advice for reena coming up next. new year's party or will be attending one as a guest you always need something to hold all the food and drink. it doesn't stop there. back with us again america's top salesperson with tupperware and an all-time favorite guest, aunt >> oh, reena, yay! new year's is coming! i love any excuse to party. i do. >> and you have the best containers -- >> at tupperware we have something for every occasion. absolutely. and i can't think of a better way to start new year's than with our chip and dip container. >> who knew that tupperware did this? >> there is fantastic. look at the size of that. isn't that great? now, you put your chips in here. you get two side dip bowls here. and they clip onto the sides. you can put them wherever you want. now, we have salsa in here and cheese in here. you could easily use this as a punch bowl and put your fruit toppings in there. or you could use it as a salad bowl and put some croutons and some cheese, toppings, whatever you want to do. it's very versatile.

reena, richard. good to hear from you. opened up more than just a pandora's box. >> it is hot. >> it's never hot in our studio. >> it is all of a sudden. it's so warm in washington, d.c. again or three months early. calendar. the national park service says affect the blossoms in the coming spring. >> because that was my question. i was going to say, if only one bud opens, it would already be open for the spring. maybe they have an understudy bud that can open in the spring. the understudy bud opens in the spring. >> i know nothing about cherry i'm fumbling in the dark. last week on this program, i started an instagram account for you to take you behind the scenes. it is @richard p bacon. i've done that badly. richard p, thanks, noel. letter p. bacon like the meat. if you go to instagram. i'm going to put up a couple of photos i have taken today. you'll be able to see them a little bit later. one, they're last week's photos. that's reena in her curlers holding some coffee. who knows what brand of coff

sports with reena up next. >> reena. ♪ >>> last week, sports with reena left me wanting something morere we go. >> something more like you want more or something like -- >> i want more of reena. >> football american style, of course, because of the patriots and consider tom brady captain america finding his go-to guy. he's back and in the end zone in the first half, taking the lead over the houston texans who could never get rolling. patriots win easily on the road, 27-6. >> smack. >> in case you missed it, the nba's top team suffering its first loss of the season over the weekend. the golden state warrior were finally toppled losing to the milwaukee bucks, 95-108. steph curry and the reigning champs brought back down to earth after 24 wins to start the season. it's a new record. they can rest before attempting their next streak taking on the phoenix suns. that's wednesday night. >> smash. >> in case you missed it, the most honored of honored of honors, college football was awarded over the weekend. it's going back to tuscaloosa. do you know tuscaloosa. we're talking about alabama runn

good morning, richard and reena. it's hard saying both of your names together back to back now thur on set together. what a night here in las vegas. they talked about terrorism, protecting the homeland and battling isis. really critical issues that dominated last night's republican debate. and as you mentioned, man, was it entertaining because several of these candidates didn't pull any punches. >> dobld is great at the one-liners. but he's a chaos candidate. and he'd be a chaos president. >> reporter: in their fifth face-off it was a no holds bards battle over national security with konld trump's plan to ban muslims from entering the u.s. front and center. >> we're not talking about religion. we're talking about security. our country is out of control. >> if we're going to ban all muslims how are we going to get them to be part of a coalition to destroy isis? >> reporter: marco rubio lls under attack on several fronts, whether surveillance and data collection needs to be ramped up to track terrorists. >> that tool w

. >> i'm reena ninan. new questions this morning about the terror attack in san bernardino. >> yeah, did the government miss potential warning signals about tashfeen malikik ander extremist views that might have been posted on social media? abc's kayna whitworth has the latest. >> reporter: investigators testing what they dredged out of this lake after three days of searching. still no word whether they've found any traces of that missing hard drive belonging to syed farook and tashfeen malik. a digital footprint that could prove critical for investigators screening that allowed malik into the country i in the fit place. >> had they checked out tashfeen malik a little more, maybe she wouldn't have gotten a visa. maybe those people in san bernardino would be alive. >> reporter: malik vetted by homeland security, the state department, and had a criminal background check. bubut investators don't always scrub social media. after the attack they found malik's facebook post critical of moderate muslims. now the

>> thanks, kendis, reena. north central part of the country looking for significant snow throughout south dakota going into minnesota and covering a good portion of northern wisconsin and that arrowhead of michigan. but keep in mind, down towards the southeast, cooler but not cold conditions for the deep south as they recover from the storms there. but record challenging warmth still playing hard for us in the carolinas and down towards florida. kendis, reena? >> paul, thank you so much. u.s. backed iraqi forces have re-entered the city of ramadi in a key strategic victory. the takeover came after a fierce battle with isis forces in control of the city since may. defense secretary ash carter congratulated the iraqi prime minister on the hard-won victory. >>> a new york police officer one of six u.s. troops killed in a suicide attack in afghanistan is back home. joseph lemm's family, new york plefrs and members of the new york national air guard were among those attending the solemn ceremony. he was a technical

. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." parts of texas are cleaning up this morning from at least three confirmed tornadoes that damaged dozens of homes and even threw 64 cargo trains off their tracks. after a weekend of severe storms, not a single injury has been reported. full coverage straight ahead. >>> the l.a. county sheriff's department says a man shot and killed by deputies on saturday was armed. 33 bullets were fired at nicolas robertson. his relatives say the shooting was unjustified. >>> jury deliberations are expected to begin today in the first trial of a baltimore police officer in in the connection with the death of freddie gray. that death triggers i das of violent protests. >> a southwest airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing in san antonio over what appeared to be a wing irregularity. a piece of the wing that reduces drag tilted at an angle. the plane landed safely and those are some of our top stories on th

reena? richard? back to you. >> stephanie ramos, thank you. >>> and the democrats will debate this week, too. join david muir and martha raddatz for the new hampshire democratic debate. "your voice, your vote." next saturday, december 19th. 8:00, 7:00 central, right here on abc. >> all right. can't wait. >>> parts of texas cleaning up this morning from a weekend of severe weather. >> at least three confirmed tornadoes touched down in east texas, damaging up to 50 homes where the mayor has declared a state of disaster. one twister came within feet of luke griffin's home. >> it just started back that way, toward the high school. and you can see out there in that lane where it started. it just came right through here. it was just a white wall of stuff flying everywhere. >> i'm just thankful we were not home. i think the lord sent us away and -- he spared us. >> strong winds in lufkin, texas, threw 64 cargo train cars from their tracks on to the road below. despite all the damage, not a single injury rep

reena: more than 1000 flights in the u.s. canceled, more than 4000 delayed, and that winter with a winter storm warning, facing temperatures in the teens. the snow heads to the northeast, making a huge mess by tuesday. reena ninan, abc news. hampshire, local landscaping companies are preparing for the snow tuesday. ryan conner, the owner of noble landscaping out of hooksett, spent his day checking his snowplow and snow blowers. he offers salting and snow state. by now, he is usually well into that, but this year, his team has been doing yard work into december, but now he says he' s ready for winter to start. >> i feel it is half the business really. in a good season, you are doing plowing for a few months. it' s a little different. stephanie: connor says it he is keeping a close eye on the to commitment 2016 coverage, several candidates will be back in the granite state before the new year. mike cronin joins us live with a preview of who is in new hampshire this week and what we can expect. mike: candidates are hoping to end

last week when we had sports with reena, i just wanted for reena. i wanted more you talking about sport. with authority and with passion and with knowledge a that is what we got. >> critique on sports with >> i like it. >> the fellow brit critiquing my nba and american football. >> i'm a spectator and you are on the field and you are performing that sport and right now, you scored a touchdown. a goal. a try, a six. >> whahas your favorite sport, by the way? >> probably athletics, athletics. >> athletics are your favorite sport? >> we're headed back to the post office. stick with us. >> is that funny? >> it is funny.>> is that funny? >> it is funny.redo? no,that can go in. no it can't! what are you, nuts? that's baked-on alfredo. baked-on? it's neveronna work. dish issues? trust your dishwasher with cascade platinum. it powers... through... your toughest stuck-on food. better than finish. (to the hostess) see, told you it would work... (turns to girl 2) you guys h hrd me say that, right? cascade. the tougher tough-food cleaner. don'even think about i

>> thanks, kendis, reena.shift towards the northeast. tuesday morning, scattered showers throughout pennsylvania going into jersey and towards the d.c. area. for the north, complicated driving conditions particularly along the interstates up towards eye 95. we also have complications with snow actually throughout the north central part of the country. it's not quite snowmageddon but widespread cold and snow. >> our thanks to paul there. breaking news right now in the search for the so-called affluenza teen from texas. ethan couch has been found in port tote vallarta. the pair had been the subject of an intense manhunt since disappearing earlier this month. couch was found responsible for a drunk driving crash that killed four people. the so-called affluenza defense spared him jail time. he was on probation at the time. >>> no criminal charges being filed against two cleveland police officers in the death of a 12-year-old boy. tamir rice was carrying a toy gun when he was shot dead last year. a rookie police of

. >> thanks, richard, reena. we have cold air expected to take over the southwest part of the country. making it a little bit chilly in l.a. as well as vegas and neenks, but neenks phoenix, but then along the east coast totally different story. here comes a low slung through through and it's going to translate into widespread scattered showers as we go into thursday. wednesday is clear, thursday is wet, and over here this is where the weekend's going to come into play. much colder air dropping temps below the norm for this time. year. reena, richard. >> okay, paul, thanks so much. >>> across the pond the lady who transformed he britain with her free market policies has managed to raise millions after her -- >> oh, yeah, her. we're talking about former british prime minister margaret thatcher. speeches, books, and even outfits belonging to the iron lady were turned into auction gold. prices at christie's in london. >> there's even a signed copy of the speech she made on becoming britain's first prime minister mini

is that exploitation, reena? no, it's probably not. >> they claim he's weighted on both sides equally so it's not heavy. from very hard-working >>> this morning on "world news now" -- donald trump on the defensive at last night's gop debate. how trump and his challengers confronted national security and foreign policy issues in their final debate of the year. full live coverage ahead.school scare. similar e-mail bomb threats sent to the two largest school districts in the nation. how police in each city handled the scares quite differently. >>> and new this half hour, details about a frightening scene on a runway. >> passengers describe what happened to a southwest jet before it ran off the runway. the injuries and the investigation. >>> and later in "the skinny," it looked like a political ad, but it was a preview of the next season of "house of cards." we will reveal hints about the next episodes. this is "world news now." >>> stacking my papersecause that's what news readers do. good morning. it's a busy wedne

paul, good morning. >> thanks, reena, kendis. a bit of slippery and sliding action we're expecting throughout the northeast. if not the rain throughout the mid-atlantic, d.c. area towards richmond, watch out for slippery travel up towards albany, new york, and going up towards maine, with a bit of icing along i-87 and i-95 into the northeast. then we'll have a bit of snow going to slide through the dakotas. particularly south dakota. and we're looking for significant snow in the southern portion offices minnesota, going into the northern portions of wisconsin. we're looking at accumulation between 3 to 6 inches at the very least. recover from the storms. record-challenging warmth still in the florida area. >> kendis, reena. >> thank you so much. >>> the wild weather means many american travelers are stuck, even airline passengers in areas with mild weather were stranded. nearly 3,000 flights canceled yesterday and another 4800 delayed. abc's linzie janis reports. >> reporter: millions of americans facing chaos at airports across

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and speaking of which, this, reena, has been around for many, many years.is the serving center from tupperware. and you can use this for all sorts of crudites. some people take it and put vegetables in it. you put your dip in the middle because you get this nice little dip bowl. look at that. that comes with a seal. and again, taco toppings. ice cream toppings. right? but for new year's eve we're going to put all our garnishes in there for the bartender. >> oh, i love it. >> bartender's friend. >> fantastic. what do we have here? >> here, look at this. the tupperware corkscrew. everyone knows this is one of my favorite items, right? the tupperware corkscrew. this is so easy. all you do is put it down. look at this. all you do is screw. and what do i say? that cork rides up faster than a prom dress. and it's done. okay? really easy. really easy to use. all right? so think about that. wonderful. and after we're done doing all the partying, reena, everyone's on a diet. am i wrong? >> you're right. >> so i brought this piece of revolutionary tupperware. this is

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." breaking news, the manhunt for the so-called affluenza teen from texas is over. ethan couch and his mother were taken into custody in the resort city of puerto vallarta, mexico. details straight ahead. >> severe weather across most of the nation making post christmas travel difficult if not dangerous. there's snow in the upper midwest, flooding in the south. stay tuned for the storm track from accuweather. >> donald trump hits the campaign trail in nashua, new hampshire, promising to turn up the heat on hillary clinton. he's describing a trump/clinton general election match-up as her worst nightmare. captured on video as more than 100 skiers and snow boarders are trapped on a ski lift in banff. one snow boarder seen dangling high up in the air with only one foot attached to a chair lift. ouch. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, december 29th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world

. >> and i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following this importanting on "world news now." fights over foreign policy were highlights of last night's republican debate in las vegas. donald trump clashing with jeb bush. marc o. rubio and ted cruz toe to toe. >>> an agreement in congress on a major spending bill, meaning no government shutdown at the end of the year. it lifts a 40-year-old ban on exporting crude oil, which is a major victory for the republicans. >>> the faa is investigating what caused a southwest airlines jet o'to go off the runway in nashville. passengers say started with a rough landing perhaps from a blown tire or damaged landing gear. >>> and next week is shaping up to shatter holiday travel recos. more than 1 in 3 americans, more than 100 million of us, are expected to hit the roads, rails, and skies. the busiest travel day will be december the 23rd. december the 16th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. we begin this

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm richard bacon and art with the chilling bernardi. workers who survived last week's attack have been allowed backk into the building where it happened in order to retrieve the belongings they left behind. >> just a few miles away fbi divers are expected back in the water today. searching for evidence linked to abc's lana zak has details. >> we will leave no stone un unturned. >> reporter: the fbi is exhaustively searching a small lake where they believe the killers came on the same day that they massacred 14 people in san bernardino. >> w we are blding a time line of everything we know to ensure they took. >> reporter: while the fbi would not say what they're looking for, there are reports that they hope to recover a digital device from the lake located just three shooting. that's where more survivors gathered re-entering their workplace, everything as it was. >> scary. real sad and looking at my co-woshg co-worker co-worker's de. >> reporter: yesterday the first of 14 funerals was held for 27-year-old ette velasco among the youngest

i'm reena ninan. >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm richard bacon.top headlines we're following on "world news now." the department of homeland security has issued its first terror bulletin to the public, warning americans that self-radicalized individuals, inspired by terrorist groups, could attack anywhere at any time. details straight ahead. >>> small groups of protesters hit the streets of baltimore, after the mistrial of a police officer, accused in the death of freddie gray. >>> a klm flight out of houston was canceled after one passenger alerted a flight attendant of suspicious behavior by two men who appeared to be middle eastern. >>> and american soccer legend abby wambach played her final game. there were tears in the locker room after the match when she realized her storied career is over. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, december 17th. >>> welcome. welcome. we begin this half hour with a first of its kind. a terror bulletin. >> the department of homeland security, jeh johnson, announced that the new bulletin warning ame

>> and reena fell asleep. >> that's news in america this morning. >> reena fell asleep. >>> making news in america this morning, heated debate. the gop candidates with a fiercely combative tone. donald trump, jeb bush squaring off. >> he's a chaos candidate, and he'd be a chaos president. >> let's see. i'm at 42, and you're at 3. >> complete analysis and a live report. the most talked about moments and who the experts say came out on top. >>> runway scare. a plane rolling off course right into a ditch. the passengers forced to evacuate and talking about the ordeal this morning. >>> caught on camera, he really got the scoop. a reporter putting down the microphone and calling 911 after spotting a bank robbery suspect. >> right. >>> and no spoilers, but the reviews from critics are just in for "star wars: the force five stars or a big bust. >>> hey, everyone, good wednesday morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm richard bacon, and we begin this morning with the aftermath from last night's presidential candidates debate. >> the nine top candidates there on the stage in las vegas. most of the acti

reena, that's very nice of you. >> it really has been fun. you keep us on our toes. >> i've loved it. unless they sack me over the across most of the region. this is significantly cooler than yesterday. the wind is pretty light from the east and southeast. let's have a look at the planner where we're

abc's reena ninan has the latest. tragedy in sin city. i was shocked, like 'oh my god what is going on?' this is las vegas, and this is christmas. overnight, the vegas strip.. shutdown. near "paris las vegas" and "planet hollywood," the venue for last night's miss universe pageant. "you can see people literally bouncing off.. she was running over everybody." witnesses say the driver hit a group of people.. then drove back up on the sidewalk.. hitting more people. it look like she wasn't trying to stop the car.. both hands on the wheel and going straight forward "rough log: this was intentional." this morning.. investigators confirm a child was also inside the car. "we do know there was a toddler in the vehicle with the driver, who's 3 years old. and toddler is unharmed." before driving off again.. witnesses.. jumping into action. trying to stop the driver.. from causing more harm. "you can see three or four guys just punching the window.. make her stop and get the child out." a reporter with our las vegas affliate.. on the scene moments a

kendis, reena? >> paul, thanks so much. >>> the woman now charged for sunday's hit-and-run crash along the las vegas strip begins facing justice today. lakeisha holloway will be in court this morning. she's facing charges of murder, child abuse, and leaving the scene of an accident. prosecutors say they expect "a great number of additional charges to be filed against her as well." >> why did she turn into people and run over a lady and drag that lady for many, many feet while her husband was running after her, banging on the window of the car, begging for her to stop? >> holloway is expected to plead not guilty. surveillance video of the incident has not been released. prosecutors do not plan to present it in court today. >>> a lawsuit stemming from the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut has been finalized. 16 of the 26 families will split $1.5 million from the estate of the gunman's mother. the money comes from her homeowner's insurance policy. three years ago this month adam lanza killed his mo

reena and kendis? >> our thanks to brandi there. >>> the unusual weather pattern could cause more travel delays in the hours ahead. >> snow in the west and downpours in the east. here's accuweather's justin povick. good morning, justin. >> thanks and good morning to you, as well. the severe threat has diminished. good news after a very, very busy day yesterday with all the tornado reports and unfortunately, all the damage, as well. there will be some rain but this is the big story. temperature departures 25 to 30 degrees above normal. we're talking about record amounts of warmth. and then out east, we're concerned about heavy snow and soaking showers at the coast. reena and kendis, back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> lawyers for the woman accused of driving on a las vegas strip sidewalk says she's distraught and overwhelmed. lakeisha holloway made her first court appearance yesterday charged with murder, child abuse and hit and run and currently on suicide watch. one person was killed in the inciden

reena? richard? >>> the latest terror attack has uncovered details about the couple that killed 14 people two years ago. fbi director james comey says before they met in person and communicated online, using private messages to express their commitment to violent jihad. investigators have also found no evidence that the couple was being directed by terrorists overseas. >>> and president obama is planning to visit san bernadino on friday, for a private meeting with shooting victims and families of those killed. appearance. mr. obama will then continue on to his family holiday vacation in hawaii. >>> the victims of another domestic terror shooting are getting an honor from the navy. moments after the fbi labeled the shooting in chattanooga this summer as inspired by foreign terrorists, the navy announced it would award the victims the purple heart. four marines and a sailor were killed and another marine injured at two military sites. >>> there are new legal steps for the baltimore police officer, whos

reena and richard? you can add hover boards to the list of items now banned from most mobile comoeshl police. delta, united say the popularized motor scooters are not allowed on flights in checked in or carry on luggage. the concern is still the lithium batteries can catch fire. >>> if you haven't already bought your holiday travel plane ticket, do not do it today. the airline industry, analysts of the industry say tickets bought on fridays are generally about 13% higher than those purchased on sundays. they recommend shopping on saturdays and suns while esdays are the most inexpensive weekday. >>> know what they also say? don't buy your trips too early? for trips from new york to the caribbean, the cheapest trip to buy was 77 ds in advance. that's for me very early. >> that must imply that people typically buy their tickets way before that. richard. >> you know when i buy my tickets? the day before. >> i believe that. >> i'm so disorganized. >> i feel like in the news you never know what you're doing.

kendis and reena? >> lauren, do we know, beforehand, was farook on anof >> reporter: so as of the latest they were not. them, say that the suspect farook was not on the radar or under investigation by >> okay. lauren lyster, live in san bernardino. thank you for that report. >>> and those who made it out alive are recalling the horror. including a co-worker who shared a cubicle with the gunman for years. >> yeah, we're talking about patrick bacari. he had been sitting at the same table as farook but noticed he wasn't there when they took the annual holiday photo. bacari was in the men's aps's restroom as the shots rang out. he took cover as blast of shrapnel shot through the paper towel holder and hit him in the face.e. >>o i announced to the other people in the restroom. we're under attack. get on the floor. the one beside me, i told him to get down on the floor. we put our feet against the door to inhibit anybody from entering the restroom. >> bacari and farook were both environmental inspectors for

reena, that's very nice of you. >> it really has been fun. you keep us on our toes. >> i've loved it. less they sack me ovov the you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is ??? . "that was one of the first thinns that came tt my mind was it possibly the body of the missing

reena, kendis? >> wow. every night we talk about how donald trump is -- >> is surging and continues to surge. his poll numbers nationally around 38% now and the next closest ted cruz about 18%. we still have about 38 days till the iowa caucuses. you have to think. >> he used a fund-raising opportunity, he even had a picture of hillary clinton lap dogs in the "new york times" and "washington post" as the dogs. do you think this helps his supporters rally even stronger behind him? >> for donald trump? >> sorry, for ted cruz. >> no, this is actually the sort of gravy he needs. the good thing for donald trump, this is what his supporters need for him to take on hillary clinton at this point, that will help his numbers i would imagine. >> okay. see what happens. >> coming up in our next half hour, gift card grinches. the most popular of gifts worthless before you can buy them. >> first a desperate 911 call made by a little girl she'll end up on santa's badside after an incident with an elf on a shelf. you're wat

>> look at that, reena. you can decorate the room when you have a big video wall. >> is that a photo of grandma? >> the only thing i can hamster. >> it's hamster claus. >>> a photographer really takes the plunge with the wedding photos. over a cliff. 350-foot cliff in echo lake, >>> this morning on "world news now," tension in baltimore. the mistrial in the case of a police officer accused in freddie gray's controversial today's legal decisions. and who is telling protesters to stay calm? >>> donald trump live, a different side of the presidential candidate, seen just hours ago on "jimmy kimmel live." what he says we should have done instead of spending billions in the middle east. >>> a health alert to anyone who sleeps with a pet. >> is it helpful or harmful to share your bed? what researchers are saying. important news, especially at this hour. >> yes. that is a good point. >>> later in "the skinny," michael jackson is outperforming years now after his death. it's a "thriller" of a headline on this thursd