for more of the inside story, visit shinglesinfo.com >>> rob nelson has the latest. >> reporter: in atwist to the david petraeus sex scandal. pentgon says the top american commander in afghanistan general john allen is under investigation for sending improper emails to kelly. kelly is the florida woman who triggered the investigation that ultimately forced petraeus to resign. pentagon is reviewing between 20-30,000 documents involved. allen denies wrong doing. monday, agents spent nearly five hours at the home of petraeus' former mistress, broadwell after the fbi told abc news, they discovered thousands of emails between broadwell and petraeus detailing the affair. in his universe, this moral failing is unacceptable and renders him unworthy of continuing the position of responsibility for the nation. >> the affair came to light over the summer as part of an fbi investigation that began after kelly received threatening emails she believed were from broadwell. >> they call ate preliminary investigation. officials say broadwell had classified material on her computer, which is illegal, f

rob nelson? mick jagger? >> no one's in mick's league. >>> but first, retailers will have an eye on computer hard drives today in addition to those cash registers. >> cyber monday has already begun with online vendors posting holiday bargains. shoppers expect to spend $1.5 billion online, which sup 20% from last year's cyber monday. analysts predict today will be the biggest online shopping day of the year for the third straight year. abc's john schifrin reports on a retail season already in hyper drive. >> reporter: from georgia to oklahoma to california. the deep discounts this holiday weekend brought out the worst in some shoppers across the country. but for retailers who jump-started the shopping season early on thanksgiving day, a huge success, raking in $59 billion, up almost $7 billion from last year. black friday, good or bad, isn't the indication of how retail will fair for the year, but it's a good sign the consumer has shown up. >> reporter: according to national retail federation, shoppers are mor

rob nelson has more. >> reporter: by plane, trains and highways, millions of americans are gearing up for what aaa has declared the busiest travel day of the year. fierce weather system will make for tough travel in the northwest and northern california. any flight delays aren't likely to ripple across the country. >> if there were to be a storm in chicago or northeast could you count on mass chaos that does not look like the case. >> reporter: in los angeles, a major airport worker protest will delay travelers there. passengers at l.a.x. are advised to give themselves a three hour cushion and extra 90 anyone's to get there. not everyone will be traveling by air, 39 million are expected to drive. millions of people will be riding the rails today, amtrak adding extra trains on its most crowded corridors borrowing some from canada to handle the holiday crush. problems linger from hurricane sandy including a shortage of rental cars in the northeast the few left are going for hundreds of dollars a day. rob nelson, abc news, new york. >>> 26-year-old murder suspect scheduled to be in court

rob nelson fills us in. >> reporter: petraeus' secret affair may have remained secret if not for the threatening e-mails his lover sent to this woman, jill kell low, wife of a tampa surgeon and long time supporter of the military. officials say she's was not romantically involved with petraeus but a family friend. she contacted the fbi after receiving threatening e-mails there were concerns that the e-mails had been hacked. >> the initial complain was harassment, it could have gone to e-mail hacking but there is no substantive information that this had anything to do with national security. >> reporter: those e-mails were linked back to paula broadwell who had access to petraeus in afghanistan as his biographer. the 40-year-old broadwell lives in north carolina with her husband and two kids avid runner and says they ed over their shared mental and physical discipline during her trips to afghanistan to interview him. -- >> it was an opportunity to be interview him on a run i thought i would test him, buts was go to test me >> reporter: despite amount of time they spent together petrae

rob nelson, abc news, new york. >>> we've compiled a list of stores opening thanksgiving day today onr website, abc7news.com. you can browse black friday sale ads look under see it on tv. >>> sewage spill has closed part of the great highway in san francisco, the mix of sewage and rainwater possibly the result of heavy rains and high tides the road is open to vehicle traffic, pedestrian promenade and a portion of ocean beach are off-limits. >>> thousands of skiers will spend thanksgiving hitting the slopes in the sierra. this week's storm brought new snow to the highest of elevations also cold so they've been making slow. this is truckee at north star [ unintelligible ] enough to open several lifts, no complaints from skiers happy to be on the mountain this early in the season. north star plans to open more lifts today. sugar bowl opens today as well. a lot going on in tahoe. >> i didn't see anything in the forecast about addition amounts. let's check in with mike. >>> live doppler zoomed in to lake tahoe, you can see how quiet it is this morning even this area has cleared, temperatur

i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. hour, the emotional words of mark kelly. he spoke to our diane sawyer about his wife gabby giffords and what he told the man who tried to kill her. a very intense day in court for sure. >> absolutely, absolutely. >>> then as we approach veterans day, we meet wounded warriors who have taken up instruments during their treatment. a moving story from our own bob woodruff. it's amazing what people do who have lost so much but kind of get their spirit back and devote their energy. that emotional story definitely inspiring. >> how inspirational music can be. and like you said, it's just a great way for them to devote and pore themselves into it. very therapeutic. >>> and then, "insomniac theater," this morning, we are featuring two great men, one rob nelson -- kidding. one greater than the other. talking james bond and president abraham lincoln. what the film critics are saying about them coming up, and i think you can kind of figure out which one we're alluding to is greater than the other

i'm rob nelson. an emotional scene in the courtroom yesterday.and victims' relatives as well. >>> also this half-hour, the power problems in the storm zone nearly two weeks after sandy and they don't seem to be getting much better. needless to say residents and business owners are just, just a little bit irritated to put it quite mildly. >> it's not inconvenient anymore. it's more than that. >> it is much more than that. >>> then if a fire truck could talk, the tales it could tell. listen to this, one that has gone back and forth from louisiana, katrina, and new york for 9/11 and back. now back again the brotherhood of firefighters that is straight ahead. >> those are two cities that share tragedy, have tragedy in common. katrina down there. 9/11 up here. now another one with sandy. so that -- the bond, the fire truck, represents that. >>> also, we'll lighten the mood a little bit in "the skinny," she says, maybe not too much. she is going to be fine. talking about brooke burke from abc's "dancing with the stars," when the word cancer is involved

as rob nelson reports jen john allen is now the focus of a widening investigation. >> reporter: in aew twist to the david a -- david petraeus session scandal general john allen is under investigation for sending allegedly improper e-mails to jill kelley the florida woman who triggered the investigation that forced petraeus to resign the pentagon is reviewing between 20 and 30,000 documents involved. allen denies any wrongdoing and remains in his current position. late monday, agents spent five hours at the home of petraeus' former mistress, paula broadwell, leaving this morning with several boxes. this after the fbi told abc news they discovered thousands of e-mails between broadwell and petraeus, detailing the affair. the affair came to light over the summer as part of an fbi investigation that began after jill kelley received threatening e-mails she believed were from broadwell. officials say broadwell had classified material on her computer, which is illegal. the fbi does not believe any of it came from petraeus, no charges have been filed against her. controversy over how the inv

rob nelson, abc news in new york. >> and other news congress will hold hearings on the deadly attackon united states consulate and then a gauzy libya. the will hold a closed door hearing on the attack that killed chris stevens and three other americans. they want to know what the obama administration knew and when. congress back from recess today because a >> blooming. a divided congress of the white house have until december 31 to reach a deal. experts say that could spark another recession. new this morning, a busy night for firefighters in northeast. >> the responded to an apartment fire in the 1700 block of benning road. we are told the fire started in the kitchen. >> and an arrest in a triple stabbing in the northeast. police say two finan juvenile and another juvenile or stabbed -- to a female juveniles. a shooting in the northeast in the 2000 block of c street. police say a man was shot. no far any arrests have been made. we are following several big court cases including the start of a trial for a bowie state university student accused of killing her roommate. >> alexis simps

i'm rob nelson. >> i'm sunny hostin in for paula faris. we'll get the latest on the dramatic downfall of general david petraeus and a messy, messy e-mail chain in just a moment. >> the story is getting a little juicy. let's say that. >> my goodness. also ahead as we salute america's veterans, the army vet pushing himself to the limb tight pay tributen his own special way mile after grueling mile. >> inspiring story there. stay tuned for that. >>> two weeks now after super storm sandy, the people on battered staten island get a helping hand from some volunteer whose say the official response is, well, too little too late. >> i would have to agree with that. having just gotten power last night. >> almost two weeks to the day. >> yes. >> without power? >> absolutely. >> tempers are running high, with the power authority. residents are mad at the power company and so are the politicians. >>> later this half-hour, the last undefeated nfl team is handed a loss, the falcons can kiss perfection good-bye thanks to rob's new orleans saints. >> good

. >> i'm rob nelson. in a moment, an ominous new forecast for some of the most desperate people in the hurricane zone. very cold weather and a nor'easter, are now on the way. that is not what folks want to hear if you are in a vulnerable beach or waterfront community now and the waves kick up again come wednesday. going to be kind of tough. a tough weather week for those folks. >>> also ahead it is election eve right now. have a look at how the candidates are making the most of their final hours on the campaign trail. the country is ready to vote. and those two guys have to be exhausted and ready for this thing to end either way. >>> uh-huh. then it is train versus truck. it is all caught onmazing end t the man in the right place at the right time when it happened. >>> later the new york city marathoners who went the extra mile for storm victims after their own hopes were dashed. you know what i mean -- i know a big controversy whether to have the marathon or not. it is good a greater good came out of it

. >> abc's rob nelson explains all of that in today's america's money reports. >> good morning. topping america's money -- another economic controversy. the federal budget deficit last month was $120 billion 22% more than a year ago. that would be an annual deficit of more than $1 trillion for the fifth straight year. toyota is recalling almost three million cars worldwide because of steering and water pump problems. the two recalls cover more than a dozen models, including the prius. about a million of them were sold in the u.s. sources tell bloomberg news u.s. airways presented a detailed merger plan to american's creditors yesterday, but american would rather exit bankruptcy as an independent carrier and will make its case to its creditors today. mark your calendars. the best days to shop are monday, tuesday, and wednesday after turkey day. the latest of these light days is december 11. after that, you'll be fighting huge crowds. that's america's money. i'm rob nelson. >> coming up tonight -- just imagine getting parking tickets for something you didn't do, for vehicles you d

i'm rob nelson. oh! green mountain coffee! how do you always have my favorite coffee?l, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee and even hot cocoa and you'll always find your favorite. with so many choices, keurigas everyone's favorite. and i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. >> 5:26 right now. as new york and new jersey slowly recover from hurricane sandy, the area getting ready for another round of bad weather. >> new york city officials evacuating hundreds of people from four nursing homes in a storm-battered area. while the nor'easter not expected to be as bad as sandy, officials are worried about first responders being stretched too thin. airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights out of new york city already for today. now, it's 5:26. it's 39 degrees. we've got much more news here on "good morning washington" starting at 5:30. >> still ahead, more live reports on election results. we're going to have reaction from president obama. >> with your stories and your struggl

i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. we're going to bring you up to date on all the overnight developments from the mid east and our top story. >>> then we will preview the annual retail rush taking place this week. how stores are preparing for the black friday bargain hunters. and find out if it's really worth your while to stand in line for the deals. we made a prediction how many of the stories on friday will actually be pertaining to black friday. 80%? take over/under. >> it is thanksgiving week, the media does nothing but black friday stories. and all those people stampeding each other at the best buy. >>> also this morning, what agony. a man in maine has had the hiccups for two weeks, and he's running out of remedies as well as out of patience. turns out he is not the only one rushed to the hospital looking for that hiccup cure. >> hiccup hangover, right. >>> later, last night's amas, american music awards, who's taking home big honors, captured attention on stage and red carpet. we'll take you live to los angeles

i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris.ettling night in the middle east. that's our top story. >>> and then what a bombshell. really no other way to describe this bit of news. decades after o.j. simpson's acquittal on the murder of his wife and her friend, there is a major development, but is it a credible one? >> oh, man. this case will not die. folks will have a lot of opinions on this one. man. stay tuned for that. >>> also this morning, gearing up for the busiest travel day of the year today, which aaa says is tomorrow. tomorrow find out what time might be the most hazardous of all the travel if you're among those hitting the road for thanksgiving. >> yay. >> so have fun with all that. i'll be here. you're traveling. >> it's allegedly going to take us 3 1/2, 4 hours without traffic. i'm saying maybe 7 1/2. >> pennsylvania. >> not bad. good luck. >> we'll pack plenty. cheetoes and mountain dew. >>> later, what could be a tremendous advance in treating paralysis? a weiner dog can walk almost normally after losing movement

i'm rob nelson. >> i'm paula faris.er in a moment for the latest on the menacing storms. and there were two winning powerball tickets sold in last night's jumping jackpot drawing. the payout, the frenzy, and the incredible tickets and rate in which they were sold. but $580 million. i feel bad they actually have to split the money. what are they going to do? >> how will they eat. lump sum $320 million. >> $380 million. >> it was $320 million yesterday. >> that's incredible. tell you the two states. two states where the tickets have been sold. stay tuned. >> how many states? >> two! two! >> two. >>> and now, going to turn over to capitol hill where the president's number one choice for secretary of state presumably faces even more political road blocks. the moderate lawmaker speaking now out against susan rice. and exactly why. interesting -- sunny brought up some -- another incident where embassy was attacked several years ago, and saying look there is a track record here perhaps of your involvement in the state departme

i'm rob nelson.us matter addressed to day on capitol hill, that is wrl former cia director david petraeus will tell lawmakers about the deadly attack against americans in benghazi back in september. what else he may be asked about, who knows. lawmakers insist their focus will be strictly on that attack. >>> plus, in the wake of superstorm sandy, hundreds of thousands of cars destroyed. we will check in on what effect that is having on the used car market. >> very interesting story. could impact consumers nationwide. so that is not a northeast story by any stretch. >>> plus, uh-oh, could there be trouble in paradise? we're hearing word the marriage of kris and bruce jenner might be on the rocks. now, if that is not a story for a friday "skinny," you tell me what is. >> we would be shocked if that hatched, happened, right? >> they're classy. i'm sure they'll save the break-up for the next season. >> reality tv. >>> first, it is another day of violence. nearly 100 israeli missiles exploded in gaza city

i'm paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson.going violence in the middle east coming up in just a second. a live report from jerusalem. >>> but before all that a look at some other stories we will follow for you this half hour. homegrown terror. investigators say they have arrested several california men who were planning to kill americans. the fbi says those men are following the orders of a man whose long dead. >>> also coming up this morning, it is the annual thanksgiving ritual, piling into planes, trains, and automobiles. if you're planning on traveling, you're going have lots and lots and more company. just it's going to be a little congested, just to warn you. >> i don't envy anybody hitting the road today. >> we have extra room in our minivan if you want to tag along. we'll drop you off in jersey. >> i've got to be here, working through the end of the week. >>> so a big change on sesame street. the voice of elmo will soon be a little different. the actor behind the puppet has now stepped down after a sex scandal. what th

i'm rob nelson. the race this morning, basically where it has been for weeks now. a total dead heat. three national polls show the race completely deadlocked. >> we're going to have much more on the presidential election and the candidates' mad dash toward the finish line, but first a look at some of the other stories we're following for you on this monday morning. >>> sandy's aftermath. as the temperatures plunge. there is new worry for the million people still without power. this morning, another powerful storm may be on the way. heartbreaking images. people just trying to stay warm, even turning the gas, ignition, gas on their stove on to stay warm. people who have basically nothing, and now they might get hit with another cold front. >> the mayor estimates here in new york, 20,000 new yorkers could be homeless as a result of this. the temperatures dip. you know, if you have a medical condition, you're vulnerable. if you're elderly, you're vulnerable. a dangerous situation. now a nor'easter sounds like definitely headed toward the area sometime on wednesday. if

i'm rob nelson.ly going to say good day after the election tomorrow and two days because this could drag out for a little bit. >> yes, it can. >> and i'm paula faris. this is it today as "your voice, your vote," as america elects a president. this half-hour, a look at the all-important battle for the buckeye state. why ohio is so close and so crucial. >> and already some legal issues bubbling to the surface in the state as well. people keeping a very close eye on the state for a lot of reasons. >> right. >> on top of that, the key role, the candidates' wives have played all these long, exhausts months on the campaign trail. a look at first lady michelle obama and ann romney, who hopes to call 1600 pennsylvania avenue home soon enough. she was at a rally in virginia yesterday. they gave a line along the lines of, are we going to be neighbors soon, and the crowd loved that. a cool line. it is d-day. >>> first, president obama will spend this election day in chicago where he will watch the returns come

on this 1st day of november, i'm rob nelson.ble scenes of destruction, entire neighborhoods ravaged and huge chunks of one of the world's biggest cities plunged into darkness. this morning there are new concerns and even new reasons as well for some optimism. first we take things to new jersey where the smell of fear is literally in the air there. natural gas, hissing almost constantly, in neighborhood still of course trying to pick up the pieces. >> unbelievable. >> scary too. they say one spark, you know one cigarette butt. whole thing could blow. scary, yeah. >>> well, also, this half hour, with the spotlight focused on certain communities, there are those who are suffering in silence. we're going to take you to one where we found some surprising scenes. >>> and you may have seen them on your facebook feed, when tragedy meets photo shop. pictures of surreal scenes that look real but they are not. we'll show you some hurricane hoaxes. >> that was so offensive to me. >> why would you in the middle of the tragedy, waste time put

i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris.driving force behind that "no new taxes" pledge. we'll get to that in a moment. >>> also this half hour, fda officials used their new power to shut down operations at major food company after dozens of people got sick from peanut butter tainted with salmonella. we're talking about the nation's largest organic peanut butter processor. this will have a widespread effect. >> please stay tuned for details on that. >>> and then a late november taste of winter. the snowy blast that is threatening to make a mess of this morning's commute. in the biggest cities in the northeast. bring your patience today, folks could be a slippery ride into work. >>> and later, a look at the best holiday toys as our insider mom makes a list. she checks it twice rather. she's going to find out if you have been naughty or nice, rob. >> probably texts it too. >> she didn't text. stay tuned for the fun. i was going to ask for you to keep staring at the airplane going around and around. >> remote control operated t

i'm rob nelson.the breaking aspects of that story and also what the fbi is saying about how it wept about, its early investigation in the case. lots of details to get to. >>> they were at paula broadwell's house last night. she reportedly is being completely cooperative. handing over laptops, any sort of information. she just wants to get this behind her. >>> a good samaritan who paid a very heavy price for coming to the rescue. his life-changing decision and its consequence. >>> then let's lighten it up a limitle bit, shall we. ""the skinny,"" we told you about the now-single justin bieber. who is the pretty lady you now see with him? two words from that story -- victoria's secret. yeah. >> not a secret anymore. >> stay tuned for that. the life of young celebrities. must be tough. >>> we do begin this morning with stunning new developments overnight in the growing scandal involving david petraeus. get this -- general john allen, current u.s. commander in afghanistan, well he is now under investigati

i'm rob nelson. >> yeah.robably needs a drink. >> i'm the other paula, paula faris. very uncomfortable with all this talk. details this morning about the other woman in the story, referring to jill kelley. we may hear from president obama about it all today as well. >> yeah. his first news conference since being re-elected. you can imagine this will be high on the press corps' agenda for sure. >>> also this half hour, two guys safely back with their families after a few harrowing and rather cold days on one of our continent's highest mountains. we'll hear from them coming up in just a second. >>> then from california, it was a pretty rude awakening for some residents thanks to tens of thousands of gallons of water and lots of dirt. when you put those two together, well, you pretty much get more mud than anyone should have to deal with. >> look at that. >>> talk about pressure, the golfer who was basically trying to save his career. and as if that wasn't bad enough, wait until we tell you what else he was deal

i'm rob nelson. moment we'll have the latest on the search for the new powerball multi--million airs, and how a ticket from arizona might have ended up in the state of maryland. everyone playing detective on the story trying to figure out, is that guy the one who won big? >> i'm hating on them. >> we all do. a little jealousy is perfectly understandable. >>> alzheimer's ahead in the show, 'tis the season for warnings about dangerous toys. the feds just rounded up huge shipments of play things that could have been deadly. >> very important story there. >>> and then the story behind a simple act of kindness reverberating around the world. a police officer, a homeless man, and a pair of boots warming so many hearts. and this is just my favorite story of the day. >> let's face it in a lot of cities certainly here in new york we pass homeless people every day just trying to get by. this cop went above and beyond the call of duty and showed an inspiring level of compassion. we'll show you the backstory on

. >> and i'm rob nelson.the susan rice situation and, of course, the high-stakes meeting in just a moment. >>> but also this half hour, giving back. new orleans firefighters head to new york to help with sandy recovery, repaying the kindness shown by new york's bravest following katrina. those tragedies kind of bonding those cities. nice to see that for sure. use all the help they can get. >> paying it forward coming full circle. >>> a half billion dollars worth of dreams, powerball players are lining up and dreaming of living large. what you told us that you would really do with $500 million. i have to say we appreciate the honesty. >> that's for sure. >>> also, the last dance. "dancing with the stars" crowns an all-star winner and all will be revealed coming up in "the skinny." don't want to miss that. >>> but we do begin with breaking news this morning about that horrific factory fire in bangladesh. >> this is hard to even get your mind around. police have arrested three managers and accused them of lockin

i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin. paula is off this morning. >> yes. she's in chicago where she used to work before coming here. in the cold, the wind, and the rain, all to watch her chicago bears lose last night to the houston texans. >> oh, my. >> i just want to rub a little salt in that wound before we get to the heart of the show. good to have you back for the day, though, sunny. >> good to see you. >> as a point of personal privilege there. sorry, chicago. >>> well, also the stunning story involving former cia director david petraeus caught in an extramarital affair. we now know who the other woman involved in the story is. this story has a long way to go. and as you know, rob, i am obsessed with it. >> you like. you like some dramatic stories and the whole infidelity angle gets you worked up on this one. >> i'm obsessed. obsessed. >> it is juicy this one. there is a bigger picture, was national security at risk. >> that's the thing. >> that's a question too. the tawdry details, the e-mai

i'm rob nelson. >> i'm paula faris. barack obama has been re-elected president of the united states, declared the winner just after 11:00 eastern last night. winning pretty much all the key battleground states including ohio on his way to clinch the 270 electoral votes that he needed. >> predicted a long night. didn't really end up being one. ended pretty quickly. electoral college, sweeping victory for the president. despite the big margin he won by in the college. the popular vote still a lot closer. that going down to the wire. there you see the crowd outside abc news election headquarters in times square. they went wild when the race was called by the networks. exit polls show the president enjoyed 92% support among democrats. that is the highest on record for democrats since way back in 1976. speaks to the polarization of the race all along. >> unprecedented. the scene much the same outside the white house. supporters cheering, waving flags, even climbing some trees. the other scene of excitement in chicago. abc's

. >> good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson.r coverage is up first. >>> also this half-hour, freed after nearly four decade in prison for murders he says he did not commit. the story of a newly freed man also coming up in this half-hour. >>> then, the question -- is the shine off of apple. practically everyone has an i-something. but the company stock is sliding and plenty of people want to know what is wrong with the once mighty tech giant. did you ever think you would hear stock sliding, apple in trouble? >> i think financially they're okay. >> think they are. >> a bunch of guys who knew what they wanted and rode into a mall to get it. real life scene out of a james bond film. have to hear the details on this one. wild video there. >>> first, a new threat for the millions who are still recovering from super storm sandy. a nor'easter bringing rain and wet snow to the coastal areas of new jersey, new york and connecticut. shutting major roadways. and the nation's largest commuter railroad. >>> more than 1,000 flights were cancel

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "america this morning" with rob nelson and paula faris. >>> good wednesday morning, everybody. four years ago barack obama stood on the brink of history the morning after his election. now four years later he stands on the brink of a second term. >> the president has won re-election after a hard-fought campaign, saying he returned to the white house more determined and decisive than ever. >> and he claimed a decisive and sweeping victory over challenger mitt romney although the popular vote is a lot tighter. >> but in the end, almost all of the key battleground states, including ohio and virginia, they went the president's way and that put him over the top. we have two reports to begin our coverage. >> tahman bradley is in boston but first abc's t.j. winick is with the obama team in chicago. i assume the party may still be going on. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: rob and paula, a good morning to you. that's right. it was actually a narrow win gave president obama a decisive victory despite an unemployment rate that posed a serious threat to his 20

i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin in for paula faris. new details are unfolding in the scandal surrounding david petraeus, the former head of the cia. >> talk of washington, that's for sure. we now know the women at the heart of the investigation that led to petraeus' downfall. she was apparently perceived as a threat. >> the secret affair may have remained threatening if not for the threatening e-mails his lover sent to his woman jill kelly. officials say she was not romantically involved with pet tray but a family friend. kelly contacted the cia. initially there were concerns that the cia director's e-mail had been hacked. >> the original complaints was harassment that possibly could have gone to e-mail hacking but there was no substantive information that this had anything to do with national security. >> reporter: but those e-mails were linked back to paula broadwell who had access to petraeus in afghanistan as his official biographer. the 40-year-old broadwell lives in charlotte, north carolina with her husband and two kids. she's a

paula faris is on assignment. >> and i'm rob nelson. the candidates are heading today and their closing arguments as they look, of course, to the big day, tuesday. finally we're here. >>> and then boiling point. the frustration just keeps building in the hurricane zone from the endless lines for gas to the long, cold nights in the dark. temperatures are taking a dip, and that puts a lot of folks, understandably, on edge who are still without power. >> especially for the elderly and, i think, children. >> absolutely. >> but there are some hopeful signs, and we'll take a look at the help that's on the way. power crews and volunteers en route, ready to help get things back to normal. >>> and later a good luck story. how a lottery player discovered she had a ticket worth a fortune. she found it just in the nick of time. lucky, lucky lady there. you won't believe that story. >> that never happens to me. >> no, we all -- we all want it, but, no, she's the lucky one. >>> but first the final dash to the presidential campaign finish line. presid

. >> and i'm rob nelson. we begin this friday with some powerful images, all from sandy's aftermath. first up, people waiting hours for gasoline. long lines. this one, in long island, new york. efforts to resupply the region are now taking top priority. >> in new jersey, a brand-new opening in the barrier island on which sits the devastated community of seaside heights, testimony to the storm's power. >> and a woman surveying what is left of her new jersey home. the wreckage there, like a bomb went off. >>> amid all the devastation, there are incremental steps towards normalcy being made. limited amtrak service resumes today along the heavily-traveled northeast corridor. >> crews here in manhattan are working to make good on a promise to restore power, all power, by tomorrow. on top of that, three navy ships, loaded with supplies, arrived here in new york later today. all of this adds up, of course, to a difficult situation. as abc's tahman bradley now shows us. >> reporter: sandy may be gone. but frustration

i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin, in for paula faris. we begin with mystery winners of the biggest powerball payday ever. this morning, we still don't know for sure who will split the $587 million jackpot. >> it's not us, though. but it already looks like we have gotten a glimpse of one of the two winners, just as he learned the good news himself. abc's tahman bradley joins us from washington with the latest. certainly, this picture tells the story. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: oh, this is remarkable stuff, rob and sunny. now, the lottery officials are tight-lipped. but speculation is growing. a missouri man has come forward. and you're about to see video of another guy at the moment he realizes he's rich. could this man be america's newest multimillionaire? to be clear, the names of the powerball jackpot winners have not been released. but this surveillance video obtained by abc affiliate wjla, from a gas station in upper maryland, shows a construction worker, realizing his life is about to change. the clerk and customers at the e

i'm rob nelson. >>> we have some breaking news coming out of los angeles. four people have been shot during a halloween party. it happened on the university of southern california campus. two people have been detain. they're being questioned right now. the four victims were rushed to the hospital. we have no word on their condition. a usc spokesperson says a fight between two nonstudents led to the shooting. we'll give you the information on air on online at. >>> casinos are still closed and that means a loss of millions of dollars every single day. abc2 tom wait surveyed the damage and cleanup effort. >> so much destruction here in atlantic city. this was somebody's roof. it was ripped off their building and just tossed to the side here. this is just the beginning. where i'm standing there used to be 5 feet of water. it's moved out but the destruction is very much here. >> beverly peterson one of those people. she's been living by candlelight with her son in their duplex. tonight it's the little things that we take for granted that make them smile. >> we h

i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. to the president and the latest with the women, plural, in the petraeus scandal straight ahead. and we'll hear from mitt romney for the first time since his election defeat. what he is saying about obama campaign tactics raising a couple eyebrows. >>> then an inspiring story, the young lady who ran a long, a really, really long way. mostly barefoot on top of that. why she did it coming up. >> she is going to need a pedicure. >> bunion city. >>> are you hungry this morning? are you? >> always every morning. >> that's just it. >> fact of life on this shift. >> i have been doing cooking with a guy you mae have seen on tv. we will get hot and heavy in the kitchen with marcus samuelson. plenty of meat in the story. stay tuned. we like stories with substance. >> first, both sides are laying out the battle lines over the looming budget crisis in washington. house speaker john boehner says republicans want to cooperate but not by raising taxes. >> here we go again. president obama addressed t

good morning, i am rob nelson.ance to question president obama about the story today. it his first news conference since his re-election. >> as if he doesn't have enough on his plate. right? this half-hour we have reported here about dangers of cheerleading. go team. go, rob. go "world news now." you probably know where we are going with this one. we have the latest example from last night in the nba. pretty horrific to watch. we will tell you exactly -- how this one ended. >> hope she is okay. hope she is okay. >>> we are hearing this morning from paul ryan. he tells our john karl about the shock of last tuesday night and whether president obama now has a mandate to govern in his second term. some interesting comments from the former veep candidate. >> whether or not he is considering 2016. we mentioned the guy the voice of elmo yesterday in "the skinny," well a distinctly adult story involving a children's character with new developments. stay with us for that. >> we begin with the first pictures of paula broadwe

happy election day, i'm rob nelson.lking about this since '86, '87. >> since b.c., i believe. >> here it is. a long, long road for president obama and governor romney. today it is officially your voice, your vote. all to determine the direction of this nation for the next four years. >> we will have complete coverage of the candidates' final push to the finish line including one factor that will make this year different. talking about sandy's impact and how some new york voters will have to make do at any polling place they can find. restrictions were lifted, a good sign. we can go anywhere in state we need to. >> if you are in a county, declared a disaster area. go to any polling site. relieving stress for folks. some polling sites were destroyed or powerless. made a lot of sense. the governor taking action. >>> this half-hour, all eyes are on voters and not just from the candidates' camps. how some people need to be extra prepared when they hit the voting booth today. of what the experts say you should do to make sure

i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin. paula faris is on assignment.ly they are surreal from staten island in just a moment. >>> and also this half hour, running on empty. lines are getting longer and tempers, of course, getting shorter as people wait hour after hour trying to buy soline. >> the tough part, not just because people have longer commutes because the traffic is crazy, but they need it for generators back at home because they have no power. gas, a lifeline, waiting forever to get the fill-up. it's crazy. >>> also this half hour, we will turn our focus to the final four days in the race for the white house and how the candidates will make the most of their last big push on the campaign trail. it is almost verdict day. >> yes, four days. >>> and later, star power coming together to help the survivors of sandy. the singers, the celebrities and a big donation very close to all of us here. in tragedy you sometimes do get to see just the best in people. >> you do, and it's a shame it takes tragedy to bring folks together, but so often that's the