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then, i'll be joined by creator, writer, producer, author shonda rhimes. and it is entirely, entirely possible she's'sot some new job titles since i started that sentence. ( lahter ) then, i'll sit down with bruce campbell and lucy lawless. they're starring in the new series, "ash versus evil dead," based on the cult zombie movies. they'll feel right at home because i'm going to pick their brains. that sound can only meananne thing-- it's time to say hi to jon batiste and stay human. ( cheers and applause ) they're about to kick out the jazz jams. but before they do, one more thing-- the national hot dog and sausage council announced that hot dogsgsren't sandwiches, bubu they still cling to their desperate idea that hot dogs are food. ( band playing >> announcer: tonight, stephen welcomes aziz ansari... shonda rhimes... bruce campbell and lucy lawless. featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, it's time for "the late show with stephen colbert"! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: thank you! yeah! yeah! >> jon: yeah! >> stephen: whoo! >> jon: oh, yeah!

please welcome shonda rhimes. ((band playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: well, this is a real pleasure to have you here. >> i'm excited to be here. >> stephen: everybody in the building is excitetebecause you own thursday nights on abc. you've got "grey's anamy." "how to get away with murder" at 10:00. >> yes, yes. >> stephen: if you, like, cough over at abc, do they go, "what is that? is that a show about-- is that is it cops that cough with a code? >> t ty're very supportive. >> stephen: are they really? >> yes. >> stephen: do you enjoy making these shows? because you have three of them a week to help pump out. do you actually like the procece of creating the show? >> i do. i love it. it's really fun. think about it, i get to type "interior oval office" and they get to build me an oval office and i get to play in it before they shoot stuff. it's really fun. >> stephen: you get to say, "hmmm, liam neeson in a "candy crush" outfit. it's one of the best jobs you can have. >> it's amazing. >> stephen: you

but for shonda rhimes, the biggest secret w was her own. she takes us inside her wod. >>> and a special reading of 'twas the night before christmas with all-star whoopi goldberg, holiday favorite. but first the "nightline" five. >>> good evening, we begin with another lookt a poignant story of lovove and sacrifice in the face of overwhelming odds. a young couple learns their child will be born with a debilitating medical condition, and they bring him into the world anyway. it's been a tough road and it's still n not easy, b now these parents have a medical marvel on their hands. here's abc's david wright. >> for brandon and brit nigh bul, the first serious curveball of parenthood came the day after their 17 week ultrasound. >> these are his legs. his hands and feet are in the air like this. >> reporter: the scan where the having a baby boy. >> the ultrasound tech was ting strange. she got really strange. when she got to his head and was measuring it, she didn't say a word. >> then the very next day, the phone rang. >> they told me he had sp

but for shonda rhimes, the biggest secret was her own. she takes us inside her world. >>> and a special reading of with all-star whoopi goldberg, bringing real position to this holiday favorite. but first the "nightline" five. on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to close the wage gap. equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, a higher minimum wage, lower taxes for the middle class. approve this message. >>> good evening, we begin with another look at a poignant story of love and sacrifice in the face of overwhelming odds. a young couple learns their debilitating medical condition, and they bring him into the world anyway. it's been a tough road and it's still not easy, but now these parents have a medical marvel on their hands. here's abc's david wright. >> for brandon and brit nigh

but for shonda rhimes, the biggest secret was her own. she takes us inside her world. >>> and a special reading of 'twas the night before christmas with all-star whoopi goldberg, bringing real position to this holiday favorite. but first the "nightline" five. as an american, it's hard to hear that we have a serious hunger issue in our country. and as a parent, it's even har >>> number 1 in just 60 seconds. that one in 5 of our kids struggles with hunger, are wasted every year. feeding america is a nationwide network of food banks overwhelming odds. a young couple learns their child will be born with a debilitating medical condition, and they bring him into the world anyway. it's been a tough road and it's still not easy, but now these parents have a medical marvel on their hands. here's abc's david wright. >> for brandon and brit nigh bul, the first serious curveball of parenthood came the day after their 17 week ultrasound. >> these are his legs. his hands and feet are in the air like this. >> reporter: the scan where the couple first fo

shonda rhimes tweeting holy crap, the force awakens so good in the best old school way. >> is that technicallyh of the embargo? >> no, no. shonda wouldn't do that. >> that's it for their half. >> remember to follow us on facebook, wnnfans.com. welcome. always a friendly hello. always a perfectly flaky crust. always mrs. smith's flaky crust pies. the only one made with real butter and abundant seasonal fruit. warm and welcoming and fresh from your oven with our flakiest crust ever. you're always welcome at mrs. smith's. >>> this morning on "world news now," tonight's political showdown. >> the republicans take the debate stage tonight in las vegas for the final time this year as a new national poll shows donald trump's biggest lead yet. plus, is trump fit enough to serve? his doctor weighs in. >>> social media investigation. the disturbing messages posted by a california terrorist. responsible for that deadly rampage in san bernardino. why was she allowed into the country? >> terror truck. how did a texas plumber's pickup truck wind up in the hands of militants in syria? the trade. the new laws

"grey's anatomy" producer shonda rhimes tweeted, "holy crap, that "star wars: the force awakens" is so good in the best old-school way." >> oh, yes and also rob lowe said he cried like a baby and whooped like a teenager. >> and aress elizabeth banks said the movie totally delivers. no spoilers, i repeat, no spoilers. again, no spoilers, just wow. and we should also say that no one that we know of has actually spoiled it. >> no, but remember when i was telling you about when i saw this footage of people leaving "the phantom menace" and they all said it was the best "star wars" ever and now the fans universally think not. >> how about a little weather? >> do it. >> warming up in the eastern half of the country but in chicago it's a hot, hot, hot, take a look at the hotness. you may remember tahman bradley. he works in the windy city. he pulled over this guy without a shirt. ethan, training and made it work for him. >> you're also like in shorts. >> yeah. >> like it's mid-december. how is that possible? >> it's awesome. i love running in the rain and i'm also single, so -- >> we're asking

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among the 25 most intriguing are adele, dancing with the stars champ bindi irwin, and tv mogul shonda rhimes. and that's what's happening in hollywood, i'm jason nathanson, abc news, los angeles. christians celebrate the birth of jesus in the holy land. but the holiday comes christmas recognizes the birth of jesus christ in the christian faith. but violence has put a damper on the holiday full with happiness and joy. abc's molly hunter takes us to bethlehem. nats up - parade, procession action sot mai awada, bethlehem: "it's a mixed feeling between the celebration and the sad feeling." that sad feeling - shared widely this year - after months of violence in the occupied palestinian territories and israel - leaving nearly 2 dozen israelis and more than 130 palestinians dead - israel says more than half of those were attackers. in manger square today, the - the crowds smaller, tourism suffering - people say they've never seen it like this - mh s/u: "as celebrations kick off in bethlehem - christmas arrives at a more somber time this year - here and across the middle east, christians are fleein

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shonda rhimes tweeting holy crap, "the force awakens" so good in the best old school way. >> is that technically a breach ofofhe embargo? >> no, no. shonda wouldn't dodohat. facebook, wnnfans.com. >>> this morning on "world news now," tonight's political showdown. >> the republicans take the debate stage tonight in las vegas for the final time this year as a new national poll shows donald trump's biggest lead yet. plus, is trump fit enough to serve? his doctor weighs in. >>> social media investigation. the disturbing messages posted by a california terrorist. responsible for that deadly rampage in san bernardino. why was she allowed into the country? >>> for terror truck. how did a texas plumber's pickup truck wind up in the hands of militants in syria the trade. the new lawsuits and a search for an plains. >>> and world premiere. buzz after the biggest stars in hollywood got to see the "star wars" movie before everyone else. we're there live on this tuesday, december 15th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> doing that mumuc. >> don't chew your pen. >> does davi

shonda rhimes tweeting holy crap, "the force awakens" so good in the best old school way. >> is that technically a breach of the embargo? >> no, no. shonda wouldn't do that. >> that's it for this half. >> remember to follow us on

shonda rhimes, "grey's anatomy" tweeted holilyblank, that "star wars: the force awakens" is so good in the best old-school way and our friend rob lowe said he, quote, cried like a baby and whooped like a teen. >> wow. >> so really great tweet out there and the rest of us can find out all about those secrets and don't share them, please, on thursday when the movie opens in 410000 theaters. >> it is a big one. >> yep. >> to ginr right now. we've been enjoying the warmth. this is upper redlake, minnesota, at least 50 fishermen, ice fishermen had to be rescued. cold air is coming. look at this out of denver, 2 to some 5 inches of snow falling. that's what the highways look lilike. plows are having a tough time keeping up and some flights canceled. cold air is behind that so it'll bust through these mild temperatures and by the weekend we will drop down to a high of only 29 in icago. look at suny morning in new york city. it will be freezing. getting back to normal. your local weather 30 seconds away. brought to you by target.to the northeast and d produce despread heavy snsn. fortunately,

shonda rhimes, "grey's anatomy" tweeted holily blank, that "star wars: the force awakens" is so good in the best old-school way and our friend rob lowe said he, quote, cried like a baby and whooped like a teen. >> wow. >> so really great tweets out there and the rest of us can find out all about those secrets and don't share them, please, on thursday when the movie opens in 4100 theaters. >> it is a big one. >> yep. >> to ginger right now. we've been enjoying the warmth. >> enjoying it but some getting stuck in it. this is upper red lake, minnesota, at least 50 be crets i can't wait for. i heard there's atmospheric meet logic things happening. seriously. and i'll be breaking it down. >> i thought you were going to get in trouble. >> she just made j.j.'s day. >> thanks, ginger. >>> coming up a young successful financial adviser now wanted by police for reportedly stabbing a stranger. the search for her under way right now. >>> and the wild story of a texas plumber whose truck ended up in the hands of isis. you've seen these pictures everywhere. his company's logo on it. >> i don't nee

. >> shonda riles, am i seeing a new shonda rhimes -- >> no, but this is fun to me. >> 2016, olympics? >> i don't know. maybe. i mean, it would be great to spend time with the guys again. you know, for the last time and be be 0 the team with them and just enjoy the atmosphere in a more relaxed setting where it's not thinking about, okay, how in the world are we going to beat them next year. how are we goi to deal with lebron james next year but enjoying the camaraderie and being around so many tremendous athletes that, would be wonderful. >> how is vanessa and the girls? how are they about daddy retiring. >> they're good. they're a little torn. vanessa is obviously torn. when her and i met is before all of this happened, i mean, we cod stilll go to movie theaters care about a kid with a lopsided afro. >> i remember that. >> yeah. just there. and so, you know, she's seen the evolution from being able to do that to now not being able to go anywhere. this is all she's known so it's a little bittersweet but still we're looking forward to the next chapter. >> the whole family is looking fo

shonda rhimes, "grey's anatomy" tweeted holily blank, that "star wars: the force awakens" is so goodthe best old-school way and our friend rob lowe said he, quote, cried like a baby and whooped like a teen. >> wow. >> so really great tweets out there and the rest of us can find out all about those secrets and don't share them, please, on thursday when the movie opens in 4100 theaters. >> it is a big one. >> yep. >> to ginger right now. we've been enjoying the warmth. >> enjoying it but some getting stuck in it. this is upper red lake, minnesota, at least 50 fishermen, ice fishermen had to be >> solstice on the 21st absolutely. storm tracker6 double scan shows you we're dry. as we take a look outside there's still some clouds out there but we can see those clouds evaporating as we speak. the southern half has more cloud cover than northern hal half. temperatures near 60. it's blustery. it let's going to be a breezy one. tomorrow 57 sunny and cooler. looks like rain on thursday and dry and cooler starting friday. ait for. i heard there's atmospheric meet logic things happening. serious

shonda rhimes tweeting holy crap, "the force awakens" so good in the best old school way. >> is that o? >> no, no. shonda wouldn't do that. >> that's it for their half. >> remember to follow us on facebook, wnnfans.com. did you know that people born from 1945 through 1965 have the highest rates of hepatitis c, but most don't know they're infected? people can live for decades without symptoms, but over time hepatitis c can cause serious health problems. if you were born during these years, the cdc now recommends that you get a blood test for hepatitis c. so talk to your doctor and find out if you have hepatitis c. it could save your life. know more. >>> this morning on "world news now," tonight's political showdown. >> the republicans take the debate stage tonight in las vegas for the final time this year as a new national poll shows donald trump's biggest lead yet. plus, is trump fit enough to serve? his doctor weighs in. >>> social media investigation. the disturbing messages posted by a california terrorist. responsible for that deadly rampage in san bernardino. why was she allowed