t.j. winick tells us, while kate is improving, she may face more difficulty ahead. >> reporter: after three days and three night in -- nights in the hospital, the duchess of cambridge finally departed from the london facility with william waving and smiling to well wishers. william and kate issued a statement thanking the staff for the treatment the duchess received. kate, less than three weeks pregnant, will trito recuperate at home. the most difficult cases, some mores face symptoms throughout the pregnant sigh often times we see people coming back again and again. >> reporter: today the first public comments from presence charles about the pregnancy. >> nice to be a grandfather. >> reporter: this has been an eventful few days since the couple went public with the pregnancy. >> when is a dpd time to come visit her -- good time to come visit her. >> reporter: the australia radio station apologized, stating they never expected to get through. kate's spirits were lifted by visits from william, pip

abc's t.j. winick> reporter: in the world's most dangerous place, boone smith is on a mission. >> this is a big risk. it's justified to potentially get killed to catch a cat. >> reporter: not just any cat, the world's most illusive big cat. the snow leopard of afghanistan. >> this was my holy grail for animals i wanted to catch. live wire! >> reporter: smith, a fourth generation big cat trapper from idaho. >> you with me? >> reporter: has been challenged by the wildlife conner is sags society and usaid to capture and collar a snow leopard in 20 years. >> they are mythical. legendary. you can't look at one and appreciate for what it is, the terrain and environment it survives in, you're missing something. >> reporter: they are highly endangered predators, targeted by poachers for their pelts and killed by farmers for attacking their livestock. they're now believed to be between 100 and 200 in afghanistan, so, finding one is not an easy task. especially in a war-torn country, where roves packs of taliban

t.j. winickn the reversal of fortunes for the colts and their coach. >> reporter: coming into this nfl season, the challenges for colts' first-year head coach chuck pagano were many. a team that finished the league-worst 2-14, last year. >> the indianapolis colts select andrew luck, quarterback, stanford. >> reporter: and a rookie quarterback, taking over for the departed peyton manning. but less than a month into the season, those challenges were nothing, compared to the devastating personal news he received. >> the conclusion came down that he did have leukemia. >> reporter: the 52-year-old was forced to take a leave of absence for treatment, which included chemotherapy. expectations fell for the new-look colts. and yet, they've defied all expectations, behind rookie q.b. andrew luck and an interim head coach. pagano made a point of visiting his team when he was able. >> i'm dancing with two more wins. and we're hoisting that trophy together. >> reporter: the team rallied around their coach. pl

abc's t.j. winick is live with more on this. ning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and sunny. authorities cannot say for certain whether sandy hook elementary will ever reopen. at a wake for sandy hook teacher victoria soto, hundreds stood in a line that wrapped around a funeral home in nearby stratford. >> vicki was the ringleader of the family, vibrant, full of life. >> reporter: it was a somber day for many parents here in connecticut, who sent their students back to school for the first time since friday. sandy hook elementary remains closed. >> i'll always be worried, but now it's very bad. >> reporter: at st. rosa lima catholic church, back-to-back funerals, as the service ends for 6-year-old james mattioli, the small white casket is placed back in the hearse. several minutes later, another tiny white casket, this one for jessica rekos, is carried inside the church. two other young shooting victims, charlotte bacon and daniel barden, also had services. the body of 6-year-old emilie parker returned with her family to her

t.j. winick, thank you for that report. >>> president obama left behind a very special message when he attended sunday's memorial at the newtown high school. two teachers, steve george and bobby patterson, left him a note on a classroom board. they thanked him for his leadership and helping the community to heal. well, the president responded with a note of his own, writing "you're in our thoughts and prayers" and then signed his name. >>> and the aunt of gunman adam lanza is fearing for the safety of her family. marsha lanza has three sons and says they are heart broken over the shootings. she also says the tragedy has brought shame to the family. lanza says she had not seen her nephew since he was 3 years old and she's worried about possible repercussions that her two youngest sons may face at school. >> we had nothing to do with it. yes, we're related, but my boys, my three younger boys did not know their cousins. >> she also says she has not heard from the gunman's father, peter lanza, about

live in new york, t.j. winick abc news. >>> might be quicker to get if place to place on santa's sleigh. meteorologist francis dinglasan is here, glad to have you. >>> busy radar live shot first of the bay area and you can see we've got clear conditions at the surface level but we have a lot of cloud cover the clouds are moving in. with live doppler you can see the rain headed.iasp through pas of northern california. the heavier rain which you can see by yellow and red is hitting right now 101 along you south towards healdsburg going to move south throughout the day. in the north day -- northern california rain from crescent city towards healdsburg. look out for the wet conditions this afternoon if you have to do anything outdoors, do it now. current temperatures in the 40s, 42 san rafael, 46 san francisco. cool in fairfield 39°. today it is going to be rainy and breezy, mainly through the afternoon with gusts reaching up to 30, 40 miles an hour. showers continue tomorrow, then it does look dry and coolj thursday

t.j. winick, new york. >> the mother who gave the baby up for adoption without telling the father is speak out. there's a custody between the adopted parents and the father. she said the fath are knew she was pregnant. he abandoned her. >> they cared about me and the well-being of leah when he wasn't there, when he wasn't around. he showed no interest in me being pregnant. when he left me, he didn't leave me with an address. >> the father's lawyers denied it. >>> a pear of mittens, warm winter cap, scarf, a lot of things can go a long way. >> three, two, one! >> where you can help decorate a tree. >> plus, we're talking about this holiday -- oh, ugly holiday sweaters. we'll meet teen who's turn -- meet the teen who's turning ugly into cash. we're here! [ giggling ] these days, nobody has time to get sick. mom, i don't feel good. but minuteclinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything from strep throat to sinus infections with no appo

abc's t.j. winick joins was the latest. hi, t.j. >> reporter: good morning.u mentioned, the first two of what will eventually be over two dozen somber funerals were held yesterday. ♪ this is the living memorial in downtown sandy hook, where a constant stream of locals and visitors come to remember those lost in friday's horror. in newtown, a funeral for 6-year-old noah pozner, who was eulogized as a boy who liked animals, video games and mexican food. at his funeral, an onlooker collapsed. inside, his mother shared stories that had everyone in tears. >> she told him, i love you. >> reporter: a few miles away, another funeral. jack pinto, also 6, a big sports fan, whose favorite new york giants player, victor cruz, wore his name on his cleats during sunday's game. >> i was honored, man. i couldn't even express to them how great that made me feel. >> reporter: jack's friend from the wrestling team showed up in their little uniform. at a news conference, the normally stoic state trooper choked up when asking for privacy for the families. >> at this time, i can f

with more, we're joined by abc's t.j. winick in newtown, connecticut. obama, of course, gave his administration orders to come up with new proposals to curb gun violence in the wake of last week's deadly shootings here in connecticut. ♪ amazing grace how sweet >> reporter: the tributes in newtown and neighboring communities continued with song and prayer. earlier, some of the students of sandy hook elementary visited their new school for the first time. police officers showed them their new classrooms, meticulously arranged to resemble the ones they left behind. but as the community tries to move forward, four more funerals. more than 100 firefighters, many from new york city, stood at attention outside the service for daniel barden, the 7-year-old who wanted to grow up to be one of them. >> very upsetting that these young kids had their lives taken away from them so early. they had so much more to live for, so much more to give to the world. >> reporter: also laid to rest, 27-year-old teacher victoria soto, who saved so many of her children. her sister