." >> alex trebek and his wife jean opening up about the "jeopardy" host's battle with cancer. trebek's new admission and what his wife wants him to stop doing. >>> plus, what doctors found in a young boy's stomach. >> and i'm like, what? >> his mom shocked after an x-ray revealed a popular tech item. >>> and running into second place. the early celebration that cost one competitor a big win. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with what appears to be the end of a two-day siege at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. iranian-backed protesters have withdrawn from that u.s. compound. >> the pentagon is staying on top of the crisis sending hundreds of additional troops to the middle east overnight just in case new violence breaks out. >> abc's ines de la cuetara joins us from washington with the new details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai and kenneth. things have calmed down for now but the situation remains volatile, and the u.s. embassy remains on lockdown saying in a statement that all public operations have been suspended. overnight hundreds of additional tro

. >>> plus, alex trebek. behind the scenes "jeopardy "jeopardy" host. how he's bravely facing his greatest challenge. "nightline" will be right back. greatest challenge. "nightline" will be right back. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. we begin with breaking news. in a major escalation in tensions between the u.s. and iran, the top iranian general has been killed in an airstrike while leaving the baghdad airport. the pentagon confirmed the u.s. military carried out the attack. soleimani was one of the most powerful figures in the middle east. he had been the top military man in iran for more than 20 years. this attack comes after iranian-backed groups breached the u.s. embassy two days ago. we turn to kyra phillips who's with president trump in palm beach, florida. >> reporter: when reports broke tonight, there was one question on everyone's mind. was the united states responsible? well, the president was cryptic. he responded with only a picture, tweeting out the image of the american flag. my white house sources were able to confirm that not

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blew that one, trebek. >> alex had been working through all of this. looked at him and said, honey, take a break, you can miss a show? >> yes. i mean, to my girlfriends, yes. but i know it's what feeds him. he loves doing "jeopardy!" he has his own family over there. they're such a close-knit, beautiful group of people. so i think that gives him a lot of support, a sense of purpose, that he's just not in bed, and can be productive. >> it's always tough for the caretakers. because she has to deal with her worrying about my well-being, and also dealing with, i'm not always the most pleasant person to be around when i'm experiencing severe pain or depression. and she has to tread lightly around me. >> reporter: the cancer diagnosis shifted his world. >> most of us have open-ended lives. we don't know when we're going to die. because of the cancer diagnosis, it's no longer an open-ended life, it's a closed-end life. because of the terrible statistics, survival rates, for pancreatic cancer. and because of that, and something else that is operating here. peo

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i'm not in great shape, darn, blew that one, trebek. >> oh, that trebek humor.and jean in the abc necipe sal "whaist "opjear trebek and america's most popular quiz show" here on abc. >> that's going to be good. i'm sure a lot of people can identify with how his wife sometimes feels. >> i really feel like he's vulnerable and showing what he's been going through. we see him on the show, we think he's great, he's getting through this fine, and he really hasn't been. he's been very honest about that. >>> all right, next to a story that we've waited too long this taryello it's only day two. a glimpse inside the bey-hive. >> ooh! beyonce has shared a year in review video on instagram oaturing a fast forward soofme the singer's favorite moments, favorite photos from 2019. >> but tucked inside that video is a special treat for eagle-eyed people in the bey-hive. >> yep. >> two never before seen photos of her 2-year-old twins. >> their birthday. >> the final photo in the video shows 2-year-old son sir and 2-year-old daughter rumi posing with their celebrity parents along

bryant's influence is being felt far beyond the court with "jeopardy" host alex trebek paying tribute. >> we lost a los angeles legend. there's a lot to miss in the death of kobe bryant. >> the ntsb and the faa are still investigating the cause of the helicopter crash which claimed a total of nine lives. >>> and this is in the east bay, what you're looking at is a 115-foot long 92-foot wide grass image of kobe. the creators behind this design are called new ground technology. they're not revealing the exact location but say it was located in a park in pleasanton. >>> at the live desk, following an emergency meeting getting

blew that one trebek. >> alex has been working through all of this.im and said, honey, take a break, you can miss a show? >> yes. do my girlfriends, yes. but i know it's what feeds him. he loves doing "jeopardy." he has his own family over there. they're such a close knit, beautiful group of people. >> the cancer diagnosis shifted his world. >> most of us have open-ended lives. we don't know when we're going to die. because of the cancer diagnosis, it's no longer an open-ended life. it's closed-end life because of the terrible statistic survival rates for pancreatic cancer. because of that and something else operating here, people all over america and abroad have decided they want to let me know now while i'm alive about the impact that i've been having on their existence. >> i'm happy people are able to express it right now. >> they have come out and they have told me. my gosh, it makes me feel so good. my psoriatic arthritis pain? i had enough! it's not getting in my way. joint pain, swelling, tenderness... ...much better. my psoriasis, clearer... c

host alex trebek and his wife jean.s battle cwith cance together. >> have ufr loyou ever looked a and said, "honey, take a break. said, "honey, take a break. you can miss a show." >> yes. to my girlfriends, yes. but i know it's what feeds him. he loves doing "jeopardy!" he has his own family over there. they're such a close-knit, beautiful group of people. so i think that gives him a lot of support, a sense of purpose. and that he's just not in bed and can be productive. >> it's always tough for the caretakers. because she has to deal with her worrying about my well-being and also dealing with -- i'm not always the most pleasant person to be around when i'm experiencing severe pain or depression. and she has to tread lightly around me. >> how important is it to have this positive frame of mind, which you seem to have? >> i'm not sure that i always have this positive frame of mind. there are days when i wake up and i feel strong. yesterday, i was up on the roof with my blower, blowing all the pine needles off there. i go

blew that one, trebek! he might not have a lot of time left, but he added, prayers and support has helped him really feel so much better since his diagnosis. >>> we continue on our two with me. you're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. >>> on the eve of the senate's return, explosive new evidence against president donald trump. according to just security an unredacted email shows ak on august 30th, two days after the aid freeze had become public, ukrainian military aid, office of budget and management staffer, omb, "clear direction from potus -- president of the united states -- to continue to

alex trebek and his wife are speaking out revealing that there was a pain he knew that led to his cancer diagnosis. so you will hear about that and how it's changed their lives forever. and how so many of you are helping them. >>> plus we've got an exclusive first look at u.s. news and world report's top diets for 2020 that time of year. dr. ashton is here. get ready for wasabi. the top dog at the american kennel club national championship is here live. his hair is unbelievable. seriously. i think it was fabio and cousin it combined is what whit johnson called it. it's good. >> it looks like something from a "star wars" movie. >> does it? >> it does. the it does. it would give baby yoda a run for its money. >> if we paired them together, the internet would explode. we'll see you coming up soon. thanks. >>> a major milestone today for [ dramatic music ]ing ] ahhhh! -ahhhh! elliott. you came back! >>> good morning. two issues we're tracking for you this morning. first, fog dense in spots, especially napa and livermore. half mile and quarter mile of visibility. we're tracking it a high surf

who is alex trebek?and's illness before. what's the toughest part for both of you? >> announcer: to the "jeopardy" event everyone is waiting for. >> the g.o.a.t., the greatest of all time. >> showtime. >> announcer: "what is jep parody" tonight at >>> we are back now to talk about the top dog, a pekingese known as wasabi. won best in show at the american kennel club national championship in orlando. >> it's a big deal and you're looking at that winning moment right there. wasabi is going to join us live in just a moment. first though will reeve is back with a look at all the action. >> reporter: so much action, whit. what a night and what a morning. we have been excited to meet wasabi, the moment almost upon us. first, let's see how wasabi got here. more than 5,200 pooches battling it out tooth and tail in this year's american kennel club national championship. >> another one of the finest dogs in the country. >> reporter: all hoping for a leg up on the competition from the fluffy to the happy with tails

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what a game. >> reporter: ken might have won but fans agree alex trebek is the real mvp.oying this moment in particular. >> hey, babe. i made you a bitchin' mix tape to play on this sony item. >> oh, yeah, fans loved that, blew up on twitter. they also made note of the contestants' touching gesture. all three wore purple ribbons in support of trebek, currently fighting pancreatic cancer. >> we must have gotten the purple memo. that's light purple. >> yours is more lilac. >> you've got that good purple. it was an incredible game. i was like, this is epic. >> how many questions did you get right? >> that is not something i want to answer. what i will say, i think that "jeopardy!" james was shook. >> oh, i think he was so confident, and then -- >> yeah, and then the other guys, it changed their game as well, because they were all going all the way in. and mr. rutter, are you going to show up to play or not? >> oh! >> because he's the third guy. >> oh! >> he will, he will. >> he's the third guy. because we know ken jennings, we know "jeopardy!" james. the third guy. >> i mean

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"jeopardy" host alex trebek paying tribute. >> we lost a los angeles legend. there's a lot to miss in the death of kobe bryant. >> east bay tribute, 150 foot tall grass image of kobe. new ground technology. they're not revealing exact location but one of pleasanton parks, spur of the moment decision. >>> east bay, young high school student is sharing personalized get well message he from kpooint. >> from kobe bryant. >> helped him recover from car accident. >> struggling to get healthy until he got this message. >> medi, how you doing? heard you were in a horrible accident but i understand you're also a fighter. >> when he saw it, he teared up, there was just this immense feeling of he could get through this. >> medi's mom said he had been in the hospital two months, unable to move. had the support of family and friends but kobe's message motivated her son to get better. >> to have something like that to hold on to and give him that he could do it. >> reporter: diana evans harris runs east bay soldiers youth in richmond, took them to tournament in southern cal

"jep parody's" alex trebek has laid it out. >> ken jennings got us off to a great start winning a closed won handily. perhaps that augers well tore brad. today might be the day he gets to make the big move to put himself into prime contention for that $1 million first place prize. >> joining us now is brad rutter, one of those three contestants. brad, you hold the title for the most money won on "jeopardy" and no winner yet. but so far, as far as we know you're not on the scoreboard. were you surprised to get to game three and have no victories? >> yes and no. i mean ken and james are obviously awesome so it was going to be tough sledding no matter what. but, yeah, i was probably a little surprised to get shut out through the first three. >> i want to you listen to what you told me back in may during holzhauer's epic run. >> i bet you'd love a shot to go up against him. >> sure, yeah, i like my chances against anybody. >> do you think you could beat him? >> yeah, like i said i like my chances against anybody. you're not going to get me to talk trash. >> no trash-talking then. will you t

"jeopardy" host alex trebek paying tribute. >> we lost a los angeles legend. there's a lot to miss in the death of kobe bryant. >> east bay tribute, 150 foot tall grass image of kobe. new ground technology. they're not revealing exact location but one of pleasanton parks, spur of the moment decision. >>> east bay, young high school student is sharing personalized get well message he from kpooint. >> from kobe bryant. >> helped him recover from car accident. >> struggling to get healthy until he got this message. >> medi, how you doing? heard you were in a horrible accident but i understand you're also a fighter. >> when he saw it, he teared up, there was just this immense feeling of he could get through this. >> medi's mom said he had been in the hospital two months, unable to move. had the support of family and friends but kobe's message motivated her son to get better. >> to have something like that to hold on to and give him that he could do it. >> reporter: diana evans harris runs east bay soldiers youth in richmond, took them to tournament in southern cal

trebek announcing ken jennings as the greatest "jeopardy" contestant of all time.ngs won the show of champions last night and walked away with a million dollar prize. he already holds the record for the longest winning streak on the show. the final answer was about characters in shakespeare. >>> a self-proclaimed bookworm stumbled upon something of his own at an oklahoma city bookstore. kevin king was looking at a copy of norman rockwell's america expecting to find artistic treasures. instead he found a treasure of a different kind, a $10,000 bond now worth almost $20,000. king tracked down the rightful owner who says he'll donate most of the windfall to the homeless. >>> and just like bruce springsteen, the legendary musician's son makes him proud. >> firefighter sam springsteen. >> yesterday sam springsteen was officially sworn in as a firefighter with the new jersey fire department along with about a dozen others. his famous father and mother, patty skalfa, wer on hand. he graduated in 2014 and worked as a vol tire firefighter at three different fire stations. >

bryant's influence is being felt far beyond the court with "jeopardy" host alex trebek paying tribute. >> we lost a los angeles legend. there's a lot to miss in the death of kobe bryant. >> the ntsb and the faa are still investigating the cause of the helicopter crash which claimed a total of nine lives. >>> and this is in the east bay, what you're looking at is a 115-foot long 92-foot wide grass image of kobe. the creators behind this design are called new ground technology. they're not revealing the exact location but say it was located in a park in pleasanton. >>> at the live desk, following an emergency meeting getting under way in geneva. the world health organization is discussing the coronavirus. health leaders are expected to vote on whether to declare this virus a global health emergency. they had postponed making that call last week. the coronavirus killed at least 170 people in china. thousands of others are sick. >>> the disease has spread to about 20 other countries including right here in the united states. kumasi? >> thank you. >>> in the east bay, new developments in o

know this tournament was supposed to settle the greatest of all time he also got a trophy from alex trebekthe greatest -- >> for me? >> -- of all time. congratulations. >> jennings earned $1 million. holzhauer and rutter, not too bad. they each had to settle for a measly $250,000. >> 250k. >>> now to a new creation being called the world's first living robot. >> scientists in vermont created this blob-like creature using stem cells from frogs. they're a tiny fraction of an inch. they can walk, swim, work in groups, even heal themself. >> researchers say they could one day clean up toxic waste or carry medicine inside the human body. that is pretty cool. >> working in groups, though. that's really impressive. >>> and finally having two sets of twins in the same family is already amazing but a family in kansas even more remarkable. >> take a look at vanessa jackson holding her twin daughters. they were born exactly one year after their twin brothers. >> whoa. >> all four siblings now share the same birthday. >> mom is worn out. yep. and a little surprised. >> i would have never thought i. cr

and brad rutter tried to even the score with ken jennings, but all three competitors and host alex trebekound time to squeeze in some good-natured teasing. take a look. >> 8400, alex. >> but can you do it -- >> has james copyrighted this? >> one-time use only. you're good. >> he now owns 10% of whatever you -- >> who is vanilla ice? >> quite appropriate. >> what is i'm walking here? >> yeah, you got it. >> much better than i would have done. >> i think i broke my buzzer. >> james holzhauer went on to win last night's match. the tournament continues tonight. >>> next to a change at the movie theater. a marketing firm is pushing a plan to add more commercials before the movie starts. >> so most theaters already show about 20 minutes of ads before all those film trailers. you know that because you wait about 1520 get there. now marketers want to add another minute and these ads would run closer to the movie start time when more people have taken their seats. >> i need all that preview time because i rush in, i got to my snacks. >> always late and always have a purseful of snacks. >>> next to

. >> last night jeopardy james paid tribute to alex trebek calling him the greatest host of syndicateden jennings can wrap up the tournament and its million dollar prize with one more win tuesday night. >>> next, a social media experiment on twitter. a japanese billionaire is giving away $9 million. >> he's giving the cash to 1,000 of his twitter followers, though each get about 9,000 bucks, he wants to conduct a study to see if the money makes them happier. >> recipients will complete surveys to determine their mood. >> would you be happier? i'd be giddy. >>> and finally, scientists may have finally answered the burning question, can fish wear glasses? >> i've been waiting years to find out. thanks to superglue and velcro, researchers got 3-d glasses to stay on a cuttlefish. they're trying to find out if they have three dimensional vision. the glasses were not stuck permanently. the glasses came off in the water. >> turns out they have good depth perception, and now with those glasses, they can see those hooks coming, right? >> maybe. glue, velcro, add duct tape and you can fix anythi

the nation also learned the show's beloved host alex trebek was diagnosed with stage iv and created cancer. at the box office, several films shattered records. marble studios "avengers: endgame" dethroned avatar to become the highest grossing film of all-time. audiences warmly welcomed disney's "frozen ii" giving it the biggest opening of all-time for an animated film. and controversy over its violent content did not stop moviegoers are making "joker" the highest rated movie ever. at the oscars, greenberg to come best picture. casey musgrave's golden hour to come the grammy for album of the year, while apple music named billie eilish 2019's global artist of the year. and "game of thrones" which wrapped up its final season took home the emmy for outstanding drama series. natural year in entertainment, chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >>> lori loughlin is due back in court in january. she and her husband have pleaded not guilty and are headed to trial. >>> coming up in sports, he's coming out of retirement. find out who is rejoining the 49ers in 2019 for the warriors ends with more inj

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alex trebek, the true champion and no favorites. >> there are elements that favor each of the three guys didn't win all that money by accident. >> kind of like that category. tomorrow night, 8:00 p.m. eastern right here. and i'm david muir. i hope to see you tomorrow. good night. >>> that breaking news is in oakland on 880. you can see a collision involving a big rig has shut down all northbound lanes of traffic. >> this is happening at 66th avenue. the truck has been in place for well over an hour. one car has serious damage. a tow truck is standing by to move the cars out of the road. >> look at this backup from that. you saw that big rig blocking all those lanes. drivers coming from east oakland are stuck in the backup. traffic is slow in the south bound direction. chp says there is no estimated time for reopening the freeway. this is going to take some time. we will bring you updates here on abc 7 as soon as we get any new information. >> that backup is four miles at least. >>> no details on a crash in san francisco. after a parking enforcement vehicle overturned on union street. a c

alex trebek, host of jeopardy talking more about his battle with pancreatic cancer. this morning, in an interview, he says he's overwhelmed by the love and support. all over the world. since he first announced she has stage iv pancreatic cancer. back in march. >> i just wanted to get ahead of the tabloids. because, i knew that they would emphasize and misrepresent what was happening. and he's not going to make it to christmas. i'll show them. i am going to make it. and beyond. >> he says, his wife of 29 years jean trebek was there and not always the most pleasant person to be around and is depressed >> this is the death of another horse. before old golden boy broke down during the end of the race yesterday and suffered a broken bone in his leg. he was euthanized a short time later. they will now perform a necropsy as required by state law. 37 horses died at the track last year but despite that, they are there with no criminal wrongdoing. >> after paul's greatest stars are paying tribute to the late commissioner. he died yesterday at the age of 77 after suffering a ma

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--alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny.l week. she has come up with a couple of runaway games also. so for dennis or lindsay to replace her, you guys are going to have to be at your very best. but good luck to all three of you. here comes the jeopardy! round. one daily double coming up in oh, gosh. that's scary. followed by... the letter "o" will come in exactly the middle of each correct response. that's followed by... and... veronica, start. you burned my food!--$200. lindsay. - what is cheese? - good. you burned my food!--$400. veronica. - what is crème brûlée? - right. you burned my food!--$600.

i'm alex trebek here to tell you about the colonial penn program.u're age 50 to 85 and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 65 and take medications. what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i just turned 80. what's my price? $9.95 a month for you, too. if you're age 50 to 85, call now about the number one most popular whole life insurance plan available through the colonial penn program. it has an affordable rate starting at $9.95 a month. no medical exam, no health questions. your acceptance is guaranteed, and this plan has a guaranteed lifetime rate lock, so your rate can never go up for any reason. and with this plan, you can pick your payment date, so you can time your premium due date to work with your budget. so call now for free information. and you'll also get this free beneficiary planner, and it's

-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.ast day of the year, but don't start celebrating just yet. stick with us for this half hour. one thing you've discovered about our champion karen is that she's good. so, susan and bill, fair warning. let's go to work in the "jeopardy!" round, shall we? there's one daily double coming up in one of these categories. first off... please tell me. yes. we'll deal with... [ sad voice ] karen, start. name of the game for $600. susan. what is checkers? that's a game. name of the game for $800. [ beep ] what is operation? back to you, susan. name of the game for $400. susan. what is a bridge? good.

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. hi, folks. two big paydays in a row this week on "jeopardy!"ryan, that's a good sign, i think, for you guys. pick up your signaling devices. you have to go to work right now in the jeopardy! round. today you're dealing with these categories, starting off with... ...for 2020. next... ...followed by... ...and then... sarah, off you go. train of thought for $200. joshua. what is amtrak? yes. world almanac for $200. ryan? what are hurricanes? yeah. um, i'll take-- stick with almanac for $400, please.

-- alex trebek! [ applause ] thank you, johnny. hi, everyone.d start on yesterday's program. led throughout the game. in double jeopardy! expanded her lead to turn the game into a runaway. but what will happen today? today, after all, is another day. alissa and marlan, welcome. pick up those signaling devices. hope you get to use them often. ♪ here are the categories for the first round of play today, starting off with... that should be fun. we'll deal with... hey... each correct response will be two words differing by one vowel. veronica, start. okay. uh, anagrammed u.s. cities for $200. alissa. what is durham? that's the city. u.s. cities, $400. marlan. what is tucson? good. uh, $600, anagrammed cities.

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. hi, folks. happy new year. look how excited i am. football games to watch today, but we thank you so much for taking a half hour to spend with us here at "jeopardy!" shane, val, karen, happnew year. let's go to work. here comes the jeopardy! round. and today, this new year, we feature... mm-mm. ...followed by... sounds like it's about egypt... hello. [ audience laughs ] the writers are being cute to start the new year. karen, start us. let's do pharaohs for $600. pharaohs were known to wear headdresses with a uraeus, a symbol of power in the form of this snake. val. what is an asp? we'll accept that. okay. uh, toot for $600.

-- alex trebek!dies and gentlemen, thank you very much. our new champion lisa was strong in a lot of different categories yesterday, but she was strongest in word categories, vocabulary stuff. and at the end of the program, i said, "well, when tomorrow come around, i don't know what the categories will be," so let's start finding out. rachel and shaun, welcome aboard. here we go. ♪ do we have any word categories? [ lisa giggles ] well, not there. each correct response will begin with the letter "b." ...and finally... lisa. "b"easts for $200, please. lisa. what is a bongo? yeah. "b"easts for $400.

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