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Always. Take a look at this Daring Rescue of a dog who fell through the ice into a pond in new take a look at this Daring Rescue of a dog who fell through the ice into a. Pond in trenton, new jersey. A Police Officer crawls to the end of the ice, manages to grab the dog by the collar. Other cops are there to pull the dog and officer to safety. That family very thankful this morning. Now to a recordsetting birth in tennessee. So a new mom has just welcomed a baby conceived just 18 months before she was. Take a listen. In the middle of the night, well just wake up and look at her like, can you believe it . Shes really ours. Theyre like most new parents, still getting used to life with a newborn. But little amaren the is not like new babies. The ago. Tina is 26. So mom and baby are, in a sense, the same age. If this embryo was born when it should have been we could have been friends. He i was like, you know, we could have been friends. He thought that was so funny. Thats been the going joke. Its so crazy. Reporter the young couple faced infer tillty for several years. They were planning to adopt when they learned about frozen embryo transfer. They worked with a National Embryo Donation Center in knoxville and they picked an embryo based on donor profiles. I say i see miracles happen every day. Reporter she shocked the gibsons when she told them the embryo was frozen in 1992, making it the oldest to ever become a baby. Amaron was born after thanksgiving, a healthy six pounds, 8 ounces. But its not her world record status that matters to mom and dad. Theyre just glad to finally have a baby of their own. I never thought that id be able to have a pregnancy and to have a baby, like oh, my gosh. Such a miracle. Such a sweet, sweet miracle. What a beautiful baby it is. They also adopted some two other embryos from the same donor couple, but they havent decided yet whether or not they will give their newborn a brother and sister. Congratulations to them and to amaren. And when we come back, the latest singing super star heading to vegas, baby. The skinny is next. Baby. The skinny is next. Ltry align probiotic. N your digestive system . For a nonstop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. Get 24 7 digestive support, with align. The 1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. Also in kids chewables. All right, poker face is right. Maybe lady gaga will be practicing hers, because theres big news, and the song might be a hint. Forget britney, forget cher. There is a new lady coming to vegas, baby. Celine . Lady gaga. Thats the clue. Shes wrapping up a world tour and plans on settling in at mgm park theater very subtle clue. For the next two years. Very subtle. She shared the news on twitter saying get ready for a brand new show. Im so overjoyed. Love you little monsters. We did it meet me in las vegas. The deal is reportedly worth 100 million, with gaga making over 1 million per show. Why wouldnt more performers do that . If they could do that . Thats great money. I dont think many of them can. Thats true. There is that. Sadly, we should mention Mariah Careys not going to be performing on new years eve here on abc. But she still has reason to celebrate as do we. 23 years after releasing the modern classic all i want for christmas is you, the song has finally broken into billboards top ten, not just the holiday charts, but the actual top 100. Along with beyonce and ed sheerhahns hits. Her latest achievement moves her up a rung in another category, the most top ten hits. All i went for christmas is her 28th. Which ties her with Stevie Wonder in the fifth position. Rihanna is the youngest in that race there, 31 top ten hits. Not bad. Elvis and madonna, up on top, 38 top ten hits, impressive club i would say. How did it take this long for this song to make the top ten . Obviously, they have not been counting my sales. I buy every year. I know this is supposed to be celebratory, but i am outraged its been fixed. Time for girl power in hollywood, because the trailer for oceans eight has dropped and the allstar cast led by Sandra Bullock is planning a heist. So the plot might sound familiar, thats because its a sequel to previous oceans trilogy, but this is all about the ladies. Three and a half weeks, the met will be hosting its annual ball, and we are going to rob it. Not the ball itself. Over 100 million. 150 million, actually. All right, so they definitely did not skimp on the cast. No. The film is set to come out next june. 17 years after oceans 11. Can you believe that . Are we that old . 17 years. George clooney is that old . Yeah, he is. Finally, some exciting news for fans of movies to bad theyre good. The disaster artist starring james franco is earning nominations, something that the movie its based on the room, never did. So the room is a cult classic for some bizarrely awkward scenes like this one. How was work today . Oh, pretty good. We got a new client at the bank. We make a lot of money. What client . I cannot tell you. Its confidential. Oh, come on, why not . No, i cant. Anyway, hows your sex life . Its a movie based on a bad movie, basically. If you want to see more of the room b, the original movie, you can get your tickets because its coming back to theaters for one in night in january at select theaters across the country. Lets see if anybody around here is excited about the news. Any room fans . Hi guys. I like that movie, too. Hey. Not creepy at all. How did, are you pumped about their possibility of seeing the room again . Well, yeah. I used to work in a bank, but now i just do this allamerican job with you guys watching me and im very excited. Okay. I cant even look at him with a straight face. Are you a character from the film . Im not the guy in the room. But im just a guy who loves the guy in the room. Are you sober . I see. Coming up, viral videos of 2017. 2017. 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Reporter this years jeopardy super star. Hes got hair. Hes got futsbah. Reporter hes on a roll. This bartender served up more than 400,000 in winnings. And became a fan favorite on 2017 jeopardy. Who would that be . Thats me, isnt it . Reporter who is Austin Rogers . That is right. That is you, man. We challenged him to his biggest test yet, to check out this years other popular viral videos. I think they thought it was friendly because it was hanging out on it sort of looks like a dog, but its like literally an aquatic predator. Reporter she was not hurt, but whoa oh, my god. Oh, my god. Reporter 25 Million People watched Professor Robert kellys Bbc Television interview, not for his commentary, but for his kid. First you see the little kid with the glasses on. And then youre already like holy [ bleep ]. The baby comes barrelling through, and its wheelie thing. It was perfect, the sheer look of terror on the moms face of oh, god. Pardon me. My apologies. Reporter he finished the interview, and they had a sense of humor about it. My apologies. North korea, north, sorry. Reporter 28 Million Viewers got a taste of this 2yearold struggling to pronounce the word ice cream. I. I. Want. Want. Ice cream. Say ice. Ice. Cream. Cream. Say ice. Eye . Ice cream. Reporter heres one caressing this pregnant womans belly. Its a tiger. I dont think the tiger is like, oh, girl, youre glowing. Youre carrying it low, it must be a boy. The cats out of the bag. You know another one of this years breakout stars . Frank frank the buns. His videos got 28 views. Riveting. Look at him go. Good morning. Im kendis gibson. Im diane macedo. Here are some of the top headlines were following on world news now. The investigation into the amtrak derailment moves forward as investigators focus on why the train was going so fast. And a new question, was the engineer distracted . We have full details ahead. And three men were taken to the hospital in knoxville, tennessee, after a small plane they were flying crashed into a car on the ground. No one was injured. And Vice President mike pence plans to visit troops at the ramstein air base. A trip to the middle east was postponed until next month. Thousands of army recruits made their way through atlantas hartsfieldjackson international airport. Theyre heading home for a holiday break and will go back to serve the country in the new year. These are some of our top stories on this wednesday, december 20th. From abc news, this is world news now. A good morning to you all. We begin this half hour with the investigation into the fatal amtrak derailment in Washington State. We know the train was going too fast for the section of track. And there was a trainee in the locomotive cab with the engineer. The engineer had taken practice runs, we should point out, on the new route between seattle and portland. But he did not activate the emergency the brake when the train derailed. And now they are looking into whether or not the engineer was distracted. The ntsb hasnt been able to interview the train crew yet. All of them are still hospitalized. But investigators are analyzing the trains data recorders and video from its cameras. Abcs Clayton Sandell has more. Reporter giant cranes began picking up the pieces of amtrak 501. Crews are working around the clock, removing wreckage. From interstate 5, still shut down going south. Amtrak 501. Emergency, emergency, emergency. We are on the ground. Reporter investigators are focussing on the trains speed before it came crashing onto drivers below, 80 Miles Per Hour, well above the 30mileperhour limit. The emergency brake was automatically activated when the accident was occurring, rather than being initiated by the engineer. Reporter the train was making its first passenger run between seattle and portland on newlyupgraded track, filled with rail lovers like Zach Willhoite and jim hamre, two of the three people who died. Beverly and charlie hedner were excited for that maiden run too. I shook her leg and she shook it back. I said are you all right . She said i think so. Reporter drivers who saw it all happen came running to help. Even when people are pinned under the train, i just like grabbed the dudes hand and was rubbing his back. Reporter the new stretch of track was equipped with a Safety System called positive train control, or ptc. It exchanges signals with the jor board computer. If engineers are not responding ptc is supposed to take over preventing an accident, but for the fatal run, ptc had not yet been activated. Congress has repeatedly delayed deadlines requiring ptc on major rail lines nationwide. Right now, work crews here are focusing on trying to get that 270,000 pound locomotive cleared from the scene, but crews will still have to inspect the bridge and roadway below before this interstate can reopen and were told that could take several days. Clayton sandell, abc news, dupont, washington. The new stretch of track is equipped for positive train control but it isnt operational yet. Thats not supposed to happen until this spring. Weve learned overnight that five americans are among those killed in a bus crash in mexico. At least 12 people, including a child were killed in this incident. They were Cruise Ship Passengers on a excursion to mayan ruins. The bus flipped over on a narrow highway. It was one of several carrying passengers from two Royal Caribbean ships. Over to washington where the stamp of approval has been given in the senate to the republican tax bill. Republicans pureed the legislation through 5148 just after midnight without the help of a single democrat. President trump fired off a tweet following the vote calling it the biggest tax cuts in history. He said there would be a White House Press Conference Today once the senate votes this morning. Abcs mary bruce is on the hill. Reporter House Speaker paul ryan excitedly gaveled in the first major legislative win of the trump administration. The yeas are 227 and the nays are 203. The conference report is adopted without objection. The motion to reconsider is laid upon the table reporter his gavel rolling off the podium as the biggest taxover all in decades cleared a major hurdle in the house. Still, republicans were ecstatic. Today we are giving the people of this country their money back. Reporter but the speaker interrupted by one of many protesters on the hill. Youre lying, youre lying reporter republicans insist this bill will benefit the middle class. You guys go do your homework on the thing. Reporter you dont trust the analysis . Are you kidding . 40,000 woman, single mom, is going to get over 1,000 back. Reporter americans who live in states where taxes are highest could pay a big price because the new law will limit deductions for state and local income and property taxes, capping them at a combined 10,000. In new jersey, trump voter cassie smith is concerned it will take money out of her pocket. When we dont get the deduction on our tax return that the Property Value will go down. So how am i going to try to sell that house . Reporter republicans argue the major tack cuts for Corporate America will trickle down to main street america, leading to higher wages and hiring. But skeptics say dont count on it. Some have pointed to this moment, a room full of ceos recently asked how many plan to use the money they save to reinvest in their workers. Just a show of hands if the tax reform goes through. Okay. Why arent the other hands up . Reporter even the president s top economic adviser wondering out loud why so few hands went up. And what about health care . The law repeals the individual mandate that all americans have insurance. That could cause 13 million more americans to be uninsured over the next decade. The bill is deeply unpopular. New polls show americans believe this will benefit the rich. Any concern that this wont translate into a political win for republicans . No concerns whatsoever. Results are going to make this popular. Reporter mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. Breaking news right now from the vatican. Cardinal bernard law has passed away. Law was the arch bishop of boston who resigned in disgrace in 2002 as the Church Abuse Scandal grew. Church records indicate law transferred abused priest after abusive priest among parishes for years without telling parents or even police. After stepping down, law held several highranking positions at the vatican. He died this morning in rome at age 86. Congress is revealing some of the secret payouts used to settle Sexual Harassment claims on capitol hill. We now know 115,000 of taxpayer money was paid to house staffers who filed Sexual Misconduct complaints over the past decade. Abc news reported that most of that money went to two male staffers who worked for disgraced congressman eric massa. Information on senate settlements has not yet been made public. And actor t. J. Miller is the latest hollywood figure being accused of Sexual Misconduct. Miller is known for his role in hbos silicon valley. The daily beast reports details from an anonymous woman who claims miller assaulted her while they attended college in 2001. Miller made a strong denial of the accusations in an inextra gram post. Facebook has announced a new tagging tool that will find your face even if you werent tagged in the photo. The tool will also tell if someone is using your picture in a phony account. You can turn off the feature if you dont want it but you can also ask that the photo be removed. And a texas mom has learned what many of us probably knew. Ovens are not such good hiding places. Especially for an elf on the shelf. For those who dont know, the elf watches kids and reports back to santa. Brittany mays tossed her elf into the oven a few days ago and forgot about it. You can probably guess what happened next. On monday, she preheated the oven for lunch and suddenly smelled, quote, smelled something funky. Well, thats what elfis looks like now. Brit fee, get this, says her daughter couldnt be happier that the the snitch is gone. So, lets see. This is an even worse fate. Our elf is doing much better, but were not sure how long thats going to last. What do you think, frank . No . The elf is done. I just love the idea of her being like, what is that smell . And then open it to find the elf all is that my tier ramy sue . No, incident isnt. Coming up, assistance for all you procrastinators out there. You might have missed the shipping deadline, but some of the best deals are still out there. Where you should look this weekend. And the reviews are in for jumanji 2. Well see if the rock. Company can take on the last jedi in our insomemy yak thaelter. Hows it going, frank . World news now weather, brought to you by oral b. I was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans better thaelter. Hows it going, frank . World news now weather, brought to you by oral b. Yak th. Hows it going, frank . World news now weather, brought to you by oral b. Thaelt. Hows it going, frank . World news now weather, brought to you by oral b. So she said, look for one thats shaped like a dental tool with a round brush head. Go pro with oralb. Oralbs rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to gently remove more plaque. And unlike sonicare, oralb is the only electric toothbrush brand accepted by the American Dental Association for its effectiveness and safety. My mouth feels so clean. Ill only use an oralb. Oralb. Brush like a pro. You dont even want to know protection detergent alone doesnt kill bacteria but adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99. 9 of bacteria with 0 bleach. Lysol. What it takes to protect. Visitors to new york city this Holiday Season will see increased security measures. The citys posting more Police Officers at major transit hubs and tourist sites. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the beefed up security at one on of new yorks bridges. They added that after the terror attack near times square and the deadly attack near a bicycle path in lower manhattan. And the rush for lastminute Holiday Shopping is on. And sorry, you have missed the window for the cheapest shipping options but now its time to head to the store. Yeah, abcs linzie janis has tips to surviving the mad mall dash. Reporter with just five full days till christmas, its crunch time for gift givers. That online shipping window shrinking quickly and some of the best bargains can be found in the stores. Brick and Mortar Stores are offering massive discounts to get people into the stores. The deepest discounts on clothing, home wears and jewelry. This engagement slashed by more than 4,000 at kohls. This kitchenaid mixer half off at masseys. Best buys door buster, 200 off select mac books. Another option this week, buy online and pick up in store. Dicks Sporting Goods and walmart offering discounts on some items. Waiting till the last minute is good if you know exactly what you want and you know exactly where it is and you can get in and get out. Reporter these popular airpod headphones sold out on many sites, but we found them Still Available for instore pickup at some apple stores. Linzy janice, abc news, new york. You mean i cant just order them online anymore . No, and its also in line. No, you cant just order them anymore. But thats a pricey gift. A pricey thing to get out there at this point. Wait, does that mean thats not what youre getting me . No, but its whats on my list for you to give me. If you have amazon prime, you still get free twoday shipping. Theres always a way. Coming up, our chief entertainment officer is here to help with your party and has some hacks to ensure you enjoy the festivities too. Also ahead, an Early Edition of insomniac theater, including some who got their start on the Disney Channel 37 youre watching world news now. Ews now. Who got their start on the Disney Channel. Y h. Bounce, to dry. He would be a less wrinkly, winning guy. Welcome back. And during the holidays, we never seem to have enough time, especially if were having people over. So here with his top time saving tips is tim. Thats a lot of ts there. Our chief entertainment officer. Good morning to you. Good morning, kendis. Ill tell you what, the holidays are here. First of all, ice is very important when youre entertaining. And i love these. These are silicone containers you can buy, and you make these nicesized ice cubes, which is great. You freeze these, and i make a lot of batches of them. Put them in a resealable freezer container. That way, when you entertain, youve got them ready to go. It doesnt dilute your cocktail. You can sip it and enjoy it and you know its not going to get watered down. Love the oversized ice cubes. Thats the greatest part about it. Im a brown liquor drinker the bush burbon is inside and i dont want to dilute it. You want all the flavors of the bourbon in there. Its beautiful. I love that. Heres another timesaver. Youre always dicing something in the holidays, whether it be peppers, onions, celery, carrots. I did find this inexpensive dicer. Theres a lot of them out there. Doesnt matter what brand you get. Very simple. Two different sizes. And simply this goes in and with one little hit. Boom, ive got perfectlydiced vegetables. Just like that. I mean just like that. It even comes with its own little cleaner so you can get all the material between the blades. Its a timesaver and i love it. Plus it looks like youve done perfectly squared chops, just like the chefs. Plus it looks like you didnt skip arm day. Exactly. And another cool tool that i really think is a lot of fun. In my martinis, i like cheesestuffed olives. Yes. In particular, i like the blue cheesestuffed olives. And i found this gadget. Its called the oliveator. With what i love about this is, you can take whatever your favorite cheese is. You just basically go into the cheese. And then in your olive, go ahead and lets say you have this empty olive. You just put this in there, you plunge it and, boom, that cheese comes out and actually fills that olive to perfect. Wow. Look at that. That is great. And of course i make a lot of these ahead of time. When youre ready for that martini how is it done otherwise . People just try to stuff it in . Thats the thing. They kind of grab pieces of it and stuff it in. The oliveator works great. Whatever cheese you like. I like the name. Boom. Then i always say when youre entertaining, make a pitcher cocktail. Make it simple. Make it easy. So youre not playing bartender all night. I love this recipe. Three ingredients. Basically, its tangerine, about 12 ounces of that. Okay. To 32 ounces of cranberry juice. And then you have a couple of splashes of bitters. Isnt that good . It smells like you just cut into a tangerine. Yeah, it does. And tangerine and cranberry, great together. And soaked it in vodka. Exactly. Perfect. So 12 ounces of finlandia, 32 on ounces of cranberry juice. You can put some frozen cranberries as garnish. I like to have an alcoholfree version and ive identified that with the candy cane. Thats yours, i know you have a lot of work to do. Thank you. I dont, so im going to enjoy the kickedup version. Nonalcoholic version is it basically cranberry juice . Cranberry, but it looks festive. Doesnt it . It does. Thats great. Thats what i like about the alcoholfree drink. It looks just as festive as the one with alcohol. During the holidays we have a lot of cranberry sauce as a side. However, you can repurpose it. One great idea, take honey mustard, mix it in with a little bit of cranberry sauce. Mix that together, youve got a great dip for pretzels. Then over here bake brie, top it with a little bit of the cranberry sauce, serve that with crackers. Absolutely delicious. Finally, one last way you can use this is mix the cranberry sauce with whipped cream and top that on cakes, pies. It will even make that awful fruit cake taste good. It does, which is great. Thats an excuse for what to do. It really is. Easy, fun ideas. Do as much ahead of time as possible to get ready for your party and have fun just as much as your guests. Have your fun than your guests. Happy holidays. All right, thank you. Happy holidays to you, and you can find more of tims tips on our website, wnnfans. Com. Youre watching world news now. Im joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often help. Try digestive advantage. It is tougher than your stomachs harsh environment, so it surivies a hundred times better than the leading probiotic. Get the digestive advantage. Jazzy. Jazzy insomniac theater for you. Even though its not friday, insomniac theater is open, a couple films will be debuting. Frank is very excited. And we have jazzy music. First is a remake of jumanji which starred robin williams. It picks up where the last version left off. But this time kids get pulled into the video version of the board game. It stars kevin hart, jack black as the adult avatars of teen players who get stuck inside the game. Follow me, and do exactly as i say. Lets move. Oh, my god, you guys, i am so stoked you are here. You have no idea. You are . So stoked. Backs against the wall this game sucks. This game sucks. You see nick jonas in there as well. Its getting respectable 80 on rotten tomatoes. Travers says this updated jumanji cant outrun the cliches on its tail. But its puppyeagerness to please is hard to resist. But then owen gleiberman, its supposed to be a videoized board game come to life, but its really just a bored game, bored. I see what you did there. Next, an original musical with hugh jackman. The greatest showman. Its about p. T. Barnum and how he created the greatest spectacular on earth. It has lots of singing, dancing, acrobatics as well as a duet sung by fellow Disney Channel stars all grownup, zendaya and zac efron after they get to know each other on the road. Hey, hey, no one is supposed to be back here. Get up front, go. I want to introduce my newest hire, mr. Phil carlisle. Pleasure to meet you. Pleasure. What is your act, mr. Carlisle . I dont have an act. Hmm. Everyones got an act. So no reviews yet. So instead of hearing from the critics, well read some actual quotes by p. T. B a arnum. Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. That was from his 1880 book. And without promotion something this morning on world news now, President Trump is one step closer to victory. In a late night vote, Senate Republicans have passed a sweeping tax overhaul bill as it now heads back to the house for a revote. So who really wins . And who loses . Well break it down. And a Major Investigation under way. At least 12 people are dead in a horrific bus crash in mexico. All of them were Cruise Ship Passengers heading back to florida. And talk about a razor thin win. One state lawmaker has just won an election recount by a single vote out of us thousands cast. What shes saying this morning. And hows this for multitasking. Meet the mom who finished her final exam from the delivery room. So what did you accomplish today on this wednesday, december 20th . From abc news, this is world news now. How are we supposed to compete with that . Were all slackers. In defense, as the curmudgeon i am, maybe she waited until the last minute to complete her she shouldnt have procrastinated . Exactly. If she wasnt such a procrastinator, labor would not have happened while she was dining her exam. Well break that down a little bit later. The baby is not procrastinating. Thats the rob. To, not at all. Were going to start this half hour in washington, d. C. Where theyre not procrastinating. No. The most sweeping rewrite of the nations tax laws in a generation now just a step away from the president s desk. Senate republicans passed the 1. 5 trillion tax bill in a late night vote strictly upon party line. Polls show the wealthy and. Corporate america will benefit the most, but republicans insist the benefits will trickle down to the middle class. It is expected to pass. The House Speakers going to use his gavel and be all excited again. The house approved the legislation earlier but hit a procedural snag and republicans were forced to remove three provisions that didnt jive with house rules. But its not enough to jeopardize their victory. Today we are giving the people of this country their money back. This is their money after all ryan adds that the results are going to make the tax overhaul popular. With the legislation expected to give rich people the biggest breaks, we take a look at how President Trump and his family will fare. More from abcs cecelia vega. Reporter the white house celebrating what it calls a promise made and a promise kept. A promise like this. I took this job on behalf of the forgotten men and women of our country. But guess what. They are forgotten no more. Reporter most working and middle class americans will get a tax cut. But independent analysts say eventually their taxes will go up. And the president recently promised a tax code so simple you could file on a postcard. Great job, thank you. I didnt know i was going to be given a prop. That is my only prop. Dont lose it. Thats yours. Reporter that postcard, not happening either. The 503page tax bill still means a lot of paperwork for taxpayers. The president insisting time and time again hes going to pay big league under the plan. Its not good for me, believe me. This is going to cost me a fortune this thing, believe me. Reporter also not true. Heres how President Trump stands to benefit. Income taxes for the ultra rich will drop. Business owners, including those in commercial real estate like the trumps, get a big break from whats known as a passthrough deduction. And his family stands to save millions on inheritance taxes. The president has said that this tax bill is going to cost him a fortune. Thats actually not the case. How does he figure this is going to cost him a lot of money . We expect that it will likely certainly on the personal side cost the president a lot of money. Reporter but he stands to benefit from passthrough deductions, top rate tax deduction, state Tax Exemption is doubled. Hes going to make money on that. Look, again, this is a tax plan that we hope benefits all americans. Reporter Sarah Sanders was pressed repeatedly, and she did eventually make a concession. She says the president does stand to benefit from these tax cuts when it comes to his business interests, but she maintains that he will personally, on his income, take a hit. The president stands to win on both fronts. Cecelia vega, abc news, the white house. Thanks to cecelia. We turn to the investigation into the fatal amtrak derailment in Washington State, now focussing on why the train was going so fast. It was moving at 80 in a 30mileperhour zone. It did not have positive train control, it would have slowed it down automatically in a lower speed zone. Not all the equipment for ptc, as its called, has been installed on that section of track, but it is expected to go into operation this spring. The new train had taken practice runs before mondays accident. There were two people in the cab. The engineer and a conductor who was getting experience at familiarizing himself with the territory. The actual conductor, as there is one on every train, was in the actual passenger section at the time of the accident. In a News Conference just a few hours ago, amtraks president said no one wants positive train control more than amtrak. But he says it requires coordination with the operators of the rail line, the Company Running the train and even the manufacturers of those trains. Were just learning that five americans are among those killed in a bus crash in mexico. At least 12 people were killed in that crash. They were on their way from a cruise ship to see mayan ruins. Abcs matt gutman reports. Reporter investigators in mexico still trying to determine what caused this tour bus carrying cruise passengers to careen off the road in rural mexico. You can see the bus on its side, pushed up against that thick vegetation. Police tape is up and stretchers are there for the wounded. Bystanders appearing to rush in to help the wounded, some of whom were splayed out on the twolane roadway. Others seem to go walk around dazed. The bus apparently went off the road on the way to the chacchoben ruins, four hours south of cancun. Its believed at least seven americans are among the 18 people hospitalized. Mexican Officials Say some have already been released. Some of our officials from our u. S. Embassy or our perhaps its our mission, are on their way there. Oh, my gosh. Reporter the Royal Caribbean cruise line says the bus was carrying 27 passengers from its ships celebrity equinox and serenade of the seas. In a statement, the company said we are doing all we can to help our guests. Those cruise ships originated in miami and ft. Lauderdale. And what is so gutting about this crash is nearly half the people on board that bus were killed, including a minor. Matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. The search for two escaped florida inmates is now a multi state manhunt. Authorities say ronly pardo, a suspected murderer, and David Anderson broke out of a jail near panama city late sunday. They allegedly chipped a hole under their sink and eventually crawled under a locked gate. Police now say the car believed to have been stolen by the inmates has been recovered in hayward county, north carolina. And this is Police Body Cam video of a frightening scene. An officer was dragged half a mile by a car in ft. Lauderdale. He was respond to go a call that a man and woman inside may have overdosed. The car driver woke up. Hit the engine and sped off. Somehow, the officer managed to hold on. He suffered injuries to his arms and feet but is expected to recover. The driver was caught after a highspeed chase. He is now charged with attempted murder. So thats the view from his body cam . Body cam. As he was driving along right there . Footage. That is absolutely amazing point of view right there. Showed up to try to help someone in that car, and this is the result. This is what happened. That is an officers body right there being dragged along. That is incredible. Luckily, he is expected to be okay. Were going to turn now to an election in virginia that is truly illustrating the importance of voting. Democrat Shelly Simonds has won the recount for the house of delegates race for the districts 94th district which covers newport news. She took that election by one, one vote. Look at the final tally, 11,608 votes, the republican incumbent, david yancey, had 11,607. Simonds said she knew the race would get a roller coaster ride. Now shes focused on getting to work. Im thrilled. Im thrilled. Im just thinking about all the possibilities. All the things that we can get done in richmond. So heres also why this is really important. Her win changed the balance of power in virginias lower chamber. It is now split 50 50. Wow. After 17 years of republican rule. That one vote. A threejudge panel is expected to certify those results today, but if you are a close friend, a spouse, a relative of david yancy, you better hope that you voted, otherwise, coal in your stocking this christmas. And then some. One vote. Thats why its important to get out there. Coming up, the last thing one mom did before giving birth. Delivering her final exam. Yeah. The picture making us all feel like slackers this morning. Were going to have that later in the mix. 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However, its almost impossible for me because one of the clauses of the agreement disallows me to have a copy of it. Why . Because its a smoking gun. Perkins says that the 1998 agreement included mandatory counseling for weinstein and hr policy on Sexual Harassment for the company and the condition that weinstein would be removed from the company if there were any similar claims. Perkins now risks having to pay back that money she received, because she says, quote, unless somebody does, there wont be a debate about how ario de janeirous these agreements are. Meryl streep now fighting back against criticism on the scandal. Thats right. Actress rose mcgowan is calling her a hypocrite for promising to silently silently protest weinstein during the awards season. Check it out. Reporter Actress Meryl Streep is defending herself after being slammed by rose mcgowan on twitter. Mcgowan, the actress and activist who accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her wrote in a nowdeleted tweet over the weekend that streep the had, quote, happily worked for the pig monster. She also ridiculed streeps plan to join an army of actresses wearing black this award season as silent protest. Mcgowan tweeted, your silence is the problem. I despise your hypocrisy. Streep responded writing i didnt know. I wasnt deliberately silent. I dont tacitly approve of rape. I didnt know. I dont like young women being assaulted. I didnt know this was happening. She also said of mcgowan, i want to let her know i did not know about weinsteins crimes, not in the 90s when he attacked her or in subsequent decades when he attacked others. Streep worked on several from hims distributed by weinstein and even won a golden globe for eye iron lady. She praised him. I just want to thank god, Harvey Weinstein. The punisher. Old testament, i guess. Reporter but streep later spoke out against weinstein in october, calling his behavior inexcusable. And the women who spoke up heroes. Saying she didnt know about his financial settlements with actresses and colleagues or his inappropriate coercive acts. In her new statement she adds, i dont know where harvey lives, nor has he ever been to my house. I have only been to his office once. Hw was not a film maker, he was often a producer, primarily a marketer of films made by other people. But not every actor, actress and director who made films knew that he abused women. Shes sorry mcgowan sees her as an adversary writing, we are both, together with all the women in our business, standing in defiance of the same implacable foe. Again, as for streep, she says in addition to the statement, she has gotten her number to rose mcgowan and is sort of hoping for a phone call. So far nothing there. Interesting scene in the meantime, all throughout los angeles. These posters started popping up. Photo of meryl streep, obviously, and Harvey Weinstein with that phrase over her face. Saying she knew. Yeah, it is worth pointing out, though, that rose mcgowan did post on twitter that she never accused meryl streep of knowing about the abuse ahead of time. Its not known who put up those posters as well. This is not the first time shes gone after streep. So this may continue. Well see. Coming up in the next half hour, miracle baby. Emma was conceived in 1992, but wasnt born until last month. Sounds like science fiction. She is the real deal. And an incredible story of a young girl rushed to the hospital from an overdose and who helped save her life in shock. Thats next on world news now. Thats next on world news now. Thats next on world news now. Ok, yeah. Even the toughest stains and odors with new super concentrated tide sport. The new tide sport collection its got to be tide were back with an incredible story now highlighting the Opioid Epidemic which is crushing many communities across the country. Yeah. Heres abcs michael koenig. Happy birthday to you i wasnt sure i would make it to my 21st birthday. Out of my friends, im the only one left to celebrate, at least 14 passed away in two years. Everybody i went to school with theyre dying slowly. Reporter did you start on opioid pills . Yes. Reporter what does it feel like to overdose . All i can remember that night is im sitting on the bed and i just said, i need to take a nap. Then i woke up freezing cold. My head hurt so bad and the paramedics said, well, yeah, because you were just dead. The oxygen was cut off to your brain. Reporter so as a nurse in the er, in west virginia, the state with the highest rate of opioid deaths, did you ever think your own daughter would come through the er doors where you work . No. I was hoping it was a car wreck. I can deal with a car wreck. Thats when i was thinking, please be a car wreck, please be a car wreck. This is room 26. This is the room hope was brought to when she was here. Initially she wasnt alive. I talked to the paramedics and they told me she was dead, but they got her back with narcan. They said if it had been a minute longer, they wouldnt have gotten her back. I woke up and heard my mom screaming for me. I never heard her scream like that. Reporter you knew she worked in the er. She ended up working that night. I feel like it was for a reason. I was outside her room waiting until they said i could come in. Being a nurse just went out the door. I was just her mother then. It took me a while to come back in this room. Here i am a year and two months later, clean and sober. I have so many emotions about being here again. I hope that somebody can look at me and think, if she can overcome it, i can overcome it, and, you know, thats what i want out of my life. I want to be able to help. Just the strength my mom had around me. She does love me. She is there for me. Shes right behind me all the time. And i feel like shes never going to let go. Our thanks to michael. The mix is next. To michael, the mix is next. You dont even want to know protection detergent alone doesnt kill bacteria but adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99. 9 of bacteria with 0 bleach. Lysol. What it takes to protect. Im joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often help. Try digestive advantage. It is tougher than your stomachs harsh environment, so it surivies a hundred times better than the leading probiotic. Get the digestive advantage. Breathe freely fast wmy congestions gone. I can breathe again i can breathe again vicks sinex. Breathe on. All right, its time for your wednesday mix, and what were you doing frank is all were having a fullfledged tugofwar. So you had a legitimate excuse in school, like frank ate my exam. This mom had a legitimate excuse, but she is not having it. Here she is. Her name is nazia thomas. She was an expectant mom in kansas when she went into labor. But still, she posted this photo that says this kind of just with sums up my life. My mom took this pic and its a perfect explanation of my life. Yes, im about to have a baby, but final exam aint over yet. She gave she was there, as frank eats my paper. She was there in labor and finished her final exam. Hey, that is she should get extra credit for that. Thats what im saying. Shes doing pretty good. She posted a photo afterwards. Yay baby dad and new baby, pointing out she has a 3. 5 gpa for the semester. Congratulations. Theres a new survey out by splash data, the annual worst passwords. Number three . Mmhm. 12345678. Yeah. Yeah. Number two. Password. Want to guess what number one was . Im assuming its a combination of the password and the 1234. Just 123456. So those passwords where you only need the six letter passwords. You have to simplify. You do. Basically, we have the leastoriginal people ever. They did capitalize the p. Now were safe. Theyll never guess. Frank is going to town. So if you think its cold where you are, you may not be interested at all in checking out this particular hotel in sweden. No thank you. The ice hotel is back. Oh, man, but you get some great views there of the Aurora Borealis there. So its in lapland, iceland. It just opened up for the winter season. All the hotel rooms are ice, made out of snow and Crystal Clear natural ice. Even the glasses at the bar are ice. The temperature is kept there between 17 and 25 degrees. Dont worry, though. The beds are covered in reindeer hides. No thank you. But its very pretty. As we are entertained by frank eating the scripts, here is a bird with far more talent. Meet the cockatiel who sings the iphone ring every time he gets upset. This morning on world news now, the most sweeping rewrite this morning on world news now, the most sweeping rewrite of the nations tax laws in a generation a step closer to the president s desk. In a latenight vote, Senate Republicans passed the trillion dollar tax bill as it goes back to the house for a revote. Also breaking overnight, Cardinal Bernard law has died. He was the powerful onetime leader of the boston archdiocese would became a symbol of the Church Sex Abuse scandal. We have the details, coming up. And new this half hour, a major curveball from mother nature. Scientists say a massive rock is forming under new england. How soon will there be magma with your maple syrup . And lady in the desert. Gaga goes to vegas setting up shop. It was a Perfect Illusion so can we expect a meat dress as part of the wardrobe . It is wednesday, december 20th from abc news, this is world news now. Would never repeat an outfit. No, youre absolutely right. But the meat dress, maybe it will be a salmon dress or something else. The meat dress is probably spoiled by now. Were going to start with the breaking news on capitol hill. The massive tax breaks becoming a reality. Senate republicans voted in favor of the tax bill without a single defector. They brushed aside concerns that the bill will boom the deficit, arguing that it will spur economic growth. The bill goes back to the house for a doover vote before heading to the president s desk. Abcs Kenneth Moton has the latest. The tax cuts and jobs act is passed. Reporter the Senate Passed the bill in historic vote along party lines. What a disgrace. Thats what this bill is. Reporter the house also passed the bill, but democrats say three provisions in the plan violated senate rules. Those provisions taken out, which means the house must revote on the plan. Gop leaders are not expecting any problems. Today we are giving the people of this country their money back. Reporter the bill met with applause and protest. President trump close to his first major legislative win. The white house insists the billionaire president wont benefit personally from the tax plan. The president will likely take a big hit. But on the business side he could benefit. But primarily and priority number one is middle class americans. Reporter the plan permanently slashes the corporate rate from 35 to 21 . A new study Shows Americans making 75,000 or less will see their taxes go up within a decade. Wealthy americans will continue to to see a tax cut. This is the worst bill to ever come to the floor of the house. With stiff competition. Reporter even after the house revote, there are questions about when President Trump will be able to sign the bill into law. He wanted it done before christmas. But now the white house says because of the process, it may not happen until the new year. Dee an diane and kendis. Kenneth, thank you. We have some breaking developments overnight in the deadly tourist bus crash in mexico. Five of those dead are american. At least 12 were killed in that crash. Seven other americans were also injured. They were on their way from two Royal Caribbean cruise ships to see mayan ruins. That bus flipped over on a narrow highway. A tourist on another bus says the weather was clear and dry and he saw no signs of another vehicle on the road. And back in this country, investigators havent been able to interview the crew of the amtrak train that derailed in Washington State. Theyre waiting for their medical conditions to improve, but they have gathered other information about the crash which of course killed three passengers. Abcs Clayton Sandell has more. Reporter right now work crews are focussing on getting that 270,000 pound locomotive cleared from the scene here. But crews still have to inspect the bridge, the overpass and the roadway below to make sure its not damaged before this interstate could reopen. And that could take several days we are told. The ntsb has just briefed, they are focussing on the speed of this train as one of the focuses of the investigation, saying it was going 80 Miles Per Hour in a 30mileperhour zone. They also say they have recovered two data recorders from the locomotives here, and hopefully those will provide more pieces to this puzzle. The ntsb also says there was a conductor trainee in the cab of the locomotive at the time that it derailed. That person was familiarizing themselves with the route. The ntsb will be looking at many factors, including whether or not this person, this trainee conductor, was some sort of distraction in the cab. Investigators also say the engineer who was injured was familiar with this route, had been down it before. They are looking at all of these things, but they are not yet ready to determine a cause of this crash. Clayton sandell, abc news, dupont, washington. Now to some breaking news. One of the central figures of the catholic Church Abuse Scandal, Cardinal Bernard law, has died. Law was the arch bishop of boston in 2002 when it was revealed he had transferred abusive priests among parishes for years without telling police or parishioners. The scandal grew for months before law resigned. He spoke about it later with george stephanopoulos. Looking back, do you think theres anything more you could have done . All of us deplore, in our own lives and the lives of others, a failure to live out fully the message of christ. And in my own ministry, ive attempted to be faithful to that. After his resignation, law still held several top church positions at the vatican. He died this morning in rome at age 86. Well, the u. S. Is starting a new Pressure Campaign against north korea with the help of allies from around the world. The secretary of state Rex Tillerson there in ottawa announcing the campaign while visiting his canadian counterpart. They will host a meeting of more than 20 countries next month in vancouver. The aim of the meeting is to Show International solidarity against north Koreas Nuclear program. The Pressure Campaign is intended to lead to talks. Now we cant talk unless north koreas ready to talk. And i think as weve indicated, were waiting for them to indicate a readiness to talk. Well, tillerson also said there are no plans to postpone u. S. Military exercises with south Korean Forces until after the winter olympics. Recent statements from south koreas president have indicated they would be delayed. The wildfire tearing through two Southern California counties has reached a destructive milestone. The thomas fire is now the second largest in the states modern history. Its now 50 contained after burning through 272,000 acres. Officials dont expect it to be fully contained until mid january. And crews arent getting any help from the weather. High winds which helped drive the flames are expected to return. Speaking of weather, powerful storms are on the move bringing heavy snow to some areas. Snow has blanketed parts of Washington State, look at that. Its a wind Winter Wonderland there. Beautiful. Yeah, it is. Winter storm warnings are in effect across the rockies as that system moves east and today there could be as much as two inches of rain in some parts of the south. Heres abcs ginger zee. Memphis for example. Dense fog advisory, less than a quarter mile visibility. Heavy rain is moving into little rock. And thats going to move along that warm front to South Carolina and north carolina. Then we have to turn west, because the winter alerts are consuming the west. Las vegas for example in a high wind warning. You can see all the snow already. 28 inches in parts of Washington State and the cascades. But look what happens, denver through minneapolis on thursday. You could see snow impeding your travel and then it becomes all rain, more of a warm coast system as it heads to the east coast saturday night. Ginger zee, abc news, new york. Ginger, thank you. And there appears to be something bubbling under the surface in new england. Yeah. Scientists say a mass of warm rock rising under the northern part of the region indicates the existence of a volcano. They say it could lead to a major eruption there in boston and beyond. Uhoh. Heres the thing, though. No need to worry. Researchers say if it does happen, it wont be for millions of years. Run for your lives but very slowly. When they tell you not to worry, thats when you should oh, yeah . Oh. Good tactic. Now to another thing that has been around for, it seems, generations and generations and will be for a while. Atlantas georgia dome, it might finally have reached the end. Weve been covering its demise from the beginning. So most of the stadium was brought down a month ago with explosives. The first implosion was done in the light of day so that everyone could see it. Except. Everyone except those watching on the weather channel. That bus that pulled up just at the right moment. The only time marta is on time. And its at the wrong time. Cue the explosion. So they finally finished the job a short time ago. A second implosion was performed at 1 00 a. M. Eastern time that brought down the last part of the dome that was standing after last months implosion. So the dome is officially gone and this time the marta bus was nowhere to be found. Maybe thats why they did it at 1 00 a. M. Marta doesnt work past 12 00, were good. Coming up, the newborn baby conceived more than two decades ago. Well hear from the excited new parents who could have been classmates with their own baby. And a big surprise from mariah carey and her 1994 seasonal staple and the song finally going where its never gone before. Well explain this historic musical milestone in the skinny. But first, a look at todays forecast. I wont even wish for snow i just want to keep on waiting underneath the mistletoe world news now weather, brought to you by gain. For his daughter. Get in, fred even if it means being the back half of a unicorn. Fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain flings and that smell puts the giddy in giddy up. Thats because one gain flings pac has more freshness than a whole bottle of the other guy. Gain. Seriously good scent. Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea heres pepto bismol ah. Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea im never gonna be able ill take a sick day tomorrow. On our daughters birthday . Moms dont take sick days. Moms take nyquil severe. 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In the middle of the night, well just wake up and look at her like, can you believe it . Shes really ours. Theyre like most new parents, still getting used to life with a newborn. But little amaren the is not like new babies. The embryo was frozen 24 years ago. Tina is 26. So mom and baby are, in a sense, the same age. If this embryo was born when it should have been we could have been friends. I was like, you know, we could have been friends. He thought that was so funny. Thats been the going joke. Its so crazy. Reporter the young couple faced infertility for several years. They were planning to adopt when they learned about frozen embryo transfer. They worked with a National Embryo Donation Center in knoxville and they picked an embryo based on donor profiles. I say i see miracles happen every day. Reporter she shocked the gibsons when she told them the embryo was frozen in 1992, making it the oldest to ever become a baby. Amaron was born after thanksgiving, a healthy six pounds, 8 ounces. But its not her world record status that matters to mom and dad. Theyre just glad to finally have a baby of their own. I never thought that id be able to have a pregnancy and to have a baby, like oh, my gosh. Such a miracle. Such a sweet, sweet miracle. What a beautiful baby it is. They also adopted some two other embryos from the same donor couple, but they havent decided yet whether or not they will give their newborn a brother and sister. Congratulations to them and to amaren. And when we come back, the latest singing super star heading to vegas, baby. The skinny is next. Ing to vegas, baby. The skinny is next. Baby. The skinny is next. Ltry align probiotic. N your digestive system . For a nonstop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. Get 24 7 digestive support, with align. The 1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. Also in kids chewables. All right, poker face is right. Maybe lady gaga will be practicing hers, because theres big news, and the song might be a hint. Forget britney, forget cher. There is a new lady coming to vegas, baby. Celine . Lady gaga. Thats the clue. Shes wrapping up a world tour and plans on settling in at mgm park theater very subtle clue. For the next two years. Very subtle. She shared the news on twitter saying get ready for a brand new show. Im so overjoyed. Love you little monsters. We did it meet me in las vegas. The deal is reportedly worth 100 million, with gaga making over 1 million per show. Why wouldnt more performers do that . If they could do that . Thats great money. I dont think many of them can. Thats true. There is that. Sadly, we should mention Mariah Careys not going to be performing on new years eve here on abc. But she still has reason to celebrate as do we. 23 years after releasing the modern classic all i want for christmas is you, the song has finally broken into billboards top ten, not just the holiday charts, but the actual top 100. Along with beyonce and ed sheerans hits. Her latest achievement moves her up a rung in another category, the most top ten hits. All i went for christmas is her 28th. Which ties her with Stevie Wonder in the fifth position. Rihanna is the youngest in that race there, 31 top ten hits. Not bad. Elvis and madonna, up on top, 38 top ten hits, impressive club i would say. How did it take this long for this song to make the top ten . Obviously, they have not been counting my sales. I buy every year. I know this is supposed to be celebratory, but i am outraged its been fixed. Time for girl power in hollywood, because the trailer for oceans eight has dropped and the allstar cast led by Sandra Bullock is planning a heist. So the plot might sound familiar, thats because its a sequel to previous oceans trilogy, but this is all about the ladies. Three and a half weeks, the met will be hosting its annual ball, and we are going to rob it. Not the ball itself. Over 100 million. 150 million, actually. All right, so they definitely did not skimp on the cast. No. The film is set to come out next june. 17 years after oceans 11. Can you believe that . Are we that old . 17 years. George clooney is that old . Yeah, he is. Finally, some exciting news for fans of movies to bad theyre good. The disaster artist starring james franco is earning nominations, something that the movie its based on the room, never did. So the room is a cult classic for some bizarrely awkward scenes like this one. How was work today . Oh, pretty good. We got a new client at the bank. We make a lot of money. What client . I cannot tell you. Its confidential. Oh, come on, why not . No, i cant. Anyway, hows your sex life . Its a movie based on a bad movie, basically. If you want to see more of the room, the original movie, you can get your tickets because its coming back to theaters for one in night in january at select theaters across the country. Lets see if anybody around here is excited about the news. Any room fans . Hi guys. I like that movie, too. Hey. Not creepy at all. How did, are you pumped about their possibility of seeing the room again . Well, yeah. I used to work in a bank, but now i just do this allamerican job with you guys watching me and im very excited. Okay. I cant even look at him with a straight face. Are you a character from the film . Im not the guy in the room. But im just a guy who loves the guy in the room. Are you sober . I see. Coming up, viral videos of 2017. 2017. Shes had a tiny cough. See you at 5 seriously . Protection. Lysol kills over 100 illnesscausing germs and viruses, even those that may cause coughs. Lysol. What it takes to protect. 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And became a fan favorite on 2017 jeopardy. Who would that be . Thats me, isnt it . Reporter who is Austin Rogers . That is right. That is you, man. We challenged him to his biggest test yet, to check out this years other popular viral videos. I think they thought it was friendly because it was hanging out on it sort of looks like a dog, but its like literally an aquatic predator. Reporter she was not hurt, but whoa oh, my god. Oh, my god. Reporter 25 Million People watched Professor Robert kellys Bbc Television interview, not for his commentary, but for his kid. First you see the little kid with the glasses on. And then youre already like holy [ bleep ]. The baby comes barrelling through, and its wheelie thing. It was perfect, the sheer look of terror on the moms face of oh, god. Pardon me. My apologies. Reporter he finished the interview, and they had a sense of humor about it. My apologies. North korea, north, sorry. Reporter 28 Million Viewers got a taste of this 2yearold struggling to pronounce the word ice cream. I. I. Want. Want. Ice cream. Say ice. Ice. Cream. Cream. Say ice. Want. Want. Ice cream. [ indiscernible ]. Reporter heres one caressing this pregnant womans belly. Its a tiger. I dont think the tiger is like, oh, girl, youre glowing. Youre carrying it low, it must be a boy. The cats out of the bag. You know another one of this years breakout stars . Frank frank the buns. His videos got 28 views. Riveting. Look at him go. Look at him. So exciting. Viral sensation in the maki america this morning. Thats whats making news in america this morning. Making news in america this morning, an overnight vote in making news in america this morning, an overnight vote in the senate makes history. The tax cuts and jobs act is passed. Clearing the way for the first major rewrite of the tax code in 31 years. How much extra money will be in your paycheck next year . Also new overnight, amtraks ceo responds to questions about why Speed Technology wasnt used on the tracks in washington as new evidence shows someone else was at the controls with the engineer before the deadly derailment. Breaking her silence, Harvey Weinsteins former assistant calls him a repulsive monster. He was the most manipulative and his moods changed very quickly. What she claims happened at the Venice Film Festival and why she waited so long to speak out. Plus, the College House party that was so crazy, even the air tested positive for