Of Good Morning America. Well, good thursday morning. We begin with the fate of the alleged mastermind behind the brutal paris terror attacks. Targeted in that raid. Nearly 24 hours after the siege ended there are conflicting reports this morning about Abdelhamid Abaaouds fate. Abcs Alex Marquardt has the latest for us from paris. Alex, good morning. Reporter good morning, kendis, good morning, reena. Thats right. There are conflicting reports. French officials havent said for sure whether they believe abaaoud is dead or alive. What they have said he was the target of that raid that took place in the paris suburb of saintdenis early yesterday morning at 4 30. That siege, that raid lasting some seven hours. There were eight people arrested. Seven of them men, one woman and two of them killed. At this moment, french officials have not identified any of those arrested and nor any of those killed. They have said that abaaoud is not among those who were arrested but of those two who were killed there was a woman who debt naded her suicide belt and then there was someone else who has killed as the police moved in by a grenade. They have not yet identified that person. It is in theory possible that that is abaaoud. What came as a surprise yesterday was to find out he was even thought to be on french soil. The Prosecutors Office here in paris saying that they heard from what they called a credible witness that he was on french soil, thats why they moved into this apartment along with surveillance of cell phones and Computers Data but that did come as a surprise. He had appeared in propaganda videos in syria. He had believed to be he had been believed to be in belgium in january. Then made his way back to syria and so if he had come back to france that would have come as a surprise to intelligence officials and also highlighted the big gaps in security here in these european nationals, thousands of whom have made their way to syria to come back home and organize and carry out these attacks. Okay, abcs Alex Marquardt live in paris. Hes been covering the developments for the past few days. Ail elect, thank you so much. In the meantime, were getting a chilling look at one of the attacks as it unfolded in paris. Take a look at these stunning images from the daily mail. Com showing a gunman on the upper left hand shooting out the windows of a restaurant and walks away. Reappears to point the gun at a woman but he doesnt fire. The gun doesnt fire because it jams and after he moves on, you see the terrified woman popping up her head life spared. Other breaking news from overnight a chilling new threat also from isis. The terror Group Warning of an attack in new york city. Take a look. Times square right behind us. Thats one of the locations the Group Threatens to strike. Its quiet there right now but of people pass through midtown manhattan. The Group Released a new video making a direct threat to the city showing the iconic yellow cabs and large crowds. Theres french music playing in the background along with video of frances president , francois hollande, a nod to the attacks in paris. New york citys mayor said there is no specific or credible threat. He spoke alongside the Police Commissioner late last night in times square. There is nothing new about that video. New york obviously remains one of the top terrorist targets in the world. This city places great importance on the safety of new yorkers and the almost 60 million visitors who will come to the city. Brattons message to the millions of tourists expected to arrive in new york city over the holiday season, do not be afraid. This threat comes just two days group made a direct threat to strike washington, d. C. Isis has also released an image of a bomb. Take a look at it. Its hidden inside a soda can. This is what was responsible for downing a Russian Airliner in egypt, they say. There is confirmation of the claim. It could be a case of disinformation, experts say. New video of russias retaliation for that plane attacked. The video shows the bombing of isis oil tankers around 500 fuel tang evacuate vehicles transporting illegal oil from syria to iraq for processing have been destroyed by russias air forces. The sale of oil is one of isis main revenue sources. And thats fueling a bitter war of words over Syrian Refugees coming to america. The house is voting today on a bill calling for tougher screening standards for incoming refugees. President obama is threatening to veto that bill. He called the plan by senator ted cruz to ban muslim refugees unamerican but cruz standing his ground. I would encourage you, mr. President , come back and insult me to my face. Lets have a debate on Syrian Refugees right now. So far 31 governors say refugees are not welcome in their states. A syrian refugee family was diverted to connecticut after indiana officials objected to plans for them to resettle in indianapolis. Well, donald trump was also speaking out about the refugee issue before a rally last night in massachusetts. Trump said he expects to do great with muslim voters because hes talking about security issues. Trump also said he believes the u. S. Will have no choice but to close some mosques because of radical activity. During the rally three protesters were escorted out. Trump explains one of those incidents. I mentioned food stamps, and that guy, who is seriously overweight, went crazy. He went crazy. Amazing. Amazing. Trump again criticized his closest rival, ben carson, focusing on recent reports that carson has been struggling to grasp the complexity of foreign policy. Some extreme weather in the southeast. A tornado causing damage near atlanta. Several homes were damaged by the twister which has been confirmed by the National Weather service. The strong storm also brought down a number of trees. Up to 4 inches of rain fell in some parts flooding was a concern, particularly because of storm drains clogged with leaves. And take a look at the radar right now, you can see the rain and storms moving away from the atlanta area and into the carolinas, as well as virginia. In fact, there will be rain today for the entire east coast, and that includes the folks in florida. Well, still ahead, the delicate rescue, dozens of stories above the ground. And breaking overnight, a plane hits severe turbulence sending people to the hospital. Plus, a medicine monkey on the loose and on the attack in an american town. The new video just in. And celebrating 40 years of Good Morning America, the 40 right now at abcnews. Com. Were going to check in with the head of our medical unit. Hes staying up more than 40 hours to celebrate. How do they make starburst taste so juicy . They use wicked small fighter jets to shoot the juiciness into every starburst. [ pilot ] its about to get juicy. Whoo i feel so aliii. It takes guts. [ female announcer ] starburst. Unexplainably juicy. At hillshire farm, spice is the spice of life. Thats why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly. So you can coax out great flavor effortlessly. Hillshire farm. Because just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda. No calorie sweetener. Splenda lets you experience. The joy of sugar. Without all the calories. Think sugar, say splenda the scene high above new york city. Fire crews had to cut through a double paned window to rescue two workers after their scaffold got stuck outside the 22nd floor of a highrise in the city. An electrical malfunction stalled the scaffold trapping them for about an hour. No injuries to report. And some frightening moments on board an American Airlines jet heading to england from chicago. To ohare after encountering severe turbulence. Two flight attendants were injured and taken to the hospital. The flight canceled and passengers will try again today. Well, stocks are moving higher as investors start to get comfortable with the idea of an Interest Rate hike next month. The dow climbed more than 247 points yesterday. S nasdaq was up 89. The s p 500 gained 33. That was the markets strongest rally in nearly a month. It followed word from the fed that the u. S. Economy is Strong Enough to withstand the first Interest Rate move in some seven years. And what oprah has done for book sales seems to be working for weight watchers, as well. Shares of the weight loss giant have nearly doubled in the last month since oprah bought a 10 stake in the company and joined its board of directors. Company officials credit the media moguls magic touch with extending sales to new markets around the world. All right. Well, when we come back, caught on camera, an outofcontrol tour bus slamming through barricades. What the driver is saying happened. And the health alert about the danger of changing your sleep schedule. Sleep schedule. I have asthma. One of many pieces in my life. So when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my longterm control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. Oncedaily breo prevents asthma symptoms. Breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a longterm asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. 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Flooding is possible in the southeast. Slippery around the northern great lakes, icy in the Northern Rockies and wet for the northwest. If youre flying, airport delays possible along the northeast corridor, washington, philadelphia, new york city and boston. Tensions between police and protesters in minneapolis bubbled over after dark last night. Police in riot gear descended on protesters who have been camped out in front of the precinct since sundays deadly shooting of an unarmed black man by two officers. Police say several officers were injured after being hit by rocks and water bottles. In Southern California a Helicopter Crash then caught fire trying to land at an airport near san diego. Just before touching down, the chopper began spinning out of control then broke apart and hit the ground in a cloud of smoke and flames. Both people on board were killed. New Surveillance Video of a horrific tour bus crash in san francisco. Sightseeing bus speeding through a popular shopping district mowing down street barricades and crashing into scaffolding. 20 people were injured. The driver says the brakes failed, and we now know the bus was never registered with the state agency that would have required an inspection. And in southern texas a monkey on the loose, folks, causing some problems. While he was out of its cage, the animal injured an 84yearold woman. She was taken to a hospital. Two others also suffered minor injuries. One of them described the whole thing as monkey gone wild. No, it wasnt angry. Just got away from the owners and, you know, they must have not had it properly put away. Police and animal control officials responded to the incident. They safely recaptured the monkey. Who knew. If you see a monkey, dont approach it. Thats what sleep deprivation does to you. Affects our health. A new study links sleep cycle links it to higher cholesterol, higher bmi and larger waistlines. People who stick to a routine sleep schedule even on their days off tend to cut the risk for diabetes and heart disease. But most of us suffer from socalled social jet lag. The mismatch between our body clocks and socially imposed sleep schedules. Were talking about sleep. The guy were about to show you has been getting no sleep at all choice. Were talking about the head his part of the Good Morning America 40 for 40 live stream marking gmas 40th birthday is to stay awake for 40 plus hours straight. Hes doing this as a sleep told. How is it going . Well, i really first of all, it didnt sound very nice to me, the results of that study that you talked about before, so thats got me a little bit on edge. No, im at this point ive been awake for about 45 hours. Im pretty severely compromised. Im just about ready to see if i can find a place to a place to rest. So weve been testing out to see getting worse as the nights have been going along. Between the juggle balls and the balance board here. Im not doing very well. Dan, could you give us a little demonstration of the juggling . Let me see what i can do. I cant make any promises. I can still. Nice. My hands feel a little bit like catchers mitts. I cant do that with a full nights sleep. Bravo. The balance board is another story. The balance board, im afraid, is a different story. This is something that i can hardly even get off the ground. And if i do it too much, im that window. Awake . Well, thats the thing. I talked to a doctor before i did this, and this top sleep expert actually told me that coffee would be a little bit like cheating and blunt the affects of the sleep deprivation so mommas child didnt raise a cheater and i decided to go ahead and do this thats great. Thats why we have multiple cups of coffee every night before the show. Gmas 40th. We call that any day that ends with a y. Dan childs, thank you so much, dan. We appreciate it. Thank you. No need to get that man an ambien. He wont need it. Coming up youre so vain, carly simon revealing who shes singing about. And what a reunion. Good morning america icons of the past again celebrating 40 years of gma. dramatic music centrum brings us the biggest news in multivitamin history. A moment when something so familiar becomes something so new. impact on metal introducing new centrum vitamints. A multivitamin that contains a full spectrum of essential nutrients you enjoy like a mint. New centrum vitamints. Go to centrum. Com for a 4 coupon. We give you relief from your cold flu. You give them a case of the giggles. Tylenol cold helps relieve your worst cold flu symptoms. You can give them everything youve got. Tylenol how do they make starburst taste so juicy . They use wicked small fighter jets to shoot the juiciness into every starburst. [ pilot ] its about to get juicy. Whoo i feel so aliii. It takes guts. [ female announcer ] starburst. Unexplainably juicy. 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Youre so vain you probably think this song is about you youre so vain youre so vain ill bet you think this song is about you dont you dont you of course, thats youre so has centered on mick jagger, simons exwife, james taylor or david bowie, even cat stevens. As she promotes her memoir carly confirming the songs key second verse is about him, after warren beatty, and she insists the rest of the song refers to two other unnamed men. So the mystery still continues. Yes. Also in pop news, weve all seen pinup calendars featuring firefighters or campus cutie posed in provocative positions, but this one will leave those in the dust. The taxi drivers of new york city are chunkier and hairier than ever. Thankfully theyre featured in pinups. Ooh, look the athose dad bods. They keep most of their clothing on while posing with their cabs. You know, in a nod to political correctness, the 2016 calendar boasts of one female as miss august. Oh. And the proceeds, by the way, we should mention, they go to an organization that helps immigrants with essential Services Like housing and education. And, ladies and gentlemen, they are single. Line up. And finally, in pop news, its party time at Good Morning America, familiar faces of the show present and past marking its 40th anniversary. Our Robin Roberts led the reunion yesterday during the gma 40 for 40 live stream event. She welcomed her predecessors and former colleagues, everyone from joan lunden and David Hartman to charlie and diane. I learned from the absolute best. I mean, sitting next to charlie i get a little weepy and charlie and diane were so exactly what youre saying about this man right here, so incredibly generous, i mean im coming from espn. I think i even still had pigtails. Hi, charlie. Hi, diane. We had to put a basket in in the studio. So she could shoot hoops. I was like a big labrador in here. With such respect, always treated me and helped me learn. Robins always looked so great. She has, so the celebration continues this morning as the former anchors return and many more surprise guests on gma. More news after this. Feel a cold sore coming on . Only abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. It penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. Dont tough it out, knock it out, fast. Abreva. Johnsons believes that bath time is more than cleansing. Your loving touch stimulates his senses and nurtures his mind. The johnsons scent, lather, and bubbles help enhance the experience. So why just clean your baby, when you can give him so much more . Look, the wolf was huffing and puffing. Like you do sometimes, grandpa . Well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. It can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. So i talked to my doctor. She said. Symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. 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Killed in yesterdays raid near officials are not commenting on the fate of 27yearold we do know at least two people have died during the siege including a female suicide bomber. And officials in new york city are reacting after isis released a video threatening attacks on the big apple. Mayor said the people of new york city will not be intimidated. In a Late Night Press Conference in times square, he added that there is no specific or credible threat against the city. They say people should not be afraid to visit the citys iconic landmarks. Well, were in the middle of celebrating the 40th birthday of Good Morning America. Okay, so finally this half hour, a brief look back at gmas broadcast 40 years ago today. Greetings, everyone. Prediction, look for some startling facts to emerge from the Cher Greg Allman divorce case. Insiders are saying greg may be playing prince to the princess of tv superstars by his divorce action of last week. Word from macon, georgia, is that some very heavy action is about to rock the entire rock world and that allman wanted cher out of the line of fire. The funloving Caroline Kennedy again in the headlines seen retiring to millionaire mark shans countrys residence down at fashionable brighton by the sea. Unfortunately, reports are that the entire Kennedy Family would like this relationship to sail on by. Looking at the weather now, philadelphia will be fair today with a high of 67 degrees. Atlanta will be partly cloudy, a high there of 58. Des moines can expect some high of 54 and a low of 49. Bismarck, north dakota, will have snow today, a high there of 25 and a low of 23. Heres some guidelines about tipping that have been set up by the tippers international. By the way, this is only a guideline to tipping. You do have to use your own judgment. First of all, if youre in a restaurant and you want to tip the waiter 10 to 15 to perhaps 20 for good service. Thats the total before taxes, by the way. And, for example, how to figure out i mean, if dinner is supposedly 7, 10 of that would be 70 cents, and, of course, 20 of that, which is just double is 1. 40. And for 15 i usually figure out its like a dollar for every seven dollars. A dollar for every seven dollars. 7 buys you coffee. Yeah, thats a true Throwback Thursday there. And thats whats making news in america this morning. Happy birthday, Good Morning America