The ski slopes. Why this could be a new danger to ski resorts everywhere. Is santa coming early this year . What is that streaking across the night sky. I have no idea what that is. A fireball two nights before Christmas Eve. Live in times square, this is good morning america. Good morning, america. That would be breaking news. Santa coming early. Yes, i believe we do have reports. I dont want to take any but doesnt rudolph have a red nose. That is correct but its far away, george. Even all over the west. Well get to the bottom of what that really could be. No trouble for santa getting around obviously but the extreme weather could cause problems for 100 million americans heading out for the holidays and it is not going to be easy. Our team is standing by this morning. Take a look at the lines already at Chicago International airport. Before 6 00 a. M. Right there, already so crowded. Well begin with the weather here and rob is out in times square. Not here. 70 degrees on Christmas Eve
Wants to change. Well, its sort of a hassle with the hoff. Its friday, november 13th. From abc news, this is world news now. Well, good friday morning. We begin with the breaking news months in the making. The likely death of the terrorist known as jihadi john. The masked man, a british citizen seen in videos beheading u. S. Journalists steven sotloff, james foley, and a number of over hostages. Jihadi john, his real name mohammed emwazi, he was tracked by the u. S. For months. He was targeted in a u. S. Drone strike as he left a building and entered a vehicle in the isis stronghold of raqqah. That is in syria. One official telling abc news it was a 100 direct hit, and that jihadi john basically evaporated. New details about the killing are still coming in this morning. Abc news investigative producer james meek has been working his sources and joins us live. James, jihadi john was not the head of isis, but the u. S. Military really wanted to get him. How long were they tracking him, a
Project and have given to use the land. Corporate power. Rick perry. Koch brohters. Terry branstad. Big oil. People and planet loses. There are those that argue that jobs will be created by the pipeline for other temproary and will provide work until the project is complete. I think its important to take a wider view. A two year project will yield thousands of high paying high skill jobs. Pipeline pipeline just say no. Dirty oil has got to go. Amanda in the room full of laborers and environmentalist s there were also a lto of peole who were from other parts fo the contry, not iowans at all. Local 5s jacob peklo joins us now with more on why they were here. Jacob . Jacob thats right. People came here from all over the country. Some flew here, others made drives of ten hours or more to get the chance to testify at todays hearing. Some people have monetary stakes in this project but the vast doing it for the laborers. Gary speegle spent 8 hours in his car, traveling from tulsa, boone, iow
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S going after anyone who may have contributed to the teenager s death. Phil also breaking isis is , claiming responsibility for an horrific attack in lebanon. Jc at least 37 people were killed in two suicide attacks, nearly 200 more hurt. Ed harding joins us now from the breaking news desk with more. Ed the two suicide bombings happen just moments apart during crowded rushhour today. The Islamic State claimed responsibility on social media, but that has not been independently confirmed. The first bomb went off near a mosque, the second year of bakery. There are also reports of a third suicide bomber who was killed before he could detonate his bomb. Lebanon is right next to syria where isis is fighting and this would be the groups Second Attack there. Let s take a live look at the radar there on your screen. About the wind but right now it s all about the rain. A lot of places are under. 10 inch, but it has been damp and wet and drizzly through the afternoon and we still have elements o