christmas is just a week away but there was very little goodwill between the government and the unions. labourand lib dems between the government and the unions. labour and lib dems are urging the government to talk to the nurses about pay, but the prime minister is standing firm. nab a relatively small but increasing number of former conservative ministers are calling openly for a rethink. now a relatively small. it rethink. now a relatively small - rethink. now a relatively small. , ., ., small. it is important that we make sure small. it is important that we make sure that small. it is important that we make sure that there small. it is important that we make sure that there is - small. it is important that we make sure that there is solid . make sure that there is solid negotiations. there is a real merit in having another look at the negotiations and seeing where they can get to. the negotiations and seeing where they can netto. , , ., can get to. the season feels fa
tax cut that s really cost us a lot more than what they said. so much to discuss. we didn t even get to john kelly s remarkable interview in the l.a. times. my goodness. all right. thank you, guys. and another thing. yeah, and another thing. way too much to discuss today. stick around. lots more to talk about. well, he quoted lincoln and possibly trump. what defense secretary mattis said as he bid farewell to the pentagon. and an american ringing in the new year and russian custody. did vladimir putin nab a spy or grab a bargaining chip? and here s a look at more of the celebration from moscow as the clock crossed midnight moments ago. stay with us. aaaaaahhhhhhhh! ballooned your car.
and we ll be able to handle it. we ll be able to handle it. the u.s. vowing to hold north korea accountable after the death of an american student detained more than a year. otto warmbier s family this morning in mourning. lawmakers are seething. how will the white house respond? senate democrats vowing to bring business to a crawl. this over republican secrecy on health care. now gop leadership is demanding a vote by late next week. and did you hear about the big special election in georgia today? it is seen as a referendum on the first months of the trump presidency. can the democrats nab a seat that s been reliably republican since 1979? fascinating. it is. a lot of money in that race. welcome back to early start. i m kchristine romans. i m dave briggs. up first, north korea facing outrage over the death of otto
today in a new legal challenge to obamacare. the plaintiffs are accusing the i.r.s. of using the law to make a power grab, essentially, and are legally trying to take extra cash from small businesses. it s an interesting, complicated case. also a new medical study on those popular energy drinks. what has some doctors very concerned about your heart. and a kind soul trying to make people happy this holiday season. what we know about the mystery tipper leaving huge tips all around the country. jon: surveillance video from a restaurant robbery might help nab a child killer in miami. video shows a man already charged with murdering aaron vu. the 10-year-old boy was killed in a nail salon shooting but there was also a second person with the killer. face was covered with a red shirt at the nail salon and in the video of the restaurant robbery, the second man is wearing a mask. police are not sure it s the same person.
this morning on world news now hurricane sandy is getting stronger and the powerful storm could pummel the east coast. sandy could be on a dangerous collision course with millions in its path. it s thursday, october 25th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning, everybody. i m paula faris. and i m rob nelson. we will get the latest on the ominous outlook for hurricane sandy coming up in just a moment. the fallout, 24, 48 hours ago. it was going to swing back out to sea harmlessly. now looking like it could be making a beeline for the east coast. not the news we wanted to hear. this is something that forecasters cannot agree on right now the path it is going to take. also ahead, under arrest. police in colorado nab a suspect in the murder of 10-year-old jessica ridgeway. a teenager who lived just a mile