paranoia and that other gop candidates are one and the same. >> their language may be more veiled, less, you know, dramatic, but their ideas aren't so different. >> reporter: trtrp, who loves to win, laufrt the title of "time"'s person of the year to german chancellor angela merkel. but "time" did release this >> how's my hair? >> no good. >> no good. >> reporter: behind the scenes footage from their previous trump cover shoot. >> this bird is seriously dangerous, but beautiful. >> reporter: trump sharing the camera with an ornery bald eagle. who at one pointnt tries to bite the billionaire's finger. >> and angela merkel was selected in part because of her decision to accept syrian refugees into germany. trump tweeting i told you "time" magazine would never pick me as person of the year despite being the big favorite. they picked the person who is ruining germany. tom llllas,bc newsws new york. >> tom, thank you very much indeed. in britain the parliament has been -- there's been a vote in force a vote in parliament to ban donald trump from going to the united kingdom. if in the uk if ten downing street the home of the prime if on their website they get more than 100,000 votes for a topic, it has to be debated in parliament. >> interesting. >> they're getting very close to that number. the only issue is if you think about it, is that you can't imagine donald trump will be very hurt by the prospect of not goinin to britain. a, in fact, b, they never would ban him anyway. c, i imagine he thinks it's hilarious. >> our side of the world has already banned him in one of the cities in america already. my hometown tampa across the bridge in st. petersburg, the mayor of st. pete, rick criesman tweeted out he said i hereby barring donald trump from entering st. petersburg until we fully understand the dangerous threat posed by all trumps. >> quite funny. donald trump's attetet about muslims coming to america. i think the thing in the british parliament, he will enjoy that. an attempt to ridicule him is actually something i think he will find beneficial we will talk about, by the way, the "time" person of the year a bit later. >> okay. hillary clinton south carolina in for a challenge. nine days before the next democratic debate, a poll of new hampshshe democrats shows bernie sanders in a ten-point lead over the former secretary of state. clinton has not led the new hampshire poll since august. in south carolina, m me than 40 points over sanders in the latest poll. >> a study finds an added benefit to mcdonald's from its all-day breakfast. bringing in new customers. the survey found a third of the customers buyingg breakfast foods later in the day hadn't been to mcdonald's for a while. breakfast food also accounted for more of the sales at the golden arches with many customers combiningng lunch andnd >> we're going to have to try mcdonald's at some point. all right. the skies are getting friendlier for united airline passengers. free snacks, richard. class. going to economy passengers, the airline says it's trying to make flying more enjoyable. the perk returns in february. passengers will still be offered a chance to buy more substantial items is what they're calling it, but boy, it's the little things in life. you want your cookie or pretzel when you get on board and don't want to p for it. >> damn straight. what better than sliced bread. how about sliced chocolate.. a japanese company is offering thin flat slices individually wrapped much like those singles thatany of us use to make grilled cheese sandwiched. they're made of nama chocolate a rich and thick combination of cacao and heavy cream described as richer than regular milk chocolate but not asweet as fudge. >> did you just call coco cacao? >> that's what you call it. >> yeah. available for the company called bourbon. you have to buy 12 bags each. that's nothing. each containing five slices costing about $26. >> you raised an interesting int. >> jack loves bourbon. >> i love bourbon. >> i think he's h h a a lot of bourbon. i think that's what's happened. this is what happened the other night when we get heckled but can't quite tell what he's saying. we're going to talk over him. no, we raise an interesting question. chocolate unsweetened pure chocolate is pro announced cacao. the plant is the coco plant. >> we call coc like hot coco. >> i think you can call itt both. can someone explain? this is an interesting piece of information. >> cacao versus coco. what is the distinction. did i use it in the right or wrong context. >> in new york city, don't go out saying i would like a cup of cacao. that's not going to work. because it wou be unsweetened. by the way, @ripped p bacon. >he top events thaturned up facebooking this year. you won't guess number one. >> speaking of social media, the hottest viral videos of 2015. is your favorite on youtube's list. >> first the invisible problem putting an exclusive community in danger. >> remember, check out our behind the scenes pics on instagram. it's abcwnn. you are watching "world news now." 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find out. you are watching a"world news now." abc stations. viral videos have become more plentiful than pop songs. with each big hit, we get glued to our smaller screens into this year we definitely did. this year saw more than its fair share of youtube sensations. for the ones that pulled in the most clicks we turn to abc's you. >> reporter: 2015, a year of prolific pranks and sensational spoofs youtube releasing its top ten trending global videos of 2015. at nine, the dover police officer who couldn't help but shake it off in his cop caca 37 million dancing along with him. roman atwood with this crazy plastic ball prank coming in at number three. a whopping 56 million views and counting. number two is the clash of clans can revenge super bowl commercial. liam niecenattling it out for more than 3 million views. >> youal regretthe day you crossed angry nissan 52. and at number one, if you have an 8-year-old in your life, have you it on repeat. heaven king with this rendition of "watch me." as in whip and nae nae. views. none of these come close to the most viewed youtube videos of all time psy's seemingly untouchable gangnam tile. nearly 2.5 billion views and no end in sight. juju chang, abc news, new york. >> come on. admit it. they're fun. >> they're fantasti the policeman dancing is the best one. it seems i demand a recount. >> why? 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that was what was popping on facebook for this year? >> yeah. you know, l's listen to hillary and donald. i guess it's skewed slightly. whenever any of the other major topics come up that i mentioned there, then the presidential candidates will comment on that. so therefore, how popular they are the topic is entwined with all the other stories. >> when you boil it down, i think what americans want is harder news. they're intoo substantive issues. not just the light-hearted stuff. >> i agree. that stands out. that seems like a great thing, doesn't it? >> it truly does. >> what have you got? >> do you andour famil on christmas put out christmas cards? is that big in the uk. >> yeah. >> you're too lazy to send them. apparently one family in utah do a christmas video. theyeyick one pop song and learn a dance routine. check out this family. look at there. >> there it is. >> this is justin believer. >> this is justin bieber's "santa claus is c cing to town," a rendition of that. they are from highland, utah. this is the 2015 holiday vide it's gone viral. hits on youtubebe and more than 3 million on facebook since they uploaded it december 1st. >> it's a lot of work. i always look for the family member who is a little bit behind. whenever you see somethingnglike this who is the person behind in the routine. >> they're pretty good. they're wearing mommy's christmas sweaters she's put together. that's impressive. >> thatike christmtm cards i would like to be part of if only i weren't chronically lazy. the final story, this is a chap on electric guitar. he's playing the "star wars" theme bute's playing it on several electric guitars and mixed it together. it's just him, several guitars. listen. it sounds good. here's the thing. this film has to be the biggest film of all time. it's the actual mamaeting, stuff like this. viral marketing. >> love this morning on "world news now," political pressure demonstrators demanding the resignation of chicago's mayor. they say his apology over a growing police scandal is not enough. error investigation. disturbing new details about the california couple who killed 14 people in san bernardino. were they planning other attacks? the developments overnight. and new this half hour, mystery on the shores of south florida. >> a treasure trove of coffee, wine and other valuable products washing up on the beach. how did they get there? and later in "the skinny," "the little mermaid" remake in the works. and you'll notice something quite different about this classic character and it's already upsetting some fans. it is thursday, december 10th.sday, december 10th. >> announcer: from abc news, >> hey, everyone, good morning. on this busy thursday, i'm reena ninan. good morning. i'm richard bacon. we begin this half hour with another day of angry protests on the streets of chicago. >> demonstrators marched toward police headquarters calling for the resignation of mayor rahm emanuel over a growing police scandal and allegations an of a cover-up. >> but the mayor giving an impassioned speech to the city council is refusing to step down. here's abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: another evening of protests in the streets of chicago. the cities embattled mayor rahm emanuel in apology mode as he grapples with a growing police scandal and allegations of a cover-up reaching all the way to city hall. >> i take responsibility for what happened because it happened on my watch. and i'm sorry. >> reporter: the mayor is at the center of the firestorm following the recent release of dashcam video showing 17-year-old laquan mcdonald walking away from white officer jason van dyke who opened fire, hitting the black teen 16 times, >> critics have repeatedly accused the mayor of keeping the video under wraps till he secured his second term. >> what did you know? how much did you know? and did you suppress those tapes? >> reporter: it sparked days of protests. hundreds marched in the streets yet again closing down the city's famed magnificent mile. >> shut it down. >> reporter: emmanuel has scrambled to contain the crisis. the normally combative mayor was emotional as he shared a story about a young black man who asked him a question about a run-in with the law. >> do you think the police would ever treat you the way they treat me? and the answer is, no. and that is wrong. and that has to change in this city. >> reporter: the justice department here in washington is investigating the practices of the chicago police department. but mayor emmanuel has appointed his own task force to represented police reforms. reena and richard? >> thank you so much. now to another police shooting controversy. a baltimore cop accused in the on his own behalf. william porter says he didn't call for an ambulance because gray appeared alert and uninjured during a ride in a van after being arrested. gray died about a week later after suffering a spinal injury during that ride. there are alarming new details emerging about the couple behind the san bernardino massacre. the long-time friend of syed farook admitted he and farook considered a plot as far back as 2012. the fbi saying farook and his wife tashfeen malik were radicalized even before they met, and there's new evidence that together, they may have looked into other targets. details from abc's brian ross. >> reporter: authorities say they are investigating whether this high school in san bebeardino county and its 2,400 students were to be the next target of the terror couple. photos of the complex have now been discovered on syed farook's cell phone, and according to these forms it is a place he came to at least twice last year as a health inspector. to understand did they have other plans, either for that day or earlier. >> reporter: the fbi says even before farook brought pakistani-born tashfeen malik back to the united states in the summer of 2014, even before they started dating, they were already committed terrorists. >> and online, as early as the end of 2013, they were talkiki to each other about jihad and martyrdom, before they became engaged and then married and lived together in the united states. >> reporter: which also means that whatever u.s. background checks were done for malik's so-called fiance visa, they failed to discover that someone espousing jihadist violence was being allowed into the country. >> the united states government does not normally ask the intelligence community to look at the e-mails of somebody just because they've applied for a visa. there's just too many of them. >> reporter: an examination of malik's photos shows her evolution. as she went from wearing a loose scarf and make-up at the start of college, to a more and more malik's facebook account has been taken down, but abc news was able to recover posts from the profile page of an account authorities believe was hers, showing a picture of a goat and a screen name in the urdu language, meaning a girl with no name. in august, 2014, she wrote, "woe to coconut muslims," a derisive term for one considered brown on the outside, white on the inside. the fbi director said his agents are investigating whether terrorist matchmakers are using fiance visas to get their people into the u.s. >> do you agree with me that if was arranged by a terrorist operative of an organization, that is a game-changer? >> it would be a very, very important thing to know. >> reporter: the fbi has been interviewing farook's friend who provided him the assault rifles enrique marquez. according to members of congress briefed by the fbi he claims they planned an attack in 2012 but got cold feet when the fbi a nearby city. the fbi is trying to verify those claims and also marquez' mental stability. brian ross, abc news, new york. donald trump doesn't seem to be suffering in the polls following his proposed ban on muslims entering the u.s. a new south carolina poll shows trump with a 20-point lead over his nearest rival, dr. ben carson. that fox poll was conducted both before and after trump's controversial proposal. in tv appearance yesterday, trump said the ban is about safety, not religion. and on cnn last night, he defended himself against claims of bigotry. >> i am the least racist person that you have ever met. i am the least racist person. >> last night, trump told bill o'reilly his proposed ban on muslims would not impact relations withthrab nations and he claimed that the u.s. doesn't need help from those countries to defeat jihadists. trump was a finalist for "time" magazine's person of the german chancellor angela mererl. ththmagazine praised the 61-year-old merkel for her leadership on everything from how europe is dealing with tens of thousands of refugees to greece's debt crisis. she is the first woman to receive the honor in nearly 30 years. a, i kind of like that water color painting of her. >> you do. >> you don't like it, do you? >> i don't like it. would they have done that if it was a guy? why not a beautiful picture of her. i know it's kind of artsy. >> i know an artist who uses a similar style. and does paint the guys like that. i quititlike the texture. i know what you mean by not flattering, but i -- >> it makes it looks like she's got rosacea. she doesn't. what i have found, we've mentioned on the show many times is her poll numbers have completely tanked over the past couple of months in germany because of her -- a lot of people within her right wing party have really turned their r whole mantra has b bn don't worry, we'll manage the refugee crisis, we can't turn our backs on these folks. talk about having political backbone to do something you know is not popular but trudge forward. i think that's why she got the cover. >> i agree completely. that's what it's aboutut that's why she's an impressive politician when you do something that is unpopular that goes against the grain that will probably damage your poll numbers but yououo i i anyway as a point of principle, that's a terrific thing. >> we've got a twitter question. >> i was thinking i have a twitter handle. you'll know this if you've been watching this week. if you have, thank you. if you haven't, hello. my twitter handle is @richard p bacon. love to hear from you. here's our question. i think it's a way of getting to know the viewers better. who would be your person of the year? i don't mean famous person. i don't mean politician. i mean within your own life. >> okay. >> you can be sarcastic and funny if you want. >> sure. >> you can play it however you like. tweeters, who would be your person of theear within your make the why short because it's twitter @richard p bacon. >> moving on, president obama welcomed israeli president reuven rivlin to the white house. for the annual hanukkah celebration. mr. obama sasa he was deeply moved by what he called rivlin's commitment to equality and justice. president rib lynn lit a menorah that was made in israel during the 1920s. look at that, that's remarkable. then he wished christians around the world a merry christmas. this is a big deal. it's really funny thing that a lot of israeli politicians even though they kind of tangled with the obama administration, everybody wants to get to the hanukkah party even if they don't agree we president obama's policies. they want an invite to the hanukkah party at the white house. >> that's beautiful, isn't it? we all know that march madness is a few moments away. so for those basketball fans needing an early fix, well it doesn't get better than this. it happened in a high school hoops game in minnesota. >> these kids from austin high a free throw with less than two seconds left, missed and a kid -- went in. look at that. >> wild celebrations there. >> that's remarkrkle. >> it's hard not to feel a sense of joy when you see other people enjoying themselves that much. >> boom. >> bounce in. thrilling. isn't it thrilling? >> the other team goes down with that one shot. oh, well. >> coming up in "the skinny," politics meets pop culture. what they're watching and listening t t a a the white house. >> great, yeah. coming up shortly. also ahead, the excitement over bruce springsteen's new concert tour. high ticket prices and warnings about ripoffs. >> and the former beauty queen in trouble after a bear hunting trip. the controversy and allegations over a cover-up after a look at the forecast map. more storms in the northwest. you're watching "world news now." >> you definitely are. you're watching "world news >> you definitely are. sometimes we use k-y ultragel to enhance my body's natural moisture so i can get into it a bit quicker. and when i know she's intotot, i get into it anan.. florida's east coast, everything kind of like a virtual grocery store washed up along florida's east coast, everything from coffee and wine to dog food and laundry detergent. people who live nearby are taking advantage. loading up whatever they can carry away. the coast guard believes goods came from a cargo container that fell from a barge. but do you really want coffee that sat in sea water all this time? >> when i dream of treasure washing up on the shore, it doesn't mean old cartons of milk. >> and dog food. >> and dog food. there is -- there's more trouble for a former miss kansas. the beauty queen and outdoor channel host theresa vail is facing criminal charges for face one year in prison. abc's neal karlinksky explains why. >> reporter: theresa veil is no stranger to controversy. the former miss kansas was the first miss america contestant to openly display tattoos. and she had to choose a new skill for the talent competition when they wouldn't let her shoot a bow. it's a bear hunt in alaska that has her in hot water. the star of the outdoor show "limitless with theresa vava" faces charges for accidentntly killing a bear and allegedly trying to cover it up. during a legal hunt, police say veil had permission to kill one bear but accidentally killed a second one, then tried to falsify what's called a locking tag to make it appear the second bear kill was illegal. >> it's very important they operate well within the boundaries of the law. if they operate outside of the law it undermines the purpose of having a professional guide organization in the state of alaska. guides on the hunt with veil and has also been charged. >> if i could do it over again, i would do it differently. there was no personal gain to myself or my business. the only gain was hopefully theresa wouldn't lose her career. >> the outdoor channel says the hunt in question never aired and that they are committed to ethical hunting. >> vail says she followed poor advice and allowed the second bear to be improperly tagged adding she reported the incident and has fully cooperated with authorities. i am deeply sorry for my mistakes. arraignmenenis set for next week. neal karlinksky, abc news, seattle. >> thank you very much indeed. the man you will have to befriend if you want to listen to the wu tang clan's new album. >> a hair color debate on one of the disney's most beloved princesses. "the skinny" coming up next. album. >> a hair color debate on one of the disney's >> announcer: "world news now" abc stations.tt0w!ti(h,! %4@-h@h tt0w!ti(h,! el@-bg$ tt0w!ti(h,! ed@-de@ tt0w!t!th,% )8h-$;< tt0w!ti(h,% kzh-9t@ tt0w!ti(h,% n-h-l=l tt!ti(h,% 0ph-rzt tt0w!ti(h,% s"h-b(4 tt0w!ti(h,% ueh-ajd tt0w!ti(h,% 7hh-]h0 skinny, so skinny hey there, welcome back. here's "the skinny." we are finally getting a window into what goes on in the white house as far as special interests, by special interests, i mean pop culture wars. >> i likikthis stuff. >> it's pretty cool.l. >> not to ininrrupt, but i am interrupting. briefly, it's relevant. the president released his ipod play list. >> oh, yes. >> apparently what he does like how does a dollar cost? that song. have you heard that song? >> yeah, it's from a big grammy nominated album. >> kendrick lamar. >> i do know this song. let's have a quick lesson. >> who knew. >> that's what he could be playing the only office, right? you feel bad by talking over it because it's a great track. there is something when you get that insight of what a president listens to, through his ipod play list, it's an interesting >> you know what the first lady liked? michelle obama? "uptptn funk." i love that song. i run harder on the treadmill with that song. >> i call that inarguable as a choice. >> this is her. she's got moves, doesn't she? she can dance. we should get her on "dancing with the stars." she's not doing anything next month, right? she's got moves. you know what else she likes, tv show, "black-ish," the abc show "black-ish." even more than music when people tell you what shows they watch. >> it's a good window. >> a great window into a person finding out what telly they watch. >> we should ask the producers of "black-ish" to get her a walk-on. >> why not. let's also talk about anototr story. >> little mermaid. >> so the little mermaid is being remade as a live action film. so there is the original. you can see that in that clip there, the little mermaid has red hair. however, in the real life action version, chloe grace moretz playing the little mermaid has blonde hair and will have blonde hair in the film. it has caused a degree of outrage. this is a person on twitter called stephanie marie who says i will not be watching an the new little mermaid movie. ariel is a aedhead, not a onde. however, i would say this to understand your anger, hans christian anderson, the author of the original story never in the book specifiededhe color of the hair of the little mermaid. >> it's too late because television has intervened and she's a redhead. she's not a blonde. she's a redhd. >> disney intervened. >> disney. >> there's one funny story which is particularly interesting. a chap has bought the wu-tang clan for a reason no one understands and will never be explained. they made one album. by one album, i mean they printed one copy of this album they made. and the guy who bought it is a chap who managed to inflate the price of a life-saving drug. he invested in it and made a lot of money off the back of it. so the guy who's got this precious album is a guy lots of people don't like. now the only way you can hear that wu tang clan album is 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some questions about the very expensive tickets being offered for sale this morning. they may be a scam for over eager fans. can't start a fire >> whether it's the allure of dancing in the dark with the boss or recaptureing those glory days -- >> reporter: millions are willing to journey to thunder road and beyond for tickets to tickets already on sale for as much as $6,000. onites like stubhub, ticket network and vivid seats. even for those willing to take the pricey plunge, the new york attorney general says be warned. if you try to buy them, you might find yourself -- going down down >> reporter: that's because these tickets don't actually exist yet. posted by scalpers trying to lure in devoted fans to tempt to pay a premium. even scalpers can't buy tickets till they actually go on sale decembmb 11th. it the attorney general alleges they take those regularly priced tickets and try to pass them off as premium tickets to early buyers pocketing the difference in cost. adele has also lent her star power to the fight saying on her website, the resale of tickets will not be tolerated. it's kind of sad somebody would try to take advantage of that, no? >> it is. it's an interesting debate resale. don't you? if you've bought a ticket you could argue that you own the therefore, it is up to you if yowant to resell it. >> i always dance in the dark. i know him personally. we go totohe gym together and d have t t same guns. you can tell. >> i'm incredibly gullible. >> here's the thing. i'm just really gullible. when@people tell me something, i automatically y ink it definitely happened. so when that photo came up and you spoke about it as it came up on our screen, you spoke about it with great sincerity. so for a brief moment, i genuininy believed. >> that's us. he asked me to come up and dance in the dark with him. when the boss asks you to come up, you come up and you dance with the boss. >> i don't know if you were really on that stage. i guess i'll never know. wnnfans.com.guilty of second degree murder for beating his mother to death with a crow bar three years ago. 47 year old edward cusic faces up to 50 years in prison. police say he admitted beating his 68 year old mother at thetime, but he claimed it was self-defense. he was on trial for first degree murr, but the jury found him guilty on the lesser charge. more news later here on tv9. people in cedar rapids give good morning. i'm richard bacon. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." donald trump's popularity among republican voters shows no sign of weakness despite the uproar over his plan to ban muslims entering the u.s. a new poll from south carolina shows trump with a 20-point lead over his gop rivivs. full detetls on the controversy straight ahead. >> fascinating. the man accused of the shooting at a planned parenthood clinic says there is no need for a trial. he is guilty. it was one of more than a dozen outbursts he made in a court hearing in colorado. >> german chancellor angela merkel is "time" magazine's person of the year. the magazine praised merkel for her leadership on everything from how europe is dealing with tens of thousands of@ refugees to greece's debt crisis. >> and united airlines is bringing back free snacks in economy class. >> woo-hoo. >> the airline acknowledging lately. the perk resumes in february. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, december 10th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> yeah. >> do they serve snacks on british airways? >> yeah. >> you don't have to pay extra? >> no. >> by the way the snacks they're giving away aren't that nice. you've got to wait till february to be have an underwhelming snack in economy. welcome. >> we're going to begin this half hour with one of your favorite topics. you were so excited at the ginning of this week about donald trump, right? >> it's the most interesting story in the -- one of the most in my lifetime. i'm being sincere.e. >> we were wondering what his poll numbers would do. we're finally getting a look at it. they're not weakening. >> we talked a lot about this on tuesday. >> despite the uproar over his plans to ban muslims from entering the u.s. >> this is a new south carolina poll and it has trump with a 20-point lead over his nearest pick up on the point that reena was talking about there, some of that polling was done after trump unveiled his controversial proposal. >> opposition to that proposal continues as trump adjusted his defense of it ever so slightly. abc's kenneth moton with details. >> reporter: new calls to dump trump reached new york city hall wednesday. the global criticism of donald trump's prosed plan to ban muslims from traveling to the u.s. increasing. >> he actually just represents the face of something very evil in this country. >> reporter: trump taking hits but apparently not among gop voters. >> you got my vote. >>eporter: the celebrity and politician received big applausese on "live with kelly and michael." >> our country has to get its act together. it's not about religion. this is about safety. >> reporter: on the 150th anniversary of the 13th amdment which abolished slavery, president obama alluded to the r rent trump rhetoric. >> we betray the efforts of the past if we fail to push back against bigotry in all its forms. already pushing back. the billionaire e losing business in predominantly muslim countries. in the uk, there's a petition asking parliament to keep him out of the country although it's unlikely to go anywhere. >> my understanding we've banned 84 from entering the uk. will the government lead by example in considering in making mr. donald trump number 85?? >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry says trump's comments don't help the u.s. on the world stage. >> it makes our job of reaching out to people and sharing the real america just that much more complicated and that much h re difficult. >> reporter: trump will visit israel's prime minister this month. benjamin netanyahu rejected his recent remarks on muslims yesterday but says the meeting is still on because he meetsts with all u.s. presidential candidides. reena and richard. >> kenneth, thank you so much. trump controversy while n n mentioning trump by name, muhammad ali said political lead ears should use their position to bring understanding about muslim. he says there's notning islamic about killing innocent people and extremists have perverted views s what islam really is. anti-muslim anger has apparently been behind an attack on a group of muslim men in the bay area. rasheed alba shari started recording this woman denise slatat after she got agitated over seeing his friends praying. a park ranger tried to intervene before it got physical. she could now face hate crime charges. slater says she's the real victim because she was videdeaped against her wilil new details this morning about the investigation of the couple responsible for the california massacre. authorities looking into whether a san bernardino high school may haha been the next targegeof syed farook and his wife. tashfeen malik. photos of the campus that he visited as a health inspector were found on a cell phone that the coup tried to destroy. ngress the couple didiussed waging jihad as early as 2013. >> they were actually radicalized before they started courting or dating each other online and were working very, very hard to understand did they have other plans either for that day. >> and a long-time friend of ed farook has admitted that he and farook considered a plot as far as back as 2012 but he says they got code feet when the fbi busted another terror plot in a nearby area. >> yet another twist. the investigation into the plotting of the san rnardino massacre has revealed d e couple's use of secret messages. authorities are looking into them and they have their hands full. herews abc's pierre thomas >> reporter: abc news has learned that the killer couple in the san bernardino massacre had devices with encryption on them, slowing the retrieval of potential information about the plot. sources say authorities are working around the clock to the fbi offered chilling new details about how the garland, texas shoot-out with isis sympathizers last may shows how encryption can cripple terror investigations. the fbi director said one of the isis sympathizers who died in a hail of gunfire with police outside that cartoon conference about the prophet muhammad exchanged 109 messages with an overseas terrorist the morning before leaving for the attack. but the messages are encrypted and the fbi six months later still cannot unravel what was said. >> this type of encryption is a huge problem. it may keep the fbi from knowing weather these homeland attacks are simply inspired byisis or directed and controlled by the group. pierre thomas, abc news, washininon. pierre, thank you. the streets of chicago again erupted into angry protests amid a growing call for mayor rahm emanuel to resig hundreds of demonstrators shut down the city's famed magnificent mile over the accusations of emmanuel concealing a series of controversial police videos. emmanuel says he accepts responsibility but he is not stepping down. >> more than five inches of rain have fallen in portland this week and rainfall records all over the northwest have beenen shattered. you see there the storms have caused flooding, mud slides and power outages. and now extreme weather has turned deadly. withmore, here's abc's neal karlinksky. >> reporter: meteorologists are calling it a fire hose coming in off the pacific. >> lord, help me get through this. >> reporter: from seattle to portland, three days of storms haven't just brought wespread flooding, but mudslides. near portland, a 60-year-old woman was killed when a tree fell on her bedroom. a series of mudslides temporarily blocked roads. one barreled through this waterfront home outside seattle, aring through the first floor, the garage and cars, all of it while tyler ford's grandmother was still inside. get turned upside-down in an instant. but very thankful at the same time that everybody's alive. >> reporter: in some places, people have been rescued by boat. >> next thing you know, it's time to get out. >> reporter: the waters have now begun to recede. not before portland smashed rain records two days straight. and seattle broke a record with 2.13 inches of rain. >> the force of these landslides is absolutely incredible.. not only taking out a huge chunk of the house but there's a pickup truck in there and look down on the water, there's a c c that was swept down there. it's these hillsides they'll be so worried about over the coming days because they're just so saturated. neal karlinksky, abc news, washington. conditions in the northwest could be even more dangerous in the hours ead. there's another storm with 70-mile-an-hour wind, heavy rain moving in. up to two feet of snow in the mountains and 20-foot waves on southern cifornia shores. blistery, blustery in the east. >> 60s in washington, d.c. and los angeles. 40s in seattle, portland and minneapolis. 50s in chicago and new york. nearly 40 years after the birth of the first human test tube baby, comes the first ever litter of test tube puppies. >> resesrchers created 19 embryos in a lab and implanted them into a surrogate mom who gave birth to seven healthy puppies. how cute. they're a mix of beagle, labrador and cocker spaniel yell, now weighing in at about half a pound each. >> an amazing thing. all but one female have already been adopted and she's being kept by the lab 0 have her own litter. >> they're adorablbl told test tube doggies? have to say, i've got to take this public stance. >> they're hot on the sound effects. >> i want to translate that bark for you. also go to your local shelter because there are a lot of dogs that need goododomes in the shelter. that's what that dog was saying? >> you didn't know that? >> i didn't know that. >> that dog is saying don't touch her. she bites. >> reena is lying, s s can't speak k g. coming up later, this happens. our collection of irony in the news from primates cracking up, it's a great video -- to farm tractors speeding on the highway. >> also ahead, brazen theft caught on camera. who stole snoopy? a homeowner's outrage. >> and late area, remote controlled toys. they're almost too much fun for the kids. our toy insider mom is here with her favorites for the holidays. you are watching "world news now." now." >> i'm aletrebek. if you're age 50 to 85, this is an important message. so please, write down t t number on your screen. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. it's a rate lock for your life insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. but be careful. many policies you see do not have one, but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the colonial penn 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steal an appliance from a home, why be ssled by disconnecting it. surveillance video from mississippi shows a thief taking an the easy way out, stealing a new refrigerator still in its box. he then loads it on to a pickup truck and you've got to sort of admire the guy. loading a refrigerator is normally a two-person job. >> totally. >> maybe police should check local hospitals for hernia victims. i feel like applauding him. >> oh, boy. there's a will. a thief near san antonio did he wasastealing. watch h a man calmly walks up to an inflatable snoopy christmas lawn decoration. look at that. he takes it away. he didn't take any of the other lawn figures, just the dog from peanuts. the homeowner says the crook is a grgrch. look at him walking away. run, run, run with snoopy. we're going to catch you because you're on home video. >> why d dsn't that happen more often? >> i think it's pathetic. you're going to steal decorations that people spent their hard earned money on. >> the fact it 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that's to think about radio controlled. >> the girls love them, too. these are a lot of fun. now, let's move on to some 4 x 4s. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> i'll give you the controller. this is the rock roller 3 xl. look at this. it's gorgeous. it's big. it's got huge wheels. if you pick it up, you will see it's very lightweight. >> can you take it to the beach ? >> not t tthe beach but it wilil tackle any terrain. go ahead.. you have a hobby grade controller for this. you can turn the wheels. you can take this anywhere. it will tackle boulders, untains, hills. walls. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. major crash. major crash. >> just about anything. now i have the vaporizer 2 here. again, forward and backward. but look at this. 360 spins. >> r rly, really cool. and what i love about this is this one you can take out. you can run this in the snow, in the water. it will go anywhere. both of them are a lot of fun to play with. >> heavy duty on that one. >> yeah. the world of nintendo. so this is mario driving the racer rc. what i love about this is if you want to start, you can go forwards and backwards in this with this controller right here. but watch. watch the wheels. we have now gone into just like the way the kids see him drive around in the mario car 8 game, it's like that anti-gravity motion. it is really, really a lot of fun. he'll take on any kind of walls, curves, anything. awesome. >> if only they did it in a vacuum cleaner too, that would be terrific. >> right. are you ready for the smallest helicopter in the whole wide world? so this is our nano fblcon xs for extra small. it is just a little over 2 inches. >ow. case is what it comes in. your controller, your charger. you can make it your landing pad. i don't know how good i am at that. let's see if we can get this up in the air. >> wow. it's so tiny. >> it's so tiny. >> it reminds me of those micromachines from the '80s. the tiny little cars. oh. there you go. that's greatat >> but it is g gat. it's pretty easy to fly. sometimes the larger, the quad capitol teres, the drones are a little bit easier to fly. it takes work but it's a lot of fun. a lot of these toys are for kids a little bit older >> boys or girls or older folks clearly. toy insider mom laurie schacht, we love when you come to visit us. especially at the holiday boston for m me informatiti on these items please head to our you're watching "world news for guaranteed acceptance life insurance with a rate lock through the colonial penn program. if you are on a fixed income, whole life insurance that guarantees ur rate can never increase for any reason. if you did not receive your information, call this number now. your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health questions. stand by to learn more. >> i'm alex trebek, here to tell you about a popular r fe insurance plan with a rate lock that locks in your rate for life so it can never increase. did you get your free information kit? 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(dog noise) hey, m mtowel, su towel. more scent plus oxi boost and febreze. >> yeah, it's that time again for one of our favorite features. we've got a handful of stories where you can only really say this happened. >> indeed. first up another so-called porch pirate with a twist. police in dallas are looking for a woman who walked up to a stranger's porch and stole a package. seen a lot of these lalaly, reena. there is a twist here. if you look closely, you can see the alleged thief drop in the mail slot a note. police say tt note says merry christmas. >> oh, stop. >> really. that thief polite. huh? thieves get a bad rap. >> all you need to do if you steal a package is s y merry crisisas richard's house. >> you've not got any presents. >> next to germany's famed autobahn known for not having a speed limit in more rural parts. this guy would have been pulled over. it's a farm tractor hauling a trailer passing a driver. >> he's going over 100 it's unusual someone that outrageous would also own a caravan. it's one or the other. it's time to choose. next. an orangutan enjoyinina magic trick. this is the most lovely thing. this affects me. there's a chap performing a magic trick. okay. watch how the orangutan reacts to the trick. >> he's looking in theheup. >> he's laughing because it disappeared. things like that really get to me, a, because the orangutan reminds me of my daughter ivy who is nearly 2 who would react in the same way. >> it shows how much they're really like humans and they're smart creatures. that's pretty funny. >>hat's a point too why it gets to me. it reminds me how close they are to humans and three, how the hell does he do that magic trick. >> they appreciate good humor and good magic tricks. makes me think of getting an orangutan instead of a dog, too. on a windy day symbolizeding their union for letting go of two heart balloons to float on togegeer, together forever. they go up, up, boom. they get caught on that little power line. sizzle and burn. >> it reminds me, have you seen the episode of "the simpsons" in which mary poppins comes to visit and at the very end she says good-bye to the kids to lisa and to bart and to maggie. she opens her umbrella. she floats up into the air and goes io the engine of a jujuo jet. >hat's actually prettttfunny >> that is it for this half hour. >> remember to follow us on facebook at wnnfans.com. stick around. this morning on "world this morning on "world news now," disturbing revelations about the san bernardino attacks. >> investigators are uncovering new details about the radical cocole. their desire t twage jihad and terror plots they may have planned years ago. drama in court. the outburst from the gunman accused of killing three people at a planned parenthood clinic. what happened in front of a colorado judge. trump uproar. outrage over the presidential candidate's plan to ban muslims goes worldwide. there's a new poll r reals he's as p pular as ever. and later, all of the singing >> and later all of the singing and dancing on youtube and the viral videos that exploded in popularity in the past year. did your favorite video make it to the top of the list? >> they're good. >> he loves them. it's thursday, december 10th. >> announcer: from abc newew this is "world news now." i think i said good morning four times. >> you know what? we're going to cut you off on coffee starting an hour before the show. he is not allowed any more coffee, folks. >> the truth is, i do drink three or four cups before the program starts. look, i like welcoming the audience to the show. so i'll say it for a fourth time. good morning. let us begin with the main story this evening. with the investigation of the couple responsible for the san bernardino terror attack. >> apparently according to the fbi, they're saying syed farook and his wife had violent intentions for years and what's being learned since the attack last week really raises questions s out the program that allowed them to be together here in the u.s. the latest on case now from abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: a terror plot years in the making. the fbi director revealed san bernardino killers syed farook and tashfeen malik discussed waging jihad as early as 20101 before they started courting or dating each other online and were working very, very hard to understand did they have other plans. >> reporter: authorities are now investigating whether the san bernardino area high school may have been their next target. photos of the campus farook visited as a health inspector were found on a cell phone the couple tried to destroy. >> when somebody launches this type of attack, typically, there are other sites. >> reporter: and now word of an earlier plot. members of congress tell abc news farook's friend enrique marquez, accused of purchasing the assault-style rifles, claims he and farook planned an attack in 2012 but got cold feet. one of the b bgest problems for investigators the electronics are encrypted. from pakistan, malik was able to enter the u.s. on a so-called fiance visa raraing new fears whether terrorist feararare using similar relationships to gai >> do you agree with me if it was arranged about a terrorist operative of an organization, thatats a game-changer? >> it would be a very, very important thing to know. >> reporter: the fbi director says terrorists are successfully using encryption to hide conversations. as investigators work around the clock trying to decode the killer couple's message.e. >> abc's brandi hihi in los angeles. thank you. turning now chicago and another day of protests. hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets again intensifying calls for the mayor to resign over that growing polili scandal and allegations of a cover-up. critics accuse emanuel of concealing that incriminating bashcam video of a white police officer opening fire on a black teenager until he secured his second term. >> i take responsibility for what happened because it happened on my watch. and i'm sorry. >> the justice department is now investigating the e icago police department. mayor emmanuel has also appointed his own task force to it was a stormy session in court for the man accused of the planned parenthood shootings in colorado. robert dear yelled in court more than a dozen times and admitted his guilt say, "there's no need for a trial." more from abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: the man accused of opening fire at a colorado springs planned parenthood office, killing three people, wounding nine, in a five-hour gun battle was in court, restrained by handcuffs and leg shackles. >> protect the babies. >> reporter: but defiant. in more than a dozen outbursts, robert dear says he is guilty. claiming to be a "warrior" fighting for the u uorn. >> kill the babies. that is what planned parenthood does! >> reporter: dear is facing 179 felony counts including first-degree murder in the deaths of a police officer and two others. hihipublic defender is t t same attorney who represented aurora theater shooter james holmes at his insanity trial. >> do you know who this lawyer is? he's the lawyer r r the batman shooter that drugged him all up. >> reporter: the attorney suggesting that dear may not be mentally competent for the trial. >> you're trying to silence the truth. you're trying g make me -- you want to make this -- >> i think the problem is obvious, judge. >> reporter: dear has not yet entered a plea, and prosecutors have not yet decided if they will seek the e ath penalty. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. affirmative action in college admission has again blown open a deep divide win the supreme court. justices antonin scalia and others questioned whether the action at the university of texas puts under-qualified students in programs they may not be prepared for at the expense of better qualified applicants. the ruling against the university could endanger affirmative action at colleges and universities across the nation. now to the presidential race and donald trump showing no weakness in the polls following his proposed ban on muslims entering the u.s. a new poll in south carolina has that fox poll was taken both before and aftft his controversial comments. it is your voice, your vote. details from abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: facing criticism here and abroad, donald trump now insisting his ban on muslims coming to the e s. somehow has nothing to do with religion. >> wouldn't a ban on muslims violate the constitution's freedom of religion? >> no, because these are people that aren't in t t country. thesesare people outside of the country. so we're not talking about the constitution. and it's not about religion. this is about safety. this has nothing to with religion. it's a aut safety. >> reporter: but president obama taking a veiled shot at trump, at an event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 13th amendment banning slavery. >> we betray the effffts of the past if we fail to push back gainst bigotry in all its forms. traffics in prejudice and paranoia and that other gop candidates are one and the same. >> their language may be more veiled, less, you know, dramatic, but their ideas aren't so different. >> reporter: trump, who loves to win, lost the title of "time's" person of the year to german chancellor angela merkel. but "timeme did release this -- >> how's my hair? >> no good. >> no good. >> reporter: behind-the-scenes footage from their previous trump cover shoot. >> this bird is seriously dangerous, but beautiful. >> reporter: trump sharing the camera with an ornery bald eagle who at one point tries to bite the billionaire's finger. >> and angela merkel was selected in part because of her decision to accept syrian refugees into germany. trump tweeting, "i told you "time" magazine would never pick me as person of the year despite being the big favorite. theyicked the person who is ruining germany." tom llamas, abc news, new york. >> tom, thank you very much indeed. vote in parliament or an attempt to force a vote in parliament to ban donald trump from going to the united kingdom. if in the u.k., if 10 downing street, the home of t t prime minister, iffn their website they get more than 100,000 votes for a topic, it has to be debated in parliament. >> interesting. >> they're getting very close to that number. the only issue is if you think about it, is that you can't imagine donald trump will be very hurt by the prospect of not going to britain. a, in fact, b, they never would ban him anyway. c, i imagine he thinks it's hilarious. >> our side of the w wld has already banned him in one of the cities in america already. high hometown, -- my hometown, tampa, across the brbrge in st. petersburg, the mayor of st. pete, rick kriseman tweeted out, she'd, "i hereby bar donald trump from entering st. petersburg until we fully understand the dangerous threat posed by all trumps." >> quite funny. as donald trump's attempt about muslims coming to america. i think the thing in the british parliament, he will enjoy that. an attempt to ridicule him is actually something i think he will find beneficial. we will talk about, by the y, the "time" person of the year a bit later. >> okay. well, hillary clinton in south carolina for a challenge. nine days before the next democratic debate, a poll of new hampshire democrats shows bernie sanders in a ten-point lead over the former secretary of state. clinton has not led the new hampshire poll since august. in south carolina, more than 40 points over sanders in the latest poll. a study finds an add ed benefit to mcdonald's from its all-day breakfast. it is bringing in new customers. the survey found a third of the customers buying breakfast foods ter in the day hadn'n'been to mcdonald's for a while. breakfast food also accounted for more of the sales at the golden arches with many customers combining lunch and breakfast items in the same order. mcdonald's at some point. all right. the skies are getting friendlier for united airline passengers. free snacks, richajd. you don't have to be in first class. going to economy passengers, the airline says it's trtrng to make flying more enjoyable. the perk returns in february. passengers will still be offered a chance to buy more substantial items is what they're calling it, but boy, it's the little things in life. you want your cookie or pretzel l when yououet on board and don't want to pay for it. >> damn straight. what better than sliced bread? how about sliced chocolate? a japanese companynys offering thin flat slices individually wrapped much like those singles that many of us use to make grilled cheese sandwiched. they're made of nama chocolate, which is a rich and thick combination of cacao and heavy cream described as richer than regular milk chocolate but not as sweet as fudge. >> did you just call cocoa cacao? >> that's what you call it. >> yeah. available for the company called bourbon. you have to buy 12 bags each. that's nothing. we could eat 12 bags in one sitting. each containing five slices costing about $26. we've got to get this. >> i love bourbon. >> you raised an interesting point -- >> jack loves bourbon. >> i love bourbon. >> i think he's had a lot of bourbon. i think that's what's happened. this is what happened the other night when we get heckled but can't quite tell what he's saying. we're going to talk over him. no, we raise an interesting question. chocolate unsweetened, pure chocolate, is pronounced cacao. the plant is the cocoa plant. >> we call cocoa like hot cocoa. >> i think you can call it bot can someone explain? this is an interesting piece of information. >> cacao versus cocoa. what is the distinction? did i use it in the right or wrong context? >> in new york city, don't go out saying i would like a cup of cacao. that's not going to work. >> it would be disgusting by the way, at at richardpbacon if you would like to address this for us. >> the top events that burned up facebook this year. you won't guess number one. speaking of social media, the hottest viral videos of 2015. is your favorite on youtube's list? rst, the invisible problem putting an exclusive community in danger. what's forced hundreds of families out. remember, you can check out our behind-the-scenes pipi on instagram. it's abcwnn. you are watching "world news now." 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a former pageaea queen facing iminal charges after killing a bear she shouldn't have. accused of trying to cover up. she says it was just an accident. first youtube's greatest hits. we're counting down the top viral videos of the year. how do they match up against the biggest of all time? find out. you are watching an "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our >> announcer: "world viral videos have viral videos have become more plentiful than pop songs. with each big hit, we get glued to our smaller screens, don't we? >> yeah, this year we definitely did. this year saw more than its fair share of youtube sensations. most clicks we turn to abc's ju-ju change. >> reporter: 2015, a year of prolific pranks and sensational spoofs youtube releasing its top ten trending globabavideos of 2015. at nine, the dover police officer who couldn't help but shake it off in his cop car. 37 million dancing along with him. roman atwood with this crazy astic ball prank coming in at number three. a whopping 56 million views and counting. number two is the clasof clans revenge super bowl commercial. liam neeson battling it out for more than 83 month views. >> you will regret the day you crossed angry nissan 52. >> reporter: and a a number one, if you have an 8-year-old in your life, have you it on repeat. heaven king with this rendition of "watch me." as in whip and nae nae. views. none of these come close to the most-viewed youtube vidids of all time, psy's seemingly untouchable "gangnam style." nearly 2.5 billion views and no end in sight. juju chang, abc news, new york. >> come on. admit it. they're fun. >> they're fantastic. the policeman dancing is the best one. it seems i demand a recount. >> why? 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that was what was popping on facebook for this year? >> yeah. you know, let's listen to hillary and donald. i guess it's skewed slightly. whenever any of the other major topics come up that i mentioned there, then the presidential candidates will comment on that. so t erefore, how popular they -- the topicic is entwined with all the other stories. >> when you boil it down, i think what americans want is harder news. they're into substantive issues. not just the light-hearted stuff. >> i agree. that stands out. that seems like a grgrt thing, doesn't it? >> it truly does. okay. what have you got? >> do you and your family on christmas put out christmas cards? is that big in the u.k.? >> yeah. i'm too layszy to send any. >> you're too lazy to send them. apparently one family in utah do a christmas video. they pick one pop song and learn a dance routine. check out this family. look at there. >> there it is. >> this is justin bieber. >> this is justin bieber's "santa claus is coming to town," a rendition of that. they are from highlandutah. is is the 2015 holidid video. we're talking more than 100,000 hits on youtube and more than 3 million on facebook since they uploaded it december 1st. >> it's a lot of work. i always look for the family member who is a little bit behind. whenever you see something like this who is the person behind in the routine. >> they're pretty good. they're wearing mommy's christmas sweaters shehe put together. that's impressive. >> that like christmas cards i would like to be part of if only i weren't chronically lazy. and the final story, we've only got a few seconds here. this is a chap on electric guitar. he's playing the "star wars" theme but he's playing it on several electric guitars and mixed it together. it's just him, several guitars. listen. it sounds good. herere the thing. this film has to be the biggest film of all time. it's the actual marketing, stuff like this. viral marketing. > impressive, huh. >> love it. >> us talking about it makes a big difference. > impressive, huh. parry cloudy is the weather word of the night with lows dipping into the lower 30s. after some sunshine to start our tuesday we watch a weak storm move into the weather picture. light rain showers are expected to devevep late in the day continuing i io the night. once this system m shes east warmer weather pushes in