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engine broke in midair just a few weeks ago. finally, the palin family is no stranger to controversy and bristol palin is at the center of it yet again. this time for how she has danced her way into next week's "dancing with the stars" finale. >> people are so upset about it, no kidding, they're literally shooting their televisions. linsey davis explains why. >> reporter: monday night, brandy got high praise for her high kick. >> the couple with the lowest combined total of judges' scores and viewer votes is -- brandy and maks. >> i don't know how to feel right now. >> reporter: brandy wasn't the only one stunned. >> i'm so disappointed. >> reporter: brandy had 57 points out of 60. bristol had 53. even though bristol's consistently been at or near the bottom of the judges' leaderboard she managed to waltz her way right into the finals. >> to have opportunities like this show, to have fans that keep voting us in -- >> reporter: prosecutors say a man in wisconsin was so enraged he blasted his tv with a shotgun and sparked an all-night standoff with a s.w.a.t. team. >> this season has been crazy, let's be honest. it's been another one of those nights. >> reporter: the judges' scores are combined with viewer votes to decide who gets the boot. >> if you really want someone other than bristol to win, it's pretty easy. get on the phone, get texting, get on your computer. if you don't do that, you shouldn't complain. >> reporter: online people are calling for a boycott and for bristol to withdraw. we found hundreds of messages on the "dancing with the stars" message board suggesting a tea party conspiracy. one viewer wrote, "the voting has obviously shown it can be skewed by the political party maniacs." >> i think that people are voting for us because i'm relatable. they see the consistent improvement in my dancing. >> reporter: but is the show about most improved or best dancer? a study out last week suggests it could be political. republicans ranked "dancing with the stars" as their ninth favorite tv show. democrats didn't rate it in their top 15. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> hm, hm, hm. >> part of you has to hope that shooting your tv when you're watching something you don't like doesn't become a trend. >> that wouldn't be good for us, i don't think so. oh. terror trial. the eye-opening verdict for the man accused of bombing american embassies. why some lawmakers are angry. dynamic drug. new medicine to fight cholesterol. why it might work better than anything else. and, mickey's milestone. the famous mouse that's turning 82. >> oh, yeah! america has changed! >> it's thursday, november 18th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> mickey looks good for 82. >> our boss, he looks great for 82. >> that's right. >> it really is the anniversary. the first time "steamboat willie," who was mickey mouse, was shown in a theater in new york. this is a huge day. >> very cool. more details on that coming up and a lot more. good morning, everybody, happy thursday, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. the case viewed as a testing ground for trying terror suspects in civilian courts has ended in a stunning acquittal. >> prosecutors say the defendant was a bodyguard for osama bin laden who took part in the u.s. embassy bombings that killed more than 200 people. a jury in new york convicted him on just a single charge. abc's jason ryan is in washington with the latest. hi, jason. >> reporter: thank you, vinita and rob. a federal jury in new york has cleared the first guantanamo bay detainee to face trial in the united states on all but one of the 286 terrorism charges he faced for his role in the 1998 u.s. embassy bombings. the verdict could be a blow for the obama administration. and plans to try 9/11 mastermind khalid shaikh mohammed in a u.s. court. ahmed ghailani was accused of participating in the bombings of u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania and was found guilty on conspiracy charges to destroy buildings and property of the united states. but he was cleared of more severe terrorism offenses. the trial was to be a test case for other prosecutions of guantanamo bay detainees, including five of the 9/11 conspirators that are still being held at the facility. criticism of the verdict has already begun, with republican members of congress saying military commissions would have been a more effective way to handle the case. congressman peter king, the likely chairman of the house committee on homeland security, said he was disgusted that ghailani was acquitted of so many of the terrorism counts. a justice department spokesman said they had respect for the jury's verdict and they are pleased that ghailani faces a minimum of 20 years with no parole and a maximum penalty of life in prison when he is sentenced next year in january. rob and vinita? president obama is trying to drum up support for the nuclear treaty with russia at a white house meeting later today. former defense secretaries and secretaries of state from both parties will be there. the treaty was put in jeopardy earlier this week when a key republican lawmaker came out against it. secretary of state clinton says it is an urgent matter. >> this is not an issue that can afford to be postponed. so we think once we take that message with the urgency that you've heard from the three of us, we will get the votes and we will pass this treaty. >> the treaty would reduce the u.s. and russian arsenals of strategic warheads. it is one of the president's top foreign policy objectives. when the new congress meets in january the leadership of both parties will be the same. current speaker of the house nancy pelosi was elected by her colleagues to be the new minority leader yesterday. moderate democrat heath schuler challenged her, getting a few dozen votes. but there were no challenges to ohio republican john boehner, as was widely expected he was unanimously elected to be the next speaker of the house. his election came, ironically enough, on his 61st birthday. he is now promising a wiser, more focused leadership. senator lisa murkowski declared victory and says she will return to capitol hill for another six years. the alaska republican incumbent celebrated last night in anchorage. she becomes the first senator to win a write-in campaign in more than 50 years. despite republican pressure her tea party-backed challenger joe miller has not yet conceded. is sarah palin weighing a run for the white house in 2012? she now says she is huddling with her family and thinking it all over. one thing the former alaska governor says she does know is who would win. she made a prediction in an interview with our barbara walters. >> and i'm looking at the lay of the land now and trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it's a good thing. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> you can watch the entire interview with sarah palin on "barbara walters' ten most fascinating people" december the 9th at 10:00 p.m. eastern. the man in charge of keeping every airline flight safe is standing by those controversial security checks even in the face of some outspoken criticism. >> the tsa chief says no matter what happens at airports over this thanksgiving holiday, security policies are not going to change. john hendren has more now. hi, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. it turns out that extra attention you may have noticed at the airport security line isn't routine at all. the nation's top transportation security official says his agency has recently discovered major gaps. the federal government now says there's good reason for heightened airport security. in government tests, transportation security administration chief john pistole told congress federal agents have routinely been able to smuggle banned items on planes. >> so the intelligence, coupled with the repeated covert testing, led me to conclude that we needed to be more thorough. >> reporter: that explains the rise in the use of those full-body scanners which some critics call an electronic strip search, and intimate pat-downs that pilots equate with sexual molestation. that prompted passenger protests like this one. >> if you touch my junk i'm going to have you arrested. >> reporter: after a flood of complaints, one group won't have to undergo intensified searches. >> children 12 and under are exempted from the enhanced pat-downs. >> reporter: tsa officials say they're working on a system to exempt pilots, who already undergo extensive security checks. asked if pat-downs make him uncomfortable, pistole said -- >> yeah, so it was more invasive than what i was used to. >> reporter: but, he added, they're necessary. almost 400 body scan machines have been deployed in u.s. airports. magnetometers can identify metal but bombs can be made of liquid and other hard to detect materials. the government continues to receive intelligence suggesting terrorists are intent on smuggling bomb components on planes bound for the u.s. the heightened security could hardly come at a worse time for the travel industry. airlines and travel agents say they're now worried people will start canceling their holiday trips, depressing an already downtrodden economy. rob and vinita? one of those political robo calls triggered the evacuation of several buildings at ft. bragg. army officials apparently mistook the automated call, which was in a haitian creole language, to be a bomb threat. the military and federal investigators looked into the matter and concluded the call appeared to be a call to vote from a haitian political action committee. former reality tv producer bruce beresford-redman has been ordered to remain behind bars until his hearing. he's accused of killing his wife at a resort in mexico. court documents unsealed tuesday reveal they argued in the hours before her murder. miriam hernandez reports from los angeles. >> reporter: hollywood producer bruce beresford-redman appeared before a magistrate in the same t-shirt and blue jeans he had on when he was arrested. his only words in the hearing, "yes, your honor," to confirm his name. mexican federal police accuse beresford-redman of aggravated homicide in the death of his wife monica. he was their sole suspect, yet it took 7 1/2 months to gather the evidence and clear the red tape to have the fbi and u.s. marshal service arrest him. monica's sisters were in court to watch. >> this is just the beginning we are here, ready to keep on fighting for the justice for my sister and for the love that we have for her. >> it's not our job to identify another suspect. but there certainly have been other crimes committed in that area, and in particular, that same hotel. there were two other homicides at that same hotel. so we think that the police certainly should have looked for other suspects before they arrested our client. >> reporter: bruce's father had no comment leaving the courthouse. the federal complaint alleges that bruce had an affair. the trip to a cancun resort was to patch things up but they fought as monica learned he was still in touch with the mistress. witnesses say they saw fighting, heard screams, and the sound of something being dragged in the room at 6:00 a.m. bruce allegedly gave conflicting stories about the noise. first, that they had fought about the children's behavior. then, that it was their 3-year-old playing a noisy game. he claimed monica went shopping later that same morning and never came back. he waited until the next day to report her missing. >> there is no happy ending on this. you know? it's just the hope for -- to get where we need to go so justice is served. but really, there is no happy ending here. >> reporter: this is miriam hernandez reporting for abc news. a 9-year-old boy is now being called a hero after saving his family from a fire. jeremy quinn was the only one who smelled smoke when his lexington, kentucky, home went up in flames. it happened around 2:00 a.m. yesterday. he woke up his grandmother and got her out of the smoky house. he then threw a cinderblock through the window. it helped save his two brothers. a brave little boy. >> smart little boy too. >> no kidding. here's a look at your weather. winds calm down here in the northeast. cooler with scattered showers in pittsburgh, buffalo and cleveland. thunderstorms in south florida. another foot of snow in the cascades. rain from northern california up to seattle. rain and mountain snow in the northern rockies. >> meanwhile, 45 in billings. 55 in boise. fargo and minneapolis hover around the 30-degree mark. mostly 40s from kansas city to detroit. 56 in boston. 63 in atlanta. and 69 out in new orleans. you will need a whole lot more than a shovel and pail if you want your sand castle to measure up on a florida beach. >> this sand sculpting competition was anything but child's play. 20 master sculptors descended on fiesta key beach to carve out these very elaborate creations. >> the sculptors worked in two-person teams and the winners received $18,000 in prize money. i was expecting to see mermaids and whatnot. i guess this is more like a plaque display. >> must have. i'd love to go kick it and make a mess. i guess that wouldn't be in the spirit of the competition. >> this sand looks so white because it's 99% quartz. the benefit of that is your feet stay cool so you can at least kick without a hot foot. >> that's very good stuff to know, thank you very much. beautiful white sands of the gulf coast. we'll be right back with more after this. if you fight to sleep in the middle of the night, why go one more round ? you don't need a rematch, but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba receptors associated with sleep. lunesta helps you get the restful sleep you need. lunesta has some risk of dependency. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until 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>> oh, wow. more of that. abababababababababb now a birthday wish for a true character. on november 19th, 1928, the world was first introduced to one and the only mickey mouse. >> the 82 years since, mickey has become one of the biggest icons in entertainment history. for more we go in the "abc news vault" on this date, 1988. >> gosh, it really is a small world after all. >> reporter: 60 years old and still his voice hasn't changed. it was november the 18th, 1928, when "steamboat willie" starring mickey made its debut in the moviehouses of america. the country would soon sink into the depression and a laugh now and then was important medicine. before very long, audiences would threaten to boycott any movie theater which didn't have a mickey cartoon on the bill. >> mickey mouse provided comic relief. he's a happy character. he's entertaining. i think he raised the spirits and brought some sunshine into the people's lives. >> reporter: mickey mouse was conceived in the mind of walt disney. but he was born to the pen of animator ub iwerks. the "steamboat willie" cartoon with mickey mouse was the first cartoon ever to have synchronized sound. but that's not all it had. one of mickey's early animators was ward kimball. >> i think mickey succeeded because of walt's genius at making a little story. most of the films at that time, in the late '20s, they just had gags one after another. but he always insisted on a story for mickey. >> reporter: 60 years ago, mickey was kind of crude. and for that matter, somewhat undernourished. >> like everybody, i've changed a bit over the years. at first i was kind of scrawny. but as my pictures caught on, i put on a little weight, got kind of rounder. >> reporter: mickey's pictures began to catch on in a very big way in the 1930s. 87 movies in that decade alone. 119 overall. they've been seen virtually everywhere. and, in time, like a lot of other folks in show business, he made it easier for his friends to succeed. goofy and pluto. donald duck. he was never very certain about marriage, but he has been particularly faithful to minnie. >> minnie! >> reporter: today's children have other choices. but for many of us growing up, these were among the first sounds of the alphabet. ♪ m-i-c-k-e-y m-o-u-s-e >> reporter: for children who grow up on cartoons there is an insidious dimension to many of them. violence. >> and because it was cast in the guise of humor, many people ignore it or think that it has no effect. but if you look at the research it clearly does and children copy that aggression. >> reporter: as he's grown older mickey mouse has slowed down a little bit. he's only made one movie in the last 20 years. these days he tends to stay fairly close to home. though he's always got a moment for yet another generation of wide-eyed children. for the children who are now parents, he's a dewy-eyed reminder that life was somehow simpler then. >> oh, yeah. america has changed. why, there aren't any more streetcars. and a pack of gum costs more. but one thing hasn't changed, and that's folks love to laugh and smile. and that's what i love in everybody. >> of course we are all business here at "world news now." we should point out obviously disney is the parent company of abc. mickey has evolved a lot over the years. >> he has, not only in look but also in name. did you know originally the mouse was going to be called mortimer. walt disney's wife said, too formal, let's make it mickey mouse. >> mickey works better. let's look at all the incarnations. >> some crazier than others. >> we're all business here at "world news now." happy birthday, mickey. mick originally they planned on naming him -- but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba receptors associated with sleep. lunesta helps you get the restful sleep you need. lunesta has some risk of dependency. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities while asleep without remembering it the next day have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations, or confusion. in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide, may occur. alcohol may increase these risks. allergic reactions such as tongue or throat swelling occur rarely and may be fatal. side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, dizziness, and morning drowsiness. stop fighting with your sleep. ask your doctor if lunesta is right for you. get lunesta for a co-pay as low as zero dollars at lunesta.com discover a restful lunesta night. . "world news now" delivers your "morning papers." >> well. >> you didn't see the last segment, you have no idea why we're doing this. it will all make sense later. >> not really. >> no. >> mickey's birthday, that's what we're doing. >> happy 82nd. >> so the broke romeo has finally been captured. this guy was wining and dining his girlfriend at some of the most expensive restaurants around the uk to a tune of something like $5,000. he would take her, they'd have the foie gras and the cocktails, everything else, get to the desserts, say we're going to nip out real quick and grab a cigarette, then just walk out on the bill. it happened at nine different restaurants. when i say these were hefty bills, one was $965. one was $1,022. they finally caught up with the guy and there he is. the foodie fiend was arrested. it's funny because when i read this story i thought, we're giving people a lot of ideas. >> no kidding. that's why i take my dates to mcdonald's. not those high tabs. this guy here, this is a special case. i love wonderful criminals, always finding a creative way out of their crimes. this guy from "the observer reporter" in washington, this guy apparently stole jewelry from his 81-year-old mother. they put him in jail because the reports of stolen jewelry came in. they found him because apparently homeboy swallowed the jewelry. they recovered two rings from him. now they're saying, wait a minute, more jewelry is missing. they're thinking he may have swallowed two tennis bracelets as well. look at that picture, he does look a little backed up. but that's how he did it -- >> he looks like -- >> he doesn't look comfortable. yeah. so he ate mama's jewelry. >> i don't want to hear how they're going to -- >> this is funny. i have this. the police guy said, two tennis bracelets are missing, we are in a holding pattern, we're waiting to see the results of what else turns up. he's refused medical attention but i can't imagine swallowing the jewelry can be good for you. >> so listen to this. you're not even going to believe it. a 56-year-old mother, especially in light of everything that's happened with tsa recently. this woman's a bonehead. this 56-year-old mother basically wanted to stop her daughter from marrying a guy, a moroccan guy. they're about to board a flight from moscow to morocco and the mom calls up a fake terrorist threat. >> oh, lady. >> the russian woman basically disapproved of her daughter flying to morocco to get married, she tried to stop the impending nuptials. she said there was a fake bomb on the plane, even worse she told police her daughter was the suicide bomber planning to blow up the jet. wonderful parenting. >> mother-in-laws stink. >> she went on to be charged as a telephone terrorist. the kicker is the daughter did go on to get married, no matter the camera phone? man: i did. do you wanna go first? i've been waiting for this all day. ok, this is from... aunt stacey. introducing chase quickdeposit. just photograph 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u.s. taxpayers could be about $13 billion richer when the market opens a few hours from now. that is when general motors' shares start trading on the new york stock exchange. >> the u.s. treasury is unloading more than 400 million shares as part of the initial public offering. chris bury has more on that from lansing, michigan. >> reporter: in l.a., gm took the wraps off its hottest new models just as wall street warmed up to a stock offering so big, it may set a record. >> it's incredible levels of demand. we are seeing almost daily increases in how many shares are going to be selling. >> reporter: not bad for a car company that drove itself into a ditch less than two years ago. >> tonight, fallen titan. >> reporter: back then, three generations of the green family -- factory workers for half a century -- watched the president outline a $50 billion rescue plan. >> it would be good for american workers. >> reporter: mike green, a union official, his retired father, and son, about to be laid off. we sat down with them again. >> a year and a half ago it was a sad day for me. but things are on the upside and i'm excited. >> reporter: he was rehired. now all three want in on the new gm stock. >> yeah, i'm going to invest in my future. >> you bought? >> absolutely. >> reporter: now a far more efficient gm is making money for the first time in six years. gm's recovery has come at a steep price, and even a successful stock offering won't recover all of the $50 billion the taxpayers invested. over the next few years, the government plans to sell off its remaining stake in the company the green family still banks on for its future. chris bury, abc news, lansing, michigan. late last night, treasury secretary tim geithner praised general motors. but as chris mentioned in his report, taxpayers are still less than halfway from breaking even on the $50 billion government investment in that company. analysts say gm's stock price would need to increase 47% to reach a break-even point for taxpayers. the first guantanamo detainee to face civilian trial has been cleared of all but one of nearly 300 counts stemming from u.s. embassy bombings in africa. the defense claimed ahmed ghailani was duped into helping al qaeda. the jury in new york found him guilty of conspiracy to destroy u.s. property, a charge that carries a minimum of 20 years in prison. a trial had been set as a test for obama administration push for civilian trials over military tribunals. as we know, millions of americans are getting ready to fly for the upcoming thanksgiving holiday, but that debate over intrusive airport security continues to rage. >> federal officials are defending the tougher procedures, saying there is good reason for them. john hendren has the details. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. if you've been wondering why security's gotten even tighter at the nation's airports, here's why. federal agents have been testing the system and they found they have been able to routinely smuggle in banned items. that explains the rise in use of those full-body scanners which some critics call electronic strip search, and those intimate pat-downs some pilots equate with sexual molestation. transportation security administration chief john pistole says children under 12 will be exempted from the pat-down. that comes after a flood of complaints. >> it is ridiculous that 100% of the people are being put through that's very intrusive measures when you know that 100% of the people are not risks. >> reporter: tsa officials say they're working on a system to exempt pilots, who already undergo extensive security checks. asked if the pat-downs make him uncomfortable, pistole said yes, but they're necessary. >> so the intelligence, coupled with the repeated covert testing, led me to conclude that we needed to be more thorough. >> reporter: the government continues to receive intelligence suggesting terrorists are intent on smuggling bomb components on planes bound for the u.s. so far, almost 400 body scan machines have been deployed in u.s. airports. that's in addition to magnetometers which can detect metal but fail to detect bombs made with liquids and other hard to detect materials. president obama will try to rally support for the nuclear treaty with russia when he hosts a major meeting at the white house later today. former defense secretaries and secretaries of state from both parties are expected to attend the high-level meeting. the future of this treaty was put in jeopardy earlier this week when a key republican lawmaker came out against it. meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton said a delay threatens national security. >> for anyone to think that we can postpone it or we can avoid it is, i'm afraid, vastly underestimating the continuing threat that is posed to our country. >> what happens if we don't ratify the treaty? i think that seriously undermines the credibility of the american government. >> the treaty would shrink the u.s. and russian arsenals of strategic warheads and would also restart on the ground inspections that stopped when a previous treaty expired nearly a year ago. lisa murkowski has pulled off a major accomplishment. she becomes the first senator to win a write-in campaign in more than half a century. murkowski, the incumbent, finally declared victory in the alaska senate race last night in anchorage. her tea party-backed challenger joe miller has not yet conceded but republicans in the state are asking him to respect the will of the voters and withdraw. in the house, the balance of power has officially shifted. but the leadership of both parties is staying the same. ohio republican and the current house minority leader john boehner was elected by his colleagues to be the next speaker of the house. it's been expected for weeks. on top of that, outgoing speaker democrat nancy pelosi will be the minority leader when the new congress convenes in january. her victory came after fighting off a challenge from moderate democrat heath schuler. >> truly making a difference within our caucus. to ensure that the moderates are heard within the caucus and that we have a seat at the table. to get that many votes, i mean, that's a lot better than we expected. >> reporter: after being elected speaker, boehner told fellow republicans that the gop will be wiser and more focused on the priorities of the people than the democrats. the makers of those controversial alcoholic energy drinks that we've been hearing about for so long now have two weeks to respond to a banning order from the fda. >> as we first reported yesterday morning, the most well-known of those drinks, four loko, has already announced changes to its beverages. t.j. winick joins us with the latest details. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. the head of the fda told me this is about protecting the public and that drinks which combine caffeine and alcohol simply are not safe. they are two ingredients that have been adding up to trouble. >> so we just started feeling -- just really bad. >> reporter: the fda's top doc announced an effective ban on energy drinks that contain both alcohol and caffeine, calling the caffeine an unsafe food additive. the makers of one of the drinks, four loko, already announced they would remove the caffeine from the drinks. and only sell the alcoholic version. in a statement, the combination of alcohol and caffeine is safe, but that they didn't want to deal with a difficult and politically charged regulatory environment at both the state and federal levels. >> the caffeine can mask the signs of intoxication. it can make you feel like you're wide awake, that you aren't drunk, but in fact, your senses are impaired. >> reporter: in washington state, where a four loko ban goes into effect thursday, cans are flying off the shelves. jason harman wanted two cases before it's all gone. >> i don't want to drive out of state or wherever just to get them. just stock up now while i have the money. >> reporter: the ban comes too late for joe and vicki, who are suing four loko. on september 17th they claim their son jason, wired and drunk on the energy drink, accidentally shot himself in the head. having deemed them a health risk, the government can seize energy drinks which combine caffeine and alcohol if companies continue to make them. the search is on this morning in southern rhode island for a bear with an apparent sweet tooth. the big fellow went into a trap that was loaded with doughnuts and meat. he took the doughnuts but left the meat behind. then managed to break out of the trap. wildlife experts are anxious to catch the bear because he may have killed several sheep. here's a look at your thursday forecast. another foot of snow in the cascades. rain in the pacific northwest, northern california, idaho, and montana. showers and thunderstorms in south florida. calmer in the northeast. scattered showers in pittsburgh, buffalo, and cleveland. >> mid 50s from boston to baltimore. cooler in the midwest with highs in the 40s from kansas city to detroit. a wet 44 in seattle. 55 in boise. 63 out in sacramento. well, it was a long and winding road trip through 14 countries without a single puff of carbon dioxide. >> an electric sports car just wrapped up a 16,000-mile journey from alaska to a part of argentina, the world's southernmost city. the car, developed in london, can reach top speeds of 124 miles an hour. >> the team had to find places to plug in along the way. their 78 days of driving included two fender benders, rock slides, sub-zero temperatures and scorching heat. >> man. staying green even at that kind of speed. >> they're so clever. they figure out a way to double the amount of power the car would typically have. they took two electric motors in the rear and figured out a way to convert electrical energy into mechanical motion. for all you dorks out there, and me. interesting, isn't it? >> very interesting. we'll be right back with more right after this. 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here's wabc's m.j.berkus. >> reporter: the reverend cedric miller knows he's not exactly preaching to the choir. but facebook, he insists, is ruining marriages and tearing families apart. >> a connection is made and it starts platonic, hi, how are you, how are you doing, i used to like you in high school or college. hey, why did we break up? before you know it, connections are being made, and sooner or later the other spouse finds out and it ends up in my office. your marriage is in shambles. >> reporter: in his sermon this sunday, the reverend miller says he'll urge his congregation to consider dumping their facebook accounts. married church officers who refuse will be asked to resign. >> first we ask them, get a family page. or, at a minimum, make sure your spouse has your log-in so there's accountability and there's openness, so forth and so on. but that didn't stop the issues from coming. i'm asking the leaders to lead by example and just get off. >> reporter: it's a message that resonates with elliot, who says facebook nearly wrecked his can marriage. >> facebook got a little ugly in my life. and there were friends that i didn't know were there. and they knew i was married. and since then i've deleted my facebook page. my wife and i have set up a family page. >> do you think he would be happy if everyone in this room dumped facebook? >> i think he'd be very happy. >> reporter: reverend miller has been married to the same woman for nearly 30 years and admits he's had a facebook page of his own. but he is determined to lead by example. >> i am suggesting strongly to everybody, just don't set yourself up. get off of it completely. >> wow. it may sound a little extreme but listen to this. the american academy of matrimonial lawyers says 81% of its members have used or been faced with evidence taken from facebook, myspace, twitter and other sites in divorce cases in the last five years. >> it's so new, they're saying divorce lawyers, they don't even have protocol for litigating things that appeared on facebook if there's infidelity. there's no rules for how to take something from a social network. >> those who have networked too much. coming up, the bakery promising all of the flavors of thanksgiving. >> all of the flavors. you'll find out just how special these cupcakes are, a taste test coming up next. pecial these cupcakes are, a taste test coming up next. thanksgiving of course is about a lot of things. it's about being grateful, it's about great football, and of course tons and tons of eating. why sit down to a full meal when you can get all those incredible thanksgiving flavors in one bite? >> i think you know where this is headed. a company in los angeles has taken the thanksgiving experience and put it all into a single cupcake. to celebrate turkey day this year, yummy cupcakes co-owner and executive chef tiffany came up with interesting gourmet flavors. we do have one that's a turkey and gravy cupcake. it's right here. first we're going to sample some of the more traditional ones. >> this flavor, i'm looking at interesting things over here. this is called a marshmallow brown sugar yam. do you want to taste test that? >> i'll take that, that sounds easy. they said that this one is done with hints of real brown sugar, and this is a marshmallow buttercream topped with toasted marshmallow sugar and fresh walnuts. essentially everything that's wonderful about the pies in one bite. >> that sounds great. there is one flavored after a lime jell-o. a lime cupcake flavored with fresh lime zest -- >> that was really nice and sweet. >> the lime one is centered with a jiggly lime jell-o topped with homemade lime whipped cream. i think i'll try that. >> i think they wanted us to do this without utensils -- >> to look as professional as possible. >> there's also one they did, a yam one. we did the yam one. the pumpkin pie one. this one you expect, cream cheese, a dollop of fresh whipped cream on this one as well. >> that sounds pretty good too. >> now we should do the piece de resistance? >> are you brave enough to try the turkey and gravy cupcakes? do you want to try it, jim? >> on the break. >> fresh cranberry relish, cream cheese frosting. they say they went through a lot of versions of this one. rob's going to try that while we go to break. >> oh, a minute left. i usually -- you know i eat -- >> you know what's cool about this chef, she says she has three kids. in the process of coming up with these new flavors, because they have traditional ones, she uses her kids to test out flavors. >> her kids must love what mommy does for a living. >> they're beautiful cupcakes as well. >> i tried a bite before the show. here we go. that's a cupcake. >> you can really taste the turkey flavor. they really make it taste like a sweet turkey. interesting. >> what you say is true, the turkey is not so much in the initial taste, but it's in that aftertaste going down. which is extra, extra delicious. >> if you're interested, yummycupcakes.com. they're working on a bloody mary one they've been trying to perfect. >> with alcohol? >> yes, and also a wasabi and horseradish cupcake due out next year. >> wow. >> the sweet ones are delicious. ds out you ate this -- you're busted. oooh! you ruined mom's tablecloth. not this time. what's that? my get out of jail free card. no way. you're busted. 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to propose. the romance was being translated into detailed planning. william and kate chaired a meeting of officials at clarence house. the first question, what kind of a wedding do they want? large or small? the couple are conscious of public expectations, in britain and abroad. but a royal wedding is a moment for national celebration. but a wedding on the lavish scale of william's mother and father is most unlikely. and st. paul's does not seem to be the focus of their attention. they're said to be mindful of the difficult economic conditions and to know this is a moment for the royal family to shoulder some of the costs. >> we're in a different era now. there are huge pressures on the public finances. i think the taxpayers don't want to see a lavish affair. they want to see costs kept down and the windsor family do have their own independent wealth. they could put that toward the cost of the wedding. >> reporter: william and kate's wedding is not a state wedding because he's not the next in line to the throne. they could if they wanted go for a much smaller ceremony and send a very public message that this wedding is different. if they did want to go for something smaller and send such a message, they could come here, to the guards chapel at wellington barracks, just a stone's throw from buckingham palace, the venue chosen by william and harry three years ago for the memorial service for their mother. but in all probability, william and kate will be guided by tradition. and tradition, 1,000 years of it, places westminster abbey high on the list of potential venues. william is expected to return to duty. we should know where the wedding will be and possibly when by the end of the week. we may also learn that much of the cost will be borne privately by the royal family. nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace. >> apparently kate was invited to spend the holidays with the queen and she said, i want to do one last christmas with my own family. one last christmas with my own family. stock sale. today's money-making move by a revved-up general motors. what it means to taxpayers and the economy. house divided. the democrat who wanted nancy pelosi's job as the republicans get ready for new leadership. and, controversial choice on "dancing with the stars." >> the season has been crazy, we should be honest. >> how an angry fan's police standoff is connected to the show. it's thursday, november 18th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i know "dancing with the stars" is a huge hit and it was big for this network and a lot of people have very passionate opinions about who should win. you all will not believe how far one dude took it because he was so displeased with how the last episode went down. it will blow your mind how he expressed his opinion. >> key words there being blow your mind. >> i didn't even catch that, yeah, that's true. >> thanks for being with us on this thursday, i'm vinita nair. >> i'm rob nelson. the u.s. treasury is expected to get a $13 billion boost this morning when general motors stock finally goes on sale. >> as diana alvear reports, the initial public offering could wind up as the biggest in history. >> reporter: general motors is gearing up to make history on wall street. the automaker's initial public offering, or ipo, sold $20 billion worth of shares at $33 a pop. investors can start trading them on the new york stock exchange on thursday morning. >> it's incredible levels of demand. we are seeing almost daily increases in how many shares are going to be selling. >> reporter: it's a major turnaround for a company that recently went through bankruptcy. >> this is a fundamentally different company than what it was two years ago. the cost structure is radically lower. it used to be general motors would break even in the united states if they sold 4 million cars a year. now they'll break even if they sell 2 million cars a year. >> reporter: a far more efficient gm unveiled new models at the los angeles auto show and the company is making money again. analysts say the ipo could raise up to a record $23 billion if every share offered is snapped up. that will go a long way toward reimbursing the $50 billion taxpayers invested in the bailout. >> the impetus is on getting out as quickly as possible and thanks to the company's performance and the market that looks like it can happen very, very quickly indeed. >> reporter: over the next few years the government plans to sell off its remaining stake in gm. diana alvear, abc news, los angeles. the obama administration is pleased with general motors' rapid financial comeback but sales figures released by the government show that taxpayers are still less than halfway to the break-even point to recover the $50 billion federal investment. analysts are looking for gm shares to increase in value by 47% before the automaker breaks even. the house ethics committee will discuss possible punishments for congressman charlie rangel today. the veteran new york democrat was found guilty by the committee earlier this week. rangel could now face a house vote deploring his conduct, a fine, or the loss of certain privileges. alaska senator lisa murkowski is celebrating a rare victory this morning. she is the first senator to win a write-in campaign in more than five decades. the republican incumbent returned to anchorage last night to finally declare victory in the race. her tea party challenger joe miller who was backed by sarah palin has not yet conceded but party leaders are calling on him to do so. when the next congress begins in january the gop will be in charge of the house. but the leadership of both parties there will be the same. john hendren has results of yesterday's republican and democratic elections. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: for the democrats, the captain did not go down with the ship. >> how would your ratings be if $75 million were spent against you? >> reporter: house democrats were devastated at the ballot box, losing more than 60 seat and control of the house. but they re-elected some familiar faces. >> i'm proud to be part of this leadership team. our consensus is that we go out there listening to the american people. it's about jobs, it's about reducing the deficit, and it's about fighting for the middle class. >> reporter: nancy pelosi goes from house speaker to minority leader. steny hoyer from majority leader to minority whip. james clyburn from whip to a newly created post, assistant minority leader. it happened despite an insurgent run against pelosi by heath schuler, conservative blue dog democrat who netted an impressive 43 votes to pelosi's 150. >> it's about truly making a difference in our caucus. to ensure that the moderates are heard within the caucus and that we have a seat at the table. to get that many votes, that's a lot better than we expected. >> reporter: republicans awarded the men who led them to victory at the polls. unanimously picking ohio congressman john boehner as the next speaker of the house and eric cantor as the number two republican, going from minority whip to majority leader. because the house speaker is next in line in presidential succession after vice president, the full house has to vote on boehner's selection but that is usually a formality. john hendren, abc news, washington. a florida woman who visited haiti is now the first american known to have died from the impoverished country's crisis with cholera. meanwhile, haitian protesters took to the streets for a third day of anti-u.n. demonstrations. they blame u.n. peacekeepers for spreading the disease. more than 1,000 haitians have died in the cholera outbreak. things got rough at protests against tuition hikes for university of california students. the clashes on a san francisco campus took place after students tried to get into a university board of regents meeting. all of their anger stems from a plan to increase student fees by $822. 13 people, most of them students, were taken into custody. >> an officer started hitting me more, then an officer came over, took a pepper spray canister and sprayed us all. >> i understand there's real passion and emotion. but you know, all we can hope for is that they -- you know, that everybody behaves. >> four officers were injured. one of them had to be treated at a hospital. very interesting story here. surprising findings this morning from a new survey on marriage. just released by "time" magazine. the poll shows that 40% of americans believe marriage is an obsolete institution, up from 28% back in 1979. the survey also shows that wedded couples are wealthier than unmarried couples with incomes about 41% higher. and just 28% of americans say there is only one true love for each person. conventional wisdom not necessarily being believed anymore these days. interesting. here's a look at your thursday forecast. stormy out west. another day of heavy snow in the cascades. rain in seattle, 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you'd think america's airports have turned into one big peep show. where hordes of unsuspecting passengers are being groped and molested. >> how is it the freest country in the history of the world is now subjecting their citizens to panty pat-downs? >> reporter: the field generals in this crusade against the tsa and its full-body scanners and enhanced pat-downs include a random passenger with a camera, a toddler, and a talk show host. john tyner from san diego is now known worldwide as the "don't touch my junk" guy for this video he recorded of his own tsa close encounter. >> it was just frightening. >> reporter: meg mcclain, a radio talk show host who claims she was singled out and handcuffed by the tsa. a moment captured on surveillance video. because she pushed back against the new security. >> they used full palms with fingers, they feel around your breasts, your genitalia. it's just completely dehumanizing. >> reporter: then there's the 3-year-old. a youtube video of a 3-year-old 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just a few weeks ago. finally, the palin family is no stranger to controversy and bristol palin is at the center of it yet again. this time for how she has danced her way into next week's "dancing with the stars" finale. >> people are so upset about it, no kidding, they're literally shooting their televisions. linsey davis explains why. >> reporter: monday night, brandy got high praise for her high kick. >> the couple with the lowest combined total of judges' scores and viewer votes is -- brandy and maks. >> i don't know how to feel right now. >> reporter: brandy wasn't the only one stunned. >> i'm so disappointed. >> reporter: brandy had 57 points out of 60. bristol had 53. even though bristol's consistently been at or near the bottom of the judges' leaderboard she managed to waltz her way right into the finals. >> to have opportunities like this show, to have fans that keep voting us in -- >> reporter: prosecutors say a man in wisconsin was so enraged he blasted his tv with a shotgun and sparked an all-night standoff with a s.w.a.t. team. >> this season has been crazy, let's be honest. it's been another one of those nights. >> reporter: the judges' scores are combined with viewer votes to decide who gets the boot. >> if you really want someone other than bristol to win, it's pretty easy. get on the phone, get texting, get on your computer. if you don't do that, you shouldn't complain. >> reporter: online people are calling for a boycott and for bristol to withdraw. we found hundreds of messages on the "dancing with the stars" message board suggesting a tea party conspiracy. one viewer wrote, "the voting has obviously shown it can be skewed by the political party maniacs." >> i think that people are voting for us because i'm relatable. they see the consistent improvement in my dancing. >> reporter: but is the show about most improved or best dancer? a study out last week suggests it could be political. republicans ranked "dancing with the stars" as their ninth 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