International space station while down below engineers are scrambling to find answers and solutions to a critical breakdown. Abcs Clayton Sandell is right there where the decisions are being made. Houston station reporter tonight engineering a tricky repair job, 230 miles above the ground. What is actually going wrong reporter Mission Control today troubleshooting how to fix a faulty critical component, one of two cooling loops that keep the station from dangerously overheating. A valve in one of them is stuck, forcing the six astronauts on board to rely on the duplicate. Now theres no backup if that fails, too. This is a position we dont want to be in longterm. Reporter during their Daily Briefing nasa said for now the two americans, three russians and one japan astronaut living on the station are not in danger. Weve got a good stable configuration, the crew is in good shape. Reporter engineers say they have two options, first upload new software to reboot that stuck valve. If that doesnt work theyll have to swap it for a spare during a risky emergency space walk. About another two feet. Reporter astronaut Doug Wheelock replaced this very same part in 2010 during his own space walk. How dangerous is it if they do have to go and do it . I like to always say that whenever we open that hatch and send people outside its always dangerous. Reporter another problem, nasa suspended space walks in july after water that was supposed to keep italian astronaut Luca Parmitano cool leaked into his suit. He nearly drowned. My head is really wet. Reporter in a worst case scenario, the crew would have to evacuate on a soyuz capsule attached to the station. This is where the astronauts train to live and work on the station. Its the length of a football field. Were told that a decision on whether or not that space walk is a go or nogo is coming on monday. The bottom line is that houston has a problem but its one theyre confident they can fix. Diane . Clayton, i know youll be covering it throughout. Thank you so much, reporting in. Back here on earth and on americas highways. We are a nation that travels by bus, but today 52 motor coach lines were shut down by federal regulators who cited safety. Something to think about this holiday, as 700 million of us ride buses each year and thats 15 more than ride planes. What does today mean for all of us on the road . Abcs gio benitez now. Reporter they are the frightening and devastating bus crashes, this one in new york killing 15 and more recently two accidents in california and oregon leading to a huge crackdown today. In any dangerous bus crash theres a fear that passengers have no control. Millions of us share the road with these buses. Tonight from coast to coast 52 Bus Companies are not just under fire but have been shut down. Its those companies that continue to defy just basic safety principles, let alone National Standards and demonstrate a complete disregard. Really, they put profits before passenger safety. Reporter the government investigation, operation quick strike. Targets include those socalled curbside buses that take you from new york to philly, from l. A. To vegas, essentially anywhere, and used by millions across the country. A lot of kids coming home from school using motor coaches. Seniors traveling on excursion trips, scouts, band school trips, kids trips to our nations capital. Over and over again you see motor coach travel. Reporter investigators found unsafe behavior, companywide failures and maintenance, inadequate drug and Alcohol Testing for bus drivers and lots of hours on the road with little rest. The department of transportation has now launched its own smart phone app. Its called safer bus. It tells you about serious violations and if a company is even allowed to operate. The bus industry supports todays shutdown saying unsafe Bus Companies are responsible for more than half of deadly accidents in the last year, but that the majority of Bus Operators are safe. Gio benitez, abc news, new york. And the entire list of Companies Shut down today is on our website. Next, the deep freeze gripping much of the nation, that bitter cold and all that ice turning this into one of the most hazardous times for anyone walking out the door. Heres abcs ron claiborne. Reporter tiz the season for slipping, sliding and falling. This week has been brutally cold in much of the country as we showed you last night. Its been about 30 seconds and watch what happens, pure ice. Reporter with so many streets and sidewalks, parks and yards turned into virtual hockey rinks, hundreds of people have been sent to the hospital with injuries from falling on ice or hard packed snow. The most common things are going to be ankle injuries, wrist injuries, knee and elbow. Reporter there are ways to at least minimize your risk of falling on ice. Walk cautiously with knees bent and keep your hands out of your pockets so theyre free to break your fall if you fall. Wear smart shoes with grooved rubber or neoprene soles. If the ice is bad enough consider attaching ice grips. Wear sunglasses on sunny days to make it easier to see slippery surfaces. Dont forget to remove snow and ice from the bottom of the soles of your shoes. Once youre inside a wet sole indoors can be just as slippery as an icy patch outside. The difference between a fall in the summertime and a fall on an icy surface is going to be how dense and hard the ground is that you are striking. Reporter a pratfall on a slick surface may seem funny but sometimes its no joke. Ron claiborne, abc news, new york. Our thanks to ron. Now to washington d. C. And a giant vote tonight. The budget deal, that compromise, passed the house of representatives. But the vote wasnt only about the budget. It was about gridlock and leadership and some republicans taking a stand against hardline tea party tactics. Abcs jeff zeleny now with the power players. Reporter are these the first shots in a war within the Republican Party . Are you kidding me . Reporter Speaker John Boehner finally saying no to the tea party by passing an historic budget deal tonight that offers modest budget cuts but keeps the government open. Some Tea Party Groups are calling this a sellout bill, that you are compromising too much. I came here to cut the size of the government. Thats exactly what this bill does. When you criticize something and you have no idea what youre criticizing, it undermines your credibility. Reporter paul ryan, the architect of the budget deal under fire, too. Paul ryan, the conservative star of the party sold out. Look, if you want to get things done, you have to be willing to be criticized by everybody. Republicans dont run everything. Were the Minority Party right now, so you have to find a way to work with the other side of the aisle to make the government work. Reporter the tea party and far right have led the party for nearly three years. Tonight, they see this deal is doing too little to cut the nations debt. The Republican Party is absorbed, is consumed with eliminating any conservative influence. The government doesnt just mean passing laws. The new plan that spends more. Reporter paul broun, a georgia congressman, is running for senate and away from his party. This bill does all the things ive been fighting against. Reporter it pass overwhelmingly, opening a new fight for the soul of the gop. Jeff zeleny, abc news, capitol hill. We head overseas now to north korea and that deadly family feud. We showed you the pictures, the unpredictable leader kim jongun, a few feet away his mentor and uncle later simply erased from the photograph. Tonight state run media in north korea says the uncle has been executed as a traitor, adding to the mystery inside that country. From china an update on the terrible smog weve been showing you there. Smog so thick its hard to see the sun or even traffic lights. Tonight chinese Officials Say it is so bad pilots have to be prepared to land by instruments only. In south africa today thousands waited on line to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela as the questions intensified about that sign Language Interpreter, the man who was just inches from president obama. Tonight new revelations about his mental state. Abcs Alex Marquardt is there with him. Reporter as president obama paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, the man standing just three feet away says he was having schizophrenic hallucinations. Tonight, sign Language Interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie told us he was seeing angels. When did you know something was wrong that day in the stadium . Its when i see the angels coming into the stadium. You saw angels coming down into the stadium . Yes. Reporter jantjie says he kept going, making signs we now know werent real words. Jantjie admits hes suffered schizophrenia in the past. Have you had episodes in the past where youve been violent . Yes. But now its under control because im under medication. Were you under medication on the day of the Memorial Service . Absolutely. Reporter jantjie was given accreditation by the organizers but wasnt screened by the u. S. Secret service. In fact, he said he was hired just the day before for an event attended by more than 100 current and former heads of state. The South African government told abc news they dont actually know what qualification jantjie has and admitted it was a mistake to hire him. His employers have vanished. In a statement to abc, the secret Service Tonight blamed the organizers and downplayed the threat to the president s safety, arguing agents are always close by. Given that you are disabled, that you have these attacks, that you were seeing angels that day, do you think you should have been on that stage with those president s . Absolutely. Reporter jantjie says he was honored to stand next to president obama, but tonight many are asking just how he was able to do that. Alex marquardt, abc news, soweto, south africa. Next right here tonight, bottle or tap, some real answers as a Record Number of americans buy water like this from bottles. Is it really healthier than tap water . Wait until you see what wins our challenge. Fresher. Smoother. Feels cleaner. And new science about james bond tonight. Vodka martini. Shaken or stirred . Like i give a damn. Tonight something we never knew about 007. Were back in just two minutes. See who does good work and compare costs. It doesnt usually work that way with health care. But with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, Treatment Options and estimates for how much ill pay. 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A nonscientific throwdown about taste. They didnt know what they were drinking but they knew what they thought. Tell me if you prefer the taste of a or b. I prefer b. What is it you like about a . Feels cleaner. Why do you like b more . Fresher. Reporter results in a minute. Now that more serious question. Do you think bottled water is healthier, better for you . Environmental advocate mae wu says think again. Weve done studies that show that bottled water is no more safe or clean than regular tap water. But there is more testing of bottled water than tap water, isnt there . Actually, there is more testing of tap water than bottled water. Reporter thats right. By federal rules they test tap water for more than 100 compounds every day, with results online for you to read. Bottled water doesnt have to do that, though some claim they exceed federal requirements. Bottled water is a safe, healthy, convenient product. Consumers like the fresh taste. Reporter which brings us back to our taste test. The results. Almost a perfect split. 11 chose bottled. Nine chose new york tap. Half of all bottled water including leading brands dasani and aquafina is tap water thats been purified. A marketing triumph. This new jersey mother of five buys cases each week. Between 40 and 60 a month. 500 a year. Reporter she says they never drink tap. I feel like im doing something healthy for my kids. Reporter they say their local tap water just doesnt taste good, so we gave the family the same taste test. Water one or water two . Two. Two. I would go with two. Reporter you probably already guessed, the winner is good old new jersey tap water. Oh, my word. Im going to save money. Reporter dr. Richard besser, abc news, new york. And when we come back, close your eyes and listen. Do you know who this is . Ill have a Blue Christmas do you really know . Prepare to be surprised in our instant index. [ male announcer ] your eyes. 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James bond and his famous favorite drink. British researchers did the martini math and combed through original books to add up the alcohol content imbibed by 007. On average he drank 92 shots of alcohol a week which would have made him a very wobbly action hero, if he could act at all. We invite you to close your eyes and see if you know who this is. Ill have a Blue Christmas without you hard to believe it is not elvis. His name is david thibault, a french canadian. Hes just 16 years old. Look, we put his hip swivel up against the kings. Working on his magic. We spoke to david today. He says his grandfather taught him to love elvis as a little boy and hes been singing ever since. When we return, one of the most important things you and your family may ever do together. Were talking about the conversation. Es and gentlemen im here to say a few words about the power of baking stuff with nestle toll house morsels. You can heal a broken heart with a bundt cake. 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Prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. Because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. Plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. Celebrex can be taken with or without food. And its not a narcotic. You and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks. All prescription nsaids, like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen and meloxicam have the same cardiovascular warning. They all may increase the chance of heart attack or stroke, which can lead to death. This chance increases if you have Heart Disease or risk factors such as high Blood Pressure or when nsaids are taken for long periods. Nsaids, like celebrex, increase the chance of serious skin or allergic reactions or stomach and intestine problems, such as bleeding and ulcers, which can occur without warning and may cause death. Patients also taking aspirin and the elderly are at increased risk for stomach bleeding and ulcers. Dont take celebrex if you have bleeding in the stomach or intestine, or had an asthma attack, hives, other allergies to aspirin, nsaids or sulfonamides. Get help right away if you have swelling of the face or throat, or trouble breathing. Tell your doctor your medical history. And find an Arthritis Treatment for you. Visit celebrex. Com and ask your doctor about celebrex. For a body in motion. And finally tonight, so many of you have joined us here as a kind of family to talk about a truly important conversation. Our first report was last fall. We called this Estate Planning for the heart. All of us together, young and old, telling each other how we want to live right to the end. And you sent us emails and photographs, sharing your stories. Tonight abcs bill ritter is back with our conversation together. Reporter your responses to our end of life planning story came in waves, wanting us to know, so many families were inspired by the jennings. Were not ready for you to go that soon. My golf swing is still good. [ laughs ] reporter with laughter they shared end of life wishes, grandpa norb saying he had a good life. I wouldnt prolong anything. Reporter but the real surprise was his grandson who had specific wishes should something happen to him. If there was no meaningful communication that i would want you to stop trying to intervene. Reporter its called the conversation and its turning into a movement. Talking about sex wont make you pregnant and talking about death wont kill you. Reporter crowds line up to listen to Alexandra Drane who is leading the charge. You only die once. Think about that for a second. Reporter she says have the conversation when death seems far away. My sisterinlaw died at thirtytwo. She was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer and she died seven months later. We had no idea what she wanted because we never thought we would need to. Reporter young doctors at kent hospital, breaking new ground and bringing the conversation to their healthy patients. Have you ever talked about this to your family before . No. I have never talked to anyone about it. Reporter doctors now know depression rates plummet in families that have had the conversation. They say you need to have two things. An advanced directive and a health care proxy, which answer legal questions about the type of care you want and who should be making the crucial decisions. This is all something of a philosophical uturn. This is turning away from the science and technology that we can keep people alive forever. Do you ever think, gosh, i wish we had done this years ago . We lost our way a little bit in the science, not thinking about the human nature of medical care. Reporter the conversation perhaps the perfect present in this holiday season. There is no greater gift that you can give to people that you love than caring for them in the way that they would want at the end of their lives. Bill ritter here right now. Bill . This really is a gift. Really to the people who survive us. Doctors tell us including our own rich besser, that the holidays are a perfect time, diane, families gather for this to happen. Im the perfect example of that. Last night my eldest daughter 21 years old home from college at dinner, i tell her the story is going to be on world news. She said, dad, its time for us to have a conversation. And you did . We had it right then and there. Youve always said the things to get started, find the sentence to get it started. I saw it on world news with diane sawyer. I think we should have that conversation. We have a whole list of how to get started on abcnews. Com. Look under the conversation. As you say, its a great thing to do for those who love you and for those you love. Thanks so much, bill. Youll see everybody online with more. We thank all of you for watching tonight. Were here at abcnews. Com. Nightline will be here later and ill be right back here again tomorrow night. Good night. Tonight a woman calls for Child Support help and gets a shocking answer. We have smoking guns tonight in the bart snafu. Documents prove a lucrative÷u pro vision neverccp should have been myqn a drugni dealer offers a wi bein sa why people push drugs. And were live÷u tonight inn bayq Area Food Bank urging to yu give where you live. I went to contact. She was calling with a questionzv anyone might have ha evening, everyone, im caroline johnson. Iet bills itself as california hottest chat line. An embarrassment has people looking for help from state government. Reporter cornell with a story againer yath a lot of xdchatter an abc7 news tipped us off to interest story. 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