Abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. 30. Pretty good. Thank you. And, abc 7 news continues now online on twitter, facebook and mobile devices with abc 7 news ap appreciate your time. For all of us, thank you for joining us. Jimmy kimmel live and on the cleats. Ive and another says shame two members of an 80s hair band died for newtons shoes. I actually dont like them at all. Its not that i like them. I do think they are ugly. But i respect his commitment to style. Okay. He has inserted it into every part of his life. He has, absolutely has. Thats fabulous. All right. All about it, cam. If its past your bedtime watching saints and panthers, we have a bit of advice. Do not call out sick. Its not that were trying to save your job, thats your own business, but a study says fridays are not the best time to ditch work. Obvious, right . Yeah. Market research firm, attest, figured out the perfect day and time to make the sick call as well as the top reason. Okay, ready . Get your pens out. The best day and time . 6 38 a. M. On a tuesday, and the number one reason . Stomach problems. Stomach problems is something that people they dont want too much information about it. Its a nonstarter. Stomach issues right now. Like saying im oh, im sick right now. A stomach problem . Its like im having female problems. Oh, oh, oh. Yeah. No. Just move on. Explosive diarrhea, nope, nope. Well, coming up, a case of road rage caught on tape. The panic call to 911 from a driver in arizona who says she was being tormented by a man in a vehicle. Were going to find out how it ended. And her name is mean khristine. Thats what they call her. Shes a facialist to the stars. Why her brutally honest and sometimes painful style has attracted a huge celebrity following. Remember, find us on facebook, wnnfans. Com and twitter abcwnn. Youre watching world news now. abcwnn. Youre watching world news now. But. My doctor recommended prilosec otc 7 years ago, 5 years ago, last week. 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The terrified driver called 911 and even screamed for help from other drivers as a man in a black sedan repeatedly slammed into her vehicle. Here is abcs kayna whitworth. A guys hitting into the back of me trying to kill me on the road. Hes flipping me off. Reporter an arizona woman says out of nowhere, she was the victim of violent road rage. She was driving in arizona when this man, who she never saw before, aggressively hit her car, and then started following her. Hes right behind me. Hitting me. Did he, did he hit your car . Yes, twice. Reporter but it didnt stop there. She says he kept hitting her car. And on the other end of that desperate 911 call, an operator trying to find her. I did start to feel a little helpless. I just needed to stay right there with her. Reporter suli calling out to other drivers for help as they dialed 911, as well. Hes going in both lanes, hes cutting in front of people. Reporter the suspect finally coming to a stop after crashing into a patrol car. 25 minutes of torment. I could have died. Reporter hes facing driving under the influence and aggravated assault. Kayna, abc news, las vegas. Scary moments there. Yeah. Coming up in the next half hour, bracing for the busiest thanksgiving travel season in nearly a decade as a Record Number of Airline Passengers crunch in the nations airports, the the three things you might want to consider to keep track of your luggage and save money. But first, could she be fashions new queen of mean . Why mean khristine is attracting such a celebrity following. Youre watching world news now. W well, they are the relationships most important to a woman, her husband, maybe her therapist, and her facialist, of course. Okay. Wouldnt have been my guess, but how can a facialist who has a notorious reputation for being, well, really mean, attract a huge celebrity following . Abcs regina brown checked out mean christine. Reporter shes thes tissue wran to the stars with the not so nice reputation. I love to draw blood. Clients say stop, but i keep going. They feel like, shes so mean. Reporter christines no nonsense sometimes painful facial has sleb theties clamoring to see her, turning away alist stars who show up late. Its like going to the dentist, if you visit the dentist, then you have perfect teeth. Same with skip. I always tell my clients, like, skin is like teeth. Reporter now it was my chance to see what hollywoods elite go through. Bring on the pain. Im excited for the star treatment. I wonder if i should have taken an advil. First, a glycolic acid peel and a gejt massage. Then the microdetermirmabrasion treatment to remove outer layer of the skin to reveal a fresh layer of skin cells. Is this where the pain begins . No. This feels like a cat kissing you, to be honest. Reporter but thats just the warmup. Christine then lances the blackheads and this is where she earns her reputation. Omg. This is the painful part. I know. I know this is going to hurt. Okay, okay, wait, i need a minute. Okay. After what seems like endless lancing, some sweet relief. She applies three masks, a clay mask on the tzone sucking out oil, a mask on top of that for moisture, and then a green tea mask to reduce redness. How do i look . After a quick cleanup, its time to see the brand new me. I survived mean christine. You are mean. I wouldnt call it fun, but it was actually enjoyable. Exactly. Yeah. Reporter now i feel ready to go. Genevieve brown, abc news, new york. Things that well do for beauty. Theres no limit on what women go through to look better. Im all about it. Ill pass. She likes blood, no thank you. Yes. A brand new polka is next. Ive got a nice long life ahead. Big plans. So when i found out medicare doesnt pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. Then i got a Medicare Supplement insurance plan. 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What are you, british . A cookie. Its a cookie. Nailed that. He nailed that thing. Dunked a cookie in a teacup. Besides et illustrate being really, really cool, it was actually a Guinness World record. Has to be a record for everything. I have to come up with something i can hold the record. Moving on to this kid, amazing, 9 years old, competing in a talent show, decides he wants to dance to Michael Jacksons billy jean, a tough act to follow. It is. This kid learned all these moves from watching Michael Jackson videos on youtube and he killed it. He nailed it. Jackson way before his time. Love the oversized glove. New polka polka. Grounded in harmony, new york citys very own concrete a capella. Police and foreign wars all the weather and score thats the world news polka if youre insomniacs and a good night sleep you lack do the world news polka its late at night, wide awake youre not wearing pants so grab your world news now mug and everybody dance have fun be a pal every anchor guy and gal do the world news folk ka world news polka world news polka if youre up this late you must be heading for the john hang on one more minute to get your polka on five whole with days every week were here with our tongues in cheek and the world news folk ka who cares what the bosses think theyre a goofy crew its half past 3 00 its so sweet say its news to me thats the world news polka do the world news polka polka this morning on world news now test test this morning on world news now winter peeks its head out early, you might say, a dangerous blizzards utah to minnesota threatening to dump more than a foot of snow and right in time for the Holiday Travel season. Accuweathers latest forecast ahead. The cabinet watch continues from trump tower. The president elect expected to announce some major appointments in the coming days, this, as he greets a fellow world leader from his home in new york city. And new this half hour, one familys incredible survival story. Stuck in the wilderness with their two young children. Hear how they managed to make it home while their older children can anxiously awaited their return. Sealed with a kiss. Jennifer lopez and her exhusband, mark anthony, stole the show last night at the Latin Grammys. Well feel the love on this friday, november 18th. From abc news, this is world news now. I love it. J low is killing it. Singing to mark anthony on stage. It really lit up the stage there. Nothing like an xray next to you to bring out the best. Is that what it is . Ive never been better. Exactly, then you cry backstage. Were going to start with the first blizzard of the season, a major snowstorm that is on the move right now. It first hit the Northern Rockies yesterday making a mess of interstate 70 through colorado. Thats their own version of the man b napkin challenge there. Nothing moving. Several pileups were reported. One resulting in a fatality. That storm is headed for the Northern Plains now. But just one day before, it was 80 degrees in lincoln, nebraska, a record. The mild autumn allowing some extra rounds of golf. Todays forecast in a moment, but first, more on the weather extremes from abcs clayton sandell. Reporter this winter storm is moving fast, but drivers are not. In wyoming, cars spinning, sliding, and stalling in dangerously heavy snow thats in the mountains west of denver, bringing branches down on power lines. State troopers are investigating deadly crashes on snowy roads, one major pileup of cars and trucks clogging the interstate. Chains are now mandatory. Man, its pretty slippery. Its pretty dangerous out here. Reporter the storm is now shoving aside an unusually warm fall. It was golfing weather in lincoln, nebraska. Its 34 degrees, a 46 degree drop in 24 hours. In denver, the snow is arriving about a month later than normal. And you can see the conditions here have gotten so bad in the mountains just west of denver that they have now decided to shut down a major interstate, i70 westbound and eastbound completely closed. Clayton sandell, abc news near golden, colorado. Its another story in the southeast. Raging wildfires there destroying tens of thousands of acres producing unhealthy air quality. Theres no relief in sight for the drought thats fueling those blazes. Lets get the forecast from accuweathers justin pavick. Justin, good morning. Thanks. Good morning to you as well. Heavy snow continues towards rapid city, but off to the north and into the east, significant accumulation expected into the start of the weekend. Double digit accumulation possible east of fargo, north of the twin cities where we could have up to 15 inches before its said and done. Also, late saturday evening into monday. Snow accumulations in the northeast, closer to the lakes, substantial accumulations in lake erie and lake ontario, but the 95 dry. Cold and breezy, but dry. The southeast dry as well. Very mild day for today Drought Conditions will continue along with poor air quality due to smokey conditions. Mara, kendis, back to you. Justin, thank as so much for that. This mornings other big story, major developments in the trump transition. Mitt romney who criticized trump in the past calling him a phony and a fraud, romney is now among those being considered to be trumps secretary of state. The two will meet this weekend. A senior level source says, quote, mending fences is among the items on their agenda. Bet it is. Meantime, retired general Michael Flynn has reportedly emerged as the frontrunner to be Trumps National security adviser. Flynn was a close adviser to trump on the campaign and he continues working with him on National Security issues. Flynn retired from the military two years ago and has hashly criticized the obama administrations approach to fighting isis. Newt gingrich is one person not playing a role in the trump administration. The former House Speaker was a high profile surrogate for trump in the campaign, and now he tells Washington Post hes not serving in the cabinet in any position. And this was the president elect meeting with japans Prime Minister in new york city. It was trumps first meeting with a foreign leader since the election. Shinzo abe called the meeting cordial and candid. Trumps daughter, ivanka and husband, jared, involved in the meeting as well as seen here. Trump suggested that japan should contribute more to the cost of basing u. S. Troops there. President obama is urging donald trump to stand strong against russia if or when it violates basic democratic values. During the final overseas trip of the administration, mr. Obama is trying to reassure worried european leaders saying he believes the u. S. Will honor its promises to nato under Donald Trumps presidency. I am encourage by the president elects insistence that nato is a commitment that does not change. Reporter president obama is wrapping up his trip to europe today leaving from berlin and heading off to lima, peru, where he will take part in a global summit on trade. Back in the states, controversial encounter ends with an Arizona Police officer on administrative leave. He was captured on video punching a woman in the face during an arrest. Officials in flagstaff are promising complete transparency. Heres abcs senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas. Reporter another Controversial Police encounter caught on tape. An officer punching a female suspect in the face during an eviction. Slow it down, you see the force of the punch. Punched in the face two times, i was choked. It was just a brutal attack. Reporter but the officer claims she resisted arrest, kicking and kneeing him in the groin. Flagstaff, Arizona Police learned of the after the video was posted on facebook. The officer has no history of excessive force. We immediately became concerned and initiated an internal investigation and placed the officer on administrative leave. I didnt do anything reporter the case the latest indicator how the prevalence of surveillance cameras, phones, are placing officers under scrutiny. In fact, its become reflex for citizens to pull out their phones and record interactions with police. Like we saw in alabama last november when College Students reached for the cameras and recorded police beating. Back in arizona, the police chief says theres officer body camera video and in the interest of transparency, hell post that video online. Its a new social media world for police. Pierre thomas, abc news, washington. Members of a Washington State family missing since tuesday have been found, and everybody is fine. The manages at stcalsters are g drive in the country outside of seattle with two of their children when a road gave way and their van got stuck. They started walking, but still hadnt found the main road when darkness fell, did what they could to be safe and warm. They eventually made it back to the van until, finally, a group of hunters found them. Shes in a halloween costume. Skin to skin with mom the whole time. Everyones good. God is great. Happy to be alive. Mccallister says his 2yearold daughter was a trooper, as we saw her there, d digging all over the van to find pieces of halloween candy. Plenty of substance there. Great story. The honors keep coming for major leaguers. Chris bryant and the cubs won the world series, and now hes a National League most valuable player. The 24yearold slugger received two of the 29 of 30 first place votes. He said its been one of the best years of his entire life. Well deserved there. Mike trout named mvp although the angels finished fourth. He scored one in six of the angels runs, highest percentage for an American League player in more than 30 years. Way, way, way out of space. The solyuz rocket is also setting aer record, bringing the oldest woman into space. The american ostro naught Peggy Whitson is on the way to the space station. She and crewmates from france and russia due to arrive tomorrow afternoon. Whitson is 56, celebrating her 57th birthday next february while in command on this space station. Good for her. The crew has the most advanced gear, but theres an area the space agencies have not been able to quite figure out. What to do about human waste. Astronauts wear diapers while in transit, sometimes for days at a time. Oh. So nasa introduced the space poop challenge. Such a sexy story, gosh. Its looking for a system to collect human waste inside a space suit for up to six days it keeps getting better. Without the use of hands. Nasas awarding 30,000 for the three best ideas. All right. He says in our ear, you can move on now. Thank you very much. All right. Coming up, the thanksgiving travel season. To grandmothers house will be packed with a Record Number of travelers. What you need to know before you head to the airport. And this is what 74 years old looks like. Oh, yeah. Meow. When youre barbra streisand, that is. The legend poses for a new cover and opens up about her love life. The full story is ahead in the skinny. Youre watching world news now. World news now weather brought to you by mypillow. World news now weather brought to you by my pillow. You knmegared omega3s. 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Cars and people stop to look and get it out of the street. The local spca hopes to find it a real home. Does he know what time of year it is . He better stay clear of the public. Just stay away. Hunker down. Indeed. There will be plenty of busy and dangerous intersections on the way to brand r grandmothers house this thanksgiving. The National Safety counsel predicts a 12 increase in highway deaths and injuries. The skies are not predicted to be any less crowded. Here is abcs david kerley. Reporter after the springtime debacle of long lines, tsa says there wont be a repeat, even though a Record Number of americans go through checkpoints through thanksgiving. The Agency Hiring 1400 new office, converting 2,000 officers to full time and four canine teams and the command sister has close contact with airport and airlines. Ready now . Changing the way we operate, a daily operation focusing on screening operations hour by hour at the top 30 airports. Reporter since long lines, a more than 50 increase in signups for the 85 precheck program, now with 4 million fliers. Airlines are trying to move passengers faster, too. That new bag tag from delta with the computer chip which allows fliers to track their bags, and united asking what would you give up for the lowest fare . No suitcase . Only a personal item that fits under the seat . Its called basic economy. Even with all the changes, the tsa does expect to surge the number of officers during the next week and a half of thanksgiving travel. David kerley, abc news, Reagan International airport. When we come back, who stole the show at last nights Latin Grammys . Barbara streisand stole the show on the page of a magazine and she opens up about her biggest crush ever. World news now continues after this from our abc stations. Skipny so skinny and were going to start your friday morning skinny with last nights latin Grammy Awards in las vegas. Superstars Jennifer Lopez and marc anthony surprised the crowd with a duet. Well, that was j. Los First Time Ever on the latin grammy stage and, boy, did she kill can it. The duet is available for download immediately following the performance on itunes. It was like watching a telenova on stage. But the love fest didnt end there. Then this happened. Is that how excess are supposed to act . Exs that can be in the same room and hug and kiss is pretty good. Maybe they want to strangle each other, but they didnt. At least not on stage. Marc anthony performed a medley of his biggest hits and he was honored as a person of the year for his long music career. And Jennifer Lopez stood by his side on stage calling him a Living Legend giving away classics that stay forever. Xsh said he is someone who will always be many things in my life. What a great model, and they have kids together. Its important. Yes. Next to another music legend. 74yearold Barbara Streisand showed more than just legs. She said men are too intimidated to ask her out in the past and met her current husband on a blind date. She also discussed her crippling stage fright that kept her from singing publicly for 27 years and prefers acting for the screen rather than acting for the stage. After awhile, i really didnt like having to do eight shows a week. Thats why ive always wanted to be in the movies because i thought, once you get the scene right, you never have to do it again. And then you can go to your own opening night, which you can never do when youre on the stage. Makes sense. The oscar, grammy and emmy, tony and peabody award winner just to name a few. Wow. She also opened up about her biggest crush ever, are you ready . Mr. Marlon brando. Since she saw him when she was 13 years old. Good looking guy. He was. Next, kaley kuoco opens up about plastic surgery. Appearing on womens health, she admitted to getting her nose done and breast enhanced and it was the best thing shes done. She said shes not afraid to come clean about her cosmetic surgery since shes immune to shames because shes confident. She wants to look good for herself so she feels good about herself. Good for her. Coming up next, another peek at the upcoming Science Fiction flick, passengers. A newly released clip obtained shows Jennifer Lawrence battling artificial gravity. It stars chris pratt focusing on a man and woman awakened 90 years too early on a spacecraft transports people to a new colony. This is a complicated plot. Passengers hits theaters on wednesday, december 21st. And it is based on a true story. Yes, they are still en route. And finally, another Hollywood Alister just unloaded a major piece of property in hawaii. Originally listing the home for nearly 30 million, julia reports sold it for nearly half that. Just over 16 million. Its a bargain. Five bedrooms, not bad. Hey team, i know were tight on time, but i really need a. Sick day tomorrow. Moms dont take sick days. 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Decisions laid bare by this election run deep, but, please, listen to me when i say this, america is worth it. Look, i understand anger. Some people might have been angry when i was president , but anger shouldnt drive policy. I think whatll happen with the president elect is theres going to be certain elements of his temperament that will not serve him well unless he resideses them and corrects them. I work with mr. Bannon. Hes been the general of this campaign. Frankly, people should look at the full resume. He has a Harvard Business degree, a naval officer. People didnt vote for donald trump to bring a a White Supremecist into the white house. Take the nation seriously. Are you comfortable with him having a high level position . It was great to see you guys today. So no defense of bannon . Shot outside the southwest ticket counter. It is possible the suspect acted in retaliation against the circumstances leading up to his resignation. We know his intentions were to go to the airport and hurt someone. School would normally be getting underway on a tuesday morning. Transporting a patient from inside the locker room, two stab wounds to the neck. I find it scary because now i dont think schools are safe anymore. She was an extraordinary journalist. She always kept faith with the fundamental responsibilities of her profession. Oh, thanks, ernie. Oh ernie theres always someone who ruins the mannequin challenge, that one person who blinks or and in that case it was ernie there. Yeah. I already know im not the one to even try it. I cant sit still. But such a historic week. This is a week that will go down in american history. Yes, it will. Especially because its the 88th birthday for mickey mouse today. Happy birthday, mickey. Pays our bills. We love you, mickey. This is abcs world news now, informing insomniacs for two decades. Good morning, everyone, im Mara Schiavocampo in for diane macedo. Im kendis gibson. Here are some of the top headlines were following this morning on world news now. Donald trumps aides say a tour to thank america is being planned. They say the president elect will hold a series of rallies after thanksgiving in battleground states that trump won on election day. Well have the latest in the transition straight ahead. And after snarling traffic and causing a death in the Northern Rockies, a blizzard it on the way to the Northern Plains today. Well get the complete forecast from accuweather in just a moment. It took four hours, but rescue workers pulled a 6yearold boy from the rubble of the home after an air strike in aleppo, syria. His mother was one of at least 20 people killed. And Peggy Whitson is on the way to making history. The 56yearold american astronaut is not only the oldest woman in space. Shell also be the first woman to command the space station twice. Those are some of our top stories on this friday, november 18th. From abc news, this is world news now. Friday. Yeah, friday. Friday. Decided to dress up. Its nice of you to coordinate outfits. Yeah. Its like were going to prom together. Arm in arm. Exactly. You pay for the limo. Oh, youre that day . Im that guy. Im not a dutch kind of girl. No . Im traditional. I can see from the bling. Lets start, though, with the transition thats taking place, and a new phrase, landing teams, they are the president elects staff who are working on the transfer of power. The pentagon confirms trumps team will get its First Defense briefing today. Trumps landing teams are now also in contact with the departments of state and justice. In the meantime, trump continues to work to fill high profile cabinet spots. Among those now being considered, a fierce former rival. Abcs maggie rulli with more. Reporter as president elect donald trump prepares for his new role in the white house, were seeing him mend fences with old rivals. Sources tell abc news that trump is considering mitt room thee for secretary of state. Shocking for some when romney had this to say. Think of Donald Trumps personal qualities. The bullying. The greed. The showing off. The misogyny. The absurd third grade theatrics. Reporter the feeling clearly mutual. Mitt romney made of fool of himself. Reporter also up for former second of state, another former foe, nikki haley, originally supporting marco rubio. Now a change of heart, meeting in trump tower. Trump had a faceto face with Prime Minister abe from japan. Meetings continue as well as backlash. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging mike pence to talk to trump about resending the appointment over bannons ties to the altright and white with nationalists. Also under fire, his relationship with soninlaw jared kushner. Its against the law for donald trump to appoint a Family Member for a job at the white house, but the Transition Team is reportedly looking into kushner serving as an unpaid adviser, claiming its been done before. I know the bush sons were very involved in the fathers administration, one becoming president of the united states. Reporter when asked if wed hear more, most likely around thanksgiving when other newly elected president s made their first choices. Maggie rulli, abc news, with washington. Former democratic Vice President ial candidate tim kaine is making it clear, hes out for 2020. Senator kaine tells the Associated Press he wont launch a president ial bid in four ye s years. Hillary clintons running mate says his place is in the senate and that he will seek reelection in two years. Kaine says democratss ability to filibuster in the senate is the only emergency brake against donald trump and the republican house, as well. Legendary australian golfer, greg norman, says hes the one who set up a call between australias Prime Minister and trump. The shark, as hes known, claims the ambassador called him to connect australias leader and the new president elect. Norman calls trump a friend and passed along his number. To the aussies. President obama is wrapping up the final overseas trip of his administration, spending one last day in europe before heading to peru. This was supposed to be a triumphant farewell, but instead, the president finds himself being an unofficial ambassador for donald trump. Abcs byron pitts is traveling with the president. Reporter this was to have been his victory lap, a final jaunt across europe. But instead, to many, president obamas trip has feld more like a low key and equally lonely apology tour. The sun came out. Reporter americas reassurer in chief to the world. I think the president elect is going to see fairly quickly that the demands and responsibilities of a u. S. President are not ones that you can treat casually. Reporter the president and his staunchest european alley, german chancellor angela merkel, fielding many questions about the future world leader not in the room, donald j. Trump. I am encouraged by the president elects insistence that nato is a commitment that does not change. No comment. Hes a little bit crazy. It will be exciting. Reporter exciting, why . I guess. Hes not that experienced, i guess, but hes a good businessman. Reporter the president s first stop in europe, here in athens, greece, the birthplace of democracy. Much of europe and greece share the same economic despair as the large number of americans voted for tux. Unemployment here 24 . The cab driver told us he works 1417 hours daily, seven days a week to make ends meet. It is difficult. Reporter the crushing toll of the refugee crisis, waves pouring into europe from warravaged middle east. Theres few sympathetic to trumps calls to stronger boarders in the u. S. Its that backdrop abroad and tensions back home that president obama passes through europe a final time as leader of the free world. Remember the first trip to germany as candidate obama . Not a single gray hair, 200,000 germ mans enraptured by every word, but eight years later, audacity of hope gives way to uncertainty of now, yet optimis word, but eight years later, audacity of hope gives way to uncertainty of now, yet optimma word, but eight years later, audacity of hope gives way to uncertainty of now, yet optimism is still a valued currency, home and abroad. Lets hope for the best. Reporter im byron pitts in berlin. And the president now on his way to pure rue a little later on this morning for his last foreign trip. But back here in this country, travel across colorado, difficult. The first blizzard of the season making interstate 70 a nightmare at times with pileups and other accidents. The storm is now headed to the Northern Plains. Justin povick of accuweather has the details. Justin, good morning. Mara, kendis, thanks. Good morning to you. A big snowstorm working north and east over the plain states. Look at the snow accumulations here by the time we get into late tonight. East of fargo along interstate 94, north and west of the twin cities, upwards of double digit snow accumulations, some areas well over a foot of snow. The other big impact here, damaging winds which could exceed 60 Miles Per Hour into the overnight. Mara, kendis, back to you. Justin, thanks so much for that. Furniture turning now to a new warning about drug and alcohol addiction. Its taking a far worse toll than many of us think. A new report from the Surgeon General said 78 americans die every day from opioid overdoses and 28 million suffer from Substance Abuse disorder. The study calls for a shift in the way we think of addiction as a disease rather than a weakness in character. The Surgeon General says is an unscientific approach. A town in illinois assesses damage after a deadly gas explosion. The moment of the blast in canton captured by cameras, happening while crews repaired a natural gas leak caused by digging. One worker was killed and a dozen others were hurt. Abcs gio benitez spoke with a witness at that scene. Reporter you were having dinner . Yes. Reporter and you hear what . The loudest boom ever heard in my life. I thought lightning hit. Another person said they thought the town was bombed. Parts of downtown canton are still closed to the public. Ground has been broken on the future home of the Nfls Los Angeles rams. The 2. 6 billion, 80,000 seat stadium is being built in englewood, california. Its set to open in 2019. The rams moved back to l. A. This season after 21 years in st. Louis. Its possible they may end up sharing the stadium with the San Diego Chargers who are still considering a move. And king james is paying tribute to the greatest. Lebron james has donated 2. 5 million to the Smithsonian National museum of africanamerican history and culture. The money will go towards an exhibit on mohammed ali. The boxing champ and civil rights activist died in june. Basketball hall of famers Michael Jordan has also contributed. You may be saying im it when you see the future of mcdone can alds. They plan to roll out kiosks for ordering and Table Services at all locations soon. They already revamped 500 restaurants, and its concentrating first on big cities. In word on how long itll take to make changes in all 14,000 u. S. Locations. Thats kind of cool. Yeah, it is cool. New day. And that other icon of american fast food, cocacola, now has the selfie bottle. When you tilt the bottle at 70 degrees, it automatically snaps a picture of you. Okay. So it then allows you to share this real thing on snapchat, facebook, or instagram. Oh, i see the image. 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Reporter james led off to what may well be a long time behind bars. It will not be his first visit. He has a series of mug shots from a a series of arrests in florida. There was nothing like this. These guys were animals. You dont i wouldnt treat i wouldnt treat an animal i wouldnt treat a squirrel this way. What they tried to do was just just preposterous. What else can you say . I hope they get everything they deserve. Reporter the murder has left two families devastated. Its really horrible when you do something good for somebody and the next thing it turns out the way it did. Reporter it turned out to be murder. 26yearold joey comanalie was stabbed 15 times on sunday morning. And rackover is now charged with his murder and disposing of his body in a shallow grave in monmouth county. The body burned, as well. Also charged in the crime is Lawrence Deleon who is charged in the crime grew up near the place where the body was buried. We believe at some point he took the body out of there and brought to to jersey, but its unclear, again, because they are both uncooperative. Rackover born james in florida, a troubled youth until meeting a prominent east side jeweler, but he tried to turn around his life. The elder rackover devastated now that this mitsvah turned to tragic. He cant believe it, cant talk, breaks down, cries, all he say, why i did something so good and something so good turns out to be so bad. So many questions about that. Thanks to jim here in new york. Its just, the new york media has been all over the story. A tragic one seeing all the young people involved. Wait to see how the legal case unfolds now. Yeah. And well be right back. World news now continues after this from our abc stat how did pig tracks get on the ceiling . Spider pig does whatever a spider pig does. Can he swing from a web no, he cant practice hes a big Homer Simpson makes everything better. Absolutely. 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And now esthers a full blown social media celebrity with nearly 270,000 followers on instagram and over 800,000 likes on facebook. Oh, she wasnt paying attention. I know, i know. Reporter steve and derek acknowledge keeping a 650 pound pig in your house can cause problems. She loves to root in the blankets. Its one of her pigs Natural Instincts to do is to root up their beds and make them fluffy. We go through a mattress about every two months. But the lack of sleep hasnt slowed them down. They now have over 250 animals living with them including chickens, rams, roosters, bunnies and pigs. Come on in. Reporter 11 more esthersized piggies who, unlike esther, live in the barn. You guys love watermelon oh, look at that. Reporter all those hungry oinkers means lots and lots of food. All of our pigs here eat a kibble that we have actually manufactured for them. We ate 3,000 worth of pig foot last year, and that was four tons. Reporter which, of course, is not cheap. 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Why take medicines that only last 4 hours, when just one mucinex lasts 12 hours . Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. Well, you know, its been six years since j. K. Rulings last harry potter film. And now the highly anticipated harry potter prequel is now out there. All right. Fantastic beast and where to find them is in the movie, andy plays a wizard who arrives in 1926 new york with a suitcase full of magical creatures hoping to procure a rare beast, but its not long before those creatures manage to escape. Oh. Commander. It was open . Just a smidgen. Awesome effects there. Yeah. The film is getting more than just a smidgen of high praise from the critics earning a certified fresh 85 on rotten tomatoes. Richard lawson described it as ripe with political allegory, unafraid of grimness in a way that the previous harry potter films, which were about children, couldnt quite be. And Richard Roper called it an effective if not everlasting magical spell. Next, described as one of the years best movies and a stonecold instant classic. Casey affleck, who is pretty good, plays a jon janitor in boston is forced to move back to the fishing village where he grew up to raise his teenage nephew and face a past that forced him to leave in the first place. Were not going to be here much longer. Were not moving to boston. I dont want to talk about that right now. You said you got the money to move. Yeah. That a doesnt mean whats in boston . Youre a janitor . So what . Do that anywhere. Theres plenty of toilets and clogged up drains all over town. I dont want to all my friends are here, im on the hockey team, basketball team, i work on a boat two days a week, i got two girlfriends, and im in a band. Youre a janitor in quincy. What the hell do you care where you live . Critics gave manchester by the sea a whopping 98 certified fresh. Steven witty says the film is about who we bury and what we dont. And peters traverse, our friend, says no film this year has moved me more with its humor, its heart and its humanity. Wow. Thats a reducing endorsement. I might have to see that one. Thats the news for this half hour. This morning on world news now, tracking the transition. As president elect trump stays out of sight, were learning about new details about who hes set to meet with in the coming days, including another prominent republican whom hes had choice words for in the past. Happening right now, the first blizzard of the season slamming the upper plains. Some areas expected to see a foot and a half of snow all before thanksgiving. Smashandgrab fail. Check out this wouldbe car thief playing bumper cars, ramming vehicles into each other, even the one he was trying to steal. See how he came up empty handed. You didnt hear it from us, but if youre nervous about calling off sick from work, dont stress, we have the newly crunched numbers on the perfect time and day to make that phone call, but you better wait until after the weekend on this friday, november 18th. From abc news, this is world news now. Oh, we start this evening with the latest from president elect Donald Trumps Transition Team. His representatives now in touch with the departments of state and justice as well as the pentagon. Trump, himself, has been involved in a long series of meetings. The one getting the most attention, though, comes this weekend when he gets together with mitt romney, the former republican president ial nominee and, of course, a very vocal trump critic. Well, hes now being considered for secretary of state. Also, retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn emerged as front runner for National Security adviser. David ryan is tracking all of this and the transition. Reporter two former enemies trying to mend fences. Sources tell abc news, the president elect is now considering former governor mitt romney for secretary of state. Romney has, in the past, been less than diplomatic about donald trump. Think of Donald Trumps personal qualities. The bullying. The greed. The showing off. The misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. Reporter the feeling clearly mutual. Mitt romney made a fool of himself. Did you ever see a guy like this . He had his shot. He had his shot. He didnt like it when i said he choked like a dog. He choked like a dog. Reporter the trump aides say theyll meet with romney this weekend as the Transition Team races to fill key cabinet posts. Among the other candidates for secretary of state . The governor of South Carolina, nikki haley who met with trump at trump tower. They had a good discussion, her chief of staff said and shes very encouraged about the coming administration and new direction it will bring. Earlier this year, haley called out trumps rhetoric. During anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. We must resist that temptation. Reporter trump firing back on twitter, the people of South Carolina are embarrassed by nikki haley. She supported rubio, but with eventually came over to trump. At 44, shes the nations youngest governor and a rising star, the daughter of indian immigrants who led the charge to take down the confederate flag. But its not clear what, if any, Foreign Policy experience she has. Former new york mayor Rudy Giuliani is also lobbying hard for the job. He was at trump tower too, but there are reportedly concerns about his overseas business ties and paid speeches. Tell us how the transition is going. Reporter playing a key role in the transition process, trumps own soninlaw, jared kushner. Its against the law for trump to appoint a Family Member for a job at the white house, but kushner is exploring whether he could serve as an unpaid adviser. The campaign spokes woman, kellyanne conway, cited the bush family. He wanted to be an adviser, but hes a soninlaw, family, and thats really what we have to focus on here. I know the bush sons were involved in their fathers administration. One became president of the united states. Reporter even as the campaign scrambles to fill the secretary of states job, donald trump had his first sitdown with a foreign leader. Donald trump met with the japanese Prime Minister, shinzo abe, a particularly tricky meeting bought of the ideas trump threw out on the campaign trail to change u. S. Japan policies that have been in place since world war ii. David wright, abc news, new york. While that was taking place in new york city, Vice President elect mike pence was back in familiar surroundings of capitol hill. He was a member of the 12 years before becoming governor of indiana, meeting lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and reportedly told House Republicans they need to buckle up and be ready to work extremely hard. He also got together with Top Democrats from the senate and the house. We had a straightforward conversation about how we can Work Together on infrastructure, issues that relate to child care and the rest. As you saw, he had time for an epic gop selfie there. Now, pelosi also promised that democrats will stand their ground when they can, but her leadership of House Democrats is actually now being challenged by ohio representative tim ryan. In a letter to colleagues, he points out that democrats now have their smallest congressional minority since 1929. He says leaving the current leadership in place leads to more losses in future elections. House democrats will decide the issue at the end of the month. President obamas director of national intelligence, james clapper, has announced he will step down. Clappers resignation was expected. Clapper told lawmakers that only senior most officials could have authorized hacking of electrelated emails. The other big story this morning, the first blizzard of the season bearing down on the Northern Plains. The first significant winter storm of the season already brought snow to the Northern Rockies and now is moving eastward. Driving conditions are expected to deteriorate rapidly with 6 to 12 inches of accumulation. Strong winds produce whiteout conditions too. Meanwhile in the southeast, raging wildfires are causing a Health Hazard with an increase of patients showing up in doctors offices with breathing problems as the smoke from the fires makes the air unhealthy. More than 190 square miles have burned in the past week or so fueled by the drought in the region. A Washington State couple and their youngest children headed out and never came home. After two long days, they got their wish. The family has been found and everybody is safe. Abcs neal car lentzky has the details on how they survived. Jason and melissa mcalster along with their 2yearold and 8monthold daughters vanished on tuesday. This morning, jason says the family van got stuck in mud while trying to go around a fallen tree, stranding them. It got dark on us, so we spent the night on the side of the road after i made a shelter. Thursday morning, they heard on the radio that people were out searching for them. They ran into a local hunter who called 911. Yeah. And you said theyre dehydrated . Yeah. A little bit, but they look pretty good, really. This morning, the family of four is waking up at home, healthy and thankful. Everybody is good. God is great and happy to be alive. Neal karlinsky, seattle. And theres breaking news on another search. This one. 1yearold carl conyers was found safe just after 2 00 a. M. This morning. He had been missing since tuesday. Last seen by his roommate in their apartment. Carl conyers is being interviewed right now in houston by the authorities. One sergeant said conyers liked a tweet and that may have helped find him. Now, police will release more details later on this morning. John conyers is the longest serving member of the house of representatives first elected in 65. Federal investigators now say the barrier separating visitors from gorillas at the cincinnati zoo was substandard the day a toddler fell into the exhibit. That little boy was not hurt in the incident last may, thankfully, but zoo officials were forced to kill a 17yearold silverback gorilla. That barrier, which was built in 1978, had never been a problem before, but investigators found it was, quote, no longer effective. Surveillance video from a used car dealership in detroit shows what appears to be a demolition derby. Its believed the wouldbe thief was trying to get to one vehicle in particular. He wanted a tahoe suv. But in the ross, he crashed and rammed many of the lots other vehicles and ended up leaving without anything. But he did can leave behind 30,000 in damages. Man, thats an epic fail there. A new study finds doctors handling nfl player injuries should be independent of the teams. Right now, about 175 doctors work with the leagues 32 clubs. Now, the harvard study says the Current System creates ethical problems that could affect player health. Among the studys recommendations, doctors treating players should be chosen by a committee of league and Players Union officials. One nflexec reportedly called the proposal impractical. And on the field, week 11 underway. New orleans visited Carolina Panthers broke open a tie game there with a 17 points in the second quarter. Stuart there scoring on a 1yard run, as you can see there. Then with 23 seconds left, cam newton hits ted ginn jr. With the 40yard touchdown pass. That put carolina up, 203. New orleans came back to make a game of it late, but carolina wins, 2. 20. Both teams are now 46 on the season. Twitter was on fire in fuego because, before this game, look at that. This is cam newtons cleats. Im all about it. It says adlib there, and i was going to be quiet because i cant adlib about sports. What do you think . Im all about shoes, any flare and style in life is fantastic. Theres never a bad time to wear shoes like that. One person said dead furbies on the cleats. Another says shame two members of an 80s hair band died for newtons shoes. I actually dont like them at all. Its not that i like them. I do think they are ugly. But i respect his commitment to style. Okay. He has inserted it into every part of his life. He has, absolutely has. Thats fabulous. All right. All about it, cam. If its past your bedtime watching saints and panthers, we have a bit of advice. Do not call out sick. Its not that were trying to save your job, thats your own business, but a study says fridays are not the best time to ditch work. Obvious, right . Yeah. Market research firm, attest, figured out the perfect day and time to make the sick call as well as the top reason. Okay, ready . Get your pens out. The best day and time . 6 38 a. M. On a tuesday, and the number one reason . Stomach problems. Stomach problems is something that people they dont want too much information about it. Its a nonstarter. Stomach issues right now. Like saying im oh, im sick right now. A stomach problem . Its like im having female problems. Oh, oh, oh. Yeah. No. Just move on. Explosive diarrhea, nope, nope. Well, coming up, a case of road rage caught on tape. The panic call to 911 from a driver in arizona who says she was being tormented by a man in a vehicle. Were going to find out how it ended. And her name is mean christine. Thats what they call her. Shes a facialist to the stars. Why her brutally honest and sometimes painful style has attracted a huge celebrity following. Remember, find us on facebook, wnnfans. Com and twitter abcwnn. Youre watching world news now. abcwnn. Youre watching world news now. But. My doctor recommended prilosec otc 7 years ago, 5 years ago, last week. Just 1 pill each morning. 24 hours and zero heartburn, its been the number 1 doctor recommended brand for 10 straight years, and its still recommended today. Use as directed you knmegared omega3s. But did you know your eyes, your brain, and your joints really love them too . Introducing megared advanced 4in1. Just one softgel delivers mega support. H but they only see hisfrom farwrinkles. Hes gotta play it cool to seal the deal. Better find a way to smooth things over. If only harry used some bounce, to dry. Yeah. He would be lesswrinkly and winning at life. The inlaws, the typea itscousins, siblings and back seat chefs have all assembled to look inside your oven. But youve cleaned off all the bakedon business from meals past with easyoff, so the only thing they see is that big, beautiful bird. Mmmmm go ahead. Let em judge. Were back now with a really frightening case of road rage in arizona thats been caught on audio tape. Yeah. The terrified driver called 911 and even screamed for help from other drivers as a man in a black sedan repeatedly slammed into her vehicle. Here is abcs kayna whitworth. A guys hitting into the back of me trying to kill me on the road. Hes flipping me off. Reporter an arizona woman says out of nowhere, she was the victim of violent road rage. She was driving in arizona when this man, who she never saw before, aggressively hit her car, and then started following her. Hes right behind me. Hitting me. Did he, did he hit your car . Yes, twice. Reporter but it didnt stop there. She says he kept hitting her car. And on the other end of that desperate 911 call, an operator trying to find her. I did start to feel a little helpless. I just needed to stay right there with her. Reporter suli calling out to other drivers for help as they dialed 911, as well. Hes going in both lanes, hes cutting in front of people. Reporter the suspect finally coming to a stop after crashing into a patrol car. 25 minutes of torment. I could have died. Reporter hes facing driving under the influence and aggravated assault. Kayna, abc news, las vegas. Scary moments there. Yeah. Coming up in the next half hour, bracing for the busiest thanksgiving travel season in nearly a decade as a Record Number of Airline Passengers crunch in the nations airports, the three things you might want to consider to keep track of your luggage and save money. But first, could she be fashions new queen of mean . Why mean christine is attracting such a celebrity following. Youre watching world news now. World news now continues after this from our abc well, they are the relationships most important to a woman, her husband, maybe her therapist, and her facialist, of course. Okay. Wouldnt have been my guess, but how can a facialist who has a notorious reputation for being, well, really mean, attract a huge celebrity following . Abcs Genevieve Brown checked out mean christine. Reporter shes the esthetician to the stars with the not so nice reputation. I love to draw blood. Clients say stop, but i keep going. They feel like, shes so mean. Reporter christines no nonsense sometimes painful facial has celebrities clamoring to see her, turning away alist stars who show up late. Its like going to the dentist, if you visit the dentist, then you have perfect teeth. Same with skip. I always tell my clients, like, skin is like teeth. Reporter now it was my chance to see what hollywoods elite go through. Bring on the pain. Im excited for the star treatment. I wonder if i should have taken an advil. First, a glycolic acid peel and a gentle massage. Then the microdermabrasion treatment to remove outer layer of the skin to reveal a fresh layer of skin cells. Is this where the pain begins . No. This feels like a cat kissing you, to be honest. Reporter but thats just the warmup. Christine then lances the blackheads and this is where she earns her reputation. Omg. This is the painful part. I know. I know this is going to hurt. Okay, okay, wait, i need a minute. Okay. After what seems like endless lancing, some sweet relief. She applies three masks, a clay mask on the tzone sucking out oil, a mask on top of that for moisture, and then a green tea mask to reduce redness. How do i look . After a quick cleanup, its time to see the brand new me. I survived mean christine. You are mean. I wouldnt call it fun, but it was actually enjoyable. Exactly. Yeah. Reporter now i feel ready to go. Genevieve brown, abc news, new york. 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The cabinet watch continues from trump tower. The president elect expected to announce some major appointments in the coming days, this, as he greets a fellow world leader from his home in new york city. And new this half hour, one familys incredible survival story. Stuck in the wilderness with their two young children. Hear how they managed to make it home while their older children can anxiously awaited their return. Sealed with a kiss. Jennifer lopez and her exhusband, marc anthony, stole the show last night at the Latin Grammys. Well feel the love on this friday, november 18th. From abc news, this is world news now. I love it. J. Lo is killing it. Singing to marc anthony on stage. It really lit up the stage there. Nothing like an xray next to you to bring out the best. Is that what it is . Ive never been better. Exactly, then you cry backstage. Were going to start with the first blizzard of the season, a major snowstorm that is on the move right now. It first hit the Northern Rockies yesterday making a mess of interstate 70 through colorado. Thats their own version of the mannequin challenge there. Nothing moving. Several pileups were reported. One resulting in a fatality. That storm is headed for the Northern Plains now. But just one day before, it was 80 degrees in lincoln, nebraska, a record. The mild autumn allowing some extra rounds of golf. Todays forecast in a moment, but first, more on the weather extremes from abcs clayton sandell. Reporter this winter storm is moving fast, but drivers are not. In wyoming, cars spinning, sliding, and stalling in dangerously heavy snow thats in the mountains west of denver, bringing branches down on power lines. State troopers are investigating deadly crashes on snowy roads, one major pileup of cars and trucks clogging the interstate. Chains are now mandatory. Man, its pretty slippery. Its pretty dangerous out here. Reporter the storm is now shoving aside an unusually warm fall. It was golfing weather in lincoln, nebraska. Its 34 degrees, a 46 degree drop in 24 hours. In denver, the snow is arriving about a month later than normal. And you can see the conditions here have gotten so bad in the mountains just west of denver that they have now decided to shut down a major interstate, i70 westbound and eastbound completely closed. Clayton sandell, abc news near golden, colorado. Its another story in the southeast. Raging wildfires there destroying tens of thousands of acres producing unhealthy air quality. Theres no relief in sight for the drought thats fueling those blazes. Lets get the forecast from accuweathers justin povick. Justin, good morning. Thanks. Good morning to you as well. Heavy snow continues towards rapid city, but off to the north and into the east, significant accumulation expected into the start of the weekend. Double digit accumulation possible east of fargo, north of the twin cities where we could have up to 15 inches before its said and done. Also, late saturday evening into monday. Snow accumulations in the northeast, closer to the lakes, substantial accumulations in lake erie and lake ontario, but the 95 dry. Cold and breezy, but dry. The southeast dry as well. Very mild day for today Drought Conditions will continue along with poor air quality due to smokey conditions. Mara, kendis, back to you. Justin, thank as so much for that. This mornings other big story, major developments in the trump transition. Mitt romney who criticized trump in the past calling him a phony and a fraud, romney is now among those being considered to be trumps secretary of state. The two will meet this weekend. A senior level source says, quote, mending fences is among the items on their agenda. Bet it is. Meantime, retired general Michael Flynn has reportedly emerged as the frontrunner to be Trumps National security adviser. Flynn was a close adviser to trump on the campaign and he continues working with him on National Security issues. Flynn retired from the military two years ago and has hashly criticized the obama administrations approach to fighting isis. R since the election. Shinzo abe called the meeting cordial and candid. Trumps daughter, ivanka and husband, jared, involved in the meeting as well as seen here. Trump suggested that japan should contribute more to the cost of basing u. S. Troops there. President obama is urging donald trump to stand strong against russia if or when it violates basic democratic values. During the final overseas trip of the administration, mr. Obama is trying to reassure worried european leaders saying he believes the u. S. Will honor its promises to nato under Donald Trumps presidency. I am encourage by the president elects insistence that nato is a commitment that does not change. Reporter president obama is wrapping up his trip to europe today leaving from berlin and heading off to lima, peru, where he will take part in a global summit on trade. Back in the states, controversial encounter ends with an Arizona Police officer on administrative leave. He was captured on video punching a woman in the face during an arrest. Officials in flagstaff are promising complete transparency. Heres abcs senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas. Reporter another Controversial Police encounter caught on tape. An officer punching a female suspect in the face during an eviction. Slow it down, you see the force of the punch. Punched in the face two times, i was choked. It was just a brutal attack. Reporter but the officer claims she resisted arrest, kicking and kneeing him in the groin. Flagstaff, Arizona Police learned of the after the video was posted on facebook. The officer has no history of excessive force. We immediately became concerned and initiated an internal investigation and placed the officer on administrative leave. I didnt do anything reporter the case the latest indicator how the prevalence of surveillance cameras, phones, are placing officers under scrutiny. In fact, its become reflex for citizens to pull out their phones and record interactions with police. Like we saw in alabama last november when College Students reached for the cameras and recorded police beating. Back in arizona, the police chief says theres officer body camera video and in the interest of transparency, hell post that video online. Its a new social media world for police. Pierre thomas, abc news, washington. Members of a Washington State family missing since tuesday have been found, and everybody is fine. The mcalsters are gone for a drive in the country outside of seattle with two of their children when a road gave way and their van got stuck. They started walking, but still hadnt found the main road when darkness fell, did what they could to be safe and warm. They eventually made it back to the van until, finally, a group of hunters found them. Shes in a halloween costume. Skin to skin with mom the whole time. Everyones good. God is great. Happy to be alive. Mccallister says his 2yearold daughter was a trooper, as we saw her there, digging all over the van to find pieces of halloween candy. Plenty of substance there. Great story. The honors keep coming for major leaguers. Chris bryant and the cubs won the world series, and now hes a National League most valuable player. The 24yearold slugger received 29 of 30 first place votes. He said its been one of the best years of his entire life. Well deserved there. Mike trout named mvp although the angels finished fourth. He scored one in six of the angels runs, highest percentage for an American League player in more than 30 years. Way, way, way out of space. The solyuz rocket is also setting aer record, bringing the oldest woman into space. The american ostro naught Peggy Whitson is on the way to the space station. She and crew mates from france and russia due to arrive tomorrow afternoon. Whitson is 56, celebrating her 57th birthday next february while in command on this space station. Good for her. The crew has the most advanced gear, but theres an area the space agencies have not been able to quite figure out. What to do about human waste. Astronauts wear diapers while in transit, sometimes for days at a time. Oh. So nasa introduced the space poop challenge. Such a sexy story, gosh. Its looking for a system to collect human waste inside a space suit for up to six days it keeps getting better. Without the use of hands. Nasas awarding 30,000 for the three best ideas. All right. He says in our ear, you can move on now. Thank you very much. All right. Coming up, the thanksgiving travel season. To grandmothers house will be packed with a Record Number of travelers. What you need to know before you head to the airport. And this is what 74 years old looks like. Oh, yeah. Meow. When youre barbra streisand, that is. The legend poses for a new cover and opens up about her love life. The full story is ahead in the skinny. Youre watching world news now. World news now weather brought to you by mypillow. World news now weather brought to you by my pillow. You knmegared omega3s. But did you know your eyes, your brain, and your joints really love them too . Introducing megared advanced 4in1. Just one softgel delivers mega support. That cough doesnt sound so good. Well i think you sound great. Move over. Easy booger man. Take mucinex dm. Itll take care of your cough. Fine ill text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. One pill lasts 12 hours, so. Looks like im good all night ah david, please, listen. Still not coughing. Not fair you guys waffles are my favorite ah some cough medicines only last 4 hours. But just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. Well, whale watching is not usually a thing here in new york city unless youre in an aquarium, but thursday morning, one of the big mammals appeared near the statue of liberty. Conservationists cede its most likely a humpback since they stay close to shore. Cool sighting in the hudson. Absolutely. This turkey set up shop in an intersection in new york. Cars and people stop to look and get it out of the street. The local spca hopes to find it a real home. Does he know what time of year it is . He better stay clear of the public. Just stay away. Hunker down. Indeed. There will be plenty of busy and dangerous intersections on the way to brand r grandmothers house this thanksgiving. The National Safety counsel predicts a 12 increase in highway deaths and injuries. The skies are not predicted to be any less crowded. Here is abcs david kerley. Reporter after the springtime debacle of long lines, tsa says there wont be a repeat, even though a Record Number of americans go through checkpoints through thanksgiving. The Agency Hiring 1400 new office, converting 2,000 officers to full time and four canine teams and the command sister has close contact with airport and airlines. Ready now . Changing the way we operate, a daily operation focusing on screening operations hour by hour at the top 30 airports. Reporter since long lines, a more than 50 increase in signups for the 85 precheck program, now with 4 million fliers. Airlines are trying to move passengers faster, too. That new bag tag from delta with the computer chip which allows fliers to track their bags, and united asking what would you give up for the lowest fare . No suitcase . Only a personal item that fits under the seat . Its called basic economy. Even with all the changes, the tsa does expect to surge the number of officers during the next week and a half of thanksgiving travel. David kerley, abc news, Reagan International airport. When we come back, who stole the show at last nights Latin Grammys . Barbara streisand stole the show on the page of a magazine and she opens up about her biggest crush ever. World news now continues after this from our abc stations. Skinny so skinny and were going to start your friday morning skinny with last nights latin Grammy Awards in las vegas. Superstars Jennifer Lopez and marc anthony surprised the crowd with a duet. Well, that was j. Los First Time Ever on the latin grammy stage and, boy, did she kill can it. The duet is available for download immediately following the performance on itunes. It was like watching a telenova on stage. But the love fest didnt end there. Then this happened. Is that how excess are supposed to act . Exs that can be in the same room and hug and kiss is pretty good. Maybe they want to strangle each other, but they didnt. At least not on stage. Marc anthony performed a medley of his biggest hits and he was honored as a person of the year for his long music career. And Jennifer Lopez stood by his side on stage calling him a Living Legend giving away classics that stay forever. And she said he is someone who will always be many things in my life. What a great model, and they have kids together. Its important. Yes. Next to another music legend. 74yearold Barbara Streisand showed more than just legs. She said men are too intimidated to ask her out in the past and met her current husband on a blind date. She also discussed her crippling stage fright that kept her from singing publicly for 27 years and prefers acting for the screen rather than acting for the stage. After awhile, i really didnt like having to do eight shows a week. Thats why ive always wanted to be in the movies because i thought, once you get the scene right, you never have to do it again. And then you can go to your own opening night, which you can never do when youre on the stage. Makes sense. The oscar, grammy and emmy, tony and peabody award winner just to name a few. Wow. She also opened up about her biggest crush ever, are you ready . Mr. Marlon brando. Since she saw him when she was 13 years old. Good looking guy. He was. Next, kaley cuoco opens up about plastic surgery. Appearing on womens health, she admitted to getting her nose done and breast enhanced and it was the best thing shes done. She said shes not afraid to come clean about her cosmetic surgery since shes immune to shames because shes confident. She wants to look good for herself so she feels good about herself. Good for her. Coming up next, another peek at the upcoming Science Fiction flick, passengers. A newly released clip obtained shows Jennifer Lawrence battling artificial gravity. It stars chris pratt focusing on a man and woman awakened 90 years too early on a spacecraft transports people to a new colony. This is a complicated plot. Passengers hits theaters on wednesday, december 21st. And it is based on a true story. Yes, they are still en route. And finally, another Hollywood Alister just unloaded a major piece of property in hawaii. Originally listing the home for nearly 30 million, julia reports sold it for nearly half that. Just over 16 million. Its a bargain. Five bedrooms, not bad. Hey team, i know were tight on time, but i really need a. Sick day tomorrow. Moms dont take sick days. Moms take nyquil severe the. Nighttime sniffling,sneezing, coughing, aching, fever best. Sleep with a cold, medicine. You knmegared omega3s. But did you know your eyes, your brain, and your joints really love them too . Introducing megared advanced 4in1. Just one softgel delivers mega support. Holy night sleep in heavenly peace sleep in heavenly peace back seat chefs peer inside your oven. But youve cleaned all bakedon business from meals past with easyoff, so the only thing they see is that beautiful bird. Go ahead. Let em judge. Well, not surprisingly, president elect donald trump and his Transition Team dominated this weeks headlines. Yeah, but there was plenty of room for bert and ernie. Here now is our weekly friday rewind. Those who elect donald trump, they cannot divide us with racism, sexism, bigotry. We are going to bring our country back, but certainly dont be afraid. We just had an election, and it takes time. We have to be given a little time. The divisions laid bare by this election run deep. But please, listen to me when i say this. America is worth it. Look, i understand anger. Some people might have been angry when i was president , but anger shouldnt drive policy. I think whatll happen with the president elect is theres going to be certain elements of his temperament that will not serve him well unless he resideses them and corrects them. I work with mr. Bannon. Hes been the general of this campaign. Frankly, people should look at the full resume. He has a Harvard Business degree, a naval officer. People didnt vote for donald trump to bring a a White Supremecist into the white house. Take the nation seriously. Are you comfortable with him having a high level position . It was great to see you guys today. So no defense of bannon . Shot outside the southwest ticket counter. It is possible the suspect acted in retaliation against the circumstances leading up to his resignation. We know his intentions were to go to the airport and hurt someone. School would normally be getting underway on a tuesday morning. Transporting a patient from inside the locker room, two stab wounds to the neck. I find it scary because now i dont think schools are safe anymore. She was an extraordinary journalist. She always kept faith with the fundamental responsibilities of her profession. Oh, thanks, ernie. Oh ernie theres always someone who ruins the mannequin challenge, that one person who blinks or and in that case it was ernie there. Yeah. I already know im not the one to even try it. I cant sit still. But such a historic week. This is a week that will go down in american history. Yes, it will. Especially because its the 88th birthday for mickey mouse today. Happy birthday, mickey. Pays our bills. We love you, mickey. This is abcs world news now, informing insomniacs for two decades. Making news in america this friday morning, donald trump smoothing things over with former rivals. The highlevel meeting with mitt romney, what cabinet position could be offered and the controversial general now emerging as the frontrunner for National Security adviser. Winters return. Blinding snow and whipping wind right now. Over a foot of snow expected in some areas. The storm already causing problems on the roads including a 20car pileup. A new crew heading to the International Space station blasting off overnight, and on board that vessel, an american now the oldest woman ever in space. And survival story. A family of four getting stuck on a remote road and stranded for days. How they were finally found
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