As though we need another opportunity to take selfies. Exactly. Thats what the world needs, more selfies. Coming up, insomniac theater, how the harry potter prequel is smashing ratings meters along with a tale of family loyalty and going back to those youve left behind. First, the new developments in the brutal murder of a young man from connecticut found buried in a shallow grave in new jersey and connection to a prominent manhattan the stars. Youre watching world news now. World news now weather manolo youre so cold, come in whats wrong . Its dry. It nourishes the scalp and. Keeps you up to 100 flake free my hygienist said the most random thing. She said i should think of my teeth like an apple. It could be great on the outside not so great on the inside. Her advice . Use a toothpaste and mouthwash that strengthens both. Go pro with crest prohealth advanced. 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Reporter turned out to be murder, 26yearold joey was stabbed 15 times on sunday morn morning, disposing of the body in a shallow grave, the body burned as well, and charged in the crime is another who grew up 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 turned to tragic. He cant believe it, cant talk, breaks down, cries, all he say, why i i did to 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 peeve involved. Wasnt cant wait to see the legal case now, well be right back. How did pig tracks get on the ceiling . 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Well, you know, its been six years since jks 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 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. It was open . Awesome effects there. Yeah. The film is getting more than just a little bit of high praise from the critics, earning a certified fresh 85 on rotten tomat tomatoes. Richard lawson described it as ripe with political allegory, unafraid of grimness in a way that the previous harry films, which were about children, couldnt quite be, and Richard Roper called it an effective if not everlasting imag magical spell. Next, described as one of the years best movies and a stonecold instant classic. A 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 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. Whats in boston . Youre a janitor . So what . Do that anywhere. Theres plenty of toilets and clogged drapes all over town. I dont 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. What you live . Critics gave manchester by the sea a whopping 98 fresh. Its about who we bury and what we dont. And peter, our friends, say no film this year has moved me more with its humor, its heart, and humanity. Wow. Arousing endorsement. I might have to see it. Thats the news for this half hour. Remember to follow us on 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 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 from abc news, this is world news now. Oh, we start this evening with the latest from president elect Donald TrumpsTransition 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 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 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 ma solg 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 Campaign says hell 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, niki 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 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 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 were 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 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 his first foreign leader. Donald trump met 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 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 klapper, has announced he will step down. Klappers resignation was expected. 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. Strongin 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. Long time michigan congressman john conyers says hes very worried about his youngest son, carl. The university of houston student missing since tuesday. State and federal authorities are searching for the 21yearold. Reporter an emotional mother describes her 21yearold son. Hes happygolucky. He doesnt get riled up about anything. Hes not confrontational. Hes not argumentative. Hes just a good boy. He has a good gpa. Reporter monica talked to carl on the phone, and then got a call she never expected. Carl had been missing since College Roommate inside their apartment. Pleas for information about his whereabouts spread on social media as loved ones beg for help. Please, if you have any information on our friend, his whereabouts, contact myself, corey, or uhpd. If you know anything about carl, if you seen him, if you even if you think you saw him, just call. Reporter a spokesperson for congressman john conyers says he and his family does for privacy as they work through this situation of uncertainty ask ask their sons whereabouts contact the Houston Police department immediately. Carls mother making a desperate plea in hopes that someone has seen him. I just want you to come home. I dont care whoever if someone has carl, just let him go. Hes a good child. Just let him go. Reporter the fbi and secret service are involved in this search. Conyers car is still at his apartment. Ang gelica york. Well, federal investigators now say the barrier separating visitors from gorillas at the cincinnati zoo was substandard the day a toddler fell in 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 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 sy 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 im