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>> reporter: so far all signs seem to point to a bomb. and u.s. officials are expressing growing confidence in that theory. the metrojet flight came down 23 minutes into the trip, breaking up midair, killing all 224 people on board. scattering debris across the sinai desert. russia has now halted all flights to egypt and the uk has suspended flights to sharm planes to evacuate tourists. back in america the u.s. department of homeland security announced increased screenings for all passengers. >> they will experience increased numbers of pat down searches and their personal items will be swabbed. screeners will be looking for explosive residue. >> reporter: as investigators analyze those black boxes and interview every single airport employee, crews at the crash site are searching for any evidence of an explosion. >> every bomb has a signature, a chemical signature, that will be left on whatever it blows up. >> reporter: u.s. authorities are now telling abc news that electronic intercepts from the islamic state before ask after that crash indicate that isis was in communication with someone at the sharm el-sheikh airport. that means that airport security was compromised and it was likely an inside job. reena, kendis? >> all right, molly. you've now flown in and out of that airport a couple of times. how tight would you say security and is has it changed at all over the last week? >> reporter: it's changed a lot. now, we flew in and out about two days after that crash. and i can tell you i was not patted down, my bag was not searched. i actually made it to the tarmac without ever showing my boarding pass. it was comical. airports around egypt are famous for loose security. cairo included. now, just two days ago, about five days after the crash, top. they sent my bag through five times, they patted me down four times when i didn't even set off a metal detector. they're clearly trying to make a huge show for international that security. >> that's so troubling. what can you tell us? investigators, given this new information? >> reporter: given this new information, reena, investigators, that investigation team which is based in cairo, is poring over that cctv camera footage, looking for any clues. but the egyptian investigation committee is begging the international community and western governments to share that information, to share any intelligence. right now they feel like they just don't have enough information to draw conclusions and yet the western governments are out there leaking to the media. so they are begging for some international help. >> all right, abc's molly hunter, thank you for that report from sharm el-sheikh, egypt, this morning. we're going to stay in that region because seven israelis were wounded in three separate attack in the west bank yesterday. this was caught on camera. watch carefully, a young woman stabbing a settlement security guard. she pulled that knife from her purse when he asked to see some identification. he was slightly wounded but was able to shoot his attacker. that woman is in serious condition. the ongoing violence will likely be on the agenda when israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meets today with president obama. it's their first face-to-face meeting since the iran nuclear deal was adopted. also hanging over today's meeting, netanyahu's new chief spokes han who has described mr. obama as anti-semitic and secretary of state john kerry as someone who cannot be taken seriously. we're counting down to the next republican debate tomorrow night in wisconsin. as he surges in the polls ben carson facing increasing scrutiny about his past. and his rival donald trump weighing in on the controversy. it's "your voice, your vote" and mary bruce is covering the campaign. >> reporter: live from new york. >> donald trump! >> reporter: the republican presidential front-runner took center stage on "saturday night live" to applause and protests. >> donald trump has got to go! >> reporter: donald trump took on chief rival dr. ben carson and allegations stories about carson's past don't add up. >> it's a weird deal going on but it's a lot of statements that are very troubling statements. >> ben carson! >> reporter: carson spent his sunday at a rally in puerto rico, throwing his support behind making the u.s. protect rat behind a state. >> 51! >> reporter: the candidate appeared his usual mellow self, a far cry from friday. >> wait a minute, don't -- don't lie -- >> reporter: the latest questions raised by "the wall street journal" center on a story from carson's 1990 autobiography. the neurosurgeon says there was a hoax test on his perception 301 class and everyone walked out but him. according to carson the student paper took a photo. "the wall street journal" reported that yale says there was no such class by that name and no such picture exists. >> it's just so stupid. >> reporter: carson took to facebook showing this article from "the yale daily news" which talks about a hoax test. it does not mention carson. he posted this syllabus for a class called "perception" but it's from 2002, not 1970. despite his explanations, more questions remain. >> the burden of proof is not going to be on me to corroborate everything that i've ever talked about in my life. we have much more important things to do. >> reporter: mary bruce, abc news, washington. a major change out of washington could impact the way kids travel to school across all 50 states. for the first time ever the federal government is supporting a move to install seat belts for every child on school buses. an average of five people in the u.s. die in school bus crashes every year. only six states currently require seat belts. >> the children that are belted, they're safe. the children that are unrestrained, they're thrown throughout the vehicle. >> there's no timeline when the new requirements might be implemented. the head of the national highway traffic safety administration admits it will be expensive, but it will save children's lives. police in texas are searching for a suspect in the shooting of a high-profile judge, julie k asorek, ambushed outside her home in austin. she's recovering but now investigators are combing through thousands of her case files for a potential suspect. >> reporter: she spent years putting felons behind bars, even sending some to death row. police believe someone may want her dead and they have no shortage of potential suspects in the shooting of judge jewelry kocurek. >> each year 1,000 people charged with crimes. when you're sending people to prison and death row not everybody's happy. >> reporter: the judge was shot as she pulled into the driveway of her upscale austin home friday night just after 10:00. >> gunshots, rapid succession, no pause. >> reporter: the austin american statesman reports she was coming home from a high school football game with others in her suv. the paper says as she pulled up, a bag of trash or a garbage can security gate. as she got out to move it, the judge was ambushed. >> at this point, we don't have a lot of information about the suspect. >> reporter: kocurek did not suffer life heat threatening injuries but her colleague their backs. before she became a judge sheaves a prosecutor so there may be a long line of hardened this judge. ryan owens, abc news, austin. an emotional day for a family in brooklyn, new york. getting back a pair of treasured medals earned decades ago. 93-year-old ann burn received two replacement purple hearts for her brother, lieutenant andrew doyle, who disappeared while flying missions over the pacific in 1944. the medals were stole anyone a burglary several years ago and now the family can pass the replacements on to the next generation. veterans day came a little early for an injured member of the u.s. army reserve and her family. annette watson was surprised by a brand-new ford explore arer from "operation home front 86 " in boise, idaho. local football legend ian johnson presented them with the keys. 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>> reporter: still, a dose of hope from this now-healthy, happy girl and her ground-breaking treatment. marcie gonzales, abc news, new york. >> childhood leukemia is the most common form of cancer in children and teens. >> it's so great to see, to realize what a struggle it is for those parents and it's great that they got that hope. in the past, researchers saw some success when using this type of treatment on hiv patients. we wish them luck in their research on this. >> we certainly hope this is a potential cure. coming up, mysterious lights in the sky. >> could they be extra-terrestrial in nature? >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, this is an important message. so please, write down the number on your screen. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. it's a rate lock for your life insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. but be careful. many policies you see do not have one, but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the colonial penn program. call this number to learn more. this plan was designed with a rate lock for people on a fixed income who want affordable life insurance that's simple to get. coverage options for just $9.95 a month, less than 35 cents a day. act now and your rate will be it will never increase. your coverage can never be cancelled as long as you pay your premiums, and your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health questions. you cannot be turned down because of your health. call for your information kit and gift. both are free, with no obligation. don't wait, call this number now. t what are you doing? 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in the sky? bigfoot's flashlight? >> it's a really big flashlight. i don't know. >> what? that's the news for this half hour. >> it was not a missile. this morning on "world news now," two leading republicans in a showdown. >> one day before the next gop debate, ben carson is on the defensive as reporters question his background. while trump appears before millions looking for laughs and votes. investigating terror after the plane crash in egypt. what intelligence agents are revealing about isis. and who may have hit a bomb in that doomed jet. restaurant scare, a huge hole that opened up outside an i hop swallowing cars in a matter of minutes. the unsafe scene right now and why diners took cover. and later in "the mix," the best facial hair in the world. celebrate beards, moustaches and everything in between in a it's monday, november 9th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning on this busy monday here in november. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm nina ninan. sorry to cut you off. trump's twitter page. he's tweeted 18 times how great he was on "saturday night live" since he was on "snl." >> and you're advised? >> i'm surprised it's only 18 times. very humble. >> did you catch "saturday night live"? >> i did see some of the monologue and he was pretty good. he wasn't in it a lot. some of the critics said he wasn't all that funny. but of course we're going to have len plenty of on that. we're going to begin with % presidential politics and just one day away from another republican showdown. >> we have the next debate, it's in milwaukee tomorrow night. ben carson likely to face more questions about his past. donald trump waste nod time attacking his rival after hosting snh. "your voice, your vote," and abc's mary bruce following the republicans. >> reporter: new scrutiny into ben carson's past intensifying and the leading republican pushing back. >> the burden of proof is not going to be on me to corroborate everything that i've ever talked about in my life. >> reporter: his campaign clarifying he was never admitted or applying to west point, after claiming he was offered a scholarship. defending his account of a test he took while a student at yale, "the wall street journal" raising questions whether as the candidate claims he was named the most honors student in class. carson responding on facebook posting this 1970 article from the school paper that he says backs up his story. though carson's account is more detailed. and "the wall street journal" also questioning another carson story from high school. when he says he shielded a group of white classmates during riots after dr. king's assassination. did happen. >> anybody who going back decades can be 100% accurate on everything, if you can show me that person, i will sit at their knee and learn. >> reporter: carson's chief rival, donald trump, pouncing on the accusations. >> it's a weird deal going on. >> reporter: trump back to business after some funny business. you used to call me on the cell phone >> reporter: live from new york, it was the donald being donald. >> they don't have my talent, my money, especially my good lucks. but you know what? they're not bad. >> reporter: trump and carson will join six other candidates onstage at the next republican debate on tuesday, which means it's probably safe to say you'll be hearing more about these alleged inconsistencies in carson carson's past. mary bruce, abc news, washington. democratic presidential hopeful hillary clinton is in new hampshire today. with that state's primary exactly three months from now she'll officially file her candidacy today. the focus later this week shifts back to iowa for the next democratic debate. as for bernie sanders, he's in las vegas focusing on nevada. its presidential cau does is public february 4th. an event today on immigration reform follows a rally last night. despite his attacks on clinton he had kind words for her yesterday saying that she'd be infinitely better than any of the republicans running for the oval office. turning to egypt where officials are revealing gaps in security at sharm el-sheikh airport, evidence is mounting that terrorists may be to blame for the crash of the russian passenger jet. russia has sent its first team of inspectors after suspending all flights to egypt. >> reporter: more clues that the doomed russian airliner was bomb. 224 people died when the metrojet plane crashed in egypt egypt's sinai desert last weekend shortly after takeoff from the egyptian resort of sharm el-sheikh. electronic intercepts of isis before and after the crash indicated isis was in communication with someone at the sharm el-sheikh airport. congressman adam schiff is one of the eight members of congress to receive a classified briefing on the investigation. >> if this is a bomb by the affiliate of isis in the sinai, isis has now fully eclipsed al qaeda as the gravest terrorist threat in the world. >> reporter: isis likely recruited someone with access at the ramp at the airport to plant the bomb on the russian jet. as more of the 224 russian victims were buried this weekend in st. petersburg, officials said shrapnel wounds were discovered in several of the bodies. indication that the plane was brought down by an explosive device. egyptian officials have now confirmed that the cockpit voice recorder, the cvr, captured a distinct but undetermined noise just before it stopped working. >> a noise was heard in the last seconds of the cvr recording. >> reporter: that sound could be this russian passenger jet crashed. >> is it a bomb or is it something we're hearing where the airplane is physically coming apart? >> airport officials in sharm el-sheikh say a key baggage scanner was often not working or unplugged to save power. they say the biggest weakness was human error, not searching workers, officers and friends. the individual attacks on israelis by palestinians show no sign of letup. seven israelis were wounded in three separate attacks in the west bank yesterday. this one was caught on camera after a young woman stabbed a settlement security guard. look again. she pulled a knife from her purse when he asked to see some identification. he was slightly injured but was able to shoot her. she is in serious condition. that's probably going to be one of the topics when the israeli prime minister meets with president obama. it's bibi netanyahu's first meeting with the president since the adoption of the iran nuclear deal. that's why israel is asking for a new security agreement. also hanging over today's meeting in washington, d.c., netanyahu's new chief spokesman has described mr. obama as anti-semitic and secretary of state john kerry as someone who cannot be taken seriously. just outside the capital, a devastating toll from a fiery traffic accident. a pickup truck slammed into a church van in maryland and burst into flames. neighbors who heard what they say sounded like a bomb tried to save the passengers but the truck driver and three people in the van were killed drug a child. 14 others were hospitalized, eight of them in critical condition. family and friends will hey to rest a young boy in louisiana who was killed during a police chase that seriously wounded his father. police say 6-year-old jeremy martis died after city marshals fired into a vehicle driven by his father, chris few. it's not clear why the officers tried to pull few over in the him or why they opened fire. >> i mean, just smiling. burst out laughing at the sky. >> a bond hearing is scheduled today for officers norris greenhouse and derek stafford. they face charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. texas police are searching for a suspect in what they're calling a high i've profile hit on a state district judge friday night. judge jewelry ka sairic is recovering after being shot in an ambush outside her home in austin. cosairic is the top presiding judge in her district and police and staff are looking through her court cases for possible suspects. >> every year she has at least a 1,000 new defendants charged with felony crimes. when you're sending people to prison and you're sending people to death row, not everyone's happy with that. >> cosairic did not suffer life-threatening injuries. her colleagues are told to be on the alert for their personal safety. an extraordinary move by dozens of football mayors from the university of missouri refusing to practice or even play until the university president steps down. their head coach is actually supporting them as well. tweeting this photo of players and coaches linking arms. the action caps weeks of racial tension on that campus. university president tim wolf under fire for failing to take action after a series of hostile incidents. >> for the first time in decades, frankly, we are seeing sports lead the way on issues of civil disobedience. certainly for a team to say, we're not going to play, that's really unheard of. >> and this morning the players haven't said if they'll refuse to play next saturday's game. the university president says the school will unveil a new diversity and inclusion strategy but not until next april. when dallas cowboys defensive line man greg hardy played last night against the eagles while a scandal swirled around him. the website dead spin published graphic photos and other documents regarding the alleged assault last year of hardy's ex-girlfriend. hardy tweeted his regret about the incident and said he's grateful to still be playing in the nfl. a lot of women, a lot of men, a lot of sports fans need to say, why is this guy playing in the nfl? >> hardy didn't talk to reporters after last night's game but cowboys owner jerry jones said he wants to give hardy a second chance. head coach jason garrett said he doesn't want to talk about hardy anymore. >> hardy wasn't much of a factor in last night's game. a 41-yard pass from philadelphia quarterback sam bradford in overtime gave the eagles a 33-27 win over the cowboys. the touchdown broke the fifth tie of the game. it was the sixth straight loss for the dallas cowboys. despite an incredible catch by earlier in the game. it's been like that ever since tony romo was injured. >> if he wants a smart alecky cartoon, spongebob square pants isn't exactly educational tv? you'll have to think again. 13-year-old brandon alan says it helped him how to save a life. brandon, who has autism, knew what to do when she was choking on an apple at school. >> he spun her around and performed the heimlich maneuver until the apple popped out of her mouth. brandon says he learned the technique from spongebob, who who knew. are your friends into spongebob? 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>> reporter: officials say the scandal involves kids as young as middle schoolers to varsity high school football players exchanging nearly 400 nude photos in total. the school superintendent says students use smartphone apps designed to keep those pictures hidden. >> the main source of transfer of these pictures, as best we can ascertain, is an app called photo vault. >> reporter: the photo vault programs can masquerade as other apps such as calculators. by typing in a secret code it allows access to hidden content. files, contacts, images can be stored unseen.% authorities in canyon city say they have confiscated three cell phones and are now seeking search warrants to examine them. >> we do have a telephone with several hundred images on it. kids not involved are concerned. 16-year-old junior kendra stubblefield wants the school to move past the scandal. she says she was asked to take part in the sexting but never did. >> they're just scared. they don't want this situation to define them. >> reporter: authorities are considering suspensions, expulses, and some students may face felony criminal charges. a conviction would force them to register as a sex offender. authorities in canyon city say it could take a month to sort out whether any students will face some of those very serious charges. and they say they'll only file charges if absolutely necessarily. clayton sandell, abc news, canyon city, colorado. coming up in our next half hour, keeping kids safe. the new push to install seat belts on every school bus across this country and how the government plans to get every kid to buckle in despite the major costs. first, kicking butt. the high school soccer player to do better than every other boy in her school. can't wait to get to this one. you're watching "world news ge cc1 test messa we're already a couple of months into football season. for many high school programs around the country playoff hopes are hanging in the balance. >> an injury on one team led box. he saw someone with real potential. but she had no desire to be in the spotlight. not till now. here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: the water break for the minutemen of cocoa beach high in florida where one of the minutemen is, yes, a late-arriving girl. late in the season, that is. madison denini, added to the team only as the season was running out. why? because she plays soccer which means she can kick, something coach spotted not long after his weeks back. >> i'm staring over there saying, hey. i mean, she's the real deal. i mean, 40 years of coaching, i've never seen a female actually kick an extra point or a field goal in a football game. >> reporter: on a hunch he put her on the team and on the field, and boom, madison scored that's her mom and dad. >> it's very exciting. we didn't think we'd get to see something like this in boys' football. but here we are. >> reporter: then she did it again. and again. and a field goal, which led to a win. and the spotlight, well, madison could live without it. >> nerve-racking. i don't really like the attention. but if that's what breakthroughs are going to get, then i guess i'll do it. >> reporter: and so she did. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and that's why i love my florida. my home state. >> yes. >> you know it's increasing the numbers. across the nation are playing football. compare that to about 1 million boys. >> we're getting there. >> getting there. >> good for her. approaching medicare eligibility? 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>> they tried to cover it up in makeup. >> bloom! whoa! >> these are some of the guys that competed. they say the keys to a good beard is patience, wax, and hair drying. and you must shave or shape up your beard on a consistent basis. these are some of the finalists. they were really, really, really creative. so the winner for best moustache was keith hobridge of seattle. >> that's pretty good. >> that is good. even with the duck face, duck lips. the best beard, scott mets. look at that. florida. i would like to say, i moustache you a question. isn't this the best beard you've seen? >> oh! come on. so handsome. >> november can't get over soon enough. >> shaving cream. people are into carpooling. that includes creatures of the sea. we've seen lots of carpooling. this is a seal riding a whale in mexico. it's a trend of different animals mean heeg. we saw a raccoon riding an alligator, a weasel riding a wood pepper. this video has gone viral under the youtube channel whale of a time. >> ha. hopefully that seal is still with us. of the uk and south wales. this barber has been cutting this kid's hair for about a month. he's been trying to cut his hair for a month. he's been having trouble. the young boy, he's autistic, he says he fears when he's cutting near his ear. so finally the barber posted this photo showing how he was finally able to get him to cut his hair. by having him get distracted with his phone on the floor then cut his hair. like that. >> what was he playing on his iphone? 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that's in "the skinny" this monday, november 9th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning to you on this very busy monday morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. we're going to get started on a serious note and the new disturbing details about lax security ahead of last week's catastrophic plane crash in egypt. >> as the consensus grows that a bomb brought down the russian passenger jet, airport officials say scanners were often not functioning, workers weren't searched, and some tourists weren't even patted down. abc's brian ross has more on the chatter picked up from isis. >> reporter: aviation security officials say there is new evidence that what happened here was likely an inside job. that isis recruited someone with access to the ramp at the sharm el-sheikh airport to plant a bomb on the russian jet. with investigators this weekend scrutinizing airport surveillance videos and employee records for a possible suspect. congressman adam schiff is one of eight members of congress to receive a classified briefing on the investigation. >> isis may have concluded that the best way to defeat airport defenses is not to go through them, but to go around them with the help of somebody on the inside. >> reporter: u.s. authorities tell abc news that electronic intercept devices both before and after the crash indicated that isis was in communication with someone at the sharm el-sheikh airport. >> if this is a bomb by the affiliate of isis in the sinai, isis has fully eclipsed al qaeda as the gravest terrorist threat in the world. >> reporter: as more of the 224 russian victims were buried this weekend in st. petersburg, were discovered in several bodies, another indication the plane was likely brought down by explosive device. saturday egyptian officials said the cockpit voice recorder, cvr, captured a distinct but undetermined noise just before it stopped working. >> a noise was heard in the last seconds of the cvr recording. >> reporter: u.s. experts say it will be possible and quickly to determine if that noise was a bomb, if so, precisely where it was placed. but that hasn't happened yet. senior u.s. officials tell abc news that fbi forensic agents with their wealth of knowledge have not been invited to be part of the investigation on the ground. brian ross, abc news, new york. back here now to a very deadly accident in a suburb of washington, d.c. a pickup truck slammed into a church van and burst into flames. neighbors who heard what they to save the passengers but the truck driver and three people in child. 14 others were hospitalized, six children are among the injured. police in austin, texas, are searching for a suspect in the shooting of a high-profile judge outside her own home. district judge julie kocurek is recovering this morning after being ambushed friday night as she pulled into her driveway. police are now going through thousands of her past felony cases for a potential suspect. and now her colleagues are being told to be on alert for their personal safety. in michigan three teens are under arrest after officials foiled a school shooting plot. police say two 15-year-olds and an 18-year-old used instagram to hatch a plan to attack a middle school and high school in genesee county. if convicted they could face life in prison. the funeral for the 6-year-old boy killed during that police chase last week that seriously wounded his father. also today, the two police officers now charged in his death are in court for a bond hearing. the question remains, what triggered the chase in the first place? here's abc's philip mena. >> reporter: two louisiana law enforcement officers under arrest and facing charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder after an incident that left an unarmed father injured and his 6-year-old son dead. >> nothing is more important than this badge that we wear on our uniform. tonight that badge has been tarnished. >> reporter: investigators interviewing witnesses, examining 911 recordings, and >> it is the most disturbing thing i've seen. >> reporter: trying to figure out what led the officers, who were moonlighting as city marshals, to fire their weapons at a vehicle driven by chris few. his son, first grader jeremy martis, a passenger after a pursuit tuesday night. four law enforcement officers in all at the shooting scene. >> i mean, just smiling, burst out laughing at the sky, like he's almost looking at god. >> reporter: megan dixon, few's fiance, say she and few left in separate vehicles after an argument at this pool hall earlier this evening. a short time later she saw police vehicles pursuing him. now a makeshift memorial. dozens leaving flowers and balloons at the intersection where the shooting occurred. both officers were named in a criminal complaint filed this year by a man saying police used excessive force in his arrest. that complaint is still pending. marksville, louisiana. protests at university of missouri ramped up when dozens of football players announced they won't practice or play. their head coach is lending his players and coaches linking arms. protesters are demanding the university president step down for failing to take action after incidents. a terrifying night at an ihop restaurant in mississippi as the parking lot caves without notice, swallowing up car after car as families dined inside. first a loud boom, then lights go out, triggering chaos as the ground gave way. here's abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: a car still teetering on the edge. more than a dozen others buried in the mud below. a massive far longer than a football field tore through this ihop parking lot on a busy saturday night. >> four of the employees ran to the window and yelled "earthquake!" everyone went into a panic. >> reporter: slabs of pavement cracked open, creating a massive crevice 15 feet ep. remarkably, no one was injured. noah mathis was eating dinner inside with his family, their >> everything was sudden and quick. they were slamming their forks down and running outside as soon as they could. once outside there was a large amount of people sprinting for their lives. >> reporter: emergency personnel say an underground drainpipe collapsed. the investigation has not ruled out construction as a contributing factor. diners grateful to be unhurt are now hoping insurance will cover their losses. after such a dramatic end to what was supposed to be a normal night out. gloria riviera, abc news, washington. new developments in the is presidential race. ben carson is on the defensive as he faces fresh questions about his past. the retired neurosurgeon has told about overcoming a violent childhood and excelling in high school and college. he said the news reports questioning his stories are "a political hit job." >> anybody when going back decades can be 100% accurate on everything, if you can show me that person, i will sit at their knee and learn. >> carson's chief rival, donald trump, calls the controversy very strange. he's back on the campaign trail in illinois after hosting "snl" over the weekend. we'll have more of trump's appearance in "the skinny." democratic presidential hopeful hillary clinton is in new hampshire today with that state's primary exactly three months from today. she'll officially file her candidacy today. she'll hold a town hall in the granite state. but the focus later this week shifts back to iowa where the three democratic candidates will hold another debate. google is already the master of the internet, now it wants to rule over heart disease. the tech giant announcing a partnership with the american heart association to find new ways of fighting the world's top killer. a company executive says the battle against heart disease is ripe for innovation and unconventional thinking. the new project is starting out with $50 million. starbucks coming under fire for its holiday cups. >> what is the world coming to? why? >> the coffee chain use simple red cups. no ornaments. no reindeers, no symbols, nothing. some are accusing the company of waging a war on christmas and hating on jesus. >> what? >> customers are being encouraged to say "merry christmas" instead of their names forcing baristas to write it down. starbucks said they try to treat a culture of inclusion and the cups are meant to be a blank canvas. maybe what you could do. the cool baristas at starbucks could put on a menorah, a christmas tree, angels. >> a kwanzaa bush, something. all right. starting today, you can create a customized package of oreo cookies. on the oreo site there are two choices for wrappers, both in black and white with special graphics. >> consumers can color the wrappers digitally, pay for the cookies, and have the customized package shipped to someone special. if you prefer you can order a black and white package and mail them instead of markers. >> obviously the marketing folks at oreo were busy the last few weeks. >> no price yet how much that will put you back. coming up in "the skinny" -- how much would you pay for one of john lennon's guitars? 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a skywalker? who is she related to? >> you hear family and you think, who's she related to? my bet is probably not admiral akbar. >> it's a trap! >> reporter: there's a lot more of droid bb8. a quick new shot of princess leia in a command center. and more yoda-esque talk from a mysterious character we haven't seen. >> hope is not lost today. >> reporter: luke skywalker is still missing from this trailer. for some, reigniting the whole luke is the bad guy theory. >> and fulfill our destiny. i will finish what you started. >> i sort of feel like when he is revealed to us, like he will be the luke skywalker we know and love. that said, if he is evil, that would be so interesting and fascinating. >> reporter: maybe this time he's just somewhere waiting to be rescued by rae. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> what happened to chewbacca? where's chewbacca? >> he kind of lives. that bear just really fits with the whole chewbacca theme. december 18th. how exciting. it looks really, really cool. >> i'd love to play chewbacca's love interest. >> awkward. i'm still here.