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A passenger accidentally carries a loaded gun onto a plane at one of the busiest airports in the country landing in chicago with his pistol undetected. So, i had a loaded 380 semiautomatic in my backpack. How did the weapon get through a checkpoint with security on high alert . And we do say good morning, america. On this tuesday morning. A lot of new developments overnight in the attack on paris. More raids and air strikes overnight plus the breaking news about the other terror attack that brought down a passenger plane with 224 people on board. Isis is claiming spent for both. Russia striking back hard and fast. Our whole team is on the story. World news an authorize david muir in paris and we begin with brian ross on the breaking news in russia. Good morning. Reporter the russians this morning said the evidence was unequivocal it was a bomb and big one that brought down the passenger jet and russian president Vladimir Putin promised swift and severe retribution. The head of the russian version of the cia said it was a analysis of key parts of the plane and baggage that turned up evidence of an explosive device. The bomb was huge with the equivalent power of two pounds of tnt that caused the jet with 224 on board to break up in mid midair over the sinai desert. 9 director of the ssb presented his findings to putin saying it was a terrorist act un unequivocally. Putin then faced the cameras and vowed to track down those responsible for the murder of the people in the sinai. We will find them at any point on the planet, he said and we will take retribution. Isis claimed respond for it within hours and putin vowed to use the full Russian Military might against the bombers. It is believed to be an inside job at the egyptian airport from which the jet departed and this will focus attention on security procedures at airports around the world including in the United States. Russia this morning offered a 50 million reward for information on those responsible and overnight according to the u. S. Military, the russians conducted an aerial bombbardment of the isis headquarter city of raqqah, syria. The strike included sea launch cruise missiles and longrange bombers, george. They had not gone after isis before but now he will be ruthless. Thanks very much. Now to those attacks in paris and the hunt for the most wanted men in the world, the eighth attacker and the mastermind behind it all. Neighboring belgium where the attacks were believed to be hatched raising its threat level. Abcs terry moran is in belgium again for us this morning. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, robin. You know, investigators keep turning up traces of where the terrorists were and an apartment rented just a couple of blocks that way, a car rental not far away and in the paris suburbs another apartment rented by the suicide bombers. They didnt find guns or money but sim cards. They are looking for the rest of the terrorist crew. Police. Reporter overnight a multiagency multicountry manhunt intensified. On the hunt right now for the worlds most wanted, 26yearold Salah Abdeslam, the suspected shooter in the paris cafe and restaurant attacks and 28yearold Abdelhamid Abaaoud believed to be the architect of the carefully coordinated massacre. This important were learning more about their connection, the two had reportedly lived just blocks from each other here in molenbeek and were once in prison together. In this grisly video smiling and boasting as he drags a pile of dead bodies off to a mass grave. Overnight, ace her also the brother of another paris attacker, one of the suicide bombers speaking out saying he carnage the two were plotting or where his fugitive brother is. [ speaking a Foreign Language ] we could never have imagined one of my brothers could be linked to the terror attack the international dragnet launching over 300 raids, 128 just overnight. Targeting suspects in france, italy, germany and belgium leading to over 20 arrests and dozens of weapons seeded. Late monday, French Forces raided homes and buildings in the northeastern city of strasbourg following a reported sighting but it was a false alarm. Now theyre focusing on the maker of those suicide vests used in the attack concerned more attackers might strike. A final depressing note belgium authorities now admit to abc news that they were aware of both of abdeslam brothers including the fugitive being hunted across europe and aware they had been radicalized and but they judged neither one to be a terrorist threat. Robin and george. So disturbing they were aware of all that. Very similar to the Charlie Hebdo attacks, as well. We move on as terry said france launched raids across the country last night and more strikes against isis in syria as the french president vows to destroy them. More on that from world news anchor david muir in paris. Good morning, david. Reporter george, robin, good morning. Those overnight raids all part of an emergency antiterror crackdown throughout paris and even in the suburbs and as you heard terry report there they discovered one of the homes that had been rented by the attackers, the eighth attacker on the run and his older brother, in fact, this morning its been reported that the woman who rented the home described them as calm, nice and that they told her they were on business from belgium. Meantime, at this hour new video just now emerging from French National police overnight going doortodoor. This morning, new pictures emerging of French Police going doortodoor fighting back against the terror. The French Military launching a series of strikes on the isis stronghold of raqqah targeting and destroying a command and Training Center using ten jets and 16 bombs. This morning, president hollande meeting with secretary of state john kerry as he touched down in paris and lighting the French National embassy in the french colors. The cooperation level could not be higher and agreed to Exchange Even more information. Reporter president hollande declared them at war with isis extending the state of perjury for three months and calling for Stricter Border control, heightened security measures and power to strip citizen zip of convicted french terrorists with dual nationality and paris still picking up the pieces overnight the eiffel tower now lit in the French National colors. Michele saline moving here two months ago from california. She remembers the 9 11 attacks vividly and now the paris attacks here. You have to stay strong. We have to continue on with life. Reporter here outside the bataclan theatre, a Police Presence as workers cleaned the bloodied sidewalks and new images of the smiling concertgoers inside that hall friday night just moments before the terror began, the theater owners telling abc news no word is enough to express the magnitude of our grief. While 165 people remain hospitalized, this photo now going viral, offering a glimpse into an emergency room friday night as doctors and nurses here worked tirelessly to save lives. We do know that those doctors and nurses were called in immediately across the city to report to duty friday night. All the hospitals were filled with staff that had been called in. In the meantime, president hollande in the last 24 hours requested a parliament and extension of the state of emergency in france for three months. If they grant that which they likely will do, george and robin, that will bring him extra powers for continuing raids like we saw in the overnight hours. Back to you. David, thanks so much. A lot more tonight on world news. Here at home Officials Say there is no imminent threat but security is heightened as you can imagine following the attacks in paris and that new video from isis threatening a similar assault on washington, d. C. Abcs pierre thochls is in washington with more on that, good morning, pierre. Reporter good morning, robin. With that new video calling for an attack here in d. C. And 9 revelation this morning that isis appears to be responsible for killing nearly 400 people in a span of a week between that russian plane, the beirut bombing and the nightmare in france concern about their capacity here in the u. S. Is only going to grow. On the heels of the massacre in paris, this stark warning from the cia director. I would anticipate that this is not the only operation that isil has in the pipeline. I do believe that this is something that were going to time. Reporter a new video from isis seeming to confirm that vowing to attack the Nations Capital. Center of its abode in paris then we swear that we will strike america at its center in washington. Law enforcement taking no chances, overnight u. S. Park police increasing their presence at iconic monments. I want you to know that our city is coordinating at the highest levels. Reporter d. C. Residents and tourists on edge. Sobering reminder of war we are today but where weve been since september 11th. Reporter on the metro more surveillance. The message to the public if you see anything out. The ordinary call your local police. Its something that youll know when you see it. You know, the hair might stand up on your neck and we encourage all riders to report something if they see something suspicious. Reporter if you want to know just how intense this moment truly is, today the fbi director and Homeland Security secretary will conduct a rare joint classified briefing with all the members of the house. Robin. Pierre, what else are you hearing . How concerned are u. S. Officials that a coordinated attack like we saw in paris could happen in our Nations Capital or any other american city. There is no imminent threat but make no mistake this is a high tempo moment. In many ways isis threat is unique. Look, the fbi arrested more than 70 suspected isis sympathizers in the last two years. Dozens this year alone. Theres never been a concentrated spate of al qaeda arrests like that. Bottom line, isis is finding support here every day, robin. Pierre, thank you. We move to the news from paris. It created a backlash against Syrian Refugees settling in the United States. More than 2100 have come here and half the countrys governors say they do not want Syrian Refugees allowed in their states and moves in congress to block president obamas man to admit more refugees. Jon karl has that from the white house. Good morning, jon. Reporter good morning, george. The fact that one of the paris attackers apparently good into france by pretending to be a refugee has sparked strong opposition to the president s plan to bring more Syrian Refugees here to the United States. At a press conference in turkey states has a moral responsibility to take in some of those syrians fleeing the violence in their country. The people who are fleeing syria, they are the most vulnerable as a consequence of civil war and strife. Reporter the president called for increasing the number of Syrian Refugees allowed into the United States from 1600 last year to up to 10,000 in year but more than two dozen governors are now saying the refugees are not welcome in their states. We dont want to become like europe where they led all these refugees in. Well do all within our power, all thats humanly possible to resist these Syrian Refugees that are being forced upon us. Reporter most of the republican president ial candidates are ss agree. Anyone with an ounce of common sense would say no. We should be resettling them humanely in middle Eastern Countries that are majority muslim. So they go and fight for isis and they come back into our country and we accept them back. And at some point they wont be going away theyll be shooting us here. Reporter jeb bush said some Syrian Refugees should be allowed with a priority given to christians. Theyre being slaughtered in the country and but for us who. Who would take care of the number of christians that right now are completely displaced . Reporter the president disagrees. Thats not american. Thats not who we are. We dont have religious tests to our compassion. Reporter the Obama Administration said there is no reason to fear the Syrian Refugees that are coming into the United States saying that they are some of the most vetted and scrutinized people entering the country and, george, they also point out that more than threequarters of the refugees ss coming here are women and children. Victims of violence. Yes. Now to that powerful storm sweeping across the country responsible for dozens of reported tornadoes. Look at that large twister in texas overnight. The storm also causing a of snow in some areas. Ginger has ha. Robin, it is impressive to seen 0 the radar and satellite. Almost to canada. The large expanse of this robust system now moving east through the plains overnight into the ozarks now, tornado watch in northeastern texas, snow and wind, i mean blizzard conditions happening at this hour around denver, the wind advisories for a large chuck of the country flash flood watches from new orleans up to springfield, illinois. It has been a busy 24 hours more than 120 severe storm report, many of them just northwest of dallas which is where we find our ryan owens this morning. Oh, my god. Reporter a Severe Weather outbreak spawning a reported 38 tornadoes in 4 states. Here in texas, 13 reported twisters touching down. Four of those reports coming after a tornado tore through the town of pampa in pitch darkness. Oh, my god. We have a gigantic tornado right in front of us. Power lines exploding. Reporter one of those tornadoes reportedly at least a mile wide leveling a hall by burton plant. Officials saying it caused chemicals at the site to leak. That spill now contained. 21 reported tornadoes touching down in kansas. Helping drivers with golfballsize hail and damaging some homes. The weather tossing this 18wheeler across slick roads. At least three more tornadoes reported in oklahoma. So far, no injuries or fatalities have been reported. That squall line has now moved through the Downtown Dallas area. As you see behind me dumped some rain but nothing severe. That threat now moving to the east. Lets turn now to my friend and colleague Clayton Sandell who is in the snow in denver. Good morning, clayton. Reporter good morning, ryan. You can see a lot of snow has fallen here overnight. Some areas have gotten slammed with 15 inches and its still coming down but the problem is, the wind. 60 60mileanhour gusts creating blizzard whiteout conditions. Visibility in many areas is down highways shut down. Many schools are also closed today and if you happen to be flying to Denver International airport, they say more than 00 canceled. Now, the good news is this system is supposed to push through by midday but that mess. Ginger, over to you. Clayton, as the snow tapers for you we will see the Severe Weather move to the east. Little rock, hot springs and shreveport all in that risk area. Well be covering this all morning. George. Okay, ginger, thanks. Well bring you a major in minnesota in 30 seconds. Dozens of demonstrateors have been arrested after shutting down a minnesota highway to protest the Police Shooting of jamal clark. Witnesses say he was handcuffed when he was shot but police say he was preventing paramedics from treating an assault victim. The Justice Department has joined that investigation, his family says clark is on life support. Well, overseas a strong earthquake in greece, it struck off the island of lefkada where widespread damage and two deaths reported. The quake was felt as far away as athens. A for Profit Education company has agreed to a massive legal settlement. Education Management Corporation which enrolls students in trade pay 9 95 million to settle claims everyone illegal recruiting and exaggerated career placements. It will also forgive millions of dollars in loans. Well, a mall in new jersey has now decided not to charge families who want to visit santa this holiday season. The mall was charging up to 75 for its hightech santa experience, requiring families to buy photo package if kids sit on santas lap. Shoppers threatened a boycott and now the mall has dropped the fee. And a real sign of the times, this years word of the year isnt a word at all. Oxford dictionary has chosen this emoji as word of the year. A happy face with tears of joy. Aka lol, the most used emoji in 2015. I call that im laughing so hard im crying. 20 of all emojis that was that one. It transcends linguistic borders. I read that somewhere. I didnt come up with that. Well said. Thank you very much. Much more ahead. David muir is standing by in paris. Well have the latest details on the terror investigation. Also ahead, a Security Breach at one of americas biggest airports. One man says he got past security and boarded a plane with a gun in his bag loaded. And only on gma this morning, the young pastor whose pregnant wife was murdered in their home. 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Newscopter 7 over the scene as firefighters were at work as a report of three people being injured in the fire. Now under control as firefighters are checking for hot spots. And 7 24 now to a developing story in manhattan. Police are searching for the shooter who fired at a woman outside a club. It happened overnight as the woman walked out of pergola nyc on west 28th. Police tell Eyewitness News that they are looking for a car carrying four people that was seen leaving the area after the shooting. The bomb is recovering woman is recovering from a graze wound to the leg. Happening today hundreds of firefighters and officers suffering from Health Problems after the 9 11 attacks plan to theyre urging congress to extend the act. The bill provides health belts for all First Responders exposed to the World Trade Center site. The current 9 11 Health Legislation expired in october. When we come back, well take a look at the morning my name is 208 ridge road. And ive. Seen things. Like the sock rampage of 2010. The sleep eating of 2012. And the babysitter makeout of 2014. Gross. But now with nest cam, these guys can check in 24 7. So they can see the crazy things i see. Hey ya little thief did he have thumbs . Okay, now ive seen it all. Welcome back, 7 26. Happening today the start to have a of a tradition. New york cares launches its 27th annual coat drive this morning at the bowory mission in manhattan. You can drop off a coat at any of 300 locations throughout al five boroughs. Lets check the commute now, heres heather orourke. All right ken were going head to the maps and discuss whats happening out there as far as the subways go. The n. Q. And r. Trains signal problems at 59th street stylus, expect down still with us, expect downtown delays as a result. Downtown tee began its been cleared. 25 minutes unbound George Washington bridge, the lincoln is 30 and the holland is a 25 minute delay and then on to route 80 heading on the westbound side near exit 12. An overturned vehicle, if you are heading out west youre going to experience that. Those coming eastbound coming in from pennsylvania going into new jersey, youll experience a bit of a delay as you go through that spot. We have our alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect for today. Ken over to you. Heather thank you. Bill evans pence now with the accuweather forecast meteorologist bill evans now with the accuweather forecast. Today we have nine and some Cool Temperatures and your 7 00 temperature is 40 degrees. And were going to a high today thats going to be around 52 but look to the north, poughkeepsie and kingston 28. 26 middletown and caramel. 35 around white plains, smutchyly charms this morning but these are normal for this time of the year, just feels cold after starting the day yesterday at 51 and we got to 67. 52 this afternoon and clouds tomorrow. We are at 58. Windy rainy on thursday and most of rain is going to be afternoon and evening and it clears out thursday night. And we have sunshine friday right through the weekend. 40s for highs next week. Ken . Thank you sir and thats the news for now. Coming up america, an abc news exclusive, the first interview with the brave volunteer extens welcome back to gma. That is the downed passenger jet. 224 People Killed last month. This morning, russia confirms it was a terrorist bomb that took it down. Russian president putin vowing revenge and striking back quickly dropping bombs and missiles on the terror groups capital this morning. You can bet there is more to come. Right now Severe Weather outbreak going on in for millions of americans on alert. Blizzard pounding denver and already more than 15 inches falling in some parts. Dozens of tornadoes touched down overnight and the storm is moving east now into the gulf coast. Heading that way. We go back to paris. French police launching more raids overnight hunting for terrorists and world news tonight anchor david muir is there for us again this morning. Good morning, david. Reporter robin, great to be back with you this morning. As you mentioned those antiterror raids continued overnight. In fact, 128 raids in paris and in the suburbs surrounding. We have the new pictures coming in from overnight pounding on front doors looking for evidence, in fact, french authorities revealing this number and its a staggering one this morning that they believe there are 10,000 people who have been radicalized this their country alone that theyre concerned about this morning and president hollande in the last 24 hours asking to extend the state of emergency here by three months which would extend the antiterror raids. International manhunt continues for the socalled eighth attacker, Salah Abdeslam. As you know in the last 24 hours they thought they were zeroing in on him in that suburb in brussels. He was not there but new developments in the suburbs of paris they believe that he and his brother, another attacker who killed himself actually rented a home in the paris suburbs. Its been reported in fact that the woman who rented the home to them said they were calm, polite and here doing business from belgium. And this morning, an image to share with you about a city trying to rebuild. The eiffel tower overnight lit in the French National colors and in the shadow of the tower we met so Many Americans who were here who simply showed up at the tower to let the people of paris know they care and one couple from austin, who were here friday night, the wife celebrating her 40th birthday at the top of the tower when they got the news of the terror attacks. Their friends back home and family texting them about the attacks so when we were there last night they said before they went home they wanted to return to the tower to see it lit up this those colors to honor the people of france. Going back there, david. All right, thanks so much and well see you tonight on world news tonight. The pastors wife who was out for the first time on gma. There is nowhere id rather be than right here. Where all it takes to become part of the family is to sit down, give thanks, and share a beautiful meal together. Walmart. Some cash back cards love to overcomplicate things. Like limiting where you earn bonus cash back. Why put up with that . But the quicksilver card from capital one likes to keep it simple. Real simple. Im talking easy likea walkinthepark, nothingtoworryabout, manthatfeelsgood simple. Quicksilver earns you unlimited 1. 5 cash back on every purchase, everywhere. Its a simple question. Its winter. Eat winter snacks. Freshman. Campbells. And we are back now with that pastors wife shot in her for a man thats her killer. Her husband is speaking out and we hear from him after abcs Mara Schiavocampo brings us the latest. Good morning, mara. Reporter good morning. Thousands of people including indianas governor came out for amanda blackburns service as the search for her killer intensifies. New surveillance giving us the first clues as to who may have done this. Amandas husband pastor Davey Blackburn was at the gym at the time of the breakin returning 8 30 a. M. To find amanda with a gunshot wound to the head. She was rushed to the hospital and put on life support but it was too late. To the individual that committed this crime, we will find you. Reporter now police are desperately searching for the gunman. They say Surveillance Video captured the suspect described as an africanamerican man of medium complexion between 54 and 59 last seen wearing a about an hour before the murder there was another burglary just two houses down from the blackburns, a crime they believe is connected. I moved to South Carolina with davey. Reporter the blackburns just recently posted these youtube videos chronicling their own love story. On our way to chicago. Reporter and the crowds gathered for sundays Memorial Service called it a celebration of amandas life. Amanda was an amazing person. They had such a happy family. Reporter now police say they missed the suspect by just minces as they were already responding to that first breakin when blackburn was attacked. Officials say family members including amandas husband have all been ruled out as suspects. Hopefully this new information will lead them to the person theyre looking for. Her husband pastor blackburn joins us now. We are so sorry for your loss. Thank you, george. Thank you very much. I know the Community Came together for a menial service for amanda. What do you want the world to know about your wife . Oh, my gosh. I wish i could tell the world everything about her. I wish i had the time to but i think what i would really want the world to know is that she loved jesus with her whole heart. And she loved people and she spent her life pouring her life out to people. She served people. She loved the people who were unlovable, gave hope to people who didnt have hope, didnt think they had a future and she just absolutely gave everything that she had to her lord and savior jesus christ. We know the police and in maras piece released Surveillance Video overnight. What else have they been telling you about who might have done this and why . You know, the investigators havent given me a ton of details that theyve given me the details they released to the public, as well and so what weve been trying to do over the past week is kind of figure out, you know, how to grieve the loss and how to move forward from here and how to work through all of this. Its devastating to the family and, you know, the funeral just this past sunday was just an amazing celebration of her life and we just we were so grateful for friends and family coming to show support and the nation, there were over 6500 people tuned in across the world and what was so great about amanda, she was so selfless that she didnt want her life to be put on display ever, but she wanted jesus to be put on display and we feel like thats what happened at the celebration service, that jesus was lifted up and peoples lives have been changed because of that. It was such an out is there so, you know, weve been it was such an outpouring. Go ahead, george. I apologize. Do you have any idea why anyone might want to hurt amanda . Theres not amanda didnt have an enemy in the world. Imagine any reason why. Thats why this is baffled us as much as anybody so we are trusting the investigators. Theyve been so good to us through this whole process trying to keep us up to speed on what they have and we trust that, you know, they are doing the best they can. Theyve told us they have all the resources at their disposal right now to catch who did this. But the investigators have also said there is a code of silence that may have prevented people from coming forward. Even if they have information that might help solve this crime, what do you want to tell those people who might know something about this . Well, i mean, we would beg them to give any information that they have, we would be extremely grateful for that, you know. Its really hard to sort through all of the emotions of what were feeling about all this. Absolutely we, you know, i mean, were confused. You know, were angry, were not really sure what to do but i read amandas journal entry a few days before, she journaled every day of her life and a few days before she put something in there that spoke volumes to us that were deriving strength from. She said we dont know what the future holds but we know who holds the future and thats jesus and so were drawing our strength from that and we know that jesus holds the future and we cant see it clearly but she sees it clearly now because shes in heaven with jesus and well see her soon. And so i cannot imagine how youre holding up. Yeah. All through all of this. Had there been you know when you look at these photos and see all this had there been any other problems in the neighborhood . Did you or any of your neighbors recognize that person . Thats kind of hard to determine who that might be, that person in the photo . Yeah, yeah, i mean it was such an obscure photo. I mean its extremely difficult to say anybody recognized it. I mean our family our neighborhood was so close and it was such a seemingly safe neighborhood and so this is devastated all the neighbors. I mean we knew all the neighbors and we had just had lots of cookouts with them recently and so, you know, were just as confused as everybody else at this point. Your little boy weston is just 15 months old. He wont grow up with his mom. Yeah. What are you going to tell him about her . I think thats probably one of the hardest things in this whole process is knowing that hes not going to grow up with amanda because she was the perfect mom. I wish every mom in the world could have learned from her. I wish every wife in the world could have learned from her. And i know theres going to be so many stories that well tell him as he grows up but i do know one thing that through all of this amandas hope and her prayer would be that weston grows up and sees jesus through this and falls in love with jesus and thats that would be her hope through all of this and so as were dialoguing with him, as were trying to shepherd his heart as he grows up were just going to continue to point to the fact that his mom loved jesus and loved people and thats contagious and so we believe that the lord is going to do a great work in his life, as well. Pastor black boxstor blackburn. Thanks for joining us this morning. Thank you very much, george. When we come back, medical miracle. Incredible gift. Today is the day. Hellmanns and holiday leftovers become irresistibly creamy turkey casserole. Real delicious hellmanns. Bring out the hellmanns. Its holiday time, and no fruit is as versatile as our ocean spray cranberries, which is why were declaring it the unofficial official fruit of the holidays. [ chuckles ] for holiday tips and recipes, go to oceanspray. Com. There is nowhere id rather be than right here. Where all it takes to become part of the family is to sit down, give thanks, and share a beautiful meal together. Back now with the brave volunteer firefighter who received the most extend tiff face transplant ever attempted. He is speaking out for the first time in an abc news exclusive with abcs juju chang. Reporter pat hardison is the kind of family man and firefighters who would risk his life to run into a burning building to save someone else which is how his face got burned so badly 14 years ago. I remember it collapsed and i down. Reporter pat spent 63 days in the hospital. The burns ravaged his entire when he got home his three Young Children were terrified. My mom and stepdad literally had to drag me in the house because i was scared. Reporter pat became depressed depressedwithdrawn so he reaches out to Plastic Surgeon dr. Eduardo rodriguez at Nyu Langone Medical Center who chooses pat to become the most extensive face transplant case ever. He said im not going to die with incredible conviction. Brave heart. Absolutely. I guess thats what you do for a living when youre a volunteer firefighter, right . Doctors only give him a 50 50 chance of surviving. Another young mans tragedy and his familys generosity make the transplant possible. For 12 grueling hours dr. Rodriguez painstakingly remove the donors face and scalp and the team next door works on pat straight through the night. The final sutures in place 26 hours after surgery gland. Nine days later pat gets to see his new face. For the first time in 15 years . Its something i thought i would never do again. Reporter he slowly learns to use his new face. Go ahead and pucker and smile. Reporter eight weeks after surgery an emotional family reunion. Each childs reaction a little different. Hey, dad. Reporter happiness, surprise. Wonder. And the cost roughly a Million Dollars paid for by nyu langone and the defense department. Part of why pat says he was willing to risk his life for the research for wounded warrior. Oh, my goodness. Beautiful, though. Fantastic. That was in august he had the procedure. It was history making. Really making strides. Thank you, juju. Youre welcome. See you on thursday. All right. Much more ahead on nightline with juju and when we come back at the top of the hour we hear from the woman who took down ronda rousey. Uhhuh. Come on back. Turkey whoaaaa. Who made all of this . Lets go pea [screams] whoaaaa weeeee. Whoaaaa peas are the worst. [laugh] milk has 8 grams of highquality protein. Which could be the difference between just living life. And milking it. Start every day with the power of protein and milk life. All the hard work. 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Ive drawn a blank. Whats my line . [director] reset maybe we do live in a fantasy. In our own little bubble. Just hangin out as if were not completely down to earth. But just a bunch of dreamers . No way were just like everyone else. You know, average joes. Start dreaming big at visitcalifornia. Com to the car that just survived hours of reconditioning. Sorry, we know that was a bit. Invasive. But, if we didnt hoist you up in the air and poke around a little, we wouldnt be carmax. We expect a lot from our cars and we need to make sure that youll make the grade. You have to admit, youre looking awfully nice. Oh just relax. Its gonna be a long time before anybody peeks at your undercarriage again. That same storm moving through the center of the nation now dropped this in park city, utah, albuquerque, new mexico, Good Morning America is brought to you by visit california, dream big. Good morning, its 7 56 this tuesday, november 17th. Im ken rosato. Atopping headlines this hour, a fire in queens now under control after it broke out in an Apartment Building early this morning in forest hills. The fire breaking out just after 6 00 this morning. On the top floor of the building on queens boulevard. Newscopter 7 was over the scene as firefighters were at work. Theres a report that three people were hurt. That fire now under control. Firefighters are now checking for any hot spots. And now we just received new information on the shots fired outside a club in manhattan that grazed a woman. It happened overnight as the woman was walking out of pergola nyc on west 28th street in the flatiron district. Police telling Eyewitness News theyre looking for a car that was carrying four people that was leaving the scene after the shooting occurred. Police tell us that it started as a dispute between the men and in the car and another group of people. The woman wasnt the was the was the unintended target we are told. No arrests have been made. Check the commute with heather. Hi ken, the verrazano bridge. We have an issue going into brooklyn on the verrazano bridge. On that upper level we have an accident being cleared away so you can expect delays on the Staten Island expressway and nq and r trains signal problems at 59th street. Expect downtown delays as a result of that. And l. I. E. Westbound roadway the outer roadway right near wood haven boulevard you have a disabled vehicle being cleared and 40 minutes inbound George Washington bridge. And the lincoln. The holland is a 30 minute delay. We have alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect ken back to you. All right, heather thank you; meteorologist bill evans now with your accuweather forecast. We have lots of sunshine and beautiful weather as we look from the camera here in brooklyn over to wall street and one world trade and over to the brooklyn bridge. Looking really good. 40 degrees and its just cool and crisp and chilly. Particularly to the north where its around freezing mark so make sure you dress warmly. Were looking at about 52 for the high today. It was 67 yesterday and certainly feels a lot cooler we have some rain and wind coming for thursday. Good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. A massive manhunt at this hour for that eighth terrorist in the paris attacks. As the russian president reveals for the first time a powerful bomb took down a passenger jet. Were live from the front lines of the fight against isis this morning. Charlie sheens bombshell. Im here to admit that im hiv positive. The star reveals his private health crisis. How he hid his battle. Was it part of a multimillion dollar coverup never been in love before and is the secret to a longer life hiding right in your coffee mug . The new research revealing why drinking up that morning joe could be the key. All ahead as we say good morning, america. But were not just here in times square, we are on the move, look at that bus in chicago. A lot of big surprises coming up for our super fans all across the country. Its our big thank you bus thanking all of you, our viewers for 40 hours of news and events representing the 40 years weve been on the air, 40 for 40 express including that man super chef Fabio Viviani making breakfast. Hes making breakfast with our nick watt. The gma 40 for 40 express could be heading to your city next. Could be, also ahead, sarah palin will join us live and, robin, you will speak with her next half hour. I spent time with her a few years ago in wasilla, alaska and talked about politics and her book at the time. She has a new book out, a devotional so well talk to her about that and probably some other things, as well. Right now the morning rundown from amy. Good morning, everyone. And we begin with breaking news both france and russia are intensifying air strikes in syria. Overnight russia confirming a terrorist bomb brought down that passenger jet over egypt last month and now president Vladimir Putin vowing to punish those responsible. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the latest on that story. Brian, good morning. Reporter good morning, amy. The Russian Security service said this morning the evidence was unequivocal that it was a bomb and a big one that brought down that passenger jet killing 224 people. U. S. Officials had come to believe it was a terror act but now it is confirmed as russian officials said they found trace evidence of explosives on the plane debris and in passenger luggage and said they believe the bomb had the power equivalent of 2. 2 pounds of tnt. Isis had claimed responsibility for bringing down the jet and this morning, russian president putin as you said vowed revenge and overnight russia launched an aerial bombardment 69 headquarter city of raqqah launching sea launch missiles and they offered a 50 million reward for information on the names of the specific individuals who built and smuggled the bomb on board. Amy. All right, brian, thank you. We have breaking news as Police Search for more suspects in connection with the paris attacks. Word coming in now that three suspects may have been detained in germany but the focus of the Investigation Continues to be the manhunt for that suspected eighth attacker and the mastermind of the plot, abcs terry moran has the details on the church. Terry, good morning. Reporter the International Manhunt focusing on two suspect, the gunman who got away from paris, 26yearold Salah Abdeslam and 28yearold Abdelhamid Abaaoud, he the mastermind, the architect of the attacks, a notorious isis recruiter. The government in austria now acknowledging that abdeslam was pulled over in september in their country. He told police he was going on a tenday vacation to vienna and the government here in belgium acknowledging now to abc news that they were aware of abdeslam and his brother, a suicide attacker in paris but they decided that neither one was a terrorist threat. Amy. All right, terry moran with the latest for us in belgium. We also learned this morning that french president Francois Hollande is planning to visit president obama in washington next week to discuss the war against isis in syria. Meanwhile, at least 25 states are now refusing to accept Syrian Refugees because of security concerns, even those states may not have the Legal Authority to do so. In other news ginger is tracking Severe Weather including dozens of reported tornadoes from texas to kansas, one of those twisters, a mile wide leveled an oil refinery causing chemicals to leak in the area. That spill is now contained but in kansas, hail the size of golf balls damaged homes, no injuries have been reported there. Meanwhile, in colorado they are facing blizzard conditions this morning. More than a foot of snow hundreds of Flights Canceled at denvers airport. Gingers forecast is coming up in just a bit. Holiday travel, gas prices are falling. The average price nationwide dropping 6 cents in the last week, analysts expecting most areas will see prices under 2 a gallon by christmas. And finally, go ahead. Pour yourself another cup of coffee. Apparently it could save your life. A harvard study found that nonsmokers who drink three to five cups a day were 15 less likely to die prematurely of any cause when compared to noncoffee drinkers. Decaf drinkers benefited as well. Researchers think its because it contains a powerful antioxidant and other compounds that reduce inflammation, improve blood sugar, brighten your mood and they say, you know, im on my second one. How many youre going to live a long, long life. Cheers. All right. I had water but ill have some coffee later. Over to lara. Thank you very much, george. Heres whats coming up on our gma morning menu. Charlie sheen speaking out about that stunning diagnosis what he is saying about that this morning. Then Ronda Rouseys big upset. The superstar fighter knocked out for the first time ever. We hear from the woman who took down the champ. Thats coming up. Plus, oneone fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish oneonone with burden reynolds. America. Look at this crowd. Please stay with us. She sees the world a little differently. And, by some miracle. She actually said yes. To me. Tell her everything you love about her with charmed memories at kay jewelers,. 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Once considered hollywoods baddest bad boy, sheen had a penchant for promiscuity and partying. Whats not to leave. The run i was on made senate tri, jaguars, richard, all of them look like droopyeyed armless children. Reporter now the National Enquirers bombshell report that he was diagnosed as hiv positive. What i can tell you is that multiple expartners of Charlie Sheen came forward via Text Messages and in one case a video recording in which they all confirmed that they were exposed to hiv and they spoke of their horror at potentially being infected with this virus. All my hooker numbers ra in that phone. Reporter sheen at one time the highest actor paid on tv earning close to 2 million an episode on 2 1 2 men once estimated i slept with 5,000 people. He admitted to spending tens of thousands of dollars on prostitutes and in a 2011 interview with abc news he talked only about why he enjoyed the company of prostitutes and porn stars. Theyre the best at what they do and im the best at what they do and together its like its on. Sorry, middle america. Not lying to people. Whatever you do theres no children involved then youre okay. Reporter according to the National Enquirer he has known about the diagnosis for several years and the tabloid also says the actor reportedly worth 125 million has faced a null of lawsuits and paid millions to protect his secret. Many of those women have sought Legal Counsel and successfully sought settlements with Charlie Sheen as a result of their exposure. Sheen has three exwives and five children. In that nbc news interview sheen also says he does not think he exposed any of his partners to the virus. A source close to the situation tells abc news that his exwife actress Denise Richards does not have hiv and neither do their children adding that he was infected at some point after their divorce in 2006. The inquirers full article comes out tomorrow. While its hardly a death sentence legally you are required to tell your partners if you know you have hiv. Yes. For sure. Thank you, linsey. Thank you very much, linsey. Ronda rousey stuns sports fans everywhere over the weekend. The superstar was knocked out. Lost the fight for the first time and jesse is here with the woman who shook up the mma hey, jesse. Ronda rousey entered the octagon with a perfect record. The only person not surprised holm. Shes the woman behind one of the most shocking upsets in sports history. Holly holm, knocking out ronda rousey. The seemingly invincible ufc williams bantamweight champion turned movie star and mainstream magazine covergirl in the cage. Those who know holly holm it wasnt an upset at all. Ive been the underdog before and ive had to come in after a lot of people doubting me before and that definitely prepared me to know that believing in myself thing. Reporter the amateur kick boxing champ turned professional fighter is actually a preachers daughter with 19 world boxing championships under her belt. First they wanted to call her holly hottie or Holly Hollywood or Something Like that. She said, i dont want to be known for that part of it. Just call me the preachers daughter. Reporter the woman named ring magazines fighter of the year two years in a row who enjoys snowboarding and instagraming pictures of her cat buster in her down time celebrated her win against rousey with nachos and fries. But isnt celebrating too long. Already talking about a possible rematch in their future. Ill train twice as hard as i did for the first one because i know shell be coming back. But dont expect a rematch right away. Rousey said shes going to take a little bit of time but she does promise shell be back and, guy, personally im impressed by holly holm. Take a look at when i faced rousey in the octagon this past summer and found out firsthand what its like to have your world turned upside down so to holly holm i said mad props . Better woman than you. Yes. Bigger and better. There will be a rematch, right . Absolutely there is going to be and it will be a huge megabox office hit. No doubt about it. It was really cool how holly said ill have a rematch. Said she knows rhonda gave her an opportunity and ill do it when the time is right. Lara. Thank you, robin. So, guy, Burt Reynolds is back. I got to sit down with the legendary actor at his home in florida and talked about his new book its called but enough about me and in it he candidly writes about the highs and lows in the life of a superstar, everything from his favorite film roles to the one that got away. With that iconic mustache and devil may care grin, Burt Reynolds became the roguish bandit who captured our hearts and became the number one Box Office Star with a unique attitude towards choosing his roles. Wheres this being shot. Wasnt it location and who the female lead was were sort of the two main requirements. I would say in that order, yeah. If she was incredible then the words were incredible. Thats right. Machines are going to fail and the system is going to fail. Reporter deliverance is your favorite performance. Yes. Most fun film youve ever made. Smoky. Last time i saw legs like that they had a message tied to them. What do you mean. If we watch smokey and the bandit you will see sally and you falling in love on the camera. Thats true. Thats true. Cowboys love fat calves. She was the love of my life. I mean, i really to this day think shes the most special woman ive ever dated. If you could Say Something to her today, what would you say to her . You were the best thing that ever happened to me. Do you think theres any chance you could get back together with her . No. Reporter in his new memoir but enough about me reynolds opens up about his most famous romances from dinah shore, 20 years his senior to Lonnie Anderson whom he wed in 1988. As i came out and she was walking down the aisle i looked over and i saw my mother and my mother was looking at me going and i thought, i dont remember my mother ever being wrong. What should i do . But it was a little too late. You wrote in the book you never really liked her. I didnt like her in terms of how long it took her to get ready. Was it a big process. Well, i mean, shes going to the store, i thought, well, why, you dont cook. What store . Im going to the store ill be right back and i thought, okay. Now what do i do for a day or two . Because thats how long shed be gone. The couple famously divorcing after just seven years but the financial implications continued to haunt reynolds today. Forcing him to auction off much of his memorabilia. Youve saved memories. Yeah. From every aspect of your incredible career. Even though youve sold so much of it what are you going to do with it . Probably sell it again but i hate to. Reporter he also shares some of the roles he said no to. That would have surely helped ease his financial burden. Were you really considered for james bond . Yes, i was. I see it. I think i could have done it well except this is what i said and my stupidity i said an american cant play james bond. It has to be an englishman. Bond, james bond. I cant do it. Oops. Oops. Yeah. I could have done it. This one blew me away. Han solo . You were offered the role of han solo. Yeah. Youre busy. I was busy. But, no, i wasnt so busy i couldnt have done it. I would like you to meet jack, the finest director in the business. Hi. Reporter initially he even turned down the 1997 role which catapulted back into the spotlight. You were nominated for an oscar for boogie nights. Yeah, i turned him down ten types. But despite it all reynolds says looking back on his life, his love, his career, he has no regrets. Your last chant weather which is called burt i always wanted to experience everything and go down swinging, so far so good. I know im old but i feel young and one thing they can never than i did. I think thats all true. Its a pretty good way to sum it up. Well, if you can say that right. Doing all right. Can you believe those roles . He also turned down the role for Jack Nicholson and says one flew over the cuckoos nest. A lot of ones that got away, as you heard no regrets and i was happy to hear he says that he and Loni Anderson have buried the hatchet. Years. Life is too short. Mind. Very cool. And the book, guy, by the way, but enough about me, i love that title. But enough about me. Its out today and its a great read. It was great to hear from him. Thank you, lara. Ginger, weather. Im right out here havin tell you, we just have so many smiles just rows deep. I love it. But we have to get some pop. Get in here and smile with us. We have pop news and we begin with one of our favorite singers, adele. Hello, its me. Bringing big news from adele. Just a few weeks after releasing her Brandon Roberts single hello which broke the viva record for the most views in 24 hour, 50 million views in one day. Whoa. Contributing to at least a million. It is a beautiful song. Continuously plays throughout my house. Get ready for another. Adele released 9 video for a new song called when we were young. Ah. Reminds me of when we were young i mean the woman has got pipes like no other. Wow. The video was recorded live, so no bells and whistles. That is all adele and we will hear much more from her, the full album comes out this friday. I am ready. I am ready. I am too. Just terrific . So talented. I love that. Just released it just a couple of hours ago so i consider that is breaking pop news. That is. Also in pop news today, what greater joy is there than a new addition to the family . Well, for 6yearold matthew who already has four younger sisters, the greatest joy would have been a younger brother, however, not happening. Take a look at the familys new baby announcement. His parents did what they could to soften the blow treating their big brother, wait, havent showed it to you. There it is, theres the announcement. Sent out this picture of his sisters all in princess dresses, that is the moment that math 2450u found out that yet another girl was on the way. In more princess parties. Yes. They celebrated with cupcakes and the cupcakes were pink. Yeah. Not that upset. He needs cupcakes for the rest of his life. Five younger sisters. Im sure if hes treated like a prince apparently he loves those little girls. A lot of little kids in that house. Yes, yes. Then finally i thought this was funny. Irish dad became a viral sensation after filming his entire las vegas vacation un evan leapt his gopro to his tech challenged dad who mistakenly put it the wrong way on the selfie stick the entire trip. Resulting in hours of footage not of the sites and sounds of vegas, but instead of just his face. He went all the way looking more theres the view. Into the desert. Utah and arizona. And thats the city. There it is over there. See that 1345u8 one. Thats not the setting sun. You know what, thats a better memory. Temple bar in dublin. Very white, very pale. More of the story, what happens in vegas apparently does stay in vegas. Bahdumbum. Thank you very much. That is pop news. And coming up, take a trip around the world with gma, places weve been. Good morning, its 8 27 on this tuesday, november 17th. Im lori stokes, looking at the latest headlines for you. We have information in the last half hour on the shots that were fired outside a club in manhattan that grazed a woman. This happened overnight as the woman walked out of per go la nyc in the flatiron district. Theyre looking for a car carrying four people. Police tell us it started as a dispute between the men in the car and another group of people. The woman was not the intended target. No arrests have been made. Also we have new image this morning of the suspect in the shooting inside a Brooklyn Department story. Now heres the video received overnight. Detectives say this man shot someone after a fight last night inside blue city in bushwick. The victim is recovering in the hospital. Police also want the find the black who was with the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call lets get a check on the morning commute with heather orourke. Good morning lori, the subway status, the n. Q. And r. Trains we have issues and signal problems at lexington avenue 59th street. Verrazano bridge, we have an you accident upper level and queens on the grandal parkway. West at 188th street. Thats an accident. Throggs neck bridge going up into the bronx, the collision being cleared a way. Inbound George Washington bridge is 40. The lincoln is 40. The holland is a 30 minute delay. We have alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect. Lori back to you. All right heather thank you. Lets check in with bill evans and your accuweather forecast. Well, weve got sunshine and weve got temperatures right around 0 degrees. 40 degrees and a lot of sun today. Temperatures are going to be cooler than yesterday by about 15 degrees. Kingston poughkeepsie 33. 35 middle town and 41 west orange and belmar 46. 42 long island and 39 coastal shore. Were looking at 52 this afternoon with sunshine. Tomorrow more clouds. But warmer out ahead of the were at 58 tomorrow. And the front gets here on thursday with rain mostly in the afternoon and the evening it could be windy and wet and very heavy rain. Friday. Look at that a great weekend. Lori . All right bill thank you. And it is 8 29. That will do it for us. In half an hour tune in for more of good whoo, some funky music. Our 40 for 40 bus, shake it, baby. Pulling up to the north avenue beach right there on Lake Michigan and chicago. Were driving across this great country. Its a big thank you to so many gma viewers. You invite us into your home each and every morning for the last 40 years and some are about to join nick watt and chef Fabio Viviani for breakfast, right, nick . Reporter good morning, robin. Yeah, its breakfast time. There are eight of us living on board this bus. And we are going to make it to you in new york on that 40hour live stream 5 00 p. M. This evening. See you in a couple of day. All right, guys. Grab some doughnuts. Everybody, go for it. Grab it. Grab it. They do look good. Who knows, the 40 40 express could be coming to a city near you. A lot of good doughnuts. Ginger is outside on the new blackberry talking to a lot of people on twitter. Talking to the folks mind me and on twitter. Multitasking. Were also connecting with our fans on social media thanks to blackberry who let me borrow their newest smartphone, the priv. Use the gma40 and you might see them on gma this morning. Im tweeting right now. Lara. Thank you, ginger. One of the privileges of our job is being invited plus your homes every single morning getting to share with you some of the incredible places we get to go, see, taking our viewers to the front lines of the most amazing and spectacular stories as we count down to our 40 for 40 live stream here are some of the we are live from mumbai, india. Good morning from iran. Its a windy morning in moscow. Madrid, spain, in morning. We are in afghanistan. A few people are thirsting for a real sense of the rest of the world. I really want people to feel that theyre with us, that theyre with us on these amazing trips. I love the opportunity to bring the world to our viewers. Were going to take you to the seven new wonders of the world. Where is diane sawyer . I made it here. Good morning from jerusalem. The polar ice cap. The northwest Hawaiian Islands Marine National monument. The mayan pyramid. South central mexico. So spiritual to be there and to climb these steps. Good morning, america, from the top of the highest manmade welcome to the burj dubai. India, the biggest democracy. Bring you the secrets of health and longevity from finland. Certainly several degrees below zero. Me and the reindeer, let me just say, i dont know what i was thinking. I really hate to be that was one of the most insane elective trips ive ever taken. Great american southland bus tour. It was really cool. It was amazing. You know, its such a oneway medium. Youre talking to people and you know theyre out there but they cant talk to you but you take those bus trips and you get reaction from people about what they think youre doing. Those were just amazing trips where we captured those special moments. After 9 11, the executive producer says, you know what, lets celebrate america one state at a time and, lara, youre going. Convertible and i went and got to see some of the most Amazing Things and meet the most wonderful people. What do you recommend . Hot dogs. Shocker. Nuclear power fast attack submarine. Live from somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean and, yes, we are under way, under way and making broadcast history, a television first. I remember opening the show, we surfaced and they cant even tell me where we are. I cant even know. Thats such a top secret location. It is amazing. Were about 45 feet or so above the Atlantic Ocean. Who gets that opportunity to do those kind of things . Good morning, america from behind vatican walls. You just cant help but be moved every time you are here in st. Peters square. Charlie and diane and i did a show from the vatican and then to later be there at the vatican and be in the audience with the pope was really a special time. All aboard. Journey into the heart of america. Oh, train trip. Good morning to you. Good morning. The train trip, i still think should be entered into an olympic event. We had a real sense of adventure on behalf of the viewers in the morning. There was something very americana about that. Being on the train. I remember stopping in ohio and brad paisley playing in the field. Hey mr. Policeman and i can drive faster than you can for the first time on live morning television, we hope to, we expect to bring you the miracle of life. An actual birth. I thought how hokie can you get . And i was opposed to it. I was grumpy, i was whatever, didnt want to do it. Beautiful little baby. Baby boy. Yes. A little boy. Oh. We ought to put a counter in the lower righthand corner how many types ill cry during the it was one of the most moving programs i think we ever did. Good morning, america. Welcome to song dong in central vietnam. I remember the time she went into that city beneath the surface of the earth. That was just astonishing. Theres nothing quite like Live Television when youre trying something new. Im standing on this colossal stalagmite. Live from locations all around the world. What youre about to see has never been attempted before. All the anticipation leading to this one moment, to the beautiful song good life by one republic here in our studio your three words live, ready, set, go. This is got to be the good life this has go to be the good life good life good life got this feeling you cant fight this city its going to be a good life good good life what a perfect song good life. You know. It is a good life. So blessed. Yes, yes. I cant believe i didnt realize youve been everywhere. I know. That submarine was amazing. It was so you keep saying what year was that . I dont remember. I dont i go by my hair. That was post you can tell. But, as i said, we understand that not everybody can travel like we are blessed to do and the whole intent is for people at home to feel like theyre right there with us on the submarine. No one does it better than you. Everyone is fortunate with that. Its just 40 years for this program. Wow. Is there one trip that youre like, i dont know why i did that like diane was saying about finland . A lot of them are diane related. Sorry, diane. Love you, thelma. Be honest, you dont have to tell everyone. Just telling us, that train trip was tough. That train trip looked like a lot of fun. The toilet and the shower were one, okay, on the train. Let me just toilet and shower. I dont understand. Same area. I mean this sincerely. Every time we got off this train somewhere in that great country and met people, you were glad that you were there. You were glad okay, toilet shower. Bonding experience. It was, it was, it was, yeah. So many great memories and more to come because we are just hours away from the start of our 40 for 40 live stream event. Somehow well pull this off. I highly recommend you watch because bloopers abound, i guarantee it. 40 straight hours of Live Programming leading up to our epic family reunion, everyone is coming back. Think about gma over the 40 year, think of a name, think of theyll be here on thursday morning and jesse has more on that. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, america. Its a tv event 40 years in the making. Here in southern california. Sochi. This morning in abuja. In glendora. 40 hours of live coverage from around the world bringing you up to date with the latest news. Breaking from paris. Here in paris they woke up to this image. To london. The picture on the times. To right here in times square. Were going to have a fun morning if well reminisce about some of our favorite moments over the past 40 years. Look at this on a treadmill. Shrimp on a treadmill. George, george, is this it . With those familiar faces from gmas past. Got some eye openers for you. The people who brought you the news over the last four decades all here live. Good morning, everybody. Im david hartman. And im joan lunden. From our tv family to your, get ready, america. Are you ready. Yep. Here we go. Four 40 years in 40 hours starts today. Im on my phone. Important work. It was breaking news. I cant wait to see everybody. So excited. Right now, and dont worry im not being rude just tweeting again. We want all of you to remember your favorite gma moments and tweet us. Ive got the blackberry priv. Gma40 is the hashtag. He has to pull this moment that sam did. Remember when the weather maps broke and sam was using the crowd. Its such an incredible moment. I hope we can show you. A lot of blacked out stuff. Oh, my gosh. Sam is coming back. Everyone is coming back on thursday. But coming up right now sarah palin is with us live. Robin will go oneonone with president ial candidate about the i absolutely love my new york apartment, but the rent is outrageous. Good thing geico offers affordable renters insurance. With great coverage it protects my personal belongings should they get damaged, stolen or destroyed. [doorbell] uh, excuse me. Hey. Lo mein, szechwan chicken, chopsticks, soy sauce and you got some fortune cookies. Have a good one. Ah, these small new york apartments. Protect your belongings. Let geico help you with renters insurance. Back now with sarah palin, the former governor of alaska and republican Vice President ial candidate has a Brandon Roberts book out of devotionals called sweet freedom full of daily reflections on life, politics and faith. Good to see you again. Thank you so much. Awesome to see you. I love all the pictures we have, the montage behind you of your family. Yeah. We were showing all the places weve been over the 40 years. I still remember alaska going there a few years ago to be with your family. You were such a good sport. Out there on the snow machines, you know, geared up. You got to do it. Tough woman. You are. I told you my family weve read a devotional stream for many, many years. I want to talk to you about that. You made news over the weekend. You said you would be willing to run again. What is it what would it take to get you back into politics and you have an eye on any particular office . No particular office but what it would take is knowing that the American Public would be ready for, again, someone going rogue, you know and calling it like they see it and having the experience that they believe could be put to good use in the name of service. If i really felt that that was there in terms of support and, you know, id be more than willing to serve. Yeah, thats how youve always yeah, yeah. And also, you know, living my life, putting it in gods hands knowing that you just never know what door may be open and if a door is open, im built to run through it. Man, charge through it and live life vibrantly and do all you can to help others. Thats what you share in the book, sarah. You do that and dont shy away from any topic. Right. Just yesterday on the program we were talking to a doctor about fear following the paris attacks and even if you werent there, that theres this fear with terrorism and that and you touch upon terrorism in your book. How do you help people get past those feelings. I do and i touch thats what makes the devotional different. I talk about these topical issues, the issues of the day and how in scripture ole and new testament we can find the answers and solutions to the challenges were facing on a daytoday basis when it comes to fear. Were given promise after promise from the omnipotence of god telling us fear not, put this in my hands, he tells us, maybe my mom, probably your mom told you to at the end of the day, go to sleep, give it to god. Hes up all night anyway and dump your fears and your challenges on him and knowing he will provide answers for you, but he expects us to take some action and do something with the answers he provides and he doesnt drive parked cars. You know, we need to get out there and take some action to help others. I love the phrases. Our family motto when fear knocks let faith answer the door. Like something my mom would say too. A mommyism but fear has also gripped some governors here in this country because they are saying, because of one of the attackers coming through syria having that that they dont want Syrian Refugees and many governors have said in this country no as a former governor, do you agree we should not allow Syrian Refugees in this country . Well, these governors, theyre our first line of defense, though, when it comes to making sure that the people that theyre elected to serve are being protected. Because on a federal level, were i believe that the American People arent feeling that protection coming from the top that they deserve to feel that we are doing everything and anything we can to make sure the bad guys wont fulfill their threat and we have these recent threats specifically against washington, d. C. That isis wants to come over here and destroy us. Well, a lot of the governors are saying, okay, well, what can i do within my authority as a state official to make sure that the people are protected to make sure we know whos coming into our state, to make sure on a practical level how it is that we would even be able to fund the services that these refugees would need and these governors are being very prudent in their hesitation, this their caution that theyre taking before theyre saying, hey, any and all, come on in when theres not a vetting process. Thats what they want Everyone Wants a better vetting process. Before you go, the book, you touch you dont hold back. Right. Thats what we expect from you and you talked about the challenging year that you have had aging parents, you know, losing a job, just various things. Did you want to put this all down. Ive always wanted to write a devotion and based on years of journalling too but kind of a specific period of time when it rains it pours, you know and i believe that god does that to us and allows some things to happen in our lives in order to prepare us for whatever is next so that were kind of, you know, geared up and equipped ready to do whatever the next step is and its not just me, its everyone, plato said be nice to everyone because everyone is fighting a battle. Everyone has a challenge out there. So just wanting to encourage people to dont be fearful and to live life vibrantly. If youre seeking answers to all these challenges personally and politicalloue going to find them i the word. Want wait t seet you do next and it is extremely uplifting. I wish we had more time. Llwe, tnk you so much for the time. No, weot to get anxtra hour on this program. Up next a great deal [panting] meet one today. Here with tory johnson we are getting ready for our 40 for 40 live stream event. You got the memo. 40 dees in 40 hours a under 40. You got it. Can you beat that . Hard to beat. Pretty amazing. Whats really fun we are bringing back a lot of gma viewer favorites plus some new surprises so i think everyone will have fun once they tune in. If you dont know the answer forgive me. Do you know what the most popular item you ever had was . Well, i would say very recently we just did barbie dolls and jawbones, hugely successful but quite frankly, earrings and handbag, hard to beat those. They go out the door. The west coast is sometimes not my friend but saving things for you in this live stream a everybody today can benefit from this. This company is called Maggie Louise designs, a Chocolate Company based in austin, texas. They created three sets, exclusively for gma viewers, every single piece is hand made, stunning, gorgeous. It is beautiful. I bet it tastes good too. They do. My favorite set, i hope we can show this. Big discount on these. Normally depending on the three boxes, 30 to 56, everything only half price. Cant beat that, 25 to 28. Thanks to them for this deal. Get all the deals on goodmo my name is 127 willow lane. And ive had some work done. In 62 they put in a conversation pit. Brilliant. In 74 they got shag carpet. That poor dog. Rico . then they expanded my backside. Ugh. So when the nest learning thermostat showed up, i thought hmmm. But nest is different. Keeps em comfy. And saves energy automatically. Like that im like a whole new house nest. Nobody Nobel Peace Prize our bus on the move heading out of chicago on the way to times square for our big gma family reunion. Stopping, right. Oh, yeah, all along the way. Our fan, we love you guys. You never know where its going to stop. And, robin, we have a look at some of your favorite moments from the show that youve been sharing with us on twitter. Thank you so much. Have a great day, everybody. Good morning, its 8 56 on this tuesday, november 17th. Im lori stokes. Topping the headlines at this hour, fire in queens is under control after it broke out in an Apartment Building early this morning. In forest hills. This happened at about 6 00 this morning on the top floor of the building on queens boulevard. Newscopter 7 was over the scene as firefighters were at work. Three people were injured. Happening today, hundreds of firefighters and officers suffering from Health Problems in the 9 11 attacks plan to rally in washington. Theyre urging congress to extend the zadroga act. The bill provides Health Care Benefits for all First Responders exposed to the dangerous mix of toxins at the former World Trade Center site. The current 9 11 Health Legislation expired in october. Lets get a check now on the morning commute with heather orourke. Heather . Hi lori, we have two subway issues now to talk about. The one problem weve been dealing with all morning thats the n. Q. And r. Trains, cig normal plans at lexington avenue 59th street but now we have the 4 trains with avenue. You have that accident being cleared away at the bronx and then a problem over here on the street. Another collision, street cleaning rules are in effect, lori back to you. All right heather thanks so much. Bill evans has your accuweather forecast. Got lots of sunshine and a pretty day. Its a cool and crisp day and still some colors in the park, the temperature now at 9 00 the going to be 42 degrees. So thats right where it should be for this hour of the day. Normal temperatures and its going to feel cool today because at this time yesterday it was already 53, 54 degrees. We were at 67 yesterday and today well have sunshine and a high of 52. Which is close to normal for this time of the year, tomorrow its a little warmer and clouds breaks of sun 58. The clouds are ahead of the storm coming our way on thursday, rain starts thursday at lunchtime and lasts into thursday night and leers out for the weekenden clears out