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Over the weekend. When the driver drove the wrong way and slammed in to katlins car, instantly killing her best friend. The mourners said their final goodbyes to marissa. No family should endure this. Reporter some disturbing posts on social media from the wrongway driver, Kayla Mendoza that survived. Two and a half hours before the crash, she tweeted too drunk to care and other messages of being high, like cant sleep without my bedtime cops are aware of the message sglls this young lady will suffer the consequences of her actions and statements. But it is a blow for katlin. s family. We have two Guardian Angels looking down on us. We are lucky if that is how you look at it. Reporter this female suspect is still in the hospital with serious injuries. We know charges have not been filed yet. Primarily because those toxicology tests have not come back. Reporting from south florida this morning, abc news. They say mendozas father found out about this by using an app to track down her phone after the accident. So many lives are ruined by an incident like this. Her family is devastated as well as the families who lost their loved ones. To hear these tweets. Too high to care. Im really so baked right now. Terrible. It is chilling. Breaking news overnight from latvia. 17 people have died in the collapse of a Grocery Store roof in the capital there. Three of the dead were firefighters searching for victims when a second portion of the roof crashed down on top of them. The cause of the collapse is unknown but appears to have been caused by workers building a winter garten on the supermke the agreement until a new president is elected next april. The u. S. Says such a delay would be a deal breaker. With more about what the agreement might mean for american troops, heres abcs martha raddatz. At the height of the war in 2010, we had 100,000 troop in afghanistan. Today, less than half of that number, and this this agreement goes forward this Time Next Year there will probably only be 6,000 to 10,000 troops that remain. Although president obama has not made a Firm Decision on that. Those troops would be there only to continue Training Afghan troops and to conduct Counterterrorism Operations against remnants of allocate tachlt how long will they be there . The agreement says they can stay for another ten years. But the administration insists it will be nowhere near that long. One thing that may surprise people is that this is what troops on the ground i visited with earlier this year in afghanistan want. They want to stay long enough to make sure the afghans are capable of fighting terror on their own. After all the sacrifice, the pentagon does not want to just walk away. Martha raddatz, abc news, washington. Apple now the winner in another longrunning patent dispute with samsung. A jury ordered sam stoung pay apple 290 million for copying features of the iphone and ipad in addition to the 640 million that samsung already owed apple from a previous trial. Samsung is expected to appeal yesterdays verdict. The electronics restrictions on airplanes continues. First Electronic Devices and now fcc may allow inflight cell phone calls while cruising at 10,000 feet. They will hold a meeting next month to discuss lifting it. That brings us to our facebook question of the day, were asking should cell phone calls be allowed in flight . Add your opinion to the debate at wnnfans. Com. An erupting underwater volcano creating an island south of tokyo. Plumes of steam and ash shooting out of the small thailand joined others like it. Known as the pacific rim of fire. Earthquake ekts perts are not sh you are if the new island will be permanent because it is vulnerable to erosion by the waves. In utah powerful winds of 70 miles an hour around the area of centerville. Interstate 15 shut down as a precaution. It left thousands of customers without electricity. Wind warnings posted until noon around salt lake city. Wet and windy conditions will extend across the southwest in to new mexico with up to three inches of rain, flash flooding and snow at higher elevations. Frigid throughout the midwest with snow and ice from minneapolis south to oklahoma. The east coast will be warmer but rainy. Bundle up across the upper great plains and the midwest where the highs will only reach the 30s. Mid60s in Southern California. 50s, 60s and 70s in the east coast. The Google Doodle is at it again. Starting at midnight, they launch a special Google Doodle in honor hoff dr. Who. It is already running on the australian ghoogle site. In memory of the british Science Fiction show. It was created by five people. For those who are in the know dr. Who chronicled the adventure of time travel, aliens exploring the universe. Im not familiar with this, are you . I have heard of dr. Who but i think who was he . Who is he . It premiered in 1963 in britain and aired through 89. No disrespect to dr. Who, but the producer an i were talking earlier, the 50th anniversary of jfks assassination. Maybe how about something about that . It is great to be a Google Doodle worthy. I get excited when i see them. So kudos to dr. Who, and it is. Who it is hard to choose. I think that is a no brab brainer person lal. The latest chapter of the hunger games saga hits the theater and we will have a preview. Than movie frozen may melt hearts. Say tuned for insomniac theater. And if your mind is on television, some eyepopping bargains at the electronics store. You are watching world news now. 57 channels and nothing on announcer world news now weather, brought to you by no no hair removal. [ male announcer ] meet mary. She loves to shop online with her debit card. 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I sit there and watch the baseball games at night time. The crickets are chirping. Two. But we have a teeny house. So thats all we can fit. The average American Family has three television. Im perfectly average. Rats. That makes tvs a big holiday pipe how can you get the best deal . Paula faris shows us. Reporter its the most wonderful time of the year but this Holiday Season it is an allout war for your business. As retailers offer their most competitive prices on electronics in years. Its like a civil war for electronics. It is bloody, brutal and there are going to be a lot of casualties. Reporter heres why. This years Holiday Shopping season is 26 days long. Last year it was 32. Retailers are trying to be the first to lure you in to their stores by offering ridiculously low prices on flatscreen tvs hoping that you leave with much more. The average family has roughly three tvs and at walmart they have ordered 65 more television and tablets than last year and slashing prices of 32 flat screen tv 98 and amazon is offering new deals every ten minutes the week of black friday. It is black friday every day. Reporter and best buy ceo tells abc news they are offering student thes a free year of Sprint Service with the purchase of any phone. Are you willing to take a loss to be in the game. We are price competitive. Reporter know where to buy using sites such as nerd wallet. Com. They find the deals where like target you can get a gift card when buying a ipad. And wire cutter. Com which researches the best products on the market and never miss a deechl target, amazon, walmart and best buy are matching competitors prices but you have to ask for it. Paula faris, abc news, new york. Im more of a cybermonday guy than a black friday guy. How about yourself . Im happy to just relax. We are hosting this year. Putting my feet up. Me, too. By the way, paula faris stand up with her on the tvs we have been in the business so long we never thought of this. Never saw that done. So obvious. I very cool. Way to go paula. Like how she rolls. Some great movies are out this week including the highly anticipated second hunger game movie in the series. We will let you know what critics thought of it in time for insomniac theater. Let the hunger games begin. Jennifer lawrence returning as katniss for the second movie of the series. The latest one, catching fire features katniss and peeta on their tour where the rebellion is brewing. Katniss is a symbol. You are a destroyer. Of her image. Show them she is one of us now. Rally behind that. Fans of the the hunger games are going to love this one. The critics already do. Npr had this to say, given the strength of this installment, id say the box office odds to be in the hunger games catch phrase ever in its favor. And Christian Science monitor said the the second in the trilogy has many of the virtues and somewhat fewer defects than the predecessor. Something for the younger kids, frozen is the latest film from our Parent Company disney and features the voices of kristin bell and tells the story of a kingdom trapped in eternal winter thanks to a spell by a snow queen. They search for the queen to ask her to break the spell. Along the way they encounter mystical trolls and magic. There we go. Hey, anna, where did you go . We totally lost marshmallow back there. We were just talking about you. All good things. All good things. This one got high marks from critics. Kyle smith of the New York Post said frozen is a big snowy pleasure with emotionally gripping core, brilliant broadway style songs and crafty plot and the smartly dressed package injects a traditional fairy tale, hance christian anderson, the snow queen with enough contemporary attitudes and female empowerment touches little girl and moms. Both sound like good movies. Will be popular because everybody likes to see the kid films and everyone can see it and hunger games you cant see. But i have. There you do. Having triplets is such a blessing. Not financially. So we switched to the bargain detergent but i found myself using three times more than they say to and the clothes still werent as clean as with tide. So were back to tide. Theyre cuter in clean clothes. Thats my tide. Whats yours . And can cost thousands of dollars to repair. Thankfully, the powerful dual action formula of ridx has enzymes to break down waste and time released bacteria to reduce tank build up. Dtic maintenance. Finally this half hour we mark the day that our nation lost the president at the hands of the assassin. It. Was on this day that john f. Kennedy was killed. It is etched forever in the nations collective memory. Here now a look at the sights and sounds of jfks final moments. Wbap. Here is morning edition. The ice of texas and the nation are focused on dallas. This is the heart of a real political tempest. The tightest possible security measures are in effect. Nothing is being left to chance for the president s security and safety are concerned. Heres the he is now. He is reaching across the fence shaking hands with many people that have come to see him. The gun metal limousine, blue and gray pulling away on them fenced area. President and mrs. Kennedy seated on the backseat. As the trip to Downtown Dallas in the traitd trade mart is underway. Now turning on the elm street and will be a matter of minutes before he arrives at the trade mart. It appears as if something has happened in the motorcade grouchl i repeat, something has happened in the motorcade route. President kennedy has been shot in dallas, texas. He was shot as he was turning down standby for a severe gunshot wound. President kennedy has been given a blood transfusion, emergency supplies of blood are rushed to the hospital. Just a moment, just a moment. We have a bulletin coming in. Government sources now confirm that president kennedy is dead. So that apparently is the final word. Only one word to describe the picture here and thats grief and much of it. Its official. The president of the United States is dead. This morning on world news now, phones on flights. The major move to change the rules allowing airplane passengers to make cell phone calls in the skies. I dont think flight attendants want. That i dont think that a lot of people that actually fly twhant. Its disruptive. The pros and cons as one Major Airline already says no way. Set free. The kennedy cousin in prison on a murder conviction for more than a decade. Fact is that he didnt commit the murder. The celebration for Michael Skakel, but could he face a whole new trial . 50 years ago today, president john f. Kennedy was assassinated in dallas. How the unforgettable moment in history inspired pop musicians in the 60s. It is friday, november 22nd. And in the naked light i saw 10,000 people maybe more announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good friday morning, everybody. Im john muller. Ty is here for diana perez. Good to be here and good to celebrate friday with everyone. Happy friday. We he begin with a change that would affect every air airplanes could soon get a lot louder. The government will consider a plan to allow inflight cell phone calls. As you might imagine some airlines and passengers wasted no time chiming in. Reporter a ban in place 22 years no cell phone calls until you touchdown. Next week the fcc will meet to discuss changing the policy. I think the pros are that you could be more in touch in in the air. They used to have old phones built in the back of the seat. The cons is people would be on the phone and it would be really loud and disruptive to the flight. Reporter thats exactly why the major Flight Attendants Union is against it. Loud talkers that could drown out important announcements. Voice calls are allowed on some flights in asia and europe but most a lot of travellers are against the idea flooding social media with comments like this. Absolute worst idea ever, and absolutely no way never. If it is changed each airline would decide whether to allow voice calls. Jetblue and united said their customers are against the move and delta says flat out it wouldnt allow voice calls. They would have to build technology to allow cellular phones to work and create a pricing structure. How would this work . How would you get the connectivity. Similar to when they launched wifi for the sky. They would need to have special equipment to relay wireless signals and there is some concern they could charge a fee to sit in a quiet section f. The fcc moves forward with a plan it would invite public comment, a process that could take a year. For so many travelers, silence is golden but the silence may soon be history. Can you imagine having to sit on a flight listening to some mindless chatter of somebody else next to you the whole time. That would be horrible. It is only mindless when it is somebody else. When it is me on the phone it is fascinating but tmi. Thats the problem. I have been on the bus, the on the phone, movies ruined with people on the phone. Cant rely on people to have good manners. Some of them dont. Texting, positively, who cares but talk nothing way. Im for the texting. We want you to know what you think about this. Should cell phone calls be allowed in flight check out our Facebook Page at wnnfans. Com and post a comment. The jumbo mistake at a ksts kst airport has been corrected. Pilots of the modified cargo jet were headed to Mcconnell International airport wichita but a smaller jaba rarks airport is nine miles north and thats where it landed. It has to be human error. Looking out the window saying i see a run waichl problem was it wasnt the runway they intended to land at. Reporter there were fears the plane couldnt take off because of the runway being so short but eventually it was able to take off and fly the short distance to the correct airport. Somber anniversary ceremonies today marking the assassination of john f. Kennedy. President obama directed all flags be lowered to half staff as a day of remembrance. There will be a wreath layinger is mooin moin and dealey plaza security is reinforced as thousands are expected to gather at the spot where the president was shot 50 years ago today. We will look back later in this half hour. Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel is spending the first night outside of prison in more than a decade. He was released on bail in connecticut while prosecutors appeal a ruling granting him a new trial. Ron claiborne was outside of the courtroom. Reporter Michael Skakelle is a free man. Still insisting he was convicted of a crime he did not commit. Hopefully we are at the first step of righting that wrong. Reporter the case combines money, power and one of americas most famous families. Skakel is the nephew of robert f. Kennedy and his wife ethel. His arrest for the brutal 75 murder of his pretty young neighbor had the public transfixed from the very beginning. It happened in ritzy greenwich, connecticut. Martha moxley found under a tree, blunchabled to death with this golf club. No witnesses to the crime or dna evidence. Skakel was also 15 at the time of the murder but wasnt charged until 25 years later. Largely on the testimony of a prep school pal who said that skakel confessed to him saying im going to get away with murder. Im a kennedy. In connecticut today, a man named Michael Skakel was convicted of murdering a teenager neighbor named martha moxley. Reporter the Kennedy Family used their millions and their might to secure his freedom. It was an attractive narrative for people that somehow this kid because of his connections to my family, which were tenuous, by the way, had gotten away with murder. But the fact is, he didnt commit the murder. Reporter just a few weeks ago, an appeals judge threw out skakels conviction saying his former lawyer bungled his defense. Support ers in court applauding as skakel was released on 1. 2 million bond. Outside of the court, Martha Moxleys mother put on a brave face. Im disappointed but this is life. Michael skakel could still be retried but that would take months, possibly years if it happens. Following his release from prison he was in connecticut at an undisclosed location visiting with family. Ron claiborne, abc news, stanford, connecticut. Congressman trey radel checked himself in to rehab. He entered the hazelton clinic saying he has been struggling with years of drug and alcohol abuse. Had he been arrested in florida in he would face a felony charge. He is taking a leave of absence from congress and plans to donate his salary to charity. Democrats are taking a bold step to reduce gridlock by blowing apart the centuries old filibuster precedent. Republicans are outraged calling it a power grab that democrats will soon regret. Jonathan karl has the details. Reporter for more than century, the filibuster, immortalized in the movie mr. Smith goes to washington has empowered the Minority Party in the senate to bring everything to a halt just by talking. I can thold floor almost until doom thes day. In other words, i have a peace to speak. Reporter a tactic republicans are using more now than ever. Rand paul, who tried to block the president s pick to run the cia to ted cruz who talked nearly 22 hours straight against obama care. Republicans are now blocking dozens of president obamas nominees. In a controversial and historic move, referred to as the nuclear option, democrats changed the rules, ending the filibuster when it comes to most president ial nominees. And minutes later, they moved forward on one obama nominee who had been blocked almost six months. A simple majority vote no longer seems to be sufficient for anything. That enough is enough. Reporter republicans called it a naked power grab. Friends, we are approaching a slippery slope that will destroy the very unique aspect of this institution called the United States senate. Reporter republicans tried and failed to do away with the filibuster when george w. Bush was president. Back then, a freshman senator named barack obama opposed the move saying it would only make bitter partisan divisions even worse. Hes able about to find out whether or not he was right. Jonathan karl, abc news, the ra. Some Business News starting with a market milestone on wall street. The dow opens at a record high after closing above 16,000 for the First Time Ever yesterday. The blue chip is up 22 for the year. If it keeps up the wing streak it would post the boast performance in a decade. Microsoft out with the new entry in to the game console wars. Fans lining up for hours to buy the xbox one at midnight you can watch movies, tv and play games. It will cost 500 bucks. 100 more than sonys playstation. It hit the market last week and already sold millions of units. Heres the evidence you need that you never know what you will see across from our studio here in new york central park. Case and point. The guy that took his pet, Tyrannosaurus Rex out for a walk in the park. The guy leading the trex around was telling people his name was cojo. Quite a few kids were brave enough to get close it to and ended up in one couples wedding picture. Pretty cool, right. What is that when you drop in on somebodys picture, photo bomb. Photo bomb trex. Ish wish i had seen it. I like the dog was freaked out. Smartly so. Check it out. It takes a lot to shock a new york dog. No kidding. Coming up, making yourself appear more photogenic in seconds. Its in the mix and wolf vereen in the middle of a real life medical drama. You are watching world news now. Announcer world news now weather, brought to you by con crueller cellular. Hugh jackman may play a super here on othe big screen but a health scare reminded him he is very much human. He revealed he has skin cancer. He said he saw something on his nose that troubled him but he delayed going to the doctor. He did so after his wife urged him to get checked out. Heres abcs chief medical editor dr. Richard besser. Reporter wolverine. He has the single most common form of cancer. 45yearold hugh jackman sent out a selfy. Doctors find bay sal cell carcinoma on his nose and removed it. Please dont be foolish like me and get yourself checked he tweeted out. The mark on his nose is cancer. He admitted he only checked with his doctor because his wife insisted. Deb said to get the nose mark on my nose checked. Boy was she right. Although it wont kill you it can be disfigure ing destroying tissue and bone. Sunscreen is your best defense, summer and winter. Listen to wolverine, get yourself checked an use sunscreen. Dr. Richard besser, abc news, new york. Listen to woler veen and wolverines wife. In many cases that is what it takes. I had one and had it removed. You are supposed to go every year at least, especially someone like me i havent been there in five years. I think i will go and take wolverines advice. This morning we will look at how musicians channelled their grief in to writing songs that touched the nation. Ahead in our next half hour, a documentary that has couples talking. It looks at the issue of breastfeeding in public and why it makes some dads uncomfortable. You are watching world news now. Anybody here seen my old friend john we are stepping back to the 60s this morning. The kennedy assassination had a profound impact of americans of all backgrounds including Musical Artists that led to powerful songs that still resonate today. We bruno here with musical history. We will start with some song. This is epic, simon and garfunkel sounds of silence. Truly epic. Lets listen in the sounds of silence in restless dreams i walked alone down the streets of cobblestone. I loved this song. I cant tell you how many times i scratched my head and tried to make sense of it not realize it was inspired by the kennedy assassination. Paul simon started to write this shortly after the assassination and the effects of the aftermath. Even though he never commented on it. It starts hello darkness, my old friend. He is basically telling where the country was at that time. The innocence was gone. We were going through somber, darker, Uncertain Times and this song reflects that very much. Paul simon is such a genius song writer. He is not referencing it in any direct way but channelling the impression of the country. The feeling the country had after the president was assassinated. This is more literal. He was a friend of mine business the birds. Gave listen to this one. Shot him gun he died in dallas town no doubt who they are talking about in this one. Even though it is a traditional folk song, the lead guitarist, the night jfk was assassinated went in and rerecorded lyrics and basically made it a eulogy to john f. Kennedy. Even though it wasnt a big hit for the birds it was released two years after the assassination. It wasnt a hit but it became a standard when they played live. Two years later, people are still shell shocked by this. Shows how long the feeling lasted. Another iconic one, abraham, martin and john. I knew the song well, never knew that dion did the song anyone here see my old friend john can you tell me where hes gone can you tell me where he gone amazing song. It channels that feeling that everybody had. What would the country have been like if he wasnt gone . Would he have gotten us someplace faster . Would we have taken different turns along the way. Dion didnt write the song but he is talking about the three biggest icons of social change, abraham lincoln, john f. Kennedy and bobby afterwards. What happened to the country after the kennedy assassination, where did we go . For a couple of months there was uncertainty and then things changed. Makes you wonder where we would have gone. Speak of the devil, the rolling stones. Interesting antidote. You told me before we started to do this. The stones in 1968 bobby had not been assassinate yetted yet. And english band writing about it. Epic fall out from this massive event 50 years ago. Thank you very much. Music and media consultant. Thank you for being with us. Stay with us. You are watching world news now. Efore kickoff, thousands of tailgaters realized they needed one thing. And fast. Mom, i need a bathroom. [ male announcer ] thats when the charmin tailgating potties rolled in, providing real relief to everyone. It felt like i was at home. That was an awesome experience [ male annouer ] clutching victory from the seat of defeat, charmin saved the day. We scored a td with this tp. [ male announcer ] tailgating potties. One more way the charmin relief project is helping people enjoy the go. And can cost thousands of dollars to repair. Thankfully, the powerful dual action formula of ridx has enzymes to break down waste and time released bacteria to reduce tank build up. 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You have to have a hint of disappointment in your voice to make other people think you are disappointed by it. Theres your art of lying. [ applause ]. This morning on world news now, remembering john f. Kennedy. We will take you to dallas. Frantic rescue. A car crashes in to a freing pond in minnesota with five children trapped inside. The daring work by First Responders and the families hit hard. Breastfeeding. The renewed debate over where moms should nurse their babies. Whos venturing in to the middle of this hot button topic. Controversial comments from alec baldwin. After his homophobic slurs what he is admitting in public about the men hes loved. Well explain it in the skinny. It is friday, november 22nd. Good morning, everyone. Good to be here in diana perez. Good to have you. Im john muller. Lets get to it. A day the of remembrance across the nation as america marks president kennedys assassination 50 years ago today. The president has ordered all flags be lowered to half staff. And Arlington National cemetery, the eternal flame burning at the president s gravesite where crowds are expected to visit today. We begin our coverage with abcs brandi hitt in dallas. Reporter john f. Kennedy was more than president of the United States. Must be concerned about the future. Reporter excitement surrounded the young, handsome leader and his glamorous family. That all changed on november 22nd, 1963. Mrs. Kennedy now gets in to the car and the president does. Reporter when thousands gathered in dallas to watch the president and first ladys motorcade. Theres the president and mrs. Kennedy just minutes before he was shot. Reporter the president was shot twice with his wife next to him. She did scream. She said, my god, hes been hit. Dr. Ronald jones rushed to parkland hospital. There was no sign of life, in my opinion. He had a fixed stare. His eyes were open. Reporter as word spread of kennedys assassination, shock and sadness paralyzed the nation. The whole country was absolutely mesmerized and horrified by it. Reporter Vice President lyndon b. Johnson was quickly sworn in to office as the focus turned to the accused assassin lee harvey oswald. And oswalds murder on Live Television left behind more questions. A lone gunman is so crazy and that is so unsatisfying. People like to go after conspiracy theories because they seem so much more rationale. Reporter now 50 years later, the country gathers again to remember kennedy, a moment of time seemed to stand still at dealey plaza. As part of the ceremony a moment of silence will be held at exactly 12 30 central time. The moment president kennedy was shot. Brandi hitt, abc news, dallas. Right at that moment, abc news is going to have a special commemoration 1 25 eastern time anchored by george stephanopoulos. It has been fascinating reading everything all week long leading up to this day. Some bright news on the 50th anniversary of the former congressman Patrick Kennedy left a new jersey hospital yesterday celebrating the birth of his daughter. Theres a new kennedy here and they say it is bittersweet that they say it is bittersweet that Nora Cara Kennedy was born this week and they call it a symbolic part of the circle of life. Circle of life indeed. She looks happy and healthy. Speaking of the kennedys, Michael Skakel is spending his first night out of the a jail cell in a decade. He was released in connecticut while prosecutors appeal a ruling granting him a new trial. Lawyers say that skakel hopes to spend time with his 14yearold son who was just a toddler when he was sentenced to prison. The judge postponed the trial for james holmes. Attorneys are at odds whether he should under go more psychiatric testing. Holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The charges of killing 12 and injured 70 more. If convict head would end up in a mental hospital. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Disturbing details emerged in the gruesome murder of a High School Teacher last month. Prosecutors now say 14yearold student Phillip Chism used an object to sexually assault his algebra teacher colleen ritzer. And slashed her to death with a box cutter. You might remember a frightening situation we told you about from arkansas last month. A man hijacked a school bus with a driver and 11 children on board. He then led police on a nearly 12mile chase running several red lights along the way. Yesterday Police Revealed the 911 call that came in as the chase began. We got on the school bus with a knife and the bus driver and they are driving down the down north martin street, i mean martin street. Is it a school bus . Yes. Are you there at the Old Rec Center . Yes. Um, im so scared. Its okay. Just calm down, okay. No one was injured during the incident. A 22yearold man was arrested after he pulled the bus over. He faces 16 felony charges stemming from the case. Dramatic video. Wow. Stunningly tragic story from suburban minneapolis. A womans car slammed off a highway ramp in to a pond. There were five children with her at the time. Two of them died. Three others are in critical condition. We get more from our minneapolis station who talked to a teach er who knows some of those little ones. Who are knows some of those little ones. Reporter five young children, pulled from a pond, children, pulled from a pond, trying desperately to pull through. It was difficult to try to hold it together this afternoon. Reporter laura is a teacher at Odyssey Academy in Brooklyn Center where the four oldest children go to school. Two kindergarteners, a first and second grader. I just came in from recess and getting settled in for the afternoon and some said there was an accident which i heard about this morning. One victim is a former student and another a member of her current class. Just shock. Like wow, how can that be . Reporter she knows them as sweet, studious kids. Loved everything about school. Polite, got along well with the other kids. Just great kids. Reporter we spoke to a family friend about the driver. He described her as a model mother. She helped to raise her boyfriends kids. Shes a good mother. They are a fantastic family. Reporter everyone who knows the family is praying its strength can help endure this horrific turn of events. Hope they will be fine. Counselor will be at the Childrens School this morning and parents are sent a letter including suggestions how to deal with tragic circumstances. In maine, it was rush hour traffic jam like no other. Traffic slowed to a crawl on interstate 295, north of portland after a small plane landed on the southbound lanes of the highway. The pilot apparently experienced engine trouble on his way to portland. No one was hurt and no cars were hit. Parts of Southern California have been swamped by heavy rain that triggered some of the worst flooding in years. A truck driver plowed his way through nearly washed out road got stuck when a mudslide trapped him in nearly three feet of muck. Forecasters say the rain is likely to continue at least through saturday. Those severe conditions extend in to utah where heavy winds of 70 miles an hour battered the area in centerville, interstate 15 shut down as a precaution. And there will not be any reprieve in that area today. Rain is expected to increase across the southwest. Desert areas can expect up to three inches and flash flooding. Frigid throughout the midwest with snow and ice from minneapolis to oklahoma. Warmer but rainy in the east. Nearly freezing in the 30s across the northern border areas and the midwest. Balmy 50s, 60s and 70s along the east coast. Quite a night for one guy who attended last nights Oklahoma City thunder game against the l. A. Clippers. Brad zucker was chosen from the crowd to attempt a halfcourt shot at halftime and he hit it. For 20,000. Hes the second thunder fan to hit the shot this week. The fifth to do it since january. A local bank sponsors the promotion and says it has no plans to discontinue it. His night only got better when the thunder won the game. They are going to have to discontinue it if everybody keeps hitting the shots, my goodness. Theyll run out of money. I like how he shoots with his whole body. Sideways and boom. Straight from the belly and out. 20,000. Priceless in terms of bragging rights. Absolutely. They have done it 237 times and eight people hit the basket. This is a real run going on in Oklahoma City. Coming up, it sounds impossible. Chris farley poking fun at the mayor of toronto. And the intense debate about breastfeeding. Whos reviewing the hot button issue of moms nursing in public. Announcer world news now weather, brought to you by United Health care. United health care. Big plans. 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The fact im uncomfortable around a woman, or i dont feel relaxed when someone is breastfeeding. Reporter this father admits it is disturbing when women, including his own wife, dont cover up when dining out. Most people are like me and are embarrassed by it and disrupts their meal. Reporter it set off a firestorm online. Mommy blog didnt stay bottled up for long saying, i think he needs to grow up. This is feeding babies. Others agree women should be more private. Im not saying you cant breastfeed in public. I certainly did. Im saying, be discreet about it and have manners. Reporter people are talking which is the goal of the documentary. Ricki lake telling abc news, i believe this film will start an important conversation about how we can better support new mothers and evolve to a place where breastfeeding is not to politically charged. Mother of two and cafe mom contributor sasha brownwarsham who breastfeed both of her children can only hope. The more that women do breastfeed in public and are able to do that the better. The more it normalizes the situation were paula faris, abc news, new york. That brings us to our facebook question of the day. How acceptable is it to breastfeed in public . Log on to our Facebook Page at wnnfans. Com. Let us know what you think. I think the one womans quote is right. It is the most natural thing in the world. I think it is a little prudy to be freaked out by it. That said, if there is a little modesty that goes with it where the woman is making some effort not to have it in your face. So what . It is tough. We sti it is tough. When you have a young baby, they need to eat all the time. What do you do . I totally support it but there are people who maybe do it in a way that isnt as discreet or whats the word, tactful. Just because you are comfortable doesnt mean that everybody else is comfortable. Like sneezing, cover your mouth. Have good manners a little discretion. Good advice. Coming up, alecs baldwins latest comments about loving men. Next in the skinny. Announcer world news now mmmmemaaaaaaaao .  skinny so skinny all right. Time for the skinny so skinny all right. Time for the skinny. We will start with alec baldwin, whos no stranger to the skinny, right . He is at a dream force tech conference in San Francisco and he starts talking and opening up and he starts talking about he loves men but i think he got a little of the foot in the mouth syndrome. Heres how he tried to expand on that and explain himself. I loved men in my life. Some men in my life i loved more than women. I dont have a sexual preference for men but i have loved men in my life as much as i have women. He is making the point ive loved men, some men more than some of the women in my life but not in that way. Just dont want to kiss them. Not that there is anything wrong with that. He got in a situation where he made himself uncomfortable. Somehow that hasnt cleared up anything for me. No. He is still in a lot of hot water. Lets talk about something fun. An improv group hits penn station in new york city and recreates that harry potter scene, the great scene where he is looking for the train in hog warts and its a track that nobody can see. He goes to penn station. She carrying around an owl. He is an 11yearold actor Sebastian Thomas and looking for the train to hog warts. Give a listen. Do you know where platform 9 is . Platform 9. Where are you going . To hogwarts. If you ever spent time in penn station, check it out. She is not amused. Yeah, track 8, heres your ticket. Good stuff, right . Nine and three quarters. Hes very polite. This is from comedy collective improv. Good job for them. I dont know if the ticket worker recognized the harry potter reference. She was thrown off by the owl. Zero sense of humor or never seen harry potter and doesnt know about its existence. One or the other. A lot of people have been talking about the late chris farley and how much they wish he could do a spoof on toronto mayor rob ford. That dream has come true for some. Theres a mashup that has gone viral. Chris farley. Little snippets. You get the resemblance and you can see it. Too bad chris farley isnt around. It would be amazing for him to a portrayal of rob ford. And yep, somebody on the web working on it. Whos channelling who there . He is perfect for that role, isnt he . The physical comedy, everything. Talk about Victoria Beckham donating a mountain of designer shoes to help the victims of the philippines tycoon. Which is a great idea. She is giving fans the opportunity to do the same. Her husband David Beckham using their celebrity status and fashion connection. To raise money. Look at all of those shoes. You see anything you like that there . Im sure i would. They are obviously worth a lot of money. Im sure each one is a designer shoe, and they will really help to raise money and awareness. You are supposed to donate the shoes not say i want the shoes, donate. The money from the shoes. 0 oh, you are right. I finally got it. We put our Heads Together and come up with it. Genius. Dozens of the couples clothing pieces will be up, as well. The money raised will go to the people affected by the typhoon in the philippines. Good for those guys. Very good. Typhoon i actually thought they were sending the shoes. Tonights gonna be a good night tonights gonna be a good night all right. It is finally the end of a long week and this week the news was dominated by storms, those made by Mother Nature and man. Heres our friday rewind. The wind was crazy. The windows shaking back and forth. Absolutely scary. Surreal it. It was gone within three or four minutes, and just you can see what its done here. Just everything, demolished everything. The family lost our home. I know a lot of people in the area lost their dream home. We will fight and rebuild and washington, someday we will realize we are all better for this. Went out on a friday night when i know i had nothing planned the next day and i had a good time, absolutely. Have you made mistakes . Absolutely right, i have. Im the first to a admit it. Im sorry. I have no excuse for what ive done. Ive let down our country. Ive let down our constituents. Ive let down my family. Ive never seen cheney disagree in public like this and it is not just we respectfully disagree. Its personal. Its angry. In his idealism, his sober squaredjawed idealism, we are reminded that the power to change this country is ours. She heard four to six shots. Thats what she believes that day and she said it the rest of her life. He is trying to destroy me. And by the way, he is retiring in 2014 and to put him on the big mantle on the way out, that is a hell of a trophy. Im sorry, evander. Its your ear. My ear. 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