abc's lauren lyster. >> a major weapons test is imminent. >> reporter: "rogue one" is landing in movie theaters from a galaxy far, far away with a fresh take on a world fans know and love. >> may the force be with us. >> reporter: for the first time heroes are not skywalkers, jedi knights or royalty, but a scrappy team of rebel recruits led by oscar nominated actress >> there are a lot of surprises in the film. >> reporter: for filmmakers of this one, a special effects challenge. making digital versions of models built 40 years ago. "rogue one" takes place just before the original 1977 film. ? remember this classic opening explaining rebel spies steal secret plans to the death star. >> i want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. >> reporter: those plans helping turns out luke and his friends owe it to "rogue one's" ragtag crew of rebels. >> we just want more people to get to know the world of "star wars," the universe of "star wars." >> reporter: those rebels expected to draw the second biggest december movie premiere haul of all time after last year's "the force awa

case. abc's lauren lyster joins us now from oakland. lauren, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, diane and ryan. you know, the efforts to try to recover any more of the missing are going on into day five in what is now the deadliest building fire in the last ten years in this country. now, dangerous conditions inside of that building have forced crews at times to stop their search, but as you can see from the heavy construction equipment behind me, they appear to be tearing down the front wall and their grim work continues. this morning investigators searching for the cause of the deadliest fire in oakland's history. the devastating blaze turning a friday night concert at this artist colony into an inferno. >> the fire went up really, really, really quickly. >> reporter: firefighters tell abc news they believe it started on the first floor in the back of this warehouse, and new details continue to emerge about the treacherous conditions inside. these images showing the rickety staircase leading to the front door leaving virtually no way out. >> you couldn't have mo

. lauren lyster joins us from oakland. lauren, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mara and ryan. yeah, just about halfway down the block behind me, in the warehouse, crews are pushing forward with the search for the missing in that -- at that party. as you mentioned, the district attorney launching a criminal investigation into this tragedy. this morning, firefighters pushing forward in the round-the-clock search for the missing. as the staggering number of people killed in this massive friday night warehouse fire keeps rising, survivors recounting the horror of that inferno. >> everyone is turning to us and saying, you should have done this. you should have done that. don't you think we feel that? don't you think we feel how many people died in our home? >> reporter: that woman saying she was part of the well-known building called the ghost ship. filled that night for a concert. people weren't supposed to be living here. it only has permits for a warehouse. code violations show a history of complaints. okayland's mayor promising to find out if this worst fire in the city's history wa

been ted. lauren lyster joins us from oakland. >> reporter: good morning, mara and ryan. halfway down the block behind me, warehouse, crews are searching for the missing. laun a criminal investigation into this tragedy. this morning, firefighters pushing in regard in the round-the-clock search for the missing. as the staggering number of people killed in if msi warehou keeps rising, survivors recounting the horror of that inferno. >> everyone is turning toying, this. you should have done that. people >> reporter: that woman-kwn building called the ghost show preventable. i yisom of this building. >> reporter: familiar, which llthe fire show. >> i think we were s bodies whe found them. >> reporter: a t ge still filled with anxiety as loved ones wait for ns have pre with his fiance. was with the couple. >> he said it turned dark, so dark, he couldn't see. he had to put his hands against the wall to get so far identifying at least eight of the victims. most in their 20s and 30s. one as young as 17. the kor onner in's office telling love ed ones of potenti viblg tims to save articles

could have been prevented. lauren lyster joins us from oakland. >> reporter: good morning, mara and ryan. halfway down the block behind me, in the warehouse, crews are searching for the missing. a criminal investigation into this tragedy. this morning, firefighters pushing in regard in the round-the-clock search for the missing. as the staggering number of people killed in if massive friday night warehouse fire keeps rising, survivors recounting the horror of that inferno. >> everyone is turning to us and saying, you should have done this. you should have done that. don't you think we feel how many people died in our homes? she was part of the well-known building called the ghost ship. code sigh lagss show a history of complaints. oakland's may yore trying to find out if this fire was preventable. >> i right now have a team of city emfloi yis combing through every public record that we have of this building. >> reporter: officials say most of the dead were on the second the fire show a maze of makeshift art studios. >> i think we were surprised to find that many bodies where we foun

restraints. abc's lauren lyster is in california with the developments. >> reporter: after missing for 22 days, this california mother of two, sherri papini, turning up alive very early thursday morning about 100 miles away from where she disappeared. >> she was released by her captor on a rural road. she was bound with restraints but was able to summon from a passing -- help from a passing motorist. >> reporter: police say she was taken to a hospital to be treated and has been reunited with her husband keith. >> you never think you would be in a position like this. i would never wish this feeling upon anybody. >> reporter: that was 32-year-old keith papini more than a week after his wife went missing. police say he was at work on november 2nd when sherri went for a jog on this rural road a mile from the couple's home. she wasn't seen again. when she didn't pick their children up from day care, keith reported her missing and used the find my phone app to locate her cell phone found on the side of the street, her headphones still attached entangled with strands of hair. it kicked off a

. >> our thanks to lauren lyster there in los angeles. getting up right now so you can hopefully be the first in line at the stores when they open on this black friday. we can only hope that you'll behave better than these shoppers in northeastern mississippi. >> yeah, this was a walmart. many chains did open last night, of course, even before the pumpkin pie was served. abc's janai norman has more. >> reporter: instead of focusing on food and family, some anxious holiday shoppers took their appetite for sales straight to shopping centers. some of the biggest allowing for 30 straight hours of deals. across the country, businesses are now calling thanksgiving gray thursday as shoppers are staking out stores to gobble up bargains instead of gobbling down turkey. >> i'm going to get some baby stuff real quick and head to walmart for a tv. >> reporter: the biggest deals on electronics like an hp laptop at best buy for $170. $33 and a 55-inch phillips hd smart tv at walmart for 290 bucks, but in new york, some shoppers say the deals came with more than they bargained for. >> it was just a lo

julia louis-dreyfus. who won her seventh acting award. lauren lyster has more. >> reporter: the 68th annual emmy awards kicked off the celebration of television with some of the year's most celebrated tv characters. host jimmy kimmel flying in on a dragon. setting the stage for a night facing off against "the people versus o.j. simpson." the two series with the most nominations at 23 and 22 respectively. >> if your show doesn't have a dragon or a white bronco in it, go home now. >> reporter: presidential politics making it into the show. with the tv commander in chief julia louis-dreyfus winning for veep. >> our show started out as a political satire. >> reporter: the "snl" actress who place clinton winning a best supporting actress emmy. >> thank you, hillary clinton. >> reporter: there was a jeb bush cameo. >> who is to blame for donald trump? >> reporter: singling out the producer of reality tv. >> we don't have to watch reality shows anymore because we're living in one. >> reporter: some of the show's other big acting awards going to -- talent a chance. >> please tell me you're s

. and a touching moment from julia louis-dreyfus. lauren lyster has more. >> reporter: they kicked off with some of the year's most celebrated tv characters. host jimmy dragon. setting the stage for a night that had hbos' game of thrones facing off against "the people versus o.j. simpson." >> if your show doesn't have a dragon or a white bronco in it, go home now. >> reporter: presidential politics making it into the show. jewel la louis-dreyfus won for political satire. it now fees like a sobering show. >> there was a jeb bush came yo. >> who is to blame for donald trump? we don't have to watch reality shows anymore because we're living in one. >> reporter: some of the show's other big acting awards going to. >> please give transgender talent a chance. >> please tell me you're seeing this, too. >> i feel so lucky to be on a show that puts women at the center. >> reporter: winning outstanding limited series. >> the people versus o.j. simpson. >> and the winning comedy and drama series. >> veep. >> game of thrones. >> reporter: and now they're tearing down the emmy red carpet. hollywood

due to a battery defect. abc's lauren lyster has the details. >> reporter: after nearly 100 reports of overheating phones across the country reported by owners exploding on nightstands and in cars -- >> it sound like it bursted and then there was smoke everywhere. >> reporter: -- the u.s. government announcing an official recall. >> because this product presents such a serious fire hazard, i am urging all consumers, all consumers to take advantage of this recall right away. >> reporter: nearly a million phones in the u.s. are affected after 92 reports of overheating, 26 people burned and 55 pieces of property damaged. samsung now agreeing to refunds. before now the company only offering exchanges. 130,000 making the switch meaning there are more than 800,000 phones still out there and after warning flyers about them on planes -- >> samsung galaxy note 7 phones are not to be charged or powered on during this flight. >> reporter: in the wake of the recall, the federal government saying the only way one of these devices can be taken aboard is if they are shut off, disconnected from a c

galaxy note 7s should be available no lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. >>> to the east coast now and panic during the evening rush hour in new york city. police opening fire after an officer was attacked with a meat cleaver. police shot a man wielding the 11-inch knife on a crowded street. this was all near penn station in madison square garden. he was confronted by police after trying to remove that boot from his vehicle. he pulled out the knife and started running. police tried using a taser but that apparently didn't stop him. an off-duty officer tried to tackle him and ended up with a 6-inch gash in his face. that's when police opened fire. >> a pretty crazy individual, honestly, brandishing a very large meat cleaver at which point the police officers pretty directly yelled at him, drop your weapon, drop your weapon. maybe ten seconds after that you heard five or seven gunshots. >> very loud, like very loud bangs, something i've never heard before but i knew it when i heard it that it was gunshots. >> the detective is listed in serious condition. the suspect is in critical bu

wednesday. lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. >> to the east coast now and panic during the evening rush hour. new york city police opening fire after an officer was attacked with a meat cleaver. police shot a man wielding the 11-inch knife on a crowded street near penn station and was confronted after trying to remove that boot from his vehicle and pulled out the knife and started running. police tried using a taser but that apparently didn't stop him. an offy and that's when police opened fire. >> crazy individual, honestly, brandishing a very large meat cleaver. at which point the police officers yelled drop your weapon. >> maybe ten seconds after that you heard five or seven gunshots. >> very loud bangs, something i've never heard before but i knew it was gunvots. >> the decorative listed in serious condition. we're told both men are expected to recover from their injuries. the suspect may have been living, however, in that car. >>> the navy says pilot error to blame for a fatal blue angels crash in tennessee. the report says the pilot lost control because he was flying

. >>> flay, airport delays in boston, new york and minneapolis. >>> former soccer star lauren holiday is thanking friends and fans after it is revealed she's battling a brain tumor. mia hamm and others are wishing her well. >> a fair ski diagnosis lauren holiday, the force behind unforgettable goals like this. >> setting in and intended for morgan, holiday, goal. >> she is just been a stalwart on the field. >> never left my sight. >> reporter: now off the field the 28 mom-to-be faces her biggest battle yet eight months pregnant diagnosed with a brain benign, on operable and not a threat to her unborn daughter but surgery have to waits until after the baby is born. >> everything she's been through as an athlete will make her tough enand stronger. >> dr. jen ashton has more on that at 7 a.m. >>> a pitcher for the angels is recovering after a frightening injury, a warning this may be difficult to watch. matt shoemaker took a line drive to the head on it was 2r568ing at 105 miles per hour. he suffered a skull fracture and internal bleeding. shoemaker is able to speak. >>> comiic actor che

. lauren holiday, a former u.s. women's soccer member is 8 months pregnant with her first child. the brain surgery is scheduled six weeks after their daughter's birth. >> jrue says "my wife is the most important thing in the world to me and comes before anything else." >>> texas is leading the way in great football pictures from the weekend. >> check out this shot from a high school football game in suburban dallas. it looks like the quarterback had a ghost blocker but that's actually just the helmet of his real blocker after it was sent flying. no photo shopping there. >>> and this football player in this photo. this happened during last night's notre dame/texas game right here on abc. the player did a one-handed flip to avoid a tackle and score notre dame's second touchdown. >> here's some video on this play. you can see he's running with the ball. he gets hit in the legs, then pulls out some gymnastics skills to not only score for his team but keep us all thoroughly entertained, i would say. unfortunately, it was not enough to win the game. texas ends up winning in double overtime

lauren lyster has details from last night's game. >> reporter: san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick sitting out the national anthem to take a stand kneeling down and joined by teammate eric reid. this time, it was ahead of the 49ers game against the san diego chargers on military night, reportedly a coincidence. >> he is entitled to his opinion. we fought for that. i just think he's a jerk. >> what he's expressing is his freedom to do as he wants. >> reporter: kaepernick's perceived slight of the u.s. military is what angered certain fans, some so upset they have burned his jersey. but earlier this week, the #veteransforkaepernick going viral, and kaepernick made a point to stand up and applaud during a rendition of "god bless the usa" when military were asked to stand. the public debate and outrage coming after the player's protest of the anthem last week before a game against the green bay packers. kaepernick protesting, he says, police brutality against african-americans. >> cops are getting paid leave for killing people. >> reporter: even ahead of the san diego game,