northern california's been lashed by heavy rain and winds, flooding roads as well as farmland. as well as , thousands of eugene, oregon residents without north, thr what's considered eugene, oregonstorm in decades sringing down trees and wires. storm in decernight blizzard warning for upstate new york and ernight blizzast coast seeing low temperatures as well as coast winds today. temperatures as well y.at little cold, man, you can feel it all over the place. east sees snow as well on top of that. plachat's right, accuweather has well on ts today. good morning, justin. ng,thanks, good morning to you. we're tracking snow, sleet, freezing rain, virtually every we're tracking ype of frozen precipitation for fr every ver the upper midwest and ty precinto the great lakes. utice where it goes later on theght, towards the windy city goesicago. icy roads possible. flight delays possibility as tonight, towards t well. rves into the northeast and icing in the southeast friday flight night with several inches of snow north of i-80. back to you. >> all right, thank you so much, chapter in

heavy rain in california has many worry about mud slides in areas why wildfires have left the ground bare. flash floods impacting the northern half of the state, and mud slides are very likely as the rain continues. >> that's serious stuff. upper plains are not escaping the winter blast either. let's get the details, justin? >> thanks, good morning to you as well. friday's weather not looking so nice here throughout the upper midwest. snow and icy mixture off to the south, and we're going to be talking about major travel delays for many cities. also some slippery roads d snow. check it out here. 6 inches possibly for some, could see more than that south of the twin cities, and the whole mess sets into the northeast friday night into saturday. back to you. >> all right, of course, more on the weather throughout the morning, but now to president obama who's vowing to take action after the bomb shell revelation from u.s. intelligence officials claiming vladimir pew tip was linked to the preelection hacking campaign. he'll hold a press conference this afternoon, but in an interview, he m

another storm system is lashing northern california roadways to flood. the current advisories stretch from one side of the country straight across with high wind warnings today in the northeast. >> speaking of high winds, they are sparking flames in northern california. a grass fire near fort collins doubled in size in 15 minutes last night. check out the pictures. thanks to winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour. so far, no homes are threatened or evacuations ordered. it may have been s.t.a.r.tarted power line. >>> devry settled a lawsuit for $100 million. the illinois based school was accused of misleading students with false advertising about the success of its graduates. half of the settlements includes loans issued to current students or debt owed by students. they denied any wrong doing. >>> from new york, a story of a sanitation worker's trash also being his mom's treasure form of the mortgage payment. >> we're talking about prishna who works on long island, his mom rushed in, she tossed a bag of trash containing her $5,000 mortgage payment all thi

. >> reporter: as investigators continue to scour northern california for those who abducted sherry papini, they are haunted by another young woman's disappear. 16-year-old tara smith vanished in 1998. >> i hope it's not another case of a complete disappearance? >> absolutely it was. it was on the the investigators' minds. in fact, there's a resemblance of tara smith and ms. papini, making it a little bit more eerie. >> this is the two of them side by side, both out jogging when they vanished. both went to the same high school at the same time in the 1990s. sheri auditioned for the same role as tara's sister in this fifth grade play and both cases captivated the city of redding, california. but there are glaring differences. >> she and keith have been reunited. >> sherri was released weeks after her abduction. >> i ran past everybody, and, you know, threw open the curtain, and she was there. in a bed. and her poor face -- and i just hugged her. i just held her. i felt like i hugged her for 20 minutes. >> reporter: but unlike keith papini, terry smith and his family never got that thanksgiv

continue to scour northern california for those who ob ductsed sheri papini, they are haunted by another disappearance, 16-year-old tara smith vanished in 1998. >> i hope it's not another case of a complete disappearance? >> absolutely it was. it was on the the investigators' minds. in fact, there's a resemblance of tara smith and ms. papini, making it a little b eerie. >> this is the two of them side by side, both out jogging when they vanished. both went to the same high school at the same time in the 1990s. sheri auditioned for the same role as tara's sister in this play, and both cases captivated the city of redding, california. there's glaring differences. sherri released weeks after curtain, and she was there. her poor face. and i just hugged her, and i just held her. i felt like i hugged her for 20 minutes. >> reporter: smith and the family never got their thanksgiving day miracle. >> brought back a lot of the memory of those initial days. >> reporter: unlike the papini's, smith believes he knows what pp daughter. >> we knew since the first night. >> reporter: while there was no s

another storm system is moving into the northwest and northern california with snow expected in portland and seattle late today. >> portland's high today will be freezing with seattle not much warmer than that. great falls reaching three degrees, highs in denver and chicago are 24, twice that in atlanta and washington. >> and miami is nice at 82. okay. >>> so the water bottle challenge, well, it really seems to be catching on. it's -- >> that was pitiful. >> that's not how you're supposed to do it? >> we got in on the act awhile ago and failed. >> i can't. so it's supposed to land upright, but it didn't go the way i was hoping. it's something members of the cleveland cavaliers apparently figured it out better than we have. >> there they were last night at new york's madison square garden doing the water bottle challenge on the bench. this was going on after the cavaliers blew out the knicks. >> was that lebron? >> even lebron taking part. >> that was not planned, but it's a long season, and they have to pass the time somehow, right? when you win by that much -- >> phil jackson will not b

. >>> and we have breaking news from northern california where an inmate who escaped jail is in custody. leron campbell has been on the run for nearly a week after escaping the santa clara county jail with three other inmates. two inmates found immediately, and the search continues for the fourth, chav >>> mitt romney says he had a wonderful evening with donald trump last night as trump looks to name a secretary of state. romney was deeply critical of trump in the campaign, slamming him as a fraud and a con man. he now says the president-elect can lead us to a better future. >> and he continues with a message of enconclusion and bringing people together. and his vision is something which, obviously, connected with the american people in a very powerful way. >>> trump's administration is taking shape with more sachs executive steve ma mutualin is expected to be named treasury secretary and for transportation, he picked chao, wife of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. the president-elect and vice president-elect kick off a thank you tour tomorrow evening, first stop, ohio. they'll ho

. >>> breaking news from northern california where a prison escapee has been captured. layeren campble has been returned to the santa clara jail since being on the run since the night before thanksgiving. campbell and three others escaped by sawing through the bars on a window and repelling to the ground with bed sheets. he was awaiting sentencing on a robbery conviction at the time. >>> we'll turn to the president-elect dining out with mitt romney, the man who slammed him as a fraud and con. secretary of state. the men dined on over steaks, scallops and frog legs, of course. romney said they talked about world affairs and he described the discussion as enlightening, interesting and engaging. that one image from the dinner is getting a lot of attention. some remarking on romney's facial expression, you see there. bloomberg is reporting that he and trump will meet again today. >> maybe it was because of the frog legs. >> maybe. not to his taste. the trump transition team is pick for treasury secretary. he's naming steven nuchen, a former goldman sachs executive with no g

. >>> back here at home, health officials in northern california are trying to figure out whether a community thanksgiving dinner led to three deaths and at least eight illnesses, all victims lived in the same assisted living facility and ate the free thanksgiving meal at the american legion hall. it's not clear what caused the death and illnesses. than a hundred stories to the top of one world trade center is at it again, this time, justin kaskeo is posting his escapades on youtube. this makes me nervous watching. he can be seen dangerously dangling from sky scrapers in manhattan. the video shows how justin makes his way through construction sites to get to secured buildings. law enforcement experts are safety. >> the problem is he's, you know, thousands of feet in the air. you can't tempt gravity that many times and expect to survive. >> okay. justin was arrested when he scaled one world trade center two years ago, but he's just turned 18, and so he could face more serious charges. where are his parents? >> not sure that's right at any age. >> where's mom and dad? wow. >>> you may remember

. >>> back at home, health officials in northern california are trying to figure out whether a community thanksgiving dinner led to three deaths and eight illnesses. all the victims lived in the and ate the free thanksgiving meal at the american legion hall. it's not clear what caused the death and illnesses. >> that's sad. >>> a teenager who climbed more than a hundred stories to the top of one world trade center is at it again, this time, he's posting escapades on youtube. oh, this makes me nervous watching. dangerously dangling from skyscrape skyscrapers, and he makes his law enforcement experts are concerned, obviously, for his safety. >> the problem is, he's, you know, thousands of feet in the air, and you can't tempt gravity that many times and expect to survive. >> he was arrested when he scaled one world trade center two years ago, but he's just turned 18 so he could face more serious charges. where are his parents? >> i'm not sure that's right at any age. >> wow. >> remember the case of boaty mcboat face? it was a boat the british public named. >> suggesting boaty mcboatface, an

boom. >> boom. >>> coming up -- >> well, it's romantic. >> the hunt in northern california for two armed suspects on the run. >> yes. they're believed to have been the abductors of the so-called super mom. as we learned new details about her discovery in the early morning hours of thanksgiving badly beaten, but alive. a remarkable story. >>> and the stories are pouring in, too, about fidel castro's treatment of his people. this morning, we hear from two women who lived through the cuban exile experience who today are proud americans. >>> and find us on facebook, wnnfans.com and twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." . and my cold medicines' ugh, iwearing off.chtime i'm dragging. yeah, that stuff only lasts a few hours. or, take mucinex. one pill fights congestion for 12 hours. no thank you very much, she's gonna stick with the short-term stuff. 12 hours? guess i won't be seeing you for a while. is that a bisque? i just lost my appetite. why take medicines that only last 4 hours, when just one mucinex lasts 12 hours? start the relief.

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. >> the 34-year-old mom found on a rural road side in northern california. >> she's saying that she jump out of the vehicle somewhere thanksgiving morning and the driver spotted her and dialled 9-1-1. is heav >> she is heavily battered. and is confirmed kidnapping. >> i've got a phone number to call her husba call her husband. >> california highway patrol was able to connect her to her husband by cellphone almost immediately. >> she and keith had been reunited. >> her husband called the cops with she failed to pick up the kids from day care and found her earbuds guys strands of her hair on a road side from her home 150 miles from where she was found. >> sometimes the littlest details can be a major case in the case. >> she's chained with quarter inch heavy chain zblx the clothing and searcng for any dna evidence that might lead them to her kidnappers. abc news los angeles. >> so many questions in that story, but thankful she's alive. >>> coming up, cyber monday blow out, if you're not already online you might be behind. what you need to know as you click and shift. >>> first as the

however, out in the pacific northwest, it's snow in the higher elevations, and rain in northern california. in the northeast, we are going to see dreary skies and showers and a snow in northern maine, and as we head into the weekend, though, the eastern half of the country is nice and dry, and it's out west where we are going to see a potent storm system moving in, bringing cooler temperatures, but also some rain from seattle down to san diego. much needed rainfall moving into california this weekend, else as we head into late day saturday, and another system rolls in on sunday, and that's going to bring drenching rainfall from san diego to san francisco. back to you. >> all right, cam tran, thank you. >>> two people are dead following gunfire at a youth football event in kentucky. four others injured and hospitalized during the annual youth bowl, as it's called, a thanksgiving day tradition. those injured are expected to survive. the park was packed with hundreds of families watching the games. police are searching for the suspects. no word yet on what may have caused the shooting. >>> au

officials describe the blazes there as california-style wildfires. fighting the fires is costing millions of dollars, and the governor warns the largest, out until march. south of there, smoke from the fires in northern georgia can be seen as far south as macon and has made air quality unhealthy for all groups. this smokey haze is expected to stay in the atlanta area and north georgia throughout thursday. the city's about 80 miles south of the rough ridge fire, the largest blaze in the south. >>> also in georgia in atlanta, a dad could spend the rest of his life in prison after being convictsed of murdering his own get of all counts of leaving a child in a a hot car. his attorneys say they'll appeal. >> reporter: for a good number of stressed out parents watching the trial, something uncomfortably relatable to the claim he accident hi left his son in the hot suv where 22 month old cooper harris died in 2014. >> we find the man guilty. >> reporter: a jury in georgia sides with parents who never understand how this father forgot his son. convicted of m

unbelievable video. >>> a vigil was held in northern california last night for a sheriff's deputy who was killed while responding to a call. authorities say dennis wallace was killed with two shots to the head. wallace's death marks the fifth california law officer killed in the line of duty in just two months. a suspect identified as david machado was caught after a manhunt. >>> after more than 25 hours of jury deliberations, a mistrail called against a white university of cincinnati police officers charge in the shooting death of a black man in a traffic stop. >> the verdict sparked anger in the streets and raises questions about a potential new trial. gloria rivera has the latest. >> reporter: outrage and disbelief filling the streets of downtown cincinnati. >> we have to eventually here fight back as black people. >> reporter: ray tensing, a white police officer, faced two counts of murder after he fatally shot unarmed black motorist sam duboise in a 2015 traffic stop that went wrong. >> what's wrong? >> again, the front tag. >> reporter: jury unable to decide if the actions were

. >>> terrible story now out of northern california. feelings of outrage and grief following the murder of a sheriff deputy there. in the head sunday while responding to a call about a suspicious car and suspects. the sheriff calls the death of dennis wallace an execution saying it's time for the killings to stop. >> it's time to stand united. it's time to stand together with public safety and with law enforcement to stop what's happening in our nation. >> reporter: the suspect fled after the shooting. while on the run, shorts say he carjacked a kia, carried out an armed robbery and tried to fight a woman's purse who fought back and called police and they captured machado. >> terrible story there. >>> overseas now to new zealand where strong aftershocks shake after a quake hit a rural area. residents huddled outside after fleeing to higher ground to avoid a possible tsunami. here's more on the moment the powerful quake struck. magnitude earthquake. the massive tremor striking on new zealand's south island, killing at least two people. d

. >>> a suspect behind bars in the execution-style killing of a northern california sheriff deputy. dennis wallace shot twice in the head at close range. he was a 20-year veteran of the department. the suspect ran from the scene but was eventually captured after an hour's long man hundred dollar. >>> all right, iraqi troops in control of a town where isis committed war crimes against history. dating back to 13th century bc and shrines and statues were false idols to be smashed. his tor yap torians condemn e destruction. >>> a warning to aleppo, get out within 24 hours. the text message has little meaning because there's no way out of the neighborhood even if they wanted to leave. there's dire conditions in the rebel held part of the city, two hours of electricity a day, no running water, and skyrocketing prices for little food that remains. >>> officials believe the fires burning in the southeast were started due to arson. a 21-year-old man is under arrest in kentucky for allegedly starting the blaze to draw attention to his facebook page. there are more than 40 fires burning in eig

. >>> a vigil held in northern california last night for a sheriff's deputy who was killed while responding to a call. authorities say dennis wallace was killed with two shots to the head. it's the fifth california law officer killed in the line of duty in just two months. the suspect was caught after a man hunt. >>> after more than 25 hours of jury deliberations, a mistrail called against a white death of a black man in a traffic stop. >> it sparked controversy and raises questions of a new trial. >> reporter: outrage and disbelief filling the streets of downtown cincinnati. >> we have to fight back as black. >> reporter: ray, a white police officer, faced two counts of murder after he fatally shot unarmed black motorist, sam, in a 2015 traffic stop that went wrong. >> what's wrong? >> again, the front tag. >> reporter: jury unable to decide if the actions were warranted. claiming it was self-defense. >> i remember thinking, oh, my god, he's going to run me over, and he's going to kill me. >> reporter: the prosecution offered he was a racist, wearing a confederate flag t-shirt under the un