making news in america this morning -- hostage executed. another gruesome vid voe showing the same executioner announcing an american's death. what is different about this video in and the american woman still being held by the islamic militants. severe weather. snow, freezing rain, and etch tornadoes. a mixed bag across the country. we're tracking it all. sweet treat shortfall. why the world's largest candymakers are sounding the alarm about the chocolate supply running out. and dazzling display. a cache of fireworks gets ignited all at once for a spectacular show.

good morning, i'm tai hernandez. >> and i'm t.j. holmes. later today, we expect to hear from the family of peter kassig. the third american beheaded by isis. >> the 26-year-old former army ranger taken captive in syria more than a year ago. >> tahman bradley with more. >> reporter: president obama offered prayers and condolences to the family of this american aid worker. in a statement, the president called this an act of pure evil. >> i was able to share a little bit of hope and comfort with some people. >> reporter: american aid worker peter kassig came to syria to help. after che was captured last yea, he converted to islam. a masked man with a knife

appears with kassig's severed head at his feet. the man refers to kassig as a former u.s. army soldier, seemingly taunted president obama, the killer says -- >> and here we are, burying the first american soldier. >> we implore those who are holding you to show mercy. >> reporter: the executioner appears to be the same man in previous isis videos. >> inside the government, working very hard to exactly identify him. >> reporter: jihad john appears elsewhere in the video giving the order to behead 16 men described as syrian soldiers. he makes no effort to hide his location with obvious landmarks in the background. yesterday, kassig's parents grieved at a vigil to remember their son. a young female aid worker is still being held.

tai and t.j.? >> tahman bradley, live in washington, thank you so much. the state department has shut down its entire unclassified e-mail system because of hacker attack. the fbi and other intelligence agencies are working to see if this is related to a hack of unclassified systems that the white house. and breaking news overnight from the southeast, where there have been multiple reports of tornadoes. >> a possible twister touched down in southwest louisiana, damaging roofs and bringing down trees. watches and warnings posted for parts of mississippi and alabama. >> all part of a huge system moving east. a wave of snow and bitter cold air that covered parts of the texas panhandle. up to four inches in amarillo. >> it was a similar scene in oklahoma city where many cars crashed or struggling to

maintain control. for more, we turn to accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, t.j. and tai. storm system coming together will pivot to canada. this brings a fresh shot of arctic air to the or not and west. another cold couple of days. for the eastern half of the country, some slow. not along i-95, back into ontario and quebec. cold moving over the warmer lakes, we're talking about big-time lake-effect snow. feet of lake-effect snow not out of the question. >> thank you, jim. welcome news to american catholics. pope francis confirming his first trip to the united states. the catholic leader will be in philadelphia to attend world family day in september. the big event is held every three years. it's expected to be one stop on a larger tour of north america

which could include new york, washington, d.c., and mexico city. a surgeon who contracted ebola while treating people in sierra leone is extremely ill. his name is dr. martin salie. he's being treated in the bio containment unit. travellers arriving from the after nation of mali are being subjected to extra screens. federal officials are growing increasingly alarmed after several confirmed cases there. a cruise ship docked in los angeles after another noro virus outbreak. more than 170 people came down with the some ak flu during the month-long cruise. the ship was disinfected at sea to keep the bug from spreading to about 4,000 other passengers

and crew. that same ship had an outbreak in april. ferguson, missouri, is br e bracing brac bracing for a decision on the michael brown case. dozens of demonstrators lined the streets caller for wilson's arrest. new video of wilson just two hours after he shot and killed brown. in the past, they suggested that wilson fired on brown after a fight. saying his face was swollen. the brown family attorney does not see such injuries on this tape. the new le released cell phone video after the passenger jet was shot down in eastern ukraine back in july. the video came to light on the same day recovery crews started collecting debris from the flight 17 crash. all 298 people on board that flight were killed. another tourist is under arrest for climbing the brooklyn

bridge. this time, it was a 23-year-old from france. police say he scaled the cables yesterday afternoon and started snapping photos from the top of the iconic bridge. in july two germ. artists switched the american flags with white ones. and in august, a russian tourist was arrested for chiming to the top. dangerous mix. energy dripgs and the threat to children. pill probe. federal agents focusing on the nfl. a pretty bad week for bono. first a midair mishap and now, a serious accident has sidelined the rocker.

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>> good good morning, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell, monday, november 17. pope francis has just confirmed that he plans to visit philadelphia next year which will be his first-ever visit to the united states. we're live with updates. breaking overnight, one person was killed and four police officers were hurt while trying to fight a fast-moving fire. get ready for a wet start to the workweek. we're tracking fog out there, david murphy and accuweather has more on the wig rainmaker we're dealing with right now. what happens after the rain moves out? that's david murphy's job. he has that answer. can elicit m responses from kids.

>> what about sympathy? one little girl didn't want santa the eat by himself. john donvan with the details. >> reporter: this is where they met. a little kid named gracie. and a wizened old character named, well, you'll see. gracie came from a home where they take celebrating christmas seriously. and the wizened old guy, this is where he works, days any way. it's breakfast time at bob evans. who is sitting at the next table? >> she saw santa eating alone. long story short, they welcomed each other to the table. >> reporter: and that's what gracie did. she kept santa company, her dad snapped the picture. it hit facebook. it spread around america. what did they talk about? >> she said she wants baby james for christmas. he'll be due in three weeks. >> because she didn't want me to be alone. that says allot for her. i'll tell you what, if more

people in the world cared like gracie does, it would be a lot better world, you know? gracie? >> reporter: a follow-up visit at the mall. and what did gracie ask for. >> baby james. >> reporter: and now she'll have a story for her grandchildren to tell, if they believe it. >> can you shake your arm? very good. >> reporter: john donvan, abc news, washington. >> that's what's making new this is america this morning. >> and a great picture. glad we ended on that note. there can be so much negative in the news these days. people not treating each other well. it takes a little girl sometimes, who is supposed to just want toys and candy and what not. she didn't want a guy to eat by himself. thank you, little one, for that message today. stay with us for "good morning america." have yourself a good monday.

>> we're working on several breaking stories on this monday, november 17. including an announcement from the vatican, the pope is coming to philadelphia. a live report is coming up. >> fire crews made a gruesome discovery in a boarding house fire that injured four police officers. we'll have the details. >> rain is coming down heavily in some areas, we're tracking fog at philadelphia international. it will be a messy monday morning commute. >> let's go over