diane disney miller, the eldest daughter of walt disney, has died at the age of 79. she was one of her father's inspirations for creating disneyland. and would later become a guiding force within his entertainment empire. she founded the disney family museum in san francisco, played a key role in the creation of the beautiful disney concert hall in los angeles. disney ceo robert iger, said that diane holds a special place in the history of the company. and in the hearts of fans everywhere. she will be greatly missed. she is survived by her husband of 49 years, as well as 7 children and 13 grandchildren. >> something that bob iger sent us all an e-mail letting us know about the passing. and what she has meant to this company. will hold a very special place. >> she was the keeper of the flame. >> yes, she was. thanks. >>> now, to a new ruling coming for airline pilots, perhaps. the faa will soon start targeting obese pilots and air traffic controllers and treating them for possible sleep problems tied to their weight. it's all designed to make all of us who fly safer.

thank you, diane sawyer. we appreciate that. we're going to move, now, to a historic -- got her. i like that. i'm going to pay for that the rest of the morning. >> yes, you will. >> we're going to talk about a historic change in washington, which this morning is only intensifying the partisan bickering. in a bold move, senate democrats have changed long-standing filibuster rules saying it is necessary to overcome legislative gridlock. now, a simple majority vote will be needed to confirm most presidential nominees. republicans called the move, which president obama once opposed, a naked power grab. >>> speaking of president obama, more trouble this morning for obama care. "the wall street journal" says it has obtained documents that show some insurance companies are drastically cutting payments to doctors. forcing those doctors to reconsider whether they want to participate in the new exchanges, which could hurt choice for consumers. >>> 457 happens right now a morning commute nightmare in san francisco. the train service shut down indefinitely because of computer issues. over a

diane disney miller has died. she was the eldest daughter of walt disney. and was one of his inspirations for creating disneyland. miller was a fierce defender of her father's legacy and leaves behind tradition of philanthropy. diane disney miller passed away yesterday in northern california after complications from a fall. she was 79 years old. >>> a rare public appearance by former president george w. bush stepping back into the spotlight on "the tonight show." mr. bush telling jay leno he is glad not to be president anymore. saying eight years is plenty and said he and laura love living in texas. as the former first lady joined them and they talked about how they felt when doctors recently discovered he had a blocked artery. >> when the president had that heart scare, how scary was that? >> it was scary, very scary. but -- >> i wasn't that scared. [ laughter ] >> was it you had obama care? [ laughter ] >> leno pointed out the president obama was the target of late-night jokes. president bush joked, "better him than me." >> he was also asked why he doesn'

. ♪ >> reporter: his teacher diane waylan was shocked when he came to class with bags and more bags of food. >> it took one child to start a chain reaction. >> reporter: they started collecting food, too. >> they think it is cool that i'm doing this. >> reporter: so does miss waylan but she's not surprised. she also taught aden's mom and dad in school. >> it is a feel-good feeling to have inside to know that children you have been teaching or who are currently teaching that they have gone on to do wonderful things for society. [ applause ] >> reporter: others at aden's school showed their appreciation for his hard work and they aren't the only ones. after his mom brandy posted his accomplishment on facebook. >> since then he's been contacted by the new england patriots, the portland pirates and tons of strangers who said they would open their hearts and wallets and given to people in need. >> reporter: which is good because aden is already making plans. >> get more food and do it next year. >> what a kid. >> you know what, sometimes at that age you think they don't understand about giv

graham's wife spoke with diane in 1992. >> his favorite meal is can of vienna sausages, cold tomatoes and a can of baked beans, all cold dumped on a plate. his favorite meal. a man like that has to be -- >> what a gourmet. >> reporter: throughout his life it's been the gospel that has sustained him. >> is there one passage of a scripture or one part of a hymn that never fails to make you feel great? >> what a friend we have in jesus. eisenhower's favorite hymn and my favorite hymn. ♪ what a friend we have in jesus ♪ >> reporter: today on this video what maybe billy graham's final public prayer. >> i invite you to come into my heart and life. i want to trust and follow you as my lord and savior. in jesus' name, amen. >> reporter: he is very direct in this final message, arguing that america is in spiritual peril but there is hope in the form of the gospel. it's remarkable to watch this man who's seen so much change in the course of his public ministry but his core message has not changed one bit. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> amazing man. >> his staff says over the course of h

diane right back here tomorrow night. i hope you have a great week ahead. we'll see you soon. good night. >> next, we're following breaking news. we'll take you live to a fire that has caused health advise riz for several bay area communities. >>> a look at the devastation caused be typhoon haiyan. plus where the deadly storm is headed next. >>> how the bay area is helping out with the recovery effort. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> good evening, i'm ama daetz. breaking news. a fire in redwood city has led to a shelter in police -- shelter in place. it started at sims metal management, a metal recycling facility. we're live with a look at the response. reporter: for the last several hours, seaport boulevard has been shut done has fire crews continue to battle the fire, and right now in the dark you can see the thick plume of smoke is continuing to push up into the sky. for the last couple of hours we have been lucky that the winds have blown that plume over the bay, so we can't smell the smoke right now. but that shelter in place order you just mentioned is in effect for re

diane is right back here tomorrow night. have a great night. good night. >> next, how some sick children in the east bay could be affected by a hospital unit closing today. what authorities say led to a shooting in a popular san francisco neighborhood. >> when rain could hit the bay area this week. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> good evening. i'm ama daetz. tonight an east bay pediatric hospital unit that treats young patients overnight is closed. families accustom ted visit the facility will now have to go elsewhere. lillian kim is live from the hospital with the response. reporter: kaiser's inpatient pediatric facility here in hayward closed at midnight, which means children who live near here who need to be hospitalized must now go to oakland. the transition was said to be smooth. there were no patients at the facilities so no patients needed to be transferred. the facility averaged four children a day. kaiser said closing the hayward unit will offer a higher level of care. the 21 of the 22 nurses that worked here had been re-assigned, on

diane right back here tomorrow night. "gma" first thing in the morning. have a great week. >>> abc 7 news starts right now with live, breaking news. >>> we are following that breaking news from the oakland coliseum where two people were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries following today's game against the tennessee titans. the alameda county sheriffs office says a woman jumped from the third deck of the stadium near section 301 around 4:30 this afternoon. the section was closed to the public at the time. a fan, walking along the concourse, about 60 feet below, saw it happened and tried to catch her but he was critically injured when she landed on him. they believe the woman jumped intentionally. both fans are in critical condition. stay with abc news for the latest on this breaking story and follow us on twitter for updates. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. the holiday hustle is kicking off early. many retailers are planning to be open this thanksgiving, and customers are already lining up to get their hands on the best deals.

"good morning america," first thing in the morning and diane right back here for another week of "world news" tomorrow night. from all of us here at abc news, have a great week ahead. we'll see you soon. good night. >>> next, we'll tell about another gun incident involving the deputy that killed a teen in the north bay. >> a california democrat upset about the obamacare web site tell us us what she would do if she were in charge. abc7 at 6:00 starts now. >>> good evening. i'm amy ama daetz. the family of a teen killed by a sheriff deputy will beilg a lawsuit. today we are learning more about the deputy who killed the teen. cornell bernard talked to man who said he feared for his life when the officer was quick to pull a gun on him as well. he joins us live from santa rosa. reporter: jeff westbrook says he, too, is mourning the loss of andy lopez. the memorial to him continues to grow. the deputy who shot lopez is the same man who pulled a gun on westbrook during a routine traffic stop. >> at this time i just looked at him point blank at the barrel of a gun. >> he said he and an employee

diane sawyer back on monday. i hope to see you for world news this weekend. from all of us here at abc news and for bango the buck, good night. >>> tonight the shootingq/z at . w airport. good evening. >> the incident at lax left one man dead. the suspect is in critical condition and air traffic snarl add cross the country. sky seven is over lax now. and here is what we know. abc news reports the gunman left a note suggesting he was antigovernment and expected to be killed the man who was killed was with the tsa. six others were wounded. and hundreds forced to run for safety. access to the airport, blocked the fbi confirmed the suspect's identity this, man, a 23-year-old paul ciancia of los angeles. federal agents questioned his parents in new jersey his father is a business owner. police say, there, rather, tell us the suspect sent his brother a text kath he may have been suicidal. ciancia was shot and wounded in terminal three. we begin with the developments in the abc7 newsroom. >> reporter: let's talk about the bag. inside investigators say they found a h

diane? >> monitoring the relief. thank you, terry. >>> on this veteran's day it's hard not to think of general mcarthur 70 years ago vowing to the philippine people "i shall return." if you want to be among the people trying to keep that promise there are so many ways to help, and we have listed many of them on our website. abcnews.com/worldnews. >>> back here at home tonight on this veteran's day the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. right there in the crowd, the nation's oldest living veteran, 107-year-old richard overton. >> he was there at pearl harbor when the battleships were still smoldering. he was there at okinawa. he was there at iwo jima where he said i only got out of there by the grace of god. >> someone else who served got a salute today, 91-year-old phyllis gould, one of the original rosie the riveters. she worked as a welder during world war ii and today vice-president biden called her to invite her to the white house because she had said it's a big it

diane? >> thank you, terry. as you said need so much and there are so many ways to help these families in the philippines. we have listed many of the ways to help on our website. just go to abcnews.com. >>> and important news now for airline travelers, a major merger is a step closer. the justice department gave the green light to usairways and american to join forces to become the largest airline in the world. it could happen by the end of the year. >>> and tonight a rough new poll number for the president. for the first time in his presidency, a majority of american voters, 52 percent in a new poll say president obama is not honest and trustworthy. one factor, the people who felt misled about getting to keep their insurance under obama care. now former president clinton is adding salt to the stumble. here's abc's jon karl. >> reporter: today bill clinton said what president obama's harshest critics have been saying. that he may need to the change the health care law to help the millions of people who have seen

diane? >> jonathan karl, thank you so much tonight. >>> we move next to a brewing storm about a nearly billion dollar gamble by the government that apparently didn't work. we're talking about airport security, the tsa. taxpayers paid a lot of money to help security officials learn how to spot potential terrorists suspicious behavior. the trouble is a new report finds the results were no better than guessing. here's abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: they're at the major airports, 3,000 of them. special tsa officers trained to detect criminals and terrorists by studying the behavior of passengers. are passengers acting suspicious, sweating, nervously looking around. how do they respond to questions. the cost $200 million a year, nearly a billion dollars spent so far and now word that it's money possibly flushed away, that the security project may be worthless. >> for a program to have operated since 2007 without any real success and for someone to try to continue i

diane? >> thank you, jim. we have george stephanopoulos standing by to weigh in. first, we asked rebecca jarvis talking to insurance companies to tell us if today's announcement means that premiums are going to increase. >> reporter: what's important and what every american should hear is that the vast majority of us will see everything remain the same as a result of this announcement. those who are covered by medicare, medicaid or employer insurance will have the exact same premiums next year that they already expected to pay. >> they are already locked in, but there is a small minority that is at risk. >> reporter: those who have lost their plans already under obama care, those people will now have to go back to their insurance companies. the insurance companies will have to offer the same plans. the states will have to approved them and they could be at higher premiums. >> rebecca, thanks for the clarity in the chaos today. turning now to george stephanopoulos. take us behind closed doors. what are they saying at the white house today? >> reporter: they had to

and that, diane, despite the fact that president obama had issued a veto threat. >> jonathan karl, thank you, everyone should know the president's health care fix will be front and center sunday on this week with george stephanopoulos and the roundtable. >>> also tonight a story out of detroit sparking debates around kitchen tables. a young woman shot dead on a stranger's porch in the dead of night. she was black. the gunman white. and her family says she just needed help. the gunman is claiming self defense. but today, he was charged in her murder. abc's alex perez. >> reporter: 19-year-old renisha mcbride's death sparked out rage. her family arguing she was a victim of racial profiling, prosecutors charged theodore wafer with second degree murder. it all began earlier this month in this mostly white neighborhood in dearborn heights, michigan. mcbride left the car accident about 1:30 a.m. apparently looking for help. tests show she had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in her system. as well as marijuana. about two hours after the accident, she wandered to this porch. >> by all

diane? >> we wish him well tonight. thank you, alex. >>> as a measure of the power of the storm look what families in chicago found in their yard so far away, precious family photos crumbled and dirty, pieces of mail, sheet music and a church bulletin, a trail of belongings from the path of the tornado. those memories had traveled 120 miles on the wind. abc's meteorologist ginger zee shows us more about the rampaging tornados. >> reporter: the warning, the cries, the outright prayer. and from above, the big picture. this was washington, illinois before the tornado. and then that chilling image from today. a sickening scar stretching three miles, scouring everything in its path. a drone takes you in even closer. look at this neighborhood. these homes gutted but homes across the street seemingly untouched and the roads clear of debris. unwelcome records were set sunday. this is the deadliest series of tornados illinois has ever had in the month of november. >> reporter: tornados in november ar

diane and her sister inspired disneyland, a place where a family can dream together. she was a great grandmother to one. ceo bob iger saying she'll be remembered for her grace and her work to preserve her father's legacy. our thoughts are with the disney family tonight. >>> talk about happy feet. there is a fake in this video right here. can you spot it? capturing images like we've never seen before and you'll see them right after the break. capturing images like we've never seen before and you'll see them right after the break. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. and that means...fish on! symbicort is for copd including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you

diane? >> they're on it in a new way, full force. >> 700 agents and technicians assigned to the task. >> thank you so much, brian. i want everyone to know you'll have more tonight, a full report on "nightline" as well. >>> and now we turn to a bizarre story out of north korea. an 85-year-old man from california, a veteran of the korean war, arrested while sightseeing there. why? abc's global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has the latest on that. >> reporter: an adventure turned into a nightmare. merrill newman, an 85-year-old korean war veteran and grandfather seen here recently in his retirement community newsletter. he was on a sightseeing trip to the country he once fought against. about to leave, he was reportedly pulled from the airplane by north korean authorities. his traveling companion and neighbor, bob hamrdla, a former stanford university official, telling abc news there has to be a terrible misunderstanding. i hope that the north koreans will see this as a humanitarian matt

diane? >> martha, big news on another front. >>> we have a note about a milestone on wall street today. the dow hitting a new record. for the first time in history, closing above the 16,000 mark, fueled by encouraging new jobs numbers. >>> next tonight a jumbo sized mistake in kansas. how did a giant cargo plane land at the wrong airport and one with such a tiny runway. the plane was stuck there for hours. an investigation is under way into the pilots who clearly had a very bad day. abc's david kerley has the latest. >> reporter: this afternoon, this giant boeing cargo plane which carries plane parts took off from a very small kansas airport. but how it got there is the story. in the darkness of the middle of the night, the pilots of the so- called dreamlifter put it down at the wrong airport. >> mcconnell is nine miles south. >> yes, sir, we just landed at the other airport. >> reporter: how could that happen? the huge modified 746 was headed to mcconnell airport but the smaller jabara airp

diane. >> thank you so much. and as you can see behind byron right there in cities across america today flags were flying at half staff on the order of president obama, who declared this an official day of remembrance of the fallen president, who summoned a nation to greatness, and our own barbara walters sat down with president obama on this anniversary. >> when we talk about the assassination of jfk, are you ever worried about your own safety? >> it's not something i think about. mainly, because we have a secret service that does such an outstanding job every single day. and obviously, you know, tragedy reshaped the secret service in many ways. but they do an outstanding job. and thankfully it's not something i spend a lot of time worrying about. >> mr. president, today is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of president kennedy. you visited his grave this week. what were your thoughts? >> well, when you think about the legacy of the kennedy family, obviously, it has been part of all of modern american hi

diane is off tonight and we begin with that killer storm moving across the country right now, complicating highway travel plans for millions of americans. this map tells the story. 33 states in the cross hairs, 48 hours to go before the year's busiest travel day. tonight postcards from the storm zone are pouring in. trees no match for powerful winds in texas, whiteout conditions in oklahoma, and in philadelphia those fountains caked in ice. our extreme weather team is tracking it all. abc's senior weather editor sam champion starts us off. >> reporter: thanksgiving is days away, but rain, ice and snow are already ruining plans for millions of americans. from whiteout conditions in oklahoma, over 13 inches of snow have fallen in parts of the sooner state. this car, caught on tape, slides, rolling over. watch again. fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. to albuquerque, new mexico, sleet, snow and 50 mile per hour winds. >> it's slick! i mean, there's a lot of snow on top of ice that's just being packed on the more cars are riding over it. >> reporter: in colorado springs, colorado, police

diane is off tonight. as we come on the air a ferocious storm system with very bad timing is creating all kinds of trouble. look at the countdown clock, one of the busiest travel days of the year hours away and this is the storm, powering up and on the move, with arctic air, downpours, strong winds and even tornados. the national service issuing watches, warnings and advisories in 20 states tonight and so many families wondering will they make it home for thanksgiving. our extreme weather team is tracking it all. abc's weather editor sam champion starts us off. good evening, sam. >> reporter: good evening, george. there is a light, cold rain in central park. this pre-thanksgiving storm has made it to the east coast. look at the radar. it's the entire east coast, every eastern state from the gulf coast all the way to maine is getting something out of this storm. there is still the possibility of severe weather in north florida all the way to coastal carolinas. take a look at that ice that's mixed in with th

diane is off tonight. 43 million americans are on the move. across the country the long thanksgiving weekend got off to a hectic start, weather forcing more than 200 flight cancellations today because of snow, ice and wind. in north carolina a tornado blew the roof off this condominium, snapped trees and downed power lines. look at the map tonight, most of the trouble in the northeast, parts of the country bracing for more cold and wind on the way. our extreme weather team is tracking it all and we begin with abc's meteorologist ginger zee. good evening, ginger. >> reporter: good evening, george. who doesn't love a nice, cold rain to kick off the holiday. behind me you can see the balloons that will go up tomorrow that we will be talking about in a bit. first i want to show you the wreck that this storm left behind. sliding into the holiday from the carolinas to new england. trudging through nasty wind and driving rain. the timing of this storm, just cruel for the 39 million of us hitting the road this thanksgiving. the pre-holiday hustle clog

diane is with her family tonight, and it's great to have you with us here. despite the storm millions had to travel through, you made it. tonight, right to the images here. spectators getting into the spirit, dressed as turkeys to watch the bigs macy's parade right here in new york, joy on the faces of the children watching the balloons go by. we cannot forget who we need to thank on this holiday, this soldier in the spirit right there in afghanistan. as many of you try to enjoy your dinner tonight or head back in for leftovers, just look at the long lines already forming at the mall this thanksgiving. so many shoppers who cut dinner short. more stores open this thanksgiving than ever before, and if anyone needs reminding, take a look at this. this is what's coming tomorrow. black friday and crowds expected before sunrise, and we have team coverage from the shopping centers to the weather center. we begin with abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis at toys r us in times square. happy thanksgiving, rebecca. >> reporter: happy thanksgiving, david. m

diane sawyer is up next. >> thanks for joining us see you again in 30 >>> this is world news, tonight black friday madness. tempers flair, millions of holiday shoppers punch into stores, triggering fights, even gun fire. americans are surviving the craziest shopping day of the year. helicopter crash, rescue crews scrambling after police chopper crashes into a crowded pub in scotland. braising jewel heist. france's biggest and boldest rivalry, nearly $150 million worth of bling gone in 30 seconds. french police now asking you to help them catch this thief. >>> march of the wlals, hundreds of humpbacks converging off the coast, hundreds of spectators hoping for an encounter, what's in the water attracting them? >>> good evening, thanks for joining us on this friday night. we begin with black friday mania playing out tonight at malls across america. retailers opening doors earlier than ever to a crush of frenzied shoppers lured by seductive door buster deals. but in many locations the rush turned violent. shoppers brawling over discounted merchandise. is the sheer numbers at america's ma

>> reporter: good evening, diane. there may be new hope tonight for hundreds of american coal miners in the wake of our investigation with the center for public integrity into why so many were denied black lung benefits despite evidence they had the deadly severe form of that disease. steve day's doctors diagnosed him with black lung. >> my doctor says my lungs are shot. >> reporter: doctors at johns hopkins hospital, hired by the coal company, rejected the diagnosis and, we found, that of hundreds of other miners, saving the companies millions of dollars. the head of the black lung unit at hopkins, dr. paul wheeler, did not find a single case of severe black lung in available cases we examined since the year 2000, not one. >> that's my opinion and i have a perfect right to my opinion. >> reporter: but we found his opinion has been wrong a lot. gary fox was denied black lung benefits for ten years after dr. wheeler read his x-ray as negative. it was only after fox's death at the age of 58 that an autopsy concluded fox

diane? >>> and we're joined by espn senior nfl analyst chris mortensen. chris, thanks so much for being part of the team leading the way on this reporting. what are you hearing and what do you know about how many teams across this country blur the lines between hazing and something that is not to be tolerated? >> well, you hear probably a handful of teams. sometimes you raise your eyebrows. a lot of times it's the taping of a rookie to a goal post and dumping ice on him and some people believe that's going too far. in terms of classic bullying, i don't know. >> what about jonathan martin tonight? what are you hearing about him? here he is 312 pounds and everyone saying he's drawing up documents tonight. if he couldn't fight this, who can? >> first of all, he was stanford educated. he has parents who are second or third generation harvard educated parents. he went to a prep school. he grew up in different environment than the normal classic football player. when this happened last week he checked himself into the hospital for emotional distress. his coach,

the grahams spoke to diane in 1992. >> you know what his favorite meal is? a can of vienna sausages, a can of cold tomatoes and a can of baked beans, all cold, dumped on a plate. his favorite meal. a man like that, you know -- >> what a gourmet. >> reporter: throughout his life it's been the gospel that has sustained him. >> reporter: is there one passage in the scripture or one part of a hymn that never fails to make you feel great? >> what a friend we have in jesus. it was eisenhower's favorite hymn and it's my favorite hymn. >> reporter: today on this video, what may be billy graham's final public prayer. >> i invite you to come into my heart and life. i want to trust and follow you as my lord and savior. in jesus' name, amen. >> reporter: he is very direct in this final message, arguing that america is in spiritual peril, but that there is hope in the form of the gospel. it's remarkable. here's a man who has seen so much change over the course of his very public ministry but his core message has not changed one bit. >> his family is calling it the final

. >> reporter: diane, signs indicate tonight that a deal may be imminent. the administration clearly seeing this as a once in a generation chance to avoid the nightmare of iran getting a nuclear weapon. the big question, can the world trust this smile? tonight, we may be closer to an answer. an all out push for a deal is on. secretary kerry, who made the surprise visit, picking his words carefully. >> i want to emphasize, still very important issues on the table, that are unresolved. it is important for those to be properly thoroughly addressed. >> reporter: the likely agreement? some of the sanctions that crippled iran's economy are lifted in exchange some of iran's nuclear program halted. it's a rare opening, coming as iran's new more open minded president hassan rouhani has signaled the time may be now. something the u.s. desperately wants, a nuclear iran long being what's kept presidents awake at night. >> that it might use that bomb and it might spur its neighbors to get bombs and suddenly an unstable middle east could go nuclear and go badly nuclear.

diane has the evening off. we do begin tonight with that wicked weather on this halloween, millions of families taking a rain check literally on that trick or treating. here's why. a giant system on the move this evening, some of the worst flooding in a century. in texas a church under water, a baby handed off by rescuers, a highway broken into pieces by the rushing water. look at this tonight, families huddled on rooftops waiting for help. more than 50 million americans in the storm zone tonight. abc meteorologist ginger zee standing by with the forecast for the next few hours. we begin here with abc's ryan owens in the middle of the mess tonight. ryan, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, david. we're inside one of an estimated 500 homes that look like this. would you take a look around me. talk about a muddy mess. this was a flash flood so most of the water is gone except the stuff i'm slushing through but what a mess left behind. how high did it get? look here, this is the water line almost as ta

back >>> diane disney miller, daughter of walt disney passed away. miller lived in napa and san francisco since 1980s she was a co-founder of the disney family museum and spear headed developments of the walt disney concert hall in los angeles. disney is the parent company of abc7. she's survived by her husband, seven children, 13 grandchildren and one great granddaughter. >> investigators launched an investigation into the tesla model s car. the national transportation safety board wants to find out if the cars are vulnerable to fires. two of the cars burst into flames. the company made an update to give the car more ground clearance at high speeds. tesla's ceo says the company asked the government to investigate. he says we think it's unlikely, if something is discovered that would result in material improvement, we'll immediately apply that change. >> on to business news, snap chat taking on facebook and search for a microsoft ceo continues. >> cory johnson is here with this afternoon's after the bell report. hi, cory. >> reporter: good afternoon,

. >> diane marshal was sound asleep in another room. officials are mazed that barbara was able to make it through thick smoke saying diane probably is only alive because her neighbor refused to let his disability get in the way. remarkable. >> great story. >> just in time for holiday shopping a report on unsafe toys. >> michael finney tells us which toys you want to avoid this holiday season. >> yes this, is the trouble and toyland report recalls are way down, so far this year, only some products have toxic metals or small parts. >> match the age with property tie toi ask keep in mind siblings those little siblings are likely to put things up. >> also saying watch out for toys and the study warns about noisy toys. some like fake cell phones so loud they can damage hearing. i posted a link to the report on abc7 news.com. home prices continued their amazing rise, prices up 11% nationwide compared to last year, first time percentage increase has hit double since housing crisis began in 2007. san francisco home prices rose 25% in the third

world news with diane sawyer is coming up next >> thanks for watching we appreciate your time as always we'll see you again at 6:00. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight the people who fought through a monster storm, possibly the most powerful to ever hit land. tens of thousands missing tonight as a baby is born in the devastation. new images including an american who leapt in the water for safety. >>> an abc news investigation, brian ross on companies with alleged ties to terror groups given contracts with taxpayer dollars. >>> and sunday surprise. is your holiday about to get easier and happier? >>> and a good evening to you on this night we honor american veterans. and u.s. forces are right there again in a race against time,

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world news with diane sawyer is up next. >> thanks for joining us see you again in 30 >>> this is world news, tonight black friday madness. tempers flair, millions of holiday shoppers punch into stores, triggering fights, even gun fire. americans are surviving the craziest shopping day of the year. helicopter crash, rescue crews scrambling after police chopper crashes into a crowded pub in scotland. braising jewel heist. france's biggest and boldest rivalry, nearly $150 million worth of bling gone in 30 seconds. french police now asking you to help them catch this thief. >>> march of the wlals, hundreds of humpbacks converging off the coast, hundreds of spectators

. >> and which >>> diane disney miller, oldest daughter of walt disney died in her home in napa. she lived in napa since 1980s. miller was a co-founder of the disney family mu sxeem spaerheadeded idea of the walt disney concert hall. disney ceo said, quote, diane will have a special place in our company's legacy and hearts of fans. miller's family foundation is not affiliated with walt disney company, which is the parent company of abc7. >> san francisco is now just one resolution closer to a major increase in disabled parking spaces as well as other changes impacting the use of those blue handicapped parking placards. >> reporter: this afternoon, up on the 4th floor here, mta board approved a resolution supporting a variety of changes to the program. with an amendment to give a discount to low income placard holders should the proposal to start paying at meters actually come to fruition. in order for the package to come to be will require a lot of work at the state level so now, the fight moves from here to city hall, to sacramento. blue places are located with slots next to the

. >> reporter: diane harmon has no need for anyone premade. this conscientious shopper was pleased to learn the food and drug administration proposed a measure to eliminate transfats, the artery-clogging substance that is a major contributor to heart disease and found in most prepackaged goods. >> i don't eat stuff that has that in it. i just never got in the habit of it. >> reporter: california has already gone after transfat at fast food spots and restaurant menus. >> as a cardiologist, i'm happy if people don't consume transfats. >> reporter: transfats have slowly been disappearing. under the new proposal, the agency wants to finish the job. a move celebrated by health advocates like dr. robert feldman, a cardiologist with summit medical center. >> you can start with very healthful oils such as canola oil and peanut oil, but modify them to make them more solid at room temperature. that modification makes them bad for the heart. >> reporter: the concern centers on highdrogi nation, an industrialized process that makes liquids solid. a bill p

you do that on your off days, don't you, diane? >> my goodness. look at them go. they're amazing. wow. >>> moving on to this. now, the fda is stopping sales of a popular do-it-yourself dna test. the operators of the 23 and me test have not proven that its kit actually works. the company claims the saliva-based tests will tell customers if they or their children are at risk for hundreds of health problems. the fda says false results may lead to unnecessary medical procedures. >>> the morning-after's pill effectiveness may be due to a woman's weight. it either does not work or is less effective in women who weigh more than 165 pounds. that's about the weight of the average american woman. the fda is considering putting a warning on the american version. >>> now, to the cross-country child custody battle involving skier bode miller. a judge here in new york, has given temporary custody of his 9-month-old son to his ex-girlfriend. he was battling over the child. the fight escalated when the girlfriend moved from southern california, where bode lives, to new york. >>> we are hearing fr