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josh elliott made the journey to ease the pain of being away for the holidays. that is why it is our "favorite story of the day." rape they are the reunions that dig deep in to the soul. >> come here. >> daddy! >> reporter: soldiers returning home to their loved ones. >> i missed you, daddy. >> reporter: for the lotts family, theirs is a homecoming within reach. >> i have a little countdown every day that i mark down like one day closer. >> reporter: her husband on a nine-month deployment. they are separated by over 6500 miles. it's a trip i would also make. >> just doesn't seem like that day will ever come where you actually get to go home. >> reporter: this is the captain's second deployment, his first since being married. brittany gave birth to their first child, daughter finley, just three months ago. >> it's one of those things you always think about that, person will be there for. but it's okay, but it makes it a little bit -- just scary to do it alone, you know. >> you only have the birth of your first child once. but america says i need to be over here.

josh elliott, abc news, fort drum, new york. >> captain lotts and brittany will be at west point for the football game tomorrow. he hopes to teach there one day. >>> and right here tonight, imagine your worst behavior caught on tape. a boy scout leader toppling ancient rocks, a fed ex employee hurling packages, a famous example tells us how he turned his mistake into a second chance. a robin roberts exclusive. >>> and can you guess who is beating celine dion and katy perry on the charts. the come from behind kids, who are our person of the week, when err back in two minutes. we come back in two minutes. a better time e's never been because this year, devry university has $45 million dollars in need and merit-based scholarships and grants available to those who qualify. and this degree can make a difference. in 2012, 90% of devry university grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field within 6 months. now is your time. apply by january 6th. visit devry.edu. ♪ [ coughing ] [ crying ] sorry. [ male announcer ] new robitussin dm max nighttime. fast, powerful cough relie

>> when my grandma is happy. >> we thank josh elliott and so we choose chris miller. so glad you were watching tonight. stay in touch with us at abc news.com. of course 20/20 later and david muir right here at this desk all week. good night. good night. >>> tonight, adventures of bat kid. a 5-year-old leukemia survivor who came to san francisco to live his dream. >> how social media made friends out of old rivals. >>> and a closed door meeting with bart. >>> a former high school principal tells why he's passing himself off as someone >>> a little bewildered and bit end of the day, exhausted. a 5-year-old boy becomes the toast of the town and a national sensation. good evening, everyone. >> the city of san francisco was the center of an extraordinary event today, granting the wish of a 5-year-old leukemia patient who wanted to be batman. >> he is fromron ushered around the city in a black lamborghini bat mobile. the daring rescue of a woman tied up on the cable car line. >> catching a villain greenhanded today, rescuing a giant mascot from clutches of the penguin. >> e

josh elliott, abc news, afghanistan. >> josh will be back with that reunion for us tomorrow night. also because this veteran's day is this monday, please send us photos of the service members in your life by going to our flicker page. thanks for watching. see you tomorrow. >>> i think we can confidently say that twitter's first morning as a publicly traded company exceeded all expectations. >> twitter makes a big splash on its opening day on wall street and makes instant millionaires out of dozens of bay area employees. >> twitter executives didn't make the same mistakes facebook made a year and a half ago. they priced their stock conservatively and didn't flood the market with too many shares. twitter's stock closed this afternoon at just under $45 a share. a 2% premium from its ipo -- 72% premium from its ipo price of $26. our business and technology reporter is live at twitter headquarters. david, i imagine that party is still going. >> reporter: yes, you can tell that's what's going on because there's been no one leaving the twitter building since lunchtime today. and we have a

josh elliott, abc news, fort drum, new york. >> captain lotts and brittany will be at west point for the football game tomorrow. he hopes to teach there one day. >>> and right here tonight, imagine your worst behavior caught on tape. a boy scout leader toppling ancient rocks, a fed ex employee hurling packages, a famous example tells us how he turned his mistake into a second chance. a robin roberts exclusive. >>> and can you guess who is beating celine dion on the charts. when we come back in two minutes. a better time e's never been because this year, devry university has $45 million dollars in need and merit-based scholarships and grants available to those who qualify. and this degree can make a difference. in 2012, 90% of devry university grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field within 6 months. now is your time. apply by january 6th. visit devry.edu. ♪ [ coughing ] [ crying ] sorry. [ male announcer ] new robitussin dm max nighttime. fast, powerful cough relief that helps you sleep like a baby. robitussin nighttime. don't suffer the coughequences. she loves

josh elliott, abc news, afghanistan. >> josh will be back with that reunion for us tomorrow night. also because this veteran's day is this monday, please send us photos of the service members in your life by going to our flicker page. thanks for watching. see you tomorrow.   nchtsd on "the list" one song lit up the internet last night. we've got the owed to obama care. beware, the dark side. plus, moms still have to do everything you want. but, now, they have a good reason. today, hash tag instant billionaire. here are the top five stories you need to know right now. i'm matt gallant with number one, this could be incurably viral. >> hey, do you have that obama care? obama care, what's that? >> every awards show has that one-talked about moment. it was then.night's cma awards, carrie underwood bragging on uu)u$ obama care by morning. it's already gone epidemic on the internet. of course, it wasn't the only thing on the list of great cma moments. our own shackleford was there. >> at number two, flat busted. >> did you have that one with that guy that was in that movie that was out

. >>> right now, let's check in with josh elliott for a look at what's coming up on good morning america at 7:00. >> good morning tow to you both and all of you there in the bay area. we have lots to get to, including the very latest on this rescue in kansas where fast rising creek waters toppled a bus, forcing several students and the bus driver to be pulled to safety as that severe weather hammered the country's middle. what we know this morning right now about what may have caused it all and the conditions avenue all those on board. that and much more coming next right here on good morning america. >>> and that's in about 35 minutes. >>> first about fantasy football. now there's where you can invest cash in the real future of live nfl players. fantax just added vernon davis to his roster. he's the second player to sign on behind foster. and you can get your own piece of vernon for free. abc 7 news is bringing you vernon news all season long. every week, we have special access to the 49er tight end right after each game for his insight on the matchup. vernon view, abc 7 news. >>> going

. >> ladies and gentlemen, that newsman, josh elliott, just telling the news. out of georgia, hey, sam, where are you from? >> dallas. >> they're getting rain and ice there today. let's get to the boards. we have one or two things happening. we'll talk about things improving. sam, when do you do home? >> tomorrow. >> then you're getting improving weather. look from denver to phoenix, to oklahoma city. to dallas. we're going to slightly warm things up in a lot of locations. today, you'll step into warmer temperatures later on. the heavy rain, houston, new orleans, jackson, mobile. that's today. and then the storm continues east. it's dry in the west coast. l.a. is gorgeous. all the way up the west coast for the next couple of days into thanksgiving. it will be beautiful weather. we're a >> come conditions today and for the end of the week. it in between the may have some trouble. the windchil degrees. there are a lot of teens across the area. it is 19 degrees in gaithersburg. there will be an increase in cloud cover this afternoon the high temperature will be in

. >> ladies and gentlemen, that newsman, josh elliott, just telling the news. an awful lot of georgia here. hey, sam, sam, where are you from? >> dallas. >> they're getting rain and ice there today. let's get to the boards. we have one or two things happening. we'll talk about things improving. sam, when are you going home? are you staying the whole time? >> tomorrow. >> then you're getting improving weather. look from denver to phoenix, to oklahoma city. to dallas. we're going to slightly warm things up in a lot of locations. today, you'll step into warmer temperatures later on. the heavy rain, houston, new orleans, jackson, mobile. almost to atlanta today. well toward nashville. that's today. and then the storm continues east. it's dry in the west coast. l.a. is gorgeous. all the way up the west coast for the next couple of days into thanksgiving. it will be beautiful weather. we're a little chilly. that's all right. >> i'm a little chilly right now. we're live in times square, by the way. i'm a little confused. i haven't been here for awhile. where do we go?

so, we're going to attempt to fill the very big shoes of josh elliott for "the play of the day" today. has anyone here been asked to do a chore at an inopportune moment? there was a guy that was asked to take out the trash right before he was about to get in the shower. this is what he came up with. he has the tighty whiteys on. and a huge barrel of trash. now, look what happens when a car comes. you can hear -- listen for a second, you can hear her laugh. now, there are kids in the room. i'm not sure they should have been allowed to witness this. he is able to get back in before anybody catches him. >> should have locked the door. >> she should have locked the door. >> he was smart enough to put a hat on. >> yeah, right. your life is a game of chance. chronic migraine, but what if the odds could be in your favor? botox® is an fda-approved treatment that significantly reduces headache days for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more. it's proven to actually prevent headache days. and it's injected by a doctor once every 3 months. t

but i'm with you in spirit, my friend, josh elliott. look who i found. debbie gibson. i love you, by the way. you know how much i love you. >> thank you, i love you, too. >> we've been hearing your amazing voice since you were 16 years old, lady. >> why, thank you. you'll be hearing it again later because i'm ending the parade. >> at the end of the parade, you come up, big moment. and you're going to be singing what? ♪ just hear the sleigh bells ring-a-ling ♪ from the special christmas album. >> you have done everything in the world. we talked about what an amazing career you had. from broadway to chicago. >> i'm a gluten for punishment. getting back to my east coast roots. i love on the west coast now. don't hold it against me. >> i can't get enough of you. i may stay in this coach and ride with debbie gibson through the parade. let's look at the weather. your twitter and facebook pictures you send to us. we put them on the camera all over america. eureka, cape canaveral, this is the way it looks. happy thanksgiving to you. a quick look at the cold air under that

as josh elliott likes to say, no one was hurt. and he is recovering. an electric drill may have been to blame for that accident. >>> and finally, just in time for the holidays. a food that appears to be genetically engineered for incurable addiction. starting next week, lay's will offer its wavy potato chips dipped in milk chocolate. perfect for lovers for sweet and savory mix. one catch, the dipped chips will only be available at target stores. only until new year's. if they're a hit, they could become a permanent product. >> please. i'm envisioning my christmas where i have a whole bag and go into a shame spiral that lasts until new year's. >> i envision many bags on this table. >> we have a rule, when you roll out a new product on the set, you bring it for everyone. >> i'm sorry. i'm now in another shame spiral. i apologize. >> thank you. >>> we're going to turn to dramatic, new video. a high-speed police chase caught on dash cam, near houston. an officer pursuing suspects after they shot her twice. once in the face. police have arrested one suspect

the heavy rain from texas all the way to where the snow is >> weather spotter josh elliott just noticed that the wintry mix in idaho. really, it's oregon that gets a punch from the system with the heavier rain. >> get bonus points for noticing that. >>> here's a look at what's coming up. and first in "pop news," a big headline for drew barrymore. >>> the latest couple booted from the ballroom. they're joining us live. they're taking your questions. tweet us. we may ask your question on the air. >>> and robin is revealing -- you got a revealing one-on-one with shania twain. all that plus avril lavigne. that voice is live. right here on "gma," times square. (phone ringtone) suddenly you're a mouth breather. a mouth breather! how do you sleep like that? you dry up, your cold feels even worse. well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. cold medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip, and pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more so you can breathe and do the one thing you want to do. sleep. add breathe right to your cold medicine. shut your mouth a

. >>> first, let's get all of the news from josh elliott. >>> breaking news from overseas. two bombings outside iran's embassy in beirut, lebanon, this morning. at least 23 people are confirmed as having been killed. including an iranian embassy official. moments ago, a group linked to al qaeda claimed responsibility for the actions. abc's alex marquardt is on the scene. >> reporter: it has been a scene of total destruction and chaos this morning. buildings and cars blown apart. glass and blood on the ground. it's believed the first suicide bomber attacked on foot. and that was followed by a second suicide bomber in a car. >> iran has many enemies in lebanon, because it supports syrian president bashar al assad, who is waging war across its border. other countries are also upset at the ongoing iranian nuclear talks. >>> the largest ever settlement between the u.s. government and a corporation. jpmorgan chase is about to pay for its role in selling bad mortgages. and some homeowners could see a reduction in their payments. senior justice correspondent pierre thomas has the n