this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now" -- shot down. iran's armed forces say they shot down an unmanned american spy plane and issued a warning to the u.s. military. >> now there are serious concerns about that downed drone and what iraq might learn from it. it's monday, december 5th. and good monday morning. i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson. >> i'm sunny hostin. the u.s. is admitting it lost track of a drone last week over afghanistan. so this could be that missing spy plane, but the question is -- why hasn't iran shared pictures of it to prove the drone was shot down? >> yeah, a lot of back and forth. what is the real story? we'll take a look at that in a minute.

also this morning, country singer mindy mccready was found in a closet with her son zander. the legal battle is far from over. what is next for her and her son? this bizarre custody battle is increasing. >> she is pregnant with twins. >> complicated issue. >> a lot involved there. and later at half-hour, history is made in scotland where two pandas arrived from china. talk about a party -- they got the royal treatment. even a parade. >> panda watch. monday morning style. first on this monday, though could one of the most cutting edge american spy planes being in enemy hands this morning? well iran is claiming it shot down a new generation of u.s. drones inside its borders and it is vowing now to retaliate. >> but if it's true, the bigger threat could come from what secrets the drone might reveal. here is abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: the claim came on iranian state television, quoting sources saying iran had shot down an unmanned spy plane in the eastern part of the country which borders afghanistan.

but what was most disturbing, the iranians said it was an rq-170, one of the super secret drones, although it has appeared on the internet, that can presumably operate without detection. the iranians have lied about such things in the past, but alarms went off a few hours later when the u.s. said in a statement that they had lost control of a u.s. unarmed reconnaissance aircraft over western afghanistan. the u.s. will not say what type of drone crashed. but it was not shot down. although a u.s. senior military official told abc news, we are assuming iran has something. there are provisions built into drones to protect sensitive technology. if contact is lost, that information can be remotely erased. but if this is indeed a stealth drone, pieces of the skin itself could be used to try to duplicate stealth surfaces.

remember the stealth helicopter that went down in the bin laden raid? pakistan reportedly let china have a look at that technology. >> there are important secrets that can be lost either by looking at the kind of material that is used on the skin of the stealth airplane or looking at the shapes. >> reporter: this comes at a tense time with iran, reports that they continue to work on nuclear weapons, tighter sanctions and recent storming of the british embassy by iranian hardliners. but iran has failed to release any images of a drone it may or may not have, u.s. officials are wondering why. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. that's the question, why not send the pictures and sort of gloat over the fact that this drone, they have it, and it's not damaged. because i think they're saying it is minimally damaged. >> if this is the case, it's the first time you will have a highly sensitive surveillance plane in an adversary's hands.

apparently we've lost other before, but it hasn't -- stakes haven't been that high. >> this is significant. see what happens with that. in other overseas news friday, euro zone countries will hold a last-ditch summit to solve their crushing debt crisis. today italy will announce strict through austerity measures hammered out over the weekend. among them, steep cuts in government spending, hike in retirement age and new ways to collect taxes. back stateside now, there is less than one month until the iowa caucus night. less than a week until our crucial abc news debate there. and the latest poll shows newt gingrich leading in fact with ron paul in the surprising second place. mitt romney is pulling up behind in third. and this morning, donald trump -- remember him? he's telling "usa today" he has not ruled out a run if republicans pick someone who can't win. with the latest now, here is abc's david kerley. >> reporter: this morning it is looking like a two-man race,

romney/gingrich for the republican nomination after the bombshell over the weekend. the field reduced by just one. >> i am suspending by presidential campaign. >> reporter: on sunday the rest of the republican field couldn't say enough nice things about cain hoping to snag his supporters and endorsement. >> newt gingrich is most likely to benefit from herman cain's departure because he likes newt gingrich and is likely to say good things about newt gingrich. >> reporter: more good news for gingrich leading in the iowa poll. the former house speaker moved up in new hampshire. romney is ahead 16 points there. is it now a two-man race? >> i was supposedly dead in june and july. i'm apparently not. so i'm not going to say that any of my friends can't have surprises. >> reporter: mitt romney is starting to feel the heat. >> i've been able to withstand the scrutiny and still remain a

strong contender. i hope that that continues to be the case. >> reporter: romney told supporters he's been the steady campaigner and promised them he will run a campaign performance of a lifetime. gingrich and romney are on different sides of the country over the next several days and cross paths in washington wednesday. david kerley, abc news, the white house. >> i'm still shocked that gingrich is sort of raising money and he is sort of rising in the polls. now that cain we know is not a contender, just surprised. >> three, four months ago newt gingrich's campaign had a meltdown with staffing, meltdown with campaign funds. the rumors. all the rumors. and we complain about the fact that we have a long period of time when we're trying to vet these candidates, but this is kind of the best way to do that. >> i guess. >> lengthy indeed. saturday's night's debate from iowa will air here on abc news. diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will moderate. coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 pacific. dozens of occupy protestors have been arrested in washington, d.c., after refusing to remove an unfinished wooden structure they had built. sunday morning, police told them

they would need a permit and gave them an hour to tear it down. when they refused police moved in and began arresting people. a dramatic and emotional twist over the weekend in the custody battle for mindy mccready's son. in arkansas authorities took custody of the 5-year-old after finding him hiding in a closet with his mother. mccready's family is speaking out. more from fort myers. >> it's been, been -- pretty traumatic. >> reporter: a near two-week wait to return her son in heber springs ended in a closet. >> can't imagine. >> reporter: her mother, stepfather and brother cared for zander after his mother began a battle with addiction. >> her parents were abusive to her son. >> reporter: now allegations from mindy that her relatives abused 5-year-old zander is hitting a sour note. >> they don't know the full story.

>> reporter: mindy's stepfather tells us allegations of abuse because mindy wanted a reality show about herself. the catch he says, she needed custody of her son. >> mindy said we abused her child and sky. he can tell you he has never been abused. >> her brother is trying to make >> don't understand that mindy gets away with telling all these lies and goes and does something like that. i don't understand how she can get away with it. >> reporter: the thankful family inside the house is ready to forgive and hope the courts do too. >> she could be arrested. she will have to answer for her actions to somebody. >> i'd like to see them trust her here. and i'd like to see her reconcile with us, we love her. >> this is so sad. >> it is really sad. you have got this little boy, just probably so incredibly confused over what has been

happening over five, six days. they don't know when he's going to be able to get back with his family. >> apparently in florida dcf custody so he's not with his mother, went his grandmother, he's sort of in legal limbo right now. >> at 5 years old. >> i have a 5-year-old. and that would be just so traumatizing. okay. well, evangelist billy graham is showing improvement as the he recovers from pneumonia in a north carolina hospital. doctors say they're encouraged by his progress, but have not said when he can go home. the 93-year-old is undergoing physical therapy. walking outside his room and getting lots of visitors. >> lot of well wishers for that. >> 93. >> yeah. here's your monday forecast. up to five inches of rain, sorry to say, little rock, shreveport, memphis, louisville, cincinnati. all spreading to the east coast tonight. and thunderstorms for the gulf coast. up to a foot and a half of snow in new mexico and west texas. powerful santa ana winds, whipping up in california.

>> 50 in phoenix. bone chilling 11 in colorado springs. just 14 in fargo, 21 in the twin cities, 40 in chicago. miami climbs to a nice 81 though, and atlanta, 65. >> rubbing the salt in the wounds, guys. >> 81? >> yeah. catch a quick flight. some people can't get enough of halloween even when it is christmas time. a crowd of them took part in a holiday zombie walk in bakersfield, california, this weekend. all they had to do was put on makeup. stitching, infected wounds. bring a toy. >> yeah, the event was with the toys for tots program. proceeds will make the holiday a little brighter for the children at a local shelter. don't know. hopefully someone else will deliver them. zombies delivering toys. >> kids freak out with santa claus. do you really want someone like that bringing you an easy bake oven? i don't know about this. this popularity. october 31st, that's it.

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♪ i love that song. look at the paycheck end of the day, oh, man this is not matching up here. welcome back. last friday's report about jobs has prompted optimistic talk that the economy is starting to perk back up. >> a good sign some companies are starting to contribute to employee 401(k) plans again. which is wonderful. >> it is. chris bury has details. >> reporter: at the motley fool, a virginia firm that sells investment advice, the holiday got brighter. this company and hundreds of others are

giving back what they took away during the darkest days of the recession, matching contributions to the 401(k) savings plans. >> i think it's excellent news for the economy. from the company perspective the 401(k) match is an expense but it's also an investment in the future of employees. >> reporter: employees had a stark choice, give up 401(k) match or lose their jobs. we agreed layoffs would be off the table. in exchange for that, everything else was on the table. >> reporter: for millions of americans, retirement savings took a hit during the recession. stocks are still down more than 20% from their peak. now with the economy picking up, employers such as fedex, starbucks, and and u.s. steel are bringing back the company match. a study find 75% of firms that cut back or cut out contributions have now restored them. >> even with companies reinstating their 401(k) match

that's half of the news. the other half of the news is how important it is for employees to be saving on their own. >> reporter: in most retirement plans for every $100 you save, your employer chips in $50 to a certain level, literally free money. one reason companies are contributing again, the study finds is the fear their employees might not save enough to retire in a timely and efficient manner. in other words, to avoid an older, more expensive work force. at motley fool the company not only made up for contributions it had cut, it also added 30% on top of that to help cover any investment losses. a stocking stuffer just in time for the holidays. chris bury, abc news, chicago. >> 30% on top of it? >> not bad. >> that made a lot of people happy. i think it makes employees more confident about their future and position with the company. >> it shows the employer is giving back.

contributing, saying, okay your loyalty, commitment to the company is being recognized here. good thing. >> exactly. coming up, the reality show that might feature a bit too much reality. >> why tv's "mob wives" and their husbands are getting so much attention. that's just ahead. their husbands are getting so much attention. that's just ahead. o much attention. that's just ahead.

♪ an example of actual reality on reality tv. usually when things get really interesting. >> and it happened on vh1's "mob wives." a cast member turned out to be in fact a real-life snitch. abc's t.j. winick tells us more. >> reporter: it's part "sex in the city" and part "sopranos." >> you want to play mafia wars?

i win. and when it comes to fights this quartet rivals the real housewives of any city. [ shouting ] >> reporter: on the vh1 reality series, "mop wives," no topic is measure -- is more taboo than rats. >> loyalty is everything. >> reporter: a mafia turncoat who squawks to the police in exchange for a shorter prison sentence. >> you are not in my circle. as a matter of fact, i will make your life so miserable you won't be able it hang out in anybody's circle. >> reporter: all of the women are struggling to keep a family together while a father, brother or husband does hard time for organized crime. but in a plot twist that mirrors the "sopranos," -- >> you think i'm wearing a wire in god's house? >> actually, yes. >> reporter: one of their own reportedly had been wearing a wire for the fbi all along. hector junior pagan, the ex-cast husband cast member renee graziano was hoping to reconcile with, the father of her teenage son. >> i love junior and i do go out of my way too much for him.

>> reporter: that was before thursday when the cast and crew of "mob wives" learned that junior allegedly had been taping conversations for the government. the first mobster he supposedly ratted out, renee's father and crime captain, anthony grazziano. >> at the end of the day there is no loyalty among thieves. still boils down to self-preservation. >> reporter: even more bizarre, the show's creator is jennifer grazziano's, anthony's daughter and renee's sister. asked how she felt about him having been put away by his ex-son-in-law, she said -- >> "i'm sure he's not thrilled." >> they will go after members who have been informants against them. >> reporter: you will forgive junior if he is watching his back this season and not "mob wives." tj winick, abc news. >> i'm floored. as the a former federal prosecutor i'm floored -- >> because? >> that they're talking like this, discussing it so openly. >> it is jealousy. that's what you want right there

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♪ look for the bare necessities the simple bare necessities ♪ ♪ forget about your worries and your strife ♪ what was that from? >> not sure. >> this is awful. abc is owned by disney. we're supposed to know this -- >> someone needs to e-mail us -- >> "the jungle book." there we go. saved. finally this half-hour, the new stars in the zoo at edinborough scotland, the zookeepers calling them sunshine and sweetie. >> they're two giant pandas arrived on a especially chartered plane from china. it was such big news they even threw them a parade. lorna gordon of the bbc reports. >> reporter: the much-anticipated and a long time coming, but finally the pandas have arrived. hundreds lined the streets

hoping for a glimpse. others were at the airport, braving the wintry weather and the snow. ♪ >> reporter: this was a typically scottish welcome. the first to emerge, chen-chen or sweetie. her crate was gently maneuvered on to the ground. the 8-year-old male, sunshine, was active and inquisitive even after the 5,000-mile nonstop flight from china. these prized pandas, the first to be loaned to britain in 17 years. >> panda is a national treasure. and the -- the friendship, you know bring -- brought by pandas, no better. >> reporter: pandas are rare. their habitats are shrinking. it's thought that there are less than 2,000 left in the wild. critics argue bringing the pandas to edinborough is more about commerce than conservation. the zoo disagrees and hopes

sunshine and sweetie will have cubs in their special enclosure and help preserve the animals' future. >> they're a great age for breeding. 8 years old. perfect age for breeding. >> pretty awesome. i was thinking we could see them, no. they were in big trucks. >> reporter: for now the pandas will remain out of sight until they've settled in and recovered from their journey. the big question is when can people see the pandas for themselves? if they're doing well, the enclosure here should be open to the public within the next couple of weeks. lorna gordon, bbc news. >> they will get a lot of visitors. if that many came out to the parade -- >> they will need that. apparently costs $1 million a year for the upkeep. a lot of bamboo. look at that. >> i love animals. i would take care of them. >> the panda whisperer right there. that's the news for this half-hour. follow us on facebook at wnnfans.com.

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at herman cain is out of the republican presidential race his former rivals are scrambling to win his supporters. >> and the latest polls show a surprise -- newt gingrich, ron paul, they are now in the lead just before saturday's debate in iowa. it's monday, december 5th. well, good monday morning. i'm sunny hostin. >> i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson on this monday. the republicans running against herman cain spent the weekend not bad-talking him. in fact, they were talking him up, hoping to win some of his supporters. and now gingrich, paul, they are the front-runners. the big question, are politics

predictable during this early part of the 2012 race? >> clearly not. clearly not. i don't think any of us thought this would happen. also this morning, the important clue the so-called geezer bandit dropped after he robbed a california bank. could it be good enough one to nab the geezer before he robs again? >> get out our detective hats and take a look. also, a little bit later this half-hour, the generous lady who does what she can to help you avoid a parking ticket. see what she does, why she does it. our favorite story of the day. >> my favorite person of the day. wait till you see this. >> free parking. but first, with just weeks to go before the crucial iowa vote, the republican race is far from settled. newt gingrich has surged ahead in the polls. >> in fact, donald trump is still a wild card. he says in the "usa today" that he has not ruled out a run. abc's correspondent has the latest now. >> reporter: the hunt is on for herman cain supporters after the republican suspended his white house bid saturday under the

weight of allegations of sexual misconduct. >> a lot of cain supporters have been calling our office and coming over to our side. >> reporter: former house speaker newt gingrich the man to beat with over four weeks to go until the iowa caucuses. the latest "des moines register" poll shows him with 25% support, followed by ron paul and mitt romney and undecided voters. >> what we are hearing is 60%, 70% are undecided. >> reporter: nothing is for certain in this topsy-turvy roller coaster ride for the republican nomination. >> we have had the flavors of the month up and down, so far, in this campaign. >> i was supposedly dead in june and july. i'm apparently not. so i'm not going to say that any of my friends can't surprise us. >> reporter: candidates slugging it out at debates and forums all over the country. >> the 2012 election is really going to be an election that presents a choice to the american people about what kind of america we are going to have.

>> it has been a wild ride in this primary. i suspect that's going to stay the same. >> reporter: you can watch the next clash between contenders on abc news this saturday. abc news. >> trump, not out at all. he says if the republicans don't pick a candidate that he thinks can win, he's going to go in as an independent, could go in as an independent. i don't want to announce a candidacy for him. >> he doesn't want to leave "the apprentice." he said that. >> yeah, very true. >> i just don't think that will happen. i guess we will see. how about mrs. cain standing near her man? >> that was an interesting photo opportunity. >> it really was. i think we were all wondering what his announcement would be once we saw them holding hands. this was unbelievable. she sort of is in the line of women that stand by their men when all these accusations are coming forward. i remembered -- >> yeah, now this. we'll have to wait and see where supporters will go to. still, very, very much in the air.

but also this morning, new tensions between the u.s. and iran. military officials in iran say they have shot down a u.s. drone. american officials admit that one of them went missing over afghanistan last week. iran says it was a new super secret drone, a model we have only seen in pictures leaked on line. now, that could give iran an extraordinary look at sensitive american technology. >> there are important secrets that can be lost either by looking at the kind of material that is used on the skin of a stealthy airplane or looking at the kinds of shapes. >> reporter: iran is rushing to build its own unmanned drone and could learn from the u.s. design. fortunately the u.s. models are built to erase their data if contact with controllers is lost. it was like a return to world war ii for residents of a german city over the weekend. tens of thousand were forced to evacuate after the discovery of a massive bomb left over from the war. experts say had it exploded the

bomb would have spread shrapnel over a mile. and unbelievable stateside here, a spectacular car accident in japan this weekend. the outing of luxury sports car enthusiast ended up with 14 cars piled up on, eight ferraris, a mercedes, lamborghini, one of the most expensive accidents in history. it's believed to have been triggered when the lead driver hit a barrier and lost control. none of the drivers seriously hurt. >> insurance companies, yeah, wagging their tongues at that one. and a san diego restaurant in shambles after a car smashed through the front door. the car sent a customer walking out flying several feet. plowed into two people. they were seated. amazingly, all walked away with minor injuries. only the driver said she accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake. not clear yet if she is going to be cited. >> wow. well, a robber head knocked off another bank in southern california and police say it's the work of the so-called geezer bandit. heist number 16. but this time he may have

finally slipped up. here's abc's clayton sandel. >> reporter: there he was again, in one hand a note demanding cash. in the other a gun. the teller gave him the money and something else. a hidden dye pack that exploded as he left. >> quite a bit of money in the parking lot spread out every several parking stalls. not sure if he got away or not. >> reporter: the geezer bandit also dropped what is believed to be a small address book. potentially a big break for police. >> they may get lucky and get fingerprints off what he dropped. you might not be able to identify him, but you might be able to link him to other robberies. >> reporter: investigators won't say how much he has stolen. nationwide last year the average take for robbing one bank was over $8,000. friday's bank job is his 16th in southern california. he stayed one step ahead of police, being careful to vary locations times and days of his robberies. with each new heist the pile of surveillance, video and news coverage grows.

>> the geezer hit just as the bank of america was about to close. >> reporter: geezer bandit's luck may be running out. police wonder if the geezer bandit could be a younger man or a woman in an elaborate disguise. he almost always wears a hat. once he didn't. always glasses and rarely a tie. but it's his face or maybe his wrinkle-free hands that just seem off. >> just something really chalky looking about it that didn't look right. the skin tone looked a little odd, as well. >> reporter: whether a spring chicken, the bandit's get away was hardly geezerly, he sped away in a white bmw. and cops are still trying to catch up. abc news. >> wow. well, here's a story that's definitely causing outrage this morning. the superior court judge ordered a woman who was abused by her ex-husband to pay him alimony and it may be a legal first for this.

financial adviser crystal harris was told to pay her ex $1,000 a month in spousal support. and she was also ordered to pay $47,000 to cover his legal expenses. now the ex, sean harris, he is in prison convicted of assault charges. support payments must start when harris is released in 2014. >> never heard of anything like this. usually the defendant has to pay the victim back some sort of restitution. i have never heard. >> financial superiority. >> must be. just really doesn't make much sense to me. especially because he is in prison for assaulting her. >> yeah, there -- i have to say, they have to go to appeal. no way this will go through. >> it's bizarre. bizarre. i feel for her. payments are supposed to start in 2014 because he is serving time on rape and assault charges, raping her. >> unbelievable. unbelievable. all right. well -- >> the controversial mega church pastor in suburban atlanta, bishop eddie long, is stepping away from the pulpit.

he made the announcement at sunday services days after his wife of 21 years filed for divorce and follows settlements he made with four young men who claimed he lured them into sexual relationships. bishop long said his absence would be temporary. >> i am still your pastor. you will still receive direction. you have given me some two weeks just go and take care of family business like you do. >> i don't think it has anything to do with what happened with his wife. i think it is years of stress. >> bishop long grew his church from 150 to 25,000 and still inspires strong emotions. supporters and critics held dueling protests outside his church. that is something. that is something. we'll see if he is taking a break or if he's done. >> you have that amount of support coming through there is going to be a lot of people watching. >> so many people are saying it is over for him. we'll see and watch the story. well, here's your monday forecast -- drenching downpours from texas to ohio. moving to the east coast by this evening. thunderstorms from houston to new orleans.

heavy snow, new mexico. several inches in west texas. wind warnings for california. >> can you hear, can't hear what song this is? do you make it out? ♪ it's a sunshine day ♪ >> snowy 21 in albuquerque. 38 in seattle. omaha, 24. detroit, 34. mild in new york. 57 in boston. remember this, elvira? gothic hostess of the horror movies. she has a day job. who knew? she unveiled her new wine over the weekend. a 2008 cab night sauvignon called elvira's makahscmacabernet. >> the hair still going very fierce. >> looks good. >> she certainly does.

they turned out to meet the mistress at the plant where the wine is bottled. the macabernet, the first, part of fancy handcrafted wines from california grapes. >> i like the bottle. i may buy it. just a taste. >> what do you bring to a dinner party and say this is from elvira. >> we should have had some to taste. >> sample, sample time. not a bad thing. we'll do that. more "world news now" coming up. ♪ elvira ♪ ♪ elvira ♪ ♪ elvira ♪ ♪ elvira ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft has extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ah. [ female announcer ] using less never felt so good. we all go... why not enjoy the go with charmin

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♪ come fly with me let's fly away ♪ what a way to start your monday, little sinatra for you. hey, when i say the phrase "pan am," you probably think of the primetime show here on abc. for those old enough, they

recall that one-great airline that did fall on hard times. >> pan-am was grounded 20 years ago. we'll take a look back at its last day in the economic environment from our abc news vault. >> reporter: one of the last flights pan-am flew from washington to new york flew home empty, the end for the airline that pioneered international aviation left many passengers stranded. >> i'm disappointed. guess i will have to call a travel agent. >> reporter: and employees dismayed. >> pan-american is a wonderful, wonderful airline. it is just very, very, sad. >> reporter: pan-am had been in bankruptcy since last january after losing money for years. it finally collapsed after delta airlines backed out of a deal to give pan-am money which would have kept it flying. >> the losses were too big. the economy wasn't strong enough. and at some point you have to call a halt to it. say, wait a minute, i'm not going to throw good money after bad. >> reporter: there is no

evidence that the economy that helped bring down pan-am is getting much healthier. as the federal reserve board met in washington today, members had before them the latest survey of federal reserve banks which said the economic recovery was slowing down. in fact, the government released a new figure today called the gross domestic product, the sum total of all goods and services produced in the united states. it grew at a 1.7% annual rate during the summer, somewhat slower than earlier estimates. >> it is not a rapid recovery. it's a slow-paced recovery. we expect to see picking up next year. >> reporter: the new measure no longer includes profits american companies earn overseas, so most economist say it better reflects the true state of the economy. one result the new figures show the recession was deeper than first reported but the recovery remains weak. abc news, washington. >> i remember pan-am. >> unbelievable. >> flying on pan-am. >> different way to fly. >> you were treated so well. you had the jumbo jets. the first airline started using

jumbo jets. >> now get in, sit down. here is your bag of peanuts. move on. >> that's right. well, coming up, big trouble for one of charlie sheen's ex-wives. >> that's right. an ugly scene as well for a former beauty queen. all coming up next in "the skinny." he skinny." next in "the skinny." ny." d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d

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♪ skinny so skinny ♪ ♪ >> does it get better than a monday morning skinny? >> it doesn't. >> could be a better day for brooke mueller, ex of charlie sheen. she had a warrant for her arrest for cocaine possession. though she had the warrant, she decided to get out, party, live it up at a nightclub in aspen. tmz caught the video. out in public, having a god -- having a good time. there she is just making some friends, folks. a warrant out for her arrest. took her in. booked her. out on bail for $11,000. >> she just can't really get it together. >> friends are very concerned. in all seriousness. >> she has the two twins.

she's got to take care of them. father being charlie sheen. people are feeling for the children. >> the charlie, father being charlie sheen. well, madonna, i am a madonna fan. hope you are. >> material girl. >> that's right. well, super bowl halftime show performance has been confirmed. indianapolis. >> a big one. >> a big one. that will be amazing. she will perform at halftime. the game will take place february 5 at the stadium in unemployed. we are going to see the pop legend team up with cirque du soleil and on a telecast on nbc. i think it will be amazing. hopefully no wardrobe malfunctions. >> it's madonna. people may be rooting for that one. think she will go old school, "like a prayer." >> no, forward thinking. we will see something we have never seen. >> she'll have disappointed fans if she doesn't take it back. amazing body, nonetheless. this was kind of a big

surprise. obviously, when you get crowned miss usa you sort of have a standard you have to live up to. >> yes you do. >> ex-miss usa was arrested over the weekend. drunk driving charges in detroit. >> oh, rhima. >> unfortunately her lawyer is saying she is sad and apologetic for the situation she's in right now. not making excuses for her. a lot of pressure. everybody is watching every move you are making. how about this -- lady gaga, everybody watches her moves. debuting a new video, "marry the night." 14 minutes long. she says it is about her life, avant-garde, interesting thing she pours cherrios all over her wet, naked body. cheerios issued a statement and said they don't care. people express their passion in a lot of different ways. >> lower cholesterol, "you are born this way," it's perfect. >> perfect. thank you, lady gaga. >> more "world news now" ahead. ♪

♪ you've been so kind and generous ♪ ♪ i don't know how you keep on giving ♪ the music is jamming this monday morning. >> i don't know who is cranking up the tunes. nice job. >> i love it. this half-hour, let's crank this up. our favorite story of the day. >> nice. >> timed out perfectly. >> comes to us this morning from shreveport, louisiana. >> that's right. that's where one woman with a very nice perch high above the city is paying it forward one quarter at a time. ed walsh of ktvs reports. this is one of my favorite views. >> reporter: barbara has an incredible view of downtown shreveport from the 17th floor of this louisiana tower, but she's looking for something a bit more

mundane. when she sees it she hops in the elevator and heads to the street below. barbara is known as the meter lady. she tries to stay one step ahead of the parking enforcement officer and his ticket book. >> i go out immediately and -- know where he is now. and then i go to the next block. and i begin to watch. i'm sorry, city. you probably not getting as much revenue. >> reporter: barbara started this four years ago. after getting a few parking tickets of her own, she decided to do something. one quarter at a time. >> it is. they'll be happy. >> reporter: traffic doesn't stop her. she crossed busy streets before just to feed a stranger's meter. >> we do have a special -- place in our hearts for strangers, because strangers are friends i haven't met. >> reporter: barbara has no idea how much she spent to save people from getting a ticket.

but to her, it's money well spent. she says every roll of quarters keeps $400 worth of parking tickets from being left on windshields. she doesn't expect to get repaid or even a thank you since most people don't know she has done this. all she hopes is that somebody will do the same thing one day for a stranger. >> are you kidding me? >> i want barbara to move to new york and help me. i got a parking ticket today. i got a parking ticket today -- >> see. >> see? i am going to pay it forward and do it for a person. >> rocking the meter. trying to give you five minutes. >> yes, native new yorker. what we do. >> beautiful dress. little out of season. that's all right. that will be the news for this half-hour. don't miss our updates on face book at wnnfans.com. >> stay with us. ce book at wnnfans.com. >> stay with us. book at wnnfans.com. >> stay with us.

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