clarifications and questions raised after the coach spoke out again, again, about the sex abuse scandal. >> i want to get your thoughts on that as a lawyer, how you kind of coordinate this message coming out there. when you hear this there is head scratching moments. >> every single attorney i have spoken to they have all thought it was just is allowing his ie to discuss this. >> abc is preparing for saturday's debate. donald trump, at the same time not ruling out in fact jumping back into the presidential race. this was a big surprise. >> i don't believe him. he wants more viewers for the apprentice. >> could possibly be. later this half-hour, while so many kids freak out while visiting old st. nick. this santa claus promises a kinder gentler experience and made all the difference for one sensitive kid who thought she

would never see santa. >> this is a great story. first coming up, jerry sandusky talking again about the sex abuse charges against him. >> he swears he is innocent while also admitting he is attracted to young boys. abc's t.j. winick has been following the story since it first broke. >> reporter: in this no holds barred interview with "the new york times," jerry sandusky maintains he is innocent of molesting eight boys over 15 years. >> i didn't do those things. >> reporter: why is the former penn state assistant football coach had such a difficult time tackling the one question everyone wants answered first posed in a phone interview last month. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, underaged boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underaged boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? i enjoy young people. >> reporter: for sandusky's alleged victims and families it was an especially cringe worthy moment. >> i asked him about how he felt

he had done on the answer? and mr. sandusky said he wished he had -- he had done it differently. >> reporter: like the first time around, the 68-year-old accused pedophile seemed incapable of answering directly. >> sitting there saying what in the world is this question? you know? what, what, you know? am i going to be, if i say -- no, i'm not attracted to boys, that's not the truth. because i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls. >> reporter: his attorney sitting offcamera had to rush to his client's defense. >> yeah, not sexually. you are attracted because you enjoy spending time. >> that's what i was trying to say that. i enjoy spending type with young people. >> that is a question that is ready to be hit out of the ballpark. are you sexually attracted to young boys, the answer is no. >> reporter: why is jerry sandusky doing these interviews one theory so he can make his

case while avoiding the witness stand and cross-examination during a potential trial. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. >> for the layman the we look at that and we have one opinion what that kind of answer elicits. legally is that nonanswer does that mean anything? >> you know it sound like an admission to me. you know everyone is going to sort of read through this. the fact that he is -- perhaps, the strategy is that he won't have to testify at trial. remember what happened with conrad murray. he didn't have to testify. he is sitting in a jail cell. this strategy does not work the what you have to do as a defendant is not say anything. you have the right to remain silent. and you should do that. >> is he uncomfortable? asking about, does he not understand the ramifications for every single word he is saying is being scrutinized? >> hopefully he has been advised of his right to remain silent. >> after that in the view, very true. politics and the scramble for herman cain's gop supporters.

with just weeks to go before the iowa caucus, the polls find newt gingrich ahead una republican race by 25% in fact, followed by ron paul and mitt romney in third place. after dropping out of the race this weekend. cain's endorsement, up for grabs. gingrich and rivals are trying to line up meetings with cain. donald trump a potent force in the presidential race. gingrich and the donald meet in new york. trump told "usa today" he may enter the race and chosen to moderate a gop debate. but as we report, not all the candidates will show up. >> reporter: maybe they picked mr. trump to hold the presidential debate on december 27th because he is never shy. >> meat loaf, you are fired. >> reporter: this is the man essentially forced a sitting president of the united states to prove he was born in his own country. >> we do not have time for this kind of silliness.

>> reporter: and trump still wasn't satisfied. >> i want to look at it but i hope it's true. we did a good job right? >> reporter: that loud confidence that has got him the job moderating a free-for-all debate on an obscure cable channel days before the iowa caucuses. >> they couldn't have chosen a more self promoting person to moderate the debate except if they had chosen a candidate. for their part, michele bachmann, mitt romney and rick perry have all met privately with trump and kissed his ring. newt gingrich, front-runner, told us he is in. >> i would want to go for entertainment value. but congressman ron paul and jon huntsman say they're not coming. paul's people said trump's role is beneath the office of the presidency. huntsman said it was presidential apprentice debate with the donald. trump essentially called them lose theers saying, ron paul was a clown luke candidate with zero chances of winning and was glad

he and jon huntsman would not be attending and wasting the time of the viewers. our expert told us from kind of has a point. >> it is easy to stand by your principles when you are losing. she also says it will be a risky debate where anything could go wrong. >> i get 60 second. >> reporter: the moderator thinks he is more important than anyone else on stage. >> of course, be sure to tune in saturday night. as abc news co-hosts the republican debate in iowa. coverage at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 p.m. pacific. big changes to u.s. mail delivery announced to day. the postal service is facing bankruptcy. new measures to take effect in the spring will cut $3 billion in operating expenses. first-class mail delivery will be slower because half of all mail procession centers will be closed. speaking of big bucks, americans spending pretty big bucks online after the busiest cyber monday ever.

online sales monday through friday of last week hit a record nearly $6 billion. shoppers shelled out $1.25 billion of that on cybermonday itself. tuesday, wednesday sales hit the billion dollar mark. many customers brought in by the free shipping enticements. rembeber three connecticut investment bankers who won the lottery jackpot. they made good on their prop tice help charities. giving $1 million to five groups which help veterans and service members. among organizations getting $200,000 boost is the foundation started by our own bob woodruff. >> very good donation to see there. well, tiger woods' losing streak is finally over. he clinched the chevron world challenge in california his first victory in two years. wood birdies his last two holes to win by just one shot over zach johnson. of course the 2007 masters champion. woods' golf game spiralsed after the scandal over his extramarital affairs surfaced.

after yesterday's win he said it feels awesome. after a two year drought. >> can't believe it has been two years. at the top of his game. then the scandal. and maybe tiger is back. >> keep going back to the scene. the monday forecast. flood advisories in 11 states. texas to ohio. heavy rain, little rock, louisville, cincinnati. hitting the northeast tonight. wet along the gulf coast. heavy snow across new mexico, west texas. very windy in california. >> 56 in sacramento. and 30 in boise. 11, colorado springs. fargo, teens. chicago hits 40. near 60, baltimore. 65, atlanta. rainy 77 in new orleans. kind of ready for some snow. no? >> i'm not. it is starting to get so cold. >> you get the sweaters out. >> for christmas i would be into it. white christmas. >> just for picture perfect. december 26th you're out of here snow.

>> done. >> politics and art came together at kennedy center in washington last night. president obama and the first lady presided over celebration of the kennedy center honors. >> saxophonist sunny rollins, barbara cook, singer neil diamond, actress meryl streep, and cellist yoyo ma were honored. >> among performances neil diamond's "sweet carolyn" sung to caroline kennedy who hosts the annual event. >> i love that. love the first lady in the blue dress. >> smoky robinson. lionel ritchie there. my gosh, can you imagine? to be a fly on the wall in that. >> i want to go. >> let's do it next year. crash it. party crashers. we'll be at the kennedy center honors. we'll be right back with more "world news now."

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♪ santa claus is coming to town ♪ ♪ santa claus is coming to town ♪ >> some music to get us in the holiday spirit there. i love the holidays. now, a santa story sure to keep the spirit going. >> i love this story. coming to us from st. paul, minnesota, where a recent santa meeting event in a local mall wassing or ni ing oorganized fo group of kids. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: a big moment for any child. >> do you want to sit on my lap? >> reporter: 7-year-old india loved seeing santa. >> santa. >> reporter: a moment her mom never thought she would have. >> look at us and say "cheese." >> if we were in line she could

never get to the santa if we were waiting. there are no lines or time limits. north town mall its closed. lights and music set low for children with autism. >> they lukeike a nice calming atmosphere. that's what we try to give them. >> santa is sensitive. >> some kids don't look to be touched or make sudden noise. >> reporter: he lets the kids call the shots. while photographers capture the shots that bring moms to tears. >> you have things you look forward to with your child. so it is different this way to be able to still have these experiences you want to have. >> reporter: santa had plenty of business. centers for disease control says one in 110 children are on the autism spectrum. but like any little boy, 4-year-old braiden likes anything with bhelz. a

wheels. his wish list says his mom got something special. >> he did something we always hoped he could do and he actually did it today. >> reporter: meeting santa. fun for kids. >> okay. i will have to let you go now, okay? >> yeah. >> reporter: and a real gift for parents. >> thank you. >> you'rewell cu welcome. >> i want sensitive santa. my kids are afraid of santa. >> can be in tim dating. >> coming up, that time of the week. >> a special nfl segment coming up. highlights. updates on the picks competition. and tanya's response to the boys' smackdown. we'll be right back.

friend and fans of "world news now," i am here to defend

myself against the actions of my colleagues, jack sheehan and rob nelson. boys, you should be ashamed of yourselves. i have always been open about my technique of picking winners, a technique that severed me quite well. i never claimed to be stupid. jack when you selected packers/giants game you were obviously trying to mess me up that you fooled no one, least of all me. next time don't be so transparent. boys, jealousy is not a pretty emotion. you don't look good in green. i miss you all. >> what a smile. tanya, don't mess with tanya. that's the bottom line. >> that's right. >> blunt, hard hitting, shooting from the hip. the response for the rough treatment last friday from rob. >> that's right. almost as hard hitting as some of yesterday's nfl action. we should get right to it. >> start with the falcons, in houston, taking on texans. t.j. yates hits andre johnson.

led to a touchdown. at the end texans, the defense did just enough to avoid overtime. houston wins it six straight. they take this one, 17-10. >> well, cincinnati/pittsburgh. afc north battle. this one out of control early. steelers out to a big lead. and never looked back. defending afc champs looking very much in the mood for a big december push. the steelers beat the ben dals fdals -- bengals, 35-7. >> undefeated packers, in new jersey, to face the giants. the great game. giants eli manning hitting nicks for a touchdown. tacked on a two point conversion. too much time on the clock. packers in field goal range. crosby hits a 31-yarder to hit it. pack undefeated. downing the giants. >> last night's game we felt bad. rob had to watch his saints being a bit under the weather. saw drew brees pick up where he left off last monday against the

giants. threw three more touchdown passes set an nfl record becoming the first quarterback to pass for over 4,000 yards in the first 12 games of the season. saints keep rolling and defeat detroit 31-17. >> sorry, lions. of course, the question is with all the personal stuff, what's that mean. what is this "world news now" competition pick, where is it all lining up? >> that's right. just the slightest movement in the standings. we had three unanimous picks. tanya rivero in first place, boys. up by one game over rob. >> the only move of the week, picks commissioner, jack, edged into a tie for third. fireman bob, and david myers remains in last place. >> joining us now here at the desk with his unique take on all things football, commissioner himself, jack sheehan. >> thank you, thank you for having me. appreciate being back. >> tanya is back. and a few word of her own. >> tanya is back. she was sharp. right off. obviously removed the bag from

last friday. it is what it is. if she has anything else to say, she can come back with us or something. come visit or something. you get the idea. couple things. two divisions already claimed. green bay beat the giants. san francisco. also division winner. 10-2, they shut out the saint louis rams yesterday. >> man. >> how about cam newton, that's him right there. three rushing touchdowns yesterday. >> look at that. oh! >> he also threw for a touchdown. he set a record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. he now has 13 of them. no record was set all the way back in 1976. >> '76? >> '76, steve grogan, old patriots old enough to remember. how about a fantasy come true. he scored 39 points. real quick. had a good day. talking about a good day. last friday. shout out to my old high school alma mater. don bosco prep, new jersey,

winners of, excuse me, 46 consecutive games. >> oh. >> they claim their sixth straight state title. >> they deserve a shout out. >> second national championship in three seasons. >> a legacy right there. >> nice job. >> class of '89. >> perfect. >> stay with us we'll be right back.

all right. well here we go. the "naples daily news" has advice, maybe not to woo your favorite man or woman in your life. a man down there trying to prepare a romantic dinner in grocery stores. times are tight. he decided he would stuff four steaks and two candles down his pants and make a dash for it. >> i get it. i get it. he is in love. he is in love. doesn't he look like he is in love. >> do stupid things right there. so the clerks obviously chased

him outside. drops everything from his pants. well the stuff that he stole from his pants. and -- he has been turned in now. >> love is in the air. i am okay with this. >> you are okay? that's ridiculous. >> no. >> four steaks for a romantic dinner the you won't want to do anything just take a nap. >> love. >> yes. >> some people love their starbuck's, right. we have got now information about starbuck's special christmas drink, eggnog latte venti, 600 calories. peppermint mochaventi, 500. and starbuck's says we recognize our customers want to make informed decision as but calories that's why we are transparent about our nutritional information. i get it. you shouldn't be counting calories over the holidays. >> i am right on that. >> start the diet january 1. >> bottoms up to that. january 2nd maybe. maybe not until february if you

have to push it back that far. and "anchorage daily news" if you want to talk conserve calories. a guy was stranded three days 17 below outside nome, alaska didn't have anything to be prepared for out of his eleme s elements. builds a snow cave. how does he survive? finds three cans of frozen coors. >> it's a food group. >> from college. that was the pyramid right there in my days. so, yeah, he survived boy essentially scraping out, shavings of frozen coors light. >> resourceful. i appreciate that. >> yeah. my excuse next time. i'm stranded. >> exactly. last story out of the, "irish independent" a town called effin, ireland. face book didn't allow her to post this on face book and have

a page for effin, ireland. they thought it was obscene. and face book, they are effin entitled

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 sing er mccready was found in a closet with her son zander. what is next for her and her son? this bizarre custody battle is increasing. >> she is pregnant with twins. a lot involved there. later this half-hour, history is made in scotland where two pandas arrived from china. talk about a party that if got the royal treatment. even a parade. >> panda watch. monday morning style. but 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 is 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 iran 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 e.r. airplane or a look 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 hard-liners. 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 not damaged. because i think they're saying it is minimally damaged. >> if this is the case. the first time you will have a highly sensitive surveillance plane in an adversary's hands. apparent low we have lost other things before it hasn't, stakes haven't been as high. >> this is significant. see what happens with that. 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 state side -- 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 telling "usa today" he has not ruled out a run. if republicans pick some one who can't win. with the latest now. here is abc's david kerley. >> reporter: this morning it is looking luke a two man race. romney/gingrich for the republic republican nomination after the bombshell over the weekend. >> i am suspending by presidential campaign. >> reporter: sun date 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. he likes newt gingrich and likely to say good things. more good news for gingrich. leading in the iowa poll. the former house speaker moved up in new hampshire. romney iss ahead 16 points ther. is it now a two-man race. >> i was supposedly dead in june and july.

>> reporter: mitt romney is starting to feel the heat. >> i have been able to with stand the scrutiny and reman a strong contender. i hope that that continues to be the case. >> romney told supporters he has been the steady campaigner and promised them he will run a campaign performance of a lifetime. gingrich and romney 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 thakt we have a long period of tomb trying to vet candidates. this is kind of the best way to do that. >> i guess. >> longthy indeed. saturday's night's debate from iowa will air here on abc news.

diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will moderate. 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. >> dramatic, emotional twist over the weekend in the kus battle for mindy mccready's son. authorities took custody of the 5-year-old finding him hiding in a cloz eset with his mother. mccready's family is speaking out. more from fort myers. >> it's been, been pretty traup m -- pretty traumatic. >> reporter: a near two week wait to return her son. ended in a closet in heber springs. >> 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 her relatives abused 5-year-old zander its hitting a sour note. >> they don't know the full story. >> reporter: mindy's stepfather tells us allegations of abuse began because mindy want aid 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 sense of allegations. >> you have to 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 look to see them trust her here. i would luke to see her reconcile with us, we love her. >> this its 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 heap is going to be able to get back with his family. >> apparently in florida dcf custody not with his mother or grandmother. in legal limbo. >> at 5 years old. >> i have a 5-year-old. so traumatizing. okay. well evangelist billy graham 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 undergoing physical therapy. walking outside his room and getting lots of visitors. >> lot of well wishers for that. here is your monday forecast. up to 5 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 winds santa ana winds. >> 50 in phoenix. bone chilling 11 in colorado springs. 14, fargo t 40 in chicago. miami cloiimbs to a nice 81. >> ruk tbbing the salt in the wound. 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. proceed will make the holiday a little brighter for the children at a local shelter.

don't know. hopefully some one else will deliver them. zombies delivering toys. >> kids freak out with santa claus. to you really want an easy back oven. i don't know about this. this popularity. october 31st, that's it. it's over. >> i agree. >> so, so says us on the declaration this monday morning. stay with us. more "world news now" in just a bit. ♪ ♪ i'm just a piece of dirt stuck here in a rut. ever since that ol' broom dumped me here... oh, oh. oooh! will love ever come my way? oh my! ♪ i believe in miracles [ male announcer ] swiffer attracts dirt. swiffer sweeper's new, thicker cloths get deep into ridges picking up more dirt, dust and hair than a broom

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are starting to contribute to employee 401(k) plans again. chris bury has details. >> reporter: at the motley fool, a virginia firm that sells in s investment advice, the holiday got brighter. this company and 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 is excellent. the 401(k) match is an expense and investment in the future of employees. >> reporter: employ yoees had a stark choice, give up 401(k) match or lose their jobs. we agreed layoffs would be off the table. in ex-change 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 pick up

employe employers, fed-echt x, starbuck's and u.s. steel are bringing back the company match. a study find 75% of firms that cutback 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 find is a fear their ep plmploy may not save to retire in a timely matter the to avoid an older more expensive work force. at motley fool the company not only made up for contributions it cut it also added 30% on top of that to help cover any investment losses. a stocking stifr ju ining stuff for the holidays.

chris bury. >> 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. >> it shows the the employer is giving back. contributing. 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 husband. are getting so much attention. that's just ahead.

an example of actual reality on reality tv. when things really get interesting. >> and it happened on vh 1 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. when it cups to fights. this quartet, rivals the real housewives of any city. on the vh 1 reality series "mob wives" no topic is for 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 circumstance. i will make your life so miserable. >> 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 uin a plot twist that mirros the sopranos. one of their own reportedly had been wearing a wire for the fbi

all along. hector junior pagan, the ex-cast member, renee 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 suppose lead ratted out, rene's father, and crime captain, anthony grazziano. even more bizarre, the show's creator is jennifer grazziano's, anthony daughter and re ncht ecncht -- rene's sister. >> 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. they're talking like this. discussion it so openly. >> it is jealousy. that's what you want right there "insomniac wives." more "world news now" just ahead. [ female announcer ] new crest complete multi-benefit plus deep clean.

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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. hundred lined the streets hoping for a glimpse. others were at the airport, craving the wouldn'ter e wintry snow. a typically scottish welcome. 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,

knows no better. >> reporter: pan diaz adas are . critics argue bringing the pandas to scotland is more about commerce shthan conversation. they're hoping they will have cubs in their enclosure and help preserve the animal's 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 setted in and recovered from their journey. the big question is when can people see the pandas for themselves? if they're all going well, the enclosure here should be open to the public want next couple 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

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this morning on "world news now" -- political impact. now that herman cain is out of the republican presidential race his former rivals are scrambling to win his supporters. >> and the latest polls show a surprised 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 talking him up hoping to win some of his supporters. and now gingrich, paul, they are the front-runners. the big question, are politics really predictable especially during this early part of the 2012 race? >> clearly not. >> clearly not. i don't think any of us thought this would happen. this morning, the important clue, the geezer bandit dropped after police say he robbed another 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, again 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. >> with weeks to go before the crucial iowa vote, the republican race is far from settled. newt gingrich has surged ahead in the polls.

>> a lot of movement. donald trump, he in fact 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 herman 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 showed him with 25% support, followed by ron paul and mitt romney and a sizable amount of undecided voters. >> what we are hearing is 60%, 70% in iowa are undecided. >> reporter: nothing is for certain in the 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. apparently i an not dead. so i an not going to say that any of my friends can't surprise

us. >> reporter: meantime, the candidates continue slugging it out at debates. >> 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 is going to stay the same. >> reporter: you can watch the next clash between contenders on abc news this sasaturday. trup -- trump not out at all. he says if the republicans don't pick a candidate that he thinks can win he will go, could go in as an independent. >> 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. 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 stealth er plane or 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. >> 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. >> unbelievable. state side, spectacular car accident in japan this weekend. the outing of luxury sports car enthusiasts ended up with 14 cars piled up on, eight ferraris, three myrrh s-- myrrh s say -- mercedes, lamborghini, one of the most expensive accidents, lead driver hit a barrier and lost control. none of the drivers seriously hurt. >> insurance companies, yeah, wagging their tongues at that one. 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. a robber has 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 is abc's clayton san dcdel. >> 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 high got away with any money 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 finger prints off what he dropped. you might not be able to identify him but you may be able to link him to other robberies. >> reporter: investigators won't say how much he has stolen. nationwide last year the have average take for robbing one bank was over $8,000.

fry dee's bank job in san luis obispo 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, as the bank of america was about to close. in san luis obispo. >> 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 his face or maybe wrinkle free hands that seem off. >> just something really chalky looking about it that didn't look right. the skin tone looked a little odd. as well. >> reporter: weather a septagene septagenearian or a spring chicken, the bandit's getaway

was hardly geezerly, he sped away in a white bmw. and cops are still trying to catch up. >> wow. well, here is a store 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 also ordered to pay $47,000 to cover his legal expenses. now the ex, sean harris he is 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 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 directions. you have given me some weeks to 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 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 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. here is your monday forecast. drenching downpours from texas to ohio. moving to the east coast by this evening. thunderstorms from houston to new orleans. montgomery. 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 >> 21, albuquerque. 25, salt lake city. 38, seattle. omaha, 24. detroit, 44. mild 61 in new york. 57 up in boston. >> remember this, elvira. remember echt l -- elvira? gothic hostess of the horror movies. she has a day job. unveiled her new wine. 2008, cabernet. elvira's macabernet. >> the hair is going fierce.

>> she looks good. >> certainly does. they turned out to meet the mistress of the dark. at a signing appearance at the plant where that wine is being bottled. elvira's, the macabernet, the first, part of fancy handcrafted wines from california grapes. >> i like the bottle. i may buy it. >> just for that reason. just a taste. >> what do you bring to a dinner party and say this is from elvira. >> yes. >> we should have had some to taste. >> i luike this idea. >> sample, sample time. not a bad thing. we'll do that. more "world news now" coming up. ♪ 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

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♪ come fly with me t's fl ♪ come fly with me let's fly away ♪ >> what a way to start your monday, little sinatra for you. when i say the phrase pan-am, you probably think of the primetime show here on abc. for those old enough, they recall that once 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 in 1991 in 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. see what they can do. >> 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

air lines backed out of a dell 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. and say, wait a minute. i will not 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 release aid new figure called gross domestic product, 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-spaced recovery. we are, we expect to see it picking up next year. >> reporter: the new measure no longer includes profits american companies earn overseas so mow say it reflects the true state

of the economy. the new figures show the recession was deeper than first reported but the recovery remains weak. >> 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. 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." ny."

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, decided to get out, party, live it up at a nightclub in aspen. tmz caught the video.

out in public, having a good time. just making 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 the 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. >> madonna. i am a madonna fan. hope you are. >> material girl. >> 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, in indianapolis. 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. 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. not mamaking excuses for her. a lot of pressure. everybody is watching every move you are making. >> 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

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ed walsh of ktbs reports. >> this is one of my favorite views. >> reporter: barbara has an incredible view of downtown shreveport from the 17th floor of louisiana tower but 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. to her it's money well spent. every roll of quarters keeps $400 in parking tickets from being left on wind shields. barbara doesn't expect to be paid for thank you. 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

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make news in america this morning. spy plane down. >> iran claims they have taken out a top secret unmanned u.s. drone. what sensitive information could they now control? then iowa intrigue. who will scoop up herman cain's repo supporters. and peeking out. the man at the center of the penn state sex abuse scandal opens up. what jerry sandusky is saying now about the charges against him.