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[Music] tonight the accused killer of a healthc care CEO pleads not guilty we don't celebrate murders and we don't lionize the killing of anyone I'm very concerned about uh my client's right to a fair trial in this case he's being prejudiced by uh some statements that are being made by government officials Luigi mangion led into the court under heavy guard his lawyer saying she is concerned about his prospects for a fair trial while the Manhattan district attorney says mangion is behind that targeted attack outside protesters showing support from angion and disain for the Health Care System the bombshell house Ethics Committee report on former Congressman Matt Gates is released in the yearslong investigation allegations that the former Congressman had sex with a minor and paid nearly $100,000 to several women for sex Gates suit to stop the release and how he is responding the crush of Holiday Rush has begun will a fast moving winter storm slow down travel and leave behind a white Christmas for the Northeast actress Blake Lively accuses her it ends with us co-star Justin baldoni of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her the actresses now coming to Lively's defense and the response from Bon's lawyers and PR firm I was always extremely confident but I feel like the confidence now is more of like a sense of knowing what I can bring to the table as opposed to you know it's been proven T is on top after spending the summer with her major hit single nasty taking over the charts the singer dancer and producer is proving that betting on yourself is worth a gamble good evening everyone I'm Stephanie Ros in for lindsy Davis thank you for streaming with us we're tracking some breaking news this hour former President Bill Clinton has been admitted to the hospital after developing a fever we'll have more on that in just a moment but we begin with new images of the suspect in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson the suspect in a New York City courtroom today Luigi mangone appeared today in shackles and under heavy guard dressed in a maroon sweater and khaki pants he pled not guilty to 11 charges including murder as an act of terrorism mangion displayed no emotion as he sat at the defense table his lawyer says she's concerned about statements from public officials questioning if he could get a fair trial ABC legal contributor Brian buckmire is here to break it all down for us but first ABC's senior investigative correspondent Erin kerki was inside the courtroom today and leads us off Luigi Manion was slowly marched into court by police appearing clean cut in a maroon sweater and khaki pants the alleged Killer's wrists and ankles Shackled he kept quiet before taking his seat at the defense table leaning over the microphone and entering ing his plea not guilty Mion said nothing more it was his first appearance in State Court where prosecutors charged him with murdering United Healthcare Chief Brian Thompson in furtherance of terrorism he also faces federal charges filed last week and with officers hovering over him his attorney complained Manion is being treated as political fodder he's a young man and he is being treated like a human pingpong ball the defense also questioning whether Manion can get a fair trial after his dramatic Ral in New York on an NYPD helicopter and heavily guarded perw walk New York city mayor Eric Adams they waiting he was on display for everyone to see in the biggest staged per walk I've ever seen in my career it was absolutely unnecessary shackles clanging Manion walked from Court without appearing to acknowledge rows of Spectators mainly young women want to say something Manion stayed silent outside supporters waiting in the bitter cold chanting the rich and free Luigi and here to discuss the charges against Luigi Manion further is Aaron kki and ABC legal contributor Brian buckmire Ain I want to start with you as you mentioned in your report manion's attorney raised the issue today whether he can now get a fair trial in New York given the very dramatic per walk last week with mayor Adams in attendance so what is a probability of this trial being moved is that possible I think the defense could ask and I think the judg would do everything they could to make sure the trial stays in New York City they're very reluctant to give to give up a trial especially like this one where let's face it New York City Manhattan in particular took this case so personally this was a cold-blooded assassination style killing on the streets of Midtown at the height of the holiday season in front of one of the busiest hotels and and clearly the comments from the mayor the police commissioner show that it be tolerated they're going to want to prosecute him where where it happened yeah it was it was rare to see the mayor of New York City walking behind Mion I don't think I've ever seen that before walking behind a have a mayor welcoming in a sense a criminal defendant who had just waved extradition to New York City we heard from the mayor who defended the city's handling of Manion saying there is a symbolism to the job of being mayor and he wanted to show the that what manang is accused of doing cannot be tolerated yeah and and Brian the arraignment was today for State charges but Federal prosecutors have also charged Manion his attorney said last week the parallel cases were highly unusual and potentially unconstitutional so what are the arguments so have there ever been cases where someone is charged both in state and federal court absolutely but I think what the defense attorney is getting at is the pareless of how it operated I mean we saw to your point uh Luigi mangion wave extradition and come to New York and then all of a sudden it seemed like the feds just swooped him up and took him there first rather than coming to to state court also typically when you see a murder that's usually a state related case it's not very frequently that we see a murder of an individual by an individual uh become a federal case but the feds are saying that this is stalking across state lines specifically Georgia to New York and in the state they're saying that this is an act in furtherance of terrorism so we're seen these parallel but also different theories of prosecution that the defense is raising issues with and and why terrorism so the the terrorism is is is the the idea that this murder was done uh to intimidate or coorse a civilian population uh I believe that the prosecution is looking at the writings of Luigi Manion or what they alleging was on him and also in other forms of social media or just say within his vicinity and saying that the killing of Brian Thompson was meant to intimidate or coorse a civil population probably more specifically CEOs to act uh but as the defense attorney I think many defense attorneys push back on is that the act of the killing in of itself does not seem to want to co or change or intimidate uh and that it doesn't actually constitute terrorism it's just a cold buted killing if that's the accusation but you look at Saturday Night Live and you look at the protesters out in the street and you look at how he's been received on social media if he were to be intending to send a message it seems that message has been received because the whole case has now turned into a discussion about the fairness of the Health Care system in America and whether privatized healthc care is the right way to go and Luigi mion's case has seemingly galvanized a whole lot of people yeah it's certainly a term that we don't hear of very often first-degree murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism but we are certainly seeing that message that he was trying to send was sent Aaron and Brian thank you both very much for your time appreciate your insights now to that news about former President Bill Clinton hospitalized after developing a fever let's bring in ABC's Elizabeth schy from Washington DC tonight and Elizabeth what's the latest on Clinton's condition well Stephanie former President Bill Clinton is under observation tonight at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital here in Washington his Deputy Chief of Staff says Clinton was admitted there this afternoon for testing after developing a fever adding he is fine awake and alert in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he's receiving Clinton is 78 years old and has faced a series of Health scares since he left office including a successful quadruple bypass operation in 2004 and another heart procedure in 2010 tonight his spokesperson does tell us he is hopeful that the former president will be home by Christmas Stephanie certainly good to hear Elizabeth shelsea for us in Washington DC thank you so much thanks with so many Americans traveling for the holidays a winter blast is hitting the Northeast frigid temperatures causing this Fountain to freeze in New York City's Bryant Park let's get right to chief meteorologist Lee Goldberg from our New York station WABC Lee 27 million people across 15 states are under winter weather alerts tonight what more can you tell us well real winter for a change here in the Northeast the coldest December temperatures here in New York City since 2022 and we have more to come we can lock in a white Christmas Eve across parts of the Eastern Great Lakes in the Northeast so this Clipper system is moving in this been a couple of inches from Green Bay all the way into Central Michigan the storm strengthening for a time and could drop several inches of snow Upstate New York into Northern New England that band of snow near the I95 Corridor by morning we are concerned about a glaze of Isis winter weather alerts from Philly to Baltimore and into DC tomorrow morning so be super travel there and up to half a foot of snow and up state New York and into Northern New England ACC coding to an inch down to the coast the storm on the west coast several inches of rain we could see up to a half a foot of rainfall across parts of Northern California and Oregon whether it be from Reading to Eureka to Medford in the central sea area over a foot of snow that storm moves Eastward it does weaken a little bit but it's a nice Christmas Day snow for the Rockies 1 to 3 Ines so hop about a white Christmas certainly on the high elevations out west and then in the Upper Midwest in the Northern Tier no surprise there into the great lakes and interior Northeast but for a change a rare White Christmas possible all the way down to the I95 quarter it would be the first white Christmas in New York City since 2009 Stephanie looking forward to it not so much the cold but with the snow comes the cold we'll take it thanks so much Le the house Ethics Committee has released its scathing report on the conduct of former Congressman Matt Gates president-elect Trump's first pick for attorney general in the much anticipated findings the committee concluded Gates violated multiple state laws it accuses him of illegal drug use and engaging in a pattern of paying women for sex including a 17-year-old girl tonight Gates is pushing back we'll get a reaction from a former chairman of the house Ethics Committee but first here's Selena Wang with more on the report and Gates's response tonight A scathing report by the bipartisan house Ethics Committee finding substantial evidence that former Republican Congressman Matt Gates had sex with a 17-year-old girl in violation to Florida's statutory rape law Gates who president-elect Trump had tapped to be his attorney general allegedly had sex with the teen in 2017 when he was a freshman Congressman she had just finished her junior year of high school the woman known as victim a testifying to the committee that Gates had sex with her twice at a party after which she quote recalled receiving $400 in cash from representative Gates that evening which she understood to be payment for sex victim a said she never told Gates she was under 18 at the time and he did not ask the Ethics Committee said the relationship still violated the statutory rape law in Florida ing to the report the former Congressman paid nearly $100,000 to1 different women for sex between 2017 and 2020 Gates also allegedly using illegal drugs cocaine and ecstasy on multiple occasions Gates has repeatedly said he's done nothing wrong I have not had a relationship with a 17-year-old that is totally false just last week writing on X I was charged with nothing fully exonerated adding it's embarrassing though not criminal that I probably partied womanized drank and smoked more than I should have earlier in life and today Gates posting there is a reason they did this to me in a Christmas Eve Eve report and not in a courtroom of any kind where I could present evidence and challenge Witnesses he's a great guy he's a great really a great person and uh he's on the controversial side but that's not bad Gates resigned from Congress after Trump nominated him for attorney general last month but Gates withdrew his name from consideration 8 Days Later facing intense scrutiny and as news leaked that the house Ethics Committee was about to release its report Selena Wang joins us now and Selena Gates points out that he never faced criminal charges on any of these allegations were there any other investigations into these allegations aside from the house ethics committees well Stephanie the justice department had spent years investigating Matt Gates before declining to bring charges against him and Matt Gates He Still Remains a close Ally to president-elect Donald Trump he set to join a conservative news network starting next month to be hosting his own show and he also floated the idea of making a comeback by running for the soon Tobe open Senate SE in Florida Stephanie Selena Wang for us in Washington DC thank you Selena for that update now let's get right to former Pennsylvania Congressman Charlie Dent he served as the chairman of the house Ethics Committee when he was in Congress he's now a senior advisor for an organization called our Republican Legacy Mr Dent thank you for speaking with us what's your reaction to this report is striking to me is the lack of cooperation that the committee on ethics seem to receive from the Department of Justice uh the you know Matt Gates other observations were that Matt Gates um you know had the opportunity to respond to the allegations against him by the committee he could have come in voluntarily he chose not to apparently the committee subpoena Matt Gates and he you know he defied The subpoena uh and I suspect because the the Ethics Committee report suggests that there may have been uh Florida laws violated that the maybe the legal authorities in Florida might might look at this matter they could the committee could have referred it uh to Florida to the Florida attorney general for example so there's a lot of bad news in here for Matt Gates politically very damaging and I do not believe that he will come back to Congress and be sworn in should he be sworn in I suspect one of the first orders of business would be a motion to expel him very damaging and disturbing allegations as you know Gates has denied these findings and suggested committee members were motivated by their personal feelings about him as a former chairman give us some insight on how these investigations work yeah the Ethics Committee has a nonpartisan professional staff they're very good they do very uh thorough work I mean I think I saw that they had 29 subpoenas that they they they they issued went through numerous documents so the committee they they're 10 members five Republican five Democrat and and what I found is that the committee members take their their work very seriously and they try to look at the cases on the merits and then make a make recommendations ingly uh and and it's it's clear that there was a bipartisan consensus within the committee that Matt Gates you know misbehaved and that his behavior brought discredit upon the house they put that in the report the only debate they had was after his recommend after his resignation whether or not the report should be released and there again you know a majority of the committee members voted to release the report so neither side can steamroll the other because of being it's the only Committee in Congress that's evenly divided and and you bring up a really important point because Ethics Committee investigations as you said are historically kept quiet this of course becoming very public do you think that sets a precedent for future cases before the committee well typically the Ethics Committee will not uh will not release reports on former members they they typically lose the committee typically loses jurisdiction over a member once he or she resigns from Congress same with the member of Staff but there has been precedent uh for the release of reports uh post resignation and I suspect again most members of Congress who do resign due to Scandal do so rather quietly they leave they go about repairing their relationships reconstructing their lives trying to rehabilitate their uh reputations they do not get elevated uh to a nomination to become the top law enforcement officer of the country the US attorney general in the case of Matt Gates or seek higher office they usually kind of go away quiet and that's why I think this case was a little different because Matt Gates was making noises about you know having a you know uh Public Public Service options and this is certainly a different time what will you be watching for next you know will law enforcement author authorities in Florida do anything we don't know uh could there be civil actions by some of the women against Matt Gates that could happen you know will Matt Gates come to Washington in a few weeks to be sworn in uh for to Congress as he suggested that he might I doubt it but so those are the things I'm going to be watching going forward all right we will see what happens former house ethics committee chairman Charlie Dent thank you so much for your time thank you great to be with you in other news a man has been charged in a Grizzly murder on a New York City subway police say the suspect approached a woman who was sitting and possibly sleeping on the train he'd lit her clothes on fire and then sat on a nearby bench and watched as the victim became fully engulfed in flames she was pronounced dead at the scene the suspect was arrested hours later with a lighter in his pocket he is now charged with murder and arson officials say the suspect a Guatemalan citizen was in the United States legally and was deported back in 2018 a shootout inside a North Carolina food line store has left one officer dead the Greensboro Police Department said one of their officers responded to a call about an armed man inside the store shortly after arriving shots were fired and a seven-year decorated veteran from the Department Officer Michael Haron was fatally wounded police say one person was taken into custody by law enforcement after a highspeed Chase still to come the dramatic rescue from the Pacific Ocean after a WARF in Santa Cruz partially collapses the warning and California tonight as High Surf batters the coast but up next it was supposed to be a festive celebration of lights what went horribly wrong and caused drones to collide at this holiday show here was a healthy woman lying dead in her bed what happened to Julie how could this happen this is a case that has everything poisoning and Affairs passion betrayal and murder now Friday night inside the deadly details and what was in this letter she left behind it's the voice from the grve that changed everything wow it was bombshell stuff 2020 Friday at 98 Central on EC these are violent criminals so they're not going to go down easy let's get this done being a car is stressful 24/7 every year on the job is different you never really stop being a rookie because if we lose control bad things happen look smarter that [Music] harder what makes Alton John so [Applause] iconic everyone's talking about Elton John sir Elon John Elton John Elton Elton John there will never be another everything that you want Elton John to be here Superstar and Legend now Elton John opens up the exclusive interview with Elton John I'm Still Standing and I am better than I ever did and there's a lot more to come Elton John Still Standing now streaming on Hulu is that my GTO I built that 15 years ago and somebody stole it hi dad there's the thief can't say hi to Grandpa Papa I'm crawling home because I'm broke I need a place to stay until I figure out what the rest of my life looks like so a couple of days the last time you walked out that door you looked back at me and gave me a double bird I was 18 the double bird was how I ended all our [Music] conversations all we want is to find our way home I'll get you home but the crew of murderous bounty hunters it's coming after us we have to move fast we have no idea who he is you can trust me you're a Jedi right of course what just happened watch this Skeleton Crew new episodes Tuesday Only Me on Disney Plus on the morning of Christmas wake up the house for all will be stirring especially this mouse gather the family for special holiday performances by Elton John 17 John Legend the cast of descendants the rise of red pentatonics Ana non Rose Andy Grammer Carly Pierce Disney on Broadway and more it's a celebration you won't want to miss Disney Park's magical Christmas Day Parade stream at Christmas Day on ABC News live turning now to the holiday light show disaster in Orlando Florida several drones collided and fell into a crowd a seven-year-old boy was severely injured and needed emergency heart surgery why the FAA is now investigating watch as a drone in a popular light show comes barreling toward an unsuspecting crowd in Florida you could hear propeller blades smacking in the plastic it was like kind of crackling sounds tonight the FAA investigating why dozens of specially designed synchronized drones malfunctioned colliding in midair before falling out of the sky I don't think they're supposed to be falling a 7-year-old boy is now recovering after one hit him in the chest First Responders rushing him to the hospital my daughter found my son on the floor unconscious blood coming out his face honestly I I was freaking out that I was going to lose my baby cuz he was losing Consciousness Alexander lumon undergoing emergency open heart surgery his mom saying one of the drones left an imprint and damaged one of his heart valves they're saying it was like equivalent to him getting hit by a car in the chest drone displays like the one in lakeola or gaining popularity across the country as an alternative to fireworks Saturday's show by Sky elements draws crowds of 25,000 the show's vendor says they are fully cooperating with that investigation now to that Blockbuster headline out of Hollywood actress Blake Lively accusing Justin Beldon her director and co-star in the film it ends with us of sexual harassment she says he waged a smear campaign against her and tonight Balon dropped by his talent agency as he continues to deny allegations here's Chief National correspondent Matt Gutman tonight that Blockbuster lawsuit rocking Hollywood Blake Lively accusing her co-star and the director of the film it ends with us about domestic violence stop walking through this party following me around just shut up for one second of sexual harassment and an effort to destroy Lively's reputation the 80 page complaint filed with California civil rights Department alleges that Justin Balon and another producer showed her nude video and images of women discussed sexual conquests and criticized Lively's body and weight Lively who's also a producer on the movie alleging baloni even improvised physical intimacy and kissing during one scene stating Mr baloni insisted on shooting the full scene over and over again well beyond what would have been required on an ordinary set and without advanced notice or consent the suits say Lively asked for a meeting in which a list of dozens of protections were agreed upon to make Lively and the crew feel safe on the set Lively's husband Ryan Reynolds was there and the suit alleges that Balon agreed to the protections and said they were quote reasonable and essential but as the movie premiered the complaint alleges that baldoni and others hired a crisis PR team to both protect baldoni from allegations of misconduct and to tarnish Lively's reputation one of the text messages obtained by Lively said Mr baloni wants to feel like Miss Lively can be buried at one point the complaint says the crisis PR team wrote to each other we can't write it down to him we can't write we will destroy her imagine if a document saying all the things that he wants ends up in the wrong hands all thanks to Matt Gutman for that report today President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates currently on federal death row converting their sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole the president said he hopes to stop the death penalty on the federal level in most cases and prevent the Trump Administration from carrying out future executions the three inmates who remain on death row include Dylan rof who killed nine black churchgoers in South Carolina the surviving perpetrator of the Boston Marathon bombing and the mass shooter who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue a portion of a WARF in Santa Cruz California collapsed during High surve sending three city workers into the water check this out one of them appeared to be rescued by Jets ski as the damaged remains of the warf floated away from the main structure about 150 ft of the warf collapsed including the bathrooms officials say the warf was closed at the time of the collapse because the warf is undergoing restoration following previous storm damage and coming up tonight on Prime another incident on the slopes the gondola malfunction that trapped more than 170 skiers at a Colorado ski resort by some waited more than 4 hours to be rescued but up next have you checked everyone off your holiday shopping list well what and when Americans are spending this holiday season by the Numbers it's America's biggest countdown party of the Year join me Ryan Crest and my co-host Rita AA Live From Time Square it's dick clar's New Year's rocket Eve with epic performances by Cody Johnson Lenny Kravitz Teddy swims Thomas threat Tache and more now there's a reason to celebrate Dick Clark's New Year's rocket Eve live December 31st on ABC how many elephants have you killed true natural beauty one of the last of its kind but this comes at a cost five countries five incredible real stories of Adventure danger we have to go and deceit where are we going next we got this ongoing search for the animal we've been trying to find these are the last lands the national parks around the world that have to be saved what makes Alton John so iconic everyone's talking about Elton John Sir Elton John Elton John Elton Elon John there will never be another everything that you want Elton John to be here Superstar and a legend now Elton John opens up the exclusive interview with Elton John I'm Still Standing and I am better than I ever did and there's a lot more to come Elton John Still Standing now streaming on Hulu on the morning of Christmas wake up the house for all will be stirring especially this mouse gather the family for special holiday performances by Elton John 17 John Legend the cast of descendants the rise of red pentatonics Ana Noni Ro Andy Grammer Carly Pierce Disney on Broadway and more it's a celebration you won't want to miss Disney heart's magical Christmas Day Parade stream at Christmas Day on ABC News live all we want is to find our way home I'll get you home but the crew of murderous bounty hunters it's coming after us we have to move [Music] fast we have no IDE idea who he is you can't trust me you're a Jedi right of course what just happened watch this Skeleton Crew new episodes Tuesdays only on Disney plus the news never stops we are here in Israel a nation at War hurricane Helen screaming across the states and that's why ABC News live never stops taking you to the center of the story as news breaks live ABC News live is there for you all morning live right there as events unfold across the day breaking down the day's top stories ABC News live Prime going there wherever the story is and ABC News live lighting up the weekend ABC News live because the news ever stops from the intense Lake Effect sow in Adams New York I'm Trevor alt wherever the story is we'll take you there you're streaming ABC News live for those not depending on Santa this year to bring gifts you have about 24 hours to go before it's Christmas Eve and time is up if you're celebrating Hanukkah or k Quanza well that only buys you another day tonight we expose your gift buying habits in buy the numbers when asked by the national retail Federation half of you claimed you had every intention of finishing your holiday gift shopping before this past Friday and not letting it drag into the weekend but someone's not being honest because three fifths of the adult population 157 million people to be exact planned to be out shopping this past Saturday Saturday it's all right I'll admit I was out there the most popular place to shop online 57% said that's where you'd make at least some of your holiday purchases but department stores are still popular for your One-Stop shopping needs 46% of all adults said they planned to head there interestingly 18 to 24 year olds have their own way of spreading holiday cheer the youngans are 16% more likely to shop at clothing stores than their more senior counterparts and 12% % more likely to be found browsing the aisles in a store dedicated to selling just Electronics the national retail Federation also found that we plan to spend more than $900 this year about 70% of that on gifts the rest on food cards and decorations and don't fret if you haven't gotten your loved one that perfect book or a pair of slippers the most popular item on consumers wish list Remains the gift card it's easy we still have much more to get to here on prime China annexed Tibet more than 70 years ago and the Chinese government recently said again that they will select the next do Lama we'll speak with the president of the Tibetan government who's in Exile about those controversial efforts plus the president of the NCAA said last week he knows of fewer than 10 athletes out of half a million who identify as transgender so why is the Attorney General of Texas filing a lawsuit against the organization that's coming [Music] up how many elephants have you killed true natural beauty one of the last of its kind but this comes at a cost five countries five incredible real stories of Adventure Danger have to go and deceit where are we going next we got this ongoing search for the animal we've been trying to find these are the last lands the national parks around the world that have to be saved is that my GTO I built that 15 years ago and somebody stole it hi dad there's the thief hey say hi to Grandpa Papa I'm crawling home because I'm broke I need a place to stay until I figure out what the rest of my life looks like so a couple of days so last time you walked out that door you looked back at me and gave me a double bird I was 18 the double bird was how I ended all our convers [Music] ation the news never stops we are here in Israel a nation at War appeared to be gun fired the former president rush off the stage hurricane Helen ravaging the coastline of Florida it's moving really fast screaming across the state and that's why ABC News live never stops taking you to the center of the story as news breaks live we hear those small arms fire around us we're right on the border between Ukraine and Russia ABC News live is there for you at the start of your day all morning live ABC News live right there as events unfold across the day ABC News live breaking down the day's top stories Lyle and Eric Menendez there is new evidence in this case ABC News live Prime going there wherever the story is are you going to build it back up and ABC News live lighting up the weekend with breaking news and all the latest pop headlines Happy Oscar Sunday a lot to watch for tonight ABC News live because the news never stops it's America's biggest countdown party of the Year join me Ryan Crest and my co-host Rita Ora Live From Time Square it's Dick Clark's New Year's rocket Eve with epic performances by Cody Johnson Lenny kravit Teddy swims Thomas Rett T and more now there's a reason to [Applause] celebrate Dick Clark's New New Year's Rock and Eve live December 31st on ABC a congresswoman from Texas hasn't cast a vote since July and is rumored to be in an assisted living facility why was one man on the run from police jce Santa Claus and Denzel Washington is working on a new role Minister and it's out for a movie these stories and More in tonight's Rundown [Music] a dramatic rescue at a popular Ski Resort in Colorado Jo hang on video capturing skiers and snowboarders being lowered from a gondola after it malfunctioned leaving them stranded and suspended in midair for hours Rescuers using ropes and ladders to save the 174 people who became trapped when the ski lift stopped mid trip Saturday afternoon outgoing congresswoman K Granger is reportedly residing in an assisted living facility that includes a unit providing Memory Care Granger's son reportedly confirmed his mother's whereabouts to the Dallas Morning News the 81-year-old Texas congresswoman has not cast a vote in Congress since late July despite continuing to serve her 14th and final term Granger said in a statement that quote unforeseen health issues make it difficult for her to travel frequently but her office denies she is in memory care the reported assisted living facility would not comment The Container Store has filed for bankrupt rupsy protection the Texas company has been dealing with losses as increased competition and a tough housing market have hurt sales the filing comes just after trading of company shares was recently suspended on the New York Stock Exchange the retailer said stores would continue to operate as normal during the process officials in Florida are searching for a man dressed in a Santa costume who escaped during a police chase this Santa appeared to ditch the sleigh for a motorcycle ing to ABC station WFTS Florida Highway Patrol Troopers in Citrus County trying to pull the suspect over for driving over 120 mph while weaving in and out of traffic FHP video shows the Santa appearing to pull into a gas station before speeding away Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA claiming the organization is misleading college sports fans by allowing transgender women to participate in events marketed as women's sports Paxton requested a permanent injunction barring the NCAA from allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sporting events in Texas or involving Texas teams the NCAA in a statement declined to comment on the litigation but said it would continue to invest in women's sports and ensure Fair competition got actor Denzel Washington was baptized in a New York City Church during a live stream ceremony the Oscar winning actor also received his Minister's license during the ceremony in Harlem over the weekend Washington who is about to turn 70 recently wrote an essay about the importance of religion and faith in his life even if others in Hollywood don't consider it quote fashionable hallelujah hallelujah [Music] earlier this year President Biden signed a law enhancing us support for Tibet the Chinese government protested the measure saying it grossly interferes in the country's domestic affairs for a look at what's at stake in the region we're joined by the president of the Tibetan government in Exile siky young penpa saring siky young it is a pleasure to speak with you thank you so much for joining us really appreciate your time you've recently met with leaders on Capitol Hill to discuss the new Tibetan resolve act explain to us what does that mean exactly for the Tibetan people the Chinese government claims its sovereignty on Tibet and uh uh we have been working on uh uh the official policy uh the middleway policy where we are trying to seek a nonviolent mutually beneficial negotiated solution that would be lasting um so this this law that was adopted by the US Congress and signed into law by President Biden on July 12th this year talks about four main issues because China says that there is no Tibet problem uh whereas the law says that Tibet is yet an unresolved conflict and it should be resolved under international law and Sir even though the law was adopted by US Congress back in July negotiations with China are still stalled has your admin ation been able to make any progress toward resuming those talks uh not really of course we do have some uh kind of contact but it's not uh anything of cons consequence of course there is a transition here with the new government coming in uh now we have to work with the new government to see how the United States leadership can also share some of the responsibilities that we have been uh doing and uh seek support from like-minded countries around the world on this issue just as the Congress has passed this act and there are Tibetans all over the world living in Exile you're there in California and on a more personal note your own parents fled Tibet your family has been living in exile for for more than five decades do you still have relatives there in Tibet we do have I do have relatives all of all the Tibetans have relatives inside to that but it's very difficult to maintain uh communication with them because China controls all Communications and they make sure that whenever anything happens inside Tibet uh everybody knows that the world or the media and the governments look for evidence when something happens they make sure that there's no evidence of what is happening so it's very difficult for us to um keep keep in touch with our relatives inside Tibet unfortunately even in 21st century yeah that is that's so sad and so unfortunate what's your message to your family members that are there in Tibet and and all other Tibetans that are that are there now and can't communicate we have never lost hope hope uh because of his Holiness Dal Lama's leadership uh even if we are only about 130 40,000 Tibetans in Exile uh because of the Visionary leadership of his Dal Lama we have still kept the issue of Tibet alive and uh uh that is uh that shows the Tibetan resilience and uh uh we have never lost hope and speaking of the do Lama many of our viewers will remember the 2008 Uprising inside Tibet so many monks protested and demanded the return of his Holiness the 14th do Lama what are the latest developments in that effort now the the Tibetan resist resistance movement has been going on for a very long time 2008 is one of of those major events where Tibetans from all parts of Tibet uh from every Walk of Life participated in the peaceful demonstrations and since 2009 till 2022 157 Tibetans have self emulated burned themselves to death or uh you know scarred for life hoping against hope that the Chinese government will pay some attention to their plight or the International Community will come to their rescue unfortunately Ely uh it has not so we still have to keep informing the world about what's happening inside Tibet as we speak today there are a lot of things happening politically militarily um you know economically so a lot of things are happening and we are hopeful that there will be positive changes in China uh in the near future his Holiness the 14th Aly Lama keeping a lot of that hope alive but he's turning 90 next year and recently the People's Republic of China announced that they will select the next do Lama what's your reaction to that reincarnation is very unique to debent Buddhism and llama is reincarnate to carry forward the responsibilities unfulfilled responsibilities they left behind in their previous life and it is the Lama who's going to be reborn Chinese government who does not believe in any kind of religion wants to be responsible for recognition of reincarnate llamas and they are not bothered about the living 14th Dal Lama but they more concerned about controlling the Yet to Come 15 dalama we certainly hope there is some sort of resolve soon sikyong pimpa sing thank you so much for speaking with us for your insights and for your time really appreciate it thank you thank you for having me Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan announced plans to merge as the industry under goes a dramatic shift away from fossil fuels at a press conference in Tokyo representatives from both companies laid out plans to combine operations the proposed deal would also include Mitsubishi Motors which is part owned by Nissan if successful the merger would create the world's third largest automaker and be valued at about $55 billion tanal Shay the singer dancer and producer is having a megawatt year she says it's because she bet on herself and it's paying off our Morgan Norwood spend an afternoon with the 31-year-old star to learn about where she's been where she's going and earning the respect as one of the music Industries it [Music] girls sing and I need so it turns out no one can really match T's freak 2024 has been the year of T her freak flag flying high creativity originality staying power coming onto the scene a decade ago the singer producer actress and Dancer it's turned out hit after hit like two on Pasadena [Music] and the worldwide viral hit that cemented her main pop girl status this year nasty the attention grabbing tune reached more than a half a billion streams marking her first solo placement on the Billboard 100 chart with 16 weeks on the chart so it's no secret this has been absolutely your year it's been a good year a nasty girl it's everywhere we hear it on the radio Tik Tok social media I mean what does it mean to you to see this song just taking off the way that it is yeah it's definitely a good feeling I feel like it affirms a lot of you know the work that I've been doing over the years so to see the response has been definitely exciting what is a nasty girl I think it's just somebody who you know feels empowered in like whatever she wants to do and like however she's feeling on any given day and just kind of steps into that and yeah an apologetic energy the star coining the phrase of the summer specifically the part about match my freak I see so many different memes and this song has kind of Taken on a new meaning when you look at it on social media totally what does that word or that phrase match my freak mean is somebody going to match my freak yeah match my freak is just kind of like matching my energy you know meeting me where I'm at like being on the same wave length and I think a lot of people can definitely relate to that idea and concept so it's been really cool to see that phrase like take off and you know kind of get a whole life of its own she stays authentically herself especially in her lyrics reflective but playful kind of just taking in the world around me whether it's other people's art or my own personal experiences my friend's experiences I think just being a sponge is the best way to be a good artist and kind of reflect back to the world what you know what you're experiencing yeah I'm just inspired by life itself the multiplatinum certified R&B disruptor is known for her silky vocals and hypnotic rhythms but doesn't want to categorize her music within a particular genre I like to be able to play and Dabble in different things that I like about different genres whether it be pop hip-hop electronic dance music I don't know there's so many different styles that inspire me her seventh and latest Studio album Quantum baby is the second installment of her intended album Trilogy following the first installment baby angel released last year Tanashi explores themes of relationships self-identity entalis and no broke boys her latest plays it out Simply exactly what she's looking for have you dealt with a broke boy who has it not anymore no absolutely not you know it's such an empowering song too as well um talk to me about the vision for that song yeah I mean I just wanted to write a song kind of giving that No Scrubs energy scrub scrub I feel like in this day and age you know there's a lot of I don't know pressure to like settle and I don't know I just don't want to settle so kind of making a song that just kind of empowers people and gives gives women that kind of [Music] confidence T focuses on growth the Jack of all trades is also a sound engineer and mixer all to sharpen her skills in all aspects of music production yeah it is mixed so incredibly how important is it to be involved in that aspect of the creativity or the creative process it's really important for especially women to kind of be really Hands-On in that process cuz that's definitely a field where there are very few women when it comes to like the engineering mixing mastering side of things and I really kind of taught myself with just trial and error and I think that more people should attempt to do that because I think it keeps you from feeling handicapped or like you have to rely on other people to kind of create your art I still want to like micromanage every part of what the music sounds like what the experience is the transitions the mixes the you know all those things I think are extremely important into how your music's translated and choreography also serves as a way for her music to be portrayed physically you're a Storyteller and it's not just in your music but also in your choreography I mean you are a gifted dancer I mean dance is something that to me goes hand inand with the music in terms of like how I express myself as an artist and also as a music listener how I experience music and so that's always something that I'm taking into consideration right off the bat when I you know I'm creating a song it's like how am I going to move to this what does this how does this make me feel but tanache is not only focused on the art but how it's being released the former RCA records artist left the label back in 2019 going independent and 5 years later she founded her own music label tell me about tanas music Inc I mean this allows you to release music on your own terms yeah I think it's so important as an artist to really I don't know just feel like the captain of your own ship and so for me you know creating my whole independent label and being able to collaborate with people who I could still create music independently is like really amazing born in Lexington Kentucky she was the eldest of three siblings and at Just 4 years old T's parents put her in dance class and preschool she discovered her love of music from her first CD Britney Spears Baby One More Time her passion for dancing singing and acting took tanas and her family to Los Angeles to chase her dreams and after appearing on various television shows and being in girl grp the stunners tanas officially launched her solo singing career in 2011 what does your family think about all your success I know you're really close to them as well yeah they're so proud I'm super close with my family and they're definitely a huge round in force for me to just kind of always feel like nothing really ever changes and that's really stable and nice currently on the match my freak World Tour tanase is set to release the third and final album of the trilogy next year but whether on the road or in the studio tas's biggest priority is to sustain the caliber of creativity in her art and trusting herself to execute it how does all of this feel I mean in some ways I feel like we haven't given you your flowers so I want to give you your flowers right now I me you're an incredibly talented artist how does it feel that folks are really waking up it's exciting yeah I mean I've been working hard in this industry for you know like a decade basically at this point so it's it's really exciting to kind of see how you know everybody is still relating to what I'm doing and I'm still able to share my story and maintain that longevity not everybody gets the opportunity to do that like I was always extremely confident but I feel like the confidence now is more of like a sense of knowing what I could bring to the table as opposed to you know it's been proven I've I've proven time and time again that my ideas are really good ideas and to be able to stick to my guns and really know and have a vision for myself and not make compromises in that [Music] way talented since a young age our thanks to Morgan Norwood for that want to learn more about your favorite artists watch the latest episode of the playlist featuring in in-depth interviews with Green Day Biba doie and Nati Natasha coming up tonight at 8:30 Eastern right here on ABC News live the NBA is teaming up with ESPN and our parent company Disney for a unique Christmas Day game you don't want to miss our will ree has this sneak peek it's a holiday slam dunk with Mickey Minnie Donald Daisy Pluto and Goofy oh my how fun cheering on the Spurs and Knicks on Christmas Day and the Beloved characters are getting in on the action as the NBA heads to Main Street USA in Disney's Magic Kingdom let's get this game started the virtual live Recreation of dunk the Halls is getting a major alyo from ESPN VPS of production and animation Phil orans and Michael Spike chovy that's huge in itself right to be able to use Mickey Minnie Donald Daisy Pluto and Goofy and play the game on Main Street and Walt Disney World that's our environment the 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going to see how many hidden Micky you can find cuz that's a big Disney thing right so if you're watching at home you're going to see how many churos uh goofy can eat they're going to be decorating a big Christmas tree there's going to be a special dunk contest where the Disney characters are having a dunk contest and who will win I'm thanks so much will you can catch the game Disney style on ESPN 2 ESPN plus and Disney plus that is our show for this hour I'm Stephanie Ramos stay tuned to ABC News live for more context and Analysis of the day's top stories thanks so much for streaming with us and happy holidays what makes Alton John so iconic hey good morning America Good Morning America Good Morning America are you ready they are ready covering the biggest events in the country right now there's a lot going on you just see it you feel it I'm in I'm in I'm in I'm in too I am here and so happy I'm in I'm in too you