. >>> we're learning about the death of alan thicke, his aorta had torn and ruptured. he was at a hockey ring when he suffered a heart attack. his aorta ruptured 3 hours after it developed a tearful moment the same thing that killed actor john reiterate in 2003. >>> a south jersey couple who had taken on cancer together are going to have their dream wedding and it is going to be and he knows free. the bride broke down in tears finding out that the wedding will be free of charge. they battled a type of cancer now they won a contest hosted by adelphia in deptford. david bridal are chipping in to make it an incredible day. >>> 457, more stories you didn't see last night, including the police officer in grinch disguise. >> reporter: alabama woman hit the secret santa jackpot after being paired with rapper snoop dogg, did you smell the package before you opened it? we'll tell you what's in it. >> good morning, everyone, it is 5:00 a.m., thursday, december 22 we're working on several developing stories. >> one shot rang out in a camden apartment overnight an now a woman is i

. >>> alan thicke was a death certificate has been released he died from an ruptured aorta. the artery tore and ruptured hours later. he was best known for his role in the sitcom growing pains. aortic tear killed john reiterate back in 2003. >> the drawing has begun for spain's christmas lottery, el gordo or the fat one. the top prize is $417,000. this is ranked as the world at richest for the total prize money. >> one person was rushed to the hospital after falling from a roof. chopper 6 hd was over the 300 block of haas avenue in norristown. police taped off the front lawn and blocked traffic during the investigation. they did not release details of the investigation or the extent of the injuries. >>> superintendent of the upland school district is stepping down. gregory shannon submitted his resignation. he turned around the district, but they are still in financial trouble and under the control of the state. >>> plans for the port of philadelphia are expected to bring in thousands of new jobs. tom wolf announced the $300 million initiative yesterday. improvements will be

. >> the 69-year-old canadian--orn actor died of a ruptured aorta. he'd been playing hockey with his son carter. his death was a surprise because he seemed to be in good shape. more ttan anything, alan will be remembered as america's dad. >> oh, come on, mag. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 before the show premiered. while alan was the biggest name he'd been on game shoos and he had his own talk show, "thicke of the night." >> we had a very attractive 15-year-old cast member, a guy named kirk cameron who will probable be a thump, thump, thump, thump, heartthrob within months. ♪ show me that smile again >> to my dying day, if that's the last thing on my epitaph, that he was the dad on "growing pains," thank the lord. >> he had three boys and married three times we'll never forget the joy and day he and wife tanya said their "i dos". >> if the last breath i take would be to say how much i love you, then i'll know my life on earth will beecomplete. >> tanya was with alan just three days before his death an

the aorta is the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the other parts of the body. thick' death was originally described as a heart attack. >>> she sure to remember this picture when you're out doing last minute holiday shopping. when someone saw car taking town spaces at a wal*mart store in maine you know when that happens, right. >> i hate that. >> right. especially this time of year there's nowhere to park. it was apparently more than they can take that. boxed that car in with shopping carts. the man who took the picture says he was not the one who moved the carts but says he enjoyed the humor of the situation. >> pretty funny. getting stranded in traffic is a quick way to ruin your holiday plans, right? what new feature pennsylvania is rolling out to keep you from being stuck. >>> and singer christina grimmie star was on the rise until her shocking death broke hearts in her south jersey hometown and around the country. tonight, how her tragic loss is changing strangers lives for the better. kathy? >> in weather we're talking about fair weather for the next coupl

the certificate says thicke died from a ruptured aorta three hours later. doctors fought to save him. but he died while undergoing surgery in burbank, california. a doctor determined the cause of death, and no autopsy was performed. thicke was best known for his role on "growing pains." he was 69-years-old. new information about the election this morning. the final results are in. hillary clinton topped donald trump by a whopping 2 point 8 million in the popular vote. in fact, more americans voted for hillary clinton than any other losing presidential candidate in u-s history. the schedule of events was just released for the presidential inauguration on january 20th. the official start will happen when president-elect donald trump and vice president elect mike pence lay a wreath at arlington national cemetery -- followed by the "make america great again" welcome celebration. to see the full schedule of events, head to wjla.com. metro is now selling its commmemorative smart-trip card for the inauguration. you can buy them for 10 dollars - and they're pre-loa

. >> the 69-year-old canadian-born actor died of a ruptured aorta. he'd been playing hockey with his son carter. his death was a surprise because he seemed to be in good shape. more than anything, alan will be remembered as america's dad. >> oh, come on, mag. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 before . >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 befori. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 before. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 before . >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of >> yeah, come on, maggie.efor. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 befor. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e.t." was on the set of "growing pains" in 1985 beforg. >> yeah, come on, maggie. >> "e. of the night." 15-year-old cast member, a guy named kirk cameron who will probable be a thump, thump, thump, thump, heartthhob within months. ♪ show me that smile again >> to my dying day, if that's the last thing on my e

his aorta, the main artery from the heart tore and then rup tured a few hours later. this is all according to his death certificate which was made public yesterday. now, besides starring, of course, in "growing pains," the 69-year-old also wrote a lot of music. >>> a new health alert about melanoma. researchers saying this deadly skin cancer is killing more americans than ever before. more than 10,000 americans are expected to die from it this year. that's up from the more than 8,000 deaths in 2009. melanoma accounts for about 1% of skin cancers but causes a large majority of skin cancer deaths. >>>an e-cigarette is being blamed for another explosion, this time on a city bus in fresno, california. a man had the battery powered cigarette in the pocket of his pants when it became hot leading to sparks and smoke. he suffered minor burns to his leg, but he's expected to be okay. >>> well, it's time for sports and some college basketball highlights. >> here's stan and neil happy to be with us at espn. >> good morning, america. and i mean really morning. i mean, we're not d

the 69-year-old died from her ruptured aorta. he collapsed while playing ice hockey with his teenaged son. he later died at a burbank hospital. the funeral was held on monday in santa barbara.>>> north carolina lawmakers failed to repeal the bathroom bill. they convened a special session to rescind the law that requires people to use a public restroom that matches the sex on their birth certificate. they tried to come to an agreement and the senate voted down the bill to appeal that law. the bill has led to boycott and prompted the nba to move the all-star game out of charlotte. >>> a man dressed up as santa arrested in illinois after authorities discovered he was a wanted felon. the 26-year-old cody alexander betrayed santa as part of a holiday display in front of a real estate office. while children and their families lined up to have their picture taken but the sheriff deputy got a tip that he was wanted on a felony warrant. >> we received information from the marshall service that mr. alexander was in the area at one of our l

it was a ruptured aorta that took alan thicke's life, that is dissection of the one of the biggest vessels this is heart. doctors tried to to a procedure where they opened up the chest and actually, go in there so they can get to the heart and lungs but it was not successful, alan thicke was pronounced dead. three hours later at st. joseph's hospital in burbank, very sat, you guys. you talk about the stuff we have been doing on the site this week. people still upset and dealing with the loss. a person everybody loved so much. >> it was shocking. >> all right. we cannot go to tmz report without justin beiber. now, what is the deal with beiber. >> he is banned from a country >> well, yeah he is wanted, he has been indicted in argentina , for some stuff that happened back in 2013, it was alleged beiber had ordered i guess guys or girls whatever you want to look at it the to acost a photographer, beat him up, that is allegations and still some stuff there 203 and just handed down a indictment for bean inner argentina if he steps foot the in air again teen's will ab rested. they are saying list

he died from a ruptured aorta three hours later. fought to burbank save him, but he died while undergoing surgery. no autopsy was performed. he was known best for his role on "growing -- isaction lawsuit facing a class-action lawsuit. it is claimed that workers are owed $75,000. also calling for punitive damages. last week we told you will soon -- we told you whole foods fired nine managers allegedly for manipulating the company bonus program. autria: an amazing surprise for a prince george's county family who has had a hard time recently. this year, ashley morris' husband, who has a medical condition, accidentally backed a car into their daughter. she was injured. both parents lost their jobs. last night the family was surprised by gifts, paid medical bills, cash, and t straight year that the company as santa for a family facing hardship. q: do you think 2.4 billion dollars is enough? the world's biggest lottery. autria: lotto players in spain waiting patiently for a $2.4 billion christmas lottery jackpot. it is a world's richest s

. >>> entertainer alan thicke died of a ruptured aorta according to his death certificate. the cause of death was determined by a doctor. his publicist had previously reported it was a heart attack. no autopsy was performed on the actor, songwriter and talk show host. >> makes it very hard to rescue these patients when it's an acute onset like this. >> thicke was buried this week and the aortic tear also led to the death of actor john ritter in 2003. >>> some children are getting some gifts they might not get otherwise. kpix 5's maria medina is live in san jose with how this is a real community everett. good morning, maria. -- community effort. good morning, maria. >> reporter: good morning, guys. we're talking 6200 children from low income families who are gonna be able to go holiday shopping this morning and they are going to be able to go holiday shopping inside the toy store and i want to show you what it's like when they walk in here. take a look at this toy store they set up. really awesome and cool. every, single toy that you can think of is inside this room. and the

it said he died of a republicturepublic tu -- ruptured aorta. alan thicke was 69 years old. >>> now an update on a story we've been following for more than a year. the remarkable recovery of zion harvey. you know him. he's the maryland boy who in 2015 became the first child ever to get a double hand transplant. nbc's rehema ellis traveled to baltimore to check on his progress. >> reporter: for 9-year-old zion harvey, christmas came early this year. he got a puppy. one more gift in a year full of blessings, says his mother patty. >> this is like a fairy tale for me. my son got hands. i'm the richest woman in the world now. >> reporter: zion continues his remarkable progress, a year and a half since becoming the world's first child to have a double hand transplant. he lost them and both legs after an infection when he was a toddler. all the grueling therapy has paid off. >> the nerves from zion have grown into the transplanted part. even those fine muscles that are responsible for fine motor movements are now functioning. >> i'm learning how to do

he died of a rap toured aorta. he was buried two days ago with several cast members in attendance. >>> hundreds of people at risk of being evicted from a mobile home park on the peninsula will be allowed to stay. a judge ruled in favor of the park yesterday. the case was brought to court after residents say the money offered for relocation was not enough. needless to say, residents are pleased with the judge's order. >> i think that's good. >> why? >> because at least we can stay here and there's no more low-cost housing in palo alto. >> the city of palo alto says they tried to provide as much relocation assistance as possible. >>> the recent storms are not the only things delivering more water to the south bay. the state department of water resources is raising next year's projected water allocations for a number of cities. it will mean an additional 25,000 feet of water to the santa clara county water district that equals more water for 50,000 homes. water officials say the state could continue to raise the alloc

actor allan thick's death certificate has been released, he died of a ruptured aorta. it happened while he was playing ice hockey with his son last week. the star was buried two days ago with several "growing pains" cast members in attendance. >>> hundreds of people at risk of being evicted from a mobile home park on the peninsula will now be allowed to stay. a judge ruled in favor of the buena vista mobile home park in palo alto yesterday. the case is brought to court after the money offered for relocation was just not enough. residents are pleased with the judge's order. >> i think that's good. >> reporter: why? >> because at least we get to stay here at the place here. there's no more low-cost housing in palo alto. nada, zero. >> the city says they tried to provide as much relocation assistance as possible. >>> the recent storms are not the only thing delivering water to the south bay. the water allocations are being raised for a number of different cities. the higher allocation means another 125,000 feet acre of water which means more water for 50,000 homes. water

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his death certificate says he died of a ruptured aorta. no ou no autopsy was performed. he died last week after collapsing while playing hockey with his son. >>> delta is firing back against allegations of racial bias on one of its flights. the flight escorted adam saleh and a friend off one of their flights. they were accused of being disruptive. saleh says they were kicked off because passengers were upset they were speaking arabic. >> reporter: good morning. adam saleh's pranks are well known to his over 2.2 million youtube followers but on wednesday, saleh says the discrimination he faced on board a transatlantic flight was all too real. >> we spoke a different language on the plane and now we are getting kicked out. >> now we are getting kicked off. >> reporter: adam saleh recorded himself on delta flight after had he and his friends were escorted off the plane. he claims he had just finished a phone conversation with his mother when another passenger overheard the two men speaking in arabic. >> when you speak arabic, foreign people, we speak like this. she was like

according to the death certificate, died of ruptured aorta, he was playing ice hockey with his youngest son carter which he normally did. died shortly after being taken to the hospital. alan thicke 69 years old. >>> north carolina's controversial bathroom bill is not going anywhere any time soon. >> the state's republican controlled legislature rejected a bid to repeal the law that restricts transgender public bathroom access. >> so, thomas, give us some more details on this. >> a lot of back and forth, the big question, do you have the right to use the public bathroom of your choosing? that question right there, has ignite add fire storm of criticism against north carolina signed by the governor in march, actually called pb -- hb2, the bathroom bill, bans people from using public bathrooms that don't correspond to their biological sex as listed on their birth certificate. now even though republican state lawmakers passed it earlier this year, they tried unsuccessfully to repeal it. but they did add a provision to temporarily ban cities from passing their own anti-discrimination laws. >

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. >>> we know the cause of actor alan thicke's death, the aorta the main artery from the heart tore and then ruptured. he had complained of chest pains while playing hockey with his son last week. he was 69 years old. those are some of the top stories we're following on this thursday, december 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we begin this half hour with europe on the lookout as germany identifies a suspect in the berlin truck attack. >> first of all, a live look at the christmas market that was attacked. it was the center of the carnage. it is reopening this morning as the urgent man hunt continues for a 24-year-old man from the north african nation of tunisia. about's molly hunter joins us live on the phone from berlin. molly, looking at the market there, what's the status on the man hunt? >> caller: good morning, kendis. it's of course thursday. this happened monday night. anis amri and any other suspects now have more than a 48 hour head start. now, law officials say at least anis amri is armed and dangerous, and they have no idea, and they have not s

thicke died of a ruptured aorta according to his death certificate. it was released wednesday, two days after his funeral. he was playing hockey with his youngest son at a rink in burbank, california last week when he complained of chest pains. he died a few minutes after being taken by ambulance to a hospital. he was 69 years old. >>> uber, the ride sharing company, has been locked in a dispute with state regulators over permitting issues. on wednesday the dmv moved to revoke the vehicle's registration. now uber has been arguing that it doesn't need an autonomous car permit like other self-driving car tests because a driver sits in the vehicles at all times ready to take control. according to the dmv in san francisco, that's not good enough. >>> now to that video we showed you at the top of the show of an ecigarette exploding in a man's pocket while he rode a bus in california. nbc's gadi schwartz has more. >> from the looks of this video, there was very little warning, the ecigarette sparking into what looked like a firework that the man in this vid

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