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this morning on world news now, the first back to back super bowl champs in 19 years. >> we have a report from las vegas also this morning the incredible news that two israeli hostages have been recovered after months in captivity. >> how they were found. plus new details after police say a woman opened fire inside the houston
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church of famed pastor joel osteen. >> they say that woman had a young boy with her. what else? there revealing and the new reaction after former president trump threatened to abandon nato allies if he's reelected. >> plus, the big change overnight by the biden campaign as it struggles to reach younger voters. >> and from usher's halftime surprise sizes to the ads that kept us laughing, to the celebration in kansas city, the biggest moments from super bowl 58. it's monday february 12th. fever at vegas >> from abc news. this is world news now. >> good morning to all of you. thanks for joining us andrew is back from your vacation. can we use the d word dynasty? >> yes, i think so. i think so too. >> they're in the midst of it. >> i might be biased though, so i have to ask your opinion because you are not a chiefs fan. >> yeah. you know, it's strange
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though is the odds are already out for next year's super bowl. yeah. and the chiefs are not favored. why do they. the niners are. it goes niners chiefs and then ravens are the top three. >> don't they know patrick mahomes loves being the underdog. >> they just saw it in vegas. how are these vegas sports maker sports bookmakers not never bet against the chiefs. that's what we've learned the last five years. >> we'll have much more on that coming up right now because we begin with what may have been the official coronation of the nfl's. yes s newest dynasty. the chiefs pulled off yet another come from behind super bowl win, beating the 40 niners 25 to 22, in overtime. and now kc fans can celebrate for the second straight year and the third time in five years. abc s will reeve was there at allegiant stadium for the big win. will what a game! >> super bowl 58 delivered on the hype. just the second super bowl ever to go to overtime. and in the end it was the kansas city chiefs coming through against the san francisco 49 ers patrick mahomes winning his
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third super bowl mvp. he's just the third quarterback in history to achieve that feat. and he's already got three super bowls before he turns 30. no one's ever done that before travis kelce had himself a game 93 yards receiving. 92 of those came in the second half. he really turned it on at the end when it mattered most. and then of course, he and his family and his girlfriend taylor swift had a lovely moment at midfield. and then travis went ahead and sang viva las vegas, viva las vegas, viva las vegas from sunday to sunday. has anyone, has any couple ever had a better week than grammys to super bowl cleaning up? >> man, it's, uh, on top of the world right now, baby. it's a good feeling to see. >> not for me to say, but they seem like a dynasty. they've won three super bowls in the past five years, and patrick mahomes not even 30 years old. so andrew rhiannon, another super bowl in the books, fireworks going off,
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fireworks on the field, an overtime game thriller, and the kansas city chiefs are your world champions. that's it for the super bowl in las vegas. andrew and rhiannon sitting on top of the world. >> will reeve, thank you so much. we will have much more from the game ahead in this half hour. >> all right. to this morning's other big story. it's from houston where bullets were flying inside joel osteen's megachurch police say a woman with a long gun opened fire between sunday services. and she was shot and killed by two off duty officers working at the church. a five year old boy who was with the woman was wounded and is in critical condition, and a man is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg, osteen said. the church is devastated, but they're going to stay strong, to move forward. >> we don't understand why these things happen, but we know god's in control and we're going to pray for that little five year old boy and pray for the lady that was deceased, osteen said. >> the shooting could have been much worse if it happened during an earlier, more crowded service . there's no word on the
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suspect's identity or a motive. >> breaking news from gaza. two israeli hostages have been rescued from the southern city of rafah. the idf says 60 year old fernando marmon and 70 year old luis ha were being held in a residential building, and they were freed by israeli forces during a special operation overnight. the men are now back in israel for the first time in four months. they are reported to be in good medical condition. more than 100 israeli hostages are still being held captive by hamas as tensions rise in the middle east. >> iranians commemorated 45 years since the islamic revolution, some chanting death to america and death to israel as they poured into the streets. abc's mola lenghi is in iran. >> iranians celebrating the 45th anniversary of the 1979 islamic revolution that installed ayatollah khomeini as iran's supreme leader. hundreds of thousands gathering in tehran to young and old alike, including 14 year old alireza. why are you here today? >> because we want to support.
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>> we support our countries. >> iran is military hardware on full display. a staggering show of force. >> mod saying iran is not afraid to use these. >> this man tells me the celebratory mood at the ceremony, punctuated with the occasional burning of american and israeli flags and chants of death to israel and death to america! speaking at sunday's ceremony, iran's president ebrahim raisi called for israel to be expelled from the un for their military campaign on gaza earlier this weekend, miles away from the anniversary ceremony. we spoke with average iranian, whose primary concerns are about their pocketbooks. the country's high unemployment and crippling inflation and shop owner salman telling me the prices go up every day. a student named mady says she's getting crushed under the weight of an economy in distress. madi, another shop
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owner, telling me we are making just enough not to die. well, many here largely blaming the state of the economy on us sanctions and, you know, so many iranians we've spoken to stressing to us that the anger they feel towards the west is directed at the u.s. government making that distinction between american policies and the american people. mola lenghi, abc news, tehran on. >> thank you, mola, for that reporting. former president trump is under fire after saying he would not protect so-called delinquent nato members, even suggesting he would urge russia to attack them. and president biden blasted the remarks as dangerous amid growing concerns about age and the race for the white house. this morning, new fallout after former president trump threatened that if reelected, he would not protect nato allies unless they pay their share in defense funds, saying he would even leave them vulnerable to vladimir putin. >> if we don't pay and we're
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attacked by russia, will you protect us? no. i would not protect you. in fact, i would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. >> the white house calling those comments unhinged, saying that during the biden presidency, nato is the largest and most vital it has ever been. nikki haley also condemning trump's threat. >> the last thing we want to do is break up that alliance. >> yes, we want them to pay more, but that is not the way you get them to do it. >> haley is also questioning trump's mental capacity after trump questioned her husband's military service, insinuating haley's husband deployed to africa to get away from her. >> what happened to her husband? where is he? he's gone. we need to have mental competency tests for anyone over the age of 75. >> if you mock the service of a combat veteran, you don't deserve a driver's license, let alone being president of the united states. >> haley is focusing her age related attacks on both trump and biden as a new poll shows, 86% of americans think biden is
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too old for another turn, and 59% think both biden and trump are too old. >> 30 days from now, i don't think joe biden is going to be the nominee. >> chiefs or niners, two great quarterbacks, harder to sign in hopes of connecting with more younger voters. >> the biden campaign joined tiktok last night. its first video featured president biden reacting to the super bowl and looking at the day ahead. president trump is expected in a florida courtroom for a hearing on his alleged mishandling of classified documents at mar a lago. today's hearing will focus on what evidence can be disclosed in court. >> turning to the weather parts of both the northern and southern halves of the country are bracing for storms today. >> in the south, residents are facing the threat of damaging winds, including tornadoes. flood watches are in effect overnight from alabama to the carolinas. the energy from those systems will move into the northeast. alerts are in effect from pennsylvania into new england. some areas could see a foot of snow, a snowy sidewalk
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recently turned into a canvas for an artist in ireland. take a look at this scene. an artist named sinead creates what she called the sedona lisa. mona lisa snow the snow for lisa, she said she'd been clearing a path to her studio thursday during a heavy snowfall and was inspired to recreate the da vinci painting. >> she did a pretty good job. i just want to know where people get these kind of skills. >> i know, i know, this is great. >> i could do a stick figure that would be about it. >> i don't even think i could do that, to be honest. >> you're not into shoveling snow a snow angel. >> i haven't seen snow all that often, so it's coming for us in new york this week. i hope so, coming up, the judge caught on camera texting during a murder trial. plus, the american woman killed at a mexican beach resort. what we're learning this morning and later, some of our favorite super bowl ads. >> did you have one you liked? what was your favorite? you're watching world news now
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without making any emergency calls. its crews abandoned the vessel and has not been found. >> mexican authorities say. an american woman killed at a beach resort was a bystander caught in the crossfire of a drug dispute. the 44 year old was shot to death friday in tulum on mexico's caribbean coast, sources tell abc news. the woman was originally from los angeles and living in cancun, a man from belize was also killed in the gunfire. >> a former oklahoma judge claims she now wants to be a force for change in the legal system. this after she was caught texting in court. here's abc's jacqueline lee. >> an oklahoma judge is off the bench after she was caught on camera texting and scrolling on facebook during a murder trial in the killing of a two year old district judge tracy söderström, who was initially suspended with pay, resigning after she was accused by the state supreme court of gross neglect of duty and bias. i texted during a trial, it doesn't matter whether it was a traffic case or whether
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it was a divorce case or whether it was a first degree murder case, i texted during a trial and that was inappropriate. an investigation discovered that she exchanged more than 500 text messages and emojis with a bailiff during the trial, including inappropriate comments about an eyewitness and mocking prosecutors texting this is dumb. during the state's direct examination of a witness and can i please scream liar, liar during eyewitness testimony, the former judge even texting. he's pretty. i could look at him all day about a police officer on the stand, the state supreme court saying the texts show a lack of temperament to serve as a judge. >> i didn't make up my mind even if i had, it wouldn't have mattered because i was not the fact finder. the fact finder was the jury, the former judge initially set to go to trial in a special court, opting to resign instead claiming she wants to be able to speak out against alleged misconduct in the judicial system. >> prosecutors allege söderström is trying to change the
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narrative and act like the evidence found against her does not exist. as part of her resignation, she agreed to never seek judicial office in oklahoma again. jacqueline lee, abc news, los angeles. >> all right, jacqueline, thank you for that. coming up, the amazing diver winning a medal at the age of 100. >> but first, some of the biggest moments from the big game and the halftime show. you're watching world news now. on
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water goodness. right. touchdown! >> tommy on them keys. player coach. got it. i'm open. it needs no introduction. my partner. >> it's really hard to be your friend, man. >> you said you were gonna support me. don't don't don't go right to my heart. >> why you ducking me, girl? why you ducking? don't keep my heart . >> how do you like them? >> that was my favorite commercial all night. that was, of course, tom brady in just one of the countless super bowl commercials that delighted millions of super bowl fans last night's game. >> besides being an historic nail biter, was also a cultural phenomenon that brought together fans of sports, music and celebrity. danny new breaks it
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all down well. >> we had a halftime show with a lot of cameos. we had breaking music news coming through, commercials, and of course the biggest pop star in the world finally arriving after that, men long discuss that flight from tokyo. the moment the super bowl was permitted to begin. taylor swift arriving at allegiant stadium hours after her international flight from japan. you see actress blake lively and rapper ice spice walking alongside the pop star, who was in attendance to watch her boyfriend boo thang. travis kelce and miss swift's crew had plenty of fun in their box seats. the jumbotron even capturing the singer finishing her drink like a touchdown celebration. >> come and dine me over and over again. >> as expected, the broadcast cut to her many times, showing the grammy winner biting her nails when the game wasn't looking so hot. in the fourth quarter. been there, but he brings to the game. but as we know, kelce and the chiefs pulled out a comeback overtime victory and swift got to
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celebrate on the field with the superstar tight end. >> don't just stand there, you ape. give me a hand up. >> all right let's get to some commercial. as we mentioned blake lively. so how about her husband ryan reynolds, appearing in a trailer for the third installment of the deadpool franchise, which you just saw, will now bring back hugh jackman's wolverine. this is also the first time we get to see wade wilson since he joined our parent company, disney and the mcu, or as he put it, i am. i'm marvel. >> jesus. so he had marvel superheroes in commercials like a good neighbor state farm is there cut and arnold appearing as agent state farm. >> as you heard, he had a little trouble saying the slogan and neighbor like a good neighbor. but he got some help later on from his old twins costar danny devito, who came to see me. however one commercial in particular really put the internet into a frenzy last night, steelworks. >> okay, they ready drop the new music. >> beyonce appearing in an ad
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for verizon and teasing some new music at the end. it kind of brought up okay, okay, speaking of music, let's get to the halftime show starring usher. some people want i'm angry, some just want everything. and not just usher. we had cameos from alicia keys, ludacris, the artist known as her and. vegas, turned down the what? of course, little john. you got usher luda, lil jon, all artists with serious ties to atlanta. so they had to end the show shouting out their city outside the world. >> today i took the world to the a bay. >> now a lot of the internet was upset that justin bieber did not perform, but he's from canada, which is not atlanta. but but he was there cheering on his friend, actually wearing an atlanta braves hat. so you know
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that's something he was there repping the atl and bobbing. >> as rumor has it, usher did ask him to join him on stage, but bieber declined. so then when people saw his jet or whatever, however, they figured this out, they thought he was going to perform. but you know, some people just want to enjoy. yeah. that's work. i mean, performing is nice, but it's still working. >> yeah, i would have said yes. yeah, i have no musical talent. i still would have said yes. >> yes, that was the first super bowl in the state of nevada. >> i know, really interesting. i can't i still can't believe it's only the second super bowl to ever go into overtime. that is wild. >> shanahan's lost both of them. i feel bad.
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5400. >> we are back with the mix, starting with a bungled getaway. >> this all happened in beverly hills. man who just burglarized a home was caught on camera trying to climb a ladder to escape, but instead fell right into the swimming pool. >> oh, no. or oh yes. this is 36
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year old david verdun. thank you. gravity had tripped the home security system, triggering the police to fly a drone over the property. he tried to hide the yard, but you know, police found him and was taken into custody. >> all right, next to a man who dove into the water. this time on purpose. halfway around the world. >> he just happens to be 100 years old. >> the iranian native took a dive at the world aquatic championships in qatar, and then, rightfully so, was presented with a special medal. he actually also won silver and bronze medals at the first ever asian games in new delhi in 1951. incredible he's showing no signs of slowing down. as the chairman of the iranian swimming federation development committee . >> wow. very cool. an emotional moment for him as well. yes. >> nice form there next to the other major event that played out on super bowl sunday. >> we're talking, of course, about the 20th annual puppy bowl pitting team ruff against team fluff with team ruff barely
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edging out team fluff 72 to 69 for the lombardi trophy. >> the trophy was presented to frankie team ruff captain, a chihuahua poodle with mooch named as the mvp. most valuable pup. >> oh my gosh, this year a record 131 adoptable puppies from 73 shelters nationwide competed for the coveted title. >> now, this is a game i wish went into overtime. >> i know i could take it more of this. all right, finally, to the result of one of the most popular prop bets we told you about last week in the run up to the super bowl. >> so what was it going to be? what color gatorade guard would you know they dump on the coach? >> yep. it's the most ridiculous prop bet that there ever is. i love it and now we know it's purple. as jennifer coolidge would say it. even tasted like purple. >> and then there was this great video of head coach andy reid tackling chris jones. that's how you say we just want our third super bowl buddy. by the way, it was purple last year and a lot
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of people were speculating. you know, lavender haze taylor swift song. she has to like this really taylor always wins. she really does. >> or that it's usually purple. you know, it's usually the vegas favorite for that prop. >> you know what i always what i like the conspiracy i you know what i enjoyed andy reid really was enjoying this win last night. you know he won't crack a smile all season long no matter how well they play. but he really, really was into it. >> uh, danny, do you miss him as coach? because he was the head coach of the eagles. that's right. >> thank you. andrew. >> yes. his success with
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from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... [applause] for the deciding game, here are our three finalists-- a pharmacist from rockville, maryland... whose cash winnings friday totaled...

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