and that's this morning on "world news now," going nowhere fast. a traffic nightmare in d.c. as cars and trucks slide all over the beltway. the roads an absolute mess and only an inch of snow and now two feet could be on the way. we're live from the capital. >> and the january stock slump continues. the average 401(k) losing thousands nearly every day this month. but can americans find relief elsewhere as investors hope for a turnaround. >> and new this half hour, cracking down on hoverboards. >> yeah, absolutely. we've seen the dangers of the popular toys which have burst into flames. now the government wants to take drastic action. >> and "star wars" fans will have to wait a little bit longer for their next intergalactic fix as the release date for episode 8 is pushed back. the whole story is ahead in "the skinny."

from abc news, this is "world news now." >> morning. i'm marci gonzales in for reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. we've been talking about the big winter storm that is coming up. but dc had barely a trace, and it has crippled even at this hour. that is our big story. we're starting with the winter weather bearing down on the east coast. about 50 million people you mention will be impacted this weekend. >> washington, d.c. already got a taste with a smaller storm during evening rush hour. the 1.6 inches brought traffic on area highways and city streets to a standstill. residents complained the public works department got a late start on treating the roads and then its trucks couldn't get around all of those stuck cars. >> and look at this. the president's marine one helicopter was grounded. the presidential entroung had to drive back to the white house and even that took more than an hour. >> oh, my goodness. the limos and vans added to the mess.

but the accidents and problems were all over the washington area as this is app showed late last night. all the red lines where there are backups and accidents. >> all those dots indicative of accidents in the d.c. area. tom rozzy of our station florida washington wjla joining us now. good morning. is it looking? >> unfortunately, it is still looking bad, evening rush hour essentially has not ended in the washington, d.c. area. the d.c. beltway, the big interstate that goes in a circle around the city is still a mess in many places. interstate 95 south of d.c. still a mess. other interstates throughout the area still bad, as well. things are getting better but in just a few hours evening rush hour is going to bleed into morning rush hour. and what happened, as you said earlier, their crews were caught totally unawares. a lot of roads were untreated. even though it was a very small snowstorm, the cars drove over

that caused a huge amount of accidents and fights and ambulances couldn't get to the accidents to clear them. it turned into a giant mess. folks have been sitting in their cars for six, seven hours and have barely moved an inch. >> and yeah. >> this is something nobody really expected either. so they weren't prepared. people probably didn't have water and the things they would need to sit in their cars for that long. >> yeah. >> they weren't prepared at all. i mean, everybody's been talking about the big storm coming for the weekend and it's almost like people including the crews they're supposed to treat the roads kind of overlook this had one. yeah, it's been an absolute mess. obviously if people had known this was coming, they would have left work early. nobody knew it was coming. pm rush hour hit and all of a sudden it was the worst thing ever. this will go down as one of the worst evening rush hours ever and it's still not over. >> tom, this doesn't bode well.

fell overnight or fell late during rush hour. there doesn't bode well for the nearly two feet of snow that's expected in the next 248 to 48 hours>> no, that's what a lot of folks have been saying. i mean, if you can't handle a little over an inch, how on earth is d.c. going to handle two feet. i will say over the course of growing up around here and reporting around here, it's always the ones that catch you unaware that are the worst. i've seen very large snowstorms in the past and generally as long as people have ample warning they stay off roads. this one is going to hit on the weekend mostly. and also the crews are red did when you know in advance. tonight neither the people who drive regular folks or the crews were ready. i think that's why it was so bad. i think this weekend, hopefully, it may not go as bad as tonight has. >> what a mess it is, even in the early morning hours in the washington, d.c. area. crippled, people still stuck on highways there. tom, thank you, my friend.

appreciate it. >> and that really big snowstorm begins moving into that area later today. and then wallops the rest of the east coast. >> let's get all the grizzly details from justin povick at ac accuweather. >> good morning to you. as we go throughout the next 24 hours, we will start to see our storm system off the southeastern coast really organize, pull back some moisture and within a very cold air mass, we are concerned about very heavy snow from southwestern virginia all the way into the coastal portions of central new england. how much? well, over a foot of snow florida excess of 18 inches the possible toward baltimore and also d.c. heavy amounts down interstate 81, as well with significant amounts all the way toward boston. the potential there of up to 6 inches of snow and pounding surf, dangerous surf conditions along the eastern seaboard along with gusty winds, beach erosion possible, as well. kendis, marci, back to you. >> thank you.

on the campaign trail, another day, another positive poll for republican donald trump. the new figures show trump with 34%. his biggest lead yet in new hampshire. ted cruz is a distant second at 14% followed by a slightly surging jeb bush, tied with marco rubio at 10% senator on her first full day as trump suorter in chief, sarah palin was at last -- was a last-minute no show at a morning rally in iowa and rejoined the campaign later in tulsa where she talked about war veterans and problems adjusting to civilian life alluding to her son track adjust calling it the elephant in the room. >> i can certainly relate with other families who feel these ramifications of some ptsd and some of the woundedness that our soldiers do return with. it is now or never for the sake ofamerica's finest that we have that commander in chief who respect them. >> no word yet from the trump

campaign why palin missed that earlier event in iowa. >> hillary clinton didn't waste any time using an image of trump and palin hoping to fire up her supporters. the question this morning is, will that be enough to surpass the surging bernie sanders? here's abc's cecilia vega. >> are you ready for a commander in chief? >> the clinton campaign hoping to raise big bucs from that big endorsement. sending out this plea. donate to make sure this is nothing more than a bad snl skit come to life. >> but it is no laughing matter for hillary clinton. especially with the new poll showing busy with his biggest lead yet in new hampshire. bill clinton right there the assessing the damage. >> we're on a home field disadvantage here. >> the implication? sanders from neighboring vermont has a leg up in the granite state. >> you've been good to me. you've been good to our family. i trust you. >> in a new ad, hillary clinton

highlighting her experience. >> the secretary of state who stood up for america and stared down hostile leaders around the world is the one candidate for president who has everything it takes to do every part of the job>> but sanders says experience isn't everything. the candidate who promised to run a positive campaign now says this. >> experience is important. dick cheney had a lot of experience. >> reporter: in the homestretch, clinton hoping to capitalize on president obama's popularity with the democratic base writing a personal essay. >> than essay published on wednesday when exactly one year from then, a new president will be sworn in. cecilia vega, abc news, des moines. >> analysts are hoping wall street has turned a corner. the dow down 565 points at one point yesterday but then turned the corner and ended the day only losing 249. the latest wave affair was triggered by the biggest drop in

crude is now selling below $27 a barrel which some see a sign of slowing economic growth. there could soon be drastic new action over the safety of hover boards. some are now under investigation after they caught on fire. latest in northern california just this week. the head of the consumer product safety commission i now calling for asus pension of all online sales of all hoverboards till there's better testing and proof of safety of the devices. he is calling into question the safety of all hover boards even those not actually under investigation. well, president obama is already getting pretty emotional about an upcoming major malia. >> the president told his lunch companions in detroit that he turned down an opportunity to

graduation be. >> malia is a senior at the private sidwell friends school in washington, d.c. and expected to start college this fall. we still don't know where she's going to go. she's still deciding. > very cute of the president. coming up an imprompt tuitt concert by john legend. >> why the grammy winner sang outs of a detention center yesterday. we'll give you an exclusive look. >> but first, why a tennis player stopped the match to help a ball girl in distress. the good deed on the court going viral. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now"

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the day in real life. he was given an emotional thank you. here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> got to move your car. got to move your car. >> after this violent, fiery crash outside his home, oscar winning actor jamie foxx playing the role of real life hero. >> he was inside on fire. we pulled him out. you need to send an ambulance please. when i get here the truck is over on its side and it's in flames. i just had to do something. >> reporter: foxx rushing down his driveway to find the 32-year-old driver trapped. >> we pulled him out and as we pulled him out will, within five seconds later, the truck goes up. >> you saved my son's life. because he could have burned up right there. >> reporter: that driver's father, just thankful foxx was there. >> just the idea that someone would do that is so much more than i could fathom. so i just -- it's all tears of joy. >> reporter: his son is in the hospital but alive.

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skinny, so skinny >> well, topping our headlines for "the skinny" this morning, music legend john legend lends his powerful voice to a controversial issue. >> the grammy award winning singer joined forces with colombian rock star juanes to perform outside of the eloy detention center in arizona yesterday. their aim to raise awareness of the connection between mass deportations and the disproportionate incarceration of people in color in the u.s. it's all i ever had all i ever had >> well, the eloy immigration detention center is located about 100 miles from the mexican

border and holds an estimated 1500 people. >> right next to some disappointing news for star wars fans. >> you have to wait an additional six months for the next movie episode . it was originally slighted to debut in may of next now it's not going to be released till december of 2017. >> insiders within disney say the decision comes after the blockbuster's success of the force awakens over the year end who dpanz they say they have decide give episode the same christmas treatment. that makes sense. >> it gives more breathing room to rogue one about the heist of the original death star plans. that comes out on december 16th of this year. >> i have nodea what you're talking about. totally lost me. >> a lot of people too who are looking forward to all of those, yes. next, controversy is brewing for "trainwreck" star amey schumer. >> the meed yen is accuse affidavit joke theft by someone

gags of other comedians like kathleen madigan. she took to the airwaves on sirius xm to vigorously deny the accusations. >> and she thinks that i in 2006, again, that i saw that or that i saw wendy's joke in the '90s and thought okay, if iws n n wait this out or that i referenced old sets, that's so crazy. >> so, so schumer says "i literally take a polygraph to prove her innocence." >> i see a whole bit being made out of this. >> and it's going to be very off-colored language i'm sure from amey schumer. >> absolutely. i'd be interested to hear the jokes that they're saying are similar. >> whether they were worth it if they were plagiarized jokes. >> or if it's maybe just a similar theme or i don't know. we'll see. finally, kylie jenner has broken her silence about that omnipresent cartier love

>> she says she's been wearing it with everything because she's been locked inside of it for four years. what? the 18-year-old jenner revealed on snapchat that one of her many love bracelets has been stuck on her wrist forcing her. >> oh heavens. >> to head to a cartier store to get it pried off. the $5,000 bracelets are designed to be opened and closed with a small screwdriver. >> but do not worry, people. i know you are so concerned. she has more where those came from. in all she has three 18 karat yellow gold and three white gold version of the bangle. a whole lot of love and a whole lot of i don't care. >> you pretty much summed it up. >> we tell you all about it. you're welcome. >> coming up from motown to off the wall. >> the title of the new documentary about how the king of pop first spread his solo

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i want to love you, pretty young thing >> oh, we're on camera. >> byt was -- you look great, was the sixth single from michael jackson's record breaking album ""thriller" in 1982. >> the pop sensation managed to navigate the war betwefn disco and rock and now a new documentary by spike lee takes a it. here's abc's chris connelly. >> even before "thriller," those sensational dance skills, those special songs and that spectacular voice. it already made michael jackson's pop's premiere entertainer. now director spike lee is shining a spotlight on michael's early 20s on his documentary

this 1981 performance from the triumph tour just one example of the never before seen stuff that spike's found. >> like michael's impossibly soaring original demo of don't stop till you get enough recorded at the jackson family compound in ensign know. bringing viewers back three and a half decades. >> what i do, i don't want it labeled black or white. i want it labeled as music>> this music, rocking, soulful and sophisticated. dance floor dynamite that the sold 30 million copies worldwide and influenced so many of today's biggest names from john legend to quest love. >> that's the first time we heard that iconic yell. that's his free at last, free at last. >> the artists sharing how michael's talents helped them find their own.

and foremost as a vocal inspiration. "off the wall" was definitely the one that made me feel like i could sing. i found my fal set toe because of off the wall, don't stop till you get enough. >> timeless music still bliming with the youthful excitement of its time. chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> and kendis has now abandoned me for the dance floor. >> it's my medley of michael jackson dances. >> that's crazy. >> i'm not going to grab my crotch. >> you can get away with it. >> i'll just moon walk off this. how long is this break. >> we'll be right back.iyou can get away with it. >> i'll just moon walk off this. how long is this break. >> we'll be right back.tyou can get away with it.

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good morning. i'm marci gonzalez in for reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." in the race for the white house, donald trump gets yet another boost in the polls. while hillary clinton struggles for new support in her battle with bernie sanders. details in a moment. new visa waiver rules could be announced today designed to make it harder for europeans who have traveled to isis hot spots to enter the u.s. the head of the consumer product safety commission calling for us. pension of all online sales of all hoverboards until there is better testing and proof of safety of the devices. this after a number of the boards caught fire. and the nfl has its first female assistant coach. kathryn smith will help the bills special teams, buffalo also hired the first female scout in the nfl 30 years ago. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, january 21st. >> announcer: from abc news,

this is "world news now." we're going to begin this half hour with the presidential candidates and where they stand less than two weeks before iowa's kickoff caucuses and the new hampshire primaries. >> it is getting here soon. on the republican side, the donald, well his road show debuted its opening act sarah palin bringing all of her conservative firepower to voters in tulsa. abc's bazi kanani on the campaign trail. >> donald trump back on the trail solo after his big endorsement from sarah palin. telling supporters in iowa that it's the white house or bust for him. >> even if i won the nomination and didn't win, i would consider that a major loss>> the former alaska governor later joined trump in oklahoma. >> you deserve the best. now, our candidate, he is from the private sector. he's not a politician and here is where you say hallelujah. >> political analysts call palin's endorsement extremely valuable. >> keep in mind sarah palin is more popular than any republican

candidate running for president right now among republicans. >> reporter: on the democratic side, a stunning new poll shows busy with a nearly 30-point lead over hillary clinton had in new hampshire. and another shocker, 91% of new hampshire democrats view sanders favorably for clinton, just 65%. the vermont senator is also within striking distance in iowa. >> i think we have the momentum. and i think we stand a very good chance to win in both states>> and the clinton campaign agrees sending out a plea to donors that concedes there is a real possibility we could lose those contests. clinton's top surrogate, her husband, blames sanders' lead in new hampshire on his home field advantage since he comes from a neighboring state. >> the real issue is, who can win the election, who is prepared to do the job. >> clinton urged his wife's supporters not to worry. he said he always knew the race

would be competitive. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> well, there wasn't much of a race in washington last night. a surprise snowstorm coated the city with more than an inch and a half of snow and ice. traffic came to a standstill even on major roads and highways. and even for the presidential motorcade bringing mr. obama back to the white house from andrews joint base and druze. suburban maryland authorities said they were getting more than one emergency call a minute. virginia police report dozens of accidents and at least one fatality. and it wasn't any better from are the busy -- from the busy city streets. there were many accidents in west virginia including at least six chain reaction pile-ups. in another accident a car slid into a store front. luckily there were injuries to report here. experts say a light snowfall like this is more dangerous than the big one because drivers are overconfident. >> drivers in west virginia and washington will get a chance to find out if that's really true because a big one is on the way.

>> let's get the details from accuweather's justin povick. good morning. >> we are following developing severe weather on then thursday more so over the western gulf states from louisiana back into alabama and mississippi. threats here going to be damaging winds and tornadoes. and then later on friday into friday night and saturday, we will be following a heavy snow threat evolving throughout the middle atlantic states and into portions of the coastal northeast. there is the potential for over a foot of snow for some. kendis and marci, back to you. >> justin, thank yo moving on, newly released e-mails indicate top officials in michigan tried at first to avoid responsibility for the water crisis in flint a day after doctors reported high levels of lead in flint children, a top aide to the governor told him it the real responsibility for the city's water issues rested with local government officials but then later e-mails acknowledged that it was the state treasurer who

he has since resigned. u.s. stock market is opening lower this morning after another wild ride there are signs some investors are panicking after a really bad start to the year. others are sitting on the sidelines until this is over. more now from abc's rebecca jarvis. >> wall street's wild swings, stocks slammed by plunging oil prices. tanking today to just $26.55 a barrel, the lowest price in more than 12 years. great news for consumers. the majority of americans paying less than $2 a gallon at the pump. but a significant blow to the energy industry, which already lost 100,000 jobs last year. and now risks losing even more. investors also concerned that a slowdown in china, the world's second largest economy, could trigger a slowdown here in areas like construction, technology, and manufacturing. >> the market can handle bad news, but it can't handle uncertainty. >> repor so far this year, the stock market turbulence has

wiped out more than $2 trillion from share prices. for the typical retirement savings account, that's a loss of nearly $8,300. >> stocks so far this year are now down almost 10%. that is a market correction. for anyone worried about that retirement savings account, know this, the hardest thing to do is the best thing you do for your money and that is wait it out over time. the stock market does bounce back historically speaking. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> the now infamous drug executive martin shkreli has been subpoenaed to testify before a house committee. >> he hiked the price of a life saving drug. celly tweeting whining to reporters about me appearing for their chitchat next week. haven'tecided yet, should i? >> maybe he's still playing his guitar. >> i guess so.

well, police says that a man upset over asus pended driver's license drove his rv into a utah municipal building. authorities in taylorsville say the driver then shot himself but somehow managed to survive. no one in that building was hurt. okay, so you may have to relearn everything you thought you knew about the planets. astronomers have discovered new evidence of a possible ninth planet at the far edge of the solar system well beyond pluto. they say it's huge. >> huge. >> huge. about ten times the size of earth and it orbits the sun once every 20,000 years. >> sorry, i didn't take your bait there. >> i fail all the time on than. the vatican has offered a place to stay to a homeless woman who gave birth near st. peter's square. a police woman says she immediately gave her uniform jacket to the new mom and her baby out on a freezing code day. they were taken by ambulance to

the nearest hospital. officials say the pair could stay for up to a year in a vatican owned building, but mot mom hasn't made up her mind yet. >> really? that's kind of odd. >> okay. >> cool. well, you know some twins are the best of friends and some actually never hit it off. but there are signs these two australian kids will get along just fine. >> goodness. >> they're preemies born at 28 withes and weighing just two pounds, christian and christina are doing well. >> christian holding christina's hand while snuggling on dad's chest. their mother says he reached out to hold his sister's hand. who who knows, only about two weeks old. already a romantic maybe. a nurturing little guy. that is so precious. >> we were talking about this in our meeting earlier. one of our producers was saying had he too much chest ha. i don't see a lot there. >> doesn't seem to bother the baby.

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4 degrees below zero. >> he was blue. his face was lifeless. the coroner was on the scene doing essentially a death investigation. >> all signs lead us to believe that he's been dead for a considerable amount of time>> but dr. gerald coleman didn't give up, refusing to pronounce his him dead he and his team performed cpr for two hours as they slowly started warming his stiff cold body. over the next few days, doctors say his brain went from show nothing activity to normal activity. >> we knew we needed a big, big miracle. >> using a special machine that pumps, warms and provides more oxygen to his blood, his heart started beating on its own. >> i've never even heard anything like this. it's amazing, something i've never heard of. >> smith lost all his toes and both pinky fingers but has since made a clear complete recovery. >> it's like i woke up from a treem but it wasn't a dream you know. >> t.j. holmes, abc news, new york.

>> he was in a coma for 15 days after that but doctors were shocked because he woke up without any signs of brain damage. >> amazing. he's making a recovery. coming up, getting back into shape can't wait for this one. >> i caught up with staun teal who told me how even insomniacs can have a ball getting in shape. next on "world news now." i am just out of rhythm there. >> there? >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. as an american, it's hard to hear that we have a serious hunger issue in our country. and as a parent, it's even harder to hear that one in 5 of our kids struggles with hunger, especially when billions of pounds of good food are wasted every year. feeding america is a nationwide network of food banks that helps provide billions of meals to families in need right in your community. visit feedingamerica.org to support feeding america and your local food bank.

>> that's what we went with? >> we're going to show video. sexy and you know it, we're awkward and we know it. this guy we were talking about here is shawn t. after tearing it up with his insanity workouts he's taking on a new challenge right here on abc on thursday nights with his new show "my diet is better than yours." >> let's they're address at elephant in the room. >> don't say it. >> we have two blue balls. i recent recently caught up with him at the new york racket club for some workout strategies that even insomniacs can love. >> the first time i ever saw you was with that wonderful infomercial for hip-hop abs. >> you see how it engages all of my muscles.

>> i feel like the whole midsection is tight. >> i don't know why we're laughing about it. >> first of all, what you have to understand at one point i was 50 pounds overweight and i lost weight dancing and utilizing shawn t's tilt tuck and tighten, and the more you work your lower half of your body the more calories you burn. that's how i lost. i want to create something amazing for people who don't think they can lose the weight. >> tell us about your plan. >> my plan is called the super food swap diet. >> so i have a new show called "my diet is better than yours." the show fun because it represents real life people. we're not at a camp. these people are in their houses and trying different diets. >> a lot of a.m. newsers. what can they do if they're up wide weak awake and trying to make the best of a bad situation? >> all right so some of the best exercises you can do are sitting down. in the middle of the night it's

hard to stand up and jump around. the first thing you can do, we're sitting on resistance balls which i think is best for your back anyway. if you're sitting in a chair, put your hands on the edges of the chair and just start to lift your knees and really engage your core. now, what i want you to do is hold your right leg up, right. >> and extend out a in. and then we're going to hold that leg out and just lift up. all right, but we're going to move on. so we have these balls so we have to be careful. if you're home sitting in your chair it's the best way to do squats. all you have to do is a set of 20. stand up, sit back down and do it as an fast as you can. now push your hips forward as you come up top. now stand up. now just hover over your chair. don't quite sit. >> i'm going to pause you like i do at home. >> you can't pause me. do like that. stick your chest out and do little but don't sit on your chair. three, two.

now put your arms out in front of you just like this what this is doing, it's really enhancing his heart rate. it's getting his heart rate up. he's starting to sweat. i can actually feel the sweat coming off him. you're working your largest muscle groups and you can burn calories in the middle of the night. in the meantime, i'm just going to hang out with kendis. >> come on, y'all. live. are you ready? >> what is the most fun workout that you do in. >> the most fun workout that i do is size. what does everyone love to do? people love to dance. >> awesome. side to side. take it out. >> what about the people who can't dance like myself. >> you can dance. everybody can dance. >> i'm just black. i can't dance. >> there you go, come on. you can't tell me you can't dance. >> i don't feel my abs. >> not yet. ready? >> come on. back, back, squeeze it together. rock right left and do it again. yeah, kendis. yeah.

>> wow, you got some moves. >> i'm sorry. let me give you my black card right here. okay, so if you're up at these hours a couple things he says is key. number one, hydrateing yourself. >> okay. >> having water all the time. that's sort of like it's workout in itself. the other thing, he says there are three exercises you can also do that are pretty easy. do a minute of push-ups. >> do i have to do them with you? >> no. >> do that for a minute. >> i'm not wearing my workout attire. >> you can do that for a minute. you can also do a minute of jumping jackson. >> i can handle that. >> like that. >> and. >> oh, my gosh. are you making this up as you go? do you have any idea what you're doing right now. >> do some tricep pushz like that off a ball or a chair you're sitting at right now. shawn t is safe. >> i want to learn those dance moves. >> those dance moves like back, back, forth, forth.'s get these dayquil liquid gels and go. but these liquid gels are new. mucinex fast max.

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well, this morning we're learning new details about what really was a secret struggle of one of america's most watched actresses back in the early 2000s. >> she was best known as tony ar carmelo's daughter meadow. during the show's run what fans didn't know was jamie lynn sigler was waging a silent war on ms. here's abc's jesse palmer. >> it wasn't my fault. >> she's best known for her role playing tony soprano's daughter meadow. >> we're under a lot of pressure, 0 can? >> but during her time on the sopranos, access jami lynn sigger given a heartbreaking dfl that she kept secret for nearly 15 years. >> i was diagnosed with ms when i was 20 years old.

it was a shock. >> reporter: seigler revealing to "people" magazine after struggling with a case of lyme disease at age 19, she says she was left with feelings of heaviness and tingling in her legs. diagnosed with multiple sclerosis just a year later she confided in one of her famous co-workers. >> jam lynn seigler would never people she worked with but did confide in james gan dolphin know because she trusted him. >> i don't want to hold a secret where it feels like i have something to hide. it's part of who i am. it's not who i am>> also part of her decision to speak out, her 2-year-old son bowe. >> she didn't want her son to feel like he had to keep the secret for her once he went to school and had people asking about his mom and why she was tired. she wanted to see if she could help people about this>> her symptoms gradually getting worse saying she can't walk for a long period of time without resting.

no super hero roles for me. despite her disease, seigler doing her best to live life to the fullest recently celebrating her wedding to cutter dykstra, the two married by singer lance bass over the weekend. >> she just married somebody who she's deeply in love with. they have a beautiful son together and she's counting her blessings. >> and that was jesse palmer reporting. > and she seems to have turned things around. so good for her senator well, that will be the news for this half hour. thank you for joining us, everybody. >> remember to follow us on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> we'll be sure to post our

in the room regarding her own family. trapped underneath. a snow boarder caught florida an avalanche lucky to mak it out alive as the snow catches him from behind and nearlyuries him. the major risk in the west this season. and a long lost love found. the reunion 70 years in the making for this veteran and his wartime girlfriend. look at that. reconnecting on skype well after he stormed the beaches of normandy and why desperately

it is thursday, january 21st. . >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> hey, everyone. good morning. i'm marci gonzalez in for reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. and to welcome you, i shut point out. >> my goodness. >> got some popcorn for you. >> this -- that's just mean. i actually would probably pick some of this off and still eat it. why is this here. >> it's just a prop. >> keep it there just to get my hopes up? >> yeah, exactly. >> thanks. >> that's typical for me. a lot of people over the next few days will need comfort food because of the weather and then some. the folks in the nation's about now. the massive snowstorm is taking aim at i an huge part of the eestsern u.s. this weekend. >> areas that could get six inches or more extend from near the mississippi river all the way to cape cod with two feet possible in some areas. more than 50 million people who

which could bring traffic in the region to a halt. >> here's the deal. it's already had a big impact in the nation's capital. and the big storm hasn't even arrid yet. had the washington, d.c. area got less than two inches of snow last night. it caught commuters by surprise even president obama's helicopter couldn't take off in snow and the normal motorcade that you see here that takes about 25 minutes from andrews took more than an hour. traffic all over the area at a standstill. >> there's just crashes all over the place. it's nuts. this is our news vehicle right here. we've been here for 3 1/2 to 4 hours. have not moved an inch. we're going to walk a little bit and i'm going to sho you, i mean, it's just miles and miles of cars in fact, if we go up here a little bit, you can see people are now starting to get out of their vehicles. maybe they want to stretch their legs and there's another person who is hanging out outside of his car down here. this is perfectly say.

dulles toll road almost at i-66 has not moved for hours. >> that's incredible. >> what a nightmare. >> it's an absolute nightmare. where yea is that highway it's a major highway in the d.c. area. a suburban maryland fire and rescue squad said it was getting one call per minute from stranded drivers. >> wow. >> in virginia, there were hundreds of accidents including at least one fatality. we'll get a live update on the mess in our next half hour. >> and earlier the sneak storm caused dozens accidents we were just talking about in western north carolina near the tennessee border. the problem overnight is black ice. several school districts called off classes or sent students home early. the next storm is about to move into the south and that is the big one. >> that really should be the one that's a problem. we'll get details from accuweather's justin povick. good morning. >> kendis, marci and good morning to you, as well. very actub conditions over the middle atlantic states into the

weekend. we are concerned about a major snowstorm. low pressure takes a trek to the north and east. on the northwestern flanks, the potential for significant snow amounts. i'm talking over a foot of snow, perhaps even local amounts to two feet in and around baltimore and d.c. kendis and marci, back over to you. >> all right. thanks, justin. forecast is sunny and clear for donald trump at least according to the latest poll numbers. he now holds his biggest lead yet in the latest new hampshire poll. but as abc's tom llamas reports, the first day on the campaign trail for the trump/palin tag planned. >> our vets deserve a commander in chief who will let them do their job and go kick isis ass. >> mama grizzly echoing her roaring endorsement for the republican front runner. >> are you ready to make america great again?

>> so no, we're not going to chill. in fact, it's time to drill, baby, drill down and hold these folks accountable. >> reporter: but not everything going as planned. the trump campaign announcing palin would be at a morning rally in iowa, the tickets even promising a special guest. but no sign of sarah. >> we were hoping sarah palin would be here. >> and what happened? no show. >> i was looking forward to seeing her wondering where she went>> and palin's surprises didn't end there. in tulsa, she brought up her 26-year-old son track's arrest this week for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. >> i guess it's the kind of elephant in the room>> police say track palin threatened to shoot himself with an ar-15 assault weapon, palin revealing her son is coping with ptsd saying vets wonder if the president knows what they're going through. >> but my son like so many others they come back a bit different. they come back hardened.

other families who kind of feel these ramifications of some ptsd and some of the woundedness that our soldiers do return with. >>orter: the politics turned reality star. >> you can see russia from here. almost. >> reporter: now helping the reality star turn politician. >> you're fired. you're fired. you're fired>> trump grateful though he hedged when pressed whether he would pick palin as his running mate. >> i don't think she would want to do it and you know, i really don't get into the it right now. i don't even think about vp right now. i just want to bin>> putti on a brave face, senator ted cruz. >> i love sarah palin>> cruz's answer to the palin endorsement, two rallies saturday with conservative firebrand glenn beck and this ad. cruz in camo, hunting with reality superstar phil robertson from "duck dynasty." >> ted cruz is my man. he fits the bill.

he's the man for the job and he will go duck hunting>> tom llamas, des moines iowa. >> hilarious. >> hillary clinton is struggling against glowing support for busy, especially in new hampshire. she appealed to vote erspointing to the trump/palin partnership saying it was up to them to make sure it doesn't become a real-life version of a bad saturday night live skit. she debuted a new ad highlighting her experience. >> the real issue is, who can win the election. who is prepared to do the job. >> sanders responded by saying yes, experience is important. dick cheney had a lot of experience but experience doesn't always mean someone has the right judgment. another slump on wall street. the dow ending up losing 249 points after being down more than 500 at one point during the day. the s&p 500 closed at its lowest

point in nearly two years. investors are getting more worried about economic growth after oil prices had their worst one-day drop in several months. president obama was sounding upbeat about the auto industry during a visit to detroit. the president said one reason for his stop at the auto show was to look at new cars for when his term ends next year. on a serious note, the president said he was concerned about the water crisis in flint. >> i know that if i was a parent up there, i would be beside myself that my kid's health could be at risk. >> and according to e-mails just released by the michigan governor, his staff initially tried to avoid responsibility for the crisis in flint. a day after doctors reported high levels of lead in flint, children, the governor's top aide told him the real responsibility for the city's water issues rested with local government officials. this proved not to be the case since the state treasurer was the official who signed off on the change in water supply.

while the auto industry may be doing better in detroit, the school system is not. nearly all schools closed yesterday due to a mario masicout by protesting teachers and the head of the teachers union is threatening another mario masicout for today despite the school district going to court to stop it. the teachers say they are trying to draw attention to the poor conditions of the schools including safety has affords and super sized classes. we've got a startling new video to show you about a snow boarder on a run as he triggers an avalanche. it's bringing some new attention to the dangers on the slopes and it's getting the guy in a lot of hot water. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: just seven seconds snowboarder christian michael mares' downhill run, an avalanche. >> yis christian? >> reporter: narrowly missing trees. tumbling downhill, shaken, but alive. >> reporter: conditions across the west are ripe for avalanches. two people have been killed this week. bringing the recent total to seven.

every winter, an average of 27 people die in avalanches. in california, the ski resort says he and his pals were trespassing in a closed area. the local sheriff says mares may be prosecuted. mares says he didn't know the area was closed. the avalanche last week near lake tahoe is in the same area where teams have now called off the search for a ski instructor carson may, missing since thursday. avalanche experts tell us the danger doesn't pass when the storm passes. some areas have seen deadly avalanches triggered in late spring and even early summer. >> and with bone chilling cold and a massive snowstorm for much of the country, it may be hard to remember but last yearas the warmest year on record. 2014 had been the record holder and scientists predict this year will be even warmer than last year. that would make this the first time there have been three

record years in a row. so think those warm thoughts as you deal with all this cold and snow. >> in the next couple of days. we'll see. >> so jami keyton a guy in illinois who is making a living off a mysterious medical condition. objects like cans stick to the skin. this is so weird. >> it's so bizarre. >> his doctor says he isn't sick and is in pretty good shape. >> his skin acts like the suckers on the tentacles of an octopus. he says his talent works with any nonporous material including keys, bottles and cell phonesand he's making a living entertaining people with this unique talent. how did he first learn this? this is just so fascinating me. >> apparently he learned when he was at a baseball game after he shaved his head, he tried to catch a ball, hit into the stands and he said let's go for drinks and he couldn't find it.

>> you're a man with all the answers. he makes a living. he makes like $1,000 a day doing appearances. >> good for him. coming up later, pants that can help you work out smarter and harder. >> but first, will these milk shakes bring all the boys to your yard? they lk good but they're going to cost you. see why some think this shake craze is just too crazy. >> and the latest on the oscars' backlash. newest voices to join the debate on raisin including some academy members outraged at what some people are saying about them. also check out our behind the scenes picks on instagram abcwnn. you are watching "world news now." human coronavirus... hepati- >>c virus. there are a lot of different kinds of yucky germs. but not all disinfecting wipes... are approved to kill the same number them. lysol wipes are approved to kill more

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my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard >> crowds in new york seem to think so. they're waiting in line in the cold weather as much as two hours to buy one of these. they're foot tall. >> oh, my goodness. >> they do cost $15. black tap restaurant usually has three varieties available at a time. sometimes a seasonal flavor. interest exploded when the owner posted pics on instagram. they look great. >> of course. oh, my gosh, when we were talking about this before and i heard $15 a thought that's kind of ridiculous. that's a lot more than a milkshake. that's a work of art. >> take me to the yard. that song is about something

else. that song is about something else. we could take this conversation a whole other direction but we'll just move on. there are major changes coming to more than 507 prominent colleges and universities. >> as any recent college graduate or college student knows, the application process, of course, can be overwhelmingly stressful but the tide is about to turn. abc's juju chang explains>> it's nos secret, college applications seem scarier than ever. i recent study showing teens even more stressed out than adults. a new report released by the harvard based group making caring common is trying to tackle the issue. the report endorsed by more than 50 colleges including the entire ivy league says the teens are taught to emphasize personal success rather than concern for others. >> achievement is clearly important but it has to be balanced with concern for others and concern for the common good. we can't just reward those who achieve. >> change cag the college application process they say

would send a strong message to young people. >> this is the first time in history that colleges have banded together across the country and said that ethical m.i.t., one of the reports endorserser has already begun to make changes. >> you changed your essay question to involve community as opposed to some sort of achievement highlight. >> that's right. we want to know how have you affected those around you and made those around you better. because that's important. >> reporter: the report calling for reducing the number of a.p. classes and extra curricular activities even making some s.a.t. scores optional. sherry falco's son chris is shooting to harvard. " can of the track and debate teams he volunteers oodles of hours and takes five a.p. classes. >> do you worry about the toll the stress takes on him. >> yeah, he doesn't sleep. you see fatigue. i don't know if he knows how to have a good time.

means>> juju chang, abc news, new york. >> kendis is still ghouling what that song was. >> let's hope he learns from that. wasn't. >> announcer: "world news now"

abc stations. . >> the direct remember spike lee weighing in on the oscar bab lash. >> he's call the whole controversy a misdirection play as members of the academy take racist. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: academy members are speaking out, some defending the now controversial oscar votes. access pennel leeann miller saying to imply that this is because all of us are racists is but quincy jones says all-white nominees for the second year in a row is another embarrassing hollywood sequel. >> got to find a solution to fix

too long. >> reporter: oscar winner lupita nyong'o says it has her thinking about unconscious prejudice. and what merits prestige in our culture. while many suggest the academy's 93% white membership plays a role, others suggest looking at the big picture. >> it goes further than the academy awards. it goes back to the gatekeepers. >> the studios. >> yes. what we're making, what we're not making. >> reporter: on monday, the academy president saying they're taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of the membership. but changing the complexion of the academy will take some time. there are more than 6,200 oscar voters, predominantly older white men and they serve for life. linsey davis, abc news, new york. and this is a big deal. tune in or set your dvrs because later on "good morning america," will splitting will talk about it into. >> be right back. aw...

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for anyone who loves a good love story or who thinks the news is all negative. >> yeah. >> a really nice story here. >> you're into this. >> this is my favorite story of the day. there's a couple who dated during world war ii. they met in london. their romance survived him parachuteing to normandy. they ended up breaking up up after the war. well, now, 70 decades later they decided to look each other up and found each other all these years later. this is them having their first skype conversation after all of those years. they talked for two hours and then decided it will be really face. she lives in australia and he lives in virginia beach. people raised money to help them fly to see each other. an airline gave them first class ticket funds now they're going to see each other and spend

>> what did his wife say about it? >> that's a good one. this is a really nice little story. >> it's cute. all right. good. >> you're not feeling love? >> no, love is fantastic after seven decades. take a look at these pants. they talk and they vibrate. they are yoga pants that actually. >> why do they vibrate? >> it's part of this company that's selling them right now on presay. they're by wearable experiments. and when you do did the proper form when your form is correct, it will make the calming ohm. >> what if you do it wrong? what do they say? >> then it's like ooh. >> oh, really? well, then. >> make a completely different sound. i know how much you love the man bun. >> the man bun is cool. >> it's a look you have rocked before. >> yeah. >> that's a great look. well, now the man bun has some competition.

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now," going nowhere fast. a traffic nightmare in d.c. as cars and trucks slide all over the beltway. the roads an absolute mess and only an inch of snow and now two feet could be on the way. we're live from the capital. >> and the january stock slump continues. the average 401(k) losing thousands nearly every day this month. but can americans find relief elsewhere as investors hope for a turnaround. >> and new this half hour, cracking down on hoverboards. >> yeah, absolutely. we've seen the dangers of the popular toys which have burst into flames. now the government wants to take drastic action. >> and "star wars" fans will have to wait a little bit longer for their next intergalactic fix as the release date for episode 8 is pushed back. the whole story is ahead in "the skinny." it is thursday, january 21st.

from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm marci gonzales in for reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. of course, we've been talking about the big winter storm that is coming up. it is crippled even at this that is our big story. we're starting with the winter weather bearing down on the east coast. about 50 million people you mentioned will be impacted this weekend. >> but as you said, washington, d.c. already got a taste with a smaller storm during evening rush hour. the 1.6 inches brought traffic on area highways and city streets to a standstill. residents complained the public works department got a late start on treating the roads and then its trucks couldn't get around all of those stuck cars. >> and look at this. the president's marine one helicopter was grounded. the presidential entourage had and even that took more than an hour. >> oh, my goodness. the limos and vans added to the mess.

were all over the washington area as this app showed late last night. all those red lines all the places where there are backups and accidents. >> all those dots indicative of accidents in the d.c. area. tom roussey of our station in washington, wjla, joining us now. taup, good morning. how's it looking? >> good morning, kendis. unfortunately, it is still looking bad. evening rush hour essentially has not ended in the washington, d.c. area. the d.c. beltway, the big interstate that goes in a circle around the city is still a mess in many places. interstate 95 in virginia south of d.c. still a mess. other interstates throughout the area still bad, as well. slowly but surely things are better. but in just a few hours evening rush hour is going to bleed into morning rush hour. and what happened, as you said earlier, their crews were caught totally unawares. a lot of roads were untreated. even though it was a very small snowstorm, the cars drove over the snow, turned it into ice,

that caused a huge amount of accidents and then firefighters and ambulances, they couldn't get to the accidents to clear them. so it just turned into a giant mess. there are stories of folks who have been sitting in their cars for six, seven hours and have barely moved an inch. >> and yeah. >> this is something nobody really expected either. so they weren't prepared. people probably didn't have water and the things they would need to be able to sit in their cars for that long. >> yeah. >> they weren't prepared at all. i mean, everybody's been talking about the big storm that's supposed to be coming for the weekend and it's almost like people, including the crews that are supposed to treat the roads kind of overlooked this one. yeah, it's been an absolute mess. obviously if people had known this was coming, they would have left work early. nobody knew it was coming. p.m. rush hour hit and all of a sudden it was the worst thing ever. this will go down as one of the worst evening rush hours ever around here and again, it's still not over. >> tom, this doesn't bode well.we're talking 1.6 inches that

during rush hour. this doesn't bode well for the nearly two feet of snow that's expected in the next 24 to 48 hours. >> no, that's what a lot of folks have been saying. i mean, if you can't handle a little over an inch, how on earth is d.c. going to handle two feet? i will say though over the course of growing up around here and reporting around here, it's always the ones that catch you unaware that are the worst. i've seen very large snowstorms in the past and generally as long as people have ample warning they stay off roads. this one is going to hit on the weekend mostly. so they'll definitely be staying off the roads. and also the crews are ready when you know about it i advance. tonight neither the people who drive regular folks or the crews were ready. i think that's why it was so bad. i actually think this weekend, hopefully, it may not even go as bad as tonight has. >> what a mess it is, even in the early morning hours in the washington, d.c. area. crippled, people still stuck on highways there. tom, thank you, my friend.

>> and that really big snowstorm that we've been talking about begins moving into that area later today and then wallops the rest of the east coast. >> let's get all the grizzly details from justin povick at ac accuweather. >> good morning to you. as we go throughout the next 24 hours, we will start to see our storm system off the southeastern coast really organize, pull back some moisture and within a very cold air mass, we are concerned about very heavy snow from southwestern virginia all the way into coastal portions of central new england. how much? well, over a foot of snow florida excess of 18 inches the also d.c. heavy amounts down interstate 81, as well with significant amounts all the way toward boston. the potential there of up to 6 inches of snow and pounding surf, dangerous surf conditions along the eastern seaboard along with gusty winds, beach erosion possible, as well. kendis, marci, back to you. >> thank you. on the campaign trail, another day, another positive poll for

republican donald trump. the new figures show trump with 34%. his biggest lead yet in new hampshire. ted cruz is a distant second at 14% followed by a slightly surging jeb bush, tied with marco rubio at 10%. on her first full day as trump supporter in chief, sarah palin was at last -- was a last-minute no show at a morning rally in iowa and rejoined the campaign later in tulsa where she talked about war veterans and problems adjusting to civilian life alluding to her son track adjust calling it the elephant in the room. >> i can certainly relate with other families who feel these ramifications of some ptsd and some of the woundedness that our soldiers do return with. it is now or never for the sake of ameinest that we have that commander in chief who al respect them. >> no word yet from the trump

earlier event in iowa. >> hillary clinton didn't waste any time using an image of trump and palin hoping to fire up her supporters. the question this morning is, will that be enough to surpass the surging bernie sanders? here's abc's cecilia vega. >> are you ready for a commander in chief? >> the clinton campaign hoping to raise big bucks from that big endorsement. sending out this plea. donate to make sure this is nothing more than a bad "snl" skit come to life. >> but it is no laughing matter for hillary clinton. especially with the new poll showing bernie sanders with his biggest lead yet in new hampshire. bill clinton right there the assessing the damage. >> we're on a home field disadvantage here. >> the implication? sanders from neighboring vermont has a leg up in the granite state. >> you've been good to me. you've been good to our family. i trust you.

highlighting her experience. >> the secretary of state who stood up for america and stared down hostile leaders around the world is the one candidate for president who has everything it takes to do every part of the job>> but sanders says experience isn't everything. the candidate who promised to run a positive campaign now says this. >> experience is important. dick cheney had a lot of experience. >> reporter: in the homestretch, clinton hoping to capitalize on president obama's popularity with the democratic base writing a personal essay. and that essay accomplish published on wednesday when exactly one year from then, a new president will be sworn in. cecilia vega, abc news, des moines. >> analysts are hoping wall street has turned a corner. the dow was down 565 points at one point yesterday, but then turned the corner and ended the day only losing 249. the latest wave affair was triggered by the biggest drop in oil prices in months. crude is now selling below $27 a

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french tennis star wilfried tsonga is a huge hit on social media this morning after coming to the aid of an ailing ball girl at the australian open. he stopped play and escorted her off the court after noticing that she wasn't feeling well. he says he appreciates the accolades but says offering a helping hand is just the normal thing to do. and temperatures in melbourne were upper 80s. pretty warm to be playing tennis. another sports celebrity is being credited with coming to the rescue of a woman involved in a three-car accident. new england patriots reserve linebacker dareus fleming says that he got 22 stitches in his right leg as a result of the rescue last week. he says he saw the woman struggling inside her smoking car and when he couldn't open the doors he kicked his foot through a window to pull her to safety. and the actor who turned into a good samaritan got a visit from the father of the man he rescued. >> hollywood hero jamie foxx, saving the day in real life.

you. here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> got to move your car. got to move your car. >> after this violent, fiery crash outside his home, oscar winning actor jamie foxx playing the role of real life hero. >> he was inside on fire. we pulled him out. you need to send an ambulance please. when i get here the truck is over on its side and it's in flames. i just had to do something. >> reporter: foxx rushing down his driveway to find the 32-year-old driver trapped. >> we pulled him out and as we pulled him out within five seconds later, the truck goes up. >> you saved my son's life. because he could have burned up right here. >> reporter: that driver's father, just thankful foxx was there. >> just the idea that someone would do that is so much more than i could fathom. so i just -- it's all tears of joy. >> reporter: his son is in the hospital but alive. jamie foxx saying god had his

no heroes, just happy fathers. >> kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> very humble about the whole thing. when we come back, john legend's impromptu concert outside a detention center. >> and you'll have to wait a little longer to see the next "star wars" movie. "the skinny" is next. e to wait a little longer to >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. meatball on white! next! you want mustard on that or not! come on, come on. i haven't got all day here! it doesn't come with peppers! they're extra!

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skinny, so skinny >> well, topping our headlines for "the skinny" this morning, music legend john legend lends his powerful voice to a controversial issue. >> the grammy award winning singer joined forces with colombian rock star juanes to perform outside of the eloy detention center in arizona yesterday. their aim to raise awareness of the connection between mass deportations and the disproportionate incarceration of people of color in the u.s. these thoughts of freedom is all i ever had all i ever had >> well, the eloy immigration detention center is located about 100 miles from the mexican border and holds an estimated 1500 people.

>> right next to some disappointing news for star wars fans. >> you're going to having to wait an additional six months for the next movie episode 8 was the originally slated to debut in may of next year. now it's not going to be released till december of 2017. >> insiders within our parent company disney say the decision comes after the blockbuster's success of "the force awakens" over the year end holidays say they have decided to give episode 8 the same christmas treatment. that makes sense. >> it gives more breathing room to "rogue one" about the heist of the original death star plans. that comes out odecember 16th of this year. >> i have no idea what you're talking about. totally lost me. >> a lot of people too who are looking forward to all of those, yes. next, controversy is brewing for "trainwreck" star amy schumer. >> the comedienne is accused of joke theft by someone who compared her jokes to the gags an of other comedians like

kathleen madigan and wendy lieberman. she took to the airwaves on sirius xm to vigorously deny the accusations. >> and she thinks that i in 2006, again, that i saw that or that i saw wendy's joke in the '90s and thought okay, if i just wait this out or that i refeld sets, that's so crazy. >> so schumer says "i'd literally take a polygraph" to prove her innocence. >> i see a whole bit being made out of this. >> and it's going to be very off-colored language i'm sure from amy schumer. >> absolutely. i'd be interested to hear the jokes that they're saying are similar. >> whether they were worth it if they were plagiarized jokes. >> or if it's maybe just a similar theme or i don't know. we'll see. finally, kylie jenner has broken her silence about that omnipresent cartier love bracelet. >> she says she's been wearing

it with everything because she's been locked inside of it for four years. what? the 18-year-old jenner revealed on snapchat that one of her many love bracelets has been stuck on her wrist forcing her -- >> oh heavens. >> -- to head to a cartier store to get it pried off. the $5,000 bracelets are designed to be opened and closed with a small screwdriver. >> but do not worry, people. i know you are so concerned. she has more where those came from. in all she has three 18 karat yellow gold and three white gold versions of the bangle. that's a whole lot of love and a whole lot of i don't care. >> you pretty much summed it up. >> we tell you all about it. you're welcome. >> coming up from motown to off the wall. >> that's the title of the new documentary about how the king of pop first spread his solo wings.

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this 1981 performance from the triumph tour just one example of the never before seen stuff that spike's found. >> like michael's impossibly soaring original demo of "don't stop till you get enough," recorded at the jackson family compound in ensign know. bringing viewers back three and a half decades. with michael first spreading his solo wings ready for superstar dom as a man. >> what i do, i don't want it labeled black or white. >> i want it labeled as music. this music, rocking, soulful and sophisticated. dance floor dynamite that sold 30 million copies worldwide and influenced so many of today's biggest names from john legend to quest love. >> that's the first time we heard that iconic yell. that's his free at last, free at last. >> artists sharing how michael's talents helped them find their own. >> i always use michael first and foremost as a vocal inspiration.

"off the wall" was definitely the one that made me feel like i could sing. i found my falsetto because of "off the wall," "don't stop till you get enough." >> timeless music still brimming with the youthful excitement of its time. chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> and kendis has now abandoned me for the "world news now" dance floor. >> it's my medley of michael jackson dances. >> that's crazy. >> i'm not going to grab my crotch. >>it's after midnight. you can get away with it. >> i'll just moon walk off this. how long is this break? >> we'll be right back. >> we'll be right back.iyou can get away with it. >> i'll just moon walk off this. how long is this break. >> we'll be right back.tyou can get away with it.

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ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." in the race for the white house, donald trump gets yet another boost in the polls. while hillary clinton struggles for new support in her battle with bernie sanders. details in a moment. new visa waiver rules could be announced today designed to make it harder for europeans who have traveled to isis hot spots to enter the u.s. the head of the consumer product safety commission calling for a suspension of all online sales of all hoverboards until there is better testing and proof of safety of the devices. this after a number of the boards caught fire. and the nfl has its first female assistant coach. kathryn smith will help the bills special teams, buffalo also hired the first female scout in the nfl 30 years ago. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, january 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now."

half hour with the presidential candidates and where they stand less than two weeks before wa's kickoff caucuses and the new hampshire primaries. >> it is getting here soon. on the republican side, the donald, well his road show debuted its opening act sarah palin bringing all of her conservative firepower to voters in tulsa. abc's bazi kanani on the campaign trail. >> donald trump back on the trail solo after his big endorsement from sarah palin. telling supporters in iowa that it's the white house or bust for him. >> even if i won the nomination and didn't win, i would consider that a major loss. >> reporter: the former alaska governor later joined trump in oklahoma. >> you deserve the best. now, our candidate, he is from the private sector. he's not a politician and here is where you say h hlelujah. >> political analysts call palin's endorsement extremely valuable. >> keep in mind sarah palin is more popular than any republican

right now among republicans. >> reporter:n the democratic side, a stunning new poll shows bernie sanders with a nearly 30-point lead over hillary clinton in new hampshire. and another shocker, 91% of new hampshire democrats view sanders favorably. for clinton, just 65%. the vermont senator is also within striking distance in iowa. >> i think we have the momentum. and i think we stand a very good chance to win in both states. >> reporter: and the clinton campaign agrees sending out a plea to donors that concedes there is a real possibility we could lose those contests. clinton's top surrogate, her husband, blames sanders' lead in new hampshire on his home field advantage since he comes from a neighboring state. >> the real issue is, who can win the election, who is prepared to do the job. >> clinton urged his wife's supporters not to worry. he said he always knew the race would be competitive.

bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> well, there wasn't much of a race in washington last night. a surprise snowstorm coated the city with more than an inch and a half of snow and ice. traffic came to a standstill even on major roads and highways. and even for the presidential motorcade bringing mr. obama back to the white house from andrews joint base andrews. suburban maryland authorities said they were getting more than one emergency call a minute. virginia police report dozens of accidents and at least one fatality. and it wasn't any better from the busy city streets. there were many accidents in west virginia including at least six chain reaction pile-ups. in another accident a car slid into a store front. shutting the business. luckily, there were no injuries to report here. experts say a light snowfall like this is more dangerous than the big one because drivers are overconfidenen >> drivers in west virginia and washington will get a chance to find out if that's really true because a big one is on the way.

accuweather's justin povick. justin, good morning. >> kendis, marci, we are following developing severe weather on this thursday more so over the western gulf coast states from louisiana back into alabama and mississippi. threats here going to be damaging winds and tornadoes. and then later on friday into friday night a a saturday, we will be following a heavy snow thre evolving throughouthe middle atlantic states and into portions of the coastal northeast. there is the potential for over a foot of snow for some. kendis and marci, back to you. >> justin, thank you. moving on, newly released e-mails indicate top officials in michigan tried at first to avoid responsibility for the water crisis in flint a day after doctors reported high levels of lead in flint children, a top aide to the governor told him it the real responsibility for the city's water issues rested with local government officials but then later e-mails acknowledged that it was the state treasurer who okayed the water supply switch.

he has since resigned. >> the u.s. stock market is opening lower this morning after another wild ride. there are signs some investors are panicking after a really bad start to the year. others are sitting on the sidelines until this is over. more now from abc's rebecca jarvis. >> wall street's wild swings, stocks slammed by plunging oil prices. tanking to just $26.55 a barrel, the lowest price in more than 12 years. great news for consumers. the majority of americans paying less than $2 a gallon at the pump. but a significant blow to the energy industry, which already lost 100,000 jobs last year. and now risks losing even more. investors also concerned that a slowdown in china, the world's second largest economy, could trigigr a slowdown here in areas like c cstruction, technology, and manufacturing. >> the market can handle bad news, but it can't handle uncertainty. >> reporter: so far this year, the stock market turbulence has

from share prices. for the typical retirement savings account, that's a loss of neay $8,300. >> stocks so far this year are now down almost 10%. that is a market correction. for anyone worried about that retirement savings account, know this, the hardest thing to do is the very best thing you can do for your money and that is wait it out over time. back historically speaking. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> the now infamous drug -- former drug company executive martin shkreli has been subpoenaed to testify before a house committee. >> he gained notoriety for hiking an the price of a life-saving drug by about 5,000%. not clear whether he will show up there. celly tweeting house busy whining to reporters about me appearing for their chitchat next week. haven't decided yet, should i?" >> maybe he's still playing his guitar.

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he was in a coma for 15 days after that, but doctors were shocked because he woke up without any signs from brain damage. >> amazing. he's making a recovery. coming up, getting back into shape. can't wait for this one. >> i caught up with shaun t who told me how even insomniacs can have a ball getting in shape. next on "world news now." i am just out of rhythm there. >> there? >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.n american, it's hard to hear that we have a serious hunger issue in our country. and as a parent, it's even harder to hear that one in 5 of our kids struggles with hunger, especially when billions of pounds of good food are wasted every year. feeding america is a nationwide network of food banks that helps provide billions of meals to families in need right in your community. visit feedingamerica.org to support feeding america and your local food bank.

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whole midsection is tight. >> i don't know why we're laughing about it. >> first of all, what you have to understand is that at one point, i was 50 pounds overage and i lost weight dancing and i lost the waite weight actually utilizing shawn t's tilt, tuck and tighten. and the more you work your lower half of your body ththth calories you burn. that's how i lost weight. i want to create something amazing for people who don't think they can lose the weight. >> tell us about your plan. >> my plan is called the super food swap diet. >> so i have a new show called "my diet is better than yours." the show is so fun because it represents real life people. we're not at a camp. these people are in their houses and trying different diets. which is what america does. >> let's go to our viewers. a lot of a.m. newsers. they're insomniacs. what can they do if they're up wide awake and trying to make the best of a bad situation? >> all right so some of the best exercises you can do are sitting down. in the middle of the night it's hard to stand up and jump

around. the first thing you can do, we're sitting on resistance balls which i think is best for your back anyway. if you're sitting in a chair, one thing you want to do is put your hands on the edges of the chair and just start to lift your knees and really engage ur core. now, what i want you to do is hold your right leg up, right. >> and extend out and in. and then we're going to holdld that leg out and just lift up. all right, but we're going to move on. so we have these balls so we have to be careful. if you're home sitting in your chair it's the best way to do squats. all you have to do is a set of 20. stand up out of your chair, sit back down and then just do it as fast as you can. now push your hips forward as you come up top. now stand up. now just hover over your chair. don't quite sit. >> i'm going to pause you like i do at home. >> you can't pause me. do like that. stick your chest outnd do little pulses but don't actually sit on your chair. 20, 19. three, two. now just hold it.

of you just like this what this is doing, it's really enhancing his heart rate. it's getting his heart rate up. he's starting to sweat. >> it's hurting. >> i can actually feel the sweat coming off him. you're working your largest muscle groups and you can burn calories in the middle of the night. in the meantime, i'm just going to hang out with kendis. >> come on, y'all. live. are you ready? >> what is the most fun workout that you do? >> the most fun workout that i do is cizeze what does everyone love to do? people love to dance. >> awesome. side to side. take it out. >> what about the people who can't dance like myself? >> you can dance. everybody can dance. i can't dance. >> there you go, come on. you can't tell me you can't dance. >> i don't feel my abs. >> not yet. ready? >> come on. back, back, squeeze it together. rock right left and do it again. yeah, kendis. yeah. you got it. >> wow, you got some moves. >> i'm sorry.

let me give you my black card right here. okay, so if you're up at these hours a couple things he says is key. number one, hydrating yourself. >> okay. >> having water all the time. that's sort of like it's workout in itself. the other thing, he says there are three exercises you can also do that are pretty easy. you can do a minute of push-ups. >> do i have to do them with you? >> no, you don't have to. >> do that for a minute. >> i'm not wearing my workout attire. >> you can do that for a minute. you can also do a minute of jumping jacks. >> i can handle that. >> like that. >> and. >> oh, my gosh. are you making this up as you go? do you have any idea what you're doing right now? >> do some tricep pushes like that off a ball or a chair you're sitting at right now. shaun t is safe. >> i want to learn those dance moves. >> those dance moves like back, back, forth, forth. back, forth, forth.'s get these dayquil liquid gels and go. but these liquid gels are new. mucinex fast max.

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well, this morning we're learn agsome new details about what really was a secret struggle of one of america's most watched actresses back in the early towels. >> she was best known as tony and carmelo's daughter meadow. during the show's run whatans didn't know was jamie lynn sigler was waging a silent war on multiple sclerosis. here's abc's jesse palmer. >> it wasn't my fault. >> she's best known for her role playing tony soprano's daughter meadow. >> we're under a lot of pressure, okay? >> but during her time on the sopranos, access jami lynn sigler given a heartbreaking diagnosis that she kept secret for nearly 15 years. >> i was diagnosed with m.s. when i was 20 years old.

it was a shock. >> reporter: seigler revealing to "people" magazine after struggling with a case of lyme disease at age 19, she says she was left with feelings of heaviness and tingling in her legs. diagnosed with multiple sclerosis just a year later she confided in one of her famous co-workers. >> jami lynn sigger kept the secret a long time. but did confide in james gan dolphin know because she trusted him. >> i don't want to hold a secret where it feels like i have something to hide. it's part of who i am. >> it's not who i am. >> also part of her decision to speak out, her 2-year-old son beau. >> she didn't want her son to feel like he had to keep the secret for her once he went to school and had people asking about his mom and why she was tired. she wanted to see if she could help people with this. >> >> reporter: her symptoms gradually getting worse saying she can't walk for a long period

of time without resting. i cannot run. no super hero roles for me. despite her disease, seigler doing her best to live life to the fullest. the 34-year-old recently celebrating her wedding to cutter dykstra, the two married by singer lance bass over the weekend. >> she just married somebody who she's deeply in love with. they have a beautiful son together and she actually is someone who is counting her blessings. >> and that was jesse palmer reporting. > and she seems to have turned things around. >> so good for her. >> well, that will be the news for this half hour. thank you for joining us, everybody. >> remember to follow us on facebook at wnnfans.com. workout tips there. >> yeah. to post our

this morning on "world news now," the major storm slamming the east. >> the winter weather system crippling parts of the midwest and the south. taking aim at the east coast. the nation's capital already feeling it. traffic stuck k k k k s and the real snow hasn't even arrived yet. on the trail with donald trump. now boosted in the polls. he's taking to the road living iowa and enjoying sarah palin's endorsement while the former governor addresses the elephant in the room regarding her own family. trapped underneath. a snow boarder caught florida an avalanche lucky to make it out alive as the snow catches him from behind and nearly buries him. the major risk in the west this season. and a long lost love found. the reunion 70 years in the making for this veteran and his wartime girlfriend. look at that. reconnecting on skype well after he stormed the beaches of normandy and why he desperately wants to see her in person.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> hey, everyone. good morning. i'm marci gonzalez in for reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. and to welcome you, i shut point out. >> my goodness. >> got some popcorn for you. >> this -- that's just mean. i actually would probably pick some of this off and still eat it. why is this here. >> it's just a prop. >> keep it there just to get my hopes up? >> yeah, exactly. >> thanks. >> that's typical for me. a lot of people over the next few days will need comfort food because of the weather and then some. the folks in the nation's capital really needing comfort about now. the massive snowstorm is taking aim at i an huge part of the eastern u.s. this weekend. >> areas that could get six inches or more extend from near the mississippi river all the way to cape cod with two feet possible in some areas. more than 50 million people who will see significant snowfall

which could bring traffic in the region to a halt. >> here's the deal. it's already had a big impact in the nation's capital. and the big storm hasn't even arrived yet. had the washington, d.c. area got less than two inches of snow last night. it caught commuters by surprise. even president obama's helicopter couldn't take off in snow and the normal motorcade that you see here that takes about 25 minutes from andrews took more than an hour. traffic all over the area at a standstill. >> there's just crashes all over the place. it's nuts. this is our news vehicle right here. we've been here for 3 1/2 to 4 hours. have not moved an inch. we're going to walk a little bit and i'm going to show you, i mean, it's just miles and miles of cars in fact, if we go up here a little bit, you can see people are now starting to get out of their vehicles. maybe they want to stretch their legs and there's another person who is hanging out outside of his car down here. this spfrly safe.

dulles toll road almost at i-66 has not moved for hours. >> that's incredible. >> what a nightmare. >> it's an absolute nightmare. where jay is right there, that highway, it's a major highway in the d.c. area. a suburban maryland fire and rescue squad said it was getting one call per minute from stranded drivers. >> wow. >> in virginia, there were hundreds of accidents including at least one fatality. we'll get a live update on the mess in our next half hour. >> and earlier the sneak storm caused dozens of those accidents we were just talking about in western north carolina near the tennessee border. the problem overnight is black ice. several school districts called off classes or sent students home early. the next storm is about to move into the south and that is the big one. >> that really should be the one that's a problem. we'll get details from accuweather's justin povick. good morning. >> kendis, marci and good morning to you, as well. very active conditions over the middle atlantic states into the weekend.

we are concerned about a major snowstorm. low pressure takes a trek to the north and east. on the northwestern flanks, the potential for significant snow amounts. i'm talking over a foot of snow, perhaps even local amounts to two feet in and around baltimore and d.c. kendis and marci, back over to you. >> all right. thanks, justin. forecast is sunny and clear for donald trump at least according to the latest poll numbers. he now holds his biggest lead yet in the latest new hampshire poll. but as abc's tom llamas reports, the first day on the campaign trail for the trump/palin tag team didn't go exactly as planned. >> our vets deserve a commander in chief who will let them do their job and go kick isis ass. >> reporter: mama grizzly echoing her roaring endorsement for the republican front runner. >> are you ready to make america great again? [ cheers ] >> reporter: giving her fans some of the greatest hits.

>> so no, we're not going to chill. in fact, it's time to drill, baby, drill down and hold these folks accountable. >> reporter: but not everything going as planned. the trump campaign announcing palin would be at a morning rally in iowa, the tickets even promising a special guest. but no sign of sarah. >> we were hoping sarah palin would be here. >> reporter: and what happened? no show? >> no show. >> i was looking forward to seeing her wondering where she went. >> reporter: and palin's surprises didn't end there. in tulsa, she brought up her 26-year-old son track's arrest this week for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. >> i guess it's the kind of elephant in the room. >> reporter: police say track palin, a veteran, threatened to shoot himself with an ar-15 assault weapon, palin revealing her son is coping with ptsd saying vets wonder if the president knows what they're going through. >> but my son, like so many others, they come back a bit different. they come back hardened.

other families who kind of feel these ramifications of some ptsd and some of the woundedness that our soldiers do return with. >> reporter: the politician-turned-reality star. almost. >> reporter: now helping the reality star-turned-politician. >> you're fired. you're fired. you're fired. though he would pick palin as his running mate. >> i don't think she would want to do it and you know, i really don't get into the it right now. i don't even think about vp right now. i just want to win. >> reporter: putting on a brave face, senator ted cruz. >> i love sarah palin. >> reporter: cruz's answer to the palin endorsement, two rallies saturday with conservative firebrand glenn beck and this ad. cruz in camo, hunting with reality superstar phil robertson from "duck dynasty." >> ted cruz is my man. he fits the bill.

will go duck hunting. >> reporter: tom llamas, abc news, des moines, iowa. >> hilarious. on the democratic side, hillary clinton is struggling against glowing support for bernie sanders. she appealed to voters, pointing to the trump/palin partnership saying it was up to them to make sure it doesn't become a real-life version of a bad "saturday night live" skit. that's how she described it. she debuted a new ad highlighting her experience. >> the real issue is, who can win the election. who is prepared to do the job. >> sanders responded by saying yes, experience is important. dick cheney had a lot of experience but experience doesn't always mean someone has the right judgment. another slump on wall street. the dow ending up losing 249 points after being down more than 500 at one point during the day. the s&p 500 closed at its lowest point in nearly two years.

investors are getting more worried about economic growth after oil prices had their worst one-day drop in several months. president obama was sounding upbeat about the auto industry during a visit to detroit. the president said one reason for his stop at the auto show was to look at new cars for when his term ends next year. on a serious note, the president said he was concerned about the water crisis in flint. >> i know that if i was a parent up there, i would be beside myself that my kids' health could be at risk. >> and according to e-mails just released by the michigan governor, his staff initially tried to avoid responsibility for the crisis in flint. a day after doctors reported high levels of lead in flint children, the governor's top aide told him the real responsibility for the city's water issues rested with local

government officials. this proved not to be the case since the state treasurer was the official who signed off on the change in water supply. while the auto industry may be doing better in detroit, the school system is not. nearly all schools closed yesterday due to a mass sickout by protesting teachers. and the head of the teachers union is threatening another mass sickout for today despite the school district going to court to stop it. the teachers say they are trying to draw attention to the poor conditions of the schools including safety has affords and super sized classes. we've got a startling new video to show you about a snowboarder on a run as he triggers an avalanche. it's bringing some new attention to the dangers on the slopes and hot water. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: just seven seconds snowboarder christian michael mares' downhill run, an avalanche. >> christian? >> reporter: narrowly missing trees. tumbling downhill, shaken, but alive. >> reporter: conditions across the west are ripe for avalanches. two people have been killed this week. bringing the recent total to

seven. every winter, an average of 27 people die in avalanches. in california, the ski resort says he and his pals were trespassing in a closed area. the local sheriff says mares may be prosecuted. mares says he didn't know the the avalanche last week near lake tahoe is in the same area where teams have now called off the search for a ski instructor carson may, missing since thursday. avalanche experts tell us the danger doesn't pass when the storm passes. some areas have seen deadly avalanches triggered in late spring and even early summer. >> and with bone chilling cold and a massive snowstorm for much of the country, it may be hard to remember but last year was the warmest year on record. 2014 had been the record holder and scientists predict this year will be even warmer than last year. that would make this the first time there have been three record years in a row.

as you deal with all this cold and snow. >> in the next couple of days. we'll see. so jamie keaton, a guy in illinois who is making a living off a mysterious medical condition. objects like cans stick to the skin. this is so weird. >> it's so bizarre. >> his doctor says he isn't sick and is in pretty good shape. >> his skin acts like the suckers on the tentacles of an octopus. he says his talent works with any nonporous material including keys, bottles and cell phones and he's making a living entertaining people with this unique talent. how did he first learn this? this is just so fascinating me. >> apparently he learned when he was at a baseball game after he shaved his head, he tried to catch a ball, hit into the stands and he said let's go for drinks and he couldn't find it. it was stuck to -- it was stuck to his ahead.

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>> take me to the yard. else. else. we could take this conversation a whole other direction but we'll just move on. there are major changes coming to more than 50 prominent >> as any recent college graduate or college student knows, the application process, stressful but the tide is about to turn. abc's juju chang explains. >> reporter: it's no secret, college applications seem scarier than ever. i recent study showing teens even more stressed out than adults. a new report released by the harvard based group making caring common is trying to tackle the issue. the report endorsed by more than 50 colleges including the entire ivy league says the teens are taught to emphasize personal success rather than concern for others. >> achievement is clearly important but it has to be balanced with concern for others and concern for the common good. we can't just reward those who achieve. >> changing the college application process they say

would send a strong message to young people. >> this is the first time in history that colleges have banded together across the country and said that ethical character is important. >> m.i.t., one of the report's endorsers, has already begun to make changes. >> you changed your essay question to involve community as opposed to some sort of achievement highlight. >> that's right. we want to know how have you affected those around you and made those around you better. because that's important. >> reporter: the report calling for reducing the number of a.p. classes and extra curricular activities even making some s.a.t. scores optional. sherry falco's son chris is shooting for harvard. captain of the track and debate teams he volunteers oodles of hours and takes five a.p. classes. >> do you worry about the toll the stress takes on kids? >> yeah, he doesn't sleep. you see fatigue. you shouldn't see that on a teenager. i don't know if he knows how to have a good time. i'm hoping he knows what that means.

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>> reporter: oscar winner lupita nyong'o adding her voice to the growing chorus saying, "it has me thinking about unconscious prejudice. and what merits prestige in our culture." while many suggest the academy's 93% white membership plays a role, others suggest looking at the big picture. >> it goes further than the academy awards. it goes back to the gatekeepers. >> reporter: the studios? >> yes. the people who have the vote. what we're making, what we're not making. >> reporter: on monday, the academy president saying they're taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of the membership. but changing the complexion of the academy will take some time. there are more than 6,200 oscar voters, predominantly older white men, and they serve for life. linsey davis, abc news, new york. and this is a big deal. tune in or set your dvrs because later on "good morning america," will smith will talk about it.

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chk it out. making news in america this morning, winter weather. light snow overnight crippling washington, d.c. a traffic mess across the nation's capital. even impacting president obama, plus, the megastorm on the way. feet of snow expected. we're going to have the latest track. pulling away. donald trump with a bigger lead in the newest poll as sarah palin stumps for the front-runner firing up trump's supporters. even addressing her son's recent arrest. historic hire. the first female hired as a full time coach in the nfl. and postponed. the next "s" movie pushed back far, far away. good thursday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm marci gonzalez in for reena ninan. the winter weaeaer bringing the nation's capital to a standstill

days before a big storm is expected to hit. >> yeah, some people just making it home from work right now from last night. overnight drivers crashing on icy roads in and around washington, d.c. and gridlock hours past the evening rush. even the president's motorcade getting caught in t the inch of snow coming from a system not associated with a storm that could dump feet of snow on d.c. >> looking at the radar now that storm already moving out to ea. it was brief but it certainly caused a lot of problemsms abc's ray-ray ramundi has the details. >> reporter: motorists crashing into one another. untreated roadways and light snowy literally wreaked havoc across mid-atlantic states. >> so i drove home from work and i'm not used to driving in snow, so it was pretty rough driving home and took a while. >> reporter: less than two inches of snowfall kriping enough in the nation's capital to even delay the leader of the free world. president obama's return to the

white house delayed after his staff was forced to change plans due to the weather. >> en route to the hospital. we have multiple injuries. >> reporter: in montgomery county, maryland, outside of washington, cars were stuck on roadways for hours. >> just trying to stay off the roads. >> reporter: in west virginia utility companies bracing themselves for immending power outages. >> the thing that has us worried with this storm is t t depth of the snono and potential for wet snow. >> reporter: some 15 states this morning under winter storm watches from as far south as north carolina to as far north as boston. this as the i-95 corridor braces for a potentially historic blizzard aimed at nation's capital, new york and philadelphia. >> we don't want to overreact but encourage people to get prepared. >> reporter: they're tripling the a aunt of snowplows and trucks. this as we brace for the major

hours away. marci, kendis, back to you. >> a lot are saying it's too late for them right now as we try to get home. ray, thank you. that extreme weather, however, is coming much sooner to the south. before it dumps all that snow on 50 million people, it will be bringing rain to the gulf coast. >> and picking up strength. justin povick of accuweather has the latest. good morning. >> kendis, marci, we are following developing severe weather on this thursday, more so over the western gulf coast states from louisiana back into alabama and mississippi. threats here going to be damaging winds and tornadoes and then later on friday into friday night and saturday we will be following a heavy snow threat evolving throughout the middle atlantic states and into portions of the coastal northeast. there is the potential for over a foot of snow for some. kendis and marci, back t t you. >> all right, our thanks to justst. also breakinin overnighgh stocks in asia and europe taking a beating today after another wild

the d starts today down 249 points after free-falling more than 500 points. at one point during the day, the s&p 500 at its lowest level in nearly two years. all this turmoil blamed partly on dropping oil prices. that's good at the gas pump but it'sitting 401(k)s haha. here's abc'ss rebecca jarvis with what to do. >> reporter: stocks this year are now down almost 10%. for those who are worried about that retirement savings account, you should know this, the hardest thing to do is the very best thing you can do for your money and that is to wait it out. >> that's going to be tough bus a typical 401(k) has lost nearly $8300 in value this year. in just hours, u.s. markets are expected to open lower. and with the presidential race ticking down toward its first real votes, a new poll shows donald trump stretching his lead over the rest of the reblican pack. the numbers put trump at 34% in new hampshire.

hisp biggest leadet in the granite state. ted cruz is a distant second followed by jeb bush and marco rubio, tied at 10%. and trump took his road show to tulsa, oklahoma, and was nearly upstaged by his opening act, sarah palin. the former alaska governor accused the obama administration of neglecting war veterans having trouble adjusting to civilian life. then she alluded to her son track's arrest for domestic violence calling , quote, the elephant in the room. >> but my son like so many others, they come back a bit different, they come back hardened. i can certainly relate with otr families who kind of feel these ramifications of some ptsd and some of the woundedness that our soldiers do return th. >> democrat hililry clinton seized on the trump/palin partnership telling voters it is up to them to make sure this image doesn't become a real-life version of a bad "saturday night live" skit.

hampshire. eclipsed by bernie sanders' surprising double-digit lead and in iowa where sanders is within striking distance of a win. and a lot of dads out there can relate to president obama. getting emotional about a major milestone for first daughter malia during a lunch in detroit he asked about her uncoming high school graduation. >> malia's school asked if i wanted to speak at commencement and i said no. i'm going to be wearing dark glasses and i'm going to cry. >> very adorable there. malia is a senior so private sidwell friends school and is expected to start college in the fall. still ahead, "star wars" fans will have to wait a little longer for the nextt film. > plus, sinking fast and surroundedy ice. a driver perched on top of her car waiting for a rescue. and serious allegations

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condition of the schools including safety hazards and supersized classes. well, there could soon be drastic new action over the safety of hoverboards. some of those boards now under investstation by the government after catching fire. well, a government watchdog is calling for a suspension of all online sales of all hoverboards until there's better testing and proof of safety in the devices, and amazon is now offering a refund on all hoverboards bought on that site. the big winter storm moving into the east is likely to disrupt some travel plans. five major domestic airlines are offering waivers for refunds for flights to, from or through cities affected by the storm. it won't cost anything to change your plans and they recommend you check their websites for flight statuses. okay, some bad news for "star wars" fans. the next movie in the series, "episode viii" is beg pushed back. instead of memorial day weekend, 2017, it'll debut now just before christmas next year. "episode viii" from our parent company is scheduled to begin filming next month.

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updating our top story, ahead of the blizzard expected this weekend there was a similar storm in washington, d.c. last night during evening rush hour. the 1.6 inches brought traffic to a standstill. even the president was affected. his helicopter groune presidential entourage had to drive back to the white house. most of the e ow and ice on the e ads this morning will be in the ohio valley. flooding is likely on roads in the deep south. in the west, wet roads. in the northwest and northern california late tonight and snow in the mountains. if you're flying airport delays likeliest in memphis and new orleans. so, jada pinkett smith says that all of the backlash after her all white oscars rant isn't really about the oscars. it's about black people gaining power in an industry where they are undervalued. >> smith tweeted her thanknkto academy president cheryl boone isaacs for her pledge to work for dramatic changes, and now her husband, will smith, is speaking out in an abc news

exclusive. >> the industry reflects america. it reflects a series of challenges that we are having in our country at the moment. that's not the hollywood that i want to leave behind. >> and you'll hear much more from will smith later this morning on "gma." newly released e-mails show top officials in michigan tried at first to avoid responsibility for the water crisis in flint. a day after doctors reported high levels of lead in flint children, a top aide to the governor told him the real responsibility for the city's water issues rested with local government officials, but later e-mails acknowledge that it was the state treasurer who okayed the water supply switch to save money. more a aricans are living 100 years and beyond. new research by the cdc this morning shows between 2000 and 2014, the number of people living 100 years and longer was

up 45% and 80% of centenarians are women. a snowboarder who triggered an avalanche could face criminal charges. in this video that's really gone viral now christian mayor taped himself riding the slide and narrowly escaping death or injury and officials at the california resort say he was in an area that was closed to the public but he's denying that telling a local newspaper there were no posted off limit signs. and we have another celebrity rescuing someone from a car crash. new england patriots reserve linebacker darius fleming saw a woman struggling inside her smoking car after a three-car accident. he couldn't open the door, so he kicked out the window. fleming needed 22 stitches, but he played last sunday's game anyway. teammates say they're not surprised. he's a stand-up guy. >> all right, and to some sports headlines now. one nba team coasted again and another bounced back. >> let's get the details, shall we, from our friends at espn. we have two great nba

highlights. stan will read his better than i will read mine. warriors/bulls, you saw what golden state did to cleveland on monday. this, pretty much the same deal. steph curry to draymond green. warriors up 10 and then later green returns the favor. curry, 25 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds in the game, and you don't see him do this much, throwing it down. warriors now 20-4 on the road. >> man. and you mentioned the cavaliers getting their warrior handed to them the other night. they were taking on the nets and this was all lebron james -- kevin love, hey, let's be friends and teammates and share the basketball and share the love. i hold nothing against you but never talk about me again in the locker room. love, 17 points, 18 rebounds.

stop looking at my lemonade. 91-78, cleveland cavaliers. >> said he likes to bring energy because the ball finds energy and you saw it on that last play there. >> the ball don't lie. we're done. >> back to you. >> lemonade? >> i don't get it. >> all right, thanks, fellas. so french tennis star wilfried tsonga is showing off a great move off the court at the australian open. >> he noticed a ball girl on the sidelines who seemed to be ailing somehow. he stopped play and escorted her off the court. how nice. he said he appreciates all of the accolades that have been coming in on social media but he adds that offering a helping hand is just the normal thing to do. >> a very stand-up move. >> yeah, very observant of him too. in the heat and everything to actually take notice that someone was in need. >> and he won, by the way. he's going to be hitting the third round of the australian open tonight, i believe, tomorrow night, it is confusing with the time

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amy schumer. >> yeah, she is accused -- i didn't even know this was a thing -- of joke theft by someone who compared her jokes to the gags of other comedians like kathleen madigan and wendy liebman. schumer vigorously denying the allegations. >> and if she thinks that i in 2006, again, that i saw that or i saw wendy's joke in the '90s and thought, okay, if i just wait this out or that i reference old sets of people, like that's so crazy. >> and sch says, quote, i will literally take a polygraph to prove her innocence. >> i didn't know things were that deep or that serious in the joke world. >> yeah, seriously. okay, so sarah palin in the spotlight again over her wardrobe. and this time getting lots of attention over that sparkly little number that we saw yesterday that we were trying to figure out while endorsing donald trump this week. >> yeah, it's a bolero jacket from saks fifth avenue.

the price tag on this thing, $695. >> is there gold on that? >> oh, my goodness. well, it sure moves. this thing is trending on twitter. you can't buy the jacket now because it sold out. >> it sold out. >> i guess as a result of this. people saw that and said, i want to shimmer like -- >> there are a lot of rick james impersonators out there. >> oh, man. harsh. >> nothing wrong with rick james. something glittery. okay, so this is cool. the nfl now has its first female assistant coach, talking about kathryn smith right there who will work with special teams for the buffalo bills. this past season she was an administrative assistant to coach rex ryan. >> the arizona cardinals last summer hired a woman to work with its inside linebackers, but only during training camp. smith's official title is special teams quality control coach. >> and the buffalo bills, by the way, are trail blazers in this

>> right. >> they had a recruiter, scout as you'd call her, back 30 years ago, the first team to do that. okay, and high school coaches are always telling players to use their heads. but in a tight game in alabama, max nolan did one better. >> he collided with a pass that was meant for a teammate and made the layup anyway with his face. even the harlem globetrotters can't pull off that shot, and this video was taken by max's girlfriend. >> yeah, it would have gone completely unnoticed, but apparently his girlfriend posted it on twitter and then max became famous for this. >> and the slow motion is really what makes it. and it would be embarrassing probably if it weren't so cool getting all this attention. >> more news after thihi does the smell of a freshly bound presentation fill you with optimism? do you love your wireless keyboard more than certain family members? is your success due to a filing system only you understand?

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u.s. stocks are expected to open lower this morning after a wild ride on wall street yesterday. investors are still spooked by falling oil prices and worried by signs of slower economic growth. >> a new poll shows donald trump with a commanding lead in new hampshire. a full 20 percentage points ahead of ted cruz. jeb bush and marco rubio are tied with 10%. people in the dmv in the washington, d.c. area are cleaning up from a surprise snowstorm just in time for a much bigger one this weekend. traffic came to a standstill. even the president's drive home was delayed. and looking at today's weather, the snowstorm is still west of washington, severe thunderstorms for the deep south later today. rain along the northwest coast. okay, so we know pluto may have been demoted but now there's a new candidate for a ninth planet, and this one in the far reaches of the solar system. >> and nobody has seen it but researchers at caltech claim they have some pretty strong evidence. abc's jovanna lara

>> here's planet 9. >> reporter: appears the solar system may have nine planets after all. after some two years of research caltech astronomers are nearly certain a ninth planet exists and about ten times the mass of earth and two to four times its radius. >> we think planet 9 is like a miniature version of neptune and think we know where it came from. >> reporter: doctors mike brown and konstantin batygin say they have strong theoretical evidence to support this. their first clue, a field of debris beyond neptune and uranus, icy rocks the size of los angeles. >> if you concentrate on the biggest out there, they all tend to fan out into the same overall directions. it's as if there's a cosmic one way sign saying, there's something pulling on us. >> reporter: they believe that something is planet 9 and that at some point it was ejected to the outer skirts of the solar system. >> it got kicked out by the big bully, jupiter and saturn but it's still hanging out in the

outer fringes of the neighborhood. >> reporter: brown is the same astronomer who burst all our bubbles when he called for the demotion of pluto to a dwarf planet. he said his daughter upset about it would hold a grudge until he found another planet. >> this is it. this is for her, her ninth planet. she requested it. here it is. >> reporter: but no one has seen this planet and caltech wants help finding it. until then skeptics say as far as they're concerned, planet 9 doesn't exist. >> people have been looking for more distant objects in the solar system really for decades, if not longer, so this is an interesting piece of work and it's quite possible there is a ninth planet out there, but it's also quite possible there isn't. >> can he just buy his daughter a gift somewhere. >> right, exactly. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> really good "good morning america" is coming up later today.

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