of helping him get rid of the body. lovell's parents say she disappeared after climbing out of her bedroom window. more than 1,000 volunteers searched for days. lovell had a liver transplant as a young child and needed daily medication. >> i didn't think that would happen to her. because she was always the cutest little thing. >> reporter: saturday, police discovered her body 80 miles away. lovell's father breaking the news on facebook, devastated to learn that my daughter has been found dead. i'm so in shock. i know nothing more to say. i'm broken." both suspects are being held without bail. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> overseas to syria where triple bombings killed at least 50. more than 100 others were wounded. isis is claiming responsibility. the attack comes as factions are gathering for peace talks in geneva. those talks have yet to get under way. there was some movement. a u.n. mediator met for the first time with the main

world health organization is meeting in emergency session today over ways to battle the growing zika virus outbreak. it coo declare a global health emergency. the virus has been linked to brain damage in thousands of babies mostly in south america. >> here at home, a major winter storm is developing in the southwest and moving across the country. strong winds toppled trees in southern california. killing at least one person in san diego. heavy rains flooded lanes on the 101 and pacific coast highways and to the east, snow has dropped up to nearly a foot of snow in parts of reno with more to come. accuweather's paul williams tells us the storm is taking aim at the plains and midwest. >> thanks, phillip, reena. winter storm brewing with disruptive snow throughout utah, colorado, new mexico and arizona where dangerous cross winds and

blizzard evolves and on the move hitting hastings and up towards omaha and reaching up towards green bay by wednesday morning. we're looking at a combination of blowing and drifting snow, travel being very dangerous. road closures in abundance. so hold on to your hats. this is a real one. reena, phillip? >> okay, paul williams, thank you so much. something new coming to oregon. driver-through weed. yep. hear this out. oregon is opening a pot store with a drive-up window kind of like mcdonald's but for pot just across the street from the hospital. local officials are excited saying it will help boost so-called green tourism. >> green tourism. >> yeah. sounds like eco-friendly tourism but it's another word for pot. the drive through weed is also available in detroit and washington state. so you know where to go on your weed vacation. >> straight there there to the mcdonald's drive through. before you go home.

>> pampered pets in brazil have their own parade ahead of carnivale celebrations. >> and you had super heros. one of the dogs dressed as wonder woman. see that? another superman and tiara sporting the olympic ringsings were among the costumes. pre dog gets its day. >> any excuse to dress up your pup, huh? they're all about it. they get their own birthday parties. now they have their own carnivale. it is certainly cute to look at. >> i absolutely love dogs. do you have a dog? >> i have a dog that his name is toby. a golden retriever. i don't like to dress him up. he's a boy. i don't know. but toby so, i don't know if i could participate in the carnivale that way. >> where is toby? because you're traveling so much all the time. >> he is in texas being well taken care of. >> you didn't tell abc as part of your deal that toby has to travel with you wherever you go? talk to the folks upstairs about that.

>> thanks, toby. coming up in "the skinny," the personal tragedy just hours before last night's tv musical of "grease." >> cindy crawford and what she's refusing to do. a big decision for the super model. >> later unforgettable moments from the iowa campaign. it's been all pork all the time as both parties play up to down home voters. you're watching "world news now." i pinky promised my little girl a fabulous garden party for her birthday. so i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. i thought i got everything. almost everything! you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to $13,000. but for only $7 a month, rid-x is scientifically proven to break down waste, helping you avoid a septic disaster. rid-x. the #1 brand used by septic

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today's iowa caucuses and all of the presidential candidates, they're working hard to get voters to show up. >> abc's brandi hitt is live in des moines this morning. brandi there must have ever been an overwhelming amount of campaign advertising, huh. >> reporter: definitely. nonstop advertising. i mean, you live in new york. i live in l.a. we haven't seen any of this. when i arrived here last week, it's been one ad after the next. no break from it. in fact, 60,000 advertisements are going to have aired leading up to today's caucasus. 17,000 just in theun-up over the last few days. millions of dollars are being spent and most ads are negative. some very entertaining how negative they are but very negative. >> brandi, have those ads is helped sway voters? are many voters still undecided going into today? >> reporter: there are a lot of undecided voters. there's a new des moines register poll giving the latest numbers on who is leading.

this poll is when democrats and republican likely voters were asked who were going to be caucusing today, could you be persuaded to switch to change your mind, 30% of democrats said yes. 45% of republicans said yes. so when had he go into those caucuses today, that's a huge number that might say i'm voting for this person, but if you convince me and tell me more about this one on the day of, i may go the other way instead. >> and what's the deal? there's some controversy with ted cruz over mailers. what's up with that. >> reporter: over the weekend, this came up leading to today's caucuses. there was a mailer that went out and the words voter violation and official public record were put on the front. what people were finding were their names and neighbors' names on this piece of paper. and it would grade you on your history of voting, giving you an "f" if you haven't been showing up to the caucuses the last few years. election officials got mad about this.

violation that anybody can get. however, the ted cruz campaign responded and said hey, we're trying to encourage people to get out and caucus today. we weren't trying to disrespect anyone. it made quite a few people upset. >> we will see how that affects him today. brandi hitt reporting live this morning from des moines. thank you. thank you, brandi. coming up, a preview of next year's oscars. the best of the sundance film festival. >> and nature according to snoop

"the skinny" is next.] >> all right. topping the "skinny" this morning, the best brand-new films being honored at the sundance film festival. >> taking the top two prizes this year are the birth of a nation earning both a grand jury prize and the audience award for drama. based on the 1831 slave rebellion led by nat turner. >> and the face of this year's lack of diversity at the oscars, nate parker said i made this film for one reason in the hope of creating change agents. the film was bought by fox searchlight for record $17.5 million. >> wow. other notable mentions, the top documentary earning the grand jury prize "weiner" based on former new york congressman anthony wiener.

were talking about "swiss army man" for best director even though some audience members walked out over the film's subject. a flat to you lent corpse. >> moving right along maybe. >> a little awkward. >> i don't know. why they walked out. that's all i'm saying. > latest live tv event delighting fans of the musical. this was a big night. >> we're talking about "grease," the latest broadway favorite to get the small screen treatment. the reviews are still coming in but so far, they've been pretty good. the production took some bold new moves utilizing multiple sound stages as well as a live audience. >> it seems like, you see right there, dancing with stars, julianne hough. there she is playing sandy and veteran broadway aaron ta have a. sandy and danny. stealing the was riz zero,

listen to her big number. shall i sing i don't steal and i don't lie but i can feel and i can cry a fact i'll bet you never knew but to cry in front of you >> boy, she just nails that and can you believe it, just hours before that, hudgens got the sad news that her father had passed away from cancer. just gives me chills. >> before the performance, hudgens tweeted out she was doing the show in his honor and no doubt would have made her father very, very proud. >> beautiful, beautiful moment. >> and "grease" was in good hands. that is directed by the same director tommy cales who does "hamilton" the huge, huge hit here. >> have you seen that yet? >> i have. it's really good. >> lucky guy. >> he was doing that and it's such a big hit.

>> here at abc, the adaptation of the '80s classic "dirty dancing" a taped musical with abigail breslin cast as jennifer grey's iconic role of baby should be a lot of fun into in case you missed it, cindy crawford is retiring from the modeling world. so in case you didn't already think that she was, surprise. >> crawford made the announcement in an interview with united airlines for this month's edition of hemisphere, an inflight magazine. she's sure she will have her picture taken for maybe ten more years but just not as model. >> still looking great though. she did quit modeling full time in 2000 but continued to pose professionally. i don't know what the difference is but that's what they say. >> finally exciting news for fans of hip-hop and nature documentaries. >> i am both. a favorite jimmy kimmel bit featuring snoop dogg and videos of wildlife may soon become a

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>> the third installment of the saga pulled in $41 million with "the revenant" trailing over with a little over $12 million and "star wars" just shy of 11 million. >> in iowa, plenty of drama. >> the first votes in the 2016 race to the white house, but in iowa, they doo things a little differently. that's the word that we keep hearing. caucus. so what is this really all about? well, with some clarity here is abc's cecilia vega. . >> the hawkeye state where politicians pose with a cow made of butter, take kids for a spin in their chopper. did we mention the pork chops? so many pork chops. >> pork chop on a stick. >> reporter: it's enough to make a politician scream. but it all comes to a head at those caucuses.

>> you're the caucus expert. >> reporter: to ask that burning question. what the heck is a caucus anyway? it's complicated. so they gave us a demonstration. for the democrats, groups gather to choose delegate who's go on to choose their party nominee. one side tries to convince the other to join their team or break a tie with food or. >> rock paper scissors is one possibility. >> reporter: really? the republicans have it a lot easier they write down a candidates' name on a slip of paper and done. if it sounds like a bunch of song and dance, well there is a caucus musical. >> reporter: but just remember, iowa launched presidential runs pore jimmy carter, two george bushs and barack obama. and they may just launch the next leader of the free world. cecilia vega, abc news, council bluffs, iowa. >> the leader of the free world with rock, paper scissors. >> yeah.

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facebook at wnnfans.com. good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning. it's decision day in iowa as the presidential candidates face their first test in this election season. the iowa caucuses. the latest polls show tight races with trump in the lead and sanders and clinton in a statistical tie. full coverage ahead. in syria, a suicide attack has killed at least 50 people as peace takes may be forward in geneva.

for the attack. in california, all three of those escaped inmates are behind bars this morning. one surrendered on friday and the other two were captured on saturday. now, authorities trying to determine who may have helped them. and what was that is mystery fireball in the sky? dashcam video out of ohio shows what appears to be a meteor streaking across the heavens on saturday evening. seen as far as away as the washington, d.c. area. those are some of our top stories on this monday, february 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. we begin this half hour with decision day in iowa. we've waited awhile for this. >> we have. the day is upon us. thousands of iowans will caucus today in the first election test for this year's candidates. candidates ondes have shifted into high gear cramming in as many last minute events and rallies as they can.

newest poll from the des moines register" has clinton three points ahead of bernie sanders. that's a statistical tie. cecilia vega kicks off coverage with the democrats. >> reporter: hillary clinton is fired you. >> please, come out and caucus, don't worry about the weather. >> reporter: bringing in reinforcements for the final push. >> please join me in welcoming, i hope, our next president, my mom. >> reporter: not just chelsea. the entire family, center stage this weekend. >> thank you, bill. thank you, chelsea. people need to feel the deck is -- the game is not rigged against them. the deck is not stacked. >> reporter: feeling the love. >> go as far as their hard work and talent and ambition will take them. >> reporter: and packing in the crowds. clinton traveling more than 300 miles in iowa. bernie sanders, clocking in nearly 200. sanders is confident. >> love you, too. >> reporter: on the stump, a

this land is your land this land is my land hours, the vermont senator still on the attack. accusing clinton of smearing him. >> dismantle health care? i've spent my life fighting for universal health care for every man, woman and child. >> reporter: and clinton, still on the defensive over the bomb shell revelation that she had 22 e-mails on her private server, now deemed top secret. clinton on "this week" hinting it's a dirty trick. >> i just have to point out that the timing and some of the leaks that have led up to it are concerning. and i just want this matter resolved. >> reporter: and hillary clinton's team so concerned about voter turnout, they held a dry run, a caucus rehearsal on friday. 2,000 volunteers showed up. volunteers are sending handwritten notes to voters trying to get them to caucus for her.

than 75,000 doors this weekend alone. every detail counts when the race is this tight. cecilia vega, council bluffs, iowa. on the republican side, donald trump has surged ahead of senator ted cruz with marco hubio in distant third place. the whole trump family has been working overtime to close the billionaire mogul's biggest deal of all with wife melania at his side and daughter ivanka starring in a how to caucus as he can. >> you're feeling horrible. the doctor says you cannot leave. it will be the end of you if you leave bed. you cannot leave. you will not be able to make it. get out of bed and caucus. okay. >> i love you. >> well, trump has also predicted many senators would soon endorse him rather than their texas colleague, senator ted cruz. our live coverage from iowa continues in our next half hour and on "good morning america"

look for more coverage from iowa on world news tonight and all night long. >> the other stories this morning including the arrest of two college students in the abduction and murder of a 13-year-old girl. investigators said david eisenhauer and the victim were acquainted before her disappearance last wednesday. he's charged with kidnapping the girl and killing her. the other student allegedly helped dispose of the body. >> members of the two rival motorcycle gangs in denver are blaming each other for a deadly shooting this week. one of the gangs is made up mostly of police and military. one of the club members fired a gun during the melee on saturday but it was in self-defense. a rival of the mongols was killed. >> in philadelphia, we may learn new details about that deadly amtrak crash in may. a report out today is expected to explain why the train streaked into a sharp curve at double the speed limit. it's the first significant development since investigators

was a key factor in the crash. eiple died in that crash and more than 200 others were injured. five restaurant coworkers have ever been killed in a house fire near detroit. the victims all believed to be in their 20s were found in the basement of the home. the home is in novi, a northwest suburb of detroit. >> chicago firefighters spent the weekend delivering bottled water to the people of flint, michigan. high levels of lead have left the water from the tap unsafe to drink. alex perez has the latest from the flint. >> reporter: embattled michigan governor rick snyder is facing harsh criticism for the latest revelation in flint's on going water crisis. e-mails exposed by progress michigan reveal the state shipped bottled water to workers in flint some eight months before residents were officially told the drinking water was unsafe. governor snyder's rely. >> i had no knowledge of that taking place. >> reporter: the e-mails included a department memo which said coolers will be provided as

public water does not meet treatment requirements." the city warned the sick and elderly residents of potentially harmful chemicals in the water but reassured them it was otherwise safe to drink. the state defends their decision saying they only provided the water temporarily till that particular chemical threat was over. dangerous levels of lead were later founded in flint water and 200 kids so far have tested positive. >> knowing somebody did this to my kid, i can't sleep at night. >> reporter: officials are warning the filters they handed out to residents may not be eb enough to keep their water safe. alex perez, abc news, flint, michigan. >> 675-year-old man south of boston is thankful this morning for what appears to have ever been divine intervention that saved his life. doug goldman was cutting down a tree in the woods when it fell on top of him severely injured his legs. it was trapping him for two hours.

his prayers were answered by a nun who happened to be praying in the woods. >> the patient told us himself he'd been there for about two hours and was lucky somebody heard him screaming for help. >> wow. fire officials say if it weren't for that nun running back to her nearby convent to call 11 for help, he would not have lasted through the night. is he now recovering this morning in the hospital. >> lucky guy. powerful winter storm is battling the southwest and it's set to move across the country. heavy winds knocked over trees in southern california killing at least one person in san diego. heavy rains flooded highways and nearly a foot of snowdroped over parts of reno. now that storm is taking aim on the great plains and midwest. accuweather's paul williams has the latest. morning, paul. >> thanks, reena, phillip. a blizzard is brewing throughout the midwest. by the time we get into monday night, we'll see the tail end of this blizzard begin to evolve

and sliding across iowa and right into the green bay area by wednesday morning with road closures, near zero visibility, blowing and drifting snow and dangerous travel. now, it won't necessarily be that way everywhere throughout the east coast and southeast, temperatures it 10 to 20 degrees bob the norm for this time of year. then a good thing becomes a not so good thing. greatest risk of severe weather from st. louis over to little rock down to new orleans with a clans of tornadoes in the memphis down to mississippi. reena, phillip. >> all right, paul, thank you. gas prices continue their downward trend toward their lowest level in six years. the average price for a gallon of gas nationwide is now $1.80. that's down four cents from last week and 25 cents since this time last year. the national average has been below $2 now for a month because of increased supplies an of crude oil. >> well, burger king set to roll out a new treat sure to delight

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now. he is so confident. mvp. he's wearing whatever he wants, and it shows. look at that whatever he wants. >> i bet could you rock this. >> if i could throw a football like cam newton, i would be wearing versace zebra pants and they would sell out. that's the way it is. >> i'd like to see you do that your next live shot. see if anybody notices. >> send me to the super bowl, abc. i will wear them. wherever you want to send me. >> from the pro bowl to the brand-new pro hockey mvp. it is almost time for sports with reena. >> i'm the pro. >> uh-huh. can't wait for it. also ahead, the netflix hit true crimes story that's captured viewers. >> and the zeke yag virus spread by mosquitoes. the young victims, the public health scare and who is taking action after another look at our forecast map.

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the baby in this house is 3 months old. anna beatrice born with microcephaly microcephaly, an abnormally small head. her mother tes us she contracted the infection when she was three months pregnant. >> when did you know there was a never? and this virus that took so many by surprise is on the move. nearly 40 cases reported in the u.s. lizzie morales got zika on a christmas visit to el salvador. she developed a rash. >> it was all over my body. have you no strength, no energy to do anything. not to even sit down. >> reporter: she is not pregnant and her symptoms subsided. there are now four pregnant women in the u.s. with the virus and a number of says the in the south that are particularly vulnerable to mosquitos that carry the virus leading to questions how prepared we are to handle an outbreak in the u.s. >> it's a new phenomenon. the more relearn the better we can guide prevention and control efforts. >> reporter: back at her home,

everything she can for her child. dr. richard besser, abc news. >> it's so heart breaking. they're also offering is advice for women in brazil to wait till as late as 2018 to have babies. they don't know exactly what could be happening with this disease. there's really nothing that i've heard of that you could take that would protect you from, give you immunity to this. a lot of women are canceling trips down there because they're thinking of having children and don't want the risk. >> why would you want to even like you said, even risk that. i mean it's your child. and like 2018, that's a long time. >> sure is. >> it's a long time. it is a scary thing. >> uh-huh. coming up, convicted murderer steven avery hoping for another chance. >> what his new lawyer is saying

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now saying she's optimistic touting evidence and technology to clear his name. abc's eva pilgrim has the latest. >> the steven avery the man at the center of the sensation making a murderer". >> i didn't do it. i'm innocent. >> reporter: reaching out from jail his new attorney tweeting this handwritten note after meeting with avery. to my supporters i want every forensic test done because i am innocent. zellner a high powered chicago attorney known for overturning wrongful convictions wasting no time in criticizeing his former attorney even taking to twitter defending her client. >> we do everything necessary that's forensically available. >> reporter: the spotlight journey. a rap he didn't commit only to be charged for the murder of convicted. >> it's hard enough. you know, going to prison for

got to do it all over again. >> reporter: now zellner telling us she noticed something strange yesterday. seven of her tweets about the former prosecutor and allegations an of planted evidence mysteriously deleted. she doesn't believe twitter deleted them. if the truth hurts, just delete it. zellner launching an independent investigation focusing on dna evidence found on haul bach's rav4 that prosecutors said linked avery to the murder. the attorney even purchasing the same car model haul bach owned. >> i want to examine what was not tested in the car that should have ever been tested. since 2007, there have ever been sith advances in forensic testing. >> even hinting that someone else killed teresa haul bach. >> clearly there are other people we're looking at. that's always done in a case like this. >> reporter: eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> the series making a murderer

that put the spotlight on this. if you've watched it, there are a lot of things that don't seem to add up. but at the same time, the filmmakers here have ever been getting a lot of criticism saying they left out some information, some things that prosecutors are pointing out it's unfair. if you watch it the whole time, you're like well, i don't know about that. >> you watch this. >> absolutely. interesting to see the resolution. coming up, sports with reena. my favorite. your clever moves won't stop the cold and flu. but disinfecting with lysol can. because lysol wipes and spray are approved to kill more types of germs than clorox. including those that can make you sick. for a healthy home this cold and flu season... lysol that. >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85,

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means absolutely nothing. seahawks qb russell wilson named the offensive mvp. who did he offend. >> what did he do? >> he completed three passes to the special zone where you get six points in that zone. if you total it up, that's 18. good job. don't forget tip your waiters and 20% there. >> i was told there would be no mathing. > they won 49-27. those numbers get complicated. >> take the one. >> and earlier in the evening, there was even more all-star action. this time on the ice. the nhl all-star playoffs and the captain of the pacific division john scott, this is an incredible story. you know why? because he was voted in by the fans as a joke. and the nhl tried to stop him from playing, even demoted him to the minor leagues pressuring him not to play. he said not going to have that. he ended up scoring two goals which is one shy of that hat thing they do. the performance earning him the title of mvp. you go, john into who is

>> who is laughing now. from the ice to iceland. vikings taking on the boys on the soccer field or witch as they say. team usa scoring first with michael bradley kicking it to jo altidore for the goal. free kick. making a break toward the goal right there as bradley was arguing with a ref. boom, they score. take the lead. later the game tied at two and in the 90th minute, bradley look at that, bam, headbutts the ball into the goal. team usa wins 3-2 as they gear up for the world cup two years away in russia. it's going to be great. looking forward to that. >> i'm looking forward to you calling another goal. >> goal. i might use that for the iowa caucus tomorrow morning. >> there you go. trump. >> trump. cruz, cruz, no goal. goal. >> i love that story though. that nhl story. that is so great. you know?

he got the mvp. he didn't even -- wasn't supposed to be in the game. that's the story. >> very impressive. that's the news and sports for this half hour. >> nailed.

>> this morning on "world news now," today's iowa caucuses. >>a months of posturing and debates and controversial comments, the republicans and democrats of iowa make the first decisions in the race for the white house. we are live in des moines with extensive coverage. >> tough questions about the southern california prison escapee who helped the three men break out of the maximum security jail, and how was one of the inmates' teachers involved? >> airline outrage. profits are up while the cost of

why are ticket prices still so high? and later, diversity on stage at the s.a.g. awards. winners of all races and backgrounds speaking out about the oscars controversy. it's monday, february 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. on a busy monday. i'm phillip mena. >> good to have you here. i'm reena ninan. you were saying, western talking about the caucuses starting up. big today in iowa, huh. >> everybody has been waiting for it. we've been talking about it for months and months. today is the big day. >> they're saying it might be snowing. they're trying to push people to get out and vote and get there. it's the nation's first presidential nominating contest hours away. after months of hectic campaigning the latest polls showing a tight race. it's your voice your vote. brandi hitt is in des moines. morning to you, brandi. >> reporter: good morning reena and phillip. i agree with you.

we've been talking about if there for so long. the caucus day is finally here. we're in the media center where the vote totals will be slowly coming in much later this evening. as you mentioned, reena weather could be a factor. but this weekend, man, these candidates have ever been so busy crisscrossing this state staying up late into the evening with their campaigns and still both races right now are too close to predict. in this final push for iowa votes -- >> thank you, bill, thank you chelsea. clinton and donald trump are bringing out the big guns. their families. >> he will be unbelievable. the best dealmaker, the best master negotiator. >> thank you. >> reporter: that includes rumph's wife melania and clinton's daughter chelsea. >> so please join me in president. >> reporter: the latest poll shows trump leading the gop ted cruz. >> i don't care if you're

get out of bed and caucus. >> reporter: on the democratic side, it's a tight race between clinton and bernie sanders. >> what our job is in the next 24 hours is to make sure that there is a large voter it urnout. >> reporter: sanders volunteers knocking on 75,000 doors this weekend alone. cruz attended church in iowa. >> did you pray for victory. >> i prayed that god's will be done. >> reporter: his rival senator marco rubio casting cruz as the favorite. >> ted cruz is clearcally the front-runner. >> clearly the favorite. >> he has 10,000 volunteers he spent millions of dollars here. >> speaking of millions of dollars, the des moines register says all of these candidates have spent more than $33 million combined right here in iowa alone on television ads. we have been seeing them nonstop here this weekend, reena and phillip. >> for anyone who needs a refresher, can you walk us through the caucus process? how does that work. >> it's complicated.

this. at 7:00 tonight, yes, only at 7:00, you're going to see roughly 1600 what we would normally calling places open, these are caucus houses. a lot of them are public buildings, libraries, on the republican side, if you're caucusing on the republican side, you walk in and in a large group of people. you may hear pitches from the candidates at the last minute. then you either write down a name on a scratch piece of paper in some of these houses or possibly a ballot who you're going to choose. then you secretly drop it into a binn and that is your vote. on the democratic side though, it'sh more public. you go to your caucus place. you decide to group with your neighbors, might be 100, 200, sometimes 300 people there. groups. if you're a bernie sanders of the room. clinton, o'malley in other areas of the room. if you don't have at least 15%

group, let's say o'malley only had 10%, it doesn't count. it's considered void in a way. so those people in the o'malley group can then decide in front of everyone, do i want to support sanders or clinton or nobody. and then they can join in. it's going to be a very fluid situation. that's why sometimes with these results, it's hard to know who is declared the victor or not for the state. >> it sounds like it could be a very long night for you brandi hitt. >> it will be fun. i can't wait. >> she's so excited about this. we love it. brandi hitt reporting live from des moines. thank you so much. and abc's jonathan karl is also in des moines where he's finding volunteers are the key toet going voters to the caucuses. >> reporter: one of the many hillary clinton office in iowa. it's boots on the ground time in iowa. these hillary volunteers are armed with detailed information on every door they'll knock. >> sometimes you show up, at someone's door and they're on your list as a hillary or bernie

over to trump. >> reporter: we're at rubio supporters, calling people to make sure they know where to go to caucus. >> this location is sergeant bluff community center. >> reporter: this volunteer is a student at iowa state. in addition to the visits and the calls, iowans have ever been bombarded with 60,000 campaign ads, 17,000 this month alone. >> marco rubio. just another washington politician. >> donald trump? new york values. >> clinton and bush. two names from the past. >> reporter: and then there's the junk mail. some iowans received this ominous envelope. election alert. voter violation. official public record stamped on the document inside. underneath, the person's voting score, whether they've voted in recent elections. and information about their neighbors. caucus on monday to improve your score it says. warning of a follow-up notice after the vote. not a government document but a mailer from the cruz campaign.

denounced as deceptive. over at the diner, these folks are still truly undecided. >> had when are you going to make that decision? >> maybe 7:00 tomorrow. i don't know. >> the deciding factor in this race could be people who have never been to a caucus before. on the democratic side, bernie sanders and on the republican side, donald trump are counting on a big turnout, a first time caucusgoers to put them over the top. jonathan karl, abc news, des moines. >> and we want to remind you, live coverage from iowa copies in our next half hour as well as on "good morning america" with george ab-robin in des moines. look for more coverage on world news tonight and all night long. >> a second virginia tech student has been arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of a 13-year-old girl. polices in blacksburg announced yesterday that natalie marie keepers has been charged in the case. earlier david eisenhauer was

murder and abduction. investigators say he and the victim knew each other. >> based on evidence we have determined thattizen hour and her where are acquainted. he used this relationship to his advantage to abduct and then kill her. >> both students are being held without bond. the investigationing is still on going. yesterday, a state police search and recovery team searched a pond on the virginia tech campus. >> all three of the southern califoia jail escapees are behind bars this morning. one surrendered on friday and the other two were captured saturday night thanks to an alert citizen. now authors are trying to determine who helped them. abc's matt gutman has the latest details. >> reporter: they rappelled out of the jail from the roof. but were hauled back in through the front door. with all three fudgetives now in custody -- >> >> we're actively investigating over suspects that may have helped. >> reporter: it was a citizen

of hussein nayairery in san francisco. police chasing nayeri. >> they navigated the tunnels behind their ward to the roof of this maximum security jail. nooshafarian ra vague gi they say provided them with maps. >> he's been described as a psychopath. is that something you would say is a fitting description? >> i think it is. >> the three are being held in a different part of the same maximum facility jail they broke out of. this one has a more modern layout. this time the three of them are being held separately. matt gutman, abc news, santa ana, california. >> to the northeast now and a mystery fireball in the sky. the apparent white hotiber ball was caught on dashcam video soaring across the heavens saturday evening. it was seen as far as away as the washington, d.c. area.

whether it was a meteor. observers described the fireball as having colorful fragments and looking like it fell apart or exploded. >> the rival super bowl teams are spending their first night in california. >> yep and the first to land in san jose, the broncos led by quarterback peyton manning. they're playing in their second super bowl in three years. >> and an hour later, the carolina panthers arrived leaded by of course, cam newton. if you can look closely, he was rocking very, very wild versace pants. got to look closely for that one. >> i don't think he's come down quite yet. you'll see it sooner or later >> there you go. looks like cam and half zebra mated together for that outfit. but none of the players spoke to reporters there, saving that for the much anticipated media day which actually happens tonight. noward if he'll be wearing those pants or not. >> he can wear whatever he wants. he's cam newton. >> you're probably right.

campaign humor and a fashion statement featuring who else but bernie sanders. >> also ahead, airlines cashing in as fuel pricesp dropping. when will passengers finally get a break when buying tickets. >> and diversity in the spotlight at the s.a.g. awards. performers from all races and backgrounds lashing out about the oscars controversy. >> and remember, find us on facebook wnnfans.com and twitter @abcwnn.

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of no nation" emblematic of the way s.a.g. actors only voters flip the script to reward a wide spectrum of work. >> you build your own botches. not people. knock that thing away. >> from queen latifah honored for hbo's "bessie" to "orange is the new black" winner of two awards. jason bateman presenting the best tv comedy male actor to the man who played his father on "arrested development" jeffrey tam bore on transparent." >> i'm going to stop shaking. >> for supporting female actor alicia vick candor awarded for danish girl winning meant hitting the road. >> i want to go out and celebrate. i'm going to sit on a plane and^ really drunk by myself. and ask everyone in the cabin to dance with me. >> the cast of spotlight. >> game on with a win for outstanding motion picture cast, "spotlight" climbed back into

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retweeting it. that's the new fashion trend of the season. >> very cool. feel the burn and sport the burn. >> feel the burn. there you go. all the different emotions that bernie sanders conveys all there on a t-shirt. >> that's pretty funny. >> he came up and saw the shirt. you can tell he's like perplexed oh my god, my face is on the shirt. you can tell he thinks it's weird and like his photographer for the campaign like told me, he's like bernie thinks the shirt is really creepy. >> it's interesting. you know? >> yeah, it is. i guess it is kind of creepy if it's your face on it. i like it though. it's funny. >> from t-shirts to tractors. we found the most patriotic tractor in america. of course, it's in iowa. take a look at this one. hand created. look at that. got the bald eagle and everything. that's gary loeffler of west des moines. he is a big backer of mike huckabee. he likes his positions on guns,

huckabee is a man of god. so he created this tractor and he's kind of following around huckabee and you may remember, huckabee won the state in 2008. so he believes that huckabee is the one who can stand up to what he calls the clinton machine. >> okay. >> by the way, he also put a snake on there because he says that stands for isis will, al qaeda and the taliban. well thought out, huh? >> sure is. let's switch gears a little bit. we are going to show you a surfer that took on a little bit more than he could handle. they call it jaws, this huge wave in may which because it eats surfers up. look at that fall. 40 feet. >> whoa. >>hankfully we're showing this to you because this is not faces of death. he did come out on top and he is okay. in fact, he said that he was going to ride it again the next day. >> very cool. >> there it is. >> talk about death defying. how about a slightly terrifying for me as a mom, a young kid got

what does he do? takes his race car toy. ties it up. and he pushes the button. >> everyone ready? >> we're ready. >> oh!

>> oh, my this morning on "world news now," all eyes on iowa for today's caucuses with hillary clinton barely leading the democrats and a new poll showing donald trump as the gop front-runner. can we expect political surprises tonight? >> extreme weather. the deadly storm that slammed southern california is about to bring heavy snow to the middle of the country. today's warnings from accuweather. >> and new this half hour, drive up and drive away with pot. >> it's a new trend for it's high time for a

and later, big screen exposure for anthony weiner. the documentary about his scandal wins prestigious awards that's in "the skinny" on this monday, february 1st.ny" on this monday, february 1st >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> hey, good monday morning, everyone. i'm reena ninan. happy iowa caucus day. >> that's right. and groundhog's day eve, as well. you know, big decisions on the cusp, it's coming. some iowa voters might see their shadow. not get them confused we'll see. that is where we start. the presidential candidates face their first test at the ballot box in today's iowa caucuses. >> the latest polls show that tight race there was both parties at the candidates squeeze in last-minute rallies and events. >> on the republican side, donald trump has retaken the leaded from senator ted cruz with marco rubio in a distant third place. our coverage begins with abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: in iowa, donald trump and his family

deal of all. >> he will be unbelievable. the best deal maker, the best master negotiator. >> reporter: shaking hands, signing autographs, even holding babies. an all-out push to turn poll numbers into real votes. >> i don't care if you're feeling horrible, you have a 104 temperature, the doctor says you cannot leave. it will be the end of you if you leave bed. you cannot leave. you will not be able to make it. get out of bed and caucus. >> reporter: the man who wants to win iowa, his wife melania by his side. >> just write down the name trump and you are done. that's it. very exciting. >> trump's sons at a shooting range sounding a lot like their dad. >> a poll came out where he's doing very, very well. i think you all saw that. listen, fingers crossed.

church receiving a blessing from the pastor. senator ted cruz also attending church, both candidates competing for thee evangelical votes. >> senator, happy sunday. did you pray for victory? >> i prayed that god's will be done. >> did you pray for donald trump or senator rubio? >> you know what, i actually did. >> i'm lifting up in prayers all the candidates who are running that god's blessing and peace and love be upon them. >> reporter: in the final days, cruz slipping under heavy fire from trump but another rival, senator marco rubio with the political play, an casting cruz as the favorite, setting expectations sky hig >> ted cruz is clearly the front-runner. >> he has 10,000 voluners. he's spent millions of dollars here. >> reporter: rubio pulling in third place, hoping for a cruz crash and leaving iowa voters with this promise. >> i will never embarrass you. you will never cringe and say i can't believe i voted for him. >> reporter: as for trump family, melania tells me she's excited the entire family stays here in iowa. as for the campaign itself,

one top level aide telling me few people have won the iowa caucuses. tom llamas, adair, iowa. >> on the democratic side, hillary clinton's final push for votes has turned into a full-fledged family affair. both daughter chelsea and former president bill clinton hit up the crowds as candidate hillary clinton continued to downplay questions about whether she broke the law with government e-mails on her private server. yesterday, clinton traveled nearly 300 miles across iowa, nearly twice the ground covered by bernie sanders. by her nearest challenger, bernie sanders. be enough for clinton to outpace clinton at the polls. the latest poll in iowa shows clinton and sanders in a statistical tie, and yesterday, sanders appeared confident. this land is your land, this land is my land >> sanders announced yesterday that his campaign has raised more than $20 million in january, asserting that he will continue to match clinton's considerable corporate resources. and stay with abc news all day

our live coverage from iowa on "good morning america" and the entire political team reporting this evening on "world news now." -- world news tonight. look for an iowa caucus wrap-up on "world news now" tomorrow morning. >> big day. two virginia tech students are being held arrested after kidnapping and murder of a 13-year-old girl. friends say they can't believe that the pair would be involved in such a brutal crime. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: two virginia tech students under arrest in connection with the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell. >> late saturday night, the investigation led us to 18-year-old david e. eisenhauer, a virginia tech student. >> reporter: police say he was charged with kidnapping and murder, knew the victim, and that he used that relationsh to his advantage. eisenhauer is an engineering major and track star seen here in a profile by our abc affiliate in baltimore. a second student sophomore natalie keepers charged as an

helpingizen hour dispose of the body. lovell's parents say she disappeared after climbing out of her bedroom window. more than 1,000 volunteers searched for days. lovell had a liver transplant as a young child and needed daily medication. >> i didn't think that would happen to her because she was always the cutest little thing. >> reporter: saturday, police discovered her body 80 miles away. lovell's father breaking the news on facebook, devastated to learn that my daughter has been found dead. i'm so in shock. i know nothing more to say. i'm broken." both suspects are being held without bail. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> now, overseas to syria where triple bombings killed at least 50 near a revered shrine. more than 100 others were wounded. isis is claiming responsibility. the attack comes as factions are gathering for peace talks in geneva. those talks have yet to get under way. but there was some movement. a u.n. mediator met for the first time with the main opposition delegation. >> the world health organization

today over ways to battle the growing zika virus outbreak. the group could decide to declare the virus a global health emergency which could speed up a coordinated response. the virus has be linked to brain damage in thousands of babies mostly in south america. >> here at home, a major winter storm is developing in the southwest and moving across the country. strong winds toppled trees in southern california. killing at least one person in san diego. heavy rains flooded lanes on the 101 and pacific coast highways and to the east, snow has dropped up to nearly a foot of snow in parts of reno with more to come. accuweather's paul williams tells us the storm is taking aim at the great plains and the midwest. good morning, paul. >> thanks, phillip, reena. winter storm brewing with disruptive snow throughout utah, colorado, new mexico and arizona where dangerous cross winds and snow covered roads and treacherous travel.

and it's on the move throughout the midwest hitting hastings and up towards omaha and reaching up towards green bay by wednesday morning. we're looking at a combination of blowing and drifting snow, road closures in abundance. this is a real one. reena, phillip? >> okay, paul williams, thank you so much. something new coming to oregon. driver-through weed. yep. okay? hear this out. oregon is opening a pot store with a drive-up window kind of like a mcdonald's but for pot in the coastal town just across from the hospital. local officials are excited saying it will help boost so-called -- is that what they call this? green tourism. >> green tourism. >> yeah. sounds like eco-friendly tourism but it's another word for pot. the drive through weed is also lable in detroit and washington state. so you know where to go on your weed vacation. >> there we go. straight from there to the mcdonald's drive through. drive through before you go home. >> it's true.

their own parade ahead of carnivale celebrations. which do kickoff later this week. >> and you had super heros. one of the dogs dressed as wonder woman. see that? another superman and in honor of the upcoming olympics, tiara an sporting the olympic rings were among the costumes. >> any excuse to dress up your they're all about it. parties. now they have their own carnivale. it is certainly cute to look at. >> i absolutely love dogs. do you have a dog? >> i have a dog that his name is toby. he's a golden retriever. i don't like to dress him up. he's a boy. i don't know. but toby so, i don't know if i could really participate in can vary that way. because you're traveling so much all the time. >> he is in texas being well taken care of. >> you didn't tell abc as part of your deal that toby has to travel with you wherever you go? talk to the folks upstairs about that. there it is. there you go.

coming up in "the skinny," the personal tragedy just hours before last night's live tv musical of "grease." >> also in "the skinny," cindy crawford and what she's refusing to do. a big decision for the super model. >> later, unforgettable moments from the iowa campaign. it's been all pork all the time as both parties play up to down home voters. you're watching "world news now." voters. you're watching "world news now." i pinky promised my little girl a fabulous garden party for her birthday. so i mowed the lawn, put up all the decations. i thought i got everything. almost everything! you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to $13,000. but for only $7 a month, rid-x is scientifically proven to break down waste, helping you avoid a septic disaster. rid-x. the #1 brand used by septic

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they're working hard to get voters to show up. >> abc's brandi hitt is live in des moines this morning. and brandi, there must have ever been an overwhelming amount of campaign advertising, huh? >> reporter: definitely. nonstop advertising. i mean, you live in new york. i live in l.a. we haven't seen any of this. when i arrived here in iowa last week, it's just been one ad after the next. no break from it. in fact, 60,000 advertisements are going to have aired leading up to today's caucuses. if you can believe that. 17,000 just in the run-up over the last few days. millions of dollars are being spent and most of these ads a negative. some very entertaining how negative they are but very negative. >> brandi, have those ads helped sway voters? are many voters still undecided going into today? >> reporter: there are a lot of undecided voters. there's a new "des moines register" poll giving the latest numbers on who is leading.

this poll is when democrats and republican likely voters were asked who were going to be caucusing today, could you be persuaded to switch, to change your mind, 30% of democrats said yes. 45% of republicans said yes. so when they go into those caucuses today, that's a huge number that might say i'm voting for this person, but if you convince me and tell me more about this one on the day of, i may go the other way instead. >> and what's the deal? there's some controversy with ted cruz over these mailers. what's up with that? >> reporter: over the weekend, this came up leading to today's caucuses. there was a mailer that went out and the words voter violation and official public record were put on the front. what people were finding were their names and their neighbors' names on this piece of paper. and it would grade you on your history of voting, giving you an "f" if you haven't been showing up to the caucuses the last few years. election officials got mad about this. because they say that there's knows voting violation, there's no official violation that

however, the ted cruz campaign did respond and said hey, we're just trying to encourage people to get out and caucus today. we weren't trying to disrespect anyone. it made quite a few people upset. >> we will see how that affects him today. ted cruz today. abc's brandi hitt reporting live this morning from des moines. brandi, thank you. coming up, a preview of next the best of the sundance film festival. >> and nature according to snoop dogg. "the skinny" is next. and nature according to snoop

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were talking about "swiss army though some audience members walked out over the film's subject. a flatulent corpse. >> all right. moving right along maybe. >> a little awkward. >> i don't know. i get why they walked out. that's all i'm saying. > latest live tv event delighting fans of the musical. this was a big night. >> we're talking about "grease," of course. it was the latest broadway favorite to get the small screen treatment. the reviews are still coming in but so far, they've been pretty good. the production took some bold new moves utilizing multiple sound stages as well as a live audience. >> it seems like, you see right there, dancing with stars, julianne hough. there she is playing sandy and veteran broadway aaron tveit. sandy and danny. stealing the show was rizzo, played by vanessa hudgens.

shall i sing i don't steal and i don't lie but i can feel and i can cry a fact i'll bet you never knew but to cry in front of you >> boy, she just nails that and can you believe it, just hours before that, hudgens got the sad news that her father had passed away from cancer. just gives me chills. >> before the performance, hudgens tweeted out she was doing the show in his honor and no doubt would have made her father very, very proud. >> beautiful, beautiful moment. >> and "grease" was in good hands. that is directed by the same director tommy kail who does "hamilton" the huge, huge hit here. >> have you seen that yet? >> i have. it's really good. >> lucky guy. very hard to get ticks for that one in town. >> if he was doing that and it's

good hands. >> here at abc, the adapta of the '80s classic "dirty dancing" a taped musical with abigail breslin cast as jennifer grey's iconic role of baby and that should be a lot of fun. looking forward to that. >> in case you missed it, cindy crawford is retiring from the modeling world. so in case you didn't already think that she was, surprise. >> crawford made the announcement in an interview with united airlines for this month's edition of "hemisphere," that's an inflight magazine. she said that she's sure that she will have her picture taken for maybe ten more years but just not as a model. >> still looking great though. she did quit modeling full time in 2000 but continued to pose professionally. i don't know what the difference is but that's what they say. >> finally exciting news for fans of hip-hop and nature documentaries. >> i am both. a favorite jimmy kimmel bit featuring snoop dogg and videos of wildlife may soon become a here is the taste. >> is it mongooses? oh.

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>> the third installment of the saga pulled in $41 million with the reb nant trailing behind with a little over $12 million and "star wars" just shy had of 11 million. >> in iowa, plenty of drama. >> the first votes in the 2016 race to the white house, but in iowa, they do things a little differently. that's the word that we keep hearing. caucus. so what is this really all about? well, with some clarity here is abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: the hawkeye state. >> what's it like to be greeted by cake con. >> amazing. >> reporter: where toticians poses to flip pork chops, pose with a cow played of butter, take kids for a spin in their chopper. did we mention the pork chops? so many pork chops. >> pork chop on a stick. >> reporter: it's enough to make a politician scream. but it all comes to a head at those caucuses. we came to drake university. >> you're the caucus expert. >> reporter: to ask that burning question.

anyway? it's complicated. so they gave us a demonstration. for the democrats, groups gather to choose delegates who then go on to choose their party nominee. one side tries to convince the other to join their team or break a tie with food or -- >> rock paper scissors is one possibility. >> reporter: really? the republicans have it a lot easier. they write down a candidate's name on a slip of paper and done. if it sounds like a bunch of song and dance, well, there is a caucus musical. >> reporter: but just remember, iowa launched presidential runs for jimmy carter, two george bushes, and barack obama. and they may just launch the next leader of the free world. cecilia vega, abc news, council bluffs, iowa. >> the leader of the free world with rock, paper, scissors. >> yeah. it's that easy. i'm curious to know if cecilia

>> for sure. >> she wouldn't have missed that opportunity. >> oh, don't miss our updates on

facebook at wnnfans.com. good morning. i'm phillip mena. in for kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." it's decision day in iowa as the presidential candidates face their first test in this election season. the iowa caucuses. the latest polls show tight races with trump in the lead and sanders and clinton in a statistical tie. full coverage ahead. in syria, a suicide attack has killed at least 50 people as peace talks may be moving forward in geneva. isis is claiming responsibility for the attack.

those escaped inmates are behind bars this morning. one surrendered on friday and the other two were captured on saturday. now, authorities trying to determine who may have helped them. >> and what was that is mystery fireball in the sky? dashcam video out of ohio shows what appears to be a meteor streaking across the heavens on saturday evening. it was seen as far as away as the washington, d.c. area. those are some of our top stories on this monday, february 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. we begin this half hour with decision day in iowa. we've waited awhile for this. >> we have. and the day is upon us. thousands of iowans will caucus today in the first election test for this year's presidential candidates. candidates on both sides have shifted into high gear cramming in as many last vents and rallies as they can.

the newest poll from the "des moines register" has clinton three points ahead of bernie sanders. that's a statistical tie. cecilia vega kicks off coverage with the democrats. >> stick with me. stick with the experience. >> reporter: hillary clinton is fired up. >> please, come out and caucus, don't worry about the weather. >> reporter: bringing in reinforcements for the final push. >> please join me in welcoming, i hope, our next president, my mom. >> reporter: not just chelsea. the entire family, center stage this weekend. >> thank you, bill. thank you, chelsea. people need to feel the game is not rigged against them. the deck is not stacked. >> reporter: clinton feeling the love. >> opportunity to go as far as their hard work and talent and ambition will take them. >> reporter: and packing in the crowds. clinton traveling more than 300 miles in iowa. bernie sanders, clocking in nearly 200. sanders is confident. >> love you, too. >> reporter: on the stump, a

this land is your land, this land is my land >> reporter: but in the final hours, the vermont senator still on the attack, accusing clinton of smearing him. >> dismantle health care? i've spent my life fighting for universal health care for every man, woman and child. >> reporter: and clinton, still on the defensive over the bomb shell revelation that she had 22 e-mails on her private server, now deemed top secret. clinton on "this week" hinting it's a dirty trick. >> i just have to point out that the timing and some of the leaks that have led up to it are concerning. and i just want this matter resolved. >> reporter: and hillary clinton's team so concerned about voter turnout, they held a dry run, a caucus rehearsal on friday. 2,000 volunteers showed up. volunteers are now also sending handwritten notes to voters trying to get them to caucus for her. bernie sanders' team knocked on

weekend alone. every detail counts when the race is this tight. cecilia vega, abc news, council bluffs, iowa. on the republican side, donald trump has surged ahead of his closest challenger, senator ted cruz with marco rubio in a distant third place. the whole trump family has been working overtime to close the billionaire mogul's biggest deal of all with wife melania at his side and daughter ivanka starring in a "how to" caucus video and trump himself pushing as hard as he can. >> i don't care if you're feeling horrible. you have 104 temperature. the doctor says you cannot leave. it will be the end of you if you leave bed. you cannot leave. you will not be able to make it. get out of bed and caucus. okay. i love you. >> well, trump has also predicted many senators would soon endorse him rather than their texas colleague, senator ted cruz. our live coverage from iowa continues in our next half hour and on "good morning america" with george and robin in des

you can look for more coverage from iowa on world news tonight" and all night long. >> the other stories this morning including the arrest of two college students in the abduction and murder of a 13-year-old girl. investigators say david eisenhauer and the victim were acquainted before her disappearance last wednesday. he's charged with kidnapping the girl and killing her. the other student allegedly helped dispose of the body. >> members of the two rival motorcycle gangs in denver are blaming each other for a deadly shooting this week. one of the gangs iron order motorcycle club is made up mostly of police and military. attorneys say one of the club members fired a gun during the melee on saturday but it was in self-defense. a rival of the mongols was killed. >> in philadelphia, we may learn new details about that deadly amtrak crash in may. a report out today is expected to explain why the train streaked into a sharp curve at double the speed limit. it's the first significant development since investigators determined that excessive speed was a key factor in the crash.

and more than hers were injured. five restaurant coworkers have ever been killed in a house fire near detroit. the victims all believed to be in their 20s were found in the basement of the home. the home is in novi, a northwest suburb of detroit. >> chigo firefighters spent the weekend delivering boted water to the people of flint, michigan. high levels of lead have left the water from the tap unsafe to drink. abc's alex perez has the latest from flint. >> reporter: embattled michigan governor rick snyder is facing harsh criticism for the latest revelation in flint's ongoing water crisis. e-mails exposed by progress michigan reveal the state shipped bottled water to workers in flint some eight months before residents were officially told the drinking water was unsafe. governor snyder's reply? >> i had no knowledge of that taking place. >> reporter: the e-mails included a department memo which said coolers will be provided as an option "as long as the

treatment requirements." the city had warned the sick and elderly residents of potentially harmful chemicals in the water but reassured them it was otherwise safe to drink. the state defends their decision saying they only provided the bottled water to employees temporarily until that particular chemical threat was over. dangerous levels of lead were later found in flint water, and about 200 kids so far have tested positive. >> knowing that somebody did this to my kid, it's hard. i can't sleep at night. warning the filters they handed out to residents may not be effective enough to keep their water safe. alex perez, abc news, flint, michigan. >> a 75-year-old man south of boston is thankful this morning for what appears to have been divine intervention that saved his life. doug goldman was cutting down a tree in the woods when it fell on top of him severely injuring his legs. it was trapping him for two hours. he yelled for help and luckily, his prayers were answered by a

in the woods. >> the patient told us himself that he's been there for about two hours, it was lucky that somebody had heard him screaming for help. >> wow. fire officials say if it weren't for that nun running back to her nearby convent to call 11 for help, goldman would not have lasted through the night. he is now recovering this morning in the hospital. >> lucky guy. powerful winter storm is battling the southwest and it's set to move across the country. heavy winds knocked over trees in southern california killing at least one person in san diego. heavy rains flooded highways and nearly a foot of snow dropped over parts of reno. now that storm is taking aim on the great plains and midwest. accuweather's paul williams has the latest. morning, paul. >> thanks, reena, phillip. a blizzard is brewing throughout the midwest. by the time we get into monday night, we'll see the tail end of this blizzard begin to evolve and move across kansas, nebraska

right into the green bay area by wednesday morning with road closures, near zero visibility, blowing and drifting snow and dangerous travel. now, it won't necessarily be that way everywhere throughout the east coast and southeast, we'll have temperatures 10 to 20 degrees bob the norm for this time of year. brief cooling will kick in for tuesday. then a good thing becomes a not so good thing. thanks to all that heat, greatest risk of severe weather from st. louis over to little lock rock down to new orleans with a chance of tornadoes in the memphis down to mississippi. reena, phillip. >> all right, paul, thank you. gas prices continue their downward trend toward their lowest level in six years. the average price for a gallon of gas nationwide is now $1.80. that's down four cents from last week and down 25 cents since this time last year. the national average has been below $2 now for a month because of increased supplies of crude oil. >> well, burger king set to roll out a new treat sure to delight burger lovers available

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anna beatrice born with microcephaly, an abnormally small head. her mother tells us she contracted the zika infection when she was three months pregnant. >> reporter: when during your pregnancy did you know that there was a problem with anna beatrice? never. and this virus that took so many by surprise is on the move. nearly 40 cases reported in the u.s. lizzie morales a houston mother got see ca on a christmas visit to el salvador. she developed a rash. >> it was all over my body. you have no strength, no energy to do anything. not to even sit down. >> reporter: she is not pregnant and her symptoms subsided. there are now four pregnant women in the u.s. with the virus and a number of states in the south that are particularly vulnerable to mosquitos that carry the virus leading to questions how prepared we are to handle an outbreak in the u.s. >> it's a new phenomenon. the more relearn, the better we can guide people and guide prevention and control efforts. >> reporter: back at her home, anna's mother is doing everything she can for her

dr. richard besser, abc news. >> it's so heart breaking. they're also offering some advice for women in brazil to wait till as late as 2018 to have babies because they don't know exactly what could be happening with this disease. there's really nothing that i've heard of that you could take that would protect you from, give you immunity to this. actually canceling trips down thinking of having children and >> why would you want to even like you said, even risk that. i mean it's your child. and like 2018, that's a long time. >> sure is. >> it's a long time. but it is a scary thing. >> uh-huh. well, coming up, convicted murderer steven avery hoping for another chance. >> what his new lawyer is saying that might overturn his conviction.

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something you didn't do and you got to do it all over again. >> reporter: now zellner telling abundance news she noticed something strange yesterday. seven of her tweets about the former prosecutor and allegations an of planted evidence mysteriously deleted. zellner says she didn't delete them and she doesn't believe twitter did either tweeting so if the truth hurts, just delete it. zellner launching an independent investigation focusing on dna evidence found on halbach's rav4 that prosecutors said linked avery to the murder. the atto even purchasing the same car model halbach owned. >> i want to examine what was not tested in the car that should have been tested. since 2007, there have ever been significant advances in forensic testing. >> and even hinting that possibly someone eskilled teresa hall halbach. >> clearly there are other people we're looking at. that's always done in a case like this. >> reporter: eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> the series "making a murderer" is so popular right now. it's really put the spotlight on there. if you've watched it, there are

to add up. but at the same time, the filmmakers here have ever been getting a lot of criticism saying they left out some information, some things that prosecutors are pointing out it's unfair. but if you watch it the whole time, you're like well, i don't know about that. >> you watch this. >> absolutely. interesting to see the resolution. coming up, sports with reena. my favorite. up, sports with reena. my favorite. your clever moves won't stop the cold and flu. but disinfecting with lysol can. because lysol wipes and spray are approved to kill more types of germs than clorox. including those that can make you sick. for a healthy home this cold and flu season... lysol that. >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85,

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and i enjoy it. feel the difference with k-y ultragel. one of my favorite parts of the week is upon us. reena knows how much i love sports. so i cannot wait to see you get going here. >> thank you, phil. i appreciate that. you know i got this one. i got it. less than one week away to the super bowl. but last night all the great enjoying island time at the pro apparently held every year in hawaii. the talent incredible. the defense almost nonexistent. and the stakes, well, the game

seahawks qb russell wilson named the offensive mvp. who did he offend? >> what did he do? >> he completed three passes to the special zone where you get six points in that zone. if you total it up, that's 18. good job. don't forget tip your waiters and 20% there. >> i was told there would be no math. > they won 49-27. go, too many. yeah, those numbers get complicated, don't they? >> yeah. >> and earlier in the evening, there was even more all-star action. this time on the ice. the nhl all-star playoffs and the captain of the pacific division john scott, this is an incredible story. you know why? because he was voted in by the fans as a joke. and the nhl tried to stop him from playing, even demoted him to the minor leagues pressuring him not to play. but guess what? he said not going to have that. he ended up scoring two goals which is one shy of that hat thing that they do. the performance earning him the title of mvp. you go, john. >> who is laughing now, right?

from the ice to iceland. vikings taking on our boys on say. michael bradley kicking it to altidore for the goal. next time, look at this. iceland pulling a sneak attack. free kick. right there as bradley was arguing with a ref. boom, they score. take the lead. later the game tied at two and in the 90th minute, bradley look at that, bam, headbutts the ball into the goal. team usa wins 3-2 as they gear up for the world cup two years away in russia. it's going to be great. i'm looking forward to that. >> i'm looking forward to you calling another goal. >> goal. i might use that for the iowa caucus tomorrow morning. >> there you go. trump. >> trump. cruz, cruz, no goal. goal. >> i love that story though. that nhl story. that is so great. you know? there you go.

he didn't even -- wasn't even supposed to be in the game. that's the story. >> very impressive. that's the news and sports for this half hour. >> nailed it.

>> caucus goer. this morning onnow," today's iowa caucuses. >> after months of posturing, debates and controversial comment, the republicans and democrats of iowa make the first decisions in the race for the white house. we are live in des moines with extensive coverage. tough questions about the southern california escapees. who helped the three men break out of the maximum security jails and how was one of the inmate's teachers involved? airline outrage. profits are up while the cost of

high? and later, diversity on stage at the s.a.g. awards. winners of all races and backgrounds speaking out about the oscars controversy. it's monday, february 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning on a business monday. i'm phillip mena. >> good to have you here. i'm reena ninan. you were saying -- we were talking about the caucuses starting up. big day in iowa, huh? >> everybody has been waiting for it. we've been talking about it for months and months. today is the big day. >> they're saying it might be snowing. they're trying to push people to get out and vote and get there. it's the nation's first presidential nominating contest hours away. after months of hectic campaigning, the latest polls are really showing a tight race. it's your voice, your vote. our coverage begins in des moines with brandi hitt. morning to you, brandi.

monday is finally here. we've been talking about if it for so long. the caucus day is finally here. we're in the media center where the vote totals will be slowly coming in much later this evening. as you mentioned, reena, weather could be a factor. but this weekend, man, these candidates have been so busy crisscrossing this state, staying up late, into the evening with their campaigns and still both races right now are too close to predict. in this final push for iowa votes -- >> thank you, bill, thank you chelsea. >> reporter: both hillary clinton and donald trump are bringing out the big guns. their families. >> he will be unbelievable. the best dealmaker, the best master negotiator. >> thank you. >> reporter: that includes trump's wife melania and clinton's daughter chelsea. >> so please join me in welcoming, i hope, our next president. >> reporter: the latest poll shows trump leading the gop race, now five points ahead of

>> i don't care if you're temperature, get out of bed and caucus! >> reporter: on the democratic side, it's a tight race between clinton and bernie sanders. >> what our job is in the next 24 hours is to make sure that there is a large voter turnout. >> reporter: sanders volunteers knocking on 75,000 doors this weekend alone. >> did you pray for victory? >> i prayed that god's will be done. >> reporter: his rival senator marco rubio casting cruz as the favorite. >> ted cruz is clearly the front-runner. >> clearly the favorite. >> he has 10,000 volunteers. he spent millions of dollars. >> reporter: speaking of millions of dollars, "the des moines register" says all of these candidates have spent more than $33 million combined right here in iowa on television ads. we have been seeing them nonstop here this weekend, reena and phillip. >> for anyone who needs a refresher, can you walk us

how does that work. >> reporter: it's complicated. bear with me as we go through this. at 7:00 tonight, yes, only at 7:00, you're going to see roughly 1600 what we would normally calling places open, these are caucus houses. a lot of them are public buildings, libraries. on the republican side f you're going to caucus on the republican side, you walk in, in a large group of people. you may hear pitches from the candidates at the last minute. then you either write down a name on a scratch piece of paper in some of these caucus houses or possibly a ballot, who you're going to choose. then you secretly drop it into a binn and that is your vote. on the democratic side, though, it's much more different, much more public. you go to your caucus place. you decide to group with your neighbors, might be 100, 200, sometimes 300 people there. and you must physically get into groups. if you're a bernie sanders supporter, you go into one area of the room. clinton, o'malley, in other areas of the room. if you don't have at least 15%

group -- let's say o'malley only had 10%, it doesn't count. it's considered void in a way. so those people in the o'malley group can then decide in front of everyone, do i want to support sanders or clinton or nobody. and then they can join in. it's going to be a very fluid situation. that's why sometimes with these results, it's hard to know who is declared the victor or not for the state. >> it sounds like it could be a very long night for you, brandi hitt. >> reporter: it will be fun. i can't wait. >> she's so excited about this. we love it. brandi hitt reporting live from des moines. thank you so much. and abc's jonathan karl is also in des moines where he's finding that voss are the key to getting voters to the caucuses. >> one of the many hillary clinton offices in iowa right here. >> reporter: it's boots on the ground time in iowa. these hillary volunteers are armed with detailed information on every door they'll knock. >> sometimes you show up at someone's door and they're on

supporter and they've switched over to trump. >> reporter: we're at rubio supporters, calling people to make sure they know where to go to caucus. >> this location is sergeant bluff community center. >> reporter: this volunteer is a student at iowa state. in addition to the visits and the calls, iowans have been bombarded with 60,000 campaign ads. 17,000 this month alone. >> marco rubio, just another washington politician. >> donald trump, new york values. >> clinton and bush, two names dpr the past. >> reporter: and then there's the junk mail. some iowans received this ominous envelope, election alerted, votedr violation. underneath, the person's voting score, whether they've voted in recent elections. and information about their neighbors. caucus on monday to improve your score, it says, warning of a follow-up notice after the vote. not a government document but a mailer from the cruz campaign.

denounced it as deceptive. over at the ankeny diner, these folks are still truly undecided. when are you going to make that decision? >> maybe 7:00 tomorrow. i don't know. >> reporter: the deciding factor in this race could be people who have never been to a caucus before. on the democratic side, bernie sanders, and on the republican side, donald trump r counting on a big turnout of first-time caucusgoers to put them over the top. jonathan karl, abc news, des moines. >> our live coverage from iowa continues in our next half hour as well as on "good morning america" with george and robin in des moines. look for more coverage from iowa on "world news tonight" and call night long. another major headline. a second virginia tech student has been arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of a 13-year-old girl. police in blacksburg announced yesterday that natalie marie keepers has been charged in the case. earlier david eisenhauer was charged with first-degree murder

victim knew each other. >> based on evidence collected to date, we have determined that eisenhauer and nicole were acquainted prior to her disappearance. he used this relationship to his advantage to abduct and then kill her. >> both students are being held without bond. the investigation is still ongoing. yesterday a state police search and recovery team searched a pond on the virginia tech campus. all three of the southern california jail escapees are behind bars this morning. one surrendered on friday and the other two were captured saturday night thanks to an alert citizen. now authorities are trying to determine who helped them. abc's matt gutman has the latest details. >> reporter: they rappelled out of the jail from the roof. but with a groan were hauled back to the front door. with all three fugitives now in custody -- >> we're actively investigating other suspects that may have helped. >> reporter: it was a citizen's

of hossain nayeri in san francisco. police chasing nayeri. >> reporter: the three had a doggy door in this steel grating and then navigated the tunnels behind their ward to the roof of this maximum security jail. nooshafarian ravaghi they say provided them with maps. a source tells us the teacher who penned books also penned love letters. >> he's been described as a psychopath. is that something you would say is a fitting description? >> i think it is. >> reporter: the three have been held in this same maximum jail they broke out of. this one has a more modern layout. this time the three of them are being held separately. matt gutman, abc news, santa ana, california. to the northeast now and a mystery fireball in the sky. the paerpt white hot fiber ball was caught on dash cam video soaring across the heavens saturday evening. it was seen as far as away as the washington, d.c. area.

whether it was a meteor. observers described the fireball as having colorful fragments and looking like it fell apart or exploded. well, the rival super bowl teams are spending their first night in california. >> yep. and the first to land in san jose, the broncos led by quarterback peyton manning. the broncos are playing in their second super bowl in three years. >> an hour later the carolina panthers arrived headed by, of course, cam newton. if you can look closely, folks, he was rocking some very, very wild versace pants. got to look closely for that one. >> i don't think he's come down quite yet. you'll see it sooner or later. >> there you go. looks like cam and hf zebra mated together for that outfit. but none of the players spoke to reporters there, saving that for the much-anticipated media day, which actually happens tonight. no word if he'll be wearing those pants or not. >> he can wear whatever he wants. he's cam newton.

coming up in the miction"the mix," campaign humor and a fashion statement featuring who else but bernie sanders. also ahead, airlines cashing in as fuel prices keep dropping. when will passengers finally get a break when buying tickets. and diversity in spotlight at the s.a.g. awards. performers from all races and backgrounds lashing out about the oscars controversy. >> and remember, find us on facebook wnnfans.com and twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."@abcwnn.

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well, this past weekend, movie fans got another round, big round of clues on who will take home this year's oscars >> the screen actors guild doled out plenty of awards, with some rprise for those who were hoping to make some oscar predictions. abc's chris connelly was there for it all. >> reporter: oscar so white, perhaps. >> queen latifah. >> viola davis. >> reporter: the s.a.g.awards, yeah, not so much. >> welcome to diverse tv. >> reporter: not even nominated for an oscar, idris elba,

actor for "beast of no nation," emblematic of the way s.a.g. actors only voters flip the script to reward a wide spectrum of work. >> you build your own boxes. not people. knock that thing away. >> reporter: from queen la fee that honored for hbo's "bessie," to "orange is the new black," winner of two awards. jason bateman presenting the best tv comedy male actor to the man who played his father on "arrested delopment" jeffrey tambor for his transgender character on "transparent." >> i'm going to stop shaking. >> for supporting female actor alicia vikander awarded fo "danish girl," winning meant hitting the road. >> i want to go out and celebrate. >> how did it feel? >> i'm going to sit a plane and get really drunk by myself and ask everyone in the cabin to cans with me. >> the cast of "spotlight." >> reporter: game on with a win

cast, "spotlight," chimed back into the oscar's best picture race. >> did you know this was something special you were doing? >> from the minute i read it, i felt in my heart it was a special thing that had to be shown and told. >> reporter: best male actor winner leonardo dicaprio recalled his childhood. >> to my parents, thank you for listening to an overly ambitious slightly annoying 13-year-old kid. >> reporter: and for brie larson, her best female actor win for "room," a culmination. why is it right to come now in your life? >> i'm really grateful to have had so much life, so many >> reporter: breadth of experience, the key to success for any actor. just ask "how to get away with murder's" viola davis, a four-time s.a.g. award winner. you just deliver these powerful, emotional moments. from where do you derive that kind of power? >> i think when you observe life, you see so many things that you would not even expect. i'm always watching. >> thank you.

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retweeting it. that's the new fashion trend of the season. >> very cool. feel the burn and sport the burn. >> feel the burn. there you go. all the different emotions that bernie sanders conveys all there on a t-shirt. >> that's pretty funny. >> he came up and saw the shirt. like, you can tell, he's like, perplexed. like, oh, my god, my face is on this shirt. you can tell he thinks it's weird. and, like, his photographer for the campaign, like, told me, he's, like, bernie thinks the shirt is really creepy. >> it's interesting. you know? >> yeah, it is. i guess it is kind of creepy if it's your face on it. i like it, though. it's funny. from t-shirts to tractors. we found the most patriotic tractor in america. of course, it's in iowa. take a look at this one. hand-created. look at that. got the bald eagle and everything. that's gary loeffler of west des moines. he is a big backer of mike huckabee. he likes his positions on guns,

god. so he created this tractor and he's kind of following around huckabee. and you may remember huckabee won the state in 2008. so he believes that huckabee is the one who can stand up to what he calls the clinton machine. >> okay. >> by the way, he also put a snake on there because he says that stands for isis, al qaeda and the taliban. >> all-american. >> well thought out, huh? >> sure is. let's switch gears a little bit. we are going to show you a surfer that took on a little bit maybe more than he could handle it. they call it jaws, this huge wave in mu we maui because it eats surfers up. look at that fall. 40 feet. >> whoa. >> thankfully we're showing this to you because this is not faces of death. he did come out on top and he is okay. in fact, he said that he was ing to ride it again the next day. >> very cool. >> there it is. >> talk about death defying. how about a slightly terrifying for me as a mom, a young kid got a loose tooth. what does he do?

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>> oh.ng america" live from making news in america this morning -- first vote. an official kickoff to the primary election season. the pivotal iowa caucuses. the candidates' late-night push sweeping across the hawkeye state. we're live in des moines. extreme weather. blizzard warnings now in effect. the snow falling overnight. a foot of snow expected in some areas. plus, severe weather toppling trees, strong winds and intense rain pummelling the west coast. frightening fall. a drummer's big finish taking a

plus, extremely tight and zebra printed. the nfl player wearing these ferocious pants. good monday morning. the wait is over. it's decision day in iowa. the 2016 presidential nomination process kicking off today. >> and the candidates are spending the night crisscrossing the state hoping to win the first in the nation caucuses. >> the new poll on the republican side showing donald trump taking the lead back from senator ted cruz. senator marco rubio in third. and for the democrats the newest poll from the des moines register has hillary clinton and bernie sanders neck and neck in a statistical tie. >> abc's lana zak is live in des moines. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. happy caucus day, phillip and reena.

you know, at 7:00 central time, iowans are going to gather together with their neighbors in church basements, school auditoriums as they try to pick the next president of the united >> it sounds like you want to make a political revolution. >> i am a better candidate and thanks to you, i'll be a better president and i want you to know that. >> reporter: this is it. democrats and the 11 republicans running for president. he'll be administering a caucus in western des moines. >> i think a lot of people are going to be making that decision when they're listening to their neighbors. >> reporter: the last iowa poll found 5 points or less separating first and second place. with about a third of voters still wavering in their support, campaigns can influence the results up to the last second. >> i pray to god's will. >> reporter: in their final day on the trail, ted cruz attended church on the final day. he said he prayed for donald trump and marco rubio who made

>> if i'm the president of the united states, when i'm the president of the united states, we will confront the challenges of our time. >> reporter: rubio fighting hard for an upset second-place finish or better. >> get out of bed and caucus. >> reporter: and donald trump long the man in the lead gave melania the mike to close the deal. >> he will be unbelievable. >> reporter: and we'll expect to see results from the republicans pretty soon after 7:00 local time here tonight. but for the democrats, it tends to take a little bititonger since those caucuses unfold like a game of red rover. with campaigns trying to sway voters from the less viable candidates over to their side. phillip, reena. >> red rover, i like that one. well said. lana, after the final push last night, what do the candidates all have planned for today? >> well, usually on election days candidates tend to lay pretty low.

other places. but still we see very little events. most of the events are from those candidates who are further behind in the polls. hillary clinton has one event tonight which they're dubbing optimistically perhaps, a victory party. but jeb bush is already heading to new hampshire later this afternoon. >> oh, it's a big day for everyone. lana zak live in des moines. lana, thanks so much. and ted cruz is coming under fire for sending mailers to iowa voters designed to look like official documents that accused them of a voting violation. >> so, the envelopes are labeled election alert. the document inside includes thehe recipient's voting score, %ven information about their neighbors. >> iowa's secretary of the state is calling the mailer deceptive. cruz is refusing to apologize for what some are calling voter intimidation. and stay with abc news as the first nominating event gets under way today. later this morning, george and

"good morning america." and david muir will report from des moines on "world news tonight." and of course, you can count on abcnews.com with updates throughout the night. and the next republican debate right here on abc, folks, this saturday after iowa and just days before the new hampshire primaries, moderated by david muir and co-anchor martha raddatz of "this week." and iowa is bracing for a major snowmaker expected to ramp up just after tonight's caucuses. that storm has already pummelled california and parts of the southwest. parts of flagstaff, arizona, could see as much as 15 inches of snow. yes, that is lightning you see there. strong winds could also trigger whiteout conditions. in southern california, high winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour, uprooting trees. one of those falling trees killed a driver in san diego. heavy rains flooded lanes on the 101 and the pacific coast highway. the latest radar shows those powerful storms now headed

impacting the central rockies and central plains, eventually taking aim at the great plains and the midwest. also in southern california, all three of those escaped inmates are back behind bars after an eight-day saga. now, authorities are trying to determine how the trio pulled off such a brazen escape. one man surrendered friday. the two others were captured saturday 300 miles north in san francisco. thanks to an alert citizen who tipped off police. police say a jailhouse english teacher supplied the inmates with google images that helped their escape. isis has claimed responsibility for triple bombings that have killed at least 50 near a revered shrine in syria. more than a hundred others were wounded. the attack comes as factions are gathering for peace talks in geneva. peace talks have yet to get under way. but there is a some movement. a u.n. mediator has met for the the first time with syrian rebels. also overseas, the world

in an emergency session over the zika virus. they could declare the outbreak a global health emergency. it has been linked to thousands of serious birth defects mainly in south america. the two nfl conferenen champions have arrived in california ahead of sunday's big game. the first to land in san jose, the denver broncos led by quarterback peyton manning. who might be playing his last game. >> and an hour later the carolina panthers arrived, headed up by of course cam newton. none of the players spoke to reporters. say saying it all up for the much-anticipated m mia day tonight. and still ahead, what wall street could be telling us about the presidential election. and under arrest, two virginia tech students accused in the death of a 13-year-old girl. this morning, investigators laying out the details in this bizarre case. plus, caught on camera. a drummer getting into a song when he suddenly falls through a window. when

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house has changed parties. gas prices continue their downward trend toward their lowest level in six years. the average price for a gallon of gas nationwide is now $1.80. that's down four cents from last year and down a quarter since this time last year. the national average has been below $2. because of increased supply of crude oil. americans were in the mood for lighter fare at the movies this weekend. "kung fu panda 3" brought in a lot of cash. the third installment pulled in $41 million, more than three times as much as the revenant. star wars the force awakens came in third. >> we love our fast-food news this hour. burger wars heating up today. new burger out today, burger king extra long buttery cheeseburger. extra long. drenched in ttery garlic

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this fireball was caught on dash cam video in ohio soaring across the sky this weekend. there's no official word on whether it was a meteor. observers d the fireball as having colorful fragments and looked like it fell apart or exploded. now a look at your morning road conditions. wet roads stretched from the mid-atlantic coast down to the tennessee valley and alabama. rain and snow will make for slippery roads across the midwest and plains states as *@d well as the southwest, and roads will be wet in the pacific northwest. and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in salt lake city, denver and miami. well, there's shock this morning on the campus of virginia tech, now that two engineering students are charged in the kidnapping and murder of a 13-year-old girl. >> police in blacksburg announced yesterday that natalie marie keepers had been arrested for helping to dispose of the body. earlier david eisenhauer was charged with first-degree

invest gators said eisenhauer and the victim knew each other. >> based on evidence collected to date, we have determined they were acquainted prior to her disappearance. eisenhauer used this relationship to his advantage to abduct and then kill her. >> the victim's heartbroken mother said her daughter had survived mersa, a life transplant and lymphoma at age 5. only to lose her life to a murderer. an investigation is under way in denver. a deadly shooting this weekend involving rival motorcycle gangs in denver. an attorney said one of the club members fired a gun during the melee on saturday saying it was in self-defense. a member of the rival gang was killed. a drummer in a nashville band made quite an exit and it was all caught on camera. the don kelly band was winding up its set saturday night.

when the drummer topples backward through the window. he dropped six feet. he broke a rib in the process. but the show must go on. he went back in and played another four hours in another club. the man rescued south of boston could be considered an about of divine intervention. doug goldman was cutting down a tree in the woods when it fell on top of him, severely injuring his legs and trapping him for hours. his cries were finally answered by a nun who just happened to be praying in the woods. >> the patient told us himself that he had been for about two hours. luckily that someone had heard him screaming for help. >> fire officials said if not for that nun running back to their nearby convent to call for help, goldman would not have lasted through the night. well, time now for sports. the best athletes in the nba,

now. >> highlights from the johns at espn. super bowl week is here. of course, it's next sunday, north of san francisco. meantime other sports news. >> i thought the iowa caucus -- i thought we vote for cam newton or peyton manning. >> that's not how it works. they're not eligible. we'll do the nba. steph curry. knicks/warriors at msg. warriors started slowly only 18 in the first quarter. green had a triple-double. the warriors won big. 116-95. the old pro bowl was played sunday. in hawaii. michael irvin trying to earn his team a win. that's charles woodson, retiring of course, his ninth pro bowl appearance. tyrod taylor, jarvis landry. yes. nice grab.

irvin, 49-27. nhl all-star game in nashville. coming in, voted in by the fans, he got traded. nhl said you can't play in the all all-star game because you're in the uproar was big. this is like a fantasy camp for him. not an all-star caliber player but his attitude, his likability, he scored a couple of goals, his team won the three-on-three, won the mvp and car. that's it for us. new live "sportscenter" coming your way at 9:00 a.m. eastern. 9:00 a.m. >> i loved that. could not have worked out better for anybody, including the nhl. >> everybody loves a good underdog. >> absolutely. up next in the pulse, wipeout, a surfer's major free

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>> incredible. >> they're all sold out everywhere. although, that kind of blows my mind. because it's versace and a lot of money. the loafers aren't bad, either. >> well, money is no object when you got good-looking pants like that. >> cam newton has the swag to pull it off. that's for sure. you need mad swag to pull that off. >> you do. reaction has been pretty swift on social media. fans and nonfans weighing in. cam newton dressed like sean michaels at wrestlemania. here's another one, cam newton -- business above, party below. >> perfect way to describe that. >> sure is. >> ten years from now, he'll probably look back and say, what was i wearing? but cool in 2016. >> ten years from now, those will still be classic. >> we'll see. now to a viral video sensation that has social media

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northwest. with a mix of rain and snow stretching from the southeast all of the way out into the midwest, as well as the great plains. in just a few hours, iowans gather in libraries, schools and even in living rooms in this first test for the presidential candidates. >> some in the hawkeye state don't have to leave their homes in order to caucus. >> reporter: out where it's quiet and more silos than traffic signals, come monday night, some will come here. >> yes, we're very excited. >> reporter: to where mary weaver is baking up a big batch of donkey bars a snack for the democrats. making a big decision smack dab in the middle of her home. one of five places left in iowa where the caucus happens in a living room. >> we have three delegates that will be coming out of this caucus. >> reporter: that means friends and neighbors will gather here and choose one of four groups to join.

uncommitted. >> i think nine out of ten people are maybe 90 people out off 100 have their minds made up when they come. >> reporter: it's the fourth time the waveeavers have offered up their home for caucus. why the living room location? for small-town comfort. >> we would be driving like from our home if we went to ogden, it would be 20 miles. so, we're really doing it almost as a convenience for ourselves and our neighbors. >> reporter: the way the democrats caucus by actually moving across the room to form groups to support a candidate means nothing is left unsaid. political differences are actually the center of attention and there are a lot of opinions. >> but that part makes it interesting. >> reporter: but when a caucus

to live next to each other. >> they may be neighbors, they may see each other in the grocery store, so it's all very civil. >> it's going to snow tonight. don't you want to eat donkey bars and stay warm. folks, that's what making news in america this morning. >> stay tuned for "good morning america" live from iowa. have a great monday. "good morning america" live from making news in america this morning -- first vote. an official kickoff to the primary election season. the pivotal iowa caucuses. the candidates' late-night push sweeping across the hawkeye state. we're live in des moines. extreme weather. blizzardrdarnings now in effect. the snow falling overnight. a foot of snow expected in some areas. plus, severe weather toppling trees, strong winds and intense rain pummelling the west coast. frightening fall. a drummer's big finish taking a

plus, extremely tight and