>> the staged hand shake documenting sean penn's secret meeting with the world's most wanted drug lord. and then this stunning video posted to "rollingh stones" website. the video testimonial shot by one hoifz lieutenants, former espn's co-star who he hoped would make a bio-pic about his life. amidst the squawking of roosters, el chapo was unrepentant for drug trafficking. person quoting el chapo, acknowledging he has a fleet of submarines, airplanes, trucks and boats. two of those planes, penn writes, were used to ferry the academy award winner to el el chapo's hideout. he said the seven-hour conversation was consummated by tequila. but on friday, a very different photo op. el chcho arrested. his face twisted towards the

but the narco who twice busted out of mexican super maxes, squeezing into a a drainage pipe as mariness closed in on him friday. he pulled up this manhole. >> you see the m-4 with the rocket launcher the two of them parentally ed>> it's a little less than chest higig in here. it is extremely claustrophobic in here. and you can see down there ho far it goes. when they popped up through this manhole, they left this m-4 rifle with a grenade launcher here and carjacked a car right above and tried to get out to the highway. >> el chapo finally corralled on this road and spirited to a hotel for this iconic photo. they hope to keep him incarcerated by beefing up security at the prison he broke out of last year.. and it's the fear of the third escape in his career which is one of the reasons mexican authorities are now agreeing to begin the process of extraditing him to the u.s. tom?

okay, matt, thank you. abc senior juz correspondent pierre thomas joins us now. pierre, did authorities you're talking to say the sean penn interview led to el chapo's arrest? >> authorities suggested as much, the meeting helped narrow down his location. and the sean penn interview, in which el chapo allegedly aits he shipped up a the cocaine and heroin worldwide, that's precisely the case that u.s. prosecutors have laid out against him, tom. >> is sean penn in any legal trouble for interviewing an international fugitive? >> mexican authorities say they're investigating, but u.s. officials have not commented. penn said he was playing the role of journalist. none of the law enforcement officials i spoke to are suggesting that penn is in their cross hairs. they say they want el chapo. next to that extraordinary other development, the powerball drawing and no winning ticket in the $949 million jackpot. everyone, including myself, checking their tickets with the winning numbers. but no dice.

the new jackpot, too big to even show on the signs. >> reporter: with no winner saturday night. >> the powerball is $1.3 billion. >> reporter: the lottery hopeful are already lining up again. >> definitely house of malibu. >> the $1.3 billion estimated jackpot is a new world record, making powerball, a powerful draw. >> people who don't usually play are picketing up tickets. >> in places like texas, tickets were selling as much as 25,000 per minute. >> i drove three hours to get here. >> reporter: the jackpot is so big, thanks to last year's new le that make it harder to win. odds jumped from 1 in 175 million to 1 in 292 million. the odds of getting killed by an asteroid are a lot better. the massive jackpot is even bigger than the economic output of 18 countries, money that

>> $1.3 billion could build 9,000 apartment units for people who are homeless in los angeles. >> and, of course, many people have told us they would give a lot of money to charity. you can see the line here in hawthorn, california, iss so long because this store is considered lucky. but take a look, they don't even have enough space there to list a $1 billion payout. they're going to need a bigger sign. tom? >> a lot of money. clayton, thank yououo mucuc to politics now, and the race for the white house, it's tightening. cruz edging past trump, but still tied within the margin of error. amg likely caucusgoers in iowa. but the bigger surprise, sanders closing in on hill clinton in the hawk eye state and that has her campaign admitting they are nervous. devin dwyer at the white house. >> reporter: tonight in new hampshire, hillary clinton is playing catch-up. trailing bernie sanders in the granite state, clinton's campaign is sending panicked e-mails that the race is seriously tight.

here in iowa. i think we have an excellent chance to win here. >> reporter: now neck and neck with sanders in iowa, too, clinton is sharpening her attacks. >> to stop thehe stand with her. >> reporter: in a new tv ad, clinton suggests she's the most electable candidate. but she's tied with trump in new hampshiree and loses to trump and rubio. sanders beats all three. >> the polls go up and down. i stay pretty focused. s a under pressuren iowa tonight, republican front-runner, donald trump. >> we're sort of, like, tied with ted cruz. >> krez spent a week barn storming iowa by a bus, and today he knocked trump's signature plan to deport millions of immigrants. >> i don't tend b to send jackboots to knock on your door and every door in america. >> trump fired back for cruz being born in canada. >> is h ea natural-born citizen? i don't know. >> reporter: the first gop debate in south carolina,

tomorrow night on our sister network fusion as the white house says president obama won't endorse a candidate in a primary. tom? >> devin, thank you. the philadelphia area man accused of firing more than a dozen times at a police officer facing a judge this weekend. the incident caught on security camera. you see it there. police say edward archer, confessing to the attack in the name of islam. arraigned and held without bo, officer jesse harden was struck three times. there you see him giving chase and wounding his attacker. in an interview, archer's mother said he had been hearing voices and felt he was targeted by police. overseas now to germany where some referees are being blamed for widespread assaults on new year's eve. tonight, the number of attacks reported is growing and so is the anger. against women. the attacks fuelling the debate over welcoming immigrants. chief foreign correspondent terry moran reporting from cologne.

germany as anti-refugee protests in cologne turned ugly. germans are furious about the mass attacks that took place here on new year's eve. hundreds of young men,ost described by victims and police as appearing to be of arab or north african origin, targeting women, assaulting and brobbing them. >> they directly surrounded us and we couldn't move. >> michelle spoke to us in the square where it happened. >> everywhere they could touch. >> reporter: more than 500 victims filed criminal happened here put chanceor pressure. many people are asking, after this country let in more than a million migrants and refugees lastee, are germans still safe? merkel said she will now consider toughening deportation crimes. so far, police in cologne have

at least 21 of them are refugees seeking asylum in germany. terry moran, abc news, cologne, germany. to south korea now, an american show of force. a b-2 bomber flying low over soh korea, along with south korean fighter jets. the flights aiming to send a message to north korea after they detonated a nuclear bomb last week. and a murder mystery. police investigating the death of an american woman. popular in her neighborhood and active on social media, we have more tonight with the clues. >> reporter: tonight, a mystery in the heart of tuscanan american ashley olson found dead in her studio apartment. investigators say she had bruises and scratches on her neck. police, scouring the building in this upscale florence neighborhood. italian media reported she had a fight with her boyfriend a few days ago. after not hearing from her, he asked the landlord to let him in and fouou the body.

have been questioned. so far, authorities say they have no suspects. >> i can't imagine a person who would hurt her. she's a gentle, a kind, a beautiful friend and a lovely girl. and it's an awful shock. we've got a great community here of people, and everyone loved her. >> reporter: the bubbly 35-year-old from florida seen here modeling arrived in florence in 12, reportedly to join her father and work in fashion. olsen was k kwn in her neighborhood with an american often seen with her beloved beagle scout, her social media accounts filled with photos of the pair. the community here in florence is stunned by olsen's death. one friend said she was fun, grounded and worked hard. italy's police chief saying they will devote maximum attention to solving this murder. tom? >> alex, thank you. to the weather tonight, an ef-2

in cape coral, florida, the neighborhood ripped apart. tens of thousanan of people losing power. to the north, freezing cold. the vikings and seahawks could see their own breath. some freezing temperatures at the kickoff in indianapolis. the coldest vikings game in history. that cold is sweeping across the country now? >> actually, it's the system that brought the warm air and the rain in the northeast to new york city and d.c. today. here's the catch. it's been very windy. that's because a big change is on the way. that's the cold air on the backside of the system. remember, the great lakes. the water is still warm. you put cold air over it. one to two feet of snow in the hot spots, still possible. but there you go, look at the wake-up temperatures. indianapolis tomorrow morning, watch out. 0. 6 below in chicago. new york city, better but i wouldn't say warm. 21. but this is where we're supposed to be. it's mid january. >> thank you so much. the college championship football game is set for

the whole season coming down to this game between clemson and alabama. jesse palmer with how t(e teams match up. >> reporter: tonight, the epic matchup. number one clemson 15-0, going against alabama, hoping for their 16th national championship. the tigers star quarterback deshaun watson hoping to lead >> deshaun watson, touchdown, clemson. >> reporter: but they will have to get past the crimson tide's heisman trophy winn, derrick henry. >> henry breaking free, heading alabama. >> alabama, looking for redemption after falling just short of making it to the national title game last year. the coaching, two of the biggest personalities in college football -- clemson's dabo sweeney, known for the raucous post game interviews. >> i can't give you guts. i can't give you heart and tonight it was byog, bring your own guts.

over in alabama, nick say bin. >> sabin with his third national title at alabama. and jesse, clemson is number one, but they're not favored to win? >> that's right. not a lot of respect for the clemson tigers. they're the undefeated team here. it's actually alabama who's favored to win by seven points. that's a lot. but regardless of who the favorite is, i think this game promises to be a really good one. >> looking forward to it. tomorrow we'll anchor "world news" from the site of the big game. college football's national championship tomorrow night, 8:30 eastern, only on espn. still ahead tonight, a crime spree targeting jewelry store ace cross the south. this woman, a popular waitress taking whatever she wants. millions of dollars in jewelry. how police tracked her down. new details. was she living a double life? and later, scandal in spain. why a paren sesz is about to go

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blanket was found a baby girl only a few days old. >> remarkably, 4 years later, a second infant girl was born and abandoned by the same parents. >> abandoned baby found in good condition. he discovered the baby just inside theoor of the laundry room. >> reporter: both girls were adopted by different famamies. 50 years and a lifetime go by and then the internet. many connections later, they found each other. >> we just had had that connection almost like twins. >> reporter: but one other connection from that newspaper story, the night that liz was found. >> she was wrapped in two new receiving blankets, a new kymono and training pants, according to patrolman george jansen. >> well, now george jansen is back in the picture, too. >> you're a lot bigger than the last time i saw you.

same lun dri room he found liz, this time with flowers to celebrate. >> there are times we call each other and it was like did that really just happen? >> yes, it did. and it's just really starting. >> i do see a family resemblance. >> reporter: abc news, washington. they do look alike. we thank john for that story. meet us right back here tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas in new york. have a great night. winds will be lighter. i'll have the latest in your first-alert forecast. 150 lawmakers throughout iowa will meet tomorrow morning at the state capitol for the 2016 legislative session -- we'll look at the critical issues. and the cedar rapids public library prepares to cut services after the bobod approved chopping nearly a half million dollars from the budget.

from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at 5:30. it's still blustery outside - but not as much as it was earlier in the day? chris, how will tonight be like? with clear skies still in place this evening, andnd winds lessening with time, our temperatures will plummet again quickly below zero for most areas. wind chills will easily be in the -10s, especially this evening. however, after midnight, an approaching disturbance will shift our winds to the south and increase our cloud cover. these two factors will help to raise our temperatures some overnight. that disturbance may bring a few light snow showers during the day on monday and into monday night. a dusting up to an inch of snow is possible in areas across the tv9 viing area by the tuesday morning commute. another blast of cold air comes in on its

clouds low: -6-0 -4 iow: -1tomorrow: chance of light snow high: 16-22 17 iow: 20 back to you. the 2016 legislative session opens monday morning -- with a split legislature for the sixth straight year. kcrg-tv9's brady smith is in des moines - and talked with eastern iowa lawmakers about what they expect for this year. several iowa lawmakers made stops at the capitol sunday afternoon, as they prepare to gavel in tomorrow morning.we caught up with senator liz mathis, who says k through 12 public education funding will be topping their list of priorities. last year's session went long over the issue of education, as lawmakers uldn't come to an agreement.