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visit. there they are saying good-bye. raven -- >> not saying much, jack. >> what she didn't say was three important words, i love you, closed the door, that's it. there were some questions, uh-oh, did i kind of blow it there. was what it was. next, dallas, texas. rachel, nick and rachel, they go off to church. nick is given a nice warm welcome by the congregation there. >> looks a little awkward in that service. >> they had a real nice visit and they talked about what they called the, quote/unquote, elephant in the room. >> okay. >> yes, they're an interracial couple. no big deal. they had it all figured out. all is good at least at this point. of course, we know that rachel is the bachelorette. so -- >> so they're really not a couple. >> yeah, it is what it is. got to move along. next, corrine, miami. they go shopping. they reportedly drop a couple of grand.

not that anyone cares. eventually, we get to our big fat greek dinner get-together. which, of course, involves nick meeting corrine's nanny, raquel. that's raquel right there, the famous raquel. earlier when they were together, corrine had said nick, i love you. was what it was. she's all good. next vanessa, montreal. vanessa is a special needs teacher. >> wow. >> best segment of the season so far when they went and visited vanessa's students. they had a real nice meeting with them. when they get to her family, there's plenty of concerns and plenty of questions. next, here's how the whole show ended. vanessa's like, you know what, i think i might be all done with this. she's about had it. you see her walking down the hallway, knock knock at the door. who is it? andi needs another 15 minutes of fame from past seasons. she needed another 15 minutes or they had to drum up some drama. analyst out.

>> what was the drama? you're leaving without the drama? >> that's it? >> leave us hanging? >> i guess we'll have to watch. you know what, he did that because we don't want to get a spoiler, right? >> yeah. next to video proof that ryan gosling really did play the piano in "la la land." ♪ >> "variety" is sharing this behind the scenes video of gosling on the set rehearsing and playing those -- several of those scenes there. >> yes, his heartthrob factor just went up about ten points. gosling no stranger to music. he sang and danced alongside justin timberlake and britney spears in the mickey mouse club. >> of course, all of his hard work is paying off with an oscar nomination for best actor. really was, he was fantastic in that movie. >> and everybody just loves him. >> that's right. coming up, the politics of oscar. >> the world is waiting to find out just what the hollywood elites will have to say on stage sunday night.

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some cough medicines only last 4 hours. but just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. let's end this. ♪ >> adrienne wants to give that "we are gma" promo an oscar. >> i do. our producer brian is the deejay this morning. that song "la la la "is giving us a hint of what we may see. >> that's right.

we are days away from finally reaching the climax of this years high holy days of award season. >> it's hard to remember an awards season not as politically charged as this one. what's in store for this sunday? here's abc's byron pitts. >> reporter: with hollywood's biggest night less than one week away, people are asking all things oscars. will "moonlight" steal the spotlight? who will be named best dressed and what off the wall topics will come up in the acceptance speeches? this award season has already proven to be quite political. take meryl streep's acceptance speech at the golden globes calling out president trump for his comments on immigration. >> hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners and if we kick them all out, you'll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts.

>> reporter: most recently, joy villa's make america great again dress that set the grammy's red carpets abuzz and her record sales soaring. this isn't the first time hollywood "a" listers have used award shows to take a political stance. >> shame on you, mr. bush. shame you. >> to the lack of diversity. >> well, i'm here at the academy awards. otherwise known as the white people's choice awards. >> reporter: and while we're not quite sure what this guy was protesting -- as for this year's speeches, we'll know sunday night. byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> it's going to be exciting. it's going to be an exciting night to see. >> do you think best picture will be "la la land"? >> i think it probably will, yeah. i'm rooting for "hidden figures." it's amazing movie. we'll see. >> we will find out. >> don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> coming up, more news from abc. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades

and good morning. i'm gio benitez. >> i'm adrienne bankert. diane and kendis are off today. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." first, donald trump has selected a new national security adviser. lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster was introduced yesterday a week after michael flynn resigned. mcmaster called the appointment a privilege. reaction to the president's choice coming up. breaking overnight, four americans on a golf trip killed today when their small plane crashed and exploded at a shopping center in australia. two men are from texas. no one on the ground injured. >> former attorney general eric holder heading an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment at uber. the hire follows a blog by a former engineer at the company detailing a culture of harassment and discrimination. >> preparations are under way

for sunday's academy awards. but the big question isn't who will win, but will the rain hold off. our forecast is ahead. those are some of the top stories on this tuesday, february 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we'll find out. >> the good news is, it's going to be indoors. >> right. the awards ceremony. yes, it's the red carpet, lots of cute umbrellas. >> all right. that's right. cute umbrellas. they will get an oscar, too. we begin this half hour with the newest member of the trump administration. the president has selected lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster for the post. >> the announcement came as thousands used the presidents' day holiday to show anger with the new administration. here's abc's richard cantu. >> at mar-a-lago, president trump once again reaching into the ranks of the military. >> general h.r. mcmaster will become the national security adviser. >> reporter: naming a career army officer to succeed former

general michael flynn who was fired for lying about his conversations with russian officials. >> he is highly respected by everybody in the military, and we're very honored to have him. >> reporter: general mcmaster is a veteran of the first gulf war, afghanistan, and iraq. >> i'd just like to say what a privilege it is to be le to continue serving our nation. >> reporter: he is a west point graduate with a ph.d. in military history. >> you're going to do a great job. >> thank you. >> mcmaster comes aboard as president trump prepares to issue a new version of his extreme vetting travel ban. senior white house officials tell abc news in the new draft, people from the same seven majority muslim countries targeted in the original order would still be band. but this new draft does not automatically reject refugees from syria.nd. but this new draft does not automatically reject refugees from syried. but this new draft does not automatically reject refugees from syria. it also clarifies that green card holders and dual citizens of the u.s. and those seven countries are exempt. >> donald trump is not my president. >> reporter: and on presidents' day, thousands of americans took

to the streets for what they called not my president day. there were anti-president trump rallies across the country. one of the largest at a trump hotel in new york city. richard cantu, abc news, new york. today, the president's schedule includes a visit to the national museum of african-american history. president trump was supposed to go to the museum last month on the martin luther king jr. day holiday. the visit was canceled due to scheduling and planning issues. first lady melania trump accompanied the wife of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to the museum last week. defense secretary james mattis is trying to assure iraq the united states and baghdad can work together. mattis says he believes u.s. forces will stay in iraq to help in the fight against isis. baghdad has been concerned after being named as one of the nations in the trump administration's proposed immigration ban. the president has also made threats to take iraq's oil. all right. adrienne, residents of northern california bracing for more bad weather today.

a new storm system is bringing moving in, bringing more rain to the already saturated region. there is now a mandatory evacuation in rural san joaquin county east of san francisco after a levee breached. flooding is also likely elsewhere in the region. several dam spillways are now open releasing water. flow rivers already at or beyond capacity. some of those spillways haven't been used in years. south central texas is recovering now after another severe storm system spawned four tornadoes. two of them went right through san antonio destroying homes, businesses and cars. even a church complex. the damage estimated is now for the city alone, it's stipulated to be around $100 million. that's incredible. amazingly, there were only minor injuries. so the worst is over for san antonio but not for northern california. >> let's get the national forecast now from accuweather's cam tran. good morning, cam. >> good morning. the stormy conditions just won't let up. but the good news is, they'll

get some reprieve out west by thursday. but today additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall expected across the foothills. them we've got to talk about all the snow. in the higher elevations of the sierras, we're talking about over one to two feet of snowfall above 6,000 feet. the passes will be quite difficult out there. then as we head further east, that same storm system that brought all the blustery conditions across texas yesterday will bring thunderstorms across the gulf coast states today. then we've got talk about the exceptional warmth today across the northern and central plains where temperatures will be 20 to 30 degrees above average. feeling more spring-like than winter-like there. i can tell you that. gio and adrienne, back to you. >> thank you so much. moving on to a huge outpouring of emotion for a southern california officer killed while responding to a car crash. hundreds gathered last night in whittier, california, to honor the veteran officer. authorities say he was killed in a shoot-out with a gang member who had already killed a relative, then stole his car and

wound up in an accident. when police tried to search the suspect, investigators say he opened fire. the alleged gunman was wounded along with another officer. a stand your ground hearing resumes today in florida. retired police officer curtis reeves is using the controversial law to avoid a murder trial. reeves, now 74, is accused of fatally shooting then 43-year-old chad oulson. they argued over oulson's use of a cell phone during movie previews in 2014. prosecutors say reeves provoked the conversation. reeves' attorneys say he felt threatened by oulson. and a new study finds that teen suicide attempts fell as same-sex marriage became legal. researchers found a 7% reduction in suicide attempts among high school students in 32 states. but suicide attempts by gay teens dropped 14%. the study focused on data before the supreme court's landmark decision legalizing marriage among same-sex couples.

and former teen idol david cassidy has made a personal revelation. he's suffering from dementia. the 66-year-old confirmed the diagnosis to "people" magazine. the singer who rose to fame on "the partridge family" tv show says his family has a history of the disease. cassidy whose hits include "i think i love you," has struggled in recent years with drinking and financial troubles. >> really sad especially for the fans reflecting back on the nostalgia that cassidy brought to them. >> it's such a tough disease. >> absolutely. you saw some protests against the president earlier. there were also anti-trump demonstrations yesterday outside the houses of parliament in london. >> and lawmakers were debating president trump's upcoming state visit to britain. that debate came after a petition opposing the president's trip signed by millions of british subjects. one member's key phrase raised plenty of eyebrows. listen. >> at the very least, it would have been prudent to wait before

rolling out the royal red carpet pimping out the queen for donald trump. >> i don't think it's in ordered to refer to pimping out our sovereign even if quoting some however distinguished journalist. and trump's state visit is set for later this year. >> not every president is invited to parliament. he would be just the fourth u.s. president to be honored with a state visit to the uk following ronald reagan, george w. bush and barack obama. also, from europe now, someone got a little generous with the number of stars on the american flag. take a look at this. this was vice president pence in brussels yesterday during meetings with the european union's leader. >> and some eagle eyed observer noticed that the flag, i'm slowing down my read because i'm trying to see the flag. can i see 51 stars? it's supposed to be 50, one for every state. apparently we're off one. >> that's right. if you compare both flags,

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friction and velocity. >> reporter: as they were breaking barriers at nasa, another hidden figure, raye montague was making history at the navy. >> i am known as the first person to designed a ship using a computer. and i was the first female program manager of ships in the history of the navy, which was the equivalent of being the ceo of a company. >> reporter: the little rock native was a child of the segregated south and never saw an engineer who looked like her. >> my mother told me when i was a very little girl, raye, you'll have three strikes against you. you're female and you're black and you'll have a southern segregated school education, but you can be or do anything you want. provided you're educated. >> reporter: she would go on to receive a bachelor of science in business. and in 1956, she moved to washington, d.c. to begin her career with the navy.

>> and they said, oh, you've got a bachelor of science. you're on the leading edge of technology. i didn't know that. >> reporter: over the next 14 years, she would shatter glass ceilings as a woman in a male dominated field surpassing those who would have held her back and maneuvering around every roadblock thrown in her path. >> to think back to what she dealt with back then, especially with the gender variable, as well, they thought that she was supposed to getting them coffee and then she was the one actually in charge. >> reporter: today 82-year-old raye montague is credited with revolutionizing the design process for all naval ships and submarines. >> she had to keep proving to herself that she could do the job. she took that with a smile too, and she was able to rise above those type of things. >> what a woman, and montague made a special guest appearance yesterday on "good morning america." >> but she was also treated to a special surprise.

actress janelle monae, who portrays mary jackson in "hidden figures" as she shared one of her own anecdotes about just what it is that she accomplished. >> one of the things that people would say to me, you mean, you were the first black woman to do this. >> no. when we talk about the ship design. they said, well, then, you were the first woman. no. i was the first person, and that's important. >> and i have to say this young woman who is sitting right next to you, you have had a year that has just been amazing. "moonlight" also oscar nominated, "hidden figures," oscar nominated. what does this week mean to you? >> well, i'm just so thankful seeing a woman like you, i'm getting all emotional. just really does put things into perspective. >> thank you, janelle.

>> i just think that -- i'm sorry, i'm trying, but i'm just so moved by stories that humanize us and you know, for me "moonlight" and "hidden figures" they deal we individuals, human beings are oftentimes marginalized because they're different, because of their gender, sexual orientation, but no longer. so these films are these universal stories told in unforgettable ways and they're bringing us together and that's what i love most. >> thank you. >> and it's for that reason that i want to see "hidden figures" actually get so many awards at the oscars because it's such a powerful, powerful story. and now we're hearing so many other stories like raye's. >> if we hadn't seen the story of "hidden figures" we might not have heard raye's story. >> and i would love to sit and talk and listen to her speak of her experience. just a classy lady. an inspiration to so many. coming up, the new invention

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♪ i hear the secrets that you keep ♪ ♪ when you're talking in your sleep ♪ ♪ i hear the secrets that you keep ♪ >> they picked the perfect song. all the time. every time, it's the perfect song. >> talking in your sleep. millions of americans wish they could be talking in their sleep if only they could stay asleep. >> in what many will be hoping will be a game-changing innovation for people suffering from sleep apnea, one doctor is treating the condition with magnets. >> reporter: for most of us, eight hours of sleep is rejuvenating, for others though it can be torture. >> i would wake up multiple times a night, throwing up, jumping up, you know, i hadn't been breathing for over a minute. >> reporter: j.j. standing suffers from obstructive sleep

apnea, a condition so severe he says it left him like a walking zombie during the day typically triggered when muscles that keep your air pass ags open at night overrelax and collapse. >> when he has that obstruction overrelax and collapse. >> when he has that obstruction overrelax and collapse. >> when he has that obstruction in keep, his lungs and brain are not getting the oxygen it needs and it causes his brain to trigger him to wake up. >> reporter: he first tried an air masque known as the cpap. like a number of patients, he couldn't sleep with it on. then in a first of its kind neck surgery at ucsf, dr. julie chang implanted an experimental device in y.j., designed to keep his air away open not with tube or sutures but with a magnet. >> a small suture is made. magnet is placed under the skin and secured to the bone with a couple stitches. >> reporter: then at night, he puts on a collar containing a second magnet. the attraction pulls the magnet forward pulling open his airway at the same time.

>> sounded fine to me. i know how magnets work. >> reporter: the device known as the mag nap is the brainchild of dr. mike harrison. harrison first used the magnet concept on children with sunken chests to pull the bones forward. >> this idea about obstructive sleep apnea came directly from them. i was thinking about oh, i wonder what else we could pull out that would be useful. >> you it's saving my life. i feel lucky that i'm the first one. >> reporter: the mag nap is now in clinical trial at ucsf. researchers say the only significant side effect so far is a temporary soreness when swallowing. as for the benefits, besides life-changing sleep, it cog give j.j. an attractive new fashion option, as well. >> take this, tuxedo land. >> oh, my goodness. >> i love that. that was great. >> so there was a magnet on a bow tie. >> 9% of women, 24% of men are affected by sleep apnea. as many as 80% of cases go undiagnosed.

breaking news this morning on "world news now." a deadly plane crash into a shopping mall. >> several americans have been confirmed dead after a small plane slammed into a building in australia. the crash causing a massive fire, smoke seen billowing from the site for miles. we'll have the late breaking details just ahead. and take two, president trump announcing his new pick to replace the national security adviser he dismissed last week. so just who is general h.r. mcmaster and why is the president's choosing him earning bipartisan praise? and the security breach at one of america's busiest airports. nearly a dozen people walking through an unstaffed metal detector at jfk international. three of them actually setting it off with nobody stopping them from boarding their planes. what the tsa is saying. >> wow. and grande mocha loco. if you think you're particular how you like your coffee, wait

till you see what could be the most ridiculous, complicated starbucks concoction ever. the barista probably having to work overtime to get in all the ingredients. we'll break down the ingredients on this tuesday, february 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." and this is not a grande mocha loco, but i wish it was. good morning. i'm gio benitez. >> i'm adrienne bankert. diane and kendis are off. we begin with breaking news from australia. several americans are dead in a plane crash. >> the charter plane exploded at a shopping center near melbourne this morning. five people are dead, four americans. one, of course, is the pilot. the plane had just taken off from a nearby airport when the pilot radioed a may day call. eyewitnesss expected the worst. >> i seen a blue clash come down taft the dfo billboard over there. all of a sudden, it erupted into a huge fireball. >> all i saw was the smoke.

obviously, it blew up and then there's cars. we didn't know what to do. we were standing on the balcony. pretty intense. >> and luckily no store employees were in the parking lot or at the back of the stores where plane hit. the plane's passengers were american golfers heading to a new luxury golf course nearby. the names of the victims have not yet been made public. the local governor calls it the worst aviation accident there in 30 years. we will, of course, continue to stay on top of the breaking story. >> and find out why that plane went down. >> unbelievable. we turn now to the president's selection of a new national security adviser. a week after michael flynn stepped down, army veteran h.r. mcmaster has accepted the position. >> mcmaster's selection means the trump administration can now focus on version two of its immigration ban. the revised policy is set to be rolled out in just a few days.

cecilia vega wraps up the start of what's expected to be a busy week in washington. >> the president making a announcement from a couch in his ornate mar-a-lago clubhouse. seated right there next to him, his new national security adviser, general h.r. mcmaster. >> he's a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience. i watched and read a lot over the last two days. he is highly respected by everybody in the military, and we're very honored to have him. >> reporter: known as one of the army's leading thinkers, mcmaster served in the first gulf war, afghanistan and iraq. he is also a west point grad with a ph.d. in military history. >> i'd just like to say what a privilege it is to be able to continue serving our nation. >> reporter: he replaces the controversial michael flynn, fired by the president after lying about his conversations with the russians. flynn's ouster seen as a sign of a white house in turmoil. though the president insisted

otherwise. >> this administration is running like a fine-tuned machine. >> reporter: in that same news conference, the president also insisted he had a flynn replacement ready to go. >> and i have somebody that i think will be outstanding for the position. >> reporter: but that somebody, retired admiral robert harward, turned down the job, publically citing family reasons. >> you're going to do a great job. >> reporter: now with a new national security adviser in place, the white house is preparing to roll out a new version of that controversial extreme vetting travel ban. senior white house officials tell abc news, in the new draft, people from the same seven majority-muslim countries targeted in the original order, would still be banned. but this new draft does not automatically reject refugees from syria. it also clarifies that green card holders and dual citizens of the u.s. and those seven

countries are exempt. and general mcmaster is already receiving praise from both democrats and republicans alike. in fact, republican senator john mccain who just days ago said that the trump administration was in disarray is now calling the mcmaster pick outstanding. cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. from the white house we move to the kremlin which has a simple response to news of a ukraine peace plan. absurd. the "new york times" first reported the draft created by two trump associates and a ukrainian lawmaker. the paper says ukrainians would eventually decide whether to lease crimea to russia, which annexed the region three years ago. the times says it was presented to michael flynn. when asked about the report, a kremlin spokesperson said, there's nothing to talk about. and russian president vladimir putin expressed condolences on deaths of his nation's u.n. ambassador. diplomat vitaly churkin would have turned 65 today. he died yesterday in new york city. the cause has not been released. churkin was a staunch defender

of russia's policies including its bombing campaign in syria. he was also a harsh critic of the obama administration. more northern california residents are spending the night out of their homes because of the possibility of flooding. many rivers are at or above flood stage because of the latest severe storm prompting evacuation orders including the town of maxwell. residents are stacking sandbags to try to keep rivers and streams within their banks. the don pedro reservoir spillway, those gates opened for the first time in 20 years, tripling the flow of the tuolumne river. the extra water likely to flood some parts of modesto this afternoon. another new storm hitting northern california and southern oregon this morning, the biggest concern is about strong wind gusts. but even modest rain may be too much for the waterlogged region to handle. in san antonio, the damage could reach $100 million after the city was struck by at least four tornadoes.

winds reached as much as 110 miles per hour ripping off roofs, knocking over trees, cutting power to thousands. even a transmission tower was not strong enough to withstand those storms. no major injuries were reported, however. all right. police in southern california say the suspect in a deadly shoot-out with police is believed to be involved in the murder of a family member, as well. he is being treated at a hospital and could face multiple murder charges. abc's matt gutman has more. >> reporter: a gunfight in suburban los angeles. >> reporter: two police officers responding to a traffic accident when they notice a man in the car they begin to question has -- >> tattoos all over his face, and all over his neck and he's in gang attire. >> reporter: they had no idea the just paroled felon was suspected of a murder that very morning and had stolen the car he just crashed. >> they were in the process of getting the gun out of the car, and pat him down for weapons, and that's when they pulled the gun, and that's when the

gunfight started. >> reporter: the suspect firing multiple shots. at least one of the officers returning fire, wounding him. you see that suspect being loaded, handcuffed into an ambulance as both the officers hit were rushed to a nearby hospital. one of them later pronounced dead. with officers embracing in mourning, a procession for that slain officer, keith wayne boyer, wound through los angeles. >> it will take some time for the crime scene behind me to be processed. we've learned that the officer was wearing a bullet profit vest at the time but it was not enough to save him. he was a 27-year veteran of the force here and apparently close to retirement. matt gutman, abc news, whittier, california. pope francis wants young people to keep cell phones away from the dinner table. the tech savvy pontiff warns texting during family meals endangers communication. the pope often notes that addictions to devices puts personal relationships at risk. he says people need to work on being kinder and more polite to each other, advice that we all

could use. >> absolutely. and talking about being kind, here's a story that will make drivers in our nation's two largest cities sick to our stomachs. a new study that runs down the cities with the worst traffic worldwide. >> not a lot of surprises here. number three is new york city. nice they're not first place in the study. drivers spend about 89 hours, on average, in traffic during peak periods. that was last year. >> moscow, russia, home of the kremlin, vladimir putin has the world's second worst traffic. >> that leaves l.a. >> you know that. >> at number one once again. the study says motorists wasted 104 hours sitting in gridlock last year costing every driver more than $2,400 in wastes fuel and lost productivity. >> that was just adrienne's car. >> no, no. it's just like you can't text and drive either. so you got to sit there and pay attention to the road.

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look at th look at that incredible shot right there. it looks as if someone pulled the stopper from a bathtub drain but it's the morning glory spillway in napa, california, in action for the first time in more than a decade. it functions pretty much like a bathtub drain, too. when the lake gets to the high it, water spills into the eight-foot wide pipe and is dumped into a nearby river. isn't that incredible? >> lake berryessa looking glorious. i'm from california. this is a welcome sight for what was drought stricken california. but with the record rainfall

they've received, it's, what is it, i think 74% of the state is completely out of drought range. >> wow. >> it's amazing. exciting to see even though it's been quite difficult for some people. my first grade teach's mother was evacuated. in maxwell. that's one of the towns seeing serious flood damage. >> she's okay? >> she is okay, but a lot of folks are out of their homes. so moving on to a story a lot of us can relate to, security at the airport. the tsa promising a full review after a major breach at jfk international airport. >> nearly a dozen passengers breezed right through an unstaffed metal detector. three of them setting off the alarm. but nobody stopped them from boarding their planes. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: these surveillance images show these passengers breaching security at one of america's busiest airports. tsa officers at new york's jfk left a metal detector unstaffed. 11 passengers passing through around 6:00 a.m. three of them set the detector off, but got no additional screening.

>> three passengers in the restricted sterile area without being screened. they have video footage of this. >> reporter: it took the tsa two hours to report the breach to airport police. >> side unit and land unit respond to terminal five. >> reporter: by 8:00 a.m. law enforcement officers flood the terminal with those photos of the three passengers, but they had already boarded their flight. >> the most worrying thing about the security breach is the two-hour delay. it should never have happened. >> reporter: the tsa says all the passengers' carryon bags were screened and they will discipline and retrain employees as appropriate. those three passengers flew to san francisco. the tsa says they were screened upon landing. but the question remains, why weren't police told sooner? linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> insane. coming up in our next half hour, the alarming uptick in bomb threats targeting jewish community centers. evacuations were forced across nine states yesterday with nearly 60 jewish centers receiving threats this year

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good early morning to you. we're just five days away from hollywood's biggest night of the year. this morning, the growing oscar buzz around one of this year's best documentary nominees is focusing on race and celebrity. >> specifically how that dynamic played out in the o.j. simpson trial. we're up "up all nightline" with abc's juju chang. >> reporter: many of the central players in. the trial of the century back in the spotlight as part of an oscar nominated espn documentary. "o.j.: made in america" exploring bitter race relations plaguing lapd for decades. did the defense team cross a line? ethically. >> they cross a line every time they walk into court. every single time. >> what was the most egregious? >> i think the sheer extreme nature of the way in which race was injected went too far. >> when audiotape surfaced of the police officer who found the bloody glove ranting racial

slurs -- >> first thing anything out of a [ bleeped ] for the first five or six sentences is a lie. >> it was seen as a touchdown for the defense. >> who says things like that? >> it was so foul, it was so despicable that i mean it was nauseating to listen to. >> it was like mana from heaven. it was indeed a gift. >> reporter: when you heard those tapes did you think this is a get out of jail free card? >> it was a blockbuster. we knew that some of the things that he was talking about would resonate with this jury. >> it was very painful, two innocent people were brutally murdered. and i just thought no one cares. no one cares. and it was extremely heart breaking. >> reporter: did you lose your faith in the criminal justice system? >> i did. i really did. it wasn't just the verdict. it was watching the insanity of the circus every single day. i couldn't get the judge to pick up the reins at any point during the trial and watching something

like that happen, it's like i have nothing left to believe in. i can't do this. >> reporter: but life after the not guilty verdict was not as o.j. may have imagined. he was found libel in the civil trial and ordered to pay $33 million to the families of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman. and 13 years after that verdict, a baffling attempt to steal back his own memorabilia. this time a different verdict. >> guilty. >> landing him in prison with a 33-year sentence for robbery. >> that must feel like some sort of vindication for you. >> he's not serving time for the murders, and that's what -- that's what would be vindicating. >> reporter: the former prosecutor has since left the courtroom, fulfilling a childhood dream of becoming an crime novelist. >> the country is going through this reexamination of you. what do you think of that in. >> i think it's really nice to be understood. it's really nice. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm juju chang in new york. >> coming up, an egg found

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okay. "the mix." >> "the mix" remix. because you're going to do a double take when we show you this first video. play that beautiful bean footage. already, look at this gigantic egg. this is huge. but watch what happens when they crack it in the bowl. what's inside. >> what, what, what? >> another egg. >> that's just raw. >> that's crazy. but apparently, this is a phenomenon where it's an o sight. i remember learning this in science class. and the youtuber who posted this says this egg had a yolk and another egg inside. i can't believe it didn't kill my hen. this was from their little barn. >> it looks like a godzilla egg my question is what happens when the egg hatches. do you know?

>> i guess it would be like twins. >> i don't know. >> if it was fertilized. but it's just a big omelet now. >> well, and a youtube video. this is kind of crazy because you know, i think you like special starbucks orders. >> i do like special drinks. >> 19 ingredients? 19 ingredients. >> greedy. >> take a look at this. this is an order, the most obnoxious starbucks order ever. okay? i'm going to go, heavy cream, lactaid milk, in a vente cup, no water, honey, greek yogurt. >> greek yogurt. >> i'm exhausted. 34 degrees. it has to be 34 degrees. strawberry, like how long does this thing take to make. >> what is the drink? >> it's called the -- i don't know. we called this something earlier. green vanilla bean something. >> i want to have one. >> you do? >> well, maybe not as obnoxious. >> what is this? >> 19 ingredients.

it's a frappuccino. it's frappuccino with a lot of business. okay. so let's talk about talent. something that we like to see japanese student has broken the guinness world record for the most finger snaps in a minute. check this out. satuyuki snapped his fingers 296 times in one minute on a japanese tv show in the presence of a guinness judge. the judge said this would be very good. audible clicks made using only his thumb and middle finger would be included. >> he's doing it quick. i'll make this next one snappy. check it out. the homeless guy just gets offered a job and look at there. >> whoo. >> he is happy about that job. >> oh. how exciting is that. caught on camera. >> you know, the fact that he's homeless and he had this victory, best of luck to him.

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this morning on "world news now," relentless rain in the west. communities across california are on edge as rivers continue to rise. evacuations are under way right now in some regions where reservoirs that were once bone dry are now brimming over from the downpours. the forecast just ahead. tension between washington and the rest of the world being felt as president trump finds himself under fire in europe. facing public anger and scathing attacks, members of the british parliament weighing in as vice president pence tries to reassure nato's allies in the face of uncertainty. details ahead. also this half hour, the heroic actions of tourists in new york's central park. >> this is a cool story. two young men helped save the lives of seven teenagers who fell through the ice all while trying to take a selfie with each other. it's the final four for "the bachelor." nick taking a quartet of

prospective brides on hometown dates, but a surprise visitor just before the crucial rose ceremony. our senior bachelor analyst breaks it down in "the skinny" on this tuesday, february 21st. from abc news, this is "world news now." i got to tell you, it's wonderful and exciting to see how much rain california is getting. getting us out of that drought territory. but at the same time, it can be dangerous and people are getting evacuated out of their homes in some spots. good morning to you. we begin this half hour record rainfall in northern california. san francisco has received more rain this winter than it usually gets in a full year. >> and more is on the way today, pushing rivers and streams past their limits. today's storms also also bring very strong winds to the region. the result is flooding, mudslides and fallen trees. when a giant tree fell and blocked a highway in santa cruz, drivers took care of the problem themselves. one driver even pulled out a 20-inch chain saw. others had brooms.

>> the latest evacuations are in san joaquin county where a levee was breached. there's a flash flood warning for the surrounding farms. there may also be flooding this afternoon in modesto, not too far from there because for the first time in years, the spillway gates have been opened at the don pedro reservoir. that will triple the flow of the tuolumne river putting it about ten feet above flood stage in modesto. abc's neal karlinksky is there with more. >> reporter: california can't catch a break, from drought to drenching, including water rescues on swollen creeks. the fire hose of rain taking aim at northern california with a vengeance. >> this area is a possible flood area. >> reporter: late today, police recommending evacuations near modesto where flood waters are rising. scattered landslides have blocked roads as soaked hillsides give way. at sfo, more than 100 flights canceled. in wine country, near napa, this huge drain letting water out of the nearly full lake berryessa.

this weekend, at least five people killed in southern california. a storm dumping up to 10 inches in some areas. to the north at the oroville dam, site of a near emergency a week ago, new pictures showed just how damaged that spillway is. the problem isn't just this storm but the consistent heavy rains they've been getting here in northern california. they won't get a break yet. more heavy rains and high winds are on the way. neal karlinksky, abc news, manteca, california. >> it's amazing to see. i've got a lot of family there, friends and everybody's just trying to stay dry and weather the storm. >> absolutely. a different system wreaked havoc on south central texas. at least four tornadoes struck the san antonio area with winds as high as 110 miles per hour. property damage estimated at about $100 million. >> wow. homes and buildings were destroyed, power cut. and about 120 miles to the northeast, the strong winds derailed part of a freight

train. the 11 cars were carrying automobiles to st. louis. >> but it's northern california that's getting the most attention from meteorologists today. >> that's right. let's get the details from cam tran. good morning, cam. >> good morning. boy, the rain just won't let up. the foothills are expected to get an additional one to two inches of rainfall today. and then we've got to talk about all that snowfall. in the higher elevations of the sierras above 6,000 feet, 1 to 2 feet of snowfall. so the passes will be very slow going today. and then we've got the winds to talk about. especially along the coastline. could see wind gusts of up to 65 miles per hour. but the winds will gradually die down as they progress throughout the day. back to you. cam, thanks so much. today the president's new national security adviser begins his full day on the job. lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster was named to the post yesterday, one week after michael flynn's resignation. he was introduced at donald trump's mar-a-lago estate. president trump says former

acting adviser lieutenant general keith kellogg will stay on as the security council's chief of staff. mcmaster's selection allows the white house to move on to another major issue, revised immigration ban. senior administration officials tell abc news the new version will again focus on seven muslim majority nations deemed terror prone. however, green card holders and u.s. citizens from those countries will be exempt. also, the automatic ban on syrian refugees has now been removed. the travel ban is just one of the subjects connected to donald trump that are creating tension this week and that unease is being felt far from the u.s. abc's terry moran has a look at reaction from around the world. >> reporter: in parliament square, a throng of people protesting against president trump. inside, a fierce parliamentary debate, triggered by a petition signed by nearly 2 million britons seeking to downgrade president trump's upcoming state visit here hosted by the queen to just an ordinary visit without any royal welcome. >> we should not be inviting him

to preach hatred and to spread his bigotry, his misogyny, and his division. >> order! >> 3 million people actually voted for president trump, and that is their democratic decision. >> reporter: across europe, president trump is the great disruptor. a focus of controversy and concern. the latest flap coming this weekend, when riffing on terror in europe he alluded to some kind of incident in sweden. >> they took in large numbers. they're having problems like they never thought possible. >> reporter: the problem? there was no incident in sweden. later president trump taking to twitter explaining his statement was in reference to a story that was broadcast on fox news concerning immigrants in sweden. but that drew a pointed response today from sweden's prime minister. >> we must all take responsibility for using facts correctly, and for verifying any information that we spread. >> reporter: all this while vice president mike pence is in europe to soothe the rattled

allies. and in iraq, secretary of defense mattis trying to defuse the outrage over this comment from president trump at the cia. >> i don't want to go into iraq, but i will tell you, when we were in, we got out wrong. i always said, in addition to that, keep the oil, but okay. maybe you'll have another chance. >> reporter: my colleague, david muir, later asking him to clarify. >> what got my attention, mr. president, was when you said, maybe we'll have another chance. >> well, don't let it get your attention too much because we'll see what happens. we're going to see what happens. >> reporter: secretary mattis made clear where he stands. >> we're not in iraq to seize anybody's oil. >> terry moran, abc news. >> all right, terry, thanks so much. five people are dead right now, four of them americans after a charter plane crashed into an australian outlet mall this morning. the small plane had just taken off from a nearby airport, taking the americans on a golf trip. the plane exploded upon impact. you see it right there.

several cars destroyed in the parking lot. the stores had not yet opened for the day and there were no injuries on the ground. among the americans killed are two men from texas. the governor of that region calls it the worst aviation tragedy there in decades. >> that's terrible. here in new york, a frightening scene in central park as a group of teens fell through the ice on a pond. the ice weakened by recent warm temperatures. now, despite warning signs staying stay off the ice, seven teens went out on it so they could take a selfie. the ice broke plunging them into 18 feet of freezing water. two tourists who came by and saw it happen came to the rescue. >> i grabbed a backpack. i didn't even know if he was still attached. i could feel there was a body on it. we pulled the body up on shore. he was -- if i didn't grab him a second later, he was gone. >> he was barely breathing. >> wow. they helped get all seven out of the water. six of them taken to hospitals and treated for mild hypothermia. and turns out they'll all be

fine. >> and just don't get on the ice. >> wow. we're going to turn now to our robbery fail nominee of the morning and it comes from las vegas. this happened on valentine's day, but boy, oh, boy, there was no love here include. surveillance video shows a suspect in a smoke shop, he puts a gun on the cmoney. the shopkeeper refuses and shoos the guy away. it tut the business owner grew up in afghanistan and used to be a translator for the military. listen. >> from childhood, we are grown with guns. so guns is not something that scares us. >> all right. the would-be thief didn't leave completely empty handed. the owner gave him a pack of cigarettes. >> call that his complimentary prize. there's been no arrest in the case so far, but they're speaking saying we're not afraid of guns and stuff. so no biggie. >> that's right. >> i wish i was that calm under pressure if i was him. i hope if i'm ever faced with something like that. coming up, the growing threat. dozens of jewish centers nationwide targeted with bomb

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trump is now weighing in. >> this morning, the investigation is growing as jewish community centers nationwide are targeted with bomb threats. on monday alone, at least 11 were targeted from new york to new mexico. >> part of life right now as we see it. >> reporter: this center near milwaukee was evacuated, streets nearby closed for hours. it's the second evacucation here recently. the kids hods go to school here now practice for them. >> i'm a teacher. i have the day off. i thought, i'm not going to avoid going to the jewish community center because i'm not going to be frightened. >> reporter: monday's rash of threats is just the latest wave. nearly 60 jewish centers have received menacing phone calls since the beginning of the year. no bombs have been found. the fbi is investigating as potential hate crimes. the white house responded monday to the increase in harassing calls saying in part, hatred and hate motivated violence of any kind have no place in a country founded on the promise of individual freedom. the president has so far not directly addressed the threats,

but overnight, ivanka trump who converted to judaism, weighing in saying america is a nation built on the principle of religious tolerance. we must protect our houses of worship and religious centers. >> and, of course, jared, her husband, has known benjamin netanyahu for such a long time. he mentioned that there. so they very much are concerned about this. they've been talking about it for a while. >> absolutely. when we come back, the bachelor takes his final four on hometown dates. but who was the surprise guest? >> and our chief senior "bachelor" analyst joins us next for "the skinny." stick around. stick around. well i think you d great. move over. easy booger man. take mucinex dm. it'll take care of your cough. fine! i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... looks like i'm good all night! ah! david, please, listen. still not coughing. not fair you guys!

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>> i do, too. >> skinny time. this morning, that means another step of the journey on abc's "the bachelor." >> here to talk about it is our chief senior bachelor analyst jack sheahan. jack, what's going on? >> not much. >> you brought the rose again. adrienne, gio, hometown dates mean one thing on the "bachelor." they mean that the end is near. thankfully. four women still left involved in this whole mess. raven, rachel, corrine, and vanessa. roll that beautiful bachelor footage. first stop, hoxie, arkansas, this is raven. and nick. they're riding around and doing other stuff. >> wow. >> in the mud and the water there. >> too much. >> too much. >> exactly. >> i feel like i shouldn't even be seeing this.

>> they were having a good time. they go and see her family. her dad right there, thankfully, the guy's cancer free. there was a lot of nice chats that went on. >> that's sweet. >> yeah, involved in the whole visit. there they are saying good-bye. raven -- >> not saying much, jack. >> what she didn't say was three important words, i love you, closed the door, that's it. there were some questions, uh-oh, did i kind of blow it there. was what it was. next, dallas, texas. rachel, nick and rachel, they go off to church. nick is given a nice warm welcome by the congregation there. >> looks a little awkward in that service. >> they had a real nice visit and they talked about what they called the, quote/unquote, elephant in the room. >> okay. >> yes, they're an interracial couple. no big deal. they had it all figured out. all is good at least at this point. of course, we know that rachel is the bachelorette. so -- >> so they're really not a couple. >> yeah, it is what it is. got to move along. next, corrine, miami. they go shopping. they reportedly drop a couple of grand. not that anyone cares. eventually, we get to our big

fat greek dinner get-together. which, of course, involves nick meeting corrine's nanny, raquel. that's raquel right there, the famous raquel. earlier when they were together, corrine had said nick, i love you. was what it was. she's all good. next vanessa, montreal. vanessa is a special needs teacher. >> wow. >> best segment of the season so far when they went and visited vanessa's students. they had a real nice meeting with them. when they get to her family, there's plenty of concerns and plenty of questions. next, here's how the whole show ended. vanessa's like, you know what, i think i might be all done with this. she's about had it. you see her walking down the hallway, knock knock at the door. who is it? andi needs another 15 minutes of fame from past seasons. she needed another 15 minutes or they had to drum up some drama. analyst out.

>> what was the drama? you're leaving without the drama? >> that's it? >> leave us hanging? >> i guess we'll have to watch. you know what, he did that because we don't want to get a spoiler, right? >> yeah. next to video proof that ryan gosling really did play the piano in "la la land." ♪ >> "variety" is sharing this behind the scenes video of gosling on the set rehearsing and playing those -- several of those scenes there. >> yes, his heartthrob factor just went up about ten points. gosling no stranger to music. he sang and danced alongside justin timberlake and britney spears in the mickey mouse club. >> of course, all of his hard work is paying off with an oscar nomination for best actor. really was, he was fantastic in that movie. >> and everybody just loves him. >> that's right. coming up, the politics of oscar. >> the world is waiting to find

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some cough medicines only last 4 hours. but just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. let's end this. ♪ >> adrienne wants to give that "we are gma" promo an oscar. >> i do. our producer brian is the deejay this morning. that song "la la la "is giving us a hint of what we may see. >> that's right.

we are days away from finally reaching the climax of this years high holy days of award season. >> it's hard to remember an awards season not as politically charged as this one. what's in store for this sunday? here's abc's byron pitts. >> reporter: with hollywood's biggest night less than one week away, people are asking all things oscars. will "moonlight" steal the spotlight? who will be named best dressed and what off the wall topics will come up in the acceptance speeches? this award season has already proven to be quite political. take meryl streep's acceptance speech at the golden globes calling out president trump for his comments on immigration. >> hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners and if we kick them all out, you'll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts. >> reporter: most recently, joy villa's make america great again dress that set the grammy's red carpets abuzz and her record sales soaring. this isn't the first time

hollywood "a" listers have used award shows to take a political stance. >> shame on you, mr. bush. shame you. >> to the lack of diversity. >> well, i'm here at the academy awards. otherwise known as the white people's choice awards. >> reporter: and while we're not quite sure what this guy was protesting -- as for this year's speeches, we'll know sunday night. byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> it's going to be exciting. it's going to be an exciting night to see. >> do you think best picture will be "la la land"? >> i think it probably will, yeah. i'm rooting for "hidden figures." it's amazing movie. we'll see. >> we will find out. >> don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> coming up, more news from abc. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, americans on vacation killed in a fiery plane crash in australia. the new video showing the plane as it was going down slamming into a shopping center. >> the flooding emergency on the west coast. evacuations ordered overnight after a levee breached and more rain on the way. president trump naming his replacement for national security adviser, high praise for his choice on both sides of the aisle as new details emerge about a revised immigration plan and fiery debate in the united kingdom. will president trump get an official state visit or be shut out? and flag flap old glory proudly displayed behind vice president presence but can