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in manhattan. luckily no one was in the car and no one was injured. warming temperatures caused the ice and snow to fall. and we're learning about a major gender pay difference in the reshoot of that film "all the money in the world." >> that film was reworked following sexual misconduct allegations against kevin spacey. according to "usa today," mark wahlberg was paid $1. 5 million for the re-shoot. however, costar michelle williams reportedly received about $1,000. talk about a pay difference. ridley scott said everyone did the reshoot for nothing. >> the weird part about that is she has more screen time in the movie than mark wahlberg. >> he's going to have some answering to do, yeah. >> it was a ten-day re-shoot that was done. a lot of people are asking exactly what happened there. when he was only thinking about running for office, donald trump once said he thought oprah would be a great vp running mate. >> wonder what he's going to say

now. how does president trump the feel about the tv titan? abc's cecelia vega has it all for us. >> reporter: in the white house, president trump had his prediction for a possible 2020 oprah run. >> oprah would be a lot of fun. i like oprah. i don't think she's going to run. i don't think she's going to run. i know her very well. >> reporter: his daughter ivanka calling winfrey's golden globes speech empowering and inspiring. >> so i want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon! >> reporter: the megastar instantly catapulted into the political stratosphere. >> there will be no running for office of any kind for me. >> reporter: that was oprah just a few months ago. her best friend gayle king said she doesn't think oprah's position has changed. >> i do think she's intrigued by the idea, i do think that. i also know that after years of watching the oprah show, you always have the right to change

your mind. i don't think at this point she is actually considering it. >> reporter: the oprah show, something president trump knows a lot about. oprah once asking if he would run for president. >> i just don't think i really have the inclination to do it. i love what i'm doing. i really like it. >> also doesn't pay as well. >> reporter: his white house aides aren't laughing. they're already lobbing political hits. what advice would you give a political outsider like oprah who seems intrigued about the idea of running? >> i'm not going to focus on anyone's campaign other than president trump's re-election. >> reporter: is she qualified? >> look, i disagree very much on her policies. is she a successful individual, absolutely. but in terms of where she stands on a number of positions, i would find a lot of problems with that. >> reporter: well, that's the white house. they say they welcome all challengers. what about the democrats? president obama's director tweeted "call me," so they are

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and stress, tua earned a victory and a place in b a ama's history books. >> so he is a freshman from hawaii. his family moved to tuscaloosa. but have no doubt, he is a hawaii boy through and through. ♪ ♪ twinkling stars in the sky we mind me of your pretty eyes ♪ ♪ and with sunsets i dream of you ♪ ♪ birds they fly through the sea ♪ >> i think i am in love with him. he plays a love song on the yuke. >> and he has a good voice as well. this was before the sugar bowl game. >> oh, my gosh, he's adorable. >> before clemson, he played the this for one of his offensive coordinators. >> is this available for download? can i stream this? this is going to be my new wakeup call.

let's hear it again, anyone? kendis is over it. >> no, moving on. okay. from now my new-found love for tua to my new-found love for some other men. the upcoming olympics bobsled team. >> they released this team photo. although we're not sure who will make the actual u.s. olympic team or the games, you can weigh in here based on their skills. stats? >> well, sort of stats. i'm just letting the picture speak for itself. this is sam, he's 30, from oregon, he went to the university of idaho. i feel a little creepy talking about him with his shirt off. >> welcome to "the skinny." >> next, akeem, he's 30, from new jersey. and he played college football in virginia. your turn. >> this is steven langton. >> oh.

>> he's 34. he's from massachusetts. he has two bronze medals from sochi olympic games. >> already accomplished. >> so, jack, sam, akeen or steven, which one do you prefer? >> you know, i was just getling -- steven. >> jack's on the side. >> usa! all the way on the bobsled, baby. we're going to own that event. >> something about the eight-pack. we have to bring that back in february sweeps. ratings month is just a few weeks away. and oprah -- no surprise here -- she's continuing her path to world domination. this time using the covers, yes, covers, plural. check her out on "o" magazine, channeling her inner diana ross. >> ain't no mountain high enough. and there she is rocking a pink and purple ponytail in the february edition. >> i love that one.

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will not have a dad present. we are in need of at least 50 or more male mentors. what happened next stunned them all. >> look at all these men here. isn't that amazing? >> reporter: hundreds of men showing up to mentor the boys. 600 filling the auditorium. the look on the students' faces said it all. sharing the simplest of life's lessons, how to tie a tie. how to play the trumpet. sometimes just offering an ear. >> my name is exorian. >> reporter: exorian, in the seventh grade, told us it inspired him. >> the feeling i got when i participated was a mix between excited and happiness. i didn't know what i was getting into until i got in there. so it was pretty special. a one in a lifetime experience. >> reporter: he met so many fathers like assistant chief of police jason rodriguez, right there with six thd grader james cruz. >> when i walked in the room, words could not describe the feeling that came over me.>> wh words could not describe the

feeling that came over mcruz. >> when i walked in the room, words could not describe the feeling that came over me. we knew we were here doing something massively impactful that was going to have positive effects beyond what we could have imagined. >> it was absolutely a life-changing event. >> reporter: jamil tucker, a volunteer dad, too. >> our young men need us. it's our time to pay it faerd. >> reporter: which is exactly what they did. david muir, abc news, new york. >> quite a scene to see all of those men coming to support their community. event organizers say they hope that the men who showed up stick around and continue to be mentors for the boys that they were there for. >> teach them how to wear a tie, tie a tie and go way beyond that one moment in time. >> also for the rest of their lives, think of how many times it's important to have that father figure or that mother figure in your life to teach you those things. >> check our updates at wnn fans.com. ns daunl.

good morning. good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." more than a dozen people are dead after a mudslide and floods roared through southern california. there was nothing to hold back the heavy rain in areas already destroyed by wildfires. search and rescue crews are out right now overnight. we'll have the full details ahead. the president of south korea says he's open to a meeting with north korean leader kim jong un to resolve the nuclear crisis. it follows rare talks between the two koreas that led to an agreement by the north to take part in the winter olympics. steve scalise is having surgery today, part of the recovery from the wound he received in the shooting last june. and female house democrats are leading an effort to have lawmakers wear black during the state of the union address.

they say it's in solidarity with the me too movement and they hope all members will take part. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, january 10th. from abc news, this is "world news now." and we begin today with breaking news. a strong earthquake in the caribbean overnight. >> it's unusual to have one of this magnitude in our hemisphere. the magnitude 7.6 quake struck off the coast of honduras overnight and was felt in a wide area, including guatemala, costa rica and belize. >> it was one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the caribbean

in modern times, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. it is sparsely populated. >> and there were tsunami warnings that went into effect overnight. those warnings have since been lifted. and everything looks to be back to normal in that area. >> still, i'm sure, a very scary scene overnight. we're turning to another scary scene. those deadly mudslides in southern california. >> heavy rain fell on the areas where massive wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres. montecito was hardest hit. >> more than a dozen people are known dead, but at least that many or more are missing. matt gutman has the latest.

>> reporter: in california, cars, homes and lives swallowed by those deadly flash floods and mudslides. >> we have multiple reports of people trapped. >> reporter: at least 13 are reported dead. two dozen missing. scores more are injured. this 14 year old girl pulled from the mud. authorities still in search rescue boat fearing those casualty counts will almost certainly rise. >> it looked like a world war i battle field. it was literally a carpet of mud, debris. >> reporter: it was a natural disaster officials say that was exacerbated by the thomas fire, the biggest in california history, which blackened hillsides and stripped them of anything that would absorb tuesday's deluge. up to five inches of rain pounded the region, water coming down sometimes at a rate of more than an inch an hour. >> the carpinteria fire department has a range gauge that recorded .54 inches in just five minutes. >> reporter: surging through creek bads with titanic force. >> it looks like several vehicles and an rv. >> reporter: the famed 101 freeway overrun. >> we're retreating and you can feel debris hitting the car right now. >> reporter: closed for 30 miles in both directions. emergency crews on rooftops and dogs padding through debris searching for signs of life. those researchers charging through mud chest high in a

frantic search for the missing. >> we have a dog, we have sonar equipment. >> reporter: you think the person inside is still alive? >> not sure. >> reporter: but hope. >> but hope. >> reporter: you see the size of those boulders. the powerful water just heaved these giant trees and rocks downstream. and it was there that robert appeared. slogging through hip-high mud, light was fading and so was his hope of finding his mother. >> i'm just in shock. it's unimaginable. i honestly, it's hard. i'm just in shock. >> reporter: robert and his friends alone in this field of debris and despair. >> house was perfect, always. that's how she was. how she is. >> reporter: we left them as they debated whether to go home

or keep searching through the night. all day helicopters and high water vehicles bearing families to safety. >> i was worried it was going to keep coming and coming. i woke up my wife. we surrounded by mud. >> reporter: some unable to escape the destruction. >> at least eight. >> reporter: did you see coming toward you. >> yes. >> and the boulders. >> and it stopped basically at our kitchen. and then two other neighbors, a brother and sister ended up in our house also. the sister didn't make it. so it's a huge tragedy. >> reporter: a huge tragedy for a place that is still reeling from the disastrous fires all through december. i'm matt gutman in santa

barbara, california. we now have breaking news on immigration. as congress scrambles to find a fix for the daca program that the president is phasing out. overnight, a federal judge in san francisco ordered the trump administration to resume accepting renewal applications for so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers who were enrolled before. but the justice department is already vowing to challenge the ruling. it follows a bipartisan meeting at the white house where democrats were looking to attach any deal on daca protections to a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown. president trump appeared to push for comprehensive immigration reform that's detested by republicans. >> i feel having the democrats in with us is absolutely vital. it should be a bipartisan bill. it should be a bill of love, truly, it should be a bill of love. >> the president went on to acknowledge the opposition to his comments from even his own party, but he said he's willing to take the heat. the russia investigation and

newly released information on the dossier that featured scandalous allegations about president trump. the top democrat pulled an audible and released the document on her own. pierre thomas with the details. >> reporter: democratic senator dianne feinstein releasing the testimony from the dossier. the firm fusion gps was hired by republicans and then democrats. >> it's very sad what they've done with this fake dossier. it was made up. >> reporter: but in a meeting with the senate judiciary committee, co-founder glen simpson fought back saying it's political rhetoric to call the dossier phony. there were real interviews. there's nothing phony about it. it was written bay former british spy named christopher steele. steele became genuinely alarmed from what he was recovering and went to the fbi, a concern about whether a presidential candidate was being blackmailed.

the fbi revealed they had a voluntary source, someone who was concerned about the same concerns we had, the source was a member of the trump seem. but we're learning that it was in fact an australian official who has spoken to a trump campaign adviser. over the summer, the republican chairman of the committee said he believed the transcripts of simpson's testimony would eventually come out. four months later, democrats decided to do it on their own. >> i think people are entitled to know what was said. i see no problem with releasing it. >> reporter: republicans say it's confounding that senator feinstein released that transcript, that it severely undermines the committee's work. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. state department officials

are offering a new theory about what caused that mystery illness at the u.s. embassy in havana more than a year ago. they say a virus may have been used to sicken them. they don't know exactly what caused those people to get sick. there's no evidence that sonic waves were used against the americans. and a federal court has ordered state lawmakers in north carolina to redraw their congressional district map. those districts must be redrawn because the previous map was created to entrench republican control of north carolina's congressional delegation. the new map must be approved in two weeks, but state lawmakers plan to appeal the ruling. jeff bezos is setting a new record as he retains the title of world's richest man. >> so much money now. bezos is now worth more than $105 billion. it sends him past bill gates. poor bill. he's like nothing now. >> he's still in the 90s. >> bezos's title is greater than

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a video from houston. two people seen stuffing a teen into the trunk of a car. >> it happened in a fast food restaurant parking lot. the boy jumps out of the car, tries to run away, then he was caught, forced back into the trunk. disturbingly, police don't know if it was a kidnapping or whether everyone was just fooling around. it's about to get a little more uncomfortable flying in economy class.

the cheap seats won't recline on new jets for orders by british airways. instead, they'll be what the airline calls prereclined. >> what does that mean? >> it's already set at an angle. british airways will modify its existing aircraft. the planes with these seats will only be used for flights of four hours or less. four hours? >> i thought when they said not long haul, it was like an hour long. four hours is not short. >> four hours is pretty long. >> i'm passionate about this story. i like mine to recline. >> exactly. france is investigating the iphone slow down. authorities are looking into probable fraud charges. last month apple apologized for secretly slowing down older phones. in france, shortening of a product's life span on purpose is a crime. apple insist the slowdown was not part of a grand plan to force customers to buy new iphones. and the flu is hitting the u.s. harder and earlier this year with 46 states reporting widespread outbreaks.

>> it's not too late to get the shot. if you choose to. although expert warn this season's vaccine will likely be less effective than previous years. abc's elizabeth hur with more. >> reporter: hospitals across the country scrambling with an influx of patients with the flu. >> i went to the emergency room, she was, she was having fever of 103, 102. >> reporter: this texas mother and her three daughters, all sick with the virus, are finally on the mend, but according to the cdc, flu cases are spiking and quickly spreading in nearly every state. arkansas and texas the hardest hit. the situation so dire, overcrowded hospitals are now setting up tents, using hallways to treat emergency cases or even diverting non-emergency patients to other facilities. >> this is, i would say, the worst flu season that i've seen. >> reporter: in california, at least 27 people under the age 65 died this season compared to

four last season. some pharmacies are also reportedly running out of tamiflu, the prescription medication that can help shorten and lessen flu symptoms. but makers of the drug tell abc news they have plenty in stock. and doctors say there is plenty of time to get your flu shot. >> the vaccine is still around. it is not too late to get it. if you are sick, those anti-viral medications that come in oral and intervenous form can be i have effective. >> reporter: another way to protect yourself is as easy as washing your hands carefully and often. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. coming up, it's the undercover experiment that seems to be ripped from the pages of a hollywood movie. >> and the new series taking us back to school. ol. ripped from a movie. and back to school. suppositories for relief in minutes. and dulcoease for comfortable relief of hard stools.

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okay, so you remember the okay, so you remember the concept for "21 jump street" where you had the adults who went back to high school? it's now happening in real life. >> are a new series is pulling back the curtain, sending adults back to school.

deborah roberts has this for you. >> reporter: one high school. >> i don't think adults really get how hard it is to be a teenager right now. >> reporter: seven new students, one big secret. >> would you be willing to go back to high school undercover to find out what teens are facing today? >> reporter: did any of you find yourself for a moment thinking what the heck am i doing here? >> yes. >> reporter: these young-looking 20-somethings went undercover in topeka, kansas. they're all part of a&e's new docuseries, undercover high, which sheds light on challenges teens today are facing, like sexuality, social media and bullying. they thought they were being filmed for a report on high school life. only a few administrators knew the truth. each undercover adult was given a new identity.

transforming themselves physically -- >> the term brace face comes to mind. >> new cell phones with a new social media profile. >> reporter: and virtually to better fit the part. >> it's harder to be a student today. now you have what kind of social media do i post? who follows me? and it doesn't just end at school. >> reporter: in fact, a recent national survey found that 94% of american teens ages 13-17 use social media. the participants sometimes facing very real and unexpected threats. what surprised you the most about what's happening in our high schools and what teens are dealing with today? >> i can't imagine, it can't be said enough the impact of social media. >> reporter: the undercover experiment was delicate, since high school relationships already fragile, were no doubt heightened in this case by the fact that only one side knew the true nature of the friendship.

this senior was one of the popular kids, athlete and class president. he befriended george, opening up to him about a very personal secret. >> i can't do certain things because i have a reputation. >> but are you really being yourself? >> no. no. >> reporter: you exposed some pretty personal moments in lives in this show. were you worried at all about putting these kids in a difficult situation? i mean, they're vulnerable. >> i think when it was as sensitive as somebody confronting their own sexuality, before we put that on television we really wanted to make sure on as many levels as possible that the student was in a place of comfort with that. >> reporter: i'm deborah roberts, in topeka, kansas. >> would you go back? >> ah. >> would you relive it? >> i'm just happy i did not have social media when i was in high

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america after that launch. a weird little spiral. >> it's alien. >> that's why they kept it a secret. >> i'm wearing a lab coat alien. >> it kind of reminds us and takes us back to that other spacex launch late last year where all of california was intrigued that they saw it in southern california. it resulted in an accident. did you see that video? >> oh, my gosh. >> so many people were caught looking up at the sky. >> don't live stream things while you're driving. >> don't look at the aliens. >> don't look at the aliens. ignore the spacecraft. >> nothing creepy here, but a japanese astronaut just got back from space. and he noticed something once he got back to earth, that he's three and a half inches taller. >> that's a lot. that's not a little growth spurt. >> yeah, i know. since arriving back from the space station on december 19th. it actually doesn't last very

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this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now," swept away. >> in california, the race is on to find people carried away by deadly mudslides that hit in the middle of the night nearly without warning. several people have been rescued covered in mud. we're on the scene. also breaking the this morning, a federal judge issues a major ruling impacting the nation's d.r.e.a.m.ers. those immigrants brought here illegally as kids. this as president trump shot by the media with a long, hour-long live meeting on immigration, the d.r.e.a.m.ers and the border wall. and a schoolteacher who argued that teachers, not only the superintendent should get a raise ends up getting handcuffed and arrested. now we know what's next for her. you ever wonder the best way to prevent jet lag or not get sick when traveling abroad?

we're talking to someone who's been everywhere. samantha brown joins us in studio on this wednesday, january 10th. from abc news, this is "world news now." and we do say good morning on this wednesday. we're going to start with that natural disaster in southern california. we're told at least 13 people are dead in santa barbara county alone after those mudslides swept through the area, devastated weeks ago by wildfires. the greatest damage is in montecito. but there is also damage in burbank and even in los angeles. >> the water swept away not only mud, but also other debris off those burned hillsides. montecito boulders as big as cement mixers were pushed downstream, smashing right into multi-million dollar homes. our coverage begins with abc's matt gutman.

>> reporter: rescuers trudging through chest-high mud in the frantic search for the missing. >> we have multiple reports of people trapped. >> reporter: up to five inches of rain surging through creek beds with titanic force. >> our worst fear coming alive for us now. people are out there trying to do the best work they can and perform as many rescues as they possibly can. >> reporter: the thomas fire, largest in california history, denuded the nearby hills of vegetation and anything that would absorb the water. the famed 101 freeway overrun. >> we're retreating and you can feel the debris hitting the car right now. >> reporter: closed for 30 miles in both directions, and you can see how fast that water is moving here. that is a torrent of water. at least 13 have been killed and 20 have been injured. rescuers piling in, gingerly pulling out this 14 year old girl so mud spattered it's hard to make her out. dogs were sent padding through the eucalyptus and cars and chunks of homes found. firefighters are telling us that

foundation right there had a house on it. that house is now over there, smashed up against the trees. the crew on the rooftop searching for signs of life. do you think someone's in there? >> we have a strong sense someone is in that house. >> reporter: some neighborhoods impassable. helicopters and high-water vehicles taking families like ben hyatt's to safety. >> i immediately ran and woke up jack and pushed him to the top of the bed. i was worried it was going to keep coming and coming. i woke up my wife, and we just did not know what to do. we surrounded by mud. >> reporter: the debris field was a miles long ribbon of mud, boulders and the remains of people's homes. so many of the neighborhoods that were swallowed by that debris field, like the one behind me here in glenn oaks, were not under mandatory

evacuation. this area had a voluntary evacuation order. and when you see the thickness, this concrete-like mud i'm standing in, you understand why so many of those first responders fear the worst for those missing. abc news, matt gutman, montecito, california. >> and the search continues in the early morning hours for many of those people who may have been buried alive. but we should point out, about an hour and a half southeast of there, there's also extensive damage in burbank where a different wildfire struck. >> the surge of mud and debris sheered off several fire ty hydrants there, adding even more water and force to the flow. the slides caused a gas leak and cut power to homes. abc's kanya wentworth is there. >> reporter: look at this car, totally damaged, mud all the way to the windows. i'm at the bottom of a hill where there was a massive mudslide. and there's another vehicle that got pushed down the hill because the water was so forceful. and you can see from above, there is flooded out streets and homes and overturned rv and a ruptured gas line that temporarily trapped firefighters trying to make rescues.

firefighters don't want us to go any further because the fear of more flooding remains. >> thank you so much. it's tough to see, especially in those voluntary evacuation zones. you never know what's going to happen. >> many people were hoping there would have been mandatory evacuations, but it caught so many people by surprise. accuweather's paul williams did give us a little warning that this was going to be a danger zone. he gives us now the forecast for this morning. good morning. >> good morning, kendis, maggi. what's happening now recovery. that's what we need after receiving such a tremendous amount of rain in a short period of time. and all the debris from the fire causing things to clog up more and not allowing things to go down quickly. now we're going to have a drying pattern in the southwest. for the northwest, more drying. as we go into thursday and friday, we will continue to ring out that southwest coast. maggie, kendis. >> paul, thanks so much. and breaking overnight, a

federal judge in to has partially revived the obama era daca program for young immigrants that president trump is phasing out. the judge ordered the administration to resume accepting renewal applications for so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers who are already in the program. he said it was arbitrary around likely to cause irreparable harm. it is after negotiations were set to continue today following negotiations made today on live tv for nearly an hour. president trump led the free wheeling talks. abc's kenneth moton has more. >> reporter: from the capitol to the white house. negotiations under way to avert a government shutdown. >> so i'm appealing to everyone in the room to put the country before party. >> reporter: immigration at the center of the debate. president trump flanked by congressional democrats and republicans. hashing out immigration reform right in front of the cameras. hanging in the balance, the fate of the undocumented immigrants

known as d.r.e.a.m.ers brought to the country as children, a bill to address their fate expected this week. >> should be a bill of love, but it also has to be a bill where we're able to secure our border. >> reporter: the big battle likely to be over homeland security's $18 billion request for the president's southern border wall. >> we do not do something with the security, if we do not do something with the chain migration, we are fooling each other that we solved the problem. >> i want to state that emphatically, there is not a democrat that is not for having secure borders. >> reporter: on capitol hill, a harder tone from democrats. >> president trump is fighting for an empty symbol rather than smart policy. >> reporter: leaders are also trying to achieve a funding bill that sets caps. reauthorizes the children's health insurance program. >> we understand these deadlines

and we're having good bipartisan conversations. >> reporter: lawmakers signaling as negotiations continue it's likely congress will once again pass a short-term funding measure to keep the government open past next friday. former white house chief strategist steve bannon is out of another job after facing backlash. his departure from the conservative website is after he disparaged the president and his familiar any a new book. he backtracked a little bit on a comment about donald trump jr., but stopped short of issuing a full-throated apology. the controversial former arizona sheriff, joe arpiao, says he's running for senate. the 85-year-old was pardoned by president trump last august after he was convicted of contempt of court. arpaio says that the one reason he's running is to support the president's agenda. he joins an already-crowded field of republicans who are seeking to replace senator jeff flake. south korea's president now says he's willing to meet with

north korean dictator kim jong un to resolve the nuclear standoff. this comes amid an agreement for the north to take part in the winter olympics. the mention of nuclear disarmament was met by silence from north korea. but both sides agreed to more meetings to reduce tension eggs along their border. it is january now, that means one thing, cold weather but the end of winter break on college campuses. >> there is one college president who went the extra mile. he got himself a golf cart and drove students around a gainesville campus on the first day of class. >> besides the hat, he came equipped with a free ride sign and made a stop at starbucks to buy some students coffee. i'll take a cappuccino, maybe. >> mochachino. >> a little latte. it's just a t-rex enjoying the weather. but somebody didn't tell the

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surveillance cameras captured the frightening moment a pickup truck slammed into a school bus. seven children were hurt in the crash near oakland, california. the bus driver, who was pregnant,s was also injured. thankfully everyone is expected to be okay. and a crazy scene in louisiana. a teacher there ended up in handcuffs at a school board meeting after she questioned why the superintendent was getting a raise when the teachers there were getting nothing. >> the school board president is calling the whole thing a setup. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: middle school teacher dasha hargrave was simply speaking her mind at a school board meeting in louisiana monday night, upset that they were giving this man, the superintendent, a $30,000 raise while handing out nothing extra to teachers. >> the superintendent is in a

position of leadership, i think it's a slap in the face to all the teachers, the cafeteria workers and any other support staff we have. >> reporter: the board was only trying to hear public comments and not a debate. >> is it against policy to stand? >> reporter: for some reason, the second she walked out of the room -- >> what are you doing? what are you doing? >> reporter: she was on the ground, put in handcuffs and charged with resisting an officer. >> the way that females are treated in -- i have never seen a man removed from this room. i have never. >> reporter: the city attorney says no charges will be filed against the teacher, and the local police underlined that it was a school resource officer who made the arrest, and they say that any questions should be directed towards the school board. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> quite an interesting scene at a school board meeting. >> yeah, so the school board president says he thinks the whole thing was a setup as we mentioned. we'll see how it all plays out. in the next half hour, oprah is reportedly intrigued by a possible presidential run in 2020.

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♪ ♪ take a chance where everything is wild and free ♪ for more than 15 years, she's had the most enviable job in the world, globe trotting, for the travel channel, visiting dozens of countries, living in the lap of luxury and eating a lot of funky stuff. >> it's filled with nothing. >> reporter: well, now samantha brown is switching channels to pbs with a new show and new places to love. so of course our guest is

samantha brown joining us from pbs. >> great to be with you, kendis. >> you've traveled to last count, 60 -- >> 64 different countries. >> all different. >> i like to travel, and i've always wanted to talk to you about different travel tips. first of all, i've been to mexico, some parts of other countries. how do you avoid getting food poisoning? >> well, i'll put my doctor cap on. you always want to stay away from things that have water in them. so fresh fruits and lettuces that maybe they use their local water, stay away from the drinking water, and if you're in any countries, you want to use bottled water to brush your

teeth. but i will say i have never gotten food poisoning in 15, 18 years of travel. okay, maybe once. >> really? >> it should never be a fear factor when you travel. >> should it be a fear factor in whether you get that margarita with ice or not? >> i think liquor kills anything. so it's the best drink. you know what i mean? the tequila's going to do well. >> what would be your tip on avoiding jet lag? >> my jet lag approach is two days before i go somewhere where there's going to be a big time change, i abstain from all caffeine. so then when i get to the place and i feel so tired, i don't have a cup of coffee. now i'm really exhausted, i still don't have a cup of coffee. it is only when i feel like i'm going to fall asleep on the sidewalk and i don't care who walks over my body, then i allow myself to have a double shot and it hits your system so strongly and it takes you through the rest of the day. the worst thing you can possibly do is when you get to a destination, go to sleep. you have to stay up. you have to stay up. >> that's the number one thing i do. i try to work out immediately to get acclimated. >> that's just ridiculous. who does that when they travel? what do you mean you work out? >> it's kind of crazy. okay. the gadget that you can't do without?

>> oh, my smartphone, but the one thing that i always travel with are these two rubber balls they're call pinky balls. you get them in any toy store. i stand on them and they work out the balls of my feet, get my joints, roll down on my back so it's totally -- no batteries included, but it makes you feel so much better, like a $200 massage. >> you mentioned the place that you've been to that you liked the least is belize. >> yeah. and i didn't go to the islands. i was in -- i was in belize city. >> okay. >> and it was a little rough. but plenty of people have had wonderful experiences there. >> so as a native belizean, what can i -- >> oh! >> as somebody who was born and raised -- >> i can't believe, kendis, i can't believe you still invited me on here. i am so sorry. >> what can i do to make up for

our people? >> i'm sorry. i was in the wrong place at the wrong time, kendis. >> see what happened was -- >> people have had the exact same experience that i've had in brooklyn. so that's why i say, listen, i would never not go to a destination. >> it's awesome, you know, people think travel shows and they think it's going to be these amazing, exotic locations and in part they are. but the first episode being houston. >> houston, texas. >> it's not necessarily about the place but the people. >> yeah. i really want to change your perception of what a travel destination is with this show because a lot of places are becoming overtouristy. houston, texas, is the most diverse place. there is no majority there. you feel that in the food, the art, the architecture. it is the number one refugee city in the united states and plays out in wonderful ways that as a traveler you get to be a part of. this isn't just like i got access to it. you can get there and you will have the same access that i have or the people there.

>> we'll put it on our travel map for 2018. >> please do. >> check out places to love on your pbs station. you're watching "world news now." >> and go to belize. >> it's okay.

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okay, time for your wednesday mix, and -- >> the mix! >> yes. so police in houston are looking for a crook and they're not going to have a hard time finding him. this guy's wanted for aggravated assault and generally being an idiot. so they put out this mug shot of him, and it got reproduced by so many different outlets, including "the miami herald." on his face is tattooed his social security number. on his forehead. his name is charles wooten. >> that's an excellent idea. >> no. but to narrow it down is the 703 area code. >> just in case the social security number didn't give it away. the area code and address of where to find me, what i enjoy doing in my free time. >> he has a long criminal

history. you'd think he would be better at it. >> i wonder what motivated him, first, why a face tattoo, why numbers and why your social security number. >> it's tough to remember numbers. >> like credit card number, all your personal information that you forget. >> have it all out there. >> here's something personal about me, i love chocolate, which is why this next gift would be something that i would want pretty much for any occasion in my life. just, you know, if it's wednesday, you could give me this gift. it is a 22-pound bag of chocolate. it is the size of well, like a large child, small toddler. >> for a small human. >> the bag is three feet tall, contains 2,000 chocolates, and it only costs $325. it's organic. it's practically like eating a large salad. i'm 100% on board. >> it's got to be at costco, right? >> shockingly, funny you should

ask. the family in this photo got it at tjmaxx. who knew. >> here's something that i guess you do when you're bored and snowy outside. erie, pennsylvania, just your average t-rex in the snow. >> got good control over that atv. >> kind of does. the good thing is, the dinosaurs were extinct by a meteor and by an asteroid. i'm thinking i'm okay in the ice. >> it's hard to do a lot of things with those dinosaur outfits. i've tried it. >> speaking of the snow, we're going from a t-rex to a beautiful shot of the snow. if you're sick and tired of being cold, look at this scene in the sahara desert.

this morning on "world news now." the search this morning on "world news now." the search for survivors in the overnight hours right now in california, as devastating rains triggered flooding and massive mudslides. houses and cars swept away, mud and debris rushing down onto hills from hills onto major highways. team coverage ahead. president trump is fighting back, making a rare public move just days after a controversial book asking questions about his mental state. he opened up a key white house meeting to live tv cameras. and new this hour, a bombshell sparking debate about pay in hollywood. >> new reports out that mark wahlberg made 1500 times more michelle williams made during re-shoots for "all the money in the world." we've got new reaction just in. >> you say tongue first,

o-vie-lowa. >> we're all saying it. that clears things up. the most popular guy in alabama. he's got skills off the field, as well, wait until you see in "the skinny" on this wednesday, january 10th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and good morning everybody on this wednesday. we are going to get to all that in a little bit later. but let's start with the latest natural disaster in southern california. >> heavy rains hit areas burned by wildfires, hillsides stripped of all vegetation. more than 13 are killed and many more are missing. several homes caught fire, most likely because of gas leaks. but firefighters were unable to reach them. take a look at this. this is from oprah winfrey's

house. she could see a neighbor's home on fire. that's from outside of her montecito home. mud destroyed another neighbor's house and filled up her back yard. >> we've been watching this in the overnight hours. the live traffic map of that area. you see all that red, a 30-mile stretch of the 101 freeway is shutdown. impassable. the only way around is a detour that will take more than four hours. incredible scene there from montecito. abc's danya bacchus is in the area. >> reporter: it's an all-out search for rescuers. >> we have multiple reports of people trapped. >> reporter: they're plowing through the walls of mud, standing on top of homes and using search dogs, hoping to find those who are reported missing. >> our worst fear coming to life for us right now. people are out there trying to do the best work they can and perform as many rescues as they possibly can. >> reporter: the rain fell hard. officials say two to four inches fell in less than 30 minutes in

some areas, bearing down on the same parts of southern california blackened by the devastating wildfires. >> the only words i can really think of to describe what it looked like is a world war i battlefield. >> reporter: and with nothing to hold the soil in place, debris and mudflow wreaked havoc, coming quickly in the middle of the night. >> i woke up my wife. we just did not know what to do. we were surrounded by mud. >> i ran and jumped on the bed and basically in seconds it was as high as the countertop inside the house. >> reporter: the mud sweeping homes off their foundations, prompting rescues from the air and on the ground. rescuers pulling a 14 year old girl from the mud after she was trapped inside a home for hours. cars stuck in mud. >> look at all that debris. >> reporter: intersections inundated with water.

in burbank, a debris basin partially collapsing. >> there was a lot of water that rushed down this hillside. >> reporter: officials fear the number of people dead could rise. they say about two dozen people are still unaccounted for and there are at least 25 people injured. maggie and kendis. >> it really does look like a war zone out there. thanks to you. and the weather we should point out will be good for the search and rescue operations today. >> for more on the forecast, here's accuweather's paul williams. good morning, paul. >> good morning maggi, good morning kendis and good morning to drier weather for southern california. we will see snow over towards the inland or the east. but we're going to dry out for today and not just today, we're expecting for it to continue to dry out going into thursday as well. now for the northwest, that's not the case. to the north, we're watching for another chunk of rain to dump into the northwest. and then for the weekend a touch of snow and ice. >> as long as it's mostly rain we'll take it. our thanks to paul williams there. and breaking overnight, the trump administration has been order to restart the daca program that protects nearly 800,000 children who were

brought to the united states illegally as kids. a judge has ruled that had people already in the program must be allowed to renew their application saying recipients would likely suffer insufferable harm. the justice department fired back vowing to defend its position that daca was unlawful because it was implemented without congress. the ruling came just hours after president trump hosted bipartisan talks on daca with the government shutdown looming and cameras rolling. lawmakers are hoping to pass a revised bill on the program before a deadline if in march is imposed by the president. republicans insist the legislation should not be attached to a must-pass spending bill, but democrats tried to convince the president to take a two-step approach. and at times, he seemed to agree. >> what about a clean daca bill now with a commitment that we go into a comprehensive immigration

reform procedure like we did back when kennedy was here. >> i have no problem -- i think that's basically what dick is saying. we're going to come out with daca and we can start immediately on the phase two, which would be comprehensive. >> would you be agreeable to that? >> yeah, i would like -- >> mr. president, you need to be clear, though. i think what senator feinstein's asking here, when we talk about daca, we don't want to be here two years later. you have to have security, as the secretary will tell you. >> i think that's what she's saying. >> it was interesting tv. ah, the president also said any agreement must include a border wall, but the definition of that wall remains unclear and he seemed to push for comprehensive immigration reform, something most conservatives staunchly oppose. turning now to the russia investigation and a controversial decision by the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee. senator dianne feinstein has released the transcript from an interview with the co-founder of fusion gps. that's the company behind the now infamous dossier accusing the trump campaign of collusion. glenn simpson denied that the dossier is phony.

that's something the president has labeled it in the past. he says the british spy who compiled the information was so alarmed by what he found that he went to the fbi, concerned that a presidential candidate was being blackmailed. some members of congress will be following hollywood's lead, wearing black to the president's upcoming state of the union address. female house democrats are leading the effort to wear black. they say it's in solidarity with the anti-sexual harassment movement. they hope men and women from both parties will take part. the president's speech is set for january 30th. and congressman steve scalise is undergoing surgery today. scalise says it's part of his recovery from being shot during a congressional baseball practice last june. he's giving no timeline for his return to congress, but scalise says that he intends to work through his recovery. the waters around florida have been dropped from the trump administration's plan to allow new oil and gas drilling off

america's coast. florida was removed from the plan after strong opposition from its republican governor rick scott. interior secretary ryan zinke says florida was removed because its coasts are heavily reliant on tourism. california officials who oppose the plan say the if that's the criteria, then their state should be removed, as well. spacex has insisted it did not lose a classified satellite that vanished after liftoff. we want to know where is it then? a u.s. official confirmed to abc news the satellite called zuma fell into the indian ocean. however, spacex says the fall con9 rocket that shot zuma into space worked properly. the contractor, northrup grumman built the satellite at a reported cost of more than $1 billion. they are not commenting because the mission is classified. so they can keep it a secret, oh, no. we didn't lose a satellite. because -- >> because it's a secret. >> because the satellite did not exist in the first place. from space to a texas walmart, because it was there

that unexpected visitors caused a big flap. >> yes. some the bats were flapping around the houston area store. one man said he and had and his wife thought they were birds. then they were surrounded by about 20 of them. >> 20 bats, like a horror movie! other customers said the bats were hanging around the cooler areas like the meat and cold cut department. >> makes sense. >> that makes sense. they just want a snack. inspectors say the bats were apparently living in the store's lawn and garden section. they had set up shop there, made a little home. who wouldn't want to live in a walmart, though? coming up on "the skinny," the torch wasn't the only thing heating up the lps. we'll check out the bobsled team melting hearts around world. president trump is weighing in on a potential challenge by oprah winfrey, giving his prediction on what she will do. but first, a look at today's forecast. "world news now" weather,

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ice fell 21 stories onto a car in manhattan. luckily no one was in the car and no one was injured. warming temperatures caused the ice and snow to fall. and we're learning about a major gender pay difference in the reshoot of that film "all the money in the world." >> that film was reworked following sexual misconduct allegations against kevin spacey. according to "usa today," mark wahlberg was paid $1.5 million for the re-shoot. however, costar michelle williams reportedly received about $1,000. talk about a pay difference. director readily scott told the paper last month that everyone did if re-shoot for nothing. >> the weird part about that is she has more screen time in the movie than mark wahlberg. >> he's going to have some answering to do, yeah. >> it was a ten-day re-shoot that was done. a lot of people are asking exactly what happened there. when he was only thinking about running for office, donald trump once said he thought oprah would be a great vp running mate.

>> wonder what he's going to say now. how does president trump the feel about the tv titan? abc's cecelia vega has it all for us. >> reporter: in the white house, president trump had his prediction for a possible 2020 oprah run. >> oprah would be a lot of fun. i like oprah. i don't think she's going to run. i don't think she's going to run. i know her very well. >> reporter: his daughter ivanka calling winfrey's golden globes speech empowering and inspiring. >> so i want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon! >> reporter: the megastar instantly catapulted into the political stratosphere. >> there will be no running for office of any kind for me. >> reporter: that was oprah just a few months ago. her best friend gayle king said she doesn't think oprah's position has changed. >> i do think she's intrigued by the idea, i do think that.

i also know that after years of watching the oprah show, you always have the right to change your mind. i don't think at this point she is actually considering it. >> reporter: the oprah show, something president trump knows a lot about. oprah once asking if he would run for president. >> i just don't think i really have the inclination to do it. i love what i'm doing. i really like it. >> also doesn't pay as well. >> reporter: his white house aides aren't laughing. they're already lobbing political hits. what advice would you give a political outsider like oprah who seems intrigued about the idea of running? >> i'm not going to focus on anyone's campaign other than president trump's re-election. >> reporter: is she qualified? >> look, i disagree very much on her policies. is she a successful individual, absolutely. but in terms of where she stands on a number of positions, i would find a lot of problems with that. >> reporter: well, that's the white house. they say they welcome all challengers. what about the democrats? president obama's director tweeted "call me," so they are intrigued. >> very intriguing. >> interesting gayle said she was intrigued by the

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♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny it is skinny time on this wednesday. and the new star from the college world that is transcending that world, alabama quarterback tua tagovailoa. >> nice job. >> what do you think? >> tagovailoa. it turns out the new star, tua tagovailoa has hidden talents besides winning football games. let's take you to the national championship game when the world first got to know tua. he hadn't started a game all season, but at halftime, nick saban put him in.

and in the moment of suspension and stress, tua earned a victory and a place in b a ama's history books. >> so he is a freshman from hawaii. his family moved to tuscaloosa. but have no doubt, he is a hawaii boy through and through. ♪ ♪ twinkling stars in the sky we mind me of your pretty eyes ♪ ♪ and with sunsets i dream of you ♪ ♪ birds they fly through the sea ♪ >> i think i am in love with him. he plays a love song on the yuke. >> and he has a good voice as well. this was before the sugar bowl game. >> oh, my gosh, he's adorable. >> before clemson, he played the this for one of his

offensive coordinators. >> is this available for download? can i stream this? this is going to be my new wakeup call. let's hear it again, anyone? kendis is over it. >> no, moving on. okay. from now my new-found love for tua to my new-found love for some other men. the upcoming olympics bobsled team. >> they released this team photo. although we're not sure who will make the actual u.s. olympic team or the games, you can weigh in here based on their skills. stats? >> well, sort of stats. i'm just letting the picture speak for itself. this is sam, he's 30, from oregon, he went to the university of idaho. i feel a little creepy talking about him with his shirt off. >> welcome to "the skinny." >> next, akeem, he's 30, from new jersey. and he played college football in virginia. your turn. >> this is steven langton. >> oh. >> he's 34. he's from massachusetts.

he has two bronze medals from sochi olympic games. >> already accomplished. >> so, jack, sam, akeen or steven, which one do you prefer? >> you know, i was just getling -- steven. >> jack's on the side. >> usa! all the way on the bobsled, baby. we're going to own that event. >> something about the eight-pack. we have to bring that back in february sweeps. ratings month is just a few weeks away. and oprah -- no surprise here -- she's continuing her path to world domination. this time using the covers, yes, covers, plural. check her out on "o" magazine, channeling her inner diana ross. >> ain't no mountain high enough. and there she is rocking a pink and purple ponytail in the february edition. >> i love that one. >> she rocks short hair and

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so they posted this message online. please share, men needed. the reality of a great event like this, because a lot of kids will not have a dad present. we are in need of at least 50 or more male mentors. what happened next stunned them all. >> look at all these men here. isn't that amazing? >> reporter: hundreds of men showing up to mentor the boys. 600 filling the auditorium. the look on the students' faces said it all. sharing the simplest of life's lessons, how to tie a tie. how to play the trumpet. sometimes just offering an ear. >> my name is exorian. >> reporter: exorian, in the seventh grade, told us it inspired him. >> the feeling i got when i participated was a mix between excited and happiness. i didn't know what i was getting into until i got in there. so it was pretty special. a one in a lifetime experience. >> reporter: he met so many fathers like assistant chief of police jason rodriguez, right there with sixth grader james cruz. >> when i walked in the room, words could not describe the feeling that came over me. we knew we were here doing something massively impactful that was going to have positive effects beyond what we could have imagined. >> it was absolutely a

life-changing event. >> reporter: jamil tucker, a volunteer dad, too. >> our young men need us. it's our time to pay it forward. >> reporter: which is exactly what they did. david muir, abc news, new york. >> quite a scene to see all of those men coming to support their community. event organizers say they hope that the men who showed up stick around and continue to be mentors for the boys that they were there for. >> teach them how to wear a tie, tie a tie and go way beyond that one moment in time. >> also for the rest of their lives, think of how many times it's important to have that father figure or that mother figure in your life to teach you those things. >> check our updates at wnn fans.com.

making news in america this morning, disaster in the mud. more than a dozen people dead in southern california. >> and every minute that goes by, you know, you have less hope. >> homes wiped off their foundations tossed into trees. freeways turned into raging rivers. this morning, the new concern about more victims buried in mud more than five feet deep. breaking overnight, a federal judge hands down a key ruling in the immigration debate throwing a wrench in the trump administration's plan to end the so-called daca program for young immigrants. >> i don't want to, you know, shut them down in any way. >> james franco speaking out for the first time since multiple actresses accused him of sexual misconduct and now an event featuring the hollywood a-lister is canceled amid the controversy. >> what are you doing? what are you doing?