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a suicide victim in a forest in japan. >> yeah. google has dropped paul from google preferred status. the move will severely limit paul's earning power and visibility on youtube. >> google is also dropping paul from the series "foursome." >> google of course part owner of youtube. a man from naples, florida is sharing his frightening story. after being attacked outside his home by a bear. andrew menier was letting his dogs outside when he saw the four foot bear standing right next to him. >> i came outside and he was right there. and i tried to run and wasn't fast enough. i tried to go like this to get back in and it just did one of these and i kind of flew that the way and got myself together and somehow got in the door. >> i tell you, one thing, he's a packers fan. so they're used to being

attacked by the bears. >> oh! >> menier was given 41 stitches for that grizzly facial cut. this is reportedly the first bear attack in south florida since 1970. >> that's florida. that gash is severe. what a rude welcome at home. when we get back, barack obama explains what "staying in the pocket" means. and a pop superstar got married in secret. "the skinny" is next. pocket as" means. fls and a pop super star got married in secret.

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♪ skinn ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny it is skinny time on a thursday, on a throwback thursday. we'll throwback to the former president of the united states, barack obama sitting down with david letterman in his new show. netflix released a clip from the upcoming series. >> obama was talking about the time prince asked sasha obama to dance. she asked her dad to join her which said surprised him because she was always making fun of

his, quote, dad moves. >> he said the key is to stay in the pocket. >> i think everybody here knows dads who get out of the pocket. and they're trying stuff that they can't really pull off. and they start doing like karate kicks and all kinds of stuff. >> really? karate kicks. >> is that one of the things you do? >> so this will be about his obama's first talk show appearance since he left office. other guests scheduled to appear include jay-z, tina fey. it's available on netflix tomorrow. it's like michelle always told me, stay in your pocket. don't try to go over, that's not where you belong. >> are you going to be a dad that jumps out of the pocket that stays in the pocket? >> i'm going to be a dad? >> i mean, a dad. you just peed on the pregnancy test before. >> there's a difference between

being a dad and being a daddy. >> tmi. moving on. >> i'm just saying. >> we are out of the pocket now. rest of the thing in the obama voice. okay. i have a joke for you. ufc champ conor mcgregor and billionaire richard branson walk into a summit. >> that's not funny. it's not laughable. everyone's scratching their heads. both men ripped off their shirts. they faced off like it was a prefight event. >> they were at a business and leadership summit. branson was there to get, he knows everything about business and leadership. >> whoa, look at that closeup. the president is at davos later on this month. hopefully, you know -- >> a square off? >> something like this as well. quite a matchup there for conor and branson. moving on to big news for ricky martin. the singer revealing that he and his artist, juan joseph, have

tied the knot in secret. martin said the big party will come later and last for three days. >> i would expect many days. more days for shebang. >> and they open their home. >> everything happens in the kitchen. it doesn't matter how beautiful your formal living room is. we all end up here, cooking, talking, gossiping and all that good stuff. >> look at that. all right. that's our next shoot for lifestyles of the rich and kendis. so they converted the yoga studio into an actual studio for joseph. they purchased a 3,000 square foot modernist home for $13.5 million just about a year ago. >> i would like to see a day in the life of that couple. >> yeah. that's a preview there. i like this one. paging dr. prince, paging dr. prince. prince william that is. check him out. he looks like he stepped off the set of "e.r." prince mcdreamy.

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♪ i have a rock ♪ i have an island ♪ >> the grand canyon national monument. have you been? >> i have. it's amazing. saw a snake, never go back. >> well, it was created on though day in 1908. later becoming a national park. >> amazing history there. to celebrate the wonder of the wilderness, we're opening our abc vault and turning back the dial to 1999. >> many americans returning from a visit to the grand canyon this summer may find they need a vacation after their vacation. as abc's lisa salters reports, new measures are under way to deal with the congestion of millions of visitors each year

to grand canyon national park. >> reporter: theodore roosevelt once described the grand canyon as the one place all americans should see. trouble is, they are. almost 5 million tourists visit grand canyon national park every year. most of them by car or bus. many visitors actually spend more time waiting for a parking space than viewing the canyon. >> i'm doing the tour in the parking lot while he sees the grand canyon. >> we're going to go down and take the plane, because this is terrible. >> we don't have the facilities to provide for good enjoyment for those numbers of visitors coming. >> reporter: but park officials say that will soon change. by the year 2003, a $200 million public transportation system, along with parking restrictions should drastically reduce the number of private vehicles in the park. the light rail system will originate at a new gateway village center that will be constructed on this prime, undeveloped land just outside the park. it will feature lodging, shops and restaurants.

not everyone supports the new plan. the grand canyon may be one of the most spectacular sites in the world, but it's also a huge money-maker. the proposed changes could cut businesses out of of the action. the new light rail system will not stop here. park officials say their only concern is restoring the national peace and tranquility that this magnificent place deserves. lisa salters, abc news, the grand canyon. >> by the way, that light rail system that was supposed to usher it into modern times, that didn't happen. most of the grand canyon, by the way, consists of rock one mile deep, 18 miles wide. >> it's an incredible place to see. this is when i went when i was little. i'm way in the back. we did a family totem pole, our good awkward family home. my dad's going to kill me for showing that.

good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." it's a race against time in california's santa barbara county. at least 17 people are missing after mudslides swept through the area. another 17 are known dead and many many residents are stranded in their homes. this year's flu outbreak seems to be peaking right about now, and there are more cases of the flu strain that is usually more severe and difficult to contain. you can still get a flu shot which actually takes two weeks to be fully effective. vice president mike pence will lead the u.s. delegation to the olympics in south korea. pence, along with his wife, will attend the game's opening ceremonies on february 9th. while he's in the region, he

will meet with leaders in south korea and japan. and this year's critic's choice awards is set to take place tonight. "the shape of water" is leading all films with 14 nominations. "feud" is leading all tv series with six nominations. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, january 11. from abc news, this is "world news now." we begin this half hour with the latest on the southern california mudslides. >> yeah, emergency cell phone alerts reportedly did not go out to santa barbara county residents until the mudslides had already begun. now officials tell the los angeles times that they were afraid that future warnings would be ignored if nothing happened this time. >> but there were other evacuation orders and warnings. then the mud and debris swept in too fast for many residents to even escape. abc's matt gutman has more. >> josie! >> reporter: the calls of the desperate ringing out. slogging through two feet of

sludge, hayden gowey and friends franticly search for his mother, josie. >> i don't know why she didn't stay upstairs. >> reporter: josie gower was here in her home with her boyfriend when horror struck. >> i imagine the mud just came straight through. it just happened too quick. and she couldn't hold on. >> reporter: josie's friend doug has been searching too. >> well, you're just watching it. and you're seeing it and feeling it. there's no comparison. >> oh, my god. i can't even imagine, josie. oh, my god. >> reporter: in montecito, california, where mudslides have molded that tortured landscape, already, there are 17 dead, including roy router, the

founder of the st. augustine academy. and video of one of the mudslides here. >> oh, my god, mom! >> reporter: 17 people reported missing and 100 homes completely destroyed, 300 destroyed. we found this man looking for his mother rebecca. >> i know they searched the houses and have been checked, but i don't get the sense that anyone looked downstream. >> reporter: light was fading and his hope was too. >> it's my mom, and i'm fighting with all my heart to find her, but i can't focus too much on she's most likely dead out here, you know? and just push my way through. >> reporter: he feels there's no option but to keep searching. the skies have cleared. but montecito's plight is intensifying. it took out the water main, the power is out. and for many here, the only

option is to evacuate. and the 101 which was packed up by debris floes is closed. montecito is one of the most exclusive neighborhoods filled with multi-million dollar homes. no one was shielded here, not even oprah winfrey. >> there used to be a fence here, my neighbor's house, devastated. >> reporter: and what has made this recovery and rescue so difficult is the thickness of this mud. and right in there is an actual pool, and rescuers have fallen into it. there are so many pit falls and traps here for them. a pit fall i experienced first hand. josie's son hayden is in anguish over what he says could have been prevented. >> voluntary evacuation. if only she was in the mandatory, she would have left. they should have said anyone in

the floodplain should get the hell out. they should, they should have said something like that, you know? >> reporter: later hayden gower would tell us his mother's body was found. but, for those two families, a brief respite from their grief with that shared embrace. i'm matt gutman in montecito, california. >> your heart really does go out to hayden and the other family to see the raw emotions on display is rough. >> they're real people. the remnants of that storm that brought devastating landslides are now moving into a new system. >> it's crossing the country. the new storm is bringing rain, snow and strong winds. overnight it's moving out of the rockies into the plains. even parts of the south will see some ice.

behind it, precipitation of very cold temperatures. late tomorrow it will bring drenching rain to the east coast president trump says it's unlikely he'll be interviewed by special counsel robert mueller as part of the russia investigation. that's a change from past statements in which the president said he would be willing to answer questions from mueller or his team. when he was asked yesterday whether he was open to meeting with mueller, he said we'll see what hand. he said there was no collusion between russia and his campaign. a framework is set to be announced by the end of next week. there are several thorny issues that need to be hammered out, including the fate of those d.r.e.a.m.ers. mary bruce on the hill. >> reporter: congressional negotiators say they're closing in on a deal to protect the nearly 800,000 d.r.e.a.m.ers, the undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. making any progress? meeting with republicans and democrats, the president was pressed to explain his own positions.

>> i think my positions are going to be what the people in this room come up with. if they come to me with things i'm not in love with, i'm going to do it. because i respect that. >> we just want to do it the right way. >> reporter: democrats want to tackle things for d.r.e.a.m.ers first and then move on to other reforms, a position the president seemed to agree with before republicans stepped in. >> what about a clean daca bill now with a commitment that we go into a comprehensive immigration procedure. >> i have no problem, i think that's basically what dick is saying, we're going to do daca and start on phase two, which would be comprehensive -- >> 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 back here two years later, you have to have security. as the secretary would tell you. >> i think that's what she's

saying. >> reporter: but a different tone. the president says he has one firm condition. before he signs any daca deal. >> it's got to include the wall. >> reporter: they say they'll include some kind of a wall. the president promised his supporters he was going to build that wall. >> that wall doesn't have to be 2,000 miles of solid wall. >> it's a wall system with technology and man power and barriers. >> reporter: lawmakers i've talked with say the details of a deal protect d.r.e.a.m.ers still have to be nailed down but they are optimistic that they can come to an agreement possibly by the end of this month. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. police in france are trying to find at least two suspects following a brazen heist. armed thieves entered the ritz hotel in paris and held up a high-end boutique. three suspects were quickly arrested, but the others made off with more than $5 million worth of jewelry and other items. one witness said a total panic broke out during the robbery.

no one was injured. two japanese automakers are choosing alabama as the site toyota and mazda say the plant for a factory they will share. is expected to create 4,000 jobs and open within three years. there's enough room at the site in huntsville to expand. foreign auto makers will soon be creating more autos in the u.s. than the so-called big three auto makers in detroit. diet coke sales have been slumping, but they're trying to turn it around with four zesty new flavors. >> the company says it's not changing the formula for classic diet coke, but new flavors will be ginger lime, feisty cherry. >> i love it. >> zesty blond orange. and twisted mango. >> what is a twisted mango? >> it sounds like a tinder profile name. >> i don't know who you're talking to on tinder. >> zesty blond? >> it might be a zero calorie

drink, diet coke's been struggling because many consumers find the artificial sweeteners to be unhealthy. >> ginger lime, hmm. and a restaurant in michigan is offering something that might go perfectly with one of those brand-new coke flavors. >> it's not going to come with a diet coke price. hoping to dispel the stereotype that mexican food is always cheap, they are selling a taco for, get this, one taco, $60. >> the pricey taco contains, let's be clear. seared american wagyu beef, black truffles and roasted grasshoppers. so it says a $6 taco, but you have to order the tacos in threes. so the real cost is $180. >> you're kidding. >> i'm not kidding. they're not that big of tacos

either. >> oh, my gosh. it's cheaper to fly to mexico and get some good ones. >> authentic tacos. we'll see who's taking action after michelle williams got less than 1% of what mark wahlberg got to shoot scenes in the new movie. and the two newest members in one of the world's most exclusive canine clubs. you're watching "world news now." w."

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the screen actor's guild is looking into an uproar over a massive pay disparity for "all the money in the world." >> mark wahlberg and michelle williams both reshot scenes. she got paid about $80 a day, he negotiated a deal for a reported $1.5 million. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: backlash over a massive gender wage gap during the emergency reshoot for the drama "all the money in the world." >> i have no money to spare. >> reporter: after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced against kevin spacey, ridley scott pulled spacey and hurriedly reshot the scenes. scott reportedly saying all the workers agreed to return to work for free.

>> i said not only would i but i'll give you back my salary and my thanksgiving break if that will help. >> reporter: michelle williams nominated for a golden globe did the reshoot for $80 a day, while mark wahlberg's team negotiated a $1.5 million fee and williams who was represented by the same agency as wahlberg, wasn't told she'd be making 1%. billy eichner calling it shameful. judd apatow says it's so messed up it's almost hard to believe -- almost. a source close to the production says distributor sony had nothing to do with pay negotiations. no comments from wahlberg's reps or williams'. >> i guess it's all about the negotiation at the end of the day. wahlberg is known as a shrewd negotiator. the "washington post" in november said the pay disparity, and wahlberg and the manager have a reputation for driving a tough bargain.

>> i think that's tough timing. i don't think anybody's really that surprised either. coming up, the confessions of a killer. >> a former hitman and his decades of brutal murder. why he's now apologizing. that's next. he's now apologizing. that's next.

a former hitman for a mexican drug cartel, a rival of el chapo is coming clean about living most of his life brutally killing people. >> he's now reformed and is even asking his victims' families for forgiveness. we're up all "nightline" with nick watt. >> reporter: corona, a hitman for a mexican cartel tries to explain what it's like to kill for a living. >> i've seen the worse that you can see. >> reporter: he insisted we speak to him in shadow and corona is not his real name. >> this is revenge. >> reporter: revenge. >> yes. that's why they carried it out

with so much drama and aggression. >> you didn't get away with anything, you know what i mean? >> reporter: he started working with the dea on cross-border drug cases. he had no idea corona would later become part of his life. would you say the two of you are now friends? >> we share a fondness. i have known martin since i wanted to kill him in 1997. >> reporter: corona admits to eight murders. there may be more. in san diego he shot a pregnant woman suspected of talking to the cops along with her sister, a fashion model. >> when i shot two people i heard a scream in the back and i looked back there and i seen a little girl back there in the back seat. >> reporter: the girl was okay, but a month later across the border in tijuana, corona and his partner killed her father. >> we hog-tied him. with his hands and feet behind his back. they covered him with a sheet.

all of a sudden we just hear this gruesome sound. it was like a watermelon being smashed. >> they laugh about it. you hear them on the radios talking about the murders that they do. they get off on it. >> reporter: corona was facing murder charges, life in prison. >> one of the things they instill on you is don't talk. don't talk, don't rat. and i decided i'm going to do the best for me, for my children. >> reporter: corona ratted. >> we used him along with many other witnesses to indict the upper echelon of the cartel. >> reporter: he served 13 years for a weapons charge and dealing cocaine. he got out in 2014. >> he should have got the death penalty. martin's the poster child for the death penalty. >> reporter: instead, he tours across the country schooling raw enforcement on latino gangs. he claims to be reformed. claims remorse for those he hurt. >> i tried reaching out to them and apologizing. >> reporter: that former model

he shot point blank in the head survived. he read from a letter he wrote to her. >> i can never find the words to apologize for my act, nor can i ever expect any emotion than hate from you. but i truly am sorry. >> reporter: she says she does not forgive him. apparently, others do. >> to hear somebody tell you that they didn't blame you for doing the things that you did, it's a little overwhelming. still hurts, still bothers me. >> reporter: i'm nick watt in las vegas. >> corona did say the day that he knew that he was over that he walked away from mexico was the day his daughter was born. he'd had enough, it was over. what's interesting is that after nick's interview, steve duncan says that corona violated his probation and ends up testing positive for meth and cocaine. >> i guess it's hard to get away from that lifestyle after all in the end. coming up, switching gears,

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>> country of origin. that's easy. >> netherlands. >> and then the other one is the grand basset griffon vendeen. >> you did that annoyingly well. >> phonetics on the teleprompter. >> the little whiskers and his eyes. i want to change his face with my face. >> do you all need a room? wow. all about it. you remember the westminster kennel club, the big best in show is going to be february 12th through 13th. this is the winner last year, rumor, of course. the first german shepherd ever to win it. >> what a beautiful dog. unfortunately, rumor has it rumor was a beautiful dog. >> rumor was a star. >> not everyone can be a star. unfortunately, it's a hard fact of life. some dogs struggle a little bit more when it comes to things like agility, moving. >> do they get a participation

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this morning on "world news now," the race against time in california. >> a massive search and rescue operation is under way trying to find those still missing. afteryesterday's devastating mudslides, the death toll is climbing as new questions are emerging. did authorities do enough to warn residents? team coverage ahead. the president now signaling that a meeting with special counsel robert mueller is unlikely, despite telling abc news he would be 100% willing to answer questions under oath in the russia investigation. this as the white house expands a ban on the use of digital devices by staffers. plus an ivy league student who mysteriously disappeared while home on break in california, he's now been found dead. authorities are calling it a homicide as they close in on the killer. you know your day is going

downhill when this happens. see how it ends on this thursday, january 11th. from abc news, this is "world news now." and we do say good morning to everybody on this thursday. we're going to start in southern california where hundreds of first responders are looking for those still missing in the mudslides. >> at least 17 people are dead and the same number are missing. "the daily times" now reporting that emergency alerts did not go out to cell phones until after the destructive flooding had began in montecito and santa barbara county. >> officials said they were concerned that if an alert was issued and the damage wasn't that bad, future alerts might not be taken seriously. we get more on the disaster from abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: search and rescue teams, friends and families, working into the night. >> josie! >> reporter: hoping to find survivors, swept away by the powerful mudslides. among the missing here in southern california, robert riskin's mother. >> i can't focus too much on

she's most likely dead out here. and just push my way through. >> reporter: for others, some hope. >> some of those who were unaccounted for have been located safely. and reunited with their loved ones. >> reporter: but the death toll is also rising. at least 17 people killed, including roy roeder, swept away from his home by the fast-moving mud and boulders. the powerful surge funneled down these hillsides left barron by last month's fire with nothing to stop the overwhelming deluge from the storm. >> .86 of an inch in 15 minutes is an unprecedented rainfall on any surface, much less a fire-burned watershed. >> reporter: the 101 freeway, flooded. >> this is unbelievable. >> reporter: among the 400 homes damaged or destroyed, one right next door to oprah winfrey's. >> my neighbor's house devastated. >> reporter: in montecito, hundreds of people still surrounded by feet of muck and

stranded, with no electricity and no running water. and officials say it may take months for water service to be restored, meaning the entire town may now be forced to evacuate. kendis and maggie, back to you. >> and marci, that really gives you a sense of how devastating that really is. and another issue, a minor issue, relatively. getting around the affected area is very difficult. >> main coastal highway between l.a. and santa barbara, the 101 freeway is going to be shut through at least monday. >> some residents can't even get out of their homes. coast guard rescue flights will resume at daybreak, but hundreds of other residents were rescued and hundreds of others are waiting to be rescued. abc's kayna whitworth was aboard one of the choppers for a look at the aerial destruction. >> reporter: in the last 24 hours they have made some 29 rescues and are flying high over this damage area. as you look out there, you can see all of these homes

completely surrounded by mud in all areas. look at the rock and mud have pushed down out of this canyon. they've flattened trees, moved cars, yet somehow just in the last, they've been completely spared. those who make it out will never be the same after this storm. >> absolutely not. and at least seven months for the recovery. the remnants of that storm system responsible for the mudslides is now moving through the central part of the country. you can see it there. it will bring snow, wind and strong winds. >> overnight it's going to move out of the rockies into the plains leaving behind as much as a foot of snow as well as frigid temperatures. by late tomorrow it will be drenching rain in the east coast. okay we move on right now to president trump who seems to be changing his tune about being interviewed by special counsel robert mueller. the president isn't committing to such an interview, but that wasn't what he initially told abc news. our jonathan karl reports from the white house. >> reporter: it's a key pledge

president trump has made again and again. that he is willing to be interviewed by special counsel robert mueller. at the white house, he seemed to backtrack. >> we'll see what happens. certainly, i'll see what happens. but when they have no collusion and nobody's found any collusion at any level, it seems unlikely that you'd even have an interview. >> reporter: but abc news has confirmed that mueller has told the president's lawyers he is likely to request an interview with the president. in june, the president told us he would do it. would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version of those events? >> 100%. >> reporter: so if robert mueller wanted to speak with you -- >> i would be glad to tell him what i just told you. >> reporter: this past weekend he was asked again and said he would. >> if robert mueller asks you to come and speak with his committee personally, are you committed still to doing that? >> just so you understand, there's been no collusion. sort of like, when you've done nothing wrong, let's be open and get it over with.

>> reporter: but when asked directly if he was willing to meet with mueller, the president hedged. >> i'll speak to attorneys. i can only say this. there was absolutely no collusion. everybody knows it. >> reporter: even as mueller continues his investigation, several committees in congress are also looking into russian meddling in the campaign. the president dismissed it all as quote, the single greatest witchhunt in american history adding that the republicans should finally take control. the republican leading one investigation made this comment. >> i don't intend to have a discussion request the president on that point and i hope he doesn't call me and tell me the same thing that you said he said. >> reporter: and on wednesday, chief of staff kelly issued a memo to white house staff beening their use of private cell phones in the west wing, a ban that applies also to laptops, radios, smartwatches tablets and any other devices

with wi-fi, bluetooth, radio or cellular capabilities. officially, this is about security. but make no mistake about it, this is an effort to crack down on leaks at the white house. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. congressional negotiators say they're getting closer to a deal to present the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers. the 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the u.s. as children. democrats are calling for urge action to stop possible deportation before congress moves on to other immigration issues. president trump says he has one firm condition before he signs any deal. >> it's got to include the wall. we need the wall for security. we need the wall for safety. we need the wall for stopping the drugs from pouring in. so the answer is, have to have the wall. >> congressional republicans say they will deliver some sort of wall, but it's unclear exactly what form it's going to take. lawmakers are busy also seeking a new spending deal which must be reached by next week to avoid a possible shutdown. dozens of 7-eleven stores

were raided as part of a major crackdown on undocumented immigrant workers. there were raids in 17 states and the district of columbia. yesterday alone, 21 people were arrested on suspicion of being in the u.s. illegally. some of the store owners may face some fines. one of the most powerful members of congress has decided not to seek re-election in november. republican darrell issa of southern california will not be seeking reelection. his district supported hillary clinton a year ago. so democrats are hopeful of flipping issa's seat. indiana residents may soon be able to pick up a bottle of wine or a six pack of beer on a sunday. >> on a sunday! what? >> the lord's day. >> to relax the decades-old prohibition, the ban on alcohol sales is costing them $12 million a year to neighboring states.

i'm surprised it's not more. >> so it all becomes a money thing. i do remember living in georgia, and we would try to find a neighboring state that would do it. the carolinas didn't, and alabama did not. so we're like. >> i grew up in a dry town in massachusetts. we would have to go all the way over the border, one foot on each side, and there's a liquor store there. >> that's a smart businessman there. >> smart businessman. this next story didn't happen on a monday, but it is the epitome of a case of the mondays. >> all been there. this guy in virginia is heading to work. he ends up slipping.

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an ivy league student who disappeared least week in southern california has been found dead and police are now investigating his death as a homicide. >> the body of blaze bernstein was found tuesday in the orange county park where he disappeared while walking with a friend. at this point, police are calling that friend a witness, not a suspect. bernstein's father says the family is devastated. >> from our family and from blaze, we thank you. this woman has been my rock this last week. and our children are so strong. and we just want to see resolution, and we want to thank the sheriff's department for all that they've done. >> bernstein attended the university of pennsylvania and was home in california on winter break. police say they are investigating several leads. a school board in louisiana is now the target of death threats after a teacher was arrested at a meeting. >> the english teacher was confronting the board and the superintendent over his raise

when a marshall insisted that she leave the room. abc's steve osunsami has the developments. >> reporter: what's about to happen to this middle school teacher has people across the world upset and calling in threats to the schoolboard. daysha hargrave speaking her mind in abbeville, louisiana, frustrated that they were giving this man, the superintendent, a nearly $30,000 raise while handing out nothing extra to teachers. >> a superintendent or any person in a position of leadership getting any type of raise, i feel like it's a slap in the face to all the teachers, cafeteria workers -- >> reporter: but the board was only trying to hear public comments and not a debate, so they asked her to leave. for some reason, the second she walked out -- >> what are you doing? what are you doing? >> reporter: she was on the ground, put in handcuffs and charged with resisting an officer. the school board president blames the teacher. >> you just pushed me to the

floor. >> she's the one that made the choices that got her had arrested. >> reporter: but hargrave took to facebook to defend herself. >> by silencing my voice, they've tried to take away my first amendment rights to speak and i'm appalled at this and you should be too. >> reporter: steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> the city attorney by the way refused to charge her. the aclu as well as the national education association are getting behind her on this. >> should be interesting to see, though, she is not going quietly. >> no, she did not, understandably. coming up in our next half hour, see what happened at the biggest tech event of the year as everyone was plunged into the dark ages. >> look at that, it's dark. but first, one on one with tonya harding. the former olympian revealing the moment that brought the tough as nails skater to tears. that's next on "world news now." the moment that brought the tough as nails skater to tears. t easier.

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forward leg. >> that forward edge takeoff is very intimidating. >> lifting up into the air. >> you probably twirl three times. >> which adds more time in the air, more time to have trouble, more mistakes. >> coming down on one leg in a check position that can stop a rotation that comes down with 420 pounds of pressure on one foot. >> reporter: whatever made you think that could you do that? >> what makes people think i can't? >> reporter: after perfecting the triple axle in practice, tonya took it to competition and hit the ice in minneapolis for the 1991 u.s. championships. >> now the question is whether she will become the first american to attempt and complete a triple axle jump. good girl! >> the crowd's going crazy, she's pumping her fists in the air, she knows she's done it. that, of course, is that exclamation point. >> and it was like, bam!

i was like, yes! i've watched that footage a thousand times and it just -- every time, it makes me grin. like, no, no one can do that. it's just not something people can do. >> reporter: with the triple axle, tonya secured her place in the history books and was now ready for the olympics. it's something that still brings her to tears. tell me what you were thinking. >> holy [ bleep ] i just did it. nobody else did it. nobody helped me land that triple axle right there in that moment. >> reporter: you made history. >> i did. i did. >> and you are saying the triple axle's pretty difficult, even for the movies. >> even for the professionals, margo robbie who's playing tonya said that the two professional

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because it really is -- >> i love that you call that a sport. >> this wrestler, it's funny, it's a big man in a small restroom. take a look. this is wwe wrestler keith slater, and he got stuck in an airplane bathroom. he was on a miami-bound flight, trying to get to monday night raw the next day, and too bad, he gets stuck in the little bathroom. >> oh, big guy in a little bathroom. >> i'm not that big. >> he's taking it with a smile. >> fans were really concerned. ikea in sweden has come up with a great, great idea for an ad. here's a look at the ad. the ad company, it looks like just a normal magazine ad. but if you pee on the ad and you're pregnant it reveals a

special discounted code for you and a discounted price on cribs. >> it's genius, disgusting but genius. >> it was only awkward when i peed on it and it said i was pregnant. that was a little weird. we have some news for you here on "world news now." kendis is pregnant. he's expecting. >> thank you. send gifts. >> i hope you don't of hand that to somebody, an online discount code. you're welcome. it's a little damp. all right, from disgusting to adorable. we talked about sloths yesterday. they're back today. a new, oh, my gosh. a baby sloth, five months old, her name is vivian. 2 1/2 pounds. she was born a couple of months ago at the national aviary in pittsburgh. >> mom went into labor about three years ago but the sloth took until month ago to get

this morning on "world news now," the deadly and most severe outbreak in years. one of the latest victims, a 21-year-old fitness buff, the picture of health. the disease is spreading across the country. if you still need to get a flu shot, how long does it take to be effective? also breaking right now, the nonstop race to find the missing in california's mudslides. new reports of people being swept away and of family members who just won't give up hope. the state's main coastal highway covered in mud still days from reopening. and new this half hour, going low tech at the biggest high-tech party on the planet. >> this was strange. see what happens when the lights go out at the consumer electronics show. and president obama sits down with david letterman and explains why it's important to, quote, stay in the pocket. but why is that important and

what does it have to do with dad dancing? it's thursday, january 11th. from abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning to you, everybody, on this thursday. maggie is back here for diane. we don't often start with a medical story, but that gives you a sense -- >> how bad it is. >> the nation's flu outbreak is on track to beat records. >> cases of the flu have doubled in a week. an aspiring trainer died who was seemingly strong and healthy. >> really, really shocking, this one. the disease has spread to 46 states and it's still early in flu season. abc's gio benitez has more. >> reporter: a dangerous strain of the flu is hitting the nation hard. the cdc says the h3n2 strain is causing one of the worst seasons in recent history. >> it can affect older people, over 65 and very young. >> reporter: 19 month old nathaniel died monday from the

flu. he suddenly started coughing and within an hour couldn't breathe. even the seemingly fit can be faked. this 21 year old aspiring to be a personal trainer died. the family says a simple cold turned into a serious flu. we showed his photo to the doctor. he said cases like this are very rare and he's need to know more, but that any age group can catch the flu. >> it certainly is awful and it's a scary story. when you look at the overall numbers of people in his age group, this person isn't necessarily at increased risk of adverse outcomes. >> reporter: the cdc is still urging people to get the flu shot even though it's estimated to be 30% effective against this year's main flu strain. experts are trying to figure out if there's anything relationship between the flu and the extreme temperature changes. but regardless, they say get the flu shot. the sooner the better, because

it takes about two weeks to be effective. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> schools are being devastated. one school in matthews, north carolina forced to cancel classes after 160 students called out sick. they've brought in an industrial disinfecting machine to sanitize the school there. >> 160 students, wild. also happening now, the ongoing search for survivors of the mudslides in southern california. >> 500 first responders and ten search dogs on the scene, as relatives hold out hope that the many missing will be found. >> at least 17 were killed when the wall of mud rushed into homes in montecito. one man captured the disaster on camera. more than 100 homes were completely destroyed. abc's matt gutman is there.

>> reporter: with the death toll relentlessly rising, the race to find at least a dozen residents still missing. rescue dogs sniffing for survivors, hitching rides on their handlers. >> oh, my god, mom! >> reporter: over 100 homes destroyed. 300 damaged. for many, the only way out was by chopper. the coast guard plucking this family of five from the debris, plus their two dogs. from the ground you get a sense of how deep this mud is and how difficult it is for first responders. that house completely buried. but you can only see the scale of this from the air. this debris field goes down hundreds and hundreds of yards. almost every house in its path obliterated. >> reporter: our los angeles station, kabc, capturing this disaster from above. all across this mud scape we

heard the calls of the desperate. >> josie! >> reporter: family members and friends trudging in, searching for loved ones. josie gower's son, hayden, inconsolable. >> why did she go downstairs. >> reporter: we first met robert tuesday in the dark weeping in the dusk of his family home. his sister and father-in-law survived. but in the fading light, he says his mother rebecca, a prominent realtor was still out there. >> you know, it's my mom, and i'm fighting with all my heart to find her, but i can't focus too much on she's most likely dead. >> reporter: family members forming a search party. the reality crushing. >> we just need the rescue personnel to come down and help us look. that's what we're hoping. >> reporter: the thomas fire denuded hills of vegetation that might have absorbed the rain. and when it came, the rain was biblical. all that water funneling through montecito funneling into the dry creek beds. the death toll now at least 17.

it includes roy roacher, the founder of the st. augustine academy swept away from his home. where i'm standing is part of a neighborhood that's been completely obliterated. right thou, all there is here is this large mud plain and that is one reason that officials are telling us that they expect the death toll here to rise. matt gutman, abc news, montecito, california. >> only making things more difficult for the rescuers and people trying to get around are the major detours. >> yeah, the 101 freeway is closed until monday and train service between santa barbara and the town of oxnard has been suspended. but two local cruise companies are offering emergency ferry service. they normally run whale-watching trips. moving on to politics now, president trump says he's open to holding talks with north korea under, quote, right circumstances. it's a significant reversal of the hostile rhetoric the president has been using with north korea. the white house says he made the offer during a phone call with south korea's president who says president trump made a huge contribution in bringing the north and south together. and the president says it's unlikely that he will be interviewed by special counsel

robert mueller. that's in stark contrast to statements in which he said he would be willing to talk with mueller as part of the russia investigation. when he was asked about it at the white house, the president won't commit to talking with mueller or his team. >> we'll see what happens. certainly, we'll see what happens, but when they have no collusion and nobody's found any collusion at any level, it seems unlikely that you'd even have an interview. >> the president called the russia investigation being done in congress a phony cloud over his administration. mueller's team has expressed interest in speaking with the president but no details have been worked out. now to the fight over immigration in congress. some lawmakers believe they are

closing in on a deal that would at least protect the 800,000 illegal immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. but such an agreement may not be as easy as it seems. abc's kenneth moton reports. >> reporter: the fight for the d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> we need to make sure that they're protected and included and welcomed now. >> reporter: democrats standing at the capitol with the young immigrants brought to the u.s. illegally as children now at risk of deportation. >> i no longer feel like i have control of my future. i urge congress to pass a legislation that will protect me and thousands of other individuals. >> reporter: president trump's plan to end the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, or daca, in march temporarily blocked by a california federal judge, the court ruling the administration must accept renewal applications from current d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> we want to see something happen with daca. >> reporter: trump blasted the court decision. at the white house, the president adamant no daca deal without money for a southern border wall. >> no, no, no. >> no? >> no. it has to include the wall. we need security. >> reporter: the firm stance happening after a day after talks played out on camera.

late wednesday afternoon, gop leaders introduced a bill that included funding for the wall, increases border security and gives renewable legal status to the d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> we're a generous nation but we're also a fair nation and we're also a nation of laws. >> reporter: that gop house bill is expected to get little to no support from democrats. in the senate, they are getting close to a deal that will protect d.r.e.a.m.ers and boost border security. maggie, kendis. >> the current focus on border security comes as illegal border crossings skyrocket. more than 40,000 people crossed last month, more than double last spring. migrants were waiting to see what would happen under president trump but are now crossing, as little has changed operationally at the border. this has a twist, a pda twist after a police pursuit. >> as beyonce and jay-z sang "i don't care if we're on the run, baby as long as i'm next to

you." >> i want to hear you sing it. ♪ i don't care if we're on the run ♪ >> oh, thank goodness. ♪ as long as i'm next to you >> this couple in arizona took that to heart. the cops chasing them for 30 minutes after getting a report of a stolen vehicle. at one point, the driver heading off into the vehicle finally crashing the car. the two people inside ran off into different directions. >> but their attraction was too strong. after running different directions, they headed back toward the each other. and the kiss. romantic or insane? i don't know. after kissing, they ended up laying down together before being arrested. >> gives new meaning to speed dating. relationship goals. right there. where are the cops?

how long is this makeup session going to last? get a hotel room, folks. >> is that worth getting arrested for? would you steal one last kiss from your sweetie? >> no. >> kendis would say, listen, i'm going -- sorry, babe. coming up, could conor mcgregor finally have met his match? why the ufc champ faced off with billionaire richard branson bare chested and all. that's coming up in "the skinny." and the florida man who got the scare of his life. how he suffered those horrible gashes across his face. all while standing right outside his home. but first, here's a look at today's forecast. "world news now" weather, brought to you by liberator medical supply.

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google preferred status. the move will severely limit paul's earning power and visibility on youtube. >> google is also dropping paul from the series "foursome." >> google of course part owner of youtube. a man from naples, florida is sharing his frightening story. after being attacked outside his home by a bear. andrew menier was letting his dogs outside when he saw the four foot bear standing right next to him. >> i came outside and he was right there. and i tried to run and wasn't fast enough. i tried to go like this to get back in and it just did one of these and i kind of flew that the way and got myself together and somehow got in the door. >> i tell you, one thing, he's a packers fan. so they're used to being attacked by the bears. >> oh! >> menier was given 41 stitches

for that grisly facial cut. this is reportedly the first bear attack in south florida since 1970. >> that's florida. that gash is severe. what a rude welcome at home. when we get back, barack obama explains what "staying in the pocket" means. and a pop superstar got married in secret. "the skinny" is next. pocket as" means. fls and a pop super star got married in secret.

♪ skinny ♪ so skinny it is skinny time on a thursday, on a throwback thursday. we'll throwback to the former president of the united states, barack obama sitting down with david letterman in his new show. netflix released a clip from the upcoming series. >> obama was talking about the time prince asked sasha obama to dance. she asked her dad to join her which said surprised him because she was always making fun of his, quote, dad moves.

>> he said the key is to stay in the pocket. >> i think everybody here knows dads who get out of the pocket. and they're trying stuff that they can't really pull off. and they start doing like karate kicks and all kinds of stuff. >> really? karate kicks. >> is that one of the things you do? >> so this will be about his obama's first talk show appearance since he left office. other guests scheduled to appear include jay-z, tina fey. it's available on netflix tomorrow. it's like michelle always told me, stay in your pocket. don't try to go over, that's not where you belong. >> are you going to be a dad that jumps out of the pocket that stays in the pocket? >> i'm going to be a dad? >> i mean, a dad. you just peed on the pregnancy test before. >> there's a difference between being a dad and being a daddy. >> tmi.

moving on. >> i'm just saying. >> we are out of the pocket now. rest of the thing in the obama voice. okay. i have a joke for you. ufc champ conor mcgregor and billionaire richard branson walk into a summit. >> that's not funny. it's not laughable. everyone's scratching their heads. both men ripped off their shirts. they faced off like it was a prefight event. >> they were at a business and leadership summit. branson was there to get, he knows everything about business and leadership. >> whoa, look at that closeup. the president is at davos later on this month. hopefully, you know -- >> a square off? >> something like this as well. quite a matchup there for conor and branson. moving on to big news for ricky martin. the singer revealing that he and his artist, juan joseph, have tied the knot in secret. martin said the big party will

come later and last for three days. >> i would expect many days. more days for shebang. >> and they open their home. >> everything happens in the kitchen. it doesn't matter how beautiful your formal living room is. or your family room. we all end up here, cooking, talking, gossiping and all that good stuff. >> look at that. all right. that's our next shoot for lifestyles of the rich and kendis. so they converted the yoga studio into an actual studio for joseph. they purchased a 3,000 square foot modernist home for $13.5 million just about a year ago. >> i would like to see a day in the life of that couple. >> yeah. that's a preview there. i like this one. paging dr. prince, paging dr. prince. prince william that is. check him out. he looks like he stepped off the set of "e.r." prince mcdreamy.

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♪ i have a rock ♪ i have an island >> the grand canyon national monument. have you been? >> i have. it's amazing. saw a snake, never go back. >> well, it was created on though day in 1908. later becoming a national park. >> amazing history there. to celebrate the wonder of the wilderness, we're opening our abc vault and turning back the dial to 1999. >> many americans returning from a visit to the grand canyon this summer may find they need a vacation after their vacation. as abc's lisa salters reports, new measures are under way to deal with the congestion of millions of visitors each year to grand canyon national park. >> reporter: theodore roosevelt once described the grand canyon as the one place all americans should see. trouble is, they are.

almost 5 million tourists visit grand canyon national park every year. most of them by car or bus. many visitors actually spend more time waiting for a parking space than viewing the canyon. >> i'm doing the tour in the parking lot while he sees the grand canyon. >> we're going to go down and take the plane, because this is terrible. >> we don't have the facilities to provide for good enjoyment for those numbers of visitors coming. >> reporter: but park officials say that will soon change. by the year 2003, a $200 million public transportation system, along with parking restrictions should drastically reduce the number of private vehicles in the park. the light rail system will originate at a new gateway village center that will be constructed on this prime, undeveloped land just outside the park. it will feature lodging, shops and restaurants.

not everyone supports the new plan. the grand canyon may be one of the most spectacular sites in the world, but it's also a huge money-maker. the proposed changes could cut businesses out of of the action. the new light rail system will not stop here. park officials say their only concern is restoring the national peace and tranquility that this magnificent place deserves. lisa salters, abc news, the grand canyon. >> by the way, that light rail system that was supposed to usher it into modern times, that didn't happen. most of the grand canyon, by the way, consists of rock one mile deep, 18 miles wide. >> it's an incredible place to see. this is when i went when i was little. i'm way in the back. we did a family totem pole, our good awkward family home.

making news in america this morning, the death toll in the california mudslide disaster rises as we get a new view of the devastation. >> i didn't think it would ever turn into something like this. we've never seen anything like this before. >> 100 homes destroyed. this car washed away in a river of debris. water service could be out for several months, and this morning the shocking development, why emergency cell phone alerts were never sent. president trump strikes a different tone when it comes to the russia investigation. his new response when asked whether he's willing to answer questions under oath. a young man, the picture of health, falls victim to the flu. this morning his father's tearful warning to everyone about just how dangerous the flu virus is this season. a man attacked by a bear in