there are a lot of other great events. check it out. >> good morning, america. winter storm alert. cars spinning out. roads turning to ice across the midwest. this morning, as an arctic blast takes aim from texas to new england. where these ice jams pose new threats. flooding towns, submerging cars, parts of this school underwater. president trump on the defense. >> no, no, i'm not a racist. >> denying overnight that he made those vulgar comments about haiti and african countries, as he gets into a war of words over what he really said about kim jong-un. this, as nuclear fears hit a high over that false missile alert, sending hawaii into a panic. breaking news. a dramatic collapse overseas. this walkway crumbles. people plunge to the ground. nearly 80 injured. the majority of them college students. up in flames.

a casino shuttle boat catching fire off florida's coast. 50 passengers abandoning ship. jumping into frigid waters. what the captain did that may have saved lives. ♪ we're halfway there and minnesota miracle. the vikings stun the saints with this incredible touchdown. >> touchdown! unbelievable! >> a hail mary pass as the clock runs out to put minnesota one step away from the super bowl. ♪ living on a prayer and good morning, america. great to have you with us on this day we celebrate martin luther king. that is a live look right now at the martin luther king memorial in washington, d.c. so many will go there today to honor this towering martyr of the civil rights movement. we'll have more on that. but also, what a finish. >> what a crazy game. one of the craziest endings in nfl history. fans erupting after the game-winning touchdown.

just moments -- it looked like the game had completely slipped away. now they're dreaming about playing in the super bowl at home. they could be the first team to ever do that. they have to get past the philadelphia eagles this coming weekend. strangers were hugging strangers. crazy finish. >> more on that ahead. but first, the snow, ice, and cold, moving through so much of the country right now. ice jams are causing major problems. flooding some towns. and abc's erielle reshef starts us out in kent, connecticut. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: the floodwaters are receding but you can see that this massive ice jam starts 20 feet from the roadway. residents say this ice was packed all the way up to that bridge. from our camera on the bridge, you see the ice jam stretches as far as the eye can see. winter's wrath wreaking havoc across the country. overnight, cars spinning out of control in south dakota. and a treacherous commute in kansas city. as that new snowstorm takes aim. dumping more than half a foot on the midwest.

in the northeast, towns flooded. as frozen rivers melt. leaving massive clusters of ice. so-called ice jams building up. water spilling over swallowing up parking lots. schools submerged. check out this stunning aerial footage in swanton, vermont. widespread flooding bringing the town to a standstill. >> shock. i have never seen the water that high on it. >> reporter: and in maine, the river flooding within minutes. elderly residents in athol, massachusetts, evacuated, as the frigid waters rose. >> the ice had risen to the level at the rear driveway on three of the buildings. >> reporter: take a look at this time-lapsed video. from a surveillance camera. ice piling up on the banks. in southbury, connecticut, massive chunks left scattered. >> look how thick they are. that's something else. >> reporter: and we can actually hear this ice jam crackling and

popping like a firework next to us. it's probably because the massive chunks of ice are refreezing in these single-digit temperatures. residents here say they have only seen ice jams like this three times in 20 years. paula. >> just some stunning sights and sounds. thank you, erielle. the january thaw led to the ice jams. ginger, temperatures are dropping again? another arctic blast moving east? >> yes, we're going to do a lot of ups and downs the next week or so. let me take you through it. thank goodness it's a holiday and fewer people are on the roads this morning. because it's snowing from chicago to wichita. you can see the images from chicago throughout the morning hours. it's not good on the roads. not a lot of snow. it's consistent enough to get those accidents started. it's not going to stop there. it will go as deep south as oxford, mississippi, back through waco, texas, even san antonio. all in winter storm warnings. not just for snow, that is for snow plus ice. you could see freezing rain moving through tonight into early tomorrow in the deep south. and then we'll have a big push of arctic air.

and a coastal low to talk about. i'll have much more coming up. george? >> oh, boy. thanks very much ginger. now, to the latest from president trump. he spoke to reporters last night, trying to calm the firestorm set off by his vulgar comments about africa and haiti. trump now denying those words, defending himself against charges of racism. and our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega is here with the story. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning to you. after ignoring reporters' questions about whether he is a racist, on this martin luther king holiday, president trump now has an answer. president trump overnight, forced to answer the one question he cannot seem to escape. >> no, no, i'm not a racist. i am the least racist person you have ever interviewed. >> reporter: at his golf club in florida, the president denying he made the oval office slur. >> did you see what various senators in the room said about my comments? they weren't made. >> reporter: but on this martin luther king holiday, the fallout from those comments growing. civil rights icon democratic congressman john lewis not holding back.

>> i think he is a racist. i don't think there's any way that you can square what the president said with the words of martin luther king jr. >> reporter: the president's allies in that room deny he used that vulgar word to describe african countries. >> i'm telling you he did not use that word, george. i'm telling you it's a gross misrepresentation. >> reporter: but multiple sources who were also there tell abc news he did. and the white house doesn't deny the president said he would rather see more immigrants from countries like norway than africa. now hanging in the balance, a deal to save those so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers. undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. outraged democrats are demanding daca be part of a package to avoid a government shutdown. the deadline is friday. president trump blames them for blowing up the deal. >> honestly, i don't think the democrats want to make a deal. i think they talk about daca. but they don't want to help the

daca people. >> reporter: and this morning, a new fight over the president's relationship with north korea's kim jong-un. "the wall street journal" quoted president trump as saying they have a good relationship. but two days after the interview was published, the white house fired back. both sides releasing a recording. >> i probably have a very good relationship with kim jong-un of north korea. >> reporter: the white house claims the president said, i'd have a great relationship. not that he actually does. the president slamming the paper. >> well, "the wall street journal," as you know, quoted totally wrong. >> reporter: also talking to reporters there in mar-a-lago. the president said he didn't know if there would be a government shutdown friday. saying there shouldn't be, because if there is, our military gets hurt very badly. it's true that certain military programs would come to a halt if the government runs out of money, but guys, the military would not shut down. >> great to have you in new

york. great to have you in studio. awesome to see you anchoring "world news tonight" this weekend. don't go anywhere. >> thank you. let's bring in john avlon. editor in chief of the daily beast right now. let's take a step back. remarkable moment. an american president, on martin luther king weekend, forced to defend himself against charges of racism. >> it is surreal. but given this president's record of comments, it's not surprising. history says that when presidents are in the business of denying something, it's not a strong look. saying i'm not a racist, or i'm the least racist person you have ever seen. i think the american people probably look at donald trump and that's not the bar he's clearing right now. >> he's had to answer questions like this before. but this latest episode of course coming out of the oval office meeting on thursday. amazing what you're seeing right here. initial reports, the white house did not deny that the president said these words. these two senators, tom cotton, david perdue, didn't remember. now they say the president didn't say it and the cabinet members say she doesn't remember.

>> we've got a miracle here, george. amnesia is curable in senators looking to protect themselves and their president. this is cynical. the white house didn't deny it. other senators heard it before the reports. now for cotton and perdue to say that the president didn't say it definitively, they're looking out for their own political interests. it doesn't ring true in the least bit. >> and it certainly does complicate the entire debate over daca and immigration. impossible to see a deal. very, very unlikely to see a deal on that before friday. >> and that's a tragedy. before the president's vulgar comments were reported, it was looking like there was a deal in the senate. the white house may have had problems on details but this is the way deals are supposed to be done. both sides giving a little bit. looking like you can help people in the process. and the president's comments derailing it. and it's the d.r.e.a.m.ers who will suffer. >> another tumultuous week. john avlon, thank you.ew that terrifying alert in hawaii. telling residents a ballistic missile was imminent. it was on its way. it sent people into a panic for 38 minutes. until the mistake was corrected.

jim avila, the employee who hit the button is now being reassigned this morning. >> reporter: paula, he's no longer allowed in the control room with the alert computers, or that big button we have been talking about. he's undergoing retraining. and from now on, it will take two buttons and two people to send the island-wide alert. >> this is not a drill. if you are indoors, stay indoors. >> reporter: overnight, the veteran technician responsible for turning paradise into panic removed from his position. it happened at 8:07 saturday morning. this horrifying false alarm of a ballistic missile supposedly heading toward hawaii, causing sheer terror for more than a million people. >> we're getting flagged down by a lot of people on that, asking where the nearest shelter is. >> reporter: police caught offguard. and confusion and panic set in. >> it was supposed to be a drill. they sent out the wrong message. >> yeah, somebody should get fired. >> reporter: hawaii's governor

saying an emergency operating center employee accidentally triggered the alert system. when trying to close a program. >> i don't want to go in. >> reporter: parents sheltering their children in manholes. this mother of three trying to protect her kids with blankets. >> it's hard as a mother. their whole lives, kids hurt themselves. something bad happens at school. you say, it will be fine. i'm looking at my kids going, i don't know if it's going to be fine. >> reporter: but this morning, questions over why it took 38 agonizing minutes to retract the threat when they knew after 3 minutes that it wasn't real. >> a father sent me a message saying that his two children were in two different locations. he had to sit there and think which of his children he was going to choose to spend the last minutes of his life with. this is what the people of hawaii just went through. >> reporter: abc news went inside the building that monitors threats to the island. a top administrator there told us he didn't originally have the correct application to fix the false alarm. >> it took us that time to get

the correct button, the correct application to put out a new message to say this is a false alarm, there is no missile inbound. >> reporter: from now on, that app to cancel any false alarms is going to be always loaded. paula. >> good to know. jim avila, thank you. we want to bring in retired marine colonel and abc news contributor steve ganyard. good morning to you. there's a lot of fingerpointing. a lot of blame to go around. the big issue is that hawaii didn't tell its people what to do, where to go. we saw fathers putting their children in manholes. >> that's right, paula. the way this alert went out, they basically said, you're all dead in 15 minutes and left it at that. what we should have seen was some automated messages tell people where to go, what to do. what is the state plan. that was the real failure. >> opened up glaring vulnerabilities. let's talk about the broader situation. could what happened in hawaii be a warning sign for other states? >> i think so, paula.

this could have happened in a lot of states or communities. around the u.s. i think what needs to happen is we need to go back to a somewhat of a cold war mentality. not necessarily duck and cover. but we have to take the north korean threat seriously. this ought to be something good. every community ought to look at this and say, are our procedures appropriate? can we prevent something like this from happening in our city or town? >> kim jong-un has taken a victory lap this weekend after what happened in hawaii. >> he's the happiest guy around. because he said, finally, my nuclear program has done what i intended it to do. that is to strike fear and panic into the hearts of the american people. >> steve ganyard, thank you for your insight this morning. >> paula, thanks. now to that frightening boat fire caught on camera. 50 people on board the casino shuttle when flames erupted. forcing them to jump into the cold ocean. abc's linzie janis with the story. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, george. it was supposed to be an evening

of fun on a casino ship but these passengers ended up having to fight for their lives, jumping into the icy waters as their shuttle boat went up in flames. take a look at the dramatic video off the coast of florida. >> we were terrified for everyone on board. >> reporter: a shuttle boat engulfed in flames. forcing its 50 passengers to jump into the port richey canal and swim ashore to safety. >> holy cow. >> reporter: the shuttle was heading to a casino boat located three miles away in international waters, when the captain noticed smoke coming from the engine room. witnesses described panic on board as the boat burned. >> in a matter of four minutes, the whole boat was gone. like, in flames. >> reporter: passengers abandoned ship 100 feet from the shore. jumping into the ten-foot-deep ocean water in 43-degree weather. the waters cold enough to cause hypothermia. >> they directed all of us to jump from the front of the boat. >> some people were crawling trying to get to shore. >> reporter: first responders jumping into the water to help victims to safety. back on land, neighbors helping, too.

>> they're bringing blankets and sheets and jackets and whatnot trying to get the people warm. >> reporter: 15 people were taken to the hospital with where one woman died because of her injuries. >> if they were out any farther, this could have been a tragedy. certainly a different ending than this. >> reporter: investigators say they still don't know what caused the fire. they're giving that captain credit for turning the boat around when he saw the smoke. if this had happened further out to sea, it would have been a very different outcome. >> especially because the flames erupted so quickly. okay, linzie, thanks very much. >> thank you, linzie. now to that wild finish at the vikings/saints playoff game. a 61-yard touchdown with time running out on the clock in their home stadium. it puts the vikings just one win away from the super bowl. and abc's diane macedo is here with all the highlights. what a game. i was speechless. >> even if you're not a football fan this game was awesome. first, the vikings were ahead. then the saints were ahead.

the vikings ahead by two. the saints ahead by one. and then this happens. >> steps into it. pass. is caught! diggs! sideline! touchdown! unbelievable! vikings win it! >> reporter: with no time left on the clock and about to lose by one point, the minnesota vikings fire off one last pass. >> the pass is caught! >> reporter: stefon diggs makes the amazing catch, capping off a nail-biting fourth quarter for one of the most stunning last-second comebacks in football history. minnesota erupted in celebration with diggs mugging for the camera. and the qb even leading fans in the vikings fight chant. [ chanting ] >> yes! >> no! >> reporter: this morning, the vikings faithful across the country are shocked and overjoyed, calling it the minneapolis miracle on twitter. >> i still don't know what just happened. i just tried to take advantage

of my opportunity. >> reporter: he's a little bit excited over there. now to add to the excitement, minneapolis is hosting this year's super bowl. which is long thought to curse the home team. so, if they can beat philly on sunday night, they'll be the first team to ever play the super bowl in their home stadium. >> never before? >> it's never happened before. >> and they have never won the super bowl. the last play, they had ran it in practice. it was called seven heaven. stefon diggs had never made the catch in practice. but he made it when it mattered most. >> took a risk to run it all out. they were saying, get out of bounds. >> to kick the game-winning field goal. what an ending. >> they're calling it a miracle for so many reasons. breaking the team curse. but also, the team itself has had a rumor of being cursed because they have never won at football. four terrible defeats in the '70s. this could be the year the team is hoping. >> you have to see our hearts. i know robin roberts is a huge saints fan. some of the saints personnel

went into the locker room because they thought the game was over before the play. want to go back to ginger. >> and the beauty of the shores of lake michigan when it's single-digit temperatures. it is very pretty. but the cold air coming now behind this next system is something i wanted to quickly look at. nashville, 15. getting colder. select cities now brought you by walgreens. good morning. i'm abc 7 nika.

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now in delicious fruit drops. good morning, eastbou bay. let's get up and get going. >> i'm natasha zooubs from abc good mornings. today is martin luther king jr. one of the highlights is the annual celebration train ride from san jose to san francisco. and people usually march at buena gardens for a full day of festivities. if you would like more information, you can go to our website, abc 7 news.com. sue hall, any traffic problems on this holiday? >> pretty light out there. take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, pretty much tells the story. no delays here. we have a fog advisory up there, represented by the orange on our traffic map. in fact, let's take a look, altamont pass, benicia bridge, and solano county now under fog advisories.

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> hey, good monday morning. let's talk about your commute planner. looking at the san mateo bridge, there's some traffic out there, even though it's a holiday today. watch out for dense fog, especially in our inland valleys. that will turn haze and eventually showers are possible this afternoon, if you're on mass transit or on the bay. mid-40s to around 50 degrees. our destination this afternoon will be in the mid-60s in the southbound, upper 50s, low 60s for the rest of us. a little more sunshine the further south you are. also, sprinkles to showers, especially up in the northbound. the rest of us will get showers while we're sleeping. the storm is a one. so is the storm thursday and friday and sunday. we have another chance of showers. >> mike, thank you. we'll have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes. and always on our news app and abc 7 news.com. i want to invite you to join the whole team for abc 7 mornings, weekdays 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. a live look at a cloudy skyline

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this almost doesn't look real. one of the pilots says that the right engine suddenly sped up, propelling the plane overboard. thankfully, everyone escaped unharmed. and take a look at this video coming in overnight. the collapse of the platform at the turkish stock exchange. nearly 80 people injured. most of them college students. police say, thankfully, most of the injuries are minor. they have ruled out terrorism as a cause. >> hard to imagine anyone surviving that. and we do begin this half hour with disturbing new details in the murder of that ivy league student, blaze bernstein. his high school classmate is now behind bars after police used snapchat to track him down. chilling online posts have come to light. gio. >> reporter: that's right, paula. those posts mention his views on cannibalism, mention waterboarding. this, as blaze bernstein's family prepares for his funeral today. the motive for the killing a mystery this morning. samuel woodward is behind bars

this morning facing charges in the death of blaze bernstein. after police say dna evidence led them to arrest the 19-year-old former high school cla classmate. >> we believe he was acting alone. >> reporter: according to authorities, 20-year-old woodward was the last person to have seen the student as he was home on winter break. over snapchat, the pair planned to hang out and catch up at a local park, according to police. >> the specific details of what occurred at borrego park are part of the ongoing investigation. we're awaiting final results of autopsy before confirming cause of death. >> reporter: bernstein's parents reported him missing january 3rd. his body was found six days later buried in a shallow grave. around the park where he was last seen. >> blaze was a brilliant, thoughtful, and charismatic man who shined a light on the lives of the people and communities that he touched. >> reporter: while police have

not revealed a motive, reports of disturbing posts on woodward's social media accounts have surfaced. on one site, he says, if he could learn a new skill, it would be waterboarding. and asked what his attitude toward cannibals was, he says, they've got the right idea. according to a now-sealed affidavit, when authorities initially questioned woodward, he had scratches on his hands, which he claimed were from a fight club. and dirt under his fingernails. he also appeared to be breathing heavy, talking fast, and visibly shaking during the interview. overnight, bernstein's parents told abc news that we're heartbroken. we won't succumb to hate, bitterness, or disillusionment. when we stop crying, we'll do things to effect positive change. we have seen this firsthand in the tremendous amount of support we have received from people everywhere. the district attorney says woodward has not been officially charged officially just yet. he had a rental car with hiking

equipment inside. just so many questions this morning. >> and the social media posts, so chilling. gio, thank you. >> thank you. we have new developments in the pay gap controversy between mark wahlberg and michelle williams. the two got very different rates for a reshoot. now wahlberg has decided to donate his $1.5 million salary. adrienne bankert here with the details. good morning, adrienadrienne. >> reporter: good morning. the agency and wahlberg are still facing outrage. the story is as much about money as principle. mark wahlberg's blockbuster donation comes after a cascade of criticism over a major pay disparity. the "all the money in the world" star and his agency, wme, taking heat for a deal earning wahlberg $1.5 million for reshooting scenes that included disgraced actor kevin spacey. >> is this some kind of joke? >> reporter: his co-star, michelle williams, represented by that same agency, but reportedly unaware of wahlberg's agreement.

reshooting for just $80 a day. >> i said, not only would i, but i'll give you back my salary if that would help. >> reporter: wahlberg says he'll now put that money into the time's up legal defense fund. writing, i'm donating the $1.5 million in michelle williams' name. but "snl" still roasting wahlberg. >> he did announce he's donating his salary from the reshoots to the time's up legal fund. >> yes, that's great. it's the right thing to do. it would be so cool if it didn't take a week-long public shaming to do the right thing. >> reporter: and despite having brokered that controversial deal, wme tells us that those of us in a position of influence have a responsibility to challenge inequities. the company announces it, too, will donate half a million dollars on behalf of williams. >> i think that a lot of women

are probably looking at their agents there and saying, are you going to bat for me in the way that i expect you to? >> reporter: williams saying my activist friends taught me to use my voice. the most powerful men in charge listened and acted. if we truly envision an equal world, it takes equal effort and sacrifice. williams in that same statement, thanked mark wahlberg and her agency, wme, for taking this action. and to be clear, she said she would donate her salary because she was so pleased the director was going to such lengths to fix those scenes where kevin spacey was present. >> thank you, adrienne. coming up, our exclusive look at tesla's brand-new, more affordable, electric car. we're going behind the wheel and on the road. putting it on autopilot. g it on auto pilot.

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♪ >> what do you think? you like the car? >> reporter: unveiled like a rock star. the model 3 is tesla's first foray into electrifying the mass market. while other teslas start at $68,000. and goes as high as $160,000, the model 3 is a lot less. >> in terms of price, it will be $35,000. >> reporter: that's about the same price as gas sedans from hyundai and ford. this weekend's unveiling drawing lots of curious drivers. why the attention? these cars are different. tesla reps say it's like going from a blackberry to an iphone. first thing you notice is the screen. totally different way to interact with your car. then, the car's electric. you go past gas stations and you laugh. and what blows your mind? it's driving itself right now. what tesla calls autopilot. my hands are off the steering wheel. my feet are off the pedals. >> autopilot is a semiautonomous driving system that does not drive the car but helps you drive the car more comfortably.

>> reporter: for me, it takes the edge off in traffic. steering, braking, accelerating. the driver is still in charge. and responsible. like, during this lane change. oops. whoa. i don't like that. it's not autonomous driving. it's driver assistance. tesla says over 500,000 people have paid a $1,000 deposit to reserve a model 3. and this couple from emerald hills, california, is among them. >> we've been on the list since the first day. we're excited to have an affordable electric car. >> reporter: but when they'll receive that car is the question. critics have complained about significant production and delivery delays. the base model, $35,000 version, won't even be manufactured until s wait for year. production to speed up. speed is not a problem for the car itself. for a sedan this price, the acceleration is -- significant. ♪ she's a silver lining >> reporter: whoo-hoo!

there have been complaints. some users feedback. what's unique about this car, it's run by a computer. they changed how the windshield wipers reacted to rain a few weeks ago. it's a whole new way to think about cars, paula. >> it's a software update. almost. i'm glad to see that you're not driving the car right now. let's go back to that autopilot feature. it's going to change lanes for you? >> yeah, ian is driving the car for us right now. it's in autopilot. you can see his hands are just resting on the wheel. his feet are off the pedals. no gas pedal. it's just an accelerator. his hands are resting on the wheel. he'll make a lane change. he'll put the blinker on and the car will make the decision to

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fatigue? >> and anticipation. you -- you put $5 million into the ad. then, when the ad comes on during the game, everybody takes a bathroom break because they've seen it already. so you're missing out on the social engagement of 100 million-plus people. the other problem is possible backlash. some companies put them out early. there's a social media backlash. remember, the budweiser ad from last year. people were wait, what do you mean? this all-american beer was started by a german immigrant? >> i liked that ad. >> a political stance. >> a wonderful ad. but a backlash. you don't want that either. that's the risk in putting them out early. >> you mentioned $5 million for a 30-second spot? >> yes, but you get all those eyeballs. which is great. but the other problem here is that sometimes you don't need to spend that money. 2013 oreo ad. do you remember that? of course not. if i say 2013 oreo tweet about the lights going out, you remember that. they sent out a tweet that won the night and didn't cost them a

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slip and slide began there for the vehicles. three to four inches from there to minneapolis. this morning, two to four already falling around chicago. if you're on 57 or 55 south. saw some of the stronger bands coming through. then it's the deep south. mississippi. back through arkansas. into texas. tonight through tomorrow morning. this is where we're really concerned. because it's not just snow. or light snow coming with the cold front. it's ice. you get that freezing rain, you get an inch of snow. you have a half-inch of ice. you're going to have major problems. dallas, san antonio, austin, even houston in a weather advisory this morning. that's all tonight through tomorrow. then a coastal low takes some of the cold air, wraps up moisture from the ocean. near new york city, long island. all staying rain. just inside. just interior, enough cold to get it to change over to snow. that's where you could get up to half a foot in parts of interior new england. paula and george? >> a lot coming this week. okay, ginger, thanks very much. the latest from president trump.

he spoke to reporters last night, defending himself against charges of racism, saying he didn't make those vulgar and inflammatory comments about haiti and africa. senior white house correspondent cecelia vega back with the story. good morning again. >> reporter: good morning, guys. after the oval office meeting, the president cannot escape one question -- are you a racist? strong pushback from him overnight at his golf club there in mar-a-lago. take a listen. >> no, no, i'm not a racist. i'm the least racist person you have ever interviewed. did you see what various senators in the room said about my comments? they weren't made. >> reporter: the president denies that slur about african nations and haiti and some of his allies in the room deny he used the vulgar phrase at the center of this controversy. but multiple sources say the president very much said it and also said he would rather see more immigrants from norway than from africa. civil rights icon congressman john lewis outright called president trump a racist. all of this happening as the fate of the d.r.e.a.m.ers is in the balance. democrats are demanding a deal to save them be tied to the

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[ cheers and applause ] welcome back to "gma." welcome to our audience here on this martin luther king day. and paula, you spent time saturday with rick springfield. you'll bring that interview tomorrow. >> it's a pretty powerful interview. one thing i learned, he channels his depression into his music. something so many people deal with. it will help a lot of people. how about some "pop news" now, lara? >> yes, sir. good morning, everybody. happy monday. if i act really happy, it will be. we're going to start with george clooney. that's not shabby. he is making his tv comeback. times two. on hulu. not once, but twice. twice is nice, paula. i would like to say. >> but third time is the charm. >> we're working on it. >> twice is good enough. >> the popular streaming service

hulu announcing it has won the bidding war for a series called "catch 22" that clooney will star in and direct. it's about a world war ii bombardier pilot trying to get home. this is clooney's first series role since "e.r." he left that 20 years ago. which brings me to good news number two. hulu announcing it will begin streaming all 15 seasons of the beloved '90s medical drama, "e.r." which won 23 emmys. launched the careers of so many terrific actresses and actors. including that young george clooney. so looking forward to that. i'm sure our girls will discover clooney. three times more "gossip girl." maybe it's better. >> they have the day off. >> yes. also in "pop news" if you have trouble sleeping, and so many of us do, a new study points to a surprising and easy cure. make a to-do list before you go

to bed. it sounds really logical. >> that makes sense. >> researchers at baylor university say bedtime writing is clearly linked with better sleep. in fact, they just completed the study where one group wrote down everything they needed to remember for the next day. the other group wrote down the tasks they had completed in the last few days. and the to-do list group fell asleep nine minutes quicker on average than those looking back at what they had accomplished. researchers believe nighttime list-making takes it off your mind. takes away your worries. clears your head for a better sleep. seems like a really simple thing. >> i will use that. >> worrying about what's coming up tomorrow. same with me. >> i have a notepad next to the bed that when i wake up in the middle of the night, i'll write stuff. >> to-do. i love that. i wanted to share that with you all. and then, there's an app that i hope you'll try out. we had a great time with it this morning. how to find your fine art doppelganger.

this is called google arts & culture. it allows you to search for the museum artwork you most resemble. you just take a selfie. google will search the collections of more than 1,000 museums all over the world using facial recognition to find your double. we have a few examples. adele, i mean this is great. she resembles this. put them side by side. adele. next to it. slide in. can we see the side by side? no? >> we're visualizing right now. >> head of a woman. olivia wilde's double is by an italian artist. woman with a veil. look at those two. paula faris, we did yours. >> i would do this. but i didn't want to see it until we were live. >> okay, well, get ready for it. >> i'm nervous. >> your double is at the smithsonian. it's called summer by frank w. benson, 1890. george, they had a few for you. >> the one i saw was something else. >> we didn't do that one.

your closest match in the art gallery of ontario. >> oh, george! >> you took this -- and from the national portrait gallery of australia. that's john monash. he's an australian military commander. in 1919. >> you didn't show the first one. >> i decided not to. you and i did a lot. >> these are better than the first one? >> yes, those were the good choices. [ laughter ] yours were both -- mine was a man. >> what? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. it's -- there you go. >> that's a man? >> that's a duke. the duke of reichstadt in 1815. thanks, google. you can put that down. all right. >> it is a little uncanny. >> the best part is, it gives you history. it gives you interesting notes about the art. the artist. i think that's always the more we can learn about art.

the more we can get kids involved in that stuff. go have some fun. make fun of me if you want. i don't care. as long as you learn more about arts and culture. that's all we have on this monday morning. >> that's awesome, lara. we were laughing with you. thanks, lara. we want to turn to a "gma" health alert. the flu epidemic is spreading across the country. the entire continental u.s. experiencing widespread flu. as of last week, nearly 6500 people have been hospitalized and 20 children have died. what should you do? the virus -- if a family member comes down with the virus? our chief medical correspondent dr. jen ashton is here. i see -- you don't trust me? we're pumping with hand sanitizer. okay, so, what happens if a member of your family has the flu? do you quarantine them? this happened in our family last year. last year i had it. we had 15 people staying with us for ten days. >> i had it last year. i want to preface this by saying, there's very limited

data on household items and how long the influenza virus can survive. we think in general it can live on hard surfaces up to 24 hours. a lot of what i'll share is recommended by the cdc. but this is also common sense. okay, so, if you have someone in your house with a cold virus or suspected or confirmed influenza, there are basic things. you want to make a sick room. not different from what's in the hospital. choose one caregiver to go in and out of the room. with me, they literally left my food trays at the door. you want to cover your coughs. left it at the door. it was horrible. and if possible, at least for a few minutes a day, you want to crack the window a little bit and circulate the air. >> it can be hard this time of year because it's so cold. who wants to open the window? you have hand sanitizer dripping from your hands. one of our producers says when she's sick, her husband follows her with sanitizing wipes, spray, hand sanitizer. is that smart? >> number one, for influenza that person should stay in bed. they shouldn't need to be followed.

when you talk about the wipes, they're really more effective and more useful for other things that might be circulating. particularly the so-called g.i. flu, the norovirus. that is really important to sanitize everything but in general, it's not a bad idea but that person should be staying in one area of the house. >> what about household items that we may share, bath soap or magazines? that we're all touching. what do we do with that? >> not so much for the flu, again, commonsense, don't spend a lot of money. if you can get rid of them, do so. bath sheets, wash normally, dry under hot temperatures. you don't have to be completely sterile, when you're talking about influenza and things like that. >> you can wash your bed sheets with other sheets. just do it on hot? >> yes. >> i want to get to a viewer question -- what are the chances of getting the flu from the shot itself? >> i can't emphasize this enough. zero. the flu vaccine does not contain live virus. if you get something you think is influenza after having been

vaccinated, it could be coincidence or another virus. >> how often do we do? >> a lot. and wash your hands with soap and water. >> thank you, dr. ashton. such great advice. to ginger. thank you, paula. now to queen elizabeth. she gave a rare interview, taking us behind the scenes of her coronation nearly 65 years after that day. adrienne bankert is back. and the queen very candid. >> reporter: oh, my goodness. talk about bling and honesty. when you see the photos of this young queen from so many years ago, the intricate detail of the gold and silver thread in her gown is simply breathtaking. and a real-life look at a glittering history. she's the most famous woman in the world and has rarely given an interview. the 91-year-old monarch was reunited with her coronation crown last night. and spoke very frankly about the moments where the world was watching. >> it still is heavy. yes, it is. it weighs a ton. it's very solid, isn't it? and it is impossible to tell which is front and back, i suppose.

>> reporter: she wore the more than 350-year-old crown just once, when she was crowned in 1953. a second crown, the imperial state crown is the one she wears more regularly. >> you can't look down to read the speech. you have to take the speech up. because if you did, your neck would break. it would fall off. so there are some disadvantages to crowns. >> reporter: the queen was just 27 years old at her coronation. and already the mother of two young children. prince charles and princess anne. as she watched archival footage, she revealed her coronation gown was so heavy, at one point, she almost froze in place. >> i remember a moment i was going against the tile or the carpet and i couldn't move at all. >> reporter: and after the coronation, the queen spoke of the four to five-mile ride halfway around london. a trip she reveals was not comfortable in the four-ton gold state coach.

they didn't have shock absorbers back in the day or air conditioning. you mentioned how candid she was. there were a lot of great tweets. in response to how casually she handled that crown but listen to this. one of the best queen answers, according to one twitter follower. what were the children doing whilst you were at coronation? queen elizabeth saying i don't know. i wasn't there. no idea. and also somebody tweeting, watch the program about the coronation last night. nice to see that the queen is just like everyone else, crafty, sparky, occasionally no-nonsense grandmother. you can see the crown jewels at the tower of london. >> she wasn't a helicopter mom? >> no, she wasn't. >> no. let's get to ginger. >> i've been watching the crown. i'm all over that. i'm so into the queen right now. let's talk about your "gma" moment. it's time to get kason. a 2-year-old from illinois. and he loves hitting the baseball. so much so -- he goes for it. >> hit me in the face. >> goes for it. gets ready.

oh, got the camera. you did it, kason. let's get a check clos good morning. i'm abc 7 nika. starting off with some thick fog that will turn to a gray day. no wood burning today. our best chance of showers tonight and they'll taper as we head towards tomorrow morning's commute and a couple of more chances coming up in my accuweather seven-day forecast. mainly 78 to 62 degrees, but some mid-60s down in the southbound, a little more sunshine today. tonight, 47 to 53. and now, our special celebration of dr. martin luther king jr. fifth grader tchanori kone is one of the winners of the speech contest honoring his legacy. and she's a powerhouse. take a look. >> in dr. king's "i have a dream" speech he said i have a dream that one day right here in

alabama, little black boys and little black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and little white girls as sisters and brothers. i believe only if these children who are joining hands are not hungry, have had a good night's sleep in a decent home and have received the best education and the best health care, they'll be able to say that dr. king's dream has really come true. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, tchanori. and her mom join us live from houston. thank you for joining us. such a powerful speech. how did it feel to win? >> thank you. well, it felt amazing. when i heard gregory, all my teachers and my friends, they just stood up and they yelled. i was like, oh, my gosh, wow. >> well, for good reason. talk about what it was about dr. king that inspired you to make this speech.

>> what it was like, i was looking around at my community, and i saw a loot of homeless people, living in tents under the bridge. and i looked on tv. and i thought, no one's really doing anything about this. wow. >> right, and as we did a little research for the speech about dr. martin luther king, he talk about some of the same issues that were going on in his time. and she was able to identify that they were still going on today. >> i can see the pride in your eyes. >> oh, i'm over the moon. i don't know if proud is the word. i'm just so excited for her. >> you should be. what's next for you, tchanori? >> repeat that? >> what's next, tchanori, for you? >> what's next for you? >> well, i think i will continue public speaking.

i think i'll decide to become an attorney or a comedian. [ laughter ] >> well, you just proved you can be hired either way. thank you both very much. that was a terrific speech. thank you for joining us. let's go to lara. >> so fantastic. uh, shifting gears a bit. we move on to "the bachelor." arie is back in action. the women are literally wrestling for his attention. we have an exclusive sneak peek. >> reporter: things are heating up on the next episode of "the bachelor." >> we're about to find out who the strongest woman is today inside the ring. >> reporter: and we were there with arie. bringing you an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the fight for the final rose. >> today, we're doing a wrestling date. this is definitely out of my comfort level. but, hey, this is what this is all about. >> this is amazing. it's like the best date i could ever ask for. >> reporter: arie making this

season his own. how are you different from the other "bachelors"? in your opinion. >> i have gray hair. >> i heard he's so sexy and smooth. but he's got this cute, nerdy side to him. i feel like he's kind of dorky. he's not as like, so, like some of the other "bachelor." he's different. >> reporter: already stealing hearts. >> i think some sparks have started flying. >> we have a more of a connection than the other girls. >> reporter: and a few kisses. >> i've had a kiss. maybe a minimakeout sesh. >> reporter: sparking promising connections. have you maybe established a connection? with any of the women. >> yeah. my biggest fear coming into this was that there wouldn't be someone for me. i had two really amazing one-on-one dates. and a fun group date that was driving-related. i'm feeling good about things. >> reporter: confident he'll find the one. you feel like maybe you can find true love? >> i can. yeah. there is, like, some strong feelings going on already. it's so early. it's kind of shocking.

but i'm loving it. >> all: cheers. >> so are viewers. you can see "the bachelor" tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central. right here on abc. don't go anywhere. chris hemsworth is live on "gma." "gma."

>> announcer: good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning, it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui. southbound 280 now back open at alemany boulevard in san francisco. chp closed down all southbound traffic for three hours earlier this morning. there was a shooting investigation, involving three to six victims. the victims drove themselves to sf general. it's not clear if the shooting was car-to-car or something else. let's see how traffic is doing otherwise. >> otherwise, it's fine. in fact, it was lucky we were martin luther king holiday light this morning, for that road closure, because it really never did affect the traffic on -- well, it stopped the traffic, but it was light. let's get back to the br the bae toll plaza, where the picture shows it all. we have lots of fog out there, with lots of fog remaining, at

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another abc 7 news update in 30 minutes and always on our news app and ♪ [ cheers and applause ] and welcome back to "gma." welcome to our audience. look who's here with us this morning, chris hemsworth. so, a powerful new movie, "12 strong." chris, this is a great movie. based on a true story. some of the first special forces to go into afghanistan after 9/11. rode into battle on horseback and the soldier you play right here with us this morning. >> yes, he is. mark. right there. >> where is mark? and john mulholland as well. what did they tell you about the story that clicked? >> this was a story that anybody who read the book or heard whisperings, it became declassified, was fascinated by.

what stood out to me was the brotherhood between these guys. the fact that this mission, the odds were absolutely against them. they all volunteered. this is the first boots on the ground after 9/11. they had very little intel about what they walked into. they were to link up with the local afghan people. fight alongside them on horseback. and the brotherhood they held. to this day the friendships are held. the selflessness. the absolute commitment. the lack of ego and posturing when retelling these events. it's matter of fact. this is my job. there's such an authenticity and humility to that which all of us found incredibly inspiring and i'm thankful for. [ cheers and applause ] >> you want to see a little bit of it? let's take a look. >> say you're coming home. >> i can't, baby, it's bad luck.

>> i need to hear you say -- >> i'm coming home. [ cheers and applause ] >> that was your wife. who plays your wife in the film. i know you have three kids under 6. what was it like working with your wife on this film? >> it was great. it was like a little holiday. we left the kids with their grandparents and went off for a few weeks and shot together. we said we have been rehearsing that relationship, that on-screen chemistry for seven years. so, if we didn't have chemistry, we would have been in trouble. >> so beautiful. and your family. you shared with us. sounds like a handful. and, we have -- it says we have a video. greg, i don't know if it's a picture. put up what we have of horseback riding. one of chris' family. who is that? >> that's my wife.

>> she's an equestrian? >> yes. avid horse rider. that's my daughter behind her. >> it's a family affair. >> she bought a horse for me. she's on my horse. she bought it this christmas. as you can see, i'm not on it. it's one of those like oh, i bought you a present. oh, you don't like it? no worries. i'll have it. >> the gift that keeps on giving. what is the family activity you love to do the most though? >> a lot of time at the beach. we live right on the beach. and, it's a very tropical climate where we're from. and the kids are absolute water babies. >> are they minisurfers? >> they love it. small enough waves for them. superenthusiastic. yeah. it's a special thing to experience with them. i look forward to, as they get older and it's not just me saying, honey, can i go out for a surf? it's the kids. you know? take them with me. >> and they're 5 --

>> and two boys, 3 1/2. >> you have a full house. a lot coming up. we're going to see you in "thor" and "avengers 4." >> yeah. >> we're looking forward to that. looking forward to talking to the rest of the cast in a little bit. "12 strong" hits theaters this friday. we'll see more of chris and the cast coming up. along with darren criss. he'll be here live, next. [ cheers and applause ] but what i see here never ceases to amaze me: change.

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a big day at "gma." one of my favorites, darren criss is with us. you got to know him on the hit show "glee." now he's playing a very different role in american crime story's "the assassination of gianni versace." congratulations. i just watched it. >> thank you. it's a wild ride. >> it is. you play andrew cunanan. the man who murdered versace when you were 10 years old. in real life. what did you know about this story and what was your reaction to the story? >> i knew as much as most people tuning in know about it. i think, whether or not you're in fashion or anything. i think as far as -- cultural knowledge, people know that gianni was murdered at the steps of his home in the late '90s. i vaguely remember knowing it was a young man, half filipino.

it was interesting to me as a half filipino kid. that was about it. that's the tip of the iceberg. we have nine episodes to cover something. the assassination of gianni versace happens in the first few minutes. we have nine episodes. so there's a lot more going on than people understand. >> it's interesting. i don't want to give too much away. the series creator, ryan murphy, the creator of "glee." he said you were his first and only choice for this role. and he also said that he knew you were capable of great darkness. >> because i'm a dark dude. can't you tell? i'm such an insidious presence. no, i mean, i appreciate that. it's more of him giving me a vote of confidence as an actor than -- than a judgment of me being a -- sullen person, i should hope. but, no, i appreciate his faith in me. i mean, i -- i joke about this. i don't mean it with -- i'm not trying to be indignant.

actors act. we're actors. hopefully, we're capable of great darkness and great light. that's the nature of our jobs. i'm glad that he -- >> that he noticed. >> that he noticed, yes, yes. i hope i was up to par. >> and you're surrounded by other actors who really know how to do their craft. penelope cruz. edgar ramirez. as versace blew us away. >> we have good actors on the show. it was like playing with the big leagues. i feel like i made varsity being around these incredible folks. >> how about ricky martin. >> let's not forget how good he is. >> there was some perks to working with ricky. he would have you over to his house for major sing-alongs. >> and in los angeles. he had us all get together and have time. because, i wouldn't spend time with him on set. yeah, we had some fun. if i go to someone's house and it's ricky martin's house, i'm going to bring my guitar and

find an excuse to play "living la vida loca" with ricky martin. because life's too short. i got to check that off my bucket list and yeah, i did, by the way. >> and he liked? >> oh, yeah. he's cool. i think he's okay with the fact that guys like me go, you're ricky martin. he goes, yes, i am. >> yes, i am. we liked. we loved this. i want to make sure everybody knows. you said nine episodes. everybody, "the assassination of gianni versace" premiers wednesday night on fx. don't miss it. thank you so much for visiting us. to ginger. a sneak peek at a documentary taking a look at women's rights crusader gloria allred. take a look. >> if i help people involved from being a victim to becoming a survivor. ♪ fire, fire >> to becoming a fighter for change.

women are now in power. and they will never be silent again. >> it is called "seeing all red." premiers february 9th. on netflix. good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nico. my accuweather day planner, with a lot of fog, some hazy sunshine and it becomes cloudy again with some showers possible in the no all right, george. i saw a young lady. she almost fell over when chris hemsworth walked in. >> we have the whole cast. chris hemsworth back. along with michael pena, trevante rhodes, and jerry bruckheimer. let me start with you. >> you're going to start with me? that's interesting. i thought you were going to start with him. i wasn't paying attention. okay, no. >> you got laughs in a pretty intense movie. chris talked about this bond. >> oh, so it's about chris. yeah.

>> isn't it always? >> let me ask you about chris. that's the question. >> how great was to it work with chris? >> it was great. it was fantastic. thanks for the setup. no, it was great. you know, like, i'm joking. but when you do a movie like this. and my parents were, you know, they're naturalized citizens. this is a movie about the american dream and people fighting for it. so it's like, it was more about the story than one individual. >> and trevante, i read you were really inspired when you met the soldiers and that moment when they brought you a piece of the twin towers. >> i think all of us were taken with that moment. that was the day before we first started shooting. after we first did the rehearsals. mark brought the piece of the twin towers for us. everybody sat there. looked at each other. and we were like, let's go make this movie. >> did they get it, mark? >> we think they got it. the spirit of the special forces

team in the post 9/11 moment in american history. >> hard to bring yourself back to those days. jerry, you produced big war movies, "blackhawk down." the kind of terror so many of us felt in the days after 9/11. >> this was a payback. the first men that put their feet on the ground. cia went in first. a few days ahead of these guys. they went in there. meeting up with a warlord. they knew nothing about. they had $50,000 bounties just for their bloody uniforms. they didn't know if they would be turned over to the taliban. or bond. which is what they did. these soldiers are diplomats. they went in not as heroes. just doing their job. three weeks, they drove the taliban out. >> it must feel so great to hear them say you got the story right. a special responsibility with a story like this, isn't it? >> absolutely. i think the subject matter. i think having met the real guys

and wanting to do the story justice but also them be proud of our portrayal and collaboration. so, a huge honor. one that certainly carried a weight that more so than anything else i have been a part of. >> i hope a lot of people get to see it. "12 strong" hits theaters friday. thank you. and everyone here is going to get to see it. you're all getting two tickets. [ cheers and applause ] and when we come back, prettymuch. at home.ld generate your own energy,

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui on this monday. mike nicco has a look at your rainy forecast. >> hi, everybody. the rain coming in just in sprinkles today. maybe some light showers during the evening hours, but more like during the overnight hours. and we'll get rid of all this fog we do have out there. we have some poor air quality up in the north bay, all of us under a spare the air alert. no wood burning today. the storm is one on our impact scale. moderate rain in the north bay and light rain ending in tomorrow's morning commute. in the south bay, more rain friday, saturday, sunday. and fog is an issue for your monday morning commute. it is holiday light. take a look at some of these drive times. 580 looking great, 4, and 101 into san francisco from san rafael. here's a laook at the bay bridg, hazy, but fog free for your commute and traffic lite. >> we'll be back at 11:00 a.m.

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