trading days after passing 25,000. >> wow. it's not the same ring. actually, a more annoying ring to it. by the way, that was the shortest time between 1,000 point milestones in history. it took 23 days to go from 23,000 to 25. and much are attributing the spike on the major announcement from apple. >> they will pay a tax on overseas holdings and ramp up spending here at home. here is rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: the biggest company in the world announcing a $350 billion investment in the united states. apple saying it will create 20,000 new jobs and build a new corporate campus in an american city yet unnamed. apple ceo, tim cook, taking us inside the tech giants massive data center in reno, nevada. >> we're walking on a cloud right now. >> reporter: allowing apple to write a check for $38 billion to

the u.s. government. without these policy changes would you be able to announce today it creation of 20,000 new jobs? >> let me be clear, there are large parts of this that are part of the tax reform and there are large parts of this that we would have done in any situation. >> reporter: so it sounds like president trump's tax bill has been a windfall for apple. >> there are two parts of tax bill. there's a corporate piece and an individual piece. i do believe the corporate tax side will result in job creation and a faster growing economy. >> reporter: we asked about the batteries and whether apple was clear enough whether they were in some cases slowing down people's phones. do you think apple fumbled on teaching its customers about what was going on with their phones? >> about a year ago we released some code that essentially what it does is -- all batteries age over time and become unhealthy at a point in time and an unhealthy battery has a

probability that it will create an unexpected restart. when we did put it out, we did say what it was, but i don't think a lot of people were paying attention and maybe we should have been clearer as well. so we deeply apologize for anybody who thinks we had some other kind of motivation. >> reporter: i also asked tim cook if customers might be getting something, could the iphone go to a lower price. that is unlikely. he said it's priced on the innovation inside. we also pressed where the new apple campus might be located. two places it won't be, texas and california. those are two states where apple already has a large presence. rebecca jarvis, abc news, reno, nevada. >> thanks to rebecca there. and coming up in the skinny the fake fake news awards show. and will smith down under. stay with us.

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>> she said you can feel the energy at the dolby hollywood theater. that's because she was there rehearsing lip sink. instead she shot her own award show. complete with seat markers and illustrations for the nominees. >> she even managed to catch one of the winners back stage. >> i'm honored to win one of the first fake news awards. >> that by the way is a horrible sean connery. >> let's hear yours. >> you put me on the spot right here. was that any good? that was doing it. >> that was it? >> that was my full on sean conry. >> we should move on. tiegen later apologized for spending all of her time during rehearsal doing the award show and a major surprise for the country music legend. she may not have known it at the time but she's broken two world records. >> the most hits on billboard's top country chart by a female artist and most decades with a

top 20 hit on the country charts. >> guinness world records stopped by to present dolly with her official flakes, which she graciously and humbly accepted and said it made her feel like she was 100 and joked it won't be long before she is. she's actually 71. >> and looking good dolly. >> she is. if you don't follow will smith on instagram, you should. he's living his best life ever. he's on vacation and posting video of his adventures. >> he's in australia, clearly keeping busy and once he got off this high speed boat he went to spend time with the indigenous wildlife. >> welcome to the will smith's first episode of when dumb people get bit. we're about to feed this crocodile. that feel said stupid. oh, hey. that wasn't nothing. i'm cool.

that wasn't nothing. >> still, after conquering the crock, he really hit it off with the wombat. telling jada and the kids there's a new member of the family. >> and here is the thing about this, while will is out there with all these instagram photos and videos, he just discovered it december 14th of last year. >> and we're grateful. >> so he's there posting videos with jada and she's like, you're putting me on instagram? no, not at all. there you go. will -- >> we appreciate you and now we appreciate instagram even more. >> wait till he discovers the myspace. wild will. >> aol instant messenger account. icy roads of georgia where driving conditions have become pretty crazy. >> and at least one driver is crazy for cookies.

we don't recommend filming yourself on ice but if you do be like shaq and wear a cookie monster hat. >> got to love it. here is exclusive footage. shaq apparently is a fan of trying on weird head wear. this is him back stage at gma. just walked into the hair and make up room and started messing around with all the wigs on the top shelf. >> wasn't he trying to be like media? >> that was his alter ego. when he goes through central park, that's how he stays incognito. he wears a wig. i asked if his alter ego a name and he said matilda. i think the cookie monster helmet is far less conspicuous. >> will's only been on instagram a month and has 4 1/2 million followers. >> how many do you have? >> like 4 1/2. the other half is my best friend gary from high school. >> we'll get there. >> he's short. >> gary was a friend, he's always been a good friend of mine.

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good morning. >> here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." law makers working around the clock for to avert a shut down. it could cost them at the ballot box. the sticking point right now, protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants. a full report coming up. tens of thousands of wells fargo customers have taken to social immediate yo to complain about bill payments scheduled for yesterday. wells fargo says it's working on fixing that problem. >> apple says it will invest $350 billion in the u.s. it's part of the savings from the new tax cut bill and could mean 20,000 new jobs at home. and former "jersey shore" star says he will plead guilty to tax fraud charges.

it will end a three year legal battle. he faces up to 15 years in prison. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, january 18th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> that is a situation. >> it is a grim situation as the banner at the bottom says. i hope it works out for him in the end. but we're going to start out this half hour that many are hoping it all pans out. so the immigration fight that could bring the federal government to a grinding halt. >> you're looking at the u.s. capitol where a vote is expected to take place on a short-term funding bill, but democrats are using what leverage they have te and threatening to withhold support from any legislation that doesn't include protection for hundreds of thousands of undocumented. and they work to keep the

government open immigration at the senlter of the negotiations. demonstrators arrested. and a bipartisan group of senators protects a young group of americans brought as children. >> i don't want to put these kids through anymore hell. i don't want to wait until march 4th. >> these young people are torn apart, their families are torn apart because of our lack of action. >> reporter: but trump said that senate deal is horrible and very very weak. >> i'm looking for something president trump supports and he's not yet indicated what measure he's willing to sign. >> reporter: white house chief of staff john kelly emerged from a meeting with the congressional hispanic caucus, suggesting the main sticking point right now is the southern border wall. >> what we cannot have is an unprotected, unsecured boarder. >> reporter: there's a one-month short-term funding bill in the

works that does not include d.r.e.a.m.ers. house republicans have the votes for passage. in the senate it needs democratic support. >> democrats have met you halfway, mr. president. you meet us halfway. >> reporter: the white house says the supports to provide short-term funding without a fix to the d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> thank you. and we turn to the key spy program that was first exposed by nsa leaker, edward snowden. congress is now on the verge of renewing the warrantless surveillance plan after a failed effort to redefine its scope. >> reporter: today a fierce debate on government surveillance comes to a head. the senate voting on a controversial practice that allows the u.s. to collect data about americans without a warrant. section 702 of the surveillance act permits warrantless surveillance of foreign targets but if they're communicating with u.s. citizens, the

government can also access any american data that it sweeps up incidentally. they say the bush era program is an essential counterterrorism tool. noting americans can't be directly targeted. >> this is about foreign terrorists on foreign soil. that's what this is about. >> reporter: but opponents say there should be more restrictions on the program in order to present abuse. >> we stand united in terms of fighting terrorists on foreign soil. that is not what is at issue. the fact however is 702 this law that we're debating is a whole lot broader than fighting terrorists. >> because it's not just the phone calls of terrorists. it's everybody's phone call. >> reporter: one house amendment would have required investigators to get a warrant anytime they wanted to view american's data collected in the program. that amendment failed.

although the bill does contain a new narrow restrictions on americans already under criminal investigation. this measure is hotly debated and expected to pass with the bare minimum votes. once it passes it will head to the president's desk for signature. and that record setting blast of snow is moving out of the south but the bone chilling temperatures will stick around for at least another day. this is what happens when frigid air flows over warm water. a phenomena known as sea smoke. it's a normal thing. typical sight over the great lakes. but, this is actually florida where the overnight temperatures are 27 degrees. >> reporter: from the gulf coast to the northeast the storm responsible for at least 10 deaths including an 8 month old child who perished after this car outside new orleans crashed into a canal. >> if we can use this as a lesson or reminder to stay out

of the weather today. >> reporter: this icy highway in houston, a parking lot. drivers stuck for hours, optding to get off the road by going the wrong way on an entrance ramp. police warning if you crash do not get out of your vehicle. a driver was killed on interstate 45. in metro, atlanta nearly three inches of snow. government offices and schools are closed. nearby peach tree city, residents are soaking it all in. >> it's rare here. this is the second time this year we've had more snow. most years we don't get any, so this is great fun. >> reporter: the snow not sparing anyone, not even dale earnhardt jr. just after helping a family. the cold has only just started. behind this massive storm is

another bout of arctic air expected to bring cold temps to the midwest, south and up here in the northeast. >> thank you and just what the west doesn't need, another round of rain from san francisco to seattle. >> now we have a look at the forecast. >> thanks and good morning to you. a cold start, a cold finish throughout the northeast but without the slippery conditions due to falling snow. still snow on the ground and over the southeast, the snow long gone from north carolina but residual slippery conditions. could see refreezing at night as well. out west, next storm system makes its way in. steady, soaking rains roll into the bay area as we venture into the afternoon with heavy snow over the higher terrain. >> i'm sure the skiers will love that. thanks. a murder charge has been filed against the alleged killer of a gay college student in california. 20-year-old samuel woodward was in court, but did not enter a

plea. he was accused of stabbing student to death and burying him in a shallow grave. pr prosecutors are trying to determine a motive and looking into weather it's a hate crime. >> we would have to show the reason for the murder was substantially for the reason he was gay. >> woodward was seen in church two sundays ago, just days after the alleged murder. if convicted could face life in prison. a 16-year-old boy in ohio has died after being shot inside a courtroom. joseph hayes was appearing for menacing when they started stufling with a deputy, knocking him to the ground and allegedly grabbing his gun. the unidentified deputy also suffered injuries. and some creative drug dealers are in custody. police in portugal say they shipped more than 1600 pounds of cocaine inside pineapples. >> it was sent from south america to lisbon.

coke was concealed inside wax containers that had had been inserted in hollowed out pineapples. is nothing sacred? >> i thought pineapples were, i guess not. nine suspects were arrested. police seized nearly $500,000 in cash during the operation. what happened to the pineapples. >> where was the cash? in the bananas? >> do you know how many pina coladas we could make? coming up extreme whale watching. the incredible sight that gave these folks their money's worth. and next, the dreaded talk african-american families are having. parents explaining racism and how to deal with police. first, a look at today's temperatures. but first a look at today's temperatures.

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but about race ism and police brutality. >> we're up all nightline with byron pits. >> reporter: it has been an unrelenting stream of stories. >> growing outrage over the deadly police shootings of two black men. >> reporter: cell phone video seen around the world. >> reporter: black men often unarmed shot dead by police. it's drawn renewed attention to what has long been called, "the talk." >> ask questions. ask the uncomfortable questions. >> reporter: the need for a meaningful national discussion has inspired workshops like this one inspired by black law enforcement. the goal? to have that conversation by allowing families to talk directly to law enforcement. it's a centuries old conversation how one must navigate an often color conscious nation when you are black. complicated but sometimes funny like on "blackish." >> my mom would have the talk

with me all the time. >> america hates you. >> reporter: for 19-year-old winston harris this is more than a tv episode. it is his life. he watched horrified as this facebook live video of philando castile being shot and killed by minnesota police officers. >> as each shot rang out i could feel it, not like actually but i could feel it. like each time, bang, bang, bang, i could feel it. >> reporter: across town his feelings echoed by another teenager. 16-year-old. >> it hurts because my life seems like it's nothing in the united states. >> reporter: both live in middle class neighborhoods. tempered by this fak their sons still live in a country where too often they will be judged by the character of their skin and not the content of their character. >> it's not really engendered.

brought sweeping empathy because i think that what racism has done is that it has stripped african-american people from being beings to being things. >> reporter: he says it's actual trauma particularly stemming from the lives lost caught on video. >> you're empowered. you feel like you cannot do anything about it. >> that's your fault, america. that's your fault. >> reporter: conversations many. black families feel they must have, that others don't. >> i wish you knew how it felt to feel like your child is an endangered species literally. >> reporter: both the young family and the harris' heard about one in philly, a workshop hosted by black police officers. >> somewhere around 2,000 times just within the last few years. >> can we do a scenario, please. >> reporter: law enforcement attempting to tackle these questions through interactive demonstrations. they set up a routine traffic stop.

>> roll down your windows. >> you don't have to talk to him. >> excuse me sir, i'm talking to the driver. >> reporter: they felt sterile rile, not touching on the issues they came to debate. >> that was a great little scenario but i'm not concerned about my kid being stopped. i'm concerned about losing their life because the cop said i'm afraid. you talk about issues, i look just like you. i'm a mother. i have been a police officer for 27 years. if you want something to change, then be a part of it. >> reporter: there's so much left unsaid, but the workshop, perhaps, a small step toward understanding. >> i don't want to be like this and not do anything. if i'm going to talk about it, i'm going to be about it. >> i gained more understanding of being a cop. lessons winston is taking with him in his chapter as a freshman at temple university. still winston eager to step out.

you dating on campus? >> no. >> reporter: no? okay. >> i used to tell him i'm your girlfriend till you're 35. >> reporter: this is not a new conversation in america. but, rarely, in a rich and rocky history has it felt more urgent. i'm byron pitts in philadelphia. >> so many parents have been having the talk over the years. it does seem, at least lately that we haven't heard as many of these stories. i'm sure they're still happening out there but definitely something many black parents are still doing. up next how to stay safe on the road this winter. >> you are watching "world news now." stay with us.

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you come back ♪ got be careful how you hit the road. >> the roads are rough right now with lots of snow and ice and the deep freeze making travel dangerous for millions. >> david kerley has really vent information to get you safely to your next destination. >> reporter: every day since christmas, commuters are dealing with slick, snowy roads. in places that don't often see these conditions, including tennessee. >> purely traction. like a skating rink out there. >> reporter: automakers are trying to help, adding special driving modes to make it through winter driving. on ice, chevy showed electronic stability control telling each wheel whether to break to get it straight again. slick hills are challenging. many sliding out of control.

they have a driver assist system like we saw in this vehicle to get up those hills. you need to make sure those systems are turned on in winter conditions. if you have an older car without those systems, remember these tips. on ice, you start to slide. >> whoa! that took off. >> reporter: you want to steer straight. get off the gas and brake slowly. >> the back end starts to slide. >> reporter: that's right. turn the direction of the spin, to straighten out the vehicle so you can regain control. >> thanks to david kerley there. we talk about this every year and do the tips every year, but it's rare in parts to get snow and ice. atlanta is dealing with three inches of snow. >> when you are not used to that, you know, when it happens in the northeast, we have the snow trucks, snowplows ready, salt trucks ready. if you are not prepared, a half inch is dangerous.

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temperatures, but the arctic. a cool thing here. you have an arctic expedition hanging out, then, oh, my god, a penguin hops up on the boat there. >> aww, hi penguin. >> it made its way through the ice. >> oh, don't go away, penguin. he's back. that's how it works. >> just wanted to see what's going on. >> i love him. hi, little penguin. all right. over to iceland, shall we? handball genius. >> gesundheit. >> check it out. oh, crossbar, then -- >> oh! >> here is the thing. he is one of the most accomplished players in the world, an olympic silver medal and yet we are going to say this goal is his biggest accomplishment, yet. >> he is a legend. the tom brady of handball,

except he has a hand that is still operational. that's too soon. now, from that, we go on to basketball. steph curry is good at the three-point game. not as good as an eighth grader that made 17 three-pointers in a 70-point game. wow! that ties a national record. >> amazing. >> 13 years old. that's incredible. to which you know what her teammates were saying. i'm open. i'm open. she's not a good assist, but good at the three-pointer. >> at least she makes the shot. that's the news for this half hour.

this morning on "world news now." the deadly cold, snow and ice crippling millions from the gulf coast to new england. >> an 8 month old a victim. and now comes the bone chilling frigid temperatures. we have the latest forecast, ahead. and time is running out to avert a government shut down. democrats saying a deal to protect the d.r.e.a.m.ers is a must. while a key leader calls out president trump. can a shut down be averted? >> patriots qb has injured his throwing hand with the conference championship game just three days away. >> it's such a beautiful hand, so it ee's okay. and tom brady wears uggs, but would he wear these? thigh high baggy uggs for the

guys. why your thighs may never be the same on this thursday, january 18th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> it's a good look. you going to rock it? >> nope. >> no? >> no, no, no. my thighs and legs and upper torso are just fine. >> you need to keep warm in all those rompers you are wearing around town. >> why? is there a need for it? >> well, maybe because of the weather. >> well, there's that. there's a nasty cold snap crippling most of the south. on a more serious note, it's actually left at least ten people dead on the roads. >> it's not over yet. with hard freeze and windchill warnings in effect from texas to florida, the radar shows snow and rain over the carolinas, stretching north to maryland as well. although no storms are visible in the gulf coast states. steve wilson explains this

record breaking snow and cold has created chaos. >> reporter: drivers stuck for hours on this icy highway in houston did what they had to do to get off. >> they are stuck. >> reporter: driving the wrong way on an entrance ramp to get home. police warned if you crashed on the ice it can be deadly to climb out of the car. the driver was killed when he walked out of the wreck on interstate 45. he was struck by another sliding vehicle. from the gulf coast to the northeast, at least ten people have died on slippery roads, including an 8-month-old child when this car outside new orleans crashed into a canal. >> if we can use this as a lesson or reminder to stay out of the weather today. >> reporter: nearly three inches of snow shut down metro atlanta. this was i-85 north of the city turned into a parking lot. the city and its schools will still be closed, even funerals have to wait. our local station caught this picture of a unicorn.

salt trucks are as rare as the snow. >> your wheels are spinning. unless you have an suv, it is difficult. >> reporter: in north carolina two women in this car slid into a creek and to be rescued. even nascar legend dale earnhardt jr. crashed his car helping this family. the freezing cold here is expected to last one more day. and to put it in perspective, it was colder here in atlanta than it was all the way up in anchorage, alaska. there are hard freeze warnings from florida to texas. steve wilson, abc news, atlanta. >> are you sure you're in atlanta? it looks like siberia there. i love that line about the unicorn, salt truck in atlanta. so the snow is clearing out of the northeast at this hour. don't put away your parkas just yet. >> no, accuweather meteorologist justin has a look at the forecast. justin, good morning. >> thanks and good morning to you. another cold day throughout the northeast but without the snow. still slippery conditions early on, especially on the untreated road surfaces.

but notice behind me warmer air evolving later on this weekend. snow and ice long gone over the southeast but the cold continues. there will be melting during the day as temperatures rise above the freezing mark but refreezing later on at night. >> let's move on to the cold front that is happening in washington d.c. the white house chief of staff, john kelly suggesting that as a candidate donald trump was not fully informed when he made certain campaign promises, including the call for a wall along the entire border with mexico. >> he initially made those comments while discussing daca protections for young immigrants and repeated similar remarks on fox news. he said the president's attitude evolved on immigration and the makeup of the wall once briefed. the battle over immigration could lead to a government shutdown by tomorrow night. democrats are threatening to reject any short-term funding bill that does not include a fix

for the daca program, which shields nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants from deportation. a shutdown could be damaging to both partying with the election coming up, but time is running out with the obama-era program set to expire march 5th. >> i don't want to put these kids through anymore held. i don't want to wait until march 4th. >> their families are torn apart because of our lack of action. >> the white house blames democrats for the stalled talks but senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he's still waiting to find out what the president wants in a deal before moving forward. former white house chief strategist, steve bannon, will be interviewed by the special counsel robert mueller. bannon reached the agreement after he was subpoenaed by mueller to appear before a grand jury in the russia investigation. and bannon may be back on capitol hill as soon as today and he was hit with a congressional subpoena for

refusing to answer his questions about his time working for president trump. the white house has confirmed bannon's attorney consulted with the trump administration during ten hours of questioning on tuesday on capitol hill. and the house intelligence committee also had trouble getting information from former trump leader corey lewandowski as he declined to answer certain questions in a closed door interview. democratic congressman, adam schiff, says lewandowski refused to talk about anything after the campaign and wouldn't say if he had spoken to the president about the testimony in the last 24 hours. in california new questions being raised about the case of 13 children they say were horrifically abused by their parents. one neighbor says he observed the children marching between two rooms of their home for hours in the middle of the night. the children's aunt says she hasn't seen her sister in 20 years but she realized even back

then something in the family wasn't right. >> i remember they were really strict on the oldest daughter. she was bound to her room a lot and they would let her come down and eat meals. and it was almost like a ritual or something weird. it used to bother me because before she sat down she to get permission. >> david and louise turpin will be represented by a public defender in court today. investigators removed dozens of boxes and other materials as evidence. breaking overnight, thousands of wells fargo customers have been attacking the bank on social media over double charges to their bank accounts. many customers enrolled in the banks automatic online bill pay service found they were charged twice for scheduled bill payments yesterday only to then experience long waits on the bank's customer service line. wells fargo says it's working on fixing the issue. and oh, boy, new england patriots fans are trying to stay calm. it's okay. we've been here before. all because of their quarterback. >> sources say tom brady

suffered an injury to his throwing hand in practice. reports say it happened when a teammate accidentally ran into brady and jammed his hand. boston herald says x-rays show no structural damage. another source says brady should be okay for sunday's big game against the jaguars. >> the good thing is he doesn't really need his hand. oh, wait, that's bad. and the teammate -- they're not naming which teammate it is. he's under protective order right now. >> pretty much. security. one of the coolest things is most of us use a lift to get to the top of a ski mountain but for fresh untouched powder there's a much better way to travel. >> helicopter, baby. >> yes. >> of course, to enjoy that powdery snow, it's best to have both of your skies. and that's too bad for this guy. after all that effort and expense, he almost immediately

wipes out, and then -- ooh, there goes his ski right down the mountain. no skier attached. >> so he had had to wait for a buddy to ski down, get it and bring it back up to him. i've had this happen to me but not after i helicoptered down a mountain. >> think about how much money he spent to get a to the top of the mountain and then immediately. you may notice a lot of bleeps in the video. he was not happy. he was not happy once he fell, and then he was especially unhappy when his ski -- it's like a yard sale. one pole goes that way and the other goes that way. hopefully he got at least a good run in after that. coming up we're going to show you five things not to touch if you want to keep from getting sick. we are going to hear new emotional testimony as current and former gymnasts face a doctor they say abused them. you are watching "world news

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firefighters say this hillside is still crumbling. an adjacent yard next to the house has already partially collapsed. no injuries have been reported. there's a chance of rain tomorrow which could actually weaken that hillside even more. turning now to lansing, michigan, where the court will hear a third day of victim impact statements in the sentencing of dr. larry nassar. >> those are the keywords there. there's a reason it's called victim pacted. it has been quite emotional, the testimony, so far. here is linsey davis. >> i testified to let the world know that you are a repulsive liar and that those treatments were pathetically veiled sexual abuse. >> how dare you? what kind of a person has the audacity to sexually assault a child in front of their mother. >> anger and angst, rage and regret. >> i feel like the life has literally been sucked out of me. >> reporter: dozens of women speaking out publicly about what many of them say they feared

talking about, sexual abuse by an adult they trusted. >> i have experienced flashback nightmares about the abuse. >> reporter: larry nassar, once the prestigious doctor from the usa gymnastics team, as well as michigan state university, confronted for the second day in court. >> i remember laying there on the table utterly mortified, confused and scared. i felt so powerless to control what was happening. >> reporter: almost all the victims were young girls sent to his office for treatment. >> without my knowledge and consent, i had engaged in my first sexual experience by kindergarten. >> how do you plead? >> guilty. >> reporter: he pled guilty three girls under the age of 13. >> for all those involved, this was turned into a forest fire out of control and i pray the rosary every day for

forgiveness. i want them to heal. >> reporter: as part of the plea deal, the judge is allowing any of his accusers to confront him in court. more than 100 victims are expected to do just that. >> i am no longer child and further i have never been more disgusted or disappointed by one human being. >> one woman spoke on behalf of her daughter, who took her own life. >> i said chelsea i was right there in the room and she said you couldn't see what was going on, mom. he hurt me. >> reporter: then there was 17-year-old, stephanie robinson, so young, she needed permission from her father to testify. today, he was right by her side. >> i'm disgusted by your actions. may you never hurt or abuse another person again. >> reporter: former coach thomas, accompanied gwen anderson as she spoke in court. >> our coaches are like our family and they couldn't protect us from him. >> reporter: brennan spoke directly to the man who he says was a mentor for years.

running clinics together. >> for the record, go to hell. >> reporter: nassar has been sentenced to 60 years on three federal child pornography charges and now the ingham county judge is expected to announce his additional sentences friday. >> he will never be free. the next judge he faces will be god. >> reporter: perhaps you have figured it out by now but little girls don't stay little forever. they grow into strong women that return to destroy your world. >> we've never seen anything like this, to see this many women come forward and able to put their names and faces to it and take back their voice and to put the guilt and the blame where it belongs. >> reporter: i'm linsey davis, in new york. >> powerful statements there and several gymnasts and their families claim u.s.a. gymnastics was complicit in turning a blind eye to the abuse. usa gymnastics have not commented on the accusations. >> i think this is not the end of it.

obviously, there are two more days of impact statements. but u.s.a. gymnastics is going to get pulled over because what the actions they did or did not do. >> more than 150 women have accused him of abuse. >> yeah. coming up in our next half hour, apple's major announcement. we've got an exclusive interview with ceo tim cook, as the tech giant looks to hire 20,000 americans at a location yet to be determined. any guesses? >> mexico? no. first, the things to avoid touching if you don't want to get sick this season. our very own self-help guide, next. r with unstopables in-wash scent boosters by downy. ah, it's so fresh. and it's going to last from wash to wear for up to 12 weeks. right, freshness for weeks! downy unstopables.

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temperature was 102. >> yeah, so why don't you go ahead and -- oh, great. thanks. we have it documented. do you want to read the first tip. >> okay, yeah. it was just handed to me here. if you get sick, you shouldn't come to work? i mean, it's only 102.1. >> so anyway, the objective is to not get your co-anchor or co-worker sick. additional tips for you. here are five things you don't want to touch if you don't want to get sick. number one airplane food, trays and arm rests. bacteria can last for days. >> even dom perignon. >> good job. >> two, mass transit places like turnstiles, ticket machines and stainless steel poles. commuters were six times more likely to get a respiratory infection. >> number three, office water

coolers and coffee machines. germs tend to stay on hard surfaces like these. >> that's why i had the glove. >> well, that makes all the difference then, doesn't it? number four condiment holders. 40% of them tested positive for the common cold. >> another reason to stay away from salt at a restaurant. and finally exercise equipment at the gym. the common cold can stay on some of these surfaces even if they've been cleaned. so voila. and i worked out better than dianne. the doctor says i'm only contagious for the next few days. it's okay. wow, you even went with the gloves. i'm having ptsd from my last doctor visit with the gloves. >> i'm going double up here just to be on the safe side. >> the things i go through to be here with you. you know? >> thanks so much for making that sacrifice. >> you're welcome. >> we're all so grateful for your presence here at work today. >> you're all so welcome.

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boots sort of thing. uggs for men. exactly. >> put these on display, shall we. so much for freeing the knee. okay. did you know you could get a whole assortment of harry potter drinks at starbucks. >> okay. >> really, there's a secret menu. however, to access that secret menu, you have to give the barista all the ingredients. there's the harry potter pumpkin spice off, fill the rest of the cup with ice, done deal. that's the butter beer latte. which is whole milk steamed with caramel syrup. >> but if you have to tell them how to make it, do you want it? it's like when i walk in a bar and say do you know how to make an old-fashioned and they don't know how, i run. >> what bar are you going to do make it old fashioned? >> oh, lots. >> there are a lot of

ingredients in these, by the way. the butter beer latte has seven things in it. >> see? >> it's much easier to wave the magic wand and make it happen. >> there's a lot of room for screwing that up. i want to introduce you to the world's deadliest cat. not a lion, not a tiger. this is the most fearsome kate. seriously, here he is. >> he looks so cute. >> until you run in there and -- in africa with him. this is a cat, bbc showed him, it's a black-footed cat, which weighs less than five pounds, really, really cute. has a 60% kill rate. so while it might smile in your face, it will attack you soon enough. that bird doesn't have a chance. it's quick on its feet. >> bye bird. >> and can travel 20 miles. >> this isn't going to end well for the bird, is it? >> no. from a deadly cat to a high dog, check out this australian shepherd back from the vet and high on morphine.

this morning on "world news now" surprising remarks from president trump's chief of staff. john kelly suggested then candidate trump was uninformed when he promised to build a wall across the border of mexico. we have full details, ahead. the parents who held their 13 children captive in california are due in court today. what the children's aunt is saying about the family. plus the warnings for anyone who wants to send donations to those kids now. apple gets ready to spend its tax cut windfall. >> we're one on one with the ceo tim cook who's about to make it rain. spending $350 million in cash on bonuses and new workers and a new headquarters. plus, what he says about slowing iphones.

yeeha. >> forget about bell air. that's the fresh prince of australia right there. will smith is taking us along for his adventure down under. getting to know some of the locals along the way. we're going to put another shrimp on the barbie in the skinny this thursday, january 18th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> shrimp on the barbie. >> ever since tiffany haddish took him on a groupon in the swamps of louisiana -- >> now he's all adventure. >> he's never been able to do anything on his own again. will smith there. we're going to start with the white house chief of staff offering an interesting explanation for what he calls president trump's evolving views on immigration. >> general john kelly told fox news candidate trump was not fully informed during the campaign when he vowed to build a wall along the entire mexican border. members of the congressional caucus said kelly went further

during a meeting saying trump was uninformed and he had to persuade the president that wasn't necessary. >> it's been an evolutionary process this president has gone through and they all say things during the course of campaigns that may or may not be fully informed. >> he said the president definitely changed his attitude towards protecting young immigrants and credited him with being flexible. >> the fight for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children is at the center of this dramatic showdown, threatening to shut down the government. >> without a deal federal agencies could start closing their doors at midnight tomorrow. democrats are digging in. mary bruce has more. >> reporter: president trump on the hill as fears mount that a government shut down is right around the corner. what's your message to the d.r.e.a.m.ers? >> we're working on it. we're working on it. >> reporter: democrats are threatening a shut down if congress doesn't act to protect the d.r.e.a.m.ers, the nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought here as children. on the hill, d.r.e.a.m.ers protesting, in tears.

at least 82 arrests. the white house blames democrats for the stalled talks but republican leader mitch mcconnell pointed the finger directly at the president. >> i'm looking for something president trump supports. as soon as we figure out what he is for, then i would be convinced we're not just spinning our wheels. >> reporter: just days ago he brought in cameras to witness him negotiating with republicans and democrats. >> what about a clean daca bill now with a commitment that we go into a comprehensive immigration reform procedure? >> i have no problem. we're going to come up with daca. >> reporter: republicans quickly talked him out of that and he pledged to sign whatever law makers might agree to. >> if they come to me with things i'm not in love with, i'm going to do it because i respect them. >> reporter: then days later rejecting a bipartisan proposal,

calling it horrible and very, very weak. lindsey graham says the president's staff is misleading him. >> what we need to do better is a reliable partner at the white house. >> reporter: we asked the chief of staff. lawmakers suggest you gave the president bad advice on the previous bipartisan deal that was on the table. >> that deal that came over was supposed to be two things, bipartisan and both sides of the hill. it fell short of what he was -- >> reporter: with the government set to run out of funding, they're pushing for another short-term funding fix hoping to get democrats on board by extending the children's health insurance program for another six years but it's not clear if that's going to be enough. democrats still want a deal on d.r.e.a.m.ers. mayry bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> mary, thank you. and our other major stories this morning are focusing a lot on that weather. the record blast of cold and snow blanketing the south is blamed for at least 10 deaths so far.

forecasters warn that hard freeze and windchills are in effect from texas to florida. the icy conditions shut down traffic along a major highway in houston, forcing some drivers to exit on entrance ramps. and even expert drivers like nascar legend dale earnhardt jr. slid off a snow covered road in north carolina and hit a tree. that happened to him five minutes after he helped a family whose car was stuck in the snow. >> and he was okay after all of that. >> most of the snow has moved out, but look at the temperatures. windchills in the single digits and teens, even dropping to 32 degrees in south florida. there are new questions about the home school operated by the california parents accused of abusing their children. david and louise turpin operated a private school at their home only for their kids. such schools are subject to an annual inspection by fire marshalls. there's no record of any fire inspections at that house. that has california lawmakers

calling for increased oversight. >> reporter: the glimpse into the alleged fortress of cruelty they say turpins built around their family. they were led away in handcuffs on sunday and elizabeth says she hasn't seen her sister in 20 years, but knew something was off, even back then. >> i remember they were really strict on the oldest daughter. she was bound to her room a lot and they would let her come down and eat meals and it was almost like a ritual or something weird. it used to bother me because before she sat down, she had to get permission. >> reporter: these photos show clutter and children's toys stacked up in the home. current and former neighbors say the turpins left a trail of red flags. >> anywhere from 12:30 to 3:00 in the morning, the kids march between those two rooms up there. >> reporter: and how long would they march back and forth in single file? >> hours.

>> reporter: hours? >> just like they were in the military just making a loop. >> reporter: in texas their former neighbor says the family rarely left the home. >> i called it the compound because they were so closed off from society. >> reporter: they're scheduled to be arraigned in this court house as child protective services continues to evaluate those 13 siblings. to give you a sense of how malnourished the older seven siblings are. all of them require new clothing but in children's sizes. abc news, riverside, california. >> and authorities are now warning people out there that all gofundme pages that claim to help the children are fake. so beware. one month history of the conflict on the korean peninsula. a month ago, we have a big nuclear button. now, kumbaya. >> they have agreed to compete and march together at next month's winter olympics in south korea. the south korean president says the agreement could pave the way

for fresh nuclear talks. more extreme weather video from europe. this snonado is a tornado of swirling snow that is just like it sounds, but check that out. >> so the driver shot this video as the snownado was spinning in an alpine valley in austria. no sharks. >> yet. >> no former beverly 90210 actors for. it's kind of cool to look at i got to say. and apple's new investment. announcing 20,000 new jobs. but what does tim cook say about the iphone batteries? the exclusive interview, ahead. and in the skinny the two very big reasons why dolly parton is the newest guinness book record holder but first a look at today's forecast. newest guinness book record holder but first a look at today's forecast.

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the dow closed above 26,000, just eight trading days after passing 25,000. >> wow. it's not the same ring. actually, a more annoying ring to it. by the way, that was the shortest time between 1,000 point milestones in history. it took 23 days to go from 24,000 to 25. and much are attributing the spike on the major announcement from apple. >> the company says they will pay a one-time tax of $38 billion and ramp up spending here at home. here is rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: the biggest company in the world announcing a $350 billion investment in the united states. apple saying it will create 20,000 new jobs and build a new corporate campus in an american city yet unnamed. apple ceo, tim cook, taking us inside the tech giants massive data center in reno, nevada. >> we're walking on a cloud right now. >> reporter: the new, lower corporate tax rate allowing ap toll write a check for $38

billion to the u.s. government. without these policy changes would you be able to announce today it creation of 20,000 new jobs? >> let me be clear, there are large parts of this that are a result of the tax reform and there are large parts of this that we would have done in any situation. >> reporter: so it sounds like president trump's tax bill has been a windfall for apple. >> there are two parts of tax bill. there's a corporate piece and an individual piece. i do believe the corporate tax side will result in job creation and a faster growing economy. >> reporter: we asked about the batteries and whether apple was clear enough whether they were in some cases slowing down people's phones. do you think apple fumbled on teaching its customers about what was going on with their phones? >> about a year ago we released some code that essentially what it does is -- all batteries age over time and become unhealthy at a point in time and an

unhealthy battery has a probability that it will create an unexpected restart. when we did put it out, we did say what it was, but i don't think a lot of people were paying attention and maybe we should have been clearer as well. so we deeply apologize for anybody who thinks we had some other kind of motivation. >> reporter: i also asked tim cook if customers might be getting something, could the iphone go to a lower price. that is unlikely. he said it's priced on the innovation inside. we also pressed where the new apple campus might be located. two places it won't be, texas and california. those are two states where apple already has a large presence. rebecca jarvis, abc news, reno, nevada. >> thanks to rebecca there. and coming up in the skinny the fake fake news awards show. and will smith down under. stay with us. and will smith down under. stay with us.

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>> because i'm real. remember that? >> and ashanti. >> yes, ashanti. >> no, that's j-lo but they did a lot of songs together. >> threw me off there. we are leading off "the skinny" -- >> j-lo is still there. >> possibly the least glamorous awards ever. the fake news awards, even less glamorous than the critics life. >> yet, we could not win. >> there's a lot of hype. >> yeah. so, president trump finally announced the winners except everyone was kept in suspense just a little bit longer. >> because here's what we got when we clicked on the president's link. it eventually got up and running but there was no show to the awards, it was just a list. so to spice things up comes chrissy teigen tweeting that she'll be live on the red carpet. >> she said you can feel the energy at the dolby hollywood theater.

that's because she was there rehearsing lip sink. instead she shot her own award show. complete with seat markers and illustrations for the nominees. >> she even managed to catch one of the winners back stage. >> i'm honored to win one of the first fake news awards. sean conry. >> that by the way is a horrible sean connery. >> let's hear yours. >> you put me on the spot right here. was that any good? that was doing it. >> that was it? >> that was my full on sean connery. >> we should move on. tiegen later apologized for spending all of her time during rehearsal doing the award show and a major surprise for the country music legend. she may not have known it at the time but she's broken two world records.

>> the most hits on billboard's top country chart by a female artist and most decades with a top 20 hit on the country charts. >> guinness world records stopped by to present dolly with her official plaques, which she graciously and humbly accepted and said it made her feel like she was 100 and joked it won't be long before she is. she's actually 71. >> and looking good dolly. >> she is. if you don't follow will smith on instagram, you should. he's living his best life ever. he's on vacation and posting lots of videos of his adventures. >> he's in australia, clearly keeping busy and once he got off this high speed boat he went to spend time with the indigenous wildlife. >> welcome to the will smith's first episode of when dumb people get bit. we're about to feed this crocodile. this feels stupid. here we go, y'all. oh, hey. that wasn't nothing. i'm cool. that wasn't nothing.

>> still, after conquering the croc, he really hit it off with the wombat. telling jada and the kids there's a new member of the family. >> and here is the thing about this, while will is out there with all these instagram photos and videos, he just discovered instagram december 14th of last year. >> and we're grateful. >> he hasn't been on there before. so he's there posting videos with jada and she's like, you're putting me on instagram? no, not at all. there you go. will -- >> we appreciate you and now we appreciate instagram even more. >> wait till he discovers the myspace and friendster. wild will. >> aol instant messenger account. icy roads of georgia where driving conditions have become pretty crazy. >> and at least one driver is crazy for cookies. we don't recommend filming yourself on ice but if you do be like shaq and wear a cookie

monster hat. >> got to love it. here is exclusive footage. shaq apparently is a fan of trying on weird head wear. this is him back stage at gma. just walked into the hair and make up room and started messing around with all the wigs on the top shelf. >> wasn't he trying to be like media? >> that was his alter ego. when he goes through central park, that's how he stays incognito. he wears a wig. i asked if his alter ego a name and he said matilda. i think the cookie monster helmet is far less conspicuous. >> in case you can't love shaq anymore. >> safety first. safety first. >> will's only been on instagram a month and has 4 1/2 million followers. >> how many do you have? >> like 4 1/2. >> work on it. >> the other half is my best friend gary from high school. >> we'll get there. >> he's short. >> gary was a friend, he's always been a good friend of mine.

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nestled in the utah mountains becomes a temporary outpost of hollywood and this year 27-year-old director morgan j. freeman is in the hot zone with his film "hurricane." >> you're in a place where the potential is unknown of where your movie could go, who could pick it up, what doors are going to open and which are going to close. it puts a lot of pressure. >> reporter: and like a lot of the ambitious film makers of the festival, he's cocky and scared. the crowd size so far? >> bigger. >> reporter: bigger? >> i know but i see empty seats. >> reporter: morgan's way too nervous to sit through the screening but he may not need to. parties play a key role in the sundance deal making machine. >> it's been unbelievable. anytime you can come to sundance with a movie and walk away with a million bucks is incredible. >> reporter: how did you get this deal put together? >> we basically negotiated it

over two nights in a bar and in a restaurant. >> reporter: a bar and a restaurant? >> that's the ultimate, really. make the deal and smoozing and skiing. >> reporter: but if you can't make it, there are alternatives like this year's slum dance and a slightly older slam dance. the decor puts the slum in slum dance. >> there's a lot of good films out there that didn't get in to the other festivals and we were trying to give them a venue although we're not a reject festival by any means. >> reporter: the key is no different for morgan when it comes to his dreams. if an agent came to you and offered you a $2 million distribution deal for your movie, would you take it? >> in a heart beat. >> has he made it big since then? not really sure. in a hurricane. >> in a heart beat. >> some of the movies to watch this year include "sorry to bother you" starring a rapper.

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