great day. morning. >> have a great day. making news in america this morning, not fully informed. that's what white house chief of staff john kelly is now saying about president trump's promises on immigration and the border wall. this morning, what kelly's comment could mean for the immigration battle on capitol hill and the looming government shutdown. flu fears growing. this morning the rising death toll and one mother's anguish. >> i was supposed to protect my kids, and i couldn't. i couldn't protect him. >> her seemingly healthy 12-year-old dying from flu-like symptoms two days after getting sick at dinner. what doctors want every parent to know. double trouble. customers of a major bank seeing red finding their accounts drained. why they were charged twice for bills. plus, this home on the brink as the ground below crumbles. new details on tom brady's

hand injury. and the audio tattoo. how this body art can talk to you. we do say good morning on this thursday, and we're going to start with the battle over immigration pushing the government to the brink a shutdown. >> as congress scrambles to reach a deal to protect undocumented immigrants brought to this country, john kelly says the president's views are evolving on issues like the d.r.e.a.m.ers and the border wall. abc's megan hughes has the latest from washington for us. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. this time line is getting tight. the government is currently operating on its third temporary funding extension. at this hour it's unclear if there are enough votes to pass a fourth. with a potential government shutdown imminent, president trump on capitol hill had little to say about an immigration deal. >> we're working on it. we're working on it.

>> reporter: but elsewhere at the capitol, tears and protests from some of the nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought here as children known as d.r.e.a.m.ers, and the republican leader mitch mcconnell pointed the finger directly at the president for why there was no deal. >> i'm looking for something that president trump supports. as soon as we figure out what he is for, then i would be convinced that we were not just spinning our wheels. >> reporter: the president rejecting a bipartisan senate proposal calling it horrible and very, very weak. but a little over a week ago, trump brought in cameras to witness him negotiating with republicans and democrats. >> what about a clean daca bill now with the commitment that we go into a comprehensive immigration reform procedure? >> i have no problem -- i think that's basically what dick is saying. we're going to come out with daca. >> reporter: republicans talked him out of that. one sticking point, the border wall. kelly telling fox news that president trump's campaign promises were not fully formed. >> it's been an evolutionary

process that this president has gone through as a campaign and i pointed out to all members they all say things during the course of campaigns that may or may not be fully informed. >> reporter: it would be a one-month funding extension that does not deal with immigration. if it does pass the government shutdown starts midnight on friday. diane, kendis. >> that's megan hughes from washington, thank you. meanwhile, in a separate development the trump administration is making a move to ban haitians from getting seasonal working visas citing concerns about fraud and abuse. people from belize and samoa are also being targeted. former white house chief strategist steve bannon has agreed to be interviewed by special counsel robert mueller's investigators. sources say bannon reached the deal after he was subpoenaed to appear where a grand jury in the russia investigation. he could return to capitol hill as early as today. he was also hit with a congressional subpoena for refusing to answer questions about his time while working for president trump. the white house confirms bannon's attorney consulted with

the administration as he was being questioned but insists they have nothing to hide. and the website axios reports bannon admitted that he had conversations with reince priebus and sean spicer about donald trump jr.'s meeting with the russians in trump tower. and we have new details about a 25-year-old american identified as an isis commander. zulfi hoxha's mother confirms to a philadelphia tv station that her son traveled to syria to join isis. he appeared in a propaganda video last may calling for lone wolf attacks in the u.s. his mother says he, quote, hated people at the mosque he attended in new jersey, but she says he never talked about terrorism before he traveled to syria, and they haven't spoken for about a year. north and south korea are finding common ground as the olympics approach. athletes from both sides will march together under one flag during the opening ceremony. and after three rounds of talks, the north and south have agreed to form a joint women's hockey team, an olympic first for the two koreas.

the southern california parents accused of holding their 13 children captive are expected in court today, and we're learning a little bit more about that family. the mother there, louise turpin, her sister, a former neighbor say the children marched single file anywhere they went, and another neighbor claims he often saw the children marching in their home for several hours in the middle of the night. that record blast of cold is not quite finished with the south with hard freeze and windchill warnings in effect from texas to florida. right now the effects of the storm are lingering with most schools and government facilities closed yet again today. and with the death toll rising, officials are pleading with people to stay off the icy roads. abc's maggie rulli with more. >> reporter: from the gulf coast to the northeast, the storm responsible for at least ten deaths including an 8-month-old child who perished after this car outside new orleans crashed into a canal. this icy highway in houston, a parking lot. drivers stuck for hours, opting

to get off the road by going the wrong way on an entrance ramp. >> people are trying to get off the freeway because they are stuck. >> reporter: police warning if you crash, do not get out of your vehicle. a driver was killed after he walked out of this wreck on interstate 45. in metro atlanta nearly 3 inches of snow, government offices and schools are closed thursday. in nearby peachtree city residents are soaking it all in. >> it's rare here. this is the second time this year we've had snow. most years we don't get any, so this is great fun. >> reporter: the storm sparing no one, not even dale earnhardt jr. the nascar legend striking into a tree just minutes after he helped a family drive through a snow-covered road. in richmond, virginia, this man's jeep flipped over and got stuck in a snowbank. the snow may be clearing up, but the cold has only just started. behind this massive storm is another blast of arctic air that will bring cold temperatures to the midwest, south and here in the northeast. maggie rulli, abc news, new

york. >> maggie, thank you. stay warm. and now let's get a closer look at your forecast for this thursday morning. good morning. well, the cold continues over the southeast, even though the snow and the ice has moved away. still talking about slippery conditions and there will be some melting today. another concern is refreezing as we talk about the overnight hours. but, again, temperatures running below normal, and they will stay below normal throughout the northeast. also the snow having moved out, warmer air set to move in as we venture into friday. i'm justin povick with your accuweather forecast. still ahead, the mistake at a major bank draining people's accounts. also ahead, a facebook selfie leads to an arrest in a high-profile crime after police find the murder weapon in the picture. and airline passengers preparing for the worst bracing themselves, the video from

inside an emergency landing.

we're back with video of a home in malibu, california, threatened by an ongoing landslide. you can see the earth there beneath the house crumbling. the owners are not being allowed back inside. making matters worse, rain is in the forecast today, and that could cause even more erosion. u.s. border patrol agents are being accused of routinely vandalizing water left for migrants in the arizona desert. two humanitarian groups are making the accusation and releasing this video which has not been verified by abc news but claim agents sabotaged the water to deter people from crossing into the u.s. in a statement, u.s. border patrol said it does not condone such alleged behavior and is committed to ensuring the safety of all individuals.

prosecutors are looking for evidence that the murder of a gay college student in southern california may have been a hate crime. 20-year-old samuel woodward is accused of stabbing blaze bernstein and burying his body in a park. the court filing obtained by the "orange county register" said woodward told investigators he got angry after bernstein kissed him the night they visited that park together. a canadian woman was convicted of killing her friend after police spotted the murder weapon on a selfie on her facebook page. brittany gargol seen here on the right was found strangled the same day this selfie was posted by her friend, cheyenne antoine. police say they found the belt in the selfie near the body and say she used it to strangle her friend. antoine has been sensed to seven years behind bars of jail. thousands of customers are wells fargo have been criticizing the bank on somebody after an apparent malfunction with the company's automatic bill pay service. many said the bank double dipped

into their accounts charging them twice for scheduled payments. customers report waiting for an hour or longer on the bank's customer service line. wells fargo says it's working to fix the issue. apple is promising to create 20,000 jobs in the u.s. the company says as a result of president trump's tax overhaul, it's making a tax payment as well of $38 billion on its overseas profits. it'll also invest another 30 billion in capital spending right here at home to create jobs and build another campus in the u.s. no word on the location as yet, but apple's ceo tells abc news the campus will not be in california or texas. when we come back, inside an emergency landing as passengers are told to brace. and also ahead, flu cases spiking and killing healthy people. the hardest hit areas and the places with hidden germs that you should avoid. the big surprise for this grandfather and his emotional reaction.

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brace. >> tense moments inside this commuter jet operated by american airlines as the crew prepared for an emergency landing in dallas. all of this because of smoke in that cockpit. passengers were told to brace. they eventually landed safely. the smoke was blamed on a problem with a fan. well, with america in the grip of one of the worst influenza outbreaks in recent years, researchers hope they're finally closing in on stronger flu shots. >> and they can't come too soon. one of the youngest victims of this year's epidemic, in fact, did get a flu shot but it wasn't enough to save his life. this morning, the number of flu cases continue to spike from coast to coast. >> this seems to be the worst flu season we've had here in at least 10 to 15 years. >> reporter: the epidemic is hitting california particularly hard. there are already 142 flu-related deaths this season in san diego county. 51 of them were reported just last week. across the country there are

numerous reports of healthy people suddenly dying from flu-related complications including a marathon runner and mother of three, a body builder and more recently, a 12-year-old boy near detroit. >> i just -- i still can't believe it. i really can't. >> reporter: michael messenger's mother found him nearly unconscious in his room just 48 hours after suffering from flu-like symptoms. >> when i came into his room he was -- he was kind of on the floor. his eyes were open, and he was looking at me. the only way i can describe the way he looked is he looked like a fish out of water. a fish trying to breathe. >> reporter: dr. leonard pollack says there's no explanation for why healthy people are dying from the flu, but he says it underscores the importance of vaccinations and getting sick people to the hospital right away. >> there is medication that can be given to help try to at least shorten the course and severity but it really needs to be given within the first 48 hours of symptoms.

>> reporter: this flu season could linger for another 13 weeks, but there are precautions you can take. experts advise trying not to touch certain things where germs likely hang out such as the coffee station and water cooler at work, door handles and elevator buttons, exercise equipment at the gym and even salt and pepper shakers. and there is another piece of equipment you should avoid. this one is a bit of a head scratcher. soap dispensers. an estimated one in four dispensers in public bathrooms are contaminated with bacteria. but, of course, one of the big pieces of advice is wash your hands. that is a bit confusing. in a new interview president trump is commenting on his latest medical exam which found him in good health but on the verge of obesity. he says that he gets more exercise than people think because all the walking he does between meetings in the west wing. he also seemed to defend not going to the gym saying he knows people who had to get knee and hip replacements in their 50s, and he's never had to do that. so, the british government has appointed what they're

calling a minister of loneliness to raise awareness about how a lack of social interaction can endanger your health. a recent study found loneliness is as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and the problem is getting worse as we live longer and social media and other technology leaves some people feeling more isolated. and a new proposal hopes hos address the societal problem of drunk driving. the report commissioned by the government is recommending all states lower the legal blood alcohol level from 0.08 to 0.05. they recommend raising taxes on alcohol, more than 10,000 people are killed in drunk driving crashes every year. to sports and the nba has suspended two players from the houston rockets for entering the clippers' locker room after things got a little heated during monday's game. trevor ariza and gerald green are suspended for two games. the league says james harden and chris paul only defused the situation, so they, the stars there, they won't be punished.

in football the steelers and the jets have now parted ways with their offensive coordinators, and remember this referee who famously used an index card to measure a first down, he's gene steratore, and he's now been chosen as the referee for the super bowl. >> all right. i like his moves . and it was a big reveal that's been a year in the making for a grandfather in louisville, kentucky. cameron deadman began secretly restoring his grandfather's classic '57 chevy last year, the car fred lamar drove every day when his kids were young but for the past 30 years it was mothballed in the garage until the surprise reveal for his 81st birthday. take a look. >> take it off, pop. take it off. >> oh, my goodness. oh. oh. [ cheers and applause ] >> you can't look at that and not smile. they're already making plans to

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good morning east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. good morning on this thursday, january 18th. as you can see, natasha and alexis have the day off. jessica and sue are here in their stead. mike nicco is also here. rain in the forecast, yes? >> yeah. later on today. not quite out there yet. i'll show you live doppler 7 where it is and where it's going to go. here's a look at the storm impact scale. we'll have rain that will turn to chilly showers as we head through tomorrow. snow levels down to 3500 feet. places around clear lake may have snow tomorrow. dangerous surf out there. we'll go through the high surf warning. here's a look at live doppler 7. you can see the rain north of ukiah. that's where it will stay for the next couple of hours. it will slide southward. we're in the upper 40s in clear lake. mountain view los gatos and fremont. everybody 50 to 53 degrees.

off to a dry start. how about the commute? here's sue. >> a couple of problems early this morning. the fog is thick. eastbound 80. you can see this police activity on the right hand shoulder. we have a car through a fence and a big rig on the side here. you can see the chp doing a traffic break slowing everybody down. i'm glad the camera is catching this. most of it is on the frontage road. that and also the waldo grade. lots of fog and we have an accident there. we'll update in a couple of minutes. >> thanks for the heads up. >> sue, thank you. a family dealing with horrible grief. they lost their 4-year-old daughter after a driver in antioch crashed into them. >> the driver responsible was running a red light and running from the sheriff's office. amy hollyfield live in antioch. >> reporter: you have to see what the truck looked like after the crash. this is video taken moments after the collision. inside the white pickup truck

was a woman and two children. the woman and her 2-year-old daughter were taken to the hospital. a 4-year-old girl inside that truck was killed. police say that they were hit by a driver who was driving a stolen truck. police were trying to pull him over. they say he was trying to escape police when he ran the red light and crashed into the white pickup truck. witnesses say it was horrible, of course, to see, but also to hear. they say it sounded like a bomb went off, the impact was so intense. >> my husband was on our motor home and he said the whole truck went up on its side and debris flew all over it, exploded all over the place. >> reporter: the suspect is in jail. police say they've identified him as knowy saucedo. they've arrested him. they have not released the identity of the little girl. reporting live in antioch, amy

hollyfield, abc 7 news. from our live desk, if you are a wells fargo customer, check your banking accounts right away. a problem with the bank's bill pay system drained the accounts of many customers and a glitch led to some bill payments being processed twice late yesterday. that left some accounts overdrawn. some customers say they got e-mails telling them their accounts had nothing in them. and customers jammed the bank's service lines. people who finally got through we're told their accounts would be fixed overnight. wells fargo tweeted it's working to fix the issue and thanks customers for their patience. you may want to double-check on that account this morning. it's now 4:30. lets get an update on weather and traffic. let's start with mike nicco. you're never more than seven minutes away from the forecast. >> it's going to be a wet one throughout the day. keep an eye on that, each when we're not on the air with the weather app.