winners, of course, will be heading to disneyland, i mean the super bowl. but then disneyland if they win. >> jacksonville jaguars and new england patriots. >> okay. but will the handsome devil tomm brady be okay to play? he did not practice after injuring his hand. he's scheduled to give an update at a news conference. he's also a hand model. >> if brady has specific -- detrimental to his hand mad elling career? whatever will they do. and they traded their back up qb to san francisco earlier in the year. hoyer said quote if i don't play then that's good for our team. >> oh, my god. you guys are screwed. in the meantime this is the first afc championship for the

jaguars since 1999 led by young offense blake bortles. and of course they have tom coughlin in the stands. >> and let's not forget that tom brady was once a qb who came in because of an injury and they won a super bowl. i tried. next with a second game philadelphia eagles facing the vikings fresh off their miracle in minnesota. >> oh, what a moment it was. the vikings are hoping they can keep the magic going. if they win, they'll be the first team to ever play the super bowl at their home stadium. >> that would be cool. >> the eagles led by quarterback nick foles who is teammates with case keenum. eagles will be tough as the team is still searching for its first super bowl win. >> they both are. all right. so the analyst, with his predictions, looking in the mirror ball.

the vegas odds makers are giving them nine points against the pats. you say what? >> i say tom brady is going to go in the news conference today and even if he has one hand left, he's going to say everything's fine, folks. don't worry about it. he's going to need both hands. it's not going to be enough. my favorite score for a football game, jaguars 31, patriots 24. i know nfl nation, except for some, is with me. >> you say that with our life long pats fan behind you. >> i think your paycheck suddenly got lost in the mail. >> my paycheck for this week is already in the bank. not to worry. >> and the vikings are a three-point favorite at home. jack, what do you say about that? >> vikings/eagles, points at a premium. the defenses rule.

an indoor team playing outdoors. uh-oh, eagles 23, vikings 19. >> no more miracle. >> so our america this morning producer. >> time for the cheese steaks to pass, baby. >> you have enemies all around. >> eagles fans, it's going to happen. all those guys i went to college with, eagles fans shocked to hear me say that. it's going to happen. >> we'll hold you to it it. >> write it down, i already did. >> who do you have? who do you have going to the super bowl? >> vikings. >> okay. >> i'm rooting for the vikings. >> so, home team? >> yes, i want to see the home team play at their home stadium. i love last weekend's game. they've never won before. >> and the owner of the jaguars is a cool guy. been on his yacht. >> he only asked me that question so he could say that. >> when we come back the skinny

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♪ so politics has taken over the skinny on this friday but we promise you it is sexy. >> too sexy in fact. let's head to russia to see vladimir putin too sexy for his shirt and taking part in the time honored tradition. stripping for us. >> oh, vlad. so the bare chested president took in a dip in the frigid waters in a lake near moscow. the temperature, relatively toasty, negative 19 degrees fahrenheit. >> lovely. he was celebrating the epiphany, commemorating the baptism of a jesus in the jordan river. re-enacting it. >> we're glad to see he's keeping in shape. yeah, he credits love of sports and the outdoors for his good health and sculpted physique and i credit diane macedo for giving me my christmas had gift, which is vlad for every month.

>> he was so disappointed this year's slrvlad calendar had no shirtless photos so i made him his own. >> is that broke back vlad? >> if you get poisoned, we know why, buddy. next up in our politics skinny, former new jersey governor chris christie is learning what it's like to be a commoner. >> he's only been out of office for a few days now, but the former private beach goer is finding out how it feels to be denied access to something. he reportedly tried to pass through an airport access gate he used to use as governor but was rejected by tsa. >> he was led to a different entrance. christie, says on twitter, it was a port authority officer that led him to the wrong entrance and said he simply had the wrong info, the officer. neither gate was the it entrance he used as governor. they say christie was cordial throughout. he says just a mistake made by a

port authority officer, not even by his own detail. >> and he had a state trooper with him at the time, a state trooper. you'd think he would have some pull like look, bro. >> apparently, that didn't matter anymore. next, house minority leader, nancy pelosi moving from the legislative branch to the judicial. >> something like that. she will soon be a judge of the drag queens. the first female speaker of the house has been appointed to the bench by ru paul, set to appear on the upcoming season of "drag race, all stars edition." >> pelosi tweeted all i can say is you better work. a fabulous time with ru paul and all the queens. how can you not have a fabulous time on that show? >> if you drink enough alcohol, you can fly anywhere and you don't need a plane. >> triumphant as god is my witness. those damn yankees took everything from you.

>> i want to know how someone applies to be a judge on the show. what do you have to prove to show you would do a good job? >> we've all seen drag queens. so how do you judge a drag queen? you look mostly like a woman? partially like a woman? >> i think it's the performance. how well do you lip sync? >> yes, but you shouldn't lip sync. paris hilton is conducting negotiations to make the u.n. proud. >> she's planning three separate wedding ceremonies, when she marries chris zylka. one in europe and one in a tropical location. >> she says she has so many friends around the world, she doesn't think they would all fit at one ceremony. >> i have so many friends. >> she's reportedly getting calls from resorts around the world, hoping to host the

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comments he made in the oval office. the president defending himself. >> no, i'm not a racist. i am the least racist person you have ever interviewed, that, i can tell you. >> i know what happened. i stand behind every word i ever said about that meeting. >> this has turned into an s-show and we need to get back to being a great country. deadly flu epidemic. the cdc sounding the alarm, calling an emergency meeting. >> right now influenza is everywhere. >> this seems to be the worst flu season we've had in 10 or 15 years. ♪ do you have to, do you have to let it linger ♪ >> remembering deloris o'rearden. listening to "let it linger" there. she was found dead on monday. she was just 46 years old. the mega blast of snow and bitter cold pounding millions from texas to maine. spinouts from south dakota to indiana.

authorities closed down this main road after frozen flood waters rushed over, threatening nearby homes forcing some people to evacuate. here's proof the end of days are near. this bright light. that's a meteor. the u.s. geological survey confirmed the celestial body blew up over detroit. it caused a loud bang and an earth quake. sightings were reported as far east as pennsylvania and as far west as iowa. look at those moves. you know what he's 5 years old. >> oh, my gosh. >> that was last night -- go ahead, robin, give us some. >> he's 5 going on 25. >> there he goes. >> oh, yeah. >> he was making it rain. >> i love him. i can't get enough, i really can't. he does do the. okay. we're not that good. sorry. we tried. don't miss our updates on facebook. coming up more news from abc.

good good morning, i'm diana macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here's some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." congress is facing a midnight deadline to fund the government. but there are disagreements between republicans and democrats in the senate. but the main sticking point is immigration. icy road conditions will finally disappear this weekend. a big thaw is coming to the eastern half of the country with above normal temperatures from florida to new england. organizers say the woman's marches that were so successful at this time last year are back. marches and rallies will take place tomorrow. and who will survive to reach it super bowl? fans in foxborough, jacksonville, minnesota as the

nfl crowns its conference champs and those are just some of our top stories on this friday, january 19th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and we say good morning to you on this friday. we're going to start with the stunning new claims being made against the parents of 13 siblings in southern california. >> prosecutors have laid out their case against turpins. both pleaded not guilty to dozens of torture and abuse charges. officials say their children lack basic knowledge that we all take for granted. matt reports. >> reporter: our first look at the couple accused of monstrous offenses. imprisoning, torturing their children. the father, david turpin, shackled, appearing dazed. his wife, louise sighing heavily at times. >> enter pleas of not guilty to all counts. >> reporter: now facing 75 total

charges including torture, false imprisonment and child abuse. david turpin charged with an additional count of an unspeakable act. >> we're alleging that david turpin touched one of the victims in a lewd way by using force or fear. >> reporter: these photos were the only glimpse of a seemingly happy family, but crippling crp abuse was painted. >> they report as a punishment starting many years ago, they began to be tied up. >> reporter: the children, allegedly tied or shackled for weeks or months at a time and starved. so severe the eldest daughter 29 weighed 82 pounds and officials say their parents would taunt them. >> they would buy foods including pies, apple pies leave it on the counter and let their children look at it, but not eat the food. >> reporter: instead fed a steady diet of cruelty. these pictures show one of their

texas homes years ago, grime on the stairwells, fifth on the floor. the children were allowed to bathe once a year. their lives have changed since sunday. their parents, luiz and david turpin led out by police in handcuffs. their bail is $12 million, $1 million perchild allegedly abused. they face up to 94 years to life in prison, if convicted. >> and matt tells us many of the kids actually kept some detailed journals of what they were experiencing and that's where it authorities are getting a lot of the information that they're working with right now and it details horrifying things. >> they say those journals may be a big part in this case as it plays out. we move on now to congress. facing a midnight deadline, as

we manage to avoid a possible government shutdown. the senate will be in at 11:00 a.m. this morning. >> the house has approved a short-term bill to fund the government through midfebruary. that bill faces plenty of opposition in the senate. mary bruce is on the hill. >> reporter: no solution in sight and the president says a government shut down is possible. >> it could happen. we'll see what happens. it's up to the democrats. >> reporter: but it was the president who seemed to upend his own party's strategy to keep the government open, hoping to get the democrats on board with a short-term funding fix, they're also extending a plan for the children's health insurance program known as chip. "chip should be part of a long term solution, not 30 day or short term extension." for the second time in two weeks house speaker paul ryan found himself on the phone with the president explaining the party's position. >> are you confident the president understands the proposal that's on the table

here? >> i think he does now. >> reporter: the white house releasing a statement saying the parking lig president supports the gop plan, but the democrats aren't sold. >> this is like giving you a bowl of doggy do, put a cherry on top and calling it chocolate sunday. >> reporter: democrats are demanding any spending bill include protection for the d.r.e.a.m.ers, those 800,000 young immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. there is a bipartisan proposal on the table but the president has rejected that. >> are you confident, you are clear on what the president would and would not support? >> the president is clearly giving legislatures room to negotiate but he wants a balanced deal. >> reporter: negotiations now continue. republican, lindsey graham with this message to the president. >> you need to be a street fighter in many ways to clean up washington but you also need to be the president of all of us. there's a time to fight and there's a time to deal. it is now time to deal. >> reporter: house republicans

have now passed this temporary spending bill to keep the government up and running. this puts a lot of pressure on senate democrats. republicans are essentially daring them to force a shut down. but, i'm told senate democrats are standing firm on a deal to protect d.r.e.a.m.ers and they will not support this bill. and the last time the government shut down was in 2013. >> and in 1990. the main players that year were president george h.w. bush and newt gingrich who was speaker of the house. we got this report from the abc news vault. >> reporter: this is steve shepherd. so far the only victims are the tourists. at the statue of liberty in new york this weekend, even 5-year-olds had a solid understanding of what's going on. >> do you know why the statue is closed? >> because the government doesn't have any money.

>> reporter: from the uss arizona memorial and mt. rushmore in south dakota, national parks or monuments are either closed or unmanned. unless they come up with a budget agreement, government employees will start baring much of the pain of government shut downs. in kansas city, one treasury worker blames the problem on politicians in washington. >> yes, i'm very angry because i think it's incompetency. >> you know it is serious when you are making a 5-year-old cry because of a shutdown. >> they say it was shut down over the weekend. >> he didn't care. he couldn't see the statue of liberty. let's move on now, the team doctor, larry nassar filed a written complaint over a victim's testimony. this week, more than 80 women

directed their anger at nassar who is accused of abusing over 150 girls over nearly 25 years. now nassar complained that the impact statements are impacting his mental health. but the judge called the letter mumbo jumbo. >> spending four or five days listening to them is significantly minor considering the hours of pleasure you had at their expense. >> nassar is already facing a 60 year federal term for child pornography charges and a 25-year minimum as part of this current plea deal. prosecutors now want to call 19 other accusers to try to show a pattern of what they call prior bad acts stretching over five decades. the 80-year-old comedian's first trial ended with a hung jury last june. and a new study finds any kind of hits to the head, not just concussions can lead to cte.

researchers at boston university say cte can occur even when concussions do not. football players are not the only athletes affected. anyone playing impact sports could be at risk for cte. and the centers for centers for disease control, report more young women than ever are using drugs for adhd. the drugs may not be safe for women considering getting pregnant. amazon is in the next phase of its version of "the bachelor." so the final getting the roses so far. this is for their second head quarters. among it perks will be 50,000 high paying jobs. >> here's a map of the short list. new york and boston are among seven cities in the northeast quarter. only four west of the mississippi, l.a., denver,

austin and dallas. canada is in the running with toronto making the cut. final decision is expected later in the year. >> with they'll say, austin, do you accept this rose? >> we'll have jack on hand to analyze that. today marks one of the most important food holidays of the entire year. >> with the hollywood awards season heating up, national popcorn day could not come at a better time. let's celebrate, people. >> some popcorn facts. archeologists have found evidence of popcorn dating back to 3600 b.c. more than a thousand years before the egyptian pyramids. >> really? but it term popped corn didn't appear until 1848. that was here in america of course. >> and we have popcorn just to prove that we have popcorn. >> are you going to thete popcorn? >> no, i'm driving later. >> why do you not touch it with your infested hands and not eat

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from this day forward a new vision will govern our land. from this day forward it's going to be only america first, america first. >> well, tomorrow marks one year since president trump delivered that message to the world and spoke of american carnage. it really does seem like it was yesterday, doesn't it? >> let's look back on the first year of the trump administration and see what's in store for year two. >> got your popcorn. >> i donald john trump do

solemnly swear. >> reporter: 365 days tomorrow will round out that roller coaster ride that has been the first year of the trump presidency. from the very first press briefing. >> this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period. >> reporter: to celebrating that first legislative victory, the largest tax code overhaul in a nation. a year defined by controversies, relentless tweeting and the cloud of the russia investigation. >> are you ready to take the oath? >> reporter: one of the clearest accomplishments was the confirmation of supreme court justice kneel gorsuch. and withdrawing from the paris climate agreement and slashing federal regulations. the failure to over haul the nation's health care system. >> we will be able to immediately repeal and replace obamacare. >> reporter: shattering a

campaign promise. in that controversial travel ban barring people from some muslim majority countries, blocked twice by the courts. the third version now in effect, but facing legal challenges. he's found himself in hot water with comments following rallies of white supremacists in charlottesville, trump declared -- >> but you also had had people that were very fine people on both sides. >> reporter: most recently caught up in a fire storm, slamming immigrants from s-hole countries. >> mr. president, are you a racist? >> reporter: foreign policy defined by tangling with north korea, warning the regime's threats will not go unnoticed. >> they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: looming over it all is special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russia meddling in the election.

>> again, john, there has been no collusion between the trump campaign and russians or trump and russians, no collusion. >> reporter: a major distraction for the president as he turns his focus to year two. >> and catherine tells us that the white house as a bold agenda ahead, including health care, transportation, infrastructure and welfare reform. is it more entertaining in two minutes and with the popcorn? >> it feels very suspenseful. >> it is drama filled. there was a lot of drama and comedy. coming up counting down to the royal wedding. now you need your popcorn. prince harry and megan markle are on the engagement tour. >> across the pond we go, next on "world news now." row. on our daughter's birthday? moms don't take sick days... moms take nyquil severe. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep with a cold, medicine. okay - let's try this.

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ouch. another good review. it's a rousing movie but not what you'd call a very introspective one. and if you need one more reason, there's this. >> well, there had is that. >> i'm definitely seeing it. "12 strong." >> which of the hemsworth brothers is that one? >> oh, it's chris. >> oh, okay. not to be confused with the third one. so if you like movies based on nicolas spark's books, you might like this film and that's how it's selling itself even though he's not involved. "forever my girl." it tells a story of a country music superstar that returns home and tries to reunite with the one that got away and quickly realizes that this 7-year-old daughter is also his. >> awkward. >> open your present, mama. >> i don't know what to say. >> you want to see my pet rabbit?

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this morning on "world news now" the clock is ticking on capitol hill. >> the government runs out of money at midnight. house republicans passed a short-term bill but the prospect of that passing the senate is dim. the details and all the day's drama, ahead. plus, from california, new chilling allegations of abuse from that suburban home. the prosecutors have outlined the alleged conditions in which the 13 children allegedly lived. not allowed to shower but once a year, not allowed to eat food left out by their parents. the children kept journals and may have written everything down. the high tech rescue of two teens caught up in rough surf. it's being called the first rescue by drone. and later the social media superstar, fiona the hippo is

getting ready to turn one. the popular premie is celebrating a milestone with the world watching. so we're going to take a trip to the zoo to celebrate with our little 550 pound girl this friday, january 19th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> happy birthday, fiona. >> happy birthday, r.i.p. harambe. too soon. sorry, we're still mourning him. >> let's start things off, the countdown to a possible government shutdown. congress has to approve new funding by midnight. >> the house passed a short-term spending bill that would keep the government's lights on through the middle of next month but that bill is facing strong opposition from democrats in the senate. >> they're demanding action to protect the immigrants brought to the u.s. illegally as children. >> now on that issue there's a bipartisan interest in solving the daca problem but the president has given us until

march. last time i looked this was january. my colleagues, where is the urgency here? >> and with a little bit more time on our hands, maybe the majority leader, we're trying to help you mitch, can pin down just what the president wants in order to get a deal. >> and there was some confusion on capitol hill after the president tweeted he didn't support an extension to a child health program as part of a short-term spending deal. the white house later said he did support that short-term bill. president trump is scheduled to fly to his home in florida hours before the possible shutdown, but his spokeswoman said that could change. >> he's expected to go down there and hold an anniversary party because tomorrow is one year since his inauguration. what happens in the event of a shutdown? the last one was in 2013, nearly 800,000 federal employees out of work. >> military reports for duty, but troops may not be paid. national parks would be open

this weekend with limited staffing, but could close next week, the same with smithsonian museums. >> tsa will continue being funded. members of congress, because of the law, will be paid. >> ah. and now to the stunning details out of southern california and the 13 children and what they were allegedly put through by their own parents. >> david and louise turpin have plead not guilty to the alleged abuse. the district attorney revealed more about one daughter planning her escape for up to two years and the children didn't know what medicine was. we have the report. >> reporter: the man prosecutors portray as a monster is in chains. david and his wife pleading not guilty. accused of a combined 75 counts of systematically torturing, abusing and imprisoning their 13 children for decades. >> this is depraved conduct. >> reporter: riverside county

district attorney reveal thag for two years the children plotted their escape from the horrors inflicted upon them. >> this is severe, emotional, physical abuse. there's no way around that. >> reporter: detailing decades of unimaginable punishment that intensified as the years went on. >> they began to be tied up. first with ropes. one victim, at one point, was tied up and hog tied. these defendants eventually began using chains and padlocks to chain them to their beds. >> reporter: allegedly tied or shackled for weeks or months at a time and starved. a deprivation so severe, the eldest daughter age 29 weighed just 82 pounds and officials say their parents would taunt them. >> they would buy food including pies, apple pies, pumpkin pies, leave it on the counter, but not let the children have it. >> reporter: instead fed a steady diet of cruelty. this shows one of their texas

homes years ago. grime smeared on the stairwells, human filth on the floors, the district attorney saying the children were allowed to bathe only once a year. police removing evidence from their california home, recovering hundreds of journals written by the children. >> i think those journals are going to be strong evidence. >> reporter: the family, allegedly, keeping vampire hours and that may have aided the turpins in keeping the 13 siblings in near complete isolation. >> the children lack a basic knowledge of life. many didn't know what a police officer was. >> reporter: and we're learning the 17-year-old girl that called 911 didn't act alone. >> she escaped through a window and took one of her siblings with her, that sibling eventually turned back, became frightened and turned back. >> reporter: now all of the children said to be quote relieved and in good hands. because many suffered cognitive damage from years of malnutrition and because they

were so isolated from the world, many of them didn't know what medicine was. they may have to stay in the care of the state, all of them. as they try to rebuild their lives, their parents face up to life in prison if convicted. riverside, california. >> and the children's grandfather who lives in west virginia says he does not believe the reports of abuse. he plans to talk to his grandchildren to hear more. they said they saw them not long ago. >> i hope he's correct and these reports aren't true because they're horrific. >> horrifying reports, indeed. president trump doubling down on his vow to build a border wall, openly contradicting his chief of staff, john kelly. the president was reportedly fuming after kelly told lawmakers that some of trump's views were uninformed and fired off tweets saying the wall is going up and mexico will pay. later, the president praised his chief of staff. >> he's great. i think he's doing a great job. i think general kelly has done a

really great job. he's a very special guy. >> white house insiders with knowledge of the relationship say they don't believe trump will fire kelly over this particular episode or that kelly will resign. a long-time trump aide, hope hicks will testify today but that's been postponed indefinitely over whether she can invoke executive privilege. and the dangerous cold blanketing the eastern u.s. finally lifts today. below normal temperatures give way to spring-like conditions. the cold left its mark. there was a close call for a tow truck driver on an icy highway. a car lost control, slammed into his rig. luckily no one was hurt and in new orleans the cold froze the pipes of the louie armstrong international airport. the low water pressure knocked out all but one of the facilities bathrooms. schools are closed for a third straight day. >> same with the atlanta metro

area. schools are closed too. in oregon, crews are searching for a 44-year-old man who was swept out to sea. the coast guard says waves were more than 20 feet high when a man climbed over a seawall to get "a closer look." that's when a giant wave knocked him over and pulled him into the ocean. and two australian teams are thankful for a first of its kind rescue. >> the pair was struggling in the surf south of brisbane. someone alerted life guards who happened to be in drone training at the time. >> that's them in the drone. they flew over and released a self-inflating flotation device into the water. you can see, the boys grabbed hold. they eventually made it to shore using the flotation device and the life guards said it just so happened they were doing training at that time. >> we were feeling pretty comfortable in the water but we're not sure how it could have gone if the drone wasn't there. sort of getting a little bit tired.

the surf was pretty huge. i think we were pretty lucky. >> wait, so they weren't in distress? >> they were tired. they needed help. didn't you hear him? >> he said we're pretty comfortable at the time. >> it was a rescue. they're lucky to be alive. >> wow, we're really enjoying this day in the surf -- >> okay. i'll hold on to this yellow tube thing. australian officials say it's the first time a drone with a floatation device has been used in a water rescue. they say using the drone allowed them to respond in 70 seconds. three times faster than normal. just imagine if they actually needed help, how valuable that would be. >> it would really help if they needed help. good to see the boys this morning. coming up, the nearly 600-pounds sensation. we're visiting the most famous

hippo in the world. fiona is turning 1, people. plus a former doctor being sentenced for abusing gymnasts. hear what the judge told him after hearing him complain about hearing victims in court. judge judy would have been proud. you're watching "world news now." judge judy would have been proud. you're watching "world news now."

we're looking at new video tonight over copacabana beach. 15 people, some of them, children, are hurt after a car slammed into a crowd along a walkway. right now they say it's not an act of terror. it's believed the driver suffered an epileptic attack. the beach was more crowded than normal. here at home this is the last day of victim's testimony in the case of the former usa gymnastic's team dr. larry nassar who abused more than 100 people. >> nassar was hoping to avoid today stating listening to his victim's stories is detrimental to his health. but it judge wasn't having it. linsey davis has more on this. >> reporter: for three days now more than 80 women have unleashed an onslaught of emotions directed at larry nassar. >> life has bitterly been sucked out of me.

>> reporter: even the judge took aim, dismissing a letter from nassar to the court expressing concern about his mental ability to hear from all of his accusers. >> spending four or five days listening to them is significantly minor considering the hours of pleasure you had at their expense. >> reporter: more than 150 women have accused the former doctor for the usa gymnastics team and michigan state university of sexual abuse. >> your days of manipulation are over. you are pure evil. >> reporter: and this statement read allowed on behalf of olympian mckayla mulroney who claims u.s.a. gymnastics tried to buy her silence. >> michigan state university, usa gymnastics, the u.s. olympic committee, if they had paid attention to any of the red flags in larry nassar's behavior, i never would have been abused by him. >> reporter: a new investigation claims more than a dozen

employees were made aware of allegations of nassar's allegations over the years. the appearance of the school's president in court wednesday drew from some of the victims. >> the focus of the attention should be on the people telling their story and not on me or michigan state. >> reporter: michigan state said any suggestion that the university covered up nassar's horrific conduct is simply false. already, more than 100 women are slated to give impact statements and more continue to ask for the opportunity to speak out. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> thank you very much. and coming up we're going to lighten things up a little bit with a very large, not so little girl. fiona the hippo. >> her birthday celebration next on "world news now." next on "world news now." lyrics: ooh-oo child lyrics: thing's are gonna get easier. lyrics: ooh-oo child, lyrics: things'll get brighter. lyrics: ooh-oo child lyrics: thing's are gonna get easier.

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♪ splish splash i was taking a bath on a saturday night ♪ ♪ rub dub, just relaxing in the tub ♪ i'm sorry. she's so cute. i can't handle it. get ready to sing "happy birthday," everyone. fiona the hippo is about to turn

1. >> many have been tuning into the cincinnati's facebook page to see her grow up. it wasn't always easy for her. the premie hippo faced rough times. her recovery has actually helped the zoo through dark times. ♪ >> reporter: she's the unlikely viral star. >> look at this. >> oh, my goodness. >> hey, cutie. >> fiona is a diva. she's a ham. >> reporter: fiona the hippo, from premature baby to bona fide brand, featured on merchandise, given her own ice cream flavor -- >> chunky, chunky, hippo. >> reporter: and even a campaign to make her "time" magazine's person of the year. >> come on, fiona, over here. >> reporter: her journey to stardom began in the womb. the first nile hippo said to be born at the cincinnati zoo in 75 years. she almost didn't make it. her mother went into labor six weeks early. >> we were told prognosis was not very good at all.

>> reporter: she was placed in an ad hoc nicu. put on an iv and given round the clock care. >> there we go. finish it up. >> reporter: her daily struggle for survival documented on the zoo's facebook page. small moments becoming big victories. the world watching as she learned to stand. >> i stand. i'm a big girl. >> reporter: how to swim and even took her first steps. >> i became emotionally attached just like the rest of the world and a few times i really didn't think she was going to survive. >> reporter: but the little one didn't just survive, she thrived. here's a 6-week-old fiona, stubbornly learning how to walk up and down a ramp. what does she typically eat? >> we're weaning her off a bottle. so she's getting 3,000 milliliters of formula and she eats an adult diet, grain, hay, produce like lettuce, apples,

squash. on special occasions, she gets watermelon and pumpkins. those are some of her favorites. >> reporter: naturally, i had to capture my up-close encounter with the social media star and she played perfectly into the camera. hi, strike a pose, little one. a true diva in action. fiona is a bright spot for a zoo that recently survived a dark episode. the controversial killing of silverback guerilla after a child climbed over the barrier, into the enclosure. >> a 3-year-old child has fallen into the gorilla cage. >> reporter: then a critical calculation by zoo officials to shoot the 450 pound animal to save the child's life. but in 2017 baby fiona changed the mood at the zoo. record attendance followed. up by 20% from the previous year. zoo officials nicknaming it the fiona effect.

what is the fiona effect? >> she has really represented hope and being safe on the brink and love, people love that animal. >> reporter: her spirit of resilience, resinating with the visitors who come to see her swim and play. >> when she was premature, i was diagnosed with breast cancer, so we kind of fought a battle together. >> i have lost children before. i was really excited. >> reporter: today fiona is happy, healthy and hefty. beady is about 3,000 pounds right now, fiona, about 600. >> she's got a bright future ahead. she'll have lots of fans, lots of lettuce. maybe years down the road a young man in her future. >> hey, we'll have to vet him strongly. >> reporter: in cincinnati. >> do they have tinder for hippos? >> i think to do. swipe. swipe. >> very big screen.

>> too soon to start thinking about that. stick around. the mix is next. the mix is next.

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this morning on "abc news now," it is down to the wire. a government shut down could happen at midnight. the house passing a late night bill that would keep it government running through next month but the likelihood of passing the senate pretty iffy right now. the deadly and growing flu outbreak. the death toll keeps rising. now a third grader is one of the latest victims. plus, new warnings of how accurate those five-minute flu tests are, as churches take precautions. and a first on a a papal plane. >> imagine being married by the pope mile high. that's what happened 36,000 feet above chile. hear what the couple is saying. and is it getting hot in here or is it just me? vlad's taking it off again. putin's putting us in a thirst as he braves it icy cold waters thin dead of winter.

shrinkage anyone? thank god it's friday, january 19th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." just when you thought this winter was cold, thank god there's vlad to warm us all up. >> vlad steaming it up for you? >> yeah. you excited about that? we'll get to that a little bit later on in the skinny. but we're going to start with the tense moments on capitol hill. democrats and republicans are both seeing who is going to blink first. >> the senate is where the drama is right now after the house passed a short-term spending bill meant to fund the government through mid february but it's facing democratic opposition in the senate. >> so the main sticking point is immigration, particularly the fate of the d.r.e.a.m.ers we've talked about. kenneth is in d.c. >> reporter: late thursday evening a house passed a short-term gop measure to keep the government open but the bill is in trouble in the senate.

>> the daca issue doesn't face urgent deadlines until march. our deadline to fund the government is tomorrow. >> reporter: president trump made a trip to the pentagon, a possible government shutdown just hours away. trump touted the new tax law. >> i really believe the democrats want a shutdown to get off the subject of the tax cuts because they've worked so well. >> reporter: the democrats hitting back on capitol hill with a reminder that the republicans are in charge. >> as the republicans in the senate, the house and the white house can't get their act together. >> reporter: the main sticking points, immigration, including a fix for the d.r.e.a.m.ers and trump's southern border wall. also hanging in the balance the children's health insurance program for 9 million kids. >> i think it's unconscionable that democrats would walk away c.h.i.p., funding our military for something that's not a deadline. >> reporter: funding the government by including chip funding.

>> this is like giving you a bowl of doggy doo, put a cherry on top and calling it chocolate sunday. this is nothing. >> reporter: trump tweeted yesterday, c.h.i.p. should be part of a long-term solution, not a short-term extension. the white house clarified the president supports the one month funding. >> so much for a ice cream party at nancy's house. doesn't sound appealing. >> kenneth, thank you. and the senate is back in session at 11:00 this morning. if the government shuts down, it would effect hundreds of thousands of federal workers. we're told national parks would still be open this weekend. they could close next week. there would be no change to mail service or social security. next, the chilling details about the alleged abuse suffered by 13 siblings in california. the attorney was describing it as off the charts sadistic. >> david and louise turpin say they are innocent of the torture and abuse charges they are facing. marcy gonzalez has more. >> reporter: the parents accused of holding their 13 children captive for years now in

shackles. david and louise turpin facing a combined 75 counts of systematically torturing, abusing and imprisoning their children who are between 2 and 29 years old. >> this is severe, emotional, physical abuse. >> reporter: the district attorney says the horrors began sometime before 2010 when they lived in texas including in this filthy house. >> the parents, at one point, living apart from most of the children and dropping off food from time-to-time. >> reporter: authorities say the starvation and brutality worsened after they moved to california. prosecutors say the children were only allowed to shower once a year, were beaten, strangled, locked in rooms and chained to their own beds, sometimes for months at a time for punishment. >> one of the reasons for the punishment, if the children were found to wash their hands above the wrist area, they were accused of playing in the water and they would be chained up. >> reporter: and the district attorney said the siblings were

taunted by their parents. >> they would buy foods including pumpkin pies, leave it on the counter, let the children look at it but not eat the food. >> reporter: the turpin's, finally arrested after their 17-year-old daughter carried out an escape the d.a. says she planned out for two years. david turpin is also charged with committing a lewd act on one of the children. he and louise pleaded not guilty and are being held on $12 million bond, each. kendis, diane? >> horrible case, marcy. thank you. and an arizona man already in custody and charged with murdering two people is accused of killing at least seven more. cooksy was arrested moments after police say he shot and killed his mother and step father. investigators say he's responsible for at least seven other fatal shootings between thanksgiving and christmas after they linked evidence from all of those crime scenes directly to cooksy. and u.s. marshal was shot and killed in pennsylvania.

police say a gunman opened fire as officers were trying to make an arrest. colleagues say hill served the american people with courage. he is survived by his wife and two children. the deadly flu epidemic and the death of a child in alabama. a third grade student stayed home from school with symptoms of the flu. and just hours later she died at the hospital. it comes as doctors are wary of a five-minute rapid flu test. it's found at urgent care facilities. the cdc says it can miss the flu up to half the time. >> we actually had a case recently where somebody had this test that was done earlier in the day and then we saw them in the e.r., we used our more sensitive test. the first test was negative and this test was positive. >> the flu outbreak is forcing churches to make changes. one diocese is stopping even

shaking hands during the sign of the peace. the pope mobile turned into an emergency response vehicle in chile. this happened as pope francis rode through cheering crowds. watch as he passes by a police horse and the horse actually throws the officer sitting on its back. the pope left the vehicle to join other officers helping that woman. happy to say she's okay. reports say the horse was spooked by the screams of the crowd. >> hopefully the horse is okay as well. and hours before the horse incident, another papal vehicle performed double duty. the plane carrying him around chile became a wedding chapel. >> pope francis performed the wedding ceremony for two flight attendants. a spokesperson says it's the first time a pope has married anyone in the air. >> the couple were married in a civil ceremony when an earthquake destroyed their church. they never had a church wedding. the pope offered to perform the wedding there at 36,000 feet. they said yes. >> and jumped at the opportunity. >> no, we're good. we've been together eight years. we're good.

can you imagine if they did not plan on getting married? there is no, no. >> that's so awesome. >> but happy for them. coming up our very own nfl countdown. >> we've got a big weekend of football coming up. which of the final four nfl teams will make it to the super bowl. our chief senior global sports analyst is here with his predictions. is that jack? >> i think so. plus you better work girl. we have a new addition to rupaul's "drag race". a new judge coming in from washington d.c. but not from it supreme court. >> is it judy? first a look at today's forecast. first a look at today's forecast. >> announcer: "abc news now" weather brought to you by --

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winners, of course, will be heading to disneyland, i mean the super bowl. but then disneyland if they win. >> let's break it down for you. starting with the first game on sunday, jacksonville jaguars are taking on the defending champions, new england patriots. >> okay. but will the handsome devil tom brady be okay to play? he did not practice after injuring his hand during wednesday's session. he's scheduled to give an update at a news conference later today. he's also a hand model. >> if brady has specific -- detrimental to his hand mad elling career? >> yes. >> he'll never make money again. whatever will they do. and they traded their back up qb to san francisco earlier in the year. hoyer said quote if i don't play then that's good for our team. >> oh, my god. you guys are screwed. in the meantime this is the first afc championship for the

jaguars since 1999 led by young offense blake bortles. they could surprise the pats, though. and of course they have tom coughlin in the stands. >> and let's not forget that tom brady was once a qb who came in because of an injury and they won a super bowl. >> we have seen hoyer play before. >> okay, i tried. next with a second game philadelphia eagles facing the vikings hot off their miracle in minnesota. >> oh, what a moment it was. the vikings are hoping they can keep the magic going. if they win, they'll be the first team to ever play the super bowl at their home stadium. >> so cool. >> the eagles led by quarterback nick foles who is teammates with case keenum. eagles will be tough as the team is still searching for its first super bowl win. >> they both are. all right. so the analyst, with his predictions, looking in the mirror ball.

the vegas odd makers are giving them nine points against the pats. you say what? >> i say tom brady is going to go in the news conference today and even if he has one hand left, he's going to say everything's fine, folks. don't worry about it. he's going to need both hands. it's not going to be enough. my favorite score for a football game, jaguars 31, patriots 24. i know nfl nation, except for some, is with me. >> you say that with our life long pats fan behind you. >> i think your paycheck suddenly got lost in the mail. >> my paycheck for this week is already in the bank. not to worry. >> that's why he's speaking so confidently. and the vikings are a three-point favorite at home. jack, what do you say about that? >> vikings/eagles, points at a premium. the defenses rule.

an indoor team playing outdoors. uh-oh, eagles 23, vikings 19. >> no more miracle. >> so our america this morning producer. >> time for the cheese steaks to pass, baby. >> you have enemies all around. >> all those guys i went to college with, eagles fans shocked to hear me say that. it's going to happen. eagles 23, viks 19. write it down, i already did. >> thank you for the proof. >> who do you have? who do you have going to the super bowl? >> vikings. >> okay. home team? >> i'm rooting for the vikings. >> so, home team? >> yes, i want to see the home team play at their home stadium. i love last weekend's game. they've never won before. >> and the owner of the jaguars is a cool guy. been on his yacht. >> he only asked me that question so he could say that. >> when we come back the skinny gets political. ould say that.

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♪ so politics has taken over the skinny on this friday but we promise you it is sexy. >> too sexy in fact. let's head to russia to see vladimir putin too sexy for his shirt and taking part in the time honored tradition. stripping for us. >> oh, vlad. so the bare chested president took in a dip in the frigid waters in a lake near moscow. the temperature, relatively toasty, negative 19 degrees fahrenheit. >> lovely. he was celebrating the epiphany, commemorating the baptism of jesus in the jordan river by re-enacting it on himself. >> we're glad to see he's keeping in shape. yeah, he credits love of sports and the outdoors for his good health and sculpted physique and i credit diane macedo for giving me my christmas gift, which is

vlad for every month. >> he was so disappointed this year's vlad calendar had no shirtless photos so i made him his own. >> is that broke back vlad? >> if you get poisoned, we know why, buddy. next up in our politics skinny, former new jersey governor chris christie is learning what it's like to be a commoner. >> he's only been out of office for a few days now, but the former private beach goer is finding out how it feels to be denied access to something. he reportedly tried to pass through an airport access gate he used to use as governor but was rejected by tsa. >> he was led to a different entrance. christie, says on twitter, it was a port authority officer that led him to the wrong entrance and said he simply had the wrong info, the officer. neither gate was the it entrance he used as governor. they say christie was cordial throughout. he says just a mistake made by a port authority officer, not even

by his own detail. >> and he had a state trooper with him at the time, a state trooper. you'd think he would have some pull like look, bro. >> apparently, that didn't matter anymore. >> oh, well. next, house minority leader, nancy pelosi moving from the legislative branch to the judicial. >> something like that. she will soon be a judge of the drag queens. the first female speaker of the house has been appointed to the bench by ru paul, set to appear on the upcoming season of "drag race, all stars edition." >> pelosi tweeted all i can say is you better work. a fabulous time with ru paul and good luck to all the queens. how can you not have a fabulous time on that show? >> if you drink enough alcohol, you can fly anywhere and you don't need a plane. >> triumphant as god is my witness. those damn yankees took everything from you. >> i want to know how someone

applies to be a judge on the show. what do you have to prove to show you would do a good job? >> we've all seen drag queens. so how do you judge a drag queen? you look mostly like a woman? partially like a woman? >> i think it's the performance. >> is it the performance? >> how well do you lip sync? >> yes, but you shouldn't lip syncing. paris hilton is conducting negotiations to make the u.n. proud. >> she's planning three separate wedding ceremonies, when she marries chris zylka. one at home in l.a., one in europe and one in a tropical location. >> she says she has so many friends around the world, she doesn't think they would all fit at one ceremony. >> i have so many friends. >> she's reportedly getting calls from resorts around the world, hoping to host the festivities. >> i like that. we'll see. >> does that mean they're going to host for free?

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comments he made during the immigration meeting at the oval office. the president defending himself. >> no, i'm not a racist. i am the least racist person you have ever interviewed, that, i can tell you. >> i know what happened. i stand behind every word i ever said in terms of that meeting. >> this has turned into an s-show and we need to get back to being a great country. deadly flu epidemic. the cdc sounding the alarm, calling an emergency meeting. >> right now influenza is everywhere. >> this seems to be the worst flu season we've had in 10 or 15 years. ♪ do you have to, do you have to let it linger ♪ >> remembering deloris o'rearden. listening to "let it linger" there. she was found dead on monday. she was just 46 years old. the mega blast of snow and bitter cold pounding millions from texas to maine. spinouts from south dakota to indiana.

authorities closed down this main road after frozen flood waters rushed over, threatening nearby homes forcing some people to evacuate. here's proof the end of days are near. this bright light. that's a meteor. the u.s. geological survey confirmed the celestial body blew up over detroit. it caused a loud bang and an minor earthquake, actually. sightings were reported as far east as pennsylvania and as far west as iowa. look at those moves. you know what? he's 5 years old. >> oh, my gosh. >> that was last night -- go ahead, robin, give us some. >> he's 5 going on 25. >> there he goes. >> oh, yeah. >> he was making it rain. >> i love him. i can't get enough, i really can't. he does do the. okay. we can't. we're not that good. sorry. we tried. don't miss our updates on facebook. coming up more news from abc.

making news in america this morning, shutdown showdown. with just hours to go before the government runs out of money, a snag in the senate from the fate of young immigrants to children's health care, the big issues keeping republicans and democrats divided. and the blame game. the role of the white house and the question, what happens if the government does shut down after midnight? disturbing new claims in the california family torture case. the 13 children allowed to bathe only once a year. this morning, what could happen next to the parents and new insight on the children's escape plot years in the making. new research on brain injuries and sports shows concussions may not be the only thing to worry about when it comes to the cause of a devastating brain disease.