ing) (colonial penn jingle) a live look there. in a few weeks that stretch of hollywood boulevard you're seeing will be transformed into oscar red carpet. >> we're already getting excited. the nominees for the 90th academy awards. and we're seeing a lot of fresh faces and women bringing more diversities at the big show. >> you will nominate boo.

>> reporter: the shape of water, is leading with 13 nominations, including a best picture nod alongside "lady byrd" and "get out." "get out" director's jordan peele tweeting this after the announcement. the film star nominated for lead actor with another fresh face, timothy, in "call me by your name". incredible performances by women this year shaping up for another top lead category. francis mcdorman, sally hawkins and meryl streep. for supporting actress. >> mary j. blige. >> reporter: the nine-time grammy winner joined by laurie

metcalf and allison janny. supporting actor could be a sure shot for sam rockwell. who has already won the sag and golden globe award in this c category. he's up against christopher plummer, willem dafoe. kendis and maggie. our thanks. i think that "boo media halloween sequel was robbed. when we come back who's going to have to eat brussel sprouts because he was nominated for an oscar? >> the skinny is next. oscar? >> the skinny is next. he was nominated for an oscar?

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all the nominees were deserving, but i think they missed on best category, best picture. to me, this was the best picture of 2017.

♪ skinny so skinny well, kimmel will be back to make us laugh again. but before we get to more of the reaction from the oscar nominees, we have the star of the nominations, tiffany haddish. >> she posed along side andy circus and slayed on the earliest morning of the year. she butchered a whole lot of names. there are people that got nominated that didn't even know they made movies. here's a look. >> you want to do the big one for the best picture? >> we should both do it. what could possibly go wrong. >> you don't know me that well, you don't know me at all. "traffic stop." all these titles make a woman from an urban area very uncomfortable. i'm just saying. >> i'm totally up with you.

>> three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. ebbing. i said it. steven spielberg and christy mccostco curry producers. >> abicus, small enough for jail. >> daniel cool-yea. kaluuya. you know it. he know his name in "get out." the disaster artist. scott new standards and michael h. wilbur. weber. >> yeah. daniel kaluua. >> she can do no wrong. the screen writer, michael beber

or wilbur, whatever. he goes tiffany haddish can mispronounce my name anyway she wants. there were other interesting reactions. chrissy teigen put john said i can't talk blank about any nominated movies so i will simply say get out and i tonia should win everything. also, one of the highly nominated movies sucks. oh, are we talking about "the shape of water"? because i might agree with her. it's a love story with a sea monster. >> yeah. >> so, it's ripped from the headline. >> there has to be something to it. >> yeah. >> she doesn't fall in love with a sea monster. >> when you should have swiped left. "the shape of water." >> here's something you probably didn't know. oscar nominee for best animated

short, adding to the list of things he can do and he is the tallest nominee in a tough category. a lot of firsts in the oscars. >> someone who might not be happy about his oscar nom, the director edger wright said he would get a nod and if he was right, he'd have to eat brussel sprouts. he is a man of his word and said even though he hates brus el sprouts, he would be enjoying them for the very first time. of course the oscars will be right here march 4th. we're going to get are had gussied up. take a shower. next, the super bowl halftime show. justin timberlake is starring in the halftime show. the big question everyone wants to know, will there be an insnyc

reunion? >> will he invite them for one of the biggest audiences they'll ever see? >> is there any chance -- >> i'm here right now. if i was doing think is i'd be in rehearsals right now. so there's your proof. >> okay. >> nothing. >> no, no, no. i believe that it's going to happen. my inner 13-year-old is so excited for this reunion. don't take it away from me. >> so he says he doubts jackson will perform alongside timberlake. justin got off easy for the whole nickel game. >> i was a reunion and redemption. >> we finally found a popularity list beyonce is not on. she did not make the cut for the top baby names. >> who dade make the cut?

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>> reporter: it is a pleasure to meet you. bertha is one tough woman with a birthday wish for all. >> i'd like to tell them to get along and love each other. >> reporter: great advice from a woman who has seen it all. >> i thank god for it. that's all i can do, just thank god for being here. >> reporter: born in 1917, big mama, as she is called, lived through two world wars, the depression, a host of conflicts and more than a century of fountain of youth fads. what's her secret? >> don't take all that old medson. i don't take medicine. i've never taken a bottle of medicine in my life. >> reporter: she doesn't drink or smoke, but fills herself with plenty of water. do you eat anything special? >> no, i eat anything i want. >> reporter: she reads daily, the bible, and prays to god. >> that's the only person who's

helped me be who m atoday and that's the lord. >> reporter: it's tough to keep up with this woman. you go right away. and after a quick drive, i had to point out the obvious, you have a pretty heavy foot, i noticed. you were going pretty fast. >> that's what my children tell me. >> reporter: big mama has one child, eight grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and great, great, great grandchildren. at 101 it's certainly worth a picture. >> this is called a selfie, big mama. >> it is. taking a selfie. >> yeah, she drives. very fast. by the way when she was born woodrow wilson was president and thomas marshal was our vice president. >> the average home cost

good wednesday morning everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diana macedo. here are the stories we are following on "world news now." authorities in kentucky have not disclosed a motive for a deadly high school shooting. a 15-year-old student accused of opening fire, just before classes started, killing two fellow students. details ahead. heavy rains and melting snow have been causing icy roads across the northeast and ice jams in rivers, triggering plenty of flooding situation. those ice problems are only expected to get worse today as temperatures drop across the region. two members of the space station's crew have completed the first space walk. they replaced work on one of the arms. it took seven hours. >> not bad. and this evening we learned the names of baseball's hall of famers.

some say as many as five former stars may receive cooperstown call. there hasn't been a class that large since 1939. those are some of the stories we're following january 24th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." we can say good morning to you everybody. we have made it to the midweek mark. all right, it has been a busy week all over. >> we're going to begin with that deadly school shooting in what's called spirit week. >> they were going to hold their homecoming dance friday night in the same area a 15-year-old student opened fire. two other 15-year-olds were killed and 18 others were injured, most of them suffering gunshot wounds. the school is closed as they deal with the loss.

>> it's not fair. >> reporter: tuesday night a community leaning on each other and their safe. >> lord be with those in the midst of this tragic situation. >> you still have five in critical condition and two deceased. >> reporter: two killed and 12 more shot. >> i saw there was a lot of blood everywhere and people were getting shoved down. so i took off, i started running. i was scared for my life. >> reporter: just before, a male student with a handgun started shooting at other kids in a common area at this high school in southwestern kentucky. now, firsthand accounts from students. >> we all started running toward the library office, sat down, locked the door. >> reporter: a photographer had had just dropped off his daughter and shared live video of students escaping the scene. >> after i heard the gunshots stop, i got up and started screaming.

>> reporter: seven minutes after 911 was called and ten minutes after the first shot, first responders arrived. students ran for cover. >> it just erupted, people coming from everywhere. >> you don't know, is my child okay? >> reporter: the shooter, a 15-year-old was taken into custody and faces two counts of murder and numerous counts of attempted murder. >> our thanks there. and a final phase off a high profile sex abuse gets underway. >> more than 140 women and girls have delivered powerful and emotional victim pact statements against usa olympic doctor, larry nassar. the 54-year-old nassar is already serving a 60 year prison sentence for child pornography charges. they are pushing for at least another 40 years. in the meantime the ncaa has

formally begun its investigation into how michigan state handled the nassar case. >> the justice department confirms attorney general jeff sessions was questioned at length by special counsel, robert mueller's team and the president may be next. sources say he may want to sit down with the president to discuss flynn and comey. but it's not clear if the president will agree to it. we have details on the sessions' interview. >> reporter: we've learned the special counsel's russia investigation has not reached right into his own cabinet. questions for hours by robert mueller's team. >> are you concerned? >> no. >> reporter: giving misleading testimony in a senate confirmation, telling lawmakers he had no contact with russians when he was a senior adviser on

the trump campaign. >> i did not have communications with the russians. >> reporter: that was not true. he had several conversations with the public. the attorney general recused himself from the russia probe. >> i'm disappointed in the attorney general. if he was going to, he should have told me prior to taking office and i would have picked somebody else. >> reporter: they questioned sessions about his conversations with the ambassador and his role in the trump campaign. here he is at a meeting with the foreign policy team, one seat away from george papadopoulos. he offered to arrange a meeting between trump and vladimir putin. sessions said he didn't remember. >> but i have no clear recollection of the details of what he said at that meeting. >> reporter: the attorney general then recalling his own response. >> there are reports that you

shut george down when he proposed that meeting. is this yes or no? >> yes. i pushed back. >> reporter: mueller's team questioned sessions about the firing of james comey. we're learning comey sat down with himself with the special counsel's team late last year. the president says when he fired comey, he had the russia investigation on hids mind. >> when i decided to do it, i said to myself, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made up story. >> reporter: sources tell us the attorney general has been urging him to remove his leadership, but we're told he pushed back and the decision is his and his alone. president trump is heading to the economic forum in switzerland later this week,

without the first lady. she was going to attend with her husband, before backing out of the trip. the white house is saying it's due to scheduling and lodgistic issues. she's kept a low profile since reports surfaced alleging the president paid off a porn star. he's expected to invite the french president in april for an official. president trump's pick to lead the reserve has been approved fwi senate. jay powell is no stranger to the fed. he's been on the board more than five years. senators overwhelmingly approved powell's nomination, clearing the way for him when had her term ends next month. they expect him to follow yellin's approach to interest rates.

a national panel of public health experts has concluded that vaping with nicotine can be addictive. teenagers that use the devices may be at higher risk of smoking cigarettes. proof that e-cigarettes are safer than traditional smoking products and may help smokers quit. the panel stopped short of declaring them safe. to sports now. another milestone for lebron james. with that jumper right there, at the end of the first quarter against san antonio, lebron became the seventh player to score 30,000 points. he's only 33 years old. and at 33 and 24 days, he was the youngest to reach that mark. >> just keeps delivering. when is he going to stop? >> in theory, another seven years or so in the nba, he could

make a lot of other records in the nba. kareem look out. we have more sports news. this time a lacrosse team north of the border, might be tempting fate by making the hulk angry. that was my hulk. a fan of the team. to show his as rush poke for the home games. complete with a mask and green pants. >> he wants to take it to a rout gaum. they are worry t it may cause safety and security issues if he wears the costume. >> he starts off dressed regular mr. oms down the street and then the teams make him angry and by the third period --

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to learn more. go long. ♪ the night time ♪ neil diamond there with an overnight anthem. "thank the lord for the night time." we thank the lord for neil diamond who is celebrating a birthday. happy birthday. and of course many fans have been outpouring their support. he's been thanking them after he announced his retirement. >> he was diagnosed with parkinson's and he's refunding the tickets. what i love about this story is many diamond heads are paying it forward. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: he's been performing for half a century

but neil diamond has bad news for his fans. it's with great reluctance and disappointment that i announce my retirement from concert touring, he said. ♪ >> reporter: cutting short his 50th anniversary tour, on doctors orders, after being diagnosed with parkinson's disease. the last time we saw him bundled up on new year's, his hands were shaking as he warmed up the crowd in times square. early symptoms of parkinson's include tremors, stiffness and speech difficulties. he'll continue to write and record. his music has helped plenty of others. most famously in boston after the marathon bombing. ♪ sweet

>> reporter: diamond is thanking his fans saying this ride has been so good, so good, so good thanks to you. a number of the fans in australia and new zealand have been donating their ticket refunds to parkinson's research. neil diamond and his wife express thanks for that, calling it a silver lining to this announcement. david wright abc news new york. >> and diamond is turning 77 years old today. wish him luck. and finally a weird science extra. too good to pass up, a very neat pig. i love this video. this is the greatest thing i have seen all day. look, he's a pig but he's not messing. he's putting his toys away. he's a tiety pig. you can hear the squeals. what are you saying. >> what are we saying? >> that pigs can be tidy and adorable.

this morning on "world news now," another community shaken by a deadly school shooting. students are describing what they did when the bullets started flying. their kentucky school had practiced for violence like this. we have new numbers just in on the injured. a school bus filled with children sliding out of control down the street. and a river blocked by an ice jam takes a bazaar turn. it starts going backwards. and nailing it on the first try. jordan peele nominated for four academy awards. the very first time he had written and directed a film. the comedian spinning a horror movie into potential as car gold. and can cursing or cussing cleanse you?

a study says it's good for "your health," but this is science you can swear by or is it all just bull owny? it's wednesday, january 24th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i never thought i'd see ben carson cursing while at the pulpit but he wasn't actually. that was a little altered. >> i love it. >> we live this study in a lot of ways. but we're going to start on a serious note and the details on that deadly kentucky school shooting. counselors will be available today, as you would expect for those who witnessed the horror. >> they held a vigil last night for the two 15-year-old students who were killed and the 18 others that were injured, most of them suffering from gunshot wounds. >> students say they knew what to do when the gun fire started. thanks to the drills they do in the school year. we have the story.

>> reporter: it was a room full of teenagers, then suddenly full of gunfire. >> i saw a lot of blood and people getting shoved down. i took off and started running. i was scared for my life. >> reporter: just before 8:00 a.m. class at this classroom in kentucky, a student with a handgun started shooting at kids in a common area outside the library. >> four people down, one unresponsive. the shooter is still on the site. >> reporter: someone was hitting on the window. i took off my head phones and turned around and they were running. i saw the flashes from the gunshots and by that time, i was just running. >> reporter: by 7:59 they were already on their cell phones calling for help. >> i was close enough, i got blood all over my pants. it happened like right next to me. the shots were so loud. >> reporter: more than 100 students were running for their lives into shops and offices

next to the school, crying. a photographer from wpsd had just dropped off his daughter and shared live video of students escaping the scene. >> i just heard multiple gunshots coming up and i hit the ground. >> i was talking to one of my buddies in the commons who got shot in the chest. we ran out together. i lost him. i don't know where he went. >> what's the most difficult part? >> not knowing what's happening. knowing if they are all right. >> reporter: the most seriously hurt had to be air lifted to hospitals in nashville. police tell us, they've arrested a 15-year-old at the scene. >> that student will be charged with murder and attempted murder. >> reporter: parents who raced to a middle school, hoping to find their children, were in a panic. >> you don't know. you have no idea and that's the worst, not knowing, is my child okay? and it's bad. >> reporter: this will be difficult for two families who

will need to bury their teenagers and for more than a dozen others, whose children were killed, one shot in the face and one who may have to lose an arm in surgery. we're told he was in the band. lots of students were able to identify this young man. he is a juvenile, so there's not much else we can say at this point. a police have talked to his parents. they've been to his home. but this investigation continues. steve sounsami, abc news, kentucky. >> once again charged with murder and attempted murder even though he's a juvenile right now. we're going to turn to politics and a new report that president trump bluntly asked the fbi director who he voted for in the 2016 election. >> sources told "the washington post" the question came up during an oval office meeting with andrew mccabe, shortly after james comey was fired as head of the fbi. he reportedly said he did not vote. sources say he vented to mccabe angry that his campaign had had received a big donation from a

political action committee close to hillary clinton. >> that conversation is reportedly of interest to special counsel robert mueller who is seeking to question the president as part of his probe on the russia investigation, specifically about the firings of michael flynn and fbi director, james comey. it's not clear if the president will agree to an interview, although, initially, he told abc news he would. the justice department confirmed jeff sessions was questioned by mueller's team just last week. the president says he's not at all concerned about what sessions may have said. a new countdown clock is ticking with the government set to run out of money again in less than three weeks. the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants remains in limbo. and the top democrat has taken back his offer for a border wall. we have the details. >> reporter: after sitting on the sidelines for much of the shutdown fight, president trump jumped back in the fray but

would not promise washington will reach a deal to save the d.r.e.a.m.ers by the looming deadline. he tweeted nobody knows for sure that the republicans and democrats will be able to reach a deal on daca by february 8, but everyone will be trying. >> reporter: could this scenario in which the d.r.e.a.m.ers are deported, is that something the president is okay with? >> at this point, the president is willing to sign something to find a permanent solution. >> reporter: is the white house using them as a bargaining chip? is that the strategy? >> not at all but you can't just fix the problem by tinkering with the immigration in a small way. >> reporter: just a few months ago president trump said the d.r.e.a.m.ers need not worry. >> we love the d.r.e.a.m.ers. we love everybody. thank you very much. >> reporter: the white house said a daca deal must include tough new restrictions on immigration and funding for border security like the president's wall. but democrats say they had a deal to fund the wall. they accuse the president of not

holding up his end of the bargain. they said their offer is rescinded. >> we're going to have to start on a new basis and the wall offer is off the table. >> reporter: it's not just democrats, republicans are now demanding clarity too. louisiana senator, john kennedy said the president has only given them a general outline for what he wants to see on daca, and quote you can't do a bill based on a general outline. they want more specifics. as kennedy said who wants to pass a bill only to see it vetoed? heavy rain and melting snow combining to create a slippery mess in the northeast. icy roads led to a scary trip for kids outside worcester, massachusetts. as you can see there watch as this bus goes sliding down the road and then crashing into that vehicle. no one was injured. about 60 miles south, coast guard ice breakers are being used to break up jams on the connecticut river. the blockage caused flooding in

the surrounding area. and in pennsylvania ice jam caused a creek to flow backwards. that's not a reline. that's not an insta-story effect. the water battered homes near scranton. at least seven buildings were flooded. and the icy untreated roads led a school bus filled with children to go down that street in sutton. now to that breaking news from overnight yesterday. the tsunami in alaska, the tsunami threat and that earthquake. it was a 7.9 earthquake that struck in the middle of the night off the coast of kodiak, alaska. it sent many people in that town evacuating because of the tsunami threat. there was an alert that went all the way down to the mexican border, but authorities say in the end, there was nothing to be fearful of. your chance to reach for the

sky and earn $20 million in the process. sorry, it's all over, you can't anymore. google's lunar x project ended. in case you forgot, the 20 million would go to whoever created the first privately financed trip to the moon. they concluded nobody would be able to beat the march deadline. missed your chance. >> darn it. >> so close. people in california consider in-n-out burger an institution. >> in-n-out staff is ranking in really good money. managers are pulling in an average of more than $160,000 per year. >> holy crap. >> yeah. exactly. >> that's more than the average california lawyer or software engineer. the company says the good wages help promote productivity and company loyalty. >> we're applying. >> yeah.

>> wear a hat, learn how to make french fries. >> i was excited disney announced we get $1,000 bonus. >> doing well as a manager. >> you could do well. >> a nurse wrote in saying, i save lives and make less money than this. and someone countered a double double saves lives. so true. >> true talk. >> true talk. at least one robot won't be coming for your job. it's just been fired. we're going to explain in the mix. but first the shocking new numbers about the flu and one family's message to parents everywhere. you are watching "world news now." everywhere. you are watching "world news now."

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whoops. this was the scene after a tesla model s slammed into a fire engine. firefighters say the car was going some 65 miles an hour at the time. the driver said he had the car on auto pilot and he wasn't paying that much attention. there were no injuries at the time. >> blame the auto pilot. we are turning to new numbers out this morning about the flu outbreak. >> in texas, alone, more than 1,000 people died from the flu

or complications from it, like pneumonia. that's about as many such deaths as the three prior months combined, in texas. >> and in north carolina the parents of a 6-year-old who died have a message to all parents about getting their kids vaccinated. >> reporter: the parents of 6-year-old emily grace who died from the flu are hoping their story will help other families. >> how could that happen? one day she's fine and then she's gone. >> reporter: they say emily grace got sick last tuesday. by thursday taken to an urgent care in north carolina where she tested positive for the flu and was prescribed tamiflu. on friday, she was having trouble breathing. they called 911, an emt telling them her breathing was typical for the flu and her temperature had gone down. mom and dad decided to monitor her from home. >> asked if we could take her

or, you know, there's a medical personnel. i trust what they know and they said she's fine. >> reporter: but then several hours later. >> she was breathing heavier than she was and all the sudden she raised up and went back down and i noticed that my emily -- emily, and i noticed she wasn't breathing. >> reporter: 30 children have died from the flu so far this season. doctors advising parents to take their child to the e.r. at any sign of breathing difficulty. what's happening to them between the time they get diagnosed and they die? >> what we're finding is there is such a thing as immune over load. where their immune system goes into overdrive and, unfortunately, the cells actually start attacking the healthy cells. abc news, new york. >> our thanks to lindsey. a homeless man in san francisco is being praised for

coming to a woman's rescue. >> he washes windows at a gas station for spare change. one day last week, when he glanced inside the store, he saw a man who had pinned the clerk to the floor. green and two other men pried the man off her before he ran off, but he does not consider himself a hero. >> naturally you got to help each other when you see stuff like that, right? >> the suspect was later found and arrested. >> he lives in a tent near the gas station. you imagine a lot of people would be trying to support him as a result of all of this. coming up in our next half hour, tammy duckworth making history, doing something no other sitting senator has ever done. but first we're taking a closer look at "get out." nominated for four oscars. that's next on "world news now." that's next on "world news now." when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck.., that's when you know, it's half-washed,

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so "get out" was the big surprise, earning some four academy award nominations including best picture. >> big nomination. and it was a sleeper at the box office, but it earned a critical acclaim and now the writer and

director, jordan peele finds himself ready to make oscar history. he spoke with abc's nick walsh. >> "get out" is the little horror movie that could, sweeping up four academy award nominations. best original screen play, best actor, best director and the biggy, best picture. low budget horror flicks just aren't supposed to do that. but, "get out" is more than it might seem. it's a timely profound picture about race and the oscars aren't quite so white anymore. writer/director, jordan peele tweeting, right now, i'm just thinking about everyone who bought a ticket and told everyone they should. you did this, thank you. >> something lurking on the surface and we weren't talk about it. >> you got your toothbrush? >> reporter: here's the basic premise. >> do they know i'm black? >> should they? >> rose, a rich white girl

taking black boyfriend, chris home for the first time. >> there wasn't a time in the past where i met a white girlfriend's parents and i was nervous. where there's fear, there's a horror movie. that's the state you want a protagonist of a horror movie to be in. >> so is it true? is it better? >> wow. >> is your deepest fear the ax-murderer or the casual racist? >> i mean, look, it's a little bit of both. >> you ever play golf? >> once, a few years ago. i wasn't very good. >> i do know tiger. >> oh, that's great. >> super. >> i know tiger woods. >> has that kind of stuff happened to you? does that still happen to you? >> that's every day being black in this country and i think they're trying to say something good. but inherent in that is a disregard for the humanity of the person. you are automatically seeing color first. it doesn't enrage me but what it represents does.

>> reporter: i did think have i ever done anything like that? >> of course, as you should. and you have and i have. my view on race is not that white people are bad. everyone is genetically predisposed to categorize. the way we're meant to deal with that is to be woke, to be able to acknowledge that in ourselves, no matter who you are or where you're from, when you step in that theater you're seeing that world through chris' eyes. >> are you jordan peele horror movie director? that's it? that's who you are now? >> yes, say it again. i love it. yes, i'm complicated. >> reporter: a golden statue march 4th would make him simply, jordan peele, oscar winner, director. >> are you finally going to go see it? >> yes, i know. i cannot believe i still have not seen "get out" yet. everyone says you must see it,

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the energy of these women, at least two to four of them every single week. i will note, though, under contract, when he was barney, he could not practice tantric exercises. but now he has free reign for all the tantra that he wants. do you think the costume of borney -- barney, is ever involved? i'm so sorry, can we move on? so sorry i brought it up. >> i swear i'm just doing it for the art. >> extra cushion. okay. [ laughter] >> we have to move on. >> where is your mind? >> it can get really hot inside the costume, up to 110 degrees. we have to move on.

>> you've ruined barney for me. so move on. >> throw a life preserver in there. elon musk will not be signing up this robot in scotland, at a supermarket. this is a little robot named fabio. >> where is the good body -- >> exactly. it was supposed to tell people at the supermarket how to find different things in the supermarket, but they realized he wasn't helpful at all. he wasn't doing a good job. he was actually telling people the wrong stuff, the wrong places and cursing, so it ended up, he got fired. >> bu-bye, robot, you're fired. a new study is going to make you say shut the front door because cursing is good for you. it makes people healthier, happier and more honest. they tend to have higher levels of integrity and can withstand pain better. >> yeah. [ bleep] [ bleep]

this morning on "world news now," major developments in the russia probe. is the president next to be questioned? plus new reporting on the face off between the president and the fbi director, the president asking who he voted for. and the terrifying moments inside a kentucky high school. at least two students are dead after police say a student opened fire. new developments in the investigation. and new this half hour, first in the senate. >> senator tammy duckworth is the first asian american senator elected to illinois and the first disabled woman elected to congress and now making news again. >> you don't know me that well. you done know me at all. and crissy mccostco curry producer. >> on behalf of the academy, tiffany haddish gives an oscar worthy performance at the

nominations by butchering some of the names but where she lacked in pronunciation she made up for in style. the kensy -- i mean it skinny is ahead on this wednesday, january 24th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> there were a lot of names for her to get through. >> i appreciate she committed. >> she committed -- >> she committed to enunciation. >> when i first got in this business, even if you don't know how to say a word, say it with conviction. >> people will think that's how you say the word. >> then it will be their fault for hearing it wrong. >> the rest of the half hour, enjoy. >> yes, exactly. we do begin this half hour with it latest on the russia investigation, reaching into president trump's cabinet for the first time. >> the justice department confirmed attorney general jeff sessions was questioned last week by special counsel robert mueller's team. he was asked about contacts with the russians. president trump insists he has

nothing to worry about. gloria riviera is in d.c. >> reporter: attorney general, jeff sessions is the highest ranking trump official to be questioned in the russia probe. confirming special counsel robert mueller's team interviewed him for hours last week. president trump saying, he's not worried. >> i am not at all concerned. >> i have recused myself. >> reporter: sessions notably recused himself last march. digging into anyone colluded with russia to influence the election. sessions, potentially a key witness, given his involvement in donald trump's presidential campaign, as well as comey's firing by trump. one of the reasons given was the alleged mishandling of the case over hillary clinton's private e-mails. republicans, including the president continued to hammer the fbi for alleged political bias. sources telling abc news, sessions is pushing comey's replacement to remove his own deputy.

trump threatening to resign if mccabe is removed. >> he did not even a little bit. nope. >> reporter: according to "the new york times," robert mueller's team also interviewed former fbi director, james comey, last year. that interview, reportedly, focusing on those memos comey took, detailing his interactions he took and the request that he drop the investigation into former national security adviser, michael flynn. >> and we get the sense the investigation is ongoing and moving ahead. sources say mueller is looking to question the president, himself, about possible efforts to obstruct justice. >> abc news has learned the special counsel's office wants details on two high profile departures. the president has wavered on whether he will agree to sit down with mueller. but he insists he's done nothing wrong. jonathan carl as more. >> reporter: two of the issues

mueller wants to focus on are the firing of james comey and the firing of michael flynn. there is no guarantee this interview will happen, in fact, i think this could become a big fight. i have spoken to people very close to the president who say he should do everything he -- everything possible to stop this interview from happening. that it could be disaster even though he told me in june he would be 100% willing to do it. >> jonathan carl there at the white house. and "the washington post" is reporting the president had summoned then acting fbi director after firing comey and sources say the president asked mccabe who he voted for in the election. mccabe reportedly said he did not vote. and now to kentucky where a small community is in shock following a deadly school shooting. >> it happened in the common area where students were set to hold their homecoming dance on friday night. prayers were offered for the teens who were killed and wounded. this is overnight at local church. you see the scenes there.

steve osunsami, near paducah. >> reporter: two children have been killed and more than a dozen have been wounded in a shooting that took place in this high school south of paducah, kentucky. the gunfire started before 8:00 a.m. classes. police tell us a 15-year-old, who they've arrested, walked into a common area outside a library and started shooting. students sitting in that common area, some of them eating breakfast, then started running for their lives, running to businesses across the street and next door, trying to duck the bullets and the gunfire. police arrived quickly on the scene, arrested the 15-year-old without incident, they tell us. we're told by students he was in the band. lots of students are able to identify this young man but he's a juvenile, so there's not much else we can say. police have talked to his parents, they've been to his home. but this investigation continues. steve osunsami, abc news,

benton, kentucky. >> and counselors will be on hand a little bit later on today. prosecutors in florida will seek the death penalty against a suspected tampa serial killer. he's charged with four murders. authorities say he's the man seen here in that area, grainy surveillance video and they've said ballistic tests on a gun found in the suspect's bag show it was used in those shootings. the children found shackled inside the california home will be split up between two foster homes. prosecutors are said to be seeking a judge's order barring david and louise turpin from contacting their 13 kids. the couple has pleaded not guilty to all charges. those charges ranging from torture to abuse and false imprisonment. turning overseas to a deadly attack in libya. back-to-back car bombs exploded outside a mosque in benghazi last night, killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens of

others. officials say they were timed to inflict mass casualties among first responders. the second blast went off just as medics gathered to evacuate the wounded. officials say multiple americans were among those killed or wounded. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack that left 22 people dead. investigators also say a vehicle full of explosives was diffused near the hotel after the 13-hour siege ended. and in paris they had closed streets, canceled river cruises and closed train stations as heavy rainfall pushes the river past its banks. forecasters expect the waters to continue to rise in the coming days. okay the illinois senator, tammy duckworth. she's made history before but now she really is about to make history this spring. >> she is about the become the first sitting senator to give birth. take a look at this. she's among nine lawmakers in

the history of the house to have a baby in office. her first child was born in 2014. the senator lost both legs in an attack while deployed in iraq. she'll be 50 when her baby is born this year. and this is the 24th annual national compliment day. so we say congratulations to tammy duckworth. >> oh, tammy duckworth, you're an amazing human being. >> there you go. it is a day to say something nice to your friends, family, co-workers. >> co-workers, thank you. >> you're the best person to occupy this chair all day long. >> i'll take it. i'm not desperate. a study found compliments lead to success because they help you perform better. kendis, you're amazing at being nautical. you're such a captain, your fashion sense. you're so inclusive and you really know how to rock a holiday onesie. look at your equestrian sense

and your ability to bond with animals. >> so i'm narcissistic and auditioning for broke back mountain 2. >> here is another one. coming up, breaking down the best of hollywood. >> maggie, you have great taste. >> maggie, you have a road to the oscars is set with a bunch of newcomers on the scene and a question has anybody seen any of these movies yet? >> spoiler alert, not me. another burning question, will insync join justin timberlake for the super bowl? a former band mate might have let the cat out of the bag. you are watching "world news now."

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mm-hm, with change to spare. (laughing) (colonial penn jingle) a live look there. in a few weeks that stretch of hollywood boulevard you're seeing will be transformed into oscar red carpet. >> we're already getting excited. the nominees for the 90th academy awards. kendis is excited about one of them. and we're seeing a lot of fresh faces and women bringing more diversities at the big show.

>> you will nominate boo. >> reporter: the shape of water, is leading with 13 nominations, including a best picture nod alongside "lady byrd" and "get out." "get out" director's jordan peele tweeting this after the announcement. you know when you are on the phone trying to disguise the sound of an ugly cry, i filmed that. the film star nominated for lead actor with another fresh face, timothy, in "call me by your name". incredible performances by women this year shaping up for another top lead category. francis mcdormand, sally hawkins and meryl streep. for supporting actress. >> mary j. blige. >> reporter: the nine-time grammy winner joined by laurie metcalf and allison janny.

>> i could not be more excited. >> reporter: supporting actor could be a sure shot for sam rockwell, who has already won the sag and golden globe award in this category. he's up against christopher plummer, willem dafoe. here st is one oscar first. kendis and maggie. our thanks. i think that "boo halloween" sequel was robbed. when we come back who's going to have to eat brussel sprouts because he was nominated for an oscar? >> the skinny is next. skinny is next. oscar? >> the skinny is next. he was nominated for an oscar?

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all the nominees were deserving, but i think they missed on best category, best picture. to me, this was the best picture of 2017.

♪ skinny so skinny well, kimmel will be back to make us laugh again. but before we get to more of the reaction from the oscar nominees, we have the star of the nominations, tiffany haddish. >> she presented and she posed alongside andy circus and slayed on the earliest morning of the year. she butchered a whole lot of names. there are people that got nominated that didn't even know they made movies. here's a look. >> you want to do the big one for the best picture? >> we should both do it. what could possibly go wrong. >> you don't know me that well, you don't know me at all. "knife skills." "traffic stop." all these titles make a woman from an urban area very uncomfortable. i'm just saying. >> i'm totally up with you.

>> three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. ebbing. i said it. steven spielberg and christy mccostco curry producers. >> abicus, small enough for jail. >> daniel cool-yea. kaluuya. you know it. he know his name in "get out." the disaster artist. scott new standards and michael h. wilbur. weber. >> yeah. >> daniel kaluuya. >> she can do no wrong. that was amazing. check out the reaction from the screen writer, michael webber or

wilbur, close enough. he goes tiffany haddish can mispronounce my name anyway she wants. >> as long as she names it. there were other interesting reactions. chrissy teigen put john said i can't talk blank about any nominated movies so i will simply say, "get out" and i, tonya" should win everything. also, one of the highly nominated movies sucks. oh, are we talking about "the shape of water"? because i might agree with her. it's a love story with a sea monster. >> yeah. >> so, it's ripped from the headline. >> there has to be something to it. >> yeah. >> she doesn't fall in love with a sea monster. >> when you should have swiped left. "the shape of water." >> it probably would be a good movie. >> here's something you probably didn't know.

kobe bryant is now an oscar nominee for best animated short, adding to the list of things he can do and he is the tallest nominee in a tough category. a lot of firsts in the oscars. >> someone who might not be happy about his oscar nom, the director edger wright said he would get a nod and if he was right, he'd have to eat brussel sprouts. he is a man of his word and said even though he hates brussel sprz sprouts, he would be enjoying them for the very first time. of course the oscars will be here on abc, march 4th. we are going to get all gussied up. take a shower. next, the super bowl halftime show. justin timberlake is starring in the halftime show. the big question everyone wants to know, will there be an insnyc reunion?

>> will he invite them for one of the biggest audiences they'll ever see? tmz caught up with joey, who gave up the goods. joey, say you what? >> is there any chance -- >> i'm here right now. if i was doing something, i'd be in rehearsals right now. so there's your proof. >> okay. >> nothing. >> no, no, no. i believe that it's going to happen. my inner 13-year-old is so excited for this reunion. don't take it away from me. >> so he says he doubts jackson jackson will perform alongside timberlake. justin got off easy for the whole nickel game. >> i was a reunion and redemption. >> we finally found a popularity list beyonce is not on. it's pretty shocking. queen b did not make the cut when it came to the top baby names. >> who dade make the cut? zane malic with 200 babes named after him. and in first, mariah carey.

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♪ time ♪ time is on ♪ time is on my side ♪ yes, it is ♪ time is on my side time is on big mama's side. you know, it's not often a person gets to reach a century mark and do it in style. that's what big mama did. >> this woman we're talking about is 101 years young and sharing the secrets to staying that way. we have the story. >> reporter: you must be big mama? >> i am big mama. >> reporter: it is a pleasure to meet you.

bertha is one tough woman with a birthday wish for all. >> i'd like to tell them to get along and love each other. >> reporter: great advice from a woman who has seen it all. >> i thank god for it. that's all i can do, just thank god for being here. >> reporter: born in 1917, big mama, as she is called, lived through two world wars, the depression, a host of conflicts and more than a century of fountain of youth fads. what's her secret? >> don't take all that old med medicine. i don't take medicine. i've never taken a bottle of medicine in my life. >> reporter: she doesn't drink or smoke, but fills herself with plenty of water. do you eat anything special? >> no, i eat anything i want. >> reporter: another secret? she reads daily, the bible, and prays to god. >> that's the only person who's

helped me be the woman i am today, that's the lord. >> reporter: it's tough to keep up with this woman. you go right away. and after a quick drive, i had to point out the obvious, you have a pretty heavy foot, i noticed. you were going pretty fast. >> that's what my children tell me. >> reporter: that's what your children tell you? big mama has one child, eight grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and great, great, great chand children. at 101 it's certainly worth a picture. >> this is called a selfie, big mama. >> it is. taking a selfie. >> yeah, she drives. very fast. by the way when she was born woodrow wilson was president and thomas marshal was our vice president. >> the average home cost $800, stamps 2 cents. >> not bad. what's a sta

making news in america this morning, another high school in america turned into a scene of carnage. >> it was like bang, bang, bang and nobody knew what to do. >> two 15-year-olds shot dead days before the school's homecoming dance. new details on the victims, the chaos and the staggering number of school shootings so far this new year. major development in the russia investigation. special counsel robert mueller looking to question president trump. what he wants to ask and the new questions about what the president asked the acting director of the fbi while they were in the oval office. volcanoes erupting and a major earthquake and tsunami warning along the so-called ring of fire in the pacific this week. should we be worried? scientists weigh in. plus, the major city that's