good morning i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson with some of the top stories we're following on this monday morning on "world news now." president trump is releasing his new budget today and expected to fall short of a goal to eliminate the deficit. the proposal includes $200 billion in federal funds at the core of a sweeping infrastructure plan. a sightseeing helicopter crashed in the grand canyon. rescuers had trouble reaching the site because of rough terrain and high winds. harvey weinstein is the target of a new civil rights lawsuit. it blocks the sale of weinstein's company. it accuses weinstein of harassing female employees and forcing them to facilitate his

sexual encounters. the obamas are about to have a permanent address in washington d.c. the former first couple will be on hand in a few hours as their official portraits are unveiled at the smithsonian. those are some of the stories on this monday, february 12th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and we say good morning, on this monday. we're going to start this half hour with president trump poised to send his 2019 budget to congress today but the tax cuts have already rendered it outdated. >> calling for an extra $300 billion in spending and adds billions more for the opioid crisis and border security. it's expected to fall short of the long-term goal of eliminating the deficit. >> it includes $2 billion designed to repair the nation's

crumbling infrastructure. a whole lot of big numbers at the core of this but they're saying it's dead on arrival but they're putting a big push into all of this today. >> interesting timing for it all. meantime the president is under fire for referring to domestic violence claims against an aide after mere allegations and calling for due process. >> those comments after two ex-wives of rob porter accuse of spousal abuse. they said it's a tough time for him but made no mention of his accusers. she said the tweet implied she's a liar. but senior white house aides are defending the president's comments and the way the allegations were handled. >> rob porter's gone from one of the top aides to donald trump, our president, to no longer working there. i think the president, like the rest of us were shocked and disturbed by the allegations.

but looking at pictures, police reports, detailed allegations by these women and yes, we are a nation of laws, we are a nation of due process and all sides should be heard out. >> kellyanne conway insists the president still has confidence in his chief of staff, john kelly and has no plans of replacing him. kelly is accused of knowing about the allegations against porter for several months and doing nothing about them. >> meanwhile, conway also spoke about the memo on the russia investigation. the president is still inclined to release it. democrats on the house intelligence committee are willing to black out any part of the dock md considered necessary to protect sources and methods. it's a rebuttal for the memo that accuses the fbi of abuses. the president approved the release of the gop memo against the advice of the fbi. this week, a columbus, ohio suburb prepares for the sad task

of saying good-bye to two fallen police officers. the vigil was held for them. both were shot responding to a 911 hang up call in wester vill. they have now released that call. here's zachary kiesh. >> reporter: police ambush, two officers killed in the line of duty. >> what's your emergency? >> police officers. >> what's wrong? >> he shot the police officers. >> reporter: the first call from the suspect's wife, fearing for her and her daughter's life. >> i'm hiding in the bushes but my daughter's in the house. she's 1 years old. please. >> reporter: officers are on the scene, immediately met with gun fire. >> we have two officers down, critical. >> reporter: the suspect, a convicted felon. just three months ago his wife told authorities he threatened to kill her and her daughter. he always carried a gun. >> as you can imagine, i was

quite emotional. but we will get through it. >> reporter: community still reeling and emotions boiling over as people try to capitalize off the tragedy with phony donation websites. there's a special place in hell for those people and my wish is that it becomes very soon. >> reporter: as for the suspect, he's still in the hospital. his condition is not being released at this time. >> our thanks to zachary for that. it took a staggering more than eight hours before the victims of a tour crash could be recovered. they had to hike to the west rim. the weather and terrain were too rough for vehicles. three of the six tourists on board were killed. are sightseeing flights over the grand canyon are suspended right now. they say airspace is just too crowded.

federal agencies are investigating the cause of that crash. investigators in russia recovered one of the black boxes from an airliner that crashed near moscow. you can see the video of it. all 71 people on board died just minutes after take off from the country's second busiest airport. there was no emergency call from the aircraft. the search for debris is expected to take yet another day. it's scattered over a wide area. heavy snow is making access to it very difficult. it's been more than a year since a commercial airliner crashed anywhere in the world. an explosion and fire at a power station has thrown much of the northern part of the island into darkness. parts of san juan and other areas were without power. authorities said they should have the lights back on wan day. the explosion took place on the same day the main utility claimed 75% of the island was

restored 145 days after hurricane maria. 500 people were moved out of businesses in the diamond bar. the semi was carrying about 1,000 gallons of hydrogen. congress is taking a new step to fight the deadly flu epidemic. the bill would mandate research aimed at creating a more effective flu vaccine. there are other efforts aimed at fighting the virus already under way. we'll get the details. >> reporter: packed hospitals and waiting rooms. the number of flu cases swelling. now an experimental new drug giving people some hope. a japanese drug maker says it's developed a pill that can kill the virus within a day. even if it lives up to the claim, it still has to go through the fda approval process and wouldn't be available in the u.s. until next year at the earliest.

>> it doesn't bother me, as long as i don't see it go in. >> reporter: the severity of this year's flu strain renewing the call to get the vaccine. >> a history of diabetes, lung disease, cancer, some other immune suppressing illness. they are going to be more fragile. >> reporter: 33-year-old joey smith from dallas says, he wasn't high risk and got his flu shot. he feels lucky to be alive. >> from the flu and sepsis and pneumonia. >> reporter: health officials warning the flu puts you at risk for other illnesses. >> that sets the body up to a secondary bacterial pneumonia. it can be very fast acting and very severe. >> reporter: part of the problem is doctors tell us you are contagious before you show symptoms of the flu. that's why it's important as soon as you feel sick to stay home. >> and it's costing more to fill up your tank. gas prices are up an average of

seven cents a gallon. the survey blamed the higher crude prices. $2.65 a gallon, 45 cents more than a year ago. the people behind the new peter rabbit movie are being criticized. sony pictures and the production team say food allergies are a serious issue and they should not have treated it as a joke. there's been a call online for a boycott of the movie. still "peter rabbit" took second place for the movie. >> a lot of reaction online to this one. apparently, there's a line in the film where they talk about his allergy. i don't know if it's black berries or blueberries and so parents with children who have allergies did not take lightly to that. >> you have a rabbit, do they have allergies? >> frank did not approve of

peter rabbit's behavior. in fairness peter does apologize at some point in the film. i don't know if it makes it all okay. >> it does, it does. and an arkansas woman has beaten mother nature by giving birth after entering men and that woman is the grandmother. she and husband had, cody, needed a surrogate to have kids, so patty offered to help. >> and patty took hormone shots to counter the effects of menopause. her grandson is said to be doing well. we're seeing the first pictures there of cross. >> what a gift. a lot of people complain about their mother-in-laws. i don't think she'll have any complaints. >> no, she's not able to. a miami teacher is fired after she married another woman.

parents call for the beloved teacher to be reinstated. the miami archdiocese says she broke a contract. and up in the sky is it a bird? is it a plane? how about over 1,000 drones lighting up the sky at the winter games. we'll show you how they did it. you are watching "world news now."

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a couple of lightning strikes left smoke coming from the top of australia's tallest building. check that out. it stands a little over 1,000 feet high and was hit by a number of lightning bolts during this bad storm. the storm also knocked out power to more than 10,000 homes. quite a scene there. parents at a miami catholic school are demanding answers after learning that a popular first grade teacher was fired without explanation. >> this just days after they found out the teacher married another woman. >> reporter: it was a dream wedding. marrying her same-sex partner last weekend on the sands of the florida keys. but, after this video and photos were posted on social media, she found herself out of a job,

fires where she taught for nearly seven years. the firing leaving some parents outraged. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: parents first learning of the decision and describing it as a necessary decision. the diocese saying she broke the contract she signed when she began teaching at the school. according to the contract all employees, including school teachers are considered representatives and any conduct inconsistent with that can draw disciplinary action. up to termination. abc news learning four other teachers were disciplined for attending the wedding. this, despite pope francis saying gay people should not be discriminated against, and should be respected. she writes i married the love of my life and was terminated as a result and therefore i'm not the right kind of catholic for the job. the teacher hired an attorney

and the school is looking for a relacement. >> and miami dade does have an ordinance preventing that but makes an exception for religious institutions. >> and the state's discrimination law doesn't cover sexual orientation, so she's going to have an up hill battle with the courts. coming up, the record setting drones creating a stunning opening ceremony moment. and you'll be seeing a lot more of them during the winter games. you're watching "world news now." fast like stop staring atcaps help youthe clock fast,st, like stop worrying about your boss fast, like wow, you're already asleep fast.

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taking a looking at the medal count.

norway is in the lead overall with eight total medals. only one is gold. canada is in second place with six. netherlands in third with five. >> but three of germany's four are gold. team u.s.a. has four medals after winning its second snowboarding gold medal last night. >> go team u.s.a. >> yeah! >> but those norwegians. you know, former president george h.w. bush used to always talk about a thousand tones of light. now we know what he was finally talking about. >> for those of you who caught the incredible drone show you know exactly what we're talking about. it captured spectators and a captured a world record. here is matt gutman with more. >> reporter: the drone show broadcast during the opening ceremony didn't just dazzle, it smashed a world record. 1218 drones set off by intel creating the largest ever swarm of synchronized drones.

the largest number of drones previous to that, just over 500. creating three-dimensional figures, a snowboarder coasting over the sky, eight doves fluttering in the stars and, of course, the olympic rings. so, what's that in your hand? >> this is a drone that flew at the opening ceremony. 1200 flew to create the snow border and the olympic ring. this waigs 330 grams, about the weight of a volleyball. we wanted to make it plastic and foam. we wanted to make it lightweight. >> reporter: a smaller number of drones will fly here every night during the medal ceremonies. >> this is something that's completely different from what you have ever seen before. it's a new form of story telling. it's where it's sort of like digital fireworks. >> reporter: the drones rely on

sophisticated software that controls the drones. it's beautiful, but not easy. >> there has been a lot of challenges. you can never predict weather. >> reporter: the drones can only fly in certain areas under certain conditions. what the olympic committee described as lodgist kalish shoes caused the cancellation of the live drone show during the opening ceremonies. last year's super bowl halftime show painting that giant american flag behind lady gaga and for the premier of wonder woman. >> you literally have point of light, multiple points of light you can control in the sky and it can create such a beautiful experience. that's what we want to create across the world. >> love the reaction of the spectators. >> indeed. no, they were looking at that interesting torch lighting ceremony. there's a lot of people online. >> there was a lot going on there. >> yeah, there was. yeah.

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extraordinarily reckless. >> this week the white house has a newfound admiration for the fbi. and what we're seeing is the problem when you have someone who lacks character in the oval office. it infects the whole. >> a new concern about the flu striking the same person twice. >> a few weeks back it was maybe 25 to 30 patients a day. i think now it's more 40-50 patients. >> gloria copeline has very unconventional theories on how to avoid the flu. >> inoculate yourself with the word of god. >> really? i had no idea jesus worked at cvs. >> watch as officers storm the car and grab the suspect, dragging him out before the flames explode inside the car. all the passengers were cleared out before police arrived and no one was hurt. a u.s. struck gold for the first time in pyeongchang, giving the u.s. the first and

only gold medal. >> tonight was the opening ceremony. it was a lot of fun until trump stood there pointing out which countries with s-holes. s-hole, s-hole, nice, never heard of that country. hole. >> never know when you have the urge for a frozen treat. when it's going to hit you. a woman riding her horse the way wendy's drive-thru to get a frosty. the clerk behind the counter was maybe a little surprised. >> what did the horse have? >> horse and a burger. >> one way to go through drive-thru. >> the famous laugh is back there on the weekends. by the way happy birthday to abraham lincoln today. you know who else celebrated the birthday? mama macedo. happy belated birthday, mom. birthday? mama macedo.

this morning on "world news now, new york's attorney general takes on harvey weinstein and company. >> a producer of repeatedly sexually harassing an employee at his company. what impact this might have on the half billion dollar sale of that company. a fallout after president trump's sympathy of domestic abuse. hear the response from his ex-wife. an international child abduction case heads to court today. a young, american boy caught in the middle, taken to brazil by his grandparents. his father in texas, fighting to get him returned to the u.s. if you have a case of the mondays, here is a way to dive into the week. how about crowd surfing on the street? we'll see if it becomes the newest olympic sport on this monday, february 12th.

announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i have to say, i would totally do it. >> i would totally do it. i don't know if they were sober as they did it, but it looks like a lot of fun. doesn't it? >> i love it. creativity at its best. >> we'll get to that later on. we are going to start with disgraced hollywood mogul, harvey weinstein facing several new legal battles. the one we want to mention here, in new york state, the attorney general filed a civil rights lawsuit against weinstein and his brother, days before the half billion dollar sale of their company. >> the suit claims weinstein persistently sexually harassed women employees and the weinstein company failed to protect workers from harassment intimidation and discrimination. >> weinstein's attorney responded to the lawsuit saying weinstein's behavior was not without fault, but it was not

criminal. weinstein will investigate discrimination in reforming the movie industry, but continues with this, if the purpose is, however, to scapegoat mr. weinstein, he will defend himself. >> we turn now to the white house, facing more fallout in response to domestic abuse allegations to top aide of president trump. the president expressed sympathy for his former staffer, rob porter. now porter's ex-wife is firing back. david wright has the details. >> reporter: president trump on the defensive for lavishing praise for rob porter, even after both porter's ex-wives accused him of abuse. >> he says he's innocent. i think you have to remember that. >> he came and grabbed me by the shoulders here and pulled me out of the shower in a rage. >> reporter: one of porter's ex's, jennie willoughby says i

was floored. my friend turned to me and says the president of the united states called you a liar. she expressed outrage over the president's saturday tweet, railing against false accusations and demanding due process for men accused of sexual misconduct. senator gillibrand reminded her constituents more than a dozen women accused trump, claiming, if he wants due process, let's have congressional hearings tomorrow. >> those accusers have had their day on your network and elsewhere for a long time. >> they have no witnesses. there's nobody around. it's a total set up. >> reporter: trump denies he groped any of his accusers. >> believe me, she would not be my first choice, that, i can tell you. >> reporter: when it comes to friends and allies, he gives them the benefit of the doubt. roger ales -- >> i can tell you, some of the

women complaining, i know how much he's helped them. >> reporter: to roy moore. >> he says it didn't happen. >> reporter: trump isn't the only one facing questions. chief of staff, john kelly, who allowed porter to keep his job, even after he learned of allegations of domestic abuse. white house officials insisted porter misled the president and kelly. >> it became obvious when the photographs came out, he was not being honest with the president. >> reporter: these photos from one of porter's ex-wives, sealed his fate. porter denies the abuse allegations and insists the photos are not what they seem. this week, the white house hopes to turn attention to the president's infrastructure plans, specifically, the plan to spur $1.5 trillion in investment in america's crumbling infrastructure. this is the third time they have tried. each time, it gets derailed and there's every indication that could happen again this week. david wright, abc news, the

white house. >> david, thank you. the trump administration has a plan to turn the international space station over to the private sector. it involves cutting off the funding in seven years. at that point, it would be operated through commercial operations through nasa. we should learn more when the budget is released today. it's expected to face stiff opposition in congress. the u.s. spent nearly $100 billion to build and operate the space station. speaking of congress, a new immigration plan is being unveiled by a group of conservative republican senators providing a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million immigrants called dreamers in line with president trump's immigration plan. the bill sets up $25 billion border trust fund for what's called tactical infrastructure and makes no mention of the border wall. it does provide for more border patrol personnel.

vice president, mike pence, says the united states is willing to hold talks with north korea. on the way home from the winter games in south korea, pence was quoted as saying, if you want to talk, we'll talk. he tells "the washington post," the u.s. will continue to impose sanctions on north korea until it takes clear steps toward getting rid of nuclear weapons. he describes the policy as maximum pressure and engagement at the same time. president trump suggested speaking with north korea would be a waste of time. investigators are combing the snow-covered fields near moscow for clues after the crash of a passenger jet. it had just taken off from an airport when it went down. all 71 passengers and crew were killed. officials are not mentioning the possibility of testify richl. eyewitnesses say the jet was on fire as it fell from the sky. the pilots, described as experienced reported no emergency before the crash. three british tourists are

dead, three others and a pilot in critical condition after a helicopter crashed in the grand canyon. all six sight seers were in their 20s and 30s. rescue efforts were hampered by rough terrain and strong winds. they had to hike to the crash sight. there, they found the wreckage. >> tail broke in half. it hit the bottom. biggest explosion you ever heard and flames like never seen before. >> after the first explosion, which was very loud, there were at least five more explosions that went off. >> the survivors couldn't be air lifted from the scene for eight hours. some of them were burned. other air tours over the grand canyon have been suspended. in a few hours, residents of westerville, ohio, near columbus, will pay tribute to two police officers killed in the line of duty. a vigil honored the officers. this morning, their bodies are being moved by police escort to

separate funeral homes. residents are expected, once again, to line the route. they responded to a 911 call. the officers were killed over the weekend, responding to hang up 911 call. smith is charged with two counts of murder. police visited this home at least three times in the past on domestic calls. no arrests were ever made. in new york city, an investigation is underway after this vicious attack on a corrections officer on reicher's island. surveillance cameras capturing the violence right there. the officer suffered a fractured spine and knocked unconscious by four gang members. he is now in intensive care. the suspects are all under 21. they are set to be arraigned today. takata reached a settlement with those injured by defective air bags. they were known to explode and spew shap nell, blamed for at least 16 deaths and 180 injuries. it led to the largest automotive recall in u.s. history. it establishes a trust for victims and clears the way for

takata to enter bankruptcy. to missouri now. an interesting piece of legislation that is making its way through the legislature there. >> the measure would create an official day to honor sliced bread. the bill is designed to promote tourism in the city of chili coffee where the first piece of bread was sold in 1928. >> if it passes, the day to celebrate white, rye, wheat and everything else would be july 7th. >> the final vote in the missouri house could come next week. >> these are important things. >> then it goes to the senate. >> then it's a national thing and we'll celebrate sliced bread here. we'll eat some of it. who doesn't love bread? >> do these lawmakers not have more important things to worry about? >> is there nothing else to worry about in missouri? >> awesome. good for missouri. coming up, the headlines from the olympics.

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watch this. so this is outside beijing in china. a truck filled with liquefied natural gas burst into flames. investigators say gas leaked from the truck and was ignited by passing cars, sending that fire ball straight down the highway. two people in the truck were burned but no one in the other vehicles was hurt. >> that is remarkable. >> wow. and as she backs up, you can see on the highway. >> the size of that fire ball, that explosion. wow. all right.

over to florida where the grandparents at the center of an international custody battle are expected in court today. they were arrested by the fbi after traveling from brazil to miami. >> so the boy's american father accuses them of kidnapping him. now he's speaking out to abc. >> so my son is one of the happiest little boys you could ever meet. >> reporter: a glimmer of hope for this texas father in the midst of a custody battle over his 8-year-old son. just imagine your child who is in your house, who you love, waking up one day and they're not there anymore. >> reporter: nico's grandparents arrested in miami, trying to enter the country. according to a criminal complaint, the grandparents, along with their daughter, conspired to kidnap nico to their native brazil. his father claims he agreed to let his ex-wire travel to brazil with his son for a wedding.

they never returned. now the only way he's allowed to see nico is when he travels to brazil for supervised visits. >> i have been to brazil 20 times. she decides when i get to see him and how often i get to see him. >> reporter: the five-year saga striking a cord with david goldman, whose battle finally ended when the courts ruled sean should return to the u.s. >> i understand what it's like. i understand those lonely nights and the wondering and missing and the longing and not knowing how your son is on a day-to-day basis. >> reporter: christopher leans on david to get through. an attorney telling brazilian media, it's absurd that the u.s. should detain the parents of her client. international law gives brazil the jurisdiction to decide the future of the child. christopher says he's not giving up. >> that's the reason why i fight as hard as i do so he'll remember his dad. >> in this case, the child's

mother has been charged, but she's not in the u.s. she hasn't been detained. >> there's no reason and probably won't end upcoming to the u.s. to face those charges. this is going to go on for a little while. the child also has not returned to the u.s. obviously. coming up in our next half hour an exclusive interview with johnny manziel. the former football star opening up about his very public fall from grace from winning the heisman to his battle with addiction. how he's hoping to make a comeback. >> with the greatest nickname ever, johnny football. first, the latest from the winter games, including the young american snowboarder who grabbed the first gold medal for team usa. but he's got another challenge right around the corner. we'll tell you what that is next on "world news now." right around the corner. we'll tell you what that is next on "world news now." more than my country's pride they carry my community's pride my family's pride and pride in myself because shoulders were made for greatness not dandruff

oh, yes, time to take a look at how team usa is dominating in pyeongchang. >> we're on the board at least. >> we're on the board.

>> think positive. >> those vikings. >> let's think positive. >> we'll get them. and norway is on top with eight medals. team usa having two gold. >> it's the winter games and it's winter there all the time. >> that's true. that's true. >> cheating. >> it's like home field advantage except in south korea for them. you're looking at snowboarding right there and the first gold medal for team usa was in snowboarding. the second in snowboarding. this time jaime anderson nailing her first run. the rest of the field either crashed or just failed. >> and team usa earned the bronze in figure skating for a strong showing for the shibsibs. they beat out the italians but it was the canadians who came away with the gold. silver went to the olympic athletes from russia. not team russia. >> not team russia. the o.a.r. the russians. so in the meantime the women's

alpine ski event was the favorite and expected to compete has been postponed because of weather conditions. >> plus the first medal wins. let's go mat matt gutman at the games. >> reporter: team u.s.a. has a new golden boy, gerard in the slope style event to steal gold. when you landed that run, you knew you won. >> no, it just would have been a really big bummer to come here and not land a run, to land the run i wanted to is huge to me. >> reporter: gerard now the youngest american man to win a gold medal in 90 years. what do you do now? besides graduate high school, as you say. >> that's first. >> reporter: this american also maybing history. winning silver, the first medal ever for american men in the single luge. also center stage, a brutal cold snap, too cold, even for the

winter olympics. wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour. the spectators that might have been able to handle the cold alone, but that wind makes it nearly unbearable. fans and athletes going to extremes to stay warm in feels like temperatures that struggled to climb above zee owe. this american skier, even taping his face to fight the burning cold. the windchill here has struggled to climb above zero. the cold is so extreme that thermometer we use stopped working. cell phones are going on the fritz. the good news is the temperatures will climb to a balmy 20 degrees and later this week, into the 30s. that will finally be perfect winter olympic weather. matt gutman, pyeongchang, south korea. >> you can see by looking at his face how cold it is. >> he ran into people doing a marathon shirtless. so, what did matt do? he took his shirt off and ran

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time for your monday mix and you know what was mesmerizing over the weekend was watching the north korean cheer leading squad at the olympics. some 200 plus women who were there and their synchronized cheers. that one's kind of interesting. i assume that's one of the players and they have a mask of his face and there's this. they were all in sync. it is a little weird but mesmerizing for many watching the games. they were at the ice hockey thing. >> the weirdest part is who is that guy? do you think he snuck into the wrong seat and deeply regretting that but trying to pretend he knows what's going on with the clapping. >> he didn't get the lessons on how to clap. i hope he's still okay.

>> given the north korean regime, he may not be. >> yeah, exactly. oh, boy. hopefully nobody seeing you had it out of sync. over to scotland, shall we, toeden borough. >> i think it's called edenburgh >> as i was saying. rugby fans decided to celebrate in an unusual way in their royal mile saturday. they've made an impromptu crowd surfing line. the clip was shared on twitter. they said it's a rock the vote cheer. passers by jump on top and have a little crowd surf. >> and if you've ever been on the mile, which you have, i have, there's lot of bars on that mile. >> no surprise there. they put traffic cones around them to ensure no unsuspecting motorist would park where they wanted to sit. just to be clear no parking. back to the usa and an

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this morning on "world news now," the backlash on president trump after a top white house aide resigned and made accusations of domestic abuse. the president repeatedly expressing sympathy for him. the question is now about the chief of staff, will the president fire john kelly for mishandling the allegations? a new message for north korea. vice president mike pence says the u.s. is willing to talk but insists the country will continue to impose tough sanctions against kim's regime. and new this half hour, johnny football on his fall from grace. >> he was on top of the world until his battle with alcohol and depression became too much. we have an exclusive interview as he tries to make a comeback. and another quarterback seems to be getting some r & r,

after losing the super bowl, but is tom brady winning even when he's losing? the evidence in the skinny on this february 12th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> it's pretty good to be tom brady, i think. >> it is, even after losing the super bowl. >> even after losing a super bowl. he's only got five fingers on one hand. he's got five rings. >> exactly. >> let's start out this half hour with president trump facing backlash for defending a former aide accused of domestic violence, ignoring the accusers. >> the president tweeted that lives were being destroyed by mere allegations saying some are true and some are false, calling for due process. jennie willoughby the ex-wife of the former white house staff secretary blasted those comments saying the president implied that she's a liar. >> they're dismissing reports that the president is looking to

replace the chief of staff for mishandling the allegations. >> he has full confidence in john kelly and he's not actively searching for replacements. >> the president has confidence in communications director, hope hicks. hicks was involved in crafting the white house response to porter's resignation even though she and porter are dating. president trump is unveiling his long awaited infrastructure plan today calling for $1.5 trillion in investments to repair the nation's crumbling roads and bridges. the proposal centers around using $200 billion in federal funds to stimulate investments with state and local government and private partnerships, bearing the brunt of the financial burden. the $200 billion will be included in the president's budget request due out today. and nearly 2 million dreamers would be offered a path to citizenship under an immigration plan being introduced in congress today. it's sponsored by a group of

conservative republican senators. their position on the dreamers is similar to the one offered by president trump's plan. the new proposal calls for money for border security, but stops short of funding the president's wall. vice president mike pence has a message for north korea. quote, if you want to talk, we'll talk. he made those comments while flying home from the winter olympics. he told "the washington post," the u.s. will continue the sanctions until he ends the nuclear program. pence described the policy as maximum pressure and engagement at the same time. all sightseeing events have been canceled. three british tourists are dead, three others and a pilot severely injured. it was eight hours before the survivors could be brought out of the canyon. here is marcy gonzalez. >> reporter: witnesses say this woman seen here walking near the fiery wreckage of this helicopter in the grand canyon is among the four survivors. all hospitalized, in critical condition, after a gruelling,

eight-hour long rescue effort. first responders brought in by helicopter, then hiking along treacherous terrain, struggling to bring survivors to safety. pictured here, finally, air lifting one of the injured from the scene in the early morning darkness. >> our first responders were on the scene within the first 30 minutes and we attribute that quick response to what helped save lives. >> reporter: police say the eurocopter operated by papillon airways. when flying in what police say were extreme weather conditions with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. douglas watched as the helicopter came down. tails broke in half. it hit the bottom. biggest explosion you ever heard and flames like you never seen as well. >> reporter: the pilot making it out alive but three people were

killed. >> after the first explosion, which was very loud, there was at least five more explosions that went on. >> papion airways saying it flies on grand canyon and other tours. police say the company helped transport first responders to the scene of the crash. they send their sympathies to the families impacted and they're fully cooperating with the federal and local investigation. marcy gonzalez, abc news, arizona. an investigation is underway after a domestic airliner mysteriously crashed after taking off from a moscow airport. all had 71 on board were killed including three children. the search is expected to go on for another day as debris is scattered over a wide area and snow is making things difficult. many emergency workers had to leave their vehicles and walk to the scene or use snowmobiles. they did manage to recover the black box. so far no mention of terrorism. and new video released by israel's military shows israeli

air strikes against military sites in syria. prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it a severe blow to syrian and iranian forces. he is promising more. israel attacked on saturday after it claims a drone crossed into its air space. an israeli fighter jet was shot down by syria's air defenses. the pilots ejected from that jet. turning now to the weather in this country. temperatures are mild in the east but it's a wet start to the week. you can see a series of rain storms from the gulf to maine and from the ohio valley straight over to the atlantic. much of the cold in the midwest is still going to stick around, at least for the next few days. zero degrees in des moines. ouch. even dallas is feeling some of the cold. and southwest airlines had to cancel hundreds of flights to and from chicago because it ran out of icing fluid. southwest hopes to be fully operational out of there today.

and the western u.s. is also getting a good soaking right now. that should help lower the threat of wild fires and ease it drought conditions out there which they've been facing for a little while. six days into the competition at the pyeongchang olympics and some are asking if the games may be extended. >> first off, here is a live look at south korea where conditions have led to the postponement of two alpine events. an olympic spokesman says he doubts an extension will be necessary. but look at those flags. >> very windy. >> and how windy it is right there. back inside. the u.s. earned a bronze in figure skating. the twittersphere is wondering how the american finished behind a russian that fell? apparently the american's program was not as difficult. >> it wasn't as difficult as the russian or the canadian who both fell. they both fell, but, at least they tried like a quadruple -- >> but they fell. >> they tried a quadruple something.

>> but they fell. >> he did like a single jump. >> and he didn't fall. >> and jaime anderson who earned the second gold -- >> fix, i say. >> this is not a fix. >> not this part. this is fine. >> for the u.s., as she defended her slope-style snowboarding crown. she's the first to win multiple olympic snowboarding goals. congratulations to the americans. two gold so far for team usa. >> go team u.s.a. and the winter games mean the die-hard curling fans come out of hiding. >> and you both know who you are. unfortunately for the u.s., the mixed doubles ended without a medal. >> oh, man. >> the brother and sister team lost to finland. >> they didn't fall, did they? >> no. no. >> good. >> their final match. they finished seventh overall. but if they fell maybe they would have won. >> but that didn't end comedian leslie jones' fascination with the sport. she is live tweeting the games, again.

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welcome back. former nfl quarterback johnny manziel is discussing a possible comeback. in his exclusive interview, airing later on good morning america, manziel, as you may recall, was cut by the cleveland browns two years ago and his life descended into alcohol-fueled chaos. he spoke to abc's t.j. holmes about his excessive partying and the depression that followed. >> and you wake up the next day and that's all had gone and that liquid curage or liquid sense of euphoria that's over you is gone and you're left staring at the ceiling by yourself and you're back in that depression and back in that hole and dark hole sitting in a room by yourself, being super depressed, thinking about all the mistakes you've made in your life. where did that get me except out of the nfl? where did that get me? disgraced? >> manziel's meltdown included accusations of hitting and threatening to kill his former girlfriend. he is now engaged and credits

his fiance to get him thinking about football again. manziel's full interview airs this morning on good morning america. >> good for him. and it turns out two of america's best television friends aren't really friends at all. >> the once quiet feud between sarah jessica parker and kim cattrall is out there for everybody to see. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: they were the best of friends on hbo's hit show "sex and the city" but in real life they're far from. >> why is it that we can see our friends perfectly but when it comes to ourselves do we ever see ourselves clearly? >> reporter: kim cattrall slamming sarah jessica parker for commenting on an instagram post about the unexpected death of her brother. parker, writing, dearest kim, my love and condolences to you and yours and god speed to your beloved brother. cattrall firing back "i don't

need your love or support at this tragic time, sarah jessica parker. your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you were then and now. let me make this clear you not my friend. stop exploiting our tragedy to restore your nice girl persona." parker, defending her actions on entertainment tonight. >> somebody in your life, whether you are in touch with them or not and they are suffering for any reason, it's involuntary that you want to convey condolences or sadness or just let someone know you are thinking about them. >> reporter: despite the laughs and hugs over the years, cattrall telling pierce morgan in october, that the women on "sex in the city" were never friends. >> we've never been friends. we've been colleagues and in some ways that's a very healthy place to be. >> reporter: the recent feud with sarah jessica parker sparked over cattrall's decision

against doing a third movie. >> this isn't about more money. it's not about more scenes. it's not about any of those things. this is about a clear decision, an empowered decision to end one chapter and start another. >> so everything is like ruined. this is why we can't have good things. because you think they're all friends and besties and wearing their shoes and no. >> i don't think that's how it works. >> they weren't friends. >> maybe they can make the third movie about that, the friend break up. >> yes. when we come back, we know where nick foles went after his super bowl win. >> where did tom brady go to lick his wounds? waste that weig, so i feel lighter. try metamucil, and begin to feel what lighter feels like.

♪ skinny the skinny ♪ skinny, just give me "the skinny" ♪ i keep forgetting about the new skinny music. we're leading off this morning with new details about the upcoming royal wedding. >> we're still awaiting our invitations. for those of you who want to

follow along on tv, we now know when it will happen. better set your alarm clock because the ceremony is now set to begin at noon local time. on saturday, may 19th. >> which of course is 7:00 a.m. eastern time and 4:00 a.m. pacific. after an hour long service at st. george's chapel, the couple will ride around in a carriage for the commoners to wish them well before heading back to windsor castle for the reception. >> and the arguably greatest quarterback of all time recovering from one of the toughest losses of his storied career. >> that's right. but done worry, tom brady wants us all to know he's doing just fine. after the eagles kept him from his sixth super bowl ring, he flew to costa rica for the first sunday without football. last night, he shared this moment. enjoying the sunset with his

supermodel wife. #losing streak stops add one. >> so foles gets to go to disney world and he gets to go to costa rica with gisele. >> i don't want to read this one, but we have a little bit of a retraction we have to make. >> it's a rare retraction for "the skinny." >> so after last week's report in tmz about the spice girls reuniting for a major u.s. tour. a key member of the group still appears to be holding out. victoria beckham is the kim cattrall of the spice girls. posh spice here in new york and last night at an event beckham shut down the rumors of a reunion. she told a reporter, i'm not going on a tour, the girls aren't going on a tour. it was really, really lovely, but this is what i do now. >> this is what i do now. >> meaning just being fierce. >> there you have it. apparently, even if sporty,

scary, ginger and baby are in, posh spice is out. we'll be seeing more victoria beckham in the u.s. now that her husband, david, owns the new miami pro soccer team. but i'm really sad about this. did they tell her it's what i want? what i really, really want? >> clearly but she didn't hear that. a big congratulations to a member of her abc news family. ginger zee, as she welcomes sam champion to the set. no, as she welcomes her new baby. >> that's right, a table for four, please. their welcomed a 7 pound 8 ounce baby boy. their son, adrian is very proud big brother. no word on a name just yet. >> you know it is ratings month. she'll time it perfectly for gma. we also want to welcome back sam champion, who is helping fill in and made his return with this final shot from the beach

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clint eastwood's 15:17 earned 12.6. you know the kids on the chairs for black panther? that was me with "50 shades." i'm just like -- time to get to it. finally, this half hour, sibling rivalry taken to a new level. and sisters sharing the same olympic dream in south korea but they're waving different flags. >> this is a cool one. for a family that built its life around hockey, it's a dream come true, just not the dream they were expecting. here is abc's amy robach. >> reporter: growing up in minnesota they did everything together, first figure skating, then falling in love with hockey. playing in the olympics a dream for them both. but when that became a reality, they ended up on different teams. that's marissa, number 23 for korea and hannah number 20 for team u.s.a. >> to be here in my birth country, to have my family here and my sister to share this journey with her is incredible. >> reporter: in 1993, they

adopted a baby girl from south korea. just before she arrived, they found out they were pregnant, marissa arrived four months old and hannah six months later. they have been inseparable since. >> we did everything together. we trained together all yearlong. >> reporter: they starred in college. when hannah made the american team, marissa didn't expect to go. then she got the invitation to see a country she hadn't seen since she was adopted. now they are both in korea. >> hey! the two sisters. >> reporter: something that has made their bond even stronger. they both say if they play each other, they'll be fierce competitors on the ice but always sisters and best friends off the ice. amy robach, pyeongchang, south korea. >> so cool. who do i root for, the american or korean team? >> the parents stay very silent. join us on facebook at wnnfans.com.

making news in america this morning -- hollywood mogul harvey weinstein is slapped with a civil rights lawsuit. accused of forcing his staff to manage his sexual encounters. this morning, what the lawsuit means for the half billion dollar sale of weinstein's company. president trump under fire for his response to the domestic abuse allegations against his former top aide, rob porter. this morning, porter's ex-wife fires back at the white house. controversy at the olympics. u.s. figure skater adam rippon finishes in third place. despite a flawless debut. this morning, the explanation for his score. plus, team usa with a historic first on the ice. also this morning, new details on two air disasters. a passenger jet crashes killing all on board. and a tour helicopter bursts