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police outside gainesville are investigating a fiery collision on interstate 75 that killed at least seven people. >> and this crash ignited about 50 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled on to the highway. abc's victor oquendo has more. >> reporter: the fiery crash on a florida interstate. highway patrol responding to the scene say two tractor trailers and two passenger vehicles were involved. >> oh, my lord. >> reporter: spilled fuel from the crash igniting a fireball. first responders treating the wounded in the middle of the road. the highway littered with fiery debris. >> oh, my god, it's like the whole road. >> reporter: this video shot by a driver. cars turning around on the highway to avoid the crash. it happened on interstate 75 just outside of gainesville. the highway shut down in both directions. the sheriff's office is calling this an all hands on deck situation. victor oquendo, abc news, miami beach. all right. now to a story about a very long-distance phone call.

>> a dutch astronaut says he accidentally dialed a wrong number while in outer space. how? how? instead of calling the johnson space center in houston, he dialed 911. >> and he said the call set off a security alert at the space center. and he didn't know what he had done until the next day when he got an e-mail asking, did you dial 911? >> oh, i thought it was dial 9 to get out and then 1, you know. >> oops, my bad. >> yeah. >> but then we were wondering, who picks up the call. >> yeah. and what did they say? did they answer? that's -- at least they can reach 911 if you're in outer space, right? >> if there's an emergency. i suppose. there you go. >> heros. coming up, the grocery store cashier who is about to give a woman a new lease on life. >> the amazing story of two families united by an act of kindness. you're watching "world news now." families united by an act of kindness. you're watching "world news now." ual to an electric toothbrush. but my hygienist said going electric could lead to way cleaner teeth. she said, get the one inspired by dentists, with a round brush head.

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so it's not every day that we hear about a random act of kindness that literally saves another person's life. >> but this morning, the selfless generosity of a grocery store cashier has literally given another woman a new lease on life. our own will ganss joins us more with this story. it's incredible. >> talk about a feel-good friday, am i right? it all happened in pascagoula, mississippi. an incredible bond between a cashier and one of her customers. an offer of a lifetime and it all started with one simple question, is something wrong. >> reporter: every day early in mornings eddie drummond stops by wayne lee's grocery for breakfast. >> this is the only place that serves breakfast that time of morning. >> reporter: he orders the usual. >> orange juice, grits, eggs, sausage or bacon. >> reporter: and employees say sme.e always greets them with a omhing was not the cashier quite right with eddie, so she asked him --

>> why was i looking so sad? and i said my wife wasn't doing good on dialysis and she needed a kidney transplant. so she told me -- >> i'll give her mine. and he was shocked. >> reporter: donnie, eddie's wife of 32 years, was diagnosed back in 2015 of kidney failure. she went through years of dialysis before doctors told her time was running out and she needed a kidney transplant fast. so leilani surprised donnie with the news. >> is eddie here? i said who? she said eddie. i said, baby, what do you want with my husband? >> reporter: capturing the moment on camera, she explained she was there to donate her kidney. that's when donnie burst into tears. and the two turned out to be a perfect match with "o" positive blood. she says she reached out because she's always wondered what if the shoe was on the other foot? >> what if it happens to me and i need a stranger to help me. >> reporter: they've been growing closer by the day, even spending the holidays together.

two families becoming one through an act of kindness. >> you put an extension on my wife's life and i can't thank you enough. >> i asked for a miracle blessing and he sent it to me because he's not done with me on this earth. >> reporter: the drummonds say the surgery will happen in february in new orleans. >> we'd like to thank our affiliate in biloxi for contributing to that report. that is incredible. >> god is not done with her yet. that's what she said. she's still got some work to do here. >> she thought leilani was coming down to break up her happy home. what do you want with my husband? >> hilarious. so amazing for both of those families, the way they came together. >> incredible. >> fantastic. love that, will, appreciate it. >> will always comes through. >> no kidding. >> thanks, guys. coming up, our "weekly friday rewind." >> you are watching "world news now." friday rewind." >> you are watching "world news now."

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so we're certainly glad we've been able to give the marcus moore here a week that was cholk full of news. >> yes. we talked about the government shutdown. >> mmm-hmm. >> we also had the social media challenge. will walking around, almost twisting his ankle. and we talked about movies that we haven't seen yet. so let's do our "friday rewind". day 13 of the government shutdown. 800,000 americans are waiting to get paid. many others won't even get back pay. the border wall at the center of the deadlock. >> i am proud to shut down the government for border security, chuck.

>> reporter: a wall he long promised mexico would pay for. on the national mall, signs of the shutdown everywhere. garbage piling up in the shadow of the washington monument. >> reporter: new images of the red truck and the man who police believe shot and killed 7-year-old jazmine barnes. investigators say jazmine's mother was driving in west houston with her four daughters sunday when a man in a red truck pulled up and unprovoked started shooting. the little girl's mother believes the shooting was a hate crime. reports russia officially bringing espionage charges against paul whelan. accusing the former u.s. marine of being a spy. his lawyer believes it is to facilitate a prisoner exchange possibly for maria butina, now locked in a virginia detention center after pleading guilty to being a russian agent. under no circumstance are you allowed to take off your blindfold. ka-kaw, ka-kaw. netflix keeps telling me to watch it, but i've been watching like "sex and the city" and old reruns of "scandal." >> no, i've been binge watching "designated survivor." >> we've got other shows to watch but "bird box" is on the list.

>> while you are watching things that are 2 years old and 30 years old, i'll keep you guys updated on the trending stuff. >> we should watch netflix, you and i. >> netflix and chill? i'm married. >> this guy. this guy. >> just watch netflix. i mean -- >> i mean -- >> and especially -- >> that is so funny. >> especially for your birthday. >> ooh, birthday. >> yes. happy birthday. ♪ happy birthday to ya oh, there it is. >> yeah! ooh, we got cookies and everything. yeah! i said i'm not celebrating unless there is champagne. >> get the champagne. >> yes. how exciting. thanks, guys. ooh, snicker doodles, too. >> i like snicker doodles. >> me, too. thanks, guys. happy friday.

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this morning on "world news now," breaking overnight, the house attempts to end the government shutdown. >> democrats vote to re-open the government, but the white house is threatening a veto. lawmakers and the president set to meet face-to-face just hours from now. the government shutdown is affecting service members and their families. how americans are stepping in to make sure there's food on their table. and a chaotic police chase in one of america's busiest cities. the driver behind the wheel even running over a man. police in this pursuit for hours. we have new details about the suspect just in. and all new for you this morning, a seagull savior. why a woman made a brave move to grab the bird. it is friday, january 4th. from abc news, this is "world news now."

you're smiling like you're up to something. >> i'm smiling because you're beaming. of course you're beaming. it's her big day today. happy birthday. >> it is my birthday. >> yes. >> thank you. >> i'll tell you what, if you don't put me on the spot today, i just might sing for you. i might sing "happy birthday" for you. >> if i don't put you on -- no promises. i don't need to hear you sing. no promises. it is my birthday. thanks. dirty 30. here we go. whole new handle. you guys are so thrilled. thank you very much. we begin this half hour with the newly empowered house democrats passing legislation to end the government shutdown. >> but the two bills approved largely along party lines are not expected to get past the republican-controlled senate because the package doesn't include money for the president's border wall. abc's kenneth moton has the details. >> reporter: armed with the new house majority, democrats voting to fund the government, but not president trump's border wall. leading the fight, house speaker nancy pelosi regaining the

gavel. >> the american people spoke and demanded a new dawn. they called upon the beauty of our constitution so that our system of checks and balances that protects our democracy. >> reporter: the 116th congress, more women, more diversity than ever. 102 women, including the first muslim-american congresswoman and a somali refugee who came to the u.s. 23 years ago. pelosi even invoked ronald reagan to send a pointed message on immigration. >> he said, "if we ever close the door to new americans, our leadership role in the world will soon be lost." ronald reagan. you don't applaud for ronald reagan? >> reporter: congressional democrats now have subpoena power. they're preparing to investigate all aspects of the president's administration and campaign. but up first, tackling the partial government shutdown. >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: trying to take back the focus, president trump made a surprise first appearance in the white house press briefing room, congratulating pelosi but demanding money for his border

wall surrounded by i.c.e. and border patrol officials. >> without a wall, you cannot have border security. without a very strong form of barrier, call it what you will -- >> reporter: janai and marcus, it was the first time president trump has been to the briefing room at the white house. he didn't take any questions but he congratulated nancy pelosi before making the case for his border wall on a historic day for congress. >> our thanks to kenneth on a big day there in washington. two democrats introduced articles of impeachment against president trump on the first day of the new congress. representatives brad sherman and al green also pushed to impeach the president in 2017 and 2018, accusing him of obstruction of justice. but the house blocked those resolutions. house speaker nancy pelosi and other democrats are not ruling out impeachment, but they want to wait to see what's in special counsel robert mueller's report. as the shutdown leaves national parks littered with trash, volunteers at one california tourist attraction have been pitching in to keep things running smoothly. they've been descending on joshua tree park every day to

restock restrooms, clean toilets and pick up garbage. they say it's a spontaneous community effort and they're doing it out of their love for the park. >> we knew we had to do something with the government shutdown, so we got together right away and started to get folks up there to take care of the bathrooms and things like that. so we've been dubbed the toilet paper angels. >> and indeed they are. just two days ago, filthy conditions forced the closure of two other national parks in california. sequoia and king's canyon parks are expected to remain shuttered until the government re-opens. and a michigan community is making sure coast guard families have enough food on the table during the government shutdown. a market in traverse city is offering free groceries to members of the coast guard. this, of course, is thanks to customers and local businesses. coast guard members working without pay can go to the store and, janai, pick up whatever they need. >> that is fantastic. the coast guard is the only branch of the military that is affected by this shutdown and

more than 40,000 members will be working without pay. so obviously some of them will need that help. >> absolutely. i spoke to a woman who lives in traverse city. she described it as a really small community where pretty much everyone knows someone who works out at the coast guard station. so for them to come together like this was only the natural thing for them to do. >> look at you reporting overnight. >> it's what i do. that big winter storm pounding parts of the south is moving eastward. it's bringing heavy rain to the southeast, especially around atlanta and nashville. a winter storm warning in effect for northern texas, parts of the texas panhandle and much of oklahoma. all that ice and snow made for a miserable evening commute in southwestern oklahoma. the roadways have been filled with cars spinning out and smashing into each other, killing at least four people across the state. by this morning's commute, conditions will be warmer and dryer. almost everywhere else, conditions will be mild and dry with unusually warm temperatures. how about 40s and 50s from

washington to boston? but some rain is likely in the northwest ahead of a major storm hitting the coast this weekend. all right. meantime, there is a major reward now being offered in the manhunt to find an accused child killer. that search ramping up in texas this morning. the suspect is a white male who allegedly opened fire on a vehicle carrying a black family, killing a young girl. abc's will carr has more from houston. >> reporter: new images of the red truck and the man who police believe shot and killed 7-year-old jazmine barnes. >> we're continuing to proceed with different strategies to try to find this coward of a killer. >> what is your message to the man who killed your daughter? >> we're not going to stop looking for you, and it would be so much easier for everybody if you would just turn yourself in. >> reporter: investigators say jazmine's mother was driving in west houston with her four daughters when a man in a red truck pulled up and unprovoked started shooting. >> hold on, jazz. >> reporter: killing jazmine and

injuring her mother. >> he intentionally killed my child for no reason. >> reporter: now at home, the little girl's mother believes the shooting was a hate crime. that has left a surviving daughter shellshocked. >> she hasn't dropped a tear and it scares me. it scares me because i don't know what's going on in her head. >> reporter: the sheriff says they're taking a hard look at an unsolved shooting back in 2017 to make sure there is no direct connection to this shooting and to be 100% sure that they don't have a serial shooter here on the streets of houston. it comes now as there is a $100,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. in houston, will carr, abc news. >> that reward has steadily been growing. our thanks to will there. the family of the colorado man accused of killing his fiance has lost a battle to gain custody of the couple's child. patrick frazee's parents asked a court to give them his 14-month-old daughter as he faces murder charges. a judge ruled yesterday she will stay with kelsey berreth's

family. frazee faces five counts in berreth's apparent death, whose body hasn't been found. an ohio teen who tried to break up a fight on his birthday is now in a medically-induced coma. police say 19-year-old matthew gullat was attacked outside a hotel where he had been celebrating early new year's morning. suspects tried to pick a fight with a guest. gullat was kicked and beaten when he intervened. the state department has a new warning about traveling in china. the agency says travelers may face lengthy and random detentions. this warning follows the arrest of u.s.-chinese citizens who have been denied diplomatic help. there is new fallout about that incident of mascot mayhem before tuesday night's sugar bowl in new orleans. >> of course, you may remember bevo, the texas longhorns mascot, seemingly going after the georgia bulldog there. bevo was quickly brought under control by his handlers and uga, the dog, was dragged away.

now animal rights activists are demanding that schools retire their mascots. >> i mean, you probably saw this coming, right? peta has written to both schools, calling on them to do away with live animals on the sidelines. so far no response from the universities. and, you know, are they only calling on it now just because this incident happened or have they done this in the past? i mean -- >> you know, i believe they have done it in the past. don't quote me. but there is some suggestion based on their blog post saying that they are once again calling for universities to end this practice. >> oh, once again. >> and they bring up some interesting points. they say that it would be less expensive for the universities. >> mmm-hmm. >> and also they could offer scholarships to actual student mascots. those are the arguments they made. >> that makes sense. >> i mean -- >> i'm thinking that, once again, the universities are going to ignore that. >> yeah. >> once again. >> i think you're probably right. >> yeah. >> i mean, bevo and uga might be here to stay. >> #onceagain.

>> somebody start that on twitter. >> write that down. coming up, that wild three-hour police chase in southern california. what we're finding out about the driver of this car who led police on a chase that stretched across three counties, and at one point even ran someone down. plus, the good samaritan in florida who saved a helpless seagull. how that bird got itself into quite a tangle. you're watching "world news now."

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obviously he does not want to stop. he does not want to get caught offer four p.i.t. maneuvers. of course he's facing charges for hitting a pedestrian already so he's facing serious charges. >> okay, this is some of the coverage from kabc in los angeles during a wild pursuit through three counties in southern california. and at one point, the suspect runs down a man on a scooter. >> police say the suspect's wife tells them he's a military veteran and suffers from post traumatic stress disorder. here is abc's kayna whitworth. >> a pursuit under way, it's been going on for some time. >> reporter: the high-speed chase on one of america's busiest freeways starting with police pursuing this car with a hole in its rear window. police cruisers keeping their distance when the red older

model honda civic plows down a person riding a scooter in the middle of the road. the force shattering the windshield. >> you can see police in close pursuit. >> reporter: police now moving in, attempting to take out the vehicle using a p.i.t. maneuver, but the driver takes off again. >> getting volatile, dangerous and the suspect not giving in. >> police trying three more times in three minutes. >> he's pulling up on the side here. bam. yes! and he spins him out. >> reporter: at one point, police approach the car on foot, guns drawn, but he takes off. finally more than three hours later and two counties away, officers using a k-9 to pull the driver out and take him into custody. the person on the scooter is expected to be okay. the driver of the car likely facing several charges, including assault with a deadly weapon. kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> amazing that that man on the scooter is doing okay. >> absolutely. >> they say that the suspect eventually opened the car door and that's when officers swarmed.

three hours. a three-hour chase. >> that's a long chase, even by los angeles standards. >> absolutely. wow. that one is wild. well, michigan authorities say a college student who went missing new year's eve was found dead in a river. parker haire's body was discovered wednesday. he disappeared after calling 911 saying he was wet, cold and lost. police believe he had been at a party. detectives think the michigan state student fell through ice in a river outside saginaw. a florida seagull found savior -- a savior in the form of a woman taking a vacation. here is the video. tara russell noticed plastic wrapped around the bird's neck on a pier in st. petersburg. she grabbed on to one of the columns and grabbed the bird. >> you're welcome. >> managed to get it untangled with the you're welcome there. >> that's pretty cool. >> wow, yeah. >> dedication to say the least. >> absolutely. >> doing her part. >> see, that was that bird totally saying thank you. >> you're welcome. >> super nice that she did that. coming up in our next half

hour, why the mother of a 13-year-old boy is thankful that her son defied her orders to go straight to bed. it turns out it's a good thing he was up late watching netflix. how he managed to save his family's life that night. but first, new details that we are learning this morning about that night 20 years ago when the plane crashed that killed jfk jr. that's next on "world news now."

not too bad out there in not too not too bad out there in times square. actually got some people out and about. must be late nights for them. new details as well as rare footage are surfacing this morning nearly 20 years after the death of john f. kennedy jr. >> it comes as we learn new details about the fateful decisions that were made on the night kennedy, his wife and her sister were killed in a plane crash off martha's vineyard. here is deborah roberts. >> reporter: john f. kennedy jr. and his love, caroline, felt the glare of the spotlight from the very start. >> clearly if you look back on

it now through all these years, they were under stress even before they got married. >> there was one particularly revealing moment when they were dating and on the beach and suddenly they encountered the paparazzi. >> come on, john. >> d't [ ble dth whshhe beach alone e and start taking [ bleep ] >> you have a partner who is not used to this and she didn't ask for this. that made john angry. >> reporter: one of their only escapes, the sky. even though flying with john initially de caroline nervous. >> she was very reluctant to fly with john in the beginning. she complained constantly about it. >> but toward the end she started to like it. that was the only time they were ever alone. >> reporter: in july of 1999, jfk jr. left new jersey in his small plane with his wife and her sister lauren heading to a family wedding. >> he was pushing the envelope in the sense to reach the point he could fly at night, perhaps before he really should have done it. >> i saw the three of them before the flight. i saw the pre-flighting of the

airplane. i saw them get in the airplane. john actually took off at 8:38 p.m. and it was just about getting dark. >> i flew out of teterboro the same night at almost the same time john did. i was going to nantucket. when i flew past martha's vineyard that night, i said to my nephew, look, there's martha's vineyard. he said i can't see it. >> john would have been expected to really hug the coastl there he could see the lights of the towns as he went up and he'd have a pretty good visual reference, and at the last minute be able to take the turn into martha's vineyard. instead, he decided to go out over 35 miles of open water. >> reporter: they would crash into the atlantic. a tragic end for a man who once told barbara walters he wanted to live life to the fullest. >> i think that my greatest fear would be to be faint of heart

and feel that i missed an opportunity or you could have taken a path less traveled that would have headed into something completely wonderful and unexpected. >> reporter: two pilots, one who flew, one who decided not to fly because the conditions were really difficult. they sort of described this spatial disorientation that he must have felt. maybe he spiraled in the plane in the final few minutes, lost his way and plunged, of course, sadly to his death. deborah roberts, abc news, new york. >> it's so fascinating but, you know, so heartbreaking how that ended. obviously americans fascinated with the kennedys, especially jfk jr. for it to end that way. >> what, 38 years old? >> so young. >> you think about all of the things he could have accomplished had he still -- had he survived that plane crash. >> his in-laws losing both of their daughters in this tragedy. so awful. well, coming up, new year, new polka. >> "the mix" is next.

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it's time for "the mix" on this friday. almost the weekend and we're starting off -- >> almost. >> -- with a kid who idolizes spider-man but found out he doesn't quite have the chops to cut it. look at this. he's dressed up like spider-man. he climbed the shelves in the living room but forgot he's a little bit afraid of heights and now he needs mom's help to get him down. listen to mom. >> i'm scared. >> just calling for help. >> i'm scared. help! get me -- >> do you think father christmas is going to be happy?

>> yeah. >> do you think he's going to put you on the nice list with you climbing up the wall? >> yeah. >> i don't think so. >> he's sure he's going to be on the nice list. >> please get me down, please. >> what if i just leave you there, would that teach you a lesson? >> no. when you get me down, that will teach me a lesson. >> yes, she's teaching him a lesson. i love how mom grabs the camera first. >> of course. social media. >> he's spider-man in the making. he'll get there one day. one quick video for you. the cat and the fox chasing each other around the suburb of london. they run around and chill in the grass a little bit. they're living the good life, it looks like. >> isn't it the fox and the hound? ♪ ♪ ♪ politics and foreign wars, all the weather, all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ if you're an insomniac and a good night's sleep you lack, do the world news polka ♪ ♪ it's late at night, you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants ♪

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this morning on "world news now," democrats taking control of the congress. nancy pelosi returning as the house speaker. this time with the most diverse congress ever. plus, the house voting just hours ago to re-open the government, but the white house says not so fast. >> the weekend is here but the weather may not be in many people's favor. the storms that may wash out your plans. and new this half hour, a mother grateful her son didn't listen to her. >> how the teen's disobedience may have saved his family's life. we are just days away from hollywood's golden night. melissa mccarthy, bradley cooper, constance wu. which silver screen stars will come out on top at this year's golden globes? we're breaking down everything you need to know before the red carpet gets red-hot this sunday. it is friday, january 4th. from abc news, this is

"world news now." so a lot to look forward to on sunday, but we don't want to get ahead of ourselves. >> we don't. >> we're just getting into the weekend. right? >> we have to enjoy the weekend, at least for a little bit. >> yes. absolutely. let's take it slow. take it slow. >> especially when it's birthday weekend. >> sure is. >> happy birthday, sister. >> thank you. appreciate it. just old now. all downhill from now. thanks, jack. appreciate it. >> but you look fabulous. >> ooh, yes. you know it don't crack. >> that's right. we begin this half hour with another round of talks today to end the government shutdown now that democrats have taken control of the house. >> the house immediately approved two bills last night to re-open the government without giving the president billions of dollars he's demanding for a border wall. but those bills are expected to be dead on arrival in the senate. abc's mary bruce has more on the shift of power in congress with the shutdown about to drag into its third week. >> reporter: with her grandchildren by her side, a beaming nancy pelosi made a

triumphant return to power. >> the next speaker of the united states house of representatives -- [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: with the passing of the gavel, president trump for the first time faces a divided congress. >> two months ago, the american people spoke and demanded a new dawn. they called upon the beauty of our constitution, that our system of checks and balances that protects our democracy. >> reporter: pelosi herself making history for the second time. she summoned her grandchildren to the podium. >> okay. do what we've all been waiting -- >> i now call the house to order on behalf of all of america's children. >> reporter: pelosi takes power on day 13 of the government shutdown, but at the white house in an impromptu visit to the briefing room, warm words from president trump. >> i just want to start off by congratulating nancy pelosi on being elected speaker of the house. that's a very, very great

achievement, and hopefully we're going to work together and we're going to get lots of things done, like infrastructure and so much more. >> reporter: but the battle lines are already drawn. congressional democrats now armed with subpoena power are preparing to investigate all aspects of the president's administration and campaign. and pelosi's not ruling out that trump could be indicted while still in office. >> i think that that is an open discussion. i think that is an open discussion, in terms of the law. >> reporter: now, as for the government shutdown, the president and democratic leaders plan to sit down later this morning at the white house to go another round, even though these talks so far have gone nowhere. the president continues to dig in, insisting he will build his wall, while democrats say that's simply not going to happen. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> our thanks to mary. it was truly an extraordinary day on capitol hill. >> absolutely. there are now more women than ever before in congress. 102 of them. and it's more racially diverse

than ever. >> tell me what democracy looks like! >> this is what democracy looks like! >> reporter: with the swearing in of the 116th congress, it's a new and more diverse looking day on capitol hill. >> all right. let's take this picture. >> reporter: among them, the first two muslim women ever to serve in congress. michigan's rashida tlaib wearing a traditional palestinian dress and sworn in on thomas jefferson's koran. and minnesota's ilhan omar. who came to the u.s. as a refugee 23 years ago from somalia. omar and her father reflected on the historic day. >> i don't think anybody could have imagined any of these things would be possible for the 8-year-old ilhan they were fleeing with from war just a little over 20 years ago. so i'm not going to cry. >> reporter: other milestones, new york's alexandria ocasio-cortez becoming the youngest woman ever elected to congress at age 29. ayanna presley, the first black congresswoman from massachusetts.

and deb haaland and sharice davids, the first two native american women in congress. among the new republican faces, former navy s.e.a.l. ben crenshaw, who lost an eye while serving in afghanistan. >> this is fantastic. either side of the aisle you're on, you have to love that. you want our representatives to look more like the country they're representing. >> absolutely. and diverse through and through. >> yes. >> and let us hope that they can come to an agreement for the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who are hoping to get things moving with the budget. >> they've got some work to do right away. >> absolutely. moving now to the steep slide on wall street. tech stocks open this morning after suffering their worst losses in seven years. those declines taking place after apple issued a rare warning about falling iphone sales. abc's whit johnson has the details. >> reporter: a grim outlook for tech giant apple. their stock plummeting 10%, erasing more than $74 billion in value.

the drop roiling markets, helping to drag down the dow by 660 points. it all started when ceo tim cook announced apple expects to miss its first quarter revenue projections by $5 billion. the first time in 16 years. blaming poor iphone sales in china. >> what i believe to be the case is the trade tensions between the united states and china put additional pressure on their economy. >> reporter: still, president trump not acknowledging tensions with china, instead projecting confidence. >> we had a little glitch in the stock market last month, but it's still up, i guess around 30% from the time i got elected, and it's going to go up once we settle trade issues. >> reporter: trade concerns but also a weakening economy in china are having a major impact on the tech and auto industries. meanwhile, back here at home, market anxiety continues over the fed increasing interest rates and a government shutdown with no end in sight. whit johnson, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to whit there. diesel fuel helped feed a

fiery crash in north florida that left seven people dead. police say two tractor trailers, a car and a van slammed into each other on i-75 outside gainesville. flames and debris shut down the road in both directions. authorities say 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled on to the roadway, allowing that fire to burn for hours. in addition to those who were killed, a number of other people were hurt, some critically. the cause of the crash still under investigation. here's a look at the nasty weather conditions along the texas panhandle with ice and snow completely covering roadways there. police in abilene say they've responded to at least 90 car accidents over the last two days. the good news, that storm is on its way out with plenty of sun and warmer temperatures later today, and thankfully lasting through the weekend. >> luckily for you, as you head back. >> as i head back home. and the radar shows that those storms are moving east across the gulf coast and into the carolinas and forecasters are calling for up to 3 inches of rain and some flooding, especially in mississippi and alabama. also, the winter storm warnings are in effect for western oklahoma until later this

morning. and after that the sun comes out and the temperatures climb into the 40s. people in southern california have a new way to be alerted about earthquakes. it's called the shake alert l.a. app. it was developed by l.a. mayor eric garcetti. it's said to send users an alert 10 to 20 seconds before the quake hits. right now the app is only effective for los angeles county. the hope is to eventually have it cover the whole state of california. southwest airlines is mourning the loss of its colorful co-founder. herb kelleher died yesterday. the new jersey native got the low fare carrier flying in 1971 and it has turned a profit for 46 years straight. along the way, kelleher made a name for himself with stunts such as dressing up as elvis and settling a business dispute with an arm wrestling contest. herb kelleher was 87. all right. a great idea for a restaurant name appears to have been cursed

from the start. >> so keene, new hampshire wants the owners of a new eatery to change its proposed name. they plan to call it poh, as in the vietnamese soup. keene great. get it? the city says the name is a bit too not too safe. >> here's the deal. city hall shares the same building. >> oh, yeah. so pho -- >> keene great. >> i don't know if it's safe for us to say. you get it, right? it's clever. >> there's restaurants actually in texas that i know of that have similar names -- >> like what? tell me. >> so pho. >> mmm-hmm. >> and then space, space, space, king. >> space, space, space. >> so it's catchy. >> it certainly gets your attention. >> plus it's pretty good, too. you got to try it. >> all right. coming up, the teen who saved his family by defying his mother. what he was doing late at night after his mother told him to go to bed that enabled him to save

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whoa. whoa. a woman visiting a florida reserve known for its huge alligators got her money's worth. >> what in the world? >> this massive reptile that doubles as a mini dinosaur was seen taking a stroll in lakeland. oh, my gosh! the woman who shot this video was about 50 feet away. she should back up. that is huge! whoa. >> run the other way. >> wow. well, a houston teen will appear in court today to face a manslaughter charge in the shooting death of his friend. >> police believe mohamad alajil was taking part in a dangerous came called the "no lackin" challenge. it involves players pulling guns on each other and asking, are you lacking? meaning, are you armed. they say alajil accidentally killed his friend christian johnson playing that game, an

accusation witnesses are disputing this morning. >> we don't point guns at each other. i never had a gun pointed -- no gun would have been pointed at his face. that's just out of line. >> members of johnson's family insist his death was no accident and say that alajil should be facing first-degree murder. a dangerous game. and this is all that's left of a family's home in new castle, delaware. the fire that destroyed the home broke out early wednesday morning. now luckily the teenage boy who lives there was defying his mother at the time by staying awake and watching a movie on netflix. angela borden says her son saved their lives. >> if he was not awake, i don't know the outcome because as soon as i had found out, it was about four minutes and my kitchen was in flames. >> then i saw smoke in my hallway and i heard -- saw the fire. and then when i saw that, i started yelling for my mom because she was asleep at the time.

if netflix wasn't there, i probably would have went to sleep. >> he didn't get grounded this time. >> not grounded. good old netflix. her son damir smelled smoke in the house while watching a superhero movie. some might call him a superhero as well. how about that? >> i would hold that over my mom's head for quite awhile. >> yeah. it would be like, look -- >> mom, i saved you. >> you know what happened last time, right? you know what happened. >> we wish them the best. that damage was terrible. >> fortunate but also some misfortune in that situation. >> absolutely. >> best of luck to them. when we come back, the celebrity a-listers on capitol hill. >> and the new revelation about nick and priyanka. that's in "the skinny," next. a-listers on capitol hill. >> and the new revelation about nick and priyanka. that's in "the skinny," next.

♪ skinny ♪ just give me the skinny ♪ yeah ooh, yeah. >> you like that? i kind of mixed that in a little bit. the remix. >> that was good, marcus. time for "the skinny" on this friday, starting with the parade of celebrities on capitol hill for the swearing in of the new congress. >> quite a few high-profile

a-listers dotted the gallery of the house of representatives. newly elected house speaker nancy pelosi invited the legendary crooner tony bennett and his wife. the fashion guru tim gunn. >> look at that. wanting to be there to see the history made. >> absolutely. >> the night before, bennett actually serenaded the soon to be house speaker at the italian embassy. both of them being italian and all. also attending the party, bill and hillary clinton. >> and pelosi also invited nine of her grandchildren to her big day. and that's her granddaughter, the most excited one in the room. >> she is pumped! that's so funny. >> yes. so everybody needs somebody like that in their family. >> yes, cheering you on. i mean, the house speaker herself is probably that excited but she can't let it show like that. good for her to have her granddaughter around. all right. after a rough 2018, ariana grande is set to make history this spring. tar-obeco youngertt r headn it20r story.

>> and even more of a surprise, actor idris elba is set to deejay the event. it turns out when he's not making movies, he actually moonlights as a deejay, big driis. >> ooh. >> yes. with two "i's" there. >> he is forever a thing. >> brianna, our producer, back to coachella. she said we might have to cancel coachella. >> why? >> because after beyonce, who can do it? >> i know. beyonce shut it down. >> shut it down. >> how do you follow up with that? i don't know. also set to appear on stage, childish gambino and tame impala. but that lineup obviously is failing to impress fans who have other ideas like this. so a pop version of coachella with headliners the jonas brothers, hannah montana and hilary duff. backed up by the likes of selena gomez and billy ray cyrus. >> okay. how about gaychella? >> okay.

>> featuring the spice girls, kylie minogue, cher, britney spears and all of taylor swift's exes. >> all of them? i don't think the weekend's that long. next, to the world's newest first couple who are apparently still very married this morning, in case you were wondering. >> nick jonas is gushing about his wife priyanka chopra, telling "entertainment tonight" that his connection with her was instant. >> instant. she's gorgeous, so maybe that's why. love at first sight, maybe. he says, "i knew once we locked in together, that i had a partner for life and a teammate. someone i could walk through the good times and bad times with." that's so sweet. >> and at that point jonas admitted that he was blushing. >> oh. >> yes, yes he was. >> oh, that's sweet. jonas and his new boo tied the knot with a lavish wedding last month that dragged on for days, like a couple days, and cost an estimated $584,000. >> wow! >> i mean, it better have lasted for days. that's a lot. >> absolutely. i want to know about the food,

the reception, what was that like for $500,000? >> no kidding. how many people? i'm sure all these answers are available online, but, like, i didn't know that people were so into this couple. >> wow. okay. all right. now we have big news from someone near and dear to our hearts here, a lovely member of the abc news family. >> our own sara haines, host of "gma day," wait for it, making a human, is expecting her third child with her husband max. the new addition will join the couple's 2 1/2-year-old son alec, their 1-year-old daughter sandra. >> most recently sara shared this tender snap of their family of four, sharing a moment in front of the christmas tree there. saying, "my cup running over." our warmest congratulations to sara and her husband. >> oh, my gosh, she is going to have her hands full. >> she's up to the task. she can do it. >> yes. yes. good for you, mama. >> we're happy for you.

>> working mama. i am here for all of it. congratulations, sara. stay with us. we've got more after this. will ganss is coming. stay with us. >> will, fellow texan. ellow texan. still fresh... ♪ unstopables in-wash scent booster ♪ downy unstopables

♪ don't want to feel another touch ♪ ♪ don't want to feel another touch ♪ ♪ don't want to start another fire ♪ ♪ don't want to know another -- ♪ take a look at hollywood boulevard. >> i was going to say, that's not new york, janai. >> that's what i was trying to figure out. like where is that? hollywood boulevard. lady gaga. "a star is born" heavily favored to win this weekend at the golden globes. >> the one and only will ganss joins us now with a preview. good morning, will. >> i don't know if i'm going to be able to do this with gaga playing in the back. i just want to take a moment to have a karaoke serve. >> do it. >> no, i won't. i'll spare everyone the pain. so if this coming sunday night is any indication, it's looking like this award season is going, going, gaga.

♪ i'm off the deep end, watch as i dive in ♪ >> as we gear up for hollywood's golden night, it looks like lady gaga could be set to have a pitch perfect evening. the pop star is heavily favored to pick up a win for her role in "a star is born," but she's not the only one on the edge of glory. her co-star bradley cooper, who also directed the film, is the favorite for best actor, and the film itself leads a competitive pack of dramas for the best picture nod. on the comedy side of things, "vice" scored more nominations than any other film this season. and its leading actor christian bale will likely nab a globe for making the incredible transformation into former vice president dick cheney. packing on at least 40 pounds to play the part. as a reminder, this is him on the set of "the dark knight

rises," and this is him in "vice." that's commitment to your craft. and probably your kraft mac and cheese. anyway, his "vice" co-star amy adams faces stiff competition in the supporting actress category with two other a-listers making a bang this award season. >> abigail! >> rachel vice and emma stone are nominated against each other for their roles in "the favorite," which may leave that category wide open if they split votes. as far as best motion picture comedy, that one is too close to call. "the favorite may live up to its name, but many citing it this year's comedy to beat, while others think viggo mortensen and mahershala ali's "golden book" will come up big this saturday night. we may see something like this at the golden globes. >> the one, the only mary poppins! >> thank you very much. >> fabulous. >> i loved "mary poppins." i'm pulling for it. just a spoonful of sugar, you

know? >> now i got a list of movies i want to see. >> right? >> homework assignment over the weekend, e

friday. ♪ making news in america this morning, the democrats take power in the house and vote to re-open the government but the white house not budging. the new negotiations today plus overnight the freshman congresswoman seen on video appearing to call the president an expletive. breaking overnight, will kevin hart host the oscars after all? what he told ellen about those anti-gay tweets and what she did. two terrifying crashes on american roadways. new details about the man who led police on this 100-mile chase running down a man on a scooter and what we're learning

about this fiery crash that left seven people dead incl