completely blind. >> we are searching and we were told it's a 1 in a million case and would probably never happen again. >> it was happening again and i couldn't stop it. >> the family says they are determined to keep fighting for answers and they have set up a gofundme page to help pay medical expenses. >> as for jordan, she seems to have a great sense of humor. she recently joked with friends about her status on the school archery team saying she now has an excuse when she misses her aim. >> a good sense of humor in a time like that, good sense of humor for jordan. the dna of all the men working at a nursing facility in phoenix is being tested. >> a woman in a coma for a decade has just given birth. we have the report. >> reporter: phoenix police walking us through the last 12 days, where the investigation started and where it is right now. >> this was a helpless victim. she was sexually assaulted. >> reporter: police say they

were first called to hacienda on december 29th. a newborn was having difficulty breathing, the mother, a woman in her 20s in a vegetative state. police say they immediately started looking into who sexually assaulted her, but they stayed quiet about the story. >> often times when a suspect thinks something is less serious, they are not as quick to go underground or to go into hiding. that's the reason. >> reporter: over the last 12 days, the story has unfolded, the department of health services came in and mandated the facility follow extra guidelines, the ceo of hacienda resigned and is yet to personally address the issue. there is now off-duty police officers inside the facility and through a court order police collected dna samples from men working in hacienda, and they are not saying how many men submitted the dna or if anybody declined or if contracted workers and past visitors are

also being forced to give samples. >> let me say, we are not going to point out who we obtained dna from or who we intend to get dna from. >> just incredible there. i really hope they find the person responsible fast. >> that is such an awful and disturbing story. coming up, the life-changing procedure that has been a life-long dream of jazz jennings. the pioneering transgender teen opens up about the final steps in her transition. you are watching "world news now." dream of jazz jennings. and then the pioneering transgender teen opens up about the final steps in her transition. you are watching "world news now."

one day away from the weekend. >> almost here. >> almost. jazz jennings is now in the fifth season of her award-winning reality show "i am jazz." >> the pioneering transgender activist is sharing the final steps of the transition. here is juju chan. >> there's my stretcher. >> reporter: when we met up with her last year she was days away from undergoing her final transition surgery. >> i would say this is the final step of transitioning. >> reporter: a procedure that in her case refashions male genitilia into the female equivalence. >> this is the last thing that will validate my identity as a woman. >> reporter: it has been a long and winding road, one we have documented for more than a decade. >> hi. can i come into your house.

>> reporter: the jennings first opened up to barbara walters in 2007. >> your child was born a boy and now you call him a girl, yes? >> yes. >> reporter: at the time jazz was just 6 years old, one of the youngest documented cases of a child transitioning from male to female. >> reporter: if people say to you, are you a boy or girl, what do you say? >> a girl. >> reporter: we checked in with that little girl that grew into a confident preteen navigating the awkward middle school years, but with adolescence looming, jazz, along with her parents, decided to use blockers to pause male puberty. on the verge of high school, female hormones. >> i got breasts, softer features and everything more feminine, and it's what i always wanted. >> reporter: she calls it a life-saving pill, but years later reaching the operating room would come with obstacles, that surgery complicated because of the hormone blockers.

>> being on the blockers is something i don't regret at all, and the only down side to it is i did not have enough growth down below, and it was very challenging to find a doctor, a surgeon willing to perform the operation on me because i am such a difficult case. >> what we are doing now is a breakthrough in terms of surgery to harvest this lining. jazz, as a medical case is a conundrum. conundrum. her puberty was blocked so well. >> that's good. they are using the tissue i have, and i say it's going to be like patchwork. as long as it's functional, that's all that matters. >> reporter: as jazz made her way into that life changing surgery, she hoped if successful it would help pave the way of the next generation of transgirls hoping to have the

same surgery. with the team of three surgeons, the surgery lasting almost ve hours. >> we have news. >> we have news? >> yes. >> it's a girl! >> reporter: her parents right there throughout. >> it's a girl. >> i love you so much. >> reporter: we followed up with jazz after the surgery, and the recovery was not easy. >> there was a complication. i had to go back in for another procedure, but it was just all part of the journey. the good thing is that it was only cosmetic and external, so it was not too dramatic. >> reporter: your life was never in danger? >> no. my life wasn't in danger. >> reporter: in many ways, she's that girl we met a decade ago. now, at 18, she is transitioning to transadult, tackling the

harsh realities in her community, discrimination in the workplace, unemployment, homelessness and even higher rates of murder. do you see yourself continuing to, you know, carry the banner for trance rights? >> more and more i am just thinking about continuing my advocacy, and my passion is reinvigorated for equality for everyone, and if we can just embrace the variety of who we are and all of our differences and come together with new ideas and ways of thinking i think this world can be a beautiful place. >> amazing job there. that is such a great -- i love stories like that where people are being themselves, and what she said about embracing the variety of who we are. amazing. >> i love the announcement. it's a girl. it was a very sweet moment. just incredible. we have been following every step and it was incredible to see that, this step for her. >> yeah. >> and into adulthood. >> amazing. good for you, jazz. coming up, swimming with dolphins. >> this happened. you are watching "world news now." ng "world news now."

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so we're going to jump into "this happened" by showing you a video, you know, you are out in a small little rubber boat enjoying the water and a beautiful day and suddenly you find yourself in trouble. >> oh, big trouble. >> look what happened. this happened. a big old cruise liner, and that is way too close to that little dinghy. some officials shared this video as a reminder that boaters have to keep a certain distance from cruise ships for obvious certain safety reasons, and everybody was okay and they managed to get away and all is well, but how scary is that? >> that is pretty scary, and i would immediately turn into a

motor boat with my arms. >> would you? >> yes. >> oh, big strong kenneth. speaking of boats, this is actually made for me. this happened. a man drove 12 hours in hopes of seeing manatees in st. petersburg, florida. he rented a see through canoe and set out for what he hoped would be a manatee-filled afternoon. he got a poke in that see-through kayak. i don't know if anybody remembers this, but i was on a game show. guess what i won? a see-through canoe. >> is this true? where is this now? >> you would think i would remember this. we'll show you a picture later. >> yeah, you were on "the price is right." >> we don't talk about it. that's all i won was the canoe. i lost everything else. >> what did you do with it?

>> people ask that question? >> what did you do with it? >> i sold it. a little unknown fact about "tpir", they don't let you do that. the taxes on it. >> you sold it. sellout. how about this one? traffic blocking goats, right? you are driving down the road and then this happens. >> oh. >> they saved the goats that were blocking traffic in california. >> i heard those officers are the greatest of all-time. >> ha-ha-ha. wait, what was that one pun will had? you goat to be kidding me. i guess i just sold it out that it was not my original pun, but -- >> they solved the traffic jam and got them off to the side, and they are now part of goat stew. >> goat stew? >> that's morbid. all right. look at this surfer here, going

through -- and look, the dolphins are keeping up with him. >> wow.

this morning on "world news now," the president walks out of a meeting with democrats without a deal to reopen the government. >> as we enter day 20 of the shutdown stalemate, the president is heading to the southern border. what's next for hundreds of thousands of people waiting for that paycheck? a major announcement by the richest man on earth. amazon ceo and his wife are getting divorced. how it could affect the most valuable company on the planet. >> my feet went straight up in the air. i felt a tremendous amount of pressure. new this morning, a story of survival. a surfer attacked by a shark and living to tell this fish tale. most roommates eat your food. one guy is under arrest for stealing a winning lottery

ticket worth $10 million. it is thursday, january 10th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> that's an expensive roommate. >> it is. how you doing? >> nice to look into your eyes. >> stare right into them. >> ken meth, everybody. straight up from d.c. we are so excited. >> i had to be with this one, again. you have been killing it. i'm so proud of you. >> thank you. >> we are proud of you in d.c. >> people are coming and all complimentary and it makes me bashful, so i joke about it. >> you have been doing your thing. we are rooting for you. >> kenneth. >> she freed the curls, everyone. >> kenneth said he's going to free his curls as soon as he can grow them. >> i'm gonna try. tell me, what's up. how many co-anchors have you been through now?

>> go ahead, start it. >> kendis, marcus, zachary -- - >> geo. >> okay, coming up, she can't keep a man. we'll have a lot on that. >> you guys don't know what you are in for this week. we are going to start the show now. we begin with president trump heading to texas to get a firsthand look at part of the u.s. border with mexico. >> he will meet with border patrol agents and get a briefing about the security situation there. the trip is on day 20 of the partial government shutdown and follows a white house meeting with democrats. the two sides are having a hard time finding common ground and can't agree on what happened in that meeting. jonathan karl reports. >> reporter: total breakdown. democrats emerge from the white house saying president trump demanded money for the border wall and stormed out when they wouldn't agree. >> it's cold out here. the temperature wasn't much

warmer in the situation room. our meeting did not last long. in a matter of hours or a few days, many federal workers will not be receiving their paychecks. what that means in their life is tragic in terms of credit rating, paying their mortgage and rent. the president is insensitive to that. he thinks they can ask their father for more money. but they can't. >> he asked to speaker pelosi, will you agree to my wall? she said no. he got up and said then we have nothing to discuss and walked out. again, we saw a temper tantrum because he couldn't get his way. he just walked out of the meeting. >> reporter: the meeting lasted 14 minutes. >> the president walked into the room and passed out candy. it's true. i don't -- i don't recall him raising his voice or slamming his hand.

>> reporter: we asked him about the 800,000 federal workers caught in the cross fire. >> what do you say to the federal workers, security guards, tsa agents going without pay? >> i think they have been terrific. they are terrific patriots. a lot of them agree with what i'm doing. >> reporter: they have to go without a paycheck. they are forced to work without pay. some have been furloughed. >> they are all going to get the money. i think they will be happy. >> reporter: not everybody will get back pay. thousands of workers on government contracts could be out of luck. several republican senators, including alaska easley sa murkowski says the president should sign parts of the bill to open parts of the government not related to border security. >> you think i should do that? you think i should do that, john? >> reporter: it's not my -- >> your one sided reporting, do you think i should do that? you think i should just sign? tell me. tell me. john, do you think i should

sign? >> reporter: i'm saying if you sign it, the workers can get paid. the government can start working. >> if you were in my position you would do that? >> i'm not in your position. >> if you were in my position would you do that? if you would do that, you should never be in this position because you would never get anything done. >> reporter: the president said he is considering declaring a national emergency and trying to bypass congress that way. as to what would trigger such a decision, the president said, if he couldn't get a deal, we see the two sides are as far apart as they have ever been. no deal in sight. the president still has not made a decision on moving forward with that move. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> quite a moment. >> serious situation. a new segment, "political shade." are you hearing what is happening down there and the

real episodes of the real politicians of d.c. >> that's what it is. listen to this. >> the president seems to be insensitive to that. he thinks they could ask their father for more money, but they can't. >> i'm asking you, would you do that if you were in my position? if you would, you should never be in this position. you would never get anything done. good-bye everybody. thank you very much. >> yikes. i mean -- then earlier the president said bye bye. was he channelling in sync? >> bye bye bye? >> what am i referring to? bye bye. >> no. >> "snl." thank you. they know it. >> somebody knows. shady. >> what will tomorrow bring in the political shade, realm? >> another segment for late night hosts. meanwhile, veteran groups are expressing concerns of how

the shutdown is affecting them. veterans and federal workers are not getting paychecks. they say that financial uncertainty could lead to serious problems including possible suicide. breaking overnight, north korean leader, kim jong-un has been discussing a second summit with president trump. reports on north korea and china says kim talked about the possible meeting at his just completed visit with china. kim wants to achieve results when it comes to the nuclear stand off on the korean peninsula. trump and kim met last june in singapore. details for another meeting have not been decided. a real winter weather for the northeast. snow showers and flurries are falling from western michigan to the atlantic and washington to bangor, maine. we are expecting very cold temperatures. paul williams has details. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kenneth. thanks to the gusty winds, we are looking at the accuweather real feel to hover throughout the northeast. not only that, we are watching

out for widespread snow showers throughout pennsylvania, new york, vermont, new hampshire as well as maine. cold air across the southeast as well and for the northwest, dryer conditions, a bit of snow along the idaho and montana line and northern portions of utah. briefly drier for us with snow pushing through nevada. janai? >> thanks to paul. the founder of amazon and his wife are divorcing. it may affect the company. they announced on twitter after 25 years of marriage. he is the wealthiest man and largest shareholder of amazon. she was instrumental in starting the company. she could get a major chunk, possibly $70 billion. you know that saying, cheaper to keep her? look at you. e. coli breakout linked to romaine lettuce is officially over. from october to december, the food poisoning sickened 62

people in 16 states. no one died, but 25 people were hospitalized. investigators concluded romaine lettuce in central california were likely the source. no new illnesses have been reported for a month. a big consumer alert. gourmet chock lalts and caramels might be contaminated with hepatitis a. they were sold by bowers and qvc. if you purchased them, throw them away. if you ate them, contact your doctor. one of the most recognizable buildings making up the new york city skyline is on the market. >> the 77-story chrysler building that opened in 1930 is for sale. the owners have not decided on an asking price. according to "the wall street journal," the value of the landmark building varies widely. >> she needs a nip tuck, she needs upgrading.

it was the tallest building in the world for 11 months, until the opening of the empire state building. >> i have to confess a silly mistake of mine. we have a view of that out of the temporary housing that we are in. i have been calling it the wrong building. >> you call it the empire state building? >> that's what i've been calling it. i'm not going to tell him i was wrong. >> i probably could name half the buildings. maybe empire state. >> statue of liberty, got it. >> you live here now, you have to learn. >> i'm learning. the man shot by his own dog. first, the surfer in california attacked by a great white shark. the teen describes in his own words those terrifying moments. the new developments involving singer r. kelly. the calls coming in from women claiming sexual abuse. you are watching "world news now." n from women claiming sexual abuse. you are watching "world news now."

this bright red sky is the incredible result of a severe dust storm that rolled through southeastern trail, 300 miles east of sydney. it knocked out power to thousands of homes for a few hours.

one long-time resident described this scene saying it looked as though someone through a blanket over the sun. wow! so red. new york city officials are investigating a brawl between police officers and two men caught on video. >> it shows cops kicking and hitting the men in the middle of the intersection. another video shows them saying they are going to make money suing the police department. he says he already has three lawsuits in progress. new developments in the growing legal problems surrounding r. kelly. >> on the heels of allegations of abuse, they are urging victims to come forward. here is abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: a rally outside r. kelly's studio on the heels of a visit by police. it was found vacant. new calls are coming in after an illinois prosecutor asked for alleged victims of the singer to come forward.

>> we don't have the ability to deal in rumor. we have to deal with facts and evidence. >> reporter: all triggered by lifetime's docuseries, surviving r. kelly. it included interviews with several women including some who had sex with kelly when they were just teens. angela says his daughter became involved with kelly at 17. he claims she is now being held by kelly against her will. she says she's with him voluntarily. >> it's not love. everything he's doing with you is nothing but force. >> reporter: kelly's lawyers say the claims are nothing. if mr. kelly had done anything wrong, he would expect to hear facts, adding, as for the investigations, they will find nothing because he's done nothing wrong. on wednesday, in his hometown of chicago, an editorial calling on radio stations #muterkelly.

stop playing his music for good. lynn see -- lindsey david, abc news. >> thanks to lindsay there. terrifying moments for a surfer. >> he was surfing with friends near morrow bay when a shark, believed to be a great white came from beneath him as he paddled in for one of the last waves of the day. >> my feet got launched in the air. i felt pressure around my legs. then, i, like, was able to wiggle one of my legs free. as i was doing that, i looked back. i was like, oh, my god. in his world, it's like a love tap. here, it's a serious injury. i don't want that love. >> he wrangled free. luckily, there was a wave coming in and he was able to paddle back to shore. he received cuts to his leg. he's been surfing since four years old. he loves it so much. he loves the ocean and doesn't think he can stop.

>> what an incredible guy to be that emp thetic to think of it from a shark's point of view, in his world, that was just a love top. coming up, the potential sign we are not alone. space and what it could mean. first, the roommate from hell. the california man who claims his roommate tried to steal $10 million from him. that's next on "world news now." claims his roommate tried to steal $10 million from him. that's next on "world news now." that's next on "world news now."

bright lights, pretty empty streets here in new york. >> winter is coming. >> those of us that shared a dorm room, apartment, a house or an office, we shared an office in d.c. >> we shared an office in d.c. >> you know the frustrations of living with roommates. >> we were back-to-back like this. back-to-back. yeah, like some eat your food, and they use your tooth -- even your toothbrush -- she didn't do that. or worse.

will, come on in here and join us for this one. >> yeah, before this gets messy, i will jump in here. i, myself, have lived with plenty of roommates and i don't claim to be the world's greatest roommate and i definitely have never stolen any of my roommate's money, let alone $10 million, which is what one california man is being accused of this morning. everybody has their own personal roommate horror stories, but one man's bad roommate behavior landed him behind bars, accused of stealing his roommates $10 million lotto ticket. it all began in sacramento, california, just before christmas. a guy buys a scratch-off lotto ticket, scratches it and goes home to celebrate with his roommate. sounds great, right? when he went to collect his winnings, he said his ticket was legit. >> he said, i won, i saw it, i won $10,000. this game, he told us some stuff.

>> turns out according to police, the man's ticket wasn't his ticket. somebody had pulled the switcheroo. the next day, the real ticket surfaced when his roommate tried to turn in the winner. that's when the roommate learned it wasn't a $10,000 winner, it was a $10 million winner. remember that switcharoo? here is how it works. >> one of the roommates later alters his losing ticket to match the winning ticket. >> after police and the lottery figured out what was going on, the suspect was invited to come and collect his winnings, but instead of the jackpot he so desperately wanted, he got a nice pair of matching bracelets, aka, handcuffs on each wrist. the whole ordeal left the victim in lotto limbo as they are trying to confirm he is the winner. >> what? >> i know. >> no one's going to get it? hopefully, he'll get his money

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all right, so it's time for all right, so it's time for the mix starting with man's best friend, may not be anymore. this guy is out hunting with his dog, his labrador retriever, and lays his 12 gauge shotgun in the bed of the truck -- >> i know where this is going. >> and the dog gets into the bed of the truck and the gun gos off through his left thigh. the guy was shot by his dog out hunting. he had to undergo multiple critical surgeries, even a partial leg amputation. >> wow. >> he probably won't be hunting anytime soon. probably find someone else to take tito for walks. >> they have a gofundme page. >> $70,000. >> that's incredible.

>> yep. >> in our pet news, let's continue on. it gets cold, we don't like it, we may go south, you know, snow birds. what about a snow cat? this cat from michigan, bandit is his name, and he made it from michigan all the way down to florida. 1100 miles. he was found two months later. you typically hear about dogs doing this, but bandit made it. and he's a 2 1/2-year-old cat, and he disappeared in october and the owner received a mid december call and said, hey, kitty is down here in tampa. >> maybe she followed the birds south. >> you know what? you have some connections to florida. >> so do you. >> you just show up in orlando, maybe. >> we worked at the same station in orlando, just at different times. >> i was much earlier. >> because he is much older. >> she's my little sis. bandit had the right idea. get down to florida.

>> we should head down there, too. free vodka for life? how about that? the city of columbus doesn't want to lose the hockey player so they are offering him free vodka if he stays with the columbus team down there. >> that's a great incentive. >> he has not yet locked up the contract extension but they are hoping this free vodka will tempt him to hang around. >> that's a good idea. vodka typically does, any type of gift -- you want free vodka? >> in exchange for what? >> i don't know. just have some. >> set up. apparently we are back on the animals -- we love animals here. >> we do. >> how about a red panda just enjoying a nice bubble bath. >> show it to me. >> soon, you are about to see this red panda by the name of -- hey, what's this panda's name? >> the panda -- >> panda. red. i call him red.

he's enjoying -- he's enjoying happy bubble bath day. we a need a good bubble bath. >> panda. emily: hi, everyone. i'm emily. i'm super excited to introduce my dad because he's my hero. when i was little, he was doing this really important work driving ambulances in iraq. now he's home. and he's still a hero because he tells the ambulances where to go when there's an emergency. i'm so proud of him. he's awesome. he's my dad! announcer: if your service-connected disability hinders your civilian career, vocrehab offers a variety of services to help prepare you for your next mission.

while i was on a combat patrol my c in baqubah, iraq,nned out. a rocket-propelled grenade took my arm off at the shoulder. when i came home, i felt alone. my family was around me, but i couldn't talk to them about what i'd seen and what i'd done. i remember just thinking, man, the way i am right now, i don't want to live. i was discharged from the army, and i've been working with the wounded warrior project since 2007. warriors don't have to be severely wounded to be with the wounded warrior project. we do have a lot of guys that have post-traumatic stress disorder. being able to share your story, i guess it kind of helps you wrap your mind around what did happen over there. just because you've left the military doesn't mean your life is over, because when these guys are coming home, i'm kind of leading and training them, instead of for combat, i'm leading and training them to heal. and if i come away with anything from the wounded warrior project, it's them giving my life back. my name is norbie, and yes, i do suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder,

but i'm okay. this morning on "world news now," the president declaring a meeting with democrats, a total waste of time. today he is headed to the southern border, still demanding a wall to be built. >> abc news is already on the ground at the border and what matt gutman witnessed within minutes of arriving. also this half hour, jeff bezos, his biggest split, yet. >> the ceo of amazon and his wife announcing they are getding divorced after 25 years of marriage. how this could make his wife the richest woman in the world. it's the relationship advice we all have been waiting for. oprah and gayle spill the beans and keeping it saucy and how they tried to amp things up and how it all worked out. that's in "the skinny" on this

january 10th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." kenneth and i have always dreamed about kind of being an oprah and gayle. >> you know, i heard gayle is a fan of the show, so, good morning, gayle. hi. i met her in an elevator a few years ago. >> really? we are totally like the oprah and gayle of the d.c. npr team. >> i think so. the d.c. team, she's obviously up here now, she left me and split like jeff bezos and his wife split. and now you owe my $70 billion. >> it's the alimony payment, is that what you want? >> right. gayle, she saw my name tag. she said, i bet i know your name. she read my name tag. >> got him. >> she read the name tag. >> got him. >> so glad he is here. we begin with what seems to be a new effort at the government shutdown. >> lindsay graham hosted a

meeting with moderate republican senators and president trump's son-in-law, jared kushner on capitol hill. they are working on a proposal that would include funding for the president's border wall while also protecting undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. he says it's in the infant stages. >> in the meantime the shutdown is entering its 20th day and the president is heading to the border to mexico today. that trip follows a white house meeting with democrats that went nowhere. we have more. >> reporter: while the shutdown is stretching into one of the longest in history, the meeting to break the logjam between the president, congressional republicans and the democrats lasting a mere 14 minutes. >> unfortunately the president just got up and walked out. we saw a temper tantrum because he could not get his way. >> we heard once again that democratic leaders are unwilling to even negotiate. they demanded once again before any negotiations could begin

that we would have to agree to re-open the government. >> reporter: the president tweeted his meeting with democratic leaders was a total waste of time. the partial government shutdown is becoming increasingly painful for 800,000 federal workers and on friday, many will be faced with the reality of a u.s. government not making payroll. still, the president insists they support him. >> i think they have been terrific. they are terrific patriots and agree with what i'm doing. >> reporter: democratic leaders, nancy pelosi and chuck schumer appear with federal workers who laughed at the president's claim of support. >> we oppose the use of extortion instead of reasoned debate. >> reporter: in the house of representatives, eight republicans joined with house democrats to pass a bill to re-open the irs and treasury department, but without the support of the senate or the president that move is just symbolic. the president heads to the border later today. republicans say they are waiting for democrats to provide a

counter proposal, and the democrats say that they need the government re-opened before negotiations on a border wall can continue. kenneth? janai? >> our thanks to lana. there are so many behind the scenes, and lawmakers who are not the leaders who are trying to find common ground. >> yeah, common ground to get something done, but, man, they are hitting a wall. >> they really are. the president made a point to stop by the cameras three times yesterday on capitol hill after the luncheon with the republicans, and say, yeah, look, we are good here, the gop is unified but people breaking ranks and breaking ranks behind closed doors and trying to get a deal done for the american people because there are so many people in the middle here. we talk about the shade being thrown -- >> yeah, and the real-world affects for so many families. >> right. moving on to a big new political invesment by democrat tom steyer.

he committed $40 million to impeach the president. he's invested at least $50 million in the cause and some of the money may also be used to target republican senators up for re-election the next year. president trump visits texas today for a firsthand look at what he says is a humanitarian and national security crisis. >> two senators from texas will join him. nearly every other state and official for the region, including republicans oppose how the president is handling the issue. meanwhile, abc's matt gutman was there when border patrol agents found families who crossed into the u.s. seeking asylum. >> reporter: these are two families that were taken across the border by coyotes. basically, they were dumped out in the middle of the river. their pants are wet, they have been forced to walk. border patrol agents are processing them. most are not allowed to take anything, so this little girl all she took is her barbie. her mother took a couple diapers. this is jessica from nicaragua and her three children are here.

she says they have been traveling for three months. and this is something the border patrol agents say happens every day. we did not come here based on any intel, right? you said this happens to be the busiest landing within 2,000 miles, and within 30 seconds of arriving, people started pouring across. two pakistani's, four indians and -- >> three different family groups from honduras, and nicaragua were able to cross within four or five minutes. >> reporter: most of what the chief and his border patrol officers are dealing with is these kind of asylum seekers who are not trying to run away from them, they are literally presenting themselves to them so they can be taken to the border patrol. we asked some of them in the central processing facility why they came now and a bunch of them know, the reason is if they seek asylum, step foot in the u.s. and they have a child with them they will most likely be

released on their own recognizance. i'm matt gutman, here along the mexico/u.s. border, south of mcgowan, texas. >> thanks to matt for that. there is word from syria an american teenager fighting with isis has been captured. kurdish allies of the u.s. say the 16-year-old, the 16-year-old was caught earlier this week in syria. the state department says it's aware of the case but offered no other comments. kurdish forces are holding at least two other americans in syria. the homeless veran charged with taking part in a gofundme scam has been arrested. police confirmed johnny bobbet was taken into custody in philadelphia. prosecutors say he conspired with a couple making up a story abtd giving $20 to a woman stranded on the highway. that story helped rake in $400,000. bobbet was arrested for failing to show up for a court hearing. phoenix police are trying to find the father of a baby born to a woman who has been in a coma for ten years.

the dna of the male employees at the nursing facility has been collected and police were first aware of the tip when the police received an infant in distress call. 29-year-old woman was in a coma since nearly drowning. such a disturbing story. and now snow showers and flurries are expected in many communities. let's get details from accuweather's paul williams. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kenneth, janai. we are looking for blustery conditions throughout the entire northeast with snow showers pushing throughout the northeast. we could get as much as 12 inches in some areas, particularly as you go further north towards quebec city. this is the concern for friday going into saturday, a monster of a storm bringing heavy snow from friday night into saturday from st. louis toward indianapolis and it will cover the ohio valley ridge on and swing toward the northeast and create showers and a mix to the

south. >> paul, thank you. we may not be alone. astronomers say they discovered a new round of mysterious repeating sounds coming from outside our galaxy. >> wow. the sounds are known as fast radio bursts, or frbs, and they last for only a few milliseconds. >> this is only the second time they have ever been detected and some experts suggest it could be evidence of advanced alien life. >> are you trying to whistle to that beat? >> wait. >> is it a beat? >> you like my beat? oh, wait -- can i come back. >> take him away. take him away. take him away. >> you guys -- >> they are on it. we are on it. >> things have changed since janai started. >> making rain. doing what we can. >> high-tech. >> somebody get him out of here. >> coming up, what could turn out to be the most expensive

divorce in history. the world's richest couple is calling it quits. later in "the skinny," baby sharks. it's a hit with millions of kids. now it is getting respect from the music industry. you are watching "world news now." ♪ mommy shark ♪ doo doo

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unbeatable. for the first time in nearly three decades, the biggest night in hollywood is changing as we know it. >> according to "variety," the oscars are poised to go without a host, which is six weeks away. it's february 24th. the producers will select celebrities to introduce the categories. kevin hart says he won't be hosting the academy awards show telling "gma" he is not giving any more explanations. >> all right. there's a stunning announcement from the head of the most valuable company in the world. >> amazon chief, jeff bezos, and his wife, mackenzie, are divorcing after 25 years of marriage and their divorce settlement could end upsetting a record. here is ava pilgrim. >> reporter: the world's richest couple calling it quits. amazon ceo and his wife mackenzie announcing the surprise split on twitter. after a long period of loving exploration and trial of separation, we have decided to

divorce and continues our shared lives as friends. no word on what happens to the $137 billion fortune. >> this is going to be one of the biggest ticket divorces ever. >> reporter: the two have been married for 25 years and have four children. they met in the early '90s while both were working at a new york-based hedge fund and then moving to seattle, renting a one-bedroom apartment while bezos launched amazon. they are now one of america's largest property owners. >> it is in both of their interests to try and keep this as quiet, as amicable as possible. >> reporter: the couple maintaining the appearance of peace in their statement, saying we feel incredibly lucky to have found each other, and if we would have known we would separate in 25 years, we would do it all again. the big question, was there a pre-nup or post-nup? that's important because in washington state, any wealth made during a marriage can be split equally without one meaning mckenzie could be

entitled to $60 billion making her one of the wealthiest women in the world. >> a big thanks to eva there. >> what is her number? when we come back, an honor for "baby shark." >> and relationship advice from the oprah and the gayle. "the skinny" is next. the oprah and the gayle. "the skinny" is next. oprah and the gayle. the skinny is up next.

♪ baby shark doo doo doo ♪ baby shark doo doo doo ♪ mommy shark >> i can't. i can't. >> some baby shark to start this "skinny." this is a hit at my house. >> this was released in 2016. thanks to a new viral dance challenge, the song is back and has more than 2 billion views on youtube and just landed on the billboard top 100 at number 32. >> here's more of the song. >> why? >> take a look at this.

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♪ ♪ few tv theme songs invoke memories such as this one from "the sopranos." >> this is new york city, i don't think you can get a gun. >> as hard as it may be to believe, it was 20 years ago today that this smash hit drama appeared on hbo. will is here to tell us how some of the cast members of "the sopranos" are marking the anniversary. >> yes, i am.

20 years ago today, tony soprano those who taught us those who want respect give respect. he made his first appearance on tv and just hours ago, several members of the cast got together to pay their own respect to the legendary family. also the entire cast gathered at a theater here in new york city to swap soprano stories, and the creator said many people come up and say, thank you for the show, we loved it. except for that ending. we will get to that a little later. the cast talked about the show and what things were like before it became the phenomenon like it is now. it was originally supposed to be a movie, but after chase met with his manager, he changed his mind and it gave us the series we know and love, which would span 86 episodes over six seasons and back in 1999, nobody

could have known it would be nominated for 112 prime time emmy awards and win 21 of them. here are a few more things about the show the most mobbed up fans may not know. i have a trivia challenge. all right? when they approved the pitch and took it to series, hbo execs were worried people would see the title and think it was about music. the daughter on the show thought it was about an opera, sopranos. what did they do to the logo to make sure they knew it wasn't about music? >> put a gun in it. >> that's correct. you see it, they turned the "r" into a gun. and then a show about mobsters, it was on hbo and it had a ton of curse words in it. right? how many were in the first season. >> 16. >> 437. >> 437. guess how many were in the second? >> the prompter doesn't say. >> 715. >> like the last scene in the series, that is so famous, i

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making news in america this morning, president trump travels to the border today as the government shutdown enters day 20. trump calling his meeting with the democrats a waste of time. >> again, we saw a temper tantrum because he couldn't get his way. >> this morning, how the shutdown is affecting food inspections and the federal workers being urged to hold yard sales and baby-sit to make ends meet. we take you to the border as this family makes it across. >> the other person who was videoing, that is to prove to the smuggling organization that they actually took tm