good morning. i am good morning. here are the top headlines we are following on "world news now." 24 days and counting, the historic government shutdown goes on. senator lindsey graham is avoiding a navy divers, remains of victims we found. record snowfall couldn't keep a line of people from the billionaire democrat. he will be sworn in this morning. he will raise the minimum wage.

party time in new orleans as the nfc returns to the big easy for the first time in nine years. new england returns to the afc for a shot at the super bowl. those are the top stories on this monday, january 14th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." happy monday, friends. >> it's cold out there. >> it is cold. i was looking at my elbows to make sure i was lotioned up. >> i call her out. >> he does. >> a word that so many in this country just learned, but so many of us know. >> it's cold. get the lotion out this morning. >> get the elbows. >> and knuckles. hundreds of traffic accidents, some fatal, canceled

flights. >> missouri was the hardest hit and many cleared roadways. rob has more. >> reporter: the storm reaching the east coast from kansas to southern new jersey digging out from a wintry blast. ice and snow making roads treacherous. dozens injured. nearly 200,000 without power across eight states. virginia's governor declaring a state of emergency there. icy conditions causing a sand truck to tip over. who white out conditions. describing it as being impossible to get around. >> approaching ten inches of snow in the nation's capital. the white house is 200 yards that way and you can barely see it through the snow. >> reporter: workers clearing walkways and not getting paid

for it. >> it's not fair. no one enjoys doing it. we do it because it's part of our job, as it is now. >> reporter: in pittsburgh, crews rescuing two people. in north carolina, glazed in a half inch of ice. in the midwest, the clean up beginning. west of st. louis, the storm dumping up to 20 inches of snow, reeking havoc. at least 800 crashes in missouri. air travel impacted in the region. 800 flights canceled, over 2200 delayed. snow coming to an end for the morning commute. temperatures here, barely getting to the freezing mark on monday. most of the snow that's fallen will stick around. rob marciano, abc news, washington, d.c. >> schools are closed in

washington and the baltimore areas. many private offices may be closed, too. let's get the forecast from. the storm from this weekend, like a bad monster movie is out of the way. we would like to forget about it. a sequel is brewing. seven feet of snow in upper elevations. the snow spreads thursday and friday and this low pressure system goes across and sets up for another winter storm. it is going to appear on the east coast this upcoming weekend. >> thanks to paul. turning to the longest government shutdown in u.s. history, 24 days and no sign of a breakthrough. >> president trump is considering declaring a national emergency if he can't reach a deal with democrats. 800,000 employees are going without pay and a spike in the number of tsa screeners staying

home. we have more. >> reporter: i have a question for you. pop quiz. in this poll from abc news and "the washington post," how many americans have been personally affected by the shut down? the answer, 18%. but, there's a way to get the rest of americans mad at you, make them wait more at the airport. this morning at george bush international airport, customers could not go through lines because no one was staffing it. tsa screeners started calling in sick. david kruerley says 7 pergt did not show up to work. i asked him, does that mean wait times go up? >> 2 million people fly every day. they are going to continue to feel this. here is the problem. there are only so many officers to man these check points. tsa will not surity

protocol. what do you do? it means longer lines or consolidate into a couple lines, therefore they are going to be longer. that's where americans will start to feel this. more and more agents are expected not to call off sick, but potentially quit. >> we are three weeks into the shutdown. the president suggested this can go on for months. that is where inspections suffer and flights could be canceled. more on the affects of the shutdown. listen for it on apple podcast, your favorite podcasting app. >> thank you. police officers killed in the line of duty. people came out to mourn the 22-year-old rookie cop that was ambushed investigating a car accident. the suspect later took his own life. in birmingham, alabama, a great officer devoted to his

family. carter died early sunday after being shot investigates a suspected car burglary. a utah mall turned into a crime scene as a man and woman were murdered. chaos broke out as customers were told to evacuate. the victims were taken to the hospital, one in critical, the other in serious condition. police are looking for three suspects. they believe the shooting may be gang related. the kidnapper of wisconsin teenager jaime closs makes his appearance in court. jake patterson is expected to be charged with kidnapping closs and killing her parents last october. we could learn more about a possible motive. her grandfather says's in good spirits, despite the circumstances. hundreds of thousands of public school stunts in los angeles find their teachers on

picket lines this morning. l.a. teachers begin their first walkout in three decades. they will stay out as long as it takes to get better conditions for themselves and their students. >> we will be on strike starting tomorrow, january 14th, 2019. >> reporter: for the first time in 30 years, teachers are going on strike. the union says it received no new offer over the weekend. the districts last offer is unacceptable. >> we have been in bargaining for the past 21 months and have come to this point. >> reporter: more than 30,000 teachers are set to walk the picket lines. they remain at an impasse. the last offer includes $130 million investment for the next school year, which the district says a e tchsnd reduces ass size. the u says that offer is on it would cost $3 billion to meet

the demands. utla says the district has millions in surplus they are not using. >> we are ready. our members are ready. together, we will win our legitimate and urgent contract demands. >> reporter: the district says all schools will be open. they expect nearly 700,000 students to show up for class. the union teachers will be walking the picket line. >> there has never been a more urgent moment than now or a better moment to use our power to win real improvements. >> thank you. we will be watching that story today as well. >>ehind "hamilton" hatanhe show on the road. co.for artists and cultural groups struggling after

hurricane maria. 1,000 people attended opening night. his last appearance in the show was in 2016 on broadway. so cool they took that to puerto rico. lots of stars turned out for that. >> the crowd went wild when he whipped out that puerto rican flag. he was asked about the president's plan to take away relief funds. he called that monstrous. obviously, there's calls for this in puerto rico. coming up, what some are calling controversial comments from congressmen. later, the gesture of good will toward u.s. air traffic controllers, working without paychecks. you are watching "world news now." traffic controllers working out paychecks. you are watching "world news now."

fi fire destroyed a historic theater in connecticut. more than four dozen firefighters couldn't stop those flames from decimating the shakespeare theater. nobody was hurt and the building was empty. award-winning

hepburn was among those who performed there. and now a congressman from iowa and controversy. >> steve king is questioning why the terms nationalism and supremacy are considered offense nif modern america. king says his words were taken out of concept. here is zachary kiesch. >> reporter: it was the quote that turned some heads. in a "new york times" article, congressman steve king of iowa said this. white nationalists, white supremacist and western civilization, how did that language become offensive, adding why did i sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization? those words along with king's history and comments about race and immigration have had several prominent republicans condemn his words. >> there's no place for hate or bigotry or anybody that supports that. it's evil ideology and we all want to stand-up against it but it's easy when the democrats condemn a republican but i don't see democrats condemn democrats on their side doing this kind of

thing. >> reporter: congressman king claims he was taken out of context. >> today, "the new york times" is suggesting i'm an advocate for white supremacy. i want to make one thing abundantly clear. i reject the labels and the evil ideology they define. >> reporter: last week, on the house floor he said the conversation with "the times" was about controlling the language. >> it was about how those words got plugged into our dialogue, not when the words became offensive which is what the technical interpretation of this is. >> reporter: congressman kevin mccarthy, a house member of the freedom caucus taking a tough stance on cbs "face the nation." >> i have a scheduled meeting, with him on monday and i will tell you this. >> reporter: zachary kiesch, abc news, new york. coming up, what should have been a heart-warming family video -- >> but instead this happened. we'll have that story straight

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this happened. >> it's time for -- >> it's time for it. >> this happened. >> we have been covering every aspect of the government shutdown and we have seen incredible stories of how workers have been very resilient, and still working, 400,000 federal workers being forced to work without pay. and some folks over the border in canada decided to show solidarity and feed air traffic controllers on long island who obviously are not being paid, by sending stacks and stacks of pizza. they are air traffic controllers from atlantic province, from gander and moncton ordered pizzas for the crew working the control center there on long island on friday. but, get this. this was not the only air

traffic control center to receive cheesy goodness from canadian counterparts. >> uh-huh. >> we have seen it happen, 35 u.s. units including in boston, seattle, minneapolis and cleveland, canadian control centers have sent over pizza for those federal workers who are not getting paid but are still on the job. >> this is an idea that came directly from the canadian employees themselves. so nice and so thoughtful of them to do. >> very thoughtful. >> very nice. how about this. you know, mom has a new baby, already has one at home. you think that baby is going to be so excited and then this happens. the stone cold face, big brother. >> not impressed. >> what is this? what is this? >> why are you giving me -- >> look at the baby. look at the baby! what is this? >> whose is this? we have to keep this? >> i think we understand how the relationship is going to be throughout the years. >> going to be tough.

>> going to be a little chilly. >> seriously this kid has not cracked a smile. >> maybe he is upset about his purple shirt? >> that's a nice shirt. >> the baby is dressed in jail clothing, the black and white stripes there. why do i have this prison baby here? >> what do i do with this? >> i don't know what to do. >> good luck, ella. >> all right. so this happened. you are in the park and you see a little shadowy figure, and you think it might be sasquatch? >> maybe. >> well, in north carolina, animal control is telling people don't call the cops on this little -- what is that? i don't know. >> scary. >> the animal shelter in north carolina urged people not to call animal control that bares an uncanny resemblance to big foot. >> oh, don't call us, we'll call

you. how about this dog? a lucky weekend for a dog near denver. bre fell through ice, and within minutes rescuers arrived and that firefighter crawled out there on the ice and attached to a safety rope and he fell in, too, but managed to get bre back to dry land. >> bre, tell him thank you. >> no, that dog is like, warm me up and get me out of here. >> shake it off. >> all right, taylor swift. did she sing that? yeah, she did. >> how do i know these things? >> look, come on. good on bre. how about this? in california, the gymnast that goes viral. the killer routine to michael jackson's "thriller." check it out. ♪ >> you love watching fitness? >> i really do. >> yes! >> that's good stuff.

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the penthouse? >> you need to wait your turn. >> relax. this is not a hold up. >> how would i sign it? >> i don't know. slowly? don't your arms work? >> the penthouse? >> you need to wait your turn. >> relax. this is not a hold up. >> how would i sign it? >> i don't know. slowly? don't your arms work? >> they don't. bryan cranston and kevin hart knocked "aquaman" out of first place at the box office for their opening weekend. >> good news, on the same weekend it crossed the $1 billion mark for ticket sales worldwide, and rounding out the top three, the heart-warming family adventure "a dog's way home." >> you know, that's despite that upside getting awful reviews from critics. >> yeah, definitely. we have been hearing about the home dna testing kits that end up uncovering decade-old secrets that are not always

welcomed news. >> this morning, we are hearing about a woman in california whose deep, dark secret now transformed an entire family. here is tom. >> i was over there checking. i had to come and sit down. i just can't take this. >> reporter: for five decades karen leslie lived with a secret, a secret that is about to get off the airplane at the san diego airport. >> i hear a voice. >> reporter: 52 years ago, karen got pregnant, but didn't have much money. she was not married and decided to give her baby girl, erin, to a catholic adoption agency. >> it was hurtful because anytime you have to give up a baby -- >> reporter: always hoping she would see her again. >> she was 4. >> reporter: as time passed, that reunion would seem more and more out of reach. karen would move away, marry, have more children and then out of the blue a question after a ancestry took a test. were there more children? karen said yes. >> i could not believe it.

i could not wait to go and run tell my brother. oh, my god, you are t into believe this. >> reporter: karen and her long-lost daughter started texting and decided to reunite. cameras capturing the moment they saw each other. >> i'm going to cry. look at you. >> i know. >> reporter: mother and daughter have a lot of catching up to do, saying this about meeting face-to-face -- >> how do you love somebody that you have never met but you can love somebody that you never met. she gave me life. >> just step back and revel in it. thank god, he wants us together. >> a beautiful moment for karen and leslie. >> absolutely. later this year, she plans to travel to michigan to meet her birth father who was unable to make it because of health issues. >> that will be nice. >> so that is the news for this half hour. >> remember to follow us on facebook.

this morning on "world news now," congress returns to work today as the government shutdown enters day 24. >> that means tsa trouble is expanding in several airports across the country, twice as many agents calling out sick this weekend and how it will impact travels this week. a deadly winter storm bringing several states to a standstill, leaving thousands of people in the dark and creating a dangerous drive. where that storm is headed now. the search for multiple shooters after shots fired inside a mall, people seen running for their lives. new details about the investigation just coming in. football stars, they are just like us. chief's guard, jeff allen, got stuck in snow on the way to the stadium. a guy named dave helped him out and vanished and now dave is getting a big thanks in return. it's monday, january 14th.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." a fresh start to the week, a stale co-anchor here next to me. >> whoa. we are going to start it off like that? >> it's only stale because he was here last week. >> they let me come back and you had nothing to do with that. >> no, we are so happy to have -- we had brunch yesterday. i adore kenneth -- >> we can't get enough of each other. >> so glad you are here. we will get to spend all week together. >> all week. all week. it will be all week. >> you are in for a treat. we begin this half with the historic government shutdown stretching into day 24, and upending the finances of hundreds of federal workers. >> miami airport is looking to open terminals that were closed over the weekend because so many tsa screeners are skipping work. now president trump allied gop lindsay graham is advising the president to temporarily re-open the government to allow more time for talks on a border wall before declaring a national

emergency. stephanie ramos has more. >> reporter: affects of the shutdown starting to surface and terminals having to shutdown. the tsa says a large number of workers have called out, more than doubling last year's rate. president trump lashing out at democrats over the shutdown as he renews his threat to build the wall without congress. >> i am ready to sign. if they don't do it, if they don't come to their senses, you know what i will do? i will do a national emergency. we're all set. it's 100%. >> reporter: now, a top republican pressuring the president to end the shutdown before taking drastic measures. >> i would urge him to open up the government for a short time, like three weeks before he pulls the plug, see if we can get a deal. if we can't at the end of three weeks, all bets are off. see if he can do it by himself. >> reporter: democrats say they will fight a national emergency declaration. >> if this president will turn

to national emergencies every time he disagrees with congress, i am against it. let's make sure the branches of government are bound by the same constitution. >> reporter: nearly 800,000 families missing their first paycheck since the shutdown began. >> we are going to have to take loans. we are going to have to use credit cards. i mean, i don't want to be in that situation. we're a working family and we earn our paycheck and pay our bills and take care of our kids. that's all we want to do. >> reporter: i noticed while traveling the last couple days, tsa check lanes were closed at several airports. no reports of major delays, but that could change. stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >> thanks to stephanie in a snowy washington, d.c. we talked about the people impact, the human toll. i think we are going to start to see that. as you see, you know, obviously with the concerns of our food safety, and concerns with tsa and air travel, long tsa lines, and our federal workers in food banks over the weekend. they were in lines to get food.

i think you will see even more pressure on the president and lawmakers in washington. >> there was a food bank in the washington, d.c. area that reported serving 30,000 pounds of fresh produce. that's huge. and a new poll shows 53% is blaming president trump and the republicans for the shutdown, but the support for the wall is increased. 42% still support a border wall. some americans are split on how to make that happen. >> exactly, but what they are not split on is there needs to be a fix immediately, especially for the 80,000 federal workers. many federal officers in d.c., even though still with funding will be closed today because of a major winter storm in the midwest and mid-atlantic. >> and police have reported hundreds of accidents, some minor and some tragic, jets skidded off the runway. 900 flights canceled and 3,000 delays. >> the sov nation's capital. officials are warning about

refreezing overnight in a difficult commute this morning. >> accuweather's paul williams is here with the details. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kenneth and janai. although the monster snowstorm avoided new york it pounded d.c. and the surrounding areas. it's going stay dry and cold today. for the north west, staying dry, but the big story is what is happening along california, and it's the big story and the big ugly of the forecast. we are watching out for mudslides, urban flooding and heavy mountain snow. believe it or not, seven feet of snow before it's all said and done so obviously big-time travel delays. kenneth and janai. >> thanks to paul there. police in utah are looking for three people suspected of causing mayhem at a mall. two people were injured when gunfire rerupts at a mall in st. louis. witnesses said there was a sense of panic as hundreds of shoppers were being evacuated. a man and woman were wounded and hospitalized in critical and serious condition. police say that incident may be gang related. the wisconsin teen who

survived three months in captivity is said to be in good spirits, according to jayme closs's grandfather. jayme has been staying with her aunt since she escaped from her alleged captor last week. the suspect in the case, 21-year-old jake thomas patterson is expected to be formerly charged with kidnapping and the murder of closs's parents today. abc's alex perez has the latest from wisconsin. >> reporter: jayme closs wrapping up her first weekend with family after three months in captivity. the 13-year-old all smiles and posing with loved ones, and across town signs of support every where you look. the suspect, jake patterson's motive remains a mystery. police allege the unemployed 21-year-old kicked down the closs's door last october and shot and killed her parents so he could take jayme, but authorities don't know why. >> jayme was the target of mr. patterson. he didn't know the closs'. he had no contact with the closs'.

we have been able to uncover that at this time. >> reporter: he held jayme captive at this home in gordon, retreat, hanging above the front door. this is the property where authorities say jayme was held captive for 88 days. the home can't be seen off the road, it's behind that garage there, and neighbors that live in the area say there was always something different about this house. did you ever see anything weird or suspicious there? >> no. it's not a place i ever felt comfortable walking by. i never saw anybody. >> reporter: patterson's childhood friend telling abc news he never imagined his quiet and happy friend would be accused of something like this. >> i am asking myself a lot of questions and none of it makes sense. >> fisher's mom also remembering patterson's visits? >> i never had a incling he thought that way. >> reporter: patterson's attorneys, in a statement saying in part, this is a tragic

situation. his legal team will be relying on the sbintegrity of the judicl system to make sure everyone's rights are protected. the suspect will be making his first appearance in court monday afternoon. much of this case remains a mystery. when the prosecutor files a criminal complaint we could finally learn more about a possible motive in this case. alex perez, abc news, wisconsin. >> thanks to alex this morning. this morning, the nation's second largest school district is about to be hit with a teacher's strike. more than 30,000 teachers and support staff in los angeles are set to walk off the job today affecting nearly 700,000 students. they are fighting for higher pay and more staff and smaller class sizes. the state and district agree changes are needed and the issue is the potential costs. officials in illinois are blocking a concert that r. kelly was supposed to be part of. he was supposed to host a show at the illinois state fairgrounds in april. state officials are denying an application from organizers because of security concerns following protests outside

kelly's studio in chicago. kelly has been under fire since the airing of a documentary detailing sexual abuse allegations against him. he denies the allegations. i usually like the first big snow of the season, especially down in d.c. because it's so scenic. >> it's gorgeous. >> i don't think i'm -- >> missing it? >> i don't think i'm missing it at all. >> yeah, i am like, get out of dodge. >> and the president got in on the snow action in d.c. the snowy nation and the capital said there's one thing the president can't do on twitter and that's send pictures. >> he said, wish i could share with everyone the beauty and majesty of being at the white house and looking outside at the snow-filled lawns and rose garden. >> i'm sure it's beautiful. if only we had a way to see it. minutes later, the first lady swooped in and gave the president a helping hand. melania trump tweeted out pictures of the snow-covered white house lawn from the

truman balcony on the south lawn. look at the west wing. >> you can still see the shade. >> who is giving the shade? >> i mean, why didn't she just help him do it? those are gorgeous pictures. >> they are gorgeous. i was checking out the president's twitter feed, and he had that one about the snow. that was one of the nicer tweets from the weekend. >> yeah. >> he talked about pulling troops from syria, and railed against the russia investigation and attacked amazon's jeff bezos, and elizabeth warren. >> absolutely. >> we should mention, when it comes to the snow, all the people cleaning it up around the white house are not getting paid because they are furloughed, being forced to work. >> twitter is working. >> twitter is working and the images are beautiful. >> twitter is working hard in d.c. >> it really is. it really is. why there is no brotherly love this morning for new orleans. >> or sisterly affection. >> what the saints did to help storm back from a 14-point deficit against the philadelphia eagles. plus, how

celebrating their win. later in the mix, why so many people took theafternoon. not me. these folks were in their underwear. i had pants on. >> yeah. >> you are watching "world news now." eah. >> you are watching "world news now."

poland's president is calling for prayers after the mayor of a town was stabbed in the heart. the stabbing happened while the mayor was on stage at a charity event. the suspect was described as a 27-year-old man with a criminal record, he was captured onstage. he yelled to the crowd he did it for political revenge. officials said he was able to get onstage using a media badge. >> incredible. back here in the u.s. police in northern california say the synthetic pain reliever fentanyl is responsible for a mass overdose incident. first responders were called to the scene in chico. they couldn't save one man. at one point, paramedi we same time. federal officials say fentanyl is the drug related to most overdose deaths.

and in texas, a woman hasn't been seen in over a week. police say emily disappeared after watching a movie at a co-workers house last saturday. the 38-year-old waitress was driving a silver nissan altima like this one with kentucky plates. she has a 7-year-old daughter. investigators are working several leads and are asking for the public's assistance. the ohio firefighter made a patriotic save on the job. >> he was battling a house fire in toledo when he noticed the flames getting close to an american flag. co-incidentally, the fire happened to be at the home of a vietnam veteran. he did the only thing he could and snatched the flag out of harm's way. >> i didn't want to let it burn so i went and grabbed it. i am a eight-year veteran of the navy, and it was a knee-jerk reaction. i didn't want to see the colors burn. i would never knowingly let the flag go up in smoke or be

decimated in front of me if i could help it. >> the firefighter managed to grab the flag seconds before the home caved in on itself. his supervisor says the save is a proud moment for the department. >> wow, what a moment for allen there. just a brave firefighter, veteran who served this country. that's a good save. i hope that homeowner gets a new home and is able to plant that flag proudly in front of the new home. >> absolutely. coming up, a night of glitz, glamor and surprises for hollywood. who ended up tying? yeah, tying for best actress at the critic's choice award. and the hits and misses on the red carpet. the good samaritan that helped the kansas city chief out of a jam, and how he is being rewarded for his act of kindness. that's next on "world news now." rewarded for his act of kindness. that's next on "world news now." "world news now."

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readings will be in the high 90s today. >> i'll take it. >> the tournament has new rules in place to give players a break during long matches. good for them. >> yes. >> for one quarter sunday it looked like the philadelphia eagles might be able to continue the defense of their first super bowl title. >> but drew brees and the saints had different plans. his two touchdown passes helped the saints storm back from an early 14-point hold. they knocked out the champs, 20-14. move on to the nfc title game against the rams. >> my eagles. next season, guys. and this is how you celebrate your team making the first nfc championship game. >> oh, yeah. >> guess what? that's not the club. it's the locker room. they took it to the club, getting down there. >> that looks fun. >> in the afc, the patriots are

back where they have been. it seems like forever. >> new england stored five in the first possession. the pats are back in the afc title game for the eighth straight year. >> they will face the chiefs in kansas city next sunday. >> and in the stands hopefully will be a very special guest. will ganss. >> one good samaritan ended up being a fan. it started with jeff allen got his car stuck. after eight inches of snow fell in the city before the big game between the chiefs and the indianapolis colts. this guy, dave cochran, stepped in to help. >> i was going down the highway and i was down there and i saw people stuck and helped them get

unstuck. >> reporter: he didn't know it at the time, but one of the guys he helped get unstuck was in the nfl. >> i just hooked him up and pulled him around the corner. >> and allen failed to get dave's contact information, and he turned to social media tweeting, my car got stuck in the snow before the game and a nice guy named dave helped me pull him out without knowing i was a player. i want to give him tickets to the afc championship and don't know how to contact him. it was his girlfriend that spotted the tweet. >> had a message on there saying what i did for him and he was looking for dave. >> he says he had no idea his act of kindness would earn him three tickets to next week's game. >> i was not expecting nothing in return for anything like that, and gas money, something like that, it will be cool. >> chiefs went on to win the game, but dave was the mvp. >> go, dave! >> dave with a win! >> go, dave!

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time for the mix, and guess what? >> what? >> it's national clean off your desk day. >> there it goes. hope i don't need those. >> don't worry, i'll share. >> okay, good. >> we all know people have cluttered desk sometimes, and there are people that keep it clean. around here -- >> yeah. >> they got dirty folks. >> eww. >> take a look. >> kendis gibson's old office, he not only had one, but two desks. this is cluttered. some of this is my old stuff, and some of this is not, i rest my case. i guess he likes rbg, got that book. california license plate for the quick giveaway. grim juice. starch? i don't know. and then, look, mc hammer? i guess he wasn't too legit to

quit? too legit. too legit to -- >> oh, i don't know. >> but this day is an opportunity to begin your new year with a cleaner and organized work space, and -- >> that's nice. >> maybe somebody else -- >> i don't need that. >> actually. >> no, you didn't! no! no! >> what is that? you need the altoids. >> no, there are bobby pins in there. >> what is this. >> oh, my god! >> the batteries? >> we found them in a supply closet in case i need them. >> a good finish with the m&ms. >> it's okay to keep my desk messy because everything is nice. >> keep your area clean. >> you know what? i should have them lock my office from now on. >> i will get in there anyway. next, to the subway, people riding the subway without pants, it's a real thing, even when it's super cold. look at that.

>> it looks unsanitary. >> i know, how weird. it's a celebration. no pants subway ride. it takes place in cities all around the world. eww. yeah, sitting on those seats, i don't know about that. >> i was on the new york subway, i did not take off one item of clothing this weekend on the subway. >> no. did you think about it? >> did not think about it. >> what if they would have gotten on your subway? >> i would have gotten off. but good for them. >> they probably do it in the cold, instead of the heat for sanitary reasons. >> speaking of cold, this ice cycle removal goes awry. take a look. you see them trying to remove it, and it takes a turn for the worst. oops. >> oops. >> that's going to cost some damage. >> oh, goodness, don't stand under there. >> luckily nobody was hurt. >> snowfall in austria led a guy to use good old horsepower and skis. >> getting up. >> yeah. how about that for getting around in a snowstorm. born from 1945 through 1965

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this morning on "world news now," the government shutdown entering day 24. the longest in u.s. history. tsa trouble growing at airports. a new poll revealing who americans are blaming for this stalemate. breaking overnight, a clue into a deadly plane crash. what officials say was just found after the deadly plunge of a brand-new, usa made jet. new this half hour, breaking barriers in the nfl. >> for the first time ever, a woman officiated in the nfl. meet sar ha thomas who marked a major milestone just hours ago. >> get it, girl. a close call last night at the critics choice award. the big award that ended in a tie. who made the biggest bang on the red carpet? that and more in "the skinny." it is monday, january 14th.

announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> happy monday, everybody. >> happy monday. i'm back. >> so glad to have kenneth moton back with us. we are so lucky, guys. >> let's do it. >> i told him to act nice. we'll see. we begin this half hour with the growing impact with the longest government shutdown ever. >> as hundreds of thousands of families feel the pinch after the first missed paycheck of the impasse, more and more airport security screeners are staying home. >> president trump appears to be inching closer to declaring a national emergency, but one of his biggest allies in the senate is urging him to hold off at least for now. abc's dara has the details. >> reporter: no end in sight of the government shutdown. president trump's threat to side step congress and declare a national emergency also looming larger than ever. >> a lot of presidents have declared emergencies. i think there's a crisis at the border. i think it fits the definition of a national emergency. it's the last option, not the

first option, but we are pretty close to that being the only option. >> reporter: democrats say they will fight him. >> if this president will turn to national emergencies every time he disagrees with congress, i am against it. let's make the branches of government are bound to the same constitution. >> reporter: the affects beginning to emerge, terminals closing at houston and miami airports, and large numbers of agents calling out sick. the president tweeting, the damage done to our country from a badly broken border, drugs, crime and so much that is bad is far greater than a shutdown which the dems can easily fix as soon as they come back to washington. a new abc news washington post poll shows a majority of americans blames trump and congressional republicans for the shutdown, and the workers feeling the effects. >> we are going to have to take loan. we are going to have to use credit cards and i don't want to be in that situation. we are a working family and earn our paycheck, pay our bills, take care of our kids.

that's all we want to do. >> reporter: that poll shows 42% support the border wall. that's up from 34% a year ago, with a majority of that support from republicans. president trump had a busy night on twitter, railing about everything from criminals arrested at e r to the beauty of the snow-covered white house. >> some of it got pretty nasty. the president also mocked senator elizabeth warren for her live instagram video from two weeks ago calling it a beer catastrophe. he threatened to devastate turkey economically if they attack the kurds in syria, and slammed jeff bezos about a national inquirer story about bezos. >> a wide array. the president also spent part of the weekend blasting the russian investigation and his talks with vladimir putin. the president said he was insulted by the suggestion that

he worked on russia's behalf, but gave no direct answer when asked outright. he is rejecting a report about concealing details about his meetings with putin. here is abc's tara. >> reporter: the post reporting that at that private meeting back in 2017 the president confiscated his own interpreter's notes and shutting out members of the administration, and the president denies he did anything wrong. >> i don't care. i had a conversation like every president does, and i do it with all countries. we had a great conversation. i'm not keeping any under wraps, i couldn't care a less. >> reporter: the paper quoting an unnamed official that claimed when the president and putin met in helsinki in july, 2018, trump accepted putin's denial of russian meddling in the 2016

election saying, quote, i believe you. >> i have president putin, and he just said it's not russia. i will say this, i don't see any reason why it would be. >> reporter: the president later walked back those comments, but the white house calling this report, quote, outrageously inaccurate. while critics are saying this breaks protocol, republicans are standing by him. >> the president likes to build that relationship. >> i want to find out more about what happened there, and i want to learn more than the allegations in the press. >> reporter: the white house shooting down another shocking report in the new york times. the paper claimed the fbi opened a counter intelligence investigation into whether the president was acting on behalf of the russians when he fired fbi director, james comey. on fox news the president asked pointblank whether he worked on behalf of russia, and he fired back at the times but did not respond directly. >> are you now or have you ever worked for russia, mr. president? >> i think it's the most insulting thing i have been asked. if you read the article, you would see they found nothing. >> reporter: a senior democratic

aide says lawyers and an intelligence committee plans to meet on monday to discuss taking up an unprecedented action calling on interpreters to testify. breaking overnight, the cockpit voice recorder from a brand-new jet that crashed more than two months ago has been found. the american-made boeing 737 crashed into the java sea, and the official says human remains were found as well. the lion air jet crashed minutes after taking off from jakarta killing all 189 people onboard. millions of people in the east will have a rough time getting to work this morning. a major storm is centered over the washington, d.c. area, while leaving behind icy roads in the ohio valley and appellations. dozens of flights have been canceled mostly in and out of washington. paul williams has the complete forecast. paul, good morning. >> good morning, janai. dry and cold for the northeast

this time around now that the monster of the storm is out of the way and over the atlantic. now, the big story is going to be what is happening to the west. a major storm is brewing. mudslides, urban flooding, and heavy mountain snow. let me give you the details here. throughout this parade of storms, we are watching out for rainfall. 15 inches of rain. we are looking for seven feet, feet of snow. you understand what i am saying? >> seven feet? >> yikes. >> that's a lot. >> that's a lot. >> okay. thanks, paul. now to the recovery of the supreme court ruth bader ginsburg, the 85-year-old set to miss her second straight week of oral arguments at the court. she has been working from home while recuperating from surgery to remove cancer from her lungs. ginsberg missed arguments last week for the first time since joining the court in 1993. new birth control coverage rules have been blocked by a federal judge in california. they were supposed to go into effect today and those rules

would have allowed more employers to opt out of birth control, claiming religious objections. theyre sta and washington, d.c., while a lawsuit moves forward. the trump administration says the rules are meant to protect a small group of objectors from violating their beliefs. we have seen stunning video involving police, and we have new video from d.c. involving police and a fight outside a bar. >> okay, okay. a few of d.c.'s finest, look at that, traded snowballs with a woman. according to her instagram post, of course. >> the battle grew larger yesterday. dozens of people took on each other at the base of the washington monument. it was an organized event held by the d.c. snowball fight association. >> iol ok. i so badly wanted to be part of one last year and it didn't happen. major fomo because i missed out on this.

>> you can give up the "world news now" job to go back down for the snowball fight? >> no. >> no? >> no. no, no, no. not to miss out -- >> did i read that line hard enough -- >> you did. you did. >> you saw something was up, right? >> yeah. this guy. how fun down there in d.c. except all that trash out there probably in the national mall. >> i know, but a lot of folks out there helping to clean it up during the shutdown. >> good job, d.c. coming up, the weekend avalanche triggered on purpose, but not everyone was ready. people forced to take cover in their cars. later in "the skinny," the big news from maroon 5. the group is finally making it all instagram official. can't wait to see that. you are watching "world news now." you are watching "world news now." still fresh... ♪

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there it goes. the former home of the nba's milwaukee bucks has gone up in smoke. the bradley center was imploded yesterday morning after serving as the buck's home for 30 years. it closed last year. once the rally center is completely demolished, the land will be developed around the team's new $524 million home which opened in august. at least one weekend avalanche in the german alps was no accident. >> officials triggered this slide with a controlled explosion after a heavy

snowfall. they are guarding against the deadly avalanche that struck in germany and austria. the onrushing snow caught some people off guard and they had to rush inside their car to stay safe. this was a big weekend in the nfl with the saints and patriots advancing and one trail-blazing referee making history. >> sarah thomas has become the first woman to officiate a nfl playoff game, breaking barriers, yet again. >> into the end zone. for the touchdown. >> reporter: this morning, tom brady and his patriots were celebrating after earning their eighth consecutive trip to the afc championship game. >> that was outstandingly executed. >> reporter: but there was a woman on the field, sarah thomas, marking a milestone of her own. >> how about a nod to sarah thomas. >> that has to be a big day for her being out here. that's special. >> reporter: now in her fourth season with the nfl, thomas is no stranger to breaking barriers. in 2009 she became the first woman to officiate a major collegiate bowl game.

thomas is the only female referee in nfl. of all professional sports, five in nba history, just one in the nhl and none in major league baseball. >> i think it's instructive for the other leagues lagging behind. it's time. you can have women referees and women umpires. >> reporter: thomas shared with our robin roberts about the time she put in to score her success. >> what does it take to be an official in the nfl? >> extreme focus, and be driven and dedicated to your job and training. >> reporter: the mississippi native and mother of three is an inspiration to others and always looks to be the best she can be. >> don't go out to try and prove somebody wrong. go and do things whether you are female or male, black or white, just do it because you believe in yourself and you know you are there to do the job. >> that is really cool. >> let's hope she is the first of many. >> yeah, absolutely. >> just to reiterate there, one

female referee in the nfl, and only five in nba history and one in nhl, and none in mlb. >> that's one place i can go and get another job. >> you could. you can break a barrier there. what do you know about it? >> i played softball for years growing up. >> okay. i just asked -- whoa. >> wait a second! >> i have heard about the softball aggression. >> that's what that is? >> yeah. >> obviously, i could totally go and be an umpire and referee in the mlb -- i could do it. >> okay. when we come back, the close call for me and also at the critic's choice awards. and you won't believe the new, most liked photo on instagram. "the skinny" is next. new, most liked photo on inta gram. instagram picture. billions of bacteria, but life...can throw them off balance.

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♪ skinny ♪ just give me the skinny >> it's time for "the skinny" on this monday morning, starting with round two in this year's hollywood award season. >> just a week after the golden globes it was time for the critics choice award and getting the "world news now" award this morning, will ganss is here this

morning. what is up? >> an official award. can't wait to see what it looks like. >> as hollywood's award season heats up the critics choice award did little to settle the odds for any oscar races, instead adding fuel to the fire ahead of this year's academy awards nominations. after the major golden globes best actress upset last week, you remember, of course, glen close beating out lady gaga. all eyes were on that race at the critics choice awards last night, which ended in a tie, you guys. glenn close accepting her award onstage followed by, of course, fan favorite, lady gaga. on the morning that oscars voting closes, both glenn close and lady gaga stand atand atanda while chose national treasures split the award, a foreign movie cleaned uptaking home trophies for the best pictures.

for fav's of, "a star is and "green book," we will have to see what happens there. and then still the oscars has no host. take a look. ♪ one brother in the klan ♪ that's ku klux klan to you, baby ♪ ♪ but they're not cool, they're racist ♪ the host makes or breaks the award show. but so does fashion. while romo was the unexpected winner of the on stage awards, cutouts were a surprise winner on the carpet from charlize

theron and to my fav, emily blunt in prada. mandy moore. you see all the cutouts? >> oh, yeah. >> there she is. look at that. glamorous gowns with a bit of skin showing turned the red carpet red hot last night. >> nice looks. >> another look making a bang on the critic's choice awards red carpet. bangs. look at all those bangs. >> yeah, from nominees like constance woo, patricia arquette and even curly bangs on sandra oh. finally not to be out done by the women, last night's leading men made a splash on the red carpet as well. my favorite alexander mcqueen. that suit is fire. i am so jealous. on the other hand the director of "eighth grade," which is one of my favorite movies this year, bo burnam is wearing a black and white number. we will see if we have it. sometimes in fashion there's no gray area. and one more that we have to

talk about. remember the cutout theme i mentioned earlier -- there's beau, by the way. take a look at "american horror stories" in yamamoto. he was wearing a cutout as well. so fashion, red hot on the red carpet. >> clearly. >> you have a cutout as well. >> i do. >> on trend. >> we have to go, because we have breaking skinny news. "game of thrones" fans, listen up. >> hbo finally announced the premier date for the final season of "game of thrones." april 14th. mark your calendars. >> april 14th. april 14th. >> and also a new gripping teaser. check it out.

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♪ >> quite a way to start the week with a "skinny" bonus round. the headlines from maroon 5. >> after months of speculation, the worst kept secret, it's finally official, the group has been confirmed as this year's super bowl headline show, along with rappers travis scott and big boy. >> the three-time grammy winner celebrated the news with a mashh show. >> after the taking the need controversy, scott agreed to perform only after the nfl agreed to donate half a million dollars to the dream corps, a social justice group. >> there you go, find a happy medium there. >> exactly, especially after it

was reported that nobody wanted to perform, essentially. >> right. >> and there you go. >> tough to find acts there. a possible new career for snoop dogg -- bow wow. >> is that what it is? >> snoop dogg has long been open about his love of hockey and he served as celebrity guest of honor in the broadcast boot at the staples center in l.a., where the kings took on the pittsburgh penguins. >> hands up. >> watch out. >> hold on, man. get it cracking there. let's go. snoop dogg in the house. let me see some. >> get it cracking there. let's go. >> go get him. >> he's good. >> they beat the fans, 5-2. i think that snoop needs to be the new commentator, obviously. >> yeah. i mean, he was good. >> i can listen to that. >> bring him back. >> that's good stuff. >> oh, watch out. >> oh, hold on, now.

>> snoop dogg. >> get it cracking. >> yeah, bow -- bow wow yippy yo yippy yeah. >> do you want to hear this, you insomniacs? next, there's a new most liked photo on instagram. >> me? >> no. >> after kylie jenner's newborn daughter held the record for most liked, 18.1 million. but now -- >> now this. >> what? >> an egg has just surpassed the number, now claiming the title of the most liked image of the social media app. >> the egg photo was posted by the account worldrecordegg. that urged followers to set a new world record. >> hmmm, do you think it's an organic free-range egg? >> i would say the scrambled egg >> i would say the scrambled egg might get more likes, right?

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making news in america this morning -- did president trump conceal details about his meetings with vladimir putin? what democrats are doing today as they begin to investigate. day 24 of the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. some federal workers now turning to food banks to feed their families. as another terminal at major airport closes because of tsa shortages. this morning, the growing impact. and what's next on the standoff in washington? back with her family. jayme closs finally safe after 88 terrifying days in captivity. >> you can tell she's not quite the same. >> her long road to recovery. we hear from her grandfather overnight. as the teen's alleged kidnappera , se s what triggered thi