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it wound up inside a hotel after the building was hit by an avalanche. austrian soldiers were called in to help clear the snow-filled dining room. 60 people were inside the hotel when the avalanche struck. all of them got out safely. well, back here at home, a sweet moment for one family. >> here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: 11-month-old scarlet on her mother's lap. scarlet lost her hearing as a baby, medication damaging her inner ear. at atlantic hearing associates in milledgeville, georgia she's about to try hearing aids for the first time. her big sister right there in the room with her about to say hello. >> baby sister. baby sister. baby sister. [ baby laughing ] >> reporter: that laughter, pure joy. her mom with her hand to her heart, and it's her turn to say hello.

>> hey, baby. hi. >> reporter: a kiss from mom. scarlet can hear her too. >> you can hear me. i know! >> reporter: mom overcome. >> people just take for granted the things that they think they're supposed to automatically have. and when you don't have it it's just amazing that we can do things like this. >> reporter: she's grateful to raise awareness about hearing loss and grateful her baby can hear again. [ baby laughing ] >> precious. i was like, what are you doing? are you crying? >> i'm not crying. >> is someone cutting onions? i'm not crying. you're crying. >> you're crying. >> that was a very sweet story. >> that was amazing. that was -- what did you say, jack? >> hang in there. collect yourself. >> that was beautiful.

and i hope those sounds continue, the sounds of joy, and that she won't fight with her sister later. >> yes, you're right. and the mom said it's just a reminder to other families not to take something like hearing for granted. you know? >> that was really nice. thank you, david muir. coming up, the reunion ten years in the making that almost never happened. the passengers of us airways flight 1549 gather once again to thank a pilot who will forever be called a hero. you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news now."

it took us 40 years to become overnight sensations. >> well, captain chesley sully sullenberger was honored yesterday in north carolina by the passengers and crew of the crippled plane he heroically landed in the hudson river exactly ten years ago. >> and a decade later sully was asked was it really a miracle?

here's abc's amy robach. >> reporter: it was a reunion few thought possible. >> so good to see you. >> how are you? >> wonderful. i'm alive. >> reporter: a decade after their plane made an unimaginable emergency landing on the hudson river. >> we're going to be in the hudson. >> reporter: passengers from flight 1549 gathered beneath its wreckage. >> it's good to be with our old friend, isn't it? >> yes. >> reporter: to greet the man widely credited with saving their lives, captain chesley sully sullenberger. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. >> reporter: their seat numbers once a near death sentence, now a badge of honor. >> 12f. >> 26d. >> 20c. >> 1c. >> reporter: it all began ten years ago to the day, january 15th, 2009. at 3:25 p.m. us airways flight 1549 took off from new york's laguardia airport, bound for charlotte, north carolina. the a320 paralyzed after encountering a flock of geese.

air traffic controllers jumping into action to find a quick landing site. >> cactus 1529, if we can get it to you do you want to try to land 1013? >> we're unable. we may end up in the hudson. >> reporter: seconds later the unthinkable. >> there is an airplane down in the hudson river right off manhattan. >> it hit the water pretty hard. i just saw the big splash when the plane just bounced over the water. >> reporter: the aircraft splashing to a halt, narrowly missing the skyscrapers of midtown manhattan. but the nightmare was far from over. >> the water was up to here and it was 35 degree water, so it was like needles. i've survived this impact and now i'm going to drown back here. that was my scariest moment. >> reporter: the terrifying flight turning into a miraculous rescue. within minutes local ferry boats rushed to rescue the passengers standing on the wings. remarkably, all 155 souls on board surviving. ever the heroic pilot, sully is the last one to leave the plane.

>> i was on pins and needles for four terrifying hours until finally that evening, still in the hospital being evaluated, i got the word that it was official. >> reporter: everyone was accounted for. >> everyone was safe. and only then could i feel the weight of the universe being lifted off my heart. >> reporter: that weight of the universe is now known as the miracle on the hudson. >> was it a miracle? >> no, it was hard work on the part of many people and an entire industry over many decades. so it was everyone pulling together to not let anyone die. >> reporter: a decade after the so-called miracle on the hudson lessons have been learned. >> the airplanes that are being built today are being built to a higher standard to be able to withstand the impact of the birds on the blades or on the fuselage itself. but it's always going to be a problem of having birds running into airplanes. that is not going to go away. >> i think the aviation industry has learned that automation can save lives, can make this industry safer, but when something bad happens if the automation fails nothing like

having an amazing pilot in the cockpit who can fly an aircraft and bring it down safely. >> with the passage of time i have even greater appreciation for how much went right and how much we accomplished that day. i think everyone involved, this group of strangers, were able to rise to the occasion, to face this sudden unanticipated challenge, make it their mission in life to see that everyone was saved. >> reporter: surviving against the odds, the passengers of flight 1549 all have the same message for their hero. >> thank you for saving our lives. >> thank you. >> that's such an incredible story. and imagine hearing someone tell you thank you for saving my life. >> i have a ritual every time i fly. so every time it's on the runway taking off, taking off, taking off i say a prayer. >> do you really? >> and i don't say amen and finish the prayer until all the wheels are off. it's like i've been doing it since i -- my first flight in 1999. >> really? >> yes. >> wow. >> hasn't done me wrong yet.

>> wow. fun fact. it's 680 times safer to fly today than it was back after world war ii. so. today than it was back after world war ii. so.

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happiness, which goes to show that we were built to be happy. right? if more than half -- >> at least perceived happiness, right? >> yeah, sure. >> you fake person, you. >> i love it, though. the researchers also found that disgust is the only emotion conveyed by one, just one specific facial expression across every culture. so i want to put that to the test with you guys. on the count of three we're going to make a disgusted face. okay? one, two, three. >> oh! >> i did not encourage any hand movements. >> oh, no hand movement? >> it's a study only on the face, kenneth. >> oh. i just naturally went this way. >> okay. just naturally. let's do one more. let's try awkward. ready? one, two, three. >> you -- that was a nice awkward face. >> i make it all the time. and the last one, got to put this one to the test. valentine's day just around the corner.

let's try romance. >> what is romance? >> one, two, three. >> i was going to say i don't feel romance. >> i just don't want to look at her. >> i am not doing romance next to kenneth. >> my green drink here. >> yeah. >> nice oxytocin in there. this guy. >> thank you. that is very interesting. >> i think it's fascinating. >> the universal ones especially. >> and i love that more than half are happy. >> and i'm always happy to see you, will. >> hey. i feel the same way. >> let's not make it awkward. >> what else? go ahead. what you got? >> i can't find my notes. cotton on the moon. leave it to china. china started growing cotton on the far side of the moon. and potatoes are next. >> can i see this possum before we leave here? this possum is going to town

eating some fruit. the world needs to see this. >> this is cute.

breaking right now on "world news now," an american is among the victims of a hotel terror attack. >> as the sun rises over kenya's capital, we're seeing the aftermath of where the extremists launched their attack, setting off explosions and shooting people at cafe tables. still a tense scene this morning. grilled on the hill. president trump's attorney general nominee promising to protect special counsel robert mueller's investigation. that same probe that trump has called a witch hunt. day two of that hearing begins in a few hours. caught on camera, a toddler tumbling out of a car, and the driver keeps going. new details about who was behind the wheel and the serious charge she may face. plus, a huge warning for our fellow insomniacs. we've heard of people

sleepwalking and even sleep eating after taking sleeping pills, but we've never heard of someone doing this. we'll break down the details on this wednesday january 16th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." so we want to get right to it and begin with that breaking news. the terror attack in the capital of kenya. at least one american is among the dead. >> gunfire and explosion were heard at the site of the attack, a luxury hotel in nairobi just before sunrise this morning. it's daylight in nairobi now, and security at the scene is tight. an extremist group with ties to al qaeda is claiming responsibility for the violence. abc's james longman reports. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: panic gripping kenya's capital nairobi as explosions and gunfire ring out. terror strikes. 3:00 p.m. near the upscale doucette hotel an explosion

outside a bank hits three cars while a suicide bomb goes off inside the hotel lobby. surveillance video shows four gunmen entering the hotel, opening fire, sending guests screaming into the street. people fall over themselves to escape, through windows, crouching in the dirt. anti-terror squads rushing inside, where they go from room to room flushing out the attackers. the operation taking hours. plainclothes officers leading dazed victims to safety. >> not today, my sister. you're not dying today. >> reporter: al qaeda linked terror group al shabab claiming responsibility. there's no official death toll. witnesses say at least five dead and an american among those killed. while the government says the site is secure, gunshots are still being heard and people may still be inside, hiding and texting their loved ones. james longman, abc news, in london. >> our thanks to james. the state department has confirmed again that one american is among the dead but has not yet confirmed that person's identity. >> the attack appeared aimed at

wealthy kenyans and foreigners. it came a day after a magistrate there ruled that three men must stand trial in connection with the westgate mall siege. you remember that from 2013. that was when a group of extremists at a mall that's actually near yesterday's attack. 67 people killed in that attack. >> we'll be watching that one for more details. back here at home moving on to politics, president trump's pick for attorney general is vowing to assert his independence, declaring he will not be bullied. >> william barr's confirmation hearing continues today after he faced hours of questioning telling senators that it's in the public's interest to let special counsel robert mueller complete the russia investigation. >> and he split with the president, saying the probe is not a witch hunt. abc's pierre thomas has the details. >> reporter: the president's own pick for attorney general saying he knows bob mueller, that he's a marine, he's a friend, and that mueller would not conduct a witch hunt. vowing to protect the special counsel's investigation. >> it is vitally important that the special counsel be allowed to complete his investigation.

i have known bob mueller for 30 years. on my watch bob will be allowed to finish his work. >> reporter: barr defending mueller against those words that the president has tweeted so often, the claim that mueller is on a witch hunt. >> do you believe mr. mueller would be involved in a witch hunt against anybody? >> i don't -- i don't believe mr. mueller would be involved in a witch hunt. >> reporter: william barr insisted he would resist any pressure from president trump. >> i will not be bullied into doing anything. i think is wrong. by anybody. whether it be editorial boards or congress or the president. >> reporter: democrats pressing barr, asking him, would you fire mueller if the president asked you to? >> assuming there was no good cause? >> assuming no good cause. >> i would not carry out that instruction. >> reporter: and will the american people ever see mueller's report? barr saying that under justice department guidelines mueller's findings would be confidential . but that in the interest of

transparency he would then release his own summary of the report to the public and congress. he did, however, say that neither trump nor his lawyers would get to edit mueller's report. >> you can take this investigative report, put his own spin on it before it's released. you commit that would not happen if you were attorney general? >> that will not happen. >> reporter: but it was barr himself who wrote the justice department a memo just last year raising questions about mueller's investigation into possible obstruction of justice. pressed about what he wrote -- >> i think it was entirely proper. >> reporter: and given what he wrote, when asked what he would do if career ethics officials said he should recuse himself, barr said there are different kinds of recuseals, some mandated, others that are judgment calls. >> let's imagine it's a judgment call and the judgment by the career ethics officials in the agency are that you recuse yourself.

under what scenario would you not follow their recommendation? >> if i disagreed with it. >> and what would the basis of that disagreement be? >> i came to a different judgment. >> on what basis? >> the facts. >> such as? >> such as whatever facts are relevant to the recusal. >> reporter: the public may never see the original mueller report. that's going to be submitted to barr if he's confirmed. barr will write his own summary of the findings and could release it to the public on his own. the bottom line, barr will decide what we all get to see pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> pierre brings up a point that's so interesting and highlights a point most people don't know, which is once mueller is done folks likely won't get to read every word of this report. that's been such a focal point for the past two years. will that be enough for the public? >> i mean, we'll see. there have also been a lot of leaks out of washington. we'll certainly be watching to see what happens when that report does come out, how much is already readily made available to the public and what little bits we find out afterwards. >> wait. you say people leak in washington? >> i mean, i've just heard.

>> oh. i thought they were all tight-lipped down there. >> oh, are they tight-lipped for you? >> you're saying for me? what do your sources say? >> i don't know. >> turning to storms drenching the west. >> most of california seeing heavy rain, strong winds in the snow and the mountains, and a new storm expected later today will be even stronger. >> all the rain is causing mudslides, especially in areas burned out in last year's vicious wildfires. one slide knocked a home off its foundation. more than a dozen other homes nearby were damaged. a number of flash flood watches, wind warnings and evacuation orders are in place throughout california. well, rank-and-file democrats have rejected an invitation to meet with president trump at the white house as the historic government shutdown grinds on. the democrats believe the president is looking for a photo op and trying to split them up to pressure house speaker nancy pelosi to make concessions in the standoff over the border wall. talks have been stalled since

president trump walked out of a meeting with congressional leaders last week. >> a judge won't force the government to pay air traffic controllers during the shutdown. the controllers union had requested the court order. the federal district court judge also denied requests that employees not be required to work if they're not getting paid and that they have to -- that they have the option of not coming to work. the judge said only congress has the power to appropriate funds. meanwhile, the irs is calling back 46,000 workers to handle tax returns and refunds. that's more than half the agency's staff. they won't be paid either. this will be the first tax filing season under the new tax laws. other federal workers called back without pay will oversee flight safety and food inspections. britain's prime minister faces another critical vote today, a day after lawmakers defeated her brexit deal. today theresa may faces a no confidence vote in parliament which she's expected to survive. she also faces a deadline of

next monday to offer a new brexit plan, and time is starting to run out. britain is due to leave the european union at the end of march. in los angeles the teachers strike is entering its third day with no new talks between the teachers and the school district's schedule. despite schools being open, student attendance is way off. just 144,000 out of more than 600,000 were in class monday. slightly more kids went to school yesterday. speaking of kids, we know attorney general william barr had at least one person in the hearing room who was firmly on his side. >> yes. 8-year-old grandson liam charmed both republicans and democrats before the hearing. senators and staffers offered him snacks and chatted and introduced him as the future justice department employee. apparently, it's in his blood because both his parents already work for doj. >> how cool is that? liam wrote notes during the hearing. in one he said "dear grandpa, i love you so much. you're doing great so far, and i know you still will. i'm having so much fun."

>> but get this. because then he said, "p.s., i think russia's people are fine. it's the government that's the problem." >> what? >> lilli am getting down to policy there. >> oh, my goodness, what are the chats like at his house? >> apparently. that's so funny. >> you know, we said earlier just a few minutes ago that we may not know exactly every word in the russia report. >> but we may. >> liam may tell us. >> yeah. liam may be writing some notes. so i'll be waiting for those. coming up, have the aliens landed in maine? the other-worldly sight that's formed itself on the river in the city of westbrook. is it a landing pad? we'll dive into the mystery coming up. but first the frightening moments for a baby who fell out of this car still strapped into her car seat. just incredible. you're watching "world news now." w." just incredible. you're watching "world news now."

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pieces of the 63-year-old bridge came crashing down into the hudson river yesterday. it's already been replaced by the newer mario cuomo bridge. new york's governor andrew cuomo is announcing safety reforms for limos and passenger vehicles. >> these come months after a tragic stretch limo crash that killed 20 people in upstate new york. cuomo is banning remanufactured limousines which include stretch limos and stretch suv type vehicles from operating in the state. turning now to what could have been another deadly traffic mishap, this time in minnesota. >> you have to see this one. a toddler strapped into a car seat fell out of her car into oncoming traffic. here's abc's ariel reshef. >> reporter: it's the heart-stopping dash cam video capturing that terrifying moment. watch as this gray car comes around a curve in mankato, minnesota. >> apparently, a child fell out of a child seat, out the back of a vehicle. >> reporter: look again.

the rear driver's side door swings open. a toddler still strapped in a car seat tumbling into the middle of the road. chad mock couldn't believe it. >> i honked my horn several times and tried to flag down the person that lost the child out the back. and they just kept going. >> reporter: the baby miraculously okay. >> she wasn't, you know, out of it or anything but just very calm, very alert. >> reporter: police telling abc news the child was strapped into the car seat but the car seat wasn't properly fastened inside the vehicle. experts say it's a common problem. one government study showing nearly 75% of car seats are not used correctly. and police are now recommending that mother face charges of reckless endangerment and an improperly installed car seat. air -- erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> what? >> could you imagine driving and -- >> no. >> how did the mom not know,

though? >> i saw that video -- >> that's crazy. >> i am just speechless. and i will say that, again, i feel like we need to say this over and over, the baby's okay. the baby's okay. >> right. the baby is okay. thank goodness. terrifying, though. >> worst roller coaster ride ever. >> oh, stop it. >> that is terrifying. no, i'm -- >> worst roller coaster ride ever. >> i'm serious. >> i mean, the mom, though. i can't imagine. can't imagine. >> oh, my gosh. coming up in our next half hour, why rihanna is suing her own father. what the singer is accusing her father of doing with her name as their tumultuous relationship takes a turn. but first the eerie sightings that have been showing up on home security cameras. could these be the ghosts of "world news now" past? diane, kendis, is that you? coming up. coming up. orld news now" past? diane, kendis, is that you?

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things." >> "stranger things" or "x files." we're not sure. but prepare to be amazed. >> i am sure. it's "x files." >> we're not sure. we're not sure. will is here. will ganss. he has some of the most incredible stories of the morning. will, what do you vote for? >> i vote "stranger things" always. either way, it probably is a take on "x files" because that's what "stranger things" does. >> there you go. >> it's paying homage. first up, we've seen a lot of weird stuff on home security cameras lately, like that guy who was licking the doorbell for three hours. ringing any bells? >> i didn't think it was that weird. >> see what i did there? but this next story, it's a caught on cam story like that one. but it's not super weird. it's supernatural. a georgia mom named jennifer hodge was watching tv in her bedroom with her youngest daughter over the weekend when she got this notification on her phone. her nest security camera system detected motion in the kitchen. seems scary enough, right? but when jennifer and her daughter looked more closely at that photo there, they realized

that they recognized the bearded man in the photo as jennifer's son robbie. but robbie passed away back in 2016. they ran down to the kitchen to see if anyone was there. no one was. and there were no signs of a break-in. >> so crazy. >> isn't that crazy? jennifer thinks it's a sign from her son robbie that he's doing just fine. she posted about this whole thing on facebook and it's been shared almost 1500 times. >> i have goosebumps. and it's not just because i'm wearing no sleeves in the winter. that's creepy. >> i fully believe in that stuff. >> me too. >> i think you can get signs from the other side. she's saying -- she's looking at it very positively. >> you're being skeptical, aren't you, kenneth? go ahead, will. >> all right. moving right along. thanks so much, kenneth. keeping with the theme, another rare sighting that has folks' heads spinning. in an icy town in maine. take a look at this ice disk. that's what it's called. in westbrook. yep. up there in maine.

it measures about 300 feet across. and although it may look like a frozen crop circle it's totally natural. it forms when slush freezes and begins to rotate in the water. and when it turns, the sides of that circle are shaved down by rocks and other sies. keeping that shape there, experts say they only get one or two reports of ice disks each year in the u.s., but they're never that big. >> that's cool. i like that. that's beautiful. and finally, we know how tough it is to fall asleep when you're on a schedule like ours, but one guy on reddit is warning of the dangers of taking too many ambien. reddit user oh prayer man was trying to fall asleep at 3:30 a.m. when he decided to pop some ambien to help himself fall asleep. when he awoke he found out he had proposed to his girlfriend with a ring he was keeping in his drawer and updated his facebook relationship status saying that he was engaged and he had 150 likes before he even knew what he did. >> that's crazy. >> that is living on a prayer. he better be. >> ambien is serious stuff. >> oh, my gosh.

>> i'm on it right now. >> do people just take ambien a lot to sleep? >> i think they do, and i think some crazy thing ks happen. >> oh, america. >> like me co-anchoring with you. >> that's what happens.

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it's time for "the mix." and we're going to start with something that may be relatable for either kids or parents. a girl called the cops because her dad took the phone away. he took it away because she had it password protected. we could show you the dash cam video or body camera video from the officer but it's way better for us to re-enact it. so obviously i'm the dad. >> and i guess that leaves me to be the 16-year-old girl. >> yes. >> oh, my god, my dad wants to take my phone away. >> give me the phone. >> no. >> give me the phone. give me the phone. >> i'm calling the cops. cops! >> did somebody say cops? >> my dad took my phone, and i don't know why. >> it was password protected. >> she wins this one.

he wins this one. >> okay. end scene. >> that's essentially how it went. the girl even threatened to buy another phone but the cops told her, look, dad's in the right. as long as you're under 18 and in their house. >> first time i played a 16-year-old girl on television. >> yeah, first time i played a dad. >> have you ever had a pizza and you want to slice it and eat it all within seconds of each other with one swoop? well, take a look because now we have the pizza fork. >> oh. >> the thing you didn't know you needed is here. at least that's the concept behind the pizza fork. a fork with a built-in cutting wheel which is theoretically designed to make eating anything easier. so, not just pizza. steak. >> yeah. >> what else? lasagna. >> ew. i guess. anything you need to cut and swipe into your mouth. there you go. >> there you go. a kid is winning the australian open with just a couple dance moves.

check this out. before tossing a coin, bam. can we see that again real quick? it was really fast. kick, spin. >> anybody have a coin? nobody has money here? why didn't we think of this before? >> no sleep no money. >> can i flip something? >> go ahead, do it. >> ready, ready? >> he's ready to do it. kick spin flip. that kid won. this guy loses. >> wait, wait, wait. >> this guy loses. kick spin flip. uh-uh. okay, beyonce. that's what that was. all the single ladies. >> here we go. >> goodness gracious. and a baby wants a bite of a burrito. >> yeah. take a look at this. that baby -- can i have some burrito, mommy? can i? this baby can't eat solid foods yet. but baby wants a little bit. get some of that burrito there. so cute. >> it's adorable.

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this morning on "world news now" -- emergency evacuations under way. severe storms are moving from the west coast to the east coast, of course bringing heavy rain and several feet of snow to the mountains. these systems on the move. accuweather with the latest forecast. new overnight, ready to run. senator kirsten gillibrand has formally entered her bid for president in 2020. hear why she's joining this growing field of democratic candidates. and new for you this half hour, a close call you have to see. >> a woman rescued just minutes before a train crashed into her car. who risked their life to pull her to safety? and it's official. the situation is now in the slammer. "jersey shore's" mike sorrentino live-streamed as he headed to prison. what his castmates are saying in

"the skinny." it's wednesday, january 16th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." so gym, tan and laundry is now prison gym, laundry and 30 minutes in the yard? >> i guess so. okay. >> tough. >> all right. more on that in a little bit. >> yeah. >> we begin with storm number three in a series of storms hitting the west coast right now and set to move east. >> the current storm system stretches from one end of california to the other, bringing heavy rain, snow, strong winds. some communities have already closed schools and ordered evacuations. the greatest fears are flooding and mudslides. >> i was looking at the boulders. the soil is washed out from under them. and they're huge. they're bigger than a van. >> reporter: entire communities under evacuation orders in southern california as a winter

storm threatens to bring massive mudslides. >> at any given moment, you know, all of the miles of canyon that burned so hot during the holy fire could come down. i think everyone should be concerned. >> reporter: the barren hillsides in malibu stripped clean by fires already beginning to crumble. >> the hillside went, just slid on down. and we've lived here 35 years and we've never had anything like that. >> reporter: nearby, one home swept away and more than a dozen others still in immediate danger after a river of debris rushed through this neighborhood. >> i couldn't believe it. i just couldn't believe it. oh, the devastation that mud can cause. >> with the amount of rain that's being forecast, that this hill can continue to slide. >> reporter: outside of l.a. rocks, mud, and trees blocking roads, making them dangerous and impassable. while residents arm themselves with sandbags. >> i would say take it seriously. >> reporter: farther north the winter storms are creating havoc on the highway. in tahoe motorists forced to

turn back as up to seven feet of snow build-up triggering avalanche warnings. and in sacramento a big-rig left dangling perilously off an overpass after the driver lost control and slammed into the wall. >> so scary there. a new storm system arrives on the west coast later today. this one expected to be even stronger. >> california residents are taking no chances and preparing of course. all these storms are moving east. accuweather's paul williams has more. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth, janai. we are staying stormy. in california the fourth storm to pound against this coast, causing big problems with widespread flooding, mudslides, wind gusts between 40 up to 60-mile-per-hour gusts and heavy snow in the nevadas up to seven feet in some areas. obviously we're concerned about power outages and travel disruptions. now, let me explain to you about this northeast snowstorm on the way. wednesday night through thursday, friday we're looking for a wave of snow bringing one to three inches throughout the northeast and three to six in others. now, as we go into wednesday this is the front that's going

to bring the introduction to the snow, but as we go from wednesday, thursday, friday we're looking for thursday rain in the ohio valley region, thursday night rain throughout the northeast, and then another storm kicks in friday, saturday, and sunday bringing another slice of heavy snow all the way toward the northeast. kenneth, janai? >> lots of weather. thanks to paul. turning now to the mounting problems sparked by the partial government shutdown, now entering day 26. >> as passengers faced long lines like this at airports, the faa is putting nearly 2,000 furloughed safety inspectors back on the job. and others are pitching in to make sure federal employees have the resources they need to help them get by without a paycheck. abc's danya bacchus has the details. >> reporter: the government shutdown is being felt by more than just federal workers. >> it affects a lot of people. it's a shame that this is going on for so long. >> reporter: multiple airports closing security checkpoints. tsa workers calling out sick. nearly 7% of them staying home if they are not getting paid.

in spite of no pay the faa telling 1,700 safety inspectors that they have to get back to work to keep planes safe. >> my son doesn't want to fly because he said the air traffic controllers aren't being paid. >> reporter: the fda calling their people in too. the irs doing the same this tax season. more than 46,000 of their workers are now being called essential. >> take what you need. take as much as you need. >> reporter: tuesday members of the u.s. coast guard taking advantage of donations, becoming the first branch of military to ever miss paychecks because of a government shutdown. >> we have a little bit to live off of but not enough to live more than maybe a week and a half, two weeks. >> reporter: in los angeles it's a double whammy for tatsit valdivia ford and her husband. she's on strike with the los angeles unified school district. her husband not getting paid as a federal employee. >> it's scary because we were prepared for the strike but we're not prepared for the government to shut down just on a whim.

>> reporter: the government shutdown also impacting farmers. with the department of agriculture closed many can't get loans and farmers hit hard by hurricanes say they are desperate for their disaster relief checks. danya bacchus, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to danya. attorney general nominee william barr will be back on capitol hill today after vowing to protect the russia investigation. he told senators at his confirmation hearing that special counsel robert mueller is a long-time friend and would not conduct a witch hunt. barr declared he will not be bullied by anyone including president trump. and he said he would release a summary of mueller's final report. senator kirsten gillibrand said she is running for president in 2020. the new york democrat announced she's launching an exploratory committee last night on stephen colbert's show. >> why do you want to be president of the united states? >> well, i'm going to run for president of the united states because as a young mom i'm going to fight for other people's kids as hard as i would fight for my

own, which is why i believe that health care should be a right and not a privilege. [ cheers and applause ] >> gillibrand also said she'd focus on stronger public schools and more accessible job training. she already has plans to campaign in iowa this coming weekend. she was re-elected to the senate last year, and during her campaign she pledged to serve out her six-year term. a bribe bombshell allegation at the murder and drug conspiracy trial of el chapo. a drug trafficker testified that the notorious mexican drug cartel leader boasted about paying a $100 million bribe to the former president of mexico, enrique pena nieto. the trafficker said the money would be in exchange for calling off a manhunt meant to capture el chapo. a spokesman for pena nieto called the bribery claim false and defamatory. >> that is interesting. well, the spanish city of segovia doesn't want to get too friendly with the devil. >> understandably. a proposed sculpture shows a smiling satan taking a selfie.

residents say he looks too friendly. the statue is based on a local legend about the city's famous aqueduct. >> should he not be smiling if he's taking a selfie? shouldn't it be duck lips? a judge has put it on hold as he looks into whether the statue would be offensive to christians, not to mention those who take selfies. >> look, my grandma said not today, satan. >> not today. your grandma used to say that? >> she didn't say that. my grandma's young. yeah. and forget super bowl trophies and rings. the quarterback and head coach of the patriots have gotten a new tribute. >> young pats fans have created an amazing mural of tom brady and bill belichick using double-sided legos. one or the other shows up depending on where you're standing. that's trippy. >> that's weird. so 400 elementary school students and teachers used more than 20,000 lego pieces. they were helped by a local speed painting artist. that is very cool.

>> jack. i know we said young pats fans. you're young. what do you think about this? >> i am not a pats fan. >> i was going to say i didn't think he was. >> wait. you're a steelers fan. you're a steelers fan, right? >> yes. >> so sorry about that. but what do you think about it as being a football aficionado? >> i think it looks cool. >> ken? >> i'm freaked out. >> maybe we should ask the courtroom sketcher of tom brady what he thinks. oh, god. take it away! oh, god. there should be no legos of that. >> i'm sure he will take the legos. >> oh, my gosh. >> that was so awful. >> meanwhile, i think jack hit me with his terrible towel for calling him a pats fan. >> can we rewind back? >> i've been called a lot worse. >> that high-pitched scream we just got out of moton here. >> that was you. >> that was a shriek from you. >> that wasn't on camera. >> ah! >> that was you.

>> coming up a former world series mvp is under arrest. >> later in "the skinny," the new project for alicia keys. something she's never done before. you're watching "world news now." something she's never done before. you're watching "world news now." and you look amazingly comfortable. when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck... that's when you know, it's half-washed. add downy to keep your collars from stretching. unlike detergent alone, downy conditions to smooth and strengthen fibers. so, next time don't half-wash it. downy and it's done.

whoa. that is a commuter train in the chicago suburbs slamming into a car that was stuck on the tracks. the driver was a 96-year-old woman. she was pulled out of the car by an officer and two good samaritans just seconds before the train arrived. the woman wasn't hurt but was taken to a hospital for observation. well, there are new details about the abduction and escape of 13-year-old jayme closs. >> prosecutors are revealing more about the suspect as his family is now speaking out. abc's alex perez is in wisconsin. >> reporter: the family of the man accused of kidnapping jayme closs and murdering her parents breaking their silence. his grandfather telling abc news "something went terribly wrong. nobody had any clues. we are absolutely heartbroken. it's wrenching to deal with." adding that his grandson was "shy and quiet.

he backed off from crowds but a nice boy, polite." computer games were more of a priority than social interaction. patterson's childhood friend stunned too. >> everyone liked him. he was a good student. he was pretty happy for the most part. >> reporter: but prosecutors painting a picture of a cold-blooded killer who according to court documents chose a 12-gauge shotgun because he thought it would inflict the most damage. later burning jayme's clothing to get rid of evidence. often forcing the 13-year-old under his bed, boxing her in with laundry totes and barbells. patterson's family struggling to understand what went wrong. his father and brother silent as they left the courthouse. >> did you know this was going on? >> reporter: patterson's family says his mother was initially hoping authorities had confused her son with someone else. they say he had no mental health issues growing up. alex perez, abc news, barron, wisconsin. some big trouble for a former world series most valuable player.

>> now, john wetteland was arrested monday at his home in dallas. he's now charged with child sex abuse. the 52-year-old former relief pitcher was the mvp of the 1996 world series with the yankees. he's also a member of the texas rangers hall of fame. wetteland is free this morning on $25,000 bond. well, rihanna has filed a lawsuit against her father. >> she claims her dad, ronald fenty, and his business partner have been exploiting her name to benefit his own entertainment business. she accuses her father of misleading the public and hurting her own fendi beauty brand by creating an entertainment company named fenty entertainment, trying to solicit business acting as her agents. >> neither the star's father nor his company have made any public comment. this is always tough to see when you see obviously a celebrity like this or anyone having an issue with their parent like that. >> yeah. you think she told him you better have my money? >> you just had to. >> i did have to.

>> i was trying to get all serious. >> you did. i wasn't ready for it. >> it's a serious situation here. >> it's so early in the morning, though. >> yeah, you're right. >> when we come back, the new deal for drake. and it's now the slammer for the situation. "the skinny" is next. nny" is next. tuation. "the skinny" is next.

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♪ kiki, do you love me ♪ kiki, do you love me ♪ are you riding ♪ say you'll never, ever leave from beside me ♪ we already know that drake is in his feelings. but in "the skinny" he's got something to feel pretty good about. >> the rapper has signed on for his own las vegas residency. >> what was that? >> that's my remix. remix. drake has reportedly inked a $10 million deal with xs nightclub for a minimum of ten shows. >> drake had been hinting at the upcoming residency while performing at the nightclub last thursday saying to the audience, "i'll be back here at xs all year. you'll have lots of chances to see me." full disclosure, i actually tried to get into that club once

years ago in vegas. and they wouldn't let me in. >> why wouldn't they let you in? >> i guess because maybe i didn't have the right parts. >> they what? >> for their clientele. >> they wanted what? a woman? is that what you're saying? you are so funny. >> i'm just saying. >> how you gonna get from outside the club? you can't even get in. >> and they wanted to charge a $100 cover or something. >> it was vegas. what do you expect? >> kenneth moton doesn't pay covers. not even in vegas. >> because kenneth moton doesn't get in. next, the situation waking up this morning in the slammer. >> "jersey shore's" mike sorrentino is serving an eight-month sentence for tax evasion at a prison in otisville, new york. guess what? that's the same prison where president trump's former lawyer and fixer michael cohen will likely be serving his upcoming sentence. >> oh. >> you also have the situation. but mike the situation, meantime, live-streamed his ride to prison yesterday. take a look. >> the comeback is always

greater than the setback. the situation will reveal himself in 2019. it's currently under construction, but it will be revealed to you. it's under new management right now. >> could that mean a new show is in the works? >> "jersey lockup." >> would cohen be involved? this could get good. >> meantime the cast of "jersey shore" sending their love. snooki, paulie d., ronnie, angelina. all those names known by our producer matt back there. matt, you know paulie d., all those folks? he's a big fan. they all shared those sweet posts. >> that's very, very nice. >> walked right into prison. >> next to the big news. >> ooh, yeah. >> out of the grammys. >> yeah, alicia keys will be hosting this year's big show. the 15-time grammy award winner shared an elaborate homemade nine-minute video on youtube showing the moment she was told

over the phone she was hosting and then sharing the news with friends and family. >> i'm so happy for you. >> thank you, mama. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> you could have waited till i got dressed. >> i am going to host the grammys. >> what's the grammys? >> you know, all it takes is a kid to humble you. >> not impressed. >> this year's grammy awards will take place on sunday february 10th in l.a. so cool. awesome for alicia keys. can't wait to see that. >> the kid may not know what the grammys is but he might be dancing backstage. >> he might be. >> that would be pretty cool. >> still probably wouldn't think it's that cool. next the new details surfacing this morning about chris pratt's engagement to katherine schwarzenegger. >> pratt's ex-wife anna faris took to her podcast to reveal that the 39-year-old actor texted her after popping the question to katherine. she also jokingly offered to officiate the ceremony. >> so they were married for nine years.

their divorce was just finalized two months ago. they share a son named jack. faris says she is "so happy for the couple." >> could you do that? >> ha, ha! for the couple." >> could you do that? >> ha, ha!

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♪ what you want ♪ still you better hear me say ♪ ♪ change tomorrow, yesterday ♪ but never, ever change your day ♪ >> that was carol channing back in 1985, starring as the white queen in "alice in wonderland." >> just an incredible performer. a lot of folks, they really loved her work. channing, she died yesterday morning at her home in rancho mirage, california at the age of 97. after enjoying more than 70 years of success on the big screen, the small screen, and on broadway. here's abc's maggie rulli. ♪

>> reporter: her role as dolly shot carol channing to national prominence, won her a tony award for best actress in a musical, and invitations to major events including a white house performance. ♪ diamonds are a girl's best channing's showstopping on-stage display in "gentlemen prefer blonds" in the late 1940s helped boost her early broadway career. along with her unique voice, channing was also known for always giving her best. writing in her memoir, "just lucky i guess. for your audience you give them your soul." >> my whole goal was always to lift their lives. >> reporter: her other guiding principle through thousands of broadway shows and multiple film and tv appearances. >> you just stick to it and stick to it beyond all human endurance. >> reporter: channing appeared in several films including "thoroughly modern millie" for which she received an oscar nomination for best supporting actress. she continued to perform and make appearances well into her 90s. maggie rulli, abc news, new york.

>> tonight, broadway will dim their lights, something they do in honor when somebody dies. she was obviously a legend. >> a legend on broadway. >> in the meantime tributes are pouring in through social media for carol channing. bette midler who recently reprised the role of dolly on broadway tweeted "she was a complete original and there will never be another." >> barbra streisand tweeted out "carol was a true life force who never allowed the parade to pass her by." >> and even pee-wee herman weighed in calling her "one of the nicest, sweetest people i've ever had the pleasure of working with. an original one of a kind legend." she performed "hello dolly" more than 5,000 times. and actually what i remember her the most for also she appeared on classic tv game shows like "what's my line" and "hollywood squares." that was my favorite. and she voiced characters on "the addams family" and "the magic school bus." >> i did not know that. the magic school bus, that was my time. how cool. >> yeah. pretty cool. and as you mentioned, they're going to dim those lights in honor of her and this legend on broadway, so many people remembering carol channing.

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and the gift of parks today. making news in america this morning, hotel terror. a devastating attack in kenya. an american among more than a dozen people killed. four men seen on surveillance storming the popular tourist hotel. did the state department predict the attack? a new warning overnight about the impact of the government shutdown on the u.s. economy. could growth be stalled at zero? plus, thousands of federal workers at the irs and faa called back to work even though they won't get paid. all while democrats refuse an invitation to the white house. terrifying tumble. the heart-stopping moment a toddler falls out of a car sliding across the street still