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one rocky take off. the airport in manchester proved to be a big pihiairbus despite wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour, the pilot managed to maintain control of his jet and take off. well, a discovery on a south carolina beach may be linked to a recent plane crash. >> shannon was walking along the beach when she came across an oxygen mask and a dirty white tennis shoe. she took pictures of them and posted them on facebook. >> now the daughter of a man who was on bord a private plane that vanished believes the shoe belonged to heir dad. so far no other debris has been found. >> wow. well, turning to a doctor under criminal investigation in ohio. >> he's accused of ordering potentially fatal doses of pain medications for dozens of terminal patients. here is eva pilgrim.

>> reporter: an ohio doctor now the center of a his hospital accused him of ordering potentially fatal pain medications for near-death patients. >> we're sorry for the additional grief this may have caused for the families. dr. william ordered a lethal dose of fentanyl and a sedative and told austin his wife was brain dead. >> he's a doctor. i figured he's got knowledge. >> reporter: 30 minutes after the medication, bonnie was dead. the health system says these patients families had requested life saving measures be stop but that the doctor ordered more than what was needed. 14 nurses and six pharmacists have been put on leave. now he has been fired. we have been unable to reach him for comment.

the hospital tells us that an employee alerted them to the doctor's behavior, sparking the whole investigation. eva pill i didn't mean -- pilgrim, abc news new york. and now to a what would you do type of story. >> so it happened outside albany, new york. terry brubaker was driving along a country road when she spotted papers flying in the air. >> she was going to clean up. don't litter. that's where she found stacks. >> >> dollar, dollar, bills, y'all. >> stacks of hundred dollar bills. >> it's all about the benjamins. >> she collected about $8,000. she didn't leave one single bill out there. you know what she did? she went home and spent it. >> no! >> she took it right to the police. >> here is the amazing part.

the woman who lost the money was right there filing a police report. what are the odds? >> i would have figured out the odds when i went to vegas to respond the money. no, i would return it to the police station. >> would you have stopped if you saw paper flying in the air? i would have to see a benjamin franklin face. >> i have a skill. if i see a dollar bill, even all the way over there. >> you're like the guy in the commercial who's luke, you got to be quicker than that. >> we are missing a twist here. the money apparently belonged to this woman who lost her widow in that big limo crash and they were using it to go on a big vacation coming up. a lot of twists and turns. coming up that fantasy that turned into a fiasco. >> what we are learning from two

documentaries focusing on that spectacular failure known as the fire festival. you are watching "world news now." that spectacular failure called the fyre festival.

so it was supposed to be a festival, but it turned into a major disaster before it got off the ground. >> we are hearing one of the fire festivals speaking out from behind bars. here is amy robach. >> the actual experience exceeds all expectations. >> reporter: it was billed as a one-of-a-kind concert spectacular. promising concert goers a lavish one of a kind event with performances from bands like blink 182 on the beautiful island in the bahamas promoted by celebrities like kendall jenner but when thousands arrived for the fyre festival

after paying $1500 for a ticket and $12,000 for a vip experience, it was a millennial nightmare. >> the opposite of anything we were promised. >> no electricity, no showers, no running water. >> what we got was probably worth closer to zero dollars. >> reporter: despite the lack of accommodations, food and entertainment, no one who attended the festival received a refund. authorities arrested billy mcfarland who co-founded it with pop star, jarule. he was sentenced to six years in prison for defrauding investors. he's speaking out in the new hulu documentary "fyre fraud." >> i think it's easy to -- looking back. >> reporter: mcfarland, paid to participate in the film spoke about his relationship with

jarule who was not charged with any crime. >> i was charged and so it was on me. >> he was there with you on the island frequently? >> yeah, he was on the island. >> did he say you need to cancel? >> i'm not going to talk about our private conversations but we had many conversations as with the rest of the team. these are the decisions we made. >> reporter: they blamed weather and infrastructure for the event failure. >> big storm came through and effected half of the housing tents. >> reporter: but the judge did not agree, calling him a serial fraudster and ordering him to pay 26 million in restitution in addition to his jail time. amy robach, abc news, new york. so this is a tale of dueling fyre documentaries. hulu released this a few days before netflix could release theirs. >> the team behind the netflix film says they believe it's wrong hulu paid billy mcfarland for his appearance. hulu would like the timing and

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the northridge earthquake. >> the violent, predawn 6.7 magnitude earthquake collapsed highways, ignited massive fires. >> the quake felt as far away as las vegas, killed 72 and injured 9,000 others and caused $25 billion in damage and triggered an avalanche of new building codes and forced to reinforce free bridges. there was another phenomenon not causing damage. >> that massive ice disk has stopped spinning and still turning heads. >> we have discovered a ufo in westbrook, maine.

it's an unidentified floating ishing has all the buzz e. these days. what you're seeing is a big ole piece of ice. you have a perfectly formed circle of ice that is fascinating this area. this is a town of about 17,000. they discovered, if you will, this thing earlier this week. they have been tweeting about it and made a video about it. and what you have is a -- they think it's about 100 yards across and you see it's pretty much a perfectly formed circle. how does this happen? it's not that complicated, it's ice. we know it happens when water gets cold enough, it freezes and makes ice. but here there's a current in the water that spins at a really slow pace and over time, that thing had been going around and around and it formed this giant circle of ice. there's someone who told a city official he's been watching this for the past several weeks form. it's been going on for a while.

the city st using it as a promotional tool. come on up to westbrook. check it out here. check out our hunk of ice. whatever tourism it brings is going to be short lived. what happens? eventually ice is going to melt. thanou bakhiol t fo their big ole floating disk. i'm t.j. holmes. >> we cannot thank t.j. enough. >> why did we send t.j. up there? because it is cold and he looks so cold. >> t.j. looks so cold. oh, i'm like freezing for him. >> you know it's hard to talk in those situations. >> nose is getting kind of red. >> kind of? he's like rudolph up there. >> he's a good sport though. >> we're on ice disk watch in maine. >> ice disk watch. >> what will happen? >> what will happen? it will melt.

>> i want it to keep going.

this morning on "world news now," isis. claiming responsibility for the death of four americans. >> the deadly blast is weeks after president trump announced isis was defeated and time to pull out of that country. a top republican is among those pleading with the president to reconsider. this morning, back-to-back storms creating dangerous conditions for millions of americans. across the country, snow and rain are making it difficult to drive. accuweather has what you can expect today. >> sayonara sunscreen. following a move in hawaii, a city here on the mainland is trying to ban the us of certain sun block. we'll explain why. check out this jawsome shark. this is deep blue, which may be the largest great white shark

known to man. it is thursday, january 17th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." what is the meg 2? alex? you don't watch the meg? the megladon? >> no. >> i'll take you to the movies this weekend. >> it must be from the early '80s. >> it just came out, the meg. >> maybe we'll take about it on insomniacs. the biggest loss of u.s. lives since the u.s. military went into syria. isis claiming responsibility for a bomb that killed four and wounded several others. the attack came after president trump said isis has been defeated and hours before vice president pence made the same claim. since then, pence declared victory on the terror group.

more from terry moran. >> reporter: the deadly attack caught on security cam video. a massive fire ball. victims crumple to the ground, a few stagger out of the smoke. the target, a restaurant wrecked by the blast. bloodstaining the walls, debris littering the streets. four americans killed. two active duty service members, a civilian service defense employee and a contractor. helicopters evacuated the injures. at least three american troops were wounded in the blast. the americans were conducting a local engagement u.s. officials say in northern syria where u.s. troops have been on the ground for two years. within hours, isis claimed responsibility. this attack comes less than a month after president trump's stunning announcement he was pulling u.s. troops out of syria because he claimed in a video, isis buzz defeated. >> we have won against isis. we have beaten them and beaten them badly.

>> reporter: after the attack, vice president pence stuck with that line. the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. >> reporter: on capitol hill, the administration boasting about syria's blasting as premature. trump ally says the president is, in effect, daring isis to kill americans. >> set in motion. enthusiasm by the enemy we are fighting. i hope the president will look long and hard about what we are doing in syria. >> reporter: president trump met with senators in a prescheduled meeting. press secretary sarah sanders issued a statement for the white house, our deepest sympathies and love go to the families of the brave americans killed. we pray for the soldiers wounded in the attack. their families have sacrificed so much for our country. terry moran, abc news, the white

house. >> thanks to terry for the details. the power play that could give president trump a platform for the border wall. >> house speaker nancy pelosi is urging the president to delay his state of the union address until the government is reopened. 27 days into the shutdown, there are new concerns about the impact on the economy and tens of thousands of federal employees called back to work with no pay. we have more. >> reporter: the state of the union, still shut down and the speaker of the house telling the president to consider rescheduling the state of the union address until it reopens. republicans claiming she's playing politics. pelosi saying this is about security concerns. bipartisan lawmakers known as the problem solvers caucus of the house saying there's still no deal. sarah sanders said they listened to each other and they have a good understanding of what the other wants. we look forward to more conversations like this. what each side wants remains the same.

the president is insisting on a wall and democrats -- >> three words for my republican colleagues, open the government. >> reporter: presidential ally, lindsey graham doesn't see a way forward. >> if there's no legislative path to keep his word to build the wall through executive action. >> they feel insufficient numbers, calling members of congress to complain about it, the situation won't budge. >> reporter: the u.s. economy lost $3.6 billion due to the shutdown so far. next week, it will have cost the economy more than what the president demanded to fund the border wall. the trump administration says 50,000 employees from the irs to faa and fda back to work, unpaid, hoping to mitigate the impact. the department of homeland secretary pushes back declaring the state of the union. nancy pelosi's office telling us, they were contacted by a

furloughed employee who expressed concerns of insufficient staff levels. kenneth, janai? >> as far as the state of the union speech, speaker pelosi can block president trump from doing it in the house chamber. she suggests he does it in writing or from the oval office. security chief tweeting they are fully prepared to be at the state of the union. kevin mccarthy says pelosi's move is unbecoming of a speaker. a major storm arrived on the west coast, the strongest of storms bringing high wind, heavy rain and snow. interstate 15 in los angeles was closed for hours for a chain reaction accident. at least 19 vehicles were involved. the thick fog was a factor. dozens of injuries, including nonserious. look at this. the truckee-tahoe airport blames the high winds and blizzard

force winds for this jet's wheelie. more than 200 flights were canceled across the state yesterday. not far away, the union pacific railway sent plows to clear the tracks of 20 inches of snow. this covers all of california and oregon. there are wind and flood advisories and evacuations because of fears of mudslides. >> 20 inches. now, to the u.s. southern border where a large group of immigrants were taken into u.s. custody. nearly 250 people turned themselves in, as a group, to border patrol agents in new mexico. it included people with small children and teens without a parent or guardian. border patrol says most of the migrants are from central america. prime minister theresa may's job isn't getting easier. she narrowly survived a no confidence vote. she has until monday to come up with a new plan to get britain out of the eu. her original brexit plan was overwhelmingly defeated in parliament on tuesday. some lawmakers are floating the

idea of asking the british public again on leaving the european union. ruth bader ginsburg canceled events as she recovers from cancer surgery. the 85-year-old will not attend speaking engagements in los angeles and new york that were scheduled over the next three weeks. she's missed the court's oral argue mlts the last two weeks. she is recuperating from having cancerous nodes removed. the u.s. illegally detained -- marjorie finished taping a piece in st. louis. she was born melanie franklin in new orleans. her son says she's been held in washington as a material witness. the fbi has no comment on the arrest. iran detained at least four americans. the interim president of michigan state university is resigning. john engler was brought in to help the school in the aftermath of the larry nassar abuse

scandal. he told a paper, nassar's victims are still enjoying the spotlight and awards and recognitions after coming out against nassar. michigan state is expected to name a new interim leader. key west is on track to ban a certain sunscreen. the chemicals accumulate in the water used by swimmers. it passed unanimously, but the second vote has to be taken. hawaii passed a ban on a similar sunscreen. that goes into effect two years from now. from hanging out in the sun down south to the cold up north. there's no reason cold weather training can't be fun. >> firefighters in jackson hole, wyoming played hockey in full gear wearing oxygen tanks and masks. the goal was air consumption training, not just scoring goals. >> there's no word on who won in

jackson hole. obviously, they are firefighters, so they are used to having all that gear. but on skates? that's impressive. >> they could be doing cutbacks from the engines. they are going to skate their way to -- >> maybe. out there in wyoming, yeah. >> gets cold up there. coming up, the drop that is shaking up the world of golf. nike is set to release, what's this? >> what is that? >> this shoe which appears to be covered with turf. we'll check that out, later in the mix. details we are seeing and hearing on the case of a 6-year-old girl who called the cops on her father after he confiscated her cell phone. you may have seen us re-enact this. now we have the video for you. you are watching "world news now." we enacted this. now we have the video for you. you are watching "world news now."

okay. so this video a pretty reckless driver, maybe they were having trouble in the snow. all right. >> two cars. >> one, two, three. two cars there. okay. here's another one. police in shaker heights, ohio. >> and now the wind shield wipers go. >> hit all those cars in the parking lot and took off.

i mean, look at it again. one, two. >> okay. >> three. i mean, whole buokivw mi whoseon sand killed by lice. >> it happened after police were called for help over worries that the teen could be suicidal. here is abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: the moment captured on a dash cam. you can see police in the driveway of the 17-year-old's home, responding to a report that the teenager was threatening suicide on facetime. >> he took pills and drinking hev al. heavily. we saw this on facetime and he told rp he was going to stab himself and he's done with life. >> reporter: the van seen backing out. >> stop! stop! >> reporter: when the officer opened fire. the van spinning around and

backing up towards his house as the officer fires 11 more shots, killing the teenager. the city argued the teenager had driven the van at the officer and he feared for his life when he fired his weapon. the city settling a lawsuit for $3.2 million, reportedly making no admission of wrong doing. the family, accusing the officer of acting recklessly and deliberately and that he might have been simply backing his mom's minivan out of the family garage. saying john is forever gone and there is nothing that can ever excuse such an unreasonable use of force. his mother says she can only hope this will prevent similar tragedies from happening to other families. gio benitez, abc news new york. an ohio teenager calling police on her dad because he took away her iphone. remember, we acted this out yesterday. i was the dad, obviously.

>> and i was the 16-year-old girl, obviously. while we could have won an oscar or any award for that, we wanted to show you the video and how it all went down. >> i took it because she's a juvenile. >> okay. >> this is my daughter. >> it's not his property. it's mine. >> guess what? everything you own belongs to your mother and your father. >> lee sided with the dad saying a phone is a privilege for a minor child, not a right. we're still deliberating because 16-year-old daughter kenneth here is all like, no, it's my phone. >> it's my phone. it's my phone. >> and i'm the dad like no. >> you hear her? she was like, this is my property. >> she tried it. >> i'm going to be the parent, in my house, this is my property. not yours. >> just like that dad. >> but who wins on the real

thing or what we did yesterday? >> i mean it was totally us. >> i mean obviously. >> obviously us. right? >> i think so. >> yeah, right. look at this. >> oh, my god, my dad wants to take my phone away. no. give me the phone. give me the phone. >> the password. >> he took my phone away, how else am i going to call the cops? we deserve -- oscar anyone? oscar? nowscars? >> you heard her. coming up in our next half hour, the last ditch effort to save sears and keep the stores open. first, the video that may have you thinking twice about taking a dip in the pacific ocean off the coast of hawaii. that is next on "world news now."

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♪ so this is the song to "free willy", right?

right? "free willy" or "jaws." no, i'm just kidding. the biggest great white shark has just been spotted. >> it turns out the shark went thousands of miles for a snack but this guy's no shark. he's will ganss. >> that's so nice. >> i'm never going to forget this day. i don't think i'm jumping the shark when i say this next video may have you thinking twice before you go for a dip in the pacific ocean. new footage out of hawaii shows a shark, a massive shark, grabbing a quick bite for lunch and everyone's thinking the same thing. that this shark isn't the star of a hollywood movie. she's real and her name is deep blue. experts say she's about 21 feet long and could be more than 50 years old.

this new footage off oahu is 26 surprising because it's off mexico's baja peninsula, 2600 miles away. this video shot there in 2013 was one of the last known sightings of deep blue. it's been seen on facebook 10 million times. the shark makes these cage divers look like guppies. she gained fame in 2014 in the starfish in "shark week." they do typically migrate to oceans and most return to mexico by the summer. >> okay. >> i'm just saying let it play out. let it play. let the shark do its thing. >> i don't want to see -- >> absolutely not. right? would you swim with sharks? >> no. >> even if they were. ♪ baby shark do, do do do do baby shark ♪ >> i'm writing down the hr

number. >> oh, they had it cued up. >> i'm going to get the hr number for you calling him a snack. >> oh, no. >> i'm not reporting that one. i'm keeping that forever.

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of the air 1 mack sneakers to make the shoes blend in with the court. >> so like hunting on the golf course. like camouflage. why do you need to -- >> what if you accidentally swing and hit your feet because you can't see. >> right. >> so west side said the shoes feature the same zoom air midsole you see there. same as the air max one. but they haven't yet announced a release date for the shoe. retail price, $140. >> okay, that's not awful, i guess. i can get with the texture nike shoes, but i don't know about the turf. >> yeah. as long as they don't feel that way inside. >> velvet, furry -- what tid you say? >> shoes made of wood. >> you're right. >> like pinoccio? >> yeah. and a cute puppy. look. and i'm free. free walking.

>> mm-hmm. they're driving, but he's walking through the air.

this morning on "world news now" cross country chaos. wicked weather bringing heavy rain and snow, rock slides and pile ups on highways. new video plus the latest forecast from accuweather. also this morning, surviving the government shutdown. we're entering day 27 and hundreds of thousands are trying to figure out how to live without a paycheck. pain is growing this morning. in this half hour, a former teacher who kidnapped a student, sparking a nationwide search hansen tensed. >> how long he will spend behind bars. and the very special celebration today for a "world news now" favorite, betty white, the betty white turns 97 years old today.

we'll check in with our very own "wnn" superfan in the skinny. it's thursday, january 17th. ♪ if you threw a party, invited everyone you knew ♪ >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." ♪ and the card attached would say i don't like you ♪ >> no. >> i thought that's the way it goes. >> you really hit those deep notes. i don't like you. >> i cannot wait to celebrate the national treasure of betty white. >> thank you for being a friend. >> thank you for being my co-anchor. >> thank you for being a friend kenneth. he's been a good friend. he's been there at my baby shower, my wedding. i can't get rid of him, even if i tried. >> i still haven't given her a gift. >> that's right. thank you for being a friend. >> we'll celebrate betty white later on. we begin with the extreme

weather. >> a new, powerful storm system is bringing heavy rain and strong winds, strong enough to knock over this big rig on a bay area bridge. the driver, fortunately not hurt. a driver in malibu was hurt but not seriously when a boulder from a rock slide crashed. it's prompted evacuations in areas devastated by the wildfires. >> a problem in the mountains. we start there with abc's bill karr. >> reporter: dangerous conditions pounding the west coast. >> oh, man. >> reporter: more than two dozen cars and semis colliding on the 15 freeway. >> it appears there might have been a light rain up here at the same time as the fog. and speed is usually a factor when you get these types of pile ups. >> reporter: at least 30 people injured, families stuck for hours. to the north, 50-mile-per-hour winds, whipping and whiteout conditions. this plane stuck in a wheelie. the tail covered in more than 16

inches of snow. a flash flood watch through thursday. those hillsides are saturated and could come down any moment and bring massive boulders like this with them. we are expecting a lot more rain in the next 24 hours. will karr, abc news. right now the storm covers the entire state of california and most of oregon. >> let's get the forecast from accuweather's paul williams. good morning, paul. we've updated this major storm and unfortunately nothing on the hit list has changed. still watching out for mudslides, wide-spread flooding, winds in excess of 40-60 miles per hour. blizzard conditions, 100-mile-per-hour winds along the mountainous region. along with seven feet of snow in the mountainous regions. this is where we're going to cover the snow on thursday. friday, the southern part of the country. difficulty with travel. and let's talk about the deep south. this could be the threat of isolated tornados throughout portions of texas, louisiana, going into mississippi with damp air versus dry.

now, the northeast will stay clear for thursday, but watch out for the storm because it's going to bring possibly 12 to 24 inches in the northeast and drag on until sunday. janai? kenneth? >> our thanks to paul there. four americans have been killed in a deadly suicide attack in syria. the blast at a restaurant killed at least 16 people including two american service members, a pentagon civilian employee and a u.s. contractor. isis has claimed responsibility. >> the attack happened weeks after president trump said isis had been defeated and hours before vice president pence said the same thing. later, pence issued a statement short of declaring victory over isis. president trump's state of the union address may become the latest casualty of the partial government shutdown. nancy pelosi is asking him to delay his speech or deliver it in writing. she's citing security concerns triggered by the shutdown. but republicans say she's playing politics. meanwhile hundreds of thousands of workers are still not getting paid.

>> and some of them are now lining up for free meals. steve osunsami has the details. >> what do we want? >> pay. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> reporter: federal workers are across the country telling their story and demanding their paycheck. >> we just bought a new house in june. >> reporter: she's spent eight good years with the tsa at love field in dallas and is working for free. >> very strong person. very self sufficient. and i have to tell my kids i don't know where it's coming from. >> reporter: this small atlanta food bank is feeding dozens of government workers. >> it's a little shame. it's a little -- you know, it's like some of them feel embarrassed they're being pushed into this situation. >> reporter: this woman who didn't want us to share her name works for the irs. for the first time in her life, but they told her it would be

more than a month before they could give her an answer. it's hard to apply when you still have a job. isn't there somewhat -- >> you know working people don't expect to have to go through it. i expect to be the one to help other folks. i don't expect to be the one helped. >> reporter: it's a tough day at the coast guard. they are the first service members whose paychecks are held hostage by the government shutdown. >> extra grocery trips, whatever we bought with our very last check is going to have to last. >> reporter: this coast guard family in connecticut, dinner is coming from donated food from friends and neighbors. >> how about mac and cheese for the kids. >> reporter: help from everywhere but washington. the woman we heard from earlier who said it's going to take a while for unemployment to help her says she wasn't the only government worker looking for assistance. all across the country, many of the federal workers, some who have jobs are all asking for the same thing. help.

steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> our thanks to steve as so many federal workers caught in the midst of this. and our first report of food rationing because of the government shutdown in north carolina. the school system is cutting back their lunch menus, quote, to conserve food and funding. the district is 15 miles from raleigh. officials explain they use federal funds to provide the meals. >> just incredible there. president trump backed down with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the white house. democrats and republicans describe the meeting as productive and constructive, but there were no reports of any real progress. the president still insisting on $5.7 billion to build a wall. democrats remain united in their opposition and calling on the president to reopen the government. in the russian investigation, a stunning claim from the president's personal attorney. rudy giuliani insisting he never said there was no collusion between the trump campaign and

russia. he told cnn that he only said trump himself did not collude. when asked about paul manafort shared polling data with moscow, giuliani said sharing that information is not collusion. the tennessee teacher who ran away with a teenage student has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. he was the subject of a nation-wide manhunt in 2017 after disappearing with a student who was then 15 years old. they were found in a remote cabin in california. he apologized for his actions. in a statement, his victim called him disgusting and said the effect he's had on her was devastating and permanent. good news for 50,000 sears workers. sears stores are staying open. the company's chairman put together a $5.3 billion in bankruptcy court. the deal keeps the company from shutting about 400 stores nationwide.

there is a new kid in town. a new orca has been born to endangered killer whales near seattle. >> near puget sound. it's being called l-124 since it's born to l-77, the mother. the sex is unknown at this time. researchers are hoping it's a female since the resident whale population is at 75. >> thanks for throwing me under the bus. >> you know what? anything for you because i like you because we're -- ♪ thank you for being a friend right under the bus. >> shady friend. and a different pod gave a dad and a son a close call. >> a pod of orcas swam up to their small fishing boat in new zealand. first they approached, then swam away. then the whales popped upright

next to them. >> that's really cool. >> that's a show right there. >> yes. i wouldn't swim with sharks, but hanging out on a boat with whales nearby -- >> you would swim with whales? >> no, but i would be near them, though. >> remember "free willy? >> i thought he held on and swam with him. >> you didn't watch that closely. what our own michael strahan is offering to do. you are watching "world news now." do. you are watching "world news now." is offering to do.

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holy cow! >> what is that? >> not horses. it's not often you see a huge herd of elk running across a snowy road. that's not just a huge herd, that's like all of them. hundreds of elk. this is in washington state. by the way elk is one of the largest species within the deer family. that was incredible. >> yeah. i know you were really excited about it, too. >> that was a lot. >> you know a special name for a herd of elk? >> no, tell me. >> elk. >> stop it.

stop it. all right well, there's new pressure on r. kelly this morning on the wake of the documentary. it detailed decades of misconduct allegations. >> they found code violations at his studio and evidence it was being used as a residence. kelly's attorney says no one was living there. kelly's stepbrother was at the studio and denied the sexual misconduct allegations against kelly. here in new york, a small protest was held outside his record company demanding they drop kelly from the label. and chris hanson, once known for confronting would be child predators on tv is in hot water. he allegedly wrote bad checks totaling $13,000. hanson is free this morning on a promise to appear in court. his show "to catch a predator" ran on nbc from 2004 to 2007. >> quite a show it was. >>

former personal assistant for blackmailing her. she had videos taken without permission. >> the woman worked for carey for two years and they called her a drifter, peeping tom and extortionist. she was being paid $300,000 a year. she allegedly filmed carey engaged in personal activities that would be embarrassing if revealed. >> man. >> what? >> wouldn't that be awful if someone was secretly recording you at times you didn't realize? there would be some things i would not do. >> like now? >> when we're just talking. oh, we're on tv still? >> something we forget. >> you would think so. >> troubled people. a lot of trouble. you never know what janai will say. when we come back guess what television legend turns 97 years old toda and our own ginger zee puts on her dancing shoes again. i love this. inger zee puts

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♪ thank you for being a friend ♪ travel down the road and back again ♪ time now for the skinny starting with a very happy birthday to one of our favorite television legends. >> betty white turns 97 years young today. the "golden girls" star showing no sign of slowing down. just yesterday reportedly spotting running errands. >> how about that. let's bring in our very own "world news now" superfan, will ganss. >> somebody say betty white superfan? >> dressed for the part. >> i had to wear this shird. >> look at this. >> there she is. happy birthday. >> happy birthday to betty white. so, she credits her longevity to drinking a lot of martinis. i wrote her a birthday poem. happy birthday, betty white, you golden star that shines so bright. a career of eight decades, that's something to commend,

thanks for the laugh, the love and thank you for being a fan. >> oh! so good. happy birthday, betty. love it. thank you, will. >> i'll keep the vodka waiting, all right? >> fantastic. yeah. he's totally got "golden girls" socks on, too. >> our favorite golden boy, everyone. next to a radio city music hall debut by our very own ginger zee. >> she made her debut on "dancing with the stars" on a one-night event. >> you may recall she appeared in season 22 in 2016. but two years after hanging up her dancing shoes, she really hangs them up? i don't know if she did. she had just 24 hours to learn her dance. >> and she killed it. >> even when it's in the living room. >> the dance pros came to her while she was sick, rehearsing there in her own living room. >> all that rehearsing paid off. a little known fact about ginger, she used to be an

aerobics instructor. >> so cool. >> that really fits in there. look at her go. she's not just a scientist. head band off. >> yes, go, ginger. >> love it. so next major shade being thrown from soulja boy. >> the rapper whose number one hit was in 2007. that was on the radio. he was on the radio yesterday and pulled no punches. >> remember this? you crank that soulja boy. crank that soulja boy. >> yeah. atl we love you. insistent that drake was, quote, the biggest rapper in the world. soulja had choice words and dropped this. he said he taught drake everything he knows, even accusing aubrey of stealing -- >> did you -- >> i did. he called him aubrey. >> i guess drake is taking the

canadian high approach to this. >> at least so far. >> when they go low, he goes canadian high and he's not commenting on this. >> we'll see what happens. you'll remember with the whole pusha t. thing? >> no, what happened? >> look. look how young and into it i am. right? there's a new development in the breaking news about "ghostbusters" sequel. this morning, we are getting a look at the teaser. it's being co-written by jayson whiteman the son of ivan, who wrote the 1984 classic original. >> do, do, do, do, do. no word on whether any of the original stars will appear in the sequel. they're projecting a release date for the summer of next year. i ain't fraid of no ghost. >> you aren't? i liked the one with all women, melissa mccarthy, all the folks. i loved it it. it was hilarious. obviously because i'm a '90s

kid -- in my formative years, "ghostbusters," i can't wait to see this one. >> we'll be right back. >> we'll be right back.

we are back with our skinny bonus round and a the growing list of celebrities stepping up to support clemson university football team with serious heat. >> here to tell us how he's supporting clemson university, will ganss. >> go tigers, right. from coca-cola to caviar and mcgugettes -- mcnuggets to michelin stars, they are fourth and inches away from amazing dining opportunities thanks to several celebrity offers. just days after they celebrated their ncaa championship at the white house complete with candelabras, the president of

the united states and big mac? celeb chefs and magicians are throwing a flag on that play and inviting the tigers to what they say is a real reception that you couldn't pick up at a drive-through. michael strahan making an offer to the team on "gma." >> i would like to invite the clemson tiger football team here for a great meal. the lobster, whatever you want, we're going to give you the proper meal you deserve. it's out of my pocket. i got it. i'll pay for it. out of my pocket. i'll pay for it. no problem. no problem. >> and on twitter celeb chef writing she would gladly feed the clemson tigers any day. a feast in celebration. no 10 cent dipping sauces on silver platters. hip hop saying they are welcome at quality control music headquarters anytime. or if the tigers are really looking to upgrade those chicken nuggets, michelin star has offered a fine dining experience at his restaurant in chicago. no word on which invites the team may accept. let's hope they are hungry. by the way, the tiger's

quarterback, trevor lawrence responded with two mind blowing emojis that might quality as an rsvp. >> maybe a nice filet mignon. >> nice rib eye. >> you're totally fine with mcdonald's. >> i don't know if you heard this, but i'm from south carolina. >> are you? >> yeah. clemson is from south carolina. i have all these friends talking about this and discussing it. it's interesting comments. >> like what? >> some of them i cant say here. >> tell us. >> i have a question, if you could get a nice meal from anywhere in the world, what would you go with? what would your one championship meal be? >> i have this favorite chinese restaurant in philadelphia. >> ooh. >> i'm not telling you because then you'll flock to it. and i have a favorite place in miami, dallas, cleveland, fort worth also. >> i love it. >> i love those places. great meals. >> you know, i can never pick where i want to eat.

is that a lady thing?

morning america." have a great day. making news in america this morning, a wicked weather double punch from coast to coast. rain and snow in the west triggering mudslides. a massive chain reaction crash. interstates forced to close. 100 inches of snow possible and it's all on the move. the midwest and northeast getting ready before the bigger storm this weekend. state of dis-union? house speaker nancy pelosi asking president trump to delay the state of the union. the new report this morning on what the president told one of his top aides about the government shutdown. plus, the impact. schools scaling back student lunches and a brewing concern in the beer industry. judgment day. the former teacher who ran away with his 15-year-old student for

more than a month sparking a nationwide search learns his