good morning. good morning, i'm janai nor man. >> i'm victor oquendo. here are the headlines we are following on "world news now." absences are soaring at the tsa. democrats are refusing to sign on to t psal. will the stalemate generate safety in the sky? 14 hours in new finland because of a mechanical problem, then brought back to new jersey. some are giving up and cancelling their trips. events around the country mark the celebration of martin luther king day. it will maintain the focus on bringing communities together to solve social problems. a pair of overtime thrillers send the new england patriots

and the san diego rams to the super bowl. it's time for the hype before the big game kicks off in atlanta. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> how excited are you for the super bowl? >> you know what? >> what? >> i like the patriots. i can't believe they made it back. >> everyone is so chalked. congratulations, tom brady. >> there was a call that got people fired up. >> yeah. it's going to be a tough day for saints fans. they will get over it, soon. >> not a tough day for me. i'm happy to be here with you. >> we are so happy to have you, victor oquendo. >> thanks, guys. >> we are so happy to have victor with us all week. we begin with the impact of the government shutdown, getting worse by the day by hundreds of

thousands of federal workers. >> the toll is visible at airports with more security screeners staying home. experts warn they may be nearing a breaking point. >> reporter: the tsa telling abc news they are in unchartered territory as the number of employee callouts keep increasing because of the shutdown. tsa having contingency plans to keep this from repeating in more airports. >> demoralizing. you go to work and you expect pay for hard work. you wake up and -- >> reporter: 8% of tsa employees did not show up for work. mostly for financial reasons. hitting hard as the largest airports like new york's jfk and chicago's o'hare. >> how long can i go without a paycheck? i'm in no man's land.

>> reporter: an echo of the 800,000 workers like the coast guard or others furloughed or working without pay. president trump offering what he calls a reasonable compromise to end the shutdown, stemming protections for undocumented immigrants in exchange for billion dlarls ffor the border . >> the fight stretches on, tsa vowing they will not compromise security standards. >> we can't expect tsa be enduentured servants. a couple weeks from now, i expect it to go exponential and that's going to be a shutdown of the airline system. >> reporter: it could have a compounding effect as the unpaid workers are faced with the reality of mortgage payment, rent and other bills.

>> thank you. overnight, president trump thanked federal employees working without pay. >> they try to strike a deal without democrats, the proposal is striking criticism from conservatives. >> for weeks, a stand off. president trump won $5.7 billion for a border wall. this weekend, the president changed things up. he gave democrats something to chew on, if they give him wall money, he gives the dreamers money. they call it a nonstarter. it's difficult for him to portray as a compromise. the president is telling allies, i'm not giving anything up. >> he almost signed off on a deal that would have extended funding for the government without money for a wall. the base revolted. he saw the images on tv and talk rao.conservative congressmen ta

coaxed him back. now, many of them view extending protected status for refugees or the dreamers as amnesty. now, the president has to explain, i'm not giving anything. it put him in a tough spot. he is not okay with his base. i'm not clear how this ends. >> reporter: rick says democrats could feel the heat here. because nancy pelosi says wall funding is immoral does not mean every democrat feels that. we have a lot more on whether this could end the shutdown and "start here" later this morning. listen on apple podcast or your favorite podcasting app. the severe weather, it's a balmy two below in time square. it feels like negative nine in chicago, minus 14 in boston. burr. brutal. all that follows the snow across the midwest and northeast. a delaware man is lucky to

be alive. he had to be rescued from a pond after falling through the ice. what a scene there. let's get the forecast from accuweather's paul williams. good morning, paul. >> good morning, victor, janai. old man winter will rear his ugly head casper, billings, rapid city and denver. a boost for skiers, not so great for everybody else. big-time cold is unmersless and victimizing. look at how cold it is going to feel. 30 below or worse in up state new york. not far behind in other areas. then, we are going to watch out for tuesday another snowstorm we are tracking across the midwest. by wednesday, it's going to crack open problems throughout the northeast with rain and snow. victor? janai? >> paul, thank you. that is rough. >> yeah.

>> not sure how you guys do this. >> i -- here we go. >> hundreds of united passengers are back in new jersey after a nightmare flight. >> a real nightmare. their flight from newark to kong was diverted because of a medical emergency. they sat in the plane 14 hours, unable to leave because no immigration officials were available. > e united brought them back. a kentucky family is pleading for the public's help on a young mother missing two weeks. she was last seen january 4th leaving a bar in richmond with three men. her mom says the mother of four facetimed her to tell her she would be home in the morning. police questioned and released two men she was with that night.

a figure skin champion committed suicide a day after he was suspended. he won the pair's title in 2011 and 2012. until his suspension, he was going to compete in next week's figure skating championship as a coach and congressmen tater. usa today reports three reports of sexual misconduct. he denied the allegations. four men are under arrest for this car bombing in northern ireland. the irish republican army placed the attacks. the bomb was inside a pizza delivery van. it shows a group of young people walking by the van before the blast. he was called upon quote, reckless. two people dead after an earthquake in chile. thousands are in the dark.

it triggered landslides in the mountaino mountainous terrain. violence broke out between police and bikers in south florida at an event, designed to promote peace. at least eight people were arrested in this event. one was charged with hitting deputy with an atv. two others accused of attacking officers. the weekend rallies began as a gang truce to mark martin luther king weekend. wow. the message of dr. martin luther king jr. is celebrated around the country. this marks the 34th year marking the icon. the national day of service is called a day on, not a day off. americans are encouraged to work toward solving social problems, moving closer to dr. king's goal of a beloved community. here is news that could devastate overnight workers everywhere. we are all going to be sad. some of the most popular coffees

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we're back with this explosion in downtown jacksonville, florida. yikes. that was the old city hall. it took just seconds, as you saw, for the nearly 60-year-old building to come down. the demolition was about a year in the making. no final decision yet on what is going to replace it. yeah. wow. a man looking forward to his florida vacation was not expecting anybody to try and spy on him. >> he says he found hidden cameras in his airbnb rental and the company has taken action. >> abc's eva pilgrim has the details. >> reporter: it's not what any vacationer wants to see, the moment he spotted these black boxes inside the airbnb he was renting, he knew something was not right. >> i was not sure what they were, so i unplugged them and looked them up and found out they were hidden cameras. >> reporter: he booked the

apartment for the week in miami. he pulled the memory cards from the cameras, taking them to the miami police department. >> you should be comfortable whenever you rent an airbnb or hotel or whatever it may be, that you are not being watched in the privacy of a bedroom. >> reporter: the miami police are investigating, they are in the process of gathering evidence. airbnb saying they require hosts to clearly disclose security cameras in writing on the listings. this host has been removed from our community. they are looking to refund him for the reservation. this is not the first time hidden cameras were discovered inside a vacation rental. one couple finding pinhole cameras in their florida airbnb townhome in 2017, this time hidden in a smoke detector over their bed. police eventually finding two cameras recording both audio and hd video in that home. >> thank you. that is just so disturbing and

down right creepy. >> yeah, typical florida story. >> oh, that's my home state. >> yeah, i know. a florida man here in the flesh. >> some of it's good. anyways. anyways, now for an update on the arizona man invited to a vermont bachelor party by mistake. >> he made the cross country trip. the guys who threw the party thought they were inviting another will novak, and they told him to come anyway. both of them made the bash, two will novak's in one place, and one from phoenix making a cross-country trip thanks to a gofundme drive, and he picked up the beer despite the fact he doesn't drink. >> yeah, even the outfit. he made a whole thing about this. >> so much fun. >> bachelor parties, i would have made the trip, too. why not? >> even with people you didn't know? >> yeah. >> you would have picked up the beer, too? >> are you kidding.

you invited me to a bachelor party. what else do you want? >> a florida man in the flesh. >> that one i'll take. coming up, a look at the super blood wolf moon. crowds gathering across the country to witness the rare celestial event. >> we were there. you are watching "world news now." "

so it's time for "this happened." we have been talking about how cold it is in new york, but it's the night of the super blood wolf moon. this happened. will ganss went to go and check it out. >> outside. >> yeah, i have to go outside for it. in the negative 5 degree temps. but it was so worth it. yeah, the super blood wolf moon is trending right now, and i went out to lincoln center and hung out with the amateur astronomers association of new york -- >> that's a mouthful. >> my new friends. yeah. and we got to look at the total lunar eclipse, which is a pretty rare occasion.

super, because it's the closest to earth as it will ever be in its orbit. >> okay. >> blood because of the redish color. >> makes sense. >> wolf because in january that's traditionally what the full moon in january is called. >> the wolf moon? >> the wolf moon. >> does it bring the wolves out? >> we were going to ask about the howling. >> it brought the wolf out of me. >> yeah, it sure did. there you go. >> you know you are in new york city when everybody walking by was like, yeah, that's pretty normal. >> unfazed. >> nobody was phased by it. >> we appreciate you braving the cold temps for this. >> that happened, and i was there to witness it. >> amazing. thank you, will ganss. >> will, thank you. >> of course. >> what else happened? >> we love this. this polar bear, have you seen this video yet? >> oh. >> so a lot of snow came down and this polar bear just really enjoying it. that is sakari having a field day at the buffalo zoo in new

york. >> wow, all that snow in new york. >> 17 inches of it fell on sunday. going for a swim, too. >> holy cow. he is doing a lot better than most of the country, i guess. an officer who received a snowboarding lesson in ohio. look, when the snow falls you do what you gotta. look at him. that's not bad form, right? i don't know. there he goes. >> hey, he made it. >> yeah, maybe he saw it on tv, that's what you are supposed to do. >> snowboarding is not easy. >> really? >> yeah. >> good for him. that's pretty cool. >> let's keep it cold and go to minnesota. friends used the crouch. take a look at what they were doing. >> how dangerous? >> i think he was just with the hockey stick for good measure there. >> that is terrifying. i guess that's what they do in the cold in minnesota.

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some of some of us can still bend steel. some of us can still bend steel. that is not a fantasy. >> bending steel? "glass" was not the blockbuster some expected, but it made over $40 million in ticket sales. >> that's pretty decent. kevin hart's "the upside" made more than $32 million. and the animated film, "dragon ball super:burly" made more than $10 million. >> all right. the arctic freeze and treacherous weather made headlines this weekend. >> here's other top stories you may have missed. >> a massive winter storm barrels across the country,

pounding the midwest. >> in southern minnesota, this tractor trailer in a ditch after nearly a foot of snow fell, snarling traffic. in home ha, this southwest plane went off the runway. >> the record partial government shutdown. democrats rejecting president trump's latest proposal. >> he still wants congress to pay $5.7 billion for his border wall. >> this is not a 2,000-mile concrete structure from sea to sea. these are steel barriers in high priority locations. >> in exchange for that trump now says he's prepared to extend temporary legal protections for the so-called dreamers. democrats say that's a nonstarter telling the president the only path forward is to re-open the government. >> the third annual women's march, tens of thousands showed up to protest the trump administration's policies and demand equality. >> police chased the suspect blind siding the driver.

>> watch as the driver crash into a pickup igniting a fireball. one officer frantically trying to break the window of the burning truck. >> hey, can you hear me? >> they finally shattered the glass. >> get her! >> managing to pull the panicked driver out through the window just in time. the suspected drunk driver that hit that truck, taken into southwest de. custody. justin timberlake, he's a man of the people and surprised young patients at the methodist hospital in san antonio, texas and the kids were over the moon. earlier this week they posted a video dancing to his song "can't stop the feeling" suggesting he stop by ahead of his concert in the city. who could say no to these faces? come on, get it. what a wonderful day. maybe their best day. >> justin timberlake, good work. >> sunshine in my pocket, sunshine all over my dress, yeah? thanks for joining us, guy

this morning on "world news now," the super bowl match up is set. >> an epic sunday night leading the patriots to the chiefs. the los angeles rams going all in defeating the new orleans saints. we have all the highlights. deep freeze danger. temperatures are tumbling across the northeast into the south. feels like temperatures dropping to 30 below in parts of new england. trapped on the tarmac. passengers on a united flight were stuck on a plane 13 hours after it was diverted to a remote airport. today, they are back to square one on their journey to hong kong. what went wrong? >> did you see the show in the sky? the super blood wolf moon made an appearance overnight, leaving people moon struck. it is monday, january 21st. announcer: from abc news, "

>> what a way to start off a monday. if it's cold where you are, we have mr. 305 bringing the warm weather, i have the sunshine. right? >>rought a guy up from miami. >> so glad to have victor oquendo here all week long. >> i'm thrilled to be here. joining you all week. >> hoping he will stay warm somehow. somehow. we begin with a heart stropping day for super bowl sunday is set. >> the new england patriots and rams will meet in 13 days from now. they stunned them in front of a crowd. the patriots knocked off kansas city to reach their third straight super bowl. >> to the end zone. >> reporter: this morning, tom brady and new england patriots are super bowl bound, again, beating the kansas city chiefs in overtime. >> we knew it would take a lot. it took overtime. took great plays and conversions.

proud of us getting the job done. >> reporter: it will be brady's ninth super bowl as qb. >> every year, we start in a different place. i love the grind. >> reporter: the game will be the los angeles rams led by jared. the rams stunned new orleans to beat the saints in overtime. that outcome may not have happened without this, a helmet to helmet hit before the pats arrived. the rest saying what should have been an interference. a 57-yard field goal. >> very excited i get to play in a super bowl. we earned it. we deserve it. >> reporter: after the game, highway signs near new orleans summed up the feeling in the big easy. >> i'm not sure if you caught the sign. we were robbed. they are going to be upset for a while, and for good reason.

>> the fans were bitter seeing the rams and the chiefs, they lost. >> a rough day for a lot of fans out there. the super bowl is set. of course the patriots are back in it. >> we move on to weather and the cold gripping the u.s. >> the cold follows the massive winter storm. it feels like negative two degrees in times square. so cold. >> thousands of flights delayed or canceled, stranding passengers. at northeast airport in burlington, vermont, a third of flights leaving there today have been canceled. >> let's see what else is in store with paul williams. good morning, paul. >> we are expecting widespread snow to pound the folks in billing, casper, salt lake city, denver as well as rapid city along i-90, gusty winds, slick roads, travel delays. a boost for skiers. watch for it to go into north dakota, portions of minnesota. for the northeast, it's about

the arctic blast gripping and not letting go. it's going to be so cold our accuweather real feel calculates 30 below or worse in portions of up state new york and portions of the northeast. we have a concern with blowing snow. snow clogged roads, ground blizzards, 81, 87, 91, big-time problems. janai, victor? >> paul with all the good news this morning. thanks, paul. the employees facing growing hardships 31 days into the shutdown. in a tweet, president trump thanked those working without pay, calling them great patriots. the democrats say the offer to temporarily protect immigrants brought to the country as children doesn't go far enough and they want the government re-opened first. >> the number of tsa agents calling in sick jumped to 8% mostly for financial reasons. many are hoping to land a government job despite the

shutdown. over the weekend, tsa held a previously planned job fair in bloomington, minnesota. more than 400 people showed up to fill just 40 openings. it was staffed by tsa employees. the applicants said they weren't put off because it will end soon. turning to the russia investigation. president trump's lawyer, rudy giuliani is pushing back alleging the president told former fixer, michael cohen to lie to congress. rudy giuliani is acknowledging the president and cohen might have discussed cohen's testimony. >> he says what if they did? david wright has the details. >> reporter: the president's lawyer insisted his client never ordered his previous lawyer to lie to congress about negotiations to develop a trump tower in moscow. >> categorically, it was tell the truth. >> reporter: that issue is at

the heart of a disputed report by buzzfeed news that claims the special counsel has evidence president trump directed michael cohen to lie to congress. the special counsel's office made a rare public denial about the report. the white house disputes it as well. rudy giuliani says trump may have spoken to cohen about his testimony, but didn't hint cohen should lie. >> it's not possible. >> let the conversation thinking this is what the boss wants me to say. >> not possible. >> reporter: negotiations over trump tower moscow ended in january 2016 before the 2016 presidential primary. later admitted that was a lie. in the guilty plea, cohen said the negotiations over the moscow property continued as late as june 2016 when trump was the gop nominee. giuliani suggested negotiations may have gone on longer. >> according t

gave, it would have covered up to november of 2016. >> reporter: democrats plan to question cohen about the false testimony and what instructions, if any, he had from his client. >> if anyone was instructing, whether it was the president, other people affiliated with the white house, the trump organization, encouraging a witness to lie, we need to know about it. >> reporter: lawmakers will have their opportunity to get answers from cohen, february 7th. that's when he's due to appear before the house oversight committee. the senate may want to bring him back in for questioning. after that, cohen heads to prison, a three-year sentence for this and other crimes. david wright, abc news, the white house. a suspected serial killer is behind bars after a string of murders left four people dead. >> 19-year-old wilbur guzman was arrested on immigration charge. he is believed to be in the u.s.

illegally. they named him the top suspect of a shooting death of two women and a couple outside reno. authorities say they have enough evidence to bring charges against him for the murders in the coming days. a number of deaths stand at 85 with dozens still missing. the victims were collecting gas at the site of the leak. someone turned the trickle into a guyser. they knew about the leak four hours before the explosion. today is martin luther king jr. day. in his hometown in atlanta, a ceremony is being held to recognize the renaming of confederate avenue to united avenue. it's part of a yearlong push by residents to get the name changed. countless other ceremonies will be held nationwide. dr. king was born 90 years ago. a north carolina cat is back on solid ground after spending a week in a tree. the owner says the cat freed herself chasing a squirrel.

that's where she stayed six days without food or water. >> a local tree removal company came to the rescue, after the owners raised the bucket truck up, the kitty came down. maybe she knew the temperatures were going to get down to 20s overnight. >> six days? that's a long time without food or water there. >> who named that cat. >> that's what i was thinking the entire time. why that name? >> i won't say it. coming up, remembering another beloved pet. boo, known as the cutest dog has died. details ahead in the mix. first, the day long nightmare for hundreds of passengers stranded when their flight to asia was forced to land in canada. you are watching "world news now." n canada. you are watching "world news now." passengers stranded when their flight was forced to land in canada. you are watching "world news now."

florida police officers are defending this video that shows a 2-year-old girl holding her hands up in the air. people were outraged when it first appeared on social media. body cam footage shows the officers were trying to comfort the little girl. she was mimicking her parents who were suspects. two men were arrested for theft. at least two people are dead and dozens injured at a fire at a ski resort in the french alps. they were forced to jump out of windows to escape the flames. the blaze started shortly before dawn. >> the resort is known for high profile guests. no word on what caused the fire. hundreds of united airline

passengers are back where they started after a nightmare flight. >> this sounds brutal. they were trapped on a runway in canada. hours ago, they made their way back to where they started. maggie rulli has the story. >> reporter: passengers are reliving an utter disaster. >> the worst experience i ever had. >> reporter: he was trapped from new jersey to hong kong. the plane diverting to canada, due to a medical emergency, then getting stuck because of the windchills. passengers say even the crew grew frustrated by the different reasons given for the delay. >> ended up being looked at as lying to the passengers who flat out said, look, here is the ceo's e-mail. e-mail him. >> reporter: all 250 plus passengers trapped inside,

united telling them they couldn't leave because of an issue with customs. the passengers finally landing back in newark, demanding answers and wanting their money back. >> me, personally, they took all my food. 26 hours i didn't eat anything but a banana and coffee. you know, this could have been avoided, obviously. >> reporter: united airlines is apologizing to their customers, maggie rulli, abc news, newark airport. >> awful. >> could not do that. we have all been there, you have a few hours, you are stuck. nothing you can do. >> but -- >> more than 20 hours. >> if you have kids, if they have medication. did they give them all the rry.or on board?

the man on record as being the oldest in the world has died. the 113 eer-year-old passed awa yesterday in japan. he officially held the title of world's oldest man since april. he was born july 25th, 1905. he attributed the long life to soaking in hot springs and eating sweets. i was not expecting the sweets part. his daughter said he tried to avoid stress. >> we are not avoiding stress. >> up here? no, no, no. we can't do that. >> are you soaking in hot springs? >> not too many hot springs in my life. >> me, neither. >> you? >> no. an 11-year-old is doing big things and making history as the youngest person ever to receive a full scholarship to a prestigious university. first, will ganss takes us up close to the super blood moon. what makes it super?

or bloody? or wolfy? that's next on "world news now."

this is the story of two brothers. one hero, and the other a monster. >> he was cold, hateful. >> a vicious killer. >> this is a story that decades later they are still talking about him. >> he was handsome like a big teddy bear. it is frightening to think about what he was thinking about the whole time. ♪ that was pretty cool, right? did you get out and see it? >> i missed it. did you get out there? >> no, when i was walking to dunkin' donuts, a man said it's the shadow of the sun. i was like, that's nice, he's

telling that other man about it. i just barely turned around. folks in the americas were treated to a rare lunar eclipse called the super blood wolf moon. >> it's got a long name. crowds gathered to witness this event. will ganss was there for it. >> a name that dramatic, i was not going to miss it. i hit the streets. i braved the single digit temps and hung out with the amateur astronomers association of new york to get a glimpse of the moon. don't tell bonnie tyler, but this morning, only one eclipse matters, the super blood wolf moon. >> the total lunar eclipse drawing out crowds to witness the event. the moon appeared 10,000 times dimmer than we are used to. talk to me a little bit, obviously very cold.

we are going to get down to negative five. why was it important to be out there tonight? >> this one we could see from our place, until the full eclipse, then we had to come out to check it out. a beautiful orange orb. you can see it three dimensional. it's cold. but, it hasn't hit us yet. >> reporter: given the dramatic name, expectationonononon eclipse we are set galacticall high. >> it was raining early on today. we have seen more clouds. there's a strong wind tonight, so the clouds aren't sticking around. yeah, we are very lucky. >> reporter: for some, this five-hour eclipse was pretty casual. is this something you -- or it so happens? >> yes. i went to the -- as well. >> wow. where were you for that one? >> new york city.

>> reporter: others didn't know what they were looking at. >> rudolph. >> sadly, didn't happen. >> reporter: about that name, super blood wolf moon. super because the moon is at the closest proximity to the earth. blood because of the red color as sunlight passes through the atmosphere. wolf because that's what january full moon is traditionally called. unfortunately, this has nothing to do with the "twilight" movies. [ howling ] >> the lunar eclipse had folks howling with the lights. amateur astronomers and fans providing a simple reminder, keep your eyes on the skies. >> how cool is that? >> yeah. >> i just like the howl. >> do it again. [ howling ] >> you are good. >> something about the sky. >> yeah. there won't be another one until 2021. >> that's the next full lunar eclipse. >> we'll have another chance. >> yeah. .

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it is time for "the mix" on this monday morning. of course we are talking super bowl to start with. new england patriots, of course, made it to the super bowl again. >> it's what happens every year. >> absolutely, against the new orleans saints. we are finding out that a patriots fan paid $180,000 on stub hub for eight seats on the 50-yard line. $180,000. >> it's a lot of money. >> a ton of money. it's not like it's their first time at the rodeo. >> even though tom brady is getting up there in age. >> i hope that guy is a lot of fun. >> for saints fans, that was a tough loss against the rams. >> yeah. >> this was a tough moment for a fan. >> oh! oh! >> a lot of people are feeling that way. he destroyed his tv. there was a questionable call at

the end of the game that had fans feeling like that. >> i don't know if they are ready to talk about it. >> i don't know if he is ready. other sad news aside from the new orleans saints, the world's cutest dog, boo, has passed away. he is obviously the cutest dog in the world. he was a little pomeranian. 12 years old in human years. in dog years, 12 times 7, i don't know, 96 or something like that. >> it's heart breaking though. apparently, boo's older brother, buddy, died in 2017. >> oh, no. heart problems after that. >> he died of a broken heart. now our hearts are broken on this monday. then there's this, a dog doing yoga. >> no way. >> cute, right? man's best friend, yogi's best friend. a daschund strikes a pose with his owner.

he's pretty good. >> the dog's name is mona. seems to mimic all the hand gestures. i thought we were going to see the downward dog. >> mona is more skilled than that. right? >> a little more than that. love that. then, this is supercool. a lego chevy. >> take a look at this. >> full size. >> i wonder how long that took to make. >> full size. >> 2,000 hours. >> 2,000 hours. 18 workers. that's impressive. look at that. they got students from oxford community school to create this rendition of the 2019 silverado. >> it do how about that? people are skilled with those legos. 334,000 pieces of legos. why not build

this morning on "world news now," a bitter blast in the northeast stretching to the south. temperatures tumbling into the single digits and lower. how long the polar plunge will last. caught on camera. a controversial confrontation. a teen and native american elder at a stand off at the lincoln memorial. the teen explaining what he was trying to do. an 11-year-old prodigy. >> he is an incoming freshman in college. that's not all, his major will stun you. it was super sunday. the patriots and rams are headed to the super bowl. the rams game started with jimmy buffett dropped the mike. really. that's what's happening this monday, january 21st. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now."

look at this guy. victor oquendo all the way up from miami just in time for the frigid temperatures. >> i'm so happy to be here for single digit weather, leaving 70 degrees in miami. no, i'm excited to be here all week. >> thank you, victor. glad we could welcome you with great weather. a pleasure to have you here, from florida. we begin with the winter weather that is gripping the country. >> this time lapse video of the 63 mile drive from massachusetts to connecticut, almost all interstate and not an inch of dry pavement. the entire northeast and much of the midwest were hammered this weekend. >> officials warned this morning's commute may not be much better. we start with stephanie ramos. >> reporter: the storm moving off the east coast, making way for brutally cold temperatures to move in. drivers urged to stay off the road so plows can clear the snow before it turns to dangerous ice. >> they are doing everything

they can to clear the roads beforeheg. thnton't wo black ice.wiow. cutontractor was killed while repairing a power line. plows struggling to keep up. new york saw a foot of snow. the snow and ice making for treacherous air travel cons from missouri to maine. >> we almost went off the road. 3500 flights canceled. in ohio, whiteout conditions, so tough, cars skid off roads. first responders jumping into frigid water to rescue a golden retriever that fell through the ice. this man hopped on his unicycle in the middle of downtown portland, maine. stephanie ray moss -- ramos, abc news, new york.

>> the snow is no longer falling in boston, but the effects are lingering. the bitter cold is turning that lingering snow to solid ice. >> let's take a look at times square. it looks cold. it feels like two below. >> that's why it's empty. in miami, 47 right now, victor. you have your coat on anyway. the forecast from accuweather's paul williams. paul, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai, victor. we have a low pressure system that is going to crank it up in wyoming and montana. snow showers lingering over to portions of utah. not only that, it's going to reach down to portions of colorado, staying windy. cool and dry for the southwest. the snow is going to reach into the dakotas as well into portions of minnesota. for the northeast, it's about ioalley region, lookin at ccuwe below or worse than that in some areas. then we are concerned about blowing snow.

all of that is a concern for us along i-81, i-87, i-91 as well. watching out for severe blowing and drifting. janai? victor? >> thanks to paul there. cold news. president trump's lawyer says it's possible trump may have spoken to michael cohen about his congressional testimony. but rudy giuliani shot down a buzzfeed report disputed by special counsel's office that said he directed him to lie to lawmakers about trump towers in moscow. giuliani said trump actually told cohen to tell the truth. we will hear from cohen when he testifies next month. the number of tsa employees skipping work spiked to 8%. the tsa is implementing contingency plans saying they are in unchartered territory. the agency insists it will not compromise security standards as the 800,000 federa gle get by without pay,

the stalemate continues over a border wall. they plan to bring the proposal, offering temporary protection to young immigrants. democrats rejected the plan saying it failed to offer a permanent solution for dreamers. a kentucky student is defending himself. he says this video clip of him appearing to stare him down doesn't tell the story. >> they were trying to diffuse tension. the team says he and his family are now receiving death threats. erielle reshef has more. >> reporter: questions and confusion over this now viral encounter. a group of students, some from a catholic school in kentucky, appearing to face-off with 65-year-old native american veteran, nathan philips at the foot of the lincoln memorial friday. one of the boys seen here as he beats his drum.s, march and the

students on a school trip to washington, d.c. for the march of life. initial video of the incident spreading like wildfire. the students sustaining swift backlash. longer videos online show what happened before the exchange. both groups riled up by a few self-described black israel identities hurling slurs at the native american and the teen. in the new footage, philips, seen approaching the crowd of boys as they chant their school letters. philips saying he was trying to diffuse the tension. this clip showing a member of the group confronting the boys. moments later, this boy seems to try to keep the confrontation from escalating. that teen, releasing a statement saying he and his family are now receiving death threats, claiming during the incident, he was trying to remain calm and

realized everyone had cameras and a group of adults was trying to provoke a group of teenagers. the school said they were investigating the matter and would take disciplinary action against the students up to expulsion if necessary. since that, they have not released a new statement. we reached out to the students and mr. philips. we have not heard back. erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to erielle. the los angeles teacher's strike enters the eighth day today. they hope their talks lead to a deal. they have agreed to keep negotiations confidential. teachers in the second largest school system want a 6% raise, smaller class sizes and more support staff. the district doesn't have the money to meet all the demands. super bowl liii is set and by a shocker. the new england patriots are playing in the last game of the nfl season, again.

>> tom brady's crew reached their third straight super bowl. new england beat kansas city, 37-31 in the afc championship game. i like that he celebrates as if it were his first. he's been there a million times. >> the nfc title game went into ot. new orleans fans are hot about this play near the end of the fourth quarter. it looks like interference. the no call kept the saints from running out the ball. they tied the game and won in overtime, 26-23. saints fans not having -- >> that was truly interference. it prompted this reaction. read that sign there. >> we were robbed. >> it says, we were robbed. so fast. people were busy at work watching the game. ken, how do you feel this morning? ken is not back there. our resident patriots fan.

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sky watchers got two for the price of one overnight. a total lunar eclipse with the earth between the moon and the sun. the next one is two years from now. it occurred during the first supermoon of the year when it appears bigger and brighter because it is closer. it's called a super blood wolf moon, a great name, because it was tinted red by light reflected from the earth. >> that's a lot to remember, super blood wolf moon. >> wolfa o e. >> a nightmare. a flight from new jersey to hong

kong was diverted to new finland canada, because of a medical emergency.chanical emergency. the passengers sat on the ground, inside the plane for 14 hours unable to leave because no immigration officials were available. >> hours ago, united brought them back to newark airport. no word on when they will get a new flight to hong kong. some passengers gave up and went home. >> i don't think i would ever get on a plane again. back here, actually, to england now. the growing concern surrounding queen elizabeth's husband, prince philip. >> the queen was seen going to church sunday without her husband after last week's crash. now, there are new photographs showing the prince behind the wheel, again. look closely. he doesn't appear to be wearing a seatbelt there. julia mcfarland is in london. >> reporter: prince philip

behind the wheel of a brand-new land rover and a crash. >> reporter: questions linger about whether or not it's safe for the 97-year-old royal to continue driving, the latest photos show him driving without a seatbelt. an offense in the uk punishable by fine. police said they have spoken to the duke saying we are aware of the photograph. words have been given to the driver in line with our standard response. sources tell abc news the duke passed an eye exam and a buckingham palace said a message of support were sent to the driver and passenger. however, the woman who suffered a broken wrist in the crash tells the mirror, she is unhappy with the palace's response. a liaison officer contacting her saying the queen and duke wish to be remembered by her. buckingham palace await the results of the police investigation to determine who was to blame for thursday's collision. if the prince is found to be at fault, he may be asked to surrender his license.

abc news, london. >> he is a couple months away from being 98 years old, still driving. >> wear the >> absolutely, wear the seatbelt. >> for safety, of course. when we come back, jimmy buffett drops the mike. sarah jessica parker is freaking out the internet. is kerry bradshaw back? the skinny is next. back? the skin any is next.

♪ ♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ just give me the skinny >> time for "the skinny." we begin with the mike drop from the nfc championship, literally. >> a lot of people are talking about this. take a look at what happened when saints superfan, jimmy buffett took a break to sing the national anthem at the game. ♪ the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave

>> there's the mike drop. do a lot of people mike drop the national anthem? why? >> especially when he didn't, like -- it wasn't outstanding, right? >> it's getting mixed reviews out there. >> mixed reviewed? people liked it? >> it's jimmy buffett. although his team lost to the rams, twitter, a few people say buffett is the real champ. >> one writing the mike drop is a reminder the country isn't completely broken. god bless you, sir. >> got all that from a mike drop? >> right? i guess so. i guess. another superstar musician weighed in on the football game. drake, who has a bad track record of picking winning athletes. the rapper posting this photo before sunday's game. you see there, all four teams. so his bad luck would be distributed equally. the caption reading, for everyone who believes in the

drake curse, good luck tomorrow. cute. >> he was rooting for alabama, they lost. he supported connor mcgregor, he lost his fight. the person who isn't concerned about drake curses, oprah. she showed her feelings on a shoot for "o" magazine. take a look. >> okay. beautiful. hey, hey. >> you gotta love the person taking the video who is pumping her up. everyone needs somebody like that. okay? okay? >> a hype person? >> exactly, everyone needs one. >> you can see the results of the cover shoot this february. >> oprah dancing to champagne popping. doesn't get better than that. justin timberlake surprising

a group of young children at a hospital in san antonio. ♪ >> awww. this video of kids and staff at methodist health inspiring the star to pay a visit. >> how could he not? needless to say, the kids were over the moon. there he is. justin timberlake posing. he invited a fan to sit in the jessica beale seat. >> what? >> no saying no to that. >> right. of course. that is so sweet of jt. like you needed another reason to like this guy. all right guys, everybody, dust off because kerry bradshaw is back. >> sarah jessica parker making

the announcement on instagram. some fans -- some fans, they are freaking out. can you tell? ♪ >> how you feeling over there? >> i mean, i'm ready for whatever she is going to give. i literally watched the first "sex in the city" movie saturday. i watch it that often. >> i have never seen it. my friend is making a brief appearance. rm ca a carhe end, pour it four ward is for an event for theeae ceral io >> will we be getting a sex in the city inspired fashion line? seems like a possibility and we are all in. coming up, a child prodigy is making history.

coming up, a child prodigy is making history. coming up, a child prodigy making history.

♪ a child prodigy is making history at one prestigious school. >> most 11-year-olds are content to get the latest iphone, this pre-teen is already in college. >> reporter: an incoming freshman, majoring in physics and he's only 11.

>> i'm very excited. i have been waiting for this for a long, long, long time. >> reporter: he is the youngest person, ever, to receive a full scholarship to southern university, a historically black college in baton rouge. he is starting his first semester with much older classmates. >> always engaged. he knew way more than a lot of students. >> what strikes me is when some people think i'm 15. all right, either i am a tall 11-year-old or short 15-year-old. >> reporter: a sense of humor discipline beyond his years. they say even a genius needs guidance and support. >> he is more than a student. he is more than a prodigy. he is going to fit in very well at southern university. >> reporter: already an inspiration on and off campus. >> you have to have a mind set to actually know, hey, i have to learn this.

my life depends on it. act like your life depends on it, because it does. when you learn, you increase your life. >> okay -- >> i have my doubts, then i heard him speak. >> yeah. totally, i'm inspired. right? this kid is incredible. he can tie a bow tie? >> he carries himself -- >> incredible. >> he's special. i get it. >> man. we'll be watching out to see where he ends up. updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> more news is next. stay with us. wnnfans.com.

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making news in america this morning -- flash freeze. temperatures plummeting overnight. turns sloppy snow to slick ice. roadways nearly impossible to cheer. drivers facing treacherous conditions. thousands of nights already grounded. now, more dangerous cold on the way. trapped on the tarmac. doeses of people stuck on an icy runway for hours. >> somebody dropped the ball. >> the plane diverted. why no one was allow to leave the plane. speaking out. the student at the center of the stunning standoff between a gr