making news in america this morning, a little boy missing for days after walking into the woods is found alive. >> as soon as the captain stepped out, he heard casey asking for his mother. >> where authorities found 3-year-old casey hathaway and the one request he made to his overjoyed mother. deal or no deal, the new push to end the government shutdown. bipartisan talks under way, but will president trump budge on the border plus, as they prepare to miss another paycheck today, word overnight about what happens now to federal workers' health insurance. booted over body odor. a family kicked off an american airlines flight demands answer. >> there's no body odor that we have. there's nothing wrong with us. >> new questions about what prompted the airlines' decision. plus, roughing the mascot. the new england patriots mascot

is tackled and reportedly sent to the hospital. we hear from the nfl player who made the hit. a change in the beauty aisle. a new campaign reveals which models and beauty product ads have been digitally altered. and the mishap on "the price is right." a contestant is called to come on down, but where was she? >> you're the next contestant on "the price is right." good friday morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news overnight from north carolina. >> a little boy missing since tuesday has been found alive. the fbi and hundreds of volunteers had been searching for 3-year-old casey hathaway when he walked into the woods tuesday and seemingly vanished. this morning, relief in north carolina. >> we brought casey to his family just like we said we were going to do. >> a happy ending in the search for a missing 3-year-old.

>> when he saw his little sister, he had a big smile on his face. >> reporter: casey hathaway hadn't been seen since tuesday in his grandmother's backyard. family members believe he walked into the woods while playing with other relatives. his grandfather called 911 when casey didn't return. >> what's going on there? >> we lost my grandson. he walked in the woods back the d wean't fd him. 3-year-old grandson. >> i want him to come back home. >> reporter: people across the small community came together as the marines and the fbi joined the desperate search for casey. their efforts hampered by cold temperatures, pounding rain and rugged terrain but finally overnight, the outcome they were hoping for. rescuers heard the little boy calling for his mom and found casey in the woods about a quarter mile from his grandmother's yard. >> we got a call, a tip. our deputies and the captain went straight to the location. as soon as the captain stepped out, he heard casey asking for his mother. i had to go through a lot of water to get to him and then casey was in there in some

vines and thorn bushes. >> reporter: casey has been reunited with his family, and according to his mother, he had only one request. >> he's good. he is good. he's up and talking. he's already asked to watch netflix, so he's good. >> and authorities say casey was doing well considering the weather conditions. he was able to tell them his name and age when he was found. we're told he's now in stable condition. we turn now to the big question in washington, deal or no deal. new bipartisan talks are under way as the historic government shutdown grinds into week six. house democrats are about to roll out a new bill expected to offer nearly $6 billion for border security but not for a wall, and president trump is hinting that he may be willing to compromise, but as they hash out differences, federal workers are feeling the squeeze. lana zak has new details. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning, victor. good morning, janai. as this shutdown stretches on, we are increasingly hearing from agencies with concerns that it is making the country less safe.

the national air traffic controllers association says that they are reaching the breaking point and that they worry that if the shutdown continues about the possibility for mistakes. today, several thousand federal workers are missing another paycheck. >> i received my last paycheck december 31st. >> i haven't been paid in over 33 days. >> reporter: the shutdown lasting so long that the federal courts are running out of money. civil cases are expected to be suspended now and many federal workers are reaching the breaking point. >> at what point do i resign from this agency? i can't continue to afford to fund my family out of my savings and continue to pay for myself to go to work. >> reporter: but for the first time in weeks, there are signs that washington leaders may be moving towards progress after both the republican and democrat sponsored bills failed to reach the 60 votes needed to pass. >> now you've got leader mcconnell and the minority leader trying to figure out what we can do. >> reporter: a handful of republican senators crossed party lines to vote for the

democrats' bill to re-open the government, which received more votes than the president's proposal sending a message to the white house. >> if they come to a reasonable agreement, i would support it. >> reporter: president trump now saying he could be amenable to re-opening the government if democrats -- >> pay sort of a prorated down payment for the wall. >> reporter: meanwhile, the president's commerce secretary live wilbur ross, himself a billionaire, is being criticized for these remarks on cnbc. >> there are reports that there are some federal workers who are going to homeless shelters to get food. >> well, i know they are and i don't really quite understand why. there's no real reason why they shouldn't be able to get a loan. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi calling ross a modern day marie antoinette. >> he doesn't understand why they have to do that. is this the let them make cake kind of attitude or call your father for money. >> later ross clarifying the remark.

>> so we're aware, painfully aware that there are hardships inflicted on the individual workers. >> reporter: now, ross' own employees at the commerce department are among those federal workers who will not be receiving their paycheck today. there is some promise in the fact that there are for the first time in so long some actual bipartisan talks taking place, but it's still not entirely clear that the president would sign on to a temporary measure to re-open the government if it does not include funding for his border wall. he told reporters only that he was not happy if that were to take place. he's also reportedly still looking into the possibility of making an emergency declaration. janai, victor. >> we'll see what happens here, all right. lana zak, thank you. and just one day after postponing his public testimony before a house committee, president trump's former lawyer michael cohen says that he will comply with the newly issued subpoena. the senate intelligence committee wants to interview cohen as part of its investigation into russian interference in the 2016

election. that testimony is expected to take place in private before cohen begins a three-year prison sentence in march. the trump administration is rolling out a new policy today that will force some asylum seekers to wait in mexico while their cases are processed in u.s. courts. people will now be turned away if they enter the country illegally or without proper documents at the nation's busiest border crossing between san diego and tijuana. and this policy will expand to other crossings. homeland security officials say it will reduce the number of migrants who disappear into the u.s. legal challenges are expected. the state department is ordering nonessential embassy workers to leave venezuela. the order comes amid widespread chaos and protest. right now two men are claiming to be venezuela's leader, president nicolas maduro and opposition leader juan guaido. the u.s. is siding with guaido who has not been seen since wednesday and does not have the backing of the military. abc's martha raddatz has more. >> reporter: the u.s. has made clear that the maduro regime

does not have the authority to order america's diplomats out of venezuela since the u.s. no longer recognizes maduro as president. but the state department is itself now ordering non-emergency employees to leave venezuela because of growing security concerns. >> guaido says that he would consider granting amnesty to maduro if he helps restore democracy but without the military support, guaido's power remains uncertain. parts of the upper midwest are facing windchills as low as 40 below zero this morning. let's take a look at your friday forecast. good morning. we're looking at very cold air to dive its way into the upper plains as well as in the great lakes for your friday. we're talking temperatures below zero in towards chicago and we'll continue to see those numbers plummet. also going to get a taste of

that colder air in towards texas and oklahoma but dry. also see dry conditions for much of i-95. snow showers back into the great lakes. and as for the southeast, you're also getting a taste of winter. i'm meteorologist daji aswad. coming up, the new fast food trend when it comes to dessert. but first a big change in the beauty aisle. a decision to label the photos of models so you know if they've been digitally altered. and should a school superintendent go to prison for using her health insurance to help a sick student? the decision and her reaction

we we're following breaking news from central pennsylvania. three people are dead including a suspected gunman after separate shootings near penn state university including one

at a hotel bar. police say the suspect took his own life. still no word though on a motive. the ex-girlfriend of the man accused of killing five hostages inside a bank in central florida this week says he previously expressed a desire to kill people with guns. vigils were held last night to remember the five women who lost their lives. they include a mother of seven. those who saw the rampage are struggling to understand the randomness of the attack. >> the thought that goes through my mind is i was probably the last person other than the shooter to see them alive, and that -- that really hits home. >> the 21-year-old suspect faces five counts of murder. police believe the killings were random. after only three weeks on the job, florida secretary of state has resigned over newly emerged photos showing him in blackface. the controversy erupted after "the tallahassee democrat" newspaper published pictures of

michael ertel from 2005 when he attended a halloween party as a hurricane katrina victim. the photos were taken two months after katrina hit the gulf. investigators in california have cleared embattled utility pg&e of responsibility for the deadly fire that killed nearly two dozen people in october of 2017. their investigation found that a homeowner's private electrical system sparked the flames, which torched 57 square miles of northern california wine country. a big change in the beauty aisle at cvs pharmacies. the company has launched its beauty mark campaign. it tells shoppers if models pictured in the advertisements were digitally altered in any way. a special watermark will highlight pictures that have not been altered. the company says the goal is to change beauty standards and put an end to unrealistic body images. coming up, the debate over whether the royal family should have to buckle up. but first the questions being raised after a family is kicked off an american airlines flight because of their alleged body odor. the family now speaking out. and they may be the most

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the home of a sick student and took him to a medical center where she used a false name claiming he was his son. >> i believed it was strep throat. >> reporter: she admits driving him to a pharmacy where she had a prescription filled for an antibiotic because the student didn't have insurance. >> i'm not saying it was right. i'm really sorry.ju icad r m. >> reporter: she says she's helped the boy before, even buying clothes, food and christmas gifts for him because he lives with an elderly family member who doesn't have a car. >> i would love to go back to that moment and redo it. i'm kicking myself, why didn't i do this and why didn't i do this? >> reporter: the superintendent has reached an agreement with the county prosecutor no more arrests for a year and the fraud charges get dropped. she's calling this a mistake with good intentions, and the school board is sticking by her allowing her to keep her job. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> linsey, thank you. a family from detroit is demands answers after getting kicked off an american airlines flight because of body odor.

yossi and jennie adler say they were heading home with their baby from miami. they were already seated on the flight when they were escorted off the plane. >> all of a sudden they closed the gate and said, sorry, some people complained you had body odor. we're not letting you back on. >> we stopped several people in the airport and it's embarrassing but we asked them, do you think we smell because we just got kicked off a plane. and they were like, oh, my god, we're so embarrassed for you that somebody would do such a thing, no. >> american air lines put them up in a hotel and rebooked them on a flight the next day but the couple insists there was not odor and claims that they may be the victim of religious discrimination. there's new fallout from prince philip's recent car crash. the queen's husband was spinally finally spotted in his suv wearing a seat belt in this photo obtained by "the daily mail," this time riding as a passenger. "the sun" tabloid reports phillip and the queen have had their seat belt alarms disabled to make it easier to drive unbuckled but that report has not been confirmed.

buckling up is the law in the uk the new england patriots may be the most hated team in america and now their mascot is paying the price. during preparations new york jets player, jamal adams, just tackled the patriots mascot. later adams said the person in the mascot costume had to go to the hospital. no word though on the extent of the injuries. reportedly is not happy about it. adams was asked for his reaction. but do i regret it? no! >> all right, that was easy, adams says that he was just having fun and that he was not trying to hurt anyone. up next in "the pulse," we hear from the man who came to the rescue of colin powell. also ahead, the moment during "the price is right" when a contestant was called but was nowhere to be found. and a possible new honor for the chicken wing. we'll explain. ken wing. we'll explain.

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♪ time to check "the pulse" and a roadside rescue, but this was no typical guy on the side of the road. it was former secretary of state colin powell. >> he was on his way to walter reed medical center when he got a flat tire. now, he tried to fix it, but his hand, they were too cold. that's when anthony maggert came along. maggert lost a leg serving as a civilian employee but did not keep him from helping. >> he asked why do you want to help me and i said, well, you can wait around for a two-legged guy but right now you got a one-legged guy who is willing to help you now. >> powell said the encounter reminded him of what this country is all about. now to "the price is right" contestant who wasn't able to come on down. >> the announcer called tara armstrong's name, but she was nowhere to be found. >> tara armstrong, come on down. you're the next contestant on

"the price is right." ♪ >> the camera is just trying to find her. they kept calling tara's name, the audience, the camera, everyone was looking for her until someone finally said what was going on. >> is she -- she's -- she's in the bathroom. [ laughter ] [ chanting "tara, tara, tara, tara" ] >> tara. >> there she is. turns out tara was in the bathroom when her name was called. she ran out to the crowd, everyone chanting her name. >> the host drew carey joked i'd shake your hand but that's all right. everyone else, they still slapped her hand, though, right? >> hopefully she washed her hands. >> hopefully. there's apparently a new trend in fast food when it comes to dessert. sonic drive-ins are adding deep fried oreos to the menu. >> they're served with ice cream and this comes after popeyes offered them at certain

locations for a limited time. interesting. >> i'm in. >> yeah. while we're on the subject of food, there is a new push to honor chicken wings. >> the national chicken council is asking the government to declare the monday after the super bowl national chicken wing appreciation day. i guess that's fitting, right, that's because on super bowl sunday americans are expected to eat 1.3 billion wings. >> that's it. i thought it would be higher. >> really? >> drumsticks or flats? >> i don't eat meat, but i can appreciate chicken wing, right? national chicken wings, i guess that's not too bad. oh, or guacamole. >> how about the deep fried oreos? can we bring it back to that? are we good with them? >> no. ope thp them parad. et. >> i think what we've learned i would eat any of that stuff. >> give it to victor. he'll eat anything. more news after this.

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than any other immunotherapy. this is abc 7 mornings. good morning. it is friday. we finally made it. >> we did make it. >> january 25th. we have political news to get to regarding roger stone. first, we're going to talk about weather and traffic. we start with mike. did you like yesterday? >> yes. >> even better today, i think. let's take a look. i'll let you be the judge. i'll report, you decide. sounds like -- never mind. inland in the north bay, towards livermore. 40s elsewhere. the highs today, mid to upper 60s. look at fremont. 69 degrees today. 68 san jose and oakland and santa rosa at 67 in san

francisco. i'm tracking more tule fog this morning too. now to sue. coming up on 4:28. the golden gate bridge, two lanes northbound and four lanes southbound. there is or was roadwork. maybe it has been picked up already. they're doing thatri it's mostly this southbound direction coming off the waldo grade. to the san 14-minute ride. no delays here. that wasn't the case yesterday afternoon. we had late in the commute yesterday, we had quite a bit of traffic on both dumbarton and san mateo. now it looks good. thank you, sue. the fbi arrested roger stone a long time associate of president donald trump. >> special counsel robert mueller's office released the development this morning. jobina fortson live in the newsroom with more. jobina. >> seven counts by the special counsel, including one count of witness tampering, one count of

obstruction of justice and others. stone has been under scrutiny by the special counsel for months. but he has maintained his innocence. all of this deals with what he knew about wikileaks and the damaging information about hillary clinton and what he was telling the trump campaign. they claim stone misled investigators. he told george stephanopoulos he was curious about wikileaks, but he did not cooperate with the group. >> like any political reporter, i was interested in knowing what exactly they had. but there was no response to that. >> you never spoke to julian assange, never spoke about any of that to president trump. >> that's absolutely right. >> he was arrested in ft. lauderdale this morning following the indictment. he's scheduled to make a court appearance later today. jobina fortson, abc 7 news. it is now 4:29.

time to gan update on weather ad traffic with mike. >> the offshore breeze and the tule fog would bleed into the east bay. that's where we have in concord. it was down to one a few moments ago like we're dealing with in santa rosa. let's take a look at 242. 680, where they come together. pleasant hill, all the way out to bay point pitsburg and as we look back to san francisco from the east bay hills, clean air once again. a hint of haze. more so as we get deeper and deeper into this drying trend and warming trend. we're starting off cool in the 30s and 40s. most of us near 60 by noon. low to mid-60s at 4:00. back down to 7:00. we'll take a look at the weekend forecast. we'll get 70s in here. how about other hotspots.