good morning. good morning. i'm janai norman. and i'm kenneth moton. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news no" >>of the coldestea in years. temperatures in the midwest will plummet well below zero this morning, and the big windchill will move into the northeast and even the south later this week. venezuelan president nicolas maduro is appealing to his nation's military to help him maintain power. meanwhile, opposition leader juan guaido is asking his supporters to take to the streets twice this week to demand change. nbc's tom brokaw is apologizing for saying hispanics should work harder at assimilation on "meet the press." and wakanda forever. "black panther" took home the e

"roma" and "the favourite" for the best motion picture cast award. glenn close and rami malek won lead acting awards. those are some of our top stories on this monday, january 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." big night for the awards. >> big night for the awards. >> all leading up to the oscars. >> yep, we are four weeks away. >> yes, can't wait. we begin with severe weather bearing down, heavy snow is pounding minneapolis. driving conditions are treacherous, and schools closed today with at least ten inches of snow. people are being advised to stay off the roads in north dakota, slippery and icy road conditions causing spinouts like that one right there. >> take a look at this fast-moving waterfall in vermont. ice jams prompted evacuations in parts of the state, and severe damage being reported after a possible tornado in florida.

it cluttered roads with debris. the complete forecast with paul williams, good morning. >> good morning, janai, kenneth. those storms from florida now a memory courtesy of this high pressure system that's going to clean the slate but what won't be cleaned, the ice and how it affect the southeast monday night going into tuesday with rapid freeze, slick roads and start off as rain and freezing up to three inches in some areas. snow will shift around the great lakes through 6 to 12 inches and then here comes the cold. we're talking about the windchill going to drop down to 50 below or worse in some areas. dangerous cold actually, and then tuesday going to wednesday another slice of snow, so to speak. 6 to 12 inches throughout the northeast and this polar vortex will drop temperatures up to 40 degrees below the norm for this time of year, dangerous cold and we can't avoid it. janai, kenneth. >> unbearable temperatures. our thanks to paul. it's beginning of a full workweek for 800,000 federal

employees. the first of the year. those employees furloughed or forced to work without pay for 35 days. >> but another shutdown may be looming, and president trump says the odds are less than 50/50 that he'll get a deal. abc's brad mielke has more. >> hey, guys, yeah, after 35 days of furloughs and missed paychecks and confusion at airports we are right back to where we were in december, two sides arguing over a taxpayer funded border wall with precious little time before another government shutdown. that's not the only option. the white house suggested if it gets no concessions from democrats, it will declare a national emergency at the border. with an abc news poll showing most americans blaming republicans for the shutdown don't expect nancy pelosi to play ball here. abc's deputy political director maryalice parks says a national emergency isn't a sure thing here. terepublicans hao ates and

declaring a national emergency. he's more likely to listen to the very conservative parts of his party and not the more moderate members, so, yes, you have marco rubio and lindsey graham and others saying they don't think it's a good idea but you have others, very conservative talk show hosts and radio pundits that say, if he doesn't get anything, this would just be a downfall and that he would have to take sort of those drastic big, bold moves. >> a lot of she's senators say if you pull the trigger on this you open the door for a democratic president to say i'll declare a national emergency on climate change and bring on the taxpayer dollars for that but between that option and another deadlock, the white house might not feel like it has a choice here. we'll have a lot more on the implications on "start here" later this morning. listen on apple podcast or your favorite podcasting app. >> all right, our thanks to brad. even though the government is back up and running president trump will not deliver his state

of the union address tomorrow as originally planned. after pulling the plug on the speech in the house chamber, sp. president trump's long-time adviser, roger stone is blasting the fbi for useing what he describes as gestapo tactics during his arrest. stone is denying charges of obstruction and lying to congress, but he's now signaling a willingness to cooperate with robert mueller. here's abc's tara palmeri. >> reporter: president trump's longtime political adviser roger stone strongly denying that he ever communicated with trump about russia or the mueller investigation. >> none whatsoever. >> zero. >> categorically. >> categorically. >> zero. >> reporter: special counsel robert mueller indicted stone friday on seven counts including obstruction of justice, witness tampering and lying to congress. in court filings mueller paints stone as an intermediary between the trump campaign and wikileaks which published hacked dnc and clinton campaign emails stolen by russia.

now out on bail, stone defiant accusing mueller of trying to intimidate him with the heavily armed predawn fbi raid on friday. >> they could simply have called my lawyers, and i would have turned myself in. >> that's a question -- >> it was an expensive show of force to try to depict me as public enemy number one. >> let's get -- >> these are gestapo tactics. >> reporter: they show stone threatened witnesses calling one a rat and saying let's get it on, prepare to die. stone offering this explanation. >> i do have a million emails. they have been reported. many of them taken out of context in this indictment but there is nothing to find. >> reporter: mueller claims stone was directed by a high-level trump campaign official, a chrnlg he denies, but does not rule out cooperating with the special counsel. >> if there is wrongdoing by others in the campaign that i know about, which i know of none but if there is, i would certainly testify honestly. i'd also testify honestly about any other matter including any communications with the president.

it's true that we spoke on the phone, but those communications are political in nature, they're benign. >> reporter: while there's no mention of collusion in the latest charge, house intelligence committee chair adam schiff says it's too early to rule that out. >> i would expect, george, if there is a conspiracy to defraud the united states, a collusion indictment, it would be the last indictment that bob mueller would seek, not the first, so we'll have to wait to see what evidence he produces. >> reporter: tara palmeri, abc news, the white house. >> thank you, tara. hundreds of people remain missing after a deadly dam collapse in brazil that released mud and iron ore waste from a mine killing 60 people. that number is expected to rise. a team of soldiers and rescue experts from israel will join efforts to find more victims today. in neighboring peru heavy rains are being blamed on a deadly collapse at a wedding reception. at least 15 people were killed when a wall and roof collapsed during the celebration. more than two dozen survivors were pulled from the rubble.

at least five were in critical condition. dozens of survivors were part of a ceremony at the most notorious former nazi death camp. they were at auschwitz in poland to observe remembrance day meant to honor the 6 million jews and others killed in the holocaust. it came amid growing concerns about the rise of anti-semitism around the world. there's been a big hike in the price of stamps. postage for a once-ounce letter is 55 cents, the biggest rate increase since 1991. the post office is looking to offset a $4 billion deficit from last year. >> snail mail. the super bowl hype ramps up today as both teame have arrived in atlanta. >> the nfc champions, los angeles rams touched down in georgia yesterday coming in on chair charter jet. it's their first appearance since 2002 when their loss to

new england started the patriots' dynasty. >> the afc champs arrived first, they arrived to atlanta on their jet to play in their third straight super bowl. tom brady and company are looking for trophy number six. today is super bowl opening night. that used to be called media day. regardless of how that game shapes up, tom brady says he's not retiring. >> he does say that he says he wants to play until -- >> he's 45. >> he can get that aarp discount. he says once he can get that discount, then he can retire. >> right. >> because those discounts do matter. >> right. he wants to be the oldest person in the stadium. >> still playing. >> super bowl weekend. coming up, we're observing a food holiday near and dear to our hearts. it's national blueberry pancake day and just wait until we show you two new recipes we're trying out this morning that i personally tried out myself. >> of course, he did. first the little girl's inspiring story went viral but now some celebrating milestones and her family says they're under assault by social media scammers. you're watching "world news now." scammers. you're watching "world news

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and european union elections in may. meanwhile in neighboring france, thousands protested the cause. climate change protesters also took center ice at new york's rockefeller center. nine of them were arrested after staging a die-in in the middle of the skating rink saturday an of the statue prometheus which read in part, climate change equals mass murder. well, here at home we're hearing the struggles of one family who is combating a very different kind of threat online. >> the family of a little girl whose story went viral is now battling social media thieves who are cashing in on their identity. here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: the family of this 5-year-old girl sharing a warning about social media identity thieves. maya was born premature diagnosed with cerebral palsy. >> america strong. >> reporter: her first steps airing on "world news tonight." >> i'm walking. yes! >> reporter: but now instead of

celebrating milestones, her family says they're in a daily battle against scammers using tryincam peopledaht and she's ill and they need money for treatment. >> reporter: ann tisdale claims she filed a police report and notified instagram multiple times. the social media giant telling abc news, we investigated this issue and disabled a number of accounts. we also took the additional step of blocking those responsible from creating new instagram accounts. for weeks with each deactivated account, a new one would pop up. one sending this private message threatening to only stop creating new accounts using maya's likeness if she paid $30,000. >> it's a pretty sickening feeling to see that as a parent. instagram and facebook have been a wonderful platform for us to share our story.

>> i would hate to see it ruined by it not being taken care of in a way that's not appropriate. >> reporter: instagram encourages users to report fake accounts but say the best way to ensure the content of your page is secure is to keep your account private. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> good tip there from marci. and this original story about maya just so sweet, just inspiring as well just to see her steps there and then the ugly side on social media with those scammers. those folks who are god knows where, who are literally behind the keyboard trying to steal her likeness. >> and a couple other steps to try to protect your identity on social media like marci said keep your information private. don't tag or post your specific location. know your friends and connections and always log out of social media accounts after you've used them. >> yep, strong passwords, not password 123.

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test. test. test. welcome back. welcome back. no matter what you call them, flapjacks, hot cakes or even johnny cakes, today is national blueberry pancake day. joining us with a couple of innovative recipe ideas is katie workman, author of "the mom 100 cookbook." good morning, katie. >> good morning. happy national blueberry pancake day. >> the most important holiday of the year. >> it is. >> we kind of dressed to the theme, i think. >> we're like berries. very cool. oh, sorry. >> it's okay. >> it's all right. >> i love it. a joke that -- >> bad. just say it. it's okay. >> no, i love it. but what else i love is these blueberry pancakes. you and i were talking before we came back from break.

this is like the home run dish i feel like it checks all the boxes. it's yummy, a crowd pleaser. >> berries. >> it's definitely healthy and i mean actually it's interesting because driscolls did this study, over 80% who eat something naturally sweet like a berry say their mood is elevated so if you can start your day that way, that's a pretty good deal, right? >> i am starting it this way for a reason. >> exactly. we have two kind of nice twists on the blueberry pancake theme. >> perfect. >> these are lemon ricotta pancakes. i will serve them up shortly and these are whole wheat butter milk pancakes. on the theme. >> pure health food. doing better -- you could eat a rutabaga and still do better than eating a platter of these. i don't know, i'm sticking with that. >> perfect. what do we want to start with,

the whole wheat or lemon ricotta? >> why don't i give you one of each? >> perfect. >> so, yeah, i was so excited to be working with driscoll and out to their berry farms which is super cool in california. this one on your left is the ricotta lemon and you can put whipped cream on. want me to give you a little confectioner's sugar? >> and help yourself to maple syrup. >> i'll go real heavy on this one. >> do it. do it. then there's knives and forks over there. so, any holiday that celebrates a berry is an amazing thing in my book. driscoll's has this theme of berry together. >> whoa, did somebody say pancakes? i'm sorry to interrupt. i'm so sorry to interrupt, katie. how are you doing? i had to get in on this. >> when the whipped cream situation started happening, i was hoping the party would start. >> the pitter-patter of little feet. >> i have to get some of this because i love pancakes and i am

starving, always, especially on this shift. >> yeah. >> i actually have a rule about no carbs at this hour but -- >> but they have berries in them. >> they do. >> it canceling it out. >> it's a national holiday. >> it's a national holiday. you don't want to offend driscoll's. that would be a terrible thing. >> just ago ahead. get all of that. >> okey-dokey then. >> i hope no one else joins us. >> janai is over there. she's not coming. janai, none for you. >> all right, this is incredible. i'm going to get into the whole wheat in just a minute. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. so great to be here. >> for starting our day off with the best, yeah. >> you know what, i'm just going to say, taste the berries because they're so sweet, you almost don't need the syrup. >> the sweeter the berry -- >> you finished. >> you're the only one that can say that there. >> that's just you, kenneth. >> we'll just smile. gaze off to the left. >> for links to these and other scrumptious pancake recipes, check out our website, wnnfans.com.

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it's time for "t it's time for "this happened" on this monday morning starting with a cake toss. so say you got a fruitcake for the holidays and you're like, ew, i'm not eating this, well, this happened for a bunch of people who did. they got to go celebrate the annual great fruitcake toss in manitou springs, colorado. people get together. it started back in 1996, going on for 13 years now just throwing fruitcakes. >> why is fruitcake so bad. why do people not like it? >> i don't know, because maybe you don't -- i don't know if i ever had one. maybe just one fruit per cake is fine like pumpkin cake or banana

cake or blueberry pancakes. >> i've got a cake under here with a lot of frosting. >> you got me. played right into it. i was ready for it. >> you really did. you think i had a real cake. >> i knew you didn't. >> so moving on, this also happened. aren't you glad that you lived in central florida? since we both lived in orlando but going i-4 to tampa, it's but -- gasparilla time. pirate fest is going on. people from all over descended on tampa dressed as pirates for the festival. i've got some friends down there in tampa. saw their pictures on the social media -- >> what else do pirates say? buckle me timber? >> so, i have no time to school you on pirate language. that could take all morning. we don't have that time of time. but 300,000, meanwhile, are expected to line the streets to watch gasparilla pirate fest later on had week. >> so cool.

>> got time to get down there. >> yeah. going down right now. >> walk the plank. shiver me timbers. >> that's what i was going for. all right, fine. you're driving to work and suddenly stuck in traffic because this happened. a bunch of sheep on the road. this happened in chester, england, and so people got out of their cars. these guys started playing tennis over the center median because they were stuck in traffic that long. some kids were playing football on the side of the road. that's the m-53 shut down because of sheep. >> i often call slow drivers sheep. >> in what? >> i don't. but it just sounds right. right? >> sheep? >> sheep. >> no, like sloths. >> oh, that's true. >> sloths. >> what did you say earlier when you're on the road and you -- >> oh, i ignore drivers that i upset if i -- >> you need to man up. >> no, i get -- they're like road raging. i'm like, i don't see you. >> this happened. look at this. drone video of those humpback whales. >> whoa.

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this morning on "world news now," the polar vortex is on its way. >> getting ready to hit the midwest hard with some of the coldest air to hit the u.s. in years. temperatures expected to be in the double digits below zero in many places. accuweather's paul williams with the forecast and how cold it will be. also this morning, it's back to work for federal workers. at least for now as the three-week countdown begins. president trump not ruling out another government shutdown saying the chances of striking a deal with the democrats is 50/50. super bowl week begins, it's the rams and the patriots arrive in atlanta and tom brady talks about the chances of this being his last game ever. and who you gonna call? a little boy stumped by his subtraction homework, he turned to a professor. his local 911 dispatcher.

it is monday, january 28th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." he's back and the shade is already here. >> i'm back! oh, my god. you let me come back. >> it was out of my control, guys. i had nothing to do with it. >> i'm so glad to be back. i had to go to washington to solve the shutdown problem. look what happened. >> look what happened. >> i got results. i got it done. >> you apparently did. >> in three weeks, though. i've got nothing to do with what happens three weeks from now. >> so lucky to have kenneth moton back here with us. you know you're in for quite a week. right? >> yes, you are. we begin with breaking news. reports of a tornado touching down in south florida. residents posted photos and video of heavy rain, gusty winds and downed trees on social media. the storm caused significant

damage to several homes. >> yeah, hundreds are without power in hialeah. it's nearly impossible to walk because of debris and overturned trucks. so far no word on injuries or fatalities. more than a thousand miles north, the concern is the cold. the midwest is getting hit with a fast moving mix of snow, ice and bitter cold. that record-setting cold will prevent road chemicals from melting the snow and schools are closed in minneapolis today. >> take a look at this seven-day forecast from our powerhouse station wls in chicago. the low is minus 3 today. the high on wednesday will be negative 11 with windchills of negative 50. is that right? negative 5-0. rob marciano has more there. >> reporter: parts of the midwest getting the leading edge of some of the coldest air to hit the u.s. in years. travel in parts of north dakota already treacherous. interstate 94, impossible to

see through the blowing snow. that storm a precursor to life-threatening low temperatures usually found in the arctic. icy conditions across illinois already causing spinouts and crashes on the highways. in chicago it was actually colder than in some parts of alaska. the chicago river resembling a skating rink. >> any exposed skin is what's terrible. it really does feel like it's burning. >> reporter: it's so cold on lake michigan this steam devil was spotted. and in wisconsin they're still digging out from last week's storm with more snow in store. >> i tried to shovel but there is no way i could. >> reporter: to the east, ice breakers patrolling niagara falls ahead of the blast. 228 million americans bracing for below freezing and potentially record breaking temperatures this week. rob marciano, abc news, new york. over the next few days the deep freeze will even hit the deep south. >> so, let's get the complete

forecast from paul. good morning. >> widespread snow, 6 to 12 inches by the way along 94 and around the great lakes region. that same system will bring rain as well. with a brief warming throughout portions of the ohio valley region. looking at the coldest air in years, life-threatening cold literally. we're looking at real feel numbers of 50 below or worse than that. courtesy of this polar vortex which is far from a friend, a big enemy to anything warm. kenneth, janai. >> our thanks to paul. my family back in illinois is dreading those cold temps. turning now to president trump raising the prospect of another shutdown after agreeing to re-open the government without money for his border wall. with the february 15th deadline looming, the president tells "the wall street journal" that the odds of getting a deal from congress that he could accept are less than 50/50. as many federal employees head back to work today after weeks of not getting paid here's the latest, the watch dog group overseeing the irs is warning about a major backlog. "the washington post" reports that house staffers were told it could take a year or more for

the irs to catch up. the status of the state of the union is still up in the air. house speaker nancy pelosi saying she's working with the white house to come up with a new date for the president to address but insist it will not take place tomorrow. tomorrow is the date the smithsonian museums will open their doors again. the shutdown cost the complex of 19 museums a million dollars in revenue each week it was closed. >> wow. well, hillary clinton is not ruling out a third run for the white house with a growing number of democrats announcing their presidential bids, cnn quoting a source reports that clinton is telling friends that she's not closing the door on 2020. however, a source tells abc news that clinton is not running but she has not said no and people around her are urging her to run. >> could third time be a charm. kamala harris formally kicked off her presidential campaign with a rally in her

hometown, oakland, california. an estimated 20,000 people stood outside to hear her speak. casting herself as a leader who can best reunite the country. harris is the daughter of immigrants from jamaica and india and slammed president trump's push for a border wall and said democracy is under attack like never before. >> i do not lightly dismiss the dangers and the difficulties of challenging an incumbent president but these are not ordinary times. and this is not an ordinary election. >> other democratic contenders include elizabeth warren and kirsten gillibrand and howard schultz is considering running as an independent. some democrats are worried he could pull support from their party. breaking overnight two officers hurt and one person under arrest after a shooting in denver. reports say they were shot by a suspect barricaded in a home. both are in fair condition. the suspect was also injured. he's in the hospital.

no word on his condition or any charges, police also say there was a fire in the home but they haven't said how it started. now overseas to venezuela. a country in chaos this morning. the nation's president trying to keep control of venezuela's military. while the main opposition leader is calling on citizens to take to the streets twice this week calling for change. abc's ian pannell reports. >> reporter: nicolas maduro, the president challenged for power but refusing to back down trying to prove his strong man credentials running alongside troops watching them exercise and testing their loyalty yelling traitors never. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: never, they say. he knows loyalty of the military will decide his fate. yet, as he struggles to maintain control, he's now signaling a potential willingness to negotiate. backing down from his 72-hour demand that all u.s. diplomatic personnel leave venezuela, now giving them 30 days.

u.s. pressure unrelenting. national security adviser john bolton tweeting, any violence and intimidation against u.s. diplomatic personnel or venezuela's democratic leader juan guaido will be met with a significant response. guaido, the young opposition leader declared president by venezuela's national assembly. some call this an attempted coup but he's backed by several nations including the u.s. outsiders urging the military to support him. earlier this week, hundreds of thousands taking to the streets of the capital, demanding change. this oil rich nation, once one of the wealthiest, now moving ever closer to the brink. already suffering from a humanitarian and refugee crisis with thousands fleeing daily. we met this group, tired and tearful, just after crossing, leaving behind a nation suffering from crippling food and medicine shortages for an unknown future.

this weekend secretary of state mike pompeo at the u.n. security council telling the international community -- >> now it's time for every other nation to pick a side. >> reporter: no one knows when this is going to end. guaido is investing in the people and wants them to come out on the streets whereas nicolas maduro is investing in the army. he knows, that's where his power lies. ian pannell, abc news. >> incredible situation down there in venezuela. well, isis is claiming responsibility for a deadly church bombing in the philippines. two bombs went off minutes apart killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 110 others. the attack happened on an island where muslim militants are active. in brazil a team of soldiers and rescue experts from israel will join crews working at the site of a dam collapse today. the broken dam unleashed a torrent of mud and iron ore waste from a mine nearly 60 deaths confirmed and that number is expected to rise because hundreds of people are still missing.

back here at home firefighters came to the aid of some adorable puppies in desperate need of help. in oakland, california, firefighters braved intense smoke and flames to rescue these tiny puppies from a burning building. crews also saved three dogs, all the pooches are fine after some oxygen and some water. and bloomington, minnesota, firefighters saved dogs and this puppy from a house fire. a family was also saved from the flames but got to show those dogs. now to the 911 dispatcher who subtracted some stress from a young student's day. >> an elementary school student in lafayette, indiana was already having a bad day when his math homework sent him into emergency mode. so, of course, naturally he called for some help. he called 911 dispatcher antonia bundy who picked up. take a listen. >> i had a really bad day and -- >> you had a bad day at school? >> yeah. >> is there a problem you want me to help you with? >> yeah.

what's 3 plus 1/4 plus 1 by 1/4. >> he's having trouble figuring it out, so we did fractions together that day. typically, we don't encourage people to dial 911 if they need help with homework, but i just tried to assist him. >> so, sweet, poor little boy. a hard day at school. the lafayette police department praised her on social media. >> they're happy she made his day better but we don't typically want you to call 911 for homework issues, even though math is hard. >> you called them for help. >> one plus -- >> balancing your checkbook. 911, help. coming up, the new headline this morning, involving britain's prince philip, two weeks after his frightening collision. later, the big news from brady, tom brady, what he told espn about retirement. you're watching "world news now." (alex trebek) if you're between age 50 and 85,

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welcome back. health concerns are rising in the pacific northwest amid a measles outbreak. >> 34 cases confirmed in clark county, washington, which

includes vancouver. 33 of the patients are 18 and under and 30 were not immunized. a state of emergency has been declared. warnings issued in neighboring oregon and hide show. measle vaccination rates there are below 80%. in britain, we're learning new details about prince philip's recent car crash. >> the 97-year-old husband to queen elizabeth has sent a personal letter to the mother injured in the accident two weeks ago. >> reporter: prince philip's sincere apology letter to a victim of that terrifying car accident revealed for the first time. on monday the prince finally reaching out after the traumatizing ordeal that left the 97-year-old stuck in a flipped suv and two women injured. abc news has learned that emma fairweather who suffered a broken wrist and the driver ellie townsend both received a hand signed note on sandringham

house stationary from the duke. fairweather revealing her letter to "the sunday mirer." i would like you to know how very sorry i am for my part in the accident. the sun was shining low over the main road. i failed to see the car coming and i am very contrite about the consequences. fairweather telling "the sunday mirror" that receiving the letter was a nice touch despite previously disputing claims on british morning television that sun was a factor in the accident. >> i would never want to put myself in a position where i would say that the duke is not being honest, but i do not recall that that day was sunny. >> reporter: this after photos showed prince philip driving in what appeared to be a brand-new land rover just two days after the accident he was photographed not wearing his seat belt which is against the law. >> now, police already spoke to prince philip about not wearing his seat belt and they're still investigating all aspects of this frightening collision outside of the royal family's

country retreat. guys. >> our thanks to abc's jenner eccleston in london. coming up in the next half hour, the picture that's worth way more than a thousand words. it's a boy stuck in a box. we'll tell you the story behind this adorable snap. >> jack in the box. first the coast-to-coast rallies for the rams and patriots ahead of the biggest game of the year. that's next on "world news now." ext on "world news now."

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at findwwp.org. welcome home the brave. the rams and the patriots have arrived in hotlanta for super bowl liii. >> iii. >> that's how you pronounce it. right? jack? >> 53. >> super bowl liii. new england touched down on a private jet in atlanta. los angeles made it to georgia on an american airlines charter. different budgets. the patriots are looking for super bowl title number 6. the rams are trying for their second in quite some time.

>> before the teams took off from mecca, took off for atl. their fans gave them big send-offs. >> thousands of rams fans showed up for a rally in what will be their new stadium and the coach sean mcvey said the team is going to atlanta to check off its last goal for the season. in the meantime, 35,000 people showed up at gillette stadium in foxborough, massachusetts, to wish the patriots well. tom brady ended by leading the crowd in a we're still here chant and finished with a mike drop. >> or toss. >> that looked more like a toss. >> both teams will speak with reporters tonight at super bowl opening night as the big event, the nfl used to call it media day. when he threw that mike, let's hope he doesn't throw the football like that. >> yeah. tom brady will be among those at the center of attention. he's already spoken with espn about the inevitable. >> any chance that this is your

last game? zero? >> zero. >> say it. >> zero, yeah. there's zero -- >> what would stop from you playing? >> that's a good question. i'm going to know when the time is right and i'll feel like i've kind of had enough and i've been -- i don't quite feel like that yet. i feel like i've still made a lot of improvements and still feel like, you know, i can continue to do it at a championship level. >> well, brady says his goal is to still be playing at age 45. for those counting, that's another four years. >> he's going to be out there with a walker soon. >> right. >> all right, the football game no one wanted to play in. the probowl was played in rain-soaked orlando. >> orlando, we love ya. the afc's day winning their third straight pro bowl, 26-7. >> after the game jason witten, look at that. >> oops. >> yep, he tried to pick up the

trophy and he broke it. >> got to be careful. he didn't know his own strength. >> oh, watch. >> bubble wrap. >> "the mix" is next. >> "the mix" is next.

it's time for "the mix" on this monday. you know what today is? national bubble wrap day. that's right. >> where is my will? will ganss. >> somebody. >> will! where's will, everybody? we got to protect this guy. >> got to protect him with the bubble wrap. >> let's look to see how obnoxious this is going to be. did you really lose it? >> he lost it. all right. here we go, spin. spin. oh, no, you don't. oh, no, you don't. he's going to make a mess y'all. national bauble wrap day so we're celebrating these fine bubbles. that come in the mail, kids love them. puppies probably love them.

full grown old men. >> do not wrap someone's head >> be careful. don't try this at home, kids. >> but, as you see -- >> it works great. >> i have the breathing apparatus available for him. >> exhibit a. >> everything is fine there. >> happy national bubble wrap day. this is how we're celebrating. >> i don't want to put you with me. >> thank you. >> bye, will. >> buy, guys. >> ready to be sent off. >> hearing popping happening in the background, you know where that's happening. >> good luck popping. >> snap, crackle and pop. >> just popping it like it's hot. >> okay. >> poor will. so there's that. all right. also to a warning i didn't think we had to give, but people, don't make out with your hedgehog. the warning from the cdc. hedgehog owners should refrain from kissing their small spiky friends because people are getting salmonella. >> eww.

>> -- poisoning. >> what about kissing your dog? >> people still do that. >> they do that. >> and post pictures of it. >> i didn't say anything negative because i don't want any tweets from those who like to do that or love their pets so much. but, i will say, for those hedgehogs, they have a lot of bacteria in their mouth there, so if you kiss them in the mouth, you can get salmonella. bacteria infections and all that. >> if you kiss them in the mouth. if you plan to be kissing in the mouth on valentine's day you can taste, like, caviar ketchup. heinz is making it. now it's not like the fish eggs but little balls of ketchup, so fancy ketchup for an exquisite valentine's day experience. how about that? huh? >> that's pretty cool. >> yeah, i guess so. >> pretty fancy. >> i know how you like to keep it fancy on -- >> what? >> valentine's day. >> what, caviar ketchup? >> caviar ketchup. >> that's exactly it. >> before we go, take a look at this cool cat cruising with a

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this morning on "world news now," after weeks of not getting paid, many federal workers head back to work today, but the clock is ticking. president trump is now raising the prospect of another shutdown in just three weeks. the alleged killer wanted for shooting five people including his parents and girlfriend is under arrest this morning. police catching up to him a thousand miles away. new details coming in. and new this half hour, a young boy's priceless look. >> after he gets stuck in one of his toys, and authorities are called to the rescue. and the latest award show, the s.a.g. awards. we're checking out the big winners on the stage and on the red carpet and what it means for the oscars in "the skinny" on this monday, january 28th. >> announcer: from abc news,

this is "world news now." he's back. >> and i got my award. >> for what? oh, i'm your trophy. i sure am. >> doesn't even know when i'm giving her a compliments guys. >> he was trying to be nice, wasn't he? don't call it a comeback, kenneth moton is here. >> here i am. >> here he is in all his glory. >> i'm back. you saw me last week covering the shutdown. >> we did. >> and now i solved that problem. coming back up to new york. >> and here he is. shutdown is over. >> and i'm here for you. >> we are excited. >> we are going to begin with the president being skeptical about striking a deal on border security after ending the shutdown without securing the money for his long promised wall. >> as hundreds of thousands of federal employees anticipate their first paycheck in weeks, the president told "the wall street journal" the odds of getting a deal he could accept are less than 50/50. here's a live look at capitol hill where a bipartisan committee of lawmakers was forced to hammer out a compromise. abc's daria albinger has more.

>> reporter: even before they get to work, federal employees are concerned about their pay. the treasury department not expected to clear its payroll backlog until next week. many workers missing at least two paychecks during the shutdown. families forced to line up at so finr unemployment to make ends meet. in washington the national mall re-opened sunday. >> definitely more people around. my daughter said the same thing, that you can already tell there's more people around. >> reporter: national park rangers eager to help tourists. >> simply the desire to get back to work and again do what you enjoy doing. >> reporter: the smithsonian set and national gallery of art to re-open tuesday. but with the tax season to begin monday a government watchdog group overseeing the irs is warning about a major backlog at the agency and the status of the state of the union is still up in the air. house speaker nancy pelosi says she's working with the white house to come up with a new date for the president's address. but insists it will not take place this tuesday.

all of this amid new concerns that the president who just ended the longest government shutdown in history is threatening to shut down the government again in three weeks or even declare a national emergency if he doesn't get $5.7 billion for the border wall. daria albinger, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to daria. the president even had some swipes for a fox news host actually. >> we all know that ann coulter has been on twitter hitting the president. i think she called him a wimp. used some other names for the president and then the president apparently swiped back saying, quote, maybe i didn't return her phone call or something. just a reminder, this could all happen again, february 15th, so -- meanwhile, millions of americans are bracing for bone-chilling temperatures moving in this week. the midwest is getting a bitter mix of heavy snow, ice and record-setting cold temperatures. schools in minneapolis are closed today, and it's all expected to target the northeast and mid-atlantic by tuesday night.

it was colder in chicago on sunday than parts of alaska and antarctica. the chicago river there looked like a skating rink. >> and this was the scene in fargo, north dakota. blowing snow caused hazardous driving conditions and take a look at the bitter cold coming later this week. minus 40 in fargo. minus 32 in des moines and minus 23 in chicago. wow, dangerous temps there. well, an intense manhunt ended with the arrest of a young man who is accused of killing his parents, his girlfriend and two members of her family. two people who know the suspect say he struggled with drugs and has had violent outbursts in the past. stephanie ramos reports. >> reporter: the manhunt is over for a suspected killer accused in the cold-blooded deaths of five people in louisiana. 21-year-old dakota theriot is behind bars accused of killing his 20-year-old girlfriend,

summer earnest and his parents. his father's last dying breath identified his son as the killer, but there are still questions about a motive. >> it's senseless. my babies died for nothing. their daddy died for nothing. >> reporter: authorities say, after the killings, he drove from louisiana to virginia, arriving at his grandmother's house. police say she stayed at night at a hotel after warnings from family that theriot was on his way. >> she called this morning looking for the officers to go by, make sure that the house was safe for her to go into. while the officers were there, the individual actually drove by, he drove up into the driveway at that time, had a pistol in his hand. >> reporter: police say theriot dropped the gun when asked to by officers and was then arrested. >> he was very sleep deprived, it seemed like. once put in our booking room, he went straight to sleep. >> reporter: the richmond county sheriff tells me theriot made

several statements about the murders during his arrest, all of that now being used as evidence. theriot is currently being held he has an extradition hearing set for friday. stephanie ramos, abc news, warsaw, virginia. >> our thanks to stephanie there. remembrances continued over the weekend for the victims of last week's florida bank massacre. another vigil held for the five women shot to death in sebring. pictures of four stood on an easel saying sebring strong. that bank, by the way, will not re-open. a 3-year-old boy missing in the woods for two days in north carolina said a friendly bear kept him safe. casey hathaway was playing in his great grandmother's backyard when he disappeared on tuesday. he was found alive thursday after a woman walking her dogs heard a child crying. his great grandmother calls the outcome a miracle from god. >> he's good. he's good now. and his momma says he don't even mention nothing about it.

>> doesn't mention anything about it? >> huh-uh. i asked did he said anything about it? she said no. hasn't said a word about it and i don't reckon they'll bring it up to him. >> casey survived with a few scrapes and bruises. he is now out of the hospital and family members saying he is doing well. authorities say there were no signs of a kidnapping there. also no sign of the bear either. that's adorable he said a friendly bear, that is, honestly, just a 3-year-old right there. so glad he is safe and okay. nbc's senior correspondent tom brokaw is apologizing after facing backlash over his comments about the hispanic community. >> during a discussion on "meet the press," about the proposed border wall, the former nightly news anchor said hispanics should work harder to assimilate. there was immediate pushback from a fellow panelist and on social media, latinos slammed his remarks.

>> i also happen to believe that the hispanics should work harder at assimilation. that's one thing i've been saying for a long time. you know, they ought not to be just codified in their communities but make sure that all their kids are learning to speak english and that they feel comfortable in the communities and that's going to take outreach on both sides, frankly. >> striking, especially coming from a journalist. brokaw apologized in a series of tweets saying he is truly sorry his comments were offensive adding, quote, the great and enduring american tradition of diversity is to be celebrated and cherished. it sure is. well, sometimes you know a picture is going to follow someone around for a long time. this is one of those times. >> check out the look on 20-month-old luca. >> oh. >> the new jersey toddler has that, i know mom is going to show this to my first girlfriend look after getting stuck in one of his toys like a little jack in the box. >> he was wedged in so tight, his mother, she had to call 911. ft. lee sergeant rick hernandez managed to break luca free there.

you see him with the sergeant. >> thank goodness. >> he's out of it. >> the toy is designed to help kids learn about shapes but he got in, got wedged and couldn't get out. >> his nickname is jack. >> jack, jack in the box. our own jack, weigh in. what do you think about it? >> i'm glad the child is safe and hopefully he doesn't find himself in that situation again. >> playing it safe. >> especially 15, 20 years from now. >> no kidding. that would be crazy. >> should re-create that. wow, well, good for little luca. adorable. coming up, hollywood once again putting on the glitz. the big winners at the s.a.g. awards. but how much of a predictor are they for the oscars? but first the road rage incident, a man clinging to the hood of a car at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour. wow. you're watching "world news now."

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rage played out on the massachusetts turnpike near boston. >> the altercation between two drivers ended up with one of the men on the hood of another man's suv, flying down the highway with speeds up to 70 miles per hour. here's abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter: that shocking cell phone video of a dangerous road rage incident on a packed massachusetts turnpike. a white suv reaching speeds of up to 70 miles an hour with a man dangling from the hood. >> i thought he was going to run over me. >> reporter: the driver, 37-year-old mike fitzgerald at times appearing to hit the gas. >> i just kept telling him, stop the car, stop the car and he wouldn't stop. >> reporter: horrified onlookers trying to flag him down. the car traveling nearly three miles as 65-year-old richard kamrowski clings to the gap by the windshield. watch as the husband of the woman capturing this cell phone video gets out of their vehicle trying to intervene. another man walking into frame ce arrive. gun orders fitzgeral

police say the heart-stopping ordeal stemmed from a minor sideswipe spiraling out of control after a verbal altercation. kamr of the car as fitzgerald drives off. both men arrested at the scene.f those men now face charges. as for the guy with the gun who coaxed fitzgerald out of the car, police say he owned that weapon legally and will not face charges. erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> i think that was one of the big questions. what about the man with the gun? >> yes, but here's my advice, let it go. let it go. >> let it go. >> yeah. let it go. when we come back, who wore a harness to the s.a.g. awards? >> plus, gaga and bradley cooper reunited. the skinny is next. >> plus, gaga and bradley cooper reunited. the skinny is next. and bradley cooper reunited. the skinny is next.

♪ skinny, just give me the ♪ skinny, just give me the skinny ♪ it's time for "the skinny."

we're already tackling the kiki. this morning, less than a month to the academy awards. >> this year's awards seasons laight's.g. awardsnd notch with the person here with us to give us the big skinny on the awards -- >> could his voice go any higher? >> is -- >> will ganss. >> my trophy as well. my fashion twin. do we have the same stylist? >> it's a twin it today. >> we're twinning it. >> yeah. >> i love that. >> yeah. we'll get to fashion day in a second. thanks for having me, guys. i am so happy to be here. screen actors guild awards are for actors by actors so actors voting on other actors. megan mullally hosted the show last night joking about the honor of winning a s.a.g. award compared obviously to winning an oscar, she called the s.a.g.s, the greatest honor an actor can receive this weekend. among the attendees sunday was geoffrey owens. that's "the cosby show" actor s

a new jersey trader joe's. so he's like still in the hollywood scene. but as far as oscars predictions, rami malek may be after the golden globes, of course, for his portrayal of freddie mercury in "bohemian rhapsody," glenn close also repeating a golden globes win picking up a best actress win for "the wife," but the big surprise, you guys want to do it for me? >> what? >> wakanda forever. >> wakanda forever. >> wakanda forever. >> taking the top prize at the s.a.g. awards for performance by an ensemble in a motion picture. >> well deserved. >> i know but like this is another plot twist going into the oscars. normally it's like we were expecting probably lady gaga and bradley cooper to go home with some big awards, but they didn't. shut out completely at -- yeah, so "a star is born" but wakanda forever, we'll have to see. >> oh, okay. wakanda forever. >> there it is.

speaking of, of course, wakanda, let's take a closer look at michael b. j sentence i have said more than once, always applies, he was wearing louis vuitton, look, a harness situation which timothee chalamet wore at the globes earlier this month. >> oh, i remember. >> do you like timmy? >> yeah, we're close like that. but i think it's cool to see men taking like fashion risks. i'm tired of like a boring suit. >> yeah. >> something cool to see. >> i'm not sure about that. >> i couldn't even tell it's a harness. >> it's a harness. >> okay. >> let's move on. lady gaga in all white in dior and she had a big thigh high slit going on. >> ooh. >> yeah. >> jimmy choo shoes. alison brie in miu miu and she said it took four people to get her into this dress. look. it's like a gigantic bow situation on the back. really cool. the queen of every red carpet, lupita nyong'o in custom vera wang. she never disappoints.

>> flawless. always. >> absr opped -- >> alison brie. >> about five helped me into this suit. >> it shows because you look amazing. >> okay, because, we are skinning. >> and winning. >> kenneth. suck in, kenneth. >> this one button here is holding on, holding on for dear life. >> by the skin of its teeth. our thanks to will ganss. >> thank you. you're our award. >> thank you. >> i can't use that enough, can i? >> no, i'll take it as many times as you want to give that compliment. next to the big surprise for fans of lady gaga. speaking of. >> it started out as an ordinary night on saturday. mother monster's las vegas residency of course as ordinary as you can get with lady gaga, right and then this happened. >> lady gaga reunited with her "star is born" co-star, bradley cooper, on stage for a surprise duet of "shallow."

>> "shallow," has been nominated for best original song. lady gaga was overwhelmed with emotion during saturday night's surprise duet. >> yeah, she was likely overwhelmed with emotion last night as well because after "a star is born" failed to scoop up the biggest prize of the s.a.g. awards, best cast in a motion picture as we were just talking about, so shutout as will said. >> yeah. well, next to a bizarre new development in the world of music. >> singer kelsey carter had a giant tattoo of harry styles on her own face. >> carter who released a video of her song, "catch me if you can" last month is a huge styles fan and said she would get something special for his birthday, which happens to be on friday. >> earlier this month carter called styles, quote, the best-looking human. >> okay, go ahead. go ahead. >> right here. >> yeah. just for your birthday because you're the best-looking human i know.

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♪ on a somber note here this morning, we are remembering a longtime member of the abc news family. >> former anchor steve bell passed away over the weekend at the age of 83. many of our longtime viewers will remember bell as an abc news staple covering major historical events from the johnson administration well into the 1980s. here's abc's dan harris. >> reporter: the tributes are pouring in from friends and colleagues of a legendary news man. >> steve bell in washington and he's got all the news. good morning, steve. >> good morning, everyone. >> reporter: he was tapped as

the first news anchor with the privilege of waking up america. >> good morning. >> reporter: right here at abc news. and, it was steve bell who led our coverage during some of america's most trying times. >> i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. >> there will be a farewell meeting of sorts with the intimate staff members. >> former beatle john lennon was shot to death last night. >> president reagan and soviet leader mikhail gorbachev will make a joint appearance. >> reporter: a native of iowa, but also a man of the world. >> cambodian forces have been unable to retake the town. >> reporter: covering everything from royal weddings to the cold war. >> this is what passes for daylight as winter closes in. >> reporter: a newsman at heart but according to his co-anchor, not exactly a cook. >> all this incredible news background and there he was nervously doing a thing to make crepes, as i remember, so it was steve and julia making crepes. and she said, okay, now it's

your turn, and he, you know, put one in and, of course, it went to hell in a hand basket and didn't work. >> reporter: nearing the end of his incredible career, steve took on the role of teacher at ball state university for a new crop of journalists hoping one day to be like him. the university releasing this statement, "every student who spent time in steve's classes left as a better journalist and the university is in a better place because of his contributions." >> still teaching those young journalists and inspiring others right up until the end there and obviously our thoughts and prayers are with his wife joyce and his daughters alison and hillary, as well. >> yep, well, don't miss our update on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> more news next. stay with us. stay with us.

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making news in america this morning -- a monday morning snowstorm making a mess of the morning commute. cars spinning on major highways. schools closed. as more than 200 million americans brace for historically cold temperatures. 50 below zero wind chills are possible. another government shutdown? what president trump is saying now about the odds of reaching a deal with democrats. what's next for 800,000 federal workers today? legendary news anchor tom brokaw under fire this morning for saying hispanics in the u.s. need to work harder to assimilate. hisremark about brown grandbabies sparking