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confrontation on the busy . new details on the busy massachusetts turnpike. the driver and the man on the hood were in court monday the driver was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and his license revoked. the man on the hood charged with disorderly conduct. both pled not guilty. a st. louis police officer is now charged with killing a fellow officer, shooting her in the chest. >> investigators say they were playing a form of russian roulette in his home. here's ac's will carr. >> reporter: this officer appearing bruised and battered. he is accused of allegedly shooting and killing a federal officer, what authorities are calming a game gone wrong. >> as much as it saddened me and the staff, to file these charges, caitlin and her family deserve accountability and justice. >> reporter: officer alex was off duty when she and another officer were at his house early sunday morning. they allege he pulled out a

resolveer, playing a game, emptying the cylinder before putting one in similar to russian roulette, except they point at each other and firing. he allegedly pulled the trigger for the fatal shot. police say the other officer were both on duty when the shooting happened. according to st. louis post-dispanks he head butted a police suv after the shooting and had to be hospitalized. it's unclear when he was at home on duty. he has been suspended without pay and faces charges, including involuntary manslaughter n. los angeles, will carr, abc news. >> thank yous to will there. kendall jenner and other super models could have tough questions toancer. >> they are on the ill fated fyre festival. it was supposed to be a celebration in the bahamas before it collapsed. jenner and the others may have to testify about payments they

received from willie mcfarland. he pleaded guilty and is now serving six years in prison. coming up, cardi versus conservatives, firing back contradiction of her video twerk. >> you are watching video of world news now. world news non world news no"world news now."

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. cardi, cardi, she has been everywhere. she has been on a recent super bowl ad. she has been calling for the recent shutdown. some call for her to deliver the state of the union rebuttal. >> we love cardi around here. ♪ if you want success >> reporter: she is the brash and bold star behind chart topping hits like bold yellow and i like it. cardi b. the former stripper turned household name is no

stranger to red carpets or controversy. the megastar with a monster following throwing down two online twitter s. agnst a conservative over the government shutdown. the other following the release of the music video twerk with the city girls, featuring 20 of >> i honestly couldn't believe what i was saying. it looked like pornography and a strip club put on a beach and a bunch of women dancing pretty much almost nude. >> reporter: the suggested content drawing ire from some online. stephanie hammill tweeting in the era of #me too, how exactly does them power women? cardi b. tweeting back. >> it says to women that i can wear and not wear whatever i want. and no still means no i want to

know what a conservative woman leak you thinks. they're twitter feuds launching an online debate between body positivity and objectification amid the #metoo movement. >> i thought more of the feminists would be coming out defending me on this one. instead people were calling me racist. they were body shaming me for not looking like cardi b.. they were just going after my character. >> your reaction to the now infamous video twerk? >> it's like they were having fun. >> you know, a little body envy maybe. but aside from that, it just looked like young girls having fun. >> reporter: jamilah lemieux is a writer and strategist. when you first saw it, did you anticipate backlash? >> i didn't. i think i was seeing so many videos rich with booty shaking and girls dancing that it surprises me that people are still up in arms about these things. but i also recognize cardi is

becoming a crossover star. she's in a super bowl ad. >> okay. what have we learned today? >> reporter: it's long been known that sex sells. scantily clad women used to push everything from magazines like "sports illustrated." to carls, jr., with entire franchises like victoria's secret built on the aspirational female form. >> so your message to cardi and the city girls, tweak on, no problem with it all? >> twerk, but be mindful when you are talking to younger fans and teenage girls who look up to you, you know, encourage them to wait until they're grown enough to twerk like you twerk. >> twerk responsibly, over 21. >> essentially. essentially. >> we need more boxes, graphics department, we need more black boxes. >> so m. go cardi.

>> i know. that's a good discussion, though. >> it is. it is. double standards everywhere. uh, uh, twerk, twerk, twerk. . test test test test test test test test test. test test test test test test test test test test test test test

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♪ a veteran about to be laid to rest was honored in quite a special way. >> with no family around other veterans and strangers came to pay their respects. nbc news' david muir has the story. >> reporter: the workers at this cemetery in killeen, texas, were worried. they were about to lay a vet ran to rest. they could not find anyone related to them. joseph walker, writing on their facebook page, we do not leave veterans behind. and look at the line of people, perfect strangers answering the call. one of the drivers in that traffic ready to pay his respects. >> we were in a line.

the entrance is way up there. this is leak overflow parking. are you in the grass. >> reporter: this is central texas state veteran cemetery. off in the distance, all those strangers and pall bearers. others saluted. kneeling, the community paying its respect. she lives in pennsylvania. her husband and daughter both serve in the army. >> it's the right thing. this is a veteran who didn't have any family and, you know, he is a part of our family. >> you know, we're going to go out there and show him respect, love, he may be a stranger, but he is now friend. >> reporter: carried by the next generation, everyone there to honor vietnam veteran joseph walker. >> and we want to mention that even though his daughter was ablthd attend the full service in -- able to attend the full service, she was able to go to the cemetery, go to staff there

and actually receive the flag that draped his casket. >> and he served in the a air force1964 to 1968. so it's very nice for that community to come out and honor him. absolutely american strong. >> definitely. well, let's leave with you this moment caught on camera. >> check out frisco. frisco is from the philippines, he's only seen snow once in his lifetime. so of course, you take off your clothes. >> of course. >> more than a foot fell while he was visitithng in rochester chest rochester, new york. frisco, that's not how we do it here. swim trunks, run bare foot through the stuff, drop down in his eagle arms. making a snow anything em. >> frisco, he's like, look, i've never seen this before, i just want to experience it. get in there. that's fun. >> frisco won't be doing that come february. >> i know. he's in th he'not, hs

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breaking breaking overnight on abc "world news now." >> two officers hit serving a search warrant. two of them hit in the neck. an update from the hospital. >> also this morning, a bitter blast, impacting americans. temperatures are tumbling to historic lows. the coldest in decades, accuweather has your forecast. close to completion. attorney mueller's investigation is set to be done. it's been two years since it was launched. what the acting attorney general is revealing now. also this morning, a bug in apple's software let's you eavesdrop without the other person picking up. what apple has done about it. it's tuesday, january 29th.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> what a time to be alive. i was eavesdropping on you all night. >> oh, what did you hear? >> i tried to facetime you. i heard you ordering mcdonald's. >> did you hear all the nice things i say to the producers here? >> no. >> because she's joy to work with. >> such a joy. ah. >> such a joy. good morning, everyone. >> it's tuesday morning. we are beginning on a serious note. breaking news that drug bust that turned into a shootout in houston. >> the mayhem let four officers hurt by gunfire two, suffered critical injuries. >> the two suspects that opened fire on police are dead. here's marcus moore from houston. >> reporter: the shooting in houston, four officers shot. another wounded. >> we are half a block from the shot. >> reporter: the they were serving a search warrant for narcotics.

>> immediately upon reaching the door, they came under fire by one or two people in the house. >> it looked like rounds, seriously, i remember hearing three round and a closed door. whenever i opened it, it was done. >> reporter: authorities and the atf rushing to the authorities. authorities saying two suspects are dead. >> we have the house secured. >> reporter: all five officers rushed to the hospital. three are in stable condition. the other two, critically injured. the governor calling it a horrific attack and a reminder of the sacrifice and service law enforcement make every single day. marcus moore, nbc news, dallas. >> such a remarkable story. four of the officers will stay in the hospital overnight hoping they will be okay. >> it also reminds you of texas, six officers a few years ago and now this. a hit to the law enforcement there.

now, to the arctic weather bringing the coldest temperatures to the middle of the country. here's the radar, across the great lakes and the northeast. behind it, life-threatening cold. >> people digging out their cars in milwaukee can look forward to single digit or negative temperatures all day today. schools there are closed. they are also closed today and tomorrow in minneapolis. >> airports were clearing runways every half hour. more than a thousand flights were cancelled at chicago's two airports. our brave and incredible correspondent there on the ground abc's alex perez is in the very cold windy city. >> reporter: the deep freeze and all the problems that come along with it already moving into the mid-west, this region bracing for temperatures that could feel like 50-to-60 degrees below zero the next few days. the snowy, icy conditions created countless problems, crashes, spinouts. drivers are struggling to stay

on roadways. in minnesota, more than 130 crashes in ten hours. snowplows fighting strong winds as they tried to clear roads and highways. police in chicago sunday rescuing a man who jumped into an icy lake michigan to save his dog and became trapped. at chicago's airports, more than 1,100 flights already cancelled. many school districts across the mid-west will be closed until at least thursday. and authorities are warning people to stay inside, if possible, with the temperatures this cold, it takes as little as five minutes for frostbite to begin on exposed skin. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> unbelievable shock there with alex in the snow just coming down. you know, it's freezing. >> i was going to say, you remember a week ago, i was in chicago for news coverage. it was cold. it was only about 25 degrees i think. >> right. >> especially compared to this. that was nothing. >> right.

>> but i was cold, and i was complaining. . >> it was awful. >> and the crew, i'm sure, it's the same crew that alex had for that shot right there. they even said to me, this is nothing. >> nothing. >> and now they're in it right now with that cold. it's brutal. >> i'm an hour outside of chicago the buses wouldn't start. >> oh my gosh. >> miserable, miserably winter. >> speaking of schools in chicago, they will be closed wednesday due to the cold. >> accuweather paul williams joins us with the forecast. good morning. >> good morning, jenay, kenneth. hey, all chilling aside, this is the dangerous, brutal cold. we're looking at that time cold that will threaten the lowest temperatures in some places ever. you can look at the real calculation, minneapolis, 50 below or worse than 60 below or that. 50 below in chicago, a state of emergency there alone.

this cold was so significant that we are talking about pipes freezing, vehicles may not crank up or even start. the vehicles will quit in this cold. now, we are looking at a mixture of snow, sleet, and rain along the i-95 corridor. >> that will reach into the deep south. we are bracing for widespread slick roads. temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below the norm this time of year. icing in the deep south. >> our thanks to paul there. the cold weather comes, i wait for these tweets, president trump tweeted about the cold. >> he commented about the record breaking cold temperatures. he also appeared to control those who believe in climate change saying, quote, what the hell is going on with global warming. he spelled it global whaming, global whaming, come back, fast, we need you. >> like is the global warming real? scientists say it is. now, for the first time, the acting attorney general is announcing he thinks it's coming

to the end. abc's pierre thomas has the details. >> reporter: we got something we never get, specific guidance of where things stand with the mueller investigation. matt whitaker says he has been fully briefed on the probe and the investigation is close to being completed. he was not more specific than that. our sources have told us the mueller investigation could be done in the next few weeks. so far, 34 people have been indicted by the special counsel. there have been five conviction, the latest trump adviser roger stone who said he will plead not guilty. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. in washington hundreds of thousands are back on the job. the financial impact is staggering. the non-partisan congressal office stills the shutdown costs $11 billion and $3 billion will never be recovered. president trump is warning if he doesn't get his border wall, there could be another shutdown on february 15th. president trump is now set to

deliver the state of the union next tuesday, a week later than originally planned. house speaker nancy pelosi invited the president to give the speech to a joint session of congress after sending the initial invitation because of the government shutdown. president trump's former fixer and attorney michael cohen has agreed to speak to the intelligence committee behind closed doors. he postponed a public hearing before another house panel, citing threats from the president. cohen has pled guilty to lying to congress and campaign finance violations as he continues to cooperate in the russia investigation. his legal team announced a shakeup. he is replacing two of his lawyers with a pair of top criminal defense attorneys. people in cuba are cleaning up after a deadly tornado ripped nation. they say 50 people were killed and 200 were hurt when the twisters spawned in savannah. this is the strongest tornado to

hit cuba since december of 1940. some fruits sold at walmart and costco is being recalled, it affects nectarines, plums, peaches, samples tested in a packing house tested positive, no imnesses have been reported. in addition to the big box stores the recall affects all these supermarkets. >> what can you eat without worrying about an illness? >> i know, romaine, now fruit. >> you know what you can eat, donuts. an iconic doughnut shop is showing off theirs for the super bowl. . >> randy's in california has been decked out in gold. randy another has received a paint job. >> it is serving up doughnuts with blue and gold icing told with the word rams. the store is close to the rams' new stadium which will open next year. how often do you eat doughnuts?

>> often. i would say, once a might have a little krispy kreme or something. >> a dozen. that's a lot of restraint. i go to dunkin' donuts on average once a day and i get a doughnut. if i have time, not a day, a week. >> okay. >> i didn't get one last night. but yesterday morning i did. >> we are getting you perission to hate because she is in this dress looking like this and she missed the eating doughnuts all the time. >> when you get them in the morning the chocolate frosted literally melt in your mouth. >> not in your hand. coming up, startling news for ipad and iphone users. >> people may have listened to you in face time. it's a new bug. how apple responded. first the standoff between police and officers and a suspect, what it is revealing about the investigation after the break. you are watching "world news

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this comes from the international space station. so cool. the images are from a storm over affect. >> i knew you should have been a science teacher. well, the subject caught on video swapping a painting from a moscow painting studio. he says he didn't do it. >> it shows him walking calmly up to the painting, taking it down, grabbing it from the wall. that's him with it in his hand. he was caught yesterday and the art piece worth an estimated $3 million was recovered. as for an alibi, he told police he couldn't remember where he was on sunday. nice try, sir. >> pretty sound alibi there. all right. well, new details on a police shootout in denver. >> officers are responding to shots fired. when they got there, the gunman opened fire on them. the police officers do survive, but it's difficult to watch. here's abc's clayton sandel. >> reporter: new video of

craigton police responding to a fire call. a fellow officer stands watch with a rifle but seconds later the suspect opens fire again. the second officer goes down. police returned fire. the shooting triggering a massive response. one s.w.a.t. officer racing to the scene is injured in a crash. >> an officer-involved shooting. >> you receive the phone call you never want to receive, two of your officers shot in the line of duty. >> reporter: the suspect barricades himself inside a house. police telling the neighbors to shelter in place as they deploy tear gas. the standoff lasting six hours until a large fire breaking out at the suspect's house, he is taken into custody. the suspect's name and motive still unknown. denver police say the suspect died. the three officers who are injured are all expected to make a full recovery. clayton sandel, nbc news, denver. >> our thanks to clayton there.

well, here's proof that two people had nothing better to do one night. >> this is a gamer who goes by the tag jeffrey d streams. jesse d. was caught sleeping while he was streaming three hours. when he woke up, 200 people were watching him. the viewership they say was more than 1200 at one point. >> they want to watch him sleep. that's nuts. >> you all are freaks out there. >> really. really. well. and he just thought it was hilarious. why were people watching that? >> i don't know. that's how i sleep. >> really? i'm not surprised. i'm not surprised. coming up in our next half hour, an elevator nightmare. a woman is rescued after being trapped alone in a private elevator, a very small one for three days all weekend long. but first, a major tech glitch involving iphones and what apple has just announced about it. that's next on "world news now." that's next on "world news now." the

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that song "call me maybe,". when you hear it on an iphone glitch that went viral, you may think twice to use group facetime to call anyunrks maybe. here's the third member of our group facetime will ganss. a rough night? >> you are a man of everything. >> i'm not saying you were having a rough night. >> i was -- no, i love my tech. did you have a rotten night? >> no, i had a great night. >> okay. doing my reporting on these tech stories that i'm going to tell you about. >> your eyes are so glassy. i assumed you had a great night. >> no, i had a great night, instagram, fortnite and group facetime did not have a great night. i hope you didn't have a plan to

facetime the squad soon. it's currently disabled after a bug allowed users to listen in bug allowed users to listen in on the recipient's conversations, even if they never answered that facetime call. even though it's individually down, it's still working. they said we are aware of the issue. we have identified a fix that will be released in a software update later this week. so, hopefully, things will be resolved by the end of the week. in the meantime. >> we joke, but this is a serious injury. . >> we tested when the bug was operational. and i facetimed greg, added julie, before greg ever answered the phone, i can hear what he was saying in an office around the corner. >> so weird, so weird. >> but group facetime not the only one having another night. another social media scandal. insta-amateurs were sent into a n instagram went down at 7:00 p.m.

the photo sharing app freezed it up for users in the u.s. and uk. it was reaching 2.3,000 tweets per minute. the service down less than an hour, it's announcing at the end of the outage with what else, an amazing dog gift. >> oh, thank you. >> the people had plenty of time to poke fun online. this person posting a forest gump clip tweeting me running to twitter to see if instagram down or if it's my internet. >> this one, instagram outage forces millions to look directly at the world for nearly half an hour. as if it for techies, fortnite went down. it prevented users from logging in. the game makers saying we have recover. we will continue to monitor the situation to catch any further problems. they are saying they are doing us a favor.

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♪ this morning on "world news now," police officers under attack, four of them shot and rushed to the hospital. new details about what happened when they came under fire while serving a search warrant. plus, how they are doing overnight. plus, developing, a new government shutdown threat as the economy tries to recover from a month-long shutdown, federal workers are on pins and needles of the possibility of not getting a paycheck from three weeks from now. >> we are seeing what may be the world's largest avocado. >> its size will leave you saying holy guacomole. you have to see where it was grown. things are getting serious in singapore.

we are down to a dozen on "the bachelor." they leave some packing. it's tuesday, january 29th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." jack, you ready? >> i've never been more ready. >> a baker's dozen, huh? >> a bakers dozen, unfortunately. unfortunately, there isn't that many left. >> still that many. >> can't wait for that. that's coming up. we begin with breaking news, the chaotic and violent scene in a houston neighborhood. >> officers trying to serve a drug warrant find themselves in a life and death encounter. a shootout leaves four of them shot and wounded and two suspects dead. abc's marcus moore has the latest. >> reporter: jenay, good morning. >> it has certainly been a long day in houston. those five officers recovering after a shootout that occurred on monday night. two of the officers were critically hurt. we know one officer who was shot

in the shoulder, he has already been released from the hospital. but two others remain hospitalized as they recover from this incident that happened while they were trying to execute a narcotics search warrant. at some point gunfire erupted at the house authorities have surrounded and four officers were shot. a fifth was injured. they were all rushed to the hospital in houston here for treatment and we saw those pictures of the life flight helicopter landing at a local hospital here as well as ambulances that took various officers to the hospital. we also know this morning that two suspects who police say were involved in this shootout were killed. the governor has called this a horrific attack. he says that it was a solemn reminder of the service and sacrifice that law enforcement make every single day and jenay and kenneth, these were experienced police officers. two of them are sergeants in their 50s. the youngest officer who was injured is 33-years-old. this morning the community is hoping for their speedy recovery.

>> those officers trying to do their jobs. our thanks, to marcus there. of course, we will stay on top of that situation in houston. >> yes, we will. the white house is conceding a report that estimates the economy took an $11 billion hit because of the government shutdown. >> private businesses and workers struggled to stay afloat as the standoff lasted 35 days. now the government is worried the government could be shut next month if he doesn't get the money for his border wall. here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: the white house refused to roll out another government shutdown when funding runs out on february 15th. is the president really willing to go through another shutdown if he can't get any money out of the democrats for the border wall? >> the president doesn't want to go through another shutdown. that's not the goal. the goal is border security and protecting of the american people. >> reporter: but in an interview with the "wall street journal" the president, himself, put the chances of a deal with democrats as quote less than 50-50. that's not reassuring to federal employees and their families.

christine krol, whose husband serves in the coast guard in california, tapped into her savings to get through this shutdown. >> i'm afraid we will be in the same exact position. to do i turn my bills on to auto pay or turn them off or do i hoard these paychecks because i'm nervous, you know, will we be able to pay for our kids', you know, food. >> reporter: >> reporter: the new sobering estimate from the congressional bug office. the economic toll of the shutdown was much greater than expected. some $11 billion lost. and the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, has extended an invitation to the president to deliver the state of the union address will be on february 5th. the president responded in his own letter saying it is my great honor to accept and i am told that the two leaders also spoke over the phone, a conversation that lasted about 12 minutes and a senior official here told me the conversation was a good and productive one.

jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. . >> our thanks to jonathan there. the president ventured out of the white house for the first time in a week. he didn't go too far. >> he headed to his hotel for the make america great event he'dership summit. it was hosted by a political action committee founded by vice president mike pence. meantime, venezuela's embattled president nicholas maduro is railing against new u.s. sanctions. those sanctions are meant to cripple venezuela's state-owned oil company and increase pressure on maduro. for his part, mad ra is calling the sanctions immoral and criminal, despite the sanctions, maduro is offering to meet with president trump.th, ic wasn't supposed to be a problem for the super bowl, but they're getting recalled for snow in atlanta, just as thousands of fans begin arriving. officials are hoping to avoid

another snow jam which crippled that city five years ago. >> they're much more used to snow and cold in chicago. big snow removers were out all day at o'hare airport. so much more than a thousand flights at chicago's airports were cancelled. a man was trying to rescue his dog on lake michigan. they are both okay. temperatures in the chi town today will be historically today will be historically cold. accuweather's paul williams with the forecast. good morning. >> good morning, this is life-threatening brutal cold that will kick in from fargo to des moines. many places will stay below zero for the high temperature for the day. that's just how cold it's going to be. throughout the northeast, we will have a good deal of snow, a mix in the d.c. and new york area. we will start off with rain the same will happen in the deep south.

this will be problematic. they're not used to this icing up that will occur. slippery roads and sidewalks, temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below the norm for this time of the year. then on wednesday, we'll have a second helping of this dangerous cold weather that will reach over towards the new york area, possibly down to 30 degrees below the norm as far as the real deal is concerned. colder than that around the great lakes region. >> brr. our thanks, to paul. agents have joined the search for a tennessee teenager missing for two weeks. she hasn't been seen since her phone about 40 miles from knoxville. authorities say her cell phone pinged in kentucky minutes after she vanished. police in florida are offering new details about the alleged gunman in the deadly bank shooting. they say the suspect bought a handgun and ammunition just days before the attack which left five women dead. tests are being done to determine if it was the same one

also, sun trust is establishing a fund to offer financial support to the families. you remember last year's wildfires in california. insurance claims from the fire that destroyed the town paradise and two other fires in southern california are nearly $11.5 billion. the amount makes that series of fires some of the most expensive in the state's history. also, california's largest utility could file for bankruptcy as late as today. they say they can't afford the estimated $30 billion in costs related to wildfires over the last two years a farmer in a farmer in hawaii may have produced a guacomole lover's dream just in time for you'll those super bowl parties. >> did you hear how he pronounced those? >> guacomole. >> it's grown in hawaii and weighs more than 6 pounds. >> why is the doctor holding the guacomole? >> to weigh it.

>> is that a pediatrician? is that a baby? the m.d. you all saw that, right? >> the official record is 5.5 pounds. the farmer says his family has been growing the supersize fruits for years. but he doesn't have, he says, any special secret. it could take three months to certify the 6 pounder as the record holder, massive. do they taste the same? is he going to solve our avocado shortage right in time for the super bowl? >> so many questions. i don't know if we will get them in time for the super bowl, though. imagine walking into an elevator and not coming out until three days later. >> that's what happened to one woman. she survived to tell the story. we'll have that for you next. >> only one was getting his groove on. you go gronk, you go, gronk. >> look at this. you are watching "world news wat"world news now." oh gosh.

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elevator door and get her out. an inspector for the department of buildings showed up but wasn't given access. >> we just got to do a full test, just to see if everything is correct. >> reporter: the woman was the taken to new york presbyterian hospital. hugo martinez works next door and saw the victim being carried away. he says her eyes were opened. she wasn't screaming and she was calm. but ask any new yorker staying calm in that situation would be near impossible. >> no windows, nothing, that must have you to have a strong mind. >> oh, i'd be terrified, i'd be worried about going to the toilet. >> that would be the first thing. how do you manage that? i would be thinking i need water. then that would make you need to go to the toilet even more. >> i will be walking the stairs for the next month. >> reporter: the elevator in this brownstone was last inspected in july and had no violations at the time. >> what would you do? >> i feel like i just asked him

that. i'd scream. >> i'd go to sleep. >> really, take it as a break? what sign is the universe sending me -- >> i'd close my eyes until someone saves me. >> you are a damsel in distress. >> are you going to save she in. >> me? >> yes. >> no. >> how does the black panther, how to see it for free? >> it's right here. that warrior. >> look, she's that warrior.

it's time for "the skinny," and this morning that means it's time for "the skinny," that means the skinny on "the bachelor." >> oh, don't bring in the music now. you're late. here to break down the breakdown from last night's episode is our chief skinny analyst, jack, everybody. >> let's do it. >> a revealing night on "the bachelor." plenty of people with something to say, something to share with themselves or each other and so, roll that beautiful "bachelor" footage. >> some bad news, there is no

date today. >> what did he say? >> the reason for that, you will be meeting colton in singapore. >> time to move this party to singapore. >> will colton lose his virginity in singapore? maybe. >> there's the winner. >> okay, keisha, let's fall in love, colton. >> colton with an ominous warning. >> i'm hoping today we don't die. >> what did he say? bungee jumping with keisha. >> aahhh! >> that night, things get serious. keisha's time to reveal. >> i was married and i got a divorce. >> 13 women on a group date. demi takes the lead. >> it's definitely weird having all 13 of us vying for

attention. demi is the one on his back and flying around. i don't think she can keep her hands off colton if she keeps going for it. >> the leech lady. >> i thought kayla would stay at home, but did it follow me or? >> some fortune telling. >> she is your sister. >> that is not good. >> oh, that's not what you want to hear. >> i'm his sister. ha ha. >> demi's turn to reveal. >> my mom was released from several prisons. >> demi and courtney warm up for the main event. . >> you have in idea what's going on with me. >> you have no idea what's going on with me. >> one on one with pageant girl kaylin, time for shop shopping. >> i'm so happy for kaylin. >> no, you are not. stop it. kaylin and hannah b. go for a talk. now that's over, more drama, please. demi, courtney, help us out. . >> i have no idea why you said

ss countto a-- 9. >> colton' >> to nine. that's sort of like the weather moving from east to west to east. anyway. >> a piggyback ride. does that help? does that get you further along? >> well, she got a rose. so i guess it helped at least for a week, who did not get a rose was courtney there. she's gone. another woman named tracy, we didn't even get to know her, so forget about that. lucky 13 remaining. next week, thailand. and a possible first kiss. >> oh. >> plenty more drama where all that came. -- came from. on that note -- >> plenty more drama where all that came. from on that note. >> you got to get the numbers on the kiss count. >> analyst out. >> jack we can't thank you enough. my goodness. >> thanks, jack. you don't have as to wait

for the super bowl to see cardi b.'s hilarious pepsi commercial. >> pepsi is more than okay. >> okay. >> okay. >> okay. >> i've got to come much my own catchphrase. >> okay. >> cardi teamed up with lil john and steve carell to see who's oksy is most iconic. >> you heard carell, he needs to work on his okay. i know one person who definitely does not. >> pepsi is saying okay. >> okay. >> okay. >> okay. >> that reaction on gma yesterday. >> oh my gosh, george, so funny. >> his reaction was the best. did you see him? >> yes. >> what was -- as you were sitting there, what was like how did it feel as george like stared you down there? like whoa! that's what your okay did to >> i love it, so funny. so funny. >> maybe i should give you a second chance for people to

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♪ ♪ that music just a few days . that cardi music just a few days away from super bowl liii. >> the only man who can referee "world news now" is here with the highlights and big fumbles from atlanta. >> i'm dressed for the part. >> so official, all you need is a whistle. >> i like that. >> get a drink. >> well, you know, there you go. anyway, that's right, it is a chance for coaches and players to let loose a bit before the super bowl this sunday. if you are a certain 6'6" patriots star, you will bust a move also. in case there was any doubt, it's officially super bowl pre party time.

ron gronkkowski. busting a move. >> gronk is injury prone, i don't think he should be doing that. >> reporter: his teammate kevin mccourty throwing a flag of that play. >> brady is loving it. >> whew, it's loud out here. >> reporter: gronk also telling reporters, he isn't giving much thought to retiring. >> you are trying to get some answers over there, baby. but like i said, i don't know. i haven't done that sit-down yet. >> reporter: back on the stage, his teammate tom brady fielding questions on what advice he'd give rams qb erin geoff. >> i'm not giving him advice. >> reporter: despite this being his ninth trip to the super bowl, brady not losing that edge. the coach sean mcvey the

youngest coach in the nfl at age 32 answering the hardest questions. >> who is travis scott's girl nr is. >> reporter: and he got to demonstrate some athleticism of his own. while his coach was thinking, no shots, jarred geoff fumbled on one specific question from jimmy kimmel. >> i haven't watched it, no he's a what? >> he's a virgin. are you a virgin? >> that's all right, guillermo, thank you. >> reporter: no amount of practice could have prepped him for that question. lucky for him, his lead should give him more than enough confidence. no one is more confident headed into the game this weekend than this pat's fan from massachusetts sporting a sweet new tattoo ahead of sunday

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making news in america this morning, polar plunge. years. windchills of 60 below zero. the states of emergency declared. thousands of flights canceled. this plane sliding into a snowbank. this morning where the morning commute will be extra slick. facetime malfunction. apple admits to a bug in the app that allows callers to access your camera before you pick up. how the simple press of a button could let someone see and hear you even if you don't answer. trapped for days. one woman's terrifying ordeal stuck inside an elevator for three days. no food, no water, no toilet. no way to call for help. how she was finally rescued. plus, fyre fury.

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