an indiana inmate likely bought himself more time inside after his failed attempt to get out. he tried to crawl out through the ceiling of the jackson county jail when he came crashing down in the booking area. officers shot him with a taser after he hit the floor. he faces attempted escape and other charges. in the booking area?

>> exactly where -- >> back where he started. >> yep. police in minneapolis said it started out between a fender bender between a car and a school bus now turned into a case of attempted murder. >> newly released surveillance shows kenneth lily get out of his car and pull out a .9 millimeters handgun, opening fire, striking the bus and the driver in the arm, grazing his head. >> lily has been charged with attempted murder and assault. an 8-year-old girl who was inside the bus at the time was not hurt. >> incredible. we know pit bulls get a bad rap, which is not their fault, because they are loving animals. you are about to meet one that some are calling a hero after saving her family from disaster. >> this is sadie, home alone outside new york city when she sensed trouble. she chewed up the front door trying to get out. when that didn't work, she managed to move the piece of wood behind the sliding glass

door. >> she dug the stopper out, came over here, slid it open and made her way out. she saved our lives. this would have been a disaster -- >> sadie's escape -- you want to go ahead. go ahead. we all want to talk about sadie. that says kenneth's read. >> it does. >> the officers chased her back to the house where they discovered a gas leak that could have caused a major explosion. sadie saving lives and they are loyal and loving animals and know when something is wrong. she is laughing because i called her out. >> because kenneth is a savage on this friday morning. coming up, we're feeling the burrrn. >> how the secret to billing a hot bod could be as easy as working out inside a cold gym. our will ganss checks it out. you are watching "world news now." >> look at him go. working out inside a cold gym. our will ganss checks it out. >> look at him go.

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♪ because you're hot and then your cold ♪ ♪ you're yes and you're no, you're in and you're out ♪

♪ you're wrong when you're right ♪ ♪ black and white, we kiss we make up ♪ >> katie, picked by will. this is our third and final day of our sweat series and we found the hottest ways to break a sweat from roller skating to sparkles to knight fighting. >> now we are turning the temperatures down, way down. will ganss is here to show us his latest workout. this sounds like one we could probably try out. >> this is one where you could come with me. we might have to drag kenneth in with us -- >> and drag me out as well. when i'm on the floor. >> yeah, yeah. i promise it's not that bad. in fact, it's a blast. i had an amazing time. there was a reason we were listening to "hot & cold" by katy perry, because i went to see if i had what it takes to be one of the cool kids. ♪

>> it's the coolest workout in new york. literally. it's called brrrn. get it. while the pun count is high, the temps are low, like between 45 and 60 degrees low. that's snow joke. seriously, they are really into the cold here. but those colder temperatures translated to a hotter bod, just ask brrn co-founder. >> you can work out harder for longer, burn more calories. for us, we are all about performance and mind set and focus and resiliency. >> the stats are there to back it up. >> one of the key studies we found was a study that the u.s. army department of environmental medicine did in 2015 and they looked at all the marathons from the past 30, 35 years, and they found that 40, 41, 42 degrees was the best temperature to run a marathon in. that's why the new york marathon is in fall and the boston is in spring. >> johnny the other

co-founder, jimmy martin putting the theory to the test. >> we tested this. our first trial was in a beer fridge. >> flash forward to now where the temps are still beer fridge low and jimmy says that works for all body types. everybody can be one of the cool kids at brrrn. >> everybody that walks in, whether in the best shape of their life or trying to get in good shape, they are doing it under one roof and really saying if you want to get the best out of your workout, turn the thermostat down. >> how far down? depends on the class. jimmy took me through abbreviated versions of each. hiit is a high impact class offered at 45 degrees. >> we are going from high, high, low, low, sprint, sprint. >> slide is a body conditioning class at 55 degrees. >> when you twist bring that left knee in. >> flow is a yoga-inspired class at a balmy 60. i slid into one of those slide

classes. purples,cal class, the lights almost like an ice castle, the perfect place to get it go. ♪ let it go ♪ let it go >> so i channelled my inner elsa, and i let it go. and letting it get sweaty, despite the chilly temps. when you are sweating in a 55-degree room, it kind of means more. >> it's an earned heat. what is great is you are not sweating the first minute because of the room. that's just your body trying not to cook its organs because the room is so hot so you are working out harder for longer and once you get into your groove then it starts to pour out. >> by the end of class i had taken my sweat pants off, and now i get why it's called brrrn, but i felt great. a solid workout in a cool place with hot music. i guess you could say it was love the frost sight. brrn also has amazing infrared

saunas available as well. if you want to heat up after a class, you feel sweating wasn't enough, do that. they say treat it like dessert, the heat. a little bit goes a long way. >> good to know. will, after three days of the sweat series, what was your favorite? what is the one that you think you could do maybe on a regular basis? >> i love them all for different reasons. i think if i wanted to really work on my vibes and have a good time, roller disco is the place to go. brrrn, i think i will go back often. it was fun and the music was amazing and it was a tough workout and i was sore the next day, but it felt like i was sore for the right reasons. >> i will think about it? >> about what? >> doing it. >> doing it through the whole class and not giving up? >> okay. i don't know about that. >> i believe in you. >> we'll negotiate. >> that was so -- i believe in you. i'm not convinced. >> we're obviously not taking a camera. >> it's a great motivator though. i will say, janai came with me

to all the shoots. when there's a camera looking at you while's your working out, it's like, my plank is going to be so solid. >> good to know. plank is going to be so solid. >> good to know. be so solid. >> good to know. test. test.

♪ time for insomniac theater this friday morning. previewing two movies opening at the box office. >> this morning, we are starting with "the lego movie 2: the second part." they named it. the sequel features the reprised roles of chris pratt and will ferrell. they face a dangerous new threat from outer space. >> will you help me rescue my friends? >> you don't want to go anywhere near that system. it's ruled by an alien queen. >> only the toughest are going to get out of their alive. who's a good boy? who's a good boy? you are. >> "the lego movie 2:the second part" is getting 83% on rotten

tomatoes. one critic writes while it's a lot of fun it's not as consistently clever or thrilling as its predecessor. and another one writes, is "lego 2" as good as the original? not really. but the movie has a knack for throwing pop culture references at the screen with a wild abandon that's hard to resist. >> all right. good to know. next to a fantasy comedy loosely based on a 2000 film, "what women want." what men want is a gender remake where a colleague is looking for an edge over her male colleagues. after visiting a psychic and drinking spiked tea and conking her head, she gets it. >> i feel weird after last night. >> that's what happens when tequila meets desperation. >> okay, stop doing that. >> stop doing what? >> talking without moving your mouth and saying things you should not be saying to your

boss. >> i swear on my life i would never say anything inappropriate to you ever, which is more than i can say for you. >> you just did it. more than i can say for you. >> but i didn't say it. holy crap, can you hear minor thoughts? >> i can. >> critics mixed on "what men want" giving it a 49% splat on rotten tomatoes. owen writes it's a hodgepodge that always feels like it's scrambling to cover enough quadrants. michael phillips calls it's a likely hit. >> i like him, so i will see this one. i like the first one about "what women want," and i am confused already. i will see this one. >> i wonder if that's why they are calling it a likely hit, because it's taraji. lots of people love her. >> she's hot this year. she has movie after movie. >> absolutely. >> you have a whole list of oscar movies you need to see. >> a whole bunch, and i'm going to watch all of them. >> this weekend. >> this weekend. >> get the popcorn.

that's it for this half hour.

this morning on "world news now," the alleged attempt to blackmail the world's wealthiest man. >> amazon's jeff bezos is accusing the national inquirer of trying to blackmail him with intimate photos. instead of agreeing, bezos went public. a dangerous and deadly storm is on the move. 50 million americans are in its path. rts of the tornadoes and icy country. the ice, snow and rain several states will feel today. plus, falling concrete from a critical bridge leading to a traffic nightmare. the hours long closure that led to the chaos in the san francisco bay area. >> she clapped, but she said it wasn't a clap back. house speaker, nancy pelosi addressing her applause toward president trump during the state

of the union address. she reveals what was going through her head on this friday, february 8th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. happy friday, everyone. >> happy friday. >> the clap. >> i'm doing the slow cap for friday. >> pelosi clap. yes. we will break down what nancy pelosi is saying about that clap. we are going start with the plot to blackmail a billionaire. >> on one side, jeff bezos, the ceo of amazon, the owner of "the washington post," on the other side, the national inquirer, who is an ally of president trump. >> he accused the inquirer of exportion involving compromising photos of himself. rebecca jarvis reports. >> reporter: a stunning turn in the ongoing battle between the world's richest man, jeff bezos and the leaders behind the national inquirer. it began when bezos made the surprise announcement on twitter that he and his wife were

divorcing after many years. the national inquirer showing bezos was having an affair sharing personal text messages between him and the woman. bezos recently hired an investigator to determine whether that article was politically motivated. bezos, releasing stunning e-mail exchanges he claims are with representatives from the national inquirer saying they are trying to blackmail him with new photos. the owner of the national inquirer, david pecker, a well known friend of president trump, an outspoken critic of "the washington post," which bezos owns. bezos is writing, of course i don't want personal photos published, but i won't participate in their well known practice, blackmail. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> thanks to rebecca. it's okay if we both thank her. developments came out late on that one. >> such a crazy story.

>> people are talking about it on twitter. when it involves the national inquirer -- i want to show this tweet that popped up from the cincinnati inquirer. it says this whole thing apparently sparked backlash against the cincinnati inquirer, which is a daily paper. they sent this saying we are not the national inquirer. >> it's interesting to hear it from bezos himself and his multiple interest with amazon, what's going on for him personally. "the washington post" connection and tieing all together the national inquirer, president trump, the saudi government. very, very interesting. >> definitely. we turn to president trump who is slamming the house democrats, accusing them of going nuts as they step up investigations and look for a way to get hold of his tax returns. >> the democrats are reviewing a provision that could force the treasury department to turn over the president's taxes and make it a requirement for future

presidents to disclose their tax returns. mary bruce has more. >> reporter: kicking their investigations on the trump administration into high gear, laying the ground work to obtain tax returns. unlike previous presidents, he is refusing to release his tax returns. now, democrats have the power to go after them. with democrats digging in, the president is lashing out, tweeting, quote, unlimited presidential harassment. the democrats and their committees are going nuts. house speaker, nancy pelosi says president is, quote, projecting his own unruliness and democrats will not surrender their constitutional responsibility for oversight. the house intelligence committee is launching a sweeping investigation. i'm mary bruce on capitol hill. >> thanks to mary. after a day long stand off, the justice department announced acting attorney matthew whitker will testify before congress today. he threated to not appear after

nadlor threatened to subpoena him. democrats are eager to question whitker about his actions with the president and oversight of the russian investigation. millions of americans are hunkered down indoors as winter delivers a dose of cold. >> road travel is almost impossible across the upper midwest with major highways shut down. power outages are widespread and schools closed with up to a foot of snow to pile up overnight. accuweather meteorologist adam joins us now with details. good morning. >> reporter: kenneth, janai, good morning. we have a blast of arctic air making its way into the northeast, again. accuweather real feels as we head into our friday afternoon across the northern tier, 20 to 30 below from wisconsin back to the dakotas. across the west, another storm system bringing more snow to seattle. coastal rain changes over. sierras, 1-3 feet of addition nol snowfall accumulation.

kenneth? janai? >> that's adam making his "world news now" debut. >> welcome. >> welcome adam. look forward to seeing you more. thanks for the tweet earlier as well. now, to the murder mystery in greenwich, connecticut. >> authorities completed an autopsy on a 24-year-old woman whose body was found in a suitcase in a wooded area of an exclusive community. >> we know who she is. gio benitez reports. >> reporter: police identifying that woman found inside a red suitcase as 24-year-old valerie reyes. investigators stumped on how she ended up on the side of the road with her hands and feet bound in one of america's safest and wealthiest communities, greenwich, connecticut. >> she's not one to go to random places. >> reporter: she was reported missing a week ago. friends and family getting suspicious when she didn't show

up for work at a barnes & noble store. hiring a private investigator who the family says spotted reyes in new york city. the question is, what happened after reyes' mom telling us the day before she went missing, her daughter was paranoid. >> her being afraid of being in her apartment and mentioning, i'm afraid someone is going to murder me. we wonder who made her feel this way. >> reporter: here at the vigil for valerie, friends are stunned and heart broken. gio benitez, abc news, new rochel, new york. >> so sad. thank you. tsa seized a record breaking number of firearms last year. more than 4,000. the most guns, nearly 300 at hartsfield jackson atlanta airport. y s on e rit the screen, that was followed by dallas ft. worth, phoenix and denver. tsa says loaded. a third of them had a round in the chamber.

the clintons and obamas are among those remembering john dingel who died at the age of 92. >> the michigan democrat held office for 59 years, the longest serving member of congress, ever and one of the last world war ii veterans to serve in congress. president obama pointed out he proposed a bill for health care for all americans. >> his quick wit made him popular on twitter. some of his greatest hits include this -- 99% of you don't even deserve 140 characters. >> when he was on twitter, silent for a while. golly, you don't tweet for a week or two and you get a call saying are you still kicking? old people have lives, too. >> this christmas message, retirement allows you plenty of time for important meetings. >> we mentioned one of the last world war ii veterans who served in congress. imagine what he saw over 59 years as the longest serving

member of congress. >> not just congress, the role he played in those 60 years. i mean, he was in his 90s, so how much he saw over the course of his life. obviously having a front row seat. >> he had a front row seat to landmark legislation, including civil rights act. so, all of that legislation, major legislation shaped this country. you heard us mention the obamas and clintons weighed in. also, last night, nancy pelosi called him a beloved pillar of congress and one of the greatest legislatures in american history. >> lots of people honoring him this morning. speaking of speaker pelosi, she is weighing in on her famous clap, insisting it wasn't a clap back. >> yep. this was the moment that launched a thousand memes from the state of the union that's been called many things since tuesday night. she says don't call it sarcastic. the california democrat says she

was applauding what she called the president's welcome message of rejecting the politics of revenge. pelosi inists talk of working together was positive. of course, when you take a snap like that, that picture, it's easy to call it almost anything you want. >> that one frame is just a lot of fodder for twitter. >> absolutely. >> having a good time with that. >> hearing from the house speaker herself. coming up, the struggle with the snow in the west. several feet in some places. the dangerous conditions faced by ski patrollers. the father of jayme closs' kidnapper is speaking out. hear his message to closs and her family. you are watching "world news now." kidnapper is speaking out. hear the reaction. you are watching "world news now." to closs and her family. you are watching "world news now."

if you have ever wondered what avalanche control work looks like, here it is. winds whipped through the summit in sierra nevada on tuesday. it was the fourth day of continuous snow on the range. 11 feet fell on some parts of the mountain. >> brutal. one of the nation's longest bridges is opening. >> the richmond san rafael

bridge over san francisco bay reopened last night. it was closed for hours after concrete chunks, like that one, crashed down from the upper deck to the lower level. the closure led to major gridlock. thousands of people forced to find alternate routes. officials say the concrete came loose due to normal shaking caused by traffic on the 62-year-old bridge. one person says a falling piece damaged their car. that would be scary if you are driving along. >> it could be a lot worse. a lot of folks thankful there. a new development in the jayme closs case. the father of her accused kidnapper is breaking his silence. >> his son is accused of holding jayme 88 days after he brutally killed her parents. here is linsey davis. >> patterson is accused of abducting closs and killing her parents. his father is speaking exclusively to abc news. >> i want jayme's family and

everyone to know our hearts are broken. >> reporter: on wednesday, patterson made his first court appearance. >> do you understand the charges against you at this time? >> yes. >> reporter: patrick patterson is struggling to make sense of it. i would like to humbly ask people to pray for a complete healing of jayme's heart, mind and soul. >> reporter: patterson allegedly targeted the 13-year-old after seeing her board a school bus in october, telling police he knew that was the girl he was going to take. he is accused of killing jayme's parents in a home invasion and holding her captive for 88 days at his home where she says he barricaded her under his bed for 12 hours at a time, until she escaped. >> very sorry for everything that has happened. >> reporter: patterson allegedly confessed there were multiple times his father came over and jayme closs was feet away but he had no idea because she was barricaded under the bed with

the radio turned up. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> a big thanks to linsey. they arrested an american airlines pilot minutes before taking off on a flight. >> the song writers to the stars. the name behind the biggest hits today. that's next on "world news now." ♪ thsome of the biggest names. tingling for me, warming for him. wow! this valentine's day get what you want

♪ ♪ >> that is "ring" by cardi b, who is nominated for five grammy's this weekend. >> this morning, we are meeting the woman behind that song as well as the writer behind the hits for the biggest artists. we have the story. ♪ >> reporter: this 21-year-old is the music industry's secret weapon, writing songs for some of today's biggest stars. >> beyonce is the top of the top. when i was able to work with

her, it was like, i made it, made it. >> reporter: beyonce and jay-z's "love happy" to "ring" the track on cardi b's album. meet this girl at over five feet, you have no idea you are watching a power house in action. out of that small frame, stars have her on speed dial. >> it's crazy because it's like, my favorite artists are now the people i work with. so, maybe like ten years ago, not even ten years ago, two years ago i was at their concerts, now i'm in the studio with them. >> reporter: from a fan in the stands to having a seat at the table, she is skyrocketing and has the accolades to prove it. not long ago, these studio sessions were dreams for the jersey girl. how did you find music?

>> i was 13 and i had asked my mom if she would buy me a mini-keyboard because i wanted to produce. she got it for me and right then and there, i started playing on the key pad. >> reporter: a few years later, she was a student at new york university making beats and recording lyrics in her dorm room. >> i was recording on instagram. eventually a & r's and other producers started seeing it. i built my network that way. >> reporter: soon enough, she was heading out of class, flying across country, juggling studio sessions and studying. >> it was hard. there were times i had to skip. it was time management. i knew i had to finish my homework before i got on the plane. >> reporter: she's since dropped out. now living in l.a., she's working on music full time. she's got the world at her feet and the stars behind her. it's safe to say, this is just the beginning for her.

>> what is next for me? solo career. you know, a lot of artists that i look up to and a lot of producers i look up to, just people in general have been encouraging me to pursue a solo career. i'm excited about it. there's a lot of big artists i'm working with. >> reporter: anything we can know about? >> top secret. just know, it's big artists. we are going to put it out >>eporte for night line, >> so, that full story on nightline, i was watching it. it's so cool, not only that she is 20 years old, she's accomplished so much with big names in music today. it showed her in the studio in l.a. with a producer who just made a new beat and she goes in, without pen or paper and putting down tracks on it. showing how amazing she is off the top of her head. >> it's a true talent.

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♪ when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore ♪ >> we don't have the mix open today because we have to get right to it. it is pizza day. we have a special guest here. our pizza man, andre. >> yeah. he tried. he tried. tell us about the pizzeria your family runs. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. i brought in these pizza's. my dad is actually from naples, italy. he moved here at 16. >> you are an expert? >> i'm the best it's going to get. i am the family expert. >> at least you are here at "world news now."

>> i'm your pizza expert. these are some neapolitan pizza's that i brought from my family's restaurant. neapolitan. >> not like the ice cream. >> not like the ice cream. these come from my parent's restaurant called ama over in hillsborough, new jersey. we opened a year ago and got rated top ten at new jersey.com. >> how about we get into the mix with me eating these. >> yeah. yeah, sure, man. ♪ ♪

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this morning on "world news now," the democrats push for the president's tax returns. plus the showdown today as the acting attorney general testifies in front of a house committee. plus the american airlines pilot arrested moments before a transatlantic flight suspected of being intoxicated. what the airline is saying this morning. new this half hour, beer before wine always fine? >> yes? no? maybe? what the participants of a hangover study are revealing about that saying. the rock turned down one of the biggest jobs in hollywood and you will never guess what. we'll tell you all about it in "the skinny" on this friday, february 8th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now."

welcome on this friday morning. we made it to the end of the week. >> happy friday, everybody. >> yes, waiting to head into the weekend, slow clap for that. we begin this half hour with the battle brewing over president trump's tax returns. >> democrats now controlling the house are taking their first steps towards making years of the president's closely held taxes public. that's just one example of the stepped up oversight. now the president is firing back. abc's mary bruce has the details. >> reporter: democrats in congress are kicking their investigations of the trump presidency into high gear. >> i think overwhelmingly the public wants to see the president's tax returns. >> reporter: unlike previous presidents, trump refused to release his returns. >> i'm not releasing tax returns because they are under audit. >> reporter: but, now, democrats have the power to go after them. >> we were asked the question, does the public have a need to know that a person seeking to hold the highest office in our country obeys the tax laws. >> reporter: with democrats

digging in the president is lashing out, tweeting unlimited presidential harassment. the democrats and their committees are going nuts. >> reporter: is there any concern that you are in danger of appearing like you are overreaching? >> whatever the president is saying about us, he is projecting his own unruliness. he's a projector. that's what it's about. >> reporter: the house is launching a sweeping investigation into the president, his family and finances and possible russia ties. and the president's acting attorney general, matthew whitaker, is expected to testify before the house judicial committee. democrats eager to press him on his communications with the president and the special counsel's probe. the chairman still is not ruling out the possibility of a subpoena saying it depends on how whitaker answers questions about the communications with the president and the special counsel probe. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> our thanks to mary. the president, earlier, said he thinks whitker is an outstanding person and will do well if he does testify.

>> mary bruce is on capitol hill following all the details. >> never has a day off. >> she never has a day off. >> always has so much going on. >> it was incredible to see the back and forth that was happening last night, all night, all day long about whether or not whitker was going to testify. we know he is. we will be waiting for details of his testimony today. >> we will get that from mary bruce. turning to the deepening political crisis in virginia. one of the commonwealth's high ranking republicans is under fire. >> the governor and state attorney general apologized for wearing black face in the 1980s. there are growing calls for an investigation into the sexual assault allegations against the lieutenant governor. president trump tweeted that stronger action would be taken if they were republicans. the most powerful republican in the state senate is trying to distance himself from a black face photo that appeared in a 1968 yearbook in which he was one of the editors. elizabeth hur has more. >> reporter: good morning. with four state officials facing

tough questions, as you can imagine local residents say this is just embarrassing. as for the officials, they are not talking at least for now. one of virginia's top republicans senate apologizing. >> do you regret it's in the yearbook? >> reporter: following a report in the "virginia pilot" claiming a virginia military institute yearbook from 1968 overseen by norman at the time included racist pictures against blacks, asians and jews. he said in a statement, he cannot endorse or associate himself with every entry or photo on each page. norman dodging questions after governor ralph northam admitted to wearing a black face in the 1980s and attorney general mark herring also admitting, he, too, wore black face in the '80s. the two democrats apologizing. so far, resisting calls to resign.

abc news also catching up with lieutenant governor, justin fairfax, who has denied an accusation from dr. vanessa tyson, a professor at scrips college, alleging fairfax sexually assaulted her in a hotel room during the democratic national convention in 2004. fairfax maintains the encounter was consensual. tyson says she was sobbing during the incident. among those calling for an investigation into this accusation against the lieutenant governor are fellow democrats, including 2020 presidential contenders like senators, harris, gillibrand and warren. kenneth and janai. >> our thanks to elizabeth. president trump's pick for o nfon william barr has the approval of the senate judiciary committee. his nomination was approved thursday with a party line vote. it now goes to the full senate where barr is expected to be confirmed and that could happen

as soon as next week. >> democrats officially introduced the green new deal. a sweeping nonbinding resolution aimed at combatting climate change by shifting to renewable energy and creating jobs. the proposal was drafted by freshman congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, and veteran senator, ed marky. it calls for a massive overhaul of the nation's energy sector toefr next ten years. investments in education, infrastructure and health care and a redesign of the entire u.s. economy, one of the more ambitious goals making air travel obsolete. a vicious winter storm is on the move this morning, targeting millions of americans from the northern plains to new england. whiteout snow, power outages is forcing schools and roads to shut down in the upper midwest. at least five tornadoes touched down including this one in south missouri, knocking a train off its track. the radar shows a giant icy blue blob, indicating frigid io over, along with rn ree gulf to thnors

a tough weather ride into the weekend. a long-term care facility in phoenix where an incapacitated woman was sexually assaulted and gave birth is closing. officials with hacienda health care say they will cease operations and they are working with state agencies to move nearly 40 patients to other care centers. a former licensed nurse was accused of assaulting the woman after a dna sample was taken from the boy. the suspect pled not guilty to several charges. an idaho woman got quite a shock when she thought she was breaking up a fight between her dog and someone else's pet. it turns out that other pet was a young mountain lion. she managed to restrain both animals, incredibly, until her husband shot and killed the cougar. news of the attack comes days after a colorado runner said he killed a mountain lion in self defense. imagine what went through her mind when she realized thiis not a pet, this is a very wild mountain lion.

>> i am still thinking about the self defense -- >> strangling? >> just suffocated the mountain lion. when mountain lions attack. i need to see a refresher on what to do when a mountain lion attacks. >> people are incredible. fight or flight. i mean, they fought. >> i would give the mountain lion the pelosi clap. get out of here. get out of here mountain lion. >> i would love to see how that works. apple released the facetime fix. a tech giant scrambled to fix a glitch. the fix is part of yesterday's apple ios 12 system update. >> the facetime glitch was discovered by a teenager from tucson, arizona. to save face, apple is giving him a reward as well as money for his college fund. the amount is not made public. >> i heard folks say they are not to reaive eir facetime because it makes them nervous. >> still makes them nervous? >> yeah. i don't blame them. >> when you downloaded the new software update --

>> now what did you give somebody else access to? it's not your microphone, but what else? >> we are just kidding. we are just kidding. we don't know that for a fact. >> whatever it is, we are not giving up ours. an old adage about alcohol. >> the line goes, beer before wine, you feel fine. researchers in germany say you won't. volunteers were given beer and then wine or vice versa until they were drunk. >> okay. >> this is a really fun study, actually. the study found no matter the order in which you drink booze you still run the risk of getting a wicked hangover if you drink too much. >> not just a hangover, but a wicked hangover. >> if you drink a lot, you will get drunk and get a hangover. >> especially if you don't drink all that water. 90 people between the ages of 19 and 40 got blasted in the name of science. thank you to those folks. not all heroes wear capes. coming up the hot air

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a gated community in southern california had an unexpected visitor from above. a hot air balloon made an emergency landing about 60 miles outside of l.a. the pilot said stronger than expected winds got him in trouble and he wound up over a landscaping crew and threw down a rope. they held on and kept him from hitting any homes and no one was hurt as he came down there. >> the wizard? was that the wizard? i had to, it was so easy. dancing like no one is watching is great in so many situations. >> taking a field sobriety test is not one of them. a 34-year-old florida man decided to show off to the moves to the officers that pulled him over near tampa on tuesday. he told reporters he wouldn't call what he did dancing. regardless, officers were not impressed. he was charged with dui.

police say his blood alcohol was.28, three and a half times the legal limit. good thing he is off the roads. >> he shimmied. there was a shimmy there. we are going to stick with the theme of -- >> dancing? >> no, drinking while operating big vehicles. there was apparently no dancing involved in the arrest of an american airlines pilot in britain minutes before he was set to take off for philadelphia. >> the pilot was detained on suspicion of being over the limit for alcohol. here is david kerley. >> reporter: british authorities detained the flight crew member in manchester, before the a-330 took off for philadelphia. an aviation source telling abc news, it was one of the three pilots, but it's unclear if it was the captain or one of the first officers who is being investigated for suspicion of performing an aviation function when over the prescribed limit of alcohol.

american cancelled that flight rebooking passengers and saying in a statement safety is our highest priority and we apologize to our customers. the limit for alcohol in pilots is half that for drivers, .04. this pilot arrested two years ago in detroit, and some like this former jetblue pilot faced federal charges. did you put 270 passengers at risk? >> no comment. >> reporter: american airlines says it's cooperating with british authorities who are investigating this incident. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to david in washington. ahead of this sunday's grammy awards ariana grande is calling out the show's producer. she says he is lying about why she's not performing. >> on twitter she disputed his explanation. she felt it was too late for her to pull something together after a month long discussion. grande fired back saying it was when my creativity and self-expression was stifled by you and i decided not to attend. she is nominated for two grammys.

>> she tweeted she offered three different songs, writing it's about collaboration and about feeling supported and it's about art and honesty, not politic, not doing favors and playing games. it's just a game, y'all. i'm sorry, that's not what music is to me. >> guess what, though? >> what? >> apparently the academy -- the recording academy president is reportedly saying nothing is set in stone. >> okay. >> tease. >> maybe we could see it getting worked out. >> maybe. >> big drama ahead of the big night. >> uh-huh. when we come back, the job the rock says he turned down. >> "the skinny" is next. ny" is next. back, the job the rock says he turned down. >> "the skinny" is next.

♪ skinny, just give me the skinny ♪ time now for the skinny on this friday, starting with the revelation of who almost, almost hosted this year's academy awards. >> it was not me. it was the rock. he was the first choice to host this year's oscars on the recommendation of a fan. >> he said we all tried hard but

couldn't make it work because i am shooting "jumanji." the academy and i were super bummed but maybe one day down the road. >> no immediate comment from the academy on this latest revelation. of course there will be no host at this year's academies, just a-lister presenters. >> we'll see how that works out. next to the biebers, not just the biebs. two of them making a splash in the pages of "vogue." >> justin and haley bieber appear on the cover of "vogue." how they met, broke up, got together, did it again, rinse and repeat. eventually they say they got married. >> thank goodness. the photo spread shot by annie leibovitz includes a snap of them sunning themselves in matching pajamas. >> bieber revealed to the magazine h h h h h

for a year to get closer to god after having a sex addiction for years. >> he revealed he abused xanax as a coping mechanism, and barely four months into their marriage, they are in marriage counseling because, hailey tells the magazine, quote, marriage is very hard. good for them. marriage counseling, like any counseling, good. addiction and how it impacted him and being celibate for a year. this is really something new that we are seeing from bieber, and -- >> seems like on the surface it would be easy to make a joke about, but i think it's great that he came out and talked about getting counseling. good for them. next to another a-list celeb, landing on the cover of a another fashion magazine. >> the cardi b on the cover of harper's "bazaar." the rappers rags to riches, cinderella success story. this one features cardi b. a wicked photo on the back of a

white horse and dress. >> at the time of the interview, she was not sure about it. she admitted she suggested going to marriage counseling. she was against it. as she recently told reporters they are working it out. wrapping up the fashion theme, the passing of the porch on the runway. >> 65-year-old supermodel christy brinkley bringing it in a stunning emerald green velvet suit. >> crossing her path on the runway, see that little, giving that high five, that was her own daughter, 20-year-old sailor brinkley cook. >> sailor had a blue dress, and had crystal embellishments on the sleeve. this marks the first time the mother and daughter walked the runway together. >> that's pretty cool. >> yes. meow to the cat walk. coming up, our weekly friday rewind. >> can't wait for that. so much happened this week. >> so much fun. so much news. lots of news. >> so much, we're going to

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♪ my loneliness ♪ is killing me ♪ and i -- i must confess i still believe ♪ ♪ still believe >> believe it or not, that song number one 20 years ago. >> 20 years! >> 20 years. >> this morning we are closing out a busy week of events, including the super bowl -- >> that was sunday? >> happened like a month ago, didn't it? apparently it did not, and here's our weekly friday rewind. >> quarterback tom brady led the new england patriots to his record sixth super bowl win. at 13-3 it will go down as the lowest scoring super bowl in history. with maroon 5's performance in the books, the reviews are in

with many saying a shirtless levine could not save a sub par spectacle. powerful winter storms are wreaking havoc up and down the west coast. in california and sierra nevada mountains, the storm dumped up to eight feet of snow in 48 hours. dramatic high water rescues, mudslides and flash floods sweeping across southern california. >> liam neeson speaking out for the first time since sparking backlash with his startling admission about an incident years ago when he learned a friend had been raped. >> i went out at night deliberately into black areas in the city looking to be set upon so that i could unleash physical violence. >> you're admitting it was wrong, you learned from that, but you have to also understand the pain of a black person hearing what you said. >> of course. of course. absolutely. you are absolutely right. >> president trump making a call for unity in his state of the union.

a pitch to bipartisanship in a divided congress. >> an economic miracle is taking place in the united states and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics or ridiculous partisan investigations. >> despite his call for unity, georgia democrat stacey abrams, the first african-american woman to deliver a state of the union rebuttal laid blame at the president's feet. >> the shutdown was a stunt engineered by the president of the united states. >> when my husband does a load of laundry, pelosi clap. people are having a lot of fun with this clap. >> yes. >> also, the clap emoji is one of my favorite emojis. >> i said what i said. >> janai. >> so much fun this week. we also found out president trump has his second presidential physical today. he had glowing reviews last year. >> hope all those hamburgers don't get to him.

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morning america." have a great day. making news in america this morning, the jeff bezos bombshell. the world's richest man, founder of amazon and owner of "the washington post" claims "the national enquirer" is trying to blackmail him with nude photos. what he says is behind the plot and breaking overnight, a prominent journalist claims he too received blackmail threats from "the enquirer." a new ruling from the supreme court on abortion. what the justices have decided about a restrictive new law and what the newest justice, brett kavanaugh, had to say about it. a young man goes to trial accused of killing his childhood friend to get her inheritance money. the secret recording played in court. also this morning, the study explaining why fathers are happier than mothers when it comes to raising kids.

plus, the heartwarming