several minutes. remember just last week bats delayed a game in san antonio. up next in "the pulse," why fathers, they say, tend to be morning america." have a great day. happier than mothers. also ahead, new research into whether drinking wine before beer helps you avoid a hangover. and the heartwarming story making news in america this about an entire neighborhood learnguage to help their new neighbor. 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 only tylenol® rapid release gels explaining why fathers are have laser drilled holes. happier than mothers when it they release medicine fast, comes to raising kids.

plus, the heartwarming story for fast pain relief. of an entire neighborhood tylenol® learning sign language to welcome their newest neighbor. and does drinking wine before beer really keep you in the clear? the hangover wisdom put to the test. (girl) my mom washes the dishes before she puts them in the dishwasher. we made it to friday. so what does the dishwasher do? good morning, everyone, and we begin with new details about the bombshell allegations from (vo) cascade platinum does the work for you. billionaire jeff bezos. >> the founder of amazon accuses prewashing and removing stuck-on foods, the first time. "the national enquirer" of (mom) wow! that's clean! trying to blackmail him. it's with compromising pictures. (vo) cascade platinum. his claims are escalating a fight that began when the tabloid first reported on his are so thick... so fluffy... so delicious... extramarital affair. this morning, the world's (whisper) karen, karen you've got to try this wealthiest man is locked in an ongoing battle with "the national enquirer." ...they're just too good not to share the tabloid recently broke a l'eggo your eggo story about jeff bezos' extramarital affair and published text messages between i needthat's whenvice foi remembered bezos and the woman. that my ex-ex- ex-boyfriend actually went to law school, so i called him. bezos hired an investigator, his he didn't call me back! if your ex-ex- ex-boyfriend isn't a lawyer,

call legalzoom and we'll connect you with an attorney. legalzoom. where life meets legal. longtime security chief gavin de becker to determine whether the article was politically i had this chest cold, but my medicine kept wearing off. motivated. overnight a reporter from "the (coughs) ah! i missed you! then i discovered mucinex. washington post" said becker believes it was more than just a simple hack. one pill lasts 12 hours, and i'm good. >> gavin de becker told us he does not believe that jeff bezos' phone was hacked. mucinex releases fast and lasts 12 hours, not 4. he thinks it's possible that a government entity might have let's end this. gotten hold of his text messages. >> reporter: bezos is now claiming the magazine's publisher ami threatened to release nude photos of him if he continued to investigate how "the enquirer" obtained those text messages n a personal blog ♪ post bezos says, of course, i time to check "the pulse" on this friday beginning with a don't want personal photos but i also won't participate in their look at parenting. a new study says that dads are well-known practice of blackmail and also included multiple emails from ami executives which happier than moms. >> researchers at the university had vivid descriptions of the of california found the big images they claim to have. reason is because fathers sent the owner of "the enquirer," to play with the kids while they david pecker is a well-known take care of them experiencing greater positive emotions and fewer daily hassles. friend of president trump and even in these modern times moms outspoken critic of "the washington post" which again tend to get caught up in bezos owns. >> mr. president, do you have things like household chores and

any rezos' setting up play >>esrsay a parts divorce andis affair? >> i wish him luck. >> that's it? >> i wish him luck. could befiby findi time it's going to be a beauty. for playing with their children. >> reporter: ami has admitted in the past that it engaged in that makes sense. what's known as catch and you're doing so many other kill practices to help trump things, washing dishes. >> you said, i knew it. become president buying stories >> i knew it. about alleged affairs to keep them private. i knew it. but now i've got a solution thanks to that. in august pecker was granted immunity for cooperating with next some common wisdom about avoiding a hangover has finally been put to the test. >> some people have long federal prosecutors. bezos also claims pecker was app insisted drinking wine before beer keeps you in the clear. others say it's the other way poe -- around. >> well, new research finds it doesn't matter. the study found it doesn't make a difference what you drink first because if you drink too much, the scientists say you'll still get a hangover. >> ah, that's how it works. >> just in time for the weekend. to help you out there. you know the saying it takes a village, right? >> it does. "washington post" investigation that looked into "the national enquirer"'s ties to the saudi government writing for reasons >> well, some families in a still to be better understood the saudi angle seems to hit a particularly sensitive nerve. massachusetts neighborhood are now bezos is going public writing, these communications proving it is 100% true. cement ami's long-earned reputation for weaponizing journalistic privileges. >> two years ago the savage i prefer to stand up, roll this log over and see what crawls welcomed their daughter sam who out. was born unable to hear. ami has not commented on the claims made by bezos. abc news asked several legal neighbors embraced the baby girl experts if he has a case for and wanted to fully communicate with her. extortion. >> such a heartwarming story. some said yes. 20 of them got together to take

others said more evidence is needed. night classes in sign language. and on another note journalist they say baby sam has brought them all together. >> i love that story and we talk about a village. it takes a village. ronan farrow claimed he and at it really does. least one other journalist >> completely andle neighborhoos received blackmail threats from ami. the company has not responded to now. those claims. breaking overnight, >> they really are. finally, here's the perfect the supreme court blocked valentine's gift for people who louisiana from placing new are still bugged by their ex-boyfriend or girlfriend or regulations on abortion clinics co-anchor. pending a full review of the case you can name a cockroach after them. chief justice john roberts joined the court's four liberals >> what? it's part of a promotion at the to mace a hold on the law which would have required abortion providers to el paso zoo. on valentine's day workers there get admitting provides in nearby will feed the cockroaches to the hospitals. it's one that critics say meerkats at the zoo. >> you can have a cockroach would force the closure of one or two of louisiana's three named for your ex by sending a abortion clinics. message to the zoo's facebook the dissenting opinion came from justice brett kavanaugh writing on the issue of abortion for the page. i think they've already got a moton. first time from the high court, >> you know what, i do see a kavanaugh argued doctors would have plenty of time to obtain those admitting privileges. we turn now to the showdown norman in there just running around all over you. >> more news after this. investigation and his interactns with plummer. whitaker agreed to testify

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morning at 9:30 a.m. >> and another busy day on capitol hill. we'll be tracking those developments. mona, thank you. today we're hearing from the president's daughter and senior it's quiet on the adviser ivanka trump. richmond-san rafael bridge this she spoke with "the view's" morning after a traffic nightmare. cal trans has reopened all lanes. they're now looking into why concrete fell on the bridge. it was a headache for so many abby huntsman and she was asked commuters yesterday evening. about robert mueller's yes. investigation and she said it was an on and off situation nothing about that investigation concerns her. >> some of the president's former aides have been charged and people are saying, look, the all afternoon. walls are closing in. hopefully, that is in our past. sitting here knowing it is almost over, are you concerned about anyone in your life that good morning on this friday, february 8th. >> you're never more than seven you love? >> no. minutes away from your >> being involved? accuweather forecast. we have rain in the forecast, right? >> exactly. won't be concrete falling. >> there's nothing there, yet, it's created weeks and weeks and months of headlines. it will be rain this time. so, no, i have zero concern. it's going to cause issues. here's a look at live doppler 7. >> much more of that exclusive interview coming up later this morning on "good morning a few showers rolled through, america" and "the view." even snow on mt. hamilton. this morning we are let me put it into motion. remembering a political pillar, it's made it as far over east as former congressman john dingell has died at the age of 92. the east bay hills and trying to the michigan democrat was first push out in the central valley

elected in 1955 launching and more rain coming toward the peninsula. a record 59 years in office.was scattered showers so far this morning. there you go. only a few areas in the 30s. legiator who adv los gatos at 39 and 36 in clear lake. universal health care, railed the rest of us in the 40s. against waste and sponsored this afternoon, upper 40s to low 50s until fremont, palo alto, landmark legislation which helped shape this country. he was ill for some time but san jose, morgan hill. sharp enough to dictate a tweet the day before he died thanking showers are on the way. followers for their good wishes. but they're going to increase. i'll have your 12-hour planner turning to the weather now, it is back to the deep freeze in the upper midwest and great next. here's alexis. >> overall, we're looking good. lakes with windchills far below zero. it follows blizzard westbound 205, mountain house conditions in parts of north dakota and minnesota. schools are closed today in the parkway, we have a crash twin cities because of that extreme cold. reported. meanwhile in michigan, a however, they're saying it's on 15-year-old is missing after the shoulder. that's a pretty hefty backup. falling through the ice in the muskegon river. two others were rescued. i'm trying to do a little research and see if we have part of a lane blocked in that area. heavy ice left more than 100,000 customers without power. once we make it past that, things are looking pretty good now let's get a check of our once you get to altamont past. friday forecast. once you get from the bay bridge toll plaza, looking okay here, too. we don't have any significant good morning. we're talking some big changes issues and no metering lights across the northeast as this either. today, back to the big issue front pushes through for this with the richmond-san rafael

friday. there will be rain, bigger story, the falling temperatures bridge. behind it across the northern tier of the country. authorities will be doing inspections and the map shows accuweather real feels from you where a chunk of concrete fell yesterday. abc 7 news reporter amy wisconsin back toward the hollyfield is driving on the dakotas, 20 to 30 below. bridge with the latest. that colder air spills into the hi, amy. east as well for saturday. >> good morning, alexis. we are on the bridge. cal trans says it is safe. bigger story out west will be the storm system bringing more snow to seattle as well as the it is open so that is good news sierras of california talking for commuters this morning. one to three feet in the highest the cal trans crew does have elevations of the sierra. workers out this morning. one to two feet into the they'll be out watching to make cascades. sure that it stays safe. i'm accuweather meteorologist watching for any issues to make adam del rosso. the furniture story ikea is sure that drivers are safe. in the news. coming up, the embarrassing chp has pictures of the rock mistake the company made. first, where an american that fell yesterday. airlines pilot was just arrested accused of being the alcohol chunks of concrete. a woman on her way to the limit for crew members. airport called in to say that a and later why a new study claims fathers are happier than rock fell on her car and did major damage. the first rock fell around 10:30 yesterday morning. they shut down eastbound traffic and eventually closed westbound as well. totally closed down the bridge which created a huge backup and major headaches for people who

needed bridge. cal trans came up with a temporary repair. they put a metal plate over the affected area to keep things from falling. >> right now there's an emergency director's order. remember the way we used to do things? what that does is clears away hey man... for funds for cal trans to do like connect with friends? dig it! long-term repairs. the metal plates are a or get in shape? short-term repair. or sell a house obviously, we can open the and pay a real estate agent a big commission. bridge now and have it ready for the morning commute. [crash] at redfin, we charge you a 1% listing fee. >> reporter: those were happy and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage site honks. people are finally getting to cross the bridge when they our agents get more eyes on your home reopened it. they reopened the westbound lanes around 7:30 and started so you sell for thousands more opening the eastbound lanes. than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent. about an eight-hour long shutdown. what a day. cal trans says they will do it again today if they have to. they wvel be from the richmo richmond-san rafael bridge. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. alternateloreas

we're back with video showing what it's like to be an avalanche control worker, and it doesn't look pretty. these are members of a ski patrol in california's sierra nevada this week battling fierce winds during a storm trying to keep a mountain pass safe. some areas got more than 100 inches of snow in a four-day period. another high ranking official in virginia is embroiled in controversy. this time it's a republican. the governor and state attorney general have apologized for wearing blackface in the 1980s. there are growing calls for a full investigation into the sexual assault allegation against the lieutenant governor and now the majority leader of the state senate tommy norment is accused of allowing blackface and racial slurs while editor of the yearbook of the virginia military institute in the 1960s.ain to virginians that you said you supported segregation at vmi in 1968, yet there were all

racist slurs in the yearbook? how would you explain that to virginians? >> when i was there there were no ladies and there were no minorities other than asian minorities that were there. and it was very apparent as we moved into the late '60s and into the '70s that attitudes were changing. >> norment released a statement condemning blackface. none of the four officials appears willing to step down. american airlines is investigating a pilot of being over the alcohol limit for crew members. the flight was scheduled to travel from manchester, england, to philadelphia. a passenger reported the 62-year-old pilot to police yesterday. he's been released on bail. passengers were rebooked on other flights. sears has been saved from liquidation. a bankruptcy judge approved a last-minute deal to save the company in a smaller form selling its assets including 425 stores to the former ceo's hedge

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tno t his childhood friend over her inheritance money. >> secretly recorded video has now been played in court offering new insight into the disturbing case. 19-year-old sarah stern was a promising young artist who disappeared from her new jersey home in december 2016. month the later in a bombshell development stern's childhood friend liam mcatasney was charged in her murder after investigators say he strangled her and allegedly enlisted stern's prom date to help throw her body off a nearby bridge. >> it took me a half an hour to kill her. >> reporter: mcatasney is now currently standing trial for her murder. in court thursday prosecutors playing what they say is a confession tape where he allegedly admits to the killing. the motive prosecutors say they wanted to get their hands on sarah's lockbox they believe was stuffed with cash. the video was secretly recorded by police in a sting operation using mcatasney's friend anthony curry who claims mcatasney told him about a plan to kill and rob his friend. mcatasney's lawyers say he made

up the story for a horror movie curry, a young filmmaker, was working on. police body cameras recorded after stern's disappearance show mcatasney denied knowledge about her whereabouts. >> i know she's been trying to get away. >> reporter: prosecutors say mcatasney intentionally misled investigators hoping to throw them off. mcatasney denies all charges. he faces life in prison if convicted. the defense is expected to present its case next week. johnson & johnson will become the first drugmaker to answer president trump's call for more price transparency. its commercials will include list prices for medications and typical out-of-pocket expenses. in a record drug bust in southern california authorities seized nearly two tons of meth at the port of long beach they say was being shipped to australia in audio speakers and is worth more than a billion dollars. cocaine and heroin were also recovered. six people were arrested. landscapers are getting the credit for saving a pilot whose hot air balloon lost control.

high winds in southern california made the balloon difficult to handle for brian lynch. he eventually found himself floating above a gated community. lynch dropped a rope down to a landscaping crew on the ground and they got the balloon secure. no one was hurt. in southern california a mountain lion was caught on camera chasing a deer into a family's backyard pool. the lion doesn't seem to enjoy the water jumping out immediately, but the deer manages a few strokes around the pool before climbing out to safety. in sports los angeles has found a sport it can finally beat boston. four days after the super bowl the lakers visited the celtics last night. lebron james had a triple-double but the game winner came from former celtic, rajon rondo. his buzzer beater lifted them past boston 129-128. close game there. also in sports news, a bat interrupted last night's game in indianapolis. they tried to knock it down using towels and a broom and it flew around there. for