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devised. just months ago on the ground in barcelona, a cell phone being charged with an external battery exploded on a plane sending passengers running. this is exactly why spare lithium batteries are banned from checked luggage in the car go hold. airlines want you to bring them with you as part of the carry on so they can control the fire, if they need to. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to gio. students at georgia tech are being told to avoid certain areas of campus because of foxes. several students have encountered the wild animals in an engineering building. >> two students were injured by a fox that was later captured and tested positive for rabies, and one more fox seen in the area is still on the loose. that really is scary. when it comes to foxes and the rabie shots, it could be a lot to deal with. >> and probably surprising to a lot of people to hear about seeing foxes on a campus that is

in atlanta. wouldn't imagine that. be careful out there. the most well travelled tiger in texas is getting used to his new surroundings. >> that tiger known as tyson is being kept in quarantine near ft. worth. he was found in an abandoned house in houston by some people who just wanted to smoke some pot. >> officials say he seems to be adjusting well to his new digs. tyson will be in quarentine for two weeks before being introduced to a bigger habitat. i have the biggest question not answered. >> yes? >> where did tyson come from? >> how was he so well fed? who was taking care of tyson? whose heart is broken on this valentine's day because they're no longer with tyson? >> definitely not a rare monkey because those two don't go together, but a rare money key is back home today.

>> two police detectived brought kali to the zoo and she was dirty and dehydrated but unharmed. police are not saying where she had been or if anybody was charged in the theft. >> are you saying the monkey is not saying? the 12-year-old monkey was taken earlier this week by someone who cut the mesh around her habitat. remember we were telling you authorities said she's on a needs i and medication, so good thing she's back. coming up, why we never really leave behind our first grade teachers. >> the little boy who learned that lesson firsthand during a frightening crisis. you are watching "world news now." lesson firsthand during a frightening crisis. you are watching "world news now."

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you may have outgrown your first grade teacher, your firstra teacher never outgrows you. >> reporter: that's 7-year-old cameron and his teacher. he is in second grade. she was driving home from work when she spotted cameron on his bicycle here a busy road, highway 25. she sensed he needed help. >> i was, like, cameron, what are you doing? honey, you're in the road and there's heavy traffic. where you are going? >> reporter: he said there was something wrong with his father back home. >> my dad got sick and i went to get help at the neighbor's, and neither of the neighbors were home so i got on my bike and went and tried to go to my grandma's. >> his father was diabetic and he was unconscious and on the phone. from her car they called 911. cameron tried at home but did not know the pass code to his father's smartphone.

>> she told me she was going to call 911 for my dad. >> reporter: paramedics arrived and helped cameron's dad. but at his school the principal explaining why every parent, every adult should remind children how to call 911 even with a locked phone, posting this message on their facebook page. >> a lesson we are taking here is to show every one of our students, if you have an emergency, here is how you get that emergency call. >> reporter: a powerful lesson. the south greenville fire department surprising cameron with a new bike. back in class, the lesson, who inspires you? here is what cameron said. >> who is somebody that inspires you? >> you. >> why me? no way. >> because you helped me with my dad. >> very nice, and good job, cameron, mrs. sutherland, a absolute to you as well. >> a reminder you can call 911 from a locked phone, an iphone

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♪ that music, though. ♪ that music, though. >> uh-huh. >> i'm, like, maybe like a box of chocolates, but cynics dismiss valentine's day as a hallmark created holiday, but it actually traces its origins back centuries. >> 1700 years later the love is still going strong. joining us now, our "world news now" chief senior love analyst, will ganss. will ganss, we've got some chocolate for ya. >> thank you, happy valentine's day. >> happy valentine's day. whether you are celebrating with a spouse or toasting an incredible friendship or cuddling with your kitten, everybody has that special somebody to celebrate on valentine's day. romance is alive and well all

over the world this february 14th, from the six long island couples renewing their vows -- >> we love each other. it's a commitment, right? we're in the same boat together. >> reporter: to the the lovely ladies and celeb sisters celebrating galentine's day, and to the gay penguins that hatched an egg that a female penguin rejected, and their commitment to one another and their new check inspiring so many. these three sisters who have the cutest valentine's date thanks to a surprise from dad. but from puppy love we go to one more remarkable story between a man and his wife. herb and mary lou, they shared a home in washington and decorated this plum tree in the front yard with lights and arnmentes and she died in 2009. >> i miss her. i miss her a lot. >> but herb has not stopped sharing her love of love with

his neighbors. >> you have to do it. >> reporter: hauling boxes and spending hours decorating mary lou's favorite tree, all to honor the memory of the woman who was his valentine for 46 years. i love their love story. herb not only decorates her tree for valentine's day, but for christmas, easter, fourth of july and halloween and thanksgiving to make sure her legacy is remembered. >> herb is amazing. you know what's not amazing, though, is a box of chocolates. >> you never know what you are going to get. >> we are all going to pick one and take a bite at the same time and hope we get a good one. >> have a dark chocolate one. >> there's nothing wrong with dark chocolate. >> i know, i'm good enough. >> happy valentine's day. >> happy valentine's day. is it good? >> mine is good. >> yeah? i wasn't going to be suckered

into that. >> you didn't eat yours?

this morning on "world news now," the rush to finish a bill to keep the government open. >> lawmakers scrambling to make last-minute changes with crucial votes expected later today. it's just a day before the government is set to shutdown. president trump is warming up to the deal, but will he sign it? >> you don't even want to see the truth. >> also this morning, jussi smollett talks about being attacked on a chicago street. only on abc you will hear the "empire" actor talk about why he's so angry. scare in the air. turbulence triggering chaos in the cabin of a flight overturning a drink cart and hurting people on board. that flight forced to make an emergency landing. plus, what women really want. a new study is revealing just how the female gender feels

about the day dedicated to love. how many of us think it's overrated and how many of us want to be proposed to today? chocolates and roses ready. it's valentine's day, february 14th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> you just said that, but it looks like you are in the mood here. >> i dressed the part today. i am -- >> i did not. >> you did not. are you intentionally protesting? >> i am. for this made up holiday, just to get our money. >> you're right. >> men have to do all the work, make the reservations, buy the flowers, the candy. all these things. >> i hear ya. i hear ya. i mostly agree but the dress says otherwise. good morning, thank you for joining us this thursday. happy valentine's day. we begin with congress poised to vote on a spending bill to say void a second government shutdown. >> president trump is expected to reluctantly sign the

bipartisan legislation even without the nearly $6 billion for his border wall. he's floating the idea of using executive action to pay for his signature campaign promise and declaring the wall is already being built. abc's cecilia vega has more. >> reporter: president trump signaling he could sign a compromise bill to keep the government open. >> we have not gotten it yet. we will be getting it. we will look for land mines, and it's been known to happen before to people. i don't want to see a shutdown. a shutdown would be a terrible thing. >> reporter: lawmakers are scrambling to finalize legislation that gives more than $1.3 billion for the border. that's hundreds of billions less than what he rejected triggering the longest shutdown in history. >> mr. president are you willing to take less money this time than what was on the table a few months ago? >> actually it will be regardless of what i do, you know, we already have, a lot of money where we are building existing walls with existing funds. >> reporter: despite what the

president says no new wall has been built yet, and while the compromise would pay for 55 miles of steel barriers like these, it does not cover the concrete wall the president campaigned on. many of the presidents conservative allies are slamming the deal. house speaker, nancy pelosi was asked if it's a win for her party. >> it's not a question of a win, it's a win for the american people and a comprise. >> reporter: the president's options now, declaring a national emergency and using money set aside from the pentagon, treasury department and disaster relief programs, moves that will be challenged in court. >> they want to be stingy, and we have options that most people don't understand. >> reporter: cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. >> thanks to cecilia. democrats lost their bid to secure back pay for contractors who were sidelined during the historic government shutdown. >> federal employees have been paid rhett tro actively for the time they spent on furlough or

without pay. the white house rejected back pay for the contractors as part of the spending bill. the administration believes it would have been a logistical and costly mess. breaking overnight in the russia investigation a federal judge ruled that former trump campaign chairman paul manafort continued to lie to prosecutors after cutting a deal with them. >> the judge found manafort breached his plea agreement. that means he could face a more severe prison term when he is sentenced next month. he said manafort mislead robert mueller's team about his contacts with russian intelligence. manafort also lied about a payment to a law firm and another unidentified case. "empire" star jussie smollett says he is angry with people that don't believe his account about an attack last month. >> in an exclusive interview with robin roberts, he talked about the attack. two men allegedly shouted slurs at him and dowsed him with a liquid that could possibly be bleach and put a noose around his neck. chicago police have not made an arrest.

>> they have surveillance image that you see there of two people that could be connected. smollett told robin roberts he is certain those are the attackers. >> what is it about their size? why do you feel they could possibly be? >> because i was there. i mean, for me when that was released, i was, like, okay, we're getting somewhere. you know what i'm saying? so yeah, i don't have any doubt in my mind that that's them. never did. >> earlier this week smollett gave police edited phone records, but that wasn't enough to open an investigation. you can see more of the interview this morning on "good morning america." we are getting a better picture of how a new york city detective was killed by friendly

fire. he was killed by a hail of shooting. officers fired 42 times fatally striking simonson. also wounded, a police sergeant and the suspect who is now charged with several counts, including murder. records show the robber had been arrested 11 times since 2012. police in indiana are asking for help from the public to help solve a cold case of murder. the bodies of teenagers libby german and abigail williams were found two years ago. they vanished the day before while hiking near their hometown of delphi. investigators released a sketch of the suspect and an audio recording of a man's voice saying the words, down the hill. new jersey and virginia joined more than two dozen other states to publicly identify catholic clergy members accused of sexually abusing people. nearly 250 priests and deacons are on the list. 188 in new jersey, 58 in virginia. none are currently active. church and civic officials say

publishing the names are a small step towards healing and transparency but add much more action is necessary. today the west coast could see life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides and avalanches caused by heavy rain and snow. >> in everett, washington, an auto zone store became a roof collapse zone because of the heavy and wet snow. it was not the only collapsed roof there. meanwhile a storm system in the east caused a rare landslide in the pittsburgh area, and no homes were damaged but knocked out power to about 400 customers. accuweather's paul williams is here with the forecast. paul, good morning. >> good morning, janai, kenneth. we are looking at a potent storm that will pound the west coast with heavy rain, causing mudslides as well as flash flooding in some areas. then, through the northwest, we're concerned about widespread unsettled weather with snow levels dropping to 1,000 and 2,000 feet. the center part of the country, cold air punches through on thursday and widespread snow

reaching rapid city to kansas city before i's all said and done. kenneth, janai? >> paul, thanks. what drink you should order at starbucks is all in the stars. >> starbucks released a chart for valentine's day. it's a zodiac chart with 12 of the most popular drinks. if you are capricorn, it says a cold brew is your drink. >> my beverage, apparently is ice passion mango, because i'm a leo. >> how fitting is that? hit the nail on the head? >> i have a lot of passion. coming up, the turbulence that rocked a packed airplane. the midair scare triggering chaos in the cabin, injuring passengers and triggering an emergency landing.anthkling a somber one year anniversary. survivors have been turning their grief into activism. you are watching "world news now." their grief into activism. you are watching "world news now." into activism.

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vehicle did about $7,000 damage to the greens and other areas. the suspect crashed his vehicle into a building and took off on foot but was arrested and is facing several charges. >> would you. that is a crazy scene. you said florida, right? >> yes. >> would you have guessed anywhere else? >> good ole florida. >> mm-hmm. >> good ole florida. the storms battering the west coast may have been responsible for the severe turbulence that impacted a passenger plane en route to seattle. >> that turbulence triggered chaos in the cabin, triggering an emergency landing in reno, nevada. here is abc's will carr. >> reporter: violent turbulence rocking a delta flight. toppling drink carts and injuring passengers. flight 5753 took off at john wayne airport in orange county, california. it was enroute to seattle when passengers experienced the terrifying turbulence that forced the plane to divert to

reno. 59 passengers and four crew members onboard, the pilot calling in the emergency. >> we are an emergency aircraft. numerous injuries. we do not have a number on how many. >> reporter: with passengers hurt, the tower alerting first responders. >> he will land on 1-6-right and hit severe turbulence. they don't know if there's damage to the aircraft. they said there's multiple injuries so they need medical personnel standing by. >> reporter: emergency crews racing to the plane on the tarmac. >> engine 21, need your request to airport fire to assist with multiple patients. from an emergency landing, due to inflight turbulence. >> reporter: at least three passengers and one flight attendant injured. storms have been battering the west coast. there was a high wind warning close to the flight and you can get the violent turbulence up to 30,000 feet in the air. it is happen to quickly, pilots don't see it coming unless they are told by other flights.

in los angeles, will carr, abc news. >> always scary whenever you are on a flight and there is turbulence. i have never been on one when it's really, really bad. i would like to think i would keep my cool, but it could be like. >> glad i'm not sitting next to you on a plane if that happens. i have been on a plane where there is severe turbulence and i went to church afterwards. >> that high-pitch scream i heard from your office the other day? >> i was sitting next to a stranger, a young guy.aser l ier y and there was a little turbul utlap.is he was, likee m a ttdrink becausdae he was just s- >> wow. >> so nervous. it happens for a lot of people. >> gosh, at least the drink cart was upside down. somebody jumped out and scared kenneth in his office the other

night and it was this high-pitched scream that was hilarious. guys, i'm telling you, i thought he saw a rodent or something. that was the scream i imagined. hilarious. nasa is bidding farewell to its longest running mars rover opportunity 15 years after it landed. >> the six-wheeled vehicle was built to operate three months, but it kept going and going and going because those duracell batteries. i don't know about that. until this past year when it needed sunlight to power the spacecraft. >> since then they made more than 1,000 unsuccessful attempts to contact opportunity and finally declared it dead. one person said there were a few tears. very sad. coming up in our next half hour, singer/song writer, ryan adams is the latest entertainer to be accused of harassment. how he's responding this morning. first, one year after the

valentine ice day massacre in florida. how they are turning their grief into action. that's next on "world news now." the one year anniversary since the shooting in parkland. that's next. ♪ indigestion, upset stomach, ♪ diarrhea... try pepto with ultra coating. know what turns me on? my better half, hors d oeuvres and bubbly. and when i really want to take it up a notch we use k-y yours & mine. tingling for me, warming for him. wow! this valentine's day get what you want hey man... like connect with friends?

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exactly one year ago today 17 students and staff members were gunned down in a school in parkland, florida, allegedly by a former student who is still awaiting trial. >> a year since then, survivors have leveraged and called callee stricter gun control laws. here's abc's juju chang. >> i'm a dad. i was a dance dad. this is the room my daughter used to dance in. i expected to continue watching my daughter dance, to go to competitions. over the years i've just -- this room has been a part of my life, you know, all those dreams that i had as a dad for my daughter, they started in this room. >> reporter: those dreams to watch his child's hopes realized were ripped from his hands one year ago on valentine's day. >> there's an active shooter

situation in south florida. >> 17 dead after a shooting rampage inside a florida high school. >> reporter: it was a scene we all hoped we would never see again, a school shooting this time at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. barely 24 hours after her murder, fred took to the podium at a vigil. >> jamie was such a special kid. all of the kids here are. i just went up and just started letting it loose. i remember saying that night, this time they messed with the wrong community and the wrong dad. >> reporter: in the year that followed fred became one of many parkland parents and students who turned their grief into a drum beat on change. today the students behind the march for our lives rally are holding steadfast in their mission for common sense gun reform. >> we have a main office. >> reporter: jacqueline and ryan

showed us inside their headquarters, a tiny office that spawned a nation-wide movement. their first steps as activists came just days after the shooting. >> thank you for coming out. i set this trip up in a matter of 48 hours. >> reporter: jacqueline led a group of parkland students to the florida state capitol. a student-organized movement they call never again demanding more than just thoughts and prayers from state lawmakers. within a month action in florida and a partial win for gun control advocates, governor rick scott signed a law that increased both funding for school security and raised the legal age to buy an assault weapon to 21. >> to the students of marjory stoneman douglas high school, you made your voices heard. >> reporter: but this week in parkland, that progress is overshadowed by a painful anniversary. >> it has felt like the longest

year of my life, but at the same time it felt like it has gone by in a flash. anybody at my school, anybody who lost a child last valentine's day, when we go to the stores and we go outside and we see happy valentine's day letters or even bouquets of flowers to me, i have flash backs of kids running down the halls. >> fred plans to spend valentine's day remembering his daughter jamie, staying in parkland, but not for long. >> we are not going away. too many people are dying. this year was 40,000, more than traffic accidents. any legislature who thinks they shouldn't be taking some kind of action to reduce that number, you should prepare to be fired because you are weak. i am certain she's on my shoulder now telling me you can't put up with this, and you need to be strong. >> still unimaginable grief for

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♪ what a girl wants, ♪ what a girl needs ♪ whatever makes me happy and sets you free ♪ >> a throwback for christina aguilera there. it's time for "the mix." of course this is all about valentine's day. >> oh rksz -- oh, it is? you know what? >> what do you have? >> for my friend, the best person i know. me! thank you. >> you got me. >> no, these are for me. >> i knew he was not about to give me those flowers. we will start off "the mix" with a new survey about what women really want on valentine's day. >> what do you want? >> this is not about me but all women altogether. you might be surprised. 57% of women surveyed find the whole day overrated. >> 57%? >> yeah. >> until their significant other

doesn't get them anything. >> right. that's exactly it. it's overrated because you have to do something in return but you are right, if they don't, then it's a big deal. 70% would like to spend a romantic day with their partner. a quarter like to spend the day alone. 24% have found somebody in a bar or club on valentine's day. interesting facts there. >> what happens on february 15th? that's the question. >> i was going to make a joke but not on national television. >> if you like it or not, you still need someplace to eat and to go on valentine's day, a restaurant, and we have the top places to go and the cheapest, apparently. >> the golden corral. >> again, i love a buffet. very economical. if you plan on spending valentine's day on san francisco, san diego or las vegas, you are in luck. these are the top three places to be during the holiday,

according to wallethub. >> look at that, orlando. you spent valentine days in orr -- orlando, right? >> so did you. >> my first one with my husband in orlando, we did. >> why is san francisco at the top of the list here? >> because san francis ike so expensive. >> it really is. i would think they have discounts and cheap deals for food. >> maybe. that was a nice shot you guys had with the flowers. pull that back up. isn't that nice? happy valentine's day, america. ford developed a new bed for -- that helps your partner stop hogging all of it. you know, ford, their trucks, truck beds. they developed a lane-keeping bed with pressure sensor monitors when a sleeper is out of their lane. look at that. shifts them back over. excuse me. >> getting good sleep is real love. >> that's real love. >> real love. >> i'm searching for a real

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officer was allegedly working with iran. what she's accused of doing. the clock is ticking. the government will shutdown friday night if the president doesn't sign off on a spending bill. lawmakers are set to vote today. how he feels about all it now, straight ahead. also, this half hour, "empire" actor, jussie smollett is breaking his silence. he sits down with our robin roberts and reflects on the attack against him being investigated as a possible hate crime. his message to people doubting his story. we can't let it go. the "frozen ii" trailer is out. it's giving us all the feels and raising a lot of questions. we'll break it down for you on this thursday, february 14th.

♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." i didn't see any snow in there. did you see any? >> just wait for it. >> so climate change in "frozen ii"? is that what we are doing now? >> yep. mm-mmm. that's exactly what it is. we will get to all the feels from "frozen ii." happy valentine's day. thank you for joining us. we begin this half hour with a former air force intelligence officer accused of betraying the country by spying for iran. >> prosecutors say monica witt who once held a top security clearance shared classified information with iran, including details of pentagon programs and personal data on colleagues in the intelligence community. abc's martha raddatz has more. >> reporter: it's an extraordinary espionage indictment. monica witt, a former air force counter intelligence specialist, not only charged with spying, but defecting to iran.

the texas native accused of revealing highly classified pentagon programs that the fbi said could cause serious damage to national security. in addition according to the indictment, witt identified former colleagues to an iranian intelligence. >> she blew the cover of all her counter intelligence colleagues. she put them in mortal danger. >> reporter: the fbi said her motive was ideological, texting a contact saying, i'm endeavoring to put the training i received to good use, instead of evil. later texting that i just may go public with the program and do like snowden, a smile face at the end. of course this will be a case almost impossible to try since witt remains in iran. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to martha. now, to capitol hill where congress put the finishing touches on border security

legislation to keep the government from shutting down again. >> this evening, the house and senate are expected to vote on the spending bill that denies president trump most of the money he demanded for a border wall. the president said democrats are being stingy but he is expected to sign it and consider other options to fund the wall. abc's serena marshall has the latest. >> reporter: with the possibility of another government shutdown looming, federal workers took to the halls of congress. back at the white house -- >> i don't want to see a shutdown. a shutdown would be a terrible thing. >> reporter: president trump said he's likely leaning toward accepting the deal. but before committing -- >> we haven't gotten it yet and we will be getting it and look for land mines because they could have that. >> reporter: the agreement worked out by bipartisan group of lawmakers providing $1.4 billion for border barriers, enough for about 55 miles. it's significantly less than the president's original demand. it also includes a $1.7 billion increase to dhs funding for things like new technology at ports of entry and customs

officers and humanitarian aid, the deal will also reduce i.c.e. detention beds from 50,000 today to 40,000 beds by next year. with the clock winding down a deal must be signed into law by midnight friday to keep the government open. speaker pelosi calling that a win for the american people. >> i am proud of the work they have done, but as with all compromises, i think support the bill for what is in it, and don't judge it for what is not in it. >> reporter: republicans urge the president to take it and consider it a down payment. >> i think the president is inclined to accept the agreement, move on and try to find money elsewhere and most likely declare an emergency -- >> reporter: serena marshall, abc news, washington. mexico has made it clear it's not paying for the wall so senator ted cruz wants convicted drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman to pay for it. cruz reintroduced the el chapo act, calling for money seized from drug lords to offset the cost of the wall. the texas senator said $14 billion will go a long way to

secure the border. referring the amount prosecutors are seeking from guzman. president trump says it's an interesting idea. >> getting creative. the u.s. military engaged in a final push against isis and syria. abc's james longman is there. >> reporter: the so-called isis caliphate may be dying but its fighters are clinging on. their propaganda shows hitting their targets, and the celebration sounds desperate as they struggle to hold on to the town, the last isis-held village in war-ravaged syria. as they battle, proof of the isis nightmare becomes clearer. under isis, we have no food, no medicine, he says. his wife and children close to starvation. 6-month-old twins, children born in the caliphate. their mother says she was eating grass to survive producing no milk.

i had to choose, she says, die of hunger or risk death and escape. president trump wants u.s. troops to leave syria but if they do, will the nightmare return? >> the so-called caliphate on its last leg. people here in refugee camps like this will be hoping to go home, but what will they go home to? this may be the end of the battle with isis, for now, but it is not the end of the organization. james longman, abc news, syria. >> incredible. james, thank you. today marks one year since the parkland school shooting. members of the house held a moment of silence while the names of the victims were read out. there will be other tributes and dewhtered oring the victims en stoneman douglas high school and opened fire. last month, they suspended scott israel in the wake of the massacre. victor o -- victor oquendo spoke

with israel last night. >> reporter: is there anything you wish you or the department had done differently after the full year you have had to look back on it? >> i certainly wish peterson would have went in. >> reporter: simply put. just leave it there, right? >> leave it there. >> israel is placing blame on the school resource officer's actions a year ago. today a half day is scheduled at the school and then many students plan to participate in service projects. others say they are not attending class today. federal regulators have not been able to determine the source of an e. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. investigators say they found only one sample testing positive fothe specif conmination that triggered the outbreak this past fall. president trump won't have to leave the white house to play golf any more. "the washington post" reports a room-sized golf simulator game has just been installed there. price tag himself, and it replaced a system that was installed for president obama.

westminster kennel club's best in show winner, king, has been taking a well-deserved victory lap around new york city. >> he deserves it. that includes a traditional stop at a world famous restaurant for ter, of course. a silver king started out at "good morning america" and visited the top of the empire state building and hit broadway for a one-time only walk-on part. oh, he had a walk-on part in the musical, "pretty woman". that's me reading that for the first time, and it's, like, oh, that's interesting. he's done a lot more than i have done while i have been here. he is making his rounds. >> you know, i am really glad they hand fed him that steak as to not mess up his beard. coming up, the extremely rare wildlife sighting caught on camera in africa. >> and the real reason why j lo ditched carbs and sugar. we'll have that story later in "the skinny." you are watching "world news now."

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of one was back in 1909. now a photographer working for the san diego zoo took images of one from kenya. their color is the result of a gene mutation. getting a photo of any leopards in the wild is tough. this, quite an accomplishment. those are amazing pictures. >> every morning you get to sit with a black panther. >> thank you, jack. thank you, jack. how do we even move on from that? we're going to try. the rapper, 21 savage is reportedly now out of a federal immigration center. >> his lawyer said the singer posted a $100,000 bond. he had been held for more than a week. 21 savage's deportation case is pending. he's a british citizen brought here by his parents more than a decade ago. they never renewed his visa. singer ryan adams pushing back against allegations being

made by female musicians. seven women including his ex-wife mandy moore claimed adams offered to help their career, then things tirned sexual. >> they he turned vengeful if rejected and subjected them to abuse. he says details in the report are misrepresented, exaggerated. he also admits to making many mistakes and is apologizing deeply to anybody he's ever hurt. turning to an abc news exclusive, "empire" star, jussie smollett sitting down with robin roberts about the attack he says he endured in chicago. >> smollett opened up about the investigation and reaction to people who doubt his story. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: actor jussie smollett is speaking out in a interview with robin roberts, for the first time revealing what he saw in the grainy surveillance image of two people police say were spotted by around the time of the attack.

>> the police have gone through a lot of video and they were able to capture an image of two people of interest. have you seen that image and do you believe that they could possibly be the attackers? >> i do. >> reporter: the star of the show "empire" told chicago police he was walking back to his downtown apartment when the men assaulted him, battering him in the face, yelling racial and homophobic slurs and putting a noose around his neck. investigators calling it a possible hate crime. >> he is a victim and we treat him like a victim. he has been very cooperative. >> reporter: the actor and his manager told police they were on the phone during the attack and while smollett would not turn over his phone to police this week he gave investigators a partial copy of his phone records, but chicago police say they are limited and heavily redacted, adding they need additional information to corroborate the investigative timeline. smollett said he did it to protect the privacy of personal contacts. as for those who doubt he's

telling the truth -- >> i'm pissed off. >> what is it that has you so angry? is it the attackers? >> it's the attackers and also the attack. it's like, you know, at first it was a thing like, listen, if i tell the truth, then that's it because it's the truth. then it became a thing of, like, oh, how can you doubt that? how do you not believe that? it's the truth. and then it became a thing of, oh, it's not necessarily that you don't believe that this is the truth, you don't even want to see the truth. >> reporter: investigators say they would like to speak with smollett again about those phone records. his representative says he's working with police to verify them. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> thanks to alex for the latest on that. we'll have much more of the interview with smollett on "gma."

when we come back, love in the air for celebrities this valentine's day. our first sneak peek at "frozen ii." "the skinny" is next. "the skinny" is next. know what turns me on? my better half, hors d oeuvres and bubbly. and when i really want to take it up a notch we use k-y yours & mine. tingling for me, warming for him. wow! this valentine's day get what you want

♪ we didn't fall in love at all. >> no. >> valentine's day is already under way for some celebs. >> we all like to decorate for the holiday, somebody does, but nobody does it like kylie jenner's boyfriend, travis scott. the rapper turned their home into a tunnel of love. >> the makeup mogul shared a series of videos, showing a elaborate display of heart shaped candles and lit runway. a neon pink heart. >> then there is this a supermodel hosted a galentine's day get together. >> it included astro twins and tiny tattoos, and some real ones, too.

>> next, the big news for fans of "frozen." >> our parent company, disney, created a trailer for "frozen ii." wake the kids upright now. >> get them up! get them up! >> get them to the screen. i'm pretty sure they will make you watch this 1,005 times the next year after it comes out. we need to go to the news room right now where our "world news now" national "frozen" analyst, will ganss -- you warming it up for us? >> i'm warming it up and freezing it back down. in less than 24 hours the youtube trailer for "frozen ii" has been viewed more than 9 million times, the twitter video retweeted 72,000 times and on face book, shared more than 50,000 times. i know i am a significant amount of those views and retweets, but here is what you need to know about the trailer. the first 40 seconds shows elsa attempting to cross an angry sea, using her ice power. some folks on twitter are wondering if it means climate change will play a role in

"frozen ii." and, also, notice elsa's -- pants. she ditched the princess gown for a more modern look. and later in the video, princess ana, sporting a different hairstyle. they have evolved and grown. next up in the trailer, i want to point out, this girl. >> who's that? >> who dat? people are wondering with the leaves behind her, does she have autumn inspired powers the way elsa has wintry powers? i know. it would then make us wonder if there's a spring and a summer? >> uh-huh. >> ♪let the leaves fall >> maybe it's kenneth with the powers? finally the last few seconds of the trailer blew my mind and the rest of the internet's mind as well, princess ana grabbing the sword out of christoph's sheathe and swinging it at someone or something. i can't wait until november to find out.

>> oh, my goodness. >> look at her go. that's "game of thrones" stuff there. i am so stoked for this. we only have to wait until november and i will be the first in line. i'll save you seats. you get the popcorn and i will get the seats. >> cool. >> we'll see about it. >> and frozen drinks. >> good thinking. "world news now," senior national "frozen" analyst, will ganss. thank you. next, a major revelation by jenny in the block. >> jennifer lopez opening up to ellen about the real reason she and her man went on the strict no sugar, low carb diet. >> she told ellen it was all in preparation for her role as a stripper in her upcoming film. no word on why a-rod did the diet. >> she said the diet was, quote, really hard. you don't feel like you are yourself, you feel like you are in an alternate reality or universe. no way. >> she says she's planning to do it again. we don't know why a-rod did it

but i would guess for "magic mike 3." >> did you eat your doughnut? >> of course not. se not.

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♪ la, la, la ♪ la, la, la >> nailed it! nailed it! >> all the dogs that are still in town from westminster are barking. >> wake up, everybody! >> nothing says loving you like trying, emphasis on trying to hit those high notes. on this valentine's day more than a few people will try to woo the object of their affections with the gift of a song. joining us now, i'm trying to >> you know what?usbotto >> so far so good. paris has long been called the

city of love, you guys, but i hit the streets of new york to see if manhattan is just as romantic, but is it? out here celebrating valentine's day, the way i have been celebrating all the days leading up to valentine's day, totally alone. how do you say i love you in portuguese? [ speaking foreign language ] >> international love. but as every romantic knows, music is the universal language of love. ♪ i want to dance with somebody ♪ ♪ with somebody who loves me ♪ god bless the broken road ♪ that led me straight to you ♪ you're the one i love ♪ you're the one i need ♪ you're the only one i need well, i was the beyonce in that situation and you are the

michelle. even if the vocals are not pitch perfect, the romantic gestures sure are. from the classics to the more modern. >> i am the one taking him out and it's a surprise for him. >> to the very casual. >> we just came from mcdonald's. >> the romance capital of the world. listen, if you are single -- >> my roommate just went through a break up, so i keep playing "careless whisper." i don't think he's going to dance again. ♪ i never want to dance again ♪ guilty feet have got no rhythm ♪ >> listen to a break-up anthem. thank you, next -- >> and get back in the game, because every love story -- ♪ you're just too good to be true ♪ ♪ can't take my eyes off of you ♪ >> is something to be celebrated. see, love is in the air. >> it is. >> you know, are you going to ask about our favorite songs? >> you know it. >> always love on top.

now from abc 7 live breaking news. a strong storm still soaking the bay area. this is a look at live doppler 7. another wet start to the day. feels like groundhog day. but it's actually valentine's day. thursday, february 14th. just that same wet weather again and again. >> thanks for joining us. this morning, we've got reports of people trapped in their homes, potentially a mudslide or flooding on the streets. we're going to have team coverage on all the problems that have happened overnight. we will check in with our crews in a moment. right now we want to start with meteorologist mike nicco. the north bay really feeling if right now, right? >> yeah. we said it would get hit with wave after wave of