lives lost in the stoneman douglas massacre. >> for a community grappling with grief, today marked a day of healing, service, kindness and compassion. florida's new governor and broward's new sheriff paying their respect. >> we are at pine trails park where memorials have been going on all day long. let's begin with jenny outside stoneman douglas high tonight. >> reporter: one of the most striking things about this memorial outside of marjory stoneman douglas high school is the silence tonight. all day people have been paying their respect. it's been about love and unity. 17 angels illuminating in the night. a somber calm outside marjory stoneman douglas high school. in the dark, these friends planting flowers for victims martin and nick. >> they were kind and caring and giving people and always so happy. ♪ >> reporter: earlier there were serenades, prayers and a moment

of silence at 10:17 a.m. by 2:21 p.m., the awful moments of a year ago memorialized with paintings. this statue of slain student oliver. >> i have seen so much love, seen so much support and so many people that care. >> reporter: a tearful call for the end of the type of gun violence that happened here by the mom of the teacher that was killed helping students take cover. >> i walked down the path today and it was just like reliving last year when we walked down the path. this has to stop. >> our team coverage turns now to louie. >> today it was not about politics or pointing the finger of blame, today was about coming together in love and service to help this community heal. a community in mourning coming together a year later to remember, to cry and to heal. just being here tonight, does that help? >> i think it does because it

kind of unites us and after everything happened we all kind of became a really big family. >> reporter: and that really big family, once again, came out to pine trails park. this walk through memorial that individually honored each of the 17 students and teachering killed with faces and heart-shaped messages of love. >> every victim is recognized and recognized with honor and dignity. >> it's amazing because you see so many people with different backgrounds, different religions and races, and everyone was just with each other. >> reporter: then there were those that just came to help and offer comfort. your shirt says free hugs? >> i figured people would enjoy that, and people have gotten free hugs. people have laughed. >> reporter: there were vigils like this happening all over the country. and it didn't matter if you were from parkland or went to marjory stoneman douglas high school. everyone took a moment today to

honor those 17 lives that were lost. msd strong. >> wplg local 10 news in miami. thank you for that. you know, of course we know that so many of those student survivors created that group never again and they're still very, very vocal on social media and they are making sure their message is getting out there. >> channeling that grief into action, trying to prevent anything from ever happening like this again, demanding some legislative action to prevent similar shootings. those people obviously still grieving there, still trying to move on from that. >> even though it's just a year ago, i'm not sure how long it takes for them to actually recover from that. >> unfortunately we see those far, far too often, so -- >> we'll be right back. too often, so -- >> we'll be right back.

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toys, toy insider chief toy officer, laurie shaft. laurie, good morning. lots of toys you brought. >> lolts of toys. under the roof are thousands and thousands of new toys and some are just starting to roll out and some you will not see until the holidays and i brought a few here for you. this is from v-tech. this is the mix and match dinosaur. we turn this guy on. what we have is we get to choose what he's going to be. i made him a monster. then i can put in -- >> angry, i feel bad. >> it is all about the kids learning their feelings.nay, cac let's see if he wants to boogie a little. >> he does! oh, my gosh, that is amazing. i love that it teaches kids

about their feelings. >> it teaches them about feelings and let's them make him a monster or robot. they have about 27 different choices. everything stores nicely in the dyno egg. it's really cool. this won't be out until fall but everybody will love this. we're all about social media, right? >> yes. >> i want to introduce you to snap star. we have six girls and this is what they are all about. they are social influencers, and each one has their own great personality and they are really beautiful. they come with lots of accessories but you can also take their clothes off and hair off and everything is interchangeable. in the front, you will see there's a green screen. kids download the app, take pictures, put on different hair, make up, share with friends and family and, of course, share on social on each of the girl's channels. >> they come with at least one friend? [ laughter ] >> all right. so the news last year was the big reveal. it's not changing this year.

>> okay. >> this is exciting. it's coming in the summer and this is called bloom. what i am going to do is just put water in our watering pot and let's see what happens. >> oh, goodness. >> here we go. watch for it. maybe we need a little more. >> okay. >> come on. okay, i have some back up here. remember, they are not out yet, they are prototypes, but there's definitely something growing. what the kids are starting to see is the doll that is going to be inside. >> oh, wow. >> there's a whole bunch of them. there's about 22 in the first collection. she will still keep coming out. the kids will collect them. they are so cool and have different hairstyles. once the doll grows from the seed that it is, this opens up and there's all kinds of surprise things inside, little accessories. >> okay. we have got trucks. >> smash or crash. we're sticking with the big reveal theme, and and you i will take the trucks and crash their

heads together. there you go. so what happens is all the crates come out and they are filled with loot. again, do you don't know what you are getting. >> big reveal. series one, there's 12 trucks in this one. >> one we will all love, baby shark. >> everybody got involved in baby shark at the end of the year but now we see all of these new things coming, so this is our dancing baby shark. >> and show me the balloons real quick. >> okay. ♪ baby shark, doo >> i had to. >> can't get enough. >> i had to. all right. so, this year, the summer is going to be awesome. when it comes to a birthday party, you are going to be able to blow up 40 balloons in 40 seconds. >> so fast. >> you don't have to blow them up. >> parents everywhere are going to love you. for these and other hot new

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♪ time now for our insomniac theater checking out two movies opening up at the box office. this morning -- sorry, i have never done this segment. i just talk all over you. a comedy "fighting with my family" follows the journey of a pro wrestler and her brother, as they compete in tryouts for the wwe and cross paths with some industry giants. check it out. >> sorry about that. >> that's the rock. >> huge fans. >> thank you so much. >> what advice would you give us if we want to be the next you? >> what's your name? >> it doesn't matter what your names are. you walk around here.

here's the rock's advice. shut your mouth! >> thanks, dwyane. >> got it. >> the critics are giving "fighting with my family" a solid 91% on rotten tomatoes. jake coil writes, merchant keeps the film for all its sport-movie cliches. mostly lively. good-hearted and consistently funny. kyle smith writes "fighting with my family" puts a british sense of humor of chassis. it's as if hugh grant became a nascar driver. >> all right. that one is getting pretty good reviews. next to a very, very valentine's day theme starring rebel wilson. she stars as an australian ark tech who, after stopping a subway mugger gets knocked out and wakes up in an alternate universe. >> i think i might be going crazy.

i hit my head really hard and woke up in an alternate universe, and now i have a gay sidekick. >> i love working the legs. >> and guys are looking me in the eyes. >> you are quite the darling, aren't you? >> are you feeling what i'm feeling? >> no. i think i'm trapped in a -- >> critics are mixed on "isn't it romantic" giving it a 66% on rotten tomatoes. one writes, isn't it romantic, is designed to leave viewers lightheaded and forgetful. that sensation could be love or a mild head injury. yikes. peter travers calls it, your best bet for a valentine's date at the movies. you could do worse. how much worse could it get if you are a day late? >> right. i guess that's true, right? but i love rebel wilson? >> yeah, probably going to be funny, right? >> these are some of the other

movies opening this weekend.

this morning on "world news now," president trump getting ready to sign a bill to keep the government open. >> but that bill does not include enough funding for the border wall so he plans to bypass congress and declare a national emergency to get the billions needed for that project. a big day ahead in washington. we're covering the latest. also this morning the investigation intensifies into actor jussie smollett's alleged hate crime attack. police questioned two people late into the night and raided their homes. new details coming in this hour. right now emergency evacuations under way on the west coast. heavy rains triggered mudslides, swept houses off their foundations and even collapsed roofs. that storm is headed east. accuweather has the forecast. plus at 94 years old, former president jimmy carter steals

the show when he gets caught on the kiss cam. and this isn't their first time. >> there he goes. >> there it is. it's friday, february 15th. >> oh, yeah! >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> what a sweet moment. >> absolutely. so cute. precious. all of that. it's friday, guys. we have a lot to get to. >> yeah. >> we are so lucky because gio is here. welcome back, gio. what a good way to head into the weekend. >> listen, with the slow clap comes out -- >> yeah, it's a day to celebrate, right? >> yeah, that's a day to celebrate. we begin in washington, president trump just hours away from declaring a national emergency after congress passed a bipartisan security bill to keep the government from shutting down. >> abc news learned the president is preparing to announce a plan to spend $8 billion on a southern border wall. he intends to sign the compromise bill to get 1.4

billion from congress. >> the rest will come by way of executive orders and a national emergency. we have the latest. >> 300-128. >> reporter: a shutdown averted, both chambers of congress passing the bipartisan funding bill to keep the government open, but the compromise not without drama. >> he's prepared to sign the bill. he will also be issuing a national emergency declaration at the same time. >> reporter: the bill provides a fraction of the money the president wants to build his border wall, and he previously declared the wall would be built one way or another. >> with the wall they want to be stingy, and we have options that most people don't really understand. >> reporter: now he plans to simultaneously issue an emergency declaration, a move one of his closest allies encouraged. >> this is the time and that's the necessity that would allow the administration to access billions more in wall funding. >> reporter: the president will

attempt to relocate funds as democrats call it a lawless act and a gross abuse of power. >> that the president can declare an emergency on something that he has created as an emergency, an illusion that he wants to convey. just think of what a president with different values can present to the american people. >> reporter: it's not just democrats cautioning the decision to go it alone. even some republicans are concerns. >> this does set a bad precedent for future presidents. >> reporter: already a department of justice official believes this move will be blocked by the courts, at least temporarily. a senior administration official tells us they believe they will win on appeal. >> our thanks to serena. former deputy fbi director andrew mccabe is sharing explosive details about the chaos following president trump's firing of james comey.

he told "60 minutes" he moved quickly to protect the mueller probe, launching an investigation the day after comey's departure to determine whether the president was acting as a russian agent and obstructed justice. mccabe was fired, accused of leaking to a reporter and lying about it. this morning there are new details on the alleged attack on "empire" actor, jussie smollett. >> chicago police found two men said to be persons of interest. detectives are focusing on whether the pair committed the alleged crime or if the attack happened. >> it comes after he opened up to abc's robin roberts. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: chicago police say they identified the persons of interest in the grainy surveillance image and are now questioning them. one of them has appeared on smollett's own show, "empire." it comes after jussie smollett told our robin roberts he's

convinced the people seen here are the ones who attacked him. >> i don't have any doubt in my mind that that's them. >> reporter: police say they have no evidence the people were involved in the attack. smollett is being interviewed again by investigators. the "empire" star now opening up about what happened that night he was on his phone talking to his manager. >> as i was crossing the intersection, and i heard empire. i didn't answer to empire. and then i didn't answer and i kept walking, then i heard, [ bleep ] "empire." and i turned around and said what did you just say to me? i see the attacker masked, and he said this maga country [ bleep ] and punches me in the face, so i punched him back, and we started tussling, and there was a second person involved

kicking me in my back. then it just stopped and they ran off and the phone was in my pocket but it had fallen out and was sitting there and my manager was still on the phone. he's like, what is going on? i said, i was just jumped. i look down and i see a rope around my neck. >> you had not noticed it before? >> no, because it was so fast. >> smollett said he first thought it was all captured on surveillance. >> then the detective told me the camera inside the casing was facing north, so they didn't have it. that was disappointing. >> reporter: investigators asking to see his phone. >> they wanted me to give my phone to the tech for three to four hours. i'm sorry, but i'm not going to do that. >> why? >> because i have private pictures and videos and numbers. my partner's number. my family's number.

i don't know what that's going to be to hand over my phone. >> reporter: we learned authorities carried out an overnight raid on the home of those people they have been interviewing, collecting shoes and electronic devices. so far no charges have been filed. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> we saw jussie talk about that camera and he said he told robin he prayed police were able to find the two people responsible, and just hours later that's when we learned about this. >> there's so much developing with this story. there are reports, lots of reports saying that police are investigating this as potentially a hoax, but police officials at this point say there's no evidence to support the theory that this was a hoax, that they are looking into it like that. obviously a case we will continue watching very closely this morning. >> yeah, lots of questions there. moving on to the weather, the monster storm pounding the west coast is blamed for at least two deaths, both from flooding.

rain swollen waterways like the napa river are gushing over already saturated areas. >> just incredible images we are seeing right there. in southern california two people camping along the santa ana river woke up to find fast-moving water about to swamp their tent. an emergency helicopter had to air lift them to safety. when will it all end? adam joins us with answers. good morning, adam. >> good morning. the unsettled weather continuing across the west coast. more rains for most of the california and you get in the higher elevations we are talking about feet of snow that could lead to an avalanche this weekend. pacific northwest, same story, rain along the coast. higher elevations of the cascades, we are talking more snowfall, issues along the passes. that snow eventually works its way through the central part of the country to the east coast by the weekend. watch for the slippery roads. we're talking heavier rains across the south and east that could lead to flooding by next week. >> thanks to adam. valentine's day is a chance for many of us to take our love

to new heights. >> yesterday two couples took their relationships to a new level on the observation deck of the empire state building. they got married more than 1,000 feet above new york city. they won the 25th annual valentine's day wedding contest. >> married with a view. to honor all the lovers out there, the empire state building's tower glowing red. you can see in the picture, it's pulsating. i was told it's kind of like a heart beat. >> it looks it. somebody was saying it's actually someone's heart beat. >> we don't know how true that is. i drove into work and saw that and i kept, safely, looking over, like, am i seeing that correctly? is that beating? it is. >> it's cool what they always do with that. i know they always post it on twitter. it's great. >> for all the lovers out there. coming up the major league baseball pitcher being called a walking miracle. his amazing comeback after collapsing in the dugout last season.

first the investigation under way in texas after the security scare at a navel air base. lots more news ahead right here on "world news now." on "world news now." ahead right here on "world news now."

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we're back with a good deed done by some strangers. that bus driver near milwaukee drove up on a car stuck in snow on railroad tracks. imagine how scary that is. they got off the bus to push the car off the tracks. other passengers came out as well to help. they freed the car. look, setting her free there and the woman behind the wheel made it to her job at the hospital. >> i love, by the way, how the video is fast forwarded there. you can see how they just rushed. >> yeah, go, go, go. >> i love that, right off the bus. >> team work makes the dream work. authorities want to know why a small plane fell out of the sky and, unfortunately, killed all of those on board. >> five people died including two americans. witnesses say the single engine cessna was making odd noises before clipping a tree and slamming into the ground.

the plane was flying from a wildlife reserve to an area in northern kenya. here at home, an investigation is under way at a naval base in texas in the wake of a deadly takedown of a suspect of a stolen car. >> it started with a carjacking minutes earlier. here's abc's marcus moore. >> reporter: chaos outside a naval air base in corpus christi, texas. a fire ball seen in the distance, a car engulfed in flames. thick black flames rise into the sky. >> it's going to be a subject that took a victim's vehicle when they were pumping gas. >> reporter: just minutes before, a suspect carjacking a woman at a nearby gas station. >> small black suv, speeding. >> reporter: navy security chasing the speeding car before it crashed into the gate and exploded. the suspect getting out of the car and rushing the security guards who open fire killing the man. investigators descending on the crash site. that charred car, landing on top of the security barrier. there are still a lot of unanswered questions as the investigation continues in corpus christi, and that base is

open except for the north gate. marcus moore, abc news, dallas. >> our thanks to marcus there. school and medical officials near atlanta are trying to figure out what exactly made more than two dozen students sick. >> this is really scary. at least 28 kids fell ill after eating snacks and candy. they were taken by paramedics to atlanta hospitals feeling sick and disoriented. school officials say no teachers got sick, only students. authorities are looking into whether there was any intent to harm the children or if any drugs were involved. >> so scary. the samples of the candy and snack were sent to a lab. not sure exactly how long that will take to get those results back. hopefully, i mean, you don't want to say they are making sure the kids aren't eating at school, but making sure the snacks, the candy they had, they aren't eating anymore. >> to be 28 kids, obviously something went wrong and they need to take care of that.

coming up here in the next half hour, the new health headline from president trump. his doctors are out with a medical report that shows he's gained a few pounds entering a range considered obese. why an entire community turned out for the funeral of one of their own, a world war ii veteran. that's next on "world news now." funeral of one of their own, a world war ii veteran. that's next on "world news now." we use k-y yours & mine. tingling for me, warming for him. wow! this valentine's day get what you want the in-laws have moved in with us. and our adult children are here. so we save by using tide. which means we use less. three generations of clothes cleaned in one wash. anybody seen my pants? #1 stain and odor fighter, #1 trusted. it's got to be tide.

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♪ times square is a little busier than normal. thursday, heading into right, right. >> it's friday. >> it is friday, thank goodness. world war ii ended more than 70 years ago, so it's not surprising many of the surviving veterans have outlived their families. >> and they are showing us we each have more family than we realize. here's david muir. >> reporter: the images and sounds from lawrence, massachusetts. hundreds gathering ♪ >> james was laid to rest with

full military honors at bellevue cemetery. he served in world war ii in five major battles. he landed on utah beach in normandy. he died last week at 97 and he had no surviving family members, they had all gone before him. the call went out and that call was answered. >> there should be more than this. they did an awful lot for this country. >> reporter: our abc station talking to so many veterans and community members determined to be there. >> my dad was a world war ii vet, i'm a vietnam vet. i would hate to see my dad move on without anybody there. ♪ >> reporter: a community grateful, and as we lose another world war ii veteran, his sacrifice will not be forgotten. >> our thanks to david, yeah. the youngest world war ii vets are in their late 80s and early 90s. >> incredible. think about how much they have seen in their lifetime, but

obviously, how much of their family, so many people that they know, at this point, that they have outlived. an average of 348 world war ii veterans die every day. that's a lot of history that is leaving every day. i always think about that in terms of like your grandparents, and just anybody that is that age that you can talk to and just soak up so much from. >> i know, i try to get everything i can from my grandmother. i want to know everything about my family. we are turning to another man who is beating the odds. a former white sox pitcher collapsed in the dugout last season and nearly died. but, this morning, he is back at spring training with the new york yankees. here's abc's lara spencer. >> reporter: all eyes are on this walking miracle, danny farquhar. >> nice. >> reporter: the husband and father of three, back on his feet, defying the odds, making an incredible comeback. >> every time i step on a big league mound it's pretty awesome. >> reporter: it was nearly a year ago when the star

right-handed pitcher for the chicago white sox suddenly collapsed in the dugout, undergoing multiple surgeries his injuries leaving him in critical condition and doctors revealing danny suffered from a potentially deadly brain aneurysm. after spending three weeks in the icu fighting for his life, many assumed danny would never pitch again. >> i was devastated i would never get to play, and little did i know, little was i thinking, hey, man, your life just got saved by some doctors and you are lucky to be alive. >> reporter: the right-hander who turns 32 this weekend says, this is just the beginning. >> our story is not over yet, so we're going to enjoy every moment. >> incredible story. a ruptured brain aneurism is fatal in 40% of the cases. obviously, beat the odds. back out there. >> incredibly lucky. incredibly lucky. coming up, a former

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good for them. lots of lovin'. how about lots of chocolate for a little girl named scarlet. her dad put her in the backseat they went to find her lost dog. look what happened. after dad gave her the candy. scarlett looks a little cinnamony. she is more um ber -- umber. she looks more tawny. those are words for brown. i looked them up. scarlett covered in chocolate. >> oh, look at that. the polka is coming up next. ♪ ♪

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this morning on "world news now," president trump is just hours away from signing a bill to avoid a government shutdown. that shutdown set to begin tonight at midnight, and that bill falling short of the billions he demanded for a border wall but there's a controversial plan to secure the rest of the money. tearful tributes were held for the first anniversary of the parkland massacre. how the south florida community came together to honor the 17 lives lost a year ago. and new this half hour, an incredible story of survival. >> the man who came face-to-face with a mountain lion and fought it off to live is recounting how he killed the animal with just his hands. ♪ >> valentine's day was about keeping up with kanye, kim and kenny g.

the saxophonist was surrounded by a sea of vases and roses. what a way to celebrate. that, and more, ahead in "the skinny." it's friday, february 15th. ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> oh, my goodness. >> what a relaxing way to start this broadcast, huh? >> absolutely. #soextra. do you say vase or vase? >> i was wondering, when you said vase -- >> i usually say vase. i think mark, our floor director said vase. i was like, i'll sound -- >> i feel with that video and that music, it was vase. vase is okay. >> yeah. a lot to get to this friday, but we begin with the breaking new details in the battle over border security. there's word president trump is looking to come up with $8 billion for a wall. >> the president plans to sign the spending bill passed by the house and senate to overt a government shutdown, then declare a national emergency.

a senior white house official tells abc news he will bypass congress to pull funds from the pentagon and treasury department through executive action. more now from abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: after last-minute drama, the president told congressional leaders he will indeed sign a spending bill he does not like, removing the threat of a government shutdown. >> he's prepared to sign the bill. he will also be issuing a national emergency declaration at the same time. i indicated to him i am going to support the national emergency declaration. >> reporter: the bill provides a fraction of the money the president wants to build the border wall. he says he will find a way to build the rest. >> it's a big wall. it's a strong wall. it's a wall people aren't going through very easy. you'll have to be in extremely good shape to get over this one. they would be able to climb mt. everest a lot easier, i think. >> reporter: one of the

president's closest allies said he could not sign a bill without simultaneously declaring a national emergency. >> this is the time. that is a necessity that would allow the administration access billions more in wall funding. >> reporter: under a national emergency, the president will attempt to shift money from elsewhere in the government, likely the pentagon, a move that will be swiftly challenged in court. democrats call it a lawless act and gross abuse of power. >> if the president can declare an emergency on something he created as an emergency, an illusion he wants to convey, just think of what a president with different values can present to the american people. >> reporter: abc news learned the department of justice warned the white house not only will this emergency declaration be challenged in the courts and the courts are likely to at least block temporarily the implementation of the president's plan, and i am told by one top official here the white house remains confident

they will ultimately win on appeal. jonathan karl, abc news, white house. >> our thanks to jonathan there in washington. william barr has been sworn in as attorney general after winning senate confirmation largely along party lines. as barr takes the helm at the justice department he will over see mueller's russia investigation. many democrats voted against him because he refused to commit to making mueller's report public. this is barr's second stint as attorney general. he also served under george h.w. bush in the '90s. venezuelan president, maduro, revealed his government has been holding secret talks with the u.s. even after president trump backed the opposition leader. he told the associated press there were two meetings in new york with the foreign minister and the u.s. envoy to venezuela. maduro is predicting he will remain in power. he slammed trump for intervening but says he hopes to meet with him soon to resolve the crisis. back here at home it was a somber valentine's day in south

florida. the community came together to honor the 17 people killed last year in parkland. >> more than 1,000 people attended an interface service to remember these 17 people killed in last year's valentine's day massacre. abc's maggie rulli has more. >> i love my son. i haven't heard his voice for 365 days. >> reporter: the families and survivors of last year's shooting inside marjory stoneman douglas high school are remembering the 17 lives taken. >> i walked down the path today and it was just like reliving last year when we walked down the path. >> reporter: the community coming together marking a day with a moment of silence, paying their respect at a temporary temple built for the day, and students performing service projects in their classmates' honor. but for many in parkland they have spent the last 365 days turning their pain into a

rallying cry for change. >> i remember saying that night this time they messed with the wrong community and the wrong dad. >> i think our generation will be the generation to end gun violence. >> reporter: since the massacre 76 gun control laws have been passed, some banning bump stocks and regulating ammunition size. in florida a new law raised the minimum age to buy a firearm to 21. in washington a house committee advanced a bill that would require background checks for all gun purchases and transfers but is unlikely to pass the senate. >> the impact of this horrific event has been monumental in its scope. >> reporter: the president said it's a somber anniversary and marked a chance to honor those that lost their lives and recommit ourselves to ensuring the safety of all americans, especially our nation's children. janai, gio. >> our thanks to maggie. new details in the

investigation into the alleged attack on actor jussie smollett. chicago police interviewed two people of interest. >> the news came hours after the "empire" actor spoke to robin roberts on "good morning america." smollett saying people who question whether he was beaten and have a rope placed around his neck are ridiculous. the actor is positive the people of interest are the men who attacked him. >> i don't have any doubt in my mind that that's them. i heard [ bleep ], and i turned around and said [ bleep ] did you just say to me? i see the attacker, masked. he said this maga country [ bleep ] and punches me right in the face. >> the attorney for the two men says at least one worked with smollett on "empire," and no idea why they are linked to the crime.

an attorney for r. kelly is maintaining the singer is innocent after word of a troubling video tape. a recording shows kelly having sex with an underaged girl, according to the attorney who represents stormy daniels. he says he was given the tape by an alleged victim. avenatti has turned the video over to prosecutors in chicago and they are not confirming nor denying an investigation. kelly faced increased scrutiny since a documentary about allegations against him aired last month. emergency officials are warning more mudslides are possible today on the west coast after a powerful storm walloped the area with rain, wind and snow. >> in southern california an emergency chopper rescued two people who had been trapped in their car and swept off the roadway. nearby, rushing water, look at that, ate away at the ground under one home until it finally gave way and collapsed. >> near san francisco, a mudslide ripped a home from the foundation. just incredible video there,

sending it downhill, smashing into another house. a woman was pinned under debris for two hours until crews dug her out. >> the radar shows more wet weather moving on to the west coast, but forecasters say this one won't be bringing quite as much rain. the white house doctor says president trump is in very good health overall but weighs in at 243 pounds which makes him officially obese. >> the president has put on four pounds since his last physical last year. when the doctor recommended that he lose at least ten pounds. on the upside the doctor says his blood pressure is normal and overall cholesterol reading has improved. >> good thing. >> love means never having to say you're sorry, they say. >> unless you are a u.s. senator who forgot to get his wife a valentine's gift. north carolina republican took time out to show love to his wife, susan. he even risks breaking senate rules.

>> i know there's a number of things you can't do on the floor. i determined, for example, you can't do an ad hoc prop and say something because it would be a violation of the rules. although i thought about putting this heart up and presenting this and saying i love my wife susan tillis of 32 years, i'm not going to do that because i think it would be a violation of the rules. >> can you believe he forgot to give his wife a gift last valentine's day? >> oh, my gosh. >> oops. >> he's trying to make up for it, right? >> no comment from wife. >> goodness. coming up, who knew doorbells tasted so good? >> what? >> guys, there's another doorbell licker caught on camera. you won't believe the state in which this incident happened. cardi b is trending overnight. she's dropping new tunes with bruno mars. that's ahead in "the skinny." you are watching "world news now." you might hear some from janai over here. are you going to do it again? >> maybe. >> all right.

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this is so disturbing. >> so disturbing. in the category of stories you probably never thought you would

see twice, there's another doorbell licker on the loose. can you imagine -- can you believe this happened in florida? the guy goes tongue first at a video doorbell, then points at papers again, licking that doorbell. >> maybe just some texts because it's valentine's day. >> the last guy in california, he did it for three hours. an upgrade, i guess. we are hearing for the first time from a young jogger in colorado who survived an attack by a mountain lion. >> incredible story. the man is now describing his life or death battle and, in his own words, how he managed to kill the giant wildcat with his bare hands. here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: travis kaufman said it was the first time jogging this trail in colorado and almost his last. >> i turned around and just was pretty bummed out to see a mountain lion chasing after me so i stopped and i threw my

hands up in the air and i started shouting at which point it grabbed on to my hand and wrists. >> reporter: with his one free hand the 31-year-old desperately fights the mountain lion with a large rock. >> had a tough time swinging it with my arm locked into the cat's jaws? at that point, i stepped on it, on its neck with my right foot. >> reporter: he ended up with nearly 30 stitches, bite wounds and a reputation worthy of chuck norris. >> one of my coworkers said to me when he found out it was travis, you have to lock that down. >> reporter: there may be more than 5,000 mountain lions here in colorado but attacks are extremely rare, so kaufman says he may start playing the lottery. clayton sandell, loveland, colorado. >> wow! >> yeah. yeah, nobody mess with that guy. now lighter side with animal news starting in dublin, ireland. >> it was just a normal day at a big store until a guy and his horse showed up.

they were being escorted out, then took a detour through the clothing section because, you know, the horse needed a few clothes. they eventually headed out the door. no explanation why. >> why that horse was there? why were they kicked out? when we come back, cardi b the cardi b, just dropped a new song. >> see which celebrities won valentine's day? "the skinny" is coming upright here on "world news now." " valentine's day? "the skinny" is coming up on "world news now." because your best skin starts with olay.

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♪ skinny ♪ just give me the skinny >> time for "the skinny" on this friday. we are starting with how celebrities show their love on valentine's day. >> they are just like us. >> of course. >> and they celebrate "v" day just like us. >> of course. after all, what husband doesn't do this for his wife? hire kenny g to serenade her amidst a sea of roses in their own bud vase/vase. >> that gift of roses and kenny g. were compliments of kanye

west for his wife, kim kardashian. lots of people were concerned about kenny, worried about how he would get out of that maze of roses. >> tom brady showed a snap of himself with his supermodel wife, gisele bundchen. how do you say that? with the patriots quarterback embracing her. yeah. >> a sweet photo, a sweet photo. >> it is. >> in her own post, she shared a picture of the two of them fully clothed, embracing on the beach. the "game of thrones" actor -- we're switching to another guy. there we go. he's known as the mountain, all 6'9" of him. he recorded a special valentine's clip of himself shirtless in front of a fire reciting love poems that were submitted by fans on facebook. >> yeah, just like us. we saw tributes for the obama's. and we saw former president obama sharing a snap of his wife with michelle, the caption, it's true, she does get down to motown.

>> and the former first lady sharing this snap of a vintage family portrait saying, so lucky to call these three my valentine's for all these years. >> oh, my gosh. bundchen -- how did i kill that one? >> just call in and let us know how you pronounce that. >> tell us, gisele. >> she's wonderful. she's wonderful. cardi b is out with a new song. >> hooray. where is's the slow clap? >> teaming up -- hope, didn't do it. teaming up again with bruno mars. >> and in typical cardi fashion, it's steamy. it's called "please me." and this is about all we can play on national tv. ♪ girl i ain't one for begin' ♪ but now you got me begin' ♪ please me, baby >> look at that. we wanted to be able to show you the video. >> we can't. >> we can't. we are not trying to get in trouble with the lawyers just before the weekend. >> no, it's sort of a like a

private video that was shared very publicly. >> that's exactly it. head to instagram. her second collaboration with mars following last year's "finesse" remix. that's all we talked about, how much reloved that song. fans are loving this new song. one person on twitter says cardi and bruno just pleased all of us once again. >> they always do. >> there you have it. next, a surprise record set by a newly released movie trailer. just 24 hours after its release, disney's trailer for "frozen ii" racked up enough 116.4 million views, making it the most watched animated film trailer of all time. i haven't seen it yet. i have to go look at it. >> it beat out "incredibles 2." >> "frozen ii" hits theaters the friday before thanksgiving this year. >> disney is the parent company of abc news. finally, prince harry spent valentine's day in an igloo in norway. >> as one does.

he was visiting british service members learning how they deal with cold temperatures. >> and for the prince, trooped decked out with pictures of him and meghan markle. le.

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bracing for multiple storms. >> snow, sleet and up to half an inch of ice made it a wreck on the roads from great lakes to northeast. more than 15 inches of snow in wisconsin. some schools in the midwest are reaching double digit snow days. a glaze of ice covering power lines in iowa, encasing trees in aurora, illinois. flash flooding in birmingham, alabama, and up to seven inches of rain closing schools in parts of northeast arkansas. >> mexican drug king joaquin "el chapo" guzman convicted on all counts. >> the trial pulling back the curtain on the man that ruled the cartel with a iron fist. bribing politicians and killing rivals. >> he was a killer. he was a murderer. he was a manipulator. >> he smuggled drugs any way he could, inside cans of jalapenos and fake bananas and by boat and even submarine. el chapo has now been convicted on all ten federal charges, including drug trafficking and conspiracy to murder. he will likely spend the rest of his life in american prison.

>> former first lady michelle obama kicking off the grammys with a surprise appearance. >> music shows us all of it matters, every story within every voice, and every note within every song. ♪ jolene >> the incomparable dolly parton, performing with goddaughter, miley cyrus, before being joined by a parade of stars. ♪ working nine to five ♪ what a way to make a living >> his name is winkie, and he's quickly becoming one of a hero of the westminster dog show. the adorable dog marching to his own tune,oi a hwn p during what's supposed to be a race through the agility competition preliminaries. they don't care. >> nope. >> i love that little dog. >> yep. >> i love that little dog.

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making news in america this morning, president trump about to declare a national emergency to go around congress and build his border wall. new details on how much he wants to spend and where he plans to get the money. also breaking overnight, new questions in the jussie smollett attack investigation. hours after the actor detailed the assault on the street -- >> they called me a [ bleep ]. they called me [ bleep ]. >> police now admit they're investigating whether the attack happened at all. what we're learning about the persons of interest in this case. amazon shipping out abruptly canceling plans for a new headquarters in new york amid outrage over billions in tax incentives. the fallout and the new reports saying amazon won't pay a dime