we're back with a crazy scene from brooklyn. a driver went on to the sidewalk just as children there were entering their school from a parked bus. the car going down the sidewalk in order to get around the bus, which obviously is illegal, and the police say they have the car's license number and are looking for that driver. a 12-year-old girl in

indiana is safe after a frightening abduction she helped end. >> it all started in a shopping center parking lot when police say a woman stole a car with the girl inside. she called 911 as the mom was reporting the incident to police. the girl was able to describe landmarks and was emotional. >> what happened? you have to tell me the whole story, honey. who are you screaming at? >> the person driving the car. >> did they kidnap you or did somebody get in the vehicle? >> yes, it's not my mother. >> the 28-year-old woman was arrested and faces several charges. police say she admitted stealing the car and that she knew the girl was inside. her motive is under investigation. >> a scary scene. that 12-year-old girl was just happy to be able to go back home. another dramatic scene in a cleveland courtroom. >> a man was being sentenced to

47 years in prison for holdsing his girlfriend hostage at gunpoint. then this happens, he attacked his own attorney's nose. they claim it could have been prevented if the defendants hands were cuffed behind his back. a worker had to move really fast to save himself during a bobsled race. >> this happened during an event in lake placid, new york. the worker is on the track right there. the bobsled comes around that turn there, and a bystander yells get out of the track. he managed to fling himself over the railing. no one was hurt. the sledders from monaco finished in last place because, that's what we do. we hit you when you're already down. >> yeah, putting people in danger and losing. good thing that man was able to jump so quickly.

>> it happened so fast there. it reminds me when we caught that on camera, something that has happened when we have been out covering. >> what has happened to you? >> well, when you are on camera and something wild happens, a car splashes you, something crazy happens. >> you get out of dodge. coming up, the biggestight of the year. >> the giz whiz shows us the new york toy show. that's next. year. >> the giz york toy show. that's next. show. >> there is it. that's next.

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we're here to see the latest and greatest in tech, hula hoops, frisbees? wait. frisbees? it's from wham-o. if you are slightly older you know wham-o. wham-o is back and todd is back. todd wharks -- todd, what do you have? >> we have the latest game from wham-0 called wiggle box. you put a minute on your timer and turn around. >> reporter: i'm walking down the aisle and i see these giant redwood stumps and this weird gadget. what is this? >> this is the zach from this is the foam throwing axe for taking advantage of the big national axe-throwing trend. we are bringing it home in a fun and safe way with this axe. >> keep going. oh, my god. >> you could take one finger or two fingers and basically you just put it right here under the cup and you flip it.

the minute lands on its ring, you go to the next one and the next one and the next one until all our cups of flipped. how easy is that? >> reporter: i think it's hard. >> you think it's hard? let's see. let's see. okay. >> reporter: okay. okay. wait a minute, this cup is not even over -- okay. >> okay. >> i went to college. this must be some sort of a new no-smoking kind of a thing. the object is -- >> you get the ball off that wire without using your hands and to be the fastest time, too, because you are competing with other people. >> reporter: yes, all right, go. >> announcer: two hours later. >> reporter: are there times when you feel like you want to climb the wall? well, now you can get somebody else to climb the wall.

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in this thursday edition of "this happened" -- >> "this happened." >> you have ever made a bet and you lost? >> the answer is no. >> you don't make bets? >> wait until he tells you what he's going to say. >> okay. she's not into entertaining me this morning. because a guy who finished dead last in his fantasy football league -- >> what did he do, kenneth. >> he had to cover himself in peanut butter and go to a dog park. >> a dog park covered in peanut butter. >> head to toe. he was naked -- he had a few articles on. 25 years old. never played fantasy football before. he joined a 12-member team league, and all of his friends

from high school had been playing since nine, and so he was the underdog. did you hear what i just said -- >> yeah, he was the underdog. >> i need you to acknowledge my clever, clever pun. you can see the dogs following him there. he is best friends with all those doggies that went to lick him. >> oh, my gosh. mark, our floor director, liked that one. >> a garbage collector picking things up and doing his job -- you are so happy with yourself. then, this happened. came upon a little old pink trampoline. oh, yeah. yeah. the women who filmed this said, caught this on our security camera. thanks to rays trash service and the trampoline for making our day. look at that. >> don't bounce into the back of the truck though. >> nothing wrong with fun on the job, right? >> also "this happened." we found your pair of pants that will fit.

the largest pair -- >> shameless. shameless. >> unveiled in peru. they are the size of a 22-story building. after my trip to mexico the last few days i feel like i need these pants -- >> i was going to say you better throw yourself under that bus before i do. >> i ate a lot. the creator said it took a team of 50 people six months to put this together. >> why would they make that? >> for a guinness world record. >> that's a lot of denim. i hope they do something good with it. >> a lot of denim. >> ping pong. "this happened." a woman who says she makes ping pong trick shots. yes, she does. she's hoping with some cool shots like this that she can make table tennis more popular around the world. >> i can't even get it across the net. >> right. >> or get a back and forth going. >> that's incredible. >> first time she tried it.

>> yeah, definitely.

this morning on "world news now," jussie smollett is facing a felony charge. >> police say the actor's report about being attacked is false. a bail hearing is set for today. how smollett's attorney is responding. also this morning, the alleged terror plot uncovered. a coast guard officer wanted to carry out a mass killing. the political and media figures who were on his alleged hit list. star sidelined at less than a minute into what may be the most anticipated college basketball game of the season with former president obama in we'll tell you what went wrong. trending today, the statue of the 16th president is taking twitter by storm. abraham lincoln is standing

there shirtless with his thumb over his trousers. where you can find it on this thursday, february 21st. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> winter storm out there, but it's feeling pretty steamy in here. >> are you talking about abe like that? >> i'm just kidding. >> what would honest abe say about that? >> i don't know. >> we'll have some fun with it later. >> we certainly will. happy thursday, everyone. thank you for joining us. we begin with the stunning turn in the jussie smollett case. >> his fans knew him as the entertainer on "empire" this morning, and an afternoon bond hearing on a charge as police say he lied when he claimed he was beaten in a biased attack. >> the charge came the same day the video surfaced of the two brothers that were arrested and released in the case apparently buying supplies used in the alleged hoax. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: chicago police have

officially charged jussie smollett with felony disorderly conduct for filing a false police report. smollett's legal team responding, they intent to conduct a thorough investigation for an aggressive defense. the twist comes when the brothers at the center of the investigation are seen on surveillance buying items allegedly used in a phoney attack the men claim they were paid to stage. after days of pressing smollett for a follow up interview, chicago police issuing a stark public warning. we got information and that's what we want to run by him. if the opportunity is not taken to come in we will go with other methods to create a culture of accountability. >> spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on an artist to take him down. >> reporter: the "empire" actor has insisted he was the victim of an attack. >> how do you not believe that? it's the truth. >> reporter: the fbi is already investigating whether smollett sent this threatening letter to himself a week before the attack. >> the return address said in

big red caps, maga. did i make that up, too? >> his brother defending him on instagram, blasting the media with a vote from malcolm x. it will make the criminal look like he is the victim and make the victim look like he is the criminal. smollett has lied to police in the past. in 2007, he was accused of impersonating his brother using his name during a traffic stop when he was driving under the influence. he reportedly pleaded no contest to reduce charges and completed an alcohol treatment program. smollett is expected in bond court on thursday afternoon. as for when he will turn himself in, police have been talking with his attorneys and tell us they are negotiating a reasonable time for him to surrender. eva pilgrim, abc news, chicago. >> just stunning development after development in this case. just unfathomable. >> you know, i have been thinking about this story

because real talk here, everyone is talking about this. >> yes. >> in our households, our families, our friends. people are talking about this. obviously there are people who believe one thing and people who believe another, and obviously jussie smollett was on our air, on abc news, and robin roberts talked to him and he made this impassioned plea to say he is telling the truth and chicago police say evidence shows otherwise, after convening with the grand jury. after following every development of this, i just can't believe every twist and turn. >> right. and if chicago police are correct in thinking this is all a hoax and made up, it makes it that much more of a challenge for anyone who is a homosexual and who is, you know, the target of one of those kinds of attacks, of a racist attack, it makes it that much more difficult for them. >> we will follow all of the developments out of the bond hearing today. we are following another big story. stormy weather crippling much of the country this morning.

>> and snowplows clearing way for as many flights as possible in pittsburgh to take off and land. >> ohio transportation cameras captured the rare phenomenon of thunder snow in columbus. that's when thunder and lightning accompany snow instead of rain. >> this is a live look of snow slamming las vegas. yes, las vegas is getting snow and a lot of it. people there are under a winter weather advisory and expected to get up to three inches of snow. >> it's in vegas? i can say, what are the odds? the radar shows stormy weather hovering over a third of the country. and more ice and snow are likely today for parts of new england, and stretching west past the great lakes and more rain is hitting the south from texas to the carolinas. abc's gio benitez has more on the fallout from the nasty winter weather. >> reporter: that massive storm hitting the northeast with the evening commute in full swing. >> please be careful, cautious, slow. >> reporter: thunder snow in maryland. schools closed up and down the

east coast. in the washington, d.c. area, up to half a foot of snow. our stephanie ramos was outside charlottesville, virginia. >> reporter: snowplows like this will have been plowing and salting the roads all day and the roads still proving to be too dangerous and police responding to 380 crashes and stuck vehicles. >> reporter: the storm snarling air travel. more than 2,000 flights canceled nationwide. our david kerley is at the airport. >> reporter: while there are take offs and landings, this is ground zero. 40% of the flights here canceled before noon. ice and snow shutting down all the runways at the minneapolis/st. paul airport and across the heartland, driving is treacherous. a kansas woman was killed when her vehicle overturned. 11 vehicles involved on multiple crashes on interstate 80, west of lincoln, nebraska. three people taken to the hospital. troopers warning drivers to slow down.

>> it actually looks partially clear. it's not. that portion where it shows pavement, it's a sheet of ice and is very slick. >> reporter: in the south, torrential downpours and flooding in tuscaloosa, alabama. some streets under water in atlanta and parts of the region could get up to six inches of rain as the system moves through. in all three new york airports, we are looking at more than 1600 flights canceled or delayed. that number is only growing. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> thanks to gio. and then now to the russia investigation. robert mueller could deliver his long-awaited report to the attorney general next week. >> after two years of look into russian interference and russian collusion into the trump campaign, it's not clear what mueller's report will reveal and not clear how much of the findings attorney general william barr will share with congress or the public. >> reporter: mr. president, should the public report be released when you are abroad next week? >> that will be totally up to

the new attorney general. that will be totally up to him. >> reporter: should the report become public? do you think? >> from what i understand that will be totally up to the attorney general. >> the new ag said he will provide as much transparency as possible, consistent with the law, even after the probe is completed. other investigations connected to the president will continue including the one into his inaugural committee. president trump's former personal attorney and fixer, michael cohen is set to testify publicly next week. the oversight committee will question him on wednesday about the president's campaign and business practices. cohen postponed an earlier appearance citing threats from the president. he was granted two months of freedom. he is now set to report to prison in may for campaign finance violations and lying to congress. authorities in maryland say they foiled a possible attack. they arrested a coast guard lieutenant. the 49-year-old is expected to appear in court today on gun and drug charges.

prosecutors say he had planned for a killing spree on a scale rarely seen in this country. they claim his possible hit list included many prominent democrats and media figures. he worked at the coast guard headquarters in washington. the fbi launched an investigation after it was tipped off by the coast guard. defense attorneys may challenge the conviction of mexican drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman because of potential juror misconduct. el chapo was found guilty on several counts last week and could spend the rest of his life in prison. a juror said at least five members of the jury followed the case against the judge's orders. one of el chapo's lawyers said that could mean el chapo didn't get a fair trial. they are considering all legal options. nike released the first kaepernick jersey days after he settled the collusion case. it costs $150. the former san francisco qb is promoting it on twitter. he wrote for those true to

themselves on and off the field, proudly and unapologetically, against all odds, this is only the beginning. a presidential presence caused a bit of a stir before one of college basketball's biggest games of the year. >> students at umc chapel hill went into a frenzy after hearing president barack obama might be on campus before the showdown against rival duke. >> it was the fans inside the blue devils arena who got to see mr. obama in person in durham. he got a big reception before the game. >> the former president was also in the house to see blue devil's star zion williamson burst out of one of his shoes early in the game. williamson left with a sprained knee after just 36 seconds. >> so this is huge because this player, zion, is just said to be, you know, the greatest thing since sliced bread, like lebron james, and a big name and they are expecting big things from

him. he gets hurt 36 seconds into the game. people were paying big bucks for tickets to go see him. super bowl level prices. >> $3,200 on some sites. >> for a college basketball game. >> you mentioned lebron james. he tweeted, hope young fella is okay. literally blew through his shoes. praying hands. he did the praying hands emoji and president obama also tweeted about him. >> definitely hope he is okay. >> hoping for a speedy recovery. >> carolina won the game, 88-72. you made me say carolina. you know i don't like calling them carolina. a smartphone that could be a game changer. first, how police in southern california apparently managed to crack the decades cold case of the unsolved murder of an 11-year-old girl. you are watching "world news now." now." murder of an 11-year-old girl. you are watching "world news now."

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a bus driver in newark, new jersey, is facing charges for allegedly operating her bus while on heroin. her bus was seen rolling across the snowy street and coming to a stop against a small tree. >> police say the 57-year-old driver was revived at the scene with the overdose drug narcan. none of the 12 children with special needs on board were hurt. the driver is facing a dozen counts of child welfare endangerment. newly released dashcam video shows a highway patrol officer who was almost killed by a drunk driver. >> this nevada trooper finished up with a driver when he spotted a car coming after him. he escaped with minor injuries. the suv driver was later arrested. turning to a major break in a 46-year-old case. it involved the kidnapping and murder of an 11-year-old girl south of los angeles. >> dna evidence led police more than 1,000 miles away to a suspect in colorado. here is abc's marci gonzalez.

>> reporter: the agonizing nearly 46-yearlong manhunt for this little girl's killer finally over, according to police. >> generations of investigators worked on her case. we never gave up. >> linda o'keefe vanished in july of 1973 while walking home from school. the 11-year-old found the next day, strangled in a ditch. newport beach police telling the details of that day and putting out this computer generated composite to hopefully bring leads. it was a recent dna match on the genealogy website, family tree dna, that led to their suspect, james allen neal. >> they were able to get additional dna that resulted in the corroboration of the dna from the victim's body. >> reporter: it's the same technology used to track down the golden state killer, and now police calling this cold case closed arresting neal in colorado. >> i hope he has remorse and i hope he tells the story.

at this point the details don't really matter because it's over and done, but i just pray that the man has remorse for what he's done. >> reporter: the 72-year-old faces several charges including first-degree murder with a minimum sentence of life in prison if convicted. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. coming up in our next half hour, it's back to square one for amazon. new york city did not work out so which cities are vying for the second headquarters. first, the starting revelation of models of the nest home security device. what we never knew was hidden inside those units. that's next on "world news now." vice. what we never knew was hidden inside those units. that's next on "world news now."

♪ some tech stories making headlines this morning including one popular device containing a secret microphone. >> will ganss is on the tech beat this morning. >> i am. y'all, another day and another nest story. remember recently that florida man that was in his house and someone started talking to him,

or at least he claims through his nest cam? well, earlier people this month google said the device would work with its voice-activated assistant feature, only problem nobody knew there was a microphone in there to begin with. it wasn't listed on the product description, and so people were nervous about the idea hackers could have been listening to them with that microphone inside their secure system. google releasing this statement, apologizing saying the on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret. that was an error on their part. >> they are admitting to it and apologizing. >> right. right. >> i think people understand that, when it comes to the devices, we should just all think, when we are standing in front of the camera or have the microphones on -- >> expect someone is ease dropping. >> exactly. >> but, i don't know that that is enough. if i had one of those at home, i would feel like my privacy was invaded.

>> i agree with you. i mean, they said it was never turned on, no one has anything to worry about, but those hackers are pretty skilled. next up, how much would you guys spend on a smartphone with a foldable screen? this is the samsung galaxy fold. it's got a 7.3 inch inside display, which looks like a tablet and it can be folded like you saw there. it can be folded in half to a phone size and fit in your pocket. the reason it can fold, the inside screen uses infinity flex display, an ultra thin plastic that enables the screen to be folded like that. it can also operate three different apps at the same time. there's also triple camera capabilities for selfie needs. samsung is planning to launch the lal axy fold on april 26, but it will cost a cool $1980. >> $2,000! >> yes. it is more than the starting price for an iphone xs.

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>> our 16th president is taking the internet by storm and it's because there's -- first off, there's a shirtless statue of sir abraham lincoln. why? ♪ >> why the music? why this music as well? >> and this picture of the statue in a los angeles courthouse was tweeted out by @newszach. the name is young lincoln. people are going pretty crazy. look at that. he has nipples out, no shirt and his thumb in his pants. and somebody tweeted said, honest abs. the gettysburg undressed. you wanted to say that one? >> i was going to say that one. we had a lot of fun with this one in our meeting -- >> we had a lot of fun. >> a lot of ideas were thrown out there. >> honest abs. yeah, we all laughed at gettysburg undressed. that was very clever. we will move to the next one. cuteness of a little girl being pulled by her pup in 22-degree weather in alaska.

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this morning on "world news now," officer arrested. the fbi says a d.c.-based coast guard officer was allegedly planning a mass terrorist attack on a scale rarely seen. what the plans entailed and who was being targeted. jussie smollett charged. the "empire" actor is heading to court, facing a felony charge for filing a false police report about the attack. the turn of events is still unfolding at this hour. new this half hour, meghan markle wraps up her trip to manhattan. >> the duchess of sussex wraps up her baby shower with clooney, serena williams and gayle king. hey, gayle. while the carter's usually put it on ice and celebrate, and they are bowing down to somebody else in their brit awards acceptance video.

can't wait for this one. all the details later in "the skinny" on this thursday, february 21st. ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> the crowd is going. >> uh-huh. >> did you hear that little bleep? >> yep. >> we have to here. it's early morning, but still. happy thursday, everybody. thank you for joining us. we have big news to tell you, and we will get to jay-z and beyonce later in the half hour, but starting on a serious note, the stunning details on an alleged terrorist plot. the suspect scheduled to make an appearance in federal court in maryland today. >> prosecutors say he wrote about wanting to establish a white homeland and he had begun the process of targeting specific victims. they also say he had plenty of weapons as abc's pierre thomas

reports. >> reporter: this is the arsenal including 1,000 bullets, handguns and sniper rifles, the fbi fears an officer in the u.s. coast guard was planning to use in a cold-blooded killing spree. the stark warning, the 49-year-old intends to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country. he was arrested on gun and drug violations. the fbi calls it the tip of the iceberg. he is, they say, a domestic terrorists and a white nationalist that wrote he is dreaming of a way to kill every last person on the earth. the fbi claims he was developing a possible hit list of prominent politicians and television personalities including the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, charles schumer, elizabeth warren, kamala harris and joe scarborough. he was googling information about the most liberal senators

and asking ominous questions. where do most senators live in d.c.? do senators have secret service protection? are supreme court justices protected? this is a case coast guard officials are concerned about one of their own and tipping off the fbi which launched a joint investigation. he is a former marine and he has a court hearing on thursday. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to pierre for those developments there. from authorities stopping a potential attack to one police saying it never happened. >> actor smollett is now facing a felony charge as investigators say he lied about last month's alleged bias beating in chicago. he's set for a afternoon bond hearing and officials hope to work out a reasonable surrender. >> it is the latest major plot twist in the "empire" actor's case. here's abc's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: charging him with disorderly conduct for filing fake police report.

the announcement coming as it shows the two brothers at the center of the investigation buying a red hat and ski masks, items allegedly used in an attack the two brothers claim they were paid to stage. officials telling abc news they have spoken to smollett's attorneys. they are waiting to reinterview the actor. smollett has insisted he was the victim of that attack. >> how do you not believe that? it's the truth. >> reporter: the fbi also investigating. they are looking to see if smollett sent this threatening letter to himself a week before the alleged attack. >> the return address said in big, red, like, caps, maga. did i make that up, too? >> reporter: we are also learning smollett was once accused of giving false statements to the lapd according to court documents from 2007. the actor was suspected of driving under the influence while allegedly giving his brother's name when police pulled him over.

smollett pleaded to no contest and went to alcohol treatment program. in chicago smollett is scheduled to appear in court later this afternoon for a bond hearing. janai and kenneth? >> our thanks to elizabeth there. the winter storm making life miserable for millions of americans is not quite done yet. >> here's one example of what can happen driving through whiteout conditions. a car slamming into the back of a snowplow in wisconsin. highway patrol officials are reminding drivers in all storm affected states to slow down. >> this virginia reporter -- yep, got a very soggy reminder about what happens when standing too close to a highway as a fast-moving truck buzzes by. >> the radar shows that the stormy weather is still lingering over the eastern third of the country. more ice and snow are likely today from the great lakes to new england. more in the south will get more rain, heavy at times from texas to the carolinas. >> the public will hear from former fixer, michael cohen,

next wednesday when he testifies before congress about issues related to president trump. the new date was announced hours after a judge agreed to give cohen a 60-day extension allowing him to report to prison in may instead of march so he could recoup from surgery. cohen's testimony before the house oversight panel was delayed after he complained about threats from the president. cohen tweeted last night, looking forward to the american people hearing my story in my voice. russian president, vladimir putin, issued a stern warning to the united states threatening to retaliate if the u.s. deploys new intermediate range missiles in europe. in a state of the nation speech, putin accused the u.s. of fueling a new arms race by withdrawaling from the landmark nuclear weapons treaty. he said russia will be forced to create and deploy new types of weapons to address and protect itself. putin did not criticize the president, president trump that is, but suggested there was a deep state working against the president. an unprecedented summit on preventing child sex abuse in

the catholic church is getting under way at the vatican, and nearly 200 bishops from around the world are gathering to discuss how to keep children safe and properly handle complaints of sexual abuse. after years of the cover-up, pope francis is calling the crisis an urgent challenge. a group of survivors took part in a roundtable with church leaders ahead of the four-day summit that will focus on responsibility, accountability and transparency. a woman climbing a building in austin, texas, to protest the trump administration immigration policies. she spent several hour if she looks familiar that's s there as police looked on. because she was the same woman that climbed the statue of liberty in new york last summer. she was arrested after coming down off the building in austin last night. cities around the u.s. are working to lure amazon, now that it dropped plans to build hdqri according to "usa today," chicago, miami and new jersey are among the larger cities reaching out, and warren, michigan, along other towns

outside new york are also hoping to be considered. but during a visit to new york city amazon founder jeff bezos made no comments about the company's future plans. actress gwyneth paltrow is fighting back against claims she caused a hit and run on a ski slope. p paltrow is but sued in utah. a man claims she ran into him on a beginners slope three years ago and left him with a concussion and broken ribs, and paltrow is counter suing and claiming the man actually hit her from behind. he's asking for $3.1 million in damages. new details on the secret baby shower that wasn't really much of a secret. >> at all. the guest list for the shower is coming out. our friend, gayle king was there, also human rights advocate, amal clooney and sthouses we. and williams threw the bash at a $75,000 per night penthouse on the upper east side.

the duchess is reportedly back on a flight to the uk overnight. hope she lands safety. >> we're told there were flowers, of course. and a harpess. >> is it taboo to ask gayle what she got her? gayle, can you let us know what you got her? we just want to know. >> don't say we. you speak french now? >> we we. we're losing it here. gayle, just let us know. i am sure it was something cute, adorable, a onesie that says you get a baby, you get a baby -- >> gayle, i'm sorry. >> gayle, i'm sorry. i'm sorry. i'm sorry. coming up, the startling revelation from daniel radcliffe. what the "harry potter" actor is saying what he turned to to deal with the stress of his sudden fame as a child actor. in the skinny, the new role for sean spicer. he is back in front of the camera.

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welcome back. we've got a frightening scene to show you playing out in a cleveland courtroom. >> a man was being sentenced to 47 years in prison for holding his girlfriend hostage at gunpoint and setting an apartment complex on fire, then he attacked his own defense attorney breaking the lawyer's nose and causing a concussion. the attorney claimed the attack could have been prevented if the defendant's hands were cuffed behind his back. >> wow. an urgent manhunt is under way in florida. >> surveillance video caught the gunman crossing a street and opening fire. here's victor oquendo. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: police on the hunt for a mystery gunman wanted for murder. investigators say that's him spotted across multiple surveillance cameras, first seen here taking off his jacket and moments later firing a single shot along hot spot ocean drive on south beach late saturday night. police say that same man is the

suspect behind this deadly shooting just a few minutes later. >> i counted eight shots. >> reporter: witnesses say the shooter got into an argument with another man in the middle of collins avenue, often packed with tourists and locals and started shooting. >> we see it clearly on video what he's capable of. it's imperative we get him off the streets. >> reporter: that suspect fled and tried to enter a hotel but was turned away. police have not identified the victim, only saying he was shot multiple times. there's still no word on a motive. victor oquendo, abc news, south beach. >> our thanks to victor. former harry potter star, daniel radcliffe is opening up about his battle with alcohol. >> in an online interview, he reveals he started drinking to cope after being under the microscope. he was 12 when the movie franchise started. he says close friends helped end his drinking problems. >> he is 21 now and says he doesn't miss drinking and is

much happier without what he called chaos that i used to invite into my life. good for him. we really appreciate when stars open up about these struggles that so many millions of americans deal with. >> it really shows what child actors go through, all that pressure and then they figure out ways to cope with it and it could be devastating and he figured out a way to get out of it. good for him. when we come back, see who is about to play hulk hogan on the big screen. and spicey's got a new job. "the skinny" is next. ey's got a new job. "the skinny" is next. k hogan on the big screen. and tspicies got a new job. "the skinny" is next. skinny" is next. "the skinny" is next. twice as much dirt and dust. it gets stuff deep in the grooves other tools can miss. y'know what? my place... is a lot cleaner now. stop cleaning. start swiffering.

♪ skinny, just give me the skinny ♪ time now for "the skinny" on this thursday morning, starting with a big night for music from across the pond. >> britain held its own version of the grammys calleit awards. hugh jackman opened up the show with the greatest show, his platinum selling single from "the greatest showman." >> also turning out, pink, shawn mendes. >> but the big headline of the night came from the first couple of hip hop who couldn't attend in london, but gave an

acceptance speech with a nod to the royalty. >> thank you so much to the brit awards for this incredible honor. you guys have always been so supportive. everything is love. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> why? >> is that blue? >> of course that was 7-year-old blue ivy off camera stealing the spotlight, of course. a longer statement on instagram, the couple wrote in honor of black history month we bow down to one of our melanated monas'. congrats on your pregnancy. we wish you so much joy. we love it. >> meghan markle back there, and i feel like a candid moment. jay-z chimed in. i'm breaking down this instagra. mome.>>is one of the most entertaining recent white house press

secretaries has a new gig. >> sean spicer joined "extra, extra" as a special washington d.c. correspondent and already landed an interview with secretary of state, mike pompeo and his wife susan talking about their taste in music and oscar predictions. >> he adores queen. we saw "bohemian rhapsody." and "a star is born." we always stay at home and watch and fight it out among ourselves. it's like a super bowl. >> this year i am likely to be on the airplane. i'm going to have to make sure the crew can get it tuned in for me. >> do you have a favorite pick? >> i like "bohemian rhapsody". >> it's like the light side of the administration. >> i guess not talking about north korea there, talking about other lighter things. >> yeah. >> future d.c. chats will include white house counselor, kellyanne conway and her kids, and current press secretary sarah huckabee sanders and her husband. that should be interesting. spicey getting a little correspondent's job.

>> yeah. next to a blast from the past and a bit of a throwback thursday. >> you may recognize patrick warburton from the national car rental tv ads. >> he is also known from "seinfeld," elaine's boyfriend. from the now famous new jersey devil's episode where he embarrassed elaine and frightened a priest. >> tuesday night when the devils hosted the penguins, he participated in the ceremonial dropping of the puck, and unfortunately that's not all he dropped. >> if we get a chance to talk to him a little bit, and he's exactly this, always fired up. i hope that was an accident -- or a stage. >> he doesn't seem bothered by it. and the curtain call. >> oh, down goes warburton. he is trying to be funny, taking off his shirt, and then he didn't see that little step.

he refused an appearance fee, by the way. instead asking the devils to donate to judes children's hospital. >> good for him. >> they did. $25,000. >> round of applause for that guy. right? >> that is great. and we got to see him fall, which is so funny. thank you, thank you for entertaining us. >> thank you. chris hemsworth is preparing for a new role as a wrestling superstar. >> from thor to hulk hogan, hemsworth will reportedly focus on the hogan's rise to fame. >> it movie will be about hulkamania, and i may have been a hulkamaniac as a kid. in his interviews he focused on training and eating vitamins and saying prayers. >> deals for the projects are reportedly in the midst of closing with netflix. >> that's so cool. that's interesting. i was a big hulk hogan fan when i was a kid. >> i know.

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♪ >> look at that. look at that. can you hear me? that is a look at the covered red carpet, because we are three days away from hollywood's greatest show. >> this morning we are hearing juicy details about what is expected during this year's academy show. our will ganss with juicy details. >> i thought you were going to call me the greatest showman. we were listening to the greatest showman. >> no. >> that's what he meant, though. >> actually, i was going to call you juicy. >> oh, i'll take that as well. i'll take whatever compliment i can get these days, i guess. i've got juicy details for you on this sunday's show. another incredible line-up of a-listers announced as presenters.

two people are sparking serious high hopes for a reunion of one of the funniest duos of all time. ♪ could this year's trip to the oscars be taking a trip from la la land to "wayne's world"? the academy announcing mike myers and dana carve yes, will be two of those. which seems fitting because their classic "snl" characters wayne and garth were huge queen fans. bohemian rhapsody is nominated. some of the other talents that will introduce best picture noms, barbra streisand, serena williams, chef jose andres, and queen latifah, congressman john lewis, trevor noah and several what about the stage itself? production designer david coren is revealing this concept, it includes 1,600 cables, and

26,000 crystal beads, and 10,000 pearls and 40,000 real roses and it took 15 people 2,100 hours to build it all. that deserves an award of its own. but about sunday night's biggest actual awards, if you plan on putting money down most betting websites have "roma" as the frontrunner for best picture, followed closely by "green book,". a favorite in a more distant third. the biggest pay off for risk takers would be "vice," which seems least likely to win according to odds shark and vegas insider. for best actor put money on malloch, and actress, glenn close, and supporting actor is for "green book," and one of the safest bets of the evening, gaga going home with the gold for best original song"shallow." to put it in perspective, many betting sites are so sure

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