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get a measurement. hurry. >> a florida fisherman will be able to brag about hauling in the big one. he snagged a 10-foot long 700-pound great white shark along the panhandle. it took about an hour to reel it in. one witness said it's the first catch this big in the area since the 1960s. the shark was tagged and released. you hear him yelling to get a measurement because that's a big ole shark. >> they just happened to have a measuring tape ready to go? >> if they're fishing i'm sure they would want to see how big. if you saw it was a shark,

wouldn't you be like let go. let go? >> i would say stay away from it. >> yeah, uh-huh. for the second time this year someone has been injured by a rhino at a florida zoo. >> archie the rhino struck a zoo keeper during a training session. that zoo keeper is recovering at a hospital. on new year's day a toddler fell into a exhibit at another florida zoo sustaining injuries. >> animal news there. now turning to the verdict in a murder trial in new jersey. >> a 21-year-old man has been convicted of killing his childhood friend after a secret video was played at trial. here's abc's amy robach. >> reporter: the young man accused of murdering his childhood friend in cold blood is found guilty on all counts by a new jersey jury. pure greed drove him to strangle a promising young artist who went missing from her home in 2016. >> she was a great kid and never should have ended like this.

>> reporter: jurors viewing the chilling tape of what police say was his confession. >> it took me a half hour to kill her. >> reporter: they say he planned to murder stern and then steal thousands of dollars her late mother left her. >> the worst part of it is, i thought i was walking out with 50 grand, 100 grand in my pocket. she had one safe and she took money out and she only had 10 grand. >> he claimed that video was merely an addition for a horror film. the jury didn't buy it. he will be sentenced in may. he is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. amy robach, abc news, new york. >> you can see more of amy's reporting on the chilling murder case of a two-hour edition of "20/20" this friday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. turning now, this appears to be the wk snakodd pl >> to follow-up on yesterday's snake in a shoe on a plane story

that we have -- now we have this, and actually you were not here yesterday so i will catch you up. now we have this, a florida woman found one of the reptiles in her dryer while doing laundry. she did not stick around, as you see on the security cameras. >> oh, my goodness. >> she bolted out of the house. her husband got rid of it. >> the first thing i thought when seeing this is there's a snake in my boot from "toy story." >> guys, i have to catch janai up. there was a snake yesterday coming from australia to the uk and it was found in a shoe. >> oh, my goodness. you know, i once got a snake massage and it wasn't too bad. >> i remember that. >> if you just find a snake i would not recommend putting it on. coming up, how does a 13-year-old girl top herself after getting a four-year college scholarship at the age of 11? >> how about signing an endorsement, a deal with nike. that's next on "world news now." that's next on "world news now." a deal with nike.

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another apparent nike shoe malfunction. >> yep. >> this time it didn't happen on a basketball court. >> it happened on a racetrack. our own will ganss is here with that and more. >> yes, i am here with that and more. so this one is a real cinderella story. y'all remember the part when she lost her shoe? >> yeah. >> that happened in real life to one harvard cross-country runner in his 3,000 meter race this weekend. he lost his shoe during lap one of the 1.8-mile race, but he said he refused to get into his head about it and focused instead on his breathing and maintaining his pace, and he was third until the final lap when he surged ahead to win. look, you can see, there he is crossing the finish line. >> so many laps without a shoe. and we're not showing the picture here, and i don't want to see it, but like, his foot is -- >> it did not look pretty after

the race. you know how sometimes after you run, even if you are wearing shoes you get blisters. imagine doing it without. >> good for him. >> i have one more for you. an 11-year-old getting a full ride to play college soccer would be incredible, right? >> yes. >> what's even harder to believe, two years later, now she's 13 and she's turning down that full ride to sign with nike for a multi-year endorsement deal. yep, she is going pro, y'a the money she's getting from nike is much more than the four-year scholarship would have been. this is more common in men's soccer. the fact that she is doing it marks a step toward equal opportunity. >> that's fantastic. and also bringing us back to a hot topic last week about basketball players. this is a 13-year-old who's going to play pro soccer. >> uh-huh. >> she's trying to make a point because i was making a counter point to that about being ready for major league, but i'm pretty sure she has a great support system.

>> yes, and incredible for her. >> so do you, will. >> thank you, guys. you all are my support system. i'm still waiting on the multimillion-dollar deal from you two. >> it's coming, right? >> no, it's not. call your agent. >> it's coming, right? >> no, it's not. call your agent. coming. >> no, it's not. call your agent.

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as we could see, and on the ground, the tour boats dwarfed by the formations. it really is spectacular. everywhere you look you see them coming up out of the water. look at this. they estimate there are thousands of them here in the bay. it was not long ago halong bay was named one of the new natural wonders of the world, and they are very proud here. >> it's one of the new seven natural wonders of the world. it's not only of the view, but it's a very, very beautiful view. seven new wonder naturals of the world. >> reporter: unesco placed the bay on the tour guide. 18 years you have been a tour guide? >> right. >> reporter: so you know this place well? >> of course. it's my hometown. >> reporter: scientist believe the formations began forming 500 million years ago. sculpted by tectonic movement

and ocean water. >> why does the mountain go up? it's a very beautiful view here. it happened by earthquake but very long time ago. but now you see a very beautiful view here. >> reporter: a place where millions on tour boats still share the waters with the local fishermen and their families who call the bay home. >> our thanks to david muir there that will be reporting there for "world news tonight" tonight, on this very historic day. it also shows you the beautiful scenery around there where history will be made for the second summit between president trump and kim jong-un. >> and the islands, they range from tens of thousands to acres in size, and so many of them would be beautiful to see. >> yes, definitely. had to see that up close and personal. >> a lot will be happening in vietnam today. we will have lots of coverage thpresident is meeting with north korea leader, kim jong-un, in hanoi, vietnam. their second summit. we will see what comes of that.

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breaking news this morning on "world news now." michael cohen's testimony is hours away. >> we know some of what president trump's former fixer is going to say in public, as the president watches from a world away. bombshell statements ahead. also breaking, emergency evacuations under way in california. people are being forced out of their home by a river that is rapidly rising. major flooding and mudslides. abc news exclusive. actress selma blaire is opening up about living with multiple sclerosis. why she cried tears of relief when she was diagnosed with the disease. see where this happened on

this wednesday, february 27th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." well, well, well, good morning, everyone. look whose back. janai norman, to take the reigns of her show. >> we are going to ride this through the week. >> from the city of angels, "the devil wears prada" is back. >> i'm so excited to be back >> she was looking stunning on the red carpet. >> -- after a couple days in l.a. >> you did an amazing job. >> i appreciate it. >> we care about the content and words coming out of your mouth, but you looked stunning. >> thank you. it was so much fun, so much fun. i have never done anything like that. i had the best of times. >> i want to know all the stories. can't tell them right now because we have a lot of news to get to. >> anything really juicy, i texted you. >> that is very true. you did an incredible job. we were all clapping and applauding you, your "world news now" family.

great to have you back. >> thank you. >> we are glad you are back. we expect a monumental day on capitol hill. president trump's former fixer and attorney, michael cohen is ready tell his side of the story in public. >> the open hearing in the house follows nine hours of closed door testimony in the senate. he is expected to accuse the president of criminal conduct. his lawyer says he has the documents to back up his claims. >> the president's allies are already taking aim. mary bruce has the details. >> reporter: michael cohen, who once said he would take a bullet for donald trump, arriving on capitol hill to unload on the president. should the president be worried? criminal conduct? you lied before, why should congress trust you now, mr. cohen? he spent hours behind closed doors with the senate intelligence committee. he described the president's lying, racism and cheating. for the first time, he will accuse the president of criminal conduct while in office and provide what he says is evidence.

a dramatic reversal for the man who stood at the president's side for decades. >> i'm very loyal and dedicated to mr. trump. >> reporter: he pled guilty to breaking campaign finance laws by paying hush money to stormy daniels just 11 days before the election. president trump said he knew nothing about it. >> you have to ask michael cohen. michael is my attorney. you have to ask michael. >> reporter: prosecutors say the president directed cohen to make those payments and cohen is expected to say just that. >> michael cohen's testimony? >> no, no. >> reporter: cohen will also explain why he lied to congress about a trump tower deal in moscow, a project he admits trump's team was negotiating well into the campaign. he will produce the president's financial statement, which shows

trump made false claims about his net worth. republicans are on the attack. congressman matt gaetz tweeting what seems like a threat to reveal embarrassing personal information about cohen, saying cohen's about to learn a lot. >> witness testing, not tampering. when they come before congress. their truthfulness is in question, we have the opportunity to test them. >> reporter: cohen is undeterred. >> i look forward to tomorrow to tell the american people my story. i'm going to let the american people decide exactly who is telling the truth. >> reporter: republicans and the white house are trying to discredit cohen's testimony pointing out, he has lied to congress before. the white house secretary saying, quote, it's laughable that anyone would take a convicted liar like cohen at his word. members of the senate intelligence committee tell us this was a serious grilling. the cohen that showed up to talk to them was a very different guy. mary bruce, abc news, capitol

hill. >> thanks to mary and an update from the congressman matt gaetz tweet. he tweeted it was not his intent to threaten cohen. he deleted the tweet and apologized. >> we learned some of what he plans to say today. "the new york times" reports in his opening statement, cohen will call president trump a con man and a cheat, who knew a long-time adviser was communicating with wikileaks who instructed cohen to lie about a trump tower project in moscow that was under way during the 2016 presidential campaign. abc news will have live coverage of the cohen hearing at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. michael cohen's testimony could overshadow president trump's second summit with kim jong-un getting under way in vietnam. >> the president lowered expectations upon his arrive. this morning, he hopes great things will happen. he started by paying a visit to the president of vietnam, a

country he is using add a model of economic growth tweeting north korea would be the same. >> trump signed a series of trade deals with vietnam before sitting down later with kim for a private dinner. now, the severe weather in california. >> several mudslides closed roads, including at least one evacuation route out of a flood zone. two people had to be rescued after a mudslide closed a highway. 60 miles north of san francisco, that leaves one evacuation route out of the area. it's along a river. >> in sonoma, they had to be rescued from high water. some didn't see it until it was too late. >> it covers all of central and northern california. >> flash flood warnings from one end of the state to the other. >> reporter: severe flooding is threatening entire towns this morning. >> seems like it's getting higher and higher. >> completely under water. >> reporter: record rainfall triggered widespread evacuations in sonoma and marin counties

after six inches of rain came down in just one day. swollen rivers are already inundating neighborhoods as the drenching downpours spurred massive mudslides. >> crack, crack, crack. we heard the trees. we saw giant redwoods coming down. >> reporter: this couple narrowly escaped the cascade of fallen debris. >> happened so fast, you don't know. >> reporter: roads in the bay area are closed indefinitely by the damage. >> today is not the day to play in the water. >> reporter: officials are issuing alerts, warning residents of extraordinary threat to life as they brace for more rain today and rivers are expected to rise as much as 45 feet. >> weather forecast isn't promising. >> let's get details from accuweather's paul williams. good morning, paul. >> a major storm slamming into the west coast with flooding rain, mudslides and feet of snow

with gusty winds in excess of 40 miles per hour. travel disruptions expected with rain along the coast and heavy snow inland. speaking of inland, cold air grips the central part of the country and watching for snow to slide into the great lakes and the northeast with a possibility of nine inches of snow in some areas. watch for thunderstorms in the deep south. kenneth? janai? >> thanks, paul. passengers and crew spent 36 hours stuck on an amtrak train in oregon because of snow. the southbound train pulled north into eugene where 183 people on board were able to get off. amtrak suspended service from portland to eugene through tomorrow. one of the pope's top advisers is behind bars in australia. he was brutally heckled this morning on the way to a sentencing hearing. the 77-year-old was convicted of molesting two boys in a cathedral two decades ago and faces up to 50 years in prison. he was taken into custody this

morning and will be sentenced in two weeks. former vice president, joe biden, seems closer than ever to entering the presidential race. he said the most important people in his , feliudclinin run. biden previously said he would launch his campaign after march, if he decides to run. the 76-year-old acknowledged it will be a very, very, very difficult campaign. that is a direct quote from biden, that's why there are so many veries in there. california drivers an example for why you shouldn't park in front of a hydrant. >> firefighters in anaheim found a car in front of a hydrant when they arrived at a fire scene. the car, as you see, no longer has rear windows. crews smashed through them to get to the water hook up. >> anaheim's bravest posted the picture on twitter with a message, is a closer parking spot worth the broken windows, citation and parking fees? depends on where you are trying to go.

it could be. we don't know what was going on. no, seriously, folks, you have to learn a lesson about that. >> yeah. >> you can see the repercussions about that. >> they couldn't go under the car or over the car, so they had to go through it. research that shows for every drink you consume, you are knocking 15 minutes off your life. first, the frightening attack inside a florida zoo. the rhino that turned on its handler. you are watching "world news now." zoo. the rhino that turned on its handler. you are watching "world news now." news now."

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a florida teen is under arrest after making a smashing entrance to a wrestling match. the 19-year-old fell 40 feet through a skylight and slammed on to the mat in gainesville. a number of teens were on the roof -- wow -- trying to get a phone that had been thrown near the skylight. >> i hope he's going to be okay. sounds like he will be. i will say this sounds like my teenage years of doing stupid boy stuff. >> really? >> somebody threw something on the roof, obviously in this case, and that just i was just lucky for myself to

get through the teenage years without bodily harm. >> 16 are facing trespassing charges. be careful out there. a zookeeper was struck by the rhino's horn during a training session. here is abc's victor oquendo. >> reporter: the training session gone wrong at the jacksonville zoo. this 4,000 pound white rhino named archie, striking a zoo keeper with its horn. that zookeeper rushed to the hospital with injuries. >> the zookeepers know to treat every animal as if they are dangerous. they are not particularly friendly with rhino, with archie, but he is a well liked animal. he has a good disposition. >> reporter: the zoo says they train animals to make them more comfortable ahead of medical work. this video posted on the zoo's youtube page explaining why. >> if you need to do medical procedures or check out any wounds then it won't be stressful for the animals or for us. safe for everyone.

>> reporter: archie, a star at the zoo since 1975, famously escaped his inclosure in 2010. it took nearly 20 zoo workers and nearly five hours to corner archie and eventually sedate him. >> the zoo tells abc news the rhino keeper had plenty of experience and the rhino exhibit remained open yesterday. they said none of the visitors to the park were ever in danger. >> incredible there. a landing gear created tense moments for a pilot in california. >> he was forced to bring in the single engine plane on its belly in fresno. once they figured out it couldn't be fixed they flew to another airstrip and nobody was hurt. coming up, the brave battle being waged by actor selma blare opening up about her struggle with ms. that's next on "world news now." and her struggle with ms. that's next on "world news now." by selma blair. that's next on "world news now."

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and this morning a hollywood actress is putting a new face on this disease. >> selma blair is speaking exclusively to abc news on camera for the first time about her personal struggle. here's abc's robin roberts. >> reporter: an emotional return to the red carpet for actress, selma blair. the 46-year-old known for roles like "cruel intentions," "legally blond" facing a new challenge. how are you doing? >> i am doing very well. i am very happy to see you being able to just put out what being in the middle of an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis is like, so my speech, as you will notice, i have spasmodic dysphonia right now. >> when you were diagnosed, what initially went through your mind? >> i cried. i had tears. they were not tears of panic,

but they were tears that i have to give into a body that has loss of control, and there was some relief in that because ever since my son was born, i was in an ms flare-up and didn't know and i was giving it everything to seem normal and i was self-medicating when he wasn't with me and, you know, i was drinking. i was in pain. i wasn't always drinking, but there were times when i couldn't take it and i was really struggling with how am i going to get by in life, and not taken seriously by doctors. so when i got the diagnoses i cried with relief, oh, good, i will be able to do something. >> how difficult was it to share it with your son? >> not at all. i want him to always feel safe and never responsible for me, but he had already seen that i was falling and doing things,

and i said i have something, multiple sclerosis. he almost cried. he said will it kill you? i said, no, we never know what kills us, but this is not the doctor telling me i'm dying. he said, okay. >> what are doctors telling you? what is your prognosis? >> the doctor i saw said within a year, i could have at the time, he said i could have 90% of my abilities back. so, this is to say let's meet again next year and see if i'm better. if i'm not, and i can still have a conversation that's good enough. i want to see for other people, and i want to see for me, and see where i am. i was a little scared of talking and even my neurologist said no, it will bring a lot of awareness because nobody has the energy to

talk when i'm in a flare-up, but i do because i love a camera. >> you got a date. i will see you in a year. >> okay. >> it's a deal. >> i can't wait. >> beautiful. beautiful. >> she's absolutely bringing awareness. i have to say, i love selma blair in "cruel intentions," "legally blond", and i'm somebody that did not know a lot about multiple sclerosis and i looked it up today to learn more. seeing her in that interview she is so hopeful and optimistic, and amazing she's still working on a series on netflix. >> she's courageous and brave and approaching this with a sense of humor, which is important. i had some time years ago to volunteer my time with the ms society. i will say i know people who, as families, members are dealing with ms, and these folks face the disease with courage, with grace, with powerful strength and that's exactly what selma blair is doing and i just think she's incredible. >> it's so amazing she's sharing

that with so many of us. coming up, get paid to travel around the world with a stranger. >> "the mix" is next. ng up, traveling around the world with a stranger. >> "the mix" is next.

♪ it's time for "the mix" on this wednesday. we start overseas in germany where a deer rat is happy to be rescued. >> a rat? >> a rat. a fat rat that looked like in this picture he's crying out for help. he was stuck in a manhole cover in germany. eww. is that a rat noise? you are good at that, kenneth. i am shocked at how good you are at rat noises. firefighters, animal rescuers came and got the rat out safely. once he was out, splinter scurried back -- >> splinter? is that a teenage mutant ninja turtle reference? >> it was. >> that was a big ole rat.

>> that is a big rat. that would take years off my life. you know what else could take minutes off my life? >> what? >> drinkin'. >> drinkin'. >> a new study says having that extra glass, more than five a week, will take minutes off your life, at least 15 minutes with each one. >> how much fun is that for each of those drinks, though? some weeks it could be worth it. i'm just saying. >> it's a sobering new study about drinking habits. >> oh, sobering. >> they studied 600,000 people. when people over 40 had six drinks a week, had a risk of early death. it would cause heart failure, stroke, aneurism. >> okay. >> so, just watch it when you -- >> watch it. >> okay. a company is paying two people to travel around the

world. the only catch is they can't know each other. two strangers, they will get paid -- i mean, it would be the equivalent of $22,000, a 50-day tour of five different countries, each on a different continent. >> they will know each other by the end. >> very well. they just have to be obsessed with wonder lust and aren't too worried about getting filmed as part of a promotional video. wonder lust, whatever. it could be a lot of fun. >> it could be. would you travel with me? can we do like an amazing race type of thing? >> no. no. >> would i get on your nerves? >> the answer is no. the answer is yes. you know down in australia, we could travel there? >> no. >> because it's the dog days of summer down there. there's a pug by the name of leonardo. >> oh, not in the heat. >> he says i just want to be in the air-conditioned. >> no.

>> his owner was trying to get him to leave the air-conditioned shop. >> if you want me to go yo

this morning on "world news now," breaking news, president trump's former fixer michael cohen is planning to call trump a con man in his public testimony today. it's testimony that is threatening to overshadow the president's summit with kim jong-un that will happen in just hours. still developing t deadly collision involving the busiest rail line. three people killed when trains traveling in opposite directions crash into a car on the tracks. also this half hour, the brave battle. >> more from actress selma blair sharing her ms diagnosis with robin roberts. you have to hear her positive outlook on life. trending today, and janet jackson is relocating rhythm nation to las vegas. sin city is about to get nastier. that's in "the skinny" this

wednesday, february 27th. ♪ oh you nasty boys ♪ nasty ♪ nasty boys >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." ♪ oh you nasty boys ♪ nasty >> yeah. getting nasty this morning. >> wednesday morning. because janai norman is back. that's a reason to get nasty. >> yeah! yeah! goodness. welcome back. >> thank you. >> it's good to see you. >> so excited to be back. >> we begin with busy news on this wednesday. >> busy day. >> what really will be two big stories we are following today that could each have a major impact on the trump presidency. >> they are playing out on opposite sides of the globe. the split screen, president trump kicking off his second summit with kim jong-un in vietnam and trump's personal fixer offering up testimony on capitol hill. michael cohen is expected to tell the entire world that the

president is a racist that lied, cheated and engaged in criminal conduct. elizabeth hur has the details. >> reporter: good morning. that public testimony today could be explosive. already the white house is calling cohen a convicted liar, but we are learning from sources cohen will be there with documents he says will back up his testimony. before leaving capitol hill michael cohen telling reporters he's ready to come clean. >> i appreciate the opportunity that was given to me to clear the record and to tell the truth. >> reporter: the former long time lawyer and fixer for donald trump has been cooperating with prosecutors even before he was sentenced to three years in prison. those crimes include campaign finance violations for arranging hush money payments during the 2016 campaign to two women claiming to have had affairs with president trump. the president has denied the claims. late monday republicans pouncing. congressman matt gaetz tweeting

cohen's wife is about to learn a lot. >> we are witness testing, not witness tampering. when witnesses come before congress their truthfulness and veracity are in question and we have the opportunity to test them. >> reporter: cohen is remaining defiant, releasing this statement through his lawyer, writing, we will not respond to the despicable lies and smears, except to say we trust that his colleagues in the house, both republicans and democrats will repudiate his words and conduct. congressional democrats say they are eager to hear from cohen. >> my big interest has been in the follow the money issues. >> reporter: sources say cohen will go into detail about the president's finances, claiming the president at times inflated or deflated his net worth to his own benefit, and also for the first time a source says cohen will publicly accuse the president of committing a potential crime while in office. but again the white house is firing back saying in a statement it's pathetic to see

cohen giving yet another opportunity to spread his lies. janai and kenneth. >> our thanks to elizabeth. cohen's lawyers say he is expected to have receipts and documents to prove what he's testifying about. breaking overnight, "the new york times" is reporting more specifics about what cohen will say today. >> they are reporting he will call the president a con man and a cheat. he will say the president ran for office to make his brand great, not to make the country great again. and cohen will also explain why he lied to congress in 2017. stay with abc news for live coverage of the cohen hearing later this morning, starting at 10:00 eastern. president trump is hours away from dining with kim jong-un ahead of talks aimed at ridding north korea of nuclear weapons. >> here's a live look at hanoi where the summit will take place. security is surrounding the two leaders, which is said to be pretty tight. trump met this morning with the president of vietnam, a country he's using as a model of economic growth that could

spread to north korea. >> he tweeted it was a great opportunity for, quote, my friend, kim jong-un. abc's karen travers has the latest from hanoi. >> reporter: president trump began his day with a photo-op with the president of vietnam. a chance to thank his host for letting the summit take place here in hanoi. >> on behalf of the united states i want to thank you very much for hosting and hopefully great things will happen. ♪ >> reporter: the summit with north korea officially gets under way thursday, but tonight president trump and kim jong-un will meet briefly one-on-one followed by dinner with a handful of senior aides. they didn't do this in singapore last summer, a sign of the importance the president has placed on the relationship he says he's building with kim. >> we fell in love, okay? no, really. he wrote me beautiful letters, and they are great letters. we fell in love. >> reporter: president trump is under pressure to come away from the second summit with kim with

more than a historic photo-op and vague agreement. >> we have a special feeling and i think it is going to lead to something very good. maybe not. i think ultimately it will, but maybe not. >> reporter: the trump administration wants to walk away with what is called a shared understanding of what a complete denuclearization means, but there's skepticism on whether kim is willing to give up his arsenal. >> the regime is committed to developing a long-range nuclear armed missile that would pose a direct threat to the united states. >> reporter: the threats of fire and fury have been put on hold and president trump is focusing on what he says is north korea's economic potential. he says north korea could become a different kind of rocket, an economic one. karen travers, abc news, traveling with the president in hanoi. >> our thanks to karen. the house passed 245-183 with 13 republicans voting for it.

that's not enough to override. the president's expected veto. the senate now has 18 days to consider the bill. federal records shows thousands allegations of sexual abuse of migrant children held in u.s. custody. the allegations go back to the later years of the obama administration and the records don't show a significant increase under the trump administration. most of the accusations involve one minor abusing another, but nearly 200 involved workers. turning to the weather, the dangerous cold in the upper midwest means the snow from the weekend blizzard isn't melting. >> a school bus in omaha could not make it up a hill after stopping for a stop sign. the wheels are going forward as the bus slides down the hill. heavy snow in oregon caused a massive 115 mile back up on interstate 5. >> roads are closed in sonoma county california due to flooding and mudslides. let's get the forecast from accuweather's paul williams. paul, good morning. >> good morning, janai, kenneth. this major storm is not helping california at all. we're looking at feet of snow in

the mountains, heavy rain, flooding and mudslides and gusty winds. in the northwest corner of the country, moving further in, 6-12 inches of snow and up to a foot in some cases. and then the kind of cold in the north central part of the country, it will get worse next week, by the way, and then we target new york eventually and in the dep south thunderstorms particularly along the gulf coast. kenneth, janai. >> our thanks to paul. a deadly tragedy on the railroad tracks in new york's long island. three people were killed when their vehicle was hit by two commuter trains. authorities say the driver tried to go around safety gates and the vehicle was struck by the first train and then hit by a second train going in the opposite direction. two train cars derailed and a station platform was seriously damaged. officials say the incident is likely to affect this morning's commute. a cadaver dog on a search boat is credited with finding human remains in the debris field of saturday's cargo plane crash in houston. dna tests are being done and officials are cautioning the

remains may not be from a missing crew member. the thick mud may interfere with signals from the black boxes. the nation's drug makers face a grilling about drug crisis. senators threaten government price controls of cost aren't reigned in, and executives warned government involvement could hurt innovation. they offered some solutions including promoting lower cost generic drugs. if you have been looking for a new home now is your chance to get one that is historic for free. but there is a catch. >> at one time it was the house of tomorrow at the 1933 chicago world's fair. the 12-sided house is about 5,000 square feet and sits in indiana along lake michigan. you can have it and a free 50-year lease. >> all you have to do is restore it. the estimated price, $2.5 million. >> that's all? >> that's it. >> get out the checkbook, janai.

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this hugfi this huge fire engulfed the storage area of a plastics company near detroit. the thick black smoke was seen for miles around. the fire has been extinguished. officials estimate that 20,000 storage bins holding cardboard went up in flames. luckily and thankfully there were no injuries. turning now to the stunning revelations from actress, selma blair, opening up about the disease she's been battling for years. >> she became a household name in the '90s for such movies as "legally blond" and "cruel intentions," my favorite, "the

sweetest thing." now she's speaking about her personal struggle with multiple sclerosis. >> she sat down with robin roberts sharing the details with her disease and how she is fighting it head on. >> reporter: on sunday selma made an emotional return to the red carpet for the first time since going public with her diagnosis four months ago. attending the "vanity fair" oscar party. with the support of her cuz tomized cane. a moment of triumph. her tears of happiness earning cheers from the press line. for years her illness was a mystery. the 46-year-old suffering troubling symptoms. >> i was really struggling with how am i going to get by in life and not taken seriously by doctors. single mother, you are exhausted, financial burden. i said i need to go to work and i have to stay away. i dropped my son off at school a mile away and before i got home,

i would have to pull over and take a nap. i was ashamed, and i was doing the best i could and i was a great mother but it was killing me. >> reporter: before she was diagnosed selma sought out the help of fellow actor, michael j. fox who has lived with parkinson's disease for 30 years. >> i dm'd him, and i said i don't know who to tell but i am dropping things and i do strange things, i have a tremor, my pinky won't stop moving, me leg i can't feel, it won't stop bouncing. he got in touch with me and we began a conversation. >> reporter: selma is still working, part of an upcoming sci-fi drama series on netflix called "another live." >> it's a huge thing for people with disabilities minor or major, you can still find a way, hopefully if you believe and persist to still get to work.

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the academy scrapped the category after just one year. gone. we have a jam packed "skinny" this morning starting with miley cyrus in drag. >> we're still riding high from her grammy performance singing alongside dolly pardon iconic girl don't take my man anthem, "jolene." >> this morning, we are getting a glimpse of the former hannah montana star like never before. she's dressed like a man. it's a sneak peek of this season's rue paul drag race. >> yeah, and going by the alias, barry johnson. i don't know if she's really fooling anyone. i can see with the beautiful miley cyrus eyes. >> barry johnson? >> when you put on the glasses, glasses always make the difference, don't they, will ganss? he will tell us about that later. next one, a major goal for chrissy teigen's significant other. john legend entered the egot club last year having earned an

>> but being in an eteroup of only 15 entertainers in the history of the world isn't quite enough. during his coaching debut on "the voice" legend joked he liked to add the "people" magazine honor the sexiest man alive to his egot. >> to be fair, on that show, his other co-host, adam levene, blake shelton, they have both been "people" magazine's sexiest man alive. if i can be frank, if they can get it, so can he. >> hello frank. >> just saying. just saying. >> if blake shelton can get it, then, john legend, so can you. john legend can get it. >> it comes off a little differently than you mean it to, but -- >> john legend can get it, right? that's what you are saying. next, they say imitation is the highest form of flattery. >> sherri shepherd was inside the delta sky lounge when she

her friend, octavia spencer. >> no! no. no. no. >> people are telling me how much they love me, and they think that i'm octavia spencer, and i can't tell them that i am sherri shepherd because they will throw me out of the vip lounge here at delta because i used your name to get in. >> oh, my gosh. >> so funny. >> just to tell you that not all black people look-alike. this is the two friends together. they don't look anything alike. spencer tweeted back, quote, i'm howling at you right now. omg. >> you know, i have to add to this, the show posted a picture of me from sunday and somebody commented and said i looked just like lupita. >> wait, lupita. >> lupita is gorgeous. but nothing. if you have been waiting for a good deal on a few

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♪ ♪ >> "the skinny" bonus round. >> big news from janet jackson. and we're bringing out will ganss. what you got, will? >> i'm over here in vegas. the 52-year-old powerhouse is following in the steps of j lo, mariah carey, and celine dionne. announcing her brand-new residency in las vegas. she's not the only big superstar with huge plans for sin city. rhythm nation has a new capital, las vegas. janet jackson is about to make sin city a whole lot nastier. ♪ oh you nasty boys >> are you ready to party? >> ms jackson tweeting this video, teasing her metamorphous residency.

a while back, vegas residencies had the where musicians go when their career was fading out. but kevin fallon of the "daily beast" said that all changed when celine dionne set up shop in vegas. >> when you are at the better end, it sends a message i no longer have to travel to my fans, but my fans travel to me. ♪ i'm off the deep end >> now vegas visitors hitting the jackpot with performances by superstars like lady gaga, britney spears and the backstreet boys. ♪ tell me why ♪ ain't nothing but a heart ache ♪ >> why are these legends reliving the days of the rat pack and bringing it back to the strip? >> i think it's romanticized few

a new and upcoming pop star and once you have done it for a while and you have a family and other logistics to think about like that, to have a home base, it really looks appealing. >> for new mom janet, not being. how does the residency affect the fan base of these superstars? >> bachelorette parties, and baby booms, and friend groups, everybody that is traveling there and now you have the benefit of easy access to alcohol and after parties. >> even if you are not celebrating a big event, there's plenty of music motivation to head to sin city. cher. ♪ do you believe in life after love ♪ >> cardi b. ♪ >> and bruno mars. ♪ >> all bringing their 24-karat magic to vegas with residencies later this year. presale tickets for janet's residency go on sale today.

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making news in america this morning, president trump's fo morning. michael cohen now calling his former boss a con man, a racist and a cheat. the breaking details on what cohen will tell congress today during his bombshell testimony, the new revelations about the hacked e-mails from hillary clinton's campaign and claims the president has avoided paying property taxes. president trump and kim jong-un coming face-to-face during their high stakes summit in vietnam today. >> hopefully it will be successful. >> what the president says will happen if north korea gets rid of its nuclear weapons. the senators drill drug company executives with the cost