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shakeup in the democratic presidential race. bernie sanders has jumped eight points ahead of hillary clinton in a new poll of iowa caucus voters. clinton stepping up criticism of sanders, but even she admits it may be too late for a comeback. cecilia vega is on the campaign trail. >> reporter: in the home stretch of iowa, hillary clinton acknowledging her stark reality, she could lose iowa and new hampshire, but she is not giving up. >> it's not whether you get knocked down. it's whether you get back up. [ applause ] and i can tell you, as long as there is work to do and people to help, i'm not going to quit. >> she also turned up the heat on bernie sanders. people are ready to elect a socialist as president of the united states? >> it's up to the voters. i know a number of democrats, people i highly respect, are concerned and are expressing that concern to me, to journalists and others.

confidence. >> if we do well in both of those states, i think, my friends, we're looking at one of the great political upsets in modern history of the united states of america. >> reporter: the vermont senator also dropping this ad, a simon and garfunkel throwback to the song "america." america and sanders just now came out swinging saying in a statement, quote, clinton's lead is evaporating here in iowa and we understand why her campaign is panicking. the gloves are off in this race. cecilia vega, abc news, vinton, iowa. >> we know where to get sweet corn there in vinton, iowa. for a change, stocks open higher on wall street thanks to rising oil prices. the markets made up some of their losses. the dow jones industrial average was up 115 points, s&p 500 about 10 points. crude prices moved above $30.

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this is a very disturbing image from a police dash cam in oregon. that's a 2-year-old boy running down the middle the highway. the deputy able to pick up the tractor/trailer comes by. wow, that's a close call. away during a family gathering. searching. there were no criminal charges filed and the sheriff's department released the video as a warning to drivers not to get distracted while driving. >> how could the kid get a -- >> the toddler, they're young, not rationale, not thinking. nightmare. >> a leash? >> yeah. i usually use them in airports. people give you weird looks,

but you can understand why. thousands of child car seats are being recalled because of a safety hazard. britax is recalling more than 1,000 infant car seats because the handles can break. the b-safe 35 and b-safe 35 elite travel system made between october 2014 and july of last year. full details on our website, abcnews.com. we turn to an urgent health alert over the zika virus. >> it's a particular danger to pregnant women as it's linked to a serious birth defect and the latest map shows the number of cases in the u.s. is growing. >> all of those cases were contracted while traveling to particular global hot spots. the cdc is now warning women to stay away from. abc's eva pilgrim has the latest.

leading to a flurry of concerned patients. >> monday morning we got about ten phone calls. >> reporter: lindsey mitchell traveled to mexico, one of 20 hot zones when she was 20 weeks pregnant before the cdc issued the warning, telling pregnant women to stay away. >> i feel terrible just by going on vacation, i've now put my baby at risk. >> reporter: doctors say the symptoms for most people, fever, rash, joint pain, are mild and pass without incident. the concern for an expecting mom, life-threatening brain damage in the baby. >> the results can be really catastrophic for a family, so that's why we are being so careful. >> reporter: there are no vaccines to prevent it and no drugs to treat zika virus infection. doctors say anyone who has traveled to the countries with the virus and has the symptoms should be tested. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> that's frightening for many parents and anybody traveling.

symptoms in one in five people. >> but it's so -- it's one of those fears you have when you're pregnant that something could go wrong like that. apparently disease specialists in brazil are saying this virus can cause a surge in another condition called guillain-barre where it can paralyze some patients, forcing them to go on life support. a very serious condition. coming up in the next half hour, the hollywood a-lister honoring his wife's comments about the academy awards. what will smith told our own robin roberts about why the movie industry itself is to blame. first, an update on the accusations leveled against amy schumer that she stole other comic's jokes. what one of her accusers is saying now on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our

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>> comedienne amy schumer on "snl" there. of course she's made headlines this week denying accusations of and skits. >> now tammy pescatelli saying i apologetic. more from abc's david wright. it's my mistake. >> reporter: the world's hottest female comedienne, accused of stealing jokes from other funny women. take this new bit from her hbo special "live at the apollo". >> i'm old school. i think the guy should pay on the first day for sex. >> reporter: not unlike wendy liebman's stand-up 20 years. >> maybe i'm old-fashioned, but i like it when the guy pays for sex. i mean that. >> reporter: or this skit from schumer's comedy central show about a new diet and exercise plan.

stupid mouth. slap chef. >> reporter: compare that to kathleen madigan's stand-up. >> you have enough money to pay a man to stand there and slap it out of your hand before you put it in your mouth. >> reporter: liebman told us, i believe it was an honest mistake. in the comedy world, accusations of joke-stealing are no laughing matter. >> they're self-policing sort of community of artists and your jokes are your currencies. >> reporter: schumer is defending herself online and on the air waves on the "jim norton advice show" podcast. >> i'm being accused of stealing jokes and i wanted to come and talk to you about it and clear my name, because i would never, ever do that. and i never have. >> reporter: she's even vowed to take a polygraph and air the results on her show. comedy doesn't usually depend on the cliffhanger, but this one might. david wright, abc news, new

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this morning on "world new this morning on "world news now," the blizzard moving in. more than two feet of show set to dump on the mid-atlantic region. schools closed and government offices shutting down early. we're live with the latest storm predictions. the war of words heating up on the campaign trail. donald trump calling his nemesis a nervous wreck and ted cruz is suggesting that trump's priorities are all wrong. and new this half hour, flying while drunk. >> a former alaska airlines pilot has been arrested after landing his plane at an l.a.

conviction on the charge could mean 50 years in prison. the full story straight ahead. and it's apparently official. miley cyrus and liam are now re-engaged after taking a break from each other after more than two years. those details straight ahead in "the skinny." it's friday, january 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." 75 million people are being affected by the powerful winter storm. are you ready? >> i'm almost ready. i have to do some shopping. a lot of people are prepared. many of the shelves are empty. but in the nation's capital, of course, already reeling from wednesday night's mild snowstorm. now it is getting ready. the city government there promising to do a better job at clearing the streets but schools, well, they're out today in washington.

the metro system, it's not going to run this entire weekend. federal offices will close today at noon. >> here in new york city, they are ready to keep the big apple, 6,000 miles of roads open during the storm. the sanitation department already placing plows and salt spreaders around the city. new york city schools are open. the storm not expected until tomorrow morning. so many people are anxious. >> we talk about 75 million. it's a wide-reaching storm. many in the tennessee area that's going to expect a lot of snow as well. new jersey, by the way, is actually expected to get more snow than new york city. also a major worry are flooding and beach erosion. a voluntary evacuation in one jersey shore community. crews have been building up the dunes to help keep them safe. >> the storm system already pounding the south with heavy rain and sleet, even tornado watches along the gulf coast overnight.

we'll get more from abc's steve osan sam -- osansami. >> reporter: the storm everyone is watching in the northeast. >> we have two threats here. the first is the chance of severe weather. >> reporter: on the roads, people are getting hurt. in north carolina, several ambulances responded to this accident on a slippery highway that put at least one driver in the hospital. on the way home in the light snow wednesday night, two drivers died in crashes. and police don't think either of them were speeding. >> awful. almost wrecked. >> reporter: parents in one county still furious that schools weren't closed after a school bus filled with student nearly slid into a river. everyone is okay. >> it just kind of started going sideways down the hill. >> i kind of screamed a little bit. my heart was a little in my knees, in my feet. >> reporter: the storms are already forcing airlines to

945 flights are canceled today. that number could grow to 2,000. figure it out. most of the major airlines are delta are allowing passengers to change their tickets for free and offering refunds for cancellations or flights that are delayed. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> you rarely see airlines doing that when weather is the reason for the delay. >> when it's this much of an impact, they've got to do it. >> who gets how much will depend on which path the storm follows. >> let's get the late u.s. from accuweather joining us live right now. good morning, justin. >> good morning to you. this is a very, very intense storm. a dangerous storm that is already starting to convert. we are concerned more in the short term about severe weather

afternoon, later on this evening, it starts to creep up coast. d.c., richmond, we're now concerned about heavy snow, especially as we get toward the latter half of the day. as you can see on the snow map, we're talking 1 to feet. again, this could be a system that rivals the '96 blizzard, rivals the super storm of '93, at least in some areas, coastal impacts. those will be quite severe as well. some of the most severe impacts we have seen since sandy. >> it does seem as if the models are changing a little bit or coming into fine-tuning. it seems as if the impact on the nation's capital could be bigger than we expected at the start of this week. >> you know, that's right, exactly. we are looking at a storm system that will be feeding off the warm atlantic waters and throwing back a ton of moisture from richmond to d.c. i would not be surprised if somebody sees two feet of snow. that's gridlock, enough to shut down many areas.

justin povick at accuweather. thank you very much. he will keep us posted in the next half hours. it's remarkable, you know, there's that joke, don't eat the yellow snow. >> yeah. >> apparently they're saying, don't eat the white snow, too. >> what's in white snow? >> little did you know. scientists say there are a lot of exhaust fumes from cars that now seep into the environment and can actually be, you know, impacted -- affect the snow you eat. they're telling children, don't go out and eat the white snow. some people do that. they like to do that. >> this is an important health alert. >> that's why we keep you up at night. give you the health alerts everyone else misses. i just got done eating yellow snow. now i can't do the white snow either? and there's pink snow. seriously. it's red algae that can go in and, how can i put this politely, give you the runs. you should never. gives you diarrhea. any colored snow, white, red or yellow, don't eat.

>> next you're going to say white castle does that to me, too? >> white sassle. oh. how about a war of words between two bffs, donald trump, ted cruz. it sounds like a trash-talking match at a wrestling game. >> trump says cruz had his moment and now he's going down. the latest polls back that up, actually, showing trump still holding a solid lead. but cruz is firing his own shots saying trump's priorities are all wrong. >> is he qualified to be commander in chief? >> that's a determination the american people are making. i would suggest the next commander in chief, instead of living or dying by the latest polls and latest twitter storm should focus on identifying our enemies, listening to the expert advice of generals and admirals and national experts and doing whatever is necessary to keep

>> you can hear more from george's interview with cruz later on "good morning america." department of homeland to the visa waiver program, cracking down on europeans with ties to four countries -- iran, iraq, sudan and syria. under the new rules, europeans who have dual citizenships with one of those countries or have visited in the last five years will be under increased scrutiny. the changes prompted by the paris attacks. the attackers all europeans who travel to the u.s. without a visa under the old visa waiver. former pilot has been arrested for flying a plane while drunk. he has been released on bail and ordered back to court next month. according to court documents, he was randomly tested for drugs and alcohol when he landed in orange county. conviction on this charge could mean 15 years behind bars.

record number of airline passengers were caught last year trying to take guns on planes. most of the weapons were loaded. the tsa says more than 2,600 firearms were found in carry-on bags. that's a 20% increase over the previous year. dallas airport discovered 123 guns discovered there. >> wow. and here's something every beginning musician's parents can relate to, the first recital. music to their ears, right? this boy brings something special to it. >> look at this kid and listen to him there. you got to love that. however he sounds. he's like, i owned that. yes! on top of that, he makes a good exit off stage. >> this is awesome. then what happened was -- >> no. oh, my. >> we don't know who the kid is, but it is starting to go viral. >> it's like, i left with

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police in south florida releasing this surveillance tape of two women they say drugged and robbed two men. the suspects and their alleged victims met at a bar and went back to one of the victim's homes. the women allegedly made the men a drink. they woke up the next morning to find their rolex watches missing along with five other watches that were supposedly kept in a safe. >> wow. well, add one more hollywood a-lister to the growing list of critics taking aim at what necessity see as racial bias in this year's class of oscar nominees. >> actor will smith sat down with our own robin roberts

call for a boycott of this years academy awards. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: will smith, known >> reporter: will smith, known for smashing box office records is now using his stardom to shake up hollywood. >> it's a systematic bias that needs to be addressed across the industry. >> reporter: smith says his decision to not attend the oscars this year isn't about his being snubbed for his role in "concussion." in fact, he told robin roberts he initially didn't know his wife posted a video saying she >> i will not be at the academy awards. >> this is not about a couple not going to a party. this is about children that are going to sit down and they're not going to see themselves represented. >> reporter: smith says the all-white acting nominees up for oscars the past two years is the by-product of all-white

hollywood studios. >> there's very few people of color in the room when the decisions are made for what films get the green light. >> reporter: the academy plans to meet next week to discuss what measures to take in response to all the criticism. linsey davis, abc news, new york. i do think this bodes well for the movie that's coming out this halloween "boo! a madea halloween" by tyler perry. best makeup? >> oh. you know, it's such a serious issue. to the heart of the matter, a lot of people criticize stars like george clooney who have come out, speaking out against this, but say is it possible you could stand up a little more and maybe, you know, tell hollywood, let's do this role with a minority in the lead as opposed to somebody who's white? but at what point can you really

is that something -- >> will and jada have a lot of money, have a lot of influence and they have thin own production company, so why not make quality movies? >> people don't know how hard it is, though, to get to that level. even though they are at that level to push and get things into theaters. >> they have a lot of money. >> you think money buys everything. >> "boo! a madea halloween," oscar nominee. wait until you see what j. lo wore for her concert kicking off her los angeles residency. "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. wait until you see what j. lo wore for her concert kicking off her los angeles residency.

skinny so skinny skinny so skinny coming up on "the skinny." topping our headlines this morning, the wedding back on for miley and liam. >> after weeks of speculation, the rumors have been confirmed. miley cyrus and liam hemsworth are back together. they have been spotted together and cyrus has been seen wearing the engagement ring she and hemsworth co-designed back in 2012. that face, though. >> they called off their engagement back in september of 2013 after dating since early 2009. a source tells e! online miley never got over liam and hopes they can pick up right where they left off.

>> good luck. wedding bells, not wrecking balls, will soon be ringing for maria carrie. >> after what's being called a fairytale romance is now engaged to william packer. no date has been set but we're hearing her engagement ring weighs in around 35 carats. that's around the size of a ping pong ball. for about a year. premiere in aspen. this will be the third marriage for both of them. their blended family will have five children. >> wow. a lot of christmas stockings. >> that's a lot of carat from them. >> wish her good luck. jennifer lopez kicked off her headlining los angeles residency. >> she's been preparing it for a

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just proud to be an american. >> he committed a crime. he knew what he was doing. >> i'm sorry most of all that i let you down. you deserve better. >> he has voted with the nra, with the gun lobby numerous times. he voted against the brady bill five times. >> she has received $600,000 in one year as speaking fees from goldman sachs. if that's not true, i will apologize. >> i don't come from wealth. unlike donald, i didn't inherit millions of dollars. >> he's a nasty guy. nobody likes him. nobody in congress likes him. nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him. >> are you ready to stump for trump? are you ready for a commander in chief who will let our warriors do their job and kick isis' [ bleep ]! not a politician. i can get a hallelujah? >> i won't be at academy awards and i won't be watching.

academy in order to make sure we have inclusion. >> this is super cool. this is the best day of my life. i also want to thank my parents. i love them very much. and i know where to put this. right on the shelf right beside my men -- my millennium falcon. >> i don't look at it like heroic. i just look at it like i had to do something. and, you know, and it all just worked out, man. without going too far into it, it all worked out. can't get no life from a dollar bill can't get no life from no dollar bill don't give me no life from a tv screen oh no no no >> a couple of important events coming up in the week ahead. on thursday, the next republican debate. the last one. >> that's right. >> before the caucuses. i should point out in great falls, montana, the cabbage roll sale is taking place on monday. >> cabbage roll sale? >> yes. all day. at the methodist church. >> don't miss our updates. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now."

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good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headline we're following on "world news now." good morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headline we're following on "world news now." >> residents on the northeast coast are bracing for a monster snowstorm. a foot expected in some places, along with high winds, coastal floods and beach erosion. more than 20 dead in somalia. gunmen of al shabab had taken over a beachfront restaurant in mogadishu. bernie sanders ahead of hillary clinton in the polls,

health plan. clinton says he's out of touch with reality. donald trump says ted cruz is going down. cruz says trump is too much twitter, not enough policy, all while republicans argue over which candidate would inflict less harm on the party. those are some of our top stories on this friday, january 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. we begin this half hour for preparations of the blizzard 2016. washington, d.c., mayor, promises the city will do a better job of snow removal and keeping the roads open than they did the other night. >> they're saying this because this was the scene with only 1 1/2 inches of snow. this the suburb of d.c. there. it was a mess all around the dmv. more than a foot of snow is expected today. >> schools in washington and suburbs will be closed today.

to log in and keep up with their studies. federal offices close at noon and metro system won't operate saturday and sunday. i can't remember the last time they did that. >> it's been a while. as you can see from the radar, there are some strong storms coming into the entire eastern half of the country. there are tornado watches along the gulf coast and a mix of precipitation moving north. >> we're talking tens of millions of americans keeping an eye on the weather. with more, here's abc's david >> reporter: with a major storm bearing down and early tests failed. all the spinning, sliding, smashing, turning the nation's capital into a nightmare. pedestrians, too. watch this woman. sitting in his car, will lee powerless as another vehicle comes sliding and slamming into him. not once, but twice. blinding winds are hours away.

it was forecasted, but local governments didn't treat many of the roads. our local station got stuck. >> there's actually kind of a sheen of ice down here. that's the problem. so, vehicles probably didn't realize that and there's just crashes all over the place. >> reporter: slick roads and not enough snow crews working, leading to an embarrassed mayor. >> we are very sorry for inadequate response. >> reporter: not reassuring with this even bigger blast, a blizzard, quickly approaching the mid-atlantic. expected to paralyze the region. which is why salt trucks were being loaded a full day before the big storm. and it's not just snow. the chief meteorologist at our station wpvi in philadelphia says this could be the biggest storm since sandy. >> for the delaware beaches, this will be the biggest test since hurricane sandy. creating major coastal flooding.

conditions. >> reporter: in belmar, new jersey, heavy equipment moving sand, creating a barrier to the coastal surge. >> anybody need cell phones? >> reporter: the rush is on at hardware stores. lines for shovels. >> that's eight. >> reporter: lines for water and food at stores. the warning is out. this storm could be a monster. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> how much of a monster will this storm be? >> accuweather's justin povick is on the line with the answer to the forecast. how is it looking? >> good morning. this is already a monster. as you can see on the radar, some very, very dangerous thunderstorms crossing through

most recently reported in pensacola. as we shift north and eastbound we're getting reports of sleet, also mixing with ice toward charlotte. it's just a matter of time before we start to see the big impacts around d.c. we expect those later on this afternoon. significant snowfall amounts. we're talking storm total amounts of 1 to even 2 feet of snow. but then we have to talk about the impacts at the coastline. again, 20-foot waves. a serious storm surge. this will rival the impacts felt from sandy. have you to think about the precipitation and the wind. again, this system covering a lot of real estate. >> accuweather's justin povick with the forecast. we appreciate it. thank you so much. >> the real question is, how much food do you need at this point? a lot of store shelves are empty at this point. >> yep. >> did you stock up? >> i sure did. i stocked up enough for my slow cooker. i stocked up with marshmallows and chocolate chips and graham crackers to make s'mores and the liquor cabinet. >> so the kids will have a sugar high and you'll have a certain buzz. so, that's the costco right there in arlington, virginia.

>> and it is quite busy with traffic. and this is basically how d.c. is approaching this storm right now. take a look at this photo. this is a real photo of -- >> oh! milk and bread, that's really all you need. milk and bread. i would say some eggs. >> and some eggs. >> you could do french toast, grilled cheese. >> seriously, i've seen so many photos from d.c. area, philadelphia area, who will be hit hard, and the stores are fairly buried so far. >> you're the single guy in the city, i'm the mom with two kids in the suburbs and i've gone grocery shopping every day this week. >> i haven't. >> every day out of fear. i'm curious to know, this week to total up people's grocery bills because it's apocalyptic for everyone. >> we should say, it's a happy

iran. former marine amir hekmati greeted a crowd of well wishers in flint, michigan. he made a brief statement saying he would share most of his experiences later. >> i'm standing here, healthy, and with my head held high. i appreciate everyone's support once again. >> convicted by an iranian court of spying and sentenced to death in 2012, he was later retired and given a ten-year sentence on a lesser charge. he spent more than four years in prison before being freed last weekend. >> a lot of excited people to see him come home. greece's coast guard says at least 21 people have died in two separate sinkings of boats smuggling migrants. several have died. a search and rescue operation is under way for more potential survivors. at least five children were among the dead. officials say two human smugglers were arrested right after the drowning. macedonian authorities reopened their borders to

countries but they were only letting in people who stated final destinations were germany or austria. about 1,700 people were stranded for up to two days in freezing temperatures at greece's northern border with macedonia. an oklahoma judge is showing no mercy to a former police officer convicted of raping women he was supposed to protect, handing count a sentence of 263 years to be served consecutively. it's a small measure of justice for the victims, including the grandmother who turned him in. abc's pierre thomas has the details. >> reporter: former officer led to court in handcuffs and inside receiving a sentence to fit his horrific crimes. his eyes closed in court as a judge condemned him to 263 years in prison. this is him when he was first convicted. >> the defendant is guilty of the crime. >> reporter: bursting into tears, guilty of assaulting and

patrols as a cop. the attacks had gone on for months, with many of the victims poor and black, with criminal records afraid to come forward. >> i was scared. i didn't know what to do. >> reporter: that was until he abused this grandmother. >> he picked the wrong lady to stop that night. >> reporter: it was a jury that recommended the 263-year sentence. the judge agreed, showing no mercy. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. an oklahoma bank president has been shot to death during a robbery attempt. officials say a man walked into the bank and killed randy patterson. another employee was injured. the suspect fled in an suv. he was later killed in a shootout with troopers. scary moments for a workers at the los angeles zoo. one employee fell into the gorilla enclosure while working on a sprinkler system. he was later rescued by the fire department. zoo officials say the four gorillas were in their bedrooms and the worker was never in any the workers on the streets of new york city did more than a few double-takes when necessity saw a cow on the loose in

>> is this real? >> the runaway bovine -- yeah -- >> muss have sensed impending doom. police managed to corral it inside a parking garage but not before taking an nypd selfie. >> oh, i hope he escaped. i hope he doesn't have to -- >> that he's not dinner yet. poor guy. >> maybe he just didn't have enough milk for the snowmageddon this weekend. >> but how about that selfie? a slightly more dangerous critter rattling a florida family waking up to find a crocodile in their swimming pool. >> what's wrong with that? >> so, the homeowners had just moved from -- south from pennsylvania, not realizing they had a squatter. it languished in the pool until wildlife workers came to remove it and return it to its native

>> it's a crocodile. us florida folks, they just came to say hello. just keep a healthy distance, that's all. >> i would be moving back immediately. >> it is scary but it happens very often in florida, i will say as a resident floridan all my life. >> a whole lot of crazy stuff happens in florida. >> i know. you like to make fun of me for my home state. i stand by that florida and i'm very proud of my state. >> crocodiles. >> i'm not running for office any time soon either. coming up, the woman who finally broke the grass ceiling. >> the grass ceiling is key. >> the nfl makes an historic hire. the first-ever female nfl coach. who is she and how did they do it? that's ahead. breaking the century barrier. the man named the world's oldest working barber. how old is he really and what does he plan to do on his birthday, coming up. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by mucinex sinus max. : "world news now" weather brought to you by mucinex sinus max.

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the super bowl match-up will be set this weekend with two conference title games. by the time the arizona cardinals play the carolina panthers on sunday, the weather should be manageable. the question is, are the panthers manageable? you recall they went on a start of the season. new england for tomorrow's game in denver. for sunday's game. the pats are always pretty intense in their game prep, but especially so for this qb. >> there's no player off our team that i have any more respect for than peyton manning. so, you know, his preparation, his consistency, his skills, i would never, ever underestimate him under any circumstances. >> coach belichick is pumped about it.

all season. he missed six games and has thrown 17 interceptions. it should be a classic match-up between manning and brady. their 17th time going at each other. the nfl is also making some historic news off the field with a woman breaking through the grass ceiling and becoming the league's first full-time nfl coach. >> i'm super psyched. i said last year was the year of the female athlete. >> and 2016 is the year of the male athlete. no? >> no. >> kathryn smith is doing great. her promotion comes after more than a decade of dedication to the league and draws her high praise. here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: the nfl making history. the buffalo bills tweeting the revolutionary bill. breaking:kathryn smith is the bills' new special teams quality control coach. the first full-time female nfl coach. the new coach started as an intern for the new york jets in 2013. spending 12 seasons with the team, working her way up to be an assistant to head coach rex ryan. ryan sending smith his well

going to do an outstanding job, based on her knowledge and commitment. i'm excited and proud of her with this opportunity. smith is the latest woman to make strides in the world of sports. just last year, the nfl breaking down boundaries by bringing the first ever female ref, sara thomas to the football field. >> put your guard up. >> reporter: the nba making huge strides in 2014 when they hired becky hammon, the first female assistant coach in the league's history. >> i'm just incredibly grateful, obviously, for the organization. >> reporter: as for kathryn smith, football and female fans alike all seem on board. with tweets reading, love this and, about time. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> look forward to the day this isn't news and it's just the norm. >> that's absolutely right. also for women who don't -- who aren't really into the nfl, i would watch these games now just

i'm quite curious. coming up, breaking the century barrier. >> meet the man who has been cutting hair professionally since before the great depression and he's still going strong. that's next. you don't want to miss it. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

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senior citizens remaining active well into their 90s and beyond. but wait until you meet anthony mancinelli, who has been named the oldest working barber in the world. >> he lives an hour north of new york city and he's been on the job since calvin coolidge was in office. former "world news now" anchor rob nelson has his story. >> reporter: every barber shop or salon is a community. but not every community has an elder statesman like anthony mancinelli. >> hours don't matter to me. i don't get tired really. just -- i keep going. >> reporter: you're looking at the snips and clips of a barber who's been at this since the age of 12. in just in just a few weeks he'll turn 105. what are you going to do on the day of your birthday, march 2nd? how are you going to celebrate? >> come to work. >> reporter: his mind and eyes still sharp, his smile still wide.

>> does a professional job. he's a master barber. fantastic cuts in new windsor that gives anthony purpose and peace. his 79-year-old son watching on. it's hard to believe he's still going. he's in better shape than i am. >> reporter: he's already been recognized by the state and by records as the world's oldest barber. anthony still works at least five days a week. still cuts his own hair. >> i cut it last night. how is it? >> beautiful! >> reporter: for more than 90 years and through generations of customers, anthony has relied on his hands. as for retirement, he relies on faith. >> the only one that holds the secret is the man above. >> reporter: the styles and tools of the trade, of course, have all changed, but anthony's simple grace remains timeless. >> oh, working, keeps you young.

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your skin never will. olay regenerist. olay. ageless. it is time now for insomniac theater. we are all pumped about the movies, two new movies opening at the box office this weekend. >> rob is going to remain silent. he doesn't want to voice his opinion for the segment. >> just look pretty. >> we'll start off with the "fifth wave" starring 16-year-old casey sullivan trying to survive in a world devastated by several waves of an alien invasion. >> looks real. >> the odyssey satellite received images of an object moving past mars. >> it's right over us.

>> i didn't know it then, but that was the last normal day of my life. >> we have reason to believe there's an imminent threat to this locations. >> stay with your sister. >> the waves have begun. >> start coordinated attacks on metropolitan areas. >> rotten tomatoes giving it a splat. only 29%. variety's eddy cockrell calls it an effective decent post-apocalyptic young adult world in the balance survival guide. >> harry windsor wasn't impressed writing another week, another plucky teenage girl with the fate of the world on her shoulders, buffeted by smoldering glances from two strong yet sensitive young men. >> wow, he's bitter. and speaking of young men, up next, zac efron takes his abs on a raunchy road trip with robert

he stars as jason, days before his wedding who is tricked into driving his grandpa, a perverted army general, to florida for spring break in his fiancee's pink mini cooper. >> can you take my car? i need the suv for the wine. >> now, let's get in that giant lady you drove up here in and get out of here. >> you're in daytona beach? >> we're just driving through. >> she's not right for her. if you marry her, you'll be sleep walking through your life. >> the way i see it, this is our last stand. >> looks funny. "dirty grandpa" wasn't released for reviews. which may have been a good blessing based on just the trailer. even millenials aren't impressed. sarah writes in chicago-based consequence, boomers deserve better than having their lives reduced to post-midlife crisis jokes. and doug norrie of cinemablend says it looks borderline at best and cringe-worthy at worst. so, what is your -- what do you think? >> what do you think, rob? >> not good enough. not good enough. >> not even for snow weekend.

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