he got a boondoggle there to hang out with the pope. a los angeles hospital confirms it's been paid $17,000 in ransom to hackers who disabled its computer network. the ceo of the hollywood presbyterian medical center is defending the move, saying it was the most efficient way to get its system running again. the hackers demanded the ransom be paid in bitcoin because the online currency is difficult to trace. two veteran los angeles police officers are under arrest, charged with repeatedly raping four women while on duty.

worked as partners threatened the women with arrest if they didn't give into their demands. the officers are due in court later today to face more than a dozen felony charges. if they are convicted, they could face life in prison. bill cosby is now suing the woman whose complaint led to his sexual abuse arrest. the lawsuit says she, her attorneys and her mother and others broke confidentiality agreements. the comedian also claimed that an agreement to settle her civil lawsuit against him more than a decade ago shielded him from criminal prosecution. a judge has denied his request for a dismissal. boxer manny pacquiao's views about homosexuality will cost him his endorsement deal with nike. pacquiao is running for office a senate seat in the philippines and during an interview, he said gay people, quote, are worse than animals. nike called that abhorrent. and immediately ended its

other companies and sponsors of pacquiao's upcoming fight could follow nike's lead. for many millions of americans a promise of warmer weather has arrived with the official opening of baseball's spring training. look at there. >> hey, boys. >> looks good in florida. by the end of the day, pitchers and catchers from 19 of the 30 major leagues will have reported in either florida or arizona. plenty of field players are already working out as well. spring training games start over the next ten days or so and the league's opening day is sunday, april 3rd. >> yep, and it will end with the nationals winning it all. >> you love your nationals. >> we'll see. if a new patent application airplane maker airbus is to be believed, passengers could be in for more of a pinch than ever before. here's a company's diagram for an underseat storage compartment. to use it, you'd obviously have to stand up, turn around and open it. but it would also severely cut down on leg room for the passenger behind you. airbus on behalf of the flying

>> no, no, no. we'll give up the snacks before leg room. wait, we did give up the snacks. >> we lost with that. while we're talking about flying, check out this coyote in the circle there right in the middle of that scene there. it was running around yesterday morning on runways of milwaukee's airport. the unwelcome visitor delayed one flight briefly. the plane eventually made a safe landing. ground crews chased the coyote off, sending it back to where it came from. >> okay. glad it got home. >> it's wisconsin. weird stuff happens in wisconsin, as well as florida. well, no matter how productive new technology is, can you always play games with it, so it shouldn't be a surprise that you can now play ping pong on your apple watch. >>, yeah the app is called a tiny game of pong and it is free. although for $1, you can get an artificial intelligence opponent. pong was a classic game on the early computer systems because

so it should work well on a tiny device like a watch. >> it shows you my generational shift. i thought it was ping pong. i was trying to figure out how you play ping-pong on an apple watch. but pong was before my time. was that before atari? >> i think it was. >> it was before the atari. coming up in the skinny, adele getting lots of love online, but not for something she did on stage. also, cutting-edge fabric that could revolutionize the way clothing is made. the breakthrough at new york's fashion week. and a teenager who posed as a doctor, even opening a busy medical practice. who did he fool and how did he get away with it after today's forecast. matt, hey, it is drink wine day. so, our favorite prop. >> that's your favorite. >> let's pop it open. >> there's nothing inside. >> no, no. >> announcer: "world news now"

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this is incredible video from thailand. this is some pretty incredible video from thailand. this 500-foot cargo ship lost control and smashed through a walkway along the bangkok harbor. bad weather and strong currents are to blame for the accident. should say, remarkably, nobody on the walkway or on the ship suffered any injuries. even though the ship was damaged, it did manage to stay afloat until repairs were made. >> wow. well, facing some serious charges this morning, an 18-year-old man from south florida who calls himself dr. love. >> he's facing felony charges for allegedly practicing medicine without a license. brazenly, opening up his own practice inside a medical building. abc's matt gutman with the story. >> reporter: he had the lab coat and the stethoscope. >> they say you've been

license? >> reporter: but police say this self-declared florida doctor lacked a medical license. just 18, malachi love robinson, was charged with seven counts including grand theft and fraud for allegedly practicing without a license. our west palm beach station wpbf was right there when he was arrested tuesday. >> i'm hurt because of the accusations and the allegations. >> reporter: last month, he proudly offered this tour of his office. >> this is the new birth and life medical center. >> reporter: saying he never claimed to be an m.d. but wpbf peeled back the tape on this sign, revealing those very letters. >> so many physicians, they speak to me and they are just in awe. it's not because i'm a great person, not because i'm some miracle from heaven sent, it's just because i have a passion for helping people. >> reporter: including an undercover sheriff's deputy. another patient, an 86-year-old, claims he treated her for severe stomach pain, paying him nearly $3500. his website says he treats people with phototherapy, as

last year, love-robinson roamed the halls of st. mary's hospital. >> they told me that he was a doctor and his name was dr. robinson. >> reporter: st. mary's said he never came in contact with patients and he was never charged. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> how can you do that when you know these people are suffering? >> i'm amazed he was able to get away with it. a, how did he afford to pay the rent for his office there? and how did he get -- >> lots of questions will be answered this morning on "good morning america." he's going to actually be there this morning to talk about the situation. so i can't wait to see that interview. >> dr. love on "gma." check it out. when we come back, the undercover audio from kanye west's backstage multdown at "snl." and gwyneth paltrow in "the skinny" next. >> announcer: "world news now"

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apostle paul as in saint paul and picasso. >> bro, by 50%, stanley kubrick. apostle paul. picasso and escobar, i am 50% more influential than any other human being. don't [ bleeped ] with me. don't [ bleeped ] with me. don't [ bleeped ] with me. by 50%, dead or alive. by 50% for the next thousand years. stanley kubrick, yea. >> sources tell tmz west did eventually speak calmly with "snl" executive producer lorne michaels who decided to put the set back together. crisis apparently averted but -- >> thank god. >> the meltdown continues. >> who knows what that guy was capable of. >> i don't know what he was -- that was crazy. >> next claims of justice averted.

very upset over the acquittal of her alleged stalker. >> a jury in los angeles found 66-year-old dante soiu not guilty of all charges without any prosecutors say dante soiu upset paltrow by sending dozens of unsolicited letters and gifts in recent years. >> it was the second case in which he was accused of stalking the actress. in the first he was committed to a mental institution but was eventually released. >> the jury foreman tells tmz they saw no evidence that he meant to cause paltrow any harm and they felt it would have ever been worse if theyeyonvicted an innocent man whose only crime was sending love letters. we move on next to the tons of love letters for adele on social media. >> it's good to see so many people reaching out. the ten-time grammy award winner was spotted over the weekend with partner simon treating their son angelo to a day at disneyland.

you see him there? see who he's dressed up as? his favorite character from "frozen," princess anna. >> there he is in the stroller sporting the blue and yellow dress complete with black ballet flats. it's earning her countless cool points for bending gender norms and for being the kind of mom who lets her kids wear whatever makes them feel best. >> i love that. and to another celebrity photo that's turning heads this morning. >> yeah. most of us cringe at the idea of having to show our driver's license or passport photos, but prince tweeted out his new passport photo that's worthy of a magazine cover. the photo of prince rodgers nelson taken february 11th is perfect in nearly every way. >> check out the hair, the makeup. it's quintessential prince pout there, even the lighting captured the gak ground subtle white to gray. >> it's very zoolanderesque. >> i love it. i wish he could coach me on my passport photo. i need to get one.

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we are in the midst of what many consider to be one of new york's most important weeks of the year. fashion week. >> pushing aside the usual offerings of the over-the-top styles worn by impossible rail-thin runway models, there's a new kind of fabric that could revolutionize the way clothes are made. here's abc's tina trinh. >> reporter: it's new york fashion week, and designers flora gil and alexa adams are gearing up for their big show. knitwear is their specialty. this season they're adding a different material to the mix. 3-d printed plastic. >> basically starting with a string with knitting and

it. this is a really similar process where you're working with kind of a line of plastic. >> reporter: but that plastic, it's typically rigid and hard. >> we had to think about ways to make something soft and flexible and malleable using hard units. >> reporter: the designers partnered with microsoft and 3-d printing company shapeways. >> this is their frosted ultradetail plastic. one of the things i love about it, it's transparent and has this sorted of rubbery feel, which is really interesting. >> reporter: by interlocking smaller pieces together, the designers essentially created a new fabric to work with. the initial idea was to try to take ideas from traditional chain maile. >> reporter: the really cool thing here is that it actually has a little bit of give in it, right? >> yeah, it definitely has stretch in it and it can be very malleable. >> it's going to fit to each body of the model to fit her personally, which will be really nice. >> we're combining it with a more old-world technology,

>> reporter: that old world meets tech world approach makes for unlimited possibilities. >> i think the next revolution in 3-d printing will be more materials. eventually they will be able to use plastics and polymers that are completely soft. >> the only way it will get better and, like, really progress is if people use it. >> reporter: it's fashion 2.0, and this season, it's ready to wear. tina trinh, abc news, new york. >> very interesting. >> do you like it? >> i do. but i'm also wearing a spider web today, so -- >> is it made of plastic and polymers? >> it's not made of plastics and polymers, but if you get too close, you might get stuck in it. >> on the web. >> don't miss our updates on facebook. >> announcer: this is "world

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morning on "world news now." apple is refusing to comply with a court order. the fbi wants apple to break the terrorist. apple says that would violate privacy rights. the disagreement is becoming a major political battle. we've got full details ahead. cruising to the top for the first time, ted cruz has overtaken donald trump in a national poll, but it's still a statistical dead heat. marco rubio came in third as he picked up an endorsement from the south carolina governor nikki haley. pope francis is calling on leaders to welcome migrants with open hearts. the pope celebrated his final mass in mexico just across the texas border. thousands watched from a stadium in el paso as he prayed for those who died trying to reach the u.s. and america's newest multimillionaires are stepping forward to claim their share of last month's historic powerball jackpot. they won with numbers she has been playing for every week for the past 30 years.

stories on this thursday, february 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. we're going to get started this half hour with apple's battle with the federal government. it involves the iphone of one of the san bernardino shooters. >> the fbi believes that it contains important information about the terror attack. but that data is encrypted and apple does not want to break that code. here's more from abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: the fbi and apple in a titanic clash between personal privacy and national security. >> need assist now. i have shots fired. >> reporter: since the bloody end of the san bernadino attack, the deadliest since 9/11, the fbi has been helplessly staring at syed farook's cell phone, an iphone 5c like this one. >> we still have one of those killer's phones that we have not been able to open. it's been over two months now. >> reporter: a federal judge now siding with the fbi, ordering

the iphone used by farook. apple is refusing, saying if they break into the phone, it will set up a dangerous slippery slope. >> if you design a backdoor for one phone, you have to design it for all phones. >> reporter: the fbi suspects the phone may hold critical clues about who farook was communicating with, and where he and his wife, tashfeen malik, may have traveled. the problem? they don't have farook's four-digit password. the fbi believes that farook used apple's security option, basically a self-destruct mechanism that renders all data on the phone permanently inaccessible if the proper code isn't entered after ten tries. but with 10,000 unique possibilities, the fbi knows cracking the code is nearly impossible in just ten tries, and so it wants apple engineers to design software to break into the phone. in an impassioned statement, ceo tim cook said, the government is asking apple to hack its own users. adding that the software is, quote, something we simply do not have, and something we consider too dangerous to

the fight exploding on social media with presidential candidates weighing in. >> who do they think they are? no, we have to open it up. >> reporter: but apple is standing firm, arguing if they foubd a way to break into is that phone, they'll be able to break into any phone, which could put the private data of millions of users at stake. manhattan's chief prosecutor tells us he alone is trying to open more than 150 encrypted iphones in cases ranging from murder to sex crimes. and a robbery. it's an epic legal battle that could go all the way to the u.s. supreme court. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. the trial of a man accused in another terror incident is under way. abdul melik abdul kareem is accused of being the mastermind of an attempt to disrupt an exhibit of anti-islam cartoons in texas. two islamic militant gunmen were killed. prosecutors say he trained them and bankrolled the attack. he denies knowing about the plan until after the attack. president obama will not

scalia. the white house says the president and first lady will pay their respects tomorrow at the supreme court where scalia will lie in repose. vice president biden will attend the funeral mass on saturday. >> meanwhile, retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor siding with president obama. o'connor who was appointed by ronald reagan says the president should get to nominate scalia's replacement. well, police in southern california say a distracted driver was killed after being crushed by a transformer. that pickup truck driver was passing by a previous rain-related accident scene and then smashed into a power pole. that crash brought down the transformer which caused the fire. smoking grass fires disrupted the evening commute in wichita last night, seriously hampering visibility and causing delays. strong winds, low humidity and

flag warning in effect for most of kansas. windy, warm and dry conditions continue today in the plains. record highs are expected along with an increased fire danger. downpours from san francisco to seattle. heavy snow in the esera nevada and rocky mountains. chilly in the northeast. a warmup in the midwest. >> 30s in boston and detroit. 40s in minneapolis and chicago. 50s in great falls and portland. 60s in memphis, l.a., as well as 70s in kansas city and dallas. next semester opens at the university of texas in austin. some students will legally be able to carry a concealed handgun into classrooms. that's a result of a new state law. those carrying guns must be 21. they must also have a gun license. guns generally remain banned from dorms. the school's president, many students and faculty as well as other staff oppose the law. gun rights activists say it's critical for self-defense. the suspect accused of last spring's so-called mansion murders in washington, d.c. will be in court tomorrow to face

police say 35-year-old daron wint killed an executive, his wife and their young son as well as a housekeeper and then set the house on fire before fleeing. he was linked to the crime scene by dna found on a pizza crust, investigators say, and he faces life in prison if convicted. newly released dashcam video shows the terrifying moments when an ordinary traffic stop in south carolina ended with one officer injured and the other shot to death. abc's clayton sandell has details. >> reporter: what looks routine is about to turn deadly. >> just relax. just relax. >> reporter: a police sergeant in cayce, south carolina, questioning demetrius bryant, 21-year-old, over marijuana and an expired car registration. >> this is a little misdemeanor, okay? >> reporter: but then bryant pulls a gun, shooting an officer in the leg. the sergeant fires back. and kills bryant. >> suspect's down. >> reporter: the shootout captured on police cameras, now

flashlights. today 76% of all departments use some type of camera. then there is citizen video. recording moments like last year when another south carolina officer shot and killed walter scott as he ran away. that officer now charged with murder. >> cameras cut both ways. they either can justify someone's behavior or not. we've seen plenty of police shootings in the recent past where they showed bad police behavior. this video, this week both now back to work. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. a mysterious flag that suddenly appeared in lubbock, texas, is sparking controversy. the flag with arabic writing and a heart popped up on a downtown building this week. but the mayor was so alarmed that he asked the city manager to contact the fbi and homeland security.

actually translated to the words, love for everyone. >> when you don't have all the information at the beginning, you should always on the side of caution. because it's better to be safe than sorry. >> officials say the situation has to be taken seriously in light of current national and international events. >> if they thought it was isis or something, isis usually doesn't put a bright red heart in the middle of their black flag or whatever. >> why not just get it translated first? >> maybe they couldn't find the google translate button. starbucks is known for its sweet drinks, but you might not realize just how sweet some of them are. british researchers studied more than 130 drinks at several chains and starbucks beverages occupied seven of the top ten spots when it came to sugar content. one drink contained 25 teaspoons of sugar. starbucks says it offers a wide variety of less sugary drink options or just get a blonde. everyone likes a medium blonde, right, in the morning?

so, no one likes washing the utensils, so what if you could eat them instead of washing them? that's the idea behind the edible spoonmaker, a creation of a designer in brooklyn. >> basically you cut dough into little spoon shapes. you see this. you spoon them into the maker. moments and there they are, edible spoons. >> so, they could be great for stirring. a little more sugar into your coffee or maybe eating jelly or honey straight out of the jar or anything you can imagine in or out of the bedroom. >> this is creative. >> great idea. >> i like it. >> look at that. i do love a good biscuit. >> that is a great idea. >> good biscuit. >> i don't like doing the dishes. let me just eat it. >> get that person a nobel prize. >> cereal bowls. i like how you think, jack. forget china. you can just serve on -- >> jack likes anything that deals with food. >> don't worry, just eat it. coming up, today's modern family blending ex-spouses and

happier group. also ahead, the postal worker who went postal after a big scare from wild turkeys. you'll actually hear the 911 operator, the call and how the folks respond. and hazards on the ski slope and a video of a boy's accident going viral. the lessons learned before you go downhill. you're watching "world news now." jack, what do you really think about this? it's a great idea? >> a great idea. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by resolve. (ugh.) does your carpet ever feel rough and dirty? don't avoid it, resolve it. our formula with a special conditioning ingredient, softens your carpet with every use. it's resolve, so you know it cleans and freshens. but it also softens. resolve. a carpet that welcomes you. and to clean pet messes, try resolve pet expert.

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storage facility in compliance with all applicable loss and regulations. further, when we discovered the leak, we made prompt notifications to multiple agencies. >> there are also more than two dozen lawsuits. the leak has been stopped but the nearly 6500 families can't move back into their homes until state authorities certify the fix. well, we turn to potential danger on the ski slopes that you may not have even known existed. tree wells. >> yeah, there are treacherous passes of loose snow created by low-hanging branches that keeps snow from packing into the area around the trunk. and if you hit it at high speed, it can be a deadly thing. here's abc's neal karlinksky. with the danger sign. >> hit the jump. hit it! hit it clm! >> reporter: a father and son back country ski outing turning to a heart-pounding fight for seconds as 15-year-old ethan

>> are you all right? >> reporter: he's fallen out of sight in the tree well. >> ethan? >> reporter: winston goss digs his son out. the boy fighting suffocation. >> here we go. here we go. i got you. >> i need to breath. >> reporter: the video now viewed more than a million times online as this father uses his close call to warn others calling it the most frightening experience he's had as a parent. >> i remember sitting there watching the video with him and my leg was shaking just a bit. it was pretty emotional afterwards. it was a true moment, you know, for me to pull him out. >> i had a near-death experience. >> yeah. >> you never expect something like that to happen to you, but once it does, it's kind of shocking. >> reporter: it's hard to see until you're right here up close. but these branches block so much snow. one step down there you sink another six feet at least. a safety video put out by the northwest avalanche institute shows just how paralyzing it can be.

fall in tree wells fail to get themselves out without help. accounting for 20% of all ski fatalities. in this dramatic video posted on live leak in 2012, a snowboarder is buried while his friend's camera rolls. once he's partially dug out, you can see how helpless and contorted he was, legs and one arm stuck above him like cement. >> it can be really scary. because if you hit the tree, you can knock a lot of the snow that's on the tree off and that can pile on top of you as well. >> reporter: if you do fall in, experts say you should try to keep a hand in front of your face to clear a place to breathe. hug the treat if possible and use it as leverage to push yourself out. and finally and most importantly, always ski with a buddy and keep each other in sight. that's what saved ethan. >> my throat hurts right now. i was trying so hard to get snow away from my face, but it just kept coming down.

that was in a well. but it doesn't touch home until you have someone that, you know, well, like a loved one fall in. >> reporter: neal karlinksky, abc news, snoqualmie pass, washington. >> i've got a long list of ski dangers i like to recite. but that i never even thought of. >> i love all that fresh powder. that's what i was thinking. coming up, mail carriers are no stranger to danger. >> traditionally it's the occasional nasty dog. but in a new jersey community, it was wild turkeys. that's next. was wild turkeys. that's next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. there are 16 million children struggling with hunger in america. that's 1 in 5 daughters, sons, neighbors, and classmates who don't know where their next meal is coming from. yet billions of pounds of good food go to waste every year. it's time we do something about it. feeding america is a nationwide network of food banks that helps provide meals to millions of kids and families in need. visit feedingamerica.org to help them feed even more. together we can solve hunger.

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turkeys -- yes, we found them -- surrounded a letter carrier's truck on tuesday. he was so upset, couldn't get out and called his boss for help. the postmaster dialed 911. >> police. >> reporter: this is the actual call. >> you're not going to believe this, but i got a carrier being attacked by wild turkeys. won't let him deliver the mail. >> reporter: on he wasn't actually being attacked, rather, surrounded. word is that mail carrier was a substitute. and while folks here got a really good laugh about this, they do admit the birds can be intimidating. >> i don't want to -- >> reporter: judge. don't judge. >> i don't want to judge anybody, especially if you're not used to it. >> i don't want to judge we're used to it. we see them every day. >> reporter: helen watches from her window. >> summer we don't see them. they're out there swimming. >> reporter: to be clear, this isn't a 100% positive i.d. the gang we just spotted may not be the same one that stopped the mail carrier in his tracks.

>> my truck is in the driveway. they always peck at it. they don't peck at the metal part, just the tires they don't like. >> reporter: something tells me that mail carrier will proceed with caution next time he's here. in hillsdale -- >> we've got loads of deer here also. >> reporter: we'll get to them next week. kimberly richardson, eyewitness news. >> that's a cute story. >> it is very cute. i love, we have loads of deer here as well. but they can be scary, those wild turkeys. >> they can, but you have a way of dealing with them. >> yeah, with a little gravy. >> dinner is served. >> you do. >> a little wild turkey with a bottle of wild turkey. >> that's your favorite combination. >> yes, great. >> that's your favorite

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with this incredible dynamic that has resulted in four wonderfully happy kids, and, consequently, three happy adults. >> reporter: heidi posting this family portrait on instagram of her ex-husband culleding with their two older kids and the two younger ones she shares with chris, along with the the #lovemyblendedfamily. the picture generating lots of positive buzz with comments like truly amazing example how to rock a blended family. >> early on, derek and i spent time alone so we could talk to each other about parenting plans, et cetera, and who i could be for his children. it was so important for me to acknowledge and recognize that he is their father. he will always be their father. it's not my job to step in and try to be their dad. i'm their stepdad. >> reporter: the powells joining the growing ranks of blended families, from tom brady and

bridget moynahan to will and jade jada pinkett smith and his ex. >> you want your children to have a safe haven whether they are with one parent or the other. and their health, their well-being and their self-esteem stay intact as much as possible at all times. >> reporter: although heidi admits it hasn't always been smooth sailing, they're all committed to making it work. >> i'm not telling everyone they need to be best friends. i do think so much positive can come when you're just kind to somebody else. >> reporter: juju chang, abc news, new york. >> it's a good example. >> it is. they really need to be better looking though. >> that's a good-looking family. that's the news for this half hour.

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>> the prayers, symbolism and statements about immigration at the mexico/texas border. what pope francis has to say about an emotional political issue. security showdown. the dispute between the fbi and apple over a locked phone used by the san bernardino terrorists. why it could go to the supreme court. hospital hacked. the california medical center's computer system infected by a virus. would you pay a ransom to get back online? and later, the instant multimillionaires who just claimed their part of an historic powerball prize. what this couple is not planning to do even though they're rich. it is thursday, february 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everybody. we've made it to thursday. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. friday eve around here. >> oh, my god, you can feel it all around here.

weekend. >> that's just the pope from the border. >> is that what it is? >> he's so close to the u.s., you're feeling positive mexico is saying good-bye to il papa. the powerful message from the pope speaking on behalf of migrants standing a stone's throw from the u.s. boarder. >> the pope is heading back to the vatican this morning after yapping up a five-day visit to mexico where he called on countries to welcome people fleeing persecution, violence and poverty. marci gonzalez has the latest from the border. good morning. >> reporter: the excitement on the other side of the rio grande echoed here in el paso. thousands gathered in the stadium to watch a simulcast of the mass and to hear the pope's strong words on violence, poverty and the hot-button issue of immigration. pope francis left mexico, his message still echoing through the hearts of the faithful on both sides of the border.

>> reporter: after holding mass in the violence-torn city of juarez, and praying just steps from el paso for the thousands who have died trying to cross into the united states and for the families still separated by this fence. >> we are tying unity between the two countries by going to the river together and praying together. isn't that wonderful? focused on one of the most heated issues this election year. immigration. the vatican dismissing donald trump's claims that the pope is politically motivated as the pontiff again called for compassion. after his visit with workers in juarez, where he spoke out against exploitation and his emotional one-on-one time with prisoners, the pope headed home from what was once the murder

>> reporter: -- saying he was touched by the growing contrast here of hope. and pope francis had a hopeful message of his own, saying there is still time for change and to end what he called the suffering of countriless men and women. kendis and reena? >> marci, thank you so much. there is a major development in u.s./cuba releases. president obama is going to cuba next month. sources tell us the trip is planned for march 21st and 22nd about 15 months after the administration began reopening diplomatic relations with cuba. president obama will be the first president in 80 years to visit the island while in office. the official announcement from the white house is expected this morning. and the president is creating a new commission on cybersecurity. he is tapping former national security advisor tom donnalley to chair the commission with former ibm ceo sam palmisano as vice chair.

recommendations on better protecting government, business, and consumers from cyberattacks. the panel is supposed to make its report by december 1st. apple is refusing to help the fbi hack into a terrorist's iphone despite a court order. but the case has much greater security ramifications than just this particular terrorist or this computer company. abc's brandi hitt has the story. >> reporter: it's the ultimate showdown over national security and the privacy of your smartphone. all tied to last year's deadly terrorist attack in san bernardino. >> we still have one of those killer's phones we have not been able to open. >> reporter: a u.s. magistrate judge has ordered apple to help hack into syed farook's iphone and get past the passcode only apple knows to look for clues about other terror plots. apple is vowing to appeal, sending this message to customers. we fear this demand would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant

>> as soon as the apple creates a backdoor, the phone becomes vulnerable. and hackers are so brilliant these days, if they even got a whiff of how it was done, they'll find out how to do it. >> reporter: 14 people were killed in san bernardino and the victims' families are also weighing in. larry cauffman's partner saying apple kind of needed to come forward and not continue to fight. that's extremely wrong. yvette's uncle adding i understand apple's trying to protect customers overall but this is a criminal case. not all apple users agree. >> it's going to give the government the right to go into everybody's phone. >> reporter: this battle will continue to play out in the courts moving up to theth circuit court of appeals and potentially the u.s. supreme court. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> the u.s. believes air strikes on isis banks in iraq and syria have steroid more than $500

the pentagon says they believe the terrorist group's finances are severely strained. some isis fighters report their salaries have been cut 50%. the u.s. says isis is responsible for a chemical weapons attack on kurdish forces in iraq last august. the u.s. is joining its allies in condemning in the strongest possible terms a car bomb attack that killed at least 28 people in turkey. the explosion went off at the height of the evening rush hour in the capital city of ankara. targeting vehicles, carrying turkish military personnel. the turkish government has already begun its investigation into the bombing. so far no one has claimed responsibility. a new poll showing donald trump may be starting to slip a little bit. national poll has ted cruz slightly ahead of trump in a statistical dead heat. marco rubio is in third place but hoping for a surge in saturday's primary after picking up the coveted endorsement of south carolina. governor nikki haley.

>> you know, nikki haley give a speech a couple weeks ago and said that we, we, yeah, it's not good. she's very, very weak on illegal immigration. >> every day is a great day in south carolina. ladies and gentlemen, if we elect marco rubio, every day will be a great day in america. >> at a cnn town hall in south carolina, rubio and cruz both disapproved of president obama's trip to cuba. cruz also responded to the cease and desist letter from trump over a campaign ad. he said he laughed out loud because the ad uses trump's own words. the democrats are also running neck and neck. hillary clinton has 44% and bernie sanders has 42%. they're each hoping to win more voters when they appear together tonight at a town hall event in nevada, where the race is pretty tight as well. we get more now from abc's cecilia vega. >> i'm one of those mothers who

make it through. >> reporter: hillary clinton standing with the tearful mother of sandra bland, the chicago woman whose death in a jail cell sparked outrage. >> we need to face the reality of systemic racism. >> reporter: clinton and bernie sanders trying to woo minority voters from the campaign trail -- >> what we have got to do is bring justice back to the criminal justice system. >> reporter: -- to the air waves. >> bernie sanders. >> hillary clinton. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: clinton's now facing the possibility she could lose nevada, too. we went to her brooklyn headquarters to speak with her campaign manager. this would be a very close contest. >> reporter: what is bernie are not? >> i don't know. you'd have to ask him what he's doing. we are executing on our involves thousands of volunteers now focused on getting voters to caucus. clinton herself, now featured in "vogue," revealing this -- "i'm

people, but i'm not so good at really promoting myself. i just find it hard to do." and now word about what happens if there's a tie in these nevada caucuses. in iowa they did coin tosses. in nevada they're handing out decks of cards to every precincts. they come with strict rules. they have to be shuffled seven times before they're used. if there's a tie, there's a draw. and the highest card wins. cecilia vega, an abc news, new york. now another potential risk for women who waited until they're older to have kids. women who became pregnant at 40 or older were more likely to have a stroke later in life. for those women, there was a 60% increase in the risk of a brain bleed. there was also a slight increase in heart disease. experts say more research is necessary to confirm a direct link. so, say you like to put grated parmesan cheese on your favorite italian dish to add a little extra flavor. if you do, you should know you're also getting a small serving of wood pulp. the fda is looking into, this cracking down on companies that use cheap fillers in their

it comes in the form of a legal common food additive which prevents the cheese from sticking together and getting oily. >> i do love my parmesan. we had a discussion about this. we were saying, don't get the two for $5 parmesan at the grocery store. you have to get the $18 thing. without much fanfare, facebook launched an aggressive crackdown to rid sites of marijuana-related material. >> what? >> i know. dozens of accounts operated by marijuana businesses have already been shut down. facebook says those pages were removed, quote, for violating our community standards. many account owners say they've never sold one bit of pot online and say their business is suffering due to less exposure on social media. >> on a side note, there are no more colorado facebook users this morning. a couple in state college, pennsylvania, wakes up happy this morning because their

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the university of michigan is investigating a suspected outbreak of norovirus. nearly 100 students are suffering from gastrointestinal illness. most of them eat in the same dining hall. lab results won't be available for several days confirming what the illness is. the big 10 women's swimming and diving championships did begin last night on campus. in los angeles a compute virus sickened an entire hospital, paralyzing its entire computer network. >> the ceo of hollywood presbyterian medical center says they were forced to pay $17,000 to hackers to regain control of their computers. abc's matt gutman has the story. >> reporter: a hospital brought to its knees. hollywood presbyterian hospital's computer system sickened with a virus. the so-called ransomware turning data to gobbledygook. >> it was odd being at the hospital because all the signs said do not use the computers. i'm like, what's going on with

they said we got hacked. >> so typically what they're doing in ransomware is not actually stealing data but doing something we call encrypting the data. >> reporter: and why bitcoins? expert say they're nearly united untraceable. this type of ransomware is new. >> they're using more sophisticated tactics but also demanding a much higher level of ran some from their victim. >> reporter: the hospital leaving this message on its voice mail saying its functions are unaffected. >> we want to assure you that patient care has not been compromised as we continue to address this incident. >> reporter: also on the case the fbi releasing this statement "we are investigating the compromise with lapd to determine person or group responsible. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> so, they paid the ransom before alerting authorities, which is what some people are saying, why? apparently it was ten days.

5th and it wasn't restored till ten days later. >> that's so odd they waited to alert the authorities. i think it's an awful precedent. i can't believe they paid it. we'll see what ends up happening after this. coming up in our next half hour, a real life catch me if you can case in florida. take a look at this 18-year-old. he's now facing felony charges for brazenly opening up a medical practice inside a medical building and passing himself off as a doctor. how did he manage to get away with it? first america's newest multimillionaires. the story behind the couple who finally came forward to claim their historic jackpot. that's next on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our

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latest polls showing razor thin leads in the republican and democratic races days before voters make critical choices in south carolina and nevada. who has an edge? emotional message. >> emotional message. the pope's final hours in mexico spent along the texas border. how he ventured into the middle of a sensitive american political issue. and new this half hour, it's an airport where weather delays are common during the winter. >> but this time it was a wild scene on the tarmac at this busy airport. the coyote interfering with air traffic. and later in "the skinny," kanye west's backstage tantrum that's going very public. where he lost his cool this time and who has leaked the video. it is thursday, february 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning on this thursday. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan.

>> go ahead. >> you had something? >> no, i was just talking about kanye, crazy kanye. we'll get to that in a little bit. >> i thought we'd talk about the presidential poll. i found that more interesting than kanye, but -- >> some wild and crazy swings, of course. >> ted cruz overtaking donald trump in the latest poll, and it's fascinating to see exactly what's going to happen leading up to nevada. >> exactly. nevada is coming up on saturday for the democrats and south carolina on saturday for the republicans. a new national poll though, this is a game-changer apparently. cruz has inched ahead of trump by two points. making it a statistical dead heat and the number three spot goes to marco rubio who is also enjoying a key endorsement. it's your voice, your vote. abc's lana zak is covering the gop candidates. >> reporter: there are just days until republicans vote in south carolina and governor nikki haley is hoping her endorsement could give a win to marco rubio. >> ladies and gentlemen, if we elect marco rubio, every day will be a great day in america. >> reporter: south carolina's

approval ratings of 81% and rubio pulling at 14% could use the boost. >> if we lose this election, we lose more than an election. i believe we lose the american dream. >> reporter: ted cruz throwing down the gauntlet with donald trump. >> so, donald, i would encourage you, if you want to file a lawsuit, challenging this ad claiming it is defamation, file a lawsuit. >> reporter: trump has been threatening legal action over this cruz ad released in the wake of justice scalia's death. >> i am pro-choice in every respect. >> we cannot trust donald trump with these serious decisions. >> reporter: on the trail trump says cruz is a liar. >> cruz said he's not pro-life. i said, i'm not? i'm pro-life. you can't lie about people like that. >> reporter: but the ad doesn't seem to be hurting trump's poll numbers in the first southern primary state. trump holds a 16-point lead over his nearest competitor ted cruz. in fact, even adding together the numbers for rubio, bush, carson and kasich, the total is less than the number that gives trump the lead.

trump's lead and in what is now becoming increasingly common, the republican establishment seems to be on a campaign for anyone but trump. senator mike lee is going to be campaigning this morning with ted cruz and in the afternoon with marco rubio. reena, kendis? >> all right, lana, thank you. well, this morning the white house will announce that president obama is visiting cuba next month. he will be the first president to visit the island while in office since calvin coolidge long before the castro revolution. republican presidential hopeful marco rubio calls the decision a mistake and says he will not go to cuba while the castros are in power. >> a year and two months after the opening of cuba, the cuban government remains as repressive as ever, but now they have access to millions, if not billions, of dollars in

access to before this opening. >> he also said it is part of the administration's policy of weakness and appeasement to america's enemies. apple is in a security showdown with the fbi refusing to help the agency hack the iphone used by one of the san bernardino terrorists. despite a court order. the computer company says doing so would create a backdoor into the confidence information in every iphone. presidential hopeful donald trump is siding with the government. >> i think it's disgraceful that apple is not helping on that. i think security first, and i've always felt security first. apple, absolutely -- we should force them to do it. >> marco rubio weighing in on this too calling it a tough issue but he hopes apple will cooperate and be, quote, a good corporate citizen. john kasich says he doesn't think it's an unreasonable request. the pope is heading back to the vatican after a moving mass in mexico across the u.s. border. he capped off his visit by appealing to countries to open their hearts to thousands of migrants.

>> reporter: he stood on the banks of the rio grande, head bowed in silent prayer, here at this troubled border. across the river, a few feet away in the united states, americans, including some undocumented immigrants, praying with francis, remembering the thousands who have died in the desert trying to get to the u.s. spiritually, there was no border here. joyous crowds on both sides, in juarez and in el paso, a hugely symbolic celebration, a message from the pope. this week, donald trump sent a message back, in an interview with fox business. >> the pope is a very political person. i don't think he understands the danger of the open border that we have with mexico. >> reporter: but mexico has embraced this pope. at one point mobbing him, almost toppling him until he rebuked them. don't be selfish, he said. and at every step, francis has spoken out, blasting some businesses as slave drivers that exploit employees. and especially taking on the violence of the drug trade here

thousands of murders. but now with juarez, with crime down manageable levels, proudly hosting the pope. for francis this isn't about politics. it's about taking in the stranger and welcoming the refugee. he would say, that's christianity. terry moran, abc news, with the pope in juarez, mexico. >> terry's been in iraq. so he got lucky. he got a boondoggle there to hang out with the pope. >> it was a pretty good deal. a los angeles hospital confirms it's been paid $17,000 in ransom to hackers who disabled its computer network. the ceo of the hollywood presbyterian medical center is defending the move, saying it was the most efficient way to get its system running again. the hackers demanded the ransom be paid in bitcoin because the online currency is difficult to trace. two veteran los angeles police officers are under arrest, charged with repeatedly raping four women while on duty. prosecutors say the two who worked as partners threatened

didn't give into their demands. the officers are due in court later today to face more than a dozen felony charges. if they are convicted, they could face life in prison. bill cosby is now suing the woman whose complaint led to his sexual abuse arrest. the lawsuit says she, her attorneys and her mother and others broke confidentiality agreements. the comedian also claimed that an agreement to settle her civil lawsuit against him more than a decade ago shielded him from criminal prosecution. a judge has denied his request for a dismissal. boxer manny pacquiao's views about homosexuality will cost him his endorsement deal with nike. pacquiao is running for office, a senate seat in the philippines. during an interview, he said gay people, quote, are worse than animals. nike called that abhorrent. and immediately ended its relationship with pacquiao. other companies and sponsors of pacquiao's upcoming fight could

for many millions of americans a promise of warmer weather has arrived with the official opening of baseball's spring training. look at there. >> hey, boys. >> looks good in florida. by the end of the day, pitchers and catchers from 19 of the 30 major leagues will have reported in either florida or arizona. plenty of field players are already working out as well. spring training games start over the next ten days or so and the league's opening day is sunday, april 3rd. >> yep, and it will end with the nationals winning it all. >> you love your nationals. >> we'll see. if a new patent application airplane maker airbus is to be believed, passengers could be in for more of a pinch than ever before. here's a company's diagram for an underseat storage compartment. to use it, you'd obviously have to stand up, turn around and open it. but it would also severely cut down on leg room for the passenger behind you. airbus on behalf of the flying

>> no, no, no. we'll give up the snacks before leg room. wait, we did give up the snacks. >> we lost with that. while we're talking about flying, check out this coyote in the circle there right in the middle of that scene there. it was running around yesterday morning on runways of milwaukee's airport. the unwelcome visitor delayed one flight briefly. the plane eventually made a safe landing. ground crews chased the coyote off, sending it back to where it came from. >> okay. glad it got home. >> it's wisconsin. weird stuff happens in wisconsin, as well as florida. well, no matter how productive new technology is, can you always play games with it, so it shouldn't be a surprise that you can now play ping pong on your apple watch. >>, yeah the app is called a tiny game of pong and it is free. although for $1, you can get an artificial intelligence opponent. pong was a classic game on the

it had such a simple display. so it should work well on a tiny device like a watch. >> it shows you my generational shift. i thought it was ping pong. i was trying to figure out how you play ping-pong on an apple watch. but pong was before my time. was that before atari? >> i think it was. >> it was before the atari. coming up in the skinny, adele getting lots of love online, but not for something she did on stage. also, cutting-edge fabric that could revolutionize the way clothing is made. the breakthrough at new york's fashion week. and a teenager who posed as a doctor, even opening a busy medical practice. who did he fool and how did he get away with it after today's forecast. matt, hey, it is drink wine day. so, our favorite prop. >> that's your favorite. >> let's pop it open. >> there's nothing inside. >> no, no. >> announcer: "world news now"

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this is some pretty incredible video from thailand. this 500-foot cargo ship lost control and smashed through a walkway along the bangkok harbor. bad weather and strong currents are to blame for the accident. should say, remarkably, nobody on the walkway or on the ship suffered any injuries. even though the ship was damaged, it did manage to stay afloat until repairs were made. >> wow. well, facing some serious charges this morning, an 18-year-old man from south florida who calls himself dr. love. >> he's facing felony charges for allegedly practicing medicine without a license. brazenly, opening up his own practice inside a medical building. abc's matt gutman with the

>> reporter: he had the lab coat and the stethoscope. >> they say you've been practicing medicine without a license? >> reporter: but police say this self-declared florida doctor lacked a medical license. just 18, malachi love robinson, was charged with seven counts including grand theft and fraud for allegedly practicing without a license. our west palm beach station wpbf was right there when he was arrested tuesday. >> i'm hurt because of the accusations and the allegations. >> reporter: last month, he proudly offered this tour of his office. >> this is the new birth and life medical center. >> reporter: saying he never claimed to be an m.d. but wpbf peeled back the tape on this sign, revealing those very letters. >> so many physicians, they speak to me and they are just in awe. it's not because i'm a great person, not because i'm some miracle from heaven sent, it's just because i have a passion for helping people. >> reporter: including an undercover sheriff's deputy. another patient, an 86-year-old, claims he treated her for severe stomach pain, paying him nearly $3500.

people with phototherapy, as well as water, food and air. last year, love-robinson roamed the halls of st. mary's hospital. >> they told me that he was a doctor and his name was dr. robinson. >> reporter: st. mary's said he never came in contact with patients and he was never charged. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> how can you do that when you know these people are suffering? >> i'm amazed he was able to get away with it. a, how did he afford to pay the rent for his office there? and how did he get -- >> lots of questions will be answered this morning on "good morning america." he's going to actually be there this morning to talk about the situation. so i can't wait to see that interview. >> dr. love on "gma." check it out. when we come back, the west's backstage meltdown at and gwyneth paltrow in "the >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our

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the "new york post" got hold of his audio in which he compared himself to stanley kubrick and apostle paul, as in st. paul, and picasso. >> bro, by 50%, stanley kubrick. apostle paul. picasso and escobar, i am 50% more influential than any other human being. don't [ bleep ] with me. don't blooep bloep with me. don't [ bleep ] with me. by 50% dead or alive. by 50% for the next thousand years. stanley kubrick, yea. >> sources tell tmz west did eventually speak calmly with "snl" executive producer lorne michaels who decided to put the set back together. crisis apparently averted but -- >> thank god. >> the meltdown continues. >> who knows what that guy was capable of. >> i don't know what he was -- that was crazy. next, claims of justice averted.

very upset over the acquittal of her alleged stalker. >> a jury in los angeles found 66-year-old dante soiu not guilty of all charges without any recommendation he be hospitalized for psychiatric treatment. prosecutors say dante soiu upset paltrow by sending her dozens of unsolicited letters and gifts in recent years. >> it was the second case in which he was accused of stalking the actress. in the first he was committed to a mental institution but was eventually released. >> the jury foreman tells tmz they saw no evidence that he meant to cause paltrow any harm and they felt it would have been worse if they convicted an innocent man whose only crime was sending love letters. we move on next to the tons of love letters for adele on social media. >> it's good to see so many people reaching out. the ten-time grammy award winner was spotted over the weekend with her partner treating their son angelo to a day at disneyland. but take a close look. you see him there? guess who he's dressed up as?

"frozen," princess anna. >> there he is in the stroller sporting the blue and yellow dress complete with black ballet flats. it's earning his mother countless cool points for bending gender norms and for being the kind of mom who lets her kids wear whatever makes them feel best. >> i love that. and to another celebrity photo turning heads this morning. >> most of us cringe at the idea of having to show our driver's license or passport photos but prince tweeted out his new passport photo that's worthy of a magazine cover. the photo of prince rodgers nelson taken february 11th is perfect in nearly every way. >> check out the hair, the makeup, the quintessential prince pout, even the lighting captured the background, subtle white to gray. >> it's very zoolanderesque. >> i love it. i wish he could coach me on my passport photo. i need to get one. he could coach me on my

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we are in the midst of what many consider to be one of new york's most important weeks of the year. fashion week. >> pushing aside the usual offerings of the over-the-top styles worn by impossible rail-thin runway models, there's a new kind of fabric that could revolutionize the way clothes are made. here's abc's tina trinh. >> reporter: it's new york fashion week, and designers flora gil and alexa adams are gearing up for their big show. knitwear is their specialty. this season they're adding a different material to the mix. 3-d printed plastic. >> basically starting with a string with knitting and

it. this is a really similar process where you're working with kind of a line of plastic. >> reporter: but that plastic, it's typically rigid and hard. >> we had to think about ways to make something soft and flexible and malleable using hard units. >> reporter: the designers partnered with microsoft and 3-d printing company shapeways. >> this is their frosted ultradetail plastic. one of the things i love about it, it's transparent and has this sorted of rubbery feel, which is really interesting. >> reporter: by interlocking smaller pieces together, the designers essentially created a new fabric to work with. the initial idea was to try to take ideas from traditional chain maile. >> reporter: the really cool thing here is that it actually has a little bit of give in it, right? >> yeah, it definitely has stretch in it and it can be very malleable. >> it's going to fit to each body of the model to fit her personally, which will be really nice. >> we're combining it with a more old-world technology, crochet around the edge. >> reporter: that old world

for unlimited possibilities. >> i think the next revolution in 3-d printing will be more materials. eventually they will be able to use plastics and polymers that are completely soft. >> the only way it will get better and, like, really progress is if people use it. >> reporter: it's fashion 2.0, and this season, it's ready to wear. tina trinh, abc news, new york. >> very interesting. >> do you like it? >> i do. but i'm also wearing a spider web today, so -- >> is it made of plastic and polymers? >> it's not made of plastics and polymers, but if you get too close, you might get stuck in it. >> in the web. >> don't miss our updates on facebook. >> announcer: this is "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. facebook. >> announcer: this is "world

making news in america this morning, candidates clash. presidential hopefuls speak out overnight. new polls jolting the campaigns and donald trump defending his temper. a live report just ahead. destination, cuba. president obama set to become the first president in 80 years to visit the nation. new reaction overnight. a shipwreck caught on camera. a cargo vessel smashes through a harbor walkway. the incredible scene, what caused this accident? and passenger pinch. outrage as your legroom may be shrinking but is this actually a good thing? good thursday morning. we begin with a surprise shift in the latest presidential polls. >> as the republicans scramble to win over undecided voters across south carolina, a new national poll shows ted cruz inching ahead of donald trump for the first time making it a