pretty awesome sight from hawaii. a rockfall triggering an explosion inside the volcano. here's why -- lake of lava inside the crater is especially high now, heating up the rocks along its sides. when some of them fall inside, that splash of liquid fire shoots up into the air like that. no one lives close enough to this on the big island to be threatened. kilauea has erupted continuously since january of 1983. a young woman suspected in a string of armed jewelry storm robberies in the southeast is due in court. >> the fbi says tips poured in once they released surveillance video in the case. here's abc's eva pilger. >> reporter: a brazen thief, this woman, did little to hide her face as she hit six stores in five states taking off with $4 million worth of jewelry. after a nationwide manhunt, 24-year-old abigail lee kemp is behind bars. >> a power rush for people who like to do this kind of thing. it ultimately is their downfall. >> respond to an armed robbery occurred at 400 south -- >> reporter: investigators say

same way. this shows a holdup at a florida jewelry store. this man, her alleged lookout. court documents allege kemp held employees at gunpoint, zip tying them, before emptying the display case. >> got them locked in the back. a white female with blondish hair, blondish brown hair, ponytail came in. walked behind the counter. >> reporter: the fbi revealing pings from cell phone towers around the stores as well as tips from people who recognized kemp led them to this smyrna, georgia, home. >> wait, are you serious? all of us knew the picture and were like, no way. >> reporter: classmate stephanie godfrey remembers kemp as a high school athlete who later waitressed at a local twin peaks restaurant. >> i feel like it's terrible,

>> reporter: kemp is due in federal court later today. abc news, new york. >> our thanks and welcome to eva there to abc news. coming up, football frenzy. >> yeah. the pros for tonight's big college championship. we've got you covered. all the details coming up next. >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

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freezing temperatures take on the top-seeded carolina panthers. >> that's going to be a tough one there. in the afc, the battle here, kansas city chiefs beating houston this weekend. moving on to play the new england patriots on saturday, and capped an offensive weekend of playoff action, the broncos and steelers sunday afternoon. >> good game. >> good games ahead. and while the playoffs for the pros heat up, the college championship has arrived. clemson and alabama going head to head tonight. >> tonight's championship game finds two programs with plenty to prove. abc's jesse palmer has more on this epic match-up. >> reporter: the countdown to that epic battle. number-one clemson going for an unprecedented 15-0 against alabama, hoping for their 16th national championship the tigers' star quarterback, deshaun watson, hoping to lead the way. >> deshaun watson touchdown -- >> reporter: but they will have to get past the crimson tide heisman trophy winner derek henry. >> henry breaking free, heading to the end zone. touchdown, alabama!

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might have taken "star wars" a couple weeks to win a billion dollars, but you can do it in a few minutes. >> in all but a handful of states, you can buy a powerball ticket and get yourself a cool billion and change before taxes, of course. with more on the big drawing, abc's clayton sandel. first up tonight, 32 -- >> reporter: with no winner saturday night -- >> the powerball is $1.3 billion. >> reporter: the lottery hopeful are already lining up again. >> can i have some malibu -- definitely -- >> reporter: the $1.3 billion estimated jackpot is a new world record, making powerball a

>> people don't usually play are picking up tickets. >> reporter: in places like texas, tickets saturday were selling as fast as 25,000 per minute. >> i drove three hours to get here. >> reporter: the jackpot is so big thanks to last year's new rule that makes it harder to win. odds jumped from one in 175 million to one in 292 million. the odds of getting killed by an asteroid are a lot better. the massive jackpot is even bigger than the economic output of 18 countries. money that could make a big difference. >> $1.3 billion could build 9,000 apartment buildings, apartment units for people who are homeless in los angeles. >> reporter: of course, many people have told us they would give a lot to charity. you see the lines here in hawthorne, california, so long because the store is considered lucky. take a look at the sign there -- they don't even have enough space to list a billion-dollar payout. they're going to need a much bigger sign. clayton sandel, abc news,

>> can you imagine if it gets bigger? i think you've already won. >> i bought corbel for the overnight staff. >> literally. you have that winning look on your face. >> yeah, and the winning blouse, too, clearly. i haven't washed that in a couple of days. we do say good luck to all of you when you play the powerball if you do play. remember that we would like a cut. >> that's the news for this half hour. >> that's the news for this half

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