making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, the oregon standoff turning deadly. shots ringing out between authorities and the group occupying federal land. the group's leader arrested. the breaking details coming in. trump's boycott. refusing to take part in the next gop debate over his feud with fox news. the other candidates reacting overnight. survival story. days after the blizzard, a woman is found in snow covered car alive. and no one likes the doctor's visit.

a vet for a ride. well, good wednesday morning. breaking news in that weeks long oregon. >> deadly confrontation between militia members and the fbi happening during a traffic stop refuge. >> the group's leader was in custody and their spokesman killed in the gun fire. a week's long standoff turning deadly. >> well, i've heard a couple of people were shot and one person is dead. >> reporter: investigators moving in taking down militia members who occupied federal land in oregon since the beginning of the year. group members driving to a meeting when police pulled their vehicle over. then a violent confrontation, shots ringing out, the group's

the group's leader arrested among them, ammon bundy tell, his wife saying they were cooperating with police. >> when they got out of the vehicle they told them to get down on the ground with their hands on their head which they did and they just unloaded on him and just shot him. >> they have released little information about the confrontation including who irfooed first. townspeople people growing frustrated with the occupation hoping this is the end of the standoff. >> i'm glad to see an end to this. >> a local hospital on lockdown as a follower injured in the shoot-out got treatment there. reports say that injured person is ryan bundy, ammon's brother. much more on "good morning america." america.". our other big story, donald trump shaking up the campaign saying he's not going to take part in tomorrow's debate. >> the network issued a

ongoing attacks on moderator megyn kelly. trump fired back calling it a pathetic attempt to build up ratings and without him fox will have no ratings. >> but trump is pulling away from the pack, a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows the billionaire in the lead nationally among republicans with 37%. politico experts say those poll numbers are strong enough trump doesn't need tomorrow night's debate. with less than a week until the iowa caucuses donald trump stunning the political world refusing to take part in the cast. thursday's republican debate hosted by fox news. >> i won't be doing the debate. i'm going to have something else in iowa. we'll do something where we raise money for the veterans and wounded warriors. >> his absence will leave the main debate stage without a big ratings draw and front-runner. >> let's see how much money fox me.

the debate moderators on social media. >> megyn kelly is really biased against me. >> senator ted cruz reacting to the news implying he is scared d d of kelly and offered a challenge. >> i would like to invite donald right now to engage on in a one-on-one debate with me. >> bernie sanders appearing to be closing in on hillary clinton in iowa. so confident he took a detour to neighboring minnesota drawing thousands at rallies in st. paul and duluth. >> what a turnout. wow. >> but clinton ahead by double digits in national polls emphasizing her experience. >> i do want you to know that i'm not just shouting slogans, i'm not just engaging in rhetoric. i've thought this through. i have a plan. >> and back to the debate controversy, last night fox news channel said trump is still welcome to take part in the debate but he will not be allowed to dictate the moderator

>> a u.s. citizen is in custody accused of plotting to kill 30 people inside a wisconsin masonic temple. sammy mohamed hamza planned to storm it in walk with a machine gun. the 23-year-old was hot on surveillance tape describing in detail his mission saying annihilate everyone when we go into a room we will be killing everyone. >> to the west coast. new this morning a monroe is anhunt is under way. in the gunfire broke out near downtown inside a well known homeless camp. it was very targeted and they are searching for two persons of interest. in cleveland the police union is wowing to fight after six police officers were fired over a controversial shooting which left two unarmed people dead. officers fired a total of 137 shots during the incident. this was back in 2012. both occupants of this car were killed.

decision to fire the officers calling it politically motivated and insane. well, the reward for information on those california escapees has grown to $200,000. they were awaiting trial for violent crimes one being compared to hannibal lecter. investigators believe the three dangerous inmates may still be in the region due to their local ties to vietnamese gangs. so-called affluenza teen ethan couch could be back in texas. his mexican attorney says couch has decided to drop his appeal against deportation. couch and his mother fled to mexico after a video surfaced appearing to show couch at a party where people were drinking. that could be a violation of his probation for his drunk driving accident that left four people dead. washington, d.c. is getting back to normal. time lapsed video showing the national mall being buried by the blizzard. this morning the federal government finally re-opens with a three-hour delay.

re-opening today but most in northern virginia will not. air travel also seems to be getting back to normal. so far less than three dozen flights canceled today compared to more than 700 yesterday and some 13,000 since the blizzard started. now it's florida's turn. as you can see here on the weather radar, heavy rain and gusty storms moving into the sunshine state this morning. there's a risk of flooding in central and southern florida. and there may also be some thunderstorms, as well. well, still ahead, is it the end of the atm cards? the big banks soon allowing withdrawals with your phone. >> plus, survival story. a woman pulled from her snow covered car days after the blizzard. and concerns growing over the zika virus causing birth defects. president obama holding a meeting and one country asking people not to have babies for

the tenants of this apartment building in northern california are looking for new residences this morning. evacuation is no longer just recommended, it's now mandatory as the ground beneath the building crumbles away. some say it's an overreaction and just quite unfair. president obama is calling for speeding up research to diagnose and prevent what causes the zika virus. yesterday the president met with top public health and security officials in the situation room. 18 cases in 7 states have already been reported among travelers returning to the u.s. well, toyota remains the number one automaker in the world for a fourth year in a row. the company sold just over 10

volkswagen which overtook toyota in sales in the first half of the year suffered in the second half from that emissions scandal. and this to the list added of smartphone things that your phone can do. withdraw money from an atm, chase bank upgrading all of its machines this year. eventually customers will just tap their phones against an atm but they still will be able to use a debit card if they prefer. another new feature, withdrawals up to $3,000. >> that's what i'm looking forward to. just need 3,000 bucks. it seems oprah's loss is shareholders' gain. the stock jumped 18% after a new ad featuring winfrey declaring she lost 26 pounds and still managed to eat bread every single day. the company's stock also soared in october when the talk show queen bought a 10% stake. >> i think that's important. carbs are important in the day. >> it is, so is steak. >> you're lucky i eat carbs

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a car hit a fire hydrant and whoosh suddenly you're looking at old faithful in downtown van nuys. >> roads should be drier in southern california this morning. but not in the pacific northwest and there's a good chance of flooding throughout florida and much of the gulf and south atlantic coast. drivers should watch for slippery roads near the great lakes. air airport delays likeiest in miami. two thrill seeking b.a.s.e. vanish dead. >> they have a helmet cam showing the first jumpers now identified as kate o'connell taking off and landing successfully then overcome by waves and never seen on the video again. her partner went in after her and he too disappeared. >> they were amazing humans. beautiful, happy people, stoked on life.

an experienced skydiver but all they're saying about the man is that he is from finland. >> well, classes are canceled today in one indianapolis school districtle following the death of a veteran principal. susan jordan was struck and killed when a bus jumped the curb in front of her school. she pushed two students from harm's way before she was hit, this he say. the bus driver told firefighters she was not sure what caused the bus to accelerate. veteran character actor abe vigoda died best known for playing sal tessio in "the godfather" and "the godfather ii" and played fish on "barnie miller" and had a long career in the theater. abe vigoda was 94 years old. rescue workers are still finding people stranded by the blizzard of 2016. in prince george's county outside d.c. one woman had been stuck in her car since the storm began on friday. she's been living in the vehicle

neighbors were concerned when they didn't see her after the storm. >> it was located on a side street that hadn't been plowed so the humvee was able to get to the vehicle and the soldiers were able to get her out. >> those rescue workers say she resisted leaving the vehicle treated for hypothermia. time for sports and highlights from college ball. >> here are the fellas at espn. >> good morning, "sportscenter." los angeles. >> yeah. >> i'm stan. you go first. >> i'm wearing makeup. to madison square garden. oklahoma city and the new york knicks. that's how stan and i dance before we come out on the show. >> that is how you dance. >> i'll dance with "d" then. >> did your makeup. >> arron afflalo shot 50 types and made four. he had an awful night shooting. that was in again out again finnegan. would have won the game. didn't go.

durant goes for 44, thunder in ot by a six-pack. how about this, virginia and wake forest in the acc. virginia down 7. they were down 10 with a minute and change to play. malcolm brogdon stripped and virginia gets it back. mario shayock and virginia down four after some free throws, brogdon, yes, sir, a one-point game and virginia, 1 for 13 on its first 14 three-point tries but hit four in the final minute, three in the final 17 seconds including that one from darius thompson to win the game and virginia takes a 72-71 over wake forest. >> that was crazy. >> sure was. all right, that's all we got for you. >> we have more but that's all you get. >> thanks, fellas. up next in "the pulse," our first look at "fuller house." >> a mother and father watching their baby on a monitor. they couldn't believe what they

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time now to check "the pulse" and we'll start with a new behind-the-scenes look at "fuller house." >> netflix will release the "full house" revival one month from yesterday. so they released this video interviews with the cast and look at scenes being filmed. >> okay, so it shows an updated version of a "full house" set and an excited audience, cast

old times. >> i'm still holding out that the olsen twins make a surprise visit at the last minute that nobody in the industry knows about because we want to see what they're up to. >> they're the only hold-outs. >> mary-kate and ashley olsen, we're talking about you. >> hopefully they make it. all right, a video of a toddler in south carolina is going viral. the little girl's parents, well, they put her to bed and then they left the room. >> so after mom and dad were watching the baby monitor and captured this. >> thank you. thank you, my daddy. thank you, my mommy and. amen. >> amen little baby. she's just 2 years old. >> so apparently her parents put her to bed early to watch the rest of the panthers game. we are thinking maybe she prayed because --

that did it so she might need to be put to bed early come saturday night. she did this all by herself for two minutes and she was giving thanks for her grandparents, her grandfather, even santa claus. >> i was saying earlier kids are used to routine and so she was just following her routine even if they are parent s s were busy watching the game. you got to file this under don't try this at home. a spanish bullfighter francisco himself in action. look at the picture right there. holding his baby daughter. now he is being investigated for child. why, kendis. why would you do this? >> because it's tradition. look at the photo on the left. rivera says his father carried him in the ring and he's done it well. so there's nothing wrong with it but i should point out the

>> that is by the way, folks, a bull in front of the little baby there. did we miss that part? >> yeah. so this was during -- it wasn't during an actual lick full fighting match. it was ulee a training session. >> but it's a bull. >> a lot of people on instagram have been taking -- >> i have a feeling that -- [ speaking a foreign language ] >> is that french? >> that's actually spanish. >> the big dog who wanted to part in a doctor's visit. >> sometimes getting dogs to cooperate can be a little tough. in this video that's proof. it was posted on youtube. you see there, you can see veterinarians struggling, a big dog and suddenly, boom, he's off, he takes off with the vet actually on his back. look at that video. >> okay, so the people actually who were in the room, they actually thought it was kind of funny. the room erupted in laughter and some people say it looks like a bull mastiff. which if that's the case those

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an elementary school is near the house fire... and debris is scattered everywhere.there is no word yet on if anyone was hurt in the fire. it's a cloudy drive to work today with chilly temperatures in the mid 20s. we'll see a slight decrease in clouds this afternoon and highs only increase to the mid to low 30s. coming up, when we'll see a quick snow chance before we get into the weekend warmup. traffic

with all of the new housing being developed downtown when will we see a new grocery store down there?the cincinnati metro housing authority is planning a high profile redevelopment of its old headquarters.it could be the site of a new kroger. things could get under way sometime next year and could be completed within 18 months.you can read all about it right now on wcpo.com that and a whole lot more when good morning tri-state at 4:30