making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, terror arrest in two states. refugees from the middle east we're live. political showdown. a donald trump rally with clinton bashing, protesters and chants. >> and who's going to pay for >> all: mexico. >> who's going to pay for the wall? >> all: mexico. >> getting the crowd fired up on bernie sanders' home turf. caught on camera. a woman removed from a plane after an emergency landing. the other passengers erupting in

extreme weather. minus 25 degrees expected this weekend. plus, one brave driver in a lamborghini. luxury vehicle. >> why not. everybody. ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. we will get started with the breaking news. federal investigators arresting two with ties to isis. >> both refugees leading to any is is the u.s. doing enough? lana zak live in washington for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the two men arrested in california and texas, both were refugees from iraq, one coming syria. in sacramento, a 23-year-old iraqi man arrested accused of trying to travel to syria to

and in houston a 24-year-old iraqi man was charged woo providing material support to isis. their refugee status is sparking new criticism from republicans that the u.s. is not doing enough to screen refugees for potential ties to terrorism. the governor of texas urging president obama to halt the flow of refugees until there is, quote, an effective vetting process. the lieutenant governor of texas weighing in saying it may have prevented a catastrophic terror related event in the making and saved countless lives and the u.s. attorney's office tells our station in sacramento there is a connection between the two men but would not elaborate further. both expected to be in their respective corrs today. >> this definitely will be fuel on the campaign trail no doubt. >> yeah. >> lana zak in washington for us. >> also this morning, these arrests in the u.s. are coming on the same day as a foiled attack in paris by a man pledging allegiance to isis.

he was threatening them, we're told, wearing what turned out to be a vest with fake explosives. the incident coincided with the first anniversary of the massacre at "charlie hebdo." >> here at home the political attacks are heating up from inside the trump camp. donald trump is taking new aim on hillary clinton and on senator bernie sanders and he's doing it in his own home state in front of thousands of die-hard supporters. overnight, donald trump bringing up the crowds. police shutting down two blocks and people lining up in one of the most liberal cities in the country, burlington, vermont. >> thank you. that's so great. >> the republican front-runner and his supporters making noise. >> who's going to pay for the wall? >> all: mexico. >> who's going to pay for the wall? >> all: mexico. >> who's going to pay for the wall. >> all: mexico. >> on bernie sanders' home turf trump going after the state

do we like bernie? >> protesters and sanders supporters repeatedly interrupted his speech. >> go ahead. get him out. >> this morning bernie sanders responding tweeting finally donald trump and i agree on something. he and i both want to run against the other. guess who wins? linking to a recent poll showing the senator leading the billionaire in a head-to-head matchup. >> women's rights are human rights. >> earlier trump dropping this bombshell campaign video attacking hillary clinton on women's rights showing her with disgraced congressman anthony weiner and bill cosby and this image of former president bill clinton with monica lewinsky. bill clinton on the campaign trail in iowa refused to take the bait telling reporters he was only there to help his wife. >> the current president is defending his steps on gun control.

virginia, the president says that he will not support any candidate who does not support reform. he's urging citizens who agree to vote that way. >> the way washington changes is when people vote. i'm going to throw my shoulders behind folks who want to actually solve problems instead of just, you know, getting a group. >> that interest group, the president is saying, the and a half rifle association has a strange le stranglehold on congress. the nra wasn't there. >> california is finally getting a quick break from nearly a week of punishing torrential rain from those el nino-fueled storms and another powerful storm system hit coastal areas with high surf warnings threatening oceanfront homes in malibu. some areas saw waves up to 60 feet high. and now all of that water

new fear of mudslides, particularly in those wildfire zones. the other big weather story here in the heartland, snow falling in minneapolis, wisconsin, where frigid age dangerous temperatures are settling in. abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano with the details. >> reporter: snow is in the mountains but two batches of snows for friday in minneapolis and st. louis and chicago, maybe a few inches there but that's where the cold air comes in. minus 25 will be the windchill in minneapolis on sunday. happening. >> going to be a cold game for the vikings. overseas now the syrian government has allowed humanitarian aid into three rebel-held villages ravaged by starvation. thousands of people suffering from malnutrition and other life-threatening diseases. according to doctors without borders, 23 people have died since december, first in just

six babies less than a year old. >> wow. turning now to wall street, more turmoil from market mayhem. the u.s. markets are off to their worst start of the year in a really long time because of problems overseas. specifically china where stock trading was halted twice this week because of big drops. this morning the shanghai index closed up 2% and u.s. stock futures are higher, a goodies jobs report today could bolster the markets here. >> okay, so here's something that deals with money but is good news. tomorrow night some six numbers will not only make history but could forever change lives. >> so the powerball is already up $700 million and predictions are that it just might hit a billion so you have to match all six numbers to win this one of a kind prize and odds are astronomically against you. >> come on. >> number crunchers say there is a 17% chance that nobody will

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no word on what kind of damage the damage the driver did to that car but we suspect he or she can afford it. >> obnoxious and unnecessary. wet roads moved to the middle of the country. conditions will be slippery all across the plains with wet pavement from the gulf coast up through the midwest and into the ohio valley and great lakes. >> the airport delays to tell you about, possible in denver, minneapolis, chicago, and salt lake city. okay, so the white house is weighing in on the murder case that was featured in that new netflix documentary series "making a murderer." >> activists believe that steven avery and his nephew brendan dassey were wrongly convicted of murder in wisconsin ten years ago citing new findings presented in a documentary. they've started a petition asking president obama to give them a full pardon, but the white house says the president cannot pardon anyone convicted of a state criminal offense. the mother of the so-called affluenza teen will be arraigned

tonya couch is accused of helping a felon, her son, ethan avoid apprehension and was brought from los angeles yesterday in handcuffs and leg irons. ethan remains in mexico fighting his extradition. her attorney says the $1 million bail is unreasonable and wants it reduced. a texas woman in her 50s has given birth to her own granddaughter acting as a surrogate for her daughter and son-in-law. tracy thompson delivered a healthy 6 pound 11 ounce girled named kelsey wednesday afternoon. the baby's parents had undergone several infertility treatments only to suffer three miscarriages. thompson says she was happy to carry the baby for her daughter. >> her and her husband have gone through so much, the miscarriages and the fertility and all that and i didn't want to disappoint her. it's been many years since i've been pregnant and the second trimester was great. there. the first and the third were

>> so thompson seven years past menopause but she was able to carry the baby because of new medical advances in reproductive technology and we'll have more on that story, i will, coming up on "good morning america." >> okay, a couple of notes from the sports world. we should point out that ken griffey jr. will wear a seattle mariner's cap in baseball's hall of fame. >> front or backwards was a big debate. >> and mike piazza choosing the mets. >> more now in sports from our guys at espn. >> good morning, welcome to our "sportscenter" set here in los angeles. he's neil. i'm stan. you get to go first. >> first names only. ucla hosting arizona. russell westbrook, he gave so much money to ucla which is super cool that he can't afford pants without holes in them so ucla was up so many that sneg in graphics, ucla guy was comfortable and then sneg was

arizona went on a 15-2 run because lute olson was in the building. right in front of westbrook. step-back. bobby jack. that was westbrook who stood up. cool moment. great game and the bruins win it by three. number five michigan state at home taking on illinois. denzel valentine out again. remember, he had that minor knee surgery. not sure if he'll be back on sunday at penn state. tum tum nairn was there giving it up to gavin shilling and matt mcquaid with a no look pass to shilling for the easy bucket inside. michigan state had been passing the ball for buckets as easily with valentine out but they got that together. nairn to bryn forbes and then alvin ellis to deyonta davis for the big finish. javon bess with a pass to matt costello. michigan state wins it 79-54 so they're hanging tough with valentine out. >> that's all we have. >> we should mention nfl playoffs start tomorrow.

paris apparently didn't know his own strength. instead of a strike he strikes out. as you can see it was hardly a gutter ball and he did hit something. >> oh, my gosh, the person who took this video said it was supposed to be a quiet bowling party but instead this guy brought down the house. >> yes, he did. >> i'm so embarrassed you guys brought in that video of me bowling. horrible. >> so sad. up next here in "the pulse," super bowl surprise. who will be joining coldplay on stage at halftime? and surprise of a lifetime