they're bringing it forward with arms. >> we haven't had a normal life since they came in and started trying to intimidate us. >> reporter: meantime dwight and steven hammond says they don't support the militia's methods and their family insists these gunmen do not speak for them. the federal government is suing volkswagen for environmental violations. software in millions of vehicles wagon diesel vehicles gave false readings on emissions. half a mill of those cars in the u.s. and the automaker is getting ready to recall them for repairs to the software. this could cost volkswagen billions of dollars. there's a high profile promotion to tell you about at general motors. mary barra is chairman. berra took over as ceo just two years ago, becoming the first woman to lead a major global automaker. the 54-year-old started her career at gm at the age of 18.

now ceo, she steered gm through a crisis of defective cars and pressure from activist hedge funds for increased stock buy backs. >> stock markets are poised to recover from yesterday's selloff. it was the biggest drop on a first day of trading year for the dow jones industrial average in eight years. both the dow and the s&p 500 were off about 1.5%. abc's rebecca jarvis has more. >> reporter: it was bad but it could have been so much worse. it started with a sharp selloff in china, very weak matching data indicating the world's second largest economy is slowing, the fears here there could be a ripple effect on the economy in the united states and around the world. second oil prices have been tanking since last year even, and now there are big concerns about what that means for the energy space. jobs here in the united states. while it's great news for consumers, it's not great news for energy companies or the

people that they employ. and historically speaking, 70% of the time, what happens in january is what sets the tone for the rest of the year. there's an old saying here on wall street, "as it goes in january, so goes the year for stocks." well, there are 18 more trading days to set the tone for 2016. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. today, california is bracing for some extreme weather from el nino. the last el nino fueled a storm 18 years ago, killed more than a dozen people in the state and caused billions of dollars in damage. of particular concern today are the recent fire burned areas that are not able to absorb as up water. heavy rains could cause mud slides and along the mississippi river, vicksburg is among the communities preparing for massive flooding. the river is expected to crest next week at more than 52 feet. flood stage by the way in that town is only 43 feet. the mayor has already declared a

state of emergency and power has been cut to some sections of the city. crest now is in tennessee. and checking the national forecast here, heavy rain up and down the west coast as he was just saying. colder in the mississippi river valley. flood zone there. it will be the coldest morning of the season so far in the northeast. unseasonably cold in the midwest. >> 20s in great falls, montana there, and minneapolis and boston, 30s in new york and chicago. 40s in seattle, dallas, kansas city, 50s in los angeles as well as new orleans. >> feeling a lot colder in some places i know. so several nfl teams are looking for new head coaches the day after the final day of the regular season. known as black monday because basically, heads start to roll when a team polices the playoffs. so the tennessee titans, 49ers and cleveland browns are makinging some big changes. the philadelphia eagles also fired their coach last week and the new york giants' coach quit possibly before he was fired. >> okay, and three other teams,

well, they don't want to change coaches, they just want to change new cities completely. it is the same city they wan. the san diego chargers, oakland raiders and st. louis rams all want to move to los angeles. the nfl says it will review their relocation applications this week. los angeles, by the way, doesn't have an nfl team right now. the rams and raiders left in the '90s. can you believe it's been that long since l.a., the number two market, had a team? >> that's amazing to me. there's even talk there could be two teams that would share the same stadium. >> it will be the raiders and the chargers. >> yeah? >> no rams? >> they aren't getting a new stadium in st. louis. they'll be fine. a "star wars" fan in tulsa, oklahoma has taken his love for the movie to a whole new level. >> jeff barnes build himself a droid from the ground up, he chose the yellow and white shiny r2 r2d23 which had about 15 seconds of fame in episode 1.

the r 2 unit is made from resin and what is this? sis treen? sigh reen. what is that? weighs 100 pounds, by the way. took him more than a year to build. so he's been working on this. i love that it looks like the original. >> yeah, it even got some street credit. an autograph from luke skywalker. >> that's so cool. >> himself. but it was 15 seconds of fantastic fame in that first movie. >> new colors, old design, right? >> yes. >> coming up -- >> a warning from a mother of a sick little girl about magnets on your refrigerator. >> oh, mye gosh. it's terrifying. >> also ahead, the jumping powerball jacket pot worth $400 million. what would you do with that kind of money. >> and later nuns selling cannabis. could their products help their customers find a spiritual experience? you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by rid-x septic cleaner. lous

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we're back with a warning now. toddlers as you know, will swallow almost anything but that almost proved fatal for a south texas girl eva seen there swallowed silver ball magnets that she saw on the refrigerator. there were fine line of the balls and they clung to each other. the child was in severe pain. >> it created holes all in her intestines. they had to stitch up some. some they left to heal on their own. >> wow. eva is still in intensive care but is expected to recover. her mother has a warning for other parents. high up on the refrigerator may not be high enough. >> oh, my gosh, that's terrifying. also here this morning, the ntsb released new images of el faro, the ship that sunk during hurricane joaquin last october. the 33 on board assumed dead. >> the video of its final resting place takes us onto the deck of the ship. there are no signs of the black

box or the victims. here's nbc's linzie janis. >> reporter: the "el faro" three miles underneath the ocean's surface. twisted and mangled by hurricane joaquin. its equipment and cargo scattered. a vehicle with a sunroof. a microwave. and a printer. all being carried by the "el faro" from jacksonville to san juan when it sank on october 1st. but still no sign of the ship's crew. 33 in all. perhaps the most haunting? this video of the top two decks, including the bridge, where the captain and some of the crew would have been, found half a mile away. also still missing, the voyage data recorder, or black box, that may have provided answers for family members. >> they are most concerned of why did they send them out there, knowing it was some type of storm? >> reporter: for now, ho that these images of a final resting place will provide some closure. linzie janis, abc news, new york.

that will final resting place located deeper than the titanic was when it sanch and many of those family members right now are suing as a result. >> one man speaking out saying he's sort of hoping at least they went peacefully in this. but they have no answers right now. >> clear it was a violent storm for those guys. >> don't go anywhere. we'll be right back. >> announcer: "world news now"

♪ if i had a million dollars, we wouldn't have to walk to the store ♪ ♪ if i had a million dollars >> you saw them live? they were good. >> yeah. >> miss them. okay, so a million, yeah, definitely would be nice. but how about multiplying that by 400? that's what you can win tomorrow in the powerball drawing. >> can't even wrap my head around that. you have to factor in the taxes as you know. but still, even splitting that in half is a huge payday. so here is t.j. holmes with what you might be able to buy with your jackpot wings. >> reporter: powerball, an pandemonium. >> buy my new apartment. >> a party. >> with the announcement of no winner after saturday's drawing the jock pot is skyrocketing to $400 million by wednesday. the largest in over two years.

and there's still time for you to win big. >> we're going to split it. we're going to split it right down the middle. >> part of the excitement of playing the lottery is just dreaming what you would do with that kind of money. >> reporter: what do you do with all those wingsing? perfect time to tackle those new year's resolutions. if your goal is to get fit to look like gwyneth or kate hudson, with $400 million, you could hire celebrate trainer to the stars tracey anderson at her monthly rate for you and 500 family and friends for life. >> what about eating healthier? maybe you want to ditch the cheese bergers and go with subway. with $400 million you could buy more than 1400 subway franchises. the $400 million will get you nearly 18,000 trips around the world. >> t.j. holmes, abc news, new york. all right. so come thursday morning, i'll tell you what i'll do if i win that. let's take a look. >> leaving the chair spinning,

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all night... or all day. ♪ ♪ is it too late now to say sorry ♪ >> kayna's home video right now. >> a lot of colors going on. >> so adele may have started the new year at the top but justin bieber has doubled up with two singles in the top five this week. >> he's great and all. >> i can't look away. >> sorry, justin. adele is queen right now with some dizzying sales figures of her album "25." that was pretty cool. >> it was fantastic. i love that video, too. >> speaking of dizzying, the efforts to legalize marijuana

have found a new pair of champions in the form of two nuns. >> yeah, well to be fair, what they're fighting for doesn't get you high. they say it will help you if you're suffering from any number of ailments. our fresno station has the story. >> these products made from maine by two women who dress like nuns are said to be good for what ails you. >> we make oil which takes away seizures and a million other things and we take a salve that's multipurpose and we found out it curious migraines, ear aches, diaper rash, toothaches. >> sister kate and sister darcy call themselves sisters of the belts. while they do not belong to a religious order, they consider their work healing to be a spiritual endeavor. >> part of my life designed to help people and i have to feel important and this really does. >> all of our goes into our

work. >> the marijuana they grow and cultivate is free of the substance that gives marijuana a high but they are afraid their work is being threatened by a proposed marijuana ban being considered by the merced city council. >> yes, it's frustrating to me because there are all these people with negative attitudes about something that is truly god's gift. >> reporter: the sisters will go before the council next week asking them to let them continue their mission growing marijuana and selling its products. in merced, gene haggen son, abc 30 "action news." >> sally field would be proud. the original flying nun. >> they said too it's about a sisterhood for them of being together and doing that together. >> good for them. hey, we want to hear from you by the way. "world news now" is turning 24. we want too hear about your favorite wnn moments or memories. >> please tell us on facebook or t-shirt and then we might show it tomorrow morning.

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this morning on "world news now," today's crackdown on gun sales. >> it's coming from the president's executive order. how it could change buying and selling of firearms and how critics are peeking out. >> controversial ads. donald trump's new tv commercials hitting the airwaves as bill clinton starts campaigning for his wife. will he make a difference with voters? exploding air bags. did the company behind a major recall try to hide information? new details about takata facing a long list of lawsuits. and later, beauty queen who thought she was a runner-up to the miss universe pageant and then she got the crown. what she says about the big mix-up and her year ahead. it is tuesday, january 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now."