this morning on "world news now," the president-elect standing firm against the intelligence community tweeting overnight that a briefing about russian hacking has been moved. calling it strange. hear what intelligence officials are saying. and emergency crews responding to the scene of a massive explosion outside kansas city. a business went up in flames and some witnesses say they felt the some witnesses say they felt the blast 13 miles away. and janet jackson is a first time mom at 50. >> a sweet baby boy. we have the full story ahead and his unique name. and with the help of another jackson, we are stepping back to 1992 when "world news now" began, black or white topped the chart. gas was a buck a gallon, and the

news was finally on in the middle of the night. >> woo hoo. >> ain't no black or white about it. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> do you remember this video? >> the video was absolutely amazing. it was as trail blazing as "world news now." >> yes. that's what people are sitting around saying that they're comparing the two and how memorable it is. >> little known fact. michael got the idea for the video from watching "world news now" 25 years ago. >> you're welcome. >> you're welcome, mj. all right. we'll get into that celebration later on but we'll get into the controversy. president-elect donald trump ready to take questions from reporters in a formal setting for the first time since the election. >> he announced he'll hold a news conference on january 11th. he said his intelligence briefing on hacking had been delayed until friday and suggested officials need more time to build a case, but

sources say the briefing had always been scheduled for friday. donald trump continues to doubt the hack was russia. the wikileaks founder is saying the e-mails stolen came from another source. >> we have said repeatedly over the last two months that our source is not the russian government, and it is not state party. he denied ever speaking to vladimir putin, trump, or any of their surrogates, but they say russian operatives used a middle man to cover their tracks. and the president-elect weighed in on republican plans to gut the office of congressional ethics adding to the pressure they were facing from constituents, and it didn't take long for lawmakers to do an about face. >> reporter: a new year, a new congress.

the 115th congress. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan securing the votes to keep his position in the new term. >> this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. the people have given us unified government. >> reporter: it's off to a rocky start. house republicans taking a vote late at night behind closed doors to strip power from the office of congressional ethics. >> the headlines were like we weakened ethics. that's never a good headline. >> reporter: after less than 24 hours and one tweet from the president-elect, they changed course. trump's tweet said as unfair as the ethics watchdog may be, they should go focus on health care. was the president-elect opposed to gutting the ethics watchdog or just the timing? >> i'll let the president-elect's team explain what he was intending to communicate in his tweet. >> reporter: now promising to make good on president-elect's promises.

>> we'll look forward to legislation that will give us the tools to roll back the avalanche of red tape and regulation that have been stifling american jobs. >> reporter: mike pence and president obama will talk with their parties about the fate of the president's health care law on wednesday. thank you. we're getting a clearer picture of who will be joining donald trump for his inauguration. bill clinton and hillary clinton plan to attend which would put her on the same platform of trump two months after their bruising campaign. george w. bush will be there along with laura bush. the head of the naacp is among those locked up after a day long protest. demonstrators were handcuffed. all were released late tuesday night. naacp presiden

both the civil and voting rights records of the attorney general nominee. a spokesperson says sessions dedicated his career to upholding the rule of the law. and the sentencing phase begins today for dylann roof. he's representing himself as he tried to avoid the death penalty. the same jury that convicted him will now decide his fate. firefighters arriving at a blaze in kansas city were confronted by a massive explosion. they believe it was ammunition inside this lawn care business and some smaller explosions continued after that. the first blast was so strong it blew out windows in dozens of nearby apartments and houses. it's believed there are no injuries or deaths at this time. firefighters say they won't try to enter the building until daybreak. powerful storms in california. at least three storms are

expected to hit the area this week all with significant rainfall. and meanwhile they are cleaning up after heavy rain and wind brought by strong storms to the gulf coast. roads like this one in jackson, alabama, about 60 miles north of mobile washed away. other roads are under water and impassable. as much as 4 to 10 inches of rain fell on the region. coming up the frightening video of a two-year-old in his bedroom with a dresser toppled on top of him. see what his twin brother did next in an amazing show of strength. what their mom is saying now. and we're counting down to the 25th anniversary of "world news now." and looking back at some of the biggest stories in our show's history. you're watching "world news now."

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take a look at this armed standoff on a texas highway. the guy in the pickup truck was wanted for two robberies an hour outside dallas. police chased him through three counties but then he got out of the truck and started shooting. eventually s.w.a.t. teams surrounded the truck. four officers move in and take the man down. and no one was hurt. >> dramatic scene caught on tape. and authorities in new england are warning the public about an escaped prison inmate. 35-year-old james morales escaped from a privately run prison in rhode island by cutting through a fence and climbing through a razor wire. he faces charges for the sexual assault of a child and stealing weapons from an army reserve center. the last known sign for him was monday where

an ex-girlfriend in massachusetts. and charles manson is still alive. there were reports that the 82-year-old manson has been hospitalized. about 60 miles from the prison where he's been held for decades. he orchestrated seven murders in 1969. a warning for all parents of small children. a potential danger in their homes. it stems from this terrifying moment caught on camera as a dresser topples over onto two-year-old twin brothers. one of them gets stuck under the dresser, but his brother comes to his rescue, and their mother is now sounding an urgent call to all parents about anchoring unstable furniture. >> it will take five to ten minutes. bolt your dressers and bookshelves down and do it today. two-year-old brock was trapped under that dresser but amazingly with the help of his brother, he manages to wiggle

>> good heads up move on his brother's part. >> you see his brother try several ways to push the dresser. >> it was an empty dresser at the time. a couple months of resand relaxation worked for a large manatee in florida. the 950 pound female was set in the wild. >> she was rescued last year. she was trapped in a storm drain, since then she's been having a restful break at sea world, and now she's back in the wild where she belongs. >> swim free. when we come back -- 25 years of "world news now." >> we are looking back at some of the biggest stories we've ever covered. you don't want to miss this. "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

welcome back. you're watching "world news now." >> that was dan rather introducing the show. >> what? >> that's right. he knew about "world news now" in those days even earlier than some people at our own company. >> like what's "world news now". >> the show is about personality and polka and "the skinny" and the london bus count. we never waiver from our commitment to cover the news. here's how we've covered some of the biggest stories over the past quarter century.

>> president bush is up and around and feeling a little bit better. this is the first good look we've had of him since he collapsed last night at the state dinner in toke crow. >> democrats opened their convention here tonight. and hello from new york. this is election night. >> in the news at this hour it is now president-elect bill clinton after a stunning electoral victory in states that haven't gone for a democrat in a good long time in the 30-year political year of george bush is now over. welcome. president clinton won a second term by a bigger margin than his first. he beat bob dole. >> the story this morning is one of horror in the nation's heartland. the grueling search goes on in what's left of the federal building.

rescue workers say they are having to crawl over corpses to look for the living. o.j. is spending a night at home in frieden freedom for the first time in almost 16 months. >> the world mourns the death of princess diana. many in britain and around the world are overcome by grief. bloody and horrifying day in colorado. >> more than 20 students and teachers were killed by students who killed themselves. >> they have given up hope of finding the kennedys. >> this morning john kennedy junior and his wife are presumed dead. it is thursday morning, and after seven months in the united states, elian gonzalez goes home. his return to cuba marks the end of a bitter international custody battle. the new president-elect urges unity as a divisive election ends. >> our n

house divided. >> it's monday morning in daytona's last lap claimed a nascar legend. he's one of the greats in auto racing history. >> this is abc's continuing live coverage of the terrorist attack on the united states. at this hour emergency crews are still sifting through the tons of rubble looking for victims of the world trade center attack and as the rescue efforts here continue around the clock, so does the search for who did this. we begin at ground zero where we are near the site of the world trade center. >> people were lined up staring down where the towers used to be. fellow citizens, at this hour american coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, and to defend the world from grave danger. >> we begin with the war y. the first air strike was in a predawn attack.

>> good morning from new york. a funeral later this week is expected to draw the biggest number of heads of states to the vatican. >> the water level has stopped rising. that's little consolation for those who have lost everything. >> the evacuations continue in new orleans this morning. >> so much uncertainty there right now. >> we begin with breaking news. a continental express plane slams into a house in upstate new york and bursts into flames. there are at least four dozen deaths. >> we begin this morning with the developing story from west virginia. a coal mine explosion has killed at least 25 workers. >> mine safety officials say it appears that methane gas caused the explosion. >> hello, everyone, our top story this morning is the crash of twa flight 800 shortly after it took off from john f kennedy airport in new york. >> america has spoken.

>> barack obama is now president-elect of the united states. >> the street in front of the white house there has been an extraordinary scene. thousands of supporters celebrating the victory. >> incredible footage. an earthquake rocked japan. we're watching the tsunamis. >> homes and buildings literally being washed away. >> the mission to kill bin laden was carried out by navy s.e.a.l.s. >> this morning on a special edition of "world news now," tragedy at sandy hook. >> we'll take you live to connecticut in a moment where the president privately visited families in grief and called for action. >> sandy made land fall near atlantic city, new jersey. the storm bringing sustained winds of 85 miles per hour. but the damage started well before that. terror at the boston

marathon. twin explosions shatters celebration turning a day of joy into a deadly nightmare. >> we've learned that one of the three victims of the explosion was an eight-year-old boy. we begin this half hour with details on edward's snowden's international flight for freedom. >> same-sex marriages in california are expected to start next month and thousands gathered in greenwich village to mark this historic occasion. >> the search for the jet is causing frustration and grief but not a single piece of evidence as to what may have happened. >> terror attack, new details about the gunman accused of opening fire in a paris newspaper office in the deadliest siege in france in years. we have extensive coverage. now officer charged, shocking video as a white police officer opens fire on a black man fatally shooting him in the back as he ran away.

now" complete coverage of the attacks on paris. >> it's a city in grief so deep. it's difficult to describe. we'll hear about those killed in the terror attacks. >> developments unfolding quickly from the southern california shooting rampage. breaking news this morning on "world news now." anger in america over the election results. >> protesters from coast to coast have been marching against president-elect donald trump. >> an awkward meeting awaits today with the current white house resident. amazing to see some of the old stories, especially watching the coverage of 9/11. >> it's chilling and interesting to look back and realize so much happens in the middle of the night. >> and that's the thing. we love to have fun on this show, but at our core, we are here to bring you the news stories, and so many times we're bringing you that information as we are getting it. >> and we're bringing you some of the biggest tragedies this country has seen. you can understand if every occasional time we'll dance. just a balance.

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start the relief. ditch the misery. let's end this. ♪ ♪ ♪ we are starting "the skinny" with some big, big baby news for janet jackson. >> she's given birth to her first child at age 50 as she and her billionaire husband welcome their baby boy eissa al mana. >> he's the first child for jackson, and her husband who got married in a secret ceremony in 2012. a spokesperson tells people magazine she has a stress free healthy delivery and is resting comfortably. >> how do you have a stress free delivery? >> that's when you ask for a whole lot of the drugs. maybe. >> maybe that way. but big congratulations to them. she had cancelled her tour saying they were making plans for a family. lots of people weren't sure what that meant.

her pregnancy announcement, and now there he is, a baby boy. >> she's been wanting a kid for some time. >> to the other pop diva making headlines. >> mariah carey speaking out. since her new year's eve meltdown with dick clark's rocking eve with ryan seacrest. >> she tells entertainment weekly she worked with dick clark himself early in her career and he would be mortified about this as she was about the technical problem. >> she went onto say this will not deter her from being another live event in the future, but it will make her less trusting of using anyone outside of her own team. >> all right. >> and speaking of live events, we're getting a word of who will be headlining one of the biggest music events of the year. >> drum roll. ♪ >> got the hot sauce in the bag.

>> queen b herself has been unveiled as one of the headlining acts at coachella. >> she's not alone. radio head will be uplifting fans as they perform on the top spot on both fridays of the festival. >> they have some uplifting songs. >> they do. we love radio head. >> we just can't think of them. and rounding out the festivals, kendrick lamar. >> different tones on friday and sunday. >> i love them all. >> i do love them all. >> that's what's great about coachella. >> it's a big deal that beyonce is going to be there. she was one of the biggest concert acts of 2016. ♪ this is "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. this is "world news now"

making news in america this morning -- donald trump is taking more jabs at the intelligence community. he's passing judgment about the russian involvement in the election-related hacking. we're live in washington. arctic air slowly moving across the country. negative 30 in some locations. and storms moving in off the pacific coast. as the south cleans up from deadly weather. an officer on leave this morning, after a video surfaced of him slamming a student to the ground. and look up. dangling above the slopes, a young skier stuck on the chair lift. he's explaining how all of that happened.