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welcome to "world news tonight." five days to the inauguration, and now the cia director blasting the president-elect. warning him about russia and outraged with trump's rhetoric. as more members of congress say they'll boycott the inauguration. and the civil rights legend now in a nasty fight with the president-elect. fire and ice. the dangerous mix of freezing rain and snow, taking lives. downing trees and power lines. the storm, on the move tonight. kidnapped at birth. new images of the emotional reunion. the parents seeing their daughter for the first time in 18 years. excessive force? the african-american grad student, fixing his car, but suspected of stealing it. tackled by police, then charged. >> sir, you're
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>> and, big top good-bye. the "greatest show on earth," why it's folding its tent for good after 146 years. good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin with the director of the cia giving donald trump a warning. john lewis announcing he will boycott the inauguration. and the president-elect, retaliating with a blistering series of tweets, accusing the congressman of being all talk, no action. mike pence and some democrats hoping congressman lewis will reconsider. but he's standing his ground, and others
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him. here's david wright. >> reporter: tonight, the president-elect is facing sharp criticism from the outgoing cia director. trump took umbrage, calling on the intelligence chiefs to apologize for lending credibility to a salacious conspiracy theory. >> he needs to understand this is more than about being about him. it's about the united states, and now that he will have an opportunity to do something, not just talking and tweeting. >> reporter: it's the second war of words for the president-elect this weekend. the other, between mr. trump, and the man that has been called the conscience of the congress. congressman john lewis saying he would
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the capital. trump hit back hard, calling lewis all talk, talk, talk, no action or results. attacking one of the living links to dr. king's dream. braving billy clubs crossing the pettis bridge. and these tweets prompted on outpouring. >> i understand why john lewis feels the way he does. this is a very fearful and divided nation right now. >> reporter: at least 15 democrats skipping the inauguration. >> i hope john lewis, and others that have joined his plans to take a pass on the inauguration will rethink that, will be with us. you remember the great line, what the heck do you have to lose? >> what the hell do you have to lose? >> he's
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president of all of the people of this country, in ways that the failed liberal policies of the last several generations have not. >> reporter: tonight, trump was set to visit the african-american museum of history, a visit that is now cancelled. >> david, thank you. meantime, protesters taking to the streets in cities across the country. in washington, thousands marched in the rain for immigration and civil rights. and in boston, thousands rallying for health care. and a prelude to next weekend where bigger rallies are in the works. here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: tonight, thousands of americans rallying around a highly charged mission -- saving obamacare. from boston to tampa.
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angeles. >> we are seeing republicans play with russian roulette in the lives of people in our country. >> reporter: congress passing measures to start the process this week to repeal the affordable care act, that has helped an estimated 20 million americans get health coverage. president-elect donald trump vowing in that wednesday presser -- >> it will be repeal and replace. it will be essentially simultaneously. >> reporter: but republicans are split on how to move forward. democrats pouncing on them to provide answers. >> so what sensible people have got to do is not simply repeal the affordable care act without any alternatives. >> reporter: republicans have the 51 votes needed to repeal obamacare. but it takes 60 votes to pass a replacement. there is no clear plan for that yet. cancer survivor jeff jeans confronting speaker paul ryan on thursday. >> thanks to the affordable care act, i am standing here today alive.
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why would you repeal the affordable care act without a replacement? >> oh, we wouldn't do that. we want to replace it with something better. >> reporter: the latest polls indicate americans are split, 48% to 47%, on whether obamacare should be repealed. willie standley, who owns a small business in york, pennsylvania, says obamacare is simply unfair. >> the problem with it is, one, it's mandatory, not voluntary. two, it's an economic burden on people. and three, you're asking people to take care of those who don't take care of themselves. >> reporter: gop lawmakers indicate that coverage for pre-existing diagnoses will remain, but other things are less clear. >> thank you. also in washington today, an inauguration rehearsal.
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trump, then for the vice president-elect and his wife. you can see the real thing this friday, abc's coverage with george stephanopoulos and team beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. next to winter weather alerts in 12 states. a weekend of dangerous weather, at least nine dead. in nebraska, a fiery collision on interstate 80. the drivers fortunately will be okay. in oklahoma, an ice storm brought down this tree, smashing the truck below. here's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight, a dangerous sheet of ice coating the heartland. this semi bursting into flames after careening into another truck on i-80 in nebraska. and in kansas, this highway trooper swerving to avoid
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control. slick conditions in kansas city, too. this car sliding at least 100 feet down the roadway. other cars hitting that same patch of black ice. car accidents killing at least nine since friday. icy tree limbs snapping, knocking out power lines. >> oh. the power just went out. >> reporter: the ice up to half an inch thick. enough to cripple neighborhoods like this one in oklahoma. we pulled over. we wanted to show you just how icy it is. i have to hold on to the car handle, kind of slipping and sliding here. you can see it's solid ice. this delivery man, taking a tumble on a slick sidewalk. >> oh! are you okay? >> reporter: and at arrowhead stadium, kansas city chiefs fans left waiting. tonight's game delayed as crews work to scrape the stadium out from under frigid ice, frozen solid. and tom, this freezing rain is expected to last into tonight, and increase into tomorrow morning. meaning more ice, and the potential for more
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the road. >> thank you. let's turn to rob marciano. some dangerous images out there. >> reporter: certainly is, and the bulk of the freezing rain through kansas and nebraska, stretching through missouri and iowa, an ice storm warning through tomorrow. and texas, thunderstorms moving north and east. tomorrow, mixed precip, and snow across delaware, another quarter to half an inch through nebraska and kansas. more dicey travel, maybe more trees down. tom? >> thank you. and next to the incredible heartbreak when a baby was stolen nearly two decades ago. now, that
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reunited with her parents. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, the heartwarming images of a family reunited. 18 years after being kidnapped, a smiling daughter. her biological father full of gratitude. >> i love her. i'm glad to see her. i love her. >> reporter: but there's heartache for the man who thought he was her father. >> i named her. it's a name i had for years. the love of my life. >> reporter: charles manigo says his then-girlfriend gloria williams told him she gave birth to their daughter while he was away. they shared custody for years. dna testing uncovering the truth. alexis was in fact baby kamayah, snatched from a florida hospital in 1998. manigo and alexis now dealing with the shocking news. >>
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said on friday was, dad, i love you, even though she knows what's going on. >> reporter: tonight, 51-year-old williams is behind bars, facing charges for the kidnapping. police say she posed as a nurse and snuck the newborn out of the hospital, starting a frantic search. >> i just want to know where my baby is. i just want my baby back. >> reporter: manigo showing us childhood photos of a smiling alexis, saying she's someone everyone loved. >> i talk to her every day. the attention is overwhelming to her. she's still processing everything. it's a shock to me. >> reporter: he says even if he's not her biological father, he'll always be there for her. >> she's still my child. i understand what's going on. she's still my child. >> reporter: a tough situation for everyone involved. williams is awaiting
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to florida. >> so much joy and sadness at the same time. thank you. and now to the situation raising questions of excessive force. here's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: a police department under scrutiny tonight for a violent takedown. >> on the ground! >> reporter: newly-released dashcam video shows evanston, illinois, police stopping a man for allegedly stealing a car. he gets out with his hands up. >> hands up! hands up! >> reporter: then officers rush him, saying he didn't get on the ground as ordered. >> get on the ground! >> reporter: officers can be seen hitting him. but while handcuffed on the ground, listen to what that motorist says next. >> this is my vehicle, sir. >> reporter: sure enough, the man, a phd student at northwestern university, didn't steal anything and was simply driving his own car. police suspected crosby after a woman called 911.
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break into the vehicle. he was actually doing roadside repair. on that call, she later admitted race might be affecting her judgment. >> i don't know if i'm, like, racial profiling. i feel bad. >> reporter: even after realizing they'd stopped an innocent man, police arrested him for disobeying orders. >> when we tell you to get down, you got to get down. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: police arguing crosby didn't follow their commands and that the use of force was justified. >> i would suggest that the police could have handled the stop considerably better. >> reporter: crosby was acquitted in the 2015 incident. the video is being released now, as he sues the police for excessive force and false arrest. tom? >> thank you. moving on to the end of an era for ringling brothers and barnum and bailey circus. here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: for 146 years, the greatest show on earth has
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dazzled millions. >> ladies and gentlemen! >> reporter: with those high-flying, larger than life acts. >> welcome to the greatest show on earth! >> reporter: but tonight, ringling brothers/barnum and bailey circus fans stunned to learn the so-called big top is coming down for good. >> this is your last chance. >> reporter: with the last performance now scheduled for may. >> no. why? >> reporter: feld entertainment, which owns the circus, saying they're shutting down in large part because of a sharp decline in ticket sales. especially since may, when -- >> come in! >> reporter: we watched as the world-famous elephants took their final bow. retiring to a conservation center in florida. >> removing the elephants from the touring units, we saw a very sharp drop in attendance. >> reporter: the decision coming after decades-long battles with animal rights groups. peta tonight celebrating the end of what it calls "the saddest
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>> it couldn't come a moment too quickly for the animals. >> reporter: now, feld saying the other animals will be moved to suitable homes, as the curtain closes on the iconic traveling show, beloved for generations. >> i'm 60. and i will remember the circus forever, and ever more. >> reporter: marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> thank you. there's much more ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday. the important health warning about the popular baby product. and imagine you're in another country, and this scene pops up on your phone. the alert that stunned one traveler, and what happened next. plus, the giant surprise landing on this little boy's doorstep. he couldn't believe his eyes. can you guess what's inside? >> are you excited? >> yeah! new girl, huh?
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finally tonight, the sixth-grader and therincipal sta standing up to cancer, and to bullies. here's john donvan. >> reporter: jackson johnston. sixth-grader from pekin, iowa. before he shaved his hair off, and after. and why? because jackson's grandfather, whom he calls papa, is sick with lymphoma and is already losing hair from the chemotherapy. so jackson went in for one of these cuts. and then he went to see papa. >> and then jackson comes in and takes off his hat and says, "hey, papa, i thought we'd start a new club." and just the emotion that came over his face. >> reporter: the next day, when jackson went to school, not
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>> i was going to my first class, and someone said, you look like you have cancer. >> reporter: enter school principal tim handley, who knows about cancer. >> my mother had cancer. my mother-in-law had uterine cancer. my grandfather didn't finish his battle against cancer. it was something that resonated deeply with me. >> reporter: notice that principal hadley has a tight haircut, too. he called an assembly, where, to make a point, he went under the razor. in fact, he had jackson do the job. the point was made. >> probably the number one principal ever. >> reporter: now, jackson's papa is next for the full head haircut, as soon as he's feeling a little better. but knowing what just happened, the story of jackson's haircut has got to help. john donvan, abc news. >> tonight, we salute jackson and mr. hanley for being "america strong." "gma" first thing in the morning. david muir right back here tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas in new york. have a great evening. good night.
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>> straight ahead on abc 7 news, the massive effort to ensure donald trump's inauguration goes off without a hitch. on the chopping block, the affordable care act. and rallies to save it. where protesters claim getting rid of it could quote, make america sick again. a sunday soccer game takes a dangerous turn, why two men were rushed to the hospital in rushton. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> thank you for joining us. i'm kimberly suiters.

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