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laser focused and made several shots. >> hubie: right from the the get-go, he did great defensively and as the game moved on, good opportunities opened up for him as they were moving the ball in transition. then when they played the half court game, you can see here, he is beating the double-team. but this is a transition ball movement and when you give him that and give him time. >> dusty: right here, double-team. why? i'm in a flow right now and i'm making shots. but he led the team. look, he only had five shots at the end of the first quarter and he will came on strong after all that. and you look at it rhyme here. and he made the threes. the big shot were the threes. >> mark: and the next snap their four-game losing streak. we talked about the team meeting yesterday. they watched a lot of video and anthony's voice was intoning passionately within the walls of the video session and he added a couple highlight reels here on some of the
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abc world news tonight is dcomig up tonight. and home for the nba finals. so long from new york. jeffin fact,ente he's been all over the world. but perhaps his most rewarding trip was the one he took one day to d.c. just to play the lottery. he feels luckier here. after all, he won nearly $400,000 playing dc-5. so it's no wonder that he has pictures of all the nice people he met here. people like washington, lincoln... jefferson, franklin. ♪
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welcome to "world news tonight." we're tracking a massive winter storm taking aim right now. heavy snow and battering winds. blizzard conditions, up to two feet of snow. already flights cancelled. plus, the dangerous monday morning commute. rob marciano with where this storm will strike. immigration raids. the high alert as i.c.e. agents move in. the president taking credit for what he calls a crackdown. protesters sounding off in the streets. testing trump. north korea launching a ballistic missile. the show of force as the president dined with the japanese prime minister. risky rescues. the flash flood fear in the west. one driver, clinging to a branch, trapped in six feet of rushing water. and the father and daughter fighting for their lives. plus, sweetheart scam. a man posing as a soldier pr
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beware this valentine's day when "can you be mine?" goes too far. good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin with a dangerous storm taking aim at the northeast right now. with millions in its path. this is the scene in boston, as the system intensifies with weather alerts as we come on the air from virginia to maine. heavy snow already causing dangerous driving. up to two feet of snow could fall in some spots. over night, wind gusts topping 60 miles per hour. rob marciano is in massachusetts tonight. >> reporter: tonight, that new winter blast slamming the northeast. 50 million in the path of the growing storm.
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some in new england bracing for more blizzard conditions. plows working overtime. snow-covered streets making travel treacherous. already, school canceled in boston tomorrow. and the mayor there telling residents to prep for up to a foot of snow, pleading with drivers to stay off the roads. >> there's more snow coming, so we want you to take this one serious. >> reporter: airports snarled, too. more than 1,400 flights delayed. and 800 more cancelled. waiting on the tarmac now for about two hours to get de-iced. you can see the sleet and freezing rain accumulating here at laguardia. and in new hampshire, the frantic search for a 15-year-old boy. missing after ice on lake winnipesaukee gave way as he was snowmobiling with his father. now hospitalized with hypothermia. >> i was ready two weeks ago t
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again. >> rob, where will the system strike? >> it's just getting going, and what a mess it's been all day long. north of i-90 is where the heavy snow continues to fall. watches and advisories from maine. and precip will end by tomorrow morning in new york, but blowing and drifting snow, wind up to 50 miles an hour in portland and maybe d.c. damaging winds, could see two feet in maine and over a foot in areas who got just that the last couple of days. >> rob, thank you. next tonight to politics. a critical week
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firing off this ballistic missile off the coast of japan. the leaders responding with a swift joint statement, calling the test launch intolerable. a here's david wright. >> reporter: shoulder to shoulder, the president and the prime minister. the bond between them sealed by a north korean ballistic missile. >> i just want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan, its great ally, 100%. >> reporter: it's pyongyang's first missile test since president trump took office, launched into the sea of japan just as trump sat down to dinner with the japanese prime minister. the midrange missile posed no threat to the u.s.
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but it was a crucial test of trump's commitment to the u.s./japan security alliance, a post-world war ii treaty trump railed against on the campaign trail. >> and, you know, you have the maniac in north korea. you know, they maybe have to do something. right now, if he acts badly toward japan, we end up in a world war. >> reporter: back then, candidate trump accused japan of taking advantage of u.s. protection while stealing american jobs. >> and they are not even paying us. how stupid are we, folks? how stupid, how stupid are we? how stupid are we? >> reporter: not anymore. not after last night. here at home, the administration is now turning its attention back to the targeted travel ban, intent on rescuing the policy one way or another. even if that means writing a new, more limited order. >> we will perhaps do that. we'll see. monday or tuesday. >> reporter: the administration doesn't want the courts to have the last word. >> we can pursue further executive actions. all options are on the table.
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we have equal branches of government in this country. the judiciary is not supreme. >> reporter: stephen miller, the senior aide most responsible for the initial policy, made the rounds on the sunday shows, and made no secret of his impatience with the judges who have blocked the executive order. >> this is a judicial usurpation of power. it is a violation of judges' proper roles in litigating disputes. >> reporter: on twitter, the president praised miller's performance. "congratulations on representing me," he tweeted. "great job!" >> he is asking for broad, unchecked power. will he get it? these are the defendants. they're three judges from the ninth circuit court who heard the case for trump's travel ban, and said, not in our house. >> reporter: "saturday night live" had fun imagining trump taking the ninth circuit to "the people's court." >> first of all, mr. trump, you understand tv court, right? >> that's okay. i am a tv president. >> reporter: melissa mccarthy was back as press secretary sean spicer.
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this time, hawking ivanka trump's products from the briefing room podium. >> $39.99, it's unbelievably affordable. >> david, president trump heading back to new york, where there will soon be other high-profile visits from other world leaders? >> reporter: that's right, the prime minister of canada is coming tomorrow. later this week, you have the prime minister of israel coming. sure to put a big focus on middle east policy. >> thank you. meantime, the president on twitter claiming that the recent crackdown on immigration is keeping a campaign promise. the raids triggering protests today, but also raising
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questions about who is being targeted. here's ron claiborne. >> reporter: in new york city, protesters marching through the cold and ice. i.c.e. agents concentrating on criminals. also swept up in the latest raids, people with no criminal records. >> that action will probably end up saving american lives. >> reporter: late today, i.c.e. tweeting, "we target criminals
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and others who are not supposed to be in the united states." >> felons, not families. >> reporter: 41% not accused of committing any crime. inside immigrant kbhunt communities, come already feel under siege. people are worried about the deportations? >> also, people are feeling sad. >> reporter: immigration officials say these raids were planned before trump took office. but it seems they're using them to send a message of a new, harsher attitude. and two children shot in the head, hit while sitting
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parked car. the other, a 12-year-old with a manhunt under way. the latest victims of chicago's gun violence. next to california, where powerful flash floods are forcing first responders into action. a car carrying a father and daughter, swept away in a matter of moments. marci gonzalez with more on the risky rescues. >> reporter: terrifying moments for the father and daughter trapped inside this car. >> vehicle trapped in water. >> reporter: the two, driving down a southern california street saturday, swept away by flash flooding. >> there's going to be a male and a small child trapped. >> reporter: the powerful rushing water pushing the car into a wall, then pulling it downstream. >> he rolled the window down, we could hear him scream, "help me, help me!" >> reporter: the car, finally coming to a stop. and with muddy water rising around them, the driver and a child make their way to the roof. you see emer
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hand them life vests before leading them across a ladder to safety. >> they looked very traumatized. >> reporter: a harrowing experience, too, for 81-year-old roger mcmurtry, swept away in six-feet-deep fast-moving floodwater near sacramento. desperately hanging on to a branch until the california national guard rushes in. this rescuer lowered into the surging water. mcmurtry, struggling to keep his head above the surface as the rescuer secures him. then gives the signal. the two holding on tight as they're lifted into the helicopter above. >> if we weren't there, within a matter of minutes, the worst could have happened. >> reporter: marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> thank you. and still ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday, the dramatic images. a man stranded after tumbling 130 feet down the face of a cliff. how rescuers were able to hoist him to safety. and, you may remember this
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constipation and vomiting. trintellix did not have significant impact on weight. ask your healthcare professional if trintellix could make a difference for you. we're back now. as valentine's day approaches, the warning. online scams costing americans hundreds of millions of dollars. here's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight, a warning for those seeking love online. >> he says, i can't wait to come and be with you, and we're going to get married right away. >> reporter: judy schumaker befriended a man on facebook who claimed to be an army major serving in iraq. and soon, her online romeo asked schumaker to pay for what he called an honorable discharge fee $
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that was schumaker's red flag. her sweetheart was a scammer. foreign criminals use images of real soldiers serving overseas and create a false identity, with fake social media accounts. >> for these men that would fight for our country, and use them like this, i think it's a horrible act. >> reporter: the fbi says scams like this cost victims an average of $15,000 to $20,000. experts say, pay attention to e-mail addresses. military members have addresses ending in ".mil". and be suspicious if they say they can't write or receive mail, or ask you to send letters to a third party. and never respond to requests for money. judy figured it out before it was too late. but last year, criminals cheated victims out of $203 million in sweetheart scams like these. tom? >> adrienne, thank you. coming up next,
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now our "index." and the raging grass fire in southeast oklahoma city tonight. that blaze fueled by strong winds. officials warning residents in the area to move to safety. evacuations, at least 50 homes under threat. those flames destroying more than 600 acres. and the dramatic pictures out of oregon. this coast guard team zeroing in on a 30-year-old man stranded on an isolated rocky beach southwest of portland. reports are he fell or slid down a 130-foot cliff while exploring the area known as god's thumb. coast guard able to hoist him to safety. now to that astonishing winng streak for the uconn huskies. the women's team blowing smu out of the water this weekend. for their 99th straight win. just one away from the big 100 when they take on south carolina tomorrow night.
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finally tonight, a 911 call that started with an emergency, and ended up transforming a family. john donvan on the firefighter and the special delivery. >> reporter: the long and the short of how a 5-year-old girl named gracie came to belong to a family named hadden. gracie has the short version. >> where were you born? do you remember? >> in an ambulance. >> and who delivered you? >> daddy. >> reporter: the longer version, it's been on the haddens' facebook page for almost five years. but in the last few weeks, the story suddenly going viral. the story of a firefighter named marc. one day racing a woman in labor to the hospital. >> once we got into the ambulance, we learned that we were going to probably be delivering a baby. >> reporter: and when the baby girl came, it was marc she was handed to. >> i helped her take her first breath. >> reporter: then at the hospital. >> i just happened to hear the doctor say that the baby's going to be put up for adoption. >> reporter: now, the haddens
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wanted a girl but were having difficulties conceiving. so the decision became easy, especially after beth hadden spoke to the mother. >> she just looked over at me and said, i want you to have my baby. >> reporter: and five years on, the haddens, hoping something comes out of their unexpected moment in the limelight. >> if even one child is placed in a family that's as loving and supportive as ours is, then that is our message. >> reporter: and that is the short and the long of this one good story. john donvan, abc news. >> we thank john for that report. and we thank you for watching. "gma" first thing in the morning. david muir will be right back here tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas in new york. have a great evening. good night.
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>> coming up at 6:30, a battle over a burial ground as a church tries to halt construction. >> we are very lucky. very lucky. >> a close call during a violent weekend in montgomery county. plus, taking a live picture. we have a wind warning. howling winds could cause troubles. josh explains in your storm 17 forecast. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> now abc seven news at 6:30, on your side. disputery about a land in montgomery county. a developer wants to build a parking garage on what a bethesda church says is an old african american cemetery.
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