big-time travel impacts over the central plains and the upper midwest. severe weather a big concern later on friday over the ohio valley with damaging winds. diane, kendis? >> thank you. and finally, we insomniacs have a study boding well for us. sleeping too much. apparently may be an early warning sign of demingsia. a study finds older adult who's suddenly start sleeping more than nine hours a night have more of a risk of developing dementia a decade later. excessive sleep is a warning sign and the increased risk was not seen in people who have always slept more than nine hours a night. who are those people. >> i don't know at all. so things are getting a little tense at the end of the college basketball regular season. check out louisville head coach rick pitino there. he got into a shouting match with a fan at halftime during last night's loss at north carolina. he had to be held back by his assistant coaches.

game. >> we said this is the classiest place in college basketball till i met a fan on the way out. i take it from the students all the time. you expect it from students. but from an adult who then turns his back on me like he's a coward so. >> there you have it. he told reporters the man said quote something nice about me. officials at north carolina say the fan was ejected. and in new york subways you see lots of different musicians performing from a string quartet to a drummer banging on a plastic bucket. i like those guys. but they all have one thing in common. a place for listeners to put money. however, this guy, he's not playing for himself. is he actually playing to raise money for the homeless and he says he lets them just reach into his guitar case and help themselves. >> no, you can take it all. take it all. i don't care. yeah, go crazy. treat yourself. >> yeah. >> well, he says he figures people would take everything in the case

don't. they say they want to leave something for someone else who needs help. >> if there's anything left at the end of the day, he hands it out himself. he's at the 42nd street. >> is that where we have to go. >> i think it's the a train based on the blue. >> i think we know where to find kendis this afternoon. >> exactly. >> will, will. >> i need a couple of bucks. take as much as you want. okay, i'll take the whole case. >> very nice thing he is doing there. some are pointing off he would be better off donate that money to a charity. >> it's a great idea. he's playing, people are donating and he's giving it back right there at 42nd street and eighth avenue. all right. coming up, the pipeline standoff in north dakota with dozens of people still camping out deslauriers pite an order to leave. and the airline's new airfare wars for the deepest discount dollar. what you need to give up to fly for less. the red carpet

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driver there in bangkok. in the north dakota, pipeline plo test issues remain overnight despite at order to leave. >> others left but set fire to parts of their camp. we're hearing more from tribe member who's say they're fighting not just for clean water but for respect. here's byron pitts. >> reporter: protests have lasted nearly a year, intense and soms heated clashes with authorities all to prevent a pipeline from being built next to the sue tribe sacred land which they say could also pollute their source of drinking water. for months, standing rock advocates calling themselves water protecters have camped out around the construction site through tear gas and blizzards. the standing rock sioux tribe has call this had land home long before it was renamed the state of north dakota. they say they're fighting back against aoffcy that tells of a

underground and destroy the tribe's way of life, that snake they say the oil pipeline. the original 1851 treaty, the sioux nation signed with the u.s. government. native american tribes have been negotiating with washington for centuries. but the close of the 19th century, the sioux had endured abusive assimilation, the outlawing of their religious, dependence on government rations and the massacre at wounded knee. >> today we're saying no, don't put this here. enough is enough. respect our lands. respect our people. respect our rights. >> reporter: suddenly, what appears to be a stunning it reversal. on december 4th, the airplane corps of engineers announces it will not approve the easement needed for the pipeline to cross the missouri river pledging to consider alternative routes in a full environmental impact statement. >> the i'm so happy right now. >> i'm really proud to be living be here at this

>> reporter: but it is a short-lived victory. >> this is with respect to the construction of the dakota access pipeline. >> reporter: less than a week after taking office, president donald trump signs a memorandum ordering the army corps of engineers to review the pipe in an expedited manner. >> it makes me laugh when i hear the president worried about the safety of this nation because of immigrants. he's an immigrant bringing harm to this nation. he's the first immigrant. we're the only ones that can claim we're not immigrants. >> reporter: energy transfer partners says oil could be flowing in as little as two weeks and in a statement to abc news, the company said they are committed to the safe construction and operation of all its pipelines throughout the country. dakota access is state-of-the-art underground pipeline with advanced safety technology and construction methods. >> we will not quit fighting until this pipeline has stopped. >> reporter: the tribes will be

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plus -- >> if you are traveling as a family, they don't guarantee that you'll sit together. >> i think that these basic economy fares are really good for an individual traveler. but for families, i don't think this is ideal. >> reporter: these new fares are for flights after march 1st and our experts recommend using apps like google flights and hopper to help you spot the best deals. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. thanks. one of the big questions people are asking is, how are they going to know who paid the basic economy fare and who just paid a normal full fare ticket. will they check ticks before you put your bags away. >> that might be one of those things as you're boarding your flight and they see what sort of fare you have and see your two bags, nope, sorry. you have to check one of them. >> sorry, kendis, you can only bring your purse. >> but it's a man purse. >> no, joke on our flight to florida, a man showed up with a full sized guitar and they let him put

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♪ okay. so while airlines make cuts knew the passenger amenities, there's at least one place where certain passengers are being pampered. >> it's the world's first privately owned airport animal terminal. it's opening up or already opened up at jfk international. and for your pets, forget about us. we're stuck in economy but for the pets it's all about first class. wabc checked it out. >> reporter: opera music plays for the horses, dogs are walked. cats get cozy cages and all

animals are fed gourmet food. >> waiting for our international flight. we can buy coffee, a newspaper, get a massage. >> reporter: animals can't do that. here is their first class lounge, the arc a brist service designed to calm them. >> pre and post flight care for the animals. >> reporter: dogs and cats cost 125 for up to six hours before or after a flight. for $75 extra, they will throw in grooming. > this is messina who is a sweetie, 7 years old. for horses, the four to six-hour an stay runs about $350. do you like the pave votty? do you like the opera? you like it? that plays all the time. >> the opera keeps the horses calm. that makes them know that they're going to be well cared for. >> reporter: a usda veterinarian is also on hand for any last minute shots. >> another necessary feature for

certificates. if you're traveling internationally, there's a variety of vaccinations and treatments that animals needed to have. >> reporter: in the off chance an animal is hurt during a flight. >> if a dog was upset during flight, they might come up against the crate and tear a paw or sometimes their nose. >> reporter: they expect to welcome thousands of animals every year back to the opera, any particular favorite? ♪ >> course, pavorotti. >> reporter: michele charles worth, channel , eyewitness news. >> i have a proposition. they can make money by charging people to go into the animal section while they're laying off. i would hang out with the horse during my layover. >> yes.

this morning on "world news now," members of congress head home and get an earful. >> you work for us. >> heated town halles the as lawmakers and constituents face off in auditoriums across the country. tensions raised over the republican plan to overhaul the health care system. many fearful they'll be losing their coverage while others applaud the changes. the debate just ahead. and protests erupt overnight in southern california after an off-duty police officer fired his weapon during a scuffle with a group of teenagers. the latest on the investigation. and the chilling new piece of evidence that investigators hope will solve the double murder of two young girls in indiana. hear how one of those girls may have been able to record the suspect's voice and why bliss are now going public with it. then the stakes have