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where the top concern was the republicans plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act. president trump now set to address the issue later tonight during his first speech to congress. we're going to have a full preview ahead. >> see what happens when an e cigarette spontaneously combusts while inside a man's pocket. >> talk about melting, how about your mind through this video trend that's bringing relief to
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insomniacs around the country. but what is this woman whispering and furthermore, what is she doing in my ear? >> that is just meet. >> oh, sorry. it was just you. what is she doing to that paddle? we're going to get weird on this final day of february. it is the 28th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i like that. >> yeah, it is very soothing indeed. we're going to break down how she's getting people to sleep and a little bit later on in the mix. but a terrible situation in southern california. >> we're starting this morning with breaking news there. a crash of a small plane into a neighborhood. >> shortly after taking off from the riverside municipal airport, roughly about an hour west of los angeles, the plane reportedly clipped one home, crashed into another. and sparked a fire that engulfed a third. >> two of those homes have been destroyed, at least three people
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crews are searching for additional victims. alex stone has the latest. >> reporter: moments after the plane slammed into a home in this neighborhood, witnesses with their cell phones recording flames raging neighbors say as they ran up, a woman who identified herself as a pilot came crawling out half on fire. >> pull up to the house. we see this lady she was crawling. half of her clothes was on fire. i need help, i need help. >> reporter: a teacher at a nearby school say they saw the plane flying too low, clearly going to crash. the alert going out to all firefighters responding. > units en route. alert 3. advising the plane hit a residence and the residence is on fire. >> reporter: now of after hours of searching, firefighters say nobody on the ground was killed. three of the victims on board the plane died. two adult women who were on the plane survived. >> they were here from san jose
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at disneyland this week. so unfortunately, we had that situation. >> reporter: the plane a twin engine cessna 310 had just taken off likely full of fuel from the riverside airport heading to san jose, california. seconds later it went down. when firefighters arrived on scene, they had no idea how many people were inside the home or how many had been on the plane. pieces of the plane could be seen scattered around the remains of the home. then tsb and faa are beginning to investigate. alex stone, abc news, los angeles. so just a little bit more information that we're getting from this breaking news. the people that were inside the cessna, a husband, wife and three teenagers as you heard that fire official say were returning from a cheerleading competition to san jose. that conference was at disneyland. one of those teenagers was thrown from the plane and suffered only minor injuries. firefighters still don't know how many victims were from the plane and how many were in those homes. >>
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sweeping overhaul of obamacare is expected to be among tonight's key topics as president trump delivers his first address to congress. >> he met with health insurance executives urging them to work together to save americans from obamacare. as a candidate, he had promised a quick fix. now for the first time, the president is acknowledging coming up with a replacement, not so easy after all. >> it's an unbelievably complex subject. nobody knew that health care could be so complicated. >> lawmakers continue to face back flash from americans afraid of losing their coverage. republican congressional leaders insist their plan will be better and cheaper. >> the president has announced plans to boost the defense budget by $54 billion. sparking talk of a possible showdown within congress. we'll get more details next month but most of the money would go toward new aircraft and fighters. the increase would be offset by cuts in domestic programs and foreign aid, veterans programs and
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exempt from those cutbacks one lawmaker says the defense spending proposal isn't enough. senator john mccain claiming the pentagon needs an increase of more than $90 billion. he says the $54 billion figure is just slightly higher than the amount proposed by the obama administration. mccain claims it would not allow america to secure peace through strength. and. addition to addressing obamacare, the president will use his "primetime" speech to declare progress on his campaign promises. he's also expected to strike a more positive tone. karen travers has a preview. >> reporter: tonight's theme will be optimism. >> the renewal of the american spirit. >> reporter: president's trump speech is not official a little a state of the union address. >> i inherited a mess. it's a mess. at home and abroad. a mess. jobs are pouring out of the cotr
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mass instability overseas no matter where you look. >> reporter: on the economy, the trump administration points to slow growth in gdp and wages, manufacturing job losses, and the high cost of the affordable care act. but compared to eight years ago when president obama took office, president trump inherited an improving economy. the unemployment rate is loy. there have been 76 straight months of job growth and the stock market is soaring. on foreign policy, president trump blasts the obama administration for its handling of the civil war in syria, the rise of isis and a deteriorating relationship with israel. that message was on display in the president's inauguration address when at times he struck a dark tone. >> this american carnage. >> reporter: paint agominous picture of the country today. but the white house says tonight's address will be sunny, an effort to channel the optimism of ronald reagan. >> yeah, i think he is -- this is an opportunity for him to
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out a very positive vision of the nation. >> reporter: look for the president to emphasize where he wants to take the country and the policies he'll try to put in place to get there. karen travers, abc news, washington. our thanks to karen. do remember to tune into abc news tuesday night for full coverage of the president's address starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> jewish organizations are calling for strong federal response after another string of bomb threats. nearly two dozen incidents took place yesterday alone. 12 states. community centers and private schools all across the country reported threatening calls. of course, all of this comes a week following the jewish community centers association revealing there had been 6 threats since last month. the jcc is calling for concerted action from the federal government to find those responsible for all of this. and 51-year-old adam puritan has made his first court appearance in connection to what appears to be a racially motivated murder in kansas.
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week in a sports bar killing one indian man and wounding another. witnesses say he told his victims to get out of my country. for the first time we're hearing from the widow of the man killed. she's now worried about the numerous hate crimes in the u.s. increasing and she says her husband was full of love. >> he did love america. he did. he studied here. he made so many friends. we came here with so much of dreams. you have taken away from me my love. but i'm here to spread love. >> so the suspect is now charged with first degree murder and attempted murder. a bartender who called 911 to report the suspect told dispatchers he originally described his victims as iranian. it was another record day on wall street thanks to what some are calling a trump bump. ahead of promised big infrastructure announcement today by president trump. the dow closed at a
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for the 12th consecutive day. 20,837. it's the dow's longest winning streak since january of 1987. it has skyrocketed 2400 points since election night. >> we'll get into the epic best picture gaffe at the oscars later in this half hour. now another mistake from the. >> it happened during the in mem norriam segment. a costume designer jamed janet patterson was included. >> that is not janet patterson. it's a productive named jan chapman, a friend of janet patterson. jan chapman is very much alive. she was disappointed by the error. >> whoops. and later this half hour, we are going to get to the bottom of that big hollywood ending from sunday night that everyone's talking about. so many conspiracy theorys are now swirling around. we've got new evidence that may reveal the distraction that caused the whole envelope mix-up. first the shocking scene meant to terrorize
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out when it came into contact with coins. it melted his polyester boxer shorts causing third degree burnsence. >> two people convicted of terrorizing a birthday party for an 8-year-old. >> the report of a group that waved confederate flags while shouting threats and racial slurs. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: 26-year-old jose torres and 25-year-old kayla norton were crying in court today, after learning they will do hard time. sentenced to 20 and 15 years in jail respectively. >> he had the gun! he the one that had the gun! >> reporter: back in the summer of 2015, they weren't nearly as tearful. they were part of this group of confederate flag supporters in pick-up trucks who spent two days, across two counties in the atlanta suburbs, threatening black families and calling them racial slurs. >> they're pulling rifles out on us! five trucks of white guys with rebel flags. >> reporter: this family was throwing a birthday party for a young child and called the police. >> they have got knives and guns.
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after south carolina removed its confederate battle flag from the statehouse. >> that is not me. that is not me. that is not him. i would never walk up to you and say those words to you. i'm so sorry that happened to you. >> you said -- affected my life, and it affected my children's lives. >> reporter: prosecutors used a georgia law, aimed at criminal street gangs to convict them. they are expected to appeal. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> quite an emotional scene there be in georgia. >> yeah. coming up in our next half hour, an out of this world flight. spacex is planning on sending is space tourists on a trip around the moon next year. so what does it cost? and more importantly, how dangerous is this? >> you go first. >> no, i'll be okay i'd rather
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situation. >> we'll be talking about the chaos and confusion of that moment at the oscars. that's next. working fast sil rapid action bes for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. wow! but what other teen problems can it fix fast? maybe it can quickly give this teen a thicker mustache? doesn't look like it. will clearasil act fast to help this teen concentrate on his math test? darn. can it help... nope. no. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things.
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>> "la la land." >> in retrospect what we know is warren was confused. he handed it
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read the name. in other words, clyde through bonnie under the bus. >> that is jimmy kimmel talking about the now infamous oscar mishap. >> we're also hearing from some of the people who were apparently involved. here's abc's nick watt. >> and the academy award. >> reporter: warren baity looks a little bewildered. more than 30 million americans are watching. > for best picture. >> reporter: it's a live show, remember. >> come on. >> "la la land." >> faye dunaway announced "la la land" as best picture. hugs all around, thank s youand full switch. >> repression is the enemy of sichblization. >> reporter: wait, what's with the worried looking guy in the headset? moonlight's mahershala had won earlier for best actor. >> i was like something's really wrong. >> this is not a
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thing. >>s in not a joke. platoon knight light" has won best picture. "moonlight," best picture. >> reporter: how could this happen? a clue on the hot mike. >> what. >> "moonlight" was tough. certainly didn't show up tonight thinking that's what would happen. yeah, it was a bit of a shock. >> reporter: thanks for the understatement, jordan. >> i think i needed to hear them say it multiple times and pull us up there. >> reporter: moonlight barry genuine cans tweeting jason horowitz much respect to that dude. >> this is a massive scandal. >> here's the deal. there are actually two of every card antoine pricewaterhousecoopers partners each carry a briefcase filled with a full stack. they stand either side of the stage and hand them out to the presenters. our own brandi hitt interviewed them bot
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>> has there ever been a mistake. >> no, there hasn't. >> that's martha ruiz, the other is brian cullinan. cullinan gave bait audiobest actress, best picture. it is plain to see on nfl. >> if they have to have two sets of cards, the second you give that award out, you shred the other card. you don't leave it laying around for someone to pick up and give to warren baity. >> price waterhouse cooper has handled oscar ballots pretty well for 82 years issued this statement taking full responsibility for the mistake saying that once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by mr. cullinan or his partner. pwc apologized to the cast and crew of "la la land" and "moonlight." in '64, something similar happened to sammy davis junior senator john addison for tom jones. >> addison had won in
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different category. >> they gave me the wrong envelope. wait till the naacp hears about this. >> reporter: "la la land" had already won six other. "moonlight" had only one two. it is a deserving win. even lala's miss stone agrees. >> i [ bleeped ] love "moonlight." i love it so much. >> what you looking at me like that for? you just drove down here. >> reporter: the tale of a gay man growing up struggling in grimy '80s miami. >> the only problem is we're not talking about what's important about "moonlight." it's the first movie about the lgbtq experience in america to win best picture. >> reporter: now a win that will live in oscar lore forever. >> very unfortunate what happened. personally, i blame steve harvey for this. i would like to see you get an oscar anyway. why can't we just give out a whole bunch of
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r with rid-x. it is time for the mix. we are going to start with a brain orgasm. >> you had me. >> now i have everyone's attention. >> you had me at brain. >> these videos are taking youtube by storm. they're alled autonomy sensory meridian response videos. say that three times fast. here's one of the big players, maria. she only reveals her first name and she has a channel called gentle whispering asmr, the nickname for the videos. 880,000 subscribers. her top five videos have 47 million views. she does all this weird whispery thing and 82% of viewers report it helps them fall asleep. >> where does the o part come from. >> for some it helps them
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>> really. >> 82% is just for sleeping. >> okay. we'll take the sleeping part. >> we need that. >> yes, we need the sleeping part. >> i want to give it a try and see because i don't fully get how it works. but maybe if i just -- what due think, kendis, how am i doing? kendis? kendis? [ snoring ] >> wow. i need a cigarette. that was good. >> okay. 5 percenter over here. >> let's move on now because you know what? in rio, there are a whole bunch of people partying right now. it is the last day of carnivale down there. that includes everybody, including one of the clean-up guys at the sambadrome. look at him. so this is of course, where had he held the big parade every year ahead
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account carnivale season. there you go, he can't stop the feeling. > can he give us some lessons. >> i'm going to reveal some really snazzy pants. >> i think i'm doing it. >> you know what he's doing? he's just making sure that he doesn't clean while the other guys are there like, there you go. i got to clean. >> kind of like when we don't feel like reads this news we start dancing and hope nobody notices. next up "the mix," a new way for the baby gender reveal. you know how people have all the new creative ways. a friend of a coup in dallas, texas, she decided to come up with this way. she constructed this sort of mock-up of a pregnant woman made of balloons and had mom pop the center balloon in that blan -- the balloons were pink. that means you have a baby girl. >> oh, okay. >> this is cute. want to get to it. this golden retriever trying to bury its bone under pillows.
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this morning on "world news now," the final frontier. spacex has unveiled plans to send humans into deep space for the first time in decades. and they're not astronauts. they're tourists. soy what could this mean for human exploration and the survival of our species? we'll have the full story just ahead. we're following breaking news out of southern california this morning. look at this. that fireball is the result of a plane slamming into a neighborhood. that family that was on board returning from disneyland. we'll have the latest from the scene. and new this half hour, what really caused that whole embarrassing mix-up at the oscars? >> so the show's host jimmy kimmel, of course, returning to his own late night show and gave up the goods. we'll have the details. later in "the skinny," the triumphant trio of bachelo

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