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kendis, diane, back to you. >> stephanie, thanks. the country's top marine is calling on anyone victimized by the corps' nude photo scandal to come forward. general robert neller said anyone who shared naked pictures of female marines will be held accountable. panel members were skeptical, saying the allegations date back four years. so far there's only one investigation into that scandal. and nine high-ranking navy officers are under arrest and charged in a staggering bribery scheme. justice department prosecutors say the officers traded classified information for special perks from a defense contractor based in singapore. among those perks, expensive travel and entertainment services, including prostitutes. the officers are also set to have steered contracts to the company in exchange for those services. a breakfast stop turned into a life-saving mission at this mcdonald's this florida. they noticed a customer in
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service window, telling the woman's children to call 911. he really jumped quickly. she became unconscious, her foot slipping off the brake of her suv. firefighters and paramedic were also at the restaurant and jumped in to help. the woman was taken to the hospital. >> quick thinking of all those people involved. and video of a true low rider. it's getting a lot of interest on social media. >> so this is houston. that vehicle rolling along the interstate there. >> to >> that's a go cart. >> they followed him for a bit with their hazards on, and he makes his way through traffic. the cart eventually left the highway and went on into an apartment complex. >> there's nothing to see here, just a normal day. >> then it was over. >> i'm sure he was
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coming up, "world news now" inbox. >> that's always an adventure. but first the concerns about the heavy snowfall and the dangers it could pose to your route. plus, nicki battist has this. >> coming up next to "world news now," we're taking you behind the scenes to the circus on broadway. woo! "world news now" weather, brought to you by united health care. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare surance company.
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new lysol kitchen pro eliminates 99.9% of bacteria without any harsh chemical residue. lysol. what it takes to protect. we're back with a danger at home highlighted by this week's massive winter storm. >> all of that heavy snow could be putting your roof at risk. matt gutman has more on the warning signs. >> reporter: a concern for many homeowners, roof collapses. videos of roofs caving in, accumulating as fast as that heavy snow. more than 200 collapses causing close to $4 million in damage
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prompting the governor in idaho to issue a state of emergency that is still currently in effect now. >> the snow is stacking up and we need to do all we can to help them get back to normal. >> reporter: so how much snow puts your roof at risk? while there's no nationwide standard, roofs are generally built to withstand 20 pounds per square foot. four feet of fresh snow or more than two feet of packed snow can exceed that weight limit. we spoke with retired fire captain at the mars county public safety training academy. what are the signs that the structure might be failing? >> you can hear some creaking and popping and crackling noises of the wood starting to fail. >> if you start hearing those noises, what you do you do? >> get out as fast as you can. >> reporter: snow shovel, not going to help you. whate
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you can buy them in the store. with our drone shot, can you see what happens when that snow piles up on flat and low-pitch roofs. get a ladder, climb up the ladder very carefully, what you're going to do is use the snow rake to take some of the snow off the roof. you don't want to park it too close to the roof because you don't want that snow coming down on you like that. that's a bad thing. you want to be careful using the ladder. there are perils in using ladders. so hire professionals to do this for you, but you do want to get the snow off your roof. >> some news you can use. >> yeah, i've got snow on my roof there in harlem. i wonder if matt is still in town. >> got a job for you, matt. coming up, the high flying broadway show that has everyone on the edge of their seats. >> we're familiar with cirque du soleil and they can do
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♪ ♪ >> when you think about the theater, you think about a classic sing or dance along routine, but there's a new broadway show, para mour, and it's taking musicals in a whole new direction. >> yeah, up direction. it's cirque du soleil's first broadway show and they're doing things their way. nicki battist takes us behind the scenes. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: this is not your average musical. it's what you get when cirque du soleil brings their high-flying stunts to broadway. para mor somersaults its way through a tale of love, fame and jealousy set in hollywood's
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golden age. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: at the center of it all is indigo, a struggling nightclub singer who finally gets her big break. in real life, ruby lewis is making her broadway debut in a story line that mirrors her own. >> it was weird, because cirque du soleil discovered me singing in a nightclub in los angeles. and i'm from kentucky. she's a girl from a small town, moves to los angeles to pursue stardom and she sings in a nightclub to make ends meet. big time director happens to be there one night. >> that's me. >> reporter: jeremy kushner plays a.j. golden to discovers indigo. >> he sees her and thinks she's meant for the screen and becomes smitten. >> reporter: the central plot leads its leading lady entwined in a love triangle, torn between the big-time film director, and
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her composer. ♪ ♪ at the end of all of this ♪ there's you >> there's a number called "love triangle." >> it's very dramatic. >> and scary. i'm not gonna lie. because there's people hanging above your heads while you're singing and trying to remember lyrics. >> she gets tossed around like a rag doll. and we're just singing like, oh, no big deal. >> reporter: you're both
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saw cirque du soleil when he was 7 years old. >> i asked the same question, how do you end up being the guy flying through the air? and i took gymnastic and trampolining. >> then he made a youtube video of his stunts, which catapulted him to the circus and now to broadway. >> have you done this before? >> no. >> a seat drop, it's a basic move. it's just that. [ laughter ] >> reporter: harvey bounced me through a seat drop. and of course the very tricky swivel hips. [ laughter ] >> it's a work in progress. >> reporter: para mor audiences could find that indigo might not be the only one breaking hearts. >> do you just get girls like clamoring after you after the shows? >> not exactly. >> you guys are
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bravo! >> para mor's cast includes ten former members of national gymnastics or acrobatics' teams. clearly i'm not one of them. >> you're the newest one. >> should have gotten that guy to wear a ponytail wig. be your stunt double. >> in my defense, that trampoline, the spring is times a hundred from your backyard. >> from the usual trampolines. >> that's what the problem is. >> that's what it was. >> i think we need to send kendis to investigate and check for himself. >> i would spring up and never come back down. did you feel like you were getting the hang of it at any point? >> yeah, it's about balance and core stability. these acrobats and gymnasts are unbelievable. >> what's it like seeing them do it in person? >> it's magical. there are these twins who do this unbelievable five-minute act. they were former professional gymnasts and they fly through the air, mirroring each other, it's beautiful. >> so cool. >> like a cirque du soleil show with a story, song and dance as well. >> nicki, alway g
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thanks for the immersive journalism here. >> good assignment. >> we'll be right back. ♪ five-second rule protection. new lysol kitchen pro eliminates 99.9% of bacteria without any harsh chemical residue. ♪ lysol. what it takes to protect.
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one more way you've got what it takes to protect. it's time for our in box segment. >> also known as our least favorite segment. kidding. >> we take a look at what you guys have thought about the show. >> our most cringe worthy segment. >> you might have noticed our fashion yesterday during the storm. >> like to think we were fashion forward. >> that was my beautiful beard face mask. >> you were warm. >> well, our viewers liked it. >> did they? >> we did figure out that kenteth moaten is watching us even when he's not on the show. >> yay, we have a viewer. >> he posted, what is happening? #zz top. i'll take that as a compliment opinion. >> the crazies hash tag is
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is diane part yeti? >> my personal favorite, give kendis his toupee back. >> hey, that's kinda harsh. but so true, i would say. >> do you remember giraffe mom, the woman who danced around in her room with the giraffe head? the real giraffe mom gave birth with the jiffar had on. and our viewers, you, had a little bit so say about that. >> people in maine are so strange. grew up in new hampshire, know lots about maine. wasn't she in new jersey? >> and this is marilyn. she's thinking, it would have been a tiny bit funny had she put on the entire giraffe costume, but that might have been a little bit challenging. >> and this is charles who said, i love your outfit -- this is not giraffe man. >> no, they're talking
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charles is saying that he liked my outfit and my earrings. which is very nice, charles. he sent on a day that i was not here. >> well, isn't that you? >> apparently charles thought so. >> you anchor women look alike. >> i'm sure lindsay appreciates the comment about her dress and her earrings. i did pass it on. okay, onto the video that we could not stop watching. the bbc dad and his kids who photo bomb. >> walk through the club like what. >> well, you may have noticed another video also making the rounds. >> a better known one. >> our graphics department had quite a good time with this, as did you guys on social media in reaction. >> so this is sam, who said, your diane impersonation was on spot. kenny g., are you going to sing wicked next? >> carry on. >> i don't know how to sing wicked. i could do my
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this morning on "world news now," the presidential tax return. >> the issue was huge during the campaign with then candidate trump refusing to release his returns while under audit. and now the timing of this news has certainly sparked curiosity. we'll have the latest on whether this is the big reveal many were hoping for. >> and it's time to start digging out for many as that super nor'easter moves offshore, leaving behind plenty of snow. but it's the deep freeze that's about to set in that will make the aftermath much worse. we have a live report on what's next, and why this storm for a lot of people wasn't actually as bad. >> look at that. >> as first predicted. >> we're going hunting for the elusive -- >> wabit? >> close. the swamp ape. two swamp sweepers are in florida, trying

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