this morning on "world news now" -- the republican congressman under fire after revealed he met in secret at the white house. democrats are outraged. pushing for him to step aside. we'll have the latest. >> breaking overnight, two undercover officers shot in miami. investigators are trying to piece together the scene. the officers raced to the hospital in the back of a pickup truck. >> new this half-hour, why breast-feeding may not make your kids smarter. >> we've been learning about the many benefits. but there is now news about what breast-feeding won't do for your kids. >> things are heating up on and off the dance floor. there were some naughty numbers. some angry actors. one pro is now out with an injury. how long will it t

and find out who was the first star eliminated this season on "dancing with the stars." all coming up on this tuesday. >> can't be rashad. >> on this tuesday. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> you know i think this may be my favorite season of "dancing with the stars" yet. >> the shirts are off this early. >> nothing with how rashad takes his shirt off or shakes his hips. >> dancing with the stars takes halfway through the season for them to take their shirts off. >> no, give people what they want. >> rashad was like "i'm no dummy." now the congressman who has been part of congress a little while under fire after a topec

white house meeting now he is in a little bit more trouble. >> and served on the president's transition team cannot objectively run the investigation that he has been in charge of. abc's lana zach gives us an update from washington, d.c. >> i wasn't sneaking out it wasn't at night. >> reporter: representative devin nunes appearing on "the situation room" and defending himself against accusations he is too close to the administration. others have said he snuck around white house ground at night to get classified information. >> at least once a week if not re than that we have to go to read classified intelligence. >> reporter: the day after he met an informant, the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee told reporters there was information allegedly showing intelligence officials may have inadvertently picked up communications of then then president elect trump and his transition team. >> what i read bothers me. and i think it should bother the president himself and his team. >> the preside s

finding some what vindicated his claim that president obama wire tapped him though nunes and james comey have said there is no such evidence. >> i somewhat do, must tell you. i somewhat do. >> reporter: the dustup around nunes spurring calls for resignation as chairman of the intelligence committee. >> chairman nunes is falling down on the job and seems to be more interested in protecting the president than in seeking the truth. >> reporter: seeking truth about russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 election and possible ties to the trump campaign. >> i think it would be in the chairman's interest or committees to recuse himself. >> lana zach, abc news, washington. >> to health care and the vote. president trump sounding defiant in the wake of the stunning failure. of the republican health care bill. the president tweeted a few

the democrats will make a deal with me on health care as soon as obamacare folds. not long. do not worry. we are in very good shape. >> after acknowledging that obamacare was the law of the land, house speaker paul ryan appears to be reversing course. told donors they will not abandon the effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act. >> attorney general jeff sessions put so-called sanctuary cities on notice. sessions warned that the department of justice will cut funding to cities that ignore federal law and protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. but officials in many of the cities remain defiant. they say undocumented immigrants who commit violent crimes are the exception not the rule. >> turning now to the weather. the south is in for another date of severe storms. it will be mostly strong winds, large hail. some isolated thunderstorms are also possible. like this funnel cloud spotted in mississippi near the tennessee border. people in tennessee, about 80 miles north of there were surprised by how fast their backyards and roads fl

the storms today will be centered on oklahoma city, dallas, with possibility of tornados, hail, damaging winds and heavy rain. australia is dealing with extreme weather, cyclone debbie slams into the tropical northeast coast overnight. it has wind gusts as high as 155 miles per hour. the area is very popular with tourists. and tens of thousands of people have already been urged to evacuate before the storm made landfall. now, because it is moving so slowly, officials are worried about how much damage it will do. >> the pentagon is taking a close look at its operations in iraq. amid a rise in civilian deaths. military officials say multiple reviews are under way on march 17th residents say more than 100 civilians were killed. see the blast there. another 150 reportedly died in the strike over the weekend. defense secretary james mattis says the u.s. is always concerned about civilian deaths. >> there is no military force in the world has proven more sensitive to civilian casualties.

we are keenly aware that every battlefield where an enemy hides behind women and children is also a humanitarian field. we go out of our way. >> human rights group, amnesty international says the u.s. isn't taking adequate precautions to prevent civilian deaths. the pentagon is reviewing videos. >> two police officers in miami have been shot conducting an anti-gang operation. both undercover members of a violent crime task force. a miami-dade county police spokesperson says they were ambushed during a surveillance operation at an apartment complex. the wounded officers rushed to a hospital in the back of a pickup truck. they're expected to survive. but the suspects remain at large. >> possible that a candle may have caused a deadly fire in oakland building used as transitional housing. three people confirmed dead in the early morning fire. and another person is missing. four people including two children were injured but are expected to recover. it happened a few miles away

>> police along florida's gulf coast want to find the pilot who flew a small plane too close to tourist attraction. at treasure island, near st. petersburg, city ordinance prevents takeoffs/landings in the area. unless there is an emergency. >> many advantages to breast-feeding, but a new study says making children smarter is not one of them. the study tracked nearly 8,000 irish children from 9 months until they were 5 years old. when filtered for factors, parents' income, education. little difference in cognitive development between the children breast-fed and those who weren't. other benefits however such as fighting infections, well established. and pediatricians do still recommend breast-feeding. >> okay, now to video that we have to show you just because, well, it happened. check out this.

this kid is karom, a 16-year-old from bosnia. >> the owner of a new guinness world record for smashing concrete blocks with his head. >> for those counting at home, that is 111 concrete blocks. all smashed in 35 seconds. of course, there is a front flip in between all of them. >> that is impressive. how many concussions come with that? a world record for how many concussions? one can sustain? >> had to do with the previous story. karom, it turns out, was not breast-fed. >> i see. okay. >> let's see. think i could do it? i don't know. may get a hang-nail. paper cut. you know how i hate paper cuts. all right, coming up, video sparking a huge debate online. >> a mom posts a clip of her son going through a security patdown. it's now getting a lot of reaction. question is, was it excessive or was the agent just doing their job. >> in the skinny. ♪ you're the one that i want

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northern northern california commuters witnessed real horsepower on the road during morning rush hour. the four-footed fugitives broke through a fence about a mile away. we're told they did observe traffic rules. however, by using the freeway on ramp. >> oh. >> then it looks like they were running against the flow of traffic. >> i think they were just jealous that they were making their way somewhere. >> on the shoulder, need to keep that clear for the ambulance, guys. >> come on. >> come on. jeez. much more serious story involving a teenager security patdown at dallas fort worth airport. his mother took the video. posted it on facebook. she calls the pat down "horrifying" and says her son was deattend for more than an hour. >> jennifer williamson claims

she requested her son aaron not be patted down because he has sensory processing disorder. condition that can cause anxiety in children when they're touched. the tsa says all approved procedures were followed. >> now to another airport controversy, that growing backlash after two teens were barred from a united airlines flight because they were wearing leggings. >> the airline continues to defend its policies despite growing number of people who say the decision is unfair. now another airline is jumping on the bandwagon. >> reporter: this morning, united airlines is dealing with a different kind of turbulence. after two girls had to change clothes before boarding a flight from denver to minneapolis sunday. >> we heard the gate agent say you know, "these aren't my rules, i just enforce them." that was when they looked panicked. outraged fellow passenger, activist, shannon watts took to twitter writing, "a united gate agent isn't letting girls in leggings get on flight.

women's clothing." to me it seems like a pretty sexist policy. united says the family was flying under its pass rider program. where employee relatives can fly free or heavily discounted prices. the airline tells abc news when "taking advantage of this benefit, all employees and pass riders are representative of united. the passengers this morning were united pass riders and not in compliance with our dress code for company benefit travel." >> with the buddy passes, there was very specific language about what is appropriate and what is inappropriate. the airline is saying if you are going to fly for free for us, you are going to meet certain standards of dress. >> reporter: the response is getting mixed reaction among other travelers. >> why should they be banned? that's crazy. i don't agree with that at all. >> if you are flying on a friends and family pass, and you know that they have certain rules that you should abide by those rules. celebrities weighing in too. i have flown united before with literally no pants on. just a top as dress. now, delta seizing the

own. reading, flying delta means comfort. that means you can wear your leggings. in the end united says the family was still able to travel on the next flight using their passes, and reassures its regular customers, leggings are welcome. >> i think my favorite tweet in reading all through social media outpouring on this, the man who said it is not going to be pretty, but i am going to wear leggings on my next united flight. >> oh, god no. oh, god no. >> was that not you? i thought -- thought maybe you adopted a new twitter handle. >> i, i have, flown on a buddy pass before. and have gotten, worn a full suit. i understand. >> didn't wear leggings? >> no. those are, just for other flights. where it's not highly inappropriate. every flight. all right. when we come back. who is hanging up those dancing shoes for good? >> we will have the good, the bad, the ugly -- and the very ugly from the ballroom. >> nobody wants to see me in leggings.

"the skinny" is coming up next. stay with us.

♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >> all right. time to head to the ballroom. and it is the second week of competition in time for a celebrity to hang up their dancing shoes. >> we'll get to the losers of the night. let's start off with the winners, winners that is. running back, rashad jennings, my fave. showed off skin. >> is it in slo-mo. >> hope so. he and his partner, emma slater danced the waltz. they got the top spot. 32 out of 40. >> they were great. >> also, top of the leader board, fifth harmony's singer, dancing to give me your love. apparently, the judges did. she is touring in asia.

got off a plane from japan, four hours before show time. >> that is commitment. >> yes. speaking of commitment. val's brother max suffered an early injury. >> oh. >> he may not be able to dance. didn't dance tonight. heading to the doctor soon. looks more serious than just icing. so, hopefully gets better soon. >> mr. t tried to knock out the judges with a paso doble. routine fell flat. scoring only 22 out of 40. >> and. >> good flexes. >> charo, scored 25. but let's be honest. real entertainment came when she stormed off the dance floor. she even stole the host's microphone. tom's microphone. had this hold me back moment where she tried to lunge at the judges. >> ha-ha-ha. i love it. >> they said last time they needed a security guard to protect people from rushing the stage, during ryan lochte's performance. this time they needed a security

>> judges from her. the team that did go home. featuring "snl" alum, chris catan, and partner. this week learned more about, the neck injury which made it very difficult for him to dance. so, he was never really going to win this thing. but he didn't let that, ruin his experience. even thanking his partner. >> she is amazing inspiration. and i couldn't have gone, done this without her. i had an incredible, incredible time. incredible time. >> one down. 11 more to go. speaking of more. ♪ tell me more tell me more apparently. ♪ the one that i want ♪ ooh ooh ooh there is a reunion planned for the movie "grease." olivia newton john, sandy, and john travolta thinking of ways to mark the 40th anniversary. >> though no official plans yet, we can't help but get excited for them to pair up again. but if this isn't true, you will

>> tell me about it, stud. ♪ ooh ooh ooh we can stage our own reunion. think i know all the dance moves. >> i practiced the moves in my office before this. all i got was the hip part. i don't want to take anybody out. ♪ the one that i want ♪ ooh ooh ooh honey >> the little. you got it. we got it. we are ready. >> reunion. finally. ♪ ooh ooh ooh >> photo bomb. worth 1,000 words. check out the lovely couple on vacation. wait, who is the random guy in the background? >> that, my friend, is actor chris hemsworth. thor himself, posted the picture to instagram. telling the pair, "get out of my shot." the real question who is photo bombing who? >> we are on topping of celebrity photo bombs. you and i had an encounter at the u.s. open some time ago. >> yeah. so we were singing to phil collin's song, because he was performing. and we were so excited about phil collins. way down there. we didn't realize that susan sarandan was sitting

don't think it counts. she didn't know. one of these days a real photo bomb. one of these days. >> yeah. photo bomb. one of these days. >> yeah.

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al-b. brush like a pro. ♪ ♪ >> the song out there. >> i love it. missy elliott the queen of hip-hop in the late '90s, early 2000s. one of the artists you knew every word to every song except one. >> now people are discovering she didn't just sing about flipping it and reversing it. she actually did it to one of her songs. yeah. we're up all "nightline" with dan harris. ♪ is it worth it let me work it put my thing down flip it and reverse it ♪ >> reporter: it's been 15 years since missy elliott first released "work it" from amas in 2003. ♪ take down flip it and reverse it ♪ to her surprise super bowl halftime performance in 2015.

♪ they go ♪ bah-tah-tah >> reporter: no question, missy's 2002 track proved timeness. but a recent tweet about the catchy hook, from the hip-hop star herself, has sent the internet into a frenzy. missy took a moment to shout out to fans who recently figured out that the widely accepted mumbling that follows -- ♪ put my thing down flip it and reverse it ♪ was more than just gibberish. the rapper confirming that lyrics were literally reversed. ♪ put my thing down flip it and reverse it ♪ social media erupted this weekend, fans announced their surprise over the mysterious lyric. as for missy die-hards they were less than impressed with how long it took so many people to realize. one fan tweeting this gif of judge judy saying, wow it really took y'all this long to figure out what missy elliott was saying? 15 years later, looks like the case of mumbling missy has finally been solved. now ul

saying? dan harris, abc news, new york. >> a whole another matter. >> i don't know if we can say any of those lyrics on television. >> yeah. i -- >> i always knew this. i have to say. >> i had a dirtier version in my head. >> i am a better missy elliott fan than you. missy, you hear that? >> i am just a naughtier person than you are. >> yes, also true. >> this is established. i had no idea -- >> missy elliott huge inspiration for you, right, with your new budding rap career? can we take a look at k.g. money one more time. ♪ ♪ >> that's my best part. we have producer signature in there. ♪ kg money coming at you >> oh, god, it's awful. >> maybe try to reverse the words. since you couldn't figure out how to sing them. >> maybe try singing it backwards. that may work better. >> favorite parter, producer, brianna, our video chick in the background. >> just laughing at you the entire time.

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making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, another round of severe storms affecting millions of americans. powerful wind, pounding hail and more on the way today. we're tracking it all. president trump in a twitter tirade overnight criticizing the clintons and calling the russia probe a hoax. this comes as pressure mount force the republicans looking into the election meddling to step aside. we're live in washington. breaking overnight a pickup truck carrying two wounded police officers speeding to a trauma center. the scene right there. new details on the ambush style attack. a powerful cyclone makes landfall this morning. the new video coming in as it smashes australia's coast.