this morning on "world news now," the big tax rush across the country. americans are lining up to save money before the republican tax plan takes effect in the new year. the new guidance from the irs on who should prepay their property taxes and who shouldn't. the record snowfall and bitter cold not letting up. the bone chilling temperatures and treacherous travel conditions affecting millions americans. conditions so extreme they prompted a state of emergency. a father arrested for dealing drugs by drone. >> the neighbors catching on to lling the cops, and it's what nd they found inside the house that has that dad in serious trouble. and we are time traveling

back to 1997 for the series finale of "roseanne." why the new sneak peek at the revival has many fans scratching their heads. will the new season offer an alternate ending? it's thursday, december 28th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> was that your "roseanne" theme? >> i was jamming out to the theme song in my head. it's a good theme song. >> i didn't see anybody on the show dance to it like this. >> but i was at home grooving to it as you would know. we're going to start with the last-minute scramble to prepay taxes. there are many homeowners scrambling to pay their tax bills. before the new tax law kicks in. >> those efforts are beneficial only under limited circumstances.

erielle reshef has the details. >> reporter: long lines, some braving the cold for hours as taxpayers rush to make crucial decisions. that new tax law taking effect january 1, and with it a new financial reality for millions of americans. from illinois to virginia. tax payers are rushing to pay certain taxes early to make the most of deductions that will soon disappear. >> i'm very upset. i'm upset how it's going to affect the value of our home. >> reporter: the new law limits deductions for state and local taxes and property taxes, capping them at a combined $10,000. some could consider prepaying taxes before the new year to gain a deduction. >> in the last two days we've had over 1,000 folks. >> reporter: here in hempstead, new york, a state law enforcement officer among those waiting. >> we've been itemizing for 15

so it's going to be extremely challenging. >> reporter: you think it means thousands for you? >> my rough estimate is about $3,000, yeah. >> reporter: his eldest son pitching in to help his parents. >> it means borrowing some of it and almost cleaning out our savings in emergency funds. >> reporter: accountants say their offices are being flooded with questions. >> this could be the last chance they have to deduct real estate taxes. >> reporter: so should you prepay those property taxes? if you are itemizing for 2017 check with your personal accountant to see if it makes sense. if you've been assessed $20,000 in property taxes, you could be saving between $3,000 and $8,000 by paying early. >> until people actually see their 2018 tax returns, they won't fully understand how it impacting them. >> reporter: the irs confirms that taxpayers doing this can receive an additional deduction, but it only works in certain circum

you have to have received a bill for your property taxes. it won't work with an estimate. so be sure to check with an accountant. erielle reshef, garden city, new york. >> all good to know. and parts of pennsylvania and new york are now dealing with winter weather, not so much a wonderland, though, it's bitter cold and record snow combining to make the post-christmas period a mess. >> some residents in both states are digging out from under five feet of snow all of it falling in less than 48 hours or just about. icy wind chills are adding to the record snowfalls in places like redfield, new york, erie, pennsylvania as well. the bad weather led to a scary time in michigan. the plane overshot the runway. they escaped with minor injuries. justin povick is taking a look at what we could expect for today. >> we're talking about major cold for the daytime hours. and when you combine that with

the wind, it's going to feel well below zero throughout much of the northeast, as cold as 30 degrees below zero. active in the northwest with rain in the valleys and wintry precipitation over the mountainous terrain with travel delays, and as we venture away into the weekend including new year's eve, very cold in the northeast with the potential for snow. now to the tokyo-bound flight that made a u-turn back to los angeles after they found an unauthorized passenger. two brothers got on the all nippon flight. only one had a ticket. they both boarded but they failed to detect that he had the wrong flight. celebrity couple chrissy teigen and john legend were on the flight live tweeting. the flight eventually got to the japan 15 hours later than originally planned. but the couple of newlyweds among the many frustrated passengers.

honeymoon, so we're disappointed that we can't make up a day. >> there's no competition that gives us back that day. and turning around doesn't make sense. >> the airline says it supports the pilot's decision to turn around. no arrests were made but there is an investigation under way. fourteen -- four teenagers are under arrest for tossing a sandbag over an overpass killing a man below. >> reporter: one by one in an ohio juvenile courtroom, fourteens brought before a judge to face murder charges for a prank that turned deadly. their families seen hugging some of them. the boys, all between 13 and 15 years old, allegedly tossed a sandbag from this interstate that slammed into a car below. >> something hit my car.

>> reporter: the passenger in that car, 22-year-old marquise byrd died from his injuries days later. police calling it a deliberate act. all four boys entering a denial to murder charges. >> i will say i saw tears today from each of the juveniles, and i don't always see that in a detention hearing. >> reporter: it comes five two months after teens in michigan were charged with second degree murder after they flung rocks off the overpass on the same highway killing kenneth white. those teens have pleaded not guilty. and back in ohio, the victim's family says they're trying to make sense of this tragedy. he leaves behind a son who will turn 3 next year. gio benitez, new york. thousands of police officers in puerto rico have been calling out sick to protest millions in unpaid overtime in the wake of hurricane maria. many worked 15-hour shifts

during the height of the relief efforts. and authorities say they're waiting to be reimbursed by fema. concerns are growing about safety, but the governor has rejected calls for the national guard to step in and help out. a new report shows fema is spending up to $150,000 apiece for trailers used by disaster victims. but instead of passing them on to families in need, the government is selling them at auction for pennies on the dollar after only months of use. thousands of families in texas are still waiting for trailers after hurricane harvey. >> unbelievable. on a lighter note, the pope enjoyed an unusual audience. >> pope francis welcomed the circus troupe to the vatican, complete with people dressed in giant bear suits. there were jugglers and acrobats, but the big bears clearly stole the show. >> this is my favorite tradition. they're starting to turn this in

he apparently loves the circus. >> what if you are those guys showing all their human strength, seriously, what do we have to do to get a distraction from the bears? >> they can't compete. that is pretty impressive, though. >> the pope is still looking at the bears. coming up in "the skinny," lebron james appears to be headed to a new career, just in case the whole basketball thing doesn't work out. also ahead, the father who lost custody of his child after police found a major stash of drugs in their home, and the drone he allegedly used to deliver the drugs. but first, a look at today's forecast. "world news now" weather, brought to you by downey. weather, brought to you by downey. un-stop right there! i'm about to pop a cap of "mmm fresh" in that washer. with unstopables in-wash scent osters by downy.

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the officers say they were just doing their jobs. >> we knew we had to get those kids out because of the fire. so we followed our instincts. >> the diver of the car was cited for reckless driving, but really gives you the point of view of that rescue effort there. a manhunt is under way for a man who escaped from a jail in georgia while guards thought he was take ago shower. he used a metal rod to knock out part of the shower wall and squeezed his way through the opening to get outside. he then fled through a hole in a fence and drove away in a county van. >> wow. >> his name is christopher carroll. he been in custody for driving a stolen car and trying to take an officer's weapon. he's been a bit of an escape artist in his life. and there you go, macgyver in prison. now a california couple arrested for starting a unique delivery service. >> we know amazon's still working ong drone delivery. but this cou

rob mcmillan has more. >> reporter: riverside police say they really haven't seen anything like this before. neither have neighbors. >> i heard amazon doing delivery with drones, never heard of drug users using drones. >> reporter: benjamin and ashley face felony drug charges, allegedly using a drone to deal drugs. >> our detectives did go out there and conducted surveillance. and sure enough, they saw this drone flying and what appeared to be this drone dropping or leaving some possible narcotics in a parking lot. >> reporter: they're also facing felony child endangerment charges because their 9-year-old daughter was inside the home, along with meth, candies laced with lsd and fentanyl in powder form. >> a lot of the narcotics were

house. a lot of it in one particular room or bedroom that this girl has access to. >> she was afraid. she didn't know what to say. and that was her dad. what do you say against your dad? >> reporter: jaclyn is the child's mother. she now has custody of her daughter. she says they've been trying to get sole custody of her child for seven years. >> during the divorce, i wanted him to go through drug rehab, supervised visitation, and that was all thrown out by the judge. >> reporter: as for using a drone to deliver drugs, the family of the 9-year-old girl was just as shocked. >> she never really saw packages on it, but he would fly it all the time. >> i haven't seen the drone because i'm in a different city, but creative. >> creative, yes. got to give them that. so police and neighbors say a lot of those deals went down in a church parking lot near the house. >> even more -- >> they would drop off the drugs that way, the buyer then would chuck the money onto their front lawn. >> wow. >> they would have gone into the amazon b

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♪ all right, so you hear it there, leading off "the skinny," our first look at the revival of "roseanne." >> i don't know why i do the air guitar. it's clearly saxophone. the tv sear ears -- series is finally coming back. the new show pokes fun at how it ended in 1997. >> connor family does not win the lottery, and it's revealed that roseanne's husband dan, played by john goodman, of course had died from the heart attack that he suffered. >> except according to the new teaser, we're not sure. did dan really die?

>> stoked. >> in '96, '97, they would have beat these guys anytime. >> you can't live in the past, dan. when things are gone, they're gone forever. >> that's all you get. >> there you have it. but it certainly looks like dan is alive. >> somehow. >> he's more alive than that filthy couch they brought back. >> i like the quilt is still hanging there. >> it is still there. we're going to get to see the whole connor family when the series premieres on march 27th. we've got to wait till then. the dvr doesn't even go that far in the schedule. >> something tells me they'll drop a few more promos to remind us. next to another near death experience. bono tells "rolling stone" in a new interview he almost died. >> but the only thing is, he didn't exactly say how. >> minor details. >> he referred to the experience

as an extinction event. that he finds hard to discuss, but he, here's what he did reveal. it could be psychological or it could be physical. and yes, it was physical for me, but i think i have spared myself all that soap opera. i want to speak about the issue in a way that lets people fill in the blank of what they have been through, you know? >> huh? >> that's my bono voice. >> i don't get it. >> except there were a lot of blanks, because that was really all he revealed. i have no idea, maybe because my bono impersonation wasn't very good. >> we do know bono hurt himself in a cycling accident a few years ago in central park, though he seemed reluctant to say anything more about that either. he said people have to deal with so much worse. so he doesn't want to relate his experience to anyone else. >> to anybody else's situation. >> so, again, what we know, bono says he almost died, but he

so that's why he talked about it. >> uh-huh. >> because he doesn't want to talk about it. >> nice. lebron james is talking. >> i don't want to talk about it. >> he may be the best basketball player ever, and he finally seems over it. >> we saw him get fouled, some say, with no call, losing the christmas game against the warriors, but he didn't seem too bothered by that and now we may know why. >> he has other skills he's working on, like designing fashion. yesterday nike revealed the new alternate cleveland cavaliers uniforms designed by lebron. they're gray and yellow, and instead of the city or team name on the chest it reads simply, "the land." >> let's see what lebron thinks of all his handiwork. >> they're phenomenal. i was happy to be a part of it. i'm looking forward to wearing the land uniforms in the land. >> the land is the nickname for cleveland that lebron coined in

2014 when he returned home to ohio after taking his talent to south beach, but it could also be used for la la land, which is probably where he's going to be playing next year. >> i don't think that's what he meant. going to be playing next year. >> i don't think that's what he meant.

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♪ ♪ round and ♪ ♪ round and round ♪ ♪ round and round ♪ what comes around goes around ♪ >> comes around and goes around is right. mark twain once said there's no such thing as a new idea. and if you look at pop culture, that seems true. >> i love that we're quoting mark twain. >> culture. >> music and fashion are giving nods to the past. and in hollywood, the throwback reigns supreme. >> reporter: the dialest

and shows you loved once are making a come back in 2017. the throwback so good changing the channel is like stepping back in time. >> they said this would never happen. >> reporter: millennial favorites like "the magic school bus" and "duck tales" are back in american homes again. >> right now sweet remote and we're going to watch '90s shows. >> reporter: and the four friends who redefined the modern family -- >> some people are so excited for it to come back. >> reporter: are back and taking on politics in prime time. >> don't you know that donnie is one of my oldest friends? i helped him pick out melania. >> reporter: "baywatch" rebooted for the big screen. >> you see it, too? >> reporter: proving that this tank is timeless. and the '80s thriller "it" is scarier than ever and smasng

box office records. >> take it. >> reporter: but the biggest come back of all, those fashions that we swore were gone for good. >> trends from the '90s that are coming back. some never went away, like a jeri curl. >> reporter: velvet, overalls, doc martins and chokers have been spotted on the biggest stars this year. >> sometimes things get so crazy you just want to go back to a simpler time. >> reporter: vinyl sales are skyrocketing and paper backs are popular. and for the first time since that infamous wardrobe malfunction, justin timberlake will rock the super bowl. >> he's going to find a way to bring janet back. girlfriend lookin' good. >> janet just ended her world tour, by the way. and i think she's available. >> mark twain said never tell the truth to people wh

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making news in america this morning, extreme conditions. after nearly 6 feet of snow in some areas -- >> coming in up time fast than we can keep up with it. >> prepare for the polar plunge. cold setting in. the areas expecting to see the worst conditions for new year's eve. tax scramble. new guidance from the irs as people scramble to pay their bills by the end of the year before the new tax law takes effect. so who will it benefit, and how much could you save? new details about how a passenger with a ticket on a different airline managed to get on board this flight from los angeles to tokyo.