breaking this morning on "world news now." first the cold, now a monster storm, ready to spread misery from the deep south to maine. the storm so powerful it's being billed as a winter hurricane. we'll track the latest forecast. and also breaking overnight, president trump fires back at north korea's leader. in a bold new tweet, the president warns that america's nuclear button is bigger and more powerful. and new this half hour, the admission from tonya harding. >> what she's saying about this infamous attack on nancy kerrigan. the interview ahead. also the gaines family and the major announcement.

why the rumor mill seems to get it wrong -- way wrong. "the skinny" is packed on this wednesday, january 3rd. from abc news, this is "world news now." ah, but first up, we have the big, breaking news from the lottery world. you might want to check your megamillions tickets, although you won't have much luck. >> you won't find much. >> when the drawing started it was worth $361 million. >> going to show you the winning numbers here. we weren't the only ones, though, who, bum, bum, bum, didn't win. in fact, there was no jackpot winner last night. that means friday's megamillions jackpot will be worth at least $418 million. >> and combined with tonight's powerball which is up to $440 million, that means you have two shot at frustration, of not winning either. >> i think that the odds of winning both combined is one in 88 quadrillion. quadrillion.

>> which is still a possibility, but it is nice to think about, that you have more than $800 million in play right now. >> you can be richer than the queen of england. >> that's saying a lot. >> yeah. we're going to continue on and move on to what's turning out to be a major, major storm system, a winter hurricane developing right now. >> the massive storm will move out of the gulf coast of mexico and make its way up the coast bringing snow to the southeast coast before reaching the northeast tonight. >> road crews are already out on the highways tonight. and as very rare sleet and snow fell in the houston area. the temperature expected to go down to 24 degrees. and they opened warming centers in houston. >> the weather made things tough for firefighters in brooklyn. a few hours ago, three of them were injured. richard cantu has more.

>> reporter: treacherous conditions ahead of a major storm. a whiteout in western new york causing havoc on the roads. >> miles of traffic. miles. >> reporter: a stretch of interstate 90 near buffalo shut down after this massive chain reaction crash involving more than 20 vehicles. at least one killed and another person seriously injured. >> you couldn't see a gosh darn thing in front of you. everything was blurry, it was a complete whiteout. >> reporter: in maine, the fuel in these school buses gelled, causing them to be undrivable. crews spending the day draining the gas tanks. in indiana, a man chipping away at a car, after it got stuck in the street. >> trying to break it loose. not workin' very well. >> reporter: the mighty mississippi in st. louis turned to ice. also outside this hotel, this fountain turned to ice.

carolina. in the spronbronx, 400 firefighters battle a seven-alarm blaze in 13 degree temperatures, more than 30 iver forced to sneak indoors during down time just to keep warm. >> they told me not to go in. i don't want to go in and, if i get caught maybe i lose my job. >> reporter: richard cantu, abc news, new york. >> it could be a while before we see much of a thaw in much of the country. >> let's get the details from accuweather's paul williams. >> good morning, kendis, erielle. in the deep south, we are expecting very cold conditions throughout the deep south and a mix of ice right along the east coast and showers throughout florida. we could see one to three inches of snow from savanna towards wilmington accord the i-95 corridor. we're looking for difficult travel from savannah toward wi

and the overnight lows will stay or feel like the teens in the deep south. for the northeast, the cold eases slightly for us, as we watch out for heavier squalls on wednesday. but then everybody will be clogged by this nor'easter. we'll see 12-24 inches of snow throughout portions of the northeast and three to six near virginia beach. erielle, kendis? now to words reminiscent of the cold war days. president trump sounding off against north korean leader, kim jong un, about america's superior arsenal, the president tweeted, i, too, have a nuclear button, but it is a much bigger and more powerful button than his, and it works. that came after kim jong un taunted the u.s. about the nuclear button on his own desk. the north opened a l

korea. seoul offered to hold talks with the north after kim said his country might take part in the winter olympics. and president trump is threatening to cut off aid to palestine. he tweeted that the u.s. pays hundreds of millions a year and get no appreciation or respect. they have expressed outrage over the proclamation of jerusalem being the capital of israel. and president trump is taking aim at his own justice department implying that it's quote, part of a deep state. calling for the prosecution of a top hillary clinton aide and a former fbi director. cecelia vega has more. >> reporter: president trump kicked off 2018 with a tweet storm, attacking his own justice department as a deep state secretly working to undermine his presidency. he also lashed out at huma abedin, suggesting she should be punished for her handling of certain government e-mails.

deep state justice department must finally act. also on comey and others. does this administration believe that the deep state is a real thing? that there is this shadow government out there actively plotting to sabotage him? >> look, the president finds some of those actions very disturbing, and he thinks that we need to make sure, if there is an issue that it's looked at. >> reporter: and he has been publicly encouraging the justice department to investigate the clintons and some of his other political enemies. the department's inspector general now investigating the fbi's handling of the hillary clinton e-mail probe. he says he's uninvolved with that investigation but says i have absolute right to do what i want to do with the justice department. cecelia vega, the white house. the clinton camp pointed out that the e-mail was investigated with to wrongdoing found. they say the president tweets about the clintons or associates every time he needs a distraction.

southwest and american airlines are sharing the tax law wind fall with its employees. the airlines say they will pay employees bonuses of $1,000 apiece. american says that will cost them $130 million. the airlines are just the latest companies promising to pay bonuses or invest in training following the passage of the tax bill. coming up, the new and potentially damaging admission from tonya harding. what she told our amy robach about the attack on nancy kerrigan that she's never mentioned before. and justin timberlake is ditching the suit and tie with a new album. but some of his fans worry that there may be a different sound on the horizon. we'll get a sneak peek in "the skinny". but first, here's a look at today's forecast. ♪ and you're in that dress i like ♪ ♪ let me show you a good thing "world news now" weather, brought to you by gain. ♪

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police. they are reviewing five cases involving director james toback. they will determine whether they can be prosecuted and if charges should be filed. >> and those investigations come amid a new effort by 300 women in hollywood. >> it's called the time's up movement. it's hoping to impact change for women across all levels. here's amy robach. >> reporter: a-list actresses like reese witherspoon, nicole kidman and jennifer lawrence. joining forces with behind the scenes power players like scandal executive producer shonda rhimes. to fight sexual misconduct in tinsel town and beyond. the coalition of more than 300 women calling itself time's up, taking out a full-page ad in newspapers, including the "new york times," writing now unlike ever before, our acces

decision-makers has the potential of leading to real accountability and consequences. the sexual scandals rocking hollywood and beyond. ashley judd told diane sawyer of her alleged experience with harvey weinstein. >> then he obviously grabbed my hand. it's like the look on my face is abject terror, like i can see it in my eyes. >> reporter: but time's up also vowing to help less-privileged women fight back, saying to every woman employed in agriculture who has to fend off unwanted sexual advances from her boss, every janitor trapped nightly in a building with a predatory supervisor, we stand with you. we support you. the initiative establishing a legal defense fund for working class women, backed by $13 million in donations from the likes of meryl streep and director steven spielberg. shonda rhimes telling the "new york times," if this group of women can't fight for a model for other women who don't have as much power and privilege, then who can?

>> our thanks to amy robach. tonya harding is making something of an admission about the infamous 1994 crowbar attack on her rival, nancy kerrigan. harding said she knew something was up about a month or two before the attack happened. harding also says she overheard her ex-husband and an accomplice saying well, maybe we should take somebody out so we make sure that she gets on the team, of course referring to tonya harding. the full interview airs on "truth and lies -- the tonya harding story" right here on abc. coming up, coolio's jeopardy lesson. >> plus, some celebrity engagements you need to know about. >> "the skinny" is next. of things to wash we got this. even on quick cycle, tide pods cleans great 6x the cleaning power, even in the quick cycle it's got to be tide

♪ so, we are shaking our way back into "the skinny" this morning, taking you back to time when people seemed to care what paris hilton was up to. >> a big congratulations is in store.

the hilton hotel heiress is engaged. >> she is. congratulations. she later tweeted here, i'm engaged. that's hot. like she's still using that term. there it is. this is the moment the fiance here, chris zilka popped the question. on the slopes, holy -- how big is that thing? >> that's a slope in and of itself. overnight she posted a shot to instagram of the diamond, saying "diamonds are forever". we can see why she thinks that. it's an eternity. >> and honestly, people are trying to figure out whether or not the actor could afford it, now that the leftovers has ended. experts say a low ball estimate on the ornate ring, an easy $1 million. she is worth $300 million. >> he was saving up for a while. but here's some evidence he might have gone all-in as

fiance. last year he got tattooed with paris's name in the disney font. maybe some big karma, there. when you wish upon a star. >> he earned it. she was reportedly engaged twice before. so clearly three times is a charm, but they haven't gotten married yet. >> we wish them all the best. and while we're on the romance beat, which is kendis's favorite, let's say congratulations to alexa ray joel. on her engagement. she said yes. to ryan gleason. >> the couple posting shots with words that nobody read, because they wanted to know about that rock. do you see it? and thankfully, ryan posted this closeup shot of the emerald cut stone along with his rolex watch as well that's noticeable. >> saving the tabloids from having to go through the trouble.

and we have big news for the very popular and very handy gaines family. earlier this year they announced they were taking a break from their really huge show, hdtv "fixer-upper." the rumor mill started working. >> they'll be taking off, but they'll be working because late last night they posted their shot of their bellies announcing they are expecting their fifth child, and it happens to be the same night their final season show, their final season premiere. >> there was some sympathy weight gain there. it's a thing. >> it is. >> i unfortunately missed kendis's "single ladies" dance yesterday. >> you are fortunate. diane hasn't recovered from it. that's why she's not here.

>> lady gaga filled in for her at coachella last year or tried to. lady gaga was at coachella and beyonce wasn't. but that's because beyonce was pregnant with america's twins. beyonce's officially back and will headline the music festival which runs for two weekends in april, unofficially kicking off the festival season there in the desert. >> yeah, the so cal desert. the festival announced the full schedule with beyonce headlining both nights. the weekend hosts friday night, the weekend on friday? get it? and eminem is all back, headline sunday night. >> there are a lot of great acts, but they add a lot of other names that people over 30 would actually recognize. >> jamere kwoi? >> you remember them with the sliding people movers?

they will be there. >> okay. david bird and the talking heads will be there, and also these guys. ♪ >> chic. yeah, they're going to be there. they play saturday. >> did they ever go away? they are. ♪ leave your cares behind >> they're at every bar mitzvah that i've been to. they live in our heart. >> ed sheeran will not be there. >> no. >> as far as we know, yet, but he did find his way back to tv screens, thankfully it was not "game of thrones," after his distracting pan cameo, he promised that he wouldn't do it again, but he lied. he lied to us. >> guess who's playing springfield. ed sheeran, see it first on fox. >> at least he's animated. it's only a cartoon version of ed, well.

we love the soulful sounds, but he ruined that scene in "game of thrones." >> diary three, really great performance. >> one person who saw that movie. >> it was me.

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♪ ♪ can't stop the feelin' ♪ so dance, dance, dance, dance ♪ >> we can't some "the skinny" feeling with a little j.t. bonus round. >> justin timberlake is making an announcement many of us were expecting. he's got a brand nah new album on the way. >> he'll be at the halftime show in indianapolis. but the new teaser of his new album shows another side of j.t. ♪

>> it's just where you are in your life right now. >> that is a smash. >> this album -- >> pharrell is so, then it is. it is called "man of the woods" and drops friday. it is produced by pharrell. and one fan reacted and said wait a minute, he went camping once. so do we like it? one person says why does his new album look like a scene from "brokeback mountain." i wish i knew how to quit you. >> everything he touches turns to gold. i'll be waiting and lipstening. next to an awkward moment on jeopardy with an answer in a before and after category, a song by coolio from dangerous minds goes back in team to become a 1667 john milton classic. >> so you think you got it? so did nick. and alex until the judges chimed in. >> nick? >> what is gangsters paradise lost. >> yes, our judges have reevaluated one of your

responses. you said gangsters instead of gangstas. so we take $3200 away from you. so you are now in second place. lisa, you have the lead. >> that ain't even right. he won anyway. it has set up a debate even though coolio purposely misspelled gangster. should nick have been penalized? >> ooh, a lot of people analyzed the merits of both outcomes but only one man can adjudicate this. coolio himself. he gave tmz the final answer. >> it is actually, technically a-s. this is for white people. the e-r will always get you in trouble. >> erielle reshef, is that what he saying? will always get new trouble? >> no, he's going to another level with the e-r. it's better if you just go with the a.

so there we have it with coolio. >> his niece is pretty cute. we'll be back.

making news in america this morning, historic storm. parts of the deep south could see their first snowfall in a century. >> we're encouraging people to stay off the roads. >> right now the states of emergency in effect. the rare school closings and where the morning commute will be the slickest. nuclear taunt. president trump tweets about the size and power of his nuclear button being larger than kim jong-un's but just hours later a new move by north korea to open a line of communication with the south. a youtube star with millions of followers who are children apologizing for his shocking video showing an apparent suicide victim. this morning the new questions about why the