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from its operations in libya, syria and iraq. last month, abc news reported that u.s. intelligence suspected isis had acquired thousands of blank syrian passports and at least one passport printing machine after taking over government offices in syria. now to ththe huntor those dangerous escapees in southern california. sheriff's officials in orange county believe the three men are still in the area because of their close ties to local gangs. and they're pleading for anyone with information to come forward. here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: it the manhunt intensecifying for those three escaped inmates. now on the run for a fourth day. police say the three men cut through metal grates in their cell, making their way through plumbing pipes to the roof. there, they rappelled down the side of the jail using that rope made from bed sheets. >> we think that it would be highly unlikely for someone else in there not to know what was going on. >> reporter: you can see in this surveillance video a shadowy figure and a flicker. they believe that's one of the men on the roof. the fugitives, accused of
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attempted murder, kidnapping and torture. they were last seen at the maximum security jail near dawn on friday, but weren't discovered missing until late that evening. once they escaped, they found themselves here. a densely populated area full of governmentables and neighborhoods. >> authorities saying they think the men are still somewhere in southern california. >> we feel that they may be embedded somewhere in the community. >> reporter: but authorities are worried people may be too fearful to come forward. kayna whitworth, santa ana, california. >> turning to sports, serena williams is heading to the semifina of the australian open defeating maria sharapova 6-4-6-1. the first set was neck andnd net. williams breezed through the second. of williams has won their last 18 matches. also note, in the last six times
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of quarterfinal at t the open, she's gone on to win the tournament. we pish her good luck. >> she just needs they and three more. >> there you go. do the math for us. >> all right. so speaking ofsports, the seventh place finisher at a half marathon in alabama never bothered to register before the race. lud vine somehow escaped her backyard and made her way to the starting line and ran the entire 13-.1 mile course. look at the dog. >> there's good reason. the 2 1/2-year-old hound dog had no trouble keeping up with the pack. isn't that clever writing? her time was a little over an hour and a half a marathon officials awarded her a medal on a ribbon just like the other finishers. >> ah. how do you only come in seventh? >> i find seventh impressive. i would be graful if i finished the marathon. >> well, that's true. but i would think that a dog all right.
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on edge. take a look at this building right here. hanging offff the side of the cliff. as the earth gives out to erosion. what's being done to be try and prevent a disaster. >> in "the skinny," sophia suing a beauty company. what she's saying they did without her consent. butfirst, kendis why don't you do the honors. >> there's no love for great falls today. >> there's rain in some parts. >> why did max take it off. >> we should go to orlando. 74. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by mucinex dm.janet? cough if you c can hear . don't even think about it. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah..ut what about mike? he has that dry scratchy thing going on. guess what? it works on his cough too. cough! guesess what?it works on his cough too. what? stop! don't pull me! spoiler alert! she doesn't make it! only mucinex dm relieves bothwet and dry coughs for 12 hours
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vacation in the caribbean. investigators on the island of grenada say jessica cole ker was stabbed to death as she walked a beach ander husband was able to escape the attack. a recently released ex-con is being questioned by police. >> back here at home, a crisis is playing out on west coast as dozens of cliffside homes literally teeter on the brink of disaster. >> crashing waves and powerful rain from el nino are accelerating the erosion of a coastal wall in the neighborhood outsidee of san francisco. c's neal karlinksky has the latest. >> reporter: el nino's furrey putting lives at risk. a drone capturing that dramatic moment as part of this hillside outside of san francis shears off, putting apartment buildings and homes in dangering. > people's houses are now on the edge of the cliff. >> reporter: weeks of heavy storms and high surf pounding coastline here. e nut worrys officials ask roughly 100 homeowners to move
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building could now be at risk, too. >> losing four or five feet a week in the past couple of weeks here. >> reporter: one of the things they're trying to do to help these people is put boulders in place to block waves and erosion. it's not enough. many people who live in the apartments teetering on the edge are not at all happy about being asked to leave. neal karlinksky, abc news. >> near san francisco. when we come back, the bachelor takes a detour inside a las vegas wedding chapel. our senior bachelor analyst will have a full rundown. >> "the skinny" up next.
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abc stations. kinny, so skinny topping our headlines thiss morning, we can four of the bachelor" takes a detr to las vegas. >> joining us with the details is "world news now" senior bachelor analyst, jack sheehan. >> heo. >> you out of breath? >> sing rose this week. it's raining here. let's get right to it. 14 women started this week. vegas, baby, vegas. one-on-one date. jojo and our man ben, it didn't start off too well. the helicopter there blew over their table. but once they got going, they
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you know, a little helicopter ride around kind of thing. folks, jojo is in it for the long run. jojo gets the rose. moving on. the group date. this was a talent show. maybe we should say lack thereof. there was dancing. there was cello playing. > nice. >> there was all sorts of other stuff going on. but olivia was the ar, the unwillin star i would sa >> is that a talent? >> it was allegedly a talent. this was no doubt the most cringe worthy moment of the season so far. probably in like a decade or so of bachelor, bachelorette and "bachelor in paradise" material. this was absolutely horrible. there's no other way to say it. unfortunately, afterwards, she overcame a panic attack. olivia actually got therose.
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they started out there in the litt white chapel. ben got down on one knee. >> no. >> just kidding. >> they -he got down on one knee? >> he was in a tux. ben has been ordained so he can carry out these wedng things. that's what they did. it was really nice. becca we should say gets the rose. then the two-on-one date. you know that there are these twins. >> whoho doesn't like tyrone willingham ins. >> emily and hailey. they're actually from vegas. they took a limo out to see their mom. they had time. they're talking to ben. you get the idea. the thing is, it was bh of them in the limo on the way to mom's house. >> uh-huh and? >> only one of them went back. >> that's cruel. >> haley thanks but no thanks. you get the ea. so now we're getting down to the nitty gritty. in the rose ceremony, excuse me,
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there was also obviously hailey's gone, amber didn't get a rose. tter luck on "bachelor in paradise." rachel, she didn't get a rose. the kiss count, the kiss count stops at eight. >> wow. >> yeah. he was kissing women with the same regularity as carolina was scoring touchdowns. >> nice. >> tell you what. next up, vam mos mex i co. >> they go to mexico. >> analyst out. >> all right. got to get to mexico he's got a week to figure it out. >> his lips were busy. even little ben got a kiss. >> thank you so much. our senior bachelor analyst. >> next up, after all that, sophia vergara is suing a beauty company for $15 million. >> the "modern family" filed a lawsuit againstst venus ccept where she did receive a skin tightening massage in 2014 even posting a photo of herself had
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poster of marilyn monroe looking on. >> since then she claims the company has been usingng that image without her permission and without paying her and tmz is reporting vergara wasn't even that happy with the treatnt in the first place, describing it as a waste of money. >> i'd like to know how much that coughs for the skin tightening just in case i know a friend. speaking of money, we're getting new details about that sparkly bolero jacket worn by sarah palin. >> that $695 jacket sold out at sach's, amazon and e-mai it appeared tina fey got her hands on one spoofing saturday night live. >> they actually made one, a side by side comparison shows take a look. >> kudos to the amazing it costume designers at snl. together. at all. i would like to request from the
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measure of the swipe left, swipe right ratio. >> they still you potential matches based on interests, location, age, et cetera, but now the first ones you see will be folks in yourrleague. >> individuals are presented with individuals who are also at their same level of rating. >> how do you knowthis. >> i know everything. >> reporter: actually journalist austin carr uncovered the truth. one of the other people on earth who knows his rating. >> you get a sense of how many are swiping right on you and how being. >> reporter: tinder told austin his rating when he was writing about ththe app for the magazine fast company. >> my score came out to 946. i would like to thinkt's out of a scale of 1,000. >> desirability is far more nuanced than whether someone is physically attractive or not? the average is about 800 so chin up, austin. most of us will never ever know. >> tinder users do not learn their measure bause it's constantly changing. > would you want t to snow? would you?
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>> they're probably not rating had imvery well. >> nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> based on what i'm gting on this, this tinder. >> we di find your profile. we know you recently joined. we're going to pull it up. look at your hair profile. >> everybody would love that. that would increase my desisht score way more than the one i'm using right now. >> really? a dead skunk on your head increase your clickability or what do had he call it, likableability. >> desirability. your wantability, i just keep swiping playing the numbers game and it's not working. > how come nobody's matched with you? >> i don't know. there's got to be some desperate people out there. i'm going to keep my tinder prohe file for a little while longer. >> we've got lots of update and more news from abcc comg up. >> announcer: this is abc "world
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for two decades. good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." the democratic presidential candidates answered questions from i wau voters one week before the caucuses there. a new national poll indicates hillary clinton holding the lead, but she could lose the first two voting primaries. full details ahead. >> a texas grand jury cleared planned parenthood on charges it sold organs from aborted fetuses. they indicted two actitivists. >> a former prosecutor has been named top spearhead an investigation into the water crisis in flint, michigan. the retired head of the fbi in detroit will also be part of that investigation. and antheir first set was a
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the second rather lopsided as sena williams defeated maria sharapova at the australian open today. williams moves onto the semifinals now. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, january 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good morning to you on this tueay morning. we're going to get started this half hour in iowa where the first american voters will get to say who they want to be the next president. >> and last night, the three democrats running for the office answered questions from iowa voters. abc's own liz kreutz was there and joins from us des moines. liz, morning. >> reporter: reena and kendis good morning. we're now less than one week away till the iowa caucus aer a day crisscrossing the state campaigning, the three democratic presidential candates convened right here
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overnight in iowa, the race heating up >> leave me alone here. >> reporter: the democratic presidential hopefuls facing voters in a cnn town hall just seven days before the caucus. bernie sanders fielding questions on his health care pl and the economy. >> but just to be clear, you are going to raise taxes to dothis. >> yes, we will raise -- we will raise taxes. yes, we will. but also let us be clear, chris. weay raise taxes, but we are also going to eliminate private health insurance premiums for individuals and for business. >> he also didn't hold back when asked about his opponent. >> now, this calls for a standing up response. >> okay. >> what do i think? let me give you a couple of examples. the truth is that the most significant vote and issue regarding foreign policy thahat we have seen in this country in modern history was the vote on the war in iraq.
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that's the fact. i voted against the war in aq. hillary clinton voted for the war in iraq. >> reporter: later hillary clinton animated energetic confronted with questions over her honesty and e-mails. >> i've heard from quite a few people my age that they think you're dishonest. but i'd like to hear from you on why you feel the enthusiasm isn't there. >> you know, look, i've been around a long time. people havee town all kinds of things at me. and you know, i can keep up with it. i just keep going forward. they fall by the wayside. they come up with these outlandish things and make these charges. i just keep going forward because there's nothing to it. >> but then a lighter moment when clinton was asked to her respond to her opponent's new tv ad featuriring simon and garfunkel. i think that's great.
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and now, look, you campaign in poetry, you govern in propose. and we need a lot more poetry in this campaign. >> as you can tell, it is going toto be a long six days here. it is a tight race and who wins is going to come down to turnout. the clinton and sanders campaigns are both planning big efforts to make sure their suppororters arehe ones who come out to caucus. >> our thanks to liz in des moines this morning. in the meantime, the republican front-runner donald trump is using a new online ad to help make his final pitch. in it, he s says pretty much every established power group tre is is out to stop him. take a lis. >> and the establishment, the media, the speci interests. . the lobbyists, the donors. they're all againstst me. i'm self-funding my caaigngn. don't owe anybody anything. i only owe it to the american people to do a great job. >> that's quite a close-up. trump is threatening to boycott
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the network allows megan kelly to be one of the moderators. firm. a major change for juveniles held in federal prison. president obama ordered young prisoners will no longer face confinement. in a "washington post" editorial, he says that the change will affect some 10,000 prisoners now held in solitary. he says that he hopes the new rules will be as a model for state and local prisons. >> going to move to breaking news right now. a close call in the waters off south florida. 13 people rescued from ainking yacht. the coast guard says the 106-foot boat started on taking on water 13 miles off the coast of fort lauderdale. all the passengers were able to get on board the ship to help. a mechanical problem may have caused the yacht to sink. >> some 0 million of us digging out from the blizzard of 2016, even many city streets are still blocked by all that snow and
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again today. so were the federal government offices in washington. with more, here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: in w york city, even the snowplows, reeling from that record breaking snow. >> we have to finish this job today and get it done. >> reporter: streets in queens still buried two days later. >> i don't know why they forgot about us. >> reporter: 80 million people in all impacted by the winter storm. baltimore seeing its biggest storm on record. west virginia blasted with 42 inches. nearby marnsburg, 40 inches. in newark, new jersey, a record breaking 28.1 inches fell. >> this is not right. they're not cleaning the streets >> reporteter: the hvy snow church in chester county, this apartment complex in virginia. and in new york city, five people died while shoveling a warning many are taking seriously. >> and you stop for rest so y you don't get too tired. >> flow, not at my age.
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saturday's storm hit. that 85-mile stretch of pennsylvania t turn peoe finally reopened after more than 500 cars got stuck for hours. this church gup making due too, celebrating mass in the snow. and the problem here, just take a look. some treats here in new york still haven't been plowed. many people here say they've never seen this much snow. gio benitez, abc news, queens, new york. >> with no school, no work and not much else open in washington, d.c., the nation's capital is turning to itsts mos regloved resident. >> giant pan dap tian-tian. not disappointing anyone. a sequel to his viral video over the weekend. look at that. th national zoo still closed though. but there's always the panda cam and videos like this one. the earlier video got more than 55 milillion v on facebook. that's what everybody was doing watching toin toin roll in the snow. >> it's calming. > i don't know if it's because
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snow, right? pandas, it's hot. bamboo. oh toin toin is like what is up with this, right? it's colder? >> okay. >> they are used to snow. >> the florida girl misspoke. >> we just found out from our beijing bureau. bob woodruff is over there. >> coming up, getting out of debt. for so many americans it can feel like a daunting challenge. rebecca jvis will talk with one expxpert who's been there and done that. >> how did i not know that pandas are not used to snow? you can find your own love. why not hire cupid yourself? an old world idea of match micking updated. but first a look at today's highs across the country. >> great falls is back. 42, that is balmy. break out the sun tan. >> announcncer: : "wor newnow" weather, brought to you by del sem. the leading cough liquid only provides relief fofour hours,
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>> pretty impressed. >> a little q tip. i think it was bowny ta applebaum. >> no idea what you're talking about. >> okay, so you may think you live alone or with just your family, but you're wrong. a new study finds that humans share their homes with hundreds of species of bugs, flies, spiders. beetles, lies. >> ugh, and more. >> a study of 50 homes near raleigh, north carolina more than 100 spears per haas. the good news, most of the species are benign, most. >> that's gross. i have two questions. >> no, what happened here? >> in the world? >> oh. >> i just kind of looked up in the monitor a saw us. >> i can't even joke around
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>> what does a tribe call quest have t do with that? >> they're bugging out. >> oh, bugging out. >> bugging out. okay. and then the other thing is in the chat notes here from the producer, i'm sur this is from matt, the technical terms for bugs is and throw pods. people who study them are etologists which has nothing to do with entenmanns cookies. >> forgetting about an easy commute. good schools having the right supermarket nearby by be the key to a home's val. homes within a mile of trader joe's or whole foods are worth twice as much as the national average. within two years of a trader joe's opening nearby, home prices surged 10% more than in other neighborhoods. >> but not whole foods? >> they didn't look into that. equity in your home is great, but it doesn't help your
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>> for many americans, climbing out of debt can feel like an impossible challenge. but it doesn't always have to be. here is rebecca jarvis. >> ever wonder what a shark would say is the best way for you to build wealth right now? ask shark kevin o'leary and he'll tell you. >> saving money is the key to long-term success. if i was in debt, i would do whatever it takes to save all my napkins when i went to a fast food restaurant so i didn't have to buy them. debt is a killer. >> one in three american housolds lives paycheck to paycheck with the average home carrying $130,000 in debt. tiffany, otherwise known as the budgetnista says she began her climb out of deep debt when she had no job. >> i was a preschool teacher and lost my job. >> you're almost $300,000 in debtt the time. >> the key so getting rid of that $300,000 in debt was
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first, moving in with her parents, then friends. >> a lot of my friends thought i was crazy. >> she used the website magnify money to identify zero rate credit cards to transfer her existing card balances to that involved no fees allowing her to fay down her debt faster. day she is the owner of a successful financial advising business and using hard earned savings to travel the world. >> what's the lesson you want people to take away from your story. >> if i can dig my way out, honestly, anyone can do it. >> rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. i love thathat she was able to dig herself out. >> yeah, and her advice, of course, only works if you're single. families can't as readily move in with their pares. >> speak for yourself. i've always my husband we're going t move in with my parents. it's areat motivatator. >> to move in wh your parentsts and friends.
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of the way when you need to get your debt in order. that's the message from reena this morning. >> financial advisor reena ninan. >> coming up,henou're looking for love, it keeps taking you to all the wrong places. >> how match making is enjoying a new resurgence among today's modern singles. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now"
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abc stations. well, a warning for women. a new statement from the americanan heart association says symptoms that can signal the need for immediate medical than in men. women may be more likely to have unual symptoms such as shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting and back or neck pain. it goes on to say women are less likely to receive clot bursting hospital. >> so let's turn now to a matter of heart and that age-old struggle for many who are looking for love. >> and today is increasingly hectic world, modern singles are finding growing difficulty in finding the one. with more and more turning to a new take on an old world idea of match making. we're up "up all nightline" with abc's lip say janis. >> reporter: while millionaire matchmaker patti stanger has famously found love for the rich.
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>> you could say anna is more a $1,000 matchmaker. her match making costs 3500 bucks for three months or up to $5,000 for half the year. >> at the point they're willing to pay $3500, are they desperate. >> i had that same question when i started this job and i have not yet met a desperate person. >> you've not met a single desperate person? >> no. >> you haven't met a woman desperate to meet a man whose biological clock is ticking? >>. >> we do not promise deadlines. people normally have a lot going on in their lives that they're happy withh a it's this one missing piece. >> she works for the national match making company three-day rule jokingl named for this bad advice from the movie "swingers." >> i used to wait two days to call everody. so i think three days is mine. what do you think. >> two is enough not to look anxious. >> what are some common problems you're seeing with people coming in who haven't been successful
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>> i think modern dating is challenging. the system itself, it's great how many options we have these days with apps and web sites but it also leads to a bit of dating add sometimes. >> she and her colleague heather only take on eight new paying clients a month. >> are you guys single? >> those who don't pay to become clients end up part of three-day rule's free pool of lower priority potential matches. >> hi. >> hi. >> are you eply? >> yes. >> so nice to meet you. i'm anna. >> on thi day, anna meets with a potential new client named analyst sa. >> i'm totly going to spill this. >> i had been on a couple tinder dates and just like wasn't finding what i was looking for. some of them were just like bad. >> yeah. >> bad. i've been on a lot of bad dates >> i'm sorry. they spend more than an hour going through analyst sa's relationship history, profile and dating desires.
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>> 52 1/2, 5'3" on a good day. >> how about religion. >> is that part of your life? >> yes, i'm a christian. i true try to go to church every sunday. >> do you smoke at all? >> no, that's a deal breaker. >> in the end analyst sa decides to give the free database of singles a try. >> i'm excicited. after like talking with anna, i was just like, there are a lot of things that i am like looking for so i just feel like it's ni to have somebody else take ththat dficult part out. >> she won't be guaranteed any dates. but if she eventually decides to pay up, anna will be there to help her get to haply ever after. for "nightline," i'm linzie janis in chicago. >> what do you think? >> i guess it makesense people will do that. tinder and grinder are basically hookup sites, not necessarily fo a long-lasting relationship. >> you're not going to find your
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i can't keep my hands to myself my hands to myself >> this next story is not about keepg can your hands to yourself. there's a new gym in austin, texas where young people are building more than just muscle. >> focusing on at risk youth helping them build up their bodies and their minds to help them rebuild their lives. nicole row sales of kview has the story. >> this isn't your typical gym. they have dumbbells and speed bags but it's what they teach that sets them apart. >> this is professional arm wrestling team here in austin
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new fitness center started by big bald mike. he along with arm wrestling professionals have joined together to help kick start pulling for the future, a foundation for troubles youth overcoming addiction. >> learning respect for themself. >> teams from a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center wl have a chance to train with the top coaches in the state all in exchange for good glades and behavior. >> showing them how to use their strength and help other people. >> he 14-year-old destiny sanchez has been competing in arm wrestling for years and says it's important kids have an outlet. >> having something to doing to get your mind off everything that you're going through at home or whatever, it's good for you. it's good for your health. >> jared holdsultiple national titles and says there are rules and regulations involved. >> most people think of arm wrestling as a bar room sport. it can't be further from the truth.
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>> big bald mike believes it's their chance to become role models and inspire teens to make a didifference you were consistent. you were transparent. you let others know what you were doing. as a result, you have your dream. >> in austin, nicole row sales, night beat. >> i would do whatever big bald mike tells me to do. he's a big ma >> do you know he's vegan. seriously, he's vegan and lost 150 pounds when he hit rock bottom and decided to stop eating animal protein. >> whoa. >> i always eat animal protein when i'm buffing up for the miss universe pageant. >> i've met number of questionable women in thailand that look liking that with those arms. you want to go at it? >> are you ready? >> thumb.
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> okay. this morning on "world news now," presidentntial hopefuls making their final pitch. >> the democrats taking the teenage last night, clinton and sanders energized in front of the iowa crowd while donald trump takes a break from the hawkeye state with less than a week to the caucuses. >> breaking overnight, more than a dozen rescued at sea as a yaut yacht sinks off the coast of florida. the coast guard jumping into action with the 100-foot boat taking o on water. >> road rage caught on camera two drivers going at it with bats in the middle of e road. the scene playing out in traffic at the enraged strangers attack each other. and the super bowl match-up. the old guard versus the new. preparations under way right now for the big game. and the average price of a
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cam, oh, and coldplay, as well and beyonce. it is tuesday, january 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> hey, everyone. good morning. it is getting down to the wire. >> the super bowl is almost here. >> i wasn't referring to that, but you're probably right, too. >> the super bowl of politics. it is almost here. let's say m maybe a week from today we might note from right now who have won the caucuses. remember four years ago, it too awhile before iowa decided the resultss with rk santorum. it iexciting. we've been talking about it for so long. >> looking forward to having chinese that night. >> why, is that a tradition? >> i always like to watch the night before, you know. it's going to be a long night for us. broadcast. we'll have all the latest stuff. >> exactly. and some politicians might be eating some crow that night
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>> but like we were saying, six days and counting. it is crunch time for many of the candidates. and the first voters will be heard in iowa next monday. last night the three democrats vying for support answered an their questions and made their final pitch. >> a new poll showsws hillary clinton with 52% of the vote ahead of bernie sanders by double digits. he's at 38% while martin o'malley at just 2%. >> but clinton could lose in the first two contests and that could injure her long-term prospects. kenneth moton has thehe latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: with one week to go before they face the iowa caucus voters for the first time, the three democratic candidates for president appeared one by one at an iowa town hall hosted by cnn. some polls have bernie sanders edging out hillary clinton. >> establishment politic is just not good enough. we need bold changes. we need a political revolution. >> reporter: though
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martin o'malley isn't breakin stri. >> i need the o'malley supportersrs out there to hold strong and move forward like iowa does. >> reporter: and clintontill the front-runner nationally but she needs every vote she can get in the hawkeye state. >> i've been on the front lines of change and progress since i was your age. i have been fighting to give kids and women and the people who are left out and left behind a chance to make the most out of their own liveves. >> reporter: the gop front-runner had his attention on new hampshire. >> being. >> reporter: the granite state's imary is in two weeks. >> my new battle is with a gentleman named ted cruz. >> repter: in iowa recent polls have him leading cruz. >> 177 hours. that's how long we've got till the iowa caucuses. >> the endorsements arll rolling in for the candidates. the most recent former texas governor and gop candidate rick perry endorses teded cruz.
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>> thank you, kenneth. we'll get to breaking news right now coming from south florida where some 13 people have been rescued from a sinking yacht. the coast gua says the 106-foot boat started taking on water 13 miles off the coast. this is at f fort lauderdale. all passengers were able to get aboard the coast guard ship to help. a mechanical problem may have caused the yacht to sink. >> more than 40eaths reported from this weekens blizzard. watch as the snow buries the cars in this northern virginia parking lot. we're talking 24 to 30 inches of snow fell in the region. schools are closed for another day in washington. baltimore as well as philly. and suburban communities. federal offices will again be closed today. themation's capital. but in new york city, roads in manhattan are mostly clear but othe boroughs and suburbs still need work causing tempers to flair. >> this is not right. they're not doing anything.
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to be this bad. no trsportation, really? not everybody has a car. >> it may be days before all public transportation is roin again. warmer temperatures over the next few days may help the cause there. so air travel is still a mess after the storm. hundreds of flights already canceled for today and more than 16 flights were canceled yesterday and 2,000 delayed. headaches. washington dulles airport. the problems in the east affect flights all across the country as planes and crews are stuck in the wrong places. >> there's a new ruling in the legal battle between detroit and its teachers. teachers protested outside the croom where a judge denied the request for a restraining order. strikes are illegal but teachers have stataged seral sickouts to draw attention to poor cans low pay. a new hearing is set for february. >> the governor of michigan may
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about his handling of the water crisis in flint. governor rick snyder's e-mails and other communications have been subpoenaed as part of a class action suit. alex perez reports on how the investigation into the crisis is heating up. >> reporter: the michigan attorney general announcing an independent team is now leading an investigation into the mishandling of the water crisis in flint. water, he admits, remains unsafe. >> i would certainly not bathe a newborn child or a young infant in this bad water. >> reporter: a warning the family of 2-year-old sincere smith wishes they would have had sooner. that rash on the toddler's facece, his mother says, caused by bathing in the lead-contaminated water. these heart breaking images. some children in tears, as they lined up with families to get and the anger here only growing as monthly water bills continue to roll in. >> we're paying for this water.
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>> alex perez, abc news, chicagoing. > clean-up is under way in philadelphia after hundreds of gallons of home heating oil spilled in the skuk counsel river. the river runs through the center of philadelphia. more than 4,000 gallons spilled from a tank. about 200 gallons of red dye fuel went into the water. the city says there is no threat to the water supply. the two wildfires that burned in northern california last fall did at least a billion dollars in damage. this is according t to the latest estimate from the state depament of insurance. the price tag does not include damage to communities infrastructures and utilities. the valley fire destroyeded nearly 2,000 struck furpz the beaut fire burned about 00 homes and businesses. in themeantime, indiana's controversial religious objections law may have cost thehe state about $6 million in lost revenue all from a tourist industry group that says a dozen
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than indianapolis, all of that because of the uproar over the law. critics say the law makes it okay to discriminate against gays based on religious jections. >> even darth vader isn't all that bad. hard to lieve? the villain and storm troopers delivered new hope to a 4th grader in nebraska. he was born without an arm but limitless technology, a non-profit organization arranged for replacement limb at no charge. >> very cool. so it was made with a 3-d printer. >> crazy, huh? >> darth was accompanied by members of the legions central garrison of storm troopers. you know them, of course. >> or course. >> and after the assembly, they and alvin showed off the arm to his classmates. i was reading some of the comments be this. some guy was like this is nice and all, but what about that black ptocol droid? i guess that's not a commonn one. >> the droid over there.
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>> is that a common one? i have no idea. >> that looks like cell la tore or something. are we going old school? >> you're going e man? >> i couldn't remember the show where that came from. >> e man and shera. >> there already 30-year-olds that are like what are they talking about. >> iave the power. >> my god. >> do you remember that? >> shera. >> folks, coming up in the mix breaking down the strangest laws that still exist. >> including why aren't we talking about thunder cats. that was a better cartoon. first the nurse accused of faking cancer going to great lengths to garner sympathy and ney. the friend who heldd a fund-raiser for her shocked by what the police are saying. by. two strangers attacki each other in a fit of road rage using weapons right in the mile of trafaffic.
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a couple things about this. this is not a scene from he man and celltore. nor is it from florida. a driver whipped out his camera and captured an ugly road rage incident in austin, texas. wow. video shows a man wielding a baseball bat confronting the driver of a pickup truck who grabs a pole. the two go at it like ninja warriors. the conflict seems to be winding down but it's a good thing they
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>> this have been incredibly ugly. this would freak me out. freak me out. well, anyway, a georgia nurse is facing charges for faking a cancer diagnosis to scam donations. investigators in the county say that mary bennett used her medical training to convince potential donors she had stage 4:ovarian cancer and used the donations to fund trips around the southeast including one to new orleans to meet ventriloquist jeff dunnham. >> curt held a fund-raising dinner for bennett. >> i couldn't believe it. for days i still couldn't believe it. now i believe it. >> bennett h haseen charged with theft and forgery. >> okay, so in jail this morning, two would be carckers in florida who tangled with the wrong victim. >> that amazing video last week was of a mom fighting off people trying to save her vehicle.
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benitez. >> a trip to the gas station turning into a heroic moment for a florida mother. tch as she fights off two armed menace they allegedly try to steal her car while her children are still inside. >> he got in. >> she w traveling to miami with her 1-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son when she stopped to get gas. while at the pump, these would men juan carlos gonzales and nicolas rosato tried to carjack her. >> i was just thinking he's going t to takak it and the kids are in there. >> that's when she sprang into action. a security camera at the gas station capturing it all. the protective mother sprinting around to the driver's side door, diving intohe car after one of the men pulling him out of the vehicle and stripping off his mask. the two would be carjackers are then seen running off camera, allegedly fleeing the scene in a getaway car.
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guns or what they were going to do to me. i just thought about getting the kids out. >> her son evan watching the whole thing from the back seat. >> my mom was yelling at him. saying get out of the car. get out of the car, get out of the car right now. >> reporter: the suspects spotted by police less than a mile from the gas station. authorities arresting the two men and their alleged get away driver identififiedy police as rebecca utria. the trio facing charges f attempted armed carjacking and eluding police. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> terrifying. one was as young as 17 years old. one of the tips, park in the center lane when you go to a gas station. it's hard are for them to get around. as a mom, i hope that i would have instinincts. people say you shouldn't do this. your kids are in the back seat, you'll do anything to protect th. >> she ran on instincts. one of the suspects has been released f from il. a frightening encounter indeed there.
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when you goinside? >> i never do that. no. i don't go at night, too. just a personal thing. t they also happen during the day so. >> never know. >>oming up in our next half hour, the emergency playing out on the west coast. take a look at these cliffside houses teetering on the brink in danger of falling over the edge at any moment. where police have been going door to door telling residents to leave before it's too late. >> first, what's being called the super bowl for the ages. the young star up against an all-time favorite. will there be a fairy tale ending? you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" coinues after this from our abc stations. i believe, i believe believe we're still worth the fight you'll see there's hope for this world tonight
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so while the panthers and broncos practice for super bowl 50, san francisco drivers are practicing their patience many streets in downtown san francisco are closed for construction of super bowl city abothe preparations for the football championship. traffic will be a mess for the next two weeks. mind you, san francisco is something like 40 minuteses away from where game is being played. carolina panthers fans can't get enough of the super bowl. some stores in charlotte opened up early yesterday morning so fans could guy championship gear and the people were out in force at 6:00 a.m., souvenirs for the very hot nfl team have been big sellers all season long. >> i would imagine so. going to the game won't be cheap either. see the geek says the arage ticket price right now is more than $5300. that's almost two weeks before a
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the highest was less than $4,000 butt priceces usually drop as the game approaches but not always. do you get them now, later? i guess if you're going to go, you need to get your ticks. >> yeah, or you could wait around and see. all of that just to see ce play. amazing. > come onon. >> when the denver broncos face off against the carolina panthers in less than two weeks, itit will be a match-up that will bridge like two generations together. >> the two quarterbacks facing off against each other, a young star and a favorite. here is ryan smith. >> denver wins it, heading to super bowl 50. >> reporter: super bowl 50 will be a game for the ages. >> they take him down. >> reporter: 39-year-old peyton manning, the oldest quarterback ever to start in a super bowl. >> here comes cam. >> reporter: taking on 26-year-old cam newton, making his debut there. newton only adding to his superman reputation with an y inspiring game. >> he's in for the touchdown! >> reporter: and manning
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against legendary rival >> this is a sweet day, a sweet victory. >> reporter: but manning may be feeling his age. espn has seen firsthand how excruciating it is for manning just to take off his equipment. >> after games, he's often in so much pain that someone is helping him sort of yank his cleats off one inch at a time. >> that led to talk this super bowl may be manning's last game with his son marshall as his side. >> just a few minutes. >> and silently stealing the show, manning wouldn't predict his future. but a win in the super bowl could make for a storybook ending on football's greatest stage. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> and some time for some analysis right now from reena. >> i didn't know. >> with the game. >> it's going to be a good game. they're going to have good commercials and the opepening act is going to be amazing.
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start the relief. ditch the misery. let's end this. all right. everyone, it's time for "the mix." a university in illinois compiled across the nation the wildest craziest loss still on the books. take a look at this one. in maine, it is actually illegal keep your christmas decorations up after january 14th. >> that should be a crime. >> january 14th. you're right. martin luther kick, we moved >> yes. >> and my home state florida, you know i love my florida. >> what you got. >> if ann elephant is left tied to a parking meter, you still got to pay the parking fee. just as if it was a vehicle. 're big on our elephants. go big or go home. >> what if it's an em 1992 now that's a different type of regulation. didn't g that far into the books.
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legally be a pickle unless it bounces. it's too cool in connecticut. those folks have too much time on their hands. laws. we were talking about the big super bowl match-up involving the patriots versus the rdinals in san francisco in two weeks. oh, wait. that's how these guys thohought it uld be. this one fan patriots fan burke o'connell decided is he would get a tattoo before the championship game on sunday. saying the patriots win be super bowl 50. >> no. >> and then there's jose. the cardinals fan. yeah, super bowl 50 with the cardinals. that can't be undone. >> oh, it can be. >> it n be undone but it's a little embarrassing. those. >> it's like you're jinxing your team, folks. it could be their fault they didn't make it. >> exactly. >> i would not.
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hi first word was duck. this morning on "world news now," blizzard blockage. days after the big storm, plenty of residents and travelers still stuck. streets unplowed, flights canceled and schools and offices we're going to having an update with the latest. >> back to ck, hillaryry clinton and bernie sanders making their case for the white house overnight. the iowa town hall as the primary race narrows. >> new this half hour, brink of disaster. >> the california town in crisis, cliff erosion threatening to send builildings into the ocean. residents literally on edge. and fresh drama for week 4 of "the bachelor," which takes a detour through las vegas with ben standg at an altar in a a tux. what will really went down and who's the new front runner? we'll have a full report in "the
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is tuesday, january 26. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i'll tell you, i needed a shower after watching "the bachelor." >> was it that -- >> you weren't the only one. >> don't you think, jack. >> exactly. it was a pretty saucy y episode. and they say ben is boring? well, ben. he was hardly that. he knew how to party. >> when in vegas, you know >> how can you be boring in vegas? >> exactly. >> even i would put my books down. >> and that anchorwoman, whoo. >> we're going to hear more about the anchorwoman. >> we'll hear more about the anchorwoman. >> you can take and chore woman to vegas and you never know if she'll come back. >> they get anchored there and just turn loopy. >> did theget to see j.lo.? >> i don't think she was there but i'm sure they saw some other shows. >> vegas doesn't have to deal with the blizzard clean-up. east coast.
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students, baltimore, philly and their suburbs. >> that's because so many streets are still not plowed and travel is limited. new york city schools will be open again. outside manhattan driving can also be a problem. mass transit is resuming but is still fairly limited. >> federal government offices are closed again today in shington. more than 40 deaths have been blamed on the storm from accidents, snow shoveling, heart attacks even carbon monoxide and hundreds of flights have already been canceled today. >> the problem for the airlines is that planes and crews that are needed in unaffected parts of the country may be stranded here. the hardest hit airline is united which has two hubs in the region, newark and washington dulles airport. washington is having trouble de-icing or digging out rather. more from abc's david rley. >> reporter: after the blizzard, front end loaders, trucks, even a rail yard plow are still working to reopen the cacapital.
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emergency. >> reporter: washington looking like a ghost town. some highws, singlgle-lane trenches. in the suburbs, officials say it could be wednesday before redents see a plow on their street. >> it's a mess. total mess. >> repeporter: ihas been a mess in the skies, too. more than 1,600 flight cancellations as planes started flying, and passengers returned to airports. in chicago, juan reyes' first flight was scheduled for saturday. >> that was canceled and they reoked me on sunday, and that was canceled. >> reporter: some of the snow from the historic storm nonow ing melted at reagan national. this is what that deserted airport looked like in the middle of the blizzard saturday. a day later, sunshine and heavy machinery. these crews are working to clear a foot and a half of snow from the equivalent of 200 miles of roadway to get aircraft like this back in the air. runways clear, but service will be limited for another day or two. so this city will come back to some life on tuesday with commuts coming back in to the
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commute. david kerley, abc news, washshington. >> thank you so much. all that snow is making it difficult for firefighters in baltimore last night. they had to slog through snow-covered streets to battle a raging row house fire. the narrow street in front of that house completely blocked by snow up to five feet deep. no way for fire trucks to get close. the house appeared to be destroyed and other homes nearby suffered smoke damage. >> it does seem as if the presidential campaign has gone on forever but next monday, the first voters will finally have their say at the iowa caucuses. last night, the three democratic candidates took part in a town hall in iowa. bernie sanders was asked a big question people have when they hear he is a socialist. >> but just to be clear, you are going to raise taxes to do this. >> yes, we will raise the -- we will raise taxes, yes, we will. but also let us be clear, chris.
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also going to eliminate private health insurance premiums for individuals and for businesses. >> hillary clinton, this was kind of awkward, was asksked a about sanders inspiring new tv ads including the one that uses simon and garfunkels's wonderful song "america." here is her answer. >> you campaign in poetry, you govern in propose. we need a lot more poetry in this campaign and in our country so i applaud that. i love the feeling. i love the energy. i obviously respect senator sanders greatly and appreciate what he has done in this campaign. but i i believe at i'm the better person to be the democratic nominee and to be the president and commander in chief of the country. >> that's what you called a pivot. martin'malley is pitching himself as a candidate for the party's future, but if he doesn't get enough votes at next week's caucuses, his supporters will have to switch to one of
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>> decision day coming around. meanwhile, republican donald trump is threatening t to boycot network. the front-runner is demanding that anchor megan kelly be removed as a moderator. trump you'll remember tangled with kelly during the last fox date. he says she isn't fair to him. so far fox is holding firm reminding trump even if he's he's president, he won't get to >> true. so a key law enforcement official in europe is warning that isis is planning other large scale attacks on european cities similar to the one in paris. the official said this was part of the terror group's new combat style capability to carry out large attacks. those attacks will focus primarily on soft targets because of the impact that it generates. and a top french official says isis has created a whole industry out of the production of fake passports. the french interior minister
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from its operations in libya, syria and iraq. last month, abc news reported that u.s. intelligence suspected isis had acquired thousands of blank syrian passports and at least one passport printing machine after taking over government offices in syria. now to the hunt for those dangerous escapees in southern california. sheriff's officials in orange county say they believe the three men a still in the area because of their close ties to local gangs. d they're pleading for anyone with information to come forward. here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: the manhunt intensifying for those three escaped inmates. now on run. police say the three men cut through metal grates in their cell, making their way through plumbing pipes to the roof. there, they rappelled down the side of the jail using that rope made from bed sheets. >> we think that it would be highly unlikely for someone else in there not to know what was going on. >> reporter: you can see in this surveillance video a shadowy figure and a flicker. they believe that's one of the men on the roof.
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violent crimes from murder to attempted murder, kidnapping and torture. they were last seen at the maximum security jail near dawn on friday, but weren't discovered missing until late that evening. once they escaped, they found themselves here. a densely populated area full of government buildings and neighborhoods. >> authorities saying they think the men are still somewhere in southern california. >> we feel that they may be embedded somewhere in the community. >> reporter: but authorities are worried that people in that community may be too fearful to come forward. kayna whitworth, santa ana, california. >> turning to sports, serena williams is heading to the semifinals of the australian open defeaeating mar sharapova in straight sets earlier today. 6-4, 6-1. >> the first set was neck and neck. williams breezed through the second. williams has won their last 1 matches. alsoso note, ithe last six times
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of quauarterfina at the australian open, she's gone on to win the tournament. so we wish her good luck. >> she just needs they and three more. >> there you go. do the math for us. >> all right. so speaking of sports, the seventh place finisher at a half marathon in alabama never bothered to register beforthe race. ludivine somehow escaped her backyard and made her way to the starting line and ran the entire 13.1 mile course. the 2 1/2-year-old hound dog had no trouble keeping up with the pack. isn't that clever writing? her time was a little over an hour a a half and marathon officials awarded her a medal on a ribbon just like the other finishers. >> ah. how do you only come in seventh? >> seventh? i find seventh impressive. finished the marathon. but i would think that a dog would be faster than us. coming up, a california city on edge.
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right here. hanging off the side of the cliff. as the earth gives out to erosion. what's being done to try and prevent a disaer. >> and in "the skinny," sophia vergara suing a beauty company. what she's saying they did without her consent. but fifirst, kens, why don't you do the honors. >> the's no love for great falls today. >> there's rain in some parts. >> why did max take it off? >> we should go toto orlando 74. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by mucinex dm.mucinex dm.janet? cough if you can hear me. don't even think about it. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what about mike? he has that dry scratchy thing going on. guess what? it wororks on hicough too. cough! guess what? it works on his cough too. what? stop! don't pull me! spoiler alert! she doesn't make it! only mucinex dm relieves bothwet and dry y coughs f 12 hours
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investigators on the island of grenada say jessica colker was stabbed to death as she walked a beach and her husband was able to escape the attack. reports say a recently released ex-con is being questioned by police. >> back here at home, a crisis is playing out on the west coast as dozens of cliffside homes literally teeter on the brink of disaster. >> crashing waves and powerful rain from el nino are accelerating the erosion of a coastal wall in the neighborhood outside of san francisco.. abc's neal karlinksky has the latest. >> reporter: el nino's fury putting lives at risk. a drone capturing that dramatic moment as part of this hillside outside of san francisco shears off, putting apartment buildings >> people's houses are now on the edge of the cliff. >> reporter: weeks of heavy storms and high surf pounding the coastline here. the new worry as officials ask roughly 100 homeowners to move
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building could now be at risk, too. >> we've been losing four or five feet a week in the past couple of weeks here. >> reporter: one of the things they're trying to do to help these people is put boulders in place to gok block some of the waves and erosion but it's just not enough. many people who live in the apartments teetering on the edge are not at all happy about being asked to leave. neal karlinksky, abc news. >> pictures near san francisco. when we come back, the bachelor takes a detour inside a las vegas wedding chapel. our seni bachelor analyst will have a full rundown. >> "the skinny" up next. >> announcer: "world news now"
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abc stations.. skinny, so skinny topping our headlines this morning, week four of the bachelor takes a detour to las vegas. >> joining us with the details is "world news now" senior bachelor analyst, jack sheehan. >> hello. >> you out of breath? >> single rose this week. it's raining here. let's get right to it. 14 women started this week. vegas, baby, vegas. one-on-one dat jojo and o ourur man b, didn't start off too well. the helicopter there blew over their table. but once they got going,g, they really got going.
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ride around kind of thing. folks, jojo is in it for the long run. jojo gets the rose. moving on. the group date. this was a talent show. maybe we should say lack thereof. there was dancing. there was cello playing. > nice. >> there was all sorts of othe stuff going on. but olivia was the star, t willing star would say. >> is that a talent? >> it was allegegedly a tant. this was no doubt the most cringe worthy moment of the season so far. probably in li a decade or so of bachelor, bachelorette and "bachelor in paradise" material. this was absolutely horrible. there's no other way to say it. unfortunately, afterwards, she overcame a panic attack. olivia actually got the rose. moving on, becca one-on-one te with ben.
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ben got down on one knee. >> no. >> just kiddining. >> they -- he got down on one knee? >> he got down on one knee. he was in a tux. ben has been ordained so he can carry out these weddinthings. that's what they did. it was realllly nice. becca we should say gets the rose. then the two-on-one date. you know that there are these twins. >> who doesn't like twins? >> emily and haley. they took a limo out to see their mom. they had some time. ey're talking to ben. you get the idea. the thing is, it was both of them ithe limo on the way to mom's house. >> uh-huh, and? >> only one of them went back. >> that's cruel. >> haley thanks but no thanks. you get the idea. so now we're getting down to the nitty gritty. in the rose ceremony, excuse me, 11 women got roses.
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gone, amber didn't get a rose. better luck on "bachelor in paradise." rachel, she didn't getet a rose. the kiss count, the kiss count stops at eight. >> w. >> yeah. he was kissing women with the same regularity as carolina was scoring touchdowns. >> nice. >> tell you what. next up,amos, mexico >> they go to mexico. >> analyst out. >> all right. >> got to get to mexico. he's got a week to figure it out. >> his lips were bususy. even little ben got a kiss. >> good wrap-up. thank you so much, our senior bachelor analyst. >> next up, after all that, sophia vergara is suing a beauty company for $15 million. >> the "modern family" star filed a lawsuit against venus concept where she did receive a
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even posting a photo of herself after getting the treatment with a poster of marilyn monroe >> since then she claims the company has been using that without paying her and tmz is reporting vergara wasn't even that happy with the treatment in the first place, describing it as a waste of money. >> i'd like to know how much that costs for the skin knight tightening just in case can i speaking of money, we're getting new details about that sparkly bolero jacket worn by sarah palin during the donald trump endorsement. sac's amazon and ebay. it appeared tina fey got her hands on one spoofing saturday night live. >> it turns out n not "turday night live" made one. a side by side comparison shows there was no difference. ta a look. >> kudos to the amazing costume designers at "snl." look at them putting it togetherer. >> you can't tell the differencece atll. i would like to request from the i'd love to wear it on set one
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professionals in their own tanks. i'moo sexy for my shirt, too sexy for my shirt so sexy it hurts >> you think you're too sexy for anything? there's now a way to definitively gauge your desirability rating. >> apparently it's inside the popular dating app tinder and it promises to help y you find the perfect match. abc's nick watt checks it out. >> you know who i found on tinder? i found a -- a bunch of girls who aren't interested in me. >> reporter: yes, wise teens on "blackish" that's a problem they're woing on where you swipe right if you like and left if it's a no, no.
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formula, a desirability rating. >> the desirability rating is a measure of the swipe left, swipe right ratio. >> they still show you potential matches based on interests, location, age, et cetera, but now the first ones you see will be folks in your league. >> individuals are presented with individuals who are also at their same lel of rating. >> how do you know this? >> i know everything. >> reporter: actually journalist austin carr uncovered the truth. one of e only people on earth who know their rating. >> you get a sense of how many are swiping right on you and how desirable you are as a human being. >> reporter: tinder told austin his ting when he was writing about the app for the magazine "fast company." >> my score came out to 946. i would like to think it's out of a scale of 1,000. that would make me feel a lot better. >> desirability is far more nuanced than whether someone is phically attractive or not. >> the average they say is about 800 so chin up, austin. most of us will never ever know. >> tinder users do not learn their measure because it's constantly changing. >> would you want to know?
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be honest. >> they're probably not rating him very well. >> nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> based on what i'm getting on this, this tinder. >> we did find your profile. we know you recently joined. we're going to pull it up. look at your hair profile. >> everybody would love that. >> that was back when you had hair. >> n, that would increase my desirability score way more than the one i'm using right now. >> really? a dead skunk on your head increase your clickability or what do they call it? likabili? >> desirabability. your wantability, your lustability, i just keep swiping playing the numbers game an it's not working. > how come nobody's matched with you? >> i don't know. there's got to be some desperate people out there. i'm going to keep myinder profile for other half hour. >> we've got lots of updates and more news from abc coming up. >> announcer: this is abc "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. this is abc "world
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good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." the democratic presidential candidates answered questions from iowa voters one week before the caucuses there. a new national poll indicates hillary clinton holding the lead, but she could lose the first two voting primaries. full detailsls ahead. >> i -- a text grand jury has cleared plannnned parenthood on charges it sold organs from aborted fetuses. they indicted two activists. >> a former prosecutor has been named to sarhead an investigation into the water crisis in flint, michigan. the retired head of the fbfbi in detroit will also be part of that investigation. and their first set was a struggle.
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serena williams defeated maria sharapova at the australian open today. williams moves onto the semifinals now. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, january 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good morning to you on this tuesday morning. we're going to get started this half hour in iowa where the first american voters will get to say who they want to be the next president. >> and last ninight, thehree democrats running for the office answered questions from iowa voters. abc's own liz kreutz was there and joins from us des moines. hey, liz, morning. >> reporter: reena and kendis good morning. we're now less than one week away till it the iowa caucus and the stakes could not be higher. aftea day crisscrossing the state campaigning, the three democratic presidential candidates convened right here to lay out theirir final p to
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heating up. >> leave me alonone here. >> reporter: the democratic presidential hopefuls facing voters in a cnn town hall just seven days before the caus. bernie sanders fielding questions on his health care plan and the economy. >> but just to be clear, you are going to raise taxes to do this. >> yes, we will raise -- we will raise taxes. yes, we will. but also let us be clear, chris. we may raise taxes, but we are also going to eliminate private health insurance premiums for individuals and for business. >> he also didn't hold back when asked about his opponent. >> now, this calls for a standing up respononse.. okay. >> what t do i thi? let meust give you a couple of examples. the truth is that the most significant vote and issue regarding foreign policy that we have seen in this country in modern history was the vote on the war in iraq. okay?
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i voted against the war in iraq. hillary clinton voted for the war in iraq. >> reporter: later hillary clinton animated, energetic confronted with questions over r honesty and her e-mails. >> i've heard from quite a few peop my age that they think you're dishonest. but i'd like to hear from you on why you feel the enthusiasm isn't there. >> you know, look, i've been around a long time. people have thrown all kinds of things at me. and you know, i cat keep up with it. i just keep going forward. they fall by the wayside. they come up with these outlandish things and make these charges. i just keep going forward because there's nothing to it. >> but then a lighter moment when clinton was asked to respond to her opponent's new tv ad featuring simon and garfunkel. >> i think that's great. i think that's fabulous.
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and now, look, you campaign in poetry, you govern in prose. and we need a lot more poetry in ththis campan. >> as you can tell, it is going to be a long six days here. it is a tight race and who wins is going to come down to turnout. the clinton and sanders campaigns are both planning big mobilization efforts to make sure their supporters are the ones who come out to caucus. >> our thanks to liz in des moines this morning. thank you. in the meantime, the republan front-runner donald trump is using a new online ad to help make his final pitch. in it, he says pretty much every established power group there is is out totop him. take a listen. >> the establishment, the media, the special interests, the lobbyists, the donors. they're all against me. i'm lf-funding my campaign. i don't owe anybody anything. i only owe it to the american people to do a great job. >> that's quite a close-up. trump is threatening to boycott
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network allows megyn kelly to be one ofts moderators.s. he says kelly is unfair to him. so far the network is holding firm. a major change for juveniles held in federal prison. president obama ordered young prisoners will no longer face the possibility of solitary confinement. in a "washington post" editorial, the president says that the change will affect some 10,000 prisoners now held in solitary. he says that he hopes the new rules will be as a model for state and local prisons. >> going to move to breaking news right now. a close call in the waters off south florida. 13 people have been rescued from a sinking yacht. the coast guard says the 106-foot boat started tang on water 13 miles off the coast of fort lauderdale. all the passengers were ablele to get onoard the coast guard ship to help. it appears a mechanical problem nk. >> turning to the weather now, some 80 million of us digging out from the blizzard of 2016. even many city streets are sti
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again today. so are the federal government officecein washiton. with more, here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: in new york city, even the snowplows, reeling from that record breaking snow. >> we've got finish this job and get it done. >> reporter: streets in queens still buried. >> i don't know why they forgot about us. >> reporter: 80 million people in all impacted by the winter storm. baltimore seeing its biggest storm on record. again gary,est virginia, blasted with 42 inches. in nearby martinsburg, 40 inches. in newark, new jersey, a record breaking 28.1 inches fell. >> this is not right. they're not cleaning the streets they're not doing anything. >> reporter: the heavy snow caving in roofs, like this church in chester county, pennsylvania. this apartment complex in virginia. and in new york city, five people died while shoveling, a warning many are taking seriously. >> and you stop for rest so you don't get too tired. >>oh, no, not at my age. up.
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saturday's storm hit. that 85-mile stretch of pennsylvania turn people finally reopened after more than 500 cars got stuck for hours. this church group making due too, celebrating mass in the snow. and the problem here, just take a look. some streets here in new york still haven't been plowed. many people here say they've never seen this much snow. gio benitez, abc news, queens, new york. >> with no school, no work and not much else open in washington, d.c., the nation's capital is turning to its most beloved resident. >> we're talking about giant panda tian-tian. not disappointing anyone. a sequel to his viral video over the weekend. at least someone in washington is enjoying the weather. look at that. the national zoo stitill close though. but t there's ways the panda cam and videos like this one. the earlier videgot more than 55 million views on facebook. that's what everybody was doing watctching tiatian roll in the snow. >> it's calming. isn't it? >> it's funny. > i don't know if it's because in china they're not used d to the snow, right?
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bamboo. so tian-tian is le, what is it up with this, right? it's colder? >> okay. they are used to snow. >> excuse me. florida girl misspoke. >> we just found out from our beijing bureau. bob woodruff is over there. >> coming up, getting out of debt. for so many americans it can feel like a daunting challenge. abc's rebca jarvis will talk with one expert who's been there andd done that with her own getting out of debt road map. >> how did i not know that pandas are not used to snow? later, you can find your own love. why not hire cupid yourself? an old world idea of matchmaking updated for today's singles. but first a look at today's highs across the country. >> great falls is back. 42, that is balmy. break out the sun tan. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by delsym. sem. the leading cough liquid only provides relief for four hours,
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>> pretty imimpresessed. >> a little q tip. i think it was bonita applebaum. that would be great. >> no idea what you're talking about. >> okay, so you may think you live alone or with just your family, but you're wrong. a new study finds that humans share their homes with hundreds of species of bugs, flies, spiders, beetles, lice. ugh, and more. >> a study of 50 homes near raleigh, north carolina more than 100 species per house. the good news, most of the species are benign, most. that's gross. i have two questions. >> no, what happened here? >> in the world? >> oh. >> i just kind of looked up in the monitor and saw this.
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about that, guys. >> what doe a tribe called quest have to do with that? >> they're bugging out. >> oh, bugging out. >> bugging out. okay. and then the other things in the chat notes here from the producer, i'm sure this is from matt, the technical terms for bugs is anthropods. people who study them are etymologists which has nothing to do with entenmann's cookies. what? we move on. >> forget about an easy commute. proximity to good schools, having the right supermarket nearby may be the key to a home's value. homes within a mile of trader joe's or whole foods are worth twice much as the national average. within two years of a trader joe's opening nearby, home prices surged 10% more than in other neighborhoods. >> but not whole foods? >> they didn't look into that. equity in your home is great, but it doesn't help your
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mired in debt. >> for many americans, climbing out of debt can feel like an impossible challenge. but it doesn't always have to be. here is rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: ever wonder w what t a shk would say is the best way for you to build wealth right now? ask shark kevin o'leary and he'll tell you. >> saving money is the key to long-term success. if i was in debt, i would do whatever it takes to save all mymy nains when i went to a fast food restaurant so i didn't have to buy t them.m. it's extreme but it's important. debt is a killer. >> one in three american households lives paycheck to paycheck with the average home carrying $130,000 in debt. tiffany, otherwise known as the budgetnista says she began her imb out of deep debt when she had no job. >> i was a preschool teacher and then i lost my job. >> you're almost $300,000 in debt at the time. >> yes. >> the key says tiffany to getting ridf that $300,000 in debt was cutting back on housing costs. first, moving in with her
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>> a lot of my friends thought i was crazy. >> she used the website magnify money to identify zero rate credit cards to transfer her existing card balances to that involved no fees allowing her to pay down her credit card debt considerably faster. >> who today she is out of her economic hole, the owner of a successful financial advising business and using hard earned savings to travel the world. >> what's the lesson you want people to take away from your story? >> if i can dig my way out, honestly, anyone can do it. >> rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. i love that she was able to dig herself out. course, only works if you're sile. families can't as readily move in witith their rents. or hopefully not. >> speak for yourself. going to move in with my parents. it's a great motivator. >> to move in with your parents and friends. that's one way to cut.
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of the way when you need to get your debt in order. that's the message from reena this morning. >> financial advisor reena nan. >> don't trust my financial -- >> coming up, when you're looking for love, it keeps taking you to all the wrong places. >> how the old world idea of match making is enjoying a new resurgence among today's modern singles. you're watching "world news now."
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abc stations. well, a warning for >> well, a heart health warning for women. a new stement from the american heart association says symptoms that can signal the need for immediate medical atteion are different in women than in men. women may be more likely to have unusual symptoms such as shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting and back or neck pain. the statement goes on to say that women are less likely to receive cloth-bursting medication once they get to the hospital. >> so let's turn now to a matter of heart and that age-old struggle for many who are looking for love. >> and in today's increasingly hectic world, modern singles are finding growing difficulty in finding the one. with more and more turning to a new take on an old world idea of match makiking. we're up "up all nightline" with abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: while millionaire matchmaker patti stanger has famously found love for the risch -- >> meeeet my milonaires.
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matchmaker. her match making costs 3500 bucks for three months or up to $5,000 for half the year. >> at the point they're willing to pay $3500, are they desperate? >> i had that same question when i started this job and i have not yet met a desperate person. desperate person? >> no. >> you haven't met a woman with the bioiological clock that's ticking desperate to meet a man inside a year? no? >> we do not promise deadlines. peoplehat we're working with normally have a lot going on in their lives that they're hap with and it's just this onone missing piece. >> she works for the national match making company three-day rule jokingly named for this bad advice from the movie "swingers." >> i used to wait two days to call anybody. now it's like everyone in town waits two days. so i think three days is kind of mine. what do you think? >> two is enough not to look anxious. >> what are some common problems you're seeing with people coming in who haven't been successful
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challenging. the system itself, it's great how many options we havehese days with apps and web sites but it also leads to a b bit of dang a.d.d. sometimes. > she ander colleleague heaeaer ly take on eight new paying clients a month. >> are you guys single? >> those who don't pay to become clients end up part of three-day rule's free pool of lower priority potential matches. >> hi. >> hi. >> are y emily? >> yes. >> so nice to meet you. i'm anna. >> on this day, anna meets with a potential new client named anna lisa. >> i'm totally going to spill this. >> i had been on a couple tinder dates and just like wasn't finding what i was looking for. some of them were just like bad. >> yeah. >>ad. i've been on a lot of bad dates. >> i'm sorry. >> they spend more than an hour going through anna lisa's
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and dating desires. >> how tall are you? 5'2 1/2" 5'3" on a good day. >> how about religion. >> is that part of your life? >> yes, i'm a christian. i true try to o go to chch every sunday. >> do you smoke at all? >> no, tt's a deal breaker. >> in th end, anna lisa decides to give the free datase off singles a try. >> i'm excited. after like talking with anna, i was just like, there are a lot of things that i am like looooking for so i just feel like it's nice to have somebody else take that difficult part out. >> she won't be guaranteed any dates. but if she eventually decides to pay up, anna will be there to help her get to happily ever after. for "nightline," i'm linzie janis in chicago. >> what do you think? >> i guess it makes sense people will do that. let's be honest. tinder and grinder are basically hookup sites. they're not necessarily for a long-lasting relationship. >> you're not going to find your happily ever after o on tinderis that what you're saying? >> no, happily next five
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kind of fitness center started by b bald mike. he along with arm estling professionals have joined together to help kick start pulling for the future, a foupgs for troubled youth overcomingddiction. >> learning respect for themself and their opponent. >> teams from a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center wiwill have a chance to train with the top coaches in the state all in exchange for good glades a and -- good grades and behavior. >> showing them how to use their strength and help other people. >> 148-year-old destiny sanchez has been competing in arm wrestling for years and says it's important for kids to have an outlet. >> having something to do to get your mind off everything that you're going through at home or whatever, it's good for you. it's good for your health. >> jared holds multiple national titles and says there are rules and regulations involveded. most pele think of arm wrestling as a bar room sport. it can't be further from the truth. >> it's set up, technique, it's speed. >> big bald mike believes it's their chance to become role
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a difference. >> you did something right. you were consistent. you were transparent. you let others know what you were doing. as a result, you have your dream. >> in austin, nicole rosales, nightbeat. >> i would do whatever big bald mike tells me to do. he's a big man. >> do you know he's vegan? seriously, he's vegan and lost 150 pounds when he hit rock bottom and he decided to stop eating animal protein. >> whoa. >> i always eat animal protein when i buffing up for the miss universe pageant. >> i've met a number of questionable women in thailand that look like that with those arms. you want to go at it? >> are you ready? >> thumb.
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>> okay. news now," presidential hopefuls making their final pitch. >> the democrats taking the stage last night. clinton and sanders energized in front of the iowa crowd, while donald trump takes a break from the hawkeye state with less than a week to the caucuses. breaking overnight -- more than a dozen rescued at sea as a yacht sinks off the coast of florida. the coast guard jumping into action with the 100-foot boat taking on water. road rage caught on camera. two drivers going at it with bats in the middle of the road. the scene playing out in traffic at the enraged strangers attack k each other.
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the old guard versus the new. preparations under way right now for the big game. and the average price of a ticket just to see peyton versus cam, oh, and coldplay, as well and beyonce. it is tuesday, january 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world newews now." hey, everyone. good morning. it is getting down to the wire. >> yes, the super bowl is almost here. >> i wasn't referring to that, but you're probably right, too. >> the super bowl of politics. it is almost here. let's say maybe a week from today we might know from right now who won the caucuses. remember four years ago, it took awhile before iowa decided the results with rick santorum. it is exciting. we've been talking about it for r soong. >>ooking forward to having chinese that night. >> why, is that a traditn? >> i always like to watch the night before, you know. it's going to be a long night for us. hunker down before we get to the broadcast, we'll have the latest stuff. >> exactly. and some politicians might be eating some crow that night after the results.
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>> but like we were saying, six days and counting. it is crunch time for many of the candidates. and the first voters will be heard in iowa next monday. >> last night the three democrats vying for their support answered their questions and made their final pitch. >> a new poll shows hillary clinton with 52% of the vote ahead of bernie sanders by double digits. he's at 38%. while martin o'malley at just 2%. >> but clinton could lose in the first two contests and that could injure her long-term prospects. abc's ken net moton has the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter:ith one week to go before they face the iowa caucus voters for the first time, the three democratic candidates for present appeared one by one at an iowa town hall hosted by cnn. some polls have bernie sanders edging out hillary clinton. >> establishment politics is just not good enough. we need bold changes.
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>> reporter: though >> reporter: though statistically out of the running, martin o'malley isn't breaking stride. >> i need the o'malley supporters out there to hold strong and move forward like iowa does. >> reporter: and clinton still the front-runner natioionally she needs every vote she can get in the hawkeye state. >> i've been on the front lines of change and progress since i was your age. i have been fighting to give kids and women and the people who are left out and left behind a chance to make the most out of their own lives. reporter: the gop frt-runner had his attention on new hampshire. >> we love new hampshire. good evening. >> reporter: the granite state's primary is in two weeks. >> and, you know, my new battle is with a gentleman named ted cruz. >> reporter: in iowa recent polls have trump leading cruz. >>77 hours. that's how long we've got till the iowa caucuses. >> reporter: the endorsements are rolling in for the candidates. the most recent former texas governor and gop candidate rick
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>> thahank you, nneth. we'll get to breaking news right now coming from south florid where some 13 people have been rescued from a sinking yacht. the coast guard says the 106-foot boat started taking on water 13 miles off the coast. this is at ft. lauderdale. all passengers were able to ge aboard the coast guard ship to help. it appears a mechanical problem mahave cause the the yacht to sink. more than 40 deaths have been reported from this weekend's blizzard. watctch as thenow buries the cars in this northern virginia parking lot. we're talking 24 to 30 inches of snow fell in the regio schools are closed for another day in washington, baltimore, as well as philly and suburban communities. federal offices willgain be closed today. but in new york city, roads in manhattan are mostly clear but other boroughs and suburbs still need work causing tempers to flare.
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they're not doing anything. >> i didn't think it was going to be this bad. no transportation, really? not everybody has a car. >> it may be days before all public transportation is rolli again. warmer temperatures over the next few days may help the cause there. so air travel is still a mess after the storm. hundreds of fligh are already canceled for today and more than 16 flights were canceled yesterday and,000 delayed. united airlines has the most headaches. it has hubs in newark and washington dulles airport. the problems in the east affect flights all across the country as planes and crews are stuck in the wrong places. there's a new ruling in the legal battle between detroit and its teachers. teachers protested outside the courtroom where a judge later denied a request for a restraining order to keep teachers from participating in sick-outs. strikes e illegal but teachers have staged several sickouts to draw attention to poor conditions and low pay. a new hearing is set for
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the governor of michigan may be forced to reveal more details about the handling of the water crisis in flint. governor rick snyder's e-mails and other communications have been subpoenaed as part of a class action suit. alex perez reports on how the invevestigatiointo the crisis is heating up. >> reporter: the michigan attorney general announcing an independent team is now leading an investigation into the mishandling of the water crisis in flint. water, he admits, remains unfe. >> i wld certainly not bathe a newborn child or a young infant in this bad water. >> reporter: a warning the family of 2-year-old sincere smith wishes they would have had sooner. that rash on the toddler's face, his mother says, caused by bathing in the lead-contaminated water. these heart-breaking images. some children in tears, as they lined up with families to get tested for lead poisoning. and the anger here only growing as monthly water bills continue to roll in. >> we're paying for this water. and this water is poison.
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newsws, chicag clean-up is under way in philadelphia after hundreds of gaons of home heating oil spilleded in the schuylkill river. the river runs through the center of philadelphia. more than 4,000 gallons spilled from a tank. about 200 gallons of so-called red-dye fuel went into the water. the city says there is no threat to the water supply. the two wildfires that burned in northern california last fall did at least $1 billion in damage. this is according to the latest estimate from the state department of insurance. the price tag does not include damage to cocommunitie infrastructures and utilities. the vall fire destroyed nearly 2,000 structures. the butte fire burned ababout 800 homes and businesses. in the mean tirnlgs indiana's controversial religious objections law, remember, that well, it may have cost the state about $60 million in lost revenue. this is all from a tourist
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convention picked cities other than indianapolis, all of that because of the uproar over the law. critics say the law makes it okay to discriminate against gays based on religious objections. even darth vader isn't all that bad. hard to believe? star wars villains and storm tropers delivered a new hope to a fourth grader in nebraska. this is albert gonzalez who were born without an arm but limitless technology, a nonpnprofit organization, arranged for replacement limb at no charge. >> very cool. so, it was made with a 3d printer. >> crazy, huh? >> darth was accompanied by members the legions central garrison of storm troopers. you know them, of course. >> of course. >> and after the assembly, they and d alvin shed off the arm to his classmates. i wareading some of the
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this is nice and all, but what about that black protocol droid? i guess that's not a common one. >> which one? >> the droid over there. >> oh, i didn't even see that. >> is that a common one? i have nidea. >> are we going old school? >> you're going e-man? >> i couldn't remember the show where that came from. >> he man and she-ra. >> there already 30-year-olds that are like what are they talking about. >> i have the power. >> my god. >> do you remember that? >> she-ra. fos, coming up in "the mix," breaking down the strangest lawings that still exists. >> including why aren't we talking about thunder cats. that was a better cartoon. first, the nurse accused of faking cancer going to great lengths to garner sympathy and moy. the friend who held a fund-raiser for her shocked by what the police are saying. another scene to be shocked by. two strangers attacking each other in fit of road rage using weons right in the
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a couple things about this. this is not a scene from e-man or skeletor. nor is it from florida. a driver whipped out his camerera d captured an ugly road rage incident in austin, texas. wow. video shows a man wielding a baseball bat confronti the driver of a pickup truck who grabs a pole. the two go at it l like ninj rriors. as the photographer drivers away the conflict seems to be winding
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didn't resort to guns. >> this could have been incredibly ugly. this w would fre me out. freak me out. well, anyway, a georgia nurse is facing charges for facing a cancediagnosis to scam donations. investigators in the county say that mary bennett used her medical training to convince potential donors she had stage four oee var ovarian cancer and used the donations to fund trips around the southeast, including one to new orleans to meet ventriloquist jeff dunham. >> curt held a fund-raising dinner for bennett. >> i couldn't believe it. for days i still couldn't believe it. now i believe it. >> bennett has been charged with theft and forgery. okay. so in jail this morning two would-be carjackers in florida who tangled with the wrong victim. >> that amazing video last week was of a mom fighting off people trying to save her vehicle. now in an abc news exclusive
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gio beninitez. >> reporter: a trip to the gas station turning into a heroic moment for a florida mother. watch as angieights off two armedd men as they allegedly try to steal her car while her children are still inside. >> he got in. >> reporter: she was traveling to miami with her 1-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son when she stopped to get gas. while at the pump, these would-be men juan carlos gonzalez and nicholas rosato tried to carjack her. >> i was just thinking he's going to take it and the kids are in there. >> reporter: that's when she sprang into action. a security camera at the gas station capturing it all. the protective mother sprinting around to the driver's side door, diving into the car after one of the men pulling him out of the vehicle and stripping off his mask. the two would-be carjackers are
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getaway car. >> i didn't even think about the guns or what they were going to do to me. i just thought about getting the kids out. >> reporter: her son evan watching the whole thing from the backseat. >> my mom was yelling at him. saying, get out of the car, get out of the car, get out of the car right now. >> reporter: the suspects spotted by police less than a mile from the gas station. authorities arresting the two o men and their alleged getaway driver, identified by police as rebecca utriap the trio facing charges for attempted armed carjacking and eluding police. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> terrifying. one was as young as 17 years old. they say that one of the tips are maybe park in the cter lane when you go to the gas station because it's harder for them to get arnd. as a mom, i hope that i would have instincts. people say, you shouldn't do this. but when your kids are in the backseat, you'd do anything to protect them. >> she ran on instincts. one of the suspects has been released from jail. a fririghteningncounter, indeed, there.
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>> i never do that. no. i don't go at night, too. i find -- just a personal thing. i just don't go at night. but they also happen during the day, so daash >> never know. coming up in our next half hour the emergency playing out on the west coast. take a look at the cliffside houses teetering on the brink in danger of falling over the edge any momt. where police have been going door to door, telling residents to leave before it's too late. first, what's being called the super bowl for the ages. the young star up against an all-time favorite. wi there be a fairy tale ending? you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.ur abc stations. i believe, i believe believe we're still worth the fight you'llee there's hope for this world tonight
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so while the panthers and broncos practice for super bowl 50, san francisco drivers are practicing their patience. many streets in downtown san francisco are closed for construcon of super bowl city and other preparations for the football championship. traffic will be a mess for the next two weeks. mind you, san francisco is something like 40 minutes away from where the game is being played. carolina panthers fans, however, can't get enough of the super bowl. some stores in charlotte opened up early yesterday morning so fans could guy championship gear and the people were out in force at 6:00 a. souvenirs for the very hot nfl team have been big sellers all season long. >> i would imagine so. going to the game won't be cheap either.
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pricice right now is more than $5300. that's almost two weeks before a super bowl in six years. the highest was less than $4,000 but prices usually drop as the game approaches but not always. do you get them now, later? i guess if you're going to go, you need to get your tickets. >> yeah, or you could wait around and see. all of that just to see code coldplay. amazing. >> oh, come on. >> when the denver broncos face off, of course, against the carolina panthers in less than two weeks, it's a match-up that will bridge two generations together. >> the two quarterbacks facing off against each other, a young star and a favorite. re is abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: super bowl 50 will be a game for the ages. >> they take him down. >> reporter: 39-year-old quarterback ever to start in a super bowl. >> here comes cam. >> reporter: taking on 26-year-old cam newton, making his debut there. newton only adding to his superman reputation with an awe-inspiring game. >> he is in the for the >> reporter: and manning
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against legendarrival tom brady. >> this is a sweet day, a sweet >> reporter: but manning m may be feeling his age. espn has seen firsthand how excruciating it is for manning just to take off his equipment. >> after games, he's often in so much pain that someone is helping him sort of yank his cleats off one inch at a time. >> reporter: that led to talk this super bowl may be manning's last game. with his son marshall at his side. >> yeah, just a few minutes. >> reporter: and silently stealing the show. manning wouldn't predict his his future. but a win in t super bowl could make for a storybook ending on football's greatest stage. ryan smith, abc news, new york. and some time for some analysis right now from reena. >> i didn't know. >> with the game. >> it's going to be a good game. they're going to have good commercials. and the opening act is going to
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start the relief. ditch the misery. let's end this. all right. everyone, it's time for "the mix." a university in illinois compiled across the nation the wildest, kind of craziest laws still on thehe books. take a look at this one. did you know in maine, it is actually illegal to keep your christmas decorations up after january 14th. >> that should be a crime. >> january 14th. you're right. martin luther king day, we've moved onto the next holiday. >> yes. >> and my home state florida, you know i love my floririda. >> what you got? >> if an elephant is l left tied to a parking meter, you still got to pay the parking fee. just as if it was a vehicle. we're big on our elephants. go big or go home. >> what if it's an emu? >> now that's a different type of regulation.
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in connecticut, a pickle cannot legally be a pickle unless it bounces. it's too cold in connecticut. those folks have too much time on their hands. >> who knew there were pickle laws. we're talking about the big super bowl match-u involving the patriots versus the cardinals in san francisco in two weeks. oh, wait. that's how these guys thought it would be. >> oh, now. >> this one fan, feppatriots fan, burke o'connell, decided he would get a tattoo before the championship game on sunday,, saying the patriots win super >> no. >> and then there's jose. the cardinals fan. yeah, super bowl 50 with the cardinals. that can't be undone. >> oh, it can be. >> it can be undone but it's a little embarrassing. >> it's like you're jijinxing yo team, folks. it could be their fault they didn't make it. >> exactly. >> i would not.
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for patriots fans. it was that guy, burke. you know, airbnb has very interesting properties. have you ever used that site? >> absolutely. >> apparently they have igloos. they had 27 inches in new york, right? but in brooklyn in particular, there's a group of guys, ar director patrick horton built an igloo and put it up on airbnb, $200 a nigight. apparely they must not have had a good heating system because airbnb bounced them saying it had to be removed from the search. >> it would have been accepted if it was in williamsburg, brooklyn, but it wasn't. >> check this out. it's so cute. this kid f from chilirth nearly, he's had this little ducky beaker with him. he's now become part of the
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dad bought making news in america this morning, countdown to the caucuses. less than a week until the first major electoral event in the presidentitial race. the democratic candidates on stage overnight making their final pitch to the people of iowa. digging out, the blilizzard of 2016 leaving behind a mess. schools and major cities still closed, and we're tracking another possible storm. plus, the serious siation caused by weather on the west coast. crumbling cliffs. caught on n camera, terrifying moment for a deputy thrown right under a semi truck. and top dog. the hound who just had to run
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placing in the top ten. and we do say good tuesday morning, everybody. think about it. by this time next tuesday the results of the first presidential contest will be in. >> at least we hope so, right. >> yes. >> well, next monday, february 1st, we've got six days to go, iowa voters will gather at their caucuses. >> last night the democratic candidate ss appealed to iowa voters from the same town hall stage. a new national poll shows hillary clinton ahead of bernie sanders by double digits with martin o'malletraililing behin but clinton could actually lose the first contest there in iowa. abc's liz kreutz reports from des moines. >> reporter: overnight in snowy iowa, the race heating up. >> i'm trying to w our vote. leave me alone here. >> reporter: the democratic presidential hopefuls facing voters in a cnn town hall. >> just to be clear, you are going to raise taxes to do this. >> yes, we will raise -- we will raise -- we will raise taxes,
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clear, chris, we may raise taxes, but we are also going to eliminate private health insurance premiums for individuals and for business. >> reporter: he also didn't hold back when asked about his opponent. >> now, this calls for a standing up response. >> okay. >> what do i think? let me just giver you a couple of examples. i voted against the war in iraq. hillary clinton voted for the war in iraq. >> reporter: later hillary clinton animated, energetic confronted with questions over her honesty and her e-mails. >> i've heard from quite a few people my age that they think you're dishonest. >> you know, look, i've been around a long time. people have thrown all kinds of things at me and i can't keep up with it. i just keep going forward. they fall by the wayside. they come up with these outlandish things. they make these charges. i just keep going forward because there's nothing to it. >> reporter: but then a lighter moment when clinton was asked to
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ad featuring simon & garfunkel. >> i think that's great. i think that's fabulous. i loved it. >> and she did add afterwards she loved the feeling behind the ad but believes that she is still the better chchoice. our thanks to liz in des moines. meantime, the next republican debate is thursday night and donald trump may be there. he's demanding moderator megyn kelly be removed but kelly's bosses at fox news are standing g firm reminding trump even if he's elected, you don't get to pick the journalist. trump was on the attack last night taking aim at ted cruz. >> my new battle is with a gentleman named ted cruz because you got to speak the truth. you got to speak the truth. the canadian, the man from canada. >> and as ted cruz's numbers slip in the polls, his campaign released a new attack ad attacking trump, of course, portraying the billionaire as more liberal than some vototers might believe. we move on because schools are closed for another day in
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as philadelphia as well as some suburban communities. all of this as the mid-atlantic region continues to dig out from the blizzard of 2016. >> and don't bother calling the irs headquarters for tax advice today either. all federal government offices in washington closed again. okay, air travel is still a mess after the storm with hundreds of flights canceled today already. more than 1600 flights were canceled yesterday and 2,000 others delayed. the problems in the east affect flights all across the country as planes and crews are stuck in the wrong places. >> this weekend's blizzard is being blamed for more than 40 deaths, some of them heart attacks while shoveling snow. all that snowade fighting a blaze in baltimore last night a nightmare. the fire trucks couldn't get close becacause of sw, 24 to 30 inches of snow fell in the region, and many residents aren't happy that their streets haven't been cleared yet. well, warmer temperatures today could help the cleanup but
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radar right there, anonother storm, it's moving in from the midwest, but does that mean more snow in the east? abc's rob marciano takes a look. >> slightly milder air coming in before another cold shot comes in later in the week and we'll be concerned about black ice then. we're also concerned about the tential for a late week storm. at the moment there's the chance of it getting closer to the east coast but we think the likely track is well offshore. if that happens then they'll be some light snow for eastern new england. >> winter has arrived. thank you, rob. on the west coast northern california has its own natural disaster that is brewing at this hour. the residents of this apartment complex in pacifica near san francisco have been ordered to evacuate as this cliff keeps falling into the oan. the cause, weeks of heavy storms and high surf. it's not just the apartment building that's at risk. a nearby auto shop has lost most of its parking lot. >> in the last week probably seven, eight feet at least, in the last 40 years, 100 feet.
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that's about all you can do. >> well, it's happened before here, but a recent drone video caught a l large chu of the cliff falling off meaning g this apartment building is in immeant danger. an extraordinary about-face for a grand jury in houston. they were weighing charges against planned parenthood after anti-abortion activists circulated video that seemed to show i executive ss trading in fetal tissue. instead they iicted two of the activists on chargeses of tampering with government records and purchasing human orgagans. no other details of those charges were released.d. >> now to michigan where the governor there may soooon be forced to reveal more details about his handling of the water crisis in flint. governor rick snyder's e-mails and other communications have been subpoenaed. this is all part of a class action lawsuit. it comes as a former prosecutor has been named to spearhead an investigation into the crisis. well, new details in that huge manhunt for escapees in southern california. officials in orange county say
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still in the area because of their close ties to local vietnamese gangs. they are pleading for anyone in the community to come forward with information. last week's escape wasn't noticed r 16 hours. something the sheriff's department says is being addressed. okay, let's add a new job title for the president. call him shoveler in chief. president obama cracking a joke after emerging from the white house for the first time since the blizzard >> i shoveled all this stuff. >> sure, you did, mr. president. the president joking that he cleared the sosouth law pointing towards the section where his helicopter lands. >> i'd love to see that video. >> yeah, of him ing it. yeah. well, still ahead, the average price of super bowl tickets. any guesses? >> 100 bucks. >> no. >> 50 yearars ago. breaking overnight a rescue at sea. a yacht sinking with passengers on board. the new video coming in.
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well, here's a close call in the waters off south florida overnight. 13 people had to be rescued from a sinking yacht. the coast guard says the 106-foot boat started taking on water 13 miles off the coast of ft. lauderdale. all passengers were able to get on board the coast guard ship that arrived to help but appears a mechanical problem may have caused the yacht to sink. all day breakfast at mcdonald's is really sizzling. the burger giant had better than expected earnings last quarter, up more than 5.5%. mcdonald's began offering all
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it's part of the company's turnaround plan, and it seems to be working. >> everyone loves an egg and cheese biscuit any time of day. hash browns. forget about an easy commute proximity to parks or good schools the right supermarket nearby may be the key to a home's value. a new study finds that homes within a mile of a trader joe's or whole foods are worth twice as much as the national average. within two years of them opening nearby homes surged 10%. >> say you're planning too to the super bobowl, it inot going to be cheap.p. seat geek reporting the average ticket price right now is more than $5300. that, by the way, is the most at two weeks before a super bowl in six years. in fact, the highest was less than $4,000, but prices usually drop as the game approaches. but t always. >> so get your tickets now. is that what you're saying? >> well, you never know. you could wa and see. >> it's a gamble. >> yeah. when we come back, creepy-crawly and there's a lot more in your home than you think.
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down to the gulf coast could be wet today and d on top oice, that's a dangerous combination as you know. a small midwest snowstorm could make r roads sliery there and roads will be wet in washington state. if you'rflying, airport delays likeliest in houston and new orleans. well, tgedy this morning for an atlanta couple on vacation in the caribbean. officials on the island of grenada say jessica colker was stabbed to death as she walked along a deserted beach. her husband was able to escape. friends in atlanta say colker was a physician's assistant at a children's hospital where her husband was a doctor. an ex-con is being questioned by police. well, heart diase is different in women than in men. experts have known that for years but the message isn't getting through to women or the health professionals who treat them. so the american heart association has published its first comprehensive scientific statement on gender differences in heart attack patients. women may be more likely to have
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shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting and back or neck pain and the organization hopes to raraise awareness and improve outcomes. back to georgia where a nurse is facing charges for faking cancer to scam donations. investigators in forsyth county say mary bennett used her medical training to convince potential donors that she had stage 4 ovarian cancer. she received $25,000 in donations using that to fund trips around the southeast including a trip to nenew orlean to see a ventriloquist. kirk mcconnell held a fund-raising dinner for a benefit. >> i couldldn't belie it. i couldn't believe it. for days after i talked to them i still couldn't believe it but now i believe it. >> and bennett has now been charged with theft and forgery. in austin, texas, take a look at this. a strange road rage incident caught on camera. the video shows a man wielding a baseball bat confronting the driver of a pickup truck who
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the two of them go at it like ninja warriors in the middle of a street. the conflict seems to finally wind down as a photographer drives off. it's a good thing they didn't have guns or they didn't resort to the guns that they might have. >> it was definitely not a lightsaber. a dramatic scene inside a new mexico courtroom. a man who just had been convicted of a sex crime suddenly attacked the prosecutor. court officers and others quickly responded and the prosecutor wasn't seriously hurt. the man now faces more serious charges in connection with the attack. well, a terrifying close call for a sheriff's deputy in ohio as a tractor trailer ts him and runs him over. he was directing traffic aftfter a minor accident because of the backup. the truck had paused too close to the railroad tracks and was hit by a train. the ofofficer isostly all right. a couple of gashes on his head and a broken hand. okay, so you may think you live alone or with just your family members. but you're right. a new study finds that
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hundreds of species of bugs, flies, spiders, beetles, lice and more. a study of 50 homes near raleigh, north carolina, found more than 100 species per house. the good news is that most of them the researchers found are benign, so sleep tight, enjoy your breakfast. time now for sports and some nba action. is that the lice? >> the lice or the mice or whatever it is. here now are the highlights and our guys at espn. good morning. welcome to our "sportscenter" set in los angeles. he's neil. i'm stan. we've been waiting all season for it after the start to the season of the warriors and spurs had. >> you're talking about the kings/hornets game, right, because that was a good one, wasn't it? this game was the one we thought was going to be good. it was good if you're a warriors fan. that was the first o many wow moments for steph curry who wanted the foul. didn't get it. the spurs just -- they got run.
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draymond green did all -- draymond green just absolutely shut lamarcus aldridge down. he had two buckets. the warriors won by 30. neil mentioned the hornets da damarcus cousins, 48 his last game career high against the pacers saturday. but he decided why not go for hitting threes. driving to the hole. finishing on alley-oops and then getting 56 points, a new career high, nba season high and a kings franchise record but troy daniels off the hornets' bench had 28. that's a career high for him. hit eight threes, and the hornets win it, 129-128. that's all we have from here. now back to you. >> thank you, guys. up next in "the pulse," super mistake. the football fan who jumped the
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>> that's exactly what it looked like. >> clearly it's more than just that. >> nice job. an eerprising guy from brooklyn spent his snow day on a construction project. he shoveled and that's what he came up th. the blizzard snow and made an igloo then he listed on airbnb as a boutique winter iglooor two. the price, $200 a night. >> that doesn't include breakfast in the morning. right? >> that could be a deal. >> okay, well, airbnb eventually removed the listing but here's the good news, they offered him $50 for his next air bnb rental and had good humor about it. they suguggested he choose a place with running water, electricity and a roof that doesn't melt because heat something a problem. >> right about now with temperatures above freezing there is plenty of running water. >> bring your r electric blanket. you'll be fine. >> yeah. and as we count down to the super bowl, check out these winning tattoos. >> winning. >> winning being sort of an operative word.
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fan getting one indicating that the cards won ser bowl 50. >> from the other side of the country another tattoo from a confident patriots fan. sadly for these folks, of course, neither team is even in the big game. >> i guess you've got to be a die-hard fan to do this. >> you got to believe. and the seventh finisherer at a half marathon in alabama actualally didn'look like that but never bothered to register before the race. ludivine, take a look, somehow escaped her backyard and made her way to the starting line and ran the entire 13.1-mile course. >> for good reason. the 2 1/2-year-old hound dog had no trouble keeping up with the pack, even tugh her owner says that she's lazy. her time was a little over an hour and a half and marathon officials awarded her a medal on a ribbon just like the other finishers. she did way better than i could have ever hoped for. >> i should point out she's now qualified for the new york city marathon so that's
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checking our top stories the democratic presidential candidates answered questions at a town hall meeting in des moines.. iowa voters will be the first to have a say when they caucus nexext nday night. another day at home for federal workers i washington, as well as those in baltimore and philadelphia, too many roads are still blocked by blizzard snow. a west coast natural disaster in the making. this apartment building on the verge of falling into the pacific sea. the cliff is crumbling after all the recent storms near san francisco. looking at today's weather, milder conditionss along t the eas coast but rain from northern virginia down to the gulf coast and across to texas. light snow near ththe great kes and rain in the pacific northwest. well, finally one young carolina panthers fan is cheering his link to history. he's now the proud owner of a touchdown football. >> okay, so it wasn't his
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the ball and in this interview with scott wickersham of our charlotte station, he talks about his game plan. >> reporter: it's become a tradition that nfl broadcasters and america are talking about. players handing game balls to lucky kids in the front row after each touchdown. and sunday there was plenty of panther scoring and plenty of happy young fans. >> i didn't think i would actually get it. >> reporter: that's because jonah harwood was there for an earlier touchdown but wasn't in the right spot. but when he saw ted ginn rocketing toward the end zone he made his move again. >> with the ball running towards me and then just handed out the ball. everybody else was trying to get it but i ended up being the lucky one. >> reporter: jonah w still holding his game ball with a panther logo out at panther stadium. >> i think his mom saw him first. i think she was walking down the steps and here he's coming up with the football and next thing you know, he comes up to the seats and everybody around him, he became a huge celebrity right then and there. >> reporter: and putting the
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many people love it. seeing those ecstatic young faces as they clutch a piece of history is priceless. and maybe too helping fuel a little friendly sibling rivalry. >> the first thing i thought of when i got back was thinking of how much my sister alexa will be jealous. >> reporter: but sister alexa didn't hold it against him and even helped to draw this pictu of his day in the spotlight. are you jealous? >> not really as long as he lets me hold itit. >> fair trade-off. >> yeah. maybe she'll get her chance at super bowl in santa clara.
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