"right this minute"! in morning on "world news nono" sitting it out. >> donald trump saying he will not be participating in tomorrow's debate. the last before the first votes of the presidential election, but can he really resist? oo break is news from oregon. the standoff with militia men and the fer government turning deadly overnight. one of the leaders of the group killed. others arrested. the latest just ahead. on the edge, the california town teeter anning on a cliff and the residents forced out but some refusing to leave their homes even though they could fall into the ocean at any moment. >> and super commercials. the other people watch the super bowl. if you're not into football, then maybe this year's crop of ads will work for you. but will they be fun? we'll follow the tear jerker trend of last year.

>> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now". >> hey, everyone. good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. >> do we remember last year's super bowl ads. >> i don't remember it being a tear jerker but i also fell asleep the first quarter. >> of the super bowl? >> when you're working a shift sometimes you fall asleep at inopportune moments. >> like just before the end of the fourth quarter of last year's super bowl. >> i there i woke up for that. >> we look forward to the super bowl ads this year. hopefully they go more fun than last year. >> fingersed crossed. >> it was not a fun night a news corp. fox head quarters. >> yeah. >> roger ailes and murdoch probably had a lot of fun conversations. >> would have been a good reality show. >> like what's happening behind th scenes? >> yes. >> it was supposed to be a big debate and it's now official. donald trump says he will definitely not take part in tomorrow night's debate on fox.

he says is fox news anchor megyn kelly who will be one of the debate moderators. trump says kelly is a "third rate reporter and says he'll hold his own event to raise money for wounded veterans." >> in the meantime, a new poll shows donald trump in the lead nationally among republicans with 37%. ted cruz with 21% and marco rubio with 11% but on the democratic side, the numbers are much closer. we're going to get the very latest on all of this right now. abc's brandi hitt on the case. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next president of the united states, donald trump. >> i an bombshell from donald trump just days before the iowa caucuses. >> let's see how much money fox is going to make on the debate without me. okay? >> trump's campaign now confirming he is bailing out of thursday's republican debate in iowa with the returnf moderator megyn kelly who sparred with trump back in august. >> your twitter account has

about women's looks. >> senator tedruz saying the front-runner dropping out of the debate shows a lack of respect for voters and he issued this challenge. >> if he's unwilling to on the debate stage with the other candidates, then i would like to invite donald right now to engage in a one-on-one debate with me anyme between now and the iowa caucuses. >> reporte still, the republican front-runner continues to pull in conservative endorse ps including arizona's famous tough talking sheriff joerpaio even as his opponents attack. >> you don't think he's a christian. >> i don't know what he is. >> on the democratic side, both bernie sanders and hillary clinton's campaigns are energized. andlso concerned about voter turnout next monday. >> we will win here in iowa if the voter turnout is high.

monday night and stand up for me there, i will work my heart out for you as your president. >> brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. we want to get to breaking news from oregon where there's been a deadly confrontation between armed militants and the fbi. gunfire erupted during a traffic stop outside t wildlife refuge where the militants had been localed up. killed in a hail of bullets was spokesman robert lavoy finicum. eight people were arrested including the leader of the standoff ammon bundy. each will face a federal conspiracy charge. . >> the fbi says it has broken up a terror plot in wisconsin wch targeted a ma sonic temple. propers say sammy auy mohamed hamzeh hoped to show that nobody can play with muslims as well as spark more aacks. the arrest was a result of an undercover investigation which began last september.

morning say two people are dead and at least three others wounded by gunfire, all of this taking place late last n@ght at a homeless camp known as the jungle. the police chief believes the shooting was not random and that there are two persons of interest in the case. six cleveland police officers have been fired and six others suspended for their role a police chase and shooting which left two unarmed people dead. officers fired a total of 137 shots during the incident backing in 2012. both occupants of the car were killed. the police union blast the decision calling it politically motivate the and insane. >> it's a terribl situation. it's a tragic situation. but we responded, we responded to the felonies that were being committed and don't let anybody tell you any differently. >> the chase began when officers anding outside the police head quarters mistook the sound of a beatup chevrolet malibu backfiring as a gunshot.

where the reward for information about those escapees has now grown to $200,000. the three men all believed to be dangerous were awaiting tal for various violent felonies one of them even bng compared to a famous movie killer. with more, ears abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: investigators taking to the roof trying to piece together how three alled violent criminals became escape artists to see when they formed an alliance. the fugitives accused of violent crimes from murder, attempted murder, kidnapping and torture. nay jiri is accused of mutilating his victim's genitals. one calling him, diabolical, cunning, compang him to the cannibalistic movie villain hannibal lecter. >> reporter: when you are accused of torture and genital mutilation, people are terrified you are on the run. >> sure, i can understand and i feel the same nervousness. i'm hoping that it's not a

>> reporter: jt a short time ago, an authorities told us that the sheriff is very concerned about the length of time that these inmates were unaccounted for. they a a reviewing the body count process and already making changes. kayna whitworth, abc news, santa anna, california. the founder of bikram joe ga will have to pay a massive penalty in a sexual harassment suit. a los angeles jury hit him with nearly $6.5 million in punitive damage to his former legal advisor. aay earlier the same jirl awarded her nearly a million dollars. however, the centric yoga guru testififd he's nearly bankrupt now. so-called affluenza teen ethan couch could be back before week's end. he has decided to drop his appeal against deportation from mexico. he and his mother fled to mexico arter video surfaced that appeared to show him at a party where people were drinking which would be a violation of his

accident that left four dead. >> the american pastor released by iran recently is now back home. sayid abedini arrived. his wife and children planned to meet him there but instead they've reunited in the midwest. he was jailed in iran for nearly four years presumably for preaching christianity. >> a decision on hospitality for the iranian president during a visit to rome is being ruled by ridiculous as the local press. italians afraid of offending the strict muslim decided to cover up the nude separate to yous. the iranian president is on a tour in europe to boost economic ties. the move has local politicians rolling on both sides of the aisle. italy chose not to serve wine because alcohol is, of course, forbidden for muslims. what happened to when in rome, kend?

as you look at that statue, there's not a lot to cover up. >> oh. kendis. >> i'm just saying. >> all right. >> but yeah. they did -- he did get aour of one museum but yeah, they had to cover it up. see how the french deal with him in a few days. >> maybe they found out the most important bits. >> bits. >> coming up "the mix," two babies do verer different things. one praying, the other bull fighting. > first over the edge as their homes edge closer to falling into oceam, some residents in this california town are refusing to leave. >> partial more teams t tn just the broncos and panthers. the ad weasles are bulging out all the stops. remember to find us on facebook at wnnfa.com and twitter as abcwnn. you're watching "world news

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okay. so as you watch this time lapse video of the blizzard moving in and covering the national mall in washington, you may be struck but how many people were out in the park during the snow days. nothing else in the nation's capital seemed to be moving but this morning the federal government reopens albeit three hours late. e city schools also reopened today but most in northern viinia will not. >> air travel seems to getting

so far only 30 flights have been canceled compared toore than 700 yesterday and 1300 or 13,000 since the blizzard started. >> you know what's fascinating me i found the best story was tuesday morning in the senate, guess who showed up? >> the janitors? >> no, only women. in the entire senate. >> in the entire senate. >> only the women showed up. it was so fascinating me. from every level, from the senatorsrso the pages, to -- it was actually senator lisa murkowski, she made a statement saying that you know, look around. the only `eople presiding officers are female, parliament therrian female, floor manager female, pages female. where was everybody else. >> the men were clearly at home with their feet up. >s one would be. i think they were shoveling. > i don't think so bause the whole city is paralyzed. unable to get to work. i don't think ong everyone is shoveling exactly. >> that's true. well nothing ever happens.

>> bravo. >> all around from every level. just the females showed up. >> what bills were passeded >> no bills were passed. the men didn't show up. >> okay. now we know. now that you've spoken your speech. >> ieel good about that one. >> when you're the guy on the set, all you have to do is be like you are so correct. oh, my god yes. >> you're not going to with inthat fight today. smart move, kendis. we turn now to the crisis unfofoing on the pacific coastline in california into yeah, a coastal wall outside of san francio is collapsing, threatening hundreds of homes and the families who are in them. neal karlinksky is there with the latest for us. >> reporter: el nino's fury ripping apartrt chunk of the coastline. a drone video catches a huge slab falling away. police have yellow tagged an entire apartment building telling residents to get out while they s@ill can. did you sleep with one eye open? >> yeah, alert. time to go. >> reporter: take a look at this.

pacifica battered by rough surf and poundingrains, leaving homes and businesses in danger of falling. just imagine if this was your balcony. derneath here, and the entire coastline continues to fall away with no end in sight. this home's patio is poking out with little support. pictures from before show the dramatic difference. despite the threat, some residents refusing to leave. >> you guys will have to physically drag me out. >> reporter: despite efforts to shore up the bluff, the people here know the danger is far from over. al karlinsky, abc, pacifica, california. >> gd, it's so scary. also the home values for these people who invested so muchch and now to see your house falling into the ocean. >> t tse are million dollar condos and apartments teet areaing right there. i hope they have insurance to cover a of that.

preserve the delicate sandstone bluffs. >> putting boulders up. i don't know if that's enough. >> we'll see. coming up in our next half ur, big news from kanye west. the rapper is set to debut his latest album which is called swish in one of the most public of all venues coinciding with fashion week. >> first downing down to super bowl 50 on the field. there will be peyton manning versus cam newton but off the field, how about amy schumer versus steven tyler? you're watching "world news

continuesfter t >> marsha, what happened? >> peter hit me in the knows with a football. i can't go to the dance like this. >> well, i'm sure it was an accident sweetheart. >> an eye for an eye. that's what dad alwayss says. >> i never said that, honey. >> shut up. teach her a lesson. >> marsha, eat a snickers. >> why? >> you get a little hostile when you're hungry. better? >> better. >> marsha, marsha, marsha. >> jan, this isn't about you. >> it never is. >> it's really hard to manuel anything topping that one. that was my favorite commercial from last year's super bowl. >> just wait. madison avenue is charging full steam ahead for super bowl 5 after all. abc's chris connelly gives us a sneak peekf some of this year's hottest commercials. >> from date nights and websites, to bud lights. >> will you get the middle of my back. >> there is nomiddle. >> candy bars and fancy cars

and tyler, too. the ads slated for super bowl 50 shape up to be another elite group and they'd better be with 30-sec spots on the telecast said to be going for as much as $5 million, major impact is a must have. >> there are very few places advertisers can go to get a lot of people in one shot. and the super bowl is it. last year, the super bowl had a record 114 million viewers. that sort of opportunity simply esn't exist in this day and age. >> reporter: steven tyler walking this way for skittles. website creator square space nabbing key and peel. >> starring in the incomeparable liam neeson. >> liam neeson representing for lg electronics. abu wambach sings the mini-cooper praise is. amy schumer and seth rogen are beer bottle buddies and t.j. miller will have his modesty on tap.

super bowl commercial of all time. do you understand? >> while they're different shots by amateurs clips are competing for doorry toe is is 30-second slot eager to get your attention the way budweiserer's lost puppy did at super bowl xlix last year. oh soent go away. chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> i like that one. >> yeah, it was a really really good one. here's the deal. viewership is probably going to be way up this year for the super bowl. the afc championship game this past sunday had 53 million viewers. second largest audience on record. completely. so it bodes well for the actual big game itself. >> apparently for commercials cbs will get $5 million for 30 secondssorth of ad time. the first super bowl 1966, it was about $310,000. >> even that seemed expensive. i asked them we should do a comr eshl for our show they said it would have broken the budget for the next 20 years.

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we're going to start "the mix" with a little bit of controversy that is brewing overseas in spain because this bull fighter francisco rivera ordonez, he put u this picture. can you see what's in his left arm there? >>s that really a baby. >> that is really a baby. his 5-monthuold daughter is in his left arm. when he posted to instagram, a lot of people were like what the hell. >> we're sure she wasn't photo shooped. >> this is him during a practice run bull fighting there. >> oh, my gosh. >> so a lot of people were upset by this and commenting about this. but francisco then posting another photo showing this is a family tradition. he's a fifth generation bull fighter and that's him on the left with his dad doing it. he says it's perfectly safe. it's not during a real bull

but just for a practice run. >> i bet you anythingg mama was out for day when this was taken. put monon on that one. you know crabs, i feel bad for them crabs, lobsters you throw hem into the pot. they don't get a chance to fight back really. >> they taste so good really. >> in brazil, one crab fought back. this is an actual knife and it's a restaurant in brazil that shows this knife wielding, yeah, exactly. going to head into the shower an second now. >> oh, man. you got to give him props. >> the people who saw this photo were equipping apparently he was protecting himself from the dangers of brazil and drug violence remains a problem. thatat what some peoeoe are saying. > we took it to that level. >> people very amused by all this saying he's stabbing fish and stealing pearls because he's always high on that seaweed. >> all right. the things that they come up wi for that crab. i hope the crab did survive. this was really cute.

tradition of they put their kids to bed and prayed with their kids at night. so does this south carolina family. very cute here. these parents rush their kid to bed sunday night because they wanted to see the end of the carolina panthers game. >> yes? >> and then they starred hearing noises from t baby monitor. >> okay. >> and thank you all my babies and all my babies and santa claus. >> their 2-year-old daughter praying. >> that's precious. >> it is. >> see, kids like routine. like you brush your teeth. you say your prayers. you read a storybook. you go to bed. you take them out of that. >> you wet your bed. >> what a beautiful family and what a sweet, sweet baby shoo very cute. and luckily for them, the pantrs are making it to the super bowl. >> see, maybe she prayed for em.

>> that' this morning on "world news now," " eaking news. the militia standoff in oregon turning deadly. the group's spokesperson killed as the fbi moves in arresting the leaders of the movement. the full report straight ahead. >> setting the stage or not. donald trump definitively pulling out of the final debate before the iowa caucus. the reason? a fox news anchor, how she responded overnight. >> and new this half hour, growing concerns over the zika virus. >> the federal government issuing guidelines for pregnant women and the meeting last night with president obama in the situation room. it was a major event that has soon come to one of america's biggest concert nues. kanye west is reportedly set to premiere what t calls the best album of all time. full detaiai ahead in "the skinny," it is wednesday,

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. >> we do say good morning to you. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. >> >> we're going to begin with the breaking news out of oregon where one person has been killed in a shoot-out between the fbi and members of the armed group holding a federal wildlife refuge. >> we'e' getting word that the victim has been identified as robert lavoy finicic who had been acting as a spokesperson for this group. eight people have been arrested including the leader amman bundy. abc's alex stone has the late details. >> reporter: theake-down did not happen at the wildlife refuge where militia members where is holed up for three weeks. instead, oregon state police and federal agents moved in as group leader amman bundy and his followers were on the move apparently driving to a meeting with locals. police conducted a traffic stop on oregon's highway 395, pulling over the vehicle bundy was

law enforcement sources are tellllg abc news a person who died opened fire first and then was killed in n e return of bullets. bundy and multiple other people who were with him were arrested. the arrests also took place elsewhere. immediately a local hospital was put on lockdown as aollower whw was injured in the shoot-out got treatment there. alex stone, abc news. >> donald trump will not tak center stage florida tomorrow night's debate on fox news. in fact, he's not going to take the stage atll. >> trump was demanding fox remove news anchor megyn kelly as one of the moderators. fox refused so trump says i'm out. he's been highly critical of kelly since a debate in august when she asked him about the disparaging words he used to describe women he didn't like. >> megyn kelly's really biased against me. she knows that. i know that, everybody k kws that. do you really think she can be fair at a debate? >> i maintain it was a tough but fair question and we agreed to

>> trump's current rival in iowa, ted cruz is firing back at him for skipping the debate and challenging him to a one-on-one debate on their own ahead of the caucuses. abc's tom llamas has the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: senator ted cruz with a warning to his suppters. this predictions about donald trump. >> if donald wins iowa, he right now has a substantial lead in new hampshire. if he went on to win new hampshire e well, there is a very good chance he could be unstoppable and be our n ninee. >> reporter: cruz and the super pac supporting him now unloading a barrage of 11th hour attack ads on the billionaire, using trump's own words to trash his new york values. >> i lived in new york city and manhattan all my life. so you know, my views are a little bit different than if i lived in iowa. >> what does trump think of iowa? >> how stupid are the people of iowa. >> donald trump, new york values, not ours. >> reporter: trump trying to show his values actually do line up with iowa evangelicals.

right here. 2 corinthians. right? 2 corinthians. 3:17, that is the whole ball game. >> reporter: but a boost. trump scoring the endorsement of jejey falwell junior, the son of the late tv evangelist and the president of liberty university. and far from the trump, cruz show, a series off republican candidates gunning for third place, some confident. >> i'm very comfortable when it comes down to o , we're going to have a lot of those people make us their first choice. i feel good about it. >> new jersey governor chris christie snapping at a young woman asking why he wasn't back in new jersey managing storm ean-up. >> i have friends family calling me sending pictures, videos all over the state. >> all over the state? really? there's been one county that's flooded. i don't know where from all over the state since we have 21 counties where that's happened. second, i don't know exactly what you expect me to do. you want me to go down there with a mop? >> christie now saying he was only joking.

thursday? he tells us he's going to host an eveve at the same time as the debate to raise money for veterans and he also wonders how many people are going to watch the debate if he's not there. tom llamas, marshalltown, iowa. >> i'm curious to see how many people will be watching. the debate. on the democratic side, hillary clinton is just barely edging out bernie sanders in iowa. sanders seemed shocked by the huge crowd in st. paul last night. so many people turned out, nearly 5,000 people were moved to an overflow room for the most part, sanders stayed on script calling for a political revolution. hillary clinton has been on the stump in iowa, as well, stepping up her criticism of sanders essentially calling him unelectable d at a town hall meeting clinton was asked if she would be open to nominating president obama to the supreme court. well, she lavender saying that question was a first for her, but said "it's a great idea." >> classes are canceled today in one indianapolis school district following the death of a veteran principal.

killed when a bus jumped the curb in front of her elementary school. o 10-year-old students were rt but are expected to survive. jordan had been principal of the school for 22 years. let's move on now to the big digout after the blizzard of 2016. the federal government by the way in washington set to reopen today and so are schools there and in philadelphia but not in baltimore. slowly but surely life is returning to normal in the eaern u.s. we get more from abc's david kerley. >> reporter: take a look. a front end loader in queens needed to pull a sanitation truck out of the thick snow. part of the reason this recovery is so slow. residential streets from newark to baltimore and south remain a problem. for a third day outside of richmond, beverly wood is stuck. her street has not seen a plow. >> i can't get to work because i can't get out. >> reporter: in virginia, one in ten streets the state is responsible for still have not been plowed. >> our crews are working as hard as they can. >> reporter: fire crews in baltimore had to work through an

rowhouse fire. this is what stranded residents up and down the east coast hope for. maybe not a perfectly plowed road but at least a pathway out of their neighborhood. it's not just plowing but removing snow. how much? look at this shot of yankee stadium from an nypd chopper. new york city crews could have filled it 66 times. >> very, very happy. finally. we waited 48 hours to get this thing done. >> reporter: some of those crews finally getting to that man's home in queens. he's one in the lucky ones. here in arlington, virginia, street to be plowed more thqn three days after the storm. david kerley, abc news, >> good news now about the housing market. home prices have risen 5.8% in november thanks to low mortgage rates, a shortage of homes on the market and solid hiring prices rose fastest in portlanan oregon, san francisco and denver. and portland is one of the

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that could lead to heart problems and strokes. previous smaller studies said there was a link. so t t heart association has been recommending patients with that problem should avoid anything with caffeine in it. well, the group still isn't convinced and w wts more research. >> an influential health panel says all adults should be screened for depression but especially pregnant women and those who have just given birth. studies have shown at least one in eight such women and possibly as many as one in five develop depression or other mental health issues. the panel says the screening is especially important because untreated depressisi may also harm the child. president obama is calling for speeding up research to diagno, prevent and treat the zika virus. yesterday he met with top public health and security officials in the situation room. right now there are 18 casein seven states. the latest person infected had traveled overseas and came back already will infected.

with the latest news now prompting united airlines a carnival cruise lines to offer pregnant women refunds, credits, and exchanges on tickets to places where it is found. more now from abc's linsey davis. growing concerns about the spread of the zika virus. many pregnant women who have traveled abroad are rushing to doctors to get checked. they are getting cranial ultra sounds and eye exams if their mothers were possibly infected. >> we are getting calls every day, unfortunately. any patients with sptoms we are having them tested. >> reporter: the fear is a possible link between the virus and birth defects like microcephaly in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and linked to paratysis in adults. there's already a travel advisory in effect for pregnant men to avoid these 24 areas where the disease has been detected. including el salvador where officials are aing for women to avoid getting pregnant until 2018.

health minister says the country is sending some 220,000 troops to battle the mosquito blamed for spreading the virus. 18 cases in seven states hav already been reported among travelers returning to the u.s. this mom to be relieved that her doctor found nothing to worry about. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> it's very frightening. >>es, it is. >> we have another medical note about the health of your pets. >> highly contagious strain of doing flu is fredding across the u.s. the canine influenza has sickened thousands of dogs across 25 states. vets say most dogs recover within two to three weeks. >> if your dog has a persistent cough, sneezing, nose discharge or lack of appetite or energy, experts recommend taking him or her to a vet immediately. >> many of the vets are saying this morning, make sure that your dogs and your pets' vaccines are up to date. when we come back, the big announcement from kanye west.

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>> according to ticketmaster, the rapper is set to launch the world premiere of his seventh album. in its entirety on february 11th in new york's madison square garden. it is called "ways," and west is referring to it as the best album of all time, not his best album, mind you, the best. >> the event by the way is dubbed yeezy season 3, and it's set to coincide with new york fashion week and presumably the debut of some of kanye's new couture offerings, as well. >> next to a growing scientific controversy spilling over into the world of hip-hop. >> this is really big news and really serious. it started out as a twitter spat between rapper b.o.b. and astrophysicist neil degrasse the rapper tweeting out pointing out questions about the lack of proof that the earth is round. but tyson was less on facts and more on ridicule. so beverage o.b. set it to

why is nasa part of the department of defense they divided up the seas into 33 degrees better be careful what you read flat line >> oh. >> but not to be outdone tys released his own rap response. i'm not sure what it was that really me you think that you could disrespect a tyson and your ship won't sink i mean whoa, can fool the people, bob, they know what's up, i'm in the hayden planetarium getting shoulder rubs. i think it's very clear that bobby didn't read enough and he's believing all this conspiracy theory stuff >> pretty good. >> his nephew did that. >> b.o.b. isn't the first celebrity touestion the paradigm joining tila tequila. he may not be the last. so tyson's track may not be the last word. it really is a serious issue. so from that debate to something that is definitely round. >> where are we going here? >> j.lo's booty. >> barely a week into her las vegas concert residency and

>> the 46-year-old singer suffered a major wardrobe malfunction over the weekend as she bowed for the crowd after performing her hit on the floor. that's when her sparkling sequinned jumpsuit couldn't take it any more and it split here her behind. oh, apparently there's only so much pressure that spandex can take and still, jenny from the block took it all in stride. >> thank god for the intnet. >> , man, and those iphones i tell you. nally, we have a bit of celebrity baby news. >> we're talking about hollywood power couple john krasinskand emily blunt expecting baby number two. the actress confirming through her rep to us weekly. >> blunt and "the office" alum tied the knot at george clooney's home in italy back in 2010 after two years of dating and they welcomed that cute little thing, that's hazel in, february of 2014. big congratulations to tt happy couple. >> cute couple. >> coming up, the action thriller by ben affleck's little brother.

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well, it's true, the true story of one of the most daring rescues in coast guard history and it's set to hit theaters this weekend. >> it stars casey affleck who opened up to us about the grueling shoot andis big brother ben. here's abc's nick watt. >> reporter: "the finest hours" is a film that can finally be made. >> i want you to go up on deck and have a look. >> reporter: because movie technology can now make this lookeal. >> it's a real story. >> may day, may day. do you copy. >> two gigantic oil tankers splitting in half, both of them at the same time in this huge storm. >> every fellow here wants to

the only way that happens is if we run hererground. >> reporter: affleck plays an engineer on board the stricken s.s. pendleton and chris pine boson of the tiny y ast guard cutter sent to rescue them againsns unbelievable apparently insurmountable odds. >> you've got about five seconds, boys. >> some guys, i won't mention who, chris pine, ben foster, guys like that, they wore wet suits and dry suits and complained all the time. i never did any of that. >> affleck is baby brother to ben. >> who is that? >> that is bruce wayne. >> when i said i didn't want to do batman, there was a little bit of tension, you know, but i'm glad that he got the job after all. >> if they can't get casey, they take ben. >> reporter: casey is also bffs with joaquin phoenix. they met on "to die for." now casey is married to his

>> matt at the time was up for the joaquin phoenix part. >> if he got that part, you may never have married your wife. >> that's right. >> reporter: he's a director, producer, indie eilm kind of guy. why did you decide to do this? >> i guess i was drawn to this because of the sort of old fashned heroics of it. >> reporter: i'm surprised very few of us have even heard of this story before. >> it's incredible. i had never heard of it. i grew up in massachusetts and never heard of it. it's one of those things that someone finds it and thihis this is incredible. let's call casey. >> nick watt, abc news, hollywood. >> he's got t great sense of humor. >> he does. he's so incrediblyy talented. actually probably maybe more than ben. he's actually been an oscar nominee before and interesting movie. >> and don't miss our updates on facebook wnnfans.com. >> coming up, more news from abc. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing