this morning on "world news now," republican candidates last chance. >> overnight, the republican white house hopefuls king their final appeal before the iowa caucuses. and donald,trump keeping his promise to sit this one out. we have live team coverage and analysis just ahead. and the fbi releasing video from oregon of their standoff with militia members that turned dead flip. the latest on the situation on the grod including the leader telling everyone to go home. >> and laterelp me help you. testing out those virtual assistants that tech companies promise will change your life. what each friendly voice is actual good at. >> and new year, new barbie. the doll getting a makeover coming in all shapes and sizes. reactions on the look later in the mix" on this friday, january 29th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> hey, good morning. happy happy friday, everyone. we're going to get tour top story.

what did you thin >> it was interesting. they actually talked a lot of policies and there was an actual debate that took place and not one candidate dominating. > imagine that. >> seven of the toto eight candidates shared the stage for the final debate before monday's high stakes iowa caucuses. but the fro-runner was not there. >> donald trump, a few miles away. his hastily set up event planet to raise money for wounded veterans and helping him counter program the cable debate. >> brandi hitt was at the main stage detainee and joins us from iowa. good morning to ow, brandi. >> good moing, reena and kendis. there was clearly a different feeling during last night's debate with fewer attacks. more debatatg. donald trump making a clear point to not show up yesterday and yet, still his name came up several times. >> let's address the elephant not in thth room tonight. >> a republican showdown like no other in iowa.

>> i have not insulted donald personally and i don't intend to. >> reporter: front-runner donald trump boycotting the fox news debate. >> has anyone seen trump? where's trump. >> reporter: and instead holding his own rally for veterans at the exact same time. >> we raised over $5 million in one day. donald trump gave $1 million. okay? >> trump clearly still upset over his feud with comoderator megyn kelly. >> i'm not going to do the debate out of respect for myself. >> reporter: across town, tremp's closest competitir in iowa ted cruz move front and center on the debateestage. >> everyone on then stage is stupid, fat and ugly and ben, you're a terrible surgeon. now that we' gotten the donald trump portion out of the way ---ing. >. >> reporter: cruz also came under attack as a a flip-flopper on amnesty for illegal immigrants. >> i was for amnesty. so wa ted but now he said it wasn't so.

>> the truth is, throughout this campaign, you've been willing to say or do anything to get votes. >> stop the washininon bull and xwae let's get things done! >> this was a healthy debate here last night. tonight's dueling events were apparently a little too much to resist for mike huckabee and rick santorum. they packed things up and ended up going to the trump rally, reena and kendis, and standing with donald on stage. >> it was kind of weird to see santorum standing near the trump sign in front of m. i guess it was a party they couldn't miss. bran, any truth to what trump said that fox news made a last-minute effort to try to get him there? >> reporter: yeah, according to fox news in a statement they released yesterery, they had three conversations with donald trump leading up to last night's debate and according to the network, they claim that trump asked this em for $5 million to contribute to his charities for

we can't do exchange money for you to show up to a debate. this is not going to happen and they copied to say they stick by megyn kelly and think she did a great job last night, reena and kendis. >> bill o'reilly oo even offered milk shakes to donald d ump and he said no. thanks a lot. we'll talk with you soon. >> of course the debate and rumph's boycott comes just fou days before the iowa caucuses. >> so how did this play out for each of the candidates? abc's deputy political director shushannah walshe joining us now. what a fun nighgh >> yes, what a night, shush. >> it was a bit tamer than usual. the candidates bd were lding blows later in the evening instead of right out of the gate which we're useseto with donald trump. >> with trump out of the way, ted cruz was the next candidate in the lead. how did he fare in thth debaba. >> it wasn't his strongest night. he's very close in the polls in iowa with donald trump. and he really needued to land a blow on donald trump who wasn't there.

took cruz on and even accused him of being able to do -- willing to do or say anything to get elected. so that was a pretty tough hit. >> now i secretly think jim gilmore is a dark horse in this race that's going to come back and get there. >> he was in the undercard debatete >> finally twitter went crazy. did any of the other candidates take advantage of the trumpless debate. >> i think marco rubiodid. he was table to talk longer about foreign policy. the moderators showed some previous statements on immigration about ted cruz also. and, of course, immigration is a critical issue in iowa. >> sure is. speaking of io, does trump's boycott of this debate impact his iowa campaign? is therereny signs of this? >> i think we're only going to know monday night. if he wins, we cann a maybe it was a brilliant strategy. what donald trump is trying to do is trying to freeze the field. now, of course that isn't how

but if he's successful monday night, it may look like a good move. if not, people will say why did he decideo skip it. >> it was interesting to see him not there on stage. as for the democrats, sanders is hoping for a large turnout, as well, correct. >> yes. as is donald trump, they need the first-time caucusgoers to turn out. if you're seeing a large or larger crowd ononday evening, it may be a good sign for both bernie sanders and donald trump. >> that's so interesting. we've been talking so much about iowa.about right around the hampshire. what's really the key in new hampshire? what do we need to look out for here? >> new hampshire is a critical state. i thinkhat after the new hampshire primary we're going to see a winnowing of the field. it's a very different electorate than iowa. you're going to see the more establishment, usually the person that leads there. but we're seeing donald trump, as well. >> fascinating times though in the campaign cycle i think.

>> the primary season about to kick into high gear. thank you very much. abc deputy political director shu shanna lsh. >> after all this time, we're down to three days bore the final votes get under way. let's move onnow, thank you. to the latest on the zika virus. the head of the world health organization sounding the alarm saying it's spreading explosively. and a emergency w.h.o. committee will meet monday to decide in the outbreak should be declared an indernational health emergency. here in the u.s., at least 31 cases in 11 states and late last night, the first cases in boston. all contracted before coming back to the u.s. this map showing the parts of the country authorities say are most vulnerable. the secretary of defense taking steps to make the military more family friendly. ash carter saying that he will uble the length of fully paid maternity leave to 12 weeks.

to work with congress to expand time off for new fathers and for those who are adopting. he's directing the military services to expand the hours that mililary child care facilities are open. the detroit teachers union is suing the school district for what it callm deplorable conditions. the union's demanding immediate funding to fix crumbling buildings, accusing the district of neglect. student and teacher safety. the system has also been plagued by rolling teacher sickouts forcing dozens of schools to close on any given day. classes are canceled today at a texas middle school because of a suspected carbon monoxide leak from a faulty boiler. at least 145 people were made sick from the leak yesterday. they were treated atthe hospital and then released. and a mystete solved this morning after the new york area was rattled by what felt like an earthquake. did you feel this. >> i didn't feel it. the shaking was felt from southern new jersey to connecticut and even some people

felt it. military officials now say it was a series of sonic booms caused by fighter jets conducting supersonic defts off the coast which broke the sound barrier. >> as you can imagine, 911 operators were overwhelmed with calls and social media buzzing with speculation. >> i guess i didn't realize that it's an unusual thing for you to it over land. >> it happens daily. they do these flights all the time. >> it's very customary for it to happen over the ocean but you know, for us to feel it and hear it so close to land, interesting into you're not troubled neither one of us heard it. >> n that just means our sleeping pills had kicked in. that's all. coming up, the new development in that deadly militia standoff in oregon. what we're seeing this morning from the fbi. the video just released is shedding new light on tuesday's shooting death of the militia spokesman. >> what happened to this would

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tuesday's shooting death of the militia's spoke man countering claims the man did nothing to provoke officers. neal karlinksky has the latest. >> reporter: a huge convoy of heavily-armed police could be seen streaming into the compound. those last armed occupiers left inde had been sending out videos on youtube, ranting about the federal government. >> just drop the charges and nobody dies. >> police released a video that shows the moment armed rank rancher lavoy finicum is killed by police. sources say finim sped away from the police traffic stop that led to the arrest of his fellow occupiers, crashing into a snow bank. once out of his truck, they say y he was told to put his arms up, but instead, brought them down and could be seen reaching for a gun. that is when he was shot. now, the standoff thqt began 26 days ago, when heavily-armed ranchers took over this wildlife refuge, paralyzing a small community, appears to be almlmt at its end. >> we never wanted bloodshed. we verbalized this many, many

and we continue to do so. >> reporter: investigators out here are conducting a full investigation into exactly what happened. meanwhile out at the compound, we now have reports of perhaps as few as five milt tants left raraing hopes this long siege may soon be over. neal karlrlksky, abc news, burns, oregoning. > incredible video. >> comong up in our next half hour, a major development in the case of the so-called affluenza teen ethan couch back in the u.s. this morning after weeks on the run in mexico. what kind punishment will he face now? >> first, putting those virtual assistants to the test. siri versus core tan nab versus google.

you're watching periscope with a new live streaming feature allowing users to broadcast video in realtime directly to friends via their social network account. as of now, it is only available for iphone users in the u.s. a new hi-tech tool is proving to be invaluable to law enforcement. it's called ocular based l l detection technology that uses infrared tracking to monitor eye behavior and the creator says it works more quickly and accurately than traditional methods to determine whether a person is lying during questioning. >> can you use it on your kids. >> you can use it on your hubby. >> okay.

>> it's been five years since sci-fi became science reality for most consumers when apple first bundled siri on its i phones. >> since then, some worthy contenders have been giving siri a run for her money. but how well do these digital assistants really work? gio benitez put them to the test. >> it was supposed to be the future. >> library computer. >> background on actor anton ca riddian. >> but today it's the butt of hollywooddjokes. >> siri, how do you perform cpr on a dogging? >> i found four places named starbucks. >>. >> reportete just about all of us have virtual personal assistants on our smartphones. apple has siri, google has google, microsoft has core tan fla. reporter brian chen created an experiment. he asked the virtual assistants

categories like music, productivity, travel and commuting, dining, entertainment and sports. >> apple was really good at productivity things like calendar and e-mail. google is much better at commute related tasks like mapping. microsoft was pretty mediocre across the board and alele which is really, really good at music so despite them all claiming they're all pretty good at everything, they're all pretty focused and concentrated on certain tackles. >> reporter: so we decided to conduct our own experiment putting three virtual assistants up against each other with one of chen's questions about t super bowl. >> hey, siri, who was playing in the super bowl. >> super bowl 50 will be played on february 7. >> but sheidn't say who. now we're going to test cortana. who playing in the super bowl? >> so this basically came up with a searchern option okay, google. >> denver broncos take on the carolina panthers. >> we got our answer. microsoft and amazon have not

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like no other. front runner donald trump boycotting the fox news debate, pushing ted cruz front and center. we're live in iowa. >> the alarming new warning about the zika virus. the head of the world health organization describing it as spreading explosively. how it spreads and how you can protect yourself and your family. >> and new this half hour, the new development in that case of the affluenza teen. >> ethan couch is back in the u.s.s.nd set to face a judge this morning in fort worth, texas, the new punishment he's looking at now. >> arguably could be many people's worst nightmare right here. a stage full of donald trumps with two of them making out. the story behind this video ahead on the "skinny." it's friday, january 29th. ahead on the "skinny." >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now."

our top story this morning, last night's unusuauarepublican debate. seven candidates showing up to make their case before monday's i ca wa caucus. >> unusual because the front-runner donald trump did not take center stage because, well, he just wasnsn there at all. >> no, trump was a few miles away holding his own event after a standoff with the debate host fox news, he insisted megyn kelly be removed as moderator after she called him out at the first debate. >> so fox said no to that. so trump held his own show right around the corner. abc's david wright has that story. >> before we get to the issues, let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. >> reporter: at this last iowa debate -- >> it's not about donald trump. donald trump for once was not center the stage. >> i kind of miss donald trump. he was a little teddy bear to me. we always had such a loving relationonip. >> reporter: but he was still very much the center of attention. >> let me say i'm a maniac. and everne on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly.

surgeon. now that we've gotten the donald trump portion out of the way -- >> reporter: trump went rogue, holding his owowevent for veterans ten minutes away in des moines. >> fox has been extremely nice and the last numbeof hours actually. >> reporter: and over on fox, the lala gop debate minus the gop front-runner. but center stage this me was ted cruz who is now running second in iowa. >> chris, i would note that the last four questions have been rand, please attack ted. marco please attack ted, chris please attack ted. jeb, please attack ted. >> reporter: trump's decision not to join his f%llow candidates, ostensibly because he doesn't like the moderator. the latest iowa polls show him slightly ahead but everyone's waiting for saturday when the des moines register re-lees its poll. >> it's one of the more fascinating campaigns i've watched. i don't think i've ever seen somemeing like this on both

>> reporter: so it's a little early to call it just yet. i'm david wright in new york. >> a fascinating debate. we want to get a little bit more on this right now. abc's brandi hitt was at the actual debate and joins us now from des moines in the early morning hours. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, r rna and kendis. >> what's the reaction there? was there a clear winner from last night, do you think? >> reporter: you know what, a lot of people are talking and a lot of analysts agree that marco rubio had a great night. you had rand paul who got loud cheers from the crowd because he had the most supporters probably there in the room. there's donald trump who wasn't even there but still possibly a big winner becauseot only was he the first issue discussed, his name came up so many times, he had his own rally and during the stretch of the debate, he was also one of the top candidates trending on google all night long. >> and brandi, you're going to be there straighgh through the clean-up effort, as well, that's

but through the long haul. but do you get a sense that tonight's move hurt or helped trump? >> reporter: that's the big question. yes, we all come in like a big swathe of people and get the heck out of here very quickly, right? when it comes to hurting or helping, trump supporters say he did the right thing by holding this rally. his opponents sathis was a huge mistake. we don't know the till early poll numbers come out or possibly obviously when the caucuces happen on monday. he needs to convince all of those people who are supporting him to show up. this isn't like a normal election. you have to show up at a very specific time. where i'm from in california, you can go to the poll in n e morning or in the evening or during your lunch break. here in iowa, you show up in the evening rain or shine. if he doesn't't get those people to go out and turn out for him, he's not goingn to win iowa, reena and kendis. >> fascinating. we hear there could be snow. we look forward to her reports. >> hopefully she helps those folks cleaning up behind there, as well. turning now to the other top

remaining militia members at the oregon wildlife refuge say they'll leave if no one is arrested. the group's leader ammon bundy has urged everyone to go home. the fbi meanwhile released this video which shows group member lavoy finicum being shot by state police. they say he was killed after twice reaching for a loaded weapon. >> the world health organization meets monday to decide whether to declare a global health emergency over the zika virus outbreak which the head of the w.h.o. says is spreading explosively. brazilian officials have linked e moss quit tote born illness to babies born with small or deformed heads. our dr. david besser is in brazil and filed this report. >> reporter: fabiola takes me to her home in rio. she's a physical therapist, five months pregnant with her third child. uh-huh. to keep away the mosquitos? and now spending her hard-earned income on insect repellants. applying every two hours.

baby. zika may be linked to microcephaly. thousands of babies here in brazil have been born with the tiny heads that indicate severe brain damage. up to 1.5 million cases of zika so far here in brazil. it's spreading in 23 areasas across the americas. the world health organization expects 3 to 4 million cases overall, saying, the level of alarm is extremely high. in the u.s., at least 31 lab confirmed cases in 11 states. all people who traveled to affected areas and returned. and state health departments will be required to report all new cases to the cdc. there'e'no vaccine yet. no treatment. the brazilian governnt spraying for mosquitos. the only a aion people can take is to avoid getting bitten. our team here keeps applying repellant. as does fabiola. >> and for people who have traveled to zika affected areas, when you return home, if you have any symptoms whatsoever,

because if a mosquito bites you, it could then spread the infection to other people. you'll needed to use repellents as will those around you. dr. richard besser, abc news, rio de janiero. >> that's the news officials in rio want with the blocks coming -- with the summer olympics connecticut and missouri have joined the list of states affected by a deadly listeria outbreak. one person died and at least 15 haveeen sickened after eating salad produced by a dole foods according to the springfieldld sun, inspection records show that facility did have proper procedures in place to prevent illness. well, it seems barbie isn't the only one getting a makeover r these days. trix cereal is boasting a new brand mascot. >> yeah, to go along with its new marketing plan touting more natural flavors the company is using a more natural rabbit, a real long eared bunny named cinnabun.

do, cinnabun. >> copyright infringement. the houston-based bunny zoomed to the top of e nationwide contest beating out 7500 other rabbbbs to become the new trix rabbit. >> brian, our producer is saying cinnabun. this is cinnabun. the other one is cinnabon. bun and bon. i guess they thought that one through. >> i guess they still have a case. >> i l le the old trix guy. >> he was fun. >> i don't know. >> cinnabon is for adults. the other one. >> the trix are for kids? yeah. >> yeah. coming up, what's next for the affluenza teen? ethan couch is set to face a judge later today. how much more time he may have to spend behind bars. >> and to the football hall of famer who is behind bars. what a prominent neuropathologist is now saying about o.j. simpsonl the disease he may be suffering from. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you

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great hits that we all remember. kantner was 74 years old. >> so sad about the passing. you get to relive their music again, reexperience it. >> we've gotten to relive a whole lot of classic music this year. too many. >> the doctor who inspired the movie "concussion" says o.j. simpson may be suffering from the degenerative brain disease cte. dr. bennett omalu tells "people" magazine that he wouldn't bet his medical license on it but says it wouldn'te out of the question. in 2012, simpson actually considered arguing that he had a brain disorder when asking for a new trial on kidnapping charges nrns nevada. police searched a property near bloomington, indiana, looking for a sund missing for more than four years, talking she was a student at the vanished after a night of the new raid took place at the residence of a man arrested in august and who had numerous sex-related convicons. authorities say the search yielded nothing. there's a new development in

affluenza teen ethan couch. >> that's because after weeks on the run and then in custody in mexico, couch back in the u.s. in texas where he faces a judge this morning. so what kind of punishment does he face at this point? here's abc's matt gutmanan >> reporter: ethan couch escorted into the very place he allegedly tried to flee. a tarrant county jail. the millionaire's son, with the shsggy beard, bundled back to the u.s. by mexican officials. couch in coach. and later escorted between two u.s. marshals after arriving in dallas. >> i'm relieved for the victims, who continue to need somebody to represent them. those victims that need a voice. >> reporter: in 2013, the 16-year-old pled guilty to killing four bystanders in a drunk driving wreck. during sentencing, his legal team claimed he suffered from affluenza, too spoiled by his parents to know right from wrong. the judge e ve him only probation, ten years. authorities say he and h mother skipped probation, crossing the border into mexico. in a hearing, the judge could

cked up until his 19th birthday. he has already spent more time in detention since his flight to mexico than he ever did after killing those four people. matt gutman, abc news, fort worth, texas. >> when we come back, donald trump makes out with himself. a lip sync battle. >> and a lesbian screen writer firing back at the academy for getting the boot because she's the wrong kind of minority. teresting "skinny," next. >> announcer: "world news now"

abc stations skinny, so skinny time now for "the skinny." topping our headlines this morning, an entire stage full of donald trump. >> this is last night's episode of "lip sync battlmany on spike tv, and it featured what could be best described as a democrats' worst nightmare. josh gad dressed as donald trump performing you see there, it's the ode to self-love. that happened there. >> i touch myself.

i don't know anybody else when i think about you, i touch myself i touch myself, i touch myself i touch myself >> oh, my god. >> that's right. >> that's "the big bang theory's" johnny galecki making out with josh gad and they soundly trumped the competition. big bang theory's kaley cuoco. >> just for the record, i was naming the title of the song. i wasn't asserting anything el. >> okay. >> this is entertaining. next, oscar outrage. >> you liked that one? >> the academy of motion picture arts and sciences taking steps to redress t t lack of diversity in this year's class ooscar

now, of course, it's sparking a blowback from at least one lesbian oscar voter. screen writer patricia resnick who made a name for herself iting one of the decade's defining comedies "9 to 5" at the age of 27 starring dolly parton, lily tomlin, and jane fonda. she worked as a consulti producer for "mad men" and has written an open letter to the academy upset about the being replaced by younger members. she writete replacing sexism and racism with ageism is not the answer. the problem is with the motion picture business decisionmakers, not the academy members." >nd she also closes by saying, " i'm angry and ashamed of the academy." a lot of angry people you don't think about that have come out talking about the situation and is this right way to approach redress the -- >> i don't know if it is the right way to fix it. i mean, tyler perry's movie is

of this back flash. >> it will be an interesting night th chris rock. >> absolutely. next, kim basinger is set to play another steamy role. >> the l.a. confidential actress s been cast as the newest main character in the 50 shades franchise. hard to believe she's 62 years old. she will be playing the role of elena lincoln in the upcoming sequel "50 shades of darker." she's the protagonist of christiangray's business partner and his former lover. she also happens to be considerably older than his 27 years.s. >> so that said, there's been some rockiness between the cast and the crew from the first installment. but things appear to be on track with bothami dornen and co-star dakota johnson set to appear in the sequel. "50 shards darkerer" is set for release in february of next year. >> part of the issue with hollywood they say there are not enough roles for older women. you get to a certain point, and that's great. >> they say are not enough

isn't that a black movie? >> you never read the book. . clearly, huh. >> no, clearly not. >> is set to make the return to the small screen, "house of cards." i love this one. >> the frank underwood campaign doesn't kick off till march 4th but netflix is announcing its flagship original series will return in 2017 for season five. but there will be a major change. > don't tell us, don't tell us. don't tell us. >> he dies. >> come on. season 5 apparently we are hearing it will retu without the creator writer and show runner. beau willamon said it's time for him to move on with new endeavors. the show's producers have not yet announced his replacement. so you've got to stay tuned. when you remove that piece of the puzzle, i hope it's still just as good to watch. >> i should point out, do i have

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oh, it's friday. we can feel it, right? we've got that loopy friday thing going on. time to hit the rewind button on is week's top stories. >> we've seen everything from a monster blizzard to a tiny virus and a surprise on the campaign trail. here now is our weeklyfriday rewind." >> didn't expect to be caught in the middle of snowzilla, but it's really exciting. > i do not remember it ever looking this empty. florida fact, i just took a cture of it myself because i want to remember how empty it is. >> so you've already shoveled this sidewalk what, four, five, six times? >> around ten times. >> ten times? >> the explosive spread of zika virus to new geographical areas with little polation immunity is another cause for concern. >> take a look at there map. that mosquito is found in every country in the western hemisphere except for canada and chile. >> it's time for everybody in this illegal occupation to move

we don't arm up and rebel. this can't happen anymore. this can't happen in america and it can't happen in harney county. >> they told us that we could safely leaea. well, the group that was leaving has a dead man in it. so it depends on what you believe. >> i'm an african-american quarterback that may scare a lot of people because they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to. >> probably i won't be doing the debate. i'm going to have something g se in i ia let's see how much money fox is going to make on the debate without me, okay? >> if someone did that, di't show up at the interview, you know what you'd say? you're fired. >> to my mind, we will win here in iowa if the voter turnout is high. >> you campaign in poetry, you govern in prose. and we need a lot more poetry in this campaign and in our country.

trumpeters are right winging bitter clinging, produced clingers of our guns, but he can kick isis ass because he commands fire. >> i hope nobody's allergic to nuts because we got a big one here. >> they did do a great job. >> absolutely. a busy week ahead coming up. of course, we have the caucuses on monday, pro bowl on sunday. we continue to monitor this really big story. four people sitting in a truck in great falls, montana. >> you love your great falls. >> yes, hoping to ouast three others to win that right now, they're sitting there. >> come on, folks, just come home. just come home. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now."

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