making news in america this morning -- donald trump is taking more jabs at the intelligence community. he's passing judgment about the russian involvement in the election-related hacking. we're live in washington. arctic air slowly moving across the country. negative 30 in some locations. and storms moving in off the pacific coast. as the south cleans up from deadly weather. an officer on leave this morning, after a video surfaced of him slamming a student to the ground. and look up. dangling above the slopes, a young skier stuck on the chair lift. he's explaining how all of that happened.

i always worried about that on the ski lifts. those videos. >> and it's happened before in the last week. >> it gave me chills. a good wednesday morning to you all. president-elect donald trump clashing with the intelligence community. >> trump fired off a skeptical tweet saying the briefinged that been delayed. julian assange is weighing in. saying the hacked e-mails did not come from russia. janai norman is following the overnight developments from d.c. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the briefing centers on allegations that russians hacked the dnc with the intention of affecting the election. president putin, president-elect trump, and wikileaks founder julian assange continued to deny. the president-elect throwing

shade. tweeting the intelligence briefing on so-called russian hacking was delayed until friday. intelligence officials say the briefing was always scheduled for friday. it's the latest in the election hacking scandal that's found the president-elect alined with the fugitive computer activist. julian assange saying russia was not the source. >> we can say and we have said, repeatedly, over the last two months, that our source is not the russian government. and it is not state party. >> reporter: but officials say those e-mails were, in fact, given to wikileaks by the russians. >> whether asanction is involved or -- >> reporter: first, behind closed doors voting to protect

themselves but gutting the office of congressional ethics. then trump tweeting, with all that congress has to work on do they really have to make the weakening of the independent ethics watchdog, as unfair as it may be, their number one act and priority? a last-minute meeting and unanimous decision to delay, heavily inyou influenced by those tweets. >> yes, it animated the press. >> reporter: and trump announced he'll hold his first news conference in months next week on january 11th. at the same time, we're learning bill and hillary clinton will join george w. bush at the inauguration. >> thank you. and trump also turned up the pressure on the auto industry. threatening general motors with a big border tax on its imported cars. >> trump says gm is making the chevy cruze in mexico and

bringing it back. only a small number of hatch backs are brought back to the u.s. and ford skaps plans for a mexico factory. they decided to shift some money into a u.s. plant instead. it follows an earlier warning from trump that ford would face a 35% tariff. >> we didn't have direct negotiations. >> did you feel pressure from president-elect trump to make this decision? >> we look at a lot of different factors. one of the factors we're looking at is our view is there will be a more positive business environment under president-elect trump. >> they attributed the decision change to the drop in small cars. the naacp wants senator jeff sessions out of the running to

be attorney general. the group led a day-long sittin at his office. it was broadcast live on social media. senator sessions was in washington, d.c., during that sit-in. another major story this morning is the weather. it is pouring in northern california right now. with the first of three powerful storms this week. as much as a foot of rain is expected by week's end. causing some flash flooding and urter erosion on the coast. this is the radar. that storm sweeping off the pacific ocean and dumping rain on the bay area. they're cleaning up in the meantime in the deep south after severe storms spawned at least a dozen tornadoes. the storms are blamed for six deaths, building damage, and count let downed trees and powerlines. in the north, the big freeze is on. single digits from iowa to illinois. wind chills will make it feel even colder.

breaking overnight in turkey, the country saying it has identified the gunman that attacked the nightclub on new year's morning in istanbul. authorities are searching for him. this morning, they did detain five suspected isis militants. the country is extending the state of emergency there until april. the final farewell to can debbie reynolds and carrie fisher. a joint memorial is set tomorrow at the beverly hills compound the pair shared. their burial will be held on friday. they'll be laid to rest among friends, including liberace and bette davis. a spike infully cases. and an officer on leave after this video showing this student slammed to the ground. what the police chief is now

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away. very dangerous situation. other roads in the area are still underwater. except for the leftover problems like that one, roads in the south should be fine. watch out for slippery roads from the northwest interior to kansas and nebraska. drivers may run into snow in the upper not east. if you're flying, airport delays likely in san francisco, salt lake city, denver, and new york city. authorities across new england are on the lookout for an escaped prison inmate. he's been on the loose since saturday. >> he made his way out of a privately run prison in rhode island. details from linsey davis. >> reporter: federal authorities are on a round-the-clock hunt for this man. james morales. he broke out of this maximum security ward at a federal detention center on new

year's've. >> our immediate priority has been to get james morales after the street. >> reporter: he faces charges for sexual assault on a child and for stealing 16 guns from a u.s. army reserve center. police released this wanted poster showing morales has multiple distinct tattoos. he climbed a basketball hoop to get to a roof top and cut through a fence. now to an american airlines jet which is undergoing what is described as a thorough maintenance inspection after the third fume-related incident in months. eight flight attendants were treated in orlando for headaches. there were odor issues in the cabin. don't wait any longer to get your flu shot. there's already a spike in cases

in several southern states, in iowa, and a few other places. there's also been a flu-related death reported in southern california. it takes about two weeks for the flu to take effect. experts say the dazele vaccine doesn't work very well. for the second time in less than two weeks, a child was saved while dangling from a ski lift. this happened on monday with the snow coming down at utah's sundance mountain resort. a similar incident took place there before christmas. if this case, the young boy's backpack got stuck in the chair. they were able to drag him back on to the chair. >> those patrol members are becoming familiar at that. a followup from yesterday about the twin brothers in utah. nanny-cam cam churing them in the bedroom. the dresser crashes down trapping one of the boys underneath. his brother couldn't move for a little bit but he's able to push it, allowing little brock to get

out. now we're hearing from the boys' mother for the first time. she's asking parents to anchor furniture to the wall. >> it will take your five to ten minutes. bolt them down. do it today. >> she calls her family, quote, completely lucky that neither of the boys was seriously hurt by the dresser. >> very lucky indeed. good advice to anchor furniture to the wall always. let's change gears and get to sports highlights. good morning, america. max and the coach here with you. college hoops taking center stage on tuesday night. how about the sunflower state showdown. k-state, don't sleep on them this year. tied at 88. they would have a chance to take the lead. straight away. dean wade. out of bounds to kansas. watch this. your eyes are not deceiving you. they count it. they would review it.

but only for to make sure he got it off. big 12 office says, hey, it's a judgment call. four steps. k.u. wins. bob huggins. west virginia. taking on texas tech in lubbock. the red raiders looking for the response. look at naim stevenson. sweet, left-handed stroke. no time-outs for west virginia. they're going. carter. no good. tuck this away for texas tech. when they start to look at their resume come march. big win. >> a lot of teams playing pretty well there in the big 12. that's going to do it for us. he's max. i'm the coach. enjoy your wednesday. >> all right, thanks, fellas. up next in "the pulse ts house speaker paul ryan getting a lesson on what exactly is the dab. and we hear from mariah

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time to check "the pulse" starting with a moment of confusion. >> so this is a dab. it's popular with the kids. house speaker paul ryan was leading the swearing-in sarps when the son of wronger marshall threw him for a loop by dabbing for the photo. ryan had no idea what was going on. he thought the kid was sneezing. then made him put down his arm. >> you all right? you going to sneeze? is that it? >> yeah. >> you all right? >> clearly confused.

>> so ryan later wrote on twitter, just finished swearing in photos. nearly 300 members. countless cute kids. still don't get what dabbing is, though. >> marshall then tweeted, just so you know, speaker ryan, he's grounded. >> oh. >> you gotta appreciate the kid trying to own that moment. >> trying to get his moment. >> nobody else is looking. >> you all right? you really should get that checked out. >> were you sneezing? >> is your deodorant all right? >> sit the whole sneeze thing, right? over on the senate side. things got awkward for vice president joe biden as he swore in his last crop of lawmakers. >> he tried to land a bipartisan smooch on the baby. the baby gave him the slip. he left him with a mouthful of air. >> she was actually doing the dab as well. >> she looked up at him like, oh, sorry about that.

and mariah carey speaking out for the first time after the new year's eve mishap. >> she tells "center tanment weekly" she worked with clark himself early in her career and he would be as mortified as she was about the technical safinaf. we have to feel some sympathy this morning for the white bear of white bear mitsubishi in minnesota. here's why. >> the white bear had really hard time stage on his feet recently while filming a television commercial on the ice with the dealership rep and the mascot of the university of minnesota hockey team. check him out. >> and white bear mitsubishi is a proud sponsor of hockey.

>> that was the last one. he couldn't quite get up. talk about a rough dayton set. >> it's great marketing ploy even if it is a prank. eventually, the guy helped the white bear to his feet. the gopher mascot just kind of skated air way. they're up in minnesota. you would think they would know neven that big costume how the skate on ice. >> poor guy. i don't think he's wearing skates. maybe that was his first mistake. >> that summarizes mnd to many people there. more news after this.

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>> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it is wednesday january 4th. coming up on "action news" we're following breaking news. a man has been found dead in the bedroom of his holmesburg home: we'll have a live report for you. fire crews work through the night to fight a massive blaze. penn's landing we will finally see some sunshine today. one bright spot before a blast of cold comes our way. maybe even snow. accuweather will give you the latest. dave murphy has that. that's coming up on "action news." >> ♪ special reunion is really warming heart there is. decades in the making, a mother and her two daughters finally able to spend time together.

>> the women lost touch with their mom when she divorced their father in thailand. he brought them to the united states. stacy cameron of our station in kansas city has the details on what happened next. >> reporter: any day outside the airport, you'll see hundreds of hugs good-bye. but on this day -- >> i know she's anxious to hug us. >> reporter: inside the terminal. >> you freaking out yet? >> reporter: a long overdue hello. >> we're going the meet our mama for the first time in 40 years. >> sisters starla and jeanne. >> did you bring tissues? >> i have them in my purse. about half a box. >> reporter: separated from their moment overseas at ages 2 and 3. >> we could talk to each other at night and ask questions like, do you think she loves you? >> reporter: finally finding their mother thanks to this picture the girls posted online. >> she said it was the only thing she had of us girls and she carried it in her purse for the last 40-some odd years. >> reporter: and seen by their

mom last week. >> happy tears. happy tears, okay? no crying. you're going make me cry. i don't cry. >> i see her. i see her. right there. >> where, where? >> reporter: nor their mom could hold back the tears. or let go of hugs. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: in the moment when a family's dream of four decades. >> are these real? it's real now. >> reporter: finally came true. >> unbelievable. can you imagine going that long. when they say what they used to ask in the night? do you think she loves you? >> they're still hugging there at the airport. that's what's making news in america this morning.

>> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. >> ♪ >> good morning, everyone, it's 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday january 4th. >> and we're following breaking news. a woman says she found her boyfriend shot dead inside his bedroom in philadelphia's holmesburg section. >> wilmington's new mayor addresses the city's troubling crime rate as he is sworn into office. >> president-elect donald trump turns to twitter again to take another swipe at the intelligence community. >> and we're looking out for a blustery day. let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. satellite shows you there's a fair amount of cloud cover to start out this morning. some areas could be seeing some patchy fog as well.