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welcome back as we count down to the oscars. we're honoring a real-life hidden figure. >> yeah, ray montague not only transformed the design process for all navy ships, she blazed a new trail for generations of women who are now following her. here's abc's robin roberts. >> what do you do for nasa. >> calculate your landings. >> reporter: the oscar nominated film "hidden figures" celebrates the true story of three african-american women who helped propel the u.s. space program to new heights. mary jackson, dorothy vaughn, and catherine johnson. >> i analyze the bramt ter

levels for air displacement, friction and velocity. >> reporter: as they were breaking barriers at nasa, ray montague was making history at the navy. >> i am known the first person to design a ship using a computer. and i was the first female program manager of ships in the history of the navy, which was the equivalent of being the ceo of a company. >> reporter: the little rock native was a child of the segregated south and never saw an engineer who looked like her. >> my mother told me when i was a very little girl, raye, you'll have three strikes against you. you're female and you're black and you'll have a southern segregated school education but you can be or do anything you want. provided you're educated. >> reporter: she would go on to receive a bachelor of science in business. and in 1956, she moved to washington, d.c. to begin her career with the navy.

>> and they said, oh, you've got a bachelor of science. you're on the leading edge of technology. i didn't know that. >> reporter: over the next 14 years, she would shatter glass ceilings as a woman in a male dominated field surpassing those who would have held her back and maneuvering around every roadblock thrown in her path. >> to think back to what she dealt with back then, especially with the gender variable they thought she was supposed to be getting them coffee and she was the one in charge. >> reporter: today 82-year-old raye montague is credited with revolutionizing the process for all naval ships and submarines. >> she had to prove to herself she could do the job. she was able to rise above those type of things. what a woman, and montague made a special guest appearance yesterday on "good morning america." >> and treated to a special

surprise. actress janelle monet who proper trays mary jackson in "hidden figures" as she shared what it is she accomplished. >> one of the things that people would say to me, you mean, you were the first black woman to do this. no, when you would talk about the ship design. they said, well, then you were the first woman. no. i was the first person and that's important. >> and i have to say this young woman who is sitting right next to you, you have had a year that has just been amazing. "moonlight" also oscar nominated, "hidden figures," oscar nominated. what does this week mean to you? >> well, i'm just so thankful seeing a woman like you, i'm getting all emotional. just put things into perspective. >> thank you, janelle.

>> i just think that i'm sorry, i'm trying, but i'm just so moved by stories that humanize us and you know, for me individual human beings who oftentimes are marginalized bass they're different because of their gender, sexual orientation, but no longer. so these films are these universal stories told in unforgettable ways and they're bringing us together and that's what i love most. >> thank you. >> for that reason i want to see "hidden figures" actually get so many awards at the oscarss because it's such a powerful powerful story. and now we're hearing so many other stories like raye's. >> if we hadn't seen the story of "hidden figures" we might not have seen raye's story. that's classy lady. an inspiration to so many.

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breaking news this morning on "world news now." a deadly plane crash into a shopping mall. >> several americans have been confirmed dead after a small plane slammed into a building in australia. the crash causing a massive fire, smoke seen billowing from the site for miles. we'll have the late breaking details just ahead. and take two, president trump announcing his new pick to replace the national security adviser he dismissed last week. so just who is general h.r. mcmaster and why is the president choosing him earning bipartisan praise? and the security breach at one of america's busiest airports. nearly a dozen people walking through an unstaffed metal detector at jfk international. three setting it off with nobody stopping them from boarding their planes. what the tsa is saying.

and grande mocha loco. if you think you're particular how you like your coffee, wait till you see what could be the most ridiculous, complicated concoction ever. the barista probably having to work overtime to get in all the ingredients. we'll break down the ingredients on this tuesday, february 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." and this is not a grand kef mocha loco, but i wish it was. good morning. i'm gio benitez. >> i'm adrienne bankert. we begin with breaking news from australia. several americans are dead in a plane crash. >> the charter plane exploded at a shopping center near melbourne this morning. five people are dead, four americans. one, of course, is the pilot. the plane had just taken off from a nearby airport when the pilot radioed a may day call. eyewitnesss expected the worst. >> i seen a blue clash come down past the billboard over there.

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be rolled out in just a few days. cecilia vega wraps up the start of what's expected to be a busy week in washington. >> the president making a spr announcement from a couch in his ornate mar-a-lago clubhouse. seated right there next to him, his new national security adviser, general h.r. mcmaster. >> he's a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience. i watched and read a lot over the last two days. he is highly respected by everybody in the military, and we're very honored to have him. >> reporter: known as one of the army's leading thinkers, mcmaster served in the first gulf war, afghanistan and iraq. he is also a west point grad with a p.h.d. in military history. >> i'd just like to say what a privilege it is to be able to continue serving our nation. >> reporter: he replaces the controversial michael flynn, fired by the president after lying about his conversations with the russians. flynn's ouster seen as a sign of a white house in turmoil. though the president insisted

otherwise. >> this administration is running like a fine-tuned machine. >> reporter: in that same news conference, the president also insisted he had a flynn replacement ready to go. >> and i have somebody that i think will be outstanding for the position. >> reporter: but that somebody, retired admiral robert harward, turned down the job. publically citing "family reasons." >> you're going to do a great job. >> reporter: now with a new national security adviser in place, the white house is preparing to roll out a new version of that controversial extreme vetting travel ban. senior white house officials tell abc news, in the new draft, people from the same seven majority-muslim countries targeted in the original order, would still be banned. but this new draft does not have automatic rejection for refugees from syria. it also clarifies that green card holders and dual citizens of the u.s. and those seven countries are exempt.

and general mcmaster is already receiving praise from both democrats and republicans alike. in fact, republican senator john mccain who just days ago said that the trump administration was in disarray is now calling the mcmaster pick outstanding. cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. >> from the white house we move to the kremlin which has a simple response to news of a ukraine peace plan. absurd. the "new york times" first reported the draft created by two trump associates and a crew cranian lawmaker. the paper says ukrainians would decide to lease crimea to russia which annexed the region three years ago. the times says it was presented to michael flynn. when asked about the report, a kremlin spokesperson said, there's nothing to talk about. and russian president vladimir putin expressed condolences on deaths of his nation's u.n. ambassador. diplomat vitaly churkin would have turned 65 today. he died yesterday in new york city. the cause has not been released.

churkin was a staunch defender of russia's policies including its bombing campaign in syria. he was also a harsh critic of the obama administration. more northern california residents are spending the night out of their homes because of the possibility of flooding. many rivers are at or above flood stage because of the latest severe storm prompting evacuation orders including the town of maxwell. residents are stacking sandbags to try to keep rivers and streams within their banks. the don pedro reservoir spillway, those gates opened for the first time in 20 years. tripling the flow of the to you ol me river. the extra water likely to flood some parts of modesto this afternoon. another new storm hitting northern california and southern oregon this morning, the biggest concern is about strong wind gusts. but even modest rain may be too much for the waterlogged region to handle. in san antonio, the damage quo reach $100 million after the city was struck by at least four

tornadoes. winds reached as much as 110 miles per hour off roofs, knocking over trees, cutting power to thousands. even a transmission tower was not strong enough to withstand those storms. no major injuries were however. all right. police in southern california say the suspect in a deadly shoot-out with police is believed to be involved in the murder of a family member, as well. he is being treated at a hospital and could face multiple murder charges. abc's matt gutman has more. >> reporter: a gunfight in suburban los angeles. [ sirens ] >> reporter: two police officers responding to a traffic accident when they notice a man in the car they begin to question has -- >> tattoos all over his face, and all over his neck and he's in gang attire. >> reporter: they had no idea the just paroled fel was suspected after r of a murder that very morning and- -- >> they were in the process of getting the gun out of the car,

and pat him down for weapons, and that's when they pulled the gun, and that's when the gunfight started. >> reporter: the suspect firing multiple shots. at least one of the officers returning fire, wounding him. you see that suspect being loaded, handcuffed into an ambulance as both the officers hit were rushed to a nearby hospital. one of them later pronounced dead. withfficers is embracing in mourning, a procession for that slain officer, keith wayne boyer, wound through los angeles. >> it will take some time for the crime scene behind me to be processed. we've learned that the officer was wearinglet profit vest at the time but it was not enough to save him. he was a 30-year veteran and close to retirement. >> matt gutman, abc news, whittier, california. >> pope francis wants people to keep away from the table. the tech savvy pontiff warns texting during family meals endangers communication. he notes an adix to devices puts personal relationships at risk. he says people need to work on being kinder and more polite to

each other, advise we all could use. >> absolutely. and talking about being kind, here's a story that will make drivers in our nation's two largest cities sick to stair stomachs. a new study that runs down the cities with the worst traffic worldwide. >> not a lot of surprises here. number three is new york city. nice they're not first place in the study. drivers spend about 29 hours on average in traffic during peak periods. that was last year. >> moscow, russia, home of the kremlin, vladimir putin has the world's second worst traffic. >> that leaves l.a. >> you know that. >> number one once again. the study says motorists wasted 104 hours sitting in gridlock last year costing every driver more than $2400 in wastes fuel and lost productivity. so. >> that was just adrienne's car. >> no, no. it's just like you can't text and drive either.

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look at that incredible shot right there. it looks as if someone pulled the stopper from a bathtub drain but it's the morning glory spillway in napa, california, in action for the first time in more than a decade. it functions pretty much like a bathtub drain, too. when the lake gets to the high it, water spills into the eight-foot wide pipe and is dumped into a nearby river. isn't that incredible? >> lake berryessa looking glorious. i'm from california. this is a welcome sight for what was drought stricken california. but with the record rainfall they've received, it's, what is

it, i think 74% of the state is completely out of drauths range. >> wow. >> it's amazing. exciting to see even though it's been quite difficult for some people. my first grade teach's mother was evacuated. in maxwell. that's one of the towns seeing serious flood damage. she is okay, but a lot of folks are out of their homes. so moving on to a story a lot of us can relate to, security at the airport. the tsa promising a full review after a major breach at jfk international airport. >> nearly a dozen passengers breezed right through an unstaffed metal detector. three of them setting off the alarm. but nobody stopped them from boarding their planes. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: these surveillance images showing these passengers breaching security at one of america's busiest airports. tsa officers at new york's jfk left a metal detector unstaffed. 11 passengers passing through around 6:00 a.m. three of them set the detector off, but got no additional screening. >> three passeng