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we love a good bubble bath and this is impressive. >> oh, yeah. >> they're trying to go for the marge simpson look here. >> they succeeded. >> yea! >> they've succeeded in getting the kids to enjoy bathtime. >> being a dad is a lot of fun. when it's your house and your rules it means you can do the stuff you were never allowed to do. >> until wife comes home and sees this. >> worth it. >> kids are happy. they're getting a bath. the other kids are amused so they're not into anything and they're not crying. >> bubbles, stand up and pop those things! >> it's amazing! >> it's getting to the ceiling. >> now they're winning. >> it's the leaning tower of bubbles. >> the kids are so happy. >> mom never comes into the bathroom, so i think all is clear in this video. >> hey! >> we featured my new little boo mars russell on the show a few

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from this day forward a new vision will govern our land. from this day forward it's going to be only america first, america first. >> well, tomorrow marks one year since president trump delivered that message to the world and spoke of american carnage. it really does seem like it was yesterday, doesn't it? >> let's look back on the first year of the trump administration and see what's in store for year two. >> got your popcorn.

>> i donald john trump do solemnly swear. >> reporter: 365 days tomorrow will round out that roller coaster ride that has been the first year of the presidency. from the very first press briefing. >> this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period. >> reporter: to celebrating that first legislative victory, the largest tax code over hall in a nation. a year defined by controversies, relentless tweeting and the russia investigation. one of the clearest accomplishments was the conformation of supreme court justice neil gorsuch. and withdrawing from the paris climate agreement and slashing federal regulations. the failure to over haul the nation's health care system. >> we will be able to immediately repeal and replace obamacare. >> reporter: shattering a campaign promise.

in that controversial travel ban banning some muslim majority countries blocked by the judges. he's found himself in hot water following rallies of white supremacists in charlottesville trump declared. >> but you also had had people that were very fine people on both sides. >> reporter: most recently caught up in a fire storm, slamming immigrants from s-hole countries. >> mr. president, are you a racist? >> reporter: foreign policy defined by tangling with north korea, warning the regime's threats will not go unnoticed. >> they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: looming over it all is special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russia meddling in the election.

>> there has been no collusion between the trump campaign and russians. >> reporter: a major distraction for the president as he turns his focus to year two. >> and catherine tells us that the white house as a bold agenda ahead, including health care, infrastructure and welfare reform. is it more entertaining in two minutes and with the popcorn? >> it feels very suspenseful. >> there was lot of drama and comedy. coming up counting down to the royal wedding. now you need your popcorn. prince harry and megan markle are on the tour. i'm never gonna be able to sleep with this cold. i'll take a sick day tomorrow. on our daughter's birthday? moms don't take sick days... moms take nyquil severe. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep with a cold, medicine. okay - let's try this.

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kingdom. >> the couple took the train from london to wales where the actress got to know who will soon be her fellow british citizens. >> reporter: four months until meghan markelmarries her prince. a well wishers of hundreds of school children have braved the freeze to catch a glimpse of the happy couple. starting with a visit to the ancient roman castle with a history dating back to 1,000 years. between now and may 18th with had the couple will wed at windsor castle, there's a lot to be done. meghan will have to be baptized into the church of england and take a citizenship test to become a british national before marrying into the family. prince harry will undoubtedly take her on a tour just like

prince william did with kate. with each passing engagement, meghan, a natural with the crowd will settle into her role as the excitement for the wedding continues to grow. meghan is learning more about the history and the culture about the history and the nation she's preparing to join. >> and they were about an hour late arriving due to a train delay because of infrustructure problems. >> and speaking of they're just like us. prince william is just like me. he debuted a very fashionable look yesterday. this is him before the change and this is will's now. they don't look that different. >> a little shorter on the sides now. a buzzed look. >> apparently got cut at

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thnchs weeke the weekend is upon us. >> first up "12 strong". it's the story of the first special forces to land in afghanistan in the days after 9/11. hemsworth, my boyfriend, is head of the team that travelled on horseback. >> okay. so kick means go. this is the steering wheel. he's not waiting for us. saddle up. >> does he have a name? i know but does he have a name? >> ease are e he's going to tes. >> u.s.a. today says chris helmsworth career is spotty atbust. it seemed he just needed horse co stars.

another good review. it's a rousing movie but not what you'd call a very introspective one. and if you need one more reason, there's this. >> well, there had is that. >> i'm definitely seeing it. "12 strong." >> which of the hemsworth brothers is that one? >> oh, it's chris. so if you like movies based on nicolas spark's books, you might like this film and that's how it's selling itself even though he's not involved. "forever my girl." tries to reconnect with the one that got away and quickly realizes that his 7-year-old daughter is also his. >> awkward. >> open your present, mama. >> i don't know what to say.

>> you want to see my pet rabbit? >> that sounds like fun. >> you know what i'll come with you. >> mama, i'm all right. not going to kill me or anything, are you? >> that's actual footage of dianne's dating life. you want to see my pet rabbit? >> that's how i nailed my husband. wanted to see my pet? >> one viewer said the hallmark movie would at least have given it a plot arc and slow as a jewel 4th tractor parade and as drawn out as a louisiana draul. >> i meant to say landed my husband and i said nailed my husband had. >> i let it pass. just let it hangout there. >> happy friday everyone. >> and paula abdul has a song called "forever your

this morning on "world news now" the clock is ticking on capitol hill. >> house republicans passed a short-term bill but the prosspect of that passing the senate is dim. plus new chilling allegations of abuse from the suburban home. the prosecutors have outlined the alleged conditions in which they were to live. not allowed to shower but once a dwree year, not allowed to eat food left out by their parents. the high tech rescue of two teens got caught up in rough surf. it's being called it first rescue by drone. and later the social media superstar, fiona the hippo is

celebrating a milestone with it world watching. so we're going to take a trip to the zoo to celebrate with our little 550 pound girl this friday, january 19th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> happy birthday, fiona. >> happy birthday, rip huh rum bay. sorry, we're still mourning him. congress has to approve new funding by midnight. >> the house passed a short-term spending bill that would keep the government's lights on through the middle of next month but that's facing strong opposition in the senate. >> they're demanding action to protect the immigrants brought illegally as children. >> now on that issue there's a bipartisan issue in solving the

d.a.c.a. problem but the president has given us till march. last time i looked this was january. my colleagues, where is the urgency here? >> and with a little bit more time on our hands, maybe the majority leader can pin down just what president trump wants in order to get a deal. >> and there was some confusion on capitol hill after the president tweeted he didn't support an extension to a child health program as part of a short-term spending deal. the president later said he did support that short-term deal. he's expected to fly to his club but that could change. >> he's expected to go down there and hold an anniversary party because tomorrow is one year since his if the anaugurat. the last time there was a government shut down government employees were out of work. >> national parks would be open

this weekend with limited staffing. same with smithsonian museums. >> members of congress, because of the law, will be paid. >> ah. and now to the stunning details about the 13 children and what they were allegedly put through by their own parents. >> david and louise turpin have plead not guilty to the alleged abuse. and the one daughter who planned her escape for up to two years. >> reporter: the man prosecutors portray as a monster is in chains. david and his wife pleading not guilty. accused of a combined 75 counts of torture, abusing and imprisening their 13 children for decades. riverside county district attorney revealing that for two years the children plotted their

escape from the horrors inflicted upon them. >> this is severe, emotional, physical abuse. there's no way around that. >> reporter: detailing decades of unimaginable punishment that intensified as the years went on. >> they began to be tied up. first with ropes. one victim at one point was tied up and hog tied. these defendants eventually began using chains and pad lock. >> reporter: allegedly tied or shackled for weeks at a time. a dep ruvagds so severe, the eldest daughter age 29 weighed only 82 pounds and they say their parents would taunt them. >> they would buy food including pies, leave it on it counter, let the children look that but not eat the food. >> reporter: instead fed a steady diet of cruelty.

this shows one of their texas homes years ago. human filth on the floors, the district attorney saying the children were allowed to bathe only once a year. police removing evidence from their california home, recovering hundreds of journals written by the children. the family allegedly keeping vampire hours and that may have aided the turpins in keeping the 13 siblings in near complete isolation. >> the children lack a basic knowledge of life. many didn't know what a police officer was. >> reporter: and we're learning the 17-year-old girl that called 911 didn't act alone. >> she escaped through a window and took one of her siblings with her, that sibling eventually turned back, became frightened and turned back. >> reporter: now all of the children said to be quote relieved and in good hands. because many suffered cognitive damage because of years of

malnutrition and because they were so isolated from the world that many didn't know what medicine was, they may have to stay in the care of the state, all of them. as they try to rebuild their lives, their parents face up to life in prison if convicted. riverside, california. >> and the children's grandfather who lives in west virginia says he does not believe the reports of abuse. he plans to talk to his grandchildren to hear more. >> i hope he's correct and these reports aren't true because they're horrific. president trump doubling down on his vow to build a border wall, openly contradicting his chief of staff, john kelly. he was reportedly fuming after kelly told law makers some of his ideas were uninformed. later the president publicly praised his chief of staff. >> he's great. i think he's doing a great job. i think general kelly has done a

really great job. he's a very special guy. >> white house if hadiciders with knowledge of the relationship say they don't believe trump will fire kelly over this particular episode or that kelly will resign. a long-time trump aid hope hicks was ato testify today but that's been postponed indefinitely over whether she can invoke executive privilege. and the dangerous cold finally lifts today. below normal temperatures give way to spring lake conditions. there was a close call for a tow truck driver on an icy highway. a car lost control, slammed into his rig. luckily no one was hurt and in new orleans the cold froze the pipes of the louisville international airport. air pressure knocked out all but one of the facility's bathrooms. schools are closed for a third straight day. >> same with the atlanta metro

area. schools are closed too. crews are searching for a 34-year-old man who was swemnt o swept out to sea. the man climbed over a sea wall to get a closer look. that's when a giant wave knocked him over and pulled him into the ocean. and two australian teams are ha thankful for a first of its kind rescue. >> someone alerted guards who were in drone training at the time. >> that's them in the drone. they released a self inflating floatation device into the water. they eventually made it to shore and the lifeguard said it just so happened they were doing training at that time. >> we were feeling pretty comfortable in the water but we're not sure how it could have gone if the drone wasn't there. we were sort of getting a little bit tired and as we said the

surf was pretty huge. i think we were pretty lucky. >> wait, so they weren't in distress? >> they were tired. they needed help. didn't you hear him? >> he said we're pretty comfortable at the time. >> it was a rescue. they're lucky to be alive. >> wow, we're really enjoying this day in the surf -- >> okay. i'll hold on to this yellow tube thing. australian officials say it's the first time a drone with a floatation device has been used in a water rescue. they say using the drone allowed them to respond in 70 seconds. three times faster than normal. just imagine if they actually needed help had, how valuable that would be. >> it would really help if they needed help. good to see the boys this morning. the near lly 600-pound sensation.

fiona is turning one, people. plus a former doctor being snenls sentenced for abusing gymnasts. hear what the judge told him after hearing him complain about hearing victims in court.

we're looking at new video tonight over copacabana beach. a car slammed into a crowd along a walkway. right now they say it's not an act of terror. it's believed the driver suffered an epileptici attack. here at home this is the last day of victim's testimony in the case of dr. larry nassar who abused more than 100 people. >> stating listing to his victim's stories is detrimental to his health. but it judge wasn't having it. >> reporter: for three days now more than 80 women have unleashed an onslaught of emotions directed at larry nassar. >> life has bitterly been sucked out of me.

>> reporter: even the judge took aim, dismissing a letter from nassar to court about his mental ability to hear from all the accusers. >> spending four or five days listening to them is significantly minor considering the hours of pleasure you had at their expense. >> reporter: more than 150 women have accused it former doctor for michigan state university of sexual abuse. >> your days of manipulation are over. you're pure eval. >> reporter: and this statement read allowed on behalf of olympian mckayla mulroney who claims u.s.a. gymnastics tried to buy her silence. >> if they had paid attention to any of the red flags in larry nassar's behavior i never would have been abused by him. >> reporter: the appearance of

the school's president in court wednesday drew ier from some of the victims. >> the focus of the attentionicide be on it people telling their story and not on me or michigan state. they said any suggestion that the university covered up nassar's horrific conduct is simply false. more continue to ask for the opportunity to speak out. abc news, new york. and coming up we're going to lighten things up a little bit with a very large, not so little girl. fiona the hippo. >> her birthday celebration next. lyrics: ooh-oo child lyrics: thing's are gonna get easier. lyrics: ooh-oo child, lyrics: things'll get brighter. lyrics: ooh-oo child lyrics: thing's are gonna get easier.

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♪ splish splash i was taking a bath on a saturday night ♪ i'm sorry. she's so cute. i can't handle it. fiona the hippo is about to turn

one. >> many have been tuning into the cincinnati's facebook page to see her grow up. her recovery has actually helped the zoo through dark times. ♪ >> reporter: she's the unlikely viral star. >> oh, my goodness. >> fiona is a diva. she's a ham. >> reporter: fiona the hippo, from premature baby to bona fide brand, featured on merchandise, her own ice cream flavor and even a campaign to make her time magazine's person of the year. >> fiona, over here. >> reporter: her journey to stardom began in the womb. the first nile hippo said to be born at the cincinnati zoo in years. >> we were told prognosis was

not very good at all. >> reporter: she was placed in an ad hocnicu. her daily struggle for survival documented on the facebook page. small moments becoming big victory. the world watching as she learned to stand. >> i stand. i'm a big girl. >> reporter: how to swim and even took her first steps. >> i became emotionally attached just like the rest of the world and a few times i really didn't think she was going to survive. >> reporter: but the little one didn't just survive, she thrived. here's a six-week old fiona stubbornly learning how to walk up and down a ramp. what does she typically eat? >> we're weaning her off a bottle. so she's getting 3,000 milliliters of formula and she loves produce like hay, squash

and on special occasions she gets watermelon and pumpkins. those are some of her favorites. >> reporter: she played puffer l pufferictly to the camera. hi, strike a pose, little one. a true diva in action. fiona is a bright spot for a zoo that recently survived a dark episode. the controversial killing of silverback guerilla after a child climbed into the inclosure. then a critical calculation by zoo officials to shoot the 450 pound animal to save the child's life. but in 2017 baby fiona changed the mood at the zoo. record attendance followed. up by 20% from the previous year. zoo officials nicknaming it the fiona effect.

what is the fiona effect? >> she has really represented hope and being safe on the brink and love, people love that animal. >> reporter: her spirit of resilience for the visitors who came to see her play. >> i was diagnosed with breast cancer. so we fought a battle together. >> reporter: today fiona is happy, healthy and hefty. about 3,000 pounds right now. fiona about 600. >> she's got a bright future ahead. she'll have lots of fans, laults of lettuce. maybe years down the road a young man in her future. >> we'll have to vet him strongly. >> reporter: in cincinnati. >> do they have tinder for hippos? >> i think ta do. >> very big screen.

>> too soon to start thinking about that. stick around.

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this morning on "abc news now," it is down to the had wire. a government shut down could happen at midnight. the house passing a late night bill that would keep it government running through next month but the likelihood of passing the senate pretty iffy right now. the death toll keeps rising. now a third grader is one of the latest victims. and just how accurate those five-minute flu tests are. and a first on a a papal plane. >> imagine being married by the pope mile high. that's what happened 36,000 feet above chile. hear what the couple is saying. and is it getting hot in here or is it just me? putin's putting us in a thirst as he braves it icy cold waters

thin dead of winter. shrinkage anyone? thank god it's friday, january 19th. ♪ >> announcer: from abc news this is "abc news now." just when you thought this winter was cold, thank god there's vlad to warm us all up. >> vlad steaming it up for you? >> yeah. we'll get to that a little bit later on in the skinny. but we're going to start with the tense moments on capitol hill. >> the senate is where the drama is right now after the house passed a short-term spending bill but it's facing democratic opposition. >> so the main sticking point is immigration, particularly the fate of the dreamers we've talked about. >> reporter: late thursday evening a house passed a short-term gop mesher to keep it

government open but the bill is in trouble in the senate. >> the d.a.c.a. issue doesn't face urgent deadlines until march. our deadline to fund the government is tomorrow. >> reporter: a possible government shut down hours away. trump touting the new tax law. >> i really believe the democrats want a shut down to get off the subject of the tax cuts because they've worked so well. >> the republican both in the senate, the house and the white house can't get their act together. >> reporter: the main sticking points, immigration, including a fix for the dreamers and trump's southern border wall. also hanging in the balance the children's health insurance coverage. >> i think it's unconscionable that democrats would walk away from chip for -- >> reporter: including chip funding. >> this is like giving you a

bowl of doggy doo, put a cherry on top and calling it chocolate sunday. this is nothing. >> reporter: trump tweeted yesterday chip should be part of a long term solution, not a short term. but the president says he supports it. >> so much for a ice cream party at nancy's house. and the senate is back in session at 11:00 this morning. if the government shuts down, it would effect houndreds of thousands of federal workers. we're told national parks would still be open this weekend. alleged abuse by 13 siblings. the attorney was describing it as off the charts sadistic. >> david and lues ease turpin say they're innocent. >> reporter: the parents accused of holding their 13 children for

years now in shackles. facing a combined 75 counts of systematically torturing, abusing and imprisoning their children between two and 29 years old. >> this is severe, emotional, physical abuse. >> reporter: the district attorney says the horrors began sometime before 2010 when they lived in texas including in this filthy house. >> at one point living apart from most of the children and dropping off food from time to time. >> reporter: the brutality worsened after they moved to california. the children were only alowed to shower once a year, beaten, strangled, locked in their rooms and chained to beds sometimes for months at a time for punishment. >> if the children were found to wash their hands above the wrist area, they were accused of playing in the water and would be chained up. >> and it emaceiated children

were taunted. >> they would buy foods including pumpkin pies, leave it on the counter, let it children look at it but not eat the food. >> reporter: finally arrested after the 17-year-old daughter carried out an escape they she planned for two years. david turpin is also charged with a lewd act. >> horrible case, marcy. and an arizona man already in custody and charged with murdering two people is accused of killing at least seven more. cooksy was arrested moments after police say he shot and killed his mother and step father. investigators say he's responsible for at least seven other fatal shootings between thanksgiving and crhristmas aftr they linked all of those crime scenes directly to cooksy.

and u.s. marshal was shot and killed in pennsylvania. gunman opened fire as they were trying to make an arrest. colleagues say he will serve with curage. > a third grade student stayed home from school with symptoms of the flu. and just hours later she died at the hospital. as doctors are increasingly worried of a five-minute rapid flu test. the cdc says it can miss the flu up to half the time. >> we actually had a case recently where somebody had this test that was done earlier in the day and then we saw them in the er, we used our more sensitive test. the first test was negative and this test was positive. >> one diocese is stopping even

shaking hands. this happened as pope francis road through cheering crowds. watch as he passes by a police horse and the horse actually throws the officer sitting on its back. the pope left the vehicle to join other officers helping that woman. happy to say she's okay. reports say the horse was spooked by the screams of the crowd. and hours before the horse incident, another papal vehicle performed double duty. the plane carrying imhad around chile became a wedding chapel. >> pope francis performed the wedding ceremony for two flight attendants. the first time he's married anyone in the air. >> an earthquake destroyed their church. they never had a church wedding. the pope offered to perform the wedding there at 36,000 feet. >> no, we're good.

we've been together eight years. there is no, no. >> that's so awesome. >> but happy for them. coming up our very own nl countdown. >> we've got a big weekend of football coming up. which of the final four nfl teams will make it to the super bowl. our chief global sports analyst is here with hiz predictions. is that jack? >> i think so. plus you better work girl. a new judge coming in from washington d.c. but not from it supreme court. >> is it judy? first a look at today's forecast. ♪ work turn to the left >> announcer: "abc news now" weather brought to you by.

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with my spare change. neither did i. until i saw a commercial for the colonial penn program. imagine people our age getting life insurance at such an affordable rate. it's true. if you're 50 to 85, you can get guaranteed acceptance life insurance through the colonial penn program for less than 35 cents a day, just $9.95 a month. there's no medical exam and no health questions. you know, the average cost of a funeral is over $8,300. now that's a big burden to leave your loved ones. as long as you're 50 to 85, you cannot be turned down because of your health. your premium never goes up and your benefit never goes down due to age. plus, your coverage builds cash value over time. call now for free information and a free gift. all i did was make a phone call and all of my questions about the colonial penn program were answered. it couldn't have been any easier and we both got the coverage we should have had for years now.

mm-hm, with change to spare. (laughing) (colonial penn jingle) ♪ bum, bum, bum. we are ready for some football. kendis might not make it but we're ready for some football and this weekend comes down to two games. >> we have the best of the afc

and nfc battling it out and the winners will go to disney land, i mean the super bowl. but then disneyland if they win. >> jacksonville jaguars and new england patriots. >> but will the handsome devil tom brady play? he did not practice after injuring his hand. >> 259s detrimental to his hand modeling career? whatever will they do. and they traded their back up qb to san francisco earlier in the year. hoyer said quote if i don't play then that's good for our team. >> oh, my god. you guys are screwed. in the meantime this is the first afc championship for the

jaguars since 1989 led by young offense blake bortles. and of course 24they have tom coughlin in the stands. >> and let's not forget that tom brady was once a qb who came in because of an injury and they won a super bowl. next with a second game philadelphia eagles facing the vikings fresh off their miracle in minnesota. >> if they win, they'll be the first team to ever play the super bowl at their home stadium. and eagles led by quarterback nick foles who is teammates with case keenum. eagles will be tough as the team is still searching for its first super bowl win. >> they both are. all right. so the analyst, with his predictions, looking in the mirror ball. the vegas odds makers are giving

them nine points against the pats. you say what? >> i say tom brady is going to go in the news conference today and even if he has one hand left, he's going to say everything's fine, folks. don't worry about it. he's going to need both hands. it's not going to be enough. my favorite score for a football game, jaguars 31, patriots 24. i know nfl nation, except for some is with me. >> you say that with our life long pats fan behind you. >> i think your paycheck suddenly got lost in the mail. >> my paycheck for this week is already in the bank. not to worry. >> and the vikings are a three-point favorite at home. >> vikings/eagles, points at a premium. the defenses rule. an indoor team playing outdoors.

uh-oh, eagles 23, vikings 19. >> no more miracle. >> so our america this morning producer. >> eagles verses pats, baby. all those guys i went to college with, eagles fans shocked to hear me say that. it's going to happen. >> we'll hold you to it it. >> write it down, i already did. >> who do you have? who do you have going to the super bowl? >> vikings. yes, i want to see the home team play at their home stadium. i love last weekend's game. they've never won before. >> and the owner of the jaguars is a cool guy. been on his yacht. >> he only asked me that question so he could say that. >> when we come back the skinny gets political. humble brag. mother nature

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♪ ♪ so politics has taken over the skinny on this friday but we promise you it is sexy. >> too sexy in fact. let's head to russia to see vladimir putin too sexy for his shirt and taking part in the time honored tradition. stripping for us. >> oh, vlad. so the bare chested president took in a dip in the frigid waters in a lake near moscow. negative 19 degrees fahrenheit. >> he was celebrating the epipha epiphany, commemorating the baptism of a jesus in the jordan river sfwlp we're glad to see he's keeping in shaip. yeah, he credits love of sports and the outdoors for his good health and sculptered physique and i credit diane macedo for giving me my christmas had gift, which is vlad for every month.

>> he was so disappointed this year's vlad calendar had had no shirtless photos so i made him his own. >> is that broke back vlad? >> if you get poisoned, we know why, buddy. next up in our politics skinny, former new jersey governor chris christie is learning what it's like to be a commoner. >> former private beach goinger is finding out how it feels to be denied access to something. he reportedly tried to pass through an airport access gate he used to use as governor but was rejected by tsa. >> he was led to a different intrns. but he says it was a port authority officer and said he simply had the wrong infoe, the officer. neither gate was the it entrance he used as governor. they say christie was cordial throughout. he says just a mistake made by a port authority officer, not even

by his own detail. >> and he had a state trooper with him. you'd think he would have some pull like look, bro. she will soon be a judge of drag queens. the first female speaker of the house has been appointed to the bench by ru paul, set to appear on the upcoming season of "drag race, all stars edition." >> pelosi tweeted all i can say is you better werk. a fabulous time with ru paul and good luck to all the queens. how can you not have a fabulous time on that show? >> if you drink enough alcohol, you don't need a plane. >> triumphant as god is my witness. those dam yankees took everything from you. >> i want to know how someone

applies to be a judge on the show. >> we've all seen drag queens. so how do you judge a drag queen? you look mostly like a woman? >> i think it's the performance. how well do you lip cink. >> yes, but you shouldn't lip sync. so according to page six, she's planning three separate wedding ceremonies when she marries chris will have rihris . >> she says she has so many friends around the world, she doesn't think they would all fit at one ceremony. she's reportedly getting calls from resorts around the world hoping to host the festivities. >> does that mean they're going to host for free?

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vicks sinex... breathe on. ♪ you can tell i'm fighting a cold in the commercial breaks here. so we made the to friday, hallelujah. and besides all the sneezing and coughing. there's been a lot of serious news. and a lot of bright spots, including the birth of a dancing superstar. family horror, two california parents arrested and accused of torture. their children allegedly found shackled to beds and so emaciated they look younger than their age. >> you can tell they've been traumatized all of their lives. >> and i want them to know they have family whether they know us or not. president trump and the profane comments he made in the

oval office. >> no, i'm not a racist. i had the least racist person you have ever interviewed. >> i know what happened. i stand behind every word i ever said about that meeting. >> this has turned into an s-show and we need to get back to being a great country. the cdc sounding the alarm calling an emergency meeting. >> right now influenza is everywhere. >> this seems to be the worst flu season we've had in 10 or 15 years. ♪ do you have to let it linger >> remembering deloris o'rearden. she was found dead on monday. she was just 46 years old. the mega blast of snow and bitter cold pounding millions from texas to maine. spinouts from south dakota to indiana.

authorities closed down this main road after frozen flood waters forcing some people to evacuate. here's proof the end of days are near. this bright light. that's a meteor. the u.s. geological survey confirmed the celestial body blew up over detroit. it caused a loud bang and an earth quake. sightings as far west as iowa. look at those moves. you know what he's 5 years old. >> oh, my gosh. >> that was last night -- go ahead, robin, give us some. >> he's 5 going on 25. >> there he goes. >> oh, yeah. >> he was making it rain. >> i love him. i can't get enough, i really can't. he does do the. okay. we're not that good. sorry. we tried. coming up more news from abc.

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making news in america this morning, shutdown showdown. with just hours to go before the government runs out of money, a snag in the senate from the fate of young immigrants to children's health care, the big issues keeping republicans and democrats divided. and the blame game. the role of the white house and the question, what happens if the government does shut down after midnight? disturbing new claims in the california family torture case. the 13 children allowed to bathe only once a year. this morning, what could happen next to the parents and new insight on the children's escape plot years in the making. new research on brain injuries and sports shows concussions may not be the only thing to worry about when it comes to the cause of a devastating brai