this morning on "abc news now" president trump sits down for a rare interview. >> he talks gun control, women and his views on the economy. and a deadly ambush at a car wash in pennsylvania. police say the gunman sat waiting before opening fire and now they're revealing what may have sparked his rage. a small plane managed to make quite an emergency landing on a freeway. the driver's looking on in awe. >> thank you, guys so much. bruno mars has a lot to be grateful for this morning after owning music's biggest night and getting the garden on its feet at the grammy awards. we'll see who got left out and who made the biggest mark on

this monday, january 29th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "abc news now." you know who has made the biggest mark on my monday is diane macedo being back in the house. >> i'd just like to thank everybody who made this moment possible. >> where did you go? antarctica or somewhere? >> close. i went to patagonia in south, south, south america in argentina and chile. cool pictures to come on that. very exciting trip but a very exciting night at the grammy awards last night. >> yeah, it was. >> a range, really. lots of people paying tribute to time's up. kesha was accompanied by other women in white and giving one of the powerful performances of the

night. and there was politics last night. >> a lot of people were saying it was a little preachy at times. and you had plenty of artists reading from michael wolff's co controversial fire and fury book and then hillary clinton throwing some shade that president. >> hillary clinton throwing shade at president trump? >> who would have thought? it was interesting. >> we'll get to more of the winners later on this half hour. but we're going to start off with president trump. before leaving switzerland he took questions from pierce morgan and he even took aim at rapper, jay-z. in the mean time as the russia investigation moves forward, he's facing criticism over report he considered firing robert mueller.

>> reporter: a reunion between the former winner of the celebrity apprentice and his old boss, now the president of the united states. >> let's go. come on. >> reporter: british journalist, pierce morgan presses trump on a range of issues. from women. >> no, i wouldn't say i'm a feminist. i think that would be going too far. i'm for women, i'm for men, i'm for everyone. >> reporter: to his refusal to endorse stronger gun control measures. >> they had the bullets going in the opposite direction, you would have saved a lot of lives. so i get what you're saying but i believe in the second amendment. >> reporter: trump also takes credit for a booming economy. >> a lot of the global economy is because of how we're doing.

we're doing well, that's good all around the globe. >> reporter: one topic morgan steers clear of, the ongoing russia investigation. he recently considered firing his deputy attorney general. this after reports that trump considered firing bob mueller too. some members of the president's party worry trump may be flirting with an obstruction of justice charge. >> it's pretty clear to me that everyone knows this would be the end of trump's presidency. if he fired mueller. >> reporter: he's expected to make the case that the trump economy has been good for all americans. but that inclusive message won't erase his inflammatory rhetoric on race and immigration. rapper jay-z called the president out suggesting in

harsh language that african immigrants are undesirable. >> it's disappointing and it's hurtful. it really is. just looking down on a whole population. >> reporter: trump fired back on twitter somebody please if had form za z that because of my policies black unemployment has just been reported oo be at the lowest rate ever recorded. >> we thought jay-z would have an opportunity yet again to respond that grammy's but he didn't win anything. so he didn't get to do a acceptance speech. house speaker paul ryan says he will not keep $1,000 contribution he received from wynn but will donate it as well. steve wynn stepped down

amidalgashdss. he fires allegations. is and marco rubio has fired chief of staff for similar alligations. rubio released a statement saying reed violated office policies regarding proper relations between a supervisor and their subordinates. they say the gunman was motivated by jealousy when he killed four victims in a deadly ambush over the weekend. abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: state police are investigating the death of four people after what they described as an ambush' style shooting early sunday morning in pennsylvania. police made the gruesome discovery finding four dead, are had in their 20s. >> while shots were being fired an adult in the rear seat of the pick up truck -- >> reporter: that woman hiding

in the backseat of the truck managed to survive and only as minor >> there's no explanation for any of it. as far as i know every single person there was kind hearted. >> reporter: timothy smith, they say he waited on the side of the car wash, waiting for the victims to arrive. >> he was wearing a body armor carrier and had had several magazines for the ar 15 and .09 millimeter handgun. >> reporter: trying to figure out what happened. one of the victims' sisters spoke with an affiliate. >> i can see it. >> reporter: police say the shooter has a gun shot wound to the head and is not expected to survive. they believe to be self inflicted but they're still

investigating. and some of the victim's loved ones say he may have been obsessed and that two may have previously dated. the serial stow away is in custody after being spotted at the airport. a long history of trying to sneak on to airplanes. she was arrested early sunday in violation off a previous order banning her from chicago's two airports. hartman will remain in custody at least until her court eappearance on wednesday. after a couple days of heavy rain the area is facing the most danger. that system moves through the eastern seaboard overnight. winter returns to the eastern half over the next few days. in the 40s and 30s. meanwhile, dry and unseasonably warm weather is bringing fire warnings in southern california. no rain expected in that area

until the next week at the earliest. say you're a little bit hungry in the philadelphia area. don't try to find a boston market, at least for the next week or so. >> so the super bowl has sparked a name change. and the city of brotherly love are ditching the word boston. if you want to find them, you'll have to search for philly's market. >> i love that they went all high tech with the signage there, covering up the word boston. later this half hour we're breaking it down with bruno mars that grammy's. >> ow he came away with the night's top awards and finally killed the song of the summer. despacito. and remember to weigh in

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new video just in. they were doing double takes over this. understandably. a small plane made an emergency landing right on the highway. there were no injuries reported. and new questions being raised about video of a 7-year-old being led out of his school in handcuffs. >> allegedly attacking a teacher, kicking and punching and knocking her to the ground. the teacher was finally able to restrain a child. despite one previous out burst, the boy's parents say the police were out of mind. >> i don't believe in the system anymore. and it was painful. he don't talk to me. >> reporter: the boy's parents

describe him as an excellent student who won awards at the school. miami dade say the action was warranted to prevent his eraddic behavior. the terrifying moment two killer whales stocked a pair of two kids. >> watch as they swam towards the children. >> they say orcas typically don't attack humans in the wild. the key word, typically. >> doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. >> there's always bob. atypical orca. coming up in our next half hour, we're going to get to

actor scott baio who's defending himself after a costar said he had sex with her when he was a minor. >> reporte who won big

. ♪ it be us bruno mars definitely had had itperforming finess with cardi b there. >> and ifback with us our own bruno. big night for brunos. in the house at madison square garden. this is obviously the year for you guys. >> the year of the brunos. >> winning six for six. huge night. unexpected. >> three big ones, album, record and song of the year. as we talked about the other day jay-z was the favorite to win

album of the year and bruno shut him out. >> bruno's such a great entertainer. >> and he mentioned when he got on stage and the sense was that it was fairly slow show and bruno's like it's just nice to have exciting music. >> it was very sedate until despacito and bruno. those two songs really picked it up. >> they always do. >> one category he couldn't win was alexia carrau. >> and she was the only female presented with an award tonight. >> it was a night of time's up and me too movement and she was the only female big winner. >> odd. >> moving on to talk about the -- who got shut out. >> the big one.

jay-z. all eyes were on him because of what happened yesterday with the interview and the tweets. everybody said if he wins album of the year, what is he going to say on stage because it's his turn. in his had city, song about new york and he had had had eight nominations, walked away with zero. >> and despacito. >> that was supposed to be song of the year. they were robbed. here's a song written and recorded and produced by immigrants completely shut out as well in spanish. logic talked about immigrants and despacito, the ultimate song about immigrants, nothing. weird. >> so the key was to not be a woman and not be in hip-hop and not talk about anything politically charging. you would have been game. >> you'd have to be bruno mars.

>> just be bruno mars. >> so you were there in the arena. it biggest applause -- >> kesha musically. hillary clinton was overall the biggest applause of just loud and roaring. but kesha's performance was just if credible. >> so the ladies didn't bring home the award but they knocked it out of the park. >> pink who was very subdued. she proved she doesn't need to compel. but it was subtle and just beautiful and magical. >> and she proves that she does have a beautiful voice but again whoever was doing the producing for the entire show didn't pace it out to say let's get a dance number in there. let's get something exciting at all and did you feel at some point while you're there that it kind of needed that? >> yes, it definitely did. like i said aside from despacito and bruno mars, you felt like

give us a push here and there. sza did have that in the end. >> she was having audio problems as well. were you able to see the queen, beyonce, from where you were perched? >> it always comes back to -- >> beyonce. >> absorlutely. >> and blue ivy was there. >> they opened with kendrick lamar and handed bruno the album of the year award. they were the only act on three times. >> and they had a political statement that was actually cut out by cbs sensors. >> it was about the comment of the s-country. sir elton john was actually great. very incredible performance with tiny dancer with miley cyrus

kicking off his tour. >> thank you to our music insider for stopping by. >> let's do it. these birds once affected by oil

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okay time for your monday mix and we're going to start with a little monday exercise. so shante has said the definitive workout to do is a plank but not everybody does a plank correctly. so this fitness blogger came out with his version of how to do the plank. apparently that's how you're suppose dood it properly. not when you're flat like that. >> you have to do a bridge? >> exactry. dig the elbow in. >> i'm just going to do it for the silhouetted version. >> higher. in hads higher. not legs higher. not like -- no.

feet on the ground. we'll come back to that. you keep working on your form, are had right. we're going to move on to a new study. >> while you read? >> butt in the air, buddy, butt in the air. science says conservatives are hotter than liberals. >> i miss maggie rulli. >> conservatives are hotter than liberals. >> you can speed up. >> doing are are had right on the floor? no, no, no. we're not done yet. moving on to the champagne sale. check out tis video. >> how long is this segment again? i forget. >> crash and burn. guess how much that bottle cost? $42,000. >> whoa. >> yes. and they posted a video on their

facebook page. they didn't quite work out the way he planned. speaking of looking cool, how is kendis doing? >> i just got distracted by the video. >> that is not a plank. >> that is just a sacrilege. so a video affa rat in the shower is all popular here. show me the rat. >> is flat real? >> yeah. pizza rat. >> he's washing his arm pit. >> it rat is covered in soap and seems to imitate human behavior. what do you mean? 30 seconds, for real? how does it seem they go by so much faster -- >> i wonder how that rat looks when he's doing a plank? >> pretty much like this. >> up, high

this morning on "abc news now" the deadly flu outbreak. 39 states reporting high flu activity. what parents should look for before sending their kids to school. president trump sits down for a rare interview before his first state of the union address. he talks about gun control, the economy and his tweeting habits. and fitness model jen celtzer booted off a flight. >> hear what she says brought it on. and bruno mars dominated at the grammy's. pushing out hip-hop and despacito for the top prizes. we're going to have it biggest performances and surprises as well as some of the littlest stars of the night. it is monday, january 29th.

from abc news this is "abc news now." ♪ >> yeah. it was like 1985 grammy's all over again. >> u2 was everywhere last night. >> three times on stage. elton john was on stage. it was throwback. >> throwback sunday in many ways. >> kendrick lamar opened the show with u2. with strong imagery with the background dancers serving as troops and appearing as victims of gun violence. >> and the final performance was by logic performing their song about suicide prevention and capping it at a pro immigrant message aimed at president trump. and there were strong messages of female empowerment. >> we come in peace but we mean business.

and to those who would dare try and silence us, we offer you two words, time's up. >> that was janelle monet offering a few words before introducing kesha and some other stars who are had sang in white. >> and they have white roses to indicate they are supporting the time's up effort as well. but from an awards standpoint t was not a night for women lat. >> no, the performances gleamed a huge response and yet the ladies did not pick up many awards. >> more on the grammy's a little bit later in the skinny. but this year's deadly flu outbreak. government health officials say one of every 15 doctor visits last week were for flu symptoms. >> they say this is the worst it's been since 2009.

39 states reported high flu taev last week. precautions are being taken are across the country. here with the details. >> reporter: school s in at leat six states closing in a desperate rush to stop the dangerous spreading of the flu. 20 districts have closed their doors last week. >> we felt it was best for our kids and school. >> reporter: the virus forcing bus drivers to stay home. >> sending your kid with a fever, especially a high fever, you're sending them on a bus with a bunch of kids, including a driver and you're putting everybody else at risk. >> reporter: experts say the season may not have reached its peek. the outbreak the worst in nearry a decade. continuing to claim lives. dillen winnic laid to rest, one

of 37 children whose life was cut short. and in minnesota where fans are already packing the streets ahead of the super bowl, staff and volunteers armed with disinfectant, sanitizing surfaces multiple times a day to try to keep crowds healthy. they say the flu season can last all the way until april. the flu shot is still the best way to protect yourself and it's not too late. >> thank you. how's your situation going on? when i left you were -- >> -- contagious. i was not contagious. you didn't get it at all. so that's the good thing about it. >> stay in your corner. >> let's move on. so president trump is just a day away from delivering his first state of the union address and the white house is stressing

he will strike a tone. >> focus on the immigration, the economy and national security, in wake of his first international interview with pierce morgan. >> do you actually tweet yourself? >> i do. >> and are you lying in bed with your phone working out how to wind everybody up? >> perapse sometimes in bed or breakfast or lunch or whatever. but generally speaking during the early morning or evening i can do that. >> president also pushed back on reports about unhejalthy eating he says he occasionally indulges in fast food because of the convenience. the president is still facing intense criticism following reports he once considered firing special counsel robert mueller. he dismissed it as fake news.

graham said he has complete confidence in mueller and added the russia investigation needs to go forth without political interference. >> it's pretty clear to me that everybody in the white house knows it would be the end of president trump's presidency if he fired mr. mueller. >> sources say the president also considered firing deputy rod rosensteen. and pushing to release a secret memo. but the justice department itself says it would be reckless to release it without a review. military personnel may have revealed information just by working ot. they all use the strava. the map shows u.s. bases in iraq, afghanistan and syria. the pentagon is looking into any information. the company says it never

publishes private data. a severe weather system is slowly moving off shore after drenching the southeast. it's dropping heavy rain across florida, georgia and the carolinas right now. amy freeze is tracking the rain as well as cooling temperatures for the u.s. >> timing doesn't really end until the morning. we're at much as 20 degrees cooler in boston, chicago. and then you can see that out west is a completely different story. bone dry, record warmth, the santa ana winds out of malibu. that puts us at the red flag warning in big, critical fire danger advisory levels. and starting off with roger federer. he won his second straight australian open. federer became the second oldest

man to win a grand slam single's title. 36 years old -- 36 years, 170 days old. got to keep it exact. after words he called the achievement unbelievable. >> and it's so great to see the tears flowing after winning 20 of these things to see it still as an impact. >> it still does. and by this team next week the new super bowl champions will be celebrating like they just won the super bowl. the philadelphia eagles will continue their preparations for the show down with the patriots. >> expect some tears in their eyes should they pull away with the victory. the question is what if new england win snz they'll fly off today after a send off rally. they're getting to the twin cities area just in time for

media day. media day is always a fun time too. they don't talk all that much about the game. >> not at all. the nfl charges in many plaess nowadays and now it's become a prime time event apparently. >> some stars who won't be in minneapolis next weekend. >> and they said everyone was trying harder this year. they even played defense. the afc won 24-23. >> the hardest hit of the day goes to drew brees. he apparently had it with his little brother's clowning around. he did give them a nice scolding. >> he's like dut out. afterwards. >> maybe they were trying to show the players how it's done.

>> i remember seeing drew brees with him after he won his super bowl. >> he did not have a great day. or maybe he did. >> oh, he had a great time. coming up in the skinny grammy's may have belonged to brauno last night but the littlest stars sp s may have st the show. and scott baio is defending himself.

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up to reach for something in the over head compartment. >> by the time police arrived, it had escalated to the point where seltzer, her sister were taken off the film. >> she rose to fame with butt selfie. >> i didn't know what the butt selfie was but now i know. educated. we can move on. because for is a war of accusations and denials that has heated up between actor scott barrow and his former "charles in charge" costar. >> she tweeted to ask baio what happened in his garage. said it started when i was 14, wasn't a one of had time deal. both baio and his wife fired back with renee pointing out she has been served with more than

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♪ wild wild wild wild wild thoughts wild wild when i'm with you all i get is wild thoughts ♪ rihanna back on stage performing at the grammy's last night in one televise very few fun performances with wild

thoughts. dj khaled walking around while she sang. >> he just walked around. >> yeah. that's right. >> this is one of the many talked about performances of the night, of course. but let's get to the biggest moment of the night which actually has little to do with music. >> james corden got a number of artists to read about -- from the explosive book. a surprise guest popped up. >> he a long-time fear of being poisoned. one reason he liked to eat at mcdonald's. no one knew he was coming and the food was safely premade. >> that's the one. >> you think so? the grammy's in the bag? >> the crowd at the garden really liked it. more publicity for wolff's book.

there were a lot of people hating on it, including nikki haley who said please, no politics in my music. >> but let's go back to the music shall we and the night belonged to bruno mars. the 32-year-old tackled giants of hip-hop including childish gambino winning best album. >> 24 k magic dominated including song of the year with that's what i like. some reported gasps in the room after mars kept winning. and he performed finess as well with cardi b. >> such a good performance. >> cardi was awesome. we thought it would be a big night award wise for her and it wasn't. >> there were a lot of slow

performances. so that one got the party going a little bit. we also have to talk about beyonce and jay-z of course. this moment happened on the way to the show. beyonce bomb. >> that woman is pretty much everyone of us and once they were at the show it was all about blue ivy who was soaking it all in in the front row with mom, quiet down, quiet down. >> left those twins at home. >> yes, america's twins were not there. >> by the way jay-z was shut out from it awards last night. we should point out they have 43 grammys at home so they're okay. >> and dj k, aled brought his mini me along in matching velvet

tuxedos. the kid as 1.8 million instagram subscribers we might add. >> i do say he looks great. let's focus on fashion. usually the grammy's has best red carpet of the award season i'd say. >> and lady gaga, aka mama monster wearing a monster gown from armani. she had a full lace body suit and wore a white rose in support of time's up. like the hair too. >> it hair looks very ga"game o thrones" like. cardi b looked liking a butterfly matching her outfit to white rose. >> is the whole outfit supposed to be a white rose? >> i think so. >> some were rocking bold colors. she a little disco ball accessory.

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♪ so this weekend two veterans return to their respective stages and showed us how it's done. >> and questions over the russia probe loomed over the white house. we begin with president trump reportedly ordering the special counsel, robert mueller be fired. the white house counsel refusing to do this reportedly last june. >> typical new york times fake stories. tonight las vegas casino mogul, steve wynn, resigning from the republican national committee after allegations that he pressured women into sex

acts. >> students took the streets after the sentencing of disgraced dr. larry nassar who sexually abused star athletes as well as olympians. any accusations of my hand oflg any complaints of sexual assault individually are completely false. >> authorities in italy have released footage just moments before it derailed. ahead of the railway system in italy saying the crane suffered some kind of daniela agdamage t wheel before it crashed. and near san diego, california. >> pepsi co released a teaser

showing team morgan freeman and missy elliott ready to battle. >> if peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many peppers did peter piper pick? >> you might remember the "w" stands for what's up. i don't know if you've read it news laty, i certainly have not. i've been too busy doing oil painting. i call this one doggy goes to space. >> peter piper picked a pick of pickled peppers, if peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did peter piper pick.

making news in america this morning -- music's biggest night. the grammys take a political turn. from the immigration debate to president trump to hillary clinton. >> he had a long time fear of being poisoned. one reason why he liked to eat at mcdonald's. >> this morning, the reaction from the trump family and the latest in washington as president trump prepares for his first state of the union address. more children dying of the fle flu. how to know when you should take your child to the hospital. tax season begins today. hear the number one tip to prevent identity thieves from filing in your name. a new headline overnight about fred savage and sexual harassment. a