nk the country is worth a debate. i want people to feel uncomfortable. >> senator rand paul refusing to agree on a spending plan as the deadline passes. the next step as lawmakers are sent scrambling. new questions about the white house response to domestic abuse claims against former top aide rob porter. the timing, the vetting and now a new claim from porter's ex-wife. hear what she says he asked her to do. let the games begin. the winter olympics kick off with controversy. a dispute over the u.s. flag bearer. plus a young u.s. figure skater struggles during his debut. the latest from pyeongchang. the biggest storm of the

year slams chicago. several big city schools are closing and the concern for the commute. omarosa opens up explaining why america should be worried. a shot of bad news. the city is getting the blame for a looming tequila shortage. just in time for friday as we do say good morning, everybody. we're going to start with the drama that's unfolding this morning in washington, the federal government shutting down once again. >> the midnight deadline came and went and the government ran out of money as senator rand paul refused to support a bill calling for billions of dollars in new deficit spending. >> but with a new day dawning comes a new path to an agreement. abc's kenneth moton has the latest from d.c., good morning. >> reporter: yes, there was last-minute political maneuvering but congress was just too late to meet that midnight deadline. overnight high-wire drama on

capitol hill. congress failed to fund the government by midnight sparking the second suddenbreakingnews in less than a month. the reason, rand paul's issue with the sweeping two-year budget deal that comes with a half trillion dollar price tag. >> this is exploding, this deficit is exploding and the really -- there isn't the alarm you should see. >> reporter: for hours paul held up a vote on the bipartisan agreement brokered by senate leaders. >> my friend and colleague from kentucky does not join the president in supporting the bill. and it's his right, of course, to vote against the bill but i would argue that it's time to vote. >> reporter: just before 2:00 a.m. the sole opposition stepped aside making way for a vote and the bill was passed. >> with an amendment is agreed to. >> reporter: moving to the house another fight against the huge increase in spend y. it boosts defense and domestic spending, includes billions for infrastructure, opioid treatment and the children's health insurance program. >> this spending bill is a debt

junkie's dream. >> reporter: house democrats are demanding a firm commitment for a vote to resolve the fate of those young undocumented immigrants, the dreamers. >> we have our beliefs and willing to fight for them and we're willing to fight for them on the floor of the house. >> reporter: sh shutdown should be brief. really brief. happening right now, house members are on the floor debating this upcoming budget deal. i should say that we don't know at this point if they will vote to approve but they are scheduled to vote later this morning. diane and kendis. >> all right, it is deja vu all over again there in washington. kenneth, thank you. >> it's getting too familiar. the white house is struggling to explain why a top aide was allowed to stay on the job despite domestic violence allegations. sources say senior officials knew about the allegations against rob porter for months. chief of staff john kelly initially defended the staff secretary after he resigned but last night kelly sent a memo to staffers saying the white house takes domestic violence very

seriously. porter's second wife tells cnn he asked her to release a statement about the allegations but she did not agree with the language. >> he was asking me to downplay it and asking me to emphasize more the relationship that he and i have now as opposed to what i experienced in our marriage. >> both of the ex-wives making allegations against porter say they told the fbi about his alleged abuse when they were interviewed during a background check for his white house security clearance. >> they were asking me to describe his character, asking me to describe anything that i thought might be problematic in his position. i was very candid and frank and detailed with them about my marriage. >> the white house says porter had been working on an interim security clearance while the background investigation continued over the past year. at least one democrat is demanding an investigation into that security clearance process. the white house says they could have handled it better. now to the markets and more

stock jitters in asia overnight. all of the top asian markets lost ground. at one point china's main exchange fell 6% before recovering slightly. now today's sell-off comes a day after the dow lost more than a thousand points. for the second time this week. the market has officially moved into correction territory with investors worried that the current pace of economic growth will drive interest rates higher. >> the real concern is that if we get good news it suggests that actually maybe our economy might be overheating and maybe we'll get more inflation than we've had for a really long time so the central bank will probably have to hike into that. so there are worries that we'll hike too much and we could push the economy into a recession. i don't buy that view but i think that's what a lot of investors are expecting. >> well, this is the first market correction in two years and keep in mind the dow is 19% higher over the last year. police have recovered the remains of at least six people allegedly killed by a suspected

serial killer in toronto. he allegedly hid them in planters on properties owned by his clients and police say they expect to unearth even more bodies. so far macarthur is charged with the murders of five men who disappeared near toronto's gay village. a motive still unclear. chicago is staring down what's being called the windy city's worst storm of the year. more than a foot of snow is expected. it's part of a system that stretches over 12 states in the northern half of the country. detroit is expected to get hit hard. let's take a look at the forecast for this friday. good morning. we are looking at heavy snow moving through the north central plains here right into the great lakes. expect major travel delays as they pick up several inches of snow. just how much, that band really sets up over chicago through detroit here where we could pick up six to 12 inches of snow. this could be the most snowfall chicago has seen in one shot so

far this season. then the snow works into the northeast, interior new england but moisture from the south means a wet day along the i-95 corridor. miami meteorologist melissa constanzer for accuweather. >> coming up, the former white house staffer who says she's been haunted by president trump's tweets and would never vote for him again. but first why a five-time olympian is refusing to march in today's opening ceremony at the

the winter olympics are kicking off with a little bit of controversy in south korea today. there's a dispute among team usa. >> meanwhile, we already have results from the competition.

the 2018 winter games are under way in south korea. the main concern for today's opening ceremony, the cold. temperatures in pyeongchang are in the low 20s making it one of the coldest starts to an olympics in modern history. organizers plan to hand out hats, blankets, even seat warmers. there's already controversy surrounding team usa. speed skater shani davis will not march in the ceremony. he is fuming after luger erin hamlin was chosen to be the flag bearer. >> there are so many that are deserving of this. >> hamlin and davis tied in the voting but she won in a coin toss. davis later tweeted team toss dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. no problem, i can wait until 2022. #blackhistorymonth2018. kim jong-un's sister arrived with the north korean delegation becoming the first member of her family to visit south korea since the korean war and will

watch the opening ceremonies as athletes march behind a unification flag. mike pence is in south korea where he met with defectors. >> my wife and i wanted the honor of meeting with men and women who fled the tyranny of north korea. >> reporter: also with the vice president fred warmbier. his son dying after he was released from a north korean jail. athletes saying they're ready. >> i came here for nothing less than gold. >> reporter: it got off to a disappointing start. in men's team figure skating nathan chen of salt lake city struggled in his olympic debut falling during a triple axel. the 18-year-old who was one of the most hyped athletes heading into the game said he got ahead of himself and was a little too excited. fun fact about team usa, the athletes come from 31 states

with california -- i was going to say calirodo. >> park city, utah as the most, 8 as you can see followed by steamboat spring, colorado with six and anchorage, alaska and duluth, minnesota have five. >> definitely the winter olympics. >> yes. >> coming up, the olympic star now accusing her coach of abuse. also ahead the feature being tested by facebook letting you show your disapproval. tom brady's former backup strikes gold. with the 49ers.

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trump again, omarosa said, god, no. never in a million years. she also said she's concerned about the nation's future. >> i'm accepting a political appointment. it was always about the country. like i was haunted by tweets every single day like what is he going to tweet next? >> should we be worried? >> don't say that. because we are worried but i need you to say, no, it's going to be okay. no, it's not going to be okay. it's not. so bad. >> the dramatic music. a spokesman says the white house is not taking omarosa's comments seriously. he reminded reporters she was fired three times on "the apprentice" and was fired again from the white house. a woman in california accused of driving drunk and causing the crash that killed her sister and then live streaming it has now been sentenced to more than six years

in prison. last july 18-year-old abdullah sasha livestreamed the moments before and after the crash. even showing her younger sister's body. she says she kept streaming live on instagram in hopes that her followers would help pay for her sister's funeral. she apologized before her sentencing on thursday. and a former olympic swimming coach is denying allegations he sexually abused a champion swimmer when she was 16. ariana kukors now 28 told authorities sean hutchison took thousands of explicit photos of her prompting a search of his many apartment. kukors' attorney says usa swimming knew something was wrong but did nothing. the father who tried to attack former gymnastics doctor is now donating the money people raised for his legal defense fund. an online fund-raiser collected more than 30,000 daze and he

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parade caught the attention of the late night comics. >> as you would expect. here now your "friday funnies." >> trump got the idea when he attended last year's bastille day celebration in paris. he's like an exchange student who got back from europe and keeps calling gas petrol. >> he told the department of defense he wants a big military parade like that one in washington. of course, he does. children love parades. why wouldn't he want one? >> i want a parade like the one in france. i want it. unbelievable, man, of all the things france has to offer, the one thing trump comes back with is what a great military. like trump's the kind of guy who would watch "star wars" and be like you know what i took away with that, people with asthma get treated badly. >> traditionally america doesn't do military parades. normally if you're in a city with u.s. tanks rolling down the road, i wouldn't bring the children. america doesn't need a big parade to since the world that it has a military.

trust me, the world knows america has a military. it's in their countries right now. >> sir, kim jong-un is fueling his rockets on the launchpad. do we engage with a first strike to cripple his command and control? uh-huh, sounds good. general kelly, i need you it go to party city and get some red, white and blue streamers. some crazy straws, a hot glue gun and some rick rack. we're making a float. >> they should tell trump the parade is happening, show him an empty road and when he goes, i don't get it, where's the planes and tank, i don't see anything. mr. president, it's our stealth technology. wow. >> wow, it's really a shame they didn't do the parade at the inaugural because the soldiers could have filled out all those empty stands. >> ah, they're tough on the president sometimes. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> do stick around for "good morning er

>> good morning it is 4:30 a.m., friday, february 9. >> eagles fans are still reveling in the celebration, it was a championship parade to remember. the cleanup along the benjamin franklin parkway is beginning this morning. >> breaking this morning, the budget deadline passes with no deal putting the federal government into shut down. right now they are working to get the government back open. >> sky6 live hd it's a chilly morning once again, accuweather is tracking a weekend super soaker. which would be fun in the summer, but not now.