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that involves more than one country. >> we're going to go to scotland, wales, england, there's all these -- like 20 ikeas, i'm going to every single one, i'm going to eat meatballs. >> 20 ikeas, 72 hours, that's a lot of meatballs. let's get to work. he's clearly not thought this through. he's not just got the meatballs, he's got the fries, the cake. >> and several of them. he should go and have one meatball at each place. >> that's in the second location. he starts planning the whole geography of the whole thing. >> newcastle, then leeds, i'm going to eat these as fast as i can. >> by the time he gets to newcastle, it's dark and he's feeling the pressure. >> the newcastle ikea. meatballs are meatballs, i'm not picky. >> and steaming towards leeds. come on, we can do this! but ikea is not 24 hours. . >> i'm not sure i want did sleep
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in a sealed car with a guy eating meatballs all day. >> play games to pass the time. by the time we get to the next day, the pro tip for anyone that knows eye key -- >> instead of going through the normal entrance, go to the customer attend area. >> save yourself some time. you go into aye ikea and they lead you and the inevitable. on the way to sheffield his girlfriend moon has an issue. >> need wee wee. >> then they both have an issue. okay. he hits up sheffield, birmingham, coventry, six in a day, starts driving towards cardiff in wales. >> i don't want any more meatballs! >> only one more day to go. next day, gets to work. after getting to reading, eating meatballs, he's done. >> yes! >> wasn't there one on the island? >> what? what island? >> i don't know. >> isle of man? >> i want to go to the isle of
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woman. >> a nap. >> island. >> what island? >> which is also part of the united kingdom. they took a ferry to the isle of man but they need to keep going to northern island. in this case -- >> he failed. >> this that's all we have time for. rightthisminute.com is always open. check it out. catch the next brand-n oh, sorry i'm late, sir. when you said you were at the doctor, but your shirt says you were at a steakhouse... that's when you know it's half-washed. add downy odor protect with 24-hour odor protection. downy and it's done.
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welcome back. weightwatchers is under fire for offering free memberships to teenagers. they say the goal is to develop healthy eating habits. it would require purentedal consent. but critics are arguing the plan could lead some young people to develop eating disorders. a major beauty products chain is lawsuit. >> they claim for years ur had ta has been repackaging the items and selling them again to unsuspecting customers. and say the company has a limit on how many returned items can be thrown away. >> a spokesperson says it will vigorously fight this lawsuit. ulta's stock dropped more than 4% on the news. and amazon is cutting
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hundred hads of corporate jobs. the online retailer is laying off hundred hads around the world, most from the seattle office so it can shift resources to other growth opportunities. and barns and noble suffering a dismal seasons. cashiers were among the workers expected to be laid off. a new competitor has joined the bat tool make your house smarter. apsl throwing its hat in the wing. >> you can get info for them while your hands are full. question is which one should you use? >> reporter: suddenly. >> hey, goog. >> reporter: and. >> alexa. >> reporter: are commonly placed phrases. but apple hoping. >> hey, siri.
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>> reporter: will be the new request. so apple's leap into this space make as lot of sense. >> we call it homepod. >> apple pflsh smart speaker, home pod is all about music and keeping you in your apple tv, iphones world. >> one thing apple is good at is creating and feeding its ecosystem. >> reporter: at a cost of $349 they are starting with a high-end speaker. ♪ >> reporter: how's the base? it sounds amazing but this is a home assistant. so how does this stack up when it's time to get to work? i asked alexa and google home to search, set timers and control smart devices like my therm stat. they did well and so did homepod. hey, siri set a timer for five minutes. what's the weather going to be
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like tomorrow? >> the high will be 68 and the low will be 46. >> reporter: turn on the fish tank lights. >> done. >> reporter: so while they race to own your kitchen counter, which device is fright you? >> what can i do for you? >> reporter: oakland, california. >> i think i'm in all the ecosystems. >> you're in everything? >> i do not discriminate when it comes to voice assistants. >> and none of them doing your laundry? >> no, still working on that one. >> guess which one i'm getting? >> what it you have a daughter named alexa? >> that is kind of -- >> that could get complicated. coming up we're going inside new york city's version of charley's chocolate factory.
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so chocolate is one of the most popular gifts for valentine's day. >> so we're going behind the coco coating, you might say, with our own berry mitchell to see ahow some of new york's most delicious bites are made. >> reporter: we're in new york city. what are you going to show me how tomake? >> french caramel kisses. >> what does tash mean? >> every time my classes come in to make chocolate, i say the good sign of a good chalk lutear is when you have chocolate on your apron. the first step of the process is you want to paint using the edible glitter. next step is you want to fill this mold with chocolate. ♪ oompa,
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>> and we're going to shake off all the excess chocolate. >> reporter: it's delicious. >> so now just one quick scrape across the top. so we have our home made salted caramel in these piping bags. >> laugh, i don't care. >> and you're going to pipe caramel into your shells. about 3/4s of the way up. it brings out the natural sweetness. and when you're doing this at home or you can always come back here, you can use your favorite peanut butter and jelly, jam. so we're actually going to freeze this because you never want to pour a warm, liquidy chocolate into a cavdy that's liquidy. so i have your mold right over
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here, and you're going to take a little extra layer of chocolate and pour it in the mold which will serve as the bottom of the trufal. >> waiting is the hardest part. oh, look at that. >> it needs a little love tap. french caramel kisses. >> to order chocolate online or to sign up for chocolate making classes. >> go to tach had e chocolate.com. >> reporter: life is like a tray of chocolates. >> he needs a little touch up on his lipstick. >> true story berry dropped off his chocolate for us here. >> we cannot find it. skav chgers everywhere.
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all right. it is time for a little this happened and we're going to start off with new york fashion week. we want to take you to the croma fashion show where the designer has paired the models with flaming hot cheatos. >> why? >> because. they all had had had had flaming hot cheetos to spice up their outfit. >> look at it guy in the back grntd. looks like somebody dropped a bag of ch had eetos. >> see that's his job?
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>> i think he just wanted a snack. go get cheetos. i want to show you a new -- what we thinkicide be the new olympic sport right here. big time. >> check out swiss free style skier, fabbian the escalators in pyeongchang. after 20 years he's still trying to figure out how these things work. am i doing it right? he niled it. he posted a video. >> can you imagine if he fell and hurt hifl himself before the competition? >> mind you he only weighs 126 pounds. so is it really that difficult? >> very much if it had joying the spectacle. and police in the golden state are on it case looking for a perp. deputy was on his way to an
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assignment at the golden state warriors game when he says this popped on to his wind shield. >> i would have crashed. >> he said he wasn't sure if the perp was trying to car jack or just leaving a further crime scene. the suspect was likely a san antonio spurs fan, trying to intimidate us. they used deescalation techniques. suspect 4 inches tall with a gray and white furry coat. >> all points -- >> all points bulletin. wanted. to quote that once poet, age ain't nothing but a number and here's proof for it. or was that monica? >> i always get them confused. check this out. >> zumba for days. she's getting it. she showed
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this morning on "world news now kwaetsz a scare for the trump family. taken to hososafter opening a mysterious package containing white water. new details about what former white house aid, rob porter told senior staff after his ex-wives went public with abuse claims. this as the white house struggles to explain its handling of the scandal. and a woman accused of kidnapping a baby and raising her as her own since birth and why the victim's asking for leniency. and the middle school kids who told they must say yes if
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asked to the middle school dance? has the effort for kindness gone too far? >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." we're going to get righting to that big scare for the president's family. they're trying to who sent a package to president trump's oldest son containing a mysterious white powder and angry note. >> vanessa was taken to the hospital along with two others after she opened the envelope and complained of feeling sick. it happened at her their manhattan aapartment. the secret service and nypd are investigating a suspicious package sent to don trump jr. she called 911 just after 10:00 a.m. telling police she was feeling dizzy. firefighters treating vanessa trump and two others at the new york apartment before taking them to hospital where they had
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tests done as a precaution. donald trump jr. tweeting thankful that vanessa and my children are safe and unharmed after the incredibly scary situation that occurred this morning. truly disgusting that certain individuals choo -- >> i know the president spoke with her. beyond that, it's an ongoing and active investigation. i can say that the president has spoken with her in the last hour. >> reporter: in march 2016 a package with white powder was sent to the president's other son, eric. also nonhazardous. and one sent to the president's campaign office, doctor'sed to mr. trump himself. that turned out to be harmless to rir rr. ivanka "thinking of mrs. vanessa trump and wishing i was by her side today. no one deserve fweez frightened this way. there is no excuse."
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and all we know is that had had a very angry letter directed at don jr. but no doubt we're just at the beginning of this investigation. and the former white house staff secretary reportedly played down alligations after his two ex-wives publicly accused him had of domestic violence. porter told officials he did not punch his first wife. saying she fell while he tried to stop her from smashing a vase during an argument. sources say porter also denied punching through the door of the second woif's home while separated. he says he was tapping on the glass when his knuckle went through it. frrs president trump has defended porter but failed to mention his akuszers and the white house is refusing to say whether he believes the women. >> does he believe rob porter's
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acusers? >> as i just said the president along with the if had tire administration take domestic violence very seriously and believe are allegio need to be thoroughly investigated. >> that doesn't answer the question. >> that's where we are right now. >> in a washington post oped, porter's first wife says she lived in constant fear of his anger. says the abuse chipped away at her self worth and took years to get her life back on track. president trump has unveiled a $4.4 trillion budgettop includes a billion dollar infrastructure plan. he's also asking for nearly 700 billion in defense spending. but it president wants to slash billions from programs like food stamps, housing susubsidies and
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medicare. and stocks are rebounding from some of the recent losses. the dow climbed 410 points which is 1.7% and overnight the top markets posting solid gains as well. a 14-hour stand off is over but not before he killed his girlfriend, her two aunts and himself. the siege started when the two older women arrived to try to help their niece. >> officers are swarming this detroit neighborhood after a franting call of shots fired. the stand off lasting for some 14 hours. >> just a ton of police activity unfolding right now. >> reporter: police say the gunman barricaded inside his home had had killed two other women outside when he opened fire on arriving officers,
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wounding three. >> the dps officers were pinned down for at least an hour. the ordeal began when the gunman became involved in a domestic situation. the two women gunned down, investigators say were trying to help. >> the suspect was heard saying i will not be taken without a fight. >> reporter: authorities finally able to enter are the home. discovering the bodies of his suspect and the girlfriend inside. chicago. a suburban cleveland man is the second man to be arrested in connection with two ohio police officers. they say jared lossen bought the gun, even though he has a criminal record and not allowed to own a gun. a former all-star pitcher in
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major league baseball is accused of drug trafficking. police say after traffic stop they found 34 pounds of white powder believed to be cocaine at the home of esteban loaiza. he spent more than a dozen years in the big leagues, he made more than $43 million in his baseball career. and one of the largest advertisers in the world is threatening to pull ads off its sites like facebook and google over what it calls toxic content. >> unilever saying it's become a swamp of fake news, sexism and racism. with brands like dove and ben & jerry's t may come as new surprise they say they have already entered into talks to
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resolve the issue. i think when you spend that much in advertising, you get a quick response. and a building developer painted over their graffiti and tore the buildings down. they argued the buildings were his to treat as he pleased. but athe judge said he failed to wait for the proper permits and violated the visual artistics rights act. they say the buildings once represented the largest open air museum. the property is now luxury condos. >> they fought back as graffiti artists and won. >> it's not the first him to grufeeto artists have won this kind of a case. the judgegl artists and said those artists merited the status to be protected by the federal law. >> so art pays, even if it's
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graffiti. a firehouse made quite a splash. >> take a look at justin and his wife waiting to find out is it a boy or girl? and it turn >> it's a girl. >> their daughter's due in july. so the firefighters were all in on it. they had one bucket with blue, one with pink, with water and waw law. >> we hope they did. >> surprise. coming up a woman pleads guilty to kidnapping a new born and raising her as her own. hear why her victim is pleading to leniency. and chloe kim's high flying and near perfect run just landed her on top of the olympic podium but it was her tweet in the middle of the competition that got everyone a little nervous. going to last from wash to...
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parliament building. at least 5,000 people have been forced to shelters. the kidnapping case that grabbed national headlines. a woman pleading guilty for kidnapping a new born and for nearly two decades raising her as herb own. >> the young woman she kidnapped is asking the court for leniency. >> reporter: a woman accused of kidnapping a baby and raising her as her had own pleaded guilty. williams admitting in 1998 she posed as a nurse stealing baby mowingly from this hospital just eight hours after she was born. 18 years later, two tips leading them to williams in south carolina. >> you know i love you so much. it's okay. >> reporter: newly released police tape showed the emotional moment after the arrest.
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the teen hugging the only mother she'd ever known. >> everybody always asking how did you handle this? probably better than people would think. >> reporter: the now 19 year old is getting to know her birth parents. >> for alexis, it's tough but she just looks at it as more love. >> reporter: williams is facing a recommended 22 years behind bars. alexis is expected to speak on her behalf. coming up in our next half hour the national portrait galleries two new editions unveiling their tributes to the obamas and the interif the unveiling its own tributes. >> that's the best part. but first one of the breakout stars of the winter games, using his winter.
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cue the orchestra because it is time to check it medal count. shall we. >> see how team u.s.a. is doing. >> norway still in the lead overall with nine. germany has a gold medal leadoff four. >> and team u.s.a. has six total including a third gold medal. >> all right, all right. so we're in second place for gold medals. >> and fifth place overall. but all thanks to the gold medals, by the way. the high flying 17-year-old from california, chloe kim. >> a pair of massive 1080 spins. she dominated with a near perfect score. her teammate grabbing bronze in the competition. >> herar were born in south korea and they were watching along with their
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grandma who lives nearby in seoul, south korea. and by it way we should give chloe extra props because she managed all this despite a major setback. she tweeted wish i finished my breakfast sandwich but my stubborn self decided not to and now i'm getting hangry. >> it is tough to perform when you're hangry. >> we should know it. >> don't we know it. and on to someone who missed gold but maybe shouldn't have. despite that may still be the biggest star. >> after a flawless skating routine, many say ripon got ripped off. >> reporter: it was a performance as smooth as the ice he skated on. adam rippon wearing his emotions
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on that sleeve, daztling the crowd. the american cleanly landing two triple axels, help hadding to propel team u.s.a. to the bronze and instantly launching him to the prized olympic darling status and even the bronze wasn't without controversy. quick to point out that the first and second place skaters both fell. but the judges awarded them more points because their routines had a higher level off difficulty. and turning to social media making it the top trending topic. one person tweeting do judges award extra points for falling? he addressed the back lash with his trademark sass. >> i think we need get those people that think i was ripped off on a judging panel immediately. maybe before the individual
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competition. sfwlrks he was a relative late bloomer. he says he was awkward and unathletic. >> i fell in love with skating because of the performance aspect. i sucked at every sport that i tried but i loved being active, i loved playing sports and when i found skating it was a combination of something i could perform and i was getting that athletic satisfaction. >> reporter: saying for was a time he consisted on free apples at his gym but now as found his authentic self. >> you don't get those highs if you don't allow yourself to be vulnerable. and continues to develop what he withed become known for, his artistry during performances. here he is singing "diamonds" at
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the grand prix final last year and now at 28, he's the oldest american rookie single skater since 1936 and he's not just representing himself. it's almost shocking it took 2018 to be the first openly gay male for the olympics. >> in 2018 there's stale tab oo that being gay means you're weaker or it doesn't mean that you're strong. and that is absolutely not the case. >> reporter: in his corner in pyeongchang so many, including his mom who is a single mother of six. what are you proud of most? >> one that he kept with it and persevered. >> a single mother of six. she deserve as gold medal. >> absolutely. bravo. a lot of people are asking if he's had had but implants. >> they're real and spectacular.
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time for your mix on this tuesday and we're throwing it back all the way the 12th century because that's what they're reenacting in italy. the battle of of the orange carnival. >> were they throwing oranges? >> they're throwing oranges. so it's a reenactment of an uprising when the towns people battled against their feudal lord. >> is there a strategy? >> i think you just try to take out the person next to you. >> like that? >> wow. you did that with such veracity and feeling, i can't even hear you. >> i was just trying to
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emulate -- >> you nailed it. >> well, we'll keep practicing or you will. over to -- this is the kind of story we call a talker because it has a lot of people talking this morning. students have to say yes when asks to the valentine's day party. nattily richards is a mother, her daughter's in sixth grade and she was shocked when she came home from school and said i can't say no. she was first told it was a misunderstanding and then her teacher confirmed they have to say yes. it's an effort to promote kindness. so you cannot say no. richards is not happy with the message that's sending to her daughter. interesting story in pennsylvania. this young lady when she was 10 years old, nicole renee.
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she got a cute puppy and four years later she was told she had to get rid of it. later she wanted to adopt the dog and thought the family dog looked familiar to her. it turns out that was the dog that she gave away so many years ago. >> the same dog? >> the dog recognized her. she picked up the same dog. jumped on her, began licking her. so many years later. >> oh, that one makes me happy. your aim on the other hand. let's stick with the dog theme shall we and see a dog who's learned a new trick and maybe got a little too good at it. he learned how to jump through the ,$8drw
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this morning on "world news now" an accident and a mishap is how rob porter reportedly explains domestic abuse accusations. and moments of chaos in southern california. fire and smoke forcing passengers to evacuate. and the close call involving a palm tree. >> the incredible moment with had a group of people, including a 2-year-old narrowly escapes getting the crushed. and ari and the ladies of "the bachelor" are under the tuscan sun but a surprise confession leads to an even more shocki shocking. coming to us on the skinny this
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toou tuesday, february 13th. good tuesday morning everybody. we're going to start with the denials by the former presidential aid, rob porter. we're learning what he told senior white officials. >> sources say porter denied punching his first wife in the face and putting his fist through a kblasz door. he claimed the black eye and the door incident were both accidents that happened during arguments with his had spouses. >> in the meantime defending president trump's response to allegations. with scandal hanging over his white house, president trump sought to shift his focus to his $200 billion infrastructure plan. t >> to me this is a very sexy subject. the media doesn't find it sexy. >> reporter: but no mention of the two exwives of his former
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white house press secretary, rob porter. even after his former ex-wife released this photo, nothing but praise. >> we wish him well, it's obviously a tough time for him. he also, as you probably know, he says he's innocent and i think you have to remember that. >> reporter: on twitter writing people's lives are being shattered and destroyed by mere allegation is there no such thing any longer as due process? >> the president has been very clear that all forms of abuse, all forms of battery against women -- >> but he assent said -- >> right. but you haven't talked to him today. >> reporter: instead press secretary read a statement.
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>> why haven't we heard the president say exactly what you just said right there that he takes domestic violence very seriously? >> i spoke with the president. those are exactly his words. i speak to him and he relaid that message directly to me and i'm relaying it to you. the president take domestic violence very seriously and believe all allegations need to be thoroughly investigated. but in reality it has accused women far more than the accusers. i can tell you some of the women complaining, i know how much he's helped him. >> reporter: to bill o'reilly. and more than a dozen women have accused the president of misconduct. he's called them all liars. >> the president wants success
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for all americans. >> reporter: it is infrastructure week. it third time the trump administration has tried to roll out its plans and a third time it is over shadowed by controversy. and now to a frightening ordeal to members of the first family. donald trump jr.'s wife opened a letter contaken if there's a white powder. it was post marked in boston and contained an ugly letter. smoke inside a southwest airlines plane forced more than 140 people to evacuate the aircraft. the flight was about to leave southern california with had a fire in a power unit broke out.
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there were some najer injuries that were reported. the airline as bocked passengers on different flights. and a 13-had hour stand off. it started while their niece was having twrubl his her boyfriend. they were shot and killed and when police arrived, they also met gun fire. three were wounded. the gunman still kept shooting. >> they were pinned down at least an hour while shots were being fired. >> investigators say the gunman shot and killed his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself. they report a relative suffered from mental illness but authorities have not confirmed that. they say he a criminal record and was not able to buy
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the weapon himself. two officers were shocked while responding. and trerg investigators are trying to figure out if a van that skrashs has a safety feature. it burst into flames when it crashed and on tribal land where air tours are not as high lay regulated as those over the park. concerns the airbag could rupture. and build in late 2005. their airbag inflaters have a higher risk of breaking. they call it an immediate safety risk. >> tonight the top 10 will be
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crowned. >> the 142nd annual westminster dog show is wrapping up. a german shepherd withdraw because of swelling. now, the thing is esishis owners near hey put him down sdp 3-yead who loves to strut his stuff. he didn't win but we still like him. we're going to show you the top dog tomorrow. and coming up the former president and first lady are showing off their post presidency portraits. did mr. obama try to alter himself. an eager boyfriend buys what he
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watch this heart-stoppi watch this heart stopping moment captured on camera. a 30-foot palm tree came crashing down inches away. the boy wasn't hurt and actually continued playing with his friend moments later as if nothing happens. >> that gives me a heart attack and i wasn't even there. >> how about the poor guy's jeep? a civil lawsuit has essentially blown up harvey weinstein's company. >> forcing them to facilitate the sexual encounters. the attorney general says the pending deal for weinstein's company would have short changed weinstein's the accusers. they included $50 million to try to compensate accusers.
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>> signing a wrongful death lawsuit in los angeles. paxton died a year ago, just 11 days after heart surgery. the official cause is called stroke. but claims the doctor performed an improper procedure. no official response yet from the hospital. and president obama has made history. >> they were just unveiled at the national portrait gallery. the first by african american artists. mrs. obama's portrait paid tribute to a remote african in alabama. >> i tried to negotiate less gray hair. and his artistic integrity would
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not allow him to do what he asked. i tried to negotiate smaller ears. struck out on that as well. >> and mrs. obama said she's proud young people of color will see an image of someone that looks like themselves on the wall off such a great institution. so the internet had had had some fun with it. because these are unusual paintings for a presidential painting. one twitter user noticing a similar theme wondering if anyone else was getting the beyonce vibe. press secretary sean spicer hiding in the bushes. >> and another one was homer simpson emerging from that. and how about chris christie photo shopped sitting down right there. the president seems to like it.
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>> and the memes keep on coming. when we come back a ticket mix up that has one music fan piping mad.
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♪ skinny the skinny the skinny just give me it skinny. then there were four on bachelo" >> our senior global contributor "bachelor" analyst is here. >> appreciate it. amazing. i did. i considered my whole outfit, i really did. you mention the final four. there were seven ladies who started this whole thing. the whole thing happened in italy. there was more drama than a deaf leopard documentary. first of all this is becka and ari. nothing quite like falling in love in the tuscan sun. you get the idea.
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becka wound up getting a rose. also in a one on one date was lauren b. who we're not seeing there but that's okay. becka ann got emotional on this one. this is the two on one date where tia got the rose. so she is also in the final four. organized now next. she is gone. this was our girl, jacqueline. the analysts picked jacqueline. she in no uncertain terms went over there, basically threw herself under the bus. she was taking herself out of the competition and that gets us to the sound bite of the day. >> i came here open to love but ipect it. and i feel like i did find love
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here. i just don't know if it was the love. >> so she's sending herself home. in fact our girl jacqueline said i suck at being happy. the analysts pick is gone. i'll tell you right now tinder that. i don't know which direction you go on twitter but jacqueline, she's out of there. kiss count, the kiss count stops at a hefty 11. >> 11? there were only seven people involved in this whole thing. >> the women keep getting smaller in numbers and the kiss count -- >> and the kissing keeps going. so they don't call him the kissing bandit for nothing. the final four will remember big week, tia, kendall, becka.
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>> all right. thank you, jack. a lot going on there. and it's that time of year. girl scout cookies are being sold by just about everyone, people at your office, even local celebrities. jennifer gardner was posted. >> she would take a limited order. what if you happen to be coming out of your grocery store and you needed some cookies. gardner may have been there. you go outside of the marijuana dispensary. that's where you sell out. >> that's where you make big bucks. next to a guy who meant to give his girlfriend a rocking valentine's day gift. tick ts to see the red hot chile
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chilly peppers. >> he thought he spotted an ad on twitter to see the chili peppers and when she saw the seats were great, he thought what a great deal and snatched them up. >> but it wasn't until they flew from england to northern ireland that they realized the chili peppers weren't playing. he had bought tickets to see the red hautd chilli pipers. the world famous bag pipe cover band. >> that's the best possible name for a bag pipe cover band ever. the couple went to the show anyway. they could have a great time. they also said they didn't realize that a bag pipe band could pack an arena. i wonder if they play any red
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hot chili peppers covers? and maybe they'll get some free tickets for their efforts. >> are the boys still touring? and john cena is hosting the kids choice awards for a second year in a row ever and getting his family involved. >> it's the play off of the nutty professor's family dinner but this time we have a baby cena, a dog cena and even a rock loving cena. and you have to love the team cena as a girl who loves to take selfies and a boy. >> this is awkward. coming up the triple axel that landed one olympian in the record books. olympian in the record books.
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♪ all right. it is time to check the official medal count of the olympic games. norway's up top with nine overall medals. germany's leading the count for gold. >> team u.s.a. now six total including a third gold medal in snowboarding. >> that means we're in second place for gold medals. >> slow but steady. two-time gold medalist, shaun white appears to be on his way to redemption. >> he dominated a half pike qualifier, scoring a near perfect 98.5 on his final run of the day. today he'll be going for it gold again. and you've probably heard of
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maria nagasu, becoming the first american woman to stick the triple axel in the olympics. looks back on the long road she took before that historic jump. >> reporter: this is the moment 24-year-old figure skater made history. >> you can't second guess. she has to go right up and do it. >> reporter: the first american woman to land a triple axel at the olympics. making it look easy but even she knows it was anything but. hours of grueling practice, posting video of herself trying and failing. perfecting her form on this pulley. >> you try to convey the feeling of a triple axel. the faster you spin, the hard r it is to basically breathe. >> reporter: going into the gravity defying jump at 20 miles
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per hour, pulling it off in less than a second. >> i focus on things that will help me land it, like stay on the circle and left shoulder in front. so very technical as opposed to oh, my god, oh, my god. >> reporter: for teammates cheering on the flawless landing, among them adam rippon. the two didn't make it and instead got in--n-out burgers and climbed on the top of her house to eat them. >> i can only imagine the feeling when she landed that jump. >> how impressive and that contraption. >> that's the news for this half hour. this is abc's ,$8drw
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making news in america this morning, the domestic abuse scandal at the white house takes a new turn. word that rob porter claimed his former wives' injuries were accidental and this morning, porter's first wife comes forward saying she lived in constant fear. her reaction to the white house response. a new warning from scientists on sea levels rising. what satellite data now reveals and how much higher the oceans could rise in the coming decades. soaring to gold, the 17-year-old american snowboarder dominating the halfpipe. her epic final run and why team usa's hockey team may have to removed statue of liberty from its mask. the school paying students to cash to behave. >> the sixth graders not allowed to say no at the school dance. and the

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