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 terrifying new robot

that can open doors. that robot is so chivalrous and so creepy at the same time. we're starting off with former white house aide rob porter and some new details on how he's explaining a series of domestic violence allegations from his two ex-wives. >> porter denied giving his first wife a black eye telling white house officials that she fell, but she's now coming forward saying she lived in constant fear. in the meantime, after praising porter president trump has yet to utter a word about the accusers. arlette saenz has more from d.c. >> reporter: good morning. the white house wanted the spotlight this week to be on infrastructure. instead they're facing more questions about that former staffer accused of domestic abuse. and now his first ex-wife is calling out two top white house

officials. after these images plunged the west wing into chaos the woman in the photo is taking on the white house. in a "washington post" op-ed colbie holderness, the ex-wife of former staff secretary rob porter says she was living in constant fear and left the relationship a shell of the person i was when i went into it. holderness says she was dismayed when a white house adviser explained why she's not worried about porter's current girlfriend. white house communications director hope hicks. >> i have no reason not to believe the women in the case of hope, i rarely met somebody so strong with such excellent instincts and loyalty and smarts. >> reporter: holderness fired back writing, her statement implies that those who have been in abusive relationships are not strong. recognizing and surviving in an abusive relationship takes stre. she's also calling outte house pressectary sarah sanders. >> dogs he believe rob porter's accusers or are they lying. >> the president and the entire administration take domestic

violence seriously and believe all investigations need to be investigated thoroughly and certainly supporters the victims above all else and believes everybody should be treated fairly. >> that doesn't answer that question. that doesn't answer the question. >> i'm not going to beyond that. that's where we are right now. >> reporter: holderness expressed disappointment in that response saying while i cannot say i am surprised i expected a woman to do better. sources tell abc news hours after the domestic abuse allegations surfaced rob porter tried to downplay the incidents. he told senior staffers his ex-wife's black eye was an accident after an altercation involving a glass vase. kendis and diane. >> all right, that's arlette saenz for us live in d.c., thanks, arlette. attorney general jeff sessions is coming under scrutiny for what he said during a speech to sheriffs around the country. while praising the elected officials at their winter meeting he described the, quote, here anglo-american heritage of law enforcement. a phrase that some claim is racist while others say it is historically accurate.

>> i want to thank every sheriff in america. since our founding the independently elected sheriff has been the people's protector who keeps law enforcement close to and accountable to people through the elective process. the office of sheriff is a critical part of the anglo-american heritage of law enforcement. >> that last part there got a lot of people upset on twitter. while experts say sessions' description is accurate, our legal system is commonly referred to as anglo-american law. the phrase reflects its roots in english common law, the office of sheriff we're told originated in england. the justice department spokesman said it's something most students learn in their first week in law school. president trump has unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget that calls for major cuts to domestic programs and big boost for the military. it includes a $200 billion infrastructure plan that

democrats say isn't sufficient and the president's also asking for nearly $700 billion in defense spending but he wants to slash billions from programs like housing subsidies and medicaid and wants to replace what what's commonly referred to with a box of government picked nonperishable foods supplied each month. it would require approval from congress. no you to that frightening ordeal for femme members member family. donald trump jr.'s wife opened a letter with powder in it. the substance turned out to be harmless. the package was postmarked in boston and contained an angry letter addressed to don junior. a southwest airlines jet was forced to evacuate after a fire broke out sending smoke into the cabin. the plane had just pulled back from the gate in southern california when a power unit caught fire. emergency chutes deployed and all roughly 140 people on board made it off the plane.

though some did report minor injuries. investigators are preparing to move the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed in the grand canyon killing three british tourists. they want to know whether the chopper had a crash resistant fuel system which is not standard on that model but may have been added later on. it burst into flames when it crashed on tribal land where tourist flights aren't as regulated as those in the national park itself. scientists are sounding the alarm about rising sea levels. i anew study analyzed more than two decades of satellite data and found that sea levels are rising faster than previously thought. researchers fear the world's oceans could rise 26 inches by the -- higher by the end of the century. now, largely because of melting antarctica and greenland posing a major threat to coastal cities. time now for a look at your weather on this tuesday morning. showers are moving through the

los angeles area. flooding is not expected to be a problem but the recent dry weather could lead to some mudslides. in the rockies winter weather advisories are in effect. heavy snow is expected throughout that region. looking at today's highs, it will be mild in the west. the arctic temperatures in the midwest start to lift a little bit and in the south and northeast temperatures are expected to be normal for this time of year looking at 48 degrees in dallas, 65 in new orleans. still ahead a major advertiser threatens to pull out of social media. also ahead, the former baseball star arrested with more than 44 pounds of what's believed to be cocaine. hear why his car raised red flags with police. the new 17-year-old star at the olympics taking home goal and the viral video showing how olympians use the escalator.

time to check in with the winter games and total domination by american snowboarder chloe kim. >> after her victory the teenager from california tweeted, i hate crying but i'll give myself a pass for this one. understandly. abc's alex stone has more from south korea. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning again to you. it has been a full day of action here for team usa winning more medals. 17-year-old chloe kim delivered at her first olympics winning the gold medal in the women's snowboard halfpipe. kim set the bar extremely high on her first run scoring 93.75 giving herself a huge lead over the rest of the field. on her final run with the gold medal already secure, kim went for a victory lap landing back-to-back 1080s. the effort was awarded with the highest score of the day a near

perfect 98.25. china took the silver edging out arielle gold to knock kelly clark off the podium. clark was hoping to come home from korea with another medal. shaun white made his 2018 olympic debut in the qualifying rounds for the halfpipe hope forego a comeback. white did not disappoint. the olympic champion had a sterling 98.50 score on his second qualifying run. that was best in field. tonight he goes for gold. biney has made history toll make a speedskating olympic team now hoping to qualify for the women's 500-meter final. in women's hockey the preliminary games continue. the u.s. which beat finland 3-1 on monday will face the olympic athletes from russia today before taking on their biggest rival, canada, later in the week. the u.s. has been dominating here in snowboarding, now the focus will turn toward alpine skiing. the women's events begin tonight

u.s. time. kendis, diane. >> our thanks, alex, look forward to that as we check our medal count here at the games. >> norway is leading in overall medals with nine. team usa has six. germany has the most gold medals with four. we're tied for second place there. >> the u.s. women's hockey team will get to keep the statue of liberty on their goalie mask. >> earlier report said the international olympic committee asked for it to be removed claiming it violates a policy banning political symbols from uniforms. but the olympic committee has just released a estimating saying it was all a misunderstanding and no longer asking for the symbol to be removed. >> but lucille ball on the left is okay. here's a viral video of the winter games so far. this is how swiss skier fabian bosh rides an escalator. >> is that how it's done. >> hopped on riding all the way to the top actually. he doesn't compete until sunday so has plenty of time to hang around. video on his instagram page

viewed some 300 times already. 300,000 times. >> couldn't figure out how these work. am i doing it right? >> he's only 126 pounds. >> still impress ink. the major beauty store accused of selling used could cosmetics. a woman admits from abducting a baby from the hospital and raising her to adulthood. why she could get a lighter sentence than expected. the robot that can open doors. yea, so, mom's got this cold #stuffynose #nosleep i got it... #mouthbreather yep, we've got a mouth breather. well just put on a breathe right strip and... pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alone so you can breathe... ...and sleep. go to breatheright.com today to request a free sample.

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teams during his 14-year career in the big leagues. now, police say they found sophisticated compartments in his car during a traffic stop which led to a search of the house that he was renting and officers say they found 44 pounds of white powder believed to be cocaine. >> any time you have somebody who has been a big leaguer for that long of a time that's involved with something like this, as much as it takes to surprise us in what we do, even that was a little bit surprising. >> loaiza made more than $43 million during his career and was the american league starter in the 2003 all-star game due in court tomorrow. pitchers and catchers for most major league baseball teams are due at spring training today. >> yes, spring is almost here. but now it's time for some hoops highlights. we get this from espn. >> good morning, good morning people. he's stan. i'm neil this. is one of our favorite things to do. >> especially when we have great highlights. spurs and jazz, utah on a

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>> ♪ >> good morning, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. 4:27 a.m. it's tuesday and here's what's next on "action news." we're tracking the flu epidemic impact on the delaware valley. the number of cases are still rising this morning. a lawsuit claims a popular cosmetics store was actually selling used makeup that had been returned by customers. sky6 taking a live look at the delaware river. dave murphy is tracking a big drop in temperatures that you're already feeling outside and has what you can expect when you walk out the door today also tomorrow and maybe about nine days after that. "action news" is next. >> ♪ today's iny in the northwest and southern california. you can expect heavy snow in the rockies, still cold but becoming milder in the midwest. the northeast is sunny and

seasonal. the newest edition to the national portrait gallery features former president obama and his wife michele. >> reaction swift and creative. here's abc's juju chang. >> reporter: the official portraits for president obama and the former first lady unveiled and they are anything but garden variety. >> to paint a portrait of michelle and barack obama is like cooking thanksgiving dinner for strangers. everybody has an idea of what thanksgiving dinner is supposed to taste like. people know what they feel and think and how they see us so amy had to interpret that and do it under the spotlight so i can only imagine that it's been a little stressful. >> reporter: social media lighting up over this untraditional background celebrating with some hilarious memes. some joking the artist was inspired by gal pal beyonce. the president seeming pleased

with his portrait but did have a few complaints. >> i tried to negotiate less gray hair and kehinde's artistic integrity would not allow him and i tried to negotiate smaller ears and truck out on that as well. >> reporter: as usual he was much more flattering with had it came to his wife. >> i want to thank you for so spectacularly capturing the grace and beauty and intelligence and charm and h hotness of the woman that i love. >> reporter: adding to the hotness a historic milestone. these are the first official presidential and first lady portraits painted by african-american artists. kehinde wiley and amy sherald. >> there have been many jokes about what to call former president obama's.

>> ♪ >> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning. it's 4:30 now on this tuesday february 13th. >> good morning everyone. here's what we're following for you on "action news." the number of flu cases being reported across our area is exploding. >> questions are only increasing around what the white house knew and when when it comes to the spousal abuse allegations against a top aide. >> city of philadelphia has big plans today for the return of an iconic piece of art. >> but first up, let's get a check of your accuweather and traffic with meteorologist, david murphy and with karen rogers. good morning. >> was anyone else so excited about the return of sun?