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here's linzie janis. >> reporter: this surveillance video captures a brutal beating. 23-year-old najeeera screams as he is pushed up against a wall by two police officers, then hit repeatedly. but that night, rivera was the one arrested. accused of assaulting officers kevin robinson and sean mcknight, and resisting arrest. until that video of the may 2013 incident surfaced. >> the video undermined every aspect of the officers' account of the incident. >> reporter: that crucial surveillance tape, discovered by rivera's girlfriend. she went door to door in this philadelphia neighborhood, searching for any business that might have caught the incident on camera. she found one here. rivera admits he fled from the officers on his scooter. but on the video, when the police catch up, they knock him to the ground. then strike him repeatedly. >> what they did was totally inappropriate. >> reporter: a grand jury concluding rivera did not attempt to assault either officer, finding the officers later "falsified police reports." >> we look forward to going to trial. >> reporter: the police officers

abc's linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: from the catwalk to countless covers of magazines. of the world's most famous supermodels for decades. but the internet is abuzz over this picture showing crawford like you've never seen her before. the unretouched photo from a 2013 "marie claire" mexico cover story going viral over the weekend after british journalist charlene white shared it on twitter. >> i found it incredibly empowering to see someone as beautiful and iconic as cindy crawford in her natural form. >> reporter: here the video from the shoot. but only from crawford's chest up. >> i'm happy with my body now. but it's not my old body. >> reporter: the now 48-year-old mother of two telling "huffington post" marlowe thomas in 2012 that her body isn't the same as it used to be. >> i had both my children at home natural hi. in some ways i appreciate my body more now because i know what it's capable of. >> reporter: twitter on fire with support for the brunette bombshell. one woman tweeting finally, thank you, every woman needs to see. >> this photo makes us feel good becau

here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: images from california's pacific coast highway show a grisly devastating. >> we now have seven patients including one doa. >> reporter: at the center of this deadly car crash, olympian and tabloid fixture bruce jenner. >> bruce, are you okay? >> reporter: seen here walking around the scene surveying the damage. a white lexus decimated and smoking on the side of the road. according to the california highway patrol, the four-vehicle accident occurred just after noon on saturday. closing down the iconic highway for hours. >> this unfortunately is one of the worst type of accidents you can have. >> reporter: authorities say for unknown reasons, a woman driving a blue toyota prius abruptly slowed down, causing the lexus behind her to crash into her. jenner driving a black cadillac escalade with an attached trailer, then rear-ending that lexus, possibly propelling it into oncoming traffic. a hummer traveling in the southbound lane then striking the lexus head-on. >> it sounded horrific. the cars looked demolished. >> reporter: 69-year-old kim howe, a

here's abc's linzie janis. >> this is the pop warner picture.is on the left. >> reporter: from the time he was 11 years old, joseph chernach loved playing football. but his mother is now suing the youth football league pop warner for $5 million, saying the repeated trauma to her son's brain resulted in his suicide at 25. >> i just couldn't understand why a happy kid turned into someone so depressed. >> reporter: in her lawsuit, pyka alleges pop warner football disregarded the plaintiff's right to safety. >> pop warner allows children who still have to sit in the backseat in a carseat to play tackle football with helmets. that is the problem. >> reporter: knowledge about the dangers of youth football has evolved. a recent boston universi found that former nfl players who played tackle football before the age of 12 are more likely to have serious brain damage. pop warner says they have made rule changes to make the game safer, but in a statement, says, "we question the merits of singling out four years of youth football amid a career of sports tha

abc's linzie janis on how police finally took him down. >> reporter: the drama unfolding at the height of rush hour. a car jacker in a stolen vehicle barrelling down the streets of los angeles. >> the suspect is believed to be armed with a handgun. >> reporter: police in hot pursuit, all of it playing out live on our l.a. station, wabc. >> breaking news now. a pursuit that has wound through south and east los angeles. >> reporter: the suspect racing through this busy intersection veering into oncoming traffic. >> he's not going to stop. >> reporter: smashing into these two cars and spinning out. watch as the suspect tries to high jack this white car. then runs up to another car, pulling the driver out at gun point. >> i was just scared he was going to hurt me. >> reporter: maggie in the car just behind. >> he can't get her car, either i'm next and i have my 2-year-old and 12-year-old. >> reporter: the car jacker finds himself stuck in traffic and bolts on foot. finally, police corner him behind a tree shooting him and ending the chase. >> that was a very dangerous car chase. that ranks

>> linzie janis, thank you. >>> we turn to a mystery in russia. the vicious apparent political assassination of one of vladimir putin's most outspoken critics some russian law makers are now asking, who's next. here's abc's lama hasen >> reporter: russia is a nation in shock today. just a few blocks from the kremlin, a memorial marking the spot where boris nemtsov was brutally gunned down, shot four times in the back by unknown assassins. russian police today recovering that car seen speeding near the crime scene. a prominent, fierce critic of president vladimir putin, nemtsov opposed the war in ukraine. hours before he was murdered, nemtsov telling newsweek quote -- due to the policy of vladimir putin, a country with unparalleled potential is sinking. he shared those views with our own brian ross during his probe of corruption during the sochi olympics. >> everybody who against him must be very careful. reporter: a list of high profile critics of the russian president and his policies have been murdered. investigative journalist anna politkovskay

>> linzie janis in california tonight. thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. the new warning this evening about your car. with so many wireless functions now, could someone else suddenly take control of your car while you're driving? the stunning report ahead. >>> also big news at the dinner table this evening. the one ingredient that could speed up your metabolism and help you lose weight. the medical study. >>> and then from the earth to the moon and back. what was discovered in neil armstrong armstrong's closet? and the big question -- was it supposed to be left on the moon? if you have high blood pressure like i do, many cold medicines may raise your blood pressure. that's why there's coricidin hbp it relieves cold symptoms without raising blood pressure. so look for powerful cold medicine with a heart. coricidin hbp. hey, girl. is it crazy that your soccer trophy is talking to you right now? it kinda is. it's as crazy as you not rolling over your old 401k. cue the horns...

wasn't until his girlfriend leapt into action that these images even came to light, and abc's linzie janisor us this morning. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, paula. that's right. this young man's girlfriend believed in her man and set out to prove the cops beat him and then lied about it. a grand jury agreed indicting the officers. two philadelphia police officers caught on camera doling out a beating and according to prosecutors caught in a lie. their alleged victim, 23-year-old najee rivera, howling in agony as they punch him over and over again. but on that night back in 2013, rivera was the one charged with assault after admitting he fled police on his scooter. the surveillance video that captured the beating found only after rivera's girlfriend did some investigating. she went door to door in this philadelphia neighborhood searching for any business that may have caught the incident on camera. she found one here. >> the story that najee told her prompted her to jump into action to protect her man. >> reporter: her discovery leading to a grand jury indictment of the tw

abc's linzie janis has more. >> bruce, are you okay?oking into the role bruce jenner may have played in this fatal crash on pacific coast highway. that left one woman dead. >> is bruce jenner a suspect in this crash? >> no, he is just a party to the crash. whether or not he was actively texting or talking at the time of the collision has not been determined. >> here's what police say happened. a dark blue prius slows down and the driver behind slamming on her brakes. jenner behind in his suv smashes the lexus and a black hummer in the opposite direction crashes into it, killing the driver. >> how bad of an accident was this? >> it sounded horrific and the cars looked demolished. >> the entire accident caught on camera by paparazzi following jenner. >> bruce jenner or the united states. >> as both a gold medalist in the 1976 olympics and a patriarch in the kardashian empire, he has been followed by the paparazzi years and he is now the focus of intense tabloid speculation about his changing appearance. but police say they weren't chasing

linzie janis, abc news, monterrey, tennessee. >>> this morning the largest mall and shopping centers alert. that's after new video released, after al shabaab called for attacks on malls in the u.s., canada and britain. it mentions the mall of america in minnesota in particular. no specific plot has been identified. the homeland security wants americans to be vigilant and report anything suspicious. >> we're in a new phase now. i'm afraid the recent video release reflects that. the reason we're concerned about this is it encourages independent actors who could strike with very little notice. >> reporter: al shabaab, you'll remember, is the same group that claimed responsibility for that attack on a mall in kenya two years ago. on a lighter note -- >>> what's the one place you don't want to be when the house explodes, maybe a bathroom. that's what happened to a visit -- visitor in this house. not ten minutes after he arrived he was thrown out. he said it felt like being hit by a cannon. he was glad it was him and not the young children who were home at the time. >> it was horrible. the

specifically today, linzie janis. abc's linzie janis is here for you. she joins us from l.a. with creative ways to have a great time and apparently avoid making it look like you threw it all together at the last minute. linzie, you're wearing the color of love, as opposed to the color of lurve. take it away. >> reporter: i am, indeed. thanks, dan. hello, paula. we all leave things to the last minute. if you don't have a dinner reservation or a babysitter or a gift, it's not too late to put something together and make it look like you have been planning it for weeks. it's valentine's day. and love is in the air. but it may feel more like panic if you waited until now to get your special someone that special something. >> trying to choose between chocolate and vanilla right now. >> reporter: not to worry. we have last-minute tips. for your romantic survival. marvin of super date planners, the heart bandits, says you don't even need obvious go-tos like a trendy restaurant or a couples massage to make your someone special feel whisked away. it's the morning of. what do you sugges

i'm linzie janis for "nightline" in malibu, california. >> this is so tough.e at a personal time for him with all that's going on it's tough to see that his name's plastered all over for something like this and knowing that someone was killed. i mean, i can't imagine carrying that burden. >> no. he's physically okay, but obviously mentally who knows after going through something like that. that area, by the way, the pch, pacific coast highway, has had its share of problems. you might recall back in september jennifer lopez and leah remini were in an accident there as well. they were okay. but you know, it's notorious indeed. >> tough thing. >>> coming up, getting intimate with halle berry. the superstar revealing the inspiration behind her new lingerie line as she shows us how she's mixing luxury and affordability. >>> and ahead in our next half hour, the heartwarming story of a young man and his inspiration to fight cancer. his love of dogs and the outpouring of support from millions of americans sharing their best friends with him. you're watching "world new

linzie janis starts off tonight. >> reporter: after the ice and snow storm that devastated the southeast, people here in monterey, tennessee, are cleaning up and digging out >> been up here some 46 47 years. worst ice storm we've ever had. >> reporter: power lines, snapped in half. huge trees, toppled. >> it looked a little like a tornado. >> like a natural disaster. i saw then, the power would not be back on. >> reporter: more than 40,000 residents who are still without power. in andover, massachusetts, heavy snow collapsing the roof of this barn with horses inside. luckily none of them were hurt. and look at this in colorado. an ambulance having to weave its way through cars stuck in the snow. more than a foot of it there today causing accidents and snarling travel. clayton sandell is in denver. >> reporter: one ripple effect here at the denver airport, cancelled flights. 140 here today. tomorrow, 1,000 flights have already been cancelled. >> reporter: the concern in some areas -- flooding. rain and rising temperatures in memphis leading to flooded streets. and as temperatures drop aga

linzie janis has the story. >> are you okay. >> reporter: tonight, police looking into the role bruce jenner may have played in this crash that left one woman dead. is he is suspect? >> no he's an active party. >> reporter: here's what police say happened. a dark blue car slows down. the driver behind slamming on her brakes. jenner smashes the lexus, and a black hummer going in the opposite direction crashes into it. killing the driver. how bad is this? >> it sounded horrific and the car was demolished. >> reporter: and jenner former olympic runner he's been followed by paparazzi for years. and now the subject of intense speculation due to his changing appearance. >> it doesn't appear that it was a factor in the collision. >> reporter: police say that will be following up with jenner tomorrow. >>> next, a case given another shot due to a wildly popular pod cast. after millions of listeners heard his story, he will have an appeal. here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: this case reopened by a maryland judge after a popular pod cast serial took another case. playing detective painstakingly

linzie janis on what's behind the conflict. >> reporter: a bird's eye view of a massive traffic jam -- empty trucks waiting to be filled. while out at sea a fleet of massive ships stuck unable to unload their cargo. on a normal day here at the port of long beach, you might see a couple of ships waiting to dock, but right now there are dozens stacked up, as far as the eye can see, all waiting to unload. a dispute between dock workers and shippers triggering partial shutdowns at 29 west coast ports from seattle to san diego. an 11-day shutdown could cost the u.s. economy up to $2 billion a day and 21,000 jobs. and it means you could end up paying more for electronics, shoes and clothes. >> retailers are losing money when cargo isn't reaching them. and serious impacts on the overall national economy. >> reporter: small businesses, already feeling it. >> i would say we're going to lose at least 20% to 25% of our export at least. >> reporter: we'll told they could be close to an agreement. >> thank you. >>> and this school bus swerving into oncoming traffic. the police scrambling to save t

linzie janis has the story. >> are you okay? >> reporter: tonight, police looking into the role bruce jenner may have played in this fatal crash that left one woman dead. is he a suspect? >> no,he's just a party to the crash. >> reporter: here's what police say happened. a dark blue prius suddenly slows down. the driver behind, slamming on her brakes. jenner smashes the lexus, and a black hummer going in the opposite direction crashes into it. killing the driver. how bad of an accident was this? >> it sounded horrific, and the cars looked demolished. >> reporter: and jenner, a olympic runner and the of the kardashian family. and now the subject of intense speculation due to his changing appearance. but police stay they weren't chasing him. >> it doesn't appear to have been a significant factor. >> reporter: police say that will be following up with jenner tomorrow. tom? >> thank you. >>> now to a convicted murderer given a chance at freedom thanks to a wildly popular podcast. after millions of listeners heard his story, he will

first, abc's linzie janis starting us off from monterey, tennessee. >> reporter: overnight, more than three-quarters of an inch of ice in some parts of illinois, vehicle after vehicle spinning out today. extreme weather wreaking havoc in 18 states. traffic snarled to practically a standstill on washington, d.c. area highways. this driver says it took him two hours to travel a quarter mile. but that's nothing compared to the accidents causing this tie-up in alabama overnight. >> all right. so i'm going to start by showing you what the ice looks like. >> reporter: neil johnson showing us the ice covering interstate 65 stranding drivers in their vehicles for 14 hours. >> >> we are walking three miles to get to our hotel. >> reporter: also stranded, a group of college basketball players, leaving their bus and walking to their hotel. local police spotting them, giving them a ride the rest of the way. today, pounding rain along i-40 in tennessee, the state now declaring a heightened state of emergency. over 30,000 residents without power in the storm's wake. we are in monterey, about 80 mil

linzie janis has the story. >> are you okay? >> reporter: tonight, police looking into the role bruce jenner may have played in this fatal crash that left one woman dead. is he a suspect? >> no, he's just a party to the crash. whether or not he was actively texting or talking during the time of the collision hasn't been determined. >> reporter: here's what police say happened. a dark blue prius suddenly slows down. the driver behind, slamming on her brakes. jenner smashes the lexus, and a black hummer going in the opposite direction crashes into it, killing the driver. how bad of an accident was this? >> it sounded horrific, and the cars looked demolished. >> reporter: entire accident caught on camera by paparazzi following jenner. jenner, a olympic runner and the patriarch of the kardashian family. he has been followed by the paparazzi for years. and now the subject of intense speculation due to his changing appearance. but police stay they weren't chasing him. . . >> they just follow him like they always do. it doesn't appear

and abc's linzie janis has this story. >> reporter: tonight, tammy meyers, a mother of four, is clingingo life after she was shot in an apparent case of road rage. >> she was a good woman and she didn't deserve this. >> reporter: police say, they are still searching for the suspects. >> as far as we can tell, there was no prior contact with these individuals. >> reporter: meyers, a nurse, was driving to her las vegas home thursday night after giving her teenage daughter a driving lesson at a nearby middle school parking lot. that's when police say she had a close call with a silver sedan that family members say had multiple passengers. there was a verbal confrontation between myers andeyermeyers and the driver. meyers then drove home, but the sedan followed. >> after a few moments, the suspects arrived at the residence and began shooting at them, which resulted in the victim sustaining a gunshot wound. >> reporter: meyers' daughter and her 23-year-old son at home witnessed it all. her son, who was armed, fired back at the sedan. >> anybody that has any information, please help. >> report

but those fake lashes can also lead to painful sometimes permanent damage and abc's linzie janis hasopez, beyonce, they're all known for their luscious lashes and women from coast to coast go to extremes to get that long lash look. many ditching the mascara wand for eyelash extensions including me. how does it work? single synthetic lashes glued individually to each natural lash. i feel so glamorous but this quest for beauty can sometimes turn ugly. just rafiqullah houston's that 'stache that peopler who got eyelash extensions last year. >> the. time i didn't have a reaction. >> reporter: after four politics. >> my eyes were swollen up to my eyebrows then they were completely bloodshot. just totally red. lots of burning. >> simms that last for more than a day. certainly anything associated with pain in the eyes or decreased vision should prompt a visit to an eye care professional. >> reporter: peeper believes the culprit was the glue. formaldehyde contained in glue can cause allergic reactions like the one she suffered but the association for damage-free eyelash extensions tells abc

for "good morning america" linzie janis, abc news, los angeles. >> she is gorgeous.iday. does it live up to the hype? mara schiavocampo spoke with some couples who saw it. >> it's just beyond this door. >> what is? >> my playroom. >> reporter: it's the sexy and steamy novel turned film dominating this weekend's box office bringing in a record-breaking 81 million bucks domestically. "fifty shades of grey." the movie about a couple and their sexual exploits peeking the interest of popcorn lovers but had us wondering what real life couples thought about seeing it on the big screen? >> we're on our way. he's so happy about it. >> reporter: so, we invited three couples to give us their two cents on the moneymaker. who enjoyed the movie? despite the box office love, our couples weren't exactly feeling the same way. >> i told her from the get-go i am not seeing this movie. >> i was bored honestly towards the end. >> there was nothing that stood out. >> i absolutely hated it. >> was it sexy? >> i thought they did enough to make it sexy. i mean, i feel like she was pretty muc

. >> our coverage begins this morning with abc's linzie janis who is in cookville, tennessee. linzie? >> reporter: good morning, dan and cecilia. this part of central tennessee especially hard hit. tens of thousands of people are waking without power. it could be days before these it comes back on. this is why. a thick coating of ice all over the ground and on the trees, causing limbs to fall on to roofs like the one behind me and also on powerlines. >> where are the plows? >> reporter: this morning, a bitter snow and ice blast plaguing nearly 100 million americans. the midsouth locked in a frozen vise. the state of tennessee declaring a heightened state of emergency overnight, as the death toll from the bout of fwruling water rises to 21. the town of monterey one of the hardest hit. >> the whole town is without power. >> reporter: trees collapsing under the weight of three quarters of an inch of ice. blocking roads. and knocking out miles of power lines. >> the trees themselves falling. that's a scary thought. when you're halfway asleep and you hear that. >> reporter: official

the suspect stealing cars, smashing into vehicles and abc's linzie janis has the story. >> reporter:ight a dramatic car chase through the streets of los angeles. watch this armed carjacker brazenly leading police on a miles-long pursuit. the whole thing caught on camera. >> the suspect is believed to be armed with a handgun. >> reporter: the wild chase beginning shortly after 5:00 p.m. police receiving a report of a possible stolen gray toyota camry. the suspect veering into oncoming traffic and crashing into at least four cars before losing control and spinning out. eyewitness video shows the mangled wreck he left in his wake. this cell phone video shows the bandit getting out of the wrecked vehicle and trying to hijack this white car. the driver refusing to get out speeding away. the suspect then running up to 22-year-old elizabeth yarahuan's car and pushing her on to the road. >> he just came up to me and pointed the gun at me and told me to get out of my car. >> reporter: maggiey barroso was in the car behind her. >> if he can't get her car either, i'm next and i have my 2-year-o

for "good morning america," linzie janis, abc news los angeles. >> scary situation. >> sure was. >>>do you have ginger? >> starting with big waves out in san diego. california waves reaching almost ten feet. let's take a look at the you can see them from mission beach to la jolla. that was the surf. i know a lot of surfers are happy to see this. ventura harbor further north in california also seeing ten-footers but this is what's going to happen. we'll see those high surf advisories from san diego to los angeles. the heaviest waves up here closer to santa barbara. do be on the lookout for that. rip currents are a big issue and wind advisory goes into effect tomorrow morning for interior parts of the state. i also wanted to point out, i know we talked about it amy, but tucson had a record high in the 80s. today warm phoenix, 84. yuma 8. albuquerque, 70. las vegas, 25 degrees above average for everybody out there. i wanted to take a look from west to east here rochester, minnesota, 28 with that first bit of snow. >> a winter weather advisory remains in effect until 9:00 this morning wi

abc's linzie janis has more. >> reporter: natalie portman's nose. jennifer garner's defined jaw.more real. >> now people are coming in with instagram filters. >> reporter: instagram setting off one of the hottest new trends in cosmetic surgery. patients asking doctors to alter their appearance to make them look in real life like the selfies they take using one of the photo filters. those filters capable of boosting selfie esteem. i tested them out. willow making my face looking more defined. early bird giving me a softer glow. janet ross says she fell in love with the way she felt the amaro filter improved her snaps. >> i can totally post this because i look good. i'm softer. >> reporter: the 47-year-old asking her doctor to mimic the filter but make the result a little more permanent. >> i have the fillers in the sides here. on the lips a little bit and then the botox -- dr. jonathan kaplan a plastic surgeon has been able to help many of his patients like ross ditch those instagram filters without going under the knife. >> the patients that are coming in with the filters from in

linzie janis is on the scene in malibu this morning. inzie. >> reporter: good morning, paula and dan. the deadly multiple car pileup occurring here on this narrow and winding stretch of the pacific coast highway. jenner's car pushing another into oncoming traffic. the paparazzi following him capturing the whole thing on camera. this morning, bruce jenner no doubt counting his blessings after escaping unharmed from deadly chain reaction accident saturday on the pacific coast highway in malibu. >> we now have seven patients. including one doa. >> reporter: jenner's suv was the last car involved in this pileup. it was his vehicle that bumped this white lexus into oncoming traffic. the elderly woman inside hit head-on by a black humvee. she was declared dead at the scene. >> minors were in one of the vehicles. they were transported to santa monica hospital. >> jenner's going tremendously. >> reporter: jenner, a 1976 olympic gold medal winner now perhaps best known as the patriarch of the kardashian reality tv empire. >> paparazzi. >> reporte