and an abc news exclusive. our team on the ground where american air strikes are charactering those terrorists. >> deadly storm. tonight, the next one already coming. the manholes exploding. cars catching fire. rob marciano and the giant traffic jam. >>> the new headline breaking on measles. the number of cases and now, the doctors tonight, arguing that some parents are putting other families at risk. >>> plus the breaking development on breast cancer. a new weapon approved tonight. >>> and ginger zee with a tv first. getting this close, flying over a massive volcano. more than 2,000 degrees. hof? >>> good evening. and we begin this tuesday night with that urgent meeting at the white house this evening. the president, jordan's king abdullah as the world now reacts to the brutal death of a hero pilot. we are not showing any pictures of those moments but this time a whole new level of brutality. that young pilot, just 26 flying bomb missions as part of the u.s.-led coalition, right along with american fighter jet

a lot more from sara and i here on abc news. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacsld news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. >> good morning. i'm sara haines. >> i'm t.j. holmes. here are some of the top stories on "world news now." the president making a request for military action against isis. it is getting a lukewarm reaction on capitol hill so far. republicans say it doesn't go far enough. democrats say it goes too far. full details ahead. >>> fans remembering veteran cbs correspondent bob simon killed last night in a car accident in manhattan. simon reported from some of the most dangerous places on earth and even taken hostage. he was 73. >>> oregon governor john kitzhaber says he has no intention of resigning amid an ethics scandal. he's been under pressure to leave office over allegations his fiance used his office to land contracts for her consulting business. the governor denied wrongdoing. >>> making beautiful music together. we may see the fruits of an artistic collaboration between kanye west and taylor swift. those are some of our top stories

this taking place in the suburbs north of new york city. abc's scene just north of new york city. >> screaming, yelling. it was total panic. >> reporter: smoke and fire rise from a commuter train after it smashed into a jeep cherokee stuck on the tracks. in this image, the flames engulf the vehicle and appear to cover half of the first train car. from behind the eerie orange light and huge plume of dark smoke visible. >> a passenger that ran past me had blood on his face and people were pulling the windows off trying to get out through the emergency windows. >> reporter: from above, you can see the massive response. flashing lights up and down the rail line as fire crews rushed in. when the smoke cleared, this is all that was left. scorched and mangled metal. the jeep cherokee all but crushed under the metro north train. the injured had to be carried out of the front cars. passengers in the back had no idea how bad this was until they saw it for themselves. >> we went down ladders and walked out here and saw the smoke and flames inside the car. >

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> there is always hope next time. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. the snowmobiler buried up to his neck in snow. look at this. the avalanche in the west tonight. you'll see it as it happens and the rescue coming up. >>> also tonight, pope francis now saying this about married couples who choose not to have children. >>> and the mom to the rescue. juchl ping from her minivan, wrest. ing with the suspect. she helps take him down. tonight, it turns out, she's the one in for one giant surprise. ay i look at life. especially now that i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. i was taking warfarin, but wondered if i kept digging could i come up with something better. my doctor told me about eliquis... for three important reasons. one, in a clinical trial, eliquis was proven to reduce the risk of stroke better than warfarin. two, eliquis had less major bleeding than warfarin. and three, unlike warfarin there's no routine blood testing. don

from bodega bay, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >>> thanks for joining us for abc p news at 4:00. t did she do so bad. >> we're following two different police shootings. both fatal. one was a woman. >>> a historic new law that has the state attorney general declaring war on revenge porn. >>> cowardly and criminal act. >> plus, running out of time. a man accused of stuffing a body in a suitcase a decision just made to let him go. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. a stretch of wet weather on the way. i'll let you know when you need rain gear coming up. >>> the caller reported that the suspect was armed with a gun. >> come on down this street. >> i heard an m-16. >> emeryville police shoot and kill a woman this afternoon. it happened on hollis street by 34th right across the border in oakland. good evening, thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. the police say the woman had a gun. they were responding to a call about a theft at a business and chased her across the city border into oakland when the confrontation ended up in a sh

abc news reporter march marcy gonzalez is outside in new york city.tly how people are coping. >> the cold it's ridiculous out. enough is enough with the snow and the cold. it's like being in antarctica. >> there's no sugar coating how people across more than half the country feel about this bitter cold. and no end to the creative ways they're trying to keep warm. >> this is actually a sleeve to a jacket sweater. i cut the sleeve off and used it as a hat. >> record breaking cold. >> pretty cold out here. >> the actual temperature this morning in minnesota, 42 degrees below zero, it's not much better for this guy in indiana. >> did you realize you have ice crystals on your eyelashes. >> i do know that. i also have a beard, and that's why i have a scarf around me. >> faces frozen, so are parts of the great lakes and niagara falls. >> beautiful, it's awesome. >> but from the picturesque to the perilous, the arctic blast is having a big impact. from ice on the roads to heavy snow collapsing on the roofs? >> i moved my head so i could scream for help. >> th

gloria riviera, abc news, new york. >>> more bad news.ther round of snow is hitting the northeast today and tomorrow after dumping an icy mix on the south. >> this one-two punch is delaying airline travelers as far away as los angeles with hundreds of cancellations already today. accu-weather stephanie olmo has the forecast. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, ryan and mara. we begin the workweek with a winter storm now impacting the southeast region. bringing in snow across the mid-atlantic state. there are winter storm warnings and watches across this area. further south we are dealing with rain. the wet weather interacting with the colder air, that is producing an icy mix. taking a closer look where we have the icy conditions, along the i-40 corridor all the way to charlotte. exercise caution. also if you are traveling i-20. power outages are likely through the area. two to four inches expected in nashville and much of kentucky picking up six to 12 inches by the time it is said and done. the system will track north and

thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins now. >>> a community shocked. a student hit and killed by a car. we are live with emotional reaction. plus -- >> i heard six or seven or eight. >> the bullets were flying. it's what caused the fire that caught everyone's attention. >> and a refinery blows up, shaking like an earthquake. now it's sending shock waves to gas stations across the state. >>> a young life ended here today. a teenager killed at this intersection while crossing the street. good evening. i'm ama daetz in for sharl. >>> police say the middle school student tried to cross the street when he shouldn't have and was hit leann m earksis there live tonight. it's hard to imagine what they are feeling right now. his family told me this morning early he left those apartments where he lived and tried to cross that intersection right here behind me. that's when he was hit by that car. so we want to show you some pictures of christopher x some of his friends share them with us. and he was very liked

david kerley, abc news.ernational airport. >>> a newly revealed pentagon report from 2008 reveals russian president vladimir putin may suffer from asperger's. according to "usa today," researchers that study putin's behavior and facial expressions believe he has a neurological abnormality that affects his decisions but can't prove their theory because they did not perform brain scans. >>> the man set to be president obama's fourth defense secretary stood up to rapid fire grilled by republicans on capitol hill. ash carter answered a slew of foreign policy questions from the senate armed services committee including his views on ukraine, syria and isis. carter promises to be an independent thinker. his nomination is set to go before the senate next week. >>> a health headline about the measles outbreak now. lawmakers in california where are proposing legislation that would require children to get vaccinations before enrolling in school. it would eliminate the personal belief exemption. families with medical co

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it's tuesday february 10th. >> announcer: from abc news. ow". >>> good morning. i'm sara haines. >> and i'm kendis gibson. t.j. and reena are off. >> and hopefully sleeping. >> yeah. he probably knew you were coming back for day two. >> he actually told me that. >> they're taking a much-needed day off today. we're going to get started with the record-breaking storm in new england. giving boston one of its snowiest winters ever. >> and as the snow continues to mount, a wintry mix to the south may be to blame for two massive pile-ups on the new jersey turnpike. they occurred at the same time on the inner and outer roadways, leaving at least one person dead. abc's marci gonzalez has more on the storm. >> reporter: boston buried under a record-breaking five feet of snow that's fallen in just the past month. >> plows had moved enough snow to fill gillette stadium 90 times. >> reporter: and again it is coming down. >> this is pretty much unprecedented. >> reporter: three winter storms in just two weeks, weighing on some spirits. >> are you a littl

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cecilia vega, abc news, oxnard, california. >>> an unbelievable scene in a quiet new jersey town.arthquake. half of those injured were gas company workers trying to locate the source of a leak. abc's tom llamas with the story. >> reporter: watch what happens when a police cruiser heading to the scene of a natural gas leak stops just before the explosion. watch this dashcam video again. a house blown off of its foundation. >> it happened so quickly with the explosion we had debris all around us come from nowhere. >> reporter: the home was under renovation and empty at the time but 15 people were injured, two in critical condition on this freezing cold day. 75 to 100 homes evacuated out of caution. it is a fear best respected, silent deadly gas leaks have caused epic destruction across the country recently. harlem, an apartment building blown sky high last march. killing eight and wounding dozens more. in indianapolis, 2012, two neighbors living next to a house that blew up were killed. a neighborhood the jersey shore on edge, fearful for homes of their own. the explosion could be f

gio benitez, abc news, new britain, connecticut. >>> the head of the v.a.izing after falsely saying he served in the special forces. secretary robert mcdonald said last night, i incorrectly stated i had been in the special forces. that was inaccurate and i apologize to anyone who was offended by my misstatement. the apology was quickly acknowledged by the white house. >> a major blow to new jersey governor chris christie as he prepares for a possible run for the white house. the judge ordered chris christie and the legislature to put $1.5 billion in to pension funds for retired public workers. unions filed a lawsuit after christie announced he would not make the full payments he had agreed to saying it would cost taxpayers too much. >>> san francisco bay area driver killed after hit by a commuter train last night in menlo park. the victim said to be a woman in her 30s was apparently struck on the tracks. witnesses say the car flew 40 feet across the intersection on impact. >>> terrifying moments for patrons at a florida restaurant after a boat smashes in it

then abc 7 news at 11:00. great news for directv customers. abc to see abc 7 news live along with new episodes of your abc shows on your smartphone or tablet. you can download the app by watching abc in your app store. don't miss a moment of the live coverage of the oscars sunday. >>> crews at levi stadium hard at work making final preparations for an unusual outdoor event tomorrow. they are going to play hockey in a football field. >> we have a preview of it. >> reporter: the gridiron is cold at levi stadium in santa clara. the rink is red for the nhl match up between the san jose sharks and l.a. kings. it will bring high speed action. off the ice, a laid back northern california vibe with green grass mountain tops and an ocean. melissa etheridge will entertain during the intermission. a hockey night like no other, not just for the 70,000 or so fans, but the teams. >> every time you talk to a coach or player, before and after the fact they love it. many of them, you hope they say the right things. it's an experience they never forget. >> at le

all the dazzle and dish in "the skinny" on this friday, february 13th. >> announcer: from abc news thisriday. i'm sara haines. >> hello to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. we have to start this hour with a call for justice as three muslim students from north carolina are laid to rest. >> more than 5,000 people gathered for the funeral. the crowd so big the service has to be moved from a mosque to an athletic field. >> many are echoing the family's allegations saying they were killed because of their faith. we get more from abc's lana zak. >> reporter: a large crowd converged on the campus of nc state university at a candle light vigil for the three victims. >> our hearts go out to the families of the victims. >> it happened to us, as a community that got attacked. >> reporter: three muslim students shot dead. deah barakat, his new wife and her 19-year-old sister. >> please don't fight fire with fire. >> their coffins were carried from the local soccer complex as thousands came to mourn them. police charged this man. 46-year-old neighbor craig steven hicks with three counts of first-degree murd

clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >>> next to the skies. deral regulators taking steps to bring order out of the cluttered and buzzing airways filled with a growing number of drones. new rules about drones. david kerley has the details. >> reporter: inexpensive, drones can take great pictures. and they're popping up everywhere. but they're going where they're not supposed to be, to the white house and crashing, and getting too close to jet liners. >> we just saw a little drone. >> reporter: one of the concerns of the faa and airlines, even a small drone like this could be sucked into a jet engine, causing catastrophic failure. these new proposed rules are aimed at using small drones for business purposes. that wind is pretty tricky. businesses all want to fly. they can fly under the proposed rules if they pass a test, and keep it in sight. the last rule is troublesome for some businesses like amazon that wants to use them to deliver goods. drones that would go off on their own, out of site. the online retailer says the government must move q

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> all right. plenty to talk about with the super bowl. you know how that turned out but you need to pay attention to this winter storm. far reaching winter storm. the farthest reaching storm we have had of the season so far. 100 million people from nebraska to maine will know this storm before it is done. >> heavy snow arriving in new york city on the way to new england. schools are closed in several cities including detroit, boston and chicago. alex perez has the story. >> reporter: >> reporter: from the snowplow drivers to the shovellers to the snow blowers, a massive winter storm is moving across the region dumping inches of snow and blizzard-like conditions for chicago. >> everyone here's on the job today so people can get to their job. >> reporter: a brave few headed out in the windy city but stuck to the sidewalks, not the streets. >> on foot yes. i'm probably not going to move my car today. >> reporter: in iowa wisconsin ohio scars skidding off highways and truck drivers turning in to rest

as the new storm moves in, new england continues to dig out from the last one. abc'sano has the latest. >> reporter: the east coast on ice. single digit temperatures in new york. the coldest february day in nearly three decades. in boston, a bone-chilling negative three. in philadelphia, firefighters battling near zero degree temperatures and this blaze. the scene turning to ice. but a bigger problem here in new england, snow weighing down the roofs of homes and businesses. >> the beams started to collapse and split and fall into the attic. >> the roof of this massachusetts lowe's hardware store collapsing. this garage giving way. a woman sitting in her car inside unhurt. schools at risk, too. students sent home after teachers notice cracks and ceilings sagging due to the snow. we met up with diane barretto worried about her own roof. >> you have three, four, foot drifts and icicles. >> it is right above my bedroom. every time it creaked last night, it made me nervous it's going to cave in. >> reporter: on a 1600 square foot home, a foot of light snow can weigh 2.5 to

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> that's interesting. people wondered if it would affect their bottom line. pascal is one of the people who pushed hard for the interview to be shown. i know the e-mails were horrendous attached to her. really horrendous. why didn't men follow this? such few women leading the pack in hollywood. why is the woman the one that had to go? >> she is the one at the top. >> but wasn't the only e-mail. wasn't the only person whose e-mail was pretty horrific. a lot of other e-mails. from other people in hollywood, executives. i'm just saying. few women over there. coming up -- how low can you go? the racy cover to the new "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition. why it may be too hot for tv. >>> and the other way this iconic piece of eye candy is reinventing itself in the age of social media. >>> in the next half hour, what in the world is a polar bear doing in the city of london, taking a stroll, riding the underground? looks pretty real but would it really fool you? you are watching "world news now." >> announcer:

new england. refreezing everything. more now from abc's that massive storm pummelling the northeast. in rye, new york, two with people were killed on ice-covered roads. and in new york city, salt and snow seeping in to electrical systems, blowing this manhole cover 25 feet high. icy tracks to blame for stranding this busy subway line. commuters stuck for hours. for the city of boston it's been the snowiest week on record. >> we are asking people to stay off the roads, try to take public transportation. >> reporter: diane has been plowing streets around the clock. >> it's really tough. it's hard to keep up with it. just coming down too fast. >> reporter: along the massachusetts coast, high winds and waves continue to batter the already badly damaged homes in marshfield and scituate. >> this is a navigational buoy it weighs 14,000 pounds and supposed to be a half mile off shore. but the storms have been so violent this week it ripped it right off of its mooring. >> reporter: back in boston, remember stephanie turner, we dug her out after las

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> just like us. he morning and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. i'm cecilia vega in new york. thanks for spending part of your saturday with us. good night. good night. >>> a break in the heavy rain right now. but the cleanup continues after yesterday's storm swiftly moved in, and battered the bay area. tomorrow, another storm is on its way. good evening everyone. taking a livetside right now. a few clouds in the sky. not like we saw yesterday. round two, though, is on its way. abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma has more. >> katy we're going to get a temporary break in the wet weather today. storm number two is approaching. we'll show you we have the break in the rain, most of the activity well to the east of us at this hour. the past 12 hours will show you a few showers moved through the peninsula and south bay adding to our 24-rain totals. look at the first storm healthy amounts across the bay. san rafael two inches of rain. napa over an inch. this storm over an inch of rain. takin

unforgettable songs on this monday. >> from abc news this is world news now. >> i don't know y'all. don't know how this is going to go. >> good morning on this monday. i'm sara haines. >> i don't know how this is going to go. >> possible train wreck. >> we love this young lady. sara haines. you all know her from the weekend edition. that smile you know so well. we will wipe that smile off her face. this is a different beast. >> this is on news. i'm good. i'm half awake. if i doze off, it's right on over. >> and half is good. it's a pleasure to have you. if you don't know her well you will learn a lot more about her. you should be with us all week. we will start. it's monday. what does that mean? we have another major storm for the northeast. >> it's the third week in a row. # >> what it's like living in boston right now. >> the northeast is bratsing for another blast from mother nature. >> it hasn't started snowing yet. >> the latest storm covers nine states from pennsylvania to maine. slick roads sending cars into snow banks on roads from new hampshire to vermont. here in boston a

linsey davis, abc news livingston new jersey. >> dr. besser, you were in the news room today, saying this was, in fact a game-changer. what do you pelltell patients snont. >> reporter: this is a dramatic change. if your child already has food allergies, they need to get skin tested before you introduce peanuts. but for every other child, you want to make sure when you start them on solid foods, they get a wide variety. stopping these foods, not exposing them to them could be the biggest risk of all. >> could be the wrong answer. >> reporter: exactly. >> dr. besser thank you. >>> now, to the campus drug scare in connecticut. ten students and two visitors treated for an overdose of the drug called molly. eight still hospitalized. two in critical condition. the designer drug a refined form of ecstasy. police believe they ingested a bad batch of the drug. >>> we turn this evening to an abc news exclusive. and extraordinary undertaking tonight in texas. a high stakes surgery, more than two dozen doctors and nurses a 26-hour surgery to separa

bob woodruff abc news new york. >>> surprising declaration from the director of the fbi.ays the u.s. is at a cross roads in race relations and it is time to acknowledge it. he said hard truth about law enforcement, there is a racial bias. and a disconnect with minority communities. he told georgetown university students the blame can be shared by both sides. >>> new details about whitney houston's daughter days before she was found unresponsive in her bathtub. bobbi kristina brown was with involved in a car accident on january 27th. police say the 21-year-old lost control of her jeep crossed in to oncoming traffic and collided with another car sending the other driver to the hospital. >>> a long list of bill cosby accusers is getting longer. two more former models have come forward. they say they were drugged and sexually assaulted by cosby many years ago when they were in their early 20s. details now from abc's ted rowlands. >> horrible experience has had a long-lasting impact on me. as a result i find it very hard to trust men. >> reporter: two more accusers. >> i drank

in los angeles, ted rollins, abc 7 news. >> and that's it now for abc 7 news at 5:00. coming up right ahead here at 6:00, another twist in the fight to legalize marijuana in the district. the warning that left d.c. council scrambling to change the scheduled hearing. new support for the u.s.-led coalition against isil. learn how the terrorist group is raising some new fears in other countrys and a proposed merger sparking outrage against some pepco customers. why they're against this move. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> we had a burst of springlike weather yesterday but winter has turned. doug hill is tracking this winter weather alert for us tonight. doug? >> cloudy skies and temperatures in the 30's outside of the belfort furniture weather center right now. it seems like every time we check the maps, the national weather service expands the winter weather advisory a little bit. just added eastern half of loudoun county and remainder of montgomery county. a possibility of freezing rain until 3:00 a.m. howard county baltimore anne arundel, prince george's until

tom thomas abc news new york. >> americans bend spend $11 million on supplements.ne in three americans take some kind of supplements. >> do you? >> yeah. >> which ones. >> flintstone vitamins. >> that's at the house. >> i have been too busy to go to the store and buy real vitamins. >> i used to love those things as a kid. >> there are some artificial colors. >>> bombshell buy oging fi making waves across the pond. >> and what an american author is saying about prince charles and why it is setting buckingham palace on edge. you are watching "world news now." ♪ >>> apparently britain's stiff upper lip is quivering this morning over a bombshell biography about prince charles. >> the biography is shining an unflattering light on the british thrownin' throne and making some startling predictions. the latest from london. >> reporter: an explosive biography claiming to spill secrets about prince charles and his household is igniting a firestorm revealing on the eve of his wedding to princess diana, charles almost backed out telling a friend i can't go through with it. i c

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we have more information on our website, abc 7 news and also on the feed, abc 7 news bay area instagramavin newsom confirmed what a lot of people suspected. he is running for governor. he is starting his campaign for 2018 early in the interests of transparency. the democrat and former san francisco mayor jumping into the race three years early. he never has been a fan of pretense or procrastination. >> i want to engage folks and put together what i would refer to as a grand strategy of california. take the time to do that without the stress and anxiety of worrying about quarterly reports or political deadlines. >> newsom believes performing the tax code and private change are two of the most important issues. jerry brown's last term is up in 2018. >> thousands of cancer patients undergo chemotherapy but the odds of success can vary. they developed a test that could increase the chances of success and tonight on abc 7 news on channel 7, you will see how a powerful technology that once filled a room the size of a warehouse is used to test chemotherapy drugs before they are given to patien

in petaluma, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> so here we go. you can follow the progress of the storm with live doppler 7 hd on the abc 7 weather app. it's a free download at the apple app store or google play. check that out when you have time. it will really help you with this storm. >>> breaking news out of the east bay tonight. the sheriff's office says they have made an arrest tonight in a sexual assault that happened ata a 99 cents only store near haywood. this is the man that they believe molested an -year-old girl sunday afternoon. deputies say the man cornered the little girl in the sle, grabbed her and touched her inappropriately. deputies will release more information about him tomorrow. they are still in the process of interviewing witnesses in the case. >>> pressure is mounting in california tonight to stop allowing parents to opt out of vaccinating their kids against dangerous diseases. the number of measles cases in california has hit 99 tonight. 14 of them in the bay area. and a spokesman for governor brown tonight says he will c

it is thursday, february 19th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> the sband back >> the rumors were not true. t.j. did not run off with sara haines. >> those were the rumors. >> yeah. >> could have been worse. >> i want to run away with sara haines. >> we tried it and i had to bring her back. >> stop. >> we love sara around here but my dear reena it has been almost two weeks since we were on the air together. >> a void. >> why go with void. i tried to give you a compliment but you have to turn it around. i did miss you. >> happy chinese new year. the year of the sheep. we are supposed to wear red. i will wear my red tomorrow. this will not be a bad year for you. you didn't miss those times, did you. >> i won't be here tomorrow guys. really. >> had enough. not even one minute in to the show. >> must have been too much. you were in florida. weather was nice there. >> great. >> weather not so nice up here. >> one thing hasn't changed. still talking about the winter weather. extreme winter weather. five people in the boston area were hurt after snow fell off the roof

david wright, abc news, new york. >> reminds me of a book i'm reading right now.alled "bringing up baby." it about american mother who rediscovers -- discovers french parenting and she's living near france. part of the thing is experiences frustration. she said you have to at an early age with kids let them experience and go through frustration and don't shield them from it but some people would say this is too extreme. >> isn't it something the way we were raised now they have a new word for it like we are chickens on the farm, free range and it's a crime. isn't that something? go outside and play, knock yourself out. i turned out all right. i turned out okay. >> really? okay. >> we are free-range children. >> oh, boy. >>> next up here, we are going back to the super bowl. celebrities on parade at super bowl xlix. >> the halftime show the national anthem and who won twitter bowl. that's next in "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> time for "the skinny." topping our h