eva: he certainly did.on: on the academic side, your students are doing how well compared to kids who are not in success academy? eva: they are doing extraordinarily well. our kids in math are in the top 1% of the state of new york, even though the vast majority of .ur kids are poor about 20% of them are special needs children. writing, they are the top 2% in the state of new york. jon: one of the criticisms which more,ack to 25 years or back in the bush 41 years, this was kind of an early one, is that objection to start -- charter schools and magnet .chools even was creaming were fromtudents ordered families who have support, whose parents, relatives, caregivers have the capacity and wherewithal to go , but thehe process kids in the more disordered families, disordered backgrounds simply won't have that option. fair, unfair? eva: we admit by random lottery. jon: but you have to get to the lottery, right? eva: but in our communities, we are finding 70%, 80% of the age eligible kids are applying. demographic

that along with eye drops has helped eva weber get some relief. though like most teens she can't put her phone down for too long. a smarter way to keep eyes young and healthy. dr. john torres, nbc news, new market, minnesota. >> maybe just put the phone down every once in a while. when we come back, do border walls work? as this country struggles with the idea with idea, we'll go to one country that has erased them 37 .37 . >>> it was a spontaneous display of solidarity against hate. offensive graffiti here in new york this weekend when passengers on a subway noticed anti-semantic messages. people took outer their hand an stisanitizers and wiping off the hateful messages. >>> in that interview tonight, the president talked about the dangers of drug cartels operating in mexico. one of the things he sees as part of the solution is a border wall. and in making that argument the president cites the experience of israel. there walls have become a way of life for better or worse depending on who you ask. matt bradley takes a look behind israel's walls.

cam. >> good morning, eva and kendis. it's going to be a travel nightmare today across new england thanks to this powerful nor'easter that's making its way up the coastline. we are looking at blizzard-like conditions across northern new england with wind gusts over 50 miles per hour, and we're looking at heavy snowfall, as well. places like boston, we're looking at 6 to 12 inches of snowfall. across northern new england from portland to bangor about two sn have a separate storm system in the south that will bring rain across the lone star state. back to you, eva and kendis. >> all right, our thanks to cam tran there. >>> and we're going to turn our focus now to politics and what's kicking off as a very busy week four for the donald trump presidency. >> the president is back at the white house today returning last night aboard air force one after spending the weekend at his mar-a-lago estate in florida. >> he plans to welcome canadian prime minister justin trudeau today for a white house roundtable on women in the workforc

that helped eva weber get some relief. she still can't put her phone down for too long. >> ah!> a smarter way to keep eyes young and healthy. nbc news, new market, minnesota. >> there is a new record for the world's largest commercial airline route. qatar flies to new zealand. the first scheduled flight touched down early this morning. the trip is about 9,000 miles and the flight there takes about 16 hours, 20 minutes but flying back takes an hour longer because of head winds. >> patriots won the super bowl because it could mean a down year for the market. the super bowl indicator says when an nfc team wins they rise. the indicator has been right 40 of the past 50 years, that's an 80% success rate. google home has a fine tuned ear. when google's ads ran duringhe super bowl their device perked up a little bit confused saying i'm sorry, something went wrong. last month a tv news broadcast set off amazon's alexa devices. >>> and that google commercial was one of many that had people talking and in fact had people moving as well today. this one in response to that mr. clean commerc

. >> i'm eva pilgrim in for diane. we begin with breaking news, the emergency at the oroville dam in northern california. >> so, the main spillway was damaged last week by the heavy rain, the emergency spillway is now also damaged and on the verge of giving way. if that happens, an uncontrolled wave of water could wash away several nearby communities. abc's stephanie ramos tracking the developments. >> reporter: in northern california, a state of emergency as water gushes from the nation's tallest dam. forcing more than 100,000 people from their homes. >> we got a few clothing, we got our pets and a few like medical necessities but other than that, we -- it was pretty chaotic. >> reporter: the oroville damn sits north of sacramento and holds water back from lake oroville now at record levels and in danger of spilling over into towns after a series of storms and snow. >> we need to give the department of water resources time to thoroughly evaluate the situation so that we can make some decisions as to whether or not it

ivy and eva are among more than 100,000 babies, mostly girls, abandoned since the late 1970s when chinad its one child per family policy. with orphanages full, international adoptions were allowed in the early 1990s but when demand for healthy chinese babies outweighed the supply, siblings were separated. china has never had an official policy on the adoption of twins. do you think there's a large number of these twins who have been separated at birth who don't know that each other exist? >> if twins occur in approximately one in 80 births naturally, then you have to figure, if hundreds of thousands of girls have been abandoned, there's a fair number out there. >> as many as 1500 sets of twins, both fraternal and identical by some estimates. >> i think this is joanne and i think this is elizabeth. >> nancy is the professor of cal state fullerton and director of the twin studies center. while the forced separation of all those twins is certainly heartbreaking, for segal there is a silver lining. >> it does give me an opportunity to track development in a very, very unique way. >> such a

eva pilgrim, abc news, state college, pennsylvania. >> our thanks to eva. >>> and moving on now, a dallas teacher says her past with pornography cost her job. >> resa woodward has spent several years teaching sixth-grade science. that's until last month. that's when someone sent her stage name to the school district and her past was then posted on facebook. >> woodward was placed on administrative leave, then terminated. she says she was 19 at the time in an abusive marriage and broke but turned her life around. >> the message the district is sending to me is that you can't get past your past. you're going to be punished for it over and over, there's no way to rise. and that's not okay. >> the 38-year-old is fighting back, appealing her termination with the texas education agency. the dallas school district says it cannot discuss these personnel matters. >>> all right. when we come back, the ex-president like you've never seen him before. and a steamy special on netflix setting the mood. >>> plus a hollywood hunk belting out tunes. >> you? >> hollywood hunk. and hunk. emphasis on the unk.

that along with eye drops has helped eva get some relief.ugh like most teens, she still can't put her phone down for too long. >> say ahh. >> reporter: a smarter way to keep eyes young and healthy. dr. john torres, nbc news, new market, minnesota. >> a lot of parents will be changing attention to that. >> i'm one of them. >> i know. new way of life. that's for sure. >>> we are under a microclimate weather alert. we'll be right back with some details on the week ahead. i can show you the world shining, shimmering, splendid tell me, princess, now when did you last let your heart decide a whole new world welcome to aulani it's hawaii with a touch of disney magic. for special offers visit disneyaulani.com or call your travel agent imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding... and 50,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileageplus

in the second, took it 6—4, so canada are leading two sets to love and it's not looking good for dan evadmund might have to save the tie in the last match of the weekend. england lost by one point against australia in the netball quad series at wembley, the second defeat of the tournament for england after a heavy loss to new zealand, it's a much improved england who led in this match, within touching distance of victory, but the lead slipped in the final stages despite pushing hard to pull level against the number one side in the world. they trailed by one goal with one minute left but a late australian steal meant there would be no chance of getting the victory. great match but they lost 47—46. australia won the series as well. through the game you can look at some of the critical moments where we could have got ahead of australia but we have to look at the positives, the way that we picked ourselves up, we came out and showed them, the girls fought from the start to the end and we made them made changes and you've got to do that as a coach, challenge the coach as well as the team. ser

so i fought for my rights and i succeeded. >> reporter: eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> eva, thank you. >>> and next tonight, a major break in a murder case making national headlines. police announcing an arrest for the death of the female jogger killed near her home in new york city. saying dna evidence and a 911 call led them to the suspect. here's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight, the face of a suspected killer. >> why would you do this? >> reporter: 20-year-old chanel lewis, greeted by angry neighbors screaming, "murderer." karina vetrano was jogging on a trail when she was raped and strangled in queens, new york, last august. vetrano's mother, relieved an arrest has been made. >> the demon must get his justice. >> reporter: detectives followed hundreds of leads in an exhaustive search. just last week, they approached lewis for a dna test that they claimed tied him to the crime scene. >> karina helped us identify this person. she had the dna under her nails. she had touch dna on her back and there was more dna on the cell phone. >> reporter: since being taken into custody

tom. >> eva pilgrim on the u.s./canada border.va thank you. >>> the woman at the center of the battle that legalized abortion has died. her case landing in the u.s. supreme court which handed down its historic roe v wade decision. she joined the anti-abortion movement later in her life. mccorvey died of heart trouble at an assisted living center in texas this morning. she was 69 years old. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. flames shooting out of a mansion with a family inside. how they escaped. >>> and they thought they were secure in their own house and they didn't count a drone acting as a peeping tom, violating their privacy. the growing story and their story coming up. >>> plus, a fiery crash, life-saving actions. the story of two men ahead. but with my back pain i couldn't sleep or get up in time. then i found aleve pm. the only one to combine a safe sleep aid plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. and now. i'm back! aleve pm for a better am. hi, i'm frank. i take movantik fo

. >> i'm eva pilgrim. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> all eyes in california are on st oroville dam, one of the nation's largest. the emergency spillway was already damaged by erosion. tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated. full coverage ahead. >> senate expected to vote later today whether to confirm treasury secretary. steve mnuchen. he comes under fire by democrats who charged him with aggressive foreclosures of homes. >>> jury selection likely to begin tomorrow in boston in yet another murder trial for former nfl star, aaron hernandez, for the fatal shooting of two men outside a nightclub. he's already serving a life sentence for the killing of odin lloyd. >>> at the grammys, adele makes it a three-peat, beating beyonce to win album, record, and song of the year. she pays tribute, breaking her grammy to give beyonce. those are some of the top stories on this monday, february 13th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and w

>> can we expect eva at the ceremony with you? >> i'm not sure.while away. >> just do it. >> stop the madness. walk the carpet together. >>> up next, brit knit conspiracy family crisis after reports that her 8-year-old niece was in a serious accident. what her father is only telling "e.t." >>> then, royal romance news. how her girlfriend is showing off her love now? >>> which prince is faster. harry and will and kate. >>> plus, taylor swift makes a big announcement inside her super bowl concert. >>> and the adorable moment mariah carey's twins stopped our red carpet interview. >> i want the microphone. >> good job. >>> but first, nfl honors is like the oscars for professional football and there are a lot of interesting outfits and also accessories. but the hottest accessory this year on the red carpet is the visa payment ring. >> single ladies. >> visa accessoried the le'veon bell and other top athletes with their visa payment ring to make charitable donations to the boys and girls of america right on the red carpet. >> any time you can affect the

and abc's eva pilgrim has the details. eva, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning.morning, the nfl throwing a cautionary flag to the state of texas over its bathroom bill. warning lawmakers future super bowls are on the line. a possible gridiron showdown shaping up. the nfl versus texas lawmakers. >> he's in! >> reporter: this morning, the league saying supper bowl li held in houston could be the lone star state's last, threatening to block future super bowls if state lawmakers pass a controversial bathroom bill that will force people in public schools and government buildings to use the bathrooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificates. >> they think this is ridiculous. they can't even believe this is being discussed. >> reporter: the nfl releasing a statement saying if a proposal that is discriminatory were to become a law there, it would be a factor to be considered when awarding future events. the proposal is similar to the north carolina law that prompted the nba to move next week's all-star game out of charlotte. and the ncaa to pull seven ch

enough notoriety, just enough faith to push for these stories to be told, and there are filmmakers like eva and anna who can meet up with that faith. >> in what, into what is your faith root ed how do you sustai your hope? >> well, i'm a christian, and my life is very much built on the rock that is jesus christ, when i talk about love being sacrific sacrificed, that to me is where that flows from, no force now or in the future is going to come close to what i believe jesus did on the cross. and so for me personally, that's my example, that's where it flows from, that's where i listen, you know, and so what you said earlier about stepping out and speaking my truth is born out of the fact that what is for me will be for me, who i believe in remains true, and you can't -- you can't fly in the face of that, you know, when i -- i first read the script for selma in 2007 and god told me i would play that role on 24th of july 2007, the director who was attached to that film at that point said no, you're not dr. king and rejected to me. that's why i was able to stick with it. being rejected from the

eva writes, my sister died when she was 2 and this is what happened. my parents were missing a part in their body and i was fine. but my sister didn't make it. i don't like talking about it. because it makes me very sad. i only tell a few people that she died. she was very funny. i loved her so much. her name was chloe. she was very brave. my mom and dad are doing a foundation called chloe's fight because every kid should have a chance to fight. mr. speaker, we should not only remember those suffering from rare diseases, but we should continue to support initiatives to find new curious and treatments on their -- cures and treatments on their behalf. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? without objecn, the gentleman s recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, my guess for the president's speech tomorrow is -- guest for the president's speech tomorrow is my constituent, debbie trueblude. she reached out to my office to support the aff

here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, a florida man faces federal charges, accused of plotting a sinister spree to blow up ten target stores along the east coast. investigators say mark barnett hid the bombs in packaged food. they found explosive materials at his ocala, florida, home, alarming neighbors. >> it's terrifying to hear that. >> reporter: according to the arresting documents, the 48-year-old offered someone $10,000 put the bombs on the shelves inside target stores. the plan, put one in each state from new york down to florida. but that person went straight to police, sending barnett straight to jail. >> using those destructive devices in that manner could have been potentially catastrophic. >> reporter: his motive, a bizarre money scheme. authorities say barnett wanted to drive target's stock down with the bombings so he could buy it on the cheap, setting him up for a profit when the stock recovered. barnett asked for help because he was wearing an ankle monitor, tracking his every move. he was already on probation for multiple felonies. >> eva, thank you. >>> there's

dave. >> eva, thank you. >>> next from denver tonight, the execution style killing of a transit security officer. the gunman approaching the officer from behind late last night and opening fire. the suspect is in custody. but tonight, the search for a motive continues and this evening, authorities are now asking this question. the officer's uniform, did it make him a target? >>> there is much more had on "world news tonight." the head line involving george h.w. bush from the hospital, and now this. >>> and there's news involving hillary clinton tonight. >>> the incredible images coming in. >>> and the new concern over bacon. did you see these headlines? a bacon shortage. >>> and let the delivery wars begin. there's an attempt to up amazon. our correspondent with the numbers you need to pay attention to right after break. here... thbreak. break. the break. ther option. drug-free aleve direct therapy. a tens device with high intensity power that uses technology once only available in doctors' offices. its wireless remote lets you control the intensity, and helps you get back to things like

>> eva, thank you. >>> and, of course, much more on this controversy tomorrow on "this week." and more on george's one-on-one with vice president mike pence. >>> and tonight, a new startling statement from president trump. in a sitdown interview with president trump tonight to air tomorrow during a super bowl coverage, the president had this to say in an interview with fox news's bill o'reilly. the conversation turning towards russia. >> do you respect putin? >> i do. >> why? >> well, i respect a lot of people, but that doesn't mean i'm going to get along with them. he's a leader of his country. i say it's better to get along with russia than not and if russia helps us in the fight against isis, which is a major fight, and islamic terrorism, all over the wor >> major fight, that's a good thing. will i get along with him, i have no idea. >> he's a killer, though. putin's a killer. >> a lot of killers. got a lot of killers. you think our country's so innocent? >> from that interview tomorrow night. >>> and this development regarding the president's new cabinet. word that vincent

>> thank you, eva. for legal perspective, let's bring in abc news supreme court contributor kate shaw. kate, good morning. >> good morning. >> for the families or individuals trying to come or worried about if they leave, whether they can come back, how much of a window are we looking at? >> there's going to be an expedited schedule. there are briefs due today and tomorrow. they could rule as early as monday afternoon. so the window could close then. if it does, it will be the same question we faced last weekend. a lot of people were intransit when the executive order first came down. so there will be a lot of questions about their status. >> without peeling back all the layers and getting too wonky in legal speak, what do you think the next steps of administration are going to be? >> there will be briefed filed today and tomorrow. the ninth circuit could rule as soon as monday. depending on who loses, that case could go to the supreme court quite quickly. it could be monday. it could be later in the we

all right, eva, thank you. >>> let's turn to weather. headaches across the country. this homeowner south of seattle, take a look. cleaning up after a mudslide. says he considers himself lucky to still have a house. and millions in the northeast digging out from not mud, but snow, and lots of it. now bracing for round two. senior meteorologist rob marciano joins us from new york's central park. he's tracking it all. rob, are we talking about a new blizzard threat here? >> reporter: we are, tom. we've warmed a little bit since the last dump of snow, but another explosive storm is heading to the northeast. look at all the winter alerts, from maine back through western new york, all the way down to d.c., where high wind watches are posted, and we've got some winter weather moving in. let's time it out. i think in the morning, we'll see some issues. with rain and sleet and some icing and then warming up just a little bit, rain across the coast, but this thing really winds up and bombs out by the time it gets to the gulf of maine. and we're talking about blizzard condition

tom. >> eva, thank you. >>> now to that deadly poison attack overseas. officials sweeping that airport tonight of any trace of deadly chemicals. officials say one female suspect was paid $90 for her role in the bizarre incident and police say she still maintained she thought it was still all a reality show. abc's alex marquardt reporting. >> reporter: malaysian police tonight in protective gear sweeping for remaining traces of toxins in the kuala lumpur airport terminal, where kim jong-nam, the older, estranged half-brother of dictator kim jong-un, was murdered. in surveillance video of the attack, a woman is seen rubbing her hand on the north korean's face. another woman then did the same. tonight, both are in custody. one, an indonesian, now claiming she thought the liquid she was given was "baby oil," that it was part of a tv prank show for which she was paid around $90 in cash. instead, it was vx, the deadliest nerve agent in the world, classified as a weapon of mass destruction. >> it's one of the most lethal creations that man has ever come up with

abc's eva pilgrim on how authorities finally ended the siege. >> reporter: the uprising started at 10:32 a.m., prisoners taking three male and one female correctional employee hostage. >> they are at my neck right now with a knife if you don't hurry up and turn these on now. >> reporter: inmates using fo footlockers filled with water to barricade themselves in. >> everybody just waiting for everybody to come out. everything you asked for is right there for you, man. are we moving forward? we're moving forward? >> back away from the door. >> reporter: finally after 18 hours, the standoff ends with the prisoners led out if handcuffs. police used a backhoe to free that female hostage, making a grim discovery. >> the fourth hostage, sergeant steven floyd was found unresponsive. >> reporter: sergeant steven floyd, a 16-year veteran of the force, tonight, his colleagues calling him a hero. authorities say sergeant floyd locked in a closet shouted warnings that other officer that were responding were heading into a trap saving lives. tonight, flags at half staff for sergeant floyd, david. >>

abc's eva pilgrim in pennsylvania tonight. >> reporter: tonight police are investigating the death of a penn state student at a campus fraternity house. ems responding to a 911 call from the beta theta pi just before 11:00 friday morning. 19-year-old timothy piazza found unconscious, he was rushed to the hospital but died a day later. fraternity members told police the sophomore fell down the basement steps almost 12 hours earlier around 11pm during a party. an autopsy today revealing multiple traumatic injuries due to a fall. alcohol in piazza's system. the death appearing accidental. >> i was notified by the dauphin county coroner on saturday morning that mr. piazza was pronounced dead. >> reporter: what's not clear is why no one called for help until the following morning. tonight, piazza's family is remembering a vibrant young man. his brother mike, writing on facebook that tim's "sole mission in life was to make other people smile --" they have suspended the fraternity, and they are cooperating with police, and they are hoping surveillance cames shed light on how this tragedy unf

>> eva pilgrim, thank you. >>> next, a disturbing incident at a jewish cemetery in philadelphia. a man arriving to visit his father's grave found dozens of head stones broken or knocked over. police are now investigating this after more than 150 gravestones were damaged at a jewish cemetery near st. louis last week. >>> back here in l.a. the preparations for oscar's big night is kicking into high gear and the audience is arriving behind me under the canopy in case it rains tonight. and after stunning social and political change, the audience around here and around the world is embracing for an unpredictable night. tonight, hollywood and politics expected to collide, capping an award season like never before. last night, casey affleck accepted an award directly criticizing president trump. >> the policies of this administration are abhorrent and they won't last. they're really un-american. >> reporter: oscars' host jimmy kimmel aware of the political charge. >> people are fired up on both sides. and so i think it will be a mistake to ignore that. >> reporter: it's kimmel's second

here's eva pilgrim, with a family struggling to make it to america. >> reporter: tonight, these first steps on american soil for this family of five who almost didn't make it. we met fuad sheref suleman, his wife and three kids eight days ago in the airport in cairo. exhausted and frustrated, just after they h >> this is my wife and this is my little daughter. i was denied the boarding flight to jfk. >> reporter: suleman worked with the u.s. government in iraq as a translator, putting his life on the line. it took two years to get approved for special visas for him and his family. their original flight ended up being scheduled for just hours after the travel ban went into effect. >> i sold my house. i quit my job. my wife quit her job. and kids left school. all these, and i paid $5,000 for the ticket. all went down the drain. >> reporter: they had no choice but to go back to iraq and move in with relatives, where we spoke to them on the phone. >> kids left school. i don't know what to do. but still i am very optimistic, very optimistic. i will come to the united states. >> reporter: t

dave. >> eva, thank you. >>> next from denver tonight, the execution style killing of a transit security officer. the gunman approaching the officer from behind late last night and opening fire. the suspect is in custody. but tonight, the search for a motive continues and this evening, authorities are now asking this question. the officer's uniform, did it make him a target? >>> there is much more had on "world news tonight." the head line involving george h.w. bush from the hospital, and now this. >>> and there's news involving hillary clinton tonight. >>> the incredible images coming in. >>> and the new concern over bacon. did you see these headlines? a bacon shortage. >>> and let the delivery wars begin. there's an attempt to up amazon. our correspondent with the numbers you need to pay attention to right after break. here... thbreak. break. the break. ther option. drug-free aleve direct therapy. a tens device with high intensity power that uses technology once only available in doctors' offices. its wireless remote lets you control the intensity, and helps you get back to things like

, appreciate it. >> thanks, eva. >>> let's take another look at the weather.? >> want to start with the west coast. they're drying out today. a dramatic weekend up and down lifornia. gentleman out of a swollen creek. a lot of flash flooding there. there has been rescues there. also the los angeles county fire department having to pluck this father and son out of their car that was swept into a wash after flash flooding hit southern california yesterday. a lot of rain here. it's been an incredible turnaround. these are the bad images. good part is that the extreme drought is nearly completely wiped out. high wind warnings today because of the santa anas. some trees are probably weak from the saturated soil. probably will see some of those trees come down. let's talk about the heat across the central u.s. mangum, oklahoma. 99 yesterday. wichita falls. 94. these are all records or tied for records, including dallas, 88 degrees there. that record-breaking heat is sliding off to the southeast. 10 to 20, 25 degrees above average today. enjoy this while it lasts. the

abc's eva pilgrim on the scene tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a delaware prison on lockdown. >> 4422, james t. vaughn correctional center -- >> reporter: four guards and a councillor taken hostage just before 10:30 a.m., and the calls coming in for a report of smoke. >> we're going to need an operations task force. >> reporter: injuries reported, including one guard reportedly struck multiple times with a mop wringer. >> at this point, we don't know if there are any other injuries. >> reporter: images from above showing heavily armed s.w.a.t. teams, and armored cars gathered in groups in the prison yard. the situation unfolding in an area of the prison where maximum security inmates transition to medium security. >> working with the department of correction, the fbi and the delaware state police, we continue negotiations to obtain a peaceful and safe resolution. >> reporter: david, a tense and active situation here. the roads around the prison blocked off. authorities locking down prisons across the state as a precaution. david. >> eva, thank you. >>> next from denver tonight, the exe