janai?so attention, mega millions players, especially those who bought a ticket in new york state yesterday. unfortunately, i didn't. >> you missed out. >> you may be a multimillionaire. >> last night's drawing was worth $425 million. these are the winning numbers for you 34, 44, 57, 62, 70, and then the mega ball was 14. mega millions says there was one winning ticket -- >> oh, my gosh. >> -- matching all those numbers. it was sold right here in new york. that mean friday's grand prize will only be worth $40 million. >> did you play? >> i didn't play. you can't win if you don't play. >> janai, marcus, i'm not saying anything, but -- >> jack. >> uncle jack. >> he would just walk out, wouldn't he? >> he would. >> no loyalty. see what money does to you? >> you are absolutely right. >>> some people won millions of dollars on new year's day and some people did this. in chicago of all places, dozens ignored the bone-chilling temperatures to take a dip in lake michigan for the annual polar plunge.

janai? marcus?anks to paul. >>> a zoo in florida has closed a rhino exhibit after a young girl wound up in the animal's enclosure. the 2-year-old slipped through a nearly eight-inch gap between bars that allow guests to touch the rhinos. that part of the zoo is now off limits as zoo officials consider ways to make it safer. the rhino will not be punished, according to zookeepers. >>> a final report on the parkland school massacre in florida has documented glaring failures that may have saved some of the 17 lives lost. the commission found that eight sheriff's deputies were near stoneman douglas high school and heard the gunshots but none of them immediately entered the school, that includes the school resource officer who you may recall was widely criticized for not confronting the shooter. unlocked and open gates were regularly left unstaffed. >> i'm sure it's heartbreaking for those parents to hear. >> absolutely. >>> well, turning now to a deal that frequent flyers dream of. a first-class seat fo

. >> reporter: kenneth and janai, good morning. in washington there is still no word of a solution in sight and, yes, this as the shutdown's impact keeps growing along with those lines and delays at airports across the country. from washington to miami, houston and atlanta. >> it's chaos out here airports are gteinals in some ci lclosgeed. going on for so ut.ngwn now on r th thiss a ugghh fore their n eric $5.7 billion for a wall along e th some for the u.s. caravan of >> given the wall if that's what it takes to get this thing closed down so we can go back to normal. >> reporter: frustrated americans calling on congress to do what it takes to end the shutdown, but in washington, neither side is backing down affecting some 800,000 federal workers including 53,000 members of the u.s. coast guard missing their first paycheck today. and later this week the federal courts run out of money on friday. we are told that means they may suspend hearing civil cases while the shutdown continues. kenneth. >> the impacts of this shutdown reverbe

janai? >> paul, thank you. that is rough. >> yeah. >> not sure how you guys do this. >> i -- here we go. >> hundreds of united passengers are back in new jersey after a nightmare flight. >> a real nightmare. their flight from newark to kong was diverted because of a medical emergency. they sat in the plane 14 hours, unable to leave because no immigration officials were available. > e united brought them back. >>> a kentucky family is pleading for the public's help on a young mother missing two weeks. she was last seen january 4th leaving a bar in richmond with three men. her mom says the mother of four facetimed her to tell her she would be home in the morning. police questioned and released two men she was with that night. >>> a figure skin champion committed suicide a day after he was suspended. he won the pair's title in 2011 and 2012. until his suspension, he was going to compete in next week's figure skating championship as a coach and congressmen tater. usa today reports three reports of sexual misconduct

marcus, janai? year's wishes, a video. this was a message and included a pitch for his border wall. earlier, he called on democrats to come back to washington to strike a deal on the government shutdown. but the democrats, they're poised to introduce their own solution. abc's kenneth moton has the details. >> reporter: both the senate and the house were briefly in session on the last day of 2018. most of congress is still out of town. no deal in sight to end the partial government shutdown. president trump on fox business -- >> a lot of people are looking to get their paycheck. and so i'm ready to go any time they want. >> reporter: once democrats take control thursday, they'll move to approve two bills, one that will fund all agencies except homeland security. democratic leaders said in a statement, quote, the president is using the government shutdown to try and force an expensive and ineffective wall upon the american people, but democrats have offered two bills which separate the arguments over

this afternoon congressional leaders will head back to the white house but, gio, janai, without one sideilling to give, it's unclear how this stalemate will end. >> and it continues on. serena marshall, thank you. >>> all right, we're following a developing story oversees. a security scare forcing the evacuation of several diplomatic offices in australia including the u.s. consulate in melbourne. at least ten hazardous material incidents have been reported in that city. one official now says a package sent to one consulate had the word asbestos written on it. no arrests were immediately reported. >>> we turn now to the russia investigation and a major new revelation about president trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort. we now know manafort is accused of sharing campaign data with a russian business associate and prosecutors say manafort lied about it. >> reporter: the bombshell revealed. former trump campaign chairman paul manafort accused of repeated lies to the special counsel's office. in a rebuttal, they accidentally exposed the details of a new startling allegation, robert

. >> reporter: janai, kenneth, good morning to you. it is day 20, and the president is heading to the southern border but come friday this shutdown will tie with 1995 for the longest spending lapse ever. it was a mere 14-minute meeting and its conclusion couldn't be clearer. >> he asked speaker pelosi, will you agree to my wall? she said no. and he just got up and said then we have nothing to discuss and he just walked out. >> they demanded once again that before any negotiations could begin, that we would have to agree to re-open the government. >> reporter: the shutdown stretching into one of the longest ever. come friday federal workers face the reality of not receiving a paycheck. the president insists they still support him. >> a lot of them agree with what i'm doing. >> reporter: democrats say otherwise. >> what that means in their lives is tragic in terms of their credit rating, paying their mortgage, paying their rent. he thinks maybe they could just ask their father for more money but they can't. >> reporter: 85% of the federa

. >> reporter: kenneth, janai, good morning to you. the directors of the nsa, fbi, cia all testifying on capitol hill about the greatest threats facing america, but one thing they didn't bring up, that so-called crisis at the u.s./mexico border that the president has been considering declaring a national emergency over. isis, north korea, iran and russia, those are the biggest threats facing our nation according to u.s. intelligence chiefs and much of what they said contradicting their own commander in chief. >> isis is intent on resurging and still commands thousands of fighters in iraq and syria. >> reporter: warning we should not underestimate terror groups like isis even as the president claimed last month -- >> we have won against isis. >> reporter: when it comes to north korea, the cia director believes -- >> the regime is committed to developing a long-range nuclear armed missile that would pose a direct threat to the united states. >> reporter: a vastly different assessment of the president's proclamation following last year's

i'm janai norman. and i'm kenneth moton. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news no" >>of the coldestea in years. temperatures in the midwest will plummet well below zero this morning, and the big windchill will move into the northeast and even the south later this week. >>> venezuelan president nicolas maduro is appealing to his nation's military to help him maintain power. meanwhile, opposition leader juan guaido is asking his supporters to take to the streets twice this week to demand change. >>> nbc's tom brokaw is apologizing for saying hispanics should work harder at assimilation on "meet the press." >>> and wakanda forever. "black panther" took home the e "roma" and "the favourite" for the best motion picture cast award. glenn close and rami malek won lead acting awards. those are some of our top stories on this monday, january 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> big night for the awards. >> big night for the awards. >> all leading up to the oscars. >> yep, we are

janai, kenneth? >> all that purple.nks to paul. >>> there are new details about a houston shoot-out that left four officers wounded and two suspects dead. officials say a husband and wife ambushed the officers as they executed a search warrant. the man firing at officers entering a suspected drug house. the two died during the encounter, and one of the wounded officers had been shot twice before. >>> several thousand additional active duty troops will be heading to the southern border. the trump administration spent more than $200 million sending forces to bordering mexico. the arriving troops will support the efforts. the announcement comes as a bipartisan group of lawmakers prepare to meet today to discuss border security and president trump's demand for $5.7 billion for a wall. they are hoping to avert another government shutdown. >>> america's top intelligence chiefs are making it clear that president trump had it wrong on north korea, russia, iran and isis. they repeatedly contradicted the president's views before

paul, good morning. >> good morning, janai, victor.arly morning concerns for an ice threat throughout portions of virginia, west virginia, central pennsylvania going into new york with slippery travel and sidewalks becoming slick because of the freezeover, but we will have a surge of milder air that will set us up for widespread rain wednesday afternoon. milder air on thursday afternoon. flooding along the coast. snow throughout the north central part of the country and around the great lakes region, 6 to 10 inches in some areas north of chicago, and widespread thunderstorms will rumble its way through the deep south. janai? victor? >> our thanks to paul. >>> it's back to school this morning for l.a.'s public school teachers now that they reached a new deal with the school district. the teachers were on the picket lines for six days and their new labor agreement provides a 6% pay hike, commitment to reduce class sizes and increases in support staff. the teacher's union says the deal has been overwhelmingly approved. >>> serena williams

janai? >> our thanks to lana.re are so many behind the scenes, and lawmakers who are not the leaders who are trying to find common ground. >> yeah, common ground to get something done, but, man, they are hitting a wall. >> they really are. the president made a point to stop by the cameras three times yesterday on capitol hill after the luncheon with the republicans, and say, yeah, look, we are good here, the gop is unified but people breaking ranks and breaking ranks behind closed doors and trying to get a deal done for the american people because there are so many people in the middle here. we talk about the shade being thrown -- >> yeah, and the real-world affects for so many families. >> right. >>> moving on to a big new political invesment by democrat tom steyer. he committed $40 million to impeach the president. he's invested at least $50 million in the cause and some of the money may also be used to target republican senators up for re-election the next year. >>> president trump visits texas today for a firs

kenneth, janai?r thanks to marcus there. >>> president trump's former personal attorney and fixer michael cohen has a date with congress. he's scheduled to testify publicly before the house oversight committee february 7th. in march he starts a three-year sentence for lying about payments to cover up alleged affairs by the president. in a statement cohen called the capitol hill testimony part of his commitment to provide the american people with answers. >>> a family in south florida is demanding a police investigation after a tough takedown that was caught by their surveillance camera. sweetwater, florida cops are seen punching the brother of a man they were seeking. the suspect's mother's pushed away and the man is put in a choke hold. the officers were searching for a driver who had hit a cop, then fled the scene with two other men. police say the driver is also a registered sex offender. >>> a major winter storm is brewing over the middle of the country that is packing enough ice and snow to crea

kenneth, janai?paul, thanks for that. >>> remember earlier i said what did the puritans do when it was so cold? how did they survive. i said some of them likely did not. how did they survive? >> i don't know. >> with these cold temperatures. >> and animals. >> speaking of that, schools in louisville and elsewhere will be closed again today because of the extreme cold. kentucky's governor says that's a sign the country is, quote, getting soft. >> getting soft? he made the comment on a louisville radio station. he scoffed at the closing when there's no ice or snow. districts, however, consider the safety of children waiting at bus stops. it will be six degrees in louisville as kids head to school. definitely something to keep in mind. >> definitely. >>> turning to washington and a round of bipartisan talks aimed at stopping a government shutdown. they showed no sign of compromise, meeting for over an hour before house members left town for five days. democrats are pressing for smart border security, to

. >> and i'm emily rau in in in in i janai norman. janai norman. the shutdown grinding into week number three. >> the president is not budging on his demand. but he's willing to throw in humanitarian aid for migrants at the border. >> he says unpaid federal workers will, quote, make adjustments. serena marshall has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, emily, ryan. this impasse seems to have gr n grown. they want more agents, immigration judges and detention beds. another meeting at the white house. another day without a deal. the government shutdown in its third week. come friday, 800,000 employees are on the verge of missing their first paycheck. the president's message to them -- >> i can relate. i'm sure that the people on the receiving end will make adjustments. >> reporter: federal employees don't see it. >> they're not really sympathetic to what is going on. >> we want to go back to work. we need to go back to work because we have bills to pay. >> reporter: long lines at new york's laguardia airport. some tsa officers calling out sick becau

janai? >> and a happy mlk day to you. >>> the number of deaths have a gas pipeline explosion in mexico now stands at 85 with more missing. someone turned a trickle into a geyser. the state firm knew about the leak about four hours before the explosion. >>> this morning, we're hearing from passengers stuck on an icy runway for hours in sub zero temperatures. passengers on board the united flight from new jersey thought they were going the hong kong. instead, they spent 18 hours stuck inside their grounded plane in newfoundland. they were not allowed off the jet because there were no immigration officials on duty. >> when you thought that the airplane is coming to get us. they did come. 12 hours late. and then, we got on a flight. we asked for food, they said, well, there's no food. there's snax. pretzels. >> the conditions pretty good. that was -- that was a lifesaver. >> so sounds awful. one passenger says a door was stuck over open for a time. and it was negative 20 degrees outside. in a st

. >> reporter: good morning to you, janai. you know, no breakthrough as the president met with congressional leaders yesterday at the white house. in fact, the president said he would, quote, look foolish to compromise on a deal. that came as more than 800,000 federal employees are still waiting to return to work. day 13 of the government shutdown hinges on the president's demand for $5.6 billion for a border wall with mexico. >> when they say the wall is immoral, well, then you got to do something about the vatican because the vatican has the biggest wall of them all. >> reporter: the president met with lawmakers at the white house wednesday but with no real intention of compromise. this photo from inside the situation room where those contentious conversations were had. even publicly rejecting a $2.5 billion compromise proposed to democrats by his own vice president. >> we're asking for 5.6 and, you know, somebody said 2.5. look, this is national security we're talking about. >> reporter: democrats made clear they aren't bud

good morning, janai. as this shutdown stretches on, we are increasingly hearing from agencies with concerns that it is making the country less safe. the national air traffic controllers association says that they are reaching the breaking point and that they worry that if the shutdown continues about the possibility for mistakes. today, several thousand federal workers are missing another paycheck. >> i received my last paycheck december 31st. >> i haven't been paid in over 33 days. >> reporter: the shutdown lasting so long that the federal courts are running out of money. civil cases are expected to be suspended now and many federal workers are reaching the breaking point. >> at what point do i resign from this agency? i can't continue to afford to fund my family out of my savings and continue to pay for myself to go to work. >> reporter: but for the first time in weeks, there are signs that washington leaders may be moving towards progress after both the republican and democrat sponsored bills failed to

. >> reporter: janai, victor, good morning. and the president after this week-long showdown with the house speaker did yield to her on the state of the union, but when he'll give that address will all depend on when the government re-opens. the president overnight agreeing with the speaker of the house, not on re-opening the government but about his state of the union. tweeting, he'll do the address when the shutdown is over because there's no venue that could compete with the history, tradition and importance of the house chamber. the shocking concession by the president after he tried to call pelosi's bluff yesterday sending her a letter that he still planned to deliver the address next tuesday. pelosi then responding with her own letter officially canceling it adding, i look forward to welcoming you to the house when government has been opened. the president then taking a jab at that decision. >> she doesn't want the american public to hear what's going on. >> reporter: so what is going on? both sides are still unable to com

kenneth, janai?e state of the union speech, speaker pelosi can block president trump from doing it in the house chamber. she suggests he does it in writing or from the oval office. security chief tweeting they are fully prepared to be at the state of the union. kevin mccarthy says pelosi's move is unbecoming of a speaker. >>> a major storm arrived on the west coast, the strongest of storms bringing high wind, heavy rain and snow. interstate 15 in los angeles was closed for hours for a chain reaction accident. at least 19 vehicles were involved. the thick fog was a factor. dozens of injuries, including nonserious. look at this. the truckee-tahoe airport blames the high winds and blizzard force winds for this jet's wheelie. more than 200 flights were canceled across the state yesterday. not far away, the union pacific railway sent plows to clear the tracks of 20 inches of snow. this covers all of california and oregon. there are wind and flood advisories and evacuations because of fears of mudslides. >

. >> reporter: janai, good morning to you. it is a bold move by the speaker and republicans are set to be weighing their options. as for the president, he still is publicly not budging but reportedly it's a different story behind closed doors. >> what do we want? [ chanting ] >> reporter: federal workers rallying across the country saying enough is enough. >> what do we want? [ chanting "paid" ] >> when do we want it? [ chanting "now" ] >> reporter: in washington dozens of furloughed workers even paying senate majority leader mitch mcconnell's office a visit to try to make a personal plea. >> i've been at the pawnshop. i've pawned everything that i can imagine, and now i'm just at my wit's end. >> reporter: families who have never had to depend on donations say they are now turning to food banks for help. the impact even trickling down to students who rely on free or reduced fee meals at school. one north carolina school announcing lunch menus are being revised to conserve food and funding. >> the sooner they can do something

janai, victor. >> it keeps on going. right, serena marshall, thank you. >>> los angeles public school teachers returned to work this morning after ending their six-day strike. they've already overwhelmingly approved a new labor agreement reached with the school district that provides a pay increase, smaller classes and hiring of more support staff including nurses and librarians. meanwhile, teachers in denver have voted to go on strike demanding better pay. they could hit the picket lines next week. >>> new details about that viral video where students from a kentucky high school were seen confronting a native american elder in washington. that school is re-opening today. police officers will be stationed at covington catholic high, which was closed yesterday because of threats. the video showed students, some wearing make america great again hats, interacting with demonstrators at the lincoln memorial. the student who faced off with native american nathan phillips says he was standing in place trying to keep the peace.

kenneth, janai. >> a lot of resilient workers are still at work protecting so many. our thanks to them and to you, serena. >>> president trump's former lawyer is set to tell his story to congress. michael cohen will testify publicly before the house oversight committee next month. it comes one month before he heads to prison. he is set to serve three years for lying about hush money payoffs to hide the president's alleged affairs. there's speculation that cohen is using the appearance on capitol hill to try to reduce his sentence. the president says he's not concerned about what cohen will say. >> and i'm not worried about it at all, no. >> cohen released a statement saying he wants to give a full and credible account of events with the president. the president has called cohen a liar and criticized him as being weak. >>> breaking news overnight near sacramento where a police officer has been shot and killed. police in davis, california, say officer natalie corona was shot while responding to a car crash. she later died at the hospital. the 22-year-old was just worn

. >> reporter: janai, kenneth, good morning to you, and part of that negotiation that started yesterday, will it be border security? will it be a border wall still to be determined but the president making clear the border will be part of his state of the union coming up next week. these 17 lawmakers entrusted to come to a deal on border security or face another government shutdown, and they only have 15 days left. >> every dollar spent on an ineffective proposal means one less dollar invested in measures that actually can us safe. >> our border patrol tells us that they need physical barriers to help them do their job. not from coast to coast, but strategically placed where traffic is high. >> reporter: the president's demand for a southwest border wall the toughest obstacle making clear in a tweet, no wall, no deal, but in a new interview with "the daily caller," he is now blaming paul ryan for reneging on a promise to give him that wall saying, i was going to veto the omnibus bill and paul told me in the strongest of language, please don't do that. we'll get you the wall, and then he

janai norman is back with that.me people say they watch the game, right? and we're getting a look ahead at what we'll see this year including the return of some classics, plus some companies bursting on the scene with their very first super bowl ads. with an epic and grand arrival -- ♪ the answer, my friend >> reporter: budweiser reaches back to its majestic roots and after a year off, bringing back the clydesdale horses. >> the budweiser clydesdale horses are a super bowl tradition. they've been appearing in their ads since 1986. >> reporter: this exclusive ad reveal their return ushered in with a bob dylan classic "blowing in the wind." ♪ how many times must the cannonballs fly ♪ >> we'll see them driving past a wind farm which is a nod to budweiser's move towards using renewable energy with wind. >> reporter: the dalmatian named april, the budweiser mascot, also aboard. and other celebrities are starting to sneak out. >> serena williams will star in an ad for bumble. its first ad in the super bowl and a big state

. >> good morning, kenneth and janai.ugh the monster snowstorm avoided new york it pounded d.c. and the surrounding areas. it's going stay dry and cold today. for the north west, staying dry, but the big story is what is happening along california, and it's the big story and the big ugly of the forecast. we are watching out for mudslides, urban flooding and heavy mountain snow. believe it or not, seven feet of snow before it's all said and done so obviously big-time travel delays. kenneth and janai. >> thanks to paul there. >>> police in utah are looking for three people suspected of causing mayhem at a mall. two people were injured when gunfire rerupts at a mall in st. louis. witnesses said there was a sense of panic as hundreds of shoppers were being evacuated. a man and woman were wounded and hospitalized in critical and serious condition. police say that incident may be gang related. >>> the wisconsin teen who survived three months in captivity is said to be in good spirits, according to jayme closs's grandfather. jay

without a very strong form of barrier, call it what you will -- >> reporter: janai and marcus, it waspresident trump has been to the briefing room at the white house. he didn't take any questions but he congratulated nancy pelosi before making the case for his border wall on a historic day for congress. >> our thanks to kenneth on a big day there in washington. >>> two democrats introduced articles of impeachment against president trump on the first day of the new congress. representatives brad sherman and al green also pushed to impeach the president in 2017 and 2018, accusing him of obstruction of justice. but the house blocked those resolutions. house speaker nancy pelosi and other democrats are not ruling out impeachment, but they want to wait to see what's in special counsel robert mueller's report. >>> as the shutdown leaves national parks littered with trash, volunteers at one california tourist attraction have been pitching in to keep things running smoothly. they've been descending on joshua tree park every day to restock restrooms, clean toilets and pick up garbage. they say

janai?washington there. >>> the president cited thousands of illegal immigrants trying to enter our country every day as part of his claim of a security crisis on the border. but our reality check on the ground shows otherwise. the number of people crossing into the u.s. illegally has actually plunged over the past two decades, going from 1.6 million in 2001 to about 360,000 last year. but he's not far off when he says there is a humanitarian crisis. the number of unaccompanied migrant children in custody today is approaching 15,000. >>> and turning overseas now, we're following breaking news from australia. suspicious packages have sent emergency crews racing to the u.s. consulate and other diplomatic buildings in melbourne. >> initial reports say the packages contained white powder mixed with asbestos. at least 13 locations have been affected in melbourne and canberra, the australian capital, including the uk, british and german consulates. today's incident follows monday's discovery of a

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janai, kenneth? >> thanks, melissa.ough weekend ahead. >>> turning to the latest fallout from the month-long government shutdown, president trump blocking house speaker, nancy pelosi, from using a military plane for a trip to afghanistan. >> the move came a day of pelosi urged the president to delay the state of the union address until the government reopened. the president called the trip a public relations event, saying it would be best for pelosi to remain i washington for talks to end the shutdown. as a compromise remains elusive, the shutdown is draining the finances of hundreds of thousands of workers. many of them are forced to stretch meager resources to the limit. they are tapping into retirement accounts, neglecting medical needs and relying on charity of others to put food on the table. here is abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: the shutdown is forcing federal workers like kings floyd to make hard choices. >> it was about four days where i was off the medication trying to not have a seizure. >> reporter: she

kenneth, janai? >> lots of weather. paul. >>> turning now to the mounting problems sparked by the partial government shutdown, now entering day 26. >> as passengers faced long lines like this at airports, the faa is putting nearly 2,000 furloughed safety inspectors back on the job. and others are pitching in to make sure federal employees have the resources they need to help them get by without a paycheck. abc's danya bacchus has the details. >> reporter: the government shutdown is being felt by more than just federal workers. >> it affects a lot of people. it's a shame that this is going on for so long. >> reporter: multiple airports closing security checkpoints. tsa workers calling out sick. nearly 7% of them staying home if they are not getting paid. in spite of no pay the faa telling 1,700 safety inspectors that they have to get back to work to keep planes safe. >> my son doesn't want to fly because he said the air traffic controllers aren't being paid. >> reporter: the fda calling their people in too. the irs doing

>> good morning, janai, victor. it seems as if the arctic air won't leave us alone.ore of cold air will overtake the midwest by thursday and by friday the ohio valley region and the deep south. then, by saturday, over the entire east coast. it's just going to stay cold. how cold? how about 40 below in and around wisconsin. 30 below around chicago, and continuing to stay cold. along the east coast, we are watching out for flooding because of the combination of w, has to pau and haney fo reward money for jme closs is recovering after being held hostage for 88 days. she was held hostage by the man who killed her parents. now the company where closs' parents worked said they will donate the $25,000 they offered in her case to her. the company's president says he hopes a trust fund can be set up for jayme. >>> as furloughed federal employees struggle to pay their bills, the tulsa oklahoma school district is offering to put them back to work right away. they are inviting government workers to apply to be substitute teachers. applicants must pass a background check. it pays

janai norman has that story for us. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning.y music, that's one thing, but don't say you can't dress someone who isn't a runway size adding, #loveyourbody. grammy nominee bebe rexha is fighting back. ♪ taking on designers who she says are giving her the cold shoulder because of her size. >> so i finally get nominated at the grammys and it's like the coolest thing ever so i had my team hit a lot of designers and a lot of them do not want to dress me because i'm too big. >> reporter: the "meant to be" singer. ♪ it will be ♪ it will be >> reporter: venting her frustrations on instagram monday. designers often make custom dresses for stars to walk the red carpet but the best new artist nominee slams the labels she says aren't inclusive. of all body types. >> that's crazy. you're saying all the women in the world size 8 and up aren't beautiful and can't wear your dresses. >> reporter: megan mullally says she's facing the same issue. the "will & grace" star taking to instagram last month to share her struggle to even get a call back f

. >> reporter: janai, kenneth, good morning to you. democrats tried to subpoena the president's interpreter once before. that was shot down by a republican-controlled house. today, with democrats in charge, they say they want to revisit that option. this morning, democrats once again are reviewing their legal options, hoping to subpoena the interpreters that were present during the private talks between president trump and president putin. abc news learning the renewed interest stems from a report in "the washington post." claiming president trump went to, quote, extraordinary lengths to conceal details of his conversations with russian president vladimir putin following their meeting in hamburg back in 2017. >> i'm not keeping anything under wraps. i couldn't care less. >> reporter: the president denies he did anything wrong. according to "the post" president trump confiscated his own interpreter's notes. from that meeting in hamburg. and shut out members of his own administration. democrats say they want answers. >> so many questions

. >> reporter: janai, victor, good morning. the tsa says they're going into uncharted territory and as the shutdown continues to drag down it's american families that are paying the price. the shutdown showdown over border security raising questions of flight and food security for american families. >> security, stuff is getting ugh security. just unsafe to me. >> reporter: this family planned a trip to atlanta but left their kids at home worried that the s safe. at baltimore washington interna line closed as sick-outs escalate last reported at 10% of the workforce. more than triple the normal rate. >> why would they work for free? who else would? >> my wife also is a transportation security officer so we have lost both our incomes. >> reporter: having to decide between gas money to get to work or food for their families. >> i help my family by us with a meal. >> reporter: food banks and the kind hearted stepping in to help. these women handing out gift cards. bank of america, chase, pnc and wells fargo allowing government work

janai and marcus. >> it continues into another day.ppreciate it. >>> a developing story near houston overnight, a man is now in custody after the murders of three children. police on a wellness check at this apartment complex found the victims, all of them younger than 5. they say they also found a woman with a gunshot wound to the head. later a man called 911 and was arrested after confessing. police say he has a long criminal history but no word on a motive. >>> we turn now to the wild police chase stretching over 100 miles of southern california. the drama playing out on live tv. that suspect finally taken into custody after hitting a man on a scooter. police who know the suspect say he's a veteran who suffers from ptsd. what started as an attempt to pull over this car with a busted back window turned into this wild and violent chase. the driver identified overnight as karl flores speeding away from officers. a news helicopter capturing the moment he hits the man on this scooter not even trying to stop or swerve around him. the coll

. >> i'm emily rau in for janai norman. we begin with president trump this morning. set to deliver a prime time speech tonight taking his fight for the border wall directly to the american people. >> yeah, democrats are now demanding equal air time to respond as the government shutdown drags on just days away from becoming the longest in u.s. history. as more people start to feel the ripple effects, the white house has announced that tax refunds will not be delayed. >> abc's serena marshall has all the new details for us from washington. good morning. >> reporter: gio, emily, good morning to you. it is officially the second longest in government history, the longest being 21 days and right now there is no end in sight. it's day 18 of the government shutdown and now the president taking his pitch directly to the american people. with a prime time oval office address tonight where he could announce it's a national emergency. >> i may declare a national emergency depending on what's going to happen over the next few days. >> reporter: democratic leaders are demanding eq

. >> reporter: kenneth, janai, good morning to you. the government is open. they're back to the negotiatg i strike a deal in the next three weeks. it's only been open for 48 hours. already a threat the government will shut down again. in a new interview overnight, president trump told "the wall street journal" i personally think it's less than 50-50. but you have a lot of very good people on that board. that board, a group of lawmakers trying to come up with a plan the president can get behind after he signed a bill to temporarily reopen the government for the next three weeks. but if they can't, he promised friday a wall will be built, even if it requires a national emergency declaration to do it. >> the government will either shut down on february 15th, again. or i will use the powers afforded to me -- >> reporter: the president's acting white house chief of staff told fox news another shutdown is not planned. >> when the president vetoes a bill on a spending package, sometimes it has the effect of shutting the government down. we don't go into this trying

kenneth, janai. >> our thanks to serena. we'll hear from the president in just a week. >>> well, in a rare move, the justice department is revealing information about the russia investigation announcing that it may be wrapping up soon. acting attorney general matthew whitaker says he's been fully briefed on the investigation and he thinks it's close to being completed. >>> a new warning to iphone users this morning about a bug that could invade your privacy letting callers listen to you even if you don't pick up the phone. the facetime glitch allows you to hear the person you're trying to reach. with a simple click, you can gain access to that person's microphone whether they answer or not. brad mielke, host of the abc podcast "start here," put it to the test and was able to eavesdrop of his producer. >> i'm hearing not just my own voice back but i'm also hearing anything that's going into david's microphone and he hasn't even touched his screen. he has not accepted the call. he has not declined the call. it's just ringing o

janai has the story.t those kids? they stole the show with their epic dance moves, and now the team is surprising them. ♪ shake your body ♪ do the conga >> reporter: they're the dueling dancers taking the internet by storm. ♪ come on shake your body, baby, do the conga ♪ >> reporter: the avid philadelphia 76ers fans, anthony and dominic, caught by the jumbotron dancing during a break, shirts coming off and trading moves. >> we were just, like, trying the battle each other and have fun. ♪ >> it's sort of like a competition but at the same time it's not, it's just having fun dancing. >> reporter: this isn't the first time the two boys have been seen on the jumbotron. they've been dueling all season. now becoming friends. meeting up to play basketball together. and the sixers are taking notice, too. anthony meeting ben simmons and the team sending a special message to the boys. >> dom and anthony, what's up? love the moves, love what you guys are doing for the team. >> just wanted to say thank you for the su

kenneth, janai. >> so many acts of good will to help so many federal workers. stephanie ramos, thank you. >>> the confirmation hearing for attorney general nominee william barr continues today after he vowed to protect robert mueller's russia investigation. barr asserted his independence and declared he will not be bullied by anyone including president trump. and he split with the president saying special counsel mueller's investigation is not a witch-hunt. barr also addressed concerns that the president could use executive privilege to block parts of mueller's final report from being made public. >> i don't know what's going to be in the report. in theory if there was executive privilege material to which an executive privilege claim could be made, it might -- you know, someone might raise a claim of executive privilege. >> that would be pretty difficult following u.s. president nixon when the supreme court unanimously rejected president nixon's claims of executive privilege over the watergate tapes. >> if confirmed barr said he would release a summary of muel

i'm emily rau in for janai norman. >> i'm ryan smith. here are the top headlines we're following on "world news >> workers will make adjustments, the president says. democrats are still saying no to the border wall. >>> actor kevin spacey is expected in court today on the massachusetts island of nantucket to face charges of indecent assault and battery. the charges stem from an alleged incident two years ago involving an 18-year-old man. >> history is reportedly being made at cbs where longtime "48 hours" executive producer susan zirinsky is going to replace outgoing president david rhodes. >>> the national championship on the line. the tide and tigers have met in college football playoffs in three of the last four years and split their previous two match-ups. those are some of our top stories on this monday, january 7th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> let's begin this half hour with the latest in the death of a young girl in houston. jazmine barnes died a week ago when a gunman opened fire on the vehicle she

janai. >> we will see if there's movement on either side today. lynda lopez, thank you. >>> u.s.der officials are defending their actions this morning following another clash with migrants. they fired tear gas into mexico after a group of migrants tried to cross into the u.s. into san diego from tijuana. witnesses say some people were lifting toddlers through razor wire. but officials insist the tear gas was aimed at breaking up what they describe as, quote, a violent mob of migrants who were throwing rocks. >> our agents responded with the least amount of force they possibly could to protect themselves and the border and did actually secure the border in this area. >> customs and border protection said 25 people were arrested and the incident is now under internal review. it follows a similar confrontation in november when tear gas was fired near mothers with their small children. >>> mitt romney is slamming president trump as he prepares to be sworn into the senate tomorrow. in a scathing "washington post" op-ed, romney wrote that trump's character has fallen short and his cond

thank you, janai. dr. jen ashton is here. happy new year. >> you too, robin., but first of all, okay, we hit the reset button. many make resolutions that we're going to be healthier and dealing with our diet. this is coming off the holidays where we tended to overindulge. >> a smidge and you know what -- >> we were guilty here. >> we wer did some investigation around all the abc studios, the cafeteria. this is abc radio. look what i found. look at all those guilty faces. everyone all of a sudden was very busy at work and on their computers. here's tony morrison. this was his very unhealthy breakfast but the point is our work environment, you know, just like many environments can sabotage us so we are guilty just like everyone else. >> yes, we are. yes, we are. okay, mediterranean. >> so this is the academy awards of diets. we do it every year. mediterranean pretty much wins or ties as number one best diet overall every year. this year no different. it's also the easiest to follow. it is heart health there's data to support it and it really stresses fruits, veg

alyssa jerome from the corner, and then de janai carrington iced it with two of her team high 30 pointdsins 86-80, improves to 12-1. wendy gottleib, the troej angst are 20-3. much more from the entire team. she had 21 points and 16, yes, 16 boards. ash a thomas added 12 including two threes. cal improved to 10-3 with a 66-59 win. this is abc sports report is sponsored by river rock casino, and we will be out at levi stadium tomorrow to bring you live game footage and coverage. it's going to be a lot of fun. >> not to mention even more fun because there won't be rain -- >> won't need rain gear. >> that's it for us tonight. i'm dion lim. for drew and mindy and all of us here at abc7 news, we appreciate you. have a great night and we'll (john a.) tonight, get ready for the next chapter in the most epic love story of our time. (music distorts) hey, grandma! i've met a really nice girl! (john h.) that's right. it's "wipeout" blind date. (john a.) 12 single guys and gals will meet for the first time as they begin a quest for love and $100,000 on our outrageous obstacle course. only the two mos

janai norman is here with details on that. good morning, janai. >> good morning, guys.fter markets closed on wednesday apple's stock dropped 7%, wiping out an estimated $50 billion in value. the plunge came after an announcement from tim cook that the company fell about $9 billion short of its revenue goals largely due to sluggish sales of the iphone and ipad in china, one of its most important markets. cook says some of that is because apple failed to anticipate the magnitude of china's economic downturn but he told investors said that's been made worse because of rising trade tensions with the united states. investors remain nervous ahead of the opening bell as apple and other tech stocks have taken a beating overnight in international markets. >> so, is there any chance that they may lower their prices on the iphone and ipad? >> something we're all wondering. now, analysts were hoping to see that as a potential reaction but sadly the answer is no. there's no concrete indication from the company that there are any plans to change current prices and incentives for cust

guys, back to you. >> okay, janai, thanks very much. >>> we go overseas now and the future of britain prime minister, theresa may, in question after a crushing defeat. parliament voted overwhelmingly against may's plan to withdraw from the european union. the most lopsided vote in modern times. what happens next, no one knows. abc's james longman is there and the prime minister could lose her job over this. >> reporter: that's right, george, good morning. britain's prime minister theresa may suffered the biggest defeat in a generation last night. her position as leader of the u.s.' biggest ally has never looked more uncertain and neither has the path to this country leaving the european union. the deadline is looming. if the deal isn't done in 72 days, we could crash out which economists warn could have dire consequences. the u.k. economy for instance hit by 8%. house prices down by as much as 30% and the pound losing more value against the dollar. a no deal would have a global impact. the division here is huge. lawmakers rejected her deal by a massive margin and today the main opposi

abc's janai norman has more. good morning, janai. >> reporter: michael, good morning.rity has already been suspended from that campus. and now that student's mom is suing the national sorority, the chapter at northwestern, and a number of individual members. this morning, the mother of a college basketball player who took her own life is suing one of the biggest sororities in the country. in a lawsuit filed this week, felicia hankins alleges her daughter jordan, a 19-year-old sophomore at northwestern university was subjected to physical abuse including paddling, verbal abuse, mental abuse, financial exploitation, sleep deprivation, items being thrown and dumped on her and other forms of hazing intendo hue d deanr while pledg kappa alpha sorority in the fall of 2016. jordan was found dead in her dorm room in january 2017. in the lawsuit hankins claims her daughter told members of the sorority that the hazing was triggering her ptsd, causing severe anxiety and depression, and that she was having suicidal thoughts. her family's attorney telling abc news jordan was seekin

janai norman is here with the story. heartwarming story. >> it absolutely is. the ending of it.was trying to save his dog, but ended up in the freezing water up to his chest. they say he was numb and surrounded by slippery ice when officers showed up. >> reporter: amazing new video this morning. this 33-year-old man rescued by officers after falling into freezing lake michigan while trying to rescue his dog. >> he was standing in water up to about chest high, but he was numb. he couldn't hold anything, and he couldn't climb out. >> reporter: officers were able to throw a leash for him to hold on to as they grabbed on to each other forming a human chain. >> give me your hand. >> reporter: body cam video capturing this, the moment he was rescued. >> you're good. >> there's no doubt in my mind the officers were in the right place at the right time coupled with great teamwork with smart, smart thinking by using the leash. we would have been having an entirely different conversation. >> reporter: the man was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released. and overnight, poli

janai norman is here with more. this halftime show wasn't easy to pull together. >> reporter: headlining the super bowl was thought to be a huge honor. it's been a tough spot to fill. many artists distancing themselves from the big show in support of colin kaepernick and other players taking a knee to protest racial injustice. ♪ baby give me one more night >> reporter: it's official. this year's super bowl halftime show has finally found a headliner, maroon 5. ♪ i just want to be deep in your love ♪ >> reporter: maroon 5 had been the unofficial pick for months but reportedly struggled to find guest performers partly due to backlash over the nfl's handling of colin kaepernick and players' right to protest. ♪ >> reporter: rihanna reportedly turned down the offer to perform, deciding totalidarity s quarterback turned free agent. comedian amy schumer announced she wouldn't appear in any super bowl ads this year. >> my fellow americans, they say we're a nation divided. >> reporter: and in october, even calling out maroon