diane and kendis. >> all right. that's maggie rulli for us live in parkland, florida. maggie, thank you. and many of those who know the suspect are painting a dark picture of a young man obsessed with weapons. >> new video shows a s.w.a.t. team taking him into custody about a mile from the school. one classmate says years ago when they were in the seventh grade, the suspected shooter punched a window and said, quote, i'm going to cause karma one day. >> he's prepared for this stuff. >> reporter: students at the school say it's no surprise he's been named the gunman describing him as a troubled young man. the 19-year-old was known to show off knives and guns on his social media account. >> a lot of people were saying that it was going to be him so that we actually -- all the kids said jokes like that saying he's the one that would shoot up the school but turns out everyone predicted it. that's crazy. >> reporter: students say he was also known to make threats about shooting up the school. >> he said, i swear to god i

kendis? linda?e balmy indeed. >>> now for a look at the medal count. >> norway, the smallest nation in the top six. it has the most medals. it's tied germany for gold. the u.s. is sixth in the overall medal standings. >>> well, back here in this country, the new daytona 500 champ led just one lap of that famous race. it was the one that mattered the most. austin dillon took the checkered flag last night to win his first daytona title. earlier in the day, danica patrick's seven-year career crashed to an end. she made it through 19 laps before the wreck. she was not injured. >>> and last night's nba all-star game was defense optional? the teams picked by lebron and steph curry mostly opted not play defense. in the end, james' team won. final score, 148-145. james scored a game high 29 points. named mvp. the regular season resumes thursday night. >>> and up next in "the pulse," the big winners at the baftas. >>> also ahead, why fergie's national anthem at the all-star game is being called one of the wo

. >> reporter: hey, good morning, diane and kendis. since we've been here on the groundve seen people emotional, angry and in shock and most trying to find strength from somewhere, anywhere after one of the deadliest school the u.s. took place right here in their town. ♪ >> reporter: ov coming together in disbelief and grief. >> for the rest of my days this will always be engraved in my mind. >> reporter: leaning on each other for support as the names of all 17 victims were read out loud. >> alyssa -- >> reporter: some in the crowd chanting no more guns. [ chanting "no more guns" [ brth. >> reporter: over the cries of friends age family. matif thege students. one in the school's marching band. another on his way to college on a swim scholarship. some just in their first year of high school. >> just knowing that his seat won't be filled next time i enter that class is just -- it's heart wrenching. >> reporter: for the survivors the moments that were almost their last replaying over and over in their minds. >> i was scared that i was goi

kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >>> it's 4:34. a 17-year-old boy under arrest in connection with a deadly san jose shooting. that happened early tuesday on key street near 7th. the boy was in a car seen driving away from the area. they stopped the vehicle, arrested him a short time later. the victim is identified as a man but his name not released. no motive has been given for the shooting. >> the search is on for two people for -- a member of the police department shared the photos. you can see the graffiti on the side of the memorial hall. two male suspects have been tagging the same wall between midnight and 3:00 a.m. one on the corner as a lookout and they've been seen in a gold or champagne colored honda. >>> a meeting in sacramento to discuss the expansion of oil drilling off the california coast. opponents say they're going to be there to protest. >>> the trump administration has announced plans to open nearly all offshore waters to oil and gas drichlgt state officials are opposed. they also say the public hasn't been given

diane and kendis. >> all right, kenneth moton for us live from d.c. thanks, kenneth. >>> the top u.s. intelligence officials are soundinghelarm on a new round of election interference from russia. they're warning that america is under attack again. the intelligence chiefs told congress they've seen evidence that russia is looking to influence the midterm elections this year using information warfare. >> we expect russia to continue using propaganda, social media, false-flag personas and exacerbate social and political fissures in the united states. there should be no doubt that russia perceived that its past efforts as successful. frankly, the united states is under attack. >> the fbi director testified that president trump has not directed him to stop russia's meddling in upcoming elections. democrats are slamming the president for not calling out russians. >>> and for the first time we're seeing video of a u.s. air strike in syria that destroyed a russian tank. u.s. officials say this is the second defensive strike in the last week against forces lo

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. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. it's been one week since a gunman opened fire at stoneman douglas high school. today the survivors of that massacre are taking their fight to florida's statehouse. survivors turned activists are storming florida's capitol to demand action. >> this is not about democrats, this is not about republicans. this isn't left or right. this is a movement for humanity, for safety, for keeping our citizens alive. >> reporter: one week after the parkland shooting, students are ramping up the pressure on state lawmakers. >> we're talking about gun safety, we're talking about school safety, and we're talking about mental health. >> reporter: while the students rode on buses to tallahassee, florida lawmakers voted to not consider a bill to ban assault rifles. one survivor watching the vote overcome with emotion. >> it was a big punch in the gut. >> reporter: in the nation's capital, president trump directed his attorney general to find a way to ban bump stocks, a device not used in parkland, but use

. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. president trump says those armed teachers would be highly trained and ready, but authorities in florida say their highly trained officer was, quote, doing nothing when that mass shooting occurred. this morning, new scrutiny in one of the worst mass school shootings, the sheriff in parkland, florida, says the armed school resource deputy stationed at stoneman douglas high school stayed out of the building during the massacre. >> he never went in. >> what should he have done? >> went in. addressed the killer. killed the killer. >> reporter: the sheriff says video shows 30-year veteran scot peterson standing outside for four minutes. the shooting happened in six minutes killing 17 people. >> devastated. sick to my stomach. there are no words. >> reporter: deputy peterson first suspended without pay resigned. the development comes as president trump declares the way to stop school shootings, arming teachers. >> instead of advertising this school has no guns, we are gun-free, you let the p

. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning. the survivors of the florida high school shooting are loading onto buses and heading to the state's capitol to push for new gun laws. less than a week after the massacre, this isn't an ordinary school shooting. >> jamie guttenberg, 14 years old. >> reporter: the names of the 17 students and teachers killed at marjory stoneman douglas rang out at candlelight vigils across florida. a day of remembrance and activism. [ chanting "enough is enough" ] >> reporter: from a grassroots rally in los angeles -- >> shame on you. >> reporter: to a lie-in protest at the white house. one teen holding a sign, am i next? >> this is a student movement. >> reporter: today 100 stoneman douglas students take their crusade to florida's capital. >> hopefully we can talk to representatives and get our word across to everyone. >> reporter: the teenagers will push lawmakers to enact tougher gun laws. we are resilient to make a change because, there's so much grief in this community and my friends and i are turn

. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane.s become the norm after a mass shooting to talk briefly about gun laws. that's already in full effect on capitol hill as the country waits to see what action, if any, comes from washington. this morning, washington lawmakers react yet again to one of the worst mass shootings in this nation's history. >> we keep saying enough is enough. but then it happens again. rayee heartbreaking that these incidents take place in place where our chirp should owork. or's a law oboth, of cou th shooti accorever this ranks among the top five once we get into the investigation, how did he acquire the weapon. >> reporter: these tragedies typically spark a brief debate over gun control. >> this is an epidemic and yet congress tips to do absolutely nothing. >> reporter: senator chris murphy of connecticut whereo many children were shot and killed in newtown of t senate responsible for a m has parallel. >> reporter: the white house has offered federal assistance to florida ts tod s word on if or when he'll

kendis, diane?hia super bowl win meant some poor massachusetts lawmaker had to do the walk of shame. >> he lost his bet with philly area representative bob brady and that's why congressman spent tuesday wearing a eagles helmet around the hill. >> very subtle. very subtle. he sported the larger than should have been helmet at a house financial services meeting. he went all out. >> my favorite out of all of that is you saw there taking a selfie with him in the background. >> here's the thing though. brady, the congressman, not the quarterback, said payback was sweet because 13 years ago, he had to wear a patriots helmet. when the eagles lost to the pats. >> so he's been waiting 13 years. >> he must have been very excited. >>> coming up what it sounds like to lose the super bowl and have your house robbed. gronk's 911 call just ahead. >>> and later the buzz surrounding the next big movie of 2018. "black panther" is wowing critics and music fans with the release of an eye-popping video. you are watching

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kendis? diane? >> thank you, serena marshall, live for us from d.c. >>> overseas, investigators have recovered at least one of the flight recorders from the russian passenger jet seen here on surveillance video crashing outside moscow. it killed all 71 people on board. snow is making the search for clues extra challenging this morning. authorities have not ruled out terrorism. reports indicate they don't believe terror was the likely cause. everything from pilot error to weather is being considered. the pilot who they describe as experienced, never reported an emergency. it's a first crash of a commercial airliner in more than a year. >>> back in this country, investigators are looking into the cause of a helicopter crash in the grand canyon. three british tourists were killed. three others and a pilot were critically injured. the rough terrain and high winds hampered rescue efforts. first responders had to hike to the crash site. and when they did, they found a horrifying scene. >> the tail broke i

. >> reporter: kendis, diane, good morning. the white house wanted the spotlight this week to be on infrastructure. instead they're facing more questions about that former staffer accused of domestic abuse. and now his first ex-wife is calling out two top white house officials. after these images plunged the west wing into chaos, the woman in the photo is taking on the white house. in a "washington post" op-ed colbie holderness, the ex-wife of former staff secretary rob porter, says she was living in constant fear and left the relationship a shell of the person i was when i went into it. holderness says she was dismayed when a white house adviser explained why she's not worried about porter's current girlfriend, white house communications director hope hicks. scrutiny for what he said during a speech to sheriffs around the country. while praising the elected officials at their winter meeting, he described the, quote, here anglo-american heritage of law enforcement, a phrase that some claim is racist while others say it is histo

>> i mean, i wouldn't know, kendis.'re going to start this half hour with a battle of the memos. lawmakers are voting unanimously to release a rebuttal. >> it's now up to president trump to decide whether to go public with the latest memo expected to shoot down claims of surveillance abuses. he took aim as democrats for not clapping during his state of the union address. jonathan karl has more. >> reporter: less than a week after calling for national unity in his state of the union, the president attacks democrats who did not applaud. branding their behavior unamerican and maybe even worse. >> they were like death. and unamerican. unamerican. somebody said treasonous. i mean, i guess why not. can we call that treason? why not. >> reporter: in ohio in classic trump form the president bragged about the economy, he bragged about the tax cut, even bragged about his big win in ohio and then said he's not one to brag. >> i'm nonbragdocious. >> reporter: and he seemed to claim bias in the justice department. >> oh, but did we

. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. white house staff secretary rob porter acted as a gatekeeper to president trump. sources say while top aides knew about the domestic abuse allegations against porter since last year, they were unaware of the extent of the accusations. this morning, sources say top white house officials knew for months about domestic violence allegations against one of president trump's most trusted advisers, staff secretary rob porter. >> the president and chief of staff have had full confidence and trust in his abilities and his performance. >> reporter: porter accused of abusing his two ex-wives. the women first coming forward to tell their stories in "the daily mail" and "the intercept." chief of staff john kelly first defending porter calling him a man of true honor and integrity but then the release of this image, porter's first ex-wife colbie holderness claiming he punched her a decade ago. overnight, a new statement from kelly expressing shock saying there's no place for domestic violence. i st

. >> i'm kendis gibson. here's what's happening on world news nouz for this thursday morning.onster easter storm is moving out and another strong storm is moving its way to the south. some areas could see up to six inches of snow. >>> california officials are vowing to block pop lines to stop the trump administration from moving forward with plans to expand offshore drilling. protesters are expected to show up. >>> at the winter olympics team u.s.a. got off to a super start thanks to the mixed doubles curling team. they won their first mixed doubles match against a team from russia. the opening ceremony is tomorrow. >>> expect to hear fly eagles fly all day long in the city of brotherly love. millions are expected to attend the super bowl parade. schools, museums, courts, you name it are all closed today. and those are just some of our top stories on this thursday, february 8th. >>> announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. >> and we do say good morning to you on this half hour. the weather should be fairly cooperative for folks in philadelphia. but, in the meantime, a

just trying to find kendis. kendis?i am african mc hammer in these. >> all right, well -- >> "black panther." i love "black panther." so it picks up after "captain america civil war." he returns home to the african nation to take his place as king. of course, it's never that easy. challenged by factions within the country and, indeed, the entire world is at risk. >> and we have to remind you that "black panther" is managed by marvel studios, our parent company, disney. now that we know what it is about, we need to hear -- >> don't be jealous. >> -- how it was. i am very jealous. we're going to head uptown to harlem to see what the first viewers thought. i thought it was absolutely amacing. two minutes and i was about to cry. it was a beautiful portrayal of a lot of sbi cat aspects of african-american life. >> all the performances, everyone. it was really important to everyone and really showed and it was a lot of fun to watch. >> i thought it was a great movie and i like the way they have female empowerment, soldiers an

kendis? >> tara, thank you. >>> this week begins the slow return to school for teachers and students. the broward county sheriff is under pressure to explain his department's response. this morning, an inside look. students share these videos with abc news as they return for the first time after the massacre that left 17 people dead. >> it's heavy. after imagining what wept down the and seeing the building again, it's a lot. >> reporter: thousands of people, including students and parents, attended a voluntary campus orientation. >> it feel sad. i'm not going to lie. it feels, a lot of backpacks in classrooms that kids were not allowed to take that day. so, um -- you know, and you see a lot of students crying. >> reporter: the freshman building where the massacre happened are will never be used again. the superintendent says it will be torn down and likely the scene of a memorial park. meanwhile, florida governor rick scott calling for an investigation into the shooting response. as the browa

kendis?ank you. >>> white house officials are under fire for allowing a top aide to stay amid domestic violence allegations from ex-wives. >> they could have dealt with the situation better. here's abc's maggie rulli with the details. >> reporter: rob porter is officially out at the white house. >> the allegations are serious and deeply troubling. >> reporter: now, new questions about the former white house staff secretary's domestic violence allegations. >> he was terminated yesterday -- his last day was yesterday. i know he came in earlier today to clear out all of his stuff. he offered his resignation and it was expected. >> will he still be on the job? >> reporter: sources tell abc news high level aides knew about the accusations for months. one of his exwives spoke on camera to the washington post. >> he came and grabbed me by the shoulders here and pulled me out of the shower in a rage. >> reporter: both of porter's exs spoke to the fbi as part of his background check and porter never g

kendis, diane. >> why not do it in minneapolis? news. >>> and president trump's first state of the union address did not set a record for length but it was still the third longest in history. >> even the most dynamic speaker would have trouble holding everyone's attention for the entire time. so it wouldn't be surprising to see this. congresswoman playing candy crush on her phone during state of the union. >> did she win. afterwards she said she felt disconnected from the president's message but no word about her candy crush playing abilities. a lot of them were on their phone. are you a candy crush person? >> i might be extremely good. i might be. >> i played yesterday. >> how did you do? >> i did pretty well. over 2,000 levels in. >> wow, that's a good thing, right? 2,000 levels in. >> impressive. or sad, i'm not sure which of the two. >> how far did you get? >> i don't like the play with my food. >> you don't eat it. you might as well play with it. >>> coming up, the new warning about thieves descending on super bowl weekend. po

kendis? diane? >>> overseas, investigators have recovered at least one of the flight recorders from the russian passenger jet seen here crashing outside moscow. it killed all 71 people on board. snow is making the serge for clues extra challenginging this morning. authorities have not ruled out terrorism. reports indicate they don't believe terror was the likely cause. everything from pilot error to weather is being considered. the pilot who they described as experienced never reported an energy. it's a first crash of a commercial airliner in more than a year. >>> in the country, investigators aring look into the cause of a helicopter crash in the grand canyon. three british soldiers were killed. the rough ter rare hampered rescue efforts. first responders had to hike to the crash site. >> the tail broke in half. it hit the bottom. biggest explosion you ever heard. and flames like never seen. >> some of the injured are badly burned. it was more than eight hours before the survivors could be air-lift

. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. it's a little bit chilly here. that has not stopped the celebrations. analysts are calling what happened last night a shocking victory. but, every single philly fan we talked to told us they never doubted their team for a second. >> all: e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> reporter: overnight, thousands of philly fans packed the streets of downtown philadelphia. >> i'm so happy. i've been waiting for this all my life. >> reporter: and yes, they climbed on just about everything. it's a celebration decades in the making. >> and for the philadelphia eagles, the long drought is over. finally. >> reporter: against the odds and with backup qb nick foles, the eagles soared over the patriots,41-33. >> you work so hard your whole life to get here. everything culminates. >> reporter: bringing home the vince lombardi trophy for the first time in franchise history. >> this championship means more to the city than a lot of championships mean to overs. >> it means everything to the people. the philadelphia metro area needs this. and, we wai

. >> reporter: busy morning here in washington, diane and kendis, yes. there was last-minute political maneuvering but congress was just too late to meet that midnight deadline. overnight high-wire drama on capitol hill. congress failed to fund the government by midnight sparking the second shutdown in less than a month. the reason, rand paul's issue with the sweeping two-year budget deal that comes with a half trillion dollar price tag. >> this is exploding, this deficit is exploding and there really -- there isn't the alarm you should see. >> reporter: for hours paul held up a vote on the bipartisan agreement brokered by senate leaders. >> my friend and colleague from kentucky does not join the president in supporting the bill. and it's his right, of course, to vote against the bill, but i would argue that it's time to vote. >> reporter: just before 2:00 a.m. the sole opposition stepped aside making way for a vote and the senate passing the bill 71-28. >> with an amendment it's agreed to. >> reporter: moving to the house another fight against the huge

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. >> reporter: kendis, diane, good morning to you. and it's a question of accuracy, national security and transparency. and now that new claim that the memo the white house was sent is actually different than the one the house voted to release. as the white house decides if they will release the controversial gop secret memo, overnight the leading democrat on the house intelligence committee tweeted there were material changes to the memo currently being reviewed by the white house's legal counsel making it different from the one the house committee voted along party lines to release. the chairman and architect of the memo, congressman nunes' spokesman, responded saying the claim was simply a strange attempt to stop its release and dismissed the changes as minor edits requested by the fbi and minority. the latest fight as the president's own hand-picked fbi director publicly challenged the white house over the controversial four-page memo which purports to show an abuse of authority by the fbi and justice department in obtaining a war

kendis and diane. >> all right, that's arlette saenz for us live in d.c., thanks, arlette. >>> attorney general jeff sessions is coming under scrutiny for what he said during a speech to sheriffs around the country. while praising the elected officials at their winter meeting he described the, quote, here anglo-american heritage of law enforcement. a phrase that some claim is racist while others say it is historically accurate. >> i want to thank every sheriff in america. since our founding the independently elected sheriff has been the people's protector who keeps law enforcement close to and accountable to people through the elective process. the office of sheriff is a critical part of the anglo-american heritage of law enforcement. >> that last part there got a lot of people upset on twitter. while experts say sessions' description is accurate, our legal system is commonly referred to as anglo-american law. the phrase reflects its roots in english common law, the office of sheriff we're told originated in england. the justice department spokesman said it's something most students lea

. >> reporter: good morning, kendis. that's right. in washington, the gun debate continues to rage, but after a meeting with the nra, the president's approach has started to shift. while president trump argues for arming teachers, he keeps hammering away at the man with the gun who didn't spring to action. trump branded former deputy sheriff scot peterson a coward for being stationed at the school during the shooting but never storming in and insisted he would have defended the school. >> i really believe i would have run in even if i didn't have a weapon. i think most in the people in this room would have too. >> reporter: peterson is saying he never entered the school because he believed the gunshots were coming from outside. trump continued to bash the police response to the shooting. when he met with governors from across the country he revealed that over the weekend he met with nra chief, wayne lapierre but since their meeting it appears the president may be backing down from raising the purchasing age for semiautomatic guns, som

by far our biggest, biggest lifestyle of the biggest kendis left. >>> but the poslktd of a governmentdown, the president calling for it if he doesn't get his way on immigration. >> as house republicans approved a temporary spending bill and they're making progress on a long-term deal. white house chief of staff, john kelly, also took a head hard line, saying some immigrants failed to sign up for it d.a.c.a. program out of laziness. >> reporter: president trump stunned even members of his own party when he declared bring on a shut down. >> we'll do a shut down. >> reporter: it was during a meeting on ms 13 gang vile ngs, the president saying he wants tougher restrictions or else. >> i'd love to see a shut down and if we have to shut it down because the democrats don't want safety, then shut it down. we'll go with another shut down. >> reporter: again and again the president went there. >> without borders, we don't have a country. so when i shut it down over this issue, yes. >> we don't need a government shut down on this. i think both sides have learned that a government shut down was

kendis? diane?>> and doctors may have hope for children allergic to peanuts. >>> in a study with 500 kids, a california company says its daily capsules of peanut flour helped kids build up a tolerance. 67% of the participants were able to eventually tolerate the equivalent of two peanuts. >> researchers are warning parents, do not try this at home. this method is still investigational and potentially dangerous in an uncontrolled setting. still, good news. hopefully progress there. >>> and big names in entertainment are opening their wallets to the florida students fighting gun control. >> the clooneys have also promised to join next month's march on washington. >> and oprah winfrey is giving half million dollars to the cause, along with film maker stephen spielburg. >>> coming up. results just in from the olympics. the u.s. men's hockey team in action and so was skier lindsey vonn after sitting out the last olympics. she finally brought home a medal. >>> and later in the mix luck or skill? you can d

kendis.suspected burglar in pennsylvania didn't do such a great job of playing it smooth. >> he didn't quite hide it. >> no. >> take a look. this is potter. he was arrested for allegedly stealing a pot of meat balls from a man's garage. >> the victim says there was no problem identifying him because when they found him, he was covered in tomato sauce. his face, his beard, clothes were all coated in marinara. the pot and spoon were found nearby. >> it's hard to -- it's spaghetti. >> oh, i can sympathize, trust me. but, yeah. it might be -- >> if it's really, really good. >> might be tough for him to argue. we'll see how that plays out. >> so the victim and potter apparently know each other. so he knows potter -- potter knows where to go to get a good pot of meat balls. he just didn't ask for permission. >> you can sympathize with the victim in this case. >> yes. >>> coming up, jimmy kimmel opening up about hosting the oscars and why he wishes for something to go wrong. >> he got his wish last

kendis was talking about. this is a look at the students in tallahassee right now from stoneman douglas high school. they were eating breakfast a moment ago. we just got this video. they are going to the capitol building in tallahassee to have that rally trying to push the ban for assault-style rifles, similar to the one used to kill 17 people at their school, they're going to be talking to lawmakers as we've been telling you this morning. this is the latest from tallahassee. this new video we got moments ago, i am going to keep my eye on things there and have updates for you throughout the newscast. reggie, natasha, back to you. >> the u.s. military is honoring three shooting victims for their heroism. all members of the junior rotc program of stoneman douglas high school. one of them, peter wang has received a -- the 15-year-old dreamed of attending that academy. he was buried with a metal pin p. >>> students at several high schools around the bay area are planning walkouts to pressure congress to enact stri

kendis, diane. >> serena, thank you. and overnight markets were down looking at a down open when wall street gets going. >> that, indeed. >>> turning to the russia investigation, there's word this morning that president trump's lawyers are urging him not to agree to an interview with special counsel robert mueller. sources say the lawyers may be pushing for the president to answer questions in writing even though he's already said he's willing to talk. this morning, concerns growing among president trump's legal team. abc news has learned the president's lawyers are advising him against sitting down with the special counsel robert mueller. sources say the concern is that the president could contradict himself during a wide-ranging interview. abc news political contributor chris christie, former governor, and u.s. attorney for new jersey agrees, the president should not sit down with mueller. >> should the president sit down with him face-to-face? >> no. >> why not? >> i don't believe so. listen, i don't think there's bee

>>> good morning i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm in for diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines. >>> a call to action. students who survived the florida school shooting are singling out politicians, planning marches and calling for a complete walkout. >>> at least 84 children have now died from the flu since the start of the season in october. that latest number comes as the cdc warns some rapid flu tests being used in emergency rooms across america are only between 50 and 70% accurate. >>> lebron james is firing back against lauraingra, am. >> well, he didn't shut up but he did a whole lot of dribbling and dunking last night. >>> the king and kevin durant teaming up to beat steph curry's team in l.a. those are some off the top stories on this monday, president's day, february 19th. >>> say good morning to everybody on this holiday. >> on this president's day. >>> and we begin this half hour with the students who made it out of that florida rampage alive. they delivered an impassioned message, one by one demanding strict new gun control laws to

>>> good monday morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm dianne gibson. here are the top stories we are following on "world news now." >> 116 people were injured when an amtrak train slammed into a military freight train. this signalled a glitch sent the passenger train on to the wrong track. most of the injured have been treated and released. we have more on that coming up. >> the city of philadelphia will announce victory after they defeated a favorite, it's the first championship in a decade and the first football championship in nearly 60 years. >>> the other shining star of the night was pink, stepping up, singing the national anthem, despite having the flu. the three-time grammy winner said she got sick just before the show. after seeing her idol whitney houston sing, nothing was going to stop this. >>> justin timberlake getting mixed reviews. and janet jackson was a no show. janet did warn us all ahead of time that she had no plans to show up. still the janet jackson appreciation day was trending and into last night. those are some of our top stori

>>> good morning i'm kendis gibson. >>> and i'm lynda lopez in for diana macedo. >>> a call to action. students who survived the florida school shooting are rallying the nation, out poll decisions calling marches and calling for a walkout. >>> at least 84 children have now died from the flu since the start of the season in october. that latest number comes as the cdc warns some rapid flu tests being used across america are only between 50 and 70% accurate. >>> lebron james is firing back at fox news host, laura ingraham who told him to shut up and dribble after he criticized president trump. james is thanking her by giving him another opportunity to talk about what's important to him. >>> he didn't shut up but he did a whole rot of dribbling and dunking. teaming up to beat steph curry's team in l.a. those are some of our top stories on this president's day, monday, february 19th. >>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everybody on this holiday. forget that sit a holiday for many folks across the country. >> and we begin with the students who made it o

kendis.iane. >>> and a suspected burglar didn't do such a good job as being smooth. >> he was arrested for allegedly stealing a pot of meat balls from a man's garage. >> reporter: the vilktmal says when they found potter he was covered in tomato sauce. his face, his beard, clothes wlur coated in marinarmarinara. the pot and spoon were found nearby. >> it's hard to -- it's spaghetti. >> i can sympathize. >> if it's really, really good. >> might be tough for him to argue. >> so the victim and potter apparently know each other. so he knows potter -- potter knows where to go to get a good pot of meat balls. in this case he just didn't ask for permission. and jimmy kaim kimmal explains why he wishes for something to go wrong. first, hear how nuch department lit by ben carson spent on furniture 7 and remember to find us on facebook. we love hearing from you. >>> a partial building collapse left a man trapped in new york city. they say he was skavaging for materials. the first floor gave away while

diane and kendis? >> and we heard in the story that one of the students were talking about the teacher laying down possibly dead. what are we learning about the victims themselves? >> reporter: right now the superintendent has said none of the names of the victims are going to be released until every single family member and parent has been notified. again, touching on the sensitivity of this. many of the victims were students. one of the victims has been identified by the sheriff as a football coach at the school and reportedly he used his body to shelter some of the other students, potentially saving their lives from the gunman. we also heard from the sheriff that one of the deputy sheriff's on staff had a son at this school and he was among those that was injured. and it looks like he's going to be okay. the injuries are not life threatening. but this drives home just how close knit this community is. the fact one of those first responders investigating this had a son who was part of this school. >>

was a shameful politically-motivated letter that had no facts and, of course, i won't resign. >> kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >>> it was as the stoneman douglas varsity hockey team bringing much-needed positive news to the grieving parkland community. the team won the state championship yesterday. >> this wasn't for us. it was for the 17 victims. we played for them. so passionate and emotional. it's all for them. the last week and a half has been rough. hockey is just kind of takes away all the pain and all the thoughts to kind of get away and just play. just we came here to win. that's what we did. >> yes, they were able to pull off that victory just a few days really after that horrible tragedy at their school. the stoneman douglas team entered the championship tournament as the lowest seed. they knocked off the top seed on the way to the title. >> good for them. >>> a big supply of drugs is now off the streets of san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. take a look at this. san francisco police tweeted out this photo showing what's part of 470 bundles of heroin, meth and cocain

here's kendis gibson. >> overnight, new video of the alleged florida shooter fighting with classmates. first obtained by our miami station wplg. that's him in a white shirt in a brawl with several students last year. the family who welcomed the shooter into their home said we had this monster living under our roof and didn't know. kimberly and her husband telling the sun sentinel newspaper says everything everyone seemed to know we didn't know. the alleged killer moving in with the sneeds after his mother's death. he followed every rule of their home to the t but he was battling depression and days before the shooting took him to a therapist. the day of the massacre, kimberly sneed left home to run errands. by the time she returned, the alleged shooter was gone. the next and last time they saw him he was in custody. they say he apologized. one classmate telling abc news he likely waited for valentine's day to carry out his plan. >>> love was something nick never understood. i feel like valentine's day might have been a trigger as to why that day was the day he chose to do this. >> thi

just trying to find kendis. >> i'm here, i'm here.p for it. >> you aare hear. >> i had african mc hammer in these. "black panther" i love "black panther." it kicks off after avengers civil war and he soon finds his authority challenged within factions in the country and indeed the if had tire world is at risk. >> and we have to remind you that black panther is produced by marvel studios under visions of our parent company, disney. so now we need to hear how it was. we're going to skip what the critics are saying and head to harlem to hear what some of the first viewers thought. >> i taught it was absolutely amazing. two min its in, i was about to cry. it was a beautiful portrayal of a lot of intruicate aspects of african life. >> the kcostumes, music and it was really important to everyone in it and it showed and it was a lot of fun to watch. >> i love how they had the female empowerment and representing women and showing women that are bald. that's very unique i think. >> for generations to come this is beyond what's happening now. t

here is abc's kendis gibson. >>> in this morning's "gma first look" the viral video viewed more than million times online. melissa traveling with her 2-year-old son pulled out her phone to record this woman, susan perez, complaining about her seat assignment and giving the flight attendant a hard time. >> you may not have a job tomorrow. >> reporter: she was eventually escorted off the plane. reaction was swift. her employer, the new york state council on the arts, launching an investigation and placing her on leave until further notice. but this morning an unlikely defender, the very mom to took the video. >> i don't think she deserved that honestly. people tell me don't feel bad, she deserved it. i honestly don't think she did. >> reporter: and coming up at 7:00 more on the fallout. i'm kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >>> at 5:16 now north korean leader kim jong-un wants to turn his country into an international sports superpower just like east germany was in the '70s and '80s. he is pouring money and resources into training and infrastructure for athletes. the country now even

with your gma first look, i'm kendis gibson. >> i have been there. i have fought this fight. >> it didn't go well. >>> muni riders fortunately are having a better time on their transit option. for the second year in a row, 70% of riders gave an overall rating of excellent or good in a survey by the municipal transportation agency. it's the highest satisfaction level on record. approval has been going up every year since 2010. about half of muni's 200 million annual riders use it to commute to work. counting buses, trollies, streetcars and cable cars, there were 80 different routes through the city and more than 3500 stops. >>> happening today, a food pantry will be sell wrating a grand opening in hayward. it's in partnership with the hayward unified school district and the food bank. families are invited. there will be free breakfast and books at 9:00 a.m. before it opens to the public at 10:30. officials say their goal is to expand food access to low-income children and families in the east bay. >>> you have a chance to be an oakland athletics hall

with your "gma first look," i'm kendis gibson. >> i can't believe he rang the flight attendant button. i would have screamed. he's better than i am. >>> a man faces charges after he boarded a plane, opened the emergency exit and went down the slide. a passenger from newark to tampa tweeted this photo. he said he was on the wrong flight and then opened the exit door. he was actually ticketed to be on that plane. the flight was delayed for several hours. passengers were eventually put on another aircraft. i would recommend not to do that. >>> a woman was booked for possession of stolen property. part of the booking process includes a full body scan. when the woman saw the machine she sat on the floor and said she felt faint. the deputy suspected why she was trying to avoid the scanner. she admitted to possessing meth. the medical staff was able to remove a plastic bag containing 27 grams. authorities say that had the bag burst the amount of meth would have killed her. >>> santa clara county is taking a different approach to placing children in the foster care system. abc 7 news was in s

. >> and i'm kendis gibson.are some of our top headlines we're following on "world news now." >>> snow, ice, heavy rain on the march towards the center of the country. it may bring more than a foot of snow to some of the nation's midsection. >>> police say the suspect in the florida school massacre had access to at least 10 guns and purchased most of them himself legally. now students are demanding gun reform. >>> scientists say they are one step closer for developing a blood and urine test to diagnose autism. experts say a lot more research is needed before it can be used clinically. >>> and american siblings shibutani, have earned bronze on the ice but things didn't go so well for madison chock and evan bates. and those are just some of our top stories on this tuesday, february 20th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> didn't plan that move. >> no, that was not part of the choreographed dance routine at all. but that's probably the way a lot of people are going to look slipping and sliding

. >> and i'm kendis gibson with some of the top stories we're following. >>> president trump is announcing his new budget. the proposal includes $200 billion in federal funds at the core of a sweeping infrastructureplan.ee tours are dead and three others are injured. rescuers had trouble reaching sight because off rough terrain and high winds. >>> harvey weinstein is the target of a new lawsuit. it blocks the imminent sale of weinstein's company. it accuses him of forcing them to facilitate his sexual encounters. >> the obamas are about to have a permanent address in washington d.c. their official portraits are unveiled at the smithsonian. those are some of the stories we're following this monday, february 12th. >>> and we do say good morning everybody on this monday. we're goring to start this half hour with president trump poised to send his budget to congress today but his recent tax cuts have already rendered it out dated dated. >> calling for an extra $300 billion in spending. the proposal is expected to fall short of the long-time republican goal of eliminating the federal deficit ov

here's abc's kendis gibson. >> reporter: for millions of people around the world 29-year-old pietro boselli. >> i am a model with an academia background, funny enough. i have a ph.d. in engineering p p. >> reporter: boselli has been capturing the hearts of men and women ever since he became a viral sensation three years ago as the so-called sexiest math teacher in the world. >> the first few times i didn't realize i was thinking oh, my god, they're taking pictures of the notes, you know, i'm such a good lecturer. >> reporter: pietro has a history of modeling professionally but he put that career on hold to pursue another in math and engineering. >> learning's always been what has driven me. >> reporter: but after going viral, the only math people wanted to know was -- >> how many abs do you have? >> people say six. it's not really. it's only one piece actually. >> it's all one piece. >> yeah, it's all one piece. >> reporter: some of his most popular posts are of his workouts. so we decided to hit the gym. >> see? >> good effort, i think. >> when i'm sleeping,