we are "up all nightline" with abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: three beautiful brides getting readywalk down the aisle. >> i'm scared. >> reporter: and into the arms of their waiting groom. >> let's do this. >> reporter: everything is perfect. the dresses, the flowers, the champagne, but there's just one catch -- >> i think i just made the worst decision of my life. >> reporter: they are about to marry someone they have never met. >> pleasure to meet you. nice to meet you. >> the brides and grooms total strangers. >> do you take vaughn copeland to be your husband? >> reporter: and their first words to each other. >> i do. >> i do. >> i do. >> yes. >> reporter: these six brave souls agree to this extreme social experiment last march for the reality show "married at first sight." allowing four self-proclaimed relationship experts to find their perfect match. after five weeks, the couples have a choice to get a divorce or stay together. >> i want to stay married. >> i want to spend the rest of my life with you. >> we have decided to get a divorce. >> reporter: for the two couples who s

here's abc's linzie janis. >> oh my gosh! >> hi.ui. >> reporter: she wanted to be america's next top model. >> renee and natasha, please step forward. >> reporter: drive and determination weren't enough for renee allway placing a disappointing third in the hugely popular reality show's eighth series in 2007. but one of the next head shots the world would see of this beautiful young woman? this shocking mug shot. snapped in the summer of 2013. the former model's face covered in sores. allway next seen in court, again almost unrecognizable. haggard. her head shaved. the ex-reality tv star speaking as an inmate from inside california's riverside county jail. >> i can't even remember what was happening then. that's how bad it was. i have bits and pieces of broken -- broken memory about it. >> reporter: now 28 allway says it all began after the bright tv lights went out. >> i couldn't get past the reality tv stigma that had been put on me. then there's the pressure of the fans, you know. where are you? what happened? it's almost like a s

here's abc's linzie janis. >> i'm not asking, we're demanding. give us the vote. >> all: give us the vote. >> reporter: tonight "selma," the star-studded movie produced by oprah about dr. martin luther king jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights for african-americans, not just generating oscar buzz, but stirring up controversy too. some historians saying the filmmakers got it wrong. >> we need your help. >> dr. king, this thing is just going to have to wait. >> it cannot wait. >> you got one big issue. i got 101. >> reporter: arguing scenes like these unfairly portray president lyndon johnson as dragging his feet. >> it does a disservice to lyndon johnson by not giving him a little more credit that he deserves for pushing the whole of voting rights agenda forward. >> reporter: one former johnson aide even claiming lbj was the mastermind behind the selma protest marches, not dr. king. the film's director fighting back on twitter calling the notion "jaw-dropping and offensive to the civil rights groups and black citizens who made it so." this

here's linzie janis. >> reporter: bill belichick saying his team, including star quarterback, tom brady, did nothing wrong. >> we, as an organization, have absolutely followed every rule to the letter. >> reporter: in an impromptu news conference, a defiant belichick giving an unusually scientific explanation of why he thinks those footballs became underinflated before last week's game. we found that once the footballs were on the field, over an extended period of time, they were adjusted to the climatic conditions. the balls reached an equilibrium without the rubbing process, that after that, had, you know, run its course. they were down approximately 1 1/2 pounds per square inch. >> reporter: the coach talking about the weather, and the way the balls are broken in as possible reasons why they lost pressure. regardless of belichick's explanation, this former chewing bears' ball boy, says any cheating would have been difficult to pull off. >> from my experience, i think it would have been very difficult for me to somehow sneak off with a dozen footballs and adjust their pressure. >> rep

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> now, the fbi taking the lead in tracking down who tweeted the bomb threats that affected two airports. fighter jets scrambled to track two planes where no bombs were found. tonight, the latest on the information and the hefty response from the military. steve osunsami has the story. >> reporter: tonight, federal investigators are tracking a twitter user responsible for the series of threatening messages directed at two atlanta-bound flights saturday. >> i think you know typically on these things, there's a trail. whether you want it or not. >> reporter: behold the power of social media. two fighter jets, escorting the planes until they landed safely. >> you could look out the window and see people with machine guns and people with all sorts of threatening things, bomb-sniffing dogs. >> reporter: someone hiding behind the handle king zortic sent these threats to delta and southwest airlines. "i have a bomb on one of your planes, but i forget which one when i left the airport. can you help me find it? it was smuggled through one of the back entrances."

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linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> here's a look at your weather. drying out but blustery in the northeast with some snow possible in the northern new england and the adirondacks. also around the west side of the great lakes snow is possible. in the upper plains and rain showers in the northwest. >> 30s and 40s in the northeast. mid-30s for minneapolis. 60s in the south. 50s and 40s in the northwest. >>> two people and a dog rescued after their sailboat got caught in the storm off the north carolina coast. what you are seeing here is coast guard cameras capturing this video. the chopper hovering above. rescuer was lowered down to the stranded passengers. the man with a heart condition had to come up first, followed by the woman and the dog. >>> president obama promises to unveil a sweeping tax reform plan, which he addresses the nation tomorrow. the plan would increase taxes on the rich and give the middle class a tax break. republicans won't go along with this but the president hopes it will be a starting point. experts see a newly energized presid

abc's linzie janis reports. >> reporter: she may look at home but police say the woman rifling througheves allegedly using her easy access to this upscale home to steal prescription drugs. they say reeves takes the bottle in to the kitchen, pouring the pain medicine in to her own container and then putting the bottle back. surveillance video also capturing this possible clue -- reeves walks in wear withing a coat and hat, but only puts on those yellow gloves once she's inside. those gloves preventing fingerprints maybe, but not preventing reeves from being caught red handed by the homeowners. >> you trust the people that come in to your house and it was just shocking. >> reporter: they say they just installed cameras after some jewelry went missing during an open house. >> i called the police department and it was highly illegal activity she was involved in. >> reporter: reeves now charged with felony possession of a narcotic and larceny and she's not the only realtor accused of behaving badly. >> realtor accused of a dust despicable crime. >> reporter: these agents caught on camera st

abc's linzie janis has the latest from outside the league's headquarters in new york city. orning linzie. >> reporter: good morning, paula. after finding proof that 11 of 12 patriots footballs were deflated, the nfl is promising a thorough and objective investigation. and despite the super bowl being just days away deflate-gate is still what everyone is talking about this morning. >> deflate-gate. >> deflate-gate. >> deflate-gate. >> reporter: overnight the nfl confirming it has evidence that footballs used by the patriots and their big win against the colts last sunday were underinflated. >> touchdown. >> reporter: despite star quarterback tom brady denying his involvement on national tv -- >> i have no knowledge of any wrongdoing. >> reporter: -- the league vowing to find out why and potentially who deflated those footballs. in a statement writing nearly 40 interviews have been conducted. but according to brady, he's not one of them. >> the league has not spoken or contacted you. >> no they may. >> reporter: our sister network, espn reporting, as of friday afternoon, none

abc's linzie janis reports. >> reporter: along the east coast a deadly mix.rain instantly icing over roadways. >> look out! look out! >> reporter: sending cars out of control. in philadelphia, three people were killed after more than 50 cars and trucks slammed in to one another. officials closing icy highways and all bridges in the city for four hours. emergency officials urging drivers to stay home. >> what was it like walking? >> like right here and now. it is a skating rink. just like a skating rink on the highway. >> reporter: more than 30 vehicles were involved in this pileup on a new jersey highway. 16 people were hurt, including this man who had to be dragged to safety. out west, icy conditions, too. in oregon, an amazing story of survival after this 26-vehicle pileup ripped open a fedex truck and mangled an 18 wheeler. kaleb whitby, who was driving his pickup truck, was sandwiched between the two semis. leaving him just enough room to survive. >> more i think of all of the things that could have happened and it kind of scares me. so i just thank my lu

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> you over it yet? >> no. football is america's past time. you look at the nba controversy, remember that, i thought the nba acted quickly to get on top of that. i feel like it is one situation, the concussion stuff, the ray rice stuff and now this. this is america's poverty sport. it speaks to the morality. i don't know. i'm troubled by all of this. >> clearly. >> yeah. >> folks, we are working on starting a new segment, sports with reena. >> we are not joking. >> no, this is something we have been talking about. she doesn't watch a lot of sports or know a lot about sports but has a lot of opinions like you heard and they are valid from someone. >> i want to reach out to the female audience but i realize a lot of women are incredibly smart about sports, football. >> there you go. just to prove she's good on her sports. the duke's men's basketball coach. what's his name? no, i'm not going to do that to you. >> mike. >> his name is mike. it is spelled on the prompter. his name is mike krzyzewski. but coach k is coach one k. the blue devils had

abc's linzie janis investigates. >> reporter: during a routine oil change a houston mechanic spotteds tiny device on jeremiah's pickup truck. >> i grabbed it. >> reporter: a gps tracking device on a vehicle, a cause for concern for anyone. but for him, a red alert because someone recently burglarized his home. >> they knew just when i left from work and they were gone within minutes. >> reporter: salmon says he believes the tracker was there before the burglary and gave the thieves easy instant information as to when it was best to strike. >> the fact that somebody can put a device like this on your vehicle, know exactly when you are away frommior home and steal everything you own, that's scary. >> reporter: houston police are analyzing the brgulary and the placement of the gps tracking device to see if there is aye connection. in another incident kansas police said they did make a connection. >> he knew exactly where all the goodies were in my house. >> reporter: in 2013 shortly after zoe's home was burglarized, they found gps tracking devices on two of her vehicles. authorities lat

abc's linzie janis has the latest. >> reporter: tonight police chasing every lead for the real-life bonnie and clyde. now revealing they believe 18-year-old dalton hayes and 13-year-old cheyenne phillips may be in florida's panhandle. the pair managing to stay a step ahead of authorities for 13 days now. >> as of right now they have not committed any violent it is slowly escalateing. >> reporter: there apparent crime spree from kentucky to carolinas and georgia. young out laws breaking into homes, forging stolen checks and stealing three pickup trucks. the last with two loaded guns inside. >> what we're trying to stop from happening is the worst-case scenario. that is the police getting in a pursuit, and dalton fleece and hurts her or himself. >>> on january 3rd hayes announced the couple's engagement on facebook. the next day, hayes' mother confronted phillips telling the family she was 19, lieing about her age. >> i text cheyenne and told her the police are looking for her. she asked why. i said evidently you're under age. >> reporter: the parents of both teens now pleading with them to

abc's linzie janis is here with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.-cut looking eric frein appeared before a packed courtroom for the preliminary hearing. a judge ordering him to stand trial after prosecutors presented a mountain of evidence. accused cop killer eric frein clean shaven and wearing glasses as police escort him through the back door of a pennsylvania courthouse monday. >> eric are you sorry. >> reporter: a stark contrast to the 31-year-old with the banged up face and facial hair first appearing here in october after being captured. frein stands accused of killing two pennsylvania state police officers killing one. appearing stone-faced and still and wearing shackles during his preliminary hearing. witnesses describing ieds and other weapons recovered after the september shooting. a u.s. marshal testifying about the journals frein wrote during that 48-day manhunt. >> it's the start of answers to questions for the public the victims and their families. >> reporter: also shown in court but not released to the public chilling surveillance vi

tonight abc's linzie janis reporting in. >> reporter: along the east coast today, a deadly mix. freezing rain instantly icing over roadways. >> look out, look out. >> reporter: sending cars out of control. in philadelphia, three people were killed after more than 50 cars and trucks slammed into one another. officials closing icy highways and all bridges in the city for four hours. emergency officials urging drivers to stay home. >> what was it like walking? >> it was like it is right now, it was like a skating rink. just like a skating rink on the highway. >> reporter: more than 30 vehicles were involved in this pile-up on a new jersey highway. 16 people were hurt, including this man who had to be dragged to safety. it's nearly 3:00 in the afternoon and they just managed to clear this road from that massive crash, the rain is still coming down, but the temperatures are warmer so it's not freezing on contact with the roads. out west, icy conditions, too -- in oregon, an amazing story of survival after this 26-vehicle pile-up, ripped open a fedex truck and mangled an 18-wheeler. k

abc's linzie janis has the frightening story. >> reporter: during a routine oil change a houston mechanichis tiny device on jeremiah salmon's pickup truck. >> i grabbed it. >> reporter: a gps device a cause for concern for anyone. but for salmons a red alert. because someone recently burglarized his home. >> they knew just when i left from work. they were gone within minutes. >> reporter: he says he believes the tracker was there before the burglary and gave the thief easy instant information as to when it was best to strike. >> the fact that somebody could put a device like this on your vehicle, know exactly when you're away from your home and steal everything you own, that's scary. >> reporter: houston police are analyzing the burglary and the placement of the gps tracking device to see if there really is a connection. in another incident kansas police say they did make a connection. >> he knew exactly where all the goodies were in my house. >> reporter: in 2013 shortly after zoey harrington's home was burglarized, police found gps tracking devices on two of her vehicles. authorities la

linzie janis has her story. >> reporter: from fashion photo shoots to behind bars,. >> oh my god.ee, i'm 20 and from maui. >> reporter: renee alway, a former contestant of "america's next top model" speaking out for the first time about how she went from this to this. >> i can't even remember what was happening then. that's how bad it was. >> reporter: alway now nearly un unrecognizable to her fans. after a string of arrests in 2013 she was convicted of burglarizing homes and cars auto theft and illegally possessing a gun. landing her in a california prison for the next 12 years. she says finding life after coming in third place on "top model" was difficult. >> and it was just closed door after closed door after closed door and that was really hard to take. >> reporter: alway turned to drug soon finding herself homeless. >> i felt like a failure because i couldn't get past the reality tv stigma that had been put on me. >> the drastic contrast of being on a reality show to just going back to being completely anonymous is a psychological shock. >> reporter: this morning, alway hopin

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linzie janis has the story. >> hello and welcome to "fashion police." >> reporter: back on the air mondayost and star joan rivers. filling her gigantic high heels, rivers' good friend kathy griffin. >> joan i know you're watching from heaven but don't get it twisted. i will not be afraid to bring the hammer down on everyone and everyone. i learned from the best. >> reporter: the cast including brad guresski all paying tribute by channeling her signature anything goes jokes. >> you look at this outfit and you know why children are afraid of clowns. >> reporter: unleashing their own cutting critique of celebrity fashion at sunday's golden globes. >> that made me laugh out loud in all the wrong places. >> joan rivers and kathy griffin had a mentor/mentee relationship. she thought she was as fearless as she was. >> reporter: can came on the same day a federal agency announced the clinic where rivers went into cardiac arrest during a routine procedure is losing its federal accreditation. a substantial hit to its business and reputation. rivers died in september just days after that procedure a

>> reporter: for "good morning america," linzie janis, abc news new york. >> that's just incredible.e was to the falls themselves. ginger you can tell us. how did he know the ice wouldn't break away. >> i'm not sure how he knew that. i don't know everything. but i do know that it is going to be a super cold forecast. you can make winter look beautiful and near lake ontario, it sure does. wanted to show you how maybe you love the cold. so maybe you think tomorrow morning looks pretty but here's what's going to happen. this is this afternoon. temperatures still in the 30s from portland up there in maine to boston down to washington, d.c. but you see what's happening here single digits. watch these numbers fall and, bam, you put on the windchill warnings and advisories oh my goodness this is what it's going to feel like tomorrow morning. it will feel subzero from saranac lake up through new hampshire and vermont. 9, pittsburgh the shgs the feels like 20 in washington, d.c. san joaquin valley thi >> good mornin washihington. a wiwind advisory kicks effect atat nn toy and d continues thug

linzie janis is here to break it down. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, paula. bill belichick says he spent the last week conducting an internal review of his team's process of breaking in their footballs. he gave several potential reasons why they may have become deflated. this morning, some now asking, was he trying to blind us with science? the morning, patriots head coach bill belichick confident his team didn't break any rules. >> the organization followed every rule to the letter. >> reporter: in a surprise news conference saturday afternoon, belichick finally ready to explain how he thinks 11 of 12 patriots footballs got deflated in last sunday's game against the colts. >> touchdown! >> climatic conditions. air pressure. equilibrium state. atmospheric conditions. >> reporter: sounding more high school science teacher than football coach -- >> the preparation of the ball caused the ball to, i would say be artificially high in psi. >> reporter: -- belichick talking about how rubbing footballs to break in the leather affects their air pressure once the team

not the first time we've seen this happen as linzie janis reports. >> reporter: she may look right atlice say the woman rifling through the pantry is actually virginia realtor sara reeves allegedly using her easy access to this upscale home to steal prescription drugs. they say reeves takes the bottle into the kitchen pouring the pain medicine into her own container, then putting the bottle back. surveillance video also capturing this possible clue. reeves walks into the home wearing a coat and hat but only puts on those yellow gloves once she's inside. those gloves preventing fingerprints maybe but not preventing reeves from being caught red-handed by the homeowners. >> you trust the people that come into your house and it was just kind of shocking. >> reporter: randy and emma say they just installed cameras after some jewelry went missing during an open house. >> i called the police department and it was highly illegal activity that she was involved in. >> reporter: reeves now charged with felony possession of a narcotic and larceny and is not the only realtor accused of behaving ba

>> reporter: for "good morning america," linzie janis, abc news new york. >> that's just incredible.e was to the falls themselves. ginger you can tell us. how did he know the ice wouldn't break away. >> i'm not sure how he knew that. i don't know everything. but i do know that it is going to be a super cold forecast. you can make winter look beautiful and near watch these numbers fall, bam. it will feel subzero up through new hampshire and vermont. buffalo 3, 9 in pittsburgh, 20 in washington, d.c. all right mild there too let's get a check closer to home. >> reporter: west coast vacation looking better right now right. we have snow showers to the east clearing the coast. we have light ones in the northwest. we have a lie of 38 with a drop later on today. it's going to be cold. where those temperatures just the feels like those were actual temperatures. it will feel even colder than that. i got confused. >> we should ask max these question. >> yes, max knows all. max knows all. >> getting cold here on the set. >> what is in everybody's drink this morning? >> friday. >>> coming up the