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maggie rulli will be with us.> they did not get an unbiased person. >>> coming up, a showdown that took place overnight. the awards show, plus the world's greatest looking person suffers a horrible injury to his moneymaker, his face. moneymaker, his face. like stop worrying about your boss fast, like wow, you're already asleep fast. when life keeps you up... zzzquil helps you fall asleep in as little as 20 minutes. my shoulders carry more they carry my community's pride my family's pride and pride in myself because shoulders were made for greatness not dandruff ♪ skinny so skinny >>> all right. so we're going to start with the preview for the oscars. the oscar nominations of course now just one day away and everyone's reading the tea leaves for clues on who will get a nod and that includes last night's screen actor's guild awards. >> the event was hosted by kristen bell and also, what was interesting is all the presenters were female. >> bell did have fun with fellow actors and also acknowledged the social movemen

maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >>> maggie, thank you. >>> a closer look at your forecast for this thursday morning. >> good morning. well, the cold continues over the southeast, even though the snow and ice is moving away. still talking about slippery conditions and there will be some melting today. another concern is refreezing as we talk about the overnight hours. but, again, temperatures running below normal then they will stay below normal throughout the northeast and movingut o as weenture into friday.m jather f. >>> still ahead the mistake at a major bank draining people's accounts. >>> also ahead a facebook selfie leads to an arrest in a high-profile crime after police find the murder weapon in the picture. >>> and airline passengers preparing for the worst bracing themselves, the video from inside an emergency landing. >>> we're back with video of a home in malibu, california, threatened bylandslide. you can see there beneath the house crumbling. the owners are not being allowed back inside. maki mters worse rain is in the forecast today and that could cause even more eros

i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson with some of the top headlines we're followingn "world news now." operations are slowly getting back to normal at jfk airport in new york city. a broefken water main caused hundreds of cancellations and delays even for some domestic flights. >>> president trump may not be getting a warm welcome when he attends the ncaa championship game in atlanta, the naacp is asking people to wear white and hold up signs. >>> and the annual consumer

here's abc's maggie rulli. >> in this morning's gma first look, it's the question that weighs on the hearts and minds of moms who are expecting. how will i love my second child as much as my first? including our own ginger zee who took to facebook to ask for some advice as she prepares to welcome baby number 2. the responses were in by the thousands. one woman said she felt guilty for not loving the second the same as her first. she realized she loved them both, just differently. your heart just doubles in size when you meet your second born. >> she cried the final two weeks of her pregnancy worrying about the exact same thing. the 30-year-old says she struggled with infertility before giving birth to her now 2 1/2-year-old son luka. >> it was an emotional roller coaster. >> more on this parenting alert at 7:00 a.m. with. i'm maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >> coming up next, seven things you need to know. >>> b.a.r.t. is considering surge parking. >>> an mrj forces a couple to let your inner light loose with one a day women's. ♪ a complete multivitamin specially formulated with ke

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i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson with some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." operations are slowly getting back to normal at jfk airport in new york city. a broefken water main caused hundreds of cancellations and delays even for some domestic flights. >>> president trump may not be getting a warm welcome when he attends the ncaa championship game in atlanta, the naacp is asking people to wear white and hold up signs. >>> and the annual consumer in las vegas. we're going to look at some of this year's hot devices. >>> and a sea of black flowed down the red carpet at the golden globes in the powerful protest of sexual harassment. actresses echoed the theme of female empowerment and that a new day is on the horizon. those are some of our top stories on this monday, january 8th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and that was such a powerful speech by oprah winfrey. there were so many people saying that was her opening speech for presidential run in 2020. oprah has said since that she has no plans to run for president. >> that's

i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. we start with what some are calling a racist comment by the president. >> the president asking why are we having all these people from expletive countries come here? fierce. lana zak has more. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and maggie. these comments seem to echo those reported by made by the president earlier in the month which he said all haitians have aides and nigerians won't go back to their huts. the white house at the time denied those comments vehemently but it is a different story today with some within the white house thinking that this will play well with the base. the white house is not denying the president's comments characterizing some countries with a curse word. sources tell abc news that when lawmakers at the white house briefed president trump on their daca immigration plan his response to restoring protections for immigrants from haiti and several african countries was, why are we having all these people from expletive countries come here? proposing inste

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. the big story this morning is, again, the extreme winter weather. it's canceling more schools and causing even more chaos for the commute. >> yeah, frozen pipe burst at new york's jfk airport causing hundreds of cancellations and delays. thousands of passengers were left furious unable to get their luggage and this morning temperatures are still below freezing from the carolinas up to canada as a new storm moves across the a frozen pipe bursting at jfk airport. three inches of water on the ground taking out a terminal that services delta and 30 international airlines. >> it was just a mad house. there was like pushing of people out and nobody was moving. everyone is like confused. >> reporter: the electricity shut off. flights delayed and passengers stranded as baggage piled up nearly as far as the eye could see. >> luggage everywhere. people everywhere. there's no space to walk. >> reporter: this new emergency coming as the airport struggles to get up to speed after shutting down dur

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. we begin with the disaster unfolding in southern california. at least 13 people are dead and dozens are missing after heavy rains unleashed mudslides that swept homes off their foundations in the very same area of santa barbara county already devastated by last month's historic wildfires. they left the hills barren with fog to hold back the water. >> some scenes, cars tossed into buildings buried in rivers of mud while boulders came crashing down rolling as if they were just marbles. a frantic search overnight for the missing. after heavy rain unleashed massive mudslides in southern california. >> my mom and i'm fighting with all my heart to find her but like i can't focus too much on she's most likely dead out here. >> reporter: in montecito robert riskein and his friend looking for robert's mother. >> i've just been clawing through the mud and it's hard to hold hope when the mud is so deep. you know, but it's your mom. so what do you -- you got to just keep going. she's a grandmothe

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. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. we begin with several new developments overnight from that school shooting in kentucky. we've learned that two 15-year-old students were killed but a motive for the attack remains unclear. >> and take a look. this is the 11th school shooting in america so far this year alone. it's only january 24th. overnight a community in kentucky leaning on each other and their faith. >> lord, be with those who are in the midst of this tragic situation. >> reporter: just hours earlier chaos at this high school south of paducah. >> marshall county high school, active shooter, four people down. one unresponsive. the shooter is still on site. >> reporter: a male student with a handgun opening fire in a common area killing bailey hope and preston cope, both 15 years old. another 18 people injured. >> we all started running towards the library office, and once we got in there, we just shut the lights off, sat down and locked the door. >> it was just like bang, bang, bang, and nobody knew what to do. >>

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. the rising death toll in the california mudslide disaster. >> yeah, at least 17 people are dead and dozens believed to be missing. around the town of montecito in santa barbara county hundreds are stranded with roads cut off and no water supply. >> meanwhile, as we see new video of the raging floodwaters, we're learning why they never received emergency alerts. this morning, rescuers going door to door, searching for survivors in southern california, placing an x when it's all clear. >> i didn't think it would ever turn into something like this. we've never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: powerful mudslides funneling down these hillsides left barren by last month's fires. abc's kayna whitworth flying over the damage. >> if you look out there, you can see all of these homes completely surrounded in mud in all areas. i mean look at this. the rocks and mud have pushed down out of the canyon and collapsed trees and moved cars. yet somehow just to the left was completely spare

. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. we begin with breaking news from the korean peninsula. the first talks between the rival nations have resulted in a deal. >> the north will send a delegation across the border for the upcoming winter olympics and that could talks amid rising tensions over kim jong-un's growing nuclear arsenal. abc's lana sank has been following the details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, maggie and kendis. you know, the olympic games are expected to begin in exactly one month now and it looks increasingly likely that for the first time in 12 years the north and south may, in fact, march together possibly even under one flag. north korea has agreed to send their athletes, officials and cheerleaders to the olympic games. north korea's top delegate called it a new year's gift to the korean people, a sentiment echoed by south korea's reunification minister. after a year of increasingly worrisome missile tests by the hermit kingdom and increasing rhetoric between kim jong-un and pre

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo beginning with a bombshell report stemming from the russia investigation. sources tell "the new york times" that president trump ordered the firing of special counsel robert mueller. >> they say the only reason mueller is still on the job is because the top white house lawyer threatened to quit. abc's kenneth moton has details from washington. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning. "the new york times" reports that the attempted firing of the special counsel happened last summer but robert mueller recently learned about the incident as his team interviewed current and former white house officials. this morning, president trump on the world stage at the economic forum in davos, switzerland. >> peace and prosperity. >> reporter: but here at home new reaction to a new report that he tried to get rid of the special counsel and "the new york times" says after media reports after a possible obstruction of justice case he ordered don mcgahn to ask the justice department to fire robert mueller. the sources say trump backed off when mcgahm

. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo.gin with the government shutdown officially over after the democrats blinked. >> we have breaking news. here now the very latest. >>> a tsunami alert has been issued after major quake struck far off the coast of alaska. the quake was centered about 170 miles southeast of kodiak, alaska. people in that town told to evacuate and run to hire ground. that quake triggered a tsunami warning. a tsunami watch was issued from washington state down through california. these warnings are usually a precaution. there's been in immediate reports of damage or serious concern. we'll have more on this throughout the morning as well as on "good morning america." >>> yeah, overnight, president trump signed the bill to keep the government running, albeit just for another 17 days, and that could mean yet another shutdown. the democrats caved in an exchange for a republican promise to address the future of the d.r.e.a.m.ers. abc's arlette saenz joins us now from washington. good morning, arlette. >> reporte

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. >>> the sexual abuse scandal involving larry nassar. take a look at the front cover of "the detroit free press." >> those are all the names of women and girls who made statements against nassar in court over the last week. nassar worked for usa gymnastics as well as michigan state university and now the president of that university has resigned. this morning, the larry nassar sex abuse scandal ending the career of a longtime educator. >> it's just -- time's up. >> lou anna simon stepping down as the president of michigan state university where he worked as a medical doctor for two decades. simon saying i'm so sorry that a trusted renowned physician was such an evil person. it comeses as the university is questioning how it could continue for so long and how the school handled the allegations. >> it's sad to know our school has a bad name and the only national news we've been making is all the indicates against larry nassar. >> hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. >> reporter: a judge sentencing nassar. >> i'm giving you 175 years. i'

. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. we begin with that bombshell report stemming from the russia investigation. sources tell "the new york times" that president trump ordered the firing of special count robert mueller but then backed off. >> this morning the president responded calling the report fake news. abc's kenneth moton is following the details from washington. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and maggie. "the new york times" reports the attempted firing of the special counsel happened last summer but robert mueller recently learned about the incident as his team interviewed current and former white house officials. this morning, president trump on the world stage at the economic forum in davos, switzerland. >> fake news, folks, fake news. >> reporter: but responding to a new report that he tried to get rid of the special counsel in the russia investigation. "the new york times" says after media reports of a possible obstruction of justice case last june, the president reported white house

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane. the big news, the government shutdown. day three as negotiations wrap up overnight with once again no deal. >> the senate is poised to vote at noon today on a short-term bill. will democrats sign on? without a firm agreement on immigration? arlette saenz has the overnight developments. she's on the hill for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and maggie. about 800,000 furloughed federal workers are waking up to a closed government. feeling the first major impact of the shutdown. as the government shutdown heads into day three, congress is still at a standoff. negotiations to reopen the government hit another road block. >> let's step back from the brink. let's stop victimizing the american people. and get back to work on their behalf. >> reporter: democrats objected to a late-night vote on a plan to reopen the government. >> the talks will continue. we have yet to reach an agreement on a path forward that would be acceptable for both sides. >> reporter: bipartisan lawmakers huddled throughout the week end t

. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo.gin with the government shutdown officially over after the democrats blinked. >> overnight president trump signed the bill to keep the government running albeit just for another 17 days. that could mean yet another shutdown. the democrats caved in an exchange for a republican promise to address the future of the d.r.e.a.m.ers. abc's arlette saenz joins us from washington. good morning, arlette. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and maggie. after days of negotiating and finger-pointing the government shutdown is officially over but lawmakers could be back in this exact same situation in less than three weeks. with little fanfare, president trump signed a bill ending the government shutdown. for now. >> by opening up the government we stop losing. >> reporter: leaders on both sides of the aisle were jubilant. the president tweeted big win for republicans as democrats cave on shutdown. congress passed a temporary fix funding the government through february 8th when another shutdown looms.

. >> i miss maggie rulli. >> conservatives are hotter than liberals. >> you can speed up. >> doing arere had right on the floor? no, no, no. we're not done yet. moving on to the champagne sale. check out tis video. >> how long is this segment again? i forget. >> crash and burn. guess how much that bottle cost? $42,000. >> whoa. >> yes. and they posted a video on their facebook page. they didn't quite work out the way he planned. speaking of looking cool, how is kendis doing? >> i just got distracted by the video. >> that is not a plank. >> that is just a sacrilege. >>> so a video affa rat in the shower is all popular here. show me the rat. >> is flat real? >> yeah. pizza rat. >> he's washing his arm pit. >> it rat is covered in soap and seems to imitate human behavior. what do you mean? 30 seconds, for real? how does it seem they go by so much faster -- >> i wonder how that rat looks when he's doing a plank? >> pretty much like this. >> up, high >>> this morning on "abc news now" the deadly flu outbreak. 39 states reporting high flu activity. what parents should look for before sending

maggie rulli with more on the winter blast that left several areas cripple. >> a bitter cold is gripping the east coast. with temperatures that feel like -15 or more spreading from the midwest to the northeast, even florida scrambling to do with windchills below zero. schools up and down the coast are closed, many for a second straight day. sanitation crews salt the roads trying to stay ahead of what has becoming -- become a deadly ice situation. roads made worse by the monster storm yesterday. >> i can't see it. oh no. >> in boston, and historic storm surge flooded the city, freezing everything in its path. >> this happened in a matter of 45 minutes. >> lifeboats and a tractor used to rescue people from the floodwaters. in new york, the coast guard cutter was needed to break up ice in the hudson river. at the airports, travelers are met with bitter cold and long lines. >> we are stuck here another day. >> jfk reopened after suspending 3000 flights. in orlando, a rare sight, a plane getting deiced. even the animals seem to have had enough. areain as -- iguanas literally falling from the

maggie rulli is in new york with more on this winter cold spell. >> at least two thirds of the country is bundled up, battling own-chilling temperatures. >> it is really cold. >> from inches of ice in washington state -- >> i have never seen anything like this, honestly. >> to temperatures so frigid most schools in new england forced to cold. >> most of our students walk to school. >> cannot escape with emergency cold weather shelters popping up in florida. the weather makes driving conditions dangerous. a white out in michigan leads to this multi car pileup. in indianapolis, a woman is rescued from the top of her car after it sank feet into an icy pond. slips on aficer frozen highway and is nearly hit by an oncoming car. st. paul minnesota, 10 people rushed to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning. bitter cold conditions make it nearly impossible to battle fires in nebraska. -10-degree temperatures instantly turned the spray into ice. firefighters cope with frigid temperatures, struggling to control a six-alarm fire in new york city. it is not over yet. the east coast is bracing

." >>> ah, we say welcome to maggie rulli who is here fresh off -- this is her first day, by the way, in your 30s. her first official day in the 30s as well. >> i like the slow clap for the 30s. that's a slow clap kind of deb aid. -- decade. there is no place i'd rather be kick starting my 30s. >> we enjoy spending your dirty 30 with you. >> ooh, i like that. >> you know the golden globes it was 50 shades of black on the red carpet kicking off the awards season of course. a dramatic blackout you would say on the red carpet. >> gone were the colorful gowns that we're used to. stars dressed in black to make a powerful statement against sexual harassment that has plagued their industry. donya baucus has the story. >> reporter: the stars wore the color in a show of solidarity. many also wearing pins with the slogan "time's up." >> time's up on this balance of power. >> reporter: host seth myers tackling the tone. >> good evening ladies and remaining gentlemen. >> reporter: the first award of the night? going to nicole kidman for lead actress in a limited series or tv move evil the show al

abc news reporter maggie rulli is live in new york city with the latest developments this morning. ning to you. >>> chris, good morning. those numbers are shocking, but besides just the government shutdown, today also marks the one-year anniversary of the day donald trump became the president. and the political battle is as heated as ever. the government is hut down. and both sides had taking shots. >> the blame should crash entirely on president trump's shoulders. this will be called the trump shutdown. >> what we've just witnessed on the floor was a cynical decision by senate democrats to shove aside millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political games. >> reporter: top lawmakers and president trump met throughout the day scrambling to make a last-minute compromise. yet by the midnight deadline, still no deal. democratic lawmakers say they won't pass a spending bill unless they get guaranteed protection force d.r.e.a.m.ers, the nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. >> where is the urgency when it comes to d.r.e.a.m.ers? there is an

. >> i'm maggie rulli. here are some of the top headlines we're following.stroke of a pen, president trump has reopened the government. he signed a temporary funding bill after democrats backed down and voted to end the shutdown without a firm deal for d.r.e.a.m.ers. >>> a slow moving storm system is dumping more snow on the upper midwest overnight and during the day today the mild temperatures in the east will make thunderstorms and flooding likely. >>> breaking overnight rock and roll hall of famer neil diamond says he's retiring from touring as he's suffering from parkinson's disease. >>> and just hours away from this year's academy award nominations. there are six rules in place to help avoid that epic best picture flub at last year's oscar's. those are some of our stories this tuesday, january 23rd. >> narrator: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> i think that's why they wrapped up all of the government shutdown stuff this time knowing that 8:00 this morning the oscar nominations will come out. we need to be at home and watching this and findin

. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diana macedo.the stories we are following on "world news now." >>> authorities in kentucky have not disclosed a motive for a deadly high school shooting. a 15-year-old student accused of opening fire, just before classes started, killing two fellow students. details ahead. >>> heavy rains and melting snow have been causing icy roads across the northeast and ice jams in rivers, triggering plenty of flooding situation. those ice problems are only expected to get worse today as temperatures drop across the region. >>> two members of the space station's crew have completed the first space walk. they replaced work on one of the arms. it took seven hours. >> not bad. >>> and this evening we learned the names of baseball's hall of famers. some say as many as five former stars may receive cooperstown call. there hasn't been a class that large since 1939. those are some of the stories we're following january 24th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >>> we can say good morning to you every

maggie rulli has the details. >> reporter: bitter cold and blinding snow is barrelling across the countryple from texas to minnesota to maine stand in the storm's path. in kentucky they say they're fighting a losing battle to black ice. this car slams right into an officer's cruiser. spinouts from south dakota to indiana. >> a little shaky out there, especially the bridges and the overpasses. >> in chicago an army of 200 plows have been deployed. at boston's logan airport, flight collided with a deicing truck. in the northeast frozen flood waters are threatening entire towns as massive chunks of ice rush downstream spilling into nearby communities. >> that's how thick they are. that's something else. >> reporter: in vermont, an entire town is overrun by floods. there are submerged cars in maine. >> we were a bit shocked. >> reporter: and there are flood warnings in new jersey for a massive ice jam. the storm is expected to bring a swath of snow from louisiana to the ohio valley, eventually slamming into the east coast. the main concern now is dangerous driving conditions. icy roads from c

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane. here are the headlines we are following on "world news now."ret society. why some republicans say a group of fbi officials are plotting against the president. abc news obtained the text messages that sparked the controversy. we have details coming up. today, president trump is in switzerland, in the alps where he will pitch a message, america is open for business. one-on-one meetings with the british and israeli prime ministers. >>> logan paul may be trying to redeem himself after posting videos of a suicide victim. he brings awareness to the problem of suicide. >>> a wild chase when a guy driving a jeep slammed head-on to another vehicle. the suspect got out of the vehicle and walked away before being taken down by cops. he already has a criminal record. those are some of the top stories on this thursday, january 25th. >>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we begin with a secret society with the fbi. a group of law enforcement officials are plotting to bring down president trump. >> abc has a copy of the text message they

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane.the top headlines we are following on "world news now." lost and found. republican senators are backing away from a conspiracy theory about a secret society within the bureau. >>> president trump promises to bring a message of peace and prosperity as he addresses a global summit. he met with the british prime minister saying they have a great relationship despite rumors to the contrary. >>> one day after a judge sentenced dr. larry nassar up to 175 years in prison. the usa olympic committee is giving the board of gymnastics six days to resign. >>> as we countdown to the year's 60 awards, corden is saying sunday night's extravaganza will allow time to address solidarity between the me too and times up movement. ♪ 24 karat magic in the air >>> from abc news this is "abc news now." >>> we're beginning this half hour with the fbi recovering a huge batch of missing text messages between two colleagues accused of showing bias towards president trump. >> and the senator who sounded a alarm ab

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo.me of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." it's a race against time in california's santa barbara county. at least 17 people are missing after mudslides swept through the area. another 17 are known dead and many many residents are stranded in their homes. >>> this year's flu outbreak seems to be peaking right about now, and there are more cases of the flu strain that is usually more severe and difficult to contain. you can still get a flu shot which actually takes two weeks to be fully effective. >>> vice president mike pence will lead the u.s. delegation to the olympics in south korea. pence, along with his wife, will attend the game's opening ceremonies on february 9th. while he's in the region, he will meet with leaders in south korea and japan. >>> and this year's critic's choice awards is set to take place tonight. "the shape of water" is leading all films with 14 nominations. "feud" is leading all tv series with six nominations. those are some of our top stories

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo.nes we're following on "world news now". >>> the president undergoes his first physical exam in office today. he's coming under criticism for a remark he made with lawmakers. we'll have details on both those stories straight ahead. >> vice president mike pence was in vegas for the grand opening of a new air force innovation hub and says the country is depending on the program to provide new innovations and technologies to the air force. >>> some major changes are coming to facebook. facebook says it's making the change to encourage more meaningful interaction between family and friends. >>> and the "shape of water" and "big little lies" were among the big winners at last night's critics choice awards in santa monica. "shape of water" shaping up to be a big contender at the oscars. those nominations will be announced later this month. those are some of our top stories on this friday, january 12th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we do say good morning, everybody. we hav

. >> and i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo.top headlines we're following on "world news now." more than a dozen people are dead after a mudslide and floods roared through southern california. there was nothing to hold back the heavy rain in areas already destroyed by wildfires. search and rescue crews are out right now overnight. we'll have the full details ahead. >>> the president of south korea says he's open to a meeting with north korean leader kim jong un to resolve the nuclear crisis. it follows rare talks between the two koreas that led to an agreement by the north to take part in the winter olympics. >>> steve scalise is having surgery today, part of the recovery from the wound he received in the shooting last june. >>> and female house democrats are leading an effort to have lawmakers wear black during the state of the union address. they say it's in solidarity with the me too movement and they hope all members will take part. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, january 10th. >>> from abc news, this is

. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo.top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> high-stakes talks right now on the korean peninsula. north korea has agreed to take part in the olympics. south korea wants the delegations from both countries to enter the opening ceremony together. they're hoping more talks are on the horizon. we have a full report straight ahead. >>> president trump is holding a bipartisan meeting today hoping to find common ground on protections for the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers. as the government shutdown looms democrats are refusing to agree to $18 billion in funding for the border wall. >>> breaking overnight, that highly classified u.s. government satellite launched by spacex now appears to be a total loss, failing to reach its target orbit. >>> and tuscaloosa, alabama, the agony, then the ecstasy. fans of the crimson tide celebrating the second championship in the past three years. the highlights ahead. man, they are pumped. >> roll tide. >>> from abc news, this is "world news n