but quiet for so long. compared to some other artists of his era? >> you know, i mean, i think that i can only speculate that for somebody who was in the limelight for so long and really was fully embodied his art industist ri. for a normal person, they would want to retire around 55 or 60. he did take a break. i'm sure he was still creating and living well among his family and friends. but perhaps it was just everybody needs to sort of recharge their artistic muscles and creativity. it wasn't like a permanent retirement. there was no big declaration. no big failure that drove him into privacy. it was his choice. he always did what he wanted to. he did what he felt like, and whether that was take a break, come out with a new studio album, appear in a movie, do a musical. that's what he always did. >> and if you're just tuning in, we are covering this breaking development, singer david bowie has passed away at the age of 69. his publicist saying it's after a battle with cancer. not a publicly known struggle that david bowie had been dealing with, for

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brad/wx wall weather adlib: feel one of the worst things about winter is how cloudy it can be for so long, and those clouds definitely put a damper on temperatures monday. as we head into the night, some areas will see partly cloudy skies, but hopefully everyone will see at least some sunshine tuesday. if we do get a little sunshine as expected, we should warm up close to 34 in the metro by afternoon with also the help of southerly winds of 10-20 mph. granted, those winds will make it feel colder because of the wind chill effect, but that is the price we have to pay to bring in milder air the next several days. the clouds will likely return wednesday along with some light rain showers in the afternoon/evening. locations to the north are more likely to have a mix of precipitation types, so there might be some slick roads there. a more significant rain/snow push to the iowa caucuses. what the candidates are doing to make these last 4 weeks count. jack: the iowa caucuses are four weeks away. see why not every iowan is thrilled about being part of the kick-off to the 2016 presidential electio

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. >> i mean, you know, they were together so long. they're always going to be like family. >> after liam, miley dated patrick schwarzenegger and seeing a victoria secret angel. justin bieber locking lips with a model. after performing shirtless at a new year's eve party in st. barts, he posted the pic that send fans into a frenzy. >> they've been really close friends forever. we found this picture of them together when he was 16 years old. she's been at his side while he was at so many other girls in hollywood. it's interesting to see how they turn from friends to lovers. >> yeah, something's up. today justin posted this pic and the caption, hey, maybe get corn rows. >> and more new years's snuggling in st. barts, that's where kendall jenner and har styles sparked rumors of a rekindled romance. and next, miranda lambert gets cozy with her new man. and, yeah, she moved on. we love their caption, "the snuggle is real." so who is the new guy? anderson is completely opposite of blake shelton. it's not this month. >> from nashville to hawa

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why did you wait so long? since the day i was born. >> good evening, i'm elizabeth vargas. >> and i'm david muir. viewers desperate for our help finding loved ones. >> so, we assembled a team to solve the cases. but tonight, something new and undefinable. gut intuition. is there something to it? decide for yourself, as we start with my trip to that texas church, and the search for the mother that left her baby in a manager. 1971. "all in the family" premieres on television. president nixon installs that recording system. and the beegees were tearing up the charts with "how do you mend a broken heart". my broken heart >> reporter: and in houston, texas, another heart was surely aching on a sunny wednesday afternoon, just days after christmas. a bouncing baby boy is discovered inside st. anne's christmas nativity scene. compounding the mystery, he appears to be healthy and well-cared for. >> apparently the mother had taken the baby jesus figure out of the manger and put the child in the manger in his place. >> r

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emma: "it's just been like a dream of mine for so long to be on wheel of fortune. so, it is kind of surreal." tony smith: that's right!!! these two teenagers got to spin the wheel. emma:"so, i always watch wheel of fortune with my dad. so, they say to audition and so my dad has filled out an application before. so, i was like i am going to give it a try...." tony smith: and just when these best friends were about to give up hope on the dream. taylor: "it was completely, unexpected when they called us and said we had made it." emma: "i thought it was kind of scam at first, is this real? but i automatically thought of taylor. since, we are always talking about game shows." tony smith: and these two friends believe -- friends who spin together, could possibly win together. emma: "it was everything i would have dreamed it would be. it was different then i thought it would be. but it was defintily better. for two best friends, tony smith eight news now. let's get to sherry with a look at today's weather. sherry swensk clear skies out there right now -- here's a live look

was very shocking a a my main question was, why so long? >> reporter: sam has spent the last 30 years thinking he only had one son. was re -- he wrong? back on long island, it was a long time coming as well for our searcher gina, to break down and finally call her father's old girlfriend.. remember, gina's dad fathered a child with her. gina's would-be half-sibling. why did you wait so long? >> what if i call and she denies it? but she's like, i have waited a lifetime for this phone call. >> reporter: wow. gina says the woman confirms the story about being forced to put she tells gina that she has a half-brother and gives his birth name. gina immediately tellslsll this to pam. what did she need to launch this investigation? >> luckily i had the name. i knew probably where he was born. >> so i finally had a starting point. >> reporter: pam spends hours scrolling through birth index records and then aatch. >> i realize that i am definitely looking at what i believe is her brother. >> reporter: ka-ching. wow. so pam makes the three hour journe

. >> but human rights lawyers are critical that potential war crimes are taking so long to investigatey actually investigating 45 of those cases. so statistically it does not look like they're being very effective. >> although the death of iraqi detainee in 2003, revealed systemic abuse of prisoners by british soldiers only one soldier wassailed in connection to ill treatment. the public inquiry into 2004 allegations british troops murdered and mutilated iraqis in detention. the british ministry of defense issued only a statement saying the vast majority of u.k. service personnel conduct themselves professionally and in accordance with the law. the m.o.d. takes all allegations of abuse and unlawful killing extremely seriously yet the number of cases continues to grow, and their ability to deal with them is starting to look questionable. one clear inference from readi reading from th the interview is the complexity they're looking at risk overwhelming the team. the m.o.d. set up in part to prevent the international criminal court from looking at the abuse allegations. if it fails, the i

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hardly noticed he was gone so long ago. but sally did. >> he was my good friend one day and gone the next. >> for 20 years she wondered, carried around the faded photographs, never dreaming how bizarre the story would be. though back then, just weeks before high school graduation when russell jordan simply vanished, nobody seemed to care. how was the news received in school? >> there was no mention of it. no police officers came to the school saying, you know, have you seen this boy? >> there wasn't any, like, fliers or anything. >> even though they were classmates, jeff taten says he has no memory of russell's disappearance. >> no cops ever came to the school. it's like he was never really missed. >> i bet you if one of the football players or cheerleaders or one of the kids with their new cars disappeared, it would have been treated differently. he was just a quiet boy who took ceramics. >> a shy young man who seemed to have faded into the woodwork, as far as most of the student body was concerned. so the reaction of the

we have been doing it for so long. we get to have so much fun and get to do extra things that the normal fan does not get to do. >> after the visit they went to children's hospital to visit the kids there where they met up with rescue rob and his orange fire truck. >> twoing to need them all sunday. indy has arrived. patriots check it out. airport earlier today just ahead of their 5th meeting of buu this, this is only the second time they stood if front of each other with a step, a super bowl on the line. every bronco player practiced fully today but for cornerback bradley rodby. now, hip soreness, now, crisp with a big skin during the brief viewing session. you can feel the anticipation building. the animosity growing because last time-out, 18 and the broncos beat the pats 26-16 in route to the super bowl. that and those battles are not forget en. >> i hate everying about it. they are all in my way. they are all in my way to get what i want. natural he going to create -`hate. i would say it sea good rivalry at this poi

. >> so cool and for so long. from 1969, "space oddity" came out. his first hit. the stunning success and reinvention. in everything he did. not only set new standards in music and art and entertainment. you can see him right there from the ziggy stardust era and in the '80s with "let's dance." out and out pop star. so creative. >> through collaborations and reinventing himself and solo work. reinventing himself all along the way. a testament to his creativity and lesson for other artists. >> he invented the cool. he was cool in a way that no one else was. unique cool. one thing that people kept saying he was a chameleon. a chameleon fades into the background. he did not fade in the background. he popped in every sense of the word. >> watching the clips. you say he is cool and

so pam makes the three hour of long island. to lend gina the support she needs for the phone call of her life. >> we are at gina's house and we are getting ready to contact her brother for the very first time. >> this is so exciting. oh, my gosh. >> hi. >> hi, miss gina. >> hi, how are you? >> good. >> reporter: together they compare the photos of the man pam found and her father's contractor license. >> the resemblance is unbelievable. >> reporter: remember, chris has no idea that he may even have a half- sister. >> here comes the moment. >> oh. the moment we've all been waiting for. >> reporter: gina is trembling. so nervous pam has to dial the phone for her. >> okay. i'm doing it. good luck. >> hi, can i speak to chris? >> reporter: but chris isn't home. it's chris' wife who answers the phone and gina doesn't want to leave a message. >> i'm actually searching for family so i'd really like to >> reporter: you had to coach her on what to say because it's important that you don't scare these people off. >> when you are contacti

brad/wxhang weather adlib: i feel one of the worst things about winter is how cloudy it can be for so long, and those clouds definitely put a damper on temperatures monday. as we head into the night, some areas will see partly cloudy skies, but hopefully everyone will see at least some sunshine tuesday. if we do get a little sunshine as expected, we should warm up close to 34 in the metro by afternoon with also the help of southerly winds of 10-20 mph. granted, those winds will make it feel colder because of the wind chill effect, but that is the price we have to pay to bring in milder air the next clouds will likely return wednesday along with some light rain showers in the afternoon/evening. stephanie: thank you for spending your time with us tonight. jack: we are working hard on another great newscast for 6pm. watch for we're proud to say we are iowa...

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weather adlib: things about winter is for so long, and those damper on night, some areas will see partly cloudy skies, but hopefully least some sunshine expected, we should afternoon with also the help of southerly granted, those winds will make it feel colder because of the wind chill effect, but that is the price we have to pay to bring in clouds will likely along with some light afternoon/evening. are more likely to have types, so there might there. a more will come our way thursday evening with pregnant anne >>> ann hathaway pregnant and in a bikini. >> and new years romance are miley and liam back together two years after th split? >> they're very affectionate. >> cyrus' surprise holiday with her ex-boyfriend down under as >> who is bieber getting hot and

a wait so long. the family lost patience. and a cleveland ems supervisor exploded when he said he heard chatter from a fire crew in the background. the city had sent firefighters >> . not knowing what could have happened to my daughter. >> . she didn't like getting caught in the middle. last week, a call for nine year-old. onon the city east side. city hall says to get an ambulance to the home, 31 minutes. >> . it tries to keep 18 ambulances rolling on the streets. when is call comes in. the service is expected to get help to those most in need first. >> . plans on doing. in place. >>in . the family believes the wait fort an ems unit was even much longer than the city claim. the city department of public investigating. seems the owner made the decision to leave it in the parking lot. right along the lake. while he went drinking. lake effect snow. stkp and low temperatures of course did that to the car. and it was stuck for several days. crews finally melted enough today to drag it out. and get it on a tow truck. >> . music fa

line of cars were so long that police had to assist in directing traffic.ffiliates report rock bot to the prices were the result of a local gas station war. but don't hop into your car just yet. prices have since returned to a more normal $1.40. not so bad though. if you were one of the lucky cars, you could have filled up your hummer h2 for just $15. back now to our politics lead. >>> he could become our next president, but across the pond more than half a million brits want donald trump to never ever be allowed on her majesty's soil again. seems like a silly idea to debate but not to the overflow of british lawmakers who actually took the issue up very seriously today. cnn international correspondent max foster is outside parliam t parliament. max, you look at folks there there were so many m.p.s, the session chair had to put a cap on how long they could speak? >> reporter: they had just six minutes each, but most of them used that time as best they could to absolutely lay in to donald trump. in the room only one supporter that really expressed admiration

richard: leon, it looks like so long ago when the soft snow was falling gently from the sky. k what we have, cars buried, cards to get through, streets down to one lane, leading to weigh whether headache. -- leading to a weather headache. getting by can be a close scrape. >> if anything, the roads are more dangerous. richard: in asburn, not a vdot plow insight. so the residents banded together to shovel. has do-it-yourself approach this 20-year resident ticked off. >> it's pretty horrific since we pay so many taxes, and that is part of what vdot's job is. richard: in the district, the polar opposite. plenty of trucks and noise and collected snow, the fumes giving some folks headaches. >> you cannot sleep when they have the dump trucks or the backhoes in reverse, be beep ing constantly. richard: there is a parking and driving nightmare. >> you have to clean out the cars. richard: a lot of close encounters, some streets down to one lane, plenty of car still straight it. >> i went to school in florida and its times like this i wish i was back there. snowrd: that soft powdery we

why is it taking so long to clear this issue? so far no response. i'm investigator jonathan walsh. news center five. if you see news happening text or e-mail us. >>> lead paint in cleveland homes a big problem. for years we've been telling you about it. so why has it taken so long for the cleveland health department to fix the problem? the department's inability to tackle the lead issue was called into question by the state of ohio. one major problem is the lack of investigators finding and following up on .ed children. after the state cracked down, leaders told city council they will be twoogd more certified investigators by the spring. more than 700 children have been poisoned. bey now you know that there were three big winners for last night's powerball drawing. >> we know who they weren't, right. none of those tickets were sold in ohio. there were a few big winners here in the buckeye state. three tickets purchased in ohio they're worth $1 million apiece. one of those tickets purchased in cleveland here at erie view towers news stabbed. the owner said he had a hunch. >> i had a

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this morning the americans who spent so long as prisoners in iran, now freed and reunited with family>> trevor: that is wonderful, wonderful news -- except for that guy on the right. (laughter) the media really owes that guy an apology. no! for two years, they have been using a picture that makes him look like a giant baby! (applause) (laughter) i mean, hasn't he suffered enough? it was a week of good news for the u.s. and iran, except for one hiccup. >> ten american sailors and their boats are being held right now by iran, seized after the americans apparently drifted into iranian waters in the persian gulf. >> trevor: ah...iranian waters, the worst to drift into by mistake. much rather drift into jamaica's waters because they would probably be like, hey, you! you in the waters! get over here and have a fruity tropical drink with us! (laughter) as always, in moments of crisis, the finest men step forward, and then they get pushed out of the way by these guys. >> when i become president of the united states, our adversaries around the world will know america is no longer under the com

at 37 meters or 122 feet, this dinosaur is so long, it can't even fit all the way in the museum galleryso the head sticks out the door. scientists don't even have a official ban for it yet. it weighs 70 upons or the equivalent of ten african elephants. >> i am a pretty tall guy, as you can see i only come up to the knee of this dinosaur. it gives you a sense of how big it was, but the crazy part paleontologies believe when this died it was only an adolescent, so you can only imagine how big it's parents must have been. >> it was unearthed in a remote part of the pant goya region in 2014, and took a team of palillogy i don't understands 18 months to excavate the more than 200 bones. unlike most, were only fragments are left this dinosaur was 70% infor his befrail of the late apple finder for his role in thrombo. then there's matt damon, he survived being stranded on mars we are getting an oscar. you have leonardo decap prime minister row, he is seen as the one to beat. this surgery has never been attempted before. >> it is killing you. it is my only hope. this is not my body. i have to l

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it is all -- that's why it is taking so long. we also have a storm coming in and the temperature is dropping. mr. esparza is probably getting cold so they are anxious to free him from this trench. alan wang, abc7 news. >> alan, thank you. remarkable it has taken so long. >> he mentioned that weather coming our way. that leads us to the other top story. the first of several enhanced storms is now closing in on the bay area. >> live doppler 7hd ising traying the new round of wet weather as we look live from our abc7 roof cam. get ready for a wet morning chute. >> let's get to sand yaw -- sandhya patel. >> we are tracking not only the rain, but the wind. let me show you our radar and where it is raining. the coverage is increasing and now getting reports of rain around the marin county area. as they take you in closer it is moderate in intensity between san rafael and mill valley around kentfield and britano way. greenbrae is getting heavier rain as well. light rain is being reported toward vacaville and brentwood. then we take you

back in fall of last year, that water permanently corroded the pipes and that's why this could take so longfix. >> this seems like now a triangular problem. michiganders complaining about the problem and on and on and on. do we know where the fault lies on this long term situation ? >> if you ask all the leaders they'll point to somebody else, basically we know this. president obama last night committed $80 million to fixing this problem. the infrastructure problem. he said that the problem here was just inexcusable. >> it is a reminder of why you can't short-change basic services that we provide to our people. and that we, together, provide as a deposit, to make sure the public health and safety -- [applause] >> -- is preserved. >> now, governor snyder of michigan has been pointing fingers as well. just last night, the regional head of the epa based in chicago but overseeing the flint area resigned as did the michigan director of the department of environmental quality. both those agencies were accused of not doing enough, not taking seriously enough the complaints from the residents that

it is all -- that's why it is taking so long. we also have a storm coming in and the temperature is dropping. mr. esparza is probably getting cold so they are anxious to free him from this trench. alan wang, abc7 news. >> alan, thank you. remarkable it has taken so long. >> he mentioned that weather coming our way. that leads us to the other top story. the first of several enhanced storms is now closing in on the bay area. >> live doppler 7hd ising traying the new round of wet weather as we look live from our abc7 roof cam. get ready for a wet morning chute. >> let's get to sand yaw -- sandhya patel. >> we are tracking not only the rain, but the wind. let me show you our radar and where it is raining. the coverage is increasing and now getting reports of rain around the marin county area. as they take you in closer it is moderate in intensity between san rafael and mill valley around kentfield and britano way. greenbrae is getting heavier rain as well. light rain is being reported toward vacaville and brentwood. then we take you