. >> in a speedo. >> keep your speedos to yourself, bill karins.phelps joined the arizona's students of distraction and he emerged wearing a speedo, medals. all in an effort to distract the oregon players during the free throws. it appeared to work. thompson missed both shots from the foul line. >> if we looked like that, we'd walk around in speedos too. >> michael phelps is allowed to wear one. most of us in the studio, probably not. bill karins, your weather i can totally get behind. >> but not the weather in a speedo. >> i would pass on that. >> so would everyone else. a big storm off the coast. remember four or five days ago we mentioned the possibility of a nor'easter, it happened but it's off the coast. snow showers in pennsylvania, new york, through new england. the west coast the worst weather. you're getting soaked. another prolific rain event, some snow in that. we'll track that. and that's the one that could be a blizzard in the middle of the country come tuesday. right now for today, not bad. 40s in the big cities, snow showers in the g

you see in the split screen, don' speedo. would be speedo. ed: don' t worry about the man in the speedo. jc: only from bob. new tonight on newscenter 5 at 7:00, seeing through walls knowing if someone is hurt or needs help. the technology being developed here that could change care for the aging and public safety. ed: and then new at 11:00 -- keeping vulnerable kids out of gangs. how today' s fbi sweep could make a life-saving difference in communities around the city. but first abc' s world news tonight with david muir. hey, david. david: breaking developments three days before iowa. donald trump' s big gamble, and the hunt for three fugitives, armed and dangerous in the u.s. ed: on chronicle, army ranger garrick mcgee helped save jessica lynch. a death-defying act. help for veterans from home base and an unforgettable trip to the ed: ready, go. mike: looks like 80' s and we can. monday, look of the warmth. monday and tuesday -- which happened to be my days off -- [laughter] groundhog day arrives on tuesday. >> winter is my days off now. jc:

. >>> going viral, wearing a speedo and his medals, why did basketball game like that? >>> hey, good friday morning. right to the top story here, that unusual republican debate just three days until the high stakes iowa caucuses and the front-runner, well, he wasn't there. >> yeah, so seven top candidates agreed to show up and be quizzed by fox news moderators by donald trump refused because he didn't like one of the moderators, megyn kelly. >> so, who did that decision help and would did it hurt? lana zak joins us from des moines with "your voice, your vote." good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning, reena and good morning, kendis. you know, donald trump wasn't even on the debate main stage but there was still plenty of memorable moments however most of them were about donald trump. it was the final debate before the first votes are cast in iowa and the national front-runner was absent. >> let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. still, donald trump's influence >> everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly. now that we've gotten the donald trump por

the speedo clad lads were as the sun devilling routed the beavers 86-88. back to you. >> thanks. >>> just ahead, which oscar

felps was donning only a speedo and medals for the free-throw. >>ingrid: the tactics worked. thompson missed both of the free flows. he has an excuse. >>lauren: any sort of distraction like that? >>jay: oh my gosh. >>lauren: yeah. >>jay: that's legal? lig it is?>>lauren: is it? >>jay: i don't know. >>ingrid: i don't know if there's anything like, you can't wear a speedo inside the stadium. >>jay: but what about the no shoes and no shirt? >>ingrid: maybe they kicked him out. it's 36 in asheville right you no. coming up at 6 o'clock, we will see who will see light snow and how warm we will get this weekend. back to you. >>evan: i-26 eastbound shut down both lanes. one lane reopened. we have new information on the crash we will bring you in just a moment. >> >>jay: last week's winter storm is causing problems for asheville roads. the time frame dot must fix the potholes. >>lauren: a new ordinance in and how it could benefit now, in high definition, from the western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 this morning. >>lauren: a spanish paraglider has a unique story to te

. >> to see a man in a speedo would be a distraction. michael phelps did just that. he was part of the curtain of distraction. phelps wearing just that speedo danced around with gold medals around his neck and a swim cap on his head. it worked. the moment drew the loudest cheers from the crowd and arizona state went on to win. >> i probably wouldn't even hit the back board on that. much cooler daday, from first sniffles to endless runny noses. they help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better so you can face winter happily. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed.

to slip his speedo on. >> hey. >> you see that there, that water temperature of 42? >> you're not doing it? >> no. bedford, 33, worcester, 32. worse. bees. we're on the backside of a weather system that peels out of here over the next few hours. there's a bit after chilly wind developing. even with a mild pattern you can run into a cool evening or afternoon. here are the wind speeds anywhere from 10 to 15 miles per hour. 29 in boston, worcester, 22. preliminary feels like 33. plymouth. also on the weather map, there is a warm front. this is going to march into new england tomorrow afternoon and temperatures heading for the low 50s. these the cool front here, but that's not an arctic front. there's no birth air behind that. tomorrow we start the sun. clouds will show up through the afternoon. again, the number tomorrow about where we should be for this time of year. sunday a mix of clouds and sunshine. it's mild sunday. tomorrow boston around 41, bedford 39. on sunday afternoon the city reaches 50, bedford reaches 49. the jet stream will look like this. this will carr

the speedo clad lads were as the sun devilling routed the beavers 86-88. back to you. >> thanks. >>> just ahead, which oscar francis? >>> in entertainment news today, leonardo dicaprio went to the vatican to meet with pope francis. and jennifer aniston a dramatic role. the film calmed "the fixer" based on the life of denise white. >>> making a fan's day. a high school tweet, lurched the gold golden globe dress. where do you live, maybe we can make this happen. hopefully they're hashing it out, not hash tagging, the details. this is "early today." >>> leading the news in the new beat isis. u.s. military concludes. according to pentagon officials, more trainers and commandos will need to be sent to iraq and syria in the coming months. ash carter will hold a meeting in brussels next month regarding military efforts to defeat the islamic state. >>> and from nbc bay area, dolores park reopens including new outdoor urineurineals. the park can draw up to 7,000 visitors in a day. >>> from nbcnews.com, a yacht damaged reef. the yacht, 14,000 square feet of protecte

and and why olympian michael phelps stripped down to his speedo. >> the obama administration announced steps today to narrow the gender wage gap. right now the median salary for a woman in the workplace is a little less than $40,000 a year comparing to $50,000 for men. employers with more than 100 employees to provide are payment information. >>> economic output gdp slowed sharply to 0.7%. analysts say the problems overseas are now weighing down on the u.s. economy but despite the news stocks on wall street soared. >>> u.s. oil production has surged in recent years, helping to drive down dpeb dependence on foreign oil. but as tom ackerman reports. >> 70 years ago this was king saud's first trip out of his country to forge an alliance with franklin roosevelt. >> understanding each other's problems brings east and west together for a better world. >> i think we signed a faustian bargain. that has continue to this day. >> but when opec imposean embar go the u.s. launched what president ruched nixo richard nd independence. increased its reliance on foreign oil. to perhaps 60%. but the prod

. >>> and an olympic sized distraction from a speedo wearing michael phelps. >>> that and much more. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm erica hill. donald trump hosting a fund-raiser for veterans while not showing up to the debate. >> donald trump has chosen not attend this evening's debate. what message do you think that shows to the voters of iowa? >> let me say -- i'm a maniac, and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly, and ben, you're a terrible surgeon. now that we've gotten the donald trump portion out of the way. >> it's not about donald trump. he's an entertaining guy. this is the greatest show on earth. >> i kind of miss donald trump. he's a little teddy bear to me. we always had such a loving relationship in these debates and been tween in the tweets. i kind of miss him. i wish he was here. >> donald trump did pull back either. >> i didn't want to be here. i have to be honest. i wanted to be about five minutes away. you have to stick up for your rights. when you're treated badly, you have to stick up for your rights. you have to do it. i have to

speedo. the most decorated olympian ever causing problems for someone who was just trying to make a couple it's water cooler >> dana: time for the water cooler on this friday. a mother in arizona says a picture, a photograph saved her baby's life. she was snapping these pictures of her little baby when she started noticing a strange glare coming from his left eye. she thought that was because her camera was bad. for christmas she got a new cam noticed the same glare. she took rider to the doctor and turns out there was something terribly wrong. he had a tumor in his left eye. they were able to catch it early. they are treating it and saying that rider should be just fine thanks to those pictures that his mother was snapping. >> just take the picture. it could be good for you. >> quit complaining. >> kim: that's amazing. sync battle last night. >> the wrecking ball. last night on spike television. we take to you arizona. arizona state university college basketball matchup trying to distract th

the speedos. >> there's a reason he's in such great shape. he's training for the rio games this summer. >> oh, really. >> he plans to work as an assistant swim coach at asu when he retires after the olympics. >> apparently he's clean and sober. it helps your abs. >> it helps your abs. >> great. >> coming up, consumer alert. over ticket fixing. why it's becoming virtually impossible for a regular fan to score a seat at a concert or ball game at a decent price. rebecca jarvis will get us answers. >> why one of the nation's post powerful voting bloks it going door to door to get out the vote in iowa. you're watching "world news now." >> "world news now" weather, brought to you by zu lilly.com. lilly. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. tide and downy together. but did you know there's a product that lasts for twelve hours? try delsym® twelve hour cough liquid. its advanced

. >> in your speedo, right? >> you'd never catch me in a speedo. look at this shot. this was the south side of town when she pinned it. karl lives downtown when he took this shot. i love it, karl. how about this one from karen in deltona? that's a great-looking shot of the lake there, too. you can see the wonderful storm pins. you can see the broken clouds on the horizon. not a bad day today. there will be a few clouds and a few more tomorrow. on wednesday, everything changes. try to enjoy the now tonight and tomorrow. radar for you, not picking up any radar echoes, even with the clouds building out there. turns out we did bump it to 70 in the last hour before 4:00. we hit 70 for the daytime high overnight low this morning, 36. average is 72 and 49. we've got a temperature reading of 70 in orlando, 63 was the daytime high in palm coast and 67 did it out at the cape. after a morning covered up with freezing temperatures or frost, we've turned it around quickly. >> temperatures across the region right now, 54 in nashville. 57 in atlanta. 60 in pensacola and jacksonvill

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. >>> next in sports, theo epstein on david ortiz, michael phelps makea -- making a splash in a speedo out of the water. celtics continue to roll it's the chosen one who shall lead them again. isaiah has been chosen by this is violet. she's been waiting for this moment for awhile. a moment other kids wouldn't think twice about. because now that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first >>> celtics are playing great you know what's really great about all that they've won five in a row now. isiah thomas is playing like an all-star because he is against orlando tonight first game for thomas since he was named to the eastern conference squad and he gets the celtics rocking. oladipo with the nice little back and forth. isaiah takes charge with 13. seven celts in double figures that includes marcus smart with a game high 16. three of the celtics 10 3-pointers for marcus. as they outscored orlando by a 19-point win for the celtics fifth win in a row. >> he has been like that. nobody has been worrying about it. we've been confident. >> any time anybody is makin

michael phelps and two other students pulling a little chip and dales action, dressed over in the speedo, and swim cap and the olympic medals. a little bit of a distraction. turned out to be a success. the oregon state player policed both of the free throws. >> can you blame him? >> and arizona state won the game over the beavers. that's terrific. >>> tonight at 5:00, maryland's teenagers sound off after a student's racist video goes viral. wusa 9 investigates the attack on the metro. and we ride along with code enforcement in prince george's county to make sure people are shoveling their sidewalks. and the principal of a brand new all boys school in dc shares his special story, tonight on wusa 9 at 5:00. >> the weekend is here, mike. >> happy friday, my friend. >> happy friday. >> i will see you guys tomorrow and sunday. and sunday. >> you will having lots of devices in your home can really slow your internet down. way down. so keep things moving with 100% fiber optic fios by verizon. with fios, you get the big capacity all your devices thrive on. it's the fastest internet and wi-fi ava

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the shot is a miss, then the curtain closes and reopens showing phelps in the gold speedo. thompson misses his second free throw and goes onto win the game. >> is that legal, the curtain of distraction? >> that's what they do. >> i guess that's home court advantage. you know, he grew up just a stone's throw from where i did. >> did you ever see him in a gold speedo? >> not like that, no. i think it was the bling that threw me off more than the wash board abs. >> we're getting distracted over here. >>> check this out, video from the spanish paraglider who became the first paraglider to fly amid the northern lights. this happened over norway you can see the flight made for some pretty incredible footage. that is an adventure. the hardest part, according to the flyer, was that it was so cold. the air this time of year about 30 degrees, and the higher up you go the colder it gets. >> so beautiful, though. >> another neat shot high above the river gate tower in downtown tampa, looking down toward the channel. you can see boats making their way in. what a beautiful, clear day. yo

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. >> and -- and then speedos. >> this is like the chippendales' version. there is a little bit of a spray tan. 86-68. >> i'm just looking at michael phelps in the speedos. >> there's a reason he's in such great shape. he's training for the rio games this summer. >> oh, really? >> yeah. plans to work as an assistant swim coach at asu when he retires after the olympics. which is what he plans to do. >> apparently he's clean and sober. he doesn't get the munchies anymore so it helps your abs. >> it helps your abs. great. >>> coming up, consumer alert over ticket fixing. why it's becoming virtually impossible for a regular fan to score a seat at a concert or ball game at a decent price. abc's rebecca jarvis will get us some answers. >>> and why one of the nation's most powerful voting blocs is working overtime, hitting the pavement, going door to door, trying to get out the vote in iowa. you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" zulily.com. lilly. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but

. >>> and a would be robber >>> and an olympic sized distraction from a speedo wearing michael phelps and much more. show early today starts right now. >>> and donald trump hosting a fund raiser for veterans while not showing up to the debate. >> donald trump has chosen not to show up. what message do you think that shows to the voters of iowa? >> let me say i'm a maniac and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly, and ben, you're a terrible surgeon. now that we've gotten the donald trump portion out of the way. earth. >> i kind of miss donald trump. he was a little teddy bear to me. we always had such a loving and been tween in the tweets. and been tween in the tweets. i wish he was here. >> pretty gentle considering. now, trump speaking at his events just three miles away. >> i didn't want to be here. i have to be honest. i wanted to be about five minutes away. you have to stick up for your rights. when you're treated badly, you have to stick up for your rights. i have to go a little step further and say that fox has been extremely nice the last number of hours, actually. and

. >> dana: michael phelps in a speedo. concerned for the weekend it's a mixed bag. one day fantastic for outdoor activities and one day good for bing watching netflix. here is a live look at our red rock resort camera. beautiful colors out there. we have a few clouds hanging around and going to continue to see waves of clouds moving in on and off throughout the day but hours as well. as far as the temperatures are concerned, as you are heading out the door this morning not as 46 right now. a few clouds as we take a look at the radar picture. seeing some of that as well. we are going to stay dry for most of the day today and tomorrow as well. i think it will be a good day to get outside in clark county. today is a great day to get outside. tonight 49 for the lea with partly cloudy conditions. look at the seven-day forecast. tomorrow especially the morning wonderful. looking at a high of 69 but the winds will pick up in the afternoon. sunday the wet weather moves in. valley rain, mountain snow, windy conditions leading into monday. could see lingering showers for your

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some more and i tweeted out one of his latest this is also remaining -- this is michael phelps in a speedo trying to distract and oregon state player shooting a free throw. he missed both of them. fun. and the guy next to him, they make it even better. he's also got the browns should untie. time doing things like that. it's going to be all about life radar and the snow of the coming in and waves. as you can see right now, not a lot going on. later tonight and there comes the next wave that will come into the mountains. the going to absorb more stuff that on saturday people feel a bit of it and the bigger storm that will be when they get so sunday and monday. northwest plateau and southern mountains, this looks to target the northern and central mountains including right up love the continental divide. that's the winter storm that stays out until early on sunday. high temperatures today little better. gunderson was warmer and steamboat was warmer people bit more in the mountains. by far the warmer temperatures for northeast colorado in the '60s and the south and east. denver's 55 points aga

. >>> at etonline.com, kanye a >>> plus why did michael phel zip strip to his speedo at a college basketball game? >>> and a snake for her kbripsbritney spears inspired lip sync battle. >>> so did you come up with the answer to tonight's "e.t" birthday? which past oscar nominee admitted she can not si >> you have to know what you can do. you know, i don't sing, lord know i wis did. i always wanted to be d ross, but i have given up on having her thais. >> that is oprah winfrey, she's 62 today. happy birthday. i don't believe it, oprah does anything. forget to join us monday for >>> we want justice. >> do you think you have new avery? >> we do. >> "making a murderer" divide deepens. i'm billy bush.