first lady and save the best, the nuggets of your relationship and, of course, with this gal, kerry washington, because we do have more with "scandal" coming up. plenty more time coming up, so thank you for this little sort of sneak peek. more to come, everybody, but just a reminder in case kerry didn't remind you enough, "scandal's" winter premiere is tonight, 9:00, 8:00 central. please stay with us, though, we'll get a little "scandal"-ous coming up. back to you guys in new york. >> lara, please tell each and every one of them how grateful we are for them getting up like that, playing with us this morning. we know how early it is, and our audience is loving it. you tell them. >> they baited the hook this morning. >> thank you, thank you, to each and every one. we can't wait for more. let's go outside to rob. >> we're grateful for those bearing the cold. you're from australia. why would you come to the cold? >> something different. just something different but, yes, freezing. >> on the way back there heading to hi high so it'll be a warmer stopover. snow rowers in idaho. wind with light stick

he said when kasich was in washington he, quote, kicked some serious butt. >>> well, more progress in former jimmy carter's battle with cancer. mr. carter says doctors have told him he no longer needs treatment. that word came after an mri last week. last summer, mr. carter revealed that he had melanoma that spread to his brain. he had five months of radiation and immune drug therapy. >>> we have another passing of note this morning. the man who invented the modern e-mail system has passed away. ray tomlinson debuted the days way back in 1971. despite creating it, tomlinson was said to not check his own e-mail very often. tomlinson also chose the @ symbol to connect your user name with the destination address. details of why he died weren't immediately available. ray tomlinson was 74 years old. >> he didn't check his own e-mail. he's smarter than we gave him credit for. i love that. >>> a family outside of nashville, tennessee, is thanking their dogs for saving their lives. early sunday morning they woke to barking and they saw their detached garage engulfed in flames and the main hou

bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> well, there wasn't much of a race in washington last night. a surprise snowstorm coated the city with more than an inch and a half of snow and ice. traffic came to a standstill even on major roads and highways. and even for the presidential motorcade bringing mr. obama back to the white house from andrews joint base andrews. suburban maryland authorities said they were getting more than one emergency call a minute. virginia police report dozens of accidents and at least one fatality. >>> and it wasn't any better from are the busy -- from the busy city streets. there were many accidents in west virginia including at least in another accident a car slid into a storefront shutting the businesses. luckily there were no injuries to report here. experts say a light snowfall like this is more dangerous than the big one because drivers are overconfident. >>> drivers in west virginia and washington will get a chance to find out if that's really true because a big one is on the way. >> let's get the details from accuweather's justin povick. good morning

. >> a giant storm taking aim at major cities this morning from washington to boston, severe weather and up to a foot of snow in some areas followed by a a siberian express bringing temperatures more than 25 winter hurricane churns in the atlantic right now. give back the crown resigning overnight. now embroiled in scandal under investigation for an ugly incident with a pro athlete who was stabbed in the stomach. speaking out this morning only on "gma." >>> and powerball mania. the search for the winners this morning. is one of them holed up in this house? and the california nurse who thought she struck it rich? was it all just a prank by her son? the race to find the newest multimillionaires. >>> we do say good morning, america. yes, that was men at work. he was trying to figure out who it was. >> i made an age joke to sam. i said some of us weren't that old in the '80s. >> ow. >> welcome. >> i didn't win the powerball so i'm here. >> there's one thing we do know for certain about the powerball. we know the three cities where those three tickets were sold, that much we do know, one

. >>> as we have been saying, they're digging out in washington, d.c., as well. take a look at the nation's capital as well. so deserted. streets. >> that's fun. >> but this morning, all eyes in that town on the race for the white house. now entering its crucial final week before the iowa caucuses. just seven days to go. we have team coverage for you as the candidates make their to voters. cecilia vega has the latest. to you. in iowa. hillary clinton and bernie sanders clocking in a lot of miles. right now it's crunch time and it comes down to this -- who can excite voters? them out to caucus come monday? this morning, hillary clinton and bernie sanders both waking up in the hawkeye state with one goal -- trying to convince eyians to pick them. >> i know some of you are still shopping. i like to shop, too. >> reporter: both sides zig zagging around the state. each logging hundreds of miles. clinton making five campaign stops just this weekend. sanders, seven. over the past two days, more than 2,000 people showed up to hear clinton speak, for sanders on sunday alo

finally something to laugh about for "washington post" reporter jason rezaian. in the first video of him as a free man released overnight, he chuckles with his wife over a joke that poked fun at his iranian captors for claiming he was a spy. it was also a great day for another of the freed americans, 32-year-old amir hekmati, eager >> i feel alive for the first time. just really feel proud to be an american. >> reporter: hekmati said he and the three other released americans so mistrusted the iranians that they did not relax cleared iranian airspace after a delay of some 12 hours. popped. >> reporter: hekmati was held for more than four years at iran's notorious evin prison where his family says he was tortured. >> reporter: and forced to make this false confession video after which he was sentenced to death for being a cia spy. a former marine, hekmati said tuesday it was his regard for his fellow marines that kept him going, especially after some of them organized an online hunger strike to support him. >> i didn't want to let my fellow marines down, so i trie

. >> blizzard warnings from washington to new york. more than two feet of snow expected in some areas with wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. coastal areas fear near record flooding that could rival hurricane sandy. thousands of flights cancelled. the nation's capital shutting down and the south already hit hard overnight. cars sliding off the road. tornadoes touching down. damaging homes and ripping trees from the ground. more than 70 million americans in the crosshairs right now. >>> donald trump and bernie sanders surging. the stunning new polls just days hillary clinton now on the attack. and ted cruz fights back against donald trump's latest line of attack. this morning, we speak exclusively to the senator. >>> a pilot arrested for flying passenger planes while drunk now facing federal charges. how did this captain get behind the controls? >>> and clash of the titans. two of the biggest names and brands in sports facing off for a trip to the super bowl. tom brady and peyton manning, battling on the field and off. which star will b

washington's public schools are open but not those in northern virginia or baltimore. and take a look at this image, the only people at the capitol yesterday to convene the senate were women. one senator said, it may speak to the heartiness of women to get to work in all that snow. >>> and a health alert this morning. an influential panel says all depression, especially pregnant women and those who have just studies have then that at least one in eight such women and possibly one in five develop depression or other mental health issues. >>> the founder of popular bikram yoga will have to pay a massive penalty in a sexual harassment suit. los angeles jury hit bikram choudhury with nearly $7.5 million in damages to his former legal adviser. however, the eccentric yoga guru testified he is nearly bankrupt now. >>> finally a photographer is celebrities is something he. kevin absoch usually gets half a million dollars for portraits of someone famous like malala yousafzai or even yoko ono but the latest photo is of a potato, an organic potato but still just a vegetable. here

memorial in washington, d.c. we honor the civil right's legend this morning. >>> the race for the white house heating up in a big way on two fronts over the holiday weekend. george sat down with republican front-runner donald trump. those gloves are coming off against ted cruz. >> they did not hold back last night. the democratic debate, the final one before the first votes in iowa. two weeks from today, hillary clinton and bernie sanders mixing it up. we were there in charleston for all of it. hillary may be the national front-runner but with sanders so strong in new hampshire and iowa, she chose to attack. >> oh, boy did she, george. hillary clinton chose to attack, attack and attack again. but so did bernie sanders. if you had any question about how close this race is, all you had to do was watch that stage last night. >> they were face to face and they went head to head. >> the comments that senator sanders has made that don't just >> you've received over $600,000 in speaking fees from goldman sachs in one ye

imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun -- >> pierre thomas in washington. pierre, the president's anger and emotions so palpable yesterday. but the opponents of his new executive action are putting up a fierce fight too. >> reporter: good morning, george. the president clear impacted by the daily carnage in places like chicago and all those mass shootings especially newtown, tears flowing as he announced a series of actions from increasing the number of firearm sellers at gun shows who must register with the federal government and do background checks to better tracking of guns lost in shipping and asking congress for a half billion dollars to expand mental health treatment but reaction from the nra and the gop was fast and as you said furious. undermining the second amendment and burdening -- >> reporter: any major bipartisan movement is unlikely. i was struck by all those family, some of whom told me they are in this fight for the very long haul. >> yeah, they say they want to lead a movement. okay, pierre, thanks very much. >> gun control, of course, a

david kerley, abc news, washington. >> how much of a monster will this storm be? >> accuweather's justin povick is on the line with the answer to the forecast. how is it looking? >> good morning. this is already a monster. as you can see on the radar, some very, very dangerous thunderstorms crossing through most recently reported in pensacola. as we shift north and eastbound we're getting reports of sleet, also mixing with ice toward charlotte. it's just a matter of time before we start to see the big impacts around d.c. we expect those later on this afternoon. significant snowfall amounts. we're talking storm total amounts of 1 to even 2 feet of snow. but then we have to talk about the impacts at the coastline. again, 20-foot waves. a serious storm surge. this will rival the impacts felt from sandy. have you to think about the precipitation and the wind. again, this system covering a lot of real estate. >> accuweather's justin povick with the forecast. we appreciate it. thank you so much. >> the real question is, how much food do you need at this point? a lot of

so are the federal government offices in washington. with more, here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: in new york city, even the snowplows reeling from that record-breaking snow. >> we've got finish this job and get it done. >> reporter: streets in queens still buried. >> i don't know why they forgot about us. >> reporter: 80 million people in all impacted by that massive winter storm. baltimore seeing its biggest storm on record. glenn gary, west virginia, blasted with 42 inches. in nearby martinsburg, 40 inches. in newark, new jersey, a record-breaking 28.1 inches fell. >> this is not right. they're not cleaning the streets they're not doing anything. >> reporter: the heavy snow caving in roofs, like this church in chester county, pennsylvania. this apartment complex in virginia. and in new york city, five warning many are taking seriously. >> and you stop for rest so you don't get too tired. >> oh, no, not at my age. >> reporter: up and down the east coast, hundreds of accidents since saturday's storm hit. that 85-mile stretch of pe

abc's pierre thomas in washington has the latest for us. >> reporter: good morning, robin. while rallies in support of apple across the country tomorrow, they continue to face off with both sides digging in, this morning, as you said the fbi director is getting personally involved in a very public debate. releasing a letter calling on apple to comply to help unlock the iphone of san bernardino killer, syed farook. we can't look the survivors in the eye or ourselves in the lead. fbi director james comey said, we don't want to break anyone's encrypiton. or set a master key loose on the land. i hope thoughtful people would take the time to understand that. but apple is taking to the air waves to challenge the fbi's reasoning. saying that the privacy and security of millions of his customers are at risk. >> no limit on what the government could require apple to do if it succeeds this way. >> reporter: to make the case, apple has hired ted olson two whose wife died on one of the planes in the 9/11 attack and this is pandora box. we can't sur runder our civil liberties and give t

. >> as did kerry washington and snap judgment with this. kerry washington inspires me to -- >> be an american gladiator. >> yes. >> that look. >> yes. >> definitely a gladiator. and i love the fact that she put that leg out there. >> oh, yes. >> i also really liked her ponytail. i thought that really made -- so youthful. >> i love all the casual hair on the carpet. >> okay. mcadams' red carpet look for just one hour, i would -- >> steam it out. i had this conversation with kelly. >> whoa. >> oh. >> no, i'm not being -- she looked stunning, stunning, stunning. >> i loved that dress. >> i love that dress. >> i love that dress. i was going to say i would die and go to heaven. >> it's just that fabric we're saying is so hard to sit for a long period of time. >> she's stunning. she can make a bag look -- >> she's gorgeous. >> she was right there at the grand staircase and i was just staring at her. sheing looked so beautiful. >> you weren't the only one. >> no, she looked gorgeous. true movie star. >> a shoutout from the audience. who did you li

there's washington, of course, 33 degrees with snow changing to rain. some snow rolling in >> this feels good. this weather report is brought to you by jeep grand cherokee. >>> we're in the batmobile. we've been showing you this bad boy all morning long. in honor of the upcoming movie, we're looking for a superhero of our own. yeah, if there's someone in your life that inspires you, impresses you, considered a real-life superhero, we want to hear about them. it's called "good morning america's" real-life superhero contest. submit it on our website and you and your hero could receive a red-carpet trip at the premiere of justice on march 20th. entries must be received by march 2nd. and let's ride this guy. heroes. >> i feel kind of left out. she's going to africa. he's in the batmobile. we're all hanging out in here. >> you're hanging out with steph curry. >> okay. >>> let's go to commercial, george. >> okay, we are. stereotypes for muslim women and girls. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential cand

we've all gone to college, we live in separate cities now. washington, d.c. california. and where you meet the ladies they're all in their separate tracks and own lives lives a-free lives and alison asks us to come back to roycewood. >> lucy we fupdz out who "a" is. where were you and were you as surprised as everyone else? >> yeah, i think i was along with a few other people i was one of the people that didn't know who -- i think troian bellisario, -- you knew. i like keeping it a secret because i considered it exciting for me but i thought, yeah, i mean it came out of left field but marlene king who created our show who is the heart and soul of our show came up with this idea years ago which a lot don't know. i don't know where i was. i think i was in a table read when i found out. >> no. ashley, we have a question for you from a fan on twitter. joey wants to know if you could bring back any character to life >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh. >> gees, i probably would say mrs. di lorentis. she is the sweetest person ever and such a good character on the show and amazing

all right, martha, thank you very much and george is in washington, as well. george. >> that's right. we'll get to president obama's final state of the union right now. pretty punchy and passionate defending his record, optimistic overall but the president also showed a rare flash of regret and he was not shy about faking on the republicans hoping to replace him. abc's jon karl has covered the obama presidency from the start and joins us from the white house now. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. the president said one of the few regrets is failing to overcome the bitter partisan divide in washington but his critics are just plain wrong, america under his leadership is booming. >> anyone claiming that america's economy is in decline is peddling fiction. >> reporter: in his final state of the union address, president obama challenged critics who say america on his watch is in decline. >> the united states of america is the most powerful nation on [ applause ] >> reporter: obama pitched optimism for the future and a case for a democrat to suc

. >> we have sent the message that will echo from wall street to washington washington, the government of our great country belongs to all of the people. and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors and their super pacs. >> reporter: hillary clinton conceding defeat. >> i want to begin by lag senator sanders. >> reporter: with bill and chelsea standing on stage remaining deninth about the future. knocked down that matter, it's whether you get back up. i know i have some work to do, particularly with young people. and here's what we're going to do, now we take this campaign to the entire country. we are going to fight for every vote in every state. >> reporter: and clinton concedes bernie sanders managed to tap into a real sense of anger among voters but her camp is telling us this morning they are shifting their focus now to those upcoming states south carolina and nevada, robin, where they hope she can tap into her support among latino and african voters. >> cecilia, what are we hearing about these reports of a possible shake-up within the clinton campaign? >> reporter: wel

abc's pierre thomas has all the latest from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's a showdown between the fbi and apple. the fbi trying to force apple to open that iphone as it hunts for clues in the san bernardino massacre. apple saying no way and this morning a federal court is weighing in. a federal judge in california ordering apple to help the fbi unlock an iphone used by syed farook who went on a murderous rampage with his wife leaving 14 dead in san bernardino. >> we still have one of those killer's phones we have not been able to open and it's been over two months still working on it. >> reporter: the ruling could be a key victory in their long-running battle with apple and other tech companies about the government's ability to access encrypted data on apple vowing to appeal and saying it would put the privacy of hundreds of millions at risk and telling us overnight the government is asking apple to hack our own users and fear this demand would undermine the very freedoms our government protects.

also in iowa with trump now taking aim at cruz's canadian birth to an american mother, telling the "washington post" it's a very precarious issue. >> i tweeted out a response to donald trump's raising questions about my natural-born citizenship. it was a link to fonzie jumping the shark. and i think i'm going to let my response stick with that tweet. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >>> and one more political note for you. an announcement from the republican south carolina governor nikki haley will deliver the gop's response after president obama's state of the union address next tuesday. haley made waves when she called for the confederate flag to be removed from the state house grounds after the massacre at mother emmanuel church in charleston. >>> a chicago-area christian college now wants to fire a head scarf-wearing professor. laurisia hawkins made headlines wearing the hijab to show solidarity with muslims. had she got into trouble with her employer was when she declared that christians and muslims worship the same god. wheaton college says that is not within its line of

they're trying to keep warm in washington state. apparently the most googled search for a valentine's gift, mississippi, romantic mix taps. what is it, the 1980s? >> hey, i'm from mississippi. easy, easy. >> are we allowed to ask followups? >> massachusetts is looking for cooking classes. >> i think it was idaho or montana. adam and eve not romantic? >> there's a lot of head scratchers. montana was sejing for lobster tales. >> i'm sticking with the mix tapes. when you made somebody a mix tape, that was love, baby. that was love. >> it was. >>> to lara with a look ahead. >> thank you, robin. here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." lamar odom back in action. kanye west rocking the fashion world. >>> our big "10 dates in 10 states" finale. one of these guys is getting a big date. bachelor." man number two please come in. chef michael i'm season here. >> i got five bucks. >>> and then man number three, come on in. tim tebow is also with us live. >> hi, everyone. >> he's got big news to share. hey, it's valentine's day weekend

they're worried about melting snow across the virginias and in through washington, d.c. >> the big melt is on, ladies and gentlemen. spring temperatures continue across the northeast. that's a quick check on your >>> good morning. take a look at satellite and radar, heavy band out on >> this weather report is brought to you by mcdonald's. morning. a pretty good weather expert. you're more of an expert on rainbows. kermit the frog, he's the executive producer of up late with miss piggy. revamped the muppets. phenomenal show. what can we look forward with the new time slot? >> the same old stuff. by the way, it's exactly -- it's exactly 35 hours and 15 minutes before the show comes on, if you don't change the channel you'll already be tuned in. >> perfect. our executives love that. now, are we going to be seeing more of our favorite frog on stage? will be is ijing? >> i will be singing and doing the things that i normally do. we have 150% more laughs and we're 100% gluten-free. although our show is manufactured in a facility filled with nuts. >> we're safe for this new day. kermit the fro

abc senior justice correspondent joins us from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: overnight the fbi making two more isis-related arrests with suspects taken down in sacramento and houston. while there's no evidence yet the men were plotting an attack inside the u.s., authorities are deeply concerned about their association with isis and the potential for future threats. both suspects are iraqi refugees and political leaders in texas immediately raised concerns about the administration's refugees including thousands from syria. the men are among at least seven suspects here at home accused of ties to isis in less than a month including a maryland man who was allegedly given more than $8,000 from an overseas operative for a u.s.-based attack. the senior administration officials including the fbi director are expected to meet with tech leaders in silicon valley today to discuss encryption, the isis use of social media to recruit right robin. >> very important meeting today, all right, pierre. >> top national secure threat. >>> the ra

. >> today i'm here three days away to ask you to caucus for me on monday night. candidate who washington embraces, run and hide. >> reporter: while his rivals crisscross the state of iowa, donald trump was in new hampshire unleashing a new attack on canadian born ted cruz. >> ted cruz may not be a u.s. citizen, right? ted cruz is an anchor baby in canada. >> reporter: cruz's camp fired back with a statement overnight. the only anchor here is the one being dragged behind the ss new york values causing donald trump's campaign to stall out. those jabs were traded after the final debate before the iowa caucuses which drew over 12 million viewers. that's slightly more than the last republican debate and many more viewers than saw trump's veterans rally during the debate. trump relished skipping this one and mocked cruz for his first debate at center stage. >> i'm glad i wasn't there. i guess all of that, he got pummeled. wow. >> reporter: the front page of rough night for cruz. the texas senator was unfazed. >> it is not surprising that i am not the mainstream media's favorite candidate. imwo

gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> and a new dad in alabama may to the hospital. >> talk about danny lowe who couldn't get his wife shawna to the emergency room fast enough. so he had to take matters into his own hands, literally. after the couple got pulled over for speeding, he delivered his own son on the side of the highway. >> instead of getting a speeding ticket, he got a helping hand from the state trooper. i'm always amazed at how people are able do this. >> quickly. >> very quickly. but in a car and you're trying to get there and your nerves. thankfully the baby is just fine. >> yeah. >>> coming up, more super bowl coverage, including the celebrations in denver. >>> also ahead, clearing the clutter out of your home and your life. the big business of getting rid of junk and the difference it can make. >>> and the two young women posing as fund-raisers, preying on the elderly in a senior citizens home. the consumer alert. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by this is mineral build up it collects leaving gross germ-ridd

heavy rain in baltimore, washington, d.c., back through west virginia. flood watches are posted for this rain. all snow from buffalo back through western pennsylvania and of south florida. there's a massive, massive storm. as you mentioned, all sorts of wild swings. a difficult commute this morning and afternoon. >> you could feel the difference when you came to work this morning. >> a big difference. >>> we move to the race for the white house. the focus on south carolina, the gop primary just four days away, jeb bush brings in his big brother to take on donald trump. trump doubles down on his attacks against bush, ted cruz, the entire republican establishment. mr. trump will join us live after this report from tom llamas from south carolina. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. that crowd last night loved seeing president bush. voters i spoke to afterwards said it added a layer of legitimacy to jeb bush's campaign. but donald trump saying it's too late to save jeb and that his campaign is going nowhere. the bush campaign calling in the big gun --

i'll dress up and she put a whole routine together and it was the most amazing night i ever spent in washington, because you could actually feel attitudes toward her change. >> she killed it that night. sheila tate, thank you. and bob, thank you. >> let's go outside to rob. >>> beautiful day here. we got people from virginia. huge contingent from texas. we were vail, colorado, last week. >> watch this. this is going to be the biggest air you have seen all day. are you kidding me! >> are you kidding me is that right. that's shaun white. nobody does it better. the flying tomato just stomping every landing. there's the mctwist. that was a lot of fun. more snow coming. tahoe's getting it first. southern sierras a couple of feet there. it will get out to vail, beaver creek and aspen as well. that's the latest on the weather across t >>> good morning jayyon is shaking. showers possible this afternoon. winds west southwest about 5-10 miles per hour. a little rain this aaternoon >> oh, she told me she wants to get on the snowboard. forget about the flying tomato. this is going to be the flying strawber

in particular, in washington and baltimore. federal offices in d.c. closed today. >> officially, washington got a little more than half as much snow as baltimore, but that's because the national weather service snow measuring device at the airport stopped working. it was buried by all the snow, full coverage straight ahead. >>> an american airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing in canada overnight after severe turbulence. seven people taken to the hospital. but an airline spokesperson says the injuries are not life-threatening. >>> and it will be denver versus carolina at super bowl 50. the panthers rolled over the arizona cardinals, 49-15 for the nfc title. the broncos held off the new england patriots 20-18. those are some of our top stories on this monday, january 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> feels as cold inside as it does outside. >> that's because it's a reflection of your heart. >> i have a cold heart? >> yes. >> oh! >> sorry. >> starting the show on a negative note. >> well, but it is kind of co

five americans, trapped behind bars for years in iran, finally on their way home, including this "washington post" reporter. family members elated. >> i'm proud of saeed for having stood up for his faith as a christian. >> was the surprise release tied between donald trump and ted cruz, now holding nothing back. attack. [ crowd boos ] >> excuse me, excuse me, he didn't report his bank loans, say whatever you want. he didn't report bank loans. that's okay. >> meanwhile, the democrats get ready for their big debate tonight. with the polls tightening, does her attack? >>> and caught on camera. nascar racing legend tony stewart goes after a fan in the stands. wrongful death lawsuit over this. so, what fueled the new fight? >>> good morning. paula is off today. we're very happy to have the extraordinary cecilia vega at the desk. >> i told him to say that. >> and cecilia, as you well know, as one of our keep getting hotter out there on the trail. what donald trump told our sit-down interview. his war of words with ted cruz >>> we start here with the breaking news out of florida, the deadly tornado

this door tonight has been opened. [ applause ] >> reporter: after that moment especially with denzel washington winning best actor that same night. >> two birds with one night, huh? >> reporter: many people believed that real racial equality had finally arrived at the oscars. between that moment and this one, seven other actors of color won oscars. but now for the second year in a row, not even a single nominee. high-profile celebrities and directors choosing to skip the event, people are taking a deeper look, not just at the oscars, but at hollywood. >> when i would host the academy awards, the same thing happened, you know, people said, well, we got to boycott it because there's no folks of color. you can fill the academy with all black folks, all asian, latino and stuff, and if you don't put folks in the movies that are the caliber that they should be, you're going to have the same issue. >> if our industry is not open enough to be able to look at ourselves and find the flaws, then we're not very strong. >> reporter: perhaps this zero nomination moment is necessary to begin creating real and

there are now 66 confirmed cases here in this country, 19 states and washington, d.c. some new states that are on the list now include delaware, indiana, ohio, pennsylvania, and tennessee. and overseas in china, that country reporting its first case of the virus. a man who had traveled to venezuela. >>> and u.s. soccer star hope solo says if she had to choose whether to go to the summer games in brazil right now, she would not go because of fears about the zika virus. solo told sports illustrated that she would never take the risk of having an unhealthy child. the woman's national soccer team was scheduled to be briefed last night about the zika virus outbreak. >> so scary for so many of those female athletes. >>> there's another health hazard for pregnant women this morning, one we've known for decades. data from a large national survey shows that more than 8% smoking tobacco during their when compared to previous years, the figure is an improvement. agree any amount of smoking is >>> turning to the weather. and winter storm warnings for the mountains and higher eleva

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> the trial of a man accused under way. abdul melik abdul kareem is accused of being the mastermind of an attempt to disrupt an exhibit of anti-islam cartoons in texas. two islamic militant gunmen were killed. prosecutors say he trained them and bankrolled the attack. he denies knowing about the plan until after the attack. >>> president obama will not attend funeral services for supreme court justice antonin scalia. the white house says the president and first lady will pay their respects tomorrow at the supreme court where scalia will lie in repose. vice president biden will attend the funeral mass on saturday. >> meanwhile, retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor siding with president obama. o'connor who was appointed by ronald reagan says the president should get to nominate scalia's replacement. >>> well, police in southern california say a distracted driver was killed after being crushed by a transformer. passing by a previous rain-related accident scene and then smashed into a power pole. that crash brought

. >> reporter: the vermont senator doubling down on his attacks against his opponent's washington ways. >> she has the entire establishment or almost the entire establishment behind her. that's a fact. i don't deny it. >> reporter: clinton firing back. >> senator sanders is the only person who, i think, would characterize me, a woman running to be the first woman president as exemplifying the establishment. >> reporter: the two candidates sparring again over that iraq war vote. >> secretary clinton, who was that is not arguable. in foreign affairs. but experience is not the only point. >> a vote in 2002 is not a plan to defeat isis. >> reporter: and the latest polling shows bernie sanders ahead by 30 points here. the clinton campaign, though, pushing the narrative she is the underdog. expectations and, perhaps, wake up her supporters. reena and kendis? >> our thanks to liz in new hampshire. >>> we're going to turn now to the zika virus. and turning now, rather, to the republican race. one day before the big debate here on abc rather. donald trump is enjoying a wide lead. 11 points ahea

another foot of mountain snow in california up to washington state. snow and freezing rain in western new york. >> 30s in boston and new york. 50s in chicago. great falls and minneapolis. 60s in los angeles and atlanta. and 70s in albuquerque and miami. >>> well, two rare white tiger cubs are now calling australia home. the little cuties, look at them, arrived earlier this week from a zoo in japan. they don't have official names yet but are called red and yellow for now. >> because they look red and yellow. it's hoped that the sisters will help attract tourists to dream world theme park. the tigers are born white when their parents share the right combination of special genes and that causes a lack of pigment in the fur. >> so it's a pretty good deal because australia zoo actually trades koalas to other zoos. >> apparently there are only 3200 tigers left in the wild. >> let's hope they're not that angry. >> simmer down. >>> coming up in the "insomniac theater," two new movies that might scare you. the reviews are coming in. >> we've heard of therapy p

officer ashley guindon responded in woodbridge, virginia, south of washington, d.c., respond to a call about an altercation at a home when shots rang out. this was on saturday. fatally wounded her and wounded two others. a suspect has been arrested. >>> violence erupting at a ku klux klan anti-immigration rally. the group gathered in a park in orange county to protest illegal immigration. they were confronted there by counterprotesters. members of the two groups clashed. three people were stabbed. 13 arrested. >>> and day two of the cease-fire in syria. the truce seems to be mostly holding. no russian air strikes since the agreement between the syrian government and rebel forces went into effect friday night. the terrorist group isis, not a party to the cease-fire, carried out a suicide truck bombing. >>> back here at home, police say a drag race on a freeway in los angeles ended in this. a deadly inferno. three people were killed in the crash. one of the speeding cars lost control, hitting a big rig, sending the tractor trailer through the divider and into the oncoming traffic. >>> an

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> yeah. i think that's one of the important things that they are trying to get in which is that they think if he can escape that prison, then definitely he can escape anything that mexico has to offer. >> completely. what i was fascinated by is that actress kate del castillo -- i want to know more about her. apparently how did she win such good favor with this man, right? and it was a tweet that she sent out actually that surfaced around the internet. and it was talking about if she had to choose between the mexican government or el chapo, she would pick el chapo. and she said that's kind of how he -- she got his attention. she said perhaps it would come as no surprise, this home-grown icon of entertainment would catch the interest of any singular fan. he was interested in the love story -- like interested in his and that's how this kind of started. >> love will do you in every time. >> love will do it. >> or attempted ow]`abc worl all ghnekaa >>> frfr^dtbcalling artist ashley olsen as someon

>>> let's bring that question to jon karl in washington. you saw that targeting that cecilia put up for bernie sanders. some wins tuesday. >> reporter: that's right. on super tuesday to get some wins. bernie sanders' home state of massachusetts, minnesota, camp thinks they can win and remember, george, in every single state for the democrats the delegates are awarded proportionally. even in states he loses he will still gather delegates. it's a relatively new caucus there but you got some firsthand evidence yesterday of the republican establishment really closing ranks behind marco rubio. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. you saw several united states senators, several congress -- members of congress, governors, former governors, all coming out and endorsing marco rubio yesterday. really quite a list including bob dole, the 1996 republican nominee. but, george, dole told me, i talked to him about this. he told me that, if rubio can't find a place to win on super tuesday, if trump sweeps on super tuesday then he -- you might as well start printin

so, christa, we have transformed her into kerry washington's red carpet look and as she makes her way down, charlotte, jump into how you translated her look. >> the eyes are smoky look and what we've done is like a little pale prime so soft prime shade all over the lids and then we did that great hollywood trick where we use the highlights in the corners to open up the eyes. >> giovanni. so sorry, charlotte. >> longer hair, faux lob. i love it. very simple. pin those ends under and leave some out in the front for softness. >> awesome, ladies, come join us. robin, they are looking so red hot and very red carpet ready, don't you think? >> all look incredible. wonderful. thank you, rachel, for that and apparently michael had a makeover. it looks likes jesse palmer. >> much less athletic. much smaller. higher hair. >> outside to sam. >> we figured out the dewy look is stand in the rain. hello, times square. how are you. where are you from. >> bloomfield, new jersey. >> upstate new york. >> los angeles. >> you have an accent, young lady. >> london. >> that's what the accent is. welcome in.

dead on arrival and that replacing scalia should wait until a new president in 2017, writing in "the washington post," the american people, rather than a lame-duck president. should be afforded the opportunity to replace justice scalia. and among the attendees, vice president joe biden will represent the obama administration. justice clarence thomas will deliver a scriptural reading. and there will be at least one presidential candidate in the crowd, senator ted cruz of texas, says he'll attend today. >> devin, thank you. >>> we want to move now to battle between two giants. the government and apple. apple still refusing to unlock a an iphone of a san bernardino terrorist. the battle, however, has moved into the political arena and abc's eva pilgrim joins us with more on what's becoming a very fierce battle. >> reporter: the fight continues. security. tech giant apple versus the department of justice. both sides arguing over the san this morning, neither side is backing down. in a new federal filing prosecutors slamming apple for publicly repudiating a judge's order to unlock the san bernardino

. >> reporter: the case pitting apple against the fbi took center stage in washington with both sides making that case before the house judiciary committee. >> should the fbi be allowed to stop apple or any company from offering the american people the safest and most secure products it can make? >> essentially we're asking apple, take the vicious guard dog away. let us try and pick the lock. >> reporter: the fbi insisting they're not asking apple to create a so-called magic key. maintaining they wanted access to just one iphone belonging to the san bernardino shooter for >> is there somebody else and are there clues to what else might have gone on? that is our job. >> reporter: apple has already asked the courts to have this case thrown out. arguing unlocking that one phone compromises the security of millions of others. >> the only way we know would be to write a piece of software that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer. >> reporter: also weighing in is attorney general loretta lynch from a cybersecurity conference saying that for the victims and the public, the go

the outsider saying he may go with a washington insider. >> i do want somebody that's political because i want to get lots of great legislation that we all want passed that's just sitting there for years and years and years. >> reporter: trump is also getting his first insider support. just yesterday, george, he was endorsed by two junior members of congress, his very first congressional endorsements but endorsements are a, quote, waste of time. >> he did say that. you're in front of that board. why we call it super tuesday. what's at stake? >> this is the single biggest day of the entire primary. nearly 600 delegates at stake, about half you would need to clinch the nomination. you've got most of the big states in the south, a little of the midwest and, george, this is also where you can continue to get delegates even with a second or third place finish. >> donald trump ahead in most of the polls in most of those states right now so both rubio and cruz have to find somewhere to get a win. >> reporter: especially ted cruz. his home state votes, he has to win texas and his entire campaig

congress for nearly $2 billion to battle the virus and the state of >>> well, an army deserter from washington state who once called osama bin laden a beautiful man is now in federal custody. daniel freeney faces various gun charges. agents say he supported isis calling for the killing of u.s. troops. >>> and in los angeles, the wind may have played a role in this gas station canopy crashing down on to cars. two workers were on the canopy when it gave way. one was injured and the drivers of those car, thankfully, are okay. >>> and some wild video from south florida. a man attacking people in a store with a three-foot sword as customers were screaming. remarkably nobody was seriously injured. the suspect is now in custody. police say he was under the influence of drugs. >>> and finally, one man didn't just lend a hand to police, he lent a foot. watch as officers in england chase a drug suspect. the guy on the sidewalk there, police are trying to track him down now to thank him for doing all the legwork. >> nice. >> ah! >> we look forward to that every morning. >> you're so good. >> thank you. >

. >>> there's now a new miss washington, usa. pageant winner stormy keffeler has resigned because she didn't disclose a dui conviction before the contest. place say she was drunk and driving on two flat tires when stopped. she reportedly served her two days in jail after she was crowned. keffeler is also involved in another police investigation into the stabbing of a soccer star. >>> okay. the national park service is celebrating a blessed event in southern california. two mountain lion kittens were discovered in a well-hidden den. and already have tracking >> those eyes are incredible. >> park service biology -- biologists are wondering who the kittens' father is. there's not enough genetic diversity in that population. the biologies have been tracking their struggle to survive in an urbanized area. who you baby daddy? >> they're going to go amare to figure it out. >>> coming up in "the skinny," from prison to the red carpet, a real housewife back in the spotlight. >>> also ahead, a consumer alert a celebrity-endorsed lip balm.

the scene as far away as the washington, d.c. area. stories on this monday, february 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. we begin this half hour with decision day in iowa. we've waited awhile for this. >> we have. and the day is upon us. thousands of iowans will caucus today in the first election test for this year's presidential candidates. candidates on both sides have shifted into high gear cramming in as many last-minute events and rallies as they possibly can. >> so on the democratic side, the newest poll from the "des moines register" has clinton three points ahead of bernie cecilia vega kicks off coverage with the democrats. >> stick with me. stick with a plan. stick with the experience. >> reporter: hillary clinton is fired up. >> please, come out and caucus, don't worry about the weather. >> reporter: bringing in reinforcements for the final push. >> please join me in welcoming, i hope, our next president, my mom. >> reporter: not just chelsea. the entire family, center

. >> reporter: nicole lovell's mom telling "the washington post" that the 13-year-old met eisenhauer online. authorities believe lovell active on kick, a messaging app that allows them anonymity and ability to send photos. eisenhauer, a track star, his principal reevacuate remembering him as goal driven and focused. >> i don't want to speculate because 's at this point. just very concerned. >> reporter: the second student, natalie keepers an engineering nasa accused of helping eisenhauer get rid of the girl's body. >> i was really shocked to see her face as one of the suspects for the murder because i didn't know she was like -- she didn't seem like that type of person. >> reporter: her parents say lovell pushed a dresser up against her door before climbing out her window. thousands joining the search but police discovered her body 80 miles away in north carolina. neither student was charged with using a gun and neither entered a plea but eisenhauer making this statement, quote, i i believe the truth will set me free." george. >> more on this from dan abrams right here. such a sad an

i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. . >>> a sad morning in washington d.c. as we mourn the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. his death brings a fight over democracy and republicans over who should take his seat. >> and the republicans and democrats continue to push for support. a look at who could knock on your door ahead. >>> good sunday morning. >> it's a gorgeous start to our day although it is windy in spots. breezy is going to pick up and it's going to be windy this

francois hollande. >>> washington post reporter jason rezaian was back at the office celebrating his freedom at a ceremony that included the secretary of state, you see there, john kerry. he was emotional thanking everyone who helped secure his freedom from a tehran jail. but still defiant about his captors. >> for much of the 18 months i was in prison, my iranian integ intergators told me that "the washington post" did not exist. that no one knew of my plight. and that the united states finger for my release. >> rezaian added that the iranians' efforts to demoralize him just didn't work, adding that no other country would do so much. kerry helped finalize the prisoner swap that freed rezaian and four other americans. >> very emotional day yesterday. >>> a new stage in europe's refugee crisis. sweden now says it may reject the asylum applications of up to 80,000 migrants and deport them. that's nearly half of all the refugees who requested asylum there last year. sweden has been one of the most welcoming nations. this announcement reflects a difficult turn in the continent's refugee

. >> abc's arlette saenz has more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: it's a moment in many in country never president obama welcoming donald trump to the oval office as the next president. the white house admits this won't be an easy meeting. it's well documented president obama thinks donald trump is unfit to be commander in chief while donald trump has promised to undo much of president obama's legacy. but today, president obama will put aside those differences. here he was in the rose garden yesterday. >> we are now all rooting for his success in uniting and the peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. over the next few months, we are going to show that to the world. >> reporter: now part of the transition involves intelligence briefings. as president-elect, donald trump can now receive the exact same daily intelligence briefings as president obama. meeting in the residence of the white house today, first lady michelle obama and future first lady, melania trump. over the summer, the campaign s

it's warming up a bit in the east but baltimore and washington still digging out this morning. the federal government closed for a second day and here you see rfk stadium -- those are the streets of d.c. but that's rfk stadium. their actually dumping the snow from the streets into the parking lot and abc's david kerley is live in alexandria, virginia, with the latest. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. three days after the storm and neighborhoods like this one in these neighbor, these residents are stranded. now i'm going to give you a sense standing in the middle of the road. take a look. some of these neighbors have been busy shoveling their sidewalks. 16 of the 42 deaths so far related to this storm have been from shoveling. overnight, firefighters struggling through unplowed streets to reach some baltimore row houses going up in flames. it's now more than 55 hours since the blizzard ended and the washington, d.c., area still partially crippled. much of the trouble in the surrounding suburbs. some homeowners trapped on the streets untouched since friday

david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> a woman from colorado working as an au pair in austria has been found dead in her apartment in vienna. the 25-year-old identified as lauren mann was found in a pool of blood. they are reportedly investigating her death as a possible homicide. reports say her body was found in total darkness because all the lights in her apartment had burned out. >>> in mexico, meantime, we get new video released by authorities showing drug kingpin joaquin "el chapo" guzman arriving at the maximum security prison after recapture earlier this month it shows him being the same prison from which he escaped last july and shows guzman after getting his head shaved being informed about the process for his extradition to the united states. >>> interest rates will stay the same at least for now despite some economic slowdown with economic growth. however the federal reserve is pledging to keep a close eye on turbulence around the world and in the financial marks investors not too thrilled about the fed's decision to keep rates alone. the down 222 points. >>> wendy's is inv