second-place china. healthy lead in the gold medal count sitting nine ahead of great britain. they are 83 medals ahead of portugal and belize is only 84 medals behind the united states. >> 28 is the lucky number. 28 gold. 28 silver. 28 bronze. >> pretty cool. >>> so we've heard about how the use of dating apps in rio skyrocketed over the past couple weeks. athletes who are hooking up with each other as well as with civilians. >> well, it appears one of the civilians really missed out. this is a post from a young lady offering a screen grab of her brief conversation with gold medal swimmer joseph schooling representing singapore. she captions it, my tinder match just won the 100 meter butterfly and beat michael phelps. this is my greatest accomplishment. >> but she later adds, and not replying to his message was my greatest failure. oh, man. call and say it went to my spam filter. does tinder have a filter? >> i don't know anything about tinder. >>> coming up, one of the young girls injured in a ferris wheel accident is speaking out. hear the latest on her sister's recovery. >>> and

that's 29 more than china in second place. >>> it's a big deal when we go an entire day without scoring a gold medal. that was the case on monday for the u.s. that number stays at 26. great britain has 16 gold medals. >>> coming up today in rio, simone bilesoe another medal at the games. she's considered the favorite in the floor exercise today. >> and bolt goes for his second gold. the jamaican superstar is competing in his favorite event, the 200-meter dash. i should mention that the domination of these games get underway today. today is the day. day 11 there's a track and field runner who is probably not going to make it out of the semis. >> practicing their dives? >> that would do it. we'll update you on that. city. baseball's defending champions found a rallying mantis. >> the royals have been struggling this season, and the year may have hit a new low when the first good luck charm passed away friday, a praying mantis. another one appeared in detroit, and it looks like the magic worked. >> it worked, at least for one night. kansas city won 3 -- look at that kid's eyes. mes

china's economy and what that means for the entire global economy. >> the silver lining is we could take a step back. it's only the beginning of january. we've got a long way to go. there's a lot of economic data that can help this market. >> and some of that economic data comes later this morning with the december jobs report. economists expect that to be good news. showing again that the u.s. economy is in good shape. >>> the elevator that left 17 miners trapped deep inside a salt mine for ten hours has a history of failures including one this past saturday. that's according to federal and this morning, those miners, they're all safe. obviously grateful for the extreme efforts that set them free. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: deep beneath the earth's surface, a ten-hour ordeal. 17 miners in a shift change. the third crew of the day. trapped 900 feet underground as they went into the deepest salt mine in north america. the mine's owners believe as the elevators lowered into the mine, 2,300 feet deep, a steel beam became loose, stopping the elevator and keeping it there. th

. >> thanks, paul. >>> president obama spends his second and final day in china for the snub, he met with his chinese counterpart in addition to economics, china's human rights record was on president obama's agenda. he heads to laos on tuesday. >>> and breaking news with the president and world leaders in the region. north korea has test fired three ballistic missiles from its east coast. north korea regularly engages in missile and rocket tests, especially when the world's eyes >>> anti-government protests enter the second week in brazil. an estimated 50,000 people filled the streets of sao paolo. police fired tear gas to stop vandals during what began as a peaceful demonstration. they're upset over the ouster of president dilma rousseff. she was found guilty of breaking budgetary laws. >>> hillary clinton is in ohio and illinois while donald trump is expected to take the day off. trump reached out to black voters like never before. mary bruce is on the campaign trail. >> reporter: donald trump marking a major first. >> i am hear to listen to you. >> reporter: swaying along a detro

bad news. it's time to wave bye-bye to bao bao. her parents are from china and any offspring have to return to china before they turn four. but he leaves next year. we have plenty of time to play designer. the only reason we're doing the story is kendis wanted to play the song, "panda.? >>> the good zoological news comes from san diego, where zookeepers discovered a baby gorilla being nursed by her mother. mother and child are reported to be doing very well. their particular species is listed as critically endangered. that makes this especially good news. i like the image of the zookeepers carrying bao bao out. like a little fur ball. >> it's so sad because after two extension. but they're just gone. you get to love them and appreciate them. and then, poof. >> i was wondering how a panda gets from d.c. to china. answer? fedex. >> really? >> yes. >> okay. who knew? >> just like that. i wonder if it's one of those -- if it fits it ships containers. >> exactly. >>> coming up, an exclusive look inside the circus. we're not talking about the presidential race. we're talking about the actu

championships. >> thanks to him, japan is third in both gold medals and the overall medal count. china is second in both. the u.s. remains a leader with 11 golds, 11 silvers, 10 bronzes. a total of 32. >> not bad at all. competi competition. phelps and lochte go head to head. katie ledecky will qualify for the 800-meter freestyle. and golf returns to the olympics for the first time since 1904. >> we've been waiting a long time to see golf back at the olympics. we'll have full coverage of that tomorrow morning here. it's amassing the that got you, really? >> yeah. >> really? >> don't mind me. >>> it's amazing the lengths that some thieves will go to steal a bike in central china. for a moment it appears the heavy chains are securing this to a tree would be enough. >> unable to get rid of the chain, look at the thief. he gets rid of the tree. he decides he knows how to solve the problem. he cuts down the entire tree. he's a thief. got to give him credit for his problem-solving skills. >> he's creative. >>> coming up, athletes displaced by war make their mark on the >> we're learning the sto

the g20 summit in china where he sat down with russian leader, vladimir putin. we have more on the meeting between the two super powers. >> reporter: tense moments on the sidelines of that summit. president obama face to face with russia's vladimir putin. >> the tone of our meetings are businesslike. >> reporter: a 90-minute meeting tackling everything from cybersecurity to a syrian cease-fire between bashar al assad and u.s.-backed rebels, but so far no deal. >> given the gaps of trust that exist, that's a tough negotiation. >> reporter: that meeting on the final day of a summit that kicked off with a on the tarmac. chinese officials did not provide the traditional staircase and red carpet reserved for world leaders. instead, president obama had to exit from small stairs at the belly of the plane. mr. obama is now in laos where he was scheduled to meet with the philippine president. now canceling that meeting after the philippine president used a vulgar term, threatening to curse out president obama in person if he continued to question his state's controversial killing of drug su

protest china's intervention in the city's political process. china barred two democratically elected lawmakers from taking office. the two have refused to pledge their allegiance to beijing and support independence for hong kong. they said it undermines hong promised to them when the british colony was returned to china in 1997. >>> so you remember the two australians who pranked their way into a north korean golf tournament? you see them here, pretending to be members of the team, complete with fake green jackets, well, now north korea's inviting them to return. >> inge sifrting, really, that they come back and apologize on national television. now, they say that is not going to happen because, quote, years prison doesn't exactly appeal. besides, they are now getting all sorts of offers back home. >> oh, i'm sure. >> so north korea did not enjoy the prank so much, but -- >> but i assume north korea would pay for their flight. >> i think that's a thanks, but no thanks, appreciate it. >> lodging would be free. >> i'm washing my hair that day. >>> coming up, saving up for the holidays

far as golds, the u.s., china, and australia are tied with three apiece. >>> one woman who seemed destined for gold is instead in intensive care this morning. >> the woman was leading the road race when that crash happened. she suffered a concussion and matt gutmann has more. >> reporter: the dutch cyclist recovering in a hospital. skidding into that turn earlier wobbling, then launching over the handlebars into a concrete gutter. >> she's down. >> reporter: and the jeers of zika by brazilian fans contagious, spreading from the soccer pitch to the pair of americans at the beach volleyball stadium. [ chanting zeke -- zika ] rio's woes not all manmade. winds forcing the suspension of rowing. with russia accused of state run doping of disabled athletes and now the unflinching condemnation of russia cheating. >> i believe the russian government has catastrophically failed its athletes. their morals over medals mentality disgust me. track and field coach, accused of soliciting bribes over drug tests. kenya says he'll face an investigation. amid the turmoil, the games go on. earlier we

china's economy are again weighing down the stock market. china's main exchange has been off as much as 2.5%. early indications are u.s. markets may follow suit. those are some of our top stories on this monday, january 11th. news now." >>> good morning, everyone, we begin with the sad news from london breaking overnight. david bowie's death at the age of 69. >> it really did come as a shock in the overnight hours. known for his many styles and colorful costumes, bowie had been fighting cancer. his death comes days after his birthday. we get a look back now from bbc's mark radcliffe. >>> the last show that we'll ever do. >> reporter: when bowie made this announcement in 1973, many in the audience assumed he was quitting music. it was only his alter ego ziggy stardust who bowed out that night. this is ground control to major tom >> reporter: it was just the first in a series of changes and personas which would entrance and bewilder fans. born david jones in south london, he performed both music before a psychedelia-tinged folk number gave him his first hit. >> reporter: the incarnatio

worse. veteran traders here on the them by surprise. it started with a sharp selloff in china, very weak matching manufacturing data there, indicating that the world's second largest economy is slowing, the fears here that there could be a ripple effect on the economy in the united states and around the world. been tanking since last year even. and now there are big concerns about what that means for the energy space. jobs here in the united states. while it's great news for consumers, it's not great news for energy companies or the people that they employ. and historically speaking, 70% of the time, what happens in january is what sets the tone for the rest of the year. there's an old saying here on stocks." well, there are 18 more trading days to set the tone for 2016. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >>> today, california is bracing for some extreme weather from el nino. the last el nino fueled a storm 18 years ago, killed more than a dozen people in the state and caused billions of dollars in damage. of particular concern today are the recent fire burned areas that are not ab

the final medal count. the united states brought home 121. that's 51 more than china. great britain was in third for overall medals. and the u.s. had 46 gold medals. great britain edged out china for second place there. >> it's a big finish. >> they were considered the second at the medal table because it's weighted. and the olympic flag was passed to tokyo. >> the one member of that city's delegation dressed for the occasion as super mario. that's the japanese prime minister. he arrived by crawling through a pipe and dressed as mario. social media reviews positive so far. >> the very cool moment there. during the london games you had the queen arriving by helicopter and this is the japanese trying to outdo them. >> those opening ceremonies should be something. we're looking forward to it. >> in four years. >>> well, coming up, the nba star making headlines this morning for his epic catch. and yes, there is a catch to that story. >> aha. >>> first, the latest round of wildfires burning in the west. some residents are coming back we'll tell you where, next. >> and the unbelievable su

hall to 69. two were gold raising the number to 26. china and great britain are tied for second with 15. >> sunday's major battles were on the track and in gymnastics. abc's jim ryan with a recap. >> reporter: at olympics stadium in rio, the 400 meter semi, america strong. phyllis francis finished first in her feet. fellow american allison felix followed suit. natasha hastings also qualified for the tuesday final. in the men's 100 meter race to crown the faster man alive, two-time and defending gold medalist usain bolt left the challengers in his dust. he scorched his way down the track, snagging gold for the third time. no man has done that before. second for silver. american lesean merritt finished with bronze. golden girl simone biles is now three for three. the u.s. gymnast vaulted her way into history. the 19-year-old becoming the first american woman to score a gold medal on the vault. she's also the first u.s. woman to earn three gold medals in gymnastics in a single games. adding this to her team finals and all-around title biles still has two more medal opportunities th

of china before sitting down with the iraqi prime minister, and tomorrow, he'll host a summit on the global refugee crisis. the president arrived in new york yesterday to headline a democratic fundraiser in manhat manhattan. he slammed donald trump saying he has no interest in gaining the knowledge required to be president. on saturday, he told the congressional black caucus if african-americans want to give him a good send off, vote for hillary clinton. >> i will consider it a personal insult, an insult to my legacy if this community lets down its guard and fails to activate itself in this election. >> the president laughed off the fact that trump is finally acknowledging he was born in the united states, saying there's an extra spring in his step now that the birther thing is over. >> trump is holding a rally in florida today while clinton campaigned in philadelphia. gathered for the u.n. general assembly. they are both sitting down separately with the egyptian president and clinton meets with the president of ukraine and japanese prime minister. >>> there's a lawsuit over an explo

this minute." charged with importing the drug from china. >> if you do target the australian market, we have the powers and resources to prosecute you. >> this is definitely a bust >> it is. >> however, the seizure is thouout to be only a small fraction of the meth flooding the australian market because the price has been dropping. this form is known as ice in australia and crystal meth here we're very familiar with this if you watched "breaking bad." >> okay so we think it is safe couple of days for a giant okay aubg pawaubgt paous in the great northwest. his name is kong. >> he was set to be the king of his tank at the seattle aquarium on sunday, valentine's day. he's going to do something some sort of mating. but the aquarium canceled because its annual blind date event because kong was too big. apparently size matters. >> they thought kong might eat his potential mate. and just today, they put in a trash can filled with water and dumped him into the puget sound. so he's owl out there on his own? >> apparently joining weight watchers now because people think he's too big. it's he

tension between north and south korea, russia and china have started eight days of war games in the south china sea. feature destroyers, submarines and fighter jets. last year the two countries held war games in the sea of japan and the mediterranean. >>> operations are back to normal at the albuquerque airport after a security scare on sunday afternoon on the anniversary of 9/11. a fake bomb was found in the screening area which was evacuated. outgoing flights were delayed and incoming passengers could not disembark. a man was arrested in connection with the hoax. >>> and in northern california, a quickly spreading wildfire. at least mandatory evacuations in the small town of susanville. it grew rapidly yesterday because of strong winds. the latest reports say no structures have burned in the flames. >> so it will be cooler in northern california today. it will be a pleasant day in the northeast, ohio valley and the great lakes region, as well. there will be rain and even snow in the rockies. >> the high temperatures in the northeast beginning the 70s. miami and new orleans hitting 88. a

medals. one more than china. eight silvers. the most of any country. japan has one more bronze than the u.s. overall, we're far ahead in the overall medal count with 26. >> with more on day four's victories and defeats, here's jim ryan. >> reporter: meet the new golden girls. the u.s. gymnastics team. simone biles led with powerful performances in every event, sealing the deal with her floor routine. her teammates quickly rushed in to celebrate. now biles and the team captain get ready to compete against each other in the all-around competition. michael phelps electrifies the world, reclaiming glory in his signature event, the 200-meter earning his 20th gold medal. after flashing a number one sign and waving his hands as if to say bring it on. an hour later, he joined the 4 by 200-meter replay include -- relay including teammate ryan lochte. phelp's swim cap broke. the team helped him to score his 21st lifetime gold medal. keeping hopes of a gold medal sweep alive, katie ledecky took on a stacked field in the 200-meter freestyle and came through finishing first. more good news. the

year. >> the breathtaking light show in china and its dedicated artist braving the cold and the heat. the beautiful and risky display. you're watching "world news now."the beautiful and risky display. nott2wlr=[hk po j# /ml tt2wlr=[hk p!!*n _m$ tt2wlr=[hk p4!j# )[p tt2wlr=[hk px#*&`:.u$ tt2wlr=[hk pt#j'`::u@ tt2wlr=[hk pt#j)`:15$ tt2wlr=[hk pp#j*`:&.8 tt2wlr=[hk pp#j,`:gtx tt2wlr=[hk pl#*.`:n]t tt2wlr=[hk pl#*0`:uk< >>> the new year is always >>> the new year is always a time to celebrate. of course, in china with nearly 1.5 billion people you know the celebration has to be a big one. >> when it comes to one of the country's most beautiful fireworks displays, you might be surprised to find out just how here's abc's bob woodruff. corner of china, the night skylights up with a remarkable and unique kind of fireworks. few people in the world will ever get the chance to see them. these breathtaking and extreme pyrotechnic displays that welcome in the lunar new year are known as dash u kwa made by brave blacksmiths hurling molten iron against a wall causing sparks to rain down. it is one

fireworks display lit up the sky over china's capital to the monkey. >> yes. there were also fireworks closer to the ground and some observed tradition by burning paper money. here in the u.s., facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife and daughter wished viewers a happy new year in mandarin. [ speaking foreign language ] >> the zuckerbergs announced they've picked a chinese name for their 2-month-old daughter max. it's chen mingyu. facebook's annual lunar new year celebration featured famous chefs from china. and i have to say, if you were born in the year of the monkey, you've got to look up the dates, my girlfriend roni's mother says you have to wear red underwear. today. the start of the -- yes, you must wear red underwear to protect yourself from the evil spirits out there. >> little did i know. >> yes. >> okay. thank you. >> very important. go buy them. >> thank you. i was ahead of the game. >>> coming up in "the skinny," the lady in red. lady gaga and her version of the national anthem at the super bowl. >>> also ahead, coldplay's unforgettably colorful performance during ha

couple of pandas lounging on a lazy day in china. when one of the pandas can't just chill out. biting and trying to eat the other, you see. but pandas are not herbivores apparently. they're designed to eat meat. but they apparently chose not to, you know, make them essentially vegetarian, making them essentially vegetarian. >> this segment has had more bears than west hollywood. and finally, if you ever catch yourself staring at your reflection in the mirror, don't worry, it's perfectly natural. it's normal. for humans. and apparently cockatoos. this is harley either doing some sort of performance art or he's really impressed by what he sees. surprised by how good-looking of a cockatoo he is in the mirror. >> or maybe he just knows he has that is quite -- >> right? he's got a good hair day. you've got to rock it when you know you've got a good hair day. >> if don king was a cockatoo, you're looking at it right there. >> that's the news, folks, for this half hour. >> for more things that happened follow us on facebook at wnnfans.com. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- maki

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competition as they grabbed more gold for the u.s. the americans widened the lead over china in the medal count. the u.s. now up to 16 golds and 38 medals overall. abc's jim ryan takes us through a record-setting day and night in rio. >> reporter: 19-year-old simone biles is the queen of women's gymnastics in rio. on the way to winning gold in the women's individual all around final she mastered the vault, the beam, and the floor. and gravity along with them to become women's olympics teammate aly raisman captured silver. redemption of sorts after she missed the bronze medal four years ago. the american women stole the show and shared a hug after the competition. for biles another step in what may be the women's best career of all time. in the men's 200 medley, lochte versus phelps. one of sport's greatest rivalries. in lock -- lochte's only individual surged to victory and the gold medal, butting the only swimmer to win four consecutive golds in the same event. lochte finished in fifth. phelps swam in the 100 butterfly semifinal. he placed second. in a huge surprise, american simone manu

say he may have been impaired by drugs or alcohol at the time. >>> overseas now, taiwan and china brace for the strongest typhoon of the year. they are hitting taiwan right now and expected to make a direct hit on china later today. the storm is bringing winds up to 230 miles per hour along with heavy rain. it's the strongest storm anywhere oea year. >>> there was stormy weather in florida yesterday morning ahead of tropical storm julia. the weather system spawned this tornado yesterday in barefoot bay. more than 3 inches of rain have fallen so far. >> and the main concern about julia is heavy rain. that's the main threat from the newly formed tropical storm. >> paul is here with the latest on that. good morning, paul. >> good morning to you, diane and kendis. we have a bit of a different thing happening this morning. we have a newly named tropical reaching land, but we still have the eastern side of the eye when was named a tropical storm with winds at about 45 to 50 miles per hour for the naming of the system. now we're concerned about it moving northwest with significant rain t

astronauts on the way to their own space station. their rocket left the launch center in northern china early this morning for the two-day trip. the pair will spend 30 days in orbit, the longest mission so far for chinese astronauts. space station because american authorities say the chinese space program had a strong military component to it. in the meantime, a european space agency probe is on its way down to the surface of mars. the dissent will take three days and the landing should take place on wednesday morning. the probe's purpose is to take measurements and measure and prepare a way for a european mars rover. meanwhile, the mothership will remain in orbit around the red planet and analyze the atmosphere. >>> so morning time is prime time for orange juice, and you may have noticed prices rising. here is why. this year's orange harvest in florida is down 14% compared to last year. some officials say the sunshine state is in the midst of the worst orange harvest crisis since records began being kept more than 100 years ago. that has prices on the way up and they're expected to continue

average 401(k) plan has lost nearly $7,000. the reasons remain worries about china's economy, as well as the falling oil prices. >>> there is a new health crisis for flint, michigan. an outbreak of legionnaire's disease. authorities aren't sure if it's connected to the city's contaminated water supply. residents safe drinking water. abc's alex perez is there. >> reporter: national guard troops called in to hand out water. an emergency move in flint, michigan. teams going door to door, dropping off bottled water and filters for taps. >> we need one up here. >> reporter: water contaminated by lead, especially dangerous for children. worried parents here having their kids tested for lead poisoning. this all starting in 2014 when the cash-strapped city of flint stopped paying for water from lake huron and began to process water from the nearby flint river to save some $19 million. immediately residents began to complain of bad-tasting, foul-smelling water. tests later revealing toxic levels of lead in the system. but it wasn't until more than a year later that authorities declared this drink

. picked up nine medals yesterday. the u.s. has 30 golds. china and great britain are tied with 19. >> 93. so close to the nice 100 number. that's the belize attitude toward it. it's a nice round number. >> goose egg. >> sorry, honey. >> it's all right. >> it's not over yet. >> we have no more events, but thank you. >> coming up, khloe kardashian opens up about her cancer scare. she has a message for her fans. >>> and taking flight, the largest aircraft in the world making its maiden voyage, and are calling it. >> first here's a look at today's temperatures. >>> "world news now" weather introducing new k-y touch gel cr?me. for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes. oh, dishwasher, why don't you dry my dishes? oh, he doesn't know any better. you just need to add finish? jet-dry? in the rinse aid compartment. it's there for a reason. it dries much better than detergent alone. sorry dishwasher. finish? jet-dry?. for drier, shinier dishes. i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn because you can't beat zero heartburn! ahhh the

china to look at the donald trump look-alike. the bird's name is little red and the species is indigenous to central china. what came first the chicken or the egg, but one user wants to know, so does the bird look like trump or does trump look like a chinese pheasant? what do you think? >> oh, we're still trying to get over walnut. >> kendis, you okay? >> i don't poor walnut. >> you're going through it now. >> it's sad. >> it's okay. walnut had a good life. >> yeah. the neighbors came out. that was awesome. >> this morning on "world news now" civics and ethics for the future first family. >> as the trump transition team moves ahead, there's new criticism over the potential conflict of interest between his children, the trump brand and the white house. plus the growing concern over the president-elect's relationship with the press. >>> airport ambush, the deadly shooting that halted air traffic. travelers facing delays and cancellations told to huddle in place. others escorted by police in s.w.a.t. fweer. the new details we're learning. >>> and hear what fox news anchor megyn ke

rapids dodged a big bullet. >>> one person's dead after a massive typhoon hit eastern china. the typhoon megi killed four in taiwan before arriving on the the storm brought large waves and strong winds and buildings collapsed, as well. megi is now a tropical storm. >>> billionaire founder of spacex has sights set on the goal of going to mars speaking at a space conference in mexico, elon musk outlined plans for flights to the red planet starting in 2024. >> some of spacex's rockets are still blowing up on the launch add, so musk admits thatting going to mars wi risky, as well. >> basically, are you prepared to die? then that's okay, then, you know, you're a candidate for going. >> okay. >> blunt. musk says it will be an incredible adventure, though, and he sees colonization of mars within a century. but the ceo admits that might be optimistic. >> he envisioned a self-sustaining city on mars bo. >>> coming up, hollywood heavy weight, tom hanks, goes to washington there to throw support behind an often forgotten group of care givers. >>> a visit with one of our favorite guests, a d

, the u.s. will push the advantages of joining a pacific trade pact that doesn't include china. they will also discuss the impact of isis in the region. >>> if you live in nearly any of 40 big cities, maybe you came across a bunch of people running around in their underwear this broadcast weekend. it was for a good cause. >> it was for a good cause. they got in on it at the nation's capital. events like these are called cupid undie runs. obviously they're people running after raising money for the children's tumor foundation. >> in d.c., they shortened the course because of the cold. all of the events aimed to raise $5 million for the charity. reena told me just before we got on air that she did a surprise trip to d.c. >> i did. >> last-minute trip to d.c. >> i did go to d.c. this weekend, you're right. >> we're going to having to scour that video. >> there's a reason i didn't tell you about it, kendis. >> exactly. i would have gone. >>> coming up in "the skinny," the british version of the academy awards and the latest actor to criticize the oscars. >>> also ahead, the high school b

congress last week. it comes as the u.s. and china are in delicate negotiations over new u.n. sanctions. one senate sponsor of the u.s. measure hopes china will notice the strong support for the sanctions. >>> federal aviation investigators are getting to work in hawaii trying to figure out why a private helicopter crashed into pearl harbor. it came down near the "uss arizona" visitor center. slamming down hard into the water you see there were five people on board. bystander who's au is happen waste nod time going to the rescue including a local tour operator. >> we're all certified. i used to surface waimea a lot. so i dive in and help. there's somebody still in the aircraft so i dove through from the pilot side and the back seat and saw him and then saw the seat was twisted. instant. >> all five on board were a teenager was taken to the hospital in critical condition. the helicopter belongs to a company that's conducted tours for more than 15 years. >>> a woman who's already been busted for trying to sneak on to airplanes without a ticket has done it yet again. marilyn hartman was ar

but catch us on the next rig isn't it? >> it's funny. i don't know if it's because -- in china, they're not used to pandas, it's hot. bamboo. so tian-tian is like, what is it up with this, right? >> it's what? >> it's colder? >> yeah, okay. they are used to snow. >> excuse me. the florida girl misspoke. >> we just found out from our beijing bureau. >> our beijing bureau. bob woodruff is over there. >>> coming up, getting out of debt, for so many americans it can feel like a daunting abc's rebecca jarvis will talk with one expert who's been there and done that with her own getting out of debt road map. >> how did i not know that pandas are not used to snow? >>> later, you can find love, your own love. why not hire cupid yourself? an old world idea of matchmaking updated for today's singles. >>> but first, a look at today's highs across the country. >> great falls is back. 42, that is balmy. break out the sun tan. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by delsym. the leading cough liquid only provides relief for four hours, delsym. but did you know there's a produc

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panel, calling isis the country's top terror threat. he also said china, russia and north korea will continue to be cyberthreats. >>> and two months after the deadly attacks in san bernardino, the fbi still hasn't been able to crack an important clue. fbi director james comey testifying before congress, admitting one of the phones used by the killers remains inaccessible. the two attackers shot and killed 14 people. >> san bernardino very important investigation to us. we still have one of those killer's phones we have not been able to open. it's been over two months now. we're still working on it. >> incredible. comey says it's a big problem when law enforcement armed with a search warrant cannot open a phone even when a judge says there's probable cause to have it opened. >>> in germany, investigators are trying to figure out what collide. nine people died at the scene. another later died at the hospital. the two train engineers were thought to be among the dead. one person still missing in the wreckage. recovered. they're now being analyzed for clues. >>> this video taken by the t

, though, still very, very thankful to be alive. >>> so who doesn't like giant pand? a guy in china apparently. he somehow got into the panda enclosure in an eastern chinese zoo and wrestled with one of the animals. officials say he was trying to impress a couple of female friends. that'll always do it. the panda thought he was playing. but the game got a little rough. zookeepers say the panda is doing fine. the guy is still on the run. and he's still single probably. >>> and while we're dealing with animals, we have a question before we get to this next story. at really an animal? >> hmm. >> there's something seemingly swimming there in a river in alaska. but what is it? >> so when the video was posted online, plenty of people were saying it looked like the loch ness monster had swam over from scotland. >> that would be a little tough. >> but a biologist is throwing cold water on that theory. cold water. he says it looks like nessie is just a 15-foot piece of rope that's stuck to a bridge pier. >> no. that's no fun. >> come on. >> it's moving. that's alive. >> come on. >> what do y

with china. five gold medals. lead in the overall count now running six ahead of the chinese, and japan and russia tied for third with ten. for team usa, much of the focus was in the pool. jim ryan recaps day three. >> reporter: michael phelps was back in the water for his signature event, the 200-meter butterfly. but the greatest competitive swimmer was off his game in the semifinal event coming in second to the competitor from hungary. michael phelps is on course to add to his all-time record, 23 olympic medals. the latest swimming superstar, finishing second to sweden. she's considered a shoo-in for more olympic gold. teammate missy franklin, star of the london games, making her rio debut. ryan murray grabbed the gold for the 100-meter. connor dwyer settled for bronze. in the 100-meter breast stroke final, david podia and steel johnson captured the silver in synchronized diving. serena williams was back on the court after she and her sister lost their first doubles match ever at the olympics on sunday. the 22-time grand slam and reigning olympic champion advanced in singles played. i

in the arm next week when it premieres in china, the world's second biggest market. >>> here at home generating some movie oscar buzz is "spotlight." >> we cannot stop talking about this. the national society of film critics voted "spotlight" the best picture of the year, as well as honoring the co-writers josh singer and tom mccarthy with best screenplay. it tracks an investigation done by the "boston globe's" spotlight team into child molestation charges covered up by the city's catholic archdiocese. >> it's wrapped up three golden globe nominations including best director and best screen play. >> must see. >> yeah. put it on your let. >> right. >>> next up, a little bit of a teaser from kim kardashian. >> the reality tv star is giving us a little glimpse of her new baby boy. there you see it. saint west. she posted this photo to instagram showing saint's tiny hand wrapped around the finger of his big brother north. >> so kim and husband kanye west -- >> sister rather. >> -- welcomed the birth of their baby boy on december 5th in los angeles about three weeks ahead of her due

individually? >> pretty much. >> reporter: it's not just a haircut. the head massage, the fine china, the choreographed cutting. you're like a doctor or dentist with your assistant right here. even -- >> i'll have the grilled chicken. >> reporter: you're kidding me. you serve lunch? >> it keeps getting better. >> reporter: all i can say is wow. >> everything about the experience is amazing. i love it. is one $450 cuter? to find out, we head to the grove in los angeles. which is expensive and which is budget? >> can i get a little closer? >> reporter: come on in. i think you have the more expensive? >> this is the cheaper one. >> are you correct. >> $55 haircut, this one -- >> this one. >> reporter: you can incorrect. no. >> wow. >> i feel like it's the one that's inexpensive. >> reporter: you are correct. >> i'm always right. >> honestly, they both look just as good as each other. >> reporter: about 60% of people in our unscientific poll correctly identified the inexpensive cut. in the end, the only opinions that matter. >> i love it. >> i love it. it's natural and easy. >> yeah. >>

china vow to coordinate closely in addressing the nuclear threat posed by north korea. president obama and the chinese premier met monday in new york. the white house says they both condemn north korea's recent nuclear test. >>> officials released dash cam and chopper video of friday's killing showing crutcher hit with a taser and gunshot as he appeared to reach in the suv. the officer who fired that shot authorities are investigating. >>> actor jim carrey is being sued for the wrongful death of his girlfriend. katrina white died of a drug overdose a year ago. her estranged husband now accuses carrey of supplying her with the powerful painkillers she used. he replied saying the troubles came before he met her, her tragic end was beyond anyone's control. >>> a new recall this morning involving a breakfast food is cause something concern. kelloggs is recalling eggo nutrigrain waffles because of listeria contamination. no one so far has been sick, but the waffles are available in ten count packs with best use by dates with november 21st, 2017 and november 22, 2017. >>> contamination worry

martian." >> jackie chan came in second with $61 million. he make most of his money in china. >> and finally, our friend, dwayne "the rock" johnson, took home more than $64 million. that was double his earnings in the year before, and it's reportedly the most the rock has ever made in a year. all the money came mostly from up-front fees from several films. >> i think the money came from his eyebrow. it makes me feel hopeful. >>> and maybe the rock and all others with big money could be interested in real estate. >> it's being described as the mediterranean coast near the border with italy. some of the features, 10 bedroom and an olympic-size pool. >> there's a garden, there's stables, a chapel. it's been around since 1870 and hosted elizabeth taylor and charlie chaplain. >> the price tag, $1.1 billion. step right up, make your offer. go ahead. >>> and finally, rapper drake. one things we know about him, he's a big baskeal he loves the game. >> the rapper is a fan of toronto raptors. in fact, he's even the global ambassador for them. he can play too. >> look at the evidence. see what

. >> there you see china is far behind with 58. portugal with one. >> how is belize doing? >> zero. we're going good. >> it's kind of like the u.s. >> it is not -- >> just missing a few other -- >> missing the one. >> nice, round number. >> is it time for our last and final samba? >>> wn spiderman's new love interest is breaking barriers and we're sambaing. ? >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc ? skinny so skinny ? >>> "skinny" time. we're going to start with breaking "skinny" news. twitter blowing up overnight. fans have been waiting apparently a long time for music from frank ocean, and apparently it's finally here. ? >> the singer has debuted a 45 minute visual album titled "endless" on apple music after live streaming it for fans. for many, the wait for this has been endless. >> ocean has been teasing it for months now. it was supposed to drop weeks ago. and that had the internet in some agony. >> really. check out this meme here. >> it says, "still waiting for the new frank ocean album." >> ocean's first album was released in 2012. he was then nominated for

. >> yeah. >>> china's president spoke to donald trump offering congratulations and reaffirming the importance of continued relations with the u.s. >> meanwhile, trump filled two major positions. republican national committee chair reince priebus will be the priebus has been steadfastly loyal to trump and has close relationships with lawmakers from all factions of the gop. and former breitbart news executive steve bannon has been named chief strategist and counsel to the president. banner targeted establishment republicans, including paul ryan. neither bannon nor priebus have policy experience. >>> trump is looking to put off the lawsuit against his now defunct trump university until after the inauguration. a law for the president-elect filed a motion to delay the trial to focus on transition not white house. the lawsuit accuses trump university for failing on its promise to teach success in real estate. it's currently set to begin in two weeks. overseas now where new zealand is rocked by aftershocks following an earthquake overnight. two people were killed in the initial quake that

four football fields or even the empire state it's going to make regular deliveries from china to the u.s. west coast. >> wow. >> if you can believe it. >> just made the clearance there. >>> another rare sight yesterday involving a giant vehicle played out at the minneapolis st. paul international airport. >> the pilot of a delta airlines flight made the nearly unprecedented decision to make a u-turn on the tarmac. isn't that unbelievable? he returned to the gate. but just wait until you hear why he did it. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: one of the most important flights of their lives, and the short family was about to miss it. >> i was just crying. >> reporter: they were traveling recently from phoenix to minneapolis. but their flight was late, and time to catch their connection to memphis ran out. the plane pushed back without them. >> the tower wasn't going to have them pull back in and my sisters and my mom were sitting there in tears and i'm sitting there screaming through the glass. >> reporter: that's when the captain saw the family. he radioed in and found out

conference several hours ago. he'll leave tomorrow for china. >>> and tropical storm hermine in the gulf of mexico is gaining strength quickly and likely to become a hurricane by the time it makes landfall in florida tonight. hurricane warnings are already posted for a section of the gulf coast. >> there are also storm alerts carolina. officials warning that dangerous storms could bring surges of as much as seven feet. we'll get more details on the storms now from accuweather meteorologist justin povick. >> diane, devin, thanks. good morning to you as well. very, very active right now in the tropics, tropical storm hermine making its move a little quicker now off to the north and the east. as it gathers strength and produces very, very heavy rain over the panhandle of florida. we're looking at rainfall amounts here ranging anywhere from 6 to 8 inches. flooding will be likely along with some very gusty winds which could top 60 and even up 0 miles per hour. 70 miles per hour. madeline is weakening as it cruises south of hawaii. watch out for lester later down the road. it will make it

those made in china laminate floors, in as many as 100,000 homes, could cause 6 to 30 cases of cancer per 100,000 people. >> i'm living in a space that has the potential to make me very sick. >> reporter: terry thompson installed the floors in her north carolina home less than three years ago. >> i'm very concerned about the long-term cumulative effect. >> reporter: she says tests in her home found she's getting three and a half times the to formaldehyde. she's now part of a class action lawsuit. but those floors still in her home. lumber liquidators telling abc news they believe the cdc has overstated potential health risks. the company halted sales of the questionable flooring whether he the problems came to light last march and says it has already "significantly strengthened our quality assurance procedures and has offered customers free air and as for those free air quality tests, 10% have come back showing higher amounts of formaldehyde greater than what's recommended by the world health organization. >> nothing wrong with natural hardwood floors, huh? >> yeah. >> the form

markets are more or less flat this morning, despite a poor economic report from china, its economy last quarter grew at its slowest pace in 25 years. but that actually wasn't a surprise. investors figure the chinese government will step in with more stimulus measures. many are ready on the sidelines waiting to see what happens next. >>> and here's an eye-popping statistic about the global wealth divide. the richest 62 people in the world own the same wealth as the poorest 3.6 billion people. the planet. that number is from a new study by oxfam which concludes that it's time to end the era of tax havens. >>> it's a good time to look skyward, five of the solar system other eight planets will be visible at once with the naked eye in the predawn skies, weather permitting, of course. the planets will be lined up in a diagonal line, you see it from left to right, mercury, venus, saturn, mars, jupiter and first time that's actually happened since 2005. my very -- do you remember, my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas. that's how you remembered the planets. >> really, no uranus? >>

a slowdown in china, the world's second largest economy, could trigger a slowdown here in areas like construction, technology, and manufacturing. >> the market can handle bad news, but it can't handle uncertainty. >> reporter: so far this year, the stock market turbulence has wiped out more than $2 trillion from share prices. for the typical retirement savings account, that's a loss of nearly $8,300. >> stocks so far this year are now down almost 10%. that is a market correction. for anyone worried about that retirement savings account, know this, the hardest thing to do is the best thing you do for your money and that is wait it out over time. the stock market does bounce back historically speaking. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new >>> well, the now-infamous drug company executive martin shkreli has been subpoenaed to testify before a house committee. >> he gained notoriety for hiking the price of a lifesaving drug by about 5,000%. not sure whether he'll show up, though. shkreli tweeting "whining to reporters about me appearing for their chitchat next week. haven't decided yet, sh

places like hong kong and shanghai, china. we'll talk about this for a while because that is not changing, but we've got to get to the blizzard watch. there are places that could get 12 inches of snow and 45 miles per hour gusts in the next 24 hours. >> thanks to ginger. >>> overseas, the iraqi military says it's making significant progress in the battle to reclaim mosul from isis. soldiers have made their way into at least two more neighborhoods this morning. and for the first time, the official islamic state news agency reports the terror group is acknowledging that defeat is a possibility. but iraqi military commanders warn that completing the operation could still take several months. >>> the minnesota police officer who shot and killed a a man in a traffic shot last july i facing criminal charges. the shooting gained national attention as the man's girlfriend streamed the aftermath live on facebook. abc's marci gonzalez has the details. >> reporter: minnesota police officer seen in this video -- >> keep hands where they are. >> reporter: moments after shooting philando casti

was a college student at the time and he won a china set, lifetime supply of eggs and a self-playing piano. >> he got ripped off. >> it wasn't the best showcase showdown. particularly for that point in his life. >>> we digress. coming up in "the skinny," with wind on a recent cross-country flight and why he admits he's dumb. >>> and the new information we have this morning about that dramatic rescue that we showed you yesterday of good samaritans forming a human chain to pull a driver free from his burning car. you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by mypillow. nowt ahh...still sick, huh? i'll take it from here. i'm good. i just took new mucinex clear and cool. ah! what's this sudden cooooling thing happening? . you can feel it right away. wow, that sort of blind-sided me. and it clears my terrible cold symptoms. ahh! this is awkward. new mucinex fast-max clear & cool. feel the menthol burst. and clear your worst cold symptoms. start the relief. ditch the misery. today you can do everything in just one click, even keep your toilet clean and fre

asia. >> you have stark crisp white table linens, bone china. gourmet coffee. you get your choice of a champagne. things our passengers love it preordering meals in advance. >> reporter: the meals are designed by star chefs in new york and l.a. >> at 36,000 feet. >> reporter: the meal now complete, one of the most popular parts of the first class experience, getting dressed up in your fancy pajamas and being turned down for the night. ? turned down for what turn down for what ? double suites open up into a huge bed. i could use this bed. i could use that bed. go back to this one. >> reporter: and away we go. ? >> excuse me, mr. gibson? this is really nice. >> i hope you're enjoying your suite. >> i am. >> you realize we're really not flying? >> we're not going anywhere? >> well, we're going to have to ask you to deplane. we have to get the plane ready to go. >> reporter: he wasn't kidding. we're gettin >> thanks for coming aboard. hope you enjoyed your almost flight. >> kind of a cruel tease. >> not so much a flight? >> not so much. just get on board, get comfortable, and than vio

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