don't hate the democrats. it's hillary clinton who describes her, quote, enemies, as republicans, as half of the country she considers her enemies. i don't hate the democrats. >> and now tom llamas off the bus tonight, and live with us from iowa, and tom, donald trump suggesting that cruz go to court citizenship? >> reporter: that's right, david. trump now saying, a judge could put this whole issue to bed. but senator ted cruz is not taking the bait. he just got off his bus and i asked him again for a second time, but he says, this issue is settled. if he's elected, he can become president. david? >> tom llamas with us tonight after his one-on-one with ted cruz. tom, thank you. >>> now, to a battle erupting tonight over same-sex marriage. roy moore is ordering judges in his state not to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. that's in defiance of the supreme court's ruling late last year. >>> and from texas tonight, a controversial police case suddenly back in the news this evening. sandra bland, pulled over, later dying in her jail cell. this evening, the state trooper who arre

hours before hillary clinton was using an image of trump and palin side by side to fire up her supporters. but would it work in receive? cecilia vega, also in iowa tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the clinton campaign hoping to raise big bucks from that big endorsement. overnight sending out this plea saying, donate to make sure this is nothing more than a bad "snl" skit come to life. for hillary clinton, it is no laughing matter. bernie sanders with his biggest lead yet in new hampshire. and today bill clinton right there assessing the damage. >> we're on a home field disadvantage here. >> reporter: the implication, sanders has a leg up in the granite state. i trust you. >> reporter: in a new ad, clinton highlighting her experience. >> the one candidate for president that has everything it takes to do every part of the job. >> reporter: the vermont senator with the home field advantage once promising to run a positive campaign now says this. >> experience is important. dick cheney had a lot of experience. >> reporter: clinton writing a personal essay. >> thank you. >>> and now t

the question from a young man to hillary clinton about dishonesty. >>> the fbi sting late today. under arrest today. authorities say he was planning to kill dozens here in the u.s. what the plot entailed. >>> a deadly schchl bus crash. a 22 year veteran principal killed and children injured. warning, calling one suspect hannibel lecter. >>> and we remember an american actor tonight and a face you couldn't forget. >>> good evening. as we e me on the air night, fast moving developments in the race for 2016, six days until iowa now. the national front-runners on both sides trying to hold on to the leads. let's get to the news poll. donald trump in the lead. and senator ted cruz today on the trail in iowa with a warning shot, telling voters if trump wins iowa and hn next, this could be over. using trump's own word's about iowa to fight back. donald trump asking supporters today should he sho up at the debate leading us off from iowa. >> reporter: tonight, senator ted cruz with a warning to supporters. a prediction about donald trump. >> if donald wins iowa. he right now has a substa

him. >>> and polls showing clinton with a slight lead over sanders. anannow, what could b b a bloomberg bombshell, revealing the former mayor may get in. here's cecilia vega. >> reporter: sources tell abc news, if bernie sanders and donald trump win the nominations nominations, bloomberg may enter the race. >> i h he the highest respect for him. and i'm going to work hard to get the nomination so he doesn't have to jump into the race. >> reporter: the battle here in iowa, fiercer than ever. political revolution? >> reporter: more than 1,000 people turning out to see sanders today. that's more than all of the supporters that showed up for clinton's three stops combined. the grueling pace, seeming to cacah up with her today. >> you do talk a lot in this campaign. >> reporter: but all that love that clinton has shown to presidentbama -- >> i'm proud of the progress we've made. >> reporter: now coming right back to her. the president calling her wicked smart. >> she had to do everything i had to do, except like ginger had to wk upke up earlier, handle all the expectations. >> and

! >> that can't be the winner. we have the winner. >> this is the winner. >> reporter: even hillary clinton admitted today she bought a ticket. >> if you win? >> well, i'll fund my campaign. >> reporter: the number is so big, it doesn't even fit on billboards. but what would this historic jackpot of $1.5 billion look like in your bank account? accountants almost always advise taking the $930 million lump sum. investineoughly $450 million after taxes can give you much more money than the 30-year annuity. >> if you invest in government that's $600,00000 after tax a month for the rest of your life. >> reporter: a $450 million wind fall is enough to put about 3,000 american kids through college. the countless options of how to put that kind of money to good use also explain why canadians are flocking across the border. >> hopefully one of us will win. >> reporter: anyone from anywhere can play, as long as they're 18 years old. but the ticket has to be bought and claimed in one of t t 44 poweweall states. it's illegal to resell a lottery ticket, which is why you can't buy tickets legitimately on

the finish. every night, a new poll, a new leader. tonight, hillary clinton on top, barely edging out bernie sanders in iowa. tonight, she's doubling down. former president bill clinton holding several accept rat events. trying to fight bernie sanders' last minute push before the caucuses. abc's jonathan karl, one-on-one with sanders tonight. will he debate hill little before new hampshire? and what clinton is now saying about adding a new debate. >> reporter: two for the price of one. hillary clinton is bringing in bill for the big final push in iowa. >> you need to caucus for hillary. you need to help her get ready. >> reporter: and in a reversal, mrs. clinton is now saying she wants more debates, starting next week. >> we have to agree we're going to debate in new hampshire, both the governor and i have agreed and we're waiting for the senator to decide to join us. >> reporter: we asked bernie sanders about that. >> i wanted more debates from day one. >> reporter: i know. >> gee, a couple months ago, it i wonder what has happened now that they want more debates. what do you thi

hillary clinton and bernie sanders in a fierce battle for iowa tonight. the new fallout after those unexpected moments. >>> the dangerous commute. the change reaction crashes. 95 million americans from the dakotas to virginia to maine in the grips of an arctic chill. and now, the next major system moving in. >>> at this hour, the americans coming home, held prisoner in iran. but what about the one left behind? we hear from his family, right here tonight. >>> gas prices in america, where the line of drivers. and is it here to stay? >>> the oscar controversy. actress jada pinkett smith and her message to hollywood. the video now seen 5 million times and counting. >>> and late word tonight, we remember a great. eagles legend glenn frey. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us on this martin luther king jr. day. and we begin tonight with the final sprint to iowa. two weeks left now. on the republican side tonight, a war of words between the two men battling for that all-important first state. donald trump calling ted cruz a nasty guy, saying, no one likes him. and ted cruz

will also be there this weekend. david? >> thanks. >>> anwhile, on the democratic the clinton campaign pointing to new numbers that show it's closer than previously thought. kayna whitworth with the story. >> reporter: tonight in iowa, the final push. bernie sanders now on top in the hawkeye state. and his campaign, trying to keep itithat way. >> we joke, you can stand or sit. or you can caucus. >> reporter: at his des moines headquarters, supporters working the phones in a race against the clock. >> i want to see if you are a confirmed supporter. >> reporter: two hours away in cedar rapids -- you guys are busy here. inside clinton's camp. so how many people are you calling today? >> this phone bank has about 170 people. >> reporter: there aren't enough chairs for all theheolunteers. in iowa, it all comes down to gettttg supporters to caucus. sanders has s field offices. clinton, 26. mo than 100 paid sanders staffers. clinton's camp won't reveal how many. but each side says they've made millions of calls to get out the from this clinton office alone, they say thousands of call

evening, is hillary clinton in trouble in iowa and new hampshire? and donald trump takes aim at ted cruz, and thenen the hecklers. >> this is not your stage. >>> the young american woman murdered overseas in florence, italy. and tonight, new images. the last time sheeen alive. she was killed. >>> and here in washington, the president's final state of the krun union. tonight, what he will tell america. >>> good evening tonight from washington. and we have breaking news as we come on the air this evening. a tenuous situation involving america and iran. two small u.s. naval vessels with nearly a dozen sailors are being held by iran tonight. the u.s. navy operations center in bahrain lost contact with the two navy vessels. there are five sailors on each craft. the white house and the pentagon are watching this very closely and so is our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz. >> repepter: tonight, those ten sailors remain in the hands of the iranians. the revolutionary guard navy, according to iran's news agency trying to prove the sailors were the two small navy vessels with

the massive lines at this hour for block, hoping to see trump. and bill clinton tonight, pressed several times on donald trump. what the former president said this time. >>> the attack foiled. the man armed with a meat cleaver, pledging allegiance to isis. we're on the screen. >>> breaking news here at home. the stock market plunges. the worst start to a new year ever. what it means for your money tonight. >>> the rescue. miners trapped 900 feet underground. the deepest salt mine in america. the race to get them out. >>> and, no longer powerball fever, a full-blown outbreak. the new jackpot tonigigig $700 million and counting. why the sudden huge paydays? we ask, did they change the rules? >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we begin with those long lines forming as we come on the air, donald trump, about to take the stage in front of a packed and it comes just as he unleashes a new attack. using hillary clinton's voice with images of her husband, monica lewinsky, then bill cosby. meanwhile, hundreds are lining up for trump. the room

and donald trump fights back. why even hillary clinton tonight saying this time trump is right. >>> and just a short time ago they came before the cameras in tennessee with their dog and their winning ticket. what they said that had everyone smiling. >>> good evening, and we begin with breaking news. images coming in as we come on the air. an attack on a hotel popular with westerners. fromhe capital of burkina faso in west africa. eyewitnesses describing a horrific scene. gunmen, their heads covered shooting into the air then storming into the hotel. cars ablaze at this hour. gunfire heard in the streets. and now reports of possible hostages inside that hotel and a warning now from the u.s. embassy to any americans in the region. let's getight to abc's senior just first correspondent pierre thomas live in washington tonight. pierre. >> reporter: david, just a dangerous situation appears to still be unfolding in that west african country. at least four men attacking that hotel popular with westerners. eyewitness reports of two car bombs going off outside the splendid hotel. you

stunning new poll outut of new hampshshe. not good for hillary clinton. >>> the deadlgreyhound bus crash. the bus flipping onto its side. and what the driver has now revealed. >>> we are watching a major storm brewing at this hour, that could bring more than a foot of snow. several major cities along the possible track. and developing now, the latest on the toddler and the hundreds who have shown up to search in the brutal cold. >>> stealing your money. the irs says it's the biggest telephone tax scam ever. calls in every state, demanding you pay back taxes. tonight, you'll hear from the >>> and, george clooney, speaking out tonight. what he's now saying to the academy, amid the oscar backlash. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin with the bombshell endorsement on the campaign trail. no matter where you stand on sarah palin, she is a force among conservative voters, and tonight, she's's a aut to take the stage, right there in wa, a short timim from now, in fact, moments ago, she declared she is, quote, proud to endorse donald j. trump

says the west will eventually trump's words to prove that. and hillary clinton said that wod happen, but until tonight, there had been so evidence of that. >>> now, to the flood warnings stretching from texas to illinois. the overthrowing mississippi river, threateng homes and businesses south of st. louis. small signs of relief as some flood waters start to recede. but the worst is yet to come. here's indra petersons. >> reporter: night, a house floaoang down the mississipip river. >> it's devastating. >> reporter: in illinois, another body recovered from the flood waters. now, at least 23 deaths from the flooding in illois and missouri. two teenagers still missing. illinois governor declaring a state of emergency. >> this is particularly rain, then this kind of cold. >> reporter: in missouri, the damage has been done. >> this will take a chunk out of our funds. >> reporter: with water treatment plants overrun, soon customers here will be left without. the disaster moving south. louisiana bracing for more major flooding. >> in about three weeks, we'll krooes crest here, and will ha

will arriv >>> tonight, the heated showdown. donald trump versus the clintons. the sprint to iowa and new hampshire now. trump says bill clinton's past is fair game. this evening, the former president, out on the trail and our correspondent asking him, is trump right? should clinton's past matter? >> is it fair game? >> how the president answers. >>> at this hour, the armed militia standoff. the american town paralyzed. schools closed, the armed protesters saying they're prepared to use force. >>> the stock market freefall. the plunge on this first day of trading in the new year. how it affects your money. >>> the major chill. and the chain reaction crashes and the massive storm system about to hit the west tonight. >>> and the showdown at starbucks. the mother who says her credit card number was stolen and used. she returns to find the clerk. and you're about to see what happens. >>> good evening. and happy new year. it's great to be back with you tonight. and we begin this evening with the all-out sprint to iowa. one month nowntil the first votes, and new hampshire, of course, s

hillary clinton in iowa tonight. sanders, now up by eight points. meanwhile, clinton on the trail, and pulling no punches with a new message of her own. cecilia vega in iowa tonight. >> reporter: in the homestretch in iowa. hillary clinton today. she's not governor giving up. >> it's not whether you get ocked down. it's whether you get back up. as long as there's work to do and people to help, i'm not going to quit. >> do you believe the voters will elect a socialist president concerns. >> reporter: from sanders, confidence. >> if we do well in both states, i think we're looking at one of the great political upsets in the modern history of the united states of america. >> reporter: and drochpping this ad, to the song "america." and sanders saying that clinton's lead iss evaporarang in iowawaand we understand why her campaign is panicking. the gloves are off. >> thank you. >>> we turn now to the stunning sentence to a former police officer in oklahoma city. and tonight, how the judge ruled. now sentenced to 263 years here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: today, he was led to court in handc

new debate right before new hampshire. governor martin o'malley says he's in. hillary clinton's camp says she's in if bernie is. but bernie sanders, his answer, he's considering it. and look at this tonight. the new poll showing sanders edging out clinton in iowa. last night's poll had clinton barely ahead. which proves this evening what the campaigns already now. this is all about turnout. and here's abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: a rare break from for a meeting with the guy he wants to replace. >> the president and i discussed this morning a number of issues. foreign policy issues. domestic issues. occasionally a little bit of politics. >> reporter: the meeting comes just after president obama seemed to tilt toward hillary clinton in an interview with politico. >> she can govern and she can start here day one more experience than any non-vice president has ever been who aspires to this office. >> reporter: clinton took that as an endorsement, but sanders dismissed suggestions he's leaning toward his former secretary of state. >> i think he and the vice president have tried

tonight, new numbers coming in, showing hillary clinton with a razor thin lead over bernie sanders in iowa, leading sanders by two points, down from a nine-point lead one month ago. the callucus just 18 days away now. from the poll numbers to the other numbers we were all hoping to win. we are all still here tonight. but our cameras are in three separate towns across the country. three tickets that won the whole thing. were they individuals, were their groups? those three tickets will now share the $1.6 billion. there were other winners, too, lesser prizes, still millions, though, including a group of teachers who talked to us late today, racing to pick up their check. abc's steve osunsami in tennessee, where one of the big tickets was sold. >> reporter: in suburban los angeles, on the eastern coast of florida and in small town are flying tonight. >> i think it would be someone local. >> can you imagine? >> reporter: no. at this hour, not one of the three winners has come forward to claim their share of the largest u.s. jackpot ever. but that didn't stop thousands of neighbors from cr

2016. side. hillary clinton, and the bombshell from the statement department today. 22 e-mails from her private server have been described as top secret. vgts. >> and trump, will he pay any price, or will he give up any lead? here's tom llamas. >> reporter: tonight, ted cruz reeling, and donald trump trying to take him out, calling the canadian-born senator an "anchor baby." >> now ted cruz may not be a u.s. citizen, right? but, he's an anchor baby. no, he's an anchor baby. ted cruz is an anchor baby in canada. >> reporter: cruz refusing to return fire. >> he's welcome to say whatever he likes. >> reporter: but trump is a hard candidate to ignore. >> let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. donald trump has chosen not to attend this evening's >> let me say, i'm a maniac, and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. and ben, you're a terrible surgeon. now that we've gotten the donald trump portion out of the way. >> reporter: but without trump on that stage, it was cruz who became the number one target. >> he is the king of saying, "oh, you're for amnesty? everybod

another. donald trump doubling down on bill clinton, arguing his past is fair game for hillary clinton. trump indicating there's one question he'd like bill clinton to answer. all of this comes as trump makes headlines overseas tonight, after his proposed ban on mud limbs coming to america, word the uk will debate a ban on trump? abc's tom llamas, on the campaign trail in iowa. >> reporter: for donald trump it is now, quote, open season, on bill clinton and his sex scandals. >> he was impeached. he wasn't allowed to practice law. he's settled for a tremendous amount of money. i mean, you know, there's things going on there. >> reporter: just listen to trump's answer when asked if there's a difference between bill clinton and bill cosby, >> you'd almost have to ask bill clinton that problem, that question. it would be a very interesting question to someday ask him. certainly, he has a lot of very strong charges against him, and it's pretty bad stuff. >> reporter: trump says the clintons started it when hillary called him sexist. >> i'm going to let him live in his alternative reality an

. >>> the battle for iowa. and this evening, the revealing new numbers. hillary clinton suddenly in a fight to win. and what another new poll reveals about donald trump tonight. >>> the deep freeze. the system sweeping across america, from the dakotas, all >>> the female bandit, accused of stealing millions in jewelry across several states. >>> and 28 people missed the powerball this weekend by one number. so, where does it stand tonight? and something else on the line, right here behind me. "world news tonight" starts now. >>> good evening tonight from again glendale, arizona. the college football national championship is here. and we'll get to that in just a moment. bu we begin tonight with the new and dramatic pictures of the takedown of el chapo. the intense raid, the firefight to capture the drug lord. assault teams goioi room byy room, hununng for the ininmous drug lord respopoible for a quarter of the drugs coming to the u.s. and tonight, sean penn is now breaking his silence. what he's now saying about his secret meeting with el chapo, authorities were on the hunt for him. abc