darling of the tea party is causing once again quite a stir. hires abc's david wright. >> reporter: on the campaign trail this week, a blast from the past. >> thank you so much, oklahoma! it's so great to be in iowa! we're here thawing out! >> reporter: like a champion musher from the iditarod in sarah palin's alaska, she's back. ready to drive her team over the finish line. >> the next president of our great united states of america, donald j. trump! >> reporter: along with that black led are jacket also reprising some of her winningest lines from her run with john mccain. >> drill, baby, drill. >> it's time to drill, baby, drill. >> reporter: the only maverick out there who can match her when it comes to going rogue. >> going rogue left and right, that's why he's doing so well. >> reporter: the reality show star -- >> you're fired. >> we're going to make america great again. >> reporter: turning to the politician who became a reality star. >> this is really the first time in this campaign that we're seeing donald trump kind of take a back seat to someone else. see really stole the sp

cancer. his final album released just days ago. and the message he left behind. abc's david wright tonight on bowie's battle these last 18 months. >> reporter: having styled himself like a pop star from another planet, today, david bowie went back to the mothership. diagnosed with cancer 18 months ago, he'd kept it private. today, in l.a., new york and london, fans are in shock. paying tribute and grieving. i loved him. >> reporter: he was born david jones, and took the stage name "bowie," because the davey jones of the monkees got there first. his first big hit -- "space oddity." this is ground control to major tom >> reporter: inspired by the apollo space program. influenced by andy warhol, bowie came up with the concept for ziggy stardust, a rock band from outer space. that other worldly, androgynous look, positioning him as the outsider. now ziggy played guitar >> i felt really comfortable going onstage as somebody else. and it seemed a rational decision to keep on doing that. ch-ch-changes >> reporter: like his anthem "changes," bowie was famously hard to pin down. his image and his m

abc's david wright. >> reporter: david bowie didn't turn his battle with cancer into a tabloid story, didn't even tell his fans he was sick. instead, from his deathbed, he turned it into art. look up here i'm in heaven >> reporter: this song "lazarus" released four days ago. i've got scars that can't be seen >> reporter: those buttons a reminder of death. everybody knows me now >> reporter: for a man about to die, this is a mastery of mortality. the deathbed as a piece of performance art. the whole thing very bowie. this is why people loved him. >> he knew the end was coming. and it was sort of like a parting gift to fans and a way of saying, it's okay. i'm making art out of my death. >> reporter: today in l.a., new york, london, and berlin, bowie fans were in shock. paying tribute and grieving. the pop star from another planet has gone back to the mothership. he was born david jones and took the stage name bowie because davey jones of the monkees got there first. a rebel long before he was famous. here he is age 17, a schoolboy champion for the society for the prevention of cruelty

fuel to the fire in his rivalry with fox news. so who stole the show tonight? here's abc's david wright. let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. >> reporter: tonight at this last iowa debate -- >> it's not about donald trump. >> reporter: donald trump, for once, was not center stage. >> i kind of miss donald trump. he was a little teddy bear to me. we always had such a loving relationship. >> reporter: but he was still very much the center of attention. >> 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: tonight trump went rogue, holding his own event for veterans ten minutes away in des moines. >> do all the cameras like the academy awards. this is like the academy awards! >> reporter: he also raised $6 million for vet. four days to caucus night and this bizarre split-screen moment. >> i didn't want to be here, i have to be honest. i wanted to be about five minutes away. >> reporter: cnn and msnbc >> fox has been extremely nice and the last

lawsuit and the woman standing to get these damages speaking out tonight. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: the jury is in, and as he left court in los angeles today -- >> please don't bother. >> reporter: one of the most successful yoga gurus in the world is now in a hot mess. >> let's rock and roll, everybody. >> reporter: in the yoga world he's a rock star. known by just one name. bikram. full name bikram choudhury. his brand of hot yoga, 26 poses performed in 105 degree heat, synonymous with sweat. also hugely popular. ordered by a los angeles jury to pay $6.4 million in punitive damages for sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and gender discrimination. that on top of $924,000 in compensatory damages awarded just yesterday. more than $7 million awarded to one victim. >> i feel vindicated. i'm elated. >> reporter: attorney miki jafa-bodden. >> my professional relationship ended when i was fired by mr. choudhury. >> reporter: jafa-bodden was general counsel to bikram's yoga college of india. she convinced the jury the 69-year-old yoga guru repeatedly sexually harassed her and subjec

deja vu. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: tonight in germany "washington post" reporter jason rezaian laughed with his wife over a video. the first joke they've been able to share in more than a year. rezaian, one of five american citizens who were imprisoned in iran, all five of them free at last as part of a broader deal negotiated by the obama administration. >> at long last they can stand tall and breathe deep the fresh air of freedom. >> reporter: their release in exchange of iranian prisoners held here, part of a broader u.s. deal with iran, thawing relations that had been frozen since 1979. today 32-year-old amir hekmati was the first of the former prisoners to speak publicly. >> how does it feel to be back, i feel lucky. >> reporter: eager to let friends and family know he's okay. >> i didn't want to let my fellow marines down, so i tried my best to, you know, keep my head up and withstand all the pressures that were put upon me. some of which were very inhumane and unjust. i'm grateful. semper fi. >> reporter: he's a marine corps veteran, arrested while visiting famil

owners say antidepressants could be the answer. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: at the end of her work day, morgan hates to keep her partner waiting. >> racing out the door, running to get the subway. >> reporter: it's not so much that he's legal just, he just misses her more than he should. >> there is a part of me that feels guilty just because i know that when he gets stressed, he is very distraught. and it's hard to watch. >> reporter: unconditional love oh! i know, i know. i know, it's okay. >> reporter: morgan accepts that about hachi, a puppy who suffers from a very real, very human disorder. separation anxiety. >> hachi digs at the floor. and he digs at the door. he bites the molding. this is reallial in an effort to get out of the apartment. >> reporter: and like an anxious human, there's powerful medicine that can help. that's right. this melancholy mutt is on doggy anti-depress ants, a sort of prozac for puppies. hachi isn't alone. nearly 3 million dogs in the right now. let's not even get into cats. >> the problem is that just like with us, we often turn to the drugs a

debate before the debate. so could he still show up? here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: in iowa a high-stakes game of chicken. donald trump insists he's ducking the last gop debate before the caucuses for reasons he outlined to bill o'reilly. >> i was not treated well by they came out with this ridiculous pr statement like drawn up by a child. >> reporter: the donald apparently not swayed by o'reilly's appeals. >> in your christian faith there is a very significant tenet, and that's the tenet of forgiveness. >> you know, it's called an eye for an eye also, you can look at it that way. >> reporter: instead of the debate trump's camp officially announced they'll be hosting a benefit for veterans. senator ted cruz threw down the gauntlet, offering to debate ducking donald mano a mano. he's even booked a venue this saturday. groups backing cruz are promising $1.5 million for vets if he'll accept the challenge. trump tweeted back suggesting they do it in canada. cruz's birthplace. what it all comes down to is an unprecedented battle between the front-running republican candidate and th

big? here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: tonight donald trump was center stage in every way. accusing his nearest rival ted cruz of being too canadian. >> there's a big question mark on your head. and you can't do that to the party. you really can't. >> reporter: cruz hit back hard. >> the constitution hasn't changed. but the poll numbers have. and i recognize -- i recognize that donald is displayed that his poll numbers are falling in iowa. >> reporter: now that iowa is less than three weeks away, the gop debate no longer seemed just politely contentious. >> i have a feeling -- >> reporter: like the lead-up to a rose ceremony on "the >> i'm probably going home. >> reporter: now it's more like "the hunger games." kill or be killed. ahead of this debate cruz swore it wouldn't come to this. >> a lot of folk in the media would love to see donald and me get in a giant food fight. i'm not going to engage in that, i hope donald won't either. >> reporter: but there he was accusing trump of having new york values. >> everyone understands that the values in new york city are socially

, nearly $1.6 billion. lottery officials say winning tickets were sold in three states. abc's david wright is on the story. >> tonight's jackpot is approaching $1.6 billion -- >> reporter: tonight millions of americans tuned in to see the powerball drawing of the century. >> it is the number 10 tonight -- >> >> reporter: california, reportedly sold tickets matching all five numbers plus the powerball. california announced first. the winning ticket, sold at this 7-eleven. chino hills, outside of los angeles. tonight, crowds descended on the store, sharing the excitement, even if they can't share the prize money. >> this must be thrilling. >> it is very thrilling. >> reporter: my colleague kana whitworth was there. >> people rushed to the 7-eleven, there are hundreds of people, you can barely move inside the 7-eleven. keep in mind this store gets $1 million for selling the winning ticket and whoever takes home that money gets a big chunk of it because there are no taxes on lottery winnings here in the state of california. >> reporter: the jaw-dropping $1.5 billion jackpot, the largest the u.s.

house, here's abc's david wright. states. >> reporter: the next time we hear the sergeant in arms make that familiar announcement, a different president will be walking into the chamber and glad handing his way down the aisle. the night was barack obama's last state of the union, his parting shot, at this point he's playing for the history books. that's reshaping the way we live, the way we work, our planet, our place in the world. >> reporter: that word "change" which served as mantra for candidate barack obama's election all those years ago, tonight took on a different meaning. shaded by. seven years of compromises, disappointments, and unintended consequences. the office and its responsibilities have changed demand, visibly as it always does. tonight as president barack obama framed it, change can be good or bad. >> it's change that can broaden opportunity or widen inequality. >> reporter: the white house billed this speech as different sort of state of the union, not so much a laundry list of proposals but a plea to fix america's broken politics. >> the future we want, all of

clintons now responding? abc's david wright is out on the trail tonight. >> reporter: the first real blast of winter. make america great again means campaign season is finally heating up. land of the free the first votes due to be cast just a month from now. >> folks, we have a revolution going on. people are tired, and they're sick of the stupidity that we're seeing coming out of washington. >> reporter: and the battle lines are drawn. >> there could not be a starker difference between the kind of country that i want to see for republicans are promising. >> reporter: the campaigns bringing out their big guns. >> every presidential election people run and, believe it or not, it's kind of scary this year. >> reporter: out here on the campaign trail it's make or break time. >> can you see him as president? >> i'm not quite sure yet. and i'm probably going to get? slack from the people in the line. >> reporter: tonight inside the arena named for the democrat who trumped bill clinton in the 1992 new hampshire primary, trump's name is now plastered on every jumbotron. >> isn't this more fun tha

surviving but taking action. abc's david wright leads us off from philadelphia. >> reporter: the chilling surveillance video shows the moment of the attack. the gunman, dressed in a white robe, charges toward jesse hartnett's police car, his muzzle flashing as he fires off about a dozen rounds. he reaches inside the car with the gun, then runs away. the officer, shot multiple times, incredibly manages to radio in. >> shots fired. 6-0 and spruce. i'm shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> all cars stand by. we have an officer shot. >> this is absolutely one of the scariest things i've ever seen. i mean, this guy tried to execute the police officer. >> reporter: the officer then gets out of his patrol car, his wounded left arm dangling. attacker at least three times. >> be advised, officer did strike this male. he's also hit. >> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life. >> reporter: police say the suspect, 30-year-old edward archer, told them he follows allah and pledges allegiance to the islamic state. police say the gun used in the attack

. here is abc's david wright. meeting -- >> reporter: his most famous role was sal tessio, the mobster who ends up betraying michael corleone. >> i can guarantee security. >> reporter: abe vigoda wasn't sicilian. he was a russian jew. a theater actor, he went on to stardom on abc's "barney miller." as the curmudgeonly detective fish. >> you should call me first. i need time to put my teeth in. >> reporter: oddly, vigoda spent years fighting an urban legend he had already died. >> the rumor is that he died. room? he is. >> reporter: that's him on david letterman's show in 1988. like his character in "the godfather." >> tell mike it was only business. >> reporter: he knew the end was coming. >> tom, can you get me off the hook? for old time sake? >> can't do it. >> reporter: abe vigoda was 94. david wright, abc news, new york. >>> i remember growing up watching barney miller. time to put the teeth back in. thanks for watching on a tuesday night. i'm david muir. hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. until then, good night."that individual armed with a knife turned on both the to

watching as it happened. tonight, abc's david wright on the bravery, the faces onboard the "challenger." >> liftoff of the 25th space shuttle mission. >> reporter: 30 years ago today, triumph turned to tragedy. like the families of those seven crew members, all of us watching were horrified. onboard the challenger was the first teacher headed to space, christa mcauliffe. who taught 11th grade social >> complete disbelief. >> reporter: tammy hickey is one of many of mcauliffe's students who went on to become teachers. carrying on her journey of discovery, just as president reagan wished for. >> we will never forget them, as they prepared for their journey and waved good-bye, and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of god. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, new york. >> and we thank you for watching here on a thursday night. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow to finish the week. good night.now at 6:30." a storm is brewing...and the streets could soon be covered in snow. tonight on kolo 8 news now, why your street may not get plowed. and, the schoo

fire. david wright on the investigation. >> reporter: it was a blaze big enough to upstage the new year's fireworks at the world's tallest building. starting at the 20th floor of this high-rise, quickly engulfing the whole building. about 16 people injured, a miracle that no one was killed. this photographer had an >> we were at the 48th floor. address hotel happening right now. >> reporter: he had set up his cameras on the 48th floor of the hotel that burst into flames to catch the fireworks, only to be caught up in this. he put on the window washer's rig, and lowered himself over the edge. calling friends and talking to rescuers. >> yes, i can see the roundabout! >> reporter: look down -- those are his feet on the ledge. investigators don't know what caused the fire, but it's the kind of thing that gives people nightmares in new york and other cities with tall buildings. fire safety officials here say a high-rise fire is less likely to happen in our country. that's because our building codes and fire safety procedures are designed to prevent it. >> the buildings are fire-proof bu

agents are already calling. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: today from budweiser, a tantalizing tease. could this young clydesdale, born yesterday, be the star of their new super bowl ad? here comes the king here comes the big number one >> reporter: the king of beers has long since softened the oom-pah of those classic budweiser ads. in 2013, a young foal named hope stole the show, as we watched her grow up, take her place in love in the crowd. a heartwarming reunion so successful, budweiser went with a puppy next time around. the plot line? a stray dog on the fringes of the clydesdales' warm springs ranch makes new friends, who, in his moment of need, scare off the neighborhood bullies. what's in store for the foal? the tweet from anheuser-busch simply says, "meet mac!" what mac has to do with beer or football? that's another question. david wright, abc news, new york. >> mac's cute. hard to beat the puppy last year. thanks for watching here on a wednesday night. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. until then, good night.fear of the zi

children after "harry potter." here's abc's david wright. >> do you really think you have a chance against us, mr. cowboy? >> reporter: whether he was the bad guy in "die hard." or in "robin hood: prince of thieves." >> no more merciful beheadings. and call off christmas. >> reporter: nobody could do irritation quite like alan rickman. he won our hearts and broke them in "love actually," as the cheating husband caught. >> classic fool. >> yes, but you've also made a fool out of me. senses. >> reporter: as severus snape, in the "harry potter" saga -- >> mr. potter. >> reporter: -- he could kill with a glance. >> clearly, fame isn't everything, is it, mr. potter? >> reporter: it was the acting challenge of a lifetime, he told "the new york times." >> holding a wand is not the most threatening thing you can do. and pointing it at dame maggie smith. >> reporter: today, j.k. rowling called him, "a magnificent actor and a wonderful man." alan rickman, a master of the dark arts, second to none. david wright, abc news, new york. >> david, thank you. >>> and there is still much more ahead o

slate on "jeopardy!." >> so, sorry, folks. "what is" format. david wright, abc news, new york. >> thank you for watching here on a tuesday night. i'm david muir. and i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. from all of us here at abc news, have a good evening. good night.bc news, have a good evening. good night.five days ago a ski instructor went missing from suger bowl. teams are suspending the search. and, all this rain and snow is great for our drought... ?but how great? we're taking a look at what this wet winter plus-- not secure passwords." do you think your online passwords are safe enough? tips on what passwords not to use. thanks for joining us. i'm sarah johns. and i'm noah bond. the search for a ski instructor missing from sugar bowl for five days... has been suspended. the placer county sheriff's office decided to end the search, because of treacherous conditions. 23-year-old carson may disappeared last thursday during white- out conditions. the army national guard and the california highway patrol flew over back country areas, to search for may. since he went m

david wright. gonna be a heartache tonight >> reporter: for eagles fans, a huge heartache tonight, as the band announced with the heaviest of hearts, the passing of our comrade. glenn frey was a founding member of the group, who cowrote and sang some of their biggest hits, including "take it easy." take it easy >> reporter: frey cowrote "desperado" with don henley. desperado >> reporter: the two also cowrote the band's most famous tune. plenty room at the hotel california >> reporter: frey was a transplant to california, motown. tonight, don henley said glenn was the one who started it all. rest in peace, my brother. david wright, abc news, new york. >> david, thank you. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. the growing oscar controversy. big names boycotting the oscars. stars nominated for academy awards, but there is outrage over those who were not on the list. tonight, actress jada pinkett smith and her message to hollywood, and her video now seen 5 million times and counting and you'll see it after the break. >>> also this evening, the grocery

the mix. writing: "how's this photo donald pugh?" #thanksfortheselfie. david wright, abc news, new york. and now your kolo 8 hour-by-hour weather a series of storm systems will will impact the sierra and western nevada through early next week. gusty winds will occur at times especially in higher elevations, along with periods of rain and snow. most of the snow for today is expected from the tahoe region northward into lassen county. the next storm is likely to bring moderate snow to northeast california and far northwest nevada late thursday and thursday night. && .short term... a leading band of moisture combined with cold air trapped around susanville brought a period of snow to the city including the valley floor around 4200 feet. short range guidance indicates that this shallow cold air morning from eastern lassen county and into northwest-west central nevada. this could lead to light snowfall in some valleys from susanville eastward to gerlach and lovelock before the cold air is scoured out by increasing winds ahead of the approaching cold front. aside from these pockets of co

friends and his fans will miss him. david wright abc news time now for the must see videos of the day. first up.. the world's oldest barber "work... it keeps you young i say, it keeps you young." anthony mancinelli is approaching the ripe ol' age of 105... making him the guinness world record holder for the world's oldest practicing barber. mancinelli was born in 1911... and has been cutting hair since he was.. 12... that's more of different hair styles. he works five days a week and has no plans to retire any time soon. sheep save the day during a high speed police chase in new zealand. police say the chase started when a car carrying four people failed to stop. the chase went on for about about hour and half until the car came across a huge mob of sheep in the road. officials say the driver did not try to run through the sheep. in all four people were arrested... including a 14-year-old boy and girl. they were charged in the police chase and with theft for getting gas and not paying for it. nasa/esa/j. maiz apellaniz take a look at these amazing images, the latest captured by nasa's

as two high-profile daughters hit the campaign trail. here's abc's david wright. >> mr. trump has a great capacity to use bluster and bigotry. >> publicly and professionally, hillary clinton was the single worst secretary of state in the history of this country. >> reporter: hillary clinton and donald trump apparently can't stand each other. but when it comes to their dutiful daughters -- in new hampshire. my father. >> reporter: just as chelsea clinton was a few weeks ago. >> my mom is running to be president, and she's going to be president. common than you think. ivanka and chelsea's parents used to be friends. so they've known each other for years. as chelsea told "e.t." >> ivanka and i talk about everything. i'm so grateful she's my friend. i think she's a great woman. >> reporter: two 30-something women now earning their own place in the world. >> the responsibility sort of has to fall on you all now. >> reporter: ivanka apprenticed on "the apprentice." now she's an executive vice president for the trump organization. chelsea works for the clinton global initiative. both are p

. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: for eagles fans, a huge heartache as the band announced with the heaviest of hearts, the passing of our comrade. glenn frey was a founding member of the group who co-wrote and sang some of the biggest hits including "take it easy." it easy." >> reporter: frey co-wrote "desperado." the two also co-wrote the band's plenty of room at the hotel california >> reporter: frey was a transplant to california arriving in the late 1960s from motown. don henley said glenn was the one who started it all. there is >> reporter: rest in peace, my brother. david wright, abc news, new york. >> rest in peace. the band posting a message about frey's death on its website yesterday. >> words can neither describe our sorrow nor our love and respect for all that he has given to us, his family, the music community and millions of mans world wide. and don henley posted a touching tribute. part of which said, he was like a brother to me, we were family. it will be very strange going forward in a world without him in it. but i will be grateful, every day that he's in

field far away, another star is set to steal americans' hearts. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: from budweiser, a tantalizing tease. could this young clydesdale be the star of their new super bowl ad? here comes the king here comes the big number one >> reporter: the king of beers has long since softened the oom-pah of those classic budweiser ads. in 2013, a young foal named hope stole the show. budweiser went with a puppy the next time around. the plot line? a stray dog on the fringes of the clydesdales' warm springs his moment of need, scare off the neighborhood bullies. what's in store for the foal? a tweet from anheuser-busch simply says, meet mac. what mac has to do with beer or football? that's another question. david wright, abc news, new york. >> and none of it has to do anything with football or beer. >> but it's fun for those of us who aren't into -- certain people who aren't into football unlike me. >> watching the super bowl without that. >> this might be a good point to remind people of sports with reena the day after football. >> that's going to be exciting. > we'

matches. david wright has the story. this morning as the australian open kicks off down under? a bombshell threatens the integrity of professional tennis! a report on allegations of widespread match- fixing, implicating some of the more competitive players on the grand slam circuit. buzzfeed news and the bbc report on documents they say were leaked, from a secret investigation commissioned by professional tennis. heidi blake, buzzfeed news: this is a growing problem. it's huge and the tennis integrity unit is just not getting to grips with it. the reports point to gambling syndicates in russia and sicily that whistleblowers say repeatedly sought to fix matches at grand slam events, including wimbledon. serena williams and novak djokovic - the top two players in the world asked about it just hours ago at the austrailan open. djokovic called it a "crime in sport" but admits people close to him were approached about him throwing a first round match in tournament instead and that it makes him feel terrible to be linked to this type of thing. and doesn't want to be linked to this kind

serious accusations of fixing matches. david wright has the story. this morning as the australian open kicks off down under? a bombshell threatens the integrity of professional tennis! a report on allegations of widespread match- fixing, implicating some of the more competitive players on the grand slam circuit. buzzfeed news and the bbc report on documents they say were leaked, from a commissioned by professional tennis. heidi blake, buzzfeed news: this is a growing problem. it's huge and the tennis integrity unit is just not getting to grips with it. the reports point to gambling syndicates in russia and sicily that whistleblowers say repeatedly sought to fix matches at grand slam events, including wimbledon. serena williams and novak djokovic - the top two players in the world asked about it just hours ago at the austrailan open. djokovic called it a "crime in sport" but admits people close to him were approached about him throwing a first round match in russia in 2007. he says he dropped out of the tournament instead and that it makes him feel terrible to be linked to this type of

david wright with the last-minute ground game. >> reporter: crunch time here in iowa, so the volunteers are pounding the pavement. >> thank you. >> reporter: knocking on doors. leaving calling cards and sometimes striking out. >> caucus on monday? >> no, we won't be here. >> reporter: this husband and wife came here from dallas to help out. what is it that would make you come all this way for them? >> it's time that we kind of fit from far and wide. that's how strongly they feel. >> no. from? >> phoenix. >> reporter: you drove from phoenix? >> starting yesterday morning. >> reporter: they said the democrats they're meeting seem pretty happy with their choices. but if it comes down to the other way, i'll vote for the other one. >> reporter: the republicans are nervous. at trump's rally in dubuque -- lot of trump voters out there today. some of them just interested in catching a glimpse of him. the crowd here in cedar rapids, getting ready for a bernie sanders rally about to start. state officials say they're preparing for an avalanche of caucus-goers. there are some out there

been fixed. >> this morning some of the sports ranked players are now under suspicion. abc's david wright has the story. >> reporter: as the australian open kicks off down under, a bombshell threatens the integrity of professional tennis. a report on allegations of widespread match fixing implicating some of the more competitive players on the grand slam circuit. budfeed news and the bbc report on documents they say were leaked from a secret investigation commissioned by professional tennis. >> this is a growing problem. it's huge and the tennis integrity unit is just not getting to grips with it. >> reporter: the reports point to gambling syndicates in russia and sicily that whistle blowers sought to fix matches at grand slam events including wimbledon. sorrentino djokovic were asked about the report. djokovic called it a crime against sport and admits people close to him were approached about giving him $200,000 to throw a first round match in russia in 2007. he says he dropped out of the tournament instead and doesn't want to be linked to this kind of thing. williams says she do

apologetic. more from abc's david wright. >>> it's my mistake. >> reporter: the world's hottest female comedienne, accused of women. take this new bit from her hbo special "live at the apollo". >> i'm old school. i think the guy should pay on the first day for sex. >> reporter: not unlike wendy liebman's stand-up 20 years. >> maybe i'm old-fashioned, but i like it when the guy pays for sex. i mean that. >> reporter: or this skit from schumer's comedy central show about a new diet and exercise plan. >> they knock it out of your stupid mouth. slap chef. >> reporter: compare that to kathleen madigan's stand-up. >> you have enough money to pay a man to stand there and slap it out of your hand before you put it in your mouth. >> reporter: liebman told us, i believe it was an honest mistake. in the comedy world, accusations of joke-stealing are no laughing matter. >> they're self-policing sort of community of artists and your >> reporter: schumer is defending herself online and on the air waves on the "jim norton advice show" podcast. >> i'm being accused of stealing jokes and i wanted to co

now is abc's david wright >> do you really think you have a chance against us, mr. cowboy? >> reporter: whether he was the bad guy in "die hard." or in "robin hood: prince of thieves." >> no more merciful beheadings. and call off christmas. >> reporter: nobody could do irritation quite like alan rickman. he won our hearts and broke them in "love actually," as the cheating husband caught. >> a classic fool. >> yes, but you've also made a fool out of me. >> i can teach you how to senses. >> reporter: as severus snape, in the "harry potter" saga -- >> mr. potter. >> reporter: -- he could kill with a glance. >> clearly, fame isn't everything, is it, mr. potter? >> reporter: it was the acting challenge of a lifetime, he told "the new york times." >> holding a wand is not the most threatening thing you can do. and pointing it at dame maggie smith. >> reporter: j.k. rowling called him "a magnificent actor and a wonderful man." alan rickman, a master of the dark arts, second to none. david wright, abc news, new york. >>> excellent actor indeed. >>> coming up, the service dog in a tutu. >>> and

his own characters. he's died. abc's david wright looks back on his illustrious career. >> if anyone wants to arrange a meeting. he says -- >> reporter: his most famous role was sal tessio, the mobster who ends up betraying michael corleone. >> i can arrange security. >> reporter: abe vigoda was not sicilian. he was a russian jew. stardom in abc's "barney miller," as the curmudgeonly detective fish. >> in an emergency you would be the first one i would call. >> you should call me first. i need time to put my teeth in. >> reporter: oddly, vigoda spent years fighting an urban legend he had already died. >> well, the rumors are that he died. >> abe is there in the control room? he is. >> reporter: that's him on david letterman's show in 1988. like his character in "the godfather" -- >> tell mike it was only business. >> reporter: -- he knew the end was coming. >> tom, can you get me off the hook? for old time's sake? >> can't do it. >> reporter: abe vigoda was 94. david wright, abc news, new york. >> quite a legend. >> he also performed on and off broadway. just a really, really incredi

abc's david wright has the story. >> it's probably a mistake. >> reporter: this morning the world's hottest female comedian is defending herself from a potential trainwreck accused of stealing jokes from other funny women. >> i'm confused. >> reporter: take this bit from her special. >> i'm old school. i think the guys should always pay on the first date for sex. >> not unlike this gag from wendy lieberman's stand-up routine 20 years ago. >> maybe i'm old-fashioned but i like it when the guy pays for sex, i mean that. >> reporter: or there's this skit from her comedy central show about a new diet and exercise plan. >> then before you can say slapshaft, they knock it out of your stupid mouth. >> reporter: compare that to >> you have enough money to pay a man to stand there and literally slap the [ bleep ] out of your hand before you put it in your mouth. >> reporter: schumer is defending herself on line and on the airwaves on the jim norton podcast. >> i'm being accused of stealing jokes and i wanted to come and talk to you about it and clear my name because i would never ever do tha

incredible life, here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: having styled himself like a pop star from another planet, david bowie went back to the mothership. ago, he'd kept it private. in l.a., new york and london, fans are in shock paying tribute and grieving. >> i just loved his music. i loved him. >> reporter: he was born david jones, and took the stage name "bowie," because the davey jones of the monkees got there first. his first big hit -- "space oddity." this is ground control to major tom >> reporter: inspired by the apollo space program. influenced by andy warhol, bowie came up with the concept for ziggy stardust, a rock band from outer space. that other worldly, androgynous look, positioning him as the outsider. now ziggy played guitar >> i felt really comfortable going on stage as somebody else. and it seemed a rational decision to keep on doing that. ch-ch-changes >> reporter: like his anthem "changes," bowie was famously hard to pin down. constantly changing. that chameleon persona in turn inspired generations of performers from kiss to kanye to lady gaga. madonna posted

players facing serious accusations of fixing matches. abc's david wright has the story script: this morning as the australian open kicks off down under? nats ? a bombshell threatens the integrity of professional tennis! a report on allegations of widespread match- fixing? implicating some of the more competitive players on the grand slam circuit. buzzfeed news and the bbc report on documents they say were leaked ?. from a secret investigation commissioned by professional tennis. sot - heidi blake - uk investigations editor, buzzfeed news - this is a the tennis integrity unit is just not getting to grips with it. the reports point to gambling syndicates in russia and sicily that whistleblowers say repeatedly sought to fix matches at grand slam events? including wimbledon. serena williams and novak djokovic-the top two players in the world asked about it just hours ago at the austrailan open...... djokovic called it a "crime in sport" but admits people close to him were approached about him throwing a first round match in russia in 2007. he says he dropped out of the tournament instea

folks, 4-8, david wright tacking the lotto fever. >> jackpot is approaching $1.6 billion. >> millions of americans tuned in to see the powerball drawing of the century. it is the number ten tonight. >> moments after drawing, california lotto officials tweeted we have a winner in california. >> california lottery officials tweeted out almost immediately that we had a winner here in the golden state and that that winning ticket was sold in this 7-eleven. chino hills. there are hundreds of people. you can barely even move inside the 7-eleven itself. keep in mind this store gets a million dollars for selling the winning ticket and whoever takes home that money gets a big chunk of it because there are no taxes on lottery winning here in the state of california. everybody, loud and proud. >> yeah! >> reporter: someone will be claiming or sharing that jaw-dropping $1.5 billion jackpot. the largest the u.s. has ever seen. making this a $2 ticket to the 1% club. in theory at least. we indulged our inner billionaires shopping for cars. >> get used to this. >> reporter: and condos. >> see this.

nightline"" with abc's david wright. >> reporter: at the end of her workday, morgan hates to keep her partner waiting. >> racing out the door, running to get the subway. >> reporter: it's not so much that he's jealous. he just misses her more than he should. >> there is a part of me that feels guilty just because i know that when he gets stressed, he is very distraught and it's hard to watch. >> reporter: unconditional love isn't always healthy. >> hi. i know. i know. i know. it's okay. >> reporter: morgan accepts that about hachi, a puppy who suffers from a very real, very human disorder -- separation anxiety. and like an anxious human, there's powerful medicine that can help. this melancholy mutt is on doggy anti-depressants, a sort of prozac for puppies. >> the problem is just like with us, we often turn to the drugs as the first line of treating the problem. and i think that's the mistake. >> reporter: researcher and writer laurel braitman, author of "animal madness," says our pets have deeper emotional lives than most of us give them credit for. what sort of emotional complexity

. here's abc's david wright. >> the president of the united states! >> reporter: the next time we hear the sergeant at arms make that familiar announcement, a different president will be walking into the chamber and glad-handing his way down the aisle. >> happy new year to you. >> reporter: barack obamas last state of the union. at this point he's playing for the history books. >> we live in a time of extraordinary change. change that's reshaping the way we live and the way we work, our planet, our place in the world. >> reporter: that word, "change," which served as the mantra for candidate barack obama's election all those years ago took on a different meaning, shaded by seven years of compromises, disappointments, and unintended consequences. the office and its responsibilities have changed the man visibly, as it always does. there was one big ticket agenda item in the traditional sense. a vow to cure cancer. even nominating a new cancer czar. >> and because he's gone to the mat for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years, i'm putting joe in charge of mission control

around the corner. abc's david wright has that story. >> before we get to the issues, let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. >> reporter: at this last iowa debate -- >> it's not about donald trump. >> reporter: -- donald trump for once was not center stage. >> i kind of miss donald trump. he was a little teddy bear to me. we always had such a loving relationship. >> reporter: but he was still very much the center of attention. >> 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 -- holding his own event for veterans ten minutes away in des moines. >> fox has been extremely nice and -- the last number of hours, actually. >> reporter: and over on fox, the last gop debate minus the gop front-runner. but center stage this time was ted cruz, who's now running second in iowa. >> chris, i would note that the last four questions have been rand, please attack ted. marco, please attack ted. chris, please attack ted. jeb, please attack ted. >> reporter: tr

accusations of fixing matches. david wright has the story. >> this morning as the australian open kicks off down under a bombshell threatens the integrity of professional tennis. a report on allegations of widespread match fixing implicating some more competitive players on the grand slam circuit. on documents they say were leaked from a investigation commissioned by professional tennis. >> it's a huge problem. and the integrity unit is not getting to grip with it. >> the reports point to gambling in russia and whistle blowers say sought to fix matches at grand slam events including wimbledon. serena williams and novak djokovic were asked about the report just hours ago at the australian open. djokovic called it a crime against sport. admits people close to him were approached about giving him $200,000 to throw a first round match in russia in 2007. he says he dropped out of the tournament instead and doesn't want to be linked to this kind of thing. williams says she doesn't know anything about it, telling the assembled media, quote, when i'm playing, i play very hard and every player i pla

concerned with it. one fugitive, though, just couldn't help himself and david wright has the story. >> reporter: attention, fugitive, if you're on the run, don't follow the example of 45-year-old donald "chip" pugh who didn't like the mug shot on his wanted picture. >> awful picture. >> reporter: so much so he sent police a selfie to replace it and called a popular radio station to discuss the whole thing. >> man, i think they just did me >> reporter: the hosts on lima ohio's radio station 104.9 the eagle didn't miss a bit. >> where are you? >> i'm on the radio. >> reporter: pressing pugh wanted on two arrest warrants to >> i'm sitting actually i'm to chapo guzman. get to mcdonald's. >> reporter: he didn't reveal but played right into their hands. >> he's drawing more attention to himself which is going to make it easier for us to locate him. >> reporter: sure enough, that new selfie was shared 4300 times on facebook, without that awareness it's doubtful sheriff's deputies in escambia county florida, several states away would have caught pugh but they did. >> he made our jobs easie

, his friends and his fans will miss him. for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, new york. to the limit >> you're right, david, certainly do miss him. joining us now abc's chief medical health director, dr. we heard in david's report 1.5 million americans suffer from this type of arthritis. so how is it different from other forms of arthritis? >> there are many different kinds of arthritis. when many people think about arthritis, they think of osteoarthritis. so, that hits 27 million people. that's the chronic wear and tear on our joints just from life. rheumatoid arthritis is different. there it's our immune system going awry and attacking our body and it can hit our joints, it can hit our eyes, our lungs, our skin, and the treatment is focused on calming down our immune system to help settle that down. >> with certain types of medication for that, and can you describe what that is? >> yeah, so if our immune system is going wild, the drugs focus on slowing that down, and they can be very effective, and often they'll want to go at it really hard before there is a lot

more in common than that. abc's david wright has their story. >> reporter: publicly and professionally -- >> mr. trump has a great capacity to use bluster and >> reporter: -- hillary clinton and donald trump, apparently, can't stand each other. >> hillary clinton was the single worst secretary of state in the history of this country. >> reporter: but when it comes to their dutiful daughters. >> by the way, speaking of great people, come on, i have my daughter ivanka here. >> reporter: ivanka trump there in new hampshire just yesterday. >> i am so incredibly proud of my father. >> reporter: just as chelsea clinton was a few weeks ago. >> i am so proud and grateful to be my mom's daughter. >> reporter: they have more in common than you think. ivanka and chelsea's parents used to be friends. so they've known each other for years, as chelsea told "e. the." >> ivanka and i talk about everything. i'm so grateful she's my friend. i think she's a great woman. >> reporter: two 30-something women of incredible privilege now earning their own place in the world. both worked in tele