Are among the dead. One had been driving for the company for 28 years. The Worlds Largest Technology Conference gets under way this week. The Consumer Electronics show begins tuesday with all sorts of new gadgets. Were already hearing about new televisions, phones, and other smart devices. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, january 6th. Good monday morning, everyone. We begin this half hour with the growing fallout over the deadly u. S. Strike on that top iranian commander. Massive crowds are converging on the streets across iran as the casket carrying the remains of general Qasem Soleimani is paraded from city to city. This is a live picture from tehran. Just masses of people there, angry mourners raised a red flag above a mosque symbolizing revenge as iran threatened to retaliate and abandon limitations on uranium enrichment laid out in the 2015 nuclear deal. That could bring iran closer to building an atomic bomb. The parliament in iraq voted in favor of a nonbinding resolution to expel u. S. Troops from their country in response to the u. S. s decision to carry out the air strike on iraqi soil. President trump fired back threatening iraq with sanctions and repeated his threat to target cultural sites in iran, even though such attacks are classified as war crimes. The Homeland Security department issued a new domestic terror bulletin. Abcs Pierre Thomas has more on that. Reporter a stark message from the Homeland Security secretary about the potential of attacks here at home. Acting Homeland Security secretary chad wolf telling the country in a rare saturday statement that his agency is in an enhanced Security Posture following the killing of the iranian general and his agency warning, quote, an attack in the homeland may come with little or no warning. Already evidenced, steppedup security at key locations in major cities like new york. Heightened vigilance in terms of uniformed officers, many with long guns, at sensitive areas, critical structures. Reporter while no specific threat has been identified, Law Enforcement officials telling abc news iran does have potential assets inside the United States. And Authorities Say iran has significant cyber warfare capabilities. They could direct attacks against banks and other parts of our Financial Sector or even u. S. Government information systems. Reporter in the coming weeks americans may see heightened security at airports, train stations, and subways. Sources are telling us federal authorities have already been in contact with the energy sector. As far as physical attacks here at home, the focus is on potential iranian government agents and proxies like hezbollah. Theres also concern about homegrown radicals who sympathize with iran or just want to take advantage of this tense moment. Pierre thomas, abc news, washington. Another serious challenge facing the president is his looming impeachment trial in the senate. When that trial will take place is unclear because House Speaker nancy pelosi has yet to send the houses two articles of impeachment to the senate. She is demanding assurances about the trials fairness from Senate Majority leader mitch mcconnell. He is expected to resume talks with Senate Democrats this week about whether witnesses will be called during that trial. More american firefighters and more american dollars are on their way to australia. Celebrities at the Golden Globes called for donations and pledged their own for the victims of the wildfires that devastated australia. Abcs maggie rulli is there. Reporter the dire warning from australias Prime Minister. The worst fire disaster in the countrys history could go on for months. What was it like here . Oh, horrific. Horrific. Everything yesterday was really terrible. Really bad. Reporter apocalyptic scenes. The infernos now forcing the largest peacetime evacuation ever. My house is gone. Reporter for the first time the country calling up 3,000 military reserves to battle the raging wildfires. We cannot guarantee your safety at present. Reporter at least 24 people have been killed. An estimated 500 million animals have died, including many of the countrys iconic koalas and kangaroos. Winds keep picking up, fueling flames. You can feel the heat off the fire. It is radiating right now. It is absolutely incinerating all of this brush, all these trees. These could go at any second. Fires generating so much heat, Authorities Say theyre creating their own weather system, including several fire tornados. The choking smoke carrying as far away as new zealand, causing this eerie orange glow in the skies over auckland over than 1,200 miles away. Cooler temperatures and even some rain are helping firefighters get the upper hand on the fires, but they tell me theres still a long way to go. Maggie rulli, abc news. Police in miami are looking over security video in hopes of determining a suspect in the deadly shooting of a 22yearold woman. Melissa gonzales was fatally shot while driving on interstate 95 over the weekend. A passenger in her car says he believes the shots were fired from a darkcolored vehicle. Investigators are trying to determine if she was targeted or struck by a stray bullet. Hollywood producer Harvey Weinsteins trial on Sexual Harassment and Assault Charges begins today in new york. One of his bestknown accusers will not be there. Actress rose mcgowan says it would be too painful. Rosanna arquette says she will be there. Marci gonzalez has more. Reporter swre reporter Harvey Weinstein is just hours from going to trial. More than two years after being accused by more than 80 women of Sexual Harassment, assault, or rape, a Pretrial Hearing is set to begin monday followed by jury selection on five sex crime charges. Weinstein has denied all allegations, saying any sexual relations were consensual, telling cnn, my main focus has been proving my innocence and clearing my name. The case heading to a new york city courtroom centering on allegations made by two of the women. That doesnt mean that the prosecution cant get in other facts, other evidence, tending to support the fact that, look this guy is a serial sexual predator, hes done it before, he would do it again. Reporter the prosecution hoping to paint that picture for the jury by calling four additional accusers to the stand. While one of weinsteins Defense Attorneys says she plans to show that, though hes made mistakes, he is not a criminal. I am not the moral police on Harvey Weinstein. Thats not my job. Its not the jurys job either. If they really look at the evidence thats going to be presented to them, i think theyre going to find him not guilty. Reporter its still unclear whether weinstein plans to testify. Since becoming the first focus of the me too movement hes been in therapy, calling the past two years gruelling and a great opportunity for selfreflection, refusing to say whether he feels empathy for the dozens of accusers. I think its very important for them to get closure and for them to have their day in court. But the me too movement will be here regardless of what happens with this trial. Reporter weinstein faces a maximum of life in prison if convicted. If hes found not guilty, weinstein tells cnn he hopes to do something positive, focus on his children, and possibly rebuild a career in the movie industry. Marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. All right, marci, thank you. Apples ceo saw a drop in his takehome pay, but spoiler alert, hes still doing just fine. Tim cook earned 125 million last year, a 25 drop from 2018. Some of the decline is due to weaker iphone sales. The lost revenue cut into his cash bonus which fell to 7. 7 million. No comment. Just shy of what Elizabeth Hur takes home. Exactly. Tim cook and other Technology Giants are behind some of the hot jobs for the year. Linkedin has labeled Artificial Intelligence specialists as the countrys fastestgrowing position for 2020 annual emerging jobs support. On that list is cybersecurity specialist, silicon alley worker, robotics engineers, and Customer Success specialist. The report says most of the jobs are on the coasts, either in the bay area or right here in new york city. Whats a silicon alley worker going to do . Thats what i asked. Do you know what silicon alley is . Apparently thats a reference to new york city. Oh. Thats companies amazon, google, facebook, growing here in new york city. You come with the answers, Elizabeth Hur. Its all thanks to our producers. You can come back any time, unless you want to get one of these jobs in a. I. Give up my 7. 7 million job here . No way. Touche. Coming up, the heartwarming tale of young love birds reunited. But first the frightening moments aboard a flight as a wheel falls from the plane. World news now on its 28th birthday. Were opening up the abc news vault to find out just how our show got its start. Test test want to freshen your home without using heavy, overwhelming scents . Try febreze one; it eliminates odors with no heavy perfumes, so you can feel good about using it in your home. For a light, naturalsmelling freshness, try febreze one. So, you bought those good enough paper towels . [daughter laughs] not such a bargain. Theres only one quicker picker upper. Bounty, the quicker picker upper. Now this is actually a cool image coming out of fireravaged australia. Check out this dolphin getting up close and personal with swimmers at a beach there. The Close Encounter happened in New South Wales which has seen devastating, destructive wildfires. One local official said the dolphins and other marine life are frequent visitors and beachgoers are very respectful. So while many parts of the country are dealing with fires, other places still have vacationers and havent been that impacted by the devastation there. Turning now to those frightening moments on board an air canada flight that was forced to make an Emergency Landing shortly after takeoff in montreal. Passengers captured on video the moment a key piece of equipment flew right off the plane. Heres abcs Mona Kosar Abdi. Reporter the air scare on a passenger flight, the plane losing a tire on takeoff. We have to report there might be a tire on the runway. Reporter the frightening moment captured by a passenger on board who noticed flames coming from the center of one of the planes tires. As the plane goes airborne that tire completely detaches from the landing gear. The express jet taking off from montreal. The pilot dumping fuel and circling, conducting an Emergency Landing in montreal, safely returning all 49 passengers and three crew members. A spokesperson for air canada telling abc news, quote, our pilots are well trained to deal with such situations. Emergency vehicles were scrambling as a precaution. This is an extremely rare occurrence. If in fact theres any precedent at all. It simply twisted off the axle. Thats why we have a second wheel. Reporter air canada says their maintenance personnel are conducting a thorough investigation of the plane. Theyre looking into the cause of the incident and will proceed with necessary repairs. They do say, right until the wheels fall off. I dont know if i would like that in this case. Up next to japan, where diners can start looking forward to the expensive sushi. The socalled tuna king just paid 1. 8 million at auction for a tuna that weighed nearly 610 pounds. The tuna king runs a successful sushi restaurant chain. Last year he set a record, paying more than 3 million for a similarly sized tuna. That can make a lot of sushi. Coming up, were celebrating 28 years of the best journalism on why are you laughing . Who wrote that . We are opening up the abc news vault as part of world news nows 28th anniversary celebration. The best journalism on television, i love you guys. Heck yeah. Feeling sh or weign can be a sign your digestive system isnt working at its best. Taking metamucil every day can help. Its psyllium fiber forms a gel that traps and removes the waste that weighs you down. It also helps lower cholesterol and slows sugar absorption, promoting healthy blood sugar levels. So, start feeling lighter and more energetic by taking metamucil every day. Take the metamucil twoweek challenge, lighten up. Just take metamucil every day for two weeks. Available at your local retailer. And mine super soft . Yes with the sleep number 360 smart bed, on sale now, you can both adjust your comfort with your sleep number setting. Can it help keep me asleep . Absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. And snoring . No problem. And done. So, you can really promise better sleep . Not promise. Prove. Only at a sleep number store save 1,000 on the sleep number 360 special Edition Smart bed, now only 1,799. Only for a limited time we have been celebrating all morning, both on and off camera, the 28th anniversary of world news now. Weve got some of our predecessors here, aaron brown. Weve got juju chang. Lisa mccree. Alison stewart. Whos this guy . I dont know. What ever happened to him . I dont know. Hope he makes something out of himself. Yeah, hopefully this led to something. The show has come quite a long way since its humble premiere on this day in 1992. And this morning we are opening up the abc news vault to our 25th anniversary when our shows creator, david borman, shared the story of us. And hello from new york, im lisa mccree. Im aaron brown, and this is the premiere broadcast of abcs world news now. It was unimaginable that this program would last two years. I mean, we all should have been fired immediately. At some point in probably 1991, Roone Arledge made a pledge to the affiliates that abc news was going to do an overnight news program. And the only thing that roone said is it would be in halfhour increments. All that coming up this half hour. We begin as we always do with the news. And there would be news, weather and sports every half hour. That was the extent of the detail. You would describe it sometimes as, roone lent us the family ferrari and the only instruction was, dont crash it. You could scratch it a little bit, but dont crash the car. From new york im aaron brown. Im lisa mccree. Aaron and lisa had the most amazing chemistry. They didnt really want each other to fail, but they wanted to see how far they could get. There will be why dont you talk for a moment while im dying here. And together they were magic. They were just spectacular. Thats the news for this half hour. Yeah. More serious, please. Thats the news for this half hour. Great graphics department. One of the keys to world news now is the graphics department. And so i come up with a crazy idea. I want a cardboard cutout of lisa. And wendy would go make it. Hello from new york, happy new year, im aaron brown. Lisas off toasting the town. And it turned out that when they were off, the best fillin was the cardboard cutout. Because youd do a deadpan, give a look, thank you, lisa. Or hey, aaron. But it was part of the attitude of the program. Hello from new york, im lisa mccree, aaron brown is off this morning. It was really every day. There were hundreds of moments that had either been set up this, by the way, is a pancake. Here, this is yours. Thank you. By some crazy idea, or were just spontaneous. They were all special. Someday all companies will insert their logo right there on the screen, but we like to see were trendsetters. Looks good, i especially like the hand, the hair. Youre doing great. Over the years the handoff of anchors has happened really well. Hi, everybody. This isnt a cutout, i got the job. But there is sort of a brotherhood of a connection between people who have anchored the program. The anchor chemistry has always been interesting and important. I think a lot of times when you watch the news it seems theres sort of this manufactured relationship between the guy and the lady sitting up there giving the news. Nothing could be further from the truth. The program has changed over the years. Both in format from abc news, this is world news now. And in personalities. But the anchor succession series has been another part of the reason that its lasted. And people who have done the program go on to really interesting things. To this day there is still some of the dna in the program. Its different for a lot of reasons. Televisions different. But the dnas still there. From then till now, a big thanks to mr. Borman there for what he started, for what he created. And to our predecessors as well. They helped build quite a legacy. Weve come quite a long way. You know, from the newsroom to the news desk, serious journalism happening here. Serious and fun journalism at that. Were going to keep it going. Hey, guys. Hey, guys. Reunited and it feels so good reunited and it feels so good reunited cause we understood theres no doubt about it. When it comes to young love. Love at any age, nothing feels so good as being reunited. I dont know how to follow that one. The sweet story coming up. That very sensation played out as a surprise thanks to their moms who orchestrated one of the most touching reunions ever. Heres abcs tom llamas. Reporter when nick doyle agreed to accompany his mom to an ohio airport oh my god reporter he had no idea he was about to reunite with the love of his life. Oh reporter girlfriend gabby, who he hasnt seen in weeks. The couple has down syndrome. They met at a conference a few months earlier when he asked her to dance. It felt like i was a princess. Reporter sparks flew but there was one mistake. He left the conference, forgot to get her contact information. She was like, how am i going to find him . Well, youll be like cinderella, if he wants to find you, hell find you. And he did, right . He did. Reporter the couple stayed in touch and the relationship grew. He is adorable and i love when he sends me gifts and presents. They decided they would be exclusive boyfriend and girlfriend at the pittsburgh conference in june. Yep. Its true. Reporter time and distance are hard for any couple. Nick lives in ohio, and gabby in north carolina. So their mothers decided to play cupid. I called lisa. She said, come to ohio. Lets not tell them, lets surprise them. Reporter heres that moment again. I was surprised. And i was shocked. And i was happy. Oh my god i ran into his arms. I was really happy to see him. Reporter nick and gabby excited about their future together. Seeing gabby look at him and love him as deeply as she does, it just i mean, it brings tears to my eyes. Yall are not going to get me this morning. Oh my gosh. Youre not going to do it. Find a man that looks at you like nick at gabby. Yes. Oh man. That is just incredible. Nick is currently a performer in the worlds first all down syndrome improv troop. Gabby owns her own coffee business. They are a match made in heaven. All the best to them. Love is love, celebrate it. Thanks, moms. This morning on world news now, iran vows revenge. Crowds of people across iran are mourning the general killed by a u. S. Air strike. His replacement is vowing retaliation on the u. S. As iraq votes to expel all u. S. Forces. We have the latest as tensions grow. Also this morning the deadly highway crash in the middle of the night. At least five people dead and dozens hurt, including children. Plus hollywoods golden night. The Golden Globes with tom hanks in tears, Ellen Degeneres honored for her comedy career, and host Ricky Gervais targeting just about everyone in the room. And happy birthday to us. Were taking a look back at some of our most memorable moments as world news now turns 28 on this monday, january 6th. Good morning, everyone. Weve brought the oldschool music back because it is oldschool monday. We are celebrating our 28th birthday. 28 here on world news now. Slow clap indeed. For this momentum, incredible, extraordinary occasion we brought in Elizabeth Hur, everyone. Yay welcome back to world news now, friend. Thank you, thank you. Happy to be back filling in. Its great to have you here and on a big day as well. Absolutely. We had janais birthday on friday saturday. Then we have world news now. Which one is older . Thats the question we will answer later. We do have some we get cake . Youre worried about cake. Liz, we have really big news to get to right now. Serious, incredible news. And youre like, cake . Cake, yes, im excited. You will get your cake later. Thank you very much. First escalating tensions in the middle east following the u. S. Drone strike that took out a top iranian general. Iran announced it will no longer abide by the limits in that 2015 nuclear deal. President trump is doubling down on his threat to hit dozens of iranian targets including cultural sites. Aboard air force one the president complained to reporters that iran is allowed to kill, torture, and blow up americans but the u. S. Isnt allowed to attack their cultural sites, which is considered a war crime. As general Qasem Soleimanis casket arrived in iran, the u. S. Threatened iraq with sanctions if it follows through with a threat of banning u. S. Troops. Ian pannell has the latest. Reporter hundreds of thousands of mourners pouring onto the streets of iran. Massive display of defiance towards the United States for the killing of general Qasem Soleimani. And that defiance now going beyond just protests. The iranian government announcing theyre suspending commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal, abandoning limits on enriching uranium and stockpiling nuclear fuel. Support for these hardline tactics appears strong as members of parliament chant death to america. And in the streets, as soleimanis casket is paraded around the country for three days, Supporters Holding portraits of him. Iranianbacked hezbollah saying american soldiers and officers will be going home in coffins. Soleimanis daughter making a televised plea with hezbollah to take revenge for the blood of her father. Secretary of state mike pompeo telling this week the world is safer without soleimani. This is a bad guy, we took him off the playing field, and thats important. This is a fellow who was the glue, who was conducting active plotting. Reporter american officials claiming they had intelligence he was going to carry out acts that would cost american lives. Its impossible to overstate the significance of the attack that cakes out soleimani. This is bigger than bin laden, its bigger than baghdadi. Reporter President Trump responding to irans threats of vengeance tweeting, iran itself will be hit very fast and very hard. The usa wants no more threats. The president saying the u. S. Has 52 targeted iranian sites, one for each of the 52 americans taken hostage in 1979. Trump even threatening to hit iranian cultural sites. As you know, the geneva conventions outlaw attacks on cultural objects and places of worship. Protection of cultural property. Why is the president threatening iran with war crimes . Well behave inside the system, we always have and we always will. Reporter an important vote in the Iraqi Parliament to expel u. S. Troops. In practice its nonbinding so those forces are unlikely to be leaving any time soon. Its really important as it shows the level of anger here. Another sign of that fallout, three rockets fired into the green zone near the u. S. Embassy. No injuries reported. The question is how far this is going to escalate. Ian pannell, abc news, in iraq. Our thanks to ian there. As the u. S. Braces for iran to retaliate, the Homeland Security department issued a domestic terrorism bulletin, putting authorities at home on high alert. U. S. Officials say an attack on the homeland may come with little or no warning so security has been stepped up in major cities like new york. No specific threat has been identified but Officials Say iran does have potential assets inside the u. S. , and there are concerns about potential Cyber Attacks aimed at banks or the government. Three americans were killed in an attack on a key military base in kenya. They were identified as a u. S. Service member and two Defense Department contractors and the Somali Terror Group Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for targeting the air base where u. S. Forces are supporting african troops in the fight against terrorism. There are no signs of links to iran. It could be weeks or even months before investigators determine exactly what caused a deadly chainreaction crash on the pennsylvania turnpike. Five people were killed and Dozens Injured early sunday in that crash involving a bus, three big trucks, and a car. U. P. S. Says two of its drivers were among those who died. Abcs gio benitez reports. Reporter authorities on the scene of a deadly Chain Reaction pileup. Multiple vehicles including a tractortrailer and a tour bus colliding on a slick highway. One bus possibly on fire. Reporter the crash killing at least five people, sending at least 60 more to the hospital, ranging in age from 67 years old to as young as 7. We dont even have identities of some of the people because of the severity of the crash and how entangled the vehicles are. Reporter Authorities Say the accident occurred just before 4 00 a. M. This bus headed from new york city to columbus, losing control on a turn, flipping over on the highway. Lamar brady was a passenger on that bus on his way home to ohio. When we started tumbling, it was about two to three seconds where it was just like zero g. Reporter several tractortrailers then crashing into the bus. A fed ex truck spilling packages on the road. The state police not ruling out weather as a potential cause, shutting down nearly 90 miles of roadway. There was some precipitation that was coming down, and im sure that could have played a factor. Reporter and crews are still on the highway. Theyre working to clear that wreckage. It as monumental effort. Now ntsb investigators are here on the ground in pennsylvania trying to figure out what happened. Gio benitez, abc news, murrysville, pennsylvania. About 100 american firefighters are now helping fight the devastating australian wildfires with more arriving in a few days. Firefighters today are taking advantage of a break in the weather to try to gain ground on those wildfires. At least 24 people have died and more than 1,600 homes have been destroyed. Finlands new Prime Minister is proposing a major change to the nations work schedule. Sanna marin wants to move to a fourday week and sixhour days, just 24 hours on the job. Right now finns work a fiveday week, 40 hours a week. Marin says the idea could be the next step in working life and would allow people to spend more time with their families. Now remember, this new world leader is like the youngest. Shes like 34 years old. Yes, she made the news. Some would say its a very millennial move. Finland not alone. Neighboring sweden has had sixhour days since 2015. Okay. And the results, employees were happier, wealthier, and more productive. Oh more productive companies, you hear that . I feel we can make it work. I think so. I mean, finlands a little smaller than the u. S. , but make it work. We shall see. Coming up, a 20yearold hamburger from mcdonalds. Eek. But first hollywood kicks off awards season with a golden globe. The early request from host Ricky Gervais that nearly every single winner ignored. Later were celebrating a milestoneish birthday here at world news now. Its one of those rare years thats easily divisible by 4. Who wants to do the math on that . Introducing the future of fitness. Its every class you can imagine. Live. Welcome back to the mirror. Youve got this, john. And on demand. Its boxing, cardio, yoga, and more. Its an interactive, goal crushing, whole family, whole body fitness machine. And its the best gift youve ever got. Its so cool the future of fitness is at home. The mirror. Co mpetition and we broke through. 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The exhollywood mogul will get a lot of attention today, but overnight all eyes were on the golden globe awards. Thats right. Hollywood got the award train up and running on that long and winding path to the oscars. And here to sort it out for us is our own will ganss. With the golden shoes. With some golden shoes of my own, oh yeah, we need the Wendy Williams shoe cam but thats all right. Last nights Golden Globes was a big one for newcomers thanks to longtime favorites tom hanks and brad pitt. Hollywoods golden night hitting all the right notes. Sort of. Host Ricky Gervais back hosting for the fifth time. Not worried about censoring himself this goaround. If you win, right, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent and your god and [ muted ]. Some stars ignoring that advice, like ellen degeneris. Because people just go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and youre like, uh. Im not going to do that, im going to be quick. Reporter ellen taking home the honorary globe for the Carol Burnett award. An emotional night all around in hollywood. A man is sorry. A man is blessed. A man is blessed with a family sitting down in front like that. Reporter full of tears and surprises. Oh i said i had money on this, not happening. Completely stumped. Reporter Olivia Colman upsetting faves jen aniston and Nicole Kidman for best tv actress drama. I know you guys havent seen my show. Everyones like, this is an editor . Reporter newcomer awkwafina also picking up an award. If i fall upon hard times i can sell this, so thats good. Reporter awkwafina making history as the first of asian descent to win best actress. Joaquin phoenix winning best actor for joker. Renee zellweger best actress for judy. Brad pitt winning supporting actor for once upon a time in hollywood. Taking a moment in his speech to shoutout his costar and pal Leonardo Dicaprio. And weigh in on that whole titanic controversy. Still i would have shared the raft. He would have shared the raft. The biggest awards of the night on the tv side fleabag for comedy, succession for drama. 1917 won for drama. Quentin tarantinos once upon a time for hollywood. And whoever was on the bleeper, props to them, Ricky Gervais. Definitely for him. Joaquin phoenix as well. So yeah. Censors were on it. Also were going to be on it later, were going to talk about more with the Golden Globes coming up in the skinny. Coming up, happy birthday to us. We are celebrating 28 years of world news now and looking back all the way back to 1992. 92 . 92, thats next on world news now. dad mhm. Aaaah mom nooooo. dad nooooo. son nooooo. avo quick, the quicker picker upper bounty picks up messes quicker and is 2x more absorbent than the leading ordinary brand. [son loudly clears throat] [mom sighs] [mom and dad laugh] avo bounty, the quicker picker upper. We are celebrating a very special birthday today here on world news now, our own. The little show that could. World news now celebrates its 28th anniversary today. Weve been celebrating all morning, but here now is the rewind of all rewinds, a very special world news now look back through the years. I dont know how you feel about this, but to me among the things that is the most tasteless in this business are those selfcongratulatory, selfserving i hate that. Anniversary programs, you know, where they run old clips of the broadcast. Does it feel like a bad dream . A nightmare in many ways. Tonight will warm your cockles. Now people are googling cockles. What does cockles mean . Its not dirty, i promise. Oh i hope my parents arent up right now. Whats going on with elmo . Oh, elmo i didnt know elmo did that. Nice. And rough. Whoo very cute. Yeah. Im sucking up to the big man. It makes it so much better to know its live tv. Oh, yeah, i liked it. Oh oh, you just made his whole weekend. Guys, can we get more entertainment back there . For those who are just tuning in, allow us to be self indulgent while you sit on the couch in your underpants. Aaron, anything youd like to add at all . Youve been awful quiet this week. Im really sorry, i just had to do it. The nights that never end. Insomnia, a new fragrance by world news now. If you have any information about her, you know, contact us. And thats it for this half hour. I actually need to you got to go . Im going to time you. You really going to try to go . Okay, go a moment of silence as i go tinky, okay . Wait for it. Wait for it. [ toilet flush ] payoff. Yeah, lets get the Party Started jump kick one two three we are not going to break for like another 7 seconds. People love to put their thing down, flip and it reverse it, you know . Guys. I certainly do. What . More than just friends oh baby is this right . Im just afraid that i might oh god. Oh you are so mean. Look at that. Here, give me half. And were going to just let you close your eyes. Oh no, no, no. I totally agree. I am not down with that. A little beach ball. All right. All right, lets do it. Whoa beach set accident, i need the lifeguard. I cant take you anywhere. It was five years ago world news now first saw the light of day, figuratively speaking, of course. Since then we have been lucky enough to engender interest and loyalty from our one viewer. So great to see so many familiar faces, those predecessors who helped make this show number one. 28 years. So fun. Weve got a lot more to go. We say thank you to all the insomniacs. And just know, you saw those familiar faces. But theres a big team behind the scenes you dont get to see who help make this show what it is today, and we thank them as well. The mix is next, stay with us. Are i cant get enough of your im playing like the whip lock right there, you can hear it in there, the whole band kit. It is national cuddling day, thats right. Its time for the mix. Im asking for consent to cuddle with you. There it is. Not awkward at all. All right. So yes, we are here in the heart of cuddle season. It gets cold in january here and many states across the nation where the winter, its just cold. We got to cuddle. We have an excuse to. Also remember that it was dating sunday where people were its like this jump on the apps, find your date. Okay. Find someone to cuddle with. Bumble, tinder, whatever you use. And that was sunday . Bumble expected a 30 increase in new users. Huh. So new year, new date. To cuddle with. Yep. There it is. Okay, all right, there you have it. Get your cuddle on. Some of you are probably cuddling with your mate right now. Watching us. Of course. I hope you are. Im having a visual moment. Okay. Disturbing, i know. Yeah, a little bit. Lets move on to some cool techie things coming up. The 2020 Consumer Electronics show is happening this week and some weird and bizarre things debuting at the show are two things we want to highlight. One is the fpod. What that is . A safe selfbalancing vehicle coming from the personal Transporter Company segway that kind of looks like that Jurassic Park thing. Wait a second, are you reading notes here . No, i just remember in the meeting when they told us. Yes, thats exactly what was what inspired this new gadget or tech toy. Thats pretty cool. Yeah. Then the other thing here, this is kind of interesting. Charmin, we know them for obviously toilet paper. But the rollbot, get it . Its a first of its kind robot that when its controlled with a Smartphone App thats pretty cool. Charmins also got a smell sense. I dont know how it will work. A robot that will detect smells. Thats needed. We dont have video of this but they have a charmin vip where if youre at a concert, got to go to the bathroom, you can put the Virtual Reality goggles on so you wont miss a thing. All these little fun tech gadgets. Getting into this, a utah man had a 20yearold Mcdonalds Burger that he literally has held on to. He encased it. And look at it. 20 years. It still looks intact, normal. I do not want that on the 99 cent menu at this morning on world news now, a new pledge by iran to get revenge for the death of its top general. And as President Trump all but dares iran to retaliate, House Speaker nancy pelosi announces a vote in congress to limit the president s actions with iran. Also this morning, american firefighters on the ground to help battle the historic wildfires in australia. Now the outpouring of support to help those affected. New this half hour, the remarkable milestone for an nba star playing in games in four different decades. Plus super bowl champion tom brady and the new England Patriots are out of the playoffs. So has brady taken his final snap for the pats . And its the Award Celebration where stars can drink during the show. So what could go wrong . See who got emotional, who brought the laughs, brad pitt weighs in on jack, rose, and that door, and see who turned head on the red carpet. Its in the skinny on this monday, january 6th. Good monday morning, everyone. Great to have Elizabeth Hur in the building, in the seat for janai norman on this morning. And we are having a lot of fun because we are celebrating a big milestone for world news now as well which we will get to in just a moment. We begin this half hour with escalating tensions with iran, raising fears of allout war. President trump doubled down on his threat to take aim at iranian targets. Iraqi lawmakers voted to expel u. S. Troops after the iranian commander was killed on their soil. Overnight the man who replaced that Top Commander is promising revenge against the u. S. Iran also announced it will no longer abide by the uranium enrichment limits of the 2015 nuclear deal. Abcs Mona Kosar Abdi has more. Reporter iran vowing revenge for the u. S. Air strike that killed general Qasem Soleimani. A red flag, symbolic of revenge, raised above a mosque. Crowds of mourners lining the streets as the body of soleimani returned to iran. All 290 members of the Iranian Parliament unanimously chanting death to america with raised fists. Specific threats of retaliation. A top military adviser for Ayatollah Khamenei saying u. S. Military and sites are sure to be targets. And warning that tel aviv and haifa are fair game as well. Secretary of state mike pompeo says americans are safer today than they were before the strike. This was a bad guy, we took him off the playing field. Thats important. Because this was a fellow who was the glue, who was conducting active plotting against the United States of america. Reporter pompeo adding the administration had the authority to conduct these strikes, but democratic senator Chuck Schumer disagrees, calling the president s Foreign Policy erratic and unsuccessful. We do not need this president either bumbling or impulsively getting us into a major war. Reporter Iraqs Parliament approving a resolution to expel u. S. Troops from the country. The bill is nonbinding and subject to approval by the iraqi government, but it does have the backing of the outgoing Prime Minister. The u. S. Sending reinforcements to the region, deploying more than 4,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to kuwait. President trump tweeting a warning, if iran strikes any americans or American Assets the u. S. Has targeted 52 iranian sites, quote, some at a very high level and important to iran and the iranian culture. Mona kosar abdi, abc news, washington. Our thanks to mona. President trump is making it clear he believes those cultural sites are fair game despite International Law banning such attacks. On air force one the president also threatened to slap sanctions on iraq if u. S. Troops are forced to leave the country, and he said iraq will have to pay for a military base built by the u. S. Overnight House Speaker nancy pelosi announced the house will vote on limiting action by the president in iran. Abcs david wright has more reaction to the president s comments. Reporter that sort of saberrattling worries democrats. I really worry that the actions the president took will get us into what he calls another endless war in the middle east. He promised we wouldnt have that, and i think were closer to that now because of his actions. Reporter the president has indeed repeatedly called for ending costly foreign wars. The plan is to get out of endless wars. To bring our soldiers back home. To not be policing agents all over the world. Reporter he said so as recently as new years eve, specifically referring to iran. I want to have peace, i like peace. And iran should want peace more than anybody. Reporter that night at maralago the wheels were already in motion. After the president saw the protests at the u. S. Embassy in baghdad and blamed iran, according to the new york times, aides presented the president with a variety of options. The times reports he chose the most extreme one. Around 5 00 p. M. , january 2nd, he made the final call, authorizing the drone strike that killed general soleimani. Some democrats say theres no mystery about the timing. Days before the impeachment process is set to resume. We know hes deeply upset about that, and i think people are reasonably asking, why this moment . Why does he pick now to take this highly inflammatory, highly dangerous action that moves us closer to war . Reporter the president is now back in washington where the impeachment process is slightly in limbo. Senator Lindsey Graham on sunday proposed changing senate rules to allow an impeachment trial to begin even though House Democrats have yet to forward the articles of impeachment. But its not clear that the republicans in the senate have the votes to do that. David wright, abc news, west palm beach. All right, david. In other news we have new information this morning about that deadly and massive pileup near pittsburgh. Five people were killed, about 60 others injured, when Authorities Say a packed tour bus lost control on a turn and flipped over on the pennsylvania turnpike. Three big trucks and a car were also involved in the chainreaction crash. U. P. S. Says two of its drivers were among the dead. It could be weeks or even months to determine the cause of that crash. Tens of thousands of people marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to show solidarity for new york citys jewish community. The demonstration follows a series of antisemitic attacks in the region in the last month. They chanted, no hate, no fear, our jewish families are welcome here. Overseas some violent scenes in the capital of venezuela. U. S. Backed Opposition Leader juan guaido was blocked from entering his countrys congressional building for a special session. When he tried to scale a fence to gain entry guaido was stopped by guards using riot shields. He and his allies are locked in a battle over venezuelas future with president nicolas maduro. Incredible images there. About 100 u. S. Firefighters are in australia with more on the way. The devastating wildfires have killed at least two dozen people and destroyed hundreds of homes. The family of the late conservationist steve irwin says it has rescued and treated more than 90,000 animals. Meanwhile several celebrities at last nights Golden Globes pledged or called for donations. Actress Nicole Kidman thanked americans for their support for her native country. Switching gears to sports news, the nbas longestrunning show has reached another milestone. When atlantas vince carter stepped on the court saturday against indiana, he became the first player in League History to appear in games in four decades. Do the math there. Because the former high flyer once called vinsanity made his debut in february of 1999 for toronto. His other nba homes have been new jersey, orlando, phoenix, dallas, memphis, sacramento. Wow. Is that it . Four decades. Thats mr. Carter. Four of his current teammates were not alive. What . When he was selected fifth overall by golden state in the 1998 nba draft. How about that. And he says, ive loved this game, its been good to me, hes learned a lot. Congrats to mr. Vince carter for that milestone there. Coming up, could tom brady soon be bolting from the patriots . Plus hollywoods night to shine. We will check out last nights biggest winners and biggest moments at the golden globe awards. Later as we celebrate 28 years of world news now, some fun facts. What you may not have known about the year we debuted, 1992. So, you bought those good enough paper towels . [daughter laughs] not such a bargain. Theres only one quicker picker upper. Bounty, the quicker picker upper. We are back with the scene of a home explosion in detroit. We are back with the scene of a home explosion in detroit. Officials say six people were inside at the time of the blast over the weekend. They survived, but suffered burns and smoke inhalation. The investigation is under way to find out what caused that explosion. One possible explanation is that it was the result of a gas leak. Back to sports now. It was a tough first weekend for the home teams in the nfl playoffs. Three of the four hosts lost, including the 13win new orleans saints. Minnesotas kirk cousins hit kyle rudolph for the winning touchdown in overtime as the vikings beat the saints 2620. Next up for minnesota is san francisco. In yesterdays second game, seattle left philadelphia with a win. The seahawks went beast mode to take the lead for good as marshawn lynch, playing his second game in over a year, scored in the second quarter. Seattle came out on top there 179 against the eagles. The seahawks head to green bay. And the other host team to lose this weekend, the new England Patriots. Slow clap from jack. Also Big Questions about the teams future and the fate of its star quarterback, tom brady. Here is abcs trevor ault. Reporter one of the most dominant dynasties in modern sports may be over. Will he ever step foot on gillette turf again . Reporter the new England Patriots knocked out of the first round of the playoffs by the tennessee titans. Legendary quarterback tom bradys final pass an interception. Intercepted and returned for a touchdown. Reporter the biggest question now, was it his last play as a patriot . I dont know whats going to happen, you know, im not going to predict it. And no one needs to make choices at this point. Reporter bradys led the patriots to six super bowl wins, rewriting the record book along the way. But this season the offense has been without its usual firepower. And at age 42, bradys numbers have notably declined. For the first time in his 20 years with new england, hes now a free agent. Head coach Bill Belichick remaining typically tight lipped. Whatevers in the future well deal with at some later point in time. Were certainly not going to deal with it now. Reporter the only hint coming from brady when asked if he might retire after saturdays loss. Id say its pretty unlikely, but yeah, hopefully unlikely. Reporter this will certainly be one of the biggest storylines heading into the offseason, but teams cant even begin to talk to free agents until march, so we still have months of speculation and anxiety for Patriots Fans coming up. Kenneth, elizabeth . A big thanks to our own tom brady lookalike, trevor ault. Jack, we dont have time to bring you in to talk about this one because weve got to talk about Golden Globes in the skinny, so well get you in on that. When we come back, the big moments and big fashion at last nights golden globe awards. And john legend and Chrissy Teigen have a brandnew mouth to feed. And john legend and Chrissy Teigen have a brandnew mouth to feed. And mine super soft . Yes. With the sleep number 360 smart bed, on sale now, you can both adjust your comfort with your sleep number setting. So, can it help us fall asleep faster . Yes, by gently warming your feet. But can it help keep me asleep . Absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. So, you can really promise better sleep . Not promise. Prove. Only at a sleep number store. Save 1,000 on the sleep number 360 special Edition Smart bed, now only 1,799. Only for a limited time skinny just gimme the skinny time now for the skinny. We begin with hollywoods Golden Knights celebrating the best in film and television. Some of tinseltowns biggest names gathering for the golden globe awards. One of the biggest moments of the night and the funniest came as ellen stepped up for the Carol Burnett award, take look. Its a prestigious award. What i like most about it is i knew coming in, i would win. Because [ laughter ] i mean, theres nothing worse than sitting there like most of you waiting and wondering if youre going to win, and politely acting like, oh, listen to everybodys speeches like its nice, and its not. Oh, ellen. She received her award from an emotional kate mckinnon, who said the comedian inspired her personally and professionally. Just an incredible moment there. Yes, and another emotional moment at the globes when tom hanks broke down in tears, accepting the cecil b. Demille award. The actor saying he knows he is a blessed man, not because of his award, but because of his family, who was seated with him all night long. They played this montage of his life in movies and his career. I dont have any words for it. And he has given us some just incredible hits and memorable moments in cinema. So much talent, yes. The globes also bringing fan fave brad pitt to the stage, winning for best supporting actor for once upon a time in hollywood. He used part of his speech to shoutout costar Leonardo Dicaprio and weigh in on that whole titanic thing between jack and rose. Hes an allstar, hes a gent. And i wouldnt be here without you, man. I thank you. Still i would have shared the raft. Oh, snap. This was pitts first globes win since 1995. Our own jack, jack, did you see the Golden Globes or were you watching football . I saw a fair bit of the show, i thought it was fun. What about Ricky Gervais, thought he was good . I always want to hear what Ricky Gervais has to say. Im surprised you could hear it, there were a lot of bleeps there. You never know what youre going to get, put it that way. We say the same thing about you, jack. Kind of like the analyst. 1917 for Motion Picture drama, once upon a time in hollywood for comedy. Time now to get into some of last nights best and most daring looks. Were talking fashion. And we begin with kerry washington, whose outfit was quite the red carpet scandal. Yeah, the former globe nominee pairing a blazer with a black silk skirt with a skyhigh split, and in true scandal fashion kerry ditched wearing a top altogether, wore a knotted silver chain instead. I had to do a double take. That is a skincolored top . Youre telling me no top . Yeah, no top, yeah. Its skin colored, its just her color, yeah. Quite daring, yes. And next the gift weve been waiting for all wrapped up in a bow. Whoa yes, we are talking about jennifer lopez. I thought christmas was over. Not quite yet according to j. Lo. She was in valentino with that giant gold and green bow and that necklace, just in case youre wondering, 76 carats of yellow gold and platinum. Twitter has been on fire with some jokes, commenting about this, and saying, was this an homage to Carol Burnett . You remember that funny gone with the wind parody from the Carol Burnett show . She dressed up in the curtain. I do not, but when she brought it up, and now were looking at the picture, you cant help but wonder. That certainly looks like it. It definitely looks like it. Obviously Carol Burnett, she has her own award, she celebrated at the Golden Globes. I think so. Guess who was also there . Who . Queen bey, everybody. What . And mr. Carter as well. Beyonce skipped the carpet and showed up to the globes an hour in. Putting the fashion in fashionably late. But look, i am not judging her, beyhive, thats the words that were given to me and i spoke them. She wore a fitted black gown with embellished gold sleeves. Quite a look there. She definitely cannot make a quick exit as well, she was trying to dip out with those look at me sleeves. Theyre golden, just like the Golden Globes, just like the beyhive. There you go. Fashion fave billy porter shut it down on the carpet once again. He wore a custom white tuxedo jacket with a long feathered train. Very nice. Finally, rita wilson shared this pic before the show when her hair and makeup team didnt show up, they were an hour and a half late despite booking them back in september. Luckily she was able to pull it together in time for the walk to the red carpet there. She walked it with her husband, tom hanks, before he accepted his big award, so looking beautiful, just in time. Congratulations to all. Next to the big headline for john legend and Chrissy Teigen. They have just added to their family. The supermodel took to social media over the weekend to show off their newest addition, petey, their new puppy. The couple adopted the rescue poodle pup after hearing about him from their friend and brandnew recipient of the Carol Burnett award, Ellen Degeneres, the gift that keeps on giving. A major milestone from our parent company, disney, frozen ii now considered the highestgrossing animated movie of all time, hitting more than 1. 3 billion. Lion. More than 1. 3 billion. That music sounds like a throwback . It is. All morning we are celebrating the debut of world new now which turns 28 years old today. The first year of world news now was a busy one. 1992 saw ross perot run as an independent in the president ial race against bill clinton and president george h. W. Bush with bill clinton ultimately winning the white house. Hurricane andrew slammed into the bahamas, florida, and louisiana as a deadly category 5 storm. Other headlines, overseas it was the end of a royal love story as Prince Charles and Princess Diana called it quits and officially separated. Weve assembled a list of fun facts from 1992. A gallon of gas cost 1. 13, just as well, since most vehicles got in the high teens for gas mileage. The dow was trading just under 6,000 when we first went on the air. The largest Shopping Mall in the nation, the mall of america, opened its doors. As we kick off the 2020 awards season we remember the movie that won best picture oscar back in 1992. What did you see, clarice, what did you see . Lambs. They were screaming. They were slaughtering the spring lambs . They were screaming. Clarice wow, that was in 1992. Eww, dont do that. The world of television, our own network abc had the years toprated sitcom roseanne. It was roseanne. Obviously a reboot happened that im not going to wait, there was a reboot, not going to discuss that. I will discuss the conners right here on abc, thats a good one. In the world of music, this is the song that finished top of the billboard yearend hot 100 list, take it away. I would go to the end of the road end of the road still i cant let go its unnatural you belong to me i belong to you oh hey, whoa kenneth, be careful the cakes okay, everybody, its all right world news now is 28. And weve got cake, everyone yeah, happy birthday happy birthday to you. We get to eat this . We do get to eat it, unless i drop it. Its been great here. I wouldnt dare speak for janai norman, who is not here. I will say shes also excited that she kind of shares a close birthday. Yeah. The s have a great monday. Breaking news in america this morning. Iran vowing overnight to get revenge for the u. S. Killing a top iranian general. This morning, President Trumps new threat on how the u. S. May respond if iran retaliates. Is he contradicting his own secretary of state . Plus, the new security now in place here at home, and the growing fallout as lawmakers in iraq vote to expel american troops. Also happening right now, the alarming new figure. The number of animals killed in the historic australia wildfires and the one glimmer of hope today as more firefighters arrive on the front lines. Horror on the highway. A passenger on this bus describes what he heard and saw during this massive crash
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