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Liftoff confirmed for falcon that is spacex launching 60 more mini satellites for Internet Service just hours ago. This was the fourth launch for that falcon 9 rocket. Spacex now has almost 200 of these compact flat panel satellites in orbit. Two other batches were put in orbit last year. American Airlines Says its getting money from boeing one of the problems with the 737 max jet. The terms of the settlement have not been announced, but american says it will share more than 30 million of it with employees. Other carriers have also reached deals with boeing. The airlines lost millions of dollars in canceled flights and rescheduling. Turning now to a group of sailors who are happy to be home this morning after being stranded in the Pacific Ocean for more than a week. The crew was trying to sail from japan to hawaii when they hit rough waters. Abcs alina gomez has more. Reporter lost at sea and desperate for help. U. S. Coast guard video shows the moments before a group of stranded sailors were rescued. I was crying. All of us, everybody, we were all crying on the boat. Reporter pete brown and his crew started their journey in november with a travel route from japan to hawaii. But along the way the crew hit rough waters, dismantled their mast, and were overturned by a large wave. The water was coming up, up, getting up to waist high. Were still upside down. Reporter the crew managed to get their boat upright again but the boat was damaged and had lost all communications, preventing them from calling for help. Watched the stars and prayed. And hoped that either way my family was going to be okay. Reporter adrift in the ocean for more than a week, the sailors received the gift theyd been hoping for. A Coast Guard Team found them and brought the group back to hawaii. It was a happy ending. God answered the prayer. Reporter petes rescue came just in time to celebrate his sons 8th birthday today. Kenneth, elizabeth. Alina, thank you so much. When he says today, it happened yesterday. Mentioned this story very briefly, but im glad we were able to flesh this out a little bit. The three sailors were located on december 29th about 656 miles westsouthwest of the hawaiian islands. So they went far. I cant imagine, i cannot imagine at all. Thankfully, though, all three crew members are reportedly in good condition. And again, yesterday we heard about how, you know, they just thought, this is how were going to die. Yeah, exactly. But thankfully they were saved. And were able to celebrate that kids 8th birthday. Happy birthday. Got daddy home, thats a good present. Coming up, Suzanne Somers shows us all a new way to age. Why the tv icon is saying its cool to be pushing 80. Usin. They left his nose raw, with each wiping motion. So dad extinguished the problem, with new puffs plus lotion. Puffs now have more lotion to soothe through the blows. And more pillowy softness, to cushion your nose. Dont get burned by ordinary tissues. A nose in need, deserves puffs, indeed. Come and dance on our floor come and dance on our floor take a step that is now we have a space that needs your face Threes Company too i love that one. A 70s icon who immortalized what it means to be young and taking that step that is new is showing all of us how we can all dance gracefully into our golden years. Suzanne somers is out with her latest book on the easy steps we can all take to stay young on the inside. Heres abcs abbie boudreau. I always say its little homie touches that make a home homier. Reporter from sweet and sexy chrissy snow on Threes Company i used to do aerobics till i dropped, then i found thigh master. Reporter las vegas headliner, mega million businesswoman, entrepreneur. In her new book, a new way to age, Suzanne Somers giving her secrets to getting older and feeling great. Do you feel better now than you ever have . I feel better now than i ever have. Do you feel sexier . I feel sexy, and maybe i feel sexier because im in my stuff. I know who i am. Reporter even posting this pic recently wearing her birthday suit at age 73. That picture went viral. You dont usually take that pick oar at 73, but i could. It looked good. It did look good. I want women to know, its not over. When you think its over, i just want them to know there are more chapters. Reporter somers says she uses bio identical hormone replacement creams, to keep balance, to boost sex drive with husband alan hamill of more than 40 years. Also known for her nontraditional approach to health and wellness, suzannes new book, a series of interviews with doctors tackling aging with a more natural approach. I was looking at one point at the present paradigm of ageing. Decrepit. Frail. Usually one of the big three. Cancer. Alzheimers. Heart disease. Eventual end stop at the nursing home. And i thought, theres got to be a better way. In my mind, start thinking about the choices today. So that you dont end up in the catastrophic state. Reporter suzanne swears by getting at least eight hours of sleep each night, doing yoga three times a week, only eating unprocessed food, and eliminating toxic chemicals around the house. Things that anyone can benefit from. I look in the mirror, i have wrinkles, but theyre not bad. The answer is keep your insides young. I honestly love my age. I love it. I look forward to next year. Theres never a, oh god, five more years and ill be 80. How cool. How cool. As long as i can still wear my high heels and my short skirts. Reporter abbie boudreau, abc news, palm springs. Thank you, abbie. Yes, feeling young. She sounds young. Also those were very easy steps. Get eight hours of sleep. Three yoga sessions i cant do any of that, im going to age poorly. I think we can try. The truth is some people dont have it easy when it comes to aging. But its all about how you take it, how you go into those golden years. I feel like that is simple. You shouldnt look at me. Im trying to make it sound simple. We can do it, kenneth. Im going to try to age gracefully. Because again, remember, black dont crack. Hey, coming up, our goodnewstues. What a Police Officer did when he caught a family trying to steal groceries. Its time for goodnewstues. And we start with a very, very good one. There has been a young man who has been battling cancer, and he had his final chemo. And then this big celebration right here for him. Look at that. Oh, yeah, you did it. We are talking about, lets see, his name is 19yearold matt driscoll. And again, he is striding down a corridor to ring a bell. Ringing that bell. And that signaling the end of his chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. I think a lot of people, were one degree of separation. We know someone or we ourselves have experienced this and been there to see or actually rung the bell. To see this young man do that, its such an incredible experience and a big shoutout for the akrons Childrens Hospital there. Moving on to another story that will make you go aww. Good for these officers. This happened in arkansas where Police Officers were called for a family who were apparently seen shoplifting. Yep, they were attempting to shoplift a number of groceries from this local walmart. So officer martin said in the video he and a colleague were at the walmart buying Sports Equipment for toys for tots when they received a call for the location. A male suspect was apprehended. Officer martin decided he would go ahead and purchase the items the family was trying to take out of the store illegally. The officer later said, you know, they were stealing food for the kids. I have to take them to jail, but i dont have to make the kids think that im a bleep. Martin was awarded the Fort Smith Police departments employee of the month in january. Good for him. Also on this goodnewstues, a studio city mom, making a purchase at her daughters Lemonade Stand to boost sales. The Lemonade Stand not getting much foot traffic. You know what, i got to boost her confidence level there. Shes out there trying to do a good deed, no ones buying, what does mom do, come to the rescue. Way to go, mom, love it. Finally on this goodnewstues, a navy ship that transformed into a doggy day care. Weve heard about those devastating wildfires there in australia. This navy ship came along. Theyre giving 135 dogs theyve been able to get on there, theyre helping them out, treating them. Way to go, guys. Th this morning on world news now, bracing for retaliation from iran. American troops arrive in the middle east as President Trump talks about potential targets in case iran attacks u. S. Interests. Our Martha Raddatz is in tehran where the crowds want revenge. Also this morning the latest twist in the looming Senate Impeachment trial of President Trump. Former National Security adviser john bolton, who at first refused to cooperate, now says hed testify. What it means for the president s defense. Plus the manhunt under way to find whoever shot two children. The reason, police say the kids were throwing snowballs. Just when you thought youd seen it all, new ring doorbell footage shows the hilarious Reason Police were called to this mans home. And in another yard, proof that aliens exist . Hm. Its tuesday, january 7th. Good morning, everyone. You want to stick around for that ring doorbell camera story. I personally cannot wait. I heard that the video is incredible. We cannot wait to show you. Elizabeth hur is back. Good morning. We do begin this half hour with the growing threat from iran. This as the country appears to unite in grief and anger over the death of a top military commander at the hands of the u. S. General Qassem Soleimani, the top iranian official blamed for killing or wounding thousands of americans, was buried in his hometown today. Take a look at this live picture. Millions of iranians have turned out for his funeral procession. That includes the countrys supreme leader, who broke down in tears. After President Trump threatened to attack irans cultural sites in violation of international law, the defense secretary contradicted him saying the u. S. Will follow the laws of armed conflicts. As iran vows to retaliate, the Rapid Deployment of american troops to the middle east is under way with thousands of soldiers arriving in kuwait. Abcs Martha Raddatz has the latest from tehran. Reporter in iran an ocean of people taking to the streets. More than a million mourners, many dressed in black, grieving the death of general Qassem Soleimani. Numbers not seen since the funeral of an ayatollah in the 1980s. Soleimanis coffin carried high above their heads. This procession so packed you can barely move. But the emotion is everywhere. People have a very strong message for america. They are chanting death to america. Others here burning the stars and stripes. Inside the funeral service, tears from irans supreme leader. And amid the grief, calls for revenge. Trump made a big mistake. He killed our hero. Revenge must happen, and it is certain. Reporter what kind of revenge do you want . Anything. Soleimani was our hero. They killed him. Why . What is your message to america . Im saying, we love americans but we hate your president. Reporter President Trump warns that if there is retaliation, he has 52 iranian targets in his sights, some he says at a very high level and important to iran and the iranian culture. Targeting cultural sites is considered a war crime. Irans president firing back tweeting, those who refer to the number 52 should also remember the number 290. The number of People Killed when the u. S. Accidentally shot down an iranian passenger plane in the 80s. Rouhanis message to trump, never threaten the iranian nation. The emotion was so high on the streets of tehran, there was weeping on the street, but that was mixed with anger and a real call for revenge. Martha raddatz, abc news, tehran. A big thanks to martha there in the region. As tensions continue to mount in the middle east, a botched message circulating on social media sparked confusion at the pentagon. It was a letter from a marine general to an Iraqi Defense official appearing to suggest u. S. Troops were pulling out of iraq. After an hour of chaos the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff stepped up to say there were no plans to withdraw american forces. General mark milley said the letter was a draft that was never meant to be made public. He described the incident as an honest mistake. Now to east africa where new details are emerging about the terror attack over the weekend that left three americans dead. After targeting a key military air field, al shabaab militants posted images from the base showing their flag next to burning airplanes. The u. S. Soldier killed in the attack was identified as 23yearold Army Specialist Harry Mayfield from illinois. And Justin Harrison from arizona was one of the two Defense Department contractors who died. Now to the impeachment of President Trump. His former National Security adviser john bolton now says hes willing to testify during the president s looming trial in the senate. Bolton left the white house last september. He and the president offered differing versions of whether he resigned or was fired. Abcs mary bruce has more from capitol hill. Reporter this surprise offer from the former National Security adviser, john bolton, is shaking up the impeachment fight here on the hill. John bolton is a critical firsthand witness with key knowledge of the president s actions regarding ukraine. He allegedly compared the campaign to pressure ukraine to a drug deal that he wanted no part of. And boltons team says that he has knowledge of other conversations and meetings with the president that have not yet been made public. Democrats have been demanding to hear from bolton, and they feel that his offer now strengthens their case for witnesses. But this impasse continues. Though boltons offer certainly increases pressure on Mitch Mcconnell to call witnesses, so far he is refusing to budge, resisting these calls for witnesses. While democrats say if he refuses to call Key Players Like bolton, they say it amounts to a coverup. Mary bruce, capitol hill, abc news. Our thanks to mary bruce on the hill. President trump is offering u. S. Support to australia during its wildfire crisis. More than 100 american volunteers are already there. Firefighters are taking advantage of the cooler weather before soaring temperatures return. Meanwhile two dozen people have been charged with deliberately setting fires. At least 25 people have died and several are missing. Turning to the weather in this country, a new storm is slamming into the pacific northwest. Drivers are finding heavy snow in the passes across the cascade mountains. More than 18 inches fell during a 24hour period. And its not all that good for skiers because theres an increased risk of avalanches. Accuweathers adam del rosso has the forecast. Adam, good morning. Kenneth, elizabeth, good tuesday morning. That unsettled pattern continues across the pacific northwest. Weve got another storm coming onshore bringing more heavy rain along the coast potentially leading to some flooding, especially around seattle where weve got some flood watches in effect. But also snow, heavy snow, is you get into the cascades. Those levels pretty high, generally around 4,500 feet to start, but they will be crashing down as we head into the afternoon and evening hours. By the time we head toward tomorrow, could have up to a foot of snow at stevens pass impacting travel. Weve got another winter storm making its way through the midatlantic bringing rain and snow, perhaps leading to slick travel for the commute home around philly and d. C. Heaviest amounts into the Appalachian Mountains of west virginia. Kenneth, elizabeth. Adam, thank you. New details this morning on the chainreaction crash that left five people dead and shut down nearly 90 miles of the pennsylvania turnpike. The ntsb says the bus that triggered the tragedy did not have seat belts for the passengers, a feature the agency says it has recommended to federal highway officials. Milwaukee police are looking for a driver who shot two kids who threw snowballs at his car. The boy and girl, ages 13 and 12, were wounded but are expected to recover. Police only know it was a white toyota. The kids were part of a group throwing snowballs at passing vehicles and hit the toyota. One neighbor thinks she heard as many as five shots. New yorks governor once again became a First Responder after a crash on the highway. Andrew cuomo rescued a man from a partially overturned truck monday afternoon on a highway in new york city, and staffers shot that video youre watching right there of the governor helping the driver out of the wreck. The man is okay. And this is the third time cuomo has come to a drivers rescue in the past four years. All right, so cuomo has pushed cars out of snowdrifts, hes also hooked a stranded vehicle onto a tow cable. What . Hes the governator. I thought schwarzenegger was the one out there like no, in fact, the governor should add First Responder to his resume. He should. Yes, well done. Coming up, what one doorbell camera caught on video thats worthy of the xfiles. Later in the mix, the job opening up for anyone who always wanted to be an oscar mayer weiner. But first, the state of high alert in puerto rico after the islands worst earthquake in stop struggling to clean tough messes with sprays. Try clean freak it has three times the cleaning power to dissolve kitchen grease on contact. It works great on bathtubs. And even stainless steel. Try clean freak from mr. Clean. Mexican authorities are trying to track down the gunman who killed an american teenager near the texas border. The 13yearolds family was traveling in two vehicles with oklahoma plates when an suv cut them off and someone opened fire. Three of the teens relatives were wounded. All the victims were in one car. The shooting happened on a stretch of road considered a drug cartel battleground. Millions of people in puerto rico remain on high alert this morning after a powerful earthquake rattled the island early yesterday morning. The quake was powerful enough to destroy an iconic coastal rock formation popular among tourists known as the Punta Ventana stone arch. These before and after photos show the extent of the damage to the arch, which stood for centuries. Abcs Victor Oquendo has more. Reporter puerto rico rocked by a 5. 8 earthquake. In this neighborhood, houses cracked, shaken right off their foundations. Power poles snapped, stretching across the street. Look at this home, the top floor collapsed, pancaking both cars parked below. It was one of the strongest quakes to ever hit the u. S. Territory, causing small landslides on this highway. Drivers forced to avoid boulders during their morning commute. Officials say tremors have been hitting the area since late december. The quake striking at 6 32 a. M. Local time. Less than ten miles off the southwest coast near the major see of ponce, a place visited a few months ago, still so vulnerable more than two years since maria. A lot of water. A lot of water comes inside the house. Reporter more than 13 aftershocks hit. This station live on the air during one of them. Despite the damage, thankfully no injuries have been reported. Officials say people on the southwest side of the island need to remain on high alert. Puerto rico sits along the border of two tectonic plates so earthquakes are a way of life there. For anyones whose house was damaged, the best advice, wait for an engineer to clear it before returning inside. Victor oquendo, abc news. As victor mentioned, when it comes to earthquakes on the two tectonic plates, apparently puerto rico more than 100 years ago suffered a really devastating earthquake that killed 118 people. That quake measured 7. 3 magnitude. And the islands still recovering from hurricane maria. Yeah, definitely. So, we are thinking about our fellow americans down there in puerto rico this morning. Moving on, a 4yearold is talking about her scary school bus ride. London cooke dozed off on her ride. To school yesterday morning in milwaukee. When she woke up, she was all alone inside a locked bus. London started crying and banging on the windows until anyone saw her. Thankfully shes okay. Mom says london definitely acted like a big girl. I was stuck on the bus. And then nobody came to get me. Were you scared . Yeah. I was scared, and i was so scared scared. But i was pretty brave. You was pretty brave . Uhhuh. Yes, you were, baby. I didnt cry that much. Very brave. Londons parents had no idea what happened until they got a call saying she wasnt at school. Police are investigating. Coming up, the incident caught on a doorbell camera that triggered chaos in one neighborhood. And ahead in our next half hour kenneth, elizabeth . Jack here. Pilot, analyst. Here in the cockpit with peter. Drama flight 666. On board, all 31 women from last nights episode. Oh my god, peter i love you make that 30 women from last nights episode. All the juicy details coming up next here on world news now. Freeze frame freeze frame freeze frame now freeze freeze frame freeze frame freeze frame now freeze this morning we needed a freeze frame oh my goodness. Of an incident caught on one of those ring doorbell cameras. A man was leaving his house when he was seemingly beamed up into the sky. Okay, that i cant wait to see. Im still recovering from that scare. But anyway, that was just one of several bizarre incidents recently caught by ring cameras. Our own will ganss here with that video and more. That was cruel for this hour of the morning, yeah. Well, anyways. Ring has announced lots of new features and even some solarpowered products at ces in vegas this week. We cant forget old faithful, the classic ring doorbell, which has captured incredible and incredibly hilarious footage just this week. Let me me out reporter its the caught on ring camera moment that caused chaos in one south florida neighborhood. Neighbors calling 911 in palm beach, county, after hearing screams from what they thought was a woman trapped inside this house. Listen for yourself. Police arriving to investigate. Asking the homeowner to free whoever was trapped inside. Which is when they were introduced to ill bring out the screamer to you. Reporter rambo, a 40yearold parrot. Rambos owner explaining he taught the parrot to say help, let me out. When rambo was kept in a cage when he was younger. The video racking up over 500,000 views, exploding in popularity, like ring Security Products themselves. Ring has millions of users worldwide and its part of the fastestgrowing sector of Smart Devices on the market. Research indicating that shipments are expected to grow 21 every year through 2023. Consumers are in love with ring as this kiddo. I love you i love you reporter a son using his familys ring doorbell to ask dad some important questions. How do you turn on the kid channel . Reporter ring was acquired by amazon over two years ago for over 840 million. The companys devices are some of the more affordable Home Security options available. Ring is partnering with 677 Police Departments across the United States to help solve crimes from the serious help me, please my daughter just got picked up reporter to the silly. Footage from the company unmasking this canine klepto as the culprit of a porch package theft in oklahoma. A few days ago a ring doorbell in texas captured a man vanishing into the sky in his own front yard. Look again. Beam me up, scotty . That mans fiancee says hes just fine and it must have been a weird glitch in their doorbell system. But thats something a person being mind controlled by an alien would say. Completely. Can i see it again, guys . That was incredible. Oh my god, i feel like he just completely got disappeared. Hes walking, hes walking, hes walking. And then a little flash of light stop it. Okay, we do a lot of glitches and things and fun video things around here, but i dont know if our editors can make that happen. Crazy. The aliens got him, everybody. Wow. Can you believe it . Beam me up, scotty. Coming up, the surprise for a florida man who woke up to find an intruder at the foot. Er at the foot. I dont have to worry about that, do i . Harmful bacteria lurk just below the gum line. Crest gum detoxify, voted product of the year. It works below the gum line to neutralize harmful plaque bacteria and help reverse early gum damage. Gum detoxify, from crest. To take care of yourself. But natures bounty has innovative ways to help you maintain balance and help keep you active and wellrested. Because hey, tomorrows coming up fast. Natures bounty. Because youre better off healthy. Natures bounty. Upbeat music no coverup spray here. Cheaper aerosols can cover up odors in a flowery fog. But febreze air effects eliminates odors. With a 100 natural propellent. It leaves behind a pleasant scent youll love. [ deep inhale] freshen up. Dont cover up. Febreze. Time for the mix. And boy do we have a florida man story for you this morning. This, you can put this one in the gross files, the eww, the somebodys real nasty. All right, so bear with me here. So a man was sleeping in his home in bradenton, florida. When, according to him, a burglar broke in, and he awoke to find that man sucking on his toes. What . Thats right. The Bradenton Herald says the county Sheriffs Office got a report of this burglar who broke in. It says trouble afoot. Hes like, he was startled by something, woke up, the man was sucking on his toes. Of course he reacted, jumped back, and said, why are you sucking on my toes . And what are you doing here . He says, im here to suck toes. Gross. I say that is gross and you can see why i said, kenneth, you can read that story. The man ran out on foot. They have not been able to track him down. They brought out the k9s. Still on the loose. They brought out the toesniffing dogs. Can we move on . Yall, this is nasty. Its gross. I cant move on from this, this is so gross. He said quote what are you doing here . And the report said, im here to suck toes. Like, what else is he here for . I dont know. Im here to suck toes. Can you believe . Its so disgusting. So nasty. Hes nasty. Gross. Im going to ask janai about this tomorrow, yall come back, im going to bring this story up again tomorrow for janai to respond to. Florida man. Actually, i know you will. Now on to some more prettier images for you to erase what you just heard. Okay, we all know frozen. And austria, if youve ever been, very, very, very pretty. Beautiful. That fairytale city of arendelle was inspired by a real town in austria, holstadt, home to about 800 people. That is beautiful. Isnt it so pretty . Apparently because it is so pretty, 10,000 people, as many as 10,000 People Per Day are headed to that town to, what else, instagram it. I love it. I love it, i love it. Next, cue the music. I wish i were an Oscar Mayer Wiener that is what i really wish to be and if i were an Oscar Mayer Wiener and why are we cueing the music . Because im going to be the next Oscar Mayer Wiener no, oscar mayer is looking for somebody to travel in their weinermobile. It could be you, theyll pay you babies arent fully developed until at least 39 weeks. A healthy baby is worth the wait. This morning on world news now, the outpouring of grief in iran bringing that country and the u. S. To the brink. Plus here at home the iranianamericans who say they were detained by u. S. Border agents. Also, this morning, the new Sexual Assault charges against Harvey Weinstein in las vegas as his trial begins in new york. Also this half hour, australia is bracing for a new round of hot, dry weather. Plus the dog named sandy adopted after six years in a shelter. And bachelor peter has started his search for love, flying into the sunset while all kinds of drama swirl around him on the ground. And guess who makes a big return on camera here on world news now . Jack. The details ahead in the skinny. Its tuesday, january 7th. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We cannot wait to see his face, jack sheahan. People have been asking, wheres jack . And today he comes back. They hear him. Jack, are you back there . Yes, im there. We hear his voice. But people want to see his face. And its happening today. Its about to happen in just a few minutes. We do need to get to some serious news first. We begin with iran and the u. S. Firing off new threats over soaring tensions over the drone strike that killed a notorious iranian commander. As thousands of u. S. Troops arrive in the middle east, bracing for retaliation, the pentagon was forced to confirm there are no plans to withdraw american troops from iraq. A letter was sent to the Iraqi Government suggesting a pullout was in the works but u. S. Officials later said it was a mistake. Meanwhile President Trump said they killed iranian general Qassem Soleimani because they had a shot of it but made no mention of his initial claim that soleimani posed an imminent threat. As soleimani is buried today, democrats on capitol hill want to know exactly what triggered that air strike. Abcs Mona Kosar Abdi has more. Reporter speaking from the senate floor, majority leader Mitch Mcconnell criticized democratic colleagues amid growing tensions with iran days after the killing of the countrys top general, Qassem Soleimani. Unfortunately in this toxic political environment, some of our colleagues rush to blame our own government before even knowing the facts. Reporter democrats are demanding answers, claiming the Trump Administration Left Congress in the dark about the president s ordered air strike. In just about every Foreign Policy area President Trump touches, were worse off than we were before he started with it. Reporter in the streets of tehran, chants of death to america could be heard at the funeral procession for soleimani. Abcs Martha Raddatz is there. Trump made a big mistake. He killed our hero. Revenge must happen and it is certain. What kind of revenge do you want . Anything. Reporter washington now on alert bracing for irans next move. The president tweeting in all caps quote iran will never have a nuclear weapon. Following tehrans announcement it will no longer abide by operational constraints under the 2015 nuclear deal. In iraq members of the parliament, angry over the killing of soleimani and an Iraqi Militia leader on their soil, took a nonbinding vote to expel all american troops. And now the u. S. Government and nato have announced a pause from fighting isis so they can protect their own forces and bases from danger. Some 4,000 new u. S. Troops being deployed to the region. Wednesday there will be an allsenate meeting to discuss the soleimani strike and the rising tensions with iran. Kenneth, elizabeth. Our thanks to mona there in washington. The pentagon has contradicting President Trump after he doubled down on his threat to attack irans cultural sites if they retaliate against the u. S. Any such attack would be considered a war crime. Defense secretary mark esper ruled it out saying the u. S. Will follow the laws of armed conflicts. And civil Rights Groups are looking into reports that dozens of iranianamericans were detained as they returned to the u. S. From canada. More than 60 people of iranian descent say they were stopped and questioned for hours at a Border Crossing in Washington State as tensions flared with iran. One woman said she was stopped along with her husband and two children when they came back from a ski trip, even though they are all u. S. Citizens. As soon as they realized that we were born in iran, they lead us to the office and they held us there for five hours. They asked many questions. Many personal questions. Like our facebook accounts. And my daughter was telling me, please dont speak farsi, if you dont speak farsi, maybe they dont take you. Its not clear this morning if iranianamericans were detained at other Border Crossings as well. A customs and Border Patrol official has denied the allegations. Australian firefighters are taking advantage of the cooler weather before soaring temperatures return. But the areas in red on this map show wildfires that have started in just the past 12 hours. The lighter shades show fires that are two or three days old. Sadly, two dozen people have been arrested for setting some of those fires. Abcs ginger zee is there. Reporter no end in sight to the unprecedented wildfires consuming australia. Fire whirls spinning. A red haze so thick, these air force pilots forced to abandon their rescue mission. Our maggie rulli on the front lines. Weve been trying to get north for hours. These are the kind of conditions were seeing, high flames on either side of the road. The glass went molten in some places. Reporter helena wong and justin cam showing me whats left of their home. They barely made it out alive. The radiant heat burned the back of your shoes . Thats how close you were . We were still in the building when it started burning. Reporter families forced to take shelter on the coast, navy boats their only connection to the outside world. The fires have scorched more than 14 million acres. Superimposed on a map of the u. S. , the scope of the disaster is clear. And from kangaroos to koalas, the impacts on wildlife have been devastating. Ive seen numbers that half the koala population have been taken out . Is that true . Its true in certain areas, yes. Reporter scientists believe 500 million animals have died in these fires. The fire officials behind me are watching the weather which has been better in the last 24 hours. Weve even seen some light rain but thats not going to make a dent in what has been the hottest and driest year on record for australia. By the end of the week the fire danger is extreme again. Ginger zee, abc news, sydney, australia. Our thanks to ginger. Back here at home, federal investigators are now involved in that colorado drone mystery. The drones have been buzzing over rural parts of the state as well as western nebraska for a few weeks now. As many as 10 at a time have been seen. The air force and the army say they dont have any information about the drones. The faa says its trying to determine who is behind them. Ikea will pay 46 million to the parents of a california toddler crushed to death by a dresser. The boy died when he climbed onto the short bedroom dresser and it fell on top of him. That model had been recalled the year before after other deaths. But the Swedish Furniture retailer never notified the parents. This may be a record for wrongful death cases. Another home decor and furniture retailer is trying to prevent bankruptcy. Pier 1 imports plans to close 450 stores, almost half its locations. It also could cut as many as 40 of the jobs at its headquarters and reportedly has drafted a bankruptcy plan. Pier 1 is struggling against online competitors and big box retailers like walmart. Heres a little appetizer before our goodnewstues segment. A dog in indiana has had its special day after spending more than half its life in a shelter. Sandy is a 12yearold pitbull boxer mix. A shelter north of indianapolis served as her home for more than 6 1 2 years. Wow. A local couple decided to give sandy a permanent home. She left wearing a little red crown and with lots of love from the staff. What a wonderful story. Sandy outlasted a number of employees at the shelter. Aww. Her new parents . They lost their dog and couldnt stop thinking about sandy after meeting her, and we see those images of sandy, and i say, im surprised no one scooped her up sooner. But maybe they always say, with these shelters and foster animals waiting to be adopted, theyre waiting for the right family. So sandy got her family, right family. Coming up, tom brady and what patriots owner robert kraft is saying about his possible retirement. And later, the three top jeopardy champs about to square off in primetime. Later in the skinny kenneth, elizabeth, jack, copilot, analyst, here in the cockpit of drama flight 666. I just turned off the fasten seat belt sign, feel free to roam about the cabin, crying hysterically if youd like, throwing whatever. In the event we land safely, ill have all the details on last nights season premiere of the bhelor here on world news now. Seat belt sign, feel free to cake in the Conference Room showing em youre ready. To be your own boss. Thats the beauty of your smile. Crests three dimensional whitening. Removes stains,. Whitens inbetween teeth. And protects from future stains. Crest. Healthy, beautiful smiles for life. Introducing new Vicks Vapopatch easy to wear with soothing vicks vapors for her, for you, for the whole family. New Vicks Vapopatch. Breathe easy. Breaking news from puerto rico, the island has been rocked by another large earthquake this morning. 6. 5 magnitude. Follows a quake yesterday that collapsed homes and caused landslides. A tsunami alert was issued from puerto rico and the Virgin Islands after todays quake. And the Power Company reported an island wide outage. Puerto rico sits on two tectonic plates. So earthquakes are a way of life there. Turning now to the new development in the Sexual Assault case against Harvey Weinstein. As the disgraced hollywood producer appeared in court here in new york, he was charged with four more counts of rape and Sexual Battery in los angeles. Heres abcs linsey davis. Reporter just hours after the former hollywood heavyweight hobbled into this new york courthouse for the start of his Sexual Assault trial this trial is to show the jury, the state of new york, and the world, that theres more to this than they would like everyone to believe. Reporter Harvey Weinstein, slapped with new charges in los angeles. The defendant used his power and influence to gain access to his victims and then committed Violent Crimes against them. Reporter the d. A. Accuses weinstein of raping one woman in her l. A. Hotel room, then the next night, allegedly sexually assaulting another woman at a hotel suite. All just days before appearing here on the 2013 oscars red carpet with his pregnant wife. More than 80 women have accused weinstein of sexual misconduct, but his current trial involves only two alleged victims. Just outside in the shadow of the courthouse i join these other brave women who were also harmed by Harvey Weinstein to say, we arent going anywhere. Reporter several of weinsteins other accusers vowing to not be silenced. The trial means so much to so many. But it will mean the most to the brave women testifying and to all of us silencebreakers. Reporter prosecutors plan to call four additional accusers to testify to try to establish a pattern of behavior. Meanwhile, Harvey Weinstein has entered a plea of not guilty. He maintains that any sexual relationships were consensual. Linsey davis, abc news, new york. Our thanks to linsey. New England Patriots owner robert kraft wants tom brady to come back for another season, but if brady moves on kraft hopes its into retirement. Saturdays playoff loss to tennessee may have marked the end of bradys career in foxborough. The 42yearold can become a free agent for the first time, and after that loss, brady said hes not thinking about retirement. When we come back, the big reveal on last nights premiere of the bachelor. The skinny is next. When i have an asthma attack. I feel like a fish with no water. Learn how to prevent your childs next asthma attack. Because even one attack is one too many. Skinny just gimme the skinny welcome back. And it is time for the skinny. And we start here with bachelor peter and the first steps of his journey to find love. The season premiere of the bachelor kicked off last night right here on abc. Now thanks to our temporary new studio setup, for weeks now many of you have been asking, wheres jack . So without further ado were happy to welcome back, on camera, for the first time this year, our senior bachelor analyst, jack sheahan, everyone. Ive been sitting back here in the star wars cantina. It really does look like the star wars cantina. Letting my hair grow and dreaming of this very moment right now, i cant get over it, started all over again. Elizabeth, peter rather peter says are you calling me peter . We made you sit through three hours of this, all you can think about is peter. Thank god we all survived, put it that way. Restart. Elizabeth, kenneth, peter says he can find the love of his life on this show. Obviously its way too early. Folks, this isnt news, we get it. And so roll that beautiful bachelor footage here we go again. Peter the pilot. He says hes over hannah. Hey, everything happens for a reason. Ready to find love. To the limos. Parade of women make their way in. Some classier than others. Oh my im impressed. 30 women in all. One last womans arrival. I brought these back for you. Peter gets his wings back. Okay, see ya, hannah. Hello, ladies plenty of conversations. Ohoh plenty of kissing too. First impression rose. Peter just cant get away from the hannahs. Miss hannah ann, will you accept this rose . Yes. Rose ceremony time. 22 roses handed out. That means eight women out the door already. I didnt see this coming at all. Back to the airport. First group date. Flight school. Yeah, i failed math three times in college, so. What did she say . Then the gyroscope. It didnt go too well for victoria p. The final contest, a race on the runway. Kellys cheating, she wins anyway. A flight into the sunset. Kelly also gets the group date rose. It was pretty special coming back to where we first met. I knew that they met before, i didnt know it was at that particular place. Second group date. Hello, ladies a little nervous because i have no idea what were doing. Who is this . Wait, hannahs back again . Hi, girls. Hannah hijacks the whole thing. She just seems to just always be here. Whats wrong . Mascara on the face. Shes still a mess. Um im really [ bleep ] confusion reigns. Oh brother. Yeah. So there you go. I mean, confusion reigns. Even to the extent of i had forgotten to track the kiss cam to be honest. Lets do it right now. Time for kiss count, kiss count the kiss count stops at ten. Ten whoa, yes. On the premiere . Granted it was, a threehour premiere so we had an extra hour to get going. But it is what it is. The analyst was going to make his prediction, and then hannah mucked up the whole works. So the analyst is not going to make his prediction this morning. Oh im going to do it next week. On that note, analyst out. Back to the star wars cantina. See you next week back over in that direction, guys, i swear to you, it actually looks like something related to star wars happening back there. Well show it to you on social media someday. Now lets move on to some other news. Go right ahead. To the stars who wound up black and blue at the golden globes. Actress joey king didnt win an award, but t t t thanks s s to t she didnt get a golden glgle straight to the head. Not everyone can say Patricia Arquette accidentally hit them in the head with her golden globe but i can. Wow. The stars were actually filming a video in an elevator for instyle when that accident happened. Wow. Ouch. Next to another sajak stepping in on wheel of fortune. 24yearold maggie sajak stepped into vanna whites shoes as she fills in while pat pay jack recovers from stomach surgery. She said despite her fathers surgery being a scary experience for her, shes now doing great and excited to be back next week. And maggie also reminded viewers that wasnt her first time on the show. She debuted on the show back in 1996. Aww, as a toddler. There she is. The big jeopardy battle coming up. He big jeopardy battle coming up. We are just hours away from the Epic Television event of the decade, the biggest one so far. Its only like a few days into the year. This one the fans of jeopardy have been waiting their entire lives for. I was going to say, we all know this music. Three of jeopardy s biggest champs are bracing for their biggest faceoff ever. Heres abcs david muir. Reporter it all comes down to tonight. Three jeopardy legends on one stage. Jeopardy the greatest of alltime. Reporter vying for that title, the greatest of alltime, and 1 million. How much did you risk . 38,314. A new oneday record. Reporter jeopardy james holzhauer. Im going to have to be really quick on the signaling device against these two. James on the buzzer. Ken jennings knows its pressure for james. Hes done it more recently, but less than half as long as certain people. Reporter jennings famous for his recordbreaking 74day winning streak. And brad rutter, the top money winner, 4. 69 million winner. Who is vivian lee . Yes, indeed. Reporter is he nervous . Its like riding a bike. You get back up there. You never forget. Reporter and that is one category we hope all you at home will ace. Look what they sent, the category called david muir covers the world. I hope i get it right. Right there calling the shots, alex trebek, the true champion, and no favorites. There are elements that favor each of the three guys. They didnt win all that money by accident. Our thanks to david there. I hope i get some of those answers right on his category as well. James, ken, and brad appeared at the same table yesterday on gma as amy robach asked ken and brad about their strategy for facing off against james. This is the first time ive ever been on jeopardy where i knew for months who i was going to watch. So i got very familiar with james by watching every game i could see. You went to see him in person . I did, yeah. Thats one of the benefits of living in l. A. I love that. How many hours did you all put in to prepare for this tournament . Oh yeah jeopardy youre kind of preparing your whole life for, honestly. Every time you learn something new you try to file it away, might be useful one day. Thats a great point, actually. Because a lot of people think you just study for this stuff. You cant do it that way. Like there is some stuff you can brush up on, but mostly its just being curious about information learning your whole life and having it stick somehow. Makes sense. All right. They have a strategy. They do. If you want to catch them in action, it begins tonight here on abc, 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Yall know its coming. Here comes jeopardy james here comes jeopardy james eight years into the disease was when all the light went out. For me, it was heartwrenching. Look into the eyes of somebody with alzheimers sometime, you just dont see the persons soul is, like, gone. Bea and it takes a toll on everyone. I mean, its its a depressing disease to watch unfold before your eyes. She actually thought those of us who were caring for her and who loved her most were her worst enemies. More and more responsibilities fell on my shoulders. Lisa this disease just ravages a family. It changes your life. The magnitude of it is indescribable. My mother taught me to be in the moment. We have to live in the moment with them. And im going to be with that person right now, in this moment, wherever she is. Art now is the moment. If we work together, we can stop this epidemic. Grace contact brightfocus and learn more. Making news in america this morning, show of force. More u. S. Troops head to the middle east. More b52 bombers being sent to the region as tensions with iran escalate. What were learning about a leaked memo now being described as a mistake by the pentagon. Plus, the chairman of the joint chiefs speaks out about the killing of that top iranian general. Was an attack imminent . And new stories from iranianamericans claiming they have been detained at the u. S. Border. One saying it was like jail. Also new this morning, the boy scouts under fire. The landmark new sexual abuse lawsuit and whats new about these allegations. 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