This morning on world news now, congress is set to take this morning on world news now, congress is set to take action to limit the president s war powers on iran. The vote today plus the mood in iran after its strike on bases used by american troops. Happening now, the fire conditions in australia getting worse. By one estimate more than 1 billion animals have died. New this half hour the vicious coyote attack in the middle of a major american city. Plus the frightening video, a toddler seen walking on a narrow ledge four stories up. And the flashy girl from flushing. Working in a bridal shop in flushing, queen what was she to do where is she to do after more than 20 years aftethe nanny went off the air, knocking Fran Drescher out on her fanny thats how she became the nanny now shes headed to broadway. Its thursday, january 9th, 2020. She had style, she had flair she was there, thats how she became your coanchor. Thank you for joining us on this thursday morning everyone loves the nanny. Yeah. Fran drescher, amazing. That voice, that accent. Were really excited to sing that song for you again later this half hour. We do begin with the crisis with iran appearing to deescalate. President trump now says iran appears to be standing down following the strike that resulted in no casualties. The president also announced new sanctions on iran while saying the u. S. Is ready to embrace peace. And today the house is set to vote on a resolution that would limit the president s warmaking powers against iran. Abcs rachel scott has more from washington. Reporter just hours after a counterattack by iran, President Trump insisted the regime is backing off. Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world. Reporter the president , who just days before warned the u. S. Would strike fast and hard in response to retaliatory attack, made no mention of a military response in his address to the nation. Instead announcing tougher sanctions on the country. The fact that we have this great military and equipment, however, does not mean we have to use it. Reporter iran taking revenge for the death of its top commander, qassem soleimani. Firing roughly two dozen missiles at two dozen bases where american troops are stationed. New images capturing the chaos. The president defending his order saying soleimani was planning new attacks on american targets. But the white house has not released any evidence he presented an imminent threat. Behind closed doors the president S National Security team gave a classified briefing to congress. Democrats leaving unsatisfied. As the questions began to get tough, they walked out. Reporter and then there was this criticism coming from a member of the president s own party. Probably the worst briefing ive seen, at least on a military issue, in the nine years ive served in the United States senate. One of the messages we received from the briefers was, do not debate, do not discuss, the issue of the appropriateness of further military intervention against iran. And that if you do, youll be emboldening iran. Reporter in the aftermath the house is scheduled to vote on a resolution to limit President Trumps actions against iran. Democrats are continuing to slam the president for not notifying congress before moving forward with military action. Janai, kenneth . Rachel scott there in washington, thank you. President trump is also calling on iran and other countries to negotiate a new nuclear deal after he abandoned the old one. Abcs Martha Raddatz has the latest from tehran, where tensions have eased but officials are making it clear theyre not ready to come to the table any time soon. Reporter the threat of allout war here certainly seems over for now. The foreign minister tweeting that iran has concluded proportional measures with its retaliatory strike, adding that iran does not seek escalation or war. But they are a long way off from any sort of negotiation, as President Trump has suggested. They simply dont trust him, they dont trust mike pompeo, they believe he is insulting. Theres still fiery rhetoric coming from officials here. In a live tv address irans Supreme Leader calling the Iranian Missile strike a slap in the face delivered to america and calling for all u. S. Troops to get out of the mideast. Im Martha Raddatz in tehran. Our thanks to martha there. U. S. Intelligence Officials Say they have no immediate evidence that the ukrainian jet that crashed and killed 176 people in iran was shot down. Iranian officials deny that suggestion, and they say the crew did not call air Traffic Controllers about any problems. Investigators also say they have recovered the flight data recorders, but so far theyre refusing to share that information. Republicans are trying to turn up the pressure on House Speaker nancy pelosi to submit the articles of impeachment to the senate. Senator Lindsey Graham told fox news the impeachment trial will begin next week. But pelosi is still demanding that Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell reveal what the trial would look like. Mcconnell insists hes not going to haggle with the house. He met with President Trump yesterday, and sources say they continued to discuss plans for a quick impeachment trial with no witnesses. A 5yearold boy is in the hospital after he was attacked by a coyote in an upscale chicago neighborhood. The coyote took off running in lincoln park and is still on the loose. Paramedics say the boy suffered several cuts to his face and head. Police say its extremely rare for coyotes to approach or bite people, but theyre warning residents to be alert. Turning now to the weather, a series of storms are slamming the Pacific Northwest and Northern California overnight, then theyll head across the country and also dip into southern california. By friday flooding is likely in the midwest and southern plains. The northeast will be dry but brutally cold this morning and the gusty winds will make it feel like Single Digits or the teens. One more skier is reported missing after an avalanche tuesday at a ski resort in idaho. Theyll try again after the sun comes up. Two other skiers died in the avalanche tuesday, but five were rescued from the heavy, wet snow. One of them says he was able to carve out an air hole, only to have it buried by a second avalanche. He then lost consciousness until he was found and dug out. He says hell be eternally grateful to the rescuers who did not give up. Another major retailer is shutting down stores. Macys will close 28 macys locations and one bloomingdales in south florida. It operates nearly 900 stores. Most of the macys stores that will close are in the eastern half of the country. For the second year in a row the oscars are going without a host. Last year marks the first time in its history that the event went on without an emcee. Comedian kevin hart was supposed to do it, he backed away after homophobic tweets from a decade ago came to light. One thing we may see during the february 9th broadcast, Joaquin Phoenixs tuxedo. He vowed to wear the same tux he wore to the Golden Globes to every event this award season in an effort to cut down on waste. He most likely will travel commercial, because i remember during his acceptance speech he said, stop taking those private jets so much. Yeah, im not mad at it. That shows broadcast on abc where you can see Kenneth Moton wear the same suit day after day after day after day, also that brown tie. You like to wear that. I do like the brown tie. Its a nice brown tie. Insomniacs like the brown tie as well. Its a brown tie kind of day. Youre the one who has to wear Different Things because people will come for you. They really will. Youve worn some really nice things and we only get to see them once. Thats true. Some of the hideous things we see im sorry, just kidding. Everything you wear is great. So nasty, so rude. That smock thing youve got on im just kidding. Oh my gosh. This is a nice, fancy blouse. Youre talking about a smock . Thats coming from the producer of ours. This smock thing . You are awful. Yall come for him. She came for me first, she started it. He called it a smock, though. Im not going to get over that. Okay. Okay. Coming up, who won night two of jeopardy . I know who won this morning. First the california teenager lost in the Snowy Mountains of utah. What he says helped keep him alive. Plus the toddler whos lucky to be alive after wandering along a ledge four stories up. G a ledge four stories up. Be alive after wandering along a ledge four stories up. About the Colonial Penn program. 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Thats in addition to 2. 5 billion earmarked as firefighters race to save not only human lives and homes but australias cherished wildlife. Abcs ginger zee is there. Reporter as firefighters in australia battle flames that have scorched 15 million acres, an ecological emergency is unfolding. That terrifying estimate that more than 1 billion animals have now been lost. Australias wild animals desperate for water. Now volunteers are stepping up any way they can. You can tell shes very stressed. Reporter an ecologist treating these baby wallabies in her home. These teams filling their truck with koalas they found where their familys home once stood. Veterinarians from the Australian Army treating many of them at this wildlife hospital. What were finding is theres often these isolated populations. If a fire doesnt move through that, instead of taking a few from a large gene pool, it unfortunately can take out entire populations. Reporter we have seen plenty of surviving animals inside these burntout woods. But heres the problem, there are plenty of places that have not yet burnt. So the people that live there, the animals that are surviving are going to be susceptible when the conditions deteriorate again on friday. Ginger zee, abc news, australia. Our thanks to ginger. A california teenager is speaking out about his 30hour ordeal lost in the Snowy Mountains of utah. Nico Stacy Alcantara was on a daylong hike outside salt lake city. High winds and snow turned into a fight for his life. The 17yearold made a snow cave for protection. He says writing letters to loved ones helped keep him alive. I pray you guys find happiness after im gone. Just that you know, i love you guys, you guys never did anything wrong, dont blame this on yourself, this was a dumb mistake in the first place. Holy cow. Nico is recovering from frostbite. He was in utah visiting an exgirlfriend. He says a bracelet she gave him during their relationship helped remind him of everyone who cares about him. Wow. When we come back, celebrity reaction to harry and meghans bombshell announcement. And a surprise revelation from Justin Bieber. From Justin Bieber. mom is th . 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. Skinny just gimme the skinny lets get right to the developing skinny news starting with the news out of london that sent shock waves all the way to hollywood. Buckingham palace this morning is reportedly still trying to sort out the bombshell announcement from prince harry and duchess meghan, who yesterday went public with their intention of stepping away from their royal duties and moving at least parttime to north america. Those blue check marks have been abuzz all over social media as celebrities weigh in with their reaction. Comedian amy schumer shared this image on ig of her and her husband saying, chris and i are formally stepping down from royal duties, we appreciate your support. And Chris Witherspoon tweeted dear senior producers for the crown, can we skip ahead a few decades and focus on harry and meghan . If they need a director, i volunteer. We back that up. Next, days after releasing his new solo single in more than four years, Justin Bieber is making another shocking announcement. He says that hes been diagnosed with lyme disease and had a, quote, serious case of chronic mono which affected my skin, brain function, energy, and overall health. Fans and celebs sent in their support, including chance the rapper who wrote, god is the greatest, no cap. You know what no cap means . It means like no lie or something. I had to urban dictionary it. Oh, im schooled this morning. I dont really know the origins or how cap equals no lie, but it does. Thats funny, sofia the intern, you knew . What does it mean, sofia . You keep us young. You know the origin of it, sophia . No. She says no. Oh, you kids keep me young. All right, next to the big news from the woman behind one of the most iconic shows of the 90s. Hit it, pete she was working in a bridal shop in flushing, queens till her boyfriend kicked her out in one of those crushing scenes what was she to do where was she to go shes out on her fanny she had style she had flair she was there so she became the nanny why didnt you say anything . Well, i i didnt notice. You know, im beginning to wonder about you too. Oh, oh, i cant get it on. Help me, help me. Well get it on. 21 years after the nanny went off the air the shows creator and star Fran Drescher is developing the nanny for broadway. So the cast has not yet been decided but drescher will not be reprising her role. The show hasnt yet announced a production schedule. Loved that show. So i guess now were going to get tickets to it, like free tickets, right . Fran, that was impressive, wasnt it . Can we hear the fran laugh . Go ahead, do it. Um i dont know that i can do it. I cant do the laugh. I just know i dont want to be offensive. No, go ahead. Me . Not wanting to be offensive . Yeah. Wasnt it like, oh, cici no, that was more dolphin than that was nanny laugh. I think that was it, guys, right . No, nope. I think that was it. We love the nanny. We certainly do. Abc has announced it is bringing back some iconic shows of its own. First up, leslie jones will host a reboot of supermarket sweep, the hit game show that debuted on the network in the 60s. Jones will begin filming ten episodes this spring. Who wants to be a millionaire will celebrate with a reboot of its own. Jimmy kimmel will host the show with celebrity contestants playing for charity, while viewers at home can play along on an app. An 80s staple, 30 something is coming back to abc. Rather than a reboot, this will be a Sequel Series which will focus on the original characters children, who are now themselves in their 30s. And a major life announcement from michael b. Jordan, but dont worry, ladies, hes still on the market. The black panther has moved out of his parents house. The 32yearold tells ellen he only moved about 20 minutes away so he can make it home for sunday dinner with no problem. Last year his mom was his date to the oscars. I love that guy. Great actor. Yeah, he certainly is. E certainly is. About the Colonial Penn program. If youre age 50 to 85, and looking to buy Life Insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps. What are the three ps . The three ps of Life Insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. 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Reporter some funny moments for sure, but make no mistake, jeopardy james wasnt joking around when it came to evening the score with night number one champ ken. I hate fun. You hate fun . Come on now. Whats the fun in a nostakes game . Reporter james strategy, maintain control of the game and switch between categories to find those daily doubles, bringing the heat during the game and on twitter. Photo of two jeopardy goats that outscored brad rutter in the second half. You finished in the red, which means you couldnt participate in final jeopardy. Reporter the competition between jeopardy james and jeopardy jennings more dramatic than ever. What is im walking here . Yeah, youve got it. Much better than i would ve done. I think i broke my buzzer. Reporter but which champ took the match . Answer, the daily double. 13,600, please. Reporter mr. All in, jeopardy james holzhauer. Who even had time to critique kens doodles in final jeopardy. Pointing the wrong way. You get nothing extra for the artwork. The tournament continues tonight and could end as early as friday if ken or james sweeps the rest of the week. It could also last all the way until january 16th if all three players win two matches apiece. Im rooting r brad, come on. Yesterday rutter is he needs a better rudder on him. Isnt that what it is, a rudder . Boat rudder . I have to say, hes the underdog. The match between jeopardy james and jeopardy jennings, thats the one im here for. I was nervous last night watching. But again here comes jeopardy james here comes jeopardy james we dont want to hear it hes gonna win this thing here comes jeopardy james it hes gonna win this thing here comes jeopardy james my name is eddie metcalf. I enjoworking in my yard and you know, i cant. I cant do that any more,cuz im missing most of my lung. They did a cat scan of my kidneys, no more kidney stones. Thats the good news. But, we found a spot on your lung. That frankly scared the hell out of me. I hadnt smoked in 22 years. How could this happen to me . He said, well, you know about radon gas . Well. You know, i heard about it. He said, well, the second leading cause of cancer in america is radon, 22,000 people a year die from this. I literally left the doctors office, got a test kit, put it in my house, and our result was 39. 8. The upper limit is 4. We got to get this fixed. That was on a monday, and on wednesday, our mitigation system was up and running. Well, i think everybody should have their house tested. Wed never know. Wed still be living there. I could get another tumor from it. Right now, its changing my life. While i was on a combat patrol my c in baqubah, iraq,nned out. A rocketpropelled grenade took my arm off at the shoulder. When i came home, i felt alone. My family was around me, but i couldnt talk to them about what id seen and what id done. I remember just thinking, man, the way i am right now, i dont want to live. I was discharged from the army, and ive been working with the Wounded Warrior project since 2007. Warriors dont have to be severely wounded to be with the Wounded Warrior project. We do have a lot of guys that have posttraumatic stress disorder. Being able to share your story, i guess it kind of helps you wrap your mind around what did happen over there. Just because youve left the military doesnt mean your life is over, because when these guys are coming home, im kind of leading and training them, instead of for combat, im leading and training them to heal. And if i come away with anything from the Wounded Warrior project, its them giving my life back. My name is norbie, and yes, i do suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder, but im okay. Have a great day. Making news in america this morning, missile strike fallout. U. S. Officials now revealing irans attack was designed to kill american troops. But in washington, outrage from members of President Trumps own party. Briefed on the conflict. I find this insulting and demeaning. Both set today on whether to limit the war powers for the president. The increase of iranian cyberattacks targeting the u. S. New clues over what brought down that boeing 737 killing all 176 people on board. What the crew did just before the crash and the image raising questions. Was the plane shot down . New this mo
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