But these are the ones who married into the isis cult. And their surroundings seem much more comfortable. These are blankets from the u. N. We took a mat, and we grouped together and have coffee here in the evening to try to talk together, to help one another. Reporter in rouge camp, Kimberly Pullman is trying to seem normal. James. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Reporter shes a u. Scanadian woman who joined isis. Now shes waiting for a nation she left to take her back. The tent is nothing like ive seen in syria. Satellite tv. Heating. Even little mementos of home. A stark contrast to the hellish conditions most refugees endure. Pullman is keen to show shes not radicalized, not a threat. She blames her time in isis on her husband. How did you meet . We met online. He was a really vibrant, very alive, very knowledgeable, very relaxed kind of human being. Certainly not what you would have expected if you think of the word terrorist. Reporter like many of those who joined from the west, pullman was recruited online. And despite this, like so many others, she denies seeing their crimes before leaving to join them. I was asked, didnt you see the beheading videos . The problem is that in north america, every time i clicked on any links, they werent there anymore. So no, to be honest with you, i didnt see them, and i dont have cablevision. Reporter an argument thats difficult to believe. But pullman appears to have rationalized her actions, not only to convince others, but perhaps also herself. Shes one of thousands of men, women, and children left over from the socalled isis caliphate. Im just trying to explain to you that its just its a very emotive issue. Of course isis committed some of the most heinous acts i think its possible they did. Were still finding out things they did, and were in shock finding out what they did, because we didnt even know. Its interesting how you say they rather than i think people at home will think, you were isis, you joined isis. Never. I wasnt before i came. It was known, they tried to kill me there because i wouldnt conform. What would you say to people watching who will look at your situation and look at this, i mean, this is much nicer than most of the other or any other tent ive been in in syria, and say, you dont deserve this, this is youve married into isis, your punishment is to stay there and to rot . Id say thats a very dangerous way of thinking. These people put me in prison too. They tried to kill me too. So you have to realize that we all have different stories. Just incredible reporting by our James Longman there, thank you for that report. Very eye opening. Yeah. Also it just brings the attention really what the like a Global Crisis when it comes to the isis prisoners who are there. There are thousands of them that are still in prisons. They havent been tried. And really its left up to the kurds to figure out what to do next. Absolutely. Because there are so many western countries have seemingly left them alone, left them in their country to fend off those isis militants who are left there. Its incredible to see his report, because we havent heard from this other side before. So this was amazing access that he had for sure. Coming up, the First Court Appearance for a woman at the center of an alleged plot to steal an infant. Why the woman who was the target of that plot now says she carries around a machete in her own home. [suspenseful music] [male narrator] child abduction by a parent or Family Member is a crime. Get involved. If you have any information concerning a missing or abducted child, please call 1800222find or contact your local Law Enforcement. You might be the one who saves a childs life and their future. [female narrator] foods rich in folic acid like white bread and leafy greens can help prevent some birth defects before you even know youre pregnant. Youre looking at a youre looking at a lightning show from powerful and deadly storms in sydney, australia. Strong winds and hailstones knocked out power to more than 20,000 customers in new south wales. Reports say a man was killed when he was hit by a gas bottle sent flying by the winds. Back here at home, a Washington State woman is back in jail after a First Court Appearance. Shes accused of a plot to kidnap a baby and raise it as her own. The mother who was the alleged target of that plot says shes terrified, and she even sleeps with a knife. Im terrified shes going to get back out. Like, this is my kids. Reporter elysia miller says since juliette parkers arrest shes lived with that fear. She violated my safety, tried to kidnap my daughter. Reporter miller faced the accused. She sat in the front row as parker pleaded not guilty in what police say was an elaborate plot to kidnap an infant. The onetime Colorado Springs mayoral candidate posted a facebook ad for free newborn photo sessions. Miller says parker came to her home, drugged her, and tried to kidnap her baby. Im not sleeping, im not eating. Reporter she says parker came to her home on three occasions for free photo shoots. She offered me a glass of wine, and they pressured me to try the cupcakes. Reporter miller says she immediately felt sick and called 911, kicking parker and her daughter out of her home. According to court documents, they left, but parker allegedly took selfies with the baby, wiped down the drinking glasses they used, and stole the victims house keys. We believe she was attempting to find a small female infant and was going to kidnap the baby and take the baby out of state and raise it as her own. Reporter investigators say at least a dozen women have now come forward with stories about interacting with parker, who is charged with attempted kidnapping and assault. She had been out on bail but was considered a flight risk and was rearrested. Miller says shes relieved to see her locked up but is still paralyzed by her fear. My machete goes with every room that im in. My kids have to stay in the room that im in at all times so that way, if she came back, id be able to protect them. A lot of understandable emotion there. Miller says shes warning the public to be vigilant when hiring someone online. Juliette parkers daughter was in Juvenile Court on tuesday to face the same charges. All right, well see how this continues to play out. Moving on to an incredible stunt. Check out this guy going over a waterfall in chile. Yep, hold on that is professional kayaker dane jackson dropping 134 feet. There are plenty of camera angles of the entire thing. This is so scary. We are happy to report that jackson was fine after his deathdefying plunge. He says its a by far one of the sickest, sickest things hes ever done. And hes called he called the view from the top of the falls mind blowing. Beautiful water. Im sure beautiful view. I would not want to go down those falls. Never. Never in life. Coming up, the dad, his newborn son, and his startling revelation. What he found out about that kind hearted nurse who cared for his son that blew his mind. Youre doing more to keep your body healthy for the future. Shouldnt your toothpaste do the same for your mouth . Future proof your whole mouth with new crest pro active defense. Its active Defense Technology neutralizes bacteria to shield against potential issues. Crest. Whether your beauty routine is 3or 57,. Make natures bounty hair skin and nails step one. Its the number one brand uniquely formulated for silky hair, glowing skin and healthy nails. Natures bounty, because youre better off healthy. 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His nicu nurse lisa mcgowan remembers trying to calm dads nerves. Bonded with dad right away. He was a big teddy bear. Reporter that nurse lisa trying to calm dad down. That dad later looking through his own baby book. He wanted to know how much his baby looked like him as a baby. Thats when he discovered something else. A nurse holding him when he was a newborn. He came early too, in the very same hospital. And it turns out the very same nurse. He said his mom had always talked to him about this nurse, lisa, that took care of him. Reporter three decades after watching over david, she was now watching over his son zane. They came in with this picture that they had found in his baby book, that i was the nurse who took care of him when he was a preterm baby. It was pretty remarkable. Reporter and he sent us this, david and renata there with zane in the nicu. Zane is doing amazing. Hes getting bigger and stronger every day. Today he is 4 pounds 7 ounces. Growing big like his dad. Reporter zane is doing well, better by the day. Hes a fighter. And whos championing him . That nurse, lisa, who helped care for his dad when he was a baby all those years ago. Its really amazing. And to receive it back 30plus years later, its i dont know if theres really any words to describe it, actually. Baby zane looks like a strong one. Beautiful. And a big shoutout to nurse lisa there for what she does as well. Thanks to david. To another heartwarming story outside of tampa, florida. 17monthold lennon lyons was beaming as she took her first steps at home on valentines day after successfully undergoing four brain surgeries. Her mother says lennon suffered a bilateral brain bleed when she was born. The family was warned she may never walk independently. This morning her mom is calling her little girl a miracle. And watch out, kitty, because she is going to be moving around that house. Oh my goodness, this is special. Yeah, whoohoo, touchdown this morning on world news now, President Trump on a clemency spree. He grants clemency to 10 people and commutes the sentence of former illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. The former governor leaving prison and heading home to illinois overnight. What he plans to do now. Also breaking overnight, attorney general william barr is telling people he may step down. Barr has been very loyal to the president , but just recently told abc news that the president s tweets make it impossible to do his job. Plus the latest on nascar driver ryan newmans condition after that horrific wreck at the end of the daytona 500. And the shocking news from science. First the new research about smartphones. Are they shrinking our b rains . Plus how often you should wash your bath towels. Your bath towels. Get ready to do some laundry. Its wednesday, february 19th. Were answering the important questions this morning about washing your dirty laundry. Well get to that in just a moment. We do begin this half hour with President Trumps clemency spree, handing out pardons and shortening prison sentences for nearly a dozen people. Among them former illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, released from federal prison after the president commuted what he called a ridiculous sentence. Many are now wondering if a pardon is on the horizon for trump confidant roger stone, whose request for delay in sentencing was just rejected by a judge. Abcs Jonathan Karl has more. Reporter the most famous name on President Trumps clemency list, Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former illinois governor and onetime contestant on celebrity apprentice. Im going to fight against a corrupt criminal Justice System that all too often persecutes and prosecutes people who did nothing wrong. Reporter blagojevich, a democrat, served eight years of a 14year sentence for attempting to sell Barack Obamas senate seat. His wife patty appealed directly to the president on fox news. The president s about justice and fairness. And you know, we hope that he looks at rod. Reporter the president was watching. He searched eight years in jail. Its a long time. And i watched his wife on television. Reporter the president also issued pardons to other highprofile people at the urging of his friends and supporters including the former new York City Police commissioner bernie kerik, longtime friend of rudy giulianis, convicted of tax fraud. Another pardon to onetime junk bond king, michael milken, who served time for securities fraud. This as President Trump is under fire for attacking federal prosecutors in cases against his political allies. He was at it again, complaining about the treatment of his friend roger stone and his former National Security adviser michael flynn, whose case is now under special review by attorney general bill barr. I think roger stones been treated unfairly. I think general flynn has been treated very unfairly. I think a lot of people have been treated unfairly. Reporter these are just the kind of comments that barr told abcs Pierre Thomas are making his job impossible. To have public statements and tweets made about the department, about people in the department, make it impossible for me to do my job. Are you making his job impossible . Yeah, i do make his job harder, i do agree with that, i think thats true. Hes a very straight shooter. We have a great attorney general, and hes working very hard. Reporter the president said he hasnt actually intervened in any of these cases, but he insisted he could if he wanted to. Im allowed to be totally involved. Im actually i guess the chief Law Enforcement officer of the country. Reporter hes been asked that before, but when he was asked he said he hasnt given any thought to pardoning stone. Even as he said that he said stone has been treated unfairly and it sure sounds like a pardon for stone is a real possibility. Jonathan karl, abc news, washington. Our thanks to jon karl. Theres breaking news overnight about the attorney general. Sources say barr is telling people hes considering resigning over President Trumps tweets. As we heard in jons report, barr told abc news that the president s tweets about ongoing cases are making it impossible for barr to do his job. More than 2,000 former Justice Department officials have called for barr to step down. Last night the Justice Department said barr has no plan to resign. Next to the race for 2020. The leading Democratic Candidates are set to square off in las vegas tonight. For the first time, billionaire Michael Bloomberg will be on the debate stage. The former mayor qualified for the debate by coming in second to Bernie Sanders in a new poll. Bloombergs campaign then announced that if elected president , he will put his company into a blind trust and sell it. The candidates are expected to target bloomberg on a series of controversial issues after accusing him of trying to buy the election. Hes not on the ballot in nevada, where more than 36,000 people have voted early ahead of saturdays caucuses. Now to the coronavirus. The twoweek quarantine of a cruise ship docked in japan ended overnight. Hundreds of passengers are departing the diamond princess. There were 542 cases of the virus on board. Chinas virus death toll climbed over 2,000 this morning, but officials there say new infections increased by fewer than 2,000 people for the second straight day. Here in the u. S. , families are being reunited after long quarantines. One man met his wife and two children in sacramento after their twoweek stay at a u. S. Military base. Today is their first full day together since november. New details in the horrifying crash at the end of mondays daytona 500. Driver ryan newman is awake and speaking. Thats nothing short of a miracle after that scary incident at nascars biggest event. Heres abcs victor oquendo. Crash into the wall, into the air reporter nascar driver ryan newman is lucky to be alive after this fiery crash at the daytona 500. Next flag will end the race and newman is there. Reporter newman has just taken the lead when a bump from behind sent his ford mustang spinning into the wall at 200 miles per hour. In a shower of sparks on his roof reporter driver corey lajoie smashing right into him. I didnt know who i hit. Youre concentrating on trying to get a good finish. Reporter newmans car crossing the finish line upside down and in flames. Silence in the stadium as emergency crews extracted the 42yearold from the wreckage. Hes in serious condition, but doctors have indicated his injuries are nonlife threatening. Reporter denny hamlin winning the race in a photo finish. His teammates praying in the pits. Hamlin telling kelly and ryan he didnt realize the crash was so serious at first. Wrecks are so common that you dont think anything about it. Got informed in victory lane it was something serious. Reporter newman, father of two, flipped his car at this same track in 2003. 19 years ago, racing legend Dale Earnhardt sr. Lost his life in this race also in the final lap. There has not been a fatal crash since. Nascar is investigating. Theyll look into why his car was leaking fuel and if there were any other safety issues. We still dont know the extent of ryan newmans injuries, but good news, his team says he is awake and communicating with his family and doctors. Victor oquendo, abc news, daytona beach. Thank you, victor. The body of a missing hbcu student in georgia has been found, and her boyfriend is a person of interest in the case. Anitra gunn hadnt been seen since friday. Her body and part of her car were discovered yesterday near macon. Her boyfriend is charged with breaking her windows and slashing her tires two weeks ago. Police say he is cooperating with investigators. Already rainsoaked areas of the south will get more of the same today. Radar shows heavy rain across a large part of the southeast. Some areas could get up to 3 inches of rain today. A landslide along the Tennessee River has claimed part of a road, look at all of that damage right there. Too much rain and flooding in that area caused several homes to fall into the river just last weekend. And a new study finds smartphone addiction is like drug abuse as far as your brain is concerned. Researchers in germany say excessive use of handheld causes our gray matter to shrink, meaning youre literally losing your mind. The same shrinkage seen in drug users. The study also revealed those parts of our brains that dont wither away dont function as well. Kenneth, this is really disturbing because i checked my screen time for this week. You can do that on your cellphone. Right, right, right. Mine is 7 19 per day. Is that addiction . So do you sleep more . Or youre on the phone more . You know you do everything on your phone now. Yeah. Email, work, social media. That is a lot. You know when people were checking screen times, there was like a big thing, big campaign to check your screen time. I was like, im not doing it. I cant do it. Oh man. I faced the music. It doesnt look good. But i do im thinking my brains okay. Right . Were doing all right, i think. Coming up, the new debate, how many times should you use your bath towel before tossing it into the wash . Ahead of his new espn documentary, nba star dwyane wade opens up about being the father of a transgender child and the advice hes now giving to all parents. But first the desperate rescue of two women trapped in an avalanche and what may have saved their lives. And what may have saved their lives. 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Two women buried in an avalanche as rescuers raced against time to frantically dig them out. Heres abcs kayna whitworth. Reporter the terrifying video of a desperate avalanche rescue. Help me. Okay, you can breathe. Reporter this woman buried in the snow in switzerland, witnesses frantically digging to free her head. Professional snowboarder victor liebengut jumping into action, locating her beacon. Everything goes pretty fast, it was pretty scary to be honest. Reporter the woman asking about her friend, whos buried nearby. Find my friend. Reporter her orange avalanche air bag deployed during the january incident. Using shovels, they dig her out. Others rescuing her friend. Without beacon or without the air bag, the first girl, at least, will not be alive. Reporter here in the united states, an avalanche claiming the lives of two snow bike riders in colorado over the weekend. January and february are the deadliest months for avalanches in the united states, and so far this winter, 16 people have been killed. Kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. Our thanks to kayna. Massachusetts police say a group of teenagers committed a highpriced auto heist that ended badly. Cops say they threw a rock through the window of a lamborghini dealership and drove off in two suvs, both worth more than 200,000 each. Hours later the one suv struck a car, then was rearended by the other suv. An 18yearold man was arrested and police say theyre still looking for two other suspects. Also from massachusetts, check out this surveillance video. That right there is a coyote running off with a family dog named brody. Wow. It happened early sunday in the town of menden. Brodys owner was worried when she heard a strange noise in her yard. I heard her scream. And once i heard that, i got up. Because i knew that wasnt normal for her. She made it, thats all we care about. Brody was found four hours later. Shes okay other than some cuts and bruises. Her owner thinks the coyote dropped brody when an invisible fence sent a shock through the dogs collar. What about that brave other dog chasing after . Thats my friend. Coming up next half hour, the new fallout for harry and meghan as they continue the process of stepping back from royal life. First, what dwyane wade is telling all parents this morning about listening to their children. No matter how much you clean, does your house still smell stuffy . Thats because your home is filled with soft surfaces that trap odors and release them back into the room. So try febreze fabric refresher. Febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics and cleans them away as it dries. Use febreze every time you tidy up, to keep your whole house smelling fresh air clean. Fabric refresher even works for clothes you want to wear another day. Make febreze part of your clean routine for full home freshness. La la la la la when i have an asthma attack. I feel scared. Sometimes my parents have to take me to the hospital. I feel like a fish with no water. You know how to react to their asthma attacks. Heres how to prevent them. Call. Visit. Or call your doctor. Because. I see your true colors thats why i love you so dont be afraid to let them show your true colors nba champion dwyane wade is revealing new details about how he and his family are supporting his 12yearold daughter zaya who recently came out as transgender. It comes as wade offers a glimpse into his private life in a feature documentary dwade life unexpected which will debut on espn. He shared his message of love and acceptance with Robin Roberts on gma. How is she handling all of this attention and people that are talking and now know her story . Yeah, shes shes a kid that wants to focus on school. Right . Today she has a mock trial at school that shes stressing about, and shes like, dad, i just want to i came out to everyone because i wanted to be me. And im thankful that im able to be me, but i need to focus on my trial at school. You know . You guys handle that. Shes focused. But i think for her and myself and my wife and our family, we love the fact that she doesnt have to hide who she is. She seems wise beyond her 12 years. Because when you hear more of that conversation in the golf cart, you said that she helped you and the family have a better understanding and helped you with this. How was she able to do that . Well, she is our leader. And i think when her the conversation we had, the one thing about it, with parents, is have conversations with your kids. You know, zaya early on knew two things. She knew straight and she knew gay. But zaya started doing more research. She was the one who sat down with us as a family and said, hey, i dont think im gay. And she went down the list and said, you know, this is how i identify myself. This is my gender identity. Right . I identify myself as a young lady. I think im a straight trans because i still like boys. So it was just it was a process for us to sit down with our daughter and find out who she is and what she likes, and not put something on her. Because as parents we put our hopes and we put our fears on our kids. Right. And with zaya we decided to listen to her. And shes leading us along this journey. And whats your advice to a parent who is struggling to accept their child for any reason . Yeah, i mean im not going to sit here and act like we have all the answers. Im not going to sit here and act like before our child came home and sat us down that we was not ignorant parents when it comes to the world. Were like when i say were learning from our 12yearold, were literally learning from our child. So the biggest thing is, have an open mind. Go out and research. Ask your child, ask other people questions about this. This conversation is real. Our 12yearold deals with this. This is her life every day. This is no game to us. Were about protecting her heart, were about protecting her joy. And to do that, we have to support them. Our thanks to dwyane wade and Robin Roberts there. I have lost the words to describe dwyane wade, his family, how amazing they are, how supportive they are. I spoke we spoke about this just last week when we saw zaya speaking so beautifully in that golf cart. You remember that clip . Totally. I think its cool because i think theres a lot to learn here for all parents. Just the fact that theyre open and theyre willing to communicate and listen. Thats a lesson for everyone. Really not just parents. Yeah. All of humanity. All relationships. All relationships, all Family Members. You take what dwyane wade said there and how they had to open themselves up to listen to their daughter. Just incredible. Love it. Absolutely. We will be right back with the mix. Juksz all strength, we aint stoppin believe me go straight till the morning look like we wont wait, were taking everything we wanted we can do it all strength, no sweat discover a new world discover whats good pantene nutrient blends time for the mix. Weve got a funny one for you. What do you do after you rub a dub dub with your towel . Do you you hang it up . Let it dry. Let it dry, then do you like you do it like a couple more times . Throw it in the wash . Or do you maybe its a couple of weeks . Not a couple of week once, twice, three times . All week . What do you do . Until it stinks . Oh god. So theres apparently this new people are asking the question. So apparently the researchers say, bacteria and mold start growing each time a towel gets damp. Hanging up to dry slows the process down but does not stop it. So the rule is, apparently, three times. Only. Use it three times. Thats a lot of laundry. Thats a lot of laundry, but to honest with you, once it starts getting damp, i like to go ahead and switch it out, so this works for me. Yeah. This works for me. What if youve got the thick towels . Having loads of laundry, and in new york city you might not have a washer and dryer. True. Its too much. Its too much but im glad people are asking the question. I like the rule until it stinks. No. Im revealing too much. No, i actually am pretty good with my towel maintenance, how about that. Oh my gosh, good to know. Were going to move on to mcdonalds. They have a 50th anniversary. I dont know if you were ever into the Shamrock Shake . No. Okay. Well, its a cult favorite. We had it on the show, didnt we, guys . I feel like we tried it once, like last year. I think you guys did try it. Its coming back along with a new green dessert, the oreo shamrock mcflurry, which to me sounds like the same thing. Oh, wait, i do remember. Mark, floor director, do you remember . Kaylee hartung was here, she drank some of it. Oh, it was the halloween one, right . Mcdonalds has all of them. It was the halloween shake, not the shamrock. Yes. Just know your mouth is going to get a little messy. Its Vanilla Ice Cream its not Vanilla Ice Cream, its mint ice cream in case you were wondering. We had a discussion about that. How about some oreos . Apparently the supreme oreos have people seeing red. But in a good way, not angry red. Oreos are always good, no matter what color they are. You guys probably heard of the supreme streetwear brand. Their clothes cost a lot. A hoodie was like 1,400. Theyre teaming up with oreo, they got the red oreos theyre hyping up, they look good, they look tasty, i want one. Before we go, you cant leave without seeing these 33 dachshunds racing on the ice at a gamblers green bay gamblers game in wisconsin, super cute. For me, it was heartwrenching. Bea it takes a toll on everyone. I mean, its a depressing disease to watch unfold before your eyes. You just dont see the persons soul is, like, gone. Lisa this disease just ravages a family. It changes your life. The magnitude of it is indescribable. Art now is the moment. If we work together, we can stop this epidemic. Grace contact brightfocus and learn more. This morning on world news now, what happens in vegas could give a major boost to one of the top Democratic Candidates. Tonight they square off with a new face on the debate stage, Michael Bloomberg, whos been surging in the polls. What to expect tonight. Also this morning, quarantine ending overnight for hundreds of passengers of whats been called a floating petri dish. Its due to the coronavirus outbreak as the death toll hits a new milestone. New this half hour, remembering the actress from good times, janet dubois. Harry and meghan could lose the sussex royal brand they use on social media. Going all out, the Supreme Court justice making headlines with her choice of fancy heels. Its wednesday, february 19th. Rbg, click em twice and tell em aint no place like the high court. Those heels are sparkly. We do begin this half hour with the highstakes showdown in las vegas. The democratic president ial candidates are just hours away from taking the debate stage. Thats right. Tonight is the first time eyll have a chance to take on Michael Bloomberg facetoface. Bloomberg has been surging in the polls while facing a wave of fresh attacks. Mona kosar abdi has more. Reporter just days before the nevada caucuses, the remaining Democratic Candidates will take part in their ninth debate wednesday night in an attempt to gain an edge with voters. Nevada is going to make history. Reporter and on the eve of the las vegas event, former new york city mayor Michael Bloomberg has qualified for the first time to take the stage after a new npr pbs poll released Tuesday Morning showed him polling well above the 10 threshold needed. Surpassing joe biden among democratic and democraticleaning independent voters. At some point youve got to prepare to be challenged. Reporter the billionaire whos spent millions in ads isnt on the nevada ballot, but his democratic rivals have been waiting for an opportunity to press him on his record as mayor and support for new yorks controversial stop and frisk policy. Michael bloomberg with 62 billion can buy every ad he wants, but he cant, in fact, wipe away his record. You are certainly not going to win when you have a record in new york city that included racist policies like stop and frisk. Which caused communities of color, africanamericans and latinos, to live in fear and humiliation. Reporter yet in his most recent digital ad, it is bloomberg whos accusing Bernie Sanders supporters of fostering negative energy. Wednesdays debate, though, perhaps not a driving factor for the 36,000 plus democrats who have turned out during the first three days of early voting. Mona kosar abdi, abc news, washington. Thank you, mona. President trump says he relied on recommendations as he issued a new round of pardons that included several highprofile cases. Michael milken and former new york city commissioner bernie kerik, who served three years for tax fraud, among those receiving pardons. Former illinois governor Rod Blagojevich is now a free man. He walked out of prison after the president commuted his 14year prison sentence for trying to sell the senate seat vacated by president obama. Im fighting against a corrupt criminal Justice System that often prosecutes people who did nothing wrong. Show no mercy. And who are in positions that have no accountability. He served eight years in jail. Its a long time. And i watched his wife on television. I dont know him very well. I met him a couple of times. He was on for a short while on the apprentice years ago. Seemed like a very nice person. Former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie Debartolo jr. Was among those who received a full pardon for his conviction in a gambling fraud scandal. President trump tweeted his congratulations in a collage of photos showing debartolo at the white house with his family and several nfl greats, including jerry rice and jim brown. Breaking overnight, sources say attorney general barr is considering resigning over President Trumps tweets. Just last week barr told abc news the President Trumps tweets about ongoing cases make it impossible to do his job. The president continued to weigh in about the case against his longtime friend roger stone. More than 2,000 former Justice Department officials have called for barr to step down. The Justice Department insists the a. G. Has no plan to resign. Hundreds of passengers who were stuck on a cruise ship docked near tokyo because of coronavirus fears are now free to go. Their twoweek quarantine aboard the diamond princess ended this morning. As they begin their journey home, many travellers here in the u. S. Arent so lucky. Clayton sandell reports. Reporter the race to contain coronavirus means many people arent going anywhere. I am in omaha, nebraska, at a quarantine unit. Reporter jerri serati goldman and husband carl are two of 300 americans evacuated from that cruise ship in japan. Both seemed fine before heading to the u. S. But midflight he woke up, i woke up, he was burning up. I went and got the doctor and they put him in the isolated tent. Reporter carl goldman getting treatment in a specialized bio containment unit and awaiting test results. In hawaii a couple flew home on february 6th, later testing positive. Health officials retracing their steps and Delta Airlines alerting fellow passengers. In cambodia a second cruise ship. Officials now testing more than 1,000 passengers and crew. For some the dark cloud of coronavirus has lifted. Ken burnetts wife and two children were quarantined at Travis Air Force base for two weeks, reunited. And here in omaha, they say they are still waiting for the cdc to confirm the results of some coronavirus testing. And now the cdc announcing a new travel ban. Anyone who was on that cruise ship is now banned from entering the u. S. Until theyve been symptom free for at least 14 days. Clayton sandell, abc news, omaha. Thank you, clayton. Now to the weather. There will be some real problems across the country today. The radar shows plenty of rain across the southeast. Some areas of texas and louisiana could see up to 3 inches of rain. Authorities in mississippi have been rescuing people from flooded homes. Swollen rivers across the region could be rising through tomorrow. Take a look at this. This is western new york state. Plenty of lakeeffect snow causing problems on the roads. Up to 9 inches of new snow could fall in some areas today. Accuweather meteorologist adam del rosso has more. Adam, good morning. Kenneth, kimberly, good morning. Another wet start to the day across the southeast as we have this boundary driving through. Drier, cooler air working on in as we head toward the afternoon. That will give us a little bit of a break before more rain returns to the region as we head into our day tomorrow. Across the central plains, nebraska into kansas, front range of the rockies as well, were talking snow showers. 3 to 6 inches of snow in spots through tomorrow. North of that arctic air, high temperatures struggle to make it into the teens. New fallout from prince harry and duchess meghan pulling back from their royal duties. A source tells abc the couple may not be able to use the sussex royal branding. Talks are under way in buckingham palace, and a change could affect some of the couples activities, including charity efforts. Supreme Court JusticeRuth Bader Ginsburgs shoes are getting positive reviews on social media. Thats right, the 86yearold had on a pair of sparkly silver heels for a friday awards ceremony in washington, d. C. Twitter users have been showing their appreciation. One wrote, you sparkle and i am not just talking about your shoes. Another posted, yes, all the yes. This is when twitter can be fun. Yes. You know, not negative, mean. These are some fun comments. Rbg nes to click her glittery heels together three times and take us all back home. Fabulous, look at the justices shoes, love it. Girl has style. She really does. This isnt the first time that shes stepped out in style, because i think she was at an event in december where she was wearing some snake skin shoes before. So shes always looking good. Well, snake skin, they say youre in the swamp when youre in d. C. , so there you go. Coming up, Harvey Weinsteins fate is now in the hands of a jury. Plus remembering a television mainstay from the 70s. The actress from good times who also wrote one of the most famous tv theme songs ever. Later in the skinny, the dress that lizzo wore to the brit awards that will have you craving a hershey bar. Smores, anyone . Smores, anyone . Thats a zzzquil pure zzzs sleep. Our gummies contain a unique botanical blend, while an optimal melatonin level means no nextday grogginess. Zzzquil pure zzzs. Naturally superior sleep. Imagine a mouthwash that strengthens your enamel, imagine, feeling fearless when you walk into the dentist. While preventing cavities up to 70 . Act anticavity rinse. For a confidant feeling in your oral health, stop imagining, start acting. Whether your beauty routine is 3or 57,. Make natures bounty hair skin and nails step one. Its the number one brand uniquely formulated for silky hair, glowing skin and healthy nails. 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The jury asking the judge for Legal Definition of the charges and for clarification on how to navigate complicated charging instructions. Weinstein is charged with the rape of one woman and Sexual Assault of another. Production assistant mimi haleyi. Women have the right to say no. A no is a no regardless of the circumstances. And i told harvey no. Reporter the stakes for weinstein are enormous. Prosecutors argued weinstein is a serial predator, guilty of predator Sexual Assault, which could mean life in prison. To convict on that the jury would need to believe at least one of his two accusers, along with the chilling testimony of sopranos actress annabella sciorra, who took the stand and described how weinstein barged into her apartment nearly 30 years ago and violently raped her. Sciorra telling the jury she was punching him and kicking him. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty and has maintained all sexual encounters were consensual. The entire case hinges on the accounts of the two main accusers. If jurors dont believe them, weinstein could be acquitted of all charges. Stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. Thank you, stephanie. The entertainment world is remembering actress janet dubois this morning. Dubois died yesterday of Natural Causes at her home in california. She was best known for her role as willona woods on the 1970s sitcom good times. Janet jackson played dubois adopted daughter in the shows final years. She posted on firsthand, i saw firsthand how she broke stereotypes and changed the landscape for black women in entertainment. Dubois also wrote and sang one of the 70s bestknown theme songs, the jeffersons moving on up. Were moving on up to the eastside to a deluxe apartment in the sky dubois also won two emmys for her work on the animated sitcom the pjs. She was the first black woman to be a regular cast member on a daytime soap opera. She was 74 years old. She was working in the Entertainment Industry right up to the end. We saw her recently last time, that jimmy kimmel special live in front of a studio audience where she walked out after the good times performance there. A legend. Incredible woman. And just really a groundbreaking actress there who was a strong and powerful black woman on the screen. When we come back, britains version of the grammy awards. And why Michelle Obama is sharing her prom picture. The skinny is next. Youve tried retinol, but you have never tried one like this. Olays retinol24 complex hydrates better than the 1 retinol. Visibly smoother brighter skin in just 24 hours. A skin upgrade . Crushed it. New olay retinol24. Face anything. Olay. Now available with retinol serum and retinol eye cream. Skinny just gimme the skinny skinny just gimme the skinny time now for the skinny. I guess were going to start with the skinny International Desk across the pond. A big night for music in london. Thats right. The 2020 brit awards, essentially the british version of the grammys were handed out last night, and Billie Eilish scooped up the award for best International Female solo artist. She also premiered her brandnew bond song, no time to die. In an emotional speech the 18yearold singer songwriter said even as shes riding high, shes coping with plenty of haters. In the meantime, Lewis Capaldi won song of the year with his someone you love. Its incredible when it comes to i was thinking about that for Billie Eilish. Its a reminder that no matter how well you do, how successful you are, the haters will still be there and youve got to fight through it. Of course there was plenty of headturning fashion, including harry styles in a Canary Yellow tree threepiece suit. Dont forget the purple tie, now. The look comes just days i think when i read canary i was thinking canaries are in trees. A treepiece suit. Go back down a little bit for me, guys there you go. The look comes days after he got mugged on the streets of london on valentines day. Happy hes okay. Perhaps stealing the show was lizzos red carpet look, looking like quite the snack in this hersheys dress complete with universal product code and nutrition label. Looking good, lizzo. Oh my gosh. You know what, you got to push the boundaries. When im shining everybodys got to shine, yes. Yes, you know what looking like an old chocolate bar, ill take it. Back on this side of the pond theyre getting ready for a night of comedy at the White House Correspondents dinner. Yes, longrunning snl cast member Kenan Thompson will host the event with comedian hasan minhaj being the featured entertainer for the evening. I looked at a Youtube Video to hear how he says his name. You got it right . I definitely did, i definitely got the hasan right. Whos that guy . Looks familiar. Abcs own chief White House CorrespondentJonathan Karl as president of the White House Correspondents association, hes chairing the event, and he says, quote, were looking forward to a lively evening honoring the most important political journalism of the past year. That jon karl, hes a good guy. No word, however, whether President Trump will attend. Most likely not, since he hasnt been to any of the correspondents dinners. Does that mean im not going as well this year, guys . Because im now world news now coanchor . I was d. C. Based before. Whats the answer, guys . They say im not invited. Next, former first lady Michelle Obama is sharing her prom dress photo for a worthy prom dress photo for a worthy cause. Mrs. Obama shared this throwback image on twitter from 1982 wearing a pink satin polka dotted dress seated next to her prom date, not barack. Im a little uncomfortable with how much leg is being shown there, mrs. Obama. Thats a high slit there. She asked her followers to join promchallenge to post their photos and show what schools are doing to register students to vote. Next to a sweet wish for Britney Spears from her sweetheart. The 38yearold toxic singer was hospitalized after breaking her foot while dancing. He shared on instagram, quote, my lioness broke her metatarsal bone, wishing her the best recovery so she can jump, run, and dance her butt off. Our thoughts and prayers also go out to britney. We referred to her as the toxic singer, but really, theres so many. Hit me baby one more time she has all of the hits. Speaking of doing it for the gram, its been a whole four days since the world heard from tom brady. But thankfully, thankfully tom brady has blessed us with a post. He just shared this selfie of himself is it really a selfie . I think somebody else is taking it, guys. But anyway, hes working out with his wife Supermodel Gisele bunchen. She looks great. Nodaysoff. 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This morning less than two months away from the latest 007 release, shes opening up about just what went into the making of that song. Heres abcs will reeve. Reporter theres no denying it. Billie eilish is having a moment. Now the 18yearold singer is making her next big splash, writing and recording the theme song for the 25th bond film no time to die. Theres just no time to die reporter the track written with her brother, finneas oconnell, with the orchestral arrangement by legendary composer hans zimmer. What went through your mind when you were approached to do the bond title song . Dude, its crazy. Its literally been something that like finneas and i have wanted to do for years. How much creative freedom did you have to do a bond song . We ended up having essentially total creative freedom in the writing process. We didnt want to go in blind so we asked if we could get the script. We were given a scene of the script to read and that informed the lyrics. I thought that went very well. I loved it from the moment i heard it. It just got under my skin and stayed there. Reporter eilish says her life now feels like a dream. Billie eilish Billie EilishBillie Eilish reporter taking home five awards at this years grammys. What does it feel like when you hear your name called, and youre winning the biggest awards of the night on your debut album . Dude. That we made in his bedroom in our childhood home. I dont know, it was crazy. 100 thought it was going to somebody else. All my troubles seem so far away do you think that theres a chance, if all goes well, that next year at the oscars youll be there as a nominee, and what would that feel like . As long as frozen iii doesnt come out. Hopefully, yeah. Im excited for next year, and this year, and every year. Im really just looking forward to my life. Our thanks to will reeve there. She is just dripping with swag, you know . And i love that shes with her brother too, because if shes facing any hate online, at least she has a partner. Shes got family, shes got support, yep, definitely. Dont miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans. Com. Thats whats making news in america this morning. Breaking news in america this morning, is attorney general william barr about to resign . What hes saying about President Trumps tweets just as longtime trump adviser roger stone prepares to learn his sentence. Also new overnight, Rod Blagojevich walks free. I made a whole bunch of mistakes. The disgraced former governor serving time for corruption gets his sentence commuted by President Trump. What he plans to do now. Developing overnight, a car plunges off a ferry in florida. Divers race into the water trying to save two women trapped inside. Plus, the new battle royale. What Queen Elizabeth is now expected to tell harry and