One of the Worlds Largest cruise ships, turning around, now headed back to the u. S. The new reported allegations tonight against singer r. Kelly. And the apology from lady gaga. The bus driver to the rescue to save a toddler who was barefoot in freezing weather, wandering in the cold. The shark attack right off the u. S. Coast tonight. The dramatic images. And breaking news tonight involving one of the most famous athletes in the world. Why authorities are now asking for his dna. Good evening. And its great to have you with we hav a lot to get to. An e going to begin with theaiy emergency to getis border wall built. The president with Border Patrol officers in texas,t crisis. Its now day 20 of the government shutdown. Tonight, house peopler nancy pelosi saying the president likes this, saying its because its a distraction from what else is happening in washington. This evening, 800,000 American Workers will not get paid, and is the president about to bypass congress to get the wall built . Matt gutman with what the president said. Hes in mission, texas, tonight. Reporter tonight, President Trump traveling far from washington and those stalled shutdown talks, trying to drum up support for his wall, by warning of a National Security crisis at the border. If you dont have it, its going to be nothing but hard work and grueling problems. And by the way, and death. And death. A lot of death. Reporter but we got a different story from the local mayor, jim darling. One of the things the president mentioned is that there is a security crisis here. What was the murder rate in mcallen, texas, in 2018 . Er reporter zero murders . Were the safest city in the state of texas. Reporter the mayor doesnt want a wall here. Theres places a barricade makes sense. Reporter but not necessarily right here. Not my city, no. Reporter but the president is dug in. Even before taking off, he was sounding ready to declare a National Emergency so he can go around congress and use the military to build his wall. I havent done it yet. I may do it. If this doesnt work out, probably i will do it, i would almost say definitely. Reporter House Speaker nancy pelosi pointing out even many republicans dislike that idea. I think hes going to have to answer to his own party on usurping that much power. I dont think he really wants a solution. I think he loves the distraction that this is from his other problems, and thats most unfortunate. Its a luxury our country cant afford under any circumstance. Reporter the president long promised american taxpayers would not have to pay for the wall. Whos going to pay for the wall . Mexico reporter his Campaign Website even spelled out a plan to pressure mexico to quote, make a onetime payment of 5 to 10 billion. Today, a different story. When i said mexico will pay for the wall in front of thousands and thousands of people, obviously, they are not going to write a check, but they are paying for the wall indirectly. Reporter that is not true, either. The president is demanding 5. 7 billion from congress for the wall, and says he wont reopen the government until he gets it. Reporters today asking if the buck stops with him. The buck stops with everybody. They could solve this problem in literally 15 minutes. All right, matt gutman with us live tonight from texas. And matt, we heard President Trump say there that he would, quote, probably almost definitely declare a National Emergency to allow the military to build his wall. And tonight, youre learning that the head of the army corps of engineers was actually on air force one with the president . Reporter thats right, david. He came with the president and stayed with him for much of his time here at the border. Now, weve just learned that the white house has directed the army corps of engineers to examine its emergency supplemental budget to see if theres enough money in there for the military to build that wall without additional government funding. David . Matt gutman in mission, texas, leading us off. Matt, thank you. Tomorrow, no checks will go out to those furloughed government workers. Nearly a million of them. Other pay. D look at this tonight. Demonstrations in oregon, in chicago, at the irs building in kentucky, and in washington, d. C. , across this country. And tonight, the coast guard is out with this memo, advice to its workers who are not getting paid, telling them to be creative without their pay, have a garage sale, offer to watch children, walk pets, housesit, become a mystery shopper. Abcs Steve Osunsami with workers across this country who say this isnt politics, this is their lives. Is working without pay okay . No reporter government workers across the country are taking their anger with washington to the streets tonight. The bills keeps coming, they dont stop. Reporter these are people who are missing this weeks paycheck and wont get another one for who knows how long. I got rent due at the end of this month. I have bills i need to pay in the meantime, and im not able to collect a paycheck. Reporter about 420,000 only this still have to show up at work. Dan mccabe is an air Traffic Controller in suburban atlanta whos working for free tonight. My worry now is, were standing in it. Reporter how to keep it. How to keep it. Reporter he and his wife heather, a schoolteacher, worry they could lose their home if the shutdown lasts. The government has suggested they call their lender to make a deal, which they did. They said, well, were really sorry that youre going through this, but you have 30 days to get your payment in full, and after 30 days, we report you to the creditors. I mean, were not driving the bus on this. Were under the bus on this. Reporter some of their bosses are giving them advice on how to get through this. In this tip sheet, the coast guard suggests people throw garage sales, babysit children or walk the neighbors dog for extra cash. Steve osunsami with us live outside atlanta tonight. And steve, President Trump has said that most of these workers not getting paid support what lkoday, david, answered that question tactfully, saying that their concerns are more immediate than a wall, such as paying for child care, paying the power bill. And they want the president to solve this. David . Steve osunsami with us tonight, as well. Thank you, stooecht. The other major headline involving the president at this hour, we learned today that the president s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will testify before congress and the American People in just weeks. Mary bruce on the hill with what Michael Cohen is willing to answer. Reporter just weeks after being swarmed at his sentencing, tonight, President Trumps former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen is stepping into the spotlight. Agreeing to testify under oath and in public on capitol hill to give what hes calling a full and credible account of his ten years at trumps side. The man doesnt tell the truth, and its sad that i should take responsibility for his dirty deeds. Reporter sentenced to three years in prison, cohen pleaded guilty to lying to congress about the president s plans to build a trump tower in moscow, plans that extended well into the campaign. And he admitted to facilitating hush money payments in the months before the election to two women who allege they had affairs with trump. Payments that for months the president denied knowing anything about. Did you know about the 130,000 payment to stormy daniels. No, no. What else . Why did Michael Cohen make it if there was no truth to her allegations . You have to ask Michael Cohen. Reporter but cohen says he was acting at the president s direction in order to protect the campaign, and he has now spent more than 70 hours telling all to special counsel robert mueller. He told George Stephanopoulos hes done being the fall guy for the president. So why should we believe you now . Because the special council stated emphatically that the information that i gave to them was credible and helpful. There is a substantial amount of information that they possess that corroborates the fact that i am telling the truth. Reporter but tonight, President Trump says hes not worried about cohens upcoming testimony. Im not worried about it at all, no. The president reacting to the news late today. Mary bruce live up on the hill again tonight. And mary, cohen is scheduled to testify in public on february 7th, and youre hearing tonight that there will be some we, t chairman of the committee tonight is stressing that there will be limitations on the questions asked of cohen, because they do not want to interfere with his ongoing cooperation with the special counsel. David . Mary bruce with us live again tonight. Thank you. Were going to turn now to the winter storm developing and heading east. Winter weather alerts already up in the plains, as lake effect snow keeps piling up. Whiteout conditions in ohio. This car spinning backwards on a highway onramp. Fulton, new york, getting more than a foot of snow before its done. And now this new system moving in, its already getting very cold ahead of it. Senior meteorologist rob marciano tracking it live for us tonight. Hey, rob. Reporter hi, david. That cold air is pouring in to the eastern half of the country now as that new storm emerges in the plains. And the heartland. Weve got a bunch of advisories, watches and warnings up, which udes slos, looks t oe t be emerging in st. Louis, increasing through saturday. I think its mostly rain south of i64. It turns to snow in north carolina, some ice, as well, in through virginia. Blocking high keeps it out of the northeast, but a big swath of four to eight inches of snow there kansas city and northern virginia. Going to be dicey in that area this weekend. David . Rob marciano, thank you. Next here tonight, to the nightmare at sea. A cruise ship struck by a potential outbreak of the norovirus. Nearly 300 people falling ill on the Royal Caribbean oasis of the seas. Heres abcs Victor Oquendo tonight. Reporter tonight, one of the Worlds Largest cruise ships heading back to port early. Royal caribbean telling abc news 277 people suffered an episode of gastrointestinal illness onboard the oasis of the seas. The cdc now investigating as sick passengers like abby perrin and her mother say it came on suddenly. In the middle of the night, we both started feeling like we had food poisoning. So we had fevers and were throwing up. Theyre recommending everyone whos sick to stay in their room. Reporter on sunday, about 9,000 guests and crew departed president canaveral on the sevenday caribbean cruise. By tuesday night, passengers reportedly started feeling symptoms that included nausea, vomiting and diarrhea as the ship approached jamaica. Tonight, passengers sharing video of crews trying to sanitize common areas as the ship is urging passengers to wash their hands. David, Royal Caribbean tells us that rather than have everyone worry about their health, the ship will be returning a day early, and all passengers will be receiving a full refund. David . All right, Victor Oquendo, thank you. Next, there is new fallout after millions have watched the disturbing docuseries after singer r. Kelly. Tonight, lady gaga the latest to people r speak out. Prosecutors tonight say calls are pouring in after they asked people to come forward. Heres abcs linsey davis again tonight. Reporter overnight, a crowd at this chicago club snapping pictures of a defiant r. Kelly. His first public appearance since the firestorm over surviving r. Kelly, the lifetime documentary detailing accusations of sexual and other misconduct toward women and teenage girls. R. Kelly has consistently denied the allegations, but fellow artist lady gaga is now apologizing for her poor judgment for collaborating with him on the 2013 song do what you want with my body. Gaga saying, i stand behind these women 1,000 , believe them, know they are suffering and in pain, and feel strongly that their voices should be heard and taken seriously. Shes now planning to take the song down from streaming sites. And after an illinois prosecutor urged alleged victims to come forward, two new accusers tell the chicago suntimes they reached out to police. So have the parents of jocelyn savage, who believe kelly is holding their daughter against her will, despite this interview she did with tmz last year. Theres rumors out there, people saying that im captive, held hostage, so, obviously, thats not true. Im out here enjoying life and doing my own thing. Reporter the family telling abc affiliate wsb they havent seen jocelyn in two years. My gut feeling is that my daughter in somewhere hiding in a corner, praying that we come and help her. Reporter and david, jocelyns parents contacted police after they say they were threatened by two of r. Kellys associates over their allegations and also because they participated in this documentary. David . Linsey davis tonight. Thank you, linsey. And this evening, to the russia investigation, and as President Trump left for texas today, our jon karl asked him about the accidental revolution that his Campaign Chairman shared polling data. Heres how the president reacted to the news. Reporter did you know that Paul Manafort was sharing polling data from your campaign with the russians . No, i didnt know anything about it. Nothing about it. The president was asked if the special counsels final report should be made public, he answered, well have to see. To the big question tonight involving the oscars. Who will host . Well, possibly no one. The Academy Awards is without a host since kevin hart stepped down after he was pressed to apologize over home phonetic comments he made in the past. He did apologize, but is now not interested in the job. Tonight, variety is reporting that for the first time in 30 years, there may be no host. Heres abcs kayna whitworth. Reporter its been one of hollywoods most coveted roles. Wonderful night for oscar reporter Billy Crystal this is the night wars and politics are forgotten and we find out who we really hate. Reporter bob hope among the many times. But tonight, the 2019 oscars without its star act. Ho. Variety magazine reports the academy has decided to forgo filling the job with one person. No alister wants to eres n. Reporter its been 30 years since there wasnt a host. Keep the cameras rolling reporter and its remembered as one of the biggest debacles in oscars history. Oh, mr. Lowe, im such a fan. Reporter actor rob lowe opening the show with a musical number with snow white. For this year, the academy had originally booked comedian kevin hart, but he bowed out following backlash from yearsold home phonetic tweets. The academy is reportedly instead seeking out celebrities to present individual segments, even considering bringing all the avengers back together for one act. David . Well see. Kayna whitworth tonight. Thank you. Theres still much more ahead on world news tonight this thursday. The shark attack right off t theest coast tonight. Also, the airline crew sickened in midair. And tonight, what affected two pilots and three flight attendants . 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