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I think the next president needs to be a lot quieter but send a signal that were prepared to act in the National Security interests of this country to get back in the business of creating a more peaceful world. Please clap. [ applause ] oh, boy. No one said winning the voters would be easy. Youve got to feel bad for him though. Oh, my goodness. Youve got to cue the clapping . Oh, my goodness. Poor jeb. Poor jeb. Wow. By the way, his twitter feed didnt mention the please clap reference on his twitter feed. I bet it doesnt. Trump is going to have a field day with that whenever he gets around to it. I think youre right. If he wasnt aware of that, we just flagged it to the campaign there unfortunately. Wow, wow. Is that we like the slow clap around here. When you come back, we always give you the slow clap. But i never ask for it. No, that is true. Thats the difference. You automatically get a slow clap which is what theyre doing. Woo thank you. Coming up, some other performances, but not all worthy of applause. They say its one of the hardest songs to sing, but will the starspangled banner be super at the big game this year . Plus a little later tech contributor tina trinh with a valentines day gift guide from personalized pillows to lights designed to set the mood. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now weather, brought to you by mucinex. Mucinex. Seriously . Where do you think youre going . To work, with you. Its taco tuesday. Youre not coming. I took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. Oh, right then ill swing by in like 4 hours. Forget the tacos one pill lasts 12 hours. Im good all day. Wait your loss. I was going to wear a sombrero. Only mucinex has a bilayer tablet that starts fast, and keeps working. Not 4, not 6, but 12 full hours. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. This is mineral build up it collects leaving gross germridden stains. 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Reporter the zika epidemic continues to spread. Florida now the first state that has the risky mosquito to declare a Health Emergency because of nine cases in four counties. Just 24 hours after an alert about a new danger posed by travelers returning to the u. S. From infected areas. The latest case of zika in dallas was transmitted sexually, after a person infected with the virus traveled from venezuela to texas and passed the virus onto their partner. The risk from zika still primarily for pregnant women. At potential risk for babies with brain deformities. But now doctors seeing a rare, but alarming neurological complication in the general population. That may be linked to zika. Guillainbarre syndrome, a type of progressive paralysis. In brazil, the Rio Olympic Committee reassuring athletes but one of the worlds most prominent ethicists is calling for brazil to cancel the olympics. I dont know that its up to doing the olympics and epidemic control at the same time. Reporter this new case of sexual transmission has raised questions about how best to prevent zika infection. The recommendation that any man who has been to a country where it is transmitting use a condom for 28 days if his partner is pregnant or trying to get pregnant. 28 days is also how long the red cross recommends people defer donating blood. Dr. Richard besser, abc news, brazil. One of the things theyre worried about in florida is the fact that these mosquitoes could bite someone who is infected and go on to transfer it and thats how quickly it could spread to other people. Theyve talked about genetically modifying mosquitos. Its just a scary sort of situation. Theyre wondering some communities are wondering, do you need mosquitos at all . What if you were to completely wipe out the mosquito population . Held now what that would do. The scary part, too, is were still learning about this virus, the way its transmitted and just the effects of it. So much more to learn and scary situation. Yeah. Coming up, valentines day is only ten days away. Weve got some great gift ideas that are way cooler than those usual jewelry and chocolates. Techie gifts your sweetheart will love. Stay with us. Announcer world news now abc stations. Tt2w`t3n` d bt qh14 tt2w`t3n` d a qx p tt2w`t3n` d bm qs6\ tt4w`t3n` d dztq 4 tt4w`t3n` d entq ddh tt4w`t3n` d gzt ]c0 tt4w`t3n` d hnt mm\ tt4w`t3n` d iztq tt4w`t3n` d jntq 5td tt4w`t3n` d lzt 98 so flowers and chocolates are nice but if youre looking for something a little more creative this valentines day, then you might want to turn to the tech world. There are lots of new apps and gadgets to show that special someone your love. Here with a romantic gift guide is tech contributor tina trinh. Welcome. Happy almost valentines day. Happy valentines day. Thanks. I have some ideas here for a digital upgrade to your valentines day gifts this year. And im going to start off with a really fun app called paper. Its really great because it lets you create a digital scrapbook of your relationship. And you can upload doodles and drawings that you have of your if youre artistically inclined. You can upload photos and even work with their templates and create a fun timeline of your relationship and basically send it all to via email or social media to your loved one and share it with them. Its a really nice personal touch. That because you have all of these pictures on your phone and nowhere to put them. They make it super easy. Next up are these pillows from snapbox. You can upload photos from facebook and instagram and make it into a pillow. Cool. Its a nice, fun gift and its personal. Theyre super soft and durable. And they have a special going on for valentines day right now for 25 off and free shipping. Well take that. Right . So these look like books, right . Yeah. But theyre actually phone chargers. I dont know why in tech gift guides you get phone chargers as a gift guide, but check this out. Wow theyre the opposite of typical phone chargers, so theyre not ugly. Theyre not. I would have a second use for them, when my husbands sleeping and i want to read in bed. So theyre portable lights. These are sold at the museum of modern art. Theyre so pretty. Thats great. It is pretty beautiful. The spines actually come off, so the charging ports are right in the middle of the spines right here. You can get four times more charge for your phone very cool. When youre on the go and you have a portable light, too. And a light, too. Wow, thats genius. So next up are jewelry. You can never fail with jewelry for valentines day. I was admiring your bracelet here. Thanks. This is wisewear. Its basically a connected bracelet. Its smart jewelry. So it connects to your phone and whenever you get incoming texts or emails, calendar reminders, you get a vibration through the bracelets. They come in three different styles. Really nice presentation, too. But the other cool thing about them is if youre ever in danger, you can tap three times and it will send a distress signal to your emergency contact. Wow. Thats great especially if youre hiking or doing something out with the kids and you feel threatened. Thats great. Really great idea for the girlfriend or wife in your life who is stylish and connected. Cool. And then these are great, too. 30day battery life which is what really sets them apart from other watches. And you can see right here, same idea here. Incoming notifications. Calls from your loved one. You get all of that on your wrist. You get a little bit of news. You can control your music. Its a super smart watch. Very cool. 30day battery life. You cant beat that. And then last but not least, i have customized macaroons and chocolate bars. Who doesnt love a good macaroon. Yeah, from a Company Called swallow my words. Theyre great. You can get a box of nine of these custom printed macaroons for only under 25. Around 25. Thats great. So a really great deal here and a really nice way to make your sweets for your sweet personalized. I like that, like the modern day smartie or something. Isnt that what they call those . Conversational hearts, thats exactly. Happy valentines day. Great gift ideas. Who needs roses when you can have tech ideas, huh . Thats what im saying. Abcs tech contributor tina trinh. Thank you so very much. For a list of all these items, you can head over to our facebook page, wnnfans. Com. Youre watching world news now. How about a macaroon . Yeah. This is mineral build up it collects leaving gross germridden stains. Clorox toilet bowl cleaner with bleach is no match for that. But lysol power toilet bowl cleaner eliminates mineral buildup effortlessly and kills 99. 9 of germs. To get your toilet truly clean, why choose anything other than the power of lysol . 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Oh, say can you see by the o say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly nooul we hailed at the twilights last gleaming remember that . Ouch. One of the worst versions of the starspangled banner ever. That is comedienne Roseanne Barr before a San Diego Padres game in 1990. I guess nobody auditioned her before. She was big back then. She did whatever she wanted. And she did. It was a tough song to sing. Lady gaga will be doing it on sunday at the super bowl. She will be part of a long tradition that has tripped up some of the best performers in the past. We are up all nightline with abcs juju chang. Applause applause applause reporter she got plenty of applause as a pop star. Reporter but lately lady gaga has been showing the world a very different side. When the dog bites reporter wowing the Academy Awards last year masterfully performing a sound of music medley. Climb every mountain reporter and teaming up with tony bennett to record an album, letting her fans know anything goes. Anything goes reporter now shes taking on americas anthem at its biggest game, singing the starspangled banner at the super bowl p. And the rockets red glare it was 20 years ago Whitney Houston belted out what is considered to be the best pregame performance. And the home of the brave reporter securing her place as a legend. But plenty of singers have fallen flat. At super bowl xlv, Christina Aguilera forgot the words. What so proudly we watched reporter steven tyler delivered this rendition before the 2012 afc championship. Land of the free reporter and who can forget Roseanne Barrs performance. And the twilights last gleaming reporter but something tells us lady gaga is on the edge of football glory. Im on the edge of glory reporter juju chang, abc news, new york. You know, you can actually bet on how long its going to take lady gaga to sing that really . Yeah. What are the bets going for . 2 20. Do you think shell take longer than that or not . The over . Why not milk it, right . Good call. How come you guys arent betting on my performance with the starspangled banner. That was beautiful. Oh, that was a good one. This morning on world news now, round two in New Hampshire. Both sides of the president ial race getting personal. Clinton and sanders taking the stage overnight, pushing each other over a political label, while ted cruz faces heat over what others are calling a disgraceful tactic. And cruzs main detractor, donald trump, pulling no punches but having some problems with his private jet. Engine trouble while making a detour from the granite state. Emotions run high on capitol hill. The flint water crisis and the search for answers. Committee members furious over the no shows. And qb cuties. The supposed science explaining why quarterbacks are so good looking. But plenty of football fans not buying it. The debate rages on. Thats later in the mix on this thursday, february 4th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning. Gibson. Kendis a little under the weather today. Thanks for filling in. Always enjoy being here. Im reena ninan. Were going to talk about the quarterback. You dont buy this. Youre part of the group that doesnt buy the qb cuties. Well get into that. Theyre attractive young men, good at what they do. Ill offer my opinion about that a little later. I cant wait. Youre a big sports buff. We will begin with a new line of attack in the democratic race for the white house. Ays away from the nations first primary election contest. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders put Hillary Clinton on the defensive over her progressive at a cnn town hall in derry, New Hampshire, sanders slammed street, probusiness trade agreements and her 2002 authorization of the iraq war. Clinton shot back saying that she was amused that sanders appears to have appointed himself the gatekeeper on who is meantime, some drama has been playing out on the republican side. Texas senator ted cruz issued an apology to one of his challengers. And donald trump is heating up the war of words as another candidate makes a stunning announcement. Abcs Marci Gonzalez has the latest from manchester, New Hampshire. Reporter the republican field narrowing again. Rick santorum dropping out and announcing on fox news, hes endorsing marco rubio. Hes a tremendously gifted young man. Reporter rubio adding to the criticism of ted cruz after the cruz camp sent this email to supporters on caucus day, suggesting dr. Ben carson might be leaving the race. I thought it was unfair to reporter donald trump accusing cruz of fraud over it, tweeting, ted cruz didnt win iowa, he stole it. He insulted ben carson by doing what he did. That was a disgrace. Reporter cruz apologizing to carson. It was a mistake for our team not to forward your subsequent statement. Reporter things starting to simmer on the democratic side, too. Bernie sanders calling into question whether Hillary Clinton is really a progressive. Some days, yes. Except when she announces that she is a proud moderate. Reporter clinton calling it a low blow, saying she can overcome sanders doubledigit lead in the New Hampshire polls. Because if its about our records, hey, im going to win by a landslide on tuesday. Reporter and clinton and sanders will face off in a debate. Then the Republican Debate here in New Hampshire is set for saturday, right here on abc. Phillip and reena. Thank you so much. And, again, the final Republican Debate before the new this saturday starting at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Moderated by our own david muir and martha raddatz. As for who will be on stage, abc will announce the final lineup later today. Hopefully donald trump will make it to New Hampshire for that debate, with or without his plane. His private jet was forced to make an Emergency Landing in nashville yesterday after the pilot reported engine problems. Theres no word on exactly what went wrong with the boeing 757. But trump did eventually make it to an event in little rock, arkansas, 90 minutes late. The faa is investigating the incident. Though hes not in the running in the running for the office, president obama has taken on one of the campaigns more controversial issues. During his first visit to a mosque, the president tried to correct what he called a hugely distorted impression of muslim americans, saying that children have been bull idea and mosques destroyed he warned about the dangers of demonizing one group of americans. Were one american family. When any part of our family second class or targeted, it tears at the very fabric of our nation. The president also challenged hollywood to start casting muslims in roles that are unrelated to National Security. Theres a major setback for the peace talks for the syrian civil war. U. N. Envoy has called a temporary halt to the negotiations saying theyll resume later this month. Denies the talks have failed and each side accused the other of causing the interruption. Secretary of state kerry says the Syrian Government would rather have a military solution than a political one. The governor of florida has declared a Health Emergency in four counties because of the zika virus. At least nine cases of the mosquitoborne illness have been detected in florida. Health officials believe the cases are from people who contracted the disease while traveling to effected countries. President of brazil says the virus has gone from a distant nightmare to a real threat against the brazilian people. Major development in another crisis contaminated water in flint. Marshals to hunt down the citys former emergency manager who failed to show up for a hearing on capitol hill. His attorney said his client wants to testify but wasnt given time to prepare. Abcs Elizabeth Hur has more. The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Reporter frustration boiling over in d. C. This is not a thirdworld country its absolutely fundamentally and totally wrong. Reporter not just inside the congressional hearing but also outside. We want a new water system reporter where dozens of Flint Residents made the trip, including leeann walters, among the first to raise concerns in flint. Now my home is known as ground zero. Reporter and now pleading for help from congress. My home used to be a place of comfort and safety for my family. That was taken from us. Reporter since flint switched Water Supplies in 2014 to save money, the citys water has been contaminated with toxic levels of lead, leaving thousands exposed. With state and federal environmental officials blaming each other, at least three filed. An fbi investigation launched and the mayor proposed replacing all the citys lead pipes leading to residents homes. We cant get the governor of michigan at this hearing, thats a shame. Reporter some lawmakers are angry. Governor rick snyder didnt testify and the former flint emergency manager he appointed ignored a subpoena from congress. Well, as the hearing was going on, the governor did announce that he wants to spend 30 million to help the affected residents and pay their water bills. Reena and phillip . Thank you very much. The Sexual Assault case against bill cosby is moving forward. A judge refused to throw out the case against the comedian and allowed the current District Attorney to remain involved. A former da who testified for cosby claimed he had granted cosby immunity in the case. The judge ignored that claim. Cosbys attorneys say they will appeal the decision. The bad press could not. Hes gotten the bad boy pharmaceutical exec to shut up. Shkreli raised the price of lifesaving drugs as much as 4,000 just to make a profit and then boasted about it. He gives interviews and posts on social media. No more, said attorney benjamin brafman. He also plans to plead the fifth at a congressional hearing today. Those in the tax world say dont be an april fool, file your taxes early. Dont bother filing your taxes overnight. The irs tax Processing System has had a hardware failure and the system is offline till later today. The tax agency says it doesnt expect major disruptions in service or significant delays in processing refunds. Thank god. But if you filed through a service, go ahead. The service will hold on to your return until the irs is ready for it. We got some good news and some bad news now from the food industry. We want to start with the bad news. Subway has done away with the 5 foot long. Yeah. Apparently the meal deal with the super catchy jingle is no its been replaced by, wait for it, wait for it, the 6 foot long. Yeah, a buck extra. Subway says the price hike has come down to economics. It says costs have gone up since the 5 foot long debuted nine years. I wonder if those costs include legal fees theyve had to pay. Thats a good point. Jingle doesnt sound the same either. 6 foot long. 5 had a ring to it. Well have to work on that jingle. What is that . Sounds good . Its not as good. Weve got some good news for you, though. Ben jerrys is out with four new frozen dessert flavors. Now, theyre called frozen dessert instead of ice cream or frozen yogurt because theyre made from an almond milk base, which means they can be enjoyed by vegans. How come they havent had one before . I would think vermont its taken them so long but here they are. Theyll be in stores over the next month or so. Ben and they say more vegan friendly flavors will be rolled out in this is a great idea. I bet it tastes delicious. We should do an ice cream day next week in the newsroom. Im down for that. Growing number of vegans, like you said, it was just a matter of time. Those flavors, chunky monkey, Chocolate Fudge brownie and two new ones, pb and cookies and coffee caramel fudge. I would enjoy every single one of those. Chunky monkey is my favorite. Well check it out. Coming up, quarterbacks hot or not. A tough debate later in the mix. Were you a quarterback . I was not a quarterback. There you go. Still hot. Thank you, reena. Also ahead, an even greater issue can you really have your pizza and eat it, too . Meet the man who claims he lost over 100 pounds by eating a pie every day. But first, the latest in the murder mystery of a 13yearold girl. The investigation into her death and why authorities are pointing to social media apps. You can weigh in on our facebook page. We would love to hear from you. Wnnfans. Com and twitter abcwnn or wnnfans. Youre watching world news now. 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But theres a difference between the omega3s in fish oil and those in megared krill oil. Unlike fish oil, megared is easily absorbed by your body. Which makes your heart, well, megahappy. Happier still, megared is proven to increase omega3 levels in 30 days. Megared. The difference is easy to absorb. Jill and kate use the same dishwasher. Same detergent. But only jill ends up with wet, spotty glasses. Kate adds finish jetdry with five power actions that dry dishes and prevent spots and film, so all thats left is the shine. Boy, a dramatic rescue caught on camera yesterday in port st. Lucie, florida. At least two bystanders and two Police Detectives pulled a 73yearold man out of his car after it crashed in a pond this front of city hall. He had been hit by another elderly driver, a 77yearold woman, which sent his car careening right into that pond. Luckily no one was hurt. The same cant be said for that car. There will be more testimony at a hearing to decide if a convicted murderer should get a new trial. The case of adnan syed was the subject of the first season of the popular serial podcast who was convicted in the 1999 murder of his former girlfriend. But the podcast raised questions about the case. On the stand yesterday, a witness claimed she saw him at a library during the time prosecutors claimed he was committing the crime. She also said a former prosecutor said the potential alibi was irrelevant. And real estate heir robert durst has pleaded guilty to a weapons charge in new orleans. Hes been in custody since last year just as an hbo documentary series was airing that detailed his links to several murders. In yesterdays deal, durst agreed to an 85month prison sentence. If a judge approves the deal, it could clear the way for dursts extradition to california to face charges for the murder of a former friend. The 13yearold girl from virginia whose body was found in a pond across the border in North Carolina will be buried authorities are learning it was social media that linked her to one of the killers. Abcs eva pilgrim has the latest. Reporter as the family prepares to lay their 13yearold daughter to rest, authorities still trying to piece together the case. Family and friends telling abc news, seventh grader Nicole Lovell was bullied at school, selfconscious about the way she looked after beating serious childhood illnesses. She had multiple social media accounts facebook, instagram, snapchat, kik. It was there police think she met David Eisenhauer, the 18yearold freshman, a former High School Track star, charged in her murder. Eisenhauer used this relationship to his advantage to abduct and then kill her. Reporter Nicole Lovells parents say they last saw her last tuesday night. She snuck out, pushing a dresser against her bedroom door, climbing out her window. Saturday morning, Police Arrest David Eisenhauer in his dorm at virginia tech. That afternoon, authorities find lovells body 80 miles away in North Carolina. The alleged accomplice expected both students still behind bars. Family and friends will bury Nicole Lovell on thursday. Eva pilgrim, virginia. Such a sad case. You just think of you used to worry about your children being in the 80s being picked up in a store or something and kidnapped. Now theres this whole thing that can happen inside your home and you dont realize what theyre doing on their ipad or iphones. Yeah, with social media. The thing that makes it so bizarre, the motive hasnt come out. Why did they do this allegedly . Apparently the investigator says this was planned weeks in advance. So theres obviously some sort of premeditation they believe happened. Again, just a sad, sad, bizarre case. So feel for the parents and that family. Coming up in our next half hour, Bernie Madoff is back in the news. Hes serving a 150year sentence. But a whistleblower who was on his epic swindle back then, says there are many other ponzi schemes still going on first, how much would you meet a chef who says hes lost 100 pounds that way. So, how do you do it . Weve got the details coming up on world news now. Announcer world news now continues after this from our norville shows us the intimate side of politics plus laugh it up with comedian vince morris thursday at 2 on valley view live. Today on valley view live exgirlfriends, scandals and when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie thats amore just love pizza. I dont know. If you dont like pizza, you got to start to wonder about that person. Youre right. It sounds impossible but apparently a new york chef has lost 100 pounds by eating pizza every day. Like millions of us, it happens to be his favorite food. Would it work for you . Gio benitez tried it out and may be a convert. Reporter pasquale is a master in the kitchen, cooking meals. For years after moving to on a 66 frame ballooned to more than 370 pounds. I discovered the oreo. Reporter the oreo cookie gets you every time. Like addiction. Reporter oreos, soda, fried foods. I didnt recognize me when i show myself in the mirror. Reporter he was so heavy, he couldnt even play with his son at the park. With his doctor warning of a heart attack, he needed to act fast. So, thats the moment where you knew, oh, my gosh, here i am. I have my son at home. And i could have a heart attack. Uhhuh. Reporter thats when you said, ive got to change . Ive got to change my life. Reporter so he turned to what he knew best, food from his motherland. A mediterranean diet and in italy, pasta and pizza are a staple. So i can build a diet that make me happy. Doesnt give me the opportunity to give up. Reporter every day for lunch, he eats a homemade pizza margherita. Its not like the pizza you find on the street thats greasy and thats good. Reporter this is very different pizza. Its good, as well. But my pizza is something that comes from the mediterranean diet. Reporter with his size, he figured he could drop weight by cutting down to 2,700 calories a day. The pizza has less than 600 caories. That means he has about 2,100 calories left to enjoy. At night he doesnt touch carbs. The result, an incredible sevenmonth drop in weight of 101 pounds. The secret, he says, natural ingredients. I can tell you something. When i go to the grocery store, i always read the label. If i see more than ten ingredients, i give up. Reporter how simple are the ingredients . He takes us into the kitchen to find out. It takes just minutes and just a few steps to make his now famous pizza. I think ive got a new diet. Gio benitez, abc news, new york. I am on board. Yeah . Im on board. Im impressed that gio is converted because he always eats a protein shake usually in the morning. I always see him with a protein so if hes converted, its a big deal. Thats a good point. 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You boil it down to the evolutionary process. Is this someone you can mate with or is this person going to kill me . Matable because theyre like the big man on campus. I think to be a quarterback, a successful quarterback, you have to have supreme confidence. And i think that the confidence is what people find attractive. Yes, i think youre right. You carry yourself that way, then i dont know a quarterback that lacks confidence. You have to get in there. Anyone who does is not a quarterback for too long. Its kind of the chicken or egg thing. My opinion is just that. Thats exactly whats going on. You just nailed down what the researchers couldnt explain. Thats just the best guess. Because aaron rodgers, who we did show there, hes dating olivia munn. Yes. Yes. So, he said that 90 of being quarterback is the swag. Did he really say that . Yeah. Basically, youve got to be like confidence. Researchers, call phillip mena. When it comes to this qb cutie thing. Swag. Who knew . All right. So, your first day at work on an internship, you want to put your best foot forward, of course. Well, we want to show you a guy who fell asleep on his first day at an internship. And then they goofed on him, gathered around, took this group photo here. And then, of course, put it on reddit, where it got even more attention and started creating memes of this. Look at this, south park. Cart man falling asleep. The company this poor guy is getting clowned on and now hes all over the place for falling asleep on his first day. But research has shown taking naps at work could be a good thing. It increases productivity. But, you think, thats too bad for him. Sweet guy. Yeah, sweet. Yawning apparently is contagious. If you watch someone who yawns, they say women tend to be more prone to yawning than men. Although the new study say the findings arent universally accepted. They say more people who watch people who yawn, women tended to yawn more because theyre sympathetic. That makes sense. Uhhuh. This morning on world news now, the criminal case against bill cosby moves forward. His defense failing to have a judge dismiss the charges. Their courtroom argument just ahead. The numbers game. Sanders putting the pressure on clinton in New Hampshire last night and leading her in the latest polls, while the republican race gets ugly with more attacks and apologies. And new this half hour, making off like madoff. The dramatic portrayal of americas most notorious con artist shining a light on the possible ponzi schemes happening right now. And still furious after all reveal. The blockbuster franchise shifting into third gear and in it for the long haul. But after 20 years, will they need an oil change . Thats in the skinny on this thursday, february 4th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning. Im reena ninan. And im phillip mena. The political race keeps on heating up. A couple of republicans dropping out of the race, narrowing it and theres a lot going on. And were going to find out later today, abc will winnow down who exactly will be in the debates coming this saturday. So well have a lot to look forward to. We want to start this half hour with bill cosby. The legendary comedian and his legal team will appeal a judges decision to allow a Sexual Assault case against cosby to move forward. The decision wasnt the only bad news cosby and his attorney received in a pennsylvania courtroom yesterday. We get the details from Christie Ileto of our station in reporter bill cosby kept quiet, only waving to fans outside the Montgomery County courthouse after nearly two days of testimony and argument. Judge Steven Oneill denied a defense motion to throw out a Sexual Assault case against the 78yearold comedian. How are you doing . Whats your reaction . Reporter hes accused of assaulting andrea constand, a Temple University staffer, in his home in 2004. Cosby claims it was consensual. His attorneys argue that a 2005 verbal promise not to prosecute by thenDistrict Attorney bruce castor prevents the case from moving forward, and that the current d. A. , kevin steele, is biased and used, quote, cosby as a political football in the fall to get elected and that, quote, cosby isnt asking for special treatment. Hes asking for a prosecutor who abides by the rules. Steele shot down the accusations saying, quote, this is a blatant attempt to pick your prosecutor and you dont get to do that. Judge oneill ruled to keep steele on the case, saying he found no professional you raped her reporter crowds flanking the courthouse sidewalks reacted to the judges decision. I just dont believe it at all. It shouldnt have been brought up years later. Since it happened years ago. It should have been bright up when it happened. Reporter a preliminary hearing is set for march 8th and thats when it will be decided whether there is enough to move forward with a trial. Christie ileto, norristown, pennsylvania. Turning now to the race for the white house and the two Democratic Candidates trading barbs last night in derry, New Hampshire. Bernie sanders was asked by a reporter whether he thought Hillary Clinton was a true progressive, to which he replied, some days, yes. It was a point on which the two sparred last night during a town hall meeting on cnn. I do not know any progressive who has a super pac and takes 15 million from wall street. Thats just not progressive. That senator sanders set himself up to be the gatekeeper on whos a progressive because under the definition that was flying around on twitter and statements by the campaign, barack obama would not be a progressive, joe biden would not be a progressive. Jeanne shaheen would not be a progressive. Even the late great senator Paul Wellstone would not be a progressive. Clinton did say shes proud of the campaigns both she and sanders are running, describing their differences as contrasting on issues, while the republicans, she says, are only contrasting on insults. The war of words among the republican candidates does appear to be getting increasingly biting. Donald trump attacking texas senator ted cruz over what he calls dirty tricks to steal the iowa caucus through a campaign of misinformation. Abcs tom llamas is in New Hampshire. Reporter donald trump accusing senator ted cruz of using dirty tricks to win the iowa caucuses. The accusation coming after team cruz spread word on caucus day that dr. Ben carson might be he insulted ben carson by doing what he did to ben carson. That was a disgrace. Reporter on the day of the caucuses, the Cruz Campaign sending supporters this email, stating that the press is reporting that carson is taking time off after iowa and making a big announcement next week. It goes on to say, please inform any carson caucusgoers of this news and urge them to caucus for ted cruz. What he did is unthinkable. He said the man has just left the race and he said it during the caucus. Reporter carson saying the cruz move cost him votes, describing what happened when his wife, candy, showed up at a caucus location. My wife went to a caucus and the cruz representative had spoken and told people that i was, in fact, not going to be continuing. And she obviously disabused him of that notion. Reporter cruz has now apologized to carson, but stands will you fire or suspend anyone in your campaign for putting out misinformation . No, were not going to scapegoat anybody. And i would note that the news story that our team passed on was true and accurate. Cnn reported it, and, in fact, ben did go to florida instead of New Hampshire or south carolina, and so you got to understand reporter is it a dirty trick to confuse voters . Is it a dirty trick to pass on your news stories . Youre in the business. Would you think it was a dirty trick if i was forwarding an abc story . Or is it just a dirty trick to pass on cnns story . Reporter but you didnt clarify. Then just moments after cruz said that, cnn live on the air saying cruz was trying to, quote, throw them under the bus. Here are the facts. Dr. Carsons staff told us that he would return home to florida to, quote unquote, take a breath from the campaign before resuming his activities on the campaign trail. Reporter cnn saying they never reported anything about a special announcement. Trump now calling for an investigation. Well, listen, it is no yet another temper tantrum, or if you like, yet another trumpertantrum. Reporter the Carson Campaign tells me that dr. Carson does accept senator cruzs apology. Carson many replied that cruz staffers should be fired only if cruz doesnt approve of what they did. Tom llamas, abc news, nashua, New Hampshire. Now to the weather. There are reports of two more tornadoes in the southeast. The latest in southeast georgia. Damaging some buildings and vehicles at an army base. No injuries were reported. It was the eighth tornado in the southeast this week. The Administration Building at a federal minimum security prison for women in alabama was damaged. Brazils president says the zika virus has gone from a distant nightmare to a real threat against the brazilian people. The government in brazil vaccine. But until one is ready, the president says preventing mosquitoes from breeding is the best defense. The virus has caused thousands of babies in brazil to be born with unusually small heads. Despite those efforts being are growing calls for the olympics to be canceled. Medical ethicist Arthur Kaplan says it would be irresponsible for brazil to host the summer games in the middle of a public Health Emergency. The u. S. Olympic committee tells abc news, its keeping a close eye on the situation. Very scary, especially for women. I think its sort of an unfair advantage for people who come in and, i think it puts a little more stress on women in particular, even if youre not pregnant, you know, but i i dont know. I wonder if theyll really consider. A bold move, though, to cancel the games. It would be very bold. Probably the first ever. First weve heard of that. That other sporting event that everyone seems to be talking about, the super bowl, starting to come into sharper focus now that were edging toward the weekend. Carolina panthers quarterback cam newton is getting plenty of attention for his wardrobe. Hes not offering any Bulletin Board materials to the broncos saying he respects denver quarterback Peyton Manning, and every other person with the manning last name. Manning had a light moment conversation he had a couple years ago with his doctor. I said, doc, i didnt ask you if im going to have a hip replacement. I didnt need to know that right here at age 37. But thanks for sharing. I look forward to that day when im 52 and have a hip replacement. Manning also said hes not sure if he will face more surgery on his neck. He missed the 2011 season after a series of spinal fusion surgeries. And he turns 40 years old next month. So, when he says 52, thats only 12 years away. Hes been playing for 18 years. Tell you what, if he has a good game on sunday and they win the super bowl, they wont be talking about any of this again. All of a sudden, it will be Peyton Manning is great again. Do you think if he has a good day on sunday night that he stays in the game . I dont actually. I think if he wins, hell just ride off into the sunset a winner. I think if he loses, though, then i think he might be pushed me and peyton arent boys. I dont know. Im not sure. Thats just my guess. Well, coming up, steven violent threats. In the skinny, the ballad of larry and bernie. The king of cringe set to play the president ial hopeful, but sanders doing some acting himself. But first, as the nation reveals the Bernie Madoff scheme that left so many in financial ruin, new concerns over others following in his foot steps. Now take a look at todays forecast across the country. Still sunny or not really. 79 in orlando. Rainy. Dallas . Got to go to texas for a little sun seems like. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by omega red omega3 krill oil. Ou by omega red omega3 krill oil. Red omega3 krill oil. But theres a difference between the omega3s in fish oil and those in megared krill oil. Unlike fish oil, megared is easily absorbed by your body. 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Hell spend the rest of his life behind bars for running the biggest financial swindle in u. S. History. But one crime fighter says there are other ponzi scams going on right now, one even bigger than madoff. Heres abcs brian ross. Reporter Bernard Madoff is in this federal prison in north prisoner 61727054, who once controlled billions of dollars, now works as a commissary delivery boy for less than a dollar an hour. Bernie bernie reporter but as portrayed by Richard Dreyfuss in the abc movie, madoff is considered a genius by his fellow criminals, for pulling off the biggest Financial Crime in american history. His former cellmate, j. D. Winfield, in for bank robbery, is speaking publicly for the first time. I think he was glad to be caught. I think it was just, you know, tearing him up inside what was going on. I think he was glad for it to come to a close. Reporter the movie also depicts how the one person who figured it all out, Harry Markopolos im accusing him of running a ponzi scheme. Reporter was ignored by the s. E. C. For years. Was it that obvious, that easy to figure out this was a ponzi scheme . It took about five minutes to know for sure that it was a ponzi scheme. Reporter markopolos, now running a private fraud detection business, told abc news there are more like madoff. There are still more today. Im working at three reporter including one, that markopolos says, could prove to be bigger than Bernie Madoffs. Since the madoff scandal, and the s. E. C. Says it has made reforms and cracked down on 61 other alleged ponzi schemes. And now when Harry Markopolos calls, the s. E. C. Listens. Brian ross, abc news, new york. So glad to hear that the s. E. C. Is now listening to him. Its frustrating for People Like Us who arent in the financial world. You always hear its too big to fail or people coming forward talking about things and not really being heard by the higherups in the financial market, whether its knowingly or unknowingly. Madoff the movie airing on abc, part two is today. Watched a little bit of that last night. I forgot a lot of the details of this. I forgot he was the chairman of nasdaq and, you know, 17 billion that he took from investors and nothing, not one trade. Just incredible. Richard dreyfus, by the way, doing a great job. He was really good. Ruth madoff. We should say the whole miniseries is based on our very own brian rosss book about the madoffs. Fascinating take. Thats what ill be doing tonight, watching part two. Very good. When we come back, Bernie Sanders as a comedic actor . Yes. Well show you. And j. Lo as weve never seen her before. The skinny is next. Announcer world news now abc stations. Tt2wlr [hk po j ml tt2wlr [hk p n m tt2wlr [hk p4 j [p tt2wlr [hk px ` . 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But it was pretty good. Hes great. I love it every time. I could watch that all day long. Did you know Bernie Sanders once performed in a lowbudget comedy . Did not. In my exgirlfriends wedding reception, he plays a rabbi were not making this up, folks a rabbi who tends to go off the rails while delivering the blessing. Heres proof. Just one quick thought. By the way, that free agency, free agency crap, that really gets me. 2 million here, they spend 12 million there. Whats so free about that free agency . I cant take that anymore. Okay. Hey, bernie. If the president ial thing doesnt work out, you know, maybe acting could be plan b. Yeah. Incidentally, larry david did a saturday. A lot of people jumping for joy with that and hopefully there will be more Bernie Sanders impersonations on the way. So good. Absolutely. There will be a lot of disappointed people if he doesnt. Stars of the music world will gather in l. A. For the gram grammys, but the cast of broadways hottest property will be performing live from new york. Hamilton, the hiphop interpretation of the founding of america. On grammy night, the performance will be broadcast live from the shows own broadway theater. Hamilton is up for a grammy and its cast album had the highest debut sales in half a century. Its nearly impossible to get a ticket, too. The show plans a chicago run for the fall. And the National Tour begins in San Francisco next spring. The grammys will be on monday, february 15th. I know youre a big fan. The only time ive ever bumped show tunes in my headphones in my life. We know Jennifer Lopez as a glamorous singer and actor. A stunner on the red carpet. Remember her at the Golden Globes . Shes also a beauty on stage including her new show in but when j. Lo is out of the spotlight she looks like this. Yep, thats jenny from the block in a fuzzy bathrobe, her hair scrunched up, no makeup. 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For chris and gwyneth, conscious uncoupling was about being conscientious of their circumstances, of the kids, of what they were going through. And theyve really practiced what theyve preached with that term. Reporter paltrow recently opening up to glamour magazine, saying, if you cant st be that you could still be family . They spend holidays together, weekends. Occasionally theyll sleep over at each others houses. Reporter the Academy Award winner and the coldplay frontman staying a Strong Family unit with their kids, apple, 11, moses, 9. Paltrow telling glamour were not living together but hes whenever he wants and vice versa. I sleep in his house in malibu a lot with the kids. Were still very much a family even though we dont have a hes like my brother. The biggest concern mom paltrow has these days about her children . Following in their parents footsteps. Theyre natural so i feel like my mother whenever i said i wanted to be an actress, she said, oh, no, dont. Paltrow creating her own definition of family. She said we really didnt have a personal example of what it was like to stay friends. So shes kind of just creating this path as she goes along. Reporter linzie janis, abc news, new york. Good point. If your parents arent divorced, its a difficult path to kind of make it work. The fact theyre trying to be a family for their kishgsdz i think its great. I applaud that. Raising children after divorce extremely difficult and can be challenging. They figured out something that works for them. So, good for them. I dont know. I dont know if i would stay in my exs house though, would you . Thats again, thats thats putting your kids first in a big way. Thats the whole point of this. They are absolutely doing all this for the children. But youre right. Its going to be hard to explain to the new girlfriend or the new mommy might be down at the hotel. But ill come back for breakfast. Dont you worry. Works for them. Announcer this is abcs world news now, informing insomniacs for two decades. Good morning. Good morning. Im phillip mena. Im reena ninan. Here are some of the top headlines were following this morning on world news now. Just five days away from the New Hampshire primary, the gloves are coming off as Bernie Sanders accuses Hillary Clinton of being out of sync with true progressives. And donald trump accuses ted cruz of stealing the iowa caucus. Full coverage ahead. A top lawmaker has asked federal marshals to hunt down a former flint emergency manager who failed to show up at a congressional hearing. Want to testify, but he wasnt given time to prepare. The leader of that standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge and several others have ever been indicted by a grand jury. Details about what charges they face expected to be released later today. The irs says its do it yourself tax efiling site isnt available right now. The Computer System had a hardware failure. The irs hopes to have it back up and running later today. Those are some of our top stories on this thursday, february 4th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Hello, everyone. We begin this half hour with the president ial candidates turning up the heat in New Hampshire. Cant believe were just five days away from the nations first primary election. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders taking a new line of attack on Hillary Clinton, saying shes out of step with the progressive wing of her own party. Abcs liz kreutz has the highlights from the latest town hall in New Hampshire. Reporter good morning, reena and phillip. Bernie sanders is feeling pretty he has that solid double digit lead. It was a late night here. In New Hampshire. Sanders and clinton did not share a stage but they went head to head. Overnight, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton making their pitch to new hampshirites. Clinton fielding questions at a cnn town hall about foreign policy. Can you assure me that as president you would not expand our military involvement abroad . No, i cant, michael. Reporter those speaking fees did you have to be paid 675,000 . Well, i dont know. Thats what they offered. So reporter and even that famous old theory from the 90s. Do you still believe theres a vast rightwing conspiracy . Dont you . Reporter sanders asked about veterans. Have you ceded the support of veterans to the republicans . Its easy for politicians to give speeches. But what my work in the senate has been involved is to making sure that veterans in this country get the best Quality Health care possible. Reporter and those taxes. Im wondering if you raise my so youre going to pay a little bit more in taxes, but youre no longer going to have to pay private Health Insurance premiums. Reporter both candidates even opening up about their faith. My spirituality is that we are all in this together. I read a treatment of the prodigal son parable. There was a line in it that became just a lifeline for me. And it basically is practice the discipline of gratitude. Reporter but the biggest debate, who has the most progressive chops. She cant be a moderate and a progressive. They are different. I was somewhat amused today that senator sanders has set himself up to be the gatekeeper on who is a progressive. Reporter stakes are high now just five days from the first in the nation primary. And the dnc says there will be six more democratic debates between now and may including one in flint, michigan. Reena and phillip, it looks like this primary will not be ending any time soon. Abcs liz kreutz in manchester. Thank you so much. Clinton and sanders is looking downright polite compared to the sparks igniting among republicans. Donald trump accusing senator ted cruz of fraud for stealing the iowa caucus after team cruz spread word on caucus day that dr. Ben carson might be dropping out. Votes. Cruz apologized to carson but stood by his Campaign Tactics and launched his own attack on trump. I dont know anyone who would be comfortable with someone who behaves this way, having his finger on the button. Were liable to wake up one morning and donald, if he were president , would have nuked denmark. Trump, however, not letting the matter drop. Hes calling for an investigation into cruzs actions up to and perhaps including a doover of the iowa caucus all together. The republican president ial field is continuing to thin out. Former pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum has dropped out of the race. Announcing hes now endorsing third place candidate marco rubio. In iowa on monday, and after finishing in fifth place in iowa, with 4. 5 of the vote, kentucky senator rand paul has also dropped out of the race. The syrian peace talks are on hold with each side claiming that the other side doesnt want an end to the fighting. One thing is clear, five years of civil war has taken its toll on the country as video taken by a drone in homs shows right here. Block after block of the city completely in ruins. Once the Third Largest city in syria, homs has seen fierce fighting between the russianbacked governmnmt forces and the rebels. This drone video was taken by a group with ties to the kremlin. All too often mideastern refugees drown while trying to cross the mediterranean into europe. So, this rescue, 11 people off the coast of greece. This is especially uplifting they were saved bit italian coast guard. Last year more than 3700 migrants died while crossing the sea. They came from kurdish iraq, just devastated by the violence. Now to that frightening explosion on board a jetliner over somalia. The pilot says a bomb blew the hole in the aircraft but officials have not confirmed that was the cause. The body of a man who might have been blown out of the jet was found on the ground not far away. If it was a bomb, no group has claimed responsibility. Back here in this country, a powerful winter storm is producing tornadoes in the southeast. At least two more were reported last night even as residents were cleaning up from six the day before. The tornadoes arent the only weather problem in the south. Heres more from steve osunsami. Reporter in crocket county, tennessee, this surveillance camera at the High School Shows the moment a tornado came crushing through classrooms. Theres no power, and school is closed. Everybody was gone home. Reporter and that saved lives. Yes, no doubt. Reporter from tennessee to mississippi better get somewhere. Here it comes. Reporter the twisters go, go, go reporter the Weather Service is now saying that this one in western alabama was an ef2. 23 homes were destroyed. I was grateful to god he brought us through it. Reporter the storm was supposed to be weaker, but try telling that to drivers in the rain, who had to be rescued from rising waters outside nashville and atlanta. The will to live kept her hanging on. Reporter there were even tornadoes near columbia, south carolina, and this near savannah. In the midwest, theyre still digging out, finally reopening interstate 80 in nebraska. More than 200 miles were closed. This is whats left of the football coachs office here at the tornado ripped this roof clear off and pulled out this air conditioner from this spot over here. The national Weather Service now says the tornado that hit this area was an ef1 that traveled nearly three miles. Steve osunsami, abc news, alamo, tennessee. Not all avalanches are natural disasters. Colorados back country was intentionally set off to prevent an accident later. The San Juan Mountains are popular with skiers who sometimes trigger avalanches. A day earlier a snowmobiler was killed when he was buried in a slide about 100 miles away. Its better to have a controlled avalanche like this with no one in the way. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange inside Ecuadors Embassy in london appears to possibly be near its end. He says he will give up himself to authorities tomorrow if a u. N. Panel rules against his claims in a case that hes brought against both britain and sweden. Three years ago to avoid extradition to sweden where he faces Sexual Assault charges. Well, we already did the serious political news. We started the half hour. Now for a lighter moment from the campaign trail. This is hard to watch. Jeb bush has a town hall today at a middle School Cafeteria in derry, New Hampshire. No matter what happens there, it cannot be any worse than this event in hanover yesterday. Needs to be a lot quieter but send a signal that were prepared to act in the National Security interests of this country to get back in the business of creating a more peaceful world. Please clap. [ applause ] oh, boy. No one said winning the voters would be easy. Youve got to feel bad for him though. Oh, my goodness. Youve got to cue the clapping . Oh, my goodness. Poor jeb. Poor jeb. Wow. By the way, his twitter feed didnt mention the please clap reference on his twitter feed. I bet it doesnt. Trump is going to have a field day with that whenever he gets around to it. I think youre right. If he wasnt aware of that, we just flagged it to the campaign there unfortunately. Wow, wow. Is that we like the slow clap around here. When you come back, we always give you the slow clap. But i never ask for it. No, that is true. Thats the difference. You automatically get a slow clap, which is what theyre doing. Wow, jeb. Woo thank you. Performances, but not all worthy of applause. 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Florida now the first state that has the risky mosquito to declare a Health Emergency because of nine cases in four counties. Just 24 hours after an alert about a new danger posed by travelers returning to the u. S. From infected areas. The latest case of zika in dallas was transmitted sexually, after a person infected with the virus traveled from venezuela to texas and passed the virus onto their partner. The risk from zika still primarily for pregnant women. At potential risk for babies eformities. But now doctors seeing a rare, but alarming neurological complication in the general population. That may be linked to zika. Guillainbarre syndrome, a type of progressive paralysis. In brazil, the Rio Olympic Committee reassuring athletes but one of the worlds most prominent ethicists is calling for brazil to cancel the olympics. I dont know that its up to doing the olympics and epidemic control at the same time. Reporter this new case of sexual transmission has raised questions about how best to prevent zika infection. The recommendation that any man who has been to a country where it is transmitting use a condom for 28 days if his partner is pregnant or trying to get pregnant. 28 days is also how long the red cross recommends people defer donating blood. Dr. Richard besser, abc news, brazil. One of the things theyre worried about in florida is the fact that these mosquitoes could bite someone who is infected and go on to transfer it and thats how quickly it could spread to other people. Theyve talked about genetically modifying mosquitos. Its just a scary sort of situation. Theyre wondering some communities are wondering, do you need mosquitos at all . What if you were to completely wipe out the mosquito population . There are conversations being had now about what that would do. The scary part, too, is were the way its transmitted and