To see if donald trump is out for tonights republican debate. Youre checking flights all night. There is that, too. What . Out of the what do the flights have to d with donald trump . You know, i did have a little problem. You know, oprah was talking about how you can eat bread and be on a diet. I wonder how many people yesterday went home and at bread but didnt join Weight Watchers. I was like oprah is eating bread . I can eat i now. Did you just pig out . Was it like the lastsupper . I happened to go by italian shop and picked up fresh focaccia which is always very light. And the olive oil helps. It always helps, yeah. But speaking of bread, this has nothing to do with that. Were talking about the republican race and what a mess it is right now. 2016 widening riftt between donald trump and fox news. Its still going to be an interesting night i think tonight into it will be interesting. It will be rival events taking place. With trump peeking out last night on fox news insisting he will not be there. And with the Iowa Caucuses now just three days away, the latest poll shows trump still enjoying a wide lead ahead of his two closestt challengers. Abcs Stephanie Ramos is covering the campaign. Reporter its called an eye for an eye i guess. Donald trump taking his fight with fox news to fox ws. I agreed to do this show with you last week. I didnt cancel it. Reporter the gop frontrunner could not be swayed to reconsider skipping out on the republican debate. I was not treated well by fox. I have zero respect for megyn kelly. At a rally in South Carolina wednesday night, trump ignoring the debate and inste going after senator ted cruz. How does a guy run for the office of president when theres a very major possibility that hes not allowed to do it . Cru saying trumps decision amounts to skipping out on a Job Interview with iowa voters. The interview, you know what youd say . Youre fired. The texas senator now challenging trump to a debate. Oneonone. Trump tweeted his response sayingng can we do it in canada . Cruz took it a step further. Hes already booked a venue in iowa. On the democratic side, new numbers show Bernie Sanders with a r ror thin lead in the Hawkeye State over Hillary Clinton. And just days before the first votes are cast, sanders points out shes not even there. In one of his most personal attacks yet. She is raising money from a philadelphia investment firm. Reporter the Clinton Campaign is responding saying she met with africanamerican minsters in phihidelphia before the fundraiser. Clinton has one more fund raiser to go in new york city before making her way back to iowa. Stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. In other news this morning, there were at least three more arrests at the oregonildlife militia standoff. Ammon bundy issued a statement asking the governmen to allow the people to remain at the refuge to depart without being prosecuted, hes telling them to please stand down, go home and hug families. The fight he says is now in the courts. So please go home. Jason patric is one of those Still Holding out hope. They told us that we could safely leave. Well, the group that was leaving has a dead man in it. Theres another man who left and was in arizona and hes in custody. Theyve said peace and resolution the whole time. It depends on what you believe. Bundy along with six others have been arraigned in federal court. Judge denied bail calling the group a flight risk and a danger to public safety. More arrests are expected in connection with that high profile prison escape in southern california. Five people have been taken noose custodydy so far. Its been nearly a week since three men disappeared from a maximum security jail. Reporter abc news the first inside the maximum security prison, learning of arrests in the investigation into the dangerous inmate escape in orange county. The arrests not of the suspects themselves. And are these people that the Justice System is familiar with already . Yes. Reporter heres the roof where Authorities Say they cut through barbed wire and rappelled down, using that rope made from bed sheets. Court documents obtained by abc news shedding new light on the elaborate escape. But he obviously was calculating a way to get out of this jail, now that weve seen what has happened. Reporter authorities s they sawed through a door to the plumbing system. Then fashioned a rope sling so they could pull themselves up into the ventilation tunnels. How it happened without being still unexplained. Hossein nayeris alleged crimes of attempted murder and torture well documented. Jonathan teiu and bac duong accused of murder and tempted murder, both with strong gang ties. The sheriff telling me that when this jail was originally built 50 years ago, it housed mainly accused of felonies. Kayna whitworth, abc news, santa ana, california. To overseas in poland. A somber anniversary marked at one of fhe most notorious symbols of human suffering. World war ii. Dozens of Holocaust Survivors laid flowers at the wall of death located inside it the concentration camp at auschwitz. Ma wore blue and white stripes. The camp was liberated 71 years ago by the soviet army. And in Arlington National cemetery, another day of remembrance this time by nasa. Three decades after a disastst, and the agency will honor fallen astronauts in ceremonies today marking the 30th anniversary of the challenger Space Shuttle tragedy. In addition to the challenger, seven member crew, na will remember the three astronauts 0 who died on the launch pad in the apollo 1 fire in 1967. This morning investigators are bafrled over w passengers on board an American Airlines the pilot had to make an emergency landing. Abcs david kerley reports. Reporter with a flflht attendant collapsing in the aisle, then other crew members and passengers falling ill, the l. A. Bound americaairlines flight returned to london to flashing lights and emergency vehicles. Members of the band race the horizon were on board. She just literally fainted. She just stumbled terally within touching distance of me. It was crazy. Ive never witnessed anything like that. Reporter thats when the others started falling ill around theheand member. American Airlines Says two passengers complained, and london Officials Say four crew members were lightheaded. All were released. London fire crews checked inside the aircraft and all the luggage which was taken off the boeing triple 7. No Hazardous Substance was detected by the crews. So it is still a m mtery why those people became ill on the flight. David kerley, abc news, washington. A woman from colorado working been pound dead in her apartment in vienna. The 25yearold certifieded as lauren mann was found in a pool of blood. They are reportedly investigating her death as a posscble homicide. Reports say her body was found in total darkness because all the lights in her apartment had burned out. In mexico, we get new video release bid authorities slowing drug kingpin Joaquin El Chapo guzman arriving at the maximum curity prison after recapture earlier this month. It shows him being finger printed and processed at the same prison from which he escaped last july and shows guzman after getting his head shaved being informed about the process for his extradition to the united states. Interest rates will stay the same at least for now despite some economic slowdown with economic growth. However the Federal Reserve is pledging to keep a close eye on turbulence around the world and in the financial marks investors not too thrilled about the feds the down222 points. Wendys is investigating a ssible security breach. The fast food chain said it had gotten reports of unusual activity on cards that had recently been used at some of its locations. Apparerely fraudulent charges were showing up on cards after they had been used at wendys. The lonely cable box may be due for an upgrade under a new proposal from the fcc, cable and satellite customers could purchase the device they use to watch programming. Right now nearly everyone must lease the box from their provider to the tune much about 230 a year. Is that how much wre paying . The proposal comes up for vote next month. Just over a week away from super bobo 50 and ticket prices are now topping 5300 each. It comes as new York AttorneyGenerals Office finds that the average fan these days has no chance of buying a decent seat to any popular event at face value. Less than half the tickets for concerts sports and other events most areheld by insiders. And much of what is released in the end by t brokers who resell, its done at a significant markup. Concert tickets are ridiculous now days. By the way, speak ago of the super bowl, just south of San Francisco nfl crews are busy decking out levis stadium for super bowl 50. Its the Biggest Issue is the stadiums playing field. Making sure that el nino storms dont drench the newly grown sod. Ground crew are cod ling that grass daily and they promise thth it will be perfect on game dale. And s sreboards are also being tested every day and the 49ers logos are long gone replaced by those of fhe Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers mostly. The big number 50 seen everywhere on super bowl signs, as well. Those are there, as well. Lots of preparations. Yeah. Coming up, its National Blueberry pancake day. And wereeing served an enticing twist. I should have saved my carbs for this morning. Speaking of food and oprah, the success of Weight Watchers and how shes breaking bread and losing weight. The woman who is waiting for a transplant and got the call to go to the hospital except there was a blizzard. How a hero made it happen. Check out our behind the scenes pics on instagram, abc wmn. Youre watching world news s now. I pinky promised my little girl bulous garden party for her birthday. So i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. I thought i got everything. Almost everything you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to 1 1000. But for only 7 a month, ridx is scientifically proven to break down waste, helping you avoid a septic disaster. Ridx. The 1 brand used by stic professionals in their ownwntanks. Hey buddy, lets get these dayquil liquid gels and go. 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But the cleanup not over yet while most roads are passable, giants snow banks block many side streets. As the snow melts and more people dig out, were uncovering some incredible stories from the big storm. Including one woman with a chance at a life saving transplant but little window of time. Brave knight in the shining armor. Abcs has the story. Melody got the news she had been waiting a year and a half to hear. When she called and said we have a kidney for you, i almost fell off the bed. Now she would have to beat the clock and the weather to get to the Stony Brook University hospital. She had less than 24 hours tons to get on operating table. Her knight in a shining ambulance pete amato. I think the realization was when i said to you one persons tragedy is anothers miracle. He understood because a decade ago his own brother received a lifesaving kidney transplant in the whiteout conditions barely missing multiple accidents along the way. My fear is we were going to get stuck. The pair made it rushing her into the 3 1 2 hour operation. This morning she and her new kidney are doing well. So many people have to sign the back o o their license and what do you need your kidney for . Eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. Shes right. Good advice. So important. She had been waiting for 18 months. That drivers license so key to be a doaner. Coming up in our next half hour, hoping for a cure for a different alment. And the miracle drug Pamela Anderson says saved her. Our reporter confronting the politician sanding in the way of others who need the same treatment but cant afford itit but first, oprahs midas touch turning tweets into gold. Dropping pounds while eating bread every day. Youre watching world news announcer world news now everyb[dys got a hungry heart heart well, its the story if weight loss inspiring millions not just millions of people but millions of dollars. Were talking about oprah winfrey, the w wght watchers pitch woman and Company Investor is revealing her success and also cashing in at the same time. And eatin bread. Heres abcs abbie boudreau. My favorite breakfast bause i love bread. Reporter and her love for bread not slowing down her diet. Oprah now announcing her 26pound weight loss while never depriving herself of her favorite thing. I dont deny myself ead. I have bread every day. Reporter no denying her longtime struggle with her weight trying for years to stay slim. It is amazing to me that i cant lift it but i used to carry it around every day. Now shes turning to Weight Watchers and its cally counting point system to finally losehe weight and keep it off. She says its working. Tweeting this week to her 30 lose weight. What . Come join me. But eating bread every single day . The grainiest nuttiest seed bread. Nutritionist maya feller says it is possible to lose weight while eating bread but warns not to get carried away. Dt be afraid of carbs. Just know what youre eating. When you Pay Attention to portion size, you can lose weight. She says read the label. Anything with the words whole grain or whole wheat is best for weight loss. The queen of talk now hoping her new weight loss message will inspire others. If not now, when . I feel that way and i know millions of other people feel that way. Reporter abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. Okay. So what better way to celebrate all of oprahs success than with some carbs. Uhhuh. Lets do it. National blueberry pancake day. Driscolls you see here, have hooked us up sending us chef david bonham with a variation of the breakfast treat. Wow, look at there. The whipped cream has melted. It has no points because its National Blueberry pancake day. This is like 500 weight watcher points. Zero. What is because i love to make my kids pancakes on the weekend. Whats the secret to a really good pancake florida. Getting y ur kids involved for one and putting blueberries is a great way. We do a Lemon Ricotta blueberry pancake. We use ricotta and milk and then we beat the egg whites and fold it in so they get nice and light and fluffy into they do he what exactly . Make it light. Makes it puff up more. Gives it a delicate texture. Get rid of the yolk. No, its there, as well. You beat them so they get all fluffy. Would it be good . You can definitely add bourbono that. Syrup together. You dont need mapleleyrup. I pinky promised my little girl a Fabulous Garden Party for her birthday. So i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. I thought i got everything. Almost everything you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to 13,000. Break down waste, helping you avoid a septic disaster. Ridx. The 1 brand used by septic professionals in their own tanks. Your clever moves wont stop the cold and flu. But disinfecting with lysol can. Because lysol wipes and spray are approved to kill more types of germs than clorox. Including those that can make you sick. For a healthy home this cold and flu season. Lysol that. But these liquid gels s e new. Mucinex fast max. Its the same difference. These are multisymptom. Well so are these. This one is max strength and fights mucus. That one doesnt. Uh. Think fast you dropped something. Oh. Ill put it back on the shelf. New from mucinex fast max. X. The only cold and flu liquid gel thatat maxstrength and fights mucus. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. I`s n n always as easy for me as it is for him. Its easy for me cause look at her. Aw. So we use ky ultragel. It enhances my bodys natural moisture so i can get into the swing of it a bit quicker. And when i know shes feeling like t tt, it makes me feel like were both. When she enjoys it, we eoy it even more. And i enjoy it. Now its te for the mix. So a minnesota basketball Girls Basketball team, was told over the weekend, guess what, girls, you guyss are too good. Were not going to let you play florida our northwest suburban Basketball League anymore. What . Can you believe at . The weekend was a three on three showcase tournament for the high scsool girls. Suddenly their coach and parents and them found out they have new rules. Theyre so good, theirkill level is not good for the club. Theyre going to pull them out of the league. Apparently the coach is like wait a minute. Hes gng to plead his case to officials on monday. Theyre hoping to get back in. Thats never happened to the brooooyn nets. Never will. Okay so take a look at golfer thomas peters. A goodlooking guy. Has good layer. A young guy. This is what he actually looks like. Then the pga got involved and decided you know what, you need so they photoshopped. This is his official pga photo there on the left of the screen. Andd then thats what he normally looks like. He put it out there and said, this is really what i look like, folks. The side by side. I like him with longer hair senator yeah, its more bad boy. Oh, well. All right. Dont let them photoshop your hair, folks. Thats the lesson of that story. Actually, i have long hair. Well, a former Manchester United forward shinji conga wa takes on 30 School Children in a really interesting, look at him. Versus the 30 School Children. Its a bizarre sort of Football Game and they score. Look at that. Cant keep up with him. I cant believe that he scored on them. He did score on them. Thats not nice. He celebrated scoring past that child. All right. So this is my favorite thing of all time. You know i have this period little obsession with great yes. And happening in great falls, montana right now and since monday, something called living it to win it. Okay. So these are four people, three guys, one woman, theyre all in this dodge ram and theyre going to live there and try to outlast each other to see who will win this 38,000 truck. What . Yes. So this is earlier today. Do we have the live picture of right now . Oh, they just turned the lights out. But this is stimulating right now, folks. S in life in great falls, montana. They just turned the lights out within the last few seconds. I should point out, the lasas person that did thisast year, stayed in it for more than 390 hours. Roughl 166 days. Youve got to go to the bathroom. What do you do . Get tenminute break pre im sure theres a bottle in this morning on world news now, defiant donald trump. s refusing to take the stage at tonights gop debate. His dispute with fox news and how hes speaking out overnight. January twisters. The frightenininstorms flipping cars, ripping through property, tearing up a College Campus. The survival stories and the threat today. And new this half hour, turning breast milk into art. Jewelry created by a mom for other moms. Finding beauty in a very unusual concept. Would you buy it . And later, who is playing Michael Jackson in an upcoming movie . Theres controversy overerhis role because the actor is not black. Thats in the skinny on this thursday, january 28th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. We do say good morning to you, everybobo. Always good to start a mornings with mj. Michael jackson, absolutely. Theres controversy. You know, about who they selected for this role. Kind of interesting, yeah. One of the oscar controversies weve been talking about is there are no good roles for black actors. Oh, kendis. And apparently, this is a goododole for a black actor. Interesting story though. Well get to that in a bit. But another controversy that is surrounding tonights gop debate on fox news. Yeah. Donald trump insisting he will not take partn tonights debate pushing senator teds are you into center stage surrounded by the six other republicans. Trump spoke out agn last night. Heres abcs david wright. Reporter in iowa, a high stakes game of chicken. Donald trump insists hes ducking the last gop debate before the caucuses, for reasons he outlined to bill oreilly. I was not treated well by fox. they came out with this ridiculous pr statement. Apparently not swayed by oreillys appeals. In your christian faith, there is a very significant tenet, and thats of forgiveness. Its called an eye for an eye also, you can look at it that way. Eporter instead of the debate, rumphs camp officially announced theyll be hosting a benefit for veterans. Ted cruz threw in the gauntlet offering to debate trump man ow a man know. Groups backing cruz are proposing 1. 5 million for vets if hell accept the challenge. Trump tweeted back suggesting theyd do it in canada. Cruzs birthplace. What it all comes down to is a unprecedented battle between the front running republican candidate we love trump, and the front running rereblican news outlet. Theres a new campaign to try and take down donald trump. Reporter bottom lili, trump doesnt like the moderator. Im not a fan of megyn kelly. I think shes a third rate reporter. Reporter oh, how t times have changed. Do you really think that youre a better moderator than i there would be no contest. You have done a great job by the way and i mean it. Reporter thats from a fox news interview four years ago when donald trump, then the host of the celebrity apprentice. Youre fired. Reporter was actually scheduled to moderate a republican president ial debate in iowa. But the candidates didnt like that idea. Rand paueven put out a statement saying the selection of a Reality Television personality to host a president ial debate e beneath the office of the presidency and flies in the face of that offices history and dignity. Now, megyn kelly told e. T. Shes not convinced trump wont blink. Ill be surprised if he doesnt come. I know he says he doesnt want to now, but ill really be surprised because i feel like the people of iowa are still persuadable. Reporter the art of the deal meets the ultimate reality show. Im david wright in new york. On the democratic side, the rara is tightening between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton three days before the the latest puts sanders just four points ahead of clinton in iowa. Which candidate will president obama back on e campaign trail, clinton has been playing the obama card, but off the trail, sders met privately with the man hes hoping to replace. The president and i discussed this morning a number of issues, Foreign Policy issues, domestic issues, occasionally a little bit of politics. The meeting comes just after the president seemed to tilt towards Hillary Clinton in an interview with politico but sanders dismissed ggestions that president obama was leaning towards his former secretary of state. What should have been a routine traffic stop along a busy atlanta area highway turned deadly. A Georgia State trooper tried stopping a speeding pickup truck but the drivererook off triggering a tenmile chase and a traffic backup. When the truck finally stopped, the driver stepped out and fired a handgun. The troopers fired back. The driver later died in surgery. Onerooper was injured but is reporter the widow of a Police Officer who died in a staged suicide has been indicted by a grand jury. Melody gliniewicz faces charges for helping her late husband siphon thousands of dollars from a charity. Investigators say they used the money for a trip to hawaii and to dine at restaurants. Her lawyer says gliniewicz was a victim of her husbands secret actions. Well, a candlelight vigil has been held last night in oregon for a militia member killed by authorities. Amman bundy along with six others had been denied bond after an appearance in federal court. He issued a statement urging the remaining members still at the wildlife refuge to go home. At least three more arrests were made overnight. More arrests are expected in connectioning with that high profile prison escape in southern california. Five people have been taken into custody so far. Its been nearly a week now since the three men disappeared from a maximum security jail. Procedures because it took so long to discover the men were missing. Public Health Investigators now say about 200 children have clevated levels of lead in their blood, a new development from the water crisis in flint, michigan. The lead levels in the citys water supply have been trending better but its still too soon to give the goahead for residents to resume drinking unfiltered water. Much of south florida will be cleaning up today after tornados tore through the area. The impact was so intense, authorities are saying its a miracle that no one died. Abcs phillip mena is on the scene. Reporter tornado warnings just after 9 00 a. M. Why dont we get under the bridge, kyle . Reporter kyle mcafee and his father in their truck, caught in the middle of it. Were in the e rnado. Reporter nowhere to go. Taking refuge under this overpass. Winds up to 100 miles an hour, tearing through the College Campus nearby. There was, like, a tidal wave of clouds and water. Reporter this was the scene a car dropped on top of another. This truck flipped on its side. Roros shredded off buildings nearby. Trees downed. I seen that tree just snap like it was a toothpick. Im m ill shaken up, i mean, i didnt even know which way to go. Reporter back on that highway, this car lifted right up from the southbound lane, landing northbound. The driver still inside. That was t e one minor injury that we had. So, were very fortunate. Reporter and you can see what the storm did to this gated community. Trees ripped out of the ground, the roof blown off and families here are bracing for more. Phillip mena, abcbcnews, coconut creek, florida. Okay, so watch out for storm warnings again todayed from fort myers to West Palm Beach with up to three inches of rain. Dangerous winds and downpours in the pacific northwest. Snow around the great lakes, milder in the northeast. 70s in los angeles and miami. 50s in atlanta. Denver and seattle. 40s in kansas ci and boston. 30s in chicago and minneapolis. Usual creation. She has figured out a way to make jewelry out of her own breast milk. It turns out if you add preservatives and let it sit for a week in the refrigerator the milk turns into a solid that can be shaped and molded. And shes not stopping at breast milk. Shes alsosing placenta. Is that legal . Why would she do such a thing . I dont know. I really wanted a special way to commemorate that bond between mother and child and i just wanted a wearable piece of art and i created breast milk jewelry. Okay. Well, for the hundreds of women who purchased her creations, its been therapeutic. Sime are dealing with postpartum depression. They say those creations he been lifegiving. Thats good if its helping other women, thats great. I got to tell you, i get a little jealous when i see this. Why . Because i had difficulty breastfeeding, and to o e she had so much she could turn it into jewelry makes me a little you dont understand, do you . Its very difficult, the breastfeeding process so the struggle is real. The struggle is real. I tried to do it for years. You said you wanted one of those necklaces. You thought it was interesting. Tried it for years. All right. Comong up, i mean its tough i guess. I dont know. Just the placenta, as well though . No. Thats where we draw the line. Probably is. Coming up in the skinny, controversy as a white actor is chosen to play Michael Jackson in a movie. That was really uncomfortable bracelet milk. Also ahead, turning all that junk and hold clothing in your closet into treasure. Could you be hanging on to 1,000. The treatment that saved Pamela Andersons life. Why is this medicine not available to so many others who need it . Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now weher, brought to you by mucinex. Weather, brought to you by mucinex. Seriously . Where do you think youre going . To work, with you. Its tacactuesday. Youre not coming. I took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. 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. Lets end this. Music throughout unlike ordinary didiers, pampers to stay up to so your baby can sleep wishing you love, sleep and play. Your clever moves wont stop the cold and flu. But disinfecting with lysol can. Because lysol wipes and spray are approved to kill more types of germs than clorox. Including those that can make you sick. For a healthy homehis cold and flu season. I pinky promised my little girl a Fabulous Garden Party for her birthday so i mowed the lawn, puup all the decorations. I thought i got everything. Almost everything you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to 13,000. But for only 7 a month, ridx is scientifically proven to break down waste, helping you avoid a septic disaster. Ridx. The 1 brand used by septic russia declared a flu epidemic and say the influenza virus has spread across the country from eastern europe. Hospitals are busy treating patients with high fevers in moscow. As many as 70 deaths are also reported. Public Health Investigators say most cases are h1n1 bird flu. We have new details about the drug that may have saved Pamela Andersons life. You recall she made headlines by revealing shes now free of hepatitis c after more than a decade. Were learning more about the treatment that cured her. Abcs jim avila with the story. Reporter for Pamela Anderson who saved lives on tv, it seemed like a real death sentence. They told me that iould die in ten years. Reporter diagnosed with that i maybe was a little more reckless than i would have been. I think its always kind of hanging over your head. Reporter but then three months ago, the incurable suddenly cured in a 12week medical miracle. 12 weeks and gone, yes. Reporter anderson had taken the new drug sovaldi and is back promoting vegan shoes and a new cooking show. She had Good Health Insurance covering the near sixfigure price tag. Not everyone is so lucky which is why im staking out thip man. Im fred upton. Fred upton, congressman from michigan who over the last five years has blocked every bill proposed in congress to change the law that prevents medicare from negotiating the price of prescription drugs. The government isnt getting the best prices for their drugs because the government cant negotiate. Well talk a little later. Weve been trying to talk to you for two months. He receivevein donations from srug companies in 2014 has nothing to do with it. And hes working on a bill o his own to fix the problem. Look to the right. For now, only the wealthy and well insured often have access to expensive miracle cures. I was r rlly fortunate. Jim avila, abc news, detrtrt. Do you know having medicare negotiate drug prices is something that donald trump says he agrees, Hillary Clinton agrees, Bernie Sanders agree but they also say Drug Companies would never allow that. Its fascinating knowing its so many people suffer from hep c. Coming up, the controversial casting choice to pl Michael Jackson. Plus kanye wests twitter war takes a strange turn. Well explain in the skinny. Announcer world news now abc statio skinn so skinny well, the skinny will sound like sports a little bit because were going to talk about the qb controversy looming broncos leader Peyton Manning under investigation for performance enhancing drugs. The nfl says it is constructing a comprehensive review of allegations that manning had Human Growth Hormone delivered to his house. Those allegations arose after a pharmacy intern spoke to al jazeera and their reporters there claiming that mannings wife had shipments of hgh sent from an antiaging clinic. The intern has since recantedd his story. The nfl investigation not expected to be complete before super bowl 50. Okay, so lets get to the other quarterback that is playing in the super bowl. The panthers cam newton addressing the criticism that hes faced throughout his career playing a position commonly played by white folks in a league where more than twothirds of the players are black. And newton aware of the criticism hes facac early in his career for his behavior yesterday addressed his detractors. Im an africanamerican quarterback that may scare a lot of people because they havent compare me to. Doug williams . Panthersrsead coach jon rivera defended his quarterback saying i dont think he wants to be known as an africanamerican quarterback. I think he wants to be known as a quarterback and a great one at that. All right. D speaking of race, its been an interesting casting choice to play Michael Jackson. Despite all the uproar over the racially skewed oscacanominees the British Television channel sky hearts has reportedly cast Joseph Fiennes to play the late king of pop. Yeah, and in case youre wondering, joseph is white even though jackson was black at one point. However, his appearance dollars famously change quite a bit over the latter half of his life, which is when the made for tv movie takes place. Its about the fabled road trip that jackson toowith Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando in 2001. The tr attempting to drive home from new york to l. A. After 9 11. Very interesting. I wonder if Marlon Brando will be played by a black guy. Maybe reuben studrd. No. Ut clearly, i mean, you know, Joseph Fiennes has a bigger nose thananichael jackson. So i dont know about the casting choice. You know, its interesting. Lot of controversy over that choice. Next up, kanye west and his hehey presence on twitter as he gets ready to release his new album. Yesterday we told you about the provocative hiphop stars change of heart when it comes to the title of his album opting for waves over swish and posting a shot of his tentative track listing along with the scribblings of his Kardashian Family members and other collaborators. Apparently another rapper is not a fan of the name change. Wiz khalifa took to social media citing otherartists who have used the term. You might imagine kanye did not take kindly to the criticism. Deleted. Including you own waves . Own your child. Ohohsmack talk. Then he got kind of weird saying i went to look at your twitter and you were wearing coooopants. And then maybe i couldnt be skinny and tall, but ill settle for bebeg the greatest artist of all time as a consolation. Right. It went back and forth for a little while. Kept you up. Kept watching it. By the way, miguel has a new song that came out yesterday that is also called waves. So kanye doesnt own it. Okay. And finally, breaking baby news. Tyra banks is a new mom. The super model and immediate guru announced she and her boyfriend erik asla welcomed a baby boy through surrogacy. Thanking the angel of a woman who carried thr miracle baby boy for them. His name is york banks, congrats to tyra and family. 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