announcer:s from abc news, this is world news now. good morning on this president s day. i m mara schiavocampo. and i m ryan smith. we are in for reena and t.j. i was excited to see the eddie murphy part of that, and let me just say the will farrell part was a little better. what blew me away, kanye west s performance. not in a good way. i m confused and frightened. we have to talk about that. confused and frightened. wow. speaking of frightened, we begin with the brutal weather slamming the northeast. as fast as one storm moves out another blows in. temperatures are plummeting below zero in boston this morning where another foot of snow led to treacherous whiteout conditions and this massive pileup. more than 20 cars collided on a slick highway. high winds knocked out power to tens of thousands ahead of the new storm expected to dump snow and ice as far as arkansas. we get the latest from abc s gloria riveria. reporter: boston s mayor speechless as the snow continues
this morning on world news now, health alert. the growing concern over measles and the latest victims in the midwest. too young to get vaccinated. where the heated debate is going next. extreme weather from the plunging temperatures to the powerful storm hitting the west. dangerous beginning to the weekend. details from accu-weather. survivor stories the airplane that crashed in the river in taiwan, the brushes with death and the chilly new details. later in the skinny, marketing madonna at the age of 56. the material girl has not lost her touch. her latest song and the new way she s promoting it. it is friday, february 6th. announcer:s from abc news this is world news now. good morning, everyone. it s friday.
announcer:s from abc news, this is world news now. good morning, everybody on this thursday. glad you are spending time with us. i m t.j. holmes. i m reena ninan. last-minute scramble to free two hostages. isis striking a deal for a prisoner swap. jordan is demanding proof its captured pilot is still alive. we get more from brian ross. reporter: the life of this tv correspondent and this jordanian air force pilot hang in the balance after the can king of jordan gave in to isis demands for a prisoner swap. this is a propaganda victory for isis. reporter: isis is demanding the release of this 44-year-old terrorist sajida al-rishawi who blames america for the deaths of her three brothers in iraq. authorities say he was a determined killer taking part in a 2005 attack in which 60 people were killed. many of them attending a muslim wedding.
cavalier attitudes out here and people will hopefully stay indoors until it stops snowing which is tomorrow and by that point, we could possibly see three feet on long island. reporting from long island, tom llamas abc news, new york. thank you so much, tom. we knew the coming hours, we couldn t tell what direction or magnitude the storm would be taking. we are hearing from the national weather service they are cancelling the winter storm warning for the philadelphia area. a system that drifted 90 miles east of the forecasted area. so it is suddenly decreased the snow. don t start to relax yet, folks. i will keep my snow boots on. yes. coming up, the outrageous comments from lance armstrong that may or may not surprise you. also sam smith s song nominated for three grammys sounded too much like a hit from 25 years ago. you decide. that s in the skinny. announcer:s world news now continues after this from our abc stations.
this morning on world news now, addressing america. the president for the first time addressing a republican majority in congress. highlights from his state of the union address. the shadow of crisis has passed and the state of the union is strong. his agenda and whether he s finding common ground with the gop. demanding ransom. isis terrorists threatening to kill two japanese hostages, demanding a huge ransom. the outlook is obviously quite grim. the deadline to hand over $200 million quickly approaching. and later, studying your sleep from the comfort of your own bedroom. the new devices that monitor your slumber, but does it really work? it is wednesday, january 21st. announcer:s from abc news,