people s personal planes. flight plans that aren t sensitive are pubicly available, but elon dmed jack sweeney to offer him $5,000 to stop, citing security concerns. the 19 year old said he was holding out for $50,000, but would also delete the @elonjet account in exchange for a tesla internship. right, time for the and finally, and most of you probably know by now that those grey, yellow and green squares showing up in our socialfeeds is in fact the daily web based game wordle. well, this week the new york times bought it for an undisclosed sum in the low seven figures and has said the game would initially remain free. so go on then what s your starter word? feels nice at the moment. you know, i ve had worse things on my head over the years.
just for some people? well, we re at a historic moment and i know we ll speak more here in the coming weeks. former senator carol moseley braun, thank you for being with us. thank you so much for having me. shifting gears here, wordle, you might have heard of it, at least if you re on twitter you definitely heard of it. the online game has become a viral sensation. players get six tries to guess a five-letter word. it now has a new owner. the new york times purchased the game for a seven-figure price tag. joining us now is the general manager of games at the times, jonathan knight. i don t want to make this a hostile interview, but you need to answer the question that every wordle user wants to know. will you commit right here and now that forever more in perpetuity wordle will be free to everybody? thank you for having me. it is great to be here. yes, when wordle comes to the new york times, it will be free
some blocked traffic, knocked trash cans into the street, shattered a bus stop, and left graffiti. locke was killed earlier this month by police serving a no-knock warrant. when we come back, new details on how wordle, the popular word game, helped save a woman s life. we hear from the family tonight. - and ask about vraylar. some medicines only treat the lows or highs, once-daily vraylar is proven to treat depressive, acute manic, and mixed episodes of bipolar i in adults. full-spectrum relief for all bipolar i symptoms. elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis have an increased risk of death or stroke. call your doctor about unusual changes in behavior or suicidal thoughts. antidepressants can increase these in children and young adults. report fever, stiff muscles or confusion which may mean a life-threatening reaction, or uncontrollable muscle movements which may be permanent. high cholesterol and weight gain, and high blood sugar, which can lead to coma or death, may occ
the northeast. millions bracing for weather whiplash from the 60s to the 30s in one day. and in the west, getting ready for super bowl sunday. will the game be the hottest on record? that stunning wordle hostage rescue. new details tonight from the grandmother on how the popular word game helped save her life. and america strong. going for gold. a legally blind teenager eager to inspire at the beijing paralympic games. announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york. this is world news tonight. good evening, it s great to have you with us on a busy saturday night. i m whit johnson. we begin with breaking news. president biden warning vladimir putin a russian invasion of ukraine would bring swift and severe costs. u.s. officials saying a full-scale russian attack could come within days. the president speaking by phone to putin for a little over an hour this morning. the call coming as russian forces conduct live fire exercises in nearby belarus.
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