she is taking aim at her former colleagues pleading for tougher gun control laws. it is thursday, january 31st. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. oh, our waning hours together here, sunshine. and the end of january already. last day of the month. friday, the first, coming up tomorrow. moving fast as it always does. good merning, everybody. i m rob nelson. i m tweeting everybody that now, good merning. good merning. . because i m setting next to you. keep it casual. good merning. i m sunny hostin. we ll get reaction to gifford s comments from capitol hill. then another shooting victim nearly killed by the taliban because she wanted an education. she faces a critical stage of her recovery. what doctors are doing next to help a girl who has become an inspiration. trying to kill her had the exact opposite effect. made her and her message stronger. she s a hero now. can t wait to bring you the story coming up in a minute.
little boy as his hostage. it is thursday, january 31st. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning. i m sunny hostin. and i m rob nelson. we ll get to that tense scene in alabama coming up in our top story. imagine what the little boy is going through. kindergartner. young, young kid. this guy apparently who is doing this or is holding this boy hostage has more than his fair share of problems as we are learning from the neighbors and folks in the area. and he didn t know the little boy. there is no connection between the two. that s what makes it even scarier. you assumed they re related. at this point, no evidence of that. we will turn to gabby giffords and her appeal for gun control on capitol hill. a gunshot survivor herself, her message to law makers was heard
consequences, extremely powerful winds and widespread damage. it is thursday, january 31st. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. happy friday eve, everybody. i m rob nelson. and i m sunny hostin. the dangerous winds from that storm could turn the morning commute hazardous today for millions. we ll have the latest on that. it is remarkable the weather. oh, yeah. the roller coaster. 60 degrees in new york. balmy now in new york. by the time we get out to go home after the show it will be a blizzard outside again. so it s been a wild ride. dead of winter. got to love it. that s right. and another major headline this morning, the hostage drama in alabama. in the middle of it all a little boy, 6 years old stuck in an underground bunker. this is just remarkable, this little boy taken off a school bus. the bus driver shot and killed. and the little boy is still being held hostage.
it is thursday, january 31st. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. happy friday eve, everybody. i m rob nelson. and i m sunny hostin. the dangerous winds from that storm could turn the morning commute hazardous today for millions. we ll have the latest on that. it is remarkable the weather. oh, yeah. the roller coaster. 60 degrees in new york. balmy now in new york. by the time we get out to go home after the show it will be a blizzard outside again. so it s been a wild ride. dead of winter. got to love it. that s right. and another major headline this morning, the hostage drama in alabama. in the middle of it all a little boy, 6 years old, stuck in an underground bunker. this is just remarkable, this little boy taken off a school bus. the bus driver shot and killed. and the little boy is still being held hostage. just 5 years old going through an ordeal like that. wait till you hear the
and they re still, you know, many unanswered questions about whether or not that was, you know, in fact, worthy investment of treasure and of blood. right. and mccain, obviously, not looking for a nuanced answer. ernesto londono, thank you so much. thank you. and if you liked our conversation on massachusetts yesterday nope, no. you ll love the spin cycle next. kornacki has more state politics to dissect and big national implications. the cycle rolls on for thursday, january 31st. we ve all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can t believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home. as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card.