The story in this Facebook Live video. And reprising his role. Will ferrell returning to late night tv as george w. Bush. Reminding everybody of the similarities and differences with donald trump. Back in my day, we didnt let russians rig our elections. We used the Supreme Court like americans. Highlights just ahead right here. Good sunday morning, everyone. Can we please, please bring back that will ferrell clip. From snl. Leslie jones making a cameo as condoleezza rice. It is so nice right now considering our Political Climate to just laugh. I wonder whether w. Is laughing. Maybe. Maybe. He seems like a good sport. He seems like a good sport. He can be selfdeprecating. In real life, the current president , donald trump, will deliver the state of the Union Address in just two days. Theres a live shot of the u. S. Capitol where the speech will take place. The stakes are extremely high for President Trump. Hell address the nation at a time of historically low poll numbers. And as a facetoface meeting with special Counsel Robert Mueller may be just weeks away. Theyre saying its a chance for the president to reset. Put the focus on the robust economy and his recently passed tax cuts. The white house says the theme of the event will be building a safe, strong, and proud america. Martha raddatz is standing by in washington with analysis. We begin with david wright at the white house. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, paula. Good morning, dan. The state of the union is always a marquee moment. A chance for the president to rerack the table and try to set the agenda for the coming year. The white house says this speech will be optimistic, forwardlooking, and bipartisan. But there are challenges to the president s agenda. Mr. Speaker the president of the United States reporter this may be his first state of the union, but President Trump has already proven the format plays to his strengths. His address last year to a joint session of Congress Seen as one of the high points of his presidency. The time for small thinking is over. The time for trivial fights is behind us. Reporter the Administration Says this years speech will focus on five main areas. The economy. Infrastructure. Immigration. Trade. And national security. Trump is expected to make the case that all groups are benefiting from a roaring economy, thanks, he says, to his efforts to cut taxes and deregulate. Steve wynn, would you stand up . Hes raising so much money for our great republican party. Reporter meantime, the president and his party are now facing pressure to distance themselves from one of the Top Republican donors. Casino King Steve Wynn resigned this weekend as the partys finance chair after a wall street journal report alleged he pressured manicurists and massage therapists at his Las Vegas Casinos for sex. Wynn denies the charges, calling them preposterous. The rnc put huge pressure on democrats to return Harvey Weinsteins contributions after his scandal broke. So there are now growing calls for them to treat wynns scandal with equal outrage. I missed you. How are you . How are you . Good to see you. Reporter on the eve of the state of the union, theres this new chummy interview conducted for itv by piers morgan. Winner of the celebrity apprentice. In it, trump addresses the controversy of extremist antimuslim videos, which the british Prime Minister and others sharply criticized. You have a very Good Relationship with your Prime Minister, who i just left. And shes been doing i think shes been doing a very good job. We actually have a very Good Relationship, though a lot of people think we dont. Reporter morgan asked trump if hes gotten his invitation yet for the upcoming royal wedding. Trump says, not that he knows of. But he wishes prince harry and Meghan Markle well. Dan and paula . David, thank you. For more on all of this, lets bring in abcs martha raddatz, who will be hosting this week this morning. Right here on abc. I want to get to the state of the union in a moment but let me ask you about a new report in the Washington Post this morning. The paper says trump has recently been talking about firing Deputy Attorney general rod rosenstein. Hes the official overseeing the russia probe. This report comes just days after trump allegedly ordered the firing of the special counsel himself. Robert mueller only to relent after a Top White House lawyer threatened to resign if he went forward. Did these developments taken in sum bolster the case for obstruction of justice . Well, i think trumps critics will certainly say it does. This is obviously very big news this week. And i think what you have to look at is a pattern. You have to look back and say, look, he fired comey. He wanted Jeff Sessions not to recuse himself. So i think thats something investigators and the special counsel will be looking at. But you also have to look for corrupt intent. And that is the key to obstruction of justice. Theres been lots of legal opinions this week on exactly how Robert Mueller will approach this. Whether it will matter. But hes clearly looking into that, dan and paula. Got to look for the corrupt intent. As you just mentioned. Lets get back to the state of the union, martha. Theres all this talk this morning that the state of the union is a chance for the president to reset. Hit that reset button. Aides say hell reach beyond his base. Attempt for compromise in the speech. Is that possible for him to simply reset . Well, i think not in one speech. He may reset for that one speech, but i think you have to go back again. Will his base love it no matter what he says . They probably will. If hes very calm. If hes very positive. Those who dont particularly like President Trump might look at it and say, what a great speech. But then theyll move on. Or theyll say he was reading from a teleprompter. Other people were telling him what to do. I think youll see a very positive speech from President Trump. I think he likes being before congress. You get lots of applause. Looking at David Wrights piece there and what he was saying when he spoke in front of congress before and saying, we dont want to be divided. Things pass really quickly. Things move really quickly in this town and in this country. They might forget about that speech within a couple of days, even if they like it. The last speech was well received. The news cycle moves incredibly fast. I want to talk about reporting you have done. That well see on your show this morning. You spent the past week visiting all four states along the u. S. Border with mexico at a time when immigration and the wall is such a hot issue. What are people saying to you . Well, first of all, it was just an amazing drive. Its amazing to get up close to what they have already got going now. That border is 1900 miles long. We drove about 700 miles through those states. A lot of people are against that wall. Only onethird of americans support building that wall. We spoke to some border a congressman there, steve pearce. From new mexico. He does not want that wall. Hes a republican. He says it is a big waste of money. Hes seen ultralight airplanes fly over that wall right there and drop drugs on the other side. It is going to cost a lot of money. We look forward to your le reporting and your show. Well let you go. You have a busy morning. Martha has a big show coming up. One on one with republican senator lindsey graham. For his reaction to President Trumps attempt to fire the special counsel, allegedly. And the latest on immigration. And as discussed, mar thai takes us on the journey along the southern border. And the fate of the d. R. E. A. M. Ers. Its all coming up on this week. We move on to the fallout from the case of dr. Larry nassar. Convicted of molesting student athletes and olympic gymnasts. The Michigan Attorney general now promising a top to bottom investigation at Michigan State university, where nassar worked as a physician. Abcs eva pilgrim joining us with more. Eva, good morning. Reporter good morning. Its one of the worst sexual abuse scandals in history. Usa gymnastics, an international powerhouse, with a disturbing secret. Resignations coming in. But the fallout, it seems, may be far from over. This morning, a special prosecutor in michigan investigating how disgraced doctor larry nassar could sexually abuse more than 150 women for over two decades and no action was ever taken. No individual and no department at Michigan State is off limits. Reporter the fallout has already begun. Msus president and Athletic Director both stepping down. The entire usa gymnastics board forced to resign. This is a first class mess. Reporter while much of the focus is on figuring out how this happened, there are also questions about the future of the sport. Usa gymnastics has an incredible line to walk here. With continuing to serve the young people who are competing, coaches, and others who had nothing to do with it. While completely changing from the top down. Reporter nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years. Noticeably absent from his trial, the u. S. Olympic committee. The karolyis, bela and martha. The dominating husband and wife team who helped catapult the u. S. Program to its success. Gymnasts abused by nassar allege that he sexually assaulted them while they were training at the ranch. Usa gymnastic cutting ties with the gym while the accusers demand action. We still have to hold these organizations accountable. The United StatesOlympic Committee. Usa gymnastics. Michigan state university. They enabled this monster. They took his side over us. For so long. Reporter and the Olympic Committee basically forced the usa gymnastics board to resign. These women say that is not enough. They want action. Theyre calling on the Olympic Committee to do a full, independent investigation into the abuse to see who knew what. And when they knew it. Aly raisman so forceful in the interview on the view. I was going say, and some want congressional action, as well. We turn to the flu epidemic. Schools in at least six states will be closed tomorrow in an attempt to stop the spread of the virus. Dr. Jen ashton is here with tips to keep your kids healthy. Were going to start with Zachary Kiesch on all the schools shutting down. Good morning, zachary. Reporter good morning. This intense flu season hitting schools hard as the epidemic spreads. Teachers, bus drivers, students out sick. Some districts forced to shut down for days. This morning, the number of flu cases on the rise. Schools closing with others racing to disinfect their classrooms. More than a dozen schools in oklahoma forced to cancel classes. We felt like it was what was best for our kids. Reporter halls empty. As many as 20 of students out with the flu. Schools in at least 11 states shutting their door. Parts of florida, a shortage of bus drivers. With so many people getting sick with the flu. It felt like my whole body ached. Reporter in dallas, children of all ages administered free flu shots. More than 200 in all. Before you know it, well be out of vaccine in places. It will be too late. The flu can go on into march and april. Reporter with 37 children already dying from the flu, the number may be twice that. 49 states reporting widespread flu activity. This influenza season already on track to become the worst in nearly a decade. And the epidemic hasnt reached its peak. The cdc says the increase in flu cases this month is higher in children due to kids returning to school after the holiday break. Dan and paula. Speaking of kids and school, lets bring in dr. Jen ashton. Our chief medical correspondent. How, if you do have kids in school, how do you determine whether or not to keep them home . This is where parents have to make a gametime decision. And to continue that sports analogy. Some of these will be medical audibles. So some lastminute you decisions. There are some basics. We like a child to have no fever for at least 24 hours off medication. Thats Something Like tylenol or ibuprofen. We like them to not have any physical symptoms, like vomiting, diarrhea. If they have strep throat and theyre on antibiotics, we like them to be on antibiotics for at least 24 hours. Remember this isnt just about the patient and the child. If you keep your child home you have to have someone to care for the child. That is often difficult. Its a burden on the parents. Yeah, its a stretch for many families. What can we tell our kids to do . Its a great opportunity to teach our children about certain symptoms, especially the flu because theyre probably hearing about it. We dont want them to be afraid but we want them to recognize what it feels like to have a temperature. Even though they might have a fever, their temperature is high, they might feel cold, have fatigue, headache, body aches. If they have those symptoms, we want them, parent, tea tcare giver. We have to teach them their health comes first. Older children are going to say, i cant miss school. Im learning all of precalculus this week. Your health comes first. What if you have child care . You want to check with the child care or day care facility. And ask them how many kids have the flu . How many have norovirus . The stomach flu . How many have the common cold . Keep checking in with them and they should be able to tell you, half our class is out. We only have one. No one is sick. They should be able to give you that information. Thank you, jen. Lets go to ron for a look at the other headlines were tracking. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning to you. Paula and dan. Dr. Ashton and my friend rob. Good morning, everybody. Were going to begin in russia, where the Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalny has been arrested as his supporters have begun to take to the streets in that country in protest. Marches are expected in many cities. As demonstrators call on voters to boycott the upcoming election. Calling it rigged. Polls show Vladimir Putin the front runner to be elected. Navalny was barred from taking part if that election. In the u. S. , North CarolinaAuthorities Say they believe they found the body of a missing 4yearold boy. The body was discovered as workers were draining a pond by the boys home. By the South Carolina border. Raul Gonzalez Johnson went missing last wednesday. The Sheriffs Office saying the death appears to have been an accident. Authorities in italy have released video showing a commuter train passing through a station on the outskirts of milan just moments before it derailed, killing three people and injuring about 50 others. This happened on thursday. Thursday morning. You can see the sparks flying as the car from the train already in trouble speeds on. The head of the Railway System there in italy saying the train suffered some kind of damage to a wheel before it crashed. And mort walker, the cartoonist who penned the beetle bailey comic strip has died. Walker drew the strip that followed the life of a lazy soldier and his dysfunctional troop for 68 years. After it first appeared in 1950, beetle bailey reached people in over 50 countries. Mort walker, 94 years of age. Check it out. Spoiler alert. Look away if youre going to watch the australian open. It may be too late. Thats Roger Federer winning his 20th 20th, paula, grand slam title. Thanks for clarifying. Against marin cilic after five hardfought sets. During his seventh aussie open final. Federer has only lost to cilic once before. In 2014. In the u. S. Open semifinal. Federer had already set the record for most grand slams by a man at number 19. I think number one is steffi graf, is it . I thought steffi and serena were tied. Any way. Finally, finally, finally. A Florida Deputy figured he would take the polite approach when trying to wrap up a suspect on a busy road. Check it out. Come on. Can you stop . Please . Yeah, not your normal procedure to stop someone. Can you stop, please . The horse didnt respond. The deputy was able to herd the animal to safety. Frisk it. And eventually. Wait a minute. Where was this . Where do you think . Texas . Florida. The officer said, will you stop please . Yes. Instead of ho or whoa thats what you say to a horse. He thought he was dealing with mr. Ed. All right. In the end it worked out. This is not mr. Ed. He needed a lasso. What is happening in the Weather Department . Hi, robert. Its great to see you this morning. Making up for yesterday. Thank you, paula. We always love you. Love you back. Congrats to Roger Federer. Giving all of us aging men some hope. Aging men . Timeless men. Come on. Thank you. Video out of texas. Speaking of texas. Corpus christi getting heavy rain. Beaumont. Port arthur. The Golden Triangle getting six inches of rainfall. Flooding. The most rain theyve seen since harvey, thankfully. And baton rouge seeing flooding. The most rain theyve seen in over a year. And new orleans getti