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inauguration. american taxpayers as they have for years will pay for the official part of the program which stand-ins were practicing this week. some $115 million for the platform in front of the capitol along with security and other champions of power. but another $92 million will come from private money, corporations and the wealthy who can choose from the trump menu of inauguration pack ajs including pickets to an exclusive candle light dinner, a concert and fireworks and an inaugural ball. >> they wanted a million dollars for these eight tickets. for half a million you can get four tickets but i needed eight. so i had to send him $1 million so of the 90 million i'm a million dollars of that. >> reporter: he was trump's business partner in las vegas and is a vice chair of the inaugural committee. >> i'm staying at the new trump hotel. $18,000 a night. >> reporter: trump's own hotel just down pennsylvania avenue from the white house. already the bar scene here jammed with washington's new a-list. >> these are not necessarily people who know where the fork and the knife go at the dinner table but know know how to get things down. >> reporter: all for a president who said he did not need special interests and their money, that he wanted to drain the swamp. >> i'm using my own money. i'm not using donors. i don't care. i'm really rich. >> reporter: but now the inaugural committee is taking huge contributions from some of the biggest corporations that will need a good relationship with the next president. big banks seeking to limit government regulations, corporations which want approval for giant mergers and america's bi billionaire elite like phil ruffin. >> i'm looking forward to it. >> reporter: abc news, new york. >> these sort of stories at previous inaugurations, at conventions, do you think there is a party that he's allowed into in d.c. or immediately they see him coming and say bryan ross is here, forget it. >> bryan was not able to find the actual names of the donors because they're apparently being kept secret for now. but the trump committee did say that of that 100 million plus that they've gathered now, whatever's left over will be given to charity and trump has said that this is going to be a fairly low key, a very elegant but not as lavish celebration as inaugurations past. >> i still think bryan doesn't get a plus one anywhere. >> sorry, bryan. coming up in our next half hour, two sisters missing for more than 30 years have been found alive and well. they disappeared during a nasty divorce and custody battle back in 1985. hear the break in this cold case that led investigators right to them. but first a high school junior who got himself blocked on twitter by donald trump. what he tweeted to the future president that ended up going viral. you're watching "world news now." ♪ ♪ okay. so no shock here, donald trump loves twitter and plans to continue doing so once he's in the white house. >> and we know he doesn't pull any punches with critics but apparently he does block some of them. we caught up with a 16-year-old high school junior from detroit that donald trump blocked. >> reporter: like a typical teenager part of his morning routine, checking his social media. but when it comes to twitter this 16-year-old junior class president is not at all typical. he seems to have made a very powerful enemy, the next president of the united states, donald trump. dubbed the tweeter in chief, trump's use of twitter prolific and provocative. >> all day today trump unleashing a fire storm of tweets. >> less than 20 minutes later the president-elect firing off these tweets. >> reporter: one of the main tools he's wielded in his rise to power, his megaphone aimed not just at the powerful but at individual citizens like antonio who dared express a teenager's dissent. >> i call them a reject. it was pretty crazy because it was the first time a tweet of mine has ever, you know, received that kind of attention. >> reporter: the tweet got thousands of likes and retweets and a lot of hate. and then he was blocked by the real donald trump. being blocked by trump gained antonio him a bit of twitter fame, but there have been a lot of haters too. >> hopefully you'll go over the wall and never come back, some really baseless stuff. >> reporter: hate tweets from strangersmorphed into hate tweets from classmates. >> his parents say they've never fised this before. >> we've discussed deleting his account. he's entitled to his voice. freedom of speech. >> can't run away from things. >> reporter: and antonio, who sees political activism in his future now has become an inspiration to his friends. >> being around him seeing how he was unafraid made me feel like wow, i should speak up as well. >> reporter: trump is still a topic of conversation for this group. >> your president has you blocked. >> i haven't checked it. i check every day. i haven't done it since the weekend because i was busy. look at it. finally. >> you're unblocked? >> there we go. unblocked. >> sometime over the weekend you were unblocked by donald trump. >> reporter: the whole experience has taught him something else, how to respectfully disagree. >> you don't do snarky tweets anymore. >> not what i used to do for sure. >> why? >> because fi want people to maintain a level of maturity, i should be maintaining that level of maturity myself. >> antonio wastes no time crafting his first being unblocked. >> i hope he sees it. >> i guess he learned his lesson. >> what's the first thing he did? immediately tweet back to donald trump and apparently a hash tag going on. #blocked by trump. >> squad goals. and my cold medicines' ugh, iwearing off.chtime i'm dragging. yeah, that stuff only lasts a few hours. or, take mucinex. one pill fights congestion for 12 hours. no thank you very much, she's gonna stick with the short-term stuff. 12 hours? guess i won't be seeing you for a while. is that a bisque? i just lost my appetite. 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he's under his coat. >> he's under his coat, his friend is holding it but the photo showed the real deal there and as you know, i was out yesterday, i was sick and i posted this photo on my instagram. >> you look like you're having a bad time in bed. >> it was really awful, that virus that i got, but apparently there's a little bit of video of that -- that was actually revealed. listen to it. >> we got it. >> let's go. let's do this. >> let's go party. >> so that was actually the situation. the photo showing the -- how we made it all happen. but yeah, that's how the network thinks i was -- >> here i was thinking you were home in bed sick. >> i actually wasn't at all. sorry, not sorry. >> all right. on to a man who was way too busy to be pulling any of these pranks. bryan also known as the unipiper has made a name for himself by being able to play the bag pipes and ride a unicycle. now he's playing the bag pipes while shoveling the street while wearing a darth vader costume. also the bag pipes are on fire. we're going to file this under only in portland. >> portland just got their big snowfall in a long time, so he's like i'll just put this out there. there's nothing like doing downward dog while having a little bit of a -- is it dog with the beer? yeah. yeah. >> talk about multitasking. >> this is beer yoga. it is a real thing. so this is germany's beer yoga which builds itself as the marriage of two great loves, beer and yoga. both are centuries old therapies for mind, body, soul. yeah. let's -- i think you got it. >> am i doing it? >> no, you have to like down -- is that like a this morning on "world news now," a replacement plan for the affordable care act is on the horizon. republican lawmakers saying they will roll it out next week. this confirms how many millions of americans can be effected. and two sisters missing since 1985. they've been found alive 2,000 miles away from their rhode island home. the tip that led investigators to a house in texas and landed their mother in jail. and new this half hour, why live streaming in the locker room might not be the best idea. >> the steelers' star receiver that got an earful from his coach after sharing the colorful language during the victory situation. >> and chris brown sends a direct message ahead of their much hyped boxing match. find out who's been secretly training brown and why he might need to call in that favor to superman. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> so many older folks now checking their facebook to try to figure out to figure out who is this soldier boy and why would he get into a fight, a military person? >> no. why would he fight after honoring our country? >> we're just going to let that one breathe for a while and let everyone run to google while we continue the newscast and we'll get to it eventually. we're talking about another fight that's about to take place on capitol hill in the meantime. republicans struggle to unite behind a single plan to replace obamacare. two republicans have come up with a plan they say would allow state to keep the affordable care act or choose from other options, but what those options will be are still not clear. mary bruce has more on what's in store for today. >> reporter: a showdown is brewing over the man trump has picked to lead the charge and replace obamacare. >> on the eve of his first big test questions are growing about congressman tom price. after he purchased up to $15,000 in stock in a medical device company and then just days later introduced a bill that would have benefitted that same company. a stock purchase the transition team says was made by an independent broker without price's knowledge. >> if he knew about it, it could very well be a violation of the law. >> reporter: price, a former surgeon is one of the only republicans to put forth legislation to replace obamacare. but according to a new report from the independent congressional budget office, 18 million americans could lose their coverage in the first year unless an alturn tiff ernative place. republicans are pushing back. >> you still have no concrete plan for replacement. >> well, of course we will have a concrete plan for replacement. >> reporter: the president-elect says he's close to completing a plan to provide insurance for everybody, but he hasn't provided any details. across the country, signs of uncertainty. in colorado a meeting with congressman voicing their concerns. and three democratic senators are calling for tom price's congressional hearings to be delayed until they can resolve these questions about his finances. but as of now, that first hearing still a go for later this morning. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. well, the president-elect made a quick trip to washington last night for a preinaugural black tie dinner. trump addressed a crowd of diplomats and incoming white house staffers and he talked about his big win and claimed people are predicting record crowds at his inauguration. he also joked about rex tillerson. >> he goes into another country, takes the oil. it's tough dealing with these politicians. right? >> well, trump also added that he had great respect for other countries and for the world. the dinner was a first stance for many in washington's diplomatic community to meet his cabinet appointees. russia's president claims the obama administration is spreading false rumors to undermine the president-elect's legitimacy. he also denied collecting compromising information on trump. white house press secretary said it seems as though putin received a copy of the trump team's talking points. now to some reports that we're working to confirm that former president george h.w. bush is being treated at a houston hospital. we don't know why he was rushed to the hospital. he was last seen in public a few days ago at the texans' game. more info on this as we get it. and former army intelligence officer chelsea manning will be released from prison in may now that president obama has commuted her 35-year sentence for giving u.s. secrets to wikileaks. manning has been convicted in a military court and was held in a men's prison where she attempted suicide twice last year. manning asked the president for clemency last november. >> we had no indication of -- of if or when we would be hearing from the white house regarding chelsea manning's application. we learned this afternoon along with everyone else and it was a very -- it was a very thrilling and hopeful moment for us. >> but war veteran senator john mccain disagrees. he claims commuting manning's sentence will undermine military discipline and encourage further acts of espionage. house speaker paul ryan calls president obama's move just outrageous. the hunt for a suspected cop killer in central florida is now over. lloyd was wanted for shooting orlando officer debra clayton and for killing his pregnant ex- girlfriend. he was taken into custody last night after being found in an abandoned house. police were able to trace the text messages he sent from his phone. >> he was relieved and happy, but also upset to know that he was arrested right around the corner from debra's mother's house. >> well, the police chief says they put the late officer's handcuffs on lloyd when he was taken into custody. walmart is now hiring. the largest retailer says it's adding 10,000 jobs as it opens new stores across the country. those plans will generate 24,000 construction jobs. president-elect trump is praising that move. and lowe's has laid off thousands. the layoffs affect 2,400 employees which is less than 1% of the work force there. san diego is keeping it classy, you might say. u-haul might be the best way for the chargers to get to los angeles. more than two dozen moving companies in the chargers' current and future homes are refusing to help the team reach los angeles. businesses in san diego have ern created a website, we won't move you charges,.com. amazingly that url was available. with the message, dear chargers, we won't move you to los angeles just in case it wasn't clear to you what they won't do. >> ouch. >> pittsburgh, the steelers' star antonio brown is apologizing for live streaming a video from inside the locker room. the video included mike tomlin using some salty language about the patriots who pittsburgh plays on sunday in the afc championship game. tomlin says brown will be punished by the team and while speaking to reporters he had some sharp words for brown. >> finance foolish it was fooli that. it was selfish of him to do that and inconsiderate for him to do that. >> he didn't detail what discipline brown might ultimately face, but i'm sure the patriots are saying thank you. we're going to use this in our video. >> and as the chargers figure out how they're going to make their move happen the warriors found a pretty classy way to break ground on their new home. ♪ >> accompanied by the strains of the blue danube waltz. excavators dug 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(narrator) don't let that happen. speak up about hearing loss. you'll be glad you did. good morning. good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. here's some of the stories we're following on world. republicans are slamming the decision to commute the sentence of chelsea manning. we have full details on why she won't serve that straight ahead. as republicans work to replace obamacare, one plan has emerged that would give states the option to keep the law or get rid of it. it follows a nonpartisan report that shows 18 million people would lose health care if obamacare is repealed without a replacement. >> education secretary nominee betsy devos defended her qualifications against tough questions from bernie sanders. she insisted she would be up for the job even if her family had not contributed as much as $200 million to republicans. walmart is adding about 10,000 jobs as it opens new stores and expands existing locations across the country. those plans will also generate about 24,000 construction jobs. those are some of the stories we're following on this wednesday, january 18th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. we're going to get right to some breaking news. there's some new health concerns about former president george h.w. bush. >> crews are working to confirm the reports that he's being treated at a houston hospital. the 92-year-old, we're told, is in stable condition and doing fine. he was last seen in public just a few days ago at the texans/raiders game. he spent some time on the field and we still don't know why he was rushed to the hospital. more details expected to be released later this morning but as you know, there was concern for a little while about his health. he is the only living president who will not be at the inauguration come this friday because of his health. >> so we will be monitoring that very closely for you. and now to the controversial case of chelsea manning. her attorney says she will be released from prison in may instead of spending nearly 30 more years behind bars for leaking sensitive u.s. documents. >> manning's case was explosive from the start because of what that leak material revealed and because of the personal transformation manning has gone through since being convicted by military court. >> reporter: she is one of the most controversial prisoners in america, and president obama has ordered that 29-year-old chelsea manning be released in may, cutting short her 35-year sentence. manning burst on to the world stage in 2010 during a deployment to iraq, the low level analyst known as bradley manning then providing wikileaks with some 700,000 military and diplomatic documents. embarrassing the united states in the eyes of the world. this is one of them, a secret video manning said showed the true cost of war. you see u.s. soldiers mistaking a television camera for the enemy. and firing on a van with two little children inside. >> it's their fault for bringing their kids to a battle. >> that's right. >> manning convicted of espionage, theft and computer fraud in 2013. the 35-year sentence the longest ever given for a leak conviction. the day after sentencing was announced, manning revealed she was transgender and asked to be called chelsea in a male military prison for seven years. she has tried to commit suicide twice. >> chelsea manning is somebody that went through the military criminal justice process, was exposed to due process, was found guilty, was sentenced for her crimes, and she acknowledged wrong doing. >> reporter: manning is one of more than 200 people who were pardoned or whose sentence was commuted including general james cartwright, the former vice chairman of the joint chiefs who had been charged with lying to the fbi about a leak investigation. he was fully pardoned. the white house saying the president took into account general cartwright's years of service to his country. >> there was swift response from some republicans on the hill. senators tom cotton and john mccain both highly critical of the commutation saying it's a grave mistake that i fear will encourage further acts of espionage. abc news, washington. we'll move on now to some breaking news. a suspected cop killer is now in custody. mar keith lloyd was wanted for killing debra clayton and for fatally shooting his pregnant ex- girlfriend. lloyd who was injured during his arrest is now being treated at a hospital. the police chief says the late sergeant's handcuffs were the ones used in that arrest. dozens of refugees are dead this morning in nigeria after an apparent military mistake. the nigerian air force was on a mission against the terror group, but those bombs hit a refugee camp instead. the death toll is expected to rise as hundreds of people were injured. donald trump is only two days away the stepping into the white house as commander in chief but he's entering office as the most unpopular president in decades. he'll still dealing with the fallout from recent twitter feud and the russian hacking scandal. more now from abc's stefani ramos. >> vladimir putin is chiming in on american politics saying the obama administration is trying to undermine the legitimacy of president-elect donald trump, the white house firing back. >> first of all it sounds like he got his copy of the talking points. second -- >> from who? >> well, i don't know. it certainly sounds a lot like what the incoming administration's team is saying. >> reporter: trump is taking office as our new abc poll shows his approval rating is the lowest of the last seven presidents. even with those weak ratings six in ten americans polled expect trump to do an excellent or good job on the economy and on jobs alike. boeing's ceo met with trump and agrees. >> i think mr. trump's engagement with industry is going to help us grow manufacturing jobs in this country. >> reporter: some lawmakers aren't so sure. abc news has identified at least 60 democrats in congress who say they will skip out on his swearing in. >> i cannot pretend that this is a normal transition of power. >> reporter: this movement led by john lewis, trump dismissed the civil rights icon after lieu sis said trump is an il illegitimate president. he skipped the ceremony for george w. bush in 2001. >> he conveniently doesn't remember. how do you forget if you go to an inauguration? >> reporter: eight of trump's cabinet picks are in the hot seat. back over to you. >> and the secret service and department of homeland security have agreed to a $24 million settlement in a discrimination case. the suit began 17 years ago. 100 black secret service agents claim they were repeatedly passed over for promotions in favor of less qualified white coworkers. the agency is not admitting to any wrong doing. and texas is among 14 states now looking to block coal mining rules put in place by the obama administration. the white house says the regulations are designed to prevent debris from being dumped into 6,000 miles of streams. a federal appeals court is hearing the case. texas attorney general claims the stream protection rule violates states rights. six guys who found themselves facing big waves should now be giving thanks to a rescue crew. there they are off the coast of guam. it wasn't long before the canoe was filled with water. the waves were between 10 and 14 feet. eventually that rescue crew arrived on if scene and plucked them out of the water. and one of the newest residents of iowa's blank park zoo no longer has a blank spot on its birth certificate. >> this three month old rhinois now named tamani. she got to meet her dad. she backed away a few times sticking close to mom. she wasn't really sure. >> dad's like, get over here. no, i don't know about this. how cute is that? and then mom goes over and is like look, he's your dad. he loves you, it's fine and little by little, there she goes, inching a little bit closer every time. >> look at nature right there. why 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advanced 4in1. >> we are tw we are now just two days away from the inauguration of donald trump as america's 45th president. >> putting the final touches there and the growing number of women are actually looking ahead to the day after when hundreds of thousands are expected to march on washington. >> it's all part of a movement sparked by a single comment on facebook by a concerned grandmother. >> i march for her and him. we march because your generation will build a wall and our generation will knock it down. >> reporter: it could be one of the largest demonstrations ever in the nation's capital. the women's march on washington. >> when it comes time to act, i want my children to know that i showed up. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands, mothers and daughters from around the country are headed to d.c. turning their election night concerns into a positive movement. >> we are marching for women's rights. >> because i care about our plant and all of its inhabitants. >> reporter: but what you might not know is this march was sparked by a single facebook post the day after the election. >> i wanted to do something. i wanted to take action. >> reporter: disappointed by trump's win on election night, 60-year-old grandmother from hawaii took to facebook in hopes of becoming a small voice for women's rights. and with her four granddaughters in mind, she wrote five simple words. >> i wrote, i think we should march. >> reporter: within a few hours 40 women had replied agreeing and by the next day, 10,000 women were in. >> somebody dubbed me the fire starter, but this movement would not have happened without thousands of people helping to fan the flames. >> reporter: helping fan those flames the four cochairs of the women's march organization that have been working nonstop since election day to turn that facebook post into reality. but the scope of the march is now so much bigger than election night angst, with many groups coming to voice their concerns about the incoming trump administration. >> one of our goals for this march is to display what it looks like when the progressive movements are working together, when you have climate justice, racial justice, immigrant rights, coming and showing one unified voice. >> reporter: but organizers say this is also about families as every day mothers and daughters work together for a common goal. >> we also want the world to know that women are leaders and that we want to show our children especially our daughters that they could be the next generation of leaders as well. >> reporter: nikki powers is making her way to d.c. with a group of coworkers. >> then we're going to chicago. >> reporter: and along for the ride is a 14-year-old. >> i'm just excited to connect with thousands of women who feel the same way as i do. >> reporter: but the march doesn't end in washington. >> i'm from sydney, australia. >> reporter: over 270 sister marches will be happening simultaneously in all 50 states and in 33 countries around the globe. but for the grandmother who started it all, she says she's already bought her ticket to d.c. >> one person can make a difference. >> reporter: mary bruce, abc news, washington. >> unbelievable that one comment starts that whole thing. >> that's similar to how the tea party movement started. it was a very simple comment as well. >> enough people have that emotion and they feel like they identify with that sentiment, you can start a movement. coming up, the 94-year-old fitness junkie. >> and why this one woman is giving no one any excuses for skipping the gym. >> making us feel bad about ourselves. >> betty white is saying what a slacker. you're watching "world news now." we'll have that coming up. after this from our abc stations. ♪ ♪ >> time for two truths and a time for two thirds and why and joining us as always is a man whose spirit is apparently a golden girl. >> raise your hand if you're surprised. >> will's words, not ours, by the way. he is betty white's biggest fan and he's here with a trio of curious stories. will, explain what's going on in this photo. >> you mean you don't keep a pocket picture of betty white with you at all time? that's weird of you guys. >> very weird of us. >> all right. well, we are halfway through january and if you guys are struggling with those new year's fitness resolution,s, don't worry. prepare to get pumped up with 94-year-old edna shepherd who hits the gym not once, not twice, but ten times a week. the australian great grandma loves zumba and lifting weights and on her one day off from the gym she goes to ballroom dance courses. >> i guess because sitting home watching tv isn't an option. >> she could crack the walnut. >> yeah. >> look at her move. >> she's keeping in sync with many of the 70-year-olds in the class. >> the young kids. >> i think edna and betty white need to get together and work out together. >> like chris brown and soulja boy? >> or we could have a boxing match. i would watch that. >> i'll take betty white. me too. >> this next one is a real life exercise in probability. luke and hillary gardener were only friends when they realized they shared a birthday, december 18th, 1989. flash forward 27 years and they welcomed their son cade on december 18th, 2016. all three sharing the same exact birthday. the odds there are .000000751 7.5 in a million. >> can i get that in a fraction? >> no, you cannot. >> which is rare considering your chances of being struck by lightning are 1 in 12,000 just to put it in perspective there. >> did they only get married because they had the same birthday? >> exactly. like i'm hoping there was a little bit of love involved. >> are we making a big deal over what was a planned c-section? >> they said they did the things to induce labor to try to make it happen. >> so my little cousin was born 11-11-11 at 11:11. >> that is great luck. >> and finally, everyone has their own office antics or pranks, mark rober is an engineer who was tired of losing his office's nerf gun battle so he built a six-foot long nerf gun able to fire up to 41 miles an hour. a world record for world's largest nerf gun. >> i want one so badly. why don't you have one? >> because i'm not a mechanical engineer. >> but i love the video. >> can we invite him on to the show just so we can play with the gun? >> look how precise? >> just as i say that he takes the whole candle out. >> betty white just as charming as ever at 95 years old. old. you knmegared omega-3s... but did you know your eyes, your brain, and your joints really love them too? introducing megared advanced 4in1... just one softgel delivers the omega-3 power of two regular fish oil pills... so give your body mega support with megared advanced 4in1. that cough doesn't sound so good. well i think you sound great. move over. easy booger man. take mucinex dm. it'll take care of your cough. fine! i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... looks like i'm good 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will is her number one fan he's going to do us the honor of introducing this next story. >> it is an honor indeed. the tv icon betty white and a personal favorite of mine took some time out of her busy day yesterday to sit down with katie couric. among the topics of conversation their favorite tv shows. prepare now for the ultimate interview. >> betty white has been on television for almost as long as television has been around. starring in life with elizabeth in 1953 to playing the saucy sue ann on the mary tyler moore show. >> oh, my poor baby. >> 20 years later betty white was already a fixture in the liffi living rooms of millions of americans. but it was in 1985 as rose on the smash hit show the golden girls that she won the hearts of a new generation. >> dorothy, you're the smart one and blanch, you're the sexy one and sophia, you're the old one, and -- i'm the nice one. everybody always likes me. >> and why not? everyone else seems to. betty white is one of the most welcomed guest stars on television. she tackled football's biggest night with this unforgettable snickers ad from the super bowl. >> come on, you've been riding me all day. >> you're playing like betty white out there. >> that's not what your girlfriend said. >> thank you. thank you. >> and even became the oldest host in the history of "saturday night live." >> when people hear your name what do you hope they think of? >> oh, she's so gorgeous and sexy. no, i don't. i -- i just appreciate the fact that people have been so kind to me all these years. the fact that i'm still working, that's the thing i'm most grateful for that i still get asked for jobs. >> i'm katie couric in los angeles. >> happy birthday, betty. we all this morning on "world news now," tough questions for the cabinet hopefuls. >> it's shaping up to be the toughest day on capitol hill for president-elect donald trump's picks as questions are due up. >> plus the blunt question bernie sanders asked. breaking overnight from florida the suspect wanted for killing an officer and his pregnant ex- girlfriend has been captured. hear how police zeroed in on him and how that slain officer's family is responding to the news. and donald trump's obsession with twitter has won him the nickname tweeter in chief. but what happens to those who tweet back? and if you've recently received a picture like this from your significant other, don't be fooled. they might not actually be sleeping soundly at home. it's the latest viral challenge that is trending so don't try pulling a fast one on this wednesday, january 18th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> you really have to go through such great lengths to lie to your significant other? >> if you plan on hanging out with the fellows instead of hanging with your boyfriend or girlfriend? >> i'm going to set up an entire fake photo shoot. >> and you keep a whole crop of them. >> you sound very experienced. >> i'm a believer in it. >> we'll start the half hour out with president-elect donald trump coming to the defense of his pick for health secretary. >> we're talking about tom price who is now facing some difficult questions from lawmakers today. as democrats call for an investigation into his stock trades. price is under fire for buying $15,000 in stock in a medical device company, then introducing legislation that would have benefitted the company but the transition team says the purchase was made without price's knowledge. and promising not to dismantle public schools. betsy devos insisted that she would address the needs of all parents and students but senator bernie sanders seemed concerned about her political donations. >> do you think if you were not a multibillionaire, if your family had not made hundreds of millions of dollars of contributions to the republican party that you would be sitting here today? >> as a matter of fact i do think that there would be that possibility. i've worked very hard on behalf of parents and children for the last almost 30 years to be a voice for parents and to -- a voice for students and to empower parents to make decisions. >> she acknowledged that her family may have donated $200 million to republicans. democrats have also complained that she hasn't finalized her financial and ethics disclosures ahead of that hearing. >> reporter: many the nation's capital the finishing touches. from sound checks to paint touchups, donald trump tweeting people are pouring into washington in record numbers. bikers for trump are on their way. at least 800,000 people expected right here and this is where it all happens. >> reporter: he'll be sworn in using two bibles, the one his mother gave him as a child and the one abraham lincoln used. president obama the only other president to use that book since lincoln himself. the president-elect practicing with a teleprompter and a presidential podium specially flown to new york for rehearsals. a runner up on america's got talent will be there. the mormon choir too. the day also short on congressional democrats. one in four say they are boycotting led by congressman john lewis. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. i think the russians participated in helping this man get elected, and they helped destroy the candidacy of hillary clinton. >> reporter: the president-elect and the civil rights hero feuding for days, trump pointing out that though lewis says he's never missed an inauguration the congressman actually skipped george w. bush's swearing in as well. >> he doesn't remember. how do you forget? i can tell you when i was at the inaugurations and you don't forget something like that. so he got caught, and it's pretty bad and it's making him look bad frankly. >> reporter: trump is taking office as our poll shows only 40% of americans approve of how he's handling the transition. that's 30 points lower than his last three predecessors. about 204 diplomats all right here for a black tie gala, the kickoff to the inaugural festivities. abc news, washington. >> thank you. meanwhile republicans say they will present a replacement for obamacare within a week. the joint plan from susan collins allow states to keep the law or choose from other options if they want, but we're still waiting to hear what those other options would be. the news comes amid a report from the nonpartisan congressional budget office which found 18 million people will lose health care within a year if the program is repealed and not replaced. some congressional republicans are among the most vocal critics of president obama's decision to commute the sentence of chelsea manning. she was known as bradley manning when she was arrested in 2010 as an army intelligence officer eventually convicted for leaking documents to wikileaks. >> manning came out as transgender after being sentenced to 35 years in prison. she attempted suicide twice last year and now she's been granted clemency. house speaker paul ryan calls the move outrageous and senator john mccain says it will only encourage further acts of espionage, but at least one person who is sharing manning's clemency calls manning a hero whose bravery should be applauded. assange's statement makes no reference to that. breaking news from orlando where the suspect in the murder of a police officer has been captured. loyd was found in an abandoned home last night after being on the run for nine days. he's accused of killing debra clayton and his pregnant ex- girlfriend. her mother spoke after the capture. >> my daughter, she deserved justice. she really does deserve justice and i'm glad he's caught. i'm glad now i can ask him why. why? why would you want to do this to our family and try to kill both of my babies? >> officials say they were able to find him because he started texting friends and investigators were able to zero in on him through pings. in texas dramatic dash cam video of a gas explosion there in amarillo. you can see the ball of fire suddenly erupt and the officer speeding toward the scene. flames shot more than 100 feet into the air. it took about two hours for the fire to be brought under control. no one was injured. and talk about hot. how about a youngster who was a hot hand when it comings to shooting hoops? meet calvin. >> so calvin's two. he's already a better free-throw shooter than shaquille o'neal ever was. calvin has gravity on his side in this video, but come on. >> so his ability to shoot or drop the ball perhaps through the hoop has lots of internet fans convinced that calvin is destined for basketball glory. now we all just have to wait for him to maybe grow five more feet. >> yeah. he doesn't even need that much. just five feet would be great. >> good job there, calvin. coming up, presidential inauguration price tag, the money raised so far from rich donors breaking records that could surpass $200 million but the big question is, what are those donors expecting in return? and what one high school 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could do is a little head bob at this hour. >> more money, more problems the theme right now because two days away from the big day the inaugural committee is shattering donation records reportedly raising nearly double what president obama raised for his inauguration. >> while claiming he doesn't >> while claiming he doesn't owe anyone political favors the question is what are those big donors expecting from donald trump in return? >> reporter: much as he did with his beauty pageants and this nbc program "the apprentice," the president-elect is said to be personally involved in the tiniest of details for his inauguration. american taxpayers as they have for years will pay for the official part of the program which stand-ins were practicing this week. some $115 million for the platform in front of the capitol along with security and other champions of power. but another $92 million will come from private money, corporations and the wealthy who can choose from the trump menu of inauguration packages including tickets to an exclusive candle light dinner, a concert and fireworks and an inaugural ball. >> they wanted a million dollars for these eight tickets. for half a million you can get four tickets but i needed eight. so i had to send him $1 million so of the 90 million i'm a million dollars of that. >> reporter: he was trump's business partner in las vegas and is a vice chair of the inaugural committee. >> i'm staying at the new trump hotel. $18,000 a night. >> reporter: trump's own hotel just down pennsylvania avenue from the white house. already the bar scene here jammed with washington's new a-list. >> these are not necessarily people who know where the fork and the knife go at the dinner table but know know how to get things done. >> reporter: all for a president who said he did not need special interests and their money, that he wanted to drain the swamp. >> i'm using my own money. i'm not using donors. i don't care. i'm really rich. >> reporter: but now the inaugural committee is taking huge contributions from some of the biggest corporations that will need a good relationship with the next president. big banks seeking to limit government regulations, corporations which want approval for giant mergers and america's billionaire elite like phil ruffin. we'll know a lot of people there, people that we know and done business with. >> i'm looking forward to it. >> reporter: abc news, new york. >> these sort of stories at previous inaugurations, at conventions, do you think there is a party that he's allowed into in d.c. or immediately they see him coming and say bryan ross is here, forget it. >> bryan was not able to find the actual names of the donors because they're apparently being kept secret for now. but the trump committee did say that of that 100 million plus that they've gathered now, whatever's left over will be given to charity and trump has said that this is going to be a fairly low key, a very elegant but not as lavish celebration as inaugurations past. >> i still think bryan doesn't get a plus one anywhere. >> sorry, bryan. coming up in our next half hour, two sisters missing for more than 30 years have been found alive and well. they disappeared during a nasty divorce and custody battle back in 1985. hear the break in this cold case that led investigators right to them. but first a high school junior who got himself blocked on twitter by donald trump. what he tweeted to the future president that ended up going viral. you're watching "world news now." >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. of reach for far too long:s have health insurance.that's been out how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates, and benefits. and, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. to get covered, 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powerful but at individual citizens like antonio who dared express a teenager's dissent. >> i call them a reject. it was pretty crazy because it was the first time a tweet of mine has ever, you know, received that kind of attention. >> reporter: the tweet got thousands of likes and retweets and a lot of hate. and then he was blocked by the real donald trump. being blocked by trump gained antonio a bit of twitter fame, but there have been a lot of haters too. >> hopefully you'll go over the wall and never come back, some really baseless stuff. >> reporter: hate tweets from strangersmorphed into hate tweets from classmates. >> his parents say they've never experienced this before. >> we've discussed deleting his account. he's entitled to his voice. freedom of speech. >> can't run away from things. >> reporter: and antonio, who sees political activism in his future now has become an inspiration to his friends. >> being around him seeing how he was unafraid made me feel like wow, i should speak up as well. >> reporter: trump is still a topic of conversation for this group. >> your president has you blocked. >> does he still have you blocked? >> i haven't checked it. i check every day. i haven't done it since the weekend because i was busy. look at it. finally. >> you're unblocked? >> there we go. unblocked. >> sometime over the weekend you were unblocked by donald trump. >> reporter: the whole experience has taught him something else, how to respectfully disagree. >> you don't do snarky tweets anymore. >> not what i used to do for sure. >> why? >> because if i want people to maintain a level of maturity, i should be maintaining that level of maturity myself. >> antonio wastes no time crafting his first being unblocked. >> i hope he sees it. >> i guess he learned his lesson. >> what's the first thing he did? immediately tweet back to donald trump and apparently a hash tag going on. #blockedbytrump. >> squad goals. and my cold medicines' ugh, iwearing off.chtime i'm 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his girlfriend this photo. that dude is just like, he's just -- >> he's sick. >> yeah. he's hanging out at home. >> he looks like he's in bed. >> girlfriend believes it but then you realize, nope, that's not the case. all his friends were around him. he was actually out. >> he's under his coat. >> he's under his coat, his friend is holding it but the photo showed the real deal there and as you know, i was out yesterday, i was sick and i posted this photo on my instagram. >> you look like you're having a bad time in bed. >> it was really awful, that virus that i got, but apparently there's a little bit of video of that -- that was actually revealed. listen to it. >> we got it. >> let's go. let's do this. >> let's go party. >> so that was actually the situation. the photo showing the -- how we made it all happen. but yeah, that's how the network thinks i was -- >> here i was thinking you were home in bed sick. >> i actually wasn't at all. sorry, not sorry. >> all right. on to a man who was way too busy to be pulling any of these pranks. bryan also known as the unipiper has made a name for himself by being able to play the bag pipes and ride a unicycle. now he's playing the bag pipes while shoveling the street while wearing a darth vader costume. also the bag pipes are on fire. we're going to file this under only in portland. >> portland just got their big snowfall in a long time, so he's like i'll just put this out there. there's nothing like doing downward dog while having a little bit of a -- is it dog with the beer? yeah. yeah. >> talk about multitasking. >> this is beer yoga. it is a real thing. so this is germany's beer yoga which builds itself as the marriage of two great loves, beer and yoga. both are centuries old therapies for mind, body, soul. yeah. let's -- i think you got it. >> am i doing it? >> no, you have to like down -- is that like a sobriety check? this morning on "wor this this morning on "world news now," a replacement plan for the affordable care act is on the horizon. republican lawmakers saying they will roll it out next week. this confirms how many millions of americans can be effected. and two sisters missing since 1985. they've been found alive 2,000 miles away from their rhode island home. the tip that led investigators to a house in texas and landed their mother in jail. and new this half hour, why live streaming in the locker room might not be the best idea. >> the steelers' star receiver that got an earful from his coach after sharing the colorful language during the victory celebration. >> and chris brown sends a direct message ahead of their much hyped boxing match. find out who's been secretly training brown and why he might need to call in that favor to superman. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> so many older folks now checking their facebook to try to figure out to figure out who is this soldier boy and why would he get into a fight, a military person? >> no. why would he fight after honoring our country? >> we're just going to let that one breathe for a while and let everyone run to google while we continue the newscast and we'll get to it eventually. we're talking about another fight that's about to take place on capitol hill in the meantime. republicans struggle to unite behind a single plan to replace obamacare. two republicans have come up with a plan they say would allow states to keep the affordable care act or choose from other options, but what those options will be are still not clear. mary bruce has more on what's in store for today. >> reporter: a showdown is brewing over the man trump has picked to lead the charge and replace obamacare. >> on the eve of his first big test questions are growing about congressman tom price. after he purchased up to $15,000 in stock in a medical device company and then just days later introduced a bill that would have benefitted that same company. a stock purchase the transition team says was made by an independent broker without price's knowledge. >> if he knew about it, it could very well be a violation of the law. >> reporter: price, a former surgeon is one of the only republicans to put forth legislation to replace obamacare. but according to a new report from the independent congressional budget office, 18 million americans could lose their coverage in the first year unless an alternative is put in place. republicans are pushing back. >> you still have no concrete plan for replacement. >> well, of course we will have a concrete plan for replacement. >> reporter: the president-elect says he's close to completing a plan to provide insurance for everybody, but he hasn't provided any details. across the country, signs of uncertainty. in colorado a meeting with congressman voicing their concerns. and three democratic senators are calling for tom price's congressional hearings to be delayed until they can resolve these questions about his finances. but as of now, that first hearing still a go for later this morning. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. well, the president-elect made a quick trip to washington last night for a preinaugural black tie dinner. trump addressed a crowd of diplomats and incoming white house staffers and he talked about his big win and claimed people are predicting record crowds at his inauguration. he also joked about rex tillerson. >> he goes into another country, takes the oil. it's tough dealing with these politicians. right? >> well, trump also added that he had great respect for other countries and for the world. the dinner was a first chance for many in washington's diplomatic community to meet his cabinet appointees. russia's president claims the obama administration is spreading false rumors to undermine the president-elect's legitimacy. he also denied collecting compromising information on trump. white house press secretary said it seems as though putin received a copy of the trump team's talking points. now to some reports that we're working to confirm that former president george h.w. bush is being treated at a houston hospital. >> he's said to be in stable condition. we don't know why he was rushed to the hospital. he was last seen in public a few days ago at the texans' game. more info on this as we get it. and former army intelligence officer chelsea manning will be released from prison in may now that president obama has commuted her 35-year sentence for giving u.s. secrets to wikileaks. manning has been convicted in a military court and was held in a men's prison where she attempted suicide twice last year. manning asked the president for clemency last november. >> we had no indication of -- of if or when we would be hearing from the white house regarding chelsea manning's application. we learned this afternoon along with everyone else and it was a very -- it was a very thrilling and hopeful moment for us. >> but war veteran senator john mccain disagrees. he claims commuting manning's sentence will undermine military discipline and encourage further acts of espionage. house speaker paul ryan calls president obama's move just outrageous. the hunt for a suspected cop killer in central florida is now over. loyd was wanted for shooting orlando officer debra clayton and for killing his pregnant ex- girlfriend. he was taken into custody last night after being found in an abandoned house. police were able to trace the text messages he sent from his phone. the police chief spoke with officer clayton's husband. >> he was relieved and happy, but also upset to know that he was arrested right around the corner from debra's mother's house. >> well, the police chief says they put the late officer's handcuffs on loyd when he was taken into custody. walmart is now hiring. the largest retailer says it's adding 10,000 jobs as it opens new stores across the country. those plans will generate 24,000 construction jobs. president-elect trump is praising that move. and lowe's has laid off thousands. the layoffs affect 2,400 employees which is less than 1% of the work force there. san diego is keeping it classy, you might say. u-haul might be the best way for the chargers to get to los angeles. more than two dozen moving companies in the chargers' current and future homes are refusing to help the team reach los angeles. businesses in san diego have even created a website, we won't move you chargers.com. amazingly that url was available. with the message, dear chargers, we won't move you to los angeles just in case it wasn't clear to you what they won't do. >> ouch. >> pittsburgh, the steelers' star antonio brown is apologizing for live streaming a video from inside the locker room. the video included mike tomlin using some salty language about the patriots who pittsburgh plays on sunday in the afc championship game. tomlin says brown will be punished by the team and while speaking to reporters he had some sharp words for brown. >> it was foolish of him to do that. it was selfish of him to do that and 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"the skinny" is up next. >> world news now continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ ♪ time now for "the skinny" and we are keeping the party going for betty white because she just turned 95. >> happy birthday, betty white. the world is still talking about how the tv icon is just as cool as ever. sitting down for an exclusive interview with katie couric, white confessed she doesn't feel 95 at all. >> she's been on tv almost since tv was invented. appearing on the tonight show with johnny carson as adam and eve divorcing. >> i want what's coming to me and another thing, you don't trust me. >> that's something i wanted to ask you about, eve. was i the first? >> how can you ask such a ridiculous question? >> just the way the snake keeps winking at me. >> that is great. the throwback, and some of her funniest moments in sharptown, from the mary tyler moore show and rose from the golden girls. >> we're early, aren't we? >> no, not a bit. >> yes, we are, dear. you go ahead and finish putting on your makeup. >> i have finished putting on my makeup. >> well, suit yourself. >> you know what he has under that trench coat? >> a wrench? >> that's what mother called it. >> i could watch betty white clips for the rest of the day. white told katie couric that she is totally up for a golden girls remake. >> the other three members aren't. >> we would wish that would happen. next to what is already promising to be one of the most outrageous super bowl shows ever. >> lady gaga is planning to tear open the roof of the stadium. lady gaga singing from the top of the stadium dome. lawyers and technicians are now trying to figure out how to make this whole ambitious plan work. they've drawn up multiple plans on getting her on to the roof safely including cutting a hole in the dome's ceiling. >> another plan is to air lift her to the roof top. regardless, insiders say her team is worried but she's reportedly all for it and pushing to do it. >> i say that would be great. >> maybe if they raise the roof a little bit. >> just as long as the roof is not on fire. the roof, the roof -- okay. no, raise the roof. >> okay. we get it. next we have a highly anticipated boxing match between two men who don't box. >> we are talking about singer chris brown and rapper soulja boy. the two have agreed to settle their differences by getting into the ring. floyd mayweather was going to promote that fight by soulja boy says he's going to do it all himself. he's even going to sell the tickets. >> he doesn't need a promoter and to make matters worse, there's a new dis track aimed at him. this one features various boxing experts and sports commentators, well, not really, just a whole lot of hot women. >> but there's a twist at the end. you see that the man who's really behind those lyrics is iron mike tyson and he drops the bomb on soulja boy that he has been training chris brown. it's so weird. yesterday we did a story on walnuts. and i just happened to have walnuts at the desk and look what i just happen to have sitting here next to me. >> are we going at it? 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>> we fell in lust on the show. so you think you're in love, but really, really you don't know that person. when you get engaged you probably spent a total of 72 hours with that person. we went back into the real world and we realized we weren't right for each other. >> do you still talk to each other? >> no, we don't keep in touch. why would you? do you keep in touch with your ex- girlfriend? >> no comment. >> oh! >> and we're out of time. >> nick got a little hot under the collar there. >> he got in trouble. >> he got nervous. >> he making news in america this wednesday morning, breaking right now, a health scare for former president george h.w. bush. the 92-year-old hospitalized overnight. the details on his condition just coming in. inauguration events are under way. donald trump becomes president in two days, but he's already made a stop in washington attending a dinner overnight. hear what he said to the crowd about his cabinet picks. an abc news exclusive. the 18-year-old taken from the hospital as an infant talking about her new life after uncovering her true identity. plus, new details about the woman accused of kidnapping her as she's extradited to florida. and the fireball seen from miles. see what caused this massive explosion.

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