The case sparked by a backfiring car, believed to be gunfire. And officers mistakenly thinking the suspects were shooting at them. It was obvious a rush to judgment was the worst possible way to handle an incident this complex. Authorities dont know the why russell didnt stop but the officers were cited for joining the chase and leaving the city without permission. One officer stood trial after jumping on the suspects car and firing 15 shots. He said he fired fearing for his life. I thought we would be shot and be killed. And was acquitted of manslaughter. The Police Union President is vowing to fight the firings, calling move unbelievable and politically motivated. Elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. President obama is calling for speeding up research to diagnosis, prevent and treat zika virus. He met with the top health and secure officials yesterday in the situation room. Officials financials suspect it defects in brazill. They have recommended praeg woman to postpone trips to the cravian and south america affected by the zika vice disease outbreaks. Some companies are donating bottled water to flint, michigan, walmart joining coke and pepsi. The company says they will provide up to 6. 5 million bot ols of water for flints children. Some music stars have also donated water. Blake griffin apologizing this morning after breaking his hand following a fight with a team staffer. Griffin hurt himself when he punched a member of the teams equipment staff outside a toronto restaurant. He is expected to miss at least four to six weeks. Coach doc rivers says this sort of stuff shouldnt happen and the team may actually penalize griffin. Well turn to baseball now. The strike zone may be getting a lift. Commissioner rob manfred says Major League Baseball is looking the strike zone. Not much from the hollow beneath the kneecap to the top of the kneecap. Thats where it was till ten years ago. Its only a couple of inches but offense has been slumping for the past 15 years or so. And there was a special wrestling match in the boston area, an undefeated High School Wrestler against a special needs studio. The video getting a lot of attention. Devin shoe cois one of the top High School Wrestlers in massachusetts but now theres a las loss on his record but a victory for everyone else. Devin just proved there that its never wrong to do the right thing. If i had to lose to someone, id like to lose to andy. Booking. Devins opponent andy howland was thrilled with the victory. Hes been wrestling competitively for seven years. Either. Great to see that. I love it. All right. Coming up, russia joins the fight in the war against isis. Allying itself with syrian president bashar assad. Terry moran takes us inside the fighting giving us a rare view from the front lines. Mainstay. 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Leaders as opposed to president Assad Bashar Al Assad say they havent decided whether to go accusing the United States of adopting unacceptable iranian and russian ideas on solving the conflict. Police in denmark will now be able to seize valuables worth more than 1500 from Asylum Seekers to help cover their housing and food costs. While their cases are being processed. The United Nations condemned the new law saying refugees deserved compassion. Turning now to the heart of the crisis. The brutal civil war in syria and russia joining the fight in the war against isis aligning itself with syrias besieged leader assad. This morning in an abc news exclusive, terry moran is on the front lines with a rare view inside a Russian Armored personnel carrier. Reporter the vil of which battle two weeks ago. Theres almost nothing left here. We walk the streets past the ruins. For three years, rebels against the government of syrian president Bashar Al Assad controlled this strategic village until russian air power arrived. So you came in on the ground and the russians were in the sky . Yes. And now this is syria. Yes. Salma is ours. Reporter salma is yours. Its now in its fifth year, a quarter Million People have been killed here. Millions of refugees and in this chaos, isis was born. And now the russians are here. And they are all in. More than 200 russian air strikes boosted the syrian troops here and the battle continues. The is sir s troops took this town and we can still hear mortar fire, small arms fire. Those are the front lines a few miles away. In the threemonths since russia joined the fighting, their forces have turned the tide of battle. Massive air strikes have pulverized rebels and bolstered the assad regime. A close moscow ali. We went to sea on board a russian destroyers, sailed out into the mediterranean and saw how much firepower moscow committed to the effort. Cruise missiles on board, it not only is supporting the Russian Campaign in syria, its sending a signal to the rest of the world about the russian navys modern capabilities. At the main Russian Air Base in syria, jets are roorg day and night. The perimeter bristling with helicopter gun ships. This is the tip of the spear of the russians tell us theyve thrown more than 5,000 sorties from this base striking 10,000 targets. The massive russian commitment here and the way its rapidly shape add the battlefield stand in sharp contrast to president obamas years of caution. Even after declaring that assad needs to go. Reporter but the u. S. , britain and others say russia is helping the assad regime a lot more than theyre fighting isis and they accuse their forces of is diskrim nat attacks that killed hundreds of civilians. We saw russians loading socalled dumb bombs, unguided munitions, very inaccurate, lots of potential for collateral damage. When i spoke with the russian general konashenkov, he scornfully dismissed the charge. What civilian facilities are you talking about . These are powerful groups of terrorists. One thing is clear. There is a new reality in the syrian war and it speaks terry moran, abc news, salma, syria. Fascinating. I remember the white house officials when the russians first launched this offensive as terry mentioned saying good luck. And things have turned around 180 degrees since they launch this had offensive at least for president assads regime there. Theres been such talk is he going to step down, and tuesday, the Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov of rove had to fight off talk from reporters saying, no, there was a former chief of intelligence, there were some rumors he asked assad to step down. He said theres nothing true to that. Its been such a long draw on this war over there. Its heart breaking, i think about the children all the time over there. Can you believe its been syria. The flood of refugees continues though no matter where the tide is on that fight. So true. Coming up, remembering a television legend. Hes been a hollywood this morning we remember actor abe vigoda. Youre watching abc world news now. Tt0w tw i 4 2 t tt0w tw i el 8 8 tt0w tw i ed \ tt0w tw i 8h ] tt0w tw i kzhc2\ tt0w tw i nh6[p tt0w tw i 0ph okay, so among those jazzy strains of 70s sitcom theme songs, Barney Miller was likely one of the most recognizable. Abe vigoda became a persona larger than any of his own characters. Hes died. Abcs david wright looks back on his il trus lustrious career. If anyone wants to arrange a meeting reporter his most famous role was sal tessio, the mobster who ends up betraying michael corleone. Like. Arrange security. Sicilian. He was a russian jew. A theater actor, he went on to stardom on abcs Barney Miller. As the curmudgeonly detective fish. In an emergency you would be the first one i would call. You should call me first. I need time to put my teeth in. Oddly, i have go da spent years fight agurban legend he had already died. The rumor is that he died. Abe is there in the control room . He is. Reporter thats him on David Lettermans show in 1988. Reporter abe vigoda was 94. David wright, abc news, new york. Quite a legend. He also performed on and off broadway, just really, really incredible man. All right. Coming up, the countdown top valentines day. Oh. Love in all the wrong places, could one of those places be the workplace . Really . Yeah, youre watching an abcs world news now. Like the news room . A Fabulous Garden Party for her birthday. So i mowed the lawn, i thought i got everything. Almost everything you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to 13,000. 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Reporter jaclyn smith and now husbander tile ear mcgee were together for four years when tyler took a job at her company where she no longer works, finding his desk right next to his girlfriends. Eight floors of a building, you didnt expect to be sitting 15 feet away from her. Reporter the couple choosing to keep their relationship private from coworkers. We were worried what people might think or say. Reporter the Business Insider editor says there were several steps they took to keep their work and personal lives separate. You should always check the Company Policy before you start an office romance. We werent showing up and leaving at the same time. And to be frank, we rarely reporter the couple also kept their loveydovey messages off their business emails and cell phones. Another important consideration, keeping their love quarles out of the office. Now, happily married for four months, jacqueline and tyler say their relationship is a testament to making an Office Relationship work. I ended up leaving the company and going to work somewhere else. And we stayed together and a few years later i proposed. Yeah. The rest is history. Rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. So is it a good idea . Well, you know, love is blind. What does that say . That means it can happen anywhere. Actually, i see it happen a lot in the news rooms. Yeah. Especially late at night around this hour. Just saying. No. Why did our floor director leave during this conversation . Were going to investigate. I dont know. In morning on world news now, sitting it out. Donald trump saying he will not be participating in tomorrows debate. The last before the first votes of the president ial election, but can he really resist . Oo break is news from oregon. The standoff with militia men deadly overnight. Killed. Others arrested. The latest just ahead. On the edge, the california town teeter anning on a cliff and the residents forced out but some refusing to leave their homes even though they could moment. And super commercials. Bowl. If youre not into football, then maybe this years crop of ads will work for you. Well follow the tear jerker trend of last year. Its wednesday, january 27th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Hey, everyone. Good morning. Im reena ninan. And im kendis gibson. Do we remember last years super bowl ads. I dont remember it being a tear jerker but i also fell asleep the first quarter. Of the super bowl . When youre working a shift sometimes you fall asleep at inopportune moments. Like just before the end of the Fourth Quarter of last years super bowl. I there i woke up for that. We look forward to the super bowl ads this year. Hopefully they go more fun than last year. Fingersed crossed. It was not a fun night at news corp. Fox head quarters. Yeah. Roger ailes and murdoch probably had a lot of fun conversations. Would have been a good reality show. Like whats happening behind the scenes . Yes. Debate and its now official. Donald trump says he will definitely not take part in tomorrow nights debate on fox. Trumps main problem . He says is fox news anchor megyn kelly who will be one of the debate moderators. Trump says kelly is a third rate reporter and says hell hold his own event to raise money for wounded veterans. In the meantime, a new poll shows donald trump in the lead nationally among republicans with 37 . Ted cruz with 21 and marco rubio with 11 but on the democratic side, the numbers are much closer. Were going to get the very latest on all of this right now. Abcs brandi hitt on the case. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next president of the United States, donald trump. I an bombshell from donald trump just days before the iowa caucuses. Lets see how much money fox is going to make on the debate without me. Okay . Trumps campaign now confirming he is bailing out of thursdays Republican Debate in moderator megyn kelly who sparred with trump back in august. Your twitter account has several disprarnlging comments about womens looks. Senator ted cruz saying the frontrunner dropping out of the debate shows a lack of respect for voters and he issued this challenge. If hes unwilling to on the debate stage with the other candidates, then i would like to invite donald right now to engage in a oneonone debate with me anytime between now and the iowa caucuses. Reporter still, the republican frontrunner continues to pull in conservative endorse ps including arizonas famous tough talking Sheriff Joe Arpaio even as his opponents attack. You dont think hes a christian. I dont know what he is. On the democratic side, both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clintons campaigns are energized. And also concerned about voter we will win here in iowa if the voter turnout is high. If you go to the caucus on monday night and stand up for me there, i will work my heart out for you as your president. Brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. We want to get to breaking news from oregon where theres been a deadly confrontation between armed militants and the fbi. Gunfire erupted during a trafc stop outside the wildlife refuge where the militants had been localed up. Killed in a hail of bullets w