this morning on "world news now," 25 million cases of covid in the u.s. and climbing. this morning on "world news now," 25 million cases of covid in the u.s. and climbing. >> but there is a new glimmer of hope, even as new variants continue to spread. plus, new reporting overnight about stimulus checks for millions of americans. the impeachment trial of former president trump moving forward today even as more republicans say it should be canceled. and the incredible rescue. we're hearing from an amazon driver who found a five month old baby on the side of the road. and the loss of a legend. so many are remembering larry king. from his final interview, hear how he wanted to be remembered, plus the time the dalai lama made fun of him. it's monday, january 25th. from abc news, this is "world news now." we say good morning to you on this monday, and it's great

to have kyra phillips in for mona kosar abdi. hey, my friend. you're awake. you're here. >> should i add to the singing like you do? >> no, no, no. >> a little rise and shine? >> kyra, i always say, i've been dreaming of this moment to have you here. >> kenneth. >> but i will say i've had a lot of women that i've sat next to. >> uh-oh. >> and i want to say congratulations, because you are number 20 for kenneth moton, everyone! >> and i feel 20! i feel 20! >> congratulations. these are all the women. >> boy, you are quite the ladies' man. >> well, you know, you know. >> what has happened to all these women? do i need to worry? >> janai, maggie, diane. you are number 20 for my time here on "world news now." i love the music, everyone. >> who's the best kisser.

>> look. >> pucker up. >> i've made this joke off camera, i can't believe i'm making it now. you've heard me say this. i actually have sat next to more women than the lord ever intended me to. >> praise god. good to be here. >> congratulations. number 20. >> i feel 20. >> yes. >> kind of like i'm back in college, like i said, up all night studying for the exams. fresh. >> it is great to have you here, number 20, and i will say, i have appreciated every single last one. you all mean the world to me, and you're all special. all right. let's get to some news. we begin this hour with the biden administration scrambling to combat the coronavirus. >> deaths and hospitalizations are still being reported in alarming numbers but are finally starting to dip. there are currently more than 110,000 people in the hospital with covid-19, the lowest since mid-december. >> now moderate lawmakers from

both parties are calling for stimulus checks to be more targeted for americans who need them the most, raising concerns in a call with white house officials about the nearly $2 trillion price tag of the president's proposal. here's abc's andrew dymburt. >> reporter: the u.s. surpassing a staggering milestone over the weekend. 25 million confirmed cases of covid-19, 5 million since january 1st. more than 418,000 lives lost. president biden issuing a new covid-19 travel ban blocking most non-u.s. citizens traveling from south africa after a new variation of the virus has begun to spread around the world. he's reinstating the ban on travelers from brazil, ireland, and 26 european countries after former president trump sought to end the ban. the variant of the virus dented in at least 23 states. the virus is basically telling us that it's gone to continue to change and we have to be ready for it.

>> reporter: the president has promised 100 million doses of vaccines in 100 days. over the past week, the country is averaging about 1.1 million doses per day. >> we've got to try our best to control this. the vaccine is our best tool right now. >> biden using his executive authority to ramp up production and distribution efforts. >> this is a war-time undertaking. >> directing fema to establish 100 vaccination sites in the country in the next month and employing the defense production act to order private companies to manufacture specialized syringes to get more doses out of vials. governor murphy on cnn. >> we are getting about 100,000 doses a week. a little more than that. we could probably take 200,000 or 300,000 easily. >> but the administration struggling to assess how much supply is available. >> the fact that we don't know

today, five days into this administration and weeks into planning how much vaccine we have just gives you a sense with the challenges we've been left with. >> over the weekend, the u.s. finally administering the 20 millionth dose. three and a half weeks after the former administration's original target date. andrew dymburt, abc news, washington. >> frustration is mounting across the country from americans over long waits for their vaccine doses. i spoke earlier with dr. raufry. >> the new director of the cdc which was plagued with problems under the trump administration said sunday the federal government even aware of how much vaccine the u.s. currently has. people would ask how much is that possible? >> it's hard to say exactly what went wrong with the prior administration except that they really focussed on allowing states to take more control,

which led to the federal government not having oversight over the entire process. i'm hopeful with the biden administration's plan for the federal government to take a larger role in distribution that we'll have a better idea soon. >> president biden is imposing more travel bans because of concerns that those new mutations of the virus from the uk and south africa may be more deadly than we thought. how concerned are you about these new mutations right now? >> well, the scientific community is still learning about the mutations. i will state that mutations are not unexpected. something we knew that like all viruses would occur. the key to controlling mutations is controlling the spread of the virus. i'm not overly concerned about the current mutations, but we really need to stop the spread of the virus so that future virus particles don't mutate into something more concerning. >> dr. ravi, thank you. we'll take it. >> thank you, kenneth. and today in washington, house managers will walk to the senate to hand deliver the article of impeachment against former president trump. some republicans say the trial should be canceled, because trump is already out of office. but democrats insist the president's actions have left

them with no choice. abc's rachel scott has more. >> reporter: democrats say they have even more evidence to add to their case against former president donald trump. he is charged with incitement of insurrection after he told his supporters to march to the capitol. >> we're going to walk down, and i'll be there with you. make no mistake, this election was stolen from you, from me, from the country. >> this is a big lie that had been propagated for months by the president. this was not a slip of the tongue. he knew exactly what he was doing and the outcome was deadly. >> reporter: new reports in "the wall street journal" about his desperate attempts to hang on to the white house may bolster the arguments. house impeachment manager eric swalwell announcing the time frame, the president scheming to replace the doj member. the former president also tried to push the justice department to go directly to the supreme court to challenge joe biden's victory. the justice department has not commented on the report, and trump has not addressed these

specific allegations against him. 17 republicans are needed to join all democrats to convict trl mo pnt sinceru f the white house. >> i think the trial is stupid. it's counter productive. we already have a flaming fire in the country. and it's like taking a bunch of gasoline and pouring it on top of the fire. >> reporter: the trial will not start for another two weeks. we're looking at the week of february 8. this is a delay that both sides agreed to. it will give democrats more time to prepare his defense. rachel scott, abc news, capitol hill. >> and our thanks to rachel. at least two people were injured after a police car plowed through a crowd gathered for street racing in tacoma,

washington. we want to warn you, this is difficult to watch. authorities say that the officer feared for his safety. he tried to back the car up but was unable to do so because of the crowd. he drove forward, striking at least two people. that officer, a member of the force for nearly 30 years has been placed on paid administrative leave. one person has been released in the hospital so far. wicked weather is coming to much of the nation. a snowstorm is battering the midwest and moving east. several inches of snow could hit the nation's mid section, along with several feet in california. southern california could see several inches of rain and flash flooding. the early weather forecast looks good for super bowl lv. as tom brady and patrick mahomes meet in the post season for the third straight year. >> brady's first year in tampa leads to his tenth year to make a super bowl appearance.

meantime, mahomes makes his second appearance. fans for both teams are ecstatic including this dad and his young son in tampa. the buccaneers will be the first team to play a super bowl in their home stadium. let's be really careful with the son. that's making me a little nervous. >> the moms are like be careful, and the dads are literally throwing the children all the way into the air. they were celebrating overnight in their respective cities. they can't wait in tompa. tompa bay. you've got patrick mahomes, the youngest and brady, who is the most-seasoned. >> and he's what, 40 years old? give me a break. >> mahomes was 6. >> i'm totally out to pasture. if 40 is old. i'm just missing the packers. did i tell you i'm missing the packers? >> you did. >> i miss green bay.

>> she's got a good story about brett favre, when he was a rookie. >> yes, remember that guy? way back when? coming up, the latest gadgets from the consumer electronics show. >> you don't want to talk about brett favre? plus, the amazing carjacking rescue in texas. this amazon driver helped reunite a 5 month old baby boy left on the side of the road with his mother. plus, remembering larry king. you're watching "world news now." king. you're watching "world news now." took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. it's just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, it's helped over a million americans. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home. it's a loan, like any other. big difference is how you pay it back.

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that's my wife. >> oh, much younger. >> she's much younger, yes. >> looks like your daughter. >> we are remembering larry king this morning. that's the broadcaster there with the dalai lama. one of thousands of interviews during his incredible career. he spent more than 50 years behind the microphone. his death saturday at the age of 87 ended a career with questions from everyone from presidents to movie stars.

in one of king's final interviews, he spoke about how he'd like to be remembered. >> he led a life of information and entertainment, and he had as much fun working with comics as he did working with presidents. >> funeral arrangements have not been announced. king was still working up until his death. he described work as quote, the easiest thing i do. and i know kyra, formerly of cnn, you had a chance to work with him. >> i did. i worked with him for more than 20 years. i had the honor to fill in for him a few times. i tell you what, getting behind that microphone and that set, you know you've hit the big time when you fill in for larry king. one thing he said i'll never forget when he was talking about his interview style, he said kyra, always be a good listener. >> just incredible. love it. when we come back, our giz wiz. wiz. wiz. come back, our giz wiz.

♪ ♪ welcome back. the pandemic has forced one of our favorite annual events into cyberspace, but that hasn't stopped this year's consumer electronics show from showing us the gadgets we never knew we wanted. our own giz wiz, dick debartolo

is here with his favorites. dick, good morning. >> good morning. and i do have some fun stuff. it seems we're going to be wearing face masks for a long time, so here's a very friendly face mask. >> introduce mask phone, with build in speakers and microphone to make answering calls or listening to music a seamless transition wherever your life takes you. environmental noise cancellation features suppresses background noise. while voice projection enhances your voice for clear, quality calls. >> okay, not bad. okay, we're all inside because of lockdowns, quarantines. samsung bot handy, what is that? >> this is so great. there are robots every year at ces, but this one is really handy. watch what he can do. >> bot handy uses ai to understand objects, like a glass cup or ceramic plate. taking note of their shape and materials to work as your trusted partner. bot handy can move around and do

things like set the table. >> that is a bot and it's handy. what is the price tag on that? >> it's still a progress in work. i have no idea. >> also for the home, koehler stillness bath? >> this is the ultimate bath. take look at this. it starts with water filling from the bottom of the tub, overflowing into the wooden moat, to create a soothing sound. full spectrum lighting surrounds the bath as fog or mist envelopes the surface of the stillness bath. finally, essential oils can be added to emit invigorating aromas to soothe the fact that this will cost $16,000. >> whoa, 16k? but if it comes with that lovely dick soothing narration voice

there, i'll take. >> okay, great. and fog. so if that's too much money and you just have a shower, here's a way to have a bluetooth speaker in your shower. before the flow from your shower reaches the showerhead it rotates an internal impeller. which is connected to a generator that charges the battery. when the water flows it starts to charge. even when the shower is off, the internal battery allows for up to ten hours in speaker use. in addition to being powered by renewable energy, the plastic components in shower power are made from 100% ocean recycled plastic, with more than 15 bottles in every speaker. >> environmentally friendly. that's not bad, dick. >> no, i think it's a good idea. >> dick, you brought some good ones this morning. >> thank you. >> for these and other top offerings at this year's consumer electronics show, visit dick's website at gizwiz.biz. thank you so much. we appreciate it.

>> thank you, sir. take care. >> we'll be right back. >> we'll be right back. ate it. >> thank you, sir. take care. >> we'll be right back. tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. learn how homeowners are strategically using a reverse mortgage loan to cover expenses, pay for healthcare, preserve your portfolio, and so much more. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home. it's a loan, like any other.

big difference is how you pay it back. find out how reverse mortgages really work with aag's free, no-obligation reverse mortgage guide. with a reverse mortgage, you can pay whatever you can, when it works for you, or, you can wait, and pay it off in one lump sum when you leave your home. discover the option that's best for you. call today and find out more. i'm proud to be part of aag, i trust 'em, i think you can too.

time for the mix. >> and we start with an incredible rescue in texas. we're hearing from an amazon driver in houston now who helped reunite a 5 month old with the child's mother after finding the baby on the side of the road. >> what? >> the infant was left there by a carjacker last monday. juan carlos flores brought the little boy to a nearby home and flagged down police who had been looking for the baby. >> and they came like about five, ten cars of police and the mom crying and everything is happening to me i think in my jobs. >> i love it. the carjacking suspect still on the loose.

police say home surveillance camera captured the man leaving the baby in its carrier at the side of the road. >> so thankful that the baby is okay. wow, some scary moments there. let's switch it up. you know that gymnast from ucla, she's done it again with a incredible floor routine. we saw this over the weekend. highlighting it for you on this monday morning. remember, she did. beyonce-inspired floor routine last year. this one included kendrick lamar, beyonce, megan thee stallion, missy elliott, tupac, among others. just incredible. >> she's changing the game. i mean. >> look at her. >> she is completely changing it up. >> that's really cool. go nia, go nia. what else we got? >> should we talk about a bad date, a really bad date? >> let's do it. this is a good date. >> don't ever -- yes, our date,

fantastic. i will not be distracted. so this young man and woman go out. she's thinking they're having a great time. until she sees in the reflection of his glasses that he's looking at the dating app bumble. apparently not having a good time. >> no! >> not having a good time. >> why would he do that? >> clearly not having a good time. >> oh, no! >> yes. >> she outed him. she took the video, outed him, almost 500,000 views. my guess is he's not going to find a date anytime soon. >> probably not. hopefully he'll find somebody more interesting, i guess. i mean, i'm not trying to blame her. on to the next one. do you even know these dating apps by the way? >> no. i'm old school. blind date was the worst experience i had. >> shout out to john roberts, everyone. >> there you go. i'm not going anywhere. he's my only date till death do

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this morning on "world news now," the biden administration begins new travel bans aimed at stopping the spread of new covid variants even as cases decline across the country. plus, new reporting on covid relief, the $1400 checks for most americans. and the major sports team using dogs to sniff for signs of the virus. breaking overnight, sarah sanders set to make a big announcement about her future, two years after leaving the white house. she appears ready to get back into politics. caught on camera. a car flying off a highway overpass. first responders rushing to pull the driver out. what happened next. an nfl season like no other, but with a familiar ending. tom brady's headed back to the

super bowl. and in the skinny, miley cyrus will also be at the super bowl. plus the weekend concert in bubbles and the big news about adele. it's monday, january 25th. from abc news, this is "world news now." good monday morning, everyone. we know who's going to be in the super bowl, so why do i feel like the champion this morning? because look who we have got everyone, it is the one, the only, legendary investigative correspondent kyra phillips, everyone. welcome to "world news now." >> oh, my gosh, kenneth, holy cow. i'm starting to sweat now. >> wake up, my friend. >> i feel like i'm back in college, up all night to do the exams. remember that? >> yes, but there's no, what's that guy's name, the loud one. you got me now. yes, kyra phillips in the house. friends, it is incredible to have you here, because i always say this, and i hope i don't embarrass you.

legend, legendary kyra phillips, on cnn, do you remember when she was on cnn, everyone? yes, that's right, that kyra phillips right there. the hair color changed just a touch, right? >> oh, my gosh. >> still looking as good as ever. look. >> did you pick this segment? i remember he took me to the floor. yes, he took me to the floor. >> kyra, please don't do that to me. we do some wacky things here on "world news now," but don't do that to me. it's so great to have you here. i always say, kyra, this is a woman who broke barriers, still settstnd her to be next to me, who do very to pay for this. this is incredible. >> it's an honor to be next to you. you know how much respect i have for you personally and

professionally. and also you're an amazing grandson, you channel your grandfather on a daily basis. i know how much you love grandpa james. >> thank you for that, thank you so much. it's great to have you here again, and we're going to have some fun, but i think we should get to some news before they start screaming at us in our ear. >> let's do it. let's start with new coronavirus travel restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus variants. >> president biden plans to band non-u.s. citizens from entering from south africa and he's extending a ban on travel from much of europe. overnight, the president of mexico announced that he's tested positive for covid-19 after down playing the virus and refusing to wear a mask. president lopez obrador says he's being treated for mild symptoms. >> so far, there are more than 25 million confirmed cases of the virus across the u.s. nearly 420,000 americans have died. more than 21.8 million have been vaccinated, amid ongoing challenges with distribution. this morning, a new glimmer of hope in the pandemic. covid cases are now declining across all regions of the country and hospitalizations are

the lowest since december 14th. >> i think the next four weeks will really tell a lot, whether that dip is a temporary dip from the highs after the holidays or we can sustain that downward trajectory to improve our nation. >> now president biden is issuing a new travel ban, restricting travel from south africa as well as re-imposing the travel ban from brazil, and 26 european countries. as variants of the virus from south africa continue to spread around the world. >> the virus is basically telling us that it's going to continue to change. and we've got to be ready for it. >> it comes as the white house faces growing pushback after unveiling its $1.9 trillion relief plan. it would include another round of payments to most americans, this time for $1400. although they say they're open to putting more money in americans' pockets, many senate republicans are worried ed about the bill's overall price tag. >> i believe the economy's going to come roaring back, and spending and borrowing trillions of dollars from the chinese

among others is not necessarily the best thing we can do to get our economy strong long term. >> the bill includes $160 billion for vaccine distribution. this weekend the u.s. passed 20 million shots administered, a number the trump administration promised to reach in december. but some states are forced to cancel appointments because supplies are running out. the new cdc director acknowledges they're not even sure how much vaccine is out there right now. >> the fact that we don't know today, five days into this administration and weeks into planning how much vaccine we have just gives you a sense of the challenges we've been left with. >> key figures from the start of the pandemic are opening up about president trump's coronavirus task force. in a candid interview with the "new york times," dr. anthony fauci says, despite clashing with trump, he never considered

resigning. dr. fauci tells the "times," i always felt if i did walk away the skunk at the picnic would no longer be at the picnic, adding he couldn't resign because someone had to push back from the nonsense being spouted bit administration. dr. deborah birx going farther saying that president trump presented graphs last year that she never made. >> i saw the president presenting graphs that i never made. i know what i sent up. and i know that what was in his hands was different from that. >> and miami heat has a new covid security strategy. the team will use specially-trained dogs to sniff fans for the virus. the fda has not signed off on whether using dogs is an effective way to screen. president biden is expected to sign an executive order repealing restrictions on transgender people serving in the military. the obama administration lifted the previous ban in 2016, but president trump largely reversed the policy in 2017. it's unclear how many transgender people actually serve in the military, but it could be as high as 15,000. house democrats are hours away from delivering a single article of impeachment to the

senate. former president trump is set to face trial the week of february 8th. a growing number of republican senators are making the argument that impeachment is needless since trump is now out of office. democrats say he must be held accountable. they'll need doing joined by at least 17 republicans to get a conviction. and former white house press secretary sarah sanders is set to launch her bid for governor of arkansas today. sanders has been expected to make a run for the job since leaving the white house in 2019. her father, governor mike huckabee, led the state for more than a decade. the election is scheduled for november 2022. crews are working overnight to restore power in a cincinnati neighborhood after a train left the tracks and knocked down power lines. seven cars of a csx train left the tracks yesterday and spilled 1,000 gallons of diesel and knocked down power lines. no one was hurt. the cause is under investigation. turning now to weather and a four-letter word that's rarely uttered in malibu, california, snow. >> probably a lot of other

four-letter words as well. this is not typical for malibu, california, folks. usually it's sunny beaches, surfing, warm temperatures. but over the weekend, this was the scene in the hills of malibu. drivers stopped and parked the cars to marvel at the white some snapped pictures, others played in it. the last snow in malibu, 14 years ago. >> wait, aren't you from southern california? >> yes, i am, and i don't ever remember snow in malibu. i remember some pretty darn good seafood along the beach, but not snow. >> wow. just incredible. you also, didn't you go to the other -- >> oh. >> usc? >> are we going to get into the rival. >> didn't you get into the other, because i'm like -- >> excuse me, it's university of southern california, thank you very much. >> it's the university of south carolina, the real usc. we can fight about that all morning long. >> we really love each other. >> we really do. coming up, helping deployed troops care for their pets here at home. plus, the super bowl matchup is set.

it will be tom brady again, facing off against a quarterback who was in the first grade the year brady won the first super bowl. lo iselrating 2years of ♪ love don't cost a thing ♪ with her own reboot. >> that's pretty good. >> give me a little j. lo. >> they're going to give you the boot, that's what's going to happen. >> that's very true. instead of the reboot. i got you. that's later in "the skinny," you're watching "world news now." stay with us. ♪ us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. it's just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, it's helped over a million americans. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick

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welc welcome back. incredible images from l.a. a mercedes flew off an overpass, look at that, and slammed right into a tree and burst into flames. firefighters pulled the driver from thursday night's wreck. police think speed was a factor. this nfl season has been anything but normal, but there

will be something very normal about this year's super bowl. >> will ganss is here now with the matchup. good morning, will. >> good morning kyra. and welcome. that's right. super bowl lv is bringing back o play against who else, the g.o.a.t. himself, tom brady. super bowl lv is set. the bucs versus the chiefs, and it's a tale of two quarterbacks, patrick mahomes and tom brady. the g.o.a.t. and the kid, the yoda and the bebe. how did we get here? a nfl season unlike any other. masks, limited numbers of players allowed to travel, reduced fans in the stands, wrapping up like so many seasons before it, tom brady playing in yet another super bowl game, for a record-breaking tenth time. the 43-year-old quarterback hugging his son after leading tampa bay to an upset over green bay. the packers down by eight with to kickield goa in >> i'm really surprised by that decision, joe. >> fans left scratching their heads, describing it as one of

the worst coaching calls in my life. trying to figure out why the packers kicked a field goal. aaron rodgers asked about it after the game. >> that wasn't my decision. >> but tom brady's laughing all the way to the bank. the win means $500,000 contract incentive on top of the bbed during tampa bay's dy post-season run. meanwhile, patrick mahomes, who was only 6 years old when tom brady won his first super bowl, taking the field with the chiefs after suffering a possible concussion just last week. tensions flaring with buffalo trailing kansas city, and despite the bills' unparalleled enthusiasm, the chiefs still coming out on top, 38-24 >> the best thing about this team, we believe in each other. every time we hit the field we leave everything we have. the job's not finished. we're going to tampa and going to try to bring it back. >> super bowl lv will be played february 7th. the buccaneers will be the first

team to ever play at home in a super bowl game, you guys. >> wow, thank you, will. now. can see t i can seit tndin when we come back, miley cyrus is headed to tompa. >> boy, is she all grown-up now, huh? and j. lo and adele celebrating a couple milestone anniversaries "the skinny" is next. ♪ hello, kyra ♪ kyra ♪ ♪ ♪

kyra said in the break, oh, kenneth moton likes to sing. insomniacs knew that. it's time to party in the usa. >> we are nodding our heads like, yeah. movin' our hips like, yeah. because miley cyrus is starting our own count down to this year's super bowl, announcing she'll headline the tiktok tailgate. say that six times really fast. forethousands of vaccinated health care workers. >> the main headliner will be the weekend. can't wait for the big performance in tompa bay. next to milestone anniversaries. they are giving us all a bit of a reality check this morning. it's been ten years since adele's album "21" came out. it spent 80 weeks in the top

ten. adele wrote about the anniversary on instagram saying, well, i never. why do i say it with a southern, well, i never. she said nothing about any new albums in the future. >> here's an even bigger shocker. it has been two decades, let me repeat, two decades since jenny from the block revealed to the world that her love don't cost a thing. you want to sing that for me, as she celebrates the 20th anniversary of her second album "j. lo." >> oh, love it. and to mark the milestone, the 51-year-old created her own reboot, stripping off her bling and all her clothes. she then encouraged fans to show off their own renditions, tweeting that the #lovedon'tcostathing challenge starts right now. what you got? you going to recreate this for us? >> that would be no. but i will say for a woman in my 50s, she looks pretty darn good.

>> i'm telling you, you can do that. >> i need a little help. >> did your husband tell you don't come up there, keep your clothes on. >> keep your clothes on and don't shake a thing. keep it straight, kyra. i'm behaving myself. >> i love you. turning to the futuristic concert in oklahoma city. >> the flaming lips took to the stage in their long-awaited space bubble concert with the crowd and the band in their own individual bubbles. >> the concert was originally scheduled for december, but a spike in coronavirus cases in the state forced the band to postpone until this weekend. >> the band provided 100 inflatable pods each holding up to three people. the lead singer, wayne, said that the pods made the concert safer than going to the super market. >> we didn't put you in a pod up

here. >> thank you so much. i might get a little claustrophobic. >> you're so welcome. >> just a touch. just a touch. next to joe exotic, keeping the dream alive. >> the tiger king star feeling snubbed by president trump is hoping for clemency from president biden. >> joe is currently serving 22 years after being convicted of plotting a murder for hire against rival carol baskin who herself remains under a cloud of suspicion over the disappearance of her millionaire husband. >> tmz reports joe is hopeful after sending e-mail to the biden team. >> and finally, a new friend for a friend. >> matthew perry is showing the world the newest addition to his household, an adorable doodle-mix puppy named alfred. >> so cute, he captioned one of the snaps "who's cuter." don't answer that. he's like, ♪ i will be there for you ♪ >> oh, my gosh. i am going to start keeping count of how many songs we can jam in this hour. >> the insomniacs love it. they tweet me about keep singing, keep singing. >> keeps them awake. coming up, helping deployed troops who must leave their pets

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♪ rain or shine ♪ ♪ rain or shine ♪ ♪ you've stood by me, girl ♪ ♪ i'm happy ♪ >> for so many pet lovers, their four-legged companion is their very best friend. >> but what happens to your best friend when you're in the military and on deployment. that's when a special group of new friends steps in to help. >> s, down. rvhector riverok, massachusettss best friend, cano, playing catch. hector has had cano since he was a pup. how much does he love his dog? just take a look at this tattoo. >> i wanted to get something that symbolized something very endearing to me. >> reporter: over his 13 years

in the reserves, master sergeant rivera has separated from cano before, but not for that long. so an upcoming seven-month deployment to kuwait had him worried. >> putting my dog in a kennel for six months. >> reporter: through a military friend, hector found dogs on deployment, a national non-profit that provides assistance to military pet owners so they can leave their animals without worry. >> we all as a community support their service. that becomes our service. >> reporter: cano is staying with david and joanna donohue, who regularly send out "pupdates."e snnte shes, even tiktoks. >> i felt like my dog was in good hands. >> reporter: but seven months is a long time. so the cameras were rolling again, this time when hector came home. and looking at cano, it almost seems as if he can sense something special was about to happen. cano taking off, tail wagging,

bolting right to hector. >> i didn't know how he was going to react, to be honest with you. i got teary. i got really teary. >> reporter: hector's grateful. >> i missed him so much. i wanted him to know, hey, i'm back. i didn't abandon you. it felt great doing that. >> our thanks to tom there. i didn't abandon you. you give me someone who served this country and a pet and a reunion, that's all i need right there. >> and they've been great. dogs have been great therapy friends, too, for members of our military when they've been struggling with things like pts. animals have been a huge part of members of the military and their lives. >> such a beautiful story there, love it, love it. more news next, stay with us. you're watching "world news now." you've been watching "world news now." informing insomniacs for nearly

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this morning on "world news now," 25 million cases of covid in the u.s. and climbing. >> but there is a new glimmer of hope, even as new variants continue to spread. plus, new reporting overnight about stimulus checks for millions of americans. the impeachment trial of former president trump moving forward today even as more republicans say it should be canceled. and the incredible rescue. we're hearing from an amazon driver who found a five month old baby on the side of the road. and the loss of a legend. so many are remembering larry king. from his final interview, hear how he wanted to be remembered, plus the time the dalai lama made fun of him. it's monday, january 25th. from abc news, this is "world news now." we say good morning to you on this monday, and it's great to have kyra phillips in for

mona kosar abdi. hey, my friend. you're awake. you're here. >> should i add to the singing like you do? >> no, no, no. >> a little rise and shine? >> kyra, i always say, i've been dreaming of this moment to have you here. >> kenneth. >> but i will say i've had a lot of women that i've sat next to. >> uh-oh. >> and i want to say congratulations, because you are number 20 for kenneth moton, everyone! >> and i feel 20! i feel 20! >> congratulations. these are all the women. >> boy, you are quite the ladies' man. >> well, you know, you know. >> what has happened to all these women? do i need to worry? >> janai, maggie, diane. you are number 20 for my time here on "world news now." i love the music, everyone. >> who's the best kisser. >> look.

>> pucker up. >> i've made this joke off camera, i can't believe i'm making it now. you've heard me say this. i actually have sat next to more women than the lord ever intended me to. >> praise god. good to be here. >> congratulations. number 20. >> i feel 20. >> yes. >> kind of like i'm back in college, like i said, up all night studying for the exams. fresh. >> it is great to have you here, number 20, and i will say, i have appreciated every single last one. you all mean the world to me, and you're all special. all right. let's get to some news. we begin this hour with the biden administration scrambling to combat the coronavirus. >> deaths and hospitalizations are still being reported in alarming numbers but are finally starting to dip. there are currently more than 110,000 people in the hospital with covid-19, the lowest since mid-december.

>> now moderate lawmakers from both parties are calling for stimulus checks to be more targeted for americans who need them the most, raising concerns in a call with white house officials about the nearly $2 trillion price tag of the president's proposal. here's abc's andrew dymburt. >> reporter: the u.s. surpassing a staggering milestone over the weekend. 25 million confirmed cases of covid-19, 5 million since january 1st. more than 418,000 lives lost. president biden issuing a new covid-19 travel ban blocking most non-u.s. citizens traveling from south africa after a new variation of the virus has begun to spread around the world. he's reinstating the ban on travelers from brazil, ireland, and 26 european countries after former president trump sought to end the ban. the variant of the virus dented in at least 23 states. the virus is basically telling us that it's gone to continue to change and we have to be ready for it. >> reporter: the president has

promised 100 million doses of vaccines in 100 days. over the past week, the country is averaging about 1.1 million doses per day. >> we've got to try our best to control this. the vaccine is our best tool right now. >> biden using his executive authority to ramp up production and distribution efforts. >> this is a war-time undertaking. >> directing fema to establish 100 federal vaccination sites in the country in the next month and employing the defense production act to order private companies to manufacture specialized syringes to get more doses out of vials. governor murphy on cnn. >> we are getting about 100,000 doses a week. a little more than that. we could probably take 200,000 or 300,000 easily. >> but the administration struggling to assess how much supply is available. >> the fact that we don't know today, five days into this administration and weeks into planning how much vaccine we

have just gives you a sense with the challenges we've been left with. >> over the weekend, the u.s. finally administering the 20 millionth dose. three and a half weeks after the former administration's original target date. andrew dymburt, abc news, washington. frustration is mounting across the country from americans over long waits for their vaccine doses. i spoke earlier with dr. shashank ravi. >> the new director of the cdc which was plagued with problems under the trump administration said sunday the federal government isn't even aware of how much vaccine the u.s. currently has. people would ask how is that possible? >> it's hard to say exactly what went wrong with the prior administration except that they really focussed on allowing states to take more control, which led to the federal government not having oversight

over the entire process. i'm hopeful with the biden administration's plan for the federal government to take a larger role in distribution that we'll have a better idea soon. >> president biden is imposing more travel bans because of concerns that those new mutations of the virus from the uk and south africa may be more deadly than we thought. how concerned are you about these new mutations right now? >> well, the scientific community is still learning about the mutations. i will state that mutations are not unexpected. something we knew that like all viruses would occur. the key to controlling mutations is controlling the spread of the virus. i'm not overly concerned about the current mutations, but we really need to stop the spread of the virus so that future virus particles don't mutate into something more concerning. >> dr. ravi, thank you. we'll take it. >> thank you, kenneth. and today in washington, house managers will walk to the senate to hand deliver the article of impeachment against former president trump. some republicans say the trial

should be canceled, because trump is already out of office. but democrats insist the president's actions have left them with no choice. abc's rachel scott has more. >> reporter: democrats say they have even more evidence to add to their case against former president donald trump. he is charged with incitement of insurrection after he told his supporters to march to the capitol. >> we're going to walk down, and i'll be there with you. make no mistake, this election was stolen from you, from me, from the country. >> this is a big lie that had been propagated for months by the president. this was not a slip of the tongue. he knew exactly what he was doing and the outcome was deadly. >> reporter: new reports in "the wall street journal" about his desperate attempts to hang on to the white house may bolster the arguments. house impeachment manager eric swalwell announcing the time frame, the president scheming to replace the doj member. the former president also tried to push the justice department

to go directly to the supreme court to challenge joe biden's victory. the justice department has not commented on the report, and trump has not addressed these specific allegations against him. 17 republicans are needed to join all democrats to convict trump. some gop senators calling the trial a moot point since trump is already out of the white house. >> i think the trial is stupid. it's counter productive. we already have a flaming fire in the country. and it's like taking a bunch of gasoline and pouring it on top of the fire. >> reporter: the trial will not start for another two weeks. we're looking at the week of february 8. this is a delay that both sides agreed to. it will give democrats more time to push through joe biden's cabinet picks and former president donald trump more time to prepare his defense. rachel scott, abc news, capitol hill. >> and our thanks to rachel. at least two people were injured after a police car plowed through a crowd gathered for street racing in tacoma,

washington. we want to warn you, this is difficult to watch. authorities say that the officer feared for his safety. he tried to back the car up but was unable to do so because of the crowd. he drove forward, striking at least two people. that officer, a member of the force for nearly 30 years has been placed on paid administrative leave. one person has been released in the hospital so far. wicked weather is coming to much of the nation. a snowstorm is battering the midwest and moving east. several inches of snow could hit the nation's mid section, along with several feet in california. southern california could see several inches of rain and flash flooding. the early weather forecast looks good for super bowl lv. as tom brady and patrick mahomes meet in the post season for the third straight year. >> brady's first year in tampa leads to his tenth year to make a super bowl appearance. meantime, mahomes makes his

second appearance. fans for both teams are ecstatic including this dad and his young son in tampa. the buccaneers will be the first team to play a super bowl in their home stadium. let's be really careful with the son. that's making me a little nervous. >> the moms are like be careful, and the dads are literally throwing the children all the way into the air. they were celebrating overnight in their respective cities. they can't wait in tompa. tompa bay. you've got patrick mahomes, the youngest and brady, who is the most-seasoned. >> and he's what, 40 years old? give me a break. >> mahomes was 6. >> i'm totally out to pasture. if 40 is old. i'm just missing the packers. did i tell you i'm missing the packers? >> you did. >> i miss green bay. >> she's got a good story about brett favre, when he was a rookie.

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that's my wife. >> oh, much youn that's my wife. >> oh, much younger. >> she's much younger, yes. >> looks like your daughter. >> we are remembering larry king this morning. that's the broadcaster there with the dalai lama. one of thousands of interviews during his incredible career. he spent more than 50 years behind the microphone. his death saturday at the age of 87 ended a career with questions from everyone from presidents to movie stars. in one of king's final interviews, he spoke about how

he'd like to be remembered. >> he led a life of information and entertainment, and he had as much fun working with comics as he did working with presidents. >> funeral arrangements have not been announced. king was still working up until his death. he described work as quote, the easiest thing i do. and i know kyra, formerly of cnn, you had a chance to work with him. >> i did. i worked with him for more than 20 years. i had the honor to fill in for him a few times. i tell you what, getting behind that microphone and that set, you know you've hit the big time when you fill in for larry king. one thing he said i'll never forget when he was talking about his interview style, he said kyra, always be a good listener. >> just incredible. love it. when we come back, our giz wiz. wiz. come back, our giz wiz.

♪ ♪ck. the pandemic has forced one of our favorite annual events into cyberspace, but that hasn't stopped this year's consumer electronics show from showing us the gadgets we never knew we wanted. our own giz wiz, dick debartolo is here with his favorites. dick, good morning. >> good morning. and i do have some fun stuff.

it seems we're going to be wearing face masks for a long time, so here's a very friendly face mask. >> introduce mask phone, with build in speakers and microphone to make answering calls or listening to music a seamless transition wherever your life takes you. environmental noise cancellation features suppresses background noise. while voice projection enhances your voice for clear, quality calls. >> okay, not bad. okay, we're all inside because of lockdowns, quarantines. samsung bot handy, what is that? >> this is so great. there are robots every year at ces, but this one is really handy. watch what he can do. >> bot handy uses ai to understand objects, like a glass cup or ceramic plate.

taking note of their shape and materials to work as your trusted partner. bot handy can move around and do things like set the table. >> that is a bot and it's handy. what is the price tag on that? >> it's still a progress in work. i have no idea. >> also for the home, koehler stillness bath? >> this is the ultimate bath. take look at this. it starts with water filling from the bottom of the tub, overflowing into the wooden moat, to create a soothing sound. full spectrum lighting surrounds the bath as fog or mist envelopes the surface of the stillness bath. finally, essential oils can be added to emit invigorating aromas to soothe the fact that this will cost $16,000. >> whoa, 16k? but if it comes with that lovely dick soothing narration voice there, i'll take. >> okay, great.

and fog. so if that's too much money and you just have a shower, he way to have a bluetooth speaker in your shower. before the flow from your shower reaches the showerhead it rotates an internal impeller. which is connected to a generator that charges the battery. when the water flows it starts to charge. even when the shower is off, the internal battery allows for up to ten hours in speaker use. in addition to being powered by renewable energy, the plastic components in shower power are made from 100% ocean recycled plastic, with more than 15 bottles in every speaker. >> environmentally friendly. that's not bad, dick. >> no, i think it's a good idea. >> dick, you brought some good ones this morning. >> thank you. >> for these and other top offerings at this year's consumer electronics show, visit dick's website at gizwiz.biz. thank you so much. we appreciate it.

>> thank you, sir. take care. >> we'll be right back. >> we'll be right back. >> we'll be right back. ate it. >> thank you, sir. take care. >> we'll be right back. tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. learn how homeowners are strategically using a reverse mortgage loan to cover expenses, pay for healthcare, preserve your portfolio, and so much more. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home.

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time for the mix. >> and we start with an incredible rescue in texas. we're hearing from an amazon driver in houston now who helped reunite a 5 month old with the child's mother after finding the baby on the side of the road. >> what? >> the infant was left there by a carjacker last monday. juan carlos flores brought the little boy to a nearby home and flagged down police who had been looking for the baby. >> and they came like about five, ten cars of police and the mom crying and everything is happening to me i think in my jobs. >> i love it. the carjacking suspect still on the loose. police say home surveillance camera captured the man leaving the baby in its carrier at the side of the road. >> so thankful that the baby is okay. wow, some scary moments there.

let's switch it up. you know that gymnast from ucla, she's done it again with a incredible floor routine. we saw this over the weekend. highlighting it for you on this monday morning. remember, she did. beyonce-inspired floor routine last year. this one included kendrick lamar, beyonce, megan thee stallion, missy elliott, tupac, among others. just incredible. >> she's changing the game. i mean. >> look at her. >> she is completely changing it up. >> that's really cool. go nia, go nia. what else we got? >> should we talk about a bad date, a really bad date? >> let's do it. this is a good date. >> don't ever -- yes, our date, fantastic. i will not be distracted. so this young man and woman go

out. she's thinking they're having a great time. until she sees in the reflection of his glasses that he's looking at the dating app bumble. apparently not having a good time. >> no! >> not having a good time. >> why would he do that? >> clearly not having a good time. >> oh, no! >> yes. >> she outed him. she took the video, outed him, almost 500,000 views. my guess is he's not going to find a date anytime soon. >> probably not. hopefully he'll find somebody more interesting, i guess. i mean, i'm not trying to blame her. on to the next one. do you even know these dating apps by the way? >> no. i'm old school. blind date was the worst experience i had. >> shout out to john roberts, everyone. >> there you go. i'm not going anywhere. he's my only date till death do us part. >> i love it. and i love this as well, take a look at this dog, lovin' some snow right there. looking so cute.

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right now on "america this morning"-- a new revelation in the race to vaccinate america. what the cdc is now acknowledging when it comes to the lack of covid vaccine supply. president biden facing growing opposition when it comes to his $1.9 trillion covid relief plan, promising more stimulus checks. what lawmakers on capitol hill are now saying. and why dr. anthony fauci admits , now, being, quote, the skunk at the picnic. the impeachment showdown. the new evidence democrats are sighting in their push to convict former president trump and ban him from running again. plus, the republican senator still refusing to say the election was not stolen. the g.o.a.t. versus the kid. >> the tampa bay buccaneers and tom brady are going to super bowl lv.