>> rob marciano with us tonight. rob, thank you. >>> next here, the coronavirus emergency and tonight, the alarming warning. a public health doctor in hong kong saying if the virus goes unchecked, it could infect 60% of the world's population. while off japan tonight, that cruise ship this evening with americans onboard and of the 48 new cases outside china, 40 were on that ship, including a worker who was helping with the quarantine. and tonight, an american couple, the retirees onboard, that husband, his fiver has returned. and maggie rulli from japan again tonight. >> reporter: with new cases of passengers sickened on this cruise ship announced almost daily, the mood onboard is growing darker. >> it's getting people's moods down. one of the passengers in the night were keeping other passengers awake, a lady who was crying for a couple of hours. >> reporter: melanie and john haering have been taking their own temperatures, but john has now had two days of back-to-back fevers. >> we're just trying to get his fever d

>> rob marciano with us tonight. rob, thank you. >>> next this evening, the fate of former mow vie mogul harvey wieinstein is now in the hands f a new york city jury tonight. twice in the first few hours of deliberations they sent questions to the judge, asking for the legal definition of the charges and for clarification, asking how to navigate complicated charging instructions. weinstein is accused of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another. he says any sexual ebb counters were consensual. if convicted, weinstein could face life in prison. >>> and the boy scouts of america have filed for bankruptcy protection, as they face thousands of potential sex abuse lawsuits. the plan including a possible sale of campgrounds and hiking trails would help create a victim's compensation trust for payouts that could reach more than a billion dollars. scouting programs for their nearly 2.2 million members will go on. >>> we turn next here tono weave idewhate arestigig n,ios. getting into. an indigenous tribe in the amazon

>> rob marciano with us on a friday night. rob, thank you. >> we turn now to the americans infected with coronavirus trapped on a cruise ship off the coast of japan. more than 60 have the virus. 11 are americans. >> reporter: tonight desperation is setting in onboard this quarantined princess cruise ship off the coast of japan, where 60 passengers including 11 americans have now been infected with the coronavirus. rebecca frasure is one of them. but her husband tested negative. >> he has to stay on the ship, so i have to go alone to the hospital. i can handle being sick but the separation is definitely the hardest part. >> reporter: one passenger describing the ship as a floating prison. author gay courter and her husband philip are reaching a breaking point. >> we need to get out of here. >> we've been very cheerful, but frankly i can tell you, now that we're becoming quite afraid. >> reporter: off hong kong a second ship with 3,600 passengers is also quarantined. the virus has killed more than 600, and there are over 31,000

>> rob marciano with us tonight. rob, thank you. >>> next this evening, the fate of former movie mogul harvey weinstein is now in the hands of twice in the first few hours of deliberations, they sent questions to the judge, asking for the legal definition of the charges and for clarification, asking how to navigate complicated charging instructions. weinstein is accused of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another. he says any sexual encounters were consensual. if convicted, weinstein could face life in prison. >>> and the boy scouts of america have filed for bankruptcy protection, as they face thousands of potential sex abuse lawsuits. the plan including a possible sale of campgrounds and hiking trails would help create a victim's compensation trust for payouts that could reach more than a billion dollars. in the meantime, scouting programs for their nearly 2.2 llion members will go on. >>> we turn next here tonight to the abc news investigation, inside the amazon rain forest. amid a troubling new report. def

>> rob marciano with us tonight. rob, thank you. >>> next here, the coronavirus emergency and tonight, the alarming warning. a public health doctor in hong kong saying if the virus goes unchecked, it could infect 60% of the world's population. while off japan tonight, that cruise ship this evening with americans onboard and of the 48 new cases outside china, 40 were on that ship, including a worker who was helping with the quarantine. and tonight, an american couple, the retirees onboard, that husband, his fever has returned. and maggie rulli from japan again tonight. >> reporter: with new cases of passengers sickened on this cruise ship announced almost daily, the mood onboard is growing darker. >> it's getting people's moods down. one of the passengers in the night were keeping other passengers awake, a lady who was crying for a couple of hours. >> reporter: melanie and john haering have been taking their own temperatures, but john has now had two days of back-to-back fevers. >> we're just trying to keep his fever

>> all right, rob marciano with us tonight. thank you. >>> now, to the race for 2020, and the new battle forming. bernie sanders now saying mayor bloomberg, with all of his money, will not be enough to beat president trump, as the other candidates take aim at bloomberg, too, saying he can't hind behind the ads, the airwaves. and amid new scrutiny tonight, some of those candidates say he must start answering questions. and will the former new york city mayor be on that debate stage this week? abc's eva pilgrim from nevada. >> reporter: in california today, the line to see bernie sanders snaked for blocks. >> i hear the establishment saying, oh, bernie can't win the election. take a look at this crowd today and tell me we can't win the election. >> reporter: sanders well aware he's now facing a new kind of challenge. former new york city mayor michael bloomberg, spending $380 million and counting to blanket the airwaves with ads. >> major bloomberg, with all his money, will not create the kind of excitement and energy we need to

>> all right, rob marciano with us again tonight. thank you, rob. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. the deadly plane crash. the scorched field. the plane disintegrating during the crash. the other headline tonight, the plane making an emergency landing right there, with no landing gear. authorities shutting down the runways. >>> also ahead, the highway patrol pilot blinded by a laser pointer. and you're going to see the moment tonight that they track down the suspect and move in for the arrest. >>> and news on the flu right here in the u.s. tonight. the cdc this evening on how effective the flu shot is this year. a lot more news ahead. i'll be right back. lot more news ahead. i'll be right back. so i use my freedom unlimited card. even when i'm spending, i'm earning 1.5% cash back on everything i buy. earning on my favorite soup... got it. earning on that eclair. don't touch it. don't touch it yet. let me get the big one. nope. this one? nope. this one? no. let me get them all. i'm gonna ge

>> all right, rob marciano with us tonight. rob, thank you. >>> now, to the race for 2020, and the new battle forming. bernie sanders now saying mayor bloomberg, with all of his money, will not be enough to beat president trump, as the other candidates take aim at bloomberg, too, saying he can't hide behind the ads, the airwaves. and amid new scrutiny tonight, some of those candidates say he must start answering questions. and will the former new york city mayor be on that debate stage this week? abc's eva pilgrim now from nevada. >> reporter: in california today, the line to see bernie sanders snaked for blocks. >> i hear the establishment saying, oh, bernie can't win the election. take a look at this crowd today and tell me we can't win the election. >> reporter: but sanders well aware he's now facing a new kind of challenge. former new york city mayor michael bloomberg, spending $380 million and counting, to blanket the airwaves with ads. >> major bloomberg, with all his money, will not create the kind of excitement and ener

rob marciano, abc news, new york. >> rob, thank you. let's find out just how much more rain is coming to that area. >> accuweather meteorologist adam del rosso has the forecast. >> kenneth and elizabeth, good morning. a bit of a break from the rain for our monday with the exception for some spotty showers that are going to develop along the gulf coast late in the day. more so as we head into our monday night all the way through the middle part of the week with this dip in the jet stream. it's going to help to pull more gulf moisture northward helping bring more rain and more flooding concerns across the region. we're still dealing with those high waters from the heavy rainfall that we saw last week. into the nation's midsection, we've got this storm bringing snow and ice to the great lakes. some wet weather along with mild temperatures across the rest of the midwest where we've got the snow. 3 to 6 inches across western wisconsin and northern michigan. minneapolis 1 to 3 inches. kenneth, elizabeth. >>> now to the coronavirus outbreak. h

rob marciano is live in new york city tonight as this whole system stretches up into the northeast. rob? >> reporter: big storm, david, impacting everyone in the eastern half of the country. a dangerous situation in the southeast. flood watches up, winter weather alerts, as well. this will time out over a 48-hour period, with heavy rounds of rain. mostly rain up i-95. snow ending friday, but the winds get cranking friday night. david? >> rob marciano, thank you. >>> we're going to turn next tonight to the deadly landing of a passenger jet, passengers climbing from the wreckage. all this playing out in turkey. video capturing the jet coming in for landing in the rain there, appearing not to slow down before then heading down an embankment. the jet breaking into pieces. 179 people injured, at least three people were killed as passengers then climbed through that ripped fuselage. abc's david kerley covers aviation for us. >> reporter: the question tonight, why couldn't this 737 stop on the rain-covered runway as it rolls right off the end? the turkish jetliner disappearing down an emba

let's get to rob marciano with the latest track. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. this has been a big, slow-moving mess. even had severe storms across parts of florida. the center of the is over lclevelowand. you mentioned the blizzard warnings for upstate new york. snow in detroit. rain turning to snow in pittsburgh, buffalo. five to ten inches of snow potentially across northern new england. one to two feet across the lake effect snow favorite spots, around syracuse in western new york. but big-time cold coming in behind this, 15 degrees below average heading into the weekend. david? >> all right, rob marciano, thank you. >>> when we come back here tonight, remembering a best-selling author. his thrillers selling more than 100 million copies. 1 in 3 deaths is caused by cardiovascular disease. millions of patients are treated with statins-but up to 75% persistent cardiovascular risk still remains. many have turned to fish oil supplements. others, fenofibrates or niacin. but here's a number you should take to heart: zero-the number of fda approvals these products h

let's get right to rob marciano tonight. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. all the people pouring into miami are going get rough weather the next two nights. let's show you this system, kind of messy in the southeast. especial othlfsome strg winds two rounds of potentially severe weather. one of them, 10:00, another one tomorrow midday. tornadoes, damaging winds possible. it does clear for the game sunday. meanwhile, the northwest, atmospheric river shaping up. heavy rain and flood watches. high winds as well. that's a storm also that goes coast to coast. >> i won't force you to pick a team tonight, rob. thanks. >>> when we come back, the chaotic scene playing out in new york city at this hour on the streets of new york. word of the number of the arrests. what we have learned. virtualize their operations. (second man) virtualize their operations. (woman) and build ai customer experiences. (second woman) we also keep them ready for the next big opportunity. like 5g. like 5g. like 5g. almost all of the fortune 500 partner with us. almost all of the fortune 500

let's get to rob marciano with the latest track. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. this has been a big, slow-moving mess. even had severe storms across parts of florida. the center of the low is over cleveland. you mentioned the blizzard warnings for upstate new york. snow still in detroit, indianapolis, columbus. rain turning to snow in pittsburgh, buffalo. eventually in through burlington. five to ten inches of snow potentially across northern new england. but one to two feet across the lake effect snow favorite spots, around syracuse in western new york. but big-time cold coming in behind this, a good 15 degrees below average heading into the weekend. david? >> all right, rob marciano, thank you. >>> when we come back here tonight, remembering a best-selling author. his thrillers selling more than 100 million copies. 1 in 3 deaths is caused by cardiovascular disease. millions of patients are treated with statins-but up to 75% persistent cardiovascular risk still remains. many have turned to fish oil supplements. others, fenofibrates or niacin. but here's a number

here's rob marciano. >> reporter: tonight, relentless rain causing more river flooding and major damage across the south. dramatic video capturing this tennessee home collapsing after a massive landslide. watch again. you can see sparks flying as the house plunges down a steep bank, into the tennessee river saturday night. a second home also destroyed. fortunately, no one was hurt. in neighboring mississippi, residents bracing for catastrophic flooding as the pearl river continues to rise after weeks of rain. the governor declaring a state of emergency. >> we do not anticipate the situation to end anytime soon. if you have not evacuated yet, we urge you to do so. >> reporter: hundreds of homes in jackson already under water. some residents using boats to get around, gathering whatever they could carry before the river crests monday. >> looking at this, i think it's gonna be pretty bad. we're just trying to salvage and save whatever we can. >> reporter: first responders rescuing at least four people over the weekend, as the river now swells to its highest level in 37 years. >> rob marcia

let's get to meteorologist rob marciano, tracking it all tonight. rob? >> reporter: hi, david. what a mess. and this storm only getting bigger and stronger. we have the nor nay doe watch, including parts of florida, right in through the carolinas until after midnight tonight. the flash flood warnings going on and more winter weather, anywhere from two to eight inches of snow on the back side ofth r,isains continue for the eastoa thug a . winds cranking right through saturday. david? >> rob, thank you. >>> president trump unleashing today as he declared victory, after his acquittal in the senate impeachment trial. holding up a copy of "the washington post" with the banner headli p liline touting his acq. but names names, as well. tonight, the presiden a inaraun live tv. here's our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: the president came before his staunchest supporters and declared victory. >> it's a celebration, because we have something that just worked out. >> reporter: a celebration, perhaps, but also an airing of grievances. >> we were treated unbeliev

rob marciano timing it out. >>> the race for 2020. and tonight, president trump and mike bloomberg trading insults. it spiraled today. and it's still going on tonight. bloomberg saying he will spend whatever it takes to defeat the president. >>> the astros cheating scandal. the players back for spring training. some admitting to cheating. and what they said next. >>> and four shots at halftime. the promise of $10,000. he makes the shots. the crowd cheers -- so why isn't he getting the money? >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we begin tonight with the abc news exclusive. one-on-one with attorney general william barr, as we ask, did the president intervene in the roger stone case? and why did the justice department publicly change stone's sentencing recommendation after the president's very public criticism? the attorney general saying he made the decision on his own, to overrule his own prosecutors in the stone case, but he acknowledges the change was made public, just hours after the pre

>> rob marciano, we'll be watching it. thank you. >>> we're going to turn next tonight to the deadly landing of a passenger jet, passengers climbing from the wreckage. all of this playing out at the airport in istanbul, turkey. video capturing the passenger jet coming in for landing in the rain there, appearing not to slow down before then heading down an embankment. the jet breaking into pieces. 179 people injured, at least three people were killed as passengers then climbed through that ripped fuselage. abc's david kerley covers aviation for us. >> reporter: the question tonight, why couldn't this 737 stop on the rain-covered runway as it rolls right off the end? the turkish jetliner disappearing down an embankment, where it breaks up into three pieces. a small fire breaking out, seen from the highway along the istanbul area airport. as passengers scramble out the break in the fuselage and the exits. emergency workers flood the crash site, carrying away some of the injured, including children. there were 183 onboard. thr

the new storm brewing, set to move right across the country, so rob marciano is here again tonight. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. the winds here beginning to ease, but the cold continues to pour in. snows across the great lakes. you see it across lake ontario. lake erie, near buffalo, cleveland. cincinnati, difficult driving tonight. look at these numbers in the morning. going to feel like single digits in chicago, 7 in detroit. not too much warmer across the i-95 corridor. and the next storm dropping into the northwest. showers from seattle to san diego. heavy mountain snow. that energy getting into the plains, and we fear the risk for damaging storms in the south on tuesday. we'll be tracking it. david? >> all right, rob, get inside. we appreciate it. >>> and when we come back, more on that fire burning dangerously close to homes. >>> and the astros players repeatedly hit. repeatedly hit. was it a message? digital transformation stops. verizon keeps business ready for what's next. (man) we weave security into their business... (second man) virtualize their operations... (third

rob marciano timing this out. >>> the developing scene in houston tonight. drivers on top of cars waiting to be rescued after a major water main break. the pipeline supplying up to half of the city's water. >>> we are one-on-one with joe biden tonight. does he need south carolina to keep going? what he tells our correspondent. >>> the driver slamming into a day care as some children were napping. several injuries. authorities on the scene tonight. >>> and could tom brady be leaving the new england patriots? the new headline tonight. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night and we begin tonight with that new and concerning case of the coronavirus here in the united states. a patient in california this time with no apparent ties to china or anyone who traveled there, testing positive. tonight, the hunt now for the source. how did she get it? and this new case raises troubling issues tonight. why did it take four days to test the patient? and dozens of medical workers who cared for her are being closely watched. california's

let's get to meteorologist rob marciano, tracking it all tonight. rob? >> reporter: hi, david. what a mess. and this storm only getting bigger and stronger. we got that tornado watch, it's been expanded to include parts of florida, right up in through the carolinas until after midnight tonight. flash flood warnings going on and more winter weather, anywhere from two to eight inches of snow on the back side of this, and heavy rains continue for the east coast through tomorrow morning, drying out in the afternoon, turning colder and windier. winds will be cranking right through saturday. david? >> rob, thank you. >>> president trump unleashing today as he declared victory, after his acquittal in the senate impeachment trial. holding up a copy of "the washington post" with the banner headline touting his acquittal. but naming names, too, including senator mitt romney, the only republican who voted to convict him. tonight, the president, after attending a prayer breakfast, then unleashing profanity on live tv. here's our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: w

rob marciano timing this out. >>> the developing scene in houston tonight. drivers on top of cars waiting to be rescued after a major water main break. the pipeline supplying up to half of the city's water. >>> we are one-on-one with joe biden tonight. does he need south carolina to keep going? what he tells our correspondent. >>> the driver slamming into a day care as some children were napping. several injuries. authorities on the scene tonight. >>> and could tom brady be leaving the new england patriots? the new headline tonight. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we begin tonight with that new and concerning case of the coronavirus here in the united states. a patient in california this time with no apparent ties to china or anyone who traveled there, testing positive. tonight, the hunt now for the source. how did she get it? and this new case raises troubling issues tonight. why did it take four days to test the patient? and dozens of medical workers who cared for her are now being closely watched. californ

rob, as we say in the biz, more questions than answers at 7:00 a.m. with rob marciano. looking forward to seeing it. >> sounds like it. >> we're obsessed with it. see you soon. thank you. >>> heads up for travelers. new numbers are revealing which airlines are the best at being on time. >>> and a major shakeup for satellite tv customers. the change that could be coming for the country's biggest providers. >>> as you get your day into gees gear, a live look excited about the sunrise. it's 6:20. leadership that makes a difference. vo: a great president and an effective mayor. obama: he's been a leader throughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: together they worked to combat gun violence, and again to improve education for every child. obama: i want to thank the mayor of this great city, mayor bloomberg, for his extraordinary leadership. i share your determination to bring this country together to finally make progress for the american people. bloomberg: i'm mike bloomberg, and i approve this message. >>> all right. here's a look a

. >>> let's turn over to rob marciano and a check of our weather. >> what do you think? >> you guys are matching? >> pretty good look. >> twin to win. >> still holding on to valentine's day. >> we couldn't get over it. >> good morning, everybody. i hope you're doing well on this saturday. it is a chilly start across the east. this would cause problems across raleigh, north carolina, which saw a couple of inches of snow on thursday and temperatures at least at night have been well below freezing so we've seen a lot of black ice and traffic accidents because of that and some of them bad with cars spinning off the road and tumbling into ditches and we have temperatures that are well below freezing this morning, so another black ice winter weather advisory is out for parts of eastern north carolina. 23 degrees, the windchill there currently 18 in charleston, also 18 in chicago, but we will see a pretty big bounce beginning today and really accelerating into tomorrow as far as the temperatures go. into the 50s for chicago, atlanta also getting close to 60. might hit 60 on sun

children rushed to the hospital. 34 states under alerts and rob marciano has the new track tonight. >>> the coronavirus and the alarming warning that if this goes unchecked, it could infect 60% of the world's population. and the americans on that cruise ship, tonight, quarantined. the retiree you met here, his

so, let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano tracking it all. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. the cold front that's finally cleared the northeast has stalled across the south.ss the. and that's going to kind of kick start the flooding rain as a wave develops along that front. jackson, mississippi, birmingham, atlanta. you're going to need rain you don't need. and maybe some snow, looks like, raleigh to virginia beach, could see one to three inches, maybe four tomorrow night. that's a disruptive evening commute. it's running into cold air that's going to bring wind chills in chicago down below zero, in des moines. on friday morning, at or below zero from boston to birmingh nk >>> next here, the new headline in new york city tonight. a third suspect is now in custody tonight in the fatal stabbing of that college freshman here in new york city. the second 14-year-old to be charged as an adult in the case. that student was killed in a city park just before christmas during an alleged robbery. here's abc's erielle reshef tonight. >> reporter: tonig

rob marciano has the track and the timing tonight. >>> president trump's tirade today, naming names and declaring victory. after attending a prayer breakfast this morning, then unleashing a profanity on live tv. taking aim at mitt romney, and romney tonight describing people shouting at him in the grocery store. >>> bernie sanders declaring victory in iowa, while here in new hampshire tonight, with sanders and pete buttigieg at the top. tonight, elizabeth warren, joe biden and the high stakes abc

so, let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano tracking it all. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. the cold front that has finally cleared the northeast has stalled across the south. let's break it down for you. we've got a little snow across the plains and that's going to kind of kickstart the flooding rain as a wave develops along that front. jackson, mississippi, birmingham, atlanta. you're going to get rain you don't need, maybe one to two inches over those swollen rivers. and maybe some snow, looks like, raleigh to virginia beach, could see one to three inches, maybe four tomorrow night. that's going to disrupt the evening commute. it's running into that cold air that's going to bring wind chills tomorrow morning in chicago down below zero, in des moines. on friday morning, at or below zero from boston to birmingham, starting off the weekend brutally cold. david? >> all right, rob, thank you. >>> next here, the new headline in new york city tonight. a third suspect is now in custody tonight in the fatal stabbing of that barnard college freshma

rob marciano is tracking it all for us. >> reporter: it's been such a mild winter, this has been a shock to the system for sure. you mentioned chicago, rockville, illinois, the coldest valentine's day on record. the cold moving into the northeast. windchills below freezing in places like boston. 20 below in vermont. not really warming up that much the rest of the day. at or above average for sunday, much of the east will bounce back on sunday. but there's another shot of arctic air coming next week. david? >> rob, we appreciate it. >>> when we come back, the school scare. the cell phone smoking, and battery concerns. >>> and the college football player allegedly body slamming the police officer, coming in a moment. thouwhich is breast cancer metastthat has spreadcer, to other parts of the body, are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr+/her2- metastatic breast cancer, as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole, and shrank tumors

so let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano tracking it all for us. rob? >> reporter: hi, david. it's been such a mild winter, this has been a shock to the system for sure. you mentioned chicago, rockville, illinois, the coldest valentine's day on record. the cold moving into the northeast. and by tomorrow morning we're looking at windchills that will be below freezing in places like boston. 20 below in burlington, vermont. not really warming up that much the rest of the day. at or above average for sunday, much of the east will bounce back on sunday. but there's another shot of arctic air coming next week. david? >> you braved the cold tonight. perfect pronunciation. through all of it, we appreciate it. thanks, rob. >>> when we come back, the school scare. about a dozen students sent to the hospital because of that cell phone, the smoke and the battery concerns. >>> and the college football player under arrest, allegedly body slamming a police officer in the video in a moment. the video in a moment. ollege football player allegedly body slamming the polic

tonight now, the next storm brewing and rob marciano times this all out. >>> also, watching the fire tonight burning dangerously close to homes in california. we'll have more on this. >>> look at this -- the astros players returning getting hit repeatedly. coincidence or pay back for cheat something more news ahead. i'll be right back. so chantix can help you quit slow turkey. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting so when the day arrives, you'll be more ready to kiss cigarettes goodbye. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. stop chantix and get help right away if you have changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions, seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking, or life-threatening allergic and skin reactions. decrease alcohol use. use caution driving or operating machinery. tell your doctor if you've had mental health problems. the most common side effect is nause

let's get right to rob marciano. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, tom. a potent system in the center part of the country, will merge with some northern energy and become a high-impact system in midweek. winter storm watches north of chicago and through milwaukee. and flood watches still in that area. snow south of denver, as heavy rain moves into little rock, nashville, memphis, atlanta, birmingham. as the two lows merge tomorrow night, we look for rain getting into the great lakes and also the northeast. and more snow north of chicago, a system we'll be tracking all week. tom? >> rob, thank you. >>> next to the dramatic rescue of a missing couple, airlifted after being missing for more than a week. they went out to see the sunset and got lost in the dark, surviving on a puddle of water. here's zachary kiesch. >> reporter: tonight, the hikers some feared were dead, now recovering after this dramatic rescue. airlifted to safety after eight days lost in the woods. the couple, ian irwin and carol kiparsky, both in their 70s, are resting in the hospital. >>

rob marciano joins us now with the forecast. rob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, tom. it's been a rough 24 hours. tonight we saw the severe weather threat across south florida. once it does so it will clear out for the big game and the temperatures at kickoff, pretty cool. 60 degrees with a wind in miami. in the west advisories are expanding. we have winter storm warnings from san francisco, santa barbara, san diego, las vegas and on monday another pulse comes in and the low gets into the plains for a severe weather threat mid-week. tom? >> thank you. >>> next to the ongoing tributes to kobe bryant. fellow lakers playing their first game at the staples center since bryant and his daughter and seven others were killed last sunday in that helicopter crash. and in the philadelphia suburb where bryant played high school ball, his jersey displayed at center court. here's abc's zachary kiesch with more. >> reporter: the emotions inside the staples center were raw. five days of grief culminating in a ceremony to honor and celebrate a legend. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: fan

and rob marciano has the track. >>> the highway patrol pilot blinded be a laser pointer. you will see the moment they track down the suspect. >>> we have news tonight on the flu here in the u.s. tonight, how effective is the flu shot this year? >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. and we begin tonight with that developing headline involving the president and russia, and a new intelligence report that says russia is right now reportedly trying to help the president get re-elected house slide eleaders were brief already. and abc news confirms that angered the president. we already reported here he removed his acting director of national intelligence. the president announcing in just the last 24 hours that joseph maguire would be replaced. and tonight, multiple reports now, that move came after the president learned maguire's staff had briefed leaders in congress. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, "the new york times" reports intelligence officials told the house intell

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let's check in with abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano tonight. >> reporter: good evening, tom. northwest about to catch a break. winter storm warning posted. dumped two feet of snow in the rock economies. minneapolis, 6 to 8 inches of snow in rochester and milwaukee. gets into chicago, milwaukee as well. a little bit of snow there. then into the northeast on monday with that front draping across the tennessee and mississippi river valleys that front stalls. tuesday and wednesday, more rain in mississippi and tennessee. they'll get another four to five inches with the rivers already swollen there. tom? >> all right, rob. thank you. >>> let's head to washington now and the aftermath of president trump's impeachment trial, and the rapid-fire dismissal of key witnesses in that hearing. gordon sondland the latest to be shown the door, fired last night. hours earlier, lieutenant colonel alexander vindman and his twin brother were both removed from their national security posts. moves that appear to be retribution. here's david wright tonight. >> reporter: tonight president trump defe

let's get right to rob marciano. >> reporter: tom, this is a west coast storm that will go coast to coast, with rough weather in store for california. high wind warnings for southern california. could see gusts to 70, 80 miles per hour. then the snow is getting into utah and denver, colorado, could see significant snow monday. as it proceeds into the plains and the southeast, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, a three-day severe weather threat that could include tornadoes. looking towards the iowa caucuses tomorrow, not a major storm, but not the best weather. a mix of rain and snow showers. could see some icy spots towards evening. >> rob, thank you. >>> still ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday, the terrifying moment caught on doorbell cam. the manhunt under way for an armed robbery suspect. >>> and the latest in the case on a missing 11-year-old boy. missing for nearly a week. >>> and the massive infestation, locusts, the worst case in 70 years. we'll tell you where, and the industry now being affected. stay with us. and the industry now being affected. stay with us. locus locusts, th

let's get to abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, tom. a good news/bad news situation in the weather arena. the good news is a nice bounceback from the arctic temperatures. east of the rockies, 50s, chicago, boston. 60 in charlotte, and st. louis. the southwest, you got needed rain today. record rain in phoenix. no flooding there. heavy snows south of denver. that pushes to little rock. you don't need to rain there, tennessee, kentucky, you're going get it. tuesday to the carolinas, great lakes. northeast wednesday. tom? >> thank you. >>> much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. the arrest in the case of a 15-month-old toddler who vanished. what police are now asking the public. >>> plus, the surveillance images of a jailhouse escape. take a look at that. and what was waiting nearby for that inmate. >>> the couple who disappeared on a hiking getaway. officials thought they were dead. tonight, they're alive. the incredible discovery. we'll be right back. alive. the incredible discovery. we'll be right back. you inspired us to

. >> rob marciano has a look at what's ahead. good morning. >> good morning. great to be with both of you. we have a lot coming up on "gma." a lot of news out of d.c. the latest on president trump's flurry of pardons and commutations. rod blagojevich released from prison and the new warning about attorney general bill barr saying he's considering resigning over the president's tweets. we'll tell you about a new poll that has michael bloomberg ahead in tonight's debate. and a new twist on the royal breakup. the palace on the verge of a decision that could be very costly for prince harry and duchess meghan. we'll talk about that. >>> and you'll see this, check this out. you can actually sell your old clothes to nordstrom. you can bring anything back to nordstrom, that's kind of their m.o., now you can bring stuff you've been using for years. just give it a wash before you do that. just to be -- >> that's good advice. >> and check out these pictures. extraordinary earth. that's the extraordinary wonder of the world, victoria valls to celebrate the 50th anniversar

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. >>> time for our own mvp, rob marciano. >> she's been a little bit too nice to you lately. >> you guys have been so harsh on him. >> thank you, fair and balanced. >> somebody sent me a screen grab of you sticking your tongue out at me on television. >> that was disturbing. >> the reach is pretty impressive. >> gene simmons does the weather. >> happy groundhog day. >> oh, yeah. >> yes, it's superhog sunday. i'll have the results of what that rodent has to say. i want to show you what happened in big sky, montana. there you go. whit, this is for you. >> look at that. >> shred the gnar there, all ready cut up but looks to be making some nice rounds. we have this next storm coming with moisture. that has some moisture with it so we have a number of alerts. winter storm warnings coming into the tetons, pouring into the colorado rockies. look at all these wind warnings. san francisco down to san diego, inland to las vegas we'll see wind with this. 6 to 12 inches of snow at the higher elevations as this colder air begins to pour in. rainfall ahead of this through wednesday with >>> good sunda

. >>> well time now for weather and rob marciano. it's nice to have you inside. >> thank you for acknowledging that. you were looking down your nose at me but i appreciate eva's sincerity, it seems for me being here. >> we missed you. >> i appreciate that. got some cool video want to show you. here's the time to share it with our weekend audience. cool snow devil. yes, in northern norway, just kind of a vortex of wind coming through the mountains there and picking up some snow and lifting it up and swirling it around. nobody got hurt. that's the good thing. had just enough daylight to show that. mild air again building into the eastern third of the country. temperatures a good 10, maybe 20 degrees above average as we go through tomorrow. 73 in dallas, 69 degrees in little rock and that storm in the pacific northwest now gets into the plains and the southeast wednesday, thursday, friday and we've got two or three days of a severe weather threat here from houston all the way down through the florida panhandle. >>> good morning to you.

rob marciano watching some serious flooding in the south right now. >> finally got a sunny day in mississippi, but the rivers are on the rise. you can see they've had tremendous amounts of rain over the past three weeks. this is the pearl river out of jackson, mississippi. you can see folks walking through the flooded streets there. this is going to continue to rise until tomorrow, and monday when it will finally crest, but obviously flowing into homes and neighborhoods being flooded here, and there's more rain on the way. let's talk about the next storm that's coming in. it's in the pacific northwest today. seattle, portland, you'll get some rain. snow, 2,000, 3,000 feet that gets into boise, jackson, wyoming and kind of scoots over denver. gets into the plains during the day monday with some snow from des moines over to milwaukee and the rain gets into the flooded areas. it will be on the light side. not nearly as much as we've seen. as far as the snow goes, a foot in the cascade ranges. jackson hole, solitude, steamboat another winner in the snow department and lighter snow, not too big of

rob marciano in for ginger with the latest for us. good morning, rob. >> good morning, robin. that's turned into snow including rochester, new york. about 3 1/2 inches plus freezing rain yesterday. traffic issues on i-395 that moved over to maine. i-95 in maine, difficult commute there. when i-95 freezes over you know it's bad and flooding continues in the south. jackson, mississippi, this is hardin county, tennessee, where roads are collapsing. they have seen so much rain. most spots at least twice the normal amount since the beginning of the year. here comes another batch. you'll see another wave after the stationary front. jackson, you'll see more in the way of rain. obviously all these rivers are swollen. can't take any more. a little snow potentially during the day tomorrow in charlotte and raleigh, we'll update that a little later for you. george? >> rob, thanks. >>> the latest on the coronavirus emergency. overnight passengers on the quarantined cruise ship in japan were finally allowed off but the americans on board are not free to return to the u.s. yet and we're lear