ABC World News Tonight Full Broadcast - January 19, 2025

>>> TONIGHT, BREAKING NEWS. THREE ISRAELI WOMEN FREED BY. HAMAS AS A CEASE-FIRE DEAL GOES. INTO EFFECT. THE POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA APP. TIKTOK SAYS IT'S IN THE PROCESS. OF RESTORING SERVICE TO MORE. THAN 100 MILLION USERS. AND 70 MILLION PEOPLE FROM NORTH. CAROLINA TO MAINE BRACE FOR A. MASSIVE WINTER STORM HITTING THE. EAST RIGHT NOW AND BRINGING SOME. TRAVEL TO A STANDSTILL. >> FIRST, FREEDOM FOR THREE. FORMER HOSTAGES, AS THE. CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA HOLDS. THE TUMULTUOUS SCENES AS THEY'RE.

TAKING BY THE RED CROSS TO. ISRAELI FORCES NOW BACK IN. ISRAEL, CAPPED WITH JOYFUL. REUNIONS WITH THEIR FAMILIES. AFTER 471 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY. ALL KIDNAPPED BY HAMAS ON. OCTOBER 7th. THEY ARE THE FIRST OF WHAT'S. EXPECTED TO BE 33 HOSTAGES. RELEASED BY HAMAS. THE AGREEMENT ALLOWS FOR. DESPERATELY NEEDED HUMANITARIAN. AID TO BEGIN FLOWING INTO GAZA. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE. IAN PANNELL REPORTS FROM TEL. AVIV. TOM SOUFI BURRIDGE IS IN THE.

WEST BANK. >>> TIKTOK MAKES A COMEBACK. THE POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA. PLATFORM SAYS IT'S IN THE. PROCESS OF RESTORING SERVICE TO. MORE THAN 100 MILLION AMERICAN. USE USERS AFTER A SHOW OF. SUPPORT FROM PRESIDENT-ELECT. TRUMP. HOW IT'S ALL PLAYING OUT. >> WITH JUST HOURS TO GO BEFORE. RETURNING TO THE WHITE HOUSE, TRUMP HOLDS A RALLY IN. WASHINGTON, D.C. THOUSANDS LINE UP FOR HIS. TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO OFFICE. AS THE NEW ADMINISTRATION. PREPARES TO HIT THE GROUND. RUNNING, CITIES ACROSS THE. COUNTRY ARE READY FOR A PROMISED. IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN WITH PLANS. SAID TO BE UNDER REVIEW. NEARLY HALF OF THE POPULATION IS. BRACING FOR AN ARCTIC BLAST AS A.

MASSIVE WINTER STORM SLAMS MOST. OF THE EAST COAST, FROM NORTH. CAROLINA TO MAINE. >> THE NEW CONCERNS TONIGHT. ABOUT BIRD FLU AFTER THE VIRUS. IS FOUND IN COMMERCIAL POULTRY. IN GEORGIA. >>> THE COUNTDOWN TO THE COLLEGE. FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. IS ON. THE TEAMS, THE FANS, AND A. PREVIEW OF THE BIG GAME. WHILE THE PROS GET DOWN TO. BUSINESS, THE CITIES WAITING. WITH BAITED BREATH FOR A SHOT AT. SUPER BOWL LIX.

>> Announcer: FROM ABC NEWS --. THIS IS "WORLD NEWS TONIGHT.". >> Linsey: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANKS FOR JOINING US ON THIS. EVENTFUL SUNDAY. I'M LINSEY DAVIS REPORTING FROM. WASHINGTON, D.C., ON. INAUGURATION EVE. DONALD TRUMP, THE 45th. PRESIDENT, IS JUST HOURS AWAY. FROM BECOMING THE 47th. PRESIDENT. BUT WE DO BEGIN TONIGHT WITH. EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS IN THE. MIDDLE EAST. THREE HOSTAGES EMERGED TODAY AS. PART OF THAT CEASE-FIRE DEAL. BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. THIS IS THE MOMENT WHEN HAMAS. HANDED OVER THE WOMEN IN A CRUSH.

OF SOLDIERS. THE RED CROSS RETURNED THE WOMEN. TO ISRAELI FORCES AFTER 15. MONTHS IN CAPTIVITY. THE HEARTFELT EMBRACES AND. EMOTION AS THESE FAMILIES HAVE. THE REUNIONS THEY HAVE DEMANDED. AND HOPED FOR FOR MORE THAN A. YEAR. THOUSANDS GATHERED IN TEL AVIV. SQUARE, CHEERING AND CLAPPING AS. THE WOMEN RECLAIMED THEIR. FREEDOM, AND SINCE THAT. CEASE-FIRE STARTED EARLIER. TODAY, MORE THAN 550. HUMANITARIAN AID TRUCKS HAVE. ENTERED GAZA. THE CEASE-FIRE WAS DELAYED FOR.

THREE HOURS. AND DURING THAT PERIOD, AN. ADDITIONAL 13 PALESTINIANS WERE. KILLED. THE SECOND ROUND OF THE HOSTAGE. RELEASE IS NOW SLATED FOR. SATURDAY. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT. ABC'S IAN PANNELL LEADS US OFF. FROM TEL AVIV. >> Reporter: IT'S BEEN A DAY OF. HIGH EMOTION, OF HUGS, TEARS, AND RELIEF. THE FIRST THREE HOSTAGES. RELEASED FROM GAZA AS PART OF. THAT FRAGILE CEASE-FIRE DEAL. AND AFTER 15 MONTHS OF HELL, THE. GUNS FINALLY FALLING SILENT.

470 DAYS AFTER THE ATTACK ON. ISRAEL ON OCTOBER 7th. THIS IS HOW THE DAY UNFOLDED. THREE YOUNG WOMEN, ROAMY GOREN, EMILY DAMARI, DORON. STEINBRECHER, BROUGHT FROM. CAPTIVITY BY THE VERY SAME GROUP. THAT MASSACRED SO MANY AND TOOK. THEM CAPTIVE. INCREDIBLY, ITS GUNMEN BACK ON. THE STREETS ONCE AGAIN, CONTROLLING THE CROWD. THE WOMEN WERE HANDED OVER TO A.

RED CROSS CONVOY BEFORE HEADING. BACK INTO ISRAEL. INCREDIBLE SCENES HERE, AFTER 15. MONTHS OF HEARTBREAK, OF DASHED. HOPES, OF DISAPPOINTMENT. FINALLY, THE FIRST GLIMPSE OF. ONE OF THE HOSTAGES IN GAZA ON. HER WAY HOME. THREE DAUGHTERS ON THEIR WAY. OUT, AND THREE MOTHERS ANXIOUSLY. WATCHING IT UNFOLD. WHEN NEWS CAME THROUGH THEY WERE. ON THE WAY HOME, AN EMOTIONAL. DAM BURST WIDE OPEN. ROAMY GONEN'S DAD UNABLE TO KEEP. HIS FEET ON THE GROUND ANY. LONGER.

WITH THE SUN BEGINNING TO SET, EMILY, DORON AND ROAMY EXITING. THE RED CROSS CARS, THEIR FACES. SAY IT ALL. NOW INSIDE IDF VEHICLES, THE. FORMER HOSTAGES BACK ON ISRAELI. SOIL. AND WITHIN HOURS, FINALLY. REUNITED WITH HIS FAMILIES. JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCING A DEAL HE'S. WORKED ON TIRELESSLY. >> THE DEAL THAT I FIRST PUT. FORWARD LAST MAY FOR THE MIDDLE. EAST HAS FINALLY COME TO. FRUITION. >> Reporter: AND HERE IN TEL. AVIV, JUBILANT ISRAELIS WATCHING. THE TOWN SQUARE LIVE AS THE.

FORMER HOSTAGES CHANGED HANDS. LAUGHING, CHEERING AND CRYING. CELEBRATIONS TODAY FOR ISRAELIS. AND FOR PALESTINIANS TOO. FOR GAZANS, THIS WAS THE FIRST. TIME IT WAS SAFE TO BE OUT ON. THE STREETS IN 15 MONTHS. ALMOST 2,000 PALESTINIANS HELD. IN ISRAELI JAILS ALSO EXPECT TO. HEAD HOME AGAIN. AND THOSE DESPERATELY NEEDED. TRUCKS CARRYING FOOD AND MEDICAL. SUPPLIES FOR PALESTINIANS. FINALLY CROSSING. BUT JUST LOOK AT WHAT'S LEFT OF.

THEIR HOMES, THEIR COMMUNITIES, THEIR LIVES. A CITY, A LAND LARGELY REDUCED. TO DUST. FOR SOME, RELIEF TO SEE THEIR. HOMES SPARED. SO MANY HAVE LOST EVERYTHING. DESPITE THE PAIN OF A WAR THAT'S. COST MORE THAN 46,000. PALESTINIAN AND MORE THAN 1800. ISRAELI LIVES, THE CEASE-FIRE IS. A SEED OF HOPE PLANTED AMID THE. RUINS. LINSEY, THIS CEASE-FIRE IS. EXTREMELY FRAGILE, AND THE. INCOMING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS. REALLY GOING TO HAVE ITS WORK. CUT OUT TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT.

THIS DEAL DOES NOT BREAK DOWN. LINSEY. >> Linsey: CERTAINLY A LOT AT. STAKE. IAN, THANK YOU. >>> CROWDS ARE ALSO GATHERING IN. THE WEST BANK TONIGHT. THEY'RE AWAITING THE RELEASE OF. DOZENS OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS. AS PART OF THAT EXCHANGE WITH. ISRAEL. ABC'S TOM SOUFI BURRIDGE IS. THERE FOR US. TOM, GIVE US A SENSE OF WHAT'S. HAPPENING THERE NOW. >> Reporter: YEAH, LINSEY, YOU. CAN SEE CROWDS ARE GATHERING IN. THE SQUARE ON THE WEST BANK, PREPARING TO WELCOME BACK AROUND. 90 PALESTINIAN WOMEN AND YOUNG. MEN WHO SHOULD BE FREED FROM.

ISRAELI PRISONS IN THIS INITIAL. EXCHANGE FOR THOSE THREE ISRAELI. HOSTAGES. NOW REMEMBER, THIS IS A PHASED. EXCHANGE. SO, EVERY WEEK THE FIRST FIVE. WEEKS OF THE DEAL, HAMAS IS SET. TO RELEASE THREE OR FOUR. HOSTAGES AND THEN 14 IN THE. SIXTH WEEK, INCLUDING, SADLY, THE BODIES OF SOME DEAD. HOSTAGES. THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF. PALESTINIAN PRISONERS RELEASED. EACH TIME WILL VARY. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN HAMAS RELEASES. SEVERAL FEMALE ISRAELI SOLDIERS, ISRAEL SHOULD FREE PALESTINIAN. MEN CONVICTED OF SERIOUS.

TERRORISM OFFENSES, BUT MOST OF. THE PRISONERS WHO ARE SET TO BE. RELEASED TONIGHT, WE'RE STILL. WAITING FOR THEM NOW, ARE BEING. HELD BY ISRAEL WITHOUT CHARGE. LINSEY? >> Linsey: THE ENERGY THERE. PALPABLE. THANK YOU. >>> NEXT TONIGHT, A REVERSAL OF. FORTUNE FOR TIKTOK. THE POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA. PLATFORM IS WELCOMING USERS BACK. AFTER ABRUPTLY SHUTTING DOWN. BEFORE THE START OF A BAN IN THE. U.S. THIS COMES AFTER PRESIDENT-ELECT. TRUMP VOWED TO DELAY THE BAN. HERE'S ABC'S ELIZABETH SCHULZE. WITH NEW DETAILS COMING IN. TONIGHT.

>> Reporter: JUST HOURS AFTER. TIKTOK SHUT DOWN THE APP FOR ITS. 170 MILLION USERS AS A. NATIONWIDE BAN TOOK EFFECT, TONIGHT, IT'S BACK UP AND. RUNNING. >> WE'RE BACK. >> Reporter: TIKTOK RESTORING. SERVICE SHORTLY AFTER. PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP STEPPED IN. THIS MORNING. PROMISING TO DELAY ENFORCEMENT. OF THE BAN BY SIGNING AN. EXECUTIVE ORDER WHEN HE TAKES. OFFICE. >> AND AS OF TODAY, TIKTOK IS. BACK. >> Reporter: TRUMP SAYING HIS. ADMINISTRATION WON'T ENFORCE. HEFTY FINES AGAINST TECH.

COMPANIES LIKE APPLE, GOOGLE, AND ORACLE THAT KEEP TIKTOK. WORKING. ATTENDING HIS RALLY TONIGHT, TIKTOK CEO, WHO WILL HAVE A SEAT. AT TOMORROW'S INAUGURATION. ALONGSIDE OTHER BIG TECH. EXECUTIVES. >> I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT. TRUMP FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO WORK. WITH US. >> Reporter: TRUMP'S OPTIONS TO. SAVE TIKTOK ARE LIMITED. THE LAW THAT WAS PASSED BY. CONGRESS WITH BROAD BIPARTISAN. SUPPORT AND UPHELD BY THE. SUPREME COURT REQUIRES THAT. TIKTOK PROTECT NATIONAL SECURITY. BY CUTTING TIES WITH ITS CHINESE. OWNER, BYTEDANCE. TRUMP NOW SUGGESTING A.

PARTNERSHIP. >> LET THE UNITED STATES OF. AMERICA OWN 50% OF TIKTOK. I'M APPROVING ON BEHALF OF THE. UNITED STATES. SO THEY'LL HAVE A PARTNER, THE. UNITED STATES, AND THEY'LL HAVE. A LOT OF BIDDERS. >> Reporter: THE APP'S 14-HOUR. SHUTDOWN OVERNIGHT LEFT USERS. REELING. >> AND WITH THAT, THE TIKTOK ERA. COMES TO AN END. >> Reporter: ONE WOMAN LEFT HER. JOB AS AN E.R. NURSE TWO YEARS. AGO TO BECOME A FULL-TIME. CONTENT CREATOR.

>> I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES PEOPLE. FORGET THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE. APP THAT ARE USING THIS AS THEIR. INCOME, AND SO YOU'RE KIND OF IN. THE MIDDLE. IT FEELS LIKE THEY REALLY DON'T. CARE. >> Reporter: SHE WORRIES OTHER. APPS OWNED BY BYTEDANCE LIKE CAP. CUT THAT'S STILL OFFLINE, MAY. NOT RETURN. >> Linsey: FOR SO MANY, THIS IS. MORE THAN JUST A PASTIME. ELIZABETH JOINS US NOW. WE KNOW THAT BAN WAS PASSED WITH. BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND UPHELD BY. THE SUPREME COURT. CAN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM. TRUMP REVERSE THAT? >> Reporter: LINSEY, A PRESIDENT.

CANNOT UNDO OR CHANGE A LAW. HE DOES HAVE ENFORCEMENT. DISCRETION, BUT TONIGHT, REPUBLICAN SENATOR TOM COTTON IS. WARNING THAT TECH COMPANIES. COULD STILL FACE BILLIONS OF. DOLLARS IN FINES UNDER THIS LAW. IN THE FUTURE. APPLE AND GOOGLE ARE STILL NOT. ALLOWING NEW DOWNLOADS OR. SOFTWARE UPDATES OF TIKTOK ON. THEIR APP STORES. LINSEY. >> Linsey: ITS FATE STILL QUITE. UNCERTAIN. ELIZABETH, THANK YOU. >>> PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP IS. BACK IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL FOR. THIS, THE EVE OF HIS SECOND. INAUGURATION. HE'S HOLDING A FINAL VICTORY. RALLY INSIDE THE CAPITAL ONE.

ARENA. HIS SUPPORTERS LINING UP FOR. BLOCKS. HERE'S ABC'S SENIOR WHITE HOUSE. CORRESPONDENT, SELINA WANG. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP. TAKING A VICTORY LAP ON THE EVE. OF HIS INAUGURATION. >> WE WON. WE WON. TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY. TOMORROW AT NOON. THE CURTAIN CLOSES ON FOUR LONG. YEARS OF AMERICAN DECLINE. AND WE BEGIN A BRAND-NEW DAY OF.

AMERICAN STRENGTH AND. PROSPERITY, DIGNITY AND PRIDE. >> Reporter: TRUMP SUPPORTERS. TRAVELING FROM ACROSS THE. COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE IN THE. NATION'S CAPITAL. >> GREATEST AMERICAN COMEBACK IN. AMERICAN HISTORY. >> Reporter: WHAT IS THE NUMBER. ONE THING YOU WANT TRUMP TO DO? >> END THE WAR IN UKRAINE. >> IT'S BEEN A LONG FOUR YEARS. AND I'M READY. >> Reporter: FIRST LADY MELANIA. TRUMP AND THE PRESIDENT-ELECT. ARRIVING FROM WEST PALM BEACH. OVERNIGHT FOR THE FESTIVITIES, TAKING IN FIREWORKS FROM TRUMP'S.

NATIONAL GOLF CLUB IN VIRGINIA. TONIGHT, THE NATION'S CAPITAL ON. HIGH ALERT WITH 25,000 SECURITY. PERSONNEL AND 30 MILES OF. BARRICADES. NEARLY 8,000 NATIONAL GUARD. TROOPS FROM 40 STATES ALSO. SUPPORTING LOCAL POLICE. THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE. SAYING TODAY THAT WHILE THE. COUNTRY REMAINS IN A HEIGHTENED. THREAT ENVIRONMENT, THERE IS NO. ACTIVE, DIRECT THREAT TO THE. INAUGURATION. LINSEY, THE INTENSELY COLD. WEATHER HERE TOMORROW HAS.

UP-ENDED DONALD TRUMP'S. INAUGURATION PLANS. INSTEAD OF HOLDING AN OUTDOOR. RALLY, DONALD TRUMP TOMORROW. WILL COME BACK HERE TO THIS VERY. SAME ARENA FOR A CELEBRATION. EVENT. LINSEY. >> Linsey: THE CITY IS CERTAINLY. PACKED WITH SUPPORTERS. THANK YOU. >>> AND STAY WITH ABC NEWS. TOMORROW MORNING. I'LL BE JOINING DAVID MUIR IN. WASHINGTON FOR THE SECOND. INAUGURATION OF DONALD J. TRUMP, CONTINUOUS COVERAGE BEGINS. TOMORROW ON "GOOD MORNING. AMERICA.". >> NEXT TONIGHT, TRUMP'S TEAM IS. NOW REVIEWING PLANS TO LAUNCH. LARGE-SCALE IMMIGRATION.

CRACKDOWNS. A SOURCE TELLS ABC NEWS THE. RAIDS WOULD LIKELY BEGIN AFTER. THE INAUGURATION, LIKELY CHICAGO. AND THEN OTHER BIG CITIES. >> Reporter: WITH CITIES ACROSS. THE U.S. BRACING FOR SWEEPING. DEPORTATION RAIDS AS PROMISED BY. PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP DURING HIS. CAMPAIGN, TONIGHT HIS. ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT'S. RETHINKING WHERE TO LAUNCH THE. LARGE-SCALE CRACKDOWNS. SOURCES INITIALLY TELLING ABC. NEWS THE RAIDS WOULD BEGIN RIGHT. AFTER THE INAUGURATION, LIKELY. IN CHICAGO AND THEN OTHER BIG.

SANCTUARY CITIES. THE OPERATIONS INVOLVING HIGH. PRIORITY CRIMINAL TARGETS THAT. DHS TEAMS HAVE BEEN. INVESTIGATING FOR MONTHS, MIGRANT TARGETS THAT POSE A. DANGER TO OUR COMMUNITIES. THE PLANS FIRST REPORTED BY "THE. NEW YORK TIMES" AND "WALL STREET. JOURNAL" WITH TRUMP'S BORDER. CZAR ADDRESSING THE RAIDS ON FOX. NEWS. >> GOING TO BE TARGETED. ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS. WHEN I.C.E. GOES OUT, THEY'LL. KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE. LOOKING FOR, WHERE TO FIND THEM. OTHERS ARE IN THE UNITED STATES.

ILLEGALLY. THEY MAY NOT BE A CRIMINAL. PRIORITY, BUT WE'RE NOT WALKING. AWAY FROM THEM. >> Reporter: IN A PHONE. INTERVIEW WITH RACHEL SCOTT, TRUMP CALLING THE RAIDS A BIG. PRIORITY. IN MEXICO, IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS. RAMPING UP SHELTER CAPACITY, BRACING FOR AN INFLUX OF. DEPORTEES IN BORDER CITIES THAT. COULD CREATE CHAOS. >> WE KNOW HOMELAND SECURITY. AGENTS WILL BE SENT HERE TO. STRIKE FEAR IN THE HEARTS OF OUR. STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND WE ARE NOT STANDING FOR IT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE NEWS. STOKING DEPORTATION FEARS. LINES WRAPPING AROUND A FEDERAL.

IMMIGRATION BUILDING IN. CHARLOTTE AS PEOPLE TRY TO GET. THEIR CASES HEARD. AND IN CHICAGO, NONPROFIT GROUPS. SAY PEOPLE ARE TERRIFIED TO. LEAVE THEIR HOMES. >> WITH ALL THE RHETORIC THAT'S. COMING OUT, AND I FEEL THE. ANXIETY IS MORE THE FEAR OF THE. UNKNOWN. >> Reporter: LINSEY, BORDER. COMMUNITIES ARE PREPARING FOR. WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN, BUT SO FAR, NO WORD YET ON ANY RAIDS HERE. THAT SAID, CITIES LIKE EL PASO, THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THINGS. LIKE THIS BEFORE. SO WHETHER IT'S AN INFLUX OF.

MIGRANTS OR WHETHER IT'S RAIDS. LOCALLY, THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE. A PLAN READY TO GO. LINSEY. >> Linsey: AND WE KNOW THAT. DOZENS OF EMERGENCY LOCATIONS. ARE ALSO ON STAND-BY. THANK YOU. >>> NOW, TO THE WEATHER. THERE ARE GROUND STOPS AND. DELAYS AT MULTIPLE AIRPORTS IN. THE NORTHEAST DUE TO SNOW AND. ICE. IN NEW YORK CITY, CREWS ARE. STANDING BY READY TO GO WITH. PLOWS AND MORE THAN 20 MILLION. POUNDS OF SALT WITH 4 TO 6. INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. LET'S BRING IN METEOROLOGIST. SOMARA THEODORE.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT ALL OF. THIS SNOW AND COLD AIR ACROSS. THE COUNTRY? >> Reporter: WELL, LINSEY, WHILE. THIS IS A FAST-MOVING SYSTEM, IT. WILL STILL BE AN IMPACTFUL ONE. SNOW NOT JUST FALLING HERE IN. NEW YORK CITY, BUT CONDITIONS. WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE. TONIGHT FOR PLACES LIKE BOSTON. AS THE STORM MOVES AND EXITS. TOMORROW MORNING THROUGH NEW. ENGLAND. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE DEEP. FRIGID COLD DIVING INTO THE. SOUTH. TOMORROW FOR THE INAUGURATION, TEMPERATURES WILL FEEL LIKE THE. SINGLE DIGITS. FEELING LIKE MINUS 16 MONDAY IN. CHICAGO. AND WHEN WE HEAD TO CITIES LIKE. HOUSTON AND NEW ORLEANS, IT'S.

THERE WHERE WE COULD SEE WINTRY. WEATHER AS WELL. WE'RE TRACKING A STORM MONDAY. INTO TUESDAY THAT COULD BRING. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. TO THE AREA. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ALREADY IN. EFFECT. WE'RE GEARING UP FOR ANOTHER. ROUND OF STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS. AN EXTREME FIRE WARNING -- AN. EXTREME FIRE RISK HAS BEEN. ISSUED FOR PLACES LIKE MALIBU. AND SAN FERNANDO WHERE WIND. GUSTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 80. MILES PER HOUR. LINSEY. >> Linsey: SOMARA, THANK YOU SO. MUCH. >>> SPEAKING OF COLD, WE HAVE A. FROSTY, FRIGID BATTLE.

BIG GAME NIGHT ON MONDAY NIGHT. THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. OHIO STATE AGAINST NOTRE DAME. THE FINAL GAME OF THE SEASON. BOTH TEAMS WITH A LONG AND RICH. HISTORY OF WINNING AND A DEVOTED. FAN BASE. MORE NOW FROM ABC'S WILL REEVE. >> Reporter: THE STAGE IS SET. FOR AN HISTORIC SHOWDOWN IN. ATLANTA, AS THE OHIO STATE. BUCKEYES AND NOTRE DAME FIGHTING. IRISH GO HEAD TO HEAD IN THE. FIRST EVER 12-TEAM COLLEGE. FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. >> TO GET TO THE NATIONAL. CHAMPIONSHIP, THIS IS WHAT YOU. GROW UP WANTING TO DO.

>> Reporter: OSU ENTERS THE GAME. WITH ONE GOAL, TO CAPTURE ITS. FIRST TITLE IN A DECADE. BUCKEYES QUARTERBACK WILL HOWARD. SAYS THE TEAM'S PREPARED FOR A. FIGHT. >> IT'S GOING TO BE A WAR AND. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE GIVEN TO. US. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EARN IT. OUT THERE. >> Reporter: NOTRE DAME NEEDS. THEIR DOMINANT DEFENSE TO SLOW. DOWN OSU'S HIGH POWERED OFFENSE. IF THEY HAVE ANY CHANCE OF. WINNING THEIR 12th TITLE IN. PROGRAM HISTORY AND FIRST SINCE. 1988. >> YOU GOT TO PUT THE WORK IN. TODAY TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO. HAVE THE OUTCOME YOU WANT ON. MONDAY. >> Reporter: THE TWO STORIED. PROGRAMS ARE READY FOR THE. BIGGEST STAGE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT WE DO. BEST AND GO OUT THERE AND. EXECUTE. >> Reporter: AND THE CONNECTIONS. BETWEEN THESE TWO PROGRAMS ARE. MANY. NOTRE DAME COACH MARCUS FREEMAN. PLAYED AT OHIO STATE. THE TWO QUARTERBACKS, WILL. HOWARD AND RILEY LEONARD, WERE. ROOMMATES AT A FOOTBALL CAMP. LAST SUMMER. BUT THERE WILL BE NO FRIENDSHIP. ON THE FIELD AT 7:30 EASTERN. TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN THE COLLEGE. FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME KICKS OFF ON. ESPN, LINSEY. >> Linsey: GAME ON. ALL RIGHT, WILL, THANK YOU. >>> THERE'S STILL MUCH MORE. AHEAD ON "WORLD NEWS TONIGHT". THIS SUNDAY.

THE NEW WARNING ABOUT BIRD FLU. AFTER THE VIRUS IS FOUND IN A. COMMERCIAL POULTRY FACILITY IN. GEORGIA. >>> AND THE ROAD TO SUPER BOWL. LIX NARROWS. WHO IS STILL IN THE HUNT TO PLAY. IN THE BIG GAME. >>> NEXT TONIGHT, THE CDC IS. URGING HOSPITALS TO FAST TRACK. ADDITIONAL TESTING THAT CAN. DETECT BIRD FLU. A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE. TESTED POSITIVE FOR BIRD FLU. WITHOUT A KNOWN EXPOSURE. THIS COMES AS GEORGIA IS. SUSPENDING ALL POULTRY ACTIVITY. AFTER THE VIRUS WAS CONFIRMED IN. A COMMERCIAL FLOCK.

OFFICIALS DO NOT BELIEVE BIRD. FLU HAS MADE IT INTO THE FOOD. CHAIN. >>> AUTHORITIES IN THE TURKS AND. CAICOS ARE INVESTIGATING THE. SHOOTING DEATH OF AN AMERICAN. WHO WAS THERE ON VACATION. OFFICIALS SAY COOK COUNTY. SHERIFF'S DEPUTY SHAMONE DUNCAN, A CHICAGO NATIVE, DIED AFTER. BEING STRUCK BY WHAT APPEARED TO. BE A SPRAY BULLET. SHE WAS CELEBRATING A FAMILY. BIRTHDAY AT A ROOFTOP BAR. POLICE ARE APPEALING TO THE. PUBLIC FOR HELP IN THE. INVESTIGATION. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, WHY. WASHINGTON FOOTBALL FANS ARE.

CELEBRATING AFTER WAITING FOR. MORE THAN 30 YEARS. >>> TO THE INDEX NOW. THE NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS ARE. UNDER WAY WITH TWO GAMES TODAY. THE EAGLES JUST DEFEATED THE. RAMS. ON SATURDAY, THE WASHINGTON. COMMANDERS DID SOMETHING THEY. HAVEN'T DONE IN MORE THAN THREE. DECADES. THEY'RE HEADED TO THE NFC TITLE. GAME AFTER BEATING THE DETROIT. LIONS. THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ALSO. ADVANCE WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM. A STAR-STUDDED CHEERING SECTION, WHICH INCLUDED TAYLOR SWIFT AND. WNBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CAITLIN. CLARK. THE TWO WATCHED THE GAME. TOGETHER.

>>> WHEN WE COME BACK, SOME OF. THE MEMORABLE IMAGES FROM THIS. HISTORIC WEEKEND. >>> FINALLY TONIGHT, A LOOK AT. SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE. MOMENTS OF A HISTORIC WEEKEND. PRIOR TO HANDING OVER THE REINS. OF THE PRESIDENCY, PRESIDENT JOE. BIDEN AND FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN. RETURNED TO CHARLESTON, SOUTH. CAROLINA, WITH A WARM EMBRACE TO. JIM CLYBURN, THE MAN OFTEN. CREDITED TO HELPING HIM CLINCH.

THE OFFICE HE NOW DEPARTS. IN TEL AVIV HOSTAGE SQUARE, THE. ANGST OF THE PAST 15 MONTHS. REPLACED AT LEAST MOMENTARILY. WITH ANTICIPATION AS WORD CAME. THAT THE FIRST WAVE OF HOSTAGES. WERE RELEASED AFTER THE MOST. RECENT CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT. A SOLEMN MOMENT TODAY FOR. PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP AS. HE PLACED A WREATH AT THE TOMB. OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER, PAYING. HIS RESPECTS ALONGSIDE VICE. PRESIDENT-ELECT JD VANCE. A WEIGHTY DAY IN HISTORY WITH. MANY CONTEMPLATING ALL THAT. TOMORROW WILL ENTAIL.

>>> AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN OUR. COVERAGE TOMORROW. THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING. I'M LINSEY DAVIS. FOR ALL OF US HERE. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.