ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - February 2, 2025

>>> TONIGHT, SEVERAL DEVELOPING. STORIES AS WE COME ON THE AIR. SHARP REACTION FROM CANADA AND. MEXICO TO THE TRUMP TARIFFS AND. WHAT CONSUMERS CAN EXPECT. >>> INVESTIGATORS LOCATE THE. BLACK BOX IN THE DEADLY. PHILADELPHIA JET CRASH, AND THE. EMOTIONAL KEEP AS VICTIMS'. FAMILIES VISIT THE D.C. CRASH. SITE. >> FIRST, THE TARIFFS PRESIDENT. TRUMP ORDERING ON IMPORTS FROM. AMERICA'S BIGGEST TRADING. PARTNERS, CANADA, MEXICO, AND. CHINA. CLAIMING HE'S DOING IT IN PART. TO STOP THE FLOW OF DRUGS AND. UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS INTO THE. U.S.

CANADA REACTING SWIFTLY WITH ITS. OWN TARIFFS. AMERICAN WINE AND LIQUOR. DISAPPEARING FROM STORE SHELVES. IN QUEBEC. AND CANADIANS BOOING THE. STAR-SPANGLED BANNER AT A HOCKEY. GAME. BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS NOW. BRACING FOR IMPACT. THE PRESIDENT ADMITTING. AMERICANS COULD FEEL SOME PAIN, BUT SAYING IT WILL BE WORTH THE. PRICE. WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR YOUR. WALLET, FROM TOMATOES TO. AVOCADOS TO THE COST OF A NEW. CAR. OUR TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT. >> THE DEADLY JET CRASH IN. PHILADELPHIA.

LATE TODAY, INVESTIGATORS. UNCOVER THE COCKPIT VOICE. RECORDER. DEBRIS SPREAD OVER A WIDE AREA. AND WHAT WE'RE NOW LEARNING. ABOUT THOSE WHO WERE KILLED. SIX PEOPLE ON THE MEDICAL. TRANSPORT JET AND AT LEAST ONE. PERSON ON THE GROUND. THE EMOTIONAL SCENE IN. WASHINGTON, D.C. VICTIMS' FAMILIES GATHERING AT. THE SITE OF THAT MIDAIR. COLLISION. EFFORTS TO LIFT THE WRECKAGE. FROM THE POTOMAC RIVER SET TO. BEGIN THIS WEEK, AND NEW DETAILS. ON THE THIRD SERVICE MEMBER WHO. DIED IN THE HELICOPTER. >> THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. BEEFING UP SECURITY. AHEAD OF THE SUPER BOWL. THE EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES BEING.

TAKEN. BARRICADES GOING UP, DRONES, K-9. UNITS AND TACTICAL TEAMS. >> A HIGH-STAKES SHOWDOWN IN. COURT. JUSTIN BALDONI AND BLAKE LIVELY. TRADING ACCUSATIONS OVER WHAT. HAPPENED ON THEIR MOVIE SET. >> ALL EYES ON THE GROUNDHOG. PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL ON WHEN WINTER. COULD END. >> PLUS, THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER. SOAKING THE WEST. >> THE BLOCKBUSTER NBA TRADE, ONE OF THE WORLD'S TOP. BASKETBALL PLAYERS IS HEADED TO. L.A., JOINING LeBRON JAMES AND. THE LAKERS.

>> AND THE SPECIAL HONORS FOR. TWO OF THE BEST WOMEN TO PLAY. THE GAME. THEIR NUMBER 22 JERSEYS HANGING. PROUDLY FOREVER. >> Announcer: FROM ABC NEWS. WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK, THIS IS "WORLD NEWS TONIGHT.". >> Whit: GOOD EVENING, THANKS. FOR JOINING US ON THIS SUNDAY. I'M WHIT JOHNSON. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A BATTLE. OVER TARIFFS. PRESIDENT TRUMP IMPOSING STEEP. TAXES ON THE COUNTRY'S THREE. LARGEST TRADING PARTNERS, CANADA, MEXICO, AND CHINA, SPARKING FEARS OF A TRADE WAR.

WHICH COULD THREATEN THE GLOBAL. ECONOMY. PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNING. EXECUTIVE ORDERS IMPOSING 25%. TARIFFS ON ALL IMPORTS FROM. MEXICO AND CANADA, AND 10% ON. GOODS FROM CHINA. THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE'S. PROTECTING AND BOOSTING THE U.S. ECONOMY, BLAMING THOSE COUNTRIES. FOR ENABLING ILLEGAL DRUGS AND. UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS TO FLOW. INTO THE U.S. ACCUSATIONS THEY REJECT. CANADA AND MEXICO VOWING TO MAKE. AMERICANS SHARE THE PAIN. CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN.

TRUDEAU IMPOSING 25% TARIFFS ON. MORE THAN $105 BILLION OF U.S. GOODS. CANADIANS VOICING THEIR. DISPLEASURE, BOOING THE. STAR-SPANGLED BANNER AT A HOCKEY. GAME. WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR THE. PRICE OF GROCERIES, FROM. AVOCADOS TO THE COST OF A NEW. CAR. ABC'S SENIOR WHITE HOUSE. CORRESPONDENT SELINA WANG LEADS. US OFF FROM WASHINGTON. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE UNITED. STATES ON THE BRINK OF A TRADE. WAR THAT THREATENS TO HURT. AMERICAN CONSUMERS AND UPEND THE. GLOBAL ECONOMY. >> THERE COULD BE SOME TEMPORARY.

SHORT TERM DISRUPTION. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP. SIGNING A TRIO OF EXECUTIVE. ORDERS IMPOSING 25% TARIFFS ON. IMPORTS FROM MEXICO AND CANADA, WITH THE LOWER 10% TARIFF ON. CANADIAN OIL AND GAS, AND 10%. TARIFFS ON GOODS FROM CHINA. THE NEW MEASURE SET TO TAKE. EFFECT ON TUESDAY COULD RAISE. PRICES FOR AMERICANS AT THE. GROCERY STORE AND THE GAS PUMP. TRUMP INSISTS THAT TARIFFS ARE. NECESSARY TO STRENGTHEN THE U.S. ECONOMY, ACCUSING THOSE. COUNTRIES OF ALLOWING.

UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS AND. ILLEGAL DRUGS TO ENTER THE U.S. >> CHINA MAKES THE FENTANYL, GIVES IT TO MEXICO, PUTS IT. THROUGH CANADA, PUTS IT THROUGH. DIFFERENT PLACES. MOSTLY MEXICO, BUT ALSO A LOT. THROUGH CANADA. AND SO ALL THREE HAVEN'T TREATED. US VERY WELL. >> Reporter: ALL THREE. COUNTRIES, AMERICA'S BIGGEST. TRADING PARTNERS, REJECTING. TRUMP'S ACCUSATIONS AND VOWING. TO RETALIATE. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. DENOUNCING THE TARIFFS. WHICH COME ON TOP OF EXISTING. TARIFFS FROM TRUMP'S FIRST TERM.

PROMISING COUNTER MEASURES AND. URGING THE U.S. TO HANDLE ITS. OWN FENTANYL ISSUES OBJECTIVELY. AND RATIONALLY. WITHOUT THREATENING OTHER. COUNTRIES WITH TARIFFS. MEXICAN PRESIDENT CLAUDIA. SHEINBAUM ORDERING RETALIATORY. TARIFFS AND SLAMMING TRUMP'S. ASSERTION THAT HER GOVERNMENT. WORKS WITH DRUG CARTELS AS. SLANDER, SAYING IF THE UNITED. STATES WANTS TO COMBAT CRIMINAL. GROUPS THAT TRAFFIC DRUGS AND. GENERATE VIOLENCE, WE MUST WORK. TOGETHER. BUT THE STRONGEST REACTION FROM. OUR ALLY TO THE NORTH, PRIME.

MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU SAYS. CANADA WILL RETALIATE WITH 25%. TARIFFS ON $106 BILLION WORTH OF. AMERICAN GOODS. CALLING ON HIS CITIZENS TO BUY. CANADIAN. >> IT MIGHT MEAN OPTING FOR. CANADIAN RYE OVER KENTUCKY. BOURBON. FOREGOING FLORIDA ORANGE JUICE. ALTOGETHER. >> Reporter: LIQUOR STORES IN. SEVERAL CANADIAN PROVINCES. PULLING AMERICAN-MADE PRODUCTS. FROM THEIR SHELVES. OFFICIALS IN CANADA PERPLEXED. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER.

PROTECTION SHOWS 1.5% OF MIGRANT. APPREHENSIONS AND LESS THAN 1%. OF FENTANYL SEIZURES TAKE PLACE. ALONG THE U.S./CANADA BORDER. >> IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT MORE. WE CAN DO, BUT WE'RE OBVIOUSLY. OPEN TO ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS. THAT COME OUR WAY. >> Reporter: TRUMP NOW CLAIMING. CANADA IS NOT A VIABLE COUNTRY. WITHOUT U.S. SUPPORT, ARGUING. CANADA SHOULD BECOME THE 51st. STATE. MUCH LOWER TAXES AND FAR BETTER. MILITARY PROTECTION FOR THE. PEOPLE OF CANADA. AND NO TARIFFS.

BUT CANADIANS OUTRAGED. THOUSANDS OF HOCKEY FANS IN. OTTAWA BOOING THE U.S. NATIONAL. ANTHEM JUST HOURS AFTER TRUMP'S. TARIFF ANNOUNCEMENT. AND WHIT, TONIGHT, WE'RE ALSO. LEARNING ABOUT GROWING TENSIONS. BETWEEN ELON MUSK AND THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL. DEVELOPMENT. SOURCES TELL US THAT TWO TOP. SECURITY OFFICIALS WERE PUT ON. LEAVE AFTER REFUSING TO ALLOW. STAFFERS FROM MUSK'S DEPARTMENT. OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY TO. ACCESS SENSITIVE INFORMATION. WITHIN THE AGENCY. WHIT.

>> Whit: SELINA WANG, THANK YOU. >>> BACK ON THE ISSUE OF. TARIFFS, SHOPPERS AND BUSINESSES. BRACING TO PAY HIGHER PRICES. NOW. AMERICANS COULD FEEL THE FIRST. IMPACT AT THE GROCERY STORES AND. THE GAS PUMPS. AND TONIGHT, THE WARNING FROM. THE AUTO INDUSTRY. HERE'S ABC'S ELIZABETH SCHULZE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, AMERICAN. HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES ARE. BRACING TO PAY HIGHER PRICES. WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SWEEPING. TARIFFS SET TO HIT NEARLY HALF. OF ALL IMPORTS THAT ENTER INTO. THE U.S.

TARIFFS ARE FEES PAID BY. BUSINESSES TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WHEN PRODUCTS AND. MATERIALS CROSS THE BORDER. >> THE U.S. IMPORTER HAS TO. WRITE A CHECK TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. AND WHAT WE SAW IN THE 2018-2019. TRADE WAR IS THAT THAT BURDEN. WAS SHIFTED DIRECTLY ON TO. AMERICAN BUYERS AND THEIR. CUSTOMERS. SO IT IS AMERICANS WHO HAVE BEEN. SHOWN OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO PAY. THE BURDEN OF THESE TARIFFS. NOT FOREIGNERS. >> Reporter: ECONOMISTS SAY THE.

TARIFFS COULD COST AMERICAN. HOUSEHOLDS ON AVERAGE UP TO. $1500 EXTRA PER YEAR. AS BUSINESSES PASS DOWN HIGHER. COSTS. THE FIRST PLACE CONSUMERS WOULD. FEEL THE HIT, IN THE GROCERY. AISLE. 47% OF ALL IMPORTED VEGETABLES. COME FROM MEXICO AND CANADA. PLUS, 91% OF AVOCADOS AND 87% OF. TOMATOES. >> YOU CAN'T STOCKPILE FRESH. TOMATOES, FRESH AVOCADOS SO I. IMAGINE THAT IN THIS PARTICULAR. SEGMENT OF GOODS, WE'RE GOING TO.

SEE THOSE COST INCREASES BEING. PUSHED FORWARD IN A MATTER OF. WEEKS. >> Reporter: LIQUOR LIKE TEQUILA. ALSO SET TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE. SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SAY. MARGINS ARE ALREADY TIGHT. >> IT SEEMS LIKE AT EVERY TURN. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ADDITIONAL. COSTS RUN OUR BUSINESS, WHICH. THEN RESULTS INTO THAT ONE, TWO. DOLLAR INCREASE. >> Reporter: THE AUTO SECTOR. ALSO HIGHLY EXPOSED. NEW CAR PRICES COULD GO UP. $3,000 ON AVERAGE IF THE TARIFFS. STAY IN EFFECT, AND WITH 60% OF.

IMPORTED CRUDE OIL COMING FROM. CANADA, DRIVERS COULD FEEL PAIN. AT THE PUMP TOO. GAS BUDDY SAYS PRICES COULD RISE. 20 CENTS IN REGIONS LIKE THE. MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST. >> Whit: ELIZABETH SCHULZE. JOINING ME IN STUDIO. GOOD TO SEE YOU. WE KNOW SOME RETAILERS ALREADY. PREPARING FOR THESE TARIFFS, STOCKING UP ON SHIPMENTS. >> Reporter: WE HAVE SEEN AN. UPTICK IN SHIPPING VOLUMES AND. SOME BUSINESSES HAVE TRIED TO. FRONT LOAD THEIR SHIPMENTS BUT. THAT'S A LOT HARDER TO DO FOR. RETAILERS WHO SELL PERISHABLES.

OR SEASONABLE PRODUCTS. >> Whit: SOMETHING TO WATCH IN. THE DAYS AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN TONIGHT. >>> NOW TO THAT DEADLY AIR. AMBULANCE CRASH IN PHILADELPHIA. LATE TODAY, NTSB INVESTIGATORS. RECOVERING THE COCKPIT VOICE. RECORDER. CREWS SCOURING THE DEBRIS FIELD, WHICH COVERS AT LEAST FOUR. BLOCKS. ALL SIX PEOPLE ONBOARD THE PLANE. AND AT LEAST ONE PERSON ON THE. GROUND KILLED. AT LEAST 22 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. ABC'S STEPHANIE RAMOS AT THE. SCENE IN PHILADELPHIA.

. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE NTSB. FINDING THE COCKPIT RECORDER. ALL SIX PEOPLE ON THE JET KILLED. ALONG WITH AT LEAST ONE PERSON. ON THE GROUND. >> THIS REMAINS AN ONGOING. INVESTIGATION. THE SITUATION IS FLUID. AND IT IS ACTIVE. >> Reporter: INVESTIGATORS FROM. THE NTSB, THE FBI, AND THE FAA. COMBING THROUGH THE LARGE DEBRIS. FIELD, WHICH EXTENDS FOR AT. LEAST FOUR BLOCKS.

OFFICIALS CALLING ON THE PUBLIC. FOR HELP. >> IF THERE ARE CITIZENS OR. BUSINESS OWNERS OR OTHERS WHO. FIND DEBRIS, PLEASE EMAIL THE. NTSB AT WITNESS@NTSB.GOV. >> Reporter: FLIGHT DATA SHOWS. THE JET WAS IN THE AIR FOR UNDER. A MINUTE. THE CRASH AND FIREBALL BRINGING. THIS NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA. NEIGHBORHOOD TO A STANDSTILL. FIVE NEARBY HOMES CATCHING FIRE.

THE NUMBER OF INJURED CONTINUING. TO GROW. AT LEAST 22 PEOPLE NOW. REPORTEDLY INJURED. THREE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. AND TONIGHT, IDENTIFYING THE SIX. PEOPLE ONBOARD THE PLANE. AMONG THEM, 31-YEAR-OLD LAZETH. AND HER 11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, VALENTINA, WHO HAD JUST RECEIVED. MEDICAL CARE AT NEARBY SHRINER'S. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. AND WHIT, HERE AT THE SCENE OF. THE CRASH, THIS IS A VERY LARGE. AREA AND THERE IS A LOT OF. DAMAGE. TEAMS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING.

WHAT'S CALLED GRID SEARCHES. THEY'RE GOING HOUSE TO HOUSE. INSPECTING HOMES IN THIS AREA. LOOKING FOR DAMAGE OR PLANE. DEBRIS. WHIT. >> Whit: A DELICATE TASK AHEAD. STEPHANIE RAMOS, THANK YOU. >>> NEXT TONIGHT, THE RECOVERY. EFFORTS AT THE POTOMAC CRASH. SITE. DOZENS OF VICTIMS' FAMILIES. GATHERING NEAR THE SCENE FOR A. MEMORIAL. OFFICIALS SAYING MOMENTS AGO. THAT 55 OF THE 67 VICTIMS HAVE. BEEN RECOVERED AND IDENTIFIED. ABC'S TRANSPORTATION. CORRESPONDENT GIO BENITEZ. REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON AGAIN. TONIGHT.

>> Reporter: TONIGHT, A SOLEMN. SCENE NEAR THE CRASH SITE WHERE. 67 PEOPLE TRAGICALLY LOST THEIR. LIVES. DOZENS OF THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES. GATHERING FOR MEMORIAL CEREMONY. ON THE RUNWAY AT REAGAN NATIONAL. AIRPORT. >> THESE PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED A. TERRIBLE LOSS. I WILL SAY THAT THEY ARE A. STRONG GROUP OF FAMILIES THAT. ARE FOCUSED ON GETTING THEIR. LOVED ONES BACK. >> Reporter: THAT CRASH BETWEEN. A BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER AND AN. AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE, THE. DEADLIEST CRASH IN THE UNITED. STATES IN NEARLY A QUARTER. CENTURY.

THE NTSB WORKING TO DETERMINE IF. THERE WERE DISCREPANCIES IN THE. TOWER RADAR SEEN BY AIR TRAFFIC. CONTROL, WHICH MAY HAVE SHOWN. THE HELICOPTER AT 200 FEET. >> INITIAL DATA INDICATES THAT. HE MAY HAVE SEEN 200 FEET. THAT NEEDS TO BE VERIFIED. OUR ATC GROUP IS WORKING IT. >> Reporter: BUT SOME OF THE. MOST TRUSTED LOCATION DATA SHOWS. THE CRASH HAPPENING AT JUST OVER. 300 FEET. WHICH IS ABOVE THE BLACK HAWK'S. ALLOWED ALTITUDE OF 200. INVESTIGATORS NOW BRINGING IN.

CRANES TO HELP LIFT THE. WRECKAGE. SO FAR, 55 BODIES HAVE BEEN. RECOVERED FROM THE RIVER. >> REUNITING THOSE LOST IN THE. TRAGIC INCIDENT IS REALLY WHAT. KEEPS US ALL GOING. >> Reporter: AND WE'RE LEARNING. MORE ABOUT THOSE 67 LIVES LOST. WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ABOARD THAT BLACK HAWK, THREE. SOLDIERS. 28-YEAR-OLD RYAN O'HARA, 39-YEAR-OLD ANDREW LLOYD EAVES, AND 28-YEAR-OLD REBECCA LOBACH. HER FAMILY SAYING REBECCA WAS A. WARRIOR AND WOULD NOT HESITATE. TO DEFEND HER COUNTRY IN BATTLE.

SHE ALSO SERVES AS A WHITE HOUSE. MILITARY SOCIAL AIDE, SEEN HERE. ESCORTING RALPH LAUREN DURING. THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF. FREEDOM CEREMONY JUST LAST. MONTH. >> REBECCA WAS A SELFLESS. SERVANT. SHE WAS THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT. WOULD GIVE YOU THE SHIRT OFF HER. BACK IF SHE NEEDED TO. >> Reporter: JUST SO MUCH. HEARTACHE, AND WHIT, THE NTSB IS. NOW CONFIRMING THAT FIVE PEOPLE. WERE IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AT. THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THREE OF THEM HAVE ALREADY BEEN. INTERVIEWED. AS FOR THAT WRECKAGE, WE'RE TOLD.

IT COULD TAKE ALL WEEK TO PULL. IT OUT OF THE POTOMAC, WHIT. >> Whit: THANK YOU. >>> THIS WEEK ISRAELI PRIME. MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS. HEADING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR. A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. AMID THE ONGOING GAZA CEASE-FIRE. AND HOSTAGE EXCHANGE. LET'S BRING IN BRITT CLENNETT IN. TEL AVIV. THE HOSTAGES INCLUDE SOME. AMERICANS STILL IN CAPTIVITY. >> Reporter: THEY DO, WHIT. THESE TALKS WITH THE ISRAELI. PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU VERY. MUCH FOCUSED ON PHASE TWO OF. THIS CEASE-FIRE DEAL.

PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS THE WAR TO. END AND HE WANTS ALL THOSE. HOSTAGES RELEASED INCLUDING. THOSE SIX AMERICANS. NOW, NETANYAHU STILL WEIGHING. THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER ROUND. OF FIGHTING IN GAZA, AS HAMAS. SHOWS THEY ARE STILL IN CONTROL. OF THE STREETS THERE. AND THAT WILL BE A POINT OF. CONTENTION WITH THE PRESIDENT. THE TWO LEADERS ALSO EXPECTED TO. DISCUSS IRAN AND A POTENTIAL. NORMALIZATION DEAL BETWEEN. ISRAEL AND SAUDI ARABIA. NOW, BEFORE HEADING TO D.C., NETANYAHU SAID ISRAEL AND THE. U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO REDRAW THE. MAP OF THE MIDDLE EAST, CRITICAL.

TO THE BIG PICTURE HERE IS THE. WEST BANK, WHERE ISRAEL IS. INTENSIFYING ITS OPERATIONS, EXPLOSIONS RIPPING THROUGH. JANEANE, A CITY KNOWN AS A. MILITANT STRONGHOLD. WHIT. >> Whit: BRITT CLENNETT FOR US. TONIGHT, THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO THAT BLOCKBUSTER. TRADE IN THE NBA. THE LAKERS, MAVERICKS, AND JAZZ. COMPLETING A THREE-TEAM DEAL. THAT SENDS LUKA DONCIC TO LOS. ANGELES AND ANTHONY DAVIS TO. DALLAS, AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN. FOR SUPERSTAR LeBRON JAMES. HERE'S ABC'S MELISSA ADAN.

>> Reporter: TONIGHT, A SEISMIC. SHIFT IN THE NBA. SUPERSTAR LeBRON JAMES HAS A NEW. TEAMMATE AFTER A BLOCKBUSTER. DEAL NO ONE SAW COMING. >> ANOTHER SHOCKING NBA TRADE. WITH MASSIVE IMPLICATIONS. >> Reporter: THE DALLAS. MAVERICKS TRADING LUKA DONCIC TO. THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS FOR. FORMER NBA CHAMPION ANTHONY. DAVIS. THE FIVE-TIME ALL STAR WAS THE. FACE OF THE MAVERICKS, LEADING. THEM TO THE NBA FINALS LAST. SEASON. BUT BEHIND THE SCENES, CONCERNS. WERE GROWING. >> YOU DON'T WANT A FIVE-YEAR.

$350 MILLION SUPERMAX EXTENSION. THIS OFFSEASON, AND THEY FELT. ANTHONY DAVIS WAS GOING TO GIVE. THEM A BETTER CHANCE DEFENSIVELY. AND TO POTENTIALLY WIN A. CHAMPIONSHIP. >> Reporter: FOR DALLAS, IT'S A. SHOCKING MOVE. THEY NEW MOVE FORWARD WITH. 31-YEAR-OLD DAVIS AND KYRIE. IRVING. THE TRADE COMING AS A SHOCK TO. LeBRON JAMES, LEARNING ABOUT IT. AFTER SATURDAY'S WIN IN NEW YORK. AGAINST THE KNICKS. 40-YEAR-OLD JAMES STILL ONE OF. THE LEAGUE'S BEST PLAYERS, BUT. HE NOW HAS DONCIC TO TAKE THE. REINS AND FUTURE.

>> THERE ARE GOING TO BE PLENTY. OF HYPOTHETICALS BUT THERE ARE. NO INDICATIONS LeBRON JAMES IS. LEAVING LOS ANGELES. >> Reporter: THE SUPERSTAR IS. EXPECTED TO TRAIN HERE IN L.A. AND JOIN THE LAKERS. WE'LL BE WAITING TO SEE HOW SOON. HE TAKES THE COURT AND JOINS. LeBRON JAMES. WHIT. >> Whit: MELISSA ADAN, THANKS SO. MUCH. >> THERE'S STILL MUCH MORE AHEAD. ON "WORLD NEWS TONIGHT" THIS. SUNDAY. THE RISK OF DANGEROUS FLASH. FLOODS IN THE WEST, AND WILL IT. BE AN EARLY SPRING. PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL WITH HIS. FORECAST, PLUS, TWO SUPERSTARS'.

JERSEYS RETIRED AND THEIR IMPACT. ON THE GAME. >>> NEXT TONIGHT, JUST ONE WEEK. UNTIL SUPER BOWL LIX. THE CHIEFS AND EAGLES HEADED OUT. TO NEW ORLEANS TODAY. SECURITY IS EXTRA TIGHT THERE. HUNDREDS OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND. LOCAL OFFICERS ON DUTY. BARRICADES HAVE GONE UP WITH. DRONES OVERHEAD. THIS COMES AFTER THE NEW YEAR'S. TRUCK ATTACK THAT KILLED MORE. THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE. >>> WELL, THE LEGAL BATTLE. BETWEEN ACTRESS BLAKE LIVELY AND. JUSTIN BALDONI HEADS TO COURT. TOMORROW. LIVELY AND HUSBAND RYAN REYNOLDS.

HOPE TO GET THE DEFAMATION. LAWSUIT DISMISSED. LIVELY HAS ACCUSED BALDONI OF. SEXUAL HARASSMENT WHILE MAKING. THE FILM "IT ENDS WITH US.". HE DENIES IT. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, A WINTER. WARMUP AND THE THREAT OF FLASH. FLOODS. >>> TO THE INDEX NOW. THE WORLD FAMOUS GROUNDHOG. PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL SAW HIS. SHADOW, SO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT. MEANS. TRADITION SAYS THAT MEANS SIX. MORE WEEKS OF WINTRY WEATHER. IT WON'T FEEL THAT WAY, THOUGH, TOMORROW IN MUCH OF THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH.

TEMPERATURES COULD BE 20 TO 30. DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. HOUSTON COULD GET INTO THE 80s. >> MEANWHILE, THE ATMOSPHERIC. RIVER THAT'S POUNDING THE WEST. IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY TUESDAY. NIGHT. A STORM RAISING THE RISK OF. FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES IN. BURN ZONES ACROSS L.A. COUNTY. >>> TONIGHT'S GRAMMY AWARDS WILL. HAVE A DIFFERENT TONE AS LOS. ANGELES RECOVERS FROM THE. WILDFIRES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS RAISED. MILLIONS FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY. THE DISASTER. ON THE MUSIC SIDE OF THINGS, BEYONCE LEADS THE NOMINATIONS. WITH 11.

MAKING 99 FOR HER CAREER. THE MOST OF ANY ARTIST, BUT WILL. SHE FINALLY TAKE HOME ALBUM OF. THE YEAR FOR "COWBOY CARTER"? REMARKABLY, SHE'S NEVER WON THAT. AWARD. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK TONIGHT, 22 TIMES 2, A SPECIAL HONOR FOR. TWO OF THE BEST TO PLAY THE. GAME. >>> FINALLY TONIGHT, THE SPECIAL. HONORS FOR TWO OF THE BEST. TWO WOMEN, TWO UNDENIABLE. LEGACIES. TONIGHT, THEIR JERSEYS RAISED TO. THE RAFTERS.

A'JA WILSON, A TWO-TIME OLYMPIC. GOLD MEDALIST, THREE-TIME. WNBA MVP, WINNING TWO. CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH THE LAS VEGAS. ACES. EMOTIONAL, HOLDING BACK TEARS AS. THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS. RETIRED HER NUMBER 22. >> CHASE YOUR DREAMS WITHOUT. FEAR. >> FROM WEST DES MOINES, IOWA. >> Reporter: HOURS LATER, CAITLIN CLARK'S NUMBER 22 JERSEY. FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ALSO. RETIRED. TODAY, THE ALL-TIME WOMEN'S NCAA. DIVISION I SCORING LEADER.

BRINGING ONE MORE SELL-OUT CARD. TO CARVER HAWKEYE ARENA. THE BASKETBALL PHENOM DRAFTED. NUMBER ONE OVERALL IN 2024 GOING. ON TO PLAY FOR THE INDIANA. FEVER, WHERE SHE BROKE THE. WNBA'S ROOKIE SCORING RECORD. WITH 789 POINTS. AND WAS NAMED ROOKIE OF THE. YEAR. INSPIRING FUTURE GENERATIONS. >> SHE'S OUR IDOL. >> IT'S EXCITING TO SEE HOW SHE. PLAYS. WE LEARNED A LOT OF MOVES. BECAUSE OF HER. >> Reporter: IN A PREVIOUS. INTERVIEW, CLARK TELLING ROBIN. ROBERTS ABOUT HER IMPACT ON THE.

SPORT. >> SOMEBODY THAT INSPIRED NOT. ONLY THE STATE OF IOWA BUT. PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY TO. HOPEFULLY CHASE AFTER YOUR. DREAMS WHETHER YOU'RE 5 YEARS. OLD OR WHETHER YOU'RE 90 YEARS. OLD. >> AND BOTH CAREERS JUST GETTING. STARTED. THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING. TONIGHT. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU FOR MAKING WORLD NEWS. TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR AMERICAS. MOST WATCHED NEWSCAST.