it's wednesday, march 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. i'm reena ninan. >> big fan? >> absolutely. >> i never got in to -- i get her. >> madonna? how can you not get in to madonna? >> i have respect for music and like her and what she has done. >> don't have a favorite madonna song. >> i can name a couple. i don't know if they are my favorite, "like a virgin," a another one there was something burning she was running around an a jail involved and fire, "like a prayer." >> "la isla bonita." >> i don't know that one. she is awesome. >> very good. >> that's an interesting "the skinny" coming up. we begin this half hour with the terror charges against a u.s. air force veteran. interesting case. he's been in the u.s. since mid january but makes a court appearance in new york today. >> he is expected to plead not guilty to prosecutors claims he wanted to fight alongside isis.