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This happened yesterday in the vermont knoll section of l.a. one firefighter carrying a child in his arm. crews had to break through bars to get inside. the children in critical condition and no word how the fire started. some strong good samaritans jump to help after a van ended up on its side in a california freeway. they flipped it back over. unclear what caused the crash. one person went to the hospital. the news continues with shepard smith after this.

Where republicans and democrats are in the middle of a political battle over fridays far-reaching budget cuts. will there be a deal in time? >> a lot of talk, but youre not getting a sense of urgency. so fasten your seat belts for that. and our first look at the new "titanic." really cool story here. a billionaire is building a replica of the doomed luxury liner, and passengers cannot wait to set sail. >> really? >> yeah, i think its cool. you wouldnt do it? later on this half hour, weve ask...

And im not talking about that one. >> must be mens college basketball. thats what i was thinking, with that march madness reference. yes, it has happened again. the nations number one mens college basketball team has lost. last night, the hoosiers go down 77-73 at minnesota. >> and for those of you who are counting, that is the seventh time this season the number one team in the country has lost. indiana has lost three times as number one. heres a hint, indiana. dont be number one. >> number one...

>> reporter: this amateur video shows the moment the vacation of a lifetime turned into tragedy. a sun rise balloon ride suddenly enveloped in black smoke. you could see it billowing from the basket. then the balloon begins to collapse. deflated, it plummets 1,000 pete down to the earth. photographer christopher michelle watched it unfold from another balloon. >> we heard a loud explosion and a lot of smoke. our first feeling was it couldnt be a balloon, but it turned out to be this tragic accid...

An inch per hour and expected to continue through today. the windy city is living up to its name with powerful gusts causing whiteout conditions and hundreds of flights have been canceled. and as for the rest of the nations weather, theres snow around the great lakes and up into maine. we have some morning rain for the major cities in the northeast. drying out across the nations middle. some rain later today in the northwest. >> temperatures rise to the mid 50s near new york and atlanta. high ...

Were conducting military training exercises west of l.a. one witness says the victims parachute did not open. the coast guard has called off the search for a boat that reportedly sank in rough seas off central california. the family put in a distressed call on sunday saying they were abandoning their sailboat and trying to fashion a life raft, but there was never any sign of the boat, no missing persons report was ever filed. the coast guard now fears the incident was all a hoax. in other ne...

Dance floor. the newest "dancing with the stars" cast includes a country queen. >> wynonna judd. >> reporter: a super bowl champ. >> jacoby jones. >> reporter: with smooth moves on and off the field. >> andy dick. >> reporter: theres even a comedic klutz. season 16 is shaping up to be a memorable one. >> theres a lot of good people. im going to work really hard. >> reporter: olympic gold medalist aly raisman is competing against dorothy hamill. >> i sort of fantasized about doing the show. never...

>> viennese. >> thank god i didnt do the vietnamese waltz. >> reporter: several of the stars have turned down the show in the past. >> theyve asked me for six years. >> so why now? >> reporter: im trying to get back to my original weight of 8 pounds and 15 ounces. >> reporter: it also includes "real housewives star" lisa vanderpump and disney teen stars as well as "general hospitals" inga rodermocker. but only one will take home the trophy. you can see them perform their first chance when the sh...

Jersey devils. l.a. one win away from its first stanley cup in the history of its franchise. first period, the devils steve burnier hits rob scuderi from behind -- plants him face-first into the glass. bernier gets tossed from the game, leaves his team shorthanded for five minutes, as a result of the penalty, kings take advantage. drew dowdy feet dutton dustin brown. kings up 1-. kings still up, dustin brown again, this time to jeff carter, deflection and the goal, kings up 2-0. as a result of t...

Spurs and clippers looked like game one. everybody in the white jersey contributed. five different players scored in double digits. tony parker led the way with 22. celebrated his 30th birthday with a victory. spurs dominated 105-88 they lead the series two games to none. hockey, l.a. one win away from the first stanley cup final since 1993. phoenix up one in the second. a move straight out of the break away handbook, faked out the goalie, put the puck between his legs. his fifth of the playof...