Miracle or the nightmare for new orleans. Keeping the Minnesota Vikings super bowl hopes alive, rob nelson is depressed this morning. Those are our top stories on this monday, january 15th. From abc news. This is world news now. Robin roberts, you know, so many other people are like, whodat, minnesota. Sorry, guys. Well tiptoe around quietly this morning. Yeah, exactly. Were going to start things off with steps being taken to make sure the missile alert in hawaii never happens again. Many pr thinking they were the target of the missile attack. Many are questioning why it took so long for the mistake to be corrected. And now President Trump is weighing in on the situation without being specific. Abcs Richard Cantu reports. Reporter President Trump sunday night responding to the false incoming missile alert that sent hawaii into a panic. Were going to get involved. They took responsibility. They made a mistake. Reporter the veteran technician who triggered the alarm is now off the job. Hawaiis governor saying it all happened because a wrong button was pressed. Officials temporarily suspending future drills and changing the rules. Two people are now required to send out a missile alert. The u. S. Pacific command detected a missile threat to hawaii. Reporter the horrifying alarm saturdays morning. Residents heading for bunkers. Tourists marching into basements, hunkering down fearing the worst. Because of whats been going on in north korea and things, i took it seriously at first. Reporter fears by kim jonguns program. Kim jong un was the happiest guy in the world yesterday because his Nuclear Program has done what he wanted it to do, and that is be able to strike fear in the hearts of the american people. Reporter hawaii residents lived with the threat of an attack for 38 minutes. Thats how long it took to correct the false alarm. The fact that it took so long for them to put out that second message to allay fears that this was a mistake, a false alarm is something that has to be fixed. Reporter the fcc which helps manage the alert system is launching its own investigation saying the government of hawaii did not have safeguards to prevent the submission of a false alert. Richard cantu, abc news, new york. President trump is pushing back against allegations that he is a racist following claims that he used defame language. After days of criticism, the president tweeted, he wants people coming into the country who are going to help america and make america strong and great again. As he spends the Martin Luther king holiday in florida, he said hes anything but racist. Did you see what various senators in the room said about my comments . They were amazed. No, no, im not a racist. I am the least racist person you have ever interviewed. That, i can tell you. So the comments were attributed to the president as he rejected a bipartisan daca deal for immigrants brought to the country as children. After tweeting that daca is probably dead, he said theyre ready, willing and able to make a deal and claims that democrats dont want to make a deal. And there are conflicting reports coming from the senators who were in the oval office with the president at the time of that controversial conversation. Democrat dick durbin is standing by his claim that the president repeatedly used a vulgar term to describe haiti and african nations and republican Lindsey Graham is quoted at confirming durbins account. But two other republicans who initially say they did not recall the president uttering the words specifically came out with a more forceful defense. Im telling you he did not use that word, george. I didnt hear it, and i was sitting no further away from donald trump than dick durbin was. Last night, a spokesman for senator durbin accused the gop senators of changing their stories and attacked their credibility. And one of the harshest critics is poised to call him out again. Jeff flake plans to deliver a speech slamming the president s attacks on the press and will compare him to josef stalin. He labeled the media the enemy of the people. Flake, who is not running for reelection will say that the truth is more battered and abused than any other time at the hands of our countrys most powerful figure. Were hearing from the california man accused of calling in a prank that turned deadly in kansas. The suspect expressed remorse as he sits behind bars. In the meantime, investigators think he could be responsible for more than a dozen similar cases. Heres abcs eva pilgrim. Reporter the california man accused of that prank 911 call leading to the death of a stranger 1500 miles away breaking his silence. I just wish i could have like rewound somehow, you know, and just never done it. Reporter 25yearold tyler barris is facing charges. He gave a false report and interfered with law enforcement. Police charging him because of this bogus call. I shot him in the head and hes not breathing anymore. Reporter police raced to the address given on the call. Unaware, 28 year old andrew finch opening the front door. Police say when he lowered his hands, one officer fearing he had a weapon opened fire, killing him. Investigators later discovering, finch, unarmed, had nothing to do with that call and no apparent connection to barris who expressed his regret. It affected not just my life, but someones family. Reporter barris, said in the same interview, that he has been paid to make calls. He would not say if he had been paid to make this call. Eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. And there was a very close call for 50 people headed for a casino ship off the florida gulf coast. Their shuttle boat caught fire and the passengers jumped into the chilly water as flames destroyed the boat. Luckily, the captain had turned back and the water was only eight to ten feet deep. They were able to wade to shore. Only minor injuries. And we have video of a car in Southern California going airborne, nearly missing a car and nearly missing a bus. The car got lodged in the second floor of that office building. Two people in the car suffered minor injuries. The driver is suspected of driving under the influence of drugs. Luckily, nobody else hurt in this. A storm is on its way to the northeast. And many communities have already had an ice problem. This is just adding to the misery. Frozen rivers are jamming and backing up into communities like in vermont. A few miles from the canadian border, this family may not have a home to bring their baby to. While ashley and josh were at the hospital, their family members were being evacuated from flooded homes. And overnight, temperatures ranging from minus six to just 30 in the florida panhandle. Over to health questions. Theres a less than one in three chance that the flu vaccine will work for you, but doctors say get the shot anyway. Cdc estimates this years vaccine is 30 effective on the dominant h3n2 strain but being vaccinated is about reducing the risk of getting sick. Its important for young children, elderly and people with weak immune systems. It kills about 36,000 americans every year. Go out and get the shot. Finally, after many years of figuring it out, we have a solution to how to get a good nights sleep. This is actually new. All right. Im ready to write this down. Do a todo list. Im ready. No, no. The todo. Ive got it. What do i have to do . Write down a todo list. Researchers in texas founds out people who wrote out tasks for the next day before bed fell asleep faster. Oh, so write a todo list before you go to bed. Yeah. Oh. All right. My number one can be sleep well. Yeah. They dozed off nine minutes sooner than folks who jotted down things theyd already finished. Wait, what . What . So these researchers say writing down whats ahead may eliminate stress, which allows you to fall asleep faster. I have a theory. That sounds like a horrible idea. Writing down the things you already did is supposed to give you a dopamine hit that gets you excited. Instead, you write all the things you have to do, then you dont have to worry about remembering it. No. So then you can relax and go to sleep. What if the todo list is so long it stresses you out. Exactly, which is our todo list. I cant sleep, look how long my list is. Its a reminder of all the things you slacked out on. Now you know why we work the overnight shift. And why youre awake with us. [ snoring ] well give the todo list a shot. I havent heard that since the reagan administration. Coming up, selling out the super bowl. If you wanted to buy a 30second commercial youre out of luck. What will the ad wizards dream up for the big game . And the firefighters credited with saving a family. We have the heart stopping video of that coming up. First, a look at todays temperatures. World news now weather, brought to you by downey. When your vneck looks more like a uneck. , thats when you know, its halfwashed, add downy to keep your collars from stretching, unlike detergent alone, downy conditions to smooth and strengthen fibers. So next time dont halfwash it. Downy and its done. Proud partner of the olympic winter games. If youre feeling a little chilly this morning, you could try to warm up with this upclose look at the sun. It was captured by a nasa spacecraft. What were seeing here is called an arch of plasma. Bursting off the suns surface. Nasa says the patterns are quote, confused. So are we, but it looks cool. It looks cool. Is that going to screw up all our cell phones and the satellites . Lets hope not. Im confused. More than 9,000 filipinos are out of their homes after a volcano exploded. Lava is flowing from the kraser. The most active volcano in the philippines. There are ash clouds around the mountain located about 200 miles from manila, the capital. Scientists warn a dangerous eruption is possible in weeks or for that matter, days. And a mezzanine floor has collapsed. At least 28 people have been injured. Hundreds of students were said to be visiting the Stock Exchange at the time of the collapse. Authorities are ruling out terrorism. The cause of the collapse, though, is under investigation this morning. And now to dramatic video showing a family throwing their three children out of a third storey window to save them from a raging fire. That fire was engulfing their home at the time. Were also hearing from the firefighters who were on the scene and waiting on the ground with open arms for these kids. Heres stephanie ramos. Reporter dramatic helmet cam video reveal the moment firefighters pull up to a raging fire engulfing an apartment complex. A chaotic scene, firefighters grabbing their equipment as fast as they can, coming facetoface with angry flames, all while hearing childrens frantic screams. Watch as a firefighter makes this incredible catch. A child thrown to safety from the third floor balcony by her parents who are trying desperately to get out. Another firefighter, captain jackie peckrell catching another one of their children in her arms, a newborn twin, while standing on a ladder. I got about halfway up there, and here comes the baby. Reporter the mom leads the team of First Responders at the fire station near atlanta. Their bravery saving countless lives that day. Everybody knew what they had to do. Reporter more than 80 people live in that building. Amazingly, no one was seriously hurt. Stephanie ramos, washington. Gosh, that video is hard to watch. Unbelievable nobody got hurt. Lucky for those kids. Coming up, were turning back time in honor of mlk jr. Day. Opening the vault on this special day. Youre watching world news now opening the vault on this special day. Youre watching world news now happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday happy birthday to you happy birthday to you i cant listen to Stevie Wonder and not go into my Stevie Wonder mode. Happy birthday he would be 91 today. And in honor. Martin luther king, junior. In honor of this civil rights leader, were opening up our vault. And turning back time to 2013 when diane sawyer marked the anniversary his iconic i have a dream speech. That is the crowd gathered at the Washington Monument today, to remember the electrifying speech 50 years ago. We all know dr. Martin luther king was a towering force in civil rights, but he was also a man under pressure, to say the words that would change minds and lift souls. It was all written out, but did you know that the words i have a dream appear nowhere on those pages . His advisers said he should be trying something new, so how did it happen . At the feet of abraham lincoln, they sang and they waited. Offstage, the 34yearold reverend Martin Luther king seem a little tired as he told abc news he hoped to reach the hearts of good people of all races everywhere. Their consciences allow the disciplined, dignified, yet determined protest and demand for freedom now. The dream, his dream, a refrain hed been using in speeches on the road, but it was not part of the speech he prepared for that day. His advisers told him he needed something new. But suddenly i still have a dream. Yes it is a dream deeplyrooted in the american dream. When i heard him say i have a dream, i said oh, expletive deleted, because wed been up and down the steps all night working on this alternate ending climax. Adviser wyatt t. Walker who said think all recognized that dr. King was now alive, transformed. We were all wrong. Little black boys and black girls would be able to join hands with little white boys and little white girls and sisters and brothers. I have a dream today. So did gunny gundren. Thats him in the park ranger hat, guarding the podium. It was not just for black people. It was trying to raise all people up, all mankind. So did the late civil rights leader, dorothy hight. Thats her in the hat. When he lifted your arms, you felt he was taking us all in. Reporter as he did, he ended with the words of an old hymn he used to sing. Free at last, free at last. Thank god almighty, we are free at last. On one day, one man with a dream, lifting a nation on the wings of hope and history. Wonderful to look back. Happy birthday, dr. King. Well be right back. G. Well be right back. And of course its the really tough stains that nobody ever does ready . Really . 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For fans of the other 30 teams, including the pittsburgh steelers, theyve got commercials. Marci gonzalez with a preview. Reporter never mind what happens on the field. For many, these are the most memorable moments of the super bowl. In 2017, 36 of the big games 49 commercials were released early. But this year is different. Not as many brands are being forthcoming about what they want to do in the super bowl. Reporter so far only two brands have shared a sneak peek. Dude, it was an m ms commercial. A what now . Reporter they kept the big reveal for the big day. Marketers are trying to bring that back this year and keep consumers guessing, keep them on their toes and completely surprise us on game day. Reporter and pepsi releasing this clip, with Cindy Crawford reprising her role from that famous 1992 ad. With a 30second clip costing 5 million, some are using social media. In 2013, oreo proved you need a commercial to win the game, power out, you can still dunk in the dark. The timely tweet becoming a popular trend. People are distracted. Their Attention Spans are shorter. For some brands it makes senses to sit the game out on tv and do Something Interesting and fun on social media. Its really working, jimmy. Reporter advertisers are buying even bigger chunks of time. There are expected to be more longerform commercials than ever before giving advertisers a chance to tell stories they hope will have even more of an impact. Marci gonzalez, los angeles. I like that. I like the idea of waiting until the game to be able to see the ads. Yes, i want it to be a surprise. If youre a steelers fan, no surprise, you do not have a date on sunday. This is championship sunday. The matchup. The patriots, the jaguars. Hey, jack, how about that pro bowl . How about the pro bowl . This morning on world news now, questions of racism on this Martin Luther king day. Hear the president s answer when asked if hes a racist, insisting hes the least racist person. This as republican senators stand up for him, disputing that he made vulgar comments to describe african countries. Also happening now, new fallout after the panic in hawaii. The scramble to make sure it never happens again. But why did it take 38 minutes to give the all clear . Moments of panic for passengers on this plane, skidding off a runway and sliding down a cliff, stopping a few feet