whoa, we are back with this wild scene from the capital of australia. those workers took cover under a table umbrella as hail rained down on them. some of the hailstones were about two inches in diameter. they were big enough to damage car windshields and cause power outages across the area there. well, closer to home, a royal reunion on this side of the pond. >> yes, prince harry has reunited with duchess meghan and son archie as they begin their new lives outside the royal spotlight. >> it comes barely a week after they stunned the world with their announcement about stepping back from the royal duties. here's abc's elena gomez. >> reporter: just a day after sharing his heartfelt reasons for stepping down from royal duties -- >> there was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges. and i know i haven't always gotten it right, but as far as this goes there really was no other option. >> reporter: harry set off to canada to reunite with meghan and baby archie. >> what i want to make clear is, we're not walking away. and we certainly aren't walking away from you. >> reporter: harry giving this honest speech at a charity event on sunday night. a little over a week after shocking the world with a big announcement that the sussexes were stepping down from royal duties. the couple's already out of the uk and beginning their next chapter in canada. >> they've gone to that very clean break. i think realistically, actually, that was probably the only choice. >> reporter: meghan and mary will not represent the queen anymore, they will not receive public funds, and the uk will no longer be their primary home. harry says the couple is taking a leap of faith into a new role in a new city, as a new family. another big change, harry will be relinquishing his military ties, but harry says he will still continue to support the charities and military communities that are so important to him. >> elaine there, thank you so much. dad is back home now with his family. we saw those pictures of meghan there walking the dogs with the baby. >> she looks happy. >> she looks extremely happy. and we actually point out, she was walking the dogs. jack what did you say there about her walking the dogs? >> i said now that the british taxpayers aren't paying for the dog walker anymore, you got to do it yourself. >> okay. >> oh my goodness. >> voice of jack there. >> oh my gosh. >> and that's -- now that king jack has spoken. is there really anything left to say? >> so much concern with the titles they have. >> right, right. they get to keep the titles. but obviously they're going to jump back into it. in ten years they'll be full royals again i'm sure. >> with peace of mind. coming up, russell simmons fires back. >> what the hip-hop mogul is now saying about oprah winfrey pulling away from the documentary focused on sexual misconduct allegations against him. focused on sexual misconduct allegations against him. hd 5. there's been a new there's been a new development overnight in the fallout from oprah winfrey's announcement from she's pulling out as executive producer of the controversial documentary "on the record." >> the film focuses on sexual misconduct allegations against hip-hop mogul russell simmons. both simmons and his publicist have issued statements. it comes as winfrey insists she wasn't issued by pressure from simmons but about her own concerns about getting the story right. here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: oprah winfrey bowing out as executive producer of a project chronicling the stories of women with sexual harassment and in some cases assault allegations against hip-hop mogul russell simmons. the documentary titled "on the record," slated as one of winfrey's debut projects for apple tv plus, centered around drew dixon who told the new york times in 2017 that def jam co-founder simmons assaulted her in his apartment in 1995, while dixon was an executive assistant for the company. now, according to a source close to winfrey's team, oprah does believe the women, but the ultimate goal is to, quote, get it right with no rush to release the documentary. winfrey tells "the new york times" that simmons attempted to pressure her to abandon the project multiple times but that it was her own concerns, including possible inconsistencies with dixon's story, not simmons' protest, that led her to ultimately back out. initially in december simmons, who has not been charged with any crime and has denied any allegations of nonconsensual sex, took to instagram addressing winfrey in a letter quote it's so troubling you choose me to single out in your recent documentary. i have already admitted to being a playboy more appropriately titled today womanizer sleeping with and putting myself in more compromising situations than almost any man i know. so many that some could reinterpret or reimagine a different recollection of the same experiences. >> i think she wanted a bit more of a longer and more insightful take. but working on the film at least three years, i think from their perspective, the film is more than done and ready for audiences. >> reporter: the filmmakers kirby dick and amy ziering, behind the documentary "the hunting ground" -- >> my name is alexa schwartz. >> reporter: tell "deadline" while we are disappointed oprah winfrey is no longer an executive producer on the project we are gratified that winfrey has unequivocally said she believes and supports the survivors in the film. >> our thanks to adrienne. overnight simmons' publicist released a statement saying in part if defending himself against terrible accusations is considered intimidation, then there would be no justice. the film narrative has been rejected by responsible media outlets. >> in the meantime, simmons himself has leased a statement saying i have issued countless denials against the accusations against me validated by my passing nine prosecution-grade lie detector tests. >> this is fascinating. the fact when a lot of people -- it raised a lot of eyebrows when they said oprah pulling out. they were like, okay, are there some issues here? this queen of media here who definitely is known, has a reputation for wanting to get it right here, says there are questions and concerns here. >> absolutely. i think it's also a concern since it's set to be released at sundance this saturday, january 25th. so coming up pretty soon. >> so we haven't heard the last of russell simmons i'm sure on it at all. coming up, how a 6-year-old just raised $250,000 for australia's animal fire victims. >> and #goodnewstues is straight ahead. ♪ ♪girls on the floor gotta thirty point lead and a minute left♪ ♪queens on the team in real life not just on the internet♪ ♪all strength, we ain't stoppin' believe me♪ ♪go straight till the morning look like we♪ ♪won't wait, we're taking everything we wanted we can do it♪ ♪all strength, no sweat ♪all strength, no sweat struggling to clean tough messes with wipes? try mr. clean magic eraser sheets. just wet, squeeze and erase icky messes in microwaves and on stovetops for an amazing clean, get the power of mr. clean magic eraser in disposable sheets. cake in the conference room! showing 'em you're ready... to be your own boss. that's the beauty of your smile. crest's three dimensional whitening... ...removes stains,... ...whitens in-between teeth... ...and protects from future stains. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles for life. ♪ ♪ it's time for #goodnewstues. let's kick it off with a 6-year-old. he's small but he's doing big and mighty things. >> big things. >> yes, this boy from massachusetts, name is owen collie. his father is from australia, and he heard about the wildfires and he wanted to take action. >> absolutely. so he was trying to create these clay koalas and sell them, and he raised over 240,000 australian dollars. >> whoa. >> yes, which is a pretty big deal, honestly. >> his fund-raising goal was $1,000. obviously you got a cute kid offering up clay koalas. you know what's happening in australia, your heart just pours out for the folks down there. so, they all jumped in. people starting donating on that gofundme. they stepped up big time. >> it's still going. >> still going. i think he's going to get to a million, i just believe it. so then we got to move over to this bookstore in petersfield, england. it's a 100-year-old bookstore. they were having a pretty sort of slow day for the first time ever. they called it a tumbleweed day. >> oh no. >> where they had no customers. they tweeted out all these images of no one in the store. but then -- >> what happened? >> you know what happens on twitter. >> yep. >> when things go viral. things happen and change happens and people started coming in, buying the books, and they had a really good day. >> there were words of encouragement online. there were people buying books in the store. >> flooded with orders. >> it also helped they got a retweet from a famed english novelist and fiction writer by the name of neil gaiman. >> got a boost. >> people were like, we ordered this book, where is it? i can't get in the store. no, this is a good thing, go read it up. >> i love it. >> i love it as well. this is a good #goodnewstues. also this one on #goodnewstues. this adorable service dog that picked out its new best friend during a trip to build a bear. >> how adorable. >> mushu the dog. first-ever trip. says, i want that one right there. mushu is currently training to be a service dog. after all the hard work, i'm pretty sure that mushu needs a little pick me up there. >> speaking of dogs let's check out this stray dog that's also an internet sensation, helping kindergartners get across a busy street in eastern europe, how adorable. >> look at that, the dog helping out. dogs doing a lot of good work these days, right? they always have. >> i love it, this is so adorable. this morning on "world news now," the new phase of the impeachment trial is just hours away. >> today, senators vote on the trial's ground rules which are drawing fire from democrats. one calling the rules a disgrace. meanwhile, president trump is thousands of miles away. also this morning the new storm set to dump 2 feet of snow in the mountains along the west coast, plus the chill in the south. frost and freeze alerts for florida. plus a mystery solved. police say they've arrested the pillowcase rapist who terrorized women in south florida in the 1980s. victims in disbelief. and more than a week until the big game. the petition to move the super bowl to a saturday. meet the high school student who's on the offense trying to reschedule the big game. it's tuesday, january 21st. good morning, everyone. bringing kimberly brooks back. i think he's got a point. maybe it should be on a saturday. >> i'm just there for halftime. >> i'm thinking about the wings overload i got going on on monday. jack back there, i mean -- there's no telling how many beers he has on a sunday. >> jack? >> right? right, voice? >> i'll admit it, i fully support super bowl saturday. let's do it. >> you know what, we're going to get into that in just a moment. i guess we have to start with the big story of the day. this half hour we begin with the historic impeachment trial. the stage is now set for a contentious battle over the ground rules. >> here's a live look at capitol hill where the proceedings will get under way this afternoon and where republicans have unveiled a plan for a speedy trial. senator majority leader mitch mcconnell wants to give house impeachment managers 24 hours over two days to make their case against president trump. the president's attorneys will get equal time to respond but the senate's top democrats slammed the proposal saying key facts will be delivered in the middle of the night. >> as senators convene the president is thousands of miles away attending the world economic forum in switzerland. abc's mary bruce has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: president trump greeted with cheers and loud boos as he paid tribute to dr. martin luther king jr. the president spending less than a minute at the memorial to the civil rights icon. blocks away on capitol hill, democrats are preparing to make their case against him. and the president's legal team is offering the first glimpse of their defense. in a 110-page brief, trump's lawyers say the process has violated every precedent and every principle of fairness and are urging senators to swiftly reject the charges. one of the president's lawyers, alan dershowitz, laid out their central argument, that charges against trump don't rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors as the constitution requires. >> there has to be criminal behavior, criminal in nature. the articles of impeachment are obstruction of congress and abuse of power. >> reporter: but most he still refused to give a straight answer. >> do you personally believe donald trump right now with the evidence in front of you, as one of his attorneys, abused his power, yes or no? >> i'm not going to answer that question yes or no, it's irrelevant. >> reporter: democrats argue the facts are indisputable and the evidence is overwhelming. in their own brief, they outline the case for additional witnesses. saying only if the senate sees and hears all relevant evidence, only if it insists upon the whole truth, can it render impartial justice. >> make no mistake about it, we will force votes on witnesses and documents. >> reporter: even some republicans like lisa murkowski of alaska say they're open to hearing additional witnesses like former national security adviser john bolton. >> i'm going to take my constitutional obligations very, very seriously. >> reporter: the republican leader has just announced that he is giving those key republicans like senator murkowski what they want, a vote on whether or not to call additional witnesses. but that is not likely to happen until next week after several days of intense opening statements followed by at least 16 hours of questioning by senators. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> and so it begins. our thanks to mary. stay with abc news as the historic impeachment trial unfolds. we'll have live team coverage. and we're streaming online. it all begins today at 12:30 p.m. eastern. turning overseas to a rocket attack dangerously close to the u.s. embassy in baghdad. at least three rockets were fired from outside the city into the fortified green zone, no reports of injuries or damage. overnight three people were killed as anti-government protesters clashed with iraqi security forces firing tear gas and live rounds. richmond, virginia, braced for violence during a gun rights rally, but it ended peacefully. an estimated 22,000 people were there. those who entered the state capitol grounds were unarmed. many activists who stayed outside the designated rally zone were heavily armed. they were protesting plans for virginia's democratic political leaders to pass new gun control legislation. abc's victor oquendo talked to demonstrators. >> reporter: why was it so important for you guys to be in full armor, you know, bring the firearms out? >> it's our right, isn't it? we can exercise our rights. >> police say there was just one arrest and there was no trouble between the gun rights supporters and counterprotesters. turning to weather, there is no doubt winter is here. >> a new storm is moving into the west coast, bringing heavy rain along the coast and snow in the mountains. the morning commute is likely to be messy and travel across the mountains may be difficult. >> in the eastern half of the country, it's just cold. this waterfall in oswego, new york, became an ice sculpture. >> even parts of florida are under frost and freeze alert. accuweather's adam del rosso has the forecast. >> kenneth and kimberly, good morning. another chilly day on tap across the northeast. temperatures about 5 to 10 degrees below average, even though we will have lots of sunshine. pretty much the same story across the southeast. sunny but cold. temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average. some gusty winds along the coast leading to rough surf as well. temperatures through the afternoon only in the low 40s in atlanta. low 70s in miami. we get into the overnight hours, accuweather real feel temperatures across south florida, they're going to be in the 30s. yeah, cold even for miami standards. we wrap up across the west coast with another storm making its way onshore, bringing rain along the coast and some mountain snows back to the region. kenneth, kimberly? >> all right, adam, thank you. this morning an over-the-counter drug is causing quite the headache for major pharmaceutical company glaxosmithkline has temporarily stopped production of excedrin extra strength and excedrin migraine. it says it found problems in the measurements of ingredients. as a result some stores have run out of those two products, sparking a nationwide shortage. the company says its other painkillers should still be on sale. remembrances took place around the country on the annual dr. martin luther king jr. holiday. >> dr. king's oldest son, martin iii, honored his father at the monument bearing the reverend's image in washington, d.c. the younger king joined the others laying a wreath while delivering a message of upholding justice. in hawaii, the navy honored world war ii hero doris miller. he will be the first black man with an aircraft carrier bearing his name. and democratic presidential hopefuls, bernie sanders, amy klobuchar, elizabeth warren marched arm in arm during an event in columbia. thousands filled the streets of houston for that city's annual parade. people nationwide talked about dr. king's legacy. >> for everybody to live together, you know, as one unity. what martin luther king's dream was about, freedom for our people, for everybody. >> and it's important for the kids to know who this man did for the country. >> this freedom ride is so important because it shows the diversity of america and how diverse america is today, and it's a beautiful place to live. >> the enduring legacy of dr. king. we've talked a lot about obviously mlk in the past 24 hours. and the work that has been done and the work that we still have to go. i was thinking about mlk day. when i hear from the kids, this morning -- throughout this morning, we'll hear from the kids when it comes to honoring dr. king. when you hear from the children, it really puts it in perspective a little bit more. >> absolutely. one thing i like to do on this holiday is reread his letter from the birmingham jail. i know the "i have a dream" speech is so profound but i love the letter from the jail talking about the fight for justice, which he did his whole life. >> which is still ongoing. coming up, is the world ready for super bowl sunday to be on a saturday? 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