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I was ready two weeks ago to never see another snowflake again. And rob joins us now live just outside of boston. Where will the system strike . Its just getting going, and its looking to intensify over the next 12 hours quite rapidly. The advisories from maine all the way through washington, d. C. And the precip will come to an end, by tomorrow morning. Thats when the winds start to crank up. Philly, d. C. , over 40 miles an hour. This is a heavy, wet snow. With the winds, you can bet there will be Power Outages across new england. Tom . Rob, thank you. Next tonight to politics. A critical week in white house jump started by north korea firing off a Ballistic Missile off into the sea of japan. Confirmed as the president was hosting japans Prime Minister in maralago. The president assuring that the u. S. Has japans back, 100 . Heres david wright. Reporter shoulder to shoulder, the president and the Prime Minister. The bond between them sealed by a north korean Ballistic Missile. I just want everybody to understand and fully know that the United States of america stands behind japan, its great ally, 100 . Reporter its pyongyangs first missile test since President Trump took office, launched into the sea of japan just as trump sat down to dinner with japanese counterpart. The midrange missile posed no threat to the u. S. But it was a crucial test of trumps commitment to the u. S. japan security alliance, a postworld war ii treaty trump railed against on the campaign trail. And, you know, you have the maniac in north korea. You know, they maybe have to do something. Right now, if he acts badly toward japan, we end up in a world war. Reporter back then, candidate trump accused japan of taking advantage of u. S. Protection while stealing american jobs. And they are not even paying us. How stupid are we, folks . How stupid, how stupid are we . How stupid are we . Reporter not anymore. Not after last night. Here at home, the administration is now turning its attention back to the targeted travel ban, intent on rescuing the policy one way or another. Even if that means writing a new, more limited order. We will perhaps do that. Well see. Monday or tuesday. Reporter the administration doesnt want the courts to have the last word. We can pursue further executive actions. All options are on the table. We have equal branches of government in this country. The judiciary is not supreme. Reporter Stephen Miller, the senior aide most responsible for the initial policy, made the rounds on the sunday shows, and made no secret of his impatience with the judges who have blocked the executive order. This is a judicial usurpation of power. It is a violation of judges proper role in litigating disputes. Reporter on twitter, the president praised millers performance. Congratulations on representing me, he tweeted. Great job he is asking for broad, unchecked power. E get it . These are the defendants. Theyre three judges from the ninth Circuit Court who heard the case for trumps travel ban, and said, not in our house. Reporter saturday night live had fun imagining trump taking the ninth circuit to the peoples court. First of all, mr. Trump, you understand this is a tv court, right . Thats okay. I am a tv president. Reporter Melissa Mccarthy was back as press secretary sean spicer. This time, hawking ivanka trumps products from the Briefing Room podium. At 39. 99, its unbelievably affordable. David, President Trump is less than a month into his presidency, and hes already trying to knock out potential 20 20 rivals . Reporter this is a tweet he tweeted out, trump tweets, i know mark cuban well, but hes not smart enough to run for president. Of course, cuban hasnt said whether or not he will run. Thank you. Meantime, the president saying the recent crackdown of Illegal Immigrants by i. C. E. Is keeping a campaign promise. Heres ron claiborne. Reporter in new york city, protesters marching through the cold and ice. Demonstrating against that surge in immigrations raids. Agents rounding up hundreds in the past few days, the administration saying theyre concentrating on criminals. The president saying gang members and others are being removed. Also swept up in the latest raids, people with no criminal records. That action will probably end up saving american lives. Or saving the wellbeing and physical safety of american residents. Reporter late today, i. C. E. Tweeting, i. C. E. Targets convicted criminals and others who are not supposed to be in the United States. President obama saying, they concentrated on criminals. Felons, not families. Reporter 41 not accused of committing any crime. It remains to be seen if the new surge in raids will mean more deportations of those Illegal Immigrants. Inside immigrant communities, some already feel under siege. People are worried about the deportations . Also, people are feeling sad. Reporter immigration Officials Say these raids were planned before trump took office. But it seems theyre using them to send a message of a new, harsher attitude. Toward Illegal Immigrants. Tom . Ron, thank you. The white house also fielding new questions tonight after Stephen Miller doubled down on claims of voter fraud in New Hampshire in that interview with george stephanopoulos. Heres gloria riviera. Voter fraud is a serious problem in this country. Reporter President Trumps senior white house policy advis adviser, Stephen Miller, saying that trump nearly lost in New Hampshire was due to illegal voters. Its very real, very serious. Hold on a second. You just claimed that there was illegal voting in New Hampshire. People bused in from massachusetts. Do you have any evidence to back that up . Go to New Hampshire, talk to anybody that has worked in politics for a long time. Reporter miller offered no evidence. Do you have any evidence . If this interests you, we can talk about it more in the future. Reporter john weaver tweeting, i know New Hampshire as well as anyone. No voter fraud. Buses easy to track. Force them to prove it. They cant, dangerous. And this tweet, miller makes false claim. There are no busedin voters. In fact, members of President Trumps team and family were registered in two states. Thank you. Next to chicago, where two little girls are in Critical Condition after two shooting inciden incidents. Heres alex perez. Reporter tonight, police on the hunt after the two innocent children were shot saturday evening. We have a person shot. We need ems. Reporter a 12yearold girl was on a playground when people say she was shot in her head. Minutes later, and just a few miles away, an 11yearold, sitting in the backseat of a mini van when investigators say shots rang out. She, too, hit in the head. Her grandmother, pleading with the offenders to turn themselves in. Shes fighting for her life at 11 years old. That shouldnt be. Reporter in 2016, chicago had more than 3,500 shootings, and 762 murders. The most murders in 26 years. And in 2017, at least 385 shootings in the city. At this point, no arrests have been made. Tom . Thank you. Next to california, where powerful flash floods are forcing First Responders into action. This was the frightening scene, a car swept away in a matter of moments. Marci gonzalez with more. Reporter terrifying moments for the father and daughter trapped inside this car. Vehicle trapped in water. Reporter the two, driving down a Southern California street saturday, swept away by flash flooding. Theres going to be a male and a small child trapped inside the vehicle. Reporter the powerful Rushing Water pushing the car into a wall, then pulling it downstream. He rolled the window down, we could hear him scream, help me, help me reporter the car, finally coming to a stop. And with muddy water rising around them, the driver and a child make their way to the roof. You see Emergency Responders hand them life vests before leading them across a ladder to safety. They looked very traumatized. Reporter a harrowing experience, too, for 81yearold roger mcmurtry, swept away in sixfeetdeep fastmoving floodwater near sacramento. Desperately hanging on to a branch until the California National guard rushes in. This rescuer lowered into the surging water. Mcmurtry, struggling to keep his head above the surface as the rescuer secures him. Then gives the signal. The two holding on tight as theyre lifted into the helicopter above. If we werent there, within a matter of minutes, the worst could have happened. Reporter marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. Marci, thank you. And still ahead on world news tonight this sunday, a man stranded after tumbling 130 feet down the face of a cliff. How rescuers were able to hoist him to safety. And, you may remember this 80s classic. We are the children we are the ones the jazz legend being remembered tonight. 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Reporter Judy Schumaker befriended a man on facebook who claimed to be an army major serving in iraq. And soon, her online romeo asked schumaker to pay for what he called an Honorable Discharge fee of 3,400. That was schumakers red flag. Her sweetheart was a scammer. Foreign criminals use images of real soldiers serving overseas and create a false identity, with fake social media accounts. For these men that would fight for our country, and use them like this, i think its a horrible act. Reporter the fbi says scams like this cost victims an average of 15,000 to 20,000. Experts say, Pay Attention to email addresses. Military members have addresses ending in. Mil. And be suspicious if they say they cant write or receive mail, or ask you to send letters to a third party. And never respond to requests for money. Judy figured it out before it was too late. But last year, criminals cheated victims out of 203 million in sweetheart scams like these. Tom . Adrienne, thank you. 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But in the last few weeks, the story is suddenly going viral. The story of a firefighter named marc. One day racing a woman in labor to the hospital. Once we got into the ambulance, we learned that we were going to be probably delivering a baby. Reporter and when the baby girl came, it was marc she was handed to. I helped her take her first breath. Reporter then at the hospital. I just happened to hear the doctor say that the babys going to be put up for adoption. Reporter now, the haddens had two sons already, and had wanted a girl but were having difficulties conceiving. So the decision became easy, especially after beth hadden spoke to the mother. She just looked over at me and said, i want you to have my baby. Reporter and five years on, the haddens, hoping something comes out of this unexpected moment in the limelight. If even one child is placed in a family thats as loving and supportive as ours is, then that is our message. Reporter and that is the short and the long of this one good story. John donvan, abc news. We thank john for that report. We thank you for watching. Gma first thing in the morning. David muir will be right back here tomorrow night. Im tom llamas in new york. Have a great evening. Good night. [ alarm clock beeping ] weather. [ laughter ] cartoons. Wait for it. [ cat screech ] [ laughter ] [ screaming ] [ laughter ] make everyday awesome with the power of xfinity x1. Hi grandma and the fastest internet. [ girl screaming ] [ laughter ] ribeiro heres a sneak peak at tonights afv. We know youre gonna love it. Happy birthday. [ screams ] ooh [ laughing ] woman ow geez [ cheers and applause ] welcome to. And now, here he is, the host of our show, Alfonso Ribeiro [ cheers and applause ] thank you hello welcome