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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 friday's far-reaching budget cuts. will there be a deal in time? >> a lot of talk, but you're 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 it's cool. you wouldn't do it? later on this half hour, we've asked you to ask us questions, and now we're answering them. it's almost time for the wnn inbox. a...

And i'm not talking about that one. >> must be men's college basketball. that's what i was thinking, with that march madness reference. yes, it has happened again. the nation's number one men's 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. here's a hint, indiana. don't be number one. >> number one has been cursed this season. this is an amazing run. that always makes it interesting. comin...

>> 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 couldn't be a balloon, but it turned out to be this tragic accident. >> reporter: we now know the balloon was coming in for a landing in a sugar cane field. that's...

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 nation's weather, there's 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 nation's middle. some rain later today in the northwest. >> temperatures rise to the mid 50s near new york and atlanta. high 70s for florida. warmer across the central plains, so all that blizzard snow can start melting. n...