reena did it on her own. she put the whole thing -- you took us through the game, the entertainment. >> i was serious about it. i was in the zone when i did this. i would like to thank sandy and pat in the control room who helped me to get the play-by-play. >> i thought you did that. >> come on, i didn't know who scored first. they helped me piece it through. >> i just gave you credit and it is not your work. >> it is my work but i had an assist. it's an assist. i call it an assist. >> that is basketball by the way. >> oh. >> >> give him a break. >>> making news in america. this morning, super celebration. the knew england patriots with a gutsy win. brady earned his place among the best in history. live in arizona. >> extreme weather. a dangerous storm marking its way across the country. a triple threat of heavy snow high winds and icy conditions. accuweather has the latest. >> scare in the air. a jet rattled by what officials think may have been a drone but could have been something else. >> and battle of th

go head reena. i'm choked up. >> the pats came from behind taking the lead with over two minutes left in the game. seahawks didn't give up driving to the one yard line with 20 seconds left. an interception saved the day and prevented another heart breaker for new england. >> it's a big challenge. it's incredible to experience this feeling once and i have been fortunate to play on four great teams. i'm very blessed. >> i'm got married this year expecting a child this year and world champion. hell of a year. >> he caught a touchdown pass two weeks ago. but for a tackle brady was named the game's mvp and has thrown more touchdown passes in a super bowl than any other quarterback. >> tied with terry bradshaw and joe montana now. the only quarterbacks who have won four super bowls. >> there's a lot of talk in the first half about his half completion record. they were talking about half completions. >> what's a half completion? >> i don't know. i kept thiping -- >> you didn't hear it right. what was your

reena did a toss across the room. let's till you about a winter edition of "the pulse." >> a resident of canada's maritime provinces has a solution to shoveling all that snow off his driveway. he's dug a tunnel through and began his great escape after a storm dumped three feet of snow on prince edward island. >> took him six hours to dig it tall enough to stand up in. >> i'm about 5'9" so there's -- i'm just about at the top here but there's still about three feet above our heads. and there's another car a few feet to the left of here that i've yet to excavate. >> yeah car is not out yet but eventually that will be a light at the end of this tunnel and it will be the headlights >>> making news in america this of his vehicle. >> a record-breaking winter in boston with the super bowl championship and an incredible amount of snow. >> and now you can be a part of it all even if you don't live there. an area resident will sell you, sell you a bottle of guaranteed genuine local snow for 20 bucks or get six pounds of the stu

reena and t.j. >> lana thank you very much. >>> of course one of the puzzling questions this morning is about the driver of that jeep. >> witnesses say after the crossing arm came down on her vehicle, the woman got out to take a look then for some reason she got back in the vehicle and drove it forward into the path of the train. rick hope was in the car behind her and said he backed up when he realized she was stuck. >> she looked at me. i know she did and she just got in and all i can imagine is she was trying to make it to the other side because she thought the gate -- she couldn't get through the gate. >> the suv was carried 400 feet down the track on impact. >> this is the third deadliest incident in a little over two years. >> a car hit and killed an electrician and in december of 2013 four people died when a train took a sharp turn at 82 miles an hour. that's 50 miles an hour faster than it should have been going. an investigation found the engineer had fallen asleep. be sure to stay with us

. >> and i'm reena ninan. we begin with the chilling new details about the isis member seen in the group's latest execution video. this morning investigators are poring over the video to see if the masked man talking to the camera is an american. abc's bazi kanani is in washington with the latest. bazi, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reena. good morning, ryan. intelligence officials say they don't know yet who that masked man is but this morning they are getting closer to figuring that out. the new clues that could help identify this masked isis leader heard briefly in the gruesome video showing the beheading of 21 egyptian christians. >> today we are on the south of rome. >> reporter: his speaking patterns and his facial features now being carefully analyzed by u.s. intelligence officials and compared to americans known to have joined isis. >> he says south instead of soth so he's not from canada. >> reporter: linguist eric thomas says the isis fighter's distinct iveive pronunciations point to a pos

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. here's some of the top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now." >>> authorities say despite a video posted on-line by al shabaab militants there's no credible plot against the mall of america or a u.s. mall. the white house is encouraging americans to be vigilant just in case. full details coming up. >>> driving will be dangerous in many parts of the south with slick, icy roads. there were hundreds of auto accidents. many schools closed today and dozens of flights cancelled. >>> in a medical breakthrough, a new study suggests exposing children to peanuts may reduce the risk of developing a peanut allergy by more than 80%. >>> starting today in alaska, it is legal to smoke marijuana for nonmedical purposes in private places. alaska is the third state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, february 24th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning to you. we begin with new details o

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. here's some of the top headlines we are following on "world news now." at least seven people are dead after a commuter train hit an suv on the tracks in suburban new york city. the impact sent the electrified third rail in to the first car of the train followed by an explosion and fire. we have full details ahead. >>> this incredible video, showing the overnight crash of a passenger plane shortly after it took off from taiwan's downtown airport. it crashed in to a shallow river, killing at least 12 of the nearly 60 people on board. >>> rap mogul suge knight went from court to where he pleaded not guilty to murder and three other felonies to a southern california hospital because he complained of suffering chest pain. knight is charged in an incident in which he ran over two men with his pickup last week. >>> mom, dad and mom. lawmakers in u.k. have voted to allow the world's first three-parent babies. the ivf procedure would genetically modify embryos using the healthy dna of a donor

reena, what do you think? how hard was it? >> i'm all for empathy during pregnantingcy. >> yeah. >> yeah. why not. >> i don't don an empathy belly. i say honey whatever you want you get. that looked hard. >> father of twins. >> this is why men could never carry children. we'd cry every day. >> there's a reason. how do you feel about sub woofers. >> i think they are a public nuisance until i saw this. a great way to get rid of snow. take a look. ♪ turn down for what ♪ >> it doesn't sound like bass. >> this is what he decided to do to get rid of snow, turn the bass up wait for the beat to drop and so does the snow. >> do you think the government would put up big woofers everywhere to get rid of the snow. >> school buses would love that. can you imagine? >> on to this one. because i love telling stories about crazy dudes. this is -- this goes in the category of when you have so much time on your hands you can do stuff like this. these guys and their names are juice tin stewart and andrew citas of jstu studios. they put a bunc

. >> i'm reena ninan. >>> we begin with the gruesome videotape showing the beheading of egyptian christians by isis. experts poring over the tape say it is possible one of the jihadists is an american. abc's brian ross has the latest. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence officials say they are seeking to determine if the man behind the mask leading the isis murders of 21 christians could be an american. comparing his facial features and speaking patterns to americans known to have joined isis. >> today we are on the south of rome. >> he says south instead of soth so he is not from canada. >> reporter: eric thomas, a professor of lynn gis particulars at north carolina state says a number of state says a number of distinctive pronunciations. >> he said do instead of du. >> reporter: point to a possible u.s. background with some arabic influence as well. >> i think he sounds pretty american. >> reporter: with the pipeline of u.s. recruits to isis a growing concern. the white house began a new effort to counter the

. >> and reena ninan has good advice don't bother going out. stay home make hot chocolate and make a grilled cheese sandwich with. everybody has cheese and bread. >> i don't have cheese. i will have a bread sandwich. >> g secret recipes. >>> get out of the cold for a second. we are going to heat things up. we are talking "50 shades of grey." >> you are excited about this one. it is a big hit with women but we will find out how it fared with couples. you are watching "world news now." >> it's going to get hot. >> announcer: "world news ♪ >>> i'm not sure why we are playing steamy music right now when it is expected to be incredibly cold. >> yeah it is. it is times square. a little flur riffs right now. around 20 degrees but see that steam coming up across the steam pipes on the street or was it from "50 shades of grey"? look at that steaming up the roadways in times square. >> by a movie theater, wasn't it? >> there you go. "50 shades of grey" proved to be a box office hit over the valentine's day weekend. that's how you have to talk about it.

. >> i'm reena ninan. we are getting our first look at the hero train engineer who helped to save passengers in the fiery commuter crash north of new york city. >> he is being treated for smoke inhalation and trauma. observers say he did everything he could to avoid hitting the suv on the tracks. elizabeth hur has the latest from the crash scene. >> reporter: t.j. and reena, at daybreak investigators will be here to resume their work and while they believe it was a terrible accident, they want to know why this happened so it does not happen again. day one in the search for answers, ending with crews lifting and removing the wreckage off the tracks. these charred and mangled pieces of metal, the remnants of a fiery crash that killed six people just north of new york city. >> report of an explosion on the tracks. >> reporter: the commuter train had 700 passengers on board, traveling at 58 miles an hour when an suv tried to cross the railroad got stuck on the tracks as the gates came down and the train kept c

i'm reena ninan. here's some of the headlines we are following on "world news now." another day and another winter storm. major east coast cities are bearing the brunt of it today from d.c. to new york. more than what half foot of fresh snow, accompanied by a brutal blast of arctic air. the forecast ahead. >>> prosecutors in the so-called american sniper trial could rest their case as early as today. that's after presenting a chilling video confession from the former marine charged with killing chris kyle and chad littlefield. >>> passengers and crew on a whale-watching trip off the coast of hawaii had to be rescued when a huge wave broke over the boat. five people, including a pregnant woman, were dumped in to the water. >>> the official height of the washington monument is now nearly ten inches shorter than the historic height which has been since it was completed in 1884. the new height is a result of the change in the spot where the measurement is taken. those are some of the top stories on this f

reena and ryan. >> thank you. it is interesting, this a-rod story proves if you do something wrong you own up to it quickly. another baseball star jason giambi recently retired. he was accused of taking performance enhancing drugs and admitted it early on and went on to play many years after and beloved by many teammates and fans. people said because he admitted it quickly. >> people like to see them take responsibility right away. you know there is something going on and they like to see that. >> the repeated denials hurt a-rod and now he is trying to make this comeback and get the fans behind him. we'll see how it play s out. >> what's your sense? what happens next? >> if he does well on the field people will come back to his corner. >>> coming up, some pups doing great on the field, these little guys. we'll take you behind the scenes of the westminster kennel club dog show. meet the top dog expected to win and see what it takes to groom a champion. >>> ahead in our next half hour we are counting down to the osc

reena and t.j. pack to you. >> thank you so much. >>> my retirement plan also known as the power ball jackpot is now $360 million after no winning ticket was drawn last night. it would be a quarter billion dollars if you took the lump sum cash which is what i plan to do. it has been nearly a year since the power ball total hit over $300 million. the next drawing saturday night. >> hope you have a back up. >>> there are big problems these days in venezuela. the country is broke. economy shrinking and residents forced to endure long lines at stores as they try to buy the most basic of items. prices are i through the roof and now they are running out of condoms. a three pack runs $62. 36 paj pack of trojans, $750. the same price as an iphone. >> this sounds crazy, but this is a major health concern in venezuela. they have one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy and stds so people need access to this. it is health care concern. 7500 from a website that people go to when items are scarce. where they g

. >> reporter: good morning, reena and good morning to you, t.j. as you know, health officials are adamant. this is a matter of public safety and vaccinations work. but with some parents still on the fence, some politicians are now weighing in causing quite a stir. more than 100 people in 14 states and mexico have now contracted the measles prompting doctors and even president obama to sound the alarm urging parents to vaccinate their children. but this morning, politicians chiming in are creating a controversy. new jersey governor chris christie saying vaccination is a parent's choice and fellow republican white house prospect kentucky senator rand paul agreeing noting that vaccines should be voluntary and even linking them to mental disorders. >> i've heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines. >> christie later backtracked a bit saying "there is no question kids should be vaccinated." paul's staff also fine-tuning his remarks saying he believes that vaccines have sav

you have another theory reena? >> i think that's somebody forgot to turn off the lights. >> simple as that. like your husband doesn't turn off lights. >> it actually drives me nuts because i know at this hour there is a light upstairs in our home that nobody turned off. >> sorry to bring that up. >>> coming up here some discouraging news how too much sleep can be dangerous for you. yeah, right. >>> but first new concerns about potential for a cyberattack that could cripple our economy. >>> also a cartoon comeback. the classic reborn but will they be loved just as much by the new audience? >>> well, another big retailer is boosting its minimum wage pay for workers. the company that owns t.j. maxx, marshalls and home goods says its u.s. workers will get at least $9 an hour starting in june, and it'll go up to $10 next year. it comes after similar moves by walmart, ikea and the gap and other retailers are expected to follow suit. >>> new york state is worried about an armageddon cyberattack on banks. the state's chief

. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with the millions of people waking up to numbing sub zero temperatures. >> that's right. this morning, the dangerous cold stretching from the upper midwest all the way to the deep south. minus 12 in cleveland. zero in philly. 30 in orlando. >> this bitter blast already breaking records in chicago. minus 8 degrees there as the ice forms over lake michigan. >> here's something you don't often see in florida. hat, gloves, scarf, heavy sweater. temperatures dipping into the mid 40s in miami. here's bazi kanani with more. >> reporter: record-breaking cold this morning from snowy new england all the way down to windy florida, where beaches are empty and tourists are bundled up. >> one, two, three, four, five. >> reporter: florida's citrus growers nervous about a possible freeze, constantly checking the crops. across the south, concern for drivers unaccustomed to icy roads. at this intersection, car after car spinning out. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. that's going to be a wreck right there.

. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with the chilling new details about the isis member seen in the group's latest execution video. this morning investigators are poring over the video to see if the masked man talking to the camera is an american. abc's bazi kanani is in washington with the latest. bazi good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reena. good morning, ryan. intelligence officials say they don't know who that masked man is yet but this morning, they are getting closer to figuring that out. the new clues that could help identify this masked isis leader heard briefly in the gruesome video showing the beheading of 21 egyptian christians. >> today, we are on the south of rome. >> reporter: his speaking patterns now being analyzed by u.s. intelligence officials and compared to americans known to have joined isis. >> he says south instead of soth so he's not from canada. >> reporter: this linguist says his distinctive pronunciations point to an american background. officials don't know for sure how many a

and reena, thanks and good morning. a cold morning throughout the northeast. great lakes and the ohio valley. now yesterday maybe not so bad. today northwesterly winds will be ushering in arctic air. along with colder temperatures and breezy conditions we are expecting light snow showers from buffalo and syracuse, south toward pittsburgh, columbus and lexington. some spots could see an inch or two. most spots a coating or dusting of snow. more than that, though, along the front range of the rockies in the intermountain northwest. rain at the coastline. that big means big travel delays seattle to portland and perhaps a bigger storm over the south and southwest heading in to the upcoming weekend. remaining cold in the northeast. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> thank you. >>> winter weather brings with it much more dangers than just traffic accidents. a new hampshire man was sweeping the snow off of the roof of his house when he himself was swept off by a mini avalanche. he was buried under several feet of snow with his he

you have another theory reena? >> i think that's somebody forgot to turn off the lights. >> simple as that. like your husband doesn't turn off lights. >> it actually drives me nuts because i know at this hour there is a light upstairs in our home that nobody turned off. >> sorry to bring that up. >>> coming up here some discouraging news how too much sleep can be dangerous for you. yeah, right. >>> but first new concerns about potential for a cyberattack that could cripple our economy. >>> also a cartoon comeback. the classic reborn but will they be loved just as much by the new audience? >>> well another big retailer is boosting its minimum wage pay for workers. the company that owns t.j. maxx marshall's and home goods will say workers will get $9 an hour starting in june. it'll go up to $10 next year. it comes after similar moves by walmart, ikea and the gap and other retailers are expected to follow suit. >>> new york state is worried about an armageddon cyberattack on banks. the state's chief bank regulator war

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. here some of the top stories we are following on "world news now." >>> breaking overnight a texas jury finds an ex marine guilty of murdering american sniper chris dial and a friend. jurors rejected defense arguments that eddie ray routh was insane and suffered from psychosis. full details ahead. >>> a driver arrested after his truck became stuck on the tracks causing a commuter train to crash and derail. more than two dozen passengers were injured, some critically. >>> southwest canceling dozens of flights after 128 of its planes were grounded because airline failed to inspect a key backup system. southwest said it discovered the oversight and notified federal aviation authorities. >>> mega payday for a retiree near chicago. the 70-year-old just claimed the largest lottery jackpot in illinois history. his lump sum payment $127 million. that is after taxes. that money is in the bank. those are the top stories on this wednesday, february 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "worl

ryan and reena, back to you. >> no letting up. thank you, justin. >>> now to an arrest in the road rage shooting that left a mother of four dead. the suspect is a 19-year-old neighbor. the victim's husband says not only did the family know him but they actual try lid to help him giving him money, food and advice. more from kendis gibson. >> this shirtless suspect taken in to custody by police in to the alleged road rage murder of tammy meyers. >> reporter: the arrest follows a wild scene, one block from where meyers and her four children lived. meyers husband rushing to the scene. >> there's the animal a block away. >> reporter: the suspect's mom visibly shaken arriving during the standoff. police with guns drawn surrounded the house of the young suspect asking him to come out. >> all of a sudden i heard the bull horns and people yelling and helicopters. he came in he's like they are looking for the kid next door. >> reporter: this comes one week after meyers was shot in the head following an alleged road rage incident. police say

and reena, thanks and good morning. over the southeast thankfully we are quieting things down for more than a day. i know we had two back-to-back snowstorms but now we are catching a break. the cold will continue in the deep south. few showers in kentucky and tennessee and heavy soaking showers from orlando south toward miami where temperatures will still be warming in to the 80s, at least in miami. northwest looking rather stormy, as well with. snow over the higher terrain in to western montana. rain toward the coastline. especially from seattle to portland along the i-5, expect big delays with a bigger snowstorm anticipated over the southwest over the course of the upcoming weekend. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> president obama is seeking to reassure millions of illegal immigrants they will not be deported. president told an audience at a town hall meeting in miami he is confident his executive order on immigration will not be thrown out by courts and said he would veto a measure in the senate

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. both parents here. we're talking about the measles. we're trying to figure out what age -- there are so many shots they had to get and what age -- i think it's 1. >> mmr, it is measles, mumps and rubella. it's older than 1. that's part of the reason we are doing the story in chicago about the outbreak where kids can't get vaccinated. are too young to get vaccinated. >> an outbreak of measles. a new outbreak. this time patients are in suburban chicago at a day care center and they are too young for vaccinations. >> a lot of talk and increasing pressure on parents to get their children immunized. for more here's abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: the new measles hot spot, this illinois day care center. five babies diagnosed with measles, possibly more exposed. too young to get the vaccine. >> nine to ten individuals who we have asked to remain at home the next 21 days. >> reporter: this after another day care scare in santa monica, california where 14 babies are in quarantine. the growing

and reena? >> thank you so much. >>> meanwhile, many school districts in detroit and boston are cancelling classes today because of extreme weather conditions. >> after the storm that slammed as many as 10 million americans, stef davis tells us it could be days before we get relief. o >> we are finally catching a break from the snowfall across the northeast for our tuesday. high pressure will build back in behind the storm allowing conditions to improve. a cold flow from the north will send temperatures dropping. daytime high in burlington only 15. 20 is the high in syracuse. well below average for this time of the year. we do have the threat for more snowfall along the i-95 corridor for our thursday. reena and t.j., back to you. >> all right. stef, thank you so much. the bad weather triggered a man hole explosion that injured two people on a brooklyn street. the blast was caused from the road salt, melting snow and ice that seeps down to the electric underground system. steam can build up and t

ryan and reena, back to you. >> no letting up. thank you, justin. >>> now to an arrest in the road rage shooting that left a mother of four dead. the suspect is a 19-year-old neighbor. the victim's husband says not only did the family know him but they actually tried to help him giving him money, food and advice. more from kendis gibson. >> this shirtless suspect taken in to custody by police in to the alleged road rage murder of tammy meyers. >> we're attempting to take a suspect into custody who is believed to be involved in the homicide of mrs. meyers. >> reporter: the arrest follows a wild scene, one block from where meyers and her four children lived. meyers husband rushing to the scene. >> there's the animal a block away. >> reporter: the suspect's mom visibly shaken arriving during the standoff. police with guns drawn surrounded the house of the young suspect asking him to come out. >> all of a sudden, i heard the bull horns and people yelling and helicopters. he came in, he's like they are looking for the kid next door. >>

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. boy, what an evening it was a few hours ago them verdict finally coming in from texas on the american sniper trial. i tell you, it wasn't a moment i think of vindication for anybody or happiness. i think both sides sort of heart breaking especially for the wife of chris kyle and we heard from judy littlefield, the mother of the other friend who was with them at the time. i just keep thinking about the need for mental health help for our veterans and for americans across the nation. >> there are so many -- no winners necessarily in this story. now it's something -- a lot of us it's a lot more personal to everyone. yes, this is someone who served the country and his story now, everybody is so up close and personal witith the story because of the movie that got his story out. really, this trial has been going on for a little bit. but the verdict was pretty quick. took less than three hours for the jury to find eddie ray routh guilty of capital murder. jurors not buying his insanity defen

. >> i'm reena ninan. good to see you. >> good to see you. it's been a while since we have done this together. >> do i look tan and well rested. >> you look zen. >> florida did it. >> working the night shift it takes you a week to adjust and then by that time it is time to return. >>> the powerful new storm hitting the northeast this morning. 90 million americans bracing for more biting cold and fresh round of snow and ice. >> it's already coming down in washington, d.c. take a look. barely you can see the white house there with more than a half foot of snow expected. federal offices closed today and for many schools, classes have been cancelled or delayed. for more here's abc's lana zak. >> reporter: this is the big chill that will not melt away. in new york city it was the coldest february day in nearly three decades. >> it's cold when your eyeballs ache. that's cold. >> reporter: in long suffering boston no relief with the mercury at three below. >> maybe if you are going to visit boston come in june. not february. >> reporter: heavy wet s

reena and t.j.? >> all right, brandi hitt for us out there, thank you so much. >>> what are hollywood insiders saying about the 87th annual academy awards? >> moments ago we talk to grae drake senior editor at rotten tomatoes. all right, grae, you were here in the studio with me a couple of weeks ago. you said no question it is coming down between "birdman" and "boyhood." that was the case. >> absolutely. those were the big boys of the night. i was totally right. i have to toot my own horn here because "birdman" was really the one that took home the really big prizes. >> you were surprised -- i don't know why i was surprised to hear that name called. >> it was like "birdman," "birdman," all over the place. but you know what, no best actor award for michael keaton, which might have been an even bigger surprise than "boyhood" getting snubbed. >> talk about queen of the night, julianne moore. >> absolutely. she looked phenomenal. during her speech, i love the fact she said that people with alzheimer's d

reena? >> thank you very much. >>> buried deep in the president's budget is language that could clear the way for legal marijuana sales in the district of columbia. the budget specifically bans federal spending that's key word federal spending on legalizing pot an reducing penalties in d.c. but does not spending on sales or local money. d.c. voters approved legalization of small amounts of marijuana by 2-1 margin in november. >>> monica lewinsky ended ten years of sielts about her affair with former president clinton in a magazine article published last summer. her essay for "vanity fair" focused on public humiliation. and earned her an award. david muir was the host. >> i know it's a cliche but i really am honored and humbled to have been nominated, especially alongside i the caliber of such incredible other writers in my category. >> reporter: lewinsky lost the award to a long-time writer for a new yorker but may hear more from her in the future. she made it clear her silence is over even

. >> i'm reena ninan. boy, what an evening it was a few hours ago them verdict finally coming in from texas on the american sniper trial. i tell you, it wasn't a moment i think of vindication for anybody or happiness. i think both sides sort of heart breaking especially for the wife of chris kyle and we heard from judy littlefield, the mother of the other friend who was with them at the time. i just keep thinking about the need for mental health help for our veterans and for americans across the nation. >> there are so many -- no winners necessarily in this story. now it's something -- a lot of us it's a lot more personal to everyone. yes, this is someone who served the country and his story now, everybody is so up close and personal with the story because of the movie that got his story out. really, this trial has been going on for a little bit. but the verdict was pretty quick. took less than three hours for the jury to find eddie ray routh guilty of capital murder. jurors not buying his insanity defense

. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with the extreme conditions more arctic air for dozens of states. >>> among the hundreds skidding and sliding was this jet in the dallas/ft. worth airport. it slipped and got stuck in grass overnight. >> there's more of the same in store for a part of the country that rarely sees winter weather like this. our coverage begins with abc's susan saulny. >> reporter: a 2,000-mile behemoth of a winter storm is blasting arctic air from denver to dallas california to the carolinas. paralyzing entire regions of the u.s. so many drivers losing control like this truck slipping and sliding and ultimately crashing. >> he should have not slammed on his brakes but like everybody that gets on a bridge he slammed on his brakes. >> reporter: winter storm warnings not sparing the deep south, louisiana and mis, or the west las vegas is even seeing a rare dusting of snow. the storm announced its arrival in dallas/ft. worth in thunder sleet. that's a thunderstorm with freezing rain. 37 cars piled

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes and we begin with the latest powerful storm bearing down on the northeast with a fresh round of snow, ice and biting arctic air. >> winter warnings in effect in nearly two dozen states this morning, 90 million americans in the path of the storm. the mid-atlantic getting hit hard this morning. here's a live look at washington, d.c., already covered in white as a storm moves up the east coast. the federal government shut down its offices across d.c. and many schools in the area either closed or have delayed openings. >>> and the snow is also coming down in new york. this is what it looks like in times square. as you can see, it's already sticking to the sidewalks and some of the roads setting the stage for a treacherous morning commute. abc's susan saulny has more. >> reporter: overnight snow falling here in the nation's capital. president obama getting a taste on his return to washington. today more record-shattering snow and winter storm warnings in 20 frigid states. across new

reena and t.j. deflate-gate casts a shadow over super bowl xlix but the new england patriots decided to settle it out behind me in the super bowl dome in what can be described as a real finish for fans. it was one of the most exciting super bowls in history. a last-minute interception stealing a win for the new england patriots over reigning champs seattle seahawks. the game-winning interception clinched a victory for the patriots and a fourth super bowl ring for tom brady. >> it was unbelievable. malcolm made the play of the year to save our season. it took everybody from the first guy to the last guy. i'm proud of our effort. >> reporter: after weeks of controversy over deflate-gate. patriot fans are savoring this victory more even though there was upset fans of both teams. even the president tweeting congrats to the patriots on their fourth super bowl title. #onto the white house. for seahawk fans it will be a long trip back monday. an air of defeat took over the town and stadium which seemed to

reena and t.j. back to you. >>>. >> thank you so much. >>> we turn to senator rand paul. he now says he thinks vaccinations are safe. the kentucky republican claimed that some children suffered profound mental disorders after vaccinated. last night he backtracked and tweeted a picture of himself getting a booster shot. >>> sources say bobbi kristina is fighting for her life in the neuro icu at emory university hospital. a surprising new claim from her father bobbi kristina by brown. saying she was never married to the man believed to be her husband. >>> the judge in the murder trial of form iffer new england patriots tight end aaron hernandez dismissed a juror. the woman was dismissed for previously discussing information in the case and saying it would be hard to convict hernandez without a murder weapon. the girlfriend is expected back on the stand this morning. >>> a group of professional golf caddies is suing the pga tour over the bibs they wear during tournaments. they are forced to wear logos

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. it is friday. we made sglit we did. today is national wear red day to remind people especially young women about the risk of heart disease and strokes. one in three women, can you believe, will suffer from heart disease or heart attack or stroke. this is to remind people there are things you can do to make sure you don't reach that point. >> too often it is a worthy cause. we focus on wearing the pink and a talking about breast cancer certainly worthy cause but heart disease is a big deal and takes a lot of women. my family has dealt with some of those issues of heart disease with women. >> important. a lot of news today, too. >> we are trying to get to the bottom of what happened with this train, this commuter train accident. we have new images this morning. it was a deadly crash, as you know. this happened north of new york city. >> for the first time we have seeing inside the burned out train car where five passengers died. the rail car pierced by the electrified third rail. >> funeral service meanwhile will be held

reena ninan. 50 shades of reena. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >> topping our headlines this morning, the $100 million family. >> it will be difficult for anyone to keep up with the kardashians after the latest deal they reportedly inked with the e! channel. $100 million for four more seasons. this according to page 6 and confirmed by "people" magazine. >> the parent company, nbc universal, denying the deal but an insider says the network is trying to keep the deal under wraps for future negotiations with other stars. it would make the kardashian jenner clan the highest paid stars of reality televisioning history. if you can get it knock yourself out. >> does bruce jenner appear? does he get a cut, kanye, what's going on? >> is jenner still in the family? >> yeah. >> i heard he has some things going on lately. >> that's why we'd like to see him and know what is going on, get an update. >>> speaking of the other ar stars, it appears kanye west is helping himself to a slice of humble pie. >> i'm not going to read that line

and reena? >> thank you so much. >>> meanwhile, many school districts in droid and boston are cancelling classes today because of extreme weather conditions. >> after the storm that slammed as manial as 10 million americans, stef davis tells us it could be days before we get relief. >> we are finally catching a break from the snowfall across the northeast for our tuesday. high pressure will build back in behind the storm allowing condition cans to improve. a cold flow from the north will send temperatures dropping. daytime high in burlington only 15. 20 is the high in syracuse. well below average for this time of the year. with we do have the threat for more snowfall along the i-95 corridor for our thursday. reena and t.j. back to you. >> all right. stef thank you so much. the bad weather triggered a man whole explosion that injured two people on a brooklyn street. the blast was caused from the road salt melting snow and ice that seeps down to the electric underground system. steam can build up

our reena ninan is following the story for us. good morning, reena. >> hey, paula, dan, good morning. by the time you make it here to the check-in counter, the toughest part might be perhaps be the security line. just behind me. but for some american airlines passengers, they experienced a series of travel delays turning into travel nightmares they won't soon forget. a nightmare for passengers on american airlines flight 382. what was supposed to be a short nearly one-hour flight from dallas to oklahoma city turned into an eternity. delay after delay keeping travelers tuck on the plane, nine long hours. after the flight was scheduled take off. >> ten hours later it feels gait to be home. it's an incredibly stressful day. don't ever want to do that again. >> reporter: catching the mood with their cell phones. >> it was just up and down. like we were happy one second because we thought we were leaving then the next second we were just deflated because we were turning back to the gate. >> reporter: american airlines tells abc news we

and reena, thanks. good morning. much of the northeast waking up to colder temperatures and gusty winds. for residents of coastal new england, you have more snow on the way. yes, there will be heavy amounts of snow, portland, bangor, east port, six to 12 inches of snow here before it is said and done. there won't be a lot of travel delays along northern sections of interstate 95. for all of us, like i said it will be cold. here's how cold it feels when you factor in the temperature and the wind. minus 20 around pittsburgh in the afternoon. minus teens for much of the northeast. the weekend is not as cold but there's a threat for another system with rain, sleet and more snow. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> thank you so much, justin. >>> nearly 200 patients have been exposed to a deadly bacteria at a southern california hospital. a statement from the ronald reagan ucla medical center is confirming at least seven patients were infected by the bacteria including two who died. that bacteria is resistant to antibiotics. t