You charge your cell phone. And lottery fever. The big news about the big jackpot overnight, and the glitch that had lottery players in one state thinking they had won. And we do say good morning, everybody. I have to tell you this weeks arctic blast was a movie franchise, this would be the bigger, badder sequel right now. Unfortunately, bitter cold temperatures. Even icier windchills are gripping many of the states around the great lakes. It will feel like 30 degrees below zero in some parts. Yeah, and that follows record snowfall. That follows record snowfall. More than 65 inches in one area, a state of emergency now in effect where it used to snow, but not like this. Abcs todd ant tells us where the conditions will get worse. Reporter just one week into winter and the bitter cold is tightening its grip on much of the country. Its freezing. I feel like icicles are hitting my face right now. Reporter oswego county, york is freezing as people are under a state of emergency after seeing a record 62 inches of snow while firefighters in Jefferson County work to rescue a woman trapped in this home. In erie and parts of northwestern pennsylvania, 60 inches of snow, but encouraged by forecast that the worst is over. Residents of one massachusetts town frustrated their streets havent been plowed since the Christmas Day storm. Its not good because were all done. Reporter dealing with the arctic blast, in minneapolis where the thermometer read minus 4, the brutal cold turned the falls into a frosty ice scape, and the coast guard working to break up ice in green bay. All this arctic weather has some people looking to escape to warmer climates. I looked for lastminute flights for new years and its outrageous. Hopeless. Reporter but travel is difficult. Small planes skidded off runways in indiana, and in a Regional Airport in pittsburgh. Driving is also treacherous. Icy roads responsible for more than 40 accidents in kansas city alone. Todd ant, abc news, new york. We will have a closer look at todays forecast coming up in just a few minutes. First, were following breaking news out of russia where the president there, Vladimir Putin said an explosion explosion inside a supermarket in st. Petersburg was indeed a terror attack. At least 13 people were injured and the device contained the equivalent of 200 grams of tnt, and was rigged with shrapnel. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. You recall earlier this month, putin called President Trump to thank him for a tip that prevented a terror attack in that same city. Former Alabama Senate candidate, roy moore, is going to court to challenge his election defeat. We learned overnight moore has filed a complaint to delay certification of those results. He claims several experts have found voting irregularities suggesting voter fraud. Moore took a polygraph test and that the results confirmed the Sexual Misconduct allegations against him are false. Moore has refused to concede even after the Republican Party and President Trump congratulated doug jones for winning the race. President trumps legal team is reportedly shifting to a new strategy in the russia investigation. When it comes to former National Security adviser, michael flynn. Sources tell the Washington Post the president s lawyers plan to attack flynns credibility and depict him as a liar if flynn accuses the president or his top aides of wrongdoing. Flynn has already pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi and is now cooperating with special counsel muellers russia probe. Homeowners around the country are scrambling to prepay their taxes to save thousands of dollars after the new tax law that was signed into effect takes effect. This morning the irs has released new guidance, and it turns out saving money on your 2018 taxes right now, might be more complicated than a lot of people thought. Reporter the new tax law taking effect january 1st brings new rules affecting millions of me americans. Im very upset with how it will affect the value of our home. Reporter people in new york, new jersey and california are rushing to pay certain taxes early in order to take advantage of deductions that will soon disappear. The new law limits deductions for state and local income taxes and property taxes, capping them at a combined 10,000. Accountants say some taxpayers may get a larger deduction this year, but the irs has a message for those rushing to pay those taxes before the new rules take effect. Not so fast. In a post on its website, the irs said paying those taxes ahead of time could work, but only under limited circumstances. To qualify for the extra deduction this year, property taxes not only need to be paid in 2017, but they must also be assessed in 2017. Which means anyone paying taxes on estimated assessments may be out of luck. In the last two days, we have probably had over 1,000 folks. Reporter they are encouraging residents to look at state and local tax deductions. New yorks governor, andrew cuomo signed an executive order paving the way for residents to prepay their property taxes, but prepaying could be a risky strategy for some. Many homeowners pay their taxes into an escrow account, and they could end up facing an audit if they prepay because the tax payments they report to the irs will differ from those reported by their banks. Its really simple. So republicans do insist that the tax law will benefit the middle class. They say americans will start seeing bigger paychecks starting in february. In the meantime, this could help pay your taxes. The Powerball Jackpot is growing this morning because there was no big winner last night. Saturdays jackpot is now looking at at least 384 million, but if you cant wait that long, check out tomorrows megamillions jackpot worth 306 million. To win them both. Time to look at your weather this thursday morning. Good morning. It is going to be a dangerously cold start to the day and going throughout the day as well. Were talking about real cold temperatures that will be well below zero throughout a good chunk of the northeast. That combination of very cold air along with gusty winds. The northwest active as well with slippery travel over the higher terrain, and also some travel delays along the 5. We venture into new years eve, and bitter cold continues throughout the northeast with Winter Weather possible well to the south. Im Justin Povick with your accuweather forecast. Coming up right here, the search for a dangerous inmate. How he escaped while taking a shower. Also, whats to blame for a power outage that left people stranded on disneyland rides during that very busy holiday week. And say goodbye to power cords. The new device that can charge your device from across the room. Times square is all dressed up for new years eve. Workers have secured nearly 300 Waterford Crystal triangles to the big ball that will drop at midnight. Authorities are also promising more security for the big party, including Sharp Shooters to protect against a las vegas concertstyle attack. Recent attacks are not stopping visitors though. 6 million tourists are expected in new york this holiday season, 10 more than last year. Speaking of vegas, new years security is stepped up in vegas in the aftermath of the shooting on the strip. More than 1,500 Police Officers will be patrolling the streets. The National Guard is also doubling its presence there, and more than 4,000 crowdcontrolling barricades will be placed around the strip to protect pedestrians. We have new details now on a mysterious quadruple murder being described as an act of savagery. The bodies of two women and two children were discovered tuesday in a basement apartment in troy, new york. Police say the women ages 36 and 22 were in a relationship. A 5yearold girl and 11yearold boy found in the apartment were one of the womens children. Police say the killings were not random. And police in the southeast are searching for an inmate who made a daring escape from jail. Christopher carroll used a medal rod to break through the wall of a shower inside a jail south of atlanta. Authorities say he slid through a hole in a fence and drove off in a stolen truck. He was in custody originally for driving a stolen car and trying to steal an officers weapon. Carroll was reportedly spotted near a swamp across the border in South Carolina. Power has been fully restored at disneyland in california following an outage caused by a faulty transformer. It affected toontown, and dozens of rides including the monorail. Park employees helped to escort people off those rides there in orange county. And for the first time, the fcc has approved a device that can charge your cell phone and other electronics from a distance. The charging transmitter called wattup. It works up to 3 feet away. It uses radio frequencies and charges your device regardless of the manufacturer, and its the only wireless charger that does not have to touch the device its powering up. What up . What up . Watt. Got it. Coming up, the glitch that told lottery players that were winners when it sounds like they werent. But first, new details about how the wrong passenger got on board a flight from los angeles to tokyo, forcing the plane to turn around over the pacific. And later, the 3yearold Makeup Artist creating controversy on social media. St creating controversy on social media. Your body was made for Better Things than rheumatiod arthritis. 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So it happened after the crew realized there was an unauthorized passenger on board. He turned out to be the brother of another passenger, and Law Enforcement sources say a boarding pass may have been scanned twice, and now the airline could be fined. Abcs matt gutman with the new details. Reporter the fbi is investigating how a pair of brothers with a single boarding pass got on flight 175 from los angeles to tokyo. The mistake only detected 2,000 miles into the flight when a head count revealed the extra passenger. You can see the flights boomerang path leaving l. A. X. At about noon and hooking right back to l. A. X. Arriving just after 7 30. The flight sequestered a secure part of the airport, and they discovered a pair of brothers with nearly identical names allegedly used the same boarding pass. One of them did have a legitimate ticket for flight 175, while the other had a real ticket to tokyo also, but with a partner airline, united. Thank you so much for taking me on this awesome vacation, babe. Welcome to los angeles. Reporter one of the passengers on board, a very bemused supermodel, chrissy teigen. She was traveling with her husband, john legend, tweeting, why did we all get punished for this one persons mistake . Why not just land in tokyo and send the other person back . How is this the better idea, you ask . We all have the same questions. The airline partially answering that question in a statement as part of the Airlines Security procedure. The pilot in command decided to return to the originating airport where the passenger was disembarked. The fbi still hasnt decided whether or not to press charges against these two brothers, but facing stiff questions will be the airline. Ana still has to answer how it allowed a passenger on board with a duplicate boarding card, and why it didnt conduct an accurate head count while the passengers were on board before the flight was well under way. 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A mile in santa rosa as well as fair field. 42 in oakland and san jose. So there is the fog footprint over marin. It does sink south. Well detail your forecast today and for new years. Sue . Right now were pretty quiet out there. A look at the san mateo bridge where traffic is flowing along the causeway and up on the high rise. Otherwise road work out there. Well check in with a full freeway closure in observing in a couple of minutes. Sue, thank you. The suspect accused of plotting a christmas terror attack is expected to make a second court appearance. Everitt Aaron Jameson will have a preliminary hearing set for january 5th. Investigators say jameson was inspired by isis and is accused of providing materiel support. And in light of the Christmas Day plot security for new years eve is expected to be tight. Amy hollyfield joins us with more information. Hi, amy. Reporter its a new years eve tradition to be here watching the fireworks. They expect thousands of people out here but expect a lot of Law Enforcement to be watching over the fun. Theyve called in everyone. No one is allowed to take the day off. They will be partners with state and federal officials. You will see them on patrol but they will be working and watching behind the scenes. Were activating the Emergency Operations center. And what well do is coordinate resources and push out Public Information as necessary so were all talking to each other and keeping an eye on the city. Reporter there is something you can do, text nyesf17 to 888777 and you will be enrolled to receive any critical Safety Information relating to new years eve here in San Francisco. We did have that threat. They did make that arrest. The good news is they tell us they have no Credible Threats on San Francisco for new years eve but, of course, they are going to be out watching and ready for anything. Plive in San Francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. Amy, thank you. On to developing news now. Police investigating a deadly shooting in san jose. A man was shot and killed on van winkle lane off story road. New details rather, few details about what led up to the shooting. We know it happened just before 9 00 p. M. No arrests have been made. Police have no suspects in it is exactly 4 30. A quick update on weather and traffic. Lets start with lisa. We do have fog in santa rosa and the fog footprint is in the central valley. As we look closer throughout the Morning Hours this could expand to the south and east, so were going to call for patchy fog along the coast and then