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to save those ducks. power to her. coming up, a weight loss success story so dramatic it's becoming a viral video. on this terribly cold morning we are staying warm in our snuggies. our own snuggie appreciate day with new colors and styles you have to check out. you're watching "world news now." ♪ i'm the burning fire >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by nono hair removal. brought to you by no-no hair removal. [ male announcer ] new vicks dayquil severe. helps relieve your ugliest, nastiest, roughest, toughest cold symptoms. new dayquil severe. with maximum symptom fighting ingredients. ♪ new vicks nyquil severe. helps relieve your ugliest, nastiest, roughest, toughest nighttime cold symptoms. new nyquil severe. with maximum symptom fighting ingredients. ♪ "i think febreze fresheners just mask the odor." bring us the smelliest thing you can find in your home. yes. this is febreze free. it has no perfume. it's completely gone. [ male announcer ] febreze free. odor elimination without masking. welcome back. fair to say fans of last night's football national title game got their money's worth. >> auburn regains the lead against oregon state scoring a touchdown with just more than a minute left. that was just enough time for heisman trophy winner jameis winston to lead the seminoles down the field for the winning score. florida state wins the classic 34-31. it was a very special florida state fan in attendance at last night's game. >> abc's josh elliott tells us about a young girl with a big supporter. >> reporter: just getting here was a huge accomplishment. notice one understands that better than florida state offensive lineman michael shearhorn and jada. >> she couldn't get to middle school dance. >> reporter: she's been battling a rare form of cancer and the struggle he knows all too well. for his own brother was diagnosed at a young age. he now in remission. >> there's people that weren't as fortunate and lost a child, lost a brother, and it changed me. >> reporter: so when the children's cancer center of tampa told him about super fan jayden -- how big of a fan? >> 80 times infinity. >> reporter: he gave two of his precious personal game tickets and to cover her and her mother's expenses, going online and raising over $12,000. >> hi. good to finally meet you. >> it's going to be really cool. i've never been to an fsu game. >> that just makes me happy, is that someone else used to feel the same happiness i do. >> reporter: josh elliott, abc news, pasadena, california. >> we are happy to say her cancer is now in remission. >> absolutely. it's such a great story. we love that. >> absolutely. coming up, it's going to be a perfect day for one of the world's most perfect inventions. >> this morning we are celebrating the snuggie. ahead in the next half hour -- match-making for moms. the post play date way to meet people. you're watching "world news now." people. you're watch willing "world news now." it's the blanket with sleeves we all love made of thick, luxurious fleece and now in hot new colors. snuggie is designed to keep you totally warm while keeping your hands free. >> there it is, the commercial that launched a revolution. it's so cold today, and over the last few days we decided we were going to wrap ourselves up and a snuggie. this is the only way to dress while doing a newscast on live television. >> i don't know why we didn't wear these from the start. >> we declared today snuggie appreciation day. it was released in 1988 as tv infomercial but most successful in retail stores. >> if you want to get camouflage color to go with my military fatigues. i was confuse the hell out of the taliban. i'd show up -- what? what? i'd be like, yeah. >> that would be bad. >> back to snuggie, the company that's been making them have sold more than 35 million snuggies. >> incredible. they are not just in primary colors anymore. you can get them in very sexy leopard print. how hot is that? tie dye, you can customize them with your favorite team. there's the ever popular "world news now" green plaid. >> i feel like this is a mix of a frog in a kilt or something. >> i'm seeing more kilt. i can feel that. a little extra room for you. so your hands don't get cold. >> there are snuggies for couples, for dogs, for journalists and broadcasters, of course for kids. we want to show you a kid model. >> i love that. >> come on in. >> it's for kids. it can be a halloween costume. is this a penguin? >> my penguin snuggie. >> very stylish. how do you not hug someone like this? >> group hug. >> it is so cozy. i feel i'm going to fall asleep. >> are you comfortable? >> quite comfortable. >> warm or cold? >> i'm burning up. >> it's doing its job. that's perfect. i think you're loving it too much. you've had it on for an hour. >> it's snuggie appreciation day. >> we did the morning meeting before we start all this. will came in wearing this to the morning meeting. this was something he had planned for a long time. >> we're starting a new trend. people will stop wearing clothes. it's just snugies into the news room. >> it's a classic. >> there's no other news show in the world you could wear snug snuggies as you go live. i say we wear them for a while. >> perfect. i love that plan. hopefully the bosses don't mind. maybe tomorrow, too. why not? >> this is so comfortable. who cares? >> i like it. >> so, we're going to keep wearing these. and coming up, a weight loss surprise that you just have to see. >> "the mix" is next. stay with us. we really you know? take a relaxingjust to unwind.a. but we can only afford one trip this year, and his high school reunion is coming up in seattle. everyone's going. then we heard about hotwire... and realized we could actually afford to take both trips. 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[ female announcer ] walgreens. get in. get out. feel better. new dayquil severe and nyquil severe $11.99 at walgreens. welcome back. it is time for "the mix" and we are still sporting the snuggies. we are not giving them up. >> i will do the whole show like this. let's do it. >> me too. you know, you get a song stuck in your head and you hear it over and over again. >> all the time. >> this kid has to have an extreme case of that. check out this video. ♪ ♪ >> this is matt perry. he started making this video when was 15 years old. and he recorded himself every single day for three years. until he was 18 years old. lip syncing to this queen song. and edited it all together so you can see him age a bit. his hair gets longer, then goes in the reverse and you see him get younger through the video. really interesting concept. >> man, he must really like that song. >> i know. >> playing it in his mind over and over again. >> for a lot of other people too. it is really popular on the internet. it's getting about 600,000 views just for one day. >> wow. >> he is growing in popularity. >> earlier we were talking about dieting and how important that can be. we want to show you the transformation one person had, including a video of him showing off that new transformation to his family. his name is duncan construction. he posted this photo of himself from 2012. and then he posted a current photo of himself now. so this is a case of what some would say extreme weight loss. he really took his health into his own hands >> huge change. >> then he had some family members that hadn't seen the weight loss, 130 pounds he lost. he surprised them in a video. he went online, showing them what his new weight loss is like. do we have the new video? >> how are you? >> oh my god! >> oh, my god! >> hardly recognized you. you put your mind to it. >> holy smokes! >> that's just proof when you put your mind to it, you can create some beautiful moments. >> that is great. okay. so he did the weight loss the old-fashioned way. of course, in the magazines you see weight loss, weight gain, because they edit these photos. a former editor of "cosmopolitan" did an expose showing not only are they making models look thinner by using photoshop and they are also filling out models to give them weight. this is cameron diaz. filling in her cheeks. making her look like she had more weight. this morning on "world news now," deep freeze. dangerous windchills this morning. the lowest temperature in years, making a mess of roads and runways. >> and look out. a wild ride for transit bus passengers when the driver takes a dangerous turn. the jaw-dropping scene as the bus dangles out of a garage. getting attention. the first wave of super bowl commercials are streaming out from advertisers. what viewers can expect this year and how much advertisers are paying. and hot stuff. the bachelor's dramatic debut last night. who is this hunk? and what about all of the women fighting for his heart? our in-depth analysis in "the skinny" on this tuesday, january 7th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. i'm muhammad lila in for john muller, who's away today. >> and i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> we begin with the deadly polar vortex plunging much of the nation into a brutal deep freeze. >> there are several weather warnings and states of emergency from north dakota to the gulf coast. >> 187 million americans are in facing windchills below zero degrees. in some areas, the low 50s. this morning schools from the upper midwest to georgia are closed. we begin with abc's ginger zee. >> reporter: life-threatening, school closings, record-breaking cold. from zero visibility in michigan to the tundra once called ohio. it was a don't-go-outside day in kansas city. chicagoans renaming their land chiberia. lake michigan steaming as temperatures are at a record breaking 16 below 0. the governor of illinois declaring a state of emergency. in indiana, one day after a major snow, a state of disaster and a severe warning from the governor. >> if you can stay in today, stay in all day today. >> reporter: records broken as far south as texas. and look at these frozen spectacles in georgia. atlanta, colder than anchorage, alaska, and all brought to you by a pool of cold air sometimes referred to as a polar vortex. an upper level low pressure system that circulating around the north pole. many times reaching central canada and in this case the jet stream bending far south enough to avoid the counter clockwise spinning low, to get into the lower 48. even shipping is affected. this coast guard ice breaker in northern michigan working around the clock to keep shipping lanes open. ice here hasn't frozen this early since the 1930s. >> this is the kind of stuff we are breaking through right now. that ice is thick. >> reporter: so the next natural question, how long does this cold last? a look at temperatures this morning, 7 below feels like in nashville. 30 below in pittsburgh. big change for folks on east coast. here is how long it lasts. the four-day forecast that takes so many people from the single digits to, yes, above freezing. it is going to feel like a heat wave. ginger zee, abc news, new york. the nation's air travel system has been crippled by the record cold and heavy snow. nearly 4,000 flights were cancelled as of yesterday afternoon. the bulk of those flights were in chicago, cleveland, new york and boston. jetblue suspended operations at four major airports in order to catch up with the backlog. and american airlines says the anti-freeze in plane engines is freezing. getting around on the ground isn't much easier. hundreds of truck drivers were stuck in a rest stop in ft. wayne, indiana. a foot or so of snow trapped them in place sunday and many found their brake lines frozen, then they ran out of gas. since so many other trucks were stuck, none of them can move to get more gas or get out. and now here is a comprehensive look at today's weather forecast. lake-effect snow will be running full throttle today with upstate new york and parts of new england seeing anywhere from 2 to 4 feet of snow today. it'll be clear all across most of the rest of the nation except for rain over south florida and wintery mix over western montana and the pacific northwest. >> and half of the nation will remain below freezing today with the only warm spots, 64 in miami, 73 in l.a. and 79 in honolulu. it was a wild ride on a city bus in boise as it cost control and crashed into a building. a dozen people were on board when the bus punched through the idaho power company building coming to a stop with its front end dangling above a parking garage. the driver said the brakes failed, sending the bus careening over a curb and through a parking lot. it also mowed down several street signs and trees before hitting the building. >> we commend him because, you know, instead of running into vehicles, parked vehicles, which could have resulted in more injuries, that he was able to veer off the road and go through the parking lot. >> amazingly, only one passenger was hurt. police say the bus was only going about 20 miles an hour, which i'm sure is what really made the big difference here. >> absolutely. you know, it's amazing that nobody was seriously hurt in this. imagine being a passenger on the bus, you're going through all this, what on earth is going through your mind? >> right. you don't think you're going to stop right there. you're wondering if you're going tip over. one of the passengers told a newspaper reporter in boise, it was one hell of a ride. that's an understatement. >> just dangling over the end there. that's incredible. as far as the driver is concerned, there will be a lot of questions about did the driver do the right thing or wrong thing, clearly there were no other collisions with other vehicles. in that sense, he may have saved lives. but the driver has been a veteran of five years for the transit agency. he will be on administrative leave and will be tested for drug use as part of the agency's investigation. >> right. and that's just standard. that's what they do in these kind of investigations. >> indeed. moving on -- grim words this morning from the lawyer who fought to declare a california teen brain dead after tonsillectomy. jahi mcmath is, quote, in very bad shape. jahi was transferred from children's hospital in oakland but her family is refusing to name the facility that agreed to keep her on life support. >> she's going to be treated like the innocent little girl like she is, and not like the deceased body like the children's hospital has been treating her. >> her uncle says that if her heart stops beating while she is hooked to the ventilator, they will accept that. a french doctor is treating race car legend, michael schumacher, doctors say he is in stable condition -- he's stable but remains in critical condition. the formula one champion has had two surgeries since suffering a skiing accident in the french alps. his agent said she could not confirm a report that his life was no longer in danger. we have new details about how the money involved in the nfl's proposed legal settlement with thousands of former players would be paid out. awards could reach $5 million for men suffering from lou gehrig's disease. $4 million would be paid for a suicide involving brain trauma and $3 million for dementia cases. a federal judge has to approve the deal. all right. if you've been on twitter or facebook this morning, you know the florida state seminoles are college football's new national champions. of course, auburn sure made their work hard for them. the game soared into classic status last night. one of the best games in history when they return the the kickoff 100 yards. but auburn took the lead back scoring with just over a minute left. then heisman winner, jameis winston, took the winning pass with just 13 seconds left. >> we can say we are champions together. through everything we went through, through all the haters, through every single thing, we came out victorious. >> they wanted to be elite, they wanted to go to the top. there's so much character in this group. i would like to give a special thanks to our assistant coaches for preparing these guys like they did. >> words of champions, indeed. florida state's first national title since 1999. ends the southeastern conference run of seven straight championships. the game also ended college football's bowl championship. it will be replaced by a four-team playoff next year. next to a stadium mostly used for nfl games, everbank field is the setting for a crazy video getting a lot of attention online. >> are you to see this. we see the jacksonville jaguars mascot jump off a light tower above the stadium's upper deck. he's on a zip line. cheerleaders are also getting into the act. >> that is awesome. given the jaguars lost 7 of 8 games at this stadium this season, we will call this the most action it has season in a while. sorry, jaguar fans, but this is pretty cool. >> i would love to try that. listen to the music, too. the music is one of the reasons the video is quite addictive. if you want to see the whole video, youtube search rope swing zip line nfl stadium. words you never thought would you youtube. but if you youtube those, this will pull up that video. that was amazing. >> yes. coming up -- all of the spine-tingling developments on last night's debut of "the bash love." our senior "bachelor" analyst is here coming up in "the skinny." >> mothers not taking love but companionship in other moms. >> we will tell you about the website that is bringing them together. you're watching "world news now." ♪ my lover's heart ♪ nobody but me >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by limeaway turbo power. my good looks and style. and good luck using that cleaner. excuse me, miss ? 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[ female announcer ] with nice 'n easy, get the most natural shade of you. keep your shade aglow with innovative cc cream. find it in every box of nice 'n easy. ♪ cupid draw back your bow and let your arrow go ♪ ♪ straight to my lover's heart welcome back. this next story is about a website that is kind of like match.com, but for moms. >> it helps mothers connect with one another to share tips on everything from fighting colic to finding play dates. here is abc's claire shipman with more. >> reporter: for moms with young children, life can be stressful to say the least. >> the kids, kindergarten bake sale. >> reporter: it can also be lonely, isolating. it is not easy to find other moms you connect with. >> and to find people that i felt like i could relate with on a friend basis but also parenting style. it is so difficult to do. when you're not working and, i mean, where do you go? just meet someone at the grocery store? awkward. >> reporter: enter online match-making for mom. allison peterson and ellie dalts say mommeetmom.com was a lifeline. >> when you have a website that works and it asks the right questions, questions people want to know the answers to, then you find people you want to meet. >> reporter: both were transplants to hall, massachusetts. allison from missouri and ellie from florida. they say they were feeling stir crazy and lonely at home with their kids. allison, also a mother of two, founded the site with two mom friends to combat the stress of old-magsed mom dating. awkward approaches at playground or gymboree classes. >> that's what this does, it gives us information that we otherwise wouldn't have. >> reporter: the site creates computer profiles based on location, number of kids, interests and priorities. and then ideally, finds great matches. relationships based on mothers who click, not just kids eager for playmates. a formula that meg hopes can create lasting tribes. and happy moms. claire shipman, abc news, washington. >> very interesting concept. all right. coming up, last night's spell-binding premiere of "the bachelor" and our very in-depth analysis. >> and a heart-stopping stage of stage fright from a top hollywood director. all of it coming up next in "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ welcome back. it is time for "the skinny." were you glued to your tv the way i was last night? >> you know, i got to admit it, i was. i'm not ashamed to admit it. >> watching "the bachelor". muhammad admits it. >> i've never seen so many angry women when they didn't get those roses. and the close-ups on their faces. >> oh, i know. if looks could kill. oh, that is my future husband, watch out, ladies. he's all mine. but to talk more about last night's premiere of "the bachelor" we want to welcome in our chief "bachelor" correspondent, the commish. >> you're late. >> hola. >> i'm still getting over the national championship game. but, first of all -- >> you do have another priority. >> yeah. we were watching "the bachelor" at home last night as well, flipping back and forth between the game and stuff like that. first of all, wanted to square away, my new title is senior bachelor analyst. >> oh, nice. >> pardon me. >> let's get that straight. >> okay. >> we've got to change the graphic at the bottom. there it is. senior bachelor analyst. >> that one worked. >> perfect. >> all right. last night's episode, we had some weirdness, shockingly enough. the weirdest moment, i thought, when juan pablo -- there he is getting a massage from amy j. this is just out and out creepy. out and out creepy stuff. amy j., see you. she's gone. it doesn't matter. >> he was shocked. she didn't think that was weird at all. >> that was weird. no two ways about it. amy j., headline, weird. this was more weirdness. this is charlene. she was shocked to receive the first impression rose. she was almost going to give it back to the guy. she didn't know -- didn't know what to say about this. >> she looked annoyed. >> she did. she looked annoyed. she is an opera singer. she has been living in germany. forget about it. who knows how long she'll last. >> we have to chime in here. you have some favorites. >> the commish, the senior bachelor analyst is now going to project the winner of this season's "bachelor." >> you're calling it this early? >> this early. renee. 32-year-old -- there she is. 32-year-old real estate agent from florida. i think from tampa. that is juan pablo's new wife. >> why do you think she's going to take it? >> i think she is the most normal person on the show. >> which is isn't saying -- >> which isn't saying much. but at in point, she seems cool about it. all good. >> she is a single mom, he is a single dad. so you're saying we have a brady bunch -- >> i think we have something going on. we have the whole florida thing. the whole thing is about renee. the contest right now is for second place. that's what it comes down to. there's 18 women left. nine have already been sent home. see ya. >> all right. thank you so much. >> by the way, speaking of being sent home, i think we're done. >> we're done. that's cool. i'm out. >> senior bachelor correspondent analyst, whatever, jack, thanks for joining us. >> all right. one last thing before we go in "the skinny." michael bay, do you remember him? >> yes. >> directed "transformers" and other movies as well. he was appearing in the consumer electronics show out west. he was giving a speech. we want to see if we have the video to roll. he was giving a speech and he has a meltdown. >> and what i try to do as a director, i try to -- ah. the type is all off. sorry. but i'll just wing this. excuse me. i'm sorry. i'm sorry. >> so apparently what happened, he was reading to the teleprompter and it broke -- >> he just gave up. >> and he just gave up. >> roll down guys. >> oh, sorry. my prompter is not rolling. you're not doing anything as fast as you used to, which is funny, 'cause i still do it better than her. you know, i don't think i was meant to sweep. it's a little frustrating. look. [ zach ] i can't help out as much as i used to. do you need help? [ doorbell rings ] let's open it up. it's a swiffer sweeper. it's a swiffer dusters. it can extend so i don't have to get on the step stool. i don't know how it stays on there. it's like a dirt magnet -- just like my kids. [ afi ] this is a danger zone. that is crazy. ah-ha-ha! [ zach ] yeah. no, this definitely beats hanging out on a step ladder. what's up, baby? ♪ all right. the super bowl is still 26 days away, but one team has already sounded the first battle cry. >> and this one is our favorite "story of the day." that battle cry of course hasn't been issued just for the big game. instead, it is the game within the game, halftime. abc's dan abrams explains. >> reporter: the nfl playoffs have barely begun but super bowl ad mania is already under way. old spice out of the gate already. generating ad buzz weeks ahead of super bowl sunday. their latest campaign, mom song, debuted this past weekend. ♪ old spice take a look what you've done ♪ ♪ you've made a sexy man right out of my son ♪ >> to the beach. ♪ old spice >> reporter: to the trees. there's no escaping these emotional moms who just can't let go. it's a promising start and it better be. prices for the ads that run during the big game are said to be higher than ever before, at $4 million per 30 seconds. maybe that's why old spice got a jump start, so we and other media can add to the value. big dogs like budweiser not quite out of the gate yet for 2014. they stole the show last year with this heart-warming horse tale. ♪ children get older and i'm getting older too ♪ >> reporter: while doritos went the funny route bringing us the story of a goat with a chip on his shoulder. ♪ >> reporter: of course, no super bowl would be complete without an appearance from the e-trade baby. >> if you're so bent on blowing this fat stack of cash, there's a couple ways you could do it. ♪ >> reporter: let the super ad wars begin. ♪ >> reporter: dan abrams, abc news, new york. >> i love it. we chose this as our favorite story of the day because we're not big football fans. >> you watch the super bowl for the ads. >> that's why i watch. i have no idea what's going on during the game. i'm waiting for the commercials. >> i want more of the goat. i love that goat. let the goat run off and have fun. we want to thank everyone who foesed comments on our facebook page yesterday. our 22nd anniversary. thank you very, very much. >> ann good morning. i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> i'm muhammad lila in for john muller. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now" -- the polar vortex has plunged half the nation into a brutal deep freeze with 187 million americans facing windchills as low as minus 60 degrees. cold weather warnings and advisories stretch from north dakota to georgia. we will have the update in a few minutes from accuweather. a key house vote on renewing unemployment benefits for more than a million americans had to be postponed after the bad weather kept lawmakers from getting to the nation's capital. >> a frightening ride for a dozen passengers on a city bus in boise, idaho. the driver lost control, ran into a building and ended up dangling on a ledge after over a parking garage. the driver says the brakes failed. no one was seriously hurt. and with a virtually last-second touchdown, the florida state seminoles are college football's new national championships. they came from behind against auburn, winning a classic game 34-31. null and those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, january 7th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." day two. >> day two. >> how are you feeling? >> i'm hanging in. i'm adjusting to the new sleep schedule, but doing all right so far. nothing a little five-hour energy can't fix. what about you? >> i'm doing good. one thing that makes this shift so amazing, that even though sometimes you get tired, we know there are so many people out there who can't sleep for any number of reasons and it's great to be spending the night with them. >> absolutely. we begin this half hour with the deep freeze gripping half of the nation. >> windchills dipping as far down as minus 60s. with cold weather warnings and advisories stretching from north dakota to georgia. alex perez begins our coverage in milwaukee. >> reporter: these polar portraits capturing the bitter cold. frosty eyebrows, frosted eyeglasses. >> i'm wearing long underwear. i feel like i'm going skiing. but i'm not. i'm going to work. >> reporter: get a true sense of the arctic blast, one may only let a little of the outside, in. on the streets, the bitter cold is dangerous. >> eventually die out here. >> reporter: we rode along with these milwaukee police officers patrolling the streets, trying to get help for those who needed a warm place to stay. >> you want to go someplace right now to stay warm, i know the library is open until 6:00. >> reporter: handing out hats and socks to those who need it most. >> we will look for you later on tonight, okay? >> okay. >> all right, eddie, stay warm. >> okay. >> reporter: in emergency rooms across the midwest, frostbite the top concern. with these temperatures, it can set in in just five minutes. >> is not safe for anyone to be outside for any period of time. >> reporter: frostbite victims, like this man in chicago, wait too long for help. >> it wasn't just his hands and feet. he ended up with pneumonia as well. >> reporter: escaping could be a matter of life and death. alex perez, abc news, milwaukee. >> great work being done there. meanwhile, thousands of passengers are still stranded as airlines struggle to catch up with the weather-related backlog. jetblue is the most extreme example with the carrier suspending service at four major airports. all flights are expected to resume by 3:00 this afternoon. nearly 10,000 flights have been canceled from saturday through monday. >> amtrakle is warning passengers that service will be suspended between washington and d.c. and new york city and albany. and things are not much better for drivers. gio benitez continues our storm coverage. >> reporter: car after car in frozen midwest stranded. >> not going to go. >> reporter: it's so dangerous, indianapolis has, for the first time in 40 years, ordered all cars off the road except for emergencies. treacherous winter conditions across the country causing crashes, like the one we saw this weekend in colorado. aaa reporting 14,000 calls for help in the midwest. 30% are for car battery failures. so, we hit the road with a pro. >> all right. so, let's get out there. >> reporter: tow truck driver, james rogers. >> hard to maintain a car in this type of weather. you know, a lot of people are getting stuck. >> reporter: that's not the only problem. in weather like this, motor oil thickens. engines can crack because of frozen coolant. windshields can shatter and tires loose pressure. back here in chicago, no relief in sight just yet. subzero temperature expected yet again on tuesday. gee ge >> gio braving those cold temperatures once again today, thank you. while some parts of the northeast are getting upwards of four feet of snow, one state getting jealous is california. snow is the life blood of southern california ski resorts but so far this year they are stuck in a snow drought with this areas looking more like easter than just after new year's. warmer temperatures making it harder for snow-making machines to cover all of the slopes. >> in the eastern half of the country, it is life-threatening windchills that have closed schools as far south as georgia. >> meteorologist jim dickey has the latest from accuweather. good morning, jim. >> good morning, marci and muhammad. one more brutally cold day and then temperatures will start to moderate. these early morning lows, frigid. minus 21 in minneapolis. minus 15 in chicago. toppling records all over the place this morning. minus 9 in pittsburgh. minus 13 degrees in detroit and indianapolis. this is, in fact, the winds. many spots at minus 40 it feels like out there, including detroit, minneapolis, into portions of central pennsylvania. marci and muhammad, back to you. >> thank, jim. sometimes we don't think about in extreme situations like this, we always hear, okay, go inside. don't go outside if you don't have to. what happens if you have a power outage? >> exactly. that's a major concern when temperatures drop like this. from central indiana here to new york city, there have been a lot of cold related power outages because of gusty wind taking down power lines and shorting out transformers. >> sure. and i got to say, a couple weeks ago i was in that really, really bad ice storm in toronto which "world news now" had been covering, and we lost power. you would be amazed at how quickly it gets cold inside. you won't even notice it. sometimes, you know, you go outside, clear the driveway, you come back in, and it's freezing inside. that's when it becomes dangerous. >> it is also a danger because people try to come up with creative ways to keep warm inside when they lose power. another danger when temperatures drop like this. and this arctic weather is the topic of our facebook question we want to know, how are you coping with the cold? i'm sure we could get rather creative answers here. visit wnnfans.com and o 1 -k meanwhile, a bad electrical wire likely led to that fatal fire in a new york high rise. investigators say there was an extension cord with multiple outlets being used when the fire started on the 20th floor apartment. one man died and his husband was badly injured in the fire. meanwhile, a terrifying accident -- oh, terrifying accident at a gags station near boston. all of it caught on this tape. the attendant was thrown about 30 feet and the gas pump exploded. oh, my goodness, into flames. >> wow. >> after an out of control car smashed into them. the attendant is expected to be okay and the driver, amazingly, was not injured. in tucson, arizona, plans have been announced for a permanent memorial to honor the victims of the shooting rampage that nearly claimed the life of then-congresswoman gabrielle giffords. jarod lee loughner killed six people, injuring three. her successor was among the wounded. he said the memorial will remind the world of what happened. >> at just 11 minutes after 10:00, the world changed for all of us who were there and many more who weren't there. >> the memorial will be built at a county courthouse and will include hundreds of items, including letters, candles and flags from makeshift memorials that were set up across tucson. the nra is applauding a federal judge's decision overturning chicago's ban on the sale and transfer of firearms. the judge found that the ban violated the second amendment. but his ruling won't go into effect immediately so that the city has time to appeal the decision. last year chicago had more murders than any other city in the country. meanwhile, a pennsylvania woman who called herself jihad jane has been sentenced to ten years in prison for helping suspected terrorists. colleen rose admitted she plotted to kill a swedish artist over the cartoon he drew that offended muslims. she told the judge she had once been consumed by thoughts of a muslim holy war but now she wants nothing to do with jihad. >> muslim extremist appear to be taking hold in iraq. al qaeda linked violence is on the rise just two years after the last u.s. troops left the country. here's our chief foreign correspondent, terry moran. >> reporter: fierce fighting raged on the outskirts of fallujah. iraqi troops blasting their way down the street. after a decade of u.s.-led war to plant democracy in iraq, much of fallujah has now fallen to al qaeda. the terror group's infamous black flag flies openly there and it's masked soldiers are everywhere, rpg launchers in hand. this brings back bitter memories for americans. it was here in 2004 that u.s. marines fought a ferocious house to house battle against iraqi insurgents. more than a hundred marines gave their lives to pacify the city and hundreds more were injured. with american troops out of iraq, security has collapsed. and the civil war in next door syria where al qaeda fighters are growing in strength and taking the lead among rebel forces is now spilling over freely into iraq. the fear now is that al qaeda might actually form its own state, its own power base within the chaos. secretary of state kerry said this weekend the u.s. stands ready to help iraq in this battle, to a point. >> we're not contemplating putting boots on the ground. this is their fight. >> reporter: and right now, they're losing. terry moran, abc news, london. the private space company -- the private company spacex has launched another communication satellite from cape canaveral. rocket blasted off yesterday from overcast skies. so far spacex has sold 50 commercial launches worth an estimated $40 billion. also from florida, a rather unique religious observation. it marked epiphany day in the greek orthodox church. >> that's what sent this group of boys sprinting into a lake. a bishop throws a white cross in the water. >> the boys swim for it. and the one who is able to bring it to the surface is said to have a year of blessings for himself and his family. he is then carried to the church to celebrate and pray. and it's a big deal, actually. the boy who won, his name is peter smith. he said that being the winner was a dream come true. so, good for him. >> that's a long way to go for blessings. but good on him. >> absolutely. coming up -- we'll return to our top story and show you just how quickly your body can lose heat in this very frigid cold. coming up -- the little panda that's turning into a big star at washington's national zoo. oh, baby, what a debut. >> look at that beauty. first fight of the battle of the bulge and winning. super dieters and the secrets to their success. coming up, you're watching "world news now." ♪ ♪ maybe get a little thinner >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. 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>> i don't know. it is cold out there this morning. we want to show you exactly what that cold can do to you. >> and, no, we are not freezing water on the sidewalk. we're going to show you this weather's affect on your body. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" contin ♪ there's bruce singing about that tenth avenue freeze-out. we're not on tenth avenue. we're close. and we're still cold. >> it is freezing. we are keeping warm the best way we know how here at "world news now." we are staying indoors with our snuggies. i hear we look like scotch tape. >> i think it's a good look for you. >> really? >> yeah, totally. >> right. covering war zones in this, i like it. well abc's dr. richard besser with this next story on what happens to our bodies when it's this cold outside. >> in this temperature, you have to keep completely bundled up. make a sealed envelope of air around your body to keep you warm. we took these thermal pictures. you see this man's face in red. that is where he is giving off heat. you can see the zipper of his jacket is leaking heat. even the seams are letting heat out. there's a real danger of hypothermia and you need to wear many layers. wear a scarf you should that zipper or wool or synthetic fibers because cotton lets the heat out. take a look at this man, he is standing outside. takes off his gloves and look what happens. the heat, that orange/yellow, over the course of just one minute, it disappears. that's the beginning of frostbite. his fingers losing all heat. his body is protecting itself and keeping the heat in its core for essential organs. again, you can't have any exposed skin in this kind of weather. >> interesting stuff. you've seen lots of pictures of frozen streets and bodies of water over the past few days, but here is something that's pretty mind-blowing. >> take a look at these frozen lighthouses on lake michigan. >> incredible. >> that is amazing stuff. this is the work of photographers, thomas akowski and tom gill. they come courtesy to us and "world news now," courtesy of board panda. >> really cool. wow! they come to us through panda. >> wow. art. 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[ gasps ] [ female announcer ] tide, downy, and bounce free & gentle. ♪ ♪ it's going down you better move you better dance ♪ ♪ like the night you won't remember i'll be the one ♪ there is an adorable new attraction at the national zoo. >> we are saving the best for last. her name is bao bao and she made a delightful debut yesterday. our sister station in washington, d.c. >> reporter: it was lights, camera action at the national zoo panda house. the zoo's big fury baby star is ready for her close-up. >> i keep telling people, i've been doing this job for over ten years and this is the greatest experience i've ever had. >> reporter: as soon as bao bao was let loose, she immediately started walking, climbing and exploring. >> she is building muscles and learning how to climb and everything a baby does. takes a few tumbles here and there. but honestly, she is so dense and full of fur that it doesn't bother her at all. >> reporter: the past few weeks, zookeepers have snuck in and interacted with bao bao. they tell us it is necessary to get her ready for the crowd of people getting ready to meet her. >> she generally is very willing to interact with us, be in our presence an not show any signs of annoyance with that. >> reporter: scared, she is not. at least it doesn't seem that way. we even hear she is way more calm laid back than ti shon, d.c.'s last panda cub. a much different bao bao, not afraid to leave her mother's side and step into the spotlight. >> she is very independent. she doesn't seem to mind that mom isn't right there all the time. >> i can watch pandas all day. >> i know. >> yesterday "world news now" turned 22 years old. we asked you to go on facebook and tell us how long you've been watching. these are some of the amazing responses that we got. ginger says, the whole time. 22 years, i can't believe it. i miss the days of the cardboard anchor stand-ins. world news polka rules. love you all. thank you for keeping the insomnia sane. >> we got this response from d. vincent. let's see, i have been on musician standard time since forever, so 22 years. lol. >> so keep playing those songs. sandy says, i've been sleep deprived and a total wnn addict since 2008 when jeremy hubbard joined the late night team and vinita nair. >> steven said i started watching about ten years ago as college student up late writing papers. live and lively. i was hooked. thanks for the many years of late night company. and thank you. late night company. and thank you. this morning on "world news now" -- life-threatening cold. the extreme arctic windchill's putting half the country in the danger zone. >> i'm wearing long underwear. i feel like i'm going ski, but i'm not. i'm going to work. >> it's been decades since it's been this cold. and accuweather looks for relief. family feud -- ms. cheney on one side of gay marriage abruptly ends her race for senate. her explanation after a private disagreement went public. and super seminoles. florida state's amazing victory after a nail-biting college football championship. fsu's biggest fan was there. >> that just makes me happy, is that someone else used to feel the same happiness i do. >> how that fan's personal battle caught the attention of an fsu player and the world. it's tuesday, january 7th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, i'm muhammad lila in for john muller. >> and i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. they let us come back a second day. >> we still have our jobs. didn't get fired yet. so that's good. that's progress. >> absolutely. >> you know, they call this day two in this world of this overnight newscast. we need a better name for it. day two doesn't sound right. >> i'll get back to you on a better response. topping our headlines this morning, the brutal deep freeze that's still gripping most of the nation. >> 187 million americans, nearly 60% of the population feeling the effects. with cold weather warnings and advisories from north dakota as far south as florida, check out the forecasted windchills for later this morning. minus 37 in detroit. minus 6 in atlanta. our coverage begins with abc's tahman bradley. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, muhammad and marci. this is record-breaking cold. across the country people are dealing with temperatures, 20, 30, 40, 50 below. it is dangerous and life-threatening. from coast 20 coast, life-threatening subzero temperatures. >> that's incredibly cold air in western iowa. we've got brutal cold everywhere you go. still going to feel like 20, 25 degrees below zero. >> reporter: first, the dense frigid air swept across the midwest. zero visibility in michigan, a tundra in ohio. chicago set a new record on monday morning, minus 16 with a windchill of minus 41. >> it is extremely cold outside. >> i'm wearing long underwear. i feel like i'm going skiing but i'm not. i'm going to work. >> reporter: driving conditions are treacherous. reports of hundreds of crashes. all cars in indianapolis were ordered off the road except for emergencies. >> if you can stay in today, stay in all day today. >> reporter: in milwaukee the cops patrolled the streets looking for people in need of shelter. >> we'll look four later today, okay? >> all right. >> all right, eddy, stay warm. >> reporter: the bitter cold came from what meteorologists call a polar vortex. the jet stream bented into the u.s. records were broken as far south as texas. this fountain in atlanta, frozen solid. at the nation's airports, frustration. some passengers have been stranded for days. jetblue monday afternoon shut down operations at four major airports citing the cold. here in new york city the temperature actually reached the mid-50s yesterday morning but quickly started dropping. this morning we're looking at temperatures barely above single digits. muhammad and marci? >> thanks. that is a lot of cold people in a lot of parts of the country. it's been decades since this much of the country has seen temperatures that cold. >> our coverage continues at accuweather where meteorologist jim dickey is tracking this arctic blast. good morning. >> good morning. staying brutally cold. good news is, into tomorrow, temperatures start to rebound. so one more day of this cold. minus 17 for bismark. minus 21 in minneapolis. minus 15 in chicago. and this cold spreading east. falling to zero in buffalo. minus 9 in pittsburgh. minus 13 in both detroit and indianapolis. now, with this, when you factor in the winds, it will feel even colder than that. many spots will feel like minus 40 this morning. again, dangerously cold. make sure you don't leave exposed for high risk of frostbite. heavy lake-effect snow, the snow winds down tonight. some spots off lake ontario up to 4 feet or more locally of snow. marci and muhammad, back to you. >> thanks, jim. the arctic weather, the topic of our facebook question of the day. we want to know, how are you coping with the cold? you have any pictures, send us, tweet us, and get on the website, wnnfans.com and let us know how you're getting through this nasty cold. airline delays caused by the weather forced postponement of the key vote on unemployment on capitol hill. a test vote on restoring unemployment benefits was put off until today because a handful of lawmakers couldn't make their flights to washington. more than a million americans lost those benefits last month. the federal reserve will be led by a woman for the first time ever. the senate has confirmed janet yellen as the next chair of the country's powerful central bank. she's expected to focus on cutting unemployment and supervising the nation's big banks. yellen second in command at the fed will also be the first democrat in the top job since way back in 1987. she will replace ben bernanke on february 1st. liz cheney has ended her run for the u.s. senate in wyoming. former vice president's daughter cited family concerns as her reason for dropping out. abc's karen travers has more from washington. >> reporter: liz cheney's bid for wyoming's senate seat didn't just divide republicans there, it caused a major public battle in her own family. but now she's called it quits. she says she's ending her campaign due to serious health issues in her family. a family friend told abc news her daughter has juvenile diabetes. in a statement, the daughter of the former vice president said, my children and their futures were the motivation for our campaign. and their health and well-being will always be my overriding priority. cheney's campaign drove a wedge through wyoming's closely-knit republican party but it was a rift in her own family that caused the most controversy. cheney tried to position herself as the conservative in the primary where she faced a major uphill battle to unseat senator mike enzi. this statement on fox news was no surprise. >> i do believe in traditional definition of marriage. >> reporter: but it launched a nasty family feud. liz's younger sister mary is gay, married to her long-time partner, they have two children. >> listen, i love mary very much. i love her family very much. this is just an issue on which we disagree. >> reporter: that played out in public. after that interview, mary wrote on facebook, liz, this isn't just an issue on which we disagree. you're just wrong and on the wrong side of history. for nearly the decade the former vice president has been open in his support for gay marriage. >> my general view is that freedom means freedom for everyone. >> reporter: a cheney family friend said liz's decision was a mom thing and predicted this will not be her final act in wyoming politics. marci and muhammad? >> thanks, karen. the supreme court has put gay marriage on hold in utah. the decision stays in effect until an appeals court can take up the case. that court might decide of the state's ban on same-sex marriage vie lights gay and lesbian's constitutional right. more than 100 couples got married in utah during the 17 days it was legal to do so. an idaho man has been sentenced for slapping a crying toddler on an atlanta-bound jet. joe ricky spent eight months in federal prison, accused of using a racial slur to refer to the 19-month-old baby boy and hitting him under the eye. he was flying to atlanta to see his son who was declared brain dead after an apparent overdose. he did apologize in court. topping our health headlines this morning -- potential new evidence that the flu shot may be beneficial to pregnant women. a canadian study finds expectant moms who got the flu shot were 25% less likely to give birth prematurely. still, there is disagreement on the safety of the flu vaccine for pregnant women, including from the pharmaceuticals that make the flu vaccine. just out this morning, a list of the best diets for the new year. according to "u.s. news & world report," topping that list is the dash diet. it's a heart-smart diet low in fat and red meat and high in fruits and vegetables. rounding out the top four, tlc diet, mate yoe clinic diet and the mediterranean diet. the mediterranean diet got a major endorsement by a study in spain. researchers studied 3500 people and found those who followed the mediterranean diet dropped their risk of type 2 diabetes by 30%. it features fish, fresh vegetables, whole grains, olive oil and nuts. >> very interesting. weight watchers actually used to be a little higher on the list and they've dropped just a bit. they still think it's a safe diet but a lot of, i guess, watching points and things like that whereas other diets a little looser. >> with weight watchers you get the whole support system. it's not like you're going in and you have to watch what you eat. you have the support network around you to say, hey, don't eat that because you shouldn't be eating that. >> do you follow any of these? >> no. i've made a conscience effort to start eating healthy. i didn't realize when we live busy lifestyles and you don't always have the freedom to go and eat kale, for example, or salad, but it's very important. you make small decisions here and there and you feel better. >> i agree. moving on to a woman in ohio who's taking extraordinary steps to keep feathered friends warm during this cold snap. >> she is letting eight peking ducks stay inside her house. she said she can't bear to let them freeze outside when she and her husband are warm inside. >> they've been in the house since last weekend. they swim in the bathtubs about an hour a day. she says the ducks can be a bit loud, so she and her husband have to wear earplugs to bed. what a sacrifice there. >> i don't know -- you know, you hear of -- i don't want to say it but you hear of the old cat lady on the street who -- >> this is the duck lady. >> this is the duck woman. power to her, man, if she wants to save those ducks. power to her. coming up, a weight loss success story so dramatic it's becoming a viral video. on this terribly cold morning we are staying warm in our 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[ male announcer ] febreze free. odor elimination without masking. welcome back. fair to say fans of last night's football national title game got their money's worth. >> oh, yes they did. auburn regains the lead against oregon state scoring a touchdown with just more than a minute left. that was just enough time for heisman trophy winner jameis winston to lead the seminoles down the field for the winning score. florida state wins the classic 34-31. it was a very special florida state fan in attendance at last night's game. >> abc's josh elliott tells us about a young girl with a big supporter. >> reporter: just getting here was a huge accomplishment. no one understands that better than florida state offensive lineman michael scheerhorn and 12-year-old jayden laspada. >> she couldn't get to middle school dance. >> reporter: she's been battling a rare form of cancer and the struggle he knows all too well. for his own brother was diagnosed at a young age. he now in remission. >> there's people that weren't as fortunate and lost a child, lost a brother, and it changed me. >> reporter: so when the children's cancer center of tampa told him about super fan jayden -- how big would you say you are, a fan? >> 80 times infinity. >> reporter: he decided to pay it forward, giving two of his precious personal game tickets and to cover her and her mother's expenses, going online and raising over $12,000. >> hi. good to finally meet you. >> good to meet you, too. it's going to be really cool. i've never been to an fsu game. >> that just makes me happy, is that someone else used to feel the same happiness i do. >> reporter: josh elliott, abc news, pasadena, california. >> we are happy to say her cancer is now in remission. >> absolutely. it's such a great story. we love that. >> absolutely. coming up, it's going to be a perfect day for one of the world's most perfect inventions. here's a hint -- >> this morning we are celebrating the snuggie. and ahead in our next half hour -- match-making for moms. the post play date way to meet new people. you're watching "world news now." now." people. you're watch willing "world news now." it's the blanket with sleeves it's a blanket with sleeves we all love. made with thick, luxurious fleece and now in hot new colors. snuggie is designed to keep you totally warm while keeping your hands free. >> there it is, the commercial that launched a revolution. it's so cold today, and over the last few days we decided we were going to wrap ourselves up and a snuggie. this is the only way to dress while doing a newscast on live television. >> i don't know why we didn't wear these from the start. >> we declared today snuggie appreciation day. it was released in 1988 as tv infomercial but most successful in retail stores. >> if you want to get camouflage color to go with my military fatigues. i was confuse the hell out of the taliban. i'd show up and they'd be like -- what? what? i'd be like, yeah. >> that would be bad. >> back to snuggie, the company that's been making snuggies have sold more than 35 million snuggi snuggies. >> incredible. they are not just in primary colors anymore. you can get them in very sexy leopard print. how hot is that? a tie-dye, you can customize yours with the name of your favorite team. of course, there is the ever popular on "world news now" green plaid. >> the green plaid. i kind of feel this is a mix of maybe like a frog in a kilt or something. i don't know. >> i'm seeing more kilt. i can feel that. a little extra room for you. that's so that your hands don't get cold. you can wrap it up. >> there are snuggies for couples, for dogs, for journalists and broadcasters, of course for kids. we want to show you a kid's model. >> i love that. >> come on in. >> it's for kids. it can be a halloween costume. is this a penguin? >> my penguin snuggie. >> i love it. very stylish. >> i mean, how do you not hug somebody like this, right? >> group hug. it really is so cozy. i'm afraid i'm going to fall asleep during this segment. >> are you comfortable? >> quite comfortable. >> are you cold or are you warm? >> notice, i'm burning up. >> it's doing its job. that's perfect. i think you're loving it too much. you've had this on for like an hour now. you only had to wear it right now. >> it's snuggie appreciation day. >> we have to say, we did the morning meeting before we start all this. will came in wearing this to the morning meeting. this was something he had planned for a long time. >> we're starting a new trend. people will stop bothering to wear clothes. it's just snuggies into the news room. >> it's a classic. >> there's no other news show in the world you could wear snuggies as you go live. i say we wear them for a while. what do you think? >> perfect. i love that plan. hopefully the bosses don't mind. maybe tomorrow, too. why not? >> what if the weather gets warm? >> this is just so comfortable, who cares? >> i like it. i like it. so, we're going to keep wearing these. and coming up -- a weight loss surprise that you just have to see. >> "the mix" is next. stay with us. see. >> "the mix" is next. stay with us. we really you know? 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[ female announcer ] walgreens. get in. get out. feel better. new dayquil severe and nyquil severe $11.99 at walgreens. welcome back. it is time for "the mix" and we are still sporting the snuggies. we are not giving them up. >> i will do the whole show like this. let's do it. >> me too. you know, you get a song stuck in your head. you hear it over and over again. >> all the time. >> this kid has to have an extreme case of that. check out this video. ♪ ♪ >> this is matt perry. he started making this video when was 15 years old. and he recorded himself every single day for three years. until he was 18 years old. lip syncing to this queen song. and edited it all together so you can see him age a bit. his hair gets longer, then goes in the reverse and you see him get younger through the video. really interesting concept. >> man, he must really like that song. >> i know. >> playing it in his mind over and over again. >> for a lot of other people too. it's really popular on the internet. it's getting about 600,000 views just for one day. >> wow. >> he is growing in popularity. >> earlier we were talking about dieting and how important that can be. we want to show you the transformation one person had, including a video of him showing off that new transformation to his family. his name is duncan construction. he posted this photo of himself from 2012. and then he posted a current photo of himself now. >> wow! >> so, this is a case of what some would say extreme weight loss. he really took his health into his own hands >> huge change. >> then he had some family members that hadn't seen the weight loss, 130 pounds he lost. so, he surprised them in the video. he went online, showing them what his new weight loss was like. do we have the new video? >> how are you? >> oh, my god! >> oh, my god! >> i hardly even recognized you. way to g buddy. you put your mind to it. >> holy smokes! >> that's just proof when you put your mind to it, you can create some beautiful moments. >> that is great. okay. so he did the weight loss the old-fashioned way. of course, in the magazines you see weight loss, weight gain, because they edit these photos. a former editor of "cosmopolitan" did an expose showing that not only are they making models look thinner by using photoshop, they are actually filling out models to give them a little more weight. this is cameron diaz. filling in her cheeks. made her look like she had a little more weight. kind of the reverse to the controversy. you usually hear about this morning on "world news now," deep freeze. dangerous windchills this morning. the lowest temperature in years, making a mess of roads and runways. and look out. a wild ride for transit bus passengers when the driver takes a dangerous turn. the jaw-dropping scene as the bus dangles out of a garage. getting attention. the first wave of super bowl commercials are streaming out from advertisers. what viewers can expect this year and how much advertisers are paying. and hot stuff. "the bachelor's" dramatic debut last night. who is this hunk? and what about all of the women fighting for his heart? our in-depth analysis in "the skinny" on this tuesday, january 7th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. i'm muhammad lila in for john muller, who's away today. >> and i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> we begin with the deadly polar vortex plunging much of the nation into a brutal deep freeze. >> there are several weather warnings and states of emergency from north dakota to the gulf coast. >> 187 million americans are in facing windchills below zero degrees. in some areas as low as the minus 50s. this morning schools from the upper midwest to georgia are closed. we begin with abc's ginger zee. >> reporter: life-threatening, school closings, record-breaking cold. from zero visibility in michigan to the tundra once called ohio. it was a don't-go-outside day in kansas city. chicagoans renaming their land chiberia. lake michigan steaming as temperatures are at a record breaking 16 below zero. the governor of illinois declaring a state of emergency. in indiana, one day after a major snow, a state of disaster and a severe warning from the governor. >> if you can stay in today, stay in all day today. >> reporter: records broken as far south as texas. and look at these frozen spectacles in georgia. atlanta, colder than anchorage, alaska, and all brought to you by a pool of cold air sometimes referred to as a polar vortex. an upper level low pressure system that circulating around the north pole. many times it reaches central canada. and in in case, the jet stream bending just far south enough to send the counterclockwise spinning low to get into the lower 48. even shipping is affected. this coast guard ice breaker in northern michigan working around the clock to keep shipping lanes open. ice here hasn't frozen this early since the 1930s. >> this is the kind of stuff we are breaking through right now. that ice is a foot thick. >> reporter: so the next natural question, how long does this cold last? a look at temperatures this morning, 7 below feels like in nashville. 30 below in pittsburgh. big change for folks on east coast. here's how long it lasts. the four-day forecast that takes so many people from the single digits to, yes, above freezing. it is going to feel like a heat wave. ginger zee, abc news, new york. the nation's air travel system has been crippled by the record cold and heavy snow. nearly 4,000 flights were cancelled as of yesterday afternoon. the bulk of those flights were in chicago, cleveland, new york and boston. jetblue suspended operations at four major airports in order to catch up with the backlog. and american airlines says the anti-freeze in plane engines is freezing. getting around on the ground isn't much easier. hundreds of truck drivers were stuck in a rest stop in ft. wayne, indiana. a foot or so of snow trapped them in place sunday and many found their brake lines frozen, then they ran out of gas. since so many other trucks were stuck, none of them can move to get more gas or get out. and now here is a comprehensive look at today's weather forecast. lake-effect snow will be running full throttle today with upstate new york and parts of new england seeing anywhere from 2 to 4 feet of snow today. it'll be clear all across most of the rest of the nation except for rain over south florida and wintery mix over western montana and the pacific northwest. >> and half of the nation will remain below freezing today with the only warm spots, 64 in miami, 73 in l.a. and 79 in honolulu. it was a wild ride on a city bus in boise as it cost control and crashed into a building. a dozen people were on board when the bus punched through the idaho power company building coming to a stop with its front end dangling above a parking garage. the driver said the brakes failed, sending the bus careening over a curb and through a parking lot. it also mowed down several street signs and trees before hitting the building. >> we commend him because, you know, instead of running into vehicles, parked vehicles, which could have resulted in more injuries, that he was able to veer off the road and go through the parking lot. >> amazingly, only one passenger was hurt. police say the bus was only going about 20 miles an hour, which i'm sure is what really made the big difference here. >> absolutely. you know, it's amazing that nobody was seriously hurt in this. imagine being a passenger on the bus, you're going through all this, what on earth is going through your mind? >> right. you don't think you're going to stop right there. you're wondering if you're going to tip over. one of the passengers told a newspaper there in boise, it was one hell of a ride. that's an understatement. >> just dangling over the end there. that's incredible. as far as the driver is concerned, there will be a lot of questions about did the driver do the right thing or wrong thing. clearly, there were no major cligs with other vehicles, so in that sense he may have saved some lives. but the driver has been a veteran of five years for the transit agency. he will be going on administrative leave and he will be tested for drug use as part of the agency's investigation. >> right. and that's just standard. that's what they do in these kind of investigations. >> indeed. moving on -- grim words this morning from the lawyer who fought to move a california teen declared brain dead after a tonsillectomy. jahi mcmath, acknowledged the 13-year-old is in very bad shape. after a three-week fight, she was transferred from children's hospital in oakland but her family is refusing to name the facility that agreed to keep her on life support. >> she's going to be treated like the innocent little girl like she is, and not like the deceased body like the children's hospital has been treating her. >> her uncle says that if her heart stops beating while she is hooked to the ventilator, they will accept that. a french doctor is treating race car legend, michael schumacher, doctors say he is in stable condition -- or that he is stable, rather, but remains in critical condition. the seven-time formula one champion has had two surgeries since suffering a skiing accident in the french alps. his agent said she could not confirm a report that his life was no longer in danger. we have new details about how the money involved in the nfl's proposed legal settlement with thois of former players would be paid out. awards could reach $5 million for men suffering from lou gehrig's disease. $4 million would be paid for a suicide involving brain trauma and $3 million for dementia cases. a federal judge has to approve the deal. all right. if you've been on twitter or facebook this morning, you know the florida state seminoles are college football's new national champions. of course, auburn sure made their work hard for them. the game soared into classic status last night. one of the best games in recent memory when they returned a kickoff 100 yards, butting seminoles in front but auburn took the lead back scoring with just over a minute left. then heisman winner, jameis winston, took the winning pass with just 13 seconds left. >> we can say we are champions together. through everything we went through, through all the haters, through every single thing, we came out victorious. >> they wanted to be elite, they wanted to go to the top. there's so much character in this group. i would like to give a special thanks to our assistant coaches for preparing these guys like they did. >> words of champions, indeed. florida state's first national title since 1999. it ends the southeastern conference run of seven straight championships. the game also ended college football's bowl championship. it will be replaced by a four-team playoff next year. next to a stadium mostly used for nfl games, everbank field is the setting for a crazy video getting a lot of attention online. >> you've got to see this. we see the jacksonville jaguars mascot jump off a light tower above the stadium's upper deck. he's on a zip line that leads to the field. cheerleaders are also getting into the act. >> that is awesome. given the jaguars lost 7 of 8 games at that stadium this season, we will call this the most action it has seen in a while. sorry, jaguar fans, but this is pretty cool. >> i would love to try that. take a look. listen to the music, too. the music is one of the reasons why this video has become so addictive. if you want to see the whole video, youtube search rope swing zip line nfl stadium. words you never thought you would youtube, but if you youtube those, this is going to pull up that video. that was amazing. coming up, all of the spine-tingling developments on last night's debut of "the bachelor." our senior "bachelor" analyst is here coming up in "the skinny." first, young mothers who are not seeking love but companionship in other moms. we'll tell you about the website that is bringing them together. you're watching "world news now." ♪ my lover's heart ♪ nobody but me ♪ cupid please hear my cry >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by lime-a-way turbo power. broug to you by limeaway turbo power. my good looks and style. and good luck using that cleaner. excuse me, miss ? 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>> you know, i got to admit it, i was. i didn't catch the entire thing. i'm not ashamed to admit it. >> watching "the bachelor". muhammad admits it. >> i've never seen so many angry women when they didn't get those roses. and the close-ups on their faces. oh, man. >> oh, i know. if looks could kill. to talk a little more -- oh, that is my future husband. watch out, ladies. he's all mine. but to talk more about last night's premiere of "the bachelor" we want to welcome in our chief "bachelor" correspondent, the commish. >> you're late. >> hola. >> hola. >> i'm still getting over the national championship game. but, first of all -- >> you do have another priority. >> yeah. we were watching "the bachelor" at home last night as well, flipping back and forth between the game and stuff like that. first of all, wanted to square away, my new title is senior bachelor analyst. >> oh, nice. >> pardon me. >> let's get that straight. >> okay. >> we've got to change the graphic at the bottom. there it is. senior bachelor analyst. >> that one worked. >> perfect. >> all right. last night's episode, we had some weirdness, shockingly enough. the weirdest moment, i thought, when juan pablo -- there he is getting a massage from amy j. this is just out and out creepy. out and out creepy stuff. amy j., see you. she's gone. it doesn't matter. >> she was shocked. she didn't think that was weird at all. >> that was weird. no two ways about it. amy j., headline, weird. this was more weirdness. this is charlene. she was shocked to receive the first impression rose. she was almost going to give it back to the guy. she didn't know -- didn't know what to say about this. >> she looked annoyed. >> she did. she looked annoyed. she is an opera singer. she has been living in germany. forget about it. who knows how long she'll last. >> we have to chime in here. you have some favorites. you've got some odds on this. >> the commish, the senior bachelor analyst is now going to project the winner of this season's "bachelor." >> you're calling it this early? >> this early. renee. 32-year-old -- there she is. 32-year-old real estate agent from florida. i think from tampa. that is juan pablo's new wife. >> why do you think she's going to take it? >> i think she is the most normal person on the show. >> which is isn't saying -- >> which isn't saying much. but at in point, she seems cool about it. all good. >> she is a single mom, he is a single dad. so you're saying we have a brady bunch -- >> i think we have something going on. we have the whole florida thing. the whole thing is about renee. the contest right now is for second place. that's what it comes down to. there's 18 women left. nine have already been sent home. see ya. >> all right. thank you so much. >> by the way, speaking of being sent home, i think we're done. >> we're done. that's cool. i'm out. >> senior bachelor correspondent analyst, whatever, jack, thanks for joining us. >> all right. one last thing before we go in "the skinny." michael bay, do you remember him? >> yes. >> famous directeder. directed "transformers" and a other movies as well. he was appearing in the consumer electronics show out west. he was giving a speech. we want to see if we have the video to roll. he was giving a speech and he has a meltdown. >> and what i try to do as a director, i try to -- ah. the type is all off. sorry. but i'll just wing this. excuse me. i'm sorry. i'm sorry. >> so apparently what happened, he was reading to the teleprompter and it broke -- >> he just gave up. >> scroll down -- scroll down -- sorry. rompter is not rolling. you're not doing anything as fast as you used to, which is funny, 'cause i still do it better than her. you know, i don't think i was meant to sweep. it's a little frustrating. look. [ zach ] i can't help out as much as i used to. do you need help? [ doorbell rings ] let's open it up. it's a swiffer sweeper. it's a swiffer dusters. it can extend so i don't have to get on the step stool. i don't know how it stays on there. it's like a dirt magnet -- just like my kids. [ afi ] this is a danger zone. that is crazy. ah-ha-ha! [ zach ] yeah. no, this definitely beats hanging out on a step ladder. what's up, baby? ♪ ♪ all right. the super bowl is still 26 days away, but one team has already sounded the first battle cry. >> and this one is our favorite "story of the day." that battle cry of course hasn't been issued just for the big game. instead, it is the game within the game, halftime. abc's dan abrams explains. >> reporter: the nfl playoffs have barely begun but super bowl ad mania is already under way. old spice out of the gate already. generating ad buzz weeks ahead of super bowl sunday. their latest campaign, mom song, debuted this past weekend. ♪ old spice take a look what you've done ♪ ♪ you've made a sexy man right out of my son ♪ >> reporter: from the beach -- ♪ old spice >> reporter: to the trees. ♪ as a mother ♪ old spice >> reporter: there's no escaping these emotional moms, who just can't let go. it's a promising start and it better be. prices for the ads that run during the big game are said to be higher than ever before, at $4 million per 30 seconds. maybe that's why old spice got a jump start, so we and other media can add to the value. big dogs like budweiser not quite out of the gate yet for 2014. they stole the show last year with this heart-warming horse tale. ♪ children get older and i'm getting older too ♪ >> reporter: while doritos went the funny route bringing us the story of a goat with a chip on his shoulder. ♪ >> reporter: of course, no super bowl would be complete without an appearance from the e-trade baby. >> if you're so bent on blowing this fat stack of cash, there's a couple ways you could do it. ♪ >> reporter: let the super ad wars begin. ♪ >> reporter: dan abrams, abc news, new york. >> i love it. we were saying -- we chose this as our favorite story of the day because we're not big football fans -- >> you watch the super bowl for the ads. >> that's why i watch. i have no idea what's going on during the game. i'm waiting for the commercials. >> i want more of the goat. i love that goat. let the goat run off and have fun. before we go, we want to thank everyone who posted comments on our facebook page yesterday. our 22nd anniversary. thank making news in america this morning, bitter blast. a historic freeze creating remarkable scenes, seen over lake michigan and white house encased in ice and now airlines are grounding flights. how low will the temperatures go, and how long will it last? an instant classic. a wild finish and late touchdown in pasadena making for a championship game the fans are still talking about. explosive situation. a gas station attendant is thrown 30 feet and a pump bursts into flames. new details on what likely caused this accident. flying high. a professional football stadium is rigged up as an aerial playground for a day.

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