Are calling it the polar vortex. And it is on the move. 140 million americans facing windchills below zero degrees. Breaking records from chicago to tulsa. So, how low will the temperatures go . And how long will it last . Our abc news extreme weather team is out in the deep freeze all across this country tonight. And abc meteorologist ginger zee starts us off with the big picture. Ginger . Diane, that big picture is a wickedly cold one. Even here in new york city, where we started the morning in the 50s, were going to drop to the Single Digits by tomorrow morning. And look at that. The width of this cold. All the way through the northern rockies, to iowa, through the gulf coast. And even miami will get cold tonight. Lifethreatening, school closing, recordbreaking cold. Thats incredibly cold air in western iowa. Weve got brutal cold everywhere you go. Its still going to feel like 20, 25 degrees below zero. Reporter the scenes from our sub zero nation are stunning tonight. From zero visibility in michigan to the tundra once called ohio. It was a dont go outside day in kansas city. Chicagoans renaming their land chiberia. Lake michigans steaming as temps bottomed out at a recordbreaking 16 below zero. The governor of illinois declaring a state of emergency. And 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 as south as texas. And look at these frozen spectacles in georgia. Atlanta today, colder than anchorage, alaska. And its brought to you by a pool of cold air sometimes referred to as the polar vortex. Its an upperlevel low pressure system that circulates around the north pole. Many times it reaches central canada. And in this case, the jet stream bending just far south enough to allow that counterclockwise spinning low to dig lifethreatening cold into the lower 48. Even shipping is affected. This coast guard ice breaker working around the clock to keep the shipping lanes open. The ice here hasnt frozen this early since the 1930s. This is the kind of stuff were breaking through right now. That ice is a foot thick. Reporter so, the next natural question, how long will it last . Lets answer how cold it will be tomorrow morning first. Look at the map. You have the bitter cold settling in. Freeze warnings all the way south to the gulf coast. The windchills as low as 65 below even in parts of tennessee. Nashville tomorrow morning wakes up at 7 below. Pittsburgh, 30 below will be the feelslike. And here is how long it stays. The fourday forecast, with that core of cold air pulling away. Chicago, you finally get to freezing and above by the end of the week. In fact, everyone does. Atlanta, going to go from subfreezing to 50 by friday. Diane . All right, ginger. You were talking about chicagoans calling it chiberia. Its nine degrees colder in chicago than parts of siberia tonight. Thank you so much. And were hearing from so many of you about this unrelenting cold in your daily lives. So, were bringing in our team to cover family safety, from the right clothes to the slick, icy roads. And of course, also, to the people forced to live and try to bathe at the airports because theyre stalled. And thats where abcs linzie janis begins our team coverage. Reporter just when stranded passengers thought it couldnt get any worse. It was tense for a while. There were people fighting. My frustration level is here, in case you want to know. Reporter tonight, a bombshell from jetblue. The airline shutting down operations at four major hubs, new yorks la guardia and jfk, newark and bostons logan, until tomorrow morning. Officials blaming a flash freeze from those plummeting temperatures in the east, and new rules that just took effect this year requiring more rest for pilots. I just want to go home. I just want to get back, settled in. Reporter americas travel nightmare now in its sixth day. With more than 35,000 delayed flights and more than 16,000 canceled, from the frozen zone to atlanta and florida. One airline facing delays tonight offering evidence of the extreme cold. American airlines reporting from chicago, its antifreeze has been freezing. Some travelers are trying to see the adventure. Among the stranded, we met a group of College Students trying to get home to los angeles. This is our home. Reporter after four nights at la guardia what are you doing . Reporter they resorted to washing their hair in bathroom sinks. They finally made it out today. But there will be plenty more left here tonight. Youre anticipating people sleeping at the airport. Were prepared for this evening. We have 600 cots onhand. Reporter another evening in limbo for travelers desperate for their own beds. Im gio benitez in chicago, where the deep freeze is causing a nightmare on the roads. Car after car in the frozen midwest, stranded. Not going to go. Reporter its 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 tonight, 14,000 calls for help today in the midwest. 30 are for car battery failures. So, we hit the road with a pro. All right. Lets get out of here. Tow truck driver james rodgers. Its hard to maintain a car in this kind of weather. A lot of people are getting stuck. Reporter a driver waves us down. Are you guys towing . Reporter locked out of his own car after helping someone else. Heres what can happen in weather like this. This handle was frozen. And when he tried to open the door, it just broke. And thats not the only problem. In weather like this, motor oil thickens. Engines can crack because of frozen coolant. Windshields can shatter and tires lose pressure. The best thing you could do tonight is the easiest. Stay off the road. Im alex perez in milwaukee. These polar portraits capturing the bitter cold. Icy eyebrows. Frosted eyeglasses. Im wearing long underwear. I feel like im going skiing. But im not. Im going to work. Reporter to get a true sense of the arctic blast, one need only to let a little of the outside in. On the streets, the bitter cold is dangerous. They could eventually die out here. Reporter we road along with these Milwaukee Police officers, patrolling the streets and trying to get help for those who need a warm place to stay. You go somewhere right now thats warm. I know the librarys open until 6 00. Oh, yeah . Reporter handing out hats and socks to those who need it most. Well look for you later on tonight, okay . Okay, then. Eddie, stay warm. Okay. Reporter in Emergency Rooms across the midwest tonight, frostbite, the top concern. With these temperatures, it can set in just five minutes. Not safe for anyone to be outside for any period of time. Reporter doctors say many frostbite victims, like this man in chicago, wait too long to get help. It wasnt only his feet that were the problem. He ends up having a pneumonia, as well. Reporter escaping this cold could be a matter of life or death. Alex perez, abc news, milwaukee. And our thanks to alex, gio and linzie. And back with us on the dangers of the penetrating cold, abcs chief medical editor, dr. Richard besser. And, rich, you have images that show, we think were bundled up. But were losing heat. In this temperature, you have to complete bundle up. You have to make a seal of air around your body to keep you warm. We took a pictures with a thermal camera. I want you to take a look at this. The red, the heat coming off this man. You see his face and neck are giving off heat. Look closely. You can see where the zipper of his jacket is losing heat. You can see where the stitching the letting heat out. If you lose too much heat and theres a real danger of hypothermia. You need to wear many thin layers. Each one is another heat envelope. And wear a scarf under that zipper and wool or synthetic fibers. So, seal off the middle part of your body. And you have images showing how frostbite begins. Yeah. Take a look at this man. Hes standing outside. He takes off his gloves. Look what happens. The heat, that orange yellow, over the course of just one minute, it disappears. Thats the beginning of frostbite. His fingers losing all heat. His body is protecting himself and keeping the heat in his core for his essential organs. Again, you cant have any exposed skin in this weather. A great warning tonight. Take it all seriously. Thank you, rich besser. And next, big news, tonight, from overseas. There is a worrying, new sign that al qaeda is on the march in two countries cracked by war. One of them iraq, where so many brave american troops fought to create a future. Heres abcs chief Foreign Correspondent terry moran on the extremists rising. Reporter fierce fighting raged on the outskirts of fallujah today. Iraqi troops blasting their way down the streets. After a decade of u. S. Led war to plant democracy in iraq, much of fallujah has now fallen to al qaeda. The terror groups infamous black flag flies openly there now. And its masked soldiers are everywhere, rpg launchers in hand. Al qaedas takeover of fallujah brings back bitter memories for americans. It was here in 2004 that u. S. Marines fought a ferocious, housetohouse battle against iraqi insurgents. More than 100 marines gave their lives to pacify the city and hundreds more were injured. Today, 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. Were not contemplating putting boots on the ground. This is their fight. Reporter and right now, theyre losing. Terry moran, abc news, london. And back here at home, its official. The senate has confirmed janet yellen as the new Federal Reserve chair, making her the nations top banker and the first woman ever to hold the post. She takes over from ben bernanke on february 1st. And we know tonight is a big night for football fans. The National Championship between Florida State and auburn. And abcs josh elliott is there with someone in the stands and the Football Player who made her wish come true. Reporter diane, good evening from the iconic rose bowl here in pasadena, california, where tonight, College Football will crown a National Champion before almost 20 million american viewers. But there is one story behind this game you should know. Just getting here is a huge accomplishment. And no one understands that better than Florida State offensive lineman michael scheerhorn and 12yearold jayden dispala. She couldnt go to her middle school dance because she was sick. Reporter jaydens been battling a very rare form of cancer. A struggle that scheerhorn knows all too well. His own brother, diagnosed at a young age. He, now, in remission. Theres people that werent as fortunate and lost a child, lost a brother. And that changed me. Reporter so, when the Childrens Cancer center of tampa told him about super fan jayden how big would you say youre a fan . Infinity times infinity. Reporter he decided to pay it forward, giving her two of his precious, personal game tickets. And to cover her and her mothers expenses, going online, raising over 12,000. Hey, jayden. How are you . Its great to finally meet you. Ive never been to an fsu game. Thats what makes me happy is that someone else gets to feel the same happiness that i do. Reporter diane, jayden is in the stands tonight, her cancer in remission and her mother by her side. Whether youre pulling for the tigers or the seminoles, i think were all michael scheerhorn and jayden dispala fans. Great to have you at the big next here tonight, the season of big resolution for a handful of us. Well lose the pounds and keep them off. The secrets of the superdieters coming up tonight. Were back in two minutes. Rk. And his new boss told him two things cook what you love, and save your money. Joe doesnt know it yet, but hell work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. 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Next, some real answers about the top resolution every new year. To lose weight. Most people who try will fail. But there are a small percentage who lose the weight and keep it off. And abcs linsey davis takes us inside these secrets of the superdieters. Drop a jean size reporter tis the season of dieting. So many of us motivated to shed the pounds. I lost 50 pounds in about 6 months. Reporter take marshall brain. We followed his journey on the dukan diet back in 2011. Time for lunch. Reporter but when we returned, the pounds were starting to pack back on. 233. One pound away. One. Reporter kalia moss went on the bestselling rehab diet in 2012. So hungry. Reporter and similarly, in the long run, she wasnt able to keep the weight off. I was able to keep it off for a little bit. And i gained it back and a little bit more. Reporter turns out, theyre among the 85 of dieters who fail. Recent studies say its a matter of biology. Your body starts to create hormones that make you feel hungrier. The brain responds more to food cues, telling you to eat those foods. Reporter but there is an elite group. People who have beaten the odds. Theyre called superdieters. Theyve not only lost weight. Theyve kept it off for years. More than 10,000 of them are being tracked in a database by the National Weight control registry. Weve been able to study these individuals carefully and find out what strategies have been related to their success. Reporter the data suggests there are golden rules to these superdieters. Rule number one, dont cheat. They never give themselves a break. Not even on holidays or weekends. And rule number two, eat breakfast. Get this. The registry shows thats one of the most common traits of those who succeed in keeping those pounds off once and for all. And some good news . There is a point where it does get easier. 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Phil everly died this weekend at the age of 74. But those two boys, skinny as green beans and out of nowhere, created the new wave of rock n roll. Dream, dream, dream, dream reporter it was 1958. And two skinny, shy brothers from kentucky and tennessee, are creating a revolution. Their harmonies, so crowded, so surprising. Everyone in america began singing. All i have to do is dream, dream, dream, dream reporter and so did four guys in liverpool. Listen, first, to the everlys. Dont want your love anymore reporter then, the beatles. Sound familiar . So, please love me do reporter then, in their quiet way, the brothers were shattering barriers. Wake up little susie its 4 00 and were in trouble deep reporter that song, wake up little susie, was banned by radio stations. Those lyrics, not quite innocent. And two other boys, in new york city, were also astonished. Paul simon and Art Garfunkel said their harmonies, their poetry harkened back to this. Hello, loneliness i feel like i could die hello darkness my old friend ive come to talk with you again reporter and now, nearly 50 years later, the voices that still echo across america whenever i want you all i have to do is dream reporter two brothers, two guitars. And the sound that made all the difference. Dream, dream, dream, dream dream, dream, dream, dream [ cheers and applause ] and we are always here at abcnews. Com. Nightline will be here later. And ill see you again tomorrow night. Good night. The investigation into the death of the little girl continues her mother is struggling with the loss and the financial challenges of a funeral. Abc7 news is in the newsroom now with a growing effort to support the family. Mayor ed lee says thi tragedy has been on his mind since it happened. Tomorrow is sophia lus birthday. She would have turned seven years old. Why did it happen to her . I could not save her life. The driver killed her. She says her heart is forever broken. She and her children were returning from a family dib dinner on new years eve. A driver hit them as they were in the crosswalk. In san franciscos tender loin. The truck coming to us. And thr throw slow down. The driver slow down. Really slow. I was thinking woe stop. The mother says she has lost her angel. Sophias little brother was hurt and didnt understand his sister is gone. Parents at the school have started a fund
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