We begin with the early season arctic blast thats now gripping a large part of the country right now. Thats right. A deep freeze that will reach as far south as dallas, texas, and birmingham, alabama, could see below freezing temps by tonight. Snow is on the ground from north dakota to pennsylvania. This video just in from eerie, pennsylvania. You see a good coating on the ground there already. This arctic front is bringing with it the coldest air of the fall. Roads are covered with ice and snow. And around the great lakes this morning from pennsylvania to western new york. The arctic blast is dumping lakeeffect snow on a wide region. This first snowfall is a harsh reminder, its time to prepare. Just a little bit of snow like this gets people thinking. And we sold quite a bit of salt here. And snow shelves. Reporter allen is shifting gears now, from lawn care to snow removal, after hearing predictions of several inches. We have to make sure we have our clients lined up. Trucks hooked up. All of the plows hooked up. Make everything right. Reporter in lexington, kentucky, where the roads are still bonedry even with no snow predictions yet, road crews are pretreating bridges and overpasses. We do this time of year every year. Just to get our people back into the routine of knowing what their equipment is doing and how to use it. Reporter even as far south as North Carolina where there are frost warnings so many people are ordering wood for their fireplaces. Some companies can barely keep up with the demand. Employees are working tenhour days. I got splitting on the splitter. The boss is out pulling more trees right now. And it seems to be a high demand. I guess everybody thinks were going to have a really bad winter. And they may be in need of firewood all the way down to the gulf of mexico by tonight. Meteorologist jim dickey joins us now with what we can expect. Good morning, jim. Good morning, rob and diana. An arctic air mass continues to surge into the north and east as we had through the Early Morning hours. Temperatures falling as a result. Were seeing light snow, as well. Near the lakes here, we get lake enhancement. And you can see heavier accumulations. As far as temperatures are concerned, cold this morning across the Northern Plains of the midwest. Falling to 3 in bismarck. 11 in minneapolis. 10 in pierre. And cold in the northeast. Many spots down into the 20s. Rob and diana, back to you. Thanks, jim. Aun and our other major story were following this morning is breaking news from the philippines. A part of the country outside of the storm zone has been hit by a 4. 8 earthquake. As if they needed anything else. Right . No tsunami warning was issued. And it does not appear to be major damage. A different story from the storm zone, as we learn new details of the unfolding humanitarian crisis there. Survivors have been describing what its like. Tahman bradley has been tracking events overnight. Reporter across the philippines, the frantic effort to find and care for survivors of typhoon haiyan continues. The air base has become a staging area. More than 500,000 people are displaced, living in rubble, desperately in need of food, water and medical care. Were so very hungry and thirsty. Thats why were here. Reporter the death toll, staggering. Fears it could reach 10,000. Truck loads of dead bodies. Like, hundreds. Reporter a Massive International relief effort is under way. The u. S. Has pledged 20 million in immediate aid and is sending the carrier the uss george washington. U. S. Marines are already on the ground. Typhoon haiyan may be the strongest ever recorded. It shows the monster storm smacking the coastline. Pushing water inland, obliterating everything in its path. In the u. S. , americans with loved ones in the philippines, like jeannette branscom of virginia, anxiously await word. Its hard. No sleep. You know, just sitting around, waiting. Hoping that i would hear something. Reporter in los angeles overnight, california families welcomed home storm survivors back to the u. S. I was scared. I thought, im not coming back. I appreciate family thats still over there. And the ones we have here. Thats really all we have. Its good. I miss them so much. Reporter back in the philippines, just when it seemed things couldnt get any worse, a new, far weaker Tropical Storm made landfall. And word this morning of a small earthquake. Tahman bradley, abc news, washington. And back here, now. A North Carolina man has been charged with attempting to help an Al Qaedalinked group in syria. Basit sheikh is alleged to have posted messages on facebook and communicated with an fbi informant about his plans to join a group the u. S. Considers terrorists. Now, he was arrested at the airport just before leaving for the region. In other news this morning, the son of oklahoma senator jim inhofe has been killed in a plane crash. Dr. Perry inhofe, an orthopedic surgery was piloting the aircraft. That plane did crash in a wooded area over the weekend near tulsa. Investigators have not determined the cause just yet. Senator inhofe is an avid pilot who taught his son to fly more than three decades ago. Toronto city council is expected to vote on a motion this week calling for mayor rob ford to step aside. But ford remains defiant. He told reporters, lets get it on when asked about the motion. Ford has acknowledged that he smoked crack, saying he did it while in a drunken stupor. The city council has no way to force the mayor out unless hes convicted of a crime. The white house will release enrollment figures from the Online Health care marketplace this weekend. As you can imagine, it is not looking good. One Analysis Finds that fewer than 50,000 people have signed up to date. The administration had expected 500,000, tentimes that number, just in october alone. And those 50,000 new customers are just 3 of the 7 million expected to enroll by the end of next year. And now, we turn to a stunning revelation from one of our own here at abc news. One of our correspondents, amy robach, has announced that she is battling Breast Cancer. Amy was diagnosed after getting a mammogram live on Good Morning America just six weeks ago. She did the test on the air for Breast Cancer awareness month. At 40 years old, it was amys first mammogram, one she had been putting off for a year. Amy described the moment she found out in a story she filed for gma. Then, last week, a tornado of tests. Doctors move quickly when their concerned. Finally, the diagnosis, thats still hard for me to say out loud. I have Breast Cancer. I know that i have a fight ahead of me. But i also know that i have a lot worth fighting for. Truly an inspirational woman. This is something shes going to have to deal with. But she has all of the support of everybody here and her family, as well. Amy does plan on having a double mastectomy. You can see that she broke the news alongside gmas robin roberts, a Breast Cancer survivor herself. She put it off for a while. But hopefully this serves as an inspiration for women if youre scared, its better to know than to not know. And women are encouraged just to get the test. Just as precautionary. Love is in the air. Why you may be hearing wedding bells today from coasttocoast. It is a special day. And also this morning, restriction reversal. One of the biggest airports in the world will soon end its ban on liquids. Will this set a trend for all airports . And will we be able to see Something Like that happening in the u. S. . Well have to wait to see. Plus a wild wet wreck. An adrenaline junkie is pushing the limits during that speedboat crash youre seeing right there. Luckily, we can tell you that he made it out okay. But the scene of the crash and welcome back. The good news about gas prices is just Getting Better as we all prepare for the holidays. The National Average for a gallon right now is 3. 24. But most of the country is paying less than 3 a gallon. Early christmas gift. And fewer american homeowners are falling behind on mortgage payments. One Credit Agency says the number of people making late home loan payments reached a fiveyear low over the summer. Credit for that goes to rising home values low Interest Rates and stable jobs. Heres some irony for you. Blockbuster final instore rental. All of the franchises have closed their door. The final rental was made in hawaii on saturday night. A couple of employees posed with the last customer. And his video selection, appropriately titled this is the end, starring seth rogen and james franco. And todays sequential day, if you didnt notice 111213 means you have a decent chance seeing a couple going to the chapel. Wedding industry estimates say more than 3,300 couples are getting hitched today. Thats nearly an eightfold increase over the same date last year. Only one more sequential date this century. Thats next december the 13th, which falls on a saturday. Good luck to all those soontobe newlyweds out there. Thats going to be a year we see a hike in the wedding. Tuesday, its hard to get married on a tuesday. Saturday, thats a different story. Thats the good news. If you didnt get it done this year and like sequential weddings, you have to pay next year. When we come back above and beyond the call of duty. A trooper chasing a suspect shows nothing was going to stop him during the pursuit. And also a harlem globetrotter stuns the crowd when a dunk goes horribly wrong. [ cheeping ] [ male announcer ] you hear that . Thats the sound of Car Insurance companies these days. 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Down the i95 corridor. Roads could be slick in the pacific northwest, as well. If youre flying theres possible delays today in boston new york, philadelphia and washington, d. C. For the First Time Since the bullying controversy began around his team, were hearing from the owner of the Miami Dolphins. Steven ross talked to espn about the situation between the lineman, richie incognito, and Jonathan Martin last night. Ross said the whole thing couldnt have been a worse nightmare. And he said hes appalled by martins allegation. Ross and martin will meet in person tomorrow. Im looking forward with meeting with Jonathan Martin. It will give me a better understanding of the situation. He strongly endorsed the dolphins head coach, joe philbin. But cant the same cant be said for jeff ireland. Well have the latest on the game with tampa bay in sports. Air fliers will soon be able to take liquids with them. Londons Heathrow Airport has a sensor that says whats inside. As for the u. S. A tsa official says theyre looking at options. But dont expect to lift the ban on liquids anytime soon. Now, we turn to a dramatic end to a highspeed police chase in flint michigan. A suspect ditched his van on an overpass and tried to get away on foot. Then, he jumped over a guardrail. And a state trooper who tried to grab him he fell over too. Both men plunging 25 feet to a grassy area below. Amazingly, though, both men survived that fall. And this video just released to a british newspaper. A power boat racer Cheating Death while traveling 130 miles per hour. Watch his boat go airborne and somersault 1 1 2 times before lapding topside down. The driver, just fine. He was pulled out moments after the wreck. And only suffered a bit of stiffness. Lucky guy. Yeah. Usually amused at the antics of the harlem globetrotters. There was more than just that. This happened during a recent game in honduras. Williams fuller finished off an alleyoop, with his feet on the backboard when the whole thing gave way. Nearly crushed him. Good news, hes going to be okay. Wow. I have never seen anything quite like that. Wait for it. Here it comes. Feet on the backboard. Oh. Unbelievable. Thats hard to watch. Lucky man. Time now, for more sports. Tampa bay gets their first win of the season on monday night football. And a nailbiter for l. A. Clippers fans. Heres neil and stan at espn with all the highlights. Good morning, america. Hes stan verrett. Im neil everett. Were on the sportscenter set of los angeles. This is a pink shirt. Stan, you go first. The Miami Dolphins are making headlines that they want no part of. The better part of a week now. They were back on the field against the buccaneers on monday night football. That didnt work out so well either. Tannehill, to Rashard Matthews for his second touchdown of the game. But the dolphins ran for 2 yards in this game with 14 carries. Bucs down 1915. Bobby rainey in for the touchdown. A bunch of injured bucs in the backfield. First win of the season for tampa bay. Basketball game across the street from where were sitting right now. The twolves beat the lakers. Can they beat the clippers . Jamal crawford strong. He had 18 points. Clippers up two. Timberwolves down four. 16 offensive rebounds for minnesota. We have a twopoint game. Under ten seconds to play. And 99 times out of 100, this games going to overtime. Not because of that shot by kevin martin. Not because of kevin love. Oh. Kevin love. Cant get it to go. Clippers, 109107. Love sent out a tweet after that. Twolves fan, my bad. Its on me. Owning up to it. There you go. Hey, have a great day. Thats all we got. We mean it. I like those two. Coming up next the pulse, this morning. Dancing with the stars shocker last night. No one expected this couple to get voted off. Not even the judges. 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Mike is tracking things with live doppler 7 hd. Have you found it . The radar is look impressive. A lot of it is not making it to the ground because the air is too dry. Can you see if we looked from napa to sonoma would be getting wet but it is not happening. The satellite shows clouds and mild but no fog. My best guess educated guess, we get a few sprinkles in the morning from the bay bridge north. If we have light rain it will be in the next couple of hours to santa rosa and the Sonoma County coast. Temperatures are in the 50s. Enjoy the mild weather. How is the commute . We are starting in gilroy with the gas Tanker Accident in the final clean up stage along highway 152 at lovers lane. Absorbent is there to clean it up. We have westbound traffic over to 101. The drive time traffic shows everything is running smooth. It is early. Tracy to dublin along 580 at 24 minutes and highway 4 antioch to concord is 14 minutes and san rafael into San Francisco is 16 minutes. The bay bridge toll plaza shows Clear Conditions over to the tolls. Developing news today the longawaited work begins to demolish the span of the bay bridge. The start was delayed last week. Abc7 news reporter, Amy Hollyfield has a preview from treasure island. In with the new the new beautiful bay bridge behind us out with the old. They are starting to demolish the old bridge. The project is expected to cost 281 million. Officials say it is a dangerous job. They will take it down one piece at a time. They are getting a late start. The plan was to start after the new bridge opened labor day weekend. They were so busy dealing with the bolt issue on the new bridge that delayed the planning on the demolition. They are a couple of months late getting started. It will not be a quick job. It is dangerous. One piece at a time. It will take three years before they can get it taken down and moved