Authorities racing to find them. And watch out. The video gone viral of this massive snowball fight at the university of oregon. At least one financibl footballw suspended. But was it all just in good fun . And good morning to all our viewers in the west. What a morning in south africa. Thousands gaterred there in the stadium in johannesburg soccer stadium. Rain pouring down all morning long. The ceremony star started about an hour late, about 2 00 a. M. Pacific time. So much joy. A full embrace for president obama this morning. He gave an emotional tribute to the man who inspired his political career. Choked up at time. Saying that because mandela could admit to imperfection, we loved him so. He was a humble servant. A ceremony filled with newsic, celebration. The president comparing mandela to gandhi, Martin Luther king jr. And abraham lincoln. Urging the world to act on inequality. Thats kirk frank lynne. Just the president talking about how what mandela stood for showed us that we can all change. And a man who inspish sod much change. History inside the stadium, as well. You see president obama greeting foreign leaders. He shook the hand of cuban president raul castro. Lets go to terry moran first. The stadium emptying out a bit. Quite a morning, terry. Reporter good morning, george. A historic event for our time. It was an unprecedented gathering of the most powerful people in the world. Princes, president s, heads of state gathered here today with tens of thousands of ordinary South Africans who braved the cold, drenching rain to pay tribute to the man who freed them and set an unforgettable example for the rest of the world. This morning, the world came to south africa, braving the pouring rain to celebrate the man who changed history. We will reflect on the life of a man two took the pain of millions of South Africans. Reporter it was the largest gathering of World Leaders ever. Over 100 heads of state, joining Nelson Mandelas family and thousands of South Africans. His struggle was your struggle. His triumph was your triumph. Your dignity and your hope found expression in his life. And your freedom, your democracy, is his cherished legacy. Reporter just as mandela brought his country together, his memorial began with a coming together of religions, during an interfaith prayer. He, too, transcended his personal pain and years of suffering, to forgive and to embrace his brothers and sisters, who inflicted so much pain on him. To madiba for his selfless efforts, salvaging the nation and leading it to the path of peace, reconciliation and harmony. Reporter then, a song to Nelson Mandela. Nelson mandela reporter 3 of mandelas 18 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren, took the stage to honor their grandfather. The tree that towers above the rest is broken by the wind. Child of the wind. Of the land. Child that dreams of a future where black and white, rich and poor, men, women and children, must live side by side, dreaming the same dream, realizing at the crucible of time in our land, we salute you. So many emotional tribute this is morning. So many World Leaders there, including four american president s. Kind of surprising. Not a lot of visible security. Reporter given how many of the worlds most powerful people are here, virtually no security. I waited five hours in line the other day for this credential. No one looked at it. What they depended on was what you see. The goodgoodwill, the legacy of Nelson Mandela. That doesnt satisfy security expert. But the spirit was strong. That faith paid off today. Thank you, terry. Thankfully, it did. Also there in south africa, byron pitts. And i had a chance to talk with him as the ceremony was going on earlier this morning. Reporter if you can believe it, it inspired them. The harder it rains, the harder they cheered. In african culture, theres a belief that if its raining on the day of a persons funeral, sit a sign from god that person lived a blessed life. That south africa was blessed by the life of Nelson Mandela. Earlier, up in the cheap seats, they said, let it rain. Lord, open the floodgates of heaven. Let it rain. Robin, those prayers have been answered over and over again today. They were answered tenfold. And being up there in the cheap seats, like that. Can you share some of the stories, what people were saying . What they were doing . Being there, its a moment for so many. Reporter robin, we talked to one woman who arrived on site six hours before the program started. She told me she drove with her children 500 miles to be a part of this ceremony. My parent, my grandparents, my greatgrandparents were laborers. I am a collegeeducated woman. My children will be collegeeducated. They will live their dreams because Nelson Mandela changed this country. And you just knew. There will be so many families to have those stories to share. I hope a lot of people woke up to watch in this morning. Were going to go to ginger zee. The east coast storm having a Ripple Effect coast to coast. Ground stops, delays at the major hubs in new york city. The fat flakes are flying. We have sleet mixed in. It will be a rough commute for a lot of folks. How much will fall . What do you have to worry about . If youre coming into the midatlantic or the northeast, an afternoon, through the early afternoon problem. Look what comes behind it. And what everybody is dealing with, west coast. The cold. You have felt it for almost a week now. Well see some moderating. Look at sacramento, mid to upper 20s. The freeze watches and warnings throughout parts of the southwe southwest. Palm springs in the mid 30s. Las vegas, 20s. Reno, youre waking up to 4. It will feel cooler than that. We have moderating coming. Well tell you all about it in the next half hour. Lets go to josh with the other top stories. Family in nevada missing. Temperatures far below zero. A great deal of concern at this hour. Heres abcs david wright. Reporter this morning, the search and rescue efforts will continue. Two adults and four children, under age 10, vanished. James glanton, his girlfriend, christina, their two kids and their niece and nephew were last seen sunday when day drove off to play in the snow. We dont know exactly where they were headed. We have a general idea. And those areas are being searched. Reporter witnesses saw the couple head into the seven troughs mountains in a jeep wrangler. Its a remote mountainous area. Its big. 140 square miles. Search crews have deployed aircraft able to sense human body heat, they have not turned up promising leads. Nighttime temperatures hitting 20 below zero, authorities are working round the clock to find them. For good morning america, david wright, abc news, los angeles. Thank you, david. Meanwhile, here, nearly one year after the School Shooting in newtown, connecticut, family members of some of the victims are joining joe biden today as he announces money for new federal Health Services and Treatment Centers nationwide. On wall street, the gad times about to be over. Regulators are set to approve the socalled volcker rule that will inhibit banks from engaging in their riskiest, but often most profitable activity. And the government is selling it remaining shares in general motors. In so doing, taking a roughly 10 billion loss on the bailout. Also this morning, we have learned that gm is getting a new ceo. Mary barra will be the first woman the head major auto company. And explosive allegations against the countrys largest jail system. 18 current and former Los Angeles County sheriffs dep ties stand charged with abusing inmates and visitors. In one case, a visitor was allegedly thrown into a refrigerator. And video from the middle east. Climbs to s claims to be the most moment that they stopped a car bombing by firing on a vehicle packed with suspicious items. And, hey, if you thing its cold where you are, consider this. Scientists just confirmed the coldest temperature ever recorded. Minus 135 degrees fahrenheit. In eastern antarctica. I could have sworn it was right outside my door this morning. That didnt stop these guys. A hearty metal band, metallica. Becoming the first musical act to perform on all seven continents. Thats a protective dome for those that won a contest and scientists. For human being who is feel the need to play music on antarctica. They called it the freeze em all concert. The first musical act to play on seven continents. Seems a relative definition of fun. The close call in the skies. A jet blue flight landing safely last night afterblinding laser was pointed from the ground into the cockpit. Jim avila has the story. Reporter a jet blue flight landed safely after a blinding laser was pointed into the cockpit from the ground. It will go b just as intense a couple of miles away in a cockpit as it is right there by you. That might be enough to cause an accident when it can temporarily flash blind you. Reporter the air kaft landed safely. The situation is under investigation. The faa reports that since 2004, laser incidents across the u. S. Have shot from an average of only a few hundred a year to more than 3,000 as of october alone. In 012, a jet blue pilot was temporarily blinded while preparing to land. That was about 5,000 feet, right . Yes, sir, 5,000 feet. Two green flashes and it caught the first officer in his eye. Reporter and the prankster arrested in San Francisco after shining a laser at a local news chopper. We spoke to steve robertson, a helicopter pilot who suffered two burned corneas from a laser attack. The ability to land it is greatly compromised. Reporter now the fbi announced its launching an Antiterror Task force to combat laser pointing incidents. Imagine trying to land a jet filled with passengers when your eyes are closed. Its not fun. Its a serious hazard. It can lead to federal prison time. Robin . All right, jim, thank you. To a startling story out of california. A man who has allegedly pranked at least a dozen coaches. Fooling them into believing he was offering them jobs with pro or college teams. Kenneth tarr was arrested on monday. Reporter overnight, a confirmation that tony dungy was one of the alleged victim. He called tony and said he was from usc and offered him a coaching job. Tarr is accused of recording that conversation without dungys knowledge. Here in california, thats against the law. Kenny tarr wants fame and norrie. There is not any way that im going the get exposure on or television unless im creating something that is a a product, basically. Reporter that was tarr talking to me in september about his numerous tv show hoaxes. With the Bill Cunningham show, he pretends his fiance is cheating on him with his boss. Are you or not . Reporter on judge alex, a plumber owed money after being stuck in a cemetery overnight. He told me hes a genius. Andy kaufman, andy warhol. Great. Im glad they existed. But i dont look at them like peers. I dont have any respect for their accomplishments. Reporter he said in a text last month he moved on to sports personalities. Claiming to speak to a gm. I just missed andys call. Reporter are you kenny tarr or is this a fabrication . This is me. Youre looking at me. Reporter hes basically a frustrated entertainer. He says hoaxing tv shows is his way of getting his art out into the world. A few weeks ago, she said he was going to move on to sports stars and politicians to generate news. An art form hes saying. Okay, thanks, nick. A snu story for the west coast viewers right now. A snowball fight that took dangerous turn at the university of oregon. John muller has the story. Reporter this video of the university of Oregon Football Team challenging fans to a playful snowball fight friday afternoon has gone viral. It could land them in big trouble. Some saying it went too far, turning into a potentially dangerous attack. Wait, wait. Reporter watch as these students surround this suv forcing it to stop and pelting it with snowballs. This student dumps a bucket of snow on the windshield. Others try to bury the windshield with snow. The driver of the suv is a required professor. Seen here. Katherine mayfair told abc affiliate katu that her car was pelted. I thought i was going have my windshield break. Reporter just harmless fun or a criminal offense . The ambushed drivers dont want to press charges. Overnight, the universitys dean told abc news several students have been identified. Those in violation of the schools code of conduct will be disciplined. Were going to be very persistent in identifying the students. Reporter the schools Athletic Department suspended pharaoh brown, forcing him to miss the al moe powell. He released a statement apologizing for his actions. Other players involved have not been suspended but have been punished internally. One player tweeted embarrassed by the video i just watched. Thats not all of us. Oh, some heat behind that. Sound like they get it in the end. Lets go to ginger. We have heard about the rain and snow in the northeast. Also chilly weather in the northwest this morning. Sit ever. Theyre going to stay that way too. I want to start in the pacific northwest. The highpressure system comes ashore. You start to be a little bit more mild. The deep freeze still shivering below boise at 14. It is going to be the same deal here on the east coast. Well stay cold. The winter storm warnings mostly through the afternoon. Your tuesday trivia, brought to you by kohls. 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That i shall say good night til it be morrow good morning. Im eric thomas. Developing news in San Francisco where fire crews contained a fire burning at a recycling warehouse this morning. The fire on tunnel avenue started burning and fumed smoke around 8 30 last night. A shelter in place was not issued, but several people did complain about breathing issues. In San Mateo County an accident being blamed on black ice near hillsboro. Sky 7 hd was live over the scene within the past hour. Chp says be careful as you hit the roads, take it slow and avoid slamming on the brakes. More on the commute, heres leyla. Thats right. We have crews putting sand on the roadways because of the possible ice over the bridge. Be very careful on all the overpasses and bridges. As we take a look right now at the toll plaza at the bay bridge, we have an accident blocking one lane involving a big rig and really heavy backups as you make the drive coming away from oakland headed right into San Francisco. 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And when hands get messy, quite surely theyll say, yum wow yay what a sweeter holiday. Safeway. Ingredients for life. It is continuing right now in south africa, just outside of soweto, johannesburg. An emotional tribute for Nelson Mandela. Thousands of people and one of the largest concentrations of World Leaders. I believe thats Curt Franklin from earlier. Sounds like him. From earlier this morning. And he really had the crowd going. President obama called yes, thats Curt Franklin. President obama calling Nelson Mandela the last great liberator of the 20th century. He thanked president mandela for setting him on his own, what he ca