america's women grab gold and bronze. as the showdown in sochi looms, two of america's best skiers ever, bode and ted finally about to face off. and good morning, america. boy, you see the snow on the lens this morning. boy, a lot to celebrate in sochi for team usa today. gold, silver, and bronze in men's slopestyle. only the third time the u.s. has ever swept the medals in an olympic winter games event. >> you said the winter games. it seems more like the summer games there. we want to look at the pictures right now. look at that. you know -- >> a little contrast. >> a little bit. we're -- 61 over there, 30 here. and you -- well, they're in t-shirts over there. >> and matt gutman went for a swim yesterday. a little bit different. let's get to the storm. it's socking so much of the east coast right now. a live shot just outside of philadelphia. that area could get more than a foot of snow today. >> ginger zee is leading the extreme weather team. she's got coverage up and down the coast, including philadelphia. let's get outside to snowy times square. ginger? >> we have plenty. some of the heaviest snow falling now and in the next couple of hours. it will transition to sleet and eventually rain. a real classic nor'easter. let me show you what happened earlier in washington, d.c. this is video from just a couple of hours ago, and it was heavy, blinding snow. you should see the capital. you can hardly. they've had almost a foot already. that's if washington, d.c., and those heavy snow totals are move, north. here's what you can expect on top of what you already have. look at this graphic with me here. west of d.c., heavy stuff. and especially west of the i-95 corridor. that coastal part is what i'm concerned mixing in. the radar right now, it's not only snowing heavy along that line, but look at this. we move south to atlanta, where it is still snowing. that's right. the back end of it. exactly where we have our steve osunsami on the travel nightmares from there through the carolinas. >> reporter: good morning, ginger. this small iceberg a rare sight in atlanta. so is the snow that's falling. this city is shut down. the few snowplows they have here are out clearing the roads. hard to believe the pictures from north carolina highways this morning. drivers stuck on the ice all night. it looked just like atlanta two weeks ago, when two inches of snow, and some would say poor planning, led to this. overnight, out-of-control cars. trucks, fire, and ice holding up rescue vehicles. like this ambulance in atlanta. the neighbors had to get out with their shoes and dust pans to clear a path. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: and this fire truck in raleigh. whiteouts caused spinouts. these trucks nearly colliding. some drivers giving up and walking away from their cars. the national guard is working 24/7 as a miserable mix of snow, ice, and rain hug the east coast. hundreds of thousands of families are without power. and the snow is not the only thing falling. >> terrifying. hearing the tree crack and watching it fall from my window and landing on my daughter's room was very traumatic. >> reporter: roofs are giving way, too. >> i was out here playing with my kids. the next thing i know, i saw the roof caved in. >> reporter: live wires are breaking in two. it's from the sheer weight of the ice. >> my house was shaking. >> this storm is unpredictable. it's one of the toughest storms we'll see in our history, most likely. >> reporter: this storm has stranded drivers on i-40 in tennessee, shut down the federal government, and it's about to put a big thorn in the middle of valentine's day deliveries this week. >> it will do that. thank you. a real mess in north carolina. highways there turning into parking lots. and angelica alvarez of our station wtvd is on the road in raleigh. good morning, how is it going there? >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah, north carolinians not learning -- listening to the timing of the start of the storm. a lot of drivers found themselves caught in the storm. we're along glenwood avenue in raleigh. this is being dubbed a parking lot. several cars stranded on the side of the road. drivers choosing to abandon their cars and seek shelter. there are many shelters that opened overnight. we're seeing several reports of accidents. a handful of fatalities being reported. thousands of power outages here. cleanup is under way. our department of transportation plowing the snow, towing cars. it's not over for us just yet. we're in for another round of sleet and snow coming at us in just a few hours. so while we get ready for that, i'll send it back to you guys. george? >> thank you. now to philadelphia. snow picking up there right now. this storm after so many in that region lost power last week. linzie janis is live with the latest. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is a suburb to the northwest of philadelphia, and some people just had their power turned back on yesterday, nine days after a massive ice storm hit. they are getting dumped on again. but the power company says they have ready. 5,000 workers from around the country here standing by. those workers were called in last week when 850,000 people were left without power. the second-worst storm after superstorm sandy in terms of outages. the power company saying it was caught offguard by the severity of the last storm. this time, they say they're ready. >> okay, thanks so much. head north now to abc's gio benitez. he's in westfield, new jersey. snow is piling up on the snow from the last storm. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. take a look. this is the fluffy snow falling right now. about 10 inches expected. you said it. take a look. this is the worst part of the storm right here. you have this ice that built up here during the last storm. the heavy ice. the snow is falling on top of it, creating more problems. ginger said it. this storm, later this afternoon, this snowfall is going to be turning into rain and sleet. so it will be slushy here. robin? george? >> we can see that. thank you. there's never a good time for a storm like this. this could cause more travel trouble than most coming before the long president's day weekend. our david kerley has more. he's at reagan national airport. good morning, david. zb . >> reporter: it's a mess. and the snow is slowing and they are struggling ting to keep it . they are using skip loaders, but the jets are going nowhere. there is nobody in the terminal. this place is open, but there's nobody here. airports are struggling to stay open. at richmond international, they were struggling to keep the runways over too. lots of cancellations. yesterday, 3400 flights canceled. today, another 1,000. 4400 flights canceled already. it's a mess, even if you can get to the airport. i had to detour to get here. it's a big mess. >> we didn't know if you would make it. i'm glad you do. do you have advice for travelers? >> reporter: it's the advice you get all the time, check with your airline. if they get out later today, they're going to move aircraft and get people out. if your flight is kancancelled, call your airline and figure out if you can get out tomorrow. thank you. ginger has more. snowfall rates are intense. we're talking inches per hour in some places. they just put this table out not long before we came out. easily an inch. it's a light, fluffy, eventually the heavy, chunky snow that can be dangerous. this is the next question, when does it end? let me show you this graphic and give you an idea what's going to happen. let me time it out. the rain/snow/sleet line. it moves through. late morning, early afternoon. through boston. new england. i'm telling you, by tonight into early tomorrow morning, we'll say good-bye to this nor'easter. and good riddance, i'm sure. >> uncle. uncle. they're screaming uncle. >> in the ten minutes we've been on the air, it's picked up outside. >> this is really the inch per hour we're talking about. >> let's get to josh with the other top stories. >> i didn't know there was going to be math on the show today. breaking news from kentucky. a gas line explosion there two hours south of louisville. this picture taken some 20 miles away from the blast site. the blast damaging or destroying at least three homes. it left a 60-foot crater in the ground. two people are hospitalized. homes within a few miles of the blast have been evacuated as a precaution. big news for millions of americans watching us right now on cable television. there's a megamerger in the works. it could affect your monthly bill. rebecca jarvis has the details. good morning. >> reporter: hi, josh, good morning. a lot of people impacted. 30 million cable tv subscribers. this morning, comcast announcing they're buying time warner in a $45 billion deal. comcast and time warner are the top two cable companies in the country. both are fighting to retain subscribers amid fierce competition from companies like netflix. they are now producing their own shows. consumer advocates are criticizing the deal. one group calling it a disaster for consumers, claiming it will drive up cable bills. it is not a done deal. the merger is going to require government approval. stay tuned. >> i like what you did there, rebecca. thank you. a landslide that shut down part of an oregon highway. the rockslide near the city of hood river was so powerful it pushed the center barrier across the interstate. one car crashed into the boulder. you can see it there. meantime, two skiers with broken legs trapped on a mountain in eastern oregon have now been rescued. they were injured in an avalanche that killed two of their companions. tense moments for people on this roller coaster at busch gardens in tampa. as you can see, stranded some 50 feet in the air when the coaster suddenly stopped working. it took firefighters nearly two hours to access the site, rescue everyone, oh, by the way, in the rain. no, thank you. and police in a denver suburb have released video of the moment a 10-year-old crashed her mother's suv through the wall of an office building. people in chairs scrambling to get out of the way. the fascinating thing here, that office building happens to be the department of motor vehicles, where the girl's mom was getting paperwork done. i can tell you, everyone was okay. and that's -- i mean, that's -- that's some irony. >> yeah. right there. that's -- there's nowhere to go from there. >> there's nowhere to go. >> thank you. now to more on the breaking news of the clean sweep of the men's ski slopestyle. amy robach tracking all the latest at our "gma" olympic headquarters in sochi. good morning for team usa, amy. >> yes, isn't it fun to deliver great news? a thrilling morning, robin, here in sochi. ski slopestyle is new to the olympics. this morning, the u.s. team has three new shining stars. this morning, a clean sweep for team usa. joss christensen, gus kenworthy, and nick goepper taking gold, silver, and bronze. it's in the new event, slopestyle skiing. the third time in history that the u.s. has swept a medal podium. a victory dance team usa style. kaitlyn farrington celebrating her gold medal halfpipe run with a shimmy. but those moves, nothing compared to this, the backside 900. a monster move that requires borders to rotate backwards two and a half complete times. one of the most technically difficult of the night. for farrington, considered a dark horse, that dream a pipe dream no more. >> after running the first run in finals, i was like, maybe i can do this. maybe i can be on the podium. to land on top, unbelievable. >> reporter: not far behind, kelly clark from team usa. grabbing a bronze, but not without a fight. clark bouncing off the deck and slamming hard on to the flat, but her second run, simply masterful. >> i looked at this whole experience as the icing on the cake for an amazing snowboard career. >> reporter: there was also heartbreak. ariel gold dropping out after hurting her shoulder in a nasty spill. >> there will be no medal. >> reporter: speed skater shani davis, the fastest lightning favorite to win the 1000 meter, finishing eighth. on the women's downhill, an uphill battle. france's marie marchand-arvier with a violent crash into the netting. julia mancuso failed to medal for the u.s. and in pairs free skate, team russia once again electrified the home crowd. overcome with emotion. stealing gold, silver, and the show. a thrilling start for the u.s. men's hockey team. they took on slovakia this morning and won in a blowout. we all know the big game comes for the americans on saturday when the men face the powerhouse russians. just over my shoulder is the bolshoy ice dome, where the games take place. something cool happens while games are taking place. you can see the score on the building. you can follow, no matter where you are in olympic park. especially if you are towering over it like we are. there are two exciting events today. the mixed team luge, and the women's skeleton. for the first time ever, a male and female luge team including bronze medalist erin hamlin speeding down the track. and the u.s. women are competing in the skeleton. that is a hair-raising event where you motor down the track head first. americans know wnoelle pikus-pa katie uhlaender are in first and fourth. check out katie's helmet. that is one fierce eagle. i did a little research. they travel 6,000 feet down the frozen raceway with their chin two inches above the ice. that is some bravery. >> we're not going to see that in the "gma" games. leave that for the olympics. >> unless sara wants it. >> josh is over at the sochi scoreboard. what do we have? >> a rough couple of days for the americans. after five medals in two events, look at us. just one back of norway. i wanted to bring you this tweet from kelly clark. she's the 30-year-old who said it was icing on the cake. she took bronze. her 24-year-old teammate taking the gold, kaitlyn farrington. my ceiling gets to be the next generation's floor, she said. and that is a great honor. and that is what it is all about. it's awesome. congratulations to both of them, by the way. >> chills again with that. all right. thanks for bringing that. now to the stunning sinkhole at the national corvette museum in kentucky. eight classic cars all swallowed up. it was all caught on camera. abc's alex perez has the story. >> reporter: take a look at the security video from the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky. you see the ground shake a little. then a black hole seems to open up underneath the orange car. but watch here. a short time later, the ground completely caves. swallowing the iconic cars. the massive sinkhole, some 30 feet deep and 40 feet wide. from above, you can see the cars underneath the rubble on top of each other. >> someone shared with me that they felt the value was around $1 million. >> reporter: a total of eight cars gone in seconds, including the 1 millionth corvette. it was made in 1992. a 2009 zr-1. the fastest, most powerful, most expensive car made by gm. >> a fairly typical sinkhole as sinkholes go. the only atypical thing was it was under the corvette museum. >> reporter: officials say there was no one inside the museum when the sinkhole happened. they found out about it when the motion detection system was set off. >> that's hard to watch. see those classics go down like that. time now for the weather. back outside to ginger zee. it is coming down, ginger. >> wind gusts, my friends, are 26 miles per hour last time at central park. this hour, big wind gusts. that will be a problem, powerline-wise in some spots. let's go to the maps now. not only wind, but heavy rain on the front of it. 1 to 2 inches will cut down your totals big time. if you were at the coast, don't expect an all-day snow. it goes snow, sleet, then rain by the afternoon. here's a look at the warmth. much more on the big picture. we've got to get the check. the snowiest cities come first brought to you by macy's. >> with all this nor'easter talk, we haven't had time to talk about, well, the record heat. we will. don't worry. because it's happening somewhere. let's get back into the studio now. >> it's a tease. >> nice to know it's happening somewhere. coming up, dramatic closing arguments and emotions running high in the so-called loud music murder trial. the case in the hands of the jury. a top student gone missing. a fellow student now behind bars. the showdown in sochi. two of the best american skiers ever. bode miller, ted ligety, head to head on the slopes, chasing gold. and the unexpected hit going viral now. billy ray cyrus just remixed "achy breaky heart." millions are singing along right now. millions are singing along. 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>> you can see that fog. we'll talk to good morning. from the top of the abc 7 broadcast center, where i cannot see the bay bridge. the fog is getting ever so thicker. quarter mile at sfo. arrival delays and most of the fog is through the bay. warmest today. tomorrow, chance of rain saturday night and sunday. and this february, the crowd favorite meatball marinara is our featured $5 footlong. top it with melty mozzarella, green peppers or any of your favorites, on your choice of freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh. on your choice of freshly baked bread. so yso you can happily let the grlife get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can if you're on the east coast, you're getting snowed on right now. that's new jersey. coming down hard there. coming down here in new york city, too. look at the roads in raleigh. from our station wtvd. a tough commute ahead for so many down there in north carolina. remember the pictures from yesterday as well. looked like the entire state of north carolina was in gridlock yesterday. >> the contrast, how sunny it is there in sochi. people going to the beach and everything like that. at the winter games. the temperatures so warm, how warm is it? >> how warm is it? >> thank you, josh. american cross-country skier holly brooks tweeted out this picture. they're training in t-shirts. >> we have the "gma" games doing cross-country. czar -- sara will have a t-shirt on in times square as well. >> outside. emotional day. the loud music trial. we have been covering it for you. dan abrams is going to be discussing it with us. >> it's getting to the nitty-gritty there. we know karina smirnoff. dancing with the stars, a wonderful friend of ours. and now a different journey outside of the ballroom. why she's freezing her eggs right now. and one versus the other. one used to mentor the other. bode versus ted in sochi. and to the latest on the storm walloping the east coast. back to gio benitez in westfield, new jersey. snow is coming down so fast there too. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you again, robin. this snow here, this is ice. this is ice that formed from the last storm. and so all across these roads, you're finding the old ice that has new snow on top of it. it will turn into more ice. this area alone has seen some 44 inches of snow so far this season. another 10 expected later today. the good news is that a lot of this snow is just really fluffy. it will be easy to plow. it is going to be turning into black ice later today when this turns into rain and sleet, george. >> rough one. thank you. to the latest on the loud music murder case in florida. michael dunn charged with killing an unarmed teenager. his fate in the hands of a jury. ryan owens with more from jacksonville. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. the jury deliberated about three hours last night. they'll get right back to it this morning. they have asked the judge already to see something. the surveillance video from the night this happened. >> this defendant took it upon himself to silence jordan davis forever. >> reporter: in a case where loud music allegedly led to murder -- >> he shot at the back of unarmed teenagers. >> reporter: -- prosecutors raised their voices in closing arguments on wednesday, as they implored the jury not to buy michael dunn's claim of self-defense. >> even people with the right of self-defense do not have the right to take the life of a child. >> reporter: prosecutors say the 47-year-old software developer fired ten shots at an suv full of teens, killing 17-year-old jordan davis when he wouldn't turn down the volume. davis' father wiped away the tears. >> jordan davis didn't have a weapon. he had a big mouth. and that defendant wasn't going to stand for it. >> reporter: dunn has a very different story of what happened at this jacksonville, florida, gas station in november of 2012. [ gunfire ] >> oh, my god, somebody's shooting. >> reporter: he pleaded not guilty and took the stand. >> i thought i was going to be killed. >> reporter: telling jurors he had to shoot or be shot. he claims davis had a shotgun. even though police never found a weapon. >> here is my glove box. i'm looking out the window. and they said you're not going to kill me you son of a [ bleep ]. and i shot. >> reporter: which version will the jury believe? this morning, it's up to five men, seven women. six white, four hispanic, and two african-american who will decide this case. just how complicated is this case? listen to this, it took the judge an hour, a full hour, just to read the jury its introduction. so, george, these people have a lot of work today and a lot of options to choose from. >> okay, ryan, thank you. let's get more on this from dan abrams. first clue from the jury after three hours, they wanted to see the surveillance video. >> right. this is video from inside the station where you can hear the shots. the prosecution introduced this evidence. i think that is not something the defense is going to be particularly excited about. because, when you listen to the shots being fired on that surveillance tape, you hear a pause. you hear the bang, bang, bang. and then you hear another volley. and that's part of the problem here for the defense in claiming self-defense, is it's not as if he just sort of shoots to keep the person away. sounds like a volley of shots followed by another. it makes it a problem for self-defense. >> you say the defense has not put up much of a defense. should the jury get through this quickly? >> i think they have put up a real defense by having him testify. i think the evidence, though. the inconsistencies, with regard to his account. the police statement versus what he's saying on the stand. the issue of whether there was a gun, and the fact that he didn't say it to his fiance. all sorts of problems with his testimony. that doesn't mean it's going to be easy. there are a lot of charges to consider. there are lesser charges to consider. and there could be a conflict on the jury as to what to convict him on. >> thank you. now to a shocking mystery rocking virginia tech. a 21-year-old senior is dead. a fellow female student, charged with killing her. the motive unknown. and mara schiavocampo has the story. >> reporter: it's a mystery. it's shaken a college campus. a well-liked student at virginia tech murdered. another student and two others facing charges. police say 21-year-old senior and biology major, samanat samanata shreshta, known as sam, was killed over the weekend. >> something is wrong. that was my immediate reaction. me and my husband. i said, this is not right. >> reporter: now, fellow senior, 22-year-old jessica ewing is behind bars, accused of murdering shrestha. investigates haven't determined a motive. she was arrested after her car was found abandoned on the side of the road on monday. in court documents obtained by a newspaper, police say shrestha's body was in the backseat wrapped in a sleeping bag. they say ewing called on keifer brown, a vt grauduate, and michael heller to help her cover up the crime. >> when a crime happens and they didn't know it was going to happen, they panic. people reach out to friends and associates to help them. >> reporter: none of the students has entered a plea. they did not return requests for comment. for "good morning america," mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> so sad. another check of the weather. are we putting you to work, ginger? >> yes, i've got my shovel and i got to tell you, i'm bending from the knees, of course. this is that wet, heavy snow. i'm going help clean up times square. we need it. we're getting an inch, maybe two an hour. we'll see a couple more before this changes over. i want to take you what is happening in philadelphia. almost 9 inches reported there already. now mixing over to a little sleet, some fog, some mist. a mess there. roadways and of course, flights and cancellations. wanted to show you the radar. what is happening at this moment. why i think it will change over. washington, d.c., philadelphia, but look at the snow. the heavy snow right north. here are the numbers i promised you. i promised you a record high. tied one in reno, nevada. that was yesterday. good morning, i'm mike nicco. off to another foggy start. temperatures above average. lower to upper 60s bay, inland. near 60 along the coast. our best chance of rain saturday >> all that slushy weather brought to you by discover. robin and george, i do, also, in case anyone is wondering, i have warm gloves. they're heated. see that light on there? 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>> an accident involving a motorcycle can be found just as you make the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. take a look right now, you can see how traffic is slow as you come away from the maze. also, we have a murky drive. it's soupy, coming across the golden gate bridge. good morning, america. 8:00 a.m. the snow coming down here. while it gets toasty in sochi. forget the parkas, toss the hats, grab the sunscreen and shades for the winter games. she dazzled on "dancing." karina smirnoff wants to make sure she doesn't miss out on motherhood. what she's doing to turn back her biological clock. and awfully viral overnight. achy breaky is back. how billy ray cyrus took a wrecking ball to his hit. millions are dancing along right now as we say -- >> good morning, america. look what's happening upstairs. in our "gma" dance studio up there. that is tony dovolani, our friend from "dancing with the stars" giving alex and jeremy some last-minute lessons before the big day tomorrow. the wedding ceremony live right here in times square. >> i spent time with them coming in. they're so excited about tomorrow. would you look at that crowd outside. dedicated in our olympic village to see the "gma" games. they're all the rage. >> let's be honest, robin. those are five people from belgium who are looking for breakfast. let's be honest. >> they're smiling. >> they're having a good time. that's all that matters. >> ginger, sara, and sasha cohen spent some time earlier getting ready for today's big event. sasha takes no prisoners. she is into it. we don't have to bring in the snow. we have our own snow. we'll see what the competition is. and sasha will talk about, of course, what is going on with the competition in figure skating tonight. >> a lot of figure skating. and also, from figure skating to big ways to save. some creative ways to recycle everyday items. save a fortune. we're going to help you improve this just ahead. >> "improve this." and we're thinking of lara. she's feeling under the weather. great to have sara here. she loves "improve this." >> she does. >> we love saying that. we love you. she loves saying that. and tory will be here. great deals on viewer favorites, up so 78% off just for you. >> one of the best parts of thursday. we have news. josh brings us that. we're going to begin. 100 million americans know the headline today. they're waking up to a winter storm being described as catastrophic. the federal government is shut down as the storm buries the east coast in snow. more than a foot is expected west of the i-95 corridor. 4,000-plus flights already canceled. the big story is in the south, where some 500,000 homes and customers have lost power. road travel is a nightmare. take a look at this. one car in raleigh, north carolina, actually catching fire as other drivers did what they did in atlanta a couple of weeks ago. abandoning vehicles. making graveyards of the interstates. meanwhile in virginia, one crash sent an elevator shaft being hauled on a flat bed truck you see here smashing on to that car. ginger will have a complete forecast in a moment. and some american-made history today at the winter games in sochi. u.s. slopestyle skiers, joss christensen, gus kenworthy and nick goepper swept the podium. first, second, third, respectively. only the third ever u.s. medal sweep in a winter olympics event. meantime, we just got this picture from the sochi bobsled track. a worker rushed to the hospital after apparently being struck by a bobsled near the finish line. we'll have updates as news becomes available. and a megamerger in the cable tv business. comcast buying time warner cable for $45 billion. regular lair late -- regulators need to approve the deal. critics say less competition will lead to higher cable bills. and two big companies going on hiring sprees. home depot says it will hire some 80,000 workers this spring, thanks to the improving housing market. while amazon is set to hire 2500 workers thanks to strong demand. and a new warning about rising gas prices, speaking of demand. they could increase by as much as 40 cents a gallon in the coming weeks because of higher oil prices and refinery delays. take a look at this but don't even think of doing it. did all of daredevils making headlines this morning. this video is of their climb to the top of china's tallest building without harnesses. actually dangling some 2,000 feet in the air. again, no safety equipment. if there is a 2,000-foot building in your neighborhood, again, don't try it. please. all right? it's not good. nothing -- it doesn't end well. >> hmm-mm. >> all right. that's it. >> thank you, josh. >> "pop news" is coming up. but ginger, what do you have? >> i have it looking like a great crowd. want to show their pretty faces. snow-globe like. come with me. i wanted to show you what's happening on this table. measure that. this has been out here for an hour. over an inch. so that's where we're getting the inch-plus per hour totals. that will add up quickly. boston, it's just begun. low visibility. can't see much at all. this is what happens with this storm additionally. to what you have already seen. this is snow totals on top of what you have. that pink, find your area, anywhere from the 6 to 10-inch range. especially west, going to see some of the tops higher, and above a foot. and speaking of portland, a lot of rain in southwest oregon. not in portland >> we have a birthday girl from charlotte. lori. good morning, everybody. let go back to sara. i know you're coming out to race me soon, sara. >> oh, i've warmed up, ginger. i'm ready. now a look ahead to the "gma morning menu". in "pop" who do you trust in hollywood? the new list revealing the celebrity america beliefs in most. and why "dancing with the stars" pro karina smirnoff is freezing her eggs. and a big "deals & steals." almost 80% off for "gma" viewers. all coming up live in times square on "gma." still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. 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"forbes" used an e-poll market research to rank celebs based on 45 different personality traits. tom hanks, the nicest, most dependable. i agree. >> we have 45 different personality traits? >> 46. you missed one. probably a critical one at that. >> i smell a 10-b? >> oh, yeah, it's going to happen. this rhyme is dedicated to george. hanks takes the cakey, and now billy ray cyrus is getting achy breaky. >> you worked really hard on that. >> i worked really hard on that. >> all morning. >> all night long. billy ray is collaborating with rapper buck 22 for the remix of his 1992 country hit, "achy breaky heart." the racy video for achy breaky part deux features billy ray on a guitar with scantily-clad women twerking, which we can't show on morning television. we have to blur that out. he went a little -- not alan thicke, robin thicke. he blurred lines on it. not surprisingly, the video has gone viral. viewed more than 3 million times since tuesday. billy ray and buck 22 sending out their love on valentine's day. >> oh, is that what it was? >> love, or something like it. i can say sure you that is probably the only rapping my mom could chime in on. >> love or something like it. >> something like it. >> something vaguely like it. >> this one is for josh. i have a feeling he's not got an -- a valentine's day card yet. >> sarina took care of me yesterday. i love you. >> modern relationships can be confusing. lots of mixed signals. if you haven't gotten your card yet, here are some cleaver once i recommend. there is nobody else i'd rather lie in bed and look at my phone next to. you auto complete me. this is my favorite. i know we're not like together or anything but it felt weird to just not say anything, so i got you this card. it's really not a big deal. it doesn't really mean anything. there isn't a heart on it. basically, it's a card saying hi. never mind. forget it. >> did you write that card? >> it's a lot of layered feelings. it seems as if i would, but no. in case you're ambivalent about your feelings. >> we have two affianced? have the boys come strong? do you know what's being planned? >> i know we're watching "house of cards" and ordering in. >> well, that says love. >> that's a good one. >> he did something every day this week leading up to it. >> oh, my god. >> max, what are you doing? >> enough, ben, enough. >> every day this week? >> last night, imported my favorite breadsticks. >> you guys are engaged. >> i'm telling you. >> yeah. >> he's already sealed the deal, right? >> that's horrible, george. >> i think that's what this means. >> that is terrible that you would insinuate. >> very smooth, george, very smooth. >> thank you. we're going to move on. i'm in enough trouble. we're going to go with "dancing with the stars" pro karina smirnoff. she's revealing for the first time a personal decision facing so many young women who want to start a family but aren't ready quite yet. she's freezing her eggs. abc's abbie boudreau has her story. >> reporter: for 17 straight seasons, professional dancer karina smirnoff has dazzled on "dancing with the stars." topping the leaderboard is not the only thing on her mind. you have dreams beyond the dance floor. >> absolutely. and i think it's natural, it's natural for a woman to want to be a mother. >> reporter: after her share of failed relationships, including one with fellow pro msksi msksim chmerkovskiy, being a mother, let alone getting married, seems a long way off. you've come close to getting married a few times? a couple times? >> a few. >> reporter: not wanting to miss out on motherhood, the currently single 35-year-old decided to freeze her eggs to use later when the timing is right and documented each pain-staking moment on video. you clearly are not a fan of needles. >> no, i'm afraid. i actually passed out. the very first one, it took me an hour to stick the needle inside. ooh. not a fan of needles. >> reporter: why did you decide to freeze your eggs? >> my profession is dancing. i've concentrated on my career for a long time. i love what i do. but i know i want to be a mother. >> reporter: after 12 days of estrogen injections, she was ready for the egg retrieval. >> we're on the way to finally do the procedure. >> reporter: how did her procedure go? >> karina's procedure went very well. we stimulated her ovaries and got a total of 21 eggs. >> reporter: the doctor says it's possible that the frozen eggs could last indefinitely. but the chance to harvest them, finite. >> we like to do this ideally before a woman is 35. >> reporter: you think in the end, it's all worth it? >> 100%. it's not easy. it's scary. it's something that, like, you know you're doing it for yourself. you feel empowered by the fact that you were able to give yourself an opportunity to not have to worry about your biological clock. >> reporter: and you're one step closer to the family you have always wanted. >> i am. i'm one step closer. >> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> let's bring in dr. jen ashton, our senior medical contributor. karina says 100% she would do it again. is freezing -- is it really viable? >> the asrm, the big society for infertility issues in the country said in 2012 egg freezing is no longer experimental. we have enough data. it can be now elective. it's a very important technology for certain types of women. it's not the same as not doing this type of procedure. again, it's not just going to be a convenience issue. this is for specific scenarios, certain types of women. >> are there risks involved? >> yeah, of course. i mean, first of all, it's expensive. medically, low risks of infection, bleeding. you can overstimulate the ovaries. and again, we, in medicine, like long-term data. 20 years. more than one generation. we don't know yet both for the babies conceived with this procedure, and for the moms 20, 30 years down the road how things will turn out. >> a lot of people now with hope. who should perhaps not consider this? >> this appears to be safe and effective. it has about 30% to 60% efficacy rates in all comers. obviously, the age of the woman giving her eggs is the most important thing. what this is really exciting for, women who have medical issues, who may be undergoing treatments for cancers. we're picking up a lot more cancers in reproductive-age women. and some of those therapies can affect the ovarian reserves. if the woman is getting surgery or radiation to her pelvis, it's important. certain genetic situations. not just for convenience. like, hey, i want to have a baby when i'm 60 so i'm going the freeze my eggs when i'm 20. >> that's different. >> it's also really expensive. you have to pay fees to keep the eggs. >> it's incredibly expensive. the price varies. it could be $10,000 for one cycle or tens of thousands of dollars. >> thank you, jen. appreciate that. i know you want to talk to her about hockey, but -- >> she solved it. she solved it for the u.s. women. >> usa. >> thinking of your daughter, chloe. figure skating. one of the most popular events at the winter olympics. the men are set to battle it out on the ice. abc's amy robach, you know where she is. she's back there in sochi with the latest. good morning again, amy. >> that's right. good morning, guys. figure skating one of the most popular events. and this year, a young american is hoping to steal the spotlight from the hometown favorite. it's the men's turn to take center stage. all eyes will be on russian legend yevgeny plyushchenko. the 31-year-old has already struck gold in sochi, leading his comrades to team glory. but a young american is skating into sochi, 19-year-old jason brown, the youngest u.s. men's olympic singles skater since 1976, and he rocked the river dance during the team competition. ♪ that show-stopping performance has been viewed on youtube almost 4 million times. his signature ponytail has its own twitter account with over 1,000 followers. meanwhile, u.s. champion jeremy abbott saw his olympic dreams turn into a nightmare in the team phase. tonight, he's looking to rebound and has high hopes that he can still soar. u.s. figure skaters have already captured that bronze in the team competition. we're going to find out if they can add some hardware to that collection. and take a look at the support we have just seen for jason brown. a ten-foot ice sculpture in his hometown of highland park, illinois. it's surrounded by cheering fans. and we just want to say we're really glad that that's in illinois, where it's 19 degrees. that thing wouldn't last an afternoon here in sochi, where it's 61. did we mention that? >> you have to keep bringing that up, amy? >> i do want to ask you. so why the vest then? like, come on, who are we kidding? >> because i want to look like it's the winter olympics. we have three fans here now. >> always looking good. always looking good. >> it's the clothes i brought. >> back -- thanks, amy. coming back is sasha cohen. our olympic contributor. you have been so much fun all week long. we know you, of course, silver medalist in the olympic games. how do you stack up the competition? >> the pairs have been amazing. what i'm looking forward to now is the men's event coming up. seeing yevgeny plyushchenko come back in his fourth games. i have toured with him since i was 14 years old. the history we have together. you see this picture. a lot of familiar faces in there. and he would teach me lessons on our days off of shows. just -- such a hard worker. so talented. just really shows the strength of his character that he's been able to maintain that level of excellence for so long. >> and on home ice for him. that's really -- >> it's so meaningful. i know that it's -- you know, you're getting to that point of your career and there's a games coming up in your own country. it's such a push to stay. but it's so difficult. i think he went through over 20 -- 12 knee surgeries. just the dedication to keep his body right there. >> just a great personality. >> the russians are back. >> it's amazing. that soviet-era russian excellence. i read an article that said russian do three things well, spaceships, satellites, and pairs. [ laughter ] i think it's very -- >> the gold medalists last nigh? i'm not sure. i think i like the other russian pair. i'm just saying it. i know sasha is the expert. i'll defer. time's awasting. tory johnson. logon, "deals & steals" away we go. bags and bling and all sorts of things. >> away we go. first up, thursday friday bags. these are so supercool. robin, are you coming in? >> yes. >> very, very cool. 100% canvas. this is the affordable version of the "it" bag. all new designs. just for "gma" viewers. they start at $40. slashed by 68%. really, starting at 14 bucks plus free shipping for everything from thursday friday. >> me likey. >> can't afford not to buy. >> can't afford not to buy. >> robin, i think you would love this. jewelry. i can't throw it. these are beautiful box cut gemstones on a 22-karat gold-plated wire-wrapped chain. and then a 20 millimeter small round pendant, rose-cut right in the center. five options to choose from. normally, $175. they're slashed by 78%. 38 bucks. >> like giving them away. giving them away. >> i love this. here's one that happens to have rrr on it. from rustic cuff. >> oh, thank you. >> this is their tribute to honeybees and beekeepers. the honeycomb. this is the brand-new just di beau -- debuting for "gma" viewers, the hundred honey comb cuff. gold, polished brass, silver polished brass, too. an optional monogram for free. normally $99. >> i'm looking for the jnte. >> slashed by 60%. starting at 38 bucks. really beautiful. >> we're outfitting rrr over there. that is for sure. >> she's wearing it, yes. these, i love the purple color for rrr over there. but there are from six color options. you get the necklace and the earrings. natural gemstone pendant and earrings. really, really beautiful pieces. 22-karat gold vermeil. 20-inch adjustable chain. there are 150, slashed by 67%, 49 bucks. >> it's a race. we're racing the clock. down the stretch they come. >> one of my favorites ever. glazed vegan leather. these are stunning color block. we only have three showing you right here. there are seven. normally there are 145. slashed by 67%. 48 bucks and free shipping. goodmorningamerica.com. thank you to all the companies. more online. >> gold medal performance and a walkoff noless. tory johnson, thank you very much. goodmorningamerica.com, logon. they're going like hotcakes. much more "gma" after this. good morning. i'm kristen sze. new video has surfaced showing b.a.r.t. police tasing a man. >> here we go again. taser, taser, taser. >> b.a.r.t. police say they were forced to use a taser when a man resisted arrest. they received reports he was drunk and harassing passengers. there was no bail arrest warrant on him for a parole violation. the video has been forward to its independence police audit for review and it is under investigation. a serious accident that just happened in concord. what's going on? >> it is unconfirmed at this time, possibly due to a high-speed chase. southbound 680 past miller road is where the crash ended with an overturned vehicle. an ambulance is being sent to the scene. possible injuries. this alleged chase began in vallejo and ended here. expect delays if you're headed through concord through pleasant hill. kristen? >> leyla, thank you. we'll talk to good morning. from the roof i'm mike nicco. we've been tracking fog. thickest around the south bay and up around santa rosa, quarter mile. winds are starting to blow right now. these temperatures are a little off, at least compared to what it feels like. feels more like the mid to upper 40s instead of the low to mid 50s. accuweat oh, lara. there they are. warming up. ginger and sara. for the "gma" -- >> look at her, lapping away. there's sara laughing. >> we are, along with sasha cohen, going to see the three of them in a cross-country skiing race today. >> sorry. >> i think sara may have taken that by a nose. >> what is going on there? >> make it rain! >> i'm seeing k.j. right now. >> getting a little punchy. also this morning, "son of god" is debuting next week. this morning, we have a special performance by christian pop superstar francesca battistelli. she's featured on in the cd inspired by the film. >> such a beautiful voice. and "dancing with the stars" pro and our dear, dear french tony dovolani with our epic wedding couple, alex and jeremy. getting them ready for the big day tomorrow. teaching them some moves. he'll show us a couple of them, i think. josh? you know, did you do that before? did you do a little -- >> i did. the tango. the tango. thankfully, there is no footage that exists of sid dance. but thankfully, well, for lara, she's about to see what happens when she's sick and i have to "improve this." thankfully, we have three kre ative ways to rehab and recycle house hold items. thankfully, nicole curtis is here, the host of diy network's "rehab addict." everybody has an old door frame. hard to believe what is made from the frame. it's gorgeous. and aged. but what are we seeing? >> old doors can be used for so many creative things. i love them as room dividers or added details. people with new-built house, how do we add character back into the house? this is a great thing. these doors can be picked up at a salvage yard, garage sales. i find them in dump ters asterse time. you can mix and match. these two doors don't match but we put them together and built a wall. you get division and the sunlight. it's lots of fun. it's a talking point in your house when you have a new build. >> and when we grow out of our sweaters. what can we do? >> i'm very frugal. i use everything scrap of every bit of material. i had this idea. i was taking sweaters to good will. i was like, this would make some cute pillow. go home and sand-sew these tonight, sitting in the snow pile. hot glue gun. >> i could do the -- when you involve the hot glue gun, this is when i get excited and terrified. and you think, a sweater, often the softest thing you have in the house, why not make it into a pillow? >> it's all skrab crappy any wa. i live in my home. >> robin, i worked on this before the show. >> you're going to do needlepoint later. the other thing i love to do is reupholstering everything. i love a painter's tarp, not for painting, but for -- >> we share that. >> just a few dollars. a huge tarp. and it's really simple. just use -- this is the manly thing to do because there's a staple gun involved, right? >> i am not the man. >> you can. it's simple. you just cut it out and you staple it all the way around there. and within minutes, we have a new -- >> bang. oh, gosh. are we good? >> it's all good. . >> just keep doing it and doing it and doing it. so nice to meet you. we have improved these. if you want more diy, go to our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. and nicole's step-by-step tips for transforming an old cabinet. it's awesome and virnlly impossible for me. i'm so glad you're here. >> we should have done that. we have a drill. ginger, snow globe-y out there. >> it is so snow-globey. four inches on this table. this is coming down hard and fast. we hardly had anything at the start of the show. become to parts of tennessee. the twitter photos. chat ago no ch chattanooga, nine inches. look at the low pressure system. late morning, early afternoon. it will start to transition. then you'll see the sleet. eventually, some platss, the rain. and then more snow for some places tonight. good morning, i'm mike nicco. off to another foggy start. temperatures above average. lower to upper 60s bay, inland. near 60 along the coast. our best chance of >> all that weather brought to you by nutella. robin? >> thanks. now, our countdown to the oscars. best picture nominee "nebraska." bruce dern, plays a deluded man who believes he's won a sweepstakes. and june squiane squibb. >> reporter: bruce dern is woody. he gets a sweepstakes letter and thinks he's won $1 million. >> everybody is saying woody grant is a millionaire. >> it's no big deal. >> june squibb is his spit fire wife. >> i liked rose, but my goodness, she was a slut. >> reporter: was that hard? >> no, it wasn't. >> reporter: for dern, this part caps a career filled with great character roles. squibb spent most of her life on broadway. >> i started acting like in the first grade. i remember goldilocks i was good. >> did you play the bear or -- >> goldilocks. >> reporter: this is a coming home for dern. >> one of the more exciting things about "nebraska" they're coming up saying, who knew? >> reporter: do you have special plans? >> no, i go and do what they tell me to do. like walk that red carpet. do the things that you do. >> reporter: the movie is not the only thing they have in common. both are friends with jack nicholson. did you hear from him after your nominati nomination? >> we both heard from him. he gave both of us a gold bottle of champagne after we were nominated. jack kind of discovered me, in a way. so he's looking at his kind of little frank enstein guy out there. >> reporter: you worked with jack and bruce. talk about the difference between working with jack and bruce. >> well, there's not that much. they're both really good actors. so, i mean, you know -- i wouldn't say otherwise. >> reporter: a lifelong runner, dern's career has been something of a marathon itself. at 77, he says he's excited about the road ahead. >> the opportunity that i've been given now is the most exciting because of what might come next. i mean, it's going to be a dance that we've not seen. >> reporter: for "good morning america," cameron mathison, abc news, los angeles. >> dthey are both delightful. "gma" continues the countdown to the kos cars. and the oscars airs on sunday, march 2nd. we're delighted that ellen dejed degeneres is back. coming up, our "gma" games. our take on cross-country skiing. come on back, folks. and it's day three of our "gma" games. i am being forced into retirement after my dismal showing in curling yesterday. ginger, sasha, our top competitors are ready to go. josh, i guess you're wimping out. ? h i'm in the "gma" snow zone. i can't plug it in. i wanted the skinny mike just in case. it's our version today of cross-country skiing. come with me, won't you? the classic technique is something of a kick and glide. here at "gma," we have a lot of fresh snow. sasha, ginger, sara out there. they have to pick up the flag and get to the finish line to medal. sasha cohen, an overall lead. we have an expert from sochi. amy robach joining us as well. so amy. with no further ado, let's get ready. ready, set, ski. >> go! go! >> looks like sasha. >> of course, it's sasha. >> whatever it takes. >> it will be -- it's -- is that ginger? >> that's ginger. >> that's ginger zee! ginger zee gets it done! we send her out with that thing every day. it's only fair she got it done while we're this here sweltering. sasha, it was the transfer of the american flag. >> here's the replay. >> let's take a look. >> she did have the early lead. >> take us through what you're seeing? >> unbelievable athleticism. look at the hand-eye coordination. what is that stauff called? snow? >> we give you a 10 for effective use of pina colada. that is amazing. we want to thank our contestants. we have a tie atop the medal board. ginger and sasha. friday's event still to come. it's neck and neck and neck. we want to thank pelican sports center, new jersey, for providing their ski equipment. we'll get it back to you ooze good as new, as the olympic village comes apart in sometimes square. coming up, grammy-nominated francesca battistelli. good is in a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. snack nut of the u.s. ski team. do you need help? >> nothing to help with. >> this is from the film "son of god." and christian pop superstar is is feature on the cd inspired by the film. we're delighted theshe's with uo sing her top ten single, write your story. ♪ ♪ they say you're the king of everything ♪ ♪ the one who taught the wind to sing ♪ ♪ the source of the rhythm my heart keeps beating ♪ ♪ they say you can give the blind their sight ♪ ♪ and you can bring the dead to life ♪ ♪ you can be the hope my soul's been seekin' ♪ ♪ i wanna tell you now that i believe it ♪ ♪ i wanna tell you now that i believe it ♪ ♪ i do, that you can make me new, oh ♪ ♪ i'm an empty page i'm an open book ♪ ♪ write your story on my heart ♪ ♪ come on and make your mark ♪ ♪ author of my hope maker of the stars ♪ ♪ let me be your work of art ♪ ♪ won't you write your story on my heart ♪ ♪ write your story write your story ♪ ♪ come on and write your story write your story ♪ ♪ won't you write your story on my heart ♪ ♪ my life, i know it's never really been mine ♪ ♪ so do with it whatever you like ♪ ♪ i don't know what your plan is ♪ ♪ but i know it's good, yeah ♪ ♪ i wanna tell you now that i believe in ♪ ♪ i wanna tell you now that i believe in you so do what you do, oh ♪ ♪ i'm an empty page i'm an open book ♪ ♪ write your story on my heart ♪ ♪ come on and make your mark ♪ ♪ author of my hope maker of the stars ♪ ♪ let me be your work of art ♪ ♪ won't you write your story on my heart ♪ ♪ write your story write your story ♪ ♪ come on and write your story, write your story ♪ ♪ won't you write your story on my heart ♪ ♪ i want my history to be your legacy ♪ ♪ go ahead and show this world what you've done in me ♪ ♪ and when the music fades i want my life to say ♪ ♪ yea, yea, yea ♪ i let you write your story write your story ♪ ♪ write your story write your story ♪ ♪ i'm an empty page i'm an open book ♪ ♪ write your story on my heart ♪ ♪ come on and make your mark ♪ ♪ author of my hope maker of the stars ♪ ♪ let me be your work of art ♪ ♪ won't you write your story on my heart ♪ ♪ write your story write your story ♪ ♪ come on and write your story write your story ♪ ♪ won't you write your story on my heart ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ this is gonna be the best day of my life ♪ there's only one day until our fam epic wedding. can you believe it? it's right around the corner. we have our couple here. jaime and alex. you walk down the aisle live here on television tomorrow. and we're not talking about one of the most exciting parts of the event. the wedding dance. it's such a trend to choreogr h choreograph. our guest, tone y dovolani. did i do it right? >> very good. >> this week, he's been coaching jeremy and alex. and we're doing more practice this morning. >> we were practicing the entire morning. they're ready. they're so awesome to work with. i think this is a really good match. >> i do, too. scale of 1 to 5, very excited? >> absolutely. she's much more prepared than i, but we're still going to make it through. >> tony, teach us a couple of moves. lead us through. >> first of all, in every wedding, even should at least know these three moves. the two step. a side tap side tap side tap. if you get a little bit overzealous, you do the hip bump. if the guys do this, they get popular. if they can throw in a spin like -- very good. >> after you do a hip bump, you can do a spin. >> put it all together. >> and we can hear, as we hip bump werk can hear -- >> the right foot over. turn. and then he does the pose. >> yeah. can you hear that music? that's john ledge. you know he'll be here live singing for you wedding. one more move? >> i would love for them to show you a little bit of the dance. >> give us a preview. of course. while we watch, tony, you have a special thing coming up. your old partner, leah remini. you're going to be on her show. >> that's right. she's going to end up teaches me how the dance on the show. which is a lot of fun. she's been a blast to work with. she's an amazing person. the fact that she brought me in was exciting for me to do something different. >> your episode of "the exes" february 19th, right? >> yes. >> you're branching out. >> i've been working for "extra." this weekend, in mohegan sun. look at the rumba. beautiful. >> robin? george, josh, can you imagine? >> i can't wait for tomorrow. alex and jeremy. we'll hear from john legend. francesca, beautiful this morning. thank you very, very much. >> perfect gift on this snowy day. have a great day, everyone. good morning. i'm kristen sze. the highway patrol has issued a sigalert in costa county. >> willow pass road 680 southbound ramp. no word on when that will reopen. use concord avenue instead. expect delays. already we're seeing a backup coming away from highway 4. a look at the weather here is mike nicco. >> good morning, everybody. still tracking really thick fog out there, even though it's starting to lighten up a little bit here in san francisco. down t peninsula, down the bay side, you can see how thick it is. we're going to have mostly cloudy conditions today. partly sunny, but dry tomorrow. our best chance of rain will be saturday evening in the north bay through sunday evening in the south bay. kristen? >> join us for the midday michael: can you take that -- kelly: apparently we did not end winter now unfortunately. it is thursday, february 13, 2014. hi. michael: hey. kelly: we're outside of the studio and it's snowing again. michael: so apparently our end winter now week doesn't seem to be working. kelly: no, it doesn't. as cold as it is outside, it's hot inside because denzel washington is here. michael: hot, hot , hot! plus, joel kinnaman is here. michael: i will arrest you. all right, we're also going to give you the latest on this winter storm. who it's affecting, where it's heading and when it's going to end, which we hope is soon. kelly: it sounds great, let's get inside because i

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