Be with the team. So much of the northeast, of course, is digging out right now and look at this picture. This is Metlife Stadium where the super bowl was played sunday. What a difference a day makes. Might have been a different game. So many bracing for that new and much bigger storm on the way. Another one on top of that as well. The new storm stretching from the middle of the country to the east coast where more heavy snow and ice is expected right now. Ginger, start us off. Everybody was saying, wait, another one. Yes, another one in the northeast that comes tonight through tomorrow but look at this. More than two dozen states interest colorado and texas all the way to maine and some sort of Winter Weather advisory or warning. Remember, warning means imminent. It is happening or its about to happen and thats why weve got this active pattern all along the jet stream. Were looking for 6 to 12 inches in the pink area. Just north of new york city but i think it will be right on the edge and well be talking about ice too but look all the way back through indianapolis and kansas city all in that pink, wow. This is a wallop for so many people and the ice from arkansas up through Southern Illinois even ohio we have so much to talk about. Weve got to get to Clayton Sandell in kansas city for the biggest this season. Reporter hey, good morning, ginger, the first flakes are just starting to fall here in kansas city and ofs got my shovel because as you say, we are about to get walloped. Up to 10 inches in kansas city. This ive closed the schools telling everyone to stay home. This could be the biggest snowstorm here in 20 years. Its the snow that just wont slow. Government offices, courts and schools closed throughout connecticut. Delaware, maryland, new jersey, ohio, pennsylvania and West Virginia. Scattered Power Outages reported throughout the region. At least two deaths and one serious injury blamed on the storm. The northeast this morning shaking off that slop fest of wet and heavy downfall. Its getting ugly. In yonkers, new york, this suv slid 150 feet into the snowy woods injuring the driver and taking two tow trucks to pull the vehicle out. One just doesnt do it. Close by a commuter bus slammed into the front of this deli miraculously nobody was injured. On long island, that same snow immobilizing this mail truck. The midwest already feeling the force of the next winter wallop. Brad sauter from our Oklahoma City affiliate koco doing all he can to get this pickup truck moving. I got no traction right here, yall. Soon it was trucks pushing trucks in northwest arkansas, vehicles flung into ditches and rammed into trees. Now, kansas city watched that snow and ice catastrophe unfold last weekend in atlanta and Officials Say that will not happen here bringing in 250 snowplows and running around the clock to hopefully keep the city moving. You know, nice and cold there so theyll be all in the snow event but the ice is going to move all the what i into pittsburgh, even philadelphia, new york city, thats going to come after some snow. Its going to be a really messy mix, the time something what we want to focus in on. It moves here by 2 00 a. M. Going to new york city, gets going in the overnight hours into early tomorrow youll see us and finally out of our hair by 2 00 p. M. Tomorrow but boston going to get a lot of this. No one misses out, robin. No. All right, ginger, thank you. Thousand to wall street, cold there, as well. Stocks sank on monday. The worst day in more than seven months, the dow plummeted more than 300 points or 2 . Abcs Rebecca Jarvis is here with the latest on what it means for your wallet and hopefully better news. Slightly better news this morning. Ill give it to you. The selling pressure did continue overnight in World Markets but here in the united states, stocks are pointing to a slightly higher open this morning. As investors are hopeful theres some new information coming out on manufacturing thats going to show a lift in the economy. Stocks have still struggled so far this year. Theyve been dropping with the thermometer as weaker than expected news on jobs and manufacturing has been coming out, also, the fears that this cold weather which drove a number of businesses to a halt all of those closures, the School Closures is going to have a longerterm spillover effect. Think about it, people stay out of work, they dont get paid. They dont spend as much money. Theyre not going to the stores but also people are concerned about the retirement funds. Of course, this is having an impact there too. We started out the year, the typical american familys 401 k down 5. 8 , around 100,000 at the beginning of the year, now it has lost 6,000 in light of this but you have to look at the big picture. Last year was strong, this year is starting out weak. It averages out. Youre actually up. I know, just be patient. All right, rebecca, thank you. Thank you, guys. To the olympics with opening ceremonies three days away, the head of the Olympic Committee is confident the games will be safe. But russian offs still scrambling to finish all the facilities in sochi. Abcs matt gutman has the latest. Reporter good morning, george, from high up in the caucasus mountains, one of the several resorts and you see buildings, you see construction workers but behind me you dont see many tourists, this breakneck construction is the you could call it the preolympic sprint event. Lastminute construction. This morning thousands of workers across this olympic area are frantically finishing roads. Placing cobblestones, slapping the finishes touches on these ghost towns. Most of the 25,000 olympic rooms are ready, getting to them is a different matter. These road workers told us theyre building a road to get to olympic hotels. With orders to finish at breakneck speed. They started building this about half an hour ago and theyve already got this part done. He thinks theyll have about threequarters of a mile done within two hours. President Vladimir Putins socalled ring of teal is sealed tight. Troops here line the roads. And are even posted unseen above the alpine resorts. In fact, sochis security is so thick its estimated there are 24 cops or troops for every athlete. Its one reason some of the athletes seem unconcerned. Honestly i think we wouldnt be over here if there was that big of an issue. You know, we feel safe. Reporter shaun white says that wrist probably wont affect him. He will race and additional incentive for all those working behind me, president putin has come into town and that means they got to finish up. George . That is for sure. Yeah, but you can see the athletes getting very excited. Now to the new clues and evidence emerging about Philip Seymour hoffmans death and what he said in his final days. Police say he died in a house full of heroin. Dozens of packets of the drug found in his apartment. His family and friends now being questioned. And abcs ryan smith is here with the latest on all this. Good morning. Good morning, robin. You know, the details of Philip Seymour hoffmans recent life paint a picture of a man in conflict, but new information revealed this morning may place investigators one step closer to finding out what really happened in the hours before his death. This morning, police tried to piece together Philip Seymour hoffmans final days. Dont make me out to be the evil brother as putting away our father against your will. Reporter there were roughly 70 baggies of heroin in his apartment. Five of them used. Police discovered used syringes and numerous prescription drugs including anxiety medication and muscle relaxers. Police are looking for the person who sold him those drugs scouring his cell phone for clues. The wall street journal reports that hoffmans estranged girlfriend saw him and spoke to him the day before he died and that he appeared high. Hoffmans death striking a chord around the country. Even the white house weighing in. Its hard to imagine if you are a fan of incredibly powerful acting that you werent a fan of Philip Seymour hoffman who was just a remarkable talent. Reporter former costar and friend Cate Blanchett visited his grieving family monday. Mean while tabloids report he was in the throes of a raging heroin addiction. John arreddell met him just weeks ago. After i asked him who he was and what he did, he said im a heroin addict and i looked at him and took off his hat and said, oh, youre Philip Seymour hoffman. Reporter seen here in one of the last photos taken of him in tin type at the Film Festival and this one taken in an atlanta area bar last week, authorities continue to investigate the case hoping to learn more about the death of an acting legend. And broadway finding a way to honor hoffman threetime tony award nominee on wednesday night at 7 45 eastern time the lights on the broadway marquee will be dimmed in his honor. Meanwhile, an autopsy report could come out as early as today. Robin. Thanks so much. I remember seeing him in death of a salesman. So powerful. He lit up that stage. Have some other news for us. We do. We begin with the manhunt for that convicted killer who escaped from a michigan prison by speaking through two fences. He has finally been captured d after a violent 24 hours on the run. How he was caught and how he pulled off the escape in the first place. Reporter this morning, convicted killer Michael David elliot is back behind bars captured by deputies in la porte, indiana, pulling him over because the car he was driving matched the description of the stolen vehicle. I knew he wasnt going to make the turn so he ended up going in a snow bank. Reporter he escaped monday night. A vehicle with an armed officer came as close as 20 feet to the prisoner but didnt notice him. It appears he took a uniform from a prisoner who was working in the kitchen and so that white uniform that he was wearing allowed him to blend in with snow on the ground. Reporter he was convicted of killing four people in 1993 and was serving a life sentence. Police say after his escape he carjacked and abducted the woman driving this jeep and drove to indiana stopping for gas where he was captured on surveillance cameras. She asked to use a bathroom and calmly made this call to 911 from behind the locked door. Im being held im hostage to an escaped convict from the ionia correctional facility. Elliot took off. With elliot now back in custody investigators working to figure out what can be done to stop this from happening again. For good morning america, alex perez, abc news, chicago. Alex, thank you. A small plane crashed in nashville killing the four people on board. All believed to be from the same family. The pilot, though, did make a lastsecond maneuver to avoid crashing into ray crowded Ymca Building that was just 20 feet away from the crash site. And federal government regulators are pushing a new plan to reduce crashes on the road by the end of the year 2016 the they want to require cars to talk to one another using Wireless Technology that warns drivers before a collision. Experts say it could prevent as much as 80 of accidents. A new warning about sugar. We already knew it was bad for us but a study out this morning finds that even a small amount of extra sugar per day, for example, a can of sweetened soda with lunch can increase your risk of developing a fatal heart problem. Researchers found that people who got 25 or more of their daily calorie intake from sugar were three times more likely to die of heart problems than those who stayed below the recommended level. Finally, with so many snowstorms hitting this winter millions of parents, us, all too familiar with that standard often monotone School Closing message over the phone so a principal in kentucky decided to spice it up a bit. School is canceled. School is canceled. Because its cold. So everyone grab a snuggie and watch tv thank you. Thank you. Coolest principal ever. On behalf of american parents, thank you. The principal along with the drama teacher you see there wants to show kids how to be creative, make us laugh. A pluses all around. I like the drama teacher with the air guitar. For all the kids Bohemian Rhapsody by queen. The kids had to ask their parents. Kids arent obsessed with the closings. I got an email from harper, we have school today, right . Yes. Chris christie, his top aide fired for her role in bridgegate is refusing to cooperate with investigators taking the fifth as christie faces questions for the first time in weeks on a radio callin show. Abcs reena ninan has the story. Reporter if you thought he was down for the count ive been very clear about this. Before these lanes were closed i knew nothing about it. Reporter Chris Christie came back swinging. I didnt plan it. I didnt authorize it. I didnt approve it. I knew nothing about it. Reporter his first interview since a former transportation official and former ally David Wildstein alleged christie lied and evidence exists christie knew about the George Washington bridge lane closure while it was going on. And this was christies response. Did i have any knowledge of it beforehand and the answer is still the same. Its unee quickly no. Reporter but admitted hes still in the dark about some parts. I still dont know whether there was a traffic study that morphed you still dont know at this point whether there was a traffic study. What im saying, eric, did it start as a traffic study that morphed into political shenanigans or did it start as political shenanigans that became a traffic study. Reporter cornered with the news breaking overnight his former deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly is taking the fifth. Refusing to turn over subpoenaed documents. When she didnt tell me the truth and i fired her. I would hope they would share any information they had that would let me get to the bottom of it but on the other hand, they have Constitutional Rights like everybody else. Reporter just what toll has this had on his family . My wife and my kids, they know me and they know theres nothing to be worried about. Because i told them the same thing that i just told all the people who are listening tonight, is that i had nothing to do with this. And now new jersey lawmakers and the u. S. Justice department are investigating. Both have subpoenaed Christies Office for documents which christie says theyll provide. Send it back to you thats true. Christies home state was in the spotlight on sunday, lara. Indeed, really interesting story, robin, super bowl was the most watched event this tv history with over 110 Million Viewers playing witness as the seahawks crushed the broncos. Well now some of the winning players are revealing how they did it. They say they cracked mannings secret code. Inside reporter it was a super bowl smackdown. Touchdown, seattle. Reporter surprised the nation. Dominant performance. Reporter Peyton Manning noticeably upset as the seahawks dominated play after play even snapping at a reporter after the game. Its not embarrassing at all. The word embarrassing is an insulting word to tell you the truth. Reporter how did seattle pull off its near shutout of denver . It looked pretty good. Reporter cornerback Richard Sherman revealing his team cracked the manning code allowing them to anticipate his plays. Touchdown, seattle. The fact that these guys were able to pick out some routes of the opposing players was a tremendous feat. Reporter in an interview just after the game with the website the monday morning quarterback sherman reportedly told the writer that he and two other teammates figured out some of mannings supposed to be indecipherable hand gestures saying were not just three allpro players, were three allprominds. If peyton had thrown in some double move, if he had gone out of character we could have been exposed. Manning is usually notorious for baffling opponents with codes like his famous omaha. Omaha, omaha, omaha. Reporter but this morning neither the seahawks nor the broncos are commenting on shermans claims. Some say, though, the footage speaks for itself. You know, wondering if maybe he should have stuck with the old playbook in the afc title game he called omaha 31 times. In this game only called it twice. Maybe he overadjusted. Who knows . Seahawks defense was really, really goo really good. Could they have cracked the code . I dont think so necessarily, no. They cracked something. Something was working for them. Thats for doggone sure. Ginger, weve been talking about the north he. Down south issues, as well. If you dont get the snow you get the heavy rain. You should see some of the hand signals that go on. The stuff i get is amazing. Flood watches and some warnings in parts of the carolinas, virginia, West Virginia and kentucky and really quickly, the polar air, windchill advisory for spokane, subzero for the next four mornings. Thats the big picture. Degrees with a30 windchill factor of 24. 20s on the thermometers to the north. 25 in gaithersburg. Thishanges on the way by evening with icy conditions developing. Freezing rain advisory in effect for the coast and metro area with a winter storm warnings to the north and west where ice may accumulate enough to cause extremely hazardous travel which will continue so no school today, georges kids but well have to look tomorrow. More coming up. Coming up on gma, the new stand your ground trial in florida. All began with loud music. Why the shooter says he fled the scene. Also, the 16yearold girl who just walked across a room for the first time after her skydiving accident. Well hear from her parents this morning. The reigning jeopardy champ who figured out how to win. The answer to, who is arthur chu . If yand youre talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about trying or adding a biologic. This is humira, adalimumab. This is humira working to help relieve my