turbulence. ambulances rushing to the plane. the new video comimi in. super bowl set. peyton manning headed back to the big game after a nail-biter against tom brady. tickets already on sale. wait until you hear how much. plus, the blizzard making for memorable moments. why everyone is swimming in the snow and the frolicking panda that's going viral. hey, good monday morning to you. millions of people are stilling digging out from the paralyzing storm dumping feet of snow in several states. >> a lot of people sti playing in it, as you can see. some amazing new drone`video out of northern virginia, where about 30 inches of snow fell, blananting this neighborhoho there. >> the storm creating a travel nightmare, hundreds of flights are canceled today nationwide, as the major east coast airports slowly get back to normal.

the jersey shore. chunks of ice floating down the streets. >> more than two dozen deaths were blamed on the weather. airlines canceled more than 14,000 flights this weekend. and the snowfall in new york city missed setting a record by just a tenth of an inch. >> okay, so, this morning, of course the big effort is under way to remove all that snow. the federal government and some mass transit lines arerelosed today. >> washington, d.c., is still reeling and that's where we find abc's lana zak outside in the elements hey, lana, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi. you know, in this storm, everybody has been working furiously to try to clear the streets. but as you mentioned the federal government is still closed down today. and the concern really is on these streets as the snow has melted all of this has turned into black ice. this)weekend's storm was one for the record books. nenely 2 feet of snow ininome areas of washington, d.c.

baltimore at 29.2 inches. and in new york's central park, new 24-hour record with 26.8 inches of snow. grinding to a halt all forms of travel -- well, almost all forms. drivers ononhe pennsylvania turnpike were marooned for up to 30 hours. creating a unique situation, sunday mass on the highway. and ononhe jersey shore, blocks of ice floated down flooded streets. the snow building continuously throughout the weekend. in virginia, and up and down the coast, the weight of all that snow too much for area roooo. this morning, the east coast will be digging out. >> a record amount of snow must be removed, and when i say removed, that doesn't mean we can just push out of the street. it has to be lifted and tan away. >> reportete and for many,

day. i'm sure you're wondering who the big snow jackpot winner was 42 inches of snow. you know the airlines are going continue to be snarled, as they have to make up for 14,000 flights that were canceled. reena, kendis. >> that is incredible. >> this was a widespread storm. thank you so much, lana. the official snow total in washington is only 17.8 inches. even though it seemed like far more than that and it probably was. there were problems with the measuring device at reagan national airport. an observer about a mile from the airport reported nearly 2 more inches.

take a look at this map. 35 miles separating areas that received 2 feet and 6 inches. and take a look at these numbers, shepardstown, west virginia, buried under 40.5 inches of snow. jfk airport in new york getting 30.5. and baltimore's bwi airport, 29.2.2 newark airport, 28.1. the national zoo in washington, d.c., with a little over 22 inches. much more from the blizzard ahead. but first, moments of panic on an american airlines jet, that's what passengers are describing as a miami to milan flight was hit by severe turbulence over the atlantic. the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing,in newfoundland, canada. where ambulances were waiting on the tarmac. three flight attendants and four passengers were taken to the hospital. they're all expected to be okay. anana delta fight to atlanta was forced to make an emergency landing. passengers said they were heard a loud bang coming from one of the engines before the plane set down in san juan.

passengers continued to atlanta. okay, we move next to politics. the iowa caucuses are exactly one week today. a new poll shows that donald trump has now surged ahead of ted cruz in iowa. now, fans keep flocking to his rallies, but so do protesters. on sunday trump was talking about 9/11. when a man wearing a bright red turban raised a banner, saying stomp hate. as he was led out, the crowd chant chanteddusa! and then trump. >> he wasn't wearing one of those hates, wasn't he? and he never will. >> it appeared to reporters there that trump was referring to both the man's turban and to a different man, who was wearing one of trump's make america great hats. and hillary clinton ems to have swiwihed into higher gearar a fired-up clinton addressed large rallies in iowa yesterday,

candidate. and although she's fallen behind in the latest poll, clinton has toned down her attacks on rival bernie sanders, focusing them instead on the republicans. >> you can't be shooting off your mouth when you're the president of the united states, you need to be careful, thoughtful, be reliable in what you say. >> meanwhile, her rival bernie sandnds is playing to packed houses. last night the senator got hot. yeah, he took off his shirt. and not only he took it off, he threw straight into the arms of a teenaged fan there. he j jed that was all that was coming off. of course, his fans roared. >> thankfully. now, former new york mayor michael bloomberg is weighing a third-party run. abc news has learned that he's concerned that donald trump, ted cruz or bernie sanders would be himself as a nonpartisan problem

his decision w wl come after super tuesday, so, we're talking in early march. let's talk about sports. it will be the carolina panthers versus the denver broncos. both teams had the best records in their conferences. the panthers had the nfl's highest scoring offense. the broncos, the best defense. and it will be young quarterback cam neneon's first super bowl and veteran peyton manning's fourth. the oddsmakers give the edge to carolina. we'll have highlights the games later on from espn. >> i couldn't believe one newspaper said, way to go, old man, peyton manning, because he's 39. one of the oldest players in the nfl. >> he's the oldest to ever make it to the super bobo. >> at 39. >> yes. straight ahead -- a fire overnight at the main iphone factory. those details just coming in. and happening now -- an all-out search, three inmates accused of serious crimes, now on the run after a daring escape from prison. caught on camera, tumbling

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it shows the attackers in syria and iraq before the attacks. isis also threatens to carry out the next attack on britain. breaking news overnight, a fire at the main iphone factory in china. the fire spread through the air conditioning and ventilation ducts on one of the roofs at foxconn. this morning, foxconn said there was no impact on production. there have been explosions here before due to combustible dust. no word if that caused the fire overnight. the average natural gas price is now well below $2 a gallon. the lundberg survey said that prices have gone down 14 cents over the past two weeks, to 1.91, the lowest it's been in seven years. 16 cents less than a year ago. when we come back -- a letter from jail. steven avery, that man featured in "making a murderer" commenting on the popular netflix series for the very first time. and perfect picture, two

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stepping. >> as you can see in these aerial videos taken by the new york city police department, that's the case all over the city. the official travel restrictions were lifted. mass transit was rolling. but as we said, yep, plenty of snow. and once it warms up the roads in the east will be slippery, but drivers should be very careful in the upper midwest. roads likely to be wetn the ohio valley and snow-covered in the rockies. >> and if you're flying today, delays are likeliest in minneapolis and chicago. in southern california, an intense manhunt is under way after three dangerous s mates escaped from jail. >> the orange county sheriff department says the three men managed to get tools and cut through steel bars, they then got to the r rf and rappeled down. right now, the mom of the youngest inmate appealed to her son to turn himself in.

i want my son back, please. >> well, the sheriff's office says all three men are considered dangerous. the reward for their capture has grown to $50,000. an update from the man at the center of the binge-watching hit "making a murderer." steven avery is serving a life sentence for murder and now avery's has sent a ramble league this-page letter in milwaukee, saying he's innocent and that the real can i recall is still out there. some interesting video. heart-stopping at itthat. it's a wipeout and a miraculous finish. take a look and listen at this skier and her thousand-foot drop down the slope, that's in alaska. tumbling out of control as the camera rolls until finally a huge sigh of relief. >> i'm okay. i'm okay. >> and she was okay.

two fingers, as a result o& that, but, man, some heart-stopping moments indeed. >> oh, my gosh. i find that so hard to watch. glad she's okay. time now for sports, super bowl 50 is set. the cheapest ticket right now, can you believe it, $4,000. >> insane. we get some highlights, though, from championship sunday from the fellows at espn. >> good morning, he's john and i'm john. >> i'm john. >> i'm 50. he's about to be 50. you know what that means, the super bowlyou and i are always the sasa age. when it's played. >> it's quite easy. >> guess who's going to the super bowl. one of these two felllas. you know by now, it's probably him. peyton manning against tom brady. the patriots need eight points. there's six. brady to gronkowski. by rule you're allowed to go for two to tie the game. once upon a time you couldn't do that. brady -- no. then the pats tried an onside kick, that didn't work. hopes for a hail mary shot, in the end it's peyton manning going to the super bowl

who will they play, john? >> well, let's check that nfc game between the cardinals and the panthers. there's cam newton. late first quarter, panthers up 10-0. newton to corey brown. corey brown, one man to beat. well, that fella just fell down, and off he goes. 17-0, panthers. and then, cam. he had a little short, tiny one for a touchdown and then he had a longer one. >> he won't do that in the big game. the panthers win it. newton, two touchdown passes and two touchdown runs. and, so, it will be the february 7th, super bowl 50. >> near san francisco in santa clara. >> we'll be there. he'll be there. >> i'll be here, but that's okay. "sportscenter," new one at 9:00

>> all right, thanks, fellas. those watching peyton manning's postgame n ns conference on tv. they may have been a little bit confused. >> the veteran quarterback, normally not at a loss for words. check out that little guy there, he stopped in midsentence to talk to his son, 4-year-old manning there, standing right behind his daddy. >> okay, so, keep in mind, you may be looking at a future quarterback, his name is marshall. his grandfather is archie manning. his uncle of course might have thrown the beanball around a little bit. >> he seems very tall. up next in "the pulse," fun in the snow. nuns sledding on sunday. and the swim team getting their practice in. and surprise street game. shaq making good on a promise. nuns sledding on sunday. and surprise street game. shaq making good on a promise. karl, don't you have friends coming over? yeah, so?

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barack obama or paul ryan. but tian tian, the panda at the national zoo. this is video of him over the weekend, nearly breaking twitter. >> and that inspired jeffrey perez. he took out his panda suit out of the closet, dusted it off and he did his best tian tian impression. >> okay, so, who doesn't have and a ya suit? he has had his suit for about six years, we have no idea why. once the snow clears up, he hopes to meet his panda meet in person. >> what i want to know who w we it best? >> i think he did. next to an unbelievable photo-op or a photo bomb, either way, there you see, a huge hello from this breaching humpback whale. those stunned paddle boarders in hawaii, getting the surprise of their lives. >> captured off the western coast of maui.

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friday. the federal government will be shut down today, a snow day for schools as well in washington, baltimore and philadelphia areas. but the 1.1 million students in new york city, they'll be back in class. today's weather, drier on two sides of the country. but snow in the rookies and also in the upper midwest. okay, so, the blizzard was a nightmare for drivers and tens of thousands of travelers were stranded on highways, including about 500 vehicles on the pennsylvania turnpike. >> and one was a busload of high school students. abc's eva pilgrim has that story. >> reporter: drivers stranded in that endless gridlock in some cases for 30 hours, finally free. >> this is horrible, we've been stuck in the truck for 13 1/2 hours. >> reporter: 7:30 friday night, this church bus, packed with 37 students and 10 chaperones, gets stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike, the blizzard intensifying. >> it was bitter cold. it was in the teens, if not colder. >> reporter: early the next

students turn into good samaritans, helping out other drivers. >> we gave them food. and some of them came and sat on the bus with us. >> reporter: freedom. but ten miles behind them, another school group is still barricaded in the snow. it takes them 11 more hours to get out, 30 hours total in blizzard gridlock. that group holding mass to lift the spirits of the marooned travelers. >> reporter: the last group of stuck cars, finally able to get moving, and everyone is on the road home. >> we were all in good spirits. and we all had fun together. we all glad we had each other. >> reporter: while the roads may be clearing, the concern now turns to black ice, with melted snow could freeze again. eva pilgrim, abc news, philadelphia. and with that not much open in the nation's capital this weekend, it was time to get some sledding in. >> yes, they did.

memorial had enough snow on them to make a wonderful slope. >> it looks like a lot of fun. for the first time they allowed sledding. >> for the first time in decades, the capital police looked the other way. fun all around in d.c. and elsewhere. that's what making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america," everyone. have a great morning.source, this is ??? . a car crash involving a semi truck on interstate 80 killed one person and backed up traffic for hours. is back home they had planned out east forced them to make the

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