back to work. the very latest, right now, on "good morning america." counting down to iowa. just a week until the first votes are cast, the final sprint is on. as new polls show trump building his lead. >> i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any votes massive manhunt is on the way as three inmates break free. new images overnight show their escape. authorities now warning they're considered armed and dangerous. super bowl showdown is set. >> denver wins it! heading to super bowl 50. >> after an epic battle between two of the greatest quarterbacks ever, peyton manning comes out on top in a nail-biter against tom brady. >> the carolina panthers are nfc champions. >> and cam newton dances his way

now it's the young gun versus the legend. the epic showdown is on. we do say good morning, america, on this monday morning. lot of fans are celebrating with the carolina panthers and denver broncos. dancing to super bowl 50. what a game. what a game between those two and peyton manning, you see him in the -- yeah, news conference after the game, that's his little son, right behind him. >> having some fun. what a rivalry with tom brady. that may have been the last one. >> could be. >> all of us in the east digging out from that monster blizzard. look at this view of the storm from space. >> take a look at this -- >> oh. >> baltimore, cars still buried under all that snow.

it was a deadly storm as well. 28 deaths, more than 12,000 flights canceled. >> and with everyone fighting back to normal this morning, a new storm may be on the way. rob marciano starts us off in long island, new york. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning, george. what an historic storm. certainly a generational storm. records being broken if not shattered. this storm came on a weekend. now it is monday and time to get back to work and for millions of americans, they're climbing through snow banks and having to dig out. this morning, the northeast still reeling from that historic blizzard. 80 million people buried by the massive winter storm. tens of thousands spending the weekend without power. major cities under siege. new york. philly. d.c. paralyzed. this morning, those cities digging out. >> lot of cleanup to do and it's

>> reporter: newark receiving 28 inches. baltimore, 29. one town in west virginia a whopping 42 inches of snow. the furious accumulation of powder captured in time-lapse video. aerial drones showing the blanket of white. this home blockadeing in their home. a new jersey mom and her 1-year-old son tragically lost to carbon monoxide poisoning in their car. highways hazardous. thousands of accidents. >> we haven't had any food since yesterday. >> reporter: this church barricaded in the snow. the group holding mass to lift spirits of the marooned travelers. and the duquesne basketball team trying to return home from a winning weekend, stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike for 22 hours.

food that we had and rationed it. >> reporter: digging out an entire team effort. >> we had the entire team push the bus home. >> reporter: and now, after a couple of days this snow has gotten more come about. we're seeing sub freezing temperatures just about everywhere in the snow zone. if you're away from the water, like d.c., you're in the teens. a dramatic difference from new york to say new jersey. bitterly cold this morning. sleek out there. we warm up during the day and then it refreezes things at night. so, it will be treacherous morning commutes the next few days. thursday and friday the potential of another storm. >> a busy weekend for you, rob. thank you. now the nightmare for air travelers. we told you about the thousands of flights canceled from the storm. the effects are still being felt this morning and abc's david kerley has the latest.

from home, reagan national airport. >> the airports along the east coast are coming back to life. here's we haven't seen fromor a couple of days -- look. about 200 miles of pavement here in the district of columbia alone. as we mentioned 1200 flights canceled already today. that's 12,000 for the storm and it's not just these airports. this ripples across the entire country. robin and george, here's the good news, the first arrival here 20 minutes ago. first departure supposed to leave if a couple of minutes. it will take a couple of days to get the system back up and running, guys. >> i was on a -- supposed to be on a flight later today, maybe tomorrow. >> everyone handled this one pretty well. the jersey shore, flooding there that rifled hurricane sandy.

the storm. other areas not so lucky and abc's linz jie janis with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, george. barrier islands like this southern new jersey, the hardest hit. chunks of ice floating through the streets as powerful waves and high tides submerged entire communities. i want to take you inside this deli to what some folks are waking up to, the owner said he got about 2 feet of water. look at this, that's the mark from sandy. all of the stuff is destroyed including expensive equipment, including this refrigerator. all right, linzie, thank you. as we have been saying, they're digging out in washington, d.c., as well. take a look at the nation's capital as well. so deserted. deer running through the streets.

>> but this morning, all eyes in that town on the race for the white house. now entering its crucial final week before the iowa caucuses. just seven days to go. we have team coverage for you as the candidates make their to voters. cecilia vega has the latest. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. what a busy weekend it was here in iowa. hillary clinton and bernie sanders clocking in a lot of miles. right now it's crunch time and it comes down to this -- who can excite voters? and who can get them out to caucus come monday? this morning, hillary clinton and bernie sanders both waking up in the hawkeye state with one goal -- trying to convince eyians to pick them. >> i know some of you are still shopping. i like to shop, too. >> reporter: both sides zig zagging around the state. each logging hundreds of miles. clinton making five campaign

over the past two days, more than 2,000 people showed up to hear clinton speak, for sanders on sunday alone, more than 4,000. even he seemed surprised by the turnout. >> this is a lot of people. >> reporter: but with just a week to go, sanders is not holding back. >> you can tell when a campaign gets nervous, like the clinton campaign, i think they're getting a little nervous, what do you think? >> reporter: from the coveted des moines register to the who would make a better president. and those are endorsements her team is very happy about this morning. now possibly a new contender. abc news has confirmed that former new york city mayor michael bloomberg is considering seriously jumping into this race to run as an independent. >> more on that in a minute.

the gop race now and donald trump in both up in iowa and new hampshire. tom llamas tracking it all. >> reporter: donald trump stayed at a holiday inn in iowa over the weekend. a very rare move for the front-runner who usually jets into and out of states. it shows he's committed in his own way. with those new poll numbers he's probably wishing voting started today. >> it's's crunch time, folks. >> reporter: and donald trump may be thinking he's unstoppable. >> i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters. okay? >> reporter: as trurp preached to his faithful over the weekend, a proster in a red turban interrupting him as he spoke about terrorism. >> bye. good-bye od-bye. >> repepter: trump telling t t crowd t t man won't be getting

hats. new polls show in iowa it's his race to lose. >> wow! >> reporter: but cruz issuing a war call to his supporters. >> if a republican candidate has for over 60 years of his life embraced a bernie sanders-style socialized medicine for all, is there any chance on earth that candidate would actually repeal obama care? >> reporter: conservative talk show host glenn beck who endorsed cruz on saturday pledging to go door to door as "snl" had some fun with ump's recent endorsement. >> i wanted to take a break from my full-time career of writing things on facebook. >> reporter: tina fey repricing her role on snl. >> she's a fire cracker. she's a real pistol.

>> t tt w w so good. today, former texas governor rick perry who twice tried seeking the republican nomination will endorse senator ted cruz. he'll be a campaign surrogate with a f fus on veteran issues. zblrjts let's bring in jon karl to talk more about this. rick perry, one of the early candidates who went after donald trump, he paid the price.. he's feeling the momentum of donald trump right now. >> especially in iowa, george, a couple of weeks ago, it looked like cruz was the front-runnerer in iowa. take a look at this new poll from fox news. donald trump has a double-digit lead among republicans in iowa. george, if he can pull off a win in iowa, it's hard to see where he l les because his lead in new hampshire and the states that follow are considerably larger. >> let's talk about mike bloomberg right now the billionaire former mayor of new york. has had his eye on the white

said he's willing to spend a big fortune if the conditions right. >> if he sees a situation where it looks like bernie sanders will be the democrat, donald trump or ted cruz would be the republican, he believes this is an historic opportunity for an independent. he's likely to run. >> lot of debate over which party that will help and hurt. we'll move on now to that massive man hunt that's under way after three inmates e escaped a california jail. abc's kanya whitworth has the latest. >> reporter: calilirnia on edge as the search for three escaped inmates turns desperate. >> it's not unlike this type of individual to obtain a weapon. >> reporter: officials say the three men on the run for a fourth day are considered armed and dangerous. they escaped from a maximum security jail friday, after

and half-inch steel bars, making their way to this roof and using a rope like this to rappel to the ground. >> the immediate thing that jumped out to me they had help and probably inside help. >> reporter: you can see in this surveillance video released overnight, a shadowy figure and the flicker. they believe that's one of the men movingacross the roof. 37-year-old hossein nayeri charged with kidnapping and torture. 43-year-old bac duong charged with attempted murder. jonathan tieu charged with murder. authorities believe it's gang-related. he's been in jail since he was 15. this morning,uthorities are now expanding their search area more than 20 miles. this is the first escape from this jail in 20 years and they're offering a $50,000 reward for their cacaure. robin.

amy has the other big stories, including a new disturbing video from isis. isis has r reased a video praising the paris terrorist attackers. it supposed to show the paris attackers before their assault on paris. the men also have threatened to attack london. midair scare for passengers flying from miami to milala italy thehe american airlines flight had to land in canada after hitting severe turbulence. four passengers and three flight attendants were injured. also a delta flight diverted. el nino is speeding up erosion in california. the backyard of this home near san francisco is gone.

units in nearby apartment mplex have been condemned as it slips away. and finally, a diver in mexico wted to get extra close for some reason to a great white shark, so he reached out and touched him in the nose. he did this as his friend held out bait for the shark. luckily for him, the shark took the bait not his hand. lucky, indeed. >> i think he just got lucky. >> you'r in the lead for the week. >> thank you. >> good start. matchup for super bowl 50 right now. stage set after championship sunday, denver broncos are going to take on the carolina panthers. peyton mannini up against cam newton after the broncos roughed up tom brady and the new england patriots. abc's ryan smith here with the latest. >> reporter: oldldchool versus new.

and the denver broncos. who had a win for the ages. >> denver wins it, heading to super bowl r50. >> reporter: this morning, peyton manning, heading back to the super bowl for a fourth time. after winning a knockdown, grind it out football battle against his biggest on-field rival. tom brady and the new england patriots. >> that's a touch down! >> reporter: their afc championship game sunday night. an insnsnt classic. >> brady fields the snap. >> reporter: the broncos' defense doing the talking in this slugfest. hitting brady over 20 times. the most hits on any quarterback in a game this season. even denver police poking fun at the patriots. tweeting out at a missing person notification on the patriots' defense. with just 12 seconds to play, brady fighting back.

>> reporter: throwing this touchdown strike and just a tying it up when this happened. >> it's tipped in the air and it's intercepted! clinching the win. >> two great football teams goinin at itit >> reporter: the broncos now set to face off the carolina panthers in the super bowl the panthers losing only one game alal seasas. dominating a 34-point win over the arizona cardinals sunday night. their star cam newton, dancing his way into the end zone twicic now, as they getet ready for the biggest game of all, it's the young star versus one of the greatest. so, manning saying he's not getting into what if scenariosos whether the super bowl can be the last game. but he did have to answer to this. >> limited amount of playoff games -- uh, just a few minutes.

take a look. proving that even a super bowl quarterback can be owned by a preschooler. >> it's like the opposite of steph curry's daughterer like i got this one, dad. >> thank you, ryan. back out to rob. >> hey, george, lot of new yorkers probably watching those games yesterday. they're putting off the inevitable of digging this stuff out. local forecast is 30 seconds away. but first your select cities brought to you by mazda.ppn on a light wintry mix in the area today with a combination of freezing drizzle, fog, rain, and snow. primarily, we'll be

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a 54-year-old from swisher is dead this morning after a car crash on interstate 80. but the iowa state patrol has not released the person's name. troopers say the crash happened at about 12:50 p-m on sununy in the eastbound lanes of i-80 near the coral ridge mall exit. they say it started when 20 year old kaitlyn richards of coralville rear-ended another vehicle. the impact caused that second vehicle to hit a se truck.k. the crash killed the driver of the second vehicle and injured a 59 year old passenger, also from swisher. an ambulance took that person to university of iowa hospitals and clinics. police in des moines are investigating a micide after finding a woman's body. police were on a welfare check for a woman living at 14-13 pioneer road in des moines at about 4:30 sunday morning -- on the city's southeast side.

norma mcneeley. police say her death is suspicious in nature. and now here's your first alert forecast. plan on a light wintry mix in the area today with a combination of freezing drizzle, fog, rain, and snow. primarily, we'll be dealing with the fog this morning with freezing drizzle also possible. this afternoon, any rain in the area should go to snow quickly and drop a tr-2" down with isolated higher amounts. roads will probably get slick in many areas, especially by the evening commute. tomorrow, plan on a windy, cloudy and chilly day with scattered flurries as well. by wednesday, another weak system will arrive f fm the norththst with the potential for a quick dusting of snow in the evening. overall, this is not a very cold pattern, but not a warm one either with

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iowa is on. caucuses just one week away. polls have donald trump and hillary clinton out front. and word that a new name could be entering the race, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. new video from the earthquake that shookok southern alaska on sunday. the strongest to hit that region in decade and you can see it right there. also this morning -- video of a police officer playing basketball with neighborhood kids. it went viral. sara. >> he said he was going to bring backup for the rematch. look who he brought. i don't think anyone saw this shaquille o'neal. we'll hear from the cop who made it all happen coming up. >> that's some backup. >> that's a bigbackupup >> 7 feet of it. also first in this half-hour, the murder case captivating the nation.

killer from the netflix making a murderer is breaking his silence. his new lawyer says she has evidence that will set him free. abc's linsey davav is here. >> reporter: she's using twitter to defend avery's innocence. announcing to her folwers that she won't quit until she's out this morning, the man at the center of making a murderer, the netflix series that's captivated the nation is speaking out from prison for the first time since the show's debut. steven avery wrote a three-page letter to abc affiliate to saying the real killer is still out there, who is he stalking now? avery is serving a life sentence for the 2005 murder of teresa halbach. he previously served 18 years in

commit. his defense attorneys claim avery was framed by the local count sheriff's department because of that multimillion-dollar lawsuit. >> how many times will steven avery be charged with rapes he didn't commit snr. >> reportete also includede in his letter, comments on an hbo interview from his ex-girlfriend. >> what do you want people to know? >> the truth. >> which is? >> what a monster he is. and he's not innocent. >> he suggested that the state must have gotten to her and paid her off to get her to say bad things about him. >> reporter: meanwhile avery's new attorney tweeting she visited her client and reviewed his 38 xes of files adding he remains innocent and framed. telling the "the new york times" that she'll present new evidence in court.

telling abc news, while he sometimes question his innocence -- >> a big part of me worries he might be guilty. if convicting people on maybes, or possiblies is how this system worked, that's great. but that's not how the system is supposed to work. >> one of the local sheriff's deputies has been accused off possibly planting evidence against avery has spoken out, be careful what you wish for if steven avery is ever freed he might just become your neighbor. robin. >> thank you, linsey. more from dan abrams and nancy grace. joining us from atlanta. good to have you both here with us. yoyo both have gonever the evidence and you feel that avery is guilty. but nancy, what do you make of the letter he recently wrote? >> well, i'm not surprised about the letter and i find it interesting that he's's actually

he'll be set free by the truth. the truth in my mind ishat convicted to start with. what i found to b b the most compelling evidence of all, other than teresa halbach's bones, all of them, 270-plus bones in his fire pit, burned within the steel raid yells of a tire, that was burned there. it's'salled sweat dna. steven avery's sweat dna -- there's no dna in sweat. but, blood cells, skin cells coco out in your swewe and that's under her hood latch, there's no known way to extract sweat from a human, like -- you can force somomne to give their blood, their hair, their fingerprints, they're walking their speech, but not their

her sweat is under her car hood. >> you feel that the evidence is overwhelming. dan, we heard from linsey's report, he has a new >> she'll have to have something more than just this witness now is re-evaluating this juror, is now rethinking to get a new trial, remember this has worked its way uphrough t t wisconsin courts already. the wisconsin supreme court has already heard this and rejected this. she'll need something new that can literally prove to some degree by convincing evidence that either the ed was planted or that someone else did it. and that's not going to be easy when you got all of this evidence. so, one new question about a police officer isn't going to be enough to get him a new trial. she'll literally need a convincing piece of evidence. >> he's right. he's right.

times, newly-y-scovered evidence. newly-discovered evidence it could not have been discoverable at the time of the trial. it has to be new. dan was cororctly describing the juror rethinking, while another juror has told us that they slept like a quote, baby, the night that steven avery was cocoicted and if he got out and they would be quote sick. i take offense with steven avery jumping up from behind bars and saying she was paid to say he was a monster. >> let's talk about that. >> i didn't pay him. >> this is her -- this is his ex-girlfriend who was on nancy's show talking about the fact that snow. someone who's depicted in the documentary as being simp thet take him. just another person who's trying to falsely steven avery and now

the defense attorney said it just takes one person. >> lot of people are aware of this of course because of the documemeary. public opinion, it shouldn't play a factor at all, but does it, nancy? >> hey, if public opinion counted o.j. simpson would have been behind bars on double murder. >> it gets a judge to look more carefully at the case. i don't thinkt will change it. >> dan always, nancy good to see you. thanks so much. >> bye, guys. thank you, coming up here on "good morning america" -- the supermom caught on camera fighting a carjackers while her kids were trapped inside. now, she's speaking out about those terrifying moments. stand out. by design.

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>> reporter: this brave, fearless mom, this will have you do? she was out to protect her children. eye. a trip to the gas station, turning into a heroic moment for a florida mom. watch as she fights off two armed man as they allegedly try to steal her car while her children sit inside. >> i had my kids in the car. he got in the car. >> reporter: she was traveling to miami with her 1-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son when she stopped to get gas. while at the pump police say these two men, juan carlos gonzales, tried to carjack her padron sprang into action. a security camera at the gas station capturing it all. the protective mother diving intohe car after one of the

vehicle, stripping off his mask. they're then seen running off camera, allegeded fleeing the scene in a getaway car. >> i didn't think about what they could do to me. i just thought about the kids. >> reporter: padrdr's son watching the whole thing from the backseat. >> my mom yelling at him. getting out of the car. >> reporter: the suspects spotted less than a a mile from the gas station. police arresting the men. the trio now behind bars, facing charges for alleged car jacking. mom and kids are clearly all safe. the suspects haven't entered a plea just yet. message to all crooks right now -- if you're coming between a mom and her kids, watch out. >> gee owe, thanks very much.

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florida police officer called in for a noise complaints. he joined the basketball game. it was 5:00 in the afternoon. he brought in nba suserstar shaquille o'neal. abc's t.j. holmes has more. >> reporter: call him backup and your backup is 7' 1" that will probably scare some people straight. they responded to a noisese complaintt about kids playing basketball went viral and his response was essentially, are you kidding me? this was clearly a slam-dunk case. when gainesville police officer bby white responded to a complaint about a group of kids playing basketball too loudly in the street -- he cried foul. >> can you believe someone is calling to complain about kids playingg basketball inin the street? >> it's 5:00 in the afternoon and kids being kids, playing basketball -- >>. >> rorter: dark cam video of

has been viewed more than 15 million times. viewed by another big basketball fan. shaquille o'nealurprised officer white saturday and offered to back him up in a rematch. >> it's unbelievable. >> told you i was going to bring some backup. >> shaq gave the kids the pickup game of a lifetime. and a profitable free-throw challenge. >> if you make one you g g $100. >> reporter: a few hundred dollars and a few signed basketball letters, he ended with. >> i will respect my elders and especially my parents. love you guys. >> shaq saw this, 15 million people saw it onlinene he s swed up at the police department and that was the result. >> kudos to the police officer there.

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be aware for sa group of eastern iowans is back in dubuqu after that winter storm left them stranded. family and f fends greeted them with signs and hugs as their buses arrived. the five buses were carrying about 200 chaperones and students traveling back from the march for life in washington d-c. their convoy got stuck on

friday night, for about 24 hours. one volunteer with the dubuque county right to life group described t chaos. "a couple of semis ahead of us had gotten stuck on a hill and were jack knifed, so if that wouldn't have happened we would have easily gotten home. however that stopped us, so being stuck, it just kept snowing and snowing and snowing " that group - along with other iowans on their way home from the march in d-c - held an impromptu mass while they were stuck on the turnpike. "everybody was just singing, no moping, nobody being upset. everybody was just happy where they were and they were juststaking the best of bebeg stuck togegeer. " and now here's your first alert forecast. plan on a ligig wintry mix in the area today with a combination of freezing drizzle, fog, rain, and snow. primarily, we'll be dealing with

freezing drizzle also rain in the area should tr-2" down with isolated higher aunts. roads will probably get slick in many areas, especially by the evening commute. tomorrow, plan on a windy, cloudy and chilly day with scattered another weak system will arrive from the nnthwest with the potential for a quick dusting of snow in the evening. overall, this is not a very cold pattern, but not a warm one either with

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m., the big digout. millions scrambling to clean up the deadly blizzard. it left thousands stranded on >> i just want to get out of >> thousands of flights canceled. the latest as so many try to get on the road to work.

the superstar reveals what's keeping her going right now as she fights for her son in an international custody battle. shonda rhimes trtrding huge over the weekend, speaking out about women, diversity and hollywood right now. >> believe me, people of color are never anybody's sidekick in real life. >> as the oscars producer reveals that chris rock has torn up his monologue and is rewriting the show. kim cattrall gets candid about age and happiness in your 50s. older and feeling young is where it's at. >> how she's shaking things up. the secrets of the original samantha as we say --

kim cattrall right there. now you're looking live at our super savers stadium. our super savers coming in right now. they're going to compete today, head to head, to try to save you money.% share their secrets on how to do it. >> we neveknow what's going on upstairs. ght above us right now -- we got to get up there and see it for ourselves. also this morning -- she's known as the queen of organizing, best-selling author marie kondo is showing you how to declutter your life and find joy at the same time. you spent time with her, sara. >> i did. she's absolutely amazing. i haveveedone my own drawers. i'll show you, i'm an expert now. take a look at this video got everyone seeing the fun side of all that snsn. that's a panda at the national zoo. he's coming up in pop -- that's flexibility at its best right there. >> good,@little nugget there.

morning rundown. the big story this morning, of course the blizzard that brought so many cities along the now it's making travel miserable. federal offices in washington remain closed. so are state offices in west virginia. in virginia. the storm is blamed now for more eva pilgrim has more on the big digout. >> reporter: the big digout, cleanup this morning after the weekend's record snowfall. blinding snow and fierce winds crippling major cities. d.c., philadelphia and new york, eling mother nature'e'punch. >> people have to take very seriously what's going on here. >> reporter: along the jersey shore, huge chunks of ice floating down the streets and in some areas, water reaching higher levels than hurricane sandy. travel hit especially hard, the storm grounding more than 14,000 flights.. cancellations continuing this morning.

here and go home. >> reporter: some drivers are thankful to finally be home after being stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike. >> we have been stuck in the truck for 13 1/2 hours. >> reporter: the duquesne basketball team not moving an inch for 22 hours. >> it was a long time, but we -- we did things to make the time go by. >> reporter: making snow angels and even pushing their b b. this storm is being blamed for 31 deaths, including a mother and her 1-year-old who died from carbon monoxide poisoning. snow blocking their tail pipe. this battalion chief said one of the best things you can do when stranded, run your car 10 minutes every hour with your window cracked open just in case your car is blockekeby snow. for "good morning america," eva pilgrim, abc news, philadelphia. >> and for the latest on travel delays, you can logon to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! new details on the possibility of former new york

as a third-party candidate. sources say thatat he'll considid entering the race in march if bernie sanders has a good chance of winning the democratic nomination. and if either donald trump or ted cruz appear likely to win the republican nomination. the hunt for three escaped prisoners in california is growing more desperate today. the men slipped out of a maximum security jail in orange county by cutting through a grate and rappelling down roros made from bedsheets. a $50,000 reward is offered for information leading to their capture. and an update on this skier. look at this, caught on camera. tumbling 1,000 feet down on a mountain in alaska. that's angel collinson, she could be heard yelling "i'm okay" after she finally came to a stop. she injured just two of her fingers.

that is remarkable. and finally, a more heavenly sight on this snow. of course, everyone wanted to go sleddi here in new yorkrk including these three nuns. yeah, some of the city's best sledding slopes are just about a mile north of st. patrick's cathedral, and they certainly took advantage of it. yep, they sted in full habit and look at that. giving new meaning to the term snow angels. >> that's s ue. let's go to sara. >> let's take a look at what's coming up on the "good morning america morning meme." madonna sharing a powerful message from fans and superproducer shonda rhimes speaking out about diversity. and what's normal in hollywood. organizing is back. marie kondo sharing secrets in how to declutter your life and find joy. all that and my favorite,

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madonna's son rocco can be forced to return back to new york and rocco even getting his own attorney. madonna may be the queen of pop and the material girl, but she's also a proud mom. happy birthday >> r rorter: over the weekend, the 57-year-old pop icon leading the audience ding her show in miami in a chorus of "happy birthday" for her 10-year-old daughter mercy james. >> fans usually think of madonna, the superstar and they think of a lot of controversial things, the things that she's proudest of is beiei a great mom. >> reporter: it's been a trying new year for the mother of four. >> i have gone through challenging times in my life. >> reporter: the star recently sharing a tearful moment with fans at her mexico city show seemingly about her custody tug of war with ex-husband guy richie. over their 15-year-old son rocco.

tour with his mother. you can imagine that you're a kid, sitting in some green room or some dressing room backstage, it's probably not a lot of fun. >> reporter: rocco has reportedly missed school since visiting his father in the uk. in december. a new york city judge ordered richie to return their son to new york after madonna reportedly appeaead to the court in late december. over the weekend, the "express yourself" singer posting this picture of a letter she received from her fans, expressing their unconditional support for the singer during her time of need, writing, we're crying with you but we know you'll get through this. as you always do. the singer captioned the post, thanks so much for this, it means a lot to me. e word of kindness it can save me. >> really sent the message to fans that your support means a great deal to me. i'm not in this alone. >> reporter: madonna trying to stay positive. posting this selfie saying,

nowhere else to go. and d reached out to guy, we they're due in court on february 3rd. you know, i got preschoolers, god, please let me get through the diapers and sleeping through the night. but you forget how trying the teenaged years are. >> and this is so complicated. >> all right, reena, thank you. now tohe latest in the growing conversation about diversity in hollywood. "scandal" superproducer and creator shonda rhimes receiving a major award over the weekend. and giving a speech that's making headlines. diverse roles and strong female roles for over ten years. abc's chris connelly has more. >> reporter: from tv producer responsible for "scandal," grey's anatomy and how to get away with murder. >> women are smart and strong. they are not sex toys or damsels in distress. >> reporter: strong words this

on the need to create diverse characters in entertainment that reflect reality. >> people of color are not sassy or dangerous or wise. believe me, people of color are never anybody's sidekick in real life. >> reporter: her speech, part of an industrywide conversation about inclusion. kick-started this time by the oscar nominations where, for the second year in a row, none of the 20 acting nods went to a pepeon of color. last week, some industry figures planning to skip the oscars, including will smith. >> this is about children that are going to sit down and they're going to watch this show and they're not going to see themselves represented. >> reporter: friday, new initiatives from the academy of motion picture arts and science.

voters who are women and minorities by 2020 and place new limits on the voting privileges of members who haven't remained active in moviemaking. . president saying these new measures will have an immediate impact. matt damon backing her. >> this is a strong first step. i thought she did something fast and bold and that was what we needed. >> reporter: and the producer of the oscars, reaffirming chris rock's participation. eager to address all the issues. with rock told him, i'm throwing out the show i wrote and writing a new show. for "good morning america," chris connelly. shonda rhimes last yr, there, on t t studio set and we talked to her about diversity and she had this puzzled look. because as she said in her

life. it's just about how she sees the world, and the world is diverse. and so, those are her she's gotten great success. she's in the room. she's making these decisions. you have to have not just a diversity in the films and tv decisionmaking. >> no question. chris rock is in the room right now, pretty exciting that he's ripping up the show. that's one word. because people have reached out to him to get a comment from him and the academy people said, no, we'll wait, you'll hear what he has to say in his monologue >> he has the mike. >> and it's live. it's live. we're going to turn to how you can find calm by cutting the clutr. organizing guru marie kondo is back and better than ever. park joy" and turn tidying up into an art in her new book.

>> spark joy goes even further, making getting rid of the mess a zenlike experiencece i got a chance to find out just how it works. they are losing. >> we have a lot of stuff. all over our whole apartment. but what we have the most of are baby clothes. the e by clothes are in the dresser in the closet, but they're overflowing. >> reporter: she's got her priorities straight, people. thinking of adding to their family of four, including a 14-month-old and henry, 3. they have held on to baby clothes. how do you feel when you walk into your home right snow >> a little chaotic. little stressed. >> reporter: are you ready to get rid of things? >> i am ready. >> yes.

we need to simplify things and therefore simplify our life. >> hi, good morning. >> hi. >> i'm marie. >> reporter: before she can begin, m mie must first greet t the home, it's her letting the home know that she's there to begin the job of tidying it up. we take all of the kids' clothes out and go piece by piece to decide what to keep. only keep the items that spark joy. the rest can be ven away. kondo even suggests thanking the with. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: once our mountain of kids' clothes has been reduced it's time to tackle her most popular organizing tip.

lding 101. folding clothes in half or third, you should end up with a rectangle that stand up by itself. her method works with everything from the finest materials to tiny children's clothes, including kids' socks. when the sorting, the purging and the folding is done, items are placed neatly in drawers or closets. so, how much easier is it with the standing-up method? the result, the kids' room transformed. >> whoa, it's like being at someone else's house. >> okay, now, that was a little tougher with baby clothes by the way. those clothes are titi. i just did this with my own drawers, because i have a shallow drawer. okay, let's try this. take the shirt, go a third way over. smooth it out. fold the sleeve over. you're going to want to bring the opposite side all of the way

sleeve. then you go from the bottom -- and sometimes this takes, depending how big the clothes is, how many times you fold this way. mine is four. one, two, three, and once it's nice and flat, you take it and put the collar down like that. the test if you did it right is, if it stays up on its own. >> oh, wow. >> look at that. >> the next step she suggests she color coded it. dark to light in your drawer. >> you can actually see -- because when you stack -- >> yeah, you're not going to neglect one of the cute shirts you have on the bottom. >> you know what -- >> i know what i'm doing today. >> i read both books and i couldn't get the knack for this, but now -- >> we got this, robin. >> we actually have more folding tips. at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! check it out. and now, let's head back out to rob on long islandndity new

good morning, guys. the sun is coming up but the snow is still here. tight streets like this in queens and brooklyn and the bronx and staten island, they're tough. because you plow the snow up and you basically entomb these cars. there was a lot of peoplthat were havg fun in the snow this weekend, including the a arican league rookie of the year, look at the video he posted. from puerto rico, carlos, he's never seen snow before, why not play baseball with some snowballs -- look at that form. that's great, great stuff. love that. hope you enjoyed the snow this weekend. it's still around this morning. temperatures in the teens away from the water. hard freeze warnings nowith temperaturur below freezing in some spots. all right, we got a little bit plan on a light wintry mix in the area today with a combination of freezing drizzle, fog, rain, and snow. primamaily, we'll be dealing with the fog this morning with freezing drizzle also possible. this afternoon, any rain in the area should

tr-2" down with isolated higher amounts. roadss will probably get slick in many areas, especially by the evening commute. tomorrow, plan on a windy, cloudy and chilly day with scattered flurries as well. by wednesday, another weak system will arrive from the >> this snow is really, really packed in. i wish i'd never volunteered. we'll check back in with you guys 20 minutes. right now, "pop news." lot more fun than this. >> poor rob, we'll save you a cookie. you guys, i'll get to these girl scout cookies. start eating now. because everyone's going to enjoy me if i provide food. time now for "pop news." trending everywhere right now, a first-class fumble. over the weekend, andie macdowell took to twitter to say she was bumped down to coach -- tourist class, otherwise

her beloved rescue pup, ava, was not allowed in first class, causing the downgrade. now haters coming out in full force calling out her first-world problems. the truth is, andie is happy flying in coach on a bus or a subway. she was peeved because she didn't get what she paid for. the actress would like her reimbursement and she will give it to charity. andie said there was more leg room in coach anyway. everyone should try coach once. >> that new about dogs? >> dogs are allowed but in that situation -- >> because of the new cabins in the first -- so i hear, they don't have places where you can puputhings underneath. >> all of the animals will be in coach with me. so excited. and kids up and down the east coast enjoying

but one little guy in d.c. looked like he had the best time, this is tian t tn having a blast playing ininhe fresh powder. and like the rest of the internet watching this on loop, so did jeffrey perez, the maryland dad challenging tian tian to a snow battle. check him out. perez said he's going to bring his family to see tian tian dressed in that panda suit. which is going to be amazing. the problem is, what if that panda thinks he'a panda and plays rough. i would sut coming as a human. >> i have a question, he just happened to havee a panda suit. >> i kind of loved jeffrey that he reached in his closet and pulled out a panda suit. what's in your closet. finally, the cooki. we have a special "pop news" poppin'. oh, gosh. thank you, george. it's milk and cookies monday. thanks to the girl scouts of the greater new york council, handing out cookies upstairs. we have some here, too.

season. now, we have all of the different fun ones. thin mint fact here, is the most popular girl scout cookie. which is robin's favorite. beating out the samoa which is amy's favorite. and the trefoil. there i thought it was the little butter -- >> is that it? >> these are lemonades. >> the blue, is that the one? >> it's the shortbread cookie. this one is a good one. you can order online. which helps everyone. lastear the website received over 350,000 orders, bringing in more than $10 million to help girls everyone. my peanut butter one didn't even make the top. you love this one, too, george. >> it's good. >> do you remember doing that? do you remember selling? >> i remember buying a lot of them.

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members and providers are getting clear cocounication ss with just a week left to win over iowans, candidates are trying everything. but some voters may not know exaly how to caucus. the university of northern iowa is hosting an informational session today about how to caucus. participants will learn how the process works and then be in a mock caucus. it starts tonight at 7 in the maucker union b blrooms. eastern iowa today. he will start in maquoketa at manchester at 2 p-m. finally he will stop in independence at 3:30 this 4& afternoon, visiting retail shops in every place. and now here's your first alert forecast. plan on a light wintry mix in the area today with a combination of freezing drizzle, fog, rain, and snow. primarily, we'll be dealing with the fog this morning with freezing drizzle also possible. this afternoon, any rain in the area should go to snow quickly and drop a tr-2" down with isolated higher amounts. roads will probably get slick in many areas, especially by

windy, cloudy and chilly day with scattered flurries as well. by wednesday, another weak system will arrive from the northwest with the potential for a quick dusting of snow in the evening. overall, this is not a ry cold pattern, but not a warm one either with

botox on the other hand that works every time. >> oh, how we miss her. samantha jones. welcome back to "good morning america." kim cattrall there in the "sex

a faj fan favorite as samantha jones. candid comments about aging and opening up about her new project this morning, will talk to deb roberts. zblmpls also, a big headline about that popular dating app, tinder, getting an inside look at the new formula they're using to determine who you get matched with. also this morning, a powerful and inspirational story about a father's legacy for his daughter. katie couric has that story. but we begin this final half-hour with kim cattrall and those comments she's making. about ppiness, hollywood and aging. she has a brand-new role and she's getting candid with abc's deborah roberts. >> of course she'sandid. a word to describe her could b b fearless. challenging hollywood stereotypes especially when it comes to aginghis is a woman who's firmly in control of her lifen for six seasons and d o movies kim cattrall was the saucy one

"sex in the city." >> i could color all day every day if i had my way. i would use every crayon in my box. >> reporter: samantha jones now meet a wife and mom more distracted by menopause than hot sex. >> are you coming? >> i'm going to sit on the couch for a while. >> good luck with that. >> reporter: your character can't be more opposite than samantha. we met over salad and salmon in new york city. and talked about her new series "sensitive skin." it's kind of your baby, you' an executive producer. you're starring in it. >> it's the longest gestation period i think in the history of i thought, wow, this is a story that nobody is telling. >> reporter: cattrall stars as a former model coming to terms with aging, something that she's

>> it was s re of an emotional journey of saying i'm in my 50s, now what? life is beginning again and she's not completely prepared for it. it can be a scary place but it's also new fresh fodder for lot of people thought there would be a sex and the city 3. is t tt something's in thth cards? >> i don't know. it would be a tough script to write. it would love to go back. >> reporter: yet, kim cattrall isn't looking backward. she's shaking things up, redefining what it means to be a fulfilled and a beautiful woman. >> i tricked my body into thinking it's younger. >> reporter: post-38 in hollywood it's hard to, you know -- >> 39. >> reporter: post-35. it's hard -- >> it's hard to be 35. >> reporter: how hard is it to

where i felt i would be playing grotesque when you think of aging, something like a disease, but younger isn't where it's at. older and feeling young is where it's at. >> single and serene for kim cattrall happiness these days looks different than it did years s o. where have you found this peace and contentment? >> my life will change and it will evolve as i get older and i'm acceceing that, instead of fighting against it, and that kind of letting go, i think, does start to begin to feel like peace. >>nd her peace is infeious. her new show "sensitive skin" " critically acclaimed. season two will be rolling out later this year, something that kim is fiercely proud of. she's got other ideas for projects she's hoping to get going. kim cattrall isn't waiting for the phone to ring. she's making calls herself.

i'm happy for r r. she seems at peace. >> very, very happy and empowering about women. >> it's not just in hollywood but just in society, getting older, it's just viewed a certain way. and as the saying goes, it beats the alternative. >> that's exactly right. i want what she's having. >> thank you. as you said season 1 of "sensitive skin" is streaming now on netflix. the popular dating app tinder now, we have an inside look on a new feature to help you find the perfect match. it's called the desirability rating. nick watt has more. >> you know who i found on tinder? i found a bunch girls who aren't interested in me. reporter: yes, so, , se teens on "black-ish." that's what they're working on you swipe right if you like,

formula, a desirability rating. >> it's a measure of the swipe left/swipe right ratio. >> reporte they still show you potential matches based on interest, location, et cetera. but now, the first ones you see will be folks in your league. >> individuals are presenting with individuals who are also at their same level of rating. >> i know everything. >> reporter: a journalist uncovered the truth, only one who knows his rating. you get a sense of how many pepele are swiping righthtn you but also how many folks find you disposable disposable. >> reporter: tinder told austin his rating when he was writing about the app for the magazine "fast company." >> my score came out to 946. >> desirability is far more nuanced. than kwlo someone is physically lyly attractive or nono >> reporter: the average they say is about 800. so chin up, austin. most of us will never ever known. >> tinder users can't learn their desirability measure

changing. >> reporter: would you want to know? would you? be honest. for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> who would want to know at the table? >> no. >> no, no, no. >> no way. let's go to rob on long island, new york. >> hey, george, we're trying to dig this car out, it's not easy. you got to be careful about your neighbors. there's just no place to put this snow. you don't want to bury another car. you have to find a spot where there's already a pile. the other strategy of course is to scrape it out into the street and have the cars roll over it, but then it refreezes overnight. that's going to be the battle here really across several big cities with all this snow we got. out t st we go, the next s srm will track north. as it does that, the south will be warming up. california. that sounds real nice righplan on a light wintry mix in

combination of freezing drizzle, fog, rain, and snow. primarily, we'll be dealing with the fog this morning with freezing drizzle also possible. this afternoon, any rain in the area should go to snow quickly and drop a >> this weather report is brought to you by walgreens. george, robin, i could use your help, come on. >> you are getting a workout today. no need to go to the gym. >> watch your back, bend your knees. >> exactly. >> breathe. >> thank you. coming up -- a great story coming up. a doctor and father's powerful love and legacy for his daughter. hey. something new has arrived. and it works in the middle of anywhere. [ ding ]

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we have a sad and a beautiful story now about a father's gift to his daughter. in "the new york times" best-selling memoir "when breath becomes air," dr. paul kalanithi shares his story. chief global anchor katie couric has his story. >> reporter: paul was the modern definition o oa renaissance man, he majored in english and biology at stanford. he went on to receive masters trees in both english literature and philosophy before heading to yale. >> we met as first-year medical students. at first i thought he was this boring guy who wanted to be a doctor, he was really serious, i realized on his medical school

mustachehe so, that was when i first had a crush on him. >> reporter: paul continued his medical career becoming a neurosurgeon at stanford. where his wife lucy is an internist. theieilives and careers were soaring. but at 36, paul got some devastating news. although he never smoked he was diagnosed with lung cancer, stage 4. >e had seen that bad things can happen, you know when you're a doctor, you see that day in and day out. we sort of had this feeling of, oh, my gosh, it's our turn now. >> reporter: h h did cancer change your relationship? >> after he got diagnosed i said do you want to travel with your brothers? do you want me to help you accomplish something that doesn't include me? and for him to say, no, i want to be with you in our house, want to go back to o o honeymoon destination. it was so romantic and amazing.

chronicle his final days in a memoir called "when breath becomes air." now a "the new york times" best-seller. that wasn't the only legacy he would leave behind. he and lucy decided to have a baby. >> i asked him, don't you think that having a child to say good-bye to will make your death more painful, and his answer really astounded me, wouldn't it be great if it did? what he meant by that, if a child brings such a degree of meaning that it becomes even more painful to leave -- >> better to have experienced that meaning and that level of love. >> yeah, and when she was born, we were so thrilled and his book title is "when breath becomes air." i look back for her that was the moment that air became breath. >> there is perhaps only one thing to say to this infant who is all future,

whose life barring the improbable has all but passed. that message is simple -- you filled a dying man's days with joy, a joy unknown to me in all of my prior years. joy does not hunger for more and more. but rest satisfied. in this time, right now, that is an enormous thing. >> goodness.

all right, we're back now with super savers stadium. look at this, with the biggest names in bargains showing us how to save.e. our experts are going head to head competing live in just a moment. but first, abc's rebecca jarvis has more on how to make the most of your money. >> reporter: ever wonder what a shark would say is the best way for you to build wealth right

ask shark kevin o'leary and he'll tell you. >> saving money is the key to long-term success. if i was in debt, i would do whatever it takes -- save all my napkins when i went to a fast-food restaurant so i didn't have to buy them. debt is a killer. >> reporter: 1 in 3 american househehds live paycheck to o paycheck with the average home carrying $130,000 in debt. tiffany, otherwise known as the budgetnista, says that she begun her climb out of debt when she had no job. >> i was a preschoolteacher. >> reporter:r:he key says tiffany to getting rid of that 300,000 in debt was cutting back on housing costs. first, moving in with her parents, then friends. she also used the website magnify money, to transfer her existing card balances that involved no fees.

fastst. today,tyny is out of her economic hole. she's the owner of a financial advising business. and using her sasangs to travel the world. what's the lesson you want people to take away from your story? >> if i can dot and dig my way >> reporter: for "good morning erica," rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. thank you, rebecca. joining you now three super saving all-stars. first, we have the krazy coupon lady. next up, mark, consumer reporter and author of "bargain fever," and rounding out the group is a personal finance expert, known as the money coach. welcome to everyone. in each round, we're going to spin for a category. the person with the biggest percentage in savings wins that round. today's just part one of a

let's get started by spinning the wheel, and there it goes. all right, our first category is -- groceries. joie, tell us what youousecret is for s sing on food. >> all right, here it is. buy your snacks online at jet.com, a new retailer aiming to take a bite out of amazon business. by offering free two-day shipping without any annual membership. i bought five megasize boxes of individually packaged snacks, they would have cost me $150 at my supermarket. at jet.com prices, i paid only $59.46, that's a 60% savings. >> all right. okay, mark, you're up next. >> i say turn your smartphone into an instant coupon clipper, using an app like pushpins. put your grocery list in there. it will find deals for you. i looked at three kids' staples. peanut butter, mac and cheese and ice cream. i paid $11.56.

>> very nice. and lynette, take it away. >> buy your diary items from the drugstore rather than the grocery store. you know, drugstores often put eggs on sale to get customers in the door. if you are going to buy a gallon of milk, cheese and ice cream, it's going to cost you nationwide, $8.19. on sale at the drugstore, it's only $4. that's a savings of 51%. >> very nice, i'm impressed also with thesesstats you're all memorizing. the second wheel spinning here. is it spinning? there it goes. the next category is vacation. all right. mark, lead us off. >> my tip on vacations, spend less on a hotel? head to a big box store, costco or sam's club. with gift cards.

okay, lynette. >> book a hotel room with confidence. even if the price drops later you're covered and protected. use a website called tingo, and guess what they do, they'll give you a refund automatically to your credit card, if the price drops any time before you stay. if you're going to spend $100 a night at a hotel, for two nights, $200 total, the average refund on tingo is going to bring your cost wn to $132. that's a savings of 34%. >> very nice. >> if you want a cheap vacation, especially in the spring or fall, book a repositioning cruise. some ships change locations at the end of the season. alaska cruise normally you cost $135 a night. when it repositions at the beginning of mexico travel

that's a 39% savings. >> wow, very impressive. that's joanie, mark and lynette. competition, joanie's in the lead so far. tune in tomorrow to get more savings secrets and see who will be crowned ultimate super saver.

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audience.ence.demmratic candidates bernie sanders, hillary clinton and martin o'malley - will town hall. democratic caucus-goers will have a chance to ask the presidential hopefuls questions. it starts at 8 o'clock, and you can see it on kcrg 9.2. c-n-n's chris cuomo will moderate that event. on the otheride, the republican candidates are in iowa this week to try to set themselves apart. donald trump is stepping up his efforts to connect with iowa's faith-based community. but earlier in the morning, he joined a service at the first presbyterian church in muscatine. religious voters are a highly sought-after group between trump and his

who is the son of an evangelical preacher. at a rally in muscatine yesterday, 2 thousand people showed his support. and republican rick santorum is also here today. he will first speak at the historic hamburg inn in iowa city at 7 this morning. then he will make stops in washington, davenport, burlington, ottumwa and oskaloosa. and now here's your first alert forecast. plan on a light wintry mix in the area today with a combination of freezing drizzle, fog, rain, and snow. primarily, , we'll be dealing with the fog this morning with freezing drizzle also possible. this afternoon, any rain in the area should go to snow quickly and drop a tr-2" down with isolated higher amounts. roads will probably get slick in many areas, especially by the evening mmute. tomorrow, plan on a windy, cloudy and chilly day with scattered flurries as well. by wednesday,

system will arrive from the northwest wwh the potential for a quick dusting of snow in the evening. overall, this is not a very cold pattern, but not a warm one either with

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