good morning, america. thrills and spills at the olympics. figure skating shockers, one of the biggest stars stuns sochi dropping out moments before he hits the ice. a brutal fall for the american favorite while the rookie soars in a near-perfect skate. in speed skating, the blame game. are their suits dragging them down? it's not over. the snow didn't stop overnight making for a messy commute across the northeast. up to two feet of heavy snow collapsing roofs, thunder sleet crashes over manhattan. a passenger plane struck by lightning. valentine's day put on hold. that texas teen who cheated death on a jaw-dropping sky dive when her chute didn't open properly speaking out for the first time about her fall and the terrifying moments she thought all hope was lost.

♪ i'm on the edge of glory >> and miracle on ice, part two. the u.s. and russia poised for an epic rematch. the american team, the underdogs, now hours before they take the ice, team usa reveals just how eager they are for the high-stakes face-off. >> good morning, america. >> and good morning, america. happy valentine's day, everyone. let's take a look at the u.s. men getting their medals yesterday. it was such a clean sweep in slopestyle. there they are, joss christensen, gus kenworthy and nick goepper. they are stoked. >> remember why they won the

meda medals. slope style. >> great guys, too. it's always -- makes it easier to root had they're that good. >> the story affecting millions over here right now. look at this map. released by twitter showing where the tweets include the word "snow." so many people -- >> oh, that's the u.s., i see it now. that's the northeast, everybody. >> i see. >> that's it. >> so many people needing help during the storm. this photo going viral of a firefighter helping a woman out of harm's way and kudos to all that are out in harm's way helping us all. let's go out to ginger zee with the latest on the new snow that fell overnight. ginger. >> yes and the numbers that came in. another couple inches here in new york city. i am definitely responsible for many of those tweets. straight to the numbers to show you who got the golden shovel, pilot, virginia, 28.5 inches, baltimore, more than a foot and the last flakes still falling in new england but pulling away today most of this day on valentine's day will be dry.

that's today, but i've got maybe a gift, maybe not a gift for you because more snow is coming. it starts in des moines and all the way through central illinois. cincinnati gets a little but tomorrow it comes right back to the mid-atlantic and northeast. there's some of the snow totals you can expect and philadelphia now in their fifth snowiest winter is where we pick up the story with linzie janis this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ginger. we watched dozens of people sledding down these famous steps last night. this is what's left of one of those sleds. the steps now a giant sheet of ice. it has been a brutal and record-breaking winter for philadelphia just like so many other cities. this morning, millions along the east coast crippled by ice and heaps of snow. the storm already responsible for at least 20 deaths. in new york city overnight, thunder sleet. this time-lapsed video shows the manhattan skyline lighting up.

a spirit airlines flight struck by lightning while it landed in atlantic city. heavy snow, the cause of at least four roofs collapsing in new york and new jersey like this tennis center on long island. in new jersey, more damage at this residence in carnie and at a shopping center in monroe and at this verizon center in jersey city, three people treated for injuries after part of the roof caved in. in philadelphia, the storm reaching historic proportions. >> this winter storm has now broken a 130-year record for the most six-inch-plus storms in a season. >> reporter: down south more misery. roof of this virginia gas station came crashing down. cars stranded on the roads, completely buried. only their mirrors visible. now icy conditions are bringing down trees and power lines. >> every time you hear something hit the roof you come out and run. >> leaving 500,000 to brave the cold without power.

well, these storms have caused 14,000 cancellations, flight cancellations so far this week. that includes another 1,000 so far this morning. george? >> okay, linzie, thank you. it's stirring up a political storm. mayor bill de blasio causing heat keeping schools open and he's fighting back and dan harris joins us with more from central park. >> reporter: good morning to you. it is a proverbial winter wonderland out here this morning. it is not, however, a congenial atmosphere for bill de blasio. he has angered parents and popular meteorologists. new york's new mayor, bill de blasio, was already on thin ice as it were caught on camera eating pizza with a fork and knife then came the nor'easter. first he told the kids to go to school. >> i think it's the least bit

dangerous, they should call it. >> reporter: which provokes a blizzard, an avalanche pick your snow metaphor of anger with online commenters calling him an idiot and accusing him of endangering children. the mayor stood by his decision. >> given the information we had it was right to go ahead with school. >> reporter: but then making matters worse, in the middle of the weather mess, his new schools chief said this. >> by the way, just coming down here it has totally stopped snowing. it is absolutely a beautiful day out there right now. >> reporter: then to top it all off mayor de blasio seemed to blame the forecasters. >> we had accumulation of roughly 5 to 8 inches by the end of the morning rush hour and that was heavier and faster than the weather service had predicted last night. >> reporter: meteorologists shot right back. al roker chiming in on twitter, long range de blasio forecast, one term. it was all reminiscent of the kerfuffle in atlanta that stranded thousands on the road during rush hour when the governor also criticize the meteorologists. >> most of the forecast

anticipated that the city of atlanta would only have a mild dusting. >> reporter: the president of the american meteorological society hit back on his blog saying "the buses had a tough time getting kids home, but meteorologists should not be thrown under the bus." the governor of atlanta apologized after that weather mess. no apology from mayor bill de blasio, at least not yet. george, back to you. >> dan, thanks. ginger, we saw in dan's piece deja vu all over blaming the forecasters. >> it's amazing to me but i would like to show it because the national weather service at 5:00 p.m. put up this map. 10 to 14 inches is what they have for manhattan and the timing said that the morning commute would be treacherous. >> you got it down to the hour when things would be happening. >> we have those great futurecasts that can do that so that's it. that's why -- >> don't blame ginger. >> this week thursday every schoolkid in the tri-state was

lining this up as a snow day and that was on the calendar. >> my kids had a vacation day so they were like -- they were so disappointed that it didn't count. >> thank you, ginger. we have other drama on the ice over there at the winter games. figure skating competition, we have never seen it like this before and amy robach, you know she's tracking all the action for us at our "gma" olympic headquarters in sochi. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. you could hear an enormous gasp in the iceberg skating palace when the news of yevgeny plyushchenko leaving the competition was announced, a gasp that turned into a cheer when a gutsy american took to the ice. absolute heartbreak. yevgeny plyushchenko, the rock star of russian figure skating bowing out after piercing back pain stifled his run. >> he has withdrawn for medical

reasons. >> reporter: the four-time olympic medalist one of the greatest skaters of all time announcing his retirement sending shock waves around the skating world. then this -- >> oh, no. >> reporter: team usa's jeremy abbott with a heart-stopping crash into the boards clutching his side and falling into a disappointing 15th place. but the four-time u.s. champion didn't go down without a fight. >> oh, and he pulls it off. >> reporter: nailing the rest of his routine and ending with a bang. his teammate, the pony-tailed sensation jason brown dazzled with a near flawless debut performance but the brightest star of the night, yuzuru hanyu, the japanese skater shattering the 100-point barrier and earning the highest score ever recorded in the short program. his towering performance setting the stage for olympic gold. in men's hockey team usa crushing the slovakians, 7-1. their sights now set on a rumble with russia this weekend. >> this is one of the most remarkable career comebacks. >> reporter: american noelle

pikus-pace fresh out of retirement sliding head first into the second fastest time of the night. she and teammate katy ulander spotting that bald eagle helmet going for gold later today. moments ago team usa's golden boys, alpine rivals bode miller and ted ligety, taking to the slopes but no luck in the super combined trying to make up for disappointment in the downhill earlier this morning. and we just found out that no medal for bode or ted ligety. that's the latest update and also another big story today. everyone has been surprised about the poor showing of the american speed skaters shut out in sochi, for example, shani davis was projected to win the 1,000-meter but posted one of the slowest times in his career. some say the high-tech speeding suits are to blame made from under armour. they have vents in the back and

may be causing drag. so u.s. speed skating is trying to get approval to change the suits to what they wore during the world cup and some sending them back to the seamstress to have them modified. six more speed skating events to come so we'll see what happens. >> it does comes down to something as simple as that makes all the difference. >> yes. that ski news really something. >> it was so dramatic. that's why we have sasha cohen with us. she won the silver medal in figure skating and you were talking about this yesterday. a friend of yours, plyushchenko, and the fact that he had to withdraw was so disappointed but he's been battling injury, hasn't he? >> he has been to four olympic games. i have been competing with him at the senior level since 15 years ago. and for an athlete to maintain their body, their character, the work ethic, that competitive drive for 15 years is incredible in itself and to see him come back and win the team event was exceptional.

so sad to have to see him withdraw but you could just see the pain, the fact that his leg was giving out on him and he didn't want to go out and have a disappointing skate to end his olympic career on. >> the americans jeremy abbott and jason brown, first of all, jeremy, goes down like he did but he got back up and finished so strong in the program. >> when i watched jeremy abbott my heart sank and you saw him fall and saw maybe he was hurt but you also saw disappointment. you just saw his whole bubble just deflate. and i didn't think he was going to get up and, you know, after five seconds when he crawled back up, he had the crowd cheering him on and went for it. nothing harder than after a fall like that finishing. >> you have to give him credit. keep the eye on the japanese star and breaking 100 points like that. never seen that in the short program. >> he was phenomenal and makes it look so easy. has the most difficult moves but they're flawlessly landed. he's young, doesn't have nerves

and he's going to be the one to watch tomorrow night or tonight. >> yeah, tonight. we'll see what happens, sasha, thanks so much. >> glad that plyushchenko could get back on the ice for the ovation before the home folks. that was a nice end. how about news? we'll begin with a very big development in that mysterious mail bombing in tennessee that killed a retired lawyer and his wife. the couple's son-in-law 49-year-old richard park you see him here has been charged with first degree murder. though police have yet to identify a motive. the bomb was delivered to jon and marian setzer's front porch. friends and neighbors described the couple as generous and well respected. a federal judge ruled that virginia's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. it is the fourth state in recent weeks to strike down gay marriage bans, but with several appeals still pending, the issue likely will not be settled until a ruling from the supreme court. also breaking overnight, video just in, in fact, from a deadly volcano eruption on the

island of java, indonesia. is 00100,000 people had to be evacuated. as you can see leer ash raining down collapsing roofs and killing at least two people. and a medical advance that could shorten the time patients have to wait for a lung transplant. researchers in texas have successfully grown human lungs in a lab for the first time using stem cells from other lungs. they could then be ready for transplants within a decade. and the actor best known for his role as papa walton has died. ralph waite played the family patriarch on "the waltons" for its entire ten-season run. besides acting he dabbled in politics and ran for congress three times. ralph waite for those of us of a certain vintage, all of our father, he was 85 years old. and new details about the fireball you see here caught on video. the sky over maine, astronomers

say it was likely debris from a satellite crashing back to earth. but they're not ruling out the possibility that it was, in fact, a meteor and i'm not ruling out the possibility that it just might have been martians so let's hope, right. who's with me? >> i'm with you, always. >> okay, josh. thank you. to that texas teen who survived a devastating fall when sky diving for the first time. you may remember it was a jump from her dad for her 16th birthday. she's speaking out about the terrifying ordeal. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: this morning makenzie wethington, the texas teen who cheated death -- >> i feel good. i'm doing better every day. >> reporter: is talking for the first time about how a wish to skydive on her 16th birthday nearly killed her. >> i remember jumping out of the plane and looking up and seeing that there was a complication with the parachute. >> reporter: just 18 days after her fall, regaling a baylor

university medical center press conference thursday with the terrifying moment she thought all hope was lost. >> i just was not strong enough to fight off the wind, so i just remember screaming and then i blacked out. >> reporter: she plummeted more than 3,000 feet crashing into an oklahoma cow pasture, broken bones, kidney and liver damage, bleeding in her brain. but alive. >> i've always wanted to be a surgeon and now i know that i want to specialize in trauma so i can relate to the patients more. >> reporter: it's hard not to marvel at makenzie's recovery from what seems like certain death, walking in less than a week. hanging out with the harlem globetrotters a few days later but back in texas. some things aren't coming back as quickly. >> math problem, it's like -- it feels like it's third grade math and i have problems doing some of it so that just -- it is frustrating. >> reporter: makenzie says her family hopes her first skydive was also her last. >> as much as i would like to,

my parents and the rest of my family would die if i did. >> reporter: for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> i like that, three weeks back already working on her homework. >> it is great to see her doing so well. >> it's a miracle. >> wonderful attitude. lara, what are you bringing us? >> well, if the men in one southern county forget valentine's day they are officially off the hook. this year at least according to a north georgia sheriff has announced the holiday of love is canceled thanks to all this terrible weather. >> it's valentine's day? >> reporter: it's that all too familiar last-minute scramble for cards, carnations and chocolates where convenience prevails as portrayed in this "saturday night live" clip. >> when did you get this? >> one minute ago. >> reporter: but hit with winter weather instead of cupid's arrow is digging out just an excuse for men not to dig into their pockets? >> i would hope that all the

people who usually on the receiving end would be understanding. >> reporter: in georgia, one sheriff's office gave men in their county a free pass, posting on facebook "valentine's day has been canceled." those who live in the no valentine's day zone are except from having to run out and buy lottery scratchers and hershey bars from the corner stores until february 18, 2014 due to ice, snowing and freezing rain. florists on one of their busiest days of the year are facing thorny challenges. >> deliveries are slower. >> reporter: if you can't bear to make it outside, check out these bouquets, this made from booze bottles you could find around the house. >> i hope we all get some slack on this. >> no one is getting slack if you give the booze bottle bouquet, i'm sorry. just saying. >> that would -- it's the thought that counts, right? >> exactly. >> apparently that sheriff is not up for re-election. >> thanks there, lara. how about another check of the weather. >> a gift for you.

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this morning, though, it's what's inside that's causing a lot of buzz. why is barbie one of the models and is it sending the wrong message? >> i was puzzled by this. we'll talk about that later. right now we begin with the north carolina trial of a woman accused of killing the mother of her stepchildren. amanda hayes denies the charge saying her husband was the sole killer and abc's mara schiavocampo has more. >> reporter: taking the stand for the first time this week amanda hayes' defense was simple. her husband made her do it. the 41-year-old wife and mother is charged with first degree murder, accused of helping husband grant hayes kill 27-year-old laura ackerson, the mother of his two young children during a bitter custody battle. prosecutors say she also helped grant dispose of the body and that she's now simply pretending to be a victim pointing out she had years of professional acting training. >> that involved learning your lines and playing a role and

presenting it in a conventional way. >> yes, ma'am, that is correct. >> reporter: but speaking in her own defense hayes paints a very different picture, that of a terrified wife who was still recovering from a cesarean section when the crime took place. soft-spoken on the stand hayes who has pleaded not guilty says she didn't even know ackerson was dead until her husband forced her to help cover up the crime almost a week after the murder. she says she wanted to get help but grant hayes threatened her. >> i was freaking out. this was not the time for me to start challenging him. >> reporter: the defense argues amanda hayes also worried if she didn't cooperate, her husband of 14 months might hurt her two young stepsons and their infant daughter. >> whenever we were driving lilly was crying. he told me if i didn't shut her up he was going to throw her out of the car. >> reporter: he's already been convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. it will be up to the jury to

decide if amanda hayes was his accomplice or another victim. for "good morning america," mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> dan abrams, our chief legal affairs anchor joins, as always. a couple strikes, the husband convicted already and tells her sister she was part of this. >> very different case against her than against her sister. fascinating she's taking the stand in her own defense here. her defense is that, yes, i was there in the fight leading up to what became the murder. actually she admits she may have been the cause of the fight. but she says he then throws her out of the house, says get out of the house with the kids. she says we want to talk alone. he and the victim. she says she comes back and he says everything is okay. that's when she says the murder occurred so she didn't know about it, she says. she only learns that there is a body in the truck that she is driving, she says, much later on. so she's claiming she had nothing to do with either the murder and she says she was not a willing accessory after the fact because she says she was threatened.

her testimony becomes crucial and that's why that question about her being an actress in the past is so important, because if the jurors believe her, she could absolutely get acquitted. >> she did have a very sympathetic demeanor. >> she did, she did but there are some facts that work against her, number one she allegedly confessed to her sister. number two there is sideline video of her buying cleaning supplies like bleach, et cetera. number three, there is a diary of the victim that talks about her and how much she despises how much the relationship between the two of them. there is a lot of circumstantial evidence but this is one of those cases where the reasonable doubt standard becomes so important. >> okay. dan abrams, thanks very much. >> dan, you'll be back. the jury is out a little bit later. >> and i have a red tie. just letting you know. i don't want to give too much of a tease. not too much of a tease. >> wardrobe change. you've been warned. now to that stunning hidden camera experiment every parent will want to see. it shows how people react when a child is being kidnapped right in front of them.

so -- how many try to do the right thing? abc's abbie boudreau has the story. >> reporter: watch this young boy, the man you see with him appears to be a stranger trying to coax the boy to go with him. >> i have candy, i have tv. >> reporter: watch what happens when the boy tries to get help. >> this man in a jacket -- shaking the stranger's hand. thankfully this kidnapping is actually a staged scene. the boy and the alleged stranger are in on it but the people they encounter are not and this morning, the hidden camera experiment is going viral with nearly 2 million views in just a few days. yousef erakat filmed it posing as the kidnapper. he wanted to find out what would real people do if they saw this happening. do you think this video may have gone too far. >> i don't think so at all. if no one pushes it far how will we get change. >> reporter: why did you want to do it?

>> to change the world. >> reporter: several people help protect nathan. >> i have pepper spray. >> what are you going to do with the pepper spray? >> reporter: this man, andre jefferson says his instincts just kicked in. >> my son, what are you doing? >> that's your dad? >> reporter: you felt responsible. >> i did. i felt 100% responsible because he came to me. >> when i revealed it to him -- >> sir, you're on camera, under the car. when i pointed the camera and shook his hand, his hand was shaking. >> i think i was more scared than the little boy at that point. >> i was crying when i saw that he was -- he did not let him go near my son. >> reporter: now this powerful video asking all of us how would you react? >> we all need to keep our eyes out and take care of our children. >> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, garden grove, california. >> wow. it's one thing to say how would you react. it's another thing when you're put in that situation. >> yep. >> how you would react. >> great experiment. >> it was. all right, ginger, what do you have on the board? >> it's a gift to give to all of

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all right, a quick look at the sochi scoreboard. not a whole lot of changes here at the top of the board in the overall medal count, norway still hanging on to a one-medal advantage atop. but here come the americans in second tied, of course, with the dutch. russians, germans, all the big names are there. >> closer than it is right now. >> it should actually. bode miller and ted ligety failed to get to the podium. i think today we thought we might overtake norway. still idle in second place. >> you said it'll happen. >> in the end it'll happen. come on, usa men and women, on the ice. >> speaking of which it is just huge, the u.s. men's hockey team about to go face to face with russia hoping to pull off another miracle on ice and defeat those russians on their turf.

we're going to go back to amy robach in sochi with more on this exciting showdown. amy, are you ready? >> reporter: i am so ready. we are planning where we're going to watch this tomorrow. lara, good morning to you. i actually got to sit down with two of the team's stars. captain zach parise and ryan suter. ryan's dad bob was a member of that immortal 1980 squad and ryan said he used to bring his father's gold medal to school for show and tell. guess what, now he wants one of his own. who can ever forget this magical moment? >> do you believe in miracles? yes! >> reporter: when the u.s. beat the mighty soviet squad at the 1980 lake placid olympics. it sent shock waves around the world. no one had given the team made up of scrappy american college kids a chance. they beat finland to win the gold medal. there was even a movie about the fabled u.s. team simply titled

"miracle." >> he shoots. he scores! >> reporter: now get ready for saturday's showdown in sochi. the u.s. and russia in an epic rematch. russia is not quite the superpower its soviet predecessors were but still dominant so when the two teams face off tomorrow, the americans will once again be underdogs. >> you don't want teams or people to be talking about you. you want to kind of slide under the radar as far as you can. >> we raise expectations a little bit in 2010, i think internally for sure but also with media, as well. >> see, there you are lowering expectations. >> yeah, we always put pressure -- you always put pressure on yourself. i mean, that's what athletes do. they want to win. >> reporter: but unlike lake placid they're packed with nhl talent and crushed a strong slovakian team 7-1 thursday. >> score. >> reporter: the cold war may be over but the rivalry between these old foes remains hot and captain zach parise have tricks up his sleeves. any pregame rituals. are you superstitious?

>> i prefer to call them routine. >> smaller things. it's coffee. >> coffee. >> music, bring my dad to lunch. >> is he here? >> he is not here. >> uh-oh. >> i didn't score last game. so we'll have to fly him over. >> what music do you listen to? >> if varies -- i've been on a little bit of a country kick. >> he scored two goals. >> i like that country music before you hit the ice. so who will win, you ask? well, we asked juno the dolphin at the sochi aquarium. she says the russians. well, oddsmakers also put the russians ahead with the canadians favored to take the gold. you know what, guys, sometimes miracles strike twice. >> yep. >> right, josh. >> yeah, but it wouldn't be -- i get it. i am not going to kill -- it necessarily wouldn't be a miracle but get it done, americans. we're jingoistic here.

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home that the other one didn't know they had. >> that's very sweet. >> two couples. >> and cooper, cooper, what do you have for zach? [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, look at that. >> mazel tov to both. we love "love" and john legend. a wedding coming. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it's easy to choose the perfect bath update for your family. wow. ♪ this is the one. [ male announcer ] lowe's selection of bath updates

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good morning. some sort of debris field on westbound 24 that caused flat tires for more than a dozen vehicles, one car's gas tank was leaking fuel. here is the latest. >> all right. as we head right over to that area, we can see where the traffic, it is still heavy. 28 miles per hour is going to be our top speed. it speeds up. slow and go as you approach

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good morning, america. 8:00 a.m., and happy valentine's day. we have love this morning. our epic wedding is finally here, the couple america helped to choose about to get married live. their superstar wedding singer john legend. and the "sports illustrated" swimsuit cover is revealed. who snagged the top spot and why is barbie flaunting that frame inside the issue? ♪ and puppy love. the american silver medalist in skiing going viral for his golden goal to save the strays of sochi. why he's so doggone determined as we say -- ♪ good morning good morning love ♪ >> good morning, america.

>> good morning, america continues live from times square and the olympics in sochi with robin, george, josh, lara and ginger. >> a big thank you to john legend for that beautiful serenade this friday morning valentine's day. look at the family and friends right there of jeremy and alex as they get ready to exchange their wedding vows to get married on live television this morning. you see the countdown clock right there under 30 minutes to go right now until they become man and wife and i have to tell you, it is so surreal to walk backstage at 5:00 a.m. this morning and see groomsmen getting ready. >> exactly. also, i was in the elevator with the bridesmaid and the bride-to-be alex. there you see putting on the finishing touches right now getting ready to walk down the aisle and you're talking about the groomsmen. what are they doing while the women -- they're playing poker. >> oh. >> they got ready a little bit early so -- >> relaxing. >> why not.

>> i tell you what, he said -- i ran into him in the pantry, little prewedding bagel and said, what am i doing? what am i getting into? love, buddy. the rest of your life, it's great, it's terrific and john legend, who that is not a bad way to wake up either. all right, guys. happy valentine's day too. our lovely, lovely compatriots, i got you -- >> thank you. >> i made it myself complete with sticker. >> gift exchange. >> a beautiful rose. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >> you don't have a balloon, robin. >> oh, thank you. >> i may have found -- i may have found one or two of the good ones already. sorry about that. >> that's for you to, you know -- so sweet. >> oh, josh. we love love. we love valentine's day. but, you know -- >> love. >> love is a beautiful thing. you know, jury is out though happening today and back with a valentine's day edition and ask a tough question including have

we gone overboard with the spending on valentine's day? we want to know what you have to say about that. vote at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! i can assure you based on what i'm looking at we have not. >> no, chocolates. >> can we crank up barry white just a little bit. crank him up just a little bit. >> simmer in that. >> come on, everybody. ♪ darling i -- >> i love this song. ♪ i can't get enough of you babe ♪ >> singing not so much but the dancing always. ♪ i don't know why >> josh has news. okay. we're going to begin with that nasty winter storm pounding the east overnight after hammering the south through the day. millions of drivers crippled by blocked roadways, hundreds of thousands are without power at this hour and, of course, thousands of air travelers staring at screens like that as their flights are grounded. meanwhile, it turned awfully deadly, as well, at least 21

deaths mostly in traffic are being blamed on the storm conditions. so far this is the snowiest winter in years for many large cities, in fact, philadelphia, just broke a 130-year record for the number of storms and here we are still just in mid-february. the big concern, however, all that heavy snow collapsing rooftops. residents, in fact, may never be able to return to the new jersey building you see here because it could, in fact, completely pancake from the added weight. and it's so stark for it's a very different story out west where california faces what could be its worst drought in a century. it is just baked from tip to tip. president obama, in fact, headed there today to promise federal aid and to tour a local farm in the central valley, the nation's breadbasket. meanwhile, major setback this morning in efforts to end the civil war in syria now being called the worst humanitarian crisis in a generation.

well, this morning, syria's ally, russia, accused the u.s. of using ongoing peace talks to seek regime change. an estimated 5,000 people have died in syria in just the last month. turn now to sochi. some disappointments, in fact, for team usa this morning as bode miller and ted ligety rivals themselves both, in fact, came up short in the men's alpine skiing event as temperatures on the slopes topped 50 degrees, the slushy conditions have been an ongoing problem. u.s. daredevil racers noelle pikus-pace and katie uhlaender in the skeleton event. shani davis looking for answers about their high-tech under armour suits. they say the suits were slowing them down. we certainly hope that is not the case and can, in fact, be corrected. a second nfl cheerleader is now suing her team claiming poor working

conditions. alexa brennaman says the $90 a game she was paid by the cincinnati bengals works out to roughly $2.85 an hour and says rules concerning what she wears and how she looks are humiliating to her. the team dismisses this as merely a copycat lawsuit following a recent claim made by an oakland raiders cheerleader. finally, pope francis, not missing out on valentine's day. take a look. he invited engaged couples to celebrate this holiday with him at the vatican and while greeting the crowd, actually -- look at him. nice -- the hands that made him all conference, caught a rose that someone tossed to him and, in fact, so many couples showed up for the event, they had to move outdoors into st. peter's square where robin and i, again, were lucky enough to meet him just recently. we saw the newly married couples who got to meet him if they show up in their outfits. >> right. with the wedding.

>> all these couples, tell you what, they were backed up, think about that. thousands and thousands of them. >> that's great. >> happy valentine's day to you. >> that looks like a beautiful morning in rome. >> you never know this time of year. so glad it was a good day. "pop news" coming up. let's go outside to ginger with the weather first. >> a very happy valentine's day it is here. wanted to say good morning to reilly from atlanta. do you love love too? >> yes. >> a little giggle. right to the forecast. i want to show you new york city this morning. a really beautiful shot after what happened yesterday and last night. 11.5 inches of fresh snow and look at some of the cities. valentine, nebraska, 38 with sunshine. heart lake, pennsylvania, just below freezing. hot in the southwest, though, i'll leave you right there in the southwest. nice and warm and toasty for this valentine's day. that's the big picture.

>> lara, we are all loving love. we'll head in for the "morning menu." >> thank you, ginger. a look at what's coming up on our gma morning menu. in "pop news" you could win a date with hollywood's hottest duo, ben affleck and matt damon. 10 bucks is all it will cost you. barbie showing up in the pages of "sports illustrated's" swimsuit issue. is it sending the wrong message to little girls. and there is the bride, ready? getting her finishing touches groom has not seen her but our epic wedding celebration is just moments away. john legend is ready and the groom is loosening up with a little football.

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>> be like just us hanging out taking selfies talking about how like the sox are going to do. >> or if you have more sophisticated interests we could talk about the current state of politics in the middle east. >> or if you don't want to have the [ bleep ] bored out of you we could switch around and ask you questions like where are you from? >> it'll be all good and all expenses paid. go to omaze.com, forward slash, ben and matt. it's $10. we got to go on that date. i am available. okay, so you guys, we're available. the winner will be chosen february 20th. good luck, everybody. a great cause. some of america's classic food chains are serve up a heaping helping of love this valentine's day. starting with mcdonald's. living up to its i'm loving it slogan by turning certain locations into a romantic getaway complete with waiter service, l.e.d. candles and free roses for the first ten reservations. >> yes, yes.

they can make a reservation, please. two all beef patties. >> nothing says love like that l.e.d. >> that warm glow of the l.e.d. white castle is laying out red tablecloths hopefully with breath mints included and some locations will have live music and finally dairy queen is giving us a run for its money offering wedding ceremonies and receptions so that you can say "i do" at the dq. >> with a blizzard, right? >> of course, ginger. you would have to bring up the blizzard. >> i love those things. >> it's not too late, you and ben. the day is young. and finally on this day of romance and pictures to prove that love exists for all shapes and sizes these taken by photographers capture that je ne sais quoi that only happens that those you love no matter your species, size or hairiness and not everybody, "pop news," yi valentine's day edition. >> thank you for ending like that.

now to the sports illustrated" swimsuit edition revealed last night on "jimmy kimmel" for the first time three models on the cover. one of them john legend's wife. chrissy. oh, my gosh. chrissy teigen, but grabbing the headlines, that's -- >> okay, all right, all right. down in back, down in back. look at all those necks up there. but barbie is the one because she's a part of this issue, as well. yes, barbie and abc's linsey davis. >> she needs a snack. >> thanks, lara. >> the blizzard. >> reporter: they belong to an elite sorority, bronze bathing beauties who all graced the cover of the "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition but for this, the 50th anniversary of "s.i." swimsuit edition unveiled on "jimmy kimmel" the issue isn't the cover girl but the four-page spread inside featuring a different doll-faced beauty, barbie. the 2014 "sports illustrated"

swimsuit edition celebrating legends hits stands tuesday with this 55-year-old hot rod for controversy flaunting her stuff and making no apologies. online outrage at the toymaker mattel who paid for the spread. one woman posting there's something super unsettling and creepy about a publication that makes a direct and totally inappropriate correlation between sex and little girls' toys. >> a barbie doll doesn't have a place in really what's a men's magazine, in a men's magazine that is dedicated to sexualizing women. >> reporter: but mattel defended its new ad campaign in a statement to abc news saying "the goal of the campaign is to empower fans to engage and celebrate all that makes them who they are." "s.i." did not respond to our request for comment but says "swimsuit has delivered a message of power, strength and beauty and delighted barbie is celebrating those core values in such a unique value.

linsey davis, abc news. >> joining us is dr. logan levkoff, the author of the brand-new book "got teens the doctor moms' guide to sexuality social media in teens." >> you have a 4-year-old daughter. 8-year-old son. >> yes. >> so what do you make of this? >> gosh, i'm not even sure i alternate between thinking this is so ridiculous and so horrifying at the same time because clearly we are totally saying these people are so unattainable we'll put a plastic doll on the cover of the magazine. and, of course, it does bring up that whole issue of are we sexualizing our little kids' toys. >> clearly that -- i'm trying to figure out -- clearly mattel is saying this is a message of empowerment. but what are they really thinking? >> i'm all for being unapologetic and not -- being authentic and not apologizing for who you are, however, "sports illustrated" sends the

message that, you know, we can debate whether these women are celebrated or objectified but they're also saying we're not going to apologize for putting your kids' doll on the cover either so it's an interesting parental debate but one we should be having at home with our kids. show them the cover. >> she's not on the cover. >> the wrap. >> still doesn't matter. >> i think to a degree, it may only because it's an advertorial. advertising inside the magazine. as a former "s.i." writer it's always sought a healthier figure for their swimsuit models we should talk about every fashion magazine on the newsstand because it's not just "s.i." that's -- and as the father of a daughter, barbie is a tough look. it's a tough look because it's completely and totally -- >> unattainable. >> barbie is tough and my daughter loves barbie but, you know, i'm going to provide her with lots of other options, as well but i asked her about this

wrap this morning and she said, mom, of course, barbie isn't a real person. she has a cut in her neck. her head would fall off if she was a real person so if we equip our kids with the right tools this he'll make smart decisions. >> ultimately but it is a conversation worth having. i know i certainly will with kate who is watching this morning on valentine's day. slopestyle skier silver medalist gus kenworthy who's gone viral for his puppy love and goal of rescuing sochi stray dogs. abc's matt gutman has his story. >> reporter: even before gus kenworthy stomped his run -- >> triple for kenworthy. he wants it. >> reporter: as they say in slopestyle speak winning silver medal he won american hearts with these tweets writing "puppy love is real to puppies." the day before the heartthrob tweeted this picture with the #sochistrays. the olympic city is beset by them fed by the thousands of work crews over the past seven

years and their population has exploded but ahead of the games a russian company was hired to cull them to international outrage, kenworthy too tells abc news he's going to adopt. >> did you bring any of those puppies with you today? >> no, the puppies are at the media center up in the village. >> do you really hope to adopt them and bring them home? >> yeah, i'm not sure if i'll necessarily keep all of them for myself but i'm definitely trying to bring them all back to the states. >> reporter: he said he hopes to take a mother and four puppies back to the u.s. just to drop in the bucket. we heard about the only private shelter here and drove there last week up this winding mountain road recently funded by oleg deripaska, a russian billionaire. there we found a puppy haven. >> a problem for any country stray dogs. >> reporter: once these dogs get here they can find a pretty warm home but getting to these mountaintop shelters is pretty tricky. this woman is helping people like kenworthy with the papers and shots but kenworthy might help getting a bodyguard?

have you gotten a lot of responses about your tweets. >> yes, a lot of girls like olympians and puppies which has been overwhelming but -- >> reporter: a heartthrob skier with the heart of gold. so we've been rising to get back into the shelter but you can see the security guys behind us have been taking picture of us for the past few minutes and the shelter has gotten a lot of media over the past couple of days but there are so many dogs here apparently the conditions have deteriorated and not letting anybody there right now. that will make it a lot harder for guys like gus kenworthy and other americans to adopt dogs here. guys? >> thanks to matt for bringing that, gus. dan abrams is back as promised. you've changed your tie. >> i'm the wacky nutty guy that changed his tie into a red one, why? we have a special valentine's day edition of jury's out. >> that's why. >> i know. >> you are wild.

>> first up, it is truly amazing how much we'll all spend today, the national retail federation reports that for men it's an average of $108.38 on gifts for significant others, about twice as much as women shell out, but many are also buying gifts for family members, friends, 20%, 12% apparently getting something for colleagues. >> that's the average. >> 12% getting something for colleagues, people you work with. >> what did you spend your $108 on? >> almost of course 20% buy something for our pets. the total estimated amount between $133 and $210 -- >> a lot more than i thought. >> -- per person. this has gone crazy. >> a lot of math in "the jury's out." >> facts and stats. this is abc news, we know cuss on stats and facts. >> so your take is it's out of control. >> this is crazy. right? >> it's a lot. >> my son says it's a made up holiday. he doesn't want to celebrate it. >> is it? i'm overtly a scrooge.

>> you all had a great conversation, josh had a great conversation sitting in on "the view." you were talking about it. really sweet for kids. >> it's for kids. >> but valentine's day for -- >> for kids? >> yes. >> you remember getting a cute -- >> first of all, you have a kid, man. this cold, dead heart is going to have to thaw. >> i brought all of these for you guys. yeah, yeah. >> funny what 108 bucks buys. >> yeah, exactly. >> i got my first valentine's day card from sarina and for the first time in a long time -- >> isn't that for father's day? >> no, it's also nice to say love. >> bah humbug. >> bernadette says, "stop it, dan. omg, can we just enjoy valentine's day? there are plenty of things you can do and you don't have to spend any money." amy menard "waste of money, rather someone show me their love throughout the year not on a hallmark holiday." >> amen, amy. >> and posted this on our "gma" flash poll. what are people saying?

82% say valentine's day gifting and spending has gone too far. >> do something that doesn't cost money. >> do an act of kindness. >> maybe just -- >> a hug. >> a special hug. >> ah. thank you. happy valentine's day. >> a new bromance has blossomed. >> we also learned this week that cate blanchett shares an e-mail account with her husband and says i can see what he's up to. it's not that i don't trust him adding she checks his messages because they work together and he hates e-mail. my take, that is a horrible, horrible idea. are there no boundaries in any relationships? >> i don't understand it at all. >> crazy, right? >> everyone agrees? >> i don't think -- i'm sure it's an e-mail account that's given out to people like the cable company and -- >> there's no secrets. what's the big deal? >> you want to write to your friends saying my husband is really being annoying today? >> i don't write that. >> really? >> never.

>> the other half is never annoying. >> you wouldn't share an e-mail account. >> i share one with you. >> quickly we turn to the olympics for a story. two star-crossed lovers. xu xiaming married to kim ji-sun on their first valentine's day together as a couple, the question is who do you root for >> i think he's nuts too. >> we don't live in china. >> hearts forever. >> dan, so nice. well done. >> "gma" at the olympics is brought to you by chobani, how matters.

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temperatures are running in the mid to upper 50s. ♪ all of me loves all of you loves your curves and all your edges ♪ ♪ all your perfect imperfections hmm ♪ >> what -- i mean, are you kidding me? what? >> the best song ever. >> that's why the man has won nine grammys. a great song "all of me." a song that has special meaning to him and just minutes from now will have very special meaning to a very deserving young couple about to walk through the rest of their lives together. it is going to be great. >> so exciting. jeremy and amy about to get

married -- excuse me, alex, from pennsylvania. kicked off the competition. four couples in the showdown, jeremy and alex won and they're getting married in just a couple of minutes. >> all four couples were just absolutely lovely. look, they earned it. they earned the right to be here right now. the challenges and the clashes that they had, the relay race. and then tens of thousands of you weighed in voting for them online and they took top honors in our trivia competition. that sealed it, the victory in the "epic wedding showdown." >> a ton of fun and so nice to meet all the couples in the thick of it ever since too from choosing the perfect bridal attire to rehearsing their first dance as you see there and so excited to perform with john legend live and the big moment is finally here. >> it is. >> that's right, the time has come. cue the music. here comes the bride, alex rall

with her father harry. ♪ >> who gives this woman to be married to this man? >> her mother and i. >> good morning, america. we are gathered here together in the presence of this company and millions more to join jeremy and alexandra in the bonds of lawful matrimony. may they be privileged to fashion a home harboring love and harmony, peace and companionship, good health, well-being, good deeds. may every worthy wish of their hearts be fulfilled and their

eyes always open to the beauty and the mystery of the love they hold for each other. jeremy and alexandra are especially thankful to god for bringing them together and would like to express their gratitude to their parents for setting such a great example for them. jeremy is honored to be following in his father's and mother's footsteps in getting married on valentine's day, because they're celebrating their 33rd wedding anniversary today. jeremy and alexandra's relationship began two years ago. jeremy first noticed his future wife singing in church and alex's older sister took the role of matchmaker. as they begin this journey together, the couple has asked me to share the following sentiment from the poet maya angelou. "people will forget what you said. people will forget what you did. but people will never forget how

you made them feel." now we get to the part everyone has been waiting for. jere jeremy, do you take alexandra to be your lawfully wedded wife, to live together as husband and wife, will you love her, honor and cherish her in health, sickness, adversity and prosperity forsaking all others so long as you both shall live? >> i will. >> and alexandra, do you take jeremy to be your lawfully wedded husband to live together as husband and wife, will you love him, honor and cherish him in health, sickness, adversity and prosperity forsaking all others so long as you both shall live? >> i will. >> all right. now we have a ring. jeremy. >> thanks. >> place it on the left hand, fourth finger of alexandra and repeat after me. by this ring you are consecrated

to me as my wife. >> by this ring you are consecrated to me as my wife. >> according to the laws of the state of new york. >> according to the laws of the state of new york. >> and alix, please repeat after me in accepting this ring i pledge you all my love and devotion. >> in accepting this ring, i pledge you all my love and devotion. >> all right and now alex, you have a ring for jeremy. all right. repeat after me, by this ring you are consecrated to me as my husband. >> by this ring you are consecrated to me as my husband. >> according to the laws of the state of new york. >> according to the laws of the state of new york. >> and, jeremy, repeat after me. in accepting this ring, i pledge you all my love and devotion. >> in accepting this ring, i pledge you all of my love and devotion. >> since both of you have joined voluntarily in this ceremony which binds you in marriage and pledge each to the other, and having declared the same by the giving and receiving of rings, i by the virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the

state of new york pronounce you husband and wife. you may kiss the bride. [ applause ] >> we wish you a long, happy and blessed life together, mr. and mrs. jeremy lazorka. >> here they are, the newlyweds celebrating right here on "gma." we're going to check on them in just a minute but right now to gigger with the weather. >> congratulations, jeremy and alex. what an exciting morning. we want to check in on a couple of other places in the nation. southwest will be nice. pleasant there. look with jim grant with a little bit of his humor. yes, we love it. measuring sand. nice in san diego. huntsville they had the snow and this evening you actually have rain and maybe a rain/snow mix and thank you for the photos. here's what you can expect cool weather snowy too in the great lakes and northeast. warmer in the middle of the nation and record highs possible in the far

>> good morning. from the roof where you can see it's foggy again this morning. your forecast, mostly cloudy. temperatures in the low to upper 6 0s. seven day forecast, >> all that water brought to you by the university of phoenix. i left up presidents day in kras you have the day off and want to check out your forecast. find your place. for now let's head back upstairs. >> coming up, the first dance for jeremy and alex and john legend. ♪ all of you >> there's the first kiss. almond. a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. snack nut of the u.s. ski team.

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what an amazing valentine's day morning. our newlyweds, alex and jeremy and they're ready to take the floor for their first dance as a married couple in just a moment and their very special wedding singer, none other than nine-time grammy winner john legend with a song from his top ten album "love in the future."

okay, that was just a moment for all of us and you got married in september. >> yeah. >> do you have any advice for the bride and groom? >> it looks like they're off to a great start. just enjoy it. >> we've been around them and they're having fun too. we can't help but notice you're very proud of your wife chrissy who is on the cover of the new "s.i." swimsuit issue. >> we're very excited about that. >> rightfully so. >> you said you found out yesterday afternoon and she cried like a baby. >> she cried like a baby. she was so excited and, you know, it was a surprise because you never really know who is going to be on the cover. all these beautiful women and has been in the issue several years now and every year it's been someone else >> that's right. >> and then this year it's her. we're very excited about it. >> this moment is all about these two right here. >> yes. >> these two right here and you know how special it is to have a wedding singer. you had stevie wonder as your wedding singer? >> you know, he came to the

wedding and he wasn't planning to sing but after i sang "all of me" he came up and do a song right after that and did "ribbon in the sky" which is pretty amazing. >> alex and jeremy, are you ready to be serenaded by john legend? >> all right. here we go to serenade the couple and their first dance, john legend with "all of me." ♪ what would i do without your smart mouth drawing me in and you kicking me out ♪ ♪ you've got my head spinning no kidding i can't pin you down ♪ ♪ what's going on in that beautiful mind i'm on your magical mystery ride ♪ ♪ and i'm so dizzy don't know what hit me but i'll be all right ♪

♪ my head's under water but i'm breathing fine you're crazy and i'm out of my mind ♪ ♪ 'cause all of me loves all of you loves your curves and all your edges ♪ ♪ all your perfect imperfections give your all to me i'll give my all to you ♪ ♪ you're my end and my beginning even when i lose i'm winning ♪ ♪ 'cause i give you all all of me and you give me all of you oh ♪

♪ cards on the table we're both showing hearts ♪ ♪ risking it although it's hard ♪ ♪ 'cause all of me loves all of you loves your curves and all your edges ♪ ♪ all your perfect imperfections give your all to me i'll give my all to you ♪ ♪ you're my end and my beginning even when i lose i'm winning ♪ ♪ 'cause i give you all of me and you give me all of you ♪

♪ i give you all of me and you give me all of you oh ♪ ♪ all [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> hey. >> yeah. [ applause ] they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪

they lived. ♪ (dad) we lived... thanks to our subaru. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru.

all right. we are back now with alex and jeremy.

their friends, their family. time for the group dance. john legend will perform "made to love." let's do it. ♪ i was in here for you we were made to love ♪ ♪ we were made to love ♪ you were sent for me too we were made to love we were made to love ♪ ♪ oh i've never seen anything in much more than you and me extraordinary machine ♪ ♪ oh i've never loved i've never loved never loved someone like this ♪ ♪ all i know is

i was sent here for you ♪ ♪ we were made to love we were made to love ♪ ♪ you were sent for me too we were made to love ♪ ♪ we were made to love ♪ ♪ oh have you ever known when you laid your eyes on the perfect work of art ♪ ♪ i knew right from the start ooh i was never sure of a god before ♪ ♪ but i know he must exist he created this ♪

♪ i was sent here for you ♪ we were made to love we were made to love ♪ ♪ you were sent for me too we were made to love ♪ ♪ we were made to love ♪ ♪ oooh

♪ oh i was sent here for you we were made to love we were made to love ♪ ♪ you were sent for me too we were made to love we were made to love ♪ ♪ yeah yeah [ cheers and applause ]

♪ breathing fine ♪ you're -- >> there they are, jeremy and alex sharing their first dance with john legend, just moments after getting married right here on live television on "good morning america." ♪ all of you >> i'm sorry. i'm still swaying, i'm still moving. still grooving. oh, my, we're so excited for both of them and we're having a wedding cake right now. it's jeremy and alex before they head off to celebrate with family and friends at dell frisco's double eagle steak house because we have to make sure that you're going to eat well and the cake boss there, but what is this moment like for you right now? >> it's pretty surreal when we were dancing out there we looked at each other and again like i said to josh this morning, what in the world is going on here? [ laughter ] >> where are we and she said look at everybody. so -- >> thank you for making this day

so special. >> thank you, guys. seriously, we can't thank you enough sdmrp congratulations to the family. >> you have the cutest little grandparents right here. >> almost 60 years for them. >> before we cut that cake, i mean, we have had -- we've rolled out every red carpet and kept you in the loop on everything. except for one thing. time to talk honeymoon, folks. because you guys are headed to hawaii. [ cheers and applause ] >> six days at the hilton village, ocean resort. the hilton has launched a brand-new feature for all couples. register for an amazing post-trip to the honeymoon registry program. you two are going to have a great time. what do you say we raise it all? [ cheers and applause ] >> other thank-yous too. >> yes. >> i want to give a big thank you to john legend. i want to give a big thank you

to terry. >> thank you. >> i want to say haley and joan, bridesmaids for the bridesmaids dresses and sparkling cider and moen and chandon, congratulations.

>> good morning. rain or shine, huge crowds are expected to line the streets tomorrow night for the annual chinese new year parade. mike has the weekend forecast. looks like it's going to be regular chinese new year? >> a little bit of rain especially towards the end of the parade. some light rain and 56 at the right. seven-day forecast, we will see a little more sunshine. lit be the warmest day. we will get rain sunday night through monday morning. >> street closures and plenty of traffic. so use mass transit. we have a five-car crash blocking a lane northbound along 280. and in the southbound direction you have a big pothole in the

number four lane so watch out for that. >> join us for announcer: it's "live with kelly and michael." today, film and broadway star sir ian. and, from the new action adventure film "pompeii," adewale. plus, enough already, no more cold. we wrap up our end winter now week with a hot summer time ladies swim wear fashion show. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by isney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheer