good morning, america. this morning, wild winter weather. tornadoes, severe storms with high winds and flooding rain, impacting millions of homes and schools. no match against the force of nature. >> this weather is brutal. brutal. meanwhile, a new polar vortex waits in the wings. peace pact. opposition leaders in ukraine sign a deal with the country's president ho is giving up his power. but protesters want him prosecuted. what will it take to end the bloodshed and where is the president now? bad apple? the computer company admitting there is a major flaw in software on iphones, ipads, and macs. how vulnerable you may be to a hack attack. and how you can protect yourself. >> and the horn sounds! and o, canada.

the canadian hockey team again shatters our dream of winning gold. but an american teen becomes the youngest olympic slalom champ in history. we have the latest from sochi. and good morning, everybody. much of america dealing with extreme weather right now. a really nasty mix of twisters, high winds, and flooding rain. check this out. this is lightning hitting a skyscraper in nashville. >> unbelievable. look at this. in atlanta. howling winds saepd pine tree on a house . fortunately, no one was hurt. some 600 storms in the last 48 hours. >> 600 storms. we'll get the forecast in a moment. we kick off with marci gonzalez in laguardia airport. scene of massive delays overnight. i can attest on this personally.

i arrived at 11:00 last night. didn't get a lot of sleep before the broadcast. >> reporter: oh, that's painful dan. sorry to hear that. you were one of many. thousands of flights delayed yesterday. here in new york, travelers held up for more than two hours because of fog. elsewhere, all kinds of problems blamed on a mixed bag of extreme weather. this morning, cleanup is under way after another brutal round of severe weather. friday, tornadoes leveling homes in ohio. and plowing a trail of destruction in maryland. >> i could hear it coming. it got really loud. i asked my other daughter to go ahead and get in the basement. >> reporter: severe flooding from indiana, across to pennsylvania, forcing evacuees into the water-logged streets. all of this on top of thursday night's storm. parts of the country barely recovered from recent blasts of winter woes, now coping with a fresh dose of disaster.

across eight states, reports of 23 tornadoes touching down. >> just a big roar. about 50-mile-an-hour winds. >> reporter: entire neighborhoods in alabama reduced to splinters by violent winds. >> the aftermath is just as bad as the storm itself. >> reporter: leading to emotional rescues in the rubble. >> i'm glad nobody's -- nobody's hurt. >> reporter: watch as security cameras capture a violent wave of debris. as the 160-mile-per-hour winds shred the roof of this tennessee high school. north and east, melting ice and snow wreaking havoc. crews using backhoes to break up ice dams as the wabash inundates their city. >> this weather is brutal. brutal. >> reporter: firefighters rushing to the rescue as this home collapsed under the weight of the winter weather. so many nationwide feeling the brunt of the winter whiplash. flights grounded across the country. and some of those problems are

lingering already today. we have seen several hundred delays and cancellations. and bianna, there are still people who are stranded from cancellations days ago. >> oh, unfortunate for them. thank you, marci. is there any more extreme weather in store for us? let's bring in meteorologist jason nicholas from wews in cleveland. good morning to you. unfortunately, i think i know what is answer is. and it's not good, jason. >> what are you going to do? good morning to you. great to be here. huge weather day. wild weather. severe weather can happen in february. look at this map here. eight states, more than 20 tornadoes. in fact, in illinois itself, eight tornadoes. storm surveyors are out there. they may add to that. as they do more storm damage reports. look at this, though. the severe weather, thankfully, now, moved off across the east. each of the blue dots indicates where wind damage was. we had hail damage and tornado reports. the big weather story over the next couple of days, certainly across the eastern third or eastern half of the country, another arctic blast. of very cold air.

air temperatures not getting out of single digits across many spots. even down into the deep south. temperatures could top out in the 20s. we'll talk more about that in about 15 minutes. along with your local forecast. dan? >> jason, thank you. now to another story breaking this morning. the security issues that have apple scrambling. a major flaw in the company's devices could allow hackers to intercept your e-mail. this is a big deal considering more than half of all american homes own at least one apple product. abc's ryan smith is on the story this morning. ryan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan and bianna. many of us own more than one. we do everything on our phones and ipads these days, from shopping to surfing. a flaw in apple's software could leave these things open to cyber criminals. overnight, apple admitting major flaws in iphones, ipads, and mac books, making them vulnerable to hackers. on its website, apple stating, an attacker may capture or modify data. the problem, affecting anyone

using an iphone 4 or later, ipod touch, and the ipad 2, 3, and air. the security risk stemming from a problem with encrypting data that you send from your device over a wireless internet connection. so if you're sitting at your favorite coffee shop browsing the web, might not be such a smart idea to send an e-mail or purchase something. >> every consumer needs to do the following. they need to have up-to-date software on the iphone, ipad, the mac. the reality is today there are vulnerabilities. >> reporter: apple would not comment on how or when it learned of the problem with their ssl, or secure socket slayer. or if the gnaw was being exploited at all. on its website, they stated, secure transport failed to validate the authenticity of the connection. with millions using iphones, ipads, and ipods, the worry, that apple security problems may have only just begun. apple seems to have a fix for

these things. on friday, they released an update of their system which they say fixes the problem. you may want to update today. since apple has been tight-lipped on the details, it's tough to say how far this problem reaches. >> the cyber attacks so much more prevalent now. ryan, thank you. >> sure thing. we're going to turn now to the fast-developing situation in ukrai ukraine. it's no longer clear who is in control of the country. the president's left the capi l capital. and protesters have seized all the key government buildings. hamish macdonald is in kiev. hamish? >> reporter: there have been jubilant scenes here in kiev in the past hour or so as news emerged that the president has resigned. in the square behind me, outside the parliament, in front of the presidential offices, they were screaming, cheering, waving the ukraine flag at the news that this man they wanted to see removed from office had made that decision. it came three months and one day

after these protests began. their celebrations were dashed moments later when a spoke pern for the president said, he had not resigned. this underscored how confused the situation is at this point in time. there's a power vacuum. we don't foe effectively who is controlling the country. the president left the capital overnight. it's said he went to the east of the country to where his traditional power base lies. the opposition believe he may have fled overseas, perhaps to abu dhabi. they've voted to release one of the key opposition figures here. a former leader of the country. she's been thin jail for 2 1/2 years. she'll wibe released into hospil care because she has back issues. the protesters seem to be

celebrating a crucial moment in their revolution. dan? >> thank you for your reporting this morning. we're going to stay in the region and switch gears a little bit and talk about the olympics. team u.s. racking up more medals. on this final full day of action today. we're tied with russia for first place. followed by norway, canada, and the netherlands. matt gutman is tracking all of the action at our "gma" head quarters at our olympic desk. hey, matt, good morning. >> hey, dan, good morning. we have had some thrills here. the u.s. dominating the x games-type events. 27 medals, as you mentioned, the total so far. more than in any other games outside north america. the past 48 hours have been agony. the u.s. men's and women's hockey teams losing in nerve racking gut-wrenchers to the canadians. thrilling to watch until the final whistle. >> the horn sounds. canada has won! >> reporter: the canadians raised their arms in triumph. the americans downcast in defeat. the score was close. 1-0.

the game was not. the canadians dominating play and shutting out a high-scoring american team after the game's only goal in the second period. it was a rematch of the gold medal game in vancouver in 2010 with the same result. the loss coming just 24 hours after the women's team lost in a sudden death overtime nail biter to the canadians. it nearly ended with this shot. a u.s. puck skittering toward the open canadian net, coming so close, then dinging off the post. it's the shot that julie chu, selected as the u.s. flag bearer for the closing ceremonies, can't stop thinking about. when you closed your eyes, was there one play from the game that kept being replayed over and over? >> half inch, one way, maybe this would be a different story. but, again, that's hockey. that's the way it is. >> reporter: the men's team taking the loss in stride. >> we knew they were one of the teams to beat here. you know, like i said, proved it tonight.

>> reporter: with both teams defeated, president obama will have to pay up on his friendly wager with the canadian prime minister. >> i let the president do the gambling. >> reporter: sending two cases of the white house's microbrew beer to the victorious great white north. >> congratulations to canada. they certainly know their way around a hockey rink. >> reporter: on the slopes on friday, this 19-year-old phenom walked away with gilded hardware. mikaela shiffrin became the silver lining in the golden outcome for the u.s. becoming the youngest slalom winner in history. living up to the hype. all the magazine spreads. now the men's hockey team bumped out of the finals. it will face the fins today. for the bronze medal. now, you think finland, how tough could they be? they dominated the russians, a team you'll recall that gave the u.s. men, barely beat in the shootout. it was eight rounds. painful. but today will be interesting. let's move to other news.

one american here in sochi who won two gold medals in these games. he's vic wild. he won medals in snowboard slalom. he's not competing for the u.s., but for russia. he moved there a couple of years ago because he couldn't get the resources he needed to compete in the u.s. and, i have a little olympic anecdote for you guys. we had one of our cars towed. an old vw. we went to track it down. the tow company offered a deal. pay a big fine or give us ten olympic pins. we scrambled together ten of these "gma" pins. i hope you can see that. that's amazing. the barter system at work here in russia. pretty amazing stuff. >> the power of the "gma" brand, matt. >> you know you're number one. >> i want to leave you with this. world renowned. world renowned, guys. also, world renowned here in sochi. the cat hat. it's the leopard hat. everybody's wearing them here. it keeps your head warm and your hands. with pom-poms in them.

that's for you, dan, because i know you love hats. this is a snow leopard. and for you, bianna, a polar bear. >> you're so thoughtful, matt. >> the bravery required to wear that hat on national television. >> and he still looks handsome. you did a great job there, you and amy. i hope you had a lot of fun. >> thanks, guys. we had a lot of fun, yeah. but, with these hats, how can you not? >> right, exactly. well, you know someone else had a lot of fun out there in sochi. one of the proudest moments for team usa. maddie bowman winning the first ever olympic medal in halfpipe skiing. maddie bowman said she was just trying to have as much fun as she could. i guess it worked out for her. i spoke to her moments ago from sochi. great to see you. congratulations. love to see the gold around your neck. how does it feel to win a gold in an event in its olympic debut? >> it's awesome to come and

represent, you know, our sport for the first time on this world stage, but to walk away with the gold is incredible. i still can't believe it. >> something magical about watching you. you're obviously having a ball out there. you are famously telling everybody you're just having fun. your mom telling you to just have fun. how do you put aside the nerves that have plagued so many of the world's top athletes out there? >> it was nerve racking. there's a lot of buildup to the olympics. at the start, i was just like, okay, i'm going to ski, and i'm just going to have fun and just focus on what i have to do. and, whatever happens happens. i can only control so much. >> i have to ask you about your family. obviously, they're all there supporting you. your parents were skiers. you first skied when you were 2. but in particular, i want to talk about your grandmother. i hear she has a certain nickname that i might not be able to say on air, but you can

now that you're wearing gold. >> my grandma is a badass. she came all the way here to russia to watch me. i'm so thankful. she's taught me so much in my life and shown me so many experiences. to have her here was very special to me. >> we're so proud of you. enjoy the rest of your time there. congratulations once again. >> thank you so much. thank you for having me, guys. bye. >> bye, and thank you. i could never get away with calling my grandmother that. let's bring in abc and espn analyst julie foudy from sochi. hey, julie, good morning. some high-profile disappointments for team usa. overall, how do you think we have fared in these winter games? >> you know, there was a little bit of panic early on, dan, actually, when you saw ted ligety didn't medal, shaun white didn't medal, shani davis. and so i think, at first, we were thinking, oh, gosh, how is the united states going to do? but at 27 medals, the most the team has had at a winter games outside of north america.

the reason is, even though those high-profile athletes are not medaling, you're seeing the action sports. they're kicking in. so that is where most of the medals, about half of them, are coming from. and so there's no need to panic, even with u.s. speed skating getting no medals coming into these games. >> i'm no longer panicking. thank you for that. let's talk about mikaela shiffrin. the american teenager. she made history. as the youngest woman ever to win olympic gold in slalom. is she the next lindsey vonn? how bright is her future? >> i have never seen an 18-year-old as composed, as confident. she's smart. she's funny. and she gets into these press conferences and here she's facing -- at 18 years old, i couldn't even think about anything besides who was bring ing orange slices for halftime

at our soccer game. but she's talking about, i want to come in here and i want to win two gold medals. she says it out loud. and coming off the slalom, where she won a gold, she says, i want to come back and win five gold medals. that's not overconfidence. it's just the fact that i think i can do that. so i have just been so impressed with her. i think this is a star in the making for sure. >> a star in the making. so much time left. julie foudy, we thank you for your analysis this morning. always great to talk to you. our olympic coverage for this morning. >> 27 medals, we should be proud. >> absolutely. and it's not over yet. but a lot of other news overnight. for that, it's mr. ron claiborne. >> mr. dan harris, good morning to you. bianna, sara. good morning, everyone. we begin with the growing unrest in venezuela. u.s. secretary of state john kerry condemning them for using force against anti-government protesters, saying this is not how democracies behave. at least six people have been killed in violent protest. against the government of the president. demonstrators want better security against crime, an end to shortage of goods, and freedom of speech. among the protesters killed, a

venezuelan beauty queen picked up here by a motorcyclist. she was shot. she died later at a local hospital. and back here in the u.s., demonstrations in arizona over a controversial bill passed by the state legislature that would allow business owners to deny service to gay and lesbian customers. the republican lawmakers say the proposed law would protect owners' religious freedom. the govern decides whether to sign that vote into law next week. the governor vetoed a similar bill just last year. in georgia, federal officials say they have foiled a terror plot. aimed directly at the u.s. government. terry peace, cory williamson and brian cannon are facing federal charges of trying to buy pipe bombs and other expositives. they were allegedly going to use them against fema, the tsa and homeland security. the fbi caught on to the alleged plot after monitoring online chat conversations. in washington state, a fast-moving fire destroyed several boats at the shelter bay marina.

fire officials estimate the damage at about a million bucks. luckily, no one was injured in the waterfront community there. the cause of the fire is under investigation. and caught on camera. watch this out-of-control pickup truck goes speeding past other cars, amazing there, before veering off the road, crashing into a boat dealer's lot. good samaritans stepped in to try to help the badly injured man get out of the car. this cell phone video shows local firefighters pulling the man from the wreckage. that man is now recovering. finally, an alligator got stuck in a storm drain in sarasota, florida. maintenance crews in the community said the alligator is about nine feet long. the gator was first spotted sticking his head out on wednesday. this just in. the state fish and wildlife officials have extricated the reptile. and sit now back in the water. and it doesn't even have a name. >> that's a big boy. >> i wonder what the conversation was about who was

going to take the alligator out of there. >> yeah, i wouldn't mess around with a nine-foot alligator. >> i could have done it. you know i have a history. i have a history. >> yeah, bianna wrestled one into submission. >> until ron called it an iguana. >> a large iguana. >> thanks, ron. back over to jason nicholas from wews in cleveland. good morning, jason. >> bianna, good morning. and good morning to you. great to be here. but, to be honest, probably would rather be out southwest. look at these temperatures. from l.a. to phoenix, 70s and 80s. warmer than that over the next day or so. laredo, 81 today. you'll be near 90 by the time tomorrow gets here. different story across the great plains. the midwest. big cold front. that is dragging the arctic air in. fargo, you'll feel it today. temperatures right around 10 degrees. minneapolis in the teens. still a decent weather day. from wichita to st. louis, indianapolis. this is the last day, though. temperatures fall as you head through the day tomorrow. light snow from chicago back through des moines. the big story again is going to

be the cold air. the arctic plunge that happens as we move through next week. look at these temperatures. the weekend, not bad in philly. mid-50s. boston, 50s and 40s. new york, high today near 50. 30s next week. normal high this time of the year in new york, low 40s. from above average to below average as you move into next week. this winter storm we're tracking, again, will be the big story moving forward. that's a check of weather across

>> all right. there's your local weather. more, of course, on this big polar plunge. the arctic air moving in. i would like some of those matt gutman hats for next week. those might help. >> he says that with a smile. only meteorologists would do that. >> i don't think he thinks we'll follow through. next time, you'll be wearing that. >> it will never be cold enough for me to wear one of those hats. ever, ever. >> never say never. >> well, i'm saying never. >> tune in next week. coming up here on "gma," the jailhouse tapes. for the first time, we're hearing what michael dunn, the man at the center of the so-called loud music trial had to say shortly after that fateful night. what he says he would have done differently. plus, opening up. actor liam neeson talks for the first time about the death of his wife, actress natasha richardson. why he still has trouble five years later accepting that she really is gone. and hat's off. pharrell williams is auctioning off his hat. you won't believe how high the bids are in "pop news."

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the pact they made before she died. >> he's really opening up for the first time. first, the jailhouse tapes just released. on them, we hear from the man who opened fire on a car filled with teenagers after an argument over loud music. >> this morning, the phone call he made to his son shortly after the shooting. offering new insight into his mind set. reena ninan is here with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. these recordings coming out under florida's sunshine law, which allows people access to public records. and that includes jailhouse conversations. >> let me get a hold of myself. >> reporter: for the first time, we're hearing michael dunn, defending his image to his son. in this somber jailhouse conversation as he awaits trial for the murder of unarmed teen jordan davis. >> i'm not a monster. that's important to me that you know that. >> reporter: these tapes recorded less than a month after dunn shot and killed davis at a gas station parking lot during an argument over loud music.

dunn acknowledges to his son that he would do things differently if he could go back to the night he fired ten shots into the car where davis and three of his friends sat. >> i wish i had a time machine and i wouldn't have parked there. between adrenaline, fear, and muscle memory, i wasn't doing a whole lot of thinking. >> reporter: giving his son the same jailhouse account he gave fiance rhonda rouer. >> it was a me or him situation. >> reporter: and later a jury. >> it wasn't just my life i was worried about now. >> reporter: that jury wasn't able to reach a verdict on the charge of murdering davis. it stunned dunn with a conviction on three counts of attempted second-degree murder. charges he was sure he would beat. >> it will work out. i have high confidence that it will work out. if it even goes to trial, once they see all the evidence. >> reporter: so what's next for michael dunn? the sentencing hearing for the three attempted second-degree murder convictions could come as early as late march.

a retrial date for the first-degree murder charges of jordan davis could come in may. dan and bianna? >> it's amazing to hear his confidence on those tapes. reena, thank you. meantime, let's go to ron claiborne with the other stories developing this half hour. hey, ron. >> hi, again, bianna and dan. good morning, again, everyone. history at the vatican the. retired pope benedict xvi joining pope francis. an unprecedented blending of papacies both past and present. the ceremony today was held to formally welcome 19 new cardinals into the college of cardinals. this is the first time the two popes have appeared together in public. and in the ukraine, opposition leaders say they have taken control of ukraine's capital city of kiev. this comes one day after a european-brokered deal was reached between the embattled government and opposition leaders. meanwhile, ukraine's president has fled the presidential palace. back here at home, a multistate listeria warning. the cdc says that one person in

california has died and eight people in maryland have been infected, including three newborns. the outbreak is linked to a semisoft latino-style cheese. the cheese sells under several brand names. if there was a girl scout badge for business savvy, this san francisco girl would be a shoo-in. she's 13-year-old danielle lee. she set up her cookie shop across from the green cross marijuana clinic. her mother says she sold 117 boxes in just two hours. as customers emerged with an appetite, the store has invited danielle back. i believe that hunger craving is known in popular vernacular as the munchies? >> is that what it's called? i would have to idea. >> so our researchers tell me. >> our researchers. >> ron claiborne. >> the fact that he can say that with a straight face. >> he's not straight anymore. he's cracked. thanks, ron. time now to get back to the weather and we're going to clean it up now with meteorologist

jason nicholas from wews joining us this weekend. jason, good morning once again. >> sometimes i know when not to comment, being the new guy there. as far as what's going on, we'll start out west. winter is not over. certainly. it's hitting in full force. snow for the mountain west and the northwest. temperatures in the teens and 20s. 6 to 12 inches of snow expected there from seattle through wyoming. the nebraska winter storm watches, warnings in effect. of course, the polar plunge. the arctic blast moving in from canada. it will set up shop over the eastern two-thirds of the country. look at these overnight low temperatures. des moines, below zero. minneapolis, could be near 10 below zero. tuesday night into wednesday morning. minneapolis nearing 50 days of below-zero temperatures. chicago, not much better. cincinnati, only in the teens for much of the week. one more good day for the northeast. temperatures in the 50s and 60s with sunshine. the cold air with snow, that will arrive as you head into sunday and monday.

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liam neeson has played his share of tough guys in the movies. but this morning, you're going

to see a very different side of the man. >> it's been five years since the tragic death of his wife, actress natasha richardson. the actor says he's still struggling to come to terms with her loss. abc's linzie janis is here with more. he's really opening up in this interview, linzie. >> reporter: he is indeed. he says he's baring all. he says it's been tough and still is tough. we see him as the ultimate tough guy. >> but what i do have are a very particular set of skills. >> reporter: throwing punches and killing bad guys in movies like "taken" and his new movie, "non-stop." there's a softer side to this action star. especially when it comes to talking about his late wife. >> she was on life support and stuff. i went in to her and i just told her i loved her. >> reporter: in a new interview, 61-year-old liam neeson sits down with cbs's "60 minutes" opening up about the death of his wife, natasha richardson, five years ago in a skiing accident. admitting years later, he still

sometimes struggles with grief. confessing, there are times in his new york residence when he says, quote, any time i hear that door opening, i think i'm going to hear her. >> i think their identities were fused. so when he lost her, he lost a very large part of himself. >> reporter: 45-year-old richardson fell and hit her head in a skiing lesson in quebec. initially, she seemed fine. she refused medical attention. hours later, she complained of a headache and was taken to the hospital. in the interview, he revealed for the first time that richardson's death saved lives. >> donated three of her organs, so she's keeping three people alive at the moment. >> reporter: well, neeson said one of the ways he coped immediately after his wife's death was working a lot. his latest film, rather aptly titled, "non-stop," opens friday next week. sounds like an interesting movie. he plays an air marshall. a u.s. air marshall. transatlantic flight. nonstop. and he gets text messages, requiring money or a passenger dies every 20 minutes.

>> it's been endearing to see him take on the role of a single father, too, because they had two sons together. it's interesting to hear him open up. linzie, thank you. coming up on "good morning america," the hat so famous, it has its own twitter account. it can be yours. how you can get your hands on the head gear that pharrell williams wore to the grammys. that's up next. williams wore in the grammys. that's up next. (laughs) it's more than just a meal, it's meow mix mealtime. with wholesome ingredients and irresistible taste, no wonder it's the only one cats ask for by name.

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>> i'm not digging the hat. >> smokey the bear. more accurate. indiana jones, dan? seriously? now for another item. that will forever be remembered in pop culture history. j-law's oscar dress. or more special -- specifically the dress that tripped her on the way upstage. jennifer has an advertising deal with dior. while speaking about the brand recently, she reminisced about the dress saying, they need to make it more accessible to stairs. pretty sure this is a shoutout to the dior designers ahead of oscar sunday. make sure this year's dress can be stair-friendly. i say walk-friendly. some of those dresses don't look like you can move. >> makes you appreciate women that much more, the things we do for beauty. right? >> i already had a high level of respect. >> i was thinking that, too. >> when you ask some of them, they're like, i can't sit, i can't eat, i can't breathe. i'm like, then what's the point? >> with corsets on underneath. and the #animaltvshows is taking over. an we're loving it. check out the woolly remake of

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a very good saturday morning to you all. lots of good news there. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning to you. we have a little bit of moisture in the air allowing for low clouds and fog to visit the shore line. live dopler 7 hd showing that we're not picking up anything in the way of precipitation. that's going to change though in the week ahead. throughout the rest of the day the fog will set up along the coast. that will keep temperatures cool there but plenty of sunshine and dry weather for everyone is on tap today. here's a look at san jose where temperatures in the afternoon will be well into the 60s there, upper 60s, a light breeze, near 70s in some of our inland locations. but the coast will be the coolest today and we're going to