. making news in america this morning -- frigid blast. a cold snap sweeping through the country's midsection creating freeze warnings into the deep south on this november morning. where it's minus 22 right now and where there's nearly 4 feet of snow. rocker bono cheating death after an emergency on his jet. close calls coming up. and the path of a violent collision. show you the amazing outcome of this crash. and a hammerhead in hot pursuit pursuit, giving two kayakers the scare of their lives.

and good thursday morning i'm t.j. holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with the sub-zero temperatures creating brutal and dangerous conditions in several states. >> causing airport delays in denver it was freezing overnight, the fourth-coldest day there ever. and people in casper are bike waking up to minus 22 for the second day in a road. >> and in northern michigan three and a half feet in marquette county and another 6 inches before it's all said and done today and tomorrow. >> it's slowly pushing east bringing plunging temperatures to 200 million americans. >> we turn to accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning. >> good morning. arctic cold has set up shop. frinld in the lower 48.

14 in minneapolis, minus 7 in denver. smashing the record of minus 3 in 1916. and 16 into lubbock, texas. and the relatively warmer lakes, lake effect snow. locally as much as a foot expected through friday. reena and t.j. back to you. >> thanks so much. a story breaking overnight. u2 front man bono safe in berlin after a jet lost a rear door in midair. they were at 8,000 feet a rear door fell off the jet and the luggage fell out. airport officials say there was no danger of crashing. it's being investigating. the three other members were not on the jet. and trying to determine if chinese hackers broke into the national atmospheric and oceanic

administration confirming four keys,s have been hacked. and the navy is reviewing security procedures after an attack in turkey. the pentagon calling it ugly and disturbing. here's they shot and released this video for the world to see. three u.s. sailors assaulted on the streets of turkey. the men, not in uniform, tried to ignore the taunts. >> we define you as murderers and killers. we want you to get out of our land. >> reporter: but the growing crowd turned violent. the 20 or so people surrounding the americans. the sailors are shoved and sprayed with red paint, representing blood. the crowd chanting anti-american slogans. then the crowd tried to force white bags over the sailors'

heads. they managed to break free and run for safety. they made it back safely to their ship, the uss ross, a ship destroyer on a port visit to istanbul. the secretary of the navy visited the sailors and called a reprehensible. the turkish youth union claimed responsibility for the attack. saying they're angry with american imperialism. the group used the bags in an apparent reference to a 2003 incident in iraq where u.s. forces detained turk irk soldiers, putting hoods over their heads. they are reviewing security, and this will not affect america's relationship with turkey. reena. >> thanks so much. more russian troops are pouring into ukraine. nato confirmed it observed columns of russian equipment, primarily tanks and artillery and russian combat troops entering ukraine over the past 48 hours. moscow denies it. but the u.n. is warning of a possible return of a full-scale fight in eastern ukraine.

4,000 people have died in the conflict. president obama faces challenges today in his visit to myanmar, also known as burma. they are backsliding in their promises to have economic and political reforms. the promise of reform was initially rewarded with relief from u.s. sanctions. he will meet the president of the country. the newly elected members of the u.s. congress have arrived on capitol hill for freshman orientation. it's a week of briefings on every from parliamentary procedure to decorum in the house. there are at least 50 new lawmakers in the house, 12 in the senate. s as for the current congress, there's a vote on the controversial keystone pipeline today. michael baden is going to testify in missouri today before a grand jury looking into the shooting of michael brown. he was hired by brown's attorney to conduct an autopsy on their son. he concluded that michael brown was shot six times and there is no sign of a struggle. this contradicts police and eyewitness accounts that describes a physical confrontation.

that was between brown and ferguson police officer darren wilson. the grand jury's decision is expected by the end of the month. the family of thomas eric duncan reached a settlement with the dallas hospital where he died of ebola. his four children and parents will share the undisclosed payment. under texas law, damages are limited to $250,000. his fiancee will get nothing. texas health presbyterian aj acknowledged the staff made a mistake by sending him home after he told them he travelled from west africa. no injuries after an earthquake in the nation's heartland. the 4.2 quake struck in kansas. it was felt all the way to texas. it was enough to knock bricks from buildings to the grounds. objects in homes falling to the floor. cracking walls. for residents it was alarming. >> this was more serious as far

as our earthquakes are concerned. is that all of a sudden all the doors started to open. and they went on opening. and then the books started to come off the shelves. >> there have been more than 1200 quakes recorded in the area in the last year. some blame fracking for the increase. whether that's the case is being studied. after successfully landing a spacecraft on a comet for the first time ever the european space agency is trying to get as much info from it and as quickly as possible. the managers said it bounced off the comet three times before settling on the surface. it has enough battery power to operate for less than three days before its solar panels must be used to recharge its instruments. hope to see pictures from this sometime this morning. still ahead, a bold prediction for gas prices in 2015. it's welcome, for new drivers especially. plus -- >> you people make me sick. >> that's loud and clear. angry protesters shut down a hearing in a tiny town that

could soon take unpress defend the action on tobacco sales. and hanging with a broken cable 69 stories above the ground. the dramatic rescue at america's tallest building.

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death. those who quit or die are being replaced by a new generation of smokers. i'm dr. regina benjamin, united states surgeon general. go to cdc.gov. learn how to make our next generation tobacco-free. well, let's hope the newest government forecast about the price of gasoline is correct. because it's good news for american drivers. the average price of gas next year in the u.s. will be below $2.94 a gallon. if that's the case, drivers will save $61 billion compared to this year. two days after announcing plans to be open all day on thanksgiving, radioshack changed

those plans. the electronics change had said they would be open from 8:00 a.m. to midnight thanksgiving day. that didn't go over well with the employees. they are calling an audible. they will open at 8:00 a.m. and close at noon so workers can spend time with their families. in colorado, marijuana sales have dropped for the first time in september since the beginning of the year when it was legalized. taxes and fees were down by a half a million dollars. it's blamed on the usual slowdown in tourism between the summer and winter months in colorado. a pretty loud public hearing in the massachusetts town poised to become the first in the nation to ban all sales of tobacco products. the crowd so angry about the proposed ban for westminster it was cut short minutes after it started. police moved in to calm angry residents who say the ban would limit their freedom.

>> this meeting with all these cameras here is a mockery of this town in front of the united states of america. >> our main focus on developing these regulations is the children in our community. >> yeah, police had to actually escort three members of the board of health to their cars. they plan to make a decision next month. a new spoof this morning, poking fun at matthew mcconaughey's gig as a car company pitch man. in the commercial, the suave actor appears behind the wheel of a lincoln. but check this out. that's not mcconaughey, this is his mini-me. he's got the hand thing down there. he's in a power wheel car and giving the same spiel for a fisher-price toy. the kid looks cool. but the hand thing, he's got it down. >> like that. when we come back, close encounter. the dangerous predator stalks two kayakers just off the beach.

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two robbery suspects trying to get away. didn't have much of a chance. within seconds, he's surrounded by an army of police officers. new formorning road conditions lots of snow covered streets around the great lakes from michigan to wisconsin. wet highways from central colorado into oregon. a slippery commute in parts of the rockies and the cascades. and a couple of cities, weather-related delays salt lake city and san francisco. new details about the rescue of two window washers at the new world trade center. >> they held on for two agonizing hours. crowds watching from ground zero memorial below. fire fighters using special saws to cut a hole in the window on the 69th floor and pull them to safety. it was a straight-forward operation. >> cut a three-eighths inch of the outer glass and safely move

that into the building. >> they're going to be fine. window washing at the world trade season center is suspended. they trained for that just last week. and this guy in alabama, that's 4-year-old parker clark. he was dared by one of his older brothers to climb a tree at his grandmother's house. of course, you have to take a dare. and he got stuck 50 feet up in the air. he was there two hours before a tree crew brought him down to the ground. he's going to be just fine, of course. this happened off the coast of palm beach, florida. you can see, right there. the fin sticking out of a shark. but when the guy in the kayak puts it under water, that's when we see the big hammerhead lurking. the guy's out there, on a kayak, fishing. the hammerhead followed them for about two miles before swimming off. more interesting video to

show you now. check my man out. bashing the glass door to a pizza place north of seattle. he got in there. all right. so far so good. plan is to put the chain around the atm. but the chain isn't long enough it's useless. and by the way, even if he got away with the atm it was empty. so all this trouble pretty much for nothing. but he did give us some great video to use on national television and add to the dumb criminal file. a trucker is blaming his gps for leading him over a pedestrian bridge in a park and nearly another one. he received about $600 in fines and one of the bridges suffered damage and now needs repairs. and a pedestrian in russia. coming just inches away from being crushed. you see him standing there. see that? in the middle of the

intersection caught in the thick of things. caught between a truck that slams into the car. he comes out of this unscathed. he shakes it off calmly walks away from the crash. again, not a single scratch. you see him there? right between. but he is okay. not a scratch. now sports. starting with the l.a. dodgers clayton kershaw. >> a top contender for the national league most valuable player award, handed out today. >> that would go nicely with the cy young award, second-straight and third in four seasons. he led the majors in wins. no pitcher has won the cy young and the mvp in the same season since 1968. the nba took a trip south of the border last night. >> highlights from espn. welcome to the "sportscenter" set in los angeles. i'm stan verrett, neil everett. wednesday was a big night in the nba. >> every one of these was big for us. fired up about it.

that's terry stotts the coach. lillard had 27. robin lopez, he's the lopez brother named robin. to the hole with soul. the blazers had 84 points in the first half. aldrige aldrige, 130-113. the nuggets have won one. >> and rockets and timber wolves in mexico city. they are up 12. doesn't think it's enough. look at the pass to black. five hold, and 10 assists. fourth quarter, rockets up 18. dwight howard, double-double for him. howard shooting from the outside. rockets win comfortably, 113-101. houston is 7-1 on the season. best start in quite some time for them. >> that's all we have. i was going to give you a little

bit more but then i thought, no. >> back to you. >> we'll give you a little bit more over here. one more basketball shot to show you. a record-breaker. which is why it's the play of the day. >> and take a look. thunder law of the harlem globetrotters. back to the far basket. yes, you know this is going to happen. goes in. >> 82 feet 2 inches from the hoop. the new record for the longest-ever longest basketball shot. he owns the record for the longest shot ever more than 109 feet. >> he knows what he's doing. and the pulse next. the size double standard. why women are being charged more for plus sizes than men. and the school in minnesota doing away with snow days. i guess i never really gave much thought to the acidity in any foods. never thought about the coffee i was drinking having acids.

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for women's clothing. the men east clothing the same regardless of size. there's a petition that's getting signatures. >> it's stretchy material and contoured waistbands. but critics say the store is guilty of sexism and sizism. and a beloved winter tradition may be a thing of the past. >> i don't know about this. one minneapolis school no more snow days. they are required to log on and do school work from home. students didn't like it at first, but they have changed their mind they prefer to miss out on sledding than making up days in the summer. seems like such a tradition. >> who wants to be in the school in the summer? >> you don't think about that with the day off that you don't expect. >> exactly. but what do you do if you don't have an ipad or desk top? >> go outside with the sled.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good thursday morning at 4:28. a rainy morning we have been waiting for is here. >> it is raining. mike is here with the forecast. >> it will be slick this morning with ponding on the roads. on the embarcadero from our roof camera you can see the rain falling at .2" which is afternoon form. live doppler hd is showing heavier showers moving in from the west lasting the spire morning commute. >> nice timing. >> this does not bode well for roads. we do not have solo spinout buzz we have a sig-alert.

you can barely see the headlines from the east bay on the san francisco side. that is where we have the signature alert involving a big rig this stalled and its is leaking fuel. i will have the details in a few minutes. >> we will check back in a few minutes. >> a busy street in downtown walnut creek has re-opened and the crews tried to cap a huge water main break our reporter is near the seen. there was quite a geyser. yes you are looking at the miracle. behind me, they have it all cleared and it looks normal. look at the video of what they were dealing with: a huge geyser with part spewin the air and several feet high. this lasted for hours. they got the call at 11:43 according to the police officer.

they did not get water shut off until 2:21. he does not have an answer why it took so long. that is a question for east bay mud. we will ask those questions because it looks like so much water want to waste. >> it appears this would cause damage to the businesses but the police officer says that is the miracle, it does not appear to have done damage to the businesses. the hamburger deliveries and we looked inside and we do not see evidence of water. at all. the street looks fine. the water flows out nicely straight to the storm drain and did what it was supposed to do. a cap was loose. the pressure built to the point where it could now stand it