making news in america this morning -- hostage executed. another gruesome vid voe showing the same executioner announcing an american's death. what is different about this video in and the american woman still being held by the islamic militants. severe weather. snow, freezing rain, and etch tornadoes. a mixed bag across the country. we're tracking it all. sweet treat shortfall. why the world's largest candymakers are sounding the alarm about the chocolate supply running out. and dazzling display. a cache of fireworks gets ignited all at once for a spectacular show.

good morning, i'm tai hernandez. >> and i'm t.j. holmes. later >> and i'm t.j. holmes. later today, we expect to hear from the family of peter kassig. the third american beheaded by islamic militants. >> isis released the video with the same man from the other videos. >> the 26-year-old former army ranger taken captive in syria more than a year ago. >> tahman bradley with more. >> reporter: t.j. and tai, good morning. president obama offered prayers and condolences to the family of this american aid worker. in a statement, the president called this an act of pure evil. >> in that hospital, i was able to share a little bit of hope and comfort with some people. >> reporter: american aid worker peter kassig came to syria to help. after he was captured last year, he converted to islam. but yis yi showed him no mercy. the terror group released a gruesome video of the 26-year-old's execution.

a masked man appears with a knife and with kassig's severed head at his feet. the man refers to kassig as a former u.s. army soldier, seemingly taunting president obama, the killer says -- >> and here we are, burying the first american soldier. >> reporter: kassig's parents had pleaded with his captaors t spare their son. >> we implore those who are holding you to show mercy. >> reporter: the executioner appears to be the same man in previous isis videos, called jihad john. >> inside the government, working very hard to exactly identify him. >> reporter: jihad john appears elsewhere in the video giving the order to behead 16 men described as syrian soldiers. he makes no effort to hide his location with obvious landmarks in the background. kass kassig's parents said in a statement they want their son to be remembered for the love he shared with friends and family.

isis still holds another american hostage, a young female aid worker that they're also threatening to excuse. tai and t.j.? >> tahman bradley, live in washington, thank you so much. the state department has shut down its entire unclassified e-mail system because of hacker attack. the fbi and other intelligence agencies are working to see if this attack could be linked to a recent hack of unclassified systems at the white house. and breaking news overnight from the southeast, where there have been multiple reports of tornadoes. >> a possible twister touched down in southwest louisiana, damaging roofs and bringing down trees. tornado watches and warnings have been posted for parts of mississippi and alabama. >> this is all part of a huge system moving east. a wave of snow and bitter cold air that covered parts of the texas panhandle. the arctic system dumped up to four inches in amarillo. temperatures hovered in the 20s. >> it was a similar scene in

oklahoma city where many cars crashed or struggled to maintain control. for more, we turn to accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, t.j. and tai. storm system coming together will pivot to canada. this brings a fresh shot of arctic air to the north and west. another cold couple of days. for the eastern half of the country, we're seeing some snow in spots. not along i-95, back into ontario and quebec. back across the ohio valley. 3 to 6 inches piling up. with the cold moving over the relatively warmer lakes, we're talking about big-time lake-effect snow. feet of lake-effect snow not out of the question. t.j. and tai, back to you. >> thank you, jim. welcome news to american catholics. pope francis confirming his first trip to the united states. the catholic leader will be in philadelphia to attend world family day in september. the big event is held every three years. it's expected to be one stop on a larger tour of north america which could include new york, washington, d.c., and mexico

city. the vatican is expected to confirm any additional u.s. stops next year. a surgeon who contracted ebola while treating people in sierra leone is extremely ill. he's said to be in extreme critical condition at a nebraska hospital now. his name is dr. martin salia. he's being treated in the bio containment unit. that clinic has successfully treated two other ebola patients this fall. travellers arriving from the african nation of mali are now being subjected to extra screening. federal officials are growing increasingly alarmed after several confirmed cases there. a cruise ship docked in los angeles after another norovirus outbreak. more than 170 people on board the crown princess came down with the stomach flu during the month-long cruise. the ship was repeatedly disinfected at sea to keep the

bug from spreading to about 4,000 other passengers and crew. that same ship had an outbreak in april. ferguson, missouri, is bracing for a decision on the fate of officer darren wilson. dozens of demonstrators lined the streets calling for wilson's arrest. new video of wilson just two hours after he shot and killed brown. in the past, ferguson police suggested that wilson fired on brown after a fight, saying wilson's face was swollen. a brown family attorney says he doesn't see any such injuries to wilson on this tape. the newly released cell phone video after the passenger jet was shot down in eastern ukraine back in july. this shows the wreckage burning within yards of homes. the video came to light on the same day recovery crews started collecting debris from the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash. all 298 people on board that flight from amsterdam to malaysia were killed. another tourist is under arrest for climbing the brooklyn bridge.

the third security breach since the summer. this time, it was a 23-year-old from france. police say he scaled the cables yesterday afternoon and started snapping photos from the top of the iconic bridge. in july, two german artists switched the american flags on the bridge with white ones. and in august, a russian tourist was arrested for climbing to the top. still ahead this morning, a dangerous mix. energy drinks and the threat to children. pill probe. federal agents focusing on the nfl. the drug probe now sweeping the league. a pretty bad week for bono. first a midair mishap and now, a serious accident has sidelined the rocker.

well, the deadline for victims of crashes caused by faulty gm ignition switches to file claims is being pushed back now. kenneth fineberg, the person overseeing those claims, says the deadline is now january. the family of a woman who died in 2003 was not cold about her crash being linked to that faulty switch. the price of gas has fallen for 50 straight days. this weekend, three-weathequart the country's gas stations said they had gas less than $3 a gallon. the u.s. post office begins seven-day-a-week delivery scheduled today. the new schedule runs through

christmas day. the service expects to deliver as many as 470 million packages this season. they aim to make sure every one of those arrives by christmas. healthcare.gov had a debut over the weekend. it's going much smoother than last year's debut. more than 100,000 people applied on saturday alone. more than 1 million people logged on. i hope many of you are sitting down for the next headline. the world is running out of chocolate. some big chocolatemakers, including mars, says it's a result of reduced production of cocoa. if that continues, this so-called chocolate deficit, which means we're eating more every year than the world is producing, will get worse and worse until there is no more chocolate.

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the matter. a lawyer said he will not dignify the charges are a response. repeating the allegations does not make them true. a new scare this morning for u2 frontman bono. two days ago, the cargo door fell off his plane. and now, a bike accident in central park. he hurt his arm on a spill. the band was in town for a week-long stand "the tonight show." that is going to be postponed. a third home opened up in front of a home in holiday, florida, not far from two sink holes that opened up last week. this latest one opened up beneath a car. your typical fireworks show starts off slow and builds up to the moment at the end, right?

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>> recognize those faces. many of them not even born the first time the recording took place texas original recording took place. >> the song, "band aid 30" goes on sale on itunes today. 22 years old, this guy is. he's making close to $1 million a year. how does he do it? plays video game. >> matt play ts call of duty. he travels the world plays tournaments in front of packed arenas. he has 1.5 million youtube subscribers who watch him online. >> this is different than what he was doing three years ago when he was asking if you want cheese on your burgers at mcdonald's. good for him. millions of people are bpg encouraged to take inventory by downsizing the growing list of friends. >> it's national unfriend day, according to jimmy kimmel.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good monday morning. hope you had a great week. it is 4:28. >> we are starting off cold. >> clear skies. cold conditions. by tomorrow, we will have several chances of rain in the forecast the next seven days. the big story is the flags are blowing toward the city. that means an offshore wind and warm weather. the cooler and wet weather is ahead. >> keeping things interesting. thank you. here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is looking normal from the east bay.

travels on the far left hand show traffic moving smoothly and an accident over the a pass and i will tell you where coming up in a couple of minutes. starting the news, authorities in san rafael are looking for a fryer involved in a hit-and-run accident that knocked down power lines and a fire hydrant. it happened at 2:00 a.m. with authorities saying no one was injured and the driver took off after the accident. san jose firefighters are on the scene of a massive fire that destroy add beloved historic church yesterday. matt lases the latest from holy catholic church. thank you was devastating. 600 families attend services here. a few firefighters.on the scene. they are here just to make sure there are no flare-ups. if there are flareups they can take up quickly at the holy

cross parish after the priest locked the door after the 1:00 o'clock mass ended burning through the roof and started to collapse. 100 firefighters realized they could not do much and pulled everyone out of the building. those would live near were in shock watching in horror as their cross came crash down. >> it wassed is. you see all of the elderly her people and they are devastated. it is sad. the cross fell from the roof. that was bad. >> the church wassent in 1920. all of the heavy timber was a big reason why the flames spread so quickly they are look into how the fire started. the arson investigation task force will be here today. members of the a.t.f. are part of the team. some roads are blocked off including 13th andful twoth --