. making news in america this morning. winter blast. blinding snow, burying cars overnight and record cold rocketing to the far south. millions of americans waking up to january-like conditions. we're tracking it all. breaking overnight from the middle east. attackers storm a synagogue with knives an axes and guns. and a mass murderer, what we learned about the 26-year-old woman about to become pls charles manson. and down to the final four at "dancing with the stars." what happened that left alfonso ribeiro in tears. well, good morning you.

we begin with a new round of bone-chilling temperatures from heavy snow from the great lakes to michigan and new york. >> buf is covered in white this morning. the blinding snow comes down as fast as 5 inches an hour. roads more treacherous by the minute as another blast moves with below zero windchills from minneapolis to louisville. more from tahman bradley. >> reporter: heavy snow and bitter cold. sub-freezing temperatures in parts of every state. nearly half the country covered in snow, and more is on the way. over the next couple days, the great lakes and northeast could be slammed by a foot of snow. >> i hate the snow, if it came the last day of winter, would be too early for me. >> reporter: across the frozen mess, they are clearing roads. >> work double the hours today until the snow quits and the roads are cleared. >> reporter: many highways are

icy. at least 11 people have been killed in car accidents from minnesota to texas. officials are pleading with drivers to slow down. >> please, please, please be careful. and even if there's no snow on the street, it doesn't mean that there's not ice on the street. >> reporter: it's not just the wintry mix, the south was hit by an outbreak of severe weather. tornados, an ef-1 with winds of 105 miles per hour struck in georgia. in alabama, pat mcglof lin's trailer home flipped over. >> i crawled through debris, and felt how to get the door open and jumped out. >> reporter: the severe storms moved off the east, but frigid temperatures are here to stay. >> and that deep freeze has the country shivering in temperatures 15-20 degrees below normal. >> and tracking it with accuweather's jim dickey.

>> good morning. we have a brutally cold air mass over the great lakes, brought in by strong, gusty winds out of the northwest. significant lake effect snow throughout the day. and very much localized. where the bands set up, significant snowfall, whiteout conditions, feats of snow in some cases. and the buffalo area with a heavy band here. and snow in place through the day, winding down tonight through wednesday. cold air to the gulf coast with many spots challenging record loess. falling to the single digits in kansas city, and 10 in chicago. comes close to the record. and across the northeast, and the values in the single digits from minnesota to pennsylvania. back to you. >> thanks. breaking overnight, a major escalation in the violence in israel. four killed in a terror attack in a synagogue in jerusalem. attackers burst in and assaulted

worshippers with naives and axes. they were then killed by police in a shootout. believed to be palestinians. >> we came to pray. we were coming into the synagogue and heard gun shots from down stairs. and, you know, heard one shot, two shots, then a flurry of shots, five, six, seven, we all ran out. >> it is the deadliest attack in years. and it has resulted in increased security across the country. israel will respond harshly to the attack. terrorist attacks on the rise worldwide. there were nearly 10,000 in 2013, 44% more than the year before. nearly 18,000 people killed in those attacks. five countries, iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, nigeria and syria accounted for 87% of the deaths from terrorism. president obama ordered a review of how the government handles terrorist-related

hostage cases. three americans have been executed in recent months. the u.s. refuses to negotiate, one american, a female aid worker remains an isis captive. they are looking at the isis video. it showed a number of isis fighters whos faces are not covered. one has been identified as a 22-year-old citizen of france. now to a community on edge at home. the governor of missouri has taken the pre-emptive step of declaring a state of emergency ahead of the grand jury decision in the fatal shooting of michael brown. protesters calling for justice shut down traffic as they worked to determine whether officer darren wilson should be charged. >> we are going to be prepared from the law enforcement standpoint, to make sure that people and property is safe. as well as the protesters, demonstrators. we have an opportunity to

express first amendment rights. >> schools notifying parents that schools will be canceled when the decision comes down. residents told to prepare like it was a storm. and new extremist protesters following law enforcement agencies across the country are being told that violent extremists may try to infiltrate large crowds to attack police and critical infrastructures. and warning against cyber attacks that could shut down police websites and computer systems. in washington today, a big vote on capitol hill. the senate will vote on legislation to approve the controversial keystone pipeline. all 45 republicans and at least 14 democrats are expected to vote yes. one more than would be needed. the house approved it last week. it's been a football football of sorts. it's not clear if the president will go along. protesters have installed an inflatable pipeline on the front lawn of the democratic senator, mary landrieu.

she's one of the keystone pipeline's biggest supporters saying it will bring jobs to louisiana where the canadian oil will end up. prices at the pump are the lowest national average in nearly four years. the lowest price is $2.39 in richmond, virginia. $2.37 in mississippi. and a cent less than that in santa fe, new mexico. that national average we mentioned is now $2.89 a gallon. down almost 5 cents a gallon in the past week. fill her up. still ahead, a new study casting further doubts on the daily use of aspirin. plus the cosby controversy. widens, another woman comes forward claiming rape allegations against the comic legend. and holy matrimony. who is the woman about to marry this man? convicted killer, charles manson.

more life savings are being returned to victims ripped off by bernie madoff. they will get another half billion dollars as part of a legal settlement. the total recovered so far is over $10 billion of the $17 billion taken. he's serving 17 years in jail for the upon swree scheme. the biggest deal of the year, announced, and it involve s botox. they have agreed to be purchased for $66 billion. that beats a $53 billion offer. it still needs shareholder approval, though. a couple new cars to tell you about. starting with ford's new high-performance mustang.

the shelby gt 350 is billed as having the most powerful engine ford has ever made without super turbo charging. the sophisticated suspension automatically makes adjustments depending on driving conditions. it will go on sale next year. and toyota, the first mass market car that runs on hydrogen instead of gas. it's called the miri, which means future in japanese. the car can travel 300 miles on a single tank of hydrogen and emits only water vapor. it could go on sale in the u.s. late next year for about $45,000. in japan, they know how to do a good bugger, don't they? turn to burger king. in japan, a new offering. the berry burger. i know, sounds good, reena. it debuted as part of bk's winter menu. look at that thing, delicious, right? it's a regular burger with cranberries and blueberries. the berries are said to be cooked in red wine which apparently adds to their sweet and their sourness. >> must try, must try. >> i'm game.

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your enamel is wearing away, and that sounded really scary to me, and i was like well can you fix it, can you paint it back on, and he explained that it was not something that grows back, it's kind of a one-time shot and you have to care for it. he told me to use pronamel. it's gonna help protect the enamel in your teeth. it allows me to continue to drink my coffee and to eat healthier, and it was a real easy switch to make. the latest round of heavy snow is zeroing in on the great lakes this morning. drivers in places like buffalo, new york, had to struggle through blinding snow coming down at 3 to 5 inches per hour not letting up any time soon. some areas could get up to three feet of snow. >> those white out conditions in western michigan, making for a tough commute. drivers across the country, watch out for slick spots, temperatures plunge and roads

can be wet on the florida panmalgds. and flying today, no weather-related delays expected i probably jinxed it. ask a growing sex scandal surrounding bill cosby. >> it's challenging the future of a cosby stand up special on netflix and a sitcom in development at nbc. another accuser has come forward, selli inin inin ining t she was raped in 1969 and never told anyone. >> why not go to the police? >> i didn't think anybody would believe me. it's me saying something about bill cosby who's like a god to everyone in the world. he's mr. wonderful. he's mr. jell-o. >> cosby settled a civil case in 2006 with another woman who said he drugged and assaulted her. that settlement did not include

an admission of wrong doing. we turn to wedding bells now. soon be ringing for notorious mass murderer charles manson. a marriage license has been granted to him and his 26-year-old fiancee. >> no date set, but the bride to bo, be, star, says they will wed next month. she moved from the midwest years ago to be closer to his california prison. he's serving a life sentence for a series of brutal murders. and in seattle, surveillance cameras caught this guy, in a played jacket, trying to get into a home. and the homeowner comes in a t-shirt and shorts and took the guy on. the intruder threw the first punch, missed. he is defending his home. he was able to sit on him while they called 911. the police showed up and made the arrest.

authorities don't recommend this, but it worked out and was caught on camera. >> love that, sitting there. and this spectacle in prague, that's the president of the czech republic being pelted with eggs. his security guard trying to protect him with umbrellas. it was marking the 25th anniversary of the revolution that ended communist rule. but many say he has betrayed the revolution by being too friendly with russia and china. health alert. new questions about aspirin and heart disease. comes from a study with people with no known heart disease. taking aspirin did not prevent death, heart attack or stroke enough to warrant the list of bleeding from the aspirin. it's the growing consensus that aspirin may be good for those who already have heart disease. sports news, and congratulations. a new record for an american sports star. stanton's new contract is 13

years and $325 million. he's with the miami marlins. being made official today. he led the national league in home runs last season. he missed the last 17 games after being hit by a pitch. it's about 25 mill per season. that's $154,000 every time he steps out there for a game. >> that's a record. >> that's good work if you can get it. >> put your hat in for it. last night's sports highlights include something that hasn't happened in a long time. >> the details from espn. welcome to the "sportscenter" set in los angeles. i'm stan verrett with neil everett. a big upset in women's college football. >> connecticut will not go undefeated. you can't win them all if you lose the second one. u con at stanford, she was unbelievable late. hits that shot there. and then it went to overtime.

the bucket by stanford. and then connecticut. you've got to get a shot up. connecticut's 47-game winning streak ends. stanford beats urks conn. >> steelers and titans. ben roth listberger, playing another team that's struggling. 2-7, they had them down in the fourth quarter until bell gets in. 34 carries, 204 yards. steelers down 24-20. same score. first and ten, play action is going work when you run wale. hits antonio brown for the touchdown. steelers win it 27-24. they're second place in the afc north. everybody in that division is pretty good. >> yeah. your division everybody is not very good. >> no, nfc south, not very good. back to you. >> thanks, fellas. "the pulse" next.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good tuesday morning. it is 4:28. thanks for starting your day with us. meteorologist mike nicco is here with good news on the rain. live doppler hd shows the satellite turned on with the whiling dervish on the west side of the screen bringing high clouds and this time tomorrow it will be a wet commute. that is in the seven-day outlook we don't have any whirling dervish on the road, but the bay bridge toll plaza is clear from the east bay to san francisco. other areas of the bay including the san mateo bridge leaving hayward, a quiet drive and

accident free with construction. the calm before the storm. in the news this morning at 4:29, developing news, a dramatic wake-up call from residents this chicago after a light plane crashed and a home on the southwest side. these are pictures from chicago. authorities say the 20ing -- say the twin engine crashed and the house and the permanent in the house were not hurt. there are reports that the pilot suffered engine trouble taking off from midway and tried to turn around but landed short of the airport. he has not been found. >> in israel there was an attack by palestinians on a jerusalem synagogue attacking them with knives and guns and axs. they killed four. six were wounded. police describe the assault as a

terrorist attack. hamas praised the attack but did not claim responsibility. >> a man is expected to have his first court hearing in the hit-and-run death of a 14-year-old boy. the 34-year-old has a long lit of provide convictions including burglary, car theft, and animal crawlty. he was convicted of slashing animals to death at a hayward petting zoo in 1999. deputies say he hit and killed ivan cruz during a police pursuit in san leandro. the family says they are grateful for the arrest. >> i can rest easy as we continue to struggle and fight the fact that our brother is again and we will not see him again. >> anderson faces life in prison if convicted of murder in ivan cruz's death.