v making news in america this morning -- extreme weather. a brutal blast of cold air moving across the country. people are waking up to wind chills at minus 30. the cleanup under way after tornados in the south. sole survivor. a 7-year-old walking away from a deadly plane crash. we're learning about who she is and her nearly mile-long trek to find help. remembering stuart scott. dead after a long battle with cancer. his moving speech and espn's touching tribute overnight. confused fans learning about a legend for the first time. do some fans think paul mccartney is a newcomer?

and good monday morning to you all. and it is a cold morning across a big stretch of the country. >> well take a look at these wind chills. minus 30 minus 40. that's dangerous cold pouring down from the north. >> the difference between minneapolis and miami this morning is over 100 degrees. this comes after a week end of extremes. we begin with susan saulny. >> reporter: fast-moving tornadoes. blankets of snow. severe weather in many part of the country this weekend. in the south, thunderstorms knocked down trees. receivering power lines and blocking roads. tornadoes confirmed in mississippi and alabama. another reported in georgia. the sound of chain saws ringing through a suburban atlanta neighborhood startled home owners as cleanup began. this church in southern georgia was damaged during a service on

sunday. >> doors were flying off the hinges. the walls were shaking. windows were trackcracking. >> reporter: this was the scene in albany, new york along intersate 90. >> everybody is crashing into each other. no one has control over their cars. they can't stop. they can't slow down at least. >> reporter: icy roads responsible for a car accident along the texas panhandle that killed three people. in the midwest, two inches of snow in milwaukee, wisconsin. >> be sure you're not looking up at the sky after the first scoop. >> reporter: susan saulny abc news washington. this morning, winter weather warnings from washington state to ohio. >> accuweather meteorologist justin povick joins us with more. >> reena and t.j. thanks. what a cold start to our early week. look at the high temperatures monday when you combine the effects of the wind and also some of the cloud cover, it

feels like it's only around 0 in pittsburgh. below that north and east to syracuse and northern maine, vermont, new hampshire. great lakes feeling like minus 5 to minus 10. but oh, yeah it will get colder. first, light snows. these will be cutting a path throughout the northern and central plains into the midwest. billings minneapolis, chicago, into cleveland and columbus. mid to late week here's the brutal arctic air mass. reena and t. jchlt back to you. >> justin thank you so much. the other major story we're following this morning. te markable survival of a 7-year-old plane crash victim. >> sailer managed to get nearly a mile away after dark. they're hoping she can provide clues about the crash that killed her parents, sister and cousin. >> reporter: images from above as ntsb investigators comb

through the plane's wreckage. a little second grader surviving. at one point, trying but failing to light a stick that would guide her way. hoping to get help for her parents, 9-year-old sister, and 14-year-old cousin all killed in the crash. >> she obviously wanted us to find her family. she said she feared they were dead. she was hopeful they were only sleeping. >> reporter: the plane took off from key west florida, friday night. dad taking the family home to illinois. just before 6:00 he reported engine problems. the plane crashing down landing upside down. sailor suffering a broken wrist, using her uninjured arm to climb out. 38 degrees and misting in the darkness. wearing shorts a t-shirt, and just one sock. from the air, we see her

journey. you can see lots of hills. you can see creeks. we're told she had to work her way through a 12-foot creek bed. ending up at this house. larry wilkins answering the door. >> we thought her arm was broke. her left foot was hurting pretty bad. >> reporter: right now, the question, what brought down the plane? investigators will examine the wreckage and try to find out. it could take days. gio benitez, abc news, kentucky. recovery workers are hoping to make prob progress in the recovery effort of the other plane crash. sonar has found what they believe to be five large pieces of the plane on the ocean floor. there's a controversial new thing. that icing could have caused the plane's engine to fail. experlts say however that is not possible. on an air bus jet. president obama is back at the white house after a two-week vacation in hawaii. today, the president will meet

behind closed doors with vice president biden and senior advise prps later in the week to michigan arizona, tennessee. for the first time in his presidency he's facing a republican-controlled congress. but mitch mcconnell says the much talked about bourbon summit with the president, it will happen. nearly two years after the boston marathon bombing, a trial will begin for one of the accused. dzhokhar tsarnaev will go to trial. the second of the new york cops will be laid to rest. nearly 30 hours to officers attended the funeral of win gin liu. he was killed two months before he was killed.

>> he's my soul mate. a caring son. a loving husband. and a loyal friend. you are an amazing man. we love you. i loved you. forever. thank you. >> many of the officers attending the funeral turned their backs to a screen when new york may bill de blasio began eulogizeing liu. they had been urged not to do so. some of his comments are been said to contribute to anti-police feelings. an outpouring of love for one of our friends. >> stuart scott died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. he will be remembered for phrases on espn. last year his speech at the espy awards was an inspiration. >> you beat cancer by how you live why you live and in the

manner in which you live. >> and take a look here. espn with this tribute last night. leaving an empty seat of the "sportscenter" set to honor stuart scott. add in a tweet we will miss him. new numbers on the flu season. a hedge fund founder shot to death in his home. the family member now taken into custody overnight. plus dangerous job. the daredevil who climbed this 1500 foot tower to change a lightbulb?

the government's next jobs report comes out friday. the experts are anticipateing good news. the report is expected to show 230,000 jobs were added last month. it would be enough to make last year the strongest for job growth since 1999. the strengthening economy has experts predicting continued growth this year. gas prices are falling. diesel is not showing the same drop. it's 70 cents lower compared to last year. regular gas prices are down more than a dollar over that time. the price lag can be blamed on the u.s. exporting significant amounts of diesel as well as local tax policies. a growing number of music lovers are going old school. while digital album sales continue their downward vinyl album sales are up. the highest numbers since the

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milwaukee feeling the effects of an arctic blast this morning. people there waking up to temperatures below zero. the wind chill minus 24. more coming late tonight. wisconsin is in the pocket of a snowstorm, blowing the frigid air from the pacific northwest to new england by the end of the work week. >> morning road conditions. take extra care on your community all across the northern part of the country. if you're flying, airport delays possible in chicago and minneapolis, all because of snow. a story developing overnight in new york. the killing of a well regarded hedge fund founder. >> his name is thomas gilbert. he was killed bay gunshot in his apartment. his wife was escorted from their

building with her identity partially obscured. a neighbor says he heard the incident take place. >> something just kaboom. like, just hit the floor loudly. like if something dropped on the floor. >> gilbert's son, a 30-year-old princeton grad spent the night in police custody as a person of interest in his father's death. a search is under way for a missing boat off the coast of hawaii. a fierce winter storm capsized the 74-foot sailboat on saturday. the first mate was not found. the boat was set to leave tomorrow for a humanitarian mission to christmas island. a sal advantage operation after a cargo ship was run aground deliberately off the coast of england. a major rescue operation with the 24 crew members and pilot having to be taken to safety. the ship was grounded to prevent it from capsizing.

the vessel was loaded with 1400 vehicles headed to germany. the cdc is expected to release its first flu report of 2015 today. the agency has been sounding the alarm. it's reached epidemic levels with 22 states seeing high levels. this year's vaccine is only 33% effective effective. new ed that working the night shift may be literally killing you. they studied nurses. working night shifts for more than five years increased their chances of dying from anything. the world health organization says working night shifts is a higher cancer risk than ultra violet radiation. a travel nightmare in san francisco. they spend more than 28 hours in an aircraft because of highly unusual fog. passengers described chaotic

conditions on the plane, with people fighting with each other and with the crew. the airline apologized and said the events were beyond its control. now sports. the nfl's divisional playoff games are set now. >> yesterday's games were precede by a moment of silence honoring espn anchor stuart scott. now his colleagues do the same. we'll mourn forever the loss of our friend and colleague, stuart scott, who changed the game. changed the business. got a shoutout from the president. lebron james. tiger woods. kobe bryant. moments of silence at nfl playoff games and so on. >> so often, sports provide a distraction for everyone else from their sorrow. we played through the pain so to speak, on sunday. tried to smile through the tears. stuart loved sports. he loved the big games. dallas counted as one. can tony romo have the signature

moment? would he deliver in a big spot? his second touchdown pass to terrance williams. the cowboys come back from down 14-0 to a 24-20 victory. they take an green bay next weekend. >> meanwhile -- >> >> let there be awkward celebrations and high fives. bengals and colts. andrew luck under duress no problem at all. hooks up with dante moncrief. colts at denver next weekend. luck against peyton manning. i'll sonign on for that. next live "stu center" comes your way at 9:00 a.m. on espn. a bit of fun from yesterday's panthers capital ts hockey game. >> the goalie lost the puck. braden holtby. he couldn't find it. so he claimed. he looked in his pad. down his pants. his gloves. these guys are pretty much

suited and booted here. there's a lot of places this thing could hide. just as they were about to face off again, the puck came out. it looked like it came out of his left leg pad. the fans gave a cheer and the play continued. a fan at the steelers-ravens game on saturday night said be careful what you sweet. >> someone at security probably caught wind and because of the hash tag. >> his next tweet, 20 minutes later. it's a selfie while riding in a golf cart with someone wearing a badge. he says security came to take me away. they don't play with this stuff. >> careful. up next in "the pulse" the brand-new song that has a generation asking who is this paul mccartney guy? why you should never challenge a disney villain to a pushup contest.

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west's new single. >> the guy playing the piano is former beatle sir paul mccartney. one of the greatest song writers of all times. arguably one of the most recognized people on earth. >> for some of kanye west's fans, they're in the dark about that new guy. >> reporter: do you know who paul mccartney is? >> i don't. >> reporter: do you know who paul mccartney is? >> i might have heard of her. >> reporter: do you know who paul mccartney is? >> no but i've heard that name. >> oh! we should say there's skept citizen schism out there. is it just a joke in. they know. how old was the last kid, maybe 10? maybe he doesn't know who paul mccartney is. are you afraid of heights? >> yes. >> this is not the job for you then. somebody has to climb this tv tower in south dakota. why would somebody go all the way up there?

they're changing a lightbulb. >> kevin schmidt doesn't seem to care. those squares below him are acres of farmland. he stops for a moment and takes a moment for a selfie. >> it's an aircraft warni light. the world of disney now. you don't want to test a character, necessarily. a visitor issued a challenge to gaston. the beefy but villainous from "beauty and the beast." >> underneath the costume, he had the stuff. first in two-armed pushups. then upping the ante in one-handed pushups. >> the challenger crumbles on the sidewalk. gaston wins here. >> how can you challenge him? >> we're required to say disney is the parent company of this network, right? >> yes, you're required.

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