making news in america this morning -- epic blizzard. digging out and cleaning up. shutting down the government. closing schools and major cities and the travel nightmare, a ripple effect at airports from coast to coast. we're live with the latest. emergency landing. passengers and flight attendants hospitalized after severe turbulence. ambulances rushing to the plane. the new video coming in. super bowl set. peyton manning headed back to the big game after a nail-biter against tom brady. tickets already on sale. wait until you hear how much. plus, the blizzard making for memorable moments. why everyone is swimming in the snow and the frolicking panda that's going viral.

hey, good monday morning to you. millions of people are stilling digging out from the paralyzing storm dumping feet of snow in several states. >> a lot of people still playing in it, as you can see. some amazing new drone video out of northern virginia, where about 30 inches of snow fell, blanketing this neighborhood there. >> the storm creating a travel nightmare, hundreds of flights are canceled today nationwide, as the major east coast airports slowly get back to normal. >> okay, so, it wasn't just the snow but also flooding, this is the jersey shore. chunks of ice floating down the streets. >> more than two dozen deaths were blamed on the weather. airlines canceled more than 14,000 flights this weekend. and the snowfall in new york city missed setting a record by just a tenth of an inch. >> okay, so, this morning, of course, the big effort is under way to remove all that snow. the federal government and some mass transit lines are closed today. >> washington, d.c., is still reeling and that's where we find abc's lana zak outside in the elements. hey, lana, good morning to you.

>> reporter: hi, reena, hi kendis. how are you guys doing? you know, in this storm, everybody has been working furiously to try and clear the streets. but as you mentioned the federal government is still closed down today. and the concern really is on these streets as the snow has melted all of this has turned into black ice. this weekend's storm was one for the record books. nearly 2 feet of snow in some areas of washington, d.c. it was the biggest storm ever in baltimore at 29.2 inches. and in new york's central park, a new 24-hour record with 26.8 inches of snow. grinding to a halt all forms of travel -- well, almost all forms. drivers on the pennsylvania turnpike were marooned for up to 30 hours. creating a unique situation, sunday mass on the highway. and on the jersey shore, blocks of ice floated down flooded streets.

the snow building continuously throughout the weekend. in virginia, and up and down the coast, the weight of all that snow too much for area roofs. even this ambulance was stuck. this morning, the east coast will be digging out. >> a record amount of snow must be removed, and when i say removed, that doesn't mean we can just push it out of the street. it has to be lifted and taken away. >> reporter: and for many, there's at least one more snow day. and if you're wondering and i know you are, the snow jackpot winner -- that distinction goes to glengary, west virginia, with a whopping 42 inches. as we try to dig out from this powder here, the airlines are going to continue to be snarled, they need to make up for 14,000 flights that were canceled. reena, kendis. >> 42 inches, i can't believe.

i thought we had it bad. >> yeah. this was a widespread storm. >> lana live in washington. thank you, lana. so, the official snow total in washington is only 17.8 inches. even though it seemed like far more than that and it probably was. there were problems with the measuring device at reagan national airport. an observer about a mile from the airport reported nearly 2 more inches. >> and what a difference just a short drive makes. take a look at this map. 35 miles separating areas that received 2 feet and 6 inches. and take a look at these numbers, shepherdstown, west virginia, buried under 40.5 inches of snow. jfk airport in new york getting 30.5. and baltimore's bwi airport, 29.2. newark airport, 28.1. the national zoo in washington, d.c., with a little over 22 inches. much more from the blizzard ahead. but first, moments of panic on an american airlines jet, that's what passengers are describing as a miami to milan

flight was hit by severe turbulence over the atlantic. the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in newfoundland, canada. where ambulances were waiting on the tarmac. three flight attendants and four passengers were taken to the hospital. they are all expected to be okay. and a delta fight to atlanta was forced to make an emergency landing. passengers say they were heard a loud bang coming from one of the engines before the plane set down in san juan. after changing planes the passengers continued to atlanta. okay, we move next to politics. the iowa caucuses are exactly one week from today. a new poll shows that donald trump has now surged ahead of ted cruz in iowa. now, fans keep flocking to his rallies, but so do protesters. on sunday trump was talking about 9/11. in san bernardino. when a man wearing a bright red turban raised a banner, saying stomp hate. as he was led out, the crowd chanted "usa!"

and then trump. >> he wasn't wearing one of those hates, was he? and he never will. >> well, it appeared to reporters there that trump was referring to both the man's turban and to a different man, who was wearing one of trump's make america great hats. the day before trump boasted he could shoot someone and not lose voters. and hillary clinton seems to have switched into higher gear, a fired-up clinton addressed large rallies in iowa yesterday, saying she knows many in the crowd are still shopping for a candidate. and although she's fallen behind in the latest poll, clinton has toned down her attacks on democratic rival bernie sanders, focusing them instead on the republicans. >> you can't be shooting off your mouth when you're the president of the united states, you need to be careful, thoughtful, be reliable in what you say. >> meanwhile, her rival bernie sanders is playing to packed houses. last night the senator got hot. yeah, he took off his shirt.

and not only did he take it off, he threw straight into the arms of a teenaged fan there. he joked that was all that was coming off. of course, his fans roared. >> thankfully. now, former new york mayor michael bloomberg is weighing a third-party run. abc news has learned that he's concerned that donald trump, ted cruz or bernie sanders would be nominated and he would pitch himself as a nonpartisan problem solver. bloomberg's decision will come after super tuesday, so, we're talking in early march. okay, let's talk about sports. the super bowl matchup is set, it will be the carolina panthers versus the denver broncos. both teams had the best records in their conferences. the panthers had the nfl's highest scoring offense. the broncos, the best defense. and it will be young quarterback cam newton's first super bowl and veteran peyton manning's fourth. the oddsmakers give the edge to carolina.

we're going to have highlights of the games later on from espn. >> i couldn't believe one newspaper said, way to go, old man, peyton manning, because he's 39. one of the oldest players in the nfl. >> he's the oldest one to ever make it to the super bowl. >> at 39? >> yes. straight ahead -- a fire overnight at the main iphone factory. those details just coming in. and happening now -- an all-out search, three inmates accused of serious crimes, now on the run after a daring escape from prison. plus, caught on camera, tumbling down a mountain, we'll hear from this skier after a seriously scary fall. this skier after a seriously scary fall. a scary fall.

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>> and if you're flying today, delays are likeliest in minneapolis and chicago. in southern california, an intense manhunt is under way after three dangerous inmates escaped from jail. >> the orange county sheriff department says the three men managed to get tools and cut through steel bars, they then got to the roof and rappeled down. right now, the mom of the youngest inmate appealed to her son to turn himself in. >> i miss you. i want my son back, please. >> well, the sheriff's office says all three men are considered dangerous. the reward for their capture has grown to $50,000. an update from the man at the center of the binge-watching hit "making a murderer." steven avery is serving a life sentence for murder and now avery's has sent a ramble league this-page letter in milwaukee, saying he's innocent and that the real can i recall is still

out there. some interesting video. heart-stopping at that. it's a wipeout and a miraculous finish. take a look and listen at this skier and her thousand-foot drop down the slope, that's in alaska. tumbling out of control as the camera rolls until finally a huge sigh of relief. >> i'm okay. i'm okay. >> and she was okay. amazingly only slightly injured two fingers, as a result of that, but, man, some heart-stopping moments indeed. >> oh, my gosh. i find that so hard to watch. glad she's okay. time now for sports, super bowl 50 is set. the cheapest ticket right now, can you believe it, $4,000. >> insane. we get some highlights, though, from championship sunday from the fellows at espn. >> good morning, he's john and i'm john. >> i'm john. >> i'm 50. he's about to be 50. you know what that means, the super bowl, you and i are always the same age. when it's played. >> it's quite easy.

>> guess who's going to the super bowl. one of these two felllas. you know by now, it's probably him. peyton manning against tom brady. the patriots need eight points. there's six. brady to gronkowski. by rule you're allowed to go for two to tie the game. once upon a time you couldn't do that. brady -- no. then the pats tried an onside kick, that didn't work. hopes for a hail mary shot, in the end it's peyton manning going to the super bowl representing the denver broncos. who will they play, john? >> well, let's check that nfc game between the cardinals and the panthers. there's cam newton. late first quarter, panthers up 10-0. newton to corey brown. corey brown, one man to beat. well, that fella just fell down, and off he goes. 17-0, panthers. and then, cam. he had a little short, tiny one for a touchdown and then he had a longer one.

>> he won't do that in the big game. >> 49-15, it's a rout. the panthers win it. newton, two touchdown passes and two touchdown runs. and, so, it will be the broncos and the panthers, february 7th, super bowl 50. >> near san francisco in santa clara. >> we'll be there. he'll be there. >> i'll be here, but that's okay. "sportscenter," new one at 9:00 a.m. stay and watch that. because you're america. >> all right, thanks, fellas. those watching peyton manning's postgame news conference on tv. they may have been a little bit confused. >> the veteran quarterback, normally not at a loss for words. check out that little guy there, he stopped in midsentence to talk to his son, 4-year-old manning there, standing right behind his daddy. >> okay, so, keep in mind, you may be looking at a future quarterback, his name is marshall. his grandfather is archie manning. his uncle of course might have

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fun as well. there you go, the police officer blasting the "frozen" soundtrack while making the rounds. >> and it kind of looked like a scene out of "frozen." didn't it? and the blizzard can't stop these guys. this is in west virginia, the university swim team making sure they get their practice in. not bad, guys. >> what were they thinking? it's freezing. >> yeah, they ran inside quickly. look at these guys. >> a maryland man is challenging washington's biggest celebrity to a snow battle. >> okay, we're not talking barack obama or paul ryan. but tian tian, the panda at the national zoo. this is video of him over the weekend, nearly breaking twitter. >> and that inspired jeffrey perez. he took out his panda suit out of the closet, dusted it off and he did his best tian tian impression. >> okay, so, who doesn't have and a ya suit? he has had his suit for about six years, we have no idea why.

once the snow clears up, he hopes to meet his panda meet in person. >> what i want to know who wore it best? >> i think he did. next to an unbelievable photo-op or a photo bomb, either way, there you see, a huge hello from this breaching humpback whale. those stunned paddle boarders in hawaii, getting the surprise of their lives. >> captured off the western coast of maui. man, pretty close up. a dash cam video went viral for all of the right reasons. and then it sparked a stunning second act. you remember officer bobby white responded to a complaint about kids making too much noise. instead of shutting the kids down, he played hoops with them while also asking them to consider the neighbors. >> millions saw that video including shaquille o'neal. the nba great helped officer white make good on his promise to return with backup and boy, shaq is still a towering figure.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> are you ready? >> you it is starting anyway. >> meteorologist mike nicco has something we have not seen in weeks: a dry forecast all week. >> after a few sprinkles this morning, maybe, it is looking paltry on the north bay but a lot more dry weather through the forecast. so far nothing is reaching the ground. it will last through 10:00. then it is gone. the cloud cover is keeping the fog from forming. there is a slight chance we could have that at 7:00 but the clouds will thin. we start in the upper 40s to around 50 and end up in the upper 50s to 60. sue? >> so far so good come mute brace for super bowl 50 ready

for amy hollyfield on that but we are looking at the bay bridge. it is beautiful. c.h.p. is reporting on the decline section if you come eastbound the lights are out. 10-15 of the lights are out and we will look at road work in a few minutes. >> you wake up to the first weekday commute since the super bowl closures with a lot of people heading into the city. amy hollyfield is tracking the expected grid hock to come. amy hollyfield? >> good morning, natasha. if you can this is the time to travel through here at 4:30 in the morning. it is quiet. i recommend traveling now. it is expected to get tough later today. this will be the first test of the morning commute and the new road closures. get ready. all other road closures for

super bowl city are in place mostly armed herman plaza with detours southbound embarcadero start at broadway. expect long delays and a lot of gridlock. san francisco is bracing itself. >> it will be crazy. hopefully employers will support and allow employees to work remotely. it will be tough. >> tomorrow, it is worse. hour street will close and moscone for the nfl experience for almost three weeks. people are advised to skip downtown altogether if necessity -- they can. >> i get a book on tape. >> the cost estimates for san francisco are climbing related to san francisco 50 spending an extra half million to speed up work at the terminal where amy was standing before the