making news in america this morning, polar plunge. the coldest air in more than 20 years. windchills of 60 below zero. the states of emergency declared. thousands of flights canceled. this plane sliding into a snowbank. this morning where the morning commute will be extra slick. facetime malfunction. apple admits to a bug in the app that allows callers to access your camera before you pick up. how the simple press of a button could let someone see and hear you even if you don't answer. trapped for days. one woman's terrifying ordeal stuck inside an elevator for three days. no food, no water, no toilet. no way to call for help.

how she was finally rescued. plus, fyre fury. the a-list celebrities being subpoenaed over that failed music festival. what they're being forced to reveal. bundy backlash. why critics say a new movie about ted bundy starring zac efron is romanticizing the notorious serial killer. and brady and goff. the super bowl quarterbacks face off before the big game. what tom brady refused to do. good tuesday morning, everyone. we begin with the historic and life-threatening cold descending on millions of americans this morning triggering several states of emergency. >> it is the coldest air in a generation. windchills could plunge to 50 or even 60 degrees below zero in parts of the upper plains and midwest. emergencies have been declared from wisconsin all the way down to alabama where drivers are being warned about icy conditions for this morning's commute.

light snow is expected from jackson, mississippi, to atlanta. this morning, the bitter cold is sweeping south closing schools, stalling traffic and snarling air travel. >> it's rough, slippery, and it's nasty. >> i wouldn't want to drive in this type of weather at all. >> reporter: in toledo, ohio, this plane slid off the runway during takeoff trapping passengers for hours and shutting down the airport until crews could clear the crash. in chicago, icy runways led to more than a thousand canceled flights monday. now even colder temperatures are on the way, and by wednesday chicago could be colder than mt. everest, antarctica and even siberia. >> no matter how many layers you have on, the wind pierces through. >> reporter: wisconsin's governor declared a state of emergency as officials warn residents about the life-threatening cold. in neighboring minnesota many schools are closed through tomorrow. >> and authorities are warning people to stay inside if

possible. with temperatures this cold, it takes as little as five minutes for frostbite to begin. >> reporter: the storm already turning deadly in illinois. one person hit and killed by a plow trying to clear snow. and a close call in lake michigan led to this dramatic ice rescue. >> give me your hand. >> reporter: a man jumping into the frigid water to save his dog before getting stuck himself. >> oh, my god. >> take a breath. >> oh, my god. >> you're good, man, you're good. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: rescuers quickly pulled him and the dog to safety. >> i wouldn't even suggest people bringing their kids out in this. >> reporter: this morning the snowy and frigid conditions are even threatening the super bowl. a coating of snow and ice hitting atlanta as players and fans flock there for the game. the cold weather prompting president trump to invite global warming tweeting, please come back fast, we need you. homeowners being warned about freezing pipes urged to keep the

faucet dripping to prevent pipes from bursting. meanwhile, back in wisconsin hearty winter weary residents are taking it in stride to use skills to navigate sidewalks. we'll have a closer look at the forecast in less than five minutes. we're also following a developing story from houston where four undercover police officers have been shot during a drug investigation. authorities say two of the officers were critically wounded while trying to serve a warrant. they say two suspects opened fire as police burst into the building. those two suspects were killed. the head of the city's police union says something must be done to stop the violence against police. >> we are sick and tired of having targets on our back. we are sick and tired of having dirt bags trying to take our lives when all we're trying to do is protect this community and protect our families. enough is enough. and if you're the ones that are owl there aut there spg

the rhetoric that police officers are the enemy, just know we've got your number now and we're going to be keeping track of all of y'all. >> the two critically wounded officers were shot in the neck. we turn to washington and the white house disputing a new report that estimates the cost of the historic government shutdown at a stunning $11 billion. meanwhile, as hundreds of thousands federal employees finally get back to work, they're bracing for the possibility of a nother shutdown over the president's push for a border wall. abc's serena marshall has the details this morning. serena, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you and the government's been open less than a week and already that assessment of what was lost is much greater than expected. all of this as another shutdown looms in the coming weeks. $11 billion, that's how much the u.s. economy lost due to the 35-day shutdown. the sobering new estimate from the nonpartisan congressional budget office much greater than expected. the white house though dismissed the report. >> there's certainly no permanent damage to the economy. >> reporter: but it wasn't just the economy that saw repercussions, the ntsb says critical evidence from 22

accidents may have been lost due to the shutdown and the irs telling congress it will take them 12 to 18 months to respond to the 5 million pieces of unanswered mail. come thursday government workers will finally see paychecks deposited into their accounts reassuring for families like christine kroll's. >> i am so grateful that this seems to be over for now. >> reporter: but concern lingers over if they will see a repeat. >> do i turn my bills back on to auto pay? do i go back and pay all these bills that i turned off? >> reporter: during the first on camera press briefing by the white house in 41 days, another shutdown wasn't ruled out. >> is the president really willing to go through another shutdown if he can't get money out of the democrats for the border wall? >> the president doesn't want to go through another shutdown. that's not the goal. the goal is security and protecting the american people. >> reporter: lawmakers have just 19 days to hammer out an agreement as democrats remain insistent no money for new border barriers where none

currently exist. as hope lingers for a new deal, one thing both sides have agreed on is a new date for the state of the union address and it's set for february 5th. kenneth, janai. >> our thanks to serena. we'll hear from the president in just a week. well, in a rare move, the justice department is revealing information about the russia investigation announcing that it may be wrapping up soon. acting attorney general matthew whitaker says he's been fully briefed on the investigation and he thinks it's close to being completed. a new warning to iphone users this morning about a bug that could invade your privacy letting callers listen to you even if you don't pick up the phone. the facetime glitch allows you to hear the person you're trying to reach. with a simple click, you can gain access to that person's microphone whether they answer or not. brad mielke, host of the abc podcast "start here," put it to the test and was able to eavesdrop of his producer. >> i'm hearing not just my own voice back but i'm also hearing anything that's going into david's microphone and he hasn't even touched his screen. he has not accepted the call.

he has not declined the call. it's just ringing on his desk and yet i'm still hearing him and whatever is going on around his microphone. >> apple says it's aware of this issue and has identified a fix that will be released in a software update later this week. time now for a look at your weather forecast for this tuesday morning. good morning. a tremendous amount of brutal cold air gripping the north central part of the country. for example, in chicago, down to about 50 below, what the real feel will be, and for minneapolis 50 below or worse perhaps even 60 below in some cases. this is going to be the coldest air in years. many highs will be below zero for the high temperature of the day. a mixture of snow, sleet and rain making its way throughout the southeast and for the deep south the sleet and snow will actually cause some widespread school closures. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams.

coming up, are u.s. troops heading to south america? the mystery message on a notepad at the white house. also ahead, new details about this brazen heist. a man stealing a painting right off the walls of a museum with a crowd around him. and later, the questions being raised after this video appears to show an epic fight between neighbors.

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we're back with another beautiful sight off the pacific coast. a drone captured this video of gray whales off oceanside, california. the whales are heading south on their annual migration to the warm waters of baja. >> very cool. national security adviser john bolton is raising new questions after his appearance at a white house press briefing to announce sanctions on venezuela.

bolton was holding a notepad with the words 5,000 troops to colombia clearly visible. a top colombian official says they're not sure what that means. colombia borders venezuela and like the u.s. has sided with the opposition leader against venezuelan president nicolas maduro. the white house would only say that all options are on the table. meanwhile, maduro is pushing live back against the new u.s. sanctions which target the state owned oil company. he calls the sanctions criminal. u.s. officials do not expect them to have any major effect on gas prices here at home. there are new tensions with china this morning after the u.s. filed criminal charges against the chinese tech company huawei. the justice department accuses the company of a long list of crimes including trying to steal trade secrets from a competitor and trying to skirt u.s. sanctions against iran. overnight a top chinese official called on the u.s. to, quote, stop the unreasonable crackdown against huawei. the fight could complicate upcoming trade talks. the fbi has joined the search for a missing 14-year-old

from tennessee. savannah pruitt was last seen at her home in madisonville january 13th. detectives say her cell phone pinged the next morning 100 miles away in kentucky. she's not been active on social media. a suspect is in custody after a brazen art theft caught on video in moscow. now, watch as a man takes a painting worth an estimated $3 million off the wall and casually walks away with it. he's already been caught, and the painting has been recovered. now, despite the video the suspect denies being involved. he says he can't remember where he was when the theft occurred. well, coming up, tom brady reveals one of the stupidest things he's ever done before a super bowl. but first, new fallout from the fyre festival. top celebrities now being ordered to reveal how much they got paid to promote the doomed event. and up next, trapped for three days inside an elevator, one woman's terrifying ordeal. elevator, one woman's terrifying ordeal. are excited about the potential

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this is called earning your pay in the cockpit. goodness. strong winds causing all kinds of problems during takeoffs and landings at this airport in new castle, england. despite the planes struggling against those fierce cross winds, there were no reports of any injuries on board those flights. amazing work by pilots. >> that's some good work there. we turn to the woman who was trapped inside an elevator for three days. >> she was stuck in a building here in new york with no food or water or even a toilet, and when someone finally found her, she was barely conscious. >> that would be the end of me. that's my number one fear in the world. >> reporter: getting trapped in an elevator can cause anyone anxiety, but imagine getting stuck for days. >> the caller say they were in the elevator since friday. >> they've been in the elevator since friday? >> reporter: police say a 53-year-old woman was cleaning a private home friday. she told authorities the elevator got stuck between the second and third floors, and no one came home until monday morning.

the fdny was able to open the door and get her out. after she was found, an inspector with the department of buildings showed up but was not given access. >> we just got to do a full test on it. >> do these elevators have phones even though they're such small elevators? >> i'm not sure. until i get inside then i'll be able to say. >> reporter: the luxury town house is owned by billionaire warren a. stephens and his wife. in a statement, the stephens family says the woman has worked for them for 18 years and they are relieved and thankful she is doing well in the hospital. this man says he saw the woman carried away. he says her eyes were open. she also appeared to be calm after the unimaginable situation. >> no windows, nothing. that must be -- you have to have a strong mind. >> now i'll be walking up the stairs for the next month. >> the department of buildings issued a violation for not allowing the inspector inside. we're told the elevator passed its last inspection in july. washington state is under a state of emergency because of a growing measles outbreak. the number of confirmed cases has climbed to 35. 31 of those cases involve young patients who were never

vaccinated. state lawmakers are now proposing a bill that would ban parents from objecting to the vaccine for their kids based on a personal objection. parents would still be able to opt out for medical reasons or religious beliefs. >> there's three ways to get your child into school in washington state if they're unvaccinated. one is a medical exemption, which is incredibly rare. another way is a religious exemption. there are very few religions that i'm aware of that says thou shall not vaccinate your child. so the third way in washington state is a personal or what we call a philosophic exemption. >> many parents choose not to vaccinate their kids for several reasons including the claim that vaccines cause autism, a claim refuted by the cdc. meanwhile, two cases of measles have now been confirmed in hawaii. they're unvaccinated kids who traveled there from washington state. a developing story from honolulu. at least three people have been killed after a crash involving several vehicles at this

intersection. five other people including pedestrians were seriously injured. some new fallout this morning from the ill-fated fyre music festival. organizers promised a luxury concert experience in the bahamas two years ago, but the plans spiraled into chaos. investigators could soon subpoena records from kendall jenner and other top models who were paid millions of dollars to build the buzz for the failed event. jenner reportedly made $275,000 to hype the festival in a now deleted instagram post. the festival's lead organizer is serving a six-year sentence after pleading guilty to fraud. guacamole lovers, rejoice, there could be a new guinness world record this morning for the world's largest avocado. it weighs more than six pounds, whoa, and was grown in hawaii. the farmer says his family has been growing the supersize fruits for years. but he doesn't have any special secret. huge. >> that's a big one. >> yeah. all right, up next in "the

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netflix has now weighed in tweeting, i've seen a lot of talk about ted bundy's alleged hotness and would like to gently remind everyone that there are literally thousands of hot men on netflix, almost all of whom are not convicted serial murders. almost all of them. >> good point there by netflix. all right, now to the super bowl. americans are expected to gamble $6 billion on the big game this weekend. >> last night was media night. tom brady signed a pillow with his face on it given to him by guillermo from jimmy kimmel. an 8-year-old reporter also asked him how he stays focused despite all the negative fans. brady says he loves them back. >> ah. rams quarterback jared goff talked about his dog, which lives with his parents during the season, and then came the moment both quarterbacks sat down together. >> what sort of advice would you give this guy as he gets ready to take on the big bad patriots? >> i'm not giving him any advice.

are you crazy? >> a reporter asked brady if he ever did anything dumb before a super bowl. he said back in 2002 he went t a party on the friday before the big game and stayed out late. he says this friday he plans on being in bed at 8:30. >> yes, meanwhile, the madden football video game just completed a virtual match-up between the rams and patriots. >> who won? >> the game predicts the rams will win, 30-27. so take that to vegas. >> yeah, should we bet on that? >> maybe. next, we go across the pond. the hatfields and mccoys have nothing on some neighbors in the uk. they were seen trying to settle their apparent differences by throwing planks of wood across the fence at each other. >> at one point a woman tries to make peace. but she fails. so she joins in on the fight as well. >> oh, my gosh. despite the video of this plank war going viral, no one seems to know what caused the dispute in the first place. nobody is talking. >> you know what i got to say about that? >> what? >> are you planking kidding me? >> that's funny.

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bridge. that sheen rot road mike was talking about, it was wet there. i had sprinkles coming across an hour ago. in the northbound direction we have roadwork in lanes for a half an hour. be aware of that. san rafael bridge, wet in both directions around the toll plaza. other roadwork, sunol grade, we'll check on that in a few minutes. breaking news, we knew it was going to happen. now it's official. pg&e has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. >> abc news reporter amy hollyfield life with the latest. >> they filed for bankruptcy at midnight. one investment group blue mountain capital management said this will hurt shareholders and the entire board at pg&e needs to be replaced. so a lot of turmoil over this this morning. this was the scene at the public utilities meeting yesterday in san francisco as pg&e prepared for the filing. more than 30 protesters showed up and shouted at the

commissioners. the protesters used public comment time to read the names of the 86 people who died in last year's camp fire. the panel moved forward anyway and approved pg&e's plan to obtain $5 billion from loans from several major banks to keep the lights on while the utility goes through chapter 11. >> the cpuc is enabling pg&e's criminal negligence that killed 86 people in the camp fire with a $6 billion bailout on the backs of the already struggling rate payers in the state of california. >> peg estimates its liabilities from the 2017 and 2018 wildfires will exceed $30 billion. in a statement released overnight, pg&e says it is committed to enhancing its wildfire safety efforts and rebuilding efforts. one other note, an s.e.c.

feeling for friday pg&e there was raises when they are declaring bankruptcy. live amy we alerted with this push alert. download the app and get push alerts where you live as it happens. >> it is now 4:30 if you're just waking up to us. good morning. here is a check oppose your weather and traffic. mike nicco starts. >> let's go back to live doppler 7 and you can see what's going on outside. it's looking like a little heavier push of rain around berkeley, 13 and 24, in towards caldecott on 580 and 880 there. should say 80. here we go down to san jose. you can see, yeah, it's trying to push into your neighborhood. so expect a lit