right now, on "america this morning," messy morning, snow, sleet and ice hitting just in time for the morning commute for millions of americans, and. and states of emergency declared ahead of more dangerous combinations on the way, we'll time it out for you. >> inflation nation, the new price increase just announced on some some of the most common everyday household products, why big companies making profits are still raising prices, plus the new predictions about gas prices. major blow to former president trump from the very supreme court justices he nominated, the decision to release white house records from january 6th and what it could mean for the capitol riot

investigation. breaking now, the first aid flight arriving in tonga, new images from the volcano disaster in the pacific. new this morning, bob saget's widow speaks out telling america what her dad meant to her. >> the surprising olympics from this moogs getting stuck in someone's basement to the new courtroom drama surrounding britney spears this morning. it's thursday, january 20th. your thursday morning, everyone. >> i'm faith, mona is off, we begin with a new winter storm, the timing couldn't be worse. looking at the radar now, northeast getting hit with snow just in time for the morning commute and a state of emergency in effect for the carolinas where rain this morning could turn into ice later this

afternoon, before more snow arrives in north carolina tomorrow. here's a closer look at the timing. areas from dc to boston could see one to 3 inches of snow this morning, the worst in new york city expected between 7 and 8:00 a.m. and temperatures plummet by friday. faa warning of weather related travel delays on both west and east coast this morning, related to the roll out of 5g wireless services, many regional planes not approved to airport with 5 g coverage when visibility is low because signals could interfere with flight instruments. also, democrat kras failed pass long-waited legislation, biden continues after the bill is blocked for the fifth time. democrats failed to change the rules for the senate to pass the rules by majority. sinema sided with colleagues to avoid changing the filibuster,

infuriating fellow democrats. >> if you're worried about the future of american democracy and prepared to vote for the bill, then why are you wasting everybody's time and not voting for the rule change that allows you say to pass the bill? >> this is a plot to break the senate. almost an entire political party will write in permanent ink thap they would shatter the soul of the senate for short term power happ . >> after the vote, republicans shoek hands with senator sinema who along with imagineling say it is needed for partnership. >> get ready for more stock at the super market and pharmacy, although many companies are reporting healthy profits they're about to raise prices again because it seems most americans are willing to spend more to get the products they want. >> reporter: this morning, with

inflation already at a nearly 40-year high, a new sign that prices for many everyday household items are set to increase even higher to account for record high demand, labor shortages and supply chain issues. proctor and gamble wednesday, announcing it will raise prices by average 8% on tide, and gain laundry detergents and fabric sheets, also hiking prices on personal healthcare products, the ceo saying americans so far don't seem to mind the higher prices. >> demand is strong, we have 9 out of 10 in categories that are growing market share the last three, six, and 12 months. >> reporter: also on the rise, gas prices, with the cost of oil hitting a seven year high this week. experts say supply is still catching up to prepandemic levels. one tracking site now predicts prices at the pump will average $4 a gallon by spring. >> bottom line, if price increases are what you're worried about, the best answer

is my build back better plan. >> reporter: president biden claims the solution to inflation is his nearly $2 trillion spending package that's run into a road block on capitol hill. now, he says's willing to break it up into smaller separate plans. >> i'm confident we can get pieces, big chunks of the build back better law signed into law. >> reporter: that could include separate plans to address prescription drug prices, childcare cost and climate change. >> and meanwhile to address inflation, federal reserve is expected to begin raising interest rates by spring. eye opening statement by president biden, he's predicting that russia will invade ukraine, newly released satellite images show a flurry of activity where russian troops are gathered by ukraine's border, at the speech yesterday, biden further raised eye brows when he explained possible consequences for russia. >> russia will be hebe held

accountable if it invades, one thing if it's a minor incursion and we have to fight about what to do and fight et cetera. but if they do what they're capable of doing with the mass on the border, it is going to be a sdarsz f disaster for russia. >> critics say, presidnt biden is giving putin a green light for attack, but say any movement into ukraine will be met with a severe united response. secretary of state anthony blinken meeting nato allies, today, meets with russian counter part tomorrow. >> marine facing charges in connection with a deadly roll-over crash near north carolina, police say the truck he was driving was speeding while making a turn, fell over, several injured, one marine hit by another vehicle after being ejected. >> more school districts forced to take action to crest a shortage of teachers, concerns

in the classroom come as we hear that vaccinating children under the age of five could take longer than we thought, abc's ike here with more. >> good morning andrew, there's a new hurdle when it comes to vaccinating school children, meanwhile, schools still struggling to staff classrooms. >> reporter: this morning, more public schools say they're in crisis. >> we have to have an all hands on deck approach. >> reporter: states take a new action as covid related staff shortages threaten to close more classrooms, calling on the national guard to teach kids because of a shortage on substitute teachers. >> these are folks who are quickly adaptable because of their specific training, to meet the needs in any community issue, irrespective of what it is. >> reporter: in oklahoma, off duty police officers are now stepping in to teach after an executive order from the governor cleared the way for state employees to staff classrooms. it comes as the race to

vaccinate more children faces a new hurdle. fda expected to review vaccines for kids underage five early as next month but preliminary data shows kids 2 to 4 years old will likely need three doses for full protection. meanwhile, this morning, is new mandates from institutes of health recommend avoiding using an an anticlonal treatments, 1 week after the government spent millions of dollars stockpiling both treatments. >> they are not effective against omicron, so we can't use some of the earlier monoclonal antibodies. we still have options, but we ned to work to develop more therapies for those people who will get infected with the virus. >> but here's the good news, dr. anthony fauci says the omicron wave should peak by mid february and free n-95 masks from the government should be arriving at health centers and pharmacies by

the end of the month with a limit of three per person. president trump lost his right to blockte hou rerd investigating the attack on the u.s. capitol. supreme court denied request to keep hundreds of documents under wraps, abc's jonathan carl reports the national archives already started releasing the records. >> committee will now have access to white house visitor logs, phone logs, communications between top aids. they have also asked for video and photo records, presumably will get those as well. so this, really, could give the committee new insight, significantly new knight into the actions of donald trump and his inner circle, in and around january 6. >> well it was an eight to one decision with all three justices trump nominated to the bench rejecting his bid. >> paid tribute last night to sydney botie, best known for his

mov movie roles but started career in the theater. died this month at the age of 94. turn now to your thursday weather forecast. >> good morning, as an arctic front works its way toward the i-95 corridor thursday morning, brings snow for the morning commute, one to 3 inches for boston down to dc, snow will move out by the afternoon, then we have our sights set on another storm, bringing ice accumulation to georgia and the care lines thursday night into the weekend, power outages and slippery roads, speaking of which icy spots into friday morning, also in south texas, here with meteorologist kevin cosgran. >> coming up, new images with the volcano disaster in the south pacific. also ahead, the fbi's new warning about how criminals were stealing your money and personal

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>> reporter: police in massachusetts, also warning drivers. >> we don't use qr codes a the all. >> reporter: it's not just parking meters, the fraud is now being seen in restaurants and other businesses nation wide. >> fbi warns they can put malicious malwear in your computer. >> reporter: to protect yourself, the fbi recommend said aft after scanning a qr code, make sure the website looks legitimate and avoid making payments through a site received through qr code, instead, use a trusted web address to make your payment. >> authorities say if you've been a victim of a tampered qr code, notify both the police and the fbi to help crack down on these criminals. andrew, faith. >> andrea, thank you, you can add girl county cookies to the list of products affected by the supply chain crisis, the newest cookie, adventurefuls is more

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today's weather, snow, ice and rain from dc to boston for the morning commute before bitter cold takes hold. storms across gulf coast and snow in northern rockies. finally, swtwins sharing thr love of science. >> competing against each other and the best in the country. >> what are the odds that twin brothers would both be selected as two of the nation's brightest high school students? no clue, but roberto and ricardo lopez can probably calculate those numbers, both students named semi finalist in the regeneron science search, most prestigious math competition, studying invasive species. >> evaluating for australis in a long island saultd march. >> and ricardo on how the salt marsh can be restored, both working on salt marshes but the twins don't share everything. >> you should see my room, he ruins it, i clean it.

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i love you too. right now, on "america this morning," messy morning, snow, sleet and ice hitting just in time for the morning commute for millions of americans, and. and states of emergency declared ahead of more dangerous combinations on the way, we'll time it out for you. >> inflation nation, the new price increase just announced on some some of the most common everyday household products, why big companies making profits are still raising prices, plus the new predictions about gas prices. major blow to former president trump from the very supreme court justices he nominated, the decision to release white house records from january 6th and what it could mean for the capitol riot

investigation. breaking now, the first aid flight a