this morning. four ft of snow. that's what's in the forecast for some parts of the northeast and the midwest last night, slipping and sliding at this college football game you expect today and the bitter blast of cold air set to dip all the way into the deep south. a shift of power in washington republicans taking control of the house. we have fired nancy pelosi the investigations that could come next, including a news conference expected today about hunter biden. anti government protests growing inside iran and the crackdown growing more fears more protesters arrested now facing the death penalty, disturbing new accounts of the violence on the streets. the

murder mystery rocking a university campus in idaho. four friends brutally stabbed, no arrests and no murder weapon found now new questions about the timing of the first call to police later new fallout for ticketmaster after the ticket chaos that prompted a backlash from taylor swift fans, and why tom brady, steph curry and shaquille o'neal are all being sued. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good thursday morning, everyone with one week to go before thanksgiving. much of the country is bracing for some fierce winter like weather could be historic. parts of the northeast can see four ft of snow by this weekend. it was a winter wonderland last night during this college football game in michigan, even people in the deep south are bracing for a bitter blast of winter cold. here's a b cs andrea fuji. this morning. a winter blast is about

to tighten its grip on much of the u. s heavy snow already blamed for power outages and parts of michigan and indiana, and today, a state of emergency is expected to be declared in new york travel will be near impossible during the height of the storm. the plows are on standby as parts of upstate new york and northeast ohio brace for snowfall rates of three inches per hour, one official calling it a very, very significant event. mentally, i got the manpower already, but as far as you know, actually being ready for it. i don't think anyone is ever ready for the first storm and buffalo effects. no warning is in effect into the weekend. cold air sweeping across above average lake water temperatures. it's expected to trigger massive snowfall totals up to four ft. predicted in the buffalo area public schools, already announcing they will be closed tomorrow is very rare. to see the weather service call for

extreme impacts, hich, basically in some ways is the shutdown of the community while this event is going on, comes almost exactly eight years after an epic lake effect event dumped more than five ft of snow in the region, killing 13 people. the northeast isn't the only region feeling this winter chill below freezing wind chills will be extending deep into the deep south. back in michigan last night, a preview of things to come at the western in michigan versus central michigan football game. players were dashing through the snow, even doing snow angels to celebrate a sack . bulldozers had to be used to clear the field. for football fans this weekend. the big question is, will the buffalo bills be able to host the cleveland browns on sunday? for now, the game is on, but the nfl says they will continue to monitor the conditions. andrew rhiannon, we'll see what happens , andrew. thank you. we will take a closer look at today's forecast, and just a few minutes investigators outside los angeles you're trying to

determine why a wrong way driver plowed his suv into a group of law enforcement recruits. the recruits were on a training run . 25 of them were injured. five critically. investigators don't know why the driver crashed into the runners, but they say he did pass field sobriety and breathalyzer tests turning to washington. now republicans have now secured the majority in the house and kevin mccarthy is set to become speaker. that means big changes being announced. as soon as today. we are also expected to hear today from current house speaker nancy pelosi. abc is justin finch has the latest on all of this just in good morning. brianna and good morning. i significant changing of the guard here. republicans taking control of the house says to stage for a showdown with president biden said to begin today. president biden congratulated house leader kevin mccarthy overnight after republicans secured a narrow majority in the house, making mccarthy, the presumptive next speaker of the house. it is a fishel one party democrat rule

in washington is finished. we have fired nancy pelosi. we have worked hard to earn this agenda . current house speaker nancy pelosi is expected to address her future plans today has mccarthy lays out priorities for the republican led committees in the next congress? they're expected to launch investigations into the origins of covid 19 and into the business dealings of hunter biden incoming judiciary committee. a chair jim jordans, is expected to hold a news conference today regarding the president's son. of course, republicans are wasting no time moving forward with those investigations that they promised. they said from the outset, they want to investigate everything from president biden himself. his administration to even his son. and so it begins. democrats are holding a slim majority in the senate, and now many are looking ahead to 2024. but florida governor rhonda santis is trying to pump the brakes just finished this

election. okay people just need to chill out a little bit on some of this stuff, i mean, seriously. former president trump has received few endorsements from top republicans after announcing his 2024 campaign tuesday night. mike pompeo, who served as trump's secretary of state tweeting. we need more seriousness, less noise and leaders who are looking forward , not staring in the rear view mirror claiming victimhood. former vice president mike pence had a town hall last night again acknowledged he may run for president and he said he forgives trump for his actions on january 6th christian faith. forgiveness is not optional. we literally praying the lord's prayer to forgive those who trespass against us. meanwhile another big race now called in california congresswoman karen bass has defeated billionaire rick caruso in the los angeles mayor's race. rhiannon justin. thank you. now the senate has advanced a bill to provide federal protection for same sex

marriages. 12 republicans joined democrats in supporting the bill , which also aims to protect religious liberty by stating that non profit religious groups will not be required to perform same sex marriage services. a final vote could come this week. cities in iran are cracking down on anti government protesters sentencing five of them to death this week alone. the protests erupted eight weeks ago when a woman arrested for violating the headscarf law died in police custody and new video from this week shows police firing on protesters inside a subway station, setting off a stampede. ukrainian president zelinsky is pushing back after the u. s and other allies said that that missile that hit poland this week was apparently fired by ukraine. they believe it was ukraine.nintentional fired as ue tried to intercept russian missiles, officials say russia is ultimately responsible. but zelinsky wants his officials to join the investigation. several developments this morning and that murder mystery at the

university of idaho. four students were killed in police last night said they have no suspects. after claiming for days there was no threat to the community police in the college town of moscow, idaho, now acknowledge the public may not be safe with no arrests made in the killing of these four college students. we cannot say that there is no threat to the community. and as we have stated, please stay vigilant. investigators now revealing all four friends ages. 20 and 21 were stabbed inside this off campus house, which was home to one of the victims and police have no suspects forward, stabbed with a knife, but no weapon has been located at this time. are you able to tell whether the same weapon was used on all four victims? autopsy will confirm that and hopefully collect some evidence for us. two of the victims caylee gonzalves and madison. logan. we're seeing ordering at this late night food truck laughing and taking pictures just hours before their deaths. they were seen downtown and so really, if any of the neighbors in the area happen to have any relevant

footage. that's something that we would love to see. authorities say. two other female roommates were home at the time of the attack. officials are not confirming if the roommate saw anything, only saying the two are cooperating with the investigation. police calling it a targeted attack, saying there was no sign of forced entry. one other mystery . police are not saying why the first call to police was around noontime about eight hours after the murders, and they would not reveal who called 911. stir of one of the victims, says she's frustrated at the pace of the investigation. frustration now comes from having lost some very critical 1st48 now 72 hours. i don't know if my sisters wanted to be buried. i don't know if they wanted to be cn't know if e roses are red roses and that will forever haunt me. but i do know that they would want justice. police say two of the victims were at a party on campus the night before they were killed. the others were at a bar. at least 25 officers are

now working to track down leads in this case, and harvard law schools have announced they will no longer take part in the annual college rankings from u. s news and world report. the law school say the rankings are flawed, questoned the magazines methodology, claiming it works against diversity efforts and undercuts student choice. us news says it will continue to make sure students can rely on the most accurate information time now for a look at your thursday weather. good morning. we have an historic lake effect snow event unfolding over the next four days, the heaviest snow is going to be in the eastern and southern shore's of lakes, michigan, erie and ontario. that means places like buffalo, new york, watertown, new york could see several feet of snow and possibly record setting amounts there. meantime the coldest air of the season will be coming through in waves over the next four days with a real field temperatures on friday morning below freezing in atlanta below zero in the

northern plains accuweather meteorologist kevin costner in. coming up a new prediction about gas prices, and it's good news. first terrifying video, a boy falling from a popular climbing wall. he survived, but this morning why his family is now blaming workers at that popular attraction and later how one soccer players marriage proposal got off on the wrong foot. ♪music playing♪ ♪♪

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taking legal action. i thought he was dead. michigan family is reliving a nightmare. opening up about a climbing wall accident that nearly killed their son, one of those times where i'm having it. horrible dream, and i'm going to wake up any second and i did not know george. the brewer family shared this cell phone video of their eight year old son, george, climbing the rock wall at chicago's navy pier last summer, when george gets to the top falls, 24 ft. his mother's camera captured the fall, which we stopped before he hits the pavement or other two sons, who are five and six now. they saw this entire thing, too, and it was it was unexplainable . i really don't have the words to explain it. parents say he's recovering from severe injuries from his face down to his ankle . he needs to use a walker while receiving extensive physical therapy. now a lawsuit filed by the family accuses navy pier of

negligence, claiming workers failed to properly harness and secure george and accusing employees of not being properly trained. they have george say stasis and they didn't have protection on the ground. to mitigate the effects of a floor tells our chicago station wls. it is not seen the lawsuit and it will not comment on pending litigation. george has undergone four surgeries and his family says he will need more in the future. some good news for drivers hitting the road for the holidays. gas prices are expected to follow up to 75 cents per gallon over the next month, according to gasbuddy, the northwest and the midwest will see the biggest drops the national average is now 3 74. for gallon here's another encouraging sign for the economy. retail sales grew more than expected last month, but that could increase the odds of more interest rate hikes. the fed tries to bring down inflation coming up jay leno hospital patient what the doctors are now revealing ahead why tom brady, steph curry and

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reggie: a horrible, deadly wrong way crash on the east bay. five people, including children dead in pittsburgh. kumasi: the ultimatum elon musk has presented to twitter employees. reggie: the governor heading to one country to talk to first responders. kumasi: tourism turnaround, we are taking a live look this morning at san francisco international airport where there is one group in particular returning and helping the economy. reggie: come here, spend your money. good morning. kumasi: we will start with our forecast with lisa. lisa: there's a windshield index in the east bay, probably others through the morning hours where temperatures have dropped into the 30's. many of these high clouds will be with us throughout the afternoon. we get into a partly cloudy slightly cooler day today but we

are not tracking any rain yet.