making news in america this morning -- messy storm ail across the east. tornadoes damaging homes and businesses. ripping roofs clear off buildings. and further north, snow and ice threatening this morning's commute. fighting words. donald trump going after his republican rivals. former president george w. bush fires back at trump. smoke in the cockpit of a flight. forced to land moments after takeoff. passengers hospitalized. what exactly happened? and last laugh. taylor swift taking home the top

her sharp message to her haters, including kanye. plus, adele's audio, what exactly went wrong? and lady gaga's stunning tribute to a rock legend. and good tuesday morning. it's the top concern for millions this morning. the severe weather in the east causing thousands of accidents already. >> at least four tornadoes touched down last light in the gulf coast states. the full extent of the damage still unknown. thousands of people are spending the night without power. >> hundreds of flights have been canceled today because of the storm system. as you can see here, it spreads from tennessee to maine. bringing rain, snow, and ice to 17 states. >> and the snow coming in within the last three hours. there's a three-hour delay opening federal government offices in washington, d.c., this morning. the weather is about to make a

we get more from abc's megan hughes. >> i was cleaning up the area in city hall so nobody slips and falls. >> reporter: up and down the east coast, slippery side walks made for wobbly walking. on the roads, the coating of ice left drivers scrambling. in pennsylvania, derek fair was driving down route 29 just missing this tree. >> i'm trying not to hit the guy in front of me. i just kind of tried to turn. i just came off the road. >> reporter: north carolina's wintry mix caused more than 150 car zepts in less than 24 hours. the 1200-mile-long winter storm is also creating trouble at airports. red dominated the departures board at charlotte-douglas international. close to 1600 flights canceled monday. >> i'm done. i'm done. i'm done. i'm ready for summer.

winter weather alerts with a big warmup in many places by later tonight. the wild weather stretching into the south with reports of several tornado touchdowns. in mississippi, this house destroyed. this high school campus damaged. in la larks winds ripping apart this car wash and pizza hut, sending debris flying. >> i seen it, like, coming at me. whoo. it was scary. >> reporter: megan hughes, abc news, washington. the takes from donald trump heating up the campaign trail. >> he's firing off at former president bush as he stumps for his brother. he's calling ted cruz unstable and dishonest and hinting at a possible third party run. we ged the latest from lana zak. >> reporter: the man known as bush 43 was on the trail trying

>> we need someone to fix the problem. that's jeb bush. >> reporter: and jeb needs the help. the south carolina republican primary on saturday could be his last stand against front-runner donald trump, who owns a double-digit lead. trump has been on the warpath against the bushes. >> the world trade center came down urg during your brother's reign. what does that mean after? what about during? i lost friends in that building. cruz. unstable guy. i have never seen anybody that lied as much as ted cruz. and he goes around saying he's a christian. >> reporter: cruz fired back. >> it's not a response simply to start yelling louder and louder liar, liar, liar, when somebody points to the candidate.

surging bernie sanders was met with huge lines and nearly 10,000 supporters. >> together, we're going the create an economy that works for the working class and the middle class, not just the 1%. >> reporter: lana zak, abc news, washington. as for the democrats, they're locked in a tight race in nevada days before voters there head to the polls, hillary clinton had her husband take her place at a campaign rally in florida. clinton, in the meantime, remained in nevada, hoping to drum up last-minute support. she barked like a dog while mimicking an old campaign ad accusing the republicans of distorting the truth. >> it was caused by too much regulation. [ making barking noise ] >> clinton is speaking in harlem today and meeting with leaders from several black groups.

an embarrassing mistake for marco rub yost's campaign. stating it's morning again in america. the stock footage is of vancouver in british columbia, canada, as in not at all part of the united states of america. rubio's came pain learned of the mistake when buzzfeed pointed it out. president obama could name a replacement for justice antonin scalia scalia's seat by next week. the republicans control congress. so the nominee has little chance of being confirmed. the position could remain vacant for more than a year. the eight remaining justices could tie on key decisions, making gridlock real possibility. making news overseas in syria, hopes for a cease-fire set for next week have dimd after a series of air strikes on hospitals and a school. at least 50 people died in the

doctors without bortders blamed syria and russia, saying 40,000 people are now without medical care. last week, the u.s., russia, and other world powers has agreed to pause in the fighting. pope francis with another busy day ahead in mexico. the 79-year-old looking tired last night, even limping a bit when he returned to mexico city. he still took time to bless the crowd. earlier, on a visit to chiapas state, he spoke out against exclusion. he'll visit the u.s. border region tomorrow. let's move no a different topic the's powerful night of music in los angeles. the grammys were handed out. the big winners, kendrick lamar, taylor swift, ed sheeran. kendrick picked up five awards. >> meghan trainor was named best

bruno mars had the top record with "uptown funk." there were tributes to artists that passed away. lady gaga perhaps the best for david bowie. she ran through nine of bowie's best songs in six minutes. also, coming up, an alarming new study with a potential link between heart burn medications and an increased risk of dementia. whapz what happened as this waste truck flipped completely

the american band eagles of death metal returns to paris tonight to finish a concert cut short by the terror attack in november. 89 people died in the attack at the bataclan, which has remained closed. the band's frontman says he feels a sacred responsibility to finish the show. the colorado planned parenthood clinic where three people were killed last year is being reopened. robert dear has been charged are murder. he calls himself a warrior for babies. he says he targeted the clinic because of the abortions performed there. and overin ohio, a restaurant reopened following a machete attack last week. four people were hurt in the attack. the restaurant owner celebrating the reopening there. you see him there. he believes he was targeted because of his ethnicity. he's an arab from israel. the fbi in columbus has not

pich the suspect was killed by police. washington has given the green light to the first u.s. factory in cuba in more than half a century. an alabama company hopes to build about 1,000 tractors a year in cuba. the tractors will be built for individual farmers. an agreement will be signed this morning to allow regularly scheduled airline service between cuba and the u.s. here's a diamond hard to believe. take a look. there it is. all 440 carats of it. it was found in a mine in angola. the biggest ever found there. the diamond is worth as much as $14 million. >> it almost doesn't look real, does it? >> it doesn't. it came one day late, two days late for valentine's. the scare in the air. smoke streaming into the cockpit.

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roads may will slippery in the northern rockies. airport delays in washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york, and boston. smoke in the cockpit on a flight out of reagan national airport. 16 minutes after takeoff, it was back on the ground at nearby dulles airport. >> they were forced to put on oxygen masks. by the time the jet was landing, it seemed as if they had an idea what happened. >> we don't have any fluid or anything dripping. it seemed to be kind of an oily smoke. so, it was, i think, one of the motors. >> no word yet about the exact cause of the smoke. all six crew members on board the plane were treated at a hospital and have been released. no passengers were injured in that. a truck driver is in serious condition after his garbage

highway exit ramp. that fall more than 100 feet into the parking lot of park. no one on the ground was hurt. more trouble for university of missouri professor who was suspended last fall after a confrontation with a student journalist. melissa click was suspended with pay and performed community service after that incident that took place during a protest following racially charged incidents on campus. now, police have released video from a month early. she's seen cursing at a police officer. the incidents are under investigation. a new study lynx popular heart burn medications, brands like prevacid, finding people 75 and older who regularly took those medications had a 44% increased risk of dementia. researchers caution there is

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time now for "the pulse." and much more from last night's yam grammy awards. >> taylor swift won her second song of the year award. >> lamar. >> rapper kendrick lamar won the most awards on the night, but couldn't break out of the rap category. a tearful meghan trainor took best new artist. >> and my mom and dad, for always believing in me. >> uptown funk. >> record of the year went to bruno mars uptown funk. ed sheeran won his first two grammys monday night. >> wow, wow. thank you very much. >> reporter: but there were

audio issues. the sirng hit rare sour notes. before you know >> reporter: and did we mention the tributes. more than ever this year. so many big famous dying recently. lady gaga's musical ode to david bowie perhaps the most memorable. this is ground control to major tom take it easy you will find peace of mind >> reporter: and stevie wonder and pentatonix honored earth, wind, pand pand fire's maurice white. >> i would like to thank taylor swift for glitter-bombing me before. >> reporter: backstage at the grammys, jason nathanson, abc news, los angeles. now to the new shot fired in

kanye and taylor. last week, kanye dropped a new album including a song called famous, where he takes credit for making taylor famous. he called her the "b" word. >> she gave a subtle shot back during an empowering pep talk to other women. >> there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success. or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame. but if you just focus on the work, and you don't let those people side-track you, some day when you get where you're going, you'll look around and you will know that it was you and the people who loved you. >> notice she didn't mention kanye's name? >> sometimes you don't have to name-drop. >> kanye has tweeted since. but he didn't address it. the tributes to david bowie

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4:30. under arrest. the woman accused of running down a tow truck driver on the howard frankland bridge is set to go before a judge. this is not alison huffman's first brush with the law. >> severe storms across the florida panhandle. why thousands of students won't be in class today >> a man accused of terrorizing three women by stalking. the reason the mother believes her son is innocent. >> i'm deiah riley on this tuesday. >> i'm dan shaffer. we've get back to ivan cabrera in a moment for a check on the overnight storms but first two stories from overnight. alison huffman, the prime suspect from yesterday's accident on the howard frankland bridge is in the pinellas county jail.