making news in america this morning -- a new arctic blast. the deep freeze strikes again with blinding snow, whipping winds, dangerous temperatures. the coldest air of the season is now settling in. cut off. an entire town wh in where to go because an avalanche has covered the only road if or out. the emergency operation under way right now. outbreak on board a cruise ship. a rapidly spreading virus started to take over. what is making hundreds of passengers sick? grammy night. the winners, the performances. and the one fashion statement that quickly became the talk.

good monday morning. i'm marci gonzalez if for diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. we begin with a new arctic blast facing the country. this could be the coldest one yet. dangerous temperatures forced some schools to close in minnesota. >> take a look at this video. a rare phenomenon caught on camera in idaho. it's called an ice disk. the extremely low temperature causes slow-moving water to freeze. m mary bruce has more. >> reporter: you think this is bad, it's about to get worse. some of the coldest air of the season, an arctic blast expected to rival the polar plunge from earlier this month. freezing rain, sleet, and snow

expected as far south as texas. winter storm watch is issued tomorrow for all of the gulf coast states. over the weekend, the midwest smacked with howling blizzards. frigid winds forcing schools to close today. blinding snow. >> you're lucky to see 10, 15 feet in front of your car. >> reporter: a massive 33-car pileup outside of detroit. now the race is on the clear the snow before it turns to ice. >> it will be a hard freeze. it doesn't matter what you put on it. it's not going to move. >> reporter: in wisconsin, salt is on short supply. >> the town has used it's entire allocation of salt for the 2013-2014 season. >> reporter: mary bruce, abc news, washington. the northeast will climb

above freezing. it won't last long. >> good morning, john and marci. fresh cold this morning. minus 20, minneapolis. minus 17, bismarck. 50, 60 miles per hour are the winds. leading to power outages. that cold spreads south and east. snow across the lakes into the northeast, new england, many spots a fresh coating to an inch or so. john and marci, back to you. >> thank you, jim. it's nail-biting time on wall street this morning. the dow is opening below 16,000 after a sharp selloff late last week. overseas markets are low this morning. one reason is worries about china's economy. rebecca jarvis says investors are watching significant events right here in the u.s. >> reporter: so many things happening in the week ahead. 24 of the biggest companies in

this country will report earnings. we'll hear how they're feeling about the economy, their business whether they're hiring, how they're seeing expansion plans and how they see the future. >> and even with the change at the top, the federal reserve is expected to taper off more of the stimulus buying bonds to shore up the u.s. economy. a senior member of the group linked to al qaeda has been killed bay u.s. missile strike if s in somalia. the man was in his car. u.s. officials confirm a strike against an al shabaab commander. but they're not confirming anyone was killed. the unrest escalating in the ukriane this morning. protesters take over another public building. this time, they stormed the justice ministry head quarters in kiev. earlier, they lined the streets chanting hero before the body of

a protester killed last week was laid to rest. edward snowden is is making new claims about u.s. spy activities. he tells germ german tv that the usa routinely engages in economic espionage. he says people want to kill him. he says he'll never get a fair trial in the u.s. president obama will lay out an ambitious agenda in the state of the union address tomorrow night. white house advisers say he's prepared to work with or without congress to achieve the goals. high on the list, closing the gap between rich and poor. he'll detail his ideas for gun control and immigration reform. and it is aimed at reversing dismal approval rating. just 37% believe the president has the ability to make the right decisions for the country. abc news will have complete

coverage of the state of the union address and the republican response tomorrow night beginning at 9:00 eastern. an entire city in alaska repains cut off this morning after back-to-back avalanches. the only road into the city of valdez is blocked. barges are bringing in trucks that are filled with food. people are being told to prepare to evacuate immediately. as for today's weather in the lower 48. sunny in the west. bitter cold from the plains across the midwest. snow flurries moving into the northeast. >> today's highs, mid 40s for the pa safic northwest. 21 in denver, and below zero in minneapolis and chicago. miami is the place to be with a high of 83 degrees. >> sounds good. a french electronic duo

batted 1000 at the grammys last night. >> daft punk won in every category they were nominated. hip hop's mclemore and ryan lewis won, too. soon, advertisements on your dashboard. and trouble at sea. hundreds sick on a cruise in the caribbean. the cdc is on board. and a mystery unfolding right now. a woman returns to the u.s. after traveling the worl and vanishes. the details about the desperate search.

welcome back. there's good news this morning for drivers. gas prices are down an average of 3 1/2 cents in the past two weeks to $3.31 a gallon. in california, gas fell almost eight cents a gal lo. the highest average price is in san diego. it will cost three cents more to mail a letter today. posting rates went up yesterday to 49 crepts fn an envelope. if you have stamps that say forever on them, they're still good to mail the letter. >>. it's costing more to fly. the world's airlines are collecting more than $27 billion a year in fees. the most hated fee is for baggage, named by almost half of the flyers surveyed byir fair

watchdog.com. and those sometimes complicated auto dashboard entertainment systems may soon be playing commercials. bmw is testing a virtual marketplace with ads based on your current location and previous history. you would be able to block the ad ifs you can figure out how. >> no way. just say no. major consumer products company has a hairy issue. proctor and gamble says it's earnings are off because more men are wearing mustaches and beards. the executive blaming a charity that encouraged men not the shave in november as. cruise along to the top of the box office this weekend.

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conditions. wet in the pacific northwest. slick in the upper plains. slippery from the shenandoah valley. watch for wet roords in the florida panhandle. if you're flying, good news. no major airport delays expected. the rile caribbean cruise ship that's crippled passengers with a nasty stomach bug is cutting its trip short. >> federal investigators boarded the ship for what seems to be an outbreak of noro virus. kit spike in close quarters like cruise ships. one passenger said it hit her hard and fast. >> i caught it within the first 24 hours. the fever just kept going up and -- i realized when i couldn't keep a tablespoon of water down. >> the ship's crew stepped up cleaning and disinfecting procedures. the line says they'll compensate passengers for the shortened

trip. the police say they have the gunman's journlg from the mall shooting on friday. darion aguilar shot two people to death before turning the gun on himself. the official search for a colorado woman is over. but family and friends say they'll continue t search. she disappeared nearly two weeks ago. a search over the weekend turned up no sign of the 33-year-old woman and police have found no evidence of a crime. she and her husband just returned from a two-year trip around the world. took 30 seconds for burglars to smash their way into a gun shop and make off with rifles. they took 35 fire arms. they found the car abandoned not far away. the burglars are still on the loose. after his arrest in miami, justin bieber is getting some r and r at a resort in panama.

he was spotted on the beach with the model who was with him when he was pulled over last week, accused of drag racing and drunk driving. there is word that his mentor, usher, was there at the resort as well, presumably to talk some seps into him. two good samaritans risk their own lives to rescue a dog. the fire department refused to help. so these two brave souls rescued duke. the owner rushed to the scene in tears. looks like happy reunion. >> i love to see that. in tucson, arizona, dad saved the day,i keeping his coo in the circumstances. >> the baby would not wait. mom wept into labor right in the entry way of their home. dad, named frank, called 911. he was remarkably calm before

springing into action. >> my wife is very pregnant. and her water broke and now she's saying that she feels like she wants to push or is trying to push. push, push, push the here comes to baby. there's the baby. >> oh, and listen to him. >> hi, baby. [ baby cries ] >> with the help of the dispatcher, dad did so well. h yet to be named baby boy is healthy and doing great. so is mom. look at that full head of hair. >> and you know what? mom did a good job, too. she had something to do there. in case you live in a cave, super bowl xlviii takes place this coming weekend the. >> members of the teams arrived last night. they're staying in jersey hotels. a 13-block stretch of broadway

will become super bowl boulevard on wednesday. eight games yesterday in the nba. all of them pretty close. >> now to our friends at espn. >> good morning, america. i'm robert flores. sunday in the nba, paul pierce and kevin garnett returning to boston for the first time. an emotional scene at boston garden sunday. both players given video tributes throughout the game. pierce and garnett knew this game would be difficult. pier s said it was the most difficult game he's ever played. harder than any game seven. neither played were vel. neither shot very well. pierce had six points. garnett had six points. but the nets win on the road, 85-79. to miami. heat and spurs. san antonio in miami for the first time since losing game seven. miami led throughout, wire to wire. led by as many as 29.

chris bosh finding lebron james in transition. watch the difficult angle for james. nearly behind the back board. he had 18. chris bosh leading the way with 24. heat win over the spurs. we're less than a week away from the super bowl. broncos and seahawks arriving on sunday. seahawks will practice at the giants facility. broncos at the jets. forecast for sunday, 35 degrees. good luck. we'll cover the super bowl all week long on "sportscenter." a lot to check out. "sportscenter" will bring it to you. beginning live, 9:00 a.m., on espn. >> all right, thanks. up next, "the pulse." we're about the grammys. the big winners and the best performances. why hat was the most talked about fashion statement of the night.

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grammy night of big awards. >> on behalf of the robots, thank you, thank you, thank you. >> reporter: and even bigger performances. ♪ >> reporter: macklemore & ryan lewis took home the award for best record. >> we wouldn't be here if it weren't for paul and for ringo. ♪ but i have to get it worked out ♪ >> reporter: the beatles were honored with a lifetime achievement award. and this night was all about the special collaborations on stage. ♪ >> reporter: beyonce performed with her husband, jay z who won best song clak ration. >> i want to tell blue look, i got a gold sippy cup for you. >> reporter: one of the biggest moments from macklemore & ryan

lewis, whose song about gay rights turned into a massive wedding ceremony. >> i now pronounce you a married couple. >> reporter: and album of the year went to daft punk for random access memories. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> quite a night. one of the most talked about things was a hat. >> a hat. singer/songwriter pharell got everyone's attention with this. it became all the talk on twitter. it, now, of course, has its own twitter account. it has 12,000 followers. >> other twitter accounts hath had fun with the hat adds well. this is what i thought, smokey the bear liked the hat. >> the twitter page for arbys. hey, pharell, can we have our hat back? i see the comparison there for

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whole other game being played far away from the stadium. >> it's a battle to see whose ad is most memorable. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: as much of america zips up another lay they are week, arnold zipping up for something else. >> surprise. >> reporter: he's starring in a new bud light ad. they're not revealing what he'll serve up. there's a reunion in store. they've been living together since we last saw them. the dads of "full house." >> don't you think it's time we all get our own places? >> nah. >> reporter: and then the boss. who is clearly not happy. >> someone has eaten all the doritos in the break room. ♪ snet ♪ i've narrowed it down to you two. >> obviously, it was the ostrich, right? >> reporter: while laurence fishburne bangs on the tv,

advertisers want to be on it. animals always making an appearance. this sunday going to the dogs. then there's the yellow m and m. peanut. someone out to get him. >> sleepy time. >> reporter: they're hoping you'll care enough to find out how he's doing on super bowl sunday. and a first. >> on february 2nd, apparently two professional football teams will be playing game in honor of my first wonderful miss tash yost commercial. we'll be there, won't we, girl? [ bird chirps ] >> you're all about the ads, respect you? >> i am. >> they were sold out on the ads two months ago. >> i believe it. incredible. looks like there will be good ones this year. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good

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