good morning, america. breaking right now one-two punch, the big winter blast. 50 million people in 14 states in the path of heavy snow ice, rain and wind. the treacherous driving and the next storm that's waiting in the wings. >> it works. >> plus, we show you the best way to steer clear of any accident. deflate-gate update. the nfl breaks its silence. its first statement on the underinflated footballs used by the patriots' tom brady. what they're saying and what's next in the investigation. the art of the steal. stolen paintings worth over $10 million recovered at a shop featured on the tv reality show "beverly hills pawn." >> something was looked not so clean and fishy. >> we'll reveal why the shop owner became suspicious.

♪ i don't care ♪ and skymall fall. the wacky and wonderful catalog loved by millions of flyers heading off into the sunset filing for bankruptcy. a look at their most wild items tantalized you at 30,000 feet. ♪ hey, rob, we're ready to go, ron. good morning, america. it is so great to have ryan smith in for dan harris. >> great to be here and inside where it's warm and dry, of course. >> that's right because the roads are a mess. we want to you take a look at what drivers are facing around philadelphia thanks to this shot from our abc station wpvi. snowy, slick roads. you have to be careful out there and if possible stay inside. >> take a look from this tower cam downtown boston. thanks to abc station -- >> whoa. >> interesting. but in boston, look at how deep that is.

wcvb, our station there, low visibility as the snow tips to fall. another storm system is right behind it and rob marciano braving the snow out there tracking it all from new york's central park. rob. >> good morning, ryan. it's a bit slushy here in central park. temperatures around the freezing mark, a mixture of rain and snow. outside the city the past eight hours the snow has piled up fast. snow falling overnight from pennsylvania to mississippi. 5 inches in kentucky. 8 inches in pennsylvania and in new jersey, where the snow will keep falling this morning, over 6 inches and counting. >> there's so much snow of everywhere. >> reporter: bringing down trees and power lines leaving over 10,000 in the dark. in new york as tourists braved the winter weather in times square, fleets of snowplows and salt trucks rolling out across the northeast. one of the most dangerous parts of driving in winter, well

getting on and off the highway. at bridgestone winter driving school in steamboat, colorado instructors show me how to avoid skidding off the tight turns of interstate exit ramps >> that's the panic mode. >> that's panic. >> two tips here. be gentle on the pedals and keep your steering smooth. and to prevent spinning wildly around street corners focus on one task at a time. >> while you're still braking you're steering. you want to separate those two completely. >> so the key to this part of the lesson is don't brake and steer at the same time. >> that's one thing. >> the other tip i can give you is don't look at what you're afraid you're going to hit, look at where you want the car to go that will certainly help you driving in this winter condition. winter weather advisories and warning in much of the northeast and continues for the next six to eight hours. where this storm is and how much more is going to fall. the center of it the low is off

the carolinas, it will continue to ride up the and seaboard. a bit of a changeover to rain and sleet here along the i-95 corridor and cool back down and by 10:00 tonight should be just off the coast of boston. but that's where you'll see the heaviest amounts away from the coastline and mild ocean air. could see 6 to 12 inches in some spots. over 6 inches as close as passaic and bergen counties in new jersey so some folks just outside are going to get hit hard with this storm. this is not the only one. we have another storm, a colder one that will be all snow i think come sunday and monday and break that down later in the hour. >> great. thanks for those tip, as well. if you can stay inside. rob, we'll check in with you later. now to that scandal, deflate-gate, which is casting a shadow over the super bowl. the ball is in nfl's court, so to speak and the league reviewing what's been uncovered but no word on when the investigation will be completed or if it'll happen before the

big game is played next sunday. abc's linzie janis has the latest from outside the league's headquarters in new york city. good morning linzie. >> reporter: good morning, paula. after finding proof that 11 of 12 patriots footballs were deflated, the nfl is promising a thorough and objective investigation. and despite the super bowl being just days away deflate-gate is still what everyone is talking about this morning. >> deflate-gate. >> deflate-gate. >> deflate-gate. >> reporter: overnight the nfl confirming it has evidence that footballs used by the patriots and their big win against the colts last sunday were underinflated. >> touchdown. >> reporter: despite star quarterback tom brady denying his involvement on national tv -- >> i have no knowledge of any wrongdoing. >> reporter: -- the league vowing to find out why and potentially who deflated those footballs. in a statement writing nearly 40 interviews have been conducted.

but according to brady, he's not one of them. >> the league has not spoken or contacted you. >> no they may. >> reporter: our sister network, espn reporting, as of friday afternoon, none of the players had been questioned. on thursday brady answering the question, is he a cheater? >> i don't believe so. i mean i feel like i've always played within the rules. >> reporter: that answer now being scrutinized. >> he hesitated and then he said, i don't think so. well, if i'm asked that question i am absolutely not a cheater. >> reporter: a string of retired nfl quarterbacks piling on. >> i didn't believe tom brady. >> quarterbacks so particularly about the footballs they throw in these football games. >> that doesn't happen unless the quarterback wants that to happen. >> reporter: brady says he did choose the balls and officials say they passed inspection two hours and 15 minutes before the game. >> the patriots take the field. >> reporter: after that this former chicago bears ball boy

says those balls would have been watched closely. >> there are thousands of people around, fans cameras, media members, officials. that is something that would have taken quite a bit of sneaking around to accomplish. >> reporter: now the nfl has hired an independent investigator as well as a special firm to help go through video and electronic communications. the league will also be conducting more of those interviews in the coming days perhaps with players, maybe even the man at the center of it all, tom brady. paula and ryan. >> all right, linzie janis from nfl headquarters. this good chance it drags into next week super bowl week but the question is if the patriots didn't alter the footballs, who did? ryan, you and i were both in the patriots locker room. that was one of the many questions we wanted answered. take a listen. >> what are people supposed to believe, the footballs magically deflate on their own? >> i don't know.

they believe what they want to believe. >> reporter: how do you make this story -- deflate-gate go away. >> walk away. >> who walk as way from paula faris. >> you understand their frustration level. they're getting ready to play the game of their lives. they want the story to go away. i think the majority of america wants the story to go away but can't until the nfl releases the findings of this investigation. till it's wrapped up. >> so many people wondering why not talk to tom brady. maybe they want to get all the information and talk to brady. here's the problem until they get that done this is going to dominate the discussion, not the super bowl like the nfl probably wants. >> they're looking at video, forensic evidence over the next couple of days and interviewed 40 people and they're going to conduct more interviews but like you said there's a good chance this goes into next week and it remains a distraction. >> doesn't it -- is their bad -- >> not the kind of interest you want. you want football interest. >> yes exactly. >> it is football interest. >> well ba-dum-dum. tangentially. turning to politics they are off and running, a parade of republicans who want to be

president set to make their pitch today to influential conservatives in iowa being called the unofficial start of the 2016 campaign and abc's chief white house correspondent jon karl has a preview of the big event from des moines. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, ryan. you know, it seems virtually every republican with any kind of a national profile at all is at least thinking about running for president. this event is called the freedom summit. as you say, it really looks like the beginning of the 2016 presidential campaign. you have at least 8 republicans who are thinking about running for president appearing at this event including some big names, governor scott walker and chris christie, mike huckabee would won back here in 2008 rick perry, outgoing former governor recently former governor of texas, you also have some who are potentially being added to that list, donald trump is here sarah palin is here. sarah palin a couple of days ago ld abc news she's thinking about running for president.

so it's quite a show here even though some of the very biggest names in the republican presidential field will actually not be here today,s there's going to be no mitt romney no jeb bush. no marco rubio, no rand paul. but let me remind you, ryan the iowa caucuses are almost exactly one year away. so there's plenty of time for those folks to get to iowa as well. >> already getting started. there's some controversy about the man hosting the event, right, jon? >> reporter: yes, it is hosted by steve king congressman steve king, one of the most conservative members of the house, republican who has a very harshly anti-immigration reform stance that many republicans worry will alienate -- would alienate hispanic voters. what the iowa republicans say here this is really about everybody coming to iowa not necessarily endorsing steve king's views on immigration. >> all right. an early start to the 2016 race. jonathan karl, thank you. >> love this political season. everybody throwing their name in

the hat and going for it. ron claiborne, you're tracking some of the other stories we've been tracking. >> i have. >> all overnight, good morning to you. >> and good morning to you, paula and ryan sara. we begin with big last-minute changes to president obama's trip to india. the president and first lady departed for new delhi, the indian capital. mr. obama will be the first u.s. president to take part in a parade on sunday celebrating the day that india's constitution came into force. the obamas though will not visit the iconic taj mahal instead cutting their trip short to fly to saudi arabia to pay respects to the passing of the late king abdullah who died earlier this week. now to the urgent concern about measles. the cdc has issued a nationwide health alert urging hospitals and health clinics to be on the lookout for the disease. there are now 58 cases linked to the california measles outbreak. the disease has spread to six states, most of those who have gotten sick have not been vaccinated and doctors are urging parents to vaccinate their young children. older children can be tested to

see if they're protected. the marine corps investigating a deadly helicopter crash in california that happened friday afternoon with the 29 palms military base. two marines on board during a training operation when the helicopter went down, both were killed. identities have not yet been released. ernie banks known as mr. cub for his with the chicago cubs has died. banks known for his jovial personality, one of the most beloved players in the sport smacked 512 home runs during his career with the cubs, all of them with the cubs. his famous catchphrase, it's a great day for baseball is played too. a reference to a doubleheader which has almost gone extent. those words outside on the statue on wrigley field on the north side of chicago. ernie banks was 83 years of age, would have been 84 next week. a florida woman in serious condition after being attacked by a caged bear at an animal sanctuary. wildlife officials say the woman walked over to the bear enclosure with the owner and used food to entice the bear to

come over. officials say when the owner walked away, the woman then stuck her hand through the fence. the bear attacked not surprisingly and severely injured that woman's arm. and finally, there are cult followings for just about everything but maybe this is a first. it seems travelers, at least some of them are upset that the old carpeting at portland international airport in oregon is being pulled up. a bit of an odd interest. they're offering to sell some of it but because of the high demand you have to sign up for that rare opportunity. sara, it has its own beer called rogue's pbs, carpet pail ale and has its own twitter ham. >> what is the obsession? >> the carpet lovers are posting selfies as you see there all over social immediaty. one woman saying the day the carpet is removed will be the saddest day of her entire life.

>> pretty charmed existence. >> wait. what's the fascination? supply don't get it but maybe you got to be there. >> sky blue is the fascination, i guess. >> i guess so. >> who knows. >> wow. >> that carpet is going to take a magic carpet ride on its way out. >> it's gone. >> ron, thank you. now caught on camera a frightening rash of smash and grab robberyies but the crooks are going where the money is targeting atm machines and kendis gibson is here to explain. good morning kendis. >> reporter: good morning. it is a violent wave just within the last 24 hours, detroit police on the hunt for two guys who wrapped a chain around an atm ripping off the top getting away with $4,000. a lot of scenes like this sweeping the country. bold and brazen, a violent crime on the rise. thieves smashing through store windows skipping the register and making off with atms. watch as this suv slams into the window of a tampa convenience store.

within two minutes two thieves grabbed the loaded machine and getting away. even more brazen in houston. this smash and grab and the stor open for business. the crooks crash a pickup truck this time into the entrance rushing in to haul the on average 200-pound atm into their vehicle. the gas station clerk stunned. >> i couldn't move. i was dialing 911 but my hand was shaking. >> reporter: these robberies becoming more frequent nationwide. just this week surveillance cameras rolling during smash and grabs in dallas detroit, des moines and houston. >> they're just going to go a short distance they're going to rifle through it break it open take the cash leave the pickup or truck behind. >> reporter: it's also lucrative. store atms can hold up to $200,000 and unlike machines built into the waugh of banks, are held in place by as little as four bolts. >> quick. just bagged up and loaded it and

left. >> reporter: watch this grainy video capturing thieves stealing another atm in iowa. the vehicle they're driving also stolen. the crooks actually getting away. >> it's a crime that's well calculated. >> reporter: adding cash to criminals' hands. in many of these cases the thieves hide their faces and move so fast they're long gone before cops arrive. we're not talking about big banks taking the hit. more often small business owners of these tiny atms, ryan paula. >> these criminals getting more and more brazen with every passing moment. thank you kendis gibson. always good to have you with us on "gma" weekend. when you settle into your airplane seat who doesn't love leafy through the kitschy skymall catalog. who would buy any of the wacky products inside? ryan has. >> skymall has filed for bankruptcy and sara has a look at some of the craziest skymall -- look at that one. i want that. >> i'm one of those people who reach for the magazine to have a why didn't i think of that discovering

things i didn't know i needed until i saw them. today we mourn the loss of skymall magazine. i wish you luck finding anything to replace this guaranteed in-flight giggle. ♪ known for their over-the-top gifts and goofy gadgets, skymall hawking all things hi lairous from 30,000 feet. but this morning, sales flying high no more. the catalog and its parent company filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy thursday. >> oh, my god, i love skymall. >> reporter: for 25 years millions of flyers whether bookless or bored with the in-flight movie turn though that trusty seat pocket treasure trove of kitsch. from "the simpsons" to "modern family." >> ooh. i got to buy a motorized tie rack. >> reporter: full of gives we never gave but gave us so much from outrageous toys like this voice activated r 2d2 replica or 4,00000 portable hot tub.

who could forget the infamous inflatable skyrest and you don't have to lift off. on skymall.com for 2 grand and change have a bigfoot sighting every day with this life-size garden yeti. supermodel christie teigen tweeting "you were the calm during the storm my dearest skymall." >> i have nothing to flip through on the airplane anymore. >> reporter: but skymall telling abc news don't bury it with the garden zombie just yet writing in a statement "we are hopeful skymall and the iconic skymall brand find a home to continue to operate." >> i love you, skymall. that is entertainment whether you're in-flight or at your desk. >> are you okay? >> i don't know. the strongest section is the gardening section. you saw the things they've come up to put in your garden that would replace that adoreable g gnome. >> you seem upset. >> if there is a sense of

humor -- >> how do you carry that thing on the plane? >> i'm hoping a piece like this garners interest. speak out, skymall followers. >> all i can think of why, oh why, why didn't i buy that life-size r2d-2. >> they have smurf singing toothbrush. things you need, people. >> these are not -- >> no mas. >> they are needs. >> you know what we need. we need the weather. >> yes time for rob marciano. >> now. >> let's bring him in. rob marciano in central park hopefully having an electric umbrella from skymall probably outlawed. >> yeah, right. i'd say all this snow and slush makes me want to sing the smurfs theme song. i won't do that. a little slushy in new york city. go outside the city it is really coming down. look at this picture montrossmon montrose. likely still snowing. this is not the only one we'll deal with. alberta clipper rolling past

minneapolis today through chicago. early tomorrow morning, probably dumping 2, 3 inches of snowfall there and then rolling across the ohio river valley through pittsburgh and by monday morning off the coast of the delmarva and d.c. and philly all snow by the way so just a marit of how long it sticks around as to how much snow d.c. philly and maybe new york gets. meanwhile, the ridge builds across the northwest. look at these numbers for rapid city kansas city and denver and oklahoma city maybe 70 in oklahoma city tuesday but the northeast corner will be on the chilly side generally. high wind warnings and advisories out for los angeles 81 degrees, warm santa ana wind. could see them gusting over 70 miles an hour at some mountain ridges. some of your more comfortable temperatures, 77 in san diego. 67 in san francisco. thunderstorms expected across parts of florida this morning and mild weather across the midsection.

>> it is wet and occasionally wintry across the washington area. coastal stormm bringing mostly rain here. a little bit of snow up in hagerstown and winchester. everyone else seeing all rain.n. temperatures above freezing but advisori in effect until noon toy. high temperatures day 37-42. rtrtial cleari this afternoon. then for tomomorrow sunny to start but cloudy by afternoon and late day snow possi >> relative to last year this winter is small potatoes. >> don't do that. >> i'm just -- >> look how perfect. this is great snowball snow right there. wet. you know. perfect! >> throw it. throw it. throw it. >> right at the lens. >> come on. bring it on. >> i don't have -- >> yay! >> there we go.

>> bye, rob. >> sorry. wipe that snow off our jacks. >> now deduct $10,000 from his paycheck. i know that was actually pretty good. coming up how multimillion dollar paintings wound up in a beverly hills pawnshop. why the owner's suspicions were right on. the scheme that lets criminals clone your car's identity and leave you with a very expensive problem. "sesame street" tacking a tough word of the day. details ahead in "pop news." >> that was good sara. "good morning america" is brought to you by the people of america's oil and natural gas industry. learn more at energytomorrow.org. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. supporting millions of new jobs. billions in tax revenue... and a new century of american energy security.

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next on "gma," millions of dollars in stolen artwork recovered from a shop featured on the show "beverly hills pawn." "gma investigates" a new waying car buyers could leave you without a ride.

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bay. goodod news,emratures are above fezing and should s stay y that way through much of ththe day. we do have wininter weather ide visery in effect until noon today. so do be careful while you're driving. high temperatures 37-42 maybe sunshine thisfternoon. tomorrow sununnyo starbut mostly cloudy and lalate day snow coming our w. 37-43. looks like a snowy m monday morning and gets very chilly at

. what's this all about? >> my goodness. >> oh! >> woo! >> okay this guy has no idea that this is about to happen. he was apparently plucked from obscurity, to star in the new bud lite commercial to be aired during the super bowl. his mission, he's got to make it through that much that's a giant-sized pacman maze. avoid getting eaten and waiting for him is a cold one. >> we won't show you the end. can you imagine a 90-second commercial will air. >> yes. and you find strawberries -- >> sara is on the edge of her seat. alsoable could go up the clever crime that got crooks breaking in for cash. "gma investigates" vehicle identity theft. how you could naively end up

being the wheel of a stolen ride. >> not good. first the guy featured on "beverly hills pawn" says he got a funny feeling about artwork brought into his shop. >> so he called the cops and turned into a federal investigation and this morning he's revealing what raised his suspicions. abc's neal karlinsky is in our los angeles bureau with morning. good morning, neal. >> reporter: paula, ryan good morning. it sounds like something out of a movie. millions of dollars in stolen art, the fbi on the case and at the center of it a pawnshop that, of course is also the subject of a reality show. if there's one thing movies like "the thomas crowne affair" have taught us about art heists is that selling stolen art can be as tricky as stealing it. this morning, the fbi says it's recovered these six stolen paintings by n.c. wyeth worthed an estimated $12 million and allegedly pawned by 36-year-old oscar roberts and dean koreniti for a $100,000 loan in all of

all places the middle of beverly hills at this high-end pawnshop. >> suspicious. something looked not so clean. >> reporter: this being hollywood, of course yossi dina is no ordinary pawnshop owner. >> with what you see what i have to show you today. >> reporter: he is the star of the reelz network show "beverly hills pawn." >> this golden diamond necklace used to be worn by elvis presley. >> reporter: dina says the stolen paintings like every item in his shop were cataloged and reported to police. >> i took it on consignment from the people that reported to police and the fbi picked it up. it's under investigation. >> reporter: shortly after dina reported his suspicions to police, federal court documents obtained by abc news overnight reveal fbi officials arrested roberts. ♪ an aspiring rapper and reality tv show producer. >> there's a lot of money to be made in stolen art. >> reporter: now facing charges of possessing stolen goods,

roberts says he believed the paintings were not stolen and that all along he had been trying to crack the case of the missing masterpieces at the direction of the fbi. the investigation is still ongoing. remarkably, less than 10% of stolen art is ever recovered. no word on whether all this will end up in some future episode, by the way, of that reality show. paula, ryan. >> neal, i think you're busy writing the screenplay for the movie right now out there in l.a. neal, thank you very much for that report this morning. let's go to ron now. he has an update of the top stories. one guess your lead story. >> what do you think? >> football. >> you're right. absolutely. >> wow! >> good morning, again. >> you're cheeing. >> paula and ryan sara, over there, hi. in the news we'll begin with nfl breaking its silence on deflate-gate. league officials confirming that the footballs used in the first half of the patriots/colts game were underinflated as has been reported before. espn reporting that no patriots player has yet been questioned and that includes quarterback

tom brady. taking their time. 19-year-old suburban denver woman who tried to go to syria to help isis militants has been sentenced to prison. shannon connelly will serve four years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. and the u.s. supreme court will review the drug protocol used in executions across the country to determine whether the procedure violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. this comes after an appeal filed by death row inmates in oklahoma. finally take a look at this sketch that is a little sketchy. at its best. rosenberg texas police officials take a lot of heat for this composite of an armed robbery suspect. 's it. it covers the pan's faceeaving only his eyes and mouth exposed. wearing that when he committed his alleged crime. his l.a. dodgers jersey is the only thing distinctive. if he takes that off and the mask -- >> he has two eyes and a mouth.

>> yes. >> he was last seen wearing a -- >> only 200 million people to look through. >> less skin, more fabric. >> that's how he looked when last seen. in all fairness. >> thank you, ron. time now for the weather. back to rob marciano. braving the cold out there. rob. >> look at that. >> good morning, ryan central park they're -- yeah you know even the dogs are, you joe, getting dressed up for the weather. a little mix of rain and snow. as i mentioned a slushy but outside of manhattan, the roads are really not good at all. the timing of this system and, you know obviously temperatures are going to be key here as to her or not you have rain or snow and for the most part we'll see stuff begin to get a little bit warmer as we go through the day. as far as the temperatures take a look at the ticking clock there. 36, new york by 2:00 so that's mostly above freezing outside of boston you could see 6 to 10 inches across northern new england. by tomorrow, this is all gone but we're looking at another system coming down the

pipe as well. there's your alberta clipper through chicago, pittsburgh. this one will be fast moving. this will be all snow for the most part but gem a swath one to maybe four inches but if it intensifies off the coast and there's one or two models that are starting to do that we may be looking at more snow come sunday and monday. all right, meanwhile, around the rest of the country not looking too shabby across florida. a couple showers. mild in the midsection. 78 degrees in parts of so cal. >> it is wet andarbly wint out there rain for the washington area and someme sleet and freezing rain for t north and to the west. all that comes out of here this afternoon.n. temperat >> this weather report brought to you by chick-fil-a which is a great snack during a game. blue, 42. i used to love playing football in the snow when i was a kid. of course, you want to keep that ball a little bit deflated

right? got our own deflate-gate happening here at "gma." >> easier to throw. >> i'm not throwing this at the lens. >> i hope we didn't get you in trouble, by the way, rob because we kind of egged you on. >> they're docking my pay already. >> oh, boy. all right. >> see you guys. thank you. coming up on "good morning america," "gma investigates" vehicle fraud. criminals covering their tracks by cloning your car's identity. how it can cost you big. carrie underwood shows off her brand-new party trick. check it out. it's in "pop news." >> ooh.

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this morning a new reason to be very careful when you buy a used car. criminals using a nearly un undetectable way to make stolen cars look legit. >> you may not know it until it's way too late and it's already cost you a lot of money. abc's gio benitez has the story. >> reporter: it's the brazen suv theft that started it all. a gmc u yon denali hike this one stolen right out of the dealership's lot in west palm beach over seven years ago. fast forward to seven months ago in massachusetts. mike chela trying to trade in

his for a new the dealership says he won't get full access because of previous accidents in its carfax report. that's news to mike. >> he said we have a problem. your car cops up and showing it's got four accidents in it. i looked at him. i said, what are you nuts? your car shows up in wisconsin and illinois. >> reporter: wisconsin? but he's in massachusetts. what's going on? carfax and the national insurance crime bureau start digging. the bureau's man on the case senior special agent buzz bre brzezinski who tells has a sneaky suspicion the v.i.n. number on mike's car has been cloned. remember that stolen yukon denali? thieves put mike's v.i.n. number on the car to mask the theft. now causing all sorts of problems for mike. >> there's a whole bunch of victims involved here. >> reporter: experts say v.i.n. cloning is a clever scheme. bringing in big bucks for thieves. because crooks can then sell

stolen cars without a trace with new owners and car dealers none the wiser. >> we deal with about $12 million a year in cloned vehicles and the loss for each person is roughly $30,000. >> reporter: misty who doesn't want us to use her last name says this stolen yukon denali ended up in her hands when she unknowingly bought the suv from a dealership in wisconsin. it shows the v.i.n. number from mike's truck, two trucks one v.i.n. "gma investigates" on the scene when buzz uses a special computer to find the true v.i.n. number on the stolen car. >> okay, here's the true v.i.n. chief, got your pen out. it's a stolen car or truck. >> this is crazy something like this happens in a small town. >> reporter: people like misty are left holding the bag. >> after the police take the vehicle, it's your problem. you lost your car. you lost your money. >> reporter: lucky for misty, wisconsin law makes the dealer who sold her the car pay her back. as for the crooks behind that

theft -- >> i got to give them credit, though. the way they did it, pretty smart. pretty clever. >> reporter: they're still on the run. a little richer. for "good morning america," gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> scary situation. >> one more thing to be concerned with when you're buying a used car. thankyou, gio. arch for bigfoot. it's now an investment opportunity. details in "pop news." >> are we going to get an roi, return on our investment here? >> no, you'll have to see, paula. stay tuned. pill, is available without a prescription for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. so no matter where you go, or who you're with. nothing is holding you back. this is nexium level protection™. the #1 prescribed acid-blocking brand, available without a prescription for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. nexium level protection™.

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rhetorical. carrie underwood has discovered an adorable and useful perk of being pregnant. the mom-to-be posted this photo showing us how she's using her growing baby bump as a tabletop for snacks. perfect for indulging those pregnancy cravings. i've done that before and i'm not pregnant. the country star is expecting a baby boy in the spring with husband mike fisher and we're happy to see she's already a resourceful parent but i'd like to see carrie go one step further and perhaps balance one of her grammys which would be quite the party trick. >> you superimposed that. >> no, photo. [ laughter ] >> i felt like we needed a disclaimer. >> your investment story you've been waiting for. a long time sasquatch hunt ser launching a $3 million start-up to catch bigfoot. this man carmine known for having a number of sightings planning stocks in bpi. apparently the venture plan making educational movies and,

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and sandra pyle and their four grandchildren. crews are working with local and state investigators. dave zahren has been keeping an eye on the messy weather. >> it is more wet than wintery and that is the good news. the coastal storm is making its way up into new england. the snow is confined to the higher elevations and interior portions of the northeast.a little bit of rain over the annapolis area, out into the bay. a little bit of snow in places like hagerstown. frost and got about four -- frostburg got about four inches. that was the exception. for most of us, temperatures are above freezing but there are some slick spots. a warning is in effect until

noon today. sunshine this afternoon and tomorrow morning. late-day snow tomorrow and into monday, which could make for a messy commute monday morning and chilly temperatures as we had

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