>> winter weather alert coverage this morning, snow is slowly moving out of the area. maryland virginia, they are checking on all of those conditions for you. >> happy to have your long for our continuing coverage as we get started this morning. local schools and the federal government are all closed, encase you did not know that. if you did, good for you, go back to sleep. >> let's get right over to jacqui jeras, who has a check on your conditions right now. things are starting to move out? >> back to sleep? no, there is no to be played in. >> are you kidding me? the kids are starting to think that it looks bright in your

bedroom window? it really happened. it really happened. we have snow everywhere across the region. doppler radar showing some light snow showers lingering from baltimore into northeastern maryland, but we are done here it exited quickly between 5:00 and 6:00 this morning. the warnings have all expired with the exception of our eastern counties. they could hold on upper we are still seeing snow showers and even though the warnings have an dropped to the west, keep in mind that they are covered in snow. take a look at the live picture on top of our rooftop camera. the temperatures 18 degrees. got a little bit of a wind chill. 12 in gaithersburg the forecast for the rest of the day, we are seeing the clouds breaking up a little bit. by the middle of the day the

temperatures will warm up, but not above the freezing mark. the sunshine could cause some melting in a few locations. if the kids are headed outside today, bundle them up temperatures will be cold enough that you do not want to be exposed for too long. it is a sledding kind of day not a snowball kind of day. otherwise you will not be able to do it. how much snow have we had across the region? brian van de graaff will be joining us about 10 minutes after the hour to take a look at snowfall totals across the region and we will get some more of our viewer photos. traffic right now? wto p four more road conditions? hopefully most people are heeding the warnings and staying off the roads today. >> we will check in with jack coming up in just a little bit. first thing is first, we are going to woodbridge this morning

with the latest on the conditions there. >> we are still keeping an eye on the roads here. we are again starting to see some pavement. small things matter when you got snow like this. you can see some of the black which is of course the sign of progress being made. on the other side of the street here you still have the coding on 95. sometimes it is all clear in other areas. still, i enough of an indication that you should not be driving in these conditions. the plows want time to clear off the roads. i spoke to a driver earlier and they said their biggest frustration when it comes to their job is that the drivers are on the road and do not give enough space. speaking of, you want to give them about five seconds of space

to do their job correctly. this is massive snow that you are finding today. you will find that this is where a lot of people are getting stuck. you go to turn into the shopping centers on your neighborhood streets and you run into this. if you do not have four-wheel-drive, if you have a small car, perhaps you will want to stay home. we are seeing things being relatively quiet. take a listen to what the drivers said they saw this morning. >> it was slow, it took me about an hour longer to get here the normal. >> is slippery, it gets real bad when there are too many people on the road. >> that is the good news this morning. it really sounds like people have been taking this advice. it has been quiet and quiet is

good when you have these kinds of conditions. we will keep on keeping an eye on this for you and we will let you know when we see more changes. >> thank you very much. we of course want to see how the roads are looking. jack taylor is with us, what's the word? >> it has been quiet. hopefully everyone is heating the warnings to stay inside for as long as they can. the work is much needed at this point. a lot of activity on 295 near the 11th street bridge, we have a live shot on south capitol street in here you can see travel lanes and unfortunately here is the slip ramp coming up on two south capitol street. that is kind of what the rest of 295 is looking like. there is one car going by, the volume is light.

the beltway around river road, this is the academy of what you will find. the lanes are accessible. you do have some pavement you can contend with, 270, same kind of deal, everyone off to a decent start on kenilworth avenue and prince george's north round, headed north towards ivy lane, the lanes are closed because of the poles and wires that are down. a larger battle is going to truly be a long the far left right side of the roadway otherwise secondary and side streets will be your biggest hassle. do not overdo it when shoveling this morning, just take it easy, please. >> good advice. >> the roads are looking pretty good. >> i know. we want to get over to brian who has been here all morning long, pulling over the snow totals and temperatures right now. >> we definitely want to pull up the telestrator source. i have got my snow totals loaded up there.

outside this morning we are looking at these numbers and these are the newest ones. seven inches of snow so far. burke, virginia, coming in at three and a half. impressive snowfall totals out there. share your pictures with us on twitter. we would love to for you to share them, it would be helpful for us. cold out there, the snow is not going anywhere anytime soon. temperatures slowly climbing outside this morning, this afternoon we may, just may, if we are lucky, make it to near 30 degrees. the forecast for the afternoon even though it is a low action we are keeping our eye out for tomorrow, tomorrow there is a potential for lines of snow to come through in the afternoon,

which could lead to some slick spots again tomorrow afternoon. we will be watching that carefully. eileen is live outside storm chaser seven in rockland. >> heating up? you have got to be kidding me. it is heating up in my head because i have this great fuzzy hat keeping me warm thanks to one of our producers. behind me i wanted to show you -- do i need to use my super strength to push the cars? just before as you were talking i saw a taxi starting to spin out. the road conditions, even though the crews are working so hard it is so cold and under the snow there is just this layer of ice he much. it just really makes it difficult for you to get traction when you are on the roadway. be extra cautious, really. from my vantage point it really

looks like the crews are maybe a bit too fast, but you can also see the muddy properties, they have an with their snowblowers all morning long. it is fortunately this kind of more fine and fluffy snow. good news, but as far as the sidewalks go? they have done an amazing job. they also told the that they were concerned because it looked nice and clear but that there is a fine layer of almost ice over it. if you do have to be out, walk with caution. kids that wanted to go out and have some fun, whatever the case, make sure you are bundled up, it is cold out here, not a lot of wind but anytime the light breeze comes through it feels that much colder. live super doppler, we can see looking so much quieter. the snow is finally done, we all get a snow day and it is mardi

gras. how are you celebrating? i want to know, let's get the celebration done early right now. tweet to us and we will see it. we cannot wait to hear. happy mardi gras, happy snow day. >> all right, eileen. thank you so much. 7:10 is the time. outside we want to take you there live this morning. fitting, this morning, the white

>> welcome back. we continue team coverage of the winter weather. johnny has been in port washington all morning long and joins us live with a look at conditions in southern prince george's county. >> for so many out here it has already been a long day.

i was just talking to this contractor who drives this truck. he just pulled in to get a break, may a nice, warm cup of coffee he is in the middle of a 24 hour shift in these guys have been working hard all morning long, you can see the front end loader being used to clear the parking lot there. we got at least six inches of snow, we will walk over here and truck to the roadway to give you a sense of what we are dealing with this morning. this gives you an idea of how much snow has fallen in the area. a good six inches at least. we have not seen much pavement all morning long but some of the main thoroughfares over here , like livingston road definitely passable but when you have these backroads behind me here? take a look, not one plow has come through.

if you step out here it is even hard to tell the difference between the sidewalk and the roads. that is what you will run into this morning as you drive to the area this car is having a hard time trying to pull into the 7-eleven here. if you are coming out you definitely want to clear out as much snow as possible for yourself and the neighboring commuters, it will be slow going . as i mentioned, not a lot of pavement this morning. as far as the main thoroughfare's it is very messy and snowy out here and at last check only about 15 degrees. all of this snow will soon become hard, crusty, and even harder to get around. back to you inside, ladies. >> thank you for the update. we want to get out to jackie in

fredericksburg, where he has been for the last three hours. lots of snow is still behind you. >> johnny g was just talking about the idea of how cold it is outside? we are probably looking at six inches, seven inches in that range. not going anywhere because of the cold weather. this has been an interesting hub of activity at the moment. can you get back there, chris? we have a tractor in the background and in the foreground we have a pickup truck doing some work there. they really has been a lot of activity in terms of the plowing going on here. there was a gentleman here on the right that had a snow blower going, the trucks are out in full force and fredericksburg. taking it which shift over here, this is route three, a main road , we have seen them all morning long and in this section of town

of virginia they have 900 pieces of equipment out there on the roads trying to plow and get the work done. 3800 pieces of equipment in the far northern virginia areas of loudoun and fairfax. for the drivers, for the truck drivers, it has been a tough morning out there. >> it's pretty bad. the roads are messy. the traffic finally started to die down, maybe we can start to get our job done. >> it is challenging and difficult, it is raining and wet with precipitation. >> very slippery indeed and as promised, that last woman we just heard from had traveled from atlanta and was on her way to maryland. she said that it took upwards of 16 to 17 hours and she could not go above 35 to 45 miles per

hour. one piece of good news today it does seem that from what we are seeing a lot of people are heeding the warning from government agencies saying to stay off the road and if you do have to go off, certainly drive with caution, that is definitely something we are seeing in the fredericksburg area, good news not only for keeping things safe but also to give those trucks plenty of room to work on the roads. >> good advice there. jeff, thank you. we have been asking for your photos all morning long. do we have some advice for you? >> i do have a lot of photos, so first of all, thank you. we cannot be everywhere at once and we appreciate not only your photos, but your snow reports as well.

when you take your pictures and send them in, please have your phone sideways like this, if you take them like this we cannot use them on the air. make sure that you send them out and give us the #. we will work on getting those in about 20 minutes from now and i hope we will have a nice collection to share. >> that will do it on the fly. >> that does it now. >> can you still hear me? >> yes. >> hold on one second. >> this is live television, my friends. this is what happens. >> there we go. the snow is over and done with and that is the good news. the accumulation is done, snow has exited the region. we have a nice clean sweep beyond the light flurries, the

wind is light enough that we will not be dealing with that, but we will have time today to get cleaned up, they are excited about the snow. let them get out there to play it is cold without the nasty wind chill. downtown it is 18 degrees, that the temperature on the thermometer. rising into the 20's to the afternoon, hagerstown, manassas, good morning. 14 degrees there in lexington park, between about six inches and nine inches of snow, and if that is not cold enough for you we have more arctic hare on the way across the upper midwest lasting into our region by midday tomorrow. clearing a little bit this afternoon, peaks of sunshine possible, then the cold front approaches. we will see chances for snow showers by midday and in the

afternoon hours we could pick up a coating of snow across the region. i think that this situation will be similar to what we had over the weekend where we get a coating of snow and then the temperatures take a dive. your seven-day forecast today we are done with the snow, look for a peak of sunshine and by tomorrow we could see snow showers by midday with midteens for highs on thursday. cold through the weekend, that is when the next system arrives with a few snow showers on saturday mixing and changing over to rain on sunday. getting us through today is jack taylor at wto, who has the latest conditions on the roads. >> everyone he the warning, if you can stay off the roadways for the next few hours, that would be great. in virginia on the right side of the roadway coming from the toll road onto the inner loop, the

beltway itself is ok, just be careful if you are coming into the toll road itself. we had a problem on 100 westbound before the baltimore-washington parkway some debris hanging off the side, crews are on the scene. kenilworth avenue on the beltway, the wires were down and this is northbound candlewood closed between northbound and ivy lane. back to you. >> jackie just gave you a bit of an update on how to send your photos and as soon as we get more we will send them, but right now we want to show you how things look on the roadways. brianne carter has been all over the area all morning long. how are things looking right now? can the true -- the crew street the roads? >> absolutely and they are doing a very good job across the region. they have been working all night

long to get these open. you can see a lot more pavement at this hour. i just talked to my photographer, he used 95 to come into arlington this morning and it was very treacherous. he said it was a big difference that a couple of hours had made. obviously you can see the mixture on the road there. you can see the brown color behind that as well. certainly good news here. you can see the ramps on and off , major roads, that is where we are still seeing some issues. take a look at the car in front of us. all the snow on top comes flying off the car behind you, not good for drivers. on the right-hand side of the roadway approaching the fairfax county parkway, crews working to get though shoulders cleared where the areas you would merge

back onto 95. kudos to getting those up and off the road as quickly as possible. we will continue to keep an eye on the road, but for now sending it back to you. >> nice and clear this morning. want to head out and take a picture? make sure that you send them in horizontally. kelly is at the social media desk and is sifting through the pictures. getting some good stuff? >> i am. i want to send a big thank you to virginia thomas. she lives in maryland. this is what it looks like. i asked people to just grabbed their phones and go to the window. open the door to see what's there. she did exactly that. this is a cute one on twitter. do see how cute it is? this is a snowball with wheels. we have got some other ones we want to share with you. here is one from the park.

i would call this four inches in central bc. the snow-covered d.c. bureau outside my house last night as the snow was falling. this one is in alexandria, virginia. that was 52 minutes ago. at the moment we are on wilson boulevard a few minutes from china garden, quiet but beautiful, eileen whelan has been picking things up to show us what they look like. this is the number one top prize here. everything is closed and d.c. don't laugh, boston. do you think that boston is is laughing at us? >> probably. five inches? that's so cute. we have five feet. we love seeing those photos. keep sending them in. we will bring you the best

photos. thank you. we want to see your snow pictures, tweet to us with the #dmv snow.

>> welcome back. we are continuing the snow coverage this morning, these are the first images we are getting of a light pole that crashed onto kenilworth avenue. check taylor has been talking about it all morning long, it has all lanes of kenilworth avenue block. --. brianne carter was there earlier as well, showing you how traffic is kind of slowing to get around it. these are the first images we are getting over the scene this morning.

crews are working to get this cleared, but in addition to trying to get the snow removed you can imagine that it is taking some time, so heads up you cancer may expect delays towards kenilworth avenue as they try to fix the problem this morning. happening right now, a snow emergency is an effective it is wrecked. what does that mean? the snow team will be able to start clearing snow emergency routes. if your car is parked in the way, it will be ticketed and towed, so check the street signs and make sure that you are not in a snow emergency removal route, a violation will get you a $250 ticket plus a towing fee and a daily storage fee. this is a costly mistake if you leave your car in the snow removal area. mike is live in dupont circle he has been there all morning long. seems like traffic is starting to pick up behind you? >> a good observation.

roads getting slowly but surely more clear, sidewalks getting clear now as well. i imagine that one of our viewers is finishing a cup of coffee and getting up the courage to go outside. i'm joined now by a local sidewalk shoveling expert. first, why not start with correct form for sidewalk shoveling? >> what we want to make sure that we do is to pick the right tools. you will want a shovel that maximizes body mechanics keeping your feet shoulder width apart, pushing in snow as much as possible. when you lift the snow you want to bend the knees, lift with your legs, keep the snow is close to your body as much as possible. >> you said that shorter is better when it comes to shovels?

>> for someone who is taller they will want something more ergonomic. like this. >> it is cold out here. >> it is. give it a try. >> tell me how my form is. >> you want to push as much is possible. bend your knees. you are to go ahead and bend with your knees and push with your legs. >> a lot of older people have real concerns about shoveling. concerns about heart attacks and strokes. you say that it's better to wait until later in the day to go shovel. why? >> that's correct. giving your body time to warm up in the morning will protect you from killing -- pulling a cold muscle and prevent strokes or heart attacks. stretching her muscles warms up your heart and it is the strongest muscle in our body, we wanted to be nice and warm.

>> you were talking about warning signs of a heart or stroke? >> take plenty of brakes. knowing the signs and symptoms is going to save your life or the life of a loved one. the heart association recently released a new acronym, fast acting, arm weakness, slurred speech, time to call 911. call your local emergency services if you have any of those symptoms. >> in the snow is pretty light and fluffy, maybe even a broom would work today. you use about the same amount of energy in a single round of tennis. >> should we be grunting? >> hopefully not, hopefully you're taking plenty of brakes. >> we will be back with more coverage of the pending midday snowball fight. >> the exciting part of our snow coverage today, what everyone is looking forward to.

thank you, good tips. as mike was saying, this is not the thick, heavy, wet snow that typically goes along with heart attacks and health problems. >> brad bell was in st. mary's county this morning, shoveling the snow early this morning. >> after hearing mike's story, i put the shovel down. are you kidding? look what i did. look at the huge mountain of snow that i did not really put here. the plow has been outworking. that is one of the things i want to show you. this pile was made from a small parking lot that was pushed year. you can see i'm up a few feet off the ground. i also want to show you that it is a very easy snow to shovel and plow. if you take a look down the road here it is the tale of two roads. the cars coming towards us, that

is the general coming home route down here and the other side as they go to work direction, northbound. you can see that they are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. this has really only been hit by two plow trains they came by twice, eight trucks all at the same time moving the snow to the shoulder and a little while ago we saw a single truck headed towards the shoulder to make sure that the width of the roadways clear. they have some heavy equipment working on the crossover. perfect timing. we did get seven inches down here just as our entire team said that we would. seven inches of snow is what we have gotten. but the timing was absolutely perfect. no traffic on the roads, the plows were able to do their jobs .

we have been joking a lot shoveling the parking lot. i did not shovel a parking lot they had a little plow out here. with no cars on it you been able to get down to the payment and it does not have any of the ridges of compacted snow. this looks like the kind that we can clean up pretty easily. that said, just about everyone has a snow day, so if you can wait longer the cruise will really be able to get to it. we were the last little vestige of heavy snow, it was followed right until the end. beautiful, light fluffy snow. as we said, absolutely perfect timing. back to you. >> you are right, i think we will see things get better at a rapid pace. good job on that snow reporting. >> the only thing that would

make it better would be the back half. you got to work tomorrow and more days. >> brian van de graaff, though? we might be in store for more? >> this right, we have a dusty coding again on top of the roadways. all of the winter storm watches except for the extreme eastern area, the winter storm warnings have been dropped. here is the big picture here lifting up to the east and northeast, still lingering out of the southeast and the tidewater through southern portions of virginia on the eastern shore, that is the last of the energy moving through. cold right now down in the city. two out in pittsburgh. it is cold in the carolinas even. the cold air is in place, it will be a cold afternoon with a bit of sunshine and drying out through the afternoon and evening. sunshine tomorrow morning

temperatures near freezing. snow showers are possible with frigid air moving in across the area, so be prepared tomorrow for more snow to head our way and once that moves out of here the arctic air teams are here for thursday and friday. >> quiet. lots of folks not going anywhere this morning. which is good. we have had a crash at the end of the toll road on the right side of the roadway. state authorities are there, the volume is still light, the plow trains have been rolling through and we are beginning to see more pavement to the left getting by a few are into that area. taking a live look downtown we are in good shape year before the 11th street bridge. activity continues along kenilworth north of 495, it remains closed with no access headed north.

news chopper seven flew over the scene. a lot of equipment still apparently on the scene the nothing yet getting by. if it is in your path of travel you will find yourself rerouted. >> here is what you need to know if you plan to take metro today. metro access service is suspended until wednesday. trains are running on a saturday schedule until midnight. metro will be suspending aboveground rail service. that's the good news. make sure that you stay tuned to our facebook and twitter pages. as soon as we hit metro for updates, the information will be passed to you. >> you busted me on twitter. we want to get an update on the conditions in north bethesda.

we should point out that kevin is a birthday boy. did you wish for snow for your birthday this year? >> i could not that snow was high on my list, but i will take it nonetheless. could be worse. snowfall was anywhere between one inches and two inches. you can see the cruise shoveling here, plowing in the background. yes, some people are going to work today as they walked to the metro platform. taking a look down at the grove stretch in metro center, this is the platform as we see. there was a train that went through here and headed towards shady grove. the side of the platform cleared off. they did start at 5 a.m. this morning. like a normal weekday.

montgomery county public schools also cancel schools, joining the other districts. county government has closed as well. if you want some free parking at rockville or silver spring? county garages are open in the hopes that roads will be cleared and that plows can get to them as quickly as possible. >> thank you. this storm is impacting the air and the roadways. >> over 1000 flights were canceled this morning from atlanta to boston. no surprises. live at reagan national this morning things are taking a turn for the better. chris? >> at think something is definitely got a lot better here. after flights were canceled yesterday we can now confirm that flights are now departing from the airport. about 240 flights were canceled this morning.

this creative a lot of issues for a lot of people. hundreds of people sleeping in the terminal last night, and we have other people right here trying to see if they can get some more sl we don't want to wake them up we will take our direction here into the tarmac area. this is the jetblue plane that is currently being deiced. it should technically be the next one to go. you can see that one plane is getting ready for departure here. one gent terminal last night was trying to go to los angeles, where he was happy to say there was no snow. another person trying to get to colorado for three days. first it was technical issues and then they obviously had issues with the snow. another person we spoke to is from rhode island. she has four to five feet of snow at her house and is trying to get away from it. her connecting flight took her

right to reagan national in the snow followed her. this was the first day of her vacation and here's what she had to say. >> you are kind of used to this? >> yes, but i am trendy it away from it. we get stuck here last night. >> the whole flight was supposed to leave this morning. she was hopefully able to get out. these are the flights arriving the boards have been consistently looking better throughout the morning. some flights are canceled, 240 but many of them have been rescheduled, which has a lot of people very optimistic. hundreds of people now in the airport, getting coffee, getting things to eat, the airport is a writ -- awake after a pretty brutal might. >> good to see that things are improving their.

some of our area hospitals actually need your help this morning. laura hastings has more on the information that you need to know. >> justin a last hour we got word that the prince georges hospital center is in need of drivers with four-wheel-drive vehicles. patients do need transport. if you can help out, give them a call. here's the number. 301-618-3290. also, the nursing and rehab center in northeast is in need of drivers today with four-wheel-drive vehicles as well. the number to call there is 269, 7100. those numbers will be on our website. if you can help out, give them a call. >> thank you for that. when we come back, jacqui will check on the snow totals for us

this morning and we are going to continue our coverage right here until 8 a.m., then we will rejoin good morning america." that is the plan for today. we have a live look at the beltway near interstate 66, the traffic tracker moving along smoothly this morning with road crews getting the roads cleared for you. yo

>> welcome back, we want to get you back out live, this is a problem that we have been talking about all morning long and kenilworth avenue. a light pole came down. crews are on the scene trying to get that repaired. right now all the lanes are blocked. as well as the ramp from the outer loop to the north. there in the kevin worth avenue area if you can avoid the area definitely try to do so. >> we are just about three hours and 16 minutes away from an ethnic event, the snowball fight, an annual tradition going down in dupont circle. >> mike is the lucky man who finds himself in the middle of his -- this fight each year. you seem to have a smile on your face. >> i cannot wait. the whole day has been building

up to this moment. we are told by the officials with the organization of the snowball effort that the fight, we are expecting, will happen around noon. the only concern that i have is that this snow is so powdery it's more like sand. it would be real tough to make snowballs out of it. you could sweep it off with a broom. unless you get your hands in it. then you could get a pretty miniature snowball. that is about it. otherwise it's pretty good for making art, as i demonstrated earlier, with kind of a social experiment. my snow art is for the most part fairly intact. playing with food coloring in the snow, making some artwork. i promised justin that i would do a snow angel. until the snowball fight starts

i will have to make do with some snow angels and other snow activities. the big event starts at 11:00. $75 for the craziest costume of the snowball fight participant. >> we are rooting for you, mike. winning money? >> always an endorsement. >> ok, it is still coming down. the warning is over. now it is time for the cleanup. >> but we have another round of snow showers coming tomorrow afternoon. keep that in mind. in gaithersburg, maryland, notice how the roads are still quite covered in fairfax.

cla popped the windshield right there? a good idea so that it does not get stuck to your car. from rockville, this looks cool in the parking lot, doesn't it? take a look at this one, from stephanie in maryland. nice there on top of the patio table, a good seven inches or better. doppler seven radar across the region right now, the snow heads up very quickly between 5:00 and 6:00 this morning and for the rest of the day we have cloud cover throughout the morning. this afternoon it will become partly cloudy with a high of around 29 degrees. skies partly cloudy with another system coming through here bringing midday snow showers and a possible coding, more inches

on top of what we have. all bundled up, dressed appropriately. you know that you are coming out into the snow today. >> i know, i know, a snow day for everyone. so many of us snow lovers were asking when we would get the good one. here it is now. we are enjoying it. wondering why i have these colorful beads? we are celebrating. i have been enjoying it out here, despite being cold. normally at this hour at the intersection of wilson and north lynn there are so many people. the intersection is blocked with so many people traveling. today is not the case, it is kind of alarming because you are like us where is everyone? i will say that the streets are still pretty covered with snow.

at this intersection i am noticing a lot of people come the stop light, they stopped and as they start to hit the gas, the tires just kind of spin out a little bit. they cannot get that traction. even though it's a lot of powder, that can make it hard to drive in. but the crews are doing a great job cleaning up. the roads, the sidewalks, they are looking better. the properties have been out here all morning long and the only thing is that there is a thin layer of not necessarily ice, but it is extra slick. -- slick. fortunately to clean your car today all you really need is a brush. i am and just be awaiting mike's report this afternoon with the epic snowball fight.

as you mentioned, mike, good luck making a snowball with this kind of snow. i wish i could make more snowballs for you here. kind of bummed. >> not exactly the best for making snowballs, but it is good for getting off the roadway and off your car. joining us now is bob, the spokesperson for the maryland state highway administration. good morning to you. how are things looking? >> much better. crews have been out there all night. you have probably heard it a dozen times over already. temperatures are still in the mid teens in most areas. salt was not generally work well with those temperatures, but most of the plowing is done this morning in the 20 parts and we think that things should be better by this afternoon. >> was this something where you

were able to get the roads cleared so quickly, taking this live look here at bona fide, looks clear, is this just the plows out early? >> this is an unusual statewide case in that we could not pretreat with road temperatures in the teens, unusual for over there. temperatures that low, we could not pretreat or put the salt out there. salt is generally effective down to 22 degrees. it has been mostly plowing all night. we have got salt down now and it will start to make a difference very soon. >> it certainly looks good out there. a big thank you to your crew to have it working around the clock. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> 7:53, we want to see how the roads look across the region.

>> they are not bad, they are not bad. all morning we have been talking about kenilworth avenue and ivy lane. poles and wires going down over the scene, you have the detour in place coming off the outer loop of the beltway to go north, you will find that travel lanes are blocked southbound is unaffected, the crews have to work on the wires themselves. kenilworth is closed towards the outer loop of the beltway. the crash in virginia had been on the inner loop of the beltway as you come off the toll road on the inner loop on the right side of the roadway. elway lanes are not affected, inc. of the left side to get by, causing an early merge to get onto the inner loop. a great job early this morning for the crews, if you can stay off the road and let them do the work you will be in better shape if you go out by say lunchtime. >> thank you jack checking on

the conditions in virginia right now, we had a team of reporters on the streets and now we are checking in with jeanette reyes. >> further down on the prince williams parkway we are down in the parking lot of the shoppers supermarket. take a look around me, they have done a pretty good job clearing this u. they have been going at it for quite some time. of course, the snow has to go somewhere. the new show you how tall it is. taller than me, actually. i am about five foot four inches, this is about six feet. they have been doing a pretty good job with that. i should mention that we have not had a chance to see the neighborhood roads and the reason why is that getting out of these parking lots we got stuck for a few minutes trying to get out. we are a little bit worried about heading into those neighborhood roads. that being said, they have done

an impressive job cleaning the roads. at last check they said the interstates are fairly clean minor conditions with secondary roads and moderate conditions once you get into the side roads they are calling it severe conditions and they certainly want to be aware of that. they are asking drivers to delay their travel this morning. park in the driveway on the opposite side of the roads of that they can clear it away and that would be great. pretty impressive. stay home as long as you can. back to you. >> there are fewer power outages right now than you might expect. pepco is reporting 20 outages in the district. b genie is reporting seven outages. dominion virginia reporting about 21 outages. we are not the only ones dealing with winter weather. winter storm warnings are in

effect in 20 states this morning, impacting 90 million americans. in new england it is adding to the feast of snow already on the ground. homes and business owners are already worried about building collapses. >> it started to split and fall into the attic. >> the 1600 square foot home one foot of snow can weigh up to two and a half times. the same amount of heavy snow can weigh up to 14 tons. we are getting the light and fluffy stuff and they are getting the heavy stuff. >> so expensive to come clean all of that off. flex i know. >> it gets heavier, then they add more on it. >> around here we will have a little bit more as we speak. more snow showers in the forecast for the day. by midday tomorrow and into the

afternoon we could get more inches of snowfall

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>> good morning, america. >> now, that's an entrance. imagine dragons here live making their big entrance this morning greeting their fans ready to rock out right here in times square. >> big new album coming out. we'll hear from them in a little bit. t.j. holmes is outside right now. look at him. immaculate in that tux. let's find a curtain. >> i got a lot of questions to answer out here. among them why i'm in a tux on tuesday in times square in 3-degree windchill but what is behind this big red curtain, all those answers will come together and it could make our viewers, george academy award winners themselves. >> okay. t.j. thank you for that. >> viewers do not want to miss this. t.j. come inside and warm up. we have great news for lady gaga looking forward to sharing with you why she could be unveil

unveiling her most outrageous outfit yet. woo ale explain. >> that's saying a lot. it's time to kick off our mardi gras celebration. >> let's do it. >> new orleans style. nah-orleans with mona's hot six and to top it off we have one of robin's favorite treats king cake so dig in. you have the baby. the baby came with -- >> i got the baby. >> is that good luck? >> it means i provide the king cake next year. it keeps the tradition going. >> all right. yeah. ♪ >> thanks for the king cake robin. >> you got it. >> oh. >> feels good. >> it does. mardi gras beginning right now and news from amy. it's going to be a cold mardi gras for so many of those celebrating in new orleans and about all of the snow and ice out there. it's impacting states from the

south to the northeast this morning. tennessee, north carolina and virginia are the hardest hit. people stuck on the roads, some calling this the worst ice storm in a generation. thousands are without power and the snow has shut down federal offices in washington, d.c. today. at the airports hundreds of flights are canceled or delayed. ginger has the forecast coming up shortly. also breaking overnight the white house says it will appeal a federal judge's ruling that temporarily blocks the president's executive action on immigration. the president's order would protect millions of undocumente immigrants from being deported. the federal government judge's ruling gives a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit to permanently stop the president's order. and in west virginia about 200 people remain evacuated after a train carrying oil derailed. look at those images. it exploded into a massive fireball and set one house on fire. at least one tanker fell into the river. officials are evaluating the potential environmental impact of this crash. and in medical news a new

study finds the best way to lose weight may be to follow one simple guideline. eat 30 grams of fiber each day. researchers found people who did that lost about as much weight as those who followed a strict diet. recommended by the american heart association. foods high in fiber include corn beans, whole wheat bread and most fruit. and there's new research about the hot flashes millions of middle-aged women are forced to endure. a new study on menopause found hormonal flashes and night sweats can last for up to 14 years in some women. researchers found black and hispanic women tend to experience symptoms for significantly longer than whites and asians. new pictures of a dramatic rescue. a woman trapped inside her car after a crash sent her plunging into the water in new zealand as the car filled with water police rushed in smashing the back window and pulled her out just moments before her bmw sank. she is okay this morning. finally, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. watch what happened during a

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♪ it's my heart and i'll cry if i want to ♪ time for "pop news" and it was her party. and today we are the ones crying. lesley gore singer of the legendary song "it's my party" and i'll cry if i want to passed away at the age of 68 from lung cancer. lesley was 16 when she recorded "it's my party." >> really. >> she did it on a saturday and then days later she heard it playing on the radio on her way to school. she also wrote "you don't own me" immortalized on screen in the "first wives club." here's trivia i didn't realize. she woke a sequel to "it's my party." she's crying because judy walks in with johnny "now it's judy's turn to cry ♪ ♪ it's judy's turn to cry ♪ >> it's judy's turn to cry because she got johnny back and

that songs like that will have us remembering the great lesley gore for a long time to come. this valentine's day, lady gaga on the edge of glory. the singer's longtime boyfriend taylor kinney popped the question on saturday. gaga posted this photo, quite a stunner and wrote he gave me his heart on valentine's day and i said yes. posted that on instagram. the celebrity couple has been dating since 2011. after collaborating on her video for "you and i" they met on the set of the video and love ensued so "you and i" was real. the big question what will she wear is the big question as she walks down the aisle. gaga don't disappoint us. >> the shoes. >> the shoes she's going to wear. >> oh. >> yes. >> i can't wait to see. >> george and i can't wait either. >> i know. >> she'll be elegant. finally, amy, this one is for you. "game of thrones" fans beware. season five is going to be a

bloodbath. >> really? like the other ones weren't? >> apparently this time it's real. george r.r. martin revealing key information at the writers guild awards over the weekend and told the press, people are going to die who don't die in the books adding that everybody better be on their toes because the co-creator for hbo's shows are, quote, even bloodier than i am. the upcoming season expected to debut in april and even though that is springtime sure sounds a lot like winter is coming. >> be on their toes and holds on to their heads. >> imagine if you're one of the characters that read the book i'm safe. no, you're not. no job security. >> call their agent. >> so look at a lot of good tv on. guy, that is this tuesday edition of "pop news." >> thank you. "heat index" coming up. let's go to ginger. >> good morning. i came in and everybody starts to back away from me because i'm by the camera. where are you from? >> london u.k.

>> you want to see a frozen river? you can walk down to the hudson or take a look at this video, shall we? nice pictures although it doesn't remind us too much of how much cold is coming. even colder if you're here by the end of the week. we'll get back to single digits and near zero. look at that deep freeze. the numbers coming in. chicago going to 10 below. look at thursday morning. 6 below, friday morning member fission, you're not getting go tote away with it, 3. actual air temperature, not windchill. let's go to the southwest, 71 >> t the snonow is o over r now,w, but the cold continues. windy and chilly, temperature staying below freeeezing and in the upper 20's. mostly cloudy skies, low temperatures in the upper teens. tomorrow and arctic front will be aroachihing midday with snow

showers and an additional coding possible tomorrow afternoon making for i think i found the cutest little faces in the crowd from san antonio. let's get back inside. >> okay ginger. thank you. time now for our "gma heat index." at the top katherine webb the model and former miss alabama speaking out exclusively to abc news taking on critics saying she is too skinny in a bikini photo posted online. >> miss alabama -- >> she captured the spotlight two years ago when college football announcer brett musburger spotted her in the stands cheering on her boyfriend auburn quarterback a.j. mccarron. >> you quarterbacks you get all the good-looking women. that's a beautiful woman. >> reporter: but this morning 25-year-old katherine webb now married to mccarron is experiencing the ugly side of fame. the former miss alabama attracting hundreds of haters after posting this bikini clad

photo to instagram. the caption, getting ready for swimsuit season. some calling her anorexic. another writing, someone give her a sandwich. but webb who lovingly devoured a carl's jr. burger in this commercial -- >> whoa. >> snapping back on instagram writing "i eat just fine and to all you middle-aged women who like to leave mean comments on my page about my body you can gladly skip my page and go somewhere else." and now webb speaking out exclusively on "gma" saying she didn't mean to offend or single anybody out and that she reacted out of hurt. >> i was really surprised at the response just of the amount of nd disapproval with the way that i looked. it's a very sensitive topic for me because i dealt with self-esteem issues growing up. i was tall and sthin and lanky. >> can you understand why people saw that photograph and thought she does look very thin? >> yeah i will agree.

>> and the gap. >> maybe posing in a way that made it look like i was pore thin than i really am. >> reporter: the 5'1" brunette beauty didn't reveal how much she weighs but tells she has a health issue that affects her weight. >> i suffer from a thyroid problem and that's been an issue too. my weight can fluctuate. >> reporter: her message to critics. >> to the bullies and people that want to say negative things think about what you're saying. can you imagine if someone said those things to you? >> reporter: for "good morning america," linzie janis, abc news los angeles. >> you do have to keep that in mind what people are saying. >> yeah, yeah. >> really. >> no because the way that she responded, middle-aged women. >> she'll be middle-aged women someday. >> we should all be lucky. our new series behind the beauty bar.

tights the new fashion statement and do you have to pay top dollar to get quality. becky worry in tights of course. had toance that burning question. >> i do and you know me frugality before fashion. but with tights if it's quality you're paying for, maybe the extra dough is worth the splurge. well that sounds like an opportunity to investigate if ever i heard one. ♪ she's got legs ♪ >> reporter: okay there's that but fast forward and -- tights are not just for little girls anymore and pantyhose are not just for your grandma. >> there was a generation hooked to panty hose but in the last two years we've been seeing a resurgence. >> tights can cost as much as 40 50 even $65. puzzled by this price range, we

went to some hosiery investigators. >> cool. textile scientists at good housekeeping tested 27 pair ranking from price from $6 to $45. >> we found if you spend a lot of money on tights it didn't mean you would get the tough tight out there. >> reporter: their top performers in four different categories cost between $6 and $28. giving it all i got. >> it passes your test. >> it does. >> reporter: the staff here say all hosiery has gotte a lot tougher. >> there's been innovation with the finer so the nylon and spandex have gotten better and innovations with the whole manufacturing process. >> reporter: that's the lab. i'm heading out to stretch an expensive and lower priced pair of tights and possibly myself to the limit. >> here goes. >> reporter: first rock climbing anyone. our experts say color doesn't impact durability so these $44 black tights reach new heights first. ooh. then this gray pair my $12 tights. ooh.

that's kind of scratchy. not good for your tights. no run, no snags. next extreme hosiery event. the playground with the realtor tur testers, my kids. expensive. a couple little snag one, two, three, four. >> my gosh. >> the inexpensive tights? we have two snags here. but no snags here. finally pushing every seam to its limit, the rock and jump trampoline arena. first expensive. i inspected all the seams, but they're in good shape. and inexpensive. we have a toe poke through right here. but considering the hosiery hazing i think both pairs of tights performed pretty well. but which one was the big winner? oh man. >> twin tested. >> i know i love my job. kind of interesting because as you can see we have the toe poke through here on the inexpensive

pair so that definitely happened but the rest of the legs look great and then take a look at this picture which shows an extreme close-up of the two or three holes we got on the expensive pair. not -- it's not bad. bottom line there's $34 difference between these two pairs of tights. me i mean i'd put these things through the wringer. >> we saw that. >> i'd probably myself go with the inexpensive pair. because all tights have gotten better. that's the bottom line. they've all gotten tougher. >> all right, becky. mine are $5. $5 right here. all right. always good to have you in the studio with us. next up our "gma heat index." major drama on "the bachelor." we'll have more on that. front-runner to headed home early favorite brit making a dramatic exit monday night. >> can i talk to you for two seconds? >> the 27-year-old waitress unable to recover after sunday

night's tense group date. >> the way you reacted and disrespected myself. >> i know. i'm sorry. >> and everyone around you. >> is something i don't -- >> that's why i wanted to apologize. >> what i don't want for a life. chris soules saying good-bye to carly. 29-year-old singer. soules traveling to the hometowns of the remaining four women and discovering shocking secret while visiting soft-spoken jade roper in nebraska. >> i was approached to pose for "playboy" and i did in at this point i'm a little shocked. >> soules saying it wasn't a deal breaker but chose to say good-bye. >> you've been a gift to have you in my life. >> reporter: prince farming ending the episode questioning his decision. >> i could be making the biggest mistake in my entire life. >> joining us now is "the bachelor's" jade roper. we welcome you to "good morning america." >> thank you.

>> i want to ask were you surprised when you didn't get the rose? >> yeah. i was pretty surprised. i thought from my perspective that my hometown date went well and i was really sad i didn't expect it. >> you did not see it coming at all? >> not really. >> wow. this show is it at all like what we see from -- at home what you guys are going through? are we missing a lot because -- >> there is so much that goes on. i mean you can't put it all into a two-hour episode. but i mean the majority of everything is covered. everything that you saw. >> the reason i ask is because chris said your "playboy" photos which you were honest about would not affect his decision. >> right. >> you really thought that you had a chance. you had a great date and then you didn't get chosen so i thought, well, maybe there's something that we missed here. >> yeah you know. you know we had that conversation and i felt like he

was being honest with me and when i didn't get the rose he sat down with me and made it very clear that you know that wasn't the reason i went home. so i like to believe that. i don't feel like there was anything else that went on that would have changed it. >> you were the only one who got to meet his parents. >> yeah i did. >> how was the connection there? >> i loved his parents. i got to briefly meet them at a football game. i thought they were very endearing and warm. i loved them. >> could you really see yourself life on the farm because chris has made it clear that's what he wants to do? >> yeah. you know i grew up in nebraska and i grew up on a farm. and that's something i've always wanted to have for my children because it was very special in my childhood so yeah when i chose to go on the show like i envisioned myself being there with me. >> yesterday we had megging on who didn't get a rose. she got tuck in new york because of the snow. you two had the chance to watch last night's episode together. >> yes. >> what was that like? >> it was so nice.

i found out she was in the same hotel so i went to her room we ordered room service and nice to have her there because there's not a lot of people that can relate to our experience. >> so who do you think from your perspective is going to get that final rose? >> honestly i got a lot of time and with whitney, the last couple of weeks. we were roommatesing to and grew really close with her and i really think she's in it you know her heart is this it. i think she's there for the right reasons and would say whitney would be the right one for chris. >> you heard it here first. >> jade's money is on whitney. thanks for coming in. i hope you don't get stuck. >> i know. >> enjoy new york while you're here. >> thank you very much. >> nice to meet you. everybody tune in to "the bachelor" next monday 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central right here onabc. coming up, imagine dragons performing live. tomorrow on "gma," the one the only will smith is in the house plus this week robin is hanging with oscar's host neil

patrick harris and you won't believe what they have planned. hey, nobody counts down to oscar sunday like "good morning america."

>> good morning, it is jack taylor in the traffic center. if you are staying off the road, thank you. if you are on the roadways, some things you need to know about this morning, kenilworth avenue we still have it this point the northbound lanes closed and the outer branch going north is also blocked with a poll and wires down. a crash in virginia on the inner loop, not causing a slowdown, it is just about wrapped up. eastbound no trucks are along the right side of the roadway. if you are coming in from the roadway you are in decent shape to the left of the path.

it stopped snowing, what are we in for? flex it stopped snowing, but we could get another fresh coding by tomorrow afternoon. storm radar is giving us a clean sweep. there are a few breaks in the clouds with skies partly sunny. cold bursts, getting outside today, bundle up and please have the kids take breaks. temperatures feel like nine degrees in d.c.. 12 in gaithersburg, 12 in frederick, 10 degrees is the temperature in hagerstown. temperatures in the upper 20's through today, and then tonight we are expecting single temperatures back in the teens. tomorrow and arctic cold front will be approaching. midday with falling temperatures in the afternoon we will expect snow showers to accumulate enough for a coding across the region. we will see you again

♪ ♪ i out of touch am i out of my place when i keep saying that i'm looking for an empty space ♪ ♪ wishing you here but i'm wishing you gone i can't help you and i'm only going to do you wrong ♪ ♪ i'm going to mess this up oh this is just my luck ♪ ♪ over and over and over again ♪ >> grammy winners imagine dragons off their brand-new album "smoke + mirrors." it's available this morning and we'll have much more from them coming up. >> that's a great new song. >> it is. looking ging forward to that. an exclusive sneak peek from the hidden camera show that comes from ellen degeneres and

watch sara highland get in on the action with a funny french lesson. >> can you help me say my own name in french. >> can you help me say my own name in french. >> yes i can. >> sara. >> sara. >> sara. >> saaragh! >> je. >> je. >> mapelle. >> meow meow. >> meow meow. >> that is so -- >> i love that. >> wendyie is the host. it is really funny. "repeat after me" premiering at 8:30 right here on abc. this is the kind of game i would want to play just out and about. >> i would not be the one that

would want to say it. >> it is hysterical. before we move on we love it when family is here. your girls are over there on your chair and -- is that your mom and dad? >> what, were they like when they had you. >> they were teenagers. they were. >> i know. >> hi girls. >> what a handsome couple. >> good-looking family. >> thank you. >> okay so what are the movies that changed how we see ourselves and our times? tonight we have a special countdown to the oscars 15 movies that changed american cinema where we ask many of today's top stars and directors to reveal hollywood's most influential films of all time. here's a sneak peek. >> i loved it! >> everybody has their favorites. the movies you can't live without. >> to kill amockingbird. >> midnight cowboy was one. the graduates. >> lilies of the field, honey child. >> how about the big lebowski. >> i'm the dude. >> movies change us.

movies change them. >> i'm ready to come home. >> but which movies? ♪ >> "star wars," love it. >> into the -- >> it was the original stretch of the imagination. >> great characters. >> you'll be malfunctioning within a day you scrap pile. >> you have a plan for getting out. >> be afraid. >> it was an odd kind of experience. it was a seven-foot guy in a dog suit. >> what are you looking at? >> i had my doubts but i was really glad to are a job. >> reporter: "50 shades" the movie whipped up $80 million dominating the competition and everything else. >> i exercise control in all things. >> must be really boring. >> but before "fifty shades of grey," there were 50 shades of may. >> it's the life in your men. ma wechlt west was the original sex kitten enaevery screen siren from scarlett to so if iy

jennifer to angelina. >> i get better as i go along. the star of "i'm no angel" she was the original man-eater but a woman in charge of her own sex life wasn't okay in the 1930s. >> the production code is instituted in mid-1984 to censure films and get mae west. >> reporter: even movie stars have a crush on this guy. >> i can't think of too many actors that could make a living like brando. >> hey, stella! >> reporter: he roared on to the screen in a tight t-shirt in "a streetcar named desire." bradley cooper attended the actors studio just like brando. >> don't pick it up. >> drop it. >> reporter: long before "american sniper" he shopped up on the show "inside the actors studio." >> from a second year actor -- >> for his method this one-time sexiest man alive reportedly binged on 6,000 calories a day for "american sniper."

a streetscar named desire was also the first film to win three out of four of its oscars for acting. the winner is vivien leigh in "a streetcar named desire". >> the only one who didn't win, marlon brando. got you, huh? you did not know that. did you? it's fascinating to hear today's stars, how they talk about what influenced them. the films and there are certain films, 15 that really changed the way we look at cinema. some are obvious and some we're going to make you scratch your head and go huh. >> it must haven fun picking hem? it was a hoot. great help from the academy, directors, stars. oprah as so into it and telling us what she has on replay constantly at home. >> yeah there are soes movies you can watch over and over again. "streetcar" is one of them to me. >> many could up and see me sometime. >> oh, wow. >> our special countdown to the oscars 15 movies that changed

american cinema airs tonight, tonight, tonight, 10:00, 9:00 central on abc. ginger, final check of the weather. >> oh robin. too much good tv. i'm always staying up too late. we got to listen to how this young lady says her name. >> valentina. >> i want that to be my name and you to say it. let's check the forecast. a little look at -- someone was watching us in traffic. the road is closed. johnny is in a bus, not driving but he's able to watch "gma" so we thank you for that. in north georgia, that's the ice. more than a half inch of ice reported in some places from there through the carolinas. and then we had to check in on new orleans. did you know it's chill? back there only going into the upper 40s. it'll feel even colder. pretty raw there. that's a look west to east. >> good morning, washihington. the snow is over and done with. notice that we will stayelow

the freezi mark. high temperatures, 29 degrees with sunny skies >> all right, all this weather brought to you by cottonelle. what's your name? >> jackson. >> my second name. i'm going to be your name first. >> valentina. >> valentina jackson is my new name. >> thank you, valentina, jackson. turning to technology and his big reveal. he has something behind a big curtain. let's check that out. okay he's been hinting at it all morning long. >> big red curtain. time to let these people see what we got going on. while we pull this back this is -- [ cheers and applause ] this is our "gma" game show. now, of course we'd all love to be on the red consider pet at the oscars. not everybody can be there so we'll bring it to you hitting the road in this thing immediately after the show today. might be coming to a town near you. people going to be able to get on board this thing and test your own oscar knowledge.

♪ the countdown to the oscars is on and "gma" is bringing the red carpet to you. good morning, america. from our studio in times square to a street near you, it's the "gma" oscar road trip. we're heading to the hometowns of some of the biggest stars with our red carpet-worthy oscar movie mobile to test your oscar knowledge with trivia games and you get i prize. you get a prize. you get a prize. with the chance to win prizes any movie lover would want. did i mention popcorn? ♪ "gma's" epic oscar road trip starts right now. here we come, america. okay i said we'll hit the road. we'll hit slick roads, snow going out here but it's coming to you. red carpet coming to you. brushon your hollywood knowledge. there's good stuff you could win by playing our game. hitting the road guys. >> i love it. looks like fun.

>> getting our viewers involved and t.j. looking great out there. of course all this is leading up to this sunday oscar sunday that is coverage starts at 7:00 right here on abc and right now, imagine dragons performing live a song off their brand-new album so don't go anywhere. ♪ "gma's" countdown to oscar sunday is brought to you by jcpenney. when it fits, you feel it. (mom) when our little girl was rn we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. whwhat? (announcer) the 2015 subaru forester (girl) what? (announcer) built to be there for your family. love. it's what makes a subaru

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. we have all been waiting more than two years for a second album from the chart-topping grammy winning band imagine dragons and we are so happy to say the wait is over. "smoke + mirrors" is out this morning and imagine dragons here to perform the lead single "i bet my life" for "gma's" winter concert series. take it away. ♪ ♪ i know i took the path that you would never want for me ♪ ♪ i know i let you didn't i so many sleepless nights you were

waiting up on me ♪ ♪ i'm just a slave unto the night ♪ ♪ now remember when i told you that's the last you'll see of me ♪ ♪ oh remember when i broke you down to tears ♪ ♪ i know i took the path that you would never want for me ♪ ♪ i gave you hell through all the years ♪ ♪ so i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life on you ♪ ♪ i i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life on you ♪ ♪ i've been around the world and never in my wildest dreams would i come running home to you ♪ ♪ i've told a million lies but now i tell a single truth there's you in everything i do ♪

♪ remember when i told you that's the last you'll see of me oh remember when i broke you down to tears ♪ ♪ i know i took the path that you would never want for me i gave you hell through all the years ♪ ♪ so i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life on you ♪ >> come on! ♪ i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life on you ♪ ♪ ♪ don't tell me that i'm ong 'cause i've walked that road before ♪ ♪ and left you on your own and please believe them when they say that it's left for yesterday ♪ ♪ and the records that i've

played please forgive me for all i've done ♪ ♪ so i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life on you ♪ >> come on! ♪ i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life on you ♪ >> come on! ♪ so i bet my i bet my i bet my life ♪ ♪ i i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life ♪ [ cheers and applause ] "gma's" winter concert series presented by hilton.

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[ cheers and applause ] this crowd is loving the imagine dragons here this morning for our winter concert series. big day for them. the new album "smoke + mirrors" available starting this morning. dan, great to have you back. you wrote a lot of this on the road. how does that work? >> i'm not much of a party animal so at the end of the day i go back my hotel room -- >> after your show. >> after a show a neighbor would pound on the door at 2:00 a.m. come on man, stop singing b. you know you do what you got to do. >> you're inspired. you're about to hit the road again. big tour coming up. >> we're excited and just launched the north american tour. the tickets are up for sale as of today, 39 states in the u.s. and we're really excited about it. >> wow. not only 39 states on the ground i can't believe this you're actually going to do a

concert 35,000 feet up. >> yes. on the plane yeah. we're going to jump on a plane with southwest and we're going to bring out our fans that were there from the beginning, seven years ago and fly to the small little clubs we started playing with them and we're going to do a show on the plane. i don't know how we're going to do that. over the p.a. >> a lot of competition to get on the plane and everyone loves this next song "radioactive." >> thank you very much. ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa ♪ ♪ whoa ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ i'm waking up to ash and dust ♪ ♪ i wipe my brow but i sweat my rust ♪ ♪ i'm breathing in the chemicals ♪ ♪ i'm breaking in, shaping up then checking out ♪ ♪ on the prison bus this is it ♪ ♪ the apocalypse whoa ♪ ♪ i'm waking up i feel it in my bones ♪ ♪ enough to make my systems blow ♪ ♪ welcome to the new age to the new age ♪ ♪ welcome to the new age to the new age ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm radioactive radioactive ♪

♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm radioactive radioactive ♪ ♪ i raise my flags don my clothes ♪ ♪ now it's a revolution i suppose ♪ ♪ we're painted red just to fit right in ♪ ♪ whoa ♪ ♪ i'm breaking in, shaping up then checking out ♪ ♪ on the prison bus this is it ♪ ♪ the apocalypse whoa ♪ ♪ i'm waking up i feel it in my bones ♪ ♪ enough to make my systems blow ♪ ♪ welcome to the new age to the new age ♪ ♪ welcome to the new age to the new age ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm radioactive radioactive ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ i'm radioactive radioactive ♪ ♪ all systems go the sun hasn't died ♪ ♪ deep in my bones straight from inside ♪ ♪ i'm waking up i feel it in my bones ♪ ♪ enough to make my systems blow ♪ ♪ welcome to the new age to the new age ♪ ♪ welcome to the new age to the new age ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm radioactive radioactive ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm radioactive radioactive ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

[ cheers and applause ] i'm going to tell you, imagine dragons put us in a good morning. good morning. have a great day, everybody. >> good morning, if you are

heading out there. just a couple of things for you to be aware of. otherwise if you can be off the roads and let the crews do their things through the morning better to go out after lunch. towards ivy lane, the northbound lanes remain blocked with wires down. the rent to go north also closed . we had a crash on 66 westbound in gainesville. all travel lanes are open. what was left of the crash is gone. be aware that as they rolled through, give them space, they are making room for you to safely drive. we got pounded this morning, what do we have for the midday? >> no worries just let the crews get out there and get their jobs done. we even got some sunshine out there right now. doppler radar showing you a clean sweep. at least not today. 18 is the temperature downtown a light wind chill at 19

degrees. if the kids are going out, brought -- bundle them up. it will be cold for them to be outdoors. the ark front will be coming tomorrow to bring a change in the forecast again and we have another chance for snow showers in here. the best chance for that will be in the afternoon hours. a coding across the region maybe one inch on top of what we already have. behind that things are looking like the coldest we have seen in a while.

>> it's "live with kelly and michael." today from the series "stalker," dylan mcdermott. and angie harmon. and someone in our studio could win a stack of benjamins. all next on "live"! [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] >> now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [applause] ♪ kelly: hi.