good morning america. happening right now, the deep freeze. roads turned into sheets of ice. trucks going, going, gone. drivers in the south stranded on icy highways all night. >> hard, hard piece of ice. >> others camping out in hotel lob beast, no rooms left. and the close call for a highway worker. what you need to know before you head out this morning. towering inferno. one of the world's biggest apartment buildings, ironically called the torch, catching fire. high winds fanni the flames. residents terrified. rushing for the xiktexits. how did it start so fast. racer suspended.

nascar driver kurt busch side lined days before the daytona 500. a judge finding he committed domestic violence. >> any actions of abuse will not be tolerated in the industry. and countdown to the oscars. they're rolling out the red carpet this morning for the biggest night in hollywood. the newest reveals on ho is performing and presenting. >> bum, bum, bum. >> and how host neil patrick harris is handling those preshow jitters as excitement builds by the minute. without sara? >> it is t-me news one day before the oscars. sara is live from l.a. she'll have exclusive behind the scenes material.

we told her no talking, just waving. >> no, looking good sara. lets get to the top story. another week end, yet another big storm. this one from missouri all the way to maine. tens of millions of americans caught in the cross airs. >> the most urgent issue right now is the ice in the south. look at these drives stranded on a highway all night long. >> first, to rob from central park right now. good morning, rob. >> good morning, paula. it's 17 degrees, relatively balmy to yesterday. cold enough for this area to remain frozen. the moisture makes its way across the eastern half of the country. many people at or below freezing. let's look at the warnings and advisories. from nevada to new england, let's focus on the central u.s. the storm causing a mess down across the mid south. the pink line is the freezing

line. that's the issue in terms of what kind of precip you get. icy mix by 5:00 p.m. in d.c. mostly snow from new york to boston, at least to start. then it changes over to ice and maybe brief rain tomorrow. snow amounts will be held down. 1 to 3 in new york city. over 8 inches in the mountains of west virginia and kentucky. we have seen icing across northern alabama this morning, through tennessee, illinois missouri. kentucky through d.c. could see up to a tenth to a quarter of an inch of ice. let's go to nashville. they have already seen an ice storm this week. linzie janis is standing by. i assume they're waiting for it to get above freezing. >> rob, it is above freezing for the first time this week that warmer air. and the rain creating this slop on roadways and side walks where there was ice. for thousands of drifrers across

the south, right now, they're nightmare continues. because they're still stuck on the roads. this morning, the south covered in a dangerous sheet of ice. from missouri to tennessee. motorists stranding on i-65 in alabama. accident after accident on these icy roadways forcing drivers to abandon their vehicles. hotels overflowing with guests. so many people flooding in there were no vak sis. some forced to sleep in lob beast. affiliate way-31 demonstrating the icy conditions in the parking lot. >> this is a look at our parking lot. it looks wet, but it's actually completely iced over. >> reporter: these cars slipping and sliding down the hill. >> watch out. >> reporter: creating a driverless pileup. overnight, these basketball players from georgia forced to make a three-mile trek to

shelter on foot. until local cops came to their rescue. in tennessee, where so far, at least 18 lives have been claimed by the freezing temperatures inches of sleet, freezing rain, and ice turning roadways into skating rinks. roads littered with the wreckage of accidents and near-death experiences like this one. captured on police dash cam video. a highway work e escaping an out-of-control truck with inches to spare. >> i saw it. i had a second to half second to react. >> reporter: plows in kentucky trying to keep up. nearly burying this motorist under a wave of ice and snow. salt trucks and school buses pulled upright after treacherous conditions. in mississippi, drivers thankful to have escaped with their lives. >> i was on my way to work. next thing i know my truck was -- whirling in the middle of the highway. fwl.

>> reporter: this morning, officials estimate thousands of drivers are trapped on roadways too dangerous to drive, and hours away there thawing out. the good news for nashville is the warmer temperatures are expected to stick around through the weekend. so, too, is the rain. it is only going to get heavier. the concern now for drivers is flash flooding. dan? >> linzie, thank you. for an extreme xaempl of how treacherous it can be huntsville alabama, neil johnson, a driver stranded in his car overnight. there he is joining us vie gentleman skype. how long have you been stranded? >> at this point, i've been here about 12 hours with my car in park. >> 12 hours. can you show -- can you use your camera and show us how thick the ice is there? >> yeah, of course. i'm going to pull right here in front of my car. see if you can see the ground. can you see it pretty well? this is, yeah, i mean, if you

can see, this is a solid half inch to a three-quarter inch sheet of ice. it covers the entire interstate. it's not just -- it's not patchy. it's covering the whole thing. >> so how are people managing for this amount of time. is anybody running out of gas? >> to be honest think a lot of people are turning their cars off. and kind of bundling up with what they've got. and taking a nap. that's what i just did. i know the people in front of me and this car right here are doing the exact same thing. um -- and then i guess, once the temperature gets too cold they're turning their car back on. i think they're doing to it conserve gas just a little bit. i have seen a bunch of truck drivers walking around. a couple brought me some food and water earlier. which was really nice of them. people are walking up and down checking on other people making sure everybody is okay. the entire county of limestone county alabama, has completely shut down.

every single road in the entire county including this highway. that's why we're sitting here. they're saying it won't open up until 9:00. >> i want to let you go. i want to say you're remarkably chipper for man stranded for 12 hours. >> no worries, dan. thank you so much. >> i would be in the fetal position in a -- >> after an hour. >> an endless spiral of self-pity. he's out there talking to us. >> i know my dad always said make sure at all times, have extra water, blankets. it's for those extreme situations. and a little bit of patience. >> more than a little. turns to one of auto racing's best drivers, indefinitely suspended by nascar before tomorrow's daytona 500. kurt busch has been sidelined for allegedly choking and abusing his former girlfriend

jst last year. he's denying the assault. >> reporter: good morning, paula. the daytona 500 season opener is often called nascar's super bowl. one of racings biggest stars will not be there. kurt busch will be sitting this one out after allegations of domestic violence. >> nascar has indefinitely suspended drive kurt busch. >> reporter: this morning, nascar giving kurt r kurt busch the red light. sidelined by racings's biggest professional league after a delaware court found busch committed an act of domestic violence. the ruling coming just as festivities kick off ahead of sunday's daytona 500. >> any actions of abuse will not be tolerated in the industry. >> the outlaw wins the battle. >> reporter: known on the track at the outlaw busch is the first driver to be suspended by nascar for domestic violence. nascar says it's a move based on the serious nature of the

allegations from busch's former girlfriend patricia driscoll. claims including manually strangling her by placing his left hand on her throat while placing his right hand on her chin and face and smashing her head into the wall of his motor home. driscoll opens up about if alleged assault in september. >> shock. you just can't believe that someone that you love -- who you have spent four years with could hurt you like this. >> reporter: busch has denied the assault allegations. his attorney vowing to appeal nascar's decision saying in a statement overnight saying this action against mr. busch will turn out to be a travesty of justice. >> he do appeal this decision. he's not done so yet. >> reporter: driscoll releasing a statement overnight saying today, nascar took an important step and deserves to be commended. now, busch stood to pocket $1

million if he won. he's lost one of his biggest sponsors. chevrolet announcing it's now cut ties. serious allegations and serious punishment. >> he's filed that appeal mara thank you. >> yet altogether league dealing with these issues. jurors in the american sniper trial will soon have a weighty issue to consider. was eddie routh insane when he killed chris kyle and his friend at a shooting range in texas. deliberations could begin shortly after the work week re resumes resumes. ryan owens has the latest. >> reporter: testimony in the state of texas versus eddie routh drawing to a close with a battle of the doctors. prosecutors called two doctors who said routh was not legally insane when he killed chris kyle and chad littlefield. he did know what he was doing was wrong and he did it any way, testified dr. randall price.

he says the fact that the marine veteran led police on the high-speed chase was clear evidence he knew he committed a crime. when routh was in the back of this police cruiser saying he might be insane he was setting a stage for a defense of it's not my fault, price tells the jury. he says routh was a heavy drinker and marijuana smoker who was drunk and high when he shot the two men. thursday the defense closed its case with a different drrks a psychiatrist who said routh has schizophrenia, who thought kyle and littlefield were pig assassins. >> i just want to get the bad guys. >> reporter: "american sniper" is up for six oscars sunday night. the real-life drama could be in the hands of the jury by monday. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, stephenville texas. >> so many paying close attention to the trial because

of the movie. now to ron with the other stories we've been tracking overnight. good morning, paula. dan, good morning, everyone. we begin in dubai. a mass i have fire erupting in one of the world's all theest residential buildings. alex marquardt has the latest. >> reporter: look at this terrifying video overnight. one of the world's tallest apartment buildings is consumed by flames. fire engulfing floor after floor of dubai's torch tower. fueled by high winds. >> by the time i got downstairs and looked up at the building you could see from about the 50th floor upwards, there were flames just coming up on to the balconies. >> reporter: katherine has lived on the 13th floor for the last year and a half. >> we realized we were not safe. the wind was picking up the pieces. >> reporter: the blaze began at

2:00 a.m. local time. residents belief it started around the 51st floor. four nearby buildings were evacuated as a predaugscaution. the tower is over 1,000 feet high. thousands of people watched as crews scrambled to douse the flames and rescue those still trying to get out. this morning, it's unclear what caused the fire. thankfully, it appears no one was hurt. alex mar kartd, abc news beirut. stays overseas the race to find three missing british schoolgirls possibly trying to join isis. the girls age 15 and 16 were last seen tuesday leaving london with duffel bags in hand boarding a flight to turkey. all were straight-a students at an elite co-ed academy. the girls may be trying to join the islamist terrorist group. back here at home a west coast port shutdown has been averted.

negotiators have reached a settlement of a contract dispute. the ports handle about $1 trillion worth of cargo every year. u.s. defense secretary ash carter is on his first overseas trip to after dwan stan. he'll meet with leaders to assess whether u.s. troop withdrawal plans are a risk to afghan security. the u.s. military mission is expected to be over entirely at the end of 2016. the white house is firing back at former new york city mayor rudey giuliani and saying that president obama's views were form by a communist he met as a 9-year-old boy. >> do you think rudy giuliani has lost it? >> to see that person so thoroughly tarnish their legacy is sad. people are feeling sorry for

rudy giuliani. >> the former mayor says he's standing by his remarks. and our station in chicago, wls, is giving us a sneak peek into the nation's largest and longest running car show. taking the windy city by storm this weekend. one of the stars, the ford gt on sale next year for as much as $250,000. unless you can bargain it down. >> $250,000. >> $250,000. what do you get when you add sheer determination and cutting edge robotic technology. officer jeremy romero was told he would never walk again after hisshed at nearly 100 miles an hour. after months of hard workings he was fitted with this device it's called an exoskeleton. he hopes to some day run soon and get back to work as a plif

officer. isn't that something? >> remarkable. >> they're using those with returning veterans i think. incredible technology. thank you, ron. hollywood's biggest night is almost here. the last-minute prepping, primping, and rehearsing now very much in full swing. >> a whole lot of primping. let's get to sara who is in tinsel town for us with the inside, behind the scenes secrets. you look remarkable this morning. >> she's extra primped. >> i had to live up to my surroundings. i'm in l.a., folks, come on. the tweaks are around the clock, at this point, as we head into the last stretch. i got to sit down with the man behind the magic to get a sneak peek at what we can expect. >> here we go. ♪ >> reporter: we're just one day away from the most anticipated night in tinsel town. the 87th annual academy awards.

and show teams are still working out some last-minute tweaks. it's down to the wire theater in hollywood. and neil meron, coexecutive producer, took us backstage. how are you feeling? >> i don't like to show any anxiety. besides the pressure of hitting a good number. >> reporter: even the man of the hour, neil patrick harris showed stage fright from the beginning. >> he said yes, he got nervous, he said yes, he got nervous and here he is. >> reporter: he'll be front and center indeed. he admits he's still on the edge about the show. >> i think nerves are actively important. the key is to channel the nerves. and honor them and be able to use them to your advantage. >> reporter: and meron promises big names to go along with the big production. going on twitter to reveal those

names. who are some of the performers we're going to see, if you can tell us? >> jennifer hudson. lady gaga. tim mcgraw. teaguen and sara and the lonely island. and it's spectacular. >> reporter: even one time sexiest man alive adam levine will perform. lost stars, nominee for best original song. ♪ we are lost stars ♪ >> reporter: outside, a media storm is brewing. more than 1600 credentialed journalists. it wouldn't be an awards show without the red carpet. ♪ over 16,000 square feet a perfect stage for striking poses and showing off those gorgeous gowns. give me a couple words. what makes a successful live broadcast.

>> it has to be entertaining. that is the number one thing. >> boom. >> reporter: neil meron also assured us they would be using neil patrick harris to his fullest capacity. with his skills being endless, i can't wait to see what is in store. >> he can sing, dance, do magic. >> i know there will be magic. >> anytime you're involved, sara, it's magical. >> i miss you, by the way. >> i was going to say that sara. it's my line. it's in the prompter. >> i miss you. >> i'll see you later. i'm headed to l.a. >> pack ron in your carry-on. >> thank you sara. don't miss lara spencer's saturday night special. an insider's guide. it starts at 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central on abc. it all leads up to the big oscar night. that's starting at 7:00. let's get over to our own

matinee idol rob marciano. we're pronouncing his name with a boston accent because he's been in boston covering the weather for weeks. >> this is the friend broad river. look at the ice jams. that will be an issue. you don't hear that much in north carolina. everybody just seeing this record cold air. and another shot is coming down the pipe. let's talk about it. here's the cold front. the next one coming down monday morning, behind in this snow and ice system we have to get through. minus 7 tomorrow morning in chicago. 5 in new york. we'll warm up above freezing tomorrow. a couple of systems. this one dives into the west parts of texas. sleet and freezing rain. west of dallas. an icy situation. beneficials snows across much of the rocky mountains. denver will have problems, a foot of snow expected there. a little bit more than you

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>> good morning. a relentless winter coinues. we have had d nine days of subpar temperatures, and we connue thatat t today. temperatureshihis mororning's in the teens in singldigits. feels like 16 degrees out there reagan natural, the actual temperure is 18. the big story today the snow and freezing rain, right now coming through thio riverr valley, you can see some snow in

the advance of the purple area.. that's were we haveixed precipitation. weee all sw began on doppler dar, to e southwest,t, a small amount of snow. that is the vangnguard. it winter weher advisory in the deep south andast, anywhere from one inches to four inches of snow nororth and west the city, including loudoun in montgomery and howard d county. look for anywhere from three inches to six inches.. higher than that by the time we get to the blue ridge.

♪ oh, now ♪ so you're looking at the time lapse just in case you didn't know that. >> that's why they're moving so fast. >> exactly. this is the red carpet set out at thecars. crews are working to get everything set up on time. the red carpet first made its debut in 1961. dan, you wanted to know why? >> before then, the carpet was green. >> it used to mark routes for heads of state on formal occasions. so that's probably why they adopted the red carpet. >> pomp circumstance. >> i only walk on red carpet. coming up, the pricey palaces in the sky. these are people who also only walk on red carpets. the apartments shattering records, even in the absurdly high real estate market here in new york city. we'll show you one apartment that wept for $100 million.

but first, the new and truly surprising twists and turns in the las vegas road rage shooting. >> this morning, a police report that is shedding new light on the investigation. there were actually two shootings. and the troubled teenage suspect allegedly bragged to his friends about the gun battle that killed a mom of four a mom who he knew. and kendis gibson has the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, paula and dan. as you know we have been here all week long covering this sad story. and every day, as you mentioned, a lot of twists and turns. the latest coming from investigators here at the las vegas police department in the form of that surprising new report. this morning investigators realaling there were not one but two shooting scenes the night 44-year-old tammy meyers was murdered. in police reports and the new video released overnight, detectives say 19-year-old erich nowsch confessed to friends he fired 22 shots, including the

falt blow to meyers' head. >> it's believed he's the only shooter. >> reporter: tam my meyers teaching her daughter to drive. nowsch said he thought the people in the car were looking for him so he called a friend who owns a silver four-door sedan. according to police it was as a passenger in the car that nowsch confronted meyers threatening i'm going the come back for you and your daughter. investigators say the confrontation did not take its tragic turn after a road rage crash as meyers' sun sunday. >> why did she run into the house? >> because they were following her. >> reporter: she told her son to get in the car. dom with me or i will go by myself. and noush, who goes by baby

grvegs, told friends he opened fire on the meyers after seeing a gun pointed at him. now, the meyers family saying they know nowsch but kept the shooter's identity from the police. >> i promised not to say some things. it would have hurt the investigation. >> reporter: nowsch's lawyer says he hasn't spoken to his client yet, because nowsch has been, in his words, too stoned since his arrest. he'll have to soesh upber up. he has a court hearing on monday. police still looking for the driver. >> every new detail you uncover makes it more bizarre. the story has siftd so much from when you first arrived until now. we appreciate you continuing to cover it. i'm sure there is more to come. kendis gibson, thank you. for another check of the morning headlines, back to ron. >> hi again, dan, paula, robert. good morning to you. nascar superstar kurt busch

suspended before racings's biggest event, sunday's daytona 500. the racing champion sidelined indefinitely. he's accused of choking and beating his former girlfriend patricia driscoll. he denies the allegations. people that signed up for healthcare.gov were september the wrong form. people will have to refile once they get the corrected forms. and an outfouring of support for chris bosh, after concerns he may have blood clots in his lungs. lebron james tweeting my heart real heavy right now thinking about chris bosh health. and a new warrant. police in eaton, ohio have issued an arrest warrant for jack frost.

he joins elsa who is also under a warrant. a police department issued a warrant for the furry forecaster who started this mess punxsutawney phil. these suspects are armed and they are dangerous. if you see them. do not try to apprehend them yourself. >> is there a reward involved? >> there is no reward. >> your tax dollars at work ladies and gentlemen. your tax dollars at work. >> let's get on that stuff. >> it's their fault. it's not yours. >> i'm merely icy conditions overnight. temperatures in the 20s in spots. moisture from the gulf of mexico causing icing situations. the good news for most people these kind of images should be short looifd. a matter of four to six hours as

temperatures begin to moderate. here's where we are as far as the storm goes. this pink line is the freezing line. above that, more snow. along it the mix. south you're looking at more rain. nashville in the rain. this all kind of noses north and east as we go through the day today. mostly snow to start from new york to boston. then the bink line goes north of the i-95 corridor. that will bring in the mixing situation tomorrow morning. we'll get above freezing. then we drop down below freezing. way below for the beginning of the week. here's the snowfall amount. 3 to 6 in sports north of new york and boston. maybe a foot or more across parts of west is a have a and parts of ohio and eastern parts of pennsylvania. a severe threat across parts of >> gd mornrning. winter weath he and root. snow, freezing rain, and sleep. all rain.

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♪ oh. all right. time for pop news with the amazing and wonderful sara in los angeles, with everything oscar. somebody put the words amazing and wonderful the tell prompter. >> because she is. >> it is a fact. what's going on, sara? >> i wrote that intro for you, dan, you're welcome. i felt a little guilty that i'm soaking up the sun here in l.a. did i mention i haven't been

wearing a coat here? i'm sorry. i'm bragging. you're suffering in the snow. i thought i would send a consolation prize. some of the goodies from the oscars swag bag. all the nominees for best actor, act res, supporting roles and director get these. it's worth over $160,000. there's everything from luxury trips, car rentals, skin care pet food. some of my personal the gold leaf lollipops. a there are 300 unisex bow tie and mediterranean sea salt. >> you can't get to the lollipops. oh, i got it. >> they're child proof, paula. >> you're not supposed to eat them. >> what? it's actually good. tastes like cinnamon. sara thank you. we don't get to keep it though. >> you guys this is "pop news."

remember? best actress nominee julianne mor has a flair for design. partnering with architectural digest to help design the green room. roman alonzo from commune says the actress provided practical ideas to help the stars feel at home backstage. >> like what pile of carpet is actually the right pile to wear high heels. the height of the banquette. when you're strapped into a tight dress, you can't go too low. >> now one of the coolest things about this room is that it was built offsite and brought in so this oasis of calm is actually situated in the middle of a loading dock. that's a tidbit not many people know. it's coming down to the wire for the stars presenting the oscars. they've been rehearsing their

lines, going over their cues. it doesn't look like all work and no play. here's scarlett johansson having a laugh with neil meron and craig zaden. you see dakota johnson. she hung out with the guys behind the scenes. show this for know you made it? "whiplash" actor miles teller posting this picture of his dressing room at the dolby theater. other big names we expect to present are channing tatum. ben affleck, and kerry washington. >> i love it. the lollipop, whatever it is, got stuck in my teeth. >> she element pullalmost moehlermole molar. keep it here.

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oh love is on. and you know what else is on? tonight's special. lara spencer's special. abc news, the countdown to the oscars, an insider's guide, starts at 8:00 eastern. all leading up to the big night, tomorrow night on abc. >> we'll see you back here tomorrow on "gma." >> yeah. >> now an abc 7 news update. suzanne: good morning to you. i am suzanne kennedy. police in alexandria are conducting an investigation after they say a man was shot in the abdomen this morning. it happened at queen street and north fayette street for stop a man was taken to the hospital, but there is no word on his condition. police have not released any details about possible suspects in this case.

today the metro region is getting ready for another round of wintry weather. road crews across the region are getting ready to head out. . vdot will deploy more than 1400 trucks today. vdot plans to send out about 1400 trucks. the maryland highway administration say they will be on standby to deal with any conditions. tracking of conditions with dave zahren. he is that those details. dave: we are in the teens right now at at reagan national airport, 17, 18 in winchester and the wind chill a single digits out there. because of a very cold air, all of this moisture coming our way out of the ohio valley will be falling initially as snow instead of rain. it will change over to freezing rain and sleet. we can have multiple inches piling up here. right now and doppler radar snow falling to the west. the air continues to be very dry, but it will moisten later

on. winter storm warnings north and west of the city from 9:00 a.m., three inches to eight inches in some areas, d.c. south and ease, we will see temperatures just around the freezing point, anywhere from one inch to four inches full stop all of that will be changing over to rains later on, and tomorrow about 40 degrees with sunshine, suzanne. suzanne: all right, thank you dave antiwhite for watching. have a great day.

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