this morning on "world news now," the late winter storm slamming the east right now that powerful snow making nor easter is threatening to dump nearly two feet of snow with blinding blizzard conditions. we'll have a live update on the storm's track just ahead. >> and quoting the quote, white house spokesperson sean spicer addressing president trump's wiretapping claim by explaining that it's an issue of the quotes, there you see it, used in the president's original twitter outburst. the latest on this distracting issue. >> new this half hour, a standoff with police that ended with tragedy. >> a man barricades himself inside his van. police then move in with fire hoses to try to get him out. hear what went wrong. >> and after four seasons, did nick viall finally find love

did it yet again end in heart break? the hot finale in finland that left one woman out in the cold. our bachelor analyst is here to hand out the final rose on this tuesday, march 14th. >> finally, it's over. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." they were out in the cold in finland on the bachelor but it doesn't look much different outside here. >> finland kind of looks like times square and washington, d.c. at this point except nick is out out there. he will be later on. we're going to get to that a little bit later. but we're going to start with much of the nation bracing for what's shaping up to be a hick blizzard >> two powerful storm systems on a collision course over the ohio valley with one system moving east from the midwest, the other heading north along the east coast. they're set to combine into a monster nor'easter taking aim on more than 60 million americans in the northeast. >> let's seats how things are

morning hour. live shot of new york's times square. there is a little bit of precipitation that is coming down. but the city is expected to get socked with up to a foot and a half of snow. >> here's what it looks like in washington, d.c. that's the capitol building all lit up, expected to get at least half a foot of snow. >> many schools are closed all around the d.c. area. that system coming out of the midwest has already dumped more than a foot of snow across many hears giving chicago its first major snowfall since december. >> it looks pretty from inside. >> yeah. >> but you don't really want to go outside. >> no. >> also on that note as you can imagine traveling is coming to an all but stand still across eight different states. with more than 6300 flights canceled between yesterday and today. abc's maggie ruehle kicks off our coverage. >> reporter: the midwest is getting the first taste of this late winter storm and with it disastrous driving conditions freezing temps and nearly a foot of snow outside milwaukee causing this chain reaction wreck involving three semis and a dozen other vehicles.

now all eyes on what's about to come for the northeast. >> every report we've had on this is it's going to snow hard and fast for a long period of time. and it will create whiteout conditions. >> reporter: that storm set to combine with another one in the gulf and move up the coast as a powerful nor'easter even the national weather service calls life threatening. with blizzard warnings across the midwest and northeast, meaning snow falling at a blistering rate, 2 to 4 inches an hour. add to that expected wind speeds of 35 to 50 miles per hour creating visibility less than a quarter mile and we have a dangerous and messy mix. airlines are pro actively canceling thousands of flights across the country. >> hopefully i'll get on one of these flights. i'll see what the other alternatives are. >> reporter: as many as 60 million people stand in the path of seriously nasty winter weather. >> it should be a very serious blizzard, one that everyone should take seriously. >> mag

this has been a very difficult system to forecast. >> tracking the storm all night though lucky for us, we have accuweather's paul williams for us. paul, thanks so much for staying up late with us. and what do we know so far? >> what we know right now is this is just the beginning and the final chapter is yet to be written. we have a low pressure system that's going to intensify as it moves to the north. whiteouts rate of 2 to 3 inches per hour. which means we could have some areas receive one, two, and even three feet of snow in some areas. we have the threat of thundersnow. if this isn't enough, this low combined with the other one that moved across from the midwest, there's another part of this that's really a big problem. we have strong winds along the entire east core. 40 to 60-mile-per-hour winds that will accompany this storm system as it strengthens and moves up the east coast. so yes, it's a serious storm. it is a meteorological monster and it's ripping its way right up

paul. but the big question now, how long will this all last? >> okay. i'm glad you said that because we talked about it being difficult to track initially. now here's the latest model run. starting at about 6:00, we can see this is just rain right here. but the blue we're talking about the snow, the darker blue is the trouble area. we're looking at a foot or more of snow. we start to see it moving by 7:30. it's heading down to the d.c. area over towards new york, philadelphia. watch that by lunchtime, new york getting pounded. new york getting pounded by this snow by noon. and then as this lifts a bit further, boston has the opportunity to get pounded with a mix of freezing rain and snow and this continue not only into tuesday evening but even going into wednesday. so that's why i'm saying the saga has just begun. just because you haven't been hit hard yet, hang around. it's headed your way. >> great,

that's very uplifting. >> i'm so glad the first time we have paul live, he's like all full of good news. thanks. >> thank you so much. >> get some hot chocolate and find someone to cuddle up with. >> all right, thank you. let's move on. >> that wasn't enough. >> he wasn't taking what you were putting out there anyway. >> thank you. to the morning's other big story indeed. it appears when president trump accused former president obama of wiretapping trump tower, he didn't really mean wiretapping. >> okay. >> that's the explanation from the white house press secretary, sean spicer on the same date trump administration asked for more time to prove the president as accusation. spicer explained he didn't mean the term in a literal sense. the key it seems is the quotation marks. >> the president used the word wiretap in quotes to mean broadly surveillance and other activities. he literally had it in quotes. he said they were in

overall. >> so whatever surveillance the president meant, the justice department now has until monday to provide proof. the house intelligence committee says it may subpoena the information if the deadline is missed. >> is this an episode of "friends"? >> i think it was just quotations. >> all right. and there has been predictably a partisan reaction to a new report about the republican health care plan backed by president trump. congressional budget analysts say the plan won result in 14 million americans losing their coverage next year and by 2026 that, number would rise to 24 million. those numbers have house democrats now urging republicans to stop working on this bill, but house speaker paul ryan says the republican plan is better than obamacare because it doesn't force people to buy expensive coverage and he has the backing of president trump. >> the house plan will expand choice, lower costs and ensure health care access for all. we're negotiating with everybody. it's a big fat beautiful negotiation. >> the report also found

the plan would significantly reduce the deficit. so far that current plan has been approved by two house committees. speaker ryan wants the full house to consider it next week. even if it is approved by the house, the bill faces an unclear future in the senate. several republican senators have already voiced strong opposition to it and some have declared it dead and arrival. >> warm thoughts coming up. make a visit to spring training. when we come back, tim tebow. >> oh, you have my attention. >> timmy. there you go, timmy tebow in action. >> and later, from one bachelor to another. >> there you go. >> nick's pick. our senior bachelor analyst is here to break down the "bachelor" finale. you're watching "world news now" >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by clearasil rapid action.

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custody. but unfortunately, the gentleman reached behind and produced a knife. officers felt threatened. >> the man was identified as michael perez. his estranged wife says he lived in the van for more than a year and suffered with a drug abuse problem. >> incredible video there. all right. switching some greerz now to lift our spirits, let's talk about love put on indefinite hold for millions of tinder users. the popular app appeared to be experiencing a massive technical meltdown yesterday afternoon keeping millions of do it yourself cupids left in swipe limbo. >> so that's why. >> so it's unclear what exactly is wrong with the app, whether this affected only certain users on certain dayses or based on location. no word yet from tinder. for those feeling bad about themselves because they weren't getting responses, problem with the app most likely. >> this has been going on for the last four months, right? is that why i haven't gotten a single match? >> i'm not s

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>> time for "the skinny," and it is time for "the bachelor" finale. >> yes. it was an exciting time. so here with the details of last night's finale is our chief senior global analyst contributor jack sheahan. >> we brought both things of roses. >> this is fancy. >> spread them out. i'll tell you what. too much is never enough when it comes to "the bachelor" finale. let's put it that way. >> fantastic. >> nick, raven, vanessa, that's the only people who we're dealing with here basically, both women had met nick's families. so let's go from the frozen tundra of the upper westside of manhattan to frozen and presumably still romantic finland. roll that beautiful bachelor footage. this is the first or the last date i should say involving vanessa and nick. there they are on their horses having a nice walk around. >> central park? >> it looked it in a couple hours, no doubt about that.

they had a weird visit with santa who was -- >> santa? >> >> who was hanging out in lapland. >> i know him. >> so everybody got a kick out of that. it was as weird as it could possibly be. later on they're talking. vanessa had some tough questions. she wanted some reassurance from nick. he was wishy washy as usual. next the last date with raven. >> oh. >> yeah. since it was cold, they were ice skating which, of course, brings to memory those with institutional memory of "the bachelor," this season at least remember their date in the roller rink. >> oh, yeah. >> yeah. >> of course. >> you remember that, right? >> the cool like "kiss me" song and stuff like that? eventually nick walks off, comes in with some dogs. >> ah. >> raven gets to hang out with some dogs while vanessa got to hang out with santa. who knows what t

>> next, time to get serious. raven arrives, my goodness if she only knew what was going to go down. >> oh. >> let's hear how the moment happened. >> oh, this is great. >> and i think about every moment that we've had. and i think about how much i've grown to care about you, respect you. and i feel like how much love i have for you. i just don't know if i'm in love. >> yeah. that's another way of saying this ain't going to happen, folks. >> i did like her response. she said i will never forget standing here telling you how i feel about you. >> she was. she was classy. she was stoic at her moment of heartbreak. >> she was cold, too. >> she was probably cold in that dress but she's going to warm up later this summer when she makes her bow on "bachelor in paradise." so raven ain't done yet.

next, time for vanessa to arrive. she didn't know it yet but she was the last one standing. let's hear the question we've all been waiting for. >> yes, yes. >> vanessa grimaldi, will you marry me? >> yes. >> did she say no? that sounded like a no. >> that was a yes. that was a yes. so they have no date planned. of course, nick has some obligations coming up here on the network. they admitted they're still getting to know each other. next, the big historic moment on "after the final rose." as we know, rachel is the bachelorette. and they pulled a fast one on her, introduced a couple of her guys. demario, blake, dean, and eric.

go black and i'm never going back. may 22nd here on abc. >> because she's black. ecause she's black.

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when just one mucinex lasts 12 hours? let's end this. >> bonus round. >> bonus, "skinny." iconic rockers the who are on their tenth farewell tour, and this time they say they mean it. this is the final one. >> it's hard to say good-bye. >> they announced yesterday they would wrap everything up at the coliseum. how cool is that. >> that's great. the nas kaw coliseum. they just enstraighted that. >> no, not that one. >> the l.a. coliseum? >> not that one either. >> what are we talking about? >> caesars palace in vegas, of course. >> oh, of course, yeah. i guess they'll do a six-show run there. they'll be heading to the desert this summer and promises to take fans on an amazing journey through their entire career. >> get ready to

tickets can range from $76, not bad, all the way up to $501. >> wow. >> here's the impressive part. you've got to wonder what celine dion is going to be doing during that time. >> that's right. that's where she plays. we know what one woman is doing. jennifer lopez posted this -- still have this. posted this intimate picture with alex rodriguez while vacationing in the bahamas. you can see a-rod kind of nuzzling on her ear. the grainy photo was posted on her instagram but then it was quickly deleted. >> oh. however, not fast enough to escape the celebrity couple nickname. they went really out on a limb on this one, j-rod. neither though have confirmed they're actually dating. apparently the pair has been in the bahamas since friday. we'll leave it at that. we hope they are a couple because they're kind of nice to look at. >>

but so was drake and j-lo. okay, finally, i can't believe we missed it. it was national napping day yesterday. people from all across the world united in their love for sleep. >> so there's corrine from the "bachelor." she issued a psa on the issue. >> national napping day encourages to you take some time out for you and reward yourself for all your hard work. today, if you're tired from daylight savings or just from being your fabulous self, just think, wwcd. what could corrine do? >> that, of course, is a parody of the fact that she actually napped through one of the rose ceremonies on the "bachelor" this season. >> but other celebs were getting in on the act. they showed us just how hard their lives are. that's kanye and the kids. >> ah. >> is that west? >> looks like both of them, right? >> that's northwest. yeah. all right. >> oh, there

as a late winter storm strikes up and down the northeastern seaboard. crews out right now, as snow falls across the dmv. complete storm watch coverage starts right now. good morning washington. - winter storm warning remains in effect until 2pm for d.c. & counties west. - winter weather advisory remains in effect until 2pm - wind advisory from 6am to 2pm for st. mary's & calvert counties - icy morning -- be safe on the roads, everyone! - steady rain/snow tapers