this morning on "world news now," the dangerous, bitter cold gripping many parts of the country as we head into the new year. >> record snowfall with more than five feet in some places. that snow is burying homes. the national guard even showed up to help people dig out. travel is treacherous for millions out thayere. a major power outage leaves people stranded on rides for hours at disneyland during the busy holiday week. this morning what's blamed for the outage. digital addiction? are cell phones, digital media overtaking your life? some in congress are wondering

if people are deliberately building products to get you hooked. we're not sure what we're doing every night, but it beating working for a living, right? we look back at the wacky, weird, strange moments. jump on it. >> there were many. >> there were many as we look back. it is thursday, december 28th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i forgot about the dollar bills. >> that's right. >> as you were dancing. so we are in for an eventful show. >> that explains why there are place i'm still pulling dollar bills out of months later. >> we will get to that later. but we're going to start with the record snowfall and bitter cold affecting millions of americans. >> boston college, you don't have a claim of fame like this, but my alma mater does. we are under a state of

>> yes, we go! >> go oswego! the mayor of oswego basically said "uncle." that's actually the clock tower there on campus. erie, pennsylvania set a record with more than 65 inches of snow. >> so driving has been a nightmare in that area four most -- for most of the week. dozens of cars are stranded. and as bone-chilling temperatures come in, things are about to get worse. here's alex perez. >> reporter: with much of the country in a deep freeze e the great lakes are battling a record-breaking bitter onslaught of snow. oswego county now under a state of emergency. redfield getting a record-shattering 62 inches of snow. >> this was a little too early compared to what we normally get. can't do nothing about it. move it. >> reporter: in lorraine, new

their way into this home to rescue a woman trapped inside. residents struggling to dig out and crews struggling to keep the roads passable. >> it's coming at times faster than we can keep up with it. >> reporter: in erie, 65 inches of snow and still coming down. he spent most of the day digging out his family's two cars, trying to keep up with mother nature this week he says a losing battle. >> we're enjoying the snow, the best way we can put it. >> reporter: crews coming as far away as pittsburgh and the national guard called in too. they're dealing with mounds of snow that turn out to be cars buried in. owners unable to get to them. icy roads causing more than 40 accidents in kansas city alone. in michigan city, indiana, this plane skidding off a runway. luckily, no one was hurt. then there's bone-chilling cold. resident wearing winter gear

cleveland lost power. >> this is the stuff that makes you stronger. i keep on telling myself that. >> reporter: warming they wilsh opened from chicago to boston. it felt like 21 below in some spot. that brutal cold turning minnehaha falls into a frosty ice scape. so far they've gotten 102 inches in december alone. as for what happens for these massive mounds like this one piling up all over town, officials here say they haven't gotten to that point yet. clearly a long road ahead here. alex perez, erie, pennsylvania. >> just in case you need boots, dsw looks open behind alex. so the extreme cold in the northeast will be forcing people to bundle up in new york's times square. >> they have installed the 288 crystal triangles

2018. and justin poefic vick is here the bad news. >> bitterly cold temperatures for maine as we work into friday in the northeast. today is going to be quite intense as well. in fact, take a look at how cold it's going to feel. we're talking about minus 20 to minus 30 degrees even into portions of the midday hours. damp conditions over the southeast with the potential for a little bit of freezing precipitation on the northern fringe, and take a look at how cold it's going to feel heading into new year's eve. kendis, diane? and roy moore has filed a complaint to delay election results. he says he wants to preserve evidence of alleged fraud. he has refused to concede the race even after president trump congratulated doug jones on the win. according to moore, three experts claim they've seen

may indicate election fraud. alabama's attorney general is expected to make a decision today. corey lewandowski is facing a sexual assault complaint filed by joy villa who wore a "make america great again" dress. she claims he slapped her twice on the backside when she posed for a picture at a party. he says he's going to let the process go forward. we're getting a gripping new account of the panic after that train derailment last week. newly-released 911 calls reveal the desperate cries for help. >> hello? hello? >> yes, this is 911. >> i'm on the train, i'm on the train from tacoma, we just crashed. we're probably going to need some medical aid for a lot of people. we're trying to get

>> reporter: newly-released 911 calls revealing chaos, confusion and courage after that train tumbled off the interstate 5 bridge. some of the injured pinned under the wreckage. >> i'm on the train, i'm physically on the train. >> reporter: one driver caught in a cloud of mud and dirt. >> i think there's been a mudslide or something on i-56. 9 my car got hit. >> reporter: inside the train panic as a mother helps her badly-injured 14 year old son. >> stay with me. >> i completely understand. >> reporter: that operator coaching her every step of the way. >> can you hear me? i want you to take the cloth and put it on your son's injury. >> reporter: investigators are looking into why this train was traveling nearly 80 miles per hour in

curve. marcus moore, abc news, dallas. and the power is back at disneyland's theme park in anaheim, california after a massive outage stranded visitors on about a dozen rides including the monorail. disney blamed a transformer malfunction. and we have good news and bad news about the powerball jackpot. th thayer was there was no big winner. saturday's jackpot is growing to $384 million. >> so there's plenty of chances. the jackpot, $309 million. this is the second time that lottery players in the u.s. have this two chances to win jackpots exceeding $300 million. the odds of winning both, 1 in 75 quadrillion. >> is that a real term? >> it sounds like something out

and some have some explaining to do. >> they thought they had won the top prize of $500. but when they went to claim it, they got an error message. >> awkward. a computer glitch caused more people to win than should have been allowed. as you can imagine, those winners aren't happy to hear that. >> i feel like i gave up my real money to win monopoly money. >> the computer error is under investigation and they hope to have more information tomorrow. meanwhile, officials are telling people who played the game during a two-hour time on monday to hold onto those tickets for now. many teenagers are unable to put down their phones and now social media companies are admitting they're trying to get you hooked. and later the moment we've been nervous for. >> i forgot about that. >> all the strange and sill eye momen -- silly moments.

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as the world health organization adds gaming to its list of mental health problems. >> they are looking into what companies may be doing -- oh, adrian bankert has the story. i just got an update. >> reporter: on the other side of the multi-billion dollar world of gaming and social media are faces like brooke's. 15 years old and a self-professed recovering social media addict. >> i always waited and waited and waited for somebody to reply. it was like my heart, i couldn't put it down. >> reporter: her parents stay it was a knock down dragout fight to get it out of her hand. she received help at an addiction center, but she's not alone. the world health organization listing gaming disorders among compulsive disorders and

capitol hill ask if certain companies are deliberately trying to get consumers hooked. even former facebook president sean parker who justin timberlake played in the movie "the social network" says was built to be addictive. >> the process was all about how do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible. it's a social validation feedback loop because you're exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology. >> reporter: they say devices we carry with us help connect us and isolate us. >> when you're not online you file like a part of your social life is going on without you. that's hard for kids to resist. >> reporter: adrian bankert, abc news, new york. >> thanks, adrian. we know we're addicted to it. >> there's a great app called moment that breaks down all your use. eye opening, highly recme

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♪ it might have been a long december, but i'll tell you. the year has certainly flown by for us here at "world news now." >> that's because we got to bring you the news every day but have a lot of crazy along the side. >> a little too much. >> let's take a look back at some of the lighter employments fr -- moments for us. your eyes will not be able to unsee it. >>que ha >> we have breaking news. >> it is national dance day. ♪ ♪ be my, be my, be me little baby ♪ ♪ >> you don't know this, but my pants actually rip off. >> yes, i think we might have seenne

♪ no diggity ♪ >>. ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, >> eventually manage to come together and do this for a while. ♪ >> i'm stoked. >> color inside the lines. >> that was kind of ♪ ♪ >> you can't have fun and not get slimed. woo-hoo! >> merry christmas, everybody. >> there you go. let's just go full on. >> that whole thing. >> there you go. there you go. >> nice. >> yep. >> yes! >> i present to you -- >> look at that. >> $425 jeans. >> there you go. >> you have to talk your socks off! >> wait, nobody said about taking off the socks.

>> check it out. ♪ time of my life ♪ i've never felt this way before ♪ ♪ yes, i swear >> surprise! there is no picnic. it's time to work out, man. let's go. >> what did you guys set me up with. >> these are core. ♪ >> kendis, i mean. >> you didn't know that one was coming. >> you put that photo up. ♪ >> you not hgot hot dogs? ♪ at last >> i'm inviting you into my actual kitchen to show you with our first edition of

♪ shake shake shake ♪ shake shake shake >> really good meeting you. it was really nice. >> not you. >> i didn't really think he was going to kick me out. >> somebody was serenading me. ♪ ah, ah, ah, ah ♪ i open my eyes ♪ in west philadelphia ♪ born and raised ♪ cause when i close my eyes at night i realize ♪ ♪ that no one else could ever take your place, diane. >> another breakout star. >> frank. >> frank, the bun. >> yes, frank. look at him go. so excited. >> i think he pooped. yes, he pooped on desk. >> what are we doing? >> you're doing the next

♪ do, do, do, do >> too early for you to see the rest of this outfit. >> happy halloween. >> we can't sleep, which is the motto here on "world news now." i almost said "tonight." >> he fire got torgot the name n show. ♪ it's all, it's all because of you ♪ ♪ sunshine after the rain >> what a year, what a year. >> what a great one. great thanks to janine. >> our producer. big thanks to everyone. >> jack. >> who makes this place so much fun. >> constance who stays back there. >> ken who talks really loudly. >> and what? >> and our senior global chief -- >> what did i snis. >> is there some more? ♪ i've been really

>> this was yesterday during a break. ♪ and if you feel >> keep it going. ♪ like i feel, baby ♪ come on

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♪ time for your thursday mix, and we are starting with an interesting sighting that was seen in manhattan. we only cover hard news here, and this is one of those. so we blurred it out. >> ooh, ooh, ooh. >> an artist on christmas dana the spirit of christmas painted a giant penis on the side of a building. >> it's the size of the entire side of the building. >> from base to tip, five

stories. >> it has aroused plenty of debate. >> aroused. >> it was not in little italy. >> where was it? >> it was on the lower east side. the lower tip of manhattan. they repainted it. >> it's not there anymore. >> it's not there anymore. people were upset about it. >> that was a big job. >> it was a quickie. >> they were confused. they thought it was a subway map. >> it didn't last very long. [ laughter ] >> i'm going to bring this back. >> it lasted a whole minute. >> we're going to go to russia quickly. to russia, to a city i cannot pronounce. near st. petersburg where they are baffled by blue snow. so we know you're not supposed to eat the yellow snow, but what you do with the blue snow we're not really sure. two theories. this may have been called by

something used in medical treatments. right now nobody has any idea, but enjoy those beautiful colors. >> all right. there you go. from the red pene to the blue snow. let's go to brazil, shall we? >> let's get religious now. >> this woman really, really, her grandmother thought she was praying to st. anthony forever. and she posted this. she say the -- st. anthony is the saint of lost things. it turns out it wasn't st. anthony. it was, instead, one of the characters from -- >> "lord of the rings." >> "lord of the rings." the false idol. >> she said we tried to explain to her right away and she didn't explain. the next day we explained and she

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this morning on "world news now," the big tax rush across the country. americans are lining up to save money before the republican tax plan takes effect in the new year. the new guidance from the irs on who should prepay their property taxes and who shouldn't. the record snowfall and bitter cold not letting up. the bone chilling temperatures and treacherous travel conditions affecting millions americans. conditions so extreme they prompted a state of emergency. a father arrested for dealing drugs by drone. >> the neighbors catching on to lling the cops, and it's what nd they found inside the house that has that dad in serious trouble. and we are time traveling