making news in america this morning, travel nightmare. a flood of trouble at one of the busiest airports adding to days of travel chaos. stranding thousands of passengers and now the new weather concern for the morning commute. bannon backtracks. the president's former top aide clarifying his comments in that bombshell book while another presidential adviser is escorted away by security at a cnn interview after that interview turned nasty. time's up at the golden globes as they tackle sexual harassment. the top moments. the big winners and the big

>> the new day is on the horizon. >> will the show of solidarity have any impact? >> plus the new concern about kids addicted to cell phones. o.j. simpson parties with football fans and police recover the world's most expensive bottle of vodka but something missing. we do say good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. the big story this morning is, again, the extreme winter weather. it's canceling more schools and causing even more chaos for the commute. >> yeah, frozen pipe burst at new york's jfk airport causing hundreds of cancellations and delays. thousands of passengers were left furious unable to get their luggage and this morning temperatures are still below freezing from the carolinas up to canada as a new storm moves across the

a frozen pipe bursting at jfk airport. three inches of water on the ground taking out a terminal that services delta and 30 international airlines. >> it was just a mad house. there was like pushing of people out and nobody was moving. everyone is like confused. >> reporter: the electricity shut off. flights delayed and passengers stranded as baggage piled up nearly as far as the eye could see. >> luggage everywhere. people everywhere. there's no space to walk. >> reporter: this new emergency coming as the airport struggles to get up to speed after shutting down during last week's massive snowstorm. the ripple effect nearly immediate with these long lines forming at miami's airport. in the southeast and parts of the midwest preparations overnight for freezing rain, fears of icy roads have closed schools from atlanta to the carolinas to new jersey. farther north

mt. washington was the second coldest place on earth at minus 90. so cold these bubbles froze and a world away a different extreme. down under in sydney where it's summer they're sweltering. the temperatures hitting 117 degrees. the hottest day in nearly 80 years. sounds like we should be making a trip to sydney at this point but back to jfk airport, that terminal is back open this morning and finally a warm-up is on the way. the forecast in just a few minutes. we turn to washington now. former white house chief strategist steve bannon is trying to make amends backing away from his comments in that bombshell book. meanwhile, one trump adviser got so heated while defending the president on cnn, he had to be escorted away by security. abc's lana zak has more on all of this. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning to you, maggie and kendis. president trump is pushing back against allegations that many

questioned his mental fitness writing on twitter, quote, throughout my life my two greatest assets have been my mental stability and being like really smart. president trump on twitter is calling himself a genius and a very stable genius at that after allegations in the new book "fire and fury" question his mental fitness. the president's cia director asked to respond on "face the face". >> the president said he is a stable genius. is he? >> i'm with the president nearly every day. we engage in complex conversations about some of the most weighty marys facing the world. >> reporter: author michael wolff claims members of his inner circle have brought up the 25th amendment, the mechanism to remove a president from office. here he is on "meet the press." >> so the 25th amendment is a concept that is alive every day in the white house. >> reporter: current presidential adviser stephen miller fought against that claim leading to a heated exchange with jake tapper. >> i'm trying to get to the issue of the presid

>> i'm getting to the issue of your fitness. >> being cut off and according to a source at cnn escorted out by security. >> wasted enough of my viewers' time. thank you, stephen. as republican lawmakers call for jeff sessions to resign -- >> reporter: over the weekend steve bannon the source of many of the most damaging accusations is trying to repair relationships releasing a statement saying i regret that my delay in responding to the inaccurate reporting regarding don junior has diverted attention from the president's historical accomplishments in the first year of his presidency. now, bannon is not denying that he called that 2016 meeting at trump tower between the president's son, campaign officials and that russian lawyer, quote, treasonous, but he's trying to clarify that he was directing those comments at then campaign manager paul manafort and not at the president's son. maggie, kendis. >> lana zak, thank you very much. north and south korean diplomats are hours away from their first high life level talks in more than two years taking place at this border

village and come days after president trump said he would be able to be open to talking with kim jong-un. the u.n. ambassador nikki haley clarified that sunday saying before any talks with the u.s. can happen north korea must stop testing missiles and be open to ending its nuclear program. a abc's martha raddatz is in seoul, south korea where she found people are hopeful. >> reporter: and while the topic of tuesday's meetings will be lipped to the north's participation in the upcoming olympic games, many we talked to hope those talks eventually expand. >> today is kim jong-un's birthday. he's believed to be turning 35. some believe the occasion could prompt another missile launch. if that happens south korea is expected to cancel tomorrow's talks. and staying in the region u.s. navy vessels right now helping to search for dozens of people missing after two ships collided off the coast of china. one of the ships was an oil tanker from iran which burst into flames as you can see there. 32 crew membe

the extent of the environmental damage remains unclear. all of the chinese crew members on the other ship have been rescued. the largest auto-related recall in u.s. history has now grown even larger. takata has added more than 3 million air bag inflators to its order bringing that recall up to 72 million. 14 automakers are affected by the new recall. the devices can send shrapnel flying when the air bags are deployed. at least 20 people have been killed. our website has full detail. >> a look now at your monday weather. good morning, well for the northeast we're still expecting wintry conditions but at least warmer this time around. look for snow in burlington, buffalo, a good chunk of the ohio valley region and staying a bit icy down towards the d.c. region. keep in mind we're looking for the snow to cover the northeast and then icy mix throughout the ohio valley region and

stormy conditions from l.a. down towards san diego. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. well, coming up the search overnight for a missing sports reporter who feared that she was being followed. also ahead oprah for president. her moment at the golden globes last night fueling speculation about a future run for the white house. a pesky problem. the drastic step the postal service is now taking to protect mail carriers from wil

a rocket launch lit up the night sky over cape canaveral, florida. the private company, spacex delivered a secret government

orbit. spacex guided the first stage rocket booster back to earth. it'll be reused. it hopes to set a record this year for number of launches. a search is under way for a missing sports reporter that covers texas a&m football. courtney roland was last seen after a football camp in houston saturday around midnight. she texted her roommate saying she was worried she was being followed a by man in a truck. roland's mother also says she received a cryptic text from her daughter's phone but there has been no sign of her. senator rand paul says his recovery from an alleged attack in november has been a living hell. paul claims he was attacked by his neighbor. he talked about his current condition and long recovery which he describes as a tough go. >> you know, a little better each day. it was sort of i guess a living hell for the first four or five weeks, you know, difficulty, couldn't get out of bed without

damage to my lungs, two bouts of pneumonia. >> the man who allegedly attacked paul has pleaded not guilty to assault. now an update on what's been called the world's most expensive bottle of vodka stolen in europe. it's worth more than a million dollars and is made of silver and gold with the capful of diamonds because, of course, it was stolen from a bar in denmark. police have now recovered it interest a nearby construction site but get this, someone drained the bottle and left it behind. the bottle belongs to a russian businessman. no arrests have been made. >> all right. so somebody hung over walking around. some wild turkeys from vodka to wild turkeys but real ones in a cleveland suburb. a little too out of control for one town. the birds are badgering people in rocky river. the tough turkeys have scared some postal workers refusing to make deliveries to two dozen homes because they've been pecked. >> oh, no. >> so those rest depps have to go to the post office to get their

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new day is on the horizon and many others echoed the theme of female empowerment. danya bacchus has more from l.a. >> reporter: it was a sea of black as celebrities wore the color in a show of solidarity to fight sexual harassment and inequality. many wearing pins with the slogan time's up. >> time's up on this imbalance of power. >> reporter: seth meyers beginning tackling the political tone set on the red carpet. >> good evening, ladies and remaining gentlemen. >> reporter: the first award of the night. >> nicole kidman, "big little lies." >> reporter: going to nicole kidman for lead actress in a limited series or tv movie. the show also winning big in the best supporting actor and actress category and for best limited series. >> the "the handmaid's tale." >> reporter: hapd handgun winning big for best drama television series and elisabeth moss for best actress in a tv series. >> we are the story in print and we are writing the sto

ourselves. >> sterling k. brown. >> reporter: "this is us" actor sterling k. brown taking the award for best actor in a tv series. >> i am being seen for who i am and being appreciated for who i am. >> reporter: and james franco winning best actor in "disaster artist" for flaying tommy wi wiseau. >> i want all the girls watching here now to know that a new day is on the horizon. >> reporter: in for best picture -- >> "three billboards outside ebbing, missouri". >> reporter: danna bacchus, abc news, los angeles. >> oprah's speech is prompting calls on social media for her to run for president. the #open2020 started trending after that speech and when asked by the l.a. times, oprah's longtime partner stedman graham

he reportedly said, she would absolutely do it. passengers on a cruise to the bahamas are describing a vacation nightmare. after the captain decided to sail through last week's winter storm. many of the 4,000 passengers say they thought they were going to die. the norwegian cruise liner hit 30-foot waves on the way back to new york. water was pouring down the stairs and anything left unsecured went flying. >> i just sat there holding my children like i can't believe i brought my kids here. and thinking that i don't think we're going to make it back. >> reporter: the ordeal lasted two days. norwegian has apologized but yet has not offered any refunds or credits. more concerns about the flu virus. nearly every state is reporting widespread flu activity. see the map there. california has been hit hardest with at least 27 people under the age of 65 dying this season compared to just four last season. now, doctors say it's not too late to get your flu

effective and they say you should seek medical attention if your fever persist and unable to control it. in the meantime, hospitals have another problem on their hands. a shortage of i.v. bags. that's because a top manufacturer which has plants in puerto rico has struggled to rebound after hurricane maria. now taking a turn to sports, president trump is attending tonight's college football championship game in atlanta. >> yes, so the alabama crimson tide and georgia bulldogs will face off against each other for the first time since 2015. with the national title on the line, see it all on espn starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. and there's still seven games remaining until the nfl crowns its champion, new orleans is one of eight teams still alive this morning. drew brees threw for two touchdowns as the st. saints beat their divisional rival. that means the saints will march in for the divisional round

visiting philadelphia. and the eagles are the number one seed but 2 1/2 points underdogs against the falcons. and some early march madness last night, usc took the lead against stanford with seconds to go, then the cardinals answered with a last-second buzzer beater from behind the half-court line. stanford won the game 77-76. so close. coming up next how one couple's plane ticket mistake caused them to land 4,000 miles away from home. also ahead, toxic technology. new questions about iphones and the effect they have on kids. o.j. resurfaces. where the juice was spotted rooting for his old team.

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the iphone is toxic for children. >> yeah, two major apple shareholders see a growing public health risk and want the company to develop new ways for parents to control and limit how much their kids use their iphones. >> they also want apple to study the impact of the overuse of smartphones on mental health. there was a famous fan cheering the buffalo bills during their nfl playoff game in yeah, o.j. simpson watched the game at a las vegas restaurant. he played nine seasons in buffalo. the game may have taken his mind off a possible $100 million lawsuit. his lawyers considering suing the cosmopolitan hotel for kicking him out in november claiming at the time that he was drunk. >> good luck with that one. how about this one, a family from california does know the way to san jose. they just -- oop -- >> cue dionne warwick. they were on vacation in italy when the airline had to reschedule one of their flights and they ended up in

costa rica instead of san jose, california. yeah, small difference. so the family tells "the san francisco chronicle" newspaper the person next to them was the first to tell them they were flying 4,000 miles in the wrong direction. >> can you imagine? they say their boarding passes listed only the city, not the country. they're now hoping lufthansa will reimburse them for the $1500 it cost to find their way to the right san jose. all right, a police officer in wisconsin was hot on the trail of a driver. >> the officer noticed something awry with the passing minivan and conducted a not so routine traffic stop andstill hanging o temperatures below freezing this morning. but there is a warm up on the way. thats coming up in your forecast, but first lets look at some top stories. the cold weather blamed for a major water main break at new york's jfk airport. the break forced workers to evacuatth

widespread flight delays. some passengers sat on planes on the tarmac for hours, then waited several more hours to get their luggage. the department of transportation will give an update on situation later today. another water main break in the district is forcing howard university to postpone the start of classses. the school says ruptered pipes and electrical outages are impacting several buildings. returning students will at least have somewhere to stay. residence halls are currently open. it was a sea of black at last night's golden globes awards show. many celebrities donned the color to show solidarity and stand up against sexual harassment in the industry. many award winners also talked about the #me-too movement, and the importance of gender equality. good morning washington. toss to eileen - winter weather advisory from 3pm to 9pm - light freezing rain possible, most likely a

points nw - milder temperatures finally with highs in the 50s to near 60 thursday/friday today: mostly cloudy, afternoon rain and freezing rain possible (glaze to 0.05") highs: 31-37 wind: s 5-10 mph tonight: rain ends, mostly cloudy lows: 26-33 wind: w 5 mph tuesday: partly cloudy to mostly sunny highs: upper 40s breaking right now in syria-- police say a reported car bomb has killed at least 25

of idlib. this was the scene overnight-- as witnesses ran into the blast zone, looking for survivors. the explosion damaged buildings and overturned several cars. at least 100 people are reported wounded, some with critical injuries. now - a seven on your side consumer alert - more than 3-million takata air bag inflators are being added to the already massive recall. we've been reporting on these faulty airbags - which can explode and send shrapnel flying. at least 20 people have been killed worldwide - and more than 180 injured. so far - 19 automakers have recalled up to - 69 million inflators in 42 million vehicles. the latest recall covers certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 cars.

our abc7 news app. a d-c woman is raising the alarm about a dangerous tree in her neighborhood -- that she says could fall at any moment. katherine brown has lived on kenilworth ave in northeast since 19-62. she says many people walk on the sidewalk under the tree... you can see it's coming out of the ground -- and tilting. despite calling city officials... brown says nothing is being done. the city says the tree is on private property so they can't intervene -- tree is on private property so they can't intervene -- and it's not clear who it belongs to. new this morning -- space-x is starting it's 20-18 with a secretive space

last night-- a rocket took off from cape canaveral carrying a top secret spacecraft called "zuma." we know it was commissioned by the u-s government, but its mission and destination are both classified. the zuma launch kicked off what spacex hopes will be an exciting year. the company completed a record-setting 18 launches last year, and spacex plans to do even more this year. it's xx and we're just getting started. this winter blast is on the way out-- but the damage is done. why the clean up is more complicated that just shoveling some snow. good morning washington. - winter weather advisory from 3pm to 9pm - light freezing rain possible, most likely a glaze around the metro and points nw - milder temperatures finally with highs in the 50s to near 60 thursday/friday