have a great day. making news in america this morning -- messy storms all aoss the east. tornadoes damaging homes and businesses. ripping roofs clear off buildings. and fufurther noh, snow and ice threatening this morning's commute. fighting words. donald trump going after his republican rivals. with wuf talk for ted cruz and jeb sh. foer president george w. bush fires back at trump. air scare. smoke in the cockpit of a flight. forced to land moments after takeoff. passengers hospitalized. what exactly happened? and last l laugh. taylor swift taking home the top prize at last night's grammy awards. her sharp message to her haters, including kanye. plus, adele's audio, what exactly went wrong?

trute to a rock legend. and good tuesdayay morning it's the top concern for millions this morning. the severe weather in the east causing thousands of accidents already. >> at least four tornadoes touched down last night in the gulf coast states. destroying homes and businesses. the full extent of the damage still unknown. thousands of people are spending the night without power. >> hundreds of flights have been canceled today because of the storm system. as you can see here, it spreads from tennessee to maine. bringing rain, snow, and ice to 17 states. >> and the snow coming in within the last few hours. there's a three-hour delay opening federal government offices in washington, d.c., this morning. the weather is about to make a dramatic turnaround. we get more from abc's megan hughes. >> i was cleaning up the area in city hall so nobody slips and falls. >> reporter: up and down the

made for wobbly walking. on the roads, the coatining of ice left drivers scrambling. to get traction. in pennsylvania, derek fair was drivindown route 29 in valley forge when he went off the road, just missing this tree. >> i'm trying not to hit the guy in front of me. i just kind of tried to turn. i just came off the road. >> reporter: north carolina's wintry mix caused more than 1500 car accidents in less than 24 hours. the 1200-mile-long winter storm is also creating trouble at red dominated the departures board at charlotte-douglas international. close to 1600 flights canceled monday. >> i'm done. i'm done. i'm done. i'm ready for summer. >> reporter: the snow, ice, and rain are madging north up the east coast. 17 states seeing winter weather alerts, with a big warmup in many places by later tonight. the wild weather stretching into the south with reports of several tornado touchdowns.

destroyed. this high school campus damaged. in louisiana, winds ripping apart this car wash and pizza hut, sending debris flying. >> i seen it, like, coming at me. whoo. it was scary. >> reporter: megan hughes, abc news, washington. this morning's other big story. a new wave of bitter attacks from donald trump heating up the campai trail in south carolina. >> he's firing off at former president bush as he stumps for his brother. he's calling ted cruz unstable and dishonest and hinting at a possible third party run. it's "your voice, your vote." we get the latest from lana zak. >> reporter: the man known as bush 43 was on the campaign trail trying to make younger brother jeb bush 45. >> we need someone to fix the problems that cause the anger and frustration. and that's jeb bush. >> reporter: and jeb needs the help. the south caroli republican

last stand against front-runner donald trump, who owns a double-digit lead. in polls there. trump has been on the warpath against the bushes. >> the world trade center came down during your brother's reign. remember that. i've heard for years, he kept the country safe after 9/11. what does thatat mean after? what about during? i lost friends in that building. >> reporter: trump attacking ted cruz. >> i think ted is a very unstable guy. i ve never seen anybody that lied as much as ted cruz. and he goes around saying he's a christian. >> reporter: cruz fired back. >> it's not a response simply to start yelling louder and louder liar, liar, liar, when somebody points to the candidate's own -- >> reporter: in michan, a surging bernie sanders was met with huguge lines d nearly 10,000 supporters. >> together, we're going to create an economy that works for the working class and the middle

[ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: lana zak, abc news, washington. as for the democrats, they're locked in a tight race in nevada days before voters there head to the polls. hillary clinton had her husband take her place at a campaign rally in florida. clinton, in the meantime, remained in nevada, hoping to drum up last-minute support. she barked like a dog while mimicking an old campaign ad accusing the republicans of twisting the truth. >> the great recession was caused by too much regulation. [ making barking noise ] you know? hi! the candidates are making another push for the african-american vote today. clinton n is speakg in harlem today and meeting with leaders from several black groups. sanders visits morehouse college in atlanta. and there is this. an embarrassing error for marco rubio's campaign. this new ad stating it's morning again in america.

vancouver in british columbia, canada, as in not at all part of the united states of amemerica. rubio's campaign learned of the mistakake apparently when buzzfeed pointed it out. president obama cocould name a replacement for justice antonin scalia's seat by next week. the whitite house says the president's obligation to do so is quote ironclad. and that he's already deep into making a choice. the republicans control so the nominee has little chance of being confirmed. the position could remain vacant for more than a year. the eight remaining justices could tie on key decisions, making gridlock a real possibility. making news overseas in syria, hopes for a cease-fire set for next week have dimmed ter a series of air strikes on hospitals and a school. at least 50 people died in the attacks. that included a pediatric hospital and a maternity ward. doctors without borders blamed syria and russia, saying 40,000 people are now without medical care.

other world powers had agreed to a pause in the fighting. popepe francisith another busy day ahead in mexico. the 79-yr-old looking tired last nighteven limping a bit when he returned to mexico city. he still took time to bless s th crowd. earlier, on a visit to chiapas state, he spoke out against exclusion. of the country's native popution. he'll visit the u.s. border region tomorrow. let's move on to a completely different topic. it was a powerful night of music in los angeles. the grammys were handed out. the big winners, kendrick lamar, taylor swift, ed sheeran. swift won album of the year for the second time. kendrick picked up five awards. for his breakthrough album, "to pimp a butterfly." >> meghan trainor was named best new artist while mark ronson and brununo mars h the top record with "uptown funk." there were tributes to artists who passed away in the last year.

david bowie. her outfit seemed to channel the ziggy stardust era and she ran through nine of bowie's most famous songs in six minutes. we'll have more on the grammys coming up in "the pulse." also, coming up, an alarming new study wi a potential link between heartburn medications and an increased risk of dementia. what happened as this waste

down? the american band eagles of death metal returns to paris toninight to f fish a coert cut short by the terror attack in november.

the bataclan, which has remained closed. the band's frontman says he feels a sacred responsibility to finish the show. the colorado planned parenthood clinic where three people were killed last year has reopened. only part of the building is being used because repairs are ill being done. robert deer has been charged with murder and other accounts in connection with the attack. he calls himself a warrior for babies. he says he targeted the clininic because of the abortio performed there. and over in ohio, a restaura reopened following a machete attack last week. four people were hurt in the attack. the restaurant owner celebrating the reopening there. you see him there. he believes he was targeted because of his ethnicity. he's an arab from israel. the fbi in columbus has not spoken publicly about a motive. the suspect was killed by police. washington has given t the green light to the first u.s. factory in cuba in more than half a century. an alabama company hopes to

year in cuba. by this timeme next ye. the tractors will be built for individual farmers. also the morning, an agreement will be signed allowing regularly scheduled airline service between cuba and the u.s. >> all right. let book. here's a diamond hard to believe. take a look. there itit is. all 440 carats of it. it was found in a mine in the african country of angola. the biggest ever found there. the diamond is worth as much as $14 million. >> it almost doesn't look real, does it? >> it doesn't. it came one day late, two days late for valentine's. when we comeback, the air scare forcing a plane to turn around after smoke streamed into the cockpit. talk about a quick delivery. the pregnant mom giving birth with very little warning.

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stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion, or abnormal behavior. the most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. anti-flu? go antiviral with tamiflu. well, it sure doesn't look like winter in northern california. temperatures are 10 to 20 degrees warmer than usual. skies are clear. not everyone is happy with the great weathe trees are blossoming. that's starting allergy season early. and northern california could really use some rain right now to replenish their reservoirs. >> hey, but they're dealing with a wind chill of 80. drivers will see rain in washington state and the northeast. roads may be slippery in the northern rockies. airport delays in washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york, and boston.

caused a scare on an alaska airlines flight out of reagan international airport. 167 people were on board going to seattle. 16 minutes after takeoff, it was back on the ground at nearby dulles airport. after e pilots reported smoke. >> they were actually forced to put on oxygen masks. by the time the jet was landing, it seemed as if they had an idea what happened. >> we don't have any fluid or anything dripping. it seemed to be kind of an oily smoke. so, it was, i think, one of the motors. >> no word yet about the exact cause of the smoke. all x crew members on board the plane were treated at a hospital and have been released. no passengers were injured in that. a truck driver is in serious condition at a miami hospital after his garbage truck fell down an elevated highway exit ramp. that fall more than 100 feet from the roadway into the ground. it felinto the parking lot of a park. none on the ground was hurt. more trouble for university

suspended last fall after a confrontation with a student journalist. melissa click was suspended with pay and performed community service after that incident that took place during a protest following racially charged incidents on campus. now, police have released video from a month early. in which click is seen cursing at an officer during a protest that interrupted a parade. click say plying for tenure at the school. the administration says the incidents are under investigation. a new study linksopular heartburn medicationons, brands like prevacid, finding people 75 and older who regularly took those medications had a 44% increased risk of dementia. researchers caution there is just a link. there's no proof one causes the other. a rhode island mom delivered her third son at home. not by choice. baby cameron arrived in the

early. as his monument tried to get comfortable on the recliner in her living room. mom says she had one feeling that kind of felt like a normal contraction contraction. on the second push, cameron arrived. he cried right away. he was already breast-feeding in the ambulance. >> a little overachiever. time for sports. this morning, college basketball. we're about a month away from the start of this year's march madness. >> as for last night's action, we get highlights from espn. good morning, it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. i'm stan verrett. college basketball had the spot light on a big monday. a couple of big conference games. oklahoma state and kansas. cowboys. beat the jayhawks earlier this season. kansas wouldt forget. diallo with a blockf chris olivier. they wag the finger dikembe mutombo style. graham, the crossover and pullup. wayne selden jr. put them on the

jayhawks roll. 94-67 to gethe win over oklahoma. then beat oklahoma state on monday. n.c. state and virginia. virginia not over the loss to duke. onee fan says n.c. sta travelled less miles than grayson did on the game-winner. malcolm and london opened the game in the second half. brogdon with the jumper. he had 22 points in this game. ferrantes with great job. barber a averages . he had just 14 in this game as virginia wins it, 73-53. that's it from here. back to you. coming up, adele's lackluster performance due to technical difficulties. and taylor swift strikes back to kanye west. "the pulse" next. swift strikes back to kanye west. you next in "the pulse." doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid.

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album of the year award. this time for "1989." we're going to have more on her acceptance speech in a moment. first, more from jason nathanson. >> kendrick lamar. >> reporter: rapper kendrick lamar won the most awards on the night, but couldn't break out of the rap category. his performance was probably most impactful. >> rorr: a tearful meghan trainor took best new artist. >> and my mom and dad, for always believing in me. >> "uptown funk." >> reporter: record of the year went to bruno mars "uptown funk." ed sheeran won his first two grammys monday night. >> wow, wow. thanank you ve much. >> reporter: but there were head-scratchching momes. audio issues during singer adele's performance. the singer hit rare sour notes. before you know

the tributes? there were more than every ever this year. so many big names dying recently. lady gaga's musical ode to david bowie perhaps the most memorable. this ground control to major tom >> reporter: the eagles and jackson browne got together to remember glenn frey. take it easy you will find peace of mind >> reporter: and stevie wonder and pentatonix honored earth, wind, & fire's maurice white. other awardsn the country side, best album to chris stapleton and traveller who said taylor swift gave him a present before going on stage. >> i would like to thank taylor swift for glitter-boing me before. >> reporter: backstage at the grammys, jason nathanson, abc news, los angeles. now to the new shot fired in the testy relalationshipetween kanye and taylor. last week, kanye dropped a new album including a song called famous, where he takes credit for making taylor swift famous.

he called her the "b" word. >> she gave a subtle shot back during an empowering pep talk to other women. >> there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success. or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame. but if you just focus on the work, and you don't let those people side-track you, some day en you get where you're going, you'll look around and you will know that it was you. >> notice she didn't mention kanye's name? >> sometimes you don't have to name-drop. >> i guess so. kanye has tweeted since. but he didn't address it. let's talk about fashion. the tributes to david bowie started on the red carpet. lady gaga channeled ziggy stardust. in this bright blue coat dress. '70s' do and blue eye shadow. >> zendaya went gender-bender, too. chrissy teigen, no confusing her for anything but a woman. her baby bump shown off in thi form-fitting gown.

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checking our top stories, a severe storm system ought tornadoes to the gulf coast. rain, snow, and ice from tennessee to maine expected. federal agencies in washington are opening three hours late today because of icy roads. the war of words is intensifying among the republicans. as former president george w. bush joins brother jeb on the campaign trail for the first time. and donald trump doubled down on his criticism of bush over 9/11 and iraq. president obama is hosting a summit of ten asian leaders in southern california. during the visit, he a announc that he'll visit veetietnam in the spring. looking at today's weather, heavy rain tapering off around seattle. dry and mild in the center of the country. heavy rain and some snow in the northeast. high temperatures later today. finally at the westminster dog show here in new york, several pampered pooches have been named best

best in show. and this year, seven new breeds are in the running. jesse palmer is there with a behind-the-scenes look. >> reporter: over 3,000 dogs competing at the 140th westminster dog show. >> this is like the super bowl. like the world series. >> reporter: and 197 breeds and varieties. including seven new breeds, more than ever before. like jango. he may look like a mop, but he's a spish water dog. another new dog on the block, the berger picard. >> it's our first ti. so we're about to jump out of our skins just being herere. >> reporter: getting the dog ready for the spotlight is no walk in the park. >> he sits in shampoo for an hour. and then it takes five hours to force-dry every cord to get it dry. he goes in the house, lays in front of fan for a day and half. >> reporter: that's a tough life. >> he has a very tough life. >> reporter: as for jango, he's already a champion. winning best in his breed. giving him a shot at another first, best in show.

york. all rig, thank you to jesse there. he's going to be at the show again today for "good d morning america." but, that's always a wonderful thing to see. it's s a big thg in new york. german shepherds and shihtzus are sort of breast of breed. >> yeah. so this german shepherd, i believe, that we're looking at, called rumor, was arguably the biggest fan favorite of the night, apparently. drawing loud ovations during his turn in the ring. >> the last german shepherd who won best in show was 198 i'm still a big fan of the gogolden retever. which apparently is not -- >> there you have the shihtzu. >> off the shampoo. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> as i mentioned, stick around for "good morning america."

have a great day. moring iowa in hd. we team. good morning elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: it's x:00 a-m on elias: good to have us! and it's great to iowa's most forecast with meterologist hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: a large area of rain with mixed precipitation will be turning into snow through the morning leaving us with some slick driving conditions through the morning. most of this system will come through as rain as temperatures are just too warm, but through the morning we will eventually turn most of the rain into light snow. totals for the metro range from a tenth or two up to an inch of snow possible, but with most of it coming as rain snow totals should be fairly low. we'll warm up to a high in the mid 30s today so the roads and sidewalks will likely remain wet through the day. overnight we're going to drop below freezing with temps in the low 20s and wet spots