ambulances rushing to the plane. the new video coming in. super bowl set. peyton manning headed back to the big game after a nail-biter against tom brady. tickets already on sale. wait until you hear how much. plus, the blizzard making for memorable moments. why everyone is swimming in the snow and the frolicking panda that's going viral. hey, good monday morning to you. millions of people are stilling digging out from the paralyzing storm dumping feet of snow in several states. >> loft people still playing in it, as you can see. some amazing new drone video out of northern virginia, where about 30 inches of snow fell, blanketing this neighborhood there. >> the storm creating a travel nightmare, hundreds of flights are canceled today nationwide, as the major east coast airports slowly get back to normal. >> okay, so, it wasn't just the snow but also flooding, this is the jersey shore. chunks of ice floating down the

>> more than two dozen deaths were blamed on the weather. airplanes canceled more than 14,000 flights this weekend. the snowfall in new york city missed setting a record by just a tenth of an inch. >> okay, so, this morning, of course the big effort is under way to remove all that snow. the federal government and some mass transit lines are closed today. >> washington, d.c., is still reeling and that's where we find lana zak outside in the elements. >> reporter: hi. you know, in this storm, everybody has been working furiously to try to clear the streets. but as you mentioned the federal government is still closed down today. and the concern really is on these streets as the snow has melted all of this has turned into black ice. this weekend's storm was one for the record books. nearly 2 feet of snow in some areas of washington, d.c.

baltimore at 29.2 inches. and in new york's central park, a new 24-hour record with 26.8 inches of snow. grinding to a halt all forms of travel -- well, almost all forms. drivers on the pennsylvania turnpike were marooned for up to 30 hours. creating a unique situation, sunday mass on the highway. and on the jersey shore, blocks of ice floated down flooded streets. the snow building continuously throughout the weekend. in virginia, and up and down the coast, the weight of all that snow too much for area roofs. everybody this ambulance was stuck. this morning, the east coast will be digging out. >> a record amount of snow must be removed, and when i say removed, that doesn't mean we can just push out of the streets. it has to be lifted and taken away. >> reporter: and for many, there's at least one more snow dada

was the big snow jackpot winner. >> west virginia, received 42 inches of snow. over this weekend. all of the airlines are going to be continued to be snarled as we're looking forward to them starting to clear up all these flights. remember, 14,000 flights were canceled this weekend. reena, t.j. >> that is incredible. we can't complain about anything. thank you, lana zak. >> on behalf of t.j., we say thank you. >the official snow total in washington is only 17.8 inches. even though it seemed like far more than that and it probably was. there were problems with the measuring device at reagan national airport. an observer reported nearly 2 more inches. >> and what a difference a short drive makes. take a look at this map. 35 miles separating areas that received 2 feet and 6 inches.

numbers, shepardstown, west virginia, buried under 40.5 inches of snow. jfk airport in new york getting 30.5. and baltimore's bwi airport, 29.2. newark airport, 28.1. the national zoo in washington, d.c., little over 22 inches. much more from the blizzard ahead. but first, moments of panic on an american airlines jet, that's what passengers are describing as a miami to milan flight was hit by severe turbulence over the atlantic. the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in newfoundland in canada. where ambulances were waiting on the tarmac. three flight attendants and four passengers were taken to the hospital. they're all expected to be okay. a delta fight to atlanta was forced to make an emergency landing. passengers said they were heard a loud bang coming from one of the engines before the plane set down in san juan. okay, we move next to politics.

one week today. a new poll shows that donald trump has now surged ahead of d cruz in iowa. now, fans keep flocking to his rallies, but so do protesters. on sunday donald trump was talking about 9/11. when a man wearing a bright red turban raised a sign, saying stomp hate. >> he wasn't wearing one of those hates, wasn't he? he never will. >> it appeared to reporters ththe that trump was referring to both the man's turban and to a different man, who was wearing one of trump's make america great hat. and hillary clinton seems to have switched into higher gear, a fired-up clinton addressed large rallies in iowa yesterday, saying she knows many in the

although she's fallen behind in the latest poll, clinton's toned down her attacks on rival bernie sanders. focusing them instead on the republicans. >> you can't be shooting off your mouth when you're the president of the united states, you need to be careful, thoughtful, be reliable in what you say. >> meanwhile, her rival bernie sanders is playing to packed houses. last night the senator got hot. yeah, he took off his shirt. not t ly he took it off, he threw straight into the arms of a teenaged fan there. he joked that was all that was coming off. >> thankfully. now, former new york mayor michael bloomberg is weighing a third-party run. abc news has learned that he's concerned that donald trump, ted cruz or bernie sanders would be nominated and he would pinch himself as a nonpartisan problem solver. his decision will come after super tuesday. so, we're talking early march. let's talk about sports.

it will be the carolina panthers versus the denver broncos. both teams had the best records in their conferences. the panthers had the nfl's highest scoring offense. the broncos, the best defense. and it will be young quarterback cam newton's first super bowl and veteran peyton manning's fourth. the oddsmakers give the edge to carolina. we'll havehighlights of the games later on from espn. >> i couldn't believe one newspaper said, way to go, old man, peyton manning, because he's 39. one of the oldest playays in the nfl. >> he's one of the oldest to ever make it to the super bowl. >> at 39. >> yes. straight ahead -- a fire overnight at the main iphone factory. those details just coming in. and happening now -- an all-out search, three inmates accused of serious crimes. now on the run after a daring escape from prison.

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isis also threatens to carry out the next attack on britain. breaking news overnight, a fire at the main iphone factory in china. the fire spread through the air conditioning and ventilation on one of the roofs at foxconn. this morning, foxconn said there was no impact on production. no word if dust caused the fire overnight. the average natural gas price is now well below $2 a gallon. the lundberg survey said that prices have gone down to 1.91, the lowest it's been in seven years. 16 cents less than a year ago. when we come back -- a a letter from jail. steven avery, that man featured in "making a murderer" commenting on the popular netflix series for the very first time.

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stepping. >> as you can see in these aerial videos taken by the new york city police department that's the case all over the city. official travel restrictions were lifted. but as we said, yep, plenty of snow. and once it warms up the roads in the east will be slippery, but drivers should be very careful in the upper midwest. roads likely to be wet in in the ohio valley and the midwest. >> if you're flying today, delays are likeliest in minneapolis and chicago. in southern california, an intense manhunt is under way after three dangerous inmates escaped from jail. >> the orange county sheriff department said they managed to get tools and cut through steel bars, they then got to the roof and rappeled down. right now, one mom of the youngest inmate appealed to her son to turn himself in. >> i miss you. i want my son back, please. >> the sheriff's office says all

dangerous. the reward for their and church has grown to $50,000. an update from the man at the center of the binge-watching hit "making a murderer." steven avery claims his confession was coerced. he sent a rambling three-page letter to a fox affiliate in milwaukee saying he's innocent and that the real killer is still out there. and it's a wipeout and a miraculous finish. take a look and listen at this skier and her thousand-foot drop down the slope, that's in alaska. tumbng out of control as the camera rolls until finally a huge sigh of relief. >> i'm okay. i'm okay. >> and she was okay. amazingly only slightly injured, two fingers, as a result of that. man, some heart-stopping moments

>> oh, my gosh. i find that so hard to watch. glad she's okay. time now for sports, super bowl 50 is set. the cheapest ticket right now, can you believe it, $4,000. >> insane. we get some highlights, though, from championship sunday from the fellows at espn. >> good morning, he's john and i'm john. >> i'm john. >> i'm 50. he's about to be 50. you know what that means, the super bowl, you and i are always the same age. when it's played. >> it's quite easy. >> guess who's going to the super bowl. one of these two felllas. you know it's probably him. peyton manning against tom brady. the patriots need eight points. there's six. brady to gronkowski. by rule you can go for two to tie the game. once upon a time you couldn't do that. brady -- no. then the pats tried an onside kick. that didn't work. hopes for a hail mary shot, in the end it's peyton manning going to the super bowl representing the denver broncos.

>> the nfc game between the cardinals and the panthers. there's cam newton. late first quarter, panthers up 10-0. newtwt to corey brown. corey brown, one man to beat. well, that fella just fell down, and off he goes. 17-0, panthers. and then, cam. he had a little short, tiny one for a touchdown and then he had a longer one. >> he won't do that in the big game. >> 49-15, it's a rout. panthers win it. newton, two touchdown passes and two touchdown runs. and, so, it will be the broncos/panthers, february 7th, super bowl 50. >> near san francisco in santa clara. >> we'll be there. he'll be there. >> i'll be here, but that's okay. "sportscenter,"

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time now to check "the pulse," starting with the epic blizzard blanketing the east coast. >> okay, so, everyone was making the best of it here in new york city. even had a group of nuns spending sunday sledding in new york city. >> a police officer having some fun as well. there you go, the police officer blasting the "frozen" soundtrack while making the rounds. >> it kind of looked like a scene out of "frozen." the blizzard can't stop these guys. in west virginia, the university swim team making sure they get their practice in. not bad, guys. >> what were they thinking? it it's freezing. >> yeah, they ran inside quickly. look at these guys. >> a maryland man is challenging washington's biggest celebrity to a snow battle. >> we're not talking barack obama or paul ryan.

zoo. this is video of him over the weekend. nearly breaking twitter. >> and it inspired this man. he took out his panda suit out of the closet, dusted it off and he did his best tian tian impression. >> okay, who doesn't have and a ya suit? he has had his suit for about six years, we have no idea why. once the snow is cleared up, he hopes to meet his panda meet in person. >> what i want to know who wore it best? >> i think he did. next to an unbelievable photo-op or a photo bomb, either way, there you see, a huge hello from this breeching humpback whale. getting the surprise of their lives. >> captured off the western coast of maui. man, pretty close up.

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be shut down today, a snow day for schools as well in washington, baltimore and philadelphia areas. but the 1.1 million students in new york city, they'll be back in class. today's weather, drier on two sides of the country. but snow in the rookies and also in the upper midwest. okay, so, the blizzard was a nightmare for drivers and tens of thousands of travelers were stranded on highways, including about 500 vehicles on the pennsylvania turnpike. >> and one was about a bus load of high school students. abc's eva pilgrim has that story. >> reporter: drivers stranded in that endless gridlock in some cases for 30 hours, finally free. >> this is horrible, we've been stuck in the truck for 13 1/2 hours. >> reporter: 7:30 friday night, this church bus, packed with 37 students and 10 chaperones, gets stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike, the blizzard intensifying. >> it was bitter cold. it was in the teens, if not colder. >> reporter: early the next morning, still stuck, the students turn into good samaritans, helping out other

>> we gave them food. and some of them came and sat on the bus with us. >> reporter: freedom. but ten miles behind them, another school group is still barricaded in the snow. it takes them 11 more hours to get out, 30 hours total in blizzard gridlock. that group holding mass to lift the spirits of the marooned travelers. >> reporter: the last group of stuck cars, finally able to get moving this morning. and tonight, everyone is on the road home. >> we were all in good spirits. and we all had fun together. we all glad we had each other. >> reporter: while the roads may be clearing, the concern now turns to black ice, with melted snow could freeze again. eva pilgrim, abc news, philadelphia. >> and with that not much open in the nation's capital this weekend, it was time to get some sledding in. >> yes, they did. the steps of the lincoln

to make a wonderful slope. >> it looks like a lot of fun. for the first time they allowed sledding. >> for the first time decades, the capital police looked the other way. fun all around in d.c. and elsewhere. america this morning. america," everyone. have a great morning. tuned for "good morning