catch on. making news in america this morning -- epic blizzard. dillinging out and cleaning up. shutting down the government. closing schools and major cities and the travel nightmare, a ripple effect at airports from coast to coast. we're live with the latest. emergency landing. passengers and flight attendants hospitalized after severe turbulence, 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 agait tom brady. tickets already on sale. wait until you hear how much. the blizzard makakg for memorable moments. why everyone is swimming in the

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. >> some amazing new droeb 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, it wasn't just the snow jersey shore. streets. >> more than two dozens are blame on the weather. the snowfall in new york city missed setting a record by just a tenth of an inch. >> this morning, of course the big effort is under way to remove all that snow. today. >> washington, d. can is still

lana zak outside in the elements. >> reporter: hi. in this storm, everybody has been working furiously to try to clear the streets. as you mentioned the federal gogornment is still closed down today. the concern is o o these streets as the snow has melted all of this hasasurned into black ice. this weekend storm was one for the record books. nearly two feet of snow in some areas of washington, d.c. -- it was the biggest storm ever in babaimore at 29.2 inches. and in new yk 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. creatingng unique situation,

and on the jersey shore, blocks of ice floated down flooded streets, the snow building continuously throughout the weekend. in virginiaa and up and down the coast, the weight of all that snow too much for area roofs. this morning, the east coast will be digging out. >> a record amount of snow must removed and when i say remove, doesn't mean we push out of the streets. it has been lifted and taken away. >> reporter: and for many there's at least one more snow day. who was the big snow fall jackpot winner. 42 inches of snow over this weekend. all of the airports are going to be continued to be snarld as we're looking forward to them flights. remember, 14,000 flights were canceled this weekend.

>> live in washington. thank you so much. >> on behalf of t.j., we say welcome welcome. the official snow total in washington is only 17.8 inches. even though it seemed like a far momo than that and it probably was. there were problems with the measuring device at the reagan national airport. an observer reported nearly 2 more information. >> what a difference a short drive makes. take a look at this map. 35 miles separating areas that received 2 feet and 6 inches. take a look at these numbers, shepardstown, west virginia, buried under 40.5 inches of snow. jfk airport in new yorketting 30.5. and baltimore's bwi airport, 29.2. newark airport, 28.1. much more from the blizzard ahead. but first, moments of panic on an american airlines jet,

describingngs a miami to milan flight was hit by severe turbulence over the atlantic. the aircraft was forced to make an emergencying land in newfoundland in canada. four passengers were taken to the hospital. they're all expected to be okay. a dealt that 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 onethe plane set down in taiwan. politics. the iowa caucuses are exactly one week today.y. a new poll shows that donald trump has now surged ahead of ted cruz in iowawa fans keep flocking to his rallies, so do protesters. on sunday donald trump was talking about 9/11.

hate. >> he wasn't wearing one of those hates, wasn't he? he never will. >> it appeared to reporters there that trump was referring to both the man's turban and to a different man, 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 saying she knows many in the crowd are still shopping for a candidate. although she's fallen behind in the latest poll, she's tend 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

last night the senenor got hot. yeah, he took off his shirt. not only he took it off, he threw right into the arms of a teenaged fan there. 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 problem solver. his decision will come after super tuesday. let's talk about sports. the super bowl matchu is set, it will be the carolina panthers versus the denver broncos. both teams had the best records in their conferences. the broncos had the best defense. and it will be young quarterback cam newton's first super bowl and veteran peyton manning's fourth. the oddsmaker give the edge to carolina.

>> i couldn't believe one newspaper said, way to go, old man, peyton manning, because he's 39. >> he's the 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. happening now -- an all-out search, three inmates accused of serious crimes. caught on camera, tumbling down a mountain, we'll hear from this skier after a scary fall. if you're looking toave money on your medicare part d prescriptions, walgreens says, carpe med diem. seize the day to get more out of life d medicare part d. just switch to walgreens for savings

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delays are likeliest in minneapolis and chicago. a intense 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 got to the roof and rappeled down. one mom appealed to her son to turn himself in. >> i want my son back, please. >> the sheriff's office says all dangerous. the award for their and church has grown to $50,000. an updpde at the man at the center of the binge-watching hit making a murderer. steven avery claims his confession was coerced. he s st a ramble league this-page letter to a fox

he's innocent and that the real killer is still out there. >> it's a wipeout and a miraculous finish. take a look and listen at this skier and her drop down the slope, that's in alaska. tumbling 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 indeed. >> oh, my gosh. 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 attespn. >> good morning. he's john a i'm john. >> i'm 50. he's about to be 50. younow what that means, the super bowl, you and i are always

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for a touchdown and then he had a longer one. >> won't do thaha in the big game. >> 49-15, it's a rout. panthers win it. newton, two touchdown passes and two touchdown runs. broncos/panthers, february 7th super bowl 50. clara. >> we'll be there. he'll be there. >> i'll be here, that's okay. new one at 9:00 a.m. stay and watch that. watching peyton manning's postgame news conference on tv. they may have been a little bit confused. >> the veteran quarterback, check out that little guy there, he stopped inn mid sentence to talkk to his son, 4-year-old manning was standing right behind his daddy. >> keep in mind, he may be looking at a future quarterback, his name is marshall.

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there you go, the police officer blasting the frozen soundtrack while making the rounds. >> it kind of looked like a scene out of "frozen." in west virginia, the university swim team making sure they get their practice in. not bad, guys. >> what were theyy thinking? it's freeze zblg they ran inside quickly. look at these guys. >> a maryland man is challenging washington's biggest celebrity -- >> not barack obama, but tian tian at the national zoo. this is over the weekend. nearly breaking twitter. >> he took out his panda suit out of the closet, dusted it off and he did his best tian tian impression. perezzas had his suit for about six years, we have no idea why.

hopes to meet his panda meet in person. >> i want to know who wore it best? >> i think perez did. next to an unbelievable photo-op or a photo bomb, either way, there you see, a huge hello from this breeching humpback whale. >> off the western coast of maui. man, pretty close up. a video went viral for all of the right reasons. it spurred a second act. bobby white responded to a complaint of kids making too much noise. he playedd hoops with them while also asking them to consider the neighbors. >> millions saw that video including shaquille o'neal. helped officer white make good on his promise to return with backup and more.

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our top stories this morning --n amemecan airlines jet flying from miami to italy was forced to make an emergency landing in canada after being struck by severe turbulence. seven people were take on the the hospital. it will take several more mess. more than 1300 flights are canceled today. more than 14,000 grounded since friday. the federal government will 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 cotry. snow in the rookies and also in thepper midwest. okay the blizzards was a nightmare for drivers and tens of thousands of drivers were stranded on highways including

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::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 coldld. >> reporter: early the next morning, still stuck, the students turn into good drivers. >> we gave them fofo. and some of them sat on the bus >> 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 totatain blizzard gridlock. the spirits of the marooned travelers. >> repororr: the last group of

moving this morning. and tonight, everyone is on the road home. >> wwere 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 icewith melted snow could freeze again. >> 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 memorial had enough snow on them to make a wonderful slope. >> it looks like a lot of fun. for the first time they allowed sled sflg for the first time the capital policeooked the other way. that's what making news in america this morning. >> stay tuned for "good morning