good morning america. and breaking right now, deadly shooting rampage at a magazine in paris. mass gunmen seen storming the office. at least 11 people reportedly killed. the gunman on the run. the very latest right now. also happening now, bone-rattling cold blanketing more than half the country. windchills up to 45 below. icy roads dangerous. flame retardants on the train tracks to keep them from freezing. the freeze as far south as florida. our extreme team tracking it all. >> speaking out, reports this morning the television wife of bill cosby finally coming forward. what phylicia rashad is saying. leap for their lives. 13 people on a skydiving tour escape disaster as their plane loses power.

it crashed into a lake. we do say, good morning, america, on this wednesday morning. we are following that breaking news in paris right now. details coming in as we're going on the air. mass gunmen storming a satirical magazine. >> gunman still on the loose putting them on the highest state of alert and the french president rushed to the scene of what he's calling an exceptional act of barbarism against journalists. pierre thomas tracking the late of the. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning. we're getting word of that dangerous situation in paris. gunmen wearing masks have targeted a french newspaper. we've just learned 11 people have been killed. and four critically injured. it's a very fluid situation. the shooting happened outside of the newspaper "charlie hebdo" which has come into focus before for lampooning the prophet

muhammad. one was firebombed after publishing cartoons of mohammed. the situation is unfolding and clearly dangerous. so intense the president of france has arrived at the scene. this appears to be a brazen act of terrorism so you can be guaranteed u.s. intelligence officials will be monitoring the situation extremely closely. >> heightening security around all major paris institutions. thanks very much. i want to bring in richard clarke. former counterterrorism expert. this magazine has had a history of taking on islam in cartoons. its final tweet before this actually was a cartoon of the isis leader al baghdadi and had been under hired security. >> reporter: it's been a target of threats by islamic groups for probably at least the last five years. it's a version of this

magazine -- think of contract the young'un," but it's different in that it has been consistently going after isis and al qaeda and in doing so several years ago had cartoons of the prophet muhammad which triggered a massive response earlier when the danish newspaper did the same thing. >> reports are that the gunmen wore masks and had ka lashnikov rifles. this is the kind of attack so many have been concerned about across western capitals and now paris in the entire city under the highest possible state of alert. >> well we had been worrying about those so-called lone wolves, that the individual self-activated this sounds like an organized group that had access to automatic weapons and planned out an attack. so this is a terrorist cell of at least two people we don't know how many yet. >> pierre thomas i want to bring you back in. we have known about possible isis threats against american

media, as well. >> reporter: yeah late last fall the fbi and homeland security put out a notice to media warning that isis radicals might target the media. it's something that's been of great concern to u.s. officials here and i can tell you based on what happened in france law enforcement officials and intelligence officials around the u.s. government will be deeply focused on this and they will probably put out a notice to law enforcement officials. >> we will continue to rack this. pierre, richard thank you very much. >> we'll keep on top of it. that bitter cold back at home more than half the country feeling these frigid temperatures. the deep freeze stretching from the rockies all the way to florida. the bitter cold making travel dangerous and ginger is outside here in times square tracking it all. >> good morning to you, robin. i can assure you it is plenty cold not only here with a windchill of 21. down from texas to florida and the windchill warnings and advisories. the numbers are low. 29 below below.

the feels like in chicago, where we find our alex perez. not only minneapolis public schools but parts of chicago too. alex. >> reporter: good morning, ginger. it will feel as cold as 30 below zero here and one of the big concerns is ice buildup on trains. authorities are setting fires on the tracks. deep freeze tightening its grip making getting around for many a nightmare. overnight, relentless winter weather causing scenes like these from the midwest to maryland. in the nation's capital, they are digging out and bundling up clearing sidewalks and roadways while trying to stay upright. >> so slippery. >> reporter: from the midwest to the northeast a second day of snowy and icy conditions. commuters this morning bracing for the worst. >> it was rough because usually only take us maybe like 30 minutes at the most to get to work. >> reporter: depths shutting down this interstate in central

indiana causing an eight-mile backup. blaming icy roads for this. for some the polar chill problems begin before they get into the car. >> my fingers are frozen after the first five minutes. >> reporter: after ice buildup from the cold temperatures brought by the polar vortex last winter shut down train lines in the chicago area stranding passengers, officials now taking no chances, flames right on the track, crews adding more heaters to keep track switches from freezing freezing. >> without these flames we're talking about major problems. >> it would be. >> reporter: more than 30 chicago area school districts closing their doors, canceling school tuesday anticipating life-threatening cold temperatures. the bitter cold creating headaches for passengers at the nation's airports. philadelphia new york boston and chicago reporting delays and cancellations. and while we often hear about

staying hydrated during extreme heat you also need to stay hydrated during extreme cold. it might end up frozen. ginger. >> alex thank you for the tips. more tips. windchill is dangerous because you have to be covered up if you're going to be protected from it. we have these infrared cameras, this is an interesting way to look. it's not just your head. come on my shoulder looking at my producer dan manzo and meteorologist with us. you can see where he's losing heat. not just the head as most of us think, in your legs right there on your feet and if you hold your hand on your jacket hold it right there, dan you can see where the heat escapes right along his buttons. something to note when you're getting ready this morning. george. >> that is thanks very much. we have a major break in the search for missing airasia flight 8501. search crews found the tail of the plane overnight. officials believe those all-important black boxes are buried in the mud with it and

abc's david kerley has been on the story from the start and brings us the latest right now. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. a major find. why, because the tail is where the black boxes are located. the indonesians still don't have data recorders in hand yet. this is it. the puzzle piece that could solve the mystery of flight 8501. divers took these pictures just hours ago on the bottom of the java sea. airasia markings on the a320 the "a" from its tail number. the tail the plane has been found and confirmed the head of the search effort told reporters. later he added while the searchers haven't heard the pingers or seen the boxes they believe the data recorders are buried in the tail section which came to lie on the sea bottom upside down. if right part of tail section then the black box should be there. those boxes are so important because they will tell us what the pilots were saying and doing and what happened to critical systems on the plane just before

it disappeared from radar a week and a half ago with 162 on board and there is more. sailors like these on the "uss ft. worth" are finding more wreckage using sonar dragged through the water. this according to john wood is the cockpit. >> it comes to a point, it's a very clear point and then above the nose are what could have been the nose there's some dark what appear to be cockpit windows. it really appears that that is the forward end of an aircraft fuselage. >> reporter: that's not all. farther back some perpendicular lines. >> it could either be support members in the fuselage or it conceivably could be seats. >> reporter: the good news here divers were able to get to the tail section. the bad news is that the boxes are actually buried as the indonesians think. heavy salvage equipment will have to be brought in to tail lift the tail debris and that could take time.

>> to amy with the top stories. we begin with the developing story from texas. a shooting inside a v.a. hospital. a doctor among those killed. sources tell abc news a veteran who had been receiving treatment at the el paso veterans affair clinic at ft. bliss shot the doctor in the mental health wing before turning the gun on himself. authorities have declined to identify the shooter and the fbi is interviewing dozens of witnesses to establish a motive. military officials are veryreviewing security. a heart-stopping scene here in western michigan. watch as a family trapped on a second floor is forced to throw their child from a balcony. you see the 4-year-old lands safely in the arms of a police officer there on the ground. that same hero officer then climbed a ladder to save a man and a dog. everyone remarkably is okay. bill cosby's tv wife is breaking her silence speaking out to defend him against a string of sexual abuse

allegations. phylicia rashad who played claire huxtable someone is determined to keep bill cosby off television and dismissed the claims by his accusers saying forget these women. what you're seeing is the destruction of a legacy and i think it's orchestrated. finally a stunning development in a bitter divorce battle between a billionaire oil tycoon and his ex-wife. sue ann arnall is demanding more cash from her ex-husband harold hamm. she even refused to accept -- take a look at this check hand cut for $974,790,317.77. that is the cash value of what he owes based on a recent court ruling. she is appealing it and saying if she accepted that check it would hurt her chances in court. i would have loved to see her take that up to the teller. hey, i'd like this in hundreds and 20s, who gets a check like that and who writes a check like

that. squeezed all those numbers in. >> round it up. >> even billion. >> 1 billion. 1 billion even. >> takes a long of strength to turn that down. we'll move on to that deadly avalanche that took the lives of two promising young american skiers. their teammates honored them in a race tuesday and alex marquardt is on the scene in austria. >> reporter: a moment of silence for bryce dallas howard andastle and ronnie berlack. their teammates creating in croatia wearing black arm bands in their memory. >> horrible way to go and horrible to have any loss of life at that age so it's really sad for us. >> reporter: in the slalom david gave his business run ever before pointing to the initials of the killed skiers on his helmet. >> we're all skiing with heavy hearts but this is for them remembering them. >> reporter: back in soelden we took a snowmobile ride out to see the site. it was on the side of this

mountain that the avalanche broke. four skiing to safety but astle and berlack were caught. they were buried under all of this snow. look it's around 12 or 13 feet high extremely heavy and dense. absolutely no way for them to dig themselves out. avalanches kill almost 30 people in the u.s. every year and over three times that many here in the alps. there had been an elevated avalanche warning on monday and the young skiers weren't wearing emergency beacons. but even the best training in the world and all the right gear are often no match for mother nature. >> you can try to swim try to fight to stay on the surface, grab a tree. there are certain avalanches that you can't do a thing. you're at the mercy of the avalanche and you're just along for the ride. >> reporter: so little you can do. the men's coach told me this morning that some of the team members are going out in this beautiful weather to do some skiing as a kind of therapy to trace some arcs and feel some gs

as he put it. others, he said may decide to go back to the states each coping with this tragedy in their individual ways. george. robin >> that's understandable. now to the dramatic skydiving accident 13 people narrowly escaping when their plane lost power parachuting to safety moments before it crashed into a lake. abc's reena ninan has that story for us. >> reporter: the aircraft had just taken off for a skydiving trip over lake tapo in central new zealand when the plane lost power and suffered engine problems. the pilot told the six tourists and crew members this he had to leap for their lives midair. the instructors attached themselves to the tourists and were ail to tandem jump at the last minute. 4200 feet above water. >> so plane came across smoke coming out of it and saw the plane, the parachuters jumping out and then heard a big bang like yeah it blew up. it blew up before it hit the water. >> reporter: the plane nosedived

crashing into the waters as hundreds of stunned holiday onlookers watched. >> the pilot, what happened to him? >> he landed down there. he landed in there pretty deep so had to wait for fire brigade to come down and cut him out. >> reporter: some of the survivors managed to swim to the coast. while others were rescued by boat. you can see the plane here just below the surface. authorities will lift the plane today and are investigating the cause. the group paid to tandem sky dive with skydive taupo as seen here. the pilot was only with the company a few days. his fast-thinking action is credited with saving all aboard. they had to jump at a high altitude. almost half of what's ideal for skydiving. >> nothing short of a miracle because reel both the pilot and all the instructors are heroic. they've been trained to deal with emergency situations and they pulled out in the best possible way. >> reporter: for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york.

a fascinating look into our past. america's oldest time capsule opened tuesday placed under boston's statehouse cornerstone in 1795 by paul revere and samuel adams. so much anticipation leading up to this and t.j. holmes is in our social square with all the details. good morning. >> we watch too many movies. too much tv so we hear a 2-year-old artifact has been found and expecting to find a treasure map or see some great mystery revealed. history ain't always that sexy. it's a discovery straight out of "national treasure." america's oldest time capsule buried by two of our greatest historical figure, paul revere and samuel adams over two centuries ago after being unearthed last month on tuesday, a boston museum finally breaking open this 220-year-old artifact. a nation waiting breathlessly in anticipation to see what secrets

were 1795 lived inside. museum officials taking nearly an hour and every so often an epic find like coins. we got coins. but what else we got here? the morning paper. the historians at least fascinated by their finds -- >> it has fingerprints on it. >> reporter: some other, finding this hour-long exercise a bit of a letdown. one person tweeting why are we all watching old newspapers being slowly taken out of a box. it did contain pretty cool stuff like this silver engraved plate believed to be created by paul revere himself. >> are you crying? >> reporter: not quite the room of artifacts nicolas cage found. >> now at the end of the 0th century we are going to bury our time capsule. >> reporter: this might be a topic close to our hears at "gma." we left our own time capsule in times square 15 years ago. let's hope whoever discovers our old stuff in 100 years is well as excited as we were. yes, our old stuff is right here

in times square right outside. it's all right here and, well 2100 is when someone is supposed to pick it up and discover what we buried in 1999. if someone buried a heavier coat i would dig this thing up right now. >> you'd be able to use it every january. >> thanks t.j. >> boy, ginger it's going >> even colder if you believe. that this is not the end folks. let's see the culprit though this big high pressure system sliding down. see, they rotate clockwise. right here at the surface wind chills tomorrow morning since we already told you about this morning will be cold all way to new orleans. it's going to feel like 13, 15 in austin, 15 below in kansas city. look at chicago tomorrow and new york, 20 degrees colder than what it feels right now so just remember that and if you want to warm up, go southwest. i'm just jealous. your local weather forecast in 30 seconds. first this morning sunny cities brought to you by royal

caribbean international pierre thomas tracking the late of the. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning. we're getting word >> hi, david murphy with an update. couple snow showers popping down through the northern and western suburbs. slow it down if you encounter one of those. bev a fair a cloud cover across the region and it is cold out there with temperatures in the upper teens, low 20's and wind chills in the single digits in some spots. 26 is today's high. brick and cold with winds getting stronger as day goes on. overnight tonight into tomorrow morning, wind chills below zero. tomorrow's high just 22. bitter cold tomorrow.

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>> hey everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. 7:26 on this wednesday january 7. it could be icy in spots. let's go to karen rogers for traffic. >> main roads, there are slick spots here and there. you need to be careful especially around the corners and sides of the roads. that's where we're seeing a

lot of. that we're look at the 30 bypass at 322. nearby on 322 eastbound at the 30 bypass an accident on the shoulder. here it's just some heavy traffic jammed past 340 to 113. we've got an accident in blue bell montgomery county and this is 202 at the dekalb pike at cherry lane. north philadelphia north broad street at fairmount avenue an accident reported there. and you see these slow speeds everywhere. i-95 an accident disabled vehicle off to the shoulder. looking at 14 miles an hour i-95 southbound near cottman. 10 miles an hour near girard. single digits on the schuylkill westbound past belmont. we continue to have problems with mass transit as well. the wilmington-newark line 15 minute delays possible on all trains. wilmington-newark line not serving newark or churchman's crossing only operating between wilmington and center city. with it being so cold out there you don't want to get stuck waiting for your train. watch for that one matt. >> ben franklin bridge got clouds and sunshine.

dave murphy has the cold accuweather forecast. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan shows us a couple scattered snow showers beginning to pop down through the northern and western suburbs. a lot have fallen apart around quakertown. if you're towards pottstown you'll see that. 22 is the current temperature. wind chills making it feel like it's in the single digits across the region. today's high just 26. >> thank you david. monitor temperatures by the hour. the new storm tracker 6 app. we're back in about 25

good morning, america. paris on high alert right now after that deadly terror attack at a magazine. the urgent manhunt for the masked gunmen. also right now that arctic cold. we are tracking the deep freeze closing schools and causing havoc on the roads. new allegations emergence the man already charged with murdering his wall street millionaire father. >> as we say welcome back to "good morning america" and new images coming in from paris where those masked gunmen opening fire killing at least 11 people. the president of france calling it an act of terrorism. abc's terry moran is in london with the latest. good morning terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it's been called the worst terrorist attack in europe in years and it has shocked france to the core. just after noon paris time two masked gunmen heavily armed

apparently well trained arrived arrivedty offices of "charlie hebdo," long-term satirical magazine that has mocked islam and other religions. they hollered out where is "charlie hebdo" and then opened fire. 11 are reported dead so far. president hollande of france called it a cowardly ly aly assassination and put paris on high alert. in particular all news outlets especially newspapers are receiving the highest level of protection, a sign of just what an attack on liberty this represents and, in fact, president hollande saying we are targeted because we are a country of freedom. this is an attack -- this is a magazine that had been attacked before. this magazine published some of those infamous cartoons of the prophet muhammad you might remember and so this is a long-term struggle in france in europe and throughout the world. but right now, the death toll stands at 11 and the gunmen are

on the loose. robin. >> all those cartoons just recently. all right, thank you very much terry, in london. brian ross is with us in new york. you hear about paris being on high alert. what are you learning? >> we're hearing about this this was a magazine that was firebombed in 2011 after publishing the ka toons of the prophet muhammad. what experts are telling us so far what they see is not lone wolf but highly planned. at least two gunmen with what appears to be automatic weapons, they're highly unusual in france so it appears to be not a suicide attack because they got away and it appears from some of the pictures they probably attacked the police a car outside which had been assigned to cover and provide security for this magazine given previous threat. >> exactly. there was added protection but, of course -- >> you can see the bullet marks there. >> exactly. everyone wants to know about what about here in the u.s. were the concerns that are here? >> well traditionally what happens after an attack like this in new york particularly

they will provide extra security for magazines that might be or newspapers here that might be under attack. the publishing of these cartoons has really riled al qaeda, they've called for attacks again and again both on this publication and also a publication in denmark that's been regular plotted against by al qaeda. >> because of "charlie hebdo"'s history don't know if this is al qaeda that called for the attacks or isis. >> absolutely and it's not clear from the point of the view of the french it doesn't matter other than who is responsible but clearly as the president of france has called it this is a terror attack and appears from early indications to be a well-planned thought out -- they did intend to get away. they shot up the place and then fled. >> they are on the loose still. >> on the loose and that's the reason for the high terror alert in paris and that will likely be extended throughout france. >> thank you. >> thank you. we move on to that california doctor charged for trying to kill a man who followed him home in a fit of road rage. he is claiming self-defense and his 911 call played a key role

in getting charges dismissed. aditi roy with the story. >> i had a man follow me into my garage and i had shoot him. i'm sorry. i need some help. >> reporter: the voice a then 71-year-old james simon, a prominent northern california doctor telling dispatchers he had just shot another man who followed him home after a road rage incident. >> what am i supposed to do. >> dr. simon, take a deep breath. >> reporter: these pictures show simon and his wife inside that red smart car. behind him a silver mercedes driven by retired mortgage broker bill ossenton. he told police he cut him off. simon claimed he followed him home pulled into his garage and threatened him. >> i fired a warning shoot, fired a warning shot and he still put the car into the garage and the garage door fell on him. >> reporter: officials say simon then got a gun from his home and shot ossenton twice in the

stomach. >> please help me. >> all right, they'll be there as soon as they can. >> reporter: simon was charged with attempted voluntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm. on tuesday another stunning twist. after months fearing he could end up in prison if convicted, a judge deciding there wasn't enough evidence for simon to go to trial. >> i have no comment. >> reporter: ossen ton did not want to answer the questions from our san francisco station kgo-tv. >> i'm at a loss of words. >> reporter: an emotional simon free for now as the district attorney decides whether or not to refile the charges. for "good morning america," aditi roy, abc news san francisco. >> thanks to aditi for that. >> earlier this week we were talking about so much rain in the pacific northwest. we have to see these pictures we're getting in. this image of this home that's rolling down a river. it came off the side of the river and just goes on down with it. that was three to even

12-inches. that's the wallace river. fortunately things dried out. they have air quality alerts in place. other than that temperatures will be rather mild. 61 medford, 71 red are reno 59 burns at 52. the other side is the cold. we've been talk about it all morning. when you put cold on a relatively mild lake you're going get lake effect snow. some places one to 2 feet already. warning and advisories all over the place. a look at the next couple days for if you another six to 12 in a lot of those hot spots. that's the big presidential candidate cherry. let's get a check closer to home. >> thanks, ginger. dave murphy here. on the breezy side. this afternoon a high of only 26 with winds picking up and overnight we're going to have wind chills below zero. bitter out of west michigan that was the back of

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about past arrests. abc's linsey davis is with us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. some insight this morning from an ex-girlfriend who says the younger gilbert had a strained relationship with his dad. that he felt he could never please him. still, she describes being shocked by these latest allegations of murder and others including arson. this morning, new details about the 30-year-old now charged with murdering his hedge fund father. many of them suggesting thomas gilbert jr. had a checkered past. gilbert jr. is held without bail in new york city after police say he shot and killed his 7 70-year-old father thomas gilbert sr. >> he felt he couldn't do anything good enough. >> reporter: anna rothchild said she dated him for several months last year. >> friends were scared for me when i was dating him. a mutual friend would say to me on a frequent basis we'll find you chopped up one morning.

>> reporter: gilbert jr. was in debt and unemployed. his mother said he had a history of mental illness. his investor father recently discussed reducing his allowance and no longer paying his rent. police also charging the 0-year-old with criminal possession of forgery devices after they say they discovered 21 blank credit cards and a skimming device inside his manhattan apartment. in addition to an arrest for drug charges in 2007 gilbert jr. was also arrested this past september for violating an order of protection filed by a former friend. he pled not guilty. three days earlier, that friend's family home was engulfed in flames. investigators believe it may have been arson. their primary suspect all along, gilbert jr. a hearing is scheduled for early february. if convicted he could face up to 25 years behind bars. >> was there anything else that struck you that the ex-girlfriend said. >> she said they had gone out to

dinner as recently as two weeks ago, he picked up the tab as he always did. she had no inclination he may have had any kind of financial hardship but always thought that the father was perhaps supporting his lifestyle. >> a lot of questions. thank you very much linsey. and coming up putting a freeze on the fun. why some cities are banning sledding. and superstar split. no happy ending for the best-selling author of hit romances like "the notebook." our "gma" resolution ref solution our coast-to-coast event all for a good cause and it's just ahead. ♪ oh girl i'm going to show you when you're mine all mine ♪ ♪ treasure ♪ ♪ that is what you are ♪ ♪ ♪ you're unpacking already? yeah. help me find some mugs? sure. ♪ ♪

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there's snow on the ground as you know and all parts of the country this morning and for lots of kids that means it's time to break out the sleds. did you guys do that as kids? >> of course. >> big time. we did that one time in mississippi. >> i did it yesterday. >> you know some cities and up tos are now banning sledding in certain areas due to safety concerns. here's abc's dan harris. >> let it rip. >> reporter: sledding is enshrined in american culture both high and low from clark griswold in national lampoon's "christmas vacation" to "home alone" to "citizen kane."

>> rosebud. >> but now this hallowed winter pastime, this rite of passage is under assault. cities and towns across america are banning sledding in certain public spaces calling it too dangerous. the most extreme we found dubuque, iowa the city council is outlawing it in almost all of their parks hoping to avoid being sued in an accident happens and they do happen. one study found between 1997 and 2007 an average of more than 20,000 children a year wound up in the emergency room with sledding injuries. the most commonly hurt body part the head. so what are they saying on the ground tonight? >> i think the kids love it too much. however, i do understand. >> reporter: in our entirely un unscientific survey most kids and parents were still pro-sledding. >> all: we want sledding! >> reporter: in an era when

dodgeball has been banned for safety concerns. >> are you all right? >> peanut butter for allergy concerns the people we spoke with seemed to be drawing a line calling for the continuation of sledding as long as it can be made safe for everyone. for "good morning america," dan harris abc news new york. >> even dogs. >> yeah. >> you can get hurt rollerblading, driving in car, on monkey bars. come on. don't take sled ago way from kids. >> my mom wanted me to wear a helmet when driving. >> you heard it here. the newest use -- you got to hear about this -- for botox. how it can help fight the post workout hair frizz. >> we're not joking. >> come on back.

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>> ♪♪ >> good morning everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. sesame:56. it is wednesday, january 7. boy, is it cold out there. let's see how the roads are shaping up with karen. >> yeah, we had some light snow falling a second ago. kind of hard to see right now. it gets blowing across the roadway. snow showers to the northwest. they're light not amounting to anything but slowing traffic down. this is 30 bypass at 322. eastbound traffic heading towards exton pretty jammed from 340 to 113 nearby we still have that accident on 322 eastbound. let's switch to i-95 and see what it looks like here approaching cottman you see that southbound traffic pretty heavy as you try head towards center city. jammed approaching cottman to

girard. in delaware county looking live at the blue route the at the route 1 media bypass and pretty heavy in both directions. an accident off to the shoulder so watch for that. travel times with no delays will be 18 minutes. looking at a 40 minute ride northbound on the blue route. 25 minute ride southbound so slow it down matt with slick spots and some accidents. >> okay. thanks karen. despite the fact that a lot of the country kind of looks like this in terms of their airports philadelphia international airport not really reporting many airport delays right now. let's go to dave murphy for more thon accuweather forecast. >> good news matt. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you some of those snow showers that are showing up in karen's traffic cameras. some of them are down around coatesville, another blooming up by reading. just slow down if you see some of these in case an additional slick spots develops. 22 degrees in philadelphia. there could be a few slick spots left over from yesterday. 11 in allentown right now. and your wind chills are currently making it feel like it is in the single digits in some spots. allentown's wind chill 1 degree below zero. matt, this afternoon we're going to go for a high of

26 degrees, wind chills will be in the single digits and teens most of the way. >> all right just got to deal right david? thank you. find out how a police officer in ocean county new jersey managed to rescue a woman from an icy river. the story is posted on 6abc.com. >> ♪♪ this is turkey? yep. turkey sausage. good, right? it's great. like really great. tastes like... sausage? turkey sausage. yep. get big taste with dunkin's turkey sausage flatbread. it's a delicious way to start your day. what's happened to snacking? how did it become absent-mindedly

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turn from happily ever after. the surprising split for him and his wife. all that and our biggest resolution revolution ever. gear up as we say -- >> all: good morning, america. >> who is that woman right there in the headband. that's of course our sara haines. she knows no fear leading the charge in our resolution revolution cycle thon. we have bikes all over times square. >> oh my gosh. >> remember when we came into work today all along the hallway. they have them in the control -- yes. in the control room. >> just to make us all feel guilty. >> in the elevator. look at that. >> we have no excuse. >> all across times square and all across the country as well.

take a look. new york to los angeles. boston bethesda miami. of course, here in times square as well. everybody cycling for a very good cause. 500 cyclists hope to rack up over 6,000 miles to earn more than 200,000 calories all this morning. we'll have a lot more. >> if we were serious about this we'd be right here like this. >> i just rode my bike into the kitchen. >> nicely done. >> come on. >> and hey, look who's in social everybody. ohio state's brutus buckeye and the oregon duck. those two teams, of course facing off in this year's college football championship game. that airs on espn this coming monday and, robin, you're going down to texas for it. you may not know that a buckeye is actually a poisonous nut. >> yes. >> i say that with all due respect. >> is that why he has the nutcracker right there. >> oh i get it. i get it. giant nutcracker. it's like a chestnut.

looks like the oregon duck is getting ready to crack him one. >> also great candy. great peanut butter candy. we got to get news. that story coming out of paris. breaking news george. a terror attack in paris, the deadliest in at least two decades. the details just coming in. gunmen attacking a newspaper office. we know right now killing at least 12 people. the attackers on the loose at this hour. abc's terry moran is just getting new video from that attack. terry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. here's what we know right now. it was 10 minutes afternoon. a quiet paris side street. gunmen jumped out and according to eyewitness video opened fire with automatic weapons. if you listen closely, the gunmen holler out allow hugh akbar. it had a long history of

satirizing all religions including islam. they had been firebombed before for cartoons of the prophet muhammad. there was a police officer guarding that paper. that officer was killed as you say, there are 11 more dead. the gunmen with heavily armed automatic weapons apparently wearing some kind of protective gear, as well. they got away in a car and are now on the loose. all of paris is on high alert right now. president hollande of france describing this as a cowardly assassination. a terror attack. he said our nation has been targeted because we are a country of freedom. and the fact that right now the heaviest guards in paris are around journalists and newspapers show just what an attack on liberty this is. amy. >> all right, terry, what a chilling video and more to come on that. another developing story right now. a major break in the mystery of airasia flight 8501.

overnight the tail section of the jet was found on the bottom of the java sea off the coast of indonesia. you can see the airline's markings even an "a" from its tail number. that's important because the tail is where the plane's data recorders are located. the problem is that tail is resting upside down which means salvage equipment may be needed at the site before the black boxes can be retrieved. back here at home some good news. the champ, muhammad ali has been released from the hospital. his spokesman says he's at home after being treated for an infection, not pneumonia as was originally thought. he turns 73 later this month and will be celebrating at home with friends and family. we have some dramatic video of a woman's narrow escape when a truck came crashing through this office in brazil. we'll show you another angle. the truck plowing through the wall behind her but somehow she and the driver were not seriously injured. and 2015 this may not be a leap year but we will be leaping

forward by one second. scientists have determined that the world standard time needs to be advanced by one second to compensate for variations in the earth's speed. that extra second will be added on june 30th just before midnight so start planning now what to do with all that extra time. finally this morning, puppy dog eyes that will melt any heart. this adorable little guy is now homeless. he was abandoned at a railtation in scotland but his prior owners gave him a suitcase filled with all of his belongings including a pillow food and toys. his name is kai, a shar-pei mix about two to three years old and his picture has gone viral. the big silver lining to this sad plight as you might imagine, thousands of people are now offering to adopt him and we feel like he will have a good home. lara get in line. >> he's so cute. i mean if you're going to take the time to pack him a suitcase can't you find him a home? >> apparently not.

>> all right. thank you. >> he'll be okay. lara is here because robin is in the social square. >> lara you already have rescued too many. no you can never rescue too many. here's a look at what's ahead on the "gma morning menu" in "pop news." what's the deal with jerry seinfeld? he's no joke when he hits the gym and kids competing on a new quiz show to show off their intelligence and are their parents pushing them too hard. are you ready for the college championship game on monday night? i'll go with you to texas. kind of hang out in here and cycle mania here in times square. all for a great cause. how are you feeling? it'll all make sense. come on back. "gma's morning menu" is brought to you by centrum silver multivitamins for the most amazing parts of you.

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every lick of that gooey peanut butter. owner of the animal rescue farm says she often fights herself into the kitchen if she wants a snack. she's a superstar. that video is racking up over 600,000 views online. >> who is going to wipe her mouth off? a little mess? >> you know what's almost as good as watching steffey the goat is watching george watch steffey the goat. >> hungry. >> oh well in "pop news," it's very busy. good morning, everybody. we begin with kevin hart and josh gad showing us the money with a hilarious parody of "jerry maguire." kevin wants josh to show him the money he owes him for dinner. take a look. >> i thought you were treating. >> crazy rich. >> i'm going to stay that way. that's why i want you to show me the money. >> show you the money. >> huh? >> you got paypal. i'll set up a joint checking

account. >> promoting their new movie "the wedding ringer." now i'm dying to see it and -- i dare say they had me at hello. we can enjoy the bromance when they join us live on tuesday. >> looking forward to that. >> just good laughs. also in "pop news" this morning, remember the "seinfeld" episode when he wore the white puffy shirt. now we know what he was hiding under those billowy sleeves. take a look at this. one person posting this picture on twitter of jerry pumping iron. a fan responding with a comment who knew jerry was hiding those pythons. i suggest he change his show's title to "comedians in gym getting pumped". finally in "pop news" this morning, pharrell may have a problem on his hands next time he wants to sing this song. ♪ anything come get it babe ♪

>> okay that word bey has been declared off-limits. it apparently means i don't know if you knew this. short for baby. it's before anyone else and it's one of several words chosen for this list of words to be banished for misuse overuse or uselessness. it compiled by lake superior state university also on the list the words swag takeaway and cra-car. >> very up set about the cra-cra. it had its swan song yesterday. i talked about scientists are studying the effects of white wine on women so good-bye cra-cra. you'll happy to know polar vortex has also been banished to express anent ka to come. >> before anyone else. >> i didn't even know -- >> before anyone else. >> now it's banned.

>> and they were saying that you'll probably forget that word before -- >> i never remembered it in the first place. >> that's "pop news," everyone. >> it is. coming up >> we are out here cycling and yes, i'm excited the polar vortex is gone. guess what, i've got some friends. cycling all morning for this resolution revolution. why not get ginger outside doing it. i started it earlier. look at this individual fro from earlier today. this is how i get ready all morning. we're not looking at that video we're look at panama city. oh there i am just cycling. got to multitask at this point in life. it is a good workout. over the course of 45 minutes you could actually bike 12 to 15 miles burn 400 to 700 calories. whoever wins this race is going to win this week. kidding. all right quick look at the freeze watches in place because tomorrow morning's lows from texas to florida those freeze watches and wind advisories no one getting away with a warm one.

14 in birmingham. that's a look at the big picture. i'm started to get wind. closer to home. >> dave murphy on the terrace. it's a little breezy and very cold this morning with temperatures down around 20 degrees. colder than that in some spots and wind chills in the single digits. 26 is today's high. the winds are going to get really blustery this afternoon. and by this evening, wind chills will be down below zero in some spots. overnight tonight we dip to 10 and tomorrow's high just 22 with wind chills well below zero at dawn and probably below the teens in the afternoon, so bitter cold tonight and tomorrow look at these hats. such a great crowd and look this. i think the duck won for now at least footwise. >> no favoritism. no no, no. to the "gma heat index" now and nicholas spark, the beloved author of powerful love stories like "the notebook" shocks his

fans that he and his wife are separating. she is the inspiration behind many of his best-sellers. abc's juju chang has more. >> look at us. >> reporter: he's the man that made us believe love can last forever. but this morning nicholas sparks the author behind heart-tugging love stories like "the notebook." "dear john" and "a walk to remember" announcing his real-life marriage doesn't have a storybook ending. >> wait. don't go. >> reporter: separating from his wife of 25 years. >> tell me about this dream girl. >> reporter: the mother of sparks' five children cathy was the best-selling author's muse inspiring many of the 17 romantic books he's written since the two married in 1989. >> nicholas said in a statement exclusively to "people" he and his wife did not make this decision lightly and still have a deep mutual respect for each other and asking for privacy for their children. >> reporter: nine of sparks' novels have turned into box office hits grossing more than

$500 million. >> it's beautiful what you did. >> reporter: now the end of his marriage is sparking a major meltdown online among his fans tweeting how am i supposed to believe in love anymore when nicholas sparks is getting a divorce. another saying i've lost hope and "love does not exist." >> don't talk like that. >> it's true. >> i think that's a little dramatic. i think that people are so emotionally connected to the stories that there's a blurred line between reality and fantasy. >> reporter: despite getting paid to write about the trials and tribulations of love the author's never been comfortable dishing out marriage advice publicly. >> he told "people" in 2003 he feels like people have had longer and better marriages than he and he could learn a lot from others. >> reporter: sparks now leaving the happily ever after to the characters in those iconic love stories. >> still isn't over. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, new york. >> well i still love "the notebook" and still watch it with great fondness and many

tears. >> absolutely. >> and believe in true love. >> absolutely. >> but we wish them the best. >> we do. >> 25 years is a long time. also in the "gma heat index" this morning, a new solution for ladies would want to sweat it out at the gym and keep that blow-out looking beautiful at the same time. it's called blow-tox and i said that. it involves botox injections to maintain that just been to the salon look when you've just been sweating profusely. here's brandi hitt. >> reporter: many call botox a miracle injection smoothing out wrinkles headache prevention and some using it to control excessive sweating and add one more marvel to the list. some women believe it can fight the post-workout frizz. stopping them from ruining their expensive blow-out. >> i'm definitely noticing significant change since i had the procedure done. >> reporter: melissa tried it out a month ago and has seen a difference in her hair. >> i notice about five days i had the procedure my hair was starting to look better.

i didn't have to shower as often. my blow-outs lasted longer. >> reporter: a doctor injects botox into the scalp and forehead. the botox blocking chemical signals from the nerves that stimulate sweat flapdzs stopping scalp perspiration. doctors say they haven't seen evidence that botox causes adverse events but note there can be side effects. >> side effects can occur and probably my worst side effect is i get a little bit of a lid lag where the eyelid lags a bit. >> reporter: it's also not permanent or cheap. dermatologists say if you like it the treatment needs to be repeated every three to six months and can cost between $500 and $700 each time. but while some dermatologists agree it can be beneficial they're not all convinced it will help you maintain your mane. >> will it help? probably. help with a reduction of sweating but will it make your hair not frizzy at all. if you are working up a big sweat you're still going to get frizzy? for new patient nicole james

she's hoping it's worth every penny. >> i do think the procedure is worth it. >> reporter: another new year, another new you, only this time maybe with better hair. for "good morning america," brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> thanks to brandi for that. let's move on to "the morning stir." a new show where kids compete with intelligence. it's called "child genius." abc's mara schiavocampo has the story. >> reporter: >> these are some of the brightest kids in the united states. >> my goal to get a ph.d. by the time i get my driver's license. >> reporter: the competition series where the contestants are small but the i.q.s through the roof. >> my daddy is not as smart as me because he hasn't a 135 and i got a 146 on my i.q. >> reporter: "child genius" premiering tuesday night. with 100,000$100,000 on the line --

>> practice practice practice. >> reporter: -- the pressure from their parents is on. >> i'm leaving. you're never satisfied, mom. >> reporter: but is it too much too young? >> if the kids are pushed too far too hard that can be devastating. >> reporter: 12-year-old ryan shay is one of the show's top competitors. >> as my parents always tell me if i work really hard in my childhood i won't have to work as hard later on. >> if you want to be the best in this nation you pretty much have to sacrifice all your fun time. >> sometimes -- >> sometimes or all the time. >> sometimes. >> sometimes. >> reporter: graham part of ryan's competition. his parents using a different strategy. >> our primary focus is not just academics we want him to be a well-rounded individual. >> the show is just one tiny speck in my life. i don't want to be known as kid genius. or whatever. >> reporter: other shows like lifetime's "dance moms."

>> you are a brat. >> reporter: and fox's "master chef jr." >> you guys are embarrassing. >> reporter: also featuring preteens who some would say are often pushed to the breaking point. >> oh my god. >> reporter: but parenting experts caution, it's just a game. >> the important part of it is to be able to play the game and win or lose with grace. >> reporter: for "good morning america," mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. and our parenting expert ericka souter joins us. when i see my kids watching those shows i go and change the channel. your take? >> we have to remember they are just kids on the show and reality tv really increases the pressure. you know everyone is watching of their friends, their parents, community, the world and so when they make a mistake it's just more intimidating and it lives on forever on youtube. >> how about the parents who have kids who are not on television what are the signs that they're going to get back from their kids they might be pushing too hard? >> well you have to watch the stress level. you know it's not just about them complaining they don't want

to do something but feel the weight of the world on their shoulders. these should be more fun for them. >> it's kind of hard. you want your kids to do as well as they possibly can and work as hard as they possibly can. what's your advice to parents on how far to push your kids. >> three questions parents should ask themselves. number one are they pushing them too hard. too many extra practices and too many extra whatever. number two, are the kids having fun? there should be some enjoyment out of it. maybe the most important, are your kids feeling good about themselves? these activities should increase their pride. they should be proud of what they're doing and help build their self-esteem. not make them feel bad. >> you have to have that feeling of mastery, the more you work at it the better you do. >> the kid should be a more well rounded child. it's horrible i didn't win the competition. >> ericka souter, thanks very much. "child genius" airs tuesday on lifetime. lara has joined the

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>> ♪♪ >> good morning everyone, it is 8:27 on this wednesday. i'm matt o'donnell. taking a live look at atlantic city new jersey on another chilly frosty day. dave murphy has the exclusive accuweather forecast. good morning david. >> matt, we have some sunshine up over the horizon in philadelphia but take a look at storm tracker 6 live double scan. we are picking up some light snow showers here or there through the northern and western suburbs. you see them kind of falling apart near pottstown but if you encounter some of this maybe down south coatesville you want to slow it down. 2 degrees in philadelphia. the northern suburbs in the teens and we have a bit of a breeze starting to kick through the region. wind chill right now is making it feel like 10 in philadelphia and that's actually better than it's going to be later tonight and tomorrow. 26 degrees is today's high. winds are really going to get blustery later this afternoon. dinnertime wind chills in the single digits again and below

zero wind chills tomorrow morning. tomorrow's high matt just 22. >> thank you david. let's see what's going on on the roads with karen rogers. good morning karen. >> matt it's too cold to be broken down on the schuylkill or broken down on the ramp from the schuylkill westbound to montgomery drive. this poor guy out here, tow truck is on the scene, it is partially blocking the ramp and create something slowing. problems with regional rails. people waiting for your train you can see 15 minute delays on all septa regional rails and still no service on the wilmington newark line at newark or churchman's crossing only operating between women son and center city. market frankford no express service because of the cold and outside we go here in chester county 30 bypass this is that area we saw some snow showers earlier. we've got an accident here on the shoulder eastbound jams from 340 to 113 matt. >> thanks so much. storm tracker 6 app will help you pinpoint how low the temperatures will get by the hour and they are going down so download it now for apple or android devices and if you're at your deck top computer you can go to 6abc.com/weather. we're back in about 25

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♪ ♪ i need to be free with you tonight ♪ okay our resolution revolution is in full swing right now. you see them right there in los angeles. we are going strong here in times square as well. dj calcutta spinning the tunes here this morning. all across the country on our resolution revolution. >> all right. we know lara is getting in on the act right now. lara. >> not recommended for soul cycle but it's great. i can't stop. >> you look strong. >> we also have the star of "galavant." he has some props too. >> a typical wednesday morning

at "good morning america." it is day three of our series resolution revolution. so much fun having folks soul cycling all morning and at the helm one of the most motivational instructors out there. angela davis over there. she's helped so many lose weight and gain confidence including two very special people and cameron mathison has her story. >> reporter: new year new you, right? but keeping that motivation going and sticking to a resolution is let's face it we could all use a little bit of help so we went in search of the most motivational instructor and, boy, did we find one. >> come on, y'all. >> reporter: meet angela davis. she's the soulcycle guru to the stars, vanessa hudgens, david beckham. even oprah winfrey rode into her

60th birthday with angela at the helm. >> i just had the best workout ever at soulcycle. >> here we go. >> reporter: why do you think so many celebrities are drawn to you and your workouts. >> there's no judgment. there's no limitations. what i love about soulcycle is it's a community. >> reporter: it's her commitment to community that makes angela's classes so special with a unique approach to change you from the inside out. >> angela has changed my life. >> she's a world class motivator. >> reporter: her followers call her workouts a spiritual movement. >> it is telling you can do it. you can't stop. we won't stop. >> i want you to know that dream that you have for yourself is not unreachable. >> reporter: for years she's been a life saving inspiration to people who need it most. through urban fitness 911, a program that helps kids pedal towards a healthier life. >> we're taking kids from the inner city the hood and giving

them experiences they would never ever get. >> reporter: teenagers ronnie and shaveon not only lost 160 pounds collectively through soulcycle, but because of angela they say they have a whole new lease on life. >> i have high self-esteem. i believe in myself. everything i want to do in life is possible. >> what do you think about you? >> reporter: a spiritual journey. >> i had to try. for "good morning america," cameron mathison, abc news, los angeles. >> thank you, cameron. we are so happy to have angela motivating us here this morning. and you, boy, to see you in action but i have to tell you, those two young people ronnie and shaveon, they are just -- they're incredible. >> they are incredible. they are incredible. they're from urban fitness 911 and they have changed us. they have literally changed us. >> they have led to you wanting to do more. soul scholarships. >> soul sclipgss. >> what are those?

>> a program we're rolling out in february and give over 100 soul scholarships to underserved teenagers. what soul scholarships does is we are going to mentor we're going to give classes, we're going to teach these kids how to eat healthy and be healthy and let them know they have a right to their best life and coach them to that. >> and it's not just -- this is what i am so happy i heard you're working on a book. >> yes. >> i'm so glad because it starts from within. >> it has to. >> it has to and it has -- and you've given this to these young people. help everyone starting out in the new year. they're motivated like sara and everyone here is motivated. so great what you're doing. >> angela davis, give us some of those tips that you have. where does it begin, writing it down. >> write it down. you have to visualize what is your dream, what is your goal and then write it down and put it where you can see it so if you put a sticky on your computer on the console in your car, on your mirror write it

down. see it. you have to see it before you see it in order to receive it. >> oh. >> then when you see it say it. you are who you say you are. you got to say it. >> that better be in the book. okay and then it's all about making choices. >> absolutely. >> so we make choices every day. we make choices all day and by the end of the day those choices will have made us. so if you made a bad choice you're right around the corner to make another choice. make good choices. >> okay you know what i'm looking at your face. you guys are smiling. if you're not having fun, if you're not enjoying what you're doing, you're not going to do it. >> you're not going to do it. find joy in movement and at soulcycle we pride ourselves in typing joy in movement. you have to love it to continue to do it. find your way. find your way. >> unfortunately we can't have a big class like this all the time but it is about community, it's not going it alone. >> absolutely. absolutely. i love the saying teamwork makes the dream work so find your

community, find your village, find your tribe. at soulcycle another thing we pride ourselves on is the community. riding as a pack a family a tribe, a village. find your village. find your community. >> what is it about this lady right here this woman right here? [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thank you for what you do. sara everyone and, again, wait a minute guys. i want to make sure everybody hears this. they have committed to giving 100 scholarships but if today's cycle thon is a success and it's going to be soulcycle will double the scholarships for next year so keep on going. [ cheers and applause ] final check of the weather with ginger. thank you all. thank you. >> oh >> robin, that looks like so much fun. such a great cause. so glad we've these in our hands today our friends make these infrared cameras. raise your hand victoria, her coat giving off more heat. we'll have to get her warmed

up. you can see the full screen folks over here with their cup of soup. you can tell whose coat -- yours is letting out extra heat if you know. we have to get you extra warmth because -- that was so exciting to see. the blue of course represents cold and the red hot but because this, hey that high pressure system it's going to sit around. wednesday through thursday wind chill advisories and warning from montana to texas pretty much everywhere east of the rockies as cold -- we're getting really pretty pictures look at pratt beach and a quick look in north idaho. >> dave murphy on the terrace. temperatures down around 20 with wind chills in the single digits in some spots. today's high just 26. windy this afternoon and overnight wind chills below zero. and that will be the case tomorrow morning.

campbell's our sponsor has given us healthy soup that fits with that resolution. tastes good? >> yes. >> resolutions are all a cup of campbell soup. make sure youic havele and enjoy campbell's. lara. >> thank you very much ginger. we are going to talk about abc's hilarious new comedy "galavant" a musical, crossed between "spamalot" and "princess bride." he brought very fancy chairs to get in the spirit. here's a little sampling of the show. >> today we cross the place to the rocky river to the shores. >> i wouldn't take the rocky river out. there are rumors that thieves and bandits -- >> i don't care about ban bits. i'm galavant and galav apartment -- >> i hate cashews and brazil

mix. you know what heroes get the raisins and choose the path. that's just the way it goes. >> so we're here with joshua sasse who we call josh. i know you noticed we have armor and sort of very -- i don't know -- medieval looking chairs. >> i didn't want to feel out of place. >> i love that you said that what you didn't bring to new york was any clothes. will you share with us that tale of woe. >> i just -- i forgot them. >> you got on the plane. so excited. >> i was cleaning up dog stuff -- >> oh, no. >> and turning lights off and forgot all my clothes. >> you ran and jumped on a plane with zero clothing. >> it would be fine. i didn't know it was that coal and got here and then i realized what a massive mess i've made. >> yes, well we're glad you found them. >> thank you. >> and also so glad to see the show. such a fun departure from what we've seen on tv before and i understand when you tried out for or you auditioned for the part you didn't know it was a musical. >> no i didn't. that was a bit of a surprise.

>> how did that go? you think you're going for this fun part. do you mind singing it? >> i liked the script and read it and loved it and didn't mention music as big a part as it ended up being and auditions happened and, oh alan menken wants you to do a song. >> alan menken too. no pressure. >> and then i went along pretty quick and music was great and just sort of went along with it. i've done musicals in the past and it was a lot of work so i was a little bit -- >> you got it. you literally got it. it's fantastic. hugh bonneville weird al yankovic a few of the many great stars with you on the show. it's great fun and if you've missed the two me prior episodes you have a second chance to watch them at 10 p.m. eastern. don't forget two all new back-to-episodes air this sunday 8:00 p.m. also right here on abc. such a pleasure to meet you. congratulations and welcome to the abc family. we might hang on though these

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♪ we have more of our "gma" resolution revolution. now so many people out there hoping to get in better shape in 2015 and abc news nutrition and wellness ed dore david zinczenko is here with some pointers from his new book "zero belly diet." the revolutionary new plan to

lose up to 16 pounds in 14 days and help you lean for life. >> help keep you lean for life. >> i can't read a prompter. >> that's okay. can you help me do my job so this is a great -- tell me what the zero belly diet -- catchy phrase. >> it is easy it is effective. it is for everyone and the results are immediate. with zero belly diet i tapped into the latest science and put together a plan that does three things it turbo charges your metabolism with all these superfoods so that you can melt fat faster than ever while it reduces bloating and inflammation and restores gut health. they help you lose 20 pounds in six weeks and four inches from your waistline. we put 500 people on a test pam and proved it amy. >> let's tell everyone how it works. one chapter is 50 shades of fat. >> well, what we're doing is we were trying to study the fat and its effects on the body and up

here you have brown fat. this is very good fat. it's in the neck region. when it's stimulated it loses up to 250 calories every three hours. >> oh wow. >> then down in this area along your spine you have beige which is a mixture of brown and white which when you can tap into it can trigger weight loss, as well. down here in this area when the butt and thighs you have the white fat which is the subcutaneous right below the surface, it's not bad and here this is what the whole plan zeros in on. this is zero belly, the white visceral fat that sits deep inside your body and wraps around your organs, leads to all bad kinds of bad stuff. >> how do we get rid of the belly fat. >> have an handy acronym. zero belly. you just take this with you. it's basically z is zero belly drink, eggs you've got red fruits which are better than green fruits because there are more phytochemicals and micro

nutrients and olive oil and other kinds of healthy fats which are important of the eating fat does not make you fat any more than eating money makes you rich. you need the right kind of fats. >> start out with a shake every morning. peanut butter shake. >> we'll show you in a bit the meal plan but it's great. it takes a minute or two to whip up. 250 calories. and it's like you're eating dessert for break fachlts that's zero and beans, you go into leafy green, go into lean meat. >> protein. >> chocolate? >> flavorings, chocolate, ginger cinnamon and this right here this is the "e," extra plant protein which you can add to smoothies because it helps prevent bloating. >> you have surprising foods that people think are good tore them but cause belly bloating. >> focus on gum. the artificial sweetener in gum -- it's sorbitol and basically feeds the bad bacteria

in your belly so that you bloat. and then this is -- >> all this other stuff. >> nutrition bar, dried fruit. >> this is just a typical day of eating where you can tart with a smoothie a peanut butter chocolate smoothie fritata, burger plenty of burgers, there are tons of recipes in zero belly diet. >> chocolate popcorn. >> 1200 calories -- >> all the recipes in your book. >> all of them. >> amazing. zero belly diet available now. paralimbian and "dancing with the stars" runner-up amy purdy talking about her new book and the exciting conclusion to our nationwide revolution resolution cycle thon.

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amy purdy, wowed us all on season 18 of "dancing with the stars" coming in second place with her partner derek hough. she became a star as the only snowboarder with two prosthetic legs in the world and she's now

a three-time world cup parasnowboard gold medalist. now she's added author to her police of accomplishments with her new book "on my own two feet." i love that title. great to spend time with you. >> thank you. >> as i told you just got off vacation read it cover to cover. you, meningitis at the age of 19 you waited to share your story now. why? >> i wanted to somehow help other people but i also wanted to live more life and i have. so i felt like this was the perfect time to do it. >> you did have a near-death experience. >> i did. i did. i was in the hospital for well overall for about 2 1/2 months but the first few days were definitely the worst. i was on life support. i was in a coma and at one point i was rushed into emergency surgery. >> you kind of heard a voice asking you pretty much do you want to stay or do you want to go? >> i did. i made the choice to stay and

i'm grateful i did. >> i know that you want others to be able to apply it to whatever challenge that they are going through. what do you say to people who are facing their something, their challenge? >> i always tell people the same thing. whether it's a kid who has prosthetic legs or somebody else going through something, i think that we all have so much potential and we are capable of accomplishing so much. we all have this light, this inner light and it's our job to find it and share it with the world. >> and you have found a way to do that and in your recovery i was reading you were dancing before you were walking. tell meme about that. >> i was. my legs were so uncomfortable. honestly could not imagine what the rest of my life was going to be like walking in these metal chunky legs and but my sister had a wedding that was coming up and i thought, i'm going to walk in her wedding. as i gave myself that goal i started working harder and harder and ended up walking down the aisle in her wedding and thinking, okay if i can do

this when last week this seemed impossible if i can do this then what is possible? what else can i do? >> and that something else not just sochi at the olympics and doing as well as you did, bringing home the bronze but shortly after dancing on "dancing with the stars" with derek hough. >> yeah it's crazy. he's amazing. i felt very lucky right off the bat that i had such a creative person. somebody who was -- who kind of thrived by challenge because that's how i am as well and i knew right off the bat it would be a great partnership. >> people seeing you every day, every week dancing and i said everybody, not people who -- everyone watching could get something from it and understand that yes, this too shall pass. >> yeah absolutely. >> you get through it the best way you can. yes, we have not heard the last from you, amy. i can't wait to see what you have up next. but thank you and this is beautiful and "on my own two

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>> all right, we want to thankj kalkutta and thanks to brutus buckeye and the oregon duck. 8:30 eastern on monday for the national championship. >> our resolution revolution. did we reach the goal? you know we did. scholarships doubled for next year. thank you, angela. thank you soulcycle. everybody, have a terrific day. >> ♪♪ >> good morning, it's 8:56 on this wednesday. i'm matt o'donnell. mel is preparing for us with these frigid temperatures outside david. >> yeah, sunshine taking over

in philadelphia right now matt but it's not making much of a difference. 22 degrees right now in philadelphia. allentown still at 18. and there's a wind that's kicking up giving us wind chills in the single digits in the northern suburbs. feels like it's seven in allentown and 11 in philadelphia right now in the teens in south jersey and most of delaware. your seven-day from accuweather shows a high today of just 26 degrees. brisk and cold with winds really getting gusty later this afternoon and tonight. in fact overnight tonight into tomorrow morning wind chills will be below zero and then tomorrow bitter cold windy 22 matt. >> okay, thank you david. now to the roads with karen rogers. hi karen. >> matt, we've got a problem on i-95 in delaware county. so, this is i-95 southbound at the blue route. it's hard to see but you see that car that's kind of stuck right behind the tree but it's in the left center lane and it's just as you round this curve so you can see how the truck is kind of stopping there and slowly getting around. it's createing a b expect delays southbound on 95 from ridley park to the blue route. we have a couple new accidents in as well. this is also in delaware

county chester pike at calcon hook road. police other scene. another on county line road at warner avenue in bryn mawr. so matt we still have slick spots and a few accidents out there so slow it down. >> will do. thank you karen. i was updated accuweather forecast is coming up on "action news" at noon. plus an explanation from mcdonald's after a human tooth and other objects were found in the burger campaign's food in japan. kelly and michael is next here on 6abc. watch our digital update on 6abc.com coming up at 10:00 a.m. i'm matt o'donnell. make great wednesday

announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, academy award-winning actor forest whitaker. and from the new film, "whiplash," j.k. simmons. plus, shaun t brings in sanding to the studio as we continue our "kick-start the new year: fitness edition" all next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪