making news in america this morning, the measles outbreak now becoming political? possible presidential candidates giving us their opinions. the late night tweet from hillary clinton and the controversial comments from chris christie. deep freeze. and digging out from the great lakes to new england with another storm just days away plus snow and ice causing a manhole to explode. extreme landing. a plane getting caught in fierce cross winds giving passengers quite the scare. the dramatic moment all caught on camera. and full revenge on groundhog day. didn't see a shadow but did chomp down on one mayor's ear. good tuesday morning to you all. we do have to begin with this

growing measles outbreak. people sick in at least 14 states. >> this morning it's become a political issue with high-profile republicans questioning the need for vaccinations. elizabeth hur joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. as you know health officials are adamant. this is a matter of public safety and vaccinations work. but with some parents still on the fence some politicians are now weighing in causing quite a stir. more than 100 people in 14 states and mexico have now contracted the measles prompting doctors and even president obama to sound the alarm urging parents to vaccinate their children. but this morning, politicians chimeing in are creating a controversy. chris christie saying vaccination is a parent's choice and fellow republican prospect kentucky senator rand paul agreeing noting that vaccines should be voluntary and even linking them to mental disorders. >> i've heard of many tragic

cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines. >> christie said there is no question kids should be vaccinated. paul's staff saying vaccines have saved lives. >> the more kids not vaccinated the more they're at risk and the more they put their neighbors' kids at risk as well. >> reporter: while health experts continue to stress vaccinations indeed save lives hillary clinton adding her two cents taking an obvious dig at the gop hopefuls tweeting "the science is clear, the earth is round, the sky is blue and vaccines work. let's protect all our kids. #grandmothersknowbest. >> did you know to enroll in school all states require children to get certain vaccinations but some states do allow parents to opt out by

obtaining a waiver so that option for a parent still there in some states. t.j. reena, back to you. >> okay elizabeth hur, thanks so much. we turn to the weather. that brutal blast of arctic air, well it's moving in following that nasty winter storm that buried much of the midwest and northeast leaving seven dead. >> those plunges temperatures are refreezing and shutting down schools in detroit and boston for a second straight day. blossom boston digging out. back-to-back storms making it the snowiest week on record. clearing the way for their super bowl championship the patriots forced to postpone their victory parade until tomorrow. rob marciano got a firsthand look at the massachusetts coast, took yet another pounding. >> this is a navigational buoy. it weighs over 14,000 pounds. it's supposed to be a half mile off shore but the storms have been so violent this week, it

ripped it right off its mooring. >> reporter: in new york the bad weather triggered a manhole explosion that injured two people on a brooklyn street. the blast caused by road salt melting snow and ice seeping into the underground system. and icy tracks may be to blame for leaving hundreds of commuters stranded on a busy subway line for more than two hours. digging out turned deadly near chicago as three people suffered heart attacks while shoveling snow. and many travelers are finally making it home after a nightmare at the airports. more than 6,000 flights canceled since the start of the storm. well millions of people are trying to navigate dangerously slick roads as they head out. >> for more on what they can expect let's turn to steph davis. hello, steph. >> the storm is finally over across much of the northeast. high pressure building in for our tuesday allowing conditions to improve. dry weather with plenty of sunshine but we'll have a cold

flow coming in from the north and that will send temperatures dropping. daytime high in buffalo only 19. 24 in the big apple. well below average for this time of year and we are tracking the threat for more snowfall across the i-95 corridor for our thursday and continue to keep an eye on this storm track. a storm will also come in from the pacific bringing rainfall across the northwest. rain reaching as far south as northern california. region and t.j., back to you. the latest pictures of fidel castro. it shows the 85-year-old engaged in what appears to be a lively conversation with a university student. nearly two dozen images published on websites of cuba's main state media outlets, the first time we've seen him in five months. president obama has sent his budget up to capitol hill. the $4 trillion plan reflects his view the recession is over

and time to make some investments. it includes new taxes on corporations and the wealthy while adding tax credits for the middle class and new spending to upgrade transportation and education. but it's just an opening bid in negotiations with the republican congress. nearly 200 passenger as board a cruise ship got sick at sea with the norovirus. the royal caribbean grandeur of the seas returned a day early to baltimore. the cruise ship says most were treated on board, but it was because another passenger had a medical emergency and that's why it was forced to return. a bizarre sight in atlanta. a major highway completely deserted shut down just before the evening rush. police say they got word that you see it there a tube-shaped object was attached toen aoverpass on what's called the downtown connector. the bomb squad detonated the object but it backed up traffic for miles. monica lewinsky ended ten years of silence about her affair with bill clinton in a

magazine article published last summer. her essay for "vanity fair" focused on the culture of public humiliation and earned her an award nomination. lewinsky was at the awards ceremony last night where david muir was the host. >> i know it's a cliche but i really am honored and humbled to have been nominated especially alongside the caliber of such incredible other writers in my category. and to be here with such amazing people in the room. so it's great. >> lewinsky lost the award to a longtime writer for "the new york er" but may be hearing more from her. she made it clear her silence is over even if hillary clinton runs for president. still ahead here have they hit rock bottom? what's behind the latest increase in gas prices. >> terrifying touchdown caught on camera. a pilot struggling to land a plane in whipping winds. plus new this morning they're demanding they pull

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oh it had to happen. gas prices are starting to inch up according to aaa. the average is 2.06 but still down nearly a dollar and a quarter from one year ago. analysts point out that this is the time of year when oil refineries shut down operations for routine maintenance which can limit output. a megamerger of office supply chains could be in the works. "the wall street journal" reports staples and office depot are in advanced talks to combine -- depot --

>> where are you, in england? >> watching a lot of the wrong stuff apparently lately. staples has a market value of about $11 billion while office depot's value is estimated around 4 billion. analysts do warn the proposed deal would likely get a very close look from antitrust regulators. this next story will be in american english. radio shack is in talks to sell some of the stores to sprint and even amazon which we know that company has been making a push to open traditional stores. the new york stock exchange started a process of delisting radio shack and has suspended trading of its shares. >> watching too much "downton abbey." >> is that what it is? >> i love the accents. i'm from arkansas. i got a southern accent. >> "frozen" spawned a short sequel. it reunites the original cast and directors and songwriters

screened ahead of "cinderella" which opens march 13th. both from our parent company disney -- be forewarned "frozen" fever is said to have a catchier tune than "let it go." >> maybe it'll get "let it go" out of our heads. super bowl xlix scored more tv viewers than any other program in u.s. history. also the highest rated super bowl in 30 years. 114.4 million people tuned in to see it. 2.2 million more than last year's game. the patriots fourth quarter comeback and seahawks last-minute challenge kept tuners tuned in till the very end and a record number of people had to watch them blow it in the end. >> pete carroll thanks you. when we come back when exercise does more that were han good. why experts say easy on the excessive running. return to tv where you'll see oprah soon in front of the

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had stopped breathing and what effect that might have. well up in the air on the other side of the world a passenger plane trying to land in birmingham england, ran into some serious resistance from the wind. it had just gotten into position when a nasty gust of more than 50 miles an hour engulfed the plane and jostled it. despite the shaking it eventually managed to make a safe landing. medical news. it turns 0 out that less is more when it comes to jogging. a danish study finds heavy joggers die at about the same rate as couch potatoes. researchers say strenuous running can damage the heart over time. they say light and moderate joggers had the longer lifespans. that was defined as running for an hour a week at about five miles an hour. >> best report all week. >> even jogging will kill you. what do you do folks? just have a good time. all right, if you take one of these popular nutritional supplements you need to hear this. new york state demanded four top drug chains to top selling a lot

of these products because of fraudulent claims. four out of the five contained none of the ingredients listed on the labels. gnc, walgreens, target were all told to stop the sales of these things. the super bowl ended badly for nfl hall of famer warren sapp. he was arrested at a phoenix hotel a/*for supplies tinge a prostitute. zap was fired from his job as an analyst after the arrest. he is due back in court on february 23rd. johnny manziel has checked himself into rehab. he has a history of hard partying and trouble with alcohol. the 22-year-old was the first freshman ever to win the heisman trophy but drafted 22nd last year partially because of his work ethic and off the field antics. his rookie season with the browns not spectacular. kind of a somber return home from phoenix as you can imagine for the seattlen a

snowstorm because of all the snow their victory parade had to be pushed back to at least tomorrow. also back from arizona, our guys at espn. he's stan i'm neil back from phoenix and the super bowl. that was a good time. >> yeah. >> now back doing sports here in los angeles. you go first. >> yeah things have been going great for the hawks. they won 19 in a roy, the fifth longest streak in nba history. visiting the pelicans in new orleans. look at anthony davis on the putback. davis back his first game after missing a game what a groin injury. 19 points and 7 rebounds in the first half. carroll trying to keep the hawks in it. not a great shooting night for atlanta. eric gordon had 20 points six pelicans in double figures. the streak is over as the pelicans take it 115-100. >> atlanta lost right?

>> yep. >> if cleveland wins they're going to have the longest active streak at 11. it's 10 and they're playing the 76ers. i like their chances. kevin love to lebron james. remember the 76ers beat cleveland in january and it was like, oh, no. a bit of a bummer. well listen kyrie irving didn't play, james didn't play. irving played in this one. him and james have just been going off, 11 straight for the cavaliers. now we're in phoenix. we didn't have tickets to the game. we're working our way up to that but at least we got invited. >> maybe next year. >> now back to you. >> hopefully, hopefully. >> well now that he's no longer part of the gangrene green nation he's turning blue. >> he had his jets tattoo filled in with buffalo blue ink.

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>> ♪♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's tuesday, february 3rd and you're waking up in the arctic tundra. okay maybe that's an exaggeration but this flash freeze has led to the partial closure of lincoln drive. we're tracking our next chance for snow. your accuweather team has your overnight update. breaking this morning, a shooting near a local police station. the actions that one cop took that may have saved that victim's life. a nationwide outbreak of measles has sparked a fierce debate about children and vaccination. governor christie weighed in on the debate and so did president obama. "action news" is up in two. >> ♪♪ we got the mother of all commutes of the a man forced to walk 20 miles to work every single day. >> making that man's commute tougher, the extreme weather where he lives and works but now

he's getting much-needed help. david luallen has the story. >> i've always been known to show up. >> reporter: it provided an unexpected day off of work for james robertson, one less day the 56-year-old will have to walk the more than 20 miles part of his daily commute from his home in detroit to his factory job with an industrial manufacturing company in rochester, hills. for the past decade through the snow and everything else he's made the demanding journey that takes him hours. >> i was told once that in order to get something you got to go through something. this is what i'm going through, you know. but i do go through it with a smile on my face. >> reporter: blake pollack works in finance. he has befriended james giving him rides regularly for the past year after seeing him walk every day along crooks road. >> he is an inspiring person and his attitude is really what's more amazing than the number of

miles that he walks to work every day. >> reporter: evan is a 19-year-old student at wayne state studying computer science. he read the story detailing the daily commute james makes to his job and was moved to do something. evan created a gofundme page to help buy him a car and people began responding immediately. >> it's just amazing to see all these 1500 donors come together to raise money for this guy. >> reporter: just during the time we spent talking with evan the amount of total donations increased again. the response and generosity has far exceeded his expectations. >> it's turned into something that's more than just a car and it could really change his life. >> i do feel a great deal of gratitude. somebody shows you love you accept it and this has been a labor of love. >> reporter: in detroit, dave luellen, 7 action news. >> 50,000. could he get a benz? >> he can get a benz. >> at least heated seats. he deserves it. >> he will definitely get

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morning. here's what's happening on this tuesday february 3rd. >> bundle up for the big chill. temperatures may not even get out of the 20's today. we're also looking outer for slick spots. >> high winds are being blamed for causing this deadly crash in delaware county. >> breaking news, bullets fly near a police station in southwest philadelphia. a 22-year-old man is fighting for his life, a 13-year-old is under suspicion. >> good morning. it's 4:30 here on this tombs let's go right on over to meteorologist dave murphy. talk about this bitter cold and karen rogers is taking a look at your roads. good morning. >> satellite shows you we have