making news in america this morning, bitter blast. frigid air about to blanket half the country. people waking up to the coldest temperature in decades and boston already buried in snow bracing for another crippling ce breaking out. this in parliament in ukraine. fists are flying. lawmakers duking it out. disgruntled driver who just can't take it anymore. the man behind the wheel of a school bus pulls over and walks off the job. clowning around a selfie sh stick making faces in the mirror what's up wildstein this video stars president obama?

good friday morning to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. >> i'm sara haines. we begin this friday the 13th with merciless winter weather taking shape on two months. >> first windchills in the danger zone this morning. below zero for most of the northeast. that cold dipping into the south. temperatures in the 30s in the florida panhandle this morning. then another snowstorm waiting in the wings likely bringing blizzard conditions to new england once again we begin with abc's bazi kanani. >> reporter: still digging out in cities across the northeast and exhausting winter season. >> this is my fourth double shift in a row. >> reporter: so much snow in hard-hit massachusetts, the national guard is helping out. boston running out of places to put it all. the mounting snow piles a hazard for drivers and pedestrians. >> it's hard. it's like an obstacle organization over here. you have to cross further into the street so that maybes it difficult. >> reporter: the record-breaking

snowfall too much for many roofs. in new hampshire, two men were trying to sweep snow off this gas station canopy when it crashed down on to an suv. incredibly no one injured. firefighters trying to save lives by digging out fire hydrants. >> seconds do count in a house fire or any kind of fire. >> reporter: new warnings about the frigid temperatures moving into 14 states as far south as georgia. frostbite could set in in just minutes on exposed skin. moving in behind all that cold air, a valentine's day storm, blizzard watches again this weekend in winter weary new england. >> i'm nervous. we have damage here and the next storm will be worse. >> reporter: rushing to shore up battered beaches along the massachusetts coast where the holiday could be met with hurricane-force winds. bazi kanani abc news washington. the clipper storm is already bringing snow and high winds to the upper midwest.

>> accuweather's justin povick joins us with the forecast. good morning, justin. >> sara t.j. thanks and good morning to you. we are off to a very very cold start throughout the northeast and into new england. the good news we don't have any heavy snow but then again there's wind out there so that makes it feel colder and i think there will be a few additional travel delays southbound to jfk and laguardia. high pressure around for now so at least for the afternoon we'll squeeze out some sunshine. big concern later on this weekend. saturday night into early sunday looks like the worst of the worst here from boston to portland, 6 to 12 inches of snow around boston. perhaps over a foot in portland then a ton of arctic cold to follow all weekend long. sara and t.j. back to you. >> all right, justin thank you very much. breaking overnight the field of journalism suffered another seismic shock. david carr has died leaving many readers in disbelief.

his last column and many of his final tweets go this stunning week we've seen in media news. he once struggled with drug abuse but rose to be considered one of the finest and popular journalists of his time. he collapsed and died suddenly in the newsroom last night. he was only 58 years old. another media note. two jeremys from al jazeera granted bail in egypt. they had been held for 411 days on terror-related charges. their case denounced by human rights groups as a sham. another al jazeera journalist peter gresta has since returned home to australia. more shelling overnight despite the cease-fire agreement hammered out after marathon peace talks. set to take effect sunday and could bring the bloody conflict to an end. it's said to be a partial wind for moscow and kiev but delays restoring control and doesn't set a deadline for the withdrawal of russian forces. they were having a tough

time finding peace in parliament. these two lawmakers battling it out over a local land issue. they went toe-to-toe or maybe fist to fist until a soldier intervened. one hand ended up with a broken nose another a busted lip. president obama is in san francisco. he's in the bay area. the president plans to sign an executive order encouraging private firms to share cybersecurity threats with the government. meanwhile, the growing ethics scandal surround oregon's governor has triggered new calls from fellow democrats for him to step down. governor john kitzhaber and his fiancee under criminal investigation accused of influence peddling. new reports emerged saying the governor's office asked state officials to destroy all of his e-mails and other personal records from state servers. military officials say 22 marines have been exposed to a noxious gas at their base in southern california. the marines were on a training

exercise inside an assault vehicle that carries troops from ship to shore. that's when an equipment malfunction caused the release of a fire retardant gas. three of them are still hospitalized this morning. the man on trial for killing american snierper author chris kyle and a friend said he had taken a couple souls and had more to take. that testimony from a police officer. also in court video of officers trying to coax the accused eddie routh out after i pickup after the shootings. he talks about voodoo en the apocalypse and whether he is going insane. new details this morning about whitney houston's daughter just days before she was found unresponsive in her bathtub. bobbi kristina brown was involved in a car accident on january 27th. police near atlanta say the 21-year-old lost control of her jeep crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with another car sending the other driver to the hospital. a federal judge ordered officials in mobile county

alabama to already marriage licenses to same-sex couples. the ruling came down late yesterday afternoon in plenty of time for some gay couples to get their licenses and exchange vows. gay rights advocates say they hope that all of the state's 67 counties will now follow suit. and an explanation for the catnap supreme court justice rudd bader ginsburg took last month during the state of the union. >> she now admits that maybe she wasn't 100% sober when she dozed off 20 minutes into the president's speech. the 81-year-old said she had some very fine california wine. she had that with dinner. brought in by fellow justice anthony kennedy. when she got home one of her granddaughters told her she had been sleeping. >> well that's a good time. i'm glad to hear they do that. >> she's admitting it so what do you do? you got to own it. more accusers claiming to have been sexually assaulted by

bill costbycosby. luggage thefts finally solved. it led investigators right to the suspect. plus take this job and shove it. the school bus driver who walked away midroute.

west coast seaports are all but shut down part of a labor dispute between the shipping companies and longshoreman's union. no ships unloaded yesterday. monday is presidents' day. all asia trade goes through these ports and dozens of ships are waiting anchored offshore.

the auto industry set a record last year but necessarily a good one. nearly 64 million vehicles were recalled. more than double the previous record set a decade ago. in fact more cars were recalled in 2014 than the previous three years combined. the industry says the huge number of recalls show that the automakers are taking safety seriously. right now american express is the only credit card accepted at costco but that's going to change next year. costco is not renewing the exclusive agreement which accounts for a huge chunk of american express credit card business. it's not known whether costco will strike a deal with another company or accept different cards like most. further consolidation for online travel booking. expedia is buying orbitz for $1.3 billion after acquiring travelocity last month. the other major player is the much larger priceline group. but both expedia and priceline are being challenged by new competitors including google as well as the airlines and hotels

themselves. and are you still waiting? i'm sure though you've already gotten your valentine's day taken care of but for a couple of you if you're still waiting to get chocolate for someone special going to be spending a little more than last year. chocolate has become more expensive because the price of its main ingredient cocoa has soared. the main why increased demand for chocolate especially dark chocolate, your favorite sara i do believe. that demand has increased across asia and in particular china. >> because i the healthy chocolate. we went over this. >> yes. >> and wine as well is healthy. >> agree. when we come back a man is buried in snow after an avalanche. the desperate race to save his life caught on camera. plus getting goofy. yes, that's the president, the serious reason though for this video with president obama. behind every open heart... is a story. a story about finishing the race... no matter what the obstacles. about rebuilding the bond

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road conditions in the northeast should be just fine today if you can get the car to start in the frigid temperatures. >> it's the roads in the upper midwest particularly around the great lakes that will be slippery with snow today. roads in the pacific northwest will be wet. but if you're driving in the southwest today, you can put the top down. that would be nice. and the fbi has opened a separate investigation into the deaths of three young muslim students gunned down at their apartment complex in chapel hill north carolina. >> more than 5,000 mourners turned out in raleigh for the funeral for deah barakat, his new wife yusor and her 19-year-old sister razan abu salha. residents insist they were targeted for their religion. craig hicks who often complained about organized religion has been charged. police in washington, d.c. are working with very little evidence about the death of a 30-year-old attorney. david messerschmitt found dead in a row tell room. the person in a surveillance video is a person of interest

offering a $25,000 reward for that person's identity. his wife seemed nothing seemed unusual the last time she had contact with her husband. and the man seen in this surveillance video is now under arrest for stealing luggage at l.a.x. airport out there, the 23-year-old ryan green there has admitted to police he took passengers' luggage off airport carousels and after taking the bags he went through them in a men's restroom. green now charged with five felony counts. >> never check. bill cosby is facing two more accusers adding to dozens of others who have come forward. the women making the latest claims are former models and said bill cosby drugged them and sexually assaulting them in hotel rooms when they were in their early 20s. his attorneys have not responded to these latest charges. a texas school bus driver is under investigation for stopping her bus full of students and walking off the job. newly released surveillance video shows her on the phone stepping off the bus, you see it

happening there, the driver says she had enough after a student threw something at her so she called for a backup driver. she did, however, give her credit wait outside the bus until that driver arrived. so hey, that's something and now since resigned. well a follow-up on a story of that bold mom in dallas you remember this caught on camera taking down a carjacking suspect. kind of totaled that minivan. car dealership has now stepped in given her a brand-new car. a new kia sedona and she says she is just thrilled about it. >> and, oh, my god, this is such a blessing. i can't believe this. i honestly cannot believe this. >> okay. and that new car, that kia sedona goes for about 32 grand. >> a nice deed. a snowmobiler in wyoming must be thankful for his friends after a harrowing escape. that's sam robinson heading uphill on a snowmobile when suddenly he triggers an

avalanche. his friends race to get out of the way while trying to keep an eye on him. they were able to dig him out quickly. robinson suffering only bruises. he told them he tries to keep swimming up on the way down. >> swimming up on the way down. now to sports nba all-stars heading to new york city for a full weekend of events. tomorrow the slam dunk and all-star game is sunday night. there was also hoops last night. we get the highlights from our guys at espn. >> good morning. welcome to our "sportscenter" set. it's not yet march but the madness has begun. >> people confuse us all the time. north dakota state and denver final ten seconds tied. lawrence alexander for north dakota state, rise up. knocks down the three but things to do in denver when you're dead with 2.7 seconds left denver's brett olson, no way. >> yeah man, i'm the man. i'm the man. >> i meant to do that.

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♪ hey there, time for us to check "the pulse" starting with the president usualing a controversial online video. the president is just being a dude. next deadline for signing up of course for his -- the health care is this sunday. so the president stars in a video on buzzfeed pushing the health care plan. >> it's going viral with nearly 18 million views. he poses in front of a mirror, doodles, plays imaginary basketball which he's winning and takes selfies, but he stays on message throughout. >> february 15th, february 15th. in many, many cases you can get health insurance for less than

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>> good morning, everyone i'm matt o'donnell. it is 4:27, boy am i glad i'm inside it's a frigid friday 13th. windchills dig down to dangerous levels this morning. we're live talking with people who have to brave the bitter temperatures. and we have the threat of snow on valentine's day. find out why a judge is forcing a dozen gamblers to pay back at an atlantic city casino where they won more than a million dollars. why? an explanation on "action news." why, bri?

why bri nie. this may seem like overkill but no it's not overkill because i am happy. finally, someone is being held to account for misleading america about the iraq war. toyota by the way is testing out a new car. they call it a fusion of a motorcycle and electric compact car, a bobsled and a shopping cart which i feel safe already. this car looks like it could be totaled by a squirrel. [ laughter ] >> this is good news. there is a new day-care center that's figured out a way for vaccinated and unvaccinated kids to still attend school together. >> we've created a safe environment for all children. vaccinated and unvaccinated. to grow together as complete equals. [ laughter ] >> the odds of winning the lottery are so low it's hard to even kind of get -- wrap your head around it but fortunately our nation's news reporters are

working very hard to remind us of how hopeful it is. >> you have a better chance of having an 11th toe. >> struck by an airplane falling out of the sky. >> much better chance of being attacked by a shark multiple times the next time you go swimming. >> in other words, we're all in a lot of trouble. >> steering an interview with ryan seacrest kanye west revealed that voices in his head told him to interrupt beck during the grammys. what's more revealing even the voices in kanye's head are autotuned. ♪ ♪ beyonce deserves everything, everything everything everything ♪ >> it was a heck of a week for kanye. >> i need that that was amazing. thank you. come back every friday. we do that every friday. >> i'll tune in from here on out. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> she hasn't been watching already.

>> good morning we're following a developing story on this friday february 13. >> it is cold out there. >> still firefighters at the jersey shore were on the job battling an overnight blaze. >> bundle up, hold on to your hats, the cold we'll keep talking about it. the windchills will be below zero this morning. >> the democratic convention is coming to philadelphia we talk about that and plans for security. >> a