good morning, america. breaking right now, winter whiteout. big winter storm slamming the eastern half of the country. 20 states from kansas to new york on alert. more than 90 million americans in the crosshairs. highways turned into ice rinks. highways turned solid and the coldest air yet on the way. happening now massive fireball. a state of emergency declared after a train carrying more than 100 oil tankers derails, shooting fire 300 feet into the air, homes destroyed, one completely engulfed in flames, hundreds of people forced to evacuate and the blaze still burning this morning. blockbuster confession. interrogation tapes played in the american sniper trial. what chris kyle's killer told police after the murder and how it could derail his insanity defense.

nascar superstar kurt busch ordered to stay away from his ex, accused of assaulting the woman he claims is a trained assassin. he's known as the outlaw. will he be sidelined for the biggest race of the year? and good morning, america. it is another snowy and cold one for so much of the country. whole east coast, much of the southeast getting hit hard and live look at the charles river in boston. just about frozen over. >> we also have a look at washington. the capital. the federal government shut down this morning. our "gma" extreme weather team all over this latest blast of winter and ginger starting us off again this morning. good morning, ginger. >> right here in the snow globe that is times square. we have a couple of light and fluffy inches so 2 to 4 around

new york city but it is slick this morning. the commute a wreck. let's go ahead and look at one of the cameras we have on the road. a road cam in queens and it's just going to be a slow go. we've already heard of several accidents and now you can see why. it's not just here in new york city but it is because of the snow and ice back to our west. look at some of the totals up there on the big screen west virginia more than 15 inches. there's an inch and a half of ice in western temperature. lexington, kentucky over 10 inches of snow. now this thing is right here at the coast and pulling away so we are almost done with this snowstorm. this afternoon boston could pick up a couple of bands but it shouldn't be too terribly much. either way, inch to 3 inches is not welcome. neither is this. temperature, 9 by friday morning in charlotte, 6 below, these are actual air temperatures and 2 below for philadelphia so even colder air coming behind this. not what folks in nashville want to hear. that's where matt gutman is with all the problems on the roads. matt. >> good morning, ginger. that's right.

the music city is silenced this morning. now, i spoke to a transportation official who called this a once in a generation ice event. now, how bad is it? check this out. this is ice glazing over the highway overpass. it is this thick. even places that don't look ice, entire states covered with ice like this. overnight roads turning to ice rinks tractor trailers jackknifing. this vehicle flipping over near the tennessee/alabama border. and overnight tennessee officials declaring a state of emergency citing rapidly deteriorating road conditions. in somerset county monday a school bus and a minivan crashing injuring both drivers and five students. in hampton, virginia, a news van by the side of the road camera rolling as this suv careens out of control. in nearby blacksburg two children falling into this frozen pond. finding refuge on an island until rescuers could bring them

back to shore. air travel not much better. extreme weather delaying over 5,000 flights. >> sitting on the tarmac here at reagan for a little over an hour. >> reporter: more than 2,000 others canceled altogether. >> now we are all waiting in line and waiting to rebook. >> reporter: the d.c. area got more than 6 inches of snow. the federal government shuttered today. even the national zoo closed. back in tennessee, we tested the roads ourselves. driving interstate 40 from memphis to nashville what is typically a three-hour drive took us six. this pickup was driving ahead of us when it spun off the road of our team checking in on the driver. are you okay? >> yeah. >> glad everyone is safe and no one got hurt. >> reporter: now, that man was with his wife. she was unhurt. both of them said they're fine and going to call aaa. transportation officials say that even if you're on the highway and it looks like it's all blacktop and smooth sailing, be careful because that may be covered with black ice, as well. george. >> okay matt we'll head up

north where we're seeing some of the coldest weather in decades. nowhere hit harder than boston and rob marciano is there. good morning, rob. >> good morning, george. i'm near the charles river which is frozen with the exception of this marina which has bubblers to help protect the boats. parts of the harbor frozen. this unprecedented snow coupled with the cold causing all sorts of problem, not just here but across the northeast. this morning, the northeast waking up to yet another bone-chilling blast. >> it is ridiculously cold. >> reporter: subfreezing temperatures from philly to new england leaving millions frozen. waterways iced over too bringing this ferry to a complete standstill for 30 minutes. in palmer massachusetts, this suv plunging into an icy river. its sole occupant surviving treated for minor injuries. alongside that cold more snow. here in boston already nearly 8 feet deep and more snow on the way will likely shatter records. >> this is the snowiest february

in the history of boston. >> reporter: snow piles so high it's over the right field wall at fenway park. city officials announcing it will take 0 days until normal service resumes on boston's public transit and more snow prompting fears of more scenes like this. roofs collapsing underneath the weight of the white. how long have you been doing this? >> 20 years. >> reporter: have you ever seen a winter like this. >> never, never. >> reporter: one woman trapped after her garage caved in narrowly escaped unhurt. >> this loud bang an could feel the whole car move and i physically ducked thinking i could be squished here. >> you are looking at the beacon atop the old john hancock tower used as the '50s as a weather forecaster. steady rain red ahead. flashing red snow instead. i think that thing has been flashing for a good month now. long history of using light towers to alert people of things to come. >> you would know. you spent a lot of time there.

all right, rob, thank you. to that major train derailment. dozens of cars carrying crude oil coming off the track igniting a massive fireball in west virginia. two towns there have been evacuated. and abc's david kerley has the latest. >> reporter: huge explosions sending fireballs hundreds of feet into the air. >> is that coming over here? >> reporter: crude oil burning into the night. >> need you to respond to a train on fire involving cars train cars and a house east of adena on 61. >> reporter: one resident says it was the house of a local pastor hit and then engulfed in flames. >> i saw a man running from the house. he did get out and immediately the house just engulfed in flames. >> reporter: the csx train traveling from north dakota to the virginia coast was just passing through the small town of mt. carbon 30 miles southeast of charleston in the middle of a snowstorm when two dozen of the more than 100 tank cars jumped the rails leading to those

towering explosions. >> the scene of these fireballs over and over again going up in the sky so quite alarming but the noise was tremendous coming from these crude oil tankers. >> reporter: at least one fell into the river leaking crude. the local water intake shut down and residents of the small neighborhood about 200 of them evacuated to the high school. >> i would rather be here than have my wife exposed to that. >> reporter: with daylight it will be the environmental toll officials will assess cleaning up not only the railcars but the river too. one person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. one of the reasons these accidents are on the rise there has been a more than 400% increase in the amount of oil on our rails and the government says those tank cars are not up to the job of carrying that crude safely. george. >> okay david, thanks very much. we turn to that breaking setback for president obama's immigration policy. late last night a federal judge halted the executive actions offering protection and work permits for up to 5 million

undocumented immigrants. abc's jon karl at the white house where the president responded overnight. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning from a snowy white house, george. the president's executive actions which would give legal status to some 5 million undocumented immigrants were to begin to go into effect tomorrow. this judge's order stops that in its tracks but the white house wasted no time in saying it would appeal in a statement issued at 3:00 a.m. george white house press secretary josh earnest said "the department of justice, legal scholars immigration experts and the district court in washington have determined the president's actions are well within his legal authority. the district court's decision wrongly prevents these legal commonsense policies from taking effect and the department of justice will appeal." so george i have to say white house officials are confident they will win this appeal and they may be right on that. >> at the same time jon, the president's actions facing opposition in congress as well and the opposition to his executive actions on immigration

jeopardize the entire budget for homeland security. >> reporter: and that may be the more serious fight here republicans are saying they do not want to fund the department of homeland security unless -- this executive order on bhgs is undone. this is a major showdown. republicans themselves are divided on this and they come back from recess next week and only have five days to resolve it before the department's funding runs out. >> at the end of the month, thanks, jon, very much. to the war against isis and growing concern about the brutal terror group as it spreads to more countries. the late evidence evidence that horistic execution of christians in libya. abc's martha raddatz is just back from the region and martha you saw firsthand the reaction to their terror tactics. you spoke to people on the ground there. what do they tell you? >> reporter: well the people on the ground there, really quite frightening. they basically said this is an eye for an eye battle. people in jordan were saying they would go in to fight with isis. but we also had that wave of

egyptian air strikes within hours of the mass beheadings of those civilians targeting isis training camps and compounds in libya. but there are no u.s. plans now to get involved with military action in libya even though just 500 miles from europe the u.s. is concentrating on iraq and syria militarily but especially in syria, the u.s. plan will take years and years to show any results, if it ever does. i was up by the iraqi border with jordan. i saw tanks lined up trying to keep isis out. but the influence of isis is spreading beyond syria and iraq and the u.s. really robin, is struggling to find a way to stop it. >> martha you spoke to the people on the ground there who sympathize with isis? >> reporter: they really do. it is unbelievable. i was in a town in jordan. the men and boys were all telling me we just want to go in. we just want to do this. it was really stunning rocken and really quite frightening. >> we're glad you're back safe and sound, martha. thank you.

now to amy who has the other top developing stories right now. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with new revelations about a u.s. spy program abroad. a russian cybersecurity firm is suggesting it's found evidence that the nsa has planted sophisticated spying software in computer hard drives in dozens of countries. it is said to be similar to the one that used a computer worm to disable part of iran's nuclear program and is reportedly allowing officials to eavesdrop on computers from russia to china to africa possibly targeting government institutions and even banks. the fragile cease-fire between russia and ukraine may be in further jeopardy. both sides have now missed a deadline to withdraw heavy weapons from the front line. each side apparently waiting for the other to make a move. ukrainian soldiers are reportedly trapped near a contested city. back here at home we are learning more about the apparent case of road rage that led to the killing of a mother of four in nevada. the gunman still on the run and

abc's kendis gibson spoke to the victim's son who described what happened just moments before his mother was shot in front of their home. >> reporter: this morning new details into the apparent case of road rage leading to the shooting death of 44-year-old tammy meyers. >> we're not used to waking up and not seeing our mon. >> reporter: matthew, one of tammy's four children describing to me the moments before his mom was gunned down outside their home. your sister told him what. >> that someone is following my mom. come out fast now. >> reporter: tammy meyers was driving home after giving her 15-year-old daughter a driving lesson in this school parking lot late at night. a one-minute drive from their home. her son says she was driving the speed limit, 25 miles an hour and that's when she got into an altercation with another vehicle. >> he didn't like how slow she was going and so he decided to just go right past her. he hit her on the side. >> reporter: police now on a

massive manhunt looking for a silver or gray sedan and the three men inside it. >> my mom, she was just an innocent lady. >> reporter: the family now offering up their mother's most prized possession her 1965 el camino hoping that someone comes forward with more information. >> and the person gets arrested we'll give you the keys. you come pick the car up. >> reporter: for "good morning america," kendis gibson abc news las vegas. >> our thanks to kendis for that. a bizarre scene in fresno when this kidnapping suspect tried to outrun police by jumping from roof to roof. police say it started when he broke into a house and threatened a homeowner. when he heard police sirens he escaped through the attic. he was finally tased by an officer and arrested. in hawaii a large wave slammed into a whale watching boat. you can see the boat in the heavy surf there. seconds later the impact threw five people including a pregnant woman overboard. you see them staying together in the water. rescuers on jet skis were able

to bring everyone back to shore safely. wow. finally many of us in the east are ready to surrender to winter. we take take it anymore. neither can the folks who work for the ithaca new york visitors' bureau. they've given up trying to convince people to vacation in ithaca striking out the name of their city and suggesting people should visit the florida keys instead. temperature in the keys 70. temperatures in ithaca zero. smart choice. >> funny. >> i give up. >> yeah. >> we can't convince you. >> come back to us this summer. >> yeah. >> thank you, amy. hey, robin. this sunday is nascar's super bowl, the daytona 500 but the big question will kurt busch behind the wheel after a judge issued a restraining order against him? abc's tom llamas has the story. >> the outlaw wins the battle at the martinsville. >> reporter: this morning abc news learning that nascar

superstar kurt busch is still eligible as of now to compete in the daytona 500 sunday despite a controversial setback off the track. a family court judge issuing a restraining order monday requiring him to stay away from his ex-girlfriend, patricia driscoll who is accused him of assault. >> this case is about domestic violence and, yes, the judge found evidence about it. >> reporter: busch who stands to pocket $1.5 million if he wins at daytona spoke with espn before the court's ruling seeming both confident and agitated. >> so you're completely confident you're going to be in a race car? >> yes. >> good. how has this -- >> tmz or espn. where are you going with this. >> reporter: the court order states busch shall be evaluated for mental health problems related to anger control. and that he must stay 100 yards from driscoll except at nascar events where she often appears because of her work with a veterans group. his attorney telling us they plan to appeal.

during the trial, busch alleged driscoll is out to ruin his career and that she told him she's a trained assassin. driscoll calling the allegations ludicrous. she still is pursuing criminal charges against busch. nascar telling us they'll continue to monitor the situation closely and fully recognize the serious nature of domestic violence. for "good morning america," tom llamas, abc news, new york. >> thanks to tom for that. it's mardi gras today. fat tuesday. we got some people in the studio with us. there they are over there. ginger, >> they're warmer than anybody right now i have to say. you want to be here believe me. 36 degrees this morning so really not that beautiful for the mardi gras goers. temperatures going to get into the 50's that. same storm transferred through that but now just breezy with some rain showers as we go through in new orleans. so the mardi gras is done now we got to talk about the west. we have been talking so much about the cold in the east.

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>> good morning, mobile6 is live on city avenue in philadelphia. philadelphia public and archdiocesan schools are closed today. other schools are scrolling at the bottom of your screen and let's head to karen rogers for a look at the roads. >> the snow may be winding down but it's not done yet. , see it coming down steadily here. this is the schuylkill

expressway between gulph mills and the blue route. we have an accident eastbound right here. you see it's involving a truck off to the side. eastbound slowing past the scene. let's switch to the schuylkill at 26th street. you've got to be careful on your ramps. we had an accident right on this ramp right hermit has since cleared but it's slushy, slippery. this shot at 26th street you see at least a little bit more of the road right there. let's go to northeast philadelphia. we've had a number of problems on the boulevard hearing that it's very slippery on the boulevard near cottman. we see a few accidents including southbound near rising sun in the outer drive. a hit and run and people on twitter telling me the roads are dicey in this area so be careful. >> okay, thank you karen. let's go on over and take a live look here. this is mays landing atlantic county where yet again you can see the roads are snow covered out there. let's head on over to meteorologist, david murphy to get the latest on where things stand with accuweather. >> it's still snowing tam here on the terrace but not as heavy as it was awhile ago. as you take a look at storm tracker 6 live double scan we're in the last batch of snow for the morning. still coming down enough to maybe give you a little additional accumulation but in

most areas the heavy stuff is over. 15 degrees right now in philadelphia, not much of a breeze but wind chills down in the single digits so bundle up on the way out. and this afternoon we'll see a high of 30. the snow will wind down over the next couple hours and we'll probably see sun later on. 32 with a snow shower late tomorrow. arctic air back in for thursday and friday unfortunately, tam. >> okay, thank you david. our snow coverage goes on for you in another half hour but of course we're always updating 6abc.com. now we send you back to "gma." >> ♪♪ narrator: gas prices are down helping middle class families. but now, the

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good morning, america. right now, snow and ice from kansas to new york turning roads into ice rinks. more bitter cold on the way. also right now, the accused killer's confession played in court in the american sniper trial. and the latest on the slenderman case. we're hearing for the first time from one of the girls charged with stabbing her best friend. we do say, good morning, america. a lot to get to on this frigid tuesday morning, fat tuesday. vacation week for a lot of people and gio benitez is in the social square with what you need to know about your hotel room. >> this one is a little interesting because i'm kind of breaking into hotel rooms, so we're going undercover for "gma" on the lookout. i promise you it's all to keep yourself safe. george. >> kind of breaking into hotel rooms. okay. >> not a big deal. >> we hope the emphasis is on the kinda. this high drama in the american sniper murder trial. as the jury heard the confession

of eddie routh, videotaped just hours after he gunned down chris kyle and chad littlefield it could undermine his insanity defense and abc's ryan owens has the latest. >> reporter: head down and hands cuffed eddie routh appears to be napping at the start of this police interrogation video. later, the jury watches him look around the room. at one point trying to put on his glasses. not easy with his hands behind his back. of course it's what he says to the texas ranger hours after shooting chris kyle and chad littlefield at this gun range that may matter most. you know what you did today is wrong, right? you understand that asked the ranger. yes, sir, replies routh. the judge will not allow audio to be broadcast until after the verdict but on the tape routh further acknowledges his guilt by apologizing to the victims' families. i'd sell them i'm so sorry for what i done. if i could have done it differently, i'd done it a whole lot differently. the accused double murderer is

incoherent through much of the hour plus long tape. but he does detail parts of the crime like who he shot first. chris kyle the hero of the blockbuster "american sniper." >> i just want to get the bad guys. >> reporter: i knew if i didn't take out his soul he was coming to take mine routh says. i'm tired of playing chess with my life. his attorney previewing that par paranoia in opening statement. >> what he said was that he had killed them before they could kill him. >> reporter: prosecutors also played a series of voice mails routh left on chris kyle's phone the week before the shootings. one included a bizarre rant about the weather. the defense argues the man in the voice mail and on this tape is sick and doesn't know what he's talking about. especially when he says he knows what he did is wrong. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news stephenville texas. >> thanks for that. dan abrams here right now. the standard for insanity is

knowing the difference between right and wrong. he says he did. >> sounds like they're ask the ultimate question but, remember while this is not helpful to his defense at all, this idea of him coming forward repeatedly by the way asked that three or four times in the interview not helpful. with that said if he is legally insane he's not the guy to ask. right? i mean as a legal and practical matter if he doesn't understand right from wrong asking that guy isn't the right person to be asking about that. you have to look at the tape in its totality about 50 something minutes long. there are a number of periods in there where he seems sort of incoherent talking about head hunters and saving his soul. he's talking about needing to do it. insanity always really really tough to win. but the defense hoping they focus on sort of the totality. >> when you look at the whole 56 whatever minutes anything else damaging in the tape. >> the more damaging part is not the part about right or wrong but expressing remorse.

by saying he's sorry about what he did, there is an appreciation that what he did was wrong and i think that's the more damaging part for the defense here than asking him to make a legal assessment about his mental state. >> insanity defenses are very tough to win, you've said but this a relatively close call. >> compared to most insanity defenses this one is a close call because there's clearly evidence that he's mentally ill. but there are also sort of indication avocation that are coming out with just inklings of understanding what he did was wrong. a tough legal standard to demonstrate you didn't understand what you did was wrong is tough for the defendant. he is in a tough legal spot but there is evidence here that no question he was mentally ill. the question is how mentally ill? >> dan abrams thanks very much. >> all right, there, george. now to the slenderman case those two young wisconsin girls charged with stabbing their best friend to please the fictional character. the shocking interrogation tape

played in court. the girls are revealing they feared for their life as the judge decides if that's enough evidence for a trial. abc's alex perez has that story. >> reporter: this morning, for the first time we hear directly from the two young girls accused of stabbing their friend 19 times. >> she was my best friend since 4th grade. >> reporter: prosecutors playing a police interrogation tape filmed hours ss after the incident. anissa weir saying morgan geyser said if they didn't kill their friend payton slenderman would kill them. >> he targets children most so i was really scared knowing that slenderman could easily kill my whole family in three seconds. >> reporter: but in another police interrogation, geyser points the finger at weir. >> anissa told me we had to. >> why? >> because she said that he'd

kill our families. >> reporter: prosecutors say last may weir and geyser lured bayton into the woods before stabbing her both charged as adults with intentional first degree homicide. attorneys for both attempting to get them tried as juveniles. payton and her mother speaking exclusively to abc's david muir in september. >> do you think they should be charged as adults? >> for me it's about making sure payton feels safe that she can move on with the rest of her life. >> she's now back in school. celebrating her 13th birthday friday. >> she's doing great in school. but she continues a long path as well. there's much healing that needs to be done. >> reporter: court resumes today to determine if there's enough evidence to proceed to trial. for "good morning america," alex me perez. time for the weather and ginger and i have friends in maine and like boston they are >> we keep saying boston but we don't want to forget about places like east port maine.

almost 100-inches of snow. for boston five and a half feet above their average. boston number seven on the list of totals. look at caribou maine almost 97-inches too, so this is a big deal for a lot of folks in new england and yes more snow to come of course. we got about an inch with the next one, kind of a dusting but coastal look at parts of maine six to 10-inches with the next next storm. that's the big picture. let's get a check closer to home. >> thanks, ginger. three to six from the overnight. snow is winding down storm tracker showing you a littlest over around the i-95 corridor. your high today is 30. we have sun returning to the western suburbs and then 32 tomorrow microsoft surface and getting reports in people in north carolina stuck on the roads. some of them watching "gma" from their phone which is interesting so hello to you. stay safe.

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while inside the guest room. then these pictures showing an alleged thief walking off with thousands of dollars in property and cash from a miami hotel room. making us wonder how safe is your stuff once you leave that room? this morning, "gma" on the lookout going undercover for a little experiment in new york hotels seeing if we can talk our way into a hotel room without a key card and without showing i.d. here's what we did. with hidden cameras in place i walk into this hotel for the first time to make sure i'm not breaking any laws my producer has already put my name on the room. but this housekeeper doesn't know that. in that room we've left designer sunglasses a laptop and ipad of the she's cleaning another room on the floor so it's up to me to get her 0 open my door. >> i think i left my key in the room 1013 right over there. >> oh you need a downstairs and take another one. i cannot get for you. >> ohhing okay.

>> reporter: abc news security expert nikka sell reviewing the footage. >> she did what was right but sadly she's the exception, not the norm. >> reporter: time for another hotel. we spot the card outside the room while our hidden camera watches the housekeeper at work on the inside. the valuables are exposed so let's see if i can make them mine. hi so sorry i forgot my tough in here. sure. thanks so much. watch again. the housekeeper signals that i can come in and in under 20 seconds i was out the door with more than a thousand dollars worth of stuff. >> we walked right out like that. nobody asked us for i.d. nobody asked us for a room card. >> remarkable. despite being aggressive and saying i'm in a hurry she should be trained to challenge you or to call to the front desk. >> reporter: the american hotel & lodging association saying hotels should continually evaluate and update existing security policies. so how can you keep your valuables safe in a hotel?

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>> good morning. mobile6 is making its way down city line avenue in bala cynwyd. philadelphia public and archdiocesan schools closed today. other schools and what's going on with them scrolling at the bottom of your screen also on 6abc.com. let's head over to karen rogers to take a look at the roads. good morning. >> good morning. we still have 45 miles an hour speed restrictions. still problems on main highways that look slippery light snow falling in delaware county. this is the blue route approaching i-95. southbound you see police. we've got an accident here off to the left and look at this car kind of off to the side and we've seen that a few times. once you're off to the side in the snow it's hard to spin your wheels and get out of there so be careful.

you could see how the snow is kind of covering the roadway here as well but watch for that accident. we're jammed this morning on the vine street expressway approaching i-95 eastbound. everybody taking it very slowly around the curve and around the ramps and you need to because it's slippery. another jackknifed tractor-trailer. we've had about four of them today. this one on the turnpike in new jersey near exit six blocking the two left lanes. it is southbound. yet another accident blocking the center lane here northbound so it's messy out there, tam. >> thank you karen. let's go to sky 6 hd and take a live look down into cape may new jersey one of the areas with quite a substantial snow total. let's go over to dave murphy for the latest from accuweather. >> about 7-inches reported down there so far. about three to six across the middle of the region. still snowing here right now tam but storm tracker 6 live double scan shows that you heaviest stuff from overnight is shifted over towards bellmawr, new jersey. parts of burlington county still getting hit pretty good. the northern and western suburbs and much of the areas to the south pretty much done. 16 degrees right now in philadelphia so it's cold. this afternoon some sun coming

back, 30 is the high. 32 on wednesday with a late snow shower possible tam. >> thank you david. don't forget our snow coverage will go on for you in half an hour and of course we're always updating 6abc.com and the mobile app. we'll see you then. now back to "gma." >> ♪♪

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we have great news for lady gaga looking forward to sharing with you why she could be unveil unveiling her most outrageous outfit yet. woo ale explain. >> that's saying a lot. it's time to kick off our mardi gras celebration. >> let's do it. >> new orleans style. nah-orleans with mona's hot six and to top it off we have one of robin's favorite treats king cake so dig in. you have the baby. the baby came with -- >> i got the baby. >> is that good luck? >> it means i provide the king cake next year. it keeps the tradition going. >> all right. yeah. ♪ >> thanks for the king cake robin. >> you got it. >> oh. >> feels good. >> it does. mardi gras beginning right now and news from amy. it's going to be a cold mardi gras for so many of those

celebrating in new orleans and we're going to talk about all of the snow and ice out there. it's impacting states from the south to the northeast this morning. tennessee, north carolina and virginia are the hardest hit. people stuck on the roads, some calling this the worst ice storm in a generation. thousands are without power and the snow has shut down federal offices in washington, d.c. today. at the airports hundreds of flights are canceled or delayed. ginger has the forecast coming up shortly. also breaking overnight the white house says it will appeal a federal judge's ruling that temporarily blocks the president's executive action on immigration. the president's order would protect millions of undocumented immigrants from being deported. the federal government judge's ruling gives a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit to permanently stop the president's order. and in west virginia about 200 people remain evacuated after a train carrying oil derailed. look at those images. it exploded into a massive fireball and set one house on fire. at least one tanker fell into

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>> it's judy's turn to cry because she got johnny back and that songs like that will have us remembering the great lesley gore for a long time to come. this valentine's day, lady gaga on the edge of glory. the singer's longtime boyfriend taylor kinney popped the question on saturday. gaga posted this photo, quite a stunner and wrote he gave me his heart on valentine's day and i said yes. posted that on instagram. the celebrity couple has been dating since 2011. after collaborating on her video for "you and i" they met on the set of the video and love ensued so "you and i" was real. the big question what will she wear is the big question as she walks down the aisle. gaga don't disappoint us. >> the shoes. >> the shoes she's going to wear. >> oh. >> yes. >> i can't wait to see. >> george and i can't wait either. >> i know.

>> she'll be elegant. finally, amy, this one is for you. "game of thrones" fans beware. season five is going to be a bloodbath. >> really? like the other ones weren't? >> apparently this time it's real. george r.r. martin revealing key information at the writers guild awards over the weekend and told the press, people are going to die who don't die in the books adding that everybody better be on their toes because the co-creator for hbo's shows are, quote, even bloodier than i am. the upcoming season expected to debut in april and even though that is springtime sure sounds a lot like winter is coming. >> be on their toes and holds on to their heads. >> imagine if you're one of the characters that read the book i'm safe. no, you're not. no job security. >> call their agent. >> so look at a lot of good tv on. guy, that is this tuesday edition of "pop news." >> thank you. "heat index" coming up.

let's go to ginger. >> good morning. i came in and everybody starts to back away from me because i'm by the camera. where are you from? >> london u.k. >> you want to see a frozen

i think i found the cutest little faces in the crowd from san antonio. let's get back inside. >> okay ginger. thank you. time now for our "gma heat index." at the top katherine webb the model and former miss alabama speaking out exclusively to abc news taking on critics saying she is too skinny in a bikini photo posted online. >> miss alabama -- >> she captured the spotlight two years ago when college football announcer brett musburger spotted her in the stands cheering on her boyfriend auburn quarterback a.j. mccarron. >> you quarterbacks you get all the good-looking women. that's a beautiful woman. >> reporter: but this morning 25-year-old katherine webb now married to mccarron is

experiencing the ugly side of fame. the former miss alabama attracting hundreds of haters after posting this bikini clad photo to instagram. the caption, getting ready for swimsuit season. some calling her anorexic. another writing, someone give her a sandwich. but webb who lovingly devoured a carl's jr. burger in this commercial -- >> whoa. >> snapping back on instagram writing "i eat just fine and to all you middle-aged women who like to leave mean comments on my page about my body you can gladly skip my page and go somewhere else." and now webb speaking out exclusively on "gma" saying she didn't mean to offend or single anybody out and that she reacted out of hurt. >> i was really surprised at the response just of the amount of disgust and disapproval with the way that i looked. it's a very sensitive topic for me because i dealt with self-esteem issues growing up.

i was tall and sthin and lanky. >> can you understand why people saw that photograph and thought she does look very thin? >> yeah i will agree. >> and the gap. >> maybe posing in a way that made it look like i was pore thin than i really am. >> reporter: the 5'1" brunette beauty didn't reveal how much she weighs but tells she has a health issue that affects her weight. >> i suffer from a thyroid problem and that's been an issue too. my weight can fluctuate. >> reporter: her message to critics. >> to the bullies and people that want to say negative things think about what you're saying. can you imagine if someone said those things to you? >> reporter: for "good morning america," linzie janis, abc news los angeles. >> you do have to keep that in mind what people are saying. >> yeah, yeah. >> really. >> no because the way that she responded, middle-aged women. >> she'll be middle-aged women

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resurgence. >> tights can cost as much as 40 50 even $65. puzzled by this price range, we went to some hosiery investigators. >> cool. textile scientists at good housekeeping tested 27 pair ranking from price from $6 to $45. >> we found if you spend a lot of money on tights it didn't mean you would get the tough tight out there. >> reporter: their top performers in four different categories cost between $6 and $28. giving it all i got. >> it passes your test. >> it does. >> reporter: the staff here say all hosiery has gotten a lot tougher. >> there's been innovation with the finer so the nylon and spandex have gotten better and innovations with the whole manufacturing process. >> reporter: that's the lab. i'm heading out to stretch an expensive and lower priced pair of tights and possibly myself to the limit. >> here goes. >> reporter: first rock climbing anyone. our experts say color doesn't impact durability so these $44

black tights reach new heights first. ooh. then this gray pair my $12 tights. ooh. that's kind of scratchy. not good for your tights. no run, no snags. next extreme hosiery event. the playground with the realtor tur testers, my kids. expensive. a couple little snag one, two, three, four. >> my gosh. >> the inexpensive tights? we have two snags here. but no snags here. finally pushing every seam to its limit, the rock and jump trampoline arena. first expensive. i inspected all the seams, but they're in good shape. and inexpensive. we have a toe poke through right here. but considering the hosiery hazing i think both pairs of tights performed pretty well. but which one was the big winner? oh man.

>> twin tested. >> i know i love my job. kind of interesting because as you can see we have the toe poke through here on the inexpensive pair so that definitely happened but the rest of the legs look great and then take a look at this picture which shows an extreme close-up of the two or three holes we got on the expensive pair. not -- it's not bad. bottom line there's $34 difference between these two pairs of tights. me i mean i'd put these things through the wringer. >> we saw that. >> i'd probably myself go with the inexpensive pair. because all tights have gotten better. that's the bottom line. they've all gotten tougher. >> all right, becky. mine are $5. $5 right here. all right. always good to have you in the studio with us. next up in our "gma heat index." major drama on "the bachelor." we'll have more on that. front-runner to headed home early favorite brit making a

dramatic exit monday night. >> can i talk to you for two seconds? >> the 27-year-old waitress unable to recover after sunday night's tense group date. >> the way you reacted and disrespected myself. >> i know. i'm sorry. >> and everyone around you. >> is something i don't -- >> that's why i wanted to apologize. >> what i don't want for a life. chris soules saying good-bye to carly. 29-year-old singer. soules traveling to the hometowns of the remaining four women and discovering shocking secret while visiting soft-spoken jade roper in nebraska. >> i was approached to pose for "playboy" and i did in at this point i'm a little shocked. >> soules saying it wasn't a deal breaker but chose to say good-bye. >> you've been a gift to have you in my life. >> reporter: prince farming ending the episode questioning his decision. >> i could be making the biggest mistake in my entire life.

>> joining us now is "the bachelor's" jade roper. we welcome you to "good morning america." >> thank you. >> i want to ask were you surprised when you didn't get the rose? >> yeah. i was pretty surprised. i thought from my perspective that my hometown date went well and i was really sad i didn't expect it. >> you did not see it coming at all? >> not really. >> wow. this show is it at all like what we see from -- at home what you guys are going through? are we missing a lot because -- >> there is so much that goes on. i mean you can't put it all into a two-hour episode. but i mean the majority of everything is covered. everything that you saw. >> the reason i ask is because chris said your "playboy" photos which you were honest about would not affect his decision. >> right. >> you really thought that you had a chance. you had a great date and then you didn't get chosen so i

thought, well, maybe there's something that we missed here. >> yeah you know. you know we had that conversation and i felt like he was being honest with me and when i didn't get the rose he sat down with me and made it very clear that you know that wasn't the reason i went home. so i like to believe that. i don't feel like there was anything else that went on that would have changed it. >> you were the only one who got to meet his parents. >> yeah i did. >> how was the connection there? >> i loved his parents. i got to briefly meet them at a football game. i thought they were very endearing and warm. i loved them. >> could you really see yourself life on the farm because chris has made it clear that's what he wants to do? >> yeah. you know i grew up in nebraska and i grew up on a farm. and that's something i've always wanted to have for my children because it was very special in my childhood so yeah when i chose to go on the show like i envisioned myself being there with me. >> yesterday we had megging on

who didn't get a rose. she got tuck in new york because of the snow. you two had the chance to watch last night's episode together. >> yes. >> what was that like? >> it was so nice. i found out she was in the same hotel so i went to her room and we ordered room service and nice to have her there because there's not a lot of people that can relate to our experience. >> so who do you think from your perspective is going to get that final rose? >> honestly i got a lot of time and with whitney, the last couple of weeks. we were roommatesing to and grew really close with her and i really think she's in it you know her heart is this it. i think she's there for the right reasons and would say whitney would be the right one for chris. >> you heard it here first. >> jade's money is on whitney. thanks for coming in. i hope you don't get stuck. >> i know. >> enjoy new york while you're here. >> thank you very much. >> nice to meet you. everybody tune in to "the bachelor" next monday 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central right here on abc. coming up, imagine dragons performing live.

tomorrow on "gma," the one the only will smith is in the house plus this week robin is hanging with oscar's host neil patrick harris and you won't believe what they have planned. hey, nobody counts down to oscar sunday like "good morning america."

>> ♪♪ >> good morning. mobile6 is live on main street in manayunk. philadelphia public and archdiocesan schools are closed today. other schools that are closed or delayed scrolling at the bottom of your screen. let's find out about traffic. karen rogers that doesn't look so bad. >> this is a jam-up none less because of an accident tam. you don't want to be sitting in this jam on i-95 southbound jammed from approaching 422 to approaching the blue route where we've got an accident ahead blocking the left lane here in delaware county. but you're right it's certainly the roads are a lot better than they were a few hours ago. now we're looking at 422. you can actually see the roadway, right but be careful it's mostly slushy here. eastbound moving at trooper okay at this point. in new jersey, where we have more snow we have more problems. jackknifed tractor-trailer just cleared on the turnpike and that is southbound near exit six. northbound in that area we have an accident in the center lanes and we're seeing problems with mass transit. we've got about 30 different

buses tam that are being detoured through the area and bus route 35 has been suspended. septa regional rails we're seeing about 20 minute delays due to the weather so give yourself some extra time for sure. >> okay, thank you karen. and dave murphy you said about this time it's almost 8:30 is when we really start to see the snow begin to move away. >> yeah, if you look a look at storm tracker 6 live double scan we're out from under the snow across much of the region. light snow here on the terrace but no additional accumulation. over parts of south jersey however we still have pretty good banding in burlington county parts of camden gloucester county maybe northern atlantic county so still a little additional accumulation left to go there. 16 degrees in philadelphia right now. not real windy but definitely a day to bundle up. and this afternoon we see a high of 30, the snow gradually tapering off over the next hour, hour and a half and some sun returning. snow shower tomorrow afternoon, 32 the high there and then back into the teens on thursday tam. >> so much to look forward to. our snow coverage will be

back in 30 minutes. we're updating 6abc.com. we'll send you what, -- back to "gma". >> ♪♪

♪ ♪ ♪ am i out of touch am i out of my place when i keep saying that i'm looking for an empty space ♪ ♪ wishing you here but i'm wishing you gone i can't help you and i'm only going to do you wrong ♪ ♪ i'm going to mess this up oh this is just my luck ♪ ♪ over and over and over again ♪ >> grammy winners imagine dragons off their brand-new album "smoke + mirrors." it's available this morning and we'll have much more from them coming up. >> that's a great new song. >> it is. looking ging forward to that.

an exclusive sneak peek from the hidden camera show that comes from ellen degeneres and watch sara highland get in on the action with a funny french lesson. >> can you help me say my own name in french. >> can you help me say my own name in french. >> yes i can. >> sara. >> sara. >> sara. >> saaragh! >> je. >> je. >> mapelle. >> meow meow. >> meow meow. >> that is so -- >> i love that. >> wendyie is the host. it is really funny.

"repeat after me" premiering at 8:30 right here on abc. this is the kind of game i would want to play just out and about. >> i would not be the one that would want to say it. >> it is hysterical. before we move on we love it when family is here. your girls are over there on your chair and -- is that your mom and dad? >> what, were they like when they had you. >> they were teenagers. they were. >> i know. >> hi girls. >> what a handsome couple. >> good-looking family. >> thank you. >> okay so what are the movies that changed how we see ourselves and our times? tonight we have a special countdown to the oscars 15 movies that changed american cinema where we ask many of today's top stars and directors to reveal hollywood's most influential films of all time. here's a sneak peek. >> i loved it! >> everybody has their favorites. the movies you can't live without. >> to kill amockingbird. >> midnight cowboy was one.

the graduates. >> lilies of the field, honey child. >> how about the big lebowski. >> i'm the dude. >> movies change us. movies change them. >> i'm ready to come home. >> but which movies? ♪ >> "star wars," love it. >> into the -- >> it was the original stretch of the imagination. >> great characters. >> you'll be malfunctioning within a day you scrap pile. >> you have a plan for getting out. >> be afraid. >> it was an odd kind of experience. it was a seven-foot guy in a dog suit. >> what are you looking at? >> i had my doubts but i was really glad to are a job. >> reporter: "50 shades" the movie whipped up $80 million dominating the competition and everything else. >> i exercise control in all things. >> must be really boring. >> but before "fifty shades of grey," there were 50 shades of

may. >> it's the life in your men. ma wechlt west was the original sex kitten enaevery screen siren from scarlett to so if iy jennifer to angelina. >> i get better as i go along. >> reporter: the star of "i'm no angel" she was the original man-eater but a woman in charge of her own sex life wasn't okay in the 1930s. >> the production code is instituted in mid-1984 to censure films and get mae west. >> reporter: even movie stars have a crush on this guy. >> i can't think of too many actors that could make a living like brando. >> hey, stella! >> reporter: he roared on to the screen in a tight t-shirt in "a streetcar named desire." bradley cooper attended the actors studio just like brando. >> don't pick it up. >> drop it. >> reporter: long before "american sniper" he shopped up on the show "inside the actors studio." >> from a second year actor --

>> for his method this one-time sexiest man alive reportedly binged on 6,000 calories a day for "american sniper." a streetscar named desire was also the first film to win three out of four of its oscars for acting. >> the winner is vivien leigh in "a streetcar named desire". >> the only one who didn't win, marlon brando. got you, huh? you did not know that. did you? it's fascinating to hear today's stars, how they talk about what influenced them. the films and there are certain films, 15 that really changed the way we look at cinema. some are obvious and some we're going to make you scratch your head and go huh. >> it must have been fun picking hem? it was a hoot. great help from the academy, directors, stars. oprah as so into it and telling us what she has on replay constantly at home. >> yeah there are soes movies you can watch over and over again.

"streetcar" is one of them to me. >> many could up and see me sometime. >> oh, wow. >> our special countdown to the oscars 15 movies that changed american cinema airs tonight, tonight, tonight, 10:00, 9:00 central on abc. ginger, final check of the weather. >> oh robin. too much good tv. i'm always staying up too late. we got to listen >> young lady say your name. zaire your name. >> valentina. >> i want your name. we've got a little look at that -- remember i was telling you someone was watching us they're in traffic road closed. johnny he's in a bus so he's not driving but he's able to watch gma. we thank you for that. in north georgia that's the ice. more than a half inch of ice reported in some places from there through the carolinas and then we have to check in on new orleans and did you know it's chilly there today going into the upper 40's. it will feel pretty cold there. that's the big picture.

let's go ahead and get a check closer to home. >> no ice but a decent amount of fluffy snow across the region right now. most of us have about three to 6 inches on the ground. the active snow is in the process pulling away from philadelphia. falling pretty good in burlington county. 30 is your high today. snow tapering off over the next couple of hours i'm going to be your name first. >> valentina. >> valentina jackson is my new name. >> thank you, valentina, jackson. turning to technology and his big reveal. he has something behind a big curtain. let's check that out. okay he's been hinting at it all morning long. >> big red curtain. time to let these people see what we got going on. while we pull this back this is -- [ cheers and applause ] this is our "gma" game show. now, of course we'd all love to be on the red consider pet at the oscars.

not everybody can be there so we'll bring it to you hitting the road in this thing immediately after the show today. might be coming to a town near you. people going to be able to get on board this thing and test your own oscar knowledge. ♪ the countdown to the oscars is on and "gma" is bringing the red carpet to you. good morning, america. from our studio in times square to a street near you, it's the "gma" oscar road trip. we're heading to the hometowns of some of the biggest stars with our red carpet-worthy oscar movie mobile to test your oscar knowledge with trivia games and you get i prize. you get a prize. you get a prize. with the chance to win prizes any movie lover would want. did i mention popcorn? ♪ "gma's" epic oscar road trip starts right now. here we come, america. okay i said we'll hit the road. we'll hit slick roads, snow going out here but it's coming

to you. red carpet coming to you. brushon your hollywood knowledge. there's good stuff you could win by playing our game. hitting the road guys. >> i love it. looks like fun. >> getting our viewers involved and t.j. looking great out there. of course all this is leading up to this sunday oscar sunday that is coverage starts at 7:00 right here on abc and right now, imagine dragons performing live a song off their brand-new album so don't go anywhere. ♪ "gma's" countdown to oscar sunday is brought to you by jcpenney. when it fits, you feel it.

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. we have all been waiting more than two years for a second album from the chart-topping grammy winning band imagine dragons and we are so happy to say the wait is over. "smoke + mirrors" is out this morning and imagine dragons here to perform the lead single "i bet my life" for "gma's" winter concert series. take it away. ♪ ♪ i know i took the path that

you would never want for me ♪ ♪ i know i let you didn't i so many sleepless nights you were waiting up on me ♪ ♪ i'm just a slave unto the night ♪ ♪ now remember when i told you that's the last you'll see of me ♪ ♪ oh remember when i broke you down to tears ♪ ♪ i know i took the path that you would never want for me ♪ ♪ i gave you hell through all the years ♪ ♪ so i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life on you ♪ ♪ i i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life on you ♪ ♪ i've been around the world and never in my wildest dreams would i come running home to you ♪

♪ i've told a million lies but now i tell a single truth there's you in everything i do ♪ ♪ remember when i told you that's the last you'll see of me oh remember when i broke you down to tears ♪ ♪ i know i took the path that you would never want for me i gave you hell through all the years ♪ ♪ so i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life on you ♪ >> come on! ♪ i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life on you ♪ ♪ ♪ don't tell me that i'm wrong 'cause i've walked that

road before ♪ ♪ and left you on your own and please believe them when they say that it's left for yesterday ♪ ♪ and the records that i've played please forgive me for all i've done ♪ ♪ so i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life on you ♪ >> come on! ♪ i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life on you ♪ >> come on! ♪ so i bet my i bet my i bet my life ♪ ♪ i i bet my life i bet my life i bet my life ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

"gma's" winter concert series presented by hilton. ready for you in over 2,000 cities and 12 brands.

[ cheers and applause ] this crowd is loving the imagine dragons here this morning for our winter concert series. big day for them. the new album "smoke + mirrors" available starting this morning. dan, great to have you back. you wrote a lot of this on the road. how does that work? >> i'm not much of a party animal so at the end of the day i go back my hotel room -- >> after your show. >> after a show a neighbor would pound on the door at 2:00 a.m. come on man, stop singing b. you know you do what you got to do. >> you're inspired. you're about to hit the road again. big tour coming up. >> we're excited and just launched the north american

tour. the tickets are up for sale as of today, 39 states in the u.s. and we're really excited about it. >> wow. not only 39 states on the ground i can't believe this you're actually going to do a concert 35,000 feet up. >> yes. on the plane yeah. we're going to jump on a plane with southwest and we're going to bring out our fans that were there from the beginning, seven years ago and fly to the small little clubs we started playing with them and we're going to do a show on the plane. i don't know how we're going to do that. over the p.a. >> a lot of competition to get on the plane and everyone loves this next song "radioactive." >> thank you very much. ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa ♪

♪ whoa ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm waking up to ash and dust ♪ ♪ i wipe my brow but i sweat my rust ♪ ♪ i'm breathing in the chemicals ♪ ♪ i'm breaking in, shaping up then checking out ♪ ♪ on the prison bus this is it ♪ ♪ the apocalypse whoa ♪ ♪ i'm waking up i feel it in my bones ♪ ♪ enough to make my systems blow ♪ ♪ welcome to the new age

to the new age ♪ ♪ welcome to the new age to the new age ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm radioactive radioactive ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm radioactive radioactive ♪ ♪ i raise my flags don my clothes ♪ ♪ now it's a revolution i suppose ♪ ♪ we're painted red just to fit right in ♪ ♪ whoa ♪ ♪ i'm breaking in, shaping up then checking out ♪ ♪ on the prison bus this is it ♪ ♪ the apocalypse whoa ♪ ♪ i'm waking up i feel it in my bones ♪ ♪ enough to make my systems blow ♪ ♪ welcome to the new age to the new age ♪ ♪ welcome to the new age

to the new age ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm radioactive radioactive ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm radioactive radioactive ♪ ♪ all systems go the sun hasn't died ♪ ♪ deep in my bones straight from inside ♪ ♪ i'm waking up i feel it in my bones ♪ ♪ enough to make my systems blow ♪ ♪ welcome to the new age to the new age ♪ ♪ welcome to the new age to the new age ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm radioactive radioactive ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm radioactive radioactive ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

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[ cheers and applause ] i'm going to tell you, imagine dragons put us in a good morning. good morning. have a great day, everybody.

>> good morning. >> it's nice to be able to see some of the road here because it's not entirely snow covered but yet still we have problems. this is delaware county. i-95, this is southbound approaching the blue route. the accident ahead is cleared but you can see police blocking the the right lane. a couple disabled vehicles so watch for that. that's within the congestion. southbound heavy from approaching 420 approaching the blue route. switching to the schuylkill expressway approaching spring garden moving better here. slow eastbound from girard to the vine. the delay on the vine is easing. it was really jammed because people have were having such a tough time because it was snow covered. northeast philadelphia we heard from a lot of you on twitter a hard time driving in

northeast philadelphia. pioneer shady lane we have an accident here where a vehicle went out into the creek but we are hearing that the driver was able to get out just a messy situation tam. >> thank you karen. dave murphy those conditions look better. >> yeah, they are. light snow here. we've got a little sunshine trying to dig its way from behind the clouds. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you that the bulk of the snow right now is over to the east of philadelphia in burlington county you're still accumulating a bit as well as areas south of trenton. 17 degrees right now so bundle up if you're headed out. this afternoon sunshine will return. we're going to see a high of 30 and then 32 tomorrow with an afternoon or evening snow shower around maybe even a quick burst of snow in a couple of spots in the evening hours. and then brisk and cold with temperatures if the teens both thursday and friday, tam. colder air definitely marching in. >> okay, thank you david. it's 8:58. coming up at noon rob mccord expected to enter a plea on oceany extortion charges. we'll bring you the latest

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