america good morning, america. happening now. deep freeze. the coldest air of the winter hitting this morning. record lows on the way from chicago to atlanta. temperatures 40 degrees below normal. dramatic rescues in the north. homes encased in ice. and a new wave of the bone-rattling cold coming east. terror tape. the urgent investigation right now into the latest isis atrocity. is the leader on that tape an american? as the white house steps up its efforts today to keep more recruits from joining to the brutal terror group. >> i did what i had to do to protect my family. and i'd do it again. new overnight. road rage reversal. new details about that mother of four gunned down in front of her home. now a drastically different story of what really happened that night as the victim's family speaks out at an emotional vigil. >> my choice for the best in

show is the beagle. >> make way for miss p. this 4-year-old beagle taking the canine crown topping the terrier. shocking the shih tzu and beating out nearly 3,000 others to win westminster. this top dog on top of the world this morning. ♪ and good morning, america. i love westminster. it is so much fun. miss p last night, the beagle best in show. there we see her right there. the judge said he could just as easily imagine her in that ring or out in the field. that is why she won. >> celebrating with a little chew on the blue ribbon. >> exactly. >> oh so great. what is not so great is the weather. we want to get to that right away. the record-breaking arctic plunge temperatures about to take a dramatic dip and take a

look at this. it's a picture from cambridge, massachusetts, a massive icicle almost two stories tall and it's only getting colder there. the deep freeze hitting the midwest moving south and east and ginger has a lot to talk about so let's get to it. >> not just record breaking lara record demolishing in places like louisville. western new york this is a pond children right here that's a spring that has been frozen. i think that represents what people will be feeling with windchill advisories in 27 state, florida, georgia up to new york and here are the numbers. windchills this morning, the core of that cold air, the focus is on minneapolis, feeling like 31 below. fargo at 29 below, des moines, 18 below. the coldest air i think chicago breaks records potentially tomorrow morning. louisville to give you an idea the record is zero. looking for 14 below, these are actual air temperatures. so this is thursday morning, asheville, richmond everybody getting in on it friday though the day for here in the

northeast. everyone is going, oh, no. let's just reminisce on those numbers a little bit. whoa okay. well anyway it gets warmer by the weekend. i'll have that coming up. first actually we have to go to abc's matt gutman. he is in nashville. matt you're getting snow on top of that ice. >> reporter: that's right, ginger. one-two punch, first the ice, now the snow. i want to give you an idea of why officials here say that conditions out here are so treacherous. you mentioned the snow. here it is nice white and fluffy but beneath it, cold, solid ice. from the air, watch this dramatic rescue. first responders floating this teenage girl through frozen mush just off middleton, new jersey. she had apparently decided to walk out to the icy jetty with her friend tuesday to take in the arctic sea. she was later hospitalized. >> i cried. you just are happy she's alive and she was okay. i hope nobody ever has to experience this. >> reporter: in texas another rescue.

the u.s. coast guard swooping in to save this family of four out for a boat ride when an ice storm moved through. the two children showing signs of hypothermia. the rescues extending to animals, two fire crews saving this dog after he fell through a frozen pond in north carolina. in all, 200 million americans affected by the icy blast. highways looked like demolition derbies tuesday. here in tennessee big rigs jackknifed and trucks flipped officials declaring a state of emergency. schools in some districts canceled for the remainder of the week. across the south trees encased in ice. thousands without electricity. that ice so solid, nick attacked it with his buzz saw. what do your neighbors think of this? >> i don't know. i just got the job done. that's all that matters. >> reporter: now, officials are

begging motorists to stay off the roads if they can. it doesn't look like much but this is basically an ice rink. i'm skating along here. from one danger to the next, after all this ice is it coming that cold. it could be life-threatening to so many in the midsouth. >> tough week. thanks very much. we get the latest on the train derailment in west virginia. dozens of cars carrying oil went off the tracks igniting a massive fireball. the flames are still burning and there are concerns this morning about the safety of the water in those small towns. abc's david kerley has the latest. >> reporter: from the air how those tank cars slammed against each other. these explosions shooting hundreds of feet into the air. >> i've never seen anything like this in my life. >> reporter: the latest in a rash of crude oil tank cars igniting during derailments. >> oh my god. the house is on fire the train derailed over the hillside. >> reporter: destroying homes and property. even 24 hours after all the

explosions, flames and smoke, csx rail and state officials could only watch and wait for the 20 cars one-fifth of that train that was rolling through this small town to burn itself out. one of west virginia's senators say they dodged a bullet. >> too many of these accidents have happened. >> reporter: he's talking about north dakota oil known as bock and crude more flammable that's contributed to many of the recent explosions. >> these are in many times going near our homes, schools and businesses. >> reporter: so much more oil is being transported through our neighborhoods and the government says those tank cars aren't sturdy enough for the job. puncturing and spewing that dangerous crude in an accident. this morning, here in mt. carbon even the water samples have come back negative residents have been advised to boil it as a precaution. the warning about that water just precautionary but later the environmental cleanup on the other side of the bank as they try to start to remove the tank

cars. lara. >> david kerley thanks so much. now we turn to the war on isis. new questions this morning about the latest terror tape. experts trying to determine if the leader of the group that brutally executed 21 christians is american. abc's brian ross is with us with the latest and good morning, brian. >> reporter: as gruesome as that video is it also offers a wealth of clues for u.s. intelligence officials. and this morning, they're analyzing the tape to see among other things if the leader of that mass murder could be american. the most important clues are his facial clues and speaking patterns. >> today we are on the south of rome. >> he says south instead of sothe so he's not from can ra. >> reporter: eric thomas says a number of distinctive pronunciations -- >> all praise is due to allah. >> reporter: he seydoux instead of doo. >> reporter: point to a possible u.s. background with arabic influence, as well. >> i think he sounds pretty

american. >> reporter: day two of a terror summit to stop the pipeline of recruits to isis. >> we need answers that go beyond a military answer. >> reporter: the u.s. state department is running its own social media campaign to counter isis including twitter messages calling isis adult fighters cowards who use women recruits only for sex. some analysts say the u.s. campaign of insults misses the mark. >> it's not impacting the people who may be inspired by the isis ideology and willing to carry out attacks on its behalf. >> reporter: overseas the anti-isis campaign includes mocking humor. ♪ >> reporter: like this skit on kurdish tv that portrays isis fighters as complete idiots. ♪ >> reporter: and major movies are taking up the anti-terror theme. one of the academy award nominees for best foreign film called "timbuktu" portrays the

horror of its life. perhaps an oscar could go its way to be as powerful a fight against isis. >> new developments in that deadly road rage incident in las vegas where a mother of four was gunned down in her front yard. her family spoke out during an emotional candlelight vigil overnight as a dramatically different account of the incident emerged. >> reporter: good morning, george. and so much of this story has changed just within the last 24 hours. come over here. take a look at this missing strip on tammy meyers' car. one of her sons told me that was the result of the road rage accident that led to her death. now we're being told there was no accident. what's not in dispute this mother of four was loved. >> she didn't deserve this. >> reporter: this morning we're hearing for the first time from the son and daughter of tammy meyers the las vegas mom gunned down speaking out at an emotional vigil overnight. >> she was protecting me that

night and she did everything you know she was teaching me how to drive. >> reporter: but now hearing a drastically different account of the night she was shot in the head after giving her daughter a driving lesson in this parking lot late thursday. >> here's what happens when she gets home. >> reporter: homicide detectives saying she encountered a sedan with one person inside not three. her daughter reaching over honking the horn and the other driver gets angry pulling in front of the pair's vehicle and stopping exiting his car to confront meyers would allegedly doesn't say anything back. las vegas police also saying the 44-year-old was likely not followed home immediately after the incident as previously thought. but instead went home got one of her sons who grabbed his handgun and went looking for the suspect together. >> her 22-year-old son came out of the house, got into the car, he was armed with a firearm. they left the house in search of that person that mrs. meyers was involved in an incident

with. >> reporter: police say the pair spots the suspect nearby but returns home. that's when the suspect vehicle allegedly follows them back into their cul-de-sac exchanging gunfire with meyers' son brandon speaking about the incident for the first time at that vigil. >> i did what i had to do to protect my family. and i'd do it for anyone i loved. >> reporter: her husband calling his son brave overnight. >> my son is a hero in my book. >> reporter: and i asked the lead homicide detective where they did they get the new account from the witnesses, the son and the daughter. >> okay kendis thanks very much. let's talk to dan abrams. so much to wrap your head around. this first incident on the road. the mother and son go back to the house get a gun. does that change things? >> well look it changes things in terms of how we view the case but why this happened, et cetera. but in a legal matter if it happened as the police are saying now which is they go

after him, they don't have a confrontation. this he come back and the person follows them to the house and then shoots her at the house, that doesn't change it as a legal matter. that's right. that becomes murder. you follow someone to their house, no matter if they chased you or didn't still a case of murder. what i'm puzzled by is why the authorities are already so certain about what happened. meaning you heard right there at the end of kendis' piece he's talking about the two key witnesses being the daughter and the son involved in this case. they definitely want to catch this person. they want to find this person. they want to talk to this person. because it seems there are still some unanswered questions about exactly how -- >> does it hurt this person's potential defense if it should come to that the fact that the person has not shown up is a fugitive basically. >> it doesn't help. they don't know exactly who the person is. the fact that the person is not turning themselves in now is not helpful to this person's case but i think if and when this goes to trial you can expect to

see some sort of claim of self-defense. even here exchanging of fire. who fired first. these are going to be the kind of questions that come up later, regardless you are not allowed to go follow someone to their house and shoot them. >> dan abrams thanks very much. amy with the other top stories. >> good morning. we begin with the u.s. condemning russia for violating the cease-fire in ukraine. a tv crew caught this dramatic video of a mortar round hitting a gas pipeline forcing them to flee the cross fire. today ukrainian troops were seen retreating while others were captured as russian backed rebels tried to seize control of a key city that serves as a railroad crossing. the measles outbreak it spreading. the cdc now confirming 141 cases in these 17 states and washington, d.c. that's 20 more in the last week. the outbreak is slowing but it is still far from under control. at least in california. lab tests show the current virus is identical to the one that is

spreading in the philippines. well police in kansas city have released new video hoping to find the man who opened fire on a city bus. can you see him there firing several shots from the sidewalk shattering the windows, passengers scrambling for cover. one teenager was injured. she's okay. police say her boyfriend may have been the target. nasa says a fireball that lit up the sky over four states tuesday, look at that was actually a meteor. the space rock weighed about 500 pounds traveling 45,000 miles an hour seen across parts of pennsylvania ohio michigan and new york. well an unfortunate mistake at carnegie mell onon. they sent 700 people letters saying they were accepted even though they were not. they had hoped to study computer science. the misblamed on computers. >> ooh. >> back to school. >> finally you heard of people who can name that tune in just one note but how about i can

solve that puzzle with one letter pat. can and did. take a look. >> letter please. >> "t." >> one "t." >> come on. >> championship match. >> yeah, that's right. >> championship match. one "t." he took home $7100. that seemed miraculous. george you're really good at that. >> that was amazing. he clearly had a thought process going on there. >> boom. >> wow. >> you didn't say no. you couldn't do it. i noticed. [ laughter ] >> all right. >> that was amazing but something that's even more amazing and there's a new top dog this morning. >> i, yeah. >> all right, that beagle taking home the big prize at last night's westminster kennel club dog show and abc's dan harris is a cat man who went behind the scenes.

>> the best in show is the beagle. >> reporter: miss p beat out 2700 other canines at the annual westminster kennel club dog show. for the dog world this is like a combination of the super bowl the oscars and an epic game of fetch. looks like an ewok and we got a look behind the scenes. >> how is his breath? >> fair. aside from halitosis, the grooming is intense. also spendy. does dog shampoo cost as much as human shampoo? >> yes, it does. >> really? you are expensive, dude. one of the enduring mysteries of this 139-year-old dog show why the more popular breeds like golden retrievers never seem to win. i think it's because they're so loyal to their people it tends to come across they're a little bit soft. >> in this game it helps to be on the sociopath's spectrum.

>> i think that might be a little strong but you know doggie sociopaths i suppose, we do have them. >> reporter: however, this year in the end for only the second time ever it was a cuddly beagle who took home the silver cup. miss p immediately celebrated by playing with the ribbon. >> i'll take the ribbon. i'll take any treats you might have. >> reporter: what's next for her? she's not going to disneyland. according to her owner this dog is off to have puppies. >> she's going to have babies next. >> reporter: for "good morning america," dan harris abc news new york. >> dan had some fun with that one. >> he sure did. >> sociopaths. >> yeah. >> we know you like cats dan. there's so many cute dogs. excellent. >> ginger, i want >> how about we all go this weekend. how does that joined, hm? >> who wants to go san diego? it has been so warm and beautiful of course as we get closer to oscar weekend it will be a little bit cooler and more cloudy, fog in the morning. how about an oscar weekends forecast for you. temperatures in the 70's.

we'll still add 70 degrees from when we leave this place here. going into the 60's though. you could see a few sprinkles and certainly a lot more cloud cover at the end of the weekends and when we're celebrating oscars. quick look at phoenix though, amy, 82. [laughter] >> your local forecast in 30 seconds. forecast brought to you by mazda cx5. >> good morning everyone, dave murphy here with an update from accuweather. nothing showing on storm tracker 6 live double scan this morning but as we take a look outside yeah, there's plenty of sunshine coming up

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>> good morning i'm tamala edwards. 7:26 on this wednesday february 18. let's head o karen rogers taking a look at 422. good morning. >> good morning, tam. roads look dry. we're seeing areas of black ice, slick spots from the melting and refreeze in the overnight hours. looking at 422, this is eastbound traffic at trooper jammed 29 to 23.

we had an accident up ahead and you can see it looks a little extra slow an good shot of the roads even in the overpass mostly we're seeing dry conditions just a slick spot or two an bunch of accidents. couple in new jersey, 42 northbound right at 544 we have an accident here as well as 42 and northbound at 295. so two accidents there. the one blocking the left lane. the one a 295 on the shoulder. on 295 southbound here in gloucester county near thorofare an accident involving an overturned vehicle blocking the right lane and slowing traffic there. on 295 southbound in salem county an accident involving a jackknifed tractor-trailer blocking the right lane. we're hearing there might be some other vehicles involved with this as well tam. >> thank you karen. let's take a live look across sense dave murphy you say this is the pick of the week. get out there and enjoy it. >> yeah, it's unfortunate it's the pick of the week with highs only around the freezing mark but you're right it's getting colder tomorrow. 15 right now not exactly balmy. you have to bundle up. some of our suburbs how about 3 degrees below zero in

millville and two in allentown and reading. a cold start not a lot of wind. this afternoon we improve a bit. we get up to 32 for a high. this evening there will be snow showers around that will pop new some spots possibly putting down a quick accumulation and then thursday and friday highs in the teens lows in the single digits and wind chills even worse would. another arctic snap on the way, tam. >> okay, thank you david. that's it for now but we're always updating facebook, 6abc.com and twitter. we send you back to "gma" and we'll see you back here in 30. >> ♪♪

good morning, america. the coldest weather of the year hitting the country. 200 million americans bracing for a deep freeze. right now footage of eddie routh after his arrest. played in the blockbuster "american sniper" trial. new numbers on the measles outbreak. a lot coming up. as we say we have a lot to get to michael and you have this great announcement. dr. seuss, all these magical books and characters you're not going to miss new this morning tell you what's coming up. a little surprise. >> really big. >> yeah very excited to hear. can't wait to share that with everybody. we begin with the latest on the american sniper murder trial. the prosecution resting its case after eddie routh after playing the bizarre video of him in the back of the police cruiser. in custody after killing chris kyle and chad littlefield. the defense now trying to

convince the jury that routh was insane at the time. abc's ryan owens has the very latest. >> reporter: it might be the last way you'd expect the defense to start. eddie routh's attorney showing the jury victim chris kyle's navy s.e.a.l. rifle. american sniper emblazoned on the side. the gun and man who shot it now famous thanks to the oscar nominated blockbuster of the same name. >> he has a green light. your call. >> reporter: routh's attorneys are arguing their client was temporarily insane and felt threatened by the five assault rifles kyle and his friend chad littlefield brought to this gun range two years ago. to bolster their case the defense called the killer's mother. jody routh testifying her only son was suicidal after he got out of the marines. she says she begged the v.a. not to release him from the hospital the month before the murder. she also told the jury she asked chris kyle to help her son with his ptsd. he said he would love to do anything and everything he could

to help my son. with kyle's widow taya looking on the prosecution rested tuesday after five days 26 witnesses and so many videos of routh. from the interrogation tape where admits he knows what he did is wrong to the high-speed chase where he finally gives up to the latest one, routh in the back of a police cruiser telling the officer, i've been so paranoid schizophrenic all day. i don't know what to even make of the world right now. i don't know if i'm insane. prosecutors say this is all an act and say routh only says things like that or does things like lie down in the police cruiser when people are nearby. watch. they say when officers walk away from the car, he sits up normally and appears relaxed. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news stephenville texas. >> all right, our thanks to ryan. we want to get to dan abrams here for more on this and the defendant's mother as we just

heard told the jury that her son was not only suicidal but she did not think he should be released from the hospital. how does that play into this? >> first of all he humanizes him. i think that may be the most important thing and talking about his mental illness on nine medications, in and out of mental institutions but on the other hand you have the prosecutors coming back on cross-examination saying wait a sec, he also had a history of violence and drug and alcohol use, didn't he? and that's a little microcosm of the case right there which the defense is saying focus on the mental illness, the prosecution is saying focus on the violence and alcohol and drugs. >> and the prosecution giving another possible motive saying he was frustrated with the victims at the shooting range. >> right. and if that were the motive that were the only motive we've heard i think he could be in big trouble trying to overcome that. the problem for the prosecution is this is at least the fourth possible motive we've heard in the case. at one point he is upset about

the fact that the car smells like cologne. no one is talking to him in the car is another possible motive. he was doing it out of self-defense as another possible motive. any one of these individually is obviously murder that's the motive and not insane that's murder. when you take all four to them together it can seem like the rantings of a mad man and so that's the problem, the potential problem that the prosecution has with all of these different possible motives. >> dan abrams so much to sift through. thank you. george. >> thank you, guys. we want to go to amy in the social square with "the speed feed." >> oh yes, vice president biden causing a facebook frenzy thanks to his hands-on approach to the swearing in of ashton carter. take a look at this video. that is vp with carter's wife stephanie, during her husband's comments. but we really like this tweet. from "the daily caller."

the new secretary defense can't even defend his wife from joe biden. he's had these touchy-feely moments. remember this face. he said maggie was not uncomfortable at all. she was kind of uncomfortable, i'm just going to say but she's known biden most of her life and also the picture of a woman. she doesn't look like she minds at all. this one-on-one with the vp but her friends don't look so thrilled. what's in your feed today? tell us with the #socialsquare. some people comparing that video to mike tyson going in for evander holyfield's ear. what do you think? >> should have included -- i remember when you went down to the white house with rosie the riveter. he had a good time with that. >> he's very affectionate. >> spreading love. that's always good. spreading the love joe biden. >> ginger. >> those wind chill advisories we were talk about they spread to south florida. boca is in a wind chill

advisory. overcast skies this morning still in the mid 60's but things are about to change even there in south florida. those wind chill warnings and advisories through parts of alabama, south georgia north florida. wind chills thursday morning orlando will feel like 24, jacksonville will feel like 21 and then had had that little burst of snow moving through the mid south right now will move up and the heftiest snowfalls in maine. there's a winter storm watch in effect there for more than a half a foot of snow. there's a look from west to east. that's the big picture. let's get a check a little closer to home. >> all right ginger looking for a light snow shower tonight. nothing going on right now as we take a look at your seven day, we're in the teens currently in most neighborhoods, 32 later with a passing snow shower in the evening and then arctic air for thursday. seattle, the last two days record highs in the 60s. >> seattle?

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♪ we're back now at 7:41 with "gma investigates" and this morning, the potential health hazards of spray tanning. there is a chemical in spray tanning that you need to know about. abc's paula faris shares what happened when we went undercover to see if tanning salons are providing customers with the information and protections that the fda recommends. >> reporter: it gives celebs like kim kardashian jenny mccarthy and eva longoria that faux glow but a chemical in spray tans may pose a potential health hazard if inhaled or

ingested. dha is the chemical in spray tans that makes skin turn brown. the fda approved it 35 years ago for external use as in lotions but not for all over spray because the industry has not provided the data for that purpose. still, the fda said dha should not be inhaled or ingested or exposed to the lips nose or in and around the eye. >> i'm ryan. >> reporter: in 2012 we went undercover to many salons in the new york area. few had eye covers or nose plugs available and when we asked, every salon discouraged us from wearing them. >> you don't need it. you really don't need it. >> you don't need to wear anything on your face. >> reporter: joe levy heads up the international smart tan network which provides education and training to salons. in response to our first story he said his company would immediately develop a unit to improve compliance with the fda recommendations. so has anything changed? we meet up with levy again. >> the result of your piece

three years ago within one month, there wasn't one person in our market who didn't know the fda recommendation about protective eyewear and nose plugs. >> reporter: how do you keep theresa lons accountable? >> it is our job to make the salons aware that this is a recommendation. it is not a regulation. >> reporter: so "gma investigates" going undercover again to the same salons to see if anything's changed. one salon had stopped giving spray tans because of employee concerns. >> a few girls who were pregnant and doctors told them no way and then nobody wants to do it. >> hi. good how are you? >> reporter: of the other salons this time they all have protective gear but none of the employees mentioned the gear or the fda recommendations until we brought up the subject. >> do i need to wear goggles or nose plugs or anything? >> no once we go to spray over your face we'll tell you to close your eyes and hold your breath. >> reporter: six of those still discouraged us from using them. >> i wouldn't suggest the

goggles because you'll get the tan -- you'll get the lines around your eyes. >> reporter: three of the salons later told us they were surprised and disappointed in how their employees interacted with us. however, several tell us they have the fda recommendations posted next to their spray machines. >> at the end of the day the consumer is responsible. the salon should be delivering the message that this is an fda recommendation. >> reporter: for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, new york. >> all right, paula, thank you. coming up the new book about prince charles and the royals hitting stores this morning and it's creating quite a lot of controversy. plus, that big exclusive on the beloved dr. seuss, hidden treasures revealed only here this morning on "gma." you wouldn't do half of your daily routine. so why treat your mouth any differently. brushing alone does less than half the job leaving behind millions of germs. complete the job with listerine®. kill up to 99 percent of germs.

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>> that day all the sneechs for got about stars and whether they had one or not upon thars. >> we loved yertle the turtle and sneechs galore. imagine our joy. we're happy to share it's the news of the day, dr. seuss fans rejoice a new book is on the way. a manuscript drawings found after he passed. now coming to book stores this summer at last. >> in the fall of 2013 i got a call from our friends out at seuss house to say they had found a box in a closet while cleaning up. >> reporter: it's his 45th book called "what pet should i get." you're excited i bet. >> you'll recognize it instantly. >> reporter: the young and the old, some 650 mill books have been sold. we love green egg, the lorex, cat in the hat, one fish and two fish why just take a look at the kids in this new book how about that? >> the kids in this book are

absolutely the same kids that we see in one fish two fish. >> reporter: all so happy we could just about cry, prepare for what pet should i get this july. we're hoping this helps to brighten your day, sincerely signed chris, "gma" from l.a. >> well done, chris. >> very nice. >> well done and this is exciting news but what are your favorite dr. seuss books? >> so hard to choose. >> so difficult. >> i didn't see it here but "green eggs and ham." >> "lorax" and -- >> "oh the places you'll go." >> mine is the spanish edition of this "el gato." i will not read it to you, though. very exciting news. can't wait for it to come out and everybody stay right there. coming up will smith, he's here live telling us about his new blockbuster. >> you got to rhyme that, michael. rhyme it. >> coming up "gma's" countdown

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>> ♪♪ good morning, i'm tamala edwards. 7:56 on this wednesday february 18th. we've got a new traffic issues. let's go to karen rogers. good morning. >> good morning, tam. we've had a lot of accidents today. this is the latest one blocking all traffic here in bucks county, routes one southbound approaching neshaminy. traffic squeezing by off to the shoulder but look how jammed we are at this point southbound from 213 approaching neshaminy. jammed on the ben franklin bridge. everybody back to work back to school trying to take the ben but you're jammed from the upside to eighth and 59. slick spots in areas. seeing problems with mass transit. patco now westbound trains about 10 minute delays at this

point. center at a subways and market frankford line local service because of the cold and septa regional rails 20 minute delays. >> skysky 6 hd looking out over philadelphia international airport it's a beautiful but cool wednesday. let's go over to dave murphy. good morning. >> sun is up and we're getting a little better temperature-wise but tam as you take a look at the temperatures, better doesn't always necessarily mean that warm. we're at 18 degrees in philadelphia. we were at 15 about a half hour ago so we are improving but still seven in millville 1 degree in allentown. do bundle up. this afternoon we'll go up to 32 for a high, winds not all that bad. clouds increasing late in the day and this evening there will be a couple of snow showers that could put down a quick coating maybe a half inch in spots. if you get caught that that slow it down in case there's a freeze-up. arctic air back thursday and friday. we see highs in the teens, lows in the single digits. wind chills both days will be very severe, probably below

zero for a portion of that time period. so another one of those that's coming back. tam. >> thank you david. coming up on "gma" more red carpet secrets if the oscars. we'll see you back here in 30. >> ♪♪

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performing live in times square as we say -- >> good morning, america. and there he is jeremy jordan signing autographs. at our times square studio and starring alongside anna kendrick in "the last five years." amy gives it 40 stars. >> i have to tell you, it was a huge hit in my house last night. i had my mom and two daughters and we were crying and very excited to meet him. >> very different kind of movie, as well. a lot of big guests. what's going on? uh-oh. >> there he is. >> had a little trouble with the focus there. will smith. >> speaking of "focus." >> the new movie. >> hi.

>> we need to focus with you standing next to me. but there's our t.j. holmes. you know t.j. hit the road tuesday with our "gma" game show on the go red carpet. now he's bringing the red carpet to you out on the road. there's my man, t.j. hanging out there. looks like he's a little warmer than we are here. i'm not looking at him. trying to focus. >> i didn't want to throw off his focus. >> see how many times we can get the word focus in this next hour. it's one of our own games here. but anyway t.j. is out and about. 'giving viewers in different locations across the country a chance to play all kinds of oscar-related games with great prizes and looks like he's brought along some oscar favorites. can't wait to find out where he is. >> there he is. t.j. we'll check in with you later. amy's turn to focus on the news. >> all right, i will try to do that. good morning to all of you. we begin with the cold. gripping more than half the

nation. the record-breaking arctic blast is already blamed for more than a dozen deaths as the frigid temperatures push into the deep south and parts of the southeast, tens of thousands of people still shivering in the dark from this week's ice storm. record lows could hit tonight from chicago all the way to atlanta with windchills dropping to minus 30. ginger's forecast is coming up. meanwhile people out west are enjoying the warmer than usual temperatures setting records in the northwest. but it's not all good news. the drought in california is so bad some officials are considering whether to ask restaurants to stop giving out water unless patrons ask for it. new worries this morning about the growing influence of isis militants. the u.n. security council has called an emergency session today to discuss the new fighting in libya. growing closer to europe some islamic militants in libya have reportedly carried out their first air strikes. there's been another gruesome attack by isis. the terror group reportedly burning 45 people in western iraq.

well new pictures of that train disaster in west virginia. the derailed oil tanker still smoldering more than 40 hours after the crash. some 100 people remain evacuated overnight. drinking water samples have been tested and came back negative but residents have been advised to boil their water as a precaution. and a surprising twist in that las vegas road rage killing. police now saying the mother of four who died after being shot in the head actually went looking for the men she got into an altercation with picking up her 22-year-old son with his handgun and then canvassing the neighborhood. the shooter remains on the loose. and new details about the growing measles outbreak. more than 140 cases now reported in 17 states. the biggest increase in illinois linked to a day care. most of the people who contracted the highly contagious disease were not vaccinated including babies too young to be immunized. a controversial new book about prince charles hitting book stores across the u.s. today. "born to be king."

prince charles an planet windsor promises to ang in-depth look into the life of the heir to the british throne based on interviews that include his close friends and palace insiders. author catherine mayer delves into what she calls the real story of how charles and camilla met saying they were introduced about i a mutual friend who thought ka mail la would like him in spite of his position. there was a claim that charles' leadership may be at odds with the queen. and finally if you can't afford to buy the most expensive home in the country, you know what just rent it. take a look. the beverly hills mansion is on the market for $195 million but you can move in without making a huge commitment. just for a mere $475,000 a month. the 25-acre estate has 12 bedrooms 23 bathrooms. its own vineyard bowling alley and a ballroom that holds 250 guests. let's see if there are any

takers. renters or buyers. >> i have champagne wishes. >> $100,000. you can have it for oscar weekend. >> oh okay. great idea. >> why didn't we think of that sooner? >> okay. "pop news" and weather coming up. now michael has the "morning menu" in the social square. >> yes i do george. now, here's a look at what's ahead on the "gma morning menu" in the social square powered by samsung gal lax si. tom hanks' crazy new project, plus the inspirational story of one young model overcoming the odds to hit the catwalk and broadway superstar, star of the hot new movie, amy loved it. cried the entire time "the last five years," jeremy jordan is here with a special live performance. thank you, my man. can't wait to hear that. make sure amy doesn't scream too loud for you. all that and will smith, my man, coming up live on "gma" here in times square. hey. get into focus. get into focus. ♪

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rae jepsen. it's all part of the singer's new music video. take a look at the duo, dancing up a storm in new york city and joined by carly's friends, justin bieber all for her new single "i really like you" and carly tweeted that the shoot was the best day ever and we can't wait to see the results when the music video debuts right here on "gma." i'm telling you right now, tom hanks is a really good dancer. i was impressed. >> i wonder if she said call me maybe. >> ah. >> had to do it. >> yeah right there. >> this is a big video that he's in too. "big." you got me. you know what i'm talking about. >> touche strahan. >> ink go -- now the national aviary has their own oscar predicting crow. onyx has forecast a winner for best actor, now here are the nominees. steve carell broody cooper

benedict cumberbatch, michael keaton and eddie redmayne. any guesses on who the crow will pick. >> eddie redmayne. >> you know it's a bird so what do you think onyx -- >> "birdman." >> michael keaton. >> he went with michael keaton. >> "birdman." >> close one. >> it'll be a close one. i'm going with onyx, you're right. he knows what he's talking about. >> and michael keaton won a lot of awards so a lot of awards leading up to the oscar predict what's going to happen at the oscars but we'll get the final word this sunday when the oscars air at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 p.m. pacific so tune in if onyx is right. >> interesting that onyx can make predictions and you decent seem to have any problem with that. onyx is giving -- >> you mean when michael does it. >> yes. >> i think you're right. >> just a side note. >> just a side note. >> you got that in? you ready. >> i'm ready. >> i have to give a side note. it's 7:00 p.m. on abc.

a new take on the teeoff. great golf shots. take a look at these impressive trick shots on the san diego state golf team. they show off impressive footwork. saw the backflips and they even get a major hole in one or should we say a hole and seven. >> wow. >> yes. >> that is impressive. >> that is impressive. all this is just pushing ahead to their 2015 spring season and you know what, that looks like a fun golf team to be a part of. who wouldn't want to be part of that? >> i love that. >> they seemed surprised themselves. we got this. >> i think you should go do girl power. >> great. >> good luck to them in the upcoming season and that is "pop news." news.". >> "heat index" some coming up. now we have to go to >> thank you george. good morning, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> i love it. this family what is your last name. >> black. >> the black family told me they just came south to warm up from maine.

here in new york city it will be so cold by friday. we're all going to be -- if we want to warm up maybe we go to anchorage. they had a record high of 34. slightly cooler 34. anchorage 40 degrees warmer than a lot of places but that ridge in the west will be there, that deep troth. 18 detroit, chicago stopping at 10. i think record lows happen anywhere from louisville to atlanta tomorrow morning and through late week of course going into the northeast. that is a look from west to east. thanks for warming up with us. [cheers and applause] >> that's the big picture. let's get a check closer to home. >> thanks, ginger. in the teens in most areas this morning across the region. dry on storm tracker 6 live double scan. as we take a look at your seven-day, sky 6 first of all we have lots of sunshine up over the horizon. some suburbs in the single digits, too. not a lost wind but -- lot of wind. 32 is today's high. evening snow showers possible

in a couple spots that. put down a quick light accumulation that could make roads slippery. we're in the teens thursday and friday. you guys staying warm, you said. no. no. we'll warm you up. we'll get you inside. let's check in indoors. >> we'll warm up now. it's time for the "heat index" and today topping it off the duggars from "19 kids and counting" are about to welcome a new member telling "people" magazine about their decision to adopt. abc's abbie boudreau has the story. >> mr. and mrs. derick dillard "19 kids and counting" back for a new season showing another wedding in the works. >> will you marry me. >> reporter: and a baby on the way. >> we're expecting. >> reporter: cameras showing jessa in full wedding planning mode with her then fiance ben seewald. >> what are you thinking for a

reception? >> just ice cream. >> jessa definitely has her opinions on how things should be done. >> reporter: while fans will have to wait to see how jessa and big ben's day unfolds on the show the couple now married notoriously kissing for the first time not at the altar but in private after the wedding. giving "people" magazine an exclusive glimpse inside their life as newlywed. >> i'm ben and this is my wonderful wife jessa. go we got married three months ago and we went on a really romantic ten-day honeymoon to europe and now we're back home just enjoying sharing life together. >> jessa and ben are still living in newlywed bliss. she says that he has cooked dinner for her, writes her love letters and he says he always tries to look at situations as thougher in her shoes and puts her up on a pedestal. >> reporter: even revealing how they plan to adopt a baby. >> we're just enjoying life together and loving each other. >> looking forward to starting a

family. >> reporter: jessa telling the magazine even before we were married we wanted to adopt. we hope to adopt a lot of kids adding if god blesses us with biological kids of our own it's not going to quench our desire to adopt. >> before they were even married they began looking into adoption and surprised to learn they would have to be married for two years before they could adopt. >> reporter: the duggar family tree isn't showing signs of slowing down. jill who got married last year is now expecting a baby boy. >> hey, baby. this is your daddy. >> reporter: a baby on the way and no doubt soon more to come. for "good morning america," abbie boudreau abc news, los angeles. >> a lot of babies in that family. the march 2nd issue of "people" on newsstands nationwide friday. "19 kids and counting" airs tuesday on tlc. next up in the "gma" heat index" behind the beauty bar to see how well 24-hour makeup actually holds up. we had twin sisters help us put

high-end department store 24-hour makeup and the less expensive drugstore version through a series of round the clock challenges and abc's rachel smith has a look at how they held up after a busy day. ♪ >> reporter: with women on the go searching for the longest lasting makeup looks, companies are eager to provide 24-hour products but eyeliner eye schad die, foundation and lipstick. >> i like the color. >> reporter: but just how well do these hold up after 24 hours, no touch-ups and a series of "gma" challengesy we ask professional makeup artist lisa kapler help us access it. drugstore products totally $45. in the other department store products coming in at $114. how does it feel right now? >> feels good. >> reporter: identical twin sam and emma trying them out. time for the finishing touch. because we couldn't find a 24-hour department store lipstick both girs are wearing

the same $1224-hour drugtore lip lipstick. we'll see who can wear theirs longest. the workout challenge at new york city's ymca. after 30 minutes how did the makeup fare. >> i have a tiny crease mark. foundation looks like it's pretty much in place. no crease on this eye at all. eyeliner is good mascara is great, the foundation looks really good too. >> reporter: the verdict, a tie. both sets of products holding up well. next up an evening out. dinner and beauty sleep. both girls getting eight hours of shut-eye with their makeup on. following morning, quick breakfast and another check-in. >> i see a pretty heavy crease. the makeup has completely come off in that area. the lipstick left a stain. the foundation is worn a little better. the eye shadow is not moving at all. the mascara is doing extremely well. the drugstore measured up the best. >> reporter: finally the twins head back to the ymca for the

ultimate challenge, one lap in the pool. >> the eye shadow is holding up pretty well. the eyeliner and the mascara is not holding up. the foundation is amazing. it looks great. eye shadow is dry. it's really intact and dry. and so is the eyeliner. >> reporter: and the mascara. >> and the mascara. i feel like overall the drugstore brand stood up for this challenge. >> oh. >> reporter: and while lisa doesn't advise sleeping in your makeup the 24-hour makeup staying power is good news for gals on the go and their wallets. i think it's time to wash your face. for "good morning america," rachel smith abc news. >> all right, and emma and sam are here and did wash their face and i just want to get that out there. but, sam, were you surprised at how well the drugstore makeup held up? >> i was shocked. i would have bet the department store makeup would have held better but, you know after swimming and sleeping and

exercising i mean yeah i was definitely very surprised that -- she said it didn't even move so that was crazy. >> is that a good thing? i'm not even sure about that. emma, how did you feel about the department store brand? >> you know it felt pretty good when it went on. you know, i diddant really feel like i was wearing that much makeup. i felt good and then it was kind of surprising to see after the exercise after a few hours, mine started to get a crease in the eye shadow. hers didn't really move so it was kind of interesting. >> eye makeup holding up was pretty remarkable but the foundation too they said looked really good throughout the whole. do you all wear this much makeup normally. >> not usually. i'll usually throw on a little bit of eyeliner mascara. >> i mean i was kind of shocked when i looked in the mirror i almost didn't recognize myself. i normally don't wear that much makeup. >> and you don't wear it to bed. just in case you needed to we know where to turn. thank you very much for being good sports with all of that. we appreciate it.

thank you very much. >> thank you. >> lara, over to you. >> thanks amy. yeah if it can make it through that it can stand up. next on our "gma" health heath, by standing up i meant stand-up to a full day. i'm into it. so moving on an inspiring teenager overcoming the odds to become a model during new york's fashion week. last night, her dreams of hitting the catwalk came true and abc's mara schiavocampo has her story. ♪ >> reporter: she seems like a typical teenager. she loves spending time with her family and dreams of a career in fashion. but make no mistake there's nothing ordinary about this maryland teen. life as megan knows it began two years ago. >> when i was 16 years old, i was out with friends and i had come home didn't feel that great. and i went to bed and i woke up in the morning and i couldn't get out of bed. >> reporter: overnight megan once an aspiring model was paralyzed from the neck down. an undiagnosed case of mono led

to adem a rare neurological disorder that attacked her brain and spine. >> i couldn't believe it. i thought why did this happen to me? how am i not walking? >> reporter: for many teens the inability to walk may have been soul crushing but that wasn't the case for megan. those dreams of modeling she never gave them up. >> the neurologist said to me that this was not going to be a sprint it was going to be a marathon. >> reporter: today that marathon continues at maryland's esteemed kennedy krieger institute. >> she started out in the power chair with not a lot of function and she's progressed to walking with a walker. >> reporter: the biggest leap forward came this winter. thanks to designer nina purdoma who called to ask megan to walk yes, walk new york fashion week wearing one of her designs. we were there for the final preparations for the show. what are you looking forward to the most? >> just getting out there and

showing everyone look at me i can do it you know i'm confident. enough to like walk down the runway with a walker. >> reporter: and then the big moment. a walk down the prestigious runway center stage at lincoln center paralysis megan says hasn't kept her from her dream. >> here i was not able to move not thinking i would ever be able to walk again, you know it just goes to show that anything is possible and to put your mind to it it can get done. >> for "good morning america," mara schiavocampo abc news, new york. >> that had to be such a great feeling for her and so powerful for everyone in the audience. >> what a beautiful job she did. you saw the grip but the grace. >> her face the smile on her face said it all. >> that was great. >> that was great. >> thank you, mara. guess who is coming up? it is will smith, there he is. his new movie is called "focus." we'll talk to him in just a few minutes. ♪ so go ♪

>> ♪♪ >> good morning. pgw crews repaired a 4-inch gas line that ruptured overnight in north philadelphia. some residents on the 2700 block of north garnett street were forced in the cold but they have been able to get back into their homes. it's eight 8:27 on this wednesday, february 18 and let's head to karen rogers. >> good morning, tam. we're live in exton chester county on 202. good shot of the roads. they look dry but we are seeing areas of black ice. patchy spots and it's causing a lot of accidents. right now we're looking if good on 202 jammed northbound from boot road to 29 but we have a new accident in fairmount park. you can see the flashing lights right here with police. this is lincoln drive northbound all blocking the left lane right over at ridge avenue so watch for that. you're jammed from city avenue bridge to this point. also an accident blocking the left lane on the northeast extension.

it's northbound between quakertown and lehigh valley. an accident yet another one in new jersey, and this is burlington county on 73 southbound at 295. this one is blocking up to two lanes so that's going to cause a big delay and big delays with mass transit. septa saying because of the weather we could see 20 minute delays on regional rails. the media elwyn line tam up to 45 minute delays. >> that's rough. let's go to dave murphy for people who may be waiting outside longer than usual. david what can they expect is it. >> it feels nice standing in the sun. we're only at 18 degrees in philadelphia and there are some spots still in the single digit center city. not a lost wind this morning but definitely cold. and as we take a look at the afternoon we get up to 32 for a high with clouds increasing as the afternoon ensues. then this evening there will be a couple snow showers around that put down a quick coating to maybe a half inch. slow down if you get hit by that. then thursday and friday the arctic air is back with highs in the teens, single digit lows tam. >> all right. it is what it is. thank you david. coming up on "gma" while the show is going to be somewhere

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♪ ♪ oh maybe i can't follow through ♪ ♪ but oh what else am i supposed to do ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> and we are cheering for jeremy jordan stars with anna kendrick in "the last five years." that was jason robert brown on the piano right there. and there's the movie. we'll talk to him in a little bit and hear him sing. >> wow, he sounds great. our t.j. holmes is also busy this morning. he is on the move with our "gma" game show on the go challenging people to show off their movie knowledge as we count down to

oscar sunday. i wonder where he is this morning. we may have shown you earlier but we're going to pretend that we didn't. >> making his way across the country. let's go inside to amy. >> all right, guys i am here with superstar will smith back on the big screen in "focus." we said focus enough today. he plays mickey a so-called master of misdirection and in this scene he's giving a con artist in training a lift. take a look. >> this is a game of focus. >> very clever. >> all right, attention is like a spotlight and our job is to dance in the darkness. >> i didn't even feel you take that. >> the human brain is slow and it cannot multitask. >> jesus. human behavior is very predictable. i touch you here i steal from here. i tap you here, i steal from here.

i step to here and you're not going to slap my face are you? >> why? >> you would if you knew where my hand was. >> we're so excited to have the two-time oscar nominee with us this morning. will smith, thank you for being here. >> thank you very much. >> i hear you performed all of your own stunts so should i be holding on to my watch right now? >> yeah you know it was really great learning -- and, you know the concept of the movie, the idea of focus is you know essentialny that scene, the human brain can only focus on so much. and after that anything is possible in the darkness. >> so everybody watch out if you're walking next to will. >> if you're walking -- especially if you're paying attention to something else. >> who was better at the -- who was better at those tricks of trade, you or margot your co-star. >> margot got so into the actual physicality of it you know i was so -- i was interested in the psychology. i got lost in that but the

actual moving and being able to take things off of people while she was talking and the guy who trained us his name is apollo robbins, the gentleman thief as he calls himself and, you know he said that women generally are better -- >> we can distract more. >> there's -- you know all of that beauty is a natural distraction. >> of course, yes. exactly. and speaking of just the chemistry, we were talking -- you and margot shared on set was really remarkable. she's, what is she 24? >> yeah we -- she was 23 when we were shooting and, you know i'm 46 so -- very different. yeah right. ooh. i haven't actually heard that but that's -- true. >> this was a steamy steamy -- >> it was fantastic. so crazy how you can't create chemistry. you can't buy it. you either vibe with somebody or you don't and, you know she and i are as different really as two people could be you know

geographically she's from australia, i'm from philly we're pretty genetically lynch. >> opposites attract. >> yeah. >> this is what makes movies so great. this is such a great date movie. something with the guys with all the tricks of the trade and what's going on behind the scenes and there's the love story. >> what's really great with the directors john and glenn did a film called "crazy stupid love" and i loved that. what they do is they smash genres together in a way that in one moment is really serious and you're in a drama and then it goes to comedy and then action and then love story like they did a really good job of creating something that is profoundly unique you know, around a really strong idea of lying versus loving. >> yep. >> you know and the idea that you know you really -- you can't have both. if you're lying you're not really able to love as deeply as

you want and this character going on that journey because it's hard to stop lying. it's hard. >> especially when you're good at it. >> when you're good at it like a good lie feels like -- it's like gluten. it like holes it all together, you know. >> you know i got to say, you looked incredible in this film and i know you always -- >> oh thank you,y he. >> you've been very good to your body and working out but jada your wife. she's in "magic mike." >> yeah. >> strahan over there. >> yeah. >> you feel like a little competition in the house. >> you know mike he's in shape. he is in shape. i checked him out. he's all right. he's all right but she said that he got in really good condition so i just keep myself looking good for just those kind of guys that you know want to walk around your woman in their underwear, you know. i got my eye on him. i got my eye on him. >> you look great. the movie is fantastic. will smith, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> and bringing it this morning. we love it. "focus" opens nationwide next

friday february 27th. let's head out to ginger now with a final check on the weather. >> amy, we love will smith and we're going to focus on the cold here eventually but my friends the atlanta you were saying you didn't make a sign for your daughter. >> no. >> hey, sophie. i love you. >> better than a sign. let's go ahead and see. we were talking atlanta is not that much warmer and won't be this week as we go toward record lows sore foam folks. pretty sunset in new jersey and in nevada dayton, nevada also beautiful skies. much different temperatures out west. look at the numbers. we could see record breaking lows from cleveland nine below friday morning. these are air temperatures. we're not talking wind chill. orlando 30 friday morning, new york city four and three for friday and saturday morning respectively. so cold. [cheers and applause] >> i don't know why it's so cold. let's get a check closer to home. >> all right gin cherry. cold around here, too. nothing showing on storm tracker 6 live double scan.

temperatures in the teens and single digits. 32 is today's high and this evening we'll have some snow showers with small accumulations. then comes the arctic air. highs in the teens thursday and friday. be on "gma." give me a high-five. you got coffee in your hand. all right, vanessa. >> okay thanks ginger. time to check in with t.j. holmes. he is on the road with our game show on the go. traveling oscar quiz show all part of our countdown to oscar sunday. t.j., tell us where you are. >> hey there. good morning to you, george. my backdrop for the "gma" show is the highway theater only playing one movie and this town only cares about one actor. i'm in jenkinville, but they have produced one of five best

actor nominees. the movie mobile hit the road first stop we're here. jen jenkin. town. hello, jenkintown. the hometown of none other than bradley cooper. you can't get to l.a. we bring the red carpet to you. on to -- a few lucky fans. you get the gold you get to play. you get to play. come on. vying for of the chance to win some of our oscarworthy swag. first up karg la versus student jess where sounds like this -- [ sirens ] >> reporter: -- mean instant prizes. our big bonus question here. now, if you happen to get this one right, you get a year's supply of popcorn. a movie lover's dream. this beat out "saving private ryun" as the highest grossing war movie of all time. >> "american sniper."

>> reporter: she not only winning the popcorn but a chance to spin our swag wheel bringwinning swag jewelry. anthony walking away with four movie passes. congratulations, my man. thank you for -- in a quick round of back to boyhood. i'll show you a picture. a high school picture of an oscar nominee. you know this. who do we have here? we have -- you all better know who this is. you better know who this is. >> bradley cooper. >> reporter: maia also winning big. successful first stop on our oscar road trip. >> good people here. good luck at the oscars but we got to roll. on to the next town. >> all right, we had a successful first stop. our winners from yesterday. now we want to give away some more stuff. we didn't get a chance to give

away this big sucker so adrienne how are you doing? you have kids at the house. >> i do. >> you do. they'll love this. this is very simple now. i'm going to show you a picture of someone from their childhood and you tell me who they are and the tv is yours. simple enough. all right, who we go. tell me who this is. >> neil patrick harris. >> simple enough. maybe it was a giveaway but we just gave away this tv. adrienne it's all your. >> thank you very much. >> she didn't know until a second ago she was playing for a television. but the game show on the go continues for the rest of the week guys that's the way it's been going so far. >> they'll enjoy that television. >> absolutely. to watch the oscars on sunday. >> be sure to keep track of our "gma" twitter account. your hometown might be the next stop. even if it's not everyone can get in on the fun, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! show us how much you know about the oscars with our online quiz. >> the questions are easy. >> and coming up red carpet

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♪ as we count down to oscar sunday best actress nominees reese witherspoon and julianne moore are already winners this award season when it comes to fashion. turns out they both rely on the same stylist who managings to give them each their own distinctive and gorgeous look. abc's deborah roberts went behind the scenes to see how she

works her magic. >> ah, the oscars a night buzzing with high wattage style, creme de la creme fashion and, of course the leading ladies of hollywood lead the way to the pinnacle. >> what people at home don't realize is how much effort goes into one look. if you would compare it to your wedding, doing that over and over again. >> reporter: leslie fremar is a tour did you force in the industry topping the post powerful stylists. the. >> the color is beautiful, this cut is really good. >> reporter: we caught up with her at the jean-baptiste that showroom in new york. >> julianne actually just wore this dress. >> reporter: with an a-list client tel aviv she's behind the showstopping looks of charlize theron reese witherspoon, julianne moore and begin jennifer connelly to name a few. >> they have strong opinions and they have insecurityies and personalities that they are trying to portray to the public

so that all kind of comes into play when creating a look for someone. >> reporter: now she's in the midst of creating fashion history working tirelessly behind the scenes for best actress hopefuls reese and julianne. you're on fire right now dressing two oscar nominees. is that a lot of pressure? >> it's a lot of work. there is pressure. but i think there's a lot of work so we don't even really have time to kind of think about the pressure. we're just thinking about getting it done. >> reporter: and with two potential oscar winners, i had to ask. many people remember jennifer lawrence falling up the stairs. do you think about that? what if they were to win and how would they navigate the stairs? does that factor into your choice. >> definitely. it doesn't factor into the choice but we practice walking up the stairs and making sure that they're comfortable sitting down. so we check all those things. >> reporter: so as a sea of stars prep to make waves on fashion's big night, leslie is focusing on making sure her two leading ladies stand apart.

>> we're working it out so that everything feels original and unique and have very different point of views and styles so it's been pretty easy to kind of accomplish that. >> reporter: will they wear color? >> i don't know. i'll leave it as a surprise but i think it's going to be pretty showstopping. >> reporter: for "good morning america," deborah roberts, abc news, new york. >> a lot goes into it and we cannot wait to see what they wear. that'll happen on sunday our oscar coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. and coming up here on "good morning america," broadway star jeremy jordan and jason robert brown performing live so don't go anywhere. "gma's" countdown to oscar sunday brought to you by jcpenney. when it fi

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jeremy jordan. he stars with anna kendrick in the brand-new musical "the last five years." we'll hear one of the songs a moment. welcome back. i loved this movie watching with the girls last night and this is really gorilla filmmaking. put it together in two to three weeks. >> three weeks and small budget and did it all, most of it all live singing and just kind of did what worked with what we had. >> almost all songs and no real lip sinking, right? >> the whole thing is sung through so if you really want to get all the emotion and all the storytelling out that's told through song you have to do it on the spot and get to change it up is it and got to have fun not only with anna kendrick but your wife spencer. get to have an affair with your wife. >> yeah get to have ang affair with my fake wife with my real wife. >> we'll hear "moving too fast." jason robert brown, the composer

right here. take it away guys. ♪ did i just hear an alarm start ringing ♪ ♪ did i see sirens go flying past ♪ ♪ though i don't know what tomorrow's bringing i've got a singular impression things are moving too fast ♪ ♪ i'm gliding smooth as a figure skater i'm riding hot as a rocket blast ♪ ♪ i just expected it ten years later i've got a singular impression things are moving too fast ♪ ♪ and you say oh no step on the brakes ♪ ♪ do whatever it takes but top this train ♪ ♪ slow slow the light's turning red ♪ ♪ but i say no no whatever i do i barrel on through and i don't complain ♪ ♪ no matter what i try i'm flying full speed ahead ♪ ♪ some people analyze every

detail some people stall when they can't see the trail ♪ ♪ some people freeze out of fear that they'll fail but i keep rolling on ♪ ♪ some people can't find success with their art some people never feel love in their heart ♪ ♪ some people can't tell the two things apart but i keep rolling on ♪ ♪ oh oh maybe i can't follow through ♪ but oh oh what else am i supposed to do ♪ ♪ i dreamed of writing like the high and mighty ♪ ♪ now i'm the subject of a bidding war ♪

♪ i met my personal aphrodite imdoing things i never dreamed of before ♪ ♪ we start to take the next step together found an apartment on 73rd ♪ ♪ the atlantic monthly's printing my first chapter 2,000 bucks without rewriting one word ♪ ♪ i left columbia and i don't row get it i wrote a book and sonny mehta read it ♪ ♪ my heart's been stolen my ego's swollen i just keep rolling along ♪ ♪ ♪ oh yeah and i think well well what else is in store got all this and more before 24 ♪

♪ it's hard not to be sure i'm spinning out of control out of control ♪ ♪ i'm feeling panicked and rushed and hurried ♪ ♪ i'm feeling outmaneuvered and outclassed ♪ ♪ but i'm so happy i can't get worried about this singular impression ♪ ♪ i've got a singular impression things are moving too fast ♪ [ cheers and applause ] hey, honey? huh? oh, you caught me daydreaming. dreaming about a salt water bedroom aquarium? i am, actually. with exotic fish?

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thank you, guys. jeremy jordan and jason robert brown, the movie is called "the last five years." thanks for coming. in tomorrow big day on "deals & steals." our oscars edition. >> it's going to be big. it's going to be bargainee. a new word. have a great day, everyone. >> ♪♪ >> good morning, philadelphia police are searching for the suspect who stabbed two men killing one of them outside of a bar in east mount airy. this happened around 2 o'clock this morning on stenton avenue

near east johnson street a29-year-old man was killed an 27-year-old man remains in critical condition. 8:56 on this wednesday february 18th. let's get that last look at traffic with karen rogers. good morning. >> good morning, tam. we have noticed a big jam on the ben franklin bridge. the delay has grown since last i showed you. westbound traffic jammed from the tolls to eighth and vine. coming into the city you have a lot of company. the accident cleared on lincoln drive northbound at ridge avenue. traffic moving again so better news there. big problems with mass transit. the media elwyn line 45 minute delays. they're having equipment problems. when you get to work you may have some explaining to do. you'll be a little late there. all regional rails septa says expect up to 20 minute delays because of weather condition. multi accident on providence road. tam be careful about slick spots. >> thank you karen. let's get a last look at the accuweather forecast. david is it warming up a little. >> not really today. as you take a look at temperatures we're still

pretty darn cold across region. 20 degrees in philadelphia. a couple spots in the single digits and a little breeze kicking up. 32 is today's high. sun gives way to increasing clouds later on. tonight in the evening hours there will be a couple snow showers with light accumulations. slow it down if you see one. thursday and friday the arctic air is back tam with highs in the teens overnight lows in the single digits. >> okay, thank you david. coming up today on "action news" at noon the coast guard goes on a mission to break up the ice right there on the delaware river and we'll take you along for the ride. "live with kelly and michael" is next up here on 6abc. i'm tamala edwards. have a great wednesday. >> ♪♪

>> it's "live with kelly and michael." today, drammy award-winning artist mary j. blige. and "vikings," travis fimmel. plus, another game, another grand. another day of our oscar countdown audience challenge all next on "live"! [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] ♪ >> now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]