making news in america this morning, arctic blast. another deep freeze for most of the country. plus a new concern for new england. roofs giving way under feet of snow. also an avalanche of ice falling from a building burying people below. superbug squared. people being notified after possibly being exposed to a deadly bacteria resistant to drug. the mistake already costing lives. animal rescue. a desperate search under way after a doggie day care van gets carjacked. vanilla heist. the '90s rappers behind "ice ice baby" arrested. what he said to cameras while leaving jail overnight.

and good thursday morning to you all. yes, we're starting again talking about some arctic air. even central florida this time bracing for record cold tonight. >> take a look at niagara falls, nearly frozen. the mercury there reaching 13 below zero. >> another picture for you out of north carolina. you see that there. that's the front of a jeep. the icy sculpture of the car's grill left standing after the vehicle pulled away. all the updates from abc's bazi kanani. >> reporter: new warnings in boston already reports of more than 80 dangerous roof collapses, the heavy snow sliding off the roof of this ice rink buried five people. >> one, you could tell was hurt. the neck. and then the lady looked very hurt too. >> reporter: the record snowfall in massachusetts not done yet. >> i just want it gone. i just want it gone. >> reporter: the arctic blast hitting 24 states a challenge for drivers on icy roads, black ice hidden beneath the snow.

in nashville this car just misses a police cruiser, farmers in southern states covering up crops to protect them and where schools are closed for a third day, food banks are trying to make sure needy kids get fed. >> now they're having to wait until mom and dad come home or in hopes that there is something available when mom and dad come home. >> reporter: the coast guard using special ice breakers to keep 140 miles of the delaware river north of philadelphia flowing for commercial vehicles and for their operations in an emergency. the deep freeze being appreciated by at least some this morning. >> beautiful, it's awesome. >> reporter: tourists drawn to the frozen spectacle of niagara falls. bazi kanani abc news, washington. well new englanders are probably a little less thrilled with the beauty of their winter wonderland by now and today's weather is not going to happen. >> accuweather's justin povick has our forecast for us. good morning to you, justin.

>> t.j. and reena, thanks, good morning. much of the northeast waking up to colder temperatures and gusty winds but for residents of coastal new england, well you have more snow on the way and, yes, there will be some heavy amounts of snow portland bangor 6 to 12 inches of snow before it's all said and done and there will be a lot of travel delays along northern sections of interstate 95. for all of us like i said it will be cold but here's how cold it feels when you factor in the temperature and the wind minus 20 around pittsburgh in the afternoon, minus teens for much of the northeast. well the weekend is not as cold but there is the threat for another system with rain sleet and more snow. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> all right, justin thank you, as always. we turn to a frightening story from southern california. nearly 200 patients exposed to a deadly bacteria at a hospital. this happened at the ronald reagan ucla medical center. seven preponderance patients confirmed to have been affected. two have died. that is resistant to

antibiotics. the patients exposed to it through contaminated medical instruments. they've all been sent home but home testing kits were sent to them. those tests will then be analyze by the hospital. the u.s. is not at war with muslims, the president say. extreme groups have corrupted it for religion and recruiting. blunting the appeal of groups like isis will require a global effort including cooperating from mainstream muslims. >> of course the terrorists do not speak for over a billion muslims who reject their hateful ideology. no religion is responsible for terrorism. people are responsible for violence and terrorism. >> he's taking criticism for not calling extremists terrorists. muslim extremists he argues that doing so empowers them giving them the recruiting help they're desperate for. >> the brother of slain hostage kayla mueller says he has a hole in his soul that will never be replaced. the american aid worker was killed while being held hostage by isis.

she was remembered last night, moving tribute in her arizona hometown. hundreds of people many of them wearing pink ribbons attended this candlelight vigil. president obama getting little praise for his secret service director pick. joe clancy will fill the position permanently. some say clancy who has 27 years with the agency is exactly what it does not need. another insider said that the white house calls clancy a reformer who's earned the president's trust. jeb bush is distancing himself from his family legacy while of 0ing his harshest criticism of president obama's policy. the likely 2016 republican presidential candidate accused president obama of being, quote, inconsistent and indecisive while leaving the u.s. less influential in the world. bush also said his views are shaped by his own thinking and experiences. >> just for the record one more time i love my brother, i love my dad. actually love my mother as well. hope that's okay. and i admire their service to the nation and the difficult

decisions that they had to make. but i'm my own man and -- >> he loves the family. ahead of that appearance bush's aides released a list of experts that will offer him foreign policy vision and three served under, yep, his older brother. oregon has the nation's first openly bisexual governor. kate brown sworn in following the resignation of john her office must restore trust. an explosion in a refinery in california and it sent flames into the air and ash-like substances and the power of the blast in torrance equaled a 1.7 magnitude earthquake. the pro-duction is down causing higher places. 100,000 gallons of water

were gushing in the streets in hollywood. cast iron pipe that burst was installed back in 1926. officials say it had no history of leaks. still ahead, what's behind a girl scout cookie backlog. also happening now an all out search and pet owners guess separate for answers. a van filled with their beloved dogs stolen and it is still missing. an inmate slips past jail guards. how he pulled it off.

well the federal reserve is apparently in no hurry to raise interest rates. minutes from the fed's meeting

in late january, expressed growing concerns about inflation and lingering problems in the labor market if rates go up too soon. policymakers indicate they will be near zero. muhammad ali is making a comeback three decades after his last fight signing a deal with new line wearer of athletic wear. the collaboration will produce footwear and accessories using the 73-year-old boxer's name and image. hold the presses folks. your girl scout cookies may be delayed. there's a shortage of cookies apparently. plenty of tag alongs and samoas but in some areas there is a shortage of thin mints. the bakery rescheduled deliveries of all the varieties in those counsels. about a fourth that are sold are the chocolate coated mint cookies. >> i always put them in the freezer so you have them throughout the year.

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crews will be plowing highways in new england. drivers will encounter flurries further south and in the upper midwest roads wet and pacific northwest snow showers in the northern rockies. >> airport delays in washington philadelphia new york and boston. well now to chicago where despite frigid temperatures a serious search is going on right now. >> police are looking for a minivan. this one, why? well this belongs to a doggie day care. there were six dogs inside yesterday afternoon when the van was stolen by two armed men. the driver was bringing the dogs home at the time of this incident and the dogs' owners you can understand are concerned right now. >> i got a text from my wife saying that our dog had been kidnapped and i couldn't even comprehend what that meant. i'm really worried that she may not survive the night if we can't find her. >> well the van is an unmarked 2002 chrysler town and country.

a good samaritan tried to stop hit but it didn't work out. a bold jail break. the inmate captured on camera as he escapes. roy bel lchltlbellsssh. he was initially basing burglary and petty theft charges. now a warrant has been issued for his arrest. the side of this building we're showing you here there's a guy there, he's kind of dangling. he's stuck outside the second story window trying to get away from police. this is in vermont. well a ladder was used to bring him down. the man was helped to the ground had to be treated for minor injuries at the hospital. now he was trying to run from police because they were issuing or doing a raid there at the time but turns out he's not even the target of the raid. so he was actually released. another guy inside was arrested on drug charges. well a man who was about to

go on tour with rapper rapper nicki minaj was stabbed to death after a bar fight. the killer left another tour member in critical condition. nicki minaj treated they were in the city for rehearse als and described the man killed as a great guy taken by another senseless act of violence. well there's new hope for women battling breast cancer. one in five has a type known a h hr 2 positive normally treated with chemotherapy but adding a second drug can add 16 months to patients' lives. doctors are rushing to make this the standard therapy for her2-positive. >> understanding why a particular cell has become cancerous and then targeting that. this is a great example of that and it's a fantastic piece of news for women and their families. >> there's no significant change in side effects and can add 16 months to patients' lives while the combination of drugs shows promise. it's expensive costing $10,000 a

month. we turn to a friendship now in 23478 until that's got a lot of legs. earlier this month the owner of jazzy, that little guy you see there, a st. bernard left the gate off and found her way to a ditch, got stuck. that's when the little pal, razor, the dachshund sprung into action and barked and barked until someone called 911. jazzy was probably in the mud for 18 hours. >> the little one was just barking and barking and barking costing whatever attention that he could and passers-by would stop. >> razor is being called a hero. rescue workers say they've never seen anything quite like this. next month, the local city council is actually going to honor the little pooch. >> well a rare occurrence in las vegas. dozens of casinos dimmed their lights for three minutes to honor the late unlv's men's

basketball coach jerry tarkanian after a big social media campaign calling inging tark the shark to be honored in the way vegas entertainers are. he was 84 years old. baseball fan, the time has come for teams to hold a first official workout for pitchers and catchers today. >> hard to believe. the minnesota twins don't start until next monday but their gear has arrived at their newly renovated spring training facility. their first game three two weeks from today. some highlights from last night's games from espn. good morning, america. one of the best rivalries in all of sports gave us one of the best games of the college basketball season on wednesday night. you just know it had to be duke and north carolina. prior to the game they honored dean smith, facing off at cameron indoor. less than 35 seconds left duke was down to tyus jones brilliant late 22 points and 8 assists. overtime many jahlil okafor the brilliant freshman, 12

points and 13 rebounds. 3 1/2 seconds left. nate britt, the perfect miss. couldn't do anything with the rebound. duke wins by two in overtime. in a thriller. mike babcock and the red wings in chicago to take on the rival blackhawks. third period chicago down 3-2 much got the empty net. kris versteeg and all but nicklas kronwall's own player and own goal into the net. go to the shootout. shootout tied at 1-1. tomas tatar, watch the great move. feeding corey crawford and the red wings win it. the black hawks to a blackbird. hi, buddy. as levi stadium in california is setting up for the stadium series a blackbird flew right in front of one of the cameras and said hello. the sharks and kings will play in santa clara on saturday at

10:00 eastern. look out, mellrose. great doubleheader friday night, lebron and the cavs visit the wizards and how is this for a late one, spurs, the nba's best and the warriors. have a great day, everybody. >> you're really into that duke/north carolina -- >> i was. very much so. you should have watched it. i wanted to invite you into the office to check that out. sorry, get you next time. up next in "the pulse," "ice ice baby," the '90s rap star arrested. vanilla ice speaking out overnight. whatle ins need some sun. the newest of the guess beaches in the u.s. >> get an amen for that. g light & fit protein shakes the new way to help make temptations shrink away on the go. a deliciously fresh and satisfying taste with 12 grams of protein 5 grams of fiber and 0% fat.

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>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it is thursday, february 19 we have news you did not see last night. a cold case opening again the fbi hunting down new leads from a missing persons case from a decade ago. a dog i can't day care van is carjacked at gunpoint and the thief took off with the doggies in tow. we could reach record lows over the next few days, and david murphy could give you an update. wait until you hear what's coming to has it's got me thinking about summer. "action news" is up next. # york. finally, brawnies they're adult male fans of the

children's toy and tv show "my little pony." >> brawnies enjoyed being around their own kind so plenty have gotten together for ponycon a my little pony convention going on in brooklyn. let them explain this one to you. ♪ >> they're a self-defined term as a fan of my little pony. someone who enjoys the magic to any extent. >> my 14-year-old niece said have you ever heard of these guys called bronies. youtube video nine hours long and all the first season episodes and then i watched it. oh my god, each watching the show for little girls and i'm really enjoying it. >> it's a very simple to follow show. brightly colorful and some of the weirder pop culture references that are laid out there, there's a starting episode where the young ponies

are trying to find what they're good at. they try bowling. one of them shows a ball and three ponies that looked like the dude donny and walter from the big lebowski react and duck. did they just put "the big lee bow ski" into an 8-year-old girls' show. ♪ >> young men have been growing up being told that they have to be ee messless and tough, that they couldn't like nice or cute things. through this they've discovered all those qualities inside of them. >> it's a little off-putting for someone not around it a lot but it's -- they're very nice. >> you can totally dismiss it as these are creepy older guys surrounded by these young girls and they like the exact same thing. these are parents. >> interesting. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> all right. i'm going to try to figure this one out. stay with us for

>> this is happening to this thursday february 19. a delaware valley couple who vanished without a trace ten years ago today hear what police are doing to put an end to the mystery. >> there's a manhunt for a man who stabbed two members of nickie ma judge's road crew at a philadelphia bar. >> accuweather is tracking what could be record breakerring lows today. >> david murphy told you it was coming let's hear