making news in america this morning, dangerous cold. records falling across the country with temperatures well below zero. in many areas, pipes bursting from the cold. the empty beaches in physical. . concerns over crops. tense encount person major development in a deadly road rage case. >> there's the animal. a block away! >> the emotional scene. who is the shirtless suspect taken into custody. and how the victim's fap p family knew him. nfl stunner. two teams threatening to leave their current city to b dinner. a find of a lifetime in one man's seafood stew worth $15,000.

good friday morning i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holms. >> i'm reena ninan. we begin with people waking up to sub zero temperatures. >> the dangerous cold from the upper midwest to the deep south. zero in philly. 30 in orlando. >> this bitter blast already breaking records in chicago. minus 8 degrees there as the ice forms over lake michigan. >> here's something you don't often see in florida. hat, gloves scarf, heavy sweater. temperatures in the mid 40s in miami. here's bazi kanani with more. >> reporter: record-breaking cold this morning from snowy new england all the way down to windy five. >> reporter: florida's citrus rowers nervous about a possible freeze, constantly checking the crops. across the south, concern ifs

drivers unaccustomed to icy roads. at this intersection car after car spinning out. >> whoa whoa whoa. slow down slow down. >> two people lucky to survive this crash in michigan. thousands of calls coming in around the country. 4,000 in washington, d.c. in the last ten days alone. one such call to rescue these pups stranded on the ice in revere massachusetts. >> they jumped over the fence because the snow's so high. >> reporter: for anyone spending time outside, new warnings about the risk of frostbite, which can set in within minutes. >> your eyes start to water. your toes are numb. it's hard to take a breath. it hurts. >> reporter: the dangers inside as well. an epidemic of burst pipes pch watch as this michigan student barely misses an icy deluge. >> remind everybody, keep those

faucets going. >> reporter: the major of louisville kentucky warning rez kepts to know where and how the shut off the water. bazi kanani abc news washington. >> this bitter cold wont last much longer. but you may not like what it's been replaced by. >> that's right. accuweather's justin povick with more. >> the northeast waking up to more of winter's chill. yes, it's downright brutal for many spots. thankfully the winds not going to be too much of a factor as the day wears on. it's breezy in the morning. enough so that we could have flight delays around newark, boston's logan. snow pushing its way out for now. not the case in the upcoming weekend. early on this weeken nation's capital. ice to rain over much of the tennessee valley. back off to the south. dry and mild.

there will be heavy rain in places. >> thank you, justin. another weather emergency happening right now. northern australia getting hammered by back-to-back storms. two powerful cyclones hitting this morning just hours apart. the twin storms are being called the cyclone sandwich. winds hitting 180 miles an hour toppled trees, knocked off roofs. the surf so rough a big shark washed up on the beach. we turn now to an arrest in the road rage shooting that left a mother of four dead. the suspect, a 19-year-old neighbor. >> the victim's husband says not only did the family know the teen they tried to help him, giving him money, food, advice. >> reporter: this shirtless suspect taken into custody by police in the alleged road rage murder of las vegas mom tammy meyers. >> we're in the tactical vaz phase

trying to take a suspect in custody. >> mier's husband rushing to the scene. >> there's the animal a block away! [ bleep ]. >> off. >> reporter: the suspect's mom vizingly bli shaken arriving during the standoff. police, with guns drawn, surrounded the house of the young suspect canning him to come out. >> i heard the bullhorns and people yelling and helicopters. they're look for the kid next door. >> reporter: this coming one week after meyers was shot in the head following an alleged road rage incident. after an event counter with an angry person near her home she brought her son with her to find the drive. the driver shot her in the head in front of her own house. las vegas police identifying the shooter at 19-year-old eric nosh. there is another suspect on the loose. the u.s. is revealing a

major iraqi offensive this spring against isis. the pentagon estimates retaking mosul. it requires 20,000 to 25,000 iraqi troops. it will be major test of how well the u.s. has trained iraqi troops. they'll be supported by coalition air strikes. former new york city major republican rude zi giuliani is in the middle of a political fire storm. it started wednesday night when he spoke at a dinner and said i know this is a horrible thing to say, but i don't believe the president loves america. in an interview on fox news yesterday, he claims he wasn't questioning t mr. obama's patriotism. the republicans are calling on candidates to denounce the comments. doctors know how patients were infected bay superbug.

after undergoing endoscopy procedures. hospital officials are apologizing for the outbreak and promising it's not a public health threat. >> we're very sorry about the anxiety and concern for our patients and our community. >> nearly 200 people were exposed to the superbug which is antibiotic resistant. the hospital has adopted more stricken jept sterilelization techniques. some good news from frigid chicago. the dogs that were inside a minivan that was stolen are safe this morning. the minivan they were in belongs to their doggie day care. it was left running and was unlocked when two men stole it on wednesday. owners feared for the dogs' health because of the temperatures. so glad they're home. well, still ahead, electric avenue. when apple could release its

first car. and a desperate escape. passengers forced to flee when fire and smoke e engulfed a train. the white house overlooking spell check. take a look. can you spot the mistake.

well breaking overnight, an nfl earthquake rocking california. two teams say they're ready to move into the same stadium. the san diego chargers and oengland raiders now planning to share a stadium in the los angeles area. they say they would move in both teams fail to get new stadium deals in their current home

towns. both teams have tried for new venues in years. the announcement may be an attempt to pressure their cities. americans should be paying tax on sugary snacks. they say using the revenue to subz subsidize fruits and vegetables would help. starting in april, pay will increase at whatalmart to at least $9 an hour. next year, it will go up to $10 an hour. they're trying to improve wages and work conditions. some analysts suggest other retailers may soon follow walmart. apple is charging ahead with plans to build an electric car. apple has reportedly already assembled a team for the project. now there's word that they're being accused of poaching employees from a company that

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the temperature about 53 before the ceremony. watch the academy awards right here sunday night starting at 7:00 eastern. now for a look at morning road conditions. slipper i from snow in the northern rockies and great lakes. icy in arkansas tennessee, and kentucky. if you're flying airport delays likeliest in memphis and denver. frightening new detailings about the man who killed six students last year. >> elliott roger searched online for ways to kill silently with a knife. police found slash marx on his pill lowe's and sheets. he stabbed two roommates and a friend, gunned down two women and plowed into a crowd before killing himself. attorneys for the man accused of killing chris kyle have presented their final witness. a forensic psychologist said that eddie ray routh thought

that kyle and his other victim were pig assassins sent to kill him. hollywood is nourng loss of harris whittles. coexecutive producer and writer or "parks pand papd recreation" was found dead in his home. he was just 30 years old. a cause of death has not been determined. the series finale airs next week. a mayhem aboard a train in brazil. a fire broke out sending panicked passengers running for their life. gasping for air. some struggling to pull others from the car. and scary scene in the sky over india. two planes touched wing tips in a maneuver. the planes were damaged.

three to five cups of coffee a day are not only safe but help prevent heart disease and diabetes as long as you don't load up on the cream and sugar. these recommendations are likely to become formal guidelines later this year. new rules for major league baseball. managers must challenge calls from the dugout. batters mousse keep one foot in the batter's box. they can only step out completely after a foul ball or an umpire's time-out. and finally, play must resume promptly once tv cover comes back from commercials. players say that will throw off their timing. but they want to speed up the game. now, some basketball. the nba is back from its all-star break. >> highlights from every game played last night in the league.

we get those from our guys at espn. >> good morning to you, welcome to the "sportscenter" studios in sunny los angeles. jay harris john anderson. lots of hoops on thursday evening. >> here we go. spurs-clippers. from right next door. tim duncan. timmy. jordan doing what he does best attacking the rim over bell nelly. that's called a what? >> a thrunk. >> a throwdown dunk. look at bell nelinelli. manu can't get back. clippers win it, 119-115. stout. russell westbrook and kevin durant ready to get the second half of the season started. mavericks and thunder. mon ta monta ellis. westbrook takes advantage. right at the rim.

attacks it hard. watch it again. mavericks are like duh, we should have guarded him. fourth quarter, thunder up 12. gets to the rim. and they're still like yeah we should have guarded him. kevin durant comes off the floor limping. he had issues at the all-star game. says he'll be all right. just a little sore. thunder win, westbrook, 34 points 10 assists. >> do you get the sense that no matter what you played in the schoolyard schoolyard russell westbrook would have been the first pick? >> absolutely. >> heard he was amazeing at jai alai. the one month the white house spells wrong. and what a guy found in his stew worth tens of thousands of dollars. introducing new flonase allergy relief nasal spray, now available over the counter in full prescription strength.

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>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it is a frigid friday, february 20. that deep freeze has forced dozens of local schools to close. we'll give you an update. breaking right now rescuers had to cut the cab driver from that overnight collision. dozens of passengers were trapped after their train lost power. police are on the trail of the murderer of a limo driver and we'll be looking at the sunday oscars, and the morning team is weighing in on the winners. "action news" is up in two. # the target. >> here are your "friday funnies." >> the northeast is experiencing

one of the worst winters in history. schools have had a record number of snow days. at this rate the only math kids are doing is how many glasses of wine their mom drinks. it's the same glass! >> barbara bush has given her son her blessing to run for president. i'm just telling you. so now jeb's campaign slogan is my mommy said i could. >> kim jong-un, has a new hair cut. and -- that is it. he looks like an upside down amish person. and where are his eyebrows? are those eyebrows or hyphens? >> in a glasgow movie theater showing "fifty shades of grey" a man was attacked by three rowdy

women. the police handcuffed the women, so their plan worked perfectly. >> new jersey residents feel hillary clinton has the right look to be president while chris christie does not. then today, he was spotted at j.c. penney trying on pantsuits. i was watching the dog show last night. i saw a fascinating commercial. did you see it? >> why not check out the local talent on dog tinger. ertinder. make a love connection on dog tinder. coyotes not welcome. >> george washington may have been one of the first people to use medical marijuana to alleviate the pain from his teeth. this famous image crossing the delaware. pull up so we can see the rest of the paint ppg that's a clue right there. >> that's cute. >> the founding fathers loved white castle. >> did he? very nice. i never knew. don't forget this sunday, the oscars. 7:00 p.m.

>> good morning we're following a number of breaking news stories on this friday, february 20th. a man wasp murdered after being -- a man was murdered after being hit by a barrage of bullets, we'll bring you the details. >> we have record breaking cold today. >> that's why all the public schools in delaware are closed and additional schools in pennsylvania and suburbs are closed or delays, philadelphia is open. the full