making news in america this morning, extreme conditions. after nearly 6 feet of snow in some areas -- >> coming in up time fast than we can keep up with it. >> prepare for the polar plunge. cold setting in. the areas expecting to see the worst conditions for new year's eve. tax scramble. new guidance from the irs as people scramble to pay their bills by the end of the year before the new tax law takes effect. so who will it benefit, and how much could you save? new details about how a passenger with a ticket on a different airline managed to get on board this flight from los angeles to tokyo. it forced a plane to turn around over the pacific. what caused the confusion and what the crew failed to do. a new device gets the green light to forever change the way

you charge your cell phone. and lottery fever. the big news about the big jackpot overnight, and the glitch that had lottery players in one state thinking they had won. and we do say good morning, everybody. i have to tell you this week's arctic blast was a movie franchise, this would be the bigger, badder sequel right now. >> cold temperatures and icy windchills are gripping many states around the country. it will feel like 30 degrees below zero in some parts. >> that follows record snowfall. more than 65 inches in one area a state of emergency now in effect where it used to snow but not like this. abc's todd ant tells us where the conditions will get worse. >> reporter: just one week into winter and the bitter cold is tightening its grip on much of

the country. >> it's freezing. i feel like icicles are hitting my face. >> reporter: as people are under a state of emergency after seeing a record 62 in of snow while firefighters in jefferson county work to rescue a woman trapped in this home. in erie and parts of northwestern pennsylvania 60 inches of snow but encouraged by forecast that the worst is over. residents of one massachuset frustrated their streets haven't been plowed since the christmas day storm. >> it's not good because we're all done. >> reporter: dealing with the arctic blast, in minneapolis where the thermometer read minus 4, turning it into a frosty ice scape, and the coast guard working to break up ice in green bay. all this arctic weather has some people looking to escape to warmer climates. >> i looked for last-minute flights for new year's and it's outrageous. hopeless. >> reporter: but planes skidded off s in indiana and in

pittsburgh. driving is also treacherous. icy roads responsible for more thanaccidents in kansas city alone. todd ant, abc news new york. we will have a closer look at today's forecast coming up in just a few minutes. first, we're following breaking news out of russia where the president there, vladimir putin said an explosion was indeed a terrorist attack. at least 13 people were and the device contained the equivalent of 200 grams of tnt, and was rigged with shrapnel. there was no immediate claim of responsibility, and putin called president trump to thank him for a tip that prevented a terror attack in that same city. roy moore is going to court to challenge his election defeat. we learned overnight moore has filed aelay certification of those results. he rts hav voting regularities a polygraph test him are false. even after the republican party

and president trump winning the race.eg al > prident teamp's is reportedly shifting to a new strategy in the russia investigation. when it comes to former national security adviser, michael flynn. authorities tell "the washington post," they plan to depict flynn as a liar if he the or his top aides of wrongdoing. flynn is now cooperating with special counsel mueller's russia probe. people around the country are to prepay their taxes to save thousands of dollars after the new tax law that was signed into effect this irs has releguidance and turns out saving money on your 2018 taxes right now, might be more complicated than a lot of people thought. >> reporter: the new tax law brings into effect rules for millions of americans. upset withll aff of our ple in new york new jersey and california are rushing to pay taxes early to take advantage ofat will soon sappear.

it limits deductions for states, and taxes cappim at $10,000. accountants say some taxpayers may get a larger deduction this irs has a message for those rushing to pay those taxes before the new rulesfect. not so fast. in a post on its website, the irs says paying those taxes ahead of time could work but only under limited ualify for the extra deduction property taxes not only need to be paid in 2017, but they must be assessed in 2017, which means anyone paying on estimated assessments may be out of luck. >> in the last two days, we have probably had over 1,000 folks. >> reporter: they are encouraging residents to look at state and local tax deductions. andrew cuomo signed an executive order paving the way to pre-pay their property taxes. that could be a risky strategy for some. many pay theirs into an escrow account, and the tax payments they report to the irs will

differ from thoseeported by their banks. it's really simple. so republicans do insist that the tax law will benefit theclass. they say americans will start seeing bigger paychecks starting in february. in the meantime this could help pay your taxes. the powerball jackpot is growing this morning because there was no big winner last night. saturday's jackpot is now looking at at least $384 million, but if you can wait t out tomorrow's megamillions jackpot worth $306 million. >> to win them both. time to look at your weather this thursday morning. >> good morning. it is going to be a dangerously cold start to the day and going throughout the day as well.we're talking temperatures that will be well below zero throughout a good chunk of the northeast. that combination of very cold air along with gusty winds. the northwest active as well with slippery travel over the higher terrain, and also some

travel delays along the 5. we venture into new year's eve, and the cold continues throughout the northeast with winter weather well to the south. i'm justin povick with your winter weather forecast. coming up right here the search for a dangerousinmate. how he escaped while taking a shower. also what's to blame for a power outage that left people stranded on dissnyland rides during that busy new d that can charge y

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>> good morning everyone, i'm matt 4:27 a.m. flameseia firefighters findattle the fri temperatur police delaware investigate separate shootings overnight and one person is dead. bundle up, tempera lummeted feels yesterday. accuweather and a look at early next. heavy rain from northern california into the northwest. there will be clouds and showers along the gulf and up into the carolinas. sunny skies in the southwest. and finally, a very special kind of delivery at a grocery store when a mom set out to buy a few things. >> she at a small store in fresno, california, and that store has sur camer the play jean hagueson shows us.

>> last night was, like, a crazy night. >> reporter: surveillance video shows the pregnant woman walking into the store. she is shopping but then goes to a table and kneelswn.er tells us what happened. >> we had this lady here that came to buy a soda and then she told the cashier to call the ambulance because she was feeling that she was going to have her baby.>> reporter: store e started calling 911, but they said nobody answered. >> so then i started, like, listening to her screaming, so then i came to the front, and i was, like, what's going on? because she was right there bending, like, oh my god. oh, my god. i'm having my reporter:le coming out. >> and then it happened so d to quickly. then the book off his apron. then he caught the baby and i cut the cord. >> reporter: herself, the mother of two thought this child did not look right. >> the baby was e, why is he purple?

what's going on? and i was so worried and praying to god, oh my god. me to, you know fhe ter: a store employe ran home to get a suctione to clear airway. they kept the child warm until the ambulance arrived. facebook postings by a store employee show the baby boy being taken by paramedics. mother and child went to a fresno hospital.helmed by what happe store. >> it's a feeling of you are panicked. i don't know. so many ings i one. >> good mor 4:30 a.m., thursday, off, alicia vitarelli joins us, here's what we're following on reioinn news."

news, firefighters battle bitter cold while dousing flamedelphia churn. >> a driver is hospitalize after his car slams into the back of a septa bus. deep freeze, the temperatures haveacross the you've noticed by now. >> we've been outside a let's go over to david murphy and matt pellman in for karen