alex perez is in chicago with a look. >> reporter: sunday started early for the midwest, from the snow plow drivers to the shovelers to the snow blowers. a massive winter storm is moving across the region, dumping snow and promising blizzard-like conditions for chicago. >> everyone here is on the job today so people can get to their job tomorrow. >> while a brave few headed out for their sunday morning coffee they stuck to the sidewalks, not the streets. >> on foot yes. >> in nebraska iowa wisconsin and ohio snow already covers roads. sending cars skidding off highways and truck drivers turning into rest stops. in the northeast, anticipation and preparation even as a region recovers from last week's blizzard. from new york city to boston serious concerns for commuters. >> if you have the option to stay home or avoid travel we ask you to do it. >> in the big apple the city preparing for snow, ice and rain. >> the biggest threat in this case would be ice. we expect a lot of icing on our roads and sidewalks. >> travel is already an issue at airports. more than 2,000 flights cancelled nati

abc alex perez. >> reporter: parts of wisconsin michigan, illinois, buried under snow tonight. windy city, salt and plow trucks racing to keep up with the slippery sloppy mess making getting a rond a nightmare. >> it's like mudd heavy mudd. >> if you're driving out there how bad is it. >> you can slide and get stuck. my roommate got stuck trying to get back home from work. >> blowing snow, wind gusts as strong as 40 mimes an hour. blizzard warning with possible wite-out conditions in effect for chicago area. 100 million people in path of this massive storm stretching from midwest to the northeast. abc's geo vanetis is in ohio. >> on the roads visibility down to a few feet. officials issued a travel ban for parts of ohio. >> iowa also in middle of the storm, strong winds whipping snow. icy conditions causing accidents and shutting down several sections of i 80 in eastern nebraska today as chicago o'hare airport crews working non-stop to keep runways clear. already more than 2200 flights can saeld cross the country. >> and warning here chicago in effect until midnight and storm n

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alex perez, abc news, glen arbor, michigan. >> alex, thank you.a city with too many good jobs. >> caught on camera, the brutal beating of a cab driver. tonight, the attack by a fare who won't pay. >> passengers are running behind because of the airline that failed to inspect the planes. >> and steph curry in the white house for his off the cuff campaign. >>> an overhead view of the googleplex in mountain view. google makes plans to build a massive new headquarters there. good evening, i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. it's mountain view's biggest employee. 20,000 people work there taking up office space equivalent of that three empire state buildings. and now google is about to make plans for a new headquarters jonathan? >> google has been spending time here in mountain view city hall finalizing plans for a newer bigger googleplex that will have an impact here on the city of mountain view. but google will have to convince them a new, bigger googleplex is not going to ruin mountain view. >> if google expands it means good things for this gas st

abc' alex perez is there. >> parts of wisconsin, michigan and illinois buried under snow.city, salt and plow trucks racing to keep up. a slippery sloppy mess making getting around a nightmare. >> it's like mud, heavy mud. >> reporter: if you are driving out this, how bad is it? >> it's terrible, right? you can slide. you can get stuck. my roommate got stuck trying to get home from work. >> reporter: one of the big concerns, blowing snow, wind gusts as strong as 40 miles an hour. a blizzard warning with possible whiteout conditions. in the chicago area, 100 million people in the path of this massive storm stretching from the midwest to the northeast. iowa also in the middle of the storm. strong winds and whipping snow. icy conditions causing accidents and shutting down several sections of i-80 in eastern nebraska. at chicago's o'hare airport, crews working non-stop to keep runways clear. already, more than 2200 flights cancel aid cross the country monday's commute is shaping up to be a mess for much of the country in the storm's path. the storm now setting its sights on the

alex perez has the story. >> reporter: tyrone missouri in complete disbelief. >> i knew every one of them. it's just so sad. so sad. >> reporter: the blood bath began last night with a 911 call from a young woman that fled her home when she heard gunshots. the scene scattered across six locations. they believe he arrived home to find his mother had died of natural causes authorities believed. some time after this, he went on a shooting spree, killing seven people all adults. four of them identified as his cousins. later found in a pickup, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. one of the vicktims has been hospitalized. they did not find a suicide note. >> thank you. >>> to the economy tonight, new numbers on gas prices heading up quickly. up ten cents in a week. in one state, up 20 cents in 20 hours. here's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: days of gas prices below $2 are firmly in the rearview mirror. one state, california seeing the biggest record jump ever. in los angeles, prices up 20 cents in 24 hours. what's driving things? refineries are switching to their spring fuel blend. it's

we begin with alex perez in chicago. >> good evening. the snow started early this morning and has not stopped since. many streets just like this one completely covered. inches and inches piling up everywhere. parts of wisconsin, michigan and illinois buried under snow tonight. in the windy city trucks racing to keep up. a slippery mess making getting around a nightmare. >> it's like mud. like heavy mud. >> reporter: if you're driving, how bad is it? >> it's terrible you can slide and get stuck. >> reporter: and blowing snow one of the concerns. wind gusts as high as 40 miles per hour. and possible whiteout conditions for this area more than 100,000 people in the path of the storm. gio benitez is in toledo. >> reporter: here there's a snow emergency. on the road visibility is down to just a few feet. so officials have issued a travel ban for parts of ohio. >> reporter: and chicago's o'hare airport, crews working nonstop. already, more than 2,200 flights cancelled across the country. and monday's commute is shaping up to be a mess. and thi

for homeowners to know where and how to shut off the water when there's a freeze danger, as our alex perez found out. >> reporter: why is it important to know where the water main is in a situation like this? >> if you get to it quick, you can save your house from flooding and save thousands of dollars. >> reporter: keeping your faucets dripping will keep water moving and prevent freezing. across the country, the epic cold is creating epic scenes from lake michigan, to this icy outline of a jeep in north carolina. and tonight, more trouble on icy roads from virginia, to michigan. two people surviving this crash. their car pinned underneath a semi. all of kentucky's salt in stored in 25 giant vaults like this one. but when the temperature sinks below 20 degrees, all of this becomes ineffective. here in louisville where it was minus 3 today, concerns of frostbite. >> it hurts your fashion and nose and everything. >> reporter: for perspective, we went to the coldest place in america. cotton minnesota. negative 43 degrees. where megan's the postmaster. >> any skin that's exposed feels like pin

alex perez has the story. >> reporter: a shocking discovery. a gunman and eight others, dead. tyrone, missouri, in complete disbelief. >> i knew every one of them. it's just devastating. so sad. so sad. >> reporter: the bloodbath began last night with a 911 call from a young woman that fled her home when she heard gunshots. the crime scene scattered across six locations. authorities believe joseph aldridge arrived home to find his mother had died of natural causes, authorities believed. some time after this, he went on a shooting spree, killing seven people, all adults. four of them identified as his cousins. he was later found nearby in a pickup, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> we're still early in the investigation. we've still got family and people to talk to. >> reporter: one of the victims who survived has been hospitalized. investigators say they did not find a suicide note. tonight, the big question, why did he do this, remains unanswered. >> thank you. >>> to the economy tonight, new numbers on gas prices heading up quickly. the average price, $2.38, up ten

we begin with alex perez in chicago. >> good evening. the snow started early this morning and has not stopped since. many sidewalks and streets just like this one in chicago completely covered. inches and inches piling up everywhere. parts of wisconsin, michigan, and illinois buried under snow tonight. in the windy city, salt and plow trucks racing to keep up. a slippery, sloppy mess, making getting around a nightmare. >> it's like mud. like heavy mud. >> reporter: if you're driving, how bad is it? >> it's terrible, you can slide and get stuck. my roommate actually got stuck trying to get back home from work. >> reporter: and blowing snow, one of the big concerns. wind gusts as high as 40 miles per hour. a blizzard warning. and possible whiteout conditions for this area, 100 million people in the path of the storm. stretching from the midwest all the way to the northeast. gio benitez is in toledo. >> reporter: here, there's a snow emergency. take a look behind me. on the road, visibility is down to just a few feet. so, officials have iss

abc's alex perez on board a coast guard cutter breaking its way through several feet of ice tonight. >> reporter: tonight, u.s. coast guard cutters plowing through the frozen waters of the great lakes on a mission to help a stranded freight ship stuck in the ice. it may not look like it but this is a frozen lake huron you're seeing there, and this cutter is pushing through some major ice right now. take a look on the side here you can see some of these ice plates like that one right there, two to three feet deep in some areas. so far this year, the coast guard helping more than 245 vessels get through this part of the great lakes. we've been cutting through ice for about an hour and a half, and we're finally arriving near that freighter that they are trying to help. this cutter is that ship's lifeline. they need supplies and they're going to help them get them. for the stranded crew, a sight for sore eyes. >> we're getting low on basic things like potatoes, bread, milk. >> reporter: from back here, you can see just how big some of those chunks of ice are. because of the bitter cold,

alex perez is in chicago with a look. >> sunday started early from the midwest and from the snowplow region and promising blizzard-like conditions. >> everyone here is on the job today so people can get to their job tomorrow. >> while a few headed out for their sunday morning coffee they stuck to the sidewalks, not the streets. >> in nebraska iowa, wisconsin, snow covers roads sending cars off the highways and truck drivers turning into rest stops. anticipation and preparation as they recover from last week's blizzards. serious concerns for chuters. >> if you have the option to stay home or avoid travel we ask you do it. >> the city is preparing for snow, ice and rain. >> the biggest threat is ice. we expect a lot of icing on the road and the sidewalks. >> travel is already an issue as airports. more than 2000 flights canceled nationwide. crews are working to stay ahead of the snow. and big delays thanks to fog as the last-minute super bowl fans arrive before the game. >> and there are wind gusts 40 miles per hour. there is a blizzard warning in the chicago area until midnight. abc n

abc's alex perez with the latest. >> reporter: this morning newly released police records show just fours before bobbi kristina brown was found unresponsive in her bathtub she crashed her friend's jeep liberty into an oncoming car injuring the driver of that car russell eckerman. in a statement eckerman's attorney says he has been hospitalized since the date of the occurrence and has been unable to speak. his medical condition is serious but everyone is hopeful that he will recover. a friend who was riding with bobbi kristina was also treated for injuries. krissy as her family calls her was found unresponsive at her home january 31st. face down in the bathtub. authorities confirm there is a criminal investigation under way to determine what exactly happened to her. ♪ >> reporter: wednesday, marked three years since her late mother whitney houston was also found unresponsive in a bathtub. krissy remains on a ventilator in the neuro icu at emory hospital. her father singer bobby brown, has said his daughter is fighting for her life and this week family members insisted they will not give u

for "good morning america," alex perez, abc news atlanta. >> prayers continue for bobbi kristina. >>>health news and a potentially huge change in nutritional guidelines. an influential federal panel is expected to recommend scrapping the warning about eating high cholesterol foods. abc's dr. richard besser is here with more with this. people are sitting down eating their eggs this morning in this is big and it sounds very popular here in the studio. eggs may be back. since 1961 doctors have been telling their patients watch the cholesterol that you eat and the reason is a connection between cholesterol in blood and heart disease but now they're saying that the dietary cholesterol really doesn't matter so much. >> so tell us about what brought about this change. >> well science over time has, said cholesterol matters but the vast majority of cholesterol in our body we make ourselves of our bodies make it because cholesterol is important to cells and to making hormones and all kinds of things and your high level of cholesterol is more due to your genetics than what you're eating. >> i k

for "good morning america," alex perez, abc news, atlanta. >> all right, thank you, alex. >>> now we that multimillion-dollar mystery. who are those three winners for that massive powerball jackpot. abc's linsey davis has the story. >> powerball number 19. >> reporter: and the winners are one giant mystery. this morning, the hunt is on for three newly minted millionaires sharing the $564 million powerball prize money and 33 tickets that netted their holders a cool million each matching all the numbers except the all-important powerball. close, but no cigar. >> of course, you kick yourself, you know, 18, and the winner was 19, but i'm happy with a million dollars. >> reporter: other big winners, the store owners where the three jackpot tickets were sold. this texas store also getting a slice of that multimillion-dollar pie. >> a million dollars, that's a good news. >> reporter: another winning ticket sold at this north carolina convenience store slated to pocket $50,000. >> we got a call from the lottery and it was exciting. >> reporter: and the third at this puerto rico gas station.

for "good morning america," alex perez, abc news atlanta. >> a lot of spirit there.her from ginger. >> we already talked about how far above average boston is. those piles adding up. same number in snoqualmie pass washington. it looks sad because they are 17 feet below their average. how different it is, 280 inches is their average. they've only had 77 to this point so they're below out west certainly above in parts of new england and this morning, some icy spots. salisbury, maryland will go to 41 today but after the coastal low drops away norfolk, 45 and pittsburgh stays at 33. >> gd morning, washington. the freezi r rain advisoryry exping at 10:0this >> all that weather brought to you by e-trade. right there in the pacific northwest there is a landslide threat. all that rain they've had. the parade of storms going to impact them in the coming days. >> all right, ginger. thanks so much. >>> coming up why fat may not be the enemy after all. the new research that could change how we all eat. >>> and "gma" survival week winter edition. how to survive if you drive into

abc's alex perez has the story. >> reporter: overnight, investigators in suburban atlanta confirmingre's an ongoing criminal investigation into what exactly happened to bobbi kristina brown. krissy as her family calls her remains hospitalized on a ventilator after being found face down in her bathtub offer a week ago. her aunt, leolah brown speaking out to atlanta tv station waga. >> there are so many signs showing us that she will be okay. >> but she's still on life support? >> she's still on life support. >> reporter: leolah who is not the family spokesperson saying doctors have told the family she is improving. lawyers for bobbi kristina's father, singer bobby brown, also addressing rumors about the 21-year-old's condition in a stern statement saying, "the false reports that continue to appear in print and on the internet are egregious, false and will be dealt with at an appropriate time." and as they mark three years today since bobbi kristina's late mother, whitney houston was also found unresponsive in a bathtub. bobby brown himself thanking the public for supporting his daught

we're going kick it off with with alex perez, in chicago, where the storm has already hit and where they'reng blizzard-like conditions. alex, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning, paula. this is a big deal. 100 million people in the path of this storm. here in chicago, we're bracing for the worst. the snow began falling late last night. it's not expected to pound the area until later today. now already, at chicago's airports more than 1,000 flights have been canceled. crews are working hard to try to keep the runways clear. this could be the biggest snowfall of the season for the chicago area. part of the big problem, the strong winds. possibly blizzard-like conditions expected here later today. authorities are asking people, if you don't have to be outside today, don't. stay inside. rob? >> let's get right to where this storm is and where it's going. mentioned this snow there across parts of chicago. this storm is just massive. look at the satellite picture here. kansas city through chicago and stretching across the northeast. where this storm is, now, it's pretty much all s

for "good morning america," alex perez, abc news atlanta. >> a lot of spirit there. ginger. >> we already talked about how far above average boston is. those piles adding up. same number in snoqualmie pass washington. it looks sad because they are 17 feet below their averag >> all that weather brought to you by e-trade. right there in the pacific northwest there is a landslide threat. all that rain they've had. the parade of storms going to impact them in the coming days. >> all right, ginger. thanks so much. >>> coming up why fat may not be the enemy after all. the new research that could change how we all eat. >>> and "gma" survival week winter edition. how to survive if you drive into freezing water. the four words that could save your life and the one thing you should never do. tigers, both of you. tigers? don't be modest. i see how you've been investing. setting long term goals. diversifying. dip! you got our attention. we did? of course. you're type e* well, i have been researching retirement strategies. well that's what type e*s do. welcome home. taking contro

for "good morning america," alex perez. time for the weather and ginger and i have friends in maine and like boston, they are getting hammered this winter. >> that's the thing of we keep saying boston but don't want to forget about eastport, maine, almost 100 inches of snow. a couple even more than boston, for boston it's 5 1/2 above their average. boston now number seven on the list of totals for the season so marquette, sue st. marie still much more. lake-effect snow zones, caribou, almost 97 inches. a big deal for a lot of folks in new england, and, yes, more know to come, of course. we got about an inch with >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with report heat is over. mainly cloudy at the coast and mid-to-upper 50s and mostly sunny around the bay and 60 to 67 and sunny inland. seven-day forecast is dry >> all that weather brought to you by microsoft surface and getting reports in people in north carolina stuck on the roads. some of them watching "gma" from their phone which is interesting so hello to you. st

abc's alex perez has that story. >> reporter: this morning, for the first time we hear directly fromd of stabbing their friend 19 times. >> she was my best friend since 4th grade. >> reporter: prosecutors playing a police interrogation tape filmed hours ss after the incident. anissa weir saying morgan geyser said if they didn't kill their friend payton slenderman would kill them. >> he targets children most so i was really scared knowing that slenderman could easily kill my whole family in three seconds. >> reporter: but in another police interrogation, geyser points the finger at weir. >> anissa told me we had to. >> why? >> because she said that he'd kill our families. >> reporter: prosecutors say last may weir and geyser lured bayton into the woods before stabbing her both charged as adults with intentional first degree homicide. attorneys for both attempting to get them tried as juveniles. payton and her mother speaking exclusively to abc's david muir in september. >> do you think they should be charged as adults? >> for me it's about making sure payton feels safe that she can mo

cold keeping kids home from school and abc's alex perez in chicago, good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. so cold parts of lake michigan freezing over. the waves creating these huge ice boulders. for the fourth time in season chicago public schools and a number of midwest school districts canceling classes because of the bitter cold. now here in chicago we will struggle to get out of the sing the digits today and the feel like temperature will be hovering around 20 below zero. authorities, of course taking no chances, warmer centers are open for those who need help escaping the cold and authorities say if you don't need to be outside today, stay inside. it's simply too dangerous. lara. >> alex you get inside. thank you so much. >>> we want to go to upstate new york and incredible image for you this morning. niagara falls nearly frozen over creating a spectacle of snow and ice and gio benitez is there for us this morning. good morning to you, gio. >> reporter: lara good morning to you. you know had is it the first time i've seen the niagara falls in person and i

cold keeping kids home from school and we're going to go to abc's alex perez in chicago. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. it's so cold parts of lake michigan freezing over. the waves creating these huge ice boulders. now, for the fourth time this season chicago public schools and a number of midwest school districts have canceled classes today because of the bitter cold. here in chicago we will struggle to get out of the single digits today and the feel-like temperature will be hovering around 20 below zero. of course, authorities taking no chances, warming centers are open for those who need help escaping the cold and authorities say, if you don't need to be outside today, stay inside. it's simply too dangerous. lara. >> alex, you get inside. thank you so much. >>> we do want to go now to upstate new york and an incredible image for you this morning. niagara falls nearly frozen over creating a spectacle of snow and ice and gio benitez is there for us this morning. and good morning to you, gio. >> reporter: lara, good morning to you. you know, th

for "good morning america," alex perez, abc news, atlanta. >> a lot of spirit there. from ginger. >> we already talked about how far above average boston is. those piles adding up. same number in snoqualmie pass, washington. it looks sad because they are 17 feet below their average. how different it is, 280 inches is their average. they've only had 77 to this point so they're below out west, certainly above in parts of new england and this morning, some icy spots. salisbury, maryland, will go to 41 today but after the coastal low drops away, norfolk, 45 and pittsburgh stays at 33. >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco, put the umbrella away. grab the sunglasses. a lot of sunshine. mild temperatures. 59 to 62 at coast. low-to-upper 60's and it gets warmer. record high, possible thursday >> all that weather brought to you by e-trade. right there in the pacific northwest there is a landslide threat. all that rain they've had. the parade of storms going to impact them in the coming days. >> all right, ginger. thanks so much. >>> coming up, why fat may not be the

perez to the talks. he's worried about the growing economic damage from the labor dispute. >>> el cerrito police are searching for two suspects in a violent robbery at a pizza place last night. alex savidge is joining us now from el cerrito where police are especially concerned because a worker was shot despite doing what the robbers told her what to do. >> reporter: yeah. that woman was shot in the arm. the good news is she was talking, she was awake as paramedics took her away after she was shot during the robbery that happened last night. it was at a little caesar's restaurant that is on san pablo avenue. that woman according to el cerrito started working just before 8:30. the men had hooded sweatshirts that covered their faces. at some point, one another robbers opened fire on that employee hitting her in the arm. the men grabbed cash and took off. police are not sure what prompted the shooting but they say they want to get the two robbers off the streets. >> it is unfortunate that they did this. we don't know if they will do it again. we hope not. but anyone that sees something like that should be careful. [ technical difficulties ] >>> reporter doug is live in washington, d

alex for this. it's not unprecedented. in 1996 the clinton administration hosted perez for a u.s.of an election against benjamin netanyahu. >> hold it. ready? benjamin netanyahu, democratic president have always loathed benjamin netanyahu, mike. they always have. >> it's a tradition in the democratic party. but there is a difference here. isn't the difference being that john boehner, without telling the state department or the white house that he was inviting the prime minister of israel to address the house of representatives or the congress of the united states he gave an impression that the republican party, led by the speaker, now has their own separate policy. >> that's problem number one, mike. problem number two is that the israelis didn't say, i got this invitation from john boehner. i'm going to take it but i wanted to talk to you about it first. >> yes. >> senator -- secretary of state kerry, we should probably send somebody over to the white house to sit down with president obama and talk through this. >> well, i mean the root of this has to do with the israeli ambassad