tom. >> lana zak with those new details tonight, lana, thank you. >>> next to the dangerous winter weather threatening both coasts tonight. seattle under a rare amount of snow, the most snow actually in february in 70 years with more on the way. in portland a driver in an suv trapped by a tanker that skidded on an icy bridge. and near eau claire, wisconsin, a horrific multicar accident on i-94. the forecast in a moment. but rob marciano with the images still coming in. >> reporter: old man winter working overtime tonight with several storms hitting the country, one pummeling the west with snow, ice and wind, with two more storms in the pipeline. washington state rushing to recover from a record-setting snowfall. nearly 11 inches in seattle so far this month, the most snow the normally mild emerald city has seen in 70 years. roads across the state turned into skating rinks. while the driver of this car needed to be rescued from the drifts. 60-mile-per-hour winds toppling trees just north of seattle knocking out power to over 140,000 at one point. portland also struggling after nearly five i

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lana zak, abc news, washington. >>> if you plan to go to a super bowl party today, aaa wants to make sure that you don't drink and drive. the company's offering its first tipsy tow service. the first ten miles of towing are free. you'll be charged a standard towing rate for miles beyond that. rides are only for drivers going home or to their hotel. you can request a ride starting at 6:00 tonight until 6:00 tomorrow morning. >>> still ahead on "abc7 mornings," a local teenager became a figure skating star last weekend and the youngest u.s. national champion ever. what's helped her rise to the top? >>> as we head to break, here's a live look outside from a very rainy san mateo bridge camera. the rain isn't over just yet. we've got more on the way. lisa argen will have your full accuweather fore what'with coverage havinthroughout your home? how about having internet that can help you save on wireless phone service? xfinity gives you the fastest speeds from america's best internet provider to stream on all your devices. plus, with xfinity mobile included, you can switch your wireless car

here's abc's lana zak. >> reporter: tonight, experts are warning of a new cold war as one of the most crucial arms-race treaties in history collapses. russian president vladimir putin has promised that russia is developing new intermediate-range weapons in response to the u.s. >> putin is getting his cake and eating it too, because he's able to deploy missiles that now threaten nato, but claim that it's the u.s. that has withdrawn >> reporter: they could test an array of weapons, out of a bond-villain playbook. including this, the poseidon underwater nuclear-powered drone, a device that if successful, would literally create tsunamis. >> one side has not been adhering to it. we have, but one side hasn't. unless they're going to adhere we shouldn't be the only one. >> reporter: putin said he's only following america's lead. but for years, russia has been threatening to withdraw from the landmark 1987 treaty signed by president ronald reagan and soviet leader mikhail gorbachev. in a statement, the president's actions are allowing for a dangerous arms race in which russia can act with imp

here's abc's lana zak. >> reporter: new fallout for the owners of the "national enquirer" following bombshell accusations by jeff bezos that the tabloid tried to extort him. prosecutors now reviewing those allegations to see if they violated an immunity agreement made after feds looked into possible campaign finance violations that involved them killing stories potentially damaging to the president just before the election. but now, others are coming forward claiming representatives from ami, "the national enquirer's" parent company, tried to blackmail them too. released what he claims to be e-mail exchanges stating that the company would agree "not to publish, distribute, share, or describe unpublished texts and photos." those photos allegedly including naked selfies of the billionaire and pictures of his alleged mistress lauren sanchez. in exchange, bezos was told to stop his investigation into how the tabloid obtained text messages between him and sanchez that they published earlier. >> it's in that threat to publish those photographs that i think the federal prosecutors are going to be ve

lana zak, abc news, washington. >> if you plan to go to a super bowl party today, triple a wants to make sure you don't drink and drive. they're offering free riders go to their hotel. >>> still ahead on "abc 7 mornings," a local teenager became the youngest u.s. national champion ever. >>> a live look outside from our emeryville camera. your favorite restaurants now it doesn't matter dash. where you are. ♪ it doesn't even matter how many you are. ♪ restaurah. first order, $1 delivery fee. we'raking aive look at walnut creek on this sunday morning. blue skies in this part of the bay area. lisa says we can expect scattered showers for this part of the day. how is it looking for the start of the workweek? she'll have that in live report. >>> yesterday abc 7 news was in pleasant hill at the american red cross blood center for the ongoing blood drive to help the winter shortfall and donations. houston officer john daly survived a crash after being hit by a suspected drunk daly has undergone five surgeries and multiple blood transfusions. his sister said the support is wonderful for her broth

abc 7 reporter lana zak has the story. >> reporter: there are more allegations against "the nationalr" and its publisher, ami, run by david pecker, a long time friend and ally of president trump. investigative journalist ronan farrow acknowledges while he was looking into "the national inquirer"'s relationship with the president, he received similar threats to what bezos outlines in his blog post. he says ami urged him to "stop digging or we'll ruin you." actor terry cruz says after this interview with "gma," another ami publication threatened him with a false story about prostitutes, even allegedly creating fake receipts. he claimed they backed off after he called their bluff. >> this is big trouble. i think ami is panicking. >> reporter: federal prosecutors are trying to determine if the tabloid company violated its immunity deal made after feds looked into possible campaign finance violations that involved the tabloid killing stories potentially damaging to donald trump before the election. as a condition of immunity, ami was required to commit no crimes whatsoever for three years

abc's lana zak is in washington with the details. : good morning, guys. you know, "the national enquirer" and their parent company, ami, have built a media empire publishing scandals, but they're embroiled in their own scandal this morning. in a major development, federal prosecutors are now reviewing the bombshell allegations written in this blog post by amazon founder jeff bezos. bezos, the richest man in the world, claims that the "national enquirer" and its publisher david pecker of ami attempted to extort and blackmail him by threatening to release compromising photos of the billionaire if he did not back off from his investigation the tabloid. prosecutors in the southern district of new york are now reviewing whether these actions if true violated an immunity agreement related to another high-profile case involving the president's former attorney michael cohen. >> that could wipe out that immunity agreement and lead to additional prosecutions. >> reporter: that deal requires ami to commit no crimes whatsoever for three years and

abc's lana zak is in washington with that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ollowing the bombshell extortion allegations by amazon founder and "washington post" owner jeff bezos, more people are now coming forward to claim that they were harassed or intimidated by "the national enquirer" and its parent company, ami. this morning, there are more allegations against "the national enquirer," known for its eye-popping headlines and scandalous scoops over the years ishe ami, run by david pecker, a longtime friend and ally of president trump. investigative journalist ronan farrow alleges that while he was looking into "the national enquirer's" relationship with the president, he received similar threats to what bezos outlines in this blog post. ronan claims ami urged him to stop digging or we'll ruin you. actor terry crews alleges that after this interview with "gma" where he claims he was sexually assaulted by a high level agent, another ami publication, radar online, threatened him with a false story about prostitutes, even allegedly creating fake receipts. he cla

here's abc's lana zak. >> reporter: the attorney for pecker, head of a.m.i.denying the "national enquirer" tried to blackmail jeff bezos, the billionaire and his alleged mistress, lauren sanchez. >> it's extortion and not blackmail. the story was given to the "national enquirer" by a reliable source that had given information to the "national enquirer" for seven years. >> reporter: according to bezos, the tabloid threatened to publish naked photos unless he stopped his own personal investigation into who revealed the details of his private life. >> i am not permitted to tell you or confirm or deny who the source is. i can tell you, it's not saudi arabia or president trump. it was a source well known to mr. bezos and miss sanchez. >> the "washington post," the billionaire suspected of his mystery could be the source. according to the paper, sanchez, who firmly denies any role in the revelation reportedly says he was told by multiple people at a.m.i. the "national enquirer" set out to do a takedown to make president trump happy. they deny it. federal prosecutor