mario garnett had been on the run since december 23rd, robbing several banks along the way, sparking a week long manhunt. witnesses outside of a bank in phoenix where he was caught, they heard a lot of gunfire. >> i heard a loud pop. it is a tire. must be a plat. but one after another. and it was like four or five. that's when i knew it is not a tire. looking around no flat tires. no accidents, because it is loud. bill: garnett is accused of shooting and killing a police officer during a robbery in mississippi. more on this story later in "america's newsroom." martha: news aextreme weather alert for you. extreme winter storm sweeping across the great plains and parts of midwest over the weekend. bringing fierce wind and ice and freezing temperatures, causing scenes like this one. this happened in minnesota. a theater overhang collapsing under the force of all the store. a woman standing near the entrance reportedly managed to step out of the way just in the nick of time. >> while i was over there, i spoke to a woman who said she had just been going to step outside, and saw the thing

. >>> police in phoenix say during a bank robbery attempt saturday the suspect mario garnett was shot and killed by a detective. he's believed to be the same man that allegedly robbed a bank in atlanta and shot and killed an officer in tupelo, mississippi. >>> they're getting ready in new york's times square. the amazing spider-man who was the official superhero on new year's eve helped test out that confetti. the paper was sent flying from the marquee of the hard rock cafe. and for the first time, a supreme court justice, sonia sotomayor, a new york native will be in charge of pressing that button that drops the sparkling ball to ring in the new year. >>> a rare shark sighting to tell you about in minnesota. a snow shark, a snow shark is what we're talking about, it took three brothers 95 hours to build this 15-foot high snow sculpture of a shark that's sitting in their front yard. and the three, as you can tell, are old pros. because in the past years they've made a puffer fish, they made a walrus. >> how do you get enough snow? >> giant ice cube based on the weather. >> completely.

mario garnett was arrested in 2010 for alengedly threatening to kill president obama and his predecessors. the fallen police officer's wife said her family was grateful for investigators' work and the support they've received. >> you have made it possible for us to move forward toward finding peace for the long road ahead. dale would be so proud. >> he was from the midwest and had served for four years in the u. army. >>> the family of a brain dead california girl is hoping that a new york long-term care facility will agree the to admit the child. a hospital in california says it will take the 13-year-old off life support this after noon. her family believes she is still alive. >>> health experts again urging americans to get that flu vaccine. the flu is being blamed for the death of an 18-year-old in texas. this season, it's hitting the young and middle aged much harder than the elderly. older people appear to be resistant to most prevalent strains. they were last seen if the 1940s and '50s. >>> almost half of the 1.1 million people that have chosen new private insurance plans did so jus

during a bank robbery attempt sunday the suspect mario garnett was shot and killed by a connect connect. he's believed to have robbed a bank in atlanta and shot and killed a police officer in tupelo, mississippi. >>> they are getting ready for new year's eve in new york's times square. the amazing spider-man who is the official superhero of new year's eve helped test out the confetti that will be released when 2014 arrives. the paper was sent flying from the marquee of the hard rock cafe. and for the first time, a supreme court just advertise, sonya sotomayor and new york native, will be in charge of pressing that button that drops the sparkling ball that rings in the new year. >>> now let's get the latest in sports from richard louis, who's dressed as baby new year this morning. >> baby new year, far from that. testing the paper to make sure it falls the right way, good job. the season is done, now begins the road to the super bowl. eagles at cowboys in a win or go home game for them. fourth quarter, dallas down by eight. dez bryant cuts it to two. but later, the eagles intercept dalla

we are learning he served time for threatening the president in 2010. 40-year-old mario edward garnett was shot by a detective on saturday as he left the phoenix bank with a bag of cash. >> when this suspect started firing on our officer, the detective had arrived and he saw this occurring. at that point, he pulled his service weapon and he fired upon the suspect, striking him in the upper body and the suspect went down. >> the fbi says garnett is suspected in a whole week-long robbery spree that spanned from georgia to arizona. he got into a shoot-out with police in mississippi. he killed a police officer there. >>> the coast guard searching for a canadian man who jumped off a cruise ship 15 miles from puerto rico. other passengers saw the 26-year-old man jump saturday night. the final night of a cruise with his family. royal caribbean said the ship turned around to look for the man and no word on what led him to jump. >>> a development now in a story we have been following closely here on cnn. time running out for the family of this 1-year-old girl, jahi mcmath who has been on a vent

this afternoon, they identified the suspect as mario garnett. police linked him to another robbery in tupelo, mississippi. >> we can truly begin the healing process and that could not have happened without the hard work of so very many. numerous people didn't get to celebrate christmas with their families because they were trying to bring peace to our family. >> phoenix police shot and killed garnett yesterday during a bank robbery there. the secret service says garnett was convicted of threatening president obama in 2010. he was supposed to get mental healthcare. >>> an official change from the chinese government this weekend on the country's decade's old one child policy. this weekend, china officially approved a new policy that allows couples to have a second child if one of the parents is an only child. previously, a couple could only have a second child if both parents were only children. china argues its win child limit kept population growth in check and supported the country's rapid development, that has seen it soar from mass poverty to

police identified the deceased suspect as 40-year-old mario garnett. he had a history of mental problems and arrested in 2010 for making threats against president obama. >> there are numerous leads we need to continue to follow. >> the fbi started monday morning when the man attempted to rob a bank in atlanta. authorities believe that man then went to mississippi where he held up another bank and killed a police officer. cell phone records confirm garnett was in all three locations during the times of the robberies. >>> nearly four years after it was signed president obama's health care program goes into effect on wednesday. administration officials report about 1.1 million people have enrolled in health plans. most of those people enrolled in the last couple of weeks after problems with the site were fixed. the obama administration hopes to have seven million people signed up by the end of march. >>> marijuana dispensaries in colorado are making their final preparations for the legal sale of recreational marijuana. on friday owners of 42 different dis

police identified the deceased suspect as 40-year-old mario garnett. police say he had a history of mental problems and arrested in 2010 for making threats against president obama. >> there are numerous leads which we must continue to follow and questions we must answer. >> the fbi says it started monday morning when a man attempted to rob a bank in atlanta. authorities say they believe that man went to another bank in mississippi where he held up a bank and killed a police officer. investigators say cell phone records confirm garnett was in all three locations during the times of the robberies. >>> president obama's health care program goes into effect on wednesday. administration officials report 1.9 million people have enrolled in health plans using the federal website. most of them enrolled in the last couple of weeks after problems with the site were fixed. the obama administration hopes to have seven million people signed up by the end of march. >>> marijuana dispensaries in colorado are miking their final preparations for the legal sale of recre

police have identified the suspect as 40-year-old mario edward garnett. the secret service says garnett was convicted of threatening president obama in 2010. he was sentenced to eight months in federal prison and ordered to get mental health care upon his release. phoenix police shot and killed garnett yesterday when he tried to rob a bank there. melissa has details of the crimes and the manhunt. >> reporter: a six-day nationwide manhunt is over. the search for the accused bank robber and cop killer came to an end in phoenix saturday, following another bank heist. >> i heard one boom boom boom. >> reporter: phoenix police have identified the now deceased suspect as 40-year-old mario edward garnett. >> at this point, i cannot tell you what his relationship is to phoenix or even to arizona, because we have absolutely no record of mr. garnett in our city, and we have found none in our state. >> reporter: the fbi says the crime spree began monday morning when a man tried to rob an atlanta bank and failed. authorities believe he then went to mississippi where

mario garnett served time for making threats against president obama in 2010. the fbi says garnett is responsible for leading police on a nationwide manhunt after killing an officer at a mississippi bank a week ago. >>> the third time was not the charm for the crew on board a research ship in antarctica. bad weather conditions forcing a second ship to abort their rescue attempt. the expedition leader talked about the options that are still on the table this morning on "today." >> what possibilities, hopefully the ice breaker will try again. we can also try a helicopter evacuation or alternatively just a vessel that is in the region and if that were to come for us, it would definitely get us out. >> the 223-foot ship has been stuck in the ice since last tuesday, but reportedly has plenty of supplies. >>> just when residents in maine thought their power problems were coming to an end, no. a snowstorm has caused another round of outages for more than 5600 customers there. some areas seeing up to a foot of snow overnight and frigid temperatures are settling in for

. >>> a nationwide manhunt for an alleged cop killer and bank robber is over. 40-year-old mario garnettled in a shootout with police after a robbery in phoenix. he was also wanted for robberies in alabama and the death of a police officer in mississippi. >>> the family of a girl in a coma after tonsil surgery has just hours to find a facility that will take her. a judge's ruling will allow a children's hospital to take 13-year-old jahi mcmath off life support today at 5:00 p.m. pacific time unless her family can find another facility that will keep her on a ventilator. >>> seven-time formula one racing champ remains in critical condition in the hospital in france. he collided with a rock while skiing in the french alps and is now in a medically induced coma. >>> after four seasons with the washington redskins, coach mike shanahan has been relieved of duties by the team. the team lost to the giants yesterday, finishing with only three wins this season. shanahan made a brief statement this morning thanking fans for their support. >> you go through some rough times and i can't tell you how

mario garnett apparently started his crime spree a week ago when he tried to rob a bank in atlanta. later he robbed a bank in tupelo it, mississippi, killing a police officer in 2010. he was accuses of threatening president obama. >>> they could have easily been killed but two hikers who triggered an avalanche on mount washington survived with a fractured arm and bumps and bruises, the avalanche carried them 800 feet over rocks, cliffs and ice. they had to climb 200 feet before they could reach rescuers yesterday. you have to check this out. this could be the ultimate photo bomb. also ultimately fairifying. two kids with their boogies boards. and yes, that is what looks like a great white shark behind them in that wave. june emerson says she was looking over the photo she tooking to manhattan beach california, and made this terrifying discovery. the pope is the one getting props for his fashion sense. pope francis is "esquire" magazine's best dressed man of 2013. no joke. the magazine admits the choice is unconventional but says his modest attire, his new take on catholicism and his

when police responded, 40-year-old mario edward garnett emerged from the bank with a bag of money and a handgun. police say he threw the bag into a rental car and opened fire on officers. >> i heard five explosion kind of like a big flat tire. >> reporter: what did it sound like? >> they sounded like boom, boom. >> reporter: steve lopez lives across the street. a detective working near the bank shot garnett who was pronounced dead near the scene. it wasn't until the fbi come paired his formal clothing, statements, and cell phone records that they realized a nationwide crime spree had come to an end. it started sunday morning when garnett tried to hold up a bank of america in atlanta. after failing to get money from the teller he robbed a person at the atm machine in the bank lobby. six hours later and 300 miles from atlanta surveillance video show him robbing a bank in tupelo, mississippi. when officers pursued him there was a shoot-out killing corporal gale stauffer, wounding officer david maher. he turned up 50 miles way in phoenix. on friday hundreds of mourners lined the streets o

. >> reporter: jon, the claire ron ledger newspaper out of mississippi is reporting that mario garnettme in federal prisons for threats he allegedly made against president obama back in 2010. police say garnett is from the midwest and served four years in the army and even before investigators had identified him officers noticed that the suspect in these bank robberies was using certain tactics, especially when firing weapons, suggesting that he might have had military training, jon? jon: so what finally brought him down? >> reporter: quick thinking on the part of a 911 caller. someone noticed a man running into that bank in phoenix, arizona wearing a mask. instead of waiting for the robbery to go down and call the police after the fact, the 911 caller made that call to authorities right away. in fact an officer arrived at the scene just as the suspect was leaving the bank carrying a bag. that officer yelled some orders at the suspect. says the suspect custodies obeyed, threw the bag in a car he had been driving and opened fire on the officer. but a detective who was working an unrelat

police identified the deceased suspect as 40-year-old mario edward garnett. police say he had a history of mental problems and was arrested in 2010 for making threats against president obama. >> there are numerous leads which we must continue to follow and questions which we must answer. >> the fbi says it started last monday morning when a man attempted to rob a bank in atlanta. authorities say they believe that man then went to mississippi where he held up a bank and killed a police officer. investigators say cell phone records confirm garnett was in all three locations during the time of those robberies. >>> san francisco police are searching for a gunman in a deadly weekend shooting. it happened right across from the movie theater on post street just before 2:00 sunday morning. police say the victim, a 36- year-old man from modesto was leaving a nearby nightclub when someone opened fire. investigators are asking for any witnesses to come forward. >>> marijuana dispensaries in colorado are making their final preparations for the legal sale of recreational

it all started last monday when 40-year-old mario edward garnett tried to hold up a bank in atlanta.iled. investigators say later that day he drove to mississippi and robbed another bank. one officer was killed and another hurt in a gunfight there. and the suspect escaped again. police caught up with him saturday in phoenix when they say he tried to rob another bank. >> i heard one, boom, boom, boom. >> the officer is trying to retreat and take cover. at that point the detective drew his service weapon and fired at the suspect. >> garnett was killed. no one else was injured. >>> time now 6:39. this bay area waterway has been calm almost too calm. how the dry weather is keeping away one of nature's -year-old attractions. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's get a quick look at the early numbers. you can see a bit of a mixed bag this morning. we'll get an update from cbs moneywatch reporter wendy gillette. ,, a ticket purchased at a sane gift shop was one of two jat winners from the december 1h drawing. t >>> the bay area's mystery megamillionaire is holding out

week ago at a mississippi bank and during the night a law enforcement source said the same man mario garnett served time for making threats against president obama in 2010. >>> in the nfl, it's on to the playoffs for some teams. the eagles won the nfc east beating the cowboys. they were playing without tony romo recovering from back surgery. the packers had aaron rogers back in the lineup. they won their third straight division crown. in other key games, new orleans made the playoffs. so too did the san diego chargers. meantime, another milestone for peyton manning who set a single season record for passing as he led the afc's top seed denver broncos over the oakland raiders. >> i know they can fine players for questioning the officiating. can they do it for anchors. >> i don't think so. did you see it? >> i did. pretty rough. jane, did you watch? >> no, but my daughter has a cat named peyton manning cat. >> peyton manning cat? >> peyton manning cat. >> interesting. he's had a good season, too. >> al is out in pasadena getting ready for the tournament of roses parade. al. >> reporter: it's g

it was only later the fbi would link the suspect, 40-year-old mario edward garnett, to a deadly cross-countryinformation that we have now. >> reporter: it all began last monday in atlanta where, investigators say, garnett held up an atm customer after failing to rob a bank. hours later, officials say he pulled off a bank heist in tupelo mississippi. this time ambushing two officers killing sergeant gayle stoffer, before traveling more than 1,500 miles to phoenix. garnett had served four years in the army. in 2010 he was arrested for making online threats against president barack obama and was released from federal prison in july. the fbi said garnett's cell phone records show he was in all three cities at the time of the robberies and noted other connections. >> similarities included the clothing worn by the subject, the objects the subject used to prop open the door statements the bank robber uttered during the robberies. >> reporter: sunday the widow of sergeant stoffer thanked investigators. >> you made it possible for us to move forward to finding peace for the long road ahead. >> reporte

. >> the suspect has been identified as mario edward garnett. mr. garnett was a black male.e was 40 years of age. >> reporter: this morning, new details about the man believed to have robbed two banks, seen in these images. then killing a police officer. secret service confirming he was arrested in 2010 for threatening to kill president obama and previous u.s. presidents. authorities say in august 2010, he posted this message on the white house website. if you order a strike on iran, i'm going to come up there and blow your brains out on national tv. that earned him eight months in jail and three years suspension. later, after violating his supervised release, he had to wear a gps monitoring device for four months. a court order allowed his cell phone records to be reviewed. placing him in all three bank robbery locations. the crime spree started in atlanta, moving to tupelo, mississippi, and ending in phoenix, arizona, across the country, almost 1900 miles away. for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york. >>> and our thanks to reena. >>> we turn to the econ

. >>> a serial police officer shooter, 48-year-old mario edward garnett was gunned down by plain clothes officers after he robbed a bank there in phoenix. officials say garnett shot and killed sergeant gail stopper last week in mississippi. >>> incredible pictures out of mexico this morning. a picturesque highway used by tourists to travel between insonata and tijuana collapsed. it fell apart t. ground started to give way and tumbled into the ocean t. driver of that truck managed to get out. what caused that collapse? still unclear. >>> for ted cruz has started the legal process to officially renounce his canadian citizenship. now, cruz says he hopes to complete the process sometime next year t. freshman senator was born if calgary to an american mother and cuban father. cruz denied that this decision to renounce his citizenship has any implications for his political future. of course, a lot of speculation about 2016. >>> we know the rollout of healthcare.gov has been a bit rocky to say the least. here's something you may not heard. now many doctors are worried another change could mean

this is mario edward garnett, seen walking around that bank with his gun drawn, making demands.on saturday. garnett was shot by plain clothesed officers after exiting the bank and engaging in a shootout. officials believe he's the same man who shot and killed a police officer in mississippi. >>> kim jong-un is marking the new year with a visit to the ski resort, the ski resort he is building. as a pet project of sorts for himself and the country's elite. it features 70 miles of ski runs, a hotel, heliport and ski lifts. he told state media it will open very soon. he was seen touring the resort with an ally of his uncle, the one he had executed earlier this month. >>> a university in michigan is ready to put a few of the year's overused words to bed. lake superior university has put out a list of the most annoying words, self-ie, twerk, those are a couple of the words the university wants to banish due to overuse and overall fatigue. the list is made up of nominations sent to the school throughout the year, a couple of the other words, twittersphere as well as hash tag. >> i migh