matt gutman with us live from new jersey tonight, and now the freezing rain, and a night of plunging temperatures with thousands without power. >> reporter: that's right. power outages from virginia all the way to new england, and the answer is right here. the snow, 18 inches deep here, in hackettstown, and as our drone pulls out, we'll show you what the problem is. it's not the white stuff. it's the glistening you see on the roads. all that wetness is going to make it be hard frozen tonight as temperatures plunge. single-digit windchill attempts, and authorities are urging people across the east to stay off the roads tonight, and tomorrow morning as well, david. >> those drone images a reminder, that winter isn't over. matt gutman leading us off. >>> as i mentioned at this hour, the storm still pounding the coast in new england. and abc's gio benitez is outside boston from the south shore tonight. >> reporter: here in massachusetts, we have been getting slammed by this storm all day long, and it's not over just yet. we have seen wind gusts of about 60 miles per hour. look at the wav

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abc's matt gutman spoke to him about the frightening ordeal. >> reporter: he is a magician known for his death-defying stunts. chris angel is speaking about a trick that sent him to an emergency room. >> what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. >> reporter: the 49-year-old i illusionist performing a routine dangle upside in a straight jacket. >> he is flailing his arms and legs. >> reporter: he reportedly lost conscientious in front of an audience. >> i began my escape and that's all i remembered until i woke up, i was literally surrounded by paramedics and people putting things in my arm and 24 hours later, mine freak live mastermind strapped into the straight jacket once again. dangling in the air by his ankles to perform the very same stunt, this time success. it's not the first time a world famous magician has been caught in a performance gone wrong. in 2015 it was angel jumping to the rescue when fellow escape artist spencer horseman became trapped in a water torture cell during a rehearsal. >> what i saw was somebody losing the ability of being aware of what was going on. >> r

here is abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: even in sin city, a place where anything can happen, the storytorney susan winter's death is jaw-dropping. >> a shocking allegation and fall from grace. >> a stunning reversal in a case that initially was ruled a suicide. >> reporter: the case now reopened as a murder. early on january 3rd, 2015 the 48-year-old part-time judge and full-time mother of two is rushed to the hospital from her suburban las vegas home. a combination of pain pills and anti-freeze ravaging her body. susan dies later that day. her parents, avis and dan winters, devastated over the sudden loss. >> susan was a perfect daughter. we couldn't have hoped for a better daughter. >> she made the world better. >> reporter: her husband, brett dennis, a former football star and current psychologist, says in a deposition that he couldn't save susan from her demons. >> she would become angry, despondent, sometimes violent and physical. >> reporter: the day before her death he said it was more of the same. >> she was agitated, making threats to hurt herself. >> reporter: but her family

here's matt gutman. >> reporter: authorities in mexico and the u.s. say the longtime editor in chief of mexico's la princs swiped his jersey moments after he was seen in this fox sports video strolling the patriots locker room right behind coach bill belichick. 14 minutes later espn reports ortega walked out with a black plastic bag he didn't have before. and allegedly with a jersey valued at half a million dollars. >> i put it in my bag. i absolutely 100% put it in my bag. >> did someone take my jersey? i put it in here, let someone at the door check everyone of these media people. >> reporter: matt gutman, abc news. >> he stepped down from his job telling his employer he had family health issues. his newspaper says it did not realize he obtained press access to the super bowl. tmz reports brady's jersey was being shopped around for $75,000. >> worth half a million. >>>evelopments in home in the search for that teacher in tennessee accused of kidnapping his 15-year-old student. now, police have released new images in their search. 50-year-old tad cum

here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: no sooner had tom brady walked off the field in houston bearinger bowl triumph -- >> brady has his fifth! >> reporter: than this man allegedly walked off with his game jersey. authorities reviewing this video from f walking into the locker room with nothing in his hands, and then leaving minutes later with this bundle under his arm. but running from the long arm of texas justice? not so easy. >> he came to the wrong state, you know what i'm saying? so -- >> reporter: the nfl today saying the alleged thief is a "credentialed member of the international media." a mexican newspaper coming forward, adding that the alleged culprit is its former director. mauricio ortega in this photo on the company's website and get this is, investigators also retrieved brady's other stolen jersey from super bowl xlix. brady's triumph turned sour as he scoured the locker room. >> i absolutely 100% put it in the bag. >> reporter: authorities say those priceless jerseys are back in boston but they're not with tom brady yet. authorities say they're still working to confir

here's matt gutman. >> reporter: when the monster behind the helter skelter murders was reportedly rushed to the hospital, near death a few months ago, it put a new focus on charles manson's brutal cult murders, at the time called the crime of the century. >> we have a weird homicide. >> reporter: and it sent abc news back into its own archives, including that now famous 1993 interview with diane sawyer. >> yeah, we're ready. >> reporter: tonight, never before seen footage from and firsthand accounts from the people who were there. >> well, i'm a sound man. and as i'm putting the microphone on he looks me in the eye and says, "where are you from boy?" and the hair on the back of my neck stood up. and i said "i'm from los angeles, sir." and he said, "los angeles. i've been waiting a long time for a bus to pick me up and take me on back." >> can you see yourself in there? >> i can see myself in there. they don't have mirrors where i'm at. >> so you never see yourself? >> they have funny little things you get up close to. how you doing? >> reporter: that conversation 24 years ago was manson'

the suspect is still a free man somewhere here in mexico, tom. >> matt gutman, our thanks to you, anding. i'm tom llamas. for david and all of us here, have a great evening. good night. >>> after several days of sunshine, take a look, the rain is back. you can see it's moving over the bay area right now on live doppler 7 and it is just the beginning. good afternoon and thank you for joining us today. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. larry beil has the day off. here we go again. let's take a look outside from our mt. tam camera. there are droplets on the lens. >> lots of umbrellas were out as a light rain came down today. our spencer christian is here with our first look at weather. >> here's a look at live doppler 7. you can see rain in some parts of the bay area right now. it's going to become more widespread and heavier in the evening hours. we're looking at the heaviest, steadiest rain. this is just east of the north-south run of interstate 680 and it's to the north of interstate 580 and 205, but it's wet out there. down in the south bay, we just had wet weather passing throug

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>> matt gutman, our thanks to you, and thank you for watching. i'm tom llamas.f us here, have a great evening. good night. >>> live doppler 7 shows scattered showers across northern california and this is the first of several storms that are starting offspring. >>> uber keeps losing top managers and now it's changing plans for its big move to oakland. >>> the california highway patrol used its eye in the sky to catch suspects on the bay bridge. i'll take you around this new high tech airplane around on "abc7 news." >>> live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >>> it's the first day of spring and the first in a series of storms. these are live views from emeryville, the top of our "abc7 news" studio in san jose. we have a storm ranking one on our storm impact scale today and a stronger storm in the forecast later this week. here we go again. good evening. >> today brought most of the bay area cloudy, rainy, windy weather, but a change of what we've seen recently. >> "abc7 news" was in martinez today where people had their umbrellas up at lunchtime. spencer chris

>> abc's matt gutman tonight. thank you, matt. >>> next, this evening, a pow powerful now clue in the search for a tennessee teen and the teacher who authorities believe kidnapped her. the first confirmed sighting. new surveillance images show the pair at a walmart in oklahoma city two days after they went missing. showing changes in their appearance. abc's kayna whitworth in oklahoma city. >> reporter: tonight, the first confirmed sikting of that tennessee teacher and the student he allegedly kidnapped more than two weeks ago. 50-year-old tad cummins and 15-year-old elizabeth thomas seen on this walmart surveillance camera in oklahoma city on march 15th. >> she looks subservient to him, walking behind him. it's a very scary image. >> reporter: the same clothes, but her air appears to be red. cummins seen with darker hair and a beard. just days before the alleged kidnapping, cummins was spotted in a store cam back home. dark hair dye in his shopping cart. this nud video from a tip. >> it only takes one tip. it's o

ortega, matt gutman from abc news, i know you are inside. of story, sir. nothing. ortega has resigned from this newspaper, but he is still a freeman. no charges have been filed yet. still waiting on justice department to weigh in on that. matt gutman, abc news, mexico city. >> "the skinny" is next. city. >> "the skinny" is next. no matter who was in there last... protection. new lysol power & fresh 6 goes to work flush after flush for a just-cleaned feeling that lasts up to four weeks. lysol, what it takes to protect. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this. >> announcer: "world news now" impulse to cough for 12 hours. which means, you're controlling your cough on your morning commute. and later when you're joking with beth... even when most cough medicines stop, delsym is still working. delsym. the #1 12-hour cough medicine. ♪ skinny so skinny >> skinny. start "the skinny" on this wednesday morning, talking songstress who is an actress. but also proves that stars are just look us. rihanna starring in "bates motel" and she had th

matt gutman is there with the details. matt: what a has ever one mo been better. away with super bowl triumph and new video shows a mild-mannered mexican journalist walking away with his game jersey. greg 100% i put it in my bag -- >> 100% i put it in my bag. matt: this morning authorities the u.s. and mexico say the longtime editor in chief of love princess swiped the quarterbacks jersey. authorities reportedly identifying him in this fox video strolling into the patriots locker room behind the coach. ortega walkeder, out with a black plastic bag he did not have before and allegedly with a jersey valued at half $1 million. -- half $1 million. >> great chagall or picasso. matt: brady launching his own investigation and texas authorities not taking kindly to the theft. espn reporting houston police investigated 20,000 credentialed ofple, scoured hours surveillance tape and eventually landed on ortega as a suspect. after coordinating with the fbi, authorities in mexico launched a march 12 raid, not only finding the jersey but the pilfered jersey from 2009. also, von

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so, let's get back to matt gutman. >> reporter: so, what really went down at the marguiles jewelry store in portland? cracking the case becomes the responsibility, and borderline obsession of veteran detectives eric mcdaniel and brian hughes. >> there's a digital signature in every one of these. >> reporter: starsky and hutch they're not. mcdaniel drives a kia four-door and hughes usually has his trigger finger on a computer mouse. >> i mean, we're talking property crimes here. they don't make a lot of news stories about property crime investigations. >> reporter: but make no mistake, these are straight-shooting investigators. highly trained, highly motivated. arriving on-scene to find a curious set of circumstances. >> we have a lot of police officers that work in our downtown core and for the person to get away that quick was unusual. >> reporter: property crimes around here usually involve someone looking to make a quick score for drug money. but detectives feel the tale of the tape tells them otherwise. >> we were under the impression by the way the fella carried himself, he wasn't l

matt gutman has more on the warning signs. >> reporter: a concern for many homeowners, roof collapsesvideos of roofs caving in, accumulating as fast as that heavy snow. more than 200 collapses causing close to $4 million in damage prompting the governor in idaho to issue a state of emergency that is still currently in effect now. >> the snow is stacking up and we need to do all we can to help them get back to normal. >> reporter: so how much snow puts your roof at risk? while there's no nationwide standard, roofs are generally built to withstand 20 pounds per square foot. four feet of fresh snow or more than two feet of packed snow can exceed that weight limit. we spoke with retired fire captain at the mars county public safety training academy. what are the signs that the structure might be failing? >> you can hear some creaking and popping and crackling noises of the wood starting to fail. >> if you start hearing those noises, what you do you do? >> get out as fast as you can. >> reporter: snow shovel, not going to help you. whate you can buy them in the store. with our drone shot,

abc's matt gutman has more from los angeles. ng, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, amy. now, this sheath of police reports doesn't directly have anything to do with the kidnapping case, but it does shieven a light on possibly erratic behavior by sherri papini 15 years ago. her sister and father claiming that at one point she kicked open the doors to her house. her mother claiming another point sherri was self-harming and blaming her mother for it. this morning, a batch of newly uncovered police reports shows that sherri papini's mysterious disappearance last november -- >> a missing mother of two from redding -- >> reporter: wasn't the first time her name was mentioned. in multiple calls between 2000 and 2011 and obtained by abc news, her own family members complained to police about sherri. in a 2003 call seeking advice from police, sherri's own mother apparently said her daughter was harming herself and blaming it on her. in an october 2000 call her sister reports sherri attempted to break in her home by kicking in her back

here's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, police say the man beckoning this 6-year-old girl is in custody. the arrest in riverside, california, came just hours after police released this video capturing every parent's worst fear. as the 6-year-old props open the bathroom door at a supermarket, the man beckons her to come to him. >> it scared me, made me angry. >> reporter: police say the man had been lingering there. that video let members of the public to spot him across from that same supermarket. according to the fbi, about 2,000 children are reported one thing to remember, the shoes your child was wearing. as every parent knows, changing your child's shoes involuntarily, nearly impossible. >>> marci gonzalez reports. >> reporter: this video, performing the same risky escape that left him unconscious. >> my attempt to do it put me in the hospital. >> reporter: he's hoisted up by his ankles, arms bound in a straightjacket. on friday, while he was suspended midair, something went wrong. >> he stopped flailing as much, and kind of went limp. >> reporter: a team lowering him to the stage,

here's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, california police searching for the bikers behind this rushour attack. police say biker gang showboating on wednesday turned to verbal abuse. >> there are about 20 motorcycles involved, yelling at motorists. >> reporter: and then to violent assualt. >> a passing motorist attempted to pass this group. and apparently they didn't like it. they blocked him in. >> reporter: when the driver of this white toyota gets out of his car, the men ditch their bikes to pummel him. when he tries to get up, another biker beats him down. >> apparently the victim that was being assaulted by those motorcycle riders now has a broken leg. >> reporter: tonight he's hospitalized and listed in fair condition. this type of biker road rage gripped new york city in 2013. alexien lien was dragged out of his suv and beaten by a gang of motorcyclists in front of his wife and child in upper manhattan. 11 bikers were convicted in connection with that attack. david, police say they're still investigating what started the altercation. they say they typically don't pursue the bi

ortega, matt gutman from abc news, i know you're inside.come out and tell your side of the story. no charges filed against him so he's a free man. for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, mexico city. >> i'm not sure i'd go outside either. >> not shocking there. >> you know who is showing up we're showing up in our big board. that's what we'll do and find out could you get in trouble for covering an ed sheeran song? let's talk about that in two minutes when we come back. i hope not because i sing it in the shower all the time. because i sing it in the shower all the time. from my sweet dreams? thanks to tena, not tonight! only tena overnight underwear ...with its secure barrier system gives you.... ...triple protection from leaks, odor and moisture. tena lets you be you true radiance comes from within. new radiant toothpaste by colgate optic white. whitens teeth both inside and out. for a radiant, whiter smile. be radiant by colgate optic white. with sleep number, there's an adjustment for that. tilt your tormentor and put those s

here's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, police say the man beckoning this 6-year-old girl is in custody. the arrest for child annoyance in riverside, california, came just hours after police released this video capturing every parent's worst fear. as the 6-year-old props open the bathroom door at a supermarket, you see the man beckon her to come to him. she hesitates, then goes to the bathroom. >> it scared me, made me angry. >> reporter: police say the man had been lingering there. that video led members of the public to spot him across from that same supermarket. police going through his car. according to the fbi, about 2,000 children are reported missing daily. less than a quarter of them are abducted by strangers. the vast majority are found alive. one thing to remember, the shoes your child was wearing. a potential abductor can try to bundle up your kids. but as every parent knows, changing your child's shoes involuntarily, nearly impossible. >>> and in las vegas, the show must go on for criss angel, the night after being rushed to the hospital during a trick. marci gonzalez report

. >> abc's matt gutman watched with a group of people in kansas. they are mostly trump voters but all agreed that president trump seemed more authentic. >> thus far it hasn't been the most politically appropriate response to the press or to anything he said thus far but it sounded like he was the leader of the free world. he spoke eloquently. he limited his gestures, it was nice to see that kind of strong and poised performance from a president that thus far hadn't demonstrated that. >> the group didn't like everything about the speech to be fair. they wanted to hear more specifics about russia and iran. >>> now, the big topic, of course, has been immigration and the president is set to announce his new travel ban as soon as today. the associated press reports that the order removes iraq from the list of mostly muslim countries whose citizens face a temporary u.s. travel ban. the previous order disrupted travel for many people coming to the united states. it faced legal challenges almost immediately and right now remains on hold. >> still ahead, we

here is abc's matt gutman with more. >> police say the man beckoning this 6-year-old girl is in custodynnoyance in riverside, california, came just hours after police released this surveillance video capturing every parent's world worst fear. as the 6-year-old props open a bathroom door at a super market, you see the man beckon the girl to come to him. she hesitates and then heads into the bathroom. >> it scared me. it made me angry. >> reporter: police say the man in the thumbs up shirt had been lingering there. that surveillance video led members of the media to spot him right across from that same super market, police going through his car. according to the fbi, about 2,000 children are reported missing daily. but less than a quarter of them are abducted by strangers. the vast majority are found alive. one tip that police offer, always remember the shoes that your children are wearing. abductors can bundle them up in additional clothing, but it's nearly impossible to change a kid's shoes involuntarily. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >>> hindus around the world are celebrating th

we're learning more matt gutman has the story. >> reporter: this morning, the man seen on so many camerasis now out of authorities say this is mauricia prensa" newspaper blending in with bill belichick's posse as he enters the locr room moments after tom brady led his team to an historic fifth super bowl title. in this newly released video you can see brady pulling off his jersey and handing it to a league employee. then see that employee carrying the jersey and brady's pads through the locke is when autho ortega goes from strolling into the locker room to trolling for a split second there's this shot crisp hd images of his sips somt black shoulder bag. but when he locker room just minutes later there's a black plastic bag under his arm. authorities say containing this priceless jersey. >> did someone take m jersey. >> reporter: mexican confiscated him and since not a peep from ortega so tracked him down at his home. we'll see if he's willing to talk to us. senior ortega -- his housekeeper sa we wait, buzz again and nothing. mr. ortega,an from abc news, i know you inside. i just want you

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abc's matt gutman joins us from an earthquake simulation room in southern california.nt, but first, matt, tell us about this survey. >> reporter: well, basically, robin, everybody who lives in southern california at some point is going to be doomed so these seismologists went to a section of the san andreas fault basically 30 miles away from los angeles, the second biggest metropolitan area in the united states, what they found is that over the past 1200 years on average, about every 100 years there is a massive 7.5 to 7.9 and we haven't had a major earthquake here in 160 years so you can imagine all of that energy built up along the fault. now, in 1994, the northridge earthquake walloped southern california, especially los angeles. that one lasted for only 15 seconds. they say the big one could last for minutes. >> wow. >> and the question is, the question is, not how long it will last or when it's going to happen, but it is going to happen. now, my earthquake guys hit the simulator a little earlier than we expected. but what you want to have is a 7.5 or an 8, you wan