a passenger testified to investigators that nguyen was not wearing her seat scombelt a flight attendant told her to puck buckle up but she did not recall him reminding anyone else. >> this information points to the fact that we believe this passenger may have been ejected during the aircraft. >> the finding is that physical trauma was the direct cause of death of the passengers but the report contradicts that they found that nguyen was alive and likely died from being run over by the fire truck. >> there is injuries condition sis stent with being run over by a motor vehicle. >> hastings law professor says what we're seeing is a city legal position against future claims. >> you can see they're trying to disclaim response yiblth. but it was not negligent. >> there has been conflicting reports of what happened that day. some argue the 16-year-old nguyen may have been carried onto the runway the city report says two crew members were ejected. we've reported previously that the number was three. the city attorney declined our request for interview and calls for attorneys and asiana airlines

and he got his best. >> people seek out nguyen, hoping luck will rub off on them. >> nguyen is convinced his good fortune isn't over. >> that ticket was 2013. right now, 2014. >> new year, new opportunities. >> right. yes. >> in san jose, abc7 news. >> still ahead massive storm creating problems for travellers here in the bay area. >> and one bright spot to all cloudless skies we've been getting how it's a boon for alternative energy. >> and more clouds and there could be light rainfall here in the bay area the accu-weather forecast is coming up. >> and new twist in a controversia to thosuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call 800-675-2607. >>> east coast storm affected flights all over the bay area. at oakland international airport being eight flights cancelled and abc7 news joins us live where there is frustration for f

and he got his best. >> people seek out nguyen, hoping luck will rub off on them. >> nguyen is convinced his good fortune isn't over. >> that ticket was 2013. right now, 2014. >> new year, new opportunities. >> right. yes. >> in san jose, abc7 news. >> still ahead massive storm creating problems for travellers here in the bay area. >> and one bright spot to all cloudless skies we've been getting how it's a boon for alternative energy. >> and more clouds and there could be light rainfall here in the bay area the accu-weather forecast is coming up. >> and new twist in a controversial new law. why controversial new law. why battle good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed inte

this shows nguyen inside of a nightclub in 2013. police say nguyen kill aid 30-year-old joe hernandez. his mother and father accepted a diploma. >> one man is under arrest after hitting a pedestrian and driving from the screen about 11:30 today. police say the driver was turning left when he hit the pedestrian the driver then took off. no word yet on the condition. san francisco police are hoping you can step them catch a second driver in an accident that happened the morning of new year's eve day police released this surveillance video of a woman was hit by a black bmw in the crosswalk with the light. two people in that car were arrested. he never identified himself to police and drove away. the victim is recovering. >> a lot of ideas being exchanged tonight about ways to revitalize a bay area coastline that many believe has potential. we're talking about an area that stretches from herbing yeel use -- hercules to oakley. you can see it on the map there. laura anthony is live with the story. laura? >> hi, dan. bay point behind me j

i'm betty nguyen. this is "early today."

i'm betty nguyen. get ready for an arctic blast of dangerous and life-threatening proportions in most parts of the u.s. it hasn't been this cold for almost two decades. 32 below zero expected in fargo, north dakota. minus 21 in madison, wisconsin, and 15 below zero in chicago, minneapolis and indianapolis. indianapolis mayor greg ballard tweeting he raised the travel warning to red, making it illegal to be on the road except for emergencies or seeking shelter. nbc sarah dallof joins us live in the thick of it in chicago. good morning, sarah. >> good morning. officials say this is not only dangerous, the temperatures could be deadly. a bitterly cold wake-up for millions this morning as an arctic front causes temperatures to drop to record lows. 30 to 50 degrees below average in the midwest. 25 states with thermometers sitting at zero and below. in indiana sunday, up to 2 inches of snow fell every hour throughout the day. the mayor of indianapolis warning residents to stay indoors. >> we will have temper

let's go ahead and get the latest in sports from my good friend betty nguyen. big, big weekend in football. >> oh, tell me me about it. in fact, we're going to tell you about it. it was 5 degrees at kickoff, and it felt like minus 10 with the windchill somehow, though, the fans didn't mind. he doesn't even have a shirt on. neither did milwaukee-born colin kaepernick, though. they had lee when kaepernick connects with vernon davis to take back the lead. and then tied, the win, it is good. the niners win 23-20. >>> the chargers capitalizing on andy dalton's mistake. dalton runs for the first down, untouched but fumbles the ball. chargers get it near the end of the third almost pick six by dalton. then san diego's philip rivers seals the deal to ronnie brown. chargers 27-10. >>> and now the fans facing the elements in philly. that's one way to do it. tailgaters were relaxing in a hot tub. saints won it. >>> next week's game, seahawks host the saints. and sunday, the panthers host the niners and the broncos host the chargers. >> you know they say silence is gold. b

i'm betty nguyen. we start with the storm that's no joke. start in west mitch began. looks like the north pole. last year the lakes were frozen over. this year the ice covers to double. meanwhile thousands of flights cancelled across the country. now it's a fight just to stay warm as brutally cold temperatures settle in. our meteorologist bill karins is here. this lives up to hype around it. >> it's full blown blizzard conditions there. the storm is pushing out of the big city. snow is over philadelphia. d.c. and baltimore four to five. an additional inch or two through the day. it's not the snow anymore but the cold coming in behind it. the lowest wind chills now even including alaska are watertown, new york wind chill of minus 45. >> oh my goodness. thank you for that rude a wakening bill. let's go to the weather channel mike slidell where it's snowing side wway. what a are you experiencing except a lot of cold? >> reporter: it's been snowing like this all night long. the wind is off the atlantic, winds gusting upwards of 45 miles per hour blowing and drifting the s

i'm betty nguyen. >>> we begin with breaking news overnight. three people including the gunman are dead after a supermarket shooting in northern indiana. police say the man walked into a supermarket late last night and used a semiautomatic handgun to kill two women and the gunman killed by police as he pointed his gun at a third person. >>> a story you will want to keep your eyes on this morning. in "the washington post" air force investigates dozens accused of cheating on nuclear proficiency exams. now, air force chief of staff mark a. welsh has tried to downplay the issue saying, quote, this is not about the compromise of flenuclear weapon but about our airmen. >>> outlines the details on that brazen september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi a killed four americans and puts the blame squarely on the state department and cia. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. what is new on this report. >> reporter: the report echoes what we heard from the review board that the state department ignored red flags that warned of trouble. th

. >>> and now for more of your sports headlines, my friend betty nguyen is here. >> hey there. >> wild card weekend. it was 5 degrees at kickoff and felt like minus 10 with the wind chill. somehow though the fans, they didn't seem to mind and neither did milwaukee born, colin kaepernick. kaepernick connects with vernon davis to take back the lead. then tied 20-20 with three seconds left. phil dawson in for the win. it is good, folks. the niners win 23-20. >>> the chargers, they are capitalizing on cinci qb andy dalton's multiple mistakes. in the third dalton runs for the first down, slides untouched but fumbles the ball. chargers get it. an almost pick six by dalton. he had three turnovers as the bengals just fell apart. then san diego's philip rivers seals the deal with his handoff and chargers win it 27-10. >>> check this out. these great fans braving the elements in philly. not so bad when you're in a hot tub. they brought the hot tub to the tailgate party. >>> next week's games look like this. on saturday the seahawks host the saints and then the patriots host the colts and on sund

take vo ---"dung min nguyen" de 36 aÑos y residente de richmond se encuentra detenido bajo cargos dentario, asalto con un arma mortal y golpes contra "joe hernandez" de 30 aÑos. ---los hechos ocurrieron el 9 de enero de 2011, en el club nocturno "temple", donde "nguyen" golpe a hernandez a quien dejo inconsciente y quien 2 dias despues muriera en un hospital. cesar ---siempre en oakland, una adolescente de 17 aÑos de edad, tambien perdio la vida al chocar el auto que conducia contra un poste de luz en el puerto de oakland... take vo ---segun la policia, la menor iba acompaÑada de otra menor de la misma edad cuando se registro el percance en la cuadra 500 de la calle maritime... ---de acuerdo al reporte, la adolescente viajaba en exceso de velocidad y se investiga si participaba en una carrera callejera ilegal de autos ... cesar ---en san jose, las autoridades lanzan una importante advertencia a los residentes del este de esa ciudad. pitch - blanca ---esta madrugada, se registraron 4 incendios en tan solo una hora... take vo ...y los bomberos creen que fueron provocados por la misma p

i'm betty nguyen. conditions lead to a massive pile up of 40 vehicles including many big riggs. these are the dramatic pictures in indiana about 60 miles from chicago where at least three people were killed and more than 20 injured. one critical. it went from sunshine to snow and then absolute zero visibility causing cars to slam into each other. the jaws of life had to be brought in to rescue at least five people. one person was trapped for hours before crews could come to the rescue. some lanes were closed as crews cleared the wreckage. the investigation could take several weeks. >>> there's a big change coming for banks. they're about to start handling money from legal marijuana despite current rules designed to stop money laundering. new rules will make it easier for banks to take money from legal marijuana sellers even though there's tough regulations to prevent them from handling p procee proceeds. it would help retailers along with medical marijuana dispensaries in over 20 other states. cannabis is still illegal under federal law so many banks declined because it could op

historical property contract, under administrative code, chapter 71, between adam wilson and quyen nguyen, the owners of 56 pierce street, and the city and county of san francisco; and authorizing the planning director and assessor to execute the mills act historical property contract ~. item number 10, resolution approving a mills act historical property contract, under administrative code, chapter 71, between jean paul and ann balajadia, the owners of 64 pierce street, and the city and county of san francisco; and authorizing the planning director and assessor to execute the mills act historical property contract ~. item number 11, resolution approving a mills act historical property contract, under administrative code, chapter 71, between karli sager and jason monberg, the owners of 56 potomac street, and the city and county of san francisco; and authorizing the planning director and assessor to execute the mills act historical property contract ~. item number 12, resolution approving a mills act historical property contract, under administrative code, chapter 71, between adam wilson a

i'm betty nguyen. embarrassed and humiliated. chris christie fires his aid and apologized for the scandal rocking the political world and today thousands more internal documents are scheduled for release with christie's political future on the line. he had no knowledge or involvement on the traffic back up on the washington bridge. it's the world's busiest connecting new jersey with new york. christie is already facing six federal lawsuits over those jams and after his two hour epic press conference some questions remain unanswered. kelly o'donnell reports. >> reporter: his trademark in your face style tempered by scandal inside his own inner circle. >> what they did hurt the people of new jersey and hurt the people of ft. lee and the person that needs to apologize for that is me. >> appearing contrite and mournful and embarrassed. >> i am you mihumiliated that it know about this and i was deceived. >> reporter: he says he never knew about a political vendetta. he worried about a series of damaging e-mails that he called stupid a

i'm betty nguyen. >>> president obama is trying to get back on track. last night's state of the union focused on a sluggish economy, inequality and education. he hits the road today to promote his agenda. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. tracie, the president seemed pretty fed up with congress and says he is willing to go it alone. >> reporter: and we're going to see some of that today, betty, as he heads to maryland to talk about the minimum wage, pennsylvania to talk about this new retirement bond he pitched last night. a lot of this agenda -- it's a smaller agenda -- a lot of it, the president says, he can get started on his own. >> america does not stand still and neither will i. >> reporter: president obama says he'll act alone to boost the economy, ease regulations to bring jobs back from overseas, build more manufacturing hubs, create retirement savings for workers whose employers don't offer them, and raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour for new federal contractors. he urged business owners and congress to do the same. >> so, join t

surveillance video shows nguyen at the temple nightclub south of market neighborhood that night. broke out inside the club and hernandez died as a result of his injuries. nguyen a richmond resident faces several felony charges including involuntary manslaughter. >>> a lawsuit over the notorious "speed freak" killer's case is headed to federal court. the mother of one of the victims is suing san joaquin county and its sheriff. the woman claims the remains of joann hobson were mishandled. investigators found them while digging a well two years ago in linden. wesley shermantine led investigators to the remains. the co-defendant hanged himself in 2012. >>> san francisco police need your help finding a suspect wanted in a hit-and-run case on new year's eve. they released this grainy video showing a white dodge or ford van backing up on turk street near leavenworth. police say the driver ran over a pedestrian who had just been struck by another car. two people in that original hit- and-run car have already been arrested. >> because of the impact of the first initial collision, the vict

nguyen isn't talking. >> $142 million plus. who knows?> apparently, no one but the curator. >> who owns it? an interesting question. >> allen schauffler, al jazeera, portland, oregon. >> and tonight's photo finish, a unique sight in a view in munich, germany. a polar bear gave birth to not one but two cubs, here they are. they are three weeks old in this picture. jiovanna is said to be a great first time mom add seven years old. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00 eastern. the second moss costly disaster in u.s. history, what we have learned since then. >>> plus the sundance film festival hits the big three-0. we'll talk about that. welcome to al jazeera america i'm john siegenthaler here are tonight's top stories. new spying orders from the president in a major speech president obama redefined how the national security agency collects information. the change has come after a barrage of crit sixg following months of crit sixg about nsa surveillance programs. >> it was clear to me, that changes in our technological capabilities were raising new

. >>> i'm betty nguyen, this is "early today," we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the news in the san jose mercury news, california legal immigrants can get law licenses, state supreme court rules. it was a unanimous decision bn the court saying there was no reason to block one man's pursuit to become a lawyer, even though he's not yet a citizen. >>> and on nbc news.com, internet search for time travelers turns up -- nothing this time. really? you don't think? scientists say they might miss hints of information flowing backward in time, including a simple oversight to the influence of -- get this -- a cosmic chronology protection agency, we'll keep you posted on that. >>> in the news, florida congressman trey radel will return to work on capitol hill next week. it will be the republican's first time back at work since being charged with possession of cocaine in october. radel pleaded guilty to the charge in november and was sentenced to one year probation. he took a leave of absence and entered rehab. >>> we want to take a look at this massive blaze at a

jeff nguyen, kpix 5. >> bieber's been getting attention in south florida this week where he reportedly thousands of dollars at a strip club. >>> at least 15 semi trucks and nearly a dozen cars smashed together on this highway in indiana. massive pile-up killed three people. more than 20 others went to the hospital. authorities are searching for anyone who may be trapped inside cars. they are still stuck under the semis. a white-out storm created dangerous highway conditions near michigan city. 6" of snow are expected in that area. >>> still ahead, exposing doctors' dirty secrets. coming up in tonight's consumerwatch, how new bay area billboards are encouraging patients to rat out their drunk or drug addicted doctors. >> and how the best big wave surfers from around the world are gearing up for tomorrow's mavericks competition. ,,,,,,,, good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? gi

i'm betty nguyen.is early today. >>> right now the district's police chief is trying to set the record straight after scandals involving two of her officers. >>> overnight developments as the navy searches for a missing sailor this morning after a deadly helicopter crash off the virginia coast. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this thursday, january 9th, 2014. let's take a live look outside at 4:26. 32 degrees outside. still a cold start, but feeling a little better than it has the last few days. >> i will take 32 degrees. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with the forecast. >> it feels like spring after the last couple of harsh mornings. high clouds drifting over the region now. we'll have breaks in the cloud cover over the next couple of hours. so a little sun should break out around sunrise. right now it is cold. below freezing most locations. near the bay, near 30 degrees. eastern shore in the upper 20s. in prince george's c

i'm betty nguyen. there is finally some is relief on the way. at least 21 people have died as the polar vortex blanketed the u.s. shattering the record books with negleative temperatures. it was below freezing at least somewhere in each of the 50 states on tuesday. yes, even in hawaii. an estimated 190 million people faced the icesy blast head-on. but, so did pets. and it's a reminder to not leave them outside in this weather. this little guy, peanut, was frozen to the ground in mississippi when had it reached minus 4 this week. thankfully he's okay. >>> the record shattering cold even caused hell to freeze over. hell, michigan, felt like 36 below zero with the windchill. >> reporter: the view from above captured it perfectly, chicago, a city frozen in place. in minnesota dramatic video of a car careening off an icy bridge. the driver walking away, amazingly, with minor injuries. else with where, workers put in long hours to bring faulty furnaces back to life. >> hunk er down. you're working a long day. you can't leave people without heat. can't

thus the still a very tense nguyen ukrainian capital is sunday in the country's two month long political crisis is showing no signs of ending off the bottom of my demonstrations of thousands braved sub zero temperatures into the streets once again as the coffin of one of three people killed during wednesday's protests was carried through the streets of shiites will be hanging in the country stands for president the tea aka the cia's decision to turn his back on and deal with the eu in favor of closer ties with russia. catskill of the crag is fully events in kiev. it explains now the unrest in the country appears to be spreading. this is something unprecedented in the train's a short history as an independent country that there is unrest in so many different places at the same time already. some days now of people have been trying to seize the regional administration buildings in western ukraine and they cut a lot of success in fact i think all but one of the regions of western ukraine at least that the administration buildings that are under the control of the protest is but what's reall

vicky nguyen joins us now. >> reporter: we on tabtained a letter asking regulators for a meeting to protect residents from future fires. there have been six major fires at the facility since 2007. five of them at plants operated by sims metal. after two fires in november and december at sims metal recycling in redwood city, a call for action. in a letter dated january 16, the city manager wrote to federal regulators saying -- >> reporter: sims is one of the largest companies in california recycling metal from old cars and appliances. since 2007, five fires have erupted at sims' facilities. three of them in redwood city. >> we're as concerned as everybody else about what started these fires and we're committed to making sure they don't happen again. >> reporter: but critics say regulators haven't done enough to prevent the fires or the pollution of the byproducts. >> it is toxic, because we have now identified lead and other chemicals that are part of that scrap metalling process. >> reporter: regulators at the department of toxic substances control plan to reclassify the waste as toxic in

we begin tonight with investigative reporter vicky nguyen. >> good evening. we begin our show tonight on treasure island. just last month, two dozen families living here learned they would be forced to leave their homes. the reason? the u.s. navy is expanding its testing for radioactive material. now an expert hired to test for radiation on the island speaks out. he says the navy knew much more than it first shared with residents. when you first arrived in 2007, and the navy said there was no radioactive material on treasure island -- >> correct. >> -- what did you find? >> radioactive material. >> don wadsworth's company has worked on cleanup of radioactive sites on the island of viagas. in 2007 wadsworth and his team were hired to work at treasure island. where they are still working today. when you first got to the island, what was your job? >> perform surveys of areas that were being excavated for treatment for chemical contamination. >> wadsworth said his survey found significant amounts of radiation throughout the island. in your professional opinion, s

i'm betty nguyen. the polar vortex is right here, right now and it's sending temperatures plummeting to the lowest levels in decades. here in new york, readings fell 55 degrees in just a matter of hours. and it is similar across the country. it's all life threatening, record breaking and travel tangling. for many, the worst is just beginning. brave tracie potts is live in washington. how does it feel where you are, tracie? >> reporter: it feels cold. but feels cold pretty much everywhere around the country. we woke up to single digit temperatures with windchills at 5, 10, 15 below. that's nothing compared to what they're seeing in the midwest. it's actually warmer in minneapolis this morning. minnesota has some of the coldest temperatures in the nation today. the midwest frost comes on top of record snow that closed indiana's major interstate. several counties there are in a state of emergency. in milwaukee, power crews are out, in it, trying to keep the lights on. >> just got to do your job. that's wh

i'm betty nguyen. parts of the south are reeling from a paralyzing winter storm. the worst was in atlanta. highways transformed into parking lots. people were stranded for hours or forced to spend the night in their cars. some kids had to sleep in their schools because the roads were just too dangerous. now critics say the state just wasn't ready. nbc's dan shinneman has the latest. >> reporter: wednesday evening traffic on the highways in the atlanta area. 24 hours and a world of difference from the miles and miles of cars and trucks going nowhere stuck after snow and ice paralyzed the 9th largest metro area. >> when it's going to be wet and cold get the salt trucks on the road around the clock. it's not that hard. >> reporter: frustration mounted for many drivers as the city resident tried to dig out from the harsh winter storms. >> the eyes of the nation are on the state. so i'm not going to get into that blame game. >> what i was referring to was that the national weather service continually had their modeling showing that the city of atlanta would not be the

. >> vicky nguyen was at the hearing and joins us now with more. >> reporter: leaders at the department of toxic substances control were on the hotseat today, called before a senate committee to answer questions about what leaders are doing to protect the public from toxic harm. >> the jig is up. enough. dtse is a very important responsibility to provide the safety for the people of the sate and it has not accomplished that. >> reporter: lawmakers on the environmental quality committee wanted answers from the top. >> what is dtsc going to do to prevent repeating these problems? >> reporter: they asked the director what the department has done to protect public health since her appointment 2 1/2 years ago. >> as you know, you are to be the enforcer. and as the enforcer, you're the sharp tip of the spear. and the spear has been rather dull as of yet. >> reporter: senators asked about the department's two most important functions, permitting and hazardous waste checking. in the four-hour hearing, she said she inherited a department in freefall, which regulators unable to decide which permi

we begin tonight with investigative reporter vicky nguyen. >> good evening. we begin our show tonight on treasure island. just last month, two dozen families living here learned they would be forced to leave their homes. the reason? the u.s. navy is expanding its testing for radioactive material. now an expert hired to test for radiation on the island speaks

i'm betty nguyen. the south is bracing for bitterly cold temperatures. a new arctic blast is pushing into the country right now. but this time its heading into parts of the deep south. states from texas to florida and the carolinas all getting ready for large scale snow and ice. we begin this morning with nbc's wendy in chicago. >> reporter: another bitter blast has locked in midwest in an unrelenting icy grip and now southern states are in it's reach. bone chilling temperatures now stretch to the gulf coast. this second polar punch in as many weeks has left people wondering if winter will ever end. >> we just about had enough of this weather. >> reporter: coats, hats, scarves, gloves, so much winter gear needed just to step outside in these sub zero temperatures. making matters worse, 24 states are having to endure a propane shortage after a pipeline exploded south of winnipeg. thousands of residents are without heat. in minnesota, north dakota, and wisconsin. >> we're asking people to be mindful to help us conserve. >> reporter: and in the deep south,

canton province to life in prison for putting pesticide and frozen dumplings the presiding judge said nguyen team carried out the premeditated crime he said the damage the health of fourteen people and cause substantial losses to the food company which closed its factory. japanese journalist and embassy officials were in the courtroom to hear the ruling. the case came to light in two thousand and eight to ten people in japan and for others in china fell ill after eating dumplings made by a kenyan food prosecutors accuse you of placing the dumplings with min ten min of folks. he admitted guilt in its first hearing last july. this case had a major impact on how the chinese government deals with food safety and its key roles in the helium of malta was in the province when the ruling came down using cold cold. he carried all inclined to protest against what he called poor working conditions. he will play in a pool which is among other things to do with three holes for the victims and often leniency. by the court rejected his request that was letting doubts that the defendant called it a crime an

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i'm betty nguyen. we're begin with a major prostitution and cocaine crack down ahead of the super bowl. they were selling party packs of drugs and sex in new york city. they were accused of advertising on public access cable tv and taking credit cards and using texts to market their services. police have been watching the ring for 11 months but they decided to act now just in case anything was brewing for the super bowl. >> we have identified in the last year more than $3 million in credit card charges related to this enterprise and keep in mind that most johns pay cash. so that's a staggering number. >> 18 people are charged and more than half have already been arrested. >>> and now that super bowl weekend is here, the crowds and the excitement, they are building as the performers and the players prepare for kick off. nbc's sarah dollof is live in times square that's actually been transformed into super bowl boulevard. sarah, what's it like out there this morning? >> reporter: well, betty, we're going

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i'm betty nguyen. >>> well, there is finally some relief on the way, but at least 21 people have died as the polar vortex blanketed the u.s., shattering the record books with negative temperatures. it was below freezing at least somewhere in each of the 50 states on tuesday, yes, even in hawaii. an estimated 190 million people faced the icy blast head on, but so did pets, and it is a reminder to not leave them outside in this weather. this little guy right here, peanut is his name, was frozen to the ground in mississippi when it reached minus 4 this week. thankfully, though, he is a-okay. the record-shattering cold even caused hell to freeze over, literally. the small town of hell, michigan, felt like 36 below 0 with the windchill. nbc's sarah dallof has more. >> reporter: the view from above captures it perfectly. chicago, a city frozen in place. in minnesota, dramatic video of a car careening off an icy bridge, the driver walking away, amazingly, with minor injuries. elsewhere in the state, workers put in long hours to bring faulty furnaces back to life. >> hunker down. you're worki

i'm betty nguyen. >>> another nsa shocker. new information that the security agency has actually implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers across the world. "the new york times" reports that cohortly planted software allows the u.s. to conduct remote surveillance and create a digital highway for launching cyber attacks, but right now there is no evidence the nsa does this inside the united states. most of the software is implanted by gaining access to computer networks, but the "times" reports the ns sais increasingly using a secret technology that relies on radio waves. the paper adds that they have used it to monitor china's army, the russian military, drug cartels, trade institutions inside the european union, and sometimes u.s. partners against terrorism, like saudi arabia, india and pakistan. the "times" reports the nsa calls the effort an active defense and has been using the technology for several years now. >>> okay, so, to a scary story of a school shooting in new mexico, where two students were shot, including a

nguyen's a smart phone users in china will have a new way to text. apple ceo tim cook went there to meet them. and new google contact lenses could help measure glucose. google is working with the fda. ♪ >> this is "lunch money" on bloomberg television, streaming live on bloomberg.com, your tablet, and your smart phone. looking at apple's move to boost sales in china. the country's biggest mobile carrier begins selling access to millions of customers today. it took six years for apple to get the go-ahead from chinese authorities. was it worth it? scarlet fu considers the downside. >> the pricing is not that great and china, if you get an unsubsidized phone, it could be $800. a locally made phone will be in the neighborhood of $300. >> here's the apple juggernaut coming out of 2009, everything is great. i am on the street corner by the iphone store. buy, buy, buy. i was wrong. here is where howard would comment say shut up and buy it. >> former apple ceo john sculley he does not think pricing will be a problem. >> even at their premium pricing, they ar

nguyen charged with sought with a deadly weapon. >> another car versus pedestrian accident this morning. a man struck by a hit and run driver. that man was crossing the street around 11:30 the driver took off. a witness says the ped sdreens was on the phone and police arrested the driver after a good samaritan polled him this, is surveillance video of a white van involved in a hit and run accident on new year's eve. police say the van was the second vehicle to hit the pedestrian on the morning of december 31st. the driver then parked and later drove away. a black bmw was the first to hit the pedestrian >> the city of richmond is threatening to los down a mosque the fire marshal says the building is a fire hazard. abc7 news on the issue that is creating a lot of tension. >> people will die for ability to pray. they will. >> it's a warning made by richmond vice mayor because of the potential shut down of the mosque. it's a world war ii era billed. many thought it was vacant. december 31st the fire marshal was in the neighborhood and stopped by to take a look, finding dozens of violations.

nguyen charged with sought with a deadly weapon. >> another car versus pedestrian accident this morning. a man struck by a hit and run driver. that man was crossing the street around 11:30 the driver took off. a witness says the ped sdreens was on the phone and police arrested the driver after a good samaritan polled him this, is surveillance video of a white van involved in a hit and run accident on new year's eve. police say the van was the second vehicle to hit the pedestrian on the morning of december 31st. the driver then parked and later drove away. a black bmw was the first to hit the pedestrian >> the city of richmond is threatening to los down a mosque the fire marshal says the building is a fire hazard. abc7 news on the issue that is creating a lot of tension. >> people will die for ability to pray. they will. >> it's a warning made by richmond vice mayor because of the potential shut down of the mosque. it's a world war ii era billed. many thought it was vacant. december 31st the fire marshal was in the neighborhood and stopped by to take a look, finding dozens of violations.

. >> reporter: for selling the winning ticket at jenny's gift shot, store owner thuy nguyen won $1 millionho the winner of the elusive prize was. >> i'm so happy for him. so happy. oh, my gosh. >> reporter: it turns out, even the winner himself didn't know. lottery officials say delivery driver steve tran of northern california bought five quick picks here on december 14th while he was shopping with his family. >> he got this big old honking pile of tickets, sticks them in the drawer, doesn't think about it. >> reporter: then tran told lottery officials he went on a week-long vacation, leaving the winning ticket just sitting on his drawer. but at 3 a.m. monday, he woke up in the middle of the night with the sudden realization -- >> wait a minute. i was in san jose. so then he flips on the light, takes out the ticket, checks the tickets and discovers that he is the multimillion dollar jackpot winner. >> reporter: tran shares the jackpot with ira curry of stone mountain, georgia. >> they were very, very excited about the win. >> reporter: officials say he's taking the lump sum payment of abo

. >> reporter: as for nguyen, he's been booked on several charges including involuntary manslaughter. the other involving men using broken beer bottles to stab other men that survived. the entertainment commission tracked down to heighten security measures. hernandez had been a disaster relief worker, helped with hurricane katrina and learned spanish to help refugees in mexico. they say these kinds of cases stay open until there is an arrest and this shows information, no matter how much time passed, can help lead to an arrest. live in san francisco, stephanie chua chuang, abc news. >>> signs went up on highway 37 names the two-mile stretch from interstate 80 to highway 29. in 2011 you might recall kapoo was shot to death. he was a highly decorated officer and a marine. the police department led the fundraising drive to buy the freeway signs. officers say while they won't bring kapoo back, his courage and sacrifice will not be forgotten. >>> a warning for a stretch of bay area road way notorious for cashes of cars and deer. the deer were so prevalent that cal transis being asked to ta

i'm betty nguyen. parts of the south are reeling

. >> reporter: for selling the winning ticket, store owner tuy nguyen got $1 million. but for 16 days following the announcement last month, neighbors wondered who the elusive winner of the big prize was. >> good karma, good energy. >> i'm so happy for him. oh, my gosh. >> reporter: it turns out, even the winner himself didn't know. lottery officials say delivery driver steve tran of northern california bought five quick picks here on december 14th, while he was shopping with his family. >> we have a big pile of tickets. sticks them in a drawer. doesn't think about it. >> reporter: then, tran cold lottery officials he went on a week-long vacation, leaving the $324 million ticket just sitting on his drawer. but at 3:00 a.m. monday, he woke up in the middle of the night with the sudden realization. >> wait a minute. i was in san jose. so, then, he flips on the light, takes out the ticket. checks the ticket and discovers that he is the multimillion-dollar jackpot winner. >> reporter: tran shares the jackpot with ira curry of stone mountain, georgia. >> they were very exci