well, this morning we have a list of the sexiest cities in america. >> which is what every city wants a part of. drum roll coming in at number five on this list, new york city. >> hey. >> yeah, number four, you see minneapolis, st. paul, washington, d.c., number thr three -- second place detroit and philadelphia topping the list at number one. >> apparently plenty of love going on in the city of brotherly love. >> and sisterly affection. philly was second last year. the list was compiled by a company called pure romance which is a seller of relationship enhancement products and apparently the folks in philadelphia buy a lot of those products. >> is that really the best way to zhu rare the sexiest city? >> if you're trying to get your name out there. >> all right. >>> so rock, paper, scissors tournament in japan is a thing. take a look at this video. >> big time all part of a japanese idol show and what they do is they macon testants compete in this massive tournament and the winner gets to star in the group's next single. >> oh. >> so it's sort of like "japanese idol" but first you ha

calls relationship enhancement products used sales numbers to determine filly as the nation's sexiest city. it took over the top spot from washington, d.c. capital held the title forever two years. >> then i moved to new york and no longer became the sexiest city in the country. >> oh, i see. that was the game changer. >> no. 2 on the list, can you guess what it was? >> seattle? >> no. >> oh, that's not a city. >> detroit. >> detroit was no. 2. >> detroit, no. 2? >> yeah. a lot of the top five cities were in cold temperatures. together. >> yeah. >>> coming up, is your uber driver spying on you? >> a lawsuit alleges uber drivers have been accessing customers' personal information through their apps, tracking their travels, and what you need to know before hailing your next uber. >> stepping into santa's winter wonderland, a jolly elf at macy's here in manhattan. one thing he tells every child that sits on his lap. you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by pajamagram.com. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. heriff so i can wash it. i u

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detroit doubled the daily snowfall record and the people actor magazine calls the sexiest man alive, he found the motor city too cold. look at that. he looks sexy there. more now from abc's alex perez. >> reporter: that massive storm making for a treacherous the northeast. in maine, slick roads turn deadly. two dead in separate accidents including a father riding in a jeep with his wife as well as three children when their car collided with a dump truck. >> slow down. once you brake, traction is not bringing you back. >>> a snowy emergency in minneapolis sunday, 900 wrecks in one 24-hour period in minnesota this weekends. this sheriff's dash cam capturing the danger on i-35, pickup truck spinning out of control nearly striking a state trooper. many recover from the blast of snow, parts of new york, slammed with more than 36 inches. storms snarled air travel, too. more than 2,000 fights cancelled this weekend, most in chicago. cars parked at o'hare covered in snow. in chicago, it's beginning. temperatures expected to plunge and feels well below 0 this week meaning this slushy mess freezes making conditions m