stef davis has the latest from accuweather. stef. >> thanks, kendis and sara.ally coming to an end across much of the northeast, and so the big story over the next couple of days will be this arctic air that will continue to press its way east across the country. along with the cold, another round of snowfall will target new england as we head into the day on thursday. real field temperatures going to be bitter cold all across the midwest and eastern seaboard. so grab those heavy jackets if you're heading out. kendis and sara back to you. >> thank you, stef. >>> now to the fate of kayla mueller, the american aid worker isis claims was killed in a jordanian air strike. isis has yet to provide any proof about her alleged death. and u.s. officials say they highly doubt the isis version of events. mueller's parents have asked isis to communicate with them privately as they apparently have done before. >>> a possible breakthrough in talks to limit iran's nuclear cape bilts. a powerful religious leaders appears to be backing a moderate approach. abc's martha raddatz

good morning, stef. >> thanks, ken shgs kendis and sara. mother nature is still giving us a blast of wintry weather for the northeast. arctic air filtering in across the country so it's going to be very chilly over the next couple of days and we're tracking another system that will bring more accumulating snowfall to new england for our thursday. the boston area can pick up another 6 to 10 inches of snow. so don't put those shovels away quite yet and bundle up if you're heading out to shovel. real feel temperatures well 00 below zero across the eastern seaboard. another round of arctic air filtering in for the weekend across the northeast. kendis and sara, back to you. >> thank you, stef. >>> breaking overnight frightening moments on board a couple of airliners starting in houston. >> us airways jet from philadelphia forced to make an emergency landing. take a look at this video. sparks flying as the front of the plane scraping the runway. the plane's front landing gear failing to deploy. it takes more than 20 seconds for the plane to final

hello, stef. >> thanks reena and t.j. well the storm is finally over across much of the northeast. high pressure building in for our tuesday allowing conditions to improve. dry weather with plenty of sunshine, but we'll have a cold flow coming in from the north and that will send temperatures dropping. daytime high in buffalo only 19. 24 the daytime high in the big apple, well below average for this time of year, and we are tracking the threat for some more snowfall across the i-95 corridor for our thursday. we'll continue to keep an eye on this storm track. a storm will also come in from the pacific bringing rainfall across the pac northwest later on this week. rain reaching as far south as northern california. reena and t.j., back to you. >> stef thank you. >>> new this morning the latest pictures of fidel castro. it shows the 85-year-old engaged in what appears to be a lively conversation with a university student. nearly two dozen images were published virtually simultaneously on the websites of cuba's main state media outlets around midnight. it's the first time we've seen cas

cutting their dividend stef by 80%. stock has been in a world of hurt for a while. >> down 50% over the last year. a lot of people expecting this. i think the ceo's departure is a net positive to get fresh eyes on the company. the dividend was kind of expected. i would just say be careful. because they are free cash flow negative and have to fund over a billion to $2 billion in new builds over the next two years. they need the free cash flow to improve. with oil here it's going to be challenging. >> nili, starwood hotel ceo resigning. >> that's right. the ceo has resigned. the stock is reacting positively today. there's a new interim ceo something in. there have been missteps here. they made an expansion into international at a time when international wasn't paying off. the stock has gone nowhere over the past year up about 3%. and still, we see starwood trading pretty expensively at 28 times earnings. so at matarin we're negative on this one. >> gt tire. >> the materials as raw materials drop and they're expecting a dr

stef, thank you so much.losion that injured two people on a brooklyn street. the blast was caused from the road salt, melting snow and ice that seeps down to the electric underground system. steam can build up and that's the result you get. several more explosions that you are seeing in the video after the crews arrived. one man was hit in the head by the manhole cover. a woman suffered cuts when the force of the blast shattered a window. >>> the storm caused problems for air travelers. airlines are scrambling to get on track this morning after 8,000 flights were cancelled or delayed and some runways are still icy this morning. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: from chicago to the northeast airports socked in again. crews scrambling to stay ahead of the snowfall and keep runways clear. already the storm led to over 6,000 flight cancellations. we talk about the ripple effect. look at phoenix airport, expected to have one of the busiest days as super bowl fans go home but new englanders are facing cancell

stef curry had 51 points. will made 10 3-pointers.riors beat the dallas mavericks, incredible, 128-114. dallas jumped to a 22-point lead in the 1st quarter, but stef curry shocked the warriors. tomorrow, the warriors play another hot team, the atlanta hawks in atlanta. >>> now, among the 20,000 people at last night's game in oracle a group of african american teenage young men in an open district school program, they were given tickets to the game as a special treat. they were sitting out there in the crowd, and the goal of the african american achievement program is to make sure these young men and others like them stay in school and go to college. they heard from african american role models about the importance of getting a good education. >> when i got to the program in middle school, it gave me the backbone, made sure i have somebody looking over me. they kind of have been in my shoes already. they understand, know how to help us to succeed in life. >> and you will young man. since the program started in 2010, graduation rates fo

i know stef you like thin serve a lot of the financials i do too.t i think rates are going to take off, judge, but these guys stand to benefit i think in a big way. we also had unusual activity in this so i sort of piggybacked on that to get into this when i took the money off the table in rig. >> i want to know when the genie will make a trade. >> you see that performance at the bottom. here's the tough thing for me i get caught up in the day-to-day trading, great example i bought morgan stanley yesterday. didn't do anything in the portfolio just because unfortunately i was very actively doing other things including flying in here yesterday from minnesota and fighting through all the weather. so i do have trades that i will definitely have to execute. i will be doing something this week. >> oh. >> yeah. >> oh. >> this week. >> giddy up. >> tease. >> remember. >> stay tuned. >> i know tv business man. i'm with you now, brother, look at that. right there. >> remember follow the action at cnbc.com/pro. let's move to mcdonald's. the arches have been an

. >> stef, industrials are positive on the year. is this history repeating itself as joe suggests?> i think it could be because i think the earnings picture is sounding like a little bit better, right. in the beginning it was a little bit wish-washy with the financials disappointing and that started off on a negative note but in the last couple weeks we've gotten some pretty good earnings and cisco, whole foods, fireeye. i like the fact that you're seeing technology both new technology and old technology, both performing well right now. i think those stocks continue to be very attractive in a place to put your money. the other thing the 10-year continues to inch up. over 2% yesterday. and i think the banks are reflecting a little bit better outlook as a result and that's a good sector to lead as well. >> geopolitical on the front pages. that's why michele is with us today. ukraine a big story having more to do with the markets around the world feeling more positive. >> for sure. >> not forget about greece. what's the deal, are we close or not. >> the greek stock market is higher to

>> it's admadison square garden and lebron james talks about playing big when it comes to msg and stefbrothers have ever started in an all-star game together expect they'll do the tip-off at the start of the game against each other and they'll have a few post ups and that should be fun to watch the two brothers going at it against each other and the first three-quarters of this game is always really fun and some of the big men shoot threes and when it gets to the fourth quarter, these guys take this game serious and i asked a bunch of the players about that this week and james harden about it and he said that's definitely the case and this game does get intense when it gets to the fourth quarter. check it out. >> it was definitely a race. we have to go out there and win. the first quarter is all highlights and dunks and fun, but the fourth quarter, guys get serious and just want to win and that's the most exciting part about the game i think. >> so poppy, if you want to see who comes out on top. east versus west. >> guess who won the slam dunk contest, minnesota twins. >> timberwolves!

gesture new dead that i don't have he was my only son so mind you how i feel i have two daughters left stefs my only son i want to people to see what i go through i want to people see i can talk about all day please help us solve those murders. >> thank you, mr. brown for people that are watching increase awning unanimous tipline in you know anything about the murder of aubrey the 4455754444 thank you, mr. brown. >> >> next speaker, please. >> and the chief wanted to say something excuse me. sorry. >> that tipline is for any on homicide we had a homicide 4 young men were killed in the car we know the passenger is here in the audience jill lane was on a lunch break he was not affiliated with the gang i promised his mom at the first opportunity in public setting i'll set that straight some people suggested that everybody in the involved was in the gang jerry iron was on a break a lunch break and payroll no criminal record so we're sorry for your loss ma'am if anybody has my information the homicide for the four young men that took place on laguna or a any 5755544 thank you, thank you chief. >>

. >> this week with george stef is stef -- stephanopoulos is coming up next on 6abc. >> george has the the battle against isis. >> reporter: has the story against isis reached a tipping point. what will it take to win. ted cruz weighs in and we get his take on potential rivals hillary and jeb bush the round table takes on the politics. our journalist analyze the for chris sowers, sharrie williams, 1k3509 entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han we'll he you back here at noon. # narrator: gas prices are down helping middle class families. but now, the white house wants to impose title ii regulations on your internet meaning new government taxes and fees. every month: you'd pay more. 11 billion dollars a year in new taxes and fees. internet freedoms can be protected with the white house and congress working together, but imposing new tax increases through public utility style regulations will hurt middle class families let's protect the internet we love without regressive taxes and fees. no to title ii. >> announcer: starting right now on abc's "this week." war against isis. the urgent q

stef curry hopefully will be sitting out tonight. he's suffering from a sore foot. this is nene on the court with the rest of his teammates saying i still believe in you guys. here's john wall. >> i still believe in these guys. this is a time when you go through something that you're not going to be making and as hot as we was earlier in the year and it's tough on us. we're not getting good shots in. try to get to the free-throw line. >> of course we all want to see the wiz get back to where they were earlier in the season. the maryland terps have a big one tonight. the wisconsin badgers are ranked fifth in the country. maureen, back to you. >> thank you. enjoy yourself in vieira. >> looks good. >> wait until he comes back here. >> still will be cold when he gets home. take a look at the numbers. tonight, we'll drop down into the 16 to 23 degree range with partly cloudy skies. and tomorrow, getting near 40 for one day and then get a whole lot colder than that. steve rudin will have the latest on the potential of thursday morning snow when he joins us tonight at 11:0

stef curry got kfrtdable with the president's dog bo and sunny during his white house visit.check out the cover giancarlo stanton. anything weird? he put that shirt on with paint. the jersey is painted on the sleeve as well. the first body painted cover for the mag. just signed 13-year, $325 million deal the richest in sports history. he posed without a shirt on technically. >>> just ahead you never know when he'll pop up the mysterious man helping snow stuck drivers. >>> lindsay lohan's new legal problem, what it means for her probation. you're watching "early today." my advice for healthy looking radiant skin. a good night's sleep... and aveeno®. [ female announcer ] only aveeno® positively radiant has an active naturals® total soy formula. it helps reduce the look of brown spots in just four weeks. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results™. i've just found my new beauty bff. hi there! new colgate optic white express white. wait, don't you mean me? new colgate optic white express white toothpaste has the professionally recommended whitening ingredient hydrogen peroxide for whit

that's stef man marbury, a former new york knick. also in paper form in the stands.his sowng, yaing zhong told us. he brought us two champions. they chant his name with a chinese twist. he joined the chinese basketball association or c.b.a., in 2009 as his career in the u.s. was struggling. he was just 32 and in the middle of a $20 million-a-year contract with the knicks. but disputes with coaches, sex with an intern, and online meltdowns were overshadowing his game. coming to chine afs a fresh start? >> for me it was like being reborn again coming here. >> reporter: 26 former n.b.a. players are now on c.b.a. teams. they've been hired to sharpen performance and raise basketball's profile here. it seems to be work. beijingers love that marbury rides the subway. they made him an honorary citizen, even put up a statue. >> what china has done for me, it was something they needed. it wasn't something that i wanted. >> reporter: he says his inability to speak chinese allowed him to silence the criticism and focus on rebuilding his life. his story of redemption in a foreign

. >> okay, stef. >> thank you.fany deck our correspond understand reporting live from beirut. >>> we have more to think do. including a communications breakdown hurting the most vulnerable. find out why text messaging has been banned in the democratic republic of congo. >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> hello again, let's look at the top stories here at al jazerra. john kerry arrives in ukraine shortly to of have talks with president poroshenko about the worsening violence. they too are expected to discuss whether washington should begin supplying weapon to his kiev to help combat pro-russia rebels. >>> investigate says are ongoing in taiwan to find out why a plane crashed shortly after take over killing at least 31 of the 58 people on board. rescue cre

especially being around the players and seeing stef and clay getting the recognition they deserve andth the other players. getting to know marc gasol and durant and westbrook and all these guys we play against but don't necessarily get to speak with makes it fun. it's not likely in the nba that you have this type of season and this type of success. you have to enjoy it while it's happening. but also look ahead and keep plugging away and keep working for what's next. >> the hall of fame may be next for tim hardaway. sacramento mayor kevin johnson, two of the 12 finalists for the hall of fame class announced on april 6th prior to the men's ncaa championship game. prior to tonight's all-star skills competition, the first ever fashion show. klay thompson along with demarcus cousins each got a chance to work the runway. klay made it all the way in the semis before bowing out. your eventual winner wait for it, the cavs j.r. smith. what a jacket. finally today northern california's official kentucky derby prep race was run in albany. the winner of the purse the great meadow boss trained by j

steph curry heading up team curry in the shooting stars context, that is stef, with hissed dad and sue bird the wnba. team curry did not make it to the finals, it was team bosh, heading by chris boch and dominique wilkins with the shot at the 57-second mark that. team did include the wnba's swin cash was the winner in this event for the third year in successes. the skills context, finests were brandon night and houston's patrick beverley. right there, and he went home with the win. on to the 3-point context why klay tompson did this in the first-round. steph curry set the bar with 22 point and thompson beat that with 24. it was curry putting on the show with 35 shots from beyond the ash arc, missing only five. the performance had the fellow all-star and seconds celebrities coming out their seats. a 360-degree spinner that got him into the finals. this was the coming out party for 19-year-old zac levine of the milwaukee bucks. with the right jersey and dunk

stef curry goings again kklay thompson. curry brought home the championship.is competition, so i guess the fourth time is definitely the clarm for him. really proving he's the best three-point shooter in the nba, and advisory the marquee event will be tonight's all-star game at madison square garden. some very cool story lines. the best one has got to be the gasol brothers starting in the all-star. first time we've ever had two procedures starting in an all-star game. pau gasol plays for the chicago, and marc gasol starting for the west. they grew up together and very excited to go again each other in the all-star game. >> wow, very supportive but clearly very competitive still. that's cute. >> during the interviews throughout the week and the weekend, usually everyone is trying to talk to lebron or kevin durant the biggest scrum in all the media session were for the gasol brothers. i dived into a couple and asked them what it will be like tonight. take a listen. >> a once in a lifetime experience. it's very rare that two brothers -- this has never happened be

. >>> stef -- steph curry returned to practice today.le will be good to go. he sat out last night's loss in indiana. steph curry was a big fan of our next story about a former cal golfer who won a tournament on the pga tour. it's not so much the victory but what it took to get there. >> everyone wants me to do the dance. i don't even think they know my name. >> he's now a youtube sensation. >> until yesterday james hahn was known more for his dance moves than his golf game. >> after the round i asked some guy, is there a playoff? what's going on? he's like yeah, it's dustin johnson, paul casey and some other by. >> his cue factor is a little higher after picking up his first tour win. even stephen curry gave him a shout-out on twitter. not bad for a guy selling shoes at nordstrom in walnut creek in 2006. >> i was pretty good at it. >> but his golf game wasn't. his low point came during a tournament in edmonton on the canadian tour. >> i'm sitting there in my room. i'm like i got to borrow money to pay for my caddy fee. it was a little em

hits stef curry. curry cutting through the lane.k up harrison barnes with a corner triple. pushes the lead to 13. right now, doves in control with under nine to play in the fourth quarter. >> when the sam men toe kings turn to athens george carl will be their head coach. the deal between four and 5 million a season at four years. he's the sixth winningest coach in nba history. >> sharks legend the man who holds almost all san jose franchise goal tending records said so long to the nhl with many of his former teammates in attendance attendance. he acknowledged all the help he received. >> i would not have such a great teammates, i would not be even close to where i am right now. this was coming to an end, and i'm happy that i will retire that track. thank you. >> very touching moment. all right, talking baseball. as avoided arbitration agreeing to a one-year deal today on clifford. the contract is worth 8.3 million. he arrived via trade in january could handle oakland's closer role into shawn dolittle returns. >>> finally, little lea

hopefully stef curry may not play tonight, he's suffering from a sore foot. back to you. >> all right. you got it, robe >> this winner has left plenty of ice and snow from atlanta to maine. >> what a beautiful shot there. but, you know, in massachusetts, crystal evans is not waiting for someone to shovel her snow covered sidewalks. the 33-year-old suffers from a neuromuscular disease that forces her to use a wheelchair. but she says that that is no reason that she can't help with the shovelling. >> there is so much stigma of what people believe a disabled person is. they don't expect us to be working. >> well she says that's not something that she wedges the shovel between the foot rest and wheelchair and voila, safe passages for everyone and she says that several people have passed by while she's out there working and they come back with their own shovels or even snowblowers and they help her out. >> you're a great american! >> oh man. >> love that. great example. all right. that's it for you for us here at abc 7 news at 5:00. >> right now at 6:00, marijuana

evening on his tour of the white house or visit the to the white house to talk about his foot injury stef curry. >> gary: he is expected to meet with president obama after missing the last game he went to work thirty and the first period. paul appears just passed less on the all-time scoring list. >> gary: klay thompson has 17 and then curry opens it up pretty high off the glass with a scoop shot 32 points and eight assists heard warriors have just defeated washington. we are not kidding. i cannot remember a least in 30 years and bay area and team sport athlete ever going solo to see the president of the united states. that appears to be the story with curry tomorrow creek. >> gary: ask about the wild celebration after the kobe and lakers beat 183 ateam >>free throws! you know how we do it? >> with that and if you were there? would he be a celebration? would it be a celebration? (laughter) >> gary: the guy doing all of the screening isn't beyond that is dating in gate a salutary--izzy azaelia >> gary: a victorious live shot. j.r. stone that is standing by. hello j.r.? >> reporter: lull, w

. >> stef is joining tiaa asset management next week as a managing director and portfolio