And a good evening on this snowy december night, and we are pretty much in it together because twothirds of america is now blanketed by snow or sleet and freezing rain. And once again travel plans torpedoed from virginia to maine, more than 1,000 flights cancelled tonight. The map says it all, only six of the lower 48 states in the United States are now free of snow. Abcs meteorologist ginger zee is out tracking it all for us. Reporter from todays sloppy mess along the east coast to the week long deep freeze for so many in the west its just really cold. Reporter almost every state in the nation asking, where did autumn go . These two systems are meeting up over pittsburgh. Its going to come down very hard the heavier snow likely across massachusetts reporter were getting an arctic blast lasting for days, from virginia to southern new england up to a half foot of snow fell. The burst of beautiful winter transforming tuesday into a frustrating commute. I drove all the way from philadelphia and it was like this basically the whole way. As you got closer to new jersey the roads got worse and nothing is plowed. Reporter more than 80 Car Accidents just in connecticut, hundreds of schools closed. In massachusetts the slick roads sending this plow crashing through a pole and into a pond. At Dulles International the parade of plows trying to clear just over two inches. Weather has been a big issue at the airports this week. Nearly 1,400 flights cancelled today, more than 6,000 cancelled across the country since sunday. Along with that, below average temperature in california, dangerous winds. A gust of wind hit me and it raised the tandem tires on the trailer off the ground. I have a codriver with me and its not worth our life. Reporter in chicago, fans survived the bears game in the coldest temperatures for this date in 18 years. Our alex perez put the temperature to the test. Reporter we took one of our abc chicago tshirts, put it in water and hung it outside. Within 15 minutes this is what we got, stiff as a board. Reporter much of d. C. Was shut down. Even a National Transportation hearing was cancelled. Many people staying home. Senator Lisa Murkowsky from alaska made her way in the snow. Its wetter than it is white. Reporter if you didnt have to drive, it was winter wonderful. The first of many snowmen and snow dogs in what feels like an already long whip of winter. Here we go. Coast to coast, 32 itself would seem balmy. Lets talk about how far from average we will be. The number that you are going to see here on this graphic is going to be four below. That would be a high in minneapolis. The box next to the number is the departure from average. So its 32 degrees away from what is average in minnesota. This is not normal. Look at seattle well below, dallas right there, and diane, in the east coast, 20s through the end of the week. Im going to need hats like this and so will you. Our meteorologist, ginger zee, thank you so much, ginger. From that brutal cold comes an amazing survival story. A family, four children in the car found alive two days after they vanished in the snow. Temperatures at night were 20 below zero. How did all of them, including a 3yearold, make it out . Abcs Clayton Sandell has their story. Reporter tonight a frigid 48hour ordeal is over after two adults and four children, the youngest just 3 years old, today found alive. Were glad that theyve all been found and everybodys prayers have been answered. Reporter 34yearold James Glanton and his girlfriend, 25yearold christina mcintee, along with their two kids and a niece and nephew went to play in the snow on sunday and vanished. That kicked off a desperate search in the remote Snowy Mountains northeast of reno. 200 people looking on the ground and in the air as nighttime temperatures dropped to 20 below zero. Weve got to find them. Weve known them forever. Those tiny kids cant be out there. None of them can be in the cold like this. Reporter today after honing in on a cell phone signal, a member of the search party spotted the familys jeep through binoculars. Theyre in amazing condition considering what theyve been through. Reporter a member of the search crew says that while driving, their jeep went up an embankment and flipped over. They survived by burning the jeeps spare tire to stay warm. They had food and water and said at night they could hear rescuers blowing whistles and helicopters in the distance. They knew a lot of people were looking for them. Despite the extreme cold, doctors say no one suffered any frostbite. All the kids were warm. Their dad did an excellent job. Reporter after a quick checkup at the hospital, all six are expected to spend the night at home. Clayton sandell, abc news. Next tonight on world news, we want to take you overseas into the giant arena where 100 of the most powerful leaders on the globe were gathering in the pouring rain with thousands of people celebrating the singular life of Nelson Mandela. We have Team Coverage tonight. Abcs byron pitts, and we begin with abcs chief Foreign Correspondent terry moran in pretoria. Reporter diane, what a day it was here, a day of stirring songs and drenching rains as you mentioned, a day of soaring tributes and simple gratitude. They made history in johannesburg today. Long live the spirit of Nelson Mandela. Reporter all those world leaders, 91 of them. The largest gathering ever for a Memorial Service like this. Paying tribute to one of their own. The great statesman, Nelson Mandela. We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. Reporter but he really belonged to them, ordinary South Africans, his people. And they poured into fnb stadium by the thousands, ignoring the cold soaking rain that never stopped, to say farewell to their leader, the man they call madiba. His clan name, their liberator. They seized the moment cheering and dancing and at times taking over the formal ceremony. Please tone down your singing. Reporter across the country in huts and homes and businesses, South Africans stopped to watch and listen. President obama who received a raucous welcome from the crowd spoke about mandelas closeness to his people. His struggle was your struggle. His triumph was your triumph. Reporter four u. S. President s attended this grand Memorial Service. Thats never happened before overseas and they seemed to get into the festive spirit of the event. President Obama Joining the british and danish prime ministers in an impromtu selfie while president bush posed with bono of u2. This may be the most historic and consideral picture, president obama shaking handled with the cuban president raoul castro. Moments later a sharp jab at repressive rulers like castro. There are too many leaders who claim solidarity with madibas struggle for freedom but do not tolerate dissent from their own people. Reporter this was a family day, too. The entire Mandela Family here in mourning and celebration. On it went and no one seemed to want to leave to let go. We just have three more speakers reporter Archbishop Desmond tutu, a friend of mandela and fellow nobel prize winner, tried to bring it all to a close. I am not going to give you a blessing until all of you stand for the man. Reporter they did mostly and then carried with them the brightness of the celebration, the gift he gave them, freedom. The body of Nelson Mandela is going to lie in state for three days just over there in the government buildings. But today their mourning turned into dancing as the bible says, and that unforgettable feeling inside the stadium can only be described as an outpouring of love. Thats quite a legacy for any man to leave. My colleague, byron pitts, was with those amazing crowds all day. Reporter they came by foot, by train. Many arriving well before sunrise. This woman arrived six hours early. I cant feel the rain. Its an emotion ive never felt before. Its so nice. Its good to be here. Reporter the rain, nor my questions stopped her from dancing. Were so happy because he made south africa to be a rainbow nation. As you can see, black people and white people are sitting together. Reporter all day here people have been undaunted by the weather. The harder it rained, the harder they cheered. Africans believe if it rains on the day of a persons funeral, its a sign they lived a blessed life. Amid the singing and celebrating people made clear to us, Nelson Mandela wasnt perfect, and major problems still exist. But when mandela became president in 1994, anything became possible. We say long live the spirit of mandela. Long live. Reporter one man told us, mandela spent 27 years in prison. A little rain wont stop us from celebrating his life. And diane, he added, celebrating loudly. Tens of thousands strong. Thank you so much, byron pitts, and also terry moran. Back here at home there is hope tonight that another round of paralyzing gridlock in washington could be averted. Congressman paul ryan, senator patty murray announced a bipartisan agreement on a federal budget. No new taxes, more cuts to the debt, and if this deal is approved it could save another government showdown and shutdown in january. Also today a pioneering day for american business. For the first time one of the top auto makers in america put a woman in the drivers seat of the company as ceo. Abcs chief Business ReporterRebecca Jarvis tells us about cars and what is changing in america. Reporter in mad men, the Old Boys Club of advertising courted the Old Boys Club of the auto industry. Chevy likes bob. If you dont like bob, we can find someone who does. Reporter today a new era was born. I would like to introduce you your new ceo on the 15th, mary. Reporter barra is the first woman ever to run one of detroits big three. She started at gm in 1980, inspecting Pontiac Grand Prix coming off the assembly line. She was 18, studying engineering. Her father, a 39yearold gm veteran, was making car fenders and hoods. You stood outside the dealerships looking for the new vehicles. Thats kind of how i was raised. Reporter shes become a force at gm, overseeing global product innovation, with a focus on fuel efficiency, hybrids and electric cars. Barra will be one of just 21 women running fortune 500 companies, joining Hewlett Packards meg whitman, pepsicos indra nooyi and yahoos marisa mayer. Firms with more women at the top earn 50 higher profits than those without. And a woman at gm could have other benefits. After all, it is women who make 80 of the car purchase decisions. Barras original dream car . This red vintage chevy camaro. Her first car . She wanted a 1970s Pontiac Firebird but settled for a chevy chevette. Today she drives a cadillac cts and on the weekends a corvette. I dont want to say that im a super fast driver, but i like cars that go fast. Reporter now after her slow and steady climb, its full speed ahead. Rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. Right here on world news, the court case hitting celebrity chef Nigella Lawson against her former employees reignites. And all those photos youre taking, are they making your memory worse . Hear about a new study when were back in two minutes. 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There is something so extraordinary about eggs, sugar, flour and butter becoming a cake. Reporter elizabetta grillo became her childrens caretaker during that difficult time. Sister Francesca Grillo joined the household just before nigella remarried multimillionare charles saatchi. Six months ago a scandal erupted when photos surfaced showing saatchi with his hand on nigellas throat. That image was soon followed by a divorce. Then a few weeks ago 53yearold nigella was forced back into the spotlight to give evidence into the trial of those two former assistants. The grillo sisters have pleaded not guilty to defrauding her and her exhusband by using their credit cards to go on a Million Dollar spending spree. Their defense, that lawson gave them the green light to spend lavishly in return for their silence about her drug use. On the stand Nigella Lawson made some explosive admissions, saying she had used cocaine a total of seven times and, quote, smoked the odd joint, but lawson is insisting she doesnt have a drug problem. She told the court that she was not proud of taking drugs but that i would rather be honest and ashamed, not bullied with lies. Even with these latest revelations, nigella is winning in the court of British Public opinion according to a poll in londons sunday times with the public relishing every morsel of this battle between employee and employer. Lama hasan, abc news, london. And still ahead here, can you name our favorite Christmas Songs this year . Find out the answer in our instant index. This is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one. Its not the juggle a bunch of rotating categories card. Its not the sign up for rewards each quarter card. 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Tonight abcs dan harris shows us how that music spread his message with the persistent rhythm of change. Reporter during his decades behind bars, Nelson Mandelas message was carried across the world by music. Peter gabriels cry for a South African freedom fighter. Biko biko reporter paul simon bringing south African Music to america. She got diamonds on the sols of her shoes reporter but one extraordinary track was a game changer. Time to accept our responsibility, yeah reporter in the 80s when Many Americans hadnt even heard of apartheid, a galaxy of stars came together to declare they would not perform at sun city, a ritzy whitesonly resort in south africa. Got to say i, i, aint going to play sun city reporter bono, dylan, run dmc and bruce springsteen. Suddenly mtv was plastered with images of apartheid oppression. All organized by springsteens guitar player, steven van zandt. Congressmens and senators children were coming up saying we just saw this video on mtv and bet. Whats this South African thing all about . We want freedom in south africa reporter the apex of this Musical Movement came in 1988, in a concert in england to celebrate mandelas 70th birthday while he was still in prison. It was seen by 600 Million People in 67 countries, but it was banned in south africa. I, i aint going to play sun city reporter Nelson Mandela once said music could ignite the political resolve of those who might otherwise be indifferent. He was right. Dan harris, abc news, new york. And we thank you for watching tonight. Were always here at abcnews. Com. Nightline later and ill see you right back here again tomorrow night. Good night. Tonighted a respected golf pro lands in jashlgs accused of molesting children he was teaching. Freeze warnings going up again, tonight. When well snap out of the cold spell coming up. New outrage in sonoma county. A sheriffs deputy that shot and killed a teenager is back on the job. And give where you Live Campaign resumes good evening, im dan ashley. An east bay golf pro is accused of child molestation tonight police say he sexually abused the boy he was teaching over a three year period. The boys between 12 and 17 years old. Abc7 news is there live tonight with the story. Allen . And we spoke to a few golfer thats were in shock. He was arrested and fired before supposed to receive the 2013 junior golf leader award. He had the patience of a saint. That is how sam describes the former golf pro and here is his reaction after being told he was arrested for molesting two of the junior golfers he coached. Youre serious . Yes. That surprises the hell out of me Police Arrested him after the boys between 1217 came forward. I thought i knew him i mean, i do feel like i have good radar on that stuff. And man. That just blows me away. I mean, i im sick. Im sick to hear about that. Police charged him