And good thursday morning. We begin with the arctic air creating dangerous temperatures across several states. Were still more than a week away from winter. But take a look at these high temperatures for the day. It wont get out of the teens for chicago or minneapolis. Freezing in washington, d. C. Several states are bracing for the possibility of more snow. Heres abcs tahman bradley. Reporter the dangerous freeze continues. Bonechilling temperatures from the midatlantic to the northeast. Millions waking up to the coldest air of the season. Here are current windchills. Minus 7 right now. 17 below in aberdeen. Reporter temperatures are 20 degrees below average. Fargo is one of the many places thats been in the Single Digits or below for over a week. In mt. Vernon, illinois, Heating Centers are packed. If youre not feeling well, the perfect environment is near an emergency department. Reporter School Age Children living in south dakota can normally handle the cold. But the chilly temperatures have forced teachers to cancel outdoor recess. We have the children stay inside. Reporter its not just humans. Animals are coping, too. The owner of this minnesota cattle farm is hoping the weather warms up. The cold stresses them. It can affect the quality of the tenderness of the meat. Reporter Salvation Army volunteers are still on the job. Forecasters say another nasty winter storm will spread across the eastern part of the country. Major cities could see a mix of freezing rain and snow by the weekend. Tahman bradley, abc news, washington. Now, for a quick look at the National Weather outlook. Its going to be cold, but clear, across most of the nation. Aside from lakeeffect snow up in the buffalo, new york, area. The wet spots will be south florida, the extreme southwest and northwest. To washington, where the senate is pulling an allnighter to consider president obamas judicial nominees. Most of the nominations are not controversial. But republicans are refusing to take a break in a protest of the new senate rules. Harry reid is threatening to have session if the nominees are not approved. House Speaker John Boehner has issued a stern message to those who oppose the budget deal. He attacked the concerns of activists and Tea Party Groups who have driven the gop agenda for the last two years. Boehner says those groups are pursuing their own agenda. Theyre using our members and using the American People for their own goals. This is ridiculous. Listen, if youre for more deficit redestruction, youre for this agreement. The budget deal has automatic spending cuts, programs ranging from parks to the defense department. It could be approved in the house today. Breaking overnight from hawaii, the director of the state Health Department has been killed in a plane crash. The cessna had taken off en route to honolulu when it went down. Loretta fuddy did not. She was in the spotlight when president obama was releasing birth certificates to quiet critics who said he was born elsewhere. The pump is designed to keep equipment inside and outside the station cool. Nasa says the crew and station itself arent in any danger. And its a problem theyve dealt with before. But experts are still calling it a challenge. Any problem when youre in space is a critical problem. But i wont say it was expected, but it was planned for. Thats why they have spares. Thats why they monitor everything. The two american astronauts onboard would be the most likely to carry out a spacewalk. Back here on earth, police in pennsylvania investigating the apparent Fraternity Hazing death of a college student. The freshman 19yearold Cheng Michael Deng was pledging with three students at a house in the poconos when he suffered massive brain injuries during an outdoor ritual. Deng got tackled too many times. It was apparently hypervigilance that triggered a campus lockdown in washington, d. C. It came from a call from a student who spotted a man wearing a gun hollister on the shuttle bus. The man was an offduty police officer. Police are saying the weapon was never displayed. No threats were ever made. No one was injured. And therefore, no laws were broken. The fcc is holding a meeting today that could clear the way for passengers to make cell phone calls during flights. Federal regulators are looking to revise what they call an outdated ban on phone use. But the airlines would have the final say. Opposition has been strong. Some lawmakers are planning legislation to prohibit inflight calling. Overseas, thousands of mourners are converging from all over the world to south africa, to pay respects to nelson mandela. The civil rights icon is lying in state for a second day today in pretoria. He will be buried sunday in his childhood village. Meantime, putting an unfortunate cloud over mandelas memorial, were learning that Archbishop Desmond tutus home was robbed while he attended the memorial tuesday. No details have been released. It is the third time that thieves have targeted desmond tutu. There is outrage over what happened during the memorial. This man, supposedly translating the fivehour ceremony for the deaf. But language experts are saying he is a fake. And his hand gestures were completely meaningless. The man defended himself on South African radio overnight. The Deaf Federation has complained about him before after other appearances, including translating next to president zuma last year. The South African government is investigating. Thats a strange story. Clawing their way to freedom. A woman gets trapped in an office bathroom. Wait until you hear what she did to get out. And were learning new details about the asiana crash in San Francisco, as new video is released, showing the plane tumbling down the runway. A car careening out of control slams into a gas pump. A Good Samaritan had to come to the rescue of the driver. Welcome back. Investors are hoping for a turnaround after a twoday stock selloff. Analysts are saying that worries about the looming end of the feds stimulus brought on yesterdays plunge. It was the largest stock loss since early november. All three major averages were down about 1 with the s p 500 slipping below 1800. Facebook stock is being added to the s p 500. It will join that benchmark average after the close of trading a week from tomorrow. Stock in the social network is up 85 so far this year alone. Just two days after officially becoming the worlds biggest airline, american has to pay a fine. American must pay 60,000 for falsely telling customers the airlines surcharges were added to their fares, were actually government taxes. American calls the violations inadvertent mistakes. A 30day hold has been placed on a popular hot sauce, sriracha. California Health Officials say it is aimed at controlling microorganisms to make that hot sauce safe to consume. So, the next shipment wont go out until midjanuary. The sriracha factory near los angeles, was forced to stop production after some of the neighbors complained. And a supersized seafood dinner for a california diver. This is joseph ali showing off his monster catch weighing 18 pounds. He bagged the lobster off huntington beach, california. The lobster had put up such a fight, that ali had to put it in a bear hug and wrestle it to the surface. Draw the butter and baked potatoes. Big dinner. When we come back, mansion mess. 1 million in damage and a group of people under arrest accused of throwing a party in a home that wasnt theirs. The key piece of evidence found online. 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You can expect rainslicked roads south in florida and in the extreme southwest, as well as washington and oregon. And if the youre flying, airport delays are expected, believe it or not, nowhere. If youre going to fly, today would be the day. Were learning new details about the cause of the fatal Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco last july. New video released by the ntsb at a hearing yesterday, shows the moment the flight crashed into the runway. You can see it then bounce back up and spin out of control. Investigators say the pilots were confused and relied too much on automation. The trainee captain admitted to being, quote, very concerned before the landing. And it was also revealed that the passenger who survived but died after being run over by a fire truck was hit, not once, but twice. While we definitely regret the additional insult to the deceased, and i can attest, as professional rescuers, every life to us is critical. A fire lieutenant says she gave the victim a threesecond assessment before deciding she died in that crash. An autopsy revealed the teenager was still alive when she was crushed. Frightening moments in houston after a car careened into a gas station and set two pumps on fire. A driver lost control of her jeep and slammed into a van, knocking it into a gas pump and setting it ablaze. The jeep then barreled into a second pump that erupted into a fireball. Good samaritans managed to pull the woman from the car despite those high flames. A washington, d. C. Office worker was given a couple days off after her horrifying ordeal. Karen perrin working late, alone at night, friday night. She left her desk and went into the bathroom before she went home. When she went to leave, the door was jammed shut. Eight hours she was trapped. She used a rod and a door to chisel through the wall to reach the outside door lever. My wrist, my hand, i do know i have contusions on my hands, from using the door handle to chisel the wall. Maybe the worst part, shes claustrophobic. When she got out, she called home and her husband and daughter came to pick her up. Police in Southern California are searching for more suspects and stolen loot after a wild house party. A group of teens invaded the unoccupied and fully furnished mansion late last month while the owner was away. Police arrested 16 kids yesterday, accusing them of stealing medieval armor, expensive suits, even a mounted snow leopard. The damage to that property amounts to at least 1 million. The cops learned about it all after some of the kids posted it on social media. An update on the 6yearold colorado boy that was suspended from school after giving a classmate unwanted kisses. He was charged with Sexual Harassment and given a suspension. Now, the authorities have changed Sexual Harassment to misconduct. And yelton has returned to school. And the word that Major League Baseball collisions at home plate could be banned, starting next season. The changes can be made after votes by team owners and approval from the players union. As for last night in the nba, here are our friends at espn. Good morning, america. Hes stan. Im neil. Were at the espn sportscenter set. Talking about when we got fired from jobs. It kind of pertains to our top highlight. Doc rivers used to be the coach of the celtics. And now, the coach of the clippers. The clippers playing in boston. Emotional return for rivers. Spent nine years in boston. Won a championship there a few years ago. Jeff green throwing that one down. Celtics up at the half. Fourth quarter. Chris paul. Trying to give rivers a win. 22 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds for paul. Then, later in the fourth, jamal crawford, leads all players in scoring in the nba. He had 21 points. Clippers bench gave rivers 34. Clippers win it, 9488. Doc didnt get fired. Stan and i did. Thats kind of where we were at. Steph curry and the warriors hosting the mavericks. And one. And then, with under a minute left, the warriors down two. Draymond green, turn up. Under ten seconds left, game tied. Curry oh, you big faker. Hits the shot. Had 33 points. And golden state, 9593. What a game. Steph curry got left off the allstar team last year. I dont think thats going to happen this year. No. Hey, the guys who fired me, how do you like us now . I always wanted to do that. We have to do that one of these days. We should. How do you like us now . The university of alabama kicker who received threats after his teams loss to auburn last month is getting support from an unlikely source. Cade foster missed two field goals and had another one blocked before auburns miracle victory. Well, yesterday, he showed the world a note from former president george w. Bush on his instagram page. He wrote, dear, cade, i know life has its setbacks. You will be a stronger human with time. And he wishes foster all the best. That is all you need to lift your spirits. That helps. Awesome. Up next, the pulse. Where we have this. Take a listen. Ill have a Blue Christmas without you sounds like elvis, right . Its not. Wait until you see who is behind that voice. And you saw this one coming. Jimmy kimmel having some latenight laughs about the sign language controversy at the mandela tribute. An irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. That puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. For years, jims medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. But now, with onceaday xarelto®, jims on the move. Jims doctor recommended xarelto®. Like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afibrelated stroke risk. But xarelto® is the first and only onceaday prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. That doesnt require routine blood monitoring. So jims not tied to that monitoring routine. 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Tell your doctors you are taking xarelto® before any planned medical or dental procedures. Before starting xarelto®, tell your doctor about any conditions such as kidney, liver, or bleeding problems. Xarelto® is not for patients with artificial heart valves. Jim changed his routine. Ask your doctor about xarelto®. Once a day xarelto® means no regular blood monitoring no known dietary restrictions. For more information and savings options, call 1888xarelto or visit goxarelto. Com. Time to check the pulse, starting with jimmy kimmel having some fun with the fake sign language story out of south africa. The alleged fake translator at Nelson MandelasMemorial Service is now making global headlines. So, kimmel brought in a real sign language expert to translate the mans actual gestures. Inside, joining in, this week, cigarettes, inside, to prove and on and on, to support, i would please to say, from me to you. [ laughter ] talking to you so far. Is he even attempting to make sense . Its complete gibberish. Kimmel also joked, when in doubt, do the macarena. Cant go wrong with the macarena. Thats what we do when were in doubt. Absolutely. Now, a couple of stories in the spirit of the season. Engineers have done a little calculating. And they figured out that santa will deliver to 1. 6 billion children. That means old st. Nick will travel to 5,566 homes per second. Not bad for a bunch of reindeer, right . Eats milk and baked treats at each of the addresses, he will consume 150 billion calories in one time. 50,000times the daily recommended intake. Ho, ho, ho. Very nice. If santa stops by your house this christmas eve, you can capture it all on camera. A free app called santa spy cam allows parents to look in on st. Nick and his busy elves while the little ones are sound asleep. It starts recording from your phone the moment he drops in. With a help of little computer magic, it can be played back for kids later on. And the app has been approved by santa claus himself and his elves. Thats cool. Finally, what would christmas be without a rendition of Blue Christmas, the classic from elvis 1957 christmas album. That brings us to 16yearold frenchcanadian singer david thibault. His version of the song on a quebec Radio Station is absolutely impressive. Take a listen. Ill have a Blue Christmas without you ill be so blue just thinking about you i think its pretty fair to say, hes knocked Blue Christmas completely and entirely out of the park right there. Maybe a little influence from roy orbison or chris isaak, as well. Thats outstanding. I could listen to him all day. Why not . [ female announcer ] may your holidays be merry and bright. Merry pringles. Orange juice. Tomato sauce. Can cause acid erosion. The enamel starts to wear down. And you cant grow your enamel back. My dentist recommended that i use pronamel. Because it helps to strengthen the enamel that you have. And i believe its doing a good job. cheering grunts buzzer sounds now theyre beating us on the boards out there, guys. This is your territory, grimson. Do your job. Grimson. Hello . Hi, honey. What . Now . All right. The itsybitsy spider climbed up the water spout. giggling down came the rain and washed the spider out out came the sun. Shh. And dried up all the rain and the itsybitsy spider climbed up the spout again. rock music playing i love you, daddy. I love you too, sweetheart. laughing do you believe in magic in a young girls heart . How the music can free her. Hey, its my girl. Whenever it starts . And its magic. You know, my daughter . announcer speaks a message from the foundation for a better life. Abc7 news begins with breaking news. 4 28 on this thursday morning. The breaking news is a major problem on the busiest commute routes, a big rig charred after a massive accident. Abc7 News ReporterAmy Hollyfield is next. Amy . Kristen, it was a huge accident indeed but look what they managed to do they shoved the wreckage to the shoulder. Eastbound 80 which was shut down is opening up right now. This problem is wrapping up. What a huge accident and the c. H. P. Officers are calling it a huge miracle. Look at this video, it started off with two cars getting in a wreck one car flipping a few times and officers say speed was involved in the crash. It was when the other cars approached and crashed into those original two cars that things got amazing and spectacular on the interstate. The big rig went up to flames and the tractortrailer was on fire and it did Severe Damage to the wall and the highway. Everyone made it out okay. That is what c. H. P. Is calling a miracle. There were five people involved. Everyone walked away from this. When officers arrived they expect the possibly fatalities, likely severe injuries. No one was even taken to the hospital. They dont think alcohol or drug s were involved. They think it was caused by speed. They are were watching up right now cleaning this up and we are going to leave this scene and go to a safer location because all the lanes of the highway are opening. Glad it wasnt worse. Time for a check on the forecast the warmup is. Coming up. First though, traffic information with leyla gulen. As we take you back to where Amy Hollyfield was located, you can see yellow and we have volume that has built in the eastbound direction if you are traveling up to hercules. When that dissipates the riding ride is going to be smooth. The morning commute will not be affected. 580 from tracy to dublin is 20 minutes. 101 southbound from san rafael to San Francisco is not a problem but 17 minutes. To the bay bridge toll plaza it is looking wide open as you make the drive from emeryville to San Francisco. Now the forecast and mike