Cyrus hit quickly going viral. You came in like a wrecking ball i never nice music to start your day with. Good wednesday morning, im muhammad lila. John muller is off today. Im Marci Gonzalez in for diana perez. The dangerous deep freeze across the country is leaving its mark with record temperatures and deadly conditions. So far there are at least 21 deaths confirmed related to the cold. All 50 states dipped below 32 degrees at some point yesterday. Even hawaii, where it was 25 at the top of a volcano and records have fallen in dozens of cities. Our coverage begins with abcs mary bruce. Reporter merciless unrelenting cold is paralyzing the u. S. You have been spared the frigid wrath of this jarring deadly arctic cold snap. It hurts. It hurts. Freezing. Freezing. Cant feel my face. Numb and im pregnant so were both numb. Reporter the Polar Express making much of the u. S. Look like the north pole, blinding blizzards, lakeeffect snow, walloping buffalo and upstate new york. The icy Niagara River looking more like a glacier. Looks like something out of national geographic. Reporter Lake Michigan is steaming cold. The water far warmer than the freezing air. Its called a polar vortex and its wreaking frozen havoc on the nations airports, rails and roads. Cars in pennsylvania frozen to the ground when a nearby water main break met the icy air. My first thoughts were, oh, my god. Reporter drivers in indiana stranded by whipping winds and blowing snow. They said right now we cannot send anyone out to get you. They declared a state of emergency and im sorry but good luck. Reporter 500 amtrak passengers trapped by snow made their way home after a hellish night. Sitting on a train was rough. Reporter after more than 7,000 flights were canceled in the last two days, finally signs of a thaw. Available outside if you want to check in much the lines are not long. Reporter for now, officials continue to urge residents to stay indoors, but relief is on the way. Temperatures are expected to rise above freezing by the end of the week. Mary bruce, abc news, washington. Thank goodness some optimism from mary about those rising temperatures. Of course, the question is is that optimism here to stay . The forecast right now and for that were joined by Accuweather Meteorologist jim dickey. Good morning, jim. Good morning, marci and muhammad. Another cold one this morning. These are expected Early Morning lows down to 1 in pittsburgh. Minus 2, detroit. Not nearly as cold as we were this time yesterday. Minus 16, though, still frigid in minneapolis down to minus 33 in bismarck but the pattern changing. Warm things up. This was the pattern yesterday and today as well. It will be lifting its back northward. Significant warmup that continues till the end of the week. By the weekend many spots back to the 50s. Marci and muhammad, back to you. We havent had too many positive things to say about these frigid conditions. In the case of a minnesota woman the teps may have saved her life. Keep your eye on the overpass where a surveillance camera caught the womans pickup track crashing into the guardrail then plunging dozens of feet below. She and her truck landed on a pond that had completely frozen. It was so solid that it didnt even break when she hit it and she was able to come away with only a few minor injuries. Glad she made it out okay. Another deadly avalanche in the rockies. This time one was killed and three injured while skiing in vail, colorado. The victim was 24yearold anthony seibert, the grandson of the man who founded the vail mountain. The three skiers rescued from the back country slide are expected to recover. This latest death is the fifth in the rockies in just the last two weeks. And we are following a developing story from canada. Not far from the u. S. Border, a train carrying Hazardous Materials has derailed and caught fire in a sparsely populated area of new brunswick. 16 cars went off the tracks including four carrying crude oil and four carrying propane. Crews have not been able to get close enough to the derailment to figure out exactly what happened. And this latest derailment comes more than a week after a train carrying crude oil in north dakota derailed and exploded. New york senator Chuck Schumer is joining a growing number of politicians demanding more federal scrutiny over railcar safety. Four crew members have been killed in a Helicopter Training depth in england. The helicopter assigned to the 48th fighter wing was flying low over a salt marsh. It was based at a royal air forcetation not far away. It may have been hit by a bird while flying over the marsh. And upcoming vote by former defense secretary robert gates unloads some especially harsh criticisms of the white house. Gates is taking aim at president obama over afghanistan but saves his most cutting words for Vice President joe biden. Heres Abcs Jonathan Karl with all of the details. Reporter for two years he was the president s point man on the most Important National security decisions, the end of the war in iraq, the escalation of the war in afghanistan. He was there in the situation room the night bin laden was killed. But it turns out robert gates had deep misgivings about the president he served. In a soontobe published book now leaking out gates writes that during one white house meeting on afghanistan i thought the president doesnt trust his commander, cant stand karzai. Doesnt believe in his own strategy and doesnt consider the war to be his. For him its all about getting out. His harshest criticism is of Vice President biden, a man of integrity but i think he has been wrong on nearly every major Foreign Policy and National Security issue over the past four decades. In response to all this the white house put out a statement saying that the president deeply appreciates bob Gates Service to our country and that he welcomed differences of opinions among his National Security team but that when it comes to Vice President biden, the president strongly disagrees with gates assessment calling biden, one of the leading statesmen of our time. Jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. All right, back to the weather now. We want to show you some more stunning images from all of the deep freeze weve been feeling. Take a look at this. This car is not going anywhere any time soon. In baltimore, maryland, a water main busted right next to this parking spot. The water quickly froze leaving a layer of ice covering the car. And this image from down the shore. A member of a Police Department on long beach island, new jersey, took this picture showing a frozen barnegat bay along with an ice covered bench. Take a look at this picture. An area photo of chicago taken from a plane and posted to twitter showing the windy city encased in ice. Wow. Yeah, well, say it aint so. A shortage of a Super Bowl Party staple may result in fewer dips. And busted. The fraud connected to the 9 11 attacks is nothing new but wait till you see who is accused in this latest case. Plus a highprofile homicide. A beauty queens murder is bringing a big problem in her country to light. Welcome back. Those frigid temperatures we told you about have had a harsh effect on some industry. One example, jetblue which lost nearly a billion and a half dollars because of all those canceled flights and the cold has hurt Oil Production which could ultimately hit you right in the wallet. Analysts say decreased production may lead to higher gas prices down the road. The nations largest bank will have to pay a heavy price for its role in Bernie Madoffs ponzi scheme. Jpmorgan chase agreed to pay a record 2. 6 billion to settle criminal charges and civil claims for ignoring obvious and ongoing signs of fraud. Marriott officially opened the Tallest Hotel in the western hemisphelmmisphere right here i york city. It is home to a Courtyard Hotel and residence inn and reaches 753 way up into the sky. From the top, they say you can look west and see all the way to pennsylvania. Very cool. Finally with another weekend of nfl playoffs just days away, brace yourself for this, customers may not find any velveeta cheese on store shelves. The company is blaming the, quote, nature of manufacturing for any shortage that velveeta lovers might be experiencing but some major supermarket chains say they arent experiencing any shortages. Skeptics say it is a cheesy attempt at publicity. All right, stay with us. When we come back, diet drug crackdown. Federal regulators are going after a popular product that they say doesnt work at all. 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Prosecutors say the retirees faked illnesses in order to get millions in disability benefits. Many are accused of falsely claiming that their conditions arose after the 9 11 attacks. They were allegedly taught how to fail memory tests and how to ago like people suffering from depression or ptsd. I can only express disgust at the actions of the individuals involved in the scheme. One retired Police Officer who told the government he was too psychologically damaged to work ran a martial arts today joe, prosecutors said. Another shown in this photo sitting aboard a jet ski making obscene gestures. Well, new this morning, u. S. Officials reportedly believed a man released from Guantanamo Bay played a role in the benghazi attack. They say he played a role in the assault that killed ambassador Chris Stevens and three others. The u. S. Sent kumu to libya but then libya released him. A former beauty queen is being mourned. Monica spear and her exhusband were shot and killed after their cars tires were ruptured in an isolated road. They were murdered by robbers in an apparent ambush. Spear competed in the Miss Universe pageant in 2005 and was miss venezuela the previous year. Her daughter was also wounded in the attack. The niece of Fashion Designer ralph lauren is expected to plead guilty today after an air rage incident on an international flight. Jenny lauren is accused of being dangerously drunk, threatening and verbally abusive. The 41yearold jewelry designer was arrested after the new york bound flight from barcelona was forced to land in ireland. She was released on bail and due in court today. And makers of the weight loss additive sensa have been ordered to refund customers 26 million. The federal trade Commission Said the company used deceptive advertising claiming it only stakes a sprinkle on your food to curb your appetite and lose weight. It is accused of using bogus clinical studies and paid endorsements much the company says it stands behind the product. Dennis rodman and his team of american basketball players held a final practice with north korean players this morning ahead of an exhibition match which rodman called a birthday present to north Korean Leader kim jongun. The plan to hold the game has been highly criticized. Rodman responded to that criticism on cnn. Look at these guys. Look at them. Yeah, but, dennis, dont put it on them. Dont use it as an excuse for your behavior is there he came here. Rodman defended the north Korean Leader during the interview saying i love the guy. He is my friend forever and ever. What do you say to that . All right, time for sports. Ohio states Basketball Team loses their first game of the season in a wild one. Here are neil and stan. Good morning, america. This is the Los Angeles Sportscenter desk. Hes stan verrett. Im neil everett. Were not wax figures. You say it with such sinceri sincerity. I mean it. Big game in east lansing. Show us. Tom izzo and Michigan State taking on ohio state, the buckeyes came in undefeated. Aaron craft trying to keep them that way. Misses, emir williams, gets the putback. 203 run to erase a 17point deficit. So the buckeyes in the second half, they couldnt get that shot to go, though. That could have won it. Instead they go to overtime. 30 seconds to go, 66 apiece. Keith appling, 20 points. Michigan state hangs on. Ohio state with its first loss of the season. You know, the warriors are trying to finish the season undefeated. Were not even to the allstar break. Theyre in milwaukee where david lee went 9 for 9 made his first nine shots. 22 points, 18 rebounds. Not a warrior highlight without steph curry, circus shot, good. He had 15 points. Warriors win 10180. That is their tenth straight win. So youre saying theyre on a roll. I am. You know what else is on a roll, my hair, seriously. It looks good. 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Looking at todays weather, rainy in the northwest. Icy cold but warming a bit in the midwest. Finally this morning a great story everyone knows the dogs are mans best friend but in this case, they are also the friend of a little girl. Yeah, in this case a little girl were talking about needed her dog to save her life every day. Abcs Steve Osunsami has their story. Reporter Duke University says this is a first, 7yearold kalon crossic is heading into a risky operation to deal with a kidney infection and theyre bringing her pet dog to stand watch. What are you going to dream about . Jj. Reporter her dog is trained to smell when shes in trouble. Kk as her family calls her lives every day with a disease that causes lifethreatening reactions to everyday things and shes especially sensitive to anesthesia. We saw how it works at her home. This is jj alerting. A reaction coming on smelling the change. It didnt take her a minute to run down to this cabinet door and get the medical kit. 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Thats whats making news in new this morning. Deputies are looking into a deadly shooting. And taking a look outside right now. That brutal cold is sticking around. But the good news is not for too much longer. Good morning, washington. We promise, the warm air is going to get here eventually. We havent hit that warmup just yet. The cold weather has several schools in our area on delay once again this morning. You can sleep in a little late today. You are all on a twohour delay. You can see up to the minute information scrolling at the top and bottom of your screen this morning. Just when will the