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This weeks blizzard. power crews are busy in massachusetts where there was record snowfall. thousands of customers lost power and the service is not fully restored. brutally cold windchills are making matters worse. >> they are digging out two -- some areas close to three feet. most schools are reopening after classes were cancelled on tuesday and wednesday. crews are working to restore commuter rail service to the area a. in the middle of the country there was record warmth before a cold fron...

Good morning. good morning. >> im reena ninan. >> im t.j. holmes. heres the top headlines on "world news now" snow and fierce winds all but stopped planes, trains and automobiles in the northeast. six states under a state of emergency. we will have extensive coverage including the latest from accu-weather. >> in just a moment. social media science experiment. widespread outages overnight, facebook, twitter tinder, aim and hip chat were reported to be off line on places off the globe. but start...

Massachusetts. boston has 35,000 tons of road salt and crews have spent the day on monday treating those highways. now, the roads here in boston are pretty much cleared at the moment. definitely helps with the fact theres no cars on the road. so that makes the whole process faster. but when you are expecting so much snow over a period of just 36 hours, the city of boston is pretty much shut down. reena and t.j.? >> okay. abcs josh haskell in boston. >> thank you so much. the northeast is facin...

This morning on "world news now" -- deadly storm. the human toll as a powerful winter blast causes crashes and brings record-breaking cold to tens of millions. accu-weather is tracking it all. hostage hero. the siege at an oklahoma office building. the worker held captive and what she did to stay alive. >> i think my emotions shut down and you just go into survival mode. >> how she turned off the tears to save her own life. disturbing details about robin williams and his final hours. new que...

Except santa rosa and few other locations. tomorrow morning clouds clearing as breeze kicks up again. 70s 80s its going to be assign friday with the temperatures rising. heres look at the numbers 85 in antioch. 84 life more. some warmer locations. 72 oakland. 66 in san francisco. low 80s santa rosa. napa 80 degrees in clear like. dounls the peninsula. san mateo 72. really is in day in san jose. 77. 81 in morgan hill. 64 though in half machine bay and a little on the breezy side. night is going t...

This morning on "world news now," mammoth storm slamming the middle of the country from tornados to flash floods to hailstorms. accu-weather has the latest. prisoners pictures, the videos that led the u.s. to take quick action and free army sergeant bowe bergdahl. inside information as his military colleagues ask tough questions. >> not captured, not forcefully taken off the base. >> the obama administration remains on the defensive about the prisoner swap. diet debate. you may be sinking yo...

Now the concern is that streets may flood. >> reporter: at least one tornado touched down, packing near 100 mile an hour winds, battering trees and knocking over a tractor-trailer. northwest in norfolk, nebraska, huge hail came beating down, some as big as tennis balls, peppering houses and shattering windows. the system is now moving east, expected to dump stormy weather in the ohio river valley on wednesday. clayton sandell, abc news, omaha, nebraska. >> as the storm system moves east, floodin...

Area of tropical moisture coming up from the gulf of mexico. associated with that moisture, we have this upper-level low that will actually help for the arizona wildfires. will see increased moisture in the air and isolated showers. not a lot, but every little bit will help. as we head for our memorial day monday, the southwest will heat up. triple-digit temperatures across much of the region. cooler in the northwest, much of the nations midsection will remain unsettled. the east coast, you guys...

On the other side of the country, new wildfires raging in arizona. firefighters staring them down on the frontlines. more than 800. air support from helicopters and tankers. 4800 acres burning out of control. >> its a war. the winds are kicking in. this is a big fire. theres a lot going on. >> reporter: renee stone is getting out, hoping she can return and get married in her backyard next month. she has a holiday message for firefighters. >> thank you. thank you for everything that you are doing...

Of the fires are treated as crime scenes. as soon as the flames are put out, investigators go in to hunt for clues on the spark that set it off. devin dwyer, abc news, san marcos, california. >> fortunately the firefighters get help from mother nature today. the conditions that have been fueling the fires and are backing off some. >> accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey is joining us with details on that and the days other extreme weather. good morning, jim. >> good morning john and diana. >> g...