Son. And down the road again, not on cars but on motorcycles, whats being done to reverse a downhill trend. From abc news in new york, this is america this morning. Good morning to you all, im diane macedo. And im Ron Claiborne in nor kendis gibson. Its hard to imagine what six feet of snow looks like but that soon could be the reality in some areas east of the great lakes. Yeah, in addition to that snowfall, dangerous cold air stretching and temperatures dipping in and in boston, more on the extreme conditions. Reporter whiteout conditions creating White Knuckle driving across the center of the country, from erie, pennsylvania, victims of the cold weather. 4. 5 feet of snow fell in 36 hours. It was higher than the snowboards. And interstate 80 backed up for miles, lakeeffect snow has left buffalo buried. I could only do about 20 miles an hour. Reporter while in massachusetts, and its not just snow. In illinois, those subzero temperatures stopping locals winter plans. We wanted toe killer had a r disqualified him from buying a gun but the air force failed to alert the fbi. And the air force found that the Justice Department, and some perpetrators were not properly disciplined and still allowed to receive bonuses. Some complaints good against senior officials including top attorneys accused of groping. The Inspector General is calling for highlevel action to address the issue. President trump has returned to twitter to make a bold new prediction about health care, but this morning, hes also criticizing the fbi as one congressman calls for, quote, purge. Reporter President Trump was back to work joined by a georgia senator and two pro golfers put bs he lit the links he also hit twitter to speak out about that russian dossier. The dossier was a subject of report on fox news just before the president s tweet. Dossier we have long known is bogus. Reporter President Trump tweeted, wow, dossier is bogus, clinton campaign, dnc funded dossier, fbi cannot after all of this time verify claims in dossier. Andrew mccabe accusing him of bias after the an ally donated. D and the president given 700,000s for his wifes campaign by clinton puppets. A gop congressman took the allegations of bias and the february a step farther, claiming that the fbi and Justice Department are, quote, off the rails and calling for a purge of the socalled deep state. I would like to see the directors ever those agencies purge it. Saying weve got a lot of great agents, a lot of great lawyers here. Those are the people we want to see the works being done not those people in a deep state. The. Reporter the congressman denied he was trying to discredit the investigation. Meanwhile when it comes to headlights care, President Trump is out with a bold pretrikz, following the appeal of an individual mandate with the tax bill saying democrats and republicans will come together and develop a great new health plan. With midterm elections a year ago way, some say thats doubtful. The entire constituency is basically sending a signal to their Party Leaders dont cooperate with the president. And the president has reached a milestone he now spent more than 100 days this year at one of his properties, roughly onethird of his property. And russia is offering to be a mediator. Some say its Vladimir Putins move to appear more president ial during the runup to the election year. A state Department Spokesman said the u. S. Can already cooperate with north korea through diplomatic challenges. Meanwhile, there were new concerns about anthrax on the korean peninsula. This after south korean officials discovered that a soldier was immune to anthrax andy bodies wey s w antibodies were found in his blood. And police are taking new steps to protect times square on new years eve. Terror attacks new york tins halloween, parking garages will get new scrutiny. And authorities in toledo, ohio, have now charged four teenagers with murder. After the teens threw a sand bag hitting a man in a car below on interstate 75. That man died friday. The four suspects are between the age of 13 and 14 years of age. Time now to take a look at your Weather Forecast on this wednesday morning. Good morning. Dangerous lakeeffect snow, lake erie and ontario, weve actually had 60 inches off of lake erie alone and more on the way. Haur cold for the North Central part of the country dropping the windchill for 40 below or worse. Widespread rain is going to cause problems along i10, i20 and perhaps icing. Along i40. And for the midwest, more snow throughout montana courtesy of arctic air thats going to smack with an abundance of moisture. Im Accuweather Meteorologist paul williams. Coming up, how a fruitcake, yes, a fruitcake, caused a security scare, shutting down a ferry terminal. All right. Also ahead, a flight from los angeles to tokyo forced to turn around midflight. How an unauthorized passenger got on board. And [music] jess hey look, its those guys. Jess are you good to drive . Shawn im fine. Jess how many did you have . Shawn i should be fine. Jess you should be . Officer go on and step out of the vehicle for me. Bud see ya, buddy. Good luck so, it turns out buzzed driving and drunk driving, theyre the same thing and it costs around 10,000. So not worth it. The Mega Millions jackpot is on the rise again after no big winner last night. Fridays jackpot will be worth 306 million. Tonights powerball is stilted at 337 million. Wow, an unconventional draw could determine the winner of a virginia legislative seat has been postponed. Election officials are expected to break a die by picking a name from a bowl. Republican david yancey and Shelly Simonds receiving the same votes. Democrat Shelly Simonds is challenge and is asking the court to declare her a winner. Macys, jcpenney, kohls and nordstroms all up, holiday sales rose nearly 5 this year compared to last holiday season. Online sales were up but were only a small part of that total. This year, the trend of buying online and picking up gifts in the store, gave a boost to those traditional retailers as well. And the tree on the white house grounds that shaded president s for a generation is coming down. A large portion of the magnolia tree outside the white house is too weak to survive and has been deemed a safety risk. The tree was planted by Andrew Jackson in 1835 and has been supported by steel poles in recent years. The partial removal will take place this week while the first family is away. All right. From a tree to an abandoned fruitcake which created some chaos in seattle forcing an evacuation and shutting down a ferry terminal. It all started after a suspicious package spotted under a christmas tree. On the seattle dock. Authorities say the terminal was evacuated as a precaution. Normal operations resumed after the bomb squad determined it was only a fruitcake. And coming up, a new study on whether Vitamin Supplements are really worth the price. Also coming up, the rescue efforts after a man gets trapped inside a garbage truck. And the new push to get people to ride motorcycles once again. People to ride motorcycles once again. Who wants a taco . I want one me how do yall feel about the new Weight WatchersFreestyle Program . I love freestyle. You can have anything you want. Its real food. Its so much easier going out to eat now. It feels great. You are living dangerously im living freestyle. 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The new tide sport collection its got to be tide were back with new video, the fireball in the night sky over parts of new england. People were mesmerized with the sighting on social media, but was likely a meteor. Three cars involved in the crash the eerie light show caused by the friday night launch triggered widespread confusion in the Southern California sky as well as what a sight. Im surprised it wasnt more widespread than that. A weird thing to see in the sky. In medical news, researchers are shutting new light on supplements that millions of americans take every day. They say calcium and vitamin d pills do not seem to prevent bone breaks and hip fractures in most people over the age of 50. Many doctors recommend a good diet and weightbearing exercise for strong bones. Some experts say certain people do need added calcium and vitamin d. Its best to check your doctor before making any changes. And an 8yearold boy in utah is recovering at a hospital after falling through a frozen pond while chasing a dog. He fell through about 20 feet from shore. Witnesses called 911. Luckily Aaron Thompson was there and did not hesitate to get under the ice. I just started using my hands and my fists just pounding on the ice to break the ice to get out to where he was. I was calling out to the boy just in desperate hope that i could find him. I couldnt touch the bottom, but i could feel the reeds brushing against my feet so i knew i had a real good chance if i just stayed in that search area. Good thing he did because he did find the boy, pulled him to the surface and rushed him to an ambulance crew. Thompson suffered some cuts and was treated for hypothermia. And it was a different kind of rescue in el paso. Workers had to pull a man out of a trash truck. For some reason, he was standing over a Residential Trash truck which was picked up by the trucks automated arm and dumped. The man is expected to recover. Some fishing expeditions were more exciting than anybody expected. The great white shark was circling. The australian familys boat on christmas day. The mother said her kids loved it. They asked though to be brought back to dry land and they all went back to dry land. And off the coast of south carolina, a great white shark kept circling a charter boat. The captain thinks the shark was looking for dead whales and may have mistaken his boat. The captain said he is passengers were also thrilled. Time now for sports. Four College Football bowl games on the schedule today. And lets get some nba action before that from espn. Good morning. Good morning, people. Im neal, were doing highlights. This is the suns and grizzlies. So the suns are going to lose the game theyre going to go to overtime, excuse me. What was the point . How many seconds left . Like hardly any time. Jay triano coached up. Jogging bender which ive been on through the Christmas Holidays throws it to tyson chandler. He pushed off a little bit, but, you know. Suns win it at the buzzer, 99 to 97. That was freaky. This is the greek freaky. Back after missing a game with kneel soreness. Okay, knee looks fine. Jumping ability looks fine. Stuffing turkey, stuffing, i dont need that. No more chocolate. And 24 points in 28 minutes. It wasnt about the freak, it was about the bulls, man. They win it 115106. Im sucking in my gut right now, thats all i have. We are, too. The selfie that most football fans never thought they would see. Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady and his new teammate james harrison. The 39yearold former pittsburgh steeler, he was signed in a oneyear deal by new england. He said, finally a teammate whos older than me talking about tom brady who is 40 years old. The library of congress is no longer saving all of our tweets. And one fathers legal battle to stop the sale of junk food. 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And then this passenger who posted his very first tweet while on the plane. He wrote, my first tweet cant be more epic than this. Just survived an eighthour flight to l. A. X. To l. A. X. Flight. And the library of congress has announced it will no longer archive every tweet we send. And the dramatic increase in number of tweets before the collection began. Also the factor of limit to 280 characters. The tweets will be preserved. Selective tweets will still be collected based mostly on special events like elections. Diabetes is on the rise everywhere, but especially in india where obesity is also on the rise. The past quarter search, the percentage of indians who are either overweight or obese is almost triple. And thats alarming to a former marketing executive. So hes suing the sale of junk food around schools. He filed the lawsuit seven years ago. It hasnt resulted in any laws or regulations, but the Food ProcessingCompanies Say theyre making their products healthier, no longer marketing to children. The night goes on. Yes. It goes on for quite some time. And finally, a big effort by harleydavidson to attract customers. Theyre putting a new emphasis on teaching people to ride. So, harley is offering riding lessons and safety courses at more of its dealerships. The move is driven by changing demographics. Harley sales are dropping. People are getting older. Theyre not riding motorcycle as much. The young ones are not getting in on the trend. Nearly half of motorcycle riders are over 50 years. Harley believes if more people learn how to ride safely, theyll be riders for life. That makes sense. You know those biker conventions, would you go . I wouldnt ride a motorcycle, no. But it looks so cool with those sunglasses. Looks so cool with those sunglasses. And reduces the risk of them happening again. 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