Some of us go to the ponderosa for a birthday. He jumps in the air. Winter unleashing its rage. Its going to last all weekend long. Warnings and alerts are out from coast to coast. States of emergency have been declared in alabama and georgia. Many americans are digging out from storms that hit earlier this week, trying to get a jump on the cleanup before the next round of snow. This is what it looks like at a Northern California ski resort right now. Just a little bit . Virtually buried under all that snow. Imagine that same picture with another six feet of snow. Thats what forecasters say is coming this weekend. Janai norman has more on the monster storms on the move. Reporter about twothirds of the country is waking up to Winter Weather alerts. Thats bad. Reporter the same storm system that slammed much of the west, bringing 10 to 15 inches of snow and rain to parts of california, raising concerns for flooding and mudslides, now moving east. This is what denver is looking like. Reporter in denver, passengers watched as crews worked to deice planes. Though more than 130 flights were canceled any way. Snow totals in other parts of colorado could top two feet. I was expecting six inches. I didnt figure it was going to be this. Definitely a lot more than expected. Reporter in buffalo, new york, some people were stuck in traffic for more than five hours. You cant really tell on the video how much its snowing. Reporter in pennsylvania, driving conditions made for a messy commute. Where at least ten cars collided. About the scariest thing thats ever happened to me. Reporter now parts of the the south are bracing for the worst of it. Governors in alabama and georgia have declared states of emergency in all counties ahead of the storm. We feel fortunate its coming in potentially on a friday night. Where we will have the weekend to really address the roads. Reporter outside atlanta, police are calling in specialty units. To help with traffic. Some neighbors say they wont bother trying to leave home. If it comes, stay put. Reporter janai norman, abc news, washington. Some good advice there in janais story. Exactly when and where will the nasty weather arrive in your area . Justin povick has all the answers as usual. Good morning. Diane and kendis, thanks and good morning to you. Were still tracking some slippery travel along the 95. Storm system number one is departing. In its wake, bitterly cold right through the weekend. Further off to the south, look at this. Later on today, tonight, into saturday, a southern snowstorm. The potential for sixplus inches from Central North Carolina into southeast virginia. Treacherous travel. Along i40 and out to i95. Diane . Kendis, back to you. Our thanks to justin. Now to president elect donald trump who is coming face to face today with the Intelligence Community whose findings about russian hacking he has refused to accept. Trump will be briefed on the russian hacking report by the nations top intelligence leaders. President obama received those same findings yesterday. And Congress Also weighed in. Meanwhile, the Washington Post is reporting that the u. S. Picked up intercepts from russian officials celebrating trumps election victory and congratulating themselves on the outcome. Heres abcs karen travers. Reporter for now, this comprehensive report on russias election interference is classified. The president has also directed the Intelligence Community to make as much of the information included to the public because its important for the American People to understand that its our democracy that has been interfered with. Reporter on cap overwheming agreement that russia was behind the cyberattack. Putting people at odds with donald trump. I think theres a difference between skepticism and disparagement. Reporter on wednesday, trump tweeted wikileaks founder Julian Assanges claim that russia didnt give him the hacked dnc emails. The president elect said he wasnt in agreement with assange and called himself a big fan of the Intelligence Community. That embrace of the final active hacker, seemingly over the Intelligence Community, drew attention from lawmakers. Do you think theres credibility we should attach to this individual given his record of not in my view. Reporter in an interview with pbs newshour, President Biden said trumps criticism of the Intelligence Community is dangerous. For a president not to have confidence in, not to be prepared to listen to the myriad of intelligence agencies from Defense Intelligence to the cia et cetera is is absolutely mindless. Reporter director of National IntelligenceJames Clapper says the hacking was just one part of russias multifaceted campaign. That also included propaganda and misinformation. Donald trump will get his own briefing today on the report in new york city. Diane . Kendis . All right, our thanks to karen. Now to a controversial departure from the trump Transition Team. Former cia director James Woolsey left the team. He said he only saw trump in person and spoke with him a few times. And he didnt want to appear he was still an adviser on that team. Taxpayers, not mexico, may end up paying for the border wall. If it gets built at all. Trump repeatedly said mexico would foot the bill for the wall. The Transition Team is now considering asking congress the approve the funds. House speaker paul ryans plan to defund planned parenthood is sparking outrage with groups. Ryan says republicans will antiabortion provisions to pull the nonprofits funding. Advocacy groups are vowing to fight the move, claiming the targeting of planned parenthood will awake an sleeping giant. Now to the politics of Sexual Identity reignited in texas. The texas privacy bill, better known as the bathroom bill, has been filed at the state capital. It relegates bathroom use based on a persons sex at birth. Supporters insist the bill is about protecting privacy. Opponents say it discriminates against transgender people and could lead to business boycotts. Similar to those seen in north carolina. Overseas, two of the worlds top terrorist groups appear to be turning on each other. In a new message, the chief of al qaeda is accusing the leader of isis of slandering his group. He also is urging isis jihadists to stop attacking civilians in quote soft targets like markets and mosques, and instead, concentrate of attacking military and police forces. Closer to home, mayhem taken over in parts of mexico, following a 20 spike in gas prices. Looting has erupted. In in city of veracruz. Two people including a Police Officer have been killed in the violence. At least 700 people have been arrested. Hundreds of businesses were damaged, as you see there. The spike in gas prices followed last weekends deregulation of mexicos energy sector. Coming up, the search for an escaped prison inmate comes to an end. Plus some bad news from legendary retailer sears. Stores are closing. Jobs are being cut all across the country. Well tell you where. And the final goodbye to Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. Hollywood stars coming out to say farewell. The Apartment Building where the fire was. When things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. Hi. Red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. Were strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] and i take my job seriously. While im busy watching the game, i need your help keeping an eye on the stands. If you see something that doesnt look quite right, tell a Law Enforcement official. We all play an Important Role in protecting our communities, and you can help. If you see something suspicious, Say Something to local authorities. [ crowd cheering ] youre looking at a federal prison escapee who was on the run since new years eve. Hes now recaptured there in handcuffs after two attempted bank robberying, former army reserve itself James Morales escaped from the prison. He now faces firearms charges and aggravated child rape charges. In chicago, those four people accused of torturing a mentally disabled teen and streaming the attack live on facebook are now facing hate crime charges. Thats because prosecutors say the suspects, who are black, went after their white victim because of his race and his disability. Police found the victim wandering on the streets of the west side of chicago after the horrific video of his attack emerged. The actions in the video are reprehensible. That, along with racism, have absolutely no place in the city of chicago or anywhere else for that matter. Police say the victim understandably was severely traumatized. Hes recovering at home with his family. The four people charged in the attack are set to appear in court later today. Today is day three of the sentencing phase in the Charleston Church massacre trial. They heard from the families of the nine people killed. They heard from roofs former attorney. He asked the judge to allow him to represent the white supremacist. Roof is defending himself. As the jury decides if he should be executed. A bit of Business News now. One of the nations oldest retailers is shutting 10 of its stores. Sears is closing 150 locations nationwide, which including kmart stores. Its all fallout from much of the Retail Market moving online. Shares of the company have dropped nearly 50 in the past year. 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Well, because of all that weather, you can expect some possible airport delays in new york, atlanta, new orleans, and memphis. As always, during stormy weather, you can check with your airline. Were learning new details about two sisters removed from the flight home to see their ailing father. The women were taking an Allegiant Air flight from orlando, to asheville, north carolina. They say as the plane headed for the runway, one of them got a text saying their father wasnt expected to live through the night. Thats when she walked back to sit across from her sister, who had become emotional. Then a Flight Attendant intervened. I said im trying to console my sister. We just found out my dads dying. She said, you need to keep your personal problems off this plane. She said, im doing my job. I said maybe youre in the wrong job. That triggered a call to the captain. Who returned to the gate. The sisters were removed. Never making it to see their father before he passed away. Airport security tells a different story. A report released to abc news says the night attendant intervened only after baker tried to place her belongings inside emergency equipment bins. A heating exchange escalated into her sister making a crude gesture toward that flight attenda attendant. After an emotional goodbye to actress Carrie Fisher at her home in Beverly Hills comes a sendoff for her legendary mother, Debbie Reynolds. Reynolds private funeral is scheduled for today. More now from abcs chris connelly. Reporter the hbo documentary, bright lights, starring Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. Said to be an intimate chronicle of their motherdaughter bond. Now set to debut on saturday. Its first airing moved up from march in the wake of their deaths on successive days last month. On a misty thursday in the hollywood hills, a private memorial. Among those arriving to pay respects, meg ryan, who acted with carrie in when harry met sally. Ellen barkin. And meryl streep, who, at the memorial, performed happy days are here again, the same song carrie and debbie sang together on oprah in 2011. Their uncommon closeness. Forged through decades of turbulence and tenderness. Still with the power to charm and captivate the world. Chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. From the world of hollywood to the world of sports. And a bit of change coming to our sister network, espn. Longtime anchor chris berman, known for many of his nicknames is giving up his regular onair nfl and baseball spots for a new role at the network. He joined espn one month after it launched in 1979. Wow. The Sports Network says hell make occasional appearances on air and will also serve as a spokesman at some espn events. Espn is a division of disney, the Parent Company of abc news. Lucky for us, neil and kenny are still hanging around. Theyve got some sports. Good morning, america. Hes kenny. Im neil. We may or may not be wearing pants. This is your miniaturized version of sportscenter. You should try the whole thing one day. A big basketball game in the nba. Some people call it the association. Federation. Russell westbrook, former sonic, drills that. Yes. He wants three more. Eight threes. 49 points. James harden. Lefthanded even. And harden in transition. He had 26. 12 assists. 0. 7 to go. Thunder inbounding. Down two. Theyre going to make up a cool play. Got to get it off quick. Enes kanter. Cant control it. Rockets are the winners. 118116. Theyve won a bunch of games. Bartender, how about something on ice . Its been a long night. The Columbus Blue Jackets who kenny has been on since the getgo. Absolutely. Looking to win their 17th in a row, which would tie a Penguins Team from the early 90s with the most. That team had lemieux and jagr. This Columbus Team does not. They have some good players. Barry melrose said, some players youll know better as they grow. Braden holtby and the capitals too much. Pitched a shutout. 50, streak over. But we gave you hockey. I was challenged in my ear about the veracity of the statement that westbrook was a sonic. He was drafted by the sonics. Never actually played. Which means he was a sonic. Yeah, dont drink coffee. Coming up, a new job for Hillary Clinton. How about mayor of new york . Also ahead, the 100yearold skydiver proving the skys the limit. Y birthday i survived a heart attack. Im doing all i can to keep from having another one. And im taking brilinta. For people whove been hospitalized for a heart attack. I take brilinta with a baby aspirin. No more than one hundred milligrams as it affects how well it works. Brilinta helps keep my platelets from sticking together and forming a clot. Brilinta reduced the chance of another heart attack. Or dying from one. It worked better than plavix. 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