Good old ebay. Interesting. If youre not already revved up, wait until you hear how Danica Patrick made history yet again with nascar. And were getting a rare look into pixarstudios. How the movie brave came to live. And you introduced me to something new tonight. I brought enough for the whole class. Chicken in a biskit. You know out there that youve had some of these and they are incredible. You had some and you liked them. Theyre very good. You dont need a dip. Its a little salty, though. Ten of them, youre asking for a stroke. Whats the serving size . Seven. Seven is enough salt for the week. Dont eat too many. This is what we do before we go on the show. Never heard of them. Youre welcome, world. Im hooked now. Love it. We begin this half hour with the blizzardlike conditions and the freezing weather from maine down to florida. Its everywhere. And some areas in the northeast hit by that historic blizzard just days ago, two weeks ago in fact, they are getting hit again. With wind gusts out of the north, gusting up to 50 or 60 miles an hour, some northeast states buried by historic snowfall are getting another arctic blast. Maine is getting the worst of it. Blowing snow and a whiteout condition can make visibility zero. Maine is expecting 8 inches of snow on the coast. On cape cod in massachusetts, cars are still buried from the last storm, with gusty winds and high surf, there are more worries now about coastal damage. On new yorks long island, plows and salt trucks tried to keep up with rapidly changing conditions. Connecticut towns waiting for federal Disaster Relief money from the last storm are seeing snow removal cost add up. I dont think anybody knows. Anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000 a day. The weather put floridas farmers into disaster mode as subfreezing temperatures threaten crops yet again. The northeast is not alone. Miserable conditions hit the great lakes. Heavy lakeeffect snow fell on northeast ohio. I was up during the middle of the night and it looked like a blizzard outside. And heavy snow and winds are causing problems from the rockies to the dakotas. As another nasty dose of weather hits the nation with spring more than a month away. Please, spring, hurry up. Im officially today over winter. Im done. But you know what . Wake me up in april. Whats interesting, youre in new york, youve barely gotten a winter. Its just been cold. And we have it better here than in the folks in connecticut. Apparently starting this week, two federal agencies are going to start the process of collecting information from these cities and towns to tally up their storm cost. Connecticut did ask for declared a federal disaster area and the president approved it, but now some communities are saying they need more money. I can imagine the cleanup bill after 40 inches of snow is pretty steep. Some people are still digging out. With that, lets check in with accuweather as the storm chills the northeast and another form threatens the middle of the country. Meteorologist jim dicky has the very latest. Good morning, jim. Good morning. A cold morning on tap here across the northeast. Many spots, teens and single digits. These are what you can expect this morning. 9 in syracuse. 12 in buffalo and pittsburgh. And pleasy as well when you factor in the winds. Attention shifts to the midsection. Severe weather late in eastern texas on into portions of mississippi here, southern arkansas. Storms down strong with large hail and winds. This threatens blizzard conditions once again. Rob and diana, back to you. In florida, gusty winds are being blamed for fanning the flames of a destructive fire. The first home was engulfed by the time the islands only three firefighters arrived. Other firefighters had to come in by boat, the only way onto the island. It took them five hours to put out this massive fire. A follow up on last fridays meteor that struck central russia. Shockwaves were felt by Nuclear Monitoring nations halfway around the word. More than half the glass shattered by the meteors power has already been replaced. Reporter the meteor exploded in midair. The force of 30 hiroshima bombs, scattering glass across the region. And also scattering valuable fragments worth big money for anyone who finds them. Scientists confirmed the first fragments found near this hole. They are worth 100 to 100,000 depending on size. Already meteor pieces are showing up on ebay. This is going for 490. This one for just under 1,000. Notice how they dont look anything like. This man found a tiny rock. He says he found it on that frozen lake. The hole has become a tourist attraction. Some more conspiracy minded folks suggested this is an american rocket attack or alien space invasion, but others have found a more divine interpretation. The faithful gather at this church by the lake. Some seeking to attribute spiritual meaning to the cosmic event. He says there are still more people visiting the hole than the church, but he says god saved this village. Democrats and republicans are warning president obama not to go at it alone when it comes to immigration reform. That warning on immigration was leaked over the weekend. A Spokesman Says the proposal is meant only as a backup in case lawmakers cannot reach an agreement. Its very important at this point to say that the white house is also denying that they leaked this on purpose. Theyre saying look, this is our plan b in case you dont get your act together. Everybody is working on this thing. You have the gang of eight in the Senate Bipartisan group. You have not group in the house of representatives doing its thing. Also the u. S. Chamber of commerce is helping to craft a plan. So everything is crafting a plan. So hopefully maybe all those things can come together into one cohesive, effective plan. But we dont know yet. Its not a bad idea to have a plan b. Administration after administration has tried to do this and come up with a plan that will work and they have failed almost across the board. So who knows what were going to get . Again, its not just carte blanche, security and background checks, go to the back of the line behind folks who are here legally. And youve got to learn to speak english. Exactly. Not a bad idea. Miles to go, as always. Speaking of politics, more political maneuvering over the nomination of chuck hagel as defense secretary. The nomination should go forward. The very earliest the nomination could go before the senate is a week from today when they return from their president s day vacation. Fuel prices have hit a record high for february and it may be months before drivers get a break. The average price for a gallon of gas is 3. 71. Prices have jumped 13 over the past week. The increase in costs are blamed on refinery and supply issues. Price also go up even more this spring. Next week it theyll be at a 400 year low. Any way, from the gas we go to the tires, but not in the pra tigsal sense. Were talking about the tires that won a runner war yesterday in austin, texas. Hes 23yearold michael ball of tulsa, oklahoma. After demonstrating how he was going to do it, he completed a 26. 2 mile course. His fishl time, 4 hours, 24 minutes 13 seconds. He said he wanted to push his mind and body to the absolute limits. So lets hope he did that, as well. So he averaged 10 minutes and 5 seconds per mile. That is not a bad rate at all. Are you a marathoner . Do you run . I get winded walking from here to the bathroom. I watched a marathon once. Does that count . 26. 2 miles. I cant imagine. We have a few marathon runners on the staff here. I dont know how they do it. 10 minutes per mile is pretty good for the average joe. Without the tires. Then you add the tires. Thats not bad. 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That means shell lead the field for next sundays race. She blocked 196 miles per hour, beating out 37 other drivers, including jeff gordon. After the race, she said she was brought up to be the fastest driver, not the fastest girl. Its also nice to hear families talk about the fact that a little girl might say, but mommy or daddy, thats a girl out there. And then they can have the conversation with their kid about the fact that you can do anything you want and being different does not by any means not allow you to follow your dreams. All right. Well said. Patrick, who is 30 years old now, began racing indy cars back in 05. The annual dunking display that is the nba allstar game took place in houston last night. The western conference dominated the first half of the game, but the east came back to pull within one point several times. In the end, the west beat the east by a score of 143138. Kevin durant scored 30 points for the west and Carmelo Anthony led the east with 26 points. Whoa always an epic defensive battle there at the allstar game. I miss my days playing professional ball. Speaking of professional ball, one of basketballs perennial similars is lebron james, which has nothing on this guy. Yeah. But king james is more than just a talent on the court. The 28yearold threetime mvp is also a leader off the hardwood. Abcs john schifrin has more. Reporter hes one of the most recognizable athletes on earth. Known on the court as king james. Back to lebron oh, my. Reporter but hes holding court, opening up to us in a rare sitdown interview. What is something most people dont know about you in your private life . I watch cartoons even when my kids are at school. What is your favorite . Reporter right now, sponge bob square pants. Reporter he tells us she cherishes his role as a family man. If you werent in the room with your two young boys, what would they say about you . They would say they love their daddy and when is he going to get us another xbox game . Reporter james is also spending his downtown change the lives of other kids, teaming up with sprite to renovate this boys and girls gym. Just having an opportunity to inspire kids. Reporter and if his big heart isnt enough, this small forward is also fashion forward. Very stylish. We pull these out. What do you think of these . Does this work on me . Absolutely. They look damn good on you. Reporter john schifrin, abc news, houston. King james, the one and only. Lets take our talents to the commercial break, shall we . Nice. Next up, our president s day quiz. Stay with us. Im doing to drink on sunday, i dont have to work on monday great big celebration, destination intoxication thats america. Today is president s day and if you are lucky, you have the day off. Uhhuh. Yes, were not jealous of that at all. This holiday was established in 1885 to mark George Washingtons birthday. It used to be celebrated on february 22, but in 1971, it was moved to the third monday in february, all in an attempt to create more threeday weekends for us american workers. Its also a day to hit the stores for those great sales. So we have a little quiz for you. Here we go. This is not rehearsed. Our first question, who was the first president to be inaugurated in washington, d. C. . I know it. You do know this . Adams. That correct . Of course it is. Next question. Lincoln was the tallest. And the heaviest . Chris christie. It was taft. Nicely done. And the third question, who was the oldest president elected . Reagan. Willis, did willis get it . Reagan, exactly. We got two out of three. We all got reagan. So we all got reagan. Go willis. No, thats not going to work. Willis, you did well. We do hope no matter what youre doing today, enjoy yourself. Coming up, making magic. We take you inside the Pixar Animation Studios to see how they made the hit new movie brave. 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The film brave by pixar, despite the process, its movie with familiar themes. Heres abcs bob woodruff. Reporter heres what happens when you combine a disney style fairy tale with a healthy dose of pixar movie magic. Brave, the epic tale of a not so fair princess named meredith. Armed with a bow and arrow, shes a fiery red added lass whose battle is more with her mother, who is unhappy that unlike other disney princesses, she has no intention of marrying a prince. Shes more interested in fighting for her freedom. The director mark andrews knows a thing or two about freedom. His Job Description includes shooting bows and arrows. He gave us a rare glimpse inside pixar in the place he calls an office. When i came on board the film, this is all the stuff i do normally at home and on weekends just to have a good time or exercise. Reporter this is how the film makers actually researched brave. He wanted his animators to know how it felt to hold the weight of a sword to recreate that reality. This is nothing new for pixar, whose 13 movies have won over hearts and wallets. In 2006, pixar was bought by abcs Parent Company disney. The studio stamsd as a citadel of creativity. Steve jobs designed this atrium to get people out of their offices and mingle. As they have so many times before, pixar has pushed creative boundaries as far as they can. And this is where the fantasy begins for a bunch of grownup kids. Bob woodruff in emeryville, california. I will say, my god daughter loves the movie. You said you got her some gifts from it too. Why not . Spoil the children. Its no die hard. Spoil the children. Its no die hard. Thats the n y. Im Anderson Cooper as a parent, you want to make sure that your child knows how to deal with bullying when thehey see it happening. Anchances are, they want to help but they dont really know how. Teach them that the bt thing to do is calmly walk away, find a teacher or oter adult, and speak up. 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