Winter weather alerts in 14 states from california to new york as brutal cold sets in. Abcs alex perez has more. That arctic blast turning roads outside chicagoto ice rinks . Outside minneapolis . One woman, lucky to be alive . After her suv goes off the road and into a frozen pond. One person rushing over with a wood pallet. Fire extinguisher to smash open her rear window. Those Good Samaritans. Then helping pull her to safety. Bands of heavy snow moving through indiana and ohio today . Leaving more accidents in their wake. Back in chicago, Commuter Rail workers lighting ires to keep track switches warm. Riders bundling up. Sot sean watson commuter i got three layers then i got a sweatshirt. Then i got my work clothes under it. With even colder air on the way, a medical warning if you suspect frostbite, dont make this mistake sot dr. Matthew pirotte Northwestern Memorial Hospital we often see patients that have actually burned themselves because theyre sticking numb hands in front of a heat source and not realizing how hot that can be. As the temperature drops you can log on to our website wjla. Com, for the latest forecasts, and updated temperatures, and live doppler radar. You can also get stormwatch 7 weather alerts sent right to your phone. Just long on to wjla. Com text and enter your phone number. A beloved couple brutally murde that he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Scott tomaszewski confessed to fatally stabbing dick and jodie vilardo in their rockville home on mothers day in 2015. Police say hours later he was on a plane to alaska for a family cruise. Tomaszewski stole cash and valuables from several homes before he fled, but police its not clear why he attacked the vilardos. This was not a burglary gone bad. They were asleep. Dick was attacked in his bed. At least the monster that created this tragedy will never see the light of day. At the time of the murders, tomaszewski lived at his parents home next door to the vilardo family. New developments now all charges dropped against the accused comet pizza gunman. But its only so more serious federal charges can be filed. Edgar welch is accused of firing shots inside comet ping pong after reading fake news reports about child sex trafficking there. In Court Lawyers say they found edgar tried to recruit others to join his quest to new this morning. New laws are now in effect in arlington, to protect consumers from predatory towing. Late last night, the county board approved amendments to a towing ordinance. One of the new requirements improved signage. Another change tow Truck Drivers will now have to photograph the vehicle at all four corners. This will provide the owner with safeguards, should their vehicle be damaged. The board delayed the implemention of one law until july first. That law requires towing companies to get a Business Owner or employee to sign off on whether a car should be towed. This morning hollywood is mourning the death of longtime actor alan thicke. The Los Angeles Times is reporting a heart attack while playing hockey with his teenage son. Jason nathanson has more on the actors life and legacy. Coming up. After raising some eyebrows with his president elect trump is getting back to work at trump tower this morning. Who he plans to meet with next. Coming up. Plus, can you understand theses messages . If so we may know of a job opening for you. The details. Coming up. Tomorrow friday single digit wind chills wintry mix saturday morning, maybe again late sunday wild up down temperature swings over the next 10 days today sunny becoming mostly cloudy late. Highs 4247 winds nw 5 mph tonight stray shower flurry. Becoming mainly clear and breezy. Lows 2128 winds w 515 mph thursday blustery and very cold. Highs 2129 winds nw 1020 g 35 feels Single Digits and teens coming up. A u. S. Postal truck goes up in flames with dozens of inside. But it wasnt firefighters who saved the day. The details. Coming up. Hello. Im mark hyman. Last week, washington passed next years spending measure. Heres whats happening behind the headlines. Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders agreed upon spending through next spring. It was a massive, omnibus spending bill that didnt get public scrutiny. But congressional leaders promise us theyll pass 12 separate Appropriations Bills open to inspection. Next year. If this sounds familiar it should. This is what they told us last year. And the year before. And the year before that. And so on. This has been going on regardless of which Party Controls congress. Republicans and democrats have been wheeling and dealing together for years. Because it benefits both parties. Neither party wants clean, standalone spending bills. They like massive bills because they hide pork, waste and backscratching deals for everyone. Washington politicians accrue power. When Congress Passed last years spending measure the National Debt was 18. 1 trillion dollars. Itll pass 20 trillion when president Obama Leaves Office next month. More public debt has been created under obama than the previous 43 president s combined. Washington needs to change. To comment, go to behind the headlines dot net. Im mark hyman. New revelations from president elect donald trump during a rally in wisconsin. He told the crowd, around five p. M. On election day, his daughter and her husband called him. They said the exit polls looked bad. Trump said he was prepared to lose, trump appeared at last nights rally with House Speaker paul ryan. Lana zak has more. New this morning. Were getting a look at newly evidence used in the trial of dylann roof in south carolina. The court released this video yesterday, showing him firing a weapon at different targets. Hes confe parishioners inside a church. The prosecution is expected to rest its case today or thursday. The defense is expected to finish calling witnesses this week. After a christmas and new years recess, the trial will resume january third. A usps driver is being called a hero. After pulling christmas packages from a burning truck. The mail trucks engine caught fire yesterday in wake forest, north carolina. Flames quickly started to spread to the rest of the vehicle. Thats when the driver and a Good Samaritan jumped into action, and got most of the packages out, before firefighters arrived. Most of the packages were amazon deliveries. Amazon says its glad everyone is safe. It says it now plans to donate money to the wake forest fire department. To show its appreciation. A londonbased translation firm has an unusual job opening. 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