:00:00. > :00:00.at risk. Blog more on the website. That is it
:00:00. > :00:00.from me. Now it is time to look at the news is seen across the United
:00:00. > :00:11.States a couple of hours ago in ABC world News with Diane Sawyer.
:00:12. > :00:15.Welcome to world News tonight. For as a nation, the Arctic express
:00:16. > :00:21.running most of the country. This is not Siberia. It is Lake Michigan.
:00:22. > :00:24.Chaos on the roads as we can. Stuck at the airport, trying to sleep and
:00:25. > :00:31.bass? Icy cold waiting outside your window. Super slimmers in the New
:00:32. > :00:33.Year. 15% of us lose weight and keep on. We will tell the secrets of the
:00:34. > :00:48.super dieters. It is good to be with you on this
:00:49. > :00:51.Monday night. As we come on the air, they are calling it the pollen
:00:52. > :00:57.vortex and it is on the move. 140 million Americans face windchill is
:00:58. > :01:05.below 0 degrees. Breaking records from Chicago to two South. --
:01:06. > :01:09.Tolson. We are out in the deep freeze all across the country
:01:10. > :01:15.tonight. We start off with the big picture. The big picture is a
:01:16. > :01:19.wickedly cold one. In New York City where we started the morning in the
:01:20. > :01:23.50s, we will drop to single digits tomorrow morning and look at that.
:01:24. > :01:31.The width of the cold. All the way from the Northern Rockies, Iowa,
:01:32. > :01:37.even Miami will be called the night. Life-threatening, school closing and
:01:38. > :01:41.record-breaking cold. Incredibly cold area in western Iowa. It will
:01:42. > :01:47.feel like 20 or 25 degrees below zero. The scenes from the subzero
:01:48. > :01:53.nation are stunning. From zero visibility in Michigan to the tundra
:01:54. > :02:00.once called a higher. It was don't go outside day in Kansas. Lake
:02:01. > :02:05.Michigan is steaming as temperatures bottomed out at 16 below zero. The
:02:06. > :02:12.governor of Illinois declared a state of emergency. In Indiana, a
:02:13. > :02:16.state of disaster. A severe warning from the governor. If you can stay
:02:17. > :02:21.in today, stay in all day. Records broken as far south as taxes and
:02:22. > :02:27.look at the frozen spectacles in Georgia. The better today was colder
:02:28. > :02:32.than Anchorage in our skull. It was all brought by a pool of cold egg
:02:33. > :02:43.sometimes called the pollen vortex. It circulates around the North Pole.
:02:44. > :02:48.-- pollen vortex. The Jetstream moves to the lower 48. Shipping is
:02:49. > :02:53.affected. This coastguard icebreaker in northern Michigan is working
:02:54. > :02:58.around the clock to keep shipping lanes open. The ice here has not
:02:59. > :03:04.frozen this early since the 1930s. This is the kind of stuff we're
:03:05. > :03:07.breaking through right now. The next natural question, how long will it
:03:08. > :03:12.last? Let enter what tomorrow morning. Look at the map. We have a
:03:13. > :03:17.bitter cold setting in. There are warnings all the cell to the Gulf
:03:18. > :03:26.Coast. The windchill is below 65 below in parts of the mercy --
:03:27. > :03:32.Tennessee. Here's how long it stays. The four-day forecast. The cold air
:03:33. > :03:37.is pulling away. Chicago, will finally get to freezing and above.
:03:38. > :03:45.In fact, everyone does. At that will go from subfreezing to 50 by Friday.
:03:46. > :03:52.It is nine degrees colder in Chicago then part of Siberia tonight. We're
:03:53. > :03:55.hearing from so many tonight about the unrelenting cold in your daily
:03:56. > :04:00.lives. We are bringing in the team to cover family safety from the
:04:01. > :04:07.right clothes to the slick icy roads and of course also to the people
:04:08. > :04:17.forced to live and bays at the airport -- bar that the airports.
:04:18. > :04:25.Stranded passengers have thought it could not get any worse. Tonight, a
:04:26. > :04:35.bombshell from jet blue, the airline shutting down operations at four
:04:36. > :04:38.major hubs. Officials are blaming a flash frees from the plummeting
:04:39. > :04:43.temperatures in the East and the rules that took effect this year
:04:44. > :04:50.requiring more restful pilots. I just want to go home and get back.
:04:51. > :05:01.America's trouble nightmare in its six day. Many delayed and cancelled
:05:02. > :05:04.flights. One airline is facing delays to make an offering evidence
:05:05. > :05:09.of the extreme cold. American airlines in Chicago, antifreeze has
:05:10. > :05:14.been freezing. Some travellers are trying to see the adventure. We met
:05:15. > :05:21.a group of college students trying to get home in Los Angeles. After
:05:22. > :05:24.four nights at the airport, they resorted to the head in bathroom
:05:25. > :05:31.sinks. They finally made it out today. There will be plenty more
:05:32. > :05:37.left here tonight. We are prepared for this evening. Another evening in
:05:38. > :05:43.limbo for travellers desperate for their own beds.
:05:44. > :05:51.In Chicago, the deep freeze is causing nightmares on roads. Car
:05:52. > :06:00.after car, stranded. It is so dangerous. Indianapolis ordered all
:06:01. > :06:05.cars off the road for the first time in 40 years, except for emergencies.
:06:06. > :06:13.Winter conditions across the country caused crashes like this weekend's
:06:14. > :06:19.accident. There were 14,000 calls for help. 30% were for car battery
:06:20. > :06:27.failures we hit the road with the professionals. This takes truck
:06:28. > :06:34.driver: it is hard to maintain a car in this weather. A driver waves us
:06:35. > :06:41.down. He is knocked out of his own car after helping another driver.
:06:42. > :06:46.This handle was frozen. He tried to open up the door. It broke. That is
:06:47. > :06:52.not the only problem. Most oil is thickening. Engines can crack
:06:53. > :06:59.because of frozen coolant. Windshields can crackle. Stay off
:07:00. > :07:08.the roads. I am in Milwaukee. These images
:07:09. > :07:14.capture the bitter cold. ICI browse and frosted glasses. I am wearing
:07:15. > :07:19.long underwear. I feel like I am going skiing but I am going to work.
:07:20. > :07:27.On the streets, the bitter cold is dangerous. We can eventually die
:07:28. > :07:31.out. The Milwaukee police officers are patrolling the streets, helping
:07:32. > :07:43.people who need a warm place to stay. The library is open till six
:07:44. > :07:49.-- 6pm. Stay warm. They were handing out hats and socks to those he
:07:50. > :07:56.needed it most. Frostbite is the top concern. With these temperatures, it
:07:57. > :08:02.can set within five minutes. It is not safe to be outside for any long
:08:03. > :08:09.periods of time. Some weight too long to get help. Escaping the cold
:08:10. > :08:26.could be a matter of life or death. Our chief medical editor is here. We
:08:27. > :08:31.think we are warm but we are losing heat. You have they have a sealed
:08:32. > :08:36.envelope of the around your body to keep you warm. We took these
:08:37. > :08:44.pictures with a thermal camera. The bread patch is heat coming off this
:08:45. > :08:49.man. Look closely. -- red. The zipper and stitching of his jacket
:08:50. > :08:54.is making him lose heat. There is a danger of hypothermia. Where many
:08:55. > :09:03.think layers. Each one is a heat envelope. Cotton is going to let
:09:04. > :09:08.heat out. Seal off the -- seal off the middle part of your body. Look
:09:09. > :09:16.at this man. He takes off his gloves. The heat, which is yellow,
:09:17. > :09:22.disappears in one minute. That is the beginning of frostbite. His body
:09:23. > :09:29.is keeping the heat in his core and central organs. Two exposed your
:09:30. > :09:34.skin in this weather. Thank you. -- do not expose your skin.
:09:35. > :09:42.Al-Qaeda is on the march in two countries. One of them is Iraqi. Our
:09:43. > :09:57.correspondent has more. Fierce fighting raged on the
:09:58. > :10:01.outskirts of Fallujah. Iraqi troops blasted their way down the streets.
:10:02. > :10:07.After a decade of US led war plans and democracy in Iraq, Fallujah has
:10:08. > :10:15.fallen to Al-Qaeda. The black flag flies openly there. Masked soldiers
:10:16. > :10:23.are everywhere. Al-Qaeda's takeover of Fallujah brings back the memories
:10:24. > :10:28.for Americans. In 20 -- in 2004, the US Marines fought a ferocious battle
:10:29. > :10:31.here against insurgents. More than 100 Marines gave their lives to
:10:32. > :10:36.classify the city. Hundreds more were injured. American troops
:10:37. > :10:43.outside of Iraq, the country has collapsed. Al-Qaeda fighters are
:10:44. > :10:47.growing in strength and taking the lead among rebel forces. It is
:10:48. > :10:53.spilling over freely in the Iran. Al-Qaeda might form it is an state,
:10:54. > :10:57.it ain't powerbase within the chaos. John Kerry said the US stands ready
:10:58. > :11:03.to help Iraq in this battle to a point. We are not contemplating
:11:04. > :11:15.putting this on the ground. This is the fight. Right now, they are
:11:16. > :11:19.losing. -- their fight. Janet Yellen is the new chair of the
:11:20. > :11:28.fat. She takes over from the Nanking on February one.
:11:29. > :11:31.A handful of us will lose the pounds and keep them off. The secret of the
:11:32. > :12:34.super dieters coming up. Blame the calendar is skewed to not
:12:35. > :12:37.feel like getting out of bed. January the six is the most
:12:38. > :12:45.depressing day of the year. Back to work. Christmas bills are due. Tough
:12:46. > :12:55.weather. Tomorrow should be looking up.
:12:56. > :13:03.Two baby panda cubs. These is making its public debut.
:13:04. > :13:10.Bao Bao hamming it up for the cameras in Washington, DC.
:13:11. > :13:24.Today, the 69th anniversary of George Bush and Barbara Bush. This
:13:25. > :13:27.is the wedding day album. There having a low-key celebration at home
:13:28. > :13:32.tonight after Barbara Bush was released from the hospital. We
:13:33. > :13:41.congratulate them. Next, the top resolution to lose
:13:42. > :13:43.weight. Most will try and fail. A small percentage will lose the
:13:44. > :13:53.weight and keep it off. Our correspondent has more.
:13:54. > :14:02.It is the season of dating. So many of us are motivated to lose the
:14:03. > :14:10.pounds. I lost ?50 in six months. We followed the journey of this man.
:14:11. > :14:18.Time for lunch. When we returned, the pounds packed back on. This
:14:19. > :14:25.woman went on the bestselling rehab diet in 2012. Similarly, in the long
:14:26. > :14:34.run, she was not able to keep the weight off. I kept it off for a
:14:35. > :14:43.little bit. Again it back. They are among the 80 -- 85% of people who
:14:44. > :14:47.fail. It is a matter of biology. Your body secrete hormones that
:14:48. > :14:54.makes you feel hungry. Your brain responds and tells you to eat. An
:14:55. > :14:59.elite group has beaten the odds. They are super dieters. They have
:15:00. > :15:06.kept it off for years. More than 10,000 of them are being tracked in
:15:07. > :15:13.a database. We studied these individuals carefully and found out
:15:14. > :15:19.their strategies. The golden rules of the super dieters. They never
:15:20. > :15:26.give themselves a break, not even on holidays or weekends. The registry
:15:27. > :15:32.shows breakfast is one of the most common trait for those keeping the
:15:33. > :15:39.pounds of once and for all. Some good news, there is a point where it
:15:40. > :15:43.gets easier. If you can keep off the wait for two years, you will have a
:15:44. > :15:49.better chance of keeping it off long-term.
:15:50. > :15:56.Tomorrow, we meet some of the super dieters and learn the secrets. How
:15:57. > :15:57.often they were themselves. The answer and a lot more tomorrow
:15:58. > :16:18.night. The weather will be calmer later
:16:19. > :16:24.this week. A lively day for many. The winds are not as strong as
:16:25. > :16:26.yesterday. Still a blustery