:00:00. > :00:00.more on the crash in north Norfolk. But now it is time to look at the
:00:00. > :00:08.news as seen across the United States.
:00:09. > :00:18.Welcome to world news. Tonight, the coldest night yet. All 50 states
:00:19. > :00:21.seem temperatures below freezing. Travel is trapped 14 hours on the
:00:22. > :00:30.train. Firefighters out in the Arctic. From the icy roads to the
:00:31. > :00:34.polar bear that had to go inside. Police and emergency responders
:00:35. > :00:43.accused of lying and scanning about the trauma of 9-11.
:00:44. > :00:50.And a super dieters. The 15% of us who really do know how to lose
:00:51. > :01:00.weight and keep it off. They share their secrets.
:01:01. > :01:06.Good evening and welcome. This day maybe one for the ages. The Ice
:01:07. > :01:12.Ages. The coldest day in the polar freeze. A white, bone chilling
:01:13. > :01:16.blanket over most of the United States. Stretching 2500 miles from
:01:17. > :01:22.the Canadian border to the Florida Keys. We will bring you the big
:01:23. > :01:36.picture. When is it going to end and who had picked toughest day? We have
:01:37. > :01:45.all been dealing with this relentless cold. We all know that
:01:46. > :01:54.from the trenches. While the winds and snow. This is what you get.
:01:55. > :02:03.Inside the blinding blizzard. 50 mph in wind gusts and 24 inches of snow.
:02:04. > :02:09.That was in the past 24 hours. New York is expecting up to five feet by
:02:10. > :02:11.the end of the week. It is the silliest place in America today. --
:02:12. > :02:21.smelliest. But the major headline is the
:02:22. > :02:30.ridiculous cold. Very cold. 16 states saw windchill of -40 degrees
:02:31. > :02:38.or lower. 61 hours Minneapolis spent below zero. And here is a familiar
:02:39. > :02:43.sight. So many Americans doing that perilous plunge. That is the number
:02:44. > :02:52.of decreasing your city fell in 23 hours. Bottoming out at minus four
:02:53. > :03:00.degrees. If you were in fourth grade, this was the coldest day of
:03:01. > :03:03.your life in parts of the south. That was the record-breaking low
:03:04. > :03:07.temperature in Atlanta this morning. This is not the coldest it has ever
:03:08. > :03:12.been or the longest it has ever been this call for anyone in the US. But
:03:13. > :03:17.in Wisconsin, one resort has said it is to cold to ski. This prisoner
:03:18. > :03:30.escaped and venturing himself in because it was too cold. Everyone
:03:31. > :03:31.hold on, because it is almost over. It is relatively warmer and taking
:03:32. > :03:49.over. This is Thursday. By the end of the week, we will see
:03:50. > :03:56.the 40s return in New York. In some areas we might even get above
:03:57. > :04:05.average temperatures. So many survivors stories streaming
:04:06. > :04:14.in. We see what happens when it is below freezing in your living room.
:04:15. > :04:19.That has got ice on the back of it. With every tour, this man is
:04:20. > :04:25.counting every degree. On every single wall of his home. His
:04:26. > :04:33.thermometer has had nothing but bad news since the Sunday. I spent one
:04:34. > :04:38.night here and then attempted to spend last night here. It just got
:04:39. > :04:44.too cold. She came back today to fill his bath tub with hot water to
:04:45. > :04:52.prevent his pipes from bursting. That is a lot of heat coming out
:04:53. > :05:05.about. Paper bursting has been a problem. -- pipes. We more than 500
:05:06. > :05:11.people spent the night stranded on three trains stuck in a snow bank.
:05:12. > :05:17.They had power, but limited food and the bathroom situation was less than
:05:18. > :05:22.ideal. I am exhausted and have not had much to eat. Surviving the storm
:05:23. > :05:28.has had all new meaning to this young mother. She gave birth to her
:05:29. > :05:32.first child by herself at home. Her due date was not until the 21st. I
:05:33. > :05:38.think she wanted to see the blizzard. Millions of adults
:05:39. > :05:48.probably wished they had missed the next few days. They are still
:05:49. > :05:53.shivering in the dark. As we know, a lot of people huddled
:05:54. > :05:58.at home have been using electric heaters, ovens and lighting fires to
:05:59. > :06:03.stay warm. Some of them hazards. We have spent the day with the
:06:04. > :06:07.firefighters trying to fight in the freeze.
:06:08. > :06:12.On the frozen frontlines, firefighters battle more than just
:06:13. > :06:18.the blaze. Watch as a Chicago firefighter just trying to work
:06:19. > :06:23.slips and falls. Knocking his helmet of his head. Monday night,
:06:24. > :06:26.firefighters trying to battle a fire were frozen themselves. Watch what
:06:27. > :06:32.happens to the buildings. They become ice castles after the
:06:33. > :06:36.firefighters sprayed them with water. And look at this fire
:06:37. > :06:44.hydrant. Here in Chicago, firefighters even had to use a
:06:45. > :06:47.player to melt the ice. -- flair. They turn on the fire hydrant and
:06:48. > :06:56.nothing happens. This firefighter sits up. No matter the temperature,
:06:57. > :07:10.as soon as the site when, 60-?70 of equipment. It is no match of -- for
:07:11. > :07:15.the cold. They have to be outside. And we have some pictures that we
:07:16. > :07:22.would like to show tonight. All of us looking out for each other. A sea
:07:23. > :07:28.of eyes peering out from mountains of scarves and hats. Take a look, so
:07:29. > :07:32.many eyelashes and eyebrows turned icicles. One family have a picture
:07:33. > :07:41.of something there have not seen before. A ring of ice around the
:07:42. > :07:49.dog's waterborne. And a snow we all landing on the beaches of the
:07:50. > :07:53.sunshine State. -- snow we all. We found that a record number of us are
:07:54. > :07:59.searching online for warm weather vacations. And now we turn from the
:08:00. > :08:04.cold across the nation to another story in the news. The cold
:08:05. > :08:07.reception at the White House for a new book that is peeling back the
:08:08. > :08:12.curtains on the White House windows, telling us what people really
:08:13. > :08:22.thought of each other inside. The unlikely author is a former
:08:23. > :08:28.secretary of defence, Robert Gates. For two years, he was the
:08:29. > :08:30.President's point man on the most important national security
:08:31. > :08:36.decisions. The end of the war in Iraq, the escalation of the war in
:08:37. > :08:43.Afghanistan. He was in the situation room went in London was killed. But
:08:44. > :08:46.it turns out that Robert Gates had deep misgivings about the President.
:08:47. > :09:05.He says: Dates who calls himself a Republican
:09:06. > :09:14.and also served as George W Bush's defence secretaries write:
:09:15. > :09:20.his harshest criticism is of Vice President Biden who he calls a man
:09:21. > :09:31.of integrity that says: dates as Hillary Clinton then
:09:32. > :09:47.Secretary of State shared some of his frustrations.
:09:48. > :09:52.In response to all of this, the White House has pulled out a
:09:53. > :09:55.statement like, praising Bob Gates for his service to the country
:09:56. > :09:59.saying the president welcomed differences of opinion on his
:10:00. > :10:10.national security team when it comes device that -- vice president Biden
:10:11. > :10:14.the men says he agrees on what Biden is the leading men of his son. Gates
:10:15. > :10:17.acknowledges that on the biggest decision, the Balan rate, it was
:10:18. > :10:23.Gates was wrong and the president who he says made one of the most
:10:24. > :10:30.courageous decisions in the White House. -- the bin Ladin raid. We
:10:31. > :10:33.have worked on it from the Department of defence that for US
:10:34. > :10:37.troops, members of the U.S. Air Force are presumed dead after a
:10:38. > :10:43.helicopter crash in England. The accident happened during night-time
:10:44. > :10:45.training mission. Any bigger headline about America's largest
:10:46. > :10:54.bank, JP Morgan has agreed to pay more than $2.5 billion for missing
:10:55. > :10:56.the warning signs of Bernie made off's massive Ponzi scheme.
:10:57. > :10:59.Officials say employees did not knowingly help made off scam
:11:00. > :11:06.customers out of billions of dollars, made off is serving a
:11:07. > :11:12.prison sentence of 150 years. Next on it a big bust of some police and
:11:13. > :11:16.firefighters accused of massive fraud. Adding to the Arab rage, some
:11:17. > :11:21.are reportedly trying to cash in on one of America's darkest days. 911.
:11:22. > :11:31.When real heroes showed brilliant strength. They were the ones who ran
:11:32. > :11:36.towards the towers. It's like an ass, saving lives, toiling for
:11:37. > :11:44.for many police it took a lasting toll, physically and
:11:45. > :11:49.psychologically. Today, dozens of other retired fired -- firefighters
:11:50. > :11:53.and police officers were charged with lying, making up claims of 911
:11:54. > :11:57.related mental illness to get millions of taxpayer dollars in
:11:58. > :12:03.disability pay-outs. This alleged scheme which involve people who once
:12:04. > :12:06.served the public when a government coffers and took advantage of the
:12:07. > :12:11.people that police officers and firefighters are sworn to protect.
:12:12. > :12:20.Prosecutors claim for ringleaders, including an 89 -year-old pension
:12:21. > :12:22.consultant opinion disoriented in psychological evaluations. More than
:12:23. > :12:28.100 police officers and firefighters live, half of them blaming 911 for
:12:29. > :12:34.the disability. Investigators said photographs, video and postings on
:12:35. > :12:37.social media reveal the defendants do not appear to be disabled,
:12:38. > :12:42.despite claims they could not use a computer. Cannot drive, could not
:12:43. > :12:49.shop. Former police officer Glenn Lieberman is shown on a jet ski, he
:12:50. > :12:53.received 100 Semi $5,000 over four years after reportedly saying he
:12:54. > :12:59.could not go outside. I can only express disgust at the actions of
:13:00. > :13:04.the individuals involved. There is anger the night among the families
:13:05. > :13:07.of the heroes who died on 911, George Silva lost his brother
:13:08. > :13:15.Stephen, a firefighter. The firefighters and police I know many
:13:16. > :13:21.are dying today from cancer from the rubble. It put a mark against people
:13:22. > :13:25.against that was a dedicated and truly represent the fire and police
:13:26. > :13:32.departments. George Silva also told me he is second. That is sickened by
:13:33. > :13:37.the fraud. He wants to remember what his brother stood for and what
:13:38. > :13:45.people should do and we should not focus on bad apples. Moving on the
:13:46. > :13:49.night, other stories in the news, the results are in in the New Year,
:13:50. > :13:54.we will tell you which diet was chosen as the best one of the year
:13:55. > :13:57.and we meet some people who found the way of losing weight and keeping
:13:58. > :14:01.it off. And a stunning idea for the first time, a dog helps perform
:14:02. > :15:34.surgery in the operating room. What does she do? Do not miss it.
:15:35. > :15:38.Next night, the New Year 's resolution to lose weight. Today, US
:15:39. > :15:41.News reported the list of the best diets. At the top, the dash diet,
:15:42. > :15:45.exercise portion control. On the list the Mediterranean diet which
:15:46. > :15:50.focuses on fruits and nuts. Vegetables and fish. And Weight
:15:51. > :15:55.Watchers, which uses the points system for food. Next you're going
:15:56. > :16:01.to meet a handful of people who not only lose weight but know how to
:16:02. > :16:04.keep it. How do they connected to their happiness? What other secrets
:16:05. > :16:13.to success? Lindsey Davis tells us right now. Meet elite group of super
:16:14. > :16:22.directors. People who have beaten the odds. -- super dieters. Dieters
:16:23. > :16:28.who have lost weight and kept it off over the years. More than 10,000 of
:16:29. > :16:32.these long-term losers are being tracked by the National weight
:16:33. > :16:39.control registry, their secrets are stored in a database. We in the
:16:40. > :16:41.registry what made this effort successful from different of your
:16:42. > :16:46.past unsuccessful efforts. They say that this time they were more
:16:47. > :16:52.committed. The losing weight and keeping it off. Steve Porter is a
:16:53. > :16:56.registry member. I had back issues and when the doctor said I am happy
:16:57. > :17:01.to keep giving you injections as you need them but where would you be
:17:02. > :17:06.five years from now? That is when I said I needed to look at changing
:17:07. > :17:09.something. After losing ?105, he managed to keep off about 75 of
:17:10. > :17:15.those pounds for the last three years. He says that maintenance is
:17:16. > :17:17.the hard part. It is possible with him with daily exercise are
:17:18. > :17:23.meticulously recording everything he is going to eat. We plan the mail is
:17:24. > :17:26.very carefully. It is kept in a spreadsheet and posted on the
:17:27. > :17:30.fridge. Two of the most common strategies, hitting on the scale,
:17:31. > :17:35.for many of them, every single day. And exercising on average an hour a
:17:36. > :17:40.day. Rather than thinking of it as a diet, including exercise and good
:17:41. > :17:44.health eating habits. That is the new normal. The new normal is all
:17:45. > :17:51.about being conscious and careful. That is the key for this woman who
:17:52. > :17:55.shared her weight loss journey with ABC News for the past two years. You
:17:56. > :18:01.can be healthy and beautiful and love yourself. At ?179, she is at
:18:02. > :18:08.her lowest weight as an adult and committed to losing even more.
:18:09. > :18:17.Finally tonight, the remarkable dog who helped save a life every day.
:18:18. > :18:24.Even in the operating room, ready to help doctors and nurses. Surgeons at
:18:25. > :18:32.Duke University say this is a first. Seven-year-old Caitlin is heading in
:18:33. > :18:38.front a operation to help a kidney operation and they are bringing in a
:18:39. > :18:48.dog. Her dog, JJ is trained to smell when she's trouble. She lives with
:18:49. > :18:51.mastocytosis which causes reactions to everyday things and is sensitive
:18:52. > :18:57.to anaesthesia. We saw how it works at home. This is JJ alerting.
:18:58. > :18:59.Staging a reaction coming on, slamming the change. It did not take
:19:00. > :19:04.a minute to come down to the Cabinet door and get the medical kit.
:19:05. > :19:11.Doctors say the. 's knows works better than their machines. He gave
:19:12. > :19:18.us warning signs that something started but come down quickly. To
:19:19. > :19:23.think JJ was back -- abandoned at five days old. She stood out to the
:19:24. > :19:26.trainer. You want one that is confident and will say hey, I need
:19:27. > :19:38.you to pay attention. She says any dog can be trained with slot --
:19:39. > :19:44.saliva. This is her treats for when she alerts. Bat this means that KK
:19:45. > :19:56.can live a normal life and go to school. This dog is a miracle to us
:19:57. > :20:03.every day. Should I tell people that you love him? How much? More than
:20:04. > :20:09.any number. Your Mac are so 1000? More than 1000. They will need to
:20:10. > :20:15.make a new number. She assures us that is a lot. I will see tomorrow
:20:16. > :20:34.night. Good night. The risk of coastal flooding
:20:35. > :20:37.continues to diminish in the UK car in the UK, it meant we could see
:20:38. > :20:41.further land and river flooding of the next few days. Heavy rain but to
:20:42. > :20:43.come the, there will be fewer showers showers around and winds