:00:00. > :00:00.weather update. Now, time to take a look at the news is seen across the
:00:00. > :00:11.United States a couple of hours ago in ABC World News with Diane Sawyer.
:00:12. > :00:16.Welcome to world news. State of emergency. Hundreds of thousands of
:00:17. > :00:23.families in the dark and cold tonight. Warnings about black ice.
:00:24. > :00:27.At what temperature does it set in? And watch this snowplough nightmare
:00:28. > :00:33.for one unsuspecting man. The injuries mounting already at the
:00:34. > :00:41.Sochi Games. Another sport, another athlete. And what we now know about
:00:42. > :00:47.that terror threat in toothpaste. And, get this, paying you to stop in
:00:48. > :01:06.your favourite shop if you are willing to inspire while you shop.
:01:07. > :01:08.Cash in tonight. -- willing to spy. Good evening. We are following two
:01:09. > :01:16.major weather headlines this evening. Amid all of those warnings
:01:17. > :01:26.about the vanishing water supply in the west, we have dire conditions in
:01:27. > :01:30.Merrylands. Powerlines turned to icicles, snapping with cars
:01:31. > :01:36.underneath. The state of emergency in Pennsylvania tonight. Hundreds of
:01:37. > :01:41.thousands spending the evening in the dark as temperatures plummet.
:01:42. > :01:57.Power grids have been pushed to the brink. Hospitals have been forced to
:01:58. > :02:00.take drastic action. Tonight, the storm after the storm. After that
:02:01. > :02:05.winter blast dropped nearly one foot of snow and ice from Kansas to maim,
:02:06. > :02:13.freezing cold and a race to restore power. -- from Kansas to Maine.
:02:14. > :02:18.Nearly half a million people in the dark and frigid cold. Thousands of
:02:19. > :02:24.workers from as far away as Canada are coming to help in the slow and
:02:25. > :02:30.painstaking work. These men try to pull a livewire away from a van,
:02:31. > :02:36.slowly guiding it with a pole. Soon the van is smoking and out come the
:02:37. > :02:40.fire extinguishers. At least 20 people were hospitalised overnight
:02:41. > :02:46.with carbon dioxide poisoning. Operating generators and grills
:02:47. > :02:51.indoors. Hundreds of people in shelters. They have been wonderful.
:02:52. > :02:57.Near Pittsburgh, one man was trapped for days after his roof collapsed.
:02:58. > :03:03.In New York City, security footage caught this man walking as he gets
:03:04. > :03:11.flattened by a wall of snow from a snowplough. All of the melting and
:03:12. > :03:14.freezing on the roads is causing a lot of black ice, which forms when
:03:15. > :03:20.the ground temperature is 32 degrees or lower, when rain, sleet or melted
:03:21. > :03:25.snow hits and freezers instantly. Tonight, all of this snow is
:03:26. > :03:33.completely frozen. This price is the danger. The exhaust pipe is
:03:34. > :03:37.completely covered. If the owner of the vehicle starts it without
:03:38. > :03:45.clearing this up, they run the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. This
:03:46. > :03:50.is not going anywhere. It's really settling in tomorrow morning. More
:03:51. > :03:56.than 80% of the nation tomorrow morning will be below freezing. It's
:03:57. > :04:01.all the way through the Pacific Northwest. Portland, Oregon, may
:04:02. > :04:06.even have a record low temperature. Many people are worried about the
:04:07. > :04:09.weekend. Let's have a look. Saturday, seven o'clock, the low
:04:10. > :04:13.pressure system in the south-east goes off. If these had come
:04:14. > :04:20.together, it would have been massive. Right now, just bits and
:04:21. > :04:24.pieces of snow. Some relief in the west, with the governor suggesting
:04:25. > :04:29.water conservation already. San Francisco is one foot down. They got
:04:30. > :04:39.one inch today. That's huge for them. It's not a drought buster but
:04:40. > :04:45.it still huge. Up to five inches in some of those areas. Some good news
:04:46. > :04:51.for a change. Thank you. Moving onto a major development after that
:04:52. > :04:55.terror threat we reported on. Worries about toothpaste being used
:04:56. > :05:02.to disguise explosives on their way to Russia and the Olympics. The US
:05:03. > :05:12.is banning all carry on liquids on flights to Sochi. Nerves could not
:05:13. > :05:16.be higher in the current atmosphere. American authorities say this is the
:05:17. > :05:23.target, a passenger jet like this one flying in today over the Sochi
:05:24. > :05:30.Olympic Village. This is the concern. Tubes of toothpaste. US
:05:31. > :05:35.authorities say a team of terror operatives could use these to
:05:36. > :05:38.smuggle explosives on board. They would be able to put the entire
:05:39. > :05:45.product together to get a much bigger bang for your buck. Security
:05:46. > :05:50.agencies announced a ban on all liquids, jails, aerosols and powders
:05:51. > :05:57.on carry on luggage into flight to Russia. Arriving American visitors
:05:58. > :06:03.seemed oblivious to the threat. The US is not going to let anything
:06:04. > :06:08.happen to us. The concerns go beyond the airport. US authorities say they
:06:09. > :06:11.are not that confident that the Russian security's ring of steel
:06:12. > :06:15.with its tens of thousands of armed officers, naval ships, surveillance
:06:16. > :06:19.drones and anti-missile batteries hidden in the mountains, will be
:06:20. > :06:23.enough to stop a determined terrorist. The US says it's ready
:06:24. > :06:29.for anything that could happen in Sochi, with small teams of armed
:06:30. > :06:40.personnel guarding American athletes and two US. Navy ships now in
:06:41. > :06:45.international waters. Some of the events have already got under way.
:06:46. > :06:59.There are tonight we'll concerns over the course after American
:07:00. > :07:09.superstar Shaun White pulled out. In action today, snowboarders. Today,
:07:10. > :07:17.American snowboarder Heidi closure injured in a run. Changes to the
:07:18. > :07:23.course are being made after Shaun White said it was too dangerous.
:07:24. > :07:28.Four years ago at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, nobody was
:07:29. > :07:35.thinking about concussions. Now, everybody is. Including this
:07:36. > :07:41.Slopestyle skier, who has suffered a string of concussions over the last
:07:42. > :07:46.few years. You heal faster if you have no stimulation whatsoever. It
:07:47. > :07:50.means sitting in the dark with no television, computer, phone,
:07:51. > :08:05.nothing. It's not just head injuries. Rooms, hands, wrists,
:08:06. > :08:09.tailbone... But it's all problems I can still ski with. It's almost a
:08:10. > :08:14.miracle they can walk, much less content for gold. The US ski team
:08:15. > :08:22.has a concussion expert on hand for every eventful top and the US hockey
:08:23. > :08:33.team has given authority to an urologist to bench a player with a
:08:34. > :08:37.concussion. -- neurologist. Now to a comment that has caused out raw.
:08:38. > :08:43.There was a conversation on the situation in the Ukraine. In that
:08:44. > :08:46.phone call, when she was asked about including our allies from Europe and
:08:47. > :08:54.the conversation, she uses a choice word.
:08:55. > :09:00.I want to bring in our chief White House correspondent who happens to
:09:01. > :09:06.be with us in New York. Not a word you would use to talk about an ally?
:09:07. > :09:13.This is a major embarrassment. The top diplomat for Europe consulting a
:09:14. > :09:21.European allies. She immediately apologised. This is between two
:09:22. > :09:29.diplomats. Why are we hearing miscue. The White House are saying
:09:30. > :09:36.that the Russians leaked this. The world first heard about this on
:09:37. > :09:42.Twitter from an official in the Russian government. The assistant to
:09:43. > :09:49.the Deputy Prime Minister. To the investigation into the tragic death
:09:50. > :10:05.of Philip Seymour Hoffman. Actors involved in the death being caught.
:10:06. > :10:10.-- being in court. A wait for Philip Seymour Hoffman. Police are
:10:11. > :10:13.investigating whether 46 -year-old actor got the heroin discovered in
:10:14. > :10:20.his apartment when he was found dead. In court today, two people
:10:21. > :10:26.arrested as part of the investigation on unrelated drugs
:10:27. > :10:30.charges. A third who police say had his number in his cellphone also
:10:31. > :10:38.arrested. They all deny involvement in his death. A steady stream of
:10:39. > :10:48.stars have paid their respects to his family. Cate Blanchett turned up
:10:49. > :10:53.armed with a bag of toys. actor speaking about his children. When
:10:54. > :10:58.you have children, heartbreak changes its meaning. He didn't think
:10:59. > :11:07.you could love something like that in that way. Now you do. He spoke
:11:08. > :11:09.about his addiction. In this week 's Time magazine, this was written
:11:10. > :11:28.a... He meant that their deaths would
:11:29. > :11:35.make news and maybe scare someone clean. He hopes part of his legacy
:11:36. > :11:43.will be that this story of addiction help save some lives. It was last
:11:44. > :11:47.night we told you will about the emotional stand-off between two
:11:48. > :11:55.families. The tragedy in a movie theatre where it a young father was
:11:56. > :12:01.shot dead for text -- during previews. Everyone in the case
:12:02. > :12:09.awaits a new video from inside the theatre. Two devoted fathers, and
:12:10. > :12:13.one of them killed after an argument at the movie theatre. Prosecutors
:12:14. > :12:20.hope video they obtained might shed new light on what really happened.
:12:21. > :12:26.No strikes or hits. Nothing to indicate he was threatened. Retired
:12:27. > :12:31.police captain was emotional. He pleaded not guilty to second-degree
:12:32. > :12:41.murder. He said he did it in self defence. His wife on the view shared
:12:42. > :12:46.new details on the fatal argument. The gentleman confronted my husband
:12:47. > :12:51.several times. He ignored it several times. He got to a point where my
:12:52. > :12:57.husband spoke up, and that is one he were shot. He said he fired after
:12:58. > :13:05.seeing an unknown object thrown his way. Witnesses say only popcorn was
:13:06. > :13:09.thrown, and that he knew it. I had someone say, I'll show you to throw
:13:10. > :13:16.popcorn at me. I then saw the flash from the muzzle of a gun. One shot,
:13:17. > :13:24.one death, many questions. Much more ahead on world news. Getting paid to
:13:25. > :13:27.shop your favourite store. As long as you're willing to spy while you
:13:28. > :14:12.are shopping. Hear from one customer who made $12,000 doing it.
:14:13. > :14:18.I couldn't believe this one. Imagine getting paid to shop your favourite
:14:19. > :14:24.store as long as you're willing to be a spy. The everyday James Bond is
:14:25. > :14:34.making thousands. He may look like an ordinary
:14:35. > :14:40.shopper, but he wonders the aisles snapping photos. He is being paid to
:14:41. > :14:49.do it. Are you a secret shopper? Yes. In eight months, he is raking
:14:50. > :14:57.it in. I may just over 12,000 dollars. He does it in his spare
:14:58. > :15:05.time. They post quick jobs for members to complete. It's a way to
:15:06. > :15:11.check their products the competition. They say there are
:15:12. > :15:18.about 400,000 walkers across America making ten to $15 an hour. While
:15:19. > :15:28.available gigs very by location, there are postings for all 50
:15:29. > :15:36.states. An easy job. She thinks it is a savvy way to get extra income.
:15:37. > :15:40.We tried it out with Nicole. I don't know any other job that gives you
:15:41. > :15:44.$12 for five minutes of work. You want to make sure before you give
:15:45. > :15:48.information that you are with a reputable site. It is recommended
:15:49. > :16:01.that you use websites like he baits. Did you know companies are letting
:16:02. > :16:07.you pay with tweets instead of cash? At this shop, you get items like
:16:08. > :16:16.perfume bottles for Insta ground posts about them. How much money
:16:17. > :16:27.without cost in East oche -- in a store? $50. How do you get in
:16:28. > :16:43.trouble for doing that? It's not illegal. But you can be asked to
:16:44. > :16:52.leave. Our instant index tonight. A bill calling on the US government to
:16:53. > :16:57.combine all uniforms. We have heard from some American clothing makers
:16:58. > :17:01.who say bring it on. A classical musical caper solved tonight. They
:17:02. > :17:07.believe they have recovered a rare violin worth at least $5 million. It
:17:08. > :17:17.went missing when the owner was shot with a stun gun. A well-deserved
:17:18. > :17:21.honour for one of our own. The Washington press club foundation
:17:22. > :17:29.lifetime achievement award. The first woman to cover the White
:17:30. > :17:31.House. Finally, the line is already forming. Who doesn't reach for the
:17:32. > :17:45.underdog? They are canine supermodels. They
:17:46. > :17:49.are ready and looking part dog and also part brush you might find in a
:17:50. > :17:57.car wash. They are purebreds, one and all. Until now. Now the most
:17:58. > :18:01.elite of show is allowing dogs like Jimmy to compete. He is a mixed
:18:02. > :18:12.breed. He is a rescue dog. What is his story? He was dumped at a
:18:13. > :18:17.shelter at about seven weeks of age. He now has his shot at the ring. The
:18:18. > :18:24.world 's most exclusive club is opening its doors to the average
:18:25. > :18:31.Joe. The marked could be a champion. Unlike other competitors, he has
:18:32. > :18:35.never had a good hair day. If I brushed him, he would just look like
:18:36. > :18:43.this again. He has other talents like jumping hoops and running up
:18:44. > :18:48.and down and between things. He is one of the 16 mixed breed dogs
:18:49. > :18:55.hoping to beat purebreds. What will meant to that? Any dog can do it.
:18:56. > :19:03.Just because your dog doesn't have a pedigree, it's not to say it can't
:19:04. > :19:12.be an athlete. Now even the underdog can have its day. A huge test. Their
:19:13. > :19:16.day has finally come. I hope to see you tomorrow night.