vapor rising from snow covered roads as they brace for 3 to 5 feet of snow tomorrow. not inches. windchill 40 below. take a look at the map. these are the numbers that tell the story of what people must live through. chilly temperatures understatement of the year. feels like 50 below in de lawsuit. minnesota, 128 below -- 28 below. you're going to fly today or in the airport watching right now, a cold reality. 1700 flights already canceled. that number most likely will climb. we are trying to cover this situation in every way possible because there are, again, 180 million americans affected here. we have our meteorologist, indra peter sons. she is standing in a bitter cold right off the water. what are you dealing with?

>> reporter: it is unbelievable the difference here. one of the things i keep putting in perspective, i was just in boston a few days ago, it was 20 below. here it is 6 below, but it feels so much worse. we know the windchill accounts for the arctic air mass and the winds combined. they are how longing to about 50 miles per hour. that arctic air mass is moving into the northeast right now. it is miserable for millions of americans right now. the coldest air in decades gripping more than half of the country. temperatures are falling fast as thousands are waking up again without power. >> this is extremely cold. >> reporter: schools and government offices are closed this morning ft. >> usually it's snow if anything. not cold. >> reporter: in minneapolis, feels like temperatures were 40

below on monday. >> about 10 to 15 minutes we're looking at frostbite. that's extremely dangerous. >> reporter: the governor of illinois issued a disaster declaration. >> it's a very hazardous combination, very cold weather that we have and the black ice. if you really don't -- you start slipping and sliding. >> reporter: about 80 miles north of chicago, dense snow stroped amtrak trains in their tracks leaving passengers trapped over night. one passenger tweeted i would cry about being stuck on this amtrak, but my tears would probably just freeze. indiana's governor declaring a state of emergency in manikies. >> i don't remember a storm like this for a while. >> reporter: so once again, we're really talking about the winds how longing in new york city this morning. 40 mile per hour winds with the

windchill 10 below zero. it is not expected to warm up throughout the day. it's something we call polar vortex. it had spread into the northeast. that cold air still spreading into the northeast and even into the southeast. with that, we are not expected to warm up. so the temperature difference only expected to be about 2 or 3 degrees today. i have so many layers on. at this point, it is not protecting me from this cold. remind yourself, you really do need those extra layers or stay home if you can. it's not the day to be outdoors. >> dangerously cold this morning indra. thank you so much. and right now, hundreds of passengers are trapped on an amtrak train in illinois just west of chicago. they've been stuck on board since about 4:00 in the afternoon. i'm talking about 4:00 in the

afternoon yesterday after snow closed the tracks. it's believed that one of them may now be on the move. joining us by phone is one of the passengers. charles harding. can you hear me. >> yes i can. >> good morning. i guess we can say good morning. how long have you been on the train now? >> well, i got on the train since yesterday morning in kansas early at 2:00 in the morning. the train stalled out at about 3:30 in the afternoon and it never budged from that point. >> how have they been keeping you updated on what went wrong? we understand it was snow that stalled the train, by what have they been telling you why they can't move any further. >> well, they tried a few things. it seems to take a few hours and that kind of gotten us to where we are because everything they tried failed up until now.

initial they tried to push it with other trains and a whole bunch of different strategies and then we wait for two or three hours without any update sfwls earlier we were showing video from one of the snowplows trying to move some of the snow out of the way. what has it been like on the train. i assume they have doing every effort they can to keep you warm and fed. >> they have kept us safe. the only place that's safe is inside the train. yeah, they gave us a kind of makeshift meal even yesterday evening and that didn't help. but, yeah, and for the most part, i think the passengers have been pretty tolerant of the situation. i mean, what are we going to do? we're stuck. >> you're keeping a good perspective on this situation as you can. have they given you any indication of what you think

you're finally going to make it into chicago? >> yeah. actually the real indication we have is they spent the last few hours with a front end loader trying to get the snow off of the alternate track. we're hopeful that we're going to get on that train and continue. >> absolutely. all right, mr. harding, good lick. thank you so much for getting on the phone with us. good luck to you and all the passengers on that train as you hopefully make it to chicago at some point this morning. thank you so much. >> thank you too. good wie. >> trying to keep good perspective. >> certainly got nowhere to go. hopefully the situation changes soon. unlikely though because the temperatures not going away. it's been decades since we've seen this kind of sustained life-threatening cold. being outside for five minutes can be dangerous. what about the men and women who

have to be outdoors for hours to get their jobs done? in chicago the over night low was 16 below. now it's warmed up, minus 9 now. the windchill 289 below -- 28 below. how is it now, george? >> reporter: chris, good morning, feels like maybe negative 30 and more. very cold out here in downtown chicago. and for anyone who has to go out today to work in this cold weather. two words, bundle up. >> bundle up, put my boots on, two or three pair of socks. >> reporter: with temperatures plun jing below zero in most of the country, the safest place to be ask without question, indoors. but for those whose office is outside, frostbite becomes an

occupational hazard. >> you just got to do your job. that's what we're here for. >> they use the truck to heat up their gloves. >> any water on our greer is going to freeze up in a matter of minutes. >> this is completely ice. >> reporter: in wisconsin where one death has been attributed to the brutal cold, city of milwaukee workers piled on the layers to help keep the streets lit. >> we're out here every day, no matter if it's raining snowing or bitter cold like today. >> reporter: we're watching today as people do the work here on chicago streets. chicago's schools are closed. kids get another day off as this cold weather continues. >> families trying to keep warm. thank you so much, george. we'll check back in with you

thank you. workers aren't the only ones who have to stay outside during the cold sprel. the cold weather can be brutal on outdoor crops and the farmers. in the south they're seeing temperatures in the 20 stz and 30s this morning. good morning, tory. >> reporter: hey there. the next hour is going to be critical for farmers. we're here at strawberry fields in plant city florida. the farmers are out and about checking some of these leaves making sure there's no frost on them. the main thing they're going to be looking at is this ter mom ter here. they might have to turn on the sprinkler to create an igloo effect for some of these berrys here. in other parts of the state,

temperatures are already below freezing. all eyes in florida basically on the next few hours to make sure those temperatures don't drop too much below freezing here in florida. back to you, chris. >> we're also following another big story this morning. the senate is set to vote on unemployment insurance. a planned vote was postponed last light. president obama has been pressing for this extension of long term beens. and this morning he's going to take his message to the podium. we're live with more. what's the status. >> reporter: >> as you mentioned later this morning, president obama will be here at the who is standing with americans whose inemployment snirns expired. he's going to be making that pitch to extend unemployment benefits for the long term jobless. they were poised to cast a vote

on this. because of this, they decided to go ahead and postpone that vote until later on this morning, 10 cln 30 this morning. that's when they were making the case that this extension is only for another three months. the republicans are saying, wait a minute this is going to cost $3.6 billion. the president saying he's only going to take a part of these benefits. late yesterday, our vote counters over in the cnn unit over on capitol hill said that senate democrats may be one vote shy of the 60 votes that they need to clear the threshold in this test vote later this morning. we're going to have to wait and see what happens. the president has been calling senators, twisting arms, making his appeal. if this does not get passed, you're going to see the makings

of a big political issue for the democrats heading into the coming weeks. also breaking over night if you had to go to bed earlier last night, the bcs going out in style with a title game to remember. florida state defeated auburn, 34-31 in the championship thriller. the seminoles battled led by jameis winston. joe carter is live in pasadena. what a game, joe. >> reporter: oh my goodness. what a game. that was an incredible comeback. it was a historic comeback. we've never seen a team come back from that large of a deficit. florida state last night was down 18 points and then they mounted an incredible comeback

in the second half. let me show you the highlights. 24 points were exchanged between the two teams in the final five minutes. when it field, 5'7", 100 yard return for a final touchdown. then a birn responded with a 37 yard run. too much time for jameis winston as he led his team 80 yards down the field and completed an amazing comeback to the 6'6" receiver kelvin benjamin. they complete the perfect 14-0 season. fsu hasn't won a national championship in 13 years. they finally beat an sec. the sec has come nated this --

dominated this game over the last 7 years. an epic incredible comeback fashion. jameis winston just a red shirt freshman, which means he'll be back. as far as auburn goes, you got to give them a lot of credit. they frustrated florida all night long. they were delivering early knockout punches. for the first time last night they were reeling. what an incredible comeback. >> epic, incredible historic fashion. that's a good way of summing up that game, joe. thank you so much. >> auburn showed them who they were. they kept coming back. they had the lead. that last play, it is reminiscent to an old man, of joe montana to dwight clark.

that kid, he may be 6'6", by going up with his hand with the ball -- >> music played in your head when it happened, didn't it? >> holy cow. >> joe carter was in a blazer. southern california, one of the few places not experiencing this deep freeze right now. >> true. try. >> those folks in southern california very lucky. >> beginning with developments, new ones in fact out of iraq. biden calling on ma licky to support against al qaeda linked militants. this morning, a setback for some of the toughest gun laws in the country. a federal judge ruling that chicago's ban on sales and transfers of firearms is unconstitutional. the judge says the ordinance

goes too far. his decision didn't rule out other kinds of gun regulations short of a complete ban. the judge stayed his ruling to give the city time to appeal. janet yellen approved by the senate to take over the reigns of the federal reserve. yellen was confirmed by 56-26 margin. the vote was held despite the fact that more thn a does -- than a dozen lawmakers could not get there. also this morning, trey radel who pleaded guilty to cocaine possession last year is now out of rehab. he is back to work in washington. you'll recall he look a leave of absence last october and completed a 28-day treatment program. he also hired a top washington ethics attorney. one of the newest residence

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♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum - bum♪ welcome back to "new day." we have an exclusive for you. dennis rodman finally lost his cool about the situation in north korea. he's not angry with the country's ruler. he was angry with us for asking

him about it. he and several nba al stars are in north korea. this is the leader on f a country that is infamous for human rights abuses. you know this. this is also a leader who just executed his uncle, you know this as well. and of course kenneth bae. 46-year-old american in ill health held by north korea for unknown crimes. for more than a year he has now been held. for rodman and all the rest of these very well-known basketball players. they say this isn't about politics. we spoke to them. you can hear for yourself. >> all right. first question to you, dennis. i see you got the team assembled there hiebd -- behind you. given the situation in the country whery are right now, why do you believe this is a good

idea? >> it's not a good idea the one thing that we're doing. it's a great idea for the world. for the world. and this -- and people always put down the things i do and it's weird. they say wow. he -- you got michael jordan, you got lebron and stuff like this. they can do all the cool things in the world. but me, why north korea? why? i love my friend. i love my friend. this is my friend. all these guys, i mean cliff robertson, all these guys here,

and they are the last social virus that actually say hey, yes, we'll go. i've had a lot of guys pull out -- i've had a lot of guys pull out on me that said, hey -- >> let me -- let me add to this. people have asked why we've come here. we've been doing this -- these games for 3 and a half years. dennis -- we've gotten to know each other over the last 3 and a half years. outside of what you know of dennis, you don't know dennis. he's got a great heart. his passion is about children and families. that's why we're here. we're experienced at this. we've been to taiwan to the village where we've met and talked to the aborigine group

that lost 3,000 people due to a typhoon. we've done camps and clinics for refugee children, for orphanage, for children being misplaced. we've done so much around the world and we're apologetic to america because, one, you don't know this and we had no idea the type of negative press that we were going to get from this would extend this far. we're doing what we do. we play basketball and that's what we love to do. >> charles, i'm well aware of the good work that you've done. the man sitting to your right, cliff robertson, ben baker. you have to understand, the criticism comes because you are not in taiwan. you are in korea. that is ruled by a man who just killed his uncle, known as one

of the bad actors on the globe at this time. do you understand that? >> well, we -- we -- we do understand one thing. i mean you have to live under a rock not to know the press that was coming or the press that has been out there prior to our coming to north korea. i think that in our minds, we came to do what we've been doing worldwi worldwide, which has been the same schedule. that has been our intent. and again, we -- we are apologetic. i have the same remorse and i think the guys have the same remorse that is similar to the same addlation i had being a 1988 oh limp january. we're all americans. we're here to do good will and again, we did not know that it

was going to take this type of negative spin on what we were doing because we're not applications we're not -- politicians, we're not ambassadors. >> charlts, i get it, but it's about where you do it as well. it's coming from somebody that is a fan and a supporter of a lot of the work that you've done. dennis, when you call this ruler your friend, he is not a friend to the bae family, he is not a friend to your country and you have to understand that, dennis. you can't pretend that you don't get why people are upset about your friend, kim jong-un. do you get why they're upset? >> it's amazing that you're saying this right now. you're saying ten guys here, gien guys here, they believe

what i'm doing. everyone knows everyone here. and it's amazing how we strive on negativity. this guy, this guy, this leader, do anyone notice -- anyone know that this guy is only 31 years old. >> dennis, he could be 31. he could be 51. he just killed his uncle and he's holding an american hostage. the family is desperate for his return. they don't even know why he's being held. this is the guy you call your friend. >> listen -- >> listen we're playing semantics on the world "friend." it's an endearing term.

dennis met the gentleman. it's not scheduled on our eye stenosis rare to do that -- itinerary to do that. we're here to play a game. you're taking it obviously to a lot further stage when is you use the term "friends." >> charles, i hope you're right. >> he came back -- >> charlt, i hope you're right. >> i am right. it's not -- it's not whether -- you can't meet someone once or twice and just take that -- daring step. >> the man to your left, charles, says he's your friend, says they have affection. says he's a good guy. let's be honest about this. >> watch this. i'm going to tell you one thing around the world. around the world. you saying -- you saying ten great individuals sitting right

in front of your face around the world and it's going global. >> uh-huh. >> these guys have said certain things about their families, what they're saying about them, why they here, they're just not about me. it's one thing, if i coiled open the door -- could open the door a little bit -- just a little bit, just a little bit. it ain't about, you know, trying to crash -- trying to, you know, change a will. it's about one thing. no one ever, ever asked anyone in the world why we have olympics and we have struggles around the world with all the countries around the world. but when the olympics come around, there's no problems. it's ail about the game -- all about the game. people love to do one thing, sports. >> of course, it's not just about the game, it is?

the interview goes on. and we are going to show you more of this interview with dennis rodman and the rest of the gentleman there. his frustration as what he sees is negative attention that this trip is getting in an unwarranted way. it is not just about the theater of it. it's a very important situation in that country, especially to the bae country. we'll be back. when i first started shopping for a hybrid... i didn't even look at anything else. i just assumed you went and bought a prius.

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more now of our exclusive interview with dennis rodman.

he's in north korea celebrating that nation's ruler, a birthday present. he brought some of the nba good, well-known names there with him. one of them, charles smith, wound up having to defend rodman. here's more of it right now. >> we received a letter from the dprk olympic committee on invitation to do this game. this isn't about dennis -- i'm sorry. dennis -- like i said, i didn't like dennis. i competed against him. we were not friends. and over the last three years, we become brothers. i mean, we go out on the road and we have a great time together. we do a lot of good stuff. but understand this. understand that he is not here and i am not here -- none of these guys are here to talk any sense into any politician and to

have any -- other than basketball diplomacy which i feel is about having a relation -- utilizing the relationship with others in an accommodating way through basketball which we did today with the north korean team. that's what we're here for. do you really think that the leaders are are going to listen to what we have to say? we're not here to do that. we're here specifically to put smiles on people's faces. every lasting memories in the minds of individuals. and hopefully, with the good work that we do, we give to charity while we're here. and we're just going to be an example to how we are as americans when it comes to the sport of basketball. so please, don't continue to put politics into that. >> i get it, charles.

the problem is it's more complicated than basketball. it just is. >> you say -- you know, and you say it's more complicated than basketball. basketball is not complicated to us and that's what we do. we're not in here for complications. and again, we apologize for what has kind of the storm that has been created from our presence. we're not apologizing for doing what we do. we're connecting people to basketball and people to people. >> i get it. that's all good charles. >> all relational. >> that's all good. >> you say you get it, but that's all we're doing. >> but the game has been presented -- the game has been presented as a birthday present -- the game has been

presented as a birthday present to the ruler. i'm not here to fight with you guys. i respect what you're doing. i'm concerned for the family of this man who is held there. and i'm concerned, as many merps are -- americans are, giving a birthday present to a man who just executed his uncle. >> you can continue to talk about the different at this times that is -- activities that take place here. we have -- there's activities that take place all over the world. we are using basketball as a bridge for cultural exchange. and that's all about communication. we're not -- again, we're not here to deal with the politics. the date of the game is the date of the game. it was arranged that way. we're here to deal with people. now, let me give you a couple of examples. when we spoke to the north

korean players today through the trans lay tors, they asked us questions about professional basketball, they asked us questions about how we live, they asked is questions about the game. we interacted with them. we represented our country in basketball. and we are very professional about it. the fans afterwards said things like, we had no idea, you guys are retired, you guys are older, but your skill is superior and you taught us a lot. they thanked dennis for putting this together. that's the joy that we get out of this. >> and i wish you good luck and effectiveness. i wish you good luck and effectiveness in influencing the people there. dennis, let me end on this. you do have a relationship with this man. you've said it many times. >> yes. >> are you going to take an

opportunity if you get it to speak up for the family of kenneth bae and say, let us know why this man is being held? if you can help them, will you take the opportunity? >> watch this. the one thing about politics, kenneth bae did one thing, if you understand -- if you understand what kenneth bae did, do you understand what he did? >> what did he do? you tell me. >> in his country. >> you tell me. you tell me. why is he held captive. >> they haven't released any charges. they haven't released any reason. >> listen. listen. >> i would love to speak on this. >> go ahead. >> you know, you gotten guys here -- ten guys here that have left their families, left they families to help this country in

a sports venture. ten guys, all these guys here. do anyone understand that? >> we do. and we appreciate that. >> christmas -- i don't give [ bleep ] look at these guys. look at them. >> don't use them as an excuse for the behavior that you're putting on yourself. you just basically were saying that kenneth bae did something wrong. we don't even know what the charges are. >> listen. listen. listen. >> i got it. let me do this. let me -- let me. i'm going to tell you one thing. people around the world -- around the world -- i'm going to do one thing. you don't die behind the mic right now. the guys here do one thing. we have to go back to america

and take the abuse. we going to take. do you, sir, let me know -- we going to get it. but guess what though? one day, one day this dude is going to open because these ten guys here, all of us, christy, dennis, charles, everybody here, if we could just open the door just a little bit for people to come here and do one thing -- >> and dennis makes a great point. there are other americans here on this trip. you have to understand that we're not alone. we're in passage with about 50 people. they're here on the tour. we've interacted with them as well. the key is you can bait dennis.

>> charles -- charles, that's not my intention. >> that's not -- >> that's not my intention -- >> let me finish. if that's not your intention, we're said numerous times that we're not here for any political aspects. we're not here to talk politics. so outside of that, any questions that come back through that is bathing to get us -- bait ing to get is into politics. >> charles, i understand it as well. i wish you good luck with the cultural exchange, you know the issues at stake. i wish you a safe trip home. thank you for joining us this morning. >> listen, charles smith is right. i think it is unfortunate that those gentleman are caught up in the circus of dennis rodman over there. >> looked like some of them

didn't want to be there during that interview. >> there's no question that charles smith and the other men there are very well-intentioned. it's a complicated situation. for dennis rodman to make any accusation is obviously speaking out of school for him. it's an important situation. certainly the family of kenneth bae and other families who have experienced atrocities over there and other citizens. >> and you wanted to see it and it seems clear that dennis rodman is trying to walk some fine line that doesn't seem to exist for most everyone watching from the outside. >> it's nice that you wanted to come over and defend me from him during the interview. >> i did. i'm the only one that can take you on. when he comes back, i'll be here. >> and i was on the right side. we're going to take a break here on "new day." we'll have much more of that coming up. also tracking the bone chilling

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welcome back to "new day." let's check in on the top story -- or one of the top stories that we're following this morning, that extreme cold almost everywhere this morning. it's tightening its grip on the eastern half of the country right now. temperatures well below zero throughout the midwest. we have the bone chilling details in the bone chilling battery park in manhattan. how is it looking, indra? >> reporter: really, it's how it feels when these winds have really picked up this morning. that is the difference. hard to see, i know, because it's dark outside, but these winds are gusting 40 miles per

hour. your eyes are so dry, your fingers freeze in seconds. you need layers, layers and more layers. everyone keeps saying what is a polar vortex. let me explain this as easily as i can. it's like a tight rubber band and all that air is supposed to stay at the poles. a little drop comes out of it, that cold air from the poles has dropped into the midwest yesterday and today, has spread into the northeast. so much so actually in the last few hours, just in minnesota alone, the temperatures about negative 50 this morning. that cold air has now made its way to the northeast. this is what we're dealing with really for the next day or so, guys. >> that wind just rips right through your clothing. thank you so much, indra. going to take another break here

on on "new day." 17 thoirks flights canceled in the last seven days. a lot of people are wondering if air travel in america has reached the breaking point. and, you know, then it's gone. i would recommend that they brush with pronamel. they don't need to cut out those foods but you can make some smart choices.

for the -- well, the brutal cold continues to cause really major travel headaches across the country. over 17,000 flight cancellations. is bad weather strictly to blame, or are government rule

changes making it worse? good morning renee. >> good morning. the boards are lighting up again. we have more than 1,800 cancellations. if you're flying jetblue this morning, sorry to break it to you, you're going to have some problems. the airline has cut the majority of their flights going into some northeast airports. washington d.c. going into boston, canceled. frigid temperatures, snow and ice, an awful mix for travelers. in the last seven days, more than 17,000 cancellations and more than 40,000 delays. compare that to a normal week, about 1,400 cancellations. the numbers don't lie and neither do the long lines and unclaimed luggage. >> i've been at three different

airports since yesterday at 10:00 a.m. >> we are in our 23rd hour of travel. >> it could be another week before the system is back up to speed. one airline, jetblue, has grounded nearly all flight operations at four busy airports. the ripple effect, widespread even being felt in florida. >> i don't know if anyone actually knows where any of the lines go or what they're for. >> mother nature takes part of the blame, but the airline says so does the government. jetblue says faa rules that went into effect saturdays requiring pilots to get time to rest is making delays worse. but a pilot's union says the airlines had plenty of time to prepare. >> that had two years to anticipate this and to adjust

accordingly. this drupgs which happens to be associated with this major snow snowstorm and hang it all on that rile making change. >> other airlines are also monitoring the weather and scaling back. for passengers, gist waiting for a boarding pass that will get them to their destination sooner rather than later is. >> reporter: this is the scene here in washington d.c. people camped out at the airport. one silver lining though, as each day goes by, the system gets a little closer to normal. >> i'm shire as the days go by, it gets tougher and tougher to see that silver lining. we're going to take another break here. a schizophrenic teenager shot by police. what went wrong? and many of you are asking if there's anymore of the interview. the answer is yes. we'll show you more of the interview with dennis rodman and the men around him.

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answering the tough questions from north korea. is rodman helping open up the country or propping up a vision dictator. >> worst dating profile ever. she made herself out to be an absolutely awful person online, but posted these photos. the woman behind the experiment joins us live. >> your "new day" starts right now. >> good morning. welcome back to "new day." it's tuesday, january 7th. 7:00 in the east. the brutal cold snap is moving east. take a look at the map. the numbers tell the story. the colors are startling. you see it stretching from north to south, the plains to the atlantic. every state except hawaii is seeing freezing conditions

somewhere. seeing some of the coldest readings in years. in new york it feels like negative 11. chicago, 30 below. in deluth, minnesota, 34 below zero. >> and flight troubles as well. 3,400 already. emergencies have been declared in minnesota, illinois, indiana and western new york. we have complete coverage of all the angles of the cold blast. we're going to start with indra peterson. >> reporter: looks like -- you know, i keep thinking, i am tougher than this. for some reason, today is just so difficult. it really is, again, all thanks to these winds how longing out here. 40 miles per hour making it feel like 10 below. that is the story for millions of americans today as the cold

arctic air has spread down into the northeast and even down into the southeast. the oldest air in decades gripping more than half of the country. temperatures are falling fast as thousands are waking up again without power. >> this is extremely cold. >> schools and government offices are closed this morning. >> usually it's snow if anything. not cold. >> reporter: in minneapolis, feels like temps were a deadly 40 below on monday cloedsing schools across the entire state. >> for kids walking to school after a weight at the bus stop, that's extremely dangerous. >> reporter: the governor of illinois issued ady staster -- a disaster situation. >> very cold weather that we have and the black ice that you really don't see until you start slipping and sliding. >> reporter: and about 80 miles north of chicago, densely drifting snow stopped three

amtrak trains in their tracks leaving passengers stranded over night. one passenger tweeted, i would cry, but my tears would probably just freeze. indiana's governor declaring a state of emergency in more than two dozen counties, driving banned in some areas. >> i don't remember a storm like this for a while. >> reporter: you know, we heard yesterday, there was a particularly dangerous situation in minnesota and south dakota where temperatures were a good 50 degrees below zero. how is the change here for the northeast? yesterday it was 55 degrees with the windchill. right now, it is about 10 below. so you're talking about a 60 degree temperature change in 24 hours. that is how quickly it spread. as the day goes on, only about a 2 degree warmup is expected.

same thing for the southeast. temperatures there will be at the freezing mark, even into florida today, 40s where yesterday they were looking at the 70s. by tomorrow, things should start to warm up. about a 10 degree warmup for each city every day. >> as quickly as the temperatures dropped, it's sure going to be a slow warmup. thanks indra. so as cold as it is, not everyone is able to spend the day inside. men and women whose livelihoods depend on them being outdoor to do their jobs. first responders are taking it to a whole new level today as frostbite posts a whole new concern. in chicago, the overnight low was 16 below. george how well is there with

much more. good morning, george. >> reporter: good morning. that 5 degrees in new york sounds kind of nice. negative 9 in chicago. for anyone who has to be outside today, two words, bundle up. >> bundle up, put my boots on, two or three pair of socks. >> reporter: with temperatures plun jing below zero in most of the country, the safest place to be is without question indoors. but for those whose office is outside, frostbite becomes an occupational hazard. >> just got to do your job. it's what we're here for. >> reporter: firefighters in ohio used the exhaust from their truck to heat up their gloves. >> any water that's on our gear, it's going to freeze in a matter of minutes. >> this is completely ice. >> reporter: in wisconsin, where one death has been attributed to

the brutal cold, city of milwaukee workers piled on the layers working to keep the streets lit. >> we're out here every day no matter if it's raining snowing or bitter cold like today. >> reporter: so as some workers have to get back outside today, some good news for school children here in chicago, yet for another day, schools are closed here. something that doesn't really happen here in chicago. but again, the weather is just so cold, that's the call they made. >> got to be safe, george. ty for being there -- thank you for being there for us. this deep freeze is stretching into the south. there's real concern about the damage the arctic blast might do to crops. what do we know? >> reporter: well, chris, it's about 7 degrees here. every time the wind picks up, it is absolutely brutal. here in atlanta, we know there's

an emergency shelter that's opened up to allow people to go inside and get refuge from the bitter cold. this church opening its door for the first time. they opened up last night. about two dozen people spent the night here, and they'll be opening up again tonight. it's difficult to talk because it's so cold out here. we also know that several school districts throughout the south. here in atlanta, schools are closed. also in carolina, alabama and tennessee. the bottom line, people are being urged to stay home. >> also new this morning, russia ramping up security for the up coming winter olympics. the games begin just one month from today. more than 30,000 officers and troops have been delayed in an unprecedented security operation.

we are there tracking all of the developments this morning. good morning diana. >> you can be sure there is no stone left unturned and no expense spared in terms of security. a large part of the security plan goes into place today. basically the restricted zone which is a huge area around the town where the olympics are going to be goes into force. that means you can't bring any cars in. you can't get in unless you have special ids. there's going to be huge amounts of surveillance. don't expect your privacy to be protected if you're a journalist. you have drones that are going to be overhead. you have solar technology survey link the waters of the black sea. president putin does not want this pet project of his overturned by any kind of

terrorist attack. those attacks you mentioned show that there are vulnerables elsewhere away from this secured area. >> thank you very much for watching that situation for us. we're going to come back to the u.s. now for a game of almost olympic magnitude. the auburn tigers needed one more win. it was jameis winston in the florida seminoles who pulled off a miles an hour rack lois -- mere rack allows comeback. a thrilling 34-31 win for the ages. joe carter got to watch it all unfold. he joins us this morning. tell us about it, joe. >> reporter: you got it, chris. where the rest of the country is freezing, we saw about 77 degrees yesterday. obviously, weather wasn't a

problem for us here in pasadena. what an amazing national championship game. next year, everything goes to a 14-playoff. auburn really frustrated florida state for the fist time all -- first time all season. auburn from us sfrated them, but in the second half, florida state settled in and proved why they are the best team in all of college football. >> touchdown. >> reporter: with their final touchdown of the season, jameis winston's dream season was complete. for the first time this season, the seminoles had to do something they hadn't done all season long. mount a comeback. >> it's inane. every college player's dream to be in this situation right now. >> reporter: florida state trailed auburn 31-37 and that's

when winston, who had struggled for much of the night, put the team on his back and had his heisman hoemt. >> it's the best game he played all year. anybody can do it when it's their a game night. very few can do it when it's not their night. to me, if that's not a great player, i don't know what one is. >> reporter: in the final year of the bcs it was team dominance out lasting the team of destiny. they've now proven they are the best team in the country. >> we're victim yous and it's glad to say florida state is a national championship again. and i guarantee you, we bringing the swag back. you better believe it. >> reporter: so florida state ends the season on top. don't be surprised to see them next year back in the hunt.

so the -- didn't amount to the amount of respect that he had earned from his teammates to pull off that last second touchdown. showing why he was named college football's top player with the heisman trophy. >> a lot of happy, happy people in florida. enjoy that weather for us out east, okay? >> reporter: no problem. let's take a look at the headlines. vice president joe biden is stressing support for iraq. meantime, the obama administration says it's stepping up deliveries of military equipment and putting miss ls and surveillance drones to help fight insurgents but will not be sending troops into iraq. a federal judge rules that

chicago's gun ban is unconstitutional. the judge also said he wasn't convinced that banning gun sales by licensed dealers was necessary to reduce gun violence. he did not rule out other types of regulation and he stayed his ruling to give the city time to file an appeal. she is in very bad shape. that's how the lawyer for the family of jahi mcmath is describing the brain dead girl. the family plans to sue the hospital for not feeding her after she was declared brain dead. it is unclear where jahi's body was taken. it is believed that she is still in california. an american climber has been killed in mexico on mexico's highest mountain. charles king slipped while climbing the mountain. he fell about 300 feet to his death. three companions with him were

rescued. new details this morning on an emergency landing for south carolina senator lindsey graham. he tweeted that he and other passengers noticed the engine on the plane making a strange sound. the faa says a cockpit indicator showed a problem with the plane's right engine. that plane landed with out incident. >> thankfully. >> more than a dozen senators couldn't make it back for the vote last night. his is mechanical. troubles ail around. >> hopefully when they get there, they have a better sense of purpose. >> "new day" exclusive for you. dennis rodman is in north korea. he's with a team of former nba guys. they're trying to help the people there in north korea. but what about kenneth bae? what about that this game has

been presented as a different to the ruler there for his birthday. dennis rodman didn't like those questions. we have more. here it is right now. >> people always put down the things i do. and it's weird. you say wow. you got michael jordan, you got lebron and stuff like this. they can do all that the cool things of the world, but me, they say why north korea? why? i love my friend. i love my friend. this is my friend. >> but you have to understand the criticism comes because you are not in taiwan. you are in north korea that is ruled by a man that just killed

his uncle, who is holding an american, kenneth bay hostage, he is known as one of the bad actors on the gloen globe at this time. not someone to get a birthday present of nba talent. do you understand that? >> we do understand one thing. you have to live under a rock not to know the press that was coming or the press that has been out there prior to our coming to north korea. i think that in our minds, we came to do what we've been doing worldwide, which has been the same schedule. that has been our intent. and again, we -- we are apologetic. i have the same remorse and i think the guys have the same remorse that is similar to the same add jewlation i had being a 1988 oh bill january and -- oh

limb january and playing on the world stage for our country. we did not know that it was going to take this type of negative spin on what we were going because we're not politicians, we're not ambassadors. >> charles, i get it, by it's about where you do it as well. and again, this is coming from somebody who is a fan and a supporter of a lot of the work that you've done. dennis, you do have a relationship with this man, you've said it many times, we've seen it demonstrated for any reason. >> yes. >> are you going to take an opportunity if you get it to speak up for the family of kenneth bae and say, let us know why this man is being held? if you can help dennis, will you take the opportunity? >> kenneth bae did one thing, if you understand -- i got it. if you understand what kenneth

bae did, do you understand what he did? >> what did he do? you tell me. >> no, you tell me. you tell me. why is he held captive -- >> they haven't released any charges. >> i would love to speak on this. >> go ahead. >> you know, they got -- you got ten guys here that have left their families -- left they damn families to help in a sports venture. do anyone understand that? >> we do and we appreciate that and we wish them well with cultural exchange. >> i don't give a [ bleep ]. look at these guys. >> don't use them as an excuse

for the blaif yor that you're putting on yourself. don't use these guys as a shield for you, dennis. >> listen -- >> look -- i got it. let me do this. let me -- i'm going to tell you one thing. people around the world -- around the world, i'm going to do one thing, you don't die behind the mic right now. we are the guys here doing one thing. we have to go back to america and take the abuse. do you -- have to take the abuse that we're going to take. do you, sir, let me know. guess what, though? one day, one day this door is going to open because there's ten guys here, all of us,

christy, ben, dennis, charles, all these -- i mean, everybody here, if we could just open the door just a little bit for people to come here and do one thing -- >> dennis makes a great point. there are other americans here on this trip. you have to understand that we're not alone. we're in passage with about 50 people. there are other americans that have been in and out of korea. they're here on a tour. we've interacted with them as well. you can bait dennis or any of us -- >> no, charles, that's not my intention. it realry isn't. >> let me finish. >> please. >> if that's not on your intention, we've said numerous times that we're not here for any political aspects. we're not here to talk politics. so outside after that, any

questions that come back through us is bait to get us into politics. >> charles -- >> every man sitting here understands that. >> i understand it as well. i wish you good luck with the cultural exchange. good luck with the game. i hope it has the results that you want it to. thank you for joining us this morning. >> i think charles smith is exactly right. i think he does cultural exchange admissions like this. unfortunately this game has been spun by rodman and the administration there as a gift to the ruler and dennis rodman is relevant on a level that goes to the human abuses that are there and the situation of kenneth bae. hopefully they open the eyes of the people there and they get home safe. >> there's no way that they didn't know what they were walk into. >> charles smith said he's surprised a little bit of the reaction. again, i believe his intentions

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welcome back to "new day." time now for our political check of the morning. later today, president obama will be giving remarks calling on congress to extend unemployment benefits, those benefits that lapsed last month. but will his push will enough to rally the republican votes needed to pass and really, what are the politics at play on this very important issue i. john king is here with much more on this. happy new year, john. >> this is an interesting vote that will begin an interesting debate that's going to carry through this important interim election year. the kppgs is that republicans have just enough votes to block this for now. let's watch. we have great reporters up there saying that this is razor close. the expectation is that it will

fall just short but a number of republicans says, let's continue the conversation. we want to do this, but we want to find a way to pay for it. today's the opening chapter of what is going to be a yearlong debate. it's a good start to the election year. >> and you talk about the year-long debate. this does seem to be setting the agenda as democrats will be making this a central issue. do democrats seem to think this is a win-win on this vote? let's be honest, then they think they can blame republicans if it doesn't pass. >> on another part, this is a debate worth having, especially if the economy is about to kick into a higher gear like most economists think. so let's have a debate. i personally think it's a great debate that you have conservatives coming to the table saying we don't want to do

it the way you want to do it, mr. president. so there's a great policy debate that can be had here. we'll see if the congress and the president and members of both the house and the senate keep it as a policy debate. the republicans think keeping the focus on obamacare and the president is the best in 2014. like incoming quality. they can change the narrative a little bit, get it away from obamacare. >> what's your take on this, john? fair criticism that these needy individuals and families which is pretty inarguable are being held hostage by what we're calling a debate because extending the benefits seems like a no brainer, but the democrats are saying this is also is job program and they have a cbo report that says it

will give you 300,000 jobs, which is odd, and the republicans are saying we're against it because this will freeze job growth. are they holding these people hostage? shouldn't these be extending and then have a le lit mat jobs policy discussion? >> that is parted of the debate here in washington. you can go back to the specific argument over long term unemployment benefits. this is one of the problems in washington when you do everything at a deadline. the people who are affected and whether you're a viewer watching who thinks they should definitely extend the benefits, period. and then deal with how to pay for it, that's a healthy debate, it's a fair debate, it's an honest debate. but doing it at the deadline, when families are already struggling so much, that's where

you get the human element. again, it's often admitsing from this debate. this first chapter can actually lead to a month's long conversation about what to do about these issues? amen, it's about time. >> there will be procedural vote today as well. let's have a little fun this morning if we can, john, since we haven't seen you in a while. >> let's do it. >> a lot of people get, what, maybe a new sweater to show. white house press secretary jay carney, he came back with something else. a nice new beard. this reaction of the white house press. listen to this. >> is that for me? is that for me? >> what happened? >> my wife says she likes it, so

there. >> so there, john king. where is the john kingny year beard. >> john king has never grown a beard. it's not pretty. what you got right there, i am not wolf blitzer. i'm no wolf blitzer. that's the ultimate example of whether you like it or not. you're watching at home. if she likes it, that's the last votes. it's the only vote that counts, right? >> of course we love a good poll. we did a very unscientific poll unline. beard or no beard was the question. 22% said no beard. so the people have spoken. >> it's so unusual to have anything political that is received favorably. >> if only a beard. anything that changes the mow

notny of your day is a good thing. >> exactly. i mean when he got new eye glasses, it was a very big deal. i remember that one as well. you look good. no change in the new year. >> no, it's not my thing. they'll be looking like duck dynasty down there. coming up on "new day," we're talking about the cold, right? often the numbers don't tell the story, but this picture does. so cold. houses are turning into icehouses. boiling water looks like snow when it hits the air. we have more incredible images coming up. plus one woman wanted to create the worst online dating profile ever. so why were guys still messaging her for dates? she's going to join us next to talk about it. maybe a promotion is in order.

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welcome back to "new day" once again. this record setting blast of cold air is bearing down on the east this morning. and the brutal temperatures we saw in the midwest, making their way toward big cities including new york and boston. this isn't from a movie. the cold froze this lighthouse solid with icicles pretty much pointing out each way. so indra, what should people be looking out for today? >> reporter: i think it's obvious at this point. it is just dangerously cold across the country. millions of people dealing with the cold. yesterday we knew about the

particularly dangerous situation in minnesota. i want to talk about how quickly this air mass is spreading. they've actually already recovered. i'm going to say recovered like that, because they're down to about 30 below zero right now because the air mass has spread into the northeast. we have very strong wipds just how longing out here. we keep getting relief herein side the truck. below zero temperatures across the entire northeast today. that's the change we're talking about, 60 degree change. temperatures aren't expected to warm as we go throughout today. that's that difference there, cold air spreading all the way down into the southeast where their temperatures will be 30 degrees below zero as well. even heavy snow off of the lakes today. we're talking about relief as

early as tomorrow. >> indra, you get my respect for being out there. and my sympathy. >> reporter: hard earned, thanks. >> i cannot believe how good you sound. people don't know how bad your face freezes out. i'm getting sick just watching you. >> reporter: good to know. >> we'll be back later. no doubt the deep freeze has been brutal. even polar bears and penguins at the chicago zoo are being kept in doors. we're live in minneapolis, one of the coldest places in the country with more. stephanie, looking good. >> reporter: good morning, chris. for others, it's a reason to go out and have some fun. take a look. they say it's about 20 below. >> reporter: with this week's arctic blast, what may be one

man's frozen tundra is another's winter wonder land. despite the biting temps, a brave few are testing the elements. if you take boiling water and throw it into the sky it turns into snow just like this. some are getting creative timing the minutes it takes to freeze a wet t-shirt in michigan and blowing bubbles into the brisk wintery air. watch as the now frozen bubbles roll across the deck. >> it remind you that you're alive. that's what i like to think. >> reporter: this cold spell even stunting the skeptics, proving you can freeze an egg if it's cold enough and a whole tray of ice could you bes in less than -- cubes in 20

minutes. and while many sought the warmth of their vehicles and homes, one brave couple in montreal canna da didn't leet the wintery weather freeze out their wedding plans. thanks to a back gyp boiler and heavy jackets, they tied the knot in just 15 keg weather. it is negative 14 degrees out where we are right now. apparently not too cold for some people out here jogging. i can't believe it, but they're actually out here running. >> i think we've just become stunned to silence with that one. >> stephanie, you win. with that coat, you win. the look of cold this morning. >> she can't even smile. >> her giggles are frozen. >> exactly. >> thanks stephanie. we're going to take a break. stephanie's going to try to warm

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welcome back to "new day." here are some of the stories making news at this hour. developing this morning, a stepback for gay marriage. the supreme court halted same sex marriages in utah. gay weddings have been allowed there for less than three weeks. now, hundreds of recent marriages have been cast in legal limbo. a tragic shooting.

police officer tasering and gunning down a mentally ill teenager. his parents said they called police to their home to help with a schizophrenic episode their son was having. they are now calling for that officer to be charged with murder. a former aerospace exec who slapped and use add racial slur towards a crying child on a plane is sentenced. he receives an 8-month sentence. he was traveling to remove his dying son from life support after an insulin over dose and was emotionally drought. she also blamed his alcoholism for his behavior. we are learning how the settlement with the nfl could be divided. those suffering from the disease could receive as much as $5

million. up to $4 million could go to families of brain damaged players. and as much as $3 million for dementia cases. a federal judge needs to approve this plan. check out the stunning surveillance from massachusetts. the car comes barrelling through knocking over a gas pump which ex-loads in plaems. police say the 83-year-old driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the break. the gas station worker is in the hospital, but he is expected to make a full recovery. >> thank goodness. >> could have been much worse. let's take another break here on "new day." coming up next, her goal was to make the worst online dating profile ever. could you do it? despite her profile, it did not stop many guys from messaging her for dates.

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this is my jam. >> everyone's jam. welcome back everybody. one woman conducted an experiment to create an online dating profile so awful no one would want to message or meet her. alley created the lovely woman who spends her day partying. her family pays her bills because they think she's in law school, she says.

and she's also quote, good at convincing people i'm pregnant, she says. she says she throws drinks in people's faces. if you thought this profile kept guys at bay, you would be 100% wrong. she got 150 messages in 24 hours. alley reid is live from los angeles this morning. good morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me. you've got to explain this to me. i'm not sure we should laugh or cry at this experiment. you tried to be mean, lazy, racist and gold digging for fun. why did you do it? >> i had been on online dating sites on and off maybe five years now. while i had success, it can be disheartening. it feels like guys would message any profile a woman would put up

there. as an peerexperiment for myself thought can i make a profile no man will want? i failed miserably. you made yourself to be a horrific human being but kind of hot. >> i used my friend who's a model. she consented to let me raid her facebook photos which was wonderful of her. >> why do you think people messaged? just because the picture is an attractive person or they didn't take it seriously, liked the edge? what do you think? >> i don't think anyone who messaged her actually read her profile. i really hope. i have to believe that. once people had messaged her. i had that up two to three weeks. she got close to a thousand messages. i wanted to convince them that this was the worst woman on

earth. so all of my messages in response were, i will pull out your teeth. i'll give you a tattoo in your sleep. this is not a woman you want to get to know. as you can see from the article up on crack.com, that still did not deter a lot of men. >> alli i was reading the article and your third attempt to deter and get them to stop me messaging was saying non sense like arguing with one about the smily face he put in his message. what was the most surprising fact besides clearly people have issues, the most surprising thing about this experiment? >> the amount of non sense some men are willing to put up with for a pretty photo. i mean she makes it clear she will ruin your life and that some men were still like that

sounds great. what are you doing this friday? that was surprising to me. >> after you wrote the article about the experiment, people came back at you saying you're a man hater, et cetera. what's your response to that? >> i want to point out i'm not a journalist. i'm not a social scientist. this would not hold up in peer review. i'm a comedy writer. i didn't have a point to make. i thought it would be funny. i think it was funny. i don't want to indict an entire gender for this. it's a small group of men. >> i don't have know how you avoid it to be honest. >> you're a great writer. you should read. everyone go on the website and read how you write about your experiment. it's really hilarious. >> are you going back online dating or no? >> actually a funny story. while i was running this experiment i had my own personal profile on okay cupid and met my

current boyfriend. >> she's a triple threat. >> i hope the tattoo in his sleep works out. >> and the fact he's going to lose teeth. good luck. thanks so much. coming up, another uncertainty. rodman unfiltered. the issues are serious. he's in north korea and brought nba players there that say they want to help the people by exposing them to basketball. wait until you hear what rodman says about kenneth bay and what makes him really mad. it's not what's going on in north korea. we'll speak with kenneth bay's sister to remind you what the man live is dealing with, not rodman but kenneth bay. for the first time, you can use nicorette... even if you slip up... so you can reach your goal. [ male announcer ] now, quit on your own terms with nicorette or nicoderm cq. did you run into traffic?

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when you get that much doesn't make a lot of difference. >> arctic blast, record freeze jeopardizing props and sacrificing regular life as schools, power lines are frozen. exclusive dennis rodman one on one from north korea. he and his basketball team explain why they're in the country. food fight. why they believe the candy is hurting their kids what they want changed. your "new day" continues right now. this is "new day" with chris

cuomo, kate boldwar. >> it's cold and pain hfl and had turned deadly. 15 have died in the deep freeze stretching from the great lakes to the east and all the way down south. it will be another day of mind numbing cold in major cities. the wind chill map we're going to show you tells the story. negative 44 duluth, negative 30 chicago and in new york below 14. >> if you're thinking about escaping the ground and getting up in the air, forget it. air travel has been a nightmare. 1800 flights cancelled today. jet blue will continue after shutting down 17 hours. we'll cover the cold as only cnn can. let's start with our meteorologist all morning sta

standing feet there a frozen river in manhattan to show you what happens when you stand outside. people in other cities as well. we begin with you our champion indra. >> reporter: the good news sun is up. bad news, temperatures have gone down. with wind chill whopping 14 below now. it's the characteristic of winds howling. winds have kicked up, talking 40 miles per hour winds now. wind chill includes both. i have to say stagnant 20 below in boston never felt as bad as is this. those are concerns arctic air is spreading quickly even in the southeast affecting millions of us today. >> the coldest air in decades gripping more than half of the country. temperatures are falling fast as thousands are waking up again without power. >> this is extremely cold. from the midwest to northeast, schools and government offices are closed this morning as

bitter cold arctic air plunges to dangerous sub zero levels. feels like 40 below monday closing school across the state. >> we're looking at potential for frostbite. kids walking to school or waiting at bus stop, that's dangerous. >> the governor of illinois issued a disaster declaration as roads iced over with black ice. >> very cold weather and black ice that you really don't see until you start slipping and sliding. >> about 80 miles north of chicago, densely drifting snow stopped three amtrak trains dead in tracks leaving 500 passengers stranded overnight. even this plow couldn't dig them out. one passenger tweeted, i would cry about being stuck, but my tears would probably freeze. indiana governor declaring state

of emergency in two dozen counties, driving bans in areas. >> i've been here my whole life and i don't remember a storm like this for a while. >> reporter: the temperature here is so cold it's sucking the battery out of my ear piece. i keep turning the volume up and seconds later it's going down. we're talk absolute terrible can chill. when your fingers are freezing, face hurts and eyes hurt. that's what people have to deal with outside. temperatures are not expected to warm as we go throughout the day. the cold arctic air mass is still making its way in. hence the reason for strong winds moving into the area. no relief in site. many have to make their way to work today and back home today after work as the cold air will still be in place. we're talking strong winds and lake-effect snow, even toward five feet in buffalo today. >> sub zero temperatures, wind blowing in your face, and yet

still able to broadcast. strong, strong, strong. go get back in the van. >> thank you. >> it has been decades since some places have experienced this kind of cold. for example, chicago is no stranger to brutal winters. temperatures and winds in chicago are like those in siberia. what about the people who have to work outside in elements? how are they coping? george howell is live in chicago braving it and explaining this morning. >> reporter: chris, good morning. have to give stephanie credit. just a few minutes ago seeing her in minneapolis dealing with colder temperatures than in chicago where now it's negative 9 and feels like negative 30. very cold weather. for anyone who has to go out and work in this today, two words, bundle up.

>> bundle up put boots on, three or four pair of socks and several pairs of sweat pants. >> the safest place is without question indoors. for those who's office is outside, frostbite becomes an occupational hazard. >> got to do your job. that's what we're here for. >> firefighters in ohio battling the blaze and cold used exhaust from the truck to heat gloves. >> any water on our gear is going to freeze in a matter of minutes. >> this is completely, as you can see, completely ice. in wisconsin one death has been attributed to the brutal cold. city of milwaukee workers piled on layers working to keep the streets lit. >> out here everyday no matter if it's raining, snowing or bitter cold like today. >> you know, about this time here in chicago, you see people

starting to head to work here on the magnificent mile. you know what, not many people out now. those who are out are bundled up. good news for school children for them at least that they have yet another day for school cancelled simply because of cold weather out here. again, something that typically happen here in chicago, i can barely talk. it's just cold weather. >> we're used to cold, but this is too cold. i think everyone can agree. george, thank you so much. from chicago to florida, even parts of florida are wind chill warnings this morning. farmers and citrus growers are taking extreme measures to protect their crop. we have this important angle on the story with tory. >> farmers will watch the

thermometers closely. they say so far so good. farmers in the strawberry fields in florida have been walking through the fields checking leaves as well as berries for any frost. they've also been taking a close look at this thermometer here. the lowest reading they got was 32 degrees. it was on the edge but not quite cold enough to cause damage. other concerns in other parts of the state temperatures were a little colder, concerns about the tomatoes, sweet corn and other crops. chris, i have to tell you here in florida, bottom line, temperatures are not normal. it is cold. i know myself, i used to live here. they get cold when in the 70s. anything in the 30s is brutal here. >> it's going to be felt months going forward because demand will outstrip supplies. important to monitor. thanks for reporting that. in other news, jetblue is

cancelling all flights out of four airports today. jetblue says it's part for the fallout of wintery weather and pressure to catch up on new rules. what rules? christine is here to explain. >> new faa rules. they're the only airline blaming this on the delay. jetblue is freezing boston lo n logan, jfk and also -- let me back up here. you've got a real problem with airlines. they're blaming flight crews as part of this. four airports plagued by snow and high wind. jetblue decided to reset cancelling all at airports yesterday. they're taking off again at 10:00 a.m. and should be 100% by 3:00 p.m. they need to give the crews 17 hours of rest. bad weather is obvious. they're blaming new regulations that require flight crews have a minimum 10 hours of rest for

crew. weather delays have crews timing out, if you will, while waiting to take off. you have this huge ripple effect. some experts say they should have known and hired for personnel. regardless, jetblue says this will help everything get on track. you can rebook your travel, request a refund. they're waiving fees from january 2 through today. shouldn't cost you anything extra. aviation says what going on inside jetblue? why do they have to have the reset when other airlines are still flying in many cases? obviously grappling the new faa regulations, also multiple

rules. talk about bad timing for all of it. thank you so much. happening in washington, it's cold, but there's a lot going on. president barack obama lays tout case for extending long term unemployment benefits. senate is expected to hold a key procedural vote this morning. last night's vote set to happen last night -- it was postponed as democrats are scrambling to muster the votes to get it through this step. we have much more on this big and important debate going on in washington with jim. >> yes, kate. apparently it's so cold it's getting this the way of getting business done in washington. the vote was expected to happen yesterday evening in the yet. the senate was expected to have a vote to extend long term unemployment benefits. john core non went to harry reid and said we have 17 senators not in town nou from the vortex and travel delays. harry reid said we're going to delay until this morning 10:30

a.m. that's when it's expected to happen. our cnn vote counters say democrats may be one vote shy of this. if it fails, what you'll see happen at 11:40 a.m. at the white house, the president will make another pitch to pass it. the democrats see a winning issue for them heading into the midterm campaigns. so expect the president to come out swinging if this vote fails in the senate in a couple of hours from now. >> all right jim, thanks so much for that. let's at other headlines. beginning with developments in iraq. joe biden calling the prime minister to voice support for the al qaeda-linked militants, the white house saying it's speeding up deliveries to iraq to help the effort.

we have learned the prosecutors are trying to reach a plea deal with the indian diplomat who's arrest led to outcry overseas. the lawyer has asked for an extension before prosecutors receive the indictment. the reports she was strip searched on charges she fraudulently obtained a visa for her housekeeper. new developments in the stubenville rape case. one of the football players sentenced to a one year minimum in a juvenile facility. his family says he is now, quote, a better, stronger person. the second player convicted in the case, trenton may ssz serving a two year sentence. the woman known as jihad

jane is sentenced. judge included the four years she already served. she has four years left. quite an odd scene at the electronic show in vegas. the 105 inch television on stage when he ran into trouble with the script and prompter and ran off stage. he said he skipped over a line on the tell propertier, failed at ad libbing. he said he's embarrassed, guesses live shows aren't his thing. it was an awkward thing to watch. you feel for him. if you've had stage fright or found yourself pun prepared. >> or been on live tv when the prompter fails. we know what you're feeling. >> just say the word rather a lot. >> or reportedly.

>> or i can't hear you. my favorite like the guy on faulty towers used to do, just faint. >> that's his version of faint. >> for example, we're now going to talk about the oregon -- rather the auburn tigers. >> can you say rather for like five minutes? >> i think you can. they needed three, rather one more miracle to take home the championship last night. it's all about how you present it. however, it was the heisman trophy winning quarterback, the man named jameis winston. joe carter watched it unfold. joining us from pasadena which is not frozen. joe, looking good, feeling good. tell us about the game. >> reporter: florida state a team labeled the team of dominance because they had steam

rolled through the entire schedule. they were on the ropes last night first time this season. auburn came out and frustrated the heisman trophy winner jameis. they were down by as many as 18 points in the first half ncht the second half, they amounted to the incredible comeback and proved to the country why they are the best team in college football. with their final touchdown of the season, florida state and heisman trophy winner jameis winston, the season was complete. for the first time this season, they had to do something they hadn't all season long, mount a comeback. >> it's insane. every college player's dream to be in this situation now. we did hit and made it happen. >> with under 1:30 to go, florida state trailed 31-27. winston who had struggled much of the night put the team on his

back and had the heisman moment. >> best game he played all year. i tell you why, three quarters he was up and down. anybody can do it when it's they're a-game night. a lot of guys can. very few can when it's not their night. to pull it out with the atmosphere and environment with what was on the line tonight, if that's not a great player, i don't know what is. >> final year, it was team dominance outlasting the team of destiny. the team has the best player in the country, winston, they have proven they're the best team in the country. >> it's glad to say florida state is a national champion again. you better believe we're bringing the swag back. >> florida state ends the season on top. don't be surprised to see them back in the hunt and in next year's '14 play off. >> reporter: well a big win on the field for florida state, wasn't without controversy off the field.

during jameis winston's post game interview, alabamale quarterback, aj mccarron's mother sent out a tweet. and his girlfriend katherine webb also favored a tweet. mccarron's mother had an apology tweet that followed saying she's basically not racist. >> the game is still a great game. it will be a memory for him and his family i'm sure. dennis rodman in a rage. why? because of the questions he was asked. you've heard him before. why so angry now? the men around him speak in defense of rodman and the mission there. they want to spread exchange.

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welcome back to a new day exclusive. you know about rodman's exploits in north korea. he's now with a group of former nba players there they say to play basketball, that politics doesn't matter, that they're trying to expose people to

cultural exchange. his game has been a gift, a birthday present to the man you're looking at now. the ruler kim jong-un, a man rodman calls his buddy. the man that just killed his uncle and holding an american hostage. none of that has cooled rodman's a parent affection. it's in fact lit his fire. take a listen at what he said. >> why north korea? i love my friend. i love my friend. this is my friend. >> let me add to this. people have asked why we've come here. we're here because it's about doing great will around the world. we're experienced at this. we've been to taiwan to the village. we love to impact children and families around the world. >> charles -- i'm well aware of the good work you've done. the man to your right robinson,

baker. you have to understand the criticism comes because you are not in taiwan. you're in north korea that is ruled by a man who just killed his uncle, who is holding an american kenneth bae hostage for reasons we don't understand and known as one of the bad actors on the globe at this time, not someone to get a birthday present of nba talent. do you understand that? >> i think in our minds we came to do what we've been doing worldwide which has been the same schedule. we're all americans here to do good will. we're apologetic. we didn't know it would take this type of negative spin on what we're doing. we're not politicians and ambassadors. i get it. it's about where you do it as well. again, this is coming from somebody who's a fan and supporter of a lot of work you've done. dennis, when you bring them into

this place and call this ruler your friend when he's executing his uncle his killing, hold an american hostage, he's not a friend to the country. you have to understand that rodman and can't act like you don't know why people are upset. >> it's amazing you saying that. you're saying ten guys -- nine guys here believe what i'm doing. there wasn't no christy, baker, smith -- everyone here. it's amazing how we strive on negativity. did anyone know this guy's only 31 years old? >> he could be 31. he could be 51. he just killed his uncle and holding an american hostage. the family is desperate for his

return, don't know why he's held. it's been a year. this is the guy you call your friend. let's be honest about this. you put these guys in this situation. >> no, no, no. watch this. i'm going to tell you one thing around the world. when you say ten great individuals sitting right in front of your face around the world, this is going global. these guys have certain things about their families, what they're saying about them, what they hear. this is not about me. it's one thing -- if i can open the door a little bit, just a little bit -- it ain't about like you know trying to crack -- you know planning the will. this is one thing.

you know what, no one ever, ever asked anyone in the world why we have olympics. we have struggles around the world in all countries in the world. when olympics are around, there's no problems. it's all about the game. people love to do one thing, sports. >> obviously this is a little complicated. charles smith and other men do cultural exchange, what dennis rodman is suggesting about trying to spread basketball as good will, expose the people in north korea. they sorely need it. >> as you point out and we well know, this is different. >> this is different. the human atrocities there is easy to discover and goes far beyond the bae family. they're an american family. that could be concern for americans like dennis rodman. it's his defending the ruler and taking a shot at kenneth bae as you see. we're going to come back and give you a little more of this

interview. kenneth bae, you've heard about him, 46-year-old man held for a year, supposedly crimes against the state. no real information from the north korean government. we'll show you more of the interview and you can decide for yourself.

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welcome back. a lot of you are online talking about the dennis rodman interview saying you missed parts. we're going to show you more to restate the situation. rodman is in north korea with a group of ex nba guys that do cultural exchange basketball games to expose people like the

ones in north korea they're hoping to influence. there's a difference. kim jong-un has been given this for his birthday despite holding one american, kennething b inba hostage for a year. rodman gets upset with me for asking and making accusations and then says something about bae himself. one player lays out why he joined rodman on the trip. take a listen. >> you say it's more complicated than basketball. basketball is not complicated to us. that's what we do. we're not in here for complications. again, we apologize for what has -- the storm that has been created from our presence. >> the game has been presented as a birthday present to the ruler. i'm not here to fight with you

guys. i respect what you're doing. i'm just concerned for the family of this man held there. i'm concerned as many americans are about giving a birthday present to a man who is seen and just had his uncle executed. dennis, it's not hating on american basketball players. >> you can continue to talk about the different activities that take place here. we have activities that take place all over the world. we're using basketball as a bridge for cultural exchange. that's all about communication. we're not -- again, we're not here to deal with politics. the date of the game is the date of the game. >> dennis, let me end on this. you do have a relationship with this man, said it many times. we've seen it demonstrated many times. are you going to take the opportunity to speak up for the

family of kenneth bae and say let us know why this man is being held? that this is wrong he's being held. >> watch this. the one thing about politics, kenneth bae did one thing. if you understand. i got this guy. if you understand what kenneth bae did. >> what did he do? you tell me. what did he do? >> you tell me, why is he held cappi capti capti captive. i would love to speak on this. >> go ahead. >> you know. you've got ten guys here that left their families, left their families to help this country in the sports venture.

ten guys -- all these guys here. do anyone understand that? >> we do. we appreciate that and wish them well with cultural exchange. >> i don't give a [ bleep ] what the [ bleep ] you think. look at these guys. >> dennis, don't put it on them. don't use them as an excuse for why you went there. you just accused bae as doing something wrong. don't use these guys as a shield for you dennis. >> ain't no shield. let me do this. i got this. really, really -- i'm going to tell you one thing. people around the world -- i'm going to do one thing. you're the guy behind the mic now. we are the guys here doing one thing. we are going to america and take the abuse. do you have to take the abuse?

we're going to take it. do you, sir, let me know -- are you going to take it? guess what though, one day, one day, this door is going to open because these ten guys here -- all of us, chris at this, dennis, charles, all these guys. everybody here -- if we could open the door a little bit for people to come here and do one thing. >> all right. >> look, the hope is that exactly what dennis rodman wants to happen, happens. this game happens, cultural exchange. people become influenced and open ideas. some change could come about. >> some opening of the door. >> applause to smith and other players for doing that and other

places not just here. here's the problem. >> human rights abuses of this country. >> the game has been gifted to the ruler for his birthday. it's a present for him. it takes on different meaning of context if you are the family of kenneth bae and others that suffered human rights abuses there. then we have the discussion that hopefully it keeps an eye on what's going on with kenneth bae. >> we'll continue to talk about it throughout the day on cnn. >> one of the things you need to know. the we have all five. senate is going to hold a key procedural vote on extending long term unemployment benefits as the president heads to the podium to press congress to act quickly. breaking news. lindsey vonn says she will not con pete in the winter olympics saying her knee is not stable.

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welcome back to new day. old man winter still hitting hard. millions of americans wake up to another day of a record breaking deep freeze. from the midwest across the northeast and far to the south. in fact, every state in the lower 48 has some place with a

temperature below 0 at this point. add in the wind and it feels a whole lot colder. who knows better than andrew indra petersons. good morning. >> reporter: it's become a thing for me. new york city waking up to temperatures that feel 14 below. worse in minnesota again this morning feeling temperatures 50 degrees below 0. that's something we haven't seen in over 20 years in places like minnesota. let's talk about this, what is going on? want to show you this animation. we've been saying this polar vor trex. picture a tight rubber band around the north. it has weakened, loosened, bringing that cold air to the middle section of the country. today we've seen that spread to

the northeast. that's why everyone is talking about the polar vortex. we've been talking frostbite in five and ten minutes from exposure. many have to go outdoors today. in the northeast, temperatures are 30 degrees below average even for the wintertime. here's the problem, as the sun is up and we go through the afternoon the the cold air issue leaving the midwest, 20 degrees below normal. we're not looking for temperatures to go up but maybe two degrees today. same for the south. >> if you're like indra you're thinking of get on a plane and getting away from the problem. here's the problem. thousands of cancellations and delays today. well over 17,000 flights scrubbed over the last week. it could be another week before things get back to normal because obviously this arctic blast has a lot of people

wondering if the air travel in the u.s. is at its worst. let's bring in renee at reagan national airport in virginia. what are you seeing there? is it a fair indictment of the system, industry, or is this about the weather? >> reporter: well, chris, this morning all carriers they're seeing cancellations and delays. the airline that we're talking about the most is jetblue. they've been the most drastic halting operations at four northeast airports. they blame weather and blaming new government rules. some are saying jetblue don't blame the government rule, you just weren't prepared. frigid temperatures, snow, and ice. an awful mix for travelers. >> i'm so ready to leave here. >> the last seven day, more than 17,000 cancellations and more than 40,000 delays.

compare to a normal week, 1400 cancellations. numbers don't lie and neither do the long lines and unclaimed luggage. >> i've been at three different airports since yesterday at 10:00 a.m. >> we are in our 23rd hour of travel. >> it's been a rough seven days for travelers and could be another week before the system is back up to speed. one airline jetblue grounded nearly all flight operations at four airports. the ripple effect widespread even felt in florida. >> i don't know if anyone knows where the lines go or what they're for. >> reporter: mother nature takes part of the blame, but the airline says so does the government. jetblue says faa rules that went in effect saturday requiring pilots to get time to rest is making delays worse. a pilot's union said the

airlines had plenty of time to prepare. >> they had two years to anticipate this and adjust accordingly. it's simplistic to suggest they could a scribe this disruption associated with this major snowstorm and hang it on the rule making change. >> reporter: other airlines are monitoring the weather and scaling back. passengers are waiting for a boarding pass to get them to their destination sooner rather than later. >> it's a wait here in d.c. one quick note. we spoke with jetblue. they're switching things around blaming the media saying we're overhyping the fact that they said it was the new government rule that's playing into a lot of these delays. they say it's more media hype. however, they posted that in

their blog post. it's worth noting they had two years to prepare. no other airline is blaming the rules. >> finger pointing begins. hopefully passengers can get to their destinations soon. thanks so much for that. time for impact your world. this laker holds a slew of a wards. some of the biggest a wards have been off the court. he uses fame to make an impact on children in need. >> wind gusts 235 miles per hour. >> in 2013, one of the biggest typhoons in recorded history struck the fiphilippines. that tragedy caught attention of many including this super star. >> it's going to take a lot of time to rebuild. i thought i had to do something and utilize my position to

attract others and create awareness. >> shortly after the typhoon hit, he took to the court pledging $1,000 for every point he made. turns out it was a great scoring night. he racked up 24 points making it a $24,000 donation to unicef efforts in the philippines. it's not the first time he teamed with unicef. he's been an ambassador for the organization over a decade, a job he takes seriously. >> one thing i told them, i needed to lead it. >> he has taken several trips with the humanitarian organization to places in need. his focus is on the children. >> most have traumatic experiences. i always get reminded children are children. they love having attention, having fun, playing, feeling cared for. >> that is using your celebrity

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welcome back. this is a tough story to tell. this is going to hit home with the cuomo littles. america's favorite treat. there's a push to change the way they make m&ms.

why? some parents say the coloring used makes their kids hyperactive. there's a petition launched to get the manufacture to get the candy's color, what they use to do that, which varies in different parts of the world complicating the situation. is there merit to it in the first place? cnn elizabeth cohen has the story for us. >> first mac and cheese now m&ms. parents are pushing the companies to make colors less bright. here's why. the colors of m&ms are so iconic, the candy coated stars of their very own tv commercials. so what gives the real m&ms their colors? that depends on what country they're in. yellow 6, yellow 5, red 40, all names for artificial food colorings derived from

petroleum. these come from england and colors come mostly from plants. >> it's not fair our country is the one getting the artificial dyes while europe is getting natural dyes. >> she says her son used to suffer meltdowns, but then behavior improved when she took artificial dyes out of his diet, including no more m&ms. more than 140,000 have signed her petition calling on the company to remove the dyes from m&ms. in november, under similar pressure from parent, kraft took out artificial yellow coloring in many products and swapped it for natural colors. m andm companies are looking for

a natural blue and green dye. changing the colors won't happen overnight the company warns. they say they have confidence in all products. the fda says for some kids it may be an issue. renee is convinced. >> what breaks my heart is thinking about all these families that will never put those pieces together. >> plants and spices are the source for many natural food diets. beets is used for red or purple. but also beetles, crushed up, are used for red and purple colors. chris and kate. >> that can be tough to stomach. thanks so much for that. "new day" will be back in a moment. i quit smoking.

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