>> good morning. welcome to "new day." it's tuesday, january 21st, 6:00 in the east. right now, a big bad polar blast is bearing down on the northeast. so nasty, it shut down the federal government. forecast is showing a frozen spine from the mid atlantic to maine. it's threatening to be a turbo charged tie if he can ta whipped by high-speed winds. >> the midwest and plain states already feeling it. drivers simply blinded by swi swirling snow. and if you're planning to fly, you might want to check with your airline before you head to the airport. our coverage begins this morning with george how well in cold and snowy chicago. good morning, george. >> reporter: good morning. so, hey, we get to kick it off right here in chicago. we're seeing the first of this

storm right here in the city and in this area, we're under a lake-effect warning. where we started with, not a lot. we got some snow last night. look at that snowplow. you're seeing that on the streets as well. in fact, this morning, i can tell you there were no cars on the street. but again, you know, we're watching as those plows do the job of clearing these streets. more than 1,800 flights canceled so far, and we're seeing snow from fargo to bismarck to here in chicago. that snow warning through 9:00 a.m. central. then we understand that storm will be barrelling to the east. that's where we'll see the storm increase in intensity. it's cold, 5 degrees right now, and snow still coming down. >> rough morning in chicago. thanks so much.

let's get right over to indra petersons. we see what it's like in chicago. what else we looking at? >> what we're looking at right now is still very typical alberta clipper. you can tell these totals pretty minim minimal. we need the low to intersect with the water. the closer you are to the coastline, the heavier amounts of snow you are going to be seeing. as much as 12 inches, a foot of snow expected there. new york, philly, d.c., all looking for ten inches of snow. back towards pittsburgh, 2 to 4 inches of snow in that rejohn. late morning hours, you are going to start getting that snow. 11:00, 12:00 coming in towards new york city. this snow hangs around all day long. not until about 11:00 p.m. or so

do we see it exit out of the d.c. area. 6:00 in the morning, that's where we're looking at it to be moving out of the new york city area. eventually exiting offshore. it strengthens as it makes its way up shore. stronger winds as we go throughout the day. it's that kind of snow that's very dry. it's going to blow around quickly. winds gusting even 30, 40 miles per hour. notice the temperatures below normal today. 20s and 30s for new york city. by tomorrow, they get colder, 22 degrees below normal. it's going to be feeling like single digits out there. it's cold snow so it's going to be blowing around a lot. >> the highways are going to be rough. >> everything is going to be really difficult, yeah. >> we'll be working on this throughout the day. let's go from the snowstorm to a political storm.

new jersey governor chris christie will be sworn in for a second term. christie is stuck in the past and in the political fight of his life. first, bridgegate. then allegations he bullied hoboken's mayor. we're in new jersey following all the day's events. >> reporter: chris, we should see christie in just about two hours when he begins his day at a prayer service. he'll be sworn in at known and then parties at 8:00 tonight. all of this as he fights against new accusations. in his prepared remarks, he is expected to discuss the need for smaller government and unity among the people. but apparently, missing, the scandals engulfing his administration. forceful denials and charges of lying flew back and forth.

>> the suggestion that anyone would hold back sandy relief funds for any reason is wholly and completely false. >> reporter: gau dan know, a sandy victim herself, called the accusations false and illogical. she spoke exclusively to anderson cooper monday night. >> this isn't something you forget. when the lieutenant governor in the state of new jersey tells you in a parking lot, you remember it. i was very upset. i did a journal entry a few days later. >> reporter: zimmer also accused con table for intimidation for the project. he says the accusations are an sush. zimmer herself has given different versions of her story and still supports christie's record as governor.

>> he has done very good things for hoboken. i do think that he has been a great governor. >> reporter: a new national poll shows his unfavorable rating doubling in the past year from 17 to 34%. a majority of respond dents who have heard of the controversy they they don't believe christie he wasn't aware that his aides -- when his aides ordered the lane closures. we can now share some of the excerp excerpts for this afternoon. he's expected to say, we cannot fall victim to the attitude of washington d.c. so still something of a national message. >> thank you so much. we have to talk about russia as well. happening now, a massive hunt in the streets of sochi where the

olympic terror threats are escalating even more this morning. the woman known as the black widow. it's feared she has already breached a ring of security around sochi. and they say she's intent on launching an attack within the olympic zone. what's the latest, phil? >> reporter: yeah. good morning. this wasn't supposed to happen. the sochi security system was designed to keep terrorists out of the city ahead of the games, but now the suspicion is one has slipped through. they're asking members of the public to help them find her. russian police are racing against the clock to find this woman who they say may be working with a known terrorist organization planning an attack on the olympics. and she may already be inside sochi ready to strike. >> obviously the security forces are concerned that perhaps people have already penetrated

their outer perimeter. >> reporter: 22-year-old ruzanna ibragimova is described as a black widow. police distributed flooiers to hotels in sochi and they're asking staff to be on the lookout for her. experts say there could be other so-called black widows planning a strike. >> she's likely part of a larger network that they're looking at. >> reporter: ibragimova is believed to be from dagestan. asking community members if there are any issues where they should be focusing. this morning, the russian anty terrorist committee post add statement saying they killed several remember bells early last week. one of those killed is a black widow. all this after a new terror

threat this past weekend from two young men in this video claiming responsibility for twin suicide bombings in volgograd last month. they say, as for the olympics, we're prepared a present for you. leaving the olympics closer than ever to danger. >> this group does not have to fly in from the middle east or north africa or asia or some other remote location. they are already in the neighborhood. >> reporter: black widows are a known concern in this country. they have struck and killed many times before. one was killed in dagestan just on the weekend. this one is the real urgent concern because of the belief she has already entered the olympic city. >> now a known concern for the world. thank you so much. >> let's take a look at the rest of the headlines now.

in nebraska this morning, the investigation is underway as to what caused a deadly collapse at an omaha feed plant. part of the building collapsed and burst into flames. we're on the scene in omaha. dan? >>. >> reporter: good morning. the company's called international nutrition. this is a company that produces feed and other products for livestock. crews pulled out the body of a 53-year-old man last night. they suspended the recovery for the second body because it's just so cold out here. crews say there was some type of fire. in addition to the two people who died, ten people were rushed to the hospital, four of them in critical condition. this is a company that has had problems in the past. a couple years ago they were fined $10,000 by osha. >> osha investigators and police will be on the scene.

in other news now, a majority of manners do not -- americans do not like the nsa's phone and surveillance operations but don't believe the president's plans for reform will change anything. 53% disapprove of the nsa's domestic spying tactics while just 40%. and on overwell ming 73% say that the president's proposed changes will not restore privacy protections. the certainly continues this morning for a gunman who shot a student in a parking lot at widener university not far from philadelphia. they called the shooting not a random act. the victim, who has not yet been identified, managed to call 911 and is in the hospital this morning in stable but critical condition. new fears this morning that syrian peace talks could collapse even before they begin.

they start tomorrow in geneva without iran. a last-minute invitation to iran by the u.s. was withdrawn. the move to disinvite iran is being criticized by russia's foreign minister. scientists are baffled by the sudden appearance of a mysterious donut shaped rock on mars. get this, it wasn't there 12 days ago. researchers say it's not like anything they've ever seen before. they think, they believe maybe perhaps it was blown out of the ground by meet roid impact and landed there. >> or else? >> somebody landed there and put it in. >> maybe it really is a donut. >> donuts on mars. >> trips to mars increase substantially. >> we're going now. >> right. >> is there wind on mars?

>> thank you for asking, kate, i have no idea. >> yes, he says with confidence, but no certainty. >> there is wind. the place is wind-whipped. >> okay. >> blew all the trees right off it rget coming up on "new day," a cnn exclusive. the family of american hostage kenneth bae speaking out to cnn. and wait until you hear their new message for the north korean government. plus, she shot to the national spotlight, but now wendy database is coming under fire. is her rags to riches story more fiction than fact. the truck is everything. and when you put them in charge of making an unbeatable truck, good things happen. this is the ram 1500. the 2014 motor trend truck of the year.

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welcome back to "new day." new developments in the desperate effort by kenneth bae's family to get him out of prison in north korea. his family is echoing his admission asking for mercy. we've been talking with bae's sister. >> his sister, terry chung, says her family is scared about what's going to happen next after her brother's videotaped statement. he has been in prison in north korea for 15 months. and she is pleading with the u.s. government to bring him home now. overnight, kenneth bae's family heart broken after watching his first appearance in months. >> it still is very difficult for the family to watch, him having to plead for help from the u.s. government. >> the american missionary held

in north korea for more than a year, read sa statement. >> i would like to plea with the u.s. government, press and my family to stop worsening my situation by making vial rumors against north korea. >> we're em ploring our leaders, now is the time to bring him home. >> adding that he did not experience any human rights abuse. >> i want to be pardoned by the north as soon as possible and return to my beloved family. for that, i ask the u.s. government, press, and my family to make more active efforts and pay more attention. >> experts say these new images of bae could be a positive sign. >> the fact that they've paraded him out and gone through this farce suggests that they have

some kind of demand in mind. >> earlier this month, dennis rodman traveled to north korea for an exhibition game. he appeared to point blame at bae for his detention. >> do you understand what he did in his country? >> what did he do? >> you tell me. you tell me. >> rodman has since apologized and checked into rehab. but his controversial visit has u.s. officials questioning whether it played a roll in kim wrong un's decision to show bae. >> with kenneth bae as a bargaining chip. >> and again, kenneth bae's sister asking the president and secretary kerry to take immediate action to bring her brother home. they say it also follows north

korea's pattern. a war veteran was freed from the country after he was forced to give a false confession. >> so she was thrust into the national spotlight after her mare than filibuster against an abortion law in texas. this morning, wendy davis faces questions about her own life story, one that has been central to her campaign for texas governor. we have been looking into this. >> so this is raising eyebrows because the details of this story now seem blurry. blurry is a word used by the dallas morning news. a single mom, working her way through school, the general contours are true, but it's the details and the timeline that are now in question. she pitched her story as an american dream come true. >> i was barely making ends meet

and sometimes they didn't. >> texas state senator wendy davis propelled into the national spotlight last summer with her physical stamina after the famous filibuster against an abortion measure. it shot her to the front of the pack amongst democrats in her gubernatorial bid. now it's sparking some debate. >> by the time i was 19, i was a single participate. >> over the weekend, the dallas morning news revealed inconsistencies in her statements and began raising questions about her boot-strapping life story. the news reports she divorced at 21 and not 19. for example, that her divorce only became final when she was 21. writing in a statement, the truth is, at ablg 19, i was a teenage mother living alone with

my daughter in a trailer. and struggling to keep us afloat on my way to a divorce. a mobile home the newspaper says she lived in for a few months. comforts seized on the discrepancies creating a hash tag on twitter, more make than wendy davis. but she is trailing her likely opponent, the state's republican attorney general. now one of the most contentious points is that wendy davis' law school tuition was paid by her second husband who cashed in his 401k for the money. one tweeted over night, wendy davis won't rest until every texas woman has a sugar daddy she can use then dump. she says they later took out

loans together. she also says, i am proud of where i came from and what i've been able to achieve. but i guarantee you, you have not heard the end of this. >> this is going to become central to the campaign. she doesn't want it to be. she obviously wants to continue talking about her story, but it's out there now. >> it is. >> personal over policy every time. we all know the basic rules right, after you score a touchdown you have the extra point or attempt at a two-point conversi conversion. well, the nfl is considering changing that. tell us what's going on. >> hey, guys. in an interview with the nfl network yesterday, the commissioner said that extra points have become so automatic and really borrowing that they're -- boring that they're considering doing away with it

all together. if they do away with it, one of the proposed ideas is that teams would automatically get 7 points for a touchdown, then they would have the option of the conversi conversion. this is just one of the proposed ideas. turning on bleacher report.com. we all know super bowl tickets are expensive. the cheapest on stub hub right now is going for $2,500. if you want to sit lower, that will cost you close to $11,000 a ticket. tickets for this year's big game are on pace to be the most expensive ever. 13-year-old tyler samson, he was surprised by demarcus ware for free super bowl tickets. he was the winner of an nfl

contest about playing football despite being borp without much of his right arm. what do you think about the extra point deal? >> keep it. >> get rid of it. change is growth. >> keep it. >> i agree. i think after a touchdown, that's when everyone gets up goes to the kitchen, gets a beer. >> i thought we were friends. in the past couple days, it's been contentious. >> i like your shirt, kate. >> i like the photo that you tweeted us last night. >> take a look at this everybody. there's your boy andy scholes. andy started this if you all remember. >> no, you called him fat. he then went to the cross fit for the next six hours. >> there's nothing soft about andy. >> that was for you three guys. >> and twitter. >> andy, andy, here's my

compliment to you. one, you're obviously jacked. he's got good hair even when he works out, even if he does have his lips oddly pursed. >> thanked, andy. round two. we'll see you tomorrow. >> keep your slooes down. >> the olympics in sochi, 17 days away. with each passing day, the threat seems to grow. now the u.s. is putting plans in place to keep americans safe. >> also ahead, seahawks corner back richard sherman says he's sorry for his on-field ramp. there's more follow-up this morning from his trash talking. at farmers, we make you smarter about insurance. because what you don't know, can hurt you. what if you didn't know that posting your travel plans online may attract burglars?

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live look right now for you. this is indianapolis where the snow is falling. this front is mean and it is moving. let's bring in indra petersons. >> when you look at that right there, that's a baby system. it hasn't even entered the ocean just yet. blizzard warnings out toward boston. even as much of a foot of snow right outside the cape. philly, even d.c. looking for these heavy amounts of snow. keep in mind it is a dry snow. blowing around very quickly, and

temperatures are going to be cold. with the windchill, you'll feel like the single digits. a lot coming our way. >> we'll keep a look on that. let's take a look at other headlines right now. happening now, energy emergencies in more than a dozen states after last week's bitter blast of cold. in ohio, the governor has now extended the hours trucks carrying fuel can legally drooi on stayed highways. residents are being undered to -- urged to turn down their thermostats. chris christie set to be sworn in today for a second term as new jersey governor. the bridge scandal and playing politics with sandy relief will be hovering over the ceremonies. christie's lieutenant governor

is denying the charges. dramatic pictures to show you now of a woman being rescued from an icy lake in indianapolis. she landed about 40 feet from shore clinging to a slab of ice. the woman reportedly told e rescuers she jumped off the bridge, but she did not explain why. fire crews maid several attempts to reach her before diving in to save her. right now in south florida, wildlife officials keeping a very close eye on pilot whales swimming along the shoreline. two whales have died and two had to be euthanized. necropsies will be done to determine is cause of death. nearly two years after it was taken away by a tornado. these photos were found in

virginia, more than a hundred miles from their home. the man who found it said he noticed the last name on the belt of the man in the picture. eventually finding someone at an auction who knew the family. he returned the photo to them. >> how many from kevin bacon? >> that was a random connection. >>. back in washington where american officials are making disaster plans this morning for a possible terror attack at the sochi olympics. new incredible threats have the military on high alert. and cnn has learned warships are now heading to the region. what more are you learning about the disaster plans? >> what we know is that the russians are in charge of olympic security, but the united states is taking no chances. with the opening ceremony less

than three weeks away, the u.s. is making plans in case there's a major terrorist attack at the winter olympic games. the u.s. military will move two warships into the black sea as part of the plan. they should be in place within the next several days. in a crisis, helicopters from those ships could quickly fly into sochi to begin evacuation of americans. and c-17 aircraft are being put on standby in germany. >> you would hope that the u.s. wouldn't be sitting around waiting for a telegram from russia going, hey, come and get your people. that to me is a common sense approach. and the military should have a very robust plan to come in and do that. >> the state department would take the lead in organizing any mission to move thousands of american officials and athletes

out of harm's way. >> you're going to have a large problem to get ships and to get helicopter. so merely getting your forces in to get people out will be quite an event just by itself. >> the u.s. must first get russian approval to move in, which may not be easy given russian president vladimir putin's insistence that his government can secure the games. now the fbi says law enforcement and u.s. security personnel are already on the ground inside russia. but a major problem continues to be u.s. officials say they need more transparency from the russians about the terrorist threat intelligence that they are collecting. >> barbara, thanks for that update. let's take a little break here on "new day." when we come back, he says he's no villain and that's not all. richard sherman is explaining his on-field rant and going

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welcome back to "new day." let's go around the world now, starting in mexico where officials are pleading with the state of texas to spare a mexican national scheduled for execution tomorrow. >> >> reporter: a last ditch appeal here in mexico to the planned execution of edgar tamayo arias.

he was arrested in 1994 in houston and never offered consulate assistance and that, they say, is a clear violation of a international treaty. john kerry has also appealed for a stay of execution. but prosecutors say the case has already been reviewed by a series of courts. passengers rescued from a research ship stranded for two weeks in antarctica will soon be back on solid ground. here's cnn's. >> reporter: it was an icy ordeal, but that is finally coming to an end. 52 passengers rescued from a ship trapped in antarctic ice will arrive wednesday. it was stuck in thick ice on christmas eve. they were eventually airlifted to an australian ice breaker

after bringing in the new year. their exploits went viral thanks to regular posts from the researchers. kate, back to you. >> quite a story they have to tell now. and after trekking to the south pole for charity, opinions harry is sharing his experiences this morning. >> well, the focus of today's press conference is supposed to be on that trek to the south pole and the charity walking with the wounding. but all will be on prince harry. last week he announced that he's taking up a desk job in london for the military. this is a big change for heirry. after all, he did spend months in afghanistan as an apache pilot. it will allow him to spend for time on his royal duties and

with his girlfriend. all right. so it was the post game rant heard round the world. after tipping a pass destined for 49ers receiver michael crabtree, a play that put the seahawks in the super bowl, richard sherman unleashed the trash talk of the season. >> when you pair me with a sorry receiver like crabtree, that's what you going to get. don't you ever talk about me. >> who was talking about you? >> crabtree. don't you ever open your mouth about me. >> now you're seeing sherman after the game when he was all cleaned up. more explaining, okay. he had a blog post where he writes, to those who would call me a thug or worse because i show passion on a football field, don't judge a man in

between the lines. he adds, it was loud, it was in the moment, and it was just a small part of the person i am. i don't want to be a villain because i'm not that person. an usual out burst followed by an even more unusually explanati explanation. >> isn't this what part of the game is? when i first heard it, i thought it was completely inkons consequential. he had beef with crabtree. >> honesty is a valid defense here. he happens to be arguably the best defensive back in football. he arguably made the play of the game and they didn't throw at him the entire game. and he was revved up at the end of playing a full football game. >> it's one thing to have

adrenaline pumping, but also i think what people are getting excited about in the aftermath is that isn't there a sportsman like conduct, being a good sportsman just after you have clemplged the super bowl. >> absolutely. and he went over that line when he went up to crabtree of the play. he acknowledged that he should not have done that. he apologized for that. that, i think, a lot of people agree was over the lines. a lot of people wouldn't have said the words, but he didn't swear. >> that's what people take issue with. it's more the time and place where he said it. it should be, even though, yes, it's the game and they're grown men, if i think they're all going to be best friends, then i'm watching the wrong sport. i think you can still -- >> richard sherman.

in his apology -- he says taking the focus off of his team, he feels badly for that. and i think that is a problem right there. he feels badly for the physical actions also. >> i don't apply sensitivity to football. >> i'm saying -- >> it is the most violent, the most dangerous, the most scary game to participate in. the idea that he's this amped up afterwards, didn't shock me at all. >> i don't watch football. i know, i know. was talk about the fact that it's surprising that people have come with this kind of, oh my god, how dare he, when you expect that on the field. yet you suddenly want these guys to be complete gentleman. >> what bothered me was the word thug. >> yeah. >> why are they calling him the

word, thug? >> is it the dreads, is it the color of his skin. he's a stanford grad, he's an a student. listen to this clip of him with a nonage take tore on sports talk. listen to how he goes at skip. you'll get a feel for just how intelligent sherman is. >> skip, whenever you refer to me, whenever you speak to me, you address me as all pro staffer graduate. those are accomplishments you can never aspire to. you will never accomplish. my 24 years of life, i'm better at life than you. >> all right. that's fair. let's not get personal here. do you think you're better than gentleman rel readvice right now. >> i'm better than you. >> how can you use that come back? >> he is playing the game.

he's a smart guy. he's playing with the controversy. i love it. look, i love it. >> that's where i like it. just not right after the game. >> do you think it upset people because it was erin andrews? >> he wasn't even addressing her. >> do you think some people mistakenly thought that? >> a lot of it has been out right racist and vial. sherman noted this. people say some awful, awful things about him. >> you've got to be a heck of an intelligent person. i thought if anything was weird -- that erin didn't seem to know what the basis for this was. interesting to diagnose. everybody has a take, right? >> i'm better than you at life. >> are you better than -- i am

better than you. which is also interesting. >> i get told that all the time. christine roman is in the money center asking if they're ready to get back in the game. >> it looks that way. global stocks are stronger across the globe this morning. rise about 119 points for the dow to beat it. you know, a couple of good days herein side of that. ford needs for women in top jobs. that's what the chief officer says. field said ford is stepping up its recruitment efforts for women. just last month, gm maid mary barra it's ceo. we've been hearing a lot about income inequality lately. and a new report from oxfam says almost half the world's wealth

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well the answer to that song is yes. welcome back to "new day." it was a simple message, hello world. the unmanned probe rosetta launched in 2004 hibernated for over two years called home from millions of miles away breaking its silence. indra is here with details. >> i like how you say that. if you want to find out anything in space, it takes a lot of patience and a lot of money. like you said, the hardest part, they had to turn it off for two and a half years. yesterday, they got to turn this guy back on for the first time. cheers ring out in mission

control as european spacecraft signals from 500 million miles away that it's awake. the reason for the deep sleep, just like humans, the spacecraft needed to recharge its batteries. >> now it's up to us to drive it to the comet. >> for nearly ten years, it has been chasing a comet through space and catching incredible images along the way, like this one of the surface of mars and this showing the moon rising over the pacific ocean. >> wake up. >> scientists beamed awake up call to it early monday then waited and waited for word that it was again up and running. finally, a tweet from space, simply, hello world. >> i think it's been the longest hour of my life. >> the stage is now set for what

promises to be a historic space flight event. >> without the wakeup, we wouldn't have a mission at all. >> it will now scout the comet for the perfect place to land before sending a probe to touchdown on the comet's surface in november. it will analyze samples as it travels with the comet on it trip around the sun. >> we know that's going to be a great adventure ride for everybody and return some fantastic aboscience. >> in august, it's supposed to land on the comet. that's very difficult. they're hoping, yes, to figure out the evolution of the solar system. if the ocean composition matches, it says a lot. >> valuable information. >> how about that. >> i'm always shocked at how we

seem to have fallen out of love with space. it doesn't seem to get the watt tanl that it used to get anymore. >> it sounded like an impossible mission even before i knew the details. now it sounds even harder. >> there's a lot that can still go wrong, but we're crossing fingers. coming up on "new day," it is inauguration day for new jersey governor chris christie, getting sworn in for his second term. new allegations of political retribution. we'll talk with a key republican who defends the governor who's going to put these charges to the test. coming up. hey guys! sorry we're late.

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breaking overnight, the federal government shut down this morning because of a massive snowstorm dumping a foot of snow in major cities. making matters worse, it will be followed by a deep freeze. where will it be worst ahead. black widow. is this a photo of a female suicide bomber already in sochi? russian security forces are now hunting for her. chris christie's inauguration for a second term just hours away. will he address the scandal? the mayor behind the latest allegations speaks out to cnn. your "new day" starts right now. >> any suggestion that sabdy funds were tied to any project

is completely false. >> good morning. welcome back to "new day." it's tuesday, january 21st, 7:00 in the east. right now, millions of people are either getting walloped by a massive winter storm or they are about to be. it reaches to mid atlantic this morning and works its way up the east coast dropping up to a foot or snow of more in parts of new york and new england by tonight. travel already awful. blowing snow taking visibility down to near zero. we will be tracking this storm. let's start in chicago. george?

>> reporter: chris, good morning. so what you see here behind me is headed your way right now. we're seeing really the beginning of this storm. the lake effect snow here where we got snow overnight. right now, it is 7 degrees. so as you mentioned, very, very cold. at least 1,900 flight cancellations so far. and as the storm continues, we can only expect that number to rise. keep in mind, though, it is so cold in so many places that we're seeing more than two dozens states issue emergency declarations for propane shorta shortage. so, you know, that's the effect we're seeing here from bismarck to fargo, here in chicago. and again the storm system moving your way into the new york and d.c. area. so right now, i can say it's

cold and headed your way. >> all right. thanks for the heads up. >> straight over to indra now looking at just how bad this could be. >> unfortunately, this system is still expected to develop. what george is dealing with is just the typical alberta clipper. but you can see those totals not very impressive. we have to get a moisture source. that's what's expected to happen. then we're going to start seeing some of these large numbers. we're talking about a foot of snow right out towards the cape. 6 to ten 10 for philly and even d.c. so there's that low. notice by 10:00, 11:00 this morning, d.c. starting to see that snow, 11:00, 12:00 out towards new york city. hangs out throughout the entire day for many of you. not really until about 11:00 tonight does it exit out of the d.c. area.

new york city, 6:00 a.m. tomorrow, still talking about the snow. finally exiting out of new york city. and all the way through tomorrow exiting out toward new england. those winds are going to intensify. any snow on the ground, that's going to be blowing around. that visibility is going to be very poor out there. a lot of delays just thanks to the wind alone. it's cold, it's snowing, the temperatures well below were normal. d.c. looking at a high of 36 today. in through tomorrow, it gets colder behind the system. once you add in the windchill, single digits on the east coast, 16 below out towards minneapolis. cold, airy kind of snow. visibility extremely poor. >> especialry with the -- especially with the morning commute today. the in a new hours, new jersey governor chris christie

will kickoff his second term. investigation ongoing, his top aides subpoenaed and new allegations that he bullied hoboken's mayor in exchange for super storm sandy aid. good morning. >> reporter: kate, good morning. from the excerpts of the speech we have seen, it looks like he's still prepared to pitch it to a national audience. but yet another new poll comes out today at 3:00 this afternoon. so we'll have a better indication of just how much these controversies may have hurt his presidential ambitions. the em battled new jersey governor is expected to discuss the need for smaller government and unity among the people. apparently missing, the scandals engulfing his administration.

and hoboken's democrat mayor dawn zimmer. >> the suggestion that anyone would hold back sandy relief funds for any reason is wholly and completely false. >> reporter: gau dan know, a sandy victim herself, called zimer's accusations false and illogical. zimmer spoke to anderson cooper monday night. >> this isn't something you forget when the lieutenant governor of the state of new jersey, you remember it. i was very upset. i did a journal entry, you know, a few days later. >> reporter: zimmer also accused richard constable of intimidation for the project. he claims the claims are absurd. complicating matters, zimmer herself has given different versions of her story and still

supports christie. >> he has done very good things for hoboken. i think he's done terrific things for the state overall. >> reporter: a new national poll shows his unfavorable rating doubling in the past year from 17 to 34%. a majority of respondents who have heard of the george washington bridge controversy say they don't believe christie when he says he wasn't aware. as if things couldn't get any worse for christie, this blizzard today might make it difficult for all these christie fans. so it could be a much more difficult day. >> travel is the least of his concerns. new jersey assembly man joins us now. thank you for swroining us.

>> good to be here. >> all right. so you obviously defend the governor against these allegations. when you look at bridgegate, the mayor of hoboken and this kind of simmering controversy about what the ag did taking and dismissing this indictment, you were aware of that one as well? >> i read about it. >> when you take all these together, you see one main defense and what is it? >> this is a formal federal prosecutor indicted over a hundred politicians. this is the last guy on earth that's going to do illegal activity. he prosecuted racketeering case. no one at the end of the day is going to believe that these people were involved in anything that was sinister. >> polls say different. >> well, look, the national media, this is a very popular guy. i'd listen to people speak in politics i didn't know what they were saying. he changed that dynamic.

he speaks directly, so people love him. people will come at you, and the media has. >> did media create the e-mails on bridgegate in. >> no. look, there was bad stuff that happened. when you run any type of organization, stupid stuff happens. he hadn't had a problem in that administration for four years. we're investigating that. but to hold him accountable for bad stuff that happened and not getting credit for changing new jersey. >> one doesn't have to follow the other. he gets the credit pr what he did well, but the idea that he's totally blind is a little naive isn't it? >> people in any organization can do dumb stuff and he took responsibility for that. >> he hand picked those people. >> you pick people here who work in this studio, but they can do something stupid. i can do it in my law office, you take responsible and they go. >> we can't trust that you pick

the right people you have around you? >> there is not anyone who's run for president or a governor that they haven't focused on and found somebody in their staff has done wrong. >> the mayor comes forward from hoboken, says, look, i like the governor. i was getting strong armed. why not believe her? >> lieutenant governor, who i know -- i don't know dawn zimmer, but i know the lieutenant governor. she stood up and said it's false, it never happened. once again, you have a mayor making allegation against a governor. but for the fact that chris christie is one of the most popular republicans in the country, that allegation would have never maid this show. >> but it's showing the -- >> when you're saying it's a pattern. that's a conclusion that maybe some have maid. i don't see any pattern.

>> let's do a three-step dance. you say he's never had a problem before. some of this isn't new. you've got the bridgegate, that's knew although it didn't just happen. you have the mayor of hoboken, that's months old. then you have what bothers me the most but it's getting the least attention. the ag who is not aelected by the governor goes into a local prosecution, takes the indictment, dismisses it. the prosecutors who put up a rebuttal to that and say, this was wrong, get fired. what does that say? >> i don't know the facts of that case, but i'd be willing to refer all of this to the united states attorney appointed by barack obama. i just don't want to ref it to a part tan panel, not to the media. >> i hear you on the partisan part of the investigation. a lot of politics goes that way,

though. now you do have the usa involved. when you look at an ag that does something a little bit suspect, you have a local mayor complaining, you've got the bridgegate thing, you don't see connective tissue here that raises questions about the governor's ability at a minimum to control his people. >> right now you have a former democratic chair of the state democratic party running an investigation with a panel where he picks the attorney, he decides who gets subpoenaed, decides what documents get released. is that fair? >> having the usa involved also changes the equation. if this were a democratic governor, would you be as open minded? >> i don't want allege slayture running a prosecution or investigation -- >> but the benefit of the doubt. the mayor, i don't believe or i

believe the lieutenant governor who has everything to lose in the situation. you'd be that open minded? >> what i want is i want a fair and impartial planl or a professional prosecutor look at it. i don't want third parties doing it, i don't want applications investigating politicians. that is not fair. >> as you look at the situation yourself, you believe that the governor here has nothing that is of significant injury to him? >> he is the most straight-talking, honest, most care rizmatic successful leader that i have seen all my life in new jersey. he's done in nj nm what people never thought possible. revolutionary changes in law. he did incredible work with arbitration reform. and no one could get it done before chris christie came. >> does that mean it doesn't matter how he got it done? >> there's no allegation that working with democrats was

wrong. >> that's true. although we hear it in politics all the time. >> and he works with your brother pretty well too. >> that's true. and that may be his biggest fault. this is a discussion we have to keep having. >> look forward to it. >> taking a look at your headlines, kenneth bae's sister is asking the president and secretary of state to bring her brother home. she says she is scared about what may happen next and that it's been difficult for her family watching mr. bae plead for help. he spoke yesterday. but the north has a history of forcing false confessions. protestors are refusing to drink or otherwise use tap water in west virginia. in the wake of the spill, the governor is proposing legislation to regulate above-ground storage tank.

an eye opening report that says china is exporting its pollution to the u.s. they say it's crossing the ocean and contributing to the declining air quality in the u.s. less manufacturing in the u.s. does mean cleaner air in the eastern part of the country. >> incredible new video to show you here. a volcano erupting. thousands of people have been forced to flee into cramped government shelters. the toxic ash has triggered an out break of respiratory infections. and a florida waitress received quite the surprise. she got a $500 tip. the 19-year-old got the money from a man we've told you about here on "new day." he travels the u.s. honoring the

member of his dead brother by leaving large tips for service staff. he has dolled out more than $41,000 in his memory. an gail said she was ecstatic because she really needed that money. coming up on "new day," the certainly for the black -- search for the black widow. this woman may be plotting a terror attack at the olympics. officials fear she might already be somewhere on the streets of sochi. how did she pierce the russian's so-called ring of steal? also a shocking confession from former firstlidy barbara bush. wait until you hear which powerful democrat she says she's absolutely in love with. farmer: hello, i'm an idaho potato farmer.

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welcome back to "new day." new developments this morning as russian police scramble to try and stop any terror threats against the olympics. they are certainlying for a terror -- searching for a terror suspect known as the black widow. good morning again, phil. >> reporter: good morning. yes, a black widow, a female suicide bomber they have attacked and killed many times before. in this case russian authorities now fear that one has traveled to sochi at some point in the recrept weeks and is -- recent weeks and a planning a terror attacks. a 22-year-old, russian

authorities have distributed her picture, her description to hotels across the city. that's the only reason we know about this. russian authorities aren't talking about it, but they are taking this step in the hope that hotel staff can keep an eye out for her. they say she is distinctiontive in -- distinctive in apaerns. the concern is, this was not supposed to happen. the security bubble was designed to keep people like this out, especially so close to the games. the concern is that this black widow has snuck in just weeks before the game's due to begin. we've been talking about this threat a lot. let's take a closer look and figure out why people are so worried. just about a month ago in volgograd, that's were there were two terror attacks on transportation. that's largely an area called

the north kau cast sas. that's in this area here. the black widow, russian law enforcement is searching for, they think she came from dagestan. we just saw an extension of this threat in our own land. okay, so what do we know about the region? it's about 600 miles away from sochi. that's the distance of washington d.c. to lexington, kentucky. a lot of ethnic diversity and poverty. predominantly muz lick. a lot of bad blood here, a lot of motivation to act out. some of the militants want to series seed from russia. they want their own state. they want a muslim state in the north kau cast series area. they've been blamed the

militants there for multiple drive-buy shootings. as demonstrated by the bombings in volgograd, they're able to strike far past dagestan. this kind of proximity, it really is a toxic mix of the perfect type of threat. that's why there's so much concern. >> let's talk more about this. joining me now to talk about the response to these threats is a former member of the fbi joint intelligence task force. don, thanks so much for coming in. so not so much about the region, but let's focus specifically on this very unique type of threat. not so unique for russia, but unique as we talk about it from our perspective. what are you hearing about the timing, the location, sochi, and just all of the elements at play

that explain why this woman could be such a threat? >> one thing very unique about this is we are used to seeing threats coming from various terrorist groups and we know that they want to attack western targets, but we rarely get a specific event, a specific time. this type of threat, they've thrown the gauntlet down. we know where generally, we just don't know how. part of this could be the mental, the psychological threat now. >> which is the point of terrorism. so when you look at all of this, we have almost more specifics in this situation than we often have. which begs the question, how do you go tracking down this woman? >> that's a good question. but the key for any major event is robust intelligence. it's not just on the backs of ft

raw shans. everybody has a responsibility. everybody collecting intelligence and sharing it with one another. if the events are going to go off successfully and safely. it's going to be on everybody. all hands on deck. also, the training. it takes so many people to pull off on event like this. a lot of times you hire people at the last minute to perform various functions, security functions, hospitality functions, things like that. hopefully they've done a good job in training these people, recognize when threats are and take the proper action and notify the authorities. >> and of course, one of the biggest concerns is that they think that she may already be in sochi. how does this change kind of the security calculations as we approach the olympics? >> that's the difficult things, if she's already, let's say, has a job at a particular event or has special access, then she's

already bypassed one of those layers of security. and it does take multiple layers of security. hopefully, now this this warning has taken place, they'll find her if in fact she's in the region. i would imagine it's not just her. there are probably lots of people on the radar that the russians are looking for. >> she probably is not working alone. >> exactly. and again, it's not just some of the major sports venues and the places that you would typically secure. but you have to be aware of the soft targets, the fan zones, the corporate parties, the hotels, things like that. if we look back in our own history of the olympics, it wasn't the venue itself, it was the ancillary, you know, fun zones that was the target. >> one thing that phil black was telling us is the reason we know about this threat they're looking for is police have been

handing out fliers to area hotels. does that tell you they're closer or further away from being able to track this person down? >> i think if we look at what happened when we were looking for the brothers, you try to keep it under wraps as long as possible, but then you reach a point of diminishing returns and you need public assistant. i'm assuming that's where they're at right now. it's good that they want to sensitize, the public, the workers, the volunteers. not only this person, but be aware. be alert. they want the assistance of the public to help law enforcement. >> and to keep an eye out, your idea of someone to be sensitive to and keep an eye out for, in this situation, it is sa woman, which is not a stereotype of a terrorist. >> exactly. we've seen so much footage of

what happens. and you've got this profile of a young man, 18 to 35 years old and we don't have that in this case. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. all right. coming unon "new day," does barbara bush want to have her family's political dynasty continue. that's an interesting question. son jeb is preparing for a run. his mom has a surprising answer straight ahead. and it a growing trend which would be shrinking airline seats. how bad is it going to get before we finally revolt? wait until you hear what we have to tell you. it may be time. in 1953. in a afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection. and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families

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welcome back to "new day." let's get right to indra because we want to figure out where this storm front is coming. >> especially since so much has changed so quickly. we're talking about in the midwest, just a typical clipper. but now it is expected to develop a low right off the coastline. when that happens, check out the totals we are expecting. a blizzard expected for the cape really being hit hard this year. look at new york, philly, d.c., looking for anywhere from 6 to 10 inches of snow. this is all just a few hours away. we're going to be talking about that snow making its way into new york city this afternoon. staying with us throughout the entire day. not really exiting out of the d.c. area until late overnight tonight. still hanging around until about

6:00 a.m. tomorrow in new york city. exiting off through new england throughout the entire day tomorrow. it's strengthening so the winds are really tightening. you have the very cold air, so that snow is going to be blowing around. visibility near zero in some places. cold temperatures, a lot of cold wind. it's going to feel very chilly outside. temperatures already below normal without the windchill. tomorrow even colder. once you add in the windchill, going to feel like single digits if not subsea row temperatures again. we only have a couple hours before it's here guys. hope you packed. >> batten down the hatches if you live in the east. >> let's take a look at the stories making headlines. just now from the white house just announcing that president obama will head to europe in march. he'll meet with pope frances for

the first time. he's looking forward to discussing poverty and how to fight inequality around the world. a massive credit card fraud case in texas. two mexican citizens were arrested at the border on monday. they used stolen account information of south texas residents to buy tens of thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise at stores. the suspects are being held on state fraud charges, but investigators say they may eventually face federal charges. the driver of a cement truck was killed when the truck he was driving slammed into a three-story home. the truck was getting off a highway when it hit two other vehicles. four people in the cars were hurt. the red cross is housing two families overnight.

a back country skier survived an avalanche in colorado. he triggered that slide himself. the video comes from a camera that he had mounted on his helmet. within moments, the snow splits beneath him and opens up into a full-blown avalanche. we're going to speak exclusively to him right here on "new day" in our next hour. and in case you happen to be in the market for a new home in florida, this beautiful place is listed for just under $2 million. the only catch, it might very well be haunted. they say the house is haunted by the ghost of a 14-year-old girl who died in that home back in 1909. previous homeowners have reported numerous encounters with the spirit. they say the ghost, however, adds value to the home. >> where are you on that? >> you couldn't even get me near

it. >> i'd go straight eddie murphy. what a great house, i'd love to live here. get out. too bad. we got to go. >> love it. an eddie murphy reference. we're hearing this morning from barbara bush. the former first lady opening up in a new interview. is she now showing more love for bill clinton than for her own son, jeb. joining us, john king. good morning, john. >> this is her version of the poltergeist telling jeb, don't run. >> that's perfect. let's listen to a little bit from this c span interview where she talks about her affection for the former president. >> my husband, bill clinton and i have become great friends.

i think he thinks of george a little bit like the father he didn't have. he's very loving to him. and i really appreciate that. i love bill clinton. maybe not his politics, but i love bill clinton. >> there's the key sentence right there. i find it interesting when you consider the possibility that her son could run in 2016 and bill clinton's wife could run in 2016 as well. >> it is a fascinating bond. i covered the '92 campaign. the theme of the clinton campaign was that george hw bush was heartless. it was a very tough campaign. and it was a lot of bad blood including from barbara bush after that campaign. this goes back about ten years now. remember after the devastating tsunami in southeast asia, george w. bush asked his father

and clinton get together. in recent years, he's had a few health scares. he'll visit the hospital. they've actually become very close. part of that is the former president's club. it is unique, bush calls him his brother from another mother. >> i grew up in politics. no matter how rabid it got, my father, mario cuomo, the big democrat at the time, there was a lot of heated politics, but always personal respect. seems like the game is changing a little bit, though, now. now it is more kind of a blood sport. i wonder if you have as many friends behind the lines as you used to. >> you make a great point. it's like great sports competitors as well. you appreciate the other guys in

the arena because you know what it's like. and you also realize to get the big things done, maybe your governor cuomo needs to work with someone to get what the state needs. i have a piece of an idea, we can do some business together. after haiti, they have done wonderful things to raise money to help people. it is -- unfortunately you see less and less of it in this day and anyone of people setting aside differences and realizing we can agree on this or that, let's do some good. >> let's get your take on governor chris christie. this new poll out, but one of the numbers that sticks out obviously is that from january of 2013 to now, his unfavorable rating as doubled from 17 to 34%. can you just attribute that to simply the scandal surrounding

his office right now? >> yes. yes. in the sense that he just won a landslide reelection victory in november. there was no reason to think he was on a downward slope. there was every reason to think it was upward both in new jersey and nationally. what you're reading in the paper, just the allegations and if you read other polls, some people say give the guy the benefit of the doubt. when you're in the middle of a storm like this, you're going to see polls go up. he needs to talk about getting things done that help people and try to turn the panel here. that's a very, very difficult challenge. this is going to -- a lot of republicans are saying change the tone, governor, move on. it's going to be interesting to see if he touches on it at all today. giant challenge. >> yeah, and just as unfavorable

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first of fury. airlines are looking to cram even more passengers onto their planes with new slim line seats. and most customers, they won't even notice the change. however a new survey says people are noticing and they certainly do not like it. this could spell big trouble for the airlines' cost cutting ways. >> i hate getting jammed in. it's kind of funny. i think they need to have a combination marketing deal with slim fast or jenny craig. >> it's not just about you losing knee space. the seats are getting more narrow? >> the old seats were a little fatter, so they got them skinnier so they can put an extra row in each plane. that adds up to millions and millions of dollars over time for that aircraft.

by slimming them down, they can jam an extra row or extra two rows into each aircraft. in some places you get on a plane, only 17 inches of width in your seat. that's been on ongoing trend as long as losing the space between the seats. they're going with the cheapest possible ticket in the back of the plane and having you pay incremental costs to get a comfortable seat. >> so they're considering -- >> they say one to two rows. >> how much are they going to make? >> 150 to $250 based on where you're flying to. times how many turns it's going to do, times -- you're talking millions of dollars. >> so how do we get around it? ? you don't. it's auld capitalism, you're stuck with it. if you want that cheapest ticket. if you want the comfort, it's

the a la carte pricing. >> some of the airlines are saying, while they're doing these slim line seats, they're going to add wi-fi and do some things to make the flight better. >> right. if they can't make money, if people aren't sliding the credit cards. a lot of people bring ipads and everything else. at one point that was a dig differentiator. >> now you're going to be able to pair up anyway because you're going to be sitting like this. you only need one i pad. >> you look back in the day, a lot of people are saying it used to be such a delight to fly. the fact is -- talk to us about that. back in the '70 easy was it really -- >> that was when it was regulated and prices were set.

most people drove. we'd drive to chicago. we drove to disney world. >> they would never imagine the flying experience would be what it's like today, which makes you wonder -- >> it's like a cargo ship now. >> where are we heading? how much -- >> stand -- i think that's just a publicity gimmick. but i think as much as they can squeeze dollars out of you, the resorts are doing it with resort fees. you want to use the gym, you want to use the pool, it's going to be another $30 a day. >> i think there's going to be lawsuits. as you notice now as the seats get smaller, i'm starting to get dead spots on my arms and on my legs. >> they can blame -- >> i'm telling you, there will be litigation at some point.

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i don't know that this song fits. >> that's my jam back in the day. >> it is an odd choice. >> you get motional. that's what happens. >> welcome back to "new day." was the rant heard around the sports world. the seattle seahawk let loose. it's far from the first celebrity rant and won't be the last. it did get us thinking. one of the best rants ever caught on tape. >> first he tipped the ball and then he ran his mouth. >> when you try me with a sorry receiver like crabtree, that's the result you're going to get. >> now we can't stop talking

about him. seattle seahawks corner back richard sherman has joined number nine for shooting off across the court at his own team. number eight, oklahoma state coach who defended one of his young football players. >> because it's garbage. come after me. i'm a man. that's all i've got to say. makes me want to puke. >> instead of throwing up, throw things. that's what the press made then kansas city royals manager mcrae do. one sports writer hit by a tape recorder left with an inch and a half gash. what was charlie sheen smoking during his rants? >> can you smell the rotting dog

[ bleep ]. the puke that's your viscera. >> viscera, fancy word. >> alec baldwin used a phone rant to his then teenage daughter. all grown up she said it was made out to be pay much bigger deal than it actually was. >> mike tyson threatened to eat his rival's kids. >> my defense is impregnable. i'm ferocious. i want your heart. i want to eat your children. >> it is a shame. >> before he was shamed by his sexting scandal, anthony weiner. >> i want regular order. >> regular order went flying with the state represent went

viral. >> and asking everyone to nominate him for treasurer, treasure this. >> he didn't get the nomination. he did get in a volkswagen ad. >> everybody wins. >> cnn. new york. >> it's one way to get pumped up. we should really do that more. >> another to get medication. >> i don't think sherman belongs with any of those guys. he was orchestrated, pumped up in a legitimate moment. >> in a game. >> more proof of why it's questionable men have tendency to be in position to power. >> thank you jenny for wrapping it up. >> geez louise. coming up on kneed, kenneth bae's family reacts after his press conference in north korea.

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how did he manage to survive? he joins us live. >> your "new day" continues right now. this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate baldwin. >> welcome to "new day" once again, tuesday january 21, 8:00 in the east. a monster storm is about to deliver pain from the nation's capital to maine. take a look at the size. a foot or more of snow expected up the coast with ice and brutal winds. the storm is dishing out plenty of misery in the midwest and plain staets. icy roads and blinding snow are keeping a lot of folks at home today. if you're flying, you know it before i say it, you may have to find another way. more than 1900 flights are already cancelled in anticipation of the storm. let's give coverage in chicago

where they've been hit by another like effect storm. george? >> reporter: kate, good morning. we did see the lake-effect snow this morning. as soon as it comes to chicago it goes away. streets are clearing now. the storm we saw here in chicago headed your way. certainly headed toward the east coast. the big concern right now the cold temperatures. right now here in chicago it's five degrees. keep in mind, microphone state, more than two dozen in fact, issued emergency declarations because of a shortage of pro pain. states issuing the declarations to expedite shipments in communities where people need that pro pain. we're seeing them ease restrictions on drivers to get it to those communities. right now the cold weather, that's the big concern. we do expect to see sun here in chicago. again, with more than 1900 flight cancellations, it will be a rough day as far as weather

and travel is concerned with the storm headed to the east coast. guys. >> all right george, obviously got to worry about people. there are millions in harm's way from washington d.c. to north eastern maine. the snow, ice, sub zero wind chills coming in the hours. what do we know? >> it's a typical alberta clipper. you can see the low snow totals. the system has not intercepted with the ocean just yet. that's the difference in the past 24 hours and yesterday morning. this system is going to intersect with the atlantic ocean and bring heavy snow totals. take a look now. boston seeing from four to eight inches of snow. there off the cape could see a foot of snow. blizzard warnings again. 6 to 10 for philly, new york, d.c.

the further inland you are, the lower your totals. the farther you are away from the atlantic or moisture source bringing in the heavy snow. there's the low still developing. expecting to bring the snow in d.c. 10:00 to 11:00 in the morning. as we go towards the afternoon, starting to see a the snow falling around boston. it snows all day long. not until 11:00 tonight we see it exit d.c. still snows in new york and boston through the overnight hours. we're looking for it to exit the new york city area tomorrow making its way through boston, offshore by new england. the problem, the low it develops and strengthens as it makes its way up the coastline. as that happens, wind intensifies. the know is dry snow that easily picks up and blows around. visibility near 0 with a lot of wind blowing it around. 30 to 40 miles per hour winds will be seen. then there's the temperatures

themselves already below normal today, 10 to 15 below normal. a second clipper reinforces behind it. tomorrow, cooler temperatures, 20 degrees below normal. now take the sub zero temperatures and wind chills coming into the single digits. i hope i got that all out. a lot of important information. a big storm heading our way in the next few hours. >> the calm before the storm for some. here we go. >> maybe like an hour of calm. also developing this morning, u.s. military sending two war crafts to sochi to rescue americans. they're scouring the streets looking for the suspect known as the black widow. it's feared she's hiding and waiting to strike during the olympics there. we have more from russia. good morning phil. >> reporter: good morning. black widow, female suicide bombers usually acting to avenge

the loss of a husband or loved one. they have struck and killed many times before in russia. they were never supposed to get this close to the olympic city. russian police are racing against the clock to find this woman who they say may be working with the terrorist organization planning an attack on the olympics. she may already be inside sochi ready to strike. >> obviously the russian security forces are concerned that perhaps people have already penetrated their outer perimeter in sochi. >> the 22-year-old is described as a black we doerks no torous type of suicide terrorist. police districted fliers to hotels in sochi and asking staff to be on the lookout for her. experts say there could be other so called black widows planning a strike. >> we shouldn't assume she's the only one. she's likely part of a larger

network they're looking at. >> she's believed to be from dagestan. in the u.s., agents have been conducting interviews with people from that region for weeks asking community members if there are issues they should be focussing. this morning the russian antiterrorist committee posted a statement saying they killed seven rebels in the area early last eechlkt one killed is a black widow. all this after a new terror threat this past weekend from two young men in this video. claiming responsibility for twin suicide bombers in last month. they say we've prepared for you. hot beds are in the country leaving the olympics closer than ever to danger.

russian authorities aren't commenting about the sochi black widow suspect. the only reason we know about her is because they have asked hotel staff across the city to keep an eye out for her. authorities are concerned this was not supposed to happen. the sochi security plan was designed to keep people like this out, the so called ring of steel. it appears someone has snuck through weeks before the games. chris, back to you. >> thanks for monitoring the situation. we also want to talk about texas senator wendy davis on the defensive this morning facing questions about her life story. months after she came to attention for a filibuster for a proposed abortion law. john is here with why this is raising eyebrows. >> some of the details seem blurry. blurry is the word used by the dallas morning nooiz.

she's a single mother who worked through school. the general con tours are true. it's the specifics in the time line that are now in question. she pitched her story as an american dream come true. >> i was barely making ends meet and sometimes they didn't. >> texas state senator wendy davis propelled into the national spotlight last summer with her physical stamina after is this famous filibuster against the restrictive abortion measures. davis' rise shot her to the front of the pack against democrats in her bid. now her inspirational biography of a single mother is sparking some debate. >> by the time i was 19 i was a single parent. i was living in a mobile home. >> over the weekend, the dallas morning news revealed some inconsistent says in her statement and began raising

questions about her boot stepping life story. the newspaper reports she divorced at 21 not 19. it clarified a few points for example, her divorce became final when she was 21. writing in the statement, the truth is at 19 i was a teenage mother living in lean in a trailer with my daughter in a struggle to keep us a float on my way to a divorce. >> they say everything is bigger in texas. that wasn't the case for the trailer we lived in. >> the paper says she lived in a few months. >> a hashtag on twitter #more fake than wendy davis. she is trailing her likely opponent the state's attorney general. >> one of the most discussed points in the piece is wendy dais' law school tuition at

harvard was paid for by her former husband. some bloggers are seizing on this. one tweeted overnight. look at this. wendy davis won't rest until every texas woman has a sugar daddy she can use then dump. some feel hit could backfire. they later took out a loan together. she also says i'm proud of where i came from and what i've been able to achieve through hard work and perseverance. >> all right. thanks john. let's look at our other headlines making news this hour. the investigation is underway in nebraska in what caused a deadly collapse at an omaha feed plant. two dozen killed, more than a dozen hurt. dan joins us with the details. >> the name of the business is international nutrition, a company that produces feed and other products for live stock.

you had this collapse in fire yesterday. crews pulled out the body of a 53-year-old man. they suspended the recovery for the second person because it's too cold and windy out here. there was a collapse, three stories tall a, the top two collapsed onto the first story. this building was full of 38 people. all but 36 got out a live. we know in in addition to the two that died, ten taken to the hospital, four in critical condition. this is a company that had problems in the past. a couple of years ago they were fined $10,000 for six safety violations. no word yet what may have happened here. >> investigators have a lot to sift through. dan, thank you for that. concerns that syrian peace talks could collapse before they begin. talks start in geneva without the main backer, iran's assad.

strong objection from the u.s. and syrian opposition. the move to disinvite is criticized by russian's foreign minister who called it a mistake. it appears the american people don't have faith in president barack obama 's proposal to reign in the nsa. an joer well ming 73% do not believe the president's reforms will do anything to restore privacy. 53% disapprove of the bulk collection of meta data by the nsa with 40% backing the practice. humans weren't the only mammals showing off moves over the weekend in santa barbara. a dozen dolphins joined in on the fun at the women's final. brown hanging ten along side one of the dolphins. the crowd goes crazy when they see flipper's cousin do the tandem ride. how fun would that be?

>> i wonder if she bailed because she didn't know what that was? could look like a shark. >> that's a good points. when you're moving that fast and focused on your own run. once you know it's a dolphin, it would be fun to do if you could surf. >> if you could surf. that's important. coming up next, inauguration day for chris christie. will the festivityings will overshadowed by the controversies surrounding the governor? our panel will discuss. you're going to see it here on "new day." kenneth bae's sister and what she thinks about her brother's press conference. when she wants the u.s. and you to do to help. i have the flu,

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jersey governor chris christie sworn in for a second term. the celebration, you know we're going to talk about it. they're likely eclipsed by scandal. monday, chris christie's lieutenant governor denied allegations she threatened hoboken senator. the mayor is sticking to her story. let's bring in our political panel. dana bash happily here today thankfully. in d.c., political commentator kech madden and cnn political kmen at a tore and democratic strategist. good morning to you. >> good morning. what should we all expect to happen today when christie makes the inaugural address? >> according to what we've been told by his aids he's not going to address the scandal as he did when he gave the state of the state. >> smart? >> i think so. what is he going to say he hasn't said before. he is going to focus on kinds of

things that made him a national figure. he's going to talk no red, no blue. we need to get beyond the labels. he's going to smack washington which he's done many times which again makes him popular. having said that, here we are the morning of his second inaugural after he won by a landslide in a blue state. the focus is not on what he wanted to focus on which is what makes him a different kind of republican. >> kevin, republicans in the state say this is partly the media's fault for talking about scandals over and over while the investigation continues. when you look at today, what can chris christie do to try to turn the page, try to move forward and get back on his message? >> dana alluded to it earlier. i think the reason chris christie became a national political figure was because he tackled a lot of big issues. he was an unconventional politician that sought to blur the lines of partisan ship,

reach across the aisle and rack up big accomplishments. the focus has to be on the bold, active agenda. that is what people will again be remind why they like chris christie. he focuses on education reform, the economy, putting partisan ship a side. if he focus on big things a tacks from critics and democrats will seem small in comparison. that's the best path back for christie. >> this is a good moment for democrats. do you think that democrats threaten to look too gleeful while this is continuing to unfold and continuing to be investigated? >> well, i certainly agree with kevin that the governor ought to be focused on his activities. although, even his style of governing has to be looked at. he's going to have to dial it back some. for instance, on his big education reform, you know just this past couple of weeks where

they threw a few school principals out of the newark school system because they disagreed with the governor's education plan. again that bullying way of governing. he's going to have to dial that back. i think once we get to hearings, things go differently. first of all we'll have facts to talk about instead of personality and allegations. i think that's a really important place to get to. it's really important to remember that these hearings are bipartisan. the republicans voted with the democrats unanimously to go toward with these hearings, issue these subpoenas. i think getting into that place where it's really an investigation of facts is going to be important not just for democrats but for everyone. the best the governor can hope is that the facts don't reveal more information that he's revealed himself. >> the problem chris christie

has is that one of the things that made him successful is not the things he says but things he does. he's going to put toward a big plan for education reform. just a month ago he had all these democrats chomping at the bit to work with him, to find a solution. now it's a different situation. now democrats might feel to push back against hip. the accomplishment part of his popularity could be in jeoparoj. >> you get to the interesting point kevin. john king earlier on the show said republicans tell him what hillary was pointing to. they want him to change his tone once again. first he was too blunt for some now he seems too apologetic. they want him to stop apologi apologizing and start doing stuff. how do you expect that if he's

got scandal at every stop? >> chris christie can't not be chris christie. that's the challenge here. what he said that struck me is he's not a conventional blow dry politician. in many ways i think now what he's done is accepting this high level of accountability. he has to meet that now. that's one way to change a lot of people's minds. he also has to again focus on big issues. so much of this can look like side noise six months from now if he's still like dana said, focuses on accomplishments, continues to reach across the i'll and do big things for new jersey. his way back to the national profile 2016 contender, he keeps doing big things in new jersey, people say that's what washington needs. >> hillary, what do you make of the poll that says his

unfavorable rating has now doubled. that comes as no sprooiz considering what the attention is on now. >> i think being blastd in the media for days will do that for someone. my guess is democrats finally pull ago way and saying let's take another look at this guy. but i think that kevin says something interesting which is where does chris christie go from here? his brand a little bit over the last couple of years was in pushing back against republicans not against democrats. you know, trying to tell republicans what they were doing wrong constantly. it's why kevin 's old boss romney didn't end up liking him when he interviewed him as the vice president candidate. republicans stopped wanting to hear from this chris christie. i think in part his need is to rehabilitate himself among republicans. on that score, maybe democrat rps helping him these days. >> that's one of the things i'm looking for covering this in the

next few week, his ability to do his job not necessarily in new jersey but as chairman of the republican governor's association which is key. that job is about raising money for the other governors in the country up for re-election. if he can keep drawing people in, keep the big money rollers coming in to him, then maybe that's a sign at least in the short term he's okay. if he can't and can't do that job to raise money for the people who need him, that's going to be a telling sign. >> yeah. >> dana, kevin, hillary, great to see y'all. thank you. >> great to be here. chris? coming up on "new day," something you'll only see here. kenneth bae's sister speaking out about his press conference from north korea. we'll tell you what she wants the u.s. to do to free her brother and if she thinks she'll ever see him again. president barack obama 's controversy comments about pot sparked the debate still burning this morning.

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you are looking at columbus circle what is also known as a prelude to a beat down. this is the beginning of what promises to be bad cold, bad snow, worse wind. that's what we're looking at here. we need to figure out the latest. what does it mean? >> the snow just making it's way to the east coast. we keep talking about the change. yesterday we were talking about it being a clipper.

we flow the going to develop. instead of low snow totals like the midwest, we're going to see heavy snow start to build. a foot off the cape. they have blizzard warnings in effect. philly, d.c. and new york city in the next few hours we're going to see heavy snow. further inland you are, you're going to have lower totals. the low is taking the moisture off the ocean and dumping it near the coastal sections. with that here comes the timing. already seeing it in new york city. by tonight, talking about it hanging around, making its way through boston. still snowing overnight and making its way to d.c., boston. exiting tomorrow 6:00 in the morning. not gone yet. this guy is strengthening as it makes its way up the coastline. winds intensify. finally makings its way off shoempt this is the cold snow,

airy, blowing around. visibility near zero. temperatures feel like single digits. you've got to add the wind. cold air and snow expected to last through the end of the week. >> burr. >> this needs to move a lot faster. >> no one likes when i do this. >> vickie save us. is there anything better to know? >> five things you need to know. we start with number one. more than 2,000 flights thousand cancelled because of the storm that indra is talking about. if you're traveling, call your airline after head of time. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the explosion and partial collapse at a feed plant in omaha, nebraska. police say they recovered the body of keith everett, one other voik victim's body is still in the building. on the hunt for a woman investigators say poses a threat to the sochi olympics. there's a concern she may have breached security surrounding

the games. president barack obama will visit italy in march and meet with pope francis and talk inequality and poverty. commissioner roger guidel says so few of those kicks are missed. it's not exciting enough for mans. what do you think? go to tweet us. go to cnn.com for the latest. >> what will they do instead? alternatives. the desperate plea from kenneth bae's family to get him out of a north korea prison. it took a turn when bae was trotted out and committed he committed a serious crime. he warned his family to stop spreading vicious rumors about his case. now his family is respectfully asking for leniency. in the "new day" exclusive,

we've been talking to his family. brown is here to talk about his family's side of this. >> we spoke to his sister, terri chung. she says that was upsetting and her family is scared about what's going to happen next. kenneth bae has been in prison in north korea 15 months. his sister says he's the longest american detained in u.s. history. she's pleading to bring him home now. the family is heartbroken after watching his first appearance in months. >> it's very difficult for the family to watch him having to plead for help from the u.s. government. >> the american missionary held in north korea for more than a year read a statement before cameras in the hospital. bae pleegd with the u.s. government, press, his family to stop worsening his situation by quote, making vile rumors about north korea.

>> that was probably the most frightening moment in that press conference which is why we're imploring our leaders. now is the time to bring this man home. >> they went to say he committed a quote, serious crime against the country's government adding he didn't experience any human rights aabuse. bae says he wants to be pardoned by the north koreans and returned to his family asking the press, u.s. government and his family to make a quote, more active effort and pay more attention. experts say the new images of bae could be a positive sign given north korea's history of releases captives. >> the fact they've paraded him out suggests have a demand in mind. earlier this month, former nb oourks star dennis rodman travelled to north korea for an exhibition game for leader kim jong-un's birthday. in an interview, he pointed

blame on bae. >> what did he do? >> no. don't you tell me. you tell me why is he held captive? >> rodman has since apologized and checked into rehab. his controversy visit has u.s. officials questioning whether it played a role in kim jong-un's decision to show bae. >> this was a disaster for him. maybe now he wants to initiate a possible dialogue with bae as a bargaining chip. >> experts say bae's video statement follows north korea's pattern of false confessions. a korean war veteran was freed from the country after he says he was forced to give a false confession, perhaps giving hope to bae's family. >> they'll have to take hope when they can get it. thanks. president barack obama said marijuana is no more dangerous

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reaction coming fast and furious after president barack obama 's controversy remarks about marijuana. the president saying it's no more dangerous than alcohol. that hit close to home for our next guest who says pot opened

the doors to his addiction ultimately landing him in a crack house. with that being true, why does he actually agree with the president? william moorer is here to tell us himself. he's vice president of public affairs at one of the largest private drug and alcohol treatment centers, a great one at that. great to have you with us. >> good morning chris. thanks for having me. >> what is your general take about this? >> well, chris, the president was right. i lawed his willingness to speak out forcefully and honestly and not just speaking as the president but also someone that experimented with marijuana as a younger person. most importantly to speak out as a parent to children who are exposed to the same temptations as many children are across the down troy today. the president was good to speak out. it's very important we focus not just on what he said but what he didn't say. the president didn't say

marijuana is safer than alcohol. the president didn't say that using marijuana doesn't come with risk ares or consequences. in fact, he was really emphasizing the fact alcohol is like marijuana and any other drug. a drug is a drug and a drug. for some people that use substances legal or illegal or those in the process of being decriminalized or encouraged, some develop a problem. we don't think the president's comments are steering people off the course of their appreciation for the fact that marijuana is a dangerous drug. what we do think is it's important to listen to what the president didn't say as much as we focus on what he did say. >> let me take the other side on this. it doesn't often work that way in terms of delivering a message where people focus on what you

didn't say. they focus on what you did they. we've made a mistake allowing alcohol to be readily available. we're probably not going to undo that. alcohol as we both know is incredkrecredibly destructly to people. why use another drug that can be equally abused and now has addictive properties. why in any way encourage it? >> i don't think the president was encouraging it. i think he was speaking a simple fact which is that a lot of people that choose to use marijuana develop no consequences in the same way a lot of people that choose to use alcohol develop of this consequences either. what the most important message is that alcohol is like marijuana and that marijuana is like alcohol and any other drug. for some people who are under the influence of it, you can develop all kinds of problems. legal consequence, social consequences, financial.

for people like me, you can develop the propensity to become an addict and alcoholic. marijuana was my gate way drug when i was a teenager. that doesn't mean everybody that uses it winds up like me. i went from using marijuana and alcohol to a crack house. 55 to 60% of young people presented in our treatment center today talk about marijuana being their first drug of choice. >> isn't that kind of our answer right now? especially when you couple with the fact weed is supposedly stronger than ever and the old data that it wasn't a districtive is changed? we're going to see more addiction problems. >> i do. that's an important message of the president's comments the other day is that we all embrace the reality the war on drugs in the country has failed. we know that.

if we're going to introduce a new use into the public continue yum of texperimentation, we bet chooing the policies in the country. this is one that can be prevented and treated through recovery. if we're going to change it in this country, if we're going to change public perception, we better embrace a public policies that encourage people to get help, get sober and talk about this problem with their own children and their grandchildren. >> i think that we're going to be having continuing discussions my friend. as it becomes more available, many use it response bloi and many will not as we get younger on the trail. good challenges for you and us in the media in terms of covering it. always a pleasure to have you. continue the good work. >> thank you chris for having us

on. >> pleasure. >> kate? coming up next on "new day," he got out a live after starting an avalanche. the whole thing was caught on tape. we're going to talk to one very lucky guy in the "new day" exclusive, next. ♪ i'm a survivor, i'm not going to give up ♪ farmer: hello, i'm an idaho potato farmer. and our giant idaho potato truck is still missing. so my dog and i we're going to go find it. it's out there somewhere spreading the good word about idaho potatoes and raising money for meals on wheels. but we'd really like our truck back, so if you see it, let us know, would you? thanks.

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welcome back to "new day." one skier is lucky to be a live after his day on the slopes turned dangerous. the 23-year-old was skiing with a friend near denver over the weekend when he triggered an avalanche. the whole thing caught on his helmet cam. he joins us this morning from denver. we're so glad to see you here. we know you escaped unskaifed. first question for you, how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling fine obviously. i'm a lot more nervous to be on tv than i was in the avalanche. >> this is easy talking about something you love to do which is skiing. that's a question, do you take yourself as a risk taker? >> definitely as my friends a test, i have been pushing my limits skiing and with other sports. it's part of the game with back country skiing. it's a risk everyone that partakes in the sport knows about. >> we've got to talk to you this

year is a particularly bad and dangerous year for avalanches. you knowingly took a risk heading out there. was there a particular risk of avalanches in that area? >> definitely. the avalanche danger is rank add cross the state. i went out on a considerable day. the main thing that sets it apart was the slope type and terrain. i made a bad choice choosing a bad slope after wind had swept over the rocky mountains in the last week. it made for unstable snow pack. >> you make this decision. how did you know you were in trouble? did you hear it first before you saw it? >> yeah. i did hear it. i saw it immediately after. my friend was already down, nick ryan. he got in the vantage point and could see me on the roller. we had full visibility and audio contact. as soon as i drop, i took two turns, heard a popping sound

under me, looked over and saw the entire slab break to the left. i realized i was skiing on the slab. i went for it based on instinct and tried to straight line over the cliff instead of getting swept over it. immediately looked to deploy my air bag. >> so you have avalanche training? you had an air bag with you. did you have other equipment with you? >> yes. kind of the standard avalanche equipment most people take a beacon, shovel probe. those are devices after someone get buried. it was a new devices in boulder, colorado. it tries to keep you light and large. it lowers your density so you can float on top and not get buried by snow partal. >> you know you're lucky though? >> of course. >> are you going to stick to

trails and groomed tracks now? >> i'm going to get hard and charge in the backcountry. at the same time it goes to show and reiterate the fact it's really dangerous out there. you've got to macon serve tif terrain choices. >> my friend, i'm glad to be speaking with you today. we hope you will take caution and you have many, many years of happy and safe skiing out there ahead of you. okay? >> definitely. hopefully others can learn from it too. i'm 300 yards off the highway. just, yeah, i hope other people can realize with 15 minutes of hiking you can be in a danger zone. >> absolutely. good point to make. lance, thanks for joining us today from denver. >> what a story. now to another incredible story. a young woman impacting her world. she's barely a teenager but has vision to spare. she's working to help those in

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we've got the good stuff going on here. a quick break from it. how lucky am i? look who i get to work with everyday. can you believe they're paying me for this? i'm doing well. when we normally show you police dash cam footage, it's certainly bad stuff. not this time. the sergeant, on patrol over the weekend -- ariel is a he. he spots someone up to no good with no one to play with. >> you could tell he was actually playing by himself. he wasn't waiting for more kids to arrive. got out of the car. i did like this which is the universal sign of throw me the football. at you saw his face lit up.

he was ready to play. >> think about it. in so many communities where cops would stop and question the kid as to what he was doing. not this one. they have a simple game of catch caught on the officer's dash cam. the officer says it's a new planning initiative. for the sergeant it's a lot simpler for that. >> we all live in this world together, all make an impact in this world. it's important we all put in our little bit and make it a better place. >> humans first, right? first and foremost. >> i wonder what impact it made. the 10-year-old in the video, guess what the impact was on him? nothing? wrong. he wants to grow up to be a professional football or a policeman. that's the interchange he had, his experience. now isn't that great? >> so much easier for that officer to wave and move on.

so much easier to stay in the car. he's doing his job. >> win win for him. he's having fun. it. >> got to work on that. >> he'd probably beat me down on my own couch. a lot of news this morning. let's to get to. now to carol costello in the newsroom. >> thanks so much. "newsroom" starts now. good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. how safe will americans be at the olympics. security tightens as the games draw closer. suspects look for the black widow. police around the games are handing out fliers searching for the women. they suspect there are two more black widows threatening terror attacks around sochi. hundreds of american athle