good news. i got a new title. and a raise? management couldn't make that happen. [ male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. that's it for us. thanks for watching. "early start" begins now. "early start" begins now. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- wwvitac.com the record-shattering cold. you will not believe the latest target. millions and millions frozen in cold, snow, treacherous conditions. cities and towns imploring people, just stay home! indra petersons is tracking this historic storm for us. what is the state of the union? the president attempts to right his ship with a high-stakes speech to the nation. we're going to tell you what he will say hours before he even says it. major security concerns in sochi. could one of the most popular sports in the olympics pull its athletes from the games? we're live with the latest. good morning, everyone. great to see you this morning.

welcome to "early start." i'm john cd and it's tuesday, january 28th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. so, this morning, the polar blast that froze the nation's midsection is now attacking its toes and much, much more. this unbelievable cold is moving east and south, where it's causing real problems, dropping temperatures, creating major worries for millions of people in areas that do not typically see this kind of winter weather. warnings are now up from texas to the carolinas for snow and ice. and of course, there's the cold, shutting schools from minneapolis to houston and canceling thousands of flights at some of the nation's busiest airports. >> a warning this morning in illinois -- stay off the roads. conditions are still bad after snow, ice and wind left many highways in the northern part of the state slick and dangerous. in chicago, and most of the this morning, trey radel is chicago suburbs, schools are waking up just a citizen and not closed again. a congressman anymore. and people, they're only going out if they have to. the republican has resigned his >> it feels like winter has been south florida seat just weeks after returning to work

forever and we're just -- i following a cocaine bust. don't even know if we're in the in a letter to house speaker middle of winter yet. john boehner, radel wrote he >> it is really cold and getting cannot effectively serve his colder. i'm getting tired of this district, a change from his earlier promise that he would spend the next year trying to weather. i need to move to florida or vegas. regain the trust of the voters. >> in chicago, you could see 4 a special election is being planned for replace him. inches of skin between the we're hearing this morning forehead and the upper lip, from a virginia state senator that's it. >> that's probably too much, attacked and nearly killed by too. many in ohio have the same his own son in his own home. feeling and same sensibility. creigh deeds is detailing what look at this, the wind blowing happened to him when his son, gus, went after him with a knife in cleveland this morning with last november, stabbing his snow and temperatures falling way, way below zero. father multiple times before some communities are actually saying they are running out of turning a gun on himself. salt to take care of the streets it is heartbreaking, folks. and sidewalks. >> many public schools in deeds tells anderson cooper his minnesota are closed again son was mentally ill and needed today, even with temperatures help, but the system failed him. the night of the attack, he knew set to climb to the very balmy there would be a confrontation, but nothing like what happened. zero. zero. windchills this morning in >> i turned around, i could see minneapolis could hit minus 39. that he had something in his >> in iowa -- you know a little hand that was coming at me, but something about iowa. i didn't really -- you know, i >> a couple things about iowa. had no idea what was coming. >> blizzard conditions there it was in his left hand, nothing have given way to clear skies, coming -- i couldn't tell, you but that means bitter, bitter know, i thought it was a screwdriver. cold. windchills in cedar rapids could i had no idea what it was, and

he just kept coming at me with stuff. hit 35 below. and i said, "what's going on?" >> stay home. >> this morning. >> stay home. and that's, you know, i said, southeastern louisiana waking up to a winter storm this morning. "gus, i love you so much. don't make this any worse than you heard me right, southeastern it is." louisiana. this arctic blast set to dump he just kept stabbing. snow, sleet, freezing rain on and i think he either knew that much of that area. i was disabled enough that i even new orleans. usually when we're talking about couldn't interfere with whatever weather in this part, we're talking about summer, fall, else he wanted to do, he decided hurricanes. at some point, maybe after i no, this is a winter storm with said that i loved him, he windchills in the single digits. decided that i didn't need to >> it's happening in texas, too. die after all. crews there scrambling to spray >> i've got to say, that's just down the roads ahead of the cold heartbreaking. and ice. this was an unbelievable these pictures being taken from houston, a city socked by ice interview. creigh deeds is now pushing to change the rules in virginia to just last week. many schools there are closed, help make it easier for those who need psychiatric help to get and at its very busy airports into a hospital. this morning, hundreds of all right, coming up, the flights grounded. passengers saying last night shine is off the apple this they got word from their airline. morning. even though many of you are >> our flight was scheduled for buying ipads and iphones, some are saying it's time for a 7:15 tomorrow morning and we got change. "money time" next. a notice about an hour and a ♪ half ago that it was canceled. >> you're going to be seeing [ male announcer ] new vicks dayquil severe. more canceling ahead of time, helps relieve your ugliest, nastiest, roughest, because you know, the airlines get fined for keeping you on the toughest cold symptoms. tarmac, so they're going to cut new dayquil severe. with maximum symptom fighting ingredients.

you loose earlier than usual. ♪ indra petersons is watching this extreme weather. what do we expect? new vicks nyquil severe. >> i think we know, that's the helps relieve your ugliest, theme, cold across the country, nastiest, roughest, even down in the southeast. let's talk about some of the toughest nighttime cold symptoms. new nyquil severe. windchills. new york city right now feels like zero, and you want to say with maximum symptom fighting ingredients. that's bad, but right now it's almost one of the warmest spots ♪ on the map. take a look. you're lucky here, right? take a look at minneapolis, 26 with maximum symptom fighting ingredients. below. chicago, right now you feel like peoi go to angie's listt for all kinds of reasons. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done 28 below zero. so, let's talk about how good in a timely fashion and within budget. it's going to get today, right? angie's list members can tell you what's it going to feel like, which provider is the best in town. maybe at the warmest time today? the best it's going to feel with you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. windchills, chicago, will be 12 below. a rough day for them. now that we're expecting, i like the fact minneapolis, the best they're going to get is 22 below, d.c. i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. about 14, even new york city the service providers that i've found on angie's list feeling like 13. actually have blown me away. so, we know this cold air is here, but the very unusual story find out why more than two million members today is how far south this cold count on angie's list. air is digging. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. notice all the way into the southeast, you can really see that line of where the warm air is right along the gulf and the cold air just above it. the reason that's key, we're looking for 32, that freezing mark, right? you have moisture right here,

so, what are we watching, for the threat of wintry mix and icing. even in the morning hours, we're talking about from mississippi through louisiana, a chance for snow today, down as far south as new orleans. look at this as we go through noon today. this is spreading all along the gulf. what we're going to be seeing is a lot of icing in the morning and then switching over to snow as we go through the afternoon, as the cold air starts to fill in. even as we go through the overnight, look at the intensity spreading through the carolinas. we're talking heavy amounts of icing, especially near wilmington, approaching half an inch, where power lines can come down. and look at the amounts of snow into the southeast. >> wow. >> talk about unusual for this time of year, or any time of year, put it that way. >> got some friends down in atlanta working with us right now panicking over 2 inches of snow. >> panicking, yeah. they're having a rough one. all right, it's a big day for the president. president obama is set to deliver his state of the union address before congress and the nation later today, a speech cnn has learned zeroing in on income inequality, the minimum wage and immigration reform. the president also expected to

tout his plan to bypass congress if congress stands in his way. he's going to be talking about using his executive powers to get his priorities done. among those in the audience as guests of the president and first lady, general motors' ceo mary barra, first woman to head a u.s. car company, and antoinette tough, the georgia bookkeeper who talked down a school shooter. there will be no shortage of reaction from the gop. there are at least four different republican responses planned, but washington state congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers will deliver the official gop rebuttal after the state of the union. of course, cnn will bring you the most complete coverage. there's the music again, berman. analysis, the state of the union, tonight beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >> it's like political mood music. >> music's important. this morning you may have to think twice before starting to play that game of angry birds. the nsa and its british counterpart are reportedly using the android version of that app and other apps to gather information about age, location,

even sexual orientation. these revelations contained in documents from nsa leaker edward snowden, given to "the new york times," "the guardian" and "propublica." the nsa insists it does not profile americans but is instead focused on foreign threats. all right, welcome back to "early start." it's "money time" this tuesday meantime, the obama administration reached a deal morning. stocks in europe, i'm happy to with some of the nation's biggest tech firms to let these report, rebounding. firms disclose just how often there were three pretty ugly the government asks them for days of selling there. information about users, but the looks to be a mixed opening for government can block those u.s. markets here. disclosures from becoming public the dow futures right now up, for two years. nasdaq down, in part, i think, all right, a vote could come because of apple. so, we'll watch nasdaq. maybe soon over this common looks like that's going to be ground on the new farm and food held back, but you could see a little rebound here. stamp bill. a vote could come this week. it's earnings season, that's under the plan, food stamps when companies release their quarterly report cards, you get to, you know, look under the would be cut by roughly $90 per hood. we'll hear from ford later person, trimming the food stamp today, pfizer as well. program by about 1% or $800 apple sets an iphone record, but million, far less than many republicans in the house wanted, selling 51 million iphones still but more than democrats in the wasn't enough. senate had called for. imagine, you sell a record changes for farmers, too. number of your products and cutting some direct payments to farmers, shifting instead some investors go, eh, they wanted more. of the money to crop insurance and now apple's stock is down programs. the obama administration is 6.5% in premarket trading. now promising a veto if the house moves ahead with its >> wow. >> you probably have this one in your 401(k) and are probably

promised vote on a bill banning all federal funding of abortion. getting hit on it. the world wants cheap phones, the bill would restrict bigger screens. obamacare subsidies if they're there's a lot of concern about what apple can do next. used to purchase an insurance plan to provides abortion sales next quarter in key markets show apple with a much coverage. the white house calls this an intrusion on women's access to smaller piece of the pie, the red there. health care. sales for apple fell 1% year this morning, weapons over year here in north america. supplied by the u.s. are now in but in china, sales soared, up the hands of moderate rebel forces in syria. 29%, long before apple's reuters reporting congress long-awaited deal with china mobile came true. secretly approved funding for we'll also be looking to see if these arms and deliveries will this company's going to have a new product this year. this is what everyone -- ipad, continue through september. the shipments are reportedly 2010 was the last time they had being sent through jordan to non a new product launch. tim cook, the ceo, says the next islamist rebel groups. thing you launch is not they include small arms and something you will see. maybe mobile wallet? antitank rockets. who knows? some pretty shocking we'll see. this year, probably. allegations today from afghan president hamid karzai. "princeton review" is out according to the "washington with the best college values post," he believes the united this year. states is trying to undermine topping the list for his government, at least, this is what he's saying, and is universities, university of north carolina, chapel hill, new behind dozens of terrorist attacks in afghanistan. college of florida, university the taliban has been blamed for of virginia, north carolina many of these attacks. state university and university the u.s. ambassador to of michigan an arbor. afghanistan, james cunningham, calls karzai's suspicions deeply the best value public schools are all located in the south. the best value private schools are all in the northeast. that list includes williams

kpeer torell and divorced from college, harvard, swarthmore, reality. karzai is making it very, very yale and princeton. difficult for the u.s. to something interesting they implement its plans there. found, too, if you are a great also breaking overnight, student, great grades, really ousted president mohamed morsi of egypt is back in court this well rounded, don't worry about morning facing charges related paying for these schools, because there's a lot of to a 2011 jailbreak. financial aid for these schools it is one of four separate if you are the top-performing trials for the former leader who was removed from power in a coup student. middle of the road student, last summer. that's where you get nailed. meanwhile, there has been more >> at the top, a lot of these schools have money there to help violence overnight in cairo, out. where gunmen killed a senior >> absolutely. >> that's it for us. thank you so much for joining interior ministry official. the government is calling this us. an assassination. "new day" starts right now. stock markets around the globe recovering this morning after a rough few days. european stocks rising after their largest three-day slump in seven months. breaking news. asian markets stabilized after two days of sharp losses, but is the president going to raise you know what? the minimum wage himself without investors are really cautious. we've got a federal reserve congress. meeting today. it will be the last led by breaking new details. we're live in washington. outgoing chairman ben bernanke before janet yellen takes over. >> state of emergency. the deep south bracing for its analysts expect another $10 billion reduction of the worst winter storm in decades. bond-buying program. ice and snow set to cripple the stimulus measures have been giving economies around the world a boost, now reeling them

in, something that is concerning stock investors in emerging region. breaking overnight, the markets. here in the u.s., futures mixed, father of american folk music choppy trading day monday, has passed away. really indecisive. many investors think the market we remember pete seeger. could be headed for correction, >> your "new day" starts right typically a drop of 10% or more. now. dow is down about 4% so far this year. all right, you know, the first story that caught my eye when i woke up this morning, this, the very sad news that we learned overnight. the death of music legend pete good morning. welcome to "new day." seeger. the singer-songwriter and it's tuesday, january 28th, 6:00 activist took folk music from in the east. i'm chris cuomo coming to you live from capitol hill. the fields to this world's biggest concert halls. we're here at the belly of the actually singing woody guthrie's "this land is your land," but beast because tonight the president's going to deliver his from his pen came "if i had a hammer" and "where have all the state of the union address. flowers gone?" >> and i'm indicate bold juan in he wrote so many wonderful songs and was a frequent face, too, of rallies and protests and special events for more than seven new york. the nsa spying on you through decades, even performing on the stechtz lincoln memorial for mobile apps. president obama's first inauguration. >> breaking news because pete seeger, a true, true overnight cnn learned legend, was 94. >> i can remember singing his songs, especially his children's songs at summer camps and stuff,

around the campfire. i mean, he's somebody who, wow, a real american treasure. all right, coming up, olympic fears, a shocking statement from u.s. hockey officials about whether players will head to the games. we are live with the very latest. and horror inside a high school cafeteria. a student set on fire. new developments this morning right after the break. are you ready grandma? just a second, sweetie. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain, you turned up the fun. tylenol® provides strong pain relief while being gentle on your stomach. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. ♪ [ dad ] jan? 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 is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? management couldn't make that happen. [ male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. to cover up flaws and make skin look pretty. but there's one that's so clever,

it makes your skin look better even after you take it off. neutrogena healthy skin liquid makeup. 98% of women saw improvement in their skins' natural texture, tone, or clarity. does your makeup do that? neutrogena® cosmetics. recommended most by dermatologists. neutrogena® cosmetics. discover card. hey! so i'm looking at my bill, and my fico® credit score's on here. yeah, you've got our discover it card, so you get your fico® score

on your monthly statements now, for free! that's nice of you! it's a great way to stay on top of your credit, and make sure things look the way they should. awesomesauce! huh! my twin sister always says that. wait...lisa? julie?! you sound really different on the phone. do i sound pleasant? for once in your life you sound very pleasant. at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. free fico® credit score. get the it card at discover.com. all right, just ten days left before the winter olympics in sochi, russia, and despite the threats against the games, the head of the international olympic committee is insisting the athletes and spectators there will be safe, but get this, now the nhl says it could re-evaluate letting professional hockey players travel to sochi and is watching to see what happens. ivan watson is live in sochi this morning. the athletes begin arriving there right now. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, it's a little

tough to see some of them. there are very strict security measures around the olympic park over my shoulder here, so we're not getting much access to those athletes. yes, the nhl deputy commissioner said if something unexpected happens, the nhl would reconsider, but he said he doesn't anticipate that, john. meanwhile, the president of the international olympic committee said that he's sleeping very well these days, he trusts the russian security measures. and i've got to say, we just drove along the length of the brand-new, 25-mile-long highway and high-speed rail line between the olympic park down here and the caucasus mountains where the alpine activities will be, and i have to say, it looks like the russians have brought an army down here, quite literally. there are pup tents and bunkers along the route of that new, that will be linking the two venues, with soldiers in them in camouflage, roughly every couple hundred yards. tens of thousands of russian troops and security forces brought in to protect these

games, john. >> huge security presence, to say the least. vladimir putin not only has to deal with what's going on in sochi and the security situation there, but he's got an entire country to govern right now, and right now he's facing allegations of corruption in the government. what are you learning? >> reporter: that's right. one of the main opposition leaders has just published a report online. it's a pretty sleek website that's titled "encyclopedia of stealing," in which he alleges that the government here in russia has been engaged in enormous graft and corruption, and he's basically accused vladimir putin of enriching his friends with what some have described as perhaps the most expensive olympics ever, to the tune of more than $50 billion, more than four times more what the russians projected seven years ago when they won the bid to host the 2014 winter olympics.

now, the russian government, of course, has denied these charges, which have been coming from a number of opposition leaders here inside russia. there's no question that vast amounts of money have been spent on this huge undertaking. the surprising thing i'm hearing from some locals, john, is they're kind of angry. they're saying, you know, instead of being proud about hosting these olympics, they're frustrated that they didn't get jobs on the huge construction projects, and some of them arguing, we didn't even get central plumbing in our villages as a result of these huge construction projects that have come in to the tune of more than $50 billion, if you can imagine. john. >> ivan watson in sochi, where it's a bit contentious today, just ten days left now until the opening ceremonies. thanks, ivan. appreciate it. this morning, planning is under way for a special election in florida to replace congressman trey radiideradel.

the republican announcing he's stepping down after his cocaine bust, writing he can no longer effectively represent his district. this is after he said he would regain the trust of voters. this morning the investigation into new jersey governor chris christie moving forward with both houses in the state legislature working as one. the assembly and senate voting to join forces and create a single special committee to look into allegations christie's aides shut down lanes of the george washington bridge as political payback. a 16-year-old in colorado is in critical condition this morning after setting himself on fire at his high school. this happened at stanley lake high. it's near denver. the teen reportedly doused himself with oil in the cafeteria and said nothing and then set himself ablaze. >> i saw, like, this explosion happening in the lunch room, and, like, everyone started running out screaming "fire!" so i grabbed my backpack and ran upstairs and looked out the windows overlooking the cafeter cafeteria, and that's when i found out it was a guy on fire.

>> no other students were injured and a custodian quickly put the fire out. the teen apparently posted on social media that he planned it for years and no one will ever know why he did it, writing that friends tried to talk him out of it. classes canceled today, but counselors will be there. a north carolina police officer, randall kerrick, is now indicted for manslaughter after a grand jury agreed with prosecutors and reversed decision made by another grand jury last week. he shot and killed jonathan ferrell last fall as the 24-year-old was apparently looking for help after a car crash. kerrick's lawyer says he did not follow the officer's command. florida voters will get to decide whether to legalize medical marijuana. the state supreme court approving an initiative for the november ballot. republican party leaders objected over the wording, saying it was too vague and would allow people to get marijuana for the slightest complaint. if the measure is backed by 60% of voters, florida would become the first southern state to approve marijuana for medical

use, joining 20 other states. so, google glass not even really on the open market yet, but the search engine giant is already adding prescription frames and detachable sunglasses. starting today, google is offering frames and shades to people trying out google glass. google says some insurance plans may cover the $225 cost of the frames. add that to the $1,500 price of the device itself. this stuff is not cheap. and you know, i'm not sure it's high fashion, but people seem to love it. >> but you can see into the future with it, right? >> exactly. that's why people like it, and that's a small price to pay to see into the future. >> imagine the stock-picking ability. >> i have you for that. all right, coming up for us next, could the nfl be turning to a controversial recreational drug to treat player injuries? andy scholes with all the news about pot, weed, reefer, all coming up next. [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman,

we know in the cyber world, threats are always evolving. at first, we were protecting networks. then, we were protecting the transfer of data. and today it's evolved to infrastructure... ♪ ...finance... and military missions. we're constantly innovating to advance the front line in the cyber battle, wherever it takes us. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. [ ding ] i sense you've overpacked, your stomach. try pepto to-go. it's pepto-bismol that fits in your pocket. relief can be yours, but your peanuts... are mine. [ squirrel ] it's pepto to-go. aflac! got 'em. ♪ yeah, he's clean, boss. now listen to me, duck. i have an associate that met with, uh, an unfortunate accident. while he's been incapacitated, somebody's been paying him cash.

now, is this your doing? aflac? now, if i met with some such accident, would aflac pay me? ♪ nice. this is your stop. [ male announcer ] find out what aflac can do for you and your family... aflac? [ male announcer ] ...at aflac.com. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. [ sneezes ]

all right, we are in the middle of super bowl week, which means ginned-up controversy, and this week there is plenty, and the latest is the topic of possible nfl players using marijuana for medical purposes. andy scholes here with that this morning. >> hey, good morning, guys. this is kind of a hot topic, especially because the two teams in the super bowl come from the only two states that have legal use of marijuana. that's colorado and washington. now, seahawks head coach pete carroll was asked yesterday if

he thinks players should be able to use the drug for medicinal purposes, and he definitely did not shoot down the idea. >> we have to continue to explore and compete to find ways that are going to make our game a better game and take care of our players the best way possible. the fact that it's in the world of medicine is something obviously that the commissioner realizes, and so, him making the expression that we need to follow the information and the research, absolutely i'm in support of. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell says the league will always consider what's best for the players, but their medical experts are not saying pot use is what's best to treat injuries, such as concussions, right now. and speaking of concussions, espn recently conducted an anonymous poll of 320 nfl players, and 85% of them said they would play in the super bowl with a concussion. sure says a lot about how important this game is. >> i'm surprised it's only 85%. >> yeah. some of the players -- >> their dream. >> not 100%?

okay. so, this year, the players in the super bowl received a pretty nice gift from dr. dre. they all get these diamond-encrusted beats by dre headphones. richard sherman endorses the headphones. he surprised his seahawks teammates with them. retail value estimated to be around $25,000. >> what? >> pretty expensive gift, if you're giving about 120 of them. but some say it's well worth it, considering the exposure the headphones will get this week with every player wearing them to and from all these super bowl events. >> couldn't they give isotoner gloves? they're more expensive than the gloves. dan marino -- >> perfect pr placement. he just bought that. so, every year in the super bowl, there's all kinds of crazy things you can bet on. i looked up and these are my favorites from this year. will any member of the red hot chili peppers go shirtless during the halftime show? you can bet on that. will the power go out again during this year's game? this pays 20-1. all right, another one of my favorites. what colored gatorade will be poured on the winning coach,

water, orange, yellow, red? blue pays 7-1, so that might be the one to pick. there are of course more crazy bets at bleacherreport.com. you can check them out. one bet i think a lot of people might be making is how many times will peyton manning say "omaha" during the game. what would you say the over-under is? >> 20. >> it's 27 1/2. >> really? >> i would take the under. >> take the under on that? >> you guys change it up at some point, right? >> but the gatorade thing, seems like you could fix that. if i were connected, that's the bet i would try to fix. >> there are all kinds of bets you could fix. one is will michael crabtree tweet about richard sherman during the game? >> yeah. >> all right, andy scholes, nice to see you. a dangerous deep freeze moving into the deep south. all your other headlines after the break.

40 million of you are waking up to the very same thing today, snow, sleet, ice and cold, cold, cold. you will not believe where this infuriating weather is heading next. here's a hint, they're not used to it, not at all. indra petersons explains why this storm is so darn dangerous. the president just hours away from a high-stakes speech to reset the political clock. the state of the union. what will he say? well, we will tell you hours before he even says it. and breaking news overnight, the loss of a music legend. >> sucks. ♪ welcome back to "early start," everyone. i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. 30 minutes after the hour.

it could be a bad day from carolinas to texas to the deep south. the cold has hammered the midwest now moving south. it's bringing snow, ice and rain with it. warnings are up across the region, shutting schools from minnesota to houston. that's right, houston. canceling thousands of flights at some of the nation's busiest airports this morning. >> you see the icy mix part right there? that's the deep south where it says icy mix. up in the midwest, chicago can't get a break, and many drivers in illinois are being told stay off the roads. conditions are still bad after snow and ice and wind left a lot of the highways there in the northern part of the state slick and dangerous. in chicago, in most suburbs, schools closed. people are only going out if they have to. >> it feels like winter has been forever and we're just -- i don't even know if we're in the middle of winter yet. >> it is really cold and getting colder. i'm getting tired of this weather. i need to move to florida or vegas. >> that guy can barely move his face. >> temperatures in ohio not very high today.

the wind will still blowing. in cleveland with snow falling, the mercury way below zero. some communities are saying they're running out of salt now to take care of streets and sidewalks. >> and here's the thing that is surprising about this, this cold is heading south, way south, as far as southeastern louisiana. that part of the state is under a winter storm warning, getting ready for snow and sleet and freezing rain. it is set to start falling this morning. you pair that with the single-digit temperatures, and the roads may freeze up. that could make the driving situation there treacherous. >> how hard is it to get snow tires in southeastern louisiana? >> great question. parts of texas may be dealing with an ice storm, so crews in the houston area scrambling to spray down the roads, just days after they were socked with ice. many schools there are closed and very busy airports this morning. hundreds, hundreds of flights have been grounded. passengers say last night they got the notice. >> our flight was scheduled for 7:15 tomorrow morning, and we got a notice about an hour and a

half ago that it was canceled. >> all right, indra petersons has been tracking the storm. and indra, you promised us this would end soon. is that still the case? >> it does get better tomorrow, but not necessarily today. i gave you 48 hours. i didn't say it would be great, just better. let's play ini mini miny mo. kind of a tough call. in detroit, feels like 27 below right now. chicago 28 below. it gets even worse towards minnesota. looks like fargo right now 37 below. suddenly, new york city at zero with the windchill looks so much better, but here's the problem. you go, okay, the morning hours, we know this. it's going to get better by the afternoon, right? yeah, not so much. take a look at what it's going to feel like at the highest point of the day. chicago, the best you're going to feel is 12 below today, minneapolis, even bismarck. so, this is the problem and yet it's not even the big story of the day. the story is that the cold air's going all the way down even into the deep south. take a look at these temperatures, below freezing. and right along the coastline

just above freezing. why does that matter? because right in between, you transition from first some icing conditions, and then into snow. two things that the south cannot handle, they're not accustomed to. so, notice as we go towards noon today, look all around the gulf, pretty much, you're talking about this threat. then even over the overnight tomorrow, starting to spread into the carolinas, still lasting in through tomorrow morning. what are the amounts we're talking about? the hardest hit is really around wilmington, where they could get half an inch of icing. that these down the power lines, but we're even talking about new orleans getting snow, heavier amounts tonight into tomorrow. in through the carolinas, ice, snow. i don't think they even know these words. >> when you look at the temperatures, it's almost like looking at america's map through a fun house mirror, everything is so exaggerated. >> has to be wrong. >> but it isn't. >> not so much. >> thanks, indra. hear that? that means this morning president obama is putting the finishing touches on his state of the union address. it is set to be delivered this evening before congress and the entire nation. the words, you can bet they will

likely be optimistic, focusing on jobs and the economy. the president is expected to propose actions that he can take without congressional approval, executive action. he says he will use the pen. cnn political editor paul steinhauser is here this morning to break this all down for us. paul, this speech has got to be very, very important for this president. he is looking at approval ratings scarcely seen by any president. and by that, i mean very, very bad. what does he need out of this speech? >> reporter: yeah, and here's another reason why this is such an important speech john and christine. president obama becomes a lame duck after the 2014 elections with emphasis on the 2016 elections, unless the democrats win back the house, and that's a long-shot. so, yeah, how about the poll numbers? let's look. this is the cnn poll of polls. we took the latest eight national surveys and averaged them all together. here's what you get, an approval rating of 43% with 51% giving president obama a thumbs down on the job he's doing at the white

house. take a look at this. how has it gone over the last year? one year ago, as the president was getting inaugurated for the second time, right after that re-election victory, look at that, very good numbers. but after a number of controversies in 2013, you saw those numbers really dip down to basically all-time lows for the president. a very, very slight rebound over the last two months, now at 43%-51%. one more number i want to share. how does it compare to his most recent two-term predecessors as they started the sixth year of their presidency? look at that. george w. bush, exactly same number, 43% back in 2006, but bill clinton and ronald reagan, much more, much higher approval ratings as they started their sixth year in the white house. guys? >> so, paul, you know, you've got over the past five years, you've got a stock market that's tripled, you've got a recovery that almost all of it has gone to the top 1%. that's over the past five years. this focus of income inequality that under this administration, not because of this, but during the time of this administration,

the rich have gotten richer and everyone else feels left behind. how hard will he hit on this subject and what's he going to say about fixing it? >> reporter: you know, that's very interesting that you brought that up because that's one of the things i'm looking for tonight. we've heard a lot about income inequality from the president and from congressional democrats over the last couple months. so, take a listen tonight what specific steps does he announce when it comes to trying to erase that income inequality. a couple of other things out there i want to hear from the president, what does he say about health care, the new health care law, obamacare, whatever you want to call it? really, a very rough rollout last year. so, what does the president say now about where things go from here? immigration and gun control, two other things that the president really pushed in his last state of the union address, didn't get either of those. what will he say now? house republicans may want to actually play ball on immigration, so how hard does he press them? and then, i guess, the tone of the speech. is he going to be taking a tough stance against republicans, trying to help congressional democrats as we move towards

those midterm elections, or is he going to be more accommodating, maybe looking to try to get things done in 2014 as he thinks about his legacy? guys? >> he's called this a year of action, he wants this to be a year of action. he says he has a pen and is ready to sign executive orders, take executive action here. paul, what kinds of things can he do without congress, and how is this viewed by the general population as a whole? >> reporter: we've seen this from presidents in the past, even george w. bush in the last two years he was in the white house. i guess you call it small ball in a way. that's really what you can do with executive orders. what do americans think? an abc/"washington post" poll just out a couple days ago. take a look at this. a slight majority said they support presidents using executive actions to basically bypass congress. as you can imagine, guys, there was a big partisan divide there. democrats said, yeah, we support it. republicans said no. of course, they're outside of the white house right now. >> a lot of the things the president will push hard tonight, have that slim majority, but it shows how divided this country is. paul steinhauser in washington for us, thank you so much.

great to see you this morning. and we should remind you, cnn is the very best place to watch the state of the union address. we'll have complete coverage and analysis right here starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern with the music. wolf blitzer will be dancing, too. a warning for you this morning if you're a fan of angry birds. the nsa and its british counterpart are reportedly using the android version of that app and others to gather information about your age, location, even sexual orientation. the details contained in documents from nsa leaker edward snowden given to "the new york times," "the guardian" and "propublica." the nsa insists it does not profile americans but is focused on foreign threats. meanwhile, the obama administration reached a deal with some of the nation's biggest tech firms to let them disclose just how often the government asks them for information about users, but the government can block that disclosure from becoming public for two years. some are rejoicing, others angry this morning, now that the house and senate have reached common ground over a new farm and food stamp bill.

the plan would cut food stamps by 1%, $800 million, which is actually far less than many republicans in the house wanted, but it's more than democrats in the senate say that they want. it would also cut some direct payments to farmers, shifting that money to crop insurance programs instead. european markets recovering from three days of sharp selling. mining and bank stocks helping lift those markets higher. asian markets stabilizing as well. that's a relief. looks like the u.s. markets could have a mixed opening in trading. 9:30 eastern time the dow opens. futures indicate the dow heading higher, nasdaq opening lower, maybe? watching apple shares. we will get two readings on the state of the economy ahead of president obama's state of the union tonight, latest reading on home prices and consumer confidence, too, out later this morning. and federal reserve chairman ben bernanke sits down for his final meeting at the treasury department today. janet yellen takes over february 1st. probably have nasdaq, i think nasdaq's probably indicated lower because big, big losses for apple overnight on

disappointing earnings reports. all that in ten minutes. i'll have a full rundown of what we're expecting today. 41 minutes after the hour now. breaking overnight, i think this is the news we all saw when we woke up. the world of music, really america as a whole is mourning the death of a music legend, pete seeger. pete seeger was a singer, a songwriter, an activist. he spent seven decades performing protest rallies and special events, really helped bring folk music into the forefront in this country. you can see him singing on the steps of the lincoln memorial for president obama's first inauguration. some of his most famous songs that he wrote, "if i had a hammer," "where have all the flowers gone?" just a few of the many, many songs he leaves us. pete seeger was 94. all right, coming up, convicted months ago of killing her boyfriend but jodi arias is still costing the taxpayers millions. we'll explain right after the break. [ garner ] there's a lot of beautiful makeup out there to cover up flaws and make skin look pretty.

but there's one that's so clever, it makes your skin look better even after you take it off. neutrogena healthy skin liquid makeup. 98% of women saw improvement in their skins' natural texture, tone, or clarity. does your makeup do that? neutrogena® cosmetics. recommended most by dermatologists.

welcome back.

45 minutes past the hour. a north carolina police officer facing manslaughter charges this morning now that a grand jury has indicted randall kerrick in the shooting death of jonathan ferrell. ferrell was apparently seeking help after a car crash when kerrick fired 12 shots at the former college football player. it was the second grand jury to hear the case in under a week. the first declined to indict him. in just a few hours, a nun will learn whether she will spend what could be the rest of her life behind bars. 83-year-old sister megan rice is one of three catholic peace activists convicted of sabotage after breaking into and vand looid liesing a tennessee nuclear weapons plant last year. the activists call america's stockpile of nuclear weapons immoral and illegal. the government has recommended sentences of six to nine years. charges this morning for one of the biggest players in bitcoin. charles schremm's accused of money laundering. he started bit instant, where the virtual currency could be

bought with u.s. dollars. prosecutors say he schemed to sell bitcoins to users of a notorious and now defunct black market website called silk road that trafficked in illegal goods. we're finding out more this morning about just how much the jodi arias legal defense will cost arizona taxpayers, more than $2 million, and that's rising. and this doesn't even include the cost of prosecuting her for the murder of her former boyfriend. she was convicted last year but jurors could not agree on a sentence, so a new penalty trial is scheduled for march 17th. arias then could face the death penalty. want to look at what's coming up on "new day" right now. kate bolduan joins us. good morning, kate. >> hi, kate. >> good morning, guys! we're of course going to be previewing the president's state of the union address, big night tonight for him. chris is live on capitol hill in washington. he'll be talking with white house senior adviser valerie jarrett and also republican congressman. both will have clearly different takes on what to expect from the president's speech and also what the fallout could be from his

comments. and then we're going to take you live to the midwest and the south, where the story continues to be the weather. it's expected to get pounded by a monster winter storm. this could be the worst storm to hit parts of the deep south in decades, if you can believe it. schools are already closed. thousands of flights are canceled. and we have everything that you need to know, albeit our helpful hint will be, our tip will be stay home and don't leave. >> and turn on your virginia state sator attacked by his own son, his own son who then killed himself. the good he hopes that can come from this tragedy, next. are you ready grandma? just a second, sweetie. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain, you turned up the fun. tylenol® provides strong pain relief while being gentle on your stomach. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. abreva can heal a cold sore in as few as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. without it, the virus spreads from cell to cell.

unlike other treatments, abreva penetrates deep to block the virus, to protect healthy cells so cold sores heal fast. as fast as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. ♪ learn more at abreva.com. don't tough it out. knock it out! fast. [ female announcer ] only with abreva. there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order.