that nailed the nail in the coffin for him. i mean, without that, after over a year, i don't know how that could have, how anything could could have, how anything could have evolved out of that. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com one down, two to go. another winter storm barreling across the country today. schools canceled, flights grounded, millions bracing for more snow, more sleet, and now ice. chad myers is tracking the storm's path for us this morning. crisis mode for chris christie. brand new polling showing his popularity plunging as the investigation into his office heats up. this morning his new defense against these accusations. oh, no! how low will it go? the dow dropping more than 300 points, its biggest one-day decline in seven months. markets this morning are not

responding well. a sell-off circling the globe. i'm going to tell you how long we can expect the sell-off to last. all right, so, despite all that awful stuff we just told you, it is great to see you this morning! welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it's tuesday, february 4th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. >> and as you wake up this morning, the weather is going from unbearable to downright offensive. after all the record-breaking cold we've been through, after the snow that snarled travel for millions from washington to boston, and we're still straightening out that mess, by the way, this monster storm is coming. yes, we're talking about another one, potentially even worse, and it's set to deliver snow, rain, sleet, ice. you name it, it's coming to more than 100 million people in two dozen states from the rockies all the way here to the east coast. >> kansas city just one of many places in the midwest shut down today, schools closed. employers are being told, you know what, let your workers stay home today. we don't want them on the streets.

the city could see 8 or more inches of snow with the first flake set to fall this hour, just in time for the morning commute. >> yeah, and new york is cleaning up this morning after 8 inches of snow fell. that was the taking of the range in central park. the storm turned deadly in brooklyn, where a 73-year-old man was killed after being hit by a backhoe. the machine was moving snow near his home. >> that's too bad. in connecticut, there were a lot of accidents like this one. >> oh, my goodness! >> the snow piling up, a car flipped over on a road in stanford. the driver expected to be okay. >> expect another stormy night in lancaster, pennsylvania, after being blasted by snow late into the afternoon commute. it piled up and made driving tough. that area of pennsylvania's received about a foot more snow than usual so far this season. all right, the snow left thousands of flights canceled, a few hundred more grounded today. this morning, those who were stuck at the airport are hoping to get out and get back home. >> we found out that we were --

flight had been canceled until 6:00 a.m. in the morning. >> this isn't our first rodeo, so we know about this, but we'll get through it. >> the guy in the broncos jersey, think about that. his team lost, then he's stuck in laguardia for a day and a half. chad myers tracking the weather for us. what can we expect today? >> what we'll see with the next storm is a swath of snow, heavier than what we had before, but about 200 miles farther to the north. new york city, we're going to get an icy mess. it's going to be rain, sleet, snow, all mixed together, but saratoga, for binghamton, for buffalo, for pittsburgh, that's where the snow is going to be heaviest, and that's where the winter storm warning is, all the way to boston. yeah, that's 12 plus. see that purple area right there? let me highlight it for you. that purple area. that's a foot of snow or more everywhere. some spots could pick up 20 inches. but here, look at new york city. >> wow. >> not snowing. why? because i have better news, because there's ice coming. this is the ice event down here. ice for scranton and binghamton, allentown, bethlehem, lancaster,

right back into new york city. i think most of the northern suburbs are going to be hit hard. south of the city, it's all rain. but that's only the first storm that's still to come, because the one on sunday is significantly worse. some models are putting up 30 inches of snow for big cities in the northeast. now, that's still five days away. >> what? >> i get it, you can't say yes, left or right, can't say where it's going to be, but the potential is there for a monster nor'easter that develops sunday night into monday that paralyzes, literally -- i use that word rarely -- paralyzes the northeast. >> you heard an audible gasp from this part of the room when you talked about sunday. i don't think we knew that was coming. looks ominous. meanwhile, the ice, you talk about the snow totals for the storm hitting tomorrow night, but the ice in new york city and areas like that, that could be very, very dangerous. >> it takes that much ice, you know. it takes inches of snow, because you still get traction. you get this much ice and the whole place just goes right to the hand basket. and that goes on the bridges overnight tonight. so, if they're not salted, if they're not presalted, we're all a mess. >> we'll be watching all this for you because it could be a

serious situation. thank you, chad myers. >> right to the hand basket. that's the g-rated version of what he really wants to say. thanks, chad. all right, this morning we're hearing from new jersey governor chris christie. he is defending himself in a radio interview, saying that he knew nothing about plans to shut down the george washington bridge. he insisted he did not tell others to do it for him and he took aim at a former adviser who says there is evidence that christie lied. >> here's the thing that i find so interesting, because what's going on now with all this other stuff is just a game of gotcha, you know. when did i first learn about this or that. well, the fact of the matter is, i've been very clear about this. before these lanes were closed, i knew nothing about it. i didn't plan it, i didn't authorize it, i didn't approve it. i knew nothing about it. >> all right, a new cnn/orc poll shows that christie's popularity is slipping. this is having an effect among republicans.

now just 10% back him to be their presidential nominee in 2016. it was much, much higher back in november. meanwhile, the governor's former deputy chief of staff, bridget anne kelly, is now refusing to turn over documents subpoenaed by a legislative committee investigating the bridge shutdown. she is the one accused of actually ordering the lane closures. her lawyer writes that turning over the documents would violate her fifth amendment rights, since she is also being investigated by federal prosecutors. all right, in stock markets around the world, brutal selling. markets in asia right now sharply lower. stocks in europe tracking that wall street sell-off as well. yesterday's triple-digit losses for the dow put the loss now at 7% for the year. everyone talking correction. what is a correction? that's a technical loss of 10% or more. it may happen. lots of things rattling this market -- manufacturing concerns here in the u.s. and in china, the stability of emerging markets, there's a jobs report on friday that has many on edge, but the biggest reason, it's

probably just time. even with recent declines that are likely rippling into your 401(k), no question, the dow is still up, up 135% since the low it hit five years ago. early indications today investors may start buying into the sale on wall street. futures are up, so maybe there are some stocks people think are a good deal right now. futures up right now, but still, circling the globe, very big losses yesterday, then in asia, now in europe, too. >> nice to see some increases on the dow today because we've seen drop after drop after dlrop. >> we want to see that last. we have 4 1/2 hours to go. definitely want to see that last. if you stayed at a hotel owned by white lodging, you should check your credit card statements. do it now. the company which owns more than 150 marriott, sheraton, westin and other hotels says the credit card data was stolen at 14 hotels in chicago, austin, denver, other cities as well. white lodging is not revealing how many card numbers were taken

but will offer customers free credit monitoring. target is in the congressional hot seat today. the company's chief financial officer will go before a senate committee to talk about the massive data breach involving maybe as many as 110 million target customers. critics have complained the retailer has not done enough to explain how this breach happened. it's currently facing federal and state investigations and numerous lawsuits. all right, this story is going to blow your mind, i promise. a new warning about just how vulnerable the government is to a cyber attack. a report due out today from the republican staff of the senate homeland security committee says federal agencies are not prepared to defend their networks against hackers. it says most security software has not been updated, and this is the part that made my brain explode. the most common password on government systems is the word "password." this report says the homeland security department is one of the worst offenders here. >> that last line is what makes my brain explode. the homeland security department is one of the worst offenders. >> not what you want to hear at

eight minutes after the hour. all right, later this morning we could find out more about the threats facing the u.s. from overseas. lawmakers will be briefed on the latest world dangers and the impact of the edward snowden leaks by the director of national intelligence, james clapper, along with the directors of the cia and the fbi, all appearing before the house intelligence committee. after three years of haggling, congress is poised to pass a new farm bill. the measure just cleared its last hurdle in the senate. a final vote as early as today could send this to the president's desk. the nearly $1 trillion bill does cut food stamps for the poor. it also ends direct payments to farmers. meanwhile, expanding federal crop insurance and consolidates some conservation programs. sanctions against iran will be another key topic discussed today in congress. the state department's lead negotiator with iran, wendy sherman, will go before the senate foreign relations committee to talk about the status of the talks. she is also expected to again warn congress that putting any new sanctions in place could set back the discussions aimed at ending iran's nuclear programs. big meeting at the white

house today. president obama set to talk with military leaders about the war in afghanistan, including top u.s. commander there, general joseph does not frey. cnn has learned discussions will focus on plans to draw down the remaining u.s. troops to just 10,000 by july, unless afghanistan agrees to deal with the u.s. those remaining forces, even those 10,000, will have to leave by the end of 2014. all right, ten minutes after the hour. the winter olympics kick off in about three days, and today in russia, president vladimir putin and top international officials are scheduled to put final touches on the games that russia is pledging will be the safest ever. nick paton walsh is live in sochi this morning. nick, i've been reading unbelievable stories about hotels aren't even open yet, stores not open, a long way to go in three days, nick. how are things looking today? >> reporter: well, certainly, i think you'll see the games behind me happen without a hiccup. there are certainly hotels that

aren't ready. they seem to have been struggling for a week. many of the areas we were in a week ago, they said they'd be ready by tomorrow lunchtime. clearly, that hasn't happened. but actually, what happens behind me is putin is due to arrive in the hours ahead. that will all go smoothly. these are his games. it's kind of the pinnacle, almost, of his 14 years at the head of the russian state. and all the security measures you're seeing here, the perhaps confusing decision to hold winter games in perhaps the only part of russia that doesn't have solid snow throughout winter is all down to him choosing the venue, wanting to show that the impossible is possible in his russia and that a $51 billion bill, the most expensive, perhaps in history, is something moscow can stomach, john. >> all right, nick paton walsh for us in sochi. three days to go. we will see soon if they are ready for the games. thanks, nick. all right, the largest health study of its type about sugar. before you reach for some sugar for your coffee this morning, berman, stop. a new study finds most americans eat too much added sugar, not

just in their coffee, but in soft drinks, prepared foods, even bread and cereal. the researchers finding lots of added sugar dramatically increases your risk of heart disease. we knew about diabetes, we knew about obesity. heart disease. adults on average now take in about 15% of their daily calories from sugar. >> wow. >> way too high. that's about 300 calories a day from sugar, three times the recommended amount. you know, even just like a can of soda right there puts you at 100% of your daily recommended intake of sugar. think of how much more you -- if you have just one soda a day, think of all the other things out there that you're consuming. >> and you're sweet enough already, christine romans. >> oh, berman, that's -- actually, shocking, disturbing. into the apartment of philip seymour hoffman, new details into the actor's tragic death and what police officers are doing about it this morning. and a desperate search after a police captain up and vanishes. we'll tell you about the new clues in this case, next. mine was earned in korea in 1953.

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this morning, an intense manhunt is finally over and a convicted murderer back in jail. michael david elliott was captured in indiana after spending a day on the run. he had broken out of prison in michigan, apparently after crawling underneath a fence, then carjacking a woman using a box cutter. police say he then stole four cars before sheriff's deputies caught up with him in indiana. what they did is they threw down tire deflation sticks, which forced him to crash into a snow bank. they then grabbed elliott as he tried to crawl out of a window. >> we took him out of the car and laid him on the ground and placed him in handcuffs and asked him his name, and he told me his name was michael elliott. i asked him if he was the michael elliott, and he said yes. >> like the most mild-mannered police officer ever after a giant manhunt. deputies say elliott looked tired, he was quiet and polite.

he's serving five life sentences for the 1993 murders of four people. he insists that he is innocent. breaking overnight. a former california educator has now been arrested after a former student went public on youtube with her allegations of sex abuse. 40-year-old andrea cardosa now faces 16 counts of aggravated sexual assault involving two underage victims. jamie coreo made her allegations public last month, posting an emotional phone call with the woman she says began assaulting her when she was just 12 years old. she says she's gratified now by this arrest. this morning, a possible clue to the whereabouts of a missing virginia police officer. waynesboro reserve captain kevin quick disappeared last friday. state police investigators say they have now located his vehicles and they're searching it for clues. police also have photographs of two men they believe may have information about quick's disappearance. authorities have expressed grave concern, grave concern for the officer's safety. the ntsb expected to be on

the ground today near nashville at the site of a deadly small plane crash. the twin engine gulf stream fell from the sky a few miles from the international airport. it apparently missed the first landing and was trying again when it crashed. >> we could hear it coming. it sounded like a freight train. all i seen was a little bit of white, because it was a white plane, and it exploded. >> all four people on board were killed. they're believed to be members of the same family. the plane was on route from kansas when it crashed. in maine, a man is lucky to be alive this morning after being shot in the head while watching a friend ice fish. scott fraley was at a stream north of portland on sunday talking with his friend when a hunter fired his gun in the woods nearby and hit him! amazingly, this wound was just superficial. >> you know, we're having a conversation, and i hear a gun go off, a gunshot, and then all of a sudden, it was as if

somebody cracked me in the back of the head with a baseball bat. and then i grabbed my head and i could feel that there was a big lump on my head. i didn't know what had happened. i looked at my hand, it had a lot of blood on it. >> wow, was this guy lucky. prosecutors are considering charging the shooter because it is illegal to hunt on a sunday in maine. police say the hunter is cooperating. he claims he was shooting at a squirrel. this morning, authorities are on the hunt for the person who may have given actor philip seymour hoffman the drugs believed to have killed him. the medical examiner telling cnn its tests are still ongoing into the death of the 46-year-old academy award winner. he was found dead in his manhattan apartment on sunday with what police say was close to 50 envelopes of what's believed to be heroin. also in the apartment, a wide range of medications. it's not clear if hoffman had prescriptions for them. hoffman was 46. california is telling google today, move that barge. the state agency asking the tech giant to relocate its mystery barge from an island in the

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all right, despite being a dud of a game, super bowl xlviii turned out to be the most watched tv program ever, not counting yesterday's "early start." >> joe carter's here with the "bleacher report." hey, joe. >> hey, good morning, guys. yeah, you have to think that all those advertisers that paid a record $4.5 million for a 30-second ad certainly got a lot of money or a lot of bang for their buck, all that money they spent, because both the game and the halftime show set tv records for ratings. an average of 111.5 million viewers tuned in during the broadcast. and what's really surprising is that the viewership held throughout the entire game. i mean, in the fourth quarter,

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get ready for more snow. millions from the midwest to the east coast will be slammed by another winter storm. more snow, more ice, sleet and wind, pummelling people across two dozen states today. chad myers explains how bad it will be and what's coming next. >> and that's really bad, folks. >> more snow. meanwhile, brand new poll numbers staring chris christie in the face this morning, plunging popularity, and there are new twists this morning about the bridgegate investigation. we will break down all these numbers live. a drastic drop on wall street. the dow plummeting more than 300 points in just one day. we're watching the new numbers this morning. we'll tell you whether the sharp sell-off will continue. >> yeah, brace yourself, folks. welcome back to "early start," everyone. i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. 31 minutes past the hour right now. this morning, more misery bearing down on the midwest and it's heading east, a day after snow snarled traffic from washington to boston.

now there's snow, ice, rain, a winter mix of awful weather, and it's starting to fall. it will affect more than 100 million people from the rockies to maine. >> all right, the snow just starting to fall in kansas city. this is just one of the many places in the midwest all but shut down today. schools closed, employers being told, let your workers stay home. that city could see 8 inches or more of snow. >> new york is getting ready for the second blast of winter, a day after snow fell on central park. the storm turning deadly in brooklyn, where a 73-year-old man was killed after being hit by a backhoe. the machine was moving snow on the streets near his home. look at that, the accidents being caused in connecticut by this storm. stanford, connecticut, that snow just flipped over. snow piling up, leading to the awfully slippery roads. the driver is said to be okay. all right, more snow is definitely not welcome in lancaster, pennsylvania. that city has now received 30

inches of snow so far this winter. the normal for the whole season is only about 2 feet. driving there was tough on monday. it could be even worse later today. all right, this morning the airlines are scrambling to recover after thousands of flights were canceled by the snow. a few hundred more still grounded for today, and that's just so far. this morning those who were stuck at the airport, they are hoping, hoping to get out and get back home. >> we found out that we were -- flight had been canceled until 6:00 a.m. in the morning. >> this isn't our first rodeo, so you know, we know about this, but we'll get through it. >> not their first rodeo. it's not our last rodeo. there's more coming! chad myers tracking this storm for us. hey, chad. >> you know, i'm going to grab phil by the collar and tell old punxsutawney that i really would like him to see his -- not see his shadow next time. there's the low right there, moving up the east coast. that's where it's going right there. if you are about 150 to 200 miles north of that low, that's where your snow's going to be. if you're long below, that's

where the ice will be, going right through new york city. new york city tonight starts off as some snow, then you get to an ice storm tomorrow morning, and that's what everybody's panicked about. you can drive on the snow. snowing in kansas city, wichita, oklahoma city, but it's almost impossible to drive on an ice event, and there it goes, right through albany, schenectady, all the way back down into binghamton, syracuse. this is the area of the snow. remember i told you that low, that's where the snow's going to be? not much snow for new york, why? because it's going to be ice. it's going to be about 35 degrees at 3,000 feet. then it's going to be 30 degrees down here. and it's going to rain into this 30-degree air and will be running right through new york city with the ice event, through the poconos as well, through new jersey, connecticut and boston. there goes the low, there goes the snow. it starts off today, snow right through the ohio valley. snows overnight tonight into new york city, snows a little, but that's the changeover, that pink. that changeover is the problem. when it gets there at 8:00 tomorrow morning, it will be sleet. it will be freezing rain. and eventually, it will even turn over to, probably even to some rain about 1:00, but the

damage will have been done for this storm. and of course, there is another one on the way for sunday, a very big nor'easter, potentially, for sunday. >> remember, the number you used was 30 inches of snow, perhaps? >> i guarantee, just like joe namath in a fur coat, that someone will get 30 inches of snow. >> wow. >> i guarantee it. >> i hope it's not me. >> yeah, exactly, as long as it's someone else. 35 minutes after the hour. chris christie defending himself again. overnight, new jersey's governor telling a radio interview that he knew nothing about plans to shut down the george washington bridge. he insisted he didn't tell others to do it for him. and he's snapping back at critics, including a former top aide who says that there is evidence that christie knew what was happening. >> here's the thing that i find so interesting, because what's going on now with all this other stuff, it's just a game of gotcha, you know. you know, when did i first learn about this or that? well, the fact of the matter is, i've been very clear about this.

before these lanes were closed, i knew nothing about it, i didn't plan it, i didn't authorize it, i didn't approve it. i knew nothing about it. >> all right, meanwhile, a big no from christie's former deputy chief of staff, bridget anne kelly. she's accused of actually ordering the lane closures on the bridge. her lawyer is refusing to turn over documents which were subpoenaed by a state legislative committee. her lawyer writing that doing so would violate her fifth amendment rights. all right, a lot going on overnight to talk about, including some new poll numbers which show just how big the problems really are for chris christie and his future. we're joined by cnn political editor paul steinhauser. paul, i found these numbers fairly, fairly staggering, almost. >> yeah, they are troubling for chris christie, if he decides to run for president in 2016. and of course, he is seriously considering that, john. take a look at this. this is our new cnn/orc poll. we did it over the weekend, and one of the questions we asked was the republican nomination for 2016.

last time we asked back in november, chris christie was on top of the pack at 24%, leading all the other possible hopefuls there in the race for the nomination. now down to 10%, in the middle of the pack. here's another striking number. this is a possible matchup, chris christie, the republican nominee, hillary clinton, the democratic nominee. look. back in december, christie had a slight two-point edge. now hillary clinton with a 16-point lead over christie. a lot of that coming from independents who went from christie to clinton. troubling numbers for chris christie, john. >> the numbers for hillary clinton, how are they -- how are potential voters viewing still the, you know, hangover of the benghazi stuff? how is that affecting her? >> reporter: this is interesting, because you hear a lot of attacks against hillary clinton. benghazi, of course, and the killing of the u.s. ambassador and three other americans came under her watch when she was secretary of state. a lot of republicans criticizing her over this. but look at her approval rating, how americans think she did as secretary of state.

when she left, just a month before she left in december 2012, 66% approval of how she was handling her job. now down to only 62%. and hey, let's throw one more hillary clinton number out there, the race for the democratic nomination, if she decides to run. our poll, like every other one, indicates she would be the overwhelming front-runner. look at that, 7 in 10 say she would be their choice for the nominee. >> you know, we're spending a lot of time talking about who the next president might be. there is actually someone who has that job now, paul. >> reporter: yeah, yeah, there is. >> what is our poll saying about his standing right now? >> reporter: you know, we talked a lot about president barack obama's poll numbers at the end of last year, and they were at or near all-time lows in a bunch of polls, including ours. a slight rebound. check this out. here's our brand-new numbers, up to 45%. you can see he was down to 41% in our november and december numbers. one more figure, though. i guess that's the slight good news, but the bad news from our poll is this, this is for the first time -- we've asked this question a lot over the years. our polling director.

for the first time, a majority said they think it's more likely the president's numbers will fail. actually, those numbers should be turned around, most saying the president's numbers should likely fail. with all polls, people change their minds, polls go up, polls go down. so, all these numbers could obviously change over the months to come. >> and we'll bring you back to talk about it when they do. paul steinhauser, thank you. >> doesn't mean every politician watches them like a hawk. thank you, paul. the whole world following big selling in the u.s. yesterday, ricocheting around the world. japan adding another 4%, officially in a correction. it hit that yesterday and is still moving lower. that market down 14% so far this year. no chinese new year rally in tokyo, either. the chinese market down nearly 3%. european stocks also lower. here in the u.s. yesterday, brutal. friday was ugly. the dow and the s&p each losing about 3% in their value in the last couple of days. we're talking big losses for household names like disney, 3m,

maker of scotch tape, post-its, hewlett-packard. there might be a bounce. buyers might be sensing a buying opportunity. they think that finally after a year of going straight up, you have cheaper names in the stock market, things they want to buy. stock futures right now are higher. we'll watch this closely, again, about four hours to go. >> we could take that bounce. let's hope. all right, a warning to anyone who stayed at a hotel owned by white lodging. look at your credit card statements and do it now. the company which owns more than 150 marriott, sheraton, westin and holiday inn hotels says that credit card data was stolen at 14 hotels in chicago, austin, denver, other cities as well. white lodging is not revealing how many card numbers were actually taken, but it will offer customers free credit monitoring. meanwhile, expect target's chief financial officer to be grilled today on capitol hill. a senate committee is going to ask some pretty tough questions about the retailer's massive data breach. about 110 million target customers had their data stolen

or accessed. critics have complained target hasn't done enough to explain how this breach happened. it is currently facing federal and state investigations and numerous lawsuits from customers. so, a scathing, new report is due out today, taking the government to task, claiming the federal agencies are not prepared to defend their networks against hackers. the report is from the republican staff of the senate homeland security committee. it says that security software has not been updated. and get this, the most common password on government systems is the word password. yikes! and double yikes here? it says the homeland security department is one of the worst offenders here. all right, breaking overnight, a teacher behind bars this morning, accused on youtube of sexual abuse. the dramatic confrontation and new accusations against this teacher, after the break. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good around ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪

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a convicted murderer is waking up behind bars this morning after an intense manhunt that ended more than 150 miles

away. michael david elliot was captured in indiana after spending a day on the run. he had broken out of prison, a prison in michigan, apparently after crawling underneath a fence, then carjacking a woman using a box cutter. police say he stole four cars before sheriff's deputies caught up with him, throwing down these tire deflation sticks to stop the car, forcing him to crash into a snow bank. and then they grabbed elliot as he tried to crawl out a window. >> we took him out of the car and laid him on the ground and placed him in handcuffs, and i asked him his name, and he told me his name was michael elliot. i asked him if he was the michael elliot, and he said yes. >> deputies say ellito looked tired, he was quiet and polite. he's serving five life sentences for the 1993 murder of four people. he insists he's innocent. this morning a former california educator is waking up in jail facing sex abuse charges

after a former student's shocking allegations against her in a youtube video. all right, you can't hear that, but the voice on the phone, if you did hear it, is said to be 40-year-old andrea cardosa. she was arrested monday night, 16 counts against her involving two alleged underage victims. jamie carrillo reported the phone call and posted it to youtube. she says she is gratified by this arrest. possible new clues today about what happened to a missing virginia police officer. waynesboro reserve captain kevin quick disappeared last friday. state police investigators say they have located his vehicle and are searching it for information about his whereabouts. police also have photographs of two men, these two men they believe may have information about quick's disappearance. authorities have expressed grave concern for the officer's safety. we could find out more today about the death of actor philip seymour hoffman. the medical examiner tells cnn

that the autopsy is not yet complete, its tests are still ongoing, but authorities are said to be looking for the person who may have sold hoffman the heroin that is believed to have killed him. the academy award-winning actor was found dead in his manhattan apartment on sunday with what police say was close to 50 envelopes of what is believed to be heroin. also in the apartment, a wide range of medications. it is not clear if hoffman had prescriptions for them. this has really started a conversation about heroin and what is becoming an epidemic across the country. just some of the details in the northeast are staggering. >> absolutely. let's look at what's coming up on "new day." kate bolduan with us now. good morning, kate. >> good morning. >> good morning, guys. i know you know, it i know you've been feeling it. these winter storms just will not let up. before people even have enough time to dig out from monday's snowfall, another storm is pounding the u.s. from the plain states to the northeast, and we haven't even talked yet about the weekend. what you need to know is basically stay inside and plan on your kids having their schools canceled quite a lot. plus, we're going to look at

whether or not all of this snow and ice has made this the worst winter to fly. we can all say probably the answer is yes. also, this is coming up in the show. the tiger mom is roaring back. the new controversy in her new book, claims that certain ethnic and cultural groups do better than others. is she fueling racism or are her assertions backed up by fact? we're going to talk to her about it. we'll talk to amy chua and her husband, who co-authored the book. they'll be joining us live. >> i can't wait to hear that. >> it will be an interesting conversation. >> always is. >> kate, thank you very much. coming up for us, stocks in retreat. the dow had its worst day in months. we've had a huge sell-off overseas also, asian markets plummeting. what does that mean for you? should you be afraid this morning or should you get out that checkbook? "money time" is next. [ female announcer ] right when you feel a cold sore, 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.

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start." it's "money time," and you want to know what in the world is going on with your 401(k). right now, a sell-off in the stock market is circling the globe. sharp declines in overseas stock markets. asia suffering massive declines. stocks in europe are down, but they're not hit quite as hard. look at london compared with tokyo. european stocks seem to not be in such bad shape as the asian markets. now, u.s. futures right now showing some buying, potentially, in the early going. we've got futures up a little bit. but you know what? it's what we saw yesterday that's the real problem here, huge declines, 326 points down in the dow. a lot of people saying don't be surprised if selling continues, because there are a lot of good reasons. the dow and the s&p 500 have had runaway years recently. last year, basically, a shot straight up. there's also u.s. economic uncertainty. a big jobs report is due out friday. you've got worried about the health of some u.s. corporations, concern about the fragile state of emerging markets, places like india, brazil, south africa, turkey and indonesia.

the u.s. has not had a technical correction in the s&p 500 in almost two years. april 2012 is when it got the closest. you've got the s&p down 5.8% now. 10% is a correction, so it could be logical that you would see more losses, and many are saying that could still be overall good for the market. now, amazon prime. members of amazon prime might be in for some sticker shock here. amazon considering raising prices of prime membership by as much as $40. the online retailer struggling with rising costs. if amazon goes through with it, the cost of prime could jump from $79 a year to $99, maybe $119 a year. prime offers two-day shipping, kindle borrowing and movie streaming. big money was placed on super bowl xlviii. nevada gaming control board says $119 million was wagered on sunday's game. that's according to the state's 183 sports books. the amount of money placed on the game each year has been growing steadily since 2009. >> that is a lot of money. all right, christine, thank you

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welcome back, everyone. this morning he is pledging to fight. raffaele sollecito, the ex-boyfriend of amanda knox, was convicted again, along with knox, for the murder of her roommate, but knox is in the united states. sollecito is an italian citizen and in italy facing more than two decades in prison. he spoke to anderson cooper about what he thinks comes next. >> when you first heard about this new verdict, what do you think? >> well, it's really unbelievable to me. it was kind of unreal. i'm trying to be as positive as possible in a situation like this. it's very dramatic, this situation here now. but on the other side, i still have to fight. i have chosen to be here and to fight against this. we all know that the focus was

only through amanda, to her behavior, to her peculiar behavior. but whatever it is, i'm not guilty for it. >> the appeals process could take years and knox is pledging to never return to italy. both she and sollecito, they insist nobody has said that i knew anything about this before it happened. >> breaking overnight. chris christie races the stakes. his strongest denial yet. a new cnn poll says he needs this to go away. breaking this morning, overseas markets plunging after u.s. markets had a brutal day. is this a correction or a free

fall? double wham my. a second storm set to slam the east just as we dig out from monday. the question this morning, is this the worst winter ever to fly and why? your "new day" starts right now. >> good morning. welcome to "new day." it's tuesday, february 4th, 6:00 in the east. a first chris christie doubling down while the feds turn up the heat. christie took to radio to insist he didn't know anything about lane closures on the george washington bridge until the story break in the media. you seem to have changed your opinion about the governor. a new cnn poll pitting chris christie against hilary clinton shows a stunning plunge in the governor's popularity.