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"early start." i'm michaela pereira. >> and i'm george howell. thank you for joining us. it's wednesday, february 11th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. another dangerous storm in the east bringing with it snow, ice and rain from texas to the carolinas, an area that as you'll recall was paralyzed by ice just two weeks ago. already today hundreds of flights have been canceled, and we're told the bad weather will not be over today. >> it looks to be a mess. it's already snowing right now in parts of alabama. just look at these pictures from just north of birmingham. that entire state will be under a state of emergency in just about two hours' time. crews there were out late spraying down the roads in advance of the storm. many schools are already closed and residents are being told to stay home. in georgia, store shelves have been wiped clean. look at this! folks getting ready for the storm. 45 counties are now under a

state of emergency, most schools are closed, including in atlanta. we're told road crews are ready to go. they're poised to try and prevent that, another paralyzing shutdown like the one that left thousands on the frozen roads two weeks ago. >> we're going to have 120 pieces of equipment available to us. we already have the contractors in place. we have the material that's needed for deicing in place, and we're partnering with the state. and i'll let the results speak for themselves. >> mayor kasim reed there, promising not to be caught flat-footed. a state of emergency also in mississippi. the crews there loading up on salt and sand to treat those roads. the governor is also warning to be prepared for power outages, outages due to the ice that builds up on electric lines in the north and central parts of that state. >> indra petersons is watching this storm for us. with reexpe are we expecting this to be a snow-maker or really cold or both? >> unfortunately, more than that. it's easy to see when you see

the temperature difference, below-freezing temperatures, you look at nashville and memphis, just barely at that freezing mark at birmingham. then notice right along the coastline, you're seeing temperatures above freezing. why does that matter? because it gives you all three types of precipitation. notice we're seeing rain closer to the coast where it's warm. you see ice and maybe some sleet right in the middle. and behind it, you see snow where those temperatures are colder. that is why these forecasts are so tricky. how much ice or how much snow you get depends on exactly that line of where that cold air goes. but here's one of the models. look at the potential here. we could see when all's said and done almost up to an inch of ice in atlanta. look at these numbers. columbia seeing a little over an inch of ice. only half an inch is what it takes to take power lines down. now, talking about snow, the models are all over the place. i wanted to give you the extreme case here. notice we could see some snow in atlanta, but then when the system makes its way up to the eastern seaboard, we could see as much as over a foot in d.c., some models say 5eg inches, but either way, you still have the threat of at much as 8 inches in new york city wednesday into thursday.

let's talk about the timing. here we go. right now we're seeing some rain, some ice and even snow out there, and that's only the first wave. that clears out this morning. but once you get through tonight and in through tomorrow, here comes the second wave. a low actually forms. so, this is the guy we're going to start tracking. notice all the ice and snow that comes with this second wave. now we're in through wednesday and through thursday. overnight thursday morning, starting to see it moving in towards new york city. then we go all the way throughout the day on thursday, really the northeast, mid-atlantic starting to see heavy amounts of snow here, but this is just one of the models that's kind of continuing and exiting out by friday morning. so, really, the answer to your question is all of the above and it's such a tricky forecast. >> indra, one question. i see the south and northeast. when i head back to chicago, looks like chicago's kind of clear. >> looking a lot better. >> i'll take that. >> for once, you're looking a little better. >> it's interesting how you manage to find the one glimmer of hope in that forecast. >> i'll take it. negative 20 degrees, i'll take it. >> indra, thanks so much. happening today, as many as 18 new subpoenas in the state investigation into possible misconduct in the chris christie administration. cnn has learned among the

subpoenas is a request for information about christie's flights in a state police helicopter. investigators want to know if christie himself flew over the massive traffic jams at the george washington bridge and whether a key ally, david wildstein, was on board that chopper with the governor. that as lawyers for the mayor of hoboken say they won't turn over documents or let their mayor, dawn zimmer, give a private interview to christie's lawyers. the governor's office is conducting its own probe of any possible misconduct. zimmer's attorneys write that it's inappropriate for the mayor to participate in that probe while a federal investigation is under way. breaking overnight, a possible first step toward raising the debt ceiling and holding off a u.s. default. house republican leaders late monday revealed their plan, saying they would agree to increased before borrowing limits in exchange for restoring recently cut military pensions, but some conservatives don't like that and insist any spending increases should be off the table. the treasury department says the

u.s. will hit the debt ceiling at the end of the month. this morning many small businesses are getting more time to comply with obamacare's employer mandate. the administration announcing companies with fewer than 100 workers will have until 2016 to begin providing coverage. the mandate deadline was already pushed back for all businesses until 2015. the administration says it wants to give companies enough time to make the process as simple as possible. the french president, francois hollande, continues his official state visit to washington today. just a day ago, he went with president obama to monticello. that is where thomas jefferson lived. in just a few hours, the french president will visit the white house for meetings there and a state dinner, and that meal, of course, complicated by hollande's newly single status after an affair with a french actress that led him to part ways with his longtime partner. new calls this morning for the military to turn over detailed information about sex assault cases. senator kirsten gillibrand is

demanding to know how allegations were handled at four bases in the last five years, including ft. hood and camp pendleton in california. the request coming in light of revelations that charges were often reduced in rape cases at military bases in japan. the senate is expected to vote this week on gillibrand's bill that would change how the military handles sex assault charges. we could get more revelations today about the threats facing this country. as the director of the national intelligence, james clapper, testifies before a senate committee. also today, the head of the defense intelligence agency, lieutenant general michael flynn, will take part, explaining their worries for the coming year. that as intense discussions are under way today in the obama administration about possibly staging an operation to kill an american citizen overseas who's suspected of plotting attacks against the u.s. cnn has learned that military commanders and national security officials are all involved in the talks, but ultimately, the president himself would have to sign off on any operation.

the white house is not talking about the discussions but pointed to a speech the president made last year. >> the u.s. does not believe it would be constitutional for the government to target and kill any u.s. citizen without due process, nor should any president deploy armed drones over u.s. soil, but he also said that when a u.s. citizen goes abroad to wage war against the united states and is actively plotting to kill u.s. citizens and when neither the united states nor our partners are in a position to capture him before he carries out a plot, his citizenship should not serve as a shield. >> the u.s. last carried out a strike against an american citizen in 2011 when anwar al awlaki was killed in yemen. in iraq, many are still talking today about an accidental explosion that left 21 militants and their instructor dead. this happened just north of baghdad. authorities say the man was showing recruits how to build a car bomb when he accidentally triggered a huge blast, killing

himself and many of those watching. nearly two dozen people, all suspected terrorists, were arrested afterwards. they were apparently trying to run from the scene. this morning we're getting a closer look at the raid in libya that captured a suspected al qaeda member. it was all caught on security cameras. barbara starr has our details. >> reporter: the video is truly remarkable. it was a predawn raid last october in libya. in this dramatic, newly released security camera footage obtained by the "washington post," a van pulls up next to a vehicle on the streets of tripoli. watch as u.s. army delta force commandos jump out and grab abu al libi, an alleged al qaeda operative. the suspect tries to reach for his gun, but he is captured. al libi was wanted for his alleged role in the 1998 al qaeda bombings of u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania in east africa. within days of the capture, he

was brought to federal court in new york where he pled not guilty to terrorism charges. as you look at the tape, people quickly gathered on that street, shocked at what they had seen, but it was all over in seconds. michaela, george? >> barbara starr, thank you for that. new this morning, we are finding out the possible motive behind a series of cyber attacks on the nation's biggest retailers. a new government report says the hackers were not trying to take down the u.s. economy, but instead, it implies that their goal was simply to make a lot of money by selling your personal data. let's talk money and get a check of what the markets are doi doing. alison kosik, good morning. >> good morning to you. we are seeing lots of green arrows in markets overseas. hong kong closed with a gain of more than 1.5%. london, france and germany starting the day higher as well. all eyes on the new federal reserve chair janet yellen today. she's heading to capitol hill for a q&a session with the house financial services committee. financial markets are going to be keeping a close watch for any

comments that she may make about how the economy's doing or if she hints about any policy changes, especially with the stimulus that's ongoing. economists think it is unlikely that yellen would make such a statement today, but markets will still be on the edge of their seats watching. this is the first time we're going to be hearing from yellen since she began her new job as head of the fed earlier this month, and she's going to be appearing on capitol hill this morning at 10:00 a.m. and then before a senate committee on thursday. >> great. >> a lot of eyes on her. >> yes. >> absolutely. >> waiting to see, you know, what tact she's going to take. >> exactly. it's going to be interesting. >> alison, thank you. >> sure. coming up, terror threats, empty seats and an olympic village that seemed, well, not ready. but days into the winter games, is sochi now being called a success? >> we'll see. we're live there. plus, an explosion rocks a ball bearing plant in a small new hampshire town. more than a dozen people injured. we have new details right after the break. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

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this morning there's good news in sochi, more chances for u.s. gold. medals are being set to be awarded in eight events, including speed skating, snowboarding and cross-country skiing, but much of the attention now is turning to who's not watching. the stands in many events are half full. ni nick paton walsh joins us this morning in sochi. nick, despite the fact that no one's watching there, they're still calling it a success? >> reporter: absolutely. the kremlin saying nearly half the world's population watched the opening ceremony, but there have been lots of pictures on social media of the stands being half empty. organizers moving in to perhaps react to that, saying that spectators who are already here are going to get another shot at getting tickets to more events and that the volunteers, the young russians here, many of them english speaking, welcoming people to the games, that they'll be given seats as well. perhaps that's a way of trying to keep the stands full. we've seen a lot, though, i have to say recently, of venues more near capacity.

but one person who very much is drawing crowds himself on social media, johnny quinn, the u.s. bobsledder who sprung to twitter fame through bursting through the door of his hotel room when he was accidentally locked shut and he couldn't get out, he got into trouble later yesterday when he and some teammates were locked in a lift, steel doors there, no chance of breaking through that at all, but of course, they had their smartphones on hand to document the whole thing. many saying, though, johnny, can you really actually get locked in two confined spaces in such a short period of time? the olympic committee confirming, yes, this was a genuine incident. but today, controversy around a tweet as old as last year by an olympic veteran, the player who lit the flame during the opening ceremony. deeply controversial because last year, she tweeted a picture of michelle and barack obama with a banana superimposed over that. today she released tweets where

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become the first american to conquer the same event at three consecutive winter olympics. the biggest challenge for white today, though, may not be his competitors, but the pipe itself. many of the snowboarders in sochi have expressed their concern over conditions of the course. all right, one of the best moments from the olympics so far came in yesterday's men's moguls final. canadian alex bilodeau had an amazing final run to win gold, and once he knew he won, the first person he wanted to celebrate with was his brother, frederick who has cerebral palsy. in an awesome moment you see right here, he pulled him over the barrier. and alex said whatever he does in life, his brother is his inspiration. so cool. all rig all right, minutes ago, american devin logan won silver in the ladies' slopestyle competition, bringing the medal count to six. canada got two medals in the event and are up to an olympic-leading nine. so, michaela, right now you have

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all right, they're bracing for the storm. severe winter weather set to pummel the south yet again today, grounding schools, schools are closed and residents told to stay at home. but how bad will it be? indra petersons is tracking it all for us here. more subpoenas and new questions into whether chris christie had anything to do with the bridge traffic scandal. who investigators now want to talk to and why they're so interested in the governor's chopper travel. we are live. and a breathtaking terror takedown that was caught on camera. the tense moments as u.s. forces captured a suspected al qaeda leader. that's straight ahead. welcome back to "early start." i'm michaela pereira. >> and i'm george howell. 5:30 here in the east. this morning the south is just starting to see the beginnings of what could be a major winter storm. we're talking about snow, ice

and rain that's starting to fall in texas to the carolinas. by thursday, it could reach all the way to the northeast. and then the real worries come into play. it could be very bad for a lot of people. hundreds of flights have already been canceled. in alabama, it began overnight. want to show you pictures from overnight just north of birmingham. you can see snow falling and accumulating on the roads already. the entire state will be under a state of emergency beginning in just a few hours. crews were out late trying to get ahead of it, spraying down the roads in advance of the storm. many schools are already closed and residents there are being told just to stay at home. all right, look at this. the store shelves nearly wiped clean in the state of georgia as folks scrambled to get ready for the storm. 45 counties are now under a state of emergency. most schools there have been closed, including the city of atlanta. and unlike the last time, road crews will be out early, this time trying to prevent another paralyzing shutdown like the one that left thousands of people on frozen roadways two weeks ago.

>> we're going to have 120 pieces of equipment available to us. we already have the contractors in place. we have the material that's needed for deicing in place. and we're partnering with the state. and then i'll let the results speak for themselves. >> crews were loading up on salt and sand to treat the roads in mississippi, which also could be hit hard with ice. the governor's warning to be prepared for power outages if lines come down because of the storm. but no worries. indra petersons is tracking it right here. >> indra -- >> tell me how bad -- oh, gosh, we've got to talk about this now? >> i'm ready. i'm ready for the cold. i'm ready for team canada. >> i mean, we need some usa ones. >> there are. they're everywhere, and i sort of felt like i had to be the one person wearing the red ones. >> tomorrow. you'll have yours, i'll have mine, i have to even this out. george, you were talking about chicago. >> yes, yes. >> do you think it was a bad winter, a little bit of snow for you? you're almost 40 inches above average for the season. >> wow! indra, i can tell. i know that fact. >> you know that?

so, to give you a little perspective, atlanta only had several inches, and you can see the difference for places that are not used to it, what kind of devastation they can see, and unfortunately, that is going to be the same situation again today. why? look at the temperature difference, from below freezing to above freezing. when you see that kind of contrast in a short area, that's where you have all three prescriptio precipitations. you're talking about ice, sleet and snow behind it. this is what we're already seeing. this is what we're expecting, guys. looking at atlanta, could see upwards of an inch of ice. that's just one of the mod yeltz, some saying a quarter of an inch. either way, not a good situation, looking for almost over an inch out towards columbia, south carolina. all this means power lines could be coming down, and it's not just ice, guys. we're talking about the threat of snow. already today atlanta seeing some snow chances, and then eventually, a low will form, make its way all the way up to the northeast. for some models, they bring it up as high as over a foot near d.c. other models 5 to 6 inches. again, very tricky. let's talk about what's going on. here's the first wave we're talking about today, rain and

ice. that kicks off overnight tonight, but a second wave makes its way in. this is the guy we're going to track as it makes its way up the coastline. depending where it goes, it will bring those various amounts. close to the coastline, heavy snow. moving inland, more snow inland. >> and either way, if power outages are added to that, it just adds to the misery. >> and the cold temperatures. >> it's a mess for a lot of people. >> at least we know about them in advance. >> you'll need those mittens. >> thank you, indra. back to news developing overnight, new developments in the battle over raising the debt ceiling. house republican leaders have revealed their plan, saying they would agree to increase the borrowing limit in exchange for restoring recently cut military pensions, but some conservatives don't like it and say any spending increases should be taken off the table. the treasury department says the u.s. will hit the debt ceiling at the end of the month. many small businesses now have a little more time to comply with the affordable care act's employer mandate. the administration announcing that companies with fewer than 100 workers will have until 2016

to start providing coverage. the mandate deadline was already pushed back for all businesses until 2015. the administration says it wants to give companies enough time to make the changes as simple as possible. we could see as many as 18 new subpoenas today in the state investigation into what many are calling bridgegate, that scandal involving new jersey governor chris christie, and whether some top aides were behind the closures of lanes on the george washington bridge. that as christie hits the road again, heading to chicago for more republican fund-raisers. cnn's political editor paul steinhauser is here with us, bright and early, my friend. >> definitely. >> bright and early. paul, give us an idea what's on the agenda today. what are his plans? >> reporter: here's what's on tap for the governor. he's going to be giving a speech and taking questions in front of cameras. this is going to be interesting, at the chicago economics club. he's also got some one-on-one meetings with top donors and then there's a fund-raiser for the republican governors association. christie the chairman of the rga, which some people see as a

possible stepping stone to christie running for the white house in 2016. also, just a couple hours before he heads to chicago, the rga released some fund-raising numbers. this is interesting. they say that $6 million was raised this last month in january. their best january ever. and that christie just last week, remember he was in texas fund-raising, they say he raked in $1.5 million. so, i think the rga is saying even with the controversies back in new jersey, christie is doing what he needs to do as rga chairman, raise money. guys? >> so, paul, this new jersey controversy, is that really following chris christie as he goes around the country to chicago? >> reporter: yeah, it is following him, no doubt about it. the democrats are following him. they're shadowing him, and they're going to have another surrogate out there, just like they did in florida and like they did in texas. this time, former ohio governor ted strickland will be out there. he'll be taking questions, meeting with reporters, criticizing chris christie. and get this, there are four republican gubernatorial candidates in illinois.

there's an election there this year. none are meeting with christie and the democrats are hyping that big time, saying look, again, republicans are avoiding chris christie. but here's what the rga tells me. listen, christie was never supposed to meet with any of these four guys because the rga doesn't get involved in primary politics. when the republicans finally have one nominee, then they say christie will be out there trying to help them win back that seat. >> so there's the optics and then there's reality, and i guess there's also their own realities, right? i'm just curious, though, when you look ahead, how long do you think this backlash is going to stick with him about this whole thing? >> reporter: yeah, this is the troubling part for chris christie, is you're right, perception is just as important as reality, just like we saw when christie went to florida and texas, you've got the media really focusing in on this and asking questions about the controversy. so, they're following christie wherever he goes. and let's be honest, that is a serious problem. another thing, the media, as i said, is taking this so seriously that even cnn, we are sending one of our top correspondents, dana bash, she's out there in chicago. she will be live later this

morning following christie. so, it is troubling for him as he tries to get back to business as usual. not only as new jersey governor, but as the chairman of the rga. michaela, george? >> a lot of eyes, a lot of attention on chris christie. paul steinhauser, thank you so much for that report. alison kosik now joining us live with a look at the markets. >> and good morning. european markets are higher as the world waits to hear from federal reserve chairwoman janet yellen. she's going to be testifying before a house committee today. london, france and germany all posting gains. hong kong jumped more than 1.5%. and it looks like the u.s. stock market is going to follow that pattern. ah, yes, but things could change on a dime if the new fed chair gives any clues about veering away from easing the fed's stimulus program. when she's on capitol hill later this morning, she's expected to be asked about the weak jobs data that came out last week and how it may affect the central bank's decisions as we move forward. and some other news, some bankers in london are reeling this morning as barclays announces it's cutting up to 12,000 jobs, more than half in the uk.

really makes you realize even the financial industry not immune to these job cuts. >> that's tough. >> yeah. >> all right, alison. thanks for that. >> thank you. still coming up, an american accused of helping an al qaeda leader overseas. the new plan the military could use to take down their target. that's next. we needed 30 new hires for our call center.

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to sign off on any operation. the white house is not talking about the decisions but pointed to a speech the president made last year. listen. >> he said that he does not believe it would be constitutional for the government to target and kill any u.s. citizen without due process, nor should any president deploy armed drones over u.s. soil, but he also said that when a u.s. citizen goes abroad to wage war against the united states and is actively plotting to kill u.s. citizens, and when neither the united states nor our partners are in a position to capture him before he carries out a plot, his citizenship should not serve as a shield. >> the u.s. last carried out a strike against an american citizen in 2011 in yemen. we're getting a new look this morning at the dramatic capture of a suspected terrorist in libya. this security camera footage obtained by the "washington post" shows a white van that's full of army delta force commandos pulling up next to a

vehicle. the commandos jump out and grab abu anas al libi last october. al libi was wanted in connection with the 1998 bombings of u.s. embassies in africa. he is now in a u.s. jail. all right, let's take a look at what is on deck for "new day." kate bolduan joins us. hi, darling. >> good morning. >> good morning, you guys. we are, of course, going to have much more on the debate happening in the country as well as within the obama administration, most importantly, whether or not to use drone strikes to kill an american overseas who's accused of actively plotting terrorist attacks. big questions here. we're going to talk with a former attorney general, alberto gonzales. he's been very vocal about the use of drones, drone strikes, and also been very vocal about the president's executive powers. it will be interesting to get his take, as this is a debate that is happening in realtime. and also, it seems everyone is still talking about those hillary clinton papers, where she discusses with a longtime, close confidante the monica lewinski affair, her reaction to it, how she allows herself to

forgive bill clinton over it. we're going to meet the people who literally wrote the book on hillary called "hrc." it's out. we'll get their take on that as well as some of the revelations that come out in their book. they're going to be joining us on set today. >> kate, thank you. a lot of insight in that, i'm sure. thank you very much. big day in sochi today. we could see more american gold. that's the man, snowboarder shaun white. he is looking to three-peat in the halfpipe. he's won that event in the last two olympics. let johnny quinn is hoping he doesn't get stuck again. what happened? well, that happened. he got trapped in a bathroom over the weekend, used part of his sled to bust down a door. and then, oh, what happened next? on monday, he and some of his teammates wound up stuck in an elevator. >> talk about bad luck. >> as we got to the first floor, the elevator door opened quickly and then shut very hard immediately. and so, fortunately, everybody had their phones.

as you can tell by the pictures. and people on the first floor kind of heard what was going on, so immediately, assistance was right there and we got out of the elevator in a timely manner. but just kind of a funny scenario to happen shortly thereafter the bathroom door situation. >> these games are all about the stories and the personalities. >> it really is. >> boy, they have their own stories that they're going to take. well, bobsledding doesn't start in sochi for another five days, so i guess you could say he has plenty more chances to get stuck in confined spaces. >> an elevator or a door. >> maybe he is claustrophobic, i don't know. >> have you ever been stuck in an elevator? >> i don't want to tempt fate. i live in a building with an elevator, so let's not discuss it. still coming up, a mother's heartbreak. the dramatic 911 calls when a young woman realized that her newborn was missing. that story's coming up next. the conversation about his car loan didn't start here. it started with that overdue bill he never got. checking his experian credit report and score

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now to some breaking news we're following. a hollywood legend has died. cnn confirms shirley temple black, the child star who was a fixture on dozens of films and later chose a life in politics, serving as a u.s. ambassador to ghana and czechoslovakia. shirley temple black was 85 years old. >> started performing at 3 1/2 years old. >> i know, very young, and long career, long career. >> what a life. >> yeah. we're hearing this morning the dramatic 911 calls from wisconsin when an 18-year-old mother realized her newborn baby had gone missing. breanna marshall called police, distraught to report that newborn kayden powell had disappeared. also gone, her half sister, who is now charged with his abduction. >> 911, where's the emergency? okay, what's going on? >> my son is missing! >> okay. how old is your son?

>> he's like 4 days old! >> kristin smith faces kidnapping charges. police say she's confessed to taking the newborn and leaving him in a plastic storage bin. investigators say they found online conversations where she claimed to be pregnant. >> it's a stutough story. another story people are watching today in jacksonville. the case could go against michael dunn, the florida man charged with gunning down a 17-year-old after an argument over loud rap music. he says it was in self-defense, but monday, a state medical examiner disputed that. jurors saw the bullet-riddled clothes that the teen had on. defense attorneys called several character witnesses, and they could call dunn today. the judge expects closing arguments to start this afternoon. now sentenced, a mexican national connected in the killing of an american border agent using u.s. guns, part of the botched "fast & furious"

operation. manuel osorio-arellanes was arrested. this morning religious groups are stepping up their efforts to keep same-sex marriage bans in place in oklahoma and utah. the mormon church and u.s. conference of catholic bishops are among those arguing before a federal appeals court that's reviewing cases that could reverse gay marriage bans in those two states. they claim that unions between a man and woman are best for children, families and society. this morning, more than a dozen people are recovering after a scary explosion at a ball bearing factory in new hampshire. the blast shook walls, shattered windows and sent 15 people to the hospital. we're told none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening. the plant builds high-tech parts for the aerospace industry. short break here on "early start." coming up, big money for the new leader of general motors. why mary barra is set to earn a

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we are following some breaking news this morning. cnn confirming that a hollywood legend has died. shirley temple black, who was a child star in dozens of films. she later became a u.s. ambassador and ran for congress. she died at her home in california of natural causes with her family by her side. the child star who was a fixture in dozens of films, shirley temple black was 85 years old. alison kosik joining us now with a look at the markets. alison? >> good morning to you. global markets looking like they're in the green today, and it looks like the u.s. markets are going to open with gains as well. u.s. futures riding a trend that started in hong kong and spread to europe. financial markets, though, are going to be keeping a close watch on what the new chair of the federal reserve will say today on capitol hill. janet yellen will have a q&a session with members of the house financial services committee later this morning. now, we aren't expecting any major signals on policy changes going forward from yellen today, but this is the first time we're going to be hearing from her since she began her job earlier this month, so investors are going to be on their toes about

this. remember all the buzz last week over gm's new female ceo making less than her male predecessor? those erroneous reports created quite the controversy. we now know that gm's ceo, mary barra, will take home $14.4 million in her first year on the job, not bad. that's a 60% jump from the $9.1 million her predecessor, dan ackerson, made. most of barra's compensation will be coming in the form of a long-term stock bonus. she is the first woman to lead a major automaker. guess what? your grilled cheese just got a little healthier. kraft announcing it's going to remove artificial preservatives from some of its individually wrapped kraft single slices. kraft says customers want convenient foods with simple ingredients and no artificial preservatives. it's the latest move by a major food-maker to use healthier ingredients. last week, subway announced it's stopping its use of a chemical found in yoga mats and rubber-soled shoes that was used in its bread.

i wonder if the taste of the bread and cheese will change. won't it be funny if it changes for the worse? you're like, bring back the chemicals. >> used to love grilled cheese sandwiches, so now i can go back to it. >> you don't eat them much? >> maybe i should start. alison, thank you so much. now let's go the ice would build up on tries. trees will come down and take down power lines. shirley temple has died. she was the first child star ever. the remarkable life she lived. we're going to take a look back. will georgia officials get it right this time? schools canceled, store shelves picked clean.

what happens if and when it turns to the northeast. we're tracking it all. courtroom drama. another emotional day of testimony in the so-called loud music trial with the victim's father testifying. will michael dunn take the stand in his own defense? could happen today. your "new day" starts right now. all right. breaking news for you this morning. legendary child actress shirley temple has died. she was 85 years old. we have a statement saying that he passed away monday at her california home of natural causes. she needs no introduction. she'll be remembered for so much great work. take a li