lots of theories about what happened to a giant yellow duck on display in taiwan. on new year's eve the celebrity bird certainly burst and deflate, and no one is exactly sure what happened. >> here's harris faulkner. >> thank you, both. i'm harris in today for shepard smith on the fox news deck. blinding snow, boundary-chilling cold, and things are going to be worse. right now winter storm and blizzard warnings now have moved in. they stretch from the midwest to the northeast. we have been waiting a few hours for this 0 to happen and at it coming together. more than a foot of snow could fall between today and tomorrow. and already chicago with six inches of the snow, more on the way. winds have just picked up in the last few minutes. our crew is standing by live. we're hoping the shot holds. and here, in new york city, just a dusting but more upstate. a preview of what is could come,

snow and ice covering things already in cleveland and indianapolis and making driving dangerous, and officials are warning people to stay off the roads. but the snow is only part of the storm's one-two punch. it's bringing sub zero temperatures. here's how things are going overnight. 22 degrees below zero in boston. 12 below in new york. chicago, minus ten. as far as nashville, still below zero. that is nothing compared to our neighbor's to the north. the temperature in winnipeg, canada, 53 degrees below zero. colder than the surface of mars. we have live team fox coverage. janice dean has the updated storm track, which has just pulled together. garrett is live in the very windy city. let's beginning with molly in boston where the storm is picking up and fast. >> reporter: it's 3:00 in the

afternoon. governor released state workers today and the commute is just beginning to get underway. look at the traffic. nasty already today. we saw a lot of folks coming in for their first day of work after the holidays. a lot of folks are trying to make it home in what looks to be a very slow commute. road travel is not the only difficulty. at the logan airport, all flights are expected to be stopped tonight, resuming not until noonish tomorrow. they're hoping to get things back up and run; already, cancellations and delays there. and coastal flood is a concern in massachusetts we have seen some water on the roads, creating a mess. very concerned about the high tide at midnight and tomorrow at nobody. the most dangerous time along the coastal communities. a lot of focus on the communities south of boston and new england is not the only one getting this weather. folks in chicago facing a very tough times. garrett?

>> reporter: right now we're looking at another eight to ten inches before the day is done. this wind is kicking up the snow, snow drifts several feet in many years. we're looking at the chicago river, completely frozen over. the snow is blowing everybody -- everywhere right now, and cities near the great lakes where the lake-effect snow is just blowing that cold wind over the water, picking it up, dumping inches, several feet of snow in many areas. ticket to ten more inches expected, causing hazardous driving situations. in the air, delays. 600 flights cancelled at o'hair yesterday. 300 more today. and that's just going to continue as this snow continues to come down and in the next few days not going to get any better. monday, the high temperature in chicago, harris, negative eight degrees. that's the high. >> wow. bitter. garrett, thank you so much.

i'm glad your spot held together. thank you. >> now janice dean is live in the extreme weather. the janice, the temperatures we're talking about are very dangerous. >> absolutely. and for the northeast, some of these temperatures we haven't felt in years, and even though kid have a snow day tomorrow, it's dangerous for the kids to be out playing in the snow. so keep that in mind. two pieces of energy coming together across the northeast, and another across the southeast, and that's what is going to combine and make our nor'easter this evening overnight. when the worst conditions will happen. so we'll start to see the snow flying in boston, like molly mentioned. d.c., 10:00 p.m., mainly snow event. philadelphia, new york, and then we won't see a huge blockbuster storm in terms of snow totals. the dangerous part of this is the wind. we'll see wind gusts in excess of 50 miles-per-hour. so the snow consistency will be

dry, and that is going to just blow all over the place. whiteout conditions. blizzard-like conditions. >> people say it's wintertime, this is what we're supposed to see. but the snow we're talking about is really extraordinary. >> we will see some impressive snow totals, especially across instinct, where -- across new e. again, not huge, huge amounts of snow but the problem is the dangerous part is the fact that the winds are going to be gusting, in some cases for 36 hours. the people are urged to stay off the roads. they might even shut down the long island expressway so that tells you something. >> we're talking about millionss of people who would be impacted in the new york area. back to the temperatures for just a moment. i was talking -- telling viewers and tweet it it out.

minus 53 in winnipeg canada. colder than the surface of mars. people didn't believe that but that's where we are in points north. >> absolutely. all of the arctic air is coming south. they're setting records in canada, all-time lows, in quebec, ottawa, and points north, temperatures will drop significantly here in the northeast as well. taking a look at the forecast satellite radar image ricer as the storm exits we'll see the temperatures drop and these are air temperatures but the wind chills are going to be below zero. take a look as we go further out in time. again, below zero for many of these big cities. overnight and then tomorrow. friday, 8:00 a.m. going to feel like minus two in new york and minus 15 in boston. so, again, even though we'll have snow on the ground, a lot of snow days. kids can't be outside in this weather. >> we want to remind everybody to take their pets in, too. we cannot say that enough.

sometimes we think they can fare but no man or beast should be outside at this point if they don't have to be, and don't normally live outside. thank you very much. this is just coming in john was just on the phone across the deck. airlines have now cancelled more than 1700 flights nationwide today. so if you are flying, today or tomorrow, check before heading to the airport because you don't want to get stuck there. we're monitoring the storm here from the deck, and we'll bring you all the breaking news as it happens. the dow was down triple digits earlier today. the first trading day of the year. let's look at the live big board. you can see things are still going up but not much. that is despite a couple of positive economic reports, and 136, 136 points is better than what it was. the labor department reporting jobless claims fell for a second week in a row to 339,000. analysts say it's another sign the job market is improving, but

we also know that people give up looking for work. so that's the flipside. the balance on that. the commerce department reports construction spending in november hit levels not seen since 2009. jumping by 1% and beating expectations. so that's your economic news as it's coming together in the 3:00 hour on the east coast. one of the big three american automaker is about to become 100% italian. fiat has agreed to buy more than 40% chrysler shares from a united auto workers trust. so fiat's full ownership, and chrysler estimates sold 2.6 million vehicles worldwide last year. up 18% from 2012, and more than 70% from 2010. that was the first full year under fiat's control. a priest, found dead in his own church. police say they're launching a homicide investigation.

a lot of football fans, this is kind of really rare, i believe. a playoff game you can't see. we've seen blackouts for seasonal games, but three playoff games fans may not be able to see in their own home city. stay close. [ male announcer ] this is betsy. her long day of pick ups and drop offs begins with arthritis pain... and a choice. take up to 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. all aboard. ♪

police they have launched now a homicide investigation as a church in california after a church deacon found the priest dead inside the wreck torre.

it rectory. it happened in eureka in northern california. the deacon went looking for the priest when he didn't show up for mass. the killing happened after evening services on tuesday. help finally has arrived for these people stuck for days board the ship in antarctic camp a chinese helicopter today rescued all 52 passengers after authorities said the weather cleared enough for them to do that. and there were some crew members on there, too. the chopper brought the passengers in groups to an australian ship nearby. the russian research vessel that was trapped in the ice was the first to make the effort. rescuers said blinding snow, howling winds forced them to turn back. all 22 crew members decided to stay wait until the ice breaks up and that's not going to be anytime real soon. and the ship is not in any danger of sinking and they have plenty of supplies.

>> the national football league could be face michigan serious embarrassment ahead of the playoffs. the home teams in three of the four games have not sold out their tickets and that means local fans may not be able to watch the games on tv. the league requires home teams to sell all their general admissions tickets in order to avoid a tv blackout. the three games include the green bay packers home playoff at lambeau field against the san francisco 49ers. that will be a quarterback showdown. the packers are coming off a huge win against theirary. rival, the chicago bears. aaron rodgers returned from the injury that kept hmm off the field. forecasts say temperatures on green bay could sink to minus 15 degrees. the cold even in wisconsin and the parkers have less than an hour and a half to sell all the tickets for sunday's game first, ed, why aren't the tickets selling? >> well, people just don't have the money. really comes down to that.

the cold weather, yes, but i was at the fifth coldest game in green bay. ironically. and it was hard to find a ticket. but that's when the economy was good many years ago. i talked to people in green bay as to why this is happening and it's simple. it's the weather and also how much it costs these days to go to a game. so it's starting to impact even the nfl playoff games these days. >> why does the nfl have this rule anyway? and can they change it? >> i think it's rule they're going to have to change soon. with technology the way it is and people -- look, watching television, watching a game, it's nice these tase, these tv sets, and it's a really nice experience. people still, especially in green bay, they're crazy fans up there they're out of their minds when it comes to the packers. the idea they can't sell out a game? people would do anything they could to go to those games, but right after christmas, people are feeling the pinch and costs $400 or $500 to go, after the parking and food and tickets.

it's about the economy. not just the weather. it's the economy and it's suffering all over. they why it's not just green bay. it's indianapolis and cincinnati as well. all the economies are hurting the local areas are suffering because of obviously the economy, but at the same time that's why tickets are not selling. >> you know, you mixed these other cities. we started to see how tough this was when the cincinnati bengals produced the video the players urging fans to buy tickets. how serious is this? >> well, a lot of people are starting to really look at the nfl different than they used to. a lot of the offfield antics and the bad press these players are getting and these teams are getting are starting to really wear -- weigh into main stream america. i used to love football. this year was tough because i'm a giants fan. but i have lost a little interest and people have because o the offfield antics, the economy is suffering. the nfl will be fine in terms of

the super bowl and the championship games will probably be okay but the quality of place isn't that good. people were not excited how the teams were playing. the quality of the product is down and it's more expensive, and that's not a good situation. >> for somebody who literally is a couch potato, there's a lot of rules changes. aisle not going to turn this into an episode of that but that's impacted the way people watch games. talking about going from 16 to 18 games. then you have to buy more tickets to more gamed and gets more expensive. >> it does. those -- season tickholders in green bay, it's across the board. football is about xs and os, and right enough it's dollars and cents and doesn't make sense to brave minus 15 degrees in green bay. that's why tickets are not selling along with the most important part is the economy stinks. people aren't going to pay money when they can flip on their tv set. >> we trade e-mails.

the cable companies can't pick up the lead because they have to live by the licenses agreements. ed, thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> absolutely. >> a judge declared him legally dead last year, but a former wall street banker is apparently very much alive. now police say he is behind bars. we'll tell you why. investigators say this guy tried to fake his own suicide. also, there's a new reality show, take can applications. if you can make the cut, you could end up in outer space. really? no houses there. there's a new form of innovation taking shape.

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suggesting the show. more than 200,000 people sent in video applications. there will be the first cut of 1,000 applicants. people were weeded out who didn't take it seriously orthos who appeared naked in their applications. really? the organization says they are planning to launch the mission in 2025. a lot of people say it's a publicity stunt, among them buzz aldrin. >> police georgia say they captured a man wanted by the fbi in connection with a multimillion dollar fraud case. a year after a judge declared him legally dead. aubrey price, a former investment banker. he stow millions and then admitted this in a note he sent to family and friends last year,

claiming he was about to kill himself but the fbi reports it kept on searching for him, and yesterday they nabbed him during a routine traffic stop. and you can see, he looks a lot different now. jonathan is life -- live with mow. what's up with this guy? >> reporter: depends on whether you believe his story. investigators say this 47-year-old banker told them that over the past 18 months he has essentially been homeless, and working odd jobs as a migrant worker, aubrey price was in shackles and flanked by u.s. marshals. a bond hearing is scheduled for monday, but prosecutors claim that he is a flight risk and so they will ask that bond be denied. harris? >> the suspected suicide, hough did that come about? >> well, that note that acquaintances received, apparently from this banker, also indicated that the author intended to commit suicide by taking a ferry boat from key

west, florida, to f ft. mears and then jumping off in the gulf of mexico. well, that same month, security cameras at the ferry terminal in key west picked up images of man believed to be that banker, boarding a ferry boat, headed to ft. meyers. no one saw anybody jump ship but the. >> reporter: ed siting of mr. prize and city suicide note were enough to convince a florida judge to declare him dead. the feds are warning that oil shipments could be more dangerous. nobody actually heard this explosion but hundred of people had to evacuate. at least two other oil trains blew up last year. officials say the potentially volatile crude comes from a shale patch in maryland and north dakota.

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a fox report now. more headlines from the fox news deck. at least five people are dead from an apparent car bomb exploded in beirut. that's according to health and security officials. reportedly happened a few hundred yards from the headquarters of the hezbollah. so far no one has claimed responsibility. >> secretary of state john kerry says he is between the israelis and palestinians is not mission

impossible. he made the remarks in a news conference. secretary kerry is set to meet with the palestinian president tomorrow, and the father of claire davis says his family forgives. investigators say the gunman shot davis before he killed himself. we'll have much more from the fox news deck next.

>> the u.s. has set a deadline of december 31st for a deal to keep nato troops and u.s. troops in afghanistan for a decade. the deadline has now come and gone and now three republican senators have flown to afghanistan to urge president karzai to sign the deal. senator mccabe says -- mccain says the deal is vital. >> unless we resolve these differences the united states has no choice but to not

continue with its commitment. something we don't want to do. but it is something that can't be totally ruled out. >> without an agreement, officials say all u.s. and nato forces could leave afghanistan by the end of this year. president karzai says his signature can wait until after afghanistan holdings presidential elections in i'm u.s. lawmaker saturday they need time for planning after both sides sign the deal. president obama's health care overhaul is up and running, at least most of us. insurance under the law kicked off yesterday but supreme court justice sonia sotomayor temporarily blocked one part of the act. a group of nuns challenges the rule that forces religious organizations to provide contraceptive coverage. and the white house has an official response. mike, explain what the

administration is saying. >> they're saying this

a stroke eight years ago and has been in a coma. doctors say he has taken a turn for the worse and his families is at his bedside.

>> a spokesman for the palestinian embassy contradicts his colleague and said the safe had been in constant use. it is the second day of legal marijuana sales in the state of colorado, but workers could still get fired for smoking, even off the job. how is that possible? if it's legal in the state. we'll ask an expert coming up on the deck.

no word how much colorado raked in on the first day of marijuana sales now that it's legal but government officials are predicting more than a half billion dollars a greer wholesale and retail sales in weed. more than a million dollars per day. and $67 million per year in tax revenue alone. it's now legal to possess up to one ounce of marijuana in colorado if you're from there, for recreational use. 24 shops opened yesterday, most of them in denver. officials are reporting very few problems, aslide from the long lines and smoking in pot. adam is live in denver. who is buying? >> reporter: every age, every race, every walk of life. people behind me are some of the more than 650 who bought yet. you see grandparents, men, women, working people, retired people, college students,

they're paying up to $400 to purchase an ounce of marijuana they can legally use recreationally, just in colorado. you can't take it out of state, and you certainly can't smoke it in public. you can smoke it in a private. if you're from out of state you can purchase a quarter ounce you. mentioned the tax revenue. but here at medicine man, denver, the largest dispensary of medical marijuana and. legal marijuana, they're expanding. >> they're staying at the screen to see if they recognize people in line. what is the next hurdle for advocates? >> that's the issue. while it's legal to smoke marijuana recreationally here in colorado, the federal government maintains at the federal level

this is illegal, so there's a conflict. the department of justice in august said to the governor of colorado and washington state, which begins the sale this summer, they will not interfere, they will defer to state law for now as long as states like colorado and washington state and the others which are expected to follow suit in the coming years, have strict guidelines regulating marijuana and you see those guidelines in the fact that only residents can purchase up to an ounce, nonresidents a quarter ounce and must be smoked in a private residence. >> you said that twice. that's important for people to know because that's one of the slippery areas for this we'll talk about. good to see you. thank you very much. let's bring in our guests. smoking weeds is now legal in colorado colorado, day two. rich roth is on the news deck. let's talk about areas people can get into trouble. there are some significant points in this law that people

need to know about, like if you have a job. >> right. everyone is talking about how -- it's available now, and that is true. its available versus use are two different things. there are a lot of restrictions, you can't use it in public places on ski slopes in clubs, bars, cafes. you are committing a crime if you do that. also, dui, dwi, you can't use it, either have an open canister in your car or can't be under the influence when you're driving, and then as far as employment goes, which is what you are referring to, you can be fired if you're either coming to work high or even -- >> that makes sense. those are some of the same rules with alcohol. but from what i was reading you don't even have to have it on you or in you if your boss knows your doing this, they can fire you. >> that's correct. if you are doing it after work. so it's the same restriction. not like alcohol. if your getting high and there's

a policy that says you can't do drugs, even if the drug is legally purchased -- >> how do they get away with it if it's legal? >> because there's a decision by the highest court in the state o colorado which allows that. so it's been determined they can actually fire someone if they're tested and -- again, blood test, not like when you're driving. it's not -- it's not an alcohol test. i if they can show the traces and they have the right to fire you. so you can get it, buy it, but be careful when you use it. >> let's talk that some of the caveats. can't do it in bars and lounges so we're not going to see smoking weed sections at the ski resort. >> we are not. can't bring into it an airport and can't take it over state lines and neighboring states are waiting to arrest people.

>> wyoming. >> wyoming in particular. they're read to arrest people. >> what state is next? >> washington state. they're right around the corner. the irony is the federal government, under the federal laws, use of marijuana is -- sale of marijuana is illegal, yet colorado didded it. >> how do you dot that? >> you don't. the federal government is not prosecuting but it's a conflict. >> a million dollars a day. >> remarkable. >> only have to let them operate a few days and they can pay off some bills. >> maybe detroit should use it. >> ouch. richard, good to see you. i hash tagged this and put you in my tweet line and it was very responded to. a lot of strong feelings about the subject. tough for being here. people in china can now get their "saturday night live" hit online. chinese government officials

commonly censor music and tv shows, and snl has lamp lamp-afternooned the country. >> toronto's crack-smoking mayor was up bright and early, taking a big step in this fight to hang on to his job. wait until you hear what rob ford's catchy new slogan is. would you give him another term.

it is official. the crack-smoke mayor of toronto is running for a second term. rob ford showed up at city hall

this morning to submit his papers for re-election. >> there is your packet and a copy of your receipt. >> thank you very much. thank you. thank you. >> my track record speaks for itself. if you want to get personal, that's fine. talk is cheap. >> he loves a news conference. back in november, the mayor of canada's largest city admitted to smoking crack in a drunken stubbor after denying it for months. since then he has made international headlines for his behavior. look at our ribbon where we put together our fav favre fav -- favorite moments. here he tearing up at a press conference, and eating chicken wings at a game. and here's lea, the mayor seems ready to go. >> he was out city hall before

8:00 a.m. so he could be the first person in line to sign up for re-election, to run for re-election. now, of course it was no surprise. he has been saying he planned to and run the crack-smoking mayor was swarmed by reporters and one reporter called him out for a hit of not being honest. >> but you lied to the public -- >> let the people speak for themes. if you don't want to vote for me, that's fine. as long as you vote. that's what i tell people. i want you to vote. rather have you vote against me than not vote at all. >> mayor afford tried to deflect comments with claims of a successful record. he had the best attendance on council and that unemployment dropped since he took office. but critics claim that much of what he said actually isn't true. he missed more council meetings then two-thirds of his colleagues and unemployments has slightly risen. mayor ford was stripped of many powers in november by the city

council, and says if he does win the re-election he plans to, quote, get the city back on track. >> so what are people up north are saying are his chances of election? >> he does have a pretty good chance. according to one poll, more than a third of toronto's voters plan to support him. in november he was caught on camera knocking over a city councilwoman and a couple of weeks ago he was seen getting his groove on to a bash marley song. but the mayor says he has been clean and sober for months and is getting in chance. the mayor says he is ready to fight. >> if you're going to register as mayor, stay as mayor, and i'll go 105 -- let's have 200 debates this time. if they can keep up, i encourage everyone to run. >> analysts say that being the underdog worked for mayor ford

in 2010. they say voters see him as a real person. >> they don't people lying this -- like this is a guy with a crisp suit and a nice smile who will promise them the moon. they feel this is the guy for them. >> this election is more than ten months away. >> what else we are going to be doing and something that is good for toronto, we're going to say the name of their city in positive ways, talking about whatever is going in toronto, million teams -- million times between now and then. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop.

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a significant update on a story we brought you earlier. the indianapolis colts just announced the national football league has given the team more time to avoid a local tv blackout of its playoff game on saturday. remember, this was tick down. going to be in a half an hour.

they hal had to sell out every single home ticket in order for the game to be shown on television. with the cold snap a lot of people want to stay home. maybe they weren't buying those tickets. a rep phenomenon their colts says the team has fewer than 3500 tickets left and must sell them by tomorrow afternoon. still no word from the packers and bengals and their time is 40 minutes from now and they have not sold all their tickets in order for their playoff games to be shown locally on the television. on this day in 1965, future nfl hall of famer joe namath signed a contract worth $400,000. the highest paid rookie what happens a standout at the university of alabama before he turn pro. in 1964 the jets and cardinals drafted him. those teams were in separate

leagues and separate drafts. namath would lead the jets to the championship and then inked aing mega deal with dan green. >> two fierce storms bearing down, one is bringing blizzard can like conditions and the ice threatening to put a big chill on the economy and wall street. and while this storm's expect it to blow over in a few days, this one could go on for years. i'm in for neil cavuto. this is "your world." stocks taking a big hit on the first trading day of the year as obamacare kicks in, along with a slew of new taxes and new tax worries, just as the economy is showing signs of life, and we