millions of americans in the grips of a deep freeze, plunging temperatures, howling winds and snow adding up to what forecasters are calling a dangerous cold. smoke and flames up in the air. a fire on the 0th floor of a new york city high-rise turns deadly as hundreds of firefighters work to battle the flame. and stroke of luck. a missing man is located by his family after they see a picture of him taken hundreds of miles from home. captioning funded by cbs this is t this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, january 6th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this morning a massive and potentially life-threatening cold system is gripping much of the country. dangerously cold temperatures,

snow, and ice have prompted windchill warnings from montana all the way to alabama. an emergency order has been issued for indianapolis making it illegal to drive except for emergencies 678. the temperature there today could reach 39 below zero. more than 1,000 flights were canceled in the midwest yesterday. today more than 2,000 flights have been canceled nationwide. on sunday a plane that landed at new york's kennedy airport slid into snow as it was taxiing. no one was injured but the airport was temporarily closed because of icy runways. and last night the temperature in minot, north dakota, was minus 20 degrees. this morning it's expected to be even colder with the windchill reaching minus 60. jamie yucc aas of our minneapol

station wcco has more. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the temperature is cold out here. it's 23 below zero. the windchill is 43 below zero. it could get worse before it gets better. as a matter of fact, there are dangerous temperatures as you've been talking about across the country where frostbite can set in in less than five minutes. in chicago, officials warn residents to prepare for heavy snow and brutal temperatures that are expected to last through tuesday. this doctor is chicago's department of public health. >> the cold temperatures this coming week are more than an in convenience. they're serious, they're dangerous, and they can pose a serious health risk. >> reporter: by midday, city residents had closed out nearby grocery stores. >> we did double than expected. it was kind of unexpected. we hung in there. we had all hands on deck and everyone worked hard. >> reporter: hazardous conditions caused a heavy crash

involved seven tractor trailers. trucks traveling through 10 inches of snow jackknifed on indiana highways. the cause for the cold air, the polar vortex, counter clock-wise dense arctic air that has piled up in the north pole. it's pushed south traveling as far as the gulf coast. so far the winter storm has been blamed firefighter 16 deaths and it's so cold in north dakota, frigid temperatures and high winds have become life threatening for anyone who walks out the door. they're pleading residents to remain indoors. >> if you can hold off getting groceries or if you can hold off without the necessities, don't go on the road because there's no need to leave the house if you're -- you know, if it doesn't warrant an emergency. >> reporter: that really is the warning here today. stay inside. if youabsolutely must go outside, you're asked to bundle up even more so than what i'm doing right now.

eliminate as much exposed skin as possible. classes here in minneapolis are canceled today. trash pickup has been canceled and parks and ice rinks have closed. anne-marie, we could see low temperatures this bad again tomorrow. >> i can't believe it, and jamie, i can't believe how you're keeping your cool in such cold temperatures. thank you so much, jamie yuccas from wcco in minneapolis. >> reporter: no problem. >> and chris schaefer of wcco has more on the weather system. >> this dangerously cold outbreak is going to hit us the next couple of days. the temperatures taking a gut punch, only making it to 15 below, the high, in the minneapolis/st. paul area. as if the cold air isn't bad enough, there's also cold winds coming from the north-northwest that will make it feel warm. a windchill warning stretches all the way from alabama to

georgia. you can see the advisories making it all the way to the golf. anyone at disney world tomorrow morning, it will feel like 20 to start. again, this will last a few days before the cold air shifts off to the east. in minneapolis, i'm chris schaefer for cbs news. jahi mcmath, the 13-year-old california girl declared brain dead after tonsillectomy, was moved from the hospital. she was moved last night with a ventilator but not a feeding tube. mcmath was released to door never who then released her to her family. they obtained a court order preventing the hospital from removing her from the vent late cher is keeping her heart pumping. >> this family knows that the likelihood of a recovery short of almost a miracle or just the spirit of this family in this girl is improbable. but what this family wanted was a chance. >> the family did not say where

she was taken. and in washington, congress returns to work today. election-year politics will undoubtedly shape legislation as lawmakers tackle a number of contentious issues. president obama returned to washington from his hawaiian vacation yesterday. during his weekly radio address, he urged lawmakers to reinstate jobless benefits. susan mcginnis has more. good morning, susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. the first session of the 113th congress was one of the most unproductive in american history. there's a spending bill in raising the nation's borrowing limit, but in the short term democratic leaders are pushing for an extension of jobless benefits. >> it's the right thing to do. we have long-term unemployment and that's why the american people support this. democrats, independents, and republicans. >> senate majority leader harry

reid has a vote planned for tonight to extend jobless benefits for nearly three months. nearly 1.5 million americans saw their payments end on december 28th. republicans want the cost of extending the benefits offset with spending cuts elsewhere. >> if the senator comes up with any kind of a reasonable idea to offset the $26 billion, i think he might find some people that are willing to talk to him. >> congress must also agree to a short term spending bill to keep the government running. the current bill ends january 15th. and raising the nation's borrowing limit must be resolvedly late february, early march according to the treasury department. today the senate is scheduled to vote on janet yellen's nomination to be head of the federal reserve. there is also the five-year $500 billion farm bill and the dispute over cutting the $80 billion a year food stamp program. and there's more on congress's agenda including sanctions against iran and immigration reform.

and, anne-marie, as you mentioned, this is an election year. all 435 house seats and 35 senate seats are going to be on the ballot, elections that could preclude much progress being made. anne-marie? >> like we need something else. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. well, coming up on the "morning news." towering inferno. here in new york city, a victim's fatal mistake as he tried to escape the flames. this is the "cbs morning news." fatal mistake as he tried to escape the flames. this is the "cbs morning news." to help you avoid surprises with your credit. good. i hate surprises. surprise! at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. get the it card and see your fico® credit score. so we made our own commercial to tell you why. chex makes seven gluten free flavors. like cinnamon, honey nut, and chocolate. when you find something this good, you want to spread the word. [ all ] we love chex!

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the mountain town of aspen. karen morfitt of our denver station kcnc reports. >> reporter: this is all that remains of the charred plane wreckage. >> it hit the runway, bust into flames and skidded a certain business. >> reporter: the twin engine business jet was on its way from aspen to tucson, arizona, when something went terribly wrong and crashed onto the runway. >> the plane had caught fire and flipped over on its top. >> reporter: a flight tracker shows the pilot may have made a few passes around the airport before trying to land. the national transportation safety board is investigating the accident, but reports are that the wind may have played a factor. >> well, it was cold and breezy today, but we can't speculate as to whether or not that had anything to do with the cause. it was a very breezy cold kind of a powder day. snowing off and on. >> reporter: all three on board the plane were pilots. the one who died was from mexico.

until the wreckage is cleared, the airport will remain closed. for cbs news, karen morfitt in aspen. in new york city an emergency landing is being called a miracle. the small plane with three aboard experienced engine trouble on the way back to connecticut after touring the statue of liberty on saturday, so the pilot put the plane down on a busy bronx interstate. there were no serious injuries. >> on the "cbs moneywatch" yahoo! is targets in a software attack and the hot tech toys you'll be wanting this year. wendy gillette is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. tokyo's nikkei lost more than 2%. hong kong's hang seng dropped half a percent. here on wall street investors will be focused on the december unemployment report due out at the end of the week.

the dow jones industrial gained 28 points. the nasdaq lost 11 points. thousands of yahoo! users primarily in europe may have been infected by a software virus spread by advertisements. yahoo! said the ads were served on january 3rd and spread malware. that's software that disrupts the computer's operations or gather sensitive information. ial hoo said mac computers and mobile devices were not dete affected. wearable devices are the hottest items. smart watch sales are expected to reach 1ment 5 million this year and ultra hd televisions that offer the quadruple number of pixels of regular high def are expected to be popular. anne-marie? >> i want one of those smart watches. >> they look pretty cool. i'll take one of those ultra big tvs. >> better to see yourself. >> indeed. wendy gillette at the new york stock change. thanks a lot, wendy. coming up in sports, the another chapter in the history of the sfroezen tundra.

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temperatures and both home teams were left out in the cold. it was 5 degrees in green bay when the packers and 49ers kicked off. vernon davis catches a 28-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to give the niners a three-point lead. green bay would tie the game up, but san francisco sets themselves up for a last-minute field goal by phil dawson. the 49ers overcome the packers and the elements to win, 23-20. dawson said it was so cold it felt like he was kicking a brick. >> leather gets hard in cold weather, but that's just the challenge that was there for us today, and you have to approach it a little bit differently, but at the end of the day, you either make the kick or you don't. >> and just take a look at how close dawson's kick comes to being blocked. it almost got into the arms of green bay's house. and the weather conditions were warmer but much wetter in cincinnati. the bengals hosting the chargers.

cincinnati has not won a playoff game since 1990. so here is how the playoff matchup shapes up for next week. >> the nfc seattle hosts new orleans on saturday while san francisco travels east to take on carolina sunday. in the afc, indianapolis goes to new england on saturday, and on sunday peyton manning and the denver broncos host san diego. those games can be seen right here on cbs. and today marks the 20th anniversary of the start of one of the biggest scandals in sports history. >> why? >> you remember that. on january 6th in 1994, olympic figure skater nancy kerrigan was clubbed on the leg following a warmup for the u.s. championships. now, the attack happened just weeks before the winter olympics in little hammer, norway. four men including the ex-husband of kerrigan's rival tonya harding went to prison for

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is now in the custody of her mother. where her family hopes to go from here. students all across the midwest are staying home to. and others, urged to stay indoors.. because of danger possibly record- breaking temperatures. it was a bitterly-cold day lambeau field.. but certain worth it for 49ers fans. how fans here are feeling about victory.. plus your chance show us your niner pride. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's monday,

here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., expect showers. atlanta, you'll see a mix of clouds and sun. st. louis will have a bit of sun. minus 2 degrees there. sunny in denver and foggy in seattle. well, after decades of growing popularity, diet sodas are losing their fizz. concerns over chemicals and doubts about whether they help with weight loss are driving the declean.

decline. don dahler reports. >> reporter: ben roman is closing in on his fourth mile on his treadmill but he's ready for a drink but not the kind he used to crave. do you find you drink less soda now than you used to? >> oh, yeah. i don't drink soda now. all water. >> reporter: not even diet. >> no. do you think they're healthier? >> it's our jolt. diet soda is our jolt. i like drinking water. >> reporter: more than ever before, plain h2o is muscling in on the soda sales. sales have declined 2.2% while diet sodas have declined 6.8%. harry balzer analyzes the eating trends. >> it's not all of a sudden. >> reporter: to stop the sliding sales the beverage industry is

looking at replacing artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and saccharin with the stevia plant. >> they used to avoid things. this generation looks at health as to what can you add to my diet. where's the whole grains, antioxidants and fiber? >> reporter: ten years ago diet and non-diet soft drinks were the second most popular food item. today they fall into fourth place behind sandwiches, fruit, and vegetables. back at the gym andre juliano drinks a toast to that trend every day. his company is about to launch a new bottle design for water. don dahler, cbs news, new york. a new york state man is reunited with his family this morning thanks to a lucky picture. nicholas simmons disappeared from his parents' house near rochester on new year's day. his family saw this picture of the 20-year-old in sunday's

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here's another look at this morning's top stories. dangerous cold weather is descending on the midwest and the south. it will be 32 below in fargo and minus 15 in indianapolis. schools are closed today in chicago and the entire state of minnesota. thousands of flights are canceled. and a 13-year-old california girl declared brain dead has been moved from an oakland hospital. the family of jahi mcmath says she was placed in an ambulance but they haven't revealed her destination. and we're getting a new look at one of america's largest cities. los angeles is not often seen as a thriving metropolis. carter evans spoke with the creator of a viral video that captures the city's energy. ♪ >> reporter: this is los angeles in a whole new light as seen through the camera lens of filmmaker colin rich.

>> you spend a lot of times on freeways. >> reporter: you never really take the time to stop and look. >> no. >> reporter: rich did stop and look. it took him just 16 minutes to capture looks of picture-perfect images. >> once you start seeing cars zoom through traffic you see this energy flow throughout it. >> reporter: l.a. is rarely seen as a city with a heart but rich gave it a pulse. so the streets are like blood vessels. >> i think so, yeah. i think it's like veins in the body and capillaries. you know how you send cells around. that to me is basically a city. >> reporter: ironically in a city known for perfect weather, most days look more like this, so finding the perfect shot and clear skies takes patience. >> it's just timing. a lot of waiting. >> reporter: a lot of waiting. rich shoots with a computer-controlled camera. on a track. you had this thing hanging out

over a building. >> yeah. it's been everywhere in l.a. >> reporter: and he drew some strange looks in the process. >> i remember being up and some guy thought i had a missile launcher. >> reporter: some people thought it might be a weapon. >> when you have it set up on tripod, it looks funky. >> reporter: armed with his camera, rich ventured into a lot of neighborhoods, the remembered and the forgotten. he put it together in a video that's gone viral. i think most don't think of los angeles as a real city. >> oh, it is. >> reporter: a city that through thousands of time lapsed images has come alive. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the effects of the severe cold hitting the central u.s. and more on the so-called polar vortex, plus the supreme court justices as bobblehead dolls. we will hear from the law professor who created them. and mo rocca looks at the

history of one of the most famous chairs in the world. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com www.vitac.com

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a car slammed into a duplex. hitting a gas main in oakla. it happened near the intersection of ney avenue d ritchie street. the driver of this late model infinity slammed into the side of th duplex where the gas line w. the front end of the car was pretty badly damaged. we d't know the condition of the driver.. developing news -- jahi mc-math was released fm children's hospital oaklandt night. her body was turned over to the coroner, then to her family. at a news conference, the famil' lawyer said jahi would be a