millions brace for a new wave of cold. a weather system similar to the polar vortex threatens to bring freezing temperatures from the dakotas to new england. olympic threat. militants say they're determined to attack the upcoming winter games in sochi while questions are raised about security measures in place in russia. >> i think fundamentally they don't want to admit they don't have complete control here and that they might need some help. the president and pot. president obama shares his vision on marijuana use and thinks it's no more dangerous than drinking. >> and the super bowl is set. the seattle seahawks will take on the denver broncos and their historic offense in the ultimate nfl game. captioning funded by cbs

this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, january 20th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you on this martin luther king jr. day. i'm anne-marie green. this morning folks in tupper midwest are waking up to another round of arctic-like cold following a brief warmup. the subzero temperatures are moving down from canada and headed south and east. the effects are already being felt. lauren casey of our minneapolis station wcco has more on our frigid weather. >> reporter: here in minneapolis, the highs were 30, high by our standards. temperatures will plummet into the single digits here by lunchtime today, windchills to 40 and possibly 50 below by tonight. tomorrow night lows will be in the single digits in places like new york and philadelphia, highs on wednesday across the

northeast will be in the evens and 20s, and only in the 30s as far south as atlanta. is this the return of the polar vortex? well, kind of. the polar vortex is an area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere. it typically hangs out in the arctic regions but not too uncommonly in the wintertime it will dive down into the u.s. dragging frigid air along with it as we experienced earlier this month. in the case this week the polar vortex will send out little pieces of energy and have us bundling up. an earthquake struck in new zealand this morning but so far there are no major reports of damage. the quake was centered about 70 miles northeast of the capital wellinton. it was strong enough to trigger rock slides, close roads, and cause some damage. a two-on the eagle sculpture from the hobbit movie at the wellington airport crashed to floor bus no one was hurt.

and an islamic militant group is threatening to attack the games. they want the russians to cooperate more on security. susan mcginnis is in washington. susa susan,, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. they're promising what they call a present and they specifically mention tourists action a target. they say it will be revenge for muslim blood that's been shed all over the world every day. now this has arlier this month

the state department issued a warning saying the olympics are an attractive target for terrorists. now, travel agents say far fewer americans are actually booking trips to these winter olympics

than in other games in the recent past. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. state tv says iran has begun uranium enrichment this morning. it's part of a landmark six-month deal brokered in november. in exchange the u.s. and other world powers will ease sanctions. talks will continue in hopes of reaching a permanent deal. and peace talking in syria are in jeopardy this morning. the main opposition says it won't attend because iran was invite. tehran is a top ally of president bashar al assad and the u.s. has alsz objected saying iran has not agreed to the preconditions. they call for a created traditional body to govern syria. on friday a suicide bomber and two gun men laid siege on a kabul restaurant popular with westerners, kill 2g 1 people. the taliban claimed

responsibility. it was the deadliest attack on foreign civilians since the afghan war started 13 years ago. as charlie d'agata reports, three americans were among the victims. >> reporter: friends and family of lexy camerman have described the 27-year-old chicago native as smart, strong, stubborn, and fearless. she took the job at the american university of afghanistan less than a year ago, her family said in a statement, to help the young women of afghanistan get an education and take their rightful place as leaders in afghan society. her american colleague alex an dross peterson only recently joined the university as a professor. university president michael smith spoke of their courage and sacrifice. >> we have a saying here in afghanistan that -- among internationals, that if you're here, you're here by choice, and that's especially true for these two people. they wanted to be here in

afghanistan, not somewhere else, and they wanted to make a difference in young people's lives. >> reporter: american basra hasan was also trying to make a difference in her work for unicef. afgh afghans held a rally. they laid flowers outside a restaurant where the bombing and shooting rampage kill 2d 1 people. the taliban said the attack was in revenge for an air strike. these are military handout pictures of the operation in question. the military's launched an investigation regretting that several civilians had been accidentally killed in app air strike that afghan and u.s. forces came under heavy gunfire from taliban, firefighters firing on the compound. the attack at the restaurant came two days later. whether they were able to coordinate that quickly or just used the air strike as an excuse

doesn't matter to the families of the victims. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. well, coming up on the "morning news," a new controversy involving new jersey governor chris christie and what president obama is saying about smoking pot. plus, demonstrators clash with police in ukraine after they crack down on public protests. this is the "cbs morning news." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs morning news" sponsth. daily probiotic for digestive health. i'm randy, and i quit smoking with chantix. as a police officer, i've helped many people in the last 23 years, but i needed help in quitting smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking.

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the country's president froze ties with the european union and turned toward russia. this morning the office of governor chris christie is denying another round of bully politics. the mayor of hoboken dawn zimmer says the christie administration tied superstorm sandy relief aid to her support for the support of a real estate project. marlie hall is here in new york with details. marlie, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. zimmer says this ultimatum from the christie administration was delivered in may of last year, seven months after her city was devastated by the monster storm. the message says zimmer was delivered by new jersey's lieutenant governor. >> the lieutenant governor pull med aside and said essentially you've got to move forward with the rockefeller project, this project is really important to the governor. and she said that she had been with him on friday night and that this was a direct message from the governor.

>> reporter: the rockefeller project is a multi-million-dollar project in hoboken's north end favored by the governor. hoboken was all but run over by flooding. in the first round hoboken received $342,000 of the $1.8 billion it requested. zimmer admits she should have spoken up sooner. >> looking back, you know, i probably should have come forward, but if i did, nobody would believe me and i would have put hoboken in a worse position. >> reporter: zimmer said she's willing to turn over her journal and speak under oath. in a statement issued yesterday christie's office said may or zimmer's cat gore racing of the conversation is hoboken is categorically false. zimm zimmer'sgations

zimmer's allegations say it's political pay back. the state legislator is investigating that and will look into zimmer's charges as well. >> we don't know where it goes. we don't know if there's more to it but i think it's something the committee has to consider as part of the overall investigation. >> reporter: former mayor rudy giuliani says it's all part of a partisan witch hunt. >> clearly this is a well orchestrated effort to try to hurt governor christie. >> anne-marie, it should be noted mayor zimmer voiced support for governor christie in august tweeting she's very glad christie had been governor. >> marlie hall in new york. thank you, marlie. president obama said marijuana is bad habit but not worse than alcohol. he said in "the new yorker" magazine i smoked pot as a kid and i view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes i smoked as a young person, but, he said, i don't think it's more dangerous than alcohol. the president added, it's not something i encourage and i told

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forecast in some cities around the country. new york, partly sunny, 44 degrees the high. miami will be sunny but snow showers in chicago. dallas can except sunshine, and los angeles as well. in sports the matchup for super bowl xlviii is set. the nfc championship game, the seattle seahawks hosting the san francisco 49ers, seattle trailing 17-16 in the fourth quarter when they take a big risk. on fourth and seven, russell wilson hits jermaine kearse for a 35-yard touchdown. san francisco tries to take the lead in the final minute of play, but seattle's richard sherman deflected the pass away from michael crabtree in the end zone. it's intercepted. stealing a 23-17 win for the seahawks. after the game sherman had harsh words for his opponent. >> i'm the best one in the game. when you try me like crabtree,

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from last year's playoff loss to be put in this position. it feels very gratifying. >> this will be denver's first trip to the super bowl since winning it all back in 1999. now experts and oddsmakers are calling this one one of the most evenly matched super bowls in history. nothing mediocre about it. the broncos boast the nfl's top rated offense and the seahawks have the league's best defense. we'll find out who comes out on top in super bowl xlviii on sunday, february 2nd. when we return, dolphin outcry. japan and the controversy over the bottle-nosed dolphins. hundreds of bottle-nosed dolphins. and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. and so do mouth germs. but now i have the protection of colgate total® mouthwash. it works just as hard and just as long as i do. [ man ] rolling in 5!

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join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 ,, ,, here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. warksds washington, d.c., some sun today. atlanta, sunny, denver, too, but cloudy in seattle with a high of 50. this morning, hundreds of dolphins remain trapped in a cove in central japan.

they were driven there by fishermen during a controversial annual hunt. as terrell brown reports it's drawing condemnation from activists and concerns from the u.s. ambassador. >> reporter: this video reportedly captures the events in the cove at japan. fishermen have rounded up a group of 250 bottle-nosed dolphins. paul watson of the controversial "sea sha ""sea shepherd"" believes many of these dolphins will eventually be slaughtered. >> why is this happening? >> the only reason it's happening is because of demand from marine aquariums around the world. it's really dolphin enslavement just for the amusement of people. >> reporter: they say aquariums will pay about $150,000. only a dozen will be used. the rest will be killed and the meat sold. the most valuable in the

roundup, an albino calf worth half a million dollars. the u.s. ambassador to japan caroline kennedy immediately tweeted her concern of inhumane treatment of the dolphin. the japanese defended the dolphin killing as a local custom. it was the subject of a 2009 documentary "the cove," which won an oscar. whatson who opponents describe as an eco-terrorist has commented on it in the past. but watson says this time an appeal to the public is the only way to stop the killing. >> our strategy is to really utilize the most powerful when that's ever been invented, and that's the camera. >> terrell brown, cbs news, new york. coming up on the "cbs this morning," an update on the deadly flu season and a wave of cold temperatures on the way for the rest of the week. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ turn around

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a group of whales beached in new zealand are back in the water this morning. more than a hundred volunteers helped the stuck pilot whales swim again. on the shore they hydrated the whales and dug drains in the sand so they could breathe. of the 70 stranded, 46 are back in the ocean. and here's another look at this morning's top stories. more arctic-like weather is spreading across the midwest this morning, heading south and east. single-digit readings will engulf the area tonight with dangerous windchills. and the mayor of hoboken says the government of chris christie threatened to with hold funds from superstorm sandy. residents in west virginia haven't given the all clear to drink the water after a chemical spill earlier this month, but not everyone's rushing to the

faucet. jeff pegues reports. >> reporter: when matilda murray turns on the water in her home, this is how it looks. she lives here with her husband and five children. everyone from the water company to state health officials are telling her and hundreds of thousands of others here that the water is safe. >> looks pretty nasty. i won't let my kids drink it. >> reporter: in the charleston area the water supply was contaminated on january 9th. since then water company tests have determined that there are acceptable levels of the chemical mchm in the water. but no one really knows yet how harmful the substance used to clean coal is to humans, and that has raised questions about how the state of west virginia regulated heavy industry. senator joe manchin is co-sponsoring legislation to help strengthen oversight. >> are industries needs addressed more in west virginia

state legislature than the needs of individuals of this state who right now don't trust the water they're drinking? >> there's more we can do, all of us. you can do more. and it's a shame that sometimes it takes a disaster such as this at this level. >> reporter: but west virginians we spoke to say, too little, too late. did you drink the water today? >> i did. >> how was it? >> i'm still here. >> reporter: matilda murray doesn't trust it. >> no way. you guys can drink it. i'm absolutely not going to let my kids drink it or me. i won't even let my cat have the water. >> reporter: a couple dozen lawsuits have been filed against freedom industries, the company responsible for the leak, and they have declared bankruptcy. but matilda murray isn't concerned about who's going to pay. she's concerned about the water. jeff pegues, cbs news in elk view, west virginia. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," new concerns about the security at the sochi winter olympics. we will get analysis from former

deputy director of the cia michael morell. plus the premiere of the mitt romney documentary at sundance. we'll take a look. and dr. agus has an update on the deadly flu season. that is the "cbs morning news" for this morning. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

and i'm frank mallicoat time is 4-- here's meteorologist lawrence with of weather. good morning everyone. it's monday, january 20th. >> it's 4:30. we had a big football weekend and now it's monday. >> now it's monday. how many people are sleeping in today? >> i hope a lot. >> that's true.

>> looks like the weather is going to be nice outside. clouds overhead. we'll talk more about that coming up. >> it's amazingly dry out there. it's amazingly quiet. good morning everybody. let's take a look at the bridge from the incline to ti. the two left lanes closed. it is a holiday, we'll talk about that coming up. championship game. e seahawks interce >> there we go, so close but the niners come up short in the final seconds of an nfc championship game last night. the seahawks intercepted that niner pass to the end zone. seattle went to 23-17. niner fans stayed up late to