please stay off the roads. >> the south braces for some of the same dangerous winter weather that staggered the midwest and northeast. president obama is expected to focus on narrowing the income gap during tonight's state of the union address. and folk singer activist pete seeger passes away at the age of 94. ♪ from california new york this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, january 28th, this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, january 28th, 2014. captioning funded by cbs good morning, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the weather and a forecast you don't hear very often. a winter weather system with bitter cold, ice, snow and high

winds moving through the southern united states. the deep south will be plunged into a deep freeze. it's part of that same massive arctic front that's been smothering the midwest and northeast. ko im is here in new york where the windchill is expected to make it feel like 2 degrees today. ko, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, much of the south is in a winter storm wanting right now. the ice and snow expected to spread from texas to the carolinas. the entire state mississippi expected to see below freezing temperatures today. and there's been a state of emergency declared in louisiana. >> i can't emphasize this enough, if you don't have to be on the road, if you don't have to be out there driving, please stay home. it's for your safety and to help first responders get to these situations more quickly and more safely. >> reporter: new orleans is bracing for a bitter winter blast. up to 3 inches of snow and ice. and single-digit temperatures.

schools are closed today, as are many businesses. new orleans is just one of several major southern cities in the cold weather bull's-eye. icy conditions made travel in houston treacherous. >> most are listening to the news as far as staying home. >> reporter: this is the same storm system that's pummeled the northwest. michigan, illinois and the dakotas dealing with heavy snow, brutally cold temperatures and powerful winds. it's so bd, schools are closed again in minneapolis, milwaukee and chicago. have you done any homework today? >> no. >> reporter: have you had fun today? >> yes. >> reporter: in the wind city, temperatures were below zero. >> it's lower than 20 out here. >> reporter: flights have been canceled, more than 660 of them in chicago. there's been a record demand for natural gas. and dozens of states have

declared an emergency. there has been measurable snow, 17 times in new orleans since 1853. today windchills in pittsburgh could reach 30 below. and much of the south, people are being asked to brace for power outages for a few days. keep in mind, anne-marie, there's two months of winter left. thank you so much, ko. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says this freezing weather system isn't going away anytime soon. >> here we go again, deep in the throes of another arctic outbreak. the jet stream is taking a dip. this time way down into the southeast. the jet stream is take a dip. and with that, a winter storm. today is going to be the coldest day of the week. you're talking subzero high temperatures for minneapolis and detroit. right near zero in chicago a lot of southeastern temperatures are in the first part of the day falling during the evening. boy, winter storm warnings out for new orleans, over towards gulfport, pensacola, south of atlanta reaching up through the

carolinas. a spot that doesn't usually see late of wintry weather. as we head through today and the afternoon, snow developing, a thin band and also a lot of rain and sleet mixing in. certainly not a pure snowstorm. as we head toward the evening and overnight, particularly central and southern georgia, up through charleston, myrtle beach and including most of north carolina and norfolk, snow and ice, and not a lot of visibility. travel very much impacted. 1 to 3 inches also with ice across much of the deep south. and the bigger snow totals through eastern north carolina. 3 to 6 is the potential with more than a half foot is going to cause big issues for the next few days. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. well, tonight, president obama will deliver his sixth state of the union address. with only three years left in office, plenty remains on the president's agenda. susan mcginnis is in washington with a preview. susan, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. the good news for president obama is he'll get his biggest audience of the year tonight. the bad news is, his popularity is down.

and second-term state of the unions do not get much attention. but he will do his best to rally the democratic base and to push his policy agenda. and for that, he'll tell congress he would like their help but doesn't necessarily need it. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: president obama is expected to stand before the nation tonight and ask congress to help him pass his legislative agenda, creating jobs, an extension of unemployment benefits and immigration reform tops the list. >> he will use every means available to him. >> reporter: but he's also bringing a warning. the president is expected to say if congress won't work with him, then he'll use his executive powers to push his agenda forward. >> mindful of congress' reluctance to be cooperative at times, the president is going to exercise his authority. >> reporter: republicans say, instead of threatening them, the president should work with them. >> it's hard to convince people to get legislation so it takes consensus.

but that's what he needs to be doing, is building consensus and not taking his pen and creating law. >> reporter: the state of the union isn't just about the president addressing congress. >> it's become sort of a combination of an opportunity for the president to talk to the country directly. so this bizarre washington ritual filled with gamesmanship and partisanship. >> reporter: president obama will take his message on the road for a four-state tour starting wednesday. now, after the speech, there will be the traditional republican response. and in recent years, the tea party has tacked on its response. this year, anne-marie, there will be not one, not two, but three republican responses. >> susan mcginnis in washington you thank you, susan. after a nearly two-year fight in the house, the house is set to vote on a massive farm bill. the house bipartisan agreement is expected to slash food prices by $00 million a year while

continuing to subsidize major crops like corn, wheat and cotton. the final bill will cut $2.3 billion from government spending. the government announced a compromise with tech companies. the tech companies can now say how often they turned over customer information in national security investigations. the deal was prompted by spying allegations from nsa leaker edward snowden. after the agreement, apple posted that between january and june of last year, they received national security letters on 927 accounts but only disclosed data on 747 of them. and there are more documents leaked by edward snowden. these published by "the new york times." they say angry birds, google maps and other smartphone apps supply user information to u.s. and british intelligence agencies. the reports say the agencies were working on ways to collect personal data by 2007. the nsa said it only collects communications it is authorized by law to collect. ukraine could be a few steps

closer to ending months of violent anti-government protests. the prime minister resigned this morning. protesters had been calling for him to step down. also today, parliament will hold a special session to repeal harsh anti-protest laws. on the "cbs moneywatch," the fed convenes today. and apple stocks take a hit in after-hours trading. wendy gillette is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, wendy. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the federal reserves two-day policy meeting begins today. invests are bracing for what is yet to be another mark selloff if the fed continues the long bond buying stimulus program. the program was aimed at keeping long-term interest rates low for spending and economic growth. investor concerns about the fed sent u.s. stock indexes tumbling for a third consecutive session. the dow jones industrial average lost 41 points monday. the nasdaq was off 44 points. asian markets were mostly lower amid concerns over slower growth in china. tokyo's nikkei dropped a

fraction. hong kong's hang seng also lost a fraction. apple is losing some of its shine. the world's most valuable company sold a record number of iphones and ipads during the last quarter, but sales fell short of analysts' expectations. at one point, apple's stock fell almost 8% to $506 a year. in ended trading after the report. it was $700 per share two years ago. federal agents charged two men with conspiring to commit money laundering by selling more than 1 million in bitcoin that could be used for website drug transaction. one of the suspects is the founder of a prominent bitcoin exchange. bitcoin is currency used on the internet. its value fluctuates according to demand. and ticket prices for the super bowl are dropping. the new york daily news reports stub hub, the ticket reseller, is selling tickets for sunday's

game for 3,$3100 apiece. that's down from $7,700 last week. a bargain, anne-marie. >> i guess so, you are outside, aren't you? >> unless you have a suite which i've heard they're going for almost $1 million. >> looking for long-term forecasts, i can almost understand that. wendy gillette at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, wendy. well, pete seeger, one of america's great folk singers has died. ♪ if i had a hammer i'd hammer in the morning ♪ >> that's just one of many songs seeger wrote. his musical career was always intertwined with his political activism. his leftist politics got him black-listed in the 1950s but he kept singing. over the years he influenced scores of performers from bruce springsteen to john mellencamp. seeger died in new york monday. he was 94 years old. now coming up on the "morning news," the debate over unemployment benefits.

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>> reporter: at this unemployment office in raleigh, there's a new sense of urgency for job seekers. job councillor earl campbell sees it every day. >> people will take anything just to get food on the table. >> reporter: six months ago the state's republican-led legislature cut unemployment insurance from 26 weeks to 20. and slashed the weekly payment by 35%. the move left the state and its residents ineligible for 40 additional weeks of federal long-term unemployment benefits. 38-year-old marcus dunn lost his security job in august. and his unemployment insurance ran out this month. so he moved in with his father. how many jobs would you say you've applied for? >> hmm, i'd say about 40. >> reporter: has the experiment worked? >> yes, it has worked. >> reporter: republican governor pat mccorey argues the new law has given more incentives.

>> people are now accepting jobs that they may have turned don do you do the continuation of unemployment benefits. it might not be the job they wanted but it's at least getting them back into the job market where they an opportunity to progress and learn skills. >> reporter: he points to the state's unemployment rate which fell from 8.9% last july to 7.4% today. the steepest drop in the country. but democrats note that according to government statistics for every north carolina resident who found a job, two more gave up looking altogether. state senator josh stein. >> cutting unemployment benefits off to people. that's not going to create a job. instead, what republicans have done here in north carolina is take money out of our economy, money that would helps small businesses. >> reporter: a similar argument is playing out here on capitol hill, republicans say the nation cannot afford the extended unemployment benefits that congress first approved at the

start of the session. while democrats argue in some hard-hit industries it can still take a year or more to find a job. nancy cordes, cbs news, capitol hill. straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. and in sports, kevin durant leads the thunder to a second half comeback over the hawks. leads for a comeback over the hawks. when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. two full servings of vegetables i cthis year aloneore places offi hit new york...ist. and texas! see, hotwire checks the competition's rates every day... so they can guarantee their low hotel prices. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com if it doesn't work fast... you're on to the next thing. clinically proven neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. it targets fine lines and wrinkles with the fastest retinol formula available.

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miami, partly sunny. chicago, a 2 degree high there. dallas will be mostly sun, sunshine in los angeles. in sports, in the nba, oklahoma city rallied to beat including the game-winner with under two seconds left. the thunder rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to beat the hawks 111 to 109. it was oklahoma city's eighth straight win. in brooklyn, patrick patterson stole an inbounds pass and made a go-ahead jumper with just six seconds left as the raptors beat the jets 104-103. that was the second time this month that the raptors have ended a brooklyn five-game winning streak. in college hoops, big win for duke. freshman jabari parker led with 21 points. and senior guard andre dawkins drilled 6 of 7 three-point attempts to pull away from pittsburgh, 80-65. it was the panthers' first loss at home and duke's fifth straight win.

and in a battle for bragging rights in oklahoma, 23rd ranked oklahoma upset eighth ranked oklahoma state 88-76 in norman. spangler had 15 points and a career high 17 rebounds for the cowboys. it was the first time oklahoma and oklahoma state played each other when they were ranked since 2005. when we return, driving issue, hillary clinton makes a surprising admission about the last time she was behind the wheel. ♪ it's really jumpin' osteo bi-flex® helps strengthen your joints.° like calcium supplements can help your bones, osteo bi-flex® can help your joints° so you can keep doing what you love. ♪ osteo bi-flex... the best stuff in the joint.™ osteo bi-flex is also available in joint & muscle and joint & bone formulas for extra support.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, late afternoon snow today. atlanta will see snow as well. mostly sunny in st. louis. partly sunny in denver and mostly cloudy with occasional rain in seattle. and here's another look at this morning's top stories. the arctic blast is stretching to the deep south. new orleans could get up to 3

inches of snow and suffer through single-digit temperatures. nationwide, more than 2500 flights have been canceled. when president obama delivers his state of the union speech tonight, he'll ask congress to pass his agenda, but is expected to say he'll use his executive powers if they won't work with him. former secretary of state hillary clinton praised the u.s. auto industry as a vital part of the nation's economy. mrs. clinton made her remarks in a speech at the national automobile dealers association in new orleans on monday. she also said she misses driving. clinton supported a federal government bailout of the u.s. auto industry when she was a senator. and avalanches have cut off road traffic in and out of valdez, alaska, indefinitely. one of the snow floods dammed a river and created a half-mile long lake. the nearby transalaska pipeline was not affected. vital supplies to the city are coming in by air and ferry. and coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a preview of tonight's

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nearly three years ago, a tsunami triggered by an earthquake damaged japan's fukushima nuclear plant. today, that plant is still emitting radiation. seth doane took a rare tour inside where a delicate cleanup operation is under way. >> reporter: three miles from the plant, roads are still closed. radiation levels here soar, 100 times higher than normal. to protect ourselves from 4300 decontamination workers here. once this was the heart of a radioactive no-go zone. now, it's safe enough to spend a few hours inside. tepco, the company that owns the crippled plant is still struggling to deal with the disaster.

all four reactors are still emitting radiation. this is what tepco wants us to see. the heart of the deconditioning ramp, taking place here in reactor 4. following the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, a hydrogen explosion tore off the roof of this reactor. at the time, reactor 4 was not in use, but that explosion sent debris and chunks of concrete into this pool where the nuclear fuel was being stored. we were able to watch the delicate and dangerous work of removing some of the 1500 radioactive fuel rod assemblies. if the rods break, they could release more radioactive gases. i read an analogy that this is like removing a cigarette from a crushed pack. take that analogy, tepco

engineer masayuki ono told us and imagine it's like the cigarette in that box is lit. so you're saying it's even more difficult than that. >> i think so. >> reporter: ono told us he removed 15% of the fuel from reactor 4, but it will be far more difficult to retrieve fuel through three other reactors that melted down. those are so radioactive, that the technology to dismantle them does not exist yet. tepco injects hundreds of tons of water daily into the reactors to keep them cool. but groundwater is pouring into the damaged reactors and has to be pumped out and stored. they can't build these tanks fast enough. an additional 400 tons of contaminated water needs to be stored every day. that's as much water as the average american household uses in a year. at the end of our tour, we were checked for radiation exposure, in four hours i received the equivalent of less than a chest x-ray. seth doane, cbs news, tokyo.

well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a preview of president obama's state of the union address tonight. we'll speak with white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough. plus allegations of corruption at the sochi winter games. we will have details. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm argnne-marie green. have a great day.

your realtime captioner is mrs. linda marie macdonald good morning, everyone. it's tuesday, january 28. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 4: 4:30 what do you know? the band is back together. >> we were working, you were

slumming. >> i was sleeping in. >> yeah. it was nice. >> isn't it nice to see the clouds back in the bay area? now if we could squeeze rain out of the clouds we would be happy. it's getting close. the best chance of rain, weather we expect it coming up. >> i drove in on 280 through peninsula. fog was an issue. it wasn't it so bad this morning. you can see traffic very light at the bay bridge toll plaza. a good start to the morning commute. thank you, liza. breaking news out of the police are looking for a where missing autistic teenager there. 16-year-old tyler simmons was last seen about 7:00 last night at the ralston middle school. he attends carlmont high school in belmont. police are looking for him near the school. he is 6 feet, 140 pounds, brown curly hair, green eyes