captioning funded by cbs 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." bone-chilling temperatures take hold over many the u.s. while alaska is enjoying balmy major snowstorm is brewing. li communication. south korea and north korea open the cross border hotline >> a plane. >> the captain came out and i

going to believe me, but a rat justotplane, and we're going to try and catch it. good morning from thetudio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. green. the persistent and blanketed cold that's gripping much of the nationas now there's a major snowstorm headed up the east coast to worry about an when the storm passes, believe it or not, it's going get even colder. henaobyork. good morning, hena. >> reporter: good morning, pre second shot of arctic air, much of t in a deep freeze for the rest of the week. three people were rescued from boise, maryland, sunday.

driving on ice is not shi residents here typically have to do. much of the country's entering far south as florida. citrus groves are gathering ice norm. >> someone's swerving across my ne hit the brakes, and,nto the back of a semi. new york a scenes like this are playing out all over the country. >> as soon as itet froze up like a popsicle. >> reporter: for all headaches and dangerous cold snap the coldth they're finding the fun and beauty in it. >> growing up in i've never done this personally before. came out this morning.

anythinegative 1 degrees. >> reporter: in balmy alaska,sk. temperatures were in the 40s, about twice normal. although alaska is expected to cool down, high temperatures are orderaire. the last three years the warmest on >> chief meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz has more on o nor'easter and the snowfall potential. >> we have winter storm watches and warnings extending from the east coast to the state og a wi. the main con where we could be talking dangerous trave i-10.

we have a bringing heavy snow across new england. they're going to be could see a foot in the boston area. several inches ow rk city as we. that will be slowing down quite a bit of travel. it and a big blast of cold. this is actually the acrs much east, especially the northeast, frido so certainly talking about dangerous record cold and windchill factors tha degrees b boston. it gets colderoveras now, this preliminary discussions on a just reopened cross borderline. the two koreas have not held formal talks in over two years. they're talking about pan

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