pot now legal. but you can't take it out of state. so the crew here, we're pretty stone cold sober on january 2. this is "way too early". good morning, everybody. brian shactman here. it is thursday, january 2, 2014. if any of you still write checks, remember that today. happy new year, everybody. here is hoping we have a few extra folks on the treadmills this morning. later in the show, twins born in separate years. pretty cool story. we'll have that for you in the cooler. and a slew of football news to talk about. but we begin with the weather. just two days into the new year and already blizzard-like conditions being forecast for a huge section of the country. right now nearly 40 million people are under winter storm warnings. in michigan, there are snow emergencies across the state as snow has made a mess of just about every single road in that

state. chicago they have already seen a foot in some spots and poised to see another 6 inches as lake-effect snow kicks in, as well. crews from kansas to erie, pennsylvania already has their hands full clearing massive drifts of snow, creating big trouble at the airports, as well. according to flight aware, almost 950 flights were canceled yesterday. nearly as many already canceled today, so call, check on dwlt line, do whatever you have to you travel. parts of new york predicted to gets a much of a foot and a half. even new york city could get swamped and it would be mayor de blas blasio's first test on the job. boston preemptively declaring a snow emergency today, canceling school on friday. let's go over to bill karins. it seems less of a big deal earlier in the week and now a pretty big deal. >> it's because of the korld. if it was just the snow alone, i

think we could deal with it. some people don't have school, some going back. kind of a mixed bag. the problem is that it's so cold that the treatments on the roads won't be as effective and the fact that we'll have to clear i'd walks and driveways and cars in windchills below zero, that will be something we haven't done in a while in many areas of new england and the ohio valley. let's start with it this morning, heaviest snow elected over indianapolis. light fluffy snow, but again, it doesn't get treated as well and if there is any wind, it will blow right back on to the roads. so that is expanding in to ohio. eventually as the snow continues in to new england, that's where it will pile up the most. right now the storm affecting the ohio valley will eventually come off the coast and turn into our nor'easter type storm and that will produce blizzard conditions for areas like cape cod, possibly back into boston, providence, and areas of eastern long island. the highest snow totals will be where it's already snowing this morning from albany, new york,

higher terrain there, down the mass pike up in to areas of southern vermont and new hampshire because you'll get the one-two punch. snow today and then you get the nor'easter snow on top of it tonight into tomorrow morning. by the way that's the worst driving conditions for areas around new york city and all through new england. and it is this time tomorrow morning, and you are not going to want to be on the roads. so these are some of the brief snow totals in my snow map. chicago has already had 6 inches. 6 to 10 for you, cleveland. yiches you're g indianapolis you're getting your heavier now. just starting to snow this boston. about a foot or so by the time you're done. but light and fluffy, blowing all over the place. new york city, i have about 4 to 6. long island could see 8 to 12 where western jersey may only see around 4 to maybe even about inches there. so a big spread across the new york area. but you can see even philadelphia is getting in to the mix today. excuse me, tonight into tomorrow

morning. probably around maybe 4 to 5. >> not going to see you next block. any sports stories you want to comment now? >> because of this, i didn't see one snap of football yesterday. >> not even michigan state? >> nothing. very sad day for me. >> good thing you won't be chiming in then. thank you very much. of course you'll be on all morning here on msnbc. let's go to other news here. in minneapolis, minnesota a dangerous story of fire and ice. 100-year-old apartment building exploded yesterday injuring at least 14 people and sending smoke billowing out of the building right in to the air. as many as four people remain unaccounted for. in subzero temperatures, several jumped from the third floor as the building began to fall apart. firefighters had a pretty tough task saying it was like trying to carry full hoses across an ice indicating rink as they sprayed building for hours. crews have not been able to enter the building because it's not clear how safe the structure is. no word yet on what may have you caused the explosion.

the new year means a new era is officially under way for health care in this country. insurance coverage through obamacare is now in effect. there were more than 2.1 million americans who in total enrolled for coverage in 2013. that is short of the cbo's goal of 3.3 million and obviously far away from the 7 million they're hoping for from march about31. people are still waiting for i.d. cards, confusion over the level of coverage and not showing up in the insurance company's computer system at all. meanwhile the white house defending the birth control mandate after supreme court justice sonia sotomayor acted on a request from a group of catholic nuns to block its implementation claiming a violation of religious freedom. the group says it would have faced draconian fines for failure to comply with the mandatory contraceptive coverage. the obama administration has exempted churches and some religious organizations already. democrats waigs no time make

unemployment benefit as top priority. the senate will vote on a three month extension of jobless benefits for millions of americans on monday. unemployment aid expired for that 1.3 million people this past saturday, but reid says he can't guarantee the house would follow the senate's lead calling the lower chamber is, quote, black hole of legislation. what a way to start it off with good positive talk. and former secretary of state hillary clinton matt issue the focus of her final tweet of 2013 writing ten years ago i was proud to begin working on bipartisan efforts to save unemployment insurance. let's do it again quickly in this new year. well, they have been frozen at sea for more than a week, but there is good news this morning for the ship that has been stuck in antarctica. the rescue effort under way right now as we speak for the ship trapped in layers of ice since christmas eve. a helicopter from a chinese ice breaker arrived a short time ago to start that long awaited evacuation. at least two groups of 12 have

already been flown out. they will be taken to an australian supply ship. it looked like the mission was going to be delayed yet again because of sea ice, but it got the green light after a last meant change of plans. three different ships have tried unsuccessfully since saturday to reach the 52 passengers on board and crew members will actually stay on board. also want to update you on barbara bush, she is still in a houston hospital this morning. she's been there since monday for a respiratory related issue. a family spokesman said her condition has not changed. but mrs. bush is said to be in good spirits, already been visited by her husband and other family members. president obama released a statement while on vacation in hawaii saying, quote, michelle and i send our best wishes to mrs. bush for a speedy recovery. barbara is blessed to have both a loving support of family by her side and a vibrant spirit that we hope will have her feeling better soon. i know i speak for americans everywhere when i say that our

thoughts and prayers are with barbara and her family on this new year's day. and we hope she gets better. maybe she's watching right now. big changes coming in two of america's largest cities. in detroit dugan sworn in as the 75th mayor. he will now work alongside emergency manager kevin orr to rebuild the city of course that is facing bankruptcy. and in new york, bill de blasio vowed to he said economic and social in-equals that he says could unravel the city. >> no matter what your story is, this is your city. our strength is gderived from yu working together we'll make this one city. and that mission, our march towards a fairer, more just, more progressive place. our march to keep the promise of normal live for the next

generation. it begins today. >> de blasio was sworn this by former president bill clinton who praised the new mayor's commitment to having a city of, quote, shared opportunities. the state of colorado, it is the first state in the union to allow the purchase of marijuana for recreational use. take a look at the lines. they were long. hundreds waited on which in the snow, although it wasn't too snowy right there, to buy cannabis on what they called green wednesday. but the very first to buy was sean, a marine who says he did two tours of iraq in the early 2000s and like many veterans is living with ptsd. he says he uses the drug to counter its effects. >> i was turned down for my med card because any know ptsd wasn't a qualifying factor. so to know that other veterans and not just veteran, but anybody who is out there suffering will be able to have access to this now is

feeling to say the least. >> others worry about the effect on crime, overall health. backers say it's a major step for a drug whose side effects they claim are substantially less than other legal ones like alcohol. and there are other benefits like a projected $67 million in sales tax revenue this year. much of which will go toward building schools. and while there are restrictions on the amount you can buy and carrying it across state lines, there are already 18 sellers open in the denver area alone and more than 100 statewide applications are pending. just a few hours, wall street will kick off 2014 after a record year. 2013, the s&p largest jump in about 16 years. the dow saw its largest gain in 18 years. cnbc's steve sedgwick, any new ties or jackets for issue no, all the same stuff. >> a couple dreadful christmas jumpers, but that is normal service.

talk about highs in coal come, record highs in new york, as well. the s&p and dow closing at record highs. some on the best part of 30%. we have a deal already in 2014. buying 41.5% stake in chrysler. he thinks it's a cheap price. elsewhere, a group calling themselves syrian electronic army which is a group of hackers have hacked in to skype, social media accounts and basically owned by microsoft. they blamed microsoft for being part of the nsa surveillance program underlined by the resolutions from edward snowden. >> so walmart has a recall of donkey meat because they're not sure what is in it. what would they be worried is in it in china? >> what did you mean you haven't had five spice donkey meat? >> no, i asked if we should go

out for donkey burgers for lunch. >> and i have to read the story a few times to make sure the do thatky meat was wasn't the bit contaminated. it seems that it's a fine delicacy in china and the problem is the food and drug administration found there is fox meat and other dchl dna in their donkey meat. anyway, apparently they are giving them 8.25 in compensation. and tightening their monetarying of the meat that goes in to their condi me donkey meat. >> i'll take the heat. steve, appreciate it. live for us in london. our twitter question of the day, we have a story later in the cooler that deals with an odd off putting addiction. we'll let you know what that is. we want to know your strangest addiction. i had a stretch about ten years

where i had to order chicken wings in every place they had it on the menu. okay. that's pretty -- an example. hash ta #way too early. still ahead, the year is less than 30 hours old, but already a contender for bleerp ooper of t year in sports. and good-bye to a well-known actor. we'll tell you the voice you may not have known james avery was behind. president carter asked the senate to delay its consideration on the salt 2 treaty. his reason, soviet intervention in afghanistan. ♪

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time for sports. an awesome day in college football. t stanford and michigan state, game tied at 17, touchdown, 25 yards. they have the lead. less than two minutes to play, michigan state hanging on to a lead and the big d comes up with a big stop. mitchigan state wins 24-20. spartans tried to congratulate mark dantonio and they missed him. that's fantastic. by the way, before the game, he and his staff got a huge raise, as well. so good day for michigan state football staff. fiesta bowl, second quarter, ucf one point lead. wide receiver screen and we speed it up because i don't have enough to say about it and he scores a touchdown. storm johnson which is like my favorite name in sports right

now ran for three more. central florida outlasted baylor, 52-40. outback bowl, best blooper of the year. looked like a pick six, but something happened on the way to the end zone. he let it go thinking he was in before he crossed the line. come on. act like you've been there. i feel bad for him a little bit because it's college, but that's tough. lsu would hold on to win. they actually scored on the drive, so don't feel too bad. reseason consensus number one in terms of college football prospects may have lost a little value this year. but clowney still plans to enter the draft. he made the announcement yesterday. he still is expected to be one of the top picks despite some doubters. another possible top pick is joining clowney, teddy bridgewater will skip his senior season to enter the draft.

he could be taken first overall. the nfl coaching carousel just goes round and round. this morning there are reports of lovie smith heading to tampa bay to take over the head coaching job. smith led the bears to three super bowls. the winter classic in the nhl lived up to the hype. record 105,000 fans. it was minus 1. there was snow. this is old school. this could would come down to a shoot-out. snow on the ice. as long as you layered, you had a good time. it was sweet even on tv. finally cody zeller may not

fully get how much he can jump. that would be a missed dunk. he finished 0 for 6 in the game, including that one. those are the days you just have to put behind you and move organization b on, bud der. coming up on "morning joe," bill de blasio officially in office and the support he's getting from bill and hillary may be a sign of things to come. why some are calling it the beginning of a progressive movement. and when we come back heerks we huddle around the cooler, talking weird habits. this woman has a weird one. might take the cake. i don't want to talk about it. is this the bacon and cheese diet?

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at the top of the show, we talked about colorado becoming the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use. if you want to sound smart, tell your friends the u.s. government spends about $41 billion a year enforcing drug laws. marijuana has been legalized for medicinal purposes in 17 states. this is a cool story. twin newborns from the washington, d.c. area may have shared a womb, but they don't share a birth year. lorain was born at 11:58

tuesday. her little brother, brandon, three minutes later on wednesday morning. that's 180 seconds, but one born in 2013, one born in 2014. wonder about it will be a problem for preschool? they came about three weeks early and we're happy to say they are both healthy and doing very, very well. so congratulations. the popular photo messaging app snap chat having a rough start to the new year. 4.6 million users names and phone numbers were leaked online tuesday. the group posted the information on and online database where anyone can download it. snap chat was warned about a whole in its security system about a month ago. hackers said they wanted to put pressure to get the issue fixed. users can breathe easy, only the first eight digits of their phone numbers were posted. fans are remembering the life of actor best known for his

role on the fresh prince of bellaire. >> tell me, if you were me, what would you do is this. >> i don't know. forget the whole thing and get us a couple jet skis? >> look, you free loader. you take your square head cousin and you find jeffrey and you bring him back or they will never find your bodies. and i'm a judge. i can make it happen. >> james avery died from complications of heart surgery. his character played in the sitcom from 1990 to 1996. a fun fact, did not know this, he also played the voice of shredder in the original cartoon version of the ninja turtles. he was 65 years old. we all have our weird habits. this might be the weirdest. >> my name is heather. i'm 43. a mom of two beautiful children.

and i'med a di ed addicted to d paint. that's good. as it is into down your throat, it feels nice and warm, almost like a thicker version of warm milk. but obviously it has the very strong chemical taste to it. which is perfect for me. >> i guess they don't make that stuff up. tlc's my strange addiction profiles heather's habit as she drinks them in shot glasses. she prefers paint markers and says she's consumed about three gallons of paint since she started doing it. anyway, happy new year. still ahead, your weirdest addiction. come on, give us a couple good ones. and "morning joe" just moments away. as a working mom of two young boys life could be hectic. angie's list saves me a lot of time.

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>> rose said i'm addicted to two soap operas. there, i said it. and steve says oreos and eggnog. and nate says i'm addicted to tweet i tweeting brian shactman. >> "morning joe" starts right now. >> i was hoping they would have a little sampler pack or something. >> we had a bunch of people. we wanted to be history and pioneers. >> i think it's tremendously huge just like prohibition back in the day. >> i would like to go down to my basement, listen to music and have a good time and not bother anybody. >> my plans to pick up a quarter bag, smoke some weed,