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have liked. so the question now, this change t is the "overnight news" for this friday. captioning funded by cbs it's friday, january 22nd, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." race for impact. the east coast is getting ready for what could be the storm of the century, with the bull's-eye on the nation's capital. grounded. the feds arrest a commercial airline pilot for flying allegedly drunk. and a miami doctor is
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meltdown is caught on camera. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. five states are under emergency orders this morning over what forecasters are calling a historic plivered blizzard. up to two feet of snow could fall in the nation's capital. it will impact americans from the gulf to the mid-atlantic and start today. video captures the magnitude of the storm and don champion is in the bull's-eye, washington, d.c., where government offices are closing early. >> reporter: this region hasn't seen the likes of what the snow totals we are expecting in many, many years. meteorologistses say the ingredients there for a high impact blizzard and once the
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to get intense and quickly. people in the path of a potentially paralyzing blizzard rushed to supermarkets and supply stores late into the night, gearing up to be snowed-in. >> we have 7 hundred shovels and within about two hours, all of the sales were depleted. i've a nickel every time somebody asked me for a shovel, i'd be a rich man. >> reporter: more than 77 million people will feel the effects of the historic storm set to cripple parts of the mid-atlantic in just a few hours. >> i've lived in d.c. most of my life and i don't know that i've lived through a forecast like this. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., federal offices, as well as the nation's second busiest subway system will shut down this afternoon. in maryland and virginia, where blizzard conditions are also expected, crews began treating roads with salt hours ago, hoping to avoid a repeat of yesterday's mess when just an inch of snow caused accidents and delays throughout the area.
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that can't be repeated. >> reporter: along with the snow, the storm system will bring dangerous winds and ice that could lead to major power outages. in north carolina, power crews began cutting limbs hanging over power lines thursday. most people in the storm's path are taking it all in stride. >> winter was coming. we had to know that. >> reporter: already, several airlines have preemptively cancelled thousands of flight and provided waivers for travelers to rebook when conditions improve. in fact, there are more than 2,500 cancelled flights across the mid-atlantic and 300 down. >> thank you, don. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says the storm will be a powerful one. >> we continue to watch this storm really develop and now as
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this is where we get into the meat and potatoes. big area from arkansas to new york city under winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings and winter watches and storm is a potent one. the snow moves into the d.c. area late afternoon and early evening and makes its way up to new york city as we head into sat morning and then heads into southern new england as we head toward saturday afternoon and night. the end of the storm finally works its way slowly out to sea as we head into sunday but millions of americans all will be affected by this one. a big area, dark blue. one to two foot snow totals and could see isolated amounts up to three feet of snow. major cities 6 to 12 in new york and 12 to 18 in philly and 18 to 24 in d.c. and a top five all timer and 18 to 24 in roanoke. another big concern. upstate of south carolina and across north carolina for significant icing and could cause power outages and major travel disruption. charlotte, a big airport hub,
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a final thing to note. new jersey, especially down into delaware, major pockets of flooding is expected on saturday. we will have the latest on the massive storm coming up on "cbs this morning." north korea says an american student is under arrest for what it calls acts against the state. the north's official news agency identifies the detainees as a university of virginia undergraduate. he was apparently taken into custody while on a tour of the country. the state department is working on his release. with just over a week to go before the iowa caucuses, the stakes are getting higher for both parties. a new poll of iowa voters finds hillary clinton's lead has van issued. bernie sanders has turned the tables on her, opening up an eight-point lead. less than two months ago, clinton was up nearly 20 points on the vermont senator. on the republican side, donald trump is increasing his margin over ted cruz but, this morning,
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a number of leading conservatives. >> reporter: a roster of conservative opinion makers came out publicly against trump in "the national review." glenn beck and mike mukasey and bill kristol questioning ing ing trump's conservative credentials. >> people don't think about the national review so i guess they want to get publicity. >> reporter: trump says he is gaining support among establishment conservatives and that may be the case. the national committee rescinded the sponsorship because of the editorial but trump's closest competitor tried to use his growing establishment support against him on thursday. >> the corruption of washington is endemic and one of the reasons the washington establishment is rushing to
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>> reporter: with the iowa caucuses ten days away, hillary clinton. >> for example he suggested we invite iranian troops into syria. that is like asking the arsonist to be the firefighter. >> reporter: sanders, in turn, took a subtle jab to clinton by questioning her ties to wall street. >> goldman sachs spends huge amounts of money on campaign contributions and on speakers' fees to unnamed candidates. >> in addition to his lead in iowa, sanders is also ahead of clinton in new hampshire, the second state to hold a vote. a man has been arrested for apparently accidentally shooting a woman inside a seattle area movie theater. witnesses say the man fumbled with the gun and fired during the movie. 13 hours, the secret soldiers of benghazi. he may have been drunk. police say the suspect turned himself in after leaving the scene and the victim is
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a former pilot for alaska airlines is charged with flying while drunk. prosecutors say david hans arnstan piloted two alaska flights in june of 2014 while intox intoxicated. he has since retired. alaska said in a statement, mr. arntson was immediately removed from duty. he never flew for alaska after june 20 and he left the company soon ar. we believe he is deserving of the department of justice's actions. he faces up to is a years in prison. a former oklahoma city police officer will spend the rest of his life in prison while sexually assaulting prison while on the job. he was handed a 263-year sentence. victims who made statement at the hearing were grateful. >> thank you. i thank everybody that supported me.
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because i know i couldn't have did this alone without you guys' help. >> last month a jury convicted hotelclaw on 14 counts of rape and other charges. prosecutors say he targeted pblack women while on the beat in a low income neighborhood. the defense plans to appeal. a top federal environmental official is out of a job over the water crisis in flint, michigan. the head of the epa region that includes michigan will step down february 1st. epa officials were notified of lead contamination last april but failed to offer technical assistance for months. two of the prisoners released in the prison exchange with iran on back on american soil this morning. pastor eye seed abedini stepped out of a plane in north carolina on thursday for an emotional
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former marine amir hekmati touched down on nis home of flint, michigan. he waved and thanked reporters as he stepped off the plane. >> happy to finally be home. it's been a very long road and a very long journey. unfortunately, many people have traveled this road with me. >> reporter: he had been a u.s. military hospital in germany since his weekend release from iran. ed his marine training helped keep him going during his four and a half years in prison. coming up on the "morning news." flying with firearms. airport security says it sees more guns than ever at checkpoints. later, a fire bomb lights up a marijuana dispensary. this is the "cbs morning news." but what if you could wake up to lower blood sugar? imagine loving your numbers. discover once-daily invokana . with over 6 million prescriptions and counting, it's the #1 prescribed
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damaging only the instructor. police are searching for two suspects seen on the video before the fire bombing. the airport seizes a record number of guns at checkpoints and remembering missing marines. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the honolulu star advertiser reports on a memorial service today for the marines killed when two helicopters collided off hawaii. the marine corps declared the 12 marines dead yesterday, though, the search for the cargo helicopters continues. no bodies have been recovered. "usa today" reports the travelers are still trying to bring thousands of guns past airport security. the tsa confiscated a record number of last year, more than loaded. the worst five airports -- phoenix, denver, houston, atlanta, and number one, dallas/ft. worth. the miami herald reports a doctor has been suspended after
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and cursing at an uber driver. the woman in this video, a doctor for jackson health system in miami s on administrative leave following this incident on sunday. in the video, she is seen hitting the driver in the face and throwing out everything from the car. the driver accepted a settlement rather than press charges. "variety" reports will smith is the latest to announce he is boycotting this year's oscars for lack of diversity. smith joins his wife jada pinkett-smith and others in refusing to attend next month's award ceremonies. all of these year's acting nominees are white and all of the directorship nominees are male. still ahead, a hot soft revolution. fans of sricha can add a little bit of spice wherever they did. ren a cow causes commotion on the streets of new york city. where to
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on the cbs "moneywatch" a new way to enjoy sriracha hot sauce on the go. the apple watch gets the high-end treatment. hena daniels is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. >> stock markets in asia posted huge gains this morning on the heels of wall street's rebound. tokyo's nikkei jumped nearly 6% for its highest daily gain in nearly more fountains. hong kong hang sang rose three%. here on wall street stocks gained back some of their losses from the day before. the dow jojs nes gained 116 points. the nasdaq barely budged. a recall of more than 71,000 infant car seats. seats can break. the recall from britax seats.
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. the east coast is bracing for a winter storm that could dump as much as two feet of snow in some places. or as one local meteorologist put it -- >> winter is coming. >> the guy is such a bummer. >> well, a snowboarder who survived an avalanche in northern california is now facing charges after allegedly causing the avalanche. the incident was captured on a go opro camera with christian mayer' ride down the mountain last week. he was snowboarding in an area that marked off limits because
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