if you don't have to travel, 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 folks singer activist pete seeger passes away at the age of another. ♪ california you know 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 smother 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 warn 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 condition made travel in houston treacherous. >> most are listening to the news as far as staying home. >> reporter: this is the staple storm system that's pummeled the northwest. michigan, illinois and the dakotas dealing with heavy snow, brutally cold temperatures and powerful winds. 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, demps were below zero. >> it's lower than 20 out here. >> reporter: more than 260 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 in 1853. today windchills in pittsburgh could reach 30 below. and much of the south, people are owe 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 dip. 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 socking 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. up through charleston, myrtle beach and including most of north carolina and norfolk, snow and ice not a lost 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, tonit, 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 ral eye will 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. >> president. >> 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. 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 power-state tour starting wednesday. after the speech will be the traditional republican response. in recent year, the tea party have tacked on its response. this year, anne-marie, there will be not one, not two, but rerepublican responses. >> s&p sm in washington, 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 $8 million a year while continues to subsidize major crops like corn, wheat and cotton. the final bill will cut $2.3 billion from government spending. 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, admiral posted that between january of last year they received national security letters on 927 accounts but only posted data on 747 of them. and more 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 ends months of violent anti-government protests. the prime minister resigned this more than. 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. >>orter:ood morning, anne-marie. the federal reserves two-day policy meeting begins today. they brace for what yet to be another mark selloff. the stimulus 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 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 felt short of analysts' expectations. at one point, apple's stock fell almost 8% to $506 a year. it was $700 ber share two years ago. federal agents charged two men with conspiring to commit moaned laundering by selling more than $1 million in bit doin' that could be used for website drug transaction action. 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 $3,1 so a piece. 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 singer 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 activist. his 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. we'll take you to north carolina where a new cut in jobless benefits is credited with sparking a drop in unemployment. this is the "cbs morning news." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs morning news" sponsored by icyhot. [ female announcer ] every box geof neral mills big g cereals can help your kids' school get extra stuff. they're the only cereals with box tops for education.

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unemployed in north carolina. they've cut those benefits. and as nancy cordes tells us it's working depending on who you talk to. >> a medical assistant. are you okay with that one? >> yes. >> reporter: in this unemployment office there's a new sense of urgency for job seekers. >> 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 said it's given new incentives. >> people are now accepting jobs that they may have turned down 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 earn 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. the 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's you're probably going to see in north carolina is take money out of our economy, money that would have helped circulate 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. still ahead, your weather. and in sports, kevin durant leads for a comeback over the hawks. when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could'vd e haa 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

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here's a look at the forecast. atlanta it, 36. 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 flight have been canceled. and 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. an avalanche has 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.

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good morning. welcome to wusa 9, today is tuesday, january 28th. a wind chill advisory is in

effect until 10:00 this morning. it is cold. i'm andrea rose. >> yeah, it is. >> that's an understatement, right? >> 19, and then just, you know, add the wind in and it'll feel a lot worse. >> good morning, i'm mike hydeck. >> it's tuesday. >> one of those days, right, howard? >> yeah, just because we're in the 40s and in the 50s, the thought the clouds would be around. the clouds broke, the sun came out. 54. >> amazing. that was a big bust on that forecast >> and then by, what, 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon, it's, like, whoa. >> back to freezing. this morning wind chills subzero in many areas. i got the cough drop in my mouth, i apologize. it's going to be a difficult morning. let's talk -- we got clouds around today, maybe a peek or two of sun north and west. highs in the low 20s. wind chills will come up a little bit into the single digits and teens this afternoon. as the winds are still gusty this morning, they'll relax some during the afternoon. and a touch of snow tonight, especially south and east of town. see the clouds streaming in

from the southwest? this is not reaching the ground south of charlottesville snow wise, but we have all kinds of winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings norfolk southwest all the way down toward the gulf coast around texas and new orleans looking at winter storm warnings. it's two in cumberland, six in hagerstown, a cold morning there. some clouds, not as cold, bone- chilling 20 in fredricksburg and 17 at andrews and laplata. you factor in the winds and this is where we have these subzero wind chills, zero in manassas and feels like 31 below in davis, west virginia. monika santani, i'll talk more about snow coming up a little bit later. your turn with time saver traffic. >>reporter: this is the time of year where we have a lot of water main breaks with the cold. georgia road at seminary road, they were working on one overnight, apparently the crews are gone, but it's still a bit icy in that area. also i was on the phone with the folks at the bay bridge,

and, yes, wind warnings are in effect, no spelling mistake there. they're approximately 25 miles per hour at the bay bridge and the nice bridge, that means there are no restrictions, they're just warning you of the winds there. no issues to report here on the northbound side of i-95. let's take a live look outside. we're first going to take a look here on the beltway north of town. we're in great shape basically between 95 and 270 on the top side of town. let's go ahead and take a live look in springfield on our sat 50 camera, on the northbound side of i-95, looking fine in springfield. by the way, all the crews from overnight, the construction crews were let out early. i believe it was just too cold for them to be out there. back to you guys >> thank you, monika. 4:28. imagine the scpie of having your -- anxiety of having your daughter's life in danger and you can do nothing to help her. a family in pasadena, maryland had that scare yesterday after a 10-year-old girl fell into a backyard well. rescue crews say it was about 30 feet deep. it took 20 anne arundel county firefighters about a half an hour to get her out.

the 10-year-old was conscious when she made it to the surface. she was airlifted then to johns hopkins hospital where she is recovering this morning. anne arundel county police are trying to figure out if there is indeed a penalty for leaving a well uncovered. with temperatures dropping this week, a lot of us are cranking up the heat, however, some electric companies in the area are calling for conservation. pjm interconnection which operates the electricity grid for the district maryland, virginia and 11 other states is concerned about the frigid weather sweeping the country and the toll it could take on its resources. pge and -- bge and pepco have also expressed concern. they're asking everyone to conserve energy during peak hours, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the colombia mall is back open now. it opened at 1:00 p.m. yesterday and memorials are set up inside and outside the mall. one is at the zumie's store where people were killed

saturday morning. that message while outside the store thanks first responders and encourages people to leave condolence messages for the two employees as well. president obama delivers his state of the union address tonight. he's getting a glimmer of good news even before he gives his speech. after hitting an all-time low recently, a new cnn poll suggests the president's approval rating is up just a few points. his approval rating is now around 44%, but 51% of americans still gave a thumbs down to his performance. mr. obama's numbers tumbled after a summer of controversy over the n.s.a. intelligence leaks and investigations into irs targeting of conservative political groups. then october rolled around and, of course, that was the botched rollout of obamacare. and we are starting to get at least some of the details the president is going to address in the state of the union speech. he's hoping to get his agenda back on track for his second term, following a pretty rough twirn. >> now