captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, december 15th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." what role did vladimir putin play in hacking the u.s. election? a big one, according to officials. now more lawmakers are saying they were targeted too. yahoo! breaks its own dubious record for biggest hack ever. this time, more than a billion accounts were compromised. who security experts are blaming for the breach. as a deep freeze sets in for millions in the east this morning, snowy streets caught commuters off-guard out west. >> look out! look out! m!

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. if you are waking up in the northeast, brace yourself. it's going to feel a lot more like the north pole this morning. that bitter li cold air mass that has targeted the upper midwest arrived overnight and it reaches from the dakotas to new england. at least one death is blamed on the extreme cold. a woman died of hypothermia in st. paul, minnesota. like effect snow made for treacherous travel in michigan and more snow is on the way. near buffalo, new york, folks had to deal with whiteout conditions along the snow-covered roads. chief meteorologist eric fisher say the arctic blast is only continuing. >> reporter: c

be the story. so a lot of cold air to go around as we have windchill values 15 to 35 degrees below zero. this is what we are looking at this morning. the harshest air across the upper midwest and great lakes. by the time we move toward friday morning the coldest air will be across new england where the windchills will dip below 20 on below zero. soaking rainfall across california today. right on down into southern california, as well as quite a bit of mountain snow and that tapers down early on friday. looks like 2 to 4 inches of rain for much of central and northern california and 1 to 3 feet of snow across the sierra. there will be areas of flooding and strong winds. the same storm is a trouble-maker this weekend. moves to the other side of the rockies and a swath of snow into the midwest and into new england to kick off the weekend. this is also going to usher in the next blast of arctic air. another one is already lurk is as we head into the weekend and that slips down much of the west, the plains and the upper

average. meanwhile, we get a brief warm-up along the east coast and the southeast for saturday and sunday. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. so that winter-like west coast weather that eric fisher reported on is actually expected to last into tomorrow. another storm system, a winter storm paralyzed portland commuters. dozens of crashes were reported by late yesterday. 30-minute commutes turned into five-hour marathons. hundreds of students were stranded on buses because they were stuck in traffic. >> we are just the few students who couldn't get out. there were plenty of students who walked in this weather all the way to southeast portland. >> about 150 miles southeast of there, a moving truck in bend had to be towed from the snow. a measuring stick captured more than a foot of snow in that area and drivers can attest, many drivers had to dig out just to get home. we are going to

tech trouble for yahoo!. the company says it's not sure who is responsible for the largest known cybersecurity breach in history. the theft is not recent. it occurred in 2013 more than a year before another massive hack yahoo! announced more than three months ago. more than 1 billion yahoo! accounts were compromised in 2013 and the breach in 2014 affected more than 500 million users. the stolen information includes passwords and e-mail addresses and phone numbers and answers to security questions. >> it's a stepping stone into other sites, so even if that person doesn't keep their financial information or medical information online, by having the credentials and logging in, it's easy to spoof that person, it's easy to act as that person. >> yahoo! blamed the 2014 attack on an unnamed foreign government. so coming up on "cbs this morning," we will talk to a tech expert about the yahoo! attack and how you can try to protect yourself from being a hacking victim. and now to the

says targeted the u.s. presidential election. the office of the director of national intelligence says it will release more information about the russian attempt to influence the election once its review is complete. cbs news has learned vladimir putin was personally involved. hena daniels is here in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president-elect donald trump will continue his thank you tour in pennsylvania today, amid new revelations about the russian cyberoperation that helped him win the 2016 election. foreign meddling the white house claims mr. trump may have known about. u.s. intelligence sources tell cbs news russia's meddling in the 2015 election could not have happened without vladimir putin's blessing saying, quote, the order to do it would have had to come from the highest level. the development comes days after the russia helped influence the claim to help donald trump

russia or china or somebody. >> reporter: russian hackers ultimately stole and leaked thousands of private e-mails and opposition research that proved detrimental to hillary clinton's campaign. white house spokesman josh earnest believes mr. trump may have been in on it. >> everything from the republican nominee, himself, calling on russia to hack his opponent. it might be an indication that he was, obviously, aware. >> reporter: republican senator lindsey graham who says his campaign e-mail was also hacked by russia is calling for more sanctions. >> we should tell the russians in no uncertain terms you interfered with our elections. we don't care why. we are going to hit you and hit you hard. >> reporter: the president-elect took a break from relations yesterday to talk about operations in silicon valley. >> i'm here to help you folks do well and you're doing well right now. >> reporter: mr. trump is still sorting out how he'll handle his own business empire as

president. a planned press conference on the issue scheduled for today has since been pushed back to january. and with four cabinet jobs left to fill, the president-elect plans to hold more transition meetings at trump tower this morning. >> very busy at trump towers. hena daniels, thank you so much. overseas this morning, it appears the cease-fire in aleppo, syria yesterday, has been revived. new video this morning shows buses lined up ready to begin evacuations from aleppo. the russian military says the last rebel troops and trapped civilians will be leaving this morning. families have been huddled with their belongings just waiting to escape. but there are reports that pro syrian troops opened fire on a convoy and ambulance as they prepared to leave. at least three were wounded in that attack. holly williams has more from istanbul. >> reporter: several thousands civilians, men, women, and children, are holed up in around two square miles of territory with aleppo

under the syrian regime's control. it's a major victory for the regime, after four years of fighting in the city. but it was won by indiscriminately killing civilians with help from syria's allies iran and russia. syria's president bashar al assad calls the rebels terrorists and in an interview with russian tv, he castigated the west for trying to influence them. >> the translation of their statement is for russia, please stop the advancement of the syrian army against the terrorists. >> reporter: the u.s. has condemned the regime and its friends in russia and iran but in five years of civil war, america has avoided fearing a dangerous escalation and perhaps conflict with russia. the price of that policy has

with their lives. the united nations human rights chief said on wednesday that the bombardment of civilians in aleppo by the syrian regime and its allies is almost certainly a violation of international law and he said it may be a war crime. holly williams, cbs news, istanbul. in the city of light. paris. the eiffel tower went dark last night with a show of slolidarit with the people of syria. back at home. the trial of dylann roof charged with killing nine people at a black church in charleston. yesterday, jurors heard polly shepard's 911 call for help. roof is charged with hate crimes from what prosecutors say was a racially motivated attack.

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good morning. that arctic blast is officially here. expect temperatures in the 20s today and then add in the wind, it's going to feel like single digits. buffalo, new york right now, strong winds and

they had to be the air lifted to safety. there it is right there in the mountains of upstate new york. they are being treated but they are expected to be fine. and today, it is our turn. residents across the region are preparing to be uncomfortably cold. folks were bundled up, finishing last-minute christmas shopping and getting warm clothing as they brace for more shivers this morning. >> i know it's coming and i think at this point, let it come. i want it to feel like winter. >> we're getting the gifts out of the way right now. so we don't have to come out tomorrow. >> gloves, coat, everything, i hate the cold weather. >> christmas is coming, so i'm happy. i don't care about the cold. >> i love that. >> good morning everybody. i'm jan jeffcoat.

it's like the game of throne, winter is coming and today we will feel it in a big way. we know we are talking weather all morning long. we have hilary lane with sheehy storm tracker 9 and the current temperatures outside and allyson rae here in the studio. and we start for the rest of the day. >> yeah, we are up to a cold start. a lot of people saying, hey, it doesn't feel that bad. well, this is the warmest time ofday. temperatures will just fall, fall, fall. so if you're not headed home until this afternoon, it's going to feel significantly colder. the cold air is rushing on in. 37degrees, started just after midnight at 39. that's our highest temperatures. temperatures will be in the 20s for much of the day. and we have to factor in the wind too. we will feel in the teens for much of the day. and some area, single digits. winds gusting up to 24 miles per hour. those winds will gust

up to 30, 35. temperatures throughout the day, a lot of sunshine but we are n into the 20s. steady temperatures through about 4:00. and then they plummet tonight. even more show as the winds diminish. we will go through the feels- like temperature coming up. >> good morning. some construction down on u.s. 1. it's going to slow you through the wood bridge area. the left lane is closed at prince william parkway in both directions. both northbound and southbound. and we have a closure on 29. the southbound lanes passing by i-66. you will see completely stop thed traffic. 66 southbound or excuse me, westbound does look okay if you want to head out this morning. and also -- stopped traffic. 66 southbound or excuse me, westbound does look okay if you want to head out this morning. and also, tips from aa

well in cold weather. make sure your tires are properly inflated. and a temperature change of 10 degrees can cause your tires to lose air. so fill your antifreeze and make sure the gas tank is at least half full. that can help prevent a fuel line freeze. >> thank you so much. i'm larry miller with breaking news from overnight. police in montgomery county are investigating a double shooting in maryland. so far we know a man and woman were both shot while parked in a vehicle. they are expected to survive. police are look for a suspect in his late teens or early 20s. if you know anything regarding the shooting, contact police. and breaking overnight, a bizarre story out of maryland. prince george's county police are investigating a shooting after an officer discovered a body in a driveway on coal brook drive. the man had suffered

gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. they are investigating the situation. jan and mike. >> thank you. the arctic blast the big story this morning. temperatures could drop into the 20s. with the wind, it will feel like the teens and single digits in places. >> it's very cold. hilary lane is live with a look at how things are going right now. all bundled up. >> reporter: exactly. we are out here with the sheehy storm tracker 9 keeping track of the weather outside. when i first came to work, i went outside around 2:30, it didn't feel that bad. i didn't need my hat or scar. over the past hour or two, it changed. it feels like it's getting colder every single minute. keep that in mind when you are getting the kids ready this morning. going to be cold and when they come home later in the day, it's going to be colder. so maybe send them with an extra sweater. and for those going to work and heading back home, once the sun goes down, it's going to be en