unless you're chris zito who's been very busy. he's one of aaa's battery technicians. >> just from the sound of it, doesn't sound like a battery problem. but we'll found out in a second. >> reporter: and finally -- >> come on. >> reporter: success. aaa says this scene has played out more than 2200 times today. about half of their calls were for dead batteries. >> when it gets so cold, sometimes the battery will die. but in this case we had either a clogged fuel line, fuel filter or the fuel pump wasn't working properly. >> it just took a lot longer to get to work. it just like how it normally is. >> reporter: better crippled trains. a train started to smoke, possibly caused by the freezing temperatures. >> what is it out, like 20? >> reporter: old man winter impacting everyone's day, even those who depend on their own two feet. >> like a ten-minute walk or so. it's just very cold. >> reporter: very cold indeed. we're back here live. i want to show you what you can do to make sure your car is ready for the cold. start at the ground

chris, alisyn. >> you have both houses of congress, the house, democrats saying there will be resistance. what are they going to discuss. cnn contributor, reporter for washington examiner, selena zitodavid gregory. analyst, washington bureau chief, jackie kucinich, and commentator from daily beast, matt lewis. selena, you can't go wrong talking about american carnage, the pain is real. the forgotten are real. the question is can you deliver now that their hopes are elevated that they won't be forgotten any more. what can be done and soon? >> that's his big challenge, right? i think tax reform is probably his best thing to get started with in terms of seeing something big happen. that will make manufacturers and big businesses happy. they'll start to release inventory, have more confidence in the economy. talked with some in the midwest, that's the thing they were looking for almost immediately. it signals to them they have an administration that will work with them. they've also been meeting with the transition team. i think that's something the people don't know. they have been talking about that. also health care. i think health care reform. i do think it is in their best interes