and the super bowl battle, one week away, don dahler says host new jersey believes new york is getting too much of the credit. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: good evening, everyone, jeff glor with the western edition of the broadcast, and the bitter cold feels like a broken record. more arctic air is set to blast across the midwest, south and northeast this week. in chicago, where the temperatures are expected to reach 11 below tomorrow and not get above zero until wednesday, public school has already been canceled tomorrow, 400,000 students affected. this is royalton, minnesota, a blizzard is already on the ground there, a blizzard warning has been issued in four states, including minnesota, north dakota, south dakota, and iowa. the national weather service says this will be the most severe storm of the season. with more we are joined by eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our boston station wbz, and eric here we go again. >> it does sound like a broken record here, jeff, unbelievable cold, not a lot of falling snow but gusts of 50 miles per hour,

don dahler on the first test for some new mayors. a supreme court justice blocks the contraception requirement in the health care law. chip reid on the challenge brought by a group of nuns. the colorado experiment. it's now legal for adults to buy marijuana for recreational use. and manuel bojorquez introduces us to a social worker who found a new way to give her clients a lift. >> it's my character. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> dubois: good evening and happy new year, scott is off tonight, i'm maurice dubois. 2014 has begun with much of the country in the grip of an arctic blast. snow is falling in the upper midwest. tonight temperatures will once again drop well below zero in some places and all that cold air is headed east and a major snowstorm is forecast from the mid-atlantic to new england. we have a team of correspondents covering this. we begin in chicago with chris martinez of our cbs station wbbm. chris? >> reporter: maurice, heavy snow squalls are forecasted for the rest

>> dubois: don dahler, thank you. this was the day president obama's health care law took effect-- most of it, anyway. a supreme court justice temporarily blocked a controversial part of the law that applies to some religious organizations. chip reid explains. >> reporter: the one-page order issued late last night by justice sonia sotomayor temporarily exempts some church affiliated organizations from a requirement in the health care law, that they provide health insurance that includes birth control. >> good morning, sisters! >> reporter: those organizations include the little sisters of the poor, an order of roman catholic nuns who provide nursing care for the elderly. in their petition to the supreme court, they said they could face millions of dollars in fines because they cannot comply with the law's requirement to provide access to contraceptives which are forbidden by their religion. the obama administration included a compromise in the law that allows religious groups to sign a certification opting out of the

don dahler and why so many are staying awayrorussia's winter games. >> perfect. >> and homework at school, lessons at home? dean reynolds shows us the flipped classroom. >> it makes that class time so much richer than it was in the past. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast. for the second time in three weeks a frigid coating of cold air is about to pay an unwelcome visit. tens of millions of americans will feel it. this one will not be as bad as the polar vortex, but with temperatures expected to hit 20 below in fargo, 14 in nashville and 19 in atlanta, it is still going to be 15 or 20 degrees below average for many. we start with lauren casey from wcco. lauren, what is going on here? >> reporter: jeff, here in minneapolis our temperatures are in the upper 30s, balmy by our standards but the bottom falls out tomorrow with another arctic air mass blasting in, highs across the upper midwest by tuesday will be in the single digits and below zero and into midweek this bitter air mass

don dahler tells us this was the best year for the stock market since the booming '90s. and chip reid with american vets strumming away their pain. >> i'm loving life again. it's done a lot of good things for me. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> dubois: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm maurice dubois. this is our western edition. if you can't make it to midnight, here's an advanced peek at the new year. 2014 arrived a few hours ago on the other side of the world. you're looking at the celebration in dubai, where the midnight mercury was 65 degrees. that is more than 30 degrees warmer than new york's times square, where the crowds have gathered to watch the ball drop in below-freezing temperatures, part of an arctic air blast hitting the north. in the upper midwest, in the area you see here in purple, the lowest readings had a minus sign in front of them. jamie yuccas of our cbs minneapolis station, wcco, has more about this uncommon cold. >> reporter: steam rose from lake superior as the air temperature dipped to 21

don dahler, cbs news, kentucky. >> pelley: the power of determination.t's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the wor closure of one of the stat' biggest foster farms plants. good evening, i'm ken bastida. >>> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald. >>> breaking news a health alert closes one of the biggest foster farms plants. good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. it's another black eye for foster farms. linda yee on the troubling discovery that shut them down. >> reporter: there is a cockroach infestation at the plant in livingston, california, and that's why the usda shut them down. they are currently under investigation after being implicated in a nationwide salmonella outbreak last year that sickened 400 people. today the agency suspended all poultry processing at the plants, one of the biggest foster farm plants? the state citing egregious conditions, saw cockroaches in the processing line and chicken products on the slaughterhouse floor. the cockroaches were also on a plastic tub tha

don dahler on why sales are going flat. >> this is the captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast. the weather is awful. for millions of americans, there is no other way around it. windchills 60 below in spots. we have just entered the worst of it and it's not going away for days. here's a look at a map of windchill watch,s warnings and individualsries across the country. 115 million people are affected. some of them are inside lambeau field in greenbay, some even showed up hours early for an nfl play-off game even though it was 5 degrees. in st. louis the arch was barely visible as a lone pedestrian trudged through the snow. the coldest weather, however, can be found in north dakota. this is bismarck where it's supposed to reach 26 below overnight. we begin with jamie yuccas of our minneapolis station wcco. >> reporter: in chicago officials warn residents to prepare for heavy snow and brutal temperatures that are expected to last through tuesday. dr. bech ara choucair i

as don dahler reports, that brought on new year's eve celebrations on wall street. ♪ >> reporter: singingl the sun shines, nelly," is a tradition at the new york stock exchange. it was a way to lift traders' spirits after the depression, but spirits were already heightened after a remarkable run-up that recovered losses from the recession and then some. jonathan corpina has worked the trading floor for 17 years. so if you were able to keep your money during the dark period, you're doing well now. >> absolutely. >> reporter: the 500 biggest companies in america saw their collective stock market rise 25%, the biggest in history. if you own netflix, your shares soared 296%. best buy saw a 237% increase. even newcomer to the party, twitter, was up 144%. low interest rates pushed investors into stocks, and corporations saw earnings grow as the economy gained traction. >> consumer confidence, spending, retail, housing numbers, all grouped together, these numbers have all moved in the right direction. >> reporter: those numbers mean retires are breeding a sigh of relief. he met with his adviser.

don dahler reports. >> reporter: ben roman is closing in on his fourth mile on his treadmill but he'sy for a drink but not the kind he used to crave. do you find you drink less soda now than you used to? >> oh, yeah. i don't drink soda now. all watewater. >> reporter: not even diet. >> no. do you think they're healthier? >> it's our jolt. i like drinking water. >> reporter: more than ever before plain h 2 o is monusclin in. sales have declined 2.2% while diet sodas have declined 6.8%. harry ball zer reports on it. >> it's not all of a sudden. >> reporter: to stop the sliding sales the beverage industry is looking at replacing artificial sweet ens such as aspartame and saccharin with the stevia plant. >> this generation looks at health as to what can you add to my diet. where's the whole grains, antioxidants and fiber? >> reporter: ten years ago diet and nondiet soft drinks were the second most popular food item. today they fall into fourth place behind sandwiches, fruit, and vegetables. back at the gym andre juliano drinks a toast to that trend every day. his company is about to launc

don dahler, cbs news, new york. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," thear from ex-cia deputy director michael morell. >>> plus, day after his "60 minutes" interview about his son's stabbing attack, we'll speak with virginia state senator creigh deeds about mental health reform. >>> and a super bowl controversy of sodastream. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> this is kpix 5 news. >>> good morning everyone. it's monday. january the 27th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> you never know what's going to happen on monday. i'm anne makovec, michelle has morning off. it's 4:29. and we have roberta gonzales in the studio today today's weather forecast. >> remember the positive bounce back, pbf, know how to balance it. >> we want to see a demonstration of this later. >> good morning everybody. heading out the door this morning, quiet, a difference, not as cool, due to some cloud cover. those clouds will be producing some light rain showers. we'll pinpoint those areas straight ahea

as don dahler reports, the organizers of the controversial auction say the money will go to save thehan 5,000 of black rhinos in the world. the african nation of anybody ya is home to almost 2,000 of them, which is why it's hard to believe that killing any rhinos is a good thing. to raise money for its anti-poaching and conservation program they permit hunting. this year one auction was handled under tight security by the safari club. >> 100% of the proceeds from the sale will go directly to the anybody ya wildlife trust, which is their trust fund for concentration. 100% will be earmarked just for black rhino conservation. >> reporter: the unnamed winner paid $350,000 which beat the old report of $233,000. culling herds of older animals is common. carter says the mature rhino has been killing other rhinos. >> wildlife does not take care of itself. it costs money to take care of wildlife. >> reporter: but jeffrey flocken of the international fund for animal welfare says this does more harm than good. >> it well may be one of those older animals that's no longer breeding, but it's not

don dahler went for a look on board a u.s. coast guard ice breaker. foot-thick ice on the passage that connects lake superior to lake huron. it's loud, violent, and can feel endless. >> 1400 yards, making six knots now. >> reporter: the coast guard ice breaker "mackinaw" has been clearing small chunks since mid- december. michael davanzo is the chap captain. the bigger challenge in the river you can see the broken brash. we had brash that was up to eight feet thick. >> reporter: is part of your job not just breaking through ice but dealing with what happens after that? >> what we're really trying to do is manage the ice. the flow of the ice in the river so we can keep a track open. finding places to move the brash as the ships come down. >> reporter: freezing temperatures arrived early this winter. shipments of ore and coal to the region's fuel mill have been delayed days, canceled or stuck in the ice which now covers more than a third of lake michigan. slow going? >> very slow going. it took us 17 hours to move a ship seven miles. >> reporter: wow. a

and the super bowl battle, one week away, don dahler says host new jersey believes new york is getting too much of the credit. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: good evening, everyone, jeff glor with the western edition of the

don dahler and why so many are staying awayrorussia's winter games. >> perfect. >> and homework at school, lessons at home? dean reynolds shows us the flipped classroom. >> it makes that class time so much richer than it was in the past. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor with a western edition of the broadct.

don dahler has more. good morning, don. >> reporter: good morning, anthony. good morning, vinita.we're going through somewhat of a heat wave here in new york city with 21 degrees. with much of the country with bone-chilling temperatures all week long this almost feels like spring. this is what happens when the extreme weather gripping much of the nation hits houston, texas. a city not accustomed to icy roadways was brought to a near crawl when temperatures were brought below freezing on friday creating icy roadways and causing 200 accidents. >> they were going slow and one guy had wrecked and they were trying to ing toing to brake and they all started hitting each other. >> reporter: some weren't sure how to deal with the elements. >> they told me i have to put water on it and let it warm up a little. >> reporter: in nashville school buses were used as warming stations to help the homeless cope with the cold. ferry operators in new york city had to change course due to thick pieces of ice, stranding passengers at the dock. >> it's chilly and it's a little frustrating if you have n

don dahler on why sales are going flat. >> this is the captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs eveningith scott pelley.

don dahler tells us this was the best year for the stock market since the booming '90s.nd chip reid with american vets strumming away their pain. >> i'm loving life again. it's done a lot of good things for me. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> dubois: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm maurice dubois.

don dahler, cbs news, new york. >> axelrod: in an iraqi city where some of the fiercest fighting tookplace in the early years of the iraq war, government forces tonight are losing ground in a battle with al-qaida linked forces in fallujah. site of a hard-won u.s. victory during the iraq war. the insurgents have seized control of the main highway into the city, and are firing on government units trying to re- enter the city. >>> pope francis hasn't been on his new job even a year, yet he has been moving catholics and non-catholics alike, worldwide. mark phillips reports on how he's winning folks over through a series of gestures great and small: >>reporter: the crowds pope francis has drawn to the vatican over this holiday season have provided more evidence that this people's pope with the common touch has touched a chord with catholics. and there's been more of that common touch lately. the pope, famous for picking up the phone and cold-calling catholics out of the blue, has done it again. this time he called an order of nuns in a convent in spain to wish them happy new year. but when

. >> reporter: and 50 years after president johnson declared war on poverty, don dahler visits the fronta recruit who says the battle is far from over. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

don dahler on the first test for some new mayors.ourt justice blocks the contraception requirement in the health care law. chip reid on the challenge brought by a group of nuns. the colorado experiment. it's now legal for adults to buy marijuana for recreational use. and manuel bojorquez introduces us to a social worker who found a new way to give her clients a lift. >> i have been healed and now it's my car's turn. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

don dahler looks at it. don, good morning. >> good morning, gayle, charlie and clarissa.s not the seahawks win that anyone is talking about. or even sherman's game-saving play. the comments that have every reacting. relatively unknown outside of football, if you didn't know richard sherman before sunday's game, chances are, you do now. >> reporter: before the nfc championship, football fans knew seattle seahawks cornerback richard sherman for his game-saving stops. >> broken up! picked off! the game is over. >> reporter: and the outsized bravado of the explosive defender. but of the rest of the world may not have been ready for sherman's postgame interview. >> well, i'm the best corner in the game, when you try me with a sorry receiver like crabtree, that's the result you're going to get. don't you ever talk about me. >> reporter: a mixture of hubris, trash talk and emotion of the moment. and it set off a firestorm in the blogosphere. "the new york times" sports columnist bill rhodon was covering the game even though he knows sherman's reputation. >> this was beyond just

and don dahler is there for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah and charlie.ay for preparations in what will be a week of nonstop parties. there's energy and excitement in times square as they're wrafrping up. but un-like last year when games were played in warm climates, there's one topic of conversation that's dominating. frigid temperatures greeted the denver broncos and seattle seahawks when they touched down at newark airport. as both teams prepare to take the field on sunday. >> i feel like we'e've seen a l as far as on-field situations, crowd noise, you name it, with this team, so i do feel comfortable. >> our mentality is strong and i think we understand what it takes to perform in a game of this kind of magnitude. every game has been one that's been as big as we can mobile make it. >> reporter: weather may be a big factor. during their first ever cold outdoor super bowl. >> we'll do everything we can to win and do whatever we can to protect the football and make plays. you know, hopefully if it snow, that would be fun to play super bowl xlviii in the

don dahler is with us. good morning. >> good morning, norah, good morning, charlie.rhino who's been killing other animals. it's an idea money people find abhorrent. of the roughly 5,000 black rhinos left in the world, namibia is home to almost 2,000 of them but it's the rhinos, specific look i their horns, that are worth tens of thousands of dollars on the black market. so to raise funds for its antipoaching plans, they offer a permit each year. this year an auction for one permit was handled by one safari club. >> 100% of the proceeds from the sale go directly to the namibia wildlife products trust which is their trust fund for conservation. >> susan oakley was among those picketing at auction. >> we think it is ludicrous to say, oh, we're doing this to save this species. we've heard that from hunters and it really does not hold water. >> jeffrey flocken of the international welfare sends the message that rhinos are worth more dead than alive. >> rhinos are very rare and it's one of the most coveted that people want to see without going and killing it and taking it