duluth, 12 below. new york city, 12 below, duluth, 35 below with the windchill. it is miserable out there. let's talk about what it feels like towards the afternoon, guys. this is the best it gets notice 26 in d.c. detroit feeling like zero. indianapolis, single digits at 5. tomorrow, unbelievable, gets even worse, out towards minneapolis, it's going to be rough. there's some snow in the forecast. not a biggie. we're talking a dusting as two systems make their way through. this is a reinforcing burst of cold air. yes, this cold is expected to linger. as far as what we're expecting, snow not produced from the first system, less than an inch. lake-effect snow that's where we get higher amounts of water, yes, 6 inches possible there. in the south, they're getting rain. finally, on the west coast, guys, two systems a really big one for the weekend can had they need for the dry conditions. >> i think it's really hard to be in duluth right now. here's a challenge for you, if you're in duluth watching our show, tweet us a picture watching a thermometer. we'll send you s

shane campbell and steve morris in duluth, minnesota, they're about to go -- >> snow swimming!>> snow swimming! >> oh, they are swimming in the snow. >> yeah, snow swimming they call it a typical day in duluth. in swimming the flip turn one of the most crucial moments, they kind of just stand up look around and head back where they started. >> their form is not good. >> no. >> who gave in first? >> red pants. >> yeah, the red speedo, he's i'm out of here. that looks miserable, just miserable. >> i hop they hopped in a warm bath. >> they were out there for ten seconds. >> look how buried everything is. >> it will wake you up. >> a good wake-up call for sure. >> ah! >>> all get a lot of direct mail and what do we usually do, chuck it into the circular file, right? well, this direct mailer wasn't meant for people. ♪ >> what? >> the bulk cat litter warehouse in canada decided how can we advertise and get somebody interested in us? so they put a special scent on bulk mailers and, of course, when it went through the mail slot cats came asniffing. >> get the heck out of here. >> the c

of the upper midwest are getting hammered with blizzards 15 inches of snow that's accumulated in duluth, minnesota. an illinois state trooper lost control of his car and slammed into a truck here on the icy road. in wisconsin the roof of the barn collapsed but just too much snow. they need a bit of a break. >> they do. >>> and we're catching a break here. >> are we ever? >> i mean yeah beautiful weather outside right now. spring like conditions and i think the weekend is looking good. got some rain though coming our way too. more on that in a moment. right now out the door we go. high pressure help today clear out the styes with the weak offshore wind. plenty of blue just about everywhere you go this afternoon. 64 in san jose. 67 degrees in livermore and 59 degrees into san francisco. into the afternoon, we go, plenty of sunshine all the way to the coastline with some very mild temperatures. mostly clear in the valley for tonight. probably a couple of patches of fog developing along the coastline maybe just inside the bay but a rather sunny and dry weekend as high pressure going to be c

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snow yeast record on record, second colde in minute yap list, third in phillie, and in duluth 59 minds subzero. >> we were tempted to call this the return of the polar vortex that terminology is not correct. >> the polar vortex is always there there in the summer, in the winter it is stronger during the winter and it is circulation. tens of thousands of feet up it never disappeared completely. it's oscillating a little farther south as we head into this week allowing to steer some that really cold arctic air down not united states so it does play a part but it's not visiting ohio or visiting florida, per se. >> jeff: eric fisher, thank you very much. >> one day after the president of ukraine fled the capitol of kiev mosko moskow-- moscow recalled its ambassador for consultations. u.s. national security advisor susan rice said it would be a grave mistake for russia to use its military to intervene. on "face the nation" this morning, senator john mccain said what is happening holds a lesson for vladimir putin. >> if i were vladimir putin today at the end of the olympics, i would be a lit

video shot last friday when high temperature in duluth was 30 and low was 7.so i can't imagine -- >> but it is just for a few seconds. i'm sure they can sit by the fire for a while and those are warm compared to the forecast for today in duluth. windy with afternoon snow. high of 11. low of minus 27. with feel-like low, minus 51 degrees. i don't think they will try it again today. >> i don't think they will try it and suddenly doesn't feel so bad here in the northeast. after hearing that, right? funny stuff. >>> coming up, different kind of academy awards competition. this one involving movie makers of the future. we will take you to hollywood to get the whole picture. >> also ahead, the world famous yoga guru who promises better health and better sex lives. the serious accusations he faces. >> and preparing man's best friend for new bundle of joy. challenge for parents to be and beloved canine companions. you're watching "world news now." ♪ ♪ >> "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay

in reading up on this issue, just google heroin epidemic and stories will come up and duluth, minnesota, in rhode island, and certainly the governor of vermont devoted his whole state of the state address to heroin usage in vermont. who would have thought this idyllic state would be coming to this. the gateway is not marijuana. the gateway is prescription drugs. the growth of prescription drugs, painkillers, oxycontin, apparently pave the way for the desire to have a greater high and heroin is excite accessible. in some ways, it's more accessible to marijuana, where on the right path with marijuana, decriminalizing it, making it legal, regulating it. we have to treat heroin addiction as an illness. a relapsing illness. not a moral failing. >> there were a couple notes on it. in the 18th century. samuel taylor frequently used lodinum. said to have come up with many lines of poetry in his induced state. >> drugs are not new. there was also cocaine in coca- cola. tobacco is a drug that people were worried about hundreds of years ago. hashish -- >> it lasted for years and years and years. >

duluth, minnesota, one of the coldest winters they've had.ds on where you go. >> a lot of extremes. >> march is coming in like a lion, isn't it? >> can't come soon enough. >>> sports coming up next, [ male announcer ] we know they're out there. you can't always see them. but it's our job to find them. the answers. the solutions. the innovations. all waiting to help us build something better. something more amazing. a safer, cleaner, brighter future. at boeing, that's what building something better is all about. ♪ >>> did i hear that the cavaliers won four or five in a row? >> 12 tonight. you're so close. >>> you heard that a couple weeks ago. >> the basketball story of the year in charlottesville. if you haven't jumped on the bandwagon, now is the time. >> we're on now. >> the virginia cavalier are in the a.c.c. driver's seat. they have finished the regular season all alone at the top of the conference only once in the past 50 years. once. this could be the second time ever. tonight defend acc champion miami wasn't much of a threat. you might

if you're wondering who won the game versus minnesota, duluth. we don't know.oo distracted watching these kids. >>> then i think he went to pick out a weggie. >> which one is worse, sucking on the glass or the digger? >> you have to think the glass was win decksed. maybe it was cleaner. >> you'd hope. oh, by the way, we need to start petitions now for "way too early" to be live on the beach in rio for the summer olympics in 2 1/2 years. >> send jim a message. >> we need to get this done. we're going to want to be in rio soon. the cold air is returning to the eastern seaboard. it's february. you expect to get a return to cold. it will last maybe one to two weeks. that's the part that will get to people. already the wind chills have dropped to minus 21 in fargo. our cold air comes from canada. the door is wide open again. minneapol minneapolis, minus 12. the cold air will make it through the east coast. florida, we saw the heavy rains in effect at daytona. it looks like our severe weather effect will be minimallized. anywhere around orlando, tampa, miami, too. ma

as a matter of fact in duluth, minnesota, 60 days of subzero temperatures since december 1st, that'scago, st. louis and indianapolis, this is one of their top 10 coldest windsers and in detroit, coldest winter since the 1978-noo1979 season is cold and nothing is change. another polar vortex to worry about next week as the area of low pressure pushes down in to the north central planes and temperatures subzero throughout next week. back to you, morgan. >> thanks, gentleman leah. >>> television food programs attempted our pallets but now a new canadian show is helping cancer patients struggling to make the right food chases. >> reporter: cooking well to help cure cancer. shot before a live audience this program features food that is nutritious, did he irable and when cancer treatments cause lost appetites or f fatigue easy to prepare. >> i don't want to make it seem very fancy but it's easy to do. i think am trying to present that. >> reporter: the hosts make the foot. starter, bread, main course and desert all for a patient who might normally open a tin, defrost something bad for them

duluth right now feels like 42 below zero. these wind shil advisories are only spreading farther to the east. we're going to be talking about windchills below zero by overnight tomorrow. even the afternoon highs not any better. we're talking about a good 30 below averages. afternoon high, single digits for chicago. new york city just sitting at that freezing mark. go down to 20s for new york city. d.c. just at the freezing mark. by sunday night in through monday, watch the system come out of the south and spread into the northeast. this guy potentially could bring another huge winter storm right back to the east coast. we're going to be tracking that carefully to see if we'll be talking about major snow in addition to the subzero temperatures. >> keep the question mark. >> i'm going to try. >>> let's take a look at headlines. breaking news out of oakland california. passengers had to be rushed off a delta sky west flight from los angeles after smelling smoke in the cabin. the captain was able to bring the jet to the gate. pass

in duluth, minnesota, they have been sub-zero 63 times breaking their record. and all of this cold is freezing up the great lakes. take a look at the satellite imagery from september. by mid-february an incredible 88% of the great lakes were frozen. in a typical winter it is hard to get 50% of the great lakes frozen. and it is not just frozen lakes but it is frozen rivers from illinois to pennsylvania. ice jams are the concern, because during the next thaw when the water has nowhere to go instead it will go into homes and yards. so flooding will be a big issue. now meteorological spring will start soon, but will feel like winter, for the next two weeks it should be 15 to 25 degrees below average. >> dylan dryer winding up our weather coverage in chicago. >>> and there is a weather alert that could say something about the state of nasa and the space program and the equipment astronauts rely on in space. the following investigation is in following the near drowning of the italian astronaut doing a space walk outside the international space station. his equipment

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." >> it comes to you from duluth, minnesota, where a couple of college seniors did snow swimming lastou can see they're decked out for it. speedos, caps, goggles, the whole deal. after a few bone-chilling seconds, they get smart and head back inside. >> didn't take long, huh? >> no. >> lasted a lot longer than any of us would have. >>> up next "the pulse" where a picture by two world leaders get a lot of attention. can you figure out why? >>> and face slap. a boat getting too close to a whale and a woman paying the price. dominique wilkins, are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar, but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza. he said victoza works differently than pills, and comes in a pen. and the needle is thin. victoza is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. it is not recommended as the first medication to treat diabetes and should not be used in people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ket

hopefully not too many tornadoes, and as far as that snow goes, minneapolis and duluth, i apologize toe six to 12 inches more of snow, and thomas, the minneapolis area next week they're going to have highs of, like, 10 degrees with lows in the negative numbers. the midwest is not going to be thrilled. >> winter continues. i'm really encouraged he about the weather we've been seeing here at least on the eastern seaboard. >> we're going to melt a little bit. >> coming up at the top of the hour "morning joe" the latest from use korean. protesters once again turning to violence. we have new details straight ahead from kiev. thrown a lighter note. we come back here, and we've heard the rap "regulate" "good vibe rags" and nothing but a good thing. can it be down for rapary's delight. we'll have a brilliant and beautiful guest star nbc news's -- who is that? auditioning for lewis's spot. this gorgeous woman coming up. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie diet! me too! [ male announcer ] so indulgent, you'll never believe they're light. 100-c

. >> reporter: in duluth, minnesota, the relentless winter weather is proving too much for buildings. five stores at this mall forced to close its doors after the roof started to crack under the heavy snow, while in the west, shovels and sandbags are being used to prepare for much-needed wet weather. the los angeles area could get more rain this week than it's seen in nearly eight months. >> not that much at once, but we do need the rain. >> and even with two storm systems on the way this week, that rain and snow not expected to help with california's extreme drought. >>> well, today a judge in mexico expected to decide whether there's enough evidence to hold accused drug kingpin joaquin guzman for trial. guzman has formally been charged under a 2009 mexican indictment for cocaine trafficking. his lawyers have filed a petition to block any extradition requests that might come from the united states. >>> and the u.s. signaling that they're no longer recognizing the president of ukraine. the country's leader there, viktor yanukovych, left the capital over the weekend presumably for his

and the wind chill temperatures are brutal. 32 below zero in duluth.we have a blizzard warning out here because we could we wind gust up to 50 miles per hour so blowing and drifting so are a big concern. the cold wind chill temperatures are in place in dallas. it is feeling like 20s in dallas. teens in memphis. it is sticking around tomorrow and dipping in below freezing in the southeast. >> just a couple more weeks. spring is coming. it really is. >> you know we're going to get smacked with a storm the third week of march >> those are the ones people have no patience for. >> shocking reports of the va destroying papers intentionly. >> and will the governor arizona deny people based on their religious beliefs? we will talk to a lawmakers who supported the bill but changed his mind >> this is going to bring us back down once again. >> i think they are misguided and that is not what we are out here for. we're wanting to uphold our religious beliefs as christians. religious beliefs as christians. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male

it is 18 below zero in far go and duluth 17 below zero. you factor in the wind this is what it feels like. in international falls minnesota it feels like 43 degrees below zero. we are talking dangerously cold windchills out here. we have advisories in effect. teens in atlanta, georgia. cold air making it down into portions of the gulf coast. it is 29 degrees in new orleans. the cold air means lake-effect snow. several inches of accumulation expected. patti ann and ainsley out west we have the first storm system and a series of them will be impacting the west. heavy rain expected. good news because of the drought. but flash flooding will be a concern. several feet of snow and very strong winds. >> thank you, maria. the storms are already causing problems in california. winds strong enough to snap the huge trees. the demand for sandbags are so high they have already handed out more than 18,000 of them. that's to help homeowners shore up their homes. they can't always stop mud slides. this one happened back in 2005. it left 10 people dead. re

notice duluth, 35 basically below zero. unfortunately, once you factor in the windchill, really doesn't feel much better out there. chicago, their high today, 7 below zero. that is dangerous. boston looking for 11. this cold air is expected to stay. why? because we have a couple systems making their way through. light flurries unless you're off the lakes. everyone else, most likely seeing under an inch. there are two cold fronts making their way through. so this is a reinforcing batch of cold air to keep it cold through the end of the week. not a good thing when you're talking about temperatures this cold. >> those numbers are going to mean a lot of dead car batteries this morning. >>> no afghan security deal, no troops. that's the message from president obama to afghan president hamid karzai. karzai has refused to sign a deal to keep troops in place after 2014. now the u.s. says there could be a full force withdrawal by year's end. but this morning, a senior pakistani official warns of a, quote, holocaust if that happens.

that's what's it feels like right now in duluth.feeling like just the teens on the east coast. this cold air expected to only spread further to the northeast by tomorrow. as far as how unusual this is, look at these temperatures. in the afternoon, the highs only expected to be in the single digits out toward chicago. that's 30 degrees where they should be this time of the year. the cold air spreads even farther to the east. out west, the big story is finally they'll be seeing some rain. unfortunately too much rain, too fast, the big concern this weekend. >> indra petersons, thanks so much. >>> police in baltimore county, maryland, are investigating an incident between an officer and a young man who was videotaping that officer making an arrest. the student's video has gone viral with the officer telling him he's just his freedom of speech. >> do not disrespect us and do not not listen to us. >> i am not -- >> now walk away and shut your mouth. you're going to jail. >> the young man taking the pictures with his cell phone was not arr

in duluth this morning will feel like 45 degrees below zero.o be minus 4. >> just one of the major weather extremes today as americans from coast to coast can't wait for this terrible weather to end. as abc's brandi hitt reports, even california is getting hit. >> reporter: california is getting a super soaking. >> obviously we need the rain so it's great to have the rain, but on the other hand, you have to deal with it. >> reporter: the welcome rain is bittersweet. for a state plagued by severe drought, every drop is needed, but too much too fast could lead to dangerous mudslides. >> i think we're all pretty worried about what's going to happen. >> reporter: some trees have already fall en and crews have been constructing mud walls while families fill up sandbags, especially in areas hit hard by wildfires where nothing is left to help hold back an onslaught of wet soil. >> there are a lot of folks here who are really scared. >> reporter: this is aid series of storms that will hit the golden state through the weekend, with the biggest downpour

that could translate to a rough start to the shipping season ten minnesota port of duluth. experts say with the lake mostly covered in ice, the sun will have a harder time warming up the water. what that translate to a cooler summer coming their way. you thought our commute was rough with the snow these past couple of days. this is buffalo, new york. gusting winds created near white out conditions today, slick roads there also caused a number of crashes. even in buffalo they have difficult times when the snow comes. >> don't they get that lake-effect stuff in buffalo? >> what we get here is nothing what they get up there. i've seen one storm that dumped 80 inches of snow overnight. that's pretty cool. >> are you trying to make us feel better? >> i was trying. didn't work? >> no. another area it might. >> another year it might. that's right. we've seen so much snow over the course of the winter this winter. many of us have seen upwards of 30, 40, 50 inches west of d.c. d.c. now up to 18 inches, that's just a little bit above average and looks like we could continue that as w

third letter comes from kristen blakeslee, duluth, minnesota.e to work but he allows others to work to support his lifestyle and shows not a whit of gratitude. absolutely correct, kristen. why? the guy is selfish and there are millions of americans who simply put themselves first. everybody else really doesn't matter. all about them. next letter comes from greg bass north olmsted, ohio. i'm mad as hell because people do not use turn signals. dangerous on the road. our society has gotten stupid and lazy. sometimes i don't use mine -- i'm guilty. got any data on this. >> you know what? you should. 30% of all of auto crashes are caused by failure to use a turning signal or your blinker. 25% of people, this is according to the american society of auto engineers they actually went out and studied. this 25% of people don't use their signal when they are turning. almost 50% of people don't use signal when changing lanes and it leads to 30% of all crashes. >> from now on i'm using my turn signal. >> i'm going to keep an eye out for you on the expressway

as much as a foot of snow in parts of minnesota, duluth, as much as 15.5 inches of snow.he wind is picking it up and blowing it everywhere. >> and along the east coast today there's a threat of thunderstorms. here in washington in our area, a tornado watch is in effect until 5:00 eastern. no two people have the same financial goals. pnc investments works with you to understand yours and helps plan for your retirement. talk to a pnc investments financial advisor today. ♪ save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.d everybody knows that. well, did you know pinocchio was a bad motivational speaker? i look around this room and i see nothing but untapped potential. you have potential. you have...oh boy. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> it's more and more important for republicans to stop denying the real of default and start working with us to find common ground. >> be as specific as you can with respect to what default or near default would mean for those seniors who depend on their private savings. >> default would pu

. >> temperatures we haven't seen in many months. 33 green bay, 37 chicago, 36 minneapolis, 36 duluthon the ground. this graphic here the pinks and purples is a foot of snow or more on the ground. that is going to start to melt. not only will it start to melt we'll also get some rain on top of that making it melt even faster. look at the temperatures at this hour right now in texas. 78 del rio, 72 austin, 69 dallas. there's no snow down there, but this i the warm air that's going to work its way into our forecast even for the northeast. but when you have warm and you have cold -- and there'll be a cold front because there always is behind a warm front. if you get a low pressure you have a warm and cold side. you will get the potential for severe weather. 72 degrees for tomorrow in nashville. same in charlotte. 70 in raleigh and 61 in st. louis. when you get that to go like that and you get snow on one side, cold weather on the other, you get blizzard warnings here but also down across where the snow is going to melt very quickly, flood watches as well. so we could see an awful lot of

good morning, duluth. >>> and a tragedy in minnesota to tell you about.girl found dead outside the apartment where she lived. her coat, gloves and hat not enough to survive a windchill 40 degrees below zero. >> there's always a concern when temperatures dip like this. and on any given day, you know? we live in a climate that can be brutal. >> police are investigating. they believe this little girl might have been locked out of that apartment. >> awful. >>> out west, another major storm's bearing down on california this morning. up to 6 inches of rain predicted. people outside los angeles have been urged to get out. wildfires charred hillsides last month. officials think the deluge could trigger mud slides in those hills. >> we've got a recently burned hillside here with limited vegetation and a very steep slope. it's a recipe for what the experts say is potential for a great deal of damage. >> this could look like niagara falls over the next 2 inches of rain, because this stuff comes down quickly, unexpectedly. >> indra petersons has a look at your foreca

of course, duluth, minute state, it's been below zero for 60 days this winter season.hill advisories in place in all these areas shaded in white, including minneapolis with wind chills as high as 35 below zero. chicago, you will want to do the same as temperatures stay in the teens and single digits for highs. this cold air stays in the northeast, hence the snow showers. more widespread snow is expected wednesday. >> antti american protestors taking to the streets in the philippines are upset about the u.s. military presence in their country. 300 demonstrators gathering in the capitol city of manila. there were clashes with police but no one was seriously injured. 500 soldiers provide anti terrorism training to filipino troops. president obama is scheduled to visit that region in april. >> several refugees from the central african republic are living at the airport. they say they have no place else to go. neighboring countries include be the south sudan are at war, as well. those calling it home say they are closer to foreign aid workers and there is some level of prot

we're talking about duluth almost feeling like 40 below this morning. those are dangerous temperatures. we're actually seeing those windchill advisories spread a little bit farther to the east as once again that colder air is progressing even farther to the east. and you're going to see this when you look at departures for the afternoon highs, so how much below normal we are for this time of year. chicago 31 below normal for this time of year, only 10 degrees by the afternoon, new york city looking for 32. going into tomorrow, look at that difference. you're seeing the cold air spread even farther, so new york city goes down to the 20s, a good 20 below where they should be. notice the south also seeing temperatures below normal. as you go towards the actual weekend and the south recovers, we still talk about this very cold air as another reinforcing segment of cold air makes its way through. so, the upper midwest again, talking 20, 30 below average, definitely not what you want to hear going into the weekend. there are several stories out there. of cour

. >> bob dylan is actually from duluth, mun min.w we pictured the counterculture west village guy, he's from duluth, money min, a blue collar background. i give him credit for doing this ad. >> i like the rah-rah detroit. >> my most favorite ad of all time, i can say this objectively, because we didn't do it, was the m & m spot three years ago, imported from detroit, made in the usa. i don't think anything will ever replicate that. >> a great moment. >> we have to run. how much does bob dylan get paid for an ad like that? >> that's a good question. i would say $500,000, maybe $1 million. >> if only the jeep cherokee was as good looking as the ad. >> i'm a jeep driver. >> what did you do to the cherokee? >> we have a lot more coming up. we'll hear more from miles in the next hour. >>> coming up, erskine bowles wants to fix the debt literally. our favorite budget buster says we're writing checks that our children and grandchildren can't cash. what we have to do to change that problem and change it fast. that's coming up. we'll be righ

the office also recently prosecuted a case involving a major synthetic drug seller in duluth, minnesota. this was a huge problem, a scourge in the community. they went after it, prosecuted the owner, they found $700,000 in plastic bags hidden in his bathroom and they won that case. these are a few of the major cases this office has worked on just over the last few years. after 890 days without a full-time boss in part because there was delay, as we all know, in filling the position of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives because it took nearly a year for this body to act on that nomination, because that -- this body hadn't confirmed anyone for that full-time job for seven years. and after operation fast and furious and the disaster with that case, it was decided maybe we need a full-time director in front of the a.t.f.. our attorney general decided to go do that job for two years, was finally confirmed and now we have a nominee and that person is now waiting. that's how we get to 890 days without a full-time boss. the senate has always served the people of minnesota w

ironwood, duluth, eau claire, minneapolis up to 12 to 14 inches of snow and blizzard conditions likely. coming up in the next 30 minutes, we're going to tell you about flooding problems throughout a good portion of the country, but we're going to get to your local forecast in the >> good morning to you. you made it to thursday. temperatures are a little on the chilly side to start. you want to dress for the two parts to the day. we're going to warm up into the low 60s in many bay area cities as of lunch time. 60 at noon in san rafael. and we're talking about the 70s in some of the warmer cities across the bay area. mostly in the tri-valley where you find the 70s. throughout the rest of the day 69 degrees in the north bay. morning low clouds, we'll make way to a beautiful sunny afternoon. next 30 seconds.3 c3 programa corto y las caÍdas. >>> coming up, scott hamilton with more on the ice program and more on thrills and spills. >> triple lutz. triple toe. >> gracie gold fought to the finish and in fourth to still make it to the podium. >> beautifully landed. >> ashley wagner's clean skat

and 77 days in minneapolis, and charlie, norah, gayle, snow has been on the ground for 82 days in duluth turbulence, and it left denver with 119 passengers and crew and strong winds rocked the plane as it approached the billings airport, and passengers say it was mayhem in the cabin. >> there was a woman that hit her head on the ceiling, and one woman was calling for her baby, she had lost her baby. >> i felt the plane bank to the right and it felt like we got hit from the bottom. i was scared. it was really scary for me. >> the jet landed safely but one flight attendant is in intensive care at a local hospital this morning, and united said in a statement its primary focus is assisting the passengers and employees that were injured, and our flight safety team will review what happened. >>> president obama is back in washington today after spending three days in a california resort. he met with the king of jordon and signed a bill increasing the debt limit, but there's a lot of talk about another weekend activi activity. good morning. >> reporter: it's about a four-hour flight from califo

duluth, minnesota, now standing at 63 days with sub zero low temperatures and the old record set back want an international court to put the country's fugitive president on trial. >> good morning. ukraine's parliament says former president caused the deaths of 100 citizens, but at the moment there is a big question over who is actually running the country. we spoke yesterday with the man that many people expect to become the new prime minister, and he insisted parliament is in control of ukraine, but there are no police here on the streets of keyiev. despite successfully deposing the country's former president they show no sign of going home. so after months of protests and terrible bloodshed, ukraine's troubles are not over yet. for cbs this morning, holly williams kiev. >>> and then creating a digital manufacturing. rahm emanuel calls it a game changer. the lab has a chance to turn the windy city into a new silicon valley. >> this was an olympic gold. this allows you to create economic energy in a magnet that will pull in research development facilities they will move them to chicag

duluth feels like 32 below zero. chicago, it's chiberia 14 below with the wind chill.go through the afternoon still going to be miserable. we're talking about highs well below normal. 20, 30 below normal. chicago your high today of just 11 degrees. even to the south definitely well below. tomorrow going to feel worse than today. yesterday was bad. tomorrow is worse tomorrow. not worse. chicago your high expected to be only 4 your freezing temperatures in the northeast, atlanta about 52 degrees. getting better. keep in mind everybody is asking how long will this last. couple of cold fronts making their way through so that means reinforcing the cold it will be staying, carol. sorry. >>> we're going to have you back in just a couple of minutes to talk about the misery index and because many of us, this is like the worst winter ever. miserable. many of us are very miserable. thanks so much. >>> still to come in the "newsroom" obamacare enrollment jumps but not in one critical area the white house is counting on. we'll talk about that next. [ female announcer ] right when y

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attorney's office for the prosecution in duluth, minnesota, major head shop owner, they've been going on, people literally laying on the streets from these sin at the drugs,these synthetic and we're waiting for sentencing, but it was a major prosecution and the shop has been shut down, the guy in charge, they just found something like $700,000 in bags hidden in his bathroom and i just want to thank you for that work. >> it's an issue again that we need to confront. there's this myth among young people that these synthetic drugs are not dangerous. we have to dispel that myth. our d.e.a, drug enforcement administration, is really devoting a lot of time to dealing with these issues. we've had a number of significant busts. but i think there also is an educational component to this that we really have to focus on young people about the dangers of these drugs that are marketed in such a way to make them think that there are no dangers in using them. >> very good. thank you very much. i believe senator lee is next. >> thank you, madam chair and thank you, general holder, for joining us toda

temperatures, not the wind chills, well below zero. 11 below zero in minneapolis, 19 below zero in duluth in international falls. factor in the wind and this is what it currently feels like out there. colder than 40 below zero in tkhraougts and international falls. these wind chills are down into texas and southeast where in parts of atlanta this morning it feels like you're in the teens. that cold air going over relatively warmer waters of the great lakes. it is producing lake-effect snow. we are expecting several inches of accumulation out west. also expected to affect california and into the rockies over the next several days. the first one arrived, heavy rain, flash flooding concerns, strong winds and several feet of snow expected. let's head over to brian. >> let me tell you what's happening. we're getting close to boston marathon time. they made a ruling, no bags allowed at the marathon. organizers are stepping up security after last year's deadly bombing. the bombers used backpacks to smuggle in the explosives. runners will be allowed to check gear but everything will have to be in

. >> yeah, that college student said this 30-car pileup in duluth, minnesota, it was like bumper carsfortunately, though, here's good news, no one suffered any serious injuries. >> 17 people were hurt in this 100-car disaster in north philadelphia. it shut down lanes on the pennsylvania turnpike. >> the accident actually brought out the best in people who brought food out to people. you see someone bringing out a tray of sandwiches here. >> that makes it hard. >> jennifer gray got the answer to questions most people want answered. is there more on the way? >> i know. unfortunately, yes. at least it's not anything compared to what we saw a couple days ago. we are seeing rain pulling into the d.c. area. the snow has not quite yet made it into new york. it is just to the west of you. it is going to be pushing that way through the next couple of hours. as we timed this out, know will be pushing into new york city, boston. there's actually a blizzard warning for the cape. not boston, but for the cape. otherwise, we're just seeing winter weather advisories all across the northeast. we could

you see duluth here. when, when jennifer gray, can we expect a break from this weather?or you today because this weekend is going to be extremely quiet. we actually -- most of the country will warm up. so all that severe weather has pushed well offshore. it did so yesterday. high pressure is in control now across much of the southeast. we are going to see a warmup in the deep south, southeast, over the east coast. the only folks still in the deep freeze is really the northern plains. we're seeing windchill advisories with temperatures feeling like 20, 25 degrees below zero. and in the extreme northern portions of the northern plains. of course, we are going to see a nice little warmup, though, as we go through the next couple of days. atlanta, you'll be at 67 today. d.c. at 64. new york city at 51 by tomorrow, temperatures still nice. how about 71 tomorrow for new atlanta. and temperatures are going to continue to warm in the south. however, you look to the extreme north, we'll start to see that next push of arctic air by tuesday into wednesday of next week. and that's w

office won a major conviction and played a key role in shutting down a big synthetic drugstore in duluth, and two weeks ago the minneapolis star tribune had a major news story about a growing heroin epidemic in minnesota. as we've seen from the death this weekend of someone who is a celebrity i think we all know there's also been heroin deaths all over this country, so minnesota is not alone. but we are alone in that we have not had a chief leader in our u.s. attorney's office to come up with the strategy to deal with this case for 888 days. in the first half of 2013, 69 people died of opiate related overdoses in hennepin county, minnesota. that would be 69 people dying. some of these deaths were young kid.s. this is a situation that demands attention immediately and mr. lugar is eager to work with law enforcement on a strategy. federal and state law enforcement also partnered to combat identity theft and white collar crime. minnesota had the second biggest white collar conviction in terms of money next to madoff in the country. yet this is an office that we have chosen not to put a lead