blowing snow making it difficult for motorists in minnesota.s were shut down overnight due to poor visibility. and it feels like minus 32 degrees in waterville, minnesota, today where the weather channel's janel klein is. janel, i can't believe you still look great. you haven't put on some kind of north jacket and the coat and whole thing, you know, hood. have you experienced cold weather like this before? >> reporter: oh, absolutely, alex. i'm minnesota born and raised, so, i hate to say it, but this is not even close to the worst i've felt. and like you said, it's great that 22 below, but no windchill, and that really has made the difference here today. if we had had that wind, it would be a whole different story. 40-mile-an-hour gusts in some places in minnesota this week and really throughout the upper midwest. this weather system has hit the plains very hard. in international falls, minnesota, last weekend negative 37. the ice box of the nation setting a new record that was previously set 30 years ago. tod today, south dakota, another very

the coldest wind chill was brand falls, minnesota, 15 below zero.ally takes minutes for the skin to freeze. unfortunately, the arctic blast will grip the eastern half of the country the noex couple of days. grand forks 35 below zero. you can see fargo at 33 below. aberdeen, 30 and sioux city, iowa. it fells like 30 below in fargo. chicago bitterly cold, feeling like 1 below. a day to stay inside and bundle up. you can see across the nation where that reaches into the southeast. this will start to spread in parts of florida. you'll be below freezing in gainesville as well as jacksonville. we have another storm system across the northeast. temperatures not as cold here. that's because we have a little bit of that ocean influence taking place. we have an area of low pressure right about here. nor'easter can condition interior parts of maine which could get hardest hit where we see 18 inches of snowfall. winds will be brutal. portland, maine, a live picture to show you of conditions there. light snow, fog and mist, 25 degrees. your wind chill is at 12 a

an arctic blast sent the mercury plummeting in minnesota. close to a record, imagine this, in south minnesota about 3500 people were without electricity for a time this morning in that bitter cold. and the story is snow in maine, where the yearess first big storm is packing a real punch. and the sunshine state is it not immune to this brutal system either. parts of florida are under a hard freeze warning, and citrus growers are on edge tonight keeping an eye on their crops. it's a gusty night right here in new york city, where i am -- look at that as we go on the air, 12 degrees. and the windchill even colder than that. i think at last check, it was about -- minus 1, windchill here in new york city. it's definitely frigid in a big big part of our country. >> yeah, it really is. the windchill conditions making your body feel awful out there. it takes a matter of minutes to get frostbite tonight. this is what we're expecting, the worst of this arctic blast coming in is tomorrow morning. this will be the worst, unfortunately it's going to linge

great rushing defense, as you know, in minnesota. tremendous beginning of the season and then, cris, they had a little bit -- they stumbled a little bit down the stretch. we saw them against arizona on a sunday night and they were beaten and against carolina on a sunday night and they were beaten and killed the giants in the final game. what is your early take on that one next week? >>. >> cris: just such a great matchup between brett favre and adrian peterson and percy harvin and sidney rice and all of those great offensive weapons going against this dallas defense, because they have been as good as anybody. came into this one, back-to-back shutouts and have been almost that impressivagain here tonight. >> al: the dallas cowboys, right now, as hot as you can get and it's starting with that new orleans game, going against the undefeated saints at that point in new orleans. now you've got felix jones very close to a first down. so either fourth and inches or a first down and the clock keeps on ticking down. >> cris: you know, it reall

great rushing defense, as you know, in minnesota. tremendous beginning of the season and then, cris, they had a little bit -- they stumbled a little bit down the stretch. we saw them against arizona on a sunday night and they were beaten and against carolina on a sunday night and they were beaten and killed the giants in the final game. what is your early take on that one next week? >>. >> cris: just such a great matchup between brett favre and adrian peterson and percy harvin and sidney rice and all of those great offensive weapons going against this dallas defense, because they have been as good as anybody. came into this one, back-to-back shutouts and have been almost that impressive again here tonight. >> al: the dallas cowboys, right now, as hot as you can get and it's starting with that new orleans game, going against the undefeated saints at that point in new orleans. now you've got felix jones very close to a first down. so either fourth and inches or a first down and the clock keeps on ticking down. >> cris: you know, it rea

tim pawlenty of minnesota to activate the national guard.eek throughout the midwest. despite that, people here are coming out today. we're seeing skiers, people on sleds, people on snowmobiles. and you see a few people out ice fishing. as you can imagine, no problem with the frozen lake with these temperatures. and obviously frozen well enough that we can drive cars and things on them. so all of those shacks out there, people who have ventured out in this awful weather. and they say it is possible to do it. you to add a few extra layers. >> yeah. i get nervous anytime i see cars on a frozen overlay. but they must know what they're doing. nanuk of the north there, all covered up and talking through a mask, way to go, girl. janel kleiin, thank you very much. >>> tv goes 3d, but do you need it? who cares it cool. more from the electronics show. >>> you heard so much bad news about the effects of cell phone radiation. there may be some benefit as well. more ahead on that on msnbc saturday. cy. cy. straightforward is the way td ameritrade does bu

it is part of a traditional minnesota tradition as part of the 20th annual ice dive.n more hair raising or hair freezing, it was a 0 degree morning. i was thinking about a seinfeld episode with george. >>> there are easier ways to buy a cold one than the man in tennessee who tried to chain a coke machine to his pickup truck. the police were hot on their trail. the suspect kept trying to escape even after the chain broke and the machine was released. they finally caught him and arrested him. the local sheriff calls it the strangest crime he's ever seen. that is some weird video to look at. >>> ahead, a last host at the tavern on the green. the iconic new york city restaurant is shutdown maybe for good. i go check it out. i'm congested right now in this area. my nose and right around here. (announcer) want to give afrin a try? yeah. it cleared up right away. i can breathe. (announcer) so where would you rate it? 99.9. (announcer) afrin. why suffer? >>> new year's eve may have been the last hoorah for the tavern on the green. it's gone dark. well wishers are still gather

a little difficult in minnesota, i will just say, at that time. but she found them. her opinion the goodhearted aggressive. and she tapped into a deeper vein of socialist, old guard union organizers, people who were affiliated with churches again that were doing somewhat radical work. and on the sly she was sneaking the story in the paper one by one and becoming more brave, more brave. so you read her body of work in her first newspaper job, first real non-intern job and it's like listening to people. to save molly doing these objective stories, and then these real hair-raising stories where she, by their standards, she is abdicating saying interviewing militants, jerry really and abbie hoffman and david dillinger who were passing through town, and getting more comfortable in that same. there's another, unico thing that no one knows about molly unless you read our book, lsu newmont in some way. forgive me for bringing it that way, and by she fell in love again in minneapolis. she made this amazing transformation, the next man in her life was a radical activist. she -

the minnesota police department hated molly to such enormous degree.nd frankly, in part because she testified on behalf of her boyfriend and was able to free him. he had been accused of causing a big rockets. that was a good thing. and of course, she was hanging around the courthouse in one day when her boyfriend was about to go on trial and she heard a police officer they are. her story is that she heard a police officer they are talking about a codefendant of her boyfriend who was an african-american activist in town. and she heard the police say that we're really happy to get these and people, the people. and molly conveyed that to her boyfriend. he said holy guacamole, let's get you on the witness stand to testify some of the prejudicial perhaps behavior in this police department that's basically trying to put me in jail. and she did. and so the police department didn't like molly. and they named the police department spotted pig, literally a pig and they named it molly in honor of molly ivins. and they denied forever till the pigs come home in min

. >>> if you think it's cold here, the mercurry hits minus 20 in the state of minnesota. doctors say frigid conditions obviously can cause frostbite fast. they say while they are used to these conscience, they're not list susceptible to frostbite. >> whether they're out walking, talking their pets for a walk, out for sporting events, watching or participating. whether they are homeless and spend a lot of time on the streets. >> this frigid weather is expected to continue through the week in the state of minnesota. most parts, anyway. cold temperatures in the state of florida meantime are causing concern for this year's crops. orange grove owners pray the cold front keeps on moving out of there. forecasters are calling for freezing temperatures this evening. the coldest it has been there in decades. farmers say it takes four hours of really cold temperatures to ruin the orange crop. >>> it's perhaps the most memorable moment caught on tape in the year 2009. the flash landing on the hudson. see >>> an update to our breaking news story out of north baltimore. a city officer

the gentlelady from minnesota. mrs. bachmann: i thank the gentleman from iowa and i have so much esteem for my colleagues, dr. roe of tennessee and mr. gingrey of georgia. they enlighten all of us who aren't medical professionals. they have been in the game and know what's at stake. they know what's at stake for those who put so much in to becoming physicians, who put their life on the line to be healers. but also people they serve and they see the real cost in human health and in terms of misery that are down the road. if we embrace this system. i come at it a little bit differently. my background is that i'm a former federal tax lawyer and i see how egregious tax costs can be to destroy businesses, destroy families, individual farms, and creativity and also to business owners. my husband and i have started two businesses, we're not a big deal. we've employed 50 people. but we to know what it is to take and start a business from scratch, using our own equity, our own capital. we have to be disciplined and make a lot of

there are some guidelines speaking of minnesota. from the minnesota d & r. general rules are in order to be able to stand or walk on ice, you need about four inches thick, and it should be clear thick ice. you should almost be able to see through it. for a snowmobile there, can you see five inches or so. for a car, 8 to 12 inches, that's a small car. for a medium sized truck, more than a foot of ice is needed. for an suv you're going to need more than that. thin and crispy way too risky, clear and blue, you're going to be okay going through. i can't imagine ice in georgia ever being thick enough to hold somebody. you have to be careful, because it can be very very dangerous, more than 10 fatalities at least across the nation being reported due to cold conditions. check out what we're doing here across parts of the south, the windchill, the temperatures dropping below the freezing mark. we have moisture across southern parts of florida right now, we've been seeing a little bit of sleet in the kendall area, we're going to expect this moisture to pull on out, w

one person from alabama and minnesota may be involved. last october they began the first known american suicide bomber and at least four others have died trying to embrace radical islam. >> he was radical lied in minnesota and is probably the first u.s. citizen to carry out a terrorist suicide bombing. >> these young men from the us, australia and europe are meeting people from other terrorist organizations that might have a more global agenda. >> al-shabab has a mixed history with the pirates. the tanker is 2007, there were reports that al-shabab tried to get the pirates to give it up, beliefs his seizure was a violation of islamic law. but when pirates seized the u.s.-owned maersk alabama, he reportedly cheered the move as a victory against the u.s. now there are reports the al-shabab are taking their cut of pirate money, as well. >> about 20% is spent to pay off government officials to look the other way. and this includes the islamist extremists of al-shabab. >> as for milksucker, politics and islam will little to do with his decision

people in minnesota are loving this weather. let's take a check and see what's happening all across the country because a lot of people have question, how long will this last, how far south does it go? look at these temperatures. atlanta this morning, you'll see a high temperature of 29. but 19 this morning. colder in atlanta than anywhere in maine. a storm system off the eastern seaboard of new england spinning all that cold air back and look at these temperatures. 5 in des moines, 8 in fargo. keep in mind by the mid week, another system will roll on through and we could be talking about temperatures 30 degrees cooler than this. and these cold temperatures dip down to places like northwest arkansas where you'll see some snow today and southwestern missouri. let's widen out the picture and talk about the northwest. we'll see rain roll on through today. the place to be the southwest, just beautiful. and get your >>> 11 minutes past the hour. let's turn it over to russ mitchell for a look at our headlines this morning. >>> happy n

people in minnesota are loving this weather. let's take a check and see what's happening all across the country because a lot of people have question, how long will this last, how far south does it go? look at these temperatures. atlanta this morning, you'll see a high temperature of 29. but 19 this morning. colder in atlanta than anywhere in maine. a storm system off the eastern seaboard of new england spinning all that cold air back and look at these >>> 11 minutes past the hour. let's turn it over to russ mitchell for a look at our headlines this morning.uss >>> happy new year. there is news this morning that the first american combat deaths of the year in afghanistan, four american service members were killed by a roadside bomb sunday in the southern part of the country. last year roadside bombs accounted for almost half of the u.s. military deaths in afghanistan. >>> five americans are in court this morning in pakistan and deny planning to carry out terrorist attacks. the lawyer for the five young men from the washington, d

. >> in my capacity as senator from minnesota, i object. >> really? i don't take it personally. >> greg: john mccain the next day stood up for his colleague. >> i have been around here twenty some years and first time i have seen a member denied an extra minute or two to finish his remarks and i must say that i don't know what is happening here in this body but i think it's wrong. >> greg: anyway, the story ends happily. all three later made up at friendly's and shared a forbidden fudge brownie. bill, she shared one once. i go to you. was franken drunk with power the way you are often drunk with [ bleep ] drunkenness? >> powerful maddog? >> yes. >> this was awesome. this needs to happen a lot more than it does. there is so many long winded bozos that fill the halls. frankie did something that more people should be doing. i have always want during the halftime to use any capacity as the fox news contribute fresh, illinois to shut him down, greg. >> do you agree with him or disagree? >> i agree with him because it is in the rules. there are too many dam

that is up in parts of minnesota, iowa, and the eastern dakotas all the way up into canada. the jet stream is dragging all that cold air down into our area. there is also that high pressure centered to the west. this pattern produces very cold air for us, but not necessarily stormy conditions. 16-20 below with gusts up to about 30 or so. the wind chills will make it feel like 0 or 1 or 2 below. a winter advisory in effect for most of our area. partly cloudy tomorrow, windy and cold. 27-31 the air temperature. the wind will make it feel more like 10 or 12 degrees. a winter storm warning is affecting garrett county. we take a look at our went -- our insta-weather plus forecast for the next seven days and we see it does not really warm up. the temperatures stay in the 30's all week long, with teens and twenties or low. some light snow possible on monday and more snow possible on friday. >> the ravens have a must win situation tomorrow. >> it really is true, the ravens have to make the raiders to make the playoffs. that is coming up next in sports. >> tonight's jackpot has an es

. >> be grateful you are not in minnesota, where it dropped to 29 below, or in new england, where someesidents woke up with more than a foot of snow. >> of state normally bask in sunshine, florida felt the freeze. nighttime lows in the tampa area covered in the 30's, prompting some to seek shelter and others to lend a hand. >> i am glad to help out. i have a warm house. they do not. >> in jacksonville, temperatures max out in a 40's. with snow outside -- it was no walk in the park. >> it gives us a chance to use our fireplace. now >> i have been here 40 years, and this is one of the coldest winters. >> the winter blast also attacked the northeast. boston got a double whammy of snow and flooding. high tides created massive waves that/-- cracked against seawalls. winter did not show any mercy against the midwest either. firefighters battled not only blazes but arctic conditions, sending a second alarm, but in cleveland, life trenches on. >> as long as you dress properly, and layers, good hat, boots, and you are ready to go. >> now your weather forecast with john collins. >> we have reall

families in minnesota and across this country are hurting. economy may be improving on wall street, but families on main street are hurting. workers are wondering if they can survive after their unemployment insurance runs out. our neighbors are jobs are facing hours being cut, facing pay cuts and they are in fear of also losing their job. and the housing crisis has turned families from their home and the homeless shelters are full. access to basic health care and putting food on the table are now a struggle for far too many americans. and more families are falling below the poverty line, and they need our help. in 2008, one in eight residents of minnesota's fourth congressional district, which i represent, were living in poverty. over 68,000 men, women and children and seniors. the number is certainly growing with the economic recession. and that means children are going hungry, parents lack quality daycare and reliable transportation to get a job, seniors struggle to pay rent and, yes, many illnesses are left unattended. yesterday i visited

it is cold even by minnesota standards. we're talking about temperatures, below zero, 20 to 30 degrees. that is really extreme. to give you the big picture on the cold, you can see it is about the eastern two-thirds of the country. and these purple areas where temperatures are going to be about 20 degrees below average tomorrow morning. that's freezing conditions across parts of florida. we're concerned about the citrus crops here, strawberries, lemons, oranges, of course. we're talking about winds, windchills that could make skin freeze in a couple of minutes, 10, 15 minutes at the most. low temperatures tonight where you'll be bottoming out on thermometer. freezing mark on the south and well below zero across parts of the north. high pressure is gripping this part of the country and it is going to stay purt ft for a cou of days. this will be a long duration event for so many people. and you can see some of the worst of it. winnipeg, 31 degrees below zero. here is some of the record lows this morning. 35 below in grand for

director mueller, thank you for your good work on this house was the work you've been doing in minnesota that i have discussed. and i was thinking senator franken was saying that if we had the names that could pop up with modern-day technology. but i think you and i talked about this before and it's a computer system that don't always work a way that it showed that can't search automatically and repeatedly for possible links, even simple keyword searches as were reported in "the new york times" january 19th are a challenge according to a 2000 require re- four the house on science and technology. is this a fair assessment? do there need to be some computer assessment? >> there was asked to be some computer changes as a result of a number of fact yours. the growth of technology, the growth of different databases. .. short-term and long-term fixes come individually with their agencies but also across the community. it is not as if we haven't been doing it since september 11. we certainly have but this may give us more additional momentum to find some of the later fixes and then have them fu

minnesota had a convincing win over the new york giants. the dallas cowboys took the eastern thomas title as they swept past philadelphia 24-0. >> over 100,000 fans made it to the cowboys stadium for this one. the winner would secure them the nfc east title. in the end, the cowboys got the victory, 24-0. the pick of the cowboys cut stones was a 49-year run by zones in the third quarter. the team will have the psychological edge next week. jets clinched the win with a 37- 0 victory over the cincinnati bengals. brad smith did much of the damage for the jets. people up the first touchdown. smith did get the run in the second quarter. a great 32-yeaard run. the final touchdown was scored by jones, his second of the game. next week, the two sides will meet in the first round of the playoffs. >> that's it for me for now. >> ukraine has been torn apart in the past five presidential elections. a few weeks, the latest could produce more splits. the country has had a turbulent relationship with moscow. the future of relations with russia will be a ma

he used minnesota's program in the 1980's.ter he lost his job, he decided to start his own -- his own business. he had few resources and little ability to borrow money. he -- he used minnesota's program, which was called mead, to hire his first two employees, and now his company, the j.p.g. group, employs 17 full-time workers and has an annual payroll of over $800,000. his story epitomizes the incredible potential for this approach to spur job creation. the second component of the seed act is to direct grants to states, localities, and tribes to fund green jobs. providing funds to retrofit public buildings. in addition to creating green jobs, these retrofits will increase energy efficiency, decreasing our dependence on foreign oil, and saving taxpayers money because these are public buildings. too many of our public buildings, public housing, libraries and schools are becoming outdated and don't utilize the green technologies available today. there are many skilled workers currently on the bench who already have the training t

four states, arkansas, minnesota, florida and wisconsin as the primary seat belt law. they're still 21 states that need this law. 11 states sec action to strengthen seen driving requirements. only one state, delaware has all the optimal six elements of a strong, graduated driver licensing program for teenagers even though motor vehicle crashes are the number-one killer of our teenagers. booster seats covering children through age 7 were passed in five states. this law was first passed in washington 10 years ago and we still have too many states that do not have it. only six states enacted laws addressing impaired driving. there are 46 states and the district of columbia missing one or more critical impaired driving law. 10 states took actions to pass laws restricting text messaging for a total of 15 states with this law. we're looking forward to more states passing this law this year. as usual, there was an attempt to repeal one of the most effective and life-saving laws -- all motorcycle helmet laws. right now, only 20 states have this law. there were efforts in 19 st

director mueller, thank you for your good work on this house was the work you've been doing in minnesota that i have discussed. and i was thinking senator franken was saying that if we had the names that could pop up with modern-day technology. but i think you and i talked about this before and it's a computer system that don't always work a way that it showed that can't search automatically and repeatedly for possible links, even simple keyword searches as were reported in "the new york times" january 19th are a challenge according to a 2000 require re- four the house on science and technology. is this a fair assessment? do there need to be some computer assessment? >> there was asked to be some computer changes as a result of a number of fact yours. the growth of technology, the growth of different databases. .. often it is by pittston starts at the federal procurement schedule, in order to get this done, keeps as a step behind where we want to be. in the wake of what happened on christmas day, we are all looking at particular short-term and long-term fixes, individually with their age

vikings are in the playoffs and if they beat the giants, they erred no. 2. 10-0 minnesota up -- vikings having their way, 24-0 before the half. viking's handle their business and beat the giants 44-73 surprise of the day is in houston -- -- beat the giants 44-7. the texans came back and tied it -- texans beat the cats and finish the season with their first winning record in franchise history. in basketball, md. able to get back and they tracked against greensboro. a solid gain. let's move forward in the first. inbound passed over -- taking into the cup and scores. second-half action -- he gets the ball and drives -- that is money. 97-63. georgetown this afternoon on the road. that one will fly as he hits the deck. it's good. georgetown up by 10. after intermission, -- kics it out. way downtown. count those. nail's sets -- georgetown destroys the fall. 67-50. maryland woman took on st. joseph's this afternoon. final score 79-69. >> a final check when you're living with bipolar depression... ...it's easy to feel like you're fading into the background. that's because bipolar depression doe

minnesota waits for the endf the dallas/philly game to find their playoff standing. here are some plays of the day. houston, the texans hosting the patriots. this is something the patriots did not want to see. tom brady to wes welker. welker untouched here, basically, goes down and it looks like a serious knee injury. he would be carted off the field. less than two minutes to go in the game and ariane foster scoots in for a three-yard touchdown one and the texans win 34-27 and cinchheir first winning season ever at 9-7 so it will be very interesting to see how the last games play off. the redskins winning

and before the i-dos this minnesota groom and bride boogied down the aisle. the prime minister was blood deed after a protestor smashed a statuette into his face. remember the iraqi that threw a shoe into president bush. and then someone tried to put a foot in his mouth. and there was no decorum at at a dallas commissioners' meeting. maybe they could have learned a lesson of peace from knees three. yup, that is a mouse sitting on a cat sitting on a dog. this deer wasn't caught in the headlights, but better yet the christmas lights. finally not to sound cheesy but check out this five and a half foot tall santa carved out of a ton of wisconsin cheddar. it is saint nick's way of saying be good for goodness sake. drew levinson. >>> bad pun, we'll be right back. stay with us. ññ >>> when we entered into the new year, some new laws and rules and regulations came in. maryland allows prince georges county to install speed cameras. in montgomery county neighbors can't store unused cars trucks and trailers on that are residential property for more than 30 days. in d.

, up in northern parts of minnesota. it was down to 30 below zero there. and we're tapping some of that cold air and it's going to be in place here for the next several days. so get used to it. keep the warmest winter gear you have handy. we'll have highs today only briefly getting a little above freezing, and maybe a few flurries passing through the air. overnight tonight, should be partly cloudy, down into the 20s, mid-20s b midnight and just near 20 degrees by dawn tomorrow. then on the day on tuesday, should be partly cloudy, afternoon highs in the mid-30s, maybe a tad warmer. and still a bit blustery too. we could have afternoon gusts 20 to 25 tomorrow as well as into wednesday. highs on wednesday, the mid-30s. and mid-30s again on thursday. looks like late thursday night now, maybe predawn on friday, we might get a few flurries and then quickly ending by friday noontime. if it does happen, doesn't look like a major storm at all. and co again next weekend. this is not giving it up. it's only going to be up near 30 f

in parts of minnesota and the dakotas, 9 degrees today in bismarck and 3 above in minneapolis. that's your high for today. it will reach 16 degrees in for 12 years. >>> now here's jenna. >> all right, janice, thanks. we'll be right back with more of "today" right after this. ...kept coming back... ...or that i could help prevent them in the first place. the problem was that my controller medicine... ...was treating only 1 main cause of asthma symptoms. but there are 2. airway constriction. and inflammation. unlike most controllers, advair treats both main causes. advair treats both maicauses. and that helps prevent symptoms in the first place. (announcer) advair contains salmeterol. salmeterol may incree the chance of asthma-related death. so advair is not for asthma that's well controlled on another controller medicine. advair will not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms... ...and should not be taken more than twice a day. talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of advair. if you take advair, see your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse.

. >>> but minnesota registered the coldest temperatures in the country from 20 blow in eden prairie to6 below in crane lake. no big deal for hardy minnesotaens. glike handle it. i'm cold. i have been around the block. i was shoveling snow last week in a t-shirt. >>> cold, cold cold. >> well, listen. dedicated golfers didn't let the snow stop them this weekend. 78duffers braved the snow and bone-chilling temperatures for a round of golf in illinois. it is the 46th annual eskimo open, appropriately named. of course white golf balls were not an option, so the golfers used colored balls and the 42- dollar fee included a hot drink, and the bowl of chili. >>> now, i -- i met some golfers that love playing golf, but this -- >> toker is a big -- topper is a big golfer but i don't know -- that is really i dohard. >> apparently they do this -- that is really die hard. >> like the people who do the polar bear plunge. >> just talking about it. >> happy new year. >> happy new year to everybody out there. weather-wise we had a deep freeze ourselves. we're coming out of it a little bit. the worst of

,, >>> first after off, the blast to milwaukee tonight, and dallas has won tonight and are on to minnesotan the playoffs. >>> that is our report tonight. be sure to watch tim and jessica for "eyewitness news" at 8:00 a.m. thank you

overnight the temperatures dipped below zero in minneapolis, minnesota where we find the the weather channel's mike seidel. mike, what about the wind chill there, how is it going? >> it's cold out here, nine below zero here. the wind chill now, 22 below zero. and even though it's cold, we're more than 20 degrees above our record low this morning of about 30 below zero. international falls, talk about a bitter weekend, set records saturday and sunday, nearly 40 below. it's cold all across the country, as jeff mentioned. take you out to chicago, where they were bundled up yesterday against the chill and the wind. temperatures there stuck in the teens. it should be around freezing this time of year in the windy city. and even down in florida, it was bitterly cold for those folks. for tampa, the high yesterday was 46. it should be 70. miami, bundled up with gloves and scarves to a high of 62 degrees. fortunately, not a lot of snow. just the lake-effect. we saw back east, and off lake michigan nearby south bend, not far from chicago, they picked up almost 18 inches of snow. a foot and a h

he is from manitoba minnesota. we met my freshman year in college. now, he'd never met anybody in baltimore and i never met anybody from minnesota. early on we became fast friends and we were talking one day and he says you are a freshman in college but you talk like you are in great school, you say dumb things and use the wrong words, what is that about? i was embarrassed for a minute and then the east wall or in me flared up and said who are you talking to? [laughter] and his i'm talking to you. why are you talking down to me? he's like i am sitting down, you're standing up on your friend curious why you talk this way when you're in college. so once we got past my embarrassment i explained my situation, didn't learn to read of july was 12, still struggling with a stutter and uncomfortable with language i try not to speak unless i have to. i avoid certain words because they are too difficult for me. he's like okay to get so he says years what we are going to do. i was 17, pete was 18. he was a brilliant mind. tears what we are going to do. every day

. >> there's a minnesota-based company, immune soda, amino acids and marketed as, quote, unquote get this preventative maintenance, what do you think of that? >> sounds like a vitamin pill in sugar water. >> sounds to you like a scam? be careful now. >> it's one of these mixed things that it does have some good thing in it but some bad things. but on that product, i don't know what it's made of so i can't tell you but when you start -- you mentioned -- what have if they had vitamin fortified french fries, is that a good food? probably not. we have vitamin fortified bread, we ought to be eating whole grains. >> air force nutri soda. >> i have heard of that. and that company produces other fortified products they have one for skin care too. >> you take this drink and it has an immunizing function and you go on an airplane and if somebody sneezes up two rows from you and this creates a screen so to speak. >> i don't know. >> that's what they're advertising. >> for all of these products, echinacea, st. john's wort, ginkgo, virtually no evidence of any benefit. >> here's what they say, bo

ohio, oregon, minnesota, and 30 more, have raised gas taxes. many states have raised multiple taxes at the same time. i hope you will join me in saying tonight to the people for whom we all work, we will make the hard choices, we will stretch the available dollars, we will do whatever is necessary but we will not take the easy way out and we will not make this recession worse by adding one sent to the tax burden of our fellow citizens. [applause] >> and for us economy and government did not begin with this recession. together we brought the state from bankruptcy to solvency over a five year period of careful budget, stewardship, and before. per capita state government spending in indiana is now sixth lowest in the nation, and a place improvement from a few years ago. state government has two thirds fewer airplanes, thousands fewer vehicles. we had the fewest state employees since 1982. we have heeded the mariners instruction. what we did was, we didn't get ourselves in the position of other states. and yet, the gale of shrunken revenues is stil

paul minnesota. i worked with a campaign to replace rob ee mental in minnesota's fifth district. >> i am cries. i am from virginia. i am a first year grad student. i have worked for mcdonald for governor, and then huckabee and john mccain for president last year and i am a republican. >> i am stephanie slayed. i am a first year grad student from tampa, florida. no tam pain experience. i would consider myself an open-minded r. i am here from a interest in plig communications. >> no campaign experience. i consider myself a leaning democrat. i took c.m.i. because of its reputation. >> my name is dan. i am from san francisco. i am a first year masters student. i am a democrat and i am here for c.m.i.'s reputation. >> ok. >> my name is ad. i am a senior at american university. i originally hail from princeton, new jersey, although i live in alexandria, virginia right now. as far as political and campaign experience, i have taken everything a.u. as offered. the most recent one was rob eveningal he is class

duluth, minnesota, 20 below. 12 below in minneapolis. 26 degrees below see owe in our neighbors northn winnipeg. temperatures will warm up. high temperatures going to a balmy, relatively speaking, 2 degrees in minneapolis. chicago at 12. 14 degrees in kansas city. 60s for las vegas. 70s in phoenix. 58 for san francisco. back out west we go, boston and new york mainly in the 30s. we wrap it up in atlanta with a high of 38 degrees. that is your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. happy new year. >>> three fishermen found themselves stuck in a sinking suv on new year's day. >> it was last breath time basically for me. >> how they were rescued as water crept up to their necks. >>> thousands of villagers in the philippines went home today. they were forced to evacuate when a volcano began rumbling earlier in month. most of the people who were evacuated live within five miles of the volcano. even though scientists say the volcano's activity has been decreasing over the last few days, they warn the mountain's level of volcanic unrest is still high. >>> a students car bomb at a volleyball ga

in parts of minnesota it's 40 degrees below zero. >> you know we have some very cold temperatures when we break overnight lows in the beginning of january in the heart of winter. >> reporter: here in new york city the cold snap continues. with the wind chill is feels like single digits. >> it's unbearable. actually, it's unreal. it's a blizzard. it's a freaking blizzard. >> my earrings are freezing my ears off. >> reporter: north of here in boston, the triple threat. cold, snow, and high winds. in some sections of massachusetts they could see up to ten inches of snow by tonight. they're also dealing with massive waves, as strong winds combine with unusually high tides. in providence, rhode island this weekend homeowners dug out from under seven inches of snow. and they didn't seem to mind. >> i pushed the driveway with a broom the first time. and now i'm just going over it again. you know, you keep up with it, it's not so bad. >> reporter: even florida is dealing with the cold. in pinellas park as temperatures were expected to dip below freezing shelters opened their doors. >> we can d

she's one of only two minnesota educators to receive such an honor. she used her cutting edge teaching methods and passion in the classroom to develop each students' potential for 20 years, even earning a minnesota teacher of the year award. barbara's participation in the improvement of educational programs in the school as well as the entire district ranges from instrumental classroom development to writing mathematical standards for minnesota. for her development of innovative teaching strategies, her work to promote the key areas of math and science, and selfless commitment to an important profession, i'm honored to recognize her before this body. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise. >> i rise to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. capps: madam speaker, the two most pressing issues that our constituents wanted to tackle are health care and the economy. last week i convened a number

residents of austin and colorado and minnesota took the polar plunge.ome benefit charities and others simply because of the tradition or sheer insanity. people in austin didn't have it as bad as people in minnesota where temperatures hovered around zero. >> they do this in siberia as well. >> does any world sound colder than siberia . these people are jumping in ice or polar plunge. >> if we can get a camera in connecticut next new year's day i am in. >> it has to be proof that i did it. >> and i will be with a snug yehot cup of cocoa. >> hot pocket or do what rush limbaugh did and where most people enjoy. >> jumping in the water would not be good for the heart. rush limbaugh's heart is just fine. he was released after being hospitalized two days ago. he said his ticker is fine and no heart disease and made clear. not only is his health fine but our health care system in the united states is doing just fine. listen to what he said after being released. >> the treatment i received here was the best that the world has to offer . basod what happened to me

cloud, minnesota. go ahead with your call.ways wonder if our comments make a difference, the people here, because of the wall street and those invisible hand to control our economy play with us through the media even though main street is suffering all the time. what i'm wondering is people need to understand and learn it, -- and learn, because we are too busy to survive, going to work and school and trying to live, the excess to busy to understand the real situation happening on wall street. i advise people to learn and talk about this more often so they can understand the problems we are facing as a nation. host: fayetteville, north carolina. run on the republican line. caller: congress is like parents -- pimps, giving the investment banks billions of dollars and in return they get donations and they do the same thing to lawyers. you need to bring them into the equation, because they give lawyers hundreds of millions of dollars for asbestos, and to go and find people that have asbestos and a lawyer's got all the money. -- an

paul, minnesota. he drives about 52 miles each way. he gets in his car and drives for an hour and listens to a variety of radio stations and briefs himself on the topics that we will probably be talking about. while he is doing that, i am on the internet, usually going through an itinerary that includes seven or eight various new sites. the way that we come together when we have our editorial meeting is that i have some facts and figures and he has sound bites. he has heard some things and he knows where to get them. for a radio show, it is a good mix. on a regular basis. "the wall street journal," "drudge," and "the washington post." >> in addition to that, i would also include "politico." i would include "usa today." but i will also use real clear politics for an editorial spin and cnn.com. i try to graze right and left. a lot of what we do is commentary about the news, not just the news. >> you are talking with andy about the massachusetts senate race in a couple of days. >> it is andy parks. >> we are trying to elevate the status o

and in minnesota, at least three days below zero.ven in much of the south with most of the state in freeze warning. the state could be seeing much of the cold weather in nine years. farmers are preparing for the worst. at this strawberry harm in hillsborough county that means coating it with ice. >> it just keeps it above freezing. >> and a colder shock of arctic air is ready to let itself out in the deep south this week. that means really bad conditions for southern areas like florida, could be headed for the coldest temperatures in nine years. our steve osunsami is in florida. >> reporter: good morning, sam. we're in the middle of the $9 become citrus industry, actually underneath the trees, they're spraying water that coats the roots and the trunk. the water sucking up the cold and protects the fruit inside. if you take the same industries and put them in georgia well below 12 degrees overnight, those trees would turn into popsicles. farmers are watching it. the real danger occurs at 27 to 28 degrees. the forecast calls for those

we were thinking we had it bad, but then we looked up, international falls, minnesota.nd chill right now of negative 31. some cities, like new york, dealing with the bitter cold. others are dealing with heavy snow. and some are dealing with both at once. as snow piles up in the northeast and temperatures dip well below zero in the midwest, you have the winter weather lovers -- >> it's like a winter wonderland. >> and the haters. >> it's unreal -- it's a blizzard. >> reporter: in indiana, it's so cold -- even the street salt won't melt the ice. >> the roads are in poor condition. the roads are snow-packed, slick and hazardous. >> reporter: in buffalo, new york, fans could barely see sunday's bills-colts game. near whiteout conditions on the field. and the brain-freeze in the stands. in minneapolis, firefighters struggled when stores and homes went up in flames. the fire hydrants were iced over. in detroit, an nbc viewer took home video of this ice rescue. ree teenagers were stranded when their boat got stuck in icy waters. and in new york city, the thrill of new year's e

theresa in minnesota. go ahead. >> caller: i think this pamphlet is an absolutely great idea. let us prolong these heroin addicts' lives so they can inflict more emotional, psychological and financial abuse on their families and not only that, but why don't we print out a few more pamphlets about how to safely abuse people and break the law. >> theresa, wrapping things up but on a sarcastic note for us. good debate, guys. thanks again. >>> coming up, accused bank robbers, young girls ages 12 and 14. >>> all right. here we go. spanking our kids. key bait that always gets your attention, i'm sure. could a swat on the bottom actually be good for our kids? a new study says, hey, they're better off. a survey of 17 9 teenagers found kids spanked between 2 and 6 were more adjusted, did better in school, volunteered more in the community. older kids shows spanked between 7 and 1 is, slightly more aggressive but still fared better. it took into account teenage depression, sexual activity. so not a lot of downs other than the 7 and 1 is being more aggressive. what are you thinking? are

if guy. [ laughter ] keep the minnesota action going. >> and tight-ends in the office.we talked about it. it is a big part. if you are cooley. you are aware of the opportunities. sharp had hall of fame career with them. it was a big part of what they do. talk about the philosophy. >> you know i worry about the team. i think when you look at the offense they will find out a way to run the ball and find a way to be successful. and the key hire was the hire that jim haslet. that's the side of the ball where things broke down in denver and with mike shanahan, they could not get continuity. i think the key is whether he is able to come in and build on what was already a pretty good defense. and can he keep the good things in place? can he fix some things here and there that needed to be fixed. that's what he needs the guy on the defensive side of the ball that he can leave there and be confident. i'm confident they will be gone and run the ball. every team he has coached has run it and good on the line. the line is good. jason campbell will get the ball to guys if he's the b

gusting around 20 to 25 in many areas with arctic air coming back into minnesota and iowa. lot of snow shower activity from the northeast, but also down across the mississippi valley. northern arkansas through memphis and northern mississippi, seeing snow showers headed into alabama. and around here, big storm spins off the coast. for us, we will see if we get any energy to cross the mountains. if we do, one or two flurries are not out of the question. seven-day forecast, low 30s today, mid-30s tomorrow through thursday. can't rule out by the time -- angie coming up in a second. by the end of the week, could have snow friday. more cold on the way. >>> here i go. hello. thanks for helping kickoff the new year with us. let's kick things off with 95 northbound. things dragging from prince william parkway to fairfax parkway. no ain't. if you continue to 395, expect to slow from etc. sell, and expect to get dizzy with that camera shot. okay approaching 14th street. new york avenue delayed in spots, live from sky 9. look at the left side of the screen. looks like we have 270 acci