nashville's average temperature in january is 37 degrees. tonight it is 10 and 15 below zero when you factor in the windchill. it's the coldest air to hit the region in 20 years. 40 mile per hour wind gusts knocked out power in southern kentucky and central tennessee. this man lost power this morning. when we were with him it was ten degrees outside. >> when i got up, the house was already getting cold because it's so cold outside. >> reporter: most homes in this area use electric heat. tennessee's largest power provider could set a winter record for electricity demand tomorrow. laurie parker works for nashville's largest utility company. >> people's heat is not shutting off, running continuously. there's a constant strain on the system. >> reporter: the weather is also testing drivers. lows in north carolina and arkansas were in the single digits and wind blew snow black on roads cleared by plows. and, scott, public schools here in nashville are closed until wednesday. it's only the second time in their history they have been closed and can

. >> plus, the number of homeless families is growing faster in nashville than any other u.s. city. reason when we return. . >> for months it's been a high stake game of chicken in washington state. boeing's union blinked. the deal keeps the production of the jetliner and thousands of jobs local. it comes at a cost to pensions and health care. amanda price has more. >> it was a narrow vote. some boeing workers say the contract is a raw deal, and accused boeing of breaking its promises. >> we helped put the company where it is today, and we are not being - we are being pushed to the side. the contract divided the machinist union down the middle. 24,000 workers cast ballots. in the end. >> 51% yes vote. >> the margin was 600 votes. local union leaders say it's a blow to union power. the new contract will keep machinists working on the 777x in the seattle area through 2024, but with sacrifices. the union accepted 401k plans in lieu of pensions and members will lose some health care benefits. washington's leaders hailed the agreement as a win for the state. >> tonight washington state s

no city saw a bigger jump than nashville tennessee. we look at why so many are struggling while the city is booming. >> quasia walker and her daughter naomi are living in a homeless shelter for the second time in three years. she said it's tough finishing technical school whilst keeping a job to pay for daycare and a home. >> i had my own place and was evicted. now we are back here, but hopefully we'll be able to get another place. >> the nashville rescue mission is crowded with more families in similar situations. >> most of the mothers are trying. they are doing it on their own. they have nobody else to help them. >> a report from the u.s. conference of mayors looks at homelessness in 24 city, and found the number grow fastest in nashville. >> there's a call on the community to do something about the family homelessness when it comes to numbers of beds and capacity, it still - we can't keep up with it. >> public advocates says part of the problem is nashville's success. it's a destination city for job hunters. >> whether it's the fas

we're going to bring in the new year here in nashville. and hank williams jr.hat people came here for today. i spoke to two women, they were from kentucky, and they drove all the here just to see johnny cash. let's listen. ♪ i won't lie ♪ you got a way to keep me on your side ♪ ♪ you give me cause for the love that i can't hide ♪ ♪ for you i know i'd even try to turn the tide ♪ ♪ because you're mine ♪ i walk the line ♪ yeah, i think i know what my daddy meant when he sang about a lost highway ♪ ♪ johnny cash, he was a trip back in '68 ♪ ♪ chris is a big old movie star ♪ ♪ willie just smokes them funny cigarettes and hangs around the taco bell all day ♪ ♪ but i got some detroit boys that like to get down, yeah ♪ ♪ all my rowdy friends, i got a few that hang around ♪ ♪ hangovers hurt more than they used to ♪ ♪ cornbread and iced tea took the place of all ♪ ♪ and it seemed like none of us do things quite like we used to do ♪ ♪ nobody wants to get drunk and get loud ♪ ♪ and all my rowdy friends have settled down ♪ ♪ i think i know what my daddy meant when he sang a

i was a young kid from nashville teen in tennessee a preacher's kid working on the 2008 campaign. i didn't know him all that well so i did outreach around the country in so many others including many folks in this room that i see. just privately and alone i would pray for that young senator that he would wake up every day and have a perfect join his student student -- a i just felt this nudge in my spirit that this is a guy that has so many different supports around him policy advisers and political support but i wondered who would think about his soul and who is looking after that aspect of his life. i decided i should send them an e-mail to leave enough to start his morning. i did know but would be a good idea for would be well received or if i was going to get fired for sending it. i went to my friend reggie love and i asked him if he thought it was a good idea. he said he wasn't sure that he thought it was a good idea. [laughter] i could try it and see what happens but he did give me his e-mail address which was progress. i sent him a short note one morning the first reflectio

say you're a yng person, 25, 27, you live in nashville, you earn $27,000 a year. you've just seen your premiums double! now, you add into that the deductible. of course, the part you pay before, you know, the insurance kicks in. those across the country have seen an average increase of 42%. so that same person, that young person that lives in nashville, they get sick in a year or they happen to, you know, get some procedures done, they just saw an increase in theirtaxes, if you will, of25%. don't see, brenda, how that can't kill the economy? >> well, chuck, less money in people's pockets, doesn't that keep them from spending and hurt the economy? >> it reminds me of the old saying my granddaddy said, if you lie long enough about having a horse, eventually somebody will buy you a saddle. let's no talk about what you may hear, let's talk about me. today i wrote a check to blue cross ue shield for $500. that's $275 less than i paid last month. i'm a small business owner, i have three blows, and i was having to buy my own personal insurance. that $300 now i can invest

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drew griffin is "keeping them honest," joins me now from nashville. drew what do you know?: anderson, after that massacre, so many people across the country wanted to do good, especially here in nashville, and a group got together and formed 24-4-26 victims. they were marathoners. and within a week of the tragedy, they held an impromptu marathon that raised $30,000, and that money did do good. they took that check, $30,000, to newtown. it helped pay for some of a youth center that was built there. the problem is, 26 for 26 kept going, holding more events, kept raising more money for these newtown families and victims, and raised $73,000 more money. nobody knows where it is right now. the person who was in charge of the money, his name is robbie bruce. we're going to show you a picture of him. he's virtually disappeared. this guy was a personal trainer. he wanted to raise money for the victims, but now nobody can find him. he's the only person who controlled the money. one of his co-founders, a woman named ryan grainey, finally blew the whistle when she figured out that pers

drew griffin is keeping them honest tonight and joins me from nashville.what have you learned? >> reporter: anderson, after that massacre, so many people across the country wanted to do good, especially here in nashville. and a group formed the 26 four 24 foundation. they were marathoners. and within a week of the tragedy, held an impromptu marathon that raised $30,000. and that money did do good. they took that check, $30,000, to newtown and helped pay for some of a youth center that was built there. the problem is, 26 for 26 kept going, kept holding more events, kept raising more money for these newtown families and victims. and it raised $73,000 more money, nobody knows where it is right now. the person who was in charge of the money, his name is robby bruce. we're going to show you a picture of him, has virtually disappeared. this guy was a personal trainer. he wanted to raise money for the victims, but now nobody can find him. he's the only person who controlled the money. one of his cofounders, a woman named ryan graney, finally blew the whistle when

this is the sixth record i have made in nashville in three years . decided to fly the guise of the next era meant out of as anle -- guys experiment out of nashville. after about an hour, he is going, i have to lie down. i am a great believer in the made sure we all had a vodka martini, and it seemed to give everybody sea legs. i want to see the design. you did this over 12 days on a boat. >> sailing around on a boat. work all thelly time. martinis have a double effect. it cures the seasickness, but it is all -- fax james bond seemed to be on his game. >> i have been trying to get to perhaps he was drinking water in the movie. i make a perfect martini. not very many people know how to do it. tavis: you have to tell it on tv. >> every time i go to a bar -- dave stewart will now tell you how to make the correct martini so when he comes into your bar you can make it. >> do not scrape in the melted ice. it has water in it. i want hard ice from the freezer, and i want three olives in the glass with a little vermouth. let the olive soak in the vermouth, and

now it's allegedly happened again, this time in nashville where what started out as a group trying tonow trying to learn where its founder and $375,000 in donations has gone drew griffin is keeping 'em honest tonight and joins me from nashville. drew, what have you learned? >> reporter: anderson, after that massacre, so many people across the country wanted to do good, especially here in nashville. and a group formed together this foundation. they were marathoners. and within a week of the tragedy, held an impromptu marathon that raised $30,000. and that money did do good. they took that check, $30,000, to newtown and helped pay for some of a youth center that was built there. the problem is, 26 for 26 kept going, kept holding more events, kept raising more money for these newtown families and victims. and it raised $73,000 more money, nobody knows where it is right now. the person who was in charge of the money, his name is robby bruce. we're going to show you a picture of him, has virtually disappeared. this guy was a personal trainer. he wanted to raise money for the victims, but n

it was more of he was a friend of some people in nashville. and they trusted him.emed like a good person. he wanted to do good like so many people wanted to do good out of what happened in sandy hook. but he just somewhere along the line -- >> something on a paddle board? so disgusting that anybody would do this kind of thing. obviously if he's out there listening to this, what do you want to say to him? >> just come clean. it's not worth what you're doing. it's not right that you're putting the 26 families through this, that you're putting my family through this. when you've been in our house that, you're putting the cofounders of 26-4-26 through this. and making people question if people really are doing good. and with everything that happened, so much bad has happened. and he's continuing to allow this bad to happen. and he just needs to turn himself in. come clean. if he truly didn't do anything wrong like he originally claimed to my brother, then why are you running? why are you hiding? >> with all these different agencies looking for him, his picture on the n

two survivor, father and 11-year-old child have been flown to nashville with severe burns. determine the cause of the fire. >>> edward snowden has been nominated for the noble peace price. two norwegian lawmakers made the nominations. they said the leaks may have damaged the security interest of several nations. snowden is wanted in the united states on charges. >>> peyton manning faces a dual challenge in sunday's super bowl. can he lead his team to a victory? manning has one super bowl ring. if he wins a second sunday, is his push enough to elevate him to the second of greatest quarterbacks of all time? say it ain't so. if manning and the broncos win, all things considered, peyton will be the number one quarterback in the history of the nfl. that is a quote. we say, really? better than four time super bowl winner joe montana? joe, good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >>> i'm good. i'll pose that question to you. if peyton manning wins the super bowl, will he be the best quarterback in the history of the game? >> there's always a great argument for that. the numbers

living in nashville, memphis, nashville, they love the slaw. you can not go wrong. it is a great combination of sweet and tangy and spicy. >> while we were shooting that, i will speak for the 49erination, i think they just -- 49er nation i think they just lost their appetite as seattle beat them. it will be seattle against denver two weeks from today. february 2nd in the new york metro area. >> going into the game we knew it was going to be close. but it looked like the 49er his momentum through most of the game. >> they knew they could not make any mistakes. two interceptions in the game. a controversial call on a turnover that went in seattle's favor because the play could not be reviewed. all kinds of onion layers as to why the 49ers lost this game, but, the end result, they lost. >> yes. sour grapes or is it fair? >> i think it is legit. the bad calls in just about every game. and when the calls go against the home team you can bellyache. a nice run. we will shake it all down in game day tonight. >> that is it for us. good night for over 60,000 california foster

it is good to be in nashville. here --od to be reverend thank springfield for your work and the prayer, i want to thank ronald for the great introduction. [applause] he is going somewhere. and he looks very sharp in that bowtie. i want to thank the mayor of nashville for having us here today. --you have 2 outstanding members of congress who are here. steve cole and jim cooper. [applause] acknowledge one of the finest public servants that we have ever had, a native of tennessee -- mr. al gore is here as well. [applause] two the superintendent and your outstanding principal and all of the teachers and most importantly, the students, -- [applause] as well as all of the parents who are doing an outstanding job, i just want to say, thank you. i wanted to come here today because i have heard great things about this high school. and all of you. recognize that in the past couple of days it has been hard. it has tested peoples spirits. some of you lost a good friend. michele and i have been praying for everyone in the commu

it was more of he was a friend of some people in nashville. and they trusted him.e a good person. he wanted to do good like so many people wanted to do good out of what happened in sandy hook. >> something on a paddle board? so disgusting that anybody would do this kind of thing. obviously if he's out there listening to this, what do you want to say to him? >> just come clean. it's not worth what you're doing. it's not right that you're putting the 26 families through this, that you're putting my family through this. when you've been in our house that, you're putting the cofounders of 26-4-26 through this. and making people question if people really are doing good. and with everything that happened, so much bad has happened. and he's continuing to allow this bad to happen. and he just needs to turn himself in. come clean. if he truly didn't do anything wrong like he originally claimed to my brother, then why are you running? why are you hiding? >> with all these different agencies looking for him, his picture on the news, he's going to be found sooner rather than l

he will also speak at a high school in nashville later today. the president pledged in his address to congress to review and retool federal job training programs saying such courses need to do better at landing their graduates in well paying jobs. >>> representative henry waxman of california has just announced that he will retire at end of this term. the 74-year-old democrat was first elected in 1974. during his career waxman fought for tougher pollution controls and the clean air act, funding for aids research and greater scrutiny of tobacco companies. >>> a new york congressman says he's apologized to the reporter he threatened to throw off a balanciony. congressman michael grimm and the reporter he threatened with bodily harm planned to lunch soon. >> reporter: new york republican michael grimm, apologizing for this nasty exchange with a reporter from cnn affiliate new york one. the video of the threat went viral putting grimm on defense. >> i'm sure my italian mother is going to be yelling at me saying you weren't raised that way and she's

topping the list, nashville tennessee. nashville's jonathan martin takes a look at why many are struggling while the city is booming. >> quasia walker and her daughter naomi are living in a homeless shelter for the second time in three years. she said it's tough keeping technical school, keeping a job and having her own home and paying daycare. >> i had a place, i got evict. now we are back here. hopefully we'll get another place. >> the nashville center is crowded with families in the same position. >> mothers are trying, doing it on their own. they have nobody else to help him. >> a report from the u.s. conference of mayors looked at homelessness, finding numbers of homeless families grew fastest in nashville. there's a call on the community to do something about the family homelessness when it comes to numbers of beds, capacity, it still - we can't keep up with it. >> homeless advocates say part of the problem is nashville's success. the city led the nation in job growth and it's known as a destination city for job hunt

and i enjoy nashville. >> do you wear this during the fourth of july?ot three shirts. so i dress like this on the weekends when i come out and have a good time. >> are you going to play the guitar or just hold it? can you play a chord? >> i think i'll hold it because i don't know how to play. >> but it looks good. it looks good. and that's all that matters. all right. matthew, kitty and debbie, great to talk to you guys. we're making friends here, kathy and anderson, waiting to go bring in the new year here in nashville. back to you guys. >> we're back on air. >> we are? >> yes, we are. >> we weren't watching the other broadcasts at all. >> no, we weren't. there's no other broadcast that is having as much fun. >> all i'm saying is the ceiling can't hold us. >> what? >> the ceiling can't hold us. >> macklemore is coming here. very excited. >> yes. and somebody said we're going to bed together later which i'd like to debunk right now. you wish. excuse me. you're the one, first of all, that's your dream, not mine. okay? i can have any guy i want in this wh

. >> reporter: bob is a nashville lawyer specializing in adoption. >> usually adoption as a foil, as a tactic, suspending adoption as a tactic to achieve some other kind of diplomatic win, no, it does not work. >> the motive for stopping the adoptions is unclear. the state department says applications for exit permits are being held up because of concerns about falsified documents. the rc authorities have said it was over concerns about abuse or abandoned children or that some children were, quote, sold to homosexuals. whatever the reason, eilelena a her husband have no choice but to communicate through skype. it's the only way to see the boys, and dad can see his new daughter. justin told us even though it's an unstable and possibly violent situation, they feel safe. >> with any couldn't like the congo, you know, instability, something can always happen. there's that chance that you can wake up one day, and it's a very, very unsafe day. >> elena will keep the christmas decorations up until they come home from africa and a dad can see his daughter for the first time. jonathan martin,

and a lot of folks in nashville thought they would never see 11 degrees. oddly, it is colder in atlanta than it is in parts of maine tonight. we have it all covered, and we begin with nbc's kevin tibbles in minneapolis. temperatures 15 below, windchill, minus 39. kevin, good evening. >> reporter: brian, this is the coldest weather many parts of this country have seen in 20 years. and even though the hearty folks here in the twin cities are used to sub zero temperatures, this could be a cold snap for the weather books. it is a brutal, biting and dangerous cold. >> stay home, don't come out. it's very, very, very cold. >> reporter: a frigid combination of arctic air and high winds brought wind chills of minus 56 degrees in places. schools in parts of 13 midwest states shut to keep students home and safe. many say they will remain closed tuesday. all this as much of the midwest digs out from under several feet of snow. chicago has had twice as much snow to date than it usually gets. here, commuter chaos, with frozen switches stopping trains in their tracks. i

was a young preachers kid from nashville, tennessee working and a campaign check. i've worked in his senate office but did not know him all that well and was doing and reach around the country, like so many others including many in this room which is privately and alone i would say for that young senator that he would wake up every day and have a purpose and joy and spirit and be protected along campaign trail. one of those moments of prayer i felt this nudged. a guy who had so many different supports, policy advisers, political support. "what did he was looking after that aspect of his life. and decided that i should send him an e-mail, a brief note to start this morning. the president's -- went to my friend and best him if he thought it was a good idea. he said he was not sure. impact she did not think it was again idea, but i could try it and see what happened. he did give me his personal e-mail address which was progress. so i drafted in the short no one morning. assented off to him. a kind of held my breath just to see what the response was going to be. wait a

county in maryland, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, milwaukee wisconsin and, of course, down south to nashville, tennessee. >>> still ahead on al jazeera america, tensions mount in central african republic as peacekeepers try to put an end to the violence. >>> the story of a father from tennessee refusing to leave the democratic republic of congo and now waiting to briz h-- bring hs adopted sons home. someone leaves their home searching for a better life. >> two hours in, we come upon a body. >> now, in a breakthrough television event, al jazeera america takes you beyond the debate. experience first hand the tragic journey of these migrants. >> a lot of people don't have a clue what goes on until you live near the boarder. >> six strangers with different points of view... >> i don't believe in borders. >> our government is allowing an invasion. >> ...get to experience illegal immigration, up close and personal. >> its very overwhelming to see this many people that have perished. >> a lot of families that don't know where their babies went. >> i want to make sure that her life, its remembered. >

nashville, tennessee, is the world-famous home of country music, but just four miles from downtown is home to this state's most violent offenders. it's a high-tech correctional facility called riverbend maximum security institution. riverbend opened in 1989 and sits on 132 acres. it replaced its 100-year-old predecessor, the tennessee state penitentiary, known as the walls. today, riverbend houses close to 700 male inmates, 480 of them are high risk offenders, classified this way because they're a threat to the security of the institution and other inmates. >> we house the worst of the worst including the male inmates, male offenders that are sentenced to death. >> ricky j. bell is warden at riverbend. he's been on the job since 1995. >> it's the state of the art operation. and very proud of what it represents for the taxpayers and the state. >> let's go! chow time! >> the prison compound consists of six different housing units. maximum security inmates live in one, three, and four. nicknamed the high side. it's here you will find riverbend's most dangerous inmates. >> the screaming n

wisconsin where he'll be on tour of a general electric plant in milwaukee and then he later goes to nashville. now, mr. obama is on the road trying to sell the economic ideas presented in the state of the union. and yesterday the president spoke about raising the minimum wage to workers at a maryland costco but it's not getting much traction back in washington. >> give america a raise. making work pay means doing more to help americans all across this country. >> listen, i used to be an employee. when you raise the cost of something, you get less of it. >> the president signed an order to create starter retirement accounts that could be open with as little as $25. >>> a new york lawmaker learned the power of social media. we showed you michael grimm threatening a reporter. at first grimm refused to apologize blaming the reporter instead. but after a barrage of criticism, the congressman saw the error of his ways and said he was sorry. >>> now to another republican known to speak his mind, chris christie, that bridge flap seems to have taken a toll. just 35% of americans now view him favorably

. >> let's check in with susan hendrix in the great city of nashville.ople -- what's the big thing that happens at midnight? >> i will tell you. the big thing is hank williams, jr. they are looking forward to. carrie underwood wouldn't be bad. we will settle for hank williams jr. she flew in from canada to see hank williams. we are expected to talk on stage in a few. 70,000 people are expected tonight. last year i was here it was about 50,000. this is only the 50th year. wow, is it growing. i heard you say you are rocking it out here behind. they excite to the bring in 2014. also here is fireworks. we are expecting that as well. nothing is. >> we will check in with you a little bit. i'm glad you reminded me. >> a lot of people are talking about how you like to rock it out. when i say rock, i think anderson cooper. >> i know. i'm very down and keeping it real. >> you keep it very, very real. how did you prep for tonight? i'm picturing you in your sad cubicle. >> i took a nap. i took a two-hour nap. that's not even a nap. that's a sleep. i had dreams. >> s

it could be a neighborhood like outside of nashville where there's a miniscule muslim population, butthey would build the mosque and folks, if you build it, they will. they build a mega- mega-mosque. all of a sudden the locals say, gee, maybe there's a few polish immigrant in the neighborhood, a few irish, you, i saw some from brooklyn as well and neighborhood called sheepshead bay were a multimillion dollar mosque was built smack dab in the middle of a residential street. holocaust survivors in this neighborhood, and the group behind this mosque, another member of that alphabet soup, the muslim-american society, who, not to get too sidetracked but all you basically need to know is that our federal government, federal prosecutors have named this group quote the overt arm of the muslim brotherhood in america. and guess what. they are building mosques across america. our government knows they aren't brotherhood, yet our own federal government, the department of justice under erick holder is intervening in these mosque cases around the country. locals say wait a minute, you come these gu

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happening today, president obama on the road visiting milwaukee and also nashville, part of his post state of the union effort to drum up support for his economic plans. the president will stop at an engine plant in wisconsin and a high school in nashville, where he is expected to outline just what he will do if congress does not work with him. that a day after stops in maryland and pennsylvania. >> i'm hoping the congress goes along with this, but i'm not going to wait for congress. i could do more with congress, but i'm not going to not do anything without congress. not when it's abouthe basic security and dignity of american workers. dirted the treasury secretary to make rules for a new plan designed to help lower wage workers save for retirement. it is an interesting idea. >> and more people need to save for retirement and you save more money. the government wants to get involved in that. >>> republicans, meantime, are on maryland's eastern shore today gathered for their annual winter retreat where immigration is expected to be the big topic today. the leaders, including house sp

the president will be in nashville, tennessee on thursday. john boehner is about to gavel in the session. we will watch it live. we will come back after the state of the union address for more of your calls and comments of what you heard this evening. live coverage on this tuesday as c-span continues with state of the union programming. >> the joint session will come to order. committee will score the president of the united states. mr. cantor, mr. mccarthy, mr. jenkins, ms. polos my. hoyer, mr. crawley, mr. isreal, and ms. delaro. members of the committee on the part of the senate to escort the resident of the united mr. reid, mr. durbin, mr. mcconnell, mr. cornyn, mr. blunt. >> the members of the escort committee will exit through the chamber doors through the lobby. >> acting dean of the diplomatic orps. >> mr. speaker, the chief justice and the associate justices of the supreme court.

that's why he's here at the governor's residence in nashville, tennessee. >> it is an honor to have you here today and twelcome his royal highness the prince edward, the earl of wessex. award winners, as well.all the >> the award winners included students, scouts, members from boys & girls clubs, as well as teens from miss america. >> six years ago, we started this program. i've bn involved for three and in that tie grown from one program in california, our pilot, to 30 states and the district of columbia -- part this year.g people taking this afternoon, we celebrate 85 recipients from tennessee -- nashville and the grea(r area --@who have dedicated their time, gifts, and talents to fulfilling what it requires to meet the standards of the duke of edinburgh's award. >> to qualify for an award, you have to participate in four areas... the idea is (at by doing these activities, you'll make yourself a better person, while helping others at the same time. >> harrison lane. [ applause ] >> there are three award levels -- bronze, silver, and gold. >> davis luvern. [ applause ] >> miss america

president obama back on the road visiting the milwaukee area, also nashville, part of his post state of the union effort to drum up support for his economic ideas. the president will stop at an engine plant in wisconsin and a high school in nashville where he is expected to outline just what he will do if congress decides it does not want to work with him. this came after a day of stops in maryland and pennsylvania. >> i'm hoping the congress goes along with this, but i'm not going to wait for congress. i can do more with congress, but i'm not going to not do anything without congress, not when it's about the basic security and dignity of american workers. >> one program is already in the works. president obama has directed the treasury secretary to make rules for a new plan designed to help lower-wage workers save for retirement. >> because half of american workers work for companies that don't offer a retirement plan. the president says, you know, that's not good enough. we need to have a starter retirement account, because the people who have been the winners the past five years a

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nashville a 42-degree drop from what is average for you. and atlanta, 27 degrees.he worst of it. obviously some areas have had fresh snowfall. it makes it seem colder. that's going to hang around for a little bit longer as well. hang in there. just a couple more days. >> thank you, tom. >>> federal investigators are on the scene of a deadly plane crash in the rocky mountains. this is aspen, colorado. a small jet with three people on board crashed and burned. the pilot aborted an earlier attempt to land. the copilot was killed on the second attempt. the pilot and only passenger were hurt. i'm martin savidge. "march of the penguins" continues only here on cnn. at 315 chestnut street. the modest first floor bedroom in tallinn, estonia and the dusty basement at 1406 35th street. it is the story of the old dining room table at 25th and hoffman avenue. the southbound bus barreling down i-95. ...and the second floor above the strip mall at roble and el camino. ♪ this magic moment it is the story of where every great idea begins. ♪ so different and so new where those with

nashville, a 42-degree drop from what a average for you. then atlanta, 25 degrees.e on tuesday. because as we look at the forecast, again the high temperature in atlanta goes from 25 tuesday to 43. so monday into tuesday is pretty much the worst of it. obviously some areas have had snowfall. psychologically it makes it seem colder. that's going to hang around for a bit longer as well. hang in there. just a couple more days. >> thank you, tom. >>> federal investigators are on the scene of a deadly plane crash in the rocky mountains. this is aspen, colorado. a small plane with three on board crashed and burned. the co-pilot was killed on the second attempt to land. the pilot and only passenger were hurt. i'm martin savidge. "march of the penguins" continues only here on cnn. >>> as winter descends, the tribe's only defense against the freezing cold is the group itself. it's almost as if they create another organism all together. the huddled animals form a single moving mass, one designed for the sole purpose of sustaining warmth. winter's first storm is upon them. ♪ >

. >>> and right now, president obama is set to land in nashville, and earlier he was in wisconsin where he toured a g.e. natural gas engine plant in waukesha, and his focus is on job training. he has asked vice president joe biden to lead a federal review of the job training programs and to change the system to be employer-needs. steve handelsman will have a report in the next half hour. >>> and a big p prob brewing in the tyson corner. it is part of the area to make it more pedestrian friendly, but it is not happening in some folks, but with one in particular has been especially dangerous. this is lees and tyco road and the pedestrian signals are not on and making it difficult for people to cross the street. >> it is treacherous and scary. yeah, no crosswalk so i don't know when the cross, so i eyeball it and guess. >> and adam tuss of news4 is asking who to blame and how to fix it? he will have the answers at "news4 at 5:00." >>> we are following a developing story, the snowy owl that made headlines around the district is recovering, and it was hit by a bus. d.c. police found the owl

they say one parent and one child escaped the fire and were flown to a hospital in nashville, tennesseefirefighters say the house was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived shortly after 2:00 a.m. no word on what caused the fire, but investigators say it does not appear to be suspicious. we'll bring you any new information right here on news4 and on nbcwashington.com. at the live desk, i'm eun yang. barbara? >> eun, thanks. >>> now, two brothers in russia are in police custody for their role in two suicide bombings last month in volgograd that killed 34 people. the first happened in a train station, the second aboard a bus just a few days later. investigators say the two brothers helped the suicide attackers travel to volgograd for the attacks. they reportedly are from dagestan, which has become a center for islamic insurgency. the attacks raised questions about terror threats ahead of the sochi winter olympic games. >>> also now, local university is taking a close look at how sochi is preparing to protect the winter games. george washington university's homeland security policy ins

the grammy award winner has turned her nashville estate into a shelter. >> i love music, but to have in to fill your heart and know that you are making a difference, it's a gift. >> reporter: advocates like emmylou harris say the stigma facing black dogs is an ongoing situation in shelters nationwide and that shedding a light on this problem could save more lives in the future. >> there's plenty of black dogs out there in shelters waiting for a home. and maybe you'll be lucky enough to find yourself a dog. >> reporter: nashville, tennessee. >>> coming up next, she's fostered 90 children. but that's only the beginning. >> i sometimes feel that god just put me here, really, to take care of the kids that don't have love in their life. >> the remarkable thing one bay area womb is doing to make sure her children succeed in life. part of our bay area round series coming up next. >>> the life of a foster child is often an uphill climb. less than half graduate from high school in california. but a north bay family is bucking that trend. we have tonight's bay area proud. >> reporter: there is

back in nashville, he hoped he would see something. >> i never thought i would see anything like that. >> in ashburn, abc 7 news. >> all right, decide for yourselves. that is it or abc 7 news at 5:00. now at 6:00 -- the bitter cold. >> now from the abc 7 broadcast centers, this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. snow, it is not the the dangerous cold. >> folks digging out from a blizzard. in massachusetts, more than two feet of snow. more than 2000 flights delayed nationwide. people and laguardia spend the night sleeping on cots. areas have seen delays will trying to get to by snow.t hard >> we start with meteorologist steve rudin. hi, steve. belowperatures remain average. we have a brief warm-up on the way. take a look at temperatures. outside the belfort furniture weather center, looking at 23 degrees at reagan national. .0 at dulles single digits across frederick county. only feels like five and hagerstown. feels like 19 and fredericksburg. per hour.nd 45 miles our skies are clear. with the fresh snow pack, we are looking at temperatures to fall quickly. he coldest temperatures o

two others had to be flown to nashville. no word on the cause. >>> the teenager charged with killing his teacher is back on court. new evidence was presented to a grand jury, according to court documents. state police say chisum admitted killing the teacher, but not raping her. >>> russian officials say they have identified the two suicide bombers responsible for the december attacks in volume gogr. >>> justin bieber in trouble north of the border. the pop star turning himself into toronto police for allegedly assaulting a limo driver last month. he was busted last week in florida for dui, in addition to that, and then a pet tick to support justin bieber back to his native canned a day has gone some 177,000 signatures, that means the white house must respond, all of that for justin bieber. >>> this morning in the west coast, amanda knox may very well know her faith. will a court in i hadly clear her? or will she become a fugitive in america? we're live in florence in just ten minutes. for cross-country, classical. and for ju

today it was warmer in arrange rajs, alaska than in atlanta, georgia or nashville, tennessee. it hovered around double-digits but it felt like 40 below zero. it's not only one for the record books, but the zero degree chill is downright dangerous. >> about 10 to 15 minutes we're looking at a potential for frostbite. it's extremely dangerous, and we don't want to put them in that situation. >> the cold temperatures forced the closing of schools. affecting more than 840,000 students. cities throughout the nation are making plans to bring homeless people off the street. snowy conditions prompted this snowball fight on sunday. in other parts of the midwest, poor visibility and snow packed roads became a challenge for drivers. a winter weather mix made a mess of airports. roughly the same number got cancelled on sunday. that's when this delta plane skidded off the runway. no one was hurt and the plane was towed with passengers on board back to the gate. as many as 140 million americans are feeling this freeze, which is expected to stick around for at least a few more days. >> you'r

in nashville, tennessee, bureaucrats demanded that every car service must charge at least $45 a ride.ing to ride for 45. >> it was all protectionism, to protect taxi industry. >> when he started met livery, it was a great success, but the new $45 minimum ended that. >> we lost all our clients and they went back to taxis. >> he fought nashville's rules in crt but the bureaucrats won. why would they want to protect existing business? >> because existing businesses are politically connected. >> right. and in this town the hotel industry lobbied for a bill that makes it illegal for me to rent my own apartment for less than a month. [beep] [indistinct chatter] [kids talking at once] [speaking foreign language] [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [faint singing] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me ♪ ♪ i was a lonely soul, but that's the old me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out how it can help frontline health workers bring hope to millions of children at everybeatmatters.org. >>> got some extra space in

suburban maryland at a costco, pittsburgh, he'll go to milwaukee wisconsin and end on thursday in nashville, tennessee. no particular preen we can discern thus far why they picked those locations, they were lathe in announcing them other than the fact he wants to hit on these themes and president thinks that these play into the larger themes he wants to about highlight. it started way back in the reagan administration after the air florida crash in washington. lenie was the first to sit in the first lady's box. valerie jarrod, the confidente to both president obama and michelle obama, a hero really from that iconic image, an indelible image really from the boston marathon bombings, the gentleman wheeling that gentleman who had been grievously wounded by the bombings. both of them will be in the box. agary byrd, from the fire department of moore, ohio, and jason collins the first openly gay pro-athlete in a major sport, those will be in the presidential box. >> mike viqueria, thank you. >>> the white house is asking folk to engage on the issues the president will lay out on the state of the