. >>> north texas man -- >> i was going to say something about -- i won't.self centering. a north texas man is trying to clear his name after he was arrested for violating a city ordinance. they arrested him but they said it wasn't because he was violating that law, but because you have to show these signs on private land. do you buy that? >> i think it's bogus, i think they were stretching to find something. i know this community north of dallas, it's an aftfluent community. they really were ticked off at this guy, they tried to get him, but they couldn't get him because of the constitution and freedom of speech. so they got him on -- the taxpayers are going to waste money prosecuting a guy who- >> it's just like flashing your lights. >> as long as you're just flashing your lights, geraldo. >>> coming up, a very awkward moment on the "today" show with kate gosselin. it's coming up. there they are. ♪ [ chicken caws ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. eartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact and goes

and north texas wins, 36-14. and a louisville quarterback announced today he will forgo the senior year to enter the upcoming nfl draft. he is widely considered to be a top overall pick, which would go to the houston texans, and they are expected to have a quarterback. night, capitals tomorrow but today, john carlson was named to team usa for the sochi month.s next and so far, hockey talk today focuses on the winter classic. take a look. detroit and toronto, players walking down to a very snow we ring -- rink. in front of the goal and tip it in with smith there. it would go to a shootout, and jimmy.n that does the trick. toronto wins, 3-2. in an alumration game. i am not sure how to describe this. maybe you can. some trickery. why on skates when you can do it on your back? the wizards have already tipped off against the mavericks, and that game is just getting underway. >> >> i hope you enjoyed today's relatively mild temperatures. >> maybe half an inch of snow. heavier amounts the farther north and east you go t

this is the city of azle texas, it's located in north texas just outside ft. worth. last few months, something has been happening that has never happened before. on november 5 at around 9:30 p.m. local time the ground began to shake beneath azle, texas. a 6.2 magnitude earthquake. they're not a common feature in that part of the country. that quake took everybody by surprise. then the next day, it happened again, this time a 2.7 magnitude earthquake which hit around 11:00 in the morning. >> that same night two, more earthquakes. what? something was going on in azle that had never happened before. >> did you feel it? another earthquake rumbled through north texas. >> some homeowners are reporting minor damage after that quake struck. it was around 6:40 near azle. it measured 3.6. that's the 12th earthquake this month alone. it is also the strongest in five years. >> the 12th earthquake if two-and-a-half weeks? that was in november. then it started getting worse. >> it seems like every single day now, we are reporting on yet another earthquake at the parker county line

and the mean green of north texas big winners over unlv.nd niners and packers 49ers have beaten the pack and now, it's win, or go home. that family broke on to the scene for four touchdowns. degrees sunday >> being a playoff, to have this opportunity. it's more comfortable with this situation. i think. this year i have toechl peer yens being in the playoffs and in >> has he ever play nifd degree weather? and my condolences to your stanford fans out there. >> yes. yes. >> so next time. >> join me tonight a popular photo sharing app why it may put your accounts at risk as well z getting fit is popular new year's resolution. why changing how you eat may be nine key. >> that is it nor edition of abc7 news. >> from all of us here, have this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants -- a creative director from henderson, nevada... a law-enforcement specialist from burlington, vermont... and our returning champion, a writer from arlington heights, illinois... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank

and the mean green of north texas big winners over unlv.and packers 49ers have beaten the pack and now, it's win, or go home. that family broke on to the scene for four touchdowns. it will be six degrees sunday >> being a playoff, to have this opportunity. it's more comfortable with this situation. i think. this year i have toechl peer yens being in the playoffs and in >> has he ever play nifd degree weather? and my condolences to your stanford fans out there. >> yes. yes. >> so next time. >> join me tonight a popular photo sharing app why it may put your accounts at risk as well z getting fit is popular new year's resolution. why changing how you eat may be nine key. >> that is it nor edition of abc7 news. abc7 news. >> from all of us here, have a [jazz music] ♪ the flowers are lovely. thank you. no, you hang up first. okay, on the count of three. one, two, three... no, i didn't hang up either. [door opening] donaghy, i need your help. i miss you too. i said i miss you too. you're breaking up. maureen? she cut out. i need $60,000, or i'm g

north texas we have seen a tremendous surge. north dakota as well. would it have a major impact on the jobs created if we didn't lift our ban? >> it could particularly if can certainly put a cap and stagnate what we're doing in the future. so it's not a good thing. get where the energy independent and call us opec have a severe step back. we need to follow through with this. thank you. do you want to comment? >> thank you, senator scott. long we have the difference between consumption and supply here, we're going have a trade deficit on oil whether we export or not. if we export more oil, the crude we have import more oil to make up for the gap. the way -- if one is concerned about producing our oil trade deficit. the number one thing is dramatically reduce consumption. we have new fuel economy standards that get us 54.5 miles per michigan. -- gallon. we could go beyond that and reduce the trade deficit. two things. >> before you comment i would say we can quickly solve the problem our deficit by allowing us to get on the federal lands hundred of yea

is a major employer provide fn to west virginia, north dakota, texas, the last four years, texas has the oil output. gerri: that is so unbelievable. midland is the fastest growing town in america. gerri: we have the matapan it is texas and north dakota you can see right away the power tell us more. >> those are not just people in the wheel industry -- loyola industry. these all our wheat farmers all the sudden it is there land. gerri: nothing wrong with that. >> the irony is at a time the president is not a supporter could you imagine if he did? >> barack obama presided over the biggest oil and gas boom over the history over the country. the biggest irony. [laughter] the only thing right now that is holding him back one is we're not doing enough leasing. but we need pipelines. all lots of the drilling is stalled because the dollar tumbled way to get it to the market. of much chper way to get it to the market is through the pipeline. we need the keystone pipeline the president talks about infrastructure but this is priority number one. >> we talk about the northeast in the deficit wit

. >>> a north texas man who paid $350,000 for a permit to shoot an endangered black rhino now says hegetting death threats. >>> the new jersey state assembly votes to continue investigation into the bridge gate scandal. they will now try to determine whether the lane closures of the george washington bridge were part of political payback. it has already issued 20 subpoenas in his probe. the nsa may be facing big changes. president obama has been looking into the agency's controversial spying programs, including the collection of phone records of millions of americans. glen greenwald appeared on al jazeera "the stream." >> i think the public at this point has heard enough about what the nsa does and how invasive it is, and they are going to need more than just a pretty speech by president obama to feel their concerns are addressed. there are a couple of proposals that are decent ones, like putting an advocate in the fifa court, but the history of the united states in the last 50 years, and the history of president obama in particular is when there is some sort of controversy the approa

rescue committee, joint statement of iraqi refugee assistance project, human rights initiative of north texas, lutheran immigration and refugee services, mercy corps, oxfam, refugee council u.s.a., refugees international, save the children, syrian american medical society, unicef and world relief and without objection, i'll place their statements in the record. the record's going to be open for a week. you may get a few additional questions and you promise me a few additional responses. and i appreciate what you had to say. and i will say in closing here, this was a pretty diverse political group sitting up here. and this is not always the type of topic that attracts anybody other than the chairman and a ranking member. and it's an indication to me of something good and positive. we see a problem, we're a caring people, we want to do something about it. we want to be thoughtful, as senator cruz says, not to endanger the united states in any way. but to do our part to deal with a worldwide problem which he appreciates more than any of us could on this panel. so those who have given up on this

. >> i'm telling you, the gates are open wide for you to move the north texas. have you. you know when the president talked about his job creation and energy plan, i thought the whole time, why don't you say god bless texas, because without texas your job creation is zip. >> you're from the great state of wisconsin, your republican governor put in conservative principles, faced a recall. he had a huge massive deficit. he has a surplus, he is giving it back to the people of your state. >> a billion dollars, tax breaks now going to wisconsin families. if you don't want to go to texas you can come to wisconsin. >> any other bidding going on here? >> but on obamacare, i think it is important they're honest with the american people. if we're going to repeal it we have to win elections. we wouldn't be able to repeal it without the senate. >> even if you have the senate you think you can repeal it? >> we can put pressure on the president. listen, harry reid is putting pressure -- we have to be realistic. the president shut down the government in october. >> that is not

the 15-yard reverse caps the first goal win for north texas since 2002 beating unrb34-16. >>> nebraskahis own end zone tommy on third and 14. gets the first down. and more. quincy anuaa on the receiving end of longest play in school history. 99 yards. take a bow, young man. huskers beat the bulldogs 24- 19. >>> packers coach mccarthy growing used to the cold in green bay and the thermostat will drop for the rest of the week. the latest forecast for sunday a high of 3 degrees. 20% chance of snow. how do the players plan to keep warm with a trip to the second round on the line? >> drink a lot of chicken noodle soup. >> that's good. i can't argue with that. but for me, i don't know, man. just give me a w and that will take care of all the warmth i need. pavelski is on the team usa for the olympics in sochi. >>> a record 105,491 at the big house for the winter classic in ann arbor. 13 degrees, wind chill zero. justin wanted a drink of water but it was ice. third period, it was the backhand in front of the net to tie it at 2. it would go to a shootout. bozak gets the game winner. leafs win

in north texas, we have seen a term in the search. oklahoma -- tremendous surge. oklahoma as well. it can certainly put a cap and stagnate what we are doing in the future. it is not a good thing. are going to get to where we are energy independent and cause opec to have a severe step back, when he to follow through with this. >> mr. weiss? >> as long as we have the difference between consumption , we will have a trade deficit on oil whether we export or not. if we export more oil, we will have to import more oil to make up for that gap. the number one thing we can do is to radically reduce consumption. we have newdeficit on oil whetht or not. if we export more fuel economy standards. could go beyond that after 2025 and that is how we would reduce our trade deficit by dramatically reducing our consumption. >> i saw you shaking your head. we could quickly solve the problem of our deficit by allowing us to get on federal land. it every to point out, refinery in this country has a different configuration of what kind of crude oil they can or cannot refine. whether we export or don't ex

sites will be located at various locations within the states of: alaska, nevada, new york, north dakota, texas, and virginia. at least one will be in operation within the next six months. will 20-14 be the year blackberry turns things around? this week the new interim ceo, john chen, laid out his plans for the struggling smart-phone maker. cnbc posted a letter from chen in which he proclaims the rocky past for blackberry is not indicative of its future progress and success. chen says blackberry will focus on service and software going forward and will move to a new operating system. still to come:in chart talk we're talkin' with a trader who explains why the stock market is not a bubble. also, what financial advisers think, about ethical behavior in their industry. and the year that was, for the american small business owner. that's next on first business. i'm going to pass chemistry, and i'll take it from there. i'm going to do what makes me happy. i'm going to work hard. be independent. live large. make the most of every opportunity. i knew i wanted to go to college. but figuring out how to

the department of justice is suing north carolina and texas over their voter i.d. laws.consin's law was declared unconstitutional. the state appealed. and this past friday, a judge struck down pennsylvania's voter i.d. laws, one of the more controversial ones on the books, because it's the toughest. and now, the ruling steps up -- sets up a supreme court showdown that could impact the 2016 election. while both candidates concentrated their campaigns in pennsylvania, republicans in the majority passed a law requiring voters to provide specific kinds of identification at the voting booth, even school i.d.s didn't count in the thick of the presidential campaign, the majority leader made national news when he ticked off a list of republican legislation and how voter i.d. might affect the upcoming election. >> voter i.d., which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. [ applause ] >> that single comment touched off a wave of protests for the legal battle to fight it, and a judge ended up suspending the law for the 2012, and friday's ruling str

when you think about of lifting the crude oil and north texas we have seen a tremendous surge with north dakota as well. what does have a major impact on the jobs that could create and if we do not lift the ban blacks >> as she talked about the transitional place such as in texas has produced a lot of comments and personally don't have a were to go with them. and it can certainly put a cap on the stagnate what we are doing in the future. so, it is not a good thing. we are going to keep this growing come and get to where we are energy independent and cause opec to have a severe setback and we need to follow through on this. >> thank you, senator. as long as we have the difference between the consumption and supply, we are going to have a trade deficit on oil, with the export or not, because if we export more oil, the less -- samore oil we have in part to make up for the gap. we reduce the oil trade deficit the number one thing we can do is dramatically reduce the consumption. we have the new fuel economy standards the will get 54.5 gallen bayh 2025 for the average car. we could go beyond

in large part to frac-ing in which drillers blast water and sand into shale in places like north dakota and texase oil and gas that is extracted is helping to shrink the u.s. trade deficit, that's boosting the gdp by an estimated 1 minute 5 percentage points. more oil and gas drilling means more jobs. government data show the number of oil and gas jobs, the blue line, has jumped by 80,000 in the last decade to 200,000, the number of indirect jobs that support industry, that's the other line, totaling about 300,000. the mernt role um inn ought to has a brood broader definition, claiming item ployed directly and indirectly 9.8 million people in 2007. even if that is overstated, which it might be, it is still a lot. but more oil and gsa production is bringing problems. some local communities report increased accidents as huge trucks rubble day and night over america's roads. and while it may be doing wonders for america's independence, all of that production is overwhelming this country's infrastructure. and that is pushing more oil on to rail cars. this is a growing trend that has had recent damage

clearly showing the vast depth of this particular crisis, going from south to north and to far west and the state of texas. let me say to those who are presently unemployed, the 72,000 a week that occurs as we stand on the floor of the house, that you can count on the members on this floor, the democratic members, the congressional black caucus, and our good friends on the other side of the aisle to recognize that this is not a partisan issue, but an american issue. just a few weeks ago or just

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. >> we heard about texas and north carolina and some of the state restrictions but as you and i havethere is a local impact of some of these voting rights cases and what the supreme court did. let's talk about the map and some of the restrictions that have been passed. >> andrea, i think it all can be summed up with the words of the florida secretary of state who said just a few days after the decision, we're free and clear now. and all over the south we're seeing in small towns and jurisdictions voter expression efforts focused at small local elections in the city of pasadena, texas, the plan is to eliminate the two majority latino council districts. the city of beaumont, the plan is to eliminate the majority black school board. galveston, texas decided to eliminate half of the seats for constables and justices of the peace. andrea, this one strikes home for me because i fully litigated the case 20 years ago that created the justice of peace seats and alouped black voters to elect candidates of their chose for first time. we're seeing precisely what congressman lewis talked about, a

residents in north texas have been hit recently, but the string of earth quakes from texas, we don't have earth quakes, something is -- exactly, something is going on. they're very concerned. that state officials have hired seismologists to figure out what's going on. some think the reason may be man made. >> i think i know what you're talking about, but first, let's look and it is temperatures across the nation today. meteorologist nicole mitchell is back. nicole. >> good morning. we are tarting to see more of that cold air come back in. some of these temperatures will not be this mild as we get into tomorrow. minneapolis has gone up. that will drop throughout the day and not get close by tomorrow. as we look at the day time highs, you can already see that temperature has dropped, still very warm in the west, very dry, still the fire dangers because of the combination of conditions and wind. the cool air is sinking southward. miami, 70's yesterday, 60's today and look at what happens to these temperatures overnight. a lot of them below freezing. even much which florida is under free

louis hospital, and in north texas, at least 19 people have died from the flu this year.dallas report a 40% patient increase from the flu, eight times more positive tests than just a few weeks ago. >> the influenza illness has really hit young adults and duties very hard. we're talking healthy adults. >> there are constant new efforts to conquer the flu, now a high dose flu vaccine for people over 65 which offers extra protection. >> there are new tools in the fight against the flu. like a smart phone app that helps users track and report cases of the flu. the c.d.c. has an app that discusses treatment and prevehicles. >> pharmacies in the bay area are busy as people race to get their shots. >> we're early in the season. it's just beginning. it's just beginning to take off, so if you haven't been vaccinated, get vaccinated. >> he stresses get the shot, wash hands and stay home if you are sick. that lisa bernard, aljazeera, san francisco. >> as the risk of getting sick from the flu rises, so does the demand for those vaccines. from texas to california, pharmacies have repo

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as part of their effort, they went to north texas to deliver a message of the dallas safari club, who siblings have also caught the attention of the president of the hunting club who is now considering a meeting with the two. but whatever happens at tonight's auction, the reece family says they plan on continuing their fight. >>> time now, 9:25. let's head over to rosemary. after lots of weeks of not talking about rain, you've got something to talk about now, right? >> you're right. it's been more than a month, claudine, since we've seen any rain in the bay area a few light showers in the forecast for today. it will be enough to actually get the roadways wet. so it could be a little slippery at times. let's get into the north bay and take a look at where we're seeing a few returns pop up at this time. it stretches from areas along the sonoma coastline, over inverness, and into areas around petaluma, the possibility here. you may not be seeing it yet, but eventually we will get a few scattered showers. getting closer between roanoke park and petaluma, scattered showers reported along t

i was right here saying north texas -- no back when it first happen.he instability there has become a source for other radical groups to get involved. for example, the muslim brotherhood is involved stirring up trouble again. my organization will be working to get congress to declare the brotherhood a terrorist organization like egypt did. this is why they don't want to talk about this. the region is more unstable than it ever has been before. >> we heard from president obama the reason for going into libya in the first place, to remove gadhafi, was liberate the libyan people. has that happened? >> no t did not. i think that's one of the most festering wounds out there by the fact that again, as i just mentioned, it's become a radical hot bed. tripoli is controlled by an al-qaeda organization. the muslim brotherhood working with al-shariah in benghazi and you have essentially a partition country where you tonight have an effective central governance. the people of libya are suffering a nightmare and one of the other facts here is that in the past you h

a lot of them in north dakota and texas. so that's where we get the oil. it's not traditional drilling but fracking. >> what is all this oil into the u.s. supply, what's it done to the economy? >> it hasn't really lowered oil or gas prices, but government data shows that jobs have been created. they have jumped from 120,000 people employed ten years ago to 199,000 in november. the american petroleum institute, they talk about the broader impact of the oil and gas industry, and they say that it's responsible for 9.8 million jobs. that's the latest number from a couple of years ago. 9.8 million jobs, and we know it's grown from that. that was 5.6% of total u.s. employment. that's a lot. more oil and gas production brings a lot of problems, as you know. we talked about it for the environment. a lot of people don't like fracking, and there are problems with infrastructure. we don't have the infrastructure to move it around. it you complain about fracking contaminating the well water and some can light their taps on fire. some blame earthquakes and there's more

what we have seen happening in north carolina, in texas, and other states, is they start with a voterestion as the pretext based on the non-existent voter fraud and then go way beyond it in major league to completely curtail early voting, early registration of 16, 17-year-olds. a lot of things that are designed to block votes of minorities and others who they don't want to vote. i would like to see this broaden out even beyond the voter i.d. issue if we can make it work. >> we get a good sense from that interview of how eric holder feels about republicans on the issue of voting rights when he makes the case some republicans don't have a good-faith objection to this. obviously pretty serious charge going from the attorney general. do you think that's fair? >> i think that there are many who really do believe that there is a problem with voter fraud in the country. if will is it is with absentee balloting but not voting at the polls. in both parties you have people who would like to keep those who are going to vote in a different way from voting but it has become clearer that this is a

. >> reporter: that means 200 million worth of hardware sitting in hangers in texas and north sdpak not over the mexican and canadian borders where they should be. they operate drones outside of the pept gone. this carrier developed trouble and motor and electric and systems they did not specify. they ground the entire fleet and not wanting to risk crashing in a populated area. the wreckage was retrieved by cvc and the coast guard. >> the airport was not going to stay air-borne for the entire flight. they had to set down somewhere and they couldn't predict that. >> each drone is 12- 20 million. they can stay 20 hours and cameras can detect illegals from 25 this happened feet high and follow drug loads. when agents lose sight of the group, there is nothing better. but they are not without problems. this is the second drone crash since 2006. many missions are cancelled and terminated dow to problems. we don't know how long the fleet will be down. the cartel they have spotters and monitor when the pred attors take off and they move drugs and human cargo accordingly. they will be missed bec

reproductive rights. 24 states enacted 53 measures restricting women's rights, including arkansas, north dakota, and texasrtion after 20 weeks. this comes a day after the supreme court declined to hear about arizona's ban on abortion after 20 weeks. joined now by democratic strategist chris kofinas and kristen hawkens. good morning. >> good morning. >> more than twice as many, 25, get an "f," so, chris, are pro choice advocates losing their battle? >> well, unfortunately what's happening in a lot of these states, these state legislatures went far right. this is, i think, sometimes the fixation we have on national politicians, but these state legislatures, statewide races, local races have a significant impact on women's issues across the board, so this is, i think, a battle and a significant one, but i think the challenges for the republican party nationally as we've seen this play out now in the last two presidential elections, if you lose women's vote by double digits, you're not going to win national office, so the republicans, you know, have a real problem because they keep alienating women, not just

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texas, north carolina, those are a couple of examples here where you've seen some more restrictive lawsnacted. why the separation, why more restrictive, and how do you turn that around? you were talking about voters versus the legislatures. >> you know, a part of it is the way we do voting. ever since the supreme court opened the floodgates for corporate funding of elections, what we have seen is tea party extremists flooding into state legislatures, and even into the united states congress, particularly the u.s. house of representatives where tea party extremists hold sway on most policies. so i think money and politics is a huge problem. >> the supreme court declined to hear an appeal and overturned arizona law. that basically said it would band most abortions after 20 weeks. a small victory perhaps, or a big viblgt ctory. do you think this is a turn in the tide for those who support abortion rights? >> i'm very concerned about where the supreme court is heading. yes, it's a small, perhaps temporary victory. there are nearly a dozen states that have outright criminalized abortion at 2

that are up now, anywhere from the gulf coast right on down to the water from southeast texas clear over to north carolina, not just snow but freezing rain and sleet as we head toward tuesday morning we time this out in the i-10 corridor you notice right down to the gulf of mexico itself stretching across georgia and into south and west carolina and on wednesday morning this will wrap up and move off to to the east but pretty significant totals, when one to three inches an hour is falling, accompanied by sleet and freezing rain and this is the area to watch, north carolina, south carolina, this trend is a little further west, we can talk big total for places that don't often deal with it. >> eric fisher, thank you very much. the legal struggle over a pregnant brain-dead texas woman ended today, with announcement from the hospital, anna werner in dallas has the latest. >> reporter: marlis munoz was removed from a breathing machine at 11:30 this morning at john peters smith hospital in fort worth. the hospital said it would not appeal a judges order to have that woman removed. the hospital had said

right on down from the water to southeast texas clear over to north carolina.ust snow but freezing rain and sleet. as we head into tuesday morning, we time this out in the i-10 corridor. you notice down to the gulf of mexico itself stretching across georgia and into south and north carolina. and on wednesday morning this will wrap up and move off to the east. pretty significant totals when you consider where there is falling. 1 to 3 inches. it's going to be accompanied by sleet and freezing rain and this is the area to watch. north carolina and south carolina. if this trend as little farther west, we could talk big totals for places that don't often deal with it. i'm meteorologist arab fisher for cbs news. >> well, a cruise ship has cut short its ten-day caribbean trip and has headed back to new jersey after several passengers became sick. federal health officials boarding the ship in the virgin islands trying to determine the cause of the outbreak. >> one tweeted. all about the fun ship, she said. yep, i'm sick. the explorer of the cruise ship had to make an e

in eastern montana and north dakota now the nation's second largest oil producer behind texas. a short time ago doctors speaking out on the current condition of the former israeli prime minister ariel sharon. >> his position deteriorating slow slowly. >> sharon's family remains at his bedside. he has been in a coma and living on a respirator for 8 years after the hit of political power back in 96. >>> the national inquirer reports that simpson is convinced he doesn't have long to live. the former football legend serving out a kidnapping and robbery sentence in a nevada prison. he isn't eligible for parole fo another four years. >>> edward snowden revealing the nsa is revealing a code cracking super computer that can access banking medical and even government records. all part of an $80 research program called penetrating hard targets. it is light years faster than classical computers. this as civil rights takes the first step to reveal the wire tapping program is legal. >>> congressman tray raid el is returning to congress he took a leave of absence in november after pleading g

this deep freeze is also impacting the deep south, from snow in louisiana and texas to single digit temperatures across north carolina. nbc's janet shamlian tells us a lot of places are preparing for prolonged cold. >> reporter: the arctic blast dipped deep into texas with a rare snowfall, heavy sleet, and in houston, freezing rain that crippled the city. despite warnings to stay off the roads, accidents topped 500 by late morning. >> 290 west road. >> reporter: the area's emergency center was activated. it's normally staffed only for hurricanes. >> it's still a serious situation, as you see. because you see all the traffic backed up one way. >> reporter: ice blanketed san antonio. and further east, baton rouge. cities where plows and salt trucks are seldom needed and in short supply. almost 700 flights were canceled today, more than 2,000 delayed. in indiana, i-94 reopened this morning, 20 hours after whiteout conditions triggered a deadly crash of more than 40 vehicles, 18 of them semis. three people died, more than 20 hurt. in blinding snow, the rescue took hours. bitter cold has frozen waterways in pitts

cases out there in texas and north carolina might be relatively limited in terms of direct impact.e state had provided no evidence that this law was needed to combat voter fraud, which of course is the justification that conservatives have given for these laws. that's important as well. >> the judge also saying the state had done a pretty bad job when it came to promoting how folks go about even getting these i.ds. >> let's talk about the voters right fix. >> a group of democrats and republicans came together to introduce legislation that would fix the voting rights act. this is in response to the supreme court's decision from last june which took away a key provision of the act. advocates say they are cautiously supportive of what was unveiled yesterday. one interesting angle, it make a specific exemption for voter i.d. laws. >> want to talk about everything but voter i.d.? >> that's right. you can still challenge voter i.d. but it wouldn't automatically get you bailed back into oversight in the way it would if you passed a racially discriminatory law. that's the issues republican

front texas to north dakota, the deep feet, heavy snow, threatening to disrupt drilling, even fracking operations. warning that this sort of stuff lingers on it could lead to less production, of course, higher prices inevident blimp i want you to look at this guy in north dakota, tossing a pot of water into the air. apparently to show it's so cold it instantly freezes. if you have some time, that's something you might want to pursue to our janice dean in icy new york city on when this lets up and the temperatures start moving up. tell me very soon, janice. >> very soon. i'm going to tell you that and it's actually try. i heard a local meteorologist in new york say he actually took a bite out of his coffee this morning, which could be kind of true in temperatures that we have seen over the last 24 hours here across the northeast. take a look at our morning lows that stretched from the great lakes to the northeast, down towards the southeast. these are actual low temperatures and we set over four dozen record temperatures, record cold yesterday. so, six in atlanta. four in new york, whic