. >>> plus, it's a virtual winter wonderland in the northeastern u.s. major storm dumping up to two feet of snow in some areas causing a travel nightmare for drivers and airlines. >> announcer: you're watching cnbc world news, bringing you business news from around the globe. >> a warm welcome to "worldwide exchange." it's january 3rd. advancers outpacing decliners. trending around the flat line, just above it as you can see. the ftse 100 today is flat, just down three points. nationwide saying we've seen the biggest monthly jump in over four years last month, a 1.4% surge in house prices in december means the average price of a home was 8.2% higher in 2013 than in 2012. the xetra dax is up 0.11%. the cac 40 up 0.25% and the ftse mib up 0.5%. next, up 9% on the stock today. sales up 11.9% from the november to december period, significantly ahead of the guidance that the retailer gave in december. the firm upped its forecast range to 684 to 700 million pounds. telecom italian is up 4 had%. remy cointreau is down 2.28%. the ceo has resigned. the group sai

the northeastern part of the u.s. trying to get back on track of the major winter storm brings things to a crawl. and secretary of state john kerry doing the diplomatic shuffle turning his attention to palestinian president. and birth control and the affordable care act the obama administration now appealing to the supreme court. ♪ >>> delays, cancellations and bitterly cold temperatures all part of the first major snow storm in the northeast this year. that storm already being blamed for 11 deaths as it moved across the country this yeek. you are looking at the plains over the now. the orange planes are the ones that aren't flying. nearly 2,000 flights have already been canceled. another thousand have been delayed. richelle carey is in new york where 1 million kids spent the day at home, but first to john terrett in boston. john, boston got hit on both fronts today, the snow and the cold. >> reporter: you know, dell, it really did, and the school kids in massachusetts are also off as well. this was an absolutely huge

travel is highly discouraged across much of the northeastern u.s. at this moment.re icy, and visibility is poor at best. flying is not even an option. in many cases more than 2200 flights have been canceled. the hardest-hit airport, chicago's o'hare and boston's logan airport stopped its flights a few hours ago. we'll have more on the storm in a moment. but first a check of some of the other stories that we're following. we have this just in. india's prime minister is about to call it quits. he says he'll step down after this year's elections even if his congress party defies the odds and wins a third consecutive term. mr. singh says it's time to hand the job to a new prime minister. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry will be heading to the west bank today for talks with palestinian thorn president mahmoud abbas. kerry trying to narrow differences on a framework agreement for a final deal with israel's prime minister netanyahu. >> the time is soon arriving where leaders are going to have to make difficult decisions. we are close to that time, if not at it. and

sacked the midwest with heavy snow and bitter cold to start the new year barrels through the northeastern u.sgood evening. i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. also ahead, with health coverage under the affordable care act kicking in for millions of americans, we update the rollout, the state of healthcare.gov, and more. plus, amazon's delivery drones, google's robotic ambitions-- what does all this new technology from the private sector mean for society going forward?

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: stiff winds, ice and snow gripped the northeastern u.s. as frigid temperatures show no mercy. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, from california, a look at latino senior citizens leaning more on long-term care facilities. >> you can have a homelike environment, but yet still be able to read your newspaper with your coffee in the morning, and have those little comforts. and then you can have a big fiesta feast with a mariachi band. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the week's news. those are just some of the stories we're covering on

. >> kennedy airport in new york shut down because of a powerful storm hitting the northeastern u.s. but here's a look at the scene this morning over new york's long island. parts of upstate new york got up to 18 inches forcing the closure of some highways. parts of massachusetts got up to

it dropped suddenly and sharply south ward into mid west and northeastern u.s. we occasionally, i mean every several years, you may see temperatures dropping this low but it's unusual. right now, wind chill over the mid west from minus ten to minus ten up to green bay, minneapolis. and we thought it would arrive sunday. it's affecting people going to work today. >> or not going to work. >> right. right. >> here is a look at conditions here in the bay area. cloudy conditions over the bay area now nochlt rain in clouds. we're still waiting for rain. here is a live view from exploratorium camera under mostly cloudy skies. 55 in half moon bay. another live view with interesting skies. sunshine there, but cloudy skies it's 55 in santa rosa. 55 in novato. a live view from our mount tam camera looking south ward towards eegs beach. cooler patterns and a slight chance of rain thursday. here is our satellite image. dry clouds moving throughout the bay area. so calm ridge of high pressure bringing us no rain. it's this next system with a belter chance of rain. that is sli

residents in the northeastern u.s. ing for the first form of the year with snow and high winds expecting to cause major travel delays. plus, the new year and a new test for oh bam incare has the u.s. health law goes into effect. but insurer are still working through a backlog of paperwork. >>> a very warm welcome here to cnbc and "worldwide exchange." welcome to the start of your global trading year, if we can put it like that. as we started the year, stocks are down on this first trading session. declineers outpacing advancers around about 7 to 3 on the stoxx europe 600. the ftse last year was up some 15%. it was a laggard compared to many others because basic resources. it's down around 0.5% two hours into the trading day in europe. manufacturing pmis a short while ago came in weaker than expected for the month of december. they're still pretty high, though, still suggesting a 1% quarterly growth for the uk. the xetra dax is down around 0.6%. the cac 40 down some 0.8%. and the ftse mib is up 0.1% being helped by fiat

. >>> and there's more snow headed to the midwest and northeastern u.s. falling in the rockies and northern plains, which will make its way eastward. some areas could see more than 8 inches this week. have a great new year. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> during our stay at the penitentiary of new mexico, our producer conducted an interview with a serial rapist, who would soon be completing his prison term and returning to society. the inmate agreed to the interview on the condition of anonymity. what he had to say is disturbing, but provides a rare insight into the mind of a serial rapist. >> after performing the rapes, the physical rapes, i would literally scare these women to death. what i would do is go into a victim's purse, i would find address books, i would take their driver's license out of their purse. and i would say, okay, now i know where you live. i know where you work. i know where your kids go to school. if you ever report this to the police, i will come back. i will kill you, i'll

. >> kennedy airport in new york shut down because of a powerful storm hitting the northeastern u.s. but here's a look at the scene this morning over new york's long island. parts of upstate new york got up to 18 inches forcing the closure of some highways. parts of massachusetts got up to 21 inches of new snow last night and this morning. the storm previously hit much of the midwest. more than 2300 flights have been canceled nationwide including dozens at the bay area's three major airport. this is a look at how big the storm is. it's estimated that one-third of the u.s. population has been or will be affected. we have team coverage this morning. meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the storm in the weather center. kiet do at san francisco airport for delays and cancellations. but let's start things off with cbs news' marlie hall live in new york. >> reporter: michelle, the first winter storm of the new year is pummeling the northeast with blizzard conditions and cold temperatures bringing many cities to a standstill. crews in boston are working around the clock building mounta

." >>> quite the mess right now in the northeastern u.s. dumping a lot of snow on several states. some highways are shut down in new york and pennsylvania. airlines have been forced to cancel thousands of flights. new york's kennedy international airport is closed. thousands of flights have been canceled including some at the bay area's three major airports. >> seeps like the character of the snow is not the amount of snow but the intensity and winds that will make air travel difficult. >> powerful snowstorm in the east is having a ripple effect right here in the bay area. kiet do joins us live from san francisco international airport. how are stranded passengers out there reacting this morning? >> reporter: it depends who you ask and how long they have been sleeping at the airport. all in all, people doing all right. we just got off the phone with the duty manage at sfo who says he heard that jfk in new york is getting set to open right around now. they spent much of the morning closed so they could plow all of their runways. so it looks l

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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: stiff winds, ice and snow gripped the northeastern u.s. as frigid temperatures show no mercy. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, from california, a look at latino senior citizens leaning more on long-term care facilities. >> you can have a homelike environment, but yet still be able to read your newspaper with your coffee in the morning, and have those little comforts. and then you can have a big fiesta feast with a mariachi band. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the week's news. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastin

. >>> a winter storm is blanketing much of the northeastern u.s. making a rough commute for millions. today blizzard conditions will be giving way to several days of bitter cold weather. the huge storm stretched from kentucky to new england and hit hardest along the interstate 95 corridor between philadelphia and boston. among the towns with the most snow, ma manalapan, new jersey. >>> governor brown will deliver thinks state of the state this morning in sacramento this morning. anne makovec has more on what californians can expect in the speech. >> reporter: governor brown is going to be addressing the good with the bad this morning. the state has a budget surplus but a water shortage. and the governor may tie those issues together in his speech. he is set to speak at a joint session of the legislature at the state capital at 9 a.m. finally he can paint a positive financial picture. the state does have that budget surplus. brown presented his budget proposal earlier this month planning to pay back some of the money schools lost during the economic

sacked the midwest with heavy snow and bitter cold to start the new year barrels through the northeastern u.s. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. also ahead, with health coverage under the affordable care act kicking in for millions of americans, we update the rollout, the state of healthcare.gov, and more. plus, amazon's delivery drones, google's robotic ambitions-- what does all this new technology from the private sector mean for society going forward? >> woodruff: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the northeas

ryan grim, as we heard the governor say, this is not just a problem in the vermont, not just in northeastern u.st is all over the country, how much worse has it grown across the country? >> it's gotten bad. and you have two main things going on here, and they're both going in the wrong direction. supply and demand. so on the supply side, as a result of the u.s. occupation of afghanistan, you've seen a surge in poppy production. and that heroin is going to go somewhere. it's going to find a market. there is no question about it. it's moved into mexico and up through mexico, it's come here. we've seen since 2008 even a fourfold increase in seizures at the mexican border. on the demand side there has been this intense decade long crackdown on what they call pill mills which has also targeted regular doctors and pharmacies who no longer want to do any business in dispensing narcotics to people who might legitimately need it. that drives more business, legitimate business to these pill mills which makes them get bigger. the feds then knock those down. and so then these people go out looking for somet

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today and we will see that air surged to the south and big dividing lines in a couple cases but northeastern u.s below 0 and winds gusting 15, 20 miles per hour or more and that makes the dangerous wind chill why people are told to stay home today and do not head out because of frost bite. look at atlanta versus savannah within the state of georgia, 28-64. so you can see the dramatic divide where we have the cold air and where it hasn't made it in. ahead of this a warm flow and philadelphia is warm to 61. between the warm temperatures and moisture a lot of heavy fog in this region. but that region gets the cold air by tomorrow. back to you. >> okay, nicole with most of the u.s. facing record-low temperatures people are preparing for the worst but some are ignoring the warning to stay inside and there are some on the frozen waters in michigan. >> you might think nobody knows cold weather like an ice fisherman. >> if the fish are biting i don't care how cold it is. there we go. >> reporter: most people have never experienced the kind of cold weather that is expected to blanket half the united stat

the northeastern part of the u.s.et back on track of the major winter storm brings things to a crawl. and secretary of state john kerry doing the diplomatic shuffle turning his attention to palestinian president. and birth control and the affordable care act the obama administration now appealing to the supreme court. ♪ >>> delays, cancellations and bitterly cold temperaturesll

the cities in the northeastern part of the u.s.orm as you just saw bears down there. we're in the middle of winter. we're not seeing much weather here in the bay area. we're certainly seeing it in the midwest and northeast part of the u.s. they are definitely seeing it. more than 1100 flints have been -- flights have been canceled because of the winter storm. we're actually hearing that chicago o'hare bearing a bankrupt of the delays and cancellations trying to get flights in and out of there. we heard from the faa moments ago that there's at least a two- hour delay from flights here to there. check with your carrier. newark, new jersey, boston an j.f.k. airport in new york will all be affected and then most of the airlines are taking the situation minute by minute. >> i understand the visibility is down to a quarter of a mile with blowing snow. united airlines has been proactive on it. they've decided to cancel their flights into boston, newark and j.f.k. but they are doing it on a case- by-case basis and watching the storm. >> th

u.s. and european fashion labels have manufacturing facilities in cambodia. >> and finally, on friday, the northeasternd states was hit a blizzard that dropped up to one half of a meter of snow in some areas. several states, including new york, declared a state of emergency. hundreds of flights had to be canceled or delccccccccccccccccc

blighted parts of canada and the northeastern united states. 16 people are believed to have died over the last few days. since wednesday, more than 5000 flights have been canceled. u.s. vel chaos across the a foot of snow and layers of ice caused havoc. sunday,irport on airplanes skidded off the runway and slid into a snow bank. earlier, a small plane made an emergency landing in traffic in the bronx. the cold and ice have made for equally treacherous conditions on the road. at least a dozen cars involved in a pileup on a highway in a new york. >> very icy out there. as soon as i got in my truck it was like an ice skating rink. meteorologists say the american midwest and northeast are being gripped by a polar for tax -- polar vortex. temperatures could feel as low -60 fahrenheit -- -16 fahrenheit and -60 celsius. frostbite could set in within minutes. >> it is unlike anything we have seen in decades in this area. we have temperatures that are potentially deadly or certainly life altering temperatures. the national weather service advises people to stay indoors. but the deep freeze didn't keep its roots fans at home. in wisconsin, supporters turned out for one of the

u.s. but handed to afghan control in 2013. afghanistan says there is not enough evidence against the detainees. dozens are reported dead in two attacks in northeasternria which the military is blaming on islamist militants. the attack on a village, residents at least 50 were killed and houses set ablaze. in the second, more than 20 people are said to have died when gunmen burst into a church. u.s. officials say the operators of two exchanges of bitcoin have been arrested and charged with money laundering. they are accused of trying to sell more than $1 million worth theitcoins to use on notorious silk road website, an online market for drugs and other illegal transactions. in ukraine, the president says he is ready to scrap anti- protest laws that have sparked violent clashes. the concession comes on the eve of a parliamentary debate aimed at ending the political crisis in his country. i spoke to our correspondent in kiev moments ago. i asked if this move would be enough to satisfy the opposition. >> to satisfy the opposition or the protesters in the square? the opposition leaders are continuing the talks with the president. they say they will conti

in the northeastern town of bruce truck packed with explosives detonated at a market killed at least nineteen people and injured thirty seven twenty thirteen was the deadliest year for rag since u.s. troops left the country with at least eight thousand people losing their lives one retired officer who served in the american campaign there believes it's because the country was left in disarray. i believe more than anything else it's the way the situation in iraq was left and then the power brokers inside iraq seven way in disputes or grasping for those elements which will give them control in the future within that country which is a very rich country relative towards natural resources and i think that's what a lot of fights about at this point in time. elsewhere new york new jersey have declared a statewide emergency amid an unfolding winter storm hundreds of flights have been canceled because of the forecast says officials are urging people to avoid traveling locals across the region have been stockpiling supplies ahead of the upcoming blizzard. the twenty fourteen winter olympics are within touching distance of the host city of sochi is carrying out its final preparations but w

the northeastern town of grooves a truck packed with explosives detonated at a market killing at least nineteen people and injuring thirty seven twenty thirteen was the deadliest year for iraq since u.s. troops left the country with at least eight thousand people losing their lives one retired officer who served in the american campaign there believes it's because the country was left in disarray. i believe we were nearly three males it's the way the situation in iraq was worth remember powerbrokers inside iraq certainly in the spirits or grasping for those arguments which will give birth control in the future we're going to a country which is a very rich country relative towards natural resources and i think that's what a lot of fights about at this point in time. at least three people have been killed and several more injured in cambodia as police reportedly opened fire on a protest textile workers blocked a road south of the country's capital demanding their wages are doubled the pay they wanted was the equivalent of one hundred sixty dollars a month while the government has only offered them one hundred the garment industry is a key source of national income in cambodia and killi

northeastern africa also is potentially threatening to us. in my judgment you can't let sanctuaries take hold and we should be partnering with other countries to deal with those sanctions. i'm not talking about bringing u.s. troops to bear that i'm talking about in some cases helping people with training assistance so they know how to deal with the problem and they may actually help them with equipment and intelligence to deal with it to be sure that we cannot let these sanctuaries take hold and faster because they will be predatory in nature on their neighbors and eventually potentially dangerous to the american people. >> just briefly congresswoman to answer your very good question which is there any evidence that are pulling out of countries creates a threat to our homeland and i'm paraphrasing but i think that is what you asked. i looked back first at afghanistan during the 90s when as i said earlier the general feeling in this country than was that was someone else's civil war. the taliban and al qaeda nested there and of course that led to the 9/11 attacks against us. iraq today is another example of that. we pulled out all the reasons that have been given here and now al qaeda is back in and they