deputy steve haney is just starting his shift in plain city, utah. >> the day was sunday. a lot was going on. it was pretty quiet. it was a nice sunny day. >> but deputy haney's day is about to take a turn. he's responding to a call from his dispatcher. his car is driving slowly but very erratically. even with deputy haney's lights flashing and siren blaring, the reckless driver won't pull over. as this car weaves between lanes and blows stop signs, it's becoming increasingly apparent this scene is anything but ordinary. >> i could not see somebody behind the steering wheel. at this point we weren't really sure what was going to happen. >> all haney can do is try to prevent this bad situation from getting worse. >> i kept getting in the oncoming traffic lane to let people know we were coming. i wanted to try to do anything could i to try to get this vehicle stopped. called out on my p.a. system asking him to just pull over, just stop the vehicle, basically pleading with him to end this right here and right now. >> deputy haney wants to know who he's dealing with so he spee

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across parts of the plains, oklahoma city as well as wichita. blues, purple is the wintry mix.o somewhere and it's going to be traversing parts of the midwest as well as eventually hitting parts of the northeast. once again to give you an idea of what we're talking about, we're going to be looking at the heavier snowfall. the wintry mix and purple icy conditions set up for the midwest, this is going to be messy travel. once again, new york, we're going to be looking at more snow, as well, as well as some of that wintry mix. we're going to see that moving into new england. as we talk about these totals, we're going to give you 8 to 12 inches of snowfall. this is anywhere between 20 to 30 meters of snowfall. the heaviest part is in the dark purple. chicago, you'll get roughly around 15 centimeters of snowfall. nothing in comparison to what you've seen over the past couple of weeks. again, we're talking 8 to 12 inches. again, we're talking nearly 20 to 30 sent meters of snowfall. this is not going to be done until tomorrow. it looks like in the late afternoon, so a lot of problems

city. >> first off, just plain fun to hear your city being talked about over and over again. >> reporter:o-owner of omaha steaks. which has been in my family for five generations. one of eight companies that donated $100 each time peyton called out omaha during the afc championship game. union pacific and congara were among the other well-known businesses. generating almost $25,000. money going to manning's foundation to help disadvantaged children. >> we have been able to create extra buzz and do something great at the same time. >> reporter: for the super bowl up to 17 companies. omaha's mayor said the attention has made her a denver bronco's fan. >> we hope he will say it repeatedly in the super bowl and when they win the super bowl peyton manning says he's going to omaha, not disney world. >> reporter: taking odds on how many times manning will signal using the city's name during the super bowl. omaha world h herald columnist -- >> my big fear he will come up to the line of scrimmage and look at the defense and say kalamazoo, kalamazoo! >> reporter: either way, peyton the penguin will

let's start with indra petersons, live in white plains, new york, just north of new york city, where it's snowing right now. indra's joining us on the phone. good morning! >> oh, good morning. i thought i was going to get a lucky break this morning. we looked out of our row at the hotel this morning and it looked like nothing was going on, but it took only minutes before things quickly changed. we're getting the hardest type of snow, a very wet snow coming down strong right now. so, in the last hour, we can tell that the system is making its way in. we know we have a tough day ahead of us. but here's the thing, we kept talking about the placement of the low. the low itself is just a little bit farther inland. why does that matter? if you're on the right side of the low, which means everyone closer to the coastline, you'll start to transition around 10:00 this morning to more of that sleet, so that really kind of wet stuff that makes your day absolutely miserable. that's what we'll be dealing with in these major metropolitan areas throughout the day. then on the back side of it as the

city. >> reporter: from the plains in midwest to the northern new england.he winter weary are wondering how much more they can endure. >> i'd like to pack up and move somewhere. everybody is going to snow this year, even the warm states. >> reporter: snow ice and freezing rain are tough to escape. 77 million americans, about 1 in 4 affected by this system alone. in new york, it's the second snowfall since monday. trains and subways were hampered by power outages and debris on the tracks. 4 inches of snow fell overnight leaving heavy rain and heavy slush and deep puddles for people trying to make it to work and school. >> it's very slippery. you have to watch your step and look out for the puddles. >> reporter: to the south and west it made roads slick and downed power lines. making roads treacherous. airlines canceled infrastructure infrastructure -- canceled 400 fligh. some are ready for an early spring. >> i'm hoping for spring. can't wait for the warm weather. >> reporter: others were embracing the challenge as if enduring snowfall upon snowfall garners s

. >> indra petersons is live in white plains, new york, just north of new york city. indra, how are things looking for you there this morning? >> reporter: happy valentine's d day. yeah, we definitely are still seeing some of the light snow out here this morning. we're now on the back side of that system. we're still seeing a little bit of it as the system tries to make its way out, but let's talk about these totals. what an impressive storm that we did see. we talk about places like d.c. seeing about 13 inches of snow, guys. four years ago, a system that had 5 inches was what they were calling impressive. we've almost tripled that system, because that's just d.c. proper itself. farther west, higher amounts, unbelievable. new york city saw about 9 inches, boston just several inches, but those are just the big cities. i want to show you these big totals. look at this. you're talking about virginia, places in maryland seeing over 2 feet of snow, guys. that is the problem that so many of us are going to be dealing with this morning. let's take a look at the radar right n

city. >> first off, it's just plain fun to hear your city being talked about over and over again. >> that'sand co-owner of omaha steaks, which has been in my family for generations. it was one of the companies that donated $100 each time peyton called out omaha. omaha shutouts generating almost $25,000. money going to manage foundation to help disadvantaged children. >> we've been able to create a lot of extra buzz and do something great at the same time. >> for the super bowl, it's now up to 17 companies. omaha's mayor says the attention has made her a broncos fan. >> we hope he will stay repeatedly in the super bowl and when he wins, he says he's going to omaha instead of disney world. >> an online gambling site in canada is taking odd on how many times manning will signal using the city's name during the super bowl. >> my big fear is he's going to come up the line of scrimmage at the super bowl, look at the defense and say, kalamazoo. kalamazoo. >> either way, peyton the penguin will keep his name. dan simon, cnn, omaha. >> very cute. much more straight ahead and it much more straight ah

plain. new york city add factor week is under way. the event allowing them to show off their goods. most of the rain is not mated on soil much 90% of clothing and shoes is made elsewhere. there's a move to cheaplying that. 78" of americans would rather by american-made products to prevent american jobs. 60% are worried about sweat shops. >> and joining us is lynette whose entire raping is made over here. all your clothes are made in america. why is that. ? >> when i parted started by business most of the clothing for america was made here. i have been fighting a battle a they have the facilities in the york city. i don't do everything in america, but 85% of what i manufacture here, in a 10 mock radius. >> what made you make that decision. ism it was because the small contact ris existed. i was able to start a business with the typiest investment. it was about 5,000. it was what i new how to do and give me an opportunity to work locally. >> this is an exciting time for a designer like you. what can we expect out of snork fashion book. >> i feel like there's a find set. skirts will be

the heavy snow totals across the plains in the midwest very localized. kansas cityrtions of northern indiana and across the northeast. heavier snowfall totals like i mentioned up to 15 inches. around philadelphia it will be a tough forecast. we have relatively warmer temperatures that could mix in with the snow overnight. we could be seeing an ice concern with freezing rain and sleet mixing in with the snow. right now the winter storm warning for parts of the tri-state area does call for 4-8 inches of snow and up to a tenth of an inch of ice. very significant stuff. please be careful on the roadway as we head into tomorrow morning. temperatures taking a plunge along the lower 48. temperatures only in the single digits in portions of the upper midwest as we head into thursday. >> potentially really dangerous. stay inside if you can. >> problems continue to arise. looks like you are stuck with the air. there is no one to process the problem. doug luzader has the latest with why the glitches aren't really a big deal. >> good morning. as much as the white house likes to

bitter cold temperatures across the northern plains, then we go to the south here, temperatures in oklahoma city20. problems because we have rain falling into that very cold air, so more winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings in affect across the southeast. you can see the radar showing that we're picking up a little bit of snow and ice. this will continue throughout the day today, but really peak overnight tonight and tomorrow as this area of moisture moves east. here is this mix predicted there, so right through the area there could be sleet, freezing rain and snow eigh late tonightd tomorrow. late in the morning we're still seeing that mix but this area of rain will clear out slowly, and then the temperatures will try to warm up a bit. look at what happens in texas. the rain starts to fill in again. another storm is developing there, and that could cause big problems along the east coast by thursday. here's monday snow and rain. tuesday, that area of snow moves into north korea. there is this mix area across sout--that area of snowmoves in. and we see heavy snow and mixing with t

we're looking at the potential for 6 to 12 inches of snowfall from parts of missouri to the plains and new york cityng at another winter storm. anthony? norah? >>> ukraine's president will keep fighting for ukraine's future but will not ask russia for help. dozens of russian marines are reported to be outside a coast guard base outside one city. ukraine still controls the two largest airports in the region. and margaret brennan is at the state department where officials are issuing a warning to russia to not create a conflict. >> secretary kerry is speaking to the press this morning and he is going to try and calm the fast-moving events on the ground. while viktor yanukovich claims he is still the president, the white house is working with a new prime minister that needs to quickly unite a divided ukraine. with russian warplanes on the border, secretary kerry urged restraint on thursday. >> we believe everybody now needs to step back and avoid any kind of provocations. >> he stressed ukraine alone should decide its fate. >> it's not our choice. it's not russia's choice it's the choice of the people

plains all the way on off to the east coast. >> reporter: chicago, philadelphia, new york city could all be in for a significant snowfall. jamie yukus for cbs news, minneapolis. >> temperatures in chicago have dipped below zero in times this winter and it's only the third coldest winter on record there. >>> ukraine's ousted president victor yanukovych emerged for the first time from his country since last weekend. he spoke to reporters outside in moscow where he is under protection from the russian government. meanwhile armed men apparently loyal to russia have taken up positions at two airports in ukraine. craig boswell with more. >> reporter: ukraine's ousted leader remained dee find as he appeared before -- defiant as he appeared before the media in russia. >> i have all intentions to fight for the future of ukraine. >> reporter: the comments come nearly a week after he says he was forced it leave ukraine because of threats of violence against him and his family. friday he said he didn't want military intervention and blamed the west for the ongoing unrest. the ukrainian people are divided between loyalty to the west

but thet kept jumping and the former mayor of salt lake city, firsthand experience with the olympics, got involved. >> this is discrimination. plainternational olympic committee disagreed. >> the sport must be widely practiced around the world. this is not the case for women ski jumping. >> reporter: jessica and teammate lindsay van decided to take them on in court and filed suit demanding that women jumpers be included in the vancouver olympics. it turned out to be another heartbreaking defeat. >> there was a lot of times when i wasn't sure i wanted to jump anymore. >> reporter: jessica says watching the vancouver olympics felt like seeing a party she wasn't invited to, and she was getting tired of fighting. >> i didn't like having to be an advocate for the sport bip have rather been an athlete regard three-time olympic ski jumper was one of the skeptics. >> i would be the first to say i was very -- narrow-minded when the women first started fighting. >> reporter: now he's a believer, and he'll coach the first-ever u.s. women's olympic ski jumping team at sochi. >> they are going to be one of the biggest stories in sochi. they al

city. it is a compact little thing. it is ahead of warmer air filtering through the plains states and heading our way.e've had thunder and lightning. we just had light and returns indicated in the galesburg area. there has been lightning and thunder down around champagne. he now heavily their reigns during the warm season. get that same person only it is of snow and >> you can see the brighter colors coming into the area. here is that little area of snow that went through this morning. here is the new snowfall coming in. it is a second winter system to bring snow fall and just last three days. here's how much snow fall is down so far. pretense of an inch at o'hare. but seasonal total is up to 63.2 in. of snow. things get really dicey this afternoon. five-8 in. of snowfall expected in the area. a couple of thunderstorms. 7 in. of snow fall could fall between one- 5:00 p.m.. here's one model depiction of the snowfall. keep in mind this is in addition to what has come down already. it is windy too. a couple of whether but cameras. eather bug cameras. they go to near whale conditions at times. the same is

plains. and 11 degrees in bismarck, you don't like the cold, so it will be a nice day in new york city. >> i don't like the cold, and i don't like the rain, but i'm glad that california has it. >>> it's been a long winter, and it's not over yet, but not everyone is complaining. some people are being inspired about it. and we have that story from chicago. >> reporter: the winter games may be in sochi, but for these artists in chicago the competition is heating up. 27 teams foreign and domestic are taking part in the snow sculpting competition. >> we have a number of teams from warm weather climates. they practice with sand, so it's pretty amazing how they practice to premium for this event. >> reporter: each of the 15 professional and 12 student teams begin with a 10 x 8 x 8 solid block of highly compressed snow. >> we'll see what we're doing here and use another can to compress it, and we do that over and over. >> reporter: the better the snow compression, the easier it is for the sculptors to work with. from there they begin the process of chipping away at the snow block. some use small cla

city. >> reporter: it's broad daylight in philadelphia. so it's plainmaking. >> if you look at some of the people that just left, they're all addicts. so they're in a neighborhood here. they're looking to get their fix for the day. n not. >> reporter: not just on this corner. as a dea agent drove us around, we saw dealers and addicts at nearly every intersection. he showed me the tiny bags the heroin is sold in, under street names like bud ice, white house, even dea. and the buyers? anyone from high schoolers to housewives. he says most of the heroin here is coming from mexican cartels. it's a cheap fix. just $10 a bag. and so easy to get. here's how it works. the dealers have guys on the street they call look outs. >> once a buyer walks down the street, you'll have those lookouts direct them, hey, they're on the corner of 6th and marshall. >> reporter: lookouts aren't just for buyers but police, too. some are in cars. honking their horns to alert the dealers. watch what happens when we show up. >> as you can see, people walking away. this right here ar

plains are protecting the games in sochi. the threat is closer to the olympic honest city than people realize. >> tony, the latest news is that american government officials are now just now issue as new warning to travelers flying to russia. including one about explosives in containers as small as tooth paste containers. sochi is in the southwest corner. and then the union broke up -- who has ordered his fighters to do the upmost to derail the games which he drained as satanic dances on the bones of our ancestors. the threats have mount to what experts as the most extensive in sports history. >> and 10,000 american fans are expected to attend, so president obama who just convenes the national security team to adjust safety concerns has now placed two u.s. war ships in the black sea off the coast of sochi, in case of a security breach. the u.s.s. mount whitney are carrying forces especially trained to carry out an evacuation. >> to that end, his government has spent more than $50 million. tony that is twice as much as great britain spent on the winter olympics and now that the athletes and fans have started to arrive, the big

plain old rain in the northeast. this will keep the snowfall totals down. however, north and west of new york city and down washington, d.c. and towards charlotte, we're going to see heavy snow. check out the watches and warnings we have in effect and across the deep south, that's where icing is a huge concern from atlanta, georgia, to columbia. you can see the pink. that's the icing. we could have an inch on trees and fopower lines. that's why people lose power. otherwise, plain old rain. from charlotte to raleigh, heavy snows. this general area, 6-9 inches over the next couple of hours. and rain on the coast. and all will go up the eastern sea board into tomorrow. around 10:00 p.m. tonight, it will push into washington, d.c. there's the computer model, the snow, the mixing, there's the rain. around 10:00 or 11:00, snowing in d.c. and baltimore. and moving into southern new jersey. early tomorrow morning, the snow in and around new york city. there's the snow line. notice it's down near atlantic city. as we head towards lunchtime, it's rain in the city, in new york, new jersey, it is all rain. al

plains, snow spreading eastward. the heaviest of the snow across eastern kansas, central/northern missouri. kansas city foot in many locations, northern pa, new england, 6 to 12 inches here, too. another storm rolls in this weekend hitting many of the same regions and this looks to be the strongest of the bunch. our stormy week continues. john and marci, back to you. >>> in the west they are struggling to cope with the historic drought threatening to cut off water to millions of people across california. it's being called the state's most serious drought in modern times. reservoirs have dried up and farmers are scrambling to water their crops. the dry conditions could lead to $5 billion in losses and drive up produce prices across the country. whether is not believed to be a factor in the deadly crash of a small plane in nashville. it's believed four members of the same family were on board the gulfstream that went down. the plane missed its first approach. it crashed while preparing for a second attempt. no one on the ground was hurt. >>> to the slide on wall street. the dow tumbling more than 300 poi

plain could be grounded. certainly we have been talking about this hard-hitting winter. here they are used to snow, but not like this. this city just set a record today. they set a record for the single-most storms in a single winter that have delivered 6 inches of snow or more. that is breaking a 130-year-old record. but i will say this. we are here in front of the museum of art. on a little bit of a lighter note, some people taking advantage of this. this is the famous rocky steps in the movie, and you can see some people taking advantage of those snow packed steps to have a little fun. >> we can see from your lens that that snow is switching to rain in philadelphia. >>> in washington all government offices are closed today. and lisa washington is getting slammed as well. >> indeed. right now we're getting a welcome break, but washingtonians, woke up today to find anywhere from, oh, six or more inches to a foot to two feet, so they got quite a wallop. folks still being urged to stay at home. janet yellen was supposed to testify today, that was canceled. al gore was supposed to talk to the democratic issues conference, he is

plains as janet was talking about. whiteout conditions at times in kansas city and along interstate 70.ower outages, thou sappeds are without their power right now in arkansas with an ice storm that is currently under way there. the blue on the map is indicating the snow. the green is where you have the heavy rain and the pink is the icy mix that we are concerned about going forward across the ohio valley. that puts cincinnati into that icy mix as we get into the early morning hours of tomorrow. chicago, a full-fledged snowstorm for you guys. this could be one for the books as well as far as how much snow we've seen so far this year. cleveland, a lot of wind and snow headed your way. that eventually yes, we will see the snow filling in once again across the northeast. tamron, back to you. >> thank you so much. following developing news from new york's laguardia airport where the all clear was given after a partial evacuation. several baggage workers spotted a smoking piece of luggage on the tarmac prompting an evacuation of terminal c. the bomb squad responded. a passenger on a delta fl

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widespread it's an all across the central plains today and something isn't any snow on your home state but meanwhile freezing rain with the import s in oklahoma city at one degrees here i'll be seeing plenty of sunshine today at three degrees fahrenheit but into the latter half of the week fleece to bundle of lehman outbreaks in the protest. i i i am to noon i do. i know. it's people displaced by the earthquake and tsunami in the two thousand l of the disaster chilling the traditional invented. i'm sure in spring the rate that is called a second term in japan and mike's the last day before the beginning of the season the according to ancient beliefs. the tendencies that roasted beans and then to type them out. nineteen fourteen. what city of the antilles new anti pkk was devastated by the tsunami nearly three years ago people living in temporary housing participated in the old tradition of throwing teens. the main reasons for that family's house the construction of the home town. as always my creepy steamy banking to house my aunt. last night yay. two hundred and seventy thousand people are still eating away from town. he organizes the event say t

cities around the country. >>> now for a check of today's national forecast. 4 to 5 inches of snow will fall in the northern plainse cold heads south, but today mild weather will linger over much of the region. temperatures will start to drop in the northeast, and look for showers across washington and oregon. >>> for drivers, this winter has been anything but a smooth ride. the extreme cold and snow have wrecked the nation's roads. as jeff pegues reports, that's been costly for motorists and for cities. >> reporter: spring can't come soon enough for the nation's roads. the extreme cold and snow has been chipping away at the infrastructure of american cities, leaving holes in drivers' wall lets. it will cost this woman $90, maybe more to repair her right side tire. what did it feel like when you hit the pothole? >> it was awful. it was very scary. it jarred me and even my air bag deployed on the side. >> reporter: the country spends $377 annually on driving roads that desplatly need pothole repairs. they form when water and ice seeps into the hole, freezes and expands. when the ice melts there are gaps and passing

plains over the weekend. these pictures show what road conditions were like as oklahoma got hit. and in saint louis-- city workers readied salt trucks and plows. forecasters there are predicting at up to three to five inches of snow and sleet early this week. >> let's find out more about the national forecast. >> we will talk about more of the bay area rain but first, here is a look picture national pitcher. we do see it a good porf it going through the mid atlantic. also, for the north east. you can expect this to fall for the new york city area through philadelphia. also, parts of washington d.c. as well. south of it is rain hitting the carolina and even through the georgia area. >> your national forecast if you are doing traveling, this monday morning. you have snow for new york city. washington d.c. is also looking at snow. if you had the floor, in miami they are warm. in the midwest, it is still cold in chicago. 22 degrees is their high. montana is looking at snow at their highs as only nine degrees. seattle, they are enjoying the superbowl and partly cloudy conditions with a high of 40. it is defini

plains states to new england. ko im says the storm is closing schools in several states. >> reporter: snow fell through the night in kansas city, missouri. the roads need work before the morning commute. >> we would like to keep trucks on the road so we have a little additional time to work on the arterials. >> reporter: this is the second major winter storm this week alone. at least 12 states say they are running out of salt for roads. that's made for treacherous driving conditions. pennsylvania still has salt but this pile-up of tractor- trailers happened on the state's turnpike as the road started icing up last night. a wintry mix started falling early this morning in new york but forecasters say the biggest concern here could be ice as much as a half inch could accumulate today. ice fell off this midtown manhattan skyscraper yesterday. it was left over from monday's snowstorm. >> we have had this ridiculous run of storms the last few weeks. it would be nice if this would be the end of them. >> reporter: but more snow could be coming this weekend. >> still the potential is there for a big nor'easter sunday into mind highest

plains and wednesday up into new england. the worst of the weather is starting to break out. moisture and snow from wichita to kansas city. that's where the worst of the travel will be and also in and around oklahoma city. over the two days, the white is the snow from thewest tthe southern great lakes, ohio valley, right through the northeast and icy weather just to the south of the snow and maybe significant icy weather. snowfall accumulations, that's 6 to 10 inches from kansas city. a stripe through central illinois and indiana. and kansas city today, 6 to 10 for you. and watch out in the iowa valley later on tonight. you're going to need the shovel and plow also. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. >> the northeast gets a break and the mid-atlantic also. it looks like about 24 hours from now is when the snow will break out in areas of new england and the mid-atlantic. and betty as has been well advertised still a potential for another storm in the sunday, monday time frame. details coming up. >> it just keeps coming. cars that talk to one another to prevent a cr

city to find heroin. >> reporter: it's broad daylight in philadelphia. so it's plaino see this heroin deal in the making. >> if you look at some of the people that just left, they're all addicts. so they're in a neighborhood here. they're looking to get their fix for the day. >> reporter: not just on this corner. as a dea agent drove us around, we saw dealers and addicts at nearly every intersection. he showed me the tiny bags the heroin is sold in, under street names like bud ice, white house, even dea. and the buyers? anyone from high schoolers to housewives. he says most of the heroin here is coming from mexican cartels. it's a cheap fix. just $10 a bag. and so easy to get. here's how it works. the dealers have guys on the street they call lookouts. >> once a buyer walks down the street, you'll have those lookouts direct them, hey, they're on the corner of 6th and marshall. >> reporter: lookouts aren't just for buyers but police, too. some are in cars. honking their horns to alert the dealers. watch what happens when we show up. >> as you can see, people walking aw

city area. accumulations forecast to be 5-8 inches. advisory across parts of the midwest and central plains because we have another storm that might be producingbe the next one to watch. i want to show you this animation. cold air dipping town yet again. >> punxsutawney was right. >>> hollywood mourning the death of phillip seymour hoffman. >> the bellhop told me i had a phone call and it was my sister calling to say my mother died. >> the oscar winner found dead in his new york city apartment. an apparent drug overdose. they found bags of heroin by his side. many celebrities reacting to the news. robert den narrow saying this. this is one of those times where you say this shouldn't be. he was so young and gifted and had so much going, so much to live for. hoffman leaves behind three young children all under the age of 11. he was 46. >> all right. now on sochi russia where the winter olympics start friday. a russian authority sahas 50,00 police and troops to help guard the official venues. 3 media hotels under construction apparently aren't ready. >> every games has issues, these ones are being handled. we are in contact with the organizing co

they kept jumping, and the former mayor of salt lake city who had firsthand experience with the olympics got involved. >> this is discrimination, plainnd simple. >> reporter: but for decades the international olympic committee disagreed. >> the sport must be widely practiced around the world. this is not the case for women's ski jumping. >>> jessica and lindsey van and girls from five different countries decided to take on the ioc in koufrmt they filed suit and demanded that women jumpers be included in the vancouver olympics. it turned out to be another heartbreaking defeat. >> there was a lot of times when i wasn't sure i wanted to jump anymore. >> reporter: jessica says watching the vancouver olympics felt like seeing a party that she wasn't invited to, and she was getting tiertd of fighting. >> i didn't like having to be an advocate for the sport. i would rather have been a participant. >> i would be the first to say i was very narrow minded when the women first started fighting. >> reporter: but now he's a believer and he'll coach the first ever u.s. women's olympic ski jumping team at sochi. >> they are going to be one of the b

could be more ice here around the cities, and then just snow, although there is snow out there, moving out of the southern plains, shows snow, this is what it looks like here, we have snow coating the ground, around topeka kansas, that place is cold enough for all snow. little further snow it is ice. this is a big progress, you will see this as we get the rain, because there's warmer air falling into cold air, ice coating branches and tree limbs that can bring them down. cause power outages or if you own a red suburban, could be trouble there. this area of warm air is moving east, and it is rainfalling into cold air. storm center here right over western kentucky, heavy snow, freezing rain, heavy rain, maybe even thunderstorms. had some reports of thunder snow earlier. that is the big story with this storm. that is whether you can get the sleet and freezing rain. storm develop willing keep that warm air falling into that. that's the rush hour tomorrow. icy roadways is snow further north. it's clearing out, but there's cold air in behind it. so still a little slippery. and another storm to talk about, i will have

the punch just isn't quite there and we will see some cities, especially in the northern plains and evenld temperatures on the way. temperatures are going to be at 23 degrees on monday, 21 on tuesday and then look at wednesday. you dropped to 13 and these are high temperatures, so, you're a good 23 degrees below normal. now, we have seen single-digit temperatures earlier in the season. not quite as cold, but still cold. new york city your high temperature on wednesday 32. atlanta, i want to mention, today you're going to be at 71 degrees. >> yes! >> enjoy, applause all across the studio. >> yes, yes! >> one more thing that is important to mention, guys. california is going to get much-needed rain as we go through the end of the week. the pattern is going to shift, so, we could get rain there by friday into saturday and that is good news, not only for the west coast, but for all of us because it impacts all of us. >> ours is just inconvenient. theirs is, much more important. so, good for california getting that rain. >> yeah, all righty. jen, thank you. >>> still to come on "new day" the

city likely dealing with some delays through the morning hours. and with this brutal cold in place across the upper midwest, the northern plains, early morning temperatures, minus 13, minneapolis. minus 3 in chicago. we won't get above zero in many of these spots as we head through the day, and rainfall is moving through the west that will last through the weekend. many cases too much of a good thing going to lead to flooding and some mud slides. john and marci, back to you. >> jim, thank you. >>> to arizona now sparking a national uproar over contentious bill that could change the way gay people are treated. the legislation would allow businesses to refuse service to gays and the final decision is now in the hands of arizona's governor. we get more now from abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: an explosion of passion and mounting pressure as arizona governor jan brewer makes her decision. the conservative republican is weighing whether to sign into law or veto a bill that would allow companies to discriminate against gays in the name of religious freedom. >> this is just wrong. what message are we sending? >> this is not about hate or bigotry of any sort

city, down to washington, d.c. take your time-out there on the roadways. meanwhile, brutal cold holding on across the midwest and northern plains minus 3 in chicago. minus 13 in minneapolis. struggling to get above 0 at all through the day. meanwhile, across the west, storm system moving in. we need the rain fall. for the most part, good news. too much of a good thing will lead to flooding. the first round of rain comes in here today aimed at the bay area. second round of rainfall friday into saturday will bring soaking rain to l.a. again, flash flooding, mudslides, big time concern. john and marci, now back to you. >> thank you. >> nasa pointing satellites to california so they can monitor which areas need the water the most. which areas may still have a little bit of snow on the ground or water supplies. >> give them the data so they can manage their resources more effectively. >> all right. if you entrust your children to a school bus each morning, there is dramatic evidence that they are built for safety. newly released video shows what happened inside a washington state bus when an suv plowed into it head on a week ago. tw

city and philadelphia. interior new england could get a little bit of snow out of this tuesday afternoon. winter still holds on from the northern plains to the northeast but take a look at phoenix, denver, dallas, new orleans, atlanta, florida, it is looking very mild. >> san antonio, 83. >> a little taste of that. >> yeah. >> just a little. >> all we can do is just look at it on the map. >> all we can do. the oven. sit over the toasters. >>> more information in the bridgegate scandal involving new jersey's governor chris christie. a port authority police officer with personal ties to christie was at the george washington bridge lane closures. police lieutenant thomas chip michaels grew up in christie's hometown. he reports that mike kalchaels monitoring the lanes of traffic. he drove david wilestein around the area while traffic was at a stand still. those documents also show that michael sent text messages to wildstein about the traffic closures. governor christie denice having any involvement. >>> a celebration of black history this weekend when the tuskeegee airmen attended a celebration. it was the air man's alabama training grou

plain, front range of the rockies, snow spreading eastward. the heaviest will be across eastern kansas into central and northern missouri to the ohio valley. kansas city by the time the sun rises wednesday, likely 6 to 12 inches of snow then new england, bringing a fresh foot in many locations northern p.a. into portions of new england again, 6 to 12 inches too and another storm that rolls in this weekend hitting many of the same regions and looks to be the strongest of the bump so our stormy week continues. john and marci, back to you. >> thanks, jim. >>> a much different scenario in the west where they're struggling to cope with a historic drought threatening to cut off water to millions across california. >> the bay area got soaked with some rain. that's welcome, but it was just a drop in the bucket. reservoirs have dried up and farmers now scrambling to water their crops. it could mean billions of dollars in losses and higher produce prices across the country. >> it'll affect all of us because, again, if the rain doesn't come down the crops don't grow, people don't work, prices go up and so forth. >> the drought has prompted the governor to declar

the great plains, had ever plow and snow truck out on the road trying to stay ahead of a constant snowfall, and now there are concerns things could get worse on the highways. kansas ci kansas cityme -- kansas city's mayor is warning not to top paying attention. today more than 118 million americans in 32 states are under some form of winter weather alert. that's more warnings than any single storm last year. in ohio a winter storm warning has been issued with 6 to 14 inches of snow possible, and ice warning in other parts of the state. >> this is a kid-friendly neighborhood, and we have a middle school right down the street. so we would hate to see someone get in an accident. >> reporter: in texas the second winter storm this week caused this deadly accident. icy roads are being blamed for this truck which went careens into a group killing one. a tractor trailer toppled during rush hour, and trees took a topple as well. and now all of that snow, ice, and the freezing temperatures are hitting the northeast. from nebraska to new york, the bad weather is promising a potentially dangerous commute this morning. new yorkers could get a mix of snow and sleet that could pack nearly hal

the center and southern plains. 3 to 6 inches of snow and sleet expected in northern oklahoma. they closed schools today in oklahoma citynice and quiet. nice and quiet for now. this will change in about 13, 14 hours. temps are down in the 20s and low 30s. some teens, even single digits when you get up north of the mason-dixon line where they had heavy snow. clear skies now. they really dropped like a rock. 25 in winchester. locally we've got to worry about the slick spots. remember, we had the rain and snow in spots yesterday so sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, anything untreated is very slick this morning with 25 in bowie. 26 in fairfax. it's 26 in ashburn this morning. arlington, chevy chase both checking in at 27, well below freezing. one more look outside on our michael & son weather camera. beautiful across the potomac river with reagan national just in the lower right. 31 degrees. mostly cloudy although looks like it's less than mostly cloudy right now. wind northeast at 8 giving us a windchill of 23. so we'll watch the skies today. a mix of clouds and sun through midday. thicker clouds this afternoon. then thi

city airport. then we'll deal with this one, round two, across the southwest, towards the central plains.nt south of illinois and indiana but winter weather warnings in the pink, and then the ohio river valley and winter storm watches up for parts of the northeast where we could see a mix of snow, freezing rain, and sleet. we could actually even see ice storm advisories up for this region. so i'm thinking it could be really dangerous tuesday into wednesday. >> somebody needs to call july. >> no kidding. >> july, please come. >> will you do that for me? >> i forgot julys number. >> and then the groundhog. punxsutawney phil. my assistant, it's her favorite hole and they we can up early to watch punxsutawney phil. i'm like, shoot it. >> oh, sad. our mayor -- >> six more weeks of winter in. >> our mayor dropped the staten island punxsutawney phil. >> he said next time i'll break you in half and throw you over a balcony. >> no, he did not. >> i'm kidding. that's a political joke. janice dean, happy super bowl hangover monday. >> you too, shep. >> we'll be right back. i ys say be thman with the

new york city and suburbs all getting hit. particularly in white plains. case where you are? >> we spoke to the sanitation commissioner this morning. he said that for this storm, they should be okay. but for future storms, that's really up in the air. he said that they have gone through about half of their current stockpile and they do not expect another shipment of salts for another three to four weeks. we could be into spring. we may get another storm before then. we are worried about that. residents are having a hard time keeping supplies or finding splice. we called around to a couple of hardware stores and they are out of shovels and salts. the supply can't keep up with the demand. all the back to back we had this season. going back to the conditions right now, we have seen that the heavy snow that was falling this morning has turned to rain. the cruel winter it has been, it will turn back into snow. we will get a slushy mess out here and pile more snow on top of that. you can just imagine what the roads are going to look like this evening. the new yo

plains, across the ohio valley. i think it's going to change over to rain and sleet in the big cities, from d.c.w york for a little while, but there may be a thumping snow before that happens. boston is going to stay all snow. and then a classic storm comes out of the gulf of mexico this weekend and looks like it rides right up the eastern seaboard. in addition the pattern is blocked up to a point where we see a repeat of the same type of thing going on, arctic air enters canada, invades the united states, and spreads out. there's another warm off the shore in the gulf of mexico and the southeast coast to fight back and the result is these big storms. so we're in what i've labeled as "snowmageddon" 2, or son of "snowmageddon" in 2010 the axis of the heaviest snow was in virginia, southern new jersey. this time it's a it bit further north. pennsylvania, into southern new england. that area with the storm that hit today, and the coming two, probably going to have a heck of a lot of snow on the ground. >> what is driving this and how long does it drive it? >> neil, you talked to me before thanksgiv

city. we have a look a t the top stories. another winter blast, and millions of americans are filling the triple threat weather, ice, rain and snow and the storm is pounding the great plains midwest and a million people are without power. >> cvs is getting rid of the sale of tabacco products and the presiden presidency applauding the move. the vatican is facing critical charges on abuse. the church is saying they are committed to protecting the children. more tests are needed in the philip seymour hoffman case, however, four people have been arrested in new york on drug charges and stemming from the investigation into the actor's case. billie jean king is not attending the games after all, the reason is her mother is sick. king is openly gay and russia passed a law banning gay propaganda. al jazeera news is next. >>> edward snowden did help the "new york times" keep the public informed on what i consider to be very important matters. >> i would say it is the most secretive white house that i have ever been involved in covering. >> during the run-up to the iraq war, abramson was the d.c.

the wind out there, northern plains, upper midwest, dangerously cold this week and heading into the weekend. minus 11 is what it feels like in minneapolis, 14 in kansas cityou the story, the pinks and purples and cold out there. continues throughout the workweek. long range shows us cold temperatures well into march. this is something weather watch to get used to. we've already seen incredibly cold winter. bismarck, minneapolis minus one the daytime high on thursday. even chicago you've been in the freezer much of the winter. single digits on thursday. your average is almost 40 degrees. the windchill is what makes it feels feel so dangerously cold. the cold core is across midwest, plains, great lakes, south and eastward over the next few days. it's going to feel like minus 30, minus 35 in some of these areas. so again people are urged to stay indoors, check on kids. radar, seeing snow along the arctic cold front. light flurries, enough to say people are saying enough already. we don't want any snow. light in nature, folks aren't happy, the ones that don't like snow anyway. back to the freezer for a lot of areas, new york, d.c., boston struggling to get pa

plains and the midwest. don lemon joins us now from boston. you pulled the short straw, didn't you, don? the cityool. how are things looking? >> reporter: i don't know if i pulled the short straw. but i pulled the little one. i've got a little help here, by the way. decklynn is going to help me through this weather forecast. are you doing all right? >> yes. >> reporter: don't get shy on me now. i'm told by decklynn and his mom and everyone here, this was not here. there was zero snow here. so they've gotten to about 6 to 8 inches of snow just in the short amount of time. decklynn, come on, you can hang out with me here. i'll sit down in the snow with you. 6 to 8 inches of snow. they closed all the schools, they closed every single bit of the government, business, everything. nothing is going on in boston. they're telling people to stay off the roads. and right now i've been watching the weather forecast, calling this changeover. because it was really fluffy as we got in here. i took the 5:00 train and got in i think saw rush hour and all that. so they're calling this changeover, big fluffy flakes

city, that's going to come after some snow. it's going to be a really messy mix. again, the timing is what we want to focus in on. today it's happening in the plains. moves here by 2:00 a.m. i stop it. going to new york city, gets going in the overnight hours into early tomorrow you'll see us and finally out of our hair by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. but boston going to get a lot of this. there's no one that misses out, robin. >> no, unfortunately not. all right, ginger, thank you. >>> now to wall street. it's cold there, as well. stocks sank on monday. the worst day in more than seven months, the dow plummeted more than 300 points or 2%. abc's rebecca jarvis is here with the latest on what's behind the plunge and what it means for your wallet. and hopefully, a little better new this is morning? >> yes, the good news is, stocks opened hire. it's been a volatile morning so far. stocks playing with the thereat line all morning long on some better than expected housing news. last year was the best housing market since 2005 before the bubble burst. stocks have struggled so far this year. that's because of iraq than expected news on jobs. manufacturing also loo

plains. take a look at the highs for cities like minneapolis and chicago.ne. but it's left behind some winter weather advisories. that's because we have black ice concerns today across portion of texas, oklahoma, light snow, one to two inches forecast. winter weather advisories are in effect out there as well. a big weather story for several weeks now has been the drought out west in california, nevada, surrounding regions, and we're actually going to be seeing some rain and snow moving in. we have a brand-new storm system that will be pumping in some moisture out here across parts of the sierras, cascades, rockies, and it could produce over a foot of snow in some of the higher elevations. this is welcome moisture. very, very good news out west and those current windchills, frigid across portions of the northern plains. minneapolis, 22 degrees below zero is what it feels like. i'm going to toss it back inside. i want to mention, remember that big storm that everybody has been talking about over the weekend? >> yeah. >> it's not going to happen. >> good job.