i'm stephanie sy. these are the stories we're following for you. 300,000 people still without fresh water in west virginia. the governor says he now sees a light at the end of the tunnel. plus an historic constitutional fight over the balance of power between the president and the senate. a-rod swinging back at his critics. lawyers for the yankee slugger alex rodriguez plans to fight his year-long suspension in federal court. >> west virginia's governor is expected to speak shortly on the water situation in his state and we'll bring you that live when it happens. residents may soon be able to use their tap water again but contamination levels aren't low enough to lift the ban on drinking and washing. jonathan, i guess my question if not for drinking and washing, what can the tap water be used for? >> really the only thing they're allowed to use the water for is flushing. that's the only thing the officials say its safe for. at this point we're expecting the governor to give us an update soon but as of

i'm stephanie sy. here are the stories we're following for you. relief for west virginia residents. water is turned back on for designated areas. former israeli prime minister ariel sharon is laid to rest. the motor city shows off the latest cars and trucks at the detroit auto show. if the supreme court is looking at a potential landmark case concerning president obama. the high court will examine whether or not the president overstepped his authority when he unilaterally declared the senate was in recess and appointed three members to the national labor relations board. libby casey, good afternoon. why is this case so important? >> we'll watch for the decision made by the supreme court late july when they round out their term and at the heart of this case is whether or not a president in this case, president obama can make appointments when the congress is out of town. the white house says if the congress is gone the president can move forward and not only nominate people to serve on boards to serve a

i'm stephanie sy. here are the stories we are following for you. >> we are going to continue trying to make these work. >> the u.n. envoy to syria looking at the glass half full as the talks remain stalled over key issues. >>> protests grow across the country and bundle up. americans in the midwest and parts of the south get ready for a big drop in temperatures. >> no real progress in syria's passions talks. the syrian opposition wants to talk about president bashar al-assad's handing over power but assad's team says he will not step down. it looked like some progress over the weekend. the opposition said that deal was a unilateral one. they are calling for humanitarian aid to get into the city. nick shifrin is in the city. nick, the government is asking to stop assisting the opposition. how far apart are the two sides? >> stephanie, there's a chasm. we did have some progress yesterday or what seemed to be progress. talk of women and children leaving homes. we have talked to the opposition but they hav

i'm stephanie sy. here are the stories we're following for you. >> tomorrow we expect we have agreed that we will meet in the same room. >> news of a face-to-face meeting in geneva at the syrian peace talks. >>> possible progress in ukraine with promises to reshuffle the government and change anti-protest laws, and a volatile day in egypt, more than a dozen deaths from bombings and clashes. ♪ >>> in geneva talks aimed attening syria's civil war are still on. talks didn't happen today, but a short time ago, the un said that the sit-down had been rescheduled for saturday. that announcement came after the delegates from the syrian government say they would leaf geneva unless serious progress was being made. nick schifrin has the latest. nick? >> reporter: yeah, good afternoon, [ technical difficulties ] >> and the opposition said we all agreed that we would create a france situational government without assad, and the syrian opposition said today we won't have a face-to-face meeting before the government

i'm stephanie sy. president obama faces a politically divided congress as he prepares for tuesday's state of the union address. the president is expected to demand economic equality for all americans, and his top advisers say that he's ready to take executive action to make that happen. libby casey is on capitol hill, and what are we expecting to hear from the president in the state ut union. >> president obama has pledged to make 2014 a year of action, and he has pledged tools, a pen to sign actions and a phone to drum up support for what he does. we have a preview from what the president might outline, and we of course heard from republican push back. >> the president will lay out several steps on how we can deal with restoring opportunity for all americans. the minimum wage, we talked about how to lift more americans out of poverty. more good jobs, and more skills for workers of the there's a lot we can do, and we have had bipartisan support in the past. >> if president obama wants to give an honest

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i'm stephanie sy. >> the first big winter storm of 2014 has arrived in full force. it's slamming the north-east with stiff winds and punishing cold. it's dumped near 2 feet of snow in parts of region. you are looking at a live shot of new york city. the wind is creating blustery conditions, but the bone-chilling wind is causing problems. in new england 2 feet of snow is on the ground, and there could be wind chills drop 25 below zero. john terrett is in boston. >> well, i'm standing in cockney square in the center of downtown boston. over my shoulder is the finish line for the boston marathon, so you know where we are. the snow is piling up behind me. snow ploughs are coming up and down all the time. the forecast is for driving snow, high blizzard conditions as two storms come together. there's the nor-easter and a storm from the midwest that dumps snow on the midwest. and that is why the snowfall totals are expected to be large. between 8 and 18 inches of snow forecast, even as high as two feet in the capes and the island. one of the areas of great concern is the b

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i'm stephanie sy. here are today's headlines. foreign dignitaries including vice president yesterday biden are in israel paying respects to ariel sharon, who passed away at age 85. >>> secretary of state john kerry and the foreign minister of russia meet in syria. they're proposing prisoner exchanges, aid and cease-fire in syria. >>> the water may soon be back on in west virginia. contaminations levels are falling after a chemical spill thursday. officials say they're preparing to lift a ban after using tap water for drinking and washing. >>> new businesses allow to you buy thousands of twitter followers or facebook friends for just a few dollars. it sounds odd but when it comes to social media marketing, it makes sense. stacey tisdale has more. >> reporter: in 2011 launching "my tab," a travel gifting website that invites friends and family to make contributions to a wannabe dream vacation. but it was a challenge to say the least. >> now you have to bootstrap, you ration ramen inside. this is how you live. >> reporter: with litt

police arrested the 57-year-old syed muzzafar, a driver for uber. the company said he was not working at the time of the accident and has been dismissed. the lawyer says he was working for uber and was waiting for a fare. amy hollyfield will have more in a report in the next half hour. san jose state university police are warning females to be alert after groping incidents. nick is on campus with the details. >> nick? >> good morning, i have been on campus all morning and as students start to arrive to set up for different activitied i had an opportunity to speak to some of young women to see if they heard of the assault and what they are doing. all have said they are moving with groups are on walking with a buddy. both assaults took place on campus saturday night. police say a woman was groped by a man on a bicycle before 7:00 p.m. outside the event and recreation center. the second happened near the hoover hall dormitory. the attacker appears to be a white man in his 20's with a mustache with a black hoodie of the many students learned of the assa

i'm stephanie sy.fter watching millions around the world celebrate the new year it was america's turn to ring in 2014 with midnight fireworks and festivities, the celebration on the west coast took place three hours ago. thousands watched as the space needle went up. further down the coast san francisco had a 15 minute fireworks show over the bay and in chicago they brushed off a snow storm to view the fireworks over lake michigan. in new york more than a million packed into times square. revellers packed in to see the ball drop. >> supreme court justice so. onya sotomyor returned to her home town, pressing the button that triggered the ball jot. she was at the center of a last-minute legal decision, hours before the affordable care act was set to take mect -- effect, the justices suspended the mandate covering workers with a wide range of care, including contraception which employees arg yud suspended belief. >> but that change won't stom health insurance coverage kicking in for americans who signed u

. ♪ good morning and welcome to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie sy. first major snowstorm of 2014 has arrived in full force and it pummeled on new year's eve is now crippling the northeast with heavy snow and bone-chilling temperatures and blamed for two deaths in illinois and another in philadelphia. new york and new jersey have each declared a state of emergency with blizzard-like conditions expected through the morning and new york city cancelled school for nearly one million kids but the sub freezing temperatures moving into the area that are the most concerning. temperatures are expected to dip to minus ten by the weekend and it's even worse further north in new england, some areas have seen 22" of snow with more expected over the next 12 hours. the lows in boston will be well below zero and part of maine could see the mercury drop to minus 30. from the midwest to the northeast more than 100 million people are feeling the effects of this dangerous new year's storm. north of chicago residents are digging out for more than 16" of snow and crews hav

i'm stephanie sy. "the stream" is next. and you can check us out throughout the day at aljazeera.com. created wit for the u.s. in syr. one, if the u.s. intention is to support the syrian uprising how can it be translated away from a victory for al qaeda? >> the position has changed since 2011 in syria because of the rising of opposition groups. when ayman al zawahiri has to plead for the situation, that is not the sign of a unified organization. i discount these guys being unlike core al qaeda. bin laden would not have had to plead. a good two-thirds of the liberated territory is now controlled by extremists and the united states is simply not interested in supporting them or furthering their goals or allowing them to take ore damascus. so although the congress has pressed president obama to arm the rebels, we haven't seen anything serious on that scale. and i think that likely, the u.s. will do what it did in the case of the algerian civil war which is just keep hands off until it subsides. >> okay but brian do these pleas

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i'm stephanie sy.eign dignitaries from around the world are in israel today to say farewell to ariel sharon, and the controversial military leader passed away saturday at the age of 85 after 8 years in a coma and honored earlier today in jerusalem during a state ceremony outside the israeli parliament. the memorial was attended by current israeli prime minister netanyahu, a one time foe of sharon and joe biden on hand calling sharon a complex man who put his country first. >> ariel sharon was not only loved by the jewish people and he not only loved them as the jewish people but he loved the land of israel. >> reporter: sharon's body will then begin a procession from jerusalem to his ranch in southern israel and casket accompanied by 8 defense force general and at 7:00 eastern time, under an hour from now sharon will be buried in a military military setting and mourners have gathered for his funeral and nick, good morning. >> good morning stephanie. you can see behind me where sharon will be buried as

i'm stephanie sy, and these are the top stories. six states declared states of emergency slammed the deep south. snow and ice have been on the roads for hours. state troopers had to rescue hundreds of students stuck at school. >> the country's president in ukraine wants of the offer of amnesty linked to protesters leaving buildings. >> president obama hit on jobs and education during the state of union. not all americans watching the state of union were focussed on the economy. as patty culhane shows, many wanted to hear about the foreign policy agenda. >> tens of millions of americans spent the evening watching the american president outline his priorities. the family that called the country home had to wait 48 minutes to hear him talk about their former homeland syria. this is all he said. >> america's diplomacy backed by the threat of force is why syria's chemical weapons are being eliminated. we'll continue to work with the international community to usher in the future deserved. a future clear of dictatorship, terror. >> it's d

i'm stephanie sy, "the stream" is coming up next. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher, and you're in the stream. social media talk about life, but what about death? how we discuss changing one tweet at a time. bringing in the community program is our digital producer, raj, and even when we put the topic out there. >> it resonated in a big way. we are flooded with tweets and personal stories. and i'm going to share a few of them. we're tweeting about marriages and birth and photos of our kids, and it seems that death is the inevitable cycle of life. roger says, we tumble our way through emotions, and the internet creates ways to help others going through the same motions. >> what about you? do you think that you would put it on line. >> i thought about it, and i would. since you and i share so much with the online community, i think that death and getting to that stage, i would want to share it, to not feel alone, and to talk to my community about that important stage in life. >> i wonder if, he started organically started tweeting about the impending death of his mother and how millions of peopl

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i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm richelle carey. the brutally cold weather is difficult to bear, even more so if you're homeless, it can be deadly then. we'll look at steps one city is taking to make sure they can help people. >> first let's get a look at snow and rain across the u.s. today. >> talking about that cold air, it was another reinforcing shot of all of that. you can see the next front, this isn't even the one that was a snowstorm for the east coast, we've had system after system coming through. not only did it bring the cold air in, but a little moisture to the southern tier of the country. texas and overnight tonight, you have the cold air intersecting the warm. watch for the possibility of freezing precipitation. i'll have more on those temperatures coming up in just a little bit. back to you guys. >> being an 8-year-old has its own share of challenges, but imagine having to experience those growing pains while being homeless. as part of our special series, we spent the day with a girl who knows this firsthand. >> befo

i'm stephanie sy.talking about are underway in geneva, the u.n. said no face-to-face meetings will take place today between the syrian government and opposition leaders. a u.n. mediator will meet separately with the two sides. we are covering the conference. nick, it took a lot to get both sides to these talks and now they're working out of separate rooms. where does the process go from here? >> well, right now, there is a lot of positioning and spinning. if i were sitting on a chair with wheels, i think i would be very dizzy listening to both sides. the coalition members, the object significance party, we spoke to them this morning. they say they are demanding something from the government. they say they won't meet in the same room or across the table with the government until the government accepts something very specific, that there's going to be a transitional government that replaces assad that comes in and ends this violence. that transitional government technically has been agreed to by all part

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they are hiring a sys meteorologist. the commission is aware of problem. i don't think it's time to bring out the pitch forks and the torches yet. >> until there is conclusive evidence from the study the railroad commission is starting, opinions will fly. >> people are overreacting. i don't think it has anything to do with the oil field. >> if it does geologists say people don't need to fear a massive quake. this work can't cause one. the u.s. geological survey is working to determine where they are originating. >> the state of texas has 35,000 active injection wells according to the commission. 7,000 are used for deep waste water from hydraulic fracturing. >> a monster sink hole in louisville has grown to 26 acres. it started six years ago after a salt mine operated by texas brine company collapsed. the hole is causing a levee. toxic liquids are spreading to surrounding communities and swamplands. >> creating the olympians of tomorrow, today. we'll take you to a town where they are learning to go for the gold. in a regard pay day for curtin kershaw, how m

i'm stephanie sy, thank you for watching. >>> hi, i'm lisa fletcher, and you are in "the stream." we'll look at why non-violent protests could lead to historically harsh punishment. ♪ >>> our digital producer, wajahat ali is here, bringing in all of your live feedback through the show. today we're taking an interesting look at what against. >> yes, and using the hashtag, our community has been tweeting in . . . >> yeah, that term gets thrown around a lot on both sides. protesting for a green planet could land you in jail. issues like frac-ing have brought protesters out in droves. at times resulting in arrested. robert f kennedy, jr. is a environmental lawyer, who himself has been arrested. >> when you have no recourse, we not only have the right but the duty to break the law to show our discontent and put political pressure on the president. >> however, a banner held by anti-frac-ing protesters in oklahoma have some concerned they are being unfairly targeted. oregon is now allowing contractors to sue for disruptive and costly protest activity. when does the activism cross the lin

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i'm stephanie sy. "techknow" is next. . >>> hello and welcome. i'm phil torres, we'll talk about innovations that will change laughs. we'll look at hardware. this is a show about science by scin histories. kyle hill is an engineer, and he's investigating head-to-head combat and cutting edge technology that can help to detect a concussion before it's too late. >> lindsay moran is an ex-c.i.a. operative. she was packaging that can one day replace polysterene. rachelle oldmixon specialises in behaviours. i'm phil torres, i study insects in peru. that's our team. let's do some science. ♪ music ] >> hi, guy, welcome back to "techknow." i'm phil torres, with rochelle, kyle and lindsay. kyle, the nfl paid over three-quarters of a million to settle a lawsuit. what was it about. >> there's a focus on the concussion problem. the nfl has thousands of place, and millions of players in youth and challenge football. i went to virginia tech to look at technology to test helmets and track hits on college and youth players. let's take a look. . >>> homecoming in

i'm stephanie sy here are the stories we're following for you. >> it has been a farce because anyone who believes that bashar al-assad is going to willingly transition out of power is obviously -- it's just crazy. >> senator john mccain weighs in on those shaky peace talks. >>> reports of concessions to protesters in ukraine, and a ve

i'm stephanie sy. new jersey governor chris christie is seen as the republican front runner for the white house in 2016. now he's involved in a local political fire storm tarnishing his national image. emails suggest top staffers were involved in closing lanes to the george washington bridge. it was payback against a democratic mayor who refused to support christy's re-election. the stunt caused massive traffic delays on one of the world's busiest bridges. chris christie is viewed as a top challenger to clinton. fall out from the scandal could impact presidential aspirations. we have a story of a traffic jam on a busy commuter brim. >> who in their right mind would close down access to the busiest bridge in the world to send me a message? >> the mayor of fort new jersey says governor chris christie has explaining to do after documents revealed the shutdown of leaps was an act of retribution because the democratic mayor refused to endorse of the republican governor during his election campaign. other ne

i'm stephanie sy, here are the top stories. >> [ countdown ] >> and with that the new year begins.eme court justice and bronx nati native led the count down. >> a new year's promise from russian president vladimir putin, vowing to fight those he labelled as terrorists until their destruction. three dozen people were killed in two suicide bombings in volgograd. security has tightened

but hundreds of protesters sa sy he is biased to israeli demands. we have "inside story" next on al jazeera. [♪ music ] >> the u.s. left iraq in 2011 eight years after the invasion. the deep divisions inside the society are flaring into horrifying violence. iraq today and the rough road ahead are the inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. iraq's president saddam hussein used a mix of police surveillance, terror and murder. when iraqis removed his head from his shoulders, the shia took power that it had long been denied. the united states left the country in 2011. the new government has struggled in the year since to run all of iraq in the interests of and to the satisfaction of all iraqis. recent weeks has brought resurgence in conflict. >> reporter: american forces are gone. and in their absence iraqi you's violence escalating by the day. suicide-bomb eggs killed 14 iraqis and wounded another 34. united nations said 7,800 civilians were killed in 2013. that's the highest death toll since the u.s. surged in iraq in 2007. tensions have mounted betwe

uber syed muzzafar said is one of their drivers and he was not working at the time. they had deactivated his account and extend condolences to the county. the driver said he was working and he was working for a family. the attorney says this is dangerous saying and i quote, "the use of the uber app by drivers violate california laws designed to eliminate driver distraction. drivers are constantly interacting with their mobile devices creating a serious risk to both passengers and the community." uber has not responded to this lawsuit. the family claims that uber has refused insurance protection for the driver because he didn't have passengers. uber is not commenting on that. the family wants uber to be accountable for this. they will take it to court to get it sorted out and get a ruling on the issue. their attorneys will be holding a press conference later this afternoon. stay with abc7 as the story continues to develop. >> we could lend more soon ait budget circumstances involving a deadly officer-involved shooting that killed a bart officer last week and just in t

alalkaka s seleltztzerer pluss yoyourur w wororstst c cold sy, plusus h hasas a a d decec. [ [ ininhahaleles s dedeepe] ohoh. . whwhatat a a r rele. >>> get ready to clinch, kids. a pucker factor of ten because it's a complation of mustangs. >> craziest moment. mustang, kid from russia, does high wire stunts, incredible rooftop, crane climbs. standing on the edge of a building, hang on the back of a train. it's look he was born without fear. >> letting his feet drag on the tracks. >> and he lost his shoes doing it. did you see that? >> dangles from buildings and does pull-ups. his strength is incredible. his intestinal fortitude incredible. >> that's nuts. >> bairly holding on in most of the things. >> it's not the hanging ones that freak me out. it's the one he's walking out on the narrow beams. it makes my hands sweat, big time. >> not one shot he live if he falls. >> every single one, dead. >> there is no injury. >> yeah. >> it's life or death, every situation he puts himself in. of course at the beginning of the video he reminds and urges everybody, don't try this. of course we would lik

alalkaka s seleltztzerer pluss yoyourur w wororstst c cold sy, plusus h hasas a a d decec. [ [ ininhahaleles s dedeepe] ohoh. . whwhatat a a r rele. >>> a real nail-biter in the rally of the world championship series. check it out, riding with sebastian. roads are wet, narrow, it's part of rallying. but this did not need to happen. gets out of the control. >> what are all of those people doing on the road? >> rite, what in they doing on the road? the run-off area was there. what happened, sebastian crossed the finish line. that tent and those people are the timing tent. those are the officials for the race. they set up the timing tent way too close to the finish line and, because the roads were wet, these guys had no time to slow down enough before they went plowing into that tentful of people or go off into the meadow. >> who the world is that planner? >> there's a thing now called a forecast, if there's rain in it, maybe move the tent. >> yeah. what an awful finish, though. you go through the checkered flag and then plow through people. >> he wasn't the only one. seb ba sebastian, robert,

. ♪ >> check check >> welcome to al jazeera, i'm stephanie sy.are the top stories we are following at this hour. >> secretary of state john kerry says renewed violence in iraq is not reason to expect more u.s. troops in the region. the iraqi government says it has retaken the city of ramadi from al qaeda-linked mill tants but insurgents control fallujah. >> millions of americans are experiencing the coldest temperatures in decades. the deep freeze coming after a massive snow storm blanketed much of the east coast. >> congress gets back to work monday. 2014 is an election year and is certain to shape the legislative

. >> thomas heaton is a professor of in relationing sys mollingy and says there is a system that couldive the heads up before the shaking starts. the system sends an alert to your smartphone showing you where the quake began and how soon it will reach your election and the duration and intensity of the shaking that you can expect. >> what people don't like about earthquakes is when it starts to shake, you have no idea what will come. the system will tell you, relax, enjoy it, it's okay. >> a similar system is online and working in japan. here in california, it's a prototype. heaton has an idea why it's not in use here. >> if washington d.c. isn't destroyed by an -- is destroyed by an earthquake we'd have had a system long ago >> for now they'll design a system that could give calvans what they never had before - time to prepare. >> it's an ability to turn science into something that is useful to everyone else. >> a warning system giving me a 45 second head start as it were would be beneficial. >> an understatement from a survivor of the most deadly earthquake to hit california in 20 ye

i'm stephanie sy. dangerously cold weather is descending on a big part of the county. forecasters warn that a widespread arctic blast known as the polar vortex threatens to bling a chill not felt in 20 years. some parts of the country could dip below 40 degrees below normal. the northern flames and the upper mid west bracing for weather of minus 60. authorities warn of frostbite and hypothermia. juan carlos molina has more. >> across the midsection, north, south and south-east - cold snow and whipped are bringing -- wind are bringing cities to a stand still. it's part of the polar vortex. it's normal to push the weather to the south, this winter is different. >> areas that are accustomed to cold temperatures have not seen this degree of cold air in 20 years. in some cases we see record lows or highs set. >> the plummeting temperatures combined with the winds are causing windchill factors leading to frostbite and hypothermia in a matter of minutes. when you talk about temperature that are 50 or 60 below, most don't appreciate the fact that five minutes of exposed skin c

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sy admire what you do. it's clear. no matter why you're doing it -- you're out here pushing the edges of different things. you're not holding yourself out and saying "i'm the best ever." you're just saying this is something i want to do. this is something i want to bring to bear and try and because i can i will. that's it. >> right. i also feel like if i held myself -- it sort of goes with that embarrassment thing. i sort of held myself back because i am not the best at everything i do i wouldn't do anything. >> exactly. >> so as a creative person you lead to accept the level that you're at. and just say if this is the book i can write now than just write it and it will speak to certain people. it doesn't need to be in the canon every time. >> rose: the whole notion in the end you will regret what you didn't do rather than what you did in the end. you will always regret what you didn't do. even if you fall on your face! suck get up and try again. >> rose: i agree. >> and i don't think people are as critical of failure

i'm stephanie sy, here are today's headlines. how to help the people of homs is being debated in peace talks in geneva. the government wants to evacuate the people. the opposition wants aid convoys to be allowed in to the besieged city, something the u.s. supports. the talks are deadlocked over a transitional government. anti-government protests are spreading throughout ukraine. some are demonstrating in eastern city, the base of president viktor yanukovych's support. parliament is holding an emergency meeting tomorrow. >> president obama will address the nation on tuesday in his fifth state of union. the president is expected to tackle the issue of income and equality in the united states. >> returning to a top story. saying it is cold in parts of the country is an understatement. with the wind it feels like it's 20 below. even our friends in the south need to be spared. >> you may not be used to the cold but you could be getting used to us talking about the cold. the weather pattern is not changing. blasts of cold air. feeling

i'm stephanie sy. here are the top stories. is a winter storm is hammering the north-easterb u.s.chusetts is seeing a foot and a half of snow and other areas are. >> airlines across the u.s. were forced to cancel 23 hunt flights nationwide. boston's logan airport is closed. 600 flights scheduled for friday have been cancelled out of newark and laguardia. >> secretary of state john kerry is on his 10th visit to the middle e

i'm stephanie sy, here are the top stories at this hour: extreme winter weather is on the way to the east coast from washington to new england. the storm hit the great lakes region hard, dumping several inches on destroyed and chicago. the governor of new york says the state may close major highways as a precaution. colorado pot smokers lined up for hours to make their first legal purchases of marijuana. the state expects to earn $67 million in the first year of sales. >> it's gone four days

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i'm stephanie sy. >> you are looking at a live picture of the empire state building here in new york city. it's clear skies at the moment. that is quite literally the calm before the storm. a severe winter storm is headed towards the north-east, and is expected to impact a wide stretch from washington d.c. to new england. the storm system walloped the great labellings wreejon. chick -- lakes region. chicago was hit with 9 inches of snow and more today. 400 flights were cancelled at chicago's o'hare airport. the east-west is bracing for a storm, expected to pack a blizzard like temperatures, flirting with 0 degrees. the governor of new york said the state may close major highway as a caution. >> in boston city schools closed for the week, declaring a snow emergency for the region. let's go to kevin corriveau for more on the storm's project path. >> well, we are seeing our weather deteriorate across north-east because of two weather systems that are merging and combining their energy. it will be severe. the system to the north has caused snow showers towards kansas. that will move towa

i'm stephanie sy, here are the top stories we are following at this hour. secretary of state john kerry says renewed violence in iraq is not reason to expect more u.s. troops in the region, the iraqi government says it has retaken ramadi, but insurgents control fallujah. millions of americans are experiencing the coldest whether in decades. the deep freeze comes after a snow storm blanketing the east coast next week. >> congress gets back to work. 2013 is an election year. on the agenda this week, first up in the republican led house, legislation on the personal data used in the affordable care act. democrats will try to raise the federal minimum wage, extending jobless benefits. the senate is said to vote on the nomination of janet yellen as the head of the federal reserve. for the first time in 50 years, the rules over pilot rest is changing. pilots are required to get more sleep. they have shortened how long pilots can spend in the cockpit. those are the headlines. "talk to al jazeera," the best of 2013 is next. riveting stories. >> i had many talks with

i'm stephanie sy, these are the top stories. ukraine's president says he's taking sick leaf, the surprising announcement after amnesty was granted to protesters, but only if anti-government demonstrate juniors agreed to leave government buildings, they rejected the offer. >> opposition leaders in thailand are urging protesters it hit the streets and shut the roads in bangkok. >> atlanta's mayor is cyst ciffed about how he handled the storm. millions tried to get home at the same time as schoolchildren. >> because so many were stranded many turned to social media to ask for help. two snowed out atlanta pages were created on facebook. 55,000 joined, asking for rides, food and shelter. rosalind clarke, who is diabetic, was stranded at a medical center. a college student came to the rescue after hearing about her plight by social media. >> robin and her good samar tin joins us by skype. let's start with you. how and where did you get stranded and for how long? stranded for 15 hours. i was dropped off there. so at some point they tur