plans to get involved just ahead and in chicago the battle over gun control rages on a federal judge has just overturned key legislation banning the sale and transfer of guns within city limits but what does this mean for a city with high crime we'll take a look at that debate coming up and cruising down the highway of life the american public has long had a love affair with the automobile buckle up later in the show our team will take you for a spin in the cars of the future. is choose a january seventh for him in washington d.c. and then you're a david and you're watching our t.v. we begin today with iraq where clashes have erupted between iraqi special forces and al qaeda linked militants just outside the city of fallujah that's the latest outbreak in a standoff that's taken hold of the sunni dominated province of on bar according to the associated press the fighting resulted from the capture of an army officer and four soldiers in the area just a day earlier also in on barre province earlier today in iraq a government airstrike killed twenty five al qaeda linked militants the cla

march 4th, 2012, chicago's 175 birthday, and the city celebrated with the chicago party of the public history museum. the event promised actors of famous of those when chicago, an advocate for children, imgrants, and factory works. little did they know, the show would be stolen by a woman, more renowned, accomplished, but willing to raise a voice and speak up for the weak and vulnerable. the chicago children's choir sang a lively version of happy birthday, reason to smile. ten months earlier, he was inaugurated as leader of the nation's third most popular city taking the reigns, and while his term had not been a cake walk, so far, things were going well, inheriting a budget deficit. the labor yiewn youses resisted, but he was able to strike deals and come out on top. meanwhile, he was moving forward with his plans to institute a longer school day, a promise that had gained him positive attention nationwide. he was already assuming daily as the green mayor, and in february, announced the city's coal fire power plants would close. he snatched two important international gathering for ch

be safe. >> reporter: ted rowlands, cnn, chicago. >> chicago isn't the only big city that's seen a drop in homicides. also on the list, new york, detroit, los angeles and philadelphia. so what's behind it all? joining me now is a criminologist, jack levin from northeast oouuniversity. good to see, jack. >> thank you, fredericka. >> yeah. there were a lot of predictions within the last five years of crime rates soaring in large part because of the bad economy. this is the opposite. what is the common denominator in your view? >> well, you're absolutely right. we thought the crime rate was going to skyrocket. >> yeah. >> because of the budget cuts and so many inmates being released after the war on drugs. instead, the murder rate, the rate of serious crime has plummeted over the last four years. and, you know, i think chicago now knows what a lot of other major cities have already discovered, that the police can do a lot more than just respond to crime. they can also prevent it. they can send more and more officers to crime hotspots around the city. they can do more about prosecuting gun

when there is no federal ban the city of chicago can't either and they know that. >> chicago is a interesting case study. it has had in 2013, had more homicides than any other city in the country, however that was 412. that is down from what historically been chicago's murder rate. and so people in favor of gun control can say it is working in chicago because the murder rate plummeted. >> mark 29 said there are lies and dam lies and statistics. you can do anything you want with statistics. professor john lott, wrote a great book called more guns equals less crime and demonstrates that in cities where people can oen gups and the crooks and bad guys are afraid to break in the homes because people might use them. statistics will go either way. it is interesting to see what happens in chicago. if this judge's opinion is up held. it is the first time in the modern era from 1955 to the present that people in the city of chicago have been able to own, buy and keep guns in their homes in that city. it would be very telling to so the murder rate plummet or not plummet as a result of that. >> judge, th

then to one of the chicago's most prestigious law firms. michelle was a rising star at sidley austin and just one of a few black attorneys there when she was asked to mentor an intern named barack obama. >> at first i thought, what kind of name is barack obama? my assumption was, this guy has got to be kind of weird. i'd already created an image of this very intellectual nerd. >> i thought she was gorgeous. i noticed that there was a certain wit to her and mischievous to her that appealed to me a lot. >> she was cuter than i thought he'd be. >> but michelle wasn't interested when he asked her out. >> she thought it was inappropriate to have any inner office dating. >> she tried to set him up with friends. but he was relentless. >> she had all these theories. and i basically knocked them down one after the other until finally -- >> i said, okay. we'll go on this one date but we won't call it a date. i'll spend the day with you. >> at that point i thought, okay. i think i got something going. >> we went to the art institute in chicago. and he

that in their chicago that the administration's there for several. i'm decades now really have pushed for we need to legislate our way out of violence and crime but it doesn't work that way you can't legislate your way out of cruddy you mention an era in and the judge did leave open a window for the city to appeal the case and mayor ron magill has already hinted that he now the city will probably do sell. in other options he would consider that with the more you know you consider more fair i guess sad to regulate the sale of firearms. what i think again the issue and i agree with you i think this will be appealed and the fact that the judge left it open to appeal again. that's concerning to me because of the fact that the judge really pointed to it on the numbers here and said hey if you give chicago had essentially seen on fewer gun deaths as a result of these laws. we keep him in place us with some like to me as i've read but the judge essentially wrote there and that's the case the deal even open to appeal essentially saying prove to me that this

>>si ni me siento los dedos . >> cancelan clases en cleveland y chicago hace lo mismo cuándo se anticipan más temperaturas que caeran . >> mu8chos se cubren para hacer frente . >> oh mi dios, tengo doble calcetin, playeras . >> fuertes vientos con nieve hacen malas condicioensd e dakotas a michigan 33 autos chocaron , en indiana el reto es sacar la nieve y en wisconsin preocupación por agotamiento de sal . >> en esta ciudad se agoto dice el administrador . >> en chicago que tiene inviernos frío se rompió tubería y en minutos el agua se congelo y atrapo los carros . >> mire lo que me paso , entro a trabajar y me dicen que la troca no la puedo mover porque está así por el agua que se salió de la esquina . >> es 13 invierno más frío de la historia de chicago , esto hará que bajen más las temperaturas con alivio pequeño el miércoles . >> cocaína hace renunciar a legislador republicano en la florida . >> espoas hace huelga para su esposo . >> misterio por el robo de . >> [♪ ♪] . >> [♪ ♪] . >> [♪ ♪] . >> más de 600 pasajeros de crucero de royal caribe les dio diarrea

>> wrest side of chicago, cape town. smoke, drink, just -- it is a block that's where we with come together. >> highway bar away do you have to walk before you are in somebody else's territory? >> past the tracks over there. three blocks you will be in a mexican neighborhood. >> would it be dangerous for you to go there? >> i wouldn't go there by myself. waiting to kill somebody, rob somebody. just me being smart, and knowing i shouldn't be there, and i am not super man. >> before almost every game click in the city, there's a rapper like ill will that is the public face, representing the block and taking on the dangerous game of calling out rivals on line. >> recently, i had to come by -- i would say his name, because i don't give no [bleep]. [bleep]. i had a confrontation with breezy montana. i seen him at the show, and he was talking crazy on the internet. >> now let me show you something. >> now you see this. >> yeah. >> this is right here. >> gangster disciples in. >> yeah, they are throwing it up. say this is a gan

outside chicago, crowded amtrak trains stranded in snow, and at the chicago zoo, even the polar bear is being kept inside. >>> caught on tape, a driver slams into a gas station attendant and pump spark a dangerous fire. >> an instant classic. florida state scores with just

killed in their chicago home. other celebrities realize the power of giving back, oprah winfrey giving a cruise to the mediterranean for 100 of her harpo staffers. and brad pitt, $80,000 on gifts for his vineyard staff in france. and it's gone viral now, receiving more than 24,000 likes. reena ninan, abc news, new york. >> got to love her for that. >>> and good morning america in the morning, good morning america. go

in chicago was not fit for man or beast. mary-both bundled up herself and blondie. >> she is wearing two layers and a boot on each foot. >> does she mind coming out on this. >> not as much as she minds getting dressed. >> a weekend store blanketed chicago with a food of snow, indiana too. temporarily shutting down the interstate. emergency crews rescued 600 stranded motorists in illinois. governor pat quinn called in the guards. state of emergencies were called in 26 countries. the arctic blast forced closures. on the streets of chicago, volunteers searched for the homeless, hoping to encourage them to seek warmth in shelters or warming centres. volunteers says many refused, even in temperatures like this. >> there's an issue with bed bugs and violence in the shelters around chicago. >> but you encourage them to go to shelters. >> absolutely. or warmings centres. >> hospital emergency rooms are preparing for cases of frost bite or hypothermia. more victims of the flu had been treated than the weather. >> we haven't seen much

. >> mil de ellos solo en chicago en manhattan la aerolÍnea cancelÓ todos sus vuelos. >> estos turistas de argentina jamÁs imaginaron que atracciÓn principal en nueva york serÍa el frÍo. >> no, se nos estÁ cortando la cara se estÁ secando todo salimos con cafÉ y 72 cosas de ropa. >> bueno como les comentaba en estos momentos estamos a 9 grados pero podrÍamos decir que lo peor ya pasÓ, el dÍa de maÑana en el transcurso del dÍa las temperaturas estarÁn incrementÁndose hasta llegar al sÁbado con 55 grados sin duda son temperaturas muy dramÁticos que como vimos lamentablemente ya cobraron vidas. >> marÍa, adelante. >> gracias fernanda. >> con estas gÉlidas temperaturas decenas de miles de personas se han visto obligadas a quedarse en casa y ya sea para cuidar a los niÑos, cuyas clases fueron suspendidas o simplemente para protegerse del intenso y peligroso frÍo. >> hay de todo un poco. >> a otros no les ha quedado opciÓn que salir a buscarse la vida, jeanette rodrÍguez no tiene el testimonio de quiÉnes llevan dÍas como jeanette sobre esta ciudad paralizada por el cru

garrett is live in chicago. it's very cold there. >>> some folks still need to work outside in the cold. that includes people delivering heaty oil to homes. in the northeast, many people use heating oil, including in some place called carterrette in central new jersey. rick is there. ricky. birthday boy. how are you out there in the freezing? can you confirm it's cold? >> i can confirm it's colder in carterrette than in antarctica today. but people still have to work outside, even on days like this and that includes steve, who has been delivering fuel for long horn hail and has been work overtime since before new year's eve, a lot of emergency calls from customers who realize their tanks are either empty or about to run out. >> three or four in an hour. depends how far apart they are. maybe a few minutes at each house, but driving around, three or four in an hour. >> so you have a chance to warm up in the truck. >> oh, yeah, it's a sanctuary in there. i rub it to when i'm done to try to thaw out. >> steve says h

chicago students will be missing their fourth day this month. chicago commuter train workers lit fires below track switches to keep them from freezing. while on the street, potholes proliferated. chicago transportation department deputy commissioner tom carney. >> for the calendar year 2014 we're at about 75,000 potholes filled already. >> reporter: 75,000 potholes? >> yes. >> reporter: 75,000 potholes, scott! and by comparison, for the hole month of january last year the city filled 55,000 potholes and, of course, there are four days left in january this year. >> pelley: and 400,000 chicago students staying home from school. dean, thanks very much. staying inside did not always provide relief today. here's jamie yuccas of our minneapolis station wcco. >> reporter: the temperature dropped to 16 degrees below zero overnight. meals on wheels volunteer michael stevens was making sure his clients had food and heat. >> hey, man, how are you doing? how are you feeling? >> pretty good. >> just want to make sure people are okay because when it gets real

diane eastabrook in is chicago, but we begin with jonathan betz. i understand the weather already having a major impact on the commute. >> yeah, without question because it is so cold dell. this storm system is not bringing a lot of snow or ice, just these frigid cold temperatures. in new york city it is hovering around zero degrees. you add in the wind chill, and it feels like 20 to 25 below zero. not since 1896 has it been this cold in new york city. a record because of this be iter cold air moving through early today. amtrak canceling dozens of trains today because of the cold weather actually had several trains stranded in northern illinois because of the snow the system brought up there. close to 500 passengers had to sleep in the trains overnight, because the trains could not move because of all of the though on the tracks. earlier today, amtrak brought in buses and bussed those people to chicago. close to 2400 flights canceled across the united states today. jet blue made the unusual move of canceling many of its flights for 17 hours to basi

. >> also tonight the fight for chicago. one year after the president highlighted her story to galvanize america, hadiya pendleton. >> whether he is backed or not is a different story. >> and true moral courage to stand against your own. the rebel rabbi tells us why he must speak out. good evening. thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. we begin tonight with a look at tomorrow when the president will give us his view of the state of our union. the single most important schedule address our leader gives each year. the idea of a regular report carved to the nation is even enshrined in the accusation, it ensures us that we the citizens deserves some measuring stick by what has and hasn't been accomplished by the president and if we want to get a grip on how things are going maybe we should start looking at the past. the founding fathers spelled it out in article 2 and from the first president forward there's always been some kind of state of the union address. it's evolved but annual leaders have made it into an annual catchup,

nbc sarah dallof joins us live in the thick of it in chicago. temperatures one thing, but windchill, windchill could drop below 60? >> reporter: yeah, that windchill is where the weather really gets you veronica. and resident it's here haven't these kind of cold in years, officials warn conditions not only dangers, it could be deadly. a bitterly cold wake-up for millions this morning as an arctic front causes temperatures to drop to record blows. 30 to 50 degrees below average in the midwest. 25 states with thermometers sitting at zero and below. in indiana sunday, up to 2 inches of snow fell every hour throughout the day. the mayor of indianapolis warning residents to stay indoors. >> we will have temperatures that are potentially deadly or certainly life altering. >> reporter: in st. louis, snow and high winds made it nearly impossible to see. >> pay attention to your neighbors, see what they need and take care of them. >> reporter: schools were closed in chicago where a half foot of snow is expected. and in minnesota, the first public school

wind chill, minus 34. 12 in chicago. washington, d.c., 30. 13 in boston. here is a look at what you can expect tomorrow in terms of the contrast for the game there. a second blast of very -- game time, 3. -- it will be the wind-chill factor. anywhere from 25 to 45 below normal. 2 in st. louis. minus 17 in fargo. we like it on the kes coast. mild temperatures. mild temperatures once again on monday. start to cool things down. maybe a sprinkle or two, tuesday, wednesday. back up friday, saturday. >> and, out with the 49ers. and tomorrow in green bay. and the sport. >> the niners, this is it. got to win to move on. harder to run. harder to breathe. harder to kick in viciously cold temperatures. the ball is harder. doesn't go as far. start the new year right at subway! [ male announcer ] footlong fans are feeling good because january is now januany. ♪ januany, any [ male announcer ] and any regular footlong is now a $5 footlong. even low-fat subs, like the sweet onion chicken teriyaki and the ham, turkey, roast-beef-packed subway club. ♪ five ♪ $5 ♪ $5

aljazeera, chicago. that. >> unlike most owls that behind at night and sleep during the day, the snowy all is active during the day. their wing span on average, four to five feet long and they eat about five le lemmings a day, although there aren't many lemmings in chicago, but there is great pizza. more news straight ahead in two and a half minutes. i'll see you then.

sabemos que maÑana las escuelas pÚblicas de chicago tambiÉn continuarÁn cerradas, desde chicago yo soy alba mendiola regreso contigo marÍa celeste. >> gracias por el informe la ola de frÍo polar estÁ trayendo temperaturas rÉcord para muchas Áreas del centro y noreste del paÍs, donde el intenso frio representa una verdadera amenaza a la salud y vida cosa seria. >> la verdad sÍ en el aeropuerto de chicago el termÓmetro marco 15 grados bajo cero, en minnesota 19 bajo cero, en dakota del norte 21 grados bajo cero. >> fernanda camarena estÁ en nueva york y nos dice cÓmo vecinos y autoridades se estÁn preparando para lo que estÁ por llegar, cuÉntanos. >> mary pues por la cantidad de gente que podemos ver aquÍ en la plaza rockefeller center parece que no va a tener mucho impacto pero estamos en temperaturas cÁlidas mi celular marca 39 grados, lo impactante en estos momentos es la velocidad y la magnitud que bajarÁ en las prÓximas horas. >> y asÍ se entretiene en mientras pasa lo peor, esperan que este juego de dominÓ tenga mejor partida que la pronto se verÁ afuera, alberg

. >> also tonight, the fight for chicago. one year after the president highlighted her story to galvanize america, what has and hasn't changed. >> barack obama, he definitely took a stand. whether he was backed or not, it's a different story. >> and true moral courage to stand against your own. the rebel rabbi tells us why he must speak out. >> good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. we look at tomorrow, when the president will give us his view of the state of the union. the most important scheduled address each year. idea of a regular report carved the nation, and it's even in the constitution, and it ensures us that we, the citizens, deserve some sort of measuring stick for what has and hasn't been accomplished by the president. and if we want to get a grip on how things are going, maybe we should look at the past. the founding fathers spelled it out in carl 2, and from the first president forward, there has been some kind of a state of the union address. and they have made it into an annual ketchup. how i'm doi

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coming up next - it's the fight for chicago. beyond the gunshots and fist fights chicago gangs are making a name for themselves online. the lyrical masters of the murder capital. that's up next. welcome back. pulling back the crime tape of 2013 now with some promising news. in many major cities violent crime dropped to levels that have not been seen since the 1960s. for example, in chicago, the number of murders dropped by almost 100, but the city is still ranked as the murder capital of the u.s., after closing 2013 with a death toll of at least 412 people. the most pervasive problem in chig is gang-related -- chicago is gang-related violence. is topic we have covered extensively. there's new comaberrations online -- collaborations online that may be fuelling the violence. . >> they're dead now. made. >> they're dead. >> all dead. >> they're dead, yes. >> alven and his partner shorty are some of the most prolific producers in a hip hop music video seen. most artists produce drill music. that is main streamiac's preokayulation wi

in garrett, minus 14 in chicago. minus 14. that is not wind chill and that is actual air temperature. factor in what it feels like with the wind. it feels like minus 40. garrett is inside. we will keep him inside. minus 45 in green bay and minus 42 in chicago. we'll talk about this artic outbreak for years to come. wind chill advisories in florida. i have never seen these many wind chill ands watches in my career in ten years here. it is incredible. and widespread artic air and dangerous in ohio valley and northeast. watch as it continues to push southward and eastward. and minus 12 in chicago and minus 19 in minneapolis. and going down to 9 and 8 in atlanta. we are around 40 degrees and we are going to drop 30 degrees. and all of this warm, and moist air pushed southward. and my fear is in the next 12 or 24 hours. temperature is going to drop and all of this moisture is going to be ice by tomorrow morning. that will be dangerous on the sidewalks and on the roads. we'll have a real problem all up and down the i- 95 corridor. a

from the air, chicago blanketed in arctic splendor. on the ground, javier pushed through his first day as a courier in the windy city. >> you can't play with this weather. you'll literally die. >> reporter: just one of tens of thousands braving the elements to make a living. even keeping others warm. >> i'm going to be here all day. i have to provide a city with electric. >> reporter: black ice in minnesota got the best of this car, toppling off a bridge. the driver escaped without serious injury. still, there have been dozens of wrecks across the country, and officials are urging folks to take it easy out there. hundreds of truckers are stranded in indiana, forced off highways, too dangerous to navigate. aaa facing a tsunami of calls. today the job was breathing new life into frozen engines. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> airports not faring any better. thousands of delays and cancellations, de-icing the order of the day. arriving passengers at washington's reagan national this afternoon found baggage claim to be a soggy

we begin with jeff in chicago. >> negative 38 as we speak, and i'm in one of the coldest spots in chicago because i'm on what they call the michigan avenue bridge. look at the wind chill. you can see the wind chill. you don't need a map for it. is a said, negative 38 right now. and you're seeing an extraordinary phenomenonnan. arctic sea smoke. it comes up from the water, obviously with the temperature gradient between minus 16 or minus 14 that we are right now, and that warmer water. you see the river here freezing just before our eyes. this is playing havoc all over the city. most notably with air travel. out at o'hare, look at nationally where we are. we're at 5,000 delays today. we're at 3.5000 cancellations. the lions sayre of that from chicago, ground zero for delays and cancellations at o'hare. very cold. i want to show you another picture nearby here. this is in indiana. we had our snow yesterday, and maybe you see snow here, it's not going anywhere. it's frozen. wherever you look. and in indiana, still blowing, still snowing, blizzard-like conditions on interstate 65. and 894 als

killed in their chicago home. other celebrities realize the power of giving back, oprah winfrey giving a cruise to the mediterranean for 100 of her harpo staffers. and brad pitt, $80,000 on gifts for his vineyard staff in france. and it's gone viral now, receiving more than 24,000 likes. reena ninan, abc news, new york. >> got to love her for that. >>> and good morning america in the morning, good morning america. good night >>> what we know about a man suspected of abducting a seven-year-old girl at gunpoint from her frondyard. >> the deadline is approaching for a girl declared to be brain dead to move to a new facility. what the family told us about their progress. >> the frozen tundra of lambeau field will live up to its anyway. how cold he niners will be in green bay tomorrow. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> good evening, i'm ama daetz. a man is in custody suspected of abducting a seven-year-old girl from outside her antioch home last night. police have not yet determined what charges david douglas will feys

they all have been bussed back to chicago or to chicago by now and they are in good shape, some of -- most people are going with it and realizing this is an act of god and nothing that the train managers could go. that happened and it seems to be for the most part resolved. other travel problems here, o'hare airport has already canceled more than 1,000 flights. midway also canceled a number of flights. it's still very difficult to travel here and sadly we can report that there are at least four storm related deaths here in chicago. i think the number is up to about a dozen in the midwest including other states nearby. so still a very dangerous situation. people are being urged to stay inside. again, some people coming out because they have things to do but again still the deep freeze here continues. we hope to get into the single digits today. double digits by tomorrow. and maybe even by friday up to about 30 degrees. back to you, richard. >> ron, i can appreciate that. just getting above zero is certainly going to be an accomplishment. with the wind, hopefully tamping down, that will

you, just to get to chicago? >> well, probably we were leaving on monday. >> not leaving until monday. that is the best hope for her. so many people facing it. i spent time talking to the airport workers here. one of the gate agents told me she said i haven't been home since yesterday. there were three of us here this morning. we're trying to get as many workers to come here and help all these people but they're having a really, really difficult time just getting here. >> yeah. i can imagine. poppy, i don't know. i don't mean to give her a hard time. if i lived in brazil, i would not be headed to chicago right now. i'd stay in brazil. >> i know. i felt stow bad for her. >> i lived in chicago. the storm impacting a lot of folks. about 100 million people in 22 states. alexandra steele is at the cnn weather center. i'm starting to feel guilty just being inside seeing how people are roughing this. >> suzanne, poppy talking to the people out there working for a day or two, haven't been home, compare that to the people

if you're taking off to chicago you could have some problems. not just chicago but no work. as of this moment for departures are affected. she couldn't give me specifics but definitely call ahead and if you're coming in from the east coast expecting family and friends york jfk boston made way o'hare but obviously impacted by a snowstorm that we're talking eight arrivals throughout the day as well. if you are monitoring the situation contact your friends and family. ask monica she just arrived at as a fall a couple hours ago. you were stuck in chicago. tell us about that? >>: it was terrible. i was supposed to stay there for two more nights but fortunately i got one more flight saw went from chicago to san francisco and now from san francisco to reno. >>will: if the weather was beautiful you still be in chicago but because it was so bad he wanted to leave earlier. >>: yes basically. >>mark: how long do wait at an airport. >>: almost eight hours. the mine and my flight was canceled but i didn't know anything. there were so busy. >>: we saw the board saying cancel cancel cancel

it feels colder in chicago than in quebec city. we have windchill advisories and warnings in effect. when it gets this cold outside it is very dangerous. you are looking at the concern for frostbite and hypothermia if you are not properly layered up. stay safe in florida to the midwest. single digits in chicago and cleveland and also in minneapolis. take a look at the forecast for the upcoming weekend. much better. in the 60s in new york city, 40 buffalo. 737 in chicago. lake-effect snow coming down he here. heather and ainsley a couple feet of snow and a warning in effect for the city of buffalo. heather, happy birthday. ainsley congratulations i know you are a seminoles fan like me. >> late night for you, too. >> brutal conditions as far south as atlanta and grounding flights making it a real mess for travelers. more than 2,000 flights have been canceled already today. >> it is freezing. >> the governor of michigan urging everyone to stay warm. telling children take breaks from making snow men. the conditions too dangerous for an

she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school. hadiya's parents, nate and cleo are in this chamber tonight. >> that was a thrill. we were there but not present in terms of the emotion of it all and the reasons we actually made it. >> very overwhelming. >> in the middle of grief and you realize why you are grieving. this is a family that is hurting, a real family, real people you know work every day like everyone else. and you know thinking we're steering our kids to do what's right and only wrong came to find us. it's like why, why was the opportunity there. you know what could be done? what could be done differently going forward and how could future families be unaffected, you know? >> the death of hadiya pendleton touched a nerve open a national -- on a national level. suddenly everyone from jesse jackson to the president himself were talking about the epidemic of violence on the chicago's south side. what took so long? what happened to hadiya happened to hundreds of teens in chicago and it's been happening for -- going on for

sarah is bundled up in chicago. >> reporter: good afternoon. we're here in navy pier in chicago. normally a beautiful area to spend an afternoon. right now it is a ghost town. here is why. chicago right now sitting at zero degrees. that's a huge improvement over where we were yesterday at negative 16. add in that windchill, it was absolutely miserable. a miserable night for people as well. chicago's homeless shelters overflowing. record numbers there. they actually had to open up some offices in some classrooms to handle the people. you spoke just a minute ago about airline traffic. no other mode of travel here is going any better. aaa reporting 650 calls an hour. people needing help. dead batteries. road slide offs and outside of chicago, 80 miles outside of chicago, two amtrak trains stranded overnight. 500 people having to stay on the train for warmth. they were rescued and bussed into chicago today. here not a lot of people on the streets as i said because chicago public schools have shut down for the second day in a row. employers still allowing employees to work from home a

we continue to get cold in chicago. we have a windchill advisory until 9:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. minus two. it is a little warmer in my hand. dagen: there is nobody in the street except for you, my friends. connell: jeff, thank you. dagen: thank you, jeff. dagen: jeff flock. connell: a rapidly spreading stomach bug.

air temperatures. 16 out in chicago. we have a frontal boundaries across areas to notice ahead of t temperatures while they are still at or just a little below the freezing point around detroit and indianapolis, it's milder than where we are in most places. tonight, that is when temperatures are going fall well below the freezing point and well below zero. minus 27 will be the low in fargo and now, a record low temperatures is minus 28. so we will be within a few degrees of that. in chicago, we could tie a record low. >> that's minus 18. so, it's definitely going to be one of those brutally cold nights. here is an hour by hour look of how it will actually feel on your skin if you were to step outside. not for long periods much time. here in fargo, minus 65 is what it will feel like by later this evening around 7:00 o'clock. around indianapolis, it will feel like minus 11 and minus 20 in chicago. it will get worse. this air is spilling all the way soft ward. in chicago at indiana. windchill warnings in place, not watches,

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lo que se vive en gran parte del país, chicago , illinois, puestos en estado de emergencia >> el humo que se desprende del río michigan es la señal más clara que un frío llego al este y noroeste del país, en minessota hubo -60 grados farenheit, y en chicago de -12 con sensación de -30 grados >> mucho frío, pero uno tiene que salir >> el frío que afecta a más de 140 millones de personas, también afecta a los aeropuerto, las carreteras de oklahoma a illinois tienen desesperados a muchos, los bomberos rogaban para

a majestic bird is capturing chicago's attention. it's usually in the arctic tundra and traveling south this time of year. we get a closer look. look. >> i try to get here at sunrise every morning. >> reporter: it's a bone chilling morning on chicago's lakeshore. carey goldner is hoping to snap a photograph of a snowy owl. >> they're probably the largest birds in north america, and they're amazing. beautiful to watch and beautiful to spend time with. >> reporter: with its bright yellow eyes and black beak and puffy white plumage, the snowy owl has a stink appearance. dis. in the harry potter series seen here i. >> it's a historical creature, a wise owl, and i think that everyone wants to experience that. >> reporter: as this arctic nomad is appearing in chicago, people are braving the elements to catch a glimpse. their hearing is so acute they can locate and hone in on prey in heavy vegetation or even snow. food may explain why the owls have migrated this far south. >> sometimes we think that they have a lot of chicks because of thei

perhaps even up in chicago not ready for this. as it's going to be rougherly negative 50 in some places tonight to the north. let me pull in the director. director, sergeant janine schmidt. tell me, how rare is this for you guys to see this kind of activity with the cold weather? >> well, the last time we had to do anything on this level was when all the snow hit, and we had greyhound had bus loads of people that were locked down in atlanta. but to actually do it for the local homeless people, i've been here 17 years. and it's probably been 15, 20 years since it's been this bad. >> i mean, it could be deadly. >> yes, oh, absolutely. we're trying to work very hard with all of our providers, our partners that serve homeless to make sure that nobody is left out there in the cold. >> reporter: and from your perspective, the danger level, how many people are you expecting in here tonight and will there be kids, family members, families, what do you think? >> well, we have always served men, women and families for our cold weather progr

this is the worst of it for chicago. windchills around 40 below. look at the arctic front beginning to push onto the east. pittsburgh, feels like 6 below there. still holding onto the balmy 30s for windchills in new york city and that changes overnight tonight and even atlanta, heading downhill in a hurry as well. tomorrow's forecast, there is a high temperature of 3 degrees in chicago. that is an improvement and windchills will still be around 20 to 30 below, especially in the morning. then we're feeling it the northeast. tomorrow allegati tomorrow's high, 10 degrees. even in and around new york city, windchills will be around 15 to 20 below zero. that's our experience with the polar vortex across the northeast down to atlanta. windchills below zero there as well. things are getting better over the next few days. the jet stream takes a jog to the north starting sometime later towards the end of the week and next week looks mild krogs the northeast. even the midwest temperatures in the 30s by the end of the week. i'm sure they were never so excited

here's a look at current readings, five in chicago, minus 12 in minneapolis. that secondary cold blast is going to move in tonight. the wind chill factor in green bay, minus 14. minus-4 2, in fargo, tomorrow, that colder blast moves in for minus 11 for chicago, and only a high there, and minus-4 2 in fargo. we'll talk about our chances for rain here locally coming up in a bit. >> more now on the developing storm. forecasters say by wednesday nearly half the nation, 140 million people will shudder in temperatures of zero or lower. this is the view from behind the wheel of a snow plow in indianapolis. chicago public schools cancelled classes on monday. >> the grocery store was the place to be in michigan, where people stocked up before the worst of the cold snap hit. the national weather service is calling the arctic blast historic and dangerous. here's the story from chicago. reporter: first, driving snow. then bitter cold. now ice. new york's kennedy airport was shut down for two hours when this delta passenger flight from toronto skidded out of control from a