a hurry. as far as the cold goes, i've got to show you this. bear alaska is at 14 degrees. the sun set there two weeks ago and won't rise until the end of january. they're at 14 degrees. fairbanks is at 31. typically it's minus 12 in fairbanks on average. much colder. look at the temperature in kansas city at 7, des moines 3, denver 3. the coldest air you're going to find. if you went and walked all the way through canada up to the north pole is located right over canada, down into the central plains and these windchills are ridiculous. just not fun. it's been this way for a week straight in fargo. minus 28 in windchill. look at chicago, not even a shot of going above freezing all week in chicago. that cold air, brian, here to stay. >> we didn't get the snow, we have some pond skating maybe, bill. >> got to be careful on that ice early in the season. >> we'll have the fire department check it, thank you very much. some other news to get to, including what the "washington post" is calling a cease-fire. that would be the budget deal being hammered out between negotiators in the house and the senate. the "post" reports the deal