slipped in her driveway and froze to death. we get the latest from emily schmidt. >> reporter: in the northeast, the cold is sinking in faster than even the best layers can keep it out. >> i have long johns, two sweaters, two scarfs. and a blanket. >> i have eskimo gear for a reason. i don't like the cold too much. >> reporter: new york is facing its coldest temperatures in six years. boston could drop below zero for the first time since 2005. >> we're go fog hang in there, we're new englanders, that's what we expect to see. >> reporter: it isn't record-breaking, but it does make typical activities -- >> cookies -- >> reporter: -- a bit more dangerous. massachusetts has been advise to hold recess indoors today. and homeless shelters are extending their hours. >> people get acclimated in a situation like this. they don't realize the difference between 20 degrees above and 20 degrees below zero. >> reporter: it's so cold in minneapolis, some homeless had to go to a shelter. that improvement may be on its way this week, temperatures in chicago are predicteded to go up to the 20s. east coastthe southe keeping their eyes on a midweek storm that could dump a foot of snow if it stays on track. emily schmidt, abc news. new england will be the hardest hit as the temperatures continue to plunge. >> meteorologist ava dinges is here to tell us just how low some of the cities will go. good morning, ava. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. it's unbelievable cold in the northeast to start off the day. this is the coldest air we've seen so far this season. 12 degrees below zero in syracuse. burlington at 22 degrees below zero. eventually the next couple of days will be warming up as moisture comes out of the gulf. more rain in the southeast. this could be a snowmake for the northeast. stay tuned. >> ava, thanks. we will have more live cold coverage across the northeast coming up on "good morning america." in other news this morning, president obama faces a drama mat click different congress when he addresses the state of the union tomorrow night. democrats and republicans will be breaking tradition and sitting together. despite that coziness, lawmakers making it clear they disagree with the president's agenda. >> reporter: even with higher popularity, the president is higher in the polls. a productive lame duck session have put him on a roll and republicans know it. >> i think the president has already changed a great deal. he's going to be talking about cutting spending. that's what the message of the november election was- >> reporter: moving to the center, talk about cutting spending, creating jobs is working. >> the state of the union is a ewing opportunity for him to continue this rebound, this comeback. he's got a chance now to really provide a theme for his presidency the last two years. >> reporter: after president obama proclaims -- >> -- our union is strong. >> reporter: -- expect a theme he's mentioned in in the last few days. >> we're competitive. global competition. and even more competitive. >> reporter: that other word, when he talks about education an research. civility will be a bigc part of the speech and a call for the democrats and republicans sit together is drawing momentum. there are red and blue members that will sit together. the head of the senate republicans mitch mcconnell said he will not take part. david kerley, abc news. some of the doctors and nurs caring for congresswoman's gabby giffords will be at the president's special state of the union address. doctors say giffords is more alert in improving every day, however a buildup of brain fluid has temporarily delayed giffords' transfer to a rehabilitation center. security measures are being reviewed after a gunman opened fire inside a detroit police station. four officers including a commander were hit before the gunman was shot dead. all of the officers are going to be okay, including one sergeant saved by her bulletproof vest. nows of newly leaked documents show at that palestinians offered some huge concessions to israel during peace talks back in 2008. far more than first thought. perhaps most surprising the palestinians seemed willing to concede enclaves too israel in exchange for land to the west bank. reports are denied saying portions of the documents are fabricated. officials say they can't vouch for the papers at least until they finished review. deadly floodwaters are moving south in australia. hundreds of people had to be evacuated. 30 people have been killed since that flooding started in november. and floodwaters have damaged or destroyed more than 30,000 homes and businesses. a matchup is set for the super bowl. the odds have picked the packers as a slight favorite over the steelers. >> now, the two teams will do battle at the cowboys stadium just outside of dallas in about two weeks. it could be a record crowd there because that stadium can hold more than 100,000 fans. highlights from the championship games are coming up later in this half hour. >> to give you an idea of the ticket prices. they're saying tickets with the face value of $900 are selling for $4,000. >> unbelievable that folks have that kind of money. a big break in a case that made national headlines. a young woman kidnapped as a baby and reunited with her family after two decades. and could your local post office close for good. the postal service is red to shut down hundreds of locations. and he was the father of a fitness revolution. this morning, remembering jack lalanne.3q lysol believes that kids shouldn't miss school days during cold and flu season. that's why we started a mission for health. by going beyond clean surfaces to healthy surfaces. by making a healthy way to wash hands. and even by working with a pediatrician to develop lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools. when you use lysol, you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. the postal service is hoping to close thousand us more post offices as ait ramps up cost cutting. in march, it will be begin shutting as much as 2,000 location. "the wall street journal" reports another 16,000 operating under loss will come under review. general motors says it has now reached a deal to sell more cars and parts in china. the $900 million two-year agreement was signed was part of president hu jintao visited the u.s. last week. gm is expected to announce that its adding a shift and more than 650 jobs at its plant in flint, michigan. toyota is taking steps to avoid the embarrassment of its recalls this year. it's opening two quality fields in the u.s., one in houston and the other in jacksonville, florida. adding to two existing offices. some encouraging signs the job market is about to come back to life. 42% of companies saying they will add jobs over the next six months. it is time now for check of market activities. tokyo's nikkei rose 10% today. wall street added 84 points last week. and the nasdaq fell 65. americans cut back on eating out during the recession. and that change may stick. many people learned new habits when they were forced to eat at home. restaurants typically lead the way out of a recession, but that has not been the case this time around. more families are saving restaurants for special occasion. at the movies "no strings attached" took the top spot. it took in more than $20 million in ticket sales the opening weekend. meanwhile, "the green hornet slipped to second place and "the dilemma" slipped to third. a dash cam captures one driver's very close call. plus, cheese heads and members of the steeler nation are packing their bags for the big "d" coming up. 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