Dangerously cold temperatures. Some areas will se blizzard conditions. Plans are already being made to close major highways, and drivers are being advised to stay home. Marlie hall is in new york with more. Marlie, good morning. Reporter annemarie, the first winter storm of the new year threatens to usher in 2014 with frigid temperatures, lots of snow, and some messy conditions. The snowplows are on standby as the northeast braces for a major winter storm. I have a 9 horsepower snow blower, i have three new bags of rock salt, i have two shovels, and two sons. Reporter the heaviest snow is expected to fall tonight into tomorrow. Many schools in and around boston will be closed for the next two days. Sounds like its going to be a very its going to be a hard snowstorm and the transportation is going to be difficult. Reporter the storm has already caused major problems across the midwest. Im over it. Im trying to get home. I was getting ready to go to my grandmas house, but i think im just going to go home now. Reporter as much as a foot of snow fell in some parts of chicago, prompting hundreds of flight cancellations, and in indiana one person died and 15 were taken to the hospital when a pickup truck slammed into a bus. The pickup lost control due to the inclement weather and went into oncoming traffic of the bus. Reporter blowing in with the snow is bitter cold arctic air. Across much of the country temperatures are expected to be zero and below. Here in new york city, some light snow has begun to fall. Theres a snow alert here in effect as well. When its all said and done, were expecting up to 7 inches of snow. Annemarie . Marlie hall in new york. Thank you, marlie. Eric fisher of our affiliate wbz is tracking the weather system. It didnt take long to get our first winter storm of 2014 under way. A winter advisory from missouri to pennsylvania and blizzard warnings in effect for parts of long island. Well watch this congeal into a larger storm as we head into the evening hours. By 8 00 p. M. , a shield of snow from boston back up to d. C. It will wrap up thursday night into friday morning. The worst of the conditions from boston down to new york and perhaps down toward the jersey shore as well. By the time we head to friday morning it starts to wrap up and by friday afternoon evening the snow works its way off to the coast. Snow totals by the time we get to the late thursday hours, 3 to 6 inches in parts of central ohio. 6 to 12 inches in new york state. As it wraps up we could see a foot or so more in boston, half a foot in new york. Near blizzard conditions possible near the coast, boston, cape code, and down toward new york and long island and subzero windchills. The cold a big part of this. When we wake up saturday morning, look at some of the temperatures. Almost all of the northeast goes below zero. Im meteorologist eric fisher of cbs news. Minneapolis Officials Say they dont know what started an Apartment Fire and killed 14 people. The fire started yesterday morning and quickly burned through the threestory building. Fire crews dealt with subzero temperatures fighting the blaze. Witnesses say they saw people jumping from windows. The roof partially collapsed and six of the injured people are in critical condition. And the passengers on that Russian Research vessel trapped by ice in antarctica are being rescued this morning. A helicopter from a chinese ice breaker landed alongside the russian ship to fly them to a nearby vessel. The russian ship has been trapped since christmas eve, but passengers were never in danger. Federal officials investigating that Oil Train Derailment in north dakota say they uncovered a broken train axle. Its not clear if the broken axle caused the crash. Investigators say the oil train collided with an already derailed grain train. 18 cars of the oil train jumped the track. Several exploded and burned. No one was injured. The track is expected to reopen today. And the parents of claire davis say they forgive the gunman who shot and killed their daughter last month at a denver area high school. A Memorial Service was held for davis yesterday. The 17yearold was shot by a fellow student who stormed the school trying to kill a teacher. The fact is that karl was so blinded by his emotions that he didnt know what he was doing. My wife and i forgive karl pierson for what he did because he didnt know what he was doing. We would ask all of you here and all of you watching to search your hearts and also forgive karl pierson. Karl pierson killed himself after shooting davis as Law Enforcement officers closed in. Relatives of a california girl declared brain dead by her doctors are getting help this morning. A foundation started by terri sh schiavos family is helping. As John Blackstone reports, the mcmath case is raising the same complicated and emotional question about when life ends. Reporter jahi mcmaths family is searching for a facility to take their daughter who is brain dead after surgery for a ton sill lengthmy. Her family is fighting for her to have a tracheotomy to insert a breathing tube so she can be moved. I feel like im dying because i want her to see 2014. Reporter in a letter the hospital wrote performing medical procedures on the body of a deceased human being is simply not something Childrens Hospital can do. The familys attorney Christopher Dolan says theyre looking for a doctor to perform the surgery. We just ask that you would have the compassion and good medical ethics to abide by this mothers wish and reach out to us. Email me. Reporter hospital spokesman sam singer. Theres a very difficult catch22 that the mcmath family attorney has created, which is that he keeps wanting people to believe this young woman is alive. Shes not. Reporter the mcmath family says a facility called new beginnings in new york is willing to carry for her, but its location was closed today. John blackstone, cbs news, San Francisco. President obama and Michelle Obama are sending get well wishes to barbara bush. The 88yearold former first lady is being treated for pneumonia at a houston hospital. A spokesman said she is responding well to treatment. Well, coming up on the morning news, snapchat security failed. The popular photo messaging app is hit by hackers, and the personal information of millions is leaked. Details in moneywatch. Youre watching the cbs morning news. Ywatch. Youre watching the cbs morning news. We have a situation. What . Were out of dunkin. [ gasps ] emergency backup. Awesome. One taste, and youll understand. Where would you be without me . 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It might go in a frame on the wall somewhere. Reporter this denver resident said he looked forward to buying and enjoying marijuana without fear of being placed under arrest. Ive been in trouble before because marijuana was illegal, so its kind of a big deal for me. Reporter there are limits on the sale of marijuana. Buyers must be 21 or older. It cant be smoked in public places. Colorado residents can purchase up to an ounce. Nonresidents are limited to a quarter ounce and cant take it out of state. Organizers of colorados campaign to legalize marijuana expect almost 400 million in sales this year and say it will create jobs, tax revenue, and reduce crime. Brian vicente is an advocate. Sales have been taking place in our country for decades. All that money goes in the hands of the underground cartel. Well, that stops today. Reporter this one store estimates its served 250 customers in the first hour. Thats on wednesday. How much does it cost . How about 100 for only a quart over an ounce or roughly the same amount you would pay if you bought it illegally on the street. For cbs news, howard nathan, denver. On the cbs moneywatch a security warning for snapchat users, and a deal for fiat to buy the rest of chrysler. Whendy gillette is at the New York Stock Exchange with that and more. Good morning. Good morning, annemarie. The asian markets started in a mix. The shanghai composite fraction lost a quarter percent. Tokyos nikkei is closed for a holiday. In this country the markets open after closing for the year. Some of the biggest yearly gains in almost two decades. The dow jones victim ended the year 26. 5 higher. The nasdaq come ps it rose 38. 3 for the year. The italian automaker fiat is taking full control of the u. S. Automaker chrysler. Its offering to buy the remaining shares of chrysler that it doesnt already own from the united auto eunen. Fiat will pay 3. 65 billion to the union which pays Health Care Bills for the retires. The Company Already owns 58. 5 of it. A Security Breach at snapchat. As many as 4. 6 million snapchat may be at risk. Their phone numbers and usernames may be leaked online. Snapchat said it was no big deal and it had taken appropriate action. Apparently the safeguards were not enough. A georgia banker accused of embezzling millions is in custody. Aubrey lee price was arrested tuesday in south jachlt he had been on the run for 18 months and was pulled over for a traffic violation. Price disappeared in 2012 after telling family members he was going to kill himself. The fbi always believed he was alive. Price and investors are accused of stealing 17 million of his clients money. A new study shows that dialing, reaching, or answering a cell phone increases the risk for a crash. The study did not distinguish between handheld and handsfree phones. Annemarie . Theres so many distractions nowadays. Wendy gillette at the New York Stock Exchange. Thank you, wendy. Straight ahead, controversy at the rose parade. And in sports an emotional win for Michigan State in the rose bowl, but the spartans celebration comes up short. Spartans celebration comes up short. Down the lights . To e not good. Going to the kmart winter sales event . Good. Get up to 60 off winter apparel, and shop your way members get 10 back in points. Kmart. Get in. Get more. [ girl ] roses are red. Violets are blue. Splenda® is sweet. And so are you. [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. Splenda® lets you experience the joy of sugar without all the calories. Its a very good reason to enjoy Something Sweet with the ones you love. Think sugar, say splenda™ ive quit for 75 days. 15 days, but not in a row. For the first time, you can use nicorette. Even if you slip up. So you can reach your goal. 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They run for three touchdowns and Central Florida wins its first bcs game, 5242. Stanford and Michigan State. The spartans take their first lead of the game in the Fourth Quarter on a touchdown catch by tony lippett. In less than two minutes to place, stanford gets stuck and seals the first Rose Bowl Victory for Michigan State in 26 years, 2420. Pretty incredible. Pretty incredible. I think theyre happy. Is this reality as good as the dream . Im still dreaming. I dont know. The spartans biggest miscue, they tried dousing coach Mark Dantonio with gatorade. They totally missed there. A recordsetting play. A pass from his own end zone. Quincy comes down with the ball nearly 60 yards down field and he does the rest. The 99yard touchdown is the longest play in nebraska history and it helps the cornhuskers to a 2419 win over georgia. And speaking of records, the nhl hosted the largest crowd ever to see a hockey game. More than 105,000 people filled Michigan Stadium in ann arbor to watch detroit take on toronto. The game Time Temperature was 13 degrees and snow piled up on the playing surface throughout the game. Tyler bozak scored the deciding goal in a 32 shootout victory for toronto. When we return, thorny issues at the rose parade. A samesex couple exchanges vows on a float, drawing some criticism at the annual event. Couple exchanges vows on a float, drawing some criticism at the annual event. Chicken quesadilla, ue burger bites, sandwiches, and more, served with fries and your choice of soup or salad. Chilis lunch break combos, starting at 6 bucks. More life happens here. Im here to get a camry. Oh, camry is reliable and really fun to drive. Sounds like i hit the jackpot again. Again . [ man ] hey honey. I got you this mochaccino and on the way i rescued this puppy. Mm. [ male announcer ] right now during toyotathon, get 0 apr financing for 60 months on a 2014 camry. 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The 125th edition featured the jushl floral floats, marching bands, and majestic horses, but as reported, hot button issues threatened the show. Reporter it was a sight never seen before in the rose parades 125year history. The couple said i do on top of a wedding cakeshaped float as viewers witnessed the samesex marriage. Were honoring the efforts of, you know, thousands of men and women who fought long and hard for this. Reporter the aids health care float celebrates gay rights victories including Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to samesex marriage in california. The boycott the 2014 rose parade Facebook Page had more than 8,000 likes. Some paradegoers thought it was over the top. I have no problem getting married, you know, but why make a show out of it. Reporter the city of pasadena stepped up security in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. And as criticism intensified over the samesex ceremony. More than 1,100 officers and bomb sniffing dogs patrolled the 5. 5mile parade route. Police arrested 19 peta protesters for blocking the seaworld float. Peta says seaworld is using the parade to repair its image which was affected by the black fish. Its a sham. At seaworld, theyre confined to tanks. Many spectators are just happy to begin 2014 with this new years tradition. Teresa garcia, cbs news, pasadena. Fans of the 90s sitcom fresh prince of belair are remembering james avery. The loveable family pate tree yark died tuesday. His character phillip banks was a wealthy lawyer and judge who became a father figure to his sisters teenage son played by young will smith. The show ran for six seasons and the show continues in syndication. Avery died in california from complications from open heart surgery. He was 68. Mom well, i use bounty. Kerri ooo use sparkle®. Its just right for cleaning up everyday little messes without cleaning out your piggy bank. Sparkle®. The bright way to clean. 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It doesnt have to be a major repair for it to be 500 or 600 and when youre just surviving, that can break your entire budget. Reporter she decided the best way to address the problem was to fix it herself. She became a mechanic. One of my first days in mechanic school, the instructor said, okay, i want everybody to turn and face the wall where the crank shafts are. I dont know where those are. I waited and watched for everybody else to turn. Reporter she completed a twoyear Training Program and founded the garage last april. She charges t 15 an hour for labor. The going rate is be 100 and she has no markup on parts. Judy has been unable to work for five years because of a neck injury sustained in a car accident. Her cars engine needed about 400 worth of repairs on this visit. 64 for all that . Yep. She paid only 54. Thank you. What im experiencing here for me is a miracle. There you go. I have been healed and now its my cars turn. There have been nights youve had to sleep in your truck. Right, yeah. Reporter linda, who asked we not use her last name, has had financial problems, causing her to spend some nights in her truck. The hereto was broken until kathy fixed it and said she could pay later. Having working heat in your truck is not a luxury in this weather. Its to survive. Reporter even with the help of volunteer mechanics, kathy can only afford to open the garage on saturdays. The rest of the week shes an advocate for the homeless. Im a Firm Believer if we each did our part to take care of each other, whatever it took, it would be a very, very different world. Reporter a world where giving someone a lift means helping them do the driving. Manuel bojorquez, cbs news, minneapolis. What a great way to give a get of getting somebody back on the road in more ways than one. Coming up on the cbs this morning well track the blizzard set to hit hard sexes of new york and the northeast today. Plus frrks the boston bombing to Aaron Hernandezs murder trial, well preview the big court cases this year, and well show you the newest smart technology, a phone with duel screens. Thats the cbs morning news for this thursday. Thanks for watching. Im annemarie green. Have a great day. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com griego. And im Frank Mallicoat time is 4 heres meteorologist lawrence with check of weather. Good morning. It is thursday, january 2. Im michelle griego. Hi, everyone. Im Frank Mallicoat. Feels like friday. We have the holidays. We are ready for the weekend. We have one more day to go. One more day to get there. But you know today likely to be the warmest day of the week with High Pressure overhead. Looks like thats going to training temperatures up, some numbers near 70 by the afternoon. Well have more on that in your weekend forecast coming up. And its quiet outside so far. Not even a lot of overnight roadwork to slow you down. Heres a live look Silicon Valley drive off to a great start on 237. Coming up well check the bay area bridges. Did i say december 2 . January 2. New year thing yesterday . 2012. We need the weekend. All right. We move along here. [ laughter ] we have some developing news at this hour. Fire at the chinese consulate building here in San Francisco appears to be arson. Thats according to the consulates spokesman. Surveillance video shows a person pouring two buckets of gasoline on the front doorsteps there before setting it ablaze. The fire began about 9 30 last night. Crews managed to control it within minutes. Nobody was injured. 52 scientists and tourists are now safe