This is the cbs morning news for tuesday, january 6th 2015. Captioning funded by cbs good morning, good to be with you im annemarie green. Well this morning a dangerously painful mass of colder air is spreading across the country. Its so cold fire is being used to keep rail systems from freezing. The city is considering closing its Public Schools tomorrow. Along with the cold up to 6 inches of snow is expected. Snowfall up to 7 inches was reported overnight in central iowa. And windchills are expected to reach 35 below zero tonight. Travel is not recommended. Meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz has more on the freezing jet stream. What is january . As you might think, its all snow coming down in illinois and indiana overnight. Had some in pennsylvania over towards philly and d. C. Before wrapping up light snow in boston. The totals, a lot of it on the ground. Well see significant travel here just west of d. C. For the morning drive. But then its all about the cold seeping its way southward. Heading into today, wednesday by thursday, the coldest of the air moving in. High temperatures filling in lots of Single Digits each subzero high temps today. 20s and teens for much of the northeast. We head into wednesday, the colder air making its way south. In nashville, widespread Single Digits. And subzero highs. And the peak of the cold as we head through. As you look at the windchill values, colder than 30 below zero. Places like atlanta, windchill down around zero. Lots of layers and be safe is out there. Im meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. In western washington state, the issue is torrential rain that triggered widespread flooding. Up to 9 inches of rain fell flooding streets and forcing evacuations including about 60 nursing home residents. All that rain triggered a mudslide that pushed one home right off its foundation. Two women were in the house when the mud hit. But they managed to escape. Officials say it may be days before area roads are passable. Zbloovnltd and here in new york city this morning a manhunt is under way for at least two suspects following a shooting of two police officers. The plain clothes officers were responding to a robbery last night. They were shot when they stopped a car. The officers sustained nonlifethreatening injuries. Police say the officers were not targeted by the gunmen unlike two officers who were shot two weeks ago. And a bus driver and a student are dead after a Freight Train hit a school bus in rural north dakota. The train collided with the bus yesterday about 100 miles north of fargo. Officials say the bus failed to yield to the Railroad Crossing and stop signs. It was a typical rule of crossing with no crossing gate. Students were seventh grade through 12. Some others on the bus were injured, some seriously. The 114th Congress Opens for business today. Republicans now control both the house and Senate Holding their largest majority in the house in 84 years. Speaker john boehner is expected to survive two longshot challenges to his leadership. And the gop says its intent on overturning many of president obamas policies and programs. Mark albert is in washington. Mark, good morning. Good morning. Republicans return here energized by their new power but also still angered by the president s unilateral action on environment, immigration and cuba. In fact, hell propose more ideas starting tomorrow. Republicans promise quick action as well. Reporter for the first time in eight years republicans are in control of both the house and senate. North carolina senator thom tillis is among 71 new members of the congress who will take the oath of office today. Regulatory reform it one of the single most important things we can do to get it back on track. Reporter tennessee representative Martha Blackburn outlined some of the toughest issues. Immigration, health care. Reporter the enhanced republican majority the largest since the Great Depression promises to greenlight the longstalled keystone xl pipeline. Kentucky senator Mitch Mcconnell who will take over as Senate Majority leader could try to move the bill to the floor as early as thursday. Its unclear if president obama would agree to it. Where republicans dont adisagree, youll seat president take disease sizive action where he can. Reporter conservatives with their defense of House Majority w. H. I. P. Steve scalise. The Louisiana Republican came under fire following reports he spoke at a White Supremacist Group in 2002. Who they choose to seek in their leadership says a lot about who they are. Reporter john boehner, House Speaker is expected to prevail. As republicans celts in the president hits the road kicking off a threeday trip starting tomorrow. Beginning in michigan heading to arizona and tennessee later in the week. Hell tout new proposals on home ownership, College Education and job creation. Annemarie. Mark albert in washington. Thank you, mark. Former Virginia Governor Bob Mcdonnell learns his fate at a sensing hearing today. Mcdonnell is asking a judge to sentence him to Computer Service on 11 corruption charges. Prosecutors want him to serve at least ten years in prison. The court has received hundreds of letter asking for leniency. And jury selection continues this morning in the Boston Marathon bombing trial. The 21yearold suspect is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was in court monday. The process is expected to take weeks with a pool of 1200 potential jurors. Prosecutors face the challenge of seating a panel willing to consider the Death Penalty if tsarnaev is convicted. And this morning, divers have joined the search for airasia flight 8501 thanks to better conditions. The area of the java sea being scoured has expand officials think weather and currents have moved the wreckage eastward. The divers are looking where sonar detected five large pieces of wreckage over the weekend. But so far, only 37 bodies have been recover. 162 were on board. When the plane went down in bad weather ten days ago. The u. S. Ski team is mourning the loss of two Young Athletes killed in an avalanche in the austrian alps. The tragedy happened while they were training in the mountain over soelden near the rattanbatch glacier. Reporter signs had been posted around soelden, austria. On monday a group of six skis including 20yearold ronnie burlap and the 19yearold left a trail to do free skiing. That apparently set off an avalanche that killed them. Rescue cruise flew in by helicopter but it was too late. Martin visor of the Alpine Police said there were two emergency positions onsite he said. They tried everything. Unfortunately without success. Hi my name is bryce astal im an alpine ski racer out of utah and im 19 years old. Reporter both men were u. S. Ski team prospects. Tom kelly Vice President of operations for the u. S. Ski team said they will be missed. These were two great men. Not two great ski racers but great young men. Reporter neither were wearing avalanche gear. The son of a wealthy fund manager is in Police Custody this morning. Thomas gilbert jr. Was arraigned late monday. He faces murder and corruption charges in the death of his Thomas Thomas gilbert sr. He was shot to death monday in a home in his upscale apartment building. The two men argued when his father cut back his allowance. Coming up on the morning news, petco probe. The pet retailer is under investigation for treats that may have sickened thousands of animals. And later how a social media pet project is helping a young cancer patient. This is the cbs morning news. Thats why walgreens makes it easy to switch your prescriptions and save money. Just stop by. And leave all the legwork to us. 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Petersburg say a utility truck slammed into a tanker carrying 10,000 gallons of fuel which spilled then ignited. The tanker truck driver suffered second and third degree burns. On the cbs moneywatch now, Oil Prices Plunge and petco pulls dog and cat treats. Jill wagners at the New York Stock Exchange with that and more. Good morning, jill. Good morning, annemarie Oil Prices Continue their slide, briefly hovering over 50 a barrel yesterday. Thats the first time thats happened since 2009. U. S. Benchmark crude lost another 2. 60 yesterday, closing over 50 a barrel. Analysts believe we havent seen the bottom yet. The falling price of oil and fears over the Greek Economy are hitting markets worldwide. Tokyos nikkei lost 3 falling to its lowest level in nearly ten months. Hong kongs hang seng dropped 1 . Here on wall street the dow lost 321 points or nearly 2 . The s p lost 37 points the biggest since october 9th and the nasdaq lost 74 points. Shares of internet giant jumped after filled with accusations about a joint venture or possible acquisition. Aol stock was up 50 in after hours trading. Bloomberg news reports that verizon is advertised in aols advertising technology. Petco stopped selling chinese made dog and cat treats. The fda says its investigating the treats after receiving nearly 5,000 complaints. But initial tests have not connected the treats to the illnesses. Arrival firm petmart, says it plans to stop selling the treats by march. And toyota is showing off quite a bit at the Consumer Electronics show. The carmaker is allowing its competitors to use its Hydrogen Fuel cell patents for free. Toyotas Hydrogen Fuel mariah is due to be sold in the u. S. By october. Toyota hopes free use of its patents will spur the development of hydrogen refueling stations. Annemarie. Jill wagner at the New York Stock Exchange. Still to come an nfl team might be on the move. 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Colgate. 1 brand recommended by dentists. Heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. We will learn today who is headed to cooperstown in the summer. The Baseball Writers Association of america will announce the 2015 inductees into the hall of fame this morning. Topping the list of players in the first year of eligibility, fivetime cy Young Award Winning pitcher randy johnson, former red sox ace Pedro Martinez and pitcher john smoltz who started as a starter and a closer. And nfl may move halfway across the country. A Development Group owned by stan kronky has shown plans for the stadium built on the site of the hollywood racetrack. The rams played in los angeles from 1946 to 1994 but kronky has not said if he plans to move the team back to southern california. The nfls receiveferee is talking about the call between dallas and detroit. The officiating helped the cowboys mount a Fourth Quarter comeback to win the game. Dean blandino the nfls head of officiating said he thought there should have been a call on the play. He also said the officials should have done a better job of explaining the decision to the fans. When we return fourlegged cancer fans. Well show you how theyre getting support in a project thats gone viral. Creamy mayo. Crispy chicken. Made with a pop of pepper and a little tlc. All for just a dollar. No bells, no whistles, no apologies. The mcchicken you know the mcchicken you love. Part of dollar menu more. Choices you can count on at prices youll be lovin. Heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. Floridas ban on samesex marriage is over this morning. In Miamidade County samesex couples started getting married monday afternoon following a judges decision. It became legal state wide at midnight. Clerks in some counties began issuing marriage licenses overnight. Florida is the 36th strait to legalize samesex marriage. An arizona teen fighting cancer is getting support from around the world this morning. Greg argos from our phoenix affiliate kpxo shows how shared dogs are easing his loneliness. Reporter sitting in his hospital bed in phoenix hospital Anthony Phillips got a visit from seesean. Seesean is say theory drawing. Most of my days here are sad and depressing. Ill sit in my bed with blankets over my head not talk to anyone. Reporter anthony is in his sixth month of intense therapy to treat leukemia. Most days it keeps him away from the world. It just really makes me sick in here. Reporter dogs have brightened his day. Especially his three dogs waiting at home. Thats why a friend of his mom started this facebook page. I live in florida, i wanted to send you this video and tell you high and hope you feel better. Reporter photo doggies for anthony. Next thing we knew 300 people. Oh, my gosh 300 people. Reporter the page climbed to 800,000 posts. Anthonys mother kristen can no longer keep up saying thank you. You know they just took the picture just for that site. Hes got glasses in the hat. Reporter anthony says he loves seeing every picture. He knows the fight against leukemia will take years but the shared fight alone. I love all dogs. Well, anthony, youre probably about to get a lot more pictures. That was greg argos of kpxo. Coming up on cbs this morning the latest on the cold weather in the midwest and northeast. Im annemarie green. This is the cbs morning news. Sweet mother of softness. Charmin take a closer look at charmin ultra soft and youll love what you see. Not only can you use less, but you can actually see the softness in our comfort cushions. We all go. Why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft . Hey ladies you love it, youve gotta have it. Cinnamon toast crunch. cause that cinnamon and sugar is so irresistable. Everybody craves those crazy squares. A blast of arctic air is moving across the country. Heavy rain out west triggered mudslides in washington state. Also the 114th congress convenes today. Republicans control both the house and the senate for the first time in eight years. A group of conservatives say it will oppose speaker john boehner, but he is expected to have enough votes to survive. The Consumer Electronics show gets under way today in las vegas, this year cars are getting an upgrade with hightech gadgets. Bigad shaban shows us whats new behind the wheel. The Steering Wheel is moving but theres no drivers seat. Reporter an electric car that can hunt for a parking spot without a driver to find a parking spot at the Electronics Consumer show in las vegas. So its using sensors to make sure its not hitting anything. Right, right, four laser scanners one to each side of the car, so we precisely know where the objects are. Once you leave the parking garage, youll get another command to your smartwatch. Bmw, pick me up. And the car heads right for you. Reporter vehicle boasting Internet Connections and compatibility are the new norm. At least 3 million are connected to the internet. That number is expected to quadruple to 122 million by 2020. Now 90 of the companys fleet. Systems allow the customers do what it is they want to do and get back to driving. Reporter but if youre holding out for a car that will do that driving for you. Bmw isnt sure when its latest technology will make its way to the open road. Bigad shaban cbs news las vegas. Spacex launches a supply mission to the International Space station this morning. But its the rockets return not its takeoff thats ground breaking. Spacex it try to land the 14story booster on a platform thats floating in the atlantic after soaring close to 150 miles high. Its part of the companys plan to keep launch costs down. Coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, more on the clipper system hitting the midwest and northeast. Well get the forecast. Plus, how hackers are getting around fingerprint security scanners on your mobile devices. And norah sits down with the youngest woman ever elected to congress 30yearold elise stefanic. Its if for the cbs morning news. Im annemarie green. Have a great day. And you are looking live at storm scan3 as we keep our eye on a storm thats bringing snow and slick Road Conditions into our area this morning. It is tuesday january 6th hi good morning im ukee washington. Im erika von tiehl. Live Team Coverage for you on this storm. We start things off with meteorologist, katie fehlinger, tracking this latest system. Guys, it is definitely not a major storm system by any stretch. We would want to emphasize. That will we dont have to worry about having to shovel piles of snow this, it will be a quick little clipper system so not really worrying so much about this being a major storm, certainly but it is going to cause some headaches avenue feeling. We start things off once again here with the look at storm scan3, there
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