Below sunday morning. It will be the coldest temperature there since 19 z2l2xz z16fz y2l2xy y16fy is the cbs overnight news. About five miles south of here on wall street, the stock market broke a record. The dow soared 152 points to close above 25,000 for the first time ever. Just five weeks ago, the dow hit 24,000, making this the fastest thousandpoint rise in the history of the blue chip index. Since President Trump was elected, the dow is up nearly 37 . Jill schlesinger is our Senior Business analyst. Jill, what are we to make of all of this . You know, it has been a strong first week of the year. And the dow has sailed past the 25,000 mark. Its amazing. All major indexes following along here. The nasdaq as well as the s p 500. This is now the second longest in china, here is what we learned. We learned that the Service Sector expanded to its highest level in more than three years. And not just in china, not just in the u. S. , also in europe, where we know weve seen such strong growth. Companies there are hiring workers at the fastest pace in 17 years. And then here in the u. S. , weve got Corporate Tax cuts, a loosening of regulation, especially in the banking and energy sectors. All this put together, its an amazingly optimistic time. I will say a lot of people wondering when this could end. Well, you know what . Its been over 3,200 days of this bull market. Were due for a correction, but none in the offing just yet, jeff. Jill schlesinger, thanks very much. President trumps personal lawyers are threatening a lawsuit to prevent the publication of Michael Wolffs new book fire and fury inside the trump white house. The president calls the book phony. Wolff responded by saying the book will go on sale toow some of his reporting has reignited talk that the president could face obstruction of justice charges. And our justice correspondent jeff pegues has more on that. Reporter as he left a summit meeting in germany in july, the president was focused on a political crisis at home. News was about to break about a meeting during the 2016 campaign between his son donald trump jr. , other top Campaign Officials and representatives of the russian government. According to wolff, the president , hope hicks, jared kushner, and ivanka trump huddled on air force one over how to respond. The decision, say the meeting was primarily about russian adoptions by americans. Trump jr. Latered a kno ed ed ed the meeting was convened because he was told the russians had information about hillary clinton. One was so troubled by news that emerged he quit. It represented a obstruction of justice. Wolfs confidante add corallo was fired. Based on what you know than meeting, is it obstruction of justice . I think you cant tell right now. Reporter Scott Frederiksen is a former federal prosecutor. It could be a Misleading Press statement for political purposes only. Reporter and thats not illegal . Thats not illegal. Reporter so its about intent . Its about proving corrupt intent. Reporter the specter of obstruction of justice had already emerged in mail when trump fired fbi director james comey, then told an interviewer it was because of the russia investigation. When i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a madeup story. Its an excuse by the democrats for having lost an election that they should have won. Reporter frederiksen says special Counsel Robert Mueller was investigating russian meddling in the 2016 campaign has to be careful about bringing a case against the president. On the king unless you know, you know youre right and you can win. And so when i say special counsel mueller will approach this carefully, he will. Legal scholars disagree on whether a president can even be indicted while in office. Jeff . In other news today, the attorney general did make an announcement about the federal prosecution of marijuana. Well, thats right. Attorney general Jeff Sessions has issued new guidelines paving the way for u. S. Attorneys to have more discretion in prosecuting marijuana crimes. This rescinds Obama Administration guidelines which allowed prosecutors to be more lenient. Critics, though, charge the move adds confusion as to whether its okay to grow, buy and sell in those states where the drug is legal. Jeff . All right, jeff, thank you very much. So how does this affect states where marijuana sales are legal . In washington state, Recreational Marijuana has been legal for five years now. Seattle mayor jenny durkin. We will not be bullied by an administration that seems obsessed with dismantling things that actually seem to be working. Reporter today colorados attorney general said his office wont change his office to prosecuting marijuana crimes. Cory gardner threatened to block trumps doj nominations if Jeff Sessions refuses to back down. This was not a part of the agenda. This was not a mart of the plan. Many of us were misled. Reporter here in california many customers have been streaming into potshots like this one in hollywood ever since it became legal to purchase Recreational Marijuana on new years day. That could make her store a target for the feds. There is always the possibility in your mind that theyll good after the most successful one first to make an exame. Now to some other stories were following in the evening news feed. At Dover Air Force base today, Vice President mike pence attended the dignified transfer ceremony for a fallen u. S. Soldier. 34yearold Army Sergeant mihail golin was killed in afghanistan on new years day in a battle likely against isis militants. President trump and south korean president moon today agreed to postpone joint military exercises until after the pong Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next month. This to appease tensions with the north. In south africa, a train slammed into a truck and burst into flames today. At least 18 people were killed. 260 hurt. Many of the passengers were heading home to johannesburg after the holidays. The driver of the truck had tried to beat the train at a crossing. He was not hurt. The revelation of a security flaw has Tech Companies scrambling to find fixes to stop malicious hackers. A fond farewell to piper, the airport hero. Best day ever the deep south gets a deep freeze and a snow day. I won they came out of nowhere, sir how many of em . We dont know. Dozens. All right lets teach these freaks some manners good luck out there, captain thanks but i dont need luck, i have skills. on intercom all hands. We are looking for the captains keys again. They are on a silver carabiner. 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Inside the super fast i486 since the earliest days of personal commuting youve got mail. Reporter the search for faster processing has been a prime focus. Performance has always been the goal. Reporter but now security expert says that search for speed has resulted in two flaws with the ominous names meltdown and specter, discovered in the almost every computer since 1975. There is billions of chips out in the world. And they power everything from the biggest computers to maybe your cell phone. Reporter the flaw was discovered in the computers socalled kernel memory and was meant to be inaccessible to user. This is actually a design flaw, an architecture flaw on how these chips were designed. Thats why many, many chips across many vendors are affected. Thats why its so wide spread. Reporter the fear is sophisticated hackers could steal pass words that would unlock everything from personal computers to smart phones to the almost every company that operates on the internet. So given that scale, how big is this problem now . You know everyone in the world is racing either to fix it or to find out a way to take advantage of it. So it is definitely a race between attacker and defender. And in those race, its usually the attack theyre has the advantage. Reporter in a statement, chip maker intel says by the end of next week, intel expects to have issued updates for more than 90 of processor products introduced within the past five years. So far there is no evidence that hackers have managed to exploit these flaws, but the Software Patch could slow down computers by as much as 30 . Jeff . John blackstone, thank you. Up next, piper, the internet sensation. Ltry align probiotic. N your digestive system . For a nonstop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. Get 24 7 digestive support, with align. The 1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. Also in kids chewables. More than eight weeks after election day, the winner of a seat in virginias house of delegates was picked out of a ceramic bowl today. The tie breaking lottery was won by david yancey, and with that republicans keep control of the virginia house. Tonight were saying farewell to piper, a Border Collie that became world famous while chasing geese and ducks off airport runways in michigan. When we met was all business in his ear guards and goggles. Piper died yesterday what is so rare as a day in june . A snow day in january in the south. Omar villafranca is there. Come on for the first time in 28 years, tallahassee saw measurable snow. Wow reporter for many in the south, the snowstorm gave them a chance to lay in weather usually seen farther north. Eliza hunter spent the day taking pictures around snowy savannah. It hasnt snowed this much in the city in 30 years. I never thought i would see snow. All my childhood dreams realized. Reporter south carolinians dont normally keep sleds around, so drew improvised and took his daughter sadie out for a spin in a dawnedry basket. In guy didnt let the weather stop him from enjoying a few cold ones on the pool. While in charleston its hard to tell who was having more fun, this woman snowboarding in the street or the husky leading the way. The storm brought lizard conditions to florida where stunned iguanas fell from palm trees. It was actually a christmas present. There was a note that said were going to go see snow. Reporter and then there is the feintuchs from florida, who gave Everything Possible to get caught in 10 inches of snow. The family drove more than nine hours from their home near jacksonville to norfolk, virginia so their kids travis and lexy could play in the snow for the first time. Daddy reporter was it worth it seeing their reaction . Absolutely. Yes. I would do it all over again. Reporter omar villafranca, cbs news, norfolk, virginia. That is the overnight news for this friday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this from new york citys central park, im jeff glor. This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im anna werner. A massive digout is already under way up and down the east coast after a powerful winter storm called a bomb cyclone brought life to a stand still for millions. Blizzard conditions snarled roads, closed airports, shut schools, businesses, and government offices. Up to 2 feet of snow fell in some places, and boston was flooded as hurricaneforce winds buffeted coastal new england. And its not only the eastern seaboard. Frigid temperatures dipped all the way into the heart of dixie. Don dahler in massachusetts begins our coverage. Reporter massive flooding swept through boston, turning streets into slowmoving rer forcing evacuations. [ siren ] firefighters rescue trapped drivers. Life quickly became miserable for new englanders used to harsh weather. Those who didnt stay indoors lived to regret it. This is a major thoroughfare in downtown boston. The snow has been coming down to heavily and the wind blowing so hard that the snowplows havent been able to keep up with it. Strangers stepped in to help even when fourwheel drive wasnt enough. In brent rock, massachusetts, high winds send frigid waters pouring over the seawall and into the streets. About 25 miles away in hull, massachusetts, cars were washed away by the rising tide. Further up the coast in scituate, wind and waves turned ice into projectiles. Town manager jim bourdreau. The ice that were afraid is going to come up and actually act like shrapnel coming off the beach. Its going to be a pretty wild situation. Reporter this was a scene repeated all along the east coast as drivers discovered the laws of winter physics in maryland. Its so slippery and icy out there. Its just were sliding everywhere. Reporter in new jersey everyone stay in. Dont go out until youre essential personnel. Not good weather to drive in. Reporter the film was so fierce that despite fielding 1500 snowplows, new york had a hard time keeping streets and highways clear. And usually thickskinned new yorkers couldnt wait to get out of the cold. Its too cold. Reporter tens of thousands of people have lost power up and down the east coast. And with the temperatures now starting to plummet, there are serious concerns about how theyre going to heat their homes. This storm is roaring northward, and Jericka Duncan is in portland, maine. Reporter yeah, here in portland, maine, conditions are actually, whoa, starting to improve, despite the fact that the snow continues to pile up and pretty much blow everywhere. Snow in january is expected in maine. But its not every day they see and feel this. Bonechilling wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour, making it almost impossible to get around by foot and car. With snow falling at a rate of 2 inches an hour, Emergency Management officials are bracing for a very long night. Its been cold. So none of that has melted away. And our biggest fear is were going to lose power. Reporter 20 miles south of portland on ferry beach, we watch the storms swallow up foundations. The wind and the waves are so strong that while we were out here filming just moments ago, the ground underneath us collapsed. 32yearold sean walker has lived in this beach town his whole life. Every year he says the neighborhood gets smaller. My childhood memories are being washed away. Literally, yes. Reporter its something he now expects to happen with each impending storm. Jericka duncan, cbs news, portland, maine. The storm virtually shut down new yorks airports, creating long lines of frustrated fliers and leaving others to sleep at newark airport. Were delayed and were not sure if were going to be flying out of here any time soon. Reporter at la guardia, snow and wind made runways impassible. There are no planes leaving or going anywhere. Basically stuck here in this airport. Reporter boston logan was a near ghost town as nearly 75 of the flights there were canceled. Still, this guy braved subfreezing temperatures early this morning to catch a train to the airport in hopes of finding a flight. I think there is going to be some kind of delay. Our flight already got canceled and moved. We supposedly got 11, got pushed back to 8 00. Hopefully we can get out before the storm comes. Reporter good thing he went early. Jamaica station a few hours later, just brutal. But thats what llana raz trying to get back to. Instead, she got stuck in texas. Its crazy. They canceled our flight so we had to scurry to figure out another way we were going to get home. Were in dallas. Were 24 hours on a bad weather layover. Not that were missing new york in negative 3 degrees. Reporter dallas doesnt sound so bad. Now the charleston, South Carolina airport remained closed today. Even though that region wasnt getting any snow, they just dont have enough snow removal equipment to clean up the mess there. Looking ahead to friday, nearly 900 flights and counting have already been canceled. President trumps personal lawyer is threatening to go to court to block the publication of a scathe anything book about the administration. Fire and fury has touched off outrage at the White Reporter as he left a summit meeting in germany in july, the president was focused on a political crisis at home. News was about to break about a meeting during the 2016 campaign between his son donald trump jr. , other top Campaign Officials and representatives of the russian government. According to wolff, the president , hope hicks, jared kushner, and ivanka trump huddled on air force one over how to respond. The decision, say the meeting was primarily about russian adoptions by americans. Trump jr. Later acknowledged the meeting was convened because he was told the russians had negative information about hillary clinton. One member of President Trumps Media Affairs team was so troubled by the explanation that emerged from air force one, he quit. Wolff writes that mark corallo privately confided that he believed it likely represent an obstruction of justice. Wolffs confidante said corallo was fired. Based on what you know than meeting, is it obstruction of justice . I think you cant tell right now. It could be a Misleading Press statement for political purposes only. Reporter and thats not illegal . Thats not illegal. Reporter so its about intent . Its about proving corrupt intent. Reporter the specter of obstruction of justice had already emerged in mail when trump fired fbi director james comey, then told an interviewer it was because of the russia investigation. When i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a madeup story. Its an excuse by the democrats for having lost an election that they should have won. Reporter fredericksen says special Counsel Robert Mueller who was investigating russian meddling in the 2016 campaign has to be careful about bringing a case against the president. The saying is you dont take on the king unless you know, you know youre right and you can win. And so when i say special counsel mueller will approach this carefully, he will. Reporter legal scholars disagree on whether a president can even be indicted while in office. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Some air fresheners are so overwhelming, they can send you. And your family running. Introducing febreze one for fabric and air. No aerosols. No dyes. No heavy perfumes. It cleans away odors for a pure light freshness. So you can spray and stay. Febreze one, breathe happy. 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Much more powerful than along with Nuclear Bombers and intercontinental ballistic mills are at the tip of a chain of command which leads all the way back to the president , who is never far from a briefcase called the football. Inside are the codes. You have permission to fire. Reporter needed to order the launch of Nuclear Weapons. The order would go to the command over the u. S. Strategic command. So who in the United States government has the authority to order the use of Nuclear Weapons . Only the president of the United States has that authority. Reporter does congress have to approve . No, congress does not have to approve. Reporter so these really are the president s own weapons . Its our nations weapons with the president s authority, yes. Reporter admiral cecil heaney is now retired replaced by general john heiden who told a conference he would not carry out an order to use Nuclear Weapons if he thought it was illegal. Im going to say mr. Its illegal. Thats the way it works. Reporter american policy is to use Nuclear Weapons only in extreme circumstances. Such as a Nuclear Attack on the u. S. Last fall, tom boyd, one of the pentagons top missile analysts told 60 minutes kim jong un has more work to do before he has a weapon that can deliver a Nuclear Warhead to the american homeland. Probably several more flight tests. But ultimately, if they want to have confidence that the system works as intended, they have to flight test it and prove that that reentry vehicle can survive realistic reentry conditions. Reporter u. S. Intelligence estimates that could happen as early as this year. If and when it does, two Nuclear Armed countries headed by two unpredictable leaders will be on a collision course. The american scientist who oversaw the creation of the first atomic bomb connaught warned everyone at the time of the dangers of a nuclear standoff. His daughter has written a book about his life and career. Connaught was in charge of bringing america into the nuclear age, but his granddaughter jenette connaught says his efforts to control the weapons were ignored. And now the allout Nuclear Conflict he worried about could be close at hand. This was his nightmare scenario, that we would have this enormous arms race, and that it would increase unabated, and that we would inevitably find ourselves, as he said, like two gunman with itchy trigger fingers. Reporter janet conads grandfather wasnt the kind of person given to fear or exaggeration. And yet my grandfather was really so terrified of a Nuclear Conflict, i think the idea that mutually assured destruction would have held for almost 70 reporter in the late 30s connaught was a veteran chemist, a successful president of harvard university. But his life changed course after Albert Einstein warned the white house about the potential for extremely powerful bombs. That triggered a desperate race to build a Nuclear Weapon before hitlers germany. And the task of winning fell to conat and a secret team of scientists. He was the supervisor of everything that happened in terms of the bombs development. Reporter what happened in the summer of 1945 was the first openair test of a Nuclear Weapon. A blast so shocking that conat from a nearby bunker was sure the team had miscalculated. And he thought in that moment the world is over . He did. Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying. Reporter just three weeks later, hiroshima. And then nagasaki. Still, the only wartime use of a Nuclear Weapon. We billion on the greatest scientific gamble in history, and we have won. Reporter hundreds of thousands died in the blasts and their aftermath. People always ask me did they feel guilty. They really felt that they had done the right thing in building the bomb. It did shorten the war. It did save lives. Reporter and yet conat and his colleagues warn to have had sharing the science and striking a global deal to curtail production. But the scientists were overruled. And today, do you feel safer or less safer . Oh, were less safe. We have this Massive Destructive force out there. And ultimately he said we have no sane option but for the International Community to come together and try and find a way to control these weapons. You may or may not lose sleep thinking how youll survive a nuclear about all the Mass Shootings taking place in the u. S. That fear has a growing number of americans in the market for bulletproof clothes. Mark strassmann reports. Not too snug . Reporter this virginia Clothing Store sells dressed to kill. But in the back, its tailors sew soft armor into soft fabrics for another reason. Dressed not to be killed. Were in business to offer that security and protection for people. Reporter in 2011, robert davis and abaz haider launched their clothing line called aspetto. An armored tshirt cost almost a grand. An armored man suit runs 8,000. People are literally trusting their lives with this product. So you cant sell something that we dont think is going to work. Reporter on this firing range, their armored vest repeatedly stopped bullets fired pointblank from a 9 millimeter handgun. You will stop up to 44 magnum. Reporter in miami, jj wood tried on armored jackets, part of a separate clothing line developed in colombia as a defense against drug cartels. You know its there. Youre comfortable. And you have that peace of mind. Reporter aspettos cofounders say 85 of their customers work for u. S. Government agencies. But they also sell to foreign vips, oil executives, and everyday americans. When there is an orlando shoot organize a vegas shooting, does business go up . Unfortunately, yes. Sadly, yes. Reporter is it a dramatic increase . Yes. We had a grandma that contacted us and wanted a ballistic sweatshirt. Reporter its illegal for convicted felons to buy armored clothing. Background checks arent required by law, but aspetto runs them anyway. In a business where taking precautions has come into fashion. Mark strassmann, cew the cbs overnight news will be right back. Try degree ultraclear black white saves your white clothes from yellow stains and black clothes from white marks still with 48 hour sweat protection. Try degree ultraclear black white it wont let you down this bonechilling weather gripping the nation has some hardcore surfers dreaming of catching that perfect wave in the arctic. Jonathan vigliotti took a trip to northern norway for the the Arctic Circle have been called some of the most beautiful on earth. So fantastic this nordic terrain inspired disneys animated film frozen. But its also become an unlikely eden for the most adventurous. Battling frostbite and fierce currents, surfers ride waves as cold as 37 degrees. When i think of surfing, i think of the beach boy, hawaii. Not the Arctic Circle. I thought the exact same thing back in the day. Reporter pro surfer Shannon Ainsley made the 7,000 mile journey from south africa. When you came in and you saw these waves, what went on in your mine . At first i was quite blown away there is so many perfect waves with amazing mountains in the background. And really good rl waves and extreme weather. Its very intriguing. Reporter ainsley is experienced in surviving the extreme. 17 years ago, he was attacked not by one, but two great white sharks near his home. It was the most amazing and scary moment of my life. Reporter today he joins an intrepid squad who trek here during the arctics windswept summer and snowpacked winter. There had been times when i get out in the water in the winter and the hair freezes on my head and my gloves freeze on my fingertips. Its quite painful, but quite an experience. Reporter they are enticed in part by this man. This morning we had to shovel out the car for about an hour before we could even get out of the driveway. Reporter california surf photographer chris burkehart is credited with spreading the word about this polar paradise, sharing photos with his 2. 8 million instagram followers. The reactions range from this isnt real. This is photo shopped to where is this . I need to go there. Reporter whats it like to be out here in the water . This isnt malibu. This isnt california. This is the arctic. Well, lets just say it requires more of you, you know. It requires your focus and your attention and your utmost respect for the environment. Because any time you step in the water here, you have to realize that there is nothing beyond. Reporter the grueling work has paid off. His photos of the Northern Lights are among his most liked. Id look outside and Northern Lights are just glowing. I was the only one here. It was a really like almost borderline spiritual experience. Reporter the region is capitalizing on others seeking that spiritual experience. In the town of unsted, population 12, there are two surf companies. Where are you from . From cincinnati. Reporter and its not just the professionals who are surfing here in the arctic. More and more beginners are riding this new wave. Wet suits may help fight the cold, but they wont protect you from the waves. Just paddle out. Reporter local christian has been surfing since 1988 and runs a local surf camp. When you first started surfing, it was one, give or take a few. Yep. Reporter that was in the 80s. Now how many people show up here to go surfing . Thousands every summer. Reporter among them american aubrey mabel. We surfed in the Arctic Circle. Thats not something many people can say. Reporter this place has been transformed. In many ways, i think its a good thing. Its this hard balance. You always have this balance of keeping places sacred and wild and pure versus letting people come and experience it and letting them experience that joy. Reporter ultimately, surfers like Shannon Ainsley say the extreme elements will keep the water clear. Do you worry about sharks in these waters . No. The only thing that bites up here is the cold. Reporter after all, not even great whites are crazy enough to swim in the arctic. More than 20 of kids say they were bullied, either in middle school or high school. Jamie yuccas introduces us to one young girl who is fighting back. Doyle rules reporter lunch time bullying. You going to eat this . Reporter is a common hollywood plot line. You cant sit with us. Reporter but its also a painful reality in School Cafeterias throughout the nation. I was ostracized by everyone. I ate lunch alone. Every day i was pushed into lockers, i was sent threatening emails. Reporter a reality natalie hampton, now a High School Senior in california knows all about. I was physically attacked three times in two weeks, and i came home sobbing with bleeding red scratch marks. Reporter natalie eventually switched schools. But the memories of those years of torment stuck with her. So many ppl and all i wanted to hear was hey, are you okay . Come sit with us. Reporter those four words, come sit with us sparked an idea, and eventually an app. If you go to the search tab, it gives you a whole list of the lunchious can join in your School Without any fear of rejection. Reporter she created the sit with us app, free to download, free to use. It connects students with welcoming students. Come sit with us. Reporter the app now haas has over 100,000 users in eight different countries. Come sit with us reporter giving natalie a mega phone for her message. She has become an outspoken leader of the antibullying movement, speaking at conferences, she even gave a ted talk, i was seen for the first time in two years, and it saved my life. Reporter the app and its message to be inclusive is inspiring other students like eighth grader lola clark. Ive seen you. Havent i run into you . With us club at her school since they dont allow cell phones. Why do you think people join . Because they dont have a place to sit at lunch, a lot of them. And they know here they can be accepted, not judged. And they can have a really good time. I was never really exactly the same as everyone else. Reporter colwin is one of the members. People you can connect with if youre a little different. And you can feel like youre a part of something. Reporter do you feel different in school . I dont feel like different in a bad way. I feel different in a good way. Reporter for natalie hampton, the success of sit with us has given her a new purpose. Whats your guys favorite tv shows . Reporter uniting student one lunch period at too time. It has given me strength and confidence i never knew i had. Im in grade seven. Reporter jamie yuccas, los angeles. And thats the overnight news for this friday. From the cbs new york city, im anna werner. Blinded by the white. A blizzard plows up the east coast, making driving treacherous, flying nearly impossible, and turning frozen water into projectiles. Its the wind. Were barely being able to stand up with it. And this is just beginning. Also tonight [ closing bell ] wall street is covered in snow, but stocks are red hot. The dow hits 25,000. The Justice Department cracks down on pot just days after california makes it legal. The major security flaws that could affect nearly every computer in the world, including yours. Poor guy is stuck. Man becomes a mooses best friend. Woo wow. And the sunbelt enjoys its day in the snow. Best day ever this is the cbs overnight news with jeff glor reporting from central park in new york city. Good evening. This 843 acre oasis in the heart of manhattan sits on land that 12,000 years ago was covered by a glacier. Tonight its covered by nearly 8 inches of snow from a blizzard that hit the northeast, the first major storm of the season. Its dumped as much as a foot and a half of snow on parts of the region. 37,000 homes and businesses lost power. The wintry weather around the country this week is blamed for at least 15 deaths. We have a team of correspondents covering the blizzard. First, don dahler in boston. Reporter massive flooding swept through boston, turning streets into slowmoving rivers, sending water into restaurants and Office Buildings while forcing evacuations. [ siren ] firefighters rescue trapped drivers. Life quickly became miserable for new englanders used to harsh weather. Those who didnt stay indoors lived to regret it. This is a major thoroughfare in downtown boston. The snow has been coming down to heavily and the wind blowing so hard that the snowplows havent been able to keep up with it. Strangers stepped in to help even when fourwheel drive wasnt enough. In brant rock, massachusetts, high winds send frigid waters pouring over the seawall and into the streets. About 25 miles away in hull, massachusetts, cars were washed away by the rising tide. Further up the coast in scituate, wind and waves turned ice into projectiles. Town manager jim bourdreau. The ice that were afraid is going to come up and actually act like shrapnel coming off the beach. Its going to be a pretty wild situation. Reporter this was a scene repeated all along the east coast as drivers discovered the laws of winter physics in maryland. Its so slippery and icy out there. Its just were sliding everywhere. Reporter in new jersey everyone stay in. Dont go out unless youre essential personnel. Not good weather to drive in. Reporter the film was so fierce that despite fielding 1500 snowplows, new york had a hard time keeping streets and highways clear. And usually thickskinned new yorkers couldnt wait to get out of the cold. Its too cold. Reporter tens of thousands of people have lost power up and down the east coast. And with the temperatures now starting to plummet, there are serious concerns about how theyre going to heat their homes. This storm is roaring northward, and Jericka Duncan is in portland, maine. Reporter yeah, here in portland, maine, conditions are actually, whoa, starting to improve, despite the fact that the snow continues to pile up and pretty much blow everywhere. Snow in january is expected in maine. But its not every day they see and feel this. Bonechilling wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour, making it almost impossible to get around by foot and car. With snow falling at a rate of 2 inches an hour, Emergency Management officials are bracing for a very long night. Its been cold. So none of that has melted away. And our biggest fear is were going to lose power. Reporter 20 miles south of portland on ferry beach, we watch the storms swallow up foundations. The wind and the waves are so strong that while we were out here filming just moments ago, the ground underneath us collapsed. 32yearold sean walker has lived in this beach town his whole life. Every year he says the neighborhood gets smaller. My childhood memories are being washed away. Reporter literally . Literally, yes. Reporter its something he impending storm. Jericka duncan, cbs news, portland, maine. A lot of air travelers were out of luck today with all that snow and wind. At some major hubs, more than 4,000 flights were canceled. Here is transportation correspondent kris van cleave. Reporter the storm virtually shut down new yorks airports, creating long lines of frustrated fliers, and leaving others to sleep at airports. Were delayed and were not sure if were going to be flying out of here any time soon. Reporter at la guardia, snow and wind made runways impassible. There are no planes leaving or going anywhere. Basically stuck here in this airport. Reporter boston logan was a near ghost town as nearly 75 of the flights there were canceled. Still, this guy braved subfreezing temperatures early this morning to catch a train to the airport in hopes of finding a flight. I think there is going to be some kind of delay. The flight already got canceled and d. We supposedly got 11, got pushed back to 8 00. Hopefully we can get out before the storm comes. Reporter good thing he went early. This was the scene at new yorks jamaica station a few hours later, just brutal. But thats what llana raz trying to get back to. Instead, she got stuck in texas. Its crazy. They canceled our flight so we had to scurry to figure out another way we were going to get home. Were in dallas. Were 24 hours on a bad weather layover. Not that were missing new york in negative 3 degrees. Reporter dallas doesnt sound so bad. Now the charleston, South Carolina airport remained closed today. Even though that region wasnt getting any snow, they just dont have enough snow removal equipment to clean up the mess there. Looking ahead to friday, nearly 900 flights and counting have already been canceled. Jeff . And all this bonechilling cold on the way as well. Kris van cleave, thanks. The equities treatment weather has given us some unusual images. Here is the charming city of snowvannah, georgia, which usually gets zero inches per winter. In north carolinas outer banks, sheets of ice rattled a fishing peer. And in newfoundland, it was a near moose. A group of snowmobilers spotted a moose in trouble stuck in the snow and came to its aid. They grabbed shovels and started digging. It took them 15 minutes but they did get the moose out of the mess. For the latest on this winter weather, we turn to erik fisher, chief meteorologist at our cbs station in boston, wbz. Eric . Snow accumulating from north florida up the 95 corridor into the state of maine. Up next, its about the cold. A big dip in the jet strem. Its going to move right over the northeast with the harshest air that weve seen during this entire stretch. Weve got windchill values that will be anywhere from 10 to 40 below from the upper midwest toward the midatlantic. And jeff, the actual air temperature in boston may hit 10 below sunday morning. It will be the coldest temperature there since 1957. Erik fisher, thanks very much. Im alex trebek. If youre age 50 to 85, i have an Important Message about security. Write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i finish. The lock i want to talk to you about isnt the one on your door. This is a lock for your Life Insurance, a rate lock, that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. 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About five miles south of here on wall street, the stock market broke a record. The dow soared 152 points to close above 25,000 for the first time ever. Just five weeks ago, the dow hit 24,000, making this the fastest thousandpoint rise in the history of the blue chip index. Since President Trump was elected, the dow is up nearly 37 . Jill schlesinger is our Senior Business analyst. Jill, what are we to make of all of this . You know, it has been a strong first week of the year. And the dow has sailed past the 25,000 mark. Its amazing. All major indexes following along here. The nasdaq as well as the s p 500. This is now the second longest bull market on record. In china, here is what w we learned that the Service Sector expanded to its highest level in more than three years. And not just in china, not just in the u. S. , also in europe, where we know weve seen such strong growth. Companies there are hiring workers at the fastest pace in 17 years. And then here in the u. S. , weve got Corporate Tax cuts, a loosening of regulation, especially in the banking and energy sectors. All this put together, its an amazingly optimistic time. I will say a lot of people wondering when this could end. Well, you know what . Its been over 3,200 days of this bull market. Were due for a correction, but none in the offing just yet, jeff. Jill schlesinger, thanks very much. President trumps personal lawyers are threatening a lawsuit to prevent the publication of Michael Wolffs new book fire and fury inside the trump white house. The president calls the book phony. Wolff responded by saying the book will go on sale tomorrow, four days ahead of schedule. Some of his reporting has president could face obstruction of justice charges. And our justice correspondent jeff pegues has more on that. Reporter as he left a summit meeting in germany in july, the president was focused on a political crisis at home. News was about to break about a meeting during the 2016 campaign jr. , other top Campaign Officials and representatives of the russian government. According to wolff, the president , hope hicks, jared kushner, and ivanka trump huddled on air force one over how to respond. The decision, say the meeting was primarily about russian adoptions by americans. Trump jr. Later acknowledged the meeting was convened because he was told the russians had negative information about hillary clinton. One member of President Trumps Media Affairs team was so troubled by the explanation that emerged from air force one, he quit. Wolff writes that mark corallo privatelyon believed it represented a likely obstruction of justice. Wolffs confidante said corallo was fired. Based on what you know than meeting, is it obstruction of justice . I think you cant tell right now. Reporter Scott Fredericksen is a former federal prosecutor. It could be a Misleading Press statement for political purposes only. Reporter and thats not illegal . Thats not illegal. Reporter so its about intent . Its about proving corrupt intent. Reporter the specter of obstruction of justice had already emerged in mail when trump fired fbi director james comey, then told an interviewer it was because of the russia investigation. When i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a madeup story. Its an excuse by the democrats for having lost an election that they should have won. Reporter fredericksen says special Counsel Robert Mueller who was investigating russian meddling in the 2016 campaign has to be careful about bringing a case against the president. The saying is you dont take on the king unle y know youre right and you can win. And so when i say special counsel mueller will approach this carefully, he will. Legal scholars disagree on whether a president can even be indicted while in office. Jeff . In other news today, the attorney general did make an announcement about the federal prosecution of marijuana. Well, thats right. Attorney general Jeff Sessions has issued new guidelines paving the way for u. S. Attorneys to have more discretion in prosecuting marijuana crimes. This rescinds Obama Administration guidelines which allowed prosecutors to be more lenient. Critics, though, charge the move adds confusion as to whether its okay to grow, buy and sell in those states where the drug is legal. Jeff . All right, jeff, thank you very much. So how does this affect states where marijuana sales are now legal . That. Reporter the u. S. Attorney generals memo sparked swift reaction from washington state, where Recreational Marijuana has been legal for five years now. Seattle mayor jenny durkin. We will not be bullied by an administration that seems obsessed with dismantling things that are actually working. Reporter today colorados u. S. Attorney said his office wont change its approach to prosecuting marijuana crimes. Cory gardner threatened to block trumps doj nominations if Jeff Sessions refuses to back down. This was not a part of the agenda. This was not a mart of the plan. Many of us were misled. Reporter here in california many customers have been streaming into pot shops like this one in hollywood ever since it became legal to purchase Recreational Marijuana on new years day. Zen healings manager says that could make her store a target for the feds. There is always the possibility in your mind that theyll good after the most successful one first to make an example. Reporter mireya villareal, cbs news, los angeles. Now to some other stories were following in the evening news feed. At Dover Air Force base today, Vice President mike pence attended the dignified transfer ceremony for a fallen u. S. Soldier. 34yearold Army Sergeant mihail golin of fort lee, new jersey was killed in afghanistan on new years day in a battle likely against isis militants. President trump and south korean president moon today agreed to postpone joint military exercises until after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next month. This move appears to be a move to ease tensions with the north, which views the annual drills as a rehearsal for u. S. Invasion. In south africa, a train slammed into a truck and burst into flames today. At least 18 people were killed. 260 hurt. Many of the passengers were heading home to johannesburg after the holidays. The driver of the truck had tried to beat the train at a crossing. He was not hurt. The revelation of a security flaw has Tech Companies scrambling to find fixes to stop malicious hackers. A fond farewell to piper, the airport hero. Best day ever the deep south gets a deep freeze and a snow day. 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This is actually a design flaw, an architecture flaw on how these chips were designed. Thats why many, many chips across many vendors are affected. Thats why its so wide spread. Reporter the fear is sophisticated hackers could steal passwords which would unlock private information on everything from personal computers and almost every company that operates on the internet. So given that scale, how big is this problem now . You know everyone in the world is racing either to fix it or to find out a way to take advantage of it. So it is definitely a race between attacker and defender. And in those races, its usually the attack theyre has the advantage. Reporter in a statement, chip maker intel says by the end of next week, intel expects to have issued updates for more than 90 of processor products introduced within the past five years. So far there is no evidence that hackers have managed to exploit these flaws, but the Software Patch could slow down computers by as much as 30 . Jeff . John blackstone, thank you. Up next, piper, the internet sensation. Rescue workers only trust dawn, because its tough on grease yet gentle. I am home, i am home, i am home more than eight weeks after election day, the winner of a seat in virginias house of delegates was picked out of a ceramic bowl today. The tie breaking lottery was won by republican incumbent david yancey. And with that the gop keeps control of the virginia house. Tonight were saying farewell to piper, a Border Collie that became world famous while chasing geese and ducks off airport runways in michigan. When we met piper in 2016, he was all business in his ear guards and goggles. He was 9 years old. Well be right back. But my ultimate goal was to be a pilot. I think i was meant to, to fly. I had just applied to be a part of the 160th soar regiment and i was going to Airborne School that next monday. So, i decided to go on a motorcycle ride with my buddies. We were going through a turn and thats all i remember. 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Reporter south carolinians dont normally keep sleds around, so drew apple improvise and took his daughter sadie out for a spin in a laundry basket. In conway, South Carolina, this guy didnt let the s stop him from enjoying a few cold ones on the pool. While in charleston its hard to tell who was having more fun, this woman snowboarding in the street or the husky leading the way. The storm brought lizard conditions to florida where stunned iguanas fell from palm trees. It was actually a christmas present. There was a note that said were going to go see snow. Reporter and then there is the feintuchs from florida, who did Everything Possible to get caught in 10 inches of snow. The family drove more than nine hours from their home near jacksonville to norfolk, virginia so their kids travis and lexy could play in the snow for the first time. Daddy reporter was it worth it seeing their reaction . Absolutely. Yes. I would do it all over again. Reporter omar villafranca, cbs news, norfolk, virginia. That is the overnight news for this friday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From new york citys central park, im jeff glor. This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im anna werner. A massive digout is already under way up and down the east coast after a powerful winter storm called a bomb cyclone brought life to a standstill for millions. Blizzard conditions snarled roads, closed airports, shut schools, businesses, and government offices. Up to 2 feet of snow fell in some places, and boston was flooded as hurricaneforce winds buffeted coastal new england. And its not only the eastern seaboard. Frigid temperatures dipped all the way into the heart of dixie. Don dahler in massachusetts begins our coverage. Reporter massive flooding swept through boston, turning streets into slowmoving rivers, sending water into restaurants [ siren ] firefighters rescue trapped drivers. Life quickly became miserable for new englanders used to harsh weather. Those who didnt stay indoors lived to regret it. This is a major thoroughfare in downtown boston. The snow has been coming down so heavily and the wind blowing so hard that the snowplows havent been able to keep up with it. Strangers stepped in to help even when fourwheel drive wasnt enough. In brant rock, massachusetts, high winds send frigid waters pouring over the seawall and into the streets. About 25 miles away in hull, massachusetts, cars were washed away by the rising tide. Further up the coast in scituate, wind and waves turned ice into projectiles. Town manager jim bourdreau. The ice that were afraid is going to come up and actually act like shrapnel coming off the beach. Its going to be a pretty wild situation. Reportehi repeated all along the east coast as drivers discovered the laws of winter physics in maryland. Its so slippery and icy out there. Its just were sliding everywhere. Reporter in new jersey everyone stay in. Dont go out until youre essential personnel. Not good weather to drive in. Reporter the storm was so fierce that despite fielding 1500 snowplows, new york had a hard time keeping streets and highways clear. And usually thickskinned new yorkers couldnt wait to get out of the cold. Its too cold. Reporter tens of thousands of people have lost power up and down the east coast. And with the temperatures now starting to plummet, there are serious concerns about how theyre going to heat their homes. This storm is roaring northward, and Jericka Duncan is in portland, maine. Reporter yeah, here in portland, maine, conditions are actually, whoa, starting to improve, despite the fact that the snow continues to pile up and pretty much blow eve snow in january is expected in maine. But its not every day they see and feel this. Bonechilling wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour, making it almost impossible to get around by foot and car. With snow falling at a rate of 2 inches an hour, Emergency Management officials are bracing for a very long night. Its been cold. So none of that has melted away. And our biggest fear is were going to lose power. Reporter 20 miles south of portland on ferry beach, we watch the storms swallow up foundations. The wind and the waves are so strong that while we were out here filming just moments ago, the ground underneath us collapsed. 32yearold sean walker has lived in this beach town his whole life. Every year he says the neighborhood gets smaller. My childhood memories are being washed away. Reporter its something he now expects to happen with each impending storm. Jericka duncan, cbs news, portland, maine. The storm virtually shut down new yorks airports, creating long lines of frustrated fliers and leaving others to sleep at newark airport. Were delayed and were not sure if were going to be flying out of here any time soon. Reporter at la guardia, snow and wind made runways impassible. There are no planes leaving or going anywhere. Basically stuck here in this airport. Reporter boston logan was a near ghost town as nearly 75 of the flights there were canceled. Still, this guy braved subfreezing temperatures early this morning to catch a train to the airport in hopes of finding a flight. I think there is going to be some kind of delay. Our flight already got canceled and moved. We supposedly got 11, got pushed back to 8 00. Hopefully we can get out before the storm comes. Reporter good thing he went early. Jamaica station a few hours later, just brutal. But thats what lana raz is trying to get back to. Instead, she got stuck in texas. Its crazy. They canceled our flight so we had to scurry to figure out another way we were going to get home. Were in dallas. Were 24 hours on a bad weather layover. Not that were missing new york in negative 3 degrees. Reporter dallas doesnt sound so bad. Now the charleston, South Carolina airport remained closed today. Even though that region wasnt getting any snow, they just dont have enough snow removal equipment to clean up the mess there. Looking ahead to friday, nearly 900 flights and counting have already been canceled. President trumps personal lawyer is threatening to go to court to block the publication of a scathing new book about the administration. Fire and fury has touched off outrage at the white house. Jeff pegues reports. Reporter as he l meeting in germany in july, the president was focused on a political crisis at home. News was about to break about a meeting during the 2016 campaign between his son donald trump jr. , other top Campaign Officials and representatives of the russian government. According to wolff, the president , hope hicks, jared kushner, and ivanka trump huddled on air force one over how to respond. The decision, say the meeting was primarily about russian adoptions by americans. Trump jr. Later acknowledged the meeting was convened because he was told the russians had negative information about hillary clinton. One member of President Trumps Media Affairs team was so troubled by the explanation that emerged from air force one, he quit. Wolff writes that mark corallo privately confided that he believed it likely represent an obstruction of justice. Wolff says trump confidantes said corallo was fired. Based on what you know than meeting, is it obstruction of justice . Now. Reporter Scott Fredericksen is a former federal prosecutor. It could be a Misleading Press statement for political purposes only. Reporter and thats not illegal . Thats not illegal. Reporter so its about intent . Its about proving corrupt intent. Reporter the specter of obstruction of justice had already emerged in mail when trump fired fbi director james comey, then told an interviewer it was because of the russia investigation. When i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a madeup story. Its an excuse by the democrats for having lost an election that they should have won. Reporter fredericksen says special Counsel Robert Mueller who was investigating russian meddling in the 2016 campaign has to be careful about bringing a case against the president. The saying is you dont take on the king unless you know, you know youre right and you can win. And so when i say special counsel mueller will approach this carefully, he will. 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Reporter he and his crew are at the tip of a chain of command that leads all the way back to the president , who is never far from a briefcase called the football. Inside are the codes. Needed to order the launch of Nuclear Weapons. The order would need to go to the commander of the strategic command. Reporter so who has the authority to order the use of Nuclear Weapons . Only the president has the authority. Reporter does Congress Need to approve . No, congress does not have to approve. Reporter so these really are the president s own weapons . Its our nations weapons with the president s authority, yes. Reporter admiral cecil haney is now retired replaced by general john heiden who told a conference he would not carry out an order to use Nuclear Weapons if he thought it was unnecessary. Im going to say mr. President , thats illegal. And guess what he is going to say . He is going to say what would legal . And well come up with a list of options to respond with whatever is necessary. And thats the way it works. Reporter american policy is to use Nuclear Weapons only in extreme circumstances. Such as a Nuclear Attack on the u. S. Last fall, tom boyd, one of the pentagons top missile analysts told 60 minutes kim jong un has more work to do before he has a weapon that can deliver a Nuclear Warhead to the american homeland. Probably several more flight tests. But ultimately, if they want to have confidence that the system works as intended, they have to flight test it and prove that that reentry vehicle can survive realistic reentry conditions. Reporter u. S. Intelligence estimates that could happen as early as this year. If and when it does, two Nuclear Armed countries headed by two unpredictable leaders will be on a collision course. The american scientist who oversaw the creation of the first atomic bomb james conant warned everyone at the time of the dangers of a nuclear standoff. Conants granddaughter has written a book about his life and career, and discussed it all with tony dokoupil. Conant was in charge of bringing america into the nuclear age, but his granddaughter, bestselling author and historian Jennet Conant says his efforts to control the weapons were ignored. And now the allout Nuclear Conflict he worried about could be close at hand. This was his nightmare scenario, that we would have this enormous arms race, and that it would increase unabated, and that we would inevitably find ourselves, as he said, like two gunman with itchy trigger fingers. Reporter Jennet Conants grandfather, james b. Conant, wasnt the kind of person given to fear or exaggeration. And yet my grandfather was really so terrified of a Nuclear Conflict, i think the idea that mutually assured destruction would have held for almost 70 years would have surprised him. Reporter in the late 30s dmoont was a brilliant chemist, a veteran of poison gas during world war i and a successful president of harvard university. But his life changed course after Albert Einstein warned the white house about the potential for extremely powerful bombs. That triggered a desperate race to build a Nuclear Weapon before hitlers germany. And the task of winning fell to conant and a secret team of scientists. He was the supervisor of everything that happened in terms of the bombs development. Reporter what happened in the summer of 1945 was the first openair test of a Nuclear Weapon. A blast so shocking that conant from a nearby bunker was sure the team had miscalculated. And he thought in that moment the world is over . He did. Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying. Reporter just three weeks later, hiroshima. And then nagasaki. Still, the only wartime use of a Nuclear Weapon. We have spent more than 2 scientific gamble in history, and we have won. Reporter hundreds of thousands died in the blasts and their aftermath. People always ask me did they feel guilty. They really felt that they had done the right thing in building the bomb. It did shorten the war. It did save lives. Reporter and yet conant and his colleagues warned of the need to control the bomb by sharing the science and striking a global deal to curtail production. But the scientists were overruled. And today, do you feel safer or less safer . Oh, were less safe. We have this Massive Destructive force out there. And ultimately he said we have no sane option but for the International Community to come together and try and find a way to control these weapons. You may or may not lose sleep thinking how youll survive a nuclear holocaust. But youre undoubtedly concerned about all the Mass Shootings taking place in the u. S. That fear has a growing number of americans in the market for bulletproof clothes. Mark strassmann reports. Not too snug . Reporter this virginia Clothing Store sells dressed to kill. But in the back, its tailors sew soft armor into soft fabrics for another reason. Dressed not to be killed. Were in business to offer that security and protection for people. Reporter in 2011, robert davis and abbas haider launched their armored handmade clothing lined called aspetto. An armored tshirt cost almost a grand. An armored man suit runs 8,000. People are literally trusting their lives with this product. So you cant sell something that we dont think is going to work. Reporter on this firing range, their armored vest repeatedly stopped bullets fired pointblank from a 9 millimeter handgun. You have level 3a which i will stoup reporter in miami, jj wood tried on armored jackets, part of a separate clothing line developed in colombia as a defense against drug cartels. You know its there. Youre comfortable. And you have that peace of mind. Reporter aspettos cofounders say 85 of their customers work for u. S. Government agencies. But they also sell to foreign vips, oil executives, and everyday americans. When there is an orlando shooting or a vegas shooting, does business go up . Unfortunately, yes. Sadly, yes. Reporter is it a dramatic increase . Yes. We had a grandma that contacted us and wanted a ballistic sweatshirt. Reporter its illegal for convicted felons to buy armored clothing. Background checks arent required by law, but aspetto runs them anyway. In a business where taking precautions has come into fashion. Mark strassmann, cbs news, fredericksburg, virginia. The cbs orn be right back. Trust 1 doctor recommended dulcolax. Use dulcolax tablets for gentle dependable relief. Suppositories for relief in minutes. And dulcoease for comfortable relief of hard stools. Dulcolax. Designed for dependable relief. Ok, so with the awardwinning our customers have 24 7 access, digital id cards, they can even pay their bill beep bill has joined the call. 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So fantastic this nordic terrain inspired disneys animated film frozen. But its also become an unlikely eden for the most adventurous. Battling frostbite and fierce currents, surfers ride waves as cold as 37 degrees. When i think of surfing, i think of the beach boys, hawaii. Not the Arctic Circle. I thought the exact same thing back in the day. Reporter pro surfer Shannon Ainslie made the 7,000 mile journey from south africa. When you came in and you saw these waves, what went on in your mine . At first i was quite blown away because there are so many perfect waves in the Lofoten Islands with the amazing mountains in the background. And really good world class waves and extreme weather. Its very intriguing. Experienced in surviving the extreme. 17 years ago, he was attacked not by one, but two great white sharks near his home. It was the most amazing and scary moment of my life. Reporter today he joins an intrepid squad who trek here during the arctics windswept summer and snowpacked winter. There had been times when i get out in the water in the winter and the hair freezes on my head and my gloves freeze on my fingertips. Its quite painful, but quite an experience. Reporter they are enticed in large part by this man. This morning we had to shovel out the car for about an hour before we could even get out of the driveway. Reporter california surf photographer Chris Burkhard is credited with spreading the word about this polar paradise, sharing photos with his 2. 8 million instagram followers. The reactions range from everything you can imagine. Oh, this is fake. Is this . I need to go there. Reporter whats it like to be out here in the water . This isnt malibu. This isnt california. This is the arctic. Well, lets just say it requires more of you, you know. It requires your focus and your attention and your utmost respect for the environment. Because any time you step in the water here, you have to realize that there is nothing beyond. Reporter the grueling work has paid off. His photos of the Northern Lights are among his most liked. Id look outside and Northern Lights are just glowing. I was the only one here. It was a really like almost borderline spiritual experience. Reporter the region is capitalizing on others seeking that spiritual experience. In the town of unstad, population 12, there are two surf companies. Where are you from . From cincinnati. Reporter and its not just the professionals who are surfing here in the arctic. More and more beginners are weding this new wave. Cold, but they wont protect you from the waves. Just paddle out. Reporter local christian has been surfing since 1988 and runs a local surf camp. When you first started surfing, it was one, give or take a few. Yep. Reporter that was in the 80s. Now how many people show up here to go surfing . Thousands every summer. Reporter among them american aubrey mabel. The ability to say yeah, we surfed in the Arctic Circle. Thats not something many people can say. Reporter this place has been transformed. In many ways, i think its a good thing. Its this hard balance. You always have this balance of keeping places sacred and wild and pure versus letting people come and experience it and letting them experience that joy. Reporter ultimately, surfers like Shannon Ainslie say the extreme elements will keep the water clear. Do you worry about sharks in these waters . No. The only thing that bites up here is the cold. But not too worried about that. Great whites are crazy enough to swim in the arctic. Jonathan vigliot im alex trebek. If youre age 50 to 85, i have an Important Message about security. Write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i finish. The lock i want to talk to you about isnt the one on your door. 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