how do you keep ted cruz from creating this infighting in the republican party? i don t think that you re going to see that infighting. i think most people have decided that it is time for us to all push the same direction but he hasn t. well, i ve got to tell you, i think that he is going to be right there with everybody else. i ve got a lot of tea party supporters, i ve got a lot of moderate republican supporters, i m the most conservative female in washington, and people repeatedly say, let s focus on the problems, jobs, economy, obamacare and get something solved. congresswoman, blackburn, good to see you. thank you. it looks like there is a new game in d.c. who wants to buy an ambassadorship? the debate is raging over the qualifications of the president s nominees for different ambassador positions.
and as much as 5 inches of snow into the south. it s not even the only story. the dangerous temperatures are still out there. this is the warmest it s expected to get today. best today in chicago is 12 below. single digits even into the northeast. what is expected this weekend? little thing called the super bowl. you may have heard of it. for now looking at a storm system making its way in on saturday. it is expected to clear out. this is very far in advance. look like cloudy conditions and temperatures barely above the freezing mark. let s hope it stays that way. warms up a tad would be a good idea. or a lot more. let s get back to chris in washington where for once we re not talking about the weather there. absolutely. it is cold here, though, i will tell you that much.
of the lines. today, jury selection continues in the trial of former new orleans mayor. he s facing charges that he profited personally from the city s recovery. he could get 20 years in prison or more if he s convicted. want to show you shocking video. the moment a woman in australia pulls a dangerous thing. jumps off a train platform. the train passes and the woman is motionless between the rails. she simply gets up and heads back to the platform. this, we re told actually happened about two years ago, but the video was just released. foolish. i was in shock there. head back to chris in wa washington. holy cow, i thought i was in the place where foolish things
that moment to talk to anderson. send it back to chris in washington. chris? all right. coming up here on new day, the president is dropping the hammer on the minimum wage passing an increase himself. what other surprises are in store in we ll tell you. people don t have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch and the light comes on. it s our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that s cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions it matters.
chicago. a lot of soup for meals. it would last. i want to leave. thanks indra. we ll continue to track this big story the weather and also to washington where chris is handling the other big story. it s cold here and a cold wind blowing through the capital. the president warned congress he would do it. he moved to increase the minimum wage himself this is a banner issue he s going to highlight tonight in the state of the union address. this could be his last chance to get things done as president of the united states. stakes couldn t be higher. valley joining us from the white house to preview what we should be hearing, how effective it is. she s a senior advisor to president barack obama . good morning chris. before we talk act the state of the union, i want to say