washington, d.c. thank you. dana: millions of americans are now in the path of a historic winter storm that could threaten record snowfall. parts of the upper midwest are already shut down with the first wave of the storm slamming minnesota. those blizzard conditions are sweep across the northeast and a live report next hour. track the temperature in the fox weather app. scan the qr on the screen or download it for free. i love it. bill: it s a good one, right? from chicago leaders in that city sounding the alarm after a shopping report showing dozens of schools there say their students are not proficient in reading and math and it gets worse. martha maccallum has a thing or two to say about that. we ll talk to her next hour. plus this. check it out. america s opioid