Right now in chicago. Much worse in other areas of the midwest. It is just getting to be too much to bear. The latest arctic blast is a harsh reminder that the winter that just wont quit isnt over. Too long, too cold. Reporter cities across the country nearing record levels for snow and low temperatures. Minnesota is an track to break its record of 52 days below zero. Chicago has been below zero for 23 days this winter and the fifth highest snow of all time. Dallas and atlanta experiencing top ten coldest records on record. Theres so much ice on the great lakes, theres concern the shipping season may be delayed. In illinois, the river has massive ice chunks stacking up dangerously high. We dont want it all to break at once. That wont be good. Reporter local governments are spending millions on snow removal and unpatching pot holes. Millions of us are expected to be hit with massive heating bills heating oil, natural gas and propane are all in demand. Customers in new york should expect a 16 increase on their february heating bill from the same time last year. Michigan will see a 13 increase. In illinois, it could be as high as 30 . All right. Thats in chicago. Back to him later in the show. Lets get over to Indra Petersons whos tracking all the weather for us. Its one thing to have cold. And its another thing to have dangerous cold. This morning, temperatures are even cooler than they were yesterday morning. Afternoon highs 20 to 30 below normal. When you look at the windchill, youre talking about ten below out towards indianapolis. Notice duluth, 35 basically below zero. Unfortunately, once you factor in the windchill, really doesnt feel much better out there. Chicago, their high today, 7 below zero. That is dangerous. Boston looking for 11. This cold air is expected to stay. Why . Because we have a couple systems making their way through. Light flurries unless youre off the lakes. Everyone else, most likely seeing under an inch. There are two cold fronts making their way through. So this is a reinforcing batch of cold air to keep it cold through the end of the week. Not a good thing when youre talking about temperatures this cold. Those numbers are going to mean a lot of dead car batteries this morning. No Afghan Security deal, no troops. Thats the message from president obama to afghan President Hamid karzai. Karzai has refused to sign a deal to keep troops in place after 2014. Now the u. S. Says there could be a full force withdrawal by years end. But this morning, a senior pakistani official warns of a, quote, holocaust if that happens. Barbara, an ugly word, but that is the one that was used. Whats the concern . That official expressing the same concern a lot of people have. He says afghanistan may fall into s into a civil war. The question, of course, is how soon would afghanistan again become a safe haven for al qaeda and the taliban and would could the u. S. Even do about it if all u. S. Troops are gone. Karzai not signing that Security Agreement that would be required for any u. S. Troops to stay beyond the end of the year. After president obama spoke to karzai yesterday, the white house putting out that official statement that president obama now for the first time telling the pentagon, plan for a full withdrawal. No agreement, no troop sfwls that is quite a message. Turn to arizona now. Will Arizona Governor jan brewer veto the right to refuse service bill. Some arizona republicans say theyre confident the governor will turn down the measure. This comes as Companies Like apple and American Airlines have threatened pulling business from the state if that measure goes forward. Were following all the developments live in phoenix this morning. What is the very latest . Reporter kate, all eyes on the Governors Office today as the nation really is waiting to see what the governor will do with this bill that opponents say allows businesses to discriminate. She has said she will only make a decision after hearing from all sides, and she does have meetings set today with state lawmakers, as well as business groups, many of whom are urging her to veto this bill. The voices are fwroeing louder growing louder against a bill that would allow businesses in arizona to refuse service to gays based on religious belief. I dont rely on whole lot on my gut because i have to look at what it says and what the law says and take that information and do the right thing. Reporter brewer is staying out of the spotlight since her interview with cnn on monday. But other high profile politicians are weighing in. Mitt romney tweeting veto on sb 1062 is right. Many companies vocally opposing the bill, and next years super bowl all so on the line. Do you think that the governors getting the message . She hasnt said a whole lot. Reporter one representative defended his vote by offering an example of what the bill is designed to prevent. You have a gay person that owns a printing shop. Somebody from the Baptist Church comes in there and demands that they print and sign that, obviously the printer is not going to agree with. Should that religious group demand that print shop print that thing. Rush limb baa igniting the rhetoric. Shes being bullied by the home sexual lobby in home hoe sexual lobby in arizona and elsewhere. We want the super bowl. We want apple and were really asking our governor please do the right thing and veto this bill. Reporter and while no one knows just yet what the governor will do, we do know she vetoed similar legislation last year. We also know she really shows herself as being a pro business governor. Theres no end to the impact on attracting new business z and new talent to the state. Lawmakers that are close to the governor tell us that shes likely to take some time before making her decision. Thank you for that. Big issues here. Sure, business, but you know, religious exercise and freedom. A lot of things for the governor to balance. How about good news here . New data. Significant progress in the last decade in the fight against Childhood Obesity. A study focused on younger kids. Its a promising sign as communities look to prevent trends that can lead to cancer and Heart Disease and a host of other problems. More on the numbers and changes that could be in store. Good morning. This is absolutely a promising sign this morning though experts say the general population still has a long way to go. This morning, a big step forward in the battle against Childhood Obesity. A new study using federal data says obesity in children between the ages of 2 and 5 has dramatically decreased, over 40 in a decade. Theres increased attention to improving childhood nutrition. Child cares are doing more physical activity. This report comes out just as the first ladys lets move Program Marks its fourth anniversary. Some folks even warn me that taking on Childhood Obesity might be controversial. They thought kids and parents should deal with these issues privately. Others laughed it off as not a real issue at all. Well, four years later, that all seems like history. Now theres a new push. The administration is proposing rules to stop marketing products in schools that the government says are not good for kids. Companies would no longer be allowed to use logos of high calorie products on cups, vending machines, or posters. It will be eliminating advertisements for unhealthy food and beverages in our schools. Our classrooms should be Healthy Places where kids are not bombarded with ads for junk food. Which could mean a change to the scoreboards that pop up almost everywhere. Thats sure to fuel complaints to those who say government needs to back off. Its no longer father knows best. Or Mother Knows Best. Its what government knows best and thats really the problem here. The Administration Says it distinguishes between adults and children and that the lets move program defers to local controls and local officials, but the government has an obligation to try to assure that the foods and drinks served in schools are healthy. The fact is our kids are a little bit healthier. Those numbers dont lie. Thank you for that. Lets take a look at more of your headlines at this hour. The white house is considering four options for revamping the nsas phone surveillance. Phone companies or other Government Agencies, the fourth option, abolish the program all together. Enrollments for obamacare have now hit the 4 million mark. Ed end of march is the deadline to sign up for coverage this year. Only about 27 of enrollees are younger people. They hoped many more would take part. Parliament in ukraine has voted to ask the International Criminal court to try ousted president viktor yanukovych. He is still on the run after being forced out in the rebellion. The icc says for now it has no authority over the ukraine. The riot police is being disbanded. Aaron hernandez now in jail on murder charges. Police tell us that hernandez was involved in a fight with a fellow inmate. They are not giving any details of what happened. Hernandez is supposed to be isolated from other inmates because of his high profile status. This story is crazy. A mother day a modern day mother load in california and possibly the biggest buried treasure find ever in the u. S. Couple out for a walk. They stumble upon more than 1,400 gold coins dating back from the gold rush area. They were buried in eight rusty cans in their backyard. Really, this is making me nuts. Although the face value adds up to 27,000, the coins are worth an estimated 10 million. I dont get the partially buried part. What does that mean . They were walking along look at that rock. Oh now i get it. I saw you in like a pilgrim outfit. Was somebody holding a pitch fork . I really hope they found all the coins before they let this be known. Then theyre going to be like, theres somebody in our backyard. Theyre staying anonymous which is very smart. Ive always wanted to be that person on the beach. Coming up next. A mystery illness paralyzing children still has doctors puzzled. Its being deemed likely untreatable. But this morning were getting new details and hearing from one boy who may actually be Getting Better. Is the Arizona Governor going to veto this controversial bill that allows Business Owners to discriminate against gays and others . Well give you both sides. Go [ male announcer ] its chaos out there. But the mclass sees in your blind spot. Pulls you back into your lane. Even brakes all by itself. Its almost like it couldnt crash. Even if it tried. The 2014 mclass. See your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedesbenz financial services. 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And Health Officials say there could be some 20 other cases. But so far, they havent found a link. Well, doctors may be no closer to finding out whats behind this poliolike disease. One boy has found hope and may actually be Getting Better. Heres the details. He makes it look easy, but for this 10yearold, this takes concentration. Saturday he lost everything. And thats when he got we took him to the hospital. So it happened in 24 hours, quick. That was september 2012 when the boy lost all ability to move his left arm. It started in his shoulder and spread all the way to his fingerti fingertips. They took an mri. Thats when they found out that its inflammation of the spinal cord. He is one of five children in california confirmed with this mystery illness likened to polio. The children developed paralysis in one or more of their limbs in all of the cases. Fine motor skills. I go into the water every day. I work on the floor trying to lift up and down. Do you break into a sweat when youre doing it . Its not like a real exercise, running jogging. You just have to use your brain a lot. Because youre trying to focus and make the muscles work, right . Yeah. Hes dominant hand used to be left arm. He started slowly trying to write. It was originally in the wrist area in the regain of strength. Four, five months back, thats when we started progress around the shoulder area. And that progress continues. He can once again move his arm. He can cut with cscissors. Continue with physical therapy and dont give up because kids are resilient. This is the crucial time period right after the onset of the illness. So this is when you can do whatever you can. Cnn, san jose, california. If theres him, then theres hope. They have to keep looking for what it is, use the science and medicine, hopefully well get good news. Who cares if its rare if youre one of the families dealing with this. Perfection, usually unattainab unattainab unattainable. Except for kate. But the shockers have now just one victory away from an undefeated regular season. Andy soles joins us more with this mornings bleacher report. Do you think they do it . I think they will. Theyve been on a roll since making it to the final four last season. The second ranked shockers when they beat bradley, they maam just the first team to ever each a 300 mark in a regular season. They can complete it this saturday against missouri state. Theyve gone from a cinderella story to one of the favorites to win the ncaa tournament. One of the top stories right now, jason collins, his new Brooklyn Nets jersey is flying off the shelves. Nba said his jersey was a top seller on the first day it was available. He was the first gay athlete to play in the nba. Opening day for Major League Baseball is just about a month away. And ozzy smith is leading the charts to have the day made into a national holiday. Hes teaming with budweiser to try to get 100,000 signatures on white house. 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Lets take a look at your headlines. Temperatures are plunging across the country. It will be 20 to 30 degrees below normal all week. The massive arctic blast will make it feel 30 below in the midwest. Snowfalling today along the i95 corridor. A welcome surprise for researchers. A 43 drop in obesity rates for 2 to 5 year olds. This is significant because evidence shows a childs lifetime obesity risk is established by the time theyre 5 years old. No significant changes for other age groups. President obama offers the strongest sign yet that the u. S. Is preparing for a full withdrawal from