Go, go go go i had to stop a couple of times. You couldnt see . No. And some highways look a lot like parking lots. Horrendous. Its the best way to describe it horrendous. Secretary of state john kerry defiant saying Bashar Al Assad will have no place in a transitional government. There is no way no way possible in the imagination prosecutors have indicted the former governor of virginia, multiple counts of corruption. Im someone thats been falsely and wrongfully accused. Growing security concerns for the olympics in russia. Tucker frederick has asked his parents to watch on television rather than travel to sochi. Our athletes deserve to just go and compete not have have any of this going on. Novembers l. A. X. Shooting, two armed Airport Police officers left their posts for a break without telling anyone. A new look at a deadly plane crash in aspen. Images show the plane bounce off the runway fall again, and explode. I dont mean to attack and that was immature and i probably shouldnt have done that. I regret doing that. Arnold schwarzenegger having a little fun with some people working out if it burns, it grows. Remember that. And all that matters. A new video, the mayor of toronto, rob ford, he was drunk. Were you drinking last night . Yes, i was. You were drinking last night . On cbs this morning. Because of the snowstorm, cbs has decided to send all nonessential employees home early. So you can go now. [ laughter ] this mornings eyeopener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. Norah odonnell is off, and were pleased to have Clarissa Ward joins once again. Good morning. Good morning, charlie. We begin with the weather. Youre waking up to another sunny day in the west people in los angeles enjoying temperatures near 80. The east coast is shivering as a blast of arctic air follows a major snowstorm. High temperatures today will be well below freezing and wind chills will make it feel even colder. The storm is causing Serious Problems from North Carolina to maine, parts of new york city got a foot of snow or more creating terrible conditions for commuters, and the storm is still pounding southeastern new england, parts of eastern massachusetts are seeing blizzard conditions. Michelle miller is in boston where more snow is expected over the next several hours. Michelle, good morning. Reporter good morning, charlie and clarissa and to our view others in the west. Its been snowing for more than 12 hours here in boston. Public schools are closed and city officials are urging residents to stay off the streets. As the snow fell fast and heavy across massachusetts, residents didnt wait for it to pile up. By that time there will be 12, 14 inches and if you can get it 3, 4 inches at a time it doesnt seem as much right . Reporter by midnight, nearly a foot of snow had fallen in some areas. State officials hoped 3,000 pieces of snowremoval equipment will be enough but bonechilling temperatures could make that job even harder. Once you get to 10 degrees and single numbers theres nothing that melts it other than a blowtorch. Reporter from boston to baltimore, snowcovered roads proved dangerous. As you can see, i just rearended a lady, and i even hit the emergency brake, and its brutal. Reporter officials are investigating whether slick streets caused this suv to slam into a house in boston. In new jersey three people were injured when a charter bus tipped over a guardrail and slid do you an embankment. New york also took a pounding, catching a few people offguard. Im freezing. My legs are freezing. But im going to try to stay warm. Reporter as the wind and snow picked up some local highways became so snarled with traffic it took drivers hours just to get home. Its actually really really bad, because my wipers froze over so i have to go through this tiny peephole. Reporter the nasty weather is part of the same system that brought the Nations Capital to a halt on tuesday and forced philadelphias mayor to order a snow emergency. The fact well be in the eens and Single Digits for the entire day after you know, 10 12, possibly 14 inches of snow, is a very different set of conditions than weve seen over the last couple of years. Reporter the state has already spent more than 40 million on snow cleanup, and were not even halfway through the season. At this rate one state official told us theyll have to go to lawmakers to ask to spend even more. Charlie, clarissa . Michelle, thanks. Washington, d. C. , is coping with the snow. Government offices reopened this morning. They closed yesterday because of the storm. The weathers affecting trains along with highways in the northeast. And air travel is in turmoil across the country. Around 1,400 of todays flights are cancelled. That follows 3,000 cancellations yesterday. Vinita nair is at la guardia, which is struggling to get back to normal. Vinita, good morning. Reporter good morning, there is one thing they have plenty of here and thats cancellations. 318 flights cancelled today as a result of the storm, and there is a trickledown. On the west coast, more than 60 flights have been cancelled. All across new york city airports, flights have been cancelled. 750 total. 1,400 nationwide. While there were some early cancellations unfortunately for families like the roechs, relocating from ireland to the u. S. , the cancellations were too late. Well, its very hard. The 9yearold fell asleep crying last night, because we didnt we knew the hotels were all booked up and the closest hotel we were able to find was over 20 miles away and nobody would take us that far with the weather being as bad as it was. So as a mom, that was kind of heart wrenching, you know, your kid is crying because he doesnt know how hell sleep all night. Reporter the majority of flights cancelled in the west coast as a result of this storm are in San Francisco. But right now, the airlines are saying they think it could take several days to clear the backlog caused by this storm nationwide. As for the roache family i spoke with them moments ago, and theyre close to 18 hours in la guardia airport. They still do not have a flight booked and theyre bracing for the reality they could find themselves on another airport cot tonight. Thank you vinita. A storm emergency is still in effect this morning in philadelphia as the city starts to clear way more than a foot of snow. Schools, government offices, and many businesses are closed. Meteorologist kate bilo of cbs station kyw is out in the snow in downtown philadelphia. Reporter good morning from sunny, frigid philadelphia waking up to single digit temperatures and over a foot of snow on the ground this morning, and the storm has impacted millions of people up and down the northeast coast. Were here with the cbs 3 mobile weather lab. This is our weather tracker on wheels, its been out with us since yesterday morning in the worst of the conditions. Now the sun is shining, but the damage has been done. Lets recap the storm. This was a clipper that transferred energy to a coastal low throwing back bands of heavy snow from d. C. All the way up to boston, and still snowing in portions of eastern new england. A wide swath of 6 to 12 inches with locally higher amounts, we got 13. 5 here in philadelphia followed by another brutal blast of arctic air. Temperatures in the Single Digits. It feels subzero, and unfortunately, the brutal arctic blast will last at least through the end of the week. Kate bilo in philadelphia. Were on board a snowplow in new jersey this morning. Coming up don dayler will show us how technology is making plows smarter. Officials are hoping it will save hundreds of lives every year. Thats ahead. This morning, widespread concern over the city of the winter olympics. President obama and russian president Vladimir Putin talked by phone about security for the games, and now some american athletes are telling their families to stay away from sochi. Charlie dageda is in london with the growing battle to protect the olympics. Charlie, good morning. Reporter good morning to you, charlie and clarissa. With over two weeks to go before the start of the game the russians have gone on the offensive trying to rout out militants in the region and continuing the manhunt for bombers who may already be inside the security ring. Here is how russians are eliminating terror threats. In this takenoprisoners assault in dagestan a few hundred miles from sochi, russian Officials Say soldiers shot dead a suspected militant leader. Dagestan is home to an islamic insurgency that along with neighboring chechnya have been battling Russian Security forces for years. Its where boston bombing suspect tamm lann tsarnaev lived for months before launching the attack during the marathon, and where he may have been radicalized. Now, the russians are hunting down suicide bombers from dagestan intent on targeting the olympics. And for a country desperate to reassure jittery athletes and audience members there must be an urgent reason for handing out mug shots around sochi. Ruzana may already be in the region ready to strike. Shes been described as a black widow, women whose husbands or relatives have been killed in clashes. Black widows are among russias most feared terrorists connected to previous attacks like the 2002 moscow theater siege, the school siege in beslam in 2004 and the attack on moscows subway system in 2010. Security concerns have meant Many Americans are staying away. Sean and Dan Fredericks wont be attending to watch their triple olympian son tucker compete in speedskate speedskating. There are concerns for security, and it seems like every day theres another concern and all of that, and tucker wants to be focused on the race, and hes asked us and his wife if we would stay home and watch it on tv. Reporter in addition to president obamas offer of full support for a safe and security games, the u. S. Military is making two ships in the black sea available if needed during the olympics. Charlie and clarissa . Charlie dageda thank you. Former Virginia GovernorBob Mcdonnell and his wife face 14 criminal charges this morning, including conspiracy and fraud. The case involves big money gifts from a political supporter supporter. Nancy cordes is in washington with the governors response to the corruption charges. Nancy, good morning. Reporter good morning to you, clarissa and charlie. Mcdonnell was once considered a possible president ial contender for the gop, but now hes the first Virginia Governor ever to be charged with a crime. And the charges hes facing carry the possibility of decades behind bars. With his family at his side last night, governor Bob Mcdonnell insisted he is guilty only of poor judgment. Not a crime. I never promised, and mr. Williams and his Company Never received, any government benefit of any kind from me or from my administration. Reporter federal prosecutors say mcdonnell and his wife maureen accepted more than 135,000 in gifts and loans from one person Johnny Williams the former ceo of the virginiabased company star scientific, a manufacturer of dietary supplements. The two men met when mcdonnell was running for governor in 2009, and the money started flowing soon afterwards. According to a 43page indictment williams gave governor mcdonald and his wife free flights on his private jet and shopping sprees worth tens of thousands of dollars. Williams even paid for the catering at the governors daughters wedding and bought the governor a 6,500 rolex at maureens request. In exchange the indictment says, virginias first couple performed official actions on an asneeded basis to legitimize promote, and obtain Research Studies for star scientifics products. It wasnt that long ago that mcdonnell was considered a rising republican star and possible president ial candidate in 2016. I think it would be very difficult for governor mcdonnell to run for the president in 2016 because of the indictment but you never know. Stranger things have happened in politics. Reporter the Fraud Investigation casts a dark shadow over mcdonnells final year in office and helped to propel a democrat terry mcauliffe, into the Governors Mansion behind him. Mcdonnell and his wife have their First Court Appearance and arraignment in richmond on friday. Thanks. World leaders are holding peace talks to end the threeyear civil war in syria. The assad regime is accused of war crimes. Margaret is live at the international conference. Margaret, good morning. Reporter good morning, charlie and to clarissa. The assad regime and Syrian Opposition members were in the same room for the First Time Since the brutal war began nearly three years ago, but they havent started talking to each other yet. The negotiations get under way friday in geneva. Today was about a political roadmap that will lead to the exit of president assad. But things got off to a rocky start after the syrian foreign minister rejected the idea and then spent 30 minutes listing grievances against the u. S. And other countries that support the rebels. He even refused to stop speaking after the u. N. Secretary general asked him to. Syria, i have the right to give the syrian version here in this forum. Reporter the u. S. Blasted that as inflammatory but the Syrian Opposition president , backed by the west was also fiery. He accused the regeemime of war crimes that had not been seen since nazi concentration camps. While tensions are high here the expectations are low. Secretary kerry is asking for at and food to starving civilians. Margaret brennan, thank you. Newly released video shows a deadly colorado plane crash. It happened earlier this month at a small airport in aspen. As Barry Petersen reports, the footage comes from five infrared cameras posted around the airport. Reporter the grainy blackandwhite video captures the last seconds of the private jet trying to land at the Pitkin County airport. The jet had aborted one landing before this. The cameras show the jet on its fatal second try. But as the cameras show it was too late. The plane hit, bounced up briefly, and then slammed into the runway. Whats with all the smoke behind us at about our 5 00 position . There was an incident here on the runway sir. Reporter the crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation and safety board. One focus the tailwinds that gusted up to 28 miles an hour, almost three times faster than considered safe for jet airplane landings. One of the three pilots on board was killed. Another remains in critical condition, and the third has been released from the hospital. Whatever the cause, the videos could be one of key elements in the investigation and are a rare, sad look into the last seconds of a doomed aircraft. For cbs this morning, Barry Petersen, denver. New crash test results are out this morning. The focus, small cars increasingly common but as jeff reports, the findings put them among the worst performing models in the most important area. Reporter the cars tested are among the smallest vehicles on the market barely big enough for two adults but a growing segment for automakers who want to appeal to consumers looking to save gas and time spent searching for a parking spot. But they may be sacrificing safety. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety put 11 minicars to the test in what they called the small overlapped front crash test. At 40 Miles Per Hour when the front corner of the vehicle collides with another car, or an object like a tree, this is what happens. The results were not good for ten of the 11 vehicles tested. Only the Chevrolet Spark scored an acceptable rating earning it a 2014 top safety pick award. Theres no reason that the automakers cant improve the protection in these minicars. Reporter in real life situations, the worst performers can leave drives with serious injuries. Among them the fiat 500, whose door was torn off, and the honda fit. In the case of the honda fit, we saw large levels of intrusion, lots of occupant compartment deformation, the driver dummy didnt interact much with the frontal air bag. All around it was not a good crash performance. Reporter chrysler group, a subsidiary of fiat told us the fiat 500 meets or exceeds all governmentmandated safety requirements. A spokesman for honda says the company is working on an allnew completely redesigned 2015 honda fit that they anticipate will earn stop safety scores. The iahs is hoping the tests will prompt more automakers to make more safety changes to the small cars. For cbs this morning, jeff pegues, washington. Time to show you some of the headlines. The New York Times says the pentagon wants to keep 10,000 troops on the ground in afghanistan beginning next year. The alternative military leaders are offering a total troop pullout. Usa today says the worlds top executives see a brighter economic future. A survey by Price Waterhouse coopers finds 34 expect the International Economy to improve this year. And Washington Post saying more crude oil spilled in rail accidents last year than in the 40 years since the government began keeping track. Derailments in north dakota and alabama leaked more than 1 million gallons of crude. Were looking at another round of possibly record breaking temperatures outside. High pressure overhead. Storms off the coastline just cant get here and this one impressive in the pacific. It will ride over the top of the ridge. Sunny mild temperatures again this afternoon as high as 70 in concord, 70 in oakland, 69 in san jose and 65 degrees in San Francisco. Fire danger going to be el