0 warm i m staying inside by the fireplace and watching america news. and sharon included this photo of herself chilling under a heat lamp. fantastic. thanks so much for watching us. here s gretchen. anticipate new year to everyone. today on the real story, the administration now pushing issues like gun control, immigration, income inequality. so is it time to talk about anything but obamacare? and remember, when the president declare d al qaeda on the run before the election, now it s on the rise. plus, the family of the girl declared brain dead after a simple procedure now trying to keep her on life support. jonathan morris here on the role of faith and science. and british police say they know exactly who kidnapped little madeleine mccann seven years ago. a big hello, everyone. happy new year. i m gretchen carlson. since they ve done that in minnesota. what about the frostbite, the hypothermia? you re the director of communication for the department of public safety.
0 how goes it? reporter: bill, it is freezing cold out here today. officials in the midwest calling it cold fridgeit weather historic and life threatening. with the wind chill temperatures will get below 40 or 60 in the midwest. in the region, they are asking people to stay at home and stay indoors. schools in the region are cancelled from wisconsin and illinois and indiana and even in minnesota. it is the first time in 17 years that schedule schools are cancelled in minneapolis. travel delays. more than 300 cancelled. the mayor called for only emergency travel and shutting down only to emergency personnel. many of those roads are frozen over. transportation officials in missouri have said that the rock salt is not doing good at this point with how cold it is. even behund me, this is the chicago river, completely frozen over and snow all the way. and half a mile out there is lake michigan frozen through here. it is expected to continue throughout today in chicago. high temperature ne