This in the antarctic. the russian research ship stuck in the ice for two weeks, finally free. we have been following this story. the captain says the ship is now sailing toward open water. the chinese icebreaker that got stuck trying to help the russian ship has also now broken free. the team of researchers who were rescued by helicopter last week, they re on an australian ice breaker, and everybody says they re doing just fine. about 100 million people across the united states would be happy with double digit temperatures right now. but many are going to at least have to wait another day. the deep and deadly freeze blamed now for at least 15 deaths. the snow has grounded hundreds of flights, stopped trains on their tracks with hundreds of people on board. single-digit temperatures that dipped even lower with wind chill make just keeping safe and warm a priority and challenge, as well. cnn s ted rowlands is in chicago where three trains got stuck. aleah machado joining us from
I m staying to you. look at these guys! look at them! an angry and emotional interview with dennis rodman. up next, why he is in north korea, his startling claim against imprisoned american, kenneth bay. plus, the deep freeze impacting millions of americans. in new york alone, the temperature dropped almost 50 degrees in one day. welcome to around the world, i m suzanne malveaux. this hour, the fiery scene and exclusive interview with dennis rodman, in its entirety. the eccentric basketball star, angrily defending his trip to north korea with a team of former nba players. they re there to play a basketball exhibition game tomorrow, organized by rodman to celebrate the birthday of the country s brutal dictator, kim jong-un, who recently ordered the execution of his own uncle, keeping an american in prison and carrying on horrific human rights abuses of his father and grandfather. yet rodman calls him a friend.
Rescue efforts in the twin cities, as firefighters had to be rotated in and out of the front lines of this raging apartment fire. our nozzles have a tendency to freeze up if we don t keep flowing water. reporter: in upstate new york, lake-effect snow is the story, more than two feet of the white stuff on the ground already. it was hard on the businesses last night because people had reservations to go out to new year s eve and couldn t get out. reporter: the deep freeze will have large parts of the country feeling temps well below zero. too cold. too cold. reporter: if you think that s cold take a trip north to winnipeg, canada, the temps hovered around 40 below zero, colder than the surface of mars. this storm is something else. reporter: it sure is something else, fred. the biggest problem, transportation. the roads very difficult to keep clear because it keeps snowing. they keep clearing them but it keeps come down and then air travel to over 1,000 flights canceled
Foot of snow. it seems like it s been snowing since winter got here. reporter: boston already declaring a snow emergency and planning to close public schools on friday. more thonn a thousand flights canceled on new years day. the massive winter storm wreaking havoc. stay off the road. reporter: monday than 200 spinouts reported in minneapolis alone as ice blankets the roads. frigid temps complicating rescue efforts in the twin cities as firefighters had to be rotated in and out of the front lines of this raging apartment fire. our nozzles have a tendency to freeze up. reporter: in upstate new york, lake-effect snow is the story, more than two feet of the white stuff on the ground already. it was hard on the businesses last night because people had reservations to go out to new years eve and they couldn t get out. reporter: the deep freeze will have parts of the country feeling temps well below zero.
Them flowing water. reporter: in upstate new york, lake-effect snow is the story, more than two feet of the white stuff on the ground already. it was hard on the businesses last night because people had reservations to go out to new years eve and they couldn t get out. reporter: the deep freeze will have parts of the country feeling temps well below zero. too cold. reporter: if you think that s cold, take a trip up north to winnipeg, canada, where the temps hovered around 40 below zero, colder than the surface of mars. this storm is something else. reporter: and michaela, the biggest problem with the snow, the roads. crews have been out 24/7 trying to clear them but it just keeps coming. michaela? yes, it does. that s the thing about snow, right? thanks so much, ted. how much of that snow will you be shoveling over the next day or two? let s get to jennifer grey in boston where the snow is expected to fall, maybe more