Dubois good evening and happy new year. Scott is off tonight, im maurice dubois. This is our western edition. 2014 has begun with much of the country in the grip of an arctic blast. Snow is falling in the upper midwest. Tonight temperatures will once again drop well below zero in some places and all that cold air is headed east and a major snowstorm is forecast from the midatlantic to new england. We have a team of correspondents covering this. We begin in chicago with Chris Martinez of our cbs station wbbm. Chris . Reporter maurice, heavy snow squalls are forecasted for the rest of the night. The National WeatherService Warning chicago to expect dangerously cold temperatures and windchills through tomorrow night. Chicago broke a 96yearold new years day record with more than five inches of snow another foot is expected to fall by tomorrow. More than 370 plow trucks have been deployed in six Northern Illinois counties. Theyre spreading salt to keep the roads from icing. And theres no thaw in sight. Temperatures in the upper midwest are expected to dip to 30 below again today. International falls, minnesota, rang in the new year at minus 27 degrees. It felt like minus one in ann arbor, michigan, for an n. H. L. Hockey game played outdoors in front of a record crowd of more than 105,000 people. It snowed throughout the game. Many hoping to escape the cold or head home after the holidays were grounded. More than 1,000 flights in and out of Ohare International airport were canceled or delayed. And it is snowing still right now, maurice, but it is going to get much heavier than it is throughout the rest of the night. We could see accumulations here up to two inches every hour. Dubois Chris Martinez in chicago, thank you. The bitter cold made a dangerous situation even worse in minneapolis today when firefighters were called to the scene of an apartment house explosion. Jamie yuccas of our cbs station wcco was on the scene. Reporter when firefighters arrived it was 18 degrees below zero. John fruetel is the fire chief in minneapolis. It is brutal. It is tough on the firefighters right now. Its tough on everybody. Under very treacherous conditions, with all the ice out here now, its like trying to work on a skating rink so its very difficult with the cold and the ice. Reporter 14 people were hurt. The threestory building included apartments, a store and a mosque. Conditions were so frigid firemen chipped away at frozen hoses. The spray of water quickly formed a cascade of icicles on the outside of the burning building. Firefighters wrapped victims in blankets and worked in shifts to avoid hypothermia. 14 residents were taken to local hospitals, six are still in critical condition. The cause of the explosion is still not known but firefighters are still on scene working in these frigid temperatures. The city will have to determine tomorrow, maurice, if the building needs to come down. Dubois jamie yuccas, thank you. Now to the snowstorm bearing down on the northeast. Eric fisher is chief meteorologist of our cbs boston station and, eric, what should we expect there tonight . Reporter a good Old Fashioned winter storm maurice right off the bat in 2014. The two pieces of the storm were watching one is across the midwest, in other in the south. One across the Northern Tier states gives the snow for tonight into tomorrow. As we head into tomorrow night, most energy goes to the coast. Noreaster wraps up, big shield of snow from boston down to washington, d. C. And as we head toward friday morning slowly this will start to depart by friday evening, the whole storm is gone. Snow totals, were looking significant. South side of chicago reaching through central new york. This is the first part of the storm system. When the coastal low taking over, big totals from boston to new york city, about a half foot in new york but lots of blowing and drifting. A foot or more possible in Greater Boston and, yes, the b word is out there. Blizzard conditions are possible. Strong gusty winds from boston into new york. Also coastal wind and flooding and subzero windchills. Maurice, when this departs many spots in the northeast go below zero heading into the weekend. Dubois eric fisher at wbz in boston tonight. Thank you. Snowstorms are a huge challenge for any city and brand new mayors in new york and detroit are about to face their first big tests. Don dahler has that part of the story. I, bill de blasio reporter hours before he was sworn in as mayor bill de blasio assured new yorkers he knows whats important to them. I remember that my own block didnt get cleared for three days so Something Like a snowstorm i take very personally. Reporter that was a Lesson Learned from his predecessors. Michael bloomberg was excoriated for days of impassable streets following a 2010 blizzard. The world does not come to an end. The city is going fine, broadway shows were full last night. Reporter and john lindsay almost lost reelection in 1969 for not having the streets in queens cleared quickly enough following a snowstorm. Ten years later, mayor Michael Bilandic of chicago wasnt so lucky. He was defeated largely because of the citys anemic reaction to a blizzard. With bankrupt detroit looking at a possible seven inches of snow tomorrow, incoming mayor mike duggan hopped on a plow to show his priorities are straight. But when it comes to clearing streets, hes at a huge disadvantage. Detroit has only 145 snowplows. New york city has almost 2,000. While not expected to be as extreme as the blizzard of 2010, this coming storm will be the first test for bill de blasio as mayor of new york. He spent most of his career as a politician not a manager. Maurice . Dubois don dahler, thank you. This was the day president obamas Health Care Law took effect most of it, anyway. A Supreme Court justice temporarily blocked a controversial part of the law that applies to some religious organizations. Chip reid explains. Reporter the onepage order issued late last night by Justice Sonia sotomayor temporarily exempts some Church Affiliated Organizations from a requirement in the Health Care Law, that they provide Health Insurance that includes birth control. Good morning, sisters reporter those organizations include the Little Sisters of the poor, an order of Roman Catholic nuns who provide nursing care for the elderly. In their petition to the Supreme Court, they said they could face millions of dollars in fines because they cannot comply with the laws requirement to provide access to contraceptives which are forbidden by their religion. The Obama Administration included a compromise in the law that allows religious groups to sign a certification opting out of the contraceptive requirement leaving responsibility for providing that coverage to insurance companies. But thats not good enough, according to Daniel Blomberg of the becket fund for religious liberty which represents the nuns in the lawsuit. The Little Sisters say we cant do that. Our religious beliefs prevent us not only from participating directly but also participating by forcing someone else to do it. Reporter the case could affect hundreds of nonprofit catholic organizations and ministries across the country. Marsha greenberger is with the national womans law center. 98 of catholic women at some point in their lives will use contraceptives. The issue is whose religious freedom are we talking about . An employers religious freedom or an individual womans own religious judgments about what she should be able to do herself . Dubois chip reid is with the president tonight in honolulu. Chip, this is by no means the only challenge to the contraceptive requirement of the Health Care Law, right . Reporter thats absolutely correct, maurice. Numerous religious organizations have filed federal lawsuits against the contraceptive requirement and even some private companies have filed lawsuits saying it violates their religious rights. All of this, maurice, is expected eventually to be decided by the u. S. Supreme court. Dubois chip reid, thank you very much tonight. An estimated 40,000 new laws went into effect on this new years day. Connecticut now requires assault weapons and highcapacity ammunition magazines to be registered. Thats in response to the sandy hook massacre. In california, transgender students can now choose which restrooms to use and which sports teams to join. And 40 and 60 watt incandescent lightbulbs can no longer be manufactured in this country. One of the biggest change is in colorado. Today it became the first state to allow the sale of marijuana for recreational use. At least 24 marijuana shops in eight towns opened today. Howard nathan of our cbs denver station kcnc tells us there were plenty of customers. Reporter by noon there was a threehour wait to get inside this denver store to buy marijuana. One of the first customers was an iraq war veteran who says he needs it for postcombat stress. I couldnt be happier. Its a huge steppingstone for other states as well. Reporter Sean Azzariti spent 59. 74 to buy marijuana infused chocolate truffles and an eighth of an ounce of buds called bubba kush. How long will that eighth last you . laughs well see. I dont know if ill smoke it. It might just go in a frame and go on my wall. Reporter this denver resident says he looks forward to buying and enjoying marijuana without fear of arrest. Ive been in a lot of trouble before because its illegal, so its kind of a big deal for me. Reporter but there are limits on the sale of marijuana. Buyers must be 21 or older. It cant be smoked in public places. Colorado residents can purchase up to an ounce per store but nonresidents are limited to a quarter ounce and cant take it out of state. Organizers of colorados campaign to legalize marijuana expect almost 400 million in sales this year and say it will create jobs, tax revenue, and reduce crime. Brian vicente is an advocate. Sales have taken place in our country for decades and all that money goes into the hands of underground markets and cartels. Well, that stops today. Reporter now, this store estimates its sold 250 customers in the first four hours alone. Meanwhile, if youre wondering how much the marijuana costs, how about 100 for only a quarter of an ounce, is just about, what im told, that you pay for it illegally on the streets. Maurice . Dubois Howard Nathan in denver. Thank you. Today in north dakota federal investigators say they have found no track or signal problems at the scene of a derailment and fire outside of casselton. On monday a Freight Train came off the tracks and the hit another one hauling crude oil. 18 cars fought fire. Some exploded but nothing was hurt. Trains are expected to start rolling again tomorrow. A chinese helicopter was cleared today to begin airlifting passengers from a Research Vessel trapped in the ice surrounding antarctica. The ships been frozen in place since christmas eve. About 1,700 miles south of new zealand. Holly williams is in london following late developments for us tonight. Holly. Reporter maurice, weve been on a Conference Call with the Australian Authorities who are coordinating the rescue. Theyre expecting it to begin very soon and say it could take anything from five hours to a full day. Having a wonderful time. You can see we have this wonderful snowy wonderland. Reporter for more than a week now, expedition members have been reassuring worried families and friends via the internet that theyre staying positive on board their ice bound ship. Brilliant good things happening today judy is giving us hugs of the day so everybody she meets in the corridor, big hugs. So thats a good thing. Reporter ice breakers from china and australia both attempted to free the vessel but they were also stalled by the dense pack ice, up to 15 feet deep. Now the plan is to winch most of the team to safety on a helicopter from the chinese ship leaving just 22 crew members on board. One of the expedition leaders, professor chris turney, explained the complicated operation. Were looking at about four to five relays of people, 12 people at a time, and then the luggage and then, importantly, the scientific equipment and samples. Reporter the helicopter has already scouted the terrain and the expedition members have built a helipad in the snow. If the weather stays clear, a successful rescue could be just hours away. If the rescue is successful, the expedition members will still be in the antarctic and, maurice, it could be another week until theyre reunited with their families. Dubois Holly Williams in london tonight. Thank you. The United States pulled out of iraq two years ago, but the violence continues. Today the United Nations said more than 7,800 iraqi civilians were killed after surge in fighting between feuding religious groups. Thats the most death since 2008. 661 civilians were killed in december alone. Former First Lady Barbara Bush is in the hospital. A family continues to fight for a girl that a hospital says is brain dead. And a couple makes history at the rose parade when the cbs evening news continues. Im here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. [ all gasp ] oj, veggies youre cool. Mayo . Corn dogs . You are so outta here aah cause im reworkin the menu, keeping her healthy and you on your toes. 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Dubois tonight a California Family wont back down in its fight with a hospital over the fate of 13yearold jahi mcmath. The hospital says the girl is brain dead. Her family insists shes alive and wants her transferred. Heres john blackstone. Reporter jahi mcmaths family continues searching for a facility willing to take the 13 yearold who was declared brain dead after surgery to remove her tonsils at oakland childrens hospital. The family is fighting to allow her to receive a tracheotomy, to have a breathing tube inserted so she can be moved. Jahis mother, nailah wingfield. I feel like im dying. Because i want her to see 2014. Reporter in a letter, the hospital wrote the familys attorney, christopher dolan, says they are looking for a doctor to perform the surgery. We just ask that you would have the compassion and the good medical ethics to abide by this mothers wish and reach out to us. Email me. Reporter hospital spokesman sam singer. 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One of my first days in Mechanic School the instructor said okay, i want everybody to turn and face the wall where the crankshafts are. And laughs i dont know where those are. I dont know what that looks like so i just waited and watched where everybody else turned. Reporter she completed a twoyear Training Program and founded the lift garage last april. Hegrene charges low income residents 15 an hour for labor. The going rate to be 100. And she has no markup on parts. The engine is leaking oil. Reporter judy hegrene has been unable to work for five years because of a neck injury sustained in a car accident. Her cars engine needed about 400 worth of repairs on this visit. She paid only 54. Thank you what im experiencing here for me is a miracle. Be well. Thank you reporter there have been nights youve had to sleep in your truck . Right, yeah. Reporter linda, who asked we not use her last name, has had financial problems causing her to spend some nights in her truck. The heater was broken until heying fixed it and said she could pay later. Having working heat in your truck is not a luxury in this weather. Its to survive. Reporter even with the help of volunteer mechanics, heying can only afford to open the garage on saturdays. The rest of the week she continues to work as an advocate for the homeless. Im a Firm Believer that if we each did our part to take care of one another, whatever form that took, then it would be a very, very different world. Manuel bojorquez, cbs evening news. Dubois manuel bojorquez, cbs news, minneapolis. Dubois and that is the cbs evening news for scott pelley i crime. Tonight, we ask howd they your realtime captioner is mrs. Linda m. Macdonald a big bay area city makes stunning progress in curbing violent crime. New at 6 00 da lin is in richmond where he got some answers for us today. Da, what did you find out . Reporter were in the iron triangle. It was previously known as californias most dangerous city even worse than oakland. But things have really turned around, 16 homicides in 2013 in richmond and the hard work has paid off for police officers, Community Organizers and church leaders. It took more than a decade to transform richmond from nights of endless gun battles to this, calm on the streets. We have come a long way in richmond. I am proud of richmond. Reporter churches in richmond began organizing in 2000 to stop the killings. Because the community will listen more to the Faith Community than they will to Law Enforcement or to the government. Reporter they had to walk the fine line of partnering with police but not seen as an arm of Law Enforcement. I go with not to lock people up but to hook them up with services that can help them improve their quality of life. Reporter the churches came up with the idea of tent city to fight crime. 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