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overnight blackout on all internet, even cell phones, aimed at silencing the threat. lama hasan is joining us now from a phone line in cairo. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. people here have organized another day of anger. another day of rage. more anti-government protests will follow midday prayers. they are expected to be bigger than anything weve seen so far. as for the telecoms in the country, our cell phones are working sporadically. now, it looks li...

biggest show of strength yet in their week-long demonstration against the government. >> the response so far, an overnight blackout on all internet, even cell phones, aimed at silencing the threat. lama hasan is joining us now from a phone line in cairo. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. people here have organized another day of anger. another day of rage. more anti-government protests will follow midday prayers. they are expected to be bigger than anything...

threats. karen travers is in washington with details. >> reporter: good morning. that color-coded system has been in place for nearly a decade but the department of homeland security says its time for a new one. in just a few months terror alerteds like this one will be a thing of the past. the department of homeland security unveiled a new way to inform americans about potential threats. one that doesnt include the much maligned color-coded terror alert system. >> under the new two-ti...

being able to have more things, and were really talking about baseline, baseline. >> ill give you a related--and this is brand-new research--that joining a club that makes you show up just once a month has the same impact on your happiness as doubling your income. >> i love that. >> so this is on average again. oprah: joining a club? >>yes. where you actually have to show up, where you actually show up at last once a month has the same impact--and were talking about authentic source of...

it is pounding new england, after moving out of the washington area. but not before trapping commuters, sometimes for hours. >> emily schmidt is there, out in the elements. she begins our coverage. out in the elements. it looks like youre holding some of the elements, emily. >> reporter: they are heavy. washington is accustomed to topping the worst commute in the country list. what happened here over the past few hours is an entirely different story. all because of what you were talkin...

his state of the union message that the u.s. needs to step up the pace in order to compete and win in the world marketplace. specifically, the president tauted investing resources and innovation and infrastructure which he says will create jobs. ohio congressman and former presidential candidate dennis kucinich has a beef with the food providers on capitol hill. the democrat is now suing for dental damage after biting down on an olive pit and then cracking a tooth. according to court...

Days and that leads into our potential of a snowstorm. theres still a lot of possibilities of where this storm will track but it could potentially be arriving wednesday into thursday. back to you. >> thanks, ava. heres the rest of your monday forecast around the country. a wet day along the gulf coast from texas to mississippi. snow showers from minneapolis to milwaukee. showers from seattle to portland. snow in the cascades and northern rockies. from idaho to montana. >> 42 degrees in billing...

A connecticut woman froze to death after falling in her driveway. a pennsylvania man died when he spent the night in his car. and just what cities are bearing the brunt on this latest cold snap? >> accuweathers ava dinges joins us with all the details. good morning, ava. >> good morning. we are talking about the coldest air so far this winter season. of course, its in the northeast. its been quite a winter. it continues onward. morning temperatures, 22 below in burlington. tying the record for...

slipped in her driveway and froze to death. we get the latest from emily schmidt. >> reporter: in the northeast, the cold is sinking in faster than even the best layers can keep it out. >> i have long johns, two sweaters, two scarfs. and a blanket. >> i have eskimo gear for a reason. i dont like the cold too much. >> reporter: new york is facing its coldest temperatures in six years. boston could drop below zero for the first time since 2005. >> were go fog hang in there, were new engl...

chunks of country freezing. >> today, the cold snap is zeroing in on the northeast. >> its now being blamed for at least two deaths, including a connecticut woman who apparently slipped in her driveway and froze to death. we get the latest from emily schmidt. >> reporter: in the northeast, the cold is sinking in faster than even the best layers can keep it out. >> i have long johns, two sweaters, two scarfs. and a blanket. >> i have eskimo gear for a reason. i dont like the cold too mu...