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This morning on "world news now" -- governors apology. new jerseys chris christie spends an hour and a half expressing his remorse over a political scandal. but this morning, the damage control is far from over. costly meltdown. the polar express thaw and how its draining bank accounts across half the country. the property damage and the digging out. java jolt. medical research that questions the theory that coffee is a dehydrating drink. an uplifting headline as you perk up some fresh brew....

Chance. tomorrows playoff game at lambeau field is expected to be the coldest pro football game, even colder than the 67 ice bowl. and that begs the question, is it even safe to go and watch it? good morning, im alison kosik. >> im victor blackwell, 10:00 on the east coast, 7:00 out west. youre in the "cnn newsroom." . digging out. that is the story this morning for tens of millions of you across 20 states who got walloped by the deadly winter storm. >> were talking from the midwest to new y...

>> reporter: you know, i apologize for the bad rudolph the red-nosed reindeer impression. kind of late for that. but it is frigid out here and now that the suns setting, the temperatures are going to fall even further. they are calling for a low of five degrees here tonight but the people we talked to today, the people digging out, had a pretty positive impression of things. after a night of blizzard conditions and road closures, today was all about cleanup. paul is not getting paid to plow thes...

Chris, kate, michaela, back to you. >> thanks so much, elizabeth. as you well know, christmas is right around the corner. have you gotten all of your shopping done over the weekend? if you live in the northeast the weather made it that much more of a challenge to pull off with nine shopping days left until the holiday retailers are hoping for a late push to make up for what mother nature took away. straight to alexander field in massachusetts where many are still digging out from the storm. go...

We want to tell you about severe weather thats making life very interesting for people all over this country. tornado, blizzards and tropical storms. where should we begin? this was the gulf coast just a short time ago. a little windy, but a tropical storm is spinning about 100 miles off the coast of louisiana. officials have prepared for a major storm, but cnn forecasters dont expect tropical storm karen to be much more than a rainmaker in the coming days. in the midwest, nebraska, a tornado th...

Everybody reaching across and meeting the other guy more than halfway. but i do think there will be benefits and we avoided the cliffs around the closing the government, this week, is a good sign t. make meas think that going forward, maybe this pearls of pauline approach is in nobodys best interest? >> i better do my tax this is afternoon. >> have fun. >> thanks, eric. >> jamie: we have help for you. we are going on talk about taxes in the take charge. and how about the extreme weather alert? w...

And at least a dozen condemned. this isnt the only area cleaning up today. david lee miller with the latest. good to see you. >> reporter: same, kelly. this is a storm that took new england by surprise. according to the national weather service winds changed directions, and cold air came from canada and 15 inches fell at logan airport in boston and two feet in other towns. parts of connecticut and new hampshire digging out from more than a foot of snow. the northeast coastline was battered with ...

Theyre at a deficit right around 8.5 for snowfall. now right now in chicago, youre not seeing any snow out there. but as we go through mid morning as well as late morning, were going to start to see that snow kicking inment its still about 50 miles to the west of chicago. very close to dekalb. what were expecting is messy commute for our commuters out there during rush hour. the same goes for the evening. well be combining in winds of roughly 20 to 30. so thats going to reduce visibility. so tha...

Hearing from, he is really taking a step back to get out of the spotlight and allow washington to work the stubborn gears that washington has been working for the past several months now. martha: i have not witnessed an election where the other side, where the losing side was so convinced that they were going to win on election day. i feel like, with mccain, there was sort of unwinding. there was a feeling things werent going their way. so i do understand why it has taken them so long to sort of...

You are required to clear the the sidewalks on your property within eight hours of daylight hours after a storm like this. so if you need something to do to burn off some frustration, get the shovels, go outside and clear out those sidewalks. those are public rights of way. especially the fire hydrants. clear around there in case there is a need for emergency. fire official want to be able to get to those hydrants. so there is some work to be done for everybody were here. we all share a responsi...