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somewhere. seeing some of the coldest readings in years. in new york it feels like negative 11. chicago, 30 below. in deluth, minnesota, 34 below zero. and flight troubles as well. 3,400 already. emergencies have been declared in minnesota, illinois, indiana and western new york. we have complete coverage of all the angles of the cold blast. we re going to start with indra peterson. reporter: looks like you know, i keep thinking, i am tougher than this. for some reason, today is just so difficult. it really is, again, all thanks to these winds how longing out here. 40 miles per hour making it feel like 10 below. that is the story for millions of americans today as the cold
when we save that five to seven minutes a day times six flights a day times 30 airplanes that s 20 hours a day of new airplane flying without even buying an airplane. we re going to save enormous costs from this. we re going to save a lot of customer frustration. and that s where this airline will make up that difference. it s clear you absolutely believe in the vision so we thank you for sharing it with us. i told you in the makeup room i flew spirit once to detroit and it was a good flight. thank you. try us after august 1st. you ll like it even better. i m going to save money right? that s right. thanks so much. the ceo of spirit airlines. well, tomorrow president obama heads to wall street to push for financial reform. cnbc s john harwood just wrapped up a one-on-one interview with the president and is joining us next. plus, is the gop changing its tune on reforming wig ining street? i ll talk to congressmen from both sides of the aisle. all of europe s top airports