another blast of snow across the upper great plains, the great lakes and the northeast. >> jennifer correa has the latest from accu-weather. good morning, jennifer. >> thank you. once again we are dealing with the bitter cold across the center of the united states, especially the upper midwest. minneapolis minus 13. early this morning zero in chicago. northeast not too bad. looking at the 30s across much of the i-95 corridor. at least through the end of 2013. we are kicking off 2014 with very cold temperatures. also a little snow through new year's eve. back to you. >> thank you. nothing can be left to chance for new year's eve. new york's times square of course, not even the confetti. organizers got a hand testing the confetti from none other than spiderman.