john edwards being laid to rest today. friends, family, and strangers will be there. you know who else is expected to be there? protesters. why would elizabeth edwards be the target of hate on the day of her funeral? we'll explain who's expected to protest. it's actually a group you've heard of before. also this morning, we're going to have a digital detective in the house. your social security number, your bank records, your e-mails, all the things you thought were private can be accessed online by strangers in a matter of minutes. if that sounds extreme or alarmist, if you don't believe me, we're going to prove it. we're going to put this digital detective to the test, hand him a name and a log-in and see what he comes up with in an hour. also, if you are in the midwest, it is frigid. not just frigid cold, it's actually dangerous this morning. some cities bracing for blizzard conditions. cleveland right now expected to get lake-effect snow. a live picture of cleveland as they are bracing right now. also not really bracing there in central park in new york, they're enjoying the skating rink. but again, it is downright dangerous in other places. that's where we want to begin with our bonnie schneider. it's frigid, dangerous, and also going to be complicated. >> that's right, t.j. it's also somewhat misleading. you may wake up in the morning and the temperature's 32, 33 degrees in places in the midwest, and maybe the sun's shining and looks like a great weekend. oh, no, huge changes are in store for you. we can show you that the temperature right now is very cold, but this city is under a winter storm warning and that will take place later on today. right now it's 33 degrees. temperatures will start plummeting later today and particularly on sunday the windchill will drop well below zero and those winds will be fierce. for today, tonight, and into tomorrow. here is a look at the storm system as it begins to take shape on our radar picture. here's the colder air. we've got snow moving into omaha, into minneapolis, green bay, wisconsin, milwaukee, and to the south, heavy bands of rain. the temperature in st. louis is mild, but you're under a winter weather advisory. because under this system, all this cold air will move in and blustery winds, blizzard warnings in effect for a good portion of iowa for cities like des moines, ames, sioux falls, south dakota, we expect zero visibility at times. some of those gusts could get up to 55 miles per hour. so right now, the temperatures in the 30s, falling throughout the day, the wind comes in. this low dropping out of the northern plains takes a dip to the south, pulls to the northeast, and then behind it, that arctic blast of air is back. this is going to be a big weather maker for us sunday into monday. the cold air drops all the way into the heart of the south. we may even see snow showers in northern georgia, but the temperatures are the big story. because of this arctic blast, our windchill factor will drop down to negative one in parts of tennessee and negative 4 in chicago by early next week. that's the windchill, dangerous. bundle up, wear layers, and limit your time outdoors. >> bonnie will be on it for us all morning. thanks so much. well, family and friends, are they hoping to say their final respects and say good-bye? celebrate the life of elizabeth edwards today might find themselves facing protesters at her funeral. i'm going to turn now to cnn's martin savidge. these protests are expected today. the funeral's not until 1:00. but any signs of anything thus far this morning? >> reporter: no, nothing yet, t.j. good morning to you. we're standing outside the united methodist church here in raleigh, a stone's throw away from the capitol here. this is is going to be the place where so many gather to remember and as you point out, celebrate the life of elizabeth edwards. as you would probably anticipate, it's going to be a very heavy political crowd that's going to be gathered in the congregation here. you can anticipate about the entire north carolina delegation's going to be there. of course, the kerry family's going to be there, also going to be there john kerry, and vikki kennedy, and on and on and on. but it is a public service and it's really the general public. many people who aren't connected to politics any way, shape, or form, look upon her as a hero for many reasons, and also her ability to handle the negatives she had to endure in her life and handle them so well. she was diagnosed with cancer in 2004, it went into remission, came back in 2007, and then, of course, she passed away as a result of that cancer this week. throughout that process she was very open, very candid, very honest. and for people who have suffered cancer or are connected to people who have had cancer, it was that honesty that really drew them to her. in fact, in 2007, when her husband was running for the second time for president of the united states, she went out on the campaign trail, she's one of the closest political advisers, but many in the crowd showed up to see her, to hear her story, and to talk to her. and that's how much of an influence she had, which is why so many people will show up today. and it's also not just the cancer, but the infidelity that her husband put upon her. and then the loss of her son in 1996. all of these things she endured and handled so gracefully and so well. and that's what's going to be remembered. not just today, but for a long time afterwards when it comes to elizabeth edwards. t.j.? >> martin savidge, thank you. a reminder to our viewers that we will have live coverage of elizabeth edwards' funeral around 1:00 eastern here on cnn. i want to take a look at some other stories making headlines today. swim suit designer found dead at a new york hotel. her body was found fully close clothed inside a bathtub in the soho house. police have charged nick brooke with attempted murder. he's the son of oscar-winning composer and director joseph brooks. also, sarah palin is defyinging a u.s. government warning to borrow part of a christian relief mission. she's taking her family to haiti. she plans to visit a cholera clinic. the government has advised americans not to go there. today's a wonderful day and i'm so thrilled to be here, i'm so thrilled with the verdict. but not only that, i'm so thrilled to stand before the people of america today and give hope to other victims who have not spoken out about their crime -- about what's happened to them. i hope that not only is this an example that justice can be served in america, but that it is possible to move on after something terrible has happened. >> isn't that something to see her now? 23 years old, we got to know her when she was 14 years old. and at that time, that man -- he took her from her home in the middle of the night, disappeared pretty much without a trace and then she showed up again after nine months. well, now, he has been convicted. david brian mitchell guilty of kidnapping her in 2002. his defense team claimed he was insane. prosecutors say, though, mitchell is a predator and knew exactly what he was doing. well, two presidents tackling one tough topic, tax cuts. president obama and former president clinton surprise everybody when they walk into the white house briefing room and they weigh in on a controversy that's dividing washington. also -- yes, it's that time of year. santa claus is coming to town in about 14 or 15 days, i believe it is. kids got their wish list, you have one too, we'll tell you one of the hottest tech toys out there. it's 8 minutes past the hour. 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32 hours, five years, or 17,000 years. well the answer certainly surprising to me, 17,000 years? scientists came up with that number assuming the hacker's graphic card can calculate 1 million a minute. at that rate, it would take that many years to break a 12-letter password. well, internet privacy, big concern for you, for me, for everybody out there. that includes both you personal and business users. we decided to conduct a experiment this morning. we're going to see how much of your personal information you're exposing once you log on. joining us to help with this project, so-called digital detective. he's the director of secure words threat intelligence service. here with us this morning. we appreciate you being here, detective don jackson. if we can call you that. >> absolutely. >> tell us here. super password, is that the way to go? >> that is the way to go. 12 is the new recommended minimum. 13, 14, 15, 16 is even better if it's something you can remember. >> i'm trying to think of all my passwords, and they're probably around eight or nine letters, three or four letters can make that big of a difference? >> for every letter you add, it increases the space and it's going to take longer to crack those extra letters. >> every time you create a new password, you'll type in a couple things, okay, that one's weak, that one's weaker, that one's a little better. stronger. should you always put in symbols and numbers? does that help, as well? >> if you can. yeah, just make it as complex as possible. complex passwords are better than simple ones. use punctuations, anything the website will let you use. >> what does it mean when you say digital fingerprint? >> what your machine looks like on the internet. you and your machine have a certain profile. and that profile can uniquely identify you amongst millions and millions of internet users. >> how good does one have to be? we hear about hackers and assume they do this for a while, dedicate so much time to this and are super smart. but do you have to be that sophisticated of a hacker if you have very little information about somebody? if you have enough, can you do something with it? >> any website you visit is going to be able to tell who you are amongst 1 million, 3 million people. so they already have some knowledge who you are. and based on that they're going to use a data base of information. all you need is the key. >> that's scary. this is what we're going to do this morning. you feel pretty confident. i don't think you've seen this. you don't know the name or the log-ins, the user names. with this information, you think you'll be able to do what? >> i'm going to use his digital fingerprint and see if i can find it first based on this information. this is information that websites already have. and then i'm going to look up all of the available internet records to see what all is out there, what he likes, what he likes to do, where he's gone, what he's bought. >> that's scary given who this guy is on our staff. this is one of our staff members who volunteered to give this information. we won't actually be giving the name out to everybody and showing too many details that people can use. but we're curious to know what you can come up with. and we're going to talk to you in an hour. don, our digital detective, curious to see what you come up with. >> i think it's going to be surprising. >> we'll check in with you in a little bit. he'll be back next hour with his research. plus, we'll be talking about some tips, how to protect your own identity. also, next hour, if you get the feeling somebody's watching you, good chance you are right. josh levs is having that for us. and what could be the end of privacy in our 9:00 eastern hour. stick around for all of that. but our digital detective is on the job right now. he is just now getting the name and profile right now if you will -- or the user name, some of the log-ins for one of our members of our staff here. we'll see what he's able to come up with in an hour. stick around for the results. ♪ but i really love my bank ♪ i hate-- didn't quite catch that last bit. i said i really love my bank. right... is there a problem ? 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>> oh, gosh. one or two hot ones. >> too many, huh? >> for kids, for kids. absolutely, anything gaming is going to be very, very hot. the microsoft kinect is selling phenomenally well. the sony play station move has new controllers. that's big. but i think if there's one off the beaten path a bit. this one called the ar drone. and this is kind of a quadri helicopter. and it has two built-in cameras in the unit. one front-facing, and one below the unit so you can actually see on your iphone what the actual helicopter is seeing as it flies around. >> i remember when this came out. there were a lot of concerns that people were going to be spying on their neighbors with those things. i'm curious, how expensive is a gift like that? >> that gift there is about $299. th