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Blizzard watches and warnings extend north to philadelphia and new york. And we have got a team of correspondents along the storms path. We begin with Omar Villafranca in charlotte, North Carolina. Reporter a mix of rain, ice and snow is falling here in the charlotte area and starting to accumulate. We peeled this off of a car windshield. 6 inches in the forecast but the threat of icy roads could make driving dangerous and deadly. Winter storm warnings are rare in the deep south and overnight brought dangerous freezing conditions. In little rock, arkansas, blinding snow and ice forced cars off highways. Three weatherrelated deaths have been reported in tennessee and North Carolina. Further south in texas, louisiana and mississippi, tornado warnings brought more worry to communities. Heavy snow began falling in tennessee and the carolinas early this morning. In preparation for the storm, North Carolina duke energy recruited a thousand technicians all the way from florida. And departments of transportation are loading hundreds of dump trucks with plows and salt. Lets just hope that that freezing rain dont come in. That will really mess things up. Reporter on thursday, North Carolina governor declared a state of emergency. We have to constantly warn the general driving public not to take risk because you could kill other people too, not just yourself. Droos are closed. An nfc championship game on sunday will be played between the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers at this stadium behind me. You can see that is not a dome stadium. The Arizona Cardinals are not here yet and they are expected to arrive on saturday. Hopefully, they will get it all cleaned up in time. Thank you, omar. The storm moves north, many regions are under states of emergency. That includes washington, d. C. Where up to three feet of snow could fall. A little more than an inch of snow was enough to cripple the Nations Capital earlier this week. Kris van cleave is at a salt dome in washington with the citys preparations for todays big storm. Kris, good morning. Reporter good morning. This is some of the 39,000 tons of salt that may be used to combat this storm. The federal government is shutting down at noon. Schools are closed. As this city could be at the greatest risk from this massive blizzard. More than 4,000 trucks across Northern Virginia and this morning. They are ready to salt roads and plow snow ahead of this lifethreatening storm. Ive lived in d. C. Most of my life and i dont know that i have lived through a forecast like this. Reporter the district will be looking to avoid a repeat of wednesday nights debacle when less than an inch of half of snow paralyzed the city causing hundreds of accidents. Now up to two feet of snow to blanket the Nations Capital, people are stocking up. Store shelves were left bare on thursday as shoppers were in the Grocery Store and prepared to be snowin for days. The same way you prepare for a Natural Disaster or armageddon. Everybody else is getting food. Panic hasnt quite hit yet but it probably will by tonight. Reporter in what is really metro system is shutting down for the storm. Us service will end this evening. Police are urging people to stay off the streets once the snow starts falling. Charlie . Thanks, kris. The giant winter storm is causing a widespread travel mess. More than 2,300 flights today have been cancelled so far. Around the same number of flight is scrapped tomorrow. David begnaud is at Philadelphia International airport with the travel chaos. David, good morning. Reporter charlie, good morning. The cancellations are stacking up. 122 already in philadelphia and two lines moving steadily behind me and everyone trying to get one of the last flights out of town. The departure board is all white and that is good news. That means the flights out of here are all running on time. Most major u. S. Airlines have cancelled a bulk of their flights across the northeast ahead of this storm. In North Carolina one of its busiest hubs. It has cancelled flights as well as the one here in philadelphia. Now most Major Airlines have offered travel waivers for flights this weekend and allowing passengers to rebook, many times free of charge, on to earlier or later flights to try and avoid the storm. The travel nightmare is not exclusive to the air. We have confirmed this morning amtrak is, as of right now, operating on a modified schedule and aa says if you can push back your weekend plans for the weekend, do it to stay off the roads. David, thank you so much. Sounds like a lot of people will be snuggling in this weekend. Lonnie quinn of our new york station wcbs is tracking the storm. Reporter good morning. As of right now around the Tennessee Valley we are dealing with the storm currently. Tomorrow, this will be a storm in the metro areas like philadelphia and new york. Take a look at where the winter storm warnings exist, go from the Tennessee Valley into new jersey. Area shaded in red youre talking blizzard warnings for new york city all to long island here is your storm. Now the northern fringe looking very healthy right now with the storm going through kentucky into virginia with snow and big rain down on portions of georgia. Icing going to be a big problem today in North Carolina. The storm moves north. New information to share with you. Taking more of a northerly track. So we have had to adjust the numbers a little bit. New york city falls into the one hoot range and virginia and West Virginia and d. C. Looking like 20 inches or more. The bullseye 81 corridor harrisburg to winchester with two feet or more. We have been officially warned. A university of virginia is under arrest in north korea and identified as 21 year otto warmbier. The government accuses him under a hostile act. Reporter the north korean state media said today the uv graduate was arrested after entering under the guise of tourist and under the manipulation of the u. S. Government. Otto warmbier was detained at pyongyangs airport on a flight back to china. The chinabased Tourism Company he was traveling with has confirmed he was detained back on the 2nd of january. They say they have been in touch with the state department and that his family has been informed. Charlie . Thank you, seth. Donald trump faces a new challenge from the right this morning. The National Review put out a manifesto against trump signed by 22 republican and tea party figures. The magazine calls trump a political opportunist, a Major Garrett is in washington. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Late last night, donald trump dismissed National Review as a dead paper not many read any more and said more on twitter but because twitter never forgets it was there last april trump called National Review a true conservative voice that needed to be saved. Ronald reagan is the best on conservatism. Now now trump is in a testy fight with ted cruz. If you think the last time we beat the washington cartel, it was 1980. The reagan revolution. Reporter bob dole said trump is widely disliked and loyalty parts was also wrong about Ronald Reagan. I would admit mr. Dole said we need somebody to go to washington and cut a deal. Well, the American People understood thats not what we needed. Cruz is going down reporter donald trump invoked reagan and said he is ready to make deals. Guys like ted cruz will never make a deal, because he is a strident. No, you cannot have that Ronald Reagan would get along with tip oneill and they would sit down and make great deals for everybody. Reporter in New Hampshire, john kasich like jeb bush is trying to rise from the ashes. Kasich moved into contention for second in a poll of undeclared voters. And is now taken aim at his close rival bush on twitter attacking his record in florida. John kasich. Reporter a super pac supporting kasich accused bush of mud slinging. Slinging mud on fellow republicans. Thats not president ial, jeb. Reporter on the kasich bus, the governor called Hillary Clinton a fragile candidate. Shes like a check the box candidate as opposed to somebody with vision. People dont want somebody that just is sort of a plumber, a mechanic to go and fix it. Reporter he said he needs a strong finish in New Hampshire many people in politics, its interesting. They want to be with a winner but dont want to make a winner. If we come out of New Hampshire in a strong position they will be there to join the team. Reporter both trump and cruz will be up on the air today with new ads attacking each other. Lindsey graham summed up republican options between the two concluding if either is the nominee the Republican Party says extinction whether its death by being shot or poisoning doesnt really matter. Wow getting nasty. Thank you, major. A new poll of democrats shows a big change in iowa. Bernie sanders has an eightpoint lead over Hillary Clinton. The same poll show clinton leading in iowa by 18 points just a month ago. She is still ahead in the National Polls but now in a tight race in the first two voting states and nancy cordes is in washington tracking the democratic contest. Zoo reporter because of those numbers the clinton camp is throwing everything they have his views on diplomacy and health care and hitting him out what is supposed to be an upbeat ad. We have had enough of establishment politics, establishment economics. We need to move in a new and bold direction. Reporter in New Hampshire last night, Bernie Sanders largely ignored Hillary Clintons latest attack on his Foreign Policy views. Because it raises concerns, because sometimes it can sound like he hasnt really thought it through. Reporter her comments were part of a broader offensive by the clinton camp to blunt sanders momentum and highlighting his democratic socialist label as they question his antiestablishment credentials. He has been elected to office a lot longer than i have. Reporter even this new feelgood ad from sanders set to they said the crowds in it were too white. Polls show clintons biggest struggle is with young voters. I dont think there is a woman more confident than Hillary Clinton. Reporter so she hit iowa city with singer demi lavoto and campaigned with katy perry and clinton visit two College Campuses on thursday including this college where trey logan got a selfie and plans to go doortofor for her in his dorm. Why do you think so many here in iowa College Students are a big fan of Hillary Clinton . I think they see eyetoeye with him but some people arent as realistic as others. Reporter part of the problem, the clinton camp argues, is that Iowa Democrats are looking for the same kind of thrill they got in 2008 when barack obama swept in and stole their hearts. Closest thing to a fresh face this time around. All right, nancy. Very well said. Thank you. We believe that 74 can be a fresh face all time. Absolutely. We believe that absolutely and how. The Motion Picture academy is planning what it calls dramatic steps to increase the diversity of oscar nominees and may be announced next week after backlash over this weeks nominee and changes could include best picture nominees and actor mayhave use it or lose it voting. Kevin frazier is here with the latest on this ongoing story. Reporter you remember that it was jada pinkettsmiths Facebook Post on monday that jumpstarted this conversation on diversity and the fact she said she doesnt plan on attending or watching the Academy Awards. Now with her husband will smith joining in on the boycott, it has put new pressures on Actors Academy members to take a hard look in the mirror. I was happy to be married to that woman. Reporter actor will smith told abc that he was out of the country and taken by surprise when his wife posted this message to her facebook faith on monday. I will not be at the Academy Awards and i wont be watching. Reporter the nominees are reporter and this of two years of acting nominationses with no persons of color. It feels like its going the wrong direction. Theres a regressive slide towards separatism, towards racial and religious disharmony, and that is not the hollywood that i want to leave behind. Will smith is so wellrespected in the Hollywood Community, he is so successful. For him to actually come out and say that he also recognizes that is something about inclusion that is not happening in the Hollywood Community is a huge deal. Reporter the academy has been handing out oscars since 1929 and in all of that time, it has only given 15 of them to black actors. A 2013 study puts Academy Membership at 93 white. The controversy has sparked conversation and in the acting community, including oscar nominated members of the Motion Picture academy. I think if you look at the statistic that came out the makeup of the academy, i think is very telling. I have a lot of sympathy for it to be honest with you. I ask about it quite a bit. The problem is not with the oscars. The problem is with the hollywood movie making system. Reporter the spotlight on diversity is expected to continue through the oscar ceremony itself with outspoken Comedian Chris Rock as host. And lets be clear. Chris rock is not the kind person who is known for holding he is a culturealealeal critic at his best so we expect him to shine a light on this issue. Reporter jada said this isnt about her husband and will smith didnt get a nomination for his work in concussion. She said this is an industrywide problem. She started it and she is giving people a lot to think about. Thank you, kevin. Entertainment tonight will bring you the newest tonight. Ahead frs announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by folgers. The best part of waking up is folgers in your cup a snowboarders avalanche could travel a major lel fight. Ahead we will hear from a man only to face possible criminal charges. The news is back this morning right here on cbs this morning. Announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by brookdale. Im there for bessie. Im there for ray. Ted loved baseball. Dr. Phil likes to watch football. Renne, who wants sloppy joe on the menu every day. Rosies my best friend. 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