Below sunday morning. It will be the coldest temperature there since 19 z2l2xz z16fz y2l2xy y16fy is the cbs overnight news. About five miles south of here on wall street, the stock market broke a record. The dow soared 152 points to close above 25,000 for the first time ever. Just five weeks ago, the dow hit 24,000, making this the fastest thousandpoint rise in the history of the blue chip index. Since President Trump was elected, the dow is up nearly 37 . Jill schlesinger is our Senior Business analyst. Jill, what are we to make of all of this . You know, it has been a strong first week of the year. And the dow has sailed past the 25,000 mark. Its amazing. All major indexes following along here. The nasdaq as well as the s p 500. This is now the second longest in china, here is what we learned. We learned that the Service Sector expanded to its highest level in more than three years. And not just in china, not just in the u. S. , also in europe, where we know weve seen such strong growth. Companies there are hiring workers at the fastest pace in 17 years. And then here in the u. S. , weve got Corporate Tax cuts, a loosening of regulation, especially in the banking and energy sectors. All this put together, its an amazingly optimistic time. I will say a lot of people wondering when this could end. Well, you know what . Its been over 3,200 days of this bull market. Were due for a correction, but none in the offing just yet, jeff. Jill schlesinger, thanks very much. President trumps personal lawyers are threatening a lawsuit to prevent the publication of Michael Wolffs new book fire and fury inside the trump white house. The president calls the book phony. Wolff responded by saying the book will go on sale toow some of his reporting has reignited talk that the president could face obstruction of justice charges. And our justice correspondent jeff pegues has more on that. Reporter as he left a summit meeting in germany in july, the president was focused on a political crisis at home. News was about to break about a meeting during the 2016 campaign between his son donald trump jr. , other top Campaign Officials and representatives of the russian government. According to wolff, the president , hope hicks, jared kushner, and ivanka trump huddled on air force one over how to respond. The decision, say the meeting was primarily about russian adoptions by americans. Trump jr. Latered a kno ed ed ed the meeting was convened because he was told the russians had information about hillary clinton. One was so troubled by news that emerged he quit. It represented a obstruction of justice. Wolfs confidante add corallo was fired. Based on what you know than meeting, is it obstruction of justice . I think you cant tell right now. Reporter Scott Frederiksen is a former federal prosecutor. It could be a Misleading Press statement for political purposes only. Reporter and thats not illegal . Thats not illegal. Reporter so its about intent . Its about proving corrupt intent. Reporter the specter of obstruction of justice had already emerged in mail when trump fired fbi director james comey, then told an interviewer it was because of the russia investigation. When i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a madeup story. Its an excuse by the democrats for having lost an election that they should have won. Reporter frederiksen says special Counsel Robert Mueller was investigating russian meddling in the 2016 campaign has to be careful about bringing a case against the president. On the king unless you know, you know youre right and you can win. And so when i say special counsel mueller will approach this carefully, he will. Legal scholars disagree on whether a president can even be indicted while in office. Jeff . In other news today, the attorney general did make an announcement about the federal prosecution of marijuana. Well, thats right. Attorney general Jeff Sessions has issued new guidelines paving the way for u. S. Attorneys to have more discretion in prosecuting marijuana crimes. This rescinds Obama Administration guidelines which allowed prosecutors to be more lenient. Critics, though, charge the move adds confusion as to whether its okay to grow, buy and sell in those states where the drug is legal. Jeff . All right, jeff, thank you very much. So how does this affect states where marijuana sales are legal . In washington state, Recreational Marijuana has been legal for five years now. Seattle mayor jenny durkin. We will not be bullied by an administration that seems obsessed with dismantling things that actually seem to be working. Reporter today colorados attorney general said his office wont change his office to prosecuting marijuana crimes. Cory gardner threatened to block trumps doj nominations if Jeff Sessions refuses to back down. This was not a part of the agenda. This was not a mart of the plan. Many of us were misled. Reporter here in california many customers have been streaming into potshots like this one in hollywood ever since it became legal to purchase Recreational Marijuana on new years day. That could make her store a target for the feds. There is always the possibility in your mind that theyll good after the most successful one first to make an exame. Now to some other stories were following in the evening news feed. At Dover Air Force base today, Vice President mike pence attended the dignified transfer ceremony for a fallen u. S. Soldier. 34yearold Army Sergeant mihail golin was killed in afghanistan on new years day in a battle likely against isis militants. President trump and south korean president moon today agreed to postpone joint military exercises until after the pong Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next month. This to appease tensions with the north. In south africa, a train slammed into a truck and burst into flames today. At least 18 people were killed. 260 hurt. Many of the passengers were heading home to johannesburg after the holidays. The driver of the truck had tried to beat the train at a crossing. He was not hurt. The revelation of a security flaw has Tech Companies scrambling to find fixes to stop malicious hackers. A fond farewell to piper, the airport hero. Best day ever the deep south gets a deep freeze and a snow day. I won they came out of nowhere, sir how many of em . We dont know. Dozens. All right lets teach these freaks some manners good luck out there, captain thanks but i dont need luck, i have skills. on intercom all hands. We are looking for the captains keys again. They are on a silver carabiner. 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Inside the super fast i486 since the earliest days of personal commuting youve got mail. Reporter the search for faster processing has been a prime focus. Performance has always been the goal. Reporter but now security expert says that search for speed has resulted in two flaws with the ominous names meltdown and specter, discovered in the almost every computer since 1975. There is billions of chips out in the world. And they power everything from the biggest computers to maybe your cell phone. Reporter the flaw was discovered in the computers socalled kernel memory and was meant to be inaccessible to user. This is actually a design flaw, an architecture flaw on how these chips were designed. Thats why many, many chips across many vendors are affected. Thats why its so wide spread. Reporter the fear is sophisticated hackers could steal pass words that would unlock everything from personal computers to smart phones to the almost every company that operates on the internet. So given that scale, how big is this problem now . You know everyone in the world is racing either to fix it or to find out a way to take advantage of it. So it is definitely a race between attacker and defender. And in those race, its usually the attack theyre has the advantage. Reporter in a statement, chip maker intel says by the end of next week, intel expects to have issued updates for more than 90 of processor products introduced within the past five years. So far there is no evidence that hackers have managed to exploit these flaws, but the Software Patch could slow down computers by as much as 30 . Jeff . John blackstone, thank you. Up next, piper, the internet sensation. Ltry align probiotic. N your digestive system . For a nonstop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. Get 24 7 digestive support, with align. The 1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. Also in kids chewables. More than eight weeks after election day, the winner of a seat in virginias house of delegates was picked out of a ceramic bowl today. The tie breaking lottery was won by david yancey, and with that republicans keep control of the virginia house. Tonight were saying farewell to piper, a Border Collie that became world famous while chasing geese and ducks off airport runways in michigan. When we met was all business in his ear guards and goggles. Piper died yesterday what is so rare as a day in june . A snow day in january in the south. Omar villafranca is there. Come on for the first time in 28 years, tallahassee saw measurable snow. Wow reporter for many in the south, the snowstorm gave them a chance to lay in weather usually seen farther north. Eliza hunter spent the day taking pictures around snowy savannah. It hasnt snowed this much in the city in 30 years. I never thought i would see snow. All my childhood dreams realized. Reporter south carolinians dont normally keep sleds around, so drew improvised and took his daughter sadie out for a spin in a dawnedry basket. In guy didnt let the weather stop him from enjoying a few cold ones on the pool. While in charleston its hard to tell who was having more fun, this woman snowboarding in the street or the husky leading the way. The storm brought lizard conditions to florida where stunned iguanas fell from palm trees. It was actually a christmas present. There was a note that said were going to go see snow. Reporter and then there is the feintuchs from florida, who gave Everything Possible to get caught in 10 inches of snow. The family drove more than nine hours from their home near jacksonville to norfolk, virginia so their kids travis and lexy could play in the snow for the first time. Daddy reporter was it worth it seeing their reaction . Absolutely. Yes. I would do it all over again. Reporter omar villafranca, cbs news, norfolk, virginia. That is the overnight news for this friday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this from new york citys central park, im jeff glor. This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im anna werner. A massive digout is already under way up and down the east coast after a powerful winter storm called a bomb cyclone brought life to a stand still for millions. Blizzard conditions snarled roads, closed airports, shut schools, businesses, and government offices. Up to 2 feet of snow fell in some places, and boston was flooded as hurricaneforce winds buffeted coastal new england. And its not only the eastern seaboard. Frigid temperatures dipped all the way into the heart of dixie. Don dahler in massachusetts begins our coverage. Reporter massive flooding swept through boston, turning streets into slowmoving rer forcing evacuations. [ siren ] firefighters rescue trapped drivers. Life quickly became miserable for new englanders used to harsh weather. Those who didnt stay indoors lived to regret it. This is a major thoroughfare in downtown boston. The snow has been coming down to heavily and the wind blowing so hard that the snowplows havent been able to keep up with it. Strangers stepped in to help even when fourwheel drive wasnt enough. In brent rock, massachusetts, high winds send frigid waters pouring over the seawall and into the streets. About 25 miles away in hull, massachusetts, cars were washed away by the rising tide. Further up the coast in scituate, wind and waves turned ice into projectiles. Town manager jim bourdreau. The ice that were afraid is going to come up and actually act like shrapnel coming off the beach. Its going to be a pretty wild situation. Reporter this was a scene repeated all along the east coast as drivers discovered the laws of winter physics in maryland. Its so slippery and icy out there. Its just were sliding everywhere. Reporter in new jersey everyone stay in. Dont go out until youre essential personnel. Not good weather to drive in. Reporter the film was so fierce that despite fielding 1500 snowplows, new york had a hard time keeping streets and highways clear. And usually thickskinned new yorkers couldnt wait to get out of the cold. Its too cold. Reporter tens of thousands of people have lost power up and down the east coast. And with the temperatures now starting to plummet, there are serious concerns about how theyre going to heat their homes. This storm is roaring northward, and Jericka Duncan is in portland, maine. Reporter yeah, here in portland, maine, conditions are actually, whoa, starting to improve, despite the fact that the snow continues to pile up and pretty much blow everywhere. Snow in january is expected in maine. But its not every day they see and feel this. Bonechilling wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour, making it almost impossible to get around by foot and car. With snow falling at a rate of 2 inches an hour, Emergency Management officials are bracing for a very long night. Its been cold. So none of that has melted away. And our biggest fear is were going to lose power. Reporter 20 miles south of portland on ferry beach, we watch the storms swallow up foundations. The wind and the waves are so strong that while we were out here filming just moments ago, the ground underneath us collapsed. 32yearold sean walker has lived in this beach town his whole life. Every year he says the neighborhood gets smaller. My childhood memories are being washed away. Literally, yes. Reporter its something he now expects to happen with each impending storm. Jericka duncan, cbs news, portland, maine. The storm virtually shut down new yorks airports, creating long lines of frustrated fliers and leaving others to sleep at newark airport. Were delayed and were not sure if were going to be flying out of here any time soon. Reporter at la guardia, snow and wind made runways impassible. There are no planes leaving or going anywhere. Basically stuck here in this airport. Reporter boston logan was a near ghost town as nearly 75 of the flights there were canceled. Still, this guy braved subfreezing temperatures early this morning to catch a train to the airport in hopes of finding a flight. I think there is going to be some kind of delay. Our flight already got canceled and moved. We supposedly got 11, got pushed back to 8 00. Hopefully we can get out before the storm comes. Reporter good thing he went early. Jamaica station a few hours later, just brutal. But thats what llana raz trying to get back to. Instead, she got stuck in texas. Its crazy. They canceled our flight so we had to scurry to figure out another way we were going to get home. Were in dallas. Were 24 hours on a bad weather layover. Not that were missing new york in negative 3 degrees. Reporter dallas doesnt sound so bad. Now the charleston, South Carolina airport remained closed today. Even though that region wasnt getting any snow, they just dont have enough snow removal equipment to clean up the mess there. Looking ahead to friday, nearly 900 flights and counting have already been canceled. President trumps personal lawyer is threatening to go to court to block the publication of a scathe anything book about the administration. Fire and fury has touched off outrage at the White Reporter as he left a summit meeting in germany in july, the president was focused on a political crisis at home. News was about to break about a meeting during the 2016 campaign between his son donald trump jr. , other top Campaign Officials and representatives of the russian government. According to wolff, the president , hope hicks, jared kushner, and ivanka trump huddled on air force one over how to respond. The decision, say the meeting was primarily about russian adoptions by americans. Trump jr. Later acknowledged the meeting was convened because he was told the russians had negative information about hillary clinton. One member of President Trumps Media Affairs team was so troubled by the explanation that emerged from air force one, he quit. Wolff writes that mark corallo privately confided that he believed it likely represent an obstruction of justice. Wolffs confidante said corallo was fired. Based on what you know than meeting, is it obstruction of justice . I think you cant tell right now. It could be a Misleading Press statement for political purposes only. Reporter and thats not illegal . Thats not illegal. Reporter so its about intent . Its about proving corrupt intent. Reporter the specter of obstruction of justice had already emerged in mail when trump fired fbi director james comey, then told an interviewer it was because of the russia investigation. When i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i