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Major storm is slamming this midwest. it's a big one. heavy snow and strong winds hitting cities like chicago and detroit. many schools were closed there today. according to flight tracking service flight-away, more than 1,300 flights have been cancelled. matt finn live in chicago with more from there. how does it look, matt? >> well, bill, it's shaping up to be a dicey evening commute. it was a dicey morning commute. the past two winters in chicago have been relatively mild. no major snowstorms. but now here we are back in the business of winter in the city. police right now urging people to ...

♪ and i will always love you ♪ i will always love you ♪ i will always love you >> houston should be at the grammys with the rest of the superstars, but instead her life ended on saturday in a beverly hills hotel room. an autopsy has been performed on her body, but it could take as long as eight weeks to get the toxicology results back. investigators say a guard found her unconscious in a bathtub. they performed cpr, but she was pronounced dead at the hotel. tmz reports that pill bottles were found at the scene courtesy of tmz. a picture of the 18-year-old daughter of whitney ho...

♪ and i will always love you ♪ i will always love you ♪ i will always love you >> houston should be at the grammys tonight with the rest of the superstars. instead her life ended saturday in a beverly hills hotel room. an autopsy has been performed on her body. it can take as long as eight weeks to get the toxicology results back. investigators say a body guard found houston unconscious in a bath tab. tmz is reporting that pill bottles were found at the scene. this is also courtesy of tmz, a picture of bobbi christina, the daughter being rush td to a hospital. a source close to...

Back to "hardball." now for the "sideshow." extra, extra, read. regular watchers of this show know i love newspapers. the big broad sheets you page through with a morning appetite. over a bowl of cheerios. that's why i'm happy to see "the wall street journal" launched an additional section for papers sold in the new york city area. metro section dedicated to covering local news, politics and sports. the first time "the journal" has rolled out a local edition. owner rupert murdoch means for it to challenge "the new york times" for readership and city reporting. i say more national media devoted...