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This morning on "world news now" -- governor's apology. new jersey's chris christie spends an hour and a half expressing his remorse over a political scandal. but this morning, the damage control is far from over. costly meltdown. the polar express thaw and how it's draining bank accounts across half the country. the property damage and the digging out. java jolt. medical research that questions the theory that coffee is a dehydrating drink. an uplifting headline as you perk up some fresh brew. and superstar scare. anne hathaway's rescue. her heart-stopping rescue wasn't part of a movie ...

Chance. tomorrow's playoff game at lambeau field is expected to be the coldest pro football game, even colder than the '67 ice bowl. and that begs the question, is it even safe to go and watch it? good morning, i'm alison kosik. >> i'm victor blackwell, 10:00 on the east coast, 7:00 out west. you're in the "cnn newsroom." . digging out. that is the story this morning for tens of millions of you across 20 states who got walloped by the deadly winter storm. >> we're talking from the midwest to new york and beyond. the monster system dumped as much as two feet of snow, and ushered in bitter t...

>> reporter: you know, i apologize for the bad rudolph the red-nosed reindeer impression. kind of late for that. but it is frigid out here and now that the sun's setting, the temperatures are going to fall even further. they are calling for a low of five degrees here tonight but the people we talked to today, the people digging out, had a pretty positive impression of things. after a night of blizzard conditions and road closures, today was all about cleanup. paul is not getting paid to plow these driveways. he says it's his good neighbor policy. in a community with a lot of seniors. >> there'...

Chris, kate, michaela, back to you. >> thanks so much, elizabeth. as you well know, christmas is right around the corner. have you gotten all of your shopping done over the weekend? if you live in the northeast the weather made it that much more of a challenge to pull off with nine shopping days left until the holiday retailers are hoping for a late push to make up for what mother nature took away. straight to alexander field in massachusetts where many are still digging out from the storm. good morning, alexandra. >> reporter: good morning, kate. digging out takes some muscle because it's m...

We want to tell you about severe weather that's making life very interesting for people all over this country. tornado, blizzards and tropical storms. where should we begin? this was the gulf coast just a short time ago. a little windy, but a tropical storm is spinning about 100 miles off the coast of louisiana. officials have prepared for a major storm, but cnn forecasters don't expect tropical storm karen to be much more than a rainmaker in the coming days. in the midwest, nebraska, a tornado that suddenly struck a town produced damage, an ef 4 storm, packing winds up to 200 miles an hour. n...