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Officials say about 4,000 manitoba residents served by the pipeline are reportedly now without heat, this as temperatures dip down to minus 18. schools in the area are closed. officials say it could take days before this is fixed. >> a congressman who hasn't been seen on capitol hill in weeks, will he resurface today? he's missed 17 votes in a row. now a bizarre tweet. it reads "where am i? find out monday." there are other reports surfacing he is currently in london after a trip to russia. bit of a mystery. chris, over to you. >> let's take a break here. coming up on "new day," unfounded fear...

Part of the trans-canada pipeline ruptured. >> wow. >> cutting off gas to more than 4,000 people who now cannot heat their homes in temperatures that have reached minus 18. what a mess. it could be days, days before any repairs are made there. all right, the passengers and crew on a royal caribbean ship are on their way back home this morning, and it's early, days early, because hundreds on board "the explorer of the seas" are sick with some sort of gastrointestinal illness. the cruise line says more than 560 passengers, dozens of crew members have become sick. 560 passengers sick on this te...

A lot of the delays and cancellations already on the board. we want to go over to check with bill karins standing by. bill, this is a major impact coming off the holiday weekend for a lot of people thinking they were getting back to work today. >> three day weekend and parents scrambling what to do with kids. some schools are already canceled. early dismissals on the east coast. a lot of people won't have school tomorrow. as far as travel goes right now, the worst of it is in chicago. this lake effect band is right over the top of the city. wind chills minus 18 with heavy snow in chicago. so k...

This is just the leading edge. but notice this, minus 45 in bismarck. minus 35 in minneapolis. springfield, illinois, minus 14. chicago on top of your snow, minus 15 degrees. it really is something, though, when you talk about what is going to happen here. let me show you. minneapolis, tomorrow's high temperature, minus 18. the record is minus 14, goes all the way back to 1909. we're looking at an all-time record minimum high temperature in chicago. we're looking at six days of temperatures not getting above freezing in cincinnati. the schools are closed in detroit. i showed you this moments a...

That could mean really dangerous and possibly deadly conditions from hypothermia to frostbite. what do you do in freezing temperatures? how can you protect yourself indr. samadi, you can wear mittens and gloves and thermal underwear and hats -- >> and hugs are very helpful. >> a good thing, starting in 2014, we need a lot of hugs. this is serious because some of the temperatures in the midwest is minus 18 degrees. we haven't seen these temperatures. even coming to the studio today, it's cold out there. you want to be careful. hypothermia. normal temperature is about 95 degrees. when it comes t...