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Minus 29 in international falls. chicago, minus 17. green bay, minus 20, 18. they could have one of the coldest nfl games on sunday in green bay with a temperature of around minus five at gametime. >> a whole new definition to frozen tundra. thank you a lot. now to molly line in quincy, massachusetts, where at last check it was balmy 12 degrees. >> reporter: we're just a little bit south of the city of boston, and the sun is beginning to set and it is frigidly, bitterly cold. but that cold does offer a few little bonuses. the snow will be really fluffy so it's easier for folks clearing thing...

Problem. the long island expressway shut down overnight. it reopened about 8:00 a.m. and things are actually looking pretty good. instead of snow-packed roads, we're actually beginning to see some of the asphalt, see some of the pavement. traffic definitely picking up, although officials still say if you can avoid driving on the roads, do so. stay inside and stay warm at that. thomas, back to you. >> good advice as we lead into the weekend. sarah, great to see you. we want to turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill has been one of the busiest men in the building tracking all of this for us...

Around dallas, all the way through cincinnati, memphis expecting ice as well. officials say this much ice could lead to major travel problems, power outages, ice storms. you know the story. we're expecting this ice storm to begin when? >> starting now. and it's going to go through the weekend for some spots. it's a long-term ice storm, and look at what happened temperature-wise in the last 24 hours. , 51 degrees colder than you were 24 hours ago. big spring texas, 50 degrees colder. you can see where the front is. you're 31 in dallas inch dallas, not going to get above 35 degrees for the next ...

President obama about six points above water. his positive ratings are six points higher than his negatives. but ted cruz's, he's at minus 14. the tea party movement, it's at minus 26. and the republican party, it's at minus 29. senator cruz may be the best thing since sliced bread to the tea party folks, but the real surprise, democrats are also loving him these days. joining me now are dana milbank and maria teresa kumar. thank you for coming on the show. dana, your column this week is titled, quote, the cruz afiction of the gop. you write the standoff has been a political blood bath for rep...

Points higher than his negative ratings. the democratic party is actually underwater by a single point. their positive ratings are one point lower than their negative ratings. okay. look at this. house speaker john boehner, whose republican party is blamed for the shutdown, he's at minus 25. the tea party movement, they're at minus 26. the republican party, the entire republican party, checks in at minus 29. that's the end of the world. that's terrible! that's 28 points south of the democrats on the favorable/unfavorable scale. that doesn't exist in two-party states. the republican party has n...