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CNN Newsroom-20140121-15:10:00

in washington, d.c., governor offices are closed ahead of today's winter storm threat and now many people are facing bitter cold across the midwest and they have another concern, will they be able to keep warm? millions are facing a propane shortage. the demand is so intense that there is a state of emergency declared in ohio and several others. one propane retailer says he has no idea when he will get a new shipment in. >> i'm concerned. >> i'm concerned now because we don't know when we are getting it, if we are getting it. all the propane companies are kind of in the same boat. >> the department of transportation has eased some restrictions on transporting propane to help replenish the empty tanks. george howe has that story from chicago. athena jones is live on the national mall in d.c. george, i want to start with you. good morning. >> reporter: carol, good morning. as you mentioned, with he no he that more than two dozen states have eased restrictions on propane drivers. just to help them get into those

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140121:10:03:00

that has led in part to a propane shortage. now what that means is it's harder to get and it's more expensive, more demand, less supply means according to government figures people are paying up to 46% more for propane than they did last year. some customers tell us they're paying double what they paid last year. assistance applications for home heating assistance is up as well. 15 states that have declared emergencies. and government, the transportation department has relaxed some of the regulations to try to get more oil to people as the cold starts to settle in. >> this is very important. all right. thank you for that. now to russia. there is a widening terror threat ahead of the olympic games in sochi. the search is on for four so-called black widows. female suicide bombers that may be assigned to carry out attacks at the olympics. u.s. commanders in the area are preparing to help the russians with their security prep if

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