BOB SCHIEFFER: And good morning again, and before we get to Senator Reid, a quick update on this bitter cold that has two-thirds of the country in its grip from the Midwest to the Northeast and a good part of the South. This cold is expected to set record lows in many parts of the country, some of the coldest weather so far is in the St. Paul, Minn., area and WCCO TV reporter Jamie Yuccas has the latest from there. Jamie.

JAMIE YUCCAS (WCCO-TV): Bob, it is currently nine degrees below zero and it's only expected to get worse. For the first time in 20 years, schools are closed statewide on Monday with lows expected at -25. With windchills expected to be around -70 degrees, exposed skin can become frostbitten in just minutes. Ski hills and ice rinks have closed until Tuesday at the earliest. Today's Green Bay Packers playoff game could be among one of the coldest NFL games ever played. The temperature at Lambeau Field is expected to be two degrees below zero with windchills at -30 when the Packers and San Francisco 49ers kick off. The arctic air will keep its track east, as well. By Monday Chicago will likely hit 25 below. New York and New England will deal with frigid temperatures as residents there continue to dig out from that massive snowstorm. Many heading south to escape the cold could also be out of luck. Atlanta is forecasted to stay in the 20s, and those chilly temps could continue into Florida. Highs in the Minneapolis area may reach above zero by Wednesday, but many meteorologists predict that now that we’ve seen these cold temperatures, it will just continue through the rest of the winter season, Bob.