FOR
FOR A
FOR A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR HOME UP IN FLAMES.
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT THIS
FASTEN MASSIVE FIRE ALARM AND
HAVE WAS BRUTAL COLD AFFECTED
EFFORTS TO PUT IT OUT.
>>> TEMPERATURES ARE WELL BELOW
ZERO AND WHEN CHILLS ARE 30 OR
40 BELOW.
40 BELOW.
40 BELOW. >>> NEW VIDEO OF A MISSING GIRL
MAKING HEADLINES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. WHAT FAMILY MEMBERS SAW JUST
HOURS BEFORE SHE VANISHED.
>>> HE LEFT HIS LIFE OF CRIME
TO START HIS OWN BUSINESS.>>
YOU LIVE AND LEARN.
>> THE MINNEAPOLIS SUCCESS STORY
WHO IS GETTING CALLS FROM
CELEBRITIES TO CUT THEIR
HAIR.>>> TRACKING YOU AT ALL
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. HOW YOUR FAVORITE DATING APP IS
FINDING YOU MATCHES WITHOUT YOU
EVER KNOWING.
EVER KNOWING. FOR RIGHT NOW MORE THAN 180
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED OR DELAYED
THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE
BRUTAL COLD WEATHER.
ONE OF THE LARGEST DISTRICT IN
THE STATES.
THE STATES. MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IS STILL IN SESSION
THIS MORNING.>> THIS GOT US
THINKING.
THINKING.
THINKING. SHOULD KIDS GO TO SCHOOL WHEN
IT IS THIS COLD OUT?
WE HAVE A LIVE POLL UP RIGHT
NOW AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
HEAD TO OUR KARE11 APP AND
SCROLL DOWN TO WAY IN.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF COMMENTS
ABOUT KIDS GETTING SOFTER.
>> THE WINDCHILL IS BRUTAL.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO YOU WILL
GET GRIEF AND SOMEBODY.
GOOD LUCK ADMINISTERS.
THE WHEN CHILLS ARE -30. SKIN
CAN FREEZE IN 15 MINUTES IN
THIS CONDITION.
THIS CONDITION. THE WIND IS STARTING TO LIGHTEN
UP BUT NOT IMPACTING THE
WINDCHILL.
WINDCHILL. BELOW ACROSS THE METRO.
SOME SPOTS ARE IN THE 40s BELOW
ZERO.
ZERO.
ZERO. THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE WINDCHILL
WARNINGS.
WARNINGS.
WARNINGS. SKIN CAN FREEZE IN FIVE
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. IT IS BRUTAL ESPECIALLY IN THE
THE STATE.
THE STATE. PAY ATTENTION TO THE BOTTOM
NUMBER.
NUMBER.
NUMBER. THAT IS THE WINDCHILL FORECAST.
IT STAYS 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH
LIT MID-TO-LATE MORNING.
>>> MAKE SURE YOU PACK YOUR
EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR CAR
WHILE YOU DRIVE TODAY.
EAST METRO NEAR ST. PAUL 30 5E
AT MARYLAND AVENUE, NO ISSUES
THERE AND METRO WIDE NO ISSUES
AT ALL.
AT ALL.
AT ALL. >>> A $6 MILLION HOME GOES UP
IN FLAMES ON ONE OF THE COLDEST
NIGHTS OF THE YEAR.
>> THE FIRE WAS SO BIG THE
SMOKE COULD BE SEEN FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR.
IT WAS NOT JUST A SMOKER FLAMES
THAT FIREFIGHTERS WERE DEALING
WITH.
WITH.
WITH. >>
WITH. >> IT WAS ALSO REALLY COLD.
ON TOP OF THAT FIREFIGHTERS SAY
THERE WERE NOT FIRE HYDRANTS
NEARBY SO THEY HAD TO BRING IN
TANKERS.
TANKERS.
TANKERS. IT WAS A MASSIVE FIRE.
THE HOME WAS ON LAKE
MINNETONKA.
MINNETONKA. ACCORDING TO REAL ESTATE
RECORDS IT WAS WORTH AT LEAST
$6 MILLION.
$6 MILLION. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WAS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THEY DO NOT
KNOW HOW THE FIRE STARTED.
NOW BACK TO THE COLD.
FIREFIGHTERS WERE DEALING WITH
IT LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING
YOU WILL BE TOO.
THESE ARE THE SIGNS OF
HYPOTHERMIA.
HYPOTHERMIA. YOU MIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE ALL OF
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. YOU
THEM. YOU MIGHT FEEL COLD AND SHIVER
BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH TO
GET TO GO INSIDE.
SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT NOTICE THAT
YOU'RE NOT THINKING PROPERLY
AND YOUR COME USED OR HAVE
SLURRED SPEECH.
SLURRED SPEECH. YOU CAN GET FROSTBITE IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES IN YOUR NOSE
TOES FINGERS AND EARS.
THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IS
THE COLD.
THE COLD.
THE COLD. THEN YOU WILL FEEL NUMB.
WITH THESE WHEN CHILLS THE
FROSTBITE CAN HAPPEN IN AS
LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES.
SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO BE AWARE
OF.
OF.
OF. >>>
OF. >>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
COLD AS WELL?
>> WAKING UP TO THIS DANGEROUS
COLD, WHAT IS THIS COLD DO YOU
THINK THE KIDS SHOULD GO TO
SCHOOL?
SCHOOL?
SCHOOL? LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK BY
OPENING YOUR KARE11 APP
UNFOLDING IN THE POLL.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS USE DIFFERENT
GUIDELINES WHEN IT COMES TO
SHOWING NOW.
SHOWING NOW. LET'S GO TO THE LARGEST SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT. THEY RELY ON THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
WEATHER SERVICE. THERE CLOSING SCHOOL TODAY.
ST. PAUL CANCEL IF THE
TEMPERATURE DROPS TO 25 BELOW
OR AT THE WINDCHILL IS -35.
IF BUSES CANNOT RUN IN SNOW AND
ICE THEY WILL CANCEL FOR THAT
ALSO.
ALSO.
ALSO. IN
ALSO. IN MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOLS ARE
CANCELED IF THE WINDCHILL IS
-35 OR IF IT SNOWS SIX INCHES
OR MORE IN 12 HOURS.
BOTH MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL
SCHOOLS ARE OPEN.
EVERY STORM IS DIFFERENT SO
DISTRICTS HAVE TO CONSIDER HOW
MANY KIDS AND STAFF LIVE IN
AURORA AREAS OR WALK TO SCHOOL
AND IN EXTREME CASES THE
GOVERNORS CAN CLOSE ALL SCHOOLS
AND THAT HAS DEFINITELY
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. I THINK IT HAPPENED WITH THE
POLAR VORTEX IN 2011.
>> WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU GUYS
TO WEIGH IN ALL MORNING.
YOU CAN SEE THE POLL AT THE
BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN.
SHOULD THE KIDS GO TO SCHOOL
WHEN IT'S THIS COLD?
MAJORITY SAY NO.
KEEP THE KIDS SAFE.
PARENTS WE WANT TO HEAR FROM
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. DO
YOU. DO YOU THINK KIDS SHOULD HAVE
TO GO TO SCHOOL WITH THIS COLD.
LET US KNOW BY TEXTING THE
NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.
THE SIX MESSAGES COME RIGHT TO
IS HERE ON SET.
763797 7215. WE WILL SHARE YOUR
COMMENTS ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
FOR HERE IS A LOOK AT OTHER TOP
STORIES IN THE MORNING RUSH.
TWO SUSPECTS ARE NOW IN CUSTODY
AFTER A POLICE CHASE ENDED IN A
SMALL CRASH IN BLOOMINGTON.
IT STARTED JUST BEFORE 6 PM
YESTERDAY WHEN THE POLICE WERE
TRACKING DOWN A STOLEN CAR ON
HIGHWAY 169.
HIGHWAY 169. OFFICERS CUT UP WITH THE
SUSPECT IN A McDONALD'S DRIVE-
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. THAT IS WHEN THE SUSPECT'S CAR
COLLIDED WITH A SQUAD CAR
SUSPECTS RAN OFF BUT THEY
SUSPECTS WERE FOUND AND
ARRESTED.
ARRESTED.
ARRESTED. >>> AFTER MORE THAN A DOZEN
SWANS WERE FOUND DEAD A LAWMAKER
PLANS TO INTRODUCE A BILL
CUTTING DOWN ON LEAD FISHING
TACKLE.
TACKLE.
TACKLE. JAMIE WHO REPRESENTS THE AREAS
OF HER BILL WOULD CREATE A
TRADE-IN PROGRAM TO HELP
ANGLERS FIND ALTERNATIVES TO
LEAD THINKERS.>>> WE KNOW
PARKING FOR THE MINNESOTA STATE
FAIR CAN BE A PAIN.
NOW TO GET EVEN WORSE.
THE ST. PAUL CITY COUNCIL HAS
APPROVED THE MEASURE TO BAN
RESIDENTS FROM SELLING PARKING
PERMITS.
PERMITS.
PERMITS. RIGHT NOW THEY ARE REQUIRED TO
PAY $25 PER VEHICLE AND CAN BUY
ADDITIONAL PERMITS FOR $25.
UNDER THIS NEW ROLE IF YOU GET
CAUGHT SELLING THOSE PERMITS IS
CONSIDERED A MISDEMEANOR.
MAN GOES INTO EFFECT IN ABOUT A
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. >>>@SPRING IS CLOSER THAN WE
THINK, THE TWINS WERE SPORTED
FOR SPRING TRAINING.
SPORTS DIRECTOR WILL BE THERE
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK. LOOK FOR HIS COVERAGE STARTING
ON TUESDAY.>>> IT IS JUST
BRUTALLY COLD.
BRUTALLY COLD. KEEP IT BRIEF OUT THERE.
WHEN CHILLS ARE -30 ACROSS MOST
OF THE METRO.
LOTS OF SUN BUT A HIGH OF ONLY
ABOUT FOR.
ABOUT FOR. >>> THIS IS HIGHWAY 100 NEAR
DULUTH STREET, NO CRUSHES TO
SPEAK OF.>>> WE ALL KNOW
LOOKING FOR LOVE HAS CHANGED
THIS DAY IN AGE BUT IT TURNS
OUT TRYING TO FIND A DATE
ONLINE IS NOT AS PRIVATE AS YOU
MIGHT THINK.
MIGHT THINK. WHO IS WATCHING YOUR AWKWARD
MESSAGES ON TENDER?
SOME OF THE BIGGEST BRANDS ARE
TRACKING YOUR EVERY MOVE ON
DATING SITES. THESE TRACKERS
ARE NOT NECESSARILY LAWYERS AND
IN A LOT OF CASES THEY JUST
WANT TO KNOW SO THEY CAN SELL
YOU STUFF.
YOU STUFF. WHICH DATING SITES HAVE THE
MOST TRACKERS?
MOST TRACKERS? MATCH.COM TOP THE LIST WITH 36
COMPANIES GATHERING DATA ON ITS
SITE FOLLOWED BY OKCUPID AND
OUR TIME.
OUR TIME.
OUR TIME. GOGLE SAYS IT IS NOT USING
SENSITIVE DATA, IT'S TRACKING
USERS TO HELP MAKE THE WEBSITES
WORK BETTER.
WORK BETTER. MATCH WHICH OWNS SOME OF THE
BIGGEST NAMES IN DATING SAYS IT
DOES NOT SELL ANY USER
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. ALL OF THIS IS A REMINDER THAT
SOME RELATIONSHIPS REALLY DO
COME WITH STRINGS ATTACHED.
>> EVERYTHING IS TRACKING.
YOU GIVE UP SO MUCH INFORMATION
ON THOSE SITES.
STOMACH ONE STEP FORWARD IN
FINDING A GIRL THAT VANISHED IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
NORTH CAROLINA. A NEW FOOTAGE THAT HAS
OFFICIALS BAFFLED.
OFFICIALS BAFFLED. >>> THESE ARE FOR YOU, ACTUALLY
THEY ARE FOR MATTHEW.
COMING UP WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW
BUSY IT GETS THE DAY BEFORE
VALENTINE'S DAY.
VALENTINE'S DAY. >>> WE ARE GETTING TONS OF
COMMENTS ON WHETHER KIDS SHOULD
GO TO SCHOOL WHEN IT IS THIS
COLD OUT.
COLD OUT.
COLD OUT. JOIN THE CONVERSATION BY
TEXTING THE NUMBER ON YOUR
SCREEN.
SCREEN.
SCREEN. THAT IS 763797 7215.
THE TEXT MESSAGES COME RIGHT
HERE ON SET.
PUT IT IN YOUR PHONE AND WE
WILL SHARE YOUR COMMENTS AFTER
THE BREAK.