And CNN radio Abdul Chi energy a top story this hour several major airports in the Northeast are closed this morning because of the big blizzard hundreds of holiday travelers are stranded on the game only has unit Algernon tells us what it's like at one of New York's big airport. What did you laboratory out the 85 people who kept overnight. The five of them on how they will wind up on an old between the main capital and hard it is really tight right now the storms dumping more than a foot of snow in cities across the Northeast winds are blowing up to 60 mph police in Italy are investigating three more suspicious packages were found in the Greek Venezuelan and Danish embassies today one of the Greek Embassy was an explosive packages exploded this was an Chilean embassies last week White House is making plans to work with the new Republican-controlled House next year spokesman Robert Gibbs told CNN state of the union he's hopeful the GOP will cooperate they can't afford any longer to just simply sit and say no they have to be part of a constructive conversation it says is optimistic after all the things that were accomplished during the lame-duck Congress the disputed Alaska Senate race isn't settled yet but it's closer Republican Joe Miller will drop his opposition to incumbent Lisa Murkowski be certified the winner however Miller will file a Federal Lawsuit St., Alaska will have both senators in Washington for the start of the new Congress R&B legend Teena Marie has died him and him and him and memory. The 1984 song lover girl died in her sleep at the age of 54 Abdul Chi agio get the hourly update on the CNN iPad at this is CNN radio