These are the headlines you Need 2 Know. * **Windy Cities:** Officials in the Upper Midwest are warning of instant frostbite as bitter cold temperatures descend on the area. Many schools are closed and Amtrak canceled all service into and out of Chicago, where the high today is forecast to be 15 below. A warm front is right behind the polar vortex, meaning temps could rise as much as 70 degrees in time for the weekend. Read more [here](https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/weather/winter-weather-wednesday-wxc/index.html). * **No Mail:** The USPS suspended mail delivery in parts of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Nebraska, and other states because of extremely cold temps and concerns for the safety of employees. See the impacted zip codes [here](http://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/). * **Intel Hearing:** President Trump’s top intelligence chiefs contradicted the White House on several foreign policy fronts in a report to Congress, saying North Korea is unlikely to give up its nukes, Iran is not actively building a nuke, and ISIS remains a threat. Read more [here](https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/dan-coats-north-korea-nuclear-weapons-1133969). * **SOTU Response:** Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia gubernatorial candidate, will deliver the Democrats’ response to the State of the Union next week. Abrams is considered a rising star in the Democratic Party and will be the first black woman to deliver the traditional response. Read more [here](https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/abrams-deliver-dems-state-the-union-response/2Oo3TTBaQB8OMaRNhBoc9L/). * **Measles Outbreak:** Washington state has declared a health emergency over a measles outbreak, with 36 confirmed cases and 11 suspected cases. The number is likely to go up because many of these kids traveled to public places, like the Portland International Airport and basketball arena. The area has lower-than-normal vaccination rates. Read more [here](https://www.npr.org/2019/01/28/689549375/washington-state-officials-declare-state-of-emergency-as-measles-outbreak-contin). * **Cancer Cure:** Israeli scientists say they’ll have a “complete cure for cancer” in the next year with minimal or no side-effects and a lower cost than other cancer treatments. It uses cancer-targeting peptides and a toxin to kill cancer cells. Read more [here](https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/A-cure-for-cancer-Israeli-scientists-say-they-think-they-found-one-578939). * **FaceTime Bug:** Apple has shut down FaceTime group chats while it works to patch a major eavesdropping bug that allowed callers to hear, and even see, the person they’re calling before they picked up. A 14-year-old Fortnite player discovered the glitch, and his mother spent a week trying to alert Apple to the problem before the company acted. Read more [here](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/how-teenage-fortnite-player-found-apple-s-facetime-bug-why-n963961). * **Murray Bares All:** Tennis great Andy Murray lit up social media after posting an X-ray to announce he’d had a ‘hip resurfacing’ procedure ー but the X-ray showed a little more than likely intended. Instagram users noticed his private parts were also visible in the image. See the pic [here](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6644585/Instagram-users-mock-Andy-Murray-hip-operation-X-ray-scan.html). * **Gwyneth Paltrow Sued:** A doctor from Utah is suing Gwyneth Paltrow for more than $3 million, claiming she “was skiing out of control” and crashed into him in Park City. The alleged victim claims to have broken ribs and a brain injury; he’s calling it a “hit-and-run ski crash.” Paltrow’s rep says the lawsuit is “completely without merit.” Read more [here](https://people.com/movies/gwyneth-paltrow-sued-doctor-utah-ski-crash/). * **Empire Star Attacked:** Jussie Smollett, best known as Jamal on Empire, was brutally attacked in an apparent hate crime in Chicago. Two masked men reportedly jumped Smollett, yelling racist and homophobic slurs, put a noose around his neck and poured bleach on him. Smollett was treated and released from the hospital. Read more [here](https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/jussie-smollett-empire-assaulted-chicago-1203122135/). * **Leftovers:** Melting glaciers in the Arctic are giving scientists a peek at landscapes that haven’t been exposed for more than 40,000 years. Researchers captured breathtaking terrain, but warn that the Arctic is warming “two to three times faster than the rest of the globe.” See the pics [here](https://www.iflscience.com/environment/glacial-melt-is-exposing-land-not-seen-for-more-than-40000-years/). Cheddar's Hena Doba and Jill Wagner get into the latest. Subscribe to the Need 2 Know newsletter [here](https://theneed2know.com).
