Check below for more information about many of the stories seen on Morning Express with Robin Meade:

• Winter cold blasts eastern U.S. (CNN)
• More threats from North Korea (CNN)
• New Norovirus strain sweeping the globe (CDC)
• J.J. Abrams to direct next Star Wars movie? (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Te'o tells Couric: 'I was embarrassed' (HLN)
• University to offer bachelor's degrees - no classroom time required (WSJ)
• Michael Buble is gonig to be a Daddy (L.A. Times)
• Vanity Fair will feature 'regular people' (not just celebs) in it's Best-Dressed list (N.Y. Times)
• Salute to Troops: Upload pics or video for the military person in your life

Music scheduled to be featured today on Morning Express: 

6AM:
"Girls Love to Shake It" Love and Theft
"Turn Me On" David Guetta & Nicki Minaj
"Crashed" Daughtry

7AM:
"Firework" Katy Perry
"I'll Have to Kill the Pain" Jerrod Niemann
"Wild Ones" Flo Rida

8AM:
"We Are Young" Fun.
"Home" Phillip Phillips
"True Love" P!nk

9AM:
"Young Girls" Bruno Mars
"Time Flies" Kenny Chesney
"Thinking of You" Kesha



Morning Express with Robin Meade airs Monday through Friday at 6am ET on HLN.  Like the show on Facebook, follow on Twitter: @MorningExp.