I GUESS IT IS FAIR TRADE, TO HAVE AL ON THE COAST GUARD
HAVE AL ON THE COAST GUARD CUTTER, AFTER HAVING JUST BEEN
CUTTER, AFTER HAVING JUST BEEN IN MINNEAPOLIS YESTERDAY.
IN MINNEAPOLIS YESTERDAY. HERE, IT IS NOT AS BRUTAL, BUT
HERE, IT IS NOT AS BRUTAL, BUT THE WIND CHILL IS 12 DEGREES
THE WIND CHILL IS 12 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
BELOW ZERO. THE DANGEROUS COLD HAS PUSHED
THE DANGEROUS COLD HAS PUSHED EAST.
EAST. IT IS NOT COLD ENOUGH TO CLOSE
IT IS NOT COLD ENOUGH TO CLOSE SCHOOLS OR SHUT DOWN NEW YORK
SCHOOLS OR SHUT DOWN NEW YORK CITY, BUT IT IS STILL THE
CITY, BUT IT IS STILL THE SITUATION WHERE YOU COULD GET
SITUATION WHERE YOU COULD GET FROSTBITE IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS.
FROSTBITE IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS. PEOPLE ARE BEING URGED TO BUNDLE
PEOPLE ARE BEING URGED TO BUNDLE UP AND STAY SAFE.
UP AND STAY SAFE. THIS MORNING, A MASSIVE DEEP
THIS MORNING, A MASSIVE DEEP FREEZE WREAKING HAVOC ON MOST OF
FREEZE WREAKING HAVOC ON MOST OF THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. MORE THAN 230 MILLION PEOPLE
MORE THAN 230 MILLION PEOPLE BATTLING TEMPERATURES BELOW
BATTLING TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WEDNESDAY.
FREEZING WEDNESDAY. IN THE MIDWEST, MINNEAPOLIS SAW
IN THE MIDWEST, MINNEAPOLIS SAW ITS COLDEST MORNING SINCE 1996.
ITS COLDEST MORNING SINCE 1996. 60 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH WIND
60 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH WIND CHILL.
CHILL. >> PRETTY BRUTAL.
>> PRETTY BRUTAL. IT’S COLD.
IT’S COLD. >> Reporter: IN CHICAGO, THE
>> Reporter: IN CHICAGO, THE POLAR VORTEX CRIPPLING PLANES,
POLAR VORTEX CRIPPLING PLANES, TRAINS, AND WATERWAYS, HALTING
TRAINS, AND WATERWAYS, HALTING AIR TRAVEL AT CHICAGO’S O’HARE
AIR TRAVEL AT CHICAGO’S O’HARE AND MIDWAY AIRPORTS.
AND MIDWAY AIRPORTS. BOTH WITH ALMOST 60% OF FLIGHTS
BOTH WITH ALMOST 60% OF FLIGHTS CANCELLED WEDNESDAY.
CANCELLED WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES
THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES FORCING FIRES ON THE RAILS.
FORCING FIRES ON THE RAILS. FLAMES SEEN SPROUTING FROM TRAIN
FLAMES SEEN SPROUTING FROM TRAIN TRACKS AFTER OFFICIALS FROM
TRACKS AFTER OFFICIALS FROM CHICAGO’S METRO COMMUTER RAIL
CHICAGO’S METRO COMMUTER RAIL SYSTEM BEGAN SETTING THE FIRES
SYSTEM BEGAN SETTING THE FIRES TO KEEP THE SYSTEM MOVING.
TO KEEP THE SYSTEM MOVING. ON THE WATER, ONE TWITTER USER
ON THE WATER, ONE TWITTER USER POSTING THIS VIDEO OF A BOAT
POSTING THIS VIDEO OF A BOAT CUTTING THROUGH ICY WATERS ON
CUTTING THROUGH ICY WATERS ON THE CHICAGO RIVER.
THE CHICAGO RIVER. THE SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES
THE SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES TURNING DEADLY.
TURNING DEADLY. A UNIVERSITY OF IOWA STUDENT
A UNIVERSITY OF IOWA STUDENT DIED AFTER POLICE FOUND HIM
DIED AFTER POLICE FOUND HIM BEHIND AN ACADEMIC HALL ON
BEHIND AN ACADEMIC HALL ON CAMPUS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
CAMPUS WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WIND CHILL, A BITING 51
THE WIND CHILL, A BITING 51 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT THE TIME.
DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT THE TIME. OFFICIALS SAY THEY BELIEVE THE
OFFICIALS SAY THEY BELIEVE THE COLD CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH.
COLD CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH. THE FRIGID AIR MASS MOVING EAST,
THE FRIGID AIR MASS MOVING EAST, EXTENDING ITS ICY GRIP TO CITIES
EXTENDING ITS ICY GRIP TO CITIES LIKE NEW YORK AND BOSTON.
LIKE NEW YORK AND BOSTON. BOTH EXPERIENCING WIND CHILLS AS
BOTH EXPERIENCING WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20.
COLD AS MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20. IN NEW JERSEY, FIREFIGHTERS
IN NEW JERSEY, FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING FREEZING TEMPERATURES
BATTLING FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS, STRUGGLING TO
AND HIGH WINDS, STRUGGLING TO PUT OUT A FIRE AT A PAPER MILL.
PUT OUT A FIRE AT A PAPER MILL. >> FIR FIGHTEFIGHTERS DEALING WI
>> FIR FIGHTEFIGHTERS DEALING WI WATER ON THEIR HANDS, THEIR
WATER ON THEIR HANDS, THEIR FACE.
FACE. REGARDLESS IF YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT
REGARDLESS IF YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT ON OR NOT, IT IS IMPACTING YOU.
ON OR NOT, IT IS IMPACTING YOU. THE COLD SLOWS YOU DOWN.
THE COLD SLOWS YOU DOWN. >> Reporter: IN NEW YORK CITY, A
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK CITY, A SUDDEN SNOW SQUALL BLANKETED THE
SUDDEN SNOW SQUALL BLANKETED THE STREETS WITHIN MINUTES.
STREETS WITHIN MINUTES. THE EXTREME COLD ALSO POWERING
THE EXTREME COLD ALSO POWERING UP THE LAKE-EFFECT SNOW MACHINE
UP THE LAKE-EFFECT SNOW MACHINE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.
IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. >> THE COMBINATION OF SNOW, PLUS
>> THE COMBINATION OF SNOW, PLUS THE SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES, PLUS
THE SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES, PLUS THE WIND, THESE ARE MORE
THE WIND, THESE ARE MORE COMPLICATED SITUATIONS THAN
COMPLICATED SITUATIONS THAN WE’VE DEALT WITH IN THE PAST.
WE’VE DEALT WITH IN THE PAST. >> Reporter: CITIES LIKE BUFFALO
>> Reporter: CITIES LIKE BUFFALO DIGGING OUT OF UP TO 4 FEET OF
DIGGING OUT OF UP TO 4 FEET OF SNOW.
SNOW. POWERFUL WINDS CAUSING WHITEOUT
POWERFUL WINDS CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. >> WHEW!
>> WHEW! >> Reporter: RELIEF IS ON THE
>> Reporter: RELIEF IS ON THE WAY FOR MILLIONS OF RESIDENTS
WAY FOR MILLIONS OF RESIDENTS NATIONWIDE.
NATIONWIDE. FORECASTERS SAYING THIS COLD
FORECASTERS SAYING THIS COLD SNAP IS EXPECTED TO END BY THIS
SNAP IS EXPECTED TO END BY THIS WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF FUN
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF FUN EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN DO WHEN IT
EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN DO WHEN IT IS THIS COLD.
IS THIS COLD. I’M SURE YOU’VE SEEN THE ONE
I’M SURE YOU’VE SEEN THE ONE WHERE YOU THROW BOILING WATER
WHERE YOU THROW BOILING WATER INTO THE AIR, AND IT TURNS INTO
INTO THE AIR, AND IT TURNS INTO SNOW.
SNOW. I DON’T RECOMMEND THAT ONE.
I DON’T RECOMMEND THAT ONE. THROWING BOILING WATER INTO THE
THROWING BOILING WATER INTO THE WIND MIGHT NOT END WELL.
