bill: might be fun for some but not for millions of others. jonathan serrie at his post in month comery, alabama. you looked down right freezing there, jonathan. how are things for you and others on the roads? >> reporter: at least the skies are clearing up. we're hoping the sun will come out and begin to melt some of this ice. temperatures are still pretty low. a lot of black ice on the road. highway 231 very light traffic. yesterday we saw this jackknifed truck at the i-85/8-65 interchange in montgomery, alabama. there was major traffic gridlock in birmingham. in several alabama communities roads to schools became impassable, forcing students and teachers to stay put. alabama's governor reassured parents their children were in good hands with teachers. if need be they would send in first-responders assisted by the national guard with food supplies and heaters, anything