After a crippling stretch of pipe bursting cold theres no end in sight for americans hoping to catch a break from dangerous temperatures ice and snow. More than 100 Million People in 30 states are in the grips of it again. Under a winter storm warning, watch or advisory tonight, more than 1,400 flights canceled. This relentless weather has already barrelled its way into the record books. And tonight a pair of storms threatening to paralyze parts of the east coast. And the planes. We have the historic cold covered again tonight. We begin with Gabe Gutierrez in nashville. Gabe. Reporter peter, good evening. Today, nashville went above freezing for the first time in six days. But that created yet another problem. Right now were being hit with heavy rain and a flood watch is now in effect. Around the country the death toll from this wicked weather is rising. From the midwest to the midatlantic from the rockies to the deep south, the latest pounding from the siberian express is leaving snowy, soggy, slippery misery in its wake. After a while it gets old. And just want summer and spring. Cold just makes it unbearable. Reporter the arctic blast now responsible for at least 37 deaths. Icy roads to blame for a fatal crash in mississippi. Treacherous travel from arkansas as soon as i got outside and stepped on my carport and nearly hit my bottom. Reporter to georgia where i75 was shut down. In alabama overnight drivers were trapped for hours. Somebody jackknifed. We saw probably two or three on the side of the road had gone off. Reporter amber and her family had been driving from illinois to florida. I dont know if you can see that sheet of ice. Reporter when suddenly they were stranded. When we were stuck and we were realizing that we were not going to be moving and that we were actually going to be spending the night on the highway, um in the dark i was really nervous. Reporter today, even more snow blanketed washington, d. C. As colorado braces for up to 18 inches by tomorrow night. Theres so much snow in massachusetts, the city of somerville is using drones to help spot roof problems. In West Virginia heavy sleet, while in pennsylvania lacrosse players donned capes and kept running in place to keep warm. Here in tennessee the heavy rain and ice brought down the roof of a printing plant. Chemicals inside sparked a fire. To prevent flooding crews in nashville scrambled to clear storm drains. Been a pretty difficult week. Day before yesterday we had 15 water main breaks. Reporter this mornings heavy rain was a rude awakening for brad cope land. Its ridiculous. Reporter he had to dig a trench outside his home. Everywhere this water would have had to go was covered in a solid sheet of ice three, four inches thick. Reporter tonight, the governor here is just upgraded Tennessee State of emergency and the National Weather service says some of the ice that melted today could refreeze overnight causing even more problems. Peter, its just one thing after another. All right, gabe thank you very much. With windchills diving into the double digits below zero yesterday, we join the crew of a u. S. Coast guard cutter cleat along mt. s upper chesapeake bay. Reporter that noise you hear is the sound of ice breaking. The mission here is urgent. Clearing that ice in one of the most important waterways in this region for commercial barges. That ice you see in places nearly two feet deep. Its 98 covered with ice right now. The officer in charge says shes never seen anything like it. For 14 years its been dont hit anything. Reporter and now . All of a sudden try to hit the ice. Reporter this barge can cut through 18 inches at a time if theres a problem, they back up and ram it again. Its packed and stacked as they describe it. The temperature roughly two degrees, the windchill 18 degrees below zero. Theyll be out here throughout the winter. There is yet more Severe Weather on the way. We want to get to our Weather Channel meteorologist chris warren in quincy massachusetts tonight. Chris, whats the latest . Reporter its snowing right now, peter. But we have more icy conditions to worry about from texas all the way to maine. Lets start right now with the look at the forecast tonight in the northeast. Its going to start off as snow. Thats what were seeing right now. But then as temperatures warm up and theyre going to warm up overnight, look for more freezing rain and straight rain. Were going to see temperatures warm above freezing from boston all the way down to washington, d. C. So look for a lot of snow to melt. You add in the rain that means water on the roads. And then tomorrow night it will freeze a deep hard freeze in the northeast. Expect dangerous conditions by monday morning in the northeast on the roads. Also in the south ice a major concern. During the day tomorrow into tomorrow night for dallas texas look for freezing rain. This is a significant ice event thats going to last through the day monday and into monday night. So if youre traveling by road or through the air be ready for big delays in the south. And, peter, winter is far from over. Another major arctic outbreak coming to most of the u. S. By midweek. All right, chris warren stay warm. Thank you. On the eve of Nascars Daytona 500, one of the biggest stars kurt busch has been suspended indefinitely. The issue allegations of Domestic Violence involving buschs former girlfriend. We get more tonight from nbcs kristen dahlgren. Reporter the driver known at the outlaw still on the outs tonight. This afternoon a panel of three nascar appointees rejected kurt buschs attempt to reverse his indefinite suspension. On friday for the First Time Ever nascar issued a suspension for Domestic Violence allegations. The former nascar champion hasnt been charged with a crime. But in Delaware Family Court was accused of beating his exgirlfriend Patricia Driscoll at Dover International speedway last september. In Court Documents released friday the commissioner who issued a protective order against busch believed the driver choked driscoll and there was a likelihood of future violence. I think what pushed nascar over the edge is the amount of detail that the commissioner in delaware released. Reporter busch is appealing the order. He claims driscoll was a trained assassin. Shes a gun enthusiast and defense contractor but says she is not an assassin. After his suspension, the name ray rice was found scrawled across buschs garage a reference to the nfl running back whose Domestic Violence case dominated the headlines. And for that league to change its policies. Chevrolet quickly pulled its sponsorship of busch. And his nickname is now covered with duct tape on the number 41 car. In a statement, Patricia Driscoll applauded the suspension but race fans seem to have mixed reactions. Pretty harsh ruling for kurt. I feel bad for him. I hate to see him leave the sport because of it but i think its probably the right thing to do. Reporter a lawyer for busch says they will appeal to the final level tonight. And says they are confident busch will be vindicated and back racing soon. Kristen dahlgren nbc news new york. The nations governors were distracted by more maneuvering by president ial hopefuls in a continuing war of words over what one prominent republican had to say about president obama. We get the latest tonight from nbcs kristen welker. Reporter at the governors meeting in washington today, wisconsins republican Governor Scott walker considered a top president ial contender in 2016 punted when asked about former new york mayor Rudy Giulianis recent statement which he said i do not believe that the president loves america. I think the president and the mayor can speak for themselves. Reporter other potential gop candidates were also asked to weighin. Marco rubio kept his distance saying ill suffice it to say i believe the president loves america. I think his ideas are bad. A spokesperson for former Florida Governor jeb bush said in a statement, governor bush doesnt question president obamas motives. He does question president obamas disastrous policies. Kentucky senator rand paul called the comments a mistake. But louisiana governor bobby jindal said the gist was true. Im not questioning his patriotism. Reporter despite the fallout giuliani continues to double down on his statements telling new york post, the president was influenced by communists in his youth. And on fox news last night. He may love america. I dont know. In his own way. When i listen to his language i hear language of a man who is never talking about the greatness of america. So hes not a cheerleader for america. Hes a critic. Reporter on friday the white house fired back at the man once known as americas mayor. Sad to see when somebody whos attained a certain level of public stature and even admiration tarnishes that legacy so thoroughly. Reporter some republican lawmakers are privately complaining that giuliani is drawing the wrong kind of headlines for a party that needs to broaden its appeal if it wants to take back the white house. Given the image problems the Republican Party has right now, the last thing its president ial candidates need to do is to be debating whether the first africanamerican president loves his country. Reporter now, some people have called giulianis comments racist. Giuliani told New York Times his comments arent about race noting the president was raised by a white mother and attended white schools. There are bipartisan calls for giuliani to apologize. Giuliani says he has no reason and no plans to back down. Peter. Kristen from a snowy white house north lawn tonight. Kristen, thank you. Overseas a december pras search intensified tonight for three british teenage girls thought to be traveling to syria to join isis militants. Today the families of two of those girls issued public appeals for them to come home. They were on the midterm break from their school in london when they flew to turkey this week. One of the familys begged their daughter not to cross the border into syria saying she could still help those suffering in syria from home. In afghanistan today, a surprise visit by the new defense secretary who seemed to indicate that the u. S. Might consider slowing down its troop withdrawal from afghanistan beyond next year. For more were joined now by chuck todd the moderator of meet the press. Chuck, secretary ash carter and the afghan president seem to suggest that a lasting peace can only be achieved if american troops help keep the taliban at bay, which could delay the u. S. From leaving. Is this in effect signaling a major change in strategy . Well talking to Administration Officials today they would say, no its just slightly altering the strategy a little bit. But heres the bottom line the withdrawal is going to slow down. Its already slowed down. As you know the original plan to get out of afghanistan, the president s original plan meant he would essentially cut in half the number of troops by the end of 2015. Right now theres a little over 10,000 there. Their goal is to get it down to 5,000. Under this new potentinothins bee si onto but under this new potential agreement with the Afghan Government which the United States gets along with very well these 10,000 troops peter, could be there all the way to 2016. And the question that no one could answer for me today is are you really think theyre going to come out at 2016 or likely going to be there for the next president . So far im told no, no, no the plan is to get them out by 2016. Chuck, secretary carter said the u. S. And afghanistan, in his words, are rethinking the details of the counterterrorism mission. Does that mean we could see u. S. Troops back on the front lines and again in harms way . Well i think what it really means is youre going to see the troops more disbursed around the country. Before they were just talking about keeping a small Security Force sort of close to kabul and things like that. Thats what im told this is about. The big picture here peter, you can look at this as a Lesson Learned. This doesnt happen in a vacuum. No troop presence in iraq after the pull out, that didnt go well. No troops were on the ground after libya. That didnt go well. They dont want to create a vacuum here. So in some cases this is a Lesson Learned for the obama administration. All right, chuck. Thank you. Chuck will have more on isis and the other threats tomorrow on meet the press. Among our guests jeh johnson, the secretary of homeland security. Some good news tonight for businesses in this country that depend on west coast shipping. After nine months of negotiations a group of shipping companies and the Dock Workers Union reached a tentative deal last night on a new contract. The dispute had disrupted the flow of cargo through 29 west coast ports. The white house called it a huge relief for the economy. When nightly news continues on this saturday finding the answer. Well take you to a place where search still means asking a librarian. And later, they appear in an oscarnominated movie playing themselves. Their role on the screen and in life as role models. Across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes. With noninsulin victoza. For a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar but it didnt get me to my goal. So i asked my doctor about victoza. He said victoza works differently than pills and comes in a pen. Victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. Its taken once a day, any time. And the needle is thin. Victoza is not for weight loss but it may help you lose some weight. Victoza is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. It is not recommended as the first medication to treat diabetes and should not be used in people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Victoza has not been studied with mealtime insulin. Victoza is not insulin. Do not take victoza if you have a personal or Family History of medullary Thyroid Cancer multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to victoza or any of its ingredients. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include swelling of face lips, tongue or throat fainting or dizziness, very rapid heartbeat problems breathing or swallowing, severe rash or itching. Tell your doctor if you get a lump or swelling in your neck. Serious side effects may happen in people who take victoza including inflammation of the pancreas pancreatitis which may be fatal. Stop taking victoza and call your doctor right away if you have signs of pancreatitis, such as severe pain that will not go away in your abdomen or from your abdomen to your back with or without vomiting. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. Taking victoza with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. The most common side effects are nausea, diarrhea, and headache. Some side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. If your pill isnt giving you the control you need. Ask your doctor about noninsulin victoza. Its covered by most health plans. If you have high Blood Pressure like i do, many Cold Medicines may raise your Blood Pressure. Thats why theres Coricidin Hbp it relieves cold symptoms without raising Blood Pressure. So look for powerful Cold Medicine with a heart. Coricidin hbp. With the ability to hunt for information now as close as your phone, a lot of us may have forgotten what it was actually like to find facts the Old Fashioned way, like before google. The New York Public Library still fields questions seven days a week. And folks there recently came across a dusty reminder of the way things used to work. Heres nbcs erica hill. Reporter theyre the questions callers may not have wanted to ask in person in our pregoogle world. May a funeral be held july 4th . Reporter but for decades librarians at the New York Public Library were happy to find the answer to just about anything. Is it proper to go alone to reno to get a divorce . People turn to librarians because were approachable. Reporter while moving offices recently some of those librarians found a box labeled Interesting Research questions, queries from the 40s through the 80s. Where is the Ecology Division because i want to look up my family crest. Looking for genealogy. Yeah. Obviously latitude. Reporter since discovered the library has been posting questions each monday on its instagram account, letmelibrarianthatforyou. What does it mean when youre being chased by an elephant. In 1955 a woman wanted inspirational material on grass and lawns. Some questions though arent so different from the ones many have to do. Whether theyre asking google or the librarian. I think one of the more valuable services we provide is just being a place where someone can get information anonymously and ask a weird question. And admit their ignorance about the world. Good afternoon, thank you for calling reporter bernard and his Department Still field hundreds of questions each week on the phone and online. Inquiries now archived in databases instead of index cards. Were still getting those questions nobody has an answer to. We dont always have an answer but were always happy to try. Reporter a reminder that even in our fast moving automated world sometimes humans still offer the best results. 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