an icy grip. the snow and ice have been wreaking havoc for days in the south. so much ice on this apartment building roof in plano, texas it s falling off in sheets. and now that system is barrelling north. this time-lapse video shows just how quickly the storm blanketed roads in pennsylvania. authorities urging drivers to stay off the roads. that hidden danger, black ice, which forms when the temperature of the pavement is colder than the air above it. causing more than a quarter million crashes every year. and travel by air isn t any easier. more than 2,000 flights cancelled. ground stops at the airport in philadelphia and at reagan national in washington. the rush is on to de-ice those planes. even football was tough. detroit lion reggie bush had to skip the game after injuring himself on the slippery field in philadelphia. for those who did play, it was a challenge. of course all the of the snow may be pretty to look at but the big question is how will the storm impact the all-impo
discovery. could it be the new home away from home? we ll look at that. boat sales are booming after sinking during the recession. what it means for the recovery. a live report just ahead. jon: dangerous weather around the country including severe storms and flooding near houston, texas. heavy rain dumped on that area yesterday, submerging some streets under three feet of water. in northeastern arkansas, halloween storms devastating homes and businesses, leaving hundreds without power. and in western indiana, an apartment building roof collapses under sheets of rain, forcing nearly 100 people out into the street. meteorologist maria molina is live in the fox extreme weather center. what is going on today, maria? hi, jon. talk about scary, so we had severe weather for halloween for some states around the country from texas to upper parts of the midwest. also we had to deal with flooding. i want to show you exactly how much rain we saw yesterday. this is short amount of time
cross cooling shelter in maryland. how many people are staying at that shelter tonight? the red cross tells me they had about 100 people here last night. more than 100. they are expecting probably that number again tonight. most of the people at the shelter were here because a very large tree fell on their apartment building roof. and it is uninhabitable. there is a good chance they may be in need of shelter even long after the power has been restored. the american red cross says it is willing to accommodate. the red cross will be here as long as we are needed. what we are doing right now we not only have this emergency shelter, the other thing we are doing is helping to staff cooling stations, and we are doing some emergency feeding and some of the more stricken areas where there is sill no power. maryland governor martino mal me made a visit to this shelter this afternoon. occupants telling reporters