Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. It will likely be another morning of record low temperatures in the much of the country. It sketches frtretches from the the south and a National Weather service says its going to stay this way at least through the middle of the week. Were in washington where it is also below zero. Good morning. Below freezing. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Yeah, you said it. The windchill here in washington currently is a bone chilling 2 degrees and we certainly feel it. A similar story playing throughout the country as people from montana to florida, texas to new england are under windchill warnings or advisories this morning. 90 of the nation started freezing causing all sorts of dangerous conditions. These are firefighters in massachusetts fighting flames while icicles form on their helmets. In houston temperatures in the low 20s are far from normal. Residents are still putting their home
Two gunshot blasts to celebrate the new year pending hurting to to people. A warning to anybody who celebrates using a firearm. Good evening, im kristen sze. Dan ashley and a ma dates are off. Police are looking for the people who fired those shots. One woman in san lee an dro was hit. Cornell bernard talked with police and a witness to one of the shootings. Four, three, two, one. [ cheers ] a new years eve toast at this backyard house party, a guest captured this video atmileanhour wind where the sounds of rapid gunfire can be heard in the distance. Everything going fine, and then we heard some gunshots like this. This man hosted the party. One woman was grazed by a stray bullet on her lower body, but she didnt realize she was injured for several minutes. She didnt care too much. And then she went to toilet and she see the injured. She got bleeding. Her injuries didnt require medical attention. A bullet was later found on the patio. Police say it likely came from someones celebratory
Sounds of rapid gunfire can be heard in the distance. Everything going fine, and then we heard some gunshots like this. This man hosted the party. One woman was grazed by a stray bullet on her lower body, but she didnt realize she was injured for several minutes. She didnt care too much. And then she went to toilet and she see the injured. She got bleeding. Her injuries didnt require medical attention. A bullet was later found on the patio. Police say it likely came from someones celebratory gunfire at midnight. Sounds like she could have been feet or inching away from being critically struck. Around Midnight Police say they got several 911 calls reporting gunfire from that location. Thats about a block from the new years eve house party. Police a running a ballistics test on the bullet found, but they admit they need tips from the public. If someone calls in with the right lead, well pursue it and hopefully find the person that discharged the gun last night and bring that person to ju
Right now breaking records as wind chill alerts are put in place from texas to maine. The conditions potentially lifethreatening. Abcs Stephanie Ramos has more on the bittlerly cold temperatures and what much of the country can expect in the coming days. That bitter cold. Having an impact across our area to first responders. Fire crews across our area. Have seen a busy start to the new year. In the last 3 days, Fire Companies through northern virginia, washington dc and suburban maryland have responded to major structure fires more than a dozen times. And even when the fires are not caused by the cold the weather makes fighting them tougher. Fire crews say they have to take special precautions to make sure their water hoses dont freeze. A reminder from firefighters when the weather gets cold like this, make sure your chimney is clean and inspected, and keep space heaters at least 3 feet away from anything flammable. Wild video of the moments a transformer caught fire in montgomery coun
Im frances rivera. We are out with the old and in with the cold. The new year bringing brutal arctic air blasting much of the country. Parts of 35 states remain under wind chill advisories or warnings with the record cold stretching from nebraska to new york. The deep freeze wont be heeting up any time soon with below average temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills expected over the next week. And its being blamed for several deaths. Nbcs blake mccoy has the latest from chicago. Blake . Reporter frances, good morning. This will be the fourth morning in a row that chicago wakes up to temperatures below 0, even colder when you factor in the wind chill. And its not just here in chicago. Much of the country is being impacted by this arctic blast. A bitter freeze gripping the country. Its unbearable. I feel it every second in my bones. Reporter now turning deadly with at least five suspected cold weather deaths. The latest in detroit where a man was found frozen in front of a church.