dallas through little rock and west of memphis up to paducah, already ice on the ground and more to come. airports will be very slow today. even with the fog in the northeast and all that, yes, but even if your plane is not in the northeast and maybe coming through maybe one of these midwest airports that will be affected later on today. it s all gone for saturday. the only bad news there is another storm system that could affect the northeast, especially d.c. and baltimore for sunday and into monday with more ice. we re in a very cold pattern when it tries to rain on top of cold air, that is always a mess. back to you guys. a mess, indeed. coming up for us next. remembering nelson mandela. the impact he really has had on so many people all around the world. we are going to have a look back at the rock star welcome that awaited him here in the united states just after his release from prison. that is coming up neck.
of in and out of hospital, of being under such stress in terms of his health and i think there was a real sense that people wanted him to be at peace, not to suffer. but there still is that shock, that disbelief that this man who is the father of this democracy is gone and i think many south africans are really still trying to digest that news. you will have nine to ten days of remembering. a remarkable week plus long celebration of his life and mourning his death. reporter: absolutely. i mean, his funeral is only scheduled for day ten after his death. so that is essentially next saturday or sunday. in between that time, we get to see him lying in state. we are going to see a memorial service at a local soccer stadium. i think many people would also, in their own private way, try to remember what he means to them.
we could see these power lines come down and leave many of these places without power for several days if not weeks. this is only round one. this is going to be a two-punch wave here. a second system moving right behind it on its heels. and remember, if these people lose powers, we re talking about temperatures in some places 20, 30 degrees below normal. here we ll be below freezing. we re crossing our fingers that we can hold on to the power lines. still to come in the newsroom , remembering nelson mandela through a series of songs, dances and tributes as the world says good-bye to a leader. la s known definitely for its traffic,