keep the lights and the heat on. they should have been better prepared for this. reporter: in chicago where the blizzard stranded 1,000 cars on lake shore drive, there were reunions. there she is! matilda! reporter: in a city parking lot, diana monroe found the car she spent nine hours trapped inside. across new england, the heavy snow caused more roofs to collapse. in connecticut, this barn gave way, trapping 14 horses. and the worst may not be over. this morning it will be colder in el paso, texas, than in anchorage, alaska, and snow is forecast in houston for only the second time in a decade. ryan owens, abc news, oklahoma. colder in texas than alaska. that says it all, doesn t it? now we have the cold, hard facts about the forecast. our coverage of the deep freeze continues with meteorologist ava dinges at accuweather. good morning, ava. good morning, rob and mike. south texas deals with the icy weather, for once the northeast
is looking dry. a high pressure system sitting in control, although it is chilly outdoors. we have sunshine in place. that next winter storm is on the way. it s already brewing in the gulf of mexico where it s bringing rain to the southeast, in and around new orleans, back into atlanta, while the cold air has basically surged in across texas and louisiana. as this moisture moves in, it s coming in as an icy mix rather than any rain. even accumulating snow on the backside of this in houston, maybe upwards of an inch into the morning hours. brownsville, very rare for them to even see accumulating ice, that may be the case into the morning hours. the roads will be an absolute mess. the good news, as we head into the weekend for the big game in arlington, looks like it should be warming up and dry. as for the north east, it gets a bit tricky. the storm is tracking up the east coast, mainly rain across the mid-atlantic. maybe an icy mix into new york and more heavy snow for new england. bac
hardly get this cold. you look at these morning hours. 26 in houston. 20 degrees below normal. brownsville setting a record at 28. to start off the day. sufficient cold air in place. and then a storm off the gulf is providing that moisture. so, as this moisture moves inland, it s actually coming down as an icy mix along the entire texas coast. even in brownsville they ve been reporting an icy mix for the past 36 hours. that s going to continue at least into the morning hours. mostly that snow on the backside of this. while it s a rain event for the southeast. you ve got that dividing line between cold and warm air. behind the cold air is where the wintery mix will be. slippery roadways from houston into college station. college station itself could see up to 4 inches of snow in the morning hours. back to you, rob and mike. thanks, ava. now to a tragic story from oklahoma. three people died after their suv veered off a snow-covered highway bridge and then plunged more than 60 feet i
and that deep freeze is also causing a power drain across the lone star state. the frigid temperatures mean higher demand for power and that s led to some random rolling blackouts across much of the state. mexican utilities sent electric power to united states, but the plug was pulled when the mexicans ran into a power supply problem of their own. no blackouts are expected, though. at the stadium where sunday s big super bowl is being played and at the hotels where the teams are staying. let the game go on. that s right. well, thankfully they re going to close the dome on the new stadium down there, so inside it will be about 70-whatever. that s more like it. that s what i expect from a billion dollar stadium. it s been quite some time since the deep south felt such a deep freeze. meteorologist ava dinges has the latest from accuweather. good morning, ava. good morning, rob and mike. we are definitely tracking this very rare icing and snow event across south texas to get wint
the delaware republican emphatically denies illegally using campaign money for personal expenses. instead she says it s a politically motivated witch hunt started by the white house. john hendren has the story. good morning, john. reporter: good morning, rob and mike. christine o donnell says she hasn t even been formally told of the criminal probe. one she says is being driven by rivals in the obama administration. the candidate who once famously said she s not a witch is now saying she s not a crook. there s been no impermissible use of campaign funds whatsoever. you have to look at this whole sub politic tactic for what it is. reporter: the delaware u.s. attorney s office is investigating allegations by two of christine o donnell s former staffers who said she used campaign money to pay personal expenses, including her rent, during three failed senate campaigns starting in 2006.