this morning. the real enemy here is not the cold, as far as flying, it s the cold, as far as ice. if it gets onto the wings, it can ruin the aerodynamics of the aircraft. reporter: back in chicago, they re using fire to keep the trains running. amtrak canceling all service in and out of the city today and tomorrow. even shipping lanes are frozen over. our tom llamas is on u.s. coast guard cutter morro bay on lake st. clair in michigan. the ice is about six to ten inches thick in some parts. and the coast guard tells us, it is so cold that when they actually cut ice in these conditions, they make more ice. you can see some of that right there. the deep v-line it s cutting, the ice just reconnects. they re telling us this is too dangerous for any ship besides this one. reporter: in wisconsin, the coast guard helping rescue seven people stuck on the ice. and now, that bone-chilling cold is moving east. just incredible pictures from you, alex, and our entire team fanned out ac
now the u.s. coast guard is on a mission to break through that ice to clear critical shipping. rick leventhal is live traveling up the hudson river. let me start by saying it s really cold. we are on the u.s. coast guard cutter heading north up the hudson river. this is a 140-foot icebreaking tub that we are writing towards kingston and albany which is many miles north of us. there was a stretch of 755 miles in that area that is completely iced over and the mission of the coast guard is to clear path for passenger ferries and commercial fishing vessels and cargo ships primarily oil tankers. what you re looking at right now, the ice in the river is pretty bad but ships could get through it prayed what we are heading towards a solid ice and that s what they need to break up trade so that those oil tankers carrying the heating oil keep folks warm during this rigid cold winter. some 90% of the heating oil that s used in the northeast is actually carried by barges and
all. they have plenty of supplies. in fact, the people who were on the russian ship, the scientists and journalists who were evacuated, they re now on their way back to australia. they re feeling very relieved they ve been rescued but a little sorry that the people who went to rescue them are now trapped themselves. in fact, they have written hand-written letters to thank them for all the work they ve done, and they ve been scanned and faxed to the chinese crew on board. yeah, i don t know about you, but we ve been covering this story now for quite some time. i have all my fingers crossed that the u.s. coast guard cutter is going to be just fine getting there. i mean, i guess there s no guarantees, but i hope they have favorable conditions at least. it seems that way. don t we all have our fingers crossed, alex. the good news is the polar star is a much heavier ice breaker. in fact, the biggest the u.s. coast guard has and can cut much thicker ice than the others. we re dealing wit
despite never being marketed to kids. wellbutrin for use in treating sexual dysfunction, use it was never approved for and the company failed to disclose that a diabetes drug could cause health problems. a former u.s. coast guard cutter that played a key role in the invasion of normandy sunk on purpose. take a look, the u.s.s. mohawk quickly takes on water. it took just three minutes total for the ship to sink off the coast of florida. it will become an artificial reef for scuba divers. here s another look at the ship from a distance during world war ii, it was the last one to radio back to say the weather was clearing for the d-day invasion, the reef is the first off-shore veterans me morm. those are your headlines. let s officially bring in new jersey governor chris christie. welcome back. good to be here. i have to say that i think jack wells tweeted out something that rupert murdoch tweeted out
[chanting] [explosion] activists claim this blast hit a funeral procession over the weekend and killed dozens. they blame government troops. fox news cannot independently confirm. a former u.s. coast guard cutter that played a key role in the invasion of normandy was intentionally sunk today over the florida coast to create an artificial reef and offshore veterans memorial. [explosion] jon: uss mohawk is in the gulf of mexico sitting in about 90 feet of water. we re told it took three minutes to sink. during world war 2 it was the last ship to radio back to command that the weather was clearing for the d-day invasion. the mohawk is now the nation s first veterans memorial reef. it is dedicated to all u.s.