Im frances rivera. A deadly arctic blast is gripping the country from coast to coast. Tens of millions of americans are shivering in record low temperatures and dandgerous chi. Drone video captures growing chunks of ice floating along the Mighty Mississippi river. In georgia the iconic mountain at a complete stand still with ie ice sickles forming there. The bitter cold being blamed for a number of deaths. Nbcs blake mccoy has the latest from oh, my gosh reporter 19 degrees and snowing in buffalo. Look at that. Reporter a massive pile up is snarling interstate 90. Aforebodeing look with a major snowstorm set to move up the east coast. Look at the truck. Reporter much of the country sits under the brute grip of a deep freeze responsible for 14 deaths. Chicago the 5th day in a row of below zero temperatures. Its no way around it. I dont think you can prepare. Reporter more than half the u. S. Population, 200 million americans, saw temperatures below freezing. From the north at niagara fa
Louisiana and florida. It will ride up the east coast and come our way late tonight. The good news, youre not going to see any during the day. We will get sunshine today. Look at the temperatures, we need it, too. Single digits, thats clear skies and much less wind than yesterday. Thats when you get the coldest conditions. Thats what were seeing this morning for the Lehigh Valley, new jersey, for the suburbs, just dropped to 16 degrees in philadelphia. Now down to 12 in delaware. With sunshine, the numbers turn around. Warmest day weve seen in some sometime. 32 in new jersey. 33 in delaware. Low 30s for philadelphia and the suburbs. Ill break it down hour by hour and show when the first snow arrives when i come back in ten minutes. First, Jessica Boyington has your first alert traffic. Thanks. Starting off in center city. The schuylkill expressway, our cameras around the vine street expressway. The construction looks good in both directions. Heading to the vine street expressway, were
Mena. Im frances rivera. A deadly arctic blast is gripping the country from coast to coast. Tens of millions of americans are shivering in record low temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills. Drone video captures growing chunks of ice floating along the Mighty Mississippi river. In georgia the iconic mountain at a complete stand still with ie ice sickles forming there. The bitter cold being blamed for a number of deaths. Nbcs blake mccoy has the latest from chicago. Oh, my gosh reporter 19 degrees and snowing in buffalo. Look at that. Reporter a massive pile up is snarling interstate 90. A forebodeing look with a major snowstorm set to move up the east coast. Look at the truck. Reporter much of the country sits under the brute grip of a deep freeze responsible for 14 deaths. Chicago the 5th day in a row of below zero temperatures. Its no way around it. I dont think you can prepare. Reporter more than half the u. S. Population, 200 million americans, saw temperatures below freezing
Westmoreland avenue. Watching route 70, still seeing volume heading out the door there. Were getting into the beginnings of what is rush hour. We still have the water main break. You can see flashing lights at kings highway. There are some in the intersection, as well. A slow go moving down that eastbound side. Ill end on the p. A. Turnpike. Drive times look good so far east and west, route 1 to valley forge. East and west, speeds into the 60s. Thanks. Now to the first alert coverage and the snow threat ahead. Heres a live picture from cape may along the jersey shore. People are preparing for the brunt of the wintry blast. And katy zachry with more on the preparations underway as we speak. Reporter right now at the jersey shore, you have a lot of preparations underway. A lot of people have Nervous Energy about whats coming in the next 24 hours. It is so cold here, below freezing temperatures. Look at this. Any leftover snow with storms past, it is too cold for snow to melt. Now people
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