cold. youan t feel your face. well, originally i m from chicago, so i m just glad i m not there. i need to go to florida. now at 11:00, dangerously cold out there andve getting colder. just you wait. millions of people now shivering in a deep freezetonight, and these brutal conditions have us in weather alert we re talking about the coldest temperatures in a wneration. thther blamed now for at least seven deaths across the country and thousandsf flights have been cancelled or delayed. it is a polar vortex, folks, impacting 85% of the united states. now, the rails and roads all over the country are either empty or are a nightmare tonight. the homeless facing eminent danger, some huddled i shelters. and the u.s. postal service has suspended deliveries in 11 itses for the safety of mail carriers. cities like chicago are virtually the windy city a frozen tundra feeling like negative 52 degree that s colder than the peak of mount everest, parts of antarctica andsiber
stafford, king george and spotsylvania county schools are on a two-hour delay. as are rappahanock schools. we have that on the bot your screen and in the nbc 4 washington app. we will look at the weather and the commute. chuck bell is here. i m not sure aho tw delay is enough. it will be low teens by noon, right? if it were me, a two-hour delays just abo right. get the sun up, a little less of a windchill to worry about out there. it doesn t matter what i think. i think a two-hour delay is just about right. 11 degrees at national airport. you get away from the mad raodeg influence o the bay. dulles has dropped to zero. out in western maryland, oakland is 9 below zero, not including the wind. windchills are not so extreme because the winds are light. but still, you ll need to bundle up. wichill, minus 1 in montgomery county this morning. forecast for today, sunny and not too terribly windy. afternoon highs will only reach the low to mid-20s at most. and for tomorrow, we re
search to find some relief this weekend. more than 1,000 people are now missing in the butte county fire zone, the president just hours away from touching down. we re at ground zero for what s becoming a homeless crisis. good evening. i m emily turner. i m ken bastida. right now livermore has the worst air quality in the immediate bay area with an index 280 a little below the hazardous range. we have team coverage of the unhealthy air tonight. we also have the 36 hour smoke forecast that s looping in the lower right corner of your screen there, the darker the color, the worse the smoke will be. here s a live look from our normally right now we would have a clear view of city hall. instead you can see the smoke is now creating this eerie glow over downtown san francisco. it was the worst day yet in the city in the past nine days. the air quality almost reached hazardous levels. several bay area cities are still in the very unhealthy range and it s slightly better in sa
alcatraz. east bay regional parks are still officially open, at least for now, but park officials are basically advising people not to come outside. people all around the bay area are lining up outside of stores trying to get their hands on any kind of protective mask. kpix5 s andria borba on the battle to breathe and what it s really doing to our lungs. reporter: if you re walking around the bay area wearing one of these, you might be wondering about the effects all the air has on your lungs. we spoke to a pulmonologist about what you can expect now and in the upcoming days and weeks. with smoke from the camp fire choking california, scenes like this are becoming more common, lines in union square for dyson air purifiers. it s horrible. i got kind of nauseated last night when i walked out in it. reporter: dr. mi johnson puts it this way. we have all picked up against our will a very nasty habit. it is on the order of actually picking up a smoking habit and smokin
harrisburg. tonight s debate is sponsored by spotlight pa in partnership with the philadelphia inquirer , and live in harrisburg, wi tf in harrisburg and the pennsylvania cable network pcf. the event is hosted by dickinson college and is being held here at the tubing auditorium. a special thank you for our other supporting partners, pennsylvania news media association and the women s forum. before we get to the rules of the debate and introduce the candidates i want to introduce you to the president of the dickinson college senate. [applause] good evening and welcome to dickinson collegeincluding those watching on pcn . ex-president of dickinson senate it s my privilege to welcome you to this debate among republican candidates. here at dickinson we hold fast to the ideals founded 240 years ago. an informed citizenry is essential to the health of a democracy . this is why dickinson is happy to host this important debate. it is erour hope this debate will encourage the kind o