storm of 2014 in midwest. winds in cleveland well below zero with a foot of snow on the ground and driving there is treacherous. thick ice. under all of that snow, triggering spin-outs and accidents all over town. chicago has been absolutely battered since wednesday. 6 more inches of snow falling overthit on top of the 12 inches on the ground in the windy city. the worst storm to hit chicago since 2011. o hare airport crippled by the winter blast and hundreds of flights cancelled and creates the ripples of delays across the country. a man pulled from the water after falling on the ice on lake michigan. firefighters helped the man to safety. he was unresponsive at first and showed signs of life after medical help and taken to the university of chicago hospital in critical condition. we will follow the storm
dramatic rescue in chicago. a man had to be pulled from the water after falling through the ice on lake michigan. the coast guard and the chicago fire department working together here to help that man to safety. he was unresponsive at first but he did show signs of life after medical help and he was taken to the university of chicago hospital in critical condition. we will stay on top of this story and the storm closely. stay with us throughout the morning with any updates and you can tweet us. we welcome the pictures you have as long as you re able to take them safely. tweet them to earlystartcnn. we want to see what you re seeing out there. the u.s. state department has been in contact with an american stopped by libyan official in benghazi. a report thursday by the libyan state-run news agency say two u.s. citizens were detained for scouting at benghazi university. a british man and new zealand woman were found dead and shot to death outside of tripoli.