Cities at standstill from crippling ice and snow

WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES GOING INTO YET ANOTHER FREEZING. OUTAGES GOING INTO YET ANOTHER FREEZING NIGHT. ANOTHER FREEZING NIGHT.T. ERIN McLAUGHLIN IS. NIGHT. ERIN McLAUGHLIN IS FOLLOWING IT ALL FOR. FOLLOWING IT ALL FOR US. >> Reporter: TONONIGHT. US. >> Reporter: TONIGIGHT AS THE MONSTER STORM. AS THE MONSTER STORM MOVES OUT THE DEEP FREEZE SETTLES IN. MOVES OUT THE DEEP FREEZE SETTLES IN. FRIGID TEMPERARATURES, FREEZE SETTLES IN. FRIGID TEMPERATURES, BLANKETS OF ICE AND. FRIGID TEMPERATURES, BLANKETS OF ICE AND FEET OF SNOW STILL. BLANKETS OF ICE AND FEET OF SNOW STILL GRIPPING A HUGUGE. FEET OF SNOW STILL GRIPPING A HUGE PORTION OF THE. PORTION OF THE COUNTRY. AT LEASTST 20 PEOPLE. COUNTRY. AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE HAVE DIED SO FAR. AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE HAVE DIED SO FAR INCLUDING ELEMENTARY. HAVE DIED SO FAR INCLUDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTEACACHER REBECCA. INCLUDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTEACHER REBECCA RUBER. SCHOOLTEACHER REREBECCA RUBER. POLICE IN KANSAS SAY. RUBER. POLICE I IN KANSAS SAY THE 28 YEAR OLD FROZE. POLICE IN KANSAS SAY THE 28 YEAR OLD FROZE TO DEATH. THE E 28 YEAR OLD FROZE TO DEATH. >> HER SMILE, IT WAS.

TO DEATH. >> HER SMILE, IT WAS SO VIBRANT. >> HER SMILE, IT WAS SO VIBRANT. THAT'S WHAT I'M GOGOING. SO VIBRANT. THAT'S WHAT I'M GOGOING TO MISS THE MOST. TO MISS THE MOST. >> Reporter: FIRST RESPONDERS ARE STILL. >> Reporter: FIRST RESPONDERS ARE STILL WORKING AROUND THE. WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO KEEP UP WITH COLLISIONS AND. CLOCK TO KEEP UP WITH COLLISIONS AND SPIN-OUTS. COLLISIONS AND SPININ-OUTS. EVEN EMERGENCY. EVEN EMERGENCY VEHICLES ARE HAVING TROUOUBLE GETTING. TROUBLE GETTING AROUND. THIS SEMI SLID OFF THE. AROUND. THIS SEMI SLID OFF THE ROAD IN TENNESSEE, ROAD IN TENNESSEE, SHUTTING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SHUTTING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IN THE MIDWEST WHERE. HIGHWAY. IN THE MIDWEST WHERE IT HAS BEEN SINGLE. IN THE MIDWEST WHERE IT HAS BEEN SINGLE DIGITS OR LOWEWER SINCE. IT HAS BEEN SINGLE DIGITS OR LOWER SINCE FRIDAY, STRANDED CARS. DIGITS OR LOWER SINCE FRIDAY, STSTRANDED CARS LITTER THE ROADS. FRIDAY, STRANDED CARS LITTER THE ROADS. THE EXTRAORDINARY. THE EXTRAORDINARY STORM CREATED THIS IN NEW YORK CITY. STORM CREATED THIS IN NEW YORK CITY. WHERE EVEN THE RIVERS. NEW YORK CITY. WHERE EVEN THE RIVERS ARE FREEZING O OVER.

WHERE EVEN THE RIVERS ARE FREEZING OVER. WITH RECORD SNOWFALL. ARE FREEZING OVER. WITH RECORD SNOWFALL IN S SEVERAL STATES. WITH RECORD D SNOWFALL IN SEVERAL STATES INCLUDING HERE IN. IN SEVERAL STATES INCLUDING HERE IN MASSACHUHUSETTS. MASSACHUSETTS. >> IT IS CRAZY. OH, MY GOD. >> IT IS CRAZY. OH, MYMY GOD. I NEVER -- I LIVE IN. OH, MY GOD. I NEVER -- I LIVE IN HERE FOR NINE YEARS. I NEVER -- I LIVE IN HERE FOR NINE YEARS BUT I NEVER SEE. HERE FOR NINE YEARS BUT I NEVER SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. BUT I NEVER SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. >> I'VE BEEN OUT HERE. SOMETHING LIKE THIHIS. >> I'VE BEEN OUT HERE FOR A FEW HOURS. FOR A FEW HOURS. >> Reporter: THAT'S A LONG TIME TO SHOVEL. >> Reporter: THAT'S A LONG TIME TO SHOVEL SNOW. LONG TIME TO SHOVEVEL SNOW. >> MY FACE FEELS. SNOW. >> MY FACE FEELS FROZEN RIGHT NOW. >> MY FACE FEELS FROZEN RIGHT NOW. >>>> Reporter: 160. FROZEN RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: 160 MILLION AMERICANS. >> Reporter: 160 MILLION N AMERICANS REMAIN UNDER COLD. REMAIN UNDER COLD ALERTS INCLUDING MANY DODOWN SOUTH WHERE. DOWN SOUTH WHERE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLDS ARE. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLDS ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER. OF HOUSEHOLDS ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER. GEORGE SOLIS IS IN.

STILL WITHOUT POWER. GEORGE SOLIS IS IN NASHVILLE WHWHERE. NASHVILLE WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMEMET AGAIN TONIGHT. EXPECTED TO PLUMMET AGAIN TONIGHT.T. >> WHILE SOME WITHOUT. AGAIN TOTONIGHT. >> WHILE SOME WITHOUT POWER EVACUATED, SOME. >> WHILE SOME WITHOUOUT POWER EVACUATED, SOME FAMILIES LIKE THE. FAMILIES LIKE THE CLAIBORNES DECIDED TO CAMP OUTUT IN THEIR HOME. CLAIBORNES DECIDED TO CAMP OUT IN THTHEIR HOME TO STAY WARM. CAMP OUT IN THEIR HOME TO STAY WARM. >> WE SET UP OUR TENT. >> WE SET UP OUR TENT IN OUR LIVING ROOM. WE HAVE A SMALALL INDOOR. IN OUR LIVING ROOM. WE HAVE A SMALL INDOOR PROPANE HEATER THAT. WE HAVE A SMALL INDOOR PROPANE HEATER THAT WILL GO FOR FIVE HOURS. PROPANE HEATER THAT WILL GO FOR FIFIVE HOURS OR SO. OR SO. WE'VE COVERED ALL OF THE WINDOWS AND YOYOU. WE'VE COVERED ALL OF THE WINDOWS AND YOYOU CAN SEE WE'VE COVERED. CAN SEE WE'VE COVERED THE DOORS BETWEEN THE DRAFTIER PARTS OF THE. THE DOORS BETWEEN THE DRAFTIER PARARTS OF THE HOUSE AND THIS ONE AND. DRAFTIER PARTSTS OF THE HOUSE AND THIS ONE AND WE ARE JUST KEEPING A. HOUSE AND THISIS ONE AND WE ARE JUST KEEPING A FEW ROOMS WARM AT A. FEW ROOMS WARM AT A TIME. >> Reporter: TIME. >> Reporter: MISSISSIPPI RESIDENT. >> Reporter: MISSISSIPPI RESIDENT JANE HUBUBBARD HAS NO. JANE HUBBARD HAS NO POWER. SHE HEARD A GIGIANT OAK.

POWER. SHE HEARD A GIANT OAK TREE CRASH INTO HER. SHE HEARD A GIANT OAK TREE CRASH INTO HER NEIGHBOR'S HOUOUSE AS. NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AS THE STORM BARRELLED THROUGH. THE STORM BARRELLED D THROUGH. >> IT SOUNDED LIKE --. >> IT SOUNDED LIKE -- I DON'T KNOW, SOME LOUD THUNDER. I DON'T KNOW, SOME LOUDUD THUNDER. >> Reporter: HAVE YOU. RE. EVER LIVED THERE ANYTHING LIKE THIS? >> WELL, I LIVED THERE. ANYTHING LIKE THIS? >> WELL, I LIVED THERE KATRINA. KATRINA. >> Reporter: YOU ARE COMPARING IT TO. >> Reporter: YOU ARE COMPARINING IT TO KATRINA? D. KATRINA? >> IT IS PRETTY BAD. IT'S PRETTY Y BAD. >> IT IS PRETTY BAD. IT'S PRETTY BAD. WE HAVE NO P POWER, NO. IT'S PRETTY BAD. WE HAVE NO POWER, NO WATER, NOTHIHING. WE HAVE NO POWER, NO WATETER, NOTHING. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. AS. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE E CITY OF DALLAS LOOKS MORE LIKE THE. THE CITY OF DALLAS LOOKS MORE LIKE THE ARCTIC TUNDRA. LOOKS MORE LIKE THTHE ARCTIC TUNDRA. IN BOSTON FIREFIGHTER. ARCTIC TUNDRA. IN BOSTON FIREFIFIGHTER LIEUTENANT JAMES. LIEUTENANT JAMES BROOKS SAYS IT IS THE WORSRST HE HAS SEEN IN. WORST HE HAS SEEN IN YEARS. >> HAD A P PRETTY GOOD. YEARS. >> HAD A P PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT OF CALLS AND.

>> HAD A PRETTY GOODOD AMOUNT OF CALLS AND EVERYTHING, A LOT OF. AMOUNT OF F CALLS AND EVERYTHING, A LOT OF DIFFERENT CALLS, WATER. EVERYTHING, A LOT OF DIFFERENT CALLS, W WATER LEAKS, CAR ACCIDENTS, DIFFERENT CALLS, WATER LEAKS, CAR A ACCIDENTS, MEDICAL CALLS. LEAKS, C CAR ACCIDENTS, MEDICAL CALLS. IT WAS KIND OF. MEDICAL CALLS. IT WAS KIND OF CHAOTIC. IT WAS KIND OF CHCHAOTIC. >> ERIN JOINS US LIVE. CHAOTIC. >> ERIN JOININS US LIVE. ERIN, IT IS. >> ERIN JOINS US LIVE. ERIN, IT IS INCREDIBLE. INCREDIBLE. AS WE LOOK AT YOUR LIVE SHOT THERE E THE. AS WE LOOK AT YOUR LILIVE SHOT THERE THE SNOW IS STILL COMING. SNOW IS STILL COMING DOWN IN BOSTON? >> Reporteter: THAT'S. >> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT, TOM. AND THE SNOW IS. RIGHT, TOM. AND THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST. AND THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO O LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT, EXPECTED TO LAST THTHROUGH THE NIGHT, WHICH WAS WHY THE. THROUGH THE NIGHT, WHICH WAS WHY THE MAYOR OF BOSTON JUST. MAYOR OF BOSTON JUST ANNOUNCED SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED FOR A SECOND. ANNOUNCED SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED FOR A SECOND DAY TOMORROW SO THAT. BE CLOSED FOR A SECOND DAY TOMORROW SO THAT THEY CAN D DEAL WITH ALL.