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OUT CONDITIONS AND PILE-UPS ON HIGHWAYS. AND IF YOU'RE NOT. AND IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE SNOW, YOU MAY BE IN STORORE FOR A. GETTING THE SNOW, YOU MAY BE IN STORE FOR A BRUTAL D DEEP FREEZE. MAY BE IN STORE FOR A BRUTAL DEEP FREEZE. EMILIE IKEDA HAS THE. BRUTAL DEEP FREEZE. EMILIE IKEDA HAS THE STORY. STORY. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A PARADE OF SNOW. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A PARADE OF SNOW STORMS POUNDING. A PARADE OF SNOW STORMS P POUNDING NORTHERN PARTS OF THE. STORMS POUNDING NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. NORTHERN PARTS OF THTHE COUNTRY. AND TURNING TRAVEL. COUNTRY. AND TURNING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. AND TURNING TRAVEL TRTREACHEROUS. NEAR WHITE-OUT. A. NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONSNS IN INDIANA MAKING IT DIFFICULT. CONDITIONS IN N INDIANA MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. TO NAVIGATE INTERSECTIONS AND TOLL BOOTHS. INTERSECTIONS AND TOLL BOOTHS. >> THEY SAID 12. TOLL BOOTHS. >> THEY SAID 12 INCHES. >> THEY SAID 12 INCHES. THIS LOOKS LIKE TWO. THIS LOOKS LIKE TWO FEET TO ME. >> Reporter: P POLICE. >> Reporter: POLICE IN SOUTH BEND RESPONDING TO. IN SOUTH BEND RESPONDINGNG TO HUNDREDS OF CALLS. RERESPONDING TO HUNDREDS OF CALLS FROM DRIVERS TRAPPED. FROM DRIVERS TRAPPED IN SNOW. A 30-V-VEHICLE PILE-UP.

IN SNOW. A 30-VEHICLE PILE-UP SEND TRACTOR TRAILERS. A 30-VEHICLE PILE-UP SEND TRACTOR TRAILERS CAREENING OFF THE. CAREENING OFF THE ROAD WEDNESDAY. A SIMILAR TANGLED. ROAD WEDNESDAY. A SIMILAR TANGLED MESS SEEN ON I-90 IN. A SIMILAR TANGLED MESS SEEN ON I-90 IN PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. MESS SEEN ON I-90 IN PENNSYLVANIAIA TODAY. PROMPTING A MASSIVE. PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. PROMPTING A A MASSIVE EMS RESPONSE. EMS RESPONSE. YOU CAN SEE THE AFTERMATH OF THE. YOU CAN SEE THE AFTERMATH OF THE HEAD-ON COLLISION IN. AFTERMATH OF THE HEAD-ON COLLISION IN A SNSNOWY CHICAGO. HEAD-ON COLLISION IN A SNOWY CHICICAGO SUBURB BETWEEN A BUS. A SNOWY CHICAGO SUBURBRB BETWEEN A BUS CARRYING TEN KIDS AND. CARRYING TEN KIDS AND A CAR. POLICE WHO HAVE NOT. A CAR. POLICE WHO HAVE NOT SAID WHAT T CAUSED THE. POLICE WHO HAVE NOT SAID WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH SAY THTHE DRIVER. SAID WHAT CAUSED THEHE CRASH SAY THE DRIVER OF THE CAR DIED. CRASH SAY THE DRIVER OF THE CAR DIED. RERESIDENTS IN NILES, OF THE CAR DIED. RESIDENTS IN NILES, , MICHIGAN --. MICHIGAN -- >> I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE SEEN THIS MUCH. >> I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE SEEN THIS MUCH SNOW. SNOW. >> Reporter: -- ARE NOW DIGGING OUT FROM.

>> Reporter: -- ARE NOW DIGGING OUOUT FROM MORE THAN 16 INCHES. NOW DIGGING OUT FROM MORE THAN 16 INCHES OFOF SNOW. MORE THAN 16 INCHES OF SNOW. TOTALLY OBSCURING. OF SNOW. TOTALLY OBSCURING SIDEWALKS AND ROADS. TOTALLY OBSCURING SIDEWALKS S AND ROADS. >> WE HAVEN'T SEEN. >> WE HAVEN'T SEEN SNOW LIKE THIS IN A WHILE. SNOW LIKE THIS I IN A WHILE. VIABILITY WAS NOT. WHILE. VIABILITY WAS NOT GOGOOD. GOOD. PEOPLE WERE DRIVING SLOW IF THEY WERE OUT. PEOPLE WERE DRIVING SLOW IF THEY W WERE OUT AT ALL. AT ALL. >> Reporter: THE WINTER W WALLOP CLOSED. >> Reporter: THE WINTER WALLOP CLOSEDED SCHOOLS IN BUFFALO. SCHOOLS IN BUFFALO TODAY. >> T THIS IS WHAT. TODAY. >> THIS IS W WHAT YOU'RE IN FOR. YOU'RE IN FOR. >> Reporter: WHILE IN NEARBY TORONTO, THERE. >> Reporter: WHILE IN NEARBY TORONTO, THERE WAS A GROUND S STOP AS. NEARBY TORONTO, THERE WAS A GROUND STOP AS CREWS WORKED TO CLEAR. WAS A GROUND STOP AS CREWS WORKED TO O CLEAR THE SNOWY AIR FIELD. CREWS WORKED TO CLEAR THE SNOWOWY AIR FIELD. WATCH AS THIS PLANE. THE SNOWY AIR FIELD. WATCH AS THIS PLANE LANDS IN BLUSTERY. WATCH AS THIS PLPLANE LANDS IN BLUSTERY CONDITIONS AT THIS. LANDS IN BLUSTERY CONDITIOIONS AT THIS NEW YORK AIRPORT. D. NEW YORK AIRPORT. FOR THE EASTERN THIRD OFOF THE U.S., A BITTER. FOR THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE U.S., A BITITTER COLD IS NOW TAKING.

COLD IS NOW TAKING HOLD. TEMPERATURES PLUNGED. HOLD. TEMPERATURES PLUNGED MORE THAN 20 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES PLUNGED MORE THAN 20 DEGREES SINCE YESTERERDAY IN. MORE THAN 20 DEGREES SINCE YESTERDAY IN PLACACES LIKE CHICAGO, SINCE YESTERDAY IN PLACES LIKE CHICICAGO, CLEVELAND, AND. PLACES LIKE CHICAGO, CLEVELAND,D, AND NASHVILLE. NASHVILLE. IN NEW YORK CITY, OFFICICIALS TONIGHT ARE. IN NEW YORK CITY, OFFICIALS TONINIGHT ARE URGING PEOPLE TO. OFOFFICIALS TONIGHT ARE URGING PEOPLE TO LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS. URGIGING PEOPLE TO LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IN THIS BRUTAL BLAST. R. IN THIS BRUTAL BLAST OF WINTER. >> EMILIE JOINS US. OF WINTER. >> EMILIE JOINS US FROM A FRIGID NEW. >> EMILIE JOINS US FROM A FRIGID D NEW YORK. FROM A FRIGID NEW YORK. THE FEELS-LIKE IS 17. YORK. THE FEELS-LIKE IS 17 DEGREES TONIGHT. THE FEELS-LIKE IS 17 DEDEGREES TONIGHT. MORE SNOW ON THE WAY? MORE SNOW ON THE WAY? >> Reporter: YEAH, TOM. TOM. THAT'S RIGHT. TEMPS WILL KEEP. THAT'S RIGHT. TEMPS WILL KEEP DROPPIPING, AND FOR. TEMPS WILL KEEEEP DROPPING, AND FOR SOME, SNOW WILL KEEP. SOME, SNOW WILL KEEP FALLING. ESPECIALLY NEAR THE.

FALLING. ESPECIALLY NEAR THE GRGREAT LAKES WHICH.