>> what you should check at your house as we brace for another cold night. plus, a new breakdown in talks over border security. >> it would be helpful if the board. t was on >> concern growing we could be in for another government shutdown. >> announcs4: negins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> bone chilling cold is gripping a large part of the nation this afternoon, but we won't have to deal with it much longer. good afternoon i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm erika gonzalez. incredible video comingur into video today. the coast guard cutting through ice n along york's hudson river. >> a live look at chicago where it feels like 19 degrees below zero. tonight they'll get someno that will impact our forecast in the nrning. >> tt three hours we have coverage of the final winter blast for this week. corey smith is talking about tips to stay warm safely after we're talking abouth a r of

fires. and david culver talking to students leaving class today because there was no heat. >> we want to start with our meteorologists with draper and doug kammerer. >> as we make our way through the next 24 hours, it's cold gh again to temperatures dropping to the single digits. no wind chill advisory but now we have a winter weathervi ry. >> it's because of the the timing. scattered snon showerse forecast during the morning commute, so that could lead to delays tomorrow oomorning. >> at what we're dealing with right now. the current wind chills, not much in d.c. wind chill at 17. 17 below in buffalo, getting a blizzard up there. 26 bow in minneapolis and still 20 below zero around the .hicago ar the cold air has its grip on the area and here is this little system, we call them clipper systems by tomorrow morning it moves through here and across our region m in thening rush.

that's why they've entered a winter weather advisory from 6:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. 0 p.m friday. it's not big storm but comes in through the morning rush, could produce a half an inch to an inch across thearea.ck notice fredeurg, waldorf, you are not in that advisory. we have an updated snow map and a lot more to tell you. i'm still looking at 66 next wednesday. you guys know i love snow, we need a break in the weather center. sleep ots are not fun to on. >> we agree we need a break. ththks, doug. >> is how some people had to start their day, wrapped in blanke after being forced to evacuate their homes. >> crews batniing m fires throughout the region, facing temperatures below the freezing mark. or >> news4 smith reports. >> reporter: today signs of the busy fire season were evident.

firefighters battling not just flames but frigid temperatures as well. we captured these photographs from a home inur . and 5:30 in false church, residents grabbed what little warmth they could as a three alarm fire ripped through their apartment complex. and firefighters in montgomery county were dispatched to this georgetown home where a raging inferno burned against a sea of darkness. are your thoughts? >> it's scary. >> reporter: neighbors like darlene came to see it by themselves. >> i was hoping nobody was hurt. >> reporter: s was saddened to see the fire, but not surprised when she found out a space here heater was t cause. following a few simple steps can keep you safe. >> the rulepa of is give a space heater space. >> reporter: that means keeping

combustibles, like drapes and paper as far as as you can. another common mistake is where they plug their space heaters in. >> this is the cord appropriate for this device. plug it int a wall, not an extension cord. >> what about a power strip? >> same thing as an extension, coot recommended. >> reporter: for thornton this is a reminderbe t extra careful this time of year. >> our lives are precious. we don't take that risk. fairfax county firefighters were busytl bg the cold to fight multiple fires this morning, including this e in herndon. three people were inse the house, but they got out safely. two others were taken to the hospital for snomoke inhalation. water is one of the best way to showow you cold it is.

from the midwest to the east coast, they are caked in ice. dylan dreyer continues our coverage looking at the widespread impact of all teis. >> repor a massive deep on most oaking havoc the country. more than 230 million people battling temperatures below freezing wednesday. in the midwes minneapolis saw its coldest morning since 1996, 60 degrees below zero with wind chill. >> it's pretty brutal. it's cold. >> repter: in chicago, the polar vortex crippling planes, trains, and water ways. halting air travel at o'hare and midway airports. forcing fires on the rails after ofcials began setting fires to keep the system moving. the sub zero temperatures turning deadly. university of iowa student died after police found himbe nd an academic hall on campus wednesday morning.

the wind chill 51 degrees below zero at the time. officials say they believe the cold contributed to his death. the frigid air mass moving east, extending itsrip to cities like new york andboston. both experiencing wind chills as cold as minus ten to minus 20. but relief is on the way for millions of residen nationwide. forecasters saying the cold snap is expected to end this weekend. dylan dreyer nbc news. for local water workers, thesera temres mean water main breaks. we know all too well how they can affect our homes and commute. explain why the potomac river has so mucho to with how many water main breaks we have in this area. >> when that river temperature it ha hits a new low for the season. we know a few days later we're going see an increase in waters main breecause the colder than normal water is moving

through our pipes and i shocks them. >> wsse says you shouldthive a call right away if you see water running down your street. while major breaks are easy to spot, the small ones aren't. and if they're not caught early, a small water main break can turn into a big proble count on news4 to keep you ahead of any developing weather. you can get the forecast for your neighborhood any time in our nbc washington app. federal workers who have beenaiting for paychecks for more than a month should get relief day. they should be sending out special paychecks today. some agencies will send in a lump sum while others will send out two paychecks since there were two pay periods missed.l fede workers should check with your individualge agencieso guidance. we could be facing another shutdown if lawmakers cannot agree on a border securi plan. democrats unveiled a proposal today that doesn't include money

for a border wall. >> however speaker nancy pelosi kept the door open to other kinds of physical barriers. reporters asked the president if he wthld accept . >> no, because if there's no wall it doesn't work. she's just playing game. >> the democratic plan also denies the president' request for more border agents. there ise a litre than two weeks left now before another potential shutdown. >> nbc's blayne alexander joins us liveta with the off between the president and the speaker. blayne. >> reporter: astandoff indeed. so both parties seem to agr t th country needs stronger border security. the democrats unveiling nearly $22 billion, a plan for better border enhancements but for a wall. president trump has made it clear that's a no go. it is the largest fentanyl bust in border patrol history, more than 600 pounds o of theoid

and meth seized at a border crossing in arizona in the bottom of a cucumber truck. >> in the bottom was what you see here. >> reporter: an example of illegal drugs from the mexico to the u.s. but seized at a legal entry. as washington continues to argue over whether to pay for t border wall. >> it's the only thing that works for security and safety forur country is a wall. >> reporter: a of lawmakers trying to reach a risk facing another shutdown in almost two weeks. but the standoff between president trump and house speaker nancy pelosi not breaking. >> if theywaon't have a , i don't want to waste my time reading what they ve. if there's no wall it doesn't work. >> there's not going to be any wall money in the legislation. >> reporter: what democrats will consider, money for border security and enhancedte nology, including at ports of industry. but the president signaling he does not need congress at all.

>> i knew he wanted it allo himself. really? a president who wants to have congress be completely irrelevant. >> reporter: president trump again threatening to declare a national emergency and take billions of dollars from the military to build the wall. government funding runs out onh february 1 but in order to get something through congress and signed by president trump in time, the committee really eyeing the end of next week to reach a deal. pat. >> blayne, a lot of folks pretty nervous right now. new at 4:00, video in of the suspected fire starter who targeted comet ping-pong. investigators released video of the man they believe started the fire, you can see himrv in llance video with the flames behind him. call detectives if you recognize this man. we have a consumer alert for you after massive data breach. >> the protections after the

equifax hack run out today. susan hogan joins us with ways a to safegrd your information. plus -- >> michael -- >> yep. >> -- don't do that. >> it's buble, a sneak pk at the super bowl commercials. how women are changing the game this year. > a look at how cold it feels across the country. doug is backith

take a looks at this. this is new drone video of steam rising from lake michigan in chicago. and in new york, fountains are frozen. doug says we're in for another cold night. he's tracking snow for the morning commute. doug's update in just a couple of minutes. >> next time you go to capitol one arena, you could be gambling along with watching theme ga d.c. is to become the first to offer sports betting. e question is still when. today speaking is the wizard's owner saying he hopes toffer sports betting inside capital one arena by april. >> my expectation is there will be built a very, very high end, world class restaurant called the sportsbook. there'll b televisions showing

games from all over the world and that people will be able to come in and watch games and dine and bet. >> he says he thinks betting should be limited to pro sports atirst but he says it could also eventually include college teams as well. the district is hoping to roll out a mobile app for sports betting. the questions on who gets that contract remains. the nats could have it starting this season.ar whatt hasn't uttered the threat, don't make me stop this car. >> one company took the coept of an unruly group of children in the backseat and turned it into a commercial. here's a sneak peek. >> guys, come on. >> stop touching me. >> if you don't stop, i will eat all of you alive right now. >> that's christina applegate playing the angry mom. that's just one of the ads we're

seeing before the game. jay gray has more ad previews from atlanta. ♪ i never want to hear you say >> drama, dancing, an of course, comedy. >> no, no, no. >> reporter: advertisers looking for any angle to be king on super sunday. >> it'sth one only times of the year you're guaranteed a huge audience and attention on your brand. >> reporter: more than a million will be watching. audience that comes with a price tag of $5 million for a 30 second tag. that doesn't include the cost of production or hiring a celebrity for a super bowl spot. >> now it's time to show up and tell our story the way it should be told. >>th don't d. >> reporter: to get the most bang for all the bucks and build momentum a lot of companies

share a sneak peek of their commercial online before the game. >> you see a series of teasers, postings we do interactio within social media that actually bring to life the story in a much different way than it was before. >> i'm in. >> i want in too. >> reporter: advertisers hoping to score big. ♪ the answer my friend ♪ >> reporter: on super sunday. and, y know, just how big is the ad game? last year's super bowl commercials generated $414 million. that is a record for a non-overtime game. i don't know about you guys. it gets mough for during the game because the commercials are times you take care of things hat you want to sit there and watch everythings going on. >> thank you for keeping it classy, jay. sometimes you have to take care of things during the commercial oeak. >> goto what you got to do. >> reporter: poor jay gray got the assignment of the super

bowl. have fun my friend. ah >> reporter: it's terrible. turning to the weather, doug tell us more a.ut the sn >> yeah. yeah. snow coming in tomorrow. it's not going to be allot but once again it's a about the timing of this. that's why school districts right now are trying to figure t what to do with this. as far as tomorrow, do you delay,? close scho keep it as normal. today they were delayed because of the cold. tomorrow it will still be quite cold but we're not having negative wind chills tomorrow. degrees. winds out of the southwest at 6 miles an hour. so we're not dealing with a lot of wind.nd is not a factor. 11 ithersburg, 23 manassas anywhere you see this, there's almost no wind at all. ge8 in town. 14 down towardsputon eight below in pittsburgh. this is where the real cold air

is just to the west of the mountains there. richmond, 26 degrees. now, satellite andng radar sho we have the cold across our region. watch this, move back towards chicago. 20 below zero right now, that's the current wind chill there. look at this, it's clipper system. we call them alberta clippers because they organize nate around alberta. and it's a clipper because it's fast. 's going to hit us in the morning rush. here's 7:0a.m., not much. you know, maybe some snow showers to the soh. but the area-wide snow around 9:00 and you're starting to see oght moderate snow around the area. temperaturesis the are well below freezing, and they have been. as we go through the is all going to stick -- even if it's a half inch, it's going to stick on area roads. if you have untreated roads in your area. ere's noon, and you can see

area wide snow here, and then it moves out quickly. so it's a quick hitting event. i'm not expecting much from this. but we have a winter weather advisory fromo 6:00 a.m.00 a.m. p.m. it's not going to include areas in the south. let's talk about t snow forecast for tomorrow. d.c. coating to an inch. but wit the cold temperatures even a coating can produce problems on the roadways. and an inch wou do so. 1 to 2 inches, frederick, winchester, maybe over to baltimore. that's where we expect it to snow the longest. and back towards the mntain talking 3 to 6 inches. so not a huge deal, but timing of this is what we're really looking at and we'll continue to watcht for you over the next couple hours. the next few days,ee 30 de tomorrow, 48 on

saturday. you want to get out of the polar plunge 48 on saturday, 53 on sunday, 59 on monday. and let's go warmer, my friends, how about 66 to tuesday. a couple chances of showers here, monday night. tuesday looking okay. and then we get into some rain. maybe even a mix next iday. this region looks interesting to me. could be a storm over he but we'll talk about that next week. let's not talk about it now.ve because we his baby. one more weather alert day, and then i'makg off next week. >> right. you better rethink that, buddy. >> thank you, doug. >> thanks, doug. next, how much is too much? >> new o guidelinesthe right amount of tooth paste you and your kids should be using when you brush. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss, a rash of break-ins at a metro parking lot and the damage has

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brace yourselveor another cold night. you can see how chilly it is right now. we'll be ck with when able to put the puffy coats away r at least a little bit. >> reporter: on what is the coldest day of the year, students in two>>

a weather alert first at 4:30. if you've been out there today you know it is brutally ld. >> this map proves the point. look at the feels like temperatures across the country. chicago sitting in the negatives. >> way down in th negatives. tonight they're expecting snow. doug says that same system will affect our weather as well. t's get a quick update. >> we're tracking that storm system earlyorng hours tomorrow and once again how cold it is, 24 d.c. right now, 19 the current temperature. a thesere temperatures not wind chills. so anything that falls from the snow tomorrow morng will stick to roadways even though we're only expecting an inch on the higher side. but a winter weather advisory for everyone in purple. does not includes fauquier, prince williams or charles

county. we'll break it down for you on my snowfall map and the timing of this whole thing. we'll see you back here in a few minutes. students dismissed after a cold day of classes with no power to heat their building. virginia bureau reporter, david culver is live outside offa fal church high. not a good day to be without heat and parents did not want their kids in the classrooms. >> reporter: not a good day. one of the coldest days of the year. students, despite having the delayed two hour start, they come int school here at falls church high school and ey're freezing cold. some had to a gatherund the window so she couldeel the sun's warmth. lls church high school digital markey without words.ch thel tweeting before 9:30 this morning that they were out of power. the outage map shows more thant

1,000 crs impact d. being in the dark is one thingt bu battling the cold from within -- >> what's it like to be in a school with no heat? >> not pleasant. >> reporter: this student telling me how she kt warm inside. >> the only heat source was the sun so w stayed towards the window. >> a lot of people were saying it's ridiculous to be here. they texted their parents to go home. >> reporter: she felt there should have been more than a delay. >> they should have closed, this isn't safe for us. >> reporter: timber lane part ofry school w the same outage, when we showed up at noon. >> our per has been resumed, so please continue your normal activities. >> reporter: back at the high school, some parents picking up their kids midday. >> i guess their houses are power and heat. >> reporter: and s theool got

its power back. the marquee lit up again. ethe point from school system was this was a wide-spread outage and you had 1,0 or more homes in the area without power and heat. so their ncern, if you send the kids home, they're walking in the middly, of the in the cold, back to homes that like wise do not have heat. they felt it was safer to monitor the conditions in the school. they had a plan if the temperatures dropped too low they would relocate them. >> glad they got the power back by midday. hat lad to see you with a on tonight. >> reporter: there you go. >> david culver reporting live. we will be up with you early in the morning as we wake up to single digit temperatures again. and doug mentioned we may track snow tomorrow so count on chuck bell and melissa molette to help oet you where youee t daygo at work to findar your

broken into. glass is everywhere. it happened to a dozen people at one metro station yesterday. now police are trying to figure out who's responsible. transportation reporter adam tuss is at the southern avenue station with a look at the damage. >> reporter: broken glass over and or and over and over again. at the southern avenue metro station. >> make you think twice when you park yourca >> yeah i want to move my car. >> reporter: hearing the news th aozen cars were broken into wednesday -- >> you would think the security around here is kind of legit because they always tell us we're safe, depend on us for your cars. there's signs around saying we're here for your safety.ou so wld it happen? >> reporter: whoever did this was clearly looking for somethg. here's one of the spots a in breahappen. you can see amongst the glass is a. know la bar, a pen, another

granola baer thisn was lookingor something specific. they said the thief or thieves got away with a handicap ma card and a laptop in one se. >> i don't leave anything valuable in my car. if somebody breaks in, they gonna be disappointment. >> translator: >> reporter: for now the police are investigating. >> if you do leave things in your car, you shouldn't leave them where anyonean see. >> in plain sight, yeah. if you're not already clipping coupons, our next story may inspire you. s >>pping with an extreme coup couponer, the secret to help you save hundreds. record breaking col in parts of the country but here fun. is having >> the temperature 24 degrees. can you guess what we have our intern connor on

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let's see how they did. just rang up all the groceries,ow did we do? first let me show you the list we gave kirkre and this sister/brother act. with ten members in the fily theynow how to save. you're looking at the list. how did we ? en we run everything up it cost 134 58. we added in their coupons that brought usown to $124.03 then when you punch in the safeway app. that took us down to $84.88. okay. so there's a whole list of tips that you guys gav us. planning your trip. getting all of your things together. knowing where the sales are. getting coupons from the newspaper, downloading all of the grery store apps toee where the sales are, and maximizing your savings. give me a quick tip. >> you have to download your apps.

>> do not be brand or store specific. >> do not be brand or store specific. all of those are great tips so you can save at the grocery store here at checkout. i have one last bag. thank you so much. we saved a lot today. back to you. >> good job. >> they did pretty good. >> yes, they did. if you can make it throngh more day then we should be out of this extreme cold. hang in therap >> amelia is making the best of our freezing temps. why not. she's out on the patio with a weather experiment. >> let's make this clear, this was her idea. so she's got intern connor out there. take it away. >> can you guess what i'm making out here? >> you have ice, right? >> a martini. >> no. not martini. there's no alcohol out here. >> boo. >> you can t dos at home as well. we're making ice cream. tto makes we need cold temperatures like we have now. you want aiz gallon ziploc

back, three cups of ice in it. take salt, any salt is fine. we're using table salt here. pour about a third ofsi a cup the ice here. you can be generous. you won't bes eating tart of it. then what we've done is taken a healthy half cup size of half and half, i think a bitmo . about a tablespoon of sugar. vanilla extract. and sprinkles, might as well make it colorful, we're outside freezing. you can tell me how many you want, i put a lot in there. there is rainbow ice cream. >> be generous. we'll pour this mixture into a smaller z sizeloc bag. >> looks easy. >> easy enough. zip up, this is where connor come>> into play. hat are you doing, connor? what's your assignment? >> his assignment, zip it up and

then you just shake it ffi about minutes. in five minutes you have homemade ice cream. it's simple. hopefully it's tasty. we'll bring in for you to try, doug's going to try it, wen and jim. you can give us your opinion and then we'll talk about the science behind it. >> intern connor, don't stop. >> shake it, connor taste it. >> working on those

ou chances are friends and family across the country are dealing with the same cold weather we're dealing with, or worse. more than 230 million peo te now feelin effects of this extreme cold. >> at least nine people have died and it has brought frostbite, frozen pipes andnd gr thousands of pipes as

well. ris palone reports. >> reporter: the pictures are breathtaking and so are the temperatures but not in a good way. the nation in the grip of a polar vortex. >> it's not just bad weather. we look at it as a public health risk. >> reporter: in chicago the mercury reached 23 degrees below zero. lake michigan and the chicago river frozen. en from the air it looks likeg somethrom another planet. people who had to venture outside, covered every inch of skin or paid the price. >> it feels like your face is about to peel off. >> reporter: hospitals are seeing a rise in frostbite. at least nine deaths blamed on the weather. wednesday polic found an iowa university student dead behind a building. eople in michigan are asked to turn down theirmo thats after a fire at the

natural gas plant threatened the supply. >> we'r tough, i know that weather hardly phases us, but this is an unusual time. >> reporter: the good news ismp atures will be on the rise over the weekend. but that could bring n problems. ng dramatic war would potentially causeg flood as all that ice melts. >> reporter: while there's always that one guy, public officials say this cold i no joke. chris bcpalone news new york. just talking about what it feels like, 50 deees below zero. >> yeah. the coldest i've ever been in with wind chills is about 30 below. you walk outside -- it was so bad. i'm in colorado, i'm drivingy mom's svolkswagen beetle, it's n the '80s. there's no way to g warm. there's no way to get warm unless you're inside the house. >> and breathing hurts. >> yes. >> your face freezes.

>> yeah, you breathe in and everything is frozen inside your nostrils. it's like remember when you were a kid and you go through ther free section and sniff real big. you ever done that? >> yeah, a time or two. >> maybe it's a thing boys did. >> that's what it is, giys. that's f cold. we got in on a little bit of it last night with thvo polar ex. but it is hitting them much harder to the north and west. including western maryland got down to 30 below zero last night as far as the wind chill concerned. right now it's sunny, 24 degrees. 22 by 7:00, down to 20 by 1:00. the reason why we're goi to have increasing clouds and a warmer system. look at th current wind chill, 17 d.c., 11 dulles, and down here e in the 20s because there's no winds. winds are calm, this is very goodws. yesterday 30, 40 mile an hour winds. no wind and sun we can deal with

it. when the wind makes a big ha difference,s what we're seeing. we have a winter weather advisory. notice it includes everybody around the beltway but not extreme southern maland, fredericksburg, culpepper, not in that weather. adviso this is tomorrow morning between 6:00 a.m. and 3 in the afternsn. thishe system, a clipper moving just sou of chicago, they'll get a couple inches. this comes inike this and across our region. the farther south it goes, the more snow we get. the biggest is 1 to 2 inches, we think that's to the no if it goes to the south we have to move it to d.c. we're thinking a coang ton inch, the d.c. metro area. 1 to 2 around winchester, frederick, and hagerstown. and then much more back toward the mountains, 3 to 6 inches here. h i mentioned, this is not a huge deal we exception of

the timing. this is right during the morning rush.tu we have tempes below freezing for a good 36 to 48 hours here. so anything that falls is going to create someroblems and that's why we have the winter weather advisory inffect for tomorrow. a.m. snow tomorrow, weather alert day. 48 on saturday, 53 on sunday. 59 on monday. and then let's bring in the 60s, everybody. 66 on tuesday. 46, back to 46, but it, we're back to 60 next thursday. we have a couple warm days before the pattern changes again. and i think we get colder and i think we get stormier again in the middle of february. look at this. i know. look at this. >> amelia and intern connor havr brought in t treats from outside. >> what do you think? >> it looks good. >> while you're taste testing it, i want to show you the science behind you it, why i put the salt in thece ba what happens when you add salt to water, it's going to lower

the temperature which water freezes, thinkf putting salt on your driveway. so we use that to our advantage make it cold out there, more so than it was, to turn that liquid cream into a solid. doug, looki a little -- >> no, i'm done. this is good. >> is it go? it's not bad. o> it's half and half, whoever said no that, sugar, vanilla, i don't know about y'all but mine tastes like pinot grigio. >> that salt and ice works well for parties when you want to chill a bottle of wine fast. >> learn something new every day. >> the half and half, the cream and sugar -- >> and a little vanilla. >> you could add spearment, some chocolate chips. >> anything you want. >> sometng fun to do with the kids. >> when it snows they're eating it already. >> my daughter makes snow ice cream every time.

leaves a bowl out there. >> all you need is connor to shake it up for five >> connor was out there shaking like a salt shaker. >> he's an intern, available for whoever needs him. >> nice job, connor. j >> i think and wendy got some ice cream, too. >> connor churned enough for them. >> what do you think, guys? >> ne's a little salty, did the bag break? >> mine hsprinkles. i think it's terrific. really cold. it's breaking our plastic spoons. >> it's also gone. but it was good. nice job. >> intern connor didn't make enough. >> yeah. >> we'll have to get connor back in here. >> amelia, what are you making tomorrow? >> pot pie. >> pot pie. >> what do you guys have coming up? we probably shouldn't be eating ice cream when we tell you about this. coming up, there is aratic

rise in the number of americans with heart disease and a new study says nearly half of the population now has this issue. >> but what's behine? the sp it's not ice cream. and what should we be doing out it? nbc's dr. john torres will join us at 5:00 to breakn it d for us. >> we have a big afternoon ahead of us. it's so cold they're making ice cream on the sidewalk. as opposed to frying an egg july. >> i like this one better. >> this is better. >> thanks, you(s

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now a live look at the feels like temperatures if you're just joing us we've got one more night of this polar vortex thing. then we're talking more snow chances. a winter weather advisory issued for parts of the area because of the chances. doug and amelia are back to walk us through it in less than 90 seconds. in chicago the temperature is below zero. the city still under a state ofh emergency w schools and businesses closed. >> transportation around the city and athe airport drastically affected. nbc's lexi suter reports. >> reporter: this historic cold is paralyzing one of the country's largest airports. yo can see the flight boards are basically empty and the baggage belts are not moving.

we have not seen o'hare like this in very long time. early this morning, terminal 3 crews worked hard to fix a ruptured pipe. missing of passengers flights today. the good news is, the blast is almost out of the chicagoland area. flightsbe wil back to normal soon. here we go folks, right now at 5:00, mother nature's icy grip. temperatures feeling like 20 below in chicago. 30 below in north dakota as this brutal blast of cold weather holds tight in the midwest. >> the bitter cold temperatures are now blamed for at least 11 deaths across the country. thousands ofts fli delayed,

even the postal service isn'tng li up to its motto, service suspended in nine states. we're bracing for the single digit wind chills in our area agai and some of us could see snow morning uring the commute. >> doug and amelia are here to tell you about the latest. >> we're breaking it down for you as we continue to look at what that polar vortex is bringing us. it's not just theold weather now. it's also a chance of snow tomorrow. a little chance. >> a little bit,hi but the is it's right during the morning commute. that's why there could b some delays out there and maybe some school impacts. we're not seeing anyust yet. >> that's why we have the winter weather adv in effect. as far as the temperatures, look at the wind chills 16 d.c., 9 in hagerstown. warmer than pittsburgh at 5 below zero. not dealing with a ton of wind this afternoon, and that's good news. actual temperatures in the 20be. use we're only in the 20s and we've seen temperatures

below f freezing the last 24 to 48 hours, this snow coming c acrocago right now is going to make its way our way, and anything that falls tomorrow morning will stick and that's why we have a winter weather advisory. it's not because wee talking a ton of snow. so a winter weather advisory in effect from 6:00 a.m. until 3:00 tomorrow morning. it's for everybody along the belt wa areas down to the south, you are not in eadvisory. you may see snow but the best chance of accumulating snowfall will be north of washington. some areas could see 1 to 2 inches, ie inch. but even ang coa at this cold would allow for slick roads, especially theuntreated roads. just updated our snowfalls tota' map bring you the latest on that as well. and show y how long the cold

air hangs around and when the 60s move back in. we're rid dy for a break. >> yeah. >> that'she only thing keeping us going, the 60s. while so many of us hunker down, firefighters are forced to do their job out in the frigid conditions. a number of fires this morning had crews across our region, and temperatures well below freezing. s coreth joins us now with our team coverage in silver spring. corey? >> reporter: we've been following these fire crews all day, very busy. they just put one out here in silverspring. we thought that would give us an opportunity to talk about safety how many times do you hear us talk about space heaters, when used incorrectly they present a fire danger. say you own a fireplace, that can present air too. today signsere evide across the