. >> news organizations and other interested parties, aid workers and n.g.o.'save tried to piece together the story from afar through technology and their powers of deduction. amnesty international examined satellite images before calling the attack boko haram's deadliest yet. when a local government official estimated the death toll at 2,000, that figure proved contentious and politically charged. >> >> we can never be sure what's really happened. >> not long after those numbers came out, various members of nigeria's incumbent political party immediately came out on social media to discredit those numbers and made it a partisan issue, which was quite an unfortunate featurure of how boko haram has been politicized in nigeria. >> of course we have an election going on. the ruling party is convinced that the opposition wants to make them look bad by all means and latch on to any bad news. there is just distrust. >> the lack of hard information from on the ground reporting feeds the uncertainty and confusion. nine months ago, when more than 200 school girls in the

times square nearly 200 workers bundled up from head to toe, e mess left behind by thousands at the nation's largest new year's block party. but in oklahoma city the celebr were ssed more than a dozen accidents. a semi truck hit a patch of ice overturn and caught fire. then out in texas, a chain reacti crash left drivers feeling the impact of the deep freeze. >> losing control. and the good thing is everybody is safe and got out fine. >> the year is off to a blustery start, but many people hope it will warm up soon. richard jordan, news4. >> well a cold one here on day one, but nice out there. >> nice out there. now for the next four days it's going to be relatively nice but then whoosh the temperatures are really g to take a big drop. and trust me you're not going to like what happs on day five. out there this evening, yes, a little brisk. the wind still blowing. we've got cold conditions but at least it's dry. take a look at the wind gusts throug the area right now. those winds blowing anywhere from around 20 to oh 23 25 milehour. in some instances. up around frederick, maryland and hagersto. wee going to see that wind hang on for a couple more hours, bringin