the chief that we spoke with said he spent time on 65 foot shoop and this 1 is much better. >> on thestopped in our tracks. on this boat, it has so much power that we've hit ice over a foot thick and doesn't slow it down. like a bug on the windshield. >> trace, last winter was so warm they didn't have to do this once. obviously a didn't story today. just showing that, it looks like an ice skating rink. it's frozen from here to the shores. while there are patches of wide open water, trace, there's very large patches of ice like this one. >> and just the technology on board the ship is amazing. the fact that you can bring it to us live with the live u technology shows you where we're going in television. thanks, rick. stay safe. while the east coast freezes, you can see rick out there, the weather here in southern california created a deadly mess. ahead, the cleanup and the heart breaking search for people missing in the mudslides. also, a race to jump overboard as flames ripped through a casino boat. now we're learning not everybody survived. first, the lead sing or of the cranberries