smoke detector. >> this is a combination of smoke and carbon monoxide detector. they are required in single homes now and in apartment buildings. if gas appliance is not burning properly this will alert you before the fumes buildup and will affect you negatively. >> this is a battery powered? >> this is a battery powered and it has a 10 year battery life. a lot of times you may have one or the other. if you put in just a carbon monoxide detector, it's important to have one of these too. every house should have a fire extinguisher, yes. >> one thing people expect to do when the power goes out after an earthquake about using candles. what would you recommend? >> if you have a battery operated candle would be better to use. this kind of a candle, you wouldn't want it in an area where it can cause a fire or aftershock that it doesn't rollover. you definitely want to have this in a non-combustible surface. >> now, here we have our stove. after a significant earthquake we expect that we may have gas disrupted and so without gas in your home, how are you going to cook?

carbon monoxide kills more than 400 people each year. symptoms of exposure include headache, dizziness, weakness and confusion. meanwhile in southern california, santa ana winds and record high temperatures, this brush fire near simi valley is now 80% contained. >> important reminder about carbon monoxide. ginger is with us now. for janice, any word when she and thousands of others will get power back? >> she's been told that saturday will be the day she gets her power back. that makes it a full week. >> we're pulling for janice and everyone else. you told us of another system brewing just in time for the drive for new year's plans. >> that's the thing. for janice and the others there will be a slight warmup. that's my only good news of the night. as i show you here, david, the warmer air comes up in front of a storm. i want to show you where that storm is going to move. from the southeast it will all be rain. this is saturday night so atlanta may be impacted there, parts of the mid-atlantic into early sunday morning. as it goes up into

. >> my dad used the barbecue charcoal to heat up the house and there is a lot of carbon monoxide. >> authorities in toronto report several people being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. >>> in maine utilities companies say the progress is slow did you steady in restoring the power there. many are shivering for a seventh day and making the best of it. >> it was cold. it was dark. you have to keep the fire going, that is our only option. >> we have done this before and been at this rodeo before. >> snowy ice covered roads in michigan led to a crash on interstate 96. energy trucks slid off the road and tipped over. the driver with taken to the local hospital and injuries said to be nonlife-threatening. >>> a massive pileup on i. 78 in pennsylvania. three dozen cars were involved. police say more than 40 people suffered injuries and many had to be transported to area hospitals. >> in i-90 in ohio, a multiple car pileup and 15 to 20 people involved and eight people taken to the hospital and thankfully injuries were not serious. one driver started to slow down when ahead it looked lik

. >> five people are recovering from carbon monoxide after two separate incidents. one man became sick on sunday, was hospitalized with minor injuries. and in laurel, four people were taken to the hospital with carbon monoxide, as well. they were working on a car with an vin running in a closed garage in a home. they are in serious condition, two other victims in that location are in fair condition. >> and the salvation army are hoping for a miracle after someone broke in and stole about $10,000. they managed to open padlocked collection kettles and opened a safe. >> why someone would though do it to a charity. it tears out your heart. >> police hope fingerprints and surveillance video will solve the case. if you have information, you're asked to call d.c. police. >> and, remembering a postal worker shot and killed in washington county. friends and family deared to say good bye to tyson barnett e. many say he was good man. >> he was very sweet. he's the type of guy that anyone could love. >> we always hear about people, you know, getting kills, losing their lives bu

in home carbon monoxide detectors sell for $20. they can save lives. >> today, snow may have closed get them ready to reopen tomorrow. deborah is live in bethesda at west brooke elementary school with the forecast on schools throughout montgomery county. will they or won't they? that's the verdict here. >> i don't have a verdict for you. they will make that decision around 4:30 in the morning and it has to do with the roads. they have to wait to do that right away. i'll show you what's going on with the sidewalk. it looks fine, but that was a very different story. >> i have my crew here, give it time. >> if you are underwelmed by the snow, sees it as a worthy opponent, he's going to win. >> it should be all right. we retreat it in the morning. >> the weapons, plows, shovels, tenacity. >> they started yesterday about 4:00 in the morning and be here until 4:00 in the morning tomorrow. >> the snow needs to go at 225, including se choirquoa. that's all while 150,000 plus students ski it out. the school is open wednesday, it's good it's

carbon monoxide poisoning sent five people to the hospital. montgomery county firefighters tell us that one man became sick at a home in kensington. people were taken to the hospital after this upper carbon monoxide poisoning. prince george's county firefighters say two of the victims were working on a car while the engine was running. they were repairing the car in a closed garage on a home on cavan road. they are in serious condition. two other victims are in fair condition. a salvation army in southwest bc is hoping for a christmas miracle after someone stole $10,000 of donations. police believe one or as many as three men rip into the building on martin luther king jr. avenue after thanksgiving. they managed to open several padlocked correction -- collection kettles and emptied out a safe. >> why would someone even think to do this to a charity? are hoping police that fingerprints and surveillance video will solve the case. if you know anything about this, you are encouraged to call police. the holiday weekend is coming to an end for many

check out the unhealthy areas of the matter and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere. now, by tuesday, as we see an approaching area of low pressure, the ridge of high pressure begins to erode. slightly cooler air mass. wednesday,s slight chance of rain showers, no gully washers there. just a chance of rain and then back into the 50s on friday and 60s through the weekend. no big rain chances right now. no snow in tahoe. >> that is right. >> we are hurting right now. >> yes. we are. >> yes. thanksgiving as well, right? >> yes. a tough go for them. >> yes. yes. >> looking for a short window. they are still open. making snow. >> yes. all of this, more viewers, coming play off time. the bucks, san francisco, a let down in tampa bay today. a record day for alex smith at the colseeium, next , next -- coliseum, next ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, over the seattle seahawks, thought the 49ers might sufa letdown against the tampa b bucaneers, winners of 4 of r last 5. >>> after last week's emotional win with the seahawks. they thought they would get a let down. support of the last 5. reunio

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that's what we need to blow out all the particulate matter and carbon monoxide. no breeze and therefore, look at the very cold temperatures. currently 30 degrees in santa rosa and in napa, below freezing there. it is freezing in fairfield. 40 san jose. 40 degrees also in redwood city. now, here's what you need to know today. rough surf at the local beaches. a lot of people will be flocking there. santa cruz high today of 73 degrees. the poor air quality will continue. and sunny dry conditions the rest of 2013. today's numbers in the 60s and a few low 70s. 69 today in oakland. here's the extended forecast. we are calling for nothing but sunshine and mild temperatures through the seven-day forecast. here's elizabeth with traffic. >> there's no traffic out there. everything looks good on this day after christmas. right now the drive times are all green. if you are heading to the airport maybe dropping off some family picking anybody up, everything looks good toward 880 and the oakland airport and everything is quiet along the peninsula. mass transit everything is on

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there they found five people suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.wo were checked out at the scene. three others were taken to the hospital. they are all expected to survive. hazmat teams believe a faulty water heater is to blame. >>> two people were killed this morning when their suv was hit by a marc commuter train. this happened in baltimore as the train was heading to d.c.'s union station. police believe the driver of the suv may have gone around a gate at a railroad crossing. police haven't released the names of the victims. no one on the train was injured. >>> a new threat from the wintery weather socking the country, falling ice. sheets of ice posing a massive danger in texas right now. plus this. >> i'm liz crenshaw, protecting your pets. deicing your sidewalk puts them at risk. my story is coming up. >>> from tracking snow to tracking cold, a very cold night with icy conditions likely by tomorrow morning and, yes, we are looking toward the weekend and what could be another storm. we'll have >>> busted with pot at the pentagon. an army civili

particulate matter and carbon monoxide trapped very close to the surface today. meanwhile, pick city, santa cruz, 73 degrees. it was 76 yesterday. winds remain flat. water temperature 53. area of high pressure parked over the pacific ocean. this is the culprit that continues to provide us with the extremely dry conditions. unseasonably mild. so far we have had four straight days of record warmth here in the bay area with this high pressure remaining firmly in place. today will be at least near record if not even a couple of records shattered. if you are traveling through the central valley mid-60s no fear of any tule fog at all. low 60s in yosemite. low 70s monterey bay. 48 degrees in the high sierra. in fact, sunny skies there all the way through friday. we will notice a few increasing clouds but no snow in the forecast all the way through the 1st of the year. but it's okay, dipping into the teens in the overnight hours, so they are firing up the machines, making snow and it's not impacting travel on u.s. 50 or i-80. today, pinpoint forecast, notice a string of

carbon monoxide poisoning responsible for 8 of those deaths. >>> a major security breech in new jersey. a man crossing a fence and two runways at newark international. the security system missed it. the man was wearing women's clothing. it happened around 4 yesterday morning. he scaled the security fence and rambled unnoticed across two runways before trying to go to terminal c. he is facing criminal trespass charges. >>> oo the accused lax shooter faces murder and attempted murder. he is accused of going on a shooting spree killing a tsa agent gerardo hernandez. he will likely enter a plea to the felony count. he will be assigned to a judge in los angeles and the trial date will be set. >>> target is denying reports that the recent data preach included stolen pin numbers. cyber security experts say mal wear infected the swipe machines at registers and went into the payment processor. cyber experts fear the hackers were able to fear pins. though target denies that. ukrainian man behind one of the black market sites silling the cards may have been identified. >> the leader of an al qaed

that has increased carbon monoxide poisoning and already deaths have been report. for the most, there is little chance of a letup to the arctic blast. these conditions will not ease for several days. >> when we come back on aljazeera america. >> we have had tornadoes, and hail storms, and all of those kinds of things, but never earthquakes. >> we'll tell you about oklahoma residents' new geological roar. >> normally when you think of earthquakes, three have hit, and the u.s. geological society says that more than 200 earthquakes have shaken up america since 2009. >> in the small town of edmond, oklahoma, earthquakes are a big part of daily discussion. because in recent days, these residents have had their share of tremors. >> i was sleeping, and i felt a little -- and i woke up and went to my mom's room. and my mom is, woo, did you feel it. >> we have had tornadoes and hail storms and all of those kinds of things, but never earthquake. >> they have averaged 2-6 earthquakes a year, most so small they hardly register. but since 2009, they have increased. the natural

carbon monoxide.ills from outside into the house to bring them up. no, carbon monoxide. turning on your oven with no other venting, no, your furnace can vent the carbon monoxide, ovens cannot. we always lose people, many, many more people after the storm than during it. so please don't do those things. find a warming shelter or a friend with power because now at this point in time, five, six, seven days without power, temperatures well below freezing, i know everybody's getting a little desperate. 49 in new york city, 54 for d.c. for tomorrow. warming up here. that's good news because a storm will run up from the south. and that could have caused a big snowstorm. it will just be a rain event for new york city. that happens on sunday and monday. if you're traveling on those days, expect very, very slow airports. chris? >> all right. thank you for the good advice. i know it gets tempting, but people have to follow it. you have to stay safe. the cold snap will end. >>> another story dealing with cold thi

. >>> three people were taken to the hospital in serious condition after a carbon monoxide leak. rescue crews were called to the 5100 block of new hampshire avenue about 11:00 where they found five people with carbon monoxide poisoning. they're all expected to survive. the hazmat investigators believe it was a faulty water heater to blame for this. >>> tens of thousands of south africans showed up hourser li to stand in cold rain for a chance to pay tribute at a memorial service for nelson mandela. it was an outpouring of love and gratitude for a man who sacrificed so much and inspired so many. news 4's tracie potts is in south africa. >> reporter: south africans believe this is one of the biggest gatherings ever of celebrities and world leaders. >> a great outpouring from all over the world. amazing. >> reporter: musicians, actors and 100 or more vips joined ordinary african citizens who sat in the rain for hours to be part of history here and at dozens of viewing sites all over the country. >> we came from our jobs and then we had to stop and then we had to take this opportunit

. >> reporter: they say they are worried about carbon monoxide poisoning. there have been multiple deaths in the u.s. and canada. >> we ask anyone using an emergency generator use it outdoor only and never, ever, ever, in a basement or even in an attached garage. >> it is i equally grim north of the border if parts of canada where at least 100,000 also remain without power from toronto to the maritimeles. electrical crews continue to work around the clock in frigid icy conditions. in pennsylvania, those icy conditions are being blamed on several multivehicle pileups and crashes along the pennsylvania turnpike. >> it's winter. it is cold. we say it's going to get a little of a warm-up. we are still talking about just in the 30s. >> reporter: but in spite of spending the halliday in the cold, many are keeping their christmas spirits up. many 70 day in this red cross shelter in lanceing. >> it's definitely a lot better than being at home. >> that was nbc's kevin tibbles reporting there. >>> 1.3 million people stand to lose their unemployment benefits tomorrow.

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four people are dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in the u.s. four more in canada. >> my dad used barbecue charcoal to heat up the ice and there was carbon monoxide. >> reporter: his dad turned out to be okay but residents feel if all the lights aren't back up soon, there may be more close calls ahead. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>> a good reminder not to inch vise when it comes to heat. jennifer, what is happening? >> bill, yeah, this ice is basically si left over from this past weekend's storm and what happened is temperatures haven't gotten above freezing and the ice is causing stress on power lines, the trees, and that's where we see the problem. we're not seeing any more ice, but we're seeing quite a bit of lake effect snow. in upstate new york, seeing it there. we're also seeing snow in northern maine. it is steadily pushing out. what we're expected to see through the overnight hours, really not much more, maybe 2 to 4 inches of snow in ser ra cayr buffalo and maine. temperatures will stay chilly. we're in the 20s. detroit 25, toronto 21 a

. >> there was a carbon monoxide leak but seven now allowed back inside. >> investigators are tryingo find out what cased a fire in maryland. it broke out 10:30 thursday night two large hazardous materials containers were burning there. the crew arrived and worked to contain diesel fuel that spilled out. no one was injured and they're still assessing how much damage it caused. >> kohl's is keeping stores open around the clock for all the last-minute holiday shoppers. >> add them to the list of stores deciding to do that. from here to washington and wall street, all eyes are on november's jobs report. ellen braitman is more. >> rate now, we are anticipating gains at the opening bell for stocks. it does depend on what happens with that job's report. policy makers undecided when they will continue and scale back from buying bonds. it has been helping the economy. >>> more problems for j.c. penney. the sec asking the struggling retailer for more information on a stock sale last september where it sold $932 million of new shares in an effort to help fund its turn around. and, let's talk c

minima for family members are expected to be ok after a carbon monoxide leak sent them to the hospitalthwest bc no word on what caused the leak. >> we want to take a live look at the u.s. capitol. it is about to look a whole lot different. in a short time, the dome will be covered in scaffolding. as suzanne kennedy reports, we are not getting a closer look at what the work involved. >> in just a matter of months, the capital's decades own dome -- old dome will be shrouded in scaffolding. a restoration project is underway. the exterior work gets under worried -- gets under work this spring. getting it installed, taken back down, it is a massive effort. there are an estimated 1300 cracks in the capital. the cast-iron dome has not been repaired in 50 years. it will take two years to complete the project. >> it is an important public building. >> i guess they need to do it. it is the symbol of the country. >> most construction will take place during the nights and weekends. public towards will be conducted except for a few weeks when a canopy is put up in the rotunda. >> we want to take a

rescuers found five people suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. two were checked out at the scene. three others were taken to the hospital. they are all expected to survive. hazmat investigators believe a faulty water heater is to blame. >>> a developing story from baltimore where two people were dead after a marc computer train hit their suv. that crash happened at a railroad crossing. investigators are looking at the possibility that the suv went around the stop gates. >> the collision did occur at a crossing. however, the investigation is still continuing. as to any of the circumstances around it, our investigators will look at all the factors involved from weather to any other evidence that's left at the scene, and we'll piece back the accident and try to figure out what happened. >> the victims' names have not been released. no one on the train was hurt. >>> the winter weather is set to cause more traffic trouble late tonight, but it's all in the name of restoring power to residents left in the dark and the cold. vdot will shut down all lanes

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. >> seven people were taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak in gaithersburg. when firefighters arrived a begin ventilating the building. authorities believe the problem was caused by a faulty dryer. there's no word on the condition of those taken to the hospital. this just in. d.c. woman said that a woman found dead in a garage is the victim of a murder. was found and police say she died following a domestic incident. they say she was killed by a suspect who is now dead. he committed suicide by shooting himself in the check -- chest i roof. it is time to announce tonight's winning numbers. unfortunately, the odds are not great. megamillion says the chances of winning is one in 259 million. that did not stop many of you from buying tickets. we're joined live in upper marlboro, maryland. >> many is an understatement. for tonight, these megamillion tickets are like second skin for an untold number of people. they have been playing secret numbers and even been coming to the very counter where a ticket was allegedly sold about a year ago. even though the players kn

ibm created the smallest movie called "a boy and his atom", the character is a series of carbon monoxide atoms, and to watch you have to mag niify it. >> nationle geographic picked its top pictures of the year. al jazeera's john siegenthaler showed us some of the winning images. >> here is national geographic's grand prize winner. we see a polar bear peering up from the sea ice as the midnight sun sets over canada's hudson bay. the bear watched for several seconds, under the surface, before taking a deep breath and swimming away. it's a spectacular shot. one of 7,000 submitted from 150 countries, including this from japan - crows living in tokyo, using coat-hangers to make nests. they do it because there's few trees. the effect resembles a work of ard. this is from hungary. the great egrets in the danube. this is titled a man feeding swans in the snow. from malaysia a national geographic winner. alan tan trained his camera on a town in transition, from the old to the new. a mother carrying a child in a basket. here a lion lies in wake. following the pride before an ant lop strolls by. th

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there's a lot of carbon monoxide. >> reporter: his dad turned out to be okay. but residents fear if all the lights aren't back on soon, there may be more close calls ahead. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> good reminder not to improvise when it comes to heat. and as for what brought us all that ice in the first place, what's in store for the next couple of days, let's check in with jennifer gray and the weather center. what's happening? >> hey, bill, this ice is basically left over from this past weekend's storm. what what's happened is temperatures haven't gotten above freezing so the ice is still there. it's causing a lot of stress on those power lines, the trees, and that's where we're seeing the problem. we're not seeing any more ice but we are seeing quite a bit of lake effects snow. you can see in upstate new york still seeing it there. we're also seeing some snow pushing into northern maine. it is steadily pushing out. what we're expected to see through the overnight hours, really not much more. maybe 2 to 4 inches of snow in syracuse, buffalo, and maybe ju

that increased the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning. for the moment there's little chance of a let-up. forecasters say these conditions will not ease for several days. >> and there's nor come on al jazeera, including - once considered a gem of south-east asia, myanmar's economy is regaining its shine. are core citizens being left behind. >> as 2013 draws to a close, we look at the street protest. >> hello again. you are watching al jazeera. here is a reminder of the top stories - south sudan's government is encouraging people in the town of bor to return to their homes. thousands are sheltering at a u.n. base to escape violence. china and south korea condemned the japanese prime minister's visit to a shrine. 14 war criminals are honoured at the yakasusi shrine. >> five people have been injured after a bus exploded outside a university in cairo. security forces diffused a second bomb in the area. >> now returning to the violence in south sudan. haru mutasa was the first journalist in bor and has returned to the capital. there are diploma

we have a lot of particulate matter and carbon monoxide very close to the surface. good morning, everybody. let's go ahead and take a look at the current conditions. people want a fire. it's cold outside. it's in the 30s and 50s across the santa clara valley. east and north bay look at these numbers backing up in the 30s. in fact, right now, santa rosa at 31 degrees. it's also in the low 30s in napa. central bay a little more mild into the 40s again as mark and michelle were alluding to, it is a fourth consecutive day of "spare the air" right here in the bay area. today we need a good breeze to shake out those pollutants, not going to see it easterlies pretty flat 5 to 10 miles per hour. numbers pretty uniform in the 60s across the board. even a few low 70s. going with 73 in santa cruz. otherwise, 71 degrees towards brentwood. and you will notice no rain for the next 7 days. any traffic problems in sight? here's elizabeth. >> not too many. no. there's probably a few more cars on the road today than yesterday. there are no problems at the bay bridge toll plaza. it lo

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. >> my dad used the barbecue charcoal in the house and there was a lot of carbon monoxide. >> more icend snow is making it hard for crews to restore the electricity quickly. >> well here at home for the 5th day in a row near record warmth. let's start out with a look outside our doors and what is happening out there, again it is a spare the air day, the winds are light and our temperatures are beginning to turn around, let's take a look at some of those records we may get close to or perhaps even beat at the napa airport the standing record 61, napa expected to warm to 68 this afternoon, concord may tie or or break a record at 66, oakland not today but yesterday they did, hayward you may break a record if you get to 60, san jose not today but yesterday you broke a record. >>> now you will notice an increase in clouds overhead associated with that system, unfortunately it will not bring us rain but will bring us temperatures falling a little bit and hopefully mix up clouds enough to improve the air quality some but the models do not bring us rain through the end of september so still on

the chelsea prince carbon monoxide -- the chp continues to monitor the situation. 500 acres burned and there is no containment. one of the homes destroyed belongs to the volunteer fire chief. ktvu's amber amber lee is there and we will hear from her when we get a signal. weather could make a big difference, our ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the conditions. >> the conditions aren't that massive, upper 60s, humidity in the 17s. it has been dry. a dry year. so the hills are not as moist as they would normally be. in the fire zone the weather isn't playing a major role but what is helping, you see that wind out of the southwest, that wind will increase the humidity into the evening hours, it will drop temperatures as well. that is a good direction. here are the clouds. those are the clouds that were coming in. it is dry. dry season. check out the terrain by the park. you have been down there. that is steep stuff. fire is on this side of the road but that is a tough area to fight fires. you have a lot of brush, it is dry. no rain. the weather is involved but it isn't dr

outgrowing come even earlier than carbon monoxide and especially the polycentric hydrocarbons that were killing workers were found in the 50s. the major cause of lung cancer in later heart disease. >> are these contained? is it the burning of the nicotine? >> it is mainly the burning. the heavy metals that caused cancer at their regard this weather per or not. the cadmium, nickel, the arsenic, which is a middleweight and maybe the radioactive polonium. most people don't know cigarettes are the main way we are exposed to radioactive isotopes. an average smoker will get the equivalent of hundreds of chest x-rays a year just in their smoking. that is mainly from the pesticide or fertilizers put on tobacco. they put fertilizers are on the plan does contain uranium. led to polonium. the same poison that killed a russian spy in london a few years ago was also present in cigarette mouth. that was discovered in the 60s. >> what to cigarettes have to do with the marshall plan? >> welcome rethink of the marshall plan as an effort to rebuild europe. but most people don't know us for every $2 in fo

. >> reporter: one of the biggest concerns is carbon monoxide poisoning. >> we ask that anyone using an emergency generator use it outdoors only, at least 15 feet away from doors and windows, and never, ever, ever in a basement or attached garage. >> reporter: it is equally grim north of the board. at least 100,000 remain without power from terr er froer from t maritimes. in pennsylvania, those icy conditions are being blamed on several multivehicle pileups and crashes along the turnpike. >> it's winter. it's cold. we say it will get a little bit of a warmup, we're talking about just in the 30s. >> reporter: but in spite of spending the holiday in the cold many are keeping their christmas spirits up. dozens of families spent the day in the red cross shelter in lansing. >> it's frustrating. but it's better than being at home. >> nbc's kevin tibbles reporting there. >>> 1.3 million people stand to lose their unemployment benefits tomorrow. congress failed to extend the benefits as part of the fiscal framework. the outlook is uncertain about them being reinstated. danielle, good morning

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. >> reporter: state officials say one of the big concerns is carbon monoxide poisoning from poorly ventilated heaters. there have been at least seven deaths and multiple people sickened by fumes in the u.s. and canada. >> we ask that anyone using an emergency generator use it outdoors only at least 15 feet from doors and windows. and never, ever, ever in a basement or even an attached garage. >> reporter: it is equally grim north of the border in parts of canada where at least 100,000 people also remain without power from toronto to the maritimes. electrical crews continue to work around the clock in frigid, icy conditions. in pennsylvania the icy conditions are blamed on several multi-vehicle pile-ups and crashes along the pennsylvania turnpike. >> it's winter. it is cold. we say it will get a warm-up. we are talking about in the 30s. >> reporter: but in spite of spending the holiday in the cold, many are keeping their christmas spirits up. dozens of families spent the day in the warmth of the red cross shelter in lansing. >> it is a little frustrating. but it's definitely a lot better than

a little bit of haze in the atmosphere with particulate matter and also the carbon monoxide being trapped very close to the surface. we need a good wind today. not going to see t air mass is warming up. in fact, temperatures today 65 in consumer report to 69 in livermore. these numbers are actually averaging anywhere between 7 and 13 degrees above normal for this time of the year. so you might want to head to the beach today where santa cruz is 72 degrees. however, the national weather service has issued a beach hazard statement for sneaker waves and also some very strong rip currents so keep that in mind if you are heading into the water, which by the way that water temperature is a cold 53 degrees. the winds are flat. it appears as if today you can expect the haze in the atmosphere also the rough surf at the beaches. and then we are looking at sunny and dry weather in the forecast all the way through new year's eve into new year's day. the reason is this right here. this is the culprit an area of high pressure. it's diverting the jet stream well to the north of the bay area. that ridge

. >> reporter: one of the biggest certains is carbon monoxide poisoning from poorly ventilated haerts. seven deaths and multiple people sickened by fumes in the u.s. and canada. >> we ask them to use it 15 feet away from doors and windows. not in an attached garage or basement. >> reporter: at least 100,000 people remain without power from toronto to the maritimes. electrical crews continue to work around the clock. in pennsylvania, those icy conditions are being blamed on several multivehicle pileups and crashes along the turnpike. >> it's winter. it's cold. we say lit get a warmup. we're talking just in the 30s. >> reporter: in spite of spending the holiday in the cold many are keeping their christmas spirits up. dozens of families spent the day in this red cross shelter. >> it's a little frustrating. but it's definitely a lot better than being at home. >> nbc's kevin tibbles reporting there. >>> 1.3 million people stand to lose their long-term enemployment benefits tomorrow. congress failed to extend the benefits as part of the fiscal frame work. democrats, aa few republicans, will

. >> carbon monoxide is something we are always so afraid of with these events. >> reporter: lynette miller says to only use emergency generators outside away from doors and windows. >> after six days without power and heat, the temperature inside the danzinger home is a frigid 44 degrees. on christmas morning they lit a fire to keep warm. >> we just all were in our coats opening christmas gifts and just trying to make it the same that we do every year. >> but this year was different. the family shuttled between home and a hotel. they checked in to a few days ago for warmth. >> it's been a nontraditional christmas, for sure. >> reporter: with the holidays come and gone, the family drives back and forth hoping they'll pull up to a home with power. >> it's a little frustrating and a little disheartening to come back. nope, not us. >> reporter: for crew from michigan to maine working in hopes of getting people back into their homes. some may have to wait until saturday for the lights to come back on. >> a lot tougher than i am. that was nbc's kevin tibbles reporting. >>> today is yet an

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after a vermont man's death on monday blamed on carbon monoxide poisoning from using a generator indoors neighbors were also helping neighbor, lending food and equipment. >> saying if we need anything, we can get water and supplies. >> reporter: as for the dozens of crews, the companies northeast utilities say they're glad to lend hands to other power providers through widespread outages even if it means working on christmas. >> in the business we're in, that's important to get the customer back on. it's what we do. >> reporter: we asked some of the line workers if they were disapointed they'd be giving up their holidays with their families and they said, you know what, not really. we know this could have been us in the dark and we'd want the help if that were us. in port smith, new hampshire. >>> one called this the largest christmas week storm in history. across the bay area, people are using christmas as an excuse to give of themselves. spending christmas eve delivering toys or maybe taking meals to seniors on christmas morning. the generosity felt almost contagious. nbc bay area's ch

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. >> at least five storm-related deaths were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. possibly from generators that were not properly ventilated. for the weekend forecast, we're going to get more right now from abc meteorologist, ginger zee. >> there is a brief warm-up. it's going to come along with a coastal storm. mostly rain in the southeast, saturday into sunday. and look at that. it starts mixing with snow late sunday. not so great for travels. and behind that big-time bitter cold for the new year. ginger zee, abc news, new york. >> ginger, thank you. >>> taking a look at the temperatures across the country today. the mercury will reach 78 in los angeles. 30 degrees less in seattle and portland. kansas city will see a high of 43. minneapolis, 36 degrees. >> memphis and atlanta both reach 55 degrees. chicago and detroit's highs will be right around freezing. new york, well, it will flirt with 40. >>> u.p.s. and federal express are still scrambling this morning to deliver late packages that missed the christmas deadline. >> for many customers, the effort's too littl