davis is joining from us boston. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. that ice shelf behind me, that is the charles river.en. much of new england is still trying to thaw out. many of the people we've spoken to had no option but to bundle up and endure these dangerous temperatures. this cold is so extreme, it's being blamed for two people in the northeast freezing to death. the arctic blast closed schools, killed car engines and canceled train service. talk about stopping traffic cold, it's a car in new york city. de-icing it, not an easy job. and neither is this. this crossing guard appears to be frozen in place, but despite the fact that the windchill was more than 20 below in killington, vermont, she only had one complaint. >> my feet are cold. >> reporter: while some can dart in and out of the cold to get to work, for others there's no escaping the deep freeze. so, do you think they should add neither rain nor sleet or cold shall keep these couriers from the swift completion of their appointments? >> well, yeah, between -- between this year it's been a tough year. so, i think, yeah, everything should b