kimberly: a hypothermia alert will be activated in less than an hour in d.c. you are reminded to bundle up and be aware of the exposure dangers. stay connected to the stormwatch 7 team as the temperatures drop. follow us on facebook and twitter, or download the stormwatch app. this just into the newsroom -- one person taken to the hospital after a fire in the alexandria section of fairfax county. this is the 3600 block of logan court. the house, taken to the hospital, but we don't know their condition. a raging fire in alexandria. breaking news right now, we are hearing detectives are calling it one of the most fissures and violent attacks they have ever seen, and now a suspect has been located -- are calling it one of the most vicious and violent attacks they have ever seen an alley suspect has been located. sheriff's office. one man has been taken into custody for questioning in the brutal attack, identified as 50-year-old david junior washington of spotsylvania, the arrest about 15 hours after the brutal attack. spotsylvania county sheriff deputies and the

hypothermia is also very dangerous. symptoms for that are confusion, shivering, difficulty speaking, drowsiness, and stiff muscles. another big concern during this cold stretch keeping the homeless safe and warm. tim, shelters and other organizations are helping out this morning. it is not fun out there. some outreach workers are heading out to the streets to find homeless people and make sure they're staying warm. groups of workers walked through alleys last night and along train tracks, places where homeless people often spend time. when they found homeless people, they'd take them to warming shelters. workers at feeding his flock, a shelter in west allis, say they're stretched thin right now but they're committed to keeping >> it takes a lot of volunteers and time and money. tim: feeding his flock is staying open around the clock for the next few days providing a warm place for people along with hot meals, sleeping bags and more. this is just one of many shelters in the milwaukee area. for information on warm places

she was in ice cold water and she was afraid that hypothermia could be a danger. she crawled into a corner of the suv that had a bit of room where she could get out of the water and there she stayed for three and a half hours. >> oh, my gosh. >> until a tourist who happened to be going by heard the waterfalls were quite nice, stopped to take a look and spotted her suv in the creek. called 911 and that's when this rescue started to go into effect. >> what luck. what luck somebody stopped to take a picture. look at how forested that area is. certain death if somebody didn't spot her. >> carolyn had the same thought. >> i thought in that moment i was going to die and thought about my daughter, i didn't want to lose her and i didn't want her to find out that her mother died. >> so heartbreaking. it's miraculous that she survived. she wasn't unscathed, though, she did spend a week in hospital to be treated for hypothermia, broken nose, concussion, and soft tissue damage. she said when she crawled up in the corner saved her life. >> it's a guardian angel. people say som

hypothermia is also very dangerous. symptoms for that are confusion, shivering, difficulty speaking, drowsiness, and stiff muscles. another big concern during this cold stretch keeping the homeless safe and warm. tim, shelters and other organizations are helping out this morning. >> it is brutal out there. some outreach workers are heading out to the streets to find homeless people and make sure they're staying warm. groups of workers walked through alleys last night and along train tracks, places where homeless people often spend time. when they found homeless people, they'd take them to warming workers at feeding his flock, a shelter in west allis, say they're stretched thin right now but they're committed to keeping their doors open. >> it takes a lot of volunteers and it takes a lot of time and it takes a lot of money, actually. tim: feeding his flock is staying open around the clock for the next few days providing a warm place for people along with hot meals, sleeping bags and more. this is just one of many shelter

two hikers were recused by rangers after suffering from hypothermia. from the northeast to the great lake as bone chilling plan coast arctic air is engulfing the northern half of country and with the wind chill parts of the midwest and new england could fell like 15 to 30 degrees below zero. forecast bait can take place in a matter of minutes. >> mostly in this situation frostbite and hypothermia which are dangerous to life and him. >> drives in portland, oregon, stuck for hours, with schoolchildren in a hear -- terrify situation. >> i was treated out. i wanted to make sure my kid was safe. >> i talked to people in portland and they were freaking out. the rain we are having here seems like a relief compared to what others are getting. >> for the drought, but it will be so heavy we will have severe side affects. in richmond it is a light rain. we will have heavy rain and wind gusts in the evening. showers near the coast overnight and cooler and more dry breezes tomorrow. the leading edge of the wet weather santa rosa, winds to mt. st. helena. the toes o

have you to cover up you can get frostbite and hypothermia. the next system i'm tracking the weekend storm is getting its act together in the rockeries that is tracking to the west and starts as snow, we'll explain that before the change over in the timing in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. >>> in other news, dillon roof is convicted on all counts in connection with a shooting a north carolina church. the jury took less than two hours to reach the verdict. nine people were killed when he opened fire in the church in charleston and next month the same jury that convicted roof will decide if he faces the death penalty. >>> campus students are on alert after the second armed break-in by an off campus apartment in two months. a man with a gun broke into the house on main street and four temple students were asleep at the time and another saw the suspect wearing a ski mask. he ran off when she called police and now they are looking into if it's the same person that pulled off a heist a month ago in the same area. >>> philadelphia polic

police say a person could get hypothermia in just 30 minutes. now imagine you're in this cold pond, hypothermia could happen so much quicker. that's what police say they believe happened to 67-year-old frances robinson. >> well, it's -- i family. >> sad. because i knew it was cold out. >> reporter: neighbors were sad to hear the news this morning. police say frances robinson wandered away from the home she lived in with family on meadow pond court. sometime between midnight and 4:00 a.m. a family member reported her missing. they say the 67-year-old was just wearing a shirt and no jacket. police found her body in the shallow water burke pond just a half mile away from the home a little after 6:00 a.m. >> i woke my wife up and i go something's going on. >> reporter: neighbors were startled this morning. joseph has lived in the neighborhood for over ten years. >> it was like -- we don't have any incidents around here. >> reporter: but today, police cars were parked along what are normally quiet streets. a helicopter was in the air and k-9 units we

. >> we're thinking mostly in this scenario about frostbite and hypothermia, both of which can be very dangerous to life and limb. >> reporter: in the west drivers in portland, oregon, stuck for hours. it was a harrowing ordeal for north clackamas schoolchildren. >> my feet were frozen by the second hour, and we were all terrified we were either -- our brakes were going to fail and we would go down the hill or a car d >> reporter: and for those waiting for their children. >> i was pretty freaked out. i just wanted to make sure my kid was safe. >> reporter: lana zak, abc news, washington. >> so that wet weather in the west will continue through the day with flooding and mudslides possible. >> accuweather's justin povick is here with the latest on that. justin, good morning. >> diane, kendis, thanks and good morning to you, as well. we're tracking a big system along the west coast. potentially flooding some here along the i-5 and feet of snow out over i-80 at least at 8,000 feet so the passes are going to be nearly impassable. snow will spread out over the plains states heading in toward

is acting their hypothermia protocol. megan mcgrath ms. has more on that. >> i u love the hat. >> reporter: i have to take out all the hats. you really need a hat this morning. you need the gloves and the scarf. if you look over my shoulder, this temperature indicator here dealing with a windchill as well. temperatures much, much below what we experienced yesterday. a little bit of a shock for folks. we have been seeing early birds out and about. talked to one woman who was surprised when she walked out of of her house this morning. >> i was like, it's really blustery and cold. i'm glad i have my scarf around my neck because i can't believe the change of weather. something. it's waking me up this morning. i'm excited a a bt it. >> are you ready for winter? >> i am. just no snow. >> they have activated their hypothermia action plan. that means when the temperatures get below 32 degrees, folks have additional assets to shelters. there's a number you can call. 202-399-7093 if you need information about el seasonal shelters are open from 9:00

protect their feet-if they won't use either of those, put down some straw what are the signs of hypothermia in dogs?-weakness, alertness, muscle stiffness, etc. any other important tips for dog's wearing a collar with up-to-date id tags and a microchip. snow can obscure familiar scents and make it got a question for our experts? email them at ask the expert at today's tmj4 dot com. you can also leave a voicemail. the number is just ahead.. the flaw that has a popular kitchen applaince maker recalling 8 million units..and coming up at 4:30.. winter is hard on your skin.. we'll tell you why moisturizing may not be enough a utah ice cream worker is receiving support from around the world after being fat- shamed by a customer. 19-year-old justine elwood was working at cold stone creamery when a woman came in with her children.she started to make mean comments about justine to went as far to post a yelp review where she called justine "disgustingly obese." the review was taken down, but not before justine's mom posted it on facebook.it quickly went viral.when she arrived to work on saturday... s

tonight, conditions could lead to frost bite and hypothermia. 'hypothermia is a life threatening situation and it occurs when body tempertures drop too low causing shivirning drowsiness and confusion.' 'the cold wind chills will cause frost bite in as little as 30 now coming up at 5 hear what other important safety tips are being stressed during the cold including those that keep you from being a victim of theft. live in west allis i'm angelica sanchez fox6 news steph thanks angelica. we hosted a collection of tips on staying safe, warm and healthy when the temperatures bottom out like they are this week. visit fox6 now dot com or the fox6 news app -- and search "safety information." heartbreak at a sheboygan county college campus. the body of a lakeland university student was found this afternoon in a 18-year-old kaelin kay-lin oneal had been missing since he left his apartment around 10 oclock sunday morning.oneal was freshman and back-up quarterback on the schools football team. dive crews from the sheboygan county sheriffs office recovered o

it will be cold again with the wind chills and so we are talking that the hypothermia lines have been activated. if you know anyone outside that need shelter please make sure you make that call. cloudy for sunday afternoon and rain. i'll have the details a little later, matt. >> gwen, thank you. it sure was a chilly day out. there i saw a lot of people getting their christmas trees. >> yes, this were lines to get into so. lots. >> i bet it was one of the >> feeling christmasy. >> the president-elect had a busy week and he continues to speak to candidates about cabinet positions while a recent phone call is causing controversy on capitol hill. >> and "fox5" gives you critical look at the man who could potentially become the next police chief in the district of columbia. >> and as always on saturday nights we would love to have hear your xheepts, tweet us the address is there on the screen. tell us what you like about the show or maybe a story idea for us tweet us or connect with us on my cookie exchange is super competitive. mine too. i want to go really big with my appetizers. we can

they're reminding residents how 'hypothermia is a life threatening situation and it occurs when body tempertures drop too low causing shivirning drowsiness and confusion.' 'the cold wind chills will cause frost bite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin.' city officials say the most vulnerable are children, the elderly and the homeless. on average there can be between 200 and 250 people living on the streets in milwaukee. transportation has put out an alert ahead of this weekend weather. very cold temperatures and heavy snow could make for dangerous driving conditions. angelica has more on how you can stay safe on the roads. the d-o-t says with the low temperatures and high winds...there is a high potential for black ice -- which can be mistaken for wet pavement. here's what you need to look out for the most. any pavement that looks dark...wet...or like new asphalt. be extra careful in low-lying areas that may have standing water or run off from nearby snow banks. you also under bridges and overpasses...or any roadway that is shaded from the sun. the d-o-t advises against travel

sweatshirt type thinbut when it gets wet, it stays wet and that can lead to cold weather injuries like hypothermia." that article of clothing he's talking about is cotton and shouldn't be the first option when choosing warm items to wear. that's why experts at r-e-i say every single piece of we stores are synthetics.. like polyester, nylon and merino wool. that way when you're getting dressed start with a thick base layer to keep you dry.. then an insulating layer.. then the outside layer to keep out the snow. "the perfect thing about a layering system is you can de-layerone of the cool things about new winter tec it's thinner than ever before. so you won't feel big and bulky while out running bone chilling cold can be particuarly tough on the kids who walk to school. wauwatosa schools open the doors earlier during very cold weather. it will likely be indoor recess for boys and girls today. in wauwatosa the threshold is five below.... and in milwaukee it's 10 degrees or less. as people across our area look to stay out of the cold... some can do so just by showing up to work! pete zervakis is live

i-v warmer is also kept in the amnc crinkling to help gradually warm up someone suffering from hypothermia. instead of giving them room temp fluids we;'ll give them fluids right around body temp. - 98 to 100 degrees - just to slowly start that re-warming and in really cold weather... an extra engine crew will even respond to calls... providing more manpower to support emt's. especially for someone outside having a medical emergency, the ambulance and starting that mic crews also carry winter weather kits - containing extra clothes and gloves - sohey can better keep warm. that allows them to better focus on those medical calls. at the nsfd pete z tmj4 north shore fire rescue says the most common medical calls during the winter... are slips and falls... back injuries - or heart attacks - that happen during snow shoveling. as we start getting more snow and temps drop... drivers to slow down and pay attention on slippery roads. stop." yo"o goodllowindistan betwvehieethea anbehindyo ak youhada e another remier... when you see an emergency or service vehicle be sure to move over... it's state la

that helps gradually warm someone suffering from hypothermia. medical crews also carry winter weather kits - containing extra clothes and gloves - so they can better keep warm. that allows them to better focus on those medical calls. at the nsfd pete z tmj4 north shore fire rescue says the most common medical calls during the winter... are slips and falls... back injuries - or heart attacks - that happen as we start getting more snow-- wisconsin state troopers are reminding drivers to slow down on slippery roads. they suggest reducing speed-- especially in icy conditions-- and to move over when you see service vehicles on the highway. space to stop." "once you are on the roadway and you are traveling make sure you have your cell phone down, turn it off if you need to so you can have your full attention on the roadway itself. keep a good following distance between the vehicle ahead of you and behind you, you need to make sure you have adaquete space to ." law to move over.. to provide service vehicles with enough space on highways. more snow in the forecast this week and colder tempera

conditions tonight could lead to frost bite and hypothermia. weather arctic air settling into southern wisconsin is dip into the single digits below zero. these temps combined with brisk west winds will bring dangerously cold wind chill values of -15 to -25 to the area tonight into thursday morning. a wind chill advisory is in effect for that time. then we turn our attention to friday and saturday where we are forecasting 6 to 9 inches o s this will impact travel so keep up with the latest forecasts as we pin november -- mps's superintendent has solicited public input to a proposed shifting of the schools' calendar. today, darienne driver and dpi superintendent tony evers held a joint news conference with an update. beverly taylor joins us in the studio with this developing story. it's now up to the school board to decide whether all milwaukee school high schools start "it might sound like it's small but it's a game changer for us."milwaukee public schools superintendent darienne driver has a plan to help mps succeed-- but she says it will take

the district has issued a hypothermia alert at 7:00 tonight. josh knight has a first look at the forecast. 30's. we are almost there in rockville right now at 41 degrees at montgomery college. because the cloud cover is in place, it is tough for us to watch those numbers fall too much farther. what is on the way is rain that is starting to overtake areas to our west. fortunately for us, and not if you're ready first of snow, but that is up to the northwest, not an issue for our area. one thing you will see as you look closely, some of this peachy color, pink in elevations could see a little bit of a wintry mix on the ridge tops. around the d.c. area, not a problem. that rain starts to move in later this evening. if you have plans over the next three hours you should still be dry. temperatures are cool. in the low 40's. here is when the rain most in. 5:30 things are still pretty good at 6:30. when we get closer to 10:00, we start to see a few spotty best part -- 5:30 monday morning, everything on the other side of the bay. the rain will be a pro

activated its hypothermia alert tonight. milder weather is coming. but that means rain. ryan miller has a look at the forecast. rain for most, ice for some? ryan: we could be dealing with freezing rain, just plain old rain after midnight for the immediate suburbs in d.c., and that could complicate things for the monday commute. air temperatures, comfortably into the 30's. 39 at reagan international. 37, the good news, we are all and we will remain so for the next few hours. no precipitation right now, but to the west and northwest, lots of precipitation. rain across kentucky is marching our way and will come in after midnight. to the northwest, holding onto temperature is at about 32 degrees, which could lead to freezing rain and cause travel troubles later tonight. we will have the details on a cold blast later that -- later next week. a growing chorus of senators pushing for an investigation into russia's role in the presidential election. >> rush is not our friend. a arm -- they are trying to undermine america. it is a corrupt regime and we need to stand strong. >> it

goosedown but after an unseasonably warm november potentially dangerous cold weather patterns 'hypothermia is a life threatening situation and it occurs when body tempertures drop too low causing shivirning drowsiness and confusion.' milwaukee mayor tom barett is stressing the public follow crucial outdoor saftey tips in the coming days. 'cover those ears...gloves wear those mittens wear those hats again this is all basic stuff' the most vulnerable populations are children...the elderly and those working very closely with our local homeless shelters. our focus is making sure we have enough capacity with some of the warming rooms. ' on average milwaukee can have 200-250 people living in the streets. in an effort to provide shelter ..several warming rooms are opening up across the county. including a new one at feeding his flock in the city of west allis near 81st and lapham. 'make sure to check on family members and friends neighbors... the elderly the disabled and people that have nobody living with them.' this warming room at feed his flock will open up at 7pm tonight if you at home want

dress in layers, be aware of frostbite and hypothermia. check on family and neighbors. and if you need help, always dial 211 for assistance. >> shannon: milwaukee dpw crews have wrapped up their snow removal oti the four-inch rule applies when more or at least four inches of snow has fallen. dpw wants to remind you to check all posted street signs before you park tonight. starting today, you can get a license to plow city-owned allies, just for $10. it's usually 50 bucks. but the city hopes that decreasing the fee will encourage private plow operators to pitch in and help. to hire private contractors. the latest with the forecast on tmj4.com or you can use our mobile app. >> steve: sheriff's office in sheboygan county needs your help to find a missing lakeland university student. 18-year-old o'neal was last seen by his roommate sunday morning wearing a black jacket. if you have any information, call the sheriff's office. the number right there on your screen, (920)459-3112. >>> just one hou president-elect donald trump is supposed to start his thank you event at stair f

hypothermia hot line has been activated. if you know anyone who needs to have shelter just make sure you make that phone call. so definitely cold night. plenty of cloud rolling in across the area and we're talking about a chance of of rain which we need very badly. 42 degrees right now in at mannasas and 39 quantico and fredericksburg 36 and winchester 38 and martinsburg this hour. something in my throat i think. excuse me. let's take a look at national map. you can see all this cold air that is moving its way down here across the region. and that is going to continue to head through. we have a northwesterly wind and that's been pretty brisk for us today. it's finally light you know what we'll have wind chills out there and it will feel colder than it actually s let's look at wind gusts today, folks, excuse me. baltimore at 36 mile per hour wind gusts across the area and in d.c. at 29. sorry i had a drink of water there oh, my goodness. >> keep it together. >> i got a tickle going on. >> somebody takeover? >> we can talk wea

it's hyp hypothermia. >> he's a long way from home. the water was a frosty 32-degrees. special olympics. >> never ceases to amaze me. >> time for the forecast. >> it's a cold one. we have temperatures taking a dip. double scan radar, you can see it's dry. we had a cold front earlier today. the front is knocking the temperatures down as we go through tonight into the overnight hours. we'll show you the picture outside, sky 6 live and hd, looking at a shot of the christmas tree, christmas seven days away. if you are out and about, bundle up with a few extra layers. we had a high of 60. right now, 35. winds out of the northwest at nine miles per hour. we have a windchill of 28-degrees. right now, 35 in the city. below freezing, allentown, 35-degrees. at the coast in cape may, upper 30s in atlantic city and beach haven. there's the front that came through earlier today, sagging to the south and east. right now, we are tapping the northwesterly winds on the backside of the front. they continue h continue to break apart as high pressure falls through the freezing mark, below

when they did get to her, she was suffering from hypothermia, but rescuers believe because of her heavy jacket she was wearing, it prevented her from slipping deep into a hypothermic state. >> lucky, lucky lady. >>> these female shopkeepers in china are not to be toyed with. the first video starts in a store. you see a man come in wielding a meat cleaver. >> she's meetly retaliated. >> sure does, flashlight, hold on there. you see her punch numbers into the cash register. it pops open and she gives him about $115 u.s. dollars. takes the money, she urges him to leave. closes the register, takes the money, shoves it in his bag. >> come on, that's your chance to knock him out. >> he takes off, that was her goal. he didn't completely rob the store, took what she gave him, she was safe. >> meat cleaver, serious damage. get in, out. >> in this next video you see a guy in a helmet standing outside of a jewelry store. >> shifty, look at him. >> he walks in, and this you see he's got an ax in one hand and gun in the other and he starts smashing into the glass. >> how much does he destroy, charit

we are not aware of any fidelity's from hypothermia. those are important measures of success. jonathan: the director says that re people than normal came into the shelters last night. if you see somebody and think they need a shelter, you can be sent and a van will to try to encourage the person to come in out of the cold. stay connected with stormwatch 7, following us on facebook, twitter, wjla.com, and download the stormwatch app. several parts of the country dealing with an early dose of winter weather. a lot worse than we are dealing with. winter storms from the midwest to the northern rockies. up to 10 inches of snow have fallen in minnesota, whitut conditions causing a driver to skid into a creek in upstate new york. sadly, that driver died. firefighters in boston struggled with the windchill temperatures of 15 below as they were battling a huge house fire in charlestown. justice after 14 years. today, a montgomery county doctor was convicted of stabbing a woman to death when she rejected his romantic advances. tonight we are seeing his videotaped interrogation for the f

so frosty, so harsh, milwaukee mayor tom barrett warning everyone about frostbite and hypothermia. >> causing shivering, drowsiness, and confusion. >> the mayor took time to encourage everyone to check on family and friends. >> make sure you are watching out for the people that live near you, the people you >> i wouldn't even know it was cold. >> this funky 83-year-old spent her day at washington park senior center where a few warmed up...with a workout. but we're told this exercise class is missing a lot of people. >> what kept them away? >> i think the cold weather. center. the mayor also warning if you're driving to keep your tank at least half full so you won't be stuck outside or in a home that isn't heating up. >> they could be at the house and need help. >> with the dangerous cold sticking around, this city will continue to keep warming centers hope. in milwaukee, today's tmj4. >>> a windchill advisory kicks in later tonight. make sure you bundle up before you head outside. cover any exposed skin, that includes your keep, basically. minimize the time you spend outside. if you'r

. >> rescuers say when people fall through hypothermia setsin. >> the national service ges guidelines, 4-inches for walking. >> there are certain don't subscribe to those. >> rescuers on this tragic scene hope others will listen to their warning. >> ice is save. no ice is safe ice. i wouldn't recommend being on the ice at any time. >> police aren't telling us who the man is as yet as they have to inform their family. in lake again err a case i today's tmj4. >> the walking bridges have already been pretreated with it on the streets before they put it on the main roads. 175 garbage and recycling trucks mounted with plow blades are ready to go when the snow starts to fall. >>> if we get the higher limits of the snow predicted, we will have a snow emergency in all likelihood. that is declared by the commissioner of public works. in a snow emergency there are posted snow routes. look for those signs again whenever you park. >> now if you are parked emergency you will be ticketed and toed. during snow emergencies some mps schools make playgrounds for overnight parking. list of those schools

'hypothermia is a life threatening situation and it occurs when body tempertures drop too low causing shivirning drowsiness and confusion.' 'the cold wind chills will cause frost bite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin.' city officials say the most vulnerable are children, the elderly and the homeless. on average there can be between 200 and 250 people living on for the complete list of closures-- head to our website-- fox 6 now dot com. and be sure to download the fox6 storm center app-- it's free for apple an android devices. racine police are investigating a crash that claimed the life of a local sanitation worker. angelica joins us from the newsroom with details. racine officials say mark gates was collecting recyclables on his route yesterday morning... that's when a car crashed into his garbage truck. gates was flown to froedtert hospital, where he later died. he was als racine. church members say he did a lot for the community... "he meant a lot to the whole community he wasnt just a city worker he was a father figure to my kids 46 he was an advocate for every child in

i-v warmer is also kept in the amnc crinkling to help gradually warm up someone suffering from hypothermia. instead of giving them room temp fluids we;'ll give them fluids right around body temp. - 98 to 100 degrees - just to slowly start that re-warming and in really cold weather... an extra engine crew will even respond to calls... providing more manpower to support emt's. especially for someone outside having a medical emergency,

knowing that you could go hypothermia, and actually die. >> mr. keeler is now recovering at a local hospital. doctors say he'll likely be home in time for christmas. his wife said this morning he should be coming home maybe as early as tonight. >>> cold in detroit. nice here on the first official day of winter. >> yeah, we started off pretty cold this morning, but temperatures already in the 40s. so it's a pretty mild start. >> this is amazing. >> it gets warmer tomorrow. we're going to be mild over the holiday. >> not like last year in the 70s. >> it was in the 70s and 60s last year. that was crazy. but we are talking about a couple of changes for christmas eve day. i want to go through that as well. taking a look at the cam are -- camera. maybe a little bit of sunshine before the sun sets later pretty mild. yesterday, we only reached 37. winds are going to be out of the southeast. that's helping us get into the 40s, above average this afternoon. average high about 45. we're going to add a couple of degrees to where we are. 50 already for leesbur

have you to worry about frostbite and hypothermia if you head out. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing i'm tracking a weekend storm that will bring us snow, ice and rain. i'll talk specifically on what to expect where you live coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you cecily. >>> all right lets switch live to "action news" reporter gray hall outside of city hall. gray, how are folks in center city handling the cold? >> reporter: jim, extremely cold. i can tell you this people tell me the trick is to dress in lots and lots of layers, when it comes to the fight against old man winter there is not much else you can do. >> tis the season for giving. >> i have extra gloves and hoodies and hats and two pairs of pants on. >> dan says he is out in the cold for hours ringing the bell for salvation army and it's all volunteer work and the cold does not overshadow the mission and what it means. >> i am doing it. >> and these employees with holly bird nursery agree. they say wear as many clothes as probable. for this crew and others with outsi

. >> only information on the man's condition is he was transferred hypothermia, but police believe if the family had paid the ransom, the kidnappers would have let him die in the cave and never would have returned him. thankfully, the police have tracked down two of the kidnappers and they have been arrested. >> make a bet, you've got to stick to your word. >> yes, you do. >> and that's exactly what's happening in this video. >> i promise if the cubs won the world es of my teeth out. >> no! >> you don't bet your teeth, boy. >> no way the cubs would win a world series. they haven't for, like, a century. put your money where your mouth is. i guess in this case he's got his quarterback-like friend all ready to go and the great thing about the video, just as he goes to throw it, kick into super the guy throws the ball and -- >> no, no. you would have to be a brett favre gun slinger to do that. that and his mother would kill him. >> the string would break. it's cute, but i'm calling fake. >> no drop back, please. >> up in the air whether these guys think it's true or not. second one, thoug

. >> but got to watch nights like this hypothermia and frost bite if you're out too long and even though we're deceptively mild, 41. it has not gotten into town yet. it will be i few more hours before we see arctic air rolling into town and we'll have to hang in there with it for a couple days. it's actually piece of polar vortex which is that dome of very cold air that sits over the polls and little piece of that will break off and bring us most cold we have seen in around ear here in six years and colder air we've had so far. we may hit 30 in next few hours but it will be going down during the day and very windy, 29 friday. those are actual air temperatures as you single digit and teen wind chills and again not here yet low to mid 30s north and west and yes keeping an eye on the possibility of some snow showers developing and as the arctic air comes in a few towards baltimore that is expanding over the last hour or so. few more showers developing south. it's possible. if you look close to here you can see maybe in a few more locations some snow showers trying it it develop maybe even i

they're being treated for exposure and hypothermia. >>> to texas, where it's once again safe to drink the tap water. residents had been warn not to drink, cook, or bathe with the water. >>> today is expected to be the busiest mailing day of the year. the postal service expects to seven 12 million customers today who want their gifts to arrive by christmas. some cities, going high-tech might get you more time. the post-mates app can help. amazon's prime now service has two-hour delivery up until christmas eve. >> good up ttips. >>> "rogue one" already helping disney. taking in $155 million over the weekend. another disney film, "moana ts quuz second with $12 million. "office christmas party" was third with $8 million. >>> when we come back, multimillion manhole covers exploding. what caused this? >>> and celebration of the year, a football player donates himself to the salvation army. the reaction, coming up. walgreens presents, a holiday mini miracle. hey! hey! ♪ this is for you. did you really? didn't have too! ♪ getting the gift you almost kept for yourself? now that's a holiday min

[indiscernible] people are suffering from exhaustion, dehydration and hypothermia -- being at the checkpoints for 40 hours. many are being housed in school s. it is still very cold, four degrees celsius at the moment tonight. on top of that, it's largely controlled by lots of jihadists al qaeda.ps linked to it is not a welcoming environment. -- russian bombings in september. the humanitarian advisor to the u.n. warns that it is very possible that it could become the next aleppo. >> stay with syria, turkish airstrikes on an islamic state stronghold cap killed 47 people according to activists. 14 people were among the victims. 14 children were among the victims. vladimir putin says he wants to 's nuclear arsenal, fighting increasing threats from abroad. donald trump responded on twitter, saying that he wants to greatly strengthen and expand america's nuclear capacity. is capable ofia defeating any foe but should be ready for threads at the border, according to vladimir putin who praised the russian army in the face of amongst other things a growing nato menace. with confidence today we are stro

there were issues for rescuers but crews managed to rescue all seven of them, now being treated for hypothermia. >> entertainment world known for her numerous images as her hollywood year. zsa zsa died at age of 99. she had tv and movie rolls into her 90s and she was married nine times. she was in poor health for several years after a car accident, stroke and lung infection. all the race get self-driving cars on the road continues and chrysler is retrofitting minivans with sensor. they are panning with google's self driving company that plans to license their technology to automakers. the new hybrids will start road testing next year. >> there will be dozens of bay area families because of a generous donation, mary minute has -- smith raised $10,000 for toys and bicycles and hour boss matched it and this year they will give around throughs would the of toys this morning in concord, all for toys for tots, the marines will pick up the haul and pick sure that all of the toys make it under bay area christmas trees. >> st. anthony's foundation in san francisco still needs your help with donations th

the pair spent two night in the freezing cold and were suffering from hypothermia. they wrapped them in blankets and flew them to a medical center. >> a warning from a masnasa scientific that got our attention, and bill karins has the snow and coast to coast cold. >> we had snow in portland, oregon, 2 1/2 inches yesterday. and icy roads. the biggest story has been the arctic outbreak. still negative 20 windchills and that's now blowing into the northeast. in the west, a plume of moisture into northern california. flood watches continue. now we'll see everything heading further to the south. we were focusing from medford to eugene northward. look at all the flash flood watchings. in the mountainous areas. 1 to 3 inches. in the valleys, half cascades a sierra. we don't have to worry about the passing too much yet. and it looks like by friday afternoon, this big storm that's been hitting the west will start moving on out. >> just in time for the weekend. bill, thank you. >> she may look innocent, but this woman is one of the world's most infamous international jewel th

lake.officials say after falling in to the water, hypothermia can set in within minutes...anwarn and any other body of water. water.sheriff kurt picknell, walworth county sheriff's dept. 04;55;15 the ice is extremely unstable and given the weather conditions that we have, no ice is safe as we've seen tonigt tonightkristen tagthe name of the victim has not been released, we do know he was in his early 40s. on lake como, kristen barbaresi cbs 58news 3 wildlife officials say while it is very cold..ice is only starting to form so this is an unpredictable time.two inches or less means you should stay safe for fishing and skating. five inches are need for a snow mobile or atv8-12 inches can handle a car or small truck. and the ice has to be 12 to 15 inches thick to carry the weight of a medium sized truck. with snow on the way... the city of milwaukee is bracing for a busy weekend -- making sure plow trucks are ready to hit the road. road.the d-p-w says preparations began earlier this week -- with crews putting anit-icing chemicals on the streets to keep snow from sticking. the d-p-w is re

hypothermia and frostbite a big problem if you're not bundled up. the cold air along with the snowfall is going to continue to push down toward the south. temperatures over the next several days staying on the cold side. ottawa, canada, minus 25 there for your low on friday. buffalo, new york, be looking at some windy conditions, some blizzard, actually, conditions out there. minus 13. dipping down before a relative warmup to minus 7. meanwhile, back toward the east into halifax, if you're in eastern canada, minus 15. so you're also going to be feeling the effects of this cold chill. now, if we go to the other side of the continent out here, we have a different weather system. the pineapple express, animation there. one reason we call it the pineapple express, by the way, is because it originates near hawaii. and then they have this river of moisture that comes across the eastern pacific, comes onshore here into california and brings widespread rainfall. snow in higher elevations expected in some of these areas. maybe some freezing rain in a few mou

. >> reporter: the teenager was treated for hypothermia, and police say the oakland man likely saved the teenager's life. >>> coming up, we know security will be mighty tight when the ball drops in new york city, but what about here in the basis? the preparations police are busy making to make sure everyone is safe when the clock strikes midnight this weekend. >> a bay area cooldown begins today. i'll have a look at what you can expect, and when wet weather may arrive coming up. >>> welcome back to morning's on 2. >> good morning within everyone. pam and dane are enjoying the big holiday week, so you get claudine and frank and some gal named rosemary who said if you want to go out for new year's eve, might bring a winter coat, right? >> that's right. it will be chilly. inland communities will be quite cold as well. we had a nice mild afternoon. at least most of us. that's going to change. we begin the cooldown

a woman died of hypothermia in st. paul, minnesota. lake-effect snow made for treacherous travel in michigan and more snow is on the way. near buffalo, new york, folks had to deal with whiteout conditions along the snow-covered roads. chief meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says this arctic blast is only the be the story. so a lot of cold air to go around as we have windchill values 15 to 35 degrees below zero. down to the spine of the appalachians into north carolina. a lot of cold air to go around. this is what we are looking at this morning. the harshest air across the upper midwest and great lakes. by the time we move toward friday morning, that coldest air will be across new england where the windchills will dip below 20 below zero. soaking rainfall across california today. right on down into southern california, as well as quite a bit of mountain snow and that looks like 2 to 4 inches of rain for much of central and northern california and 1 to 3 feet of snow across the sierra. mp need -- much needed. there will

from frostbite to hypothermia and everything in bebetween, -- in between, the cold weather is serious business. >> i'm going to target right now, and i may have to get long underwear, but i'm preparing for it. >> reporter: even the ones from a sunnier place. >> we are from jamaica and used to 80 or 90 degrees this is out >> reporter: when they wake up, layer up, and head out the door, at least one person will do it with a smile. >> christmas is coming, and i'm happy. i don't care about the coat! >> reporter: i'm from georgia, and i'm admittedly a wimp when it comes to cold weather. i wish i had core a scarf tonight, and i plan to wear a big one tomorrow. >> don't worry, ellison, i'm from michigan, and i'm a wimp. join the club. you can follow the latest overnight on our wusa 9 app. we have live radar to track the dusting of snow. >> how to a story you will only see on wusa 9. a dc public schools employee arrested last week on drug charges was connected to a scheme to sneak tens of thousands of dollars of cocaine into the country by crui has the court documents linking rita gray's arre

. >> if it is 40 degrees below our raining, you run the risk of hypothermia. >> reporter: for those with roofs over their heads, there is another set of worries. former plumber howard gibbs said now is the time toin late exposed pipes and if you can't cover them up, keep your water running overnight or face the possibility of busted pipes. >> you don't want to take and repair something. it is easy to spend a couple of dollars and cover it up and make sure it is insolated versus 30 or $40 for copper pipe that is broke. >> and water your plants now. >> and if you have plants such as succulents, citrus, anything that is tender, you definitely want to cover it it with frost cloth. >> reporter: anderson suggested spraying them with a plant protector. >> spray when the temperatures are about like this, not when they are freezing cold. and this will hold in the moisture. >> reporter: now back out here live at the trinity center, people need to register here and be screened before they could go to the overnight shelter. but they want to remind everyone, you could call the 211 hotline for more in