. >>> a star comes to the rescue of a dog trapped in the icy waters of lake michigan. those stories >>> welcome back. lance arm strong is due in -- armstrong is due in court next month in connection with a hit and-run accident. police reports say the disgraced cyclist hit two parked cars after a party in colorado and initially he talked his girlfriend into taking the blame. eventually she told police the truth and armstrong is charged with failing to report an accident as well as speeding. he's due in court march 17. >>> one of the rescuers says they may adopt a dog that was in the icy waters of lake michigan. a coast guard crew captured the dramatic rescue yesterday on tape. the lab had fallen into the icy waters after shipping through a fence -- slipping through a fence. it didn't have a tag or microchip. if its owner doesn't come forward, the man ho pulled the dog out of the water may adopt it. >>> staples is buying office depot in a deal worth the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your

. >> reporter: tonight, over a frozen lake michigan, we embark on a journey for a glimpse at a true winternt you guys to follow in a single file line behind me. >> reporter: our guide, eric lapaugh, leading us as we trek through the snow to the shoreline. all of that white out there, that's actually water. we're going to head in that direction to find the ice caves we're looking for. one wrong step and we plunge into bone-chilling water. this is the cave right here. the entrance is kind of small. can you see all this ice here. we have to get down to get inside. once inside angry waves now motionless. >> as the waves crash up and freeze it creates these beautiful glowing icicle formations. >> reporter: usually spotted once a decade but with the recent arctic winters, this is the second year in a row the majestic caves form here. mother nature's masterpiece, shining through the burn of the bitter cold. alex perez, abc news glen arbor, michigan. >> alex thank you. and thank you for watching. we'll see you here tomorrow night. good night. good evening. the wheel spins around the world. even in

lake michigan. just caked with ice along lake michigan right now. >> it looks ugly. >> schools closed today across a big chunk of the country from omaha to boston. it's not just driving that is dangerous. you can get hit while standing still. look at the winds? gusty winds hitting trees all over the quad city areas. iowa 11 inches of snow fell. cancelling church services and closing businesses in nebraska. it's a hazardous mess killing at least two people knocking out tens of thousands. heavy snow blanketed there as well. the snow not a problem for everyone though. look at the happy guy with the snowy white beard and wagging tail. these folks in detroit they went sledding. we're going to go sledding down a big hill and love it. >> okay social media pop quiz. what are the four cities in the quad cities? don't google it. tell us at early start. this is a great idea for snow fun last night. he tossed on a pair of skis and hooked himself up to the back of a car and he was cruising along until a local ne

coming up next. >> ♪♪ xñaó5Ñ >> new this morning, the rescue of a yellow lab from a freezing cold lake michiganw made it into the water from northern michigan yesterday. the coast guard sprang into action pulling the lab to safety. the rescue took nearly an hour. the lab was then reunited with her owner. >> aww. >> so, little bit of snow shower out there. hi. >> tam's hair was blocking me. nice hair, though. no, it's good. >> storm tracker 6 -- don't worry about the hair. we're going in tight on this. looks like there's a pretty nice bloom of snow pushing into new castle county delaware and southern chester county farther up north towards coatesville looks like it's not going to be quite as much but if you get caught underneath this is for a little time this morning it's definitely going to show you down as that could put a quick coating on the roads. let's go ahead and go a little bit tighter into parts of new castle county delaware. looks like newark is going get some of this as well. farther up the areas to the north i should say honeybrook chester county, out in the western edge beginning t

the caves formed on the surface of lake michigan.they are formed by wind and waves pushing new ice on top of existing ice. the case can be explored by just about anyone willing to venture out onto the ice. the great are now more than 85% iced over, so those caves will not be melting anytime soon. eileen: that is incredible. you would still have to be very careful. i would be afraid. scott: it's not without perils. eileen: but a very cool phenomenon. scott: nothing like that forming. eileen: no, but we got a good deal of sunsetted -- we got a good deal of snow today. we knew that we're going to get snow, but not quite the intense amount or the duration of snow. from the cold to the snowflakes, piling up quickly, the stormscan now, this system extends all the way from new england back to the mid-atlantic and to the deep south. notice the void in the radar in the southwestern section of the viewing area. we have really noticed a rise in temperatures and a transition from freezing rain to all rain around capital beltway, route 50, southe

new to cnn international but was in the cnn chicago bureau and we had a great view just right on lake michigancome in from the lake effect and it was so intense every time it would happen. >> it has to do with the direction of the wind. so crucial. >> intense. thank you so much. >> welcome. >>> nearly 3,000 texas inmates will be relocated to a new facility after several fires started during a lockdown. on friday prisoners at a federal prison in south texas refused to participate in work duties and complained about medical services. prison official ordered a lockdown. 2,000 inmates broke out of their housing units and went to the recreation area. officers used tear gas to bring the situation under control. what a situation there. >>> greece's prime minister declared victory on saturday after agreeing to a financial rescue deal that will avert a banking collapse. the trouble is far from over. >> reporter: yesterday we won a battle but not the war. the difficulties not just those regarding negotiations and relations with our partners the real difficulties are ahead of us. >> greece will get a fou

that's lake michigan. it looks so cold. i mean it looks so cold. >> schools closed it today across a wide area of the country from omaha and boston. you get. hit while standing still. high winds and heavy snow downing trees in the quad cities area. . that's in illinois. in iowa the blizzard dropped up to 11 inches of snow canceling church services shs closing businesses. heavy snowfall hitting south dakota with rused visibility. heavy snow not a problem for everyone. look at had this dog. he seemed to make out just fine. these folks in it detroit made the best of a snowy situation even skip ingping the super bowl for a chance to sled down middle mount hill. >> another detroit area man thought he had had a terrific idea r for the snow. look at that. strapped himself behind an suv and went for a ski. he was going along pretty well until a local news station spotted him, broadcast it live. the local mayor who was being interviewed by the station was not impressed. did not like it one bit. he called police to track this guy dow

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a group of very brave souls in milwaukee stripped down to bathing suits to jump into lake michigan. it was so cold that emergency responders were there on hand to make sure the event was safe. air temperature with wind chills, below zero. >> being in the water is the warmest place to be. lake michigan is 34 degrees, it's not being in the water, it's when you come out. >> there is a good cause behind this crazy polar plunge, the money raised goes to special olympics in wisconsin. >> mr. we wanted to give awe round robin view -- ocean beach, look at all of the people out there enjoying the warm weather, the surf is high. waves up to 10 feet at ocean beach and other beaches in the bay area, a lot of people are enjoying the weather. look at all of those folks out there. laying around, enjoying the beautiful temperatures and warm weather we have had in the bay area. i think we'll go to one more place -- looking at market street. the sunshining through the high- rises. beautiful day and people are loving it out there. >> this weather is incredible. i am so happy to have 73 degrees and wal

. >> a lucky labrador was rescued after falling into an icy northern lake in michigan. u.s. coast guard the dog will live to see another day. on tuesday a group of officers spotted the poor pup in lake michigan fighting for his life in the freezing water. two of them even jumped into the water. that rescue took just under an hour. finally the lab was reunited with her owner last night. lucky dog. that's a cold body of water. >> happy dry dog. 5:57. all new coming up an update on the shooting of two men in berks county yesterday. one of them has died and the family is calling for justice. >> flames shot from the deadly crash site where a packed commuter train flood an suv north of new york city. we'll have more on that when "action news" continues. what's with the suit? oh, i had to go to the bank. if you look legit they give you special treatment. seriously? seriously, yeah. the banker dude set up my checking account so if i make one deposit a month, no monthly maintenance fee. special treatment! citizens bank, right? yep. you know they do that one deposit checking thin

ice caves have formed on lake michigan. the extreme cold is the result of a shift southwards part of the arctic weather, the polar vortex. researchers studying the effects say it may be linked. >> the challenge the polar ice cap of a planet to behave differently. >> snowy expanses are deceptive. this winter has been the sixth warmers since records in the u.s.a. began. as the east digs out of the snow. the western half is experiencing mild weather. some cities are on track >>> it's oscar times thousands are making their way to the biggest red carpet in hollywood. on the eve of the ceremony phil lavelle explains. >> reporter: you could say three file downloads starred it. you remember the industry. the down loads is the future. that teems to be giving hollywood a bit of a headache. here is something you do. you pay your monthly fee, download as much as you want. job done perfect. they stream pirated music. watch them. as for the people that sit at home, are they acting illegally? that's a tricky question. >> it's not illegal

lake michigan is more than half covered with ice. the second year in a row that much of the great lakes have been frozen over. >> it is cool to see how the waves form. it looks like mountains. >> reporter: on the hudson river in new york city, the ice is starting to melt. now that record breaking low temperatures temperatures have thawed. some new yorkers say this winter is going to the dogs. >> they love to play in it. >> reporter: the storm is clearing out of most areas by sunday morning. wendy gillette, cbs news. >>> 80% of the great lakes is frozen over this year. >>> this is a yellow alert day. now, here is wusa-9's first alert weather. >> all the snow day, the rain coming in, what are we left with on sunday. >> a lot of places it will be a slushy mess, especially as you head further east of the i-95 corridor, where they did not get as much snow. the rain will wash away the snow fall accumulation. there will be snow to the worth and west. some got close to a foot of snow. when the rainfalls on top of that you get the thick layer

this is a lake effect snow going in right by grand rapids coming off of lake michigan. this can be very entrance, no really big organized system you get these lake effects snow you get those, and a balmy 10 in grand rapids. and keeping an eye on that, might filter in a little later. and this system will give us a little breezy pattern as we head towards the weekend, everything looks quiet, end of the month, though, one forecast model continues, there is a westerly breeze, get upper 50s, coast, bay side, low 60s, but a few upper 60s to 70s all depending if that fog burns up. if it does, you can add a few degrees, if it doesn't, it will be right in there. looks warmer for friday and a cool breezy pattern in the weekend. looks very wet early march,we'll see. >>> 4:50. protecting teeth or putting people at risk. the controversial issue in one north bay city that has chrisings fighting back. >>> first from red envelopes envelopes -- as we welcome to year of the ram. . >>> welcome back everybody, time now is 4:52. police in heyward have arrested a man in connection with last w

in the midwest ice caves have forked on the frozen waters of lake michigan. the snowy cold weather was a hot topic at the annual governors dinner. >> it looks like the weather has cleared up enough that there not be a pajama party in the blue room tonight. >> president obama will sit down with the governors. california governor jerry brown not attending the conference. the chair of the national governors association says the discussion will likely focus on the economy, education, and infrastructure issues and avoid other issues such as immigration, obama care, and the budget stand off. >>> the department of homeland security will run out of money by the end of the week unless congress can come to an agreement on a new spending bill. it's a stalemate over president obama's executive actions on immigration. republicans say the president over stepped this authority and they want a bill that excludes funding for his immigration plan. democrats are pubbing for a funding bill -- are pushing for a funding bill with no restrictions. >> we should have the debate about

in lake michigan the extreme cold is part of a shift southwards called the polar vortex. researchers at rutgers university studying the effect of weather change say there may an everyone. >> you change the polar ice cap of a planet the planet behaves differently. this is deceptive because this is the sixth warmest winter in the u.s. while the east digs out of the snow, the west are tracking the warmest februaries on record. >> the countries opposition leader wants people there to renight and resist government plans to crackdown on dissidents. and they say that the mayor of caracas must be released. accused of plotting a coup with the help of the u.s. >> these are allegations we've seen with the maduro government. the allegations are ludicrous. the venezuelan government should stop blaming the united states and others members of the international community, the united states is not promoting unrest in venezuela, nor are we attempt to do so undermine venezuela's economy or it's government. >> two men accused of trying to kill the bolivian president six years ago say they're

minus 8 degrees there as the ice forms over lake michigan. >> here's something you don't often see in florida. hat, gloves scarf, heavy sweater. temperatures in the mid 40s in miami. here's bazi kanani with more. >> reporter: record-breaking cold this morning from snowy new england all the way down to windy five. >> reporter: florida's citrus rowers nervous about a possible freeze, constantly checking the crops. across the south, concern ifs drivers unaccustomed to icy roads. at this intersection car after car spinning out. >> whoa whoa whoa. slow down slow down. >> two people lucky to survive this crash in michigan. thousands of calls coming in around the country. 4,000 in washington, d.c. in the last ten days alone. one such call to rescue these pups stranded on the ice in revere massachusetts. >> they jumped over the fence because the snow's so high. >> reporter: for anyone spending time outside, new warnings about the risk of frostbite, which can set in within minutes. >> your eyes start to water. your toes are numb. it's hard to take a breath. it hurts. >> reporter: the dangers i

kevin tibbles on the shores of lake michigan tonight. miguel almaguer before that in boston. all of this brings us to al roker who is here with us in the studios. what do you got going on? >> i wish i had better news, but i don't, brian. here goes the snow. it's finally moving out. that's the good news. new england may see another 3 to 6 inches parts of eastern maine may pick up another 9. and to add insult to injury cold air. omaha, ten degrees below average when we get into thursday morning. chicago, minus 1. detroit, single digits at 8. and this moves into friday into the northeast, 6 in new york, 4 in boston, zero in buffalo. here comes a low pressure system riding along the jet stream. it brings snow into chicago, st. louis an icy mix even further south. and then by thursday afternoon it's off the coast and bringing snow. how much? it's still a little too early to tell, but this could be another potential big impact storm, brian. >> exactly what we don't need, exactly where we don't need it again. al roker here with us in the studio. al, thanks. >>> now we turn to this g

more than half of lake michigan iced over 85% of all the great lakes. >> meteorologists warn that could mean we're in for a cooler than average spring. good morning, justin. >> reena and ryan thanks. the north shivering on this tuesday morning. but the southeast on the other hand dealing with rain and also wet snow. slippery travel along 40 from asheville to raleigh. south a wintry mix from columbia and all the way toward i-10 as a chilly rain and there will be travel delays associated with that. look at the cold to come. again, tuesday right that late week. reena and ryan back to you. >> thanks justin. another winter concern, road salt used in the recent snowstorms has made its way into the water supply near philadelphia. yeah road salt. >> yes, residents in several towns have complained that their drinking water tastes salty. the water company acknowledged runoff of the road assaulting is to blame but officials insist the water has been treated and is safe to drink. >>> well in washington a compromise could be in the works to resolve a standoff over funding for the department of homel

. >> they took a dip in lake michigan. snow there and temperatures yesterday in the 20s all day.ll though made it feel like sub zero temps. >> rob, bring us back to reality. >> stepping outside there is the polar plunge. 60 tomorrow. slight chance of showers in the south bay. hope we can see that coming up tomorrow. >> "nbc nightly news" is next. more local news at 6:00. >>> on this saturday night, no end in sight. this brutal and deadly winter weather, the dangerous cold and ice and now fears of flooding as yet another big storm and deep freeze on the way. >>> off track, on the eve of the daytona 500, the driver nicknamed "the outlaw" remains suspended tonight. kurt busch the latest high profile sports figure accused of domestic violence. >>> exit plan. will the u.s. slow down its withdrawal of american troops from afghanistan? today's surprise comments from the new secretary of defense. >>> and good question, a place where they still search for answers the old fashioned way. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, substituting tonight peter alexander. >>> good evening.

in the channel locks lake michigan. the dog had fallen in after slipping through a fence.d no tags. one of the rescuers may adopt the dog if the owner doesn't come forward. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," the surge in oil prices rallies the markets and a special offer for fans of the "pretty women." jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, alison. oil prices surged yesterday, jumping more than 6%. prices have gone up 19% in four days as producers canceled exploration projects and cut the numbers of oil rigs. that jump in oil price has led to a big day on wall street. the dow climbed 305 points, the s&p jumped 29, and the nasdaq ended the day 51 points higher. >>> toyota will pay $11 million to victims of a deadly 2006 crash. a jury in minneapolis rule thad a design flaw in its 1996 camry was partially to blame for the accident. three people died and two others were seriously hurt. jurors also found fault with the driver. >>> merchandise from "frozen" is helping disney keep the magic alive. the company reported a 19

and what locals have called ice caves have form odd lake michigan. extreme cold is the result of a shift southwards of part of the arctic weather system called the polar vortexes, researchers at rutgers university studying the effect of climate change on weather patterns say there may be a link. >> you change the polar ice cap of a planet and it the planet we a differently. >> reporter: yet the snowy expanses are deceptive. meteorologically this winter has been the sixth warmest on record in the usa since records began. in fact, even as the east digs out of the snow the western half of the u.s. is experiencing unseasonably mild weather. some cities on track to record their warmest february on his record, al jazerra. >>> russia is raising the prospect of cutting off gas surprise to ukraine. prime minister dimitri medev pete putin on friday and warned ukraine has only pays for enough gas to last just a few more days. >>> there has been more shelling near the boarder between myanmar and china. fighting has been going on for two weeks between myanmar's a

said "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] coastguard crews pull a labrador from the icy waters of lake michiganlet's she you video of the rescue. dog has fallen in after slipping through a fence. after pulling the lab to safety crews brought the dog back to the station's bet both house, to warm him up. he didn't have any micro chip or tags on him. one of the rescuers may a adopt the dog if the owner does not come forward. >> good job. >> good job indeed. >>> lets get our traffic and weather together with katie. >> good morning, ukee. hi everyone. we are finding a a couple flurries a across the board this morning, that is courtesy of us being on the southern most edge of the disturbance. you can see anything we have had had has been really light. we only mention because we might see it otherwise, it is not the a huge story. we are looking at cloud and sunshine and more seasonal day. overnight into tomorrow morning, different story, we have a next round of light snow, general coating up to 2 inches for far northwestern suburbs, lehigh valley and poconos, expectations through tomorrow morning. spe

minus 8 degrees there as the ice forms over lake michigan. >> here's something you don't often see in florida. hat, gloves, scarf, heavy sweater. temperatures dipping into the mid 40s in miami. here's bazi kanani with more. >> reporter: record-breaking cold this morning from snowy new england all the way down to windy florida, where beaches are empty and tourists are bundled up. >> one, two, three, four, five. >> reporter: florida's citrus growers nervous about a possible freeze, constantly checking the crops. across the south, concern for drivers unaccustomed to icy roads. at this intersection, car after car spinning out. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. that's going to be a wreck right there. >> slow down, slow down. >> reporter: in michigan, two people lucky to survive this crash. their car pinned beneath a semi. thousands of emergency calls coming in around the country. 4,000 in washington, d.c. in the last ten days alone. one such call to rescue these pups stranded on the ice in revere, massachusetts. >> they jumped over the fence because the snow's so high. >> reporter: for anyone spending

and-7 degrees with a windchill, much colder than that and wind chills, and i have to see along lake michiganthe entire great lakes are frozen over second time that has happened, the second consecutive year for that happen. first time that happened since the 1970s. kids are making school, a tough year in chicago. it is supposed to get to the team this afternoon. this weekend or rather tomorrow we will get a little bit of a break, it will be in the spring time temperatures of 20 degrees in chicago down to single digits. stuart: we are getting messages from fargo, north dakota that didn't like your report. you may remember the american made movie, documentary, look back the glory days of manufacturing, a new nationwide initiative has been announced to put manufacturing into the classrooms. who is behind it? john ratzenberger. you have had some success. the announcement was this week, georgia is going to do something. >> yes. three entity stepped up, clyde strickland metro waterproofing to enable us to handle $1 million check to the governor of georgia. they will institute a first-ever program i

across the country, the epic cold is creating epic scenes from lake michigan, to this icy outline of a jeep in north carolina. and tonight, more trouble on icy roads from virginia, to michigan. two people surviving this crash. their car pinned underneath a semi. all of kentucky's salt in stored in 25 giant vaults like this one. but when the temperature sinks be degrees, all of this becomes ineffective. here in louisville where it was minus 3 today, concerns of frostbite. >> it hurts your fashion and nose and everything. >> reporter: for perspective, we went to the coldest place in america. cotton minnesota. negative 43 degrees. where megan's the postmaster. >> any skin that's exposed feels like pins and needles. your toes are numb. it's hard to even take a breath, it hurts. >> reporter: in conditions like these, the early signs of frostbite can begin in seconds. to protect yourself limit your skin's exposure. drink plenty of fluids and stay hydrated. so cold david, that folks have been fishing chunks of ice this thick off of the ohio river here. it's only going to get worse for milli

well, it was so cold most of lake michigan froze over. it was so cold that niagara falls froze.eports of climbers there yet but they are climbing the waterfall in north carolina. it was so cold the harland city, kentucky police department suspected it was the work of queen elsa of arendelle. if you saw "frozen" you can get that then explain it to me. meantime it of the so cold in washington where cloudy skies can bring the city to a halt that temperature dropped five degrees coldest weather in 120 years here. that would have been a heat wave for the folks in embarrass minnesota, it was 41 below there that is actually a lake those guys are standing on. it was so cold the mayor of boston found it necessary to urge people not to jump out of their windows. >> a foolish thing to do. and you can kill yourself. >> schieffer: if you wondered why he thought that warning necessary, yeah, it was so cold it made all of us a little crazy. back in a moment. [alarms blaring] ohhhhh... whoa whoa whoa! who's responsible for this?!? if something goes wrong, you find a scapegoat. ...rick. it's wha

. >>> icy conditions and lake effect snow from nearby lake michigan are being blamed for in massive pileup in chicago. the chain reaction crash involved 38 cars and took hours to clear. witnesses say cars were spinning out and hitting other cars from different directions. 12 people were taken to the hospital. but they're expected to be okay. >>> small plane that was in trouble narrowly missed some homes in hayward before touching down on a golf course. pilot lost power shortly after takeoff from the hayward executive airport yesterday afternoon. he managed to set it down on the sky west golf course and one of the wings was damaged but the pilot just walked away without any injuries. a witness who lives near the airport saw that emergency landing play out. >> i saw it flying pretty low and i couldn't figure out why it was so low. i couldn't hear the engine. treed the -- cleared the top of the tree over here and they pancaked this in the middle of the fairway. maybe a little wheelie on the wing and came down and stopped over there. so. >> the faa will be looking into what happened at that go

. >>> the coast guard rescued a g do trapped in the icy waters of lake michigan. >>> he just broke a 1,000-year-old strong man record. >> -- and all that matters. >> "to kill the mockingbird," the book is getting a sequel. >> the new buck is called "atticus finch and the goblet of fire." >> -- on "cbs this morning." >> they could allow three persons to have a baby. >> in the latest story we have a big announcement to make. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" presented by toyota. let's go places. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." federal accident investigators are heading to the scene of a deadly train crash outside new york city. a commuter train hit an suv trapped under the crossing gate. the vehicle and part of the train burst into flames. >> the train was packed with hundreds of riders. six passengers and the suv drivers were killed. another dozen people were hurt. vinita nair is at the crash sight in hall hala about 30 miles east of new york city. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is still a very active accident scene trying to figure o

. >> ice caves have formed on the frozen waters of lake michigan. lakes are more than 85% iced over. >>> almost two dozen families in walnut creek they have been told to pack up their homes and hand in their keys. deadline to evict people right across from the walnut creek bart station it was up last night. but some of them told us they are not leaving. the families are being evicted from a grown up of older homes so a developer can build a new high end apartment complex called the landing. some say they can't afford to live in walnut creek so they are waiting to hear if they can qualify to live in another housing complex. until then there is no other option than to stay in their current homes. >> i don't want to get in trouble with nobody, but where are you going to move? >> it's hard. they want me to make four times the rent. i don't make that much money. i can't. there is no way. >> it doesn't appear there will be any repercussions for the family staying past that deadline. a lawyer representing the family says he is optimistic the landlords will

well it's lake michigan right behind me here. it's about 60% frozen over. they say it's going to be in the 20s here later today, which would be practically tropical when you consider that yesterday we didn't break 7 degrees. subzero windchills here in chicago are making it hard to walk work or do just about anything outside. >> i'm 55 years old. i never felt a february like this in my life. >> reporter: officials from aaa spent much of the day dealing with congestion out on the roads. >> we're very busy throughout the midwest all because of the cold. >> reporter: the brutal weather is being blamed for dozens of accidents. >> assist to covert in a multi-vehicle accident. >> reporter: two people were safely pulled from this car after it crumbled beneath a semi in michigan. in chicago lake michigan started to look more like the arctic sea. >> it's not exactly jam-packed. >> reporter: for justin baumgartner, a manager at chicago's millennium park ice rink this moved at a slow pace. many people here in the midwest are accustomed to the chilly february temperatur

enjoy during the cold is the massive mounds of ice and more cave-like situations on the frigid lake michigan. inside are icicles. # 5% -- 85 -- is it a -- stlagmites. >>> buffalo has shut off the lake effect machine. they have reported lake-effect snow but with the lake covered you won't get snow. we have snow heading our way. the skiers will love that. this is a wonderful winner for you folks up there. once we got past december and the arctic set in. it's fantastic for the skiers. they've be able to make snow. storm tracker 6and mother nature has been helped out. temperatures in philadelphia, 14 degrees it's actually one of the warmer numbers out there. dewpoint 4 winds out of the south. at 7 miles per hour. feels like five below in dover. feels like 3 in wilmington and 4 in philadelphia. feels like 3 below in allentown. and 3 below is the number in lancaster. storm tracker 6 live double scan as we set it in motion, here you go, it's a small little compact storm, but the precipitation is coming down heavily. a nice little thump on the northern portions of the tennessee valley and the ohio v

the only one entirely the united states is lake michigan. mission to go to two canadian commercial vessels trapped by ice in the northern part of lake huron. we're heading there, be there by sunrise tomorrow. the idea to clear the ice so they can continue back to their home port in ontario. they're not in peril or danger but just can't go anymore. that's typically what happens in the winter. anderson, last year at this time very cold winter 70% of the great lakes ice surface was frozen. right now, same week 85% of the five great lakes frozen just like lake huron where we're standing right now. >> and how long is a mission like this? >> reporter: this particular mission is going to be about 20 hours. we expect to arrive tomorrow morning and then head back with the canadian vessels, but sometimes there are 45 coast guards men and women on this ship and it's incredible the sights and the sounds. it almost sounds like an earthquake anderson when you go over the ice. this ice is about a foot deep and about ten inches of snow on top of the ice, but

this is the lake michigan lakefront. you see it. looks more like alaska. a lot of snow fell. rtunately it has just now within the last two hours moved off the lake effect we had out here. it is now back to, well, almost a little bit of sun peeking through. but a lot of snow left. about 18 inches in chicago alone. a lot of drifts, even higher than that. good times in the midwest melissa. melissa: whoof. thank you so much. rick, how is it looking at the airport? >> it's pretty crowded with people trying to find assistance. these lines behind us are not for flight. they're for customer assistance for american airlines. laguardia among the worst nationwide with 604 flights canceled today alone, scheduled in or out. the number nationwide, much larger, 3500 coast to coast. if you add in yesterday and tomorrow, more than 5,000 flights. we show you the board here. you see a lot of red up there all the canceled flights. those are arrivals. if they don't arrive they can't load them up to send them back out. newark is bad. almost 600 flights canceled there. jfk, 140 flights canceled in o

after the delivery headed up north to lake michigan and south on lake huron before getting stuck.sel has literally created a watery path blazing a trail so jackman can follow us and get home safely. a short time after, it got stuck. hollyhock had to go back. but now safe. two of 367 ships the hollyhock assisted this winter and aiding $300 million worth of cargo. >> knowing what we can do to assist the movement of the commercial vessels and the impact to our economy, to keep the products moving, to keep the power plants open, to keep these industrial productions running, it's very satisfying feeling. >> gary joins us now. it's cool. i had no idea these ice breakers are out there in weather like this. it's admirable stuff they're doing. why did that ship get stuck though? did they not go directly behind the hollyhock? >> that commonly happens. one ice breaker, one in front and one in back. sometimes they get stuck. it's not out of the ordinary. they got it working and about 15 minutes away from the end of a 27 hour mission. the two canadian vessels on the canadian side, and we will

. >> to date, you can see along lake michigan it is frozen over. 80% of the entire great lakes are frozen over. gerri: new winter storm is on the way. and a new lawsuit against jim beam. the says popular bourbon says it is not what it says it is. >> age every drop of jim beam twice as long as the law requires for a true kentucky straight bourbon. gerri: all that and more, coming up on "the willis report," where consumers are our business. ♪ gerri: here's the latest message from our federal government, think of mother nature, not your stomach. a government panel recommending dietary guidelines. want you to eat less meat to help the environment, guess what, it doesn't stop there. the panel pushing a tax on soda and sugary snacks. here to weigh in from the cato institute chip, and author dr. david perlmutter, author of the upcoming book, brain maker. great panel. chip, i start with you, i started looking at this, i couldn't believe how much this report, 500 pages from this obscure government committee overreaching tells us not to eat meat because it hurts the environment. is that their conce

state park has been transformed into an ice tower more than five stories tall while winds along lake michigan have formed ice caves on the frozen surface there. >> that's the thing with mother nature. you never know what she's going create. it's beautiful. >> reporter: it may not be art, but the frozen shell of a jeep left in a parking space after the drive pulled out is definitely another sign this is no normal winter. unbearable unless well yeah you have a built-in fur coat. you know which i do not, nor do many of the people here. look record low this morning of 5 degrees. that's happened throughout the week here. in fact they haven't been above freezing since last saturday and likely won't be until this saturday. that's the latest live here in nashville. jay gray back to you. >> stay warm jay. >>> in these super cold conditions remember that frostbite can set in within just a matter of minutes, most often to your fingers, nose toes ears cheeks and chin. and because you tend to get numb bow yao may not even realize you have frostbite. here are the stages of frostbite. these are the things y

. >> reporter: we'll never know why bailey the yellow lab jumped into icy lake michigan but if coasthadn't put on the dry suit and rescue her, would have been a goner. you must have looked like an alien as you approached. >> the dog at that point would have been excited to see even an alien too because he was pretty shook up. >> reporter: it was a bad idea for bailey to jump in, but at least the dog picked a great spot right there by the coast guard station. coast guard staffers were holding a morning meeting when someone actually saw the dog go in. the guards man hit the search and rescue alarm and tim putnam, tethered by a rope went to the shivering dog and the man on shore started to pull them in. >> telling her, we're going to get back and you're going to be okay and telling her she's a good girl. >> reporter: the dog was in the water for around 40 minutes and tim? >> i was definitely pooped. >> yeah boys. >> reporter: it was this video that stopped rebecca mills in her tracks. >> i saw my dog on the news. >> reporter: it turns out going on 8-year-old bailey gotten loose and trav

lake michigan is not frozen solid, you can see the huge chunks of ice that are still floating in these bitterly cold waters. you can see people behind us have started to venture out, sort of the calm after the storm. many schools and businesses are closed because of this record-breaking snowfall. we got more than 19 inches just where i live in just 24 hours here in chicago. as you mentioned, it is the fifth heaviest snowfall we have had on chicago record. i was here back in 2011, so i can also say this is brutal out here. a lot of people are saying how beautiful it is but if you have to deal with it it is certainly a mess. flights cancelled. it had a ripple effect across the winter battered northeast. as you mentioned punxsutawney phil did us no favors today. he saw his shadow. six more weeks of winter. not really thrilled about it but you have to do what you have to do. it is the windy city it's the middle east, that's what midwest, so you just have to bundle up and deal with it. >> stay warm. let me bring in another meteorologist. boston was pummelled in the snowstorm last week. it l