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Areas that have been hit by the ice storm a few days ago. >> our coverage continues with our accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey. hey, jim, good morning. >> good morning, john and rina, tracking snowfall this morning. most of it fairly light. moving across lake michigan and tracking eastward as we head through the early-morning hours. for most of us a nuisance event across much of pennsylvania, new york in to southern new england. light snow, a coating to an inch or two at most. overnight that...

Chicago almost 20 below zero. the coldest christmas eve in nine years here. >> what do you got. >> reporter: what have you got? rattle them off for me. >> under armor on, sweater and coat. >> and still feeling the cold? >> still feeling the cold. >> reporter: near cleveland, a 40-car pileup closed a stretch of i-90. and in kansas drivers spinning out and into ditches. in minnesota and parts of the upper midwest, temperatures dropping to a bone-chilling 30 below zero. in minneapolis, even the hol...

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And power. and temperatures dropping many havno pt go some shelters provided not only a safe place to get warmth but hot meals and showers. only about half of the customers that lost power this week have had service restored. thearct keeping dozens of states in a deep freeze this morning. >> we get the latest from accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. a cold christmas expected across the north and east. these ecte morning temperatures. 12 in chicago. 8 in minneapos to minus...

>> i came here to reach out. >> i have six kids. they get upset because we are sleeping in the basketball court. >> reporter: torontos mayor came to see the conditions for himself. >> pretty comfortable considering, better than sitting in a freezing cold apartment. >> reporter: for many theres no anticipated end to the power problems. >> my caution is lets plan for the worst. im encouraged in the progress we have made today. >> reporter: hoping to speed up the pro-process the city has asked more...

Not before many spots picked up significant ice in the bangor area in maine. thats out of here. behind it, colder air moving in. this graphic compares sundays highs to what we expect to see today. huge changes. 72 sunday in pittsburgh. today only 28 degrees. colder air moves in. we will see light snow. not likely accumulating in some spots but will squeeze snowflakes out of it, appropriately so for christmas eve and perhaps new york city in to philadelphia staying dangerously cold across the upp...

>> this time in december you never get to have a short sleeve day, and were out here enjoying it. its just great, beautiful. >> doesnt feel like christmas to a point, but its great for the golfers. >> wow. >> really was amazing. felt like summertime. truly. >> it was nice. if you didnt get your shopping done, unfortunately, it is just going to get worse from here. this part of the country. and for millions the commute could be messy with downpours and freezing rain. >> the coverage continues at ...

>> reporter: good morning, john and diana. seeing soaking rainfall today as the air is moving out of the north and west. record warmth in place through the weekend as the air masses collide here. rain stretching from boston to new york city, d.c., philadelphia. we are going to see more in the way of freezing rain across portions of new england, and that rain stretches further southward along eastern seaboard to the gulf of mexico. john and diana, back to you. >> all right. jim dickey at accu-wea...

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Flashes lit up the sky as transformers began to explode. >> is truly a catastrophic ice storm we have had here. probably one of the worst we ever had. >> reporter: hundreds of trees have across towns and cities caved under the pressure of the ice. most landed on hydro lines leaving hundreds of thousands without power. torontos emergency services 311 and 911 had been inundated with calls. the mayor says a state of emergency could be called in the days to come. extensive damage. it could be days b...