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Tonight bonechilling cold temperatures are giving tens of millions of americans little to celebrate this new years day. An arctic blast thats not just dangerous. Its deadly. Parts of 35 states are under wind chill advisories or warnings with record chill from nebraska to new york. Theres little relief in sight. Tomorrows temperatures again expected to stay well below average across much of the u. S. We begin tonight with nbcs blake mccoy in chicago. Reporter a bitter freeze gripping the country....

Despite the festivities its actually another topic on peoples minds. Thats right. Were here where behind me theres a statue dedicated to those who were killed in confederate wars. While some people have fought to take this statue down, many people are more concerned about the Confederate Flags that fly here twice a year. Reporter its a city of tradition and history. So who better to kick off alexandrias 266th birthday than a town crier . Over 30,000 people picnicked and showed off their dance mo...

130 Miles Per Hour. This is the worst that the storm has to offer as far as its winds. Storm surge is a whole other story. You dont have to be around the eye for that. The story continues to be the within and rain. Its difficult at times to stan because these are Hurricane Force gusts. Tropical storm conditions they will go on all day long. That water five, ten, possibly 15 feet, a wall of water more than twice my height coming from here. Knowing whats coming it is spooky how quiet it is. Tampa ...

Homes and bidses in the southern pa rt homes and bidses in the southern part of florida are now without power and thousands of people are in storm shelters. Irma moved in after causing widespread damage in cuba as it swept through coastal communities and tourist resorts, flooding many areas. Extreme winds and storm surges continued as the hurricane travelled on, hitting the florida keys. Now the city of tampa is among those in its path, while him mist is experiencing intense winds and flooding. ...

It is sunday, september 10th, 2017. And we want to welcome you back to this special edition of today on sunday morning. I am matt lauer with savannah guthrie, as you just heard, lester and al are in tampa, florida, going to check with them in a moment. Lets get the latest on the storm. Heres where things stand. It is a powerful category four hurricane and it is slamming southern florida at this hour, with in some cases 130 Miles Per Hour winds. As you might expect, Power Outages are really wides...

Chaser, talked to him a second ago, he was on the causeway in the florida keys, said those were the heaviest winds hes ever dealt with in his line of work. Right now, irma is right on top of the florida keys. The eye reaching there in the last hour. Sustained max winds remain at 130 Miles Per Hour, making it a major category four storm. In addition to wind and rain, storm surge is another major problem with this one. It could be as high as 15 feet in some places. The storm has lead to the larges...

2017. And we want to welcome you back to this special edition of today on sunday morning. I am matt lauer with savannah guthrie, as you just heard, lester and al are in tampa, florida, going to check with them in a moment. Lets get the latest on the storm. Heres where things stand. It is a powerful category four hurricane and it is slamming southern florida at this hour, with in some cases 130 Miles Per Hour winds. As you might expect, Power Outages are really widespread, hundreds of thousands o...

Come on, boots. Others hunkering down. Even in Car Dealerships as they try to ride out this storm. This is the first time the sheriff ever came down our street. To order you out . Yeah. Cities in the path boarded up. The governor warning people to be on guard. This is clearly a lifethreatening situation. The storm surge comes after the strongest winds. More than 1,000 americans rescued from st. Martin, now sharinging their stories. Some abandoned by hotel staff, facing armed robbers. Our david m...

The win, brunt of the storm came through, about 45 minutes to an hour ago, that is when the eye wall crossed over the top of us. That gave way to a surreal several moments worth sky were blue. Forgive us as we wiped off the camera lens as it gets socked with the rain as you see pelt ing in the back of me. Irmas now 5 miles north of naples. So about 30 miles south south east of fort myers. It is now a category two hurricane. It was every bit category three as it roared a shore sustain winds of 10...

Dark. Downtown miami swamped even though the storm passed well west of the city. On . On floridas west coast, drone damage showing wind gusts of 42 Miles Per Hour, winds were so strong they caused the tide to recede into the gulf of members colorado can you see people there walking up, taking pictures, its an unbelievable site there. This morning, Hurricane Irma will continue to move over the western peninsula before move nook southeastern states. Overnight, Miamidade Police saying 28 arrests ha...