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That just cripple d portions of north carolina. were talking half an inch of ice accumulating on power lines, on tree limbs, and within the sc landscape, within this area, some of the national weather service tweeting photos. they said they could physically hear, as the wind blew, it cracked some of the -- they could hear the cracking from the ice breaking on the limbs and within the power lines, as well. what a scene. temperatures still below freezing here, so that means the ice still remains o...

Parts of this storm. good news, because obviously, sunday morning, people heading to church, perhaps, wont have to interact with too much ice on the roadways. you start moving out of the metropolitan areas, thats where we start to see the potential, at least, for a quarter up to half an inch of ice. heres a look at the larger, broader perspective. you can see some shower and thunderstorm activity across the deep south. were getting the warm surge of air from the gulf of mexico. temperatures are ...

The watch is in blue. the warnings in pink and we have an ice storm warning. thats going to be a big story tomorrow, tonight into tomorrow. 66 million people impacted by these alerts. the only silver lining, i think, is its a holiday weekend so hopefully a lot of people will be able to clean up and stay home on monday. but this is what the snowfall looks like. well start with cold side of the storm. we could see anywhere from 6, 8, 9, up to a foot of snow where you see pink and purple, locally, ...

Freezing rain. and that really is a concern because all along icing has been something that we have been worried about, even a quarter-inch of ice on tree limbs and powerlines. and then you factor in some strong wind gusts and we could be looking at widespread power outages. the main utility company here duke energy saying that up to 150,000 customers could potentially lose power for days. the road behind me is snow-covered, it is slick. were also hearing reports of spin-outs on highways. >> tra...

Low pressure system. it looks like mother nature is about to bowl a strike across the southeast. it is certainly cold enough to snow in many locations. at least at the surface of the earth. but the origins of the air mass where this moisture is being drawn in -- the gulf of mexico to our south -- means that warm air is invecting into the southeastern portions of u.s. at the middle levels of the atmosphere. this complicates things for meteorologists and for people who live within this area. becau...

Russian occupation. >> reporter: the u.s. says it will give russia a written response to its security concerns next week. today, secretary blinken did not rule out a meeting between president biden and president putin. norah. >> odonnell: holly williams inside ukraine for us. thank you. now to that major storm. more than 60 million americans woke up to bitter cold temperatures, and for some parts of the country, things are about to get worse. cbs lonnie quinn joins us now. lonnie, this is a rare...

Earlier today right before the sun came up and it froze almost immediately on to tree limbs, chairs and tables in the park, thats one of the big concerns in the overnight hours. another big concern is the ice and the snow piling up on power lines, giving us a repeat of february 2021 when a lot of oklahoma went through the rolling controlled blackouts. we talked to og and e, the largest electricity provider here in oklahoma, servicing under a million customers. they say they are ready this year. ...

Does venture outside, if you get stuck in the snow, its difficult for public safety to get out to you. youre putting yourself at risk, public safety at risk. for those of us who have a roof over our heads, lets count or blessings. if you can stay home, please stay home. >> how about snowplows, how many do you have on the roads right now? >> we have our maximum, which is over 100 for our city, and you know, thankfully, we have a full complement of drivers. we have vaccine requirement for our empl...

Forcefully going after his former boss, president donald trump. pence rejected trumps false claim about the 2020 election, saying he had no right to change the outcome of our election. well get to t s i stom but first, the major winter storm that has battered most of the country this week is now bearing down on the east coast. nearly 300,000 homes and businesses remain without power tonight as heavy snow knocked down tree limbs and power lines from texas to ohio. parts of pennsylvania, new york,...

Dip back into the teens. >> reporter: the massive winter storm stretches from texas to maine. the weather is blamed for one death in tennessee and another in oklahoma. the national weather service confirmed two tornadoes struck alabama thursday, including an ef2 that killed one woman and seriously injured three others. a buildup of ice brought down tree limbs and electrical lines. nearly 300,000 homes and businesses are without power tonight. >> were having to charge our mobile phones in the car...