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>> doesnt feel like christmas to a point but its great for the golfers. >> i have under armor on, sweater on and coat. >> and still feeling the cold? >> still feeling the cold. >> the scariest part of the whole thing is last night listening to the ice crackle and you could hear it crackle and the trees falling. >> trapped and -- >> i have been trying to sign up on-line three weeks now. >> privacy matters. privacy is what allows us to determine who we are, and who we want to be. >> i think phils ...

To a point but its great for the golfers. >> i have under armor on, sweater on and coat. >> and still feeling the cold? >> still feeling the cold. >> the scariest part of the whole thing is last night listening to the ice crackle and you could hear it crackle and the trees falling. >> trapped and -- >> i have been trying to sign up on-line three weeks now. >> privacy matters. privacy is what allows us to determine who we are, and who we want to be. >> i think phils feeling empowered. theres been...

Morning. our coverage begins with abcs alex perez. >> reporter: instead of holiday music, its the sound of generators filling the frozen air in parts of michigan. at one point, more than 300,000 michigan homes without power. crews working around the clock to make repairs. thousands forced to cancel christmas plans and sit in the dark and bitter cold. >> theres no place to stay. a lot of the hotels are closed. a lot of hotels without power. >> reporter: with freezing rain, a 300-foot power line c...

Inundated by water here in garage. we see what was a beautiful leather couch there is a vehicle in the back. if people didnt get out and get their belongings out then its going to be a tough slog just to becoming normal again. very dangerous storm. still a lot of people without power. authorities are still asking people to be careful out there because there are still compromised trees and compromised wires. shep? >> shepard: overall, now topping 100. its 40 in the united states. three of them in...

Died. there is also a man in queens who was in his house when a tree fell. there have been people outside who have been hit by falling trees. so a very dangerous situation which is why people are being told to stay in their homes and stay away from windows. weve also been following whats been going on along the coast of new jersey. hard hit. its where sandy made landfall first. lets go back to cape may, new jersey, where nbcs jay gray is there. how are things looking? we spoke last hour. any cha...

>> tree trimmers, contract line crews, our crews, were really starting -- were going to make a dent in this. >> you know people are not happy? >> absolutely. we get it. >> frustrated. >> reporter: david rutlands refrigerator and his neighbors are full of spoiling food. with gas stations unable to pump. and thousands of people crowding malls and cooling shelters and libraries and schools, word is power might not be back on for many until friday. >> we put a lot of money into restoring or hardenin...

Good morning everyone. most of us do have air conditioning. weve been using it and abusing it. well start this morning with strong thunderstorms rolling through the northern plains, minneapolis, saginaw, michigan, green bay, and claire, wisconsin all areas dodging thunderstorms this morning and people waking up early in the morning. lets go minneapolis. severe thunderstorm warning on the east side of town. more storms building back behind here too so youre not done quite yet. one strong storm we...

The area. there are no planes to close the beaches yet but a close eye is being kept on the waters especially because of the upcoming fourth of july holiday. guys, you know, up in chatham up there there used to be this sandbar that protected one of the beaches there so the sharks couldnt come in. recently, it broke away and its a whole new problem up in that area. >> some would just tell the seals to go somewhere else and they wouldnt have this problem. >> theyre good bait. >> thats true. meanwh...

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Because of the rising floodwaters last night. couple of pulses of storms that rolled through atlanta. at one point over 200,000 people without power. three fatalities from trees falling. the second pulse is moving out. should be a dry day for the atl. our next pulse that will set the stage for potential of severe weather later tonight. 30 to 60 minute delays in boston, atlanta, detroit and salt lake city. flying out today, daytime highs will be in the upper 80s in new york and d.c. theres our wa...