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Trough in the east pushing farther south. thats why those areas got hit by cold weather from canada. >> they are associated with that one-way pattern so they are connected in that sense. >> reporter: experts say that no of the jet stream thats driving those severe weather patterns into the south and dumping piles of snow here in the mid-atlantic is also slower moving this year than in youre past. holding those severe weather patterns longer over this area and in places like great britain which c...

Iced over for the first time in 20 years. the buildup forming ice caves. >> these were something special. ive never seen anything like it. they were as big as a garage. >> reporter: so many people in different regions said theyve never seen weather like this winters. over the past week weve reached a point where 49 out of 50 states had snow on the ground. weve seen so-called thunder sleet. captured in this ireport video from a backyard deck in grand meadows, new jersey. but also a punishing drou...

And yes that same wave pattern is what made it almost summertime in sochi. why is it all so slow moving this year holding those severe weather patterns over us longer? >> nast an area of research that were currently investigating. we dont have a clear cut answer to that question. and if we did, we would have a much more skillful prediction in the longer time scale, say, out to 1 to 2 months. >> reporter: another mystery? whether this is all connected to climate change or not. theyre still trying...

Usual, which led to a trough in the east. thats why those areas got hit by cold weather from canada. >> they are associated with the long wave pattern, so they are connected in that sense. >> reporter: experts say the flow of the jet stream thats driving the severe weather patterns into the south and dumping piles of snow here in the midatlantic is also slower moving this year than in years past holding those severe weather patterns longer over this year and in places like great britain. which c...

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Arnie duncan. he was in new orleans and he made an incredible pass. look. who knew. did you know arnie duncan could play? >> i didnt know he had those moves. >> duncan scored 20 points in pulling down 11 rebounds. smackdown. he took home the mvp award. he was a former co-captain. that explains it. >> you knew he had to have a basketball background in him to make that pass. >> there you go. theres the connection. the basketball court. i never knew that until now. all right. thank you so much. can...

>> reporter: to the great lakes where 80 plus percent of the lakes were iced over for the first time in 20 years, the buildup forming ice caves. >> these were something special. ive never seen anything like it. theyre as big as a garage. >> reporter: people in so many different regions say theyve never seen weather like this winters. over the past week, we reached a point where 49 out of 50 states have had snow on the ground. weve seen so-called thundersleet. captured in this i-report video from...

Coast which got hit by the storm yesterday, were going to have 62-degree weather. in one part of our state. in another part of our state were going to have a foot of snow. we have to worry about flooding in one part of our state while were worrying about one foot of snow in another part. so its just the great uniqueness of north carolina. weve got a variety of trains and weather patterns all within one state and over 9 million people. >> well, we wish the good people of your state in north carol...

Toobin. thank you for that. and by the way, rand paul on erin burnett tonight at 7:00 eastern. make sure you join erin and her team for that. that should be awesome. i want to take you out to colorado right now. there have been a number of avalanches and deaths in colorado over the last couple of days. what youre looking at right now is a live picture in summit county, colorado, where, as i understand it, a lot of the engineers and safety experts who work mountain parks and mountain issues oft...

The roads and putting materials on the roads. but it only takes one or two accidents in metropolitan areas to block a major highway like i-40 or i 77, which intersect in our state. so we are dealing with abandoned cars in certain areas, namely the raleigh-durham, greensboro, and charlotte arias, and we have a plan to not only clear the abandoned cars for tonight but also help people get out of them and deal with it. people not even going to the duke/carolina game tonight. i encourage others not ...