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Chicago. always one of the busiest places. first to meteorologists with the big picture, ian oliver. hi, ian. >> yeah, this is a brutal storm system. the storm is getting stronger and significantly as we move in to the overnight hours. you have this arc of snow here. the cold front from the great lakes in to the southern plains. this mess now that found its way to the mid-atlantic and the northeast. this is a graphic that im calling coming a stormtrack shuns. if the front swept through, you know...

Safely. >> if you dont see snow from the stormy, that combination of bitter temperatures and dangerous wind is potentially life-threatening. all her impacting most of the country paid millions are under some type of windchill alert. >> a lot of the airlines are starting to issue waivers for their passengers. if people can be flexible, they are starting to make those plan because the weekend is really going to be rough. >> forecasters say its the storm subzero temperatures that will have the most...

Thursday night and friday as it approaches the great lakes. snow is one part of this equation as we move forward. these numbers have trended down slightly from yesterday. its the wind and the cold that will really make this powerful storm system so disruptive as we approach the christmas holiday weekend. that being said, its half a foot up to a foot of snow for areas in the midwest, the great lakes. theres some lake enhancement like lower michigan, one to two feet of snow are possible. this is w...

Accusations that this justice department is playing politics. >> well, stick around because well be back to you in just a few minutes. now to the brutal arctic weather shrouding the eastern half of the country. many areas this weekend will be shivering through temperatures near or even below zero. lets turn to the weather channel meteorologist jackie for the complete picture. >> dara, the bitter cold temperatures and dangerous cold across the east continues to grip this part of the country and...

A windchill threat. we have about 140 million people under some sort of windchill alert. with current windchill, it feels like 10 below in new york, 21 below in pittsburgh. look at duluth. it feels like 42 below zero there. so temperatures are cold and goinglisyn, those folks without power, they need to stay warm. thousands of flights cancelled again today. >> oh, my gosh. yes, i can attest its freezing out there. thank you very much. listen to this. a former ethics chief says hes furious afte...

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