wcbs reporting for us. >> the extreme temperatures are causing a different set of problems. elsewhere in the northeast, firefighters in boston were trying to put out a blaze. in minutes, the water froze after they doused building building. their uniforms even froze on them! >> let's check in with meteorologist allison chinchar who hat picture there to see if it will get any warmer. >> it will but it wasn't perfect timing for them because take a look. these are power lines that you see here. it looks more like elsa of "frozen" got a handle of them and coated in ice and so were the fire trucks and the officers. it was just about everything within a nearby radius including cars that were parked on the street because those temperatures were so cold. the problem is the cold temperatures are going to cause a different icy scenario in a different portion of the country, namely, around the midwest. we have a winter weather advisory in cincinnati, st. louis, indianapolis. the main concern here is ice