eyes i still kind of see us going through the whole thing. >> reporter: meanwhile, from colorado to kentucky snow and ice are making travel treacherous, causing at least two deaths in iowa. after weeks of being held at bay by the jet stream, an arctic air mass is now plowing south, fueling this brutal blast of winter weather. in chicago over 500 flights were canceled, and the city braced for the heaviest snowfall of the year so far. >> we'll shovel it out, lay down the salt, and hope it goes away by monday. >> reporter: in the east we are still getting rain for now. forecasters say bitter cold is on the way and that this time winter is here to stay. rob and paula? >> yes, it is. whether we like it or not. you can just vacation in the south. >> that's what i'm talking about. snowbird. i'm doing the right thing. >> now to today's forecast. it's going to be windy in the carolinas and the washington, d.c. area as snow approaches the northeast. minneapolis will see more snow as well. sunny in denver.