those roads could get even more dangerous as temperatures dip to the single digits. that bitter cold air is also gripping the northeast, keeping the coast guard busy breaking a thick layer of ice in connecticut. you can see the crew right here chipping away at a frozen river. the area is actually getting hit today from two directions. accu-weather's stephanie olmo has the latest. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, reena and t.j. we are dealing with an arctic front producing snow showers. it will continue to track east producing minor accumulations. one to three inches is expected in the northeast area. as this continues to track east, we are keeping an eye on a second storm system coming in from the south. this will eventually combine with the first one, producing heavy snow across the eastern sections of maine and plunging temperatures causing for slick travel. reena and t.j., back to you. >> thank you so much. government regulators say in order to keep the internet from being taken over by big business