columbia to help, there are still neighborhoods like this one that have yet to be touched. many families are waiting it out in packed hotels if they can find rooms. >> survive the storm. >> reporter: the hampton inn is a gathering spot for displaced families like george and marianne and their dog shep. so this is where you're going to spend christmas. >> yep. we spent christmas and our anniversary here yesterday. 23 years. we got to spend it in a motel. >> reporter: charlie's family is making the best of it. >> everyone is having a tough time. we still don't have power. but we don't care, we're together! >> reporter: grateful to have some place warm to stay even if it's not home. john yang, nbc news, east lansing, michigan. >> dylan drier is here to sort all this out. christmas day forecast, lots of problems it seems still. >> it's going to stay cold. the winds are going to pick up in michigan, too. we could see gusts 25 miles per hour.