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To plunging temperatures, many schools in north carolina and virginia staying closed today. unbelievably heavy snow and ice too much for some buildings, this gas station in north carolina the awning collapsing, the storm claiming 3 lives, utility crews working to restore power in the region, 70,000 customers remain in the dark. janice dean tracking the latest conditions. >> record-setting in some areas and because the temperatures are so cold a lot of frozen ice on highways and bridges and power lines and that is why things are dangerous, winter weather advisory in north carolina. look at the ...

Mentioning, we've been talking about it all morning, is going to be a huge problem here. it was expected to be about btween eight and 11 feet. here, it was nine feet, the highest on record. charleston peninsula, not far, the cooper river and ashley river converging at the tip of the peninsula. then it goes to the charleston harbor. all of that, the city is at that level. the town of buford, not far from here, is under sea level. this is called the low country, so any storm surge has a very destructive effect, we're seeing th that. the water coming over the sea wall -- [ inaudible ] right at se...

Disputing climate change. the republican from oklahoma says this year's harsh winter contradicts the idea that temperatures are getting warmer. >> a winter storm slamming the south. the snow and ice too much for a north carolina gasoline station. the awning collapsing under all of that weight. >> no one hurt. >> thank goodness. >> maria molina is tracking the weather for us. maria, come on. >> it won't be over any time soon. we expect the lower than average temperatures to continue through early march. bundle up. hang in there. it will be coming to an end eventually. we are tracking a brand ne...

Questions. and if, you know, i want people to know about what's going on inside my home i'll let them know. >> no kidding, right. school officials say that survey was simply optional for students. they say the data is used to tailor drug and alcohol awareness programs and uncover risk factors in the home. what do you think of that story? those are your headlines and could potentially give teachers a whole lot of fodder for things to talk about in people's families. >> now let's talk about the weather and we have an extreme weather alert. a record break snowstorm crippling portions of the south...

Fast. new developments on the search for a florida mother who vanished right after appearing on "the people's court". her former fiance the focus after police investigation. why did a judge just award him custody of the couple's twins? geraldo live with his take. jenna: lots of interesting twists there. winter blast across the midwest. heavy snow. an awning collapsing as well. we'll show you video we go live to the fox weather center. that is a, not a good lead-in. speaking of good things and bad weather. rick folbaum. >> with the snow coming now we're into december and the winter months ahead...