Case Freezing Cold News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Lake michigan is one of the fifth biggest lakes in the area. this is brutally cold. the midwest is dealing with winter's punch. a brutal arctic freeze sweeping over nearly a quarter of the country bringing the coldest air in a generation to the midwest. >> it's freezing cold. my face, toes, everything. >> reporter: with a low temperature of negative 23 and a wind chill of negative 52, the windy city's temperatures lower than parts of antarctica and alaska causing ice breaks to blanket the river and a wall of ice steam to form along lake michigan and across the skyline. the dangerously cold wea...

Alaska causing giant icebreaks to blanket the river and a wall of ice steam to form across the skyline. the dangerously cold weather even showing its strength inside. >> the steam froze around the leaks in the front door. >> reporter: in minnesota, a wind chill of 65 below zero. these ultra marathoners crossed the finish line with their faces covered in ice. police uniforms frozen upright to show case freezing cold. residents in minnesota and michigan asked to turn down thermostats to conserve natural gas. meanwhile, snow squalls ripping through the northeast bringing whiteout conditions. this...