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That would all be ice, but that lack of ice is what's turbo-charging the lake effect snow machine. >> where you see the yellows and some of these oranges, that is snowfall rates about two to three to four inches per hour. >> reporter: driving treacherous. tractor trailers jackknifing. cars sliding off the road. brigades of snow plows racing to clear interstate 81. and david, blizzard warnings continue here through tomorrow afternoon. there could be up to four feet of snow in isolated areas by the time this finally ends. david? >> all right, stephanie, thank you. let's get right to meteorologis...

The weather pattern then we have another system that will rev p h overnight into your monday and that system is going to cause significant snowfall for the northeast. so that banding starting to happen. we do have breaking weather here. we have interstate 81 across pittsburgh area that is currently shut down due to weather and they're dealing with freezing rain. behind this, williamsport, you're seeing freezing rain, a little sleet because temperatures are above the freezing mark so the travel is a huge concern. people leaving for thanksgiving had travel troubles coming back. r already an issu...

Was going to be truthful and fulfill his promises. >> i watched his rallies, and you said you were at them. >> i was at them. >> he stated he was bringing manufacturing back to the state of pennsylvania. in 2 1/2 years he's brought zero manufacturing back in this area. he only brought low income warehousing into this area. >> reporter: interstate 81, which runs south from scranton through these hills is dotted with warehouses built on former coal mining sites. major companies use this area because nonunion labor is so cheap. >> the problem with these warehouses is they're paying 8 to 12 bucks ...

Going to be truthful and he would fulfill his promises. >> i watched his rallies. >> i was at them. >> and he stated he was bringing manufacturing back to the state of pennsylvania. he has brought zero manufacturing back in this area. he's only brought low income warehousing into this area. >> reporter: interstate 81 is now dotted with warehouses built on former coal mining sites. major companies use this area because union labor is so cheap. >> the problem is, they're paying 8 to 12 bucks an hour, they're bringing in temporary workers and these warehouses right now, there's ads in the paper e...

And look at this. firefighters battling freezing temperatures and exploding cars on the top deck of a parking garage. that's at newark liberty airport. wind chills below zero stretching into the northeast through tomorrow. and tonight, in some parts of the country, there is actually concern over the natural gas supply to keep families warm. some communities have been warned to turn their thermostats down. abc's whit johnson leads us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the death toll rising as the deep freeze moves east. >> what's happening here? >> stuck. >> reporter: on interstate 81 north of ...