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The life-threatening deep freeze expanding tonight into the deep south. and a new system that could bring a round of snow later this week. more on that forecast with ginger zee in a moment, but we start with abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter: tonight, 2018 is off to a bone-chilling start. spectators at philly's famous mummers parade bundled from head to toe, as a deep freeze grips nearly two-thirds of the country. the extreme cold responsible for at least five deaths, as records fall from the midwest to the northeast. in st. paul, minnesota, ten people taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide...

Grip? >> sometime in the spring maybe. i tell you, mid january is when it looks like it will begin at least to finally warm up a little bit. that's relative because we're talking about wind chills still at this hour, 30, 40 below zero. in fact i'm showing you things on this map we can go decades without seeing here. especially a winter storm watch posted for florida. the frigid temperatures continue. from canada to mexico. minus 4 minneapolis. feels like minus 11 in government. step out, my goodness bundle up for the train arrives. orlando, mid 30's. now not just talking about the wind chill b...

2018 in new york's times square. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. >> the temperatures in new york plunging to 9 degrees at the stroke of midnight. minus 4 with the windchill, making this the second coldest times square ball drop on record. meantime, a new year's eve ambush in a denver suburb to tell you about. a deputy was shot and killed but a barricaded gunman. four other officers and two residents were wounded. the suspect shot and killed by police. authorities say the deputies were wearing ballistic vests but shot in areas not protected. iran's president addressed the people and acknowledged the econom...

Frozen tundra east of the continental divide. wind chills down to minus 4. it's the coldest new year's eve in 100 degrees. it dropped to 1 degree. it's deadly. we had a few fatalities. hypothermia and minus 23 and detroit minus 7. highs today and the freezing mark, south of dallas. a number of records out west, but the low temperatures are concerning. 24 possible record lows. alabama as well. the next batch of cold air and there will be another one does not go to the deep south. that will continue the lake effect snow with over 121 inches. 20 inches more than the entire

The local sheriff says at this point his focus is on supporting deputy parrish's family. he leaves behind a wife and two small thirn. bo children. >> scott, thank you for that. we hope you're bundled up, as many as 27 record low temperatures expected to be set this new year's day with 150 americans under windchill alerts. temperatures in new york plunging to 9 degrees at midnight, minus 4 with the windchill, making this the second coldest time square ball drop on record. we hope you're enjoying the first day of 2018. let's return to a special edition of "new day." ♪ happy new year, every...