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Jon: a fox news alert and more problems for the city of detroit. apparently a widespread power outage of unknown origin is plaguing downtown detroit right now. several city buildings are without power. the hall of justice has gone dark, apparently joe louis arena, detroit institute of arts, all of them have no power at the moment and nobody seems to know why. no explanation offered yet. fire houses are also having power problems throughout the city of detroit although a number of them have generators. there are reports of people stuck in elevators, you can imagine how frightening that must be ...

And if that were to come for us, it would definitely get us out. >> the 223-foot ship has been stuck in the ice since last tuesday, but reportedly has plenty of supplies. just when residents in maine thought their power problems were coming to an end, no. a snowstorm has caused another round of outages for more than 5600 customers there. some areas seeing up to a foot of snow overnight and frigid temperatures are settling in for the next few days. coming up, we'll talk to congresswoman eleanor holmes norton about the surging sign-ups on healthcare.gov and her take on the blockbuster report...

Now to the freezing temperatures and power problems that are plaguing parts the united states right now. another round of heavy snow and ice holding back efforts to restore electricity and heat to 65,000 people still in the dark. unfortunately, 27 people in the u.s. and canada have died due to weather in the past week. many in the dark for days and may not see lights come on until new year's day. >> christmas, we spent our anniversary here yesterday, 23 years. we got to spend it in a motel. very romantic. >> nothing you can do, really. you're just waiting it out. keep a sense of humor about it...

From the car bomb. at least six people killed as a result of this today. officials fear the death toll will rise throughout the day. at least 70 people injured so far. this seems to be another indication that syria's violence from the civil war, which is right next door to lebanon is spilling over once more into lebanon. nobody has claimed responsibility for this killing or this attack. mohammed shaata was a fierce critic of hezbollah and this is the latest in a string of troubling attacks that have been going on in lebanon the last few months. chris? >> i'll take it. thanks so much for the up...

>> i came here to reach out. >> i have six kids. they get upset because we are sleeping in the basketball court. >> reporter: toronto's mayor came to see the conditions for himself. >> pretty comfortable considering, better than sitting in a freezing cold apartment. >> reporter: for many there's no anticipated end to the power problems. >> my caution is let's plan for the worst. i'm encouraged in the progress we have made today. >> reporter: hoping to speed up the pro-process the city has asked more help. for forestry and crews to clear debris and reestablish electricity and police to direct t...