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>> doesn't feel like christmas to a point but it's great for the golfers. >> i have under armor on, sweater on and coat. >> and still feeling the cold? >> still feeling the cold. >> the scariest part of the whole thing is last night listening to the ice crackle and you could hear it crackle and the trees falling. >> trapped and -- >> i have been trying to sign up on-line three weeks now. >> privacy matters. privacy is what allows us to determine who we are, and who we want to be. >> i think phil's feeling empowered. there's been a lot of public support on his side. instead of running away from...

To a point but it's great for the golfers. >> i have under armor on, sweater on and coat. >> and still feeling the cold? >> still feeling the cold. >> the scariest part of the whole thing is last night listening to the ice crackle and you could hear it crackle and the trees falling. >> trapped and -- >> i have been trying to sign up on-line three weeks now. >> privacy matters. privacy is what allows us to determine who we are, and who we want to be. >> i think phil's feeling empowered. there's been a lot of public support on his side. instead of running away from him, advertisers are sticking ...

Morning. our coverage begins with abc's alex perez. >> reporter: instead of holiday music, it's the sound of generators filling the frozen air in parts of michigan. at one point, more than 300,000 michigan homes without power. crews working around the clock to make repairs. thousands forced to cancel christmas plans and sit in the dark and bitter cold. >> there's no place to stay. a lot of the hotels are closed. a lot of hotels without power. >> reporter: with freezing rain, a 300-foot power line covered in ice gets 2,200 pounds heavier, easily enough to snap the line in. two in the northeast,...

Inundated by water here in garage. we see what was a beautiful leather couch there is a vehicle in the back. if people didn't get out and get their belongings out then it's going to be a tough slog just to becoming normal again. very dangerous storm. still a lot of people without power. authorities are still asking people to be careful out there because there are still compromised trees and compromised wires. shep? >> shepard: overall, now topping 100. it's 40 in the united states. three of them in connecticut there, molly. >> exactly. two of the deaths were from trees falling. big trees come ...

Died. there is also a man in queens who was in his house when a tree fell. there have been people outside who have been hit by falling trees. so a very dangerous situation which is why people are being told to stay in their homes and stay away from windows. we've also been following what's been going on along the coast of new jersey. hard hit. it's where sandy made landfall first. let's go back to cape may, new jersey, where nbc's jay gray is there. how are things looking? we spoke last hour. any change there? >> chris, i'd love to tell you the winds have dropped off, but they have not. they a...