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women the recognition they deserve >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening in a year defined by some of the most extreme heat we've ever seen, along with one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the u.s. mainland, tonight making headlines for unseasonable cold and early snow in the east, autumn interrupted by a sudden and dramatic detour into winter a climate change whiplash leaving 86 million people currently under freeze alerts from the northern tip of texas across the south and up into the northeast. more than 40 record lows possible this evening acr...

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More than a foot of snow, whitecaps crashing on the great lakes. the storm knocking out power for thousands and closing schools. its paralyzing impact stretching into illinois and indiana, where roads today were impassible. snow falling as far south as kentucky and tennessee. the system's powerful punch landing more than two months before the official start of winter. east of the rockies, temperatures are 10 to 25 degrees below average. even seasoned locals shudder. >> reporter: is it a birthday gift or a problem? >> it's a problem. >> reporter: countless families forced to crank the heat, jus...