PHOTOS: US dealing with brutal cold heading into New Year’s holiday
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Trump tweets ‘good old Global Warming’ could help with frigid temps Chelse Volgyes clears snow from her car in Erie, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. Freezing temperatures and below-zero wind chills socked much of the northern United States on Wednesday, and the snow-hardened city of Erie, dug out from a record snowfall. (Jack Hanrahan/Erie Times-News via AP) (Jack Hanrahan)
The Latest: Energy costs are concern with latest cold snap Kelly Richards, left, and Lisa Rippe, jog around Lake Harriet in the sub-zero temps Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, in Minneapolis. Richards, originally from the Twin Cities but who now lives in Texas and was visiting for the holidays, remarked to nearby walkers that the weather was great. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
The Latest: Payloader frees resident trapped in home by snow With temperatures in the single digits, Ray Levesque, mate of the crab/lobster boat Bradbill, makes his way across the deck covered in ice to tie off, after arriving in New Bedford, Mass., harbor on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, from a one day fishing voyage. Temperatures across Massachusetts are not expected to rise above freezing for days. (Peter Pereira/Standard Times via AP)
Brutal cold envelops US CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 27: A bicyclist navigates along the lakefront despite single-digit temperatures on December 27, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Frigid temperatures will be dipping into the single digits in the Midwest over the next few days as Chicago faces one of the coldest holidays in a decade. (Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images) (Kamil Krzaczynski)
The Latest: Highest Northeast peak sets cold-weather record Icicles hang from the fountain at Town Center in Virginia Beach, Va., on Thursday morning Dec. 28, 2017. Cold temperatures are expected through the week. (L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Brutal US cold snap highlights higher energy costs Joe Scharpf cross country skis on a trail after a fresh snowfall in the south chagrin reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Moreland Hills, Ohio. Scharpf said he will ski about 6 miles on the trail. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
10 Things to Know for Friday People pose for photographs in front of a frozen water fountain at Bryant Park, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in New York. A large swath of northern New York is encased in ice and snow after days of lake-effect storms followed by an arctic cold front sending temperatures well below zero. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Trump tweets ‘good old Global Warming’ could help with frigid temps Soledda Hernandez stands on the roof of her car as she brushes off snow in Erie, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. Snow continues to fall in Erie and surrounding areas that already have seen a record amount of snow over the past few days, prompting a disaster emergency declaration. (Greg Wohlford/Erie Times-News via AP) (Greg Wohlford)
Brutal cold envelops US NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 28: People pause while walking through a frigid Manhattan on December 28, 2017 in New York City. Dangerously low temperatures and wind chills the central and eastern United States are making outdoor activity difficult for many Americans. Little relief from the below normal temperatures is expected the first week of the New Year. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (Spencer Platt)
Brutal cold envelops US CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 27: A jogger runs along the lakefront despite single-digit temperatures on December 27, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Frigid temperatures will be dipping into the single digits in the Midwest over the next few days as Chicago faces one of the coldest holidays in a decade. (Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images) (Kamil Krzaczynski)
Brutal cold envelops US CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 27: A sign warns pedestrians along the lakefront on December 27, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Frigid temperatures will be dipping into the single digits in the Midwest over the next few days.
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Brutal cold envelops US NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Two women take a selfie photo in front of a frozen fountain in Bryant Park on a frigid day in Manhattan on December 27, 2017 in New York City. Dangerously low temperatures and wind chills the central and eastern United States are making outdoor activity difficult for many Americans. Little relief from the below normal temperatures is expected the first week of the New Year. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (Spencer Platt)