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American Morning
Deep Freeze
Aired January 16, 2004 - 07:03 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Back to the chilly temps outside. The Northeast this morning again is still in the grip of a brutal arctic blast, and the winter chill is cutting like a knife. Here in New York City, it's a bitter 3 degrees right now outside of our studios, 4 degrees in some areas of Manhattan. What's the difference at this point, huh? It feels like 13 below zero.
That's nothing, though, compared to Holton, Maine, among the coldest towns in the U.S., minus 23, real temperature. Way up high on Mount Washington in New Hampshire it's minus 35 degrees. With the wind, though, it feels like 83 degrees below zero.
In the frigid temperatures paralyzing New England, and the AMERICAN MORNING gold medal yet again today goes out to Adaora Udoji, live in Boston, braving the brutal elements yet again today.
How goes it? Good morning.
ADAORA UDOJI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Bill, I like gold medals, so thank you. I'll take it.
Listen, it's brutal, as you said, here in New England. In Boston, they are breaking records. We're talking 7 below zero, real temperature, and with the wind chill that's exactly 35 degrees. As I said, breaking records -- not temperatures we've seen since 1920, anticipating that over 350 school districts in the state have cancelled classes today, not wanting students to be out walking or waiting four those buses.
And another big concern is energy. There are some real concerns in Vermont. The governor there is warning residents to conserve or face possible rolling blackouts.
Also in Maine, the governor has called for a state of emergency. They are concerned there about truck drivers. They're warning federal regulators to lift some of the restrictions, so those guys can get in some fuel oil -- very concerned about heating oil throughout the region.
Also, a major concern, of course, is the homeless. Officials in nearly every state along the Northeast have been out overnight and the last couple of days trying to get people inside.
The good news, the only good news in any of this, at least here in Boston, is they're expecting some of the weather to break maybe by noon. And I don't know, maybe we'll see 5 degrees above zero -- Bill.
HEMMER: Hang in there, Adaora. We'll talk to you a bit later today.
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Aired January 16, 2004 - 07:03 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Back to the chilly temps outside. The Northeast this morning again is still in the grip of a brutal arctic blast, and the winter chill is cutting like a knife. Here in New York City, it's a bitter 3 degrees right now outside of our studios, 4 degrees in some areas of Manhattan. What's the difference at this point, huh? It feels like 13 below zero.
That's nothing, though, compared to Holton, Maine, among the coldest towns in the U.S., minus 23, real temperature. Way up high on Mount Washington in New Hampshire it's minus 35 degrees. With the wind, though, it feels like 83 degrees below zero.
In the frigid temperatures paralyzing New England, and the AMERICAN MORNING gold medal yet again today goes out to Adaora Udoji, live in Boston, braving the brutal elements yet again today.
How goes it? Good morning.
ADAORA UDOJI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Bill, I like gold medals, so thank you. I'll take it.
Listen, it's brutal, as you said, here in New England. In Boston, they are breaking records. We're talking 7 below zero, real temperature, and with the wind chill that's exactly 35 degrees. As I said, breaking records -- not temperatures we've seen since 1920, anticipating that over 350 school districts in the state have cancelled classes today, not wanting students to be out walking or waiting four those buses.
And another big concern is energy. There are some real concerns in Vermont. The governor there is warning residents to conserve or face possible rolling blackouts.
Also in Maine, the governor has called for a state of emergency. They are concerned there about truck drivers. They're warning federal regulators to lift some of the restrictions, so those guys can get in some fuel oil -- very concerned about heating oil throughout the region.
Also, a major concern, of course, is the homeless. Officials in nearly every state along the Northeast have been out overnight and the last couple of days trying to get people inside.
The good news, the only good news in any of this, at least here in Boston, is they're expecting some of the weather to break maybe by noon. And I don't know, maybe we'll see 5 degrees above zero -- Bill.
HEMMER: Hang in there, Adaora. We'll talk to you a bit later today.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
