Photos: Deep Freeze Grips Tri-State Area, Much Of Country
/ CBS News
This was the scene at the fire hydrant outside of my son's school in Brooklyn today at 7:23 am. It was so cold that the water was frozen. (credit: Monifa Chase-Williams)
Frozen Fountain In Bryant Park
Frozen fountain in Bryant Park on Jan. 23, 2013 (credit: Alice Gainer/CBS 2)
Big Apple Freeze
A woman crosses Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side in the early morning January 24, 2013 as cold continues to grip the northeast. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)
Frigid Temperatures Blast Tri-State.
New Yorkers walk in Manhattan on Jan. 23, 2013. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Frozen Warehouse In Chicago
Firefighters work to extinguish a massive blaze at a vacant warehouse on January 23, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. More than 200 firefighters battled a five-alarm fire as temperatures were in the single digits. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Frozen Truck, Barrels In Chicago
Trucks, barrels freeze over in Chicago as firefighters battle a warehouse fire nearby. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Frozen Fountain Bryant Park
Another shot of the frozen fountain in Bryant Park. (Credit: Jay Juliano/)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
A bundled up man passes in Times Square on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Don Emmert/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
People's frozen breath can be seen in the early morning on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
A man walks across Lexington Avenue on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
People's frozen breath can be seen in the early morning as they walk on the Upper East Side on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
People, bundled for the cold, walk on the Upper East Side on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
A woman crosses Lexington Avenue on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
A man on a bicycle crosses Lexington Avenue on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
A woman crosses Third Avenue on the Upper East Side on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
A man walks on East 42nd Street on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
People walk on East 42nd Street in Manhattan in the early morning on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
A person bundled against the cold in Manhattan on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
A woman with furry boots hails a taxi on Lexington Avenue on Jan. 24, 2013 (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
People cross Third Avenue on the Upper East Side on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
Skaters brave the cold temperatures at Rockefeller Center on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Don Emmert/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
Skaters brave the cold temperatures at Rockefeller Center on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Don Emmert/Getty Images)
Bitter Cold Snap Hits Tri-State
A bundled up man passes an American flag of lights on Jan. 24, 2013. (credit: Don Emmert/Getty Images)
