Winter weather covers the U.S.
A Canada goose takes off from a riverbank in Pittsburgh at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. Temperatures were near zero at sunrise.
Portland, Maine
A fisherman works aboard a trawler passing House Island in Casco Bay of Portland, Maine, where the temperature at dawn was minus-9 degrees, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2014.
Sea smoke is a fog formed by extremely cold air moving across warmer water.
Atlanta
Ice accumulates on a frozen over waterfall in Woodruff Park, in Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 8, 2015.
Temperatures fell to 10 degrees before dawn in Marietta, Cartersville and Rome and 12 in Atlanta as an arctic blast of frigid weather brought the coldest temperatures in a year to Georgia.
Chicago
Ice builds up along North Avenue Pier while temperatures hovered around zero degrees Fahrenheit on in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 7, 2015. Most of the city's schools were cancelled today as wind chill temperatures were expected to exceed -30.
Chicago
Ice forms along the Lake Michigan shore, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Chicago.
Washington, D.C.
People are windblown as they walk near the frozen reflecting pool in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 7, 2015.
The Washington area is experiencing heavy winds with temperatures in the teens.
Washington, D.C.
Members of the press, including NBC's Evan Dixon, face the blowing snow caused by Marine One as it landed on the South Lawn before picking up U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, January 7, 2015.
Obama is departing for a two-day trip to Michigan and Arizona.
Cleveland
A large wave off Lake Erie engulfs the lighthouse at the entrance to Cleveland harbor Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015.
A blast of arctic air is expected to stick around Ohio a few more days into at least the early part of the weekend and wind chills, already reported below zero in some areas, could dip as low as minus 25 degrees.
New York City
Children walk in a line through snowfall as they enter P.S. 85, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in the Bronx, N.Y.
Chicago
Commuters try to stay warm as they wait for a train on an L platform during the early morning rush while temperatures hovered around zero degrees Fahrenheit in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 7, 2015.
Most of the city's schools were cancelled today as wind chill temperatures were expected to exceed -30.
New York City
A man covers his face from the cold with a 'Je Suis Charlie" ("I Am Charlie") sign as people gather Union Square in New York in memory of the victims of the attack on the offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris, Jan. 7, 2015.
Washington, D.C.
Snow falls in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2015.
The first significant snowfall of the year wrecked havoc on the morning rush hour in the Washington, DC area.
Washington, D.C.
Sixteen-month-old Giant panda cub Bao Bao plays in the snow with her mother Mei Xiang at the Smithsonian's National Zoo as a winter storm hits Washington, Jan. 6, 2015. The storm was part of a bitter cold snap freezing most of the eastern half of the United States, driving the mercury below zero in the Midwest, with possible freezing temperatures as far south as Atlanta later this week, forecasters said.
New York City
A woman walks down a snowy sidewalk in New York City, Jan. 6, 2015.
Today the city will be hit by its first major snowstorm of the winter season.
New York City
A woman walks up a set of stairs through the snow in the Fordham Heights neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City, Jan. 6, 2015.
New York City
A man in a wheelchair has a blanket across his lap as he waits to cross a street, Jan. 8, 2015 in New York.
Dangerously cold air has sent temperatures plummeting into the single digits around the U.S., with wind chills driving them even lower.
Washington, D.C.
A man walks through falling snow in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2015.
A recent blast of arctic air brought subzero temperatures and the first snow of the year to the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
A member of the U.S. Secret Service stands post outside the White House during an early morning snowfall in Washington, D.C. , Jan. 6, 2015.
Washington, D.C.
A Unites States Park Service employee clears snow at the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2015.
Washington, D.C.
Clearing a path for the new Congress, employees of the Architect of the Capitol shovel snow off the steps of the U.S. House of Representatives, Jan. 6, 2015. Tuesday is the opening day of the 114th Congress.
Washington, D.C.
Snow falls on Thomas Circle in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2015.
The first significant snowfall of the year wrecked havoc on the morning rush hour in the Washington, D.C. area.
Washington, D.C.
School children pass by buses immobilized by snow and ice on Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 6, 2015. Snow and ice caught school districts and commuters off guard on Tuesday and causing treacherous roads around the Washington D.C. area.
A bitter cold snap is freezing most of the eastern half of the United States, driving the mercury below zero in the Midwest on Monday, with possible freezing temperatures as far south as Atlanta later this week, forecasters said.
Washington, D.C.
Police block off traffic on Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, due to snow and ice, Jan. 6, 2015.
Washington, D.C.
Snow contributed to a number of accidents around the Washington, D.C. area, including this one in Arlington, Va.
Chicago
A woman and the Chicago skyline are reflected in the snow covered, curved surface of the "Cloud Gate" sculpture in Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 6, 2015.
Chicago
Charles Martinez looks over the partially frozen Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline, Jan. 5, 2015.
Chicago
Commuters cross the Chicago River on their way to work as temperatures hovered around zero degrees Fahrenheit during the morning rush in Chicago, Jan. 5, 2015.
Chicago
A commuter makes her way to work as temperatures hovered around zero degrees Fahrenheit during the morning rush in Chicago, Jan. 5, 2015.
Cleveland
Julia Khouri runs after a fresh snowfall, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Ohioans are expecting a cold start to the new year with temperatures plummeting and snow expected across the state. Heavy accumulation is predicted in northwestern Ohio.
New York City
New York State Police troopers stand in formation outside the St. Ignatius Loyola Church, before the funeral service for former New York Governor Mario Cuomo in the Manhattan borough of New York, Jan. 6, 2015.
Cuomo, the three-time governor of New York died on January 1 at his home in Manhattan. He was 82.