Record Cold Freezing Much of US
![A pedestrian covers up against single digit temperatures in New York, Jan. 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A5E3425F-2BDB-4816-9286-2C2BBCDB9962_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A pedestrian covers up against single digit temperatures in New York, Jan. 7, 2014.
![Traffic backs up along I-75 due to icy conditions on pavement in Detroit, Michigan, Jan. 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/D998B9C6-DBFC-4277-ACB5-FAEABAC20963_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Traffic backs up along I-75 due to icy conditions on pavement in Detroit, Michigan, Jan. 7, 2014.
![Ice in the Mississippi River flows past the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, Jan. 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A1A4BDBC-40B6-434E-A89D-8887A06825B0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ice in the Mississippi River flows past the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, Jan. 7, 2014.
![Isabella and Zadok Graff check on their family's beef cattle during freezing temperatures in Middletown, Illinois, Jan. 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1DEC3485-26E3-4A36-9516-A48C5E0307F9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Isabella and Zadok Graff check on their family's beef cattle during freezing temperatures in Middletown, Illinois, Jan. 7, 2014.