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Wisconsin Shelter Expands Services As Record Cold Chills Midwest

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People bundled up against the cold walk in downtown Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
People bundled up against the cold walk in downtown Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Extremely cold, record-breaking temperatures are settling across parts of the Midwest after a powerful snowstorm pounded the region overnight. Forecasters are describing the subzero weather on the way as potentially life-threatening.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Matt Johnson, executive director of the Day by Day Warming Shelter in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

This segment aired on January 29, 2019.

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