Major snowstorm moves east after killing 7 in Midwest

At least seven people have died in connection to the major winter storm moving across an 1,800-mile stretch of the central United States over the weekend.
Starting in Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri Friday, the storm moved into Midwestern states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio Saturday, bringing up to a foot and a half of snow. On Sunday it is forecast to hit the East Coast, with Virginia and Washington, D.C., expected to get six to 10 inches of snow and ice, while the Southeast receives rain, freezing rain, and sleet.
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