Epic Snowstorm Pummels NY, Kills at Least 7

A brutal snowstorm over Lake Erie has dumped nearly 6 feet of snow on Buffalo, New York, and claimed at least seven lives.

The pictures tell the story of an epic snowstorm, even by Buffalo's standards.

Meanwhile on Thursday, a second wave of heavy lake-effect snow is pummeling the region, with an 8-foot accumulation expected by Friday.

"When all is said and done, I believe New York will break all sorts of records," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

The deadly snowstorm has trapped hundreds of people on the highways and caught many in Buffalo by surprise.

This week's stranded victims included the Niagara Women's Basketball Team, who spent 30 hours trapped on their bus, melting snow to drink and posting selfies of their ordeal.

The storm also complicated one baby's birth.

Bethany Hojnacki gave birth to her daughter Lucy Grace in a fire station after being rescued at the height of the storm.

Her husband, Jared Hojnacki, explained that a labor and delivery nurse, who happened to be stranded nearby, helped the couple through the delivery.

"It was kind of incredible. God really put the people who needed to be in the right spot for us at the right time," he told CNN's Anderson Cooper 360.

"It's not odds; it's God," he said. "It's more than amazing. We're so blown away by God's grace."

Meanwhile, the Buffalo Bills are hoping to play football by Sunday. The team is offering $10 an hour and free game tickets in a quest to find 500 hardy shovelers. The goal: clear 220,000 tons of snow from the Ralph Wilson Stadium.

For the rest of the country, it's still freezing cold. Frigid temperatures have shattered records from the Gulf Coast to New England, but warmer temperatures are on the way.

Believe it or not, all 50 states registered below freezing at one point this week -- even Hawaii, which dipped down to 31 degrees.