The U.S. Coast Guard says a freighter is on the move after it was freed from ice that trapped it in frozen Lake Erie for days.

A freight ship stuck for days in ice on Lake Erie is finally free. Coast Guard ships from the U.S. and Canada circled it, helping break up the ice. NBC News' Jose Diaz Balart reports.

An Arctic polar vortex has brought freezing temperatures and frigid winds to millions across the country this winter.