but looks can be deceiving. because these particular geese, they're kind of jerks. like certain celebrities, it turns out that they get all ticked off when anyone takes their picture. they'll lash out for no apparent reason like some kind of hitchcockian nightmare. >> you're not afraid of these guys? >> whoa! >> yeah, it goes for the vital bits. one intrepid reporter braved the park to get the story. take a gander. >> i'll tread lightly here. there's a certain zone around them where they don't want any people. the only thing they do seem to want is water. >> apparently when these two geese try to go to the pond in the park all the other ducks and geese squawk and flap at them. the other birds are bullying them so they're in turn terrorizing all the people in the park. >> when they extend their neck and hiss, then you know they're

ready to attack. >> i think they probably got traumatized by either dogs or teenagers. >> i'm okay because i know they can't hurt me. they just got these little beaks. >> those little beaks can do some damage. i like to think that geese and people will be able to live side by side in peace. but doesn't look like that day is coming any time soon. exhibit a. >> get, get, get up front! gosh, almighty. crazy ass goose. damn. >> yikes. exhibit b. >> [ bleep ]. >> now, why are geese such jerks? i guess it's because they're always feeling down. still, it's no reason to take it out on the rest of us trying to go to work or kayaking. then you end up on a wild goose chase.

that does it for us. "early start" begins now. it is heavy wet snow falling from chicago to the nation's capital. this is happening right now as a major storm closes in on the east coast. and stock futures climbing with the dow set to open at an all-time high just hours from now. >> can we celebrate? and a new low for high culture. star ballet dancer confesses his role in a vicious acid attack on his director. >> craziest story of the day. meanwhile, look out below. the dramatic collapse of a construction crane. wow. look at that. >> and you know we're showing it to you because nobody got hurt. >> and i promise we will show it again and again and again. so stay with us. good morning. welcome to "early start". >> nice to have you with us.

it is wednesday, march 6. happening right now, the midwest is feeling the effects this morning of a vicious winter storm, it's blanketed the region with ice and snow. crews at the minneapolis/st. paul international airport worked around the clock to keep all of the run ways clear. this powerful blast broke a snowfall record in chicago, grounding more than 1,000 flightsed a midway and o'hare. sorry if you had to feel that. and now the system has its sights set on washington, d.c. with significant snowfall expected there, especially in the high elevations of virginia, west virginia and maryland. d.c. public schools are closed today. that's in anticipation of the heaviest snow in several years for them. karen maginnis is tracking the system for us. joe johns is live in winchester, virginia, where a foot of snow could have fallen -- or could fall by this afternoon. joe, let's start with you. >> reporter: i wanted to show you some of the snow.

as you said, it's very thick, wet and heavy. and that causes a variety of problems. we're here near shenandoah university watching all of will this. the authorities had some trouble obviously through the evening because they were not able to put down a lot of chemicals beforehand on the roads, that's because it was raining. and now you get this stuff which causes a lot of problems. there are among other things concerns here that the snow will get on top of the power lines and cause power outages in addition to all the problems on the roads. the storm as you know, it started out west blowing through e city of chicago, setting a record for one day that day in march of course, swooping sort of down toward the southeastern united states causing a lot of rain in atlanta and now up the

mid-atlantic where you see the problem here on on the east coast. as you said, schools are closed. washington, d.c., the government closed. and everybody bracing for a long day of snow, a late winter storm here on the east coast. back to you. >> it looks like it's piled up behind you and they're still expecting a foot to fall. so where is the storm going next? karen maginnis, i think the big question, is it coming here. >> for new york right now, the forecast is saying 2 to 4 inches. it's like a glancing blow. it will be very blustery there. but for for washington, d.c., john, i think yesterday you were saying everything's going to shut down and, yeah, it looks like because of the heavy amounts of snow we're expecting over the next several hours could be the biggest snowfall they've seen in two years. could be the biggest snowfall for march that we have seen. it is a late winter storm

system, its impact is being felt all the way from the great lakes where yesterday some areas reported as much as 12 inches of snow. what can you expect in washington, d.c. and on to the west? where you see these pink shaded areas, those are where the winter storm warnings are occurring. we also have winter storm watches out. accompanying the heavy wet snow, which could cause power outages, as we mentioned before, very danger are you driving conditions. it's already shut down government buildings as well as schools. you're looking at perhaps between 5 to 10 inches of snow, there could be some isolated amounts much further to the west of interstate 95 up to around 20 inches. when we come back in the next 30 minutes, i'll let you know more about what will happen in the northeast and new england for the next 24 to 48 hours. >> waiting for that very, very important news for us here. thanks. it is 4 past the hour. two burning questions on wall street this morning. how high can we go and how long

can this last. the dow making history yesterday closing at a record high, 14,253. this is unchartered territory. and we could be heading even higher. because happening right now, dow futures are pointing higher, suggesting a bounce at the opening bell. we're really excited about this. >> the dow making a record, not the s&p 500 or the nasdaq. the dow is 30 stocks. and i want to show you some of the 30 stocks and how they've done since the low was put in after the financial crisis. you can see american express since the 2009 low, up almost 500%. look at home depot. the housing market has begun to recover. caterpill caterpillar, walt disney, general electric, those are some of the household names driving the dow higher. but remember, the dow is just 30 stocks. the stock portion of your 401(k) more likely looks like the s&p 500, that's an index of 500 stocks.

it's almost at a record, too. the nasdaq is a little more tech heavy and that is not anywhere close to its record high. so a lot of people saying what happens next here. and they're also asking why if you don't have a lot of jobs created are you having so much enthusiasm on wall street. and that's because you have the federal reserve dumping money into the system, $85 billion a month the fed is pumping right into the economy. and take a look at how that compares with what is coming out from the so-called sequester. $85 billion out of the budget, out of spending over the next seven months, but the fed is pumping $85 billion in every single month. so you do have withis i guess is a tail wind to the economy and to markets and that's what you're seeing reflected in the highs. >> thank you, christine. so he revolutionized and

polarized politics in venezuela. so many opinions. later this morning, thousands are expected on to line the streets to see the body of hugo chavez as it's taken from the hospital where he died to a military academy in caracas. the country has declared seven days of mourning, closed schools and employed armed forces to keep the peace. shasta darlington is following developments for us. how are the people reacting there? >> reporter: we've seen the mixed reaction obviously as a result of this polarized nation that chavez himself built over the last 14 years. you have some people grieving out in the streets, others just locking themselves in their homes. but really people across the political spectrum trying to come to terms with the end of a 14 year era to his supporters, a golden era and they took to the streets of caracas to row claim the revolution will continue.

many in tears. his mantle has been passed to the vice president who told the people we civilians and military assume his legacy, his challenges, his project. a former foreign minister and union leader and speaker of the parliament will try to carry the torch of the revolution. but neither has chavez' wit and populous charm. a presidential election has to be held within 30 days and most analysts expect madura to ride a wave of sympathy to victory. the revolution is embedded in the military, the courts, the bureaucracy. chavez had 14 years to see to that. the main opposition candidate cut chavez' margin of victory to 11 points in last october's election. whoever becomes the next leader has a host of problems to deal

with. an academy battered by inefficient management and socialism, a huge public payroll, rampant inflation, astronomical levels of violent crime. and then the question of how to continue leading a leftist front across latin america. through generous shipments of subsidized oil to allies. for now, the anti-u.s. rhetoric as flur rid as ever. our enemies have damaged our commander's health with made dur row even accusing others of causing chavez' cancer. in a statement, the white house set the benchmark it for warmer ties. the united states remains committed to policies that promote democratic principles, the rule of law and respect for human rights, it said. any fresh start won't be helped by the expulsion of two u.s. diplomats in the hours before chavez died. accused of plotting against the government a charge immediately

jeekt rejected by the united states. but president obama didn't rise to that provocation. he joined other world leaders in offering his condolences and even said he would like to build a more constructive relationship with venezuela in the future. >> all right. our thanks to you. as everyone knows, chavez certainly had his critics especially in miami. an editorial reads as a national leader, he was an abject failure. many there cheered when they heard chavez had died, but some say they were cheering for venezuela's fresh start. >> it's important to say i'm not happy because chavez died. i'm happy because my country can be free. >> it represents a burden off our back really. i'm not happy he died, but i'm just happy he's out of presidency. >> chavez sought medical

treatment in cuba and took on pi dell castro as his mentor. many there consider his passing a huge loss. >> it is a loss because chavez helps our country a great deal. without him will, i think things will be a bit more difficult. >> cuba loses a lot of cheap gas and oil, too. >> there was no middle ground. you either loved him or hated him. >> a lot of passion. 11 past the hour. also developing overnight, police in russia say the lead dancer of the famous ballet has allegedly confessed to ordering an acid attack on the director. the star performer in the red cape, he is now in custody along with the person who reportedly threw the acid and the driver of a getaway car. the victim, sergei fila suffered third degree burns in the attack which happened back this january. we will have a live report from moscow at the bottom of the

hour. i hear that he may lose his sight. >> an amazing story. meanwhile, dramatic video to show you. a floating crane comes crashing down. utility workers in oregon were lifting up a new support structure on to hold up high power voltage lines. the crane operator tried to free the support, leaned back and the pressure caused the crane to give way. that's the technical explanation. power lines were not live at the time. and since 9/11, the tsa will allow small pocketknives, souvenir baseball bats and ski poles all on board airplanes. you can imagine not everyone is happy about this. union representing 90,000 flight attendants is causing the move a poor and short cited decisisigh decision. knifes with blades 2.36 inches or shorter and less than a half inch wide will be permitted on the flights as long as the blade

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>> more on the mystery from brian todd. >> reporter: on approach to new york's jfk airport, an airlines captain spotted something very close to his jet. here's what he said to the control tower. >> what did you see? >> we saw a drone, a drone aircraft. >> what altitude did you see that aircraft? >> 1550. >> reporter: the fbi now says it came within 200 feet of the passenger plane. the co-pilot spotted it, too. the flight landed safely. the incident monday afternoon is now under investigation by the faa and fbi which is asking for the public's help in finding the aircraft and its operator. a source with knowledge of the incident says investigators have interviewed the pilot and others on board the plane. the pilots of two other jets which were approaching jfk at about the same time said they didn't see the unmanned aircraft. experts say even small drones can pose a risk to commercial

jets if they collide with them or get sucked into their engines like birds sometimes do. the incident also raises questions about rules governing these vehicles. unmanned aircraft can be as small as this drone or smaller or as big as a passenger plane. under faa rules, you can fly recreationally like this, but not more than 400 feet off the ground and not near an airport. if an operator does fly one within three miles of an airport, he or she has to let air traffic control know. experts say most drones are small, weighing on only about five pounds and are made of a carbon fiber substance meaning many of them can't be detected by radar. they're not allowed to fly in restricted air space. but could a terrorist weaponize one and attack places like new york and washington anyway? >> well, i think some classified programs that the department of defense operates in the district of columbia could potentially detect and neutralize a drone or manned aircraft going into that air space. >> alan frazier, an aerospace

expert, says a big concern he has is that who are people are using drones in unauthorized ways, breaking the rules. he says even media entities like paparazzi trying to get photographs of celebrities have at least inquired about using drones and he says he's heard of documented cases where they've used them. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> 1200 feet from that aircraft, that is close. >> very scary. 19 past the hour. let's get you up-to-date with our top stories. winter storm, no relief in sight. make the midwest a mess. take a look at this happen. almost 30,000 customers are without power this morning in eight states. plus washington, d.c.. the city of chicago hasn't seen this much snow in one day since 2011. the cdc this morning warning about a potential health nightmare with people infected at the hospital. they're calling it a nightmare bacteria that is resistant especially to the strongest antibiotics. it has infected patientses in nearly 4% of all u.s. hospitals.

cases known as cre are on the rise and they kill up to half of the people who get bloodstream infections from it. police investigating a break-in at senator lamar alexander's house at his home in west nashville, tennessee. the republican senator was in washington at the time. his wife called police when she returned home and found jewelry and silverware missing. and much love for the film c django unchained. it received seven nominations. ted also up for seven. the awards take place april 14th. >> ted was good. >> was it? >> oh, yeah. funny movie. very different. 20 after the hour. martha stewart back in the

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snowed out in the nation's capital. no school, no work, and federal offices with a major winter storm hitting right now. stock futures soaring even higher. wall street opening this morning at an all-time high. a leading ballet dancer

arrested in a really bizarre acid attack that nearly blinded a famous theater director. and could another bush be running for the white house in 2016? jake tapper puts the question to florida's jeb bush. >> welcome back to "early start". glad you're with us this morning. >> it is wednesday, march 6. 31 after the hour. and right now winter weather alerts are in effect for much of the central eastern part of the country, this comes after a brutal big storm has blanketed several cities and grounded flights from the dakotas to ohio. chicago saw a record snowfall for the day with ten inches at o'hare and 3 1/2 fell in indianapolis. columbus, ohio had nearly 4 inches of snow on the ground and forecast for today in d.c., 3 to 8 inches with up to 15 inches in the eastern suburbs. that's a lot for those parts. karen made begin mi giginnis ise storm for us and shannon travis

live at dulles, i can hear the tremors of terror from washington, d.c.. how are you all preparing down there? >> reporter: they're preparing by taking the most important steps, which is protecting lives. you can see that it's coming down pretty hard. on the way over here, we saw a lot of salt trucks on on the roads laying down salt to obviously protect motorists. at dulles, they're canceling a lot of flights in the path of the storm, over 1,000 flights canceled from the five u.s. airlines. i'll ragttle off a few numbers. united, 650 flights canceled. u.s. air, 350. american only 24 today, but 360 flights canceled yesterday. delta, still waiting on a number. 120 for yesterday. southwest says no major cancellations for right now. one couple that we actually caught up with, hoping they won't be in that situation. they're headed to the

philippines. take a listen to what they had to say. >> we are going halfway around the world to the philippines to meet her parents. i pray we get there and hopefully everyone who is watching pray for us, too. >> reporter: now, most of the airlines are offering passengers affected by this storm a one time change fee free of charge. amtrak which serves the corridor between d.c. all the way up to boston says they expect to be on track. >> all right, thanks to you. more than eight inches perhaps expected for the d.c. metro t l metropolitan area. karen is tracking the system for us. >> it is really going to be quite the event that takes place over the next 24 to 36 hours because the storm system is still evolving, it is still going to be a snow maker going this to thursday and for friday. but for washington, d.c., could be the biggest snowfall that we've seen since 1999.

is probably going to be the biggest snowfall for march. and it is the heaviest snowfall event that we're expecting for the season. it took a while for winter to kick in, but here it is. a lot of the metro area going to be assistymied by the heavy wet snowfall along with gusty winds. joe johns was in winchester. their elevation is close to 1,000 feet. they could see 15 to 20 inches of snow. right now for washington, d.c., a winter storm warning. yesterday just under a watch. area of low pressure moves off the coast, slows down. elongates. so new york city, tonight going into thursday, and then for boston, you're looking at the potential for 4 to 8 inches of snow and we could see some coastal flooding. >> karen, thanks. >> what a mess. 34 past the hour. all eyes are on wall street, investors pinching themselves wondering how long will this

incredible run could potentially last. the dow making history yesterday, closing at a record high, 14,253, after gaining 125 points. and we could be heading up from here four hours from now. because dow futures are pointing higher, suggesting a bouchnce. in russia, police say three people have confessed to an acid attack that left an artistic director of the ballet disfigured. the alleged mastermind of the attack is the lead dancer. phil black is following the developments for us live from moscow. phil, this just sounds like an amazing crazy story here. what's the latest? >> reporter: among the three the police have detained over this is the leading dancer with the bolshol ballet and they say he's confessed to this attack against the artistic director. the director was outside his

apartment building here in moscow one night when he says someone called his name, he turned around and then someone threw a jar of acid in his face. police say they have now detained the person, as well, who they believe threw the acid. he's confessed to that. as well as a third person who helped as a driver that night. >> any sense of a motive? accounts talk about the relation shin between the dancer and the director, there may have been money involved, may have been a woman involved. any sense of what the motive might have been? >> reporter: well, police believe in the broader sense what has always been suspected, they say this was triggered by what they describe as hostile relations professionally between the two men. from the day of this attack, all people here have been talking about are the bitter feuds, rivalry, jealousies known to exist within the bolshol dance company. but up until the arrests were

made, people hoping it would not be someone they know and work with. >> all right. phil, thanks to you. 36 past the hour. george zimmerman will not seek immunity under florida's stand your ground law. his lawyer canceled a hearing next month to determine whether the law even applies in this case. instead, he'll try to convince the jury that zimmerman shot and killed teenager trayvon martin in self-defense. zimmerman's second-degree murder trial begins june 10th. so despite all the anticipation, there doesn't seem to be any rush to choose the next pope. cardinals plan to keep the same measured pace today they have the last few days after two meetings on monday and another yesterday, the cardinals took time for private talks and research. two-thirds either don't live in rome or come from faraway diocese and they need more time to get to know one another. the timing of the conclave where they will actually select the next pope, the timing is not set. and best buy is the latest corporation to end its flexible work program.

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new developments in syria's bloody civil war. 1 million syrians have now fled the country, becoming refugees. and millions of others are living like refugees within their very own borders. international correspondent nick payton walsh is live from the refugee camp in jordan. nick, what are the conditions there like? ? >> reporter: last night we saw how perilous it is just to get here. people were staggering over barren land to what they see safety inside jordan. women who can't walk fast enough, children a 6-year-old with a shrapnel wound to the

head, really terrified people who hope that when they get to jordan here, they'll see some kind of of safety. but the situation is equally perilous. in the last five minutes heard shelling not so par in the distance. and this is a camp expanding so fast, the people here can barely keep up with it. >> such a dangerous trip to what he many think is safety. what kind of help is the u.s. offering? >> they've pledged about a third of the amount needed. but even if that money is spent right now, they can't build the camp fast enough to keep up with the influx of refugees. just here in jordan, as many as 5,000 every night in neighboring lebanon, one in ten people living there now is now a syrian refugee. i was here about a month ago and half of this camp simply wasn't here. jordan straining to embrace

this. no matter how much the international community does, they will never be able to move fast enough for an exodus that is simply getting worse. >> nick paton walsh, our thanks to you this morning. 44 past the hour. when the jodi arias trial resumes this an in phoenix, the accused killer will be answering questions from the jury. arizona is one of just three states that actually allows jurors to submit questions for witnesses once prosecution and defense lawyers have finished their questioning. they will have 100 questions in total. the defense says travis alexander's murder was self-defense. arias in her 15th day on the witness stand testified about her boyfriend's past abuse. >> at first i thought of clawing at his face, but then i couldn't do that. i didn't feel right to gouge his eyes out or something. >> so arias has testified she shot alexander, but claims that she has zero memory of stabbing

him 27 times or cutting his throat. >> so jeb bush is now front and center in the nation's immigration debate and now many people are wondering if that has implications for the 2016 presidential race.former florida governor has written a new book making his case for an overhaul of the nation's immigration system. and he seems to support granting legal status to illegal immigrants, but not a path to citizenship a citizenship. chief washington correspondent jake tapper trying to get clarification from the former florida governor. >> i have supported both, both a path to legalization or a path to citizenship, with the underlying principle being that there should be no incentive for people to come illegally at the 1k3e7bs expense of coming legally. today basically the only path to come to this country other than family reunification is to come illegally.

>> so one of the things a lot of people do when considering running for president is they write a book so that had jake wondering if that was the intention of the florida governor, is he planning something for 2016. listen to their exchange on that. >> what kind of factors will you be weighing in the next year to make this decision? >> i'm not going to factor anything in a year. that's the only thing i've decided, which i think i have enough self restraint to be able to pull off. i have an education reform foundation that is booming. we have all sorts of great things we're working on. and i have my business and i have my family. so i'm not going to think about this for at least a year. >> democrats are not waiting to see whether skreb bujeb bush is candidate or not. harry reid publicly declaring that push, quote, made a fool of himself with his remarks on immigration. >> a flip-flopper. wait a couple days and he'll change his mind again what a lot of people are saying. texans come to a local bar

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good morning to you. let's get you up-to-date with our top stories. >> put on your boots, east coast. happening now, the d.c. area prepping for its worst winter storm in years. the nation's capital ground zero this morning of this powerful winter blast that has made a bigs mess of the midwest. over 1,000 flights have been canceled as the storm blankets the region. >> at least they have cots to sleep in at o'hare. dow future pointing higher this morning. it made history yesterday closing at a record high 14,253. it gained 125 points. no records yet for the s&p or the nasdaq. former secretary of state

henry kissinger is out of the hospital this morning, the 89-year-old who served under presidents nixon and ford was admitted tuesday on to new york presbyterian hospital after he fell in his home on new york's east side. he was discharged several hours later. no details of his injuries have been released. on oklahoma city forward won't miss any games, but he will pay the price for sunday's low blow against the l.a. clipper. he was fined $5,000 for this cheap shot which happened in the victory over the clippers. league officials say he should have been ejected by the refs. >> we concur. $25,000, is that a lot of money for him? >> they make a lot of money. maybe not for them. a low blow. 51 after the hour. in a city with more than 100 churches, the new southern hills church of christ in abilene,

texas kind of stands out. you won't find crosses or pews in, just bar stools and plenty of alcohol. it's also known as memories bar. the first service there will be held sunday, march 24th. >> we're trying to be here in a way that the communicates acceptance. felt like this was the sort of thing jesus would be doing. he'd be going to the places where people were who needed to hear about him. >> members of the southern hills church of christ say some folks are intimidated by typical churches so they want order create a familiar environment for worship. >> i want to go. >> kids will be allowed inside the church during sunday services. they will not start serving alcohol until 12:15 p.m. after the services are over. >> good idea, bad idea? you don't want to weigh in. i want to attend church service there. >> there should be a diversity of options in religious worship. >> apparently there are.

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top cnn trends on the internet this morning, justin bieber. he's in big trouble. saying he's sorry this morning after kind of pulling an axl rose here. he was booed by fans in london after showing up on stage monday night, the fans say two hours

late. bieber did not arrive on stage until 10:23 p.m. just before he was due to actually finish. and all this happened on a school night. some fans reportedly fell asleep waiting. bieber tweeted an apology, he said there is no excuse for that and i apologize for anyone we upset. however, it was a great show and i'm proud of that. but some say the apology came to late. bieber said he was only 40 minutes late. fans say two hours. >> and there is no explanation as to why he was late. so i remain angry and i wasn't even there. golden anniversary silver streak, lamborghini is marking its 50th anniversary with its fastest model ever. it has a 750 horsepower engine that can slingshot it from 0 to to 60 in about three seconds with a top speed of 220 miles an hour.

price tag about $4 million. they're only making three of them and they already have buyers. >> i wonder what it means. >> i looked it up for you. first of all, like all lamborghinis, their names are derived from a bull. this is a particularly speedy animal from the early 1900s. so now you know. i thought it was poison in spanish, but, no, apparently it's a fast animal. for other top trends, head to cnn.com/trends. picking the next pope, the new bush book, and more all in your late night lineups. cardinals from all over the world are now gathering in rome to select the next pope. yeah. you can watch the entire process on the new season of vaticans got talent. in his new book being former president george h.w. bush defends his son george w. bush. yeah. the book is called do you know how many times we dropped him.

>> hugo chavez, friend of the show, is dead. repeat, should you go s repeat, hugo chavez is dead. obviously -- i know. obviously this leaves a huge hole in south american politics and an even bigger collection of flag track suits. but our other breaking story tonight, jon stewart has announced he will be taking the summer off from "the daily show". yes. we wish him all the best in his new project, ruling the country of venezuela. >> "early start" continues right now. heavy wet snow falling from chicago to the nation's capital. it's happening right now as a major winter storm closes in on the east coast. we are live right in the middle

of it. it. developing overnight, stock futures climbing with the dow set to open at an all-time high. that should happen just hours from now. and a new low for high culture. a star ballet dancer questions his role in a vicious acid attack on his director. and we just learned that he confessed on camera. look out below. the dramatic collapse of a construction crane. it was all caught on camera. everyone there a-okay. but still, very cool pictures. good morning, welcome to "early start." glad you're with us this morning. i'm zoraida sambolin. >> i'm john berman. it is wednesday, march 6. 6:00 a.m. in the east. there is just a big storm on the move at this hour. much of the midwest a mess this morning after the storm bla blanketed the region with heavy ooi ice and snow. this powerful storm broke a

snowfall record for a march day in chicago, grounding more than 1,000 flights at midway and o'hare where 10 inches fell. as this storm moves east, coastal flood warnings and advisories are now in effect for portions of the mid-atlantic coastline from maryland to long island and connecticut. right now it is snowing in the washington, d.c., area and they are expecting the most snow there in years. especially in high elevations of virginia, west virginia and maryland. we have meteorologist karen mcginnis tracking the system for us. she is standing by. joe johns is live holding snow in winchester, virginia. joe, let's start with you. how's the storm look right now? >> reporter: well, it's been quite a morning here, quite frankly. i tell you, as we turn toward the rush hour or what would be the rush hour in the washington, d.c., area, not much sign of trouble on the roads. you're not hearing me right now, john? 1, 2, 3, test, test, test. okay, good enough.

checking the roads, the virginia department of transportation website, it's very clear that across the area here, certainly in the shenandoah, icy conditions, a lot of snow, but so far no accidents. so that means that a lot of people have used common sense and decided not to try to drive anywhere. this gives you a little bit of an idea, we made a little tiny snowman just to show the quality of the snow. it packs and it's wet and great for making snowmen or snowwomen as the case may be but not necessarily good to drive on. it's also a real potential for problems as the snow appears on the power lines and such here in the washington, d.c., area. you could have a problem, of course, with power outages. so we're checking for all of that, john, and we'll be getting back to you as the situation develops. my snowman is falling apart.

>> it would be fun to go play in the snow, right? karen mcginnis has her eye on the storm for you. she is in the severe weather center with a look at where this storm is headed. i think earlier you said it will be sticking around till friday? >> yes. it moves on from washington, d.c. the lingering effects will be felt there with gusty winds and cold air still in place, but for new york and boston this is a thursday-friday event so this storm system wreaking havg from the great lakes, the midwest, ohio valley, mid-atlantic, the northeast and new england. here's what we expect later in the week. new york, 2 to 4 inches. on top of that, some of these bay areas could see significant wave heights with some coastal flooding that tops the february 9th storm that we saw. we've got some pictures coming out of columbus, ohio. this is from cnn affiliate wsyx.

they are clearing up the airport there. they have seen about 4 inches of snow. as i mentioned, the storm system has legs. for washington, d.c., if you're watching us, you're expecting between 5 and 10, 8 to 12 inches of snow. the computer models are all over the place, but there's a winter storm warning in effect and the winds could be gusting up to 50 miles an hour. back to you. >> all right, karen, thank you. >> watching the power outages all around the east coast. all right. so can this last? investors feeling giddy this morning. >> after the dow closed at 14,253 yesterday, that is an all-time high and it could be onward and upward from here, because happening right now, dow futures are up. so are the bulls about to rule the day on wall street again? miss christine romans. >> the bulls have been ruling the last couple of years. this is a 4-year-old bull market now. so if you're just tuning in at this moment to find out stocks or moving higher, you've missed a humongous move. the dow is just 30 stocks.

take a look at how some of them have fared since the low after the financial crisis from 2009. some of these stocks are up 200%, 300%, some are up 400%. american express up 491%. home depot up 286%. so you've seen huge moves overall here for some of these stocks. one of the reasons that you've seen so much activity in the market is because we're recovering from the worst recession and financial crisis of our lifetimes, but we've also seen the fed putting amazing amounts of money to work in the american economy. $85 billion every single month, putting it into the economy. that's cash. we talk about the sequester, forced spending cuts. $85 billion coming out of spending over the next seven months. it matters, it really matters. but for stock investors it tells us corporations are sitting on a ton of cash. they're making profits without hiring a bunch of people and things are good for corporate

america. unemployment still too high, but corpate america. that's what the stock market measures, the health of corporate america. >> there is more room to grow. >> they aren't out of whack. interest rates are so low, there's no other alternative for so many people, they're putting their money to work in the stock market. we'll look to see if there are highs this morning if these early indications persist. >> christine romans, thanks to you. >> you're welcome. he revolutionized and polarized politics in venezuela. later this morning, thousands of venezuela at venezuelans are expected to line the streets to see hugo chavez's body as it's taken from the hospital to a military academy. the country has declared seven days of mourning, closed schools for a week. we are following the developments from which venezuela. i have some friends trying to

get ahold of their family members worried about looting on the street and the military presence. how is it there? >> reporter: well, zoraida, there are a lot of mixed emotions. it's because you have so many people who fervently loved chavez, followed him almost like a saint. there is going to be resentment there. there's concern that could turn into violence and that's a good reason we have the military out on the streets. a lot of people who are maybe opposed to chavez who wanted to see an end to this period, a lot of them went home early and are staying out of the streets. but no matter where -- how you look at it, the whole nation is going to have to come to terms with the fact the man they had for president for 14 years is no longer there. a tempestuous era. people took to the streets to proclaim the revolution will continue, many in tears.

his mantle has been passed to vice president nicholas maduro who told the venezuelan people we civilians and military assume his legacy, his challenges, his project. a former foreign minister and union leader and speaker of the parliament will try to carry the torch of the revolution. but neither has chavez wit and populist charm. a presidential election has to be held within 30 days and most analysts expect maduro to ride a wave of sympathy to victory. the revolution is embedded in the military, the courts, the bureaucracy. chavez had 14 years to see to that. the main opposition candidate is likely to be enrique who cut the margin of victory to 11 points in the last election. whoever becomes the next leader of venezuela has a host of problems to deal with. an economy battered by

inefficient management and mercuryial socialism. a huge payroll, rampant inflation, astronomical levels of violent crime. and then the question of how to continue leading a leftist front across latin america. for now, the anti-u.s. rhetoric has fluid as ever. our enemies have damaged our commander's health. he's even accusing others of causing chavez' cancer. in a statement they set the benchmark for warmer ties. as venezuela begins a new chapter in its history, the united states remains committed to policies that promote democratic principles, the rule of law, and respect for human rights it said. any fresh start won't be helped by the expulsion of two u.s. diplomats in the hours before chavez died, accused of plotting against the government, a charge immediately rejected by the united states.

now, president barack obama didn't respond to that provocation. he offered his condolences like so many leaders across latin america and the world and said that he would like to build a more constructive relationship with venezuela. >> shasta darlington live, thank you. ten minutes after the hour. also developing right now, russian police say a star dancer with the ballet has confessed to planning an acid attack that nearly blinded the company's director. this dancer is now in custody along with the person who actually threw the acid as well as the driver of a getaway car. authorities say all three men confessed on camera. the victim suffered third-degree burns in the attack which happened back in january. this is such a fascinating story. we will have a live report from moscow at the bottom of the hour. an amazing video to show you. look at this. a floating crane collapses. this is oregon. utility workers were lifting up a new support structure to hold

up high-voltage power lines when one of the supports got caught up in the power line. when the crane operator tried to free it up, the support leaned back. it caused the crane to give way and luckily the power lines were not live at the time so there are no injuries here. >> cool picture, though. so you still have to take your shoes off at security, but for the first time since 9/11, travelers will be allowed to carry pocket knives and sporting equipment like ski poles and those small souvenir baseball bats onto airplanes. the union representing 90,000 flight attendants not happy to hear this move. it's calling the move a poor and short-sighted decision by the tsa. starting april 25th, knives with blades that are 2.36 inches or shorter and less than a half inch wide will be permitted on flights as long as the blade is not fixed or lock into place. 11 minutes after the hour. it is spreading through our nation's hospitals as we speak.

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15 minutes past the hour. welcome back to "early start." the cdc is warning that an often deadly superbug is becoming more lethal now and the nightmare bacteria, that's what they call it, nightmare, is on the rise in the united states hospitals. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is joining us now. elizabeth, i was reading that this bacteria is impervious to antibiotics. is that true? >> not impervious to all antibiotics but impervious to a lot of antibiotics and the ones that do work, they either don't work very well or they can cause kidney damage, they can be toxic. that is the bacteria. it's called cre and it is on the rise. so this report from the cdc, it says that in 2012, 200 hospitals and long-term care facilities had at least one incidence of this bacteria. so that's a lot of hospitals

that are seeing this and there's probably even more that aren't getting reported. it is spread by the hands of people who work in hospitals. so again, this is hospitals, not so much outside of hospitals. >> so what are they doing in order to make sure that everybody is safe? >> hospitals are being told to be extremely careful about cleaning and about keeping every -- they should be doing it anyhow, but they're being told when you have one of these patients, you need to be really, really careful about keeping these patients away from other people and cleaning up. i always want to tell people what they can do because you can't control a hospital but you can be an empowered patient and control what happens in your room. ask doctors and nurses to wash their hands before they touch you. you shouldn't have to ask. hand sanitizer works as well. clean your own hands. if you have a catheter in you, get it out as soon as possible. ask them every day can this catheter be removed? they are often left in there far

too long and bacteria can grow. >> i love that. i love the fact that you're empowering patients so that they can take control. good gracious. >> you have to. >> absolutely, elizabeth cohen, senior medical correspondent. you can read more on our website, go to cnn.com/empoweredpatient. 17 minutes after the hour right now. a lot going on. here's christine romans with the headlines. yes, you goes. snowed out. a relentless winter storm causes travel nightmares on the way to the nation's capital. airports feeling the pain with more than 1,000 flights cancelled due to this storm. 650 of them were united flights. u.s. airways had to ground 350 flights and 20 american airlines flights nixed due to this storm. we're following new developments in a drone sighting near new york's kennedy airport. the faa and fbi are now investigating. they say this unmanned drone came within 200 feet of a passenger plane on its final approach to kennedy. authorities are now asking for the public's help in finding the

aircraft and its operator. >> we know it's the kind of thing that could be a threat to an aircraft in the future, similar to a lot of the laser pointing incidents we've heard about. they haven't yet caused harm but we don't want to wait until they do cause harm. >> the drone is about three feet wide and had four propellers. more fallout from the forced spending cuts. the federal government is closing 173 small air traffic control towers april 7th. and forget about a tour of the white house on your next visit to washington, d.c. those tours have been cancelled starting this weekend. the white house says that's another casualty of the so-called sequester. quentin tarantino django scored seven nominations. "ted" tied for the most, seven, and up for best film and the

star teddy bear will compete in a new category, best shirtless performance: mtv movie awards are april 14th. the white house tour being cancelled part of the partisan bickering. the white house cancelled its tours but congress saying the capitol tours will still go on. their way of one-upping the white house there. 19 minutes past the hour. the death of venezuela's hugo chavez could leave the u.s. with a big opportunity and help keep your gas tank full as well. christine is back to break it all down. [ female announcer ] this is your moment.

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we're minding your business this morning. the united states imports nearly 480 million gallons of oil each day. that is more than enough to fill 700 olympic-size swimming pools and some of that, actually a lot of it comes from venezuela. >> christine romans is going to chat a little bit about that right now. >> when you talk about hugo chavez and how he was a socialist revolutionary who the, you know, pursued leftist policies all over our backyard and really liked to needle the u.s. in 2006 he was in harlem and called president bushel diablo and said we were trying to take over the world and were devils and people laughed and rolled their eyes here. the fact is it's a huge oil producer and you're filling up your tank with gas many times from this country. 40% of oil imports go to the

united states. it is the fourth largest supplier of u.s. energy after -- you've got canada, mexico, saudi arabia and then venezuela. this is a big financial partner of the united states. citgo is where you get nezuelan gas, although venezuela's gas is also blended with other kinds of gas and it could be in any kind of branded gas station you go to. citgo was acquired by the venezuelan oil company in 1990 and hugo chavez himself really tightened control, state control of the energy infrastructure inside venezuela. so he was really a sworn enemy of the united states and then all of a sudden a major business partner of the united states and this really gives the u.s. and its latin american policy a great, unbelievable opening. and the reason is because he has really blunted american efforts in many places across latin america for years now, by giving subsidized oil to people who agreed with him and disagreed with the united states.

so how the u.s. treads here is really important diplomatically but also right down to what goes into your gas tank. >> we saw a very carefully worded statement from the white house looking towards the future trying to start a new relationship. >> and it also depends on who wins the presidential election as well, what will happen next. >> and what kind of policies they will pursue and how the u.s. will respond to those policies and try to have more of an influence in the region. what is the one thing that we need to know about our money today? >> speaking of gasoline, gas prices fell a penny overnight. national average for a gallon of regular, $3.73. six cents lower than this time last year. gas buddy telling us prices will keep falling for the rest of the week. >> you know, you rule. we never hear when they're going down, usually when they're going up. so thank you for telling us. florida's jeb bush not shying away from the hot button issue of immigration reform. cnn's jake tapper one on one with the florida governor coming up. if are a bit under sized

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snowed out in the nation's capital. no school and no work in federal offices with a major winter storm hitting right now. a leading ballet dancer arrested in a bizarre acid attack that nearly blinded a famous director. this morning, we have a confession. and stock futures soaring even higher overnight. wall street opening this morning at an all-time high. big, big question, will it last?

and enjoy it while it lasts. another big company goings yahoo!'s way saying no more working from home. >> boohoo! >> we don't get to work from home. >> that's true. i'm happy for the folks that do, you know. >> some people need it. welcome back, i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. nice to have you with us wednesday, march 6th. 30 minutes past the hour. right now, snow falling on the nation's capital. winter weather alerts are in effect for much of the central eastern part of the country. take a look at that map. this monster storm blanketed several cities, grounded flights from the dakotas to ohio. chicago saw record snowfall for the day with 10 inches at o'hare international. 3 1/2 inches fell on indianapolis. columbus, ohio, had nearly 4 inches of snow on the ground and forecasted for today in d.c., 3 to 8 inches with up to 15 in the eastern suburbs. those poor folks. karen maginnis is monitoring the storm for us and shannon travis is live at dulles international

airport. so shan nonshannon, let's start you. this is expected to be the worst storm the nation's capital has ever seen. how are they preparing for this? >> reporter: well, zoraida, i prepared by pulling out my big puffy red coat, but more importantly officials throughout the region are preparing by taking the most important steps and that really is to save lives. we've seen road crews out on the roads all morning, even here at dulles, putting salt on the roads for any motorists going out. obviously we reported that federal offices here in the area are closed due to the storm and flight cancellations. the five major airlines have cancelled over 1,000 of them for our viewers listening, i'm going to list them off by airline. united, 650 flight cancellations so far that we've tracked. most of them in and out of dulles. u.s. air 350. american, 20 just for today, but 360 from yesterday. delta we're still waiting for a firm number from them, but 120 flight cancellations yesterday.

and southwest not reporting any major cancellations. one couple that we spoke with here at dulles, they're trying to go someplace much sunnier than this and they're hoping that they get out. take a listen. >> we are going halfway around the world to the philippines to meet her parents. >> and you're going to get there? >> i pray we do and hopefully everyone that's watching pray for us too. >> reporter: soar rida, we got an update from them and they say their flight is still on track. some other people we spoke with said that they're not so lucky, they'll be sleeping here. most of the airlines are offering passengers a chance to change their flight status, their flight times for one time for no fee. zoraida. >> that's really good. that's kind of the problem, the ripple effect that happens. you take one flight, the other one cancelled, it becomes a nightma nightmare. thanks, we appreciate it. this is becoming a difficult storm to track. karen maginnis is trying.

karen, what do things look like right now? >> just watching what has happened at the capital and the white house, the snow has really increased just in the last hour or so. i want to show you a picture of that right now. the snowfall rates are increasing it looks like and the wind has increased as well. beautiful shot coming out of there, but if you are trying to get out on the roads this afternoon, we are going to see significant snowfall. they are saying it is going to really impact greatly right around the metropolitan area with maybe 4 to 8, 5 to 10. the forecast models have really been all over the place. even for new york. it looks like a heavy wet snow there. boston estimated to be 4 to 8 inches. if washington, d.c., sees anything in that 8 to 10-inch range, it looks like it could make the top five march snowfall totals that we have seen since records were kept. for the northeast, the storm system is going to stall a little bit as it moves out toward the atlantic, so that's the reason why we're still

forecasting this event to take place across northeastern new england, along that i-95 corridor with those winds gusting up to near 50 miles an hour. >> all right, karen. karen maginnis, our thanks to you. we will keep on watching. meanwhile, all eyes are on wall street this morning. investors pinching themselves wondering how long this incredible run is going to last. the dow making history yesterday, closing at a record high. 14,253 after gaining 125 points. we could be heading up from there in just three hours when the market opens, because dow futures are pointing higher, suggesting a bounce at the opening bell. and a developing story this morning from russia. a possible case of rage, jealousy and revenge at the ballet. police say a star dancer has confessed to attacking the theater company's director with acid. he's one of three people now this custody. phil black is following all of the developments for us.

we learned earlier that there was a confession on camera. did all three of them confess to this? >> reporter: it looks that way, zoraida, indeed. i want to show you some of that video now. the video is of the leading dancer with the bolshoi ballet and this was released by russian police. in it he is heard confessing to this attack. he speaks in russian and he says i organized this attack but not to the extent that it happened. and there was also video of the other two people who have been arrested in connection to this. now, what happened? well, that was back in january. bolshoi's artistic director was outside his home in moscow. someone called his name, he turned around and someone through sulfuric acid, a jar of it, into his face. police say of the two other people that they have and who are confessing on this video, one of them is the man who threw the jar of acid and the other one acted as a driver that night. >> this is crazy. why would anybody do something

like this? do they have a motive in this case? >> reporter: well, the motive, as mentioned by police, is hostile relations between the two men professionally. but that has been what everyone in moscow has been talking about and speculating about right from the beginning because there's potentially a very long list of people who would fit that description who could have hostile professional relations with the artistic director of the bolshoi al bay. he makes and breaks careers. he decides productions, who gets parts, decides the overall artistic direction of the company. this is something that people within the bolshoi have auts of very passionate, strong feelings about. so other than this simple description from the police, hostile relations, we haven't heard the details. we'll listen to hear those in court. >> phil black reporting live from moscow, thank you. we have new developments in the trayvon martin alleged murder case. george zimmerman will not seek immunity under florida's stand your ground law. his lawyer just cancelled a

hearing next month to determine whether the law applies. instead he will try to convince a jury that zimmerman shot and killed the teenager in self defense. the trial begins june 10th. despite all the anticipation, there is no rush to choose the next pope. the cardinals of the catholic church say they plan to keep the same measured pace today. after two meetings on monday and another one yesterday, the cardinals took time for private talks and for research. two-thirds of the electors don't live in rome or come from faraway diocese and they need more time to get to know one another and the potential contenders. the timing of the conclave is still not set. taking a look at the top cnn trends, best buy becoming the latest company to end its work from home program. 4,000 nonstore employees who have been telecommuting must now get manager approval to continue working from home or on flexible schedules. just last week everyone remembers that yahoo!'s new ceo, marissa mayer, banned all employees from working at home

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welcome back. soledad o'brien is joining us with a look at what's ahead. >> a lot happening right at the top of the hour. a major snowstorm could cripple the nation's capital. schools, federal offices are already closed. some surrounding areas could see up to 20 inches of snow. we'll tell you where the storm is headed. > hard to treat infections on the rise because of a dangerous superbug that hospitals are worried about. we'll look at what doctors are saying about the deadly bacteria. and a teenager who was willing to walk ten miles in an ice storm for a job interview ended up being stopped by a restaurant owner who hired him for his dedication before he even got to the job interview. now both men are talking about the positive attention their story is getting and how they're both paying it forward. we'll explain how you can help when you hear their story. that's all ahead at the top of the hour. >> that is fantastic.

i'm glad you're doing that story, thanks. a story that's really caught a lot of people's attention out of washington right now. the obama administration will not rule out the possibility of using drone strikes against americans on u.s. soil. senator rand paul of kentucky had been threatening to hold up the confirmation of john brennan for cia director until his questions about the administration's domestic drone policy were addressed. now rand paul has his answer. chris lawrence live from the pentagon this morning. so what exactly, chris, is the white house policy on these drones? >> reporter: john, this is going to be somewhat shocking for a lot of americans who may not have imagined that their government, the u.s. government, would ever assert this kind of power. but in his letter, eric holder, the attorney general of the united states, spells it out for rand paul and now for the rest of us as well. now, he does say that the possibility of a lethal drone strike on an american on u.s.

soil is hypothetical, unlikely to occur and something he hopes no president would ever have to face. but, quote, it is possible, i suppose, to imagine an extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary and appropriate under the constitution and applicable laws of the united states for the president to authorize the military to use lethal force within the territory of the united states. he goes on to provide some of those so-called extraordinary examples, such as trying to prevent, say, the attack on pearl harbor in 1941 or the attacks on september 11th, 2001. but again, john, this gets into some murky areas. would it be to prevent, say, the oklahoma city bombing? at what point, you know, would the administration deem the impending attack to be so grievous that the u.s. could authorize a drone strike on an american here in the united states without any trial. >> chris, we have absolutely not heard this policy laid out like this before. this is new information. not a lot of americans are

getting, correct? >> reporter: exactly. we've never heard this. now, the obama administration has laid out some of its drone -- it's authorizations to use drones overseas, even legally justifying the killing of the american-born cleric, anwar al awlaki. he was targeted but he was in yemen. there was a lot of people who believe there couldn't be this sort of targeting here in the united states. and to be fair, the obama administration and eric holder are saying there are no plans to do so. they were only responding to a hypothetical question that rand paul asked. but what is hypothetical today may not be hypothetical for presidents in the future, john. >> that's absolutely correct. i suspect we have not heard the last of this. chris lawrence, our thanks to you. 45 minutes past the hour. new developments in syria's bloody civil war. a new milestone. the u.n. reports that one million citizens have now fled the country, becoming refugees in nations like lebanon, jordan, turkey, iraq and egypt.

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when the jodi arias trial resumes this afternoon in phoenix, the accused killer will

be answering questions from the jury. arizona is one of just three states that allows jurors to submit questions for witnesses once prosecution and defense lawyers have finished. they'll have 100 questions in total. the defense says travis alexander's murder was self defense. arias in her 15th day on the witness stand testified about her boyfriend's past abuse. >> at first i thought of clawing at his face, but then i couldn't -- i couldn't do that. it didn't feel right to gouge his eyes out or something. >> arias has testified she shot alexander but claims she has no memory of stabbing him 27 times or cutting his throat. an online petition demanding that cell phone customers be able to freely unlock their phones received some really unexpected support from the obama administration. our senior adviser for internet innovation and privacy partially agreed with the argument.

he said any mobile device locked to a particular wireless provider should be unlockable once a user's contract is up. the petition has received more than 114,000 signatures. the denver broncos von miller, one of the best linebackers in the nfl, is so inspired by his 6-year-old cousin's recovery from a coma, he's guaranteed a super bowl win next season. >> joe carter has more in this morning's bleacher report. good morning. >> good morning, guys. you've got to wonder what peyton manning thinks about this guarantee but it's a very strong prediction. no doubt it's a strong prediction but it comes from a really good place. he's basically supporting a boy who just dodged death, his family member. monday miller tweeted this. you can post it anywhere. the denver broncos will win the super bowl in the 2013 season. he added hash tags #4ujeremiah. when 6-year-old jeremiah came out of his coma, he told everyone in the hospital room that his cousin, von miller, plays football for the denver broncos n a recent radio

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