from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm tony dokoupil. ♪ it's tuesday, march 14th, 2017, this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, a major snowstorm slams the northeast with nearly 50 million people in its path. >> blizzard warnings out from pennsylvania all the way up into maine. >> officials warn -- >> the threat to human life is very significant. >> while shoppers scramble. >> been here waiting in line for 45 minutes. >> and this morning thousands of travelers are stranded at airports across the u.s. >> i was supposed to be out tomorrow. and i pushed it to tonight to

dallas singularly three times. well, good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. a look outside the cbs broadcast center where the snow is coming down. it's part of the powerful life-threatening winter storm, including significant snow and blizzard conditions that's taking dead aim from the mid-atlantic to the northeast. the national weather service has posted blizzard warnings from philadelphia to maine. some 50 million people are under a winter storm or blizzard warning. and the heaviest snow is expected this morning through the afternoon. some areas will get 3 to 4 inches an hour. parts of new york city and massachusetts could get up to 2 feet. and the weather has already had a major impact on travel. as of 4:00 a.m. eastern, over 5,300 flights has been cancelled for today. travelers through the northeast airports from washington, d.c. to boston are in the brunt of the cancellations and that's on

top of the 1600 cancelled yesterday. hena daniels is here in new york where a state wide state of emergency has been declared. hena, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. here in columbus circle in new york city, the snow has begun to fall. it seems like the wind is just whipping you in the face and the snow has already accumulated leaving an icy coating in the streets. meanwhile, look who's ready to go they're preparing the roads before we get the worst of it. the snow is beginning to fall in the midatlantic in places such as baltimore and farther north such as harrisburg, pennsylvania, as a late-season and winter storm moves in. this morning blizzard warnings stretched from the philadelphia area to new york city and ton coastal maine. >> we're going to have whiteout conditions, potential visibility and we're going to have potential for three-foot snowdrifts. >> reporter: schools are closed ahead of the storm that are

capable of bringing 2 feet or more to some places. along with whiteout conditions. parts of the same storm hit the midwest. crashes littered roadways like this two-dozen car pileup in chicago. >> whether you're driving a compact car or a tractor trailer you're going to put yourself and other people at risk if you go out in the weather. >> reporter: here in new york, the snow is falling, the city has suspended its elevated subway service before dawn and workers are working 12-hour shifts to make sure the streets are clear. out in long island, it shows workers shores up the beach to prevent erosion. and crews ready for power outages the storm could bring. >> we've got the shovels, ready to go. >> reporter: people in the path with snow shovels and groceries. >> it's frustrating because we just had very nice weather. >> reporter: with the official start of spring six days away, we're hoping this is the last you'll see of old man winter.

with spring less than a week away, it certainly doesn't feel like it this morning. among other travel delays and cancellations, amtrak has cancelled its excela service from new york to boston and other services. anne-marie. >> that's going to be hard to get around, stay put if you can hena daniels, thank you. well, pennsylvania is one of the states covered by the blizzard warning. trang do of our philadelphia station kwy is in allentown with a check of the conditions there. >> reporter: good morning, i'm joining you from allentown, pennsylvania which is about an hour north of philadelphia. as you take a look at the situation here, we're seeing lots of fine, misty snow this morning. the first flakes fell on the area just around 9:30 last night. and started out as a wintry mix. we've seen a lot of rain which is why we haven't seen a lot of whole lot of accumulation thus

far, even though it's been pretty much snowing overnight. as you take a look, this is downtown allentown, as you can see the streets and sidewalks are completely snow covered. it appears deceiving at this point because there are lots of winds and they are just pushing around these very fine, light fine snowflakes. this is actually really pretty at this point. but this is what you would call the calm before the storm. but we're expecting much heavier snow to come in, particularly around the morning commute time, later on this morning, and then gradually kind of dying down until the system moves out of here at 4:00 p.m. and forecasters are predicting for this area, anywhere from 18 to 24 inches. so, we have quite a ways to go. for now, i'm trang do for cbs news in allentown, pennsylvania. >> trang, thank you. meteorologist eric fisher from our boston station wb zz is

tracking the massive storm. >> a major storm and major nor'easter is under way. we've got blizzard warnings all the way up from pennsylvania to maine. a combination of really strong winds and heavy snow are going to make for a strettreacherous on the roads. that rain/snow line on the i-95 corridor, throughout the course of the day a very wet snow ahead of it. all of this wrapping up as we head into the overnight by wednesday morning tapering off to snow showers. we're looking at impressive totals at some spots, perhaps the biggest march storm on record when in comes to snowfall. biggest amounts will be just north and west of i-95. inland areas away from the big cities with significant snowstorms in philly, through new york and certainly isn't hartford. and into boston, 6 to 12 inches and snow there with rain and mix. a lot of wind. coming on shore winds will top up to 60 miles an hour. and power outages with snow wet and heavy and power lines. and strong winds heading up

towards maine as we move our way into tuesday night. a lot with this storm. behind it comes the cold. it won't be a quick melt. temperatures well below average for the rest of this week, even a chance for more snow as we head into st. patrick's day weekend. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. spring is going to have to wait for at least another week. oh, boy, well, coverage of this massive storm is going to continue on "cbs this morning." our crews are monitoring conditions up and down the east coast, as well as travel throughout the u.s. the trump administration says the congressional budget office assessment of the republican plan to replace obamacare is bogus. congressional analysts estimate millions would lose coverage. the report flies in the face of the president's promise of insurance for everyone. the report also estimates the gop plan would reduce the federal deficit by $337 billion by 2026. craig boswell has more. >> reporter: president trump used his first cabinet meeting

to tout gop negotiations to repeal and replace obamacare. >> we're all working around the clock. and i think ultimately the big beneficiary will be the american people. >> reporter: the nonpartisan congressional budget office estimates 14 million americans will lose health insurance next year under the republican bill. that number grows to 24 million in 2026. >> we disagree strenuously with the report that was put out. we believe that our plan will cover more individuals at a lower cost. and give them the choices that they want. >> reporter: the gop plan scales back obamacare subsidies, cuts medicaid and eliminates the individual mandate. the cbo numbers are fodder for skeptics who are calling the plan and its tax credits obamacare-lite and for democrats who don't like it all. >> the cbo report should be a knockout blow for republicans in congress.

they should heed this warning and turn back from their plan that would be a disaster for the country. >> reporter: monday, the president met with americans who say obamacare has failed them. >> our rates are three times what they were before obamacare started. >> reporter: president trump is promising better health care coverage with the plan once the gop plan takes hold. craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. the house intelligence committee granted the justice department more time to produce evidence of president trump's claim that president obama tapped his phones at trump tower. white house spokesman sean spicer said the president wasn't using the term "wiretapping" literally. the justice department which missed yesterday's deadline now has until march 20th to produce evidence. and if not, the intelligence committee could use the subpoena power to gather the information. well, the trump administration plans to implement its new travel ban thursday. more than half a dozen states are trying to block it and are now involved in a pair of lawsuits.

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testing out the current conditions in new york times square where the snow is falling as the dangerous winter storm cranks up. you can see workers are already out there trying to shove some of that snow out of the way. it's going to be a long day for them. and the rest of the city is hunkering down hopefully. blizzard warnings are posted from philadelphia to maine. some areas of the northeast could see up to 2 feet of snow. overnight, slick conditions had crews responding to a massive crash in chicago. roughly 30 cars piled up on the city's kennedy expressway. rem snant remnants of the same

system had drivers dealing with wisconsin with whiteout conditions triggering at least a dozen crashes. and shutting down the highways for six hours. well, president trump is giving away his salary. and financial assistance for victims and responders in one of the country's worst mass shootings. those are some the headlines on the morning newsstands. the orlando sentinel reports that florida will get an $8.5 million grant to help those affected by the pulse nightclub massacre. the federal funds to pay for grief counseling and an assistance center. the morning call of pennsylvania says two former penn state officials admit failing to report filing allegations in the jerry sandusky scandal. tim kerley and gary schultz could face up to five years in in prison for child endangerment. sandusky was arrested ten years after those officials were told he was sexually abusing boys.

fortune reports that the man tapped to run yahoo! will be paid twice as much as the woman he's succeeding. thomas mcinerney will be paid $2 million a year once yahoo! takeover by verizon closes but marissa mayer will be leaving with a stock package and stock options worth $189 million. the hill says trump wants the media decide how he would get his salary this year. press secretary sean spicer says that he would avert scrutiny by reporters by doing that. "the washington post" reported during the campaign that mr. trump often exaggerated his charitable contributions. and the commercial appeal visits a memphis funeral home that offers drive-through viewing. mourners can see the body through a bulletproof window. the funeral home opened two months ago in what was a bank.

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snow. from what the weather channel has dubbed winter storm stella. for the latest on the storm, let's go to the weather channel's jim cantore. >> no! [ laughter ] >> thanks, jim. >> a little fun before the storm for "the late show" and stephen colbert. getting a look now at wall street. you can see that there, the charging bull and his new neighbor, the fearless girl? you can barely make out the bull there. and looks pretty empty. look at that people are still out there taking pictures of the fearless girl and the bull. well, one of those days, hopefully, they're not heading into work just taking it easy today. on the "cbs moneywatch" investors weather the storm and apple has fun with stickers. jill wagner's at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. one of those days we're happy to be inside. all right. investors will be keeping an eye on the two-day federal reserve

meeting, it starts today. the fed is expected to raise interest rates for only the third time since 2008 yesterday, the dow fell 21 points, the s&p gained less than a point. the nasdaq rose 14. despite today's monster snowstorm, the new york stock exchange vowed to remain open. the last time a weather-related event forced the stock exchange to close was in october 2012, that's when superstorm sandy hit. the exchange stayed close for two days. that was the first two-enclosure in the last 124 years. broadway plans to stay open unless transportation shuts down. facebook is barring software developers from using its data for surveillance. last year, facebook came under fire when it became known police were using info to spy on protesters in places like ferguson, missouri. it's unclear how facebook will enforce that new policy. apple introduced a new commercial to promote the iphone

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here's a look at here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. we are tracking that major snowstorm all morning, bringing potentially life-threatening conditions to the northeast. but the line of storm stretches to the south, packing strong winds and storms all the way down to florida. and the conditions are keeping a spacex rocket waiting for launch until thursday. liftoff from the kennedy space center was postponed early this morning, due to high winds. the falcon 9 is set to boost a communications satellite into orbit. add washington's famed cherry trees to the list of those confused by the wacky weather. experts say the blossoms might not reach peak blooms because of recent cold snaps.

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birthplace of pioneers. our top story this our top stories this morning, the monster winter storm hitting the northeast. blizzard warnings posted from new york to maine, some areas could see 2 feet of snow. thousands of flights have been cancelled. motorists are being told to stay off the roads and some public transportation is being shut down as well. and the congressional budget office estimates 14 million americans would lose health insurance next year under the house republican plan to replace obamacare. house secretary tom price calls the report simply long. meanwhile, the justice department has been granted more time to come up with evidence proving president trump's claim that president obama wiretapped his phones during the election. a california man charged with jumping the white house fence last week was in federal court yesterday.

he could face ten years if he's convicted. chip reid has more on the latest intrusion at the executive mansion. >> reporter: court records say 26-year-old jonathan tran was apprehended by secret service members as he was approaching the south portico entrance to the white house. he was carrying two cans of mace but claims he is a friend of the president and that he had an appointment. he's also reportedly said that he's been called schizophrenic. president trump was in the white house at the time. he said this during lunch with cabinet secretaries. >> secret service did a fantastic job. he was a troubled person. very sad. >> reporter: but an intruder making it that close to the residence wasn't supposed to happen again. in 2014, omar gonzalez armed with a knife, jumped the fence, ran into the white house and eluded eight secret service members before being tackled in the east room. a report later found a series of errors ranging from faulty

radios and alarms to secret service fatigue and understaffing. that same year another fence jumper was tackled by secret service dogs. the latest incident comes a week after director joe clancy left the agency. he had been brought out of retirement to stop the breaches. the fence is about seven-feet tall. the government plans to build a new one nearly 12 feet tall, but construction won't even begin until next year. as for the latest jumper, jonathan tran, a judge ordered him released pending trial but he'll have to wear a gps monitor and undergo a mental health evaluation. chip reid, cbs news, washington. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll meet a florida sheriff with a game on finding the area's most wanted fugitives. plus, dr. tara narula can show us how eating certain foods can treat new disorders like anxiety and depression. and anthony mason shuts down with cheech marin about his new memoir.

that's it for the "cbs morning news." thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

i'm kenny choi. thanks for waking up with us. as we take a live look at the bay bridge this morning. the weather has been beautiful. thanks to the weather gods and to you for delivering the message and the forecast. good morning, it is tuesday, march 14. i'm kenny choy. >> i'm michelle griego.

>> we say hello to roberta. >> it is really funny. you can rarely say it as a weathercaster. it is beautiful. beautiful for some people means rain and beautiful for some people means rain. and why are you jumping up and down about the sunshine, we need more water in the reservoirs. >> come on. >> you can't satisfy everyone. >> never. >> never. you learn that with weth area long time ago. but -- weather a long time ago. but you must admit. unseasonably warm. record warmth and compared to what is going on out east, i will take this any time. we don't have to shovel the sunshine. clear skies along the bay bridge. temperatures are pretty consistent. clouds to the northful the area of low pressure will be sideswiping the bay area on wednesday. until then, one more day of temperatures, up to 18 degrees above average. low 80s in santa rosa. napa and sonoma. and 80s east of the bay. mid to high 70s, in the sant