now, how drivers are fighting back. good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin with one of the fiercest winter storms on record. stretching across 1,000 miles, dropping snow from louisiana to new england. leaving at least 25 people dead. the blinding snow, fierce winds, the business ard -- blizzard with a bull's-eye on new york city. and from washington to new england, streets narrowed to a single lane. cars hard to see. and backhoes and dump trucks being used in washington, with the capitol in the distance. and along the jersey shore, flood waters sending a river of ice in the streets. and the storm grounding more

more on the travel mess in a moment. but rob marciano, leading us off tonight. >> reporter: the snow's stopped falling, but for millions still reeling from this monstrous blizzard, the battle is not over. firefighters in virginia struggling to dig out hydrants buried under three feet of snow while battling the a blaze this morning. roofs collapsing under the weight of all that snow. dozens displaced from this apartment complex in virginia. this church in pennsylvania caving in just hours before sunday services. even the redskins' practice dome deflated. today, the big digout, that is, if you could even get to your car. new yorkers climbing four or five, six-foot drifts to reach them. the view from above capturing the scope. the nation's capitol shut down. winds gusting to 75 miles per hour at langley air force base. new york city suddenly finding itself in the bull's-eye. >> people have to take very seriously what's going on here. >> reporter: the city grinding

>> give us time, everybody stay in their house, and we should be able to do our jobs. >> reporter: at least 25 deaths now blamed on the storm. a new jersey mom and her son tragically lost to carbon monoxide poisoning while warming up in a running car. in central park, 26.8 inches of snow, a 24-hour record, and just 0.1 of an inch shy of the all time record set in 2006. the biggest snow storm on record in baltimore, 29.2 inches. cracking the top five in d.c. and philly, too. our gloria riviera in reston, virginia. >> the plows have been through this area. but all that snow has to go somewhere, and look at this. it's a snow wall and it's past my waist and it's barricading every car in the block in. >> reporter: here in new york, hundreds of cars are entombed in snow like that. and huge piles like this on nearly every street corner. all that snow is not easy to work around or get rid of.

we'll check back with you in a moment for the forecast. and now, to the travelers caught by the storm. passengers stuck in cities across the country, waiting for a flight out. david kerley on the challenge at the airport, and the outlook for the week ahead. >> reporter: so much snow to clear. plows and trucks working all day at an empty washington, d.c., airport. no planes, no passengers. a ghost town. >> please maintain control of your personal belongings. >> reporter: some hopeful passengers in new york -- >> i just want to get out of here and go home. >> reporter: -- told they are going nowhere. >> i showed up at the airport and the airport's closed. >> reporter: already more than 800 flights cancelled for tomorrow. bringing the storm total to about 12,000, as all that snow is moved. and it's not just out on the airfield. a lot is going on behind the scenes, and workers have to be able to get to their positions in order for the airport to re-open. the closure of the major airports in the east has a ripple effect across the entire country -- delays and cancellations.

international flights can't get in. michael kurth is stranded in brussels. >> in total, it will come out to be about 48 hours or more of travel. >> reporter: amtrak rail, running reduced service during the storm, is coming back. regional and city rail, far from full service at new york's penn station. >> we got stranded and had to stay one more night. >> reporter: but this afternoon, a few flights starting to take off from northern airports. this one at new york's laguardia. the real question is, tomorrow's commute on road, rail, and in the air. and with all this snow to move, it's unlikely that any of the commutes will be smooth. tom? >> so many stuck tonight. david, thank you. driving in the storm, particularly treacherous. tens of thousands of travelers taken by surprise and stranded on the highways. including a bus load of high school students trapped for

journey home. >> reporter: tonight, drivers stranded in that endless gridlock in some cases for 30 hours, finally free. >> this is horrible, we've been stuck in the truck for 13 1/2 hours. >> reporter: 7:30 friday night, this church bus, packed with 37 students and 10 chaperones, gets stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike, the blizzard intensifying. >> it was bitter cold. it was in the teens, if not colder. >> reporter: early the next morning, still stuck, the students turn into good samaritans, helping out other drivers. >> we gave them food. and some of them sat on the bus with us. >> reporter: yesterday afternoon, freedom. but ten miles behind them, another school group is still barricaded in the snow. it takes them 11 more hours to get out, 30 hours total in blizzard gridlock. that group holding mass to lift the spirits of the marooned travelers. >> reporter: the last group of stuck cars, finally able to get moving this morning. and tonight, everyone is on the road home. >> we were all in good spirits. and we all had fun together.

>> reporter: while the roads may be clearing, the concern turns to black ice, with melted snow that could freeze again. tom? >> that black ice, so dangerous. eva, thank you. and it wasn't just the snow and wind that battered the coast, but a powerful storm surge that flooded streets and forced people from their homes and trapped others. here's linzie janis. >> reporter: tonight, record-breaking flooding in parts of new jersey. huge waves submerging towns in over nine feet of water. roads turned into rushing rivers. huge chunks of ice floating down the streets. now, the people here, cleaning up. dominic piro's deli in north wildwood, taking on two feet of water. >> four, five inches higher than sandy. >> reporter: and it will cost more, too. how much damage do you think you have here? >> about $50,000. >> reporter: he doesn't have flood insurance, but says he

hundreds of people had to be rescued from the flood waters. like this man in ocean city, and this little girl carried out of her home by police. we tagged along as emergency workers helped this elderly woman return to her apartment. okay, you're home. >> i'm home. >> reporter: this is what the town of stone harbor looks like now, but take a look at it on saturday. more than three feet of standing water in the streets. but tonight, some towns faring better than expected. like belmar. where they built this giant berm. after the storm, several feet of beach lost, but the sand dune kept the town dry. and back here in the deli, the flood waters are completely gone. but this pile, just some of the stuff he's going to have to throw away. tom, he says he hopes to be back in business by the summer. >> we hope he does as well. linzie, thank you so much. let's turn to rob to get a

so cold, so much snow and ice. is there a warm-up anytime soon? >> it will warm up a little, but not tonight. where it's going to be slushy, there will be re-freezing and some black ice and slick spots. look at the numbers, well below freezing in the snow zone. 20s and teens. enough to flash-freeze on this sufficient. tomorrow morning, it will be dicey. new jersey to new york, 24 inches, 6 inches, just 35 miles apart. that was a huge different between where you got buried and just a dusting. but here's the warm-up, temps getting to the lower 40s. even still, with all the snow, i don't think much of it will melt. back to you. >> going to stay chilly. rob, thanks so much. a new poll tonight with good news for donald trump.

week away, trump surging past ted cruz there, taking the lead. marco rubio and ben carson, rand paul, all behind them. in new hampshire, trump ahead of cruz by double digits. cecilia vega has it all from iowa tonight. >> reporter: donald trump kicking off his sunday on the campaign trail, right here in an iowa church. and he ended it with a rally surrounded by 2,000 supporters. >> so, this is crunch time. >> reporter: and one protester. the man in the red turban interrupted trump as he spoke about terrorism. >> good-bye! >> reporter: security escorting him out, the crowd went wild. >> usa! usa!nd from trump? >> he wasn't wearing one of those hats, was he? was he wearing one of those? and he never will. >> reporter: that double-digit lead, largely due to first-time caucus goers, backing the brash billionaire, like the young family i met today. you are going to caucus for donald trump? >> we are, first time. >> reporter: why? >> he is relatable. >> he's not the politician you see every year running. he wants change. >> something different about

he's not scripted. >> reporter: his gop rivals, still hoping for a victory of their own. >> voters here take their vote very seriously. >> wow! >> reporter: it was texas senator ted cruz's younger personality on full display in this new clip posted on youtube. >> what i want to do in life? >> reporter: the lanky teenager, talking about his life goals, seems to know exactly what he wants. >> take over the world, world domination, you know, rule everything. rich, powerful, that sort of stuff. >> reporter: dominating the airwaves overnight -- >> i wanted to take a break from my full-time career of writing things on facebook. >> reporter: "snl"'s version of trump and sarah palin, played by none other than tina fey. >> right wing, clingers of our guns. >> reporter: a lot of laughter last night, but the race is just as heated on the democratic side. where right now, it's a battle for turnout.

clinton's biggest event, 600 people showed up to see her in iowa. for sanders, the number was 2,000. tom? >> huge crowds in the frigid temperatures. cecilia, thank you. and to southern california, where three escaped prisoners may be hiding in plain sight. we have new details on how they slipped out of a maximum security jail. here's lauren lyster. >> reporter: tonight, investigators revealing the first images from that brazen jailbreak, where authorities say three escaped from a maximum security jail. surveillance video from the jail in california. the flashes of light, believed to be the inmates. the fbi and u.s. marshals, joining the desperate search for hossein nayeri, jonathan tieu, and bac tien duong. >> two of them are in custody for attempted murder, and one of them for mayhem, kidnapping. i consider them very dangerous individuals. >> reporter: the inmates, escaping their dorm-style cell by cutting holes through a grate, climbing through the plumbing, then breaking through

that's how they made it to an unsecured part of this roof, rappelling down several stories. the inmates were last seen friday morning at around 5:00 a.m. they weren't discovered missing for 16 hours, setting off a manhunt late friday night. the focus now on places where the fugitives have family and friends. the family of the youngest fugitive, in disbelief. >> i feel like he was manipulated or tricked into doing this, you know? >> reporter: investigators say the plan was sophisticated and well-thought out. the fbi and u.s. marshals now offering a $50,000 reward to find the missing men. tom? >> thank you. still ahead, one man, and nearly two dozen car accidents. is he the world's unluckiest driver, or was he up to something else? tonight, how the drivers he sued are fighting back. later, a powerful earthquake rocks a part of the country.

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