storm sandy enhanced one photographer's work by almost ruining it. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. if you think this has been an especially miserable winter, you from absolutely right. and another winter storm is now bearing down on the northeast tonight. this is the 13th major storm system to hit some part of the country since december 1. by comparison, during the same period last year, we saw eight major storms. it looks like new england will be hit hardest by this storm, up to 18 inches expected? eastern massachusetts. let's go first to eric fisher of our boston station wbz-tv, who is right in the middle of it in plymouth, massachusetts. eric, it doesn't look very pleasant where are you. >> reporter: it depends on perspective. but if you're not a fan of blizzards you would not be happy tonight. gusty winds, big snowfall rates.

let's track this storm on the heels of another storm a couple of days ago. this is fast moving so as we head through the night the rates jump 3-4 inches per hour but most of it will be moving out to sea by tomorrow morning. big storm totals -- 12-18 inches of snow, the worst of it in southeastern massachusetts and close to a foot in the city of boston itself. >> axelrod: so many people just begging for a break, eric. when any hope in the forecast? >> reporter: there is some hope. as we look towards this week, especially past wednesday, the jet stream lifts north, warmer air floods in and we get a much-needed thaw all across the eastern united states. but as we head towards the weekend and beyond, the cold is going to return. as we kick off march it looks like winter will not be leaving us just yet. >> axelrod: eric fisher with the forecast from plymouth, massachusetts, thank you. the number of flight cancellations this winter is the highest in 25 years. the weather, of course, is to blame, but also new pilot rest rules. jeff pegues has been adding up the cost in dollars and time.

>> reporter: becky mungo had big plans to attend the n.b.a. all-star game in new orleans this weekend. her friends made it with her tickets. mungo's flight from washington was canceled thursday, and she's still not there. >> i'm more frustrated. i'm hungry. i did have a cup of coffee, but, you know, i just want to get there. >> reporter: more than 16,000 flights were canceled this week, and passengers are feeling it. on average, canceled flights add 18 additional hours in travel time and more than $37 per hour per passenger in add cost to rebook flights, hotels, rental cars, and meals. according to masflight c.e.o. joshua marks, the economic impact is profound. >> the time you are spending waiting for a flight or sitting at the airport is time you're not spending working or spending money at your destination. and that will have a multi-billion-dollar impact on the economy.

>> reporter: the airlines are cancelling more flights in advance than ever before, because of the weather, urntd estimating the impact of new pilot rest rules, limiting flying time to eight or nine hours, and regulations preventing airlines from keeping passengers on the tarmac locker than three hours. an industry group told us the storms across the south and northeast impacted the airlines' ability to safely operate their full schedules gee, they can't de-ice the airplane in time or get it off the ground, the airplane comes back to the gate and cancels. that's horrible for everybody. >> reporter: it's been an expensive travel nightmare for becky mungo, who is missing out on something that may be priceless-- creating new memories with her friends. >> i think once i get there, i'll be okay. it will be like i'm here. let's have fun. >> reporter: with higher fuel costs, airlines are cutting flights that aren't making money and, jim, that meengz fewer options for travelers when there are cancellations. >> axelrod: jeff pegues at reagan international airport for

us tonight. thank you, jeff. the flight delays are just one example of adding insult to injury. here's another in georgia, where they're still recovering from their second brutal storm of the winter and tens of thousands remain without power, they also had an earthquake today. it was a 4.1 quake, relatively minor, centered along the border with south carolina. it didn't coany physical damage, hard to say on the psychological side. now, the winter storms battering the u.s. don't disappear when they head out to sea. look at this new nasa imagery which shows the last storm system before today's barreling across the atlantic where it linked up with one that formed over the united kingdom. wherever the rains are coming from, people caught in the floodwaters just wish they'd stop. charlie d'agata is there. >> reporter: 30-foot waves battered britain's coast, heralding yet another severe storm in what has become an endless winter onslaught. this one brought hurricane-force

winds. last night, rooftop concrete plunged down on to this car, killing a 49-year-old woman right in the heart of london. britain has become a battlefield with thousands of soldiers deployed to fight rising floodwaters. prince william and prince harry even pitched in, delivering sandbags to residents. the community spirit may have to hold up better than flood barriers. forecasters warn that britain will continue to be pounded by days but for weeks to come.r >> if we weren't seeing such cold air across the united states. >> reporter: meteorologist joanna robinson says the severe weather in the u.s. is to blame for wreaking havoc over here. so this is like a storm factory. >> it certainly is. a conveyor belt of storms across the atlantic and hitting the u.k.. >> reporter: we found dave smith among the rose of abandoned homes in west london, literally fighting back the tide

with his own pumps. >> the level was within half an inch of coming in the house. >> reporter: wow. >> we managed to hire two more pump we're doing about 70 u.s. gallon a minute each. >> reporter: 70 gallons a minute each? >> yes. >> reporter: in all he has the capacity to pump 300 gallons a minute, 24 hours a day. his drenched neighbor, isabelle kelley has had about enough. >> i was here 10, 12 years ago when it came up and i've never seen it like this. where is it going to stop? >> reporter: the environment agency has already warned it could be moks before the floods subsides, and that's once it ever stops raining. >> axelrod: a jury in florida has reached a verdict on four of five counts in the trial of michael dunn. he's the man accused of murder in the shooting of a 17-year-old in a convenience store parking lot after they argued over music coming from the teenager's car. this case has stirred up a lot

of strong feelings in florida seven months after george zimmerman was found not guilty in the death of trayvon martin. manual bojorquez is at the courthouse in jacksonville tonight, manuel. >> reporter: jim, late this afternoon, after nearly 30 hours of deliberations, the jury told the judge they have not been able to reach a unanimous decision on the count of murder. the judge told them to try again. they have reached verdicts on lessen counts, including attempted murder and shooting into a vehicle, but those have not yet been read. michael dunn fired 10 shots at an s.u.v. full of teenagers at a jacksonville convenience store parking lot in november 2012. dunn testified he did it in self-defense after an argument over loud music coming from the s.u.v. he claimed he saw one teenager, jordan davis, holding the barrel of a shotgun, and that's when he grabbed his gun and fired. davis was shot and killed but police did not find a weapon on him, or the s.u.v. prosecution witnesses also

refuted dunn's account. one teenager who was in the s.u.v. said davis did not threaten him. dunn faces life in prison. if the jury still cannot reach a verdict on the count of murder, the prosecution can ask for a retrial on that charge. jim, for comparsob, the jury in the george zimmerman case deliberated just over 16 hours before rendering a not guilty verdict. that's about half the time this jury has deliberated so far. >> axelrod: manuel, thank you. we turn next to the winter olympics in so muchy where the u.s. now stands third in the medal count behind russia and the netherlands. though no medal was at stake there was a hockey rematch between the u.s. and russia that was today's headline grabber. mark phillips has the story. >> reporter: the crowds came out for possibly the most eagerly awaited and the most-hyped preliminary round hockey game in olympic history. and those who couldn't get in gatherd outside to watch. their faces showed the game

lived up tots bilge. ( cheers ) there's something about a u.s.-russia hockey game. and there's something about a 27-year-old guy from minnesota named t.j. oshie, the game's hero. >> it was crazy. it was a back-and-forth game. it seemed like they'd score, we'd score. >> reporter: a game that was stuck in a 2-2 tie, even after overtime, had to be decided in a shoot-out. ( cheers ) the crowd lived and died as the teams trade shots. so did russia's president, vladimir putin, who was at the game. six of the u.s. shots were taken by one guy. it's allowed under international rules. he scored four times, including the winner. that guy was t.j. oshie. >> i didn't know that i was going to be going back to back and if i could do it again i'd hope one of those first ones that i missed went in so it could end sooner. >> reporter: the u.s.-russia games are all compared to the

miracle on ice in 1980 when a bunch of american college kids stunned the vaunted soviet powerhouse. stand out the way it doesll historically? >> i think it does a little bit because of our history and, obviously, the miracle on ice game was the biggest game in u.s.a. hockey's history so you'll never forget that. >> reporter: this time, it was no mir coal ice. both these teams are packed with pros, often playing together on the same nhl teams. still, to beat the russians in russia and in front front of their president is a memorable moment, too. , and jim, this tournament is still young. these teams could meet again. >> axelrod: maybe not another mir coal ice but another thriller nonetheless. mark phillips in sochi, thank you. this is how the u.s. win went over in one of the big hockey towns in the u.s.

( cheers and applause ) they went berserk in stats bar and grill in boston when t.j. oshie put it away for the u.s. you know it's big when a kid born in washington state schooled in minnesota and plays for the st. louis blues gets them chanting his name in boston. not a lot of good news on the ice for american speed skaters, however. no medal so far this olympics, not even close, actually. some of the skaters were blame blaming their new uniforms so starting today they swapped out one suit for a similar suit, only this one does not have the mesh vent which has been blamed for possibly creating drag. the new suits, but still no medals. the top u.s. performer today finished seventh. later, is your grocery bill giving you sticker shock? we'll tell you why. and runaway snowball. it took two college math majors to figure out how to do this. those stories when the cbs evening news continues. one of our favorite things to do is going to the dog park together.

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sup18.4%. ground beef up 16.8%. and bacon has skyrocketed up 22.8%. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: making it a holiday when it's on sale. >> bacon for three bucks. things that are going up in price are the things that i absolutely need to buy. it's the meat. it's the milk. it's the eggs. and it's getting out of hand. $8.32. for this. >> reporter: >> moms can really tell the government a lot about inflation. food inflation is far greater than the government thinks it is. >> reporter: but the big problem for families-- wage regular not budging. >> if my income isn't going up, how am i going to keep up with inflation? >> reporter: median income is up only 1% a year. for singer, that makes it hard to save for college tuition, which has been rising 6% to 8% every year for five decades. >> the price of college is terrifying, and so we're looking

at cheaper schools or scholarships-- i hope. you know, run fastener track. that would really help me out a lot. >> reporter: many are concerned while economists paint a benine picture, middle class families are quietly struggling. >> the disconnect is severe because it's the economists that make policy but it's people who have to live with outcome of that policy and that disconnect is growing to the point where i think it has to break soon. >> i keep the heat down. we might as well wear a parka around here because it's the only way i can save money on heating. >> reporter: as the costs go higher and the budget battle continues-- >> thiis a great price. >> reporter:... every now and then-- >> savings $6. >> reporter:... a victory. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> axelrod: it is the n.b.a.'s all-star weekend, and last night in the players in the celebrity game got schooled, fittingly enough by the u.s. secretary of

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with an extraordinary photo album and a lesson about silver linings in even the darkest of clouds. it's been nearly 16 months now since super storm sandy devastated the northeast. we are introduced to a photographer who thought the floods ruined his works only to discover the opposite. >> reporter: when randy taylor talks about his photos, he can't help but tell you what they used to look like. >> this is a moose and you can see the antlers up here. >> reporter: taylor was a documentary-style photographer who used to travel around the world. over a 40-year career he had taken close to 30,000 images. almost all of them were destroyed by super storm sandy. where did you have them stored? >> it was a commercial storage facility and it was basically downstairs in the baimentd. we had to rip onpe filing cabinets so we had crow bars and

mold was kill photographs. this one has mold all over it. >> reporter: to stop the mold on the few dozen images still intact, taylor dipped them in rubbing alcohol. the effect was surreal. you'd think something like this would detract from the photos but it really ads to them all. >> that's the magic of it. all of these are better now than they were as the originals. >> reporter: surf borders became eerie, post-9/11 images more somber. this was a neo-nazi rally in florida. this was a shoolt out in paris. back then, it earned taylor a pulitzer prize nomination. >> there was a roll of film. they were all destroyed except for one single frame. >> reporter: it's amazing, too, what was saved is the central focus of the imannual. >> yand the best frame. >> reporter: while taylor stopped taking photos decades ago, these altered images are once again bringing him acclaim. they've been published in both italy and france and he has offers to show them in new york city galleries. what it you learn from all this? >> i think that the reson is

that events happen in life, and we can't do anything about controlling the events. the only thing we can control is our reaction to the event. >> reporter: taylor says his pictures are now a mix of photo journalism and art. they always told a great story. now there's an even better one behind them. >> axelrod: can't control the events, only how you react to them. and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. later on cbs "48 hours." for now, i'm jim axelrod in new york, and for all of us here at cbs news, thanks for joining us. and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org c ]

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