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so i want to show you time square, the streets right now. weo some of the ck out here, th going to look completely different. right now you can see the snow is still kind of pretty low but 12 to 17 inches of snow, that's massive accumulation, it's going to be shutting down the city even for boston up to 6 to 12 inches this scene is really nice right now but a completely different story in the next few hours gi guys. >> still hours away from the real start of this very serious storm thank you very much. >>> battle over coronavirus is frontline and center on capitol hill as the death toll crosses 442,000 in the u.s. and more than 26 million have been infected since the start of the pandemic today president biden will invite 10 members to talk about this republican prop posproposat do we know >> : we noah the 1 . >> reporter: we know 10 checks would drop to $1,000 and only apply to needy families some in the biden plan would get these check who's don't need them they want to also significantly reduce money for schools arguing teacher's unions a

now bring in our nbc meteorologist, janessa webb, live in time square, new york.anessa, hello, again. >> hi, you two i mean, temperatures are starting to drop you can really start to feel the difference and we were talking about howard people shoul and we were talking about how people should be off the roadway in new york city around 6:00 a.m. you can start to see right now things are still busy. people are out and about even though we've seen a bunch of plows and they have plowed here in time square three times, accumulating up to three inches and parts of new jersey up to five to six inches this is the just the start this noreaster has not developed, it will heighten 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. hour and right now our forecast totals are looking at three to four inches s snowfall rates per hour that's going to lead a accumulation eight to 17 inches in some spots. i want to mention boston, instead of a 36-hour event today and tomorrow, it lingers you can see up to 12 inches in that area. people need to know how to get in contact with their power companies. we're lookin

let's get to times square where nbc's meteorologist jana uary janessa webb is standing by.ood morning >> reporter: good morning, frances and philip things transitioned after midnight we did see snowfall rate 1 to 2 inches per hour things are kind of dying down right now. we have the snow that's on the ground, but we talked to officials treating the roadways they have plowed here in times square over three times so the roadways are still very dicey in the area also getting reports out of new jersey, 5 to 6 inches and this is really just the beginning of the storm system the nor'easter really does develop into about 7:00 to 8:00 a.m., we'll watch the coastal flooding and the big time accumulation that's going to start to happen. you can see roadways people are starting to take heed of that warning where the governor is asking everyone to stay offoa starting atl with a e definitely a dangerous travel. let's take a look at exactly what's going on for your forecast for today across the area, from our satellite depcomposite radar, te storm system is making its way across the nort

times square alliance workers sweeping the steps of new york city times square.le he driving in this which is why new york, new jersey, connecticut and pennsylvania understates of emergency. in new jersey we saw 661 crashes since the storm be and was one person is dead from hypothermia. in new york city, in person learning, vaccine appointments have been canceled for a second day in a row and those above ground subways are still shutdown. i want to show you something if you could turn around. sometimes the roads look clear like what this looks like right now but with the snow coming down look how slick this is. might look like it is safe to drive but it is not. it is slushy, slick because the snow, be careful, temperatures are still below freezing, be careful out there. todd: we have all covered in our local markets, you were in indianapolis, how does this compare to one 0 member from your time in local? todd: indiana, anybody from indiana knows we get a lot of lake effect snow from chicago. we've seen some pretty bad snowstorms. this one has been pretty bad in m

this is times square. the times square alliance workers doing their job, god bless them. city is under a state of emergency. nobody should be out only essential workers right now. we're bracing for 18 to 24-inches of snow when all of this is said and done. last time we had a storm this big back in 2016. i want to update you on a couple things announced a few moments ago announced by mayor bill de blasio. today all in-person schools have been canceled as have for tomorrow. tomorrow's school canceled as well. outdoor dining has been canceled. by far the biggest blow, though, stuart, is the covid vaccine appointments at 20 city-run sites and clinics, they're canceled today. announced moments ago, they're canceled tomorrow. they will be rescheduled for later dates. here is the mayor explaining why. >> last thing we want to do is our urge seniors to come out in middle of a storm like this. doesn't make sense. we're rescheduling appointments for vaccines. they will be post importanted. reporter: tuesday is canceled as well. we're not sure what will happen with wednesday. we'll

around 47th street and times square?bad, i apologize. these two courtyards my mare yachts -- by marriott, a host of others all shutting down. not you though, why? >> well, we're just very excited to bring the margaritaville lifestyle to the island of manhattan. people forget it's an island and really can't think of a more appropriate destination for people to be visiting as, hopefully, the coast clears and visiting safely. so we're very excited about it. the only indoor/outdoor pool, heated outdoor pool in times square. neil: it is wild. and i'm just wondering, i mean, you obviously could have pull this or at least delayed this when everything started hitting the fan, and yet you've opted not to. why? >> well, i wish i could say we were prescient enough to know that the vaccine would arrive, but sometimes it's better to have that good fortune and be lucky. you know, our sense is that the coast the clearing now, and i guess, you know, we look at our glass half full and optimism really is a big part of the dna of what we d

. >> this is a very snowy -- a lot of snow out here in times square.are still out here. kids are running around and throwing snowballs. people are enjoying taking pictures. we are making the best of it. reporter: the storm stop vaccination effort throughout the northeast in their tracks. >> vaccinations are canceled today. they will also be canceled tomorrow. based on what we are seeing right now, we believe tomorrow will be difficult, i see, treacherous. we do not want seniors out in those conditions. reporter: the storm is another blow for new york city restaurants who have suffered tremendously. on the outdoor dining is allowed for another two weeks,

if you see behind me, the bright lights of times square, this is the first time we've been able to see those. traffic light here along seventh avenue for much of today. and that's the problem. blowing snow, really bad visibility. the roads are a wreck. i want to take you through what's going to happen, because this is now officially our biggest snowstorm in more than five years. i think we could make it into the top ten snowstorms in new york city. but you see that radar and the movement of the futurecast. you take it until 7:00meer,ow p right up along the coast, they rotate counterclockwise. it's going to grab cold air and keep shoving those wraparound snow showers all the way through tuesday night. we can't say we're done with this until wednesday. and of course, when all is said and done, not just going to be windy, but you could see 6 to 12 inches on top of the up to 30 some people have already seen in this storm, david. >> i gather we'll be watching you outdoors again tomorrow morning on "gma." ginger, thank you. >>> and this storm, of course, slowing down vaccinations. at least n

might be interesting to see if times square and other senior military leadership actually don't support this but you have to remember that the military or it's a lot of enterprises with the end and they will have a lot to lose. if there were more targeted sanctions against these military enterprises as i had raised and the fact finding mission had raised in the past reports. there has been targeted sanctions on the military and military leadership in the past especially in light of their actions against the regime in recent years but that doesn't seem to have had any impact on their own what they have done what are they likely to do now if more targeted sanctions are placed on them well i think more countries should start to. go ahead and chime in and conducting more or placing more targeted sanctions with other business enterprises in our business dealings they do with. madara military affiliated enterprises 2nd i think countries like china and india and japan mostly japan. could set something stronger and to meet and countries like south korea that has been investing heavily. in this

times square. have a great day. >>> right now on "america this morning," paying respect. president biden and the first lady arrive unannounced at a solemn ceremony at the u.s. capitol paying tribute to the officer who lost his life in the january 6th attack. this morning, the new move to make the capitol safer and the new arguments on president trump's impeachment trial. what his lawyers are now claiming. >>> a new mutation of the coronavirus causing concern as the uk variant mutates once again. will the vaccine still work? what experts are saying and this morning, the plan to ship the vaccine straight to local pharmacies. our medical expert weighs in. >>> the new warning about a special feature on tiktok. and major privacy concerns. what parents need to know. >>> the jeff bezos bombshell. the man who reinvented retail stepping down as ceo of amazon. we look back at how he built his empire and what he's doing next. >>> and from a shadowy groundhog day scandal to dolly parton changing her 9 to 5 hours. ♪ working to 9 to 5 ♪ ♪ what a way to make a living ♪ >> to the florida

yes, we're in time square which we get used to now with the pandemic. big fat pieces of snow are falling on us non-stop and again empty out here. just a couple of those time square alliance workers behind me working away trying to shove el as quickly as possible trying to get the snow cleared away. 2,000 snowplows working across the city now as the city is under a state of emergency bracing for 18 to 24 inches of snow. last time we had a storm this big, 2016. that was a deadly one. massive efforts underway right now to keep people off the roads. all in-person schools are canceled. outdoor dining is canceled. we don't have any indoor dining yet. by far the biggest blow, covid vaccination appointments at 20 city-run sites and clinics are canceled today and will have to be rescheduled for a later date. that's really because we don't want to see the elderly, the seniors out there that are eligible to get those shots, we don't want to see them trying to get around the city trying to get to the vaccination sites in the mess. as for the tuesday vaccinations we

the times square billboard taking aim at major investors. the next play in the gamestop saga. tonight, the new limitations announced by the free stock trading app robinhood outraging many customers. >>> and, lifeline. the woman plunging into freezing water while chasing her dog who got away. the moment firefighters jumped in to save her.. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin with the state of emergency as a monster nor'easter takes aim. with more than 80 million americans in the path. already whiteout conditions, high winds, and heavy snow battering the midwest. over eight inches of snow falling in chicago alone. frigid temperatures leaving make michigan as a frozen standstill along the shore. major travel impacts as the storm pushes east. in virginia, hundreds of crashes. including this fire truck flipping over in slick conditions. the first flakes falling in pennsylvania and d.c. in new york city, up to 18 inches possible. schools are already cancelled. the storm also forcing some covid-19 vaccination sites to shut down. our team is standing by. we

aishah hasnie in times square. >> good morning, steve, brian, ainsley. a little bit of just light precipitation here in times square. take a look, they have even put away the snowplows for now because things look really, really good. nonessential travel. that travel ban has also now been lifted here in new york city. but, if, pete, can you show them on the ground, take a look. even just a light snow on the ground here can be a little slick. so, still would not advise driving if you don't have to because i have been slipping and sliding all over the place here. it has been a rough 24 hours. at least one person is dead in pennsylvania. after this storm -- this deadly winters storm slammed' 0 million americans from georgia all the way to maine. parts of new york, new jersey, connecticut, pennsylvania, still under states of emergency this morning. and that's restricting travel. in new jersey, 661 crashes reported so far since the storm began, including this jackknifed tractor-trailer in hackensack. towns on the jersey shore under flood warnings. high tide le

let's show you a live look at times square.u can see for the first time in a lie -- long time, they cleared that way. the roads are still slushy and it is still a dangerous situation so please do not get out and drive. around the northeast, one person dead in pennsylvania as this winter storm slammed 70 million americans from georgia to maine, parts of new york, new jersey, connecticut and pennsylvania under state of emergency restricting travel. in new jersey 660 crashes reported since the storm began including this jackknifed tractor-trailer in hackensack. check out this video in connecticut. emergency crews rescuing two people from a truck sinking in an icy lake. can't imagine how terrified they were but a woman in the back of the truck, a man trapped inside according to local reports, they were able to pull him out through a window after it went underwater. in new york city vaccine appointment at 20 see run sites been canceled for a second day in a row and those above ground subway lines have been shut down as the governor

call now >>> welcome back to the live look of the crossroads at the world times square. ng the top story, the major winter storm slamming the northeast right now and we know here in new york city. there are already several inches of snow, by the time it's over, part of the region could see as much as 2 feet. >>> and we have breaking news overnight. with one person is dead and a suspect is still on the loose after a deadly shooting in a no that was about 25 miles outside of green bay. police have not said what led to the shooting which also left one person injured. the mall was locked down for hours and the suspect got away before police arrived. >>> we're getting our first look at the arrest of a man who lived at chicago's o'hare airport for three months adine hassine was caught last month. you see him in the yellow vest there. he claims he did not fly home in october because he was worried about the pandemic. he is held without bond on multiple charges, including impersonating an airport worker. >>> some airline pilots are feeling rusty. according to the los angeles time

. >> reporter: in new york city, more than a foot of snow blizzard-like conditions in times square white out condition leaving many stranded >> let me say this unequivocally, this is a big one. it is going to be with us at this point we think until tomorrow night >> here in new jersey as the snow began piling up, the switch over to ice only made matters work as crew struggles to stay ahead of the storm >> reporter: a rescue after this truck slid off the road into the pond the snowstorm hitting the midwest hard chicago and lake michigan paial. philadelphia continues to dig snow >> reporter: back in new york, residents braising for more snow >> i want to be in florida >> reporter: as the northeast continues to get battered. this storm is still packing a mighty punch where is it going next, al roker? >> reporter: the plows and the snow shovels, this is what we are hearing. we are looking at rain along the new england coast. we are talking on top of whatever that's already on the ground we are looking for another 5 or 10 inches in new york and 4 to 8 inches in boston philadelphia and another

we have a live update from new york city's time square just moments from now. and this, the pentagon has hit the pause button on a very controversial plan. the pentagon was going to give guantanamo bay detainees the covid-19 vaccine before most americans would get it. and the backlash is fierce. i'm harris faulkner and you are in "the faulkner focus". the biden administration for now has halted a plan to offer coronavirus vaccines to prisoners at gitmo possibly as early as next week. after accusations that terror suspects were getting priority over americans waiting for their vaccinations amid this pandemic. >> they can overlook first responders, 9/11 family members and the people who are really sick now who have these existing conditions because of their participation in 9/11 rescue efforts and the co-morbidities. people look right past them and go straight to ksm and his ilk at guantanamo speaks volumes of the priorities of this administration. >> harris: pentagon press secretary john kirby tweeted no guantanamo detainees have been vaccinated. we are pausing

my cat need something to do on thursday night other than two drinks. >> the casino in times square i don't know if you could can put an entire governor's campaign behind it but if kennedy was running for mayor or governor i could see it. kennedy: had luck with everything and thank you for your honest doling out the truth. i appreciate it. it looks like president biden has backup when it comes to his poll. his attorney general nominee gun sales. an all-time record. you could get rich but you will be stripped of your basic rights. among my patients i often see them have teeth sensitivity as well as gum issues. does it worry me? absolutely. sensodyne sensitivity and gum gives us a dual action effect that really takes care of both our teeth sensitivity as well as our gum issues. there's no question it's something that i would recommend. (man) i'm a verizon engineer, part of the team that built 5g right, the only one from america's most reliable network. we designed our 5g to make the things you do every day better. with 5g nationwide, millions of people can now work, listen, and stream i

my cat need something to do on thursday night other than two drinks. >> the casino in times square i don't know if you could can put an entire governor's campaign behind it but if kennedy was running for mayor or governor i could see it. kennedy: had luck with everything and thank you for your honest doling out the truth. i appreciate it. it looks like president biden has backup when it comes to his poll. his attorney general nominee gun sales. an all-time record. you could get rich but you will be stripped of your basic rights. keeping your oysters business growing has you swamped. you need to hire. i need indeed indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a shortlist of quality candidates from a resume data base claim your seventy-five-dollar credit when you post your first job at indeed.com/promo you quit smoking and thought, "that's that." but here's the thing about lung cancer... by the time you see the symptoms, it could be too late. but now, there's a new scan that can detect lung cancer early, when it's more curable. if you smoked, get scanned. talk to your

i really wanted to show you the roadways in times square we've already seen about 3 inches fall.ened is after midnight, things started to crank up, then things have died down. it's been intermittent throughout the overnight hours, but we're expecting to see heavier snowfall throughout the day. now, the mayor of new york city has issued that state of emergency and starting at 6:00 a.m., unless you're an essential worker, you want to be off roadways what we have seen in the last four hours, we talked to some of the plows, they have plowed these streets three to four times already and, man, things are still pretty dicey across the area what's happening right now is the winds. they have become an issue. i do want to let everybody know with the winds picking up and the potential for power outages, it's very important that you have everything charged throughout the day this will be a 36-hour event we're looking at potential power outages across the northeast we'll continue to watch it out here dom? >> janessa, i can tell you the new york city streets deserve kudos because i live in con

tormentas, una que ha dejado más acumulaciones en febrero desde 1988 vistió de blanco el icónico time squareío y más posibles nevadas en los próximos días, así que regreso contigo al estudio. >>> gracias a maría por su reporte. ♪♪. >>> la aparición de nuevas variantes del coronavirus está haciendo que las autoridades sanitarias traten de ganarle terreno con la mejor arma, la vacunación masiva de la población, vamos con rubén y lo último. >>> ¿qué tal? así es, autoridades de salud están muy preocupadas por las variantes del coronavirus que podrían dar marcha más al número de casos y hospitalizaciones, el cdc trabaja conseguir hasta 7 mil pruebas a la semana, la cepa del reino unido altamente contagiosa está en 33 estados, las autoridades están también preocupadas por cepas de sudáfrica y brasil, en todo el país mientras las infecciones diarias a la baja en más de 30 por ciento, las muertes superan las 3 mil por día, 1 de cada 3 americanos ha tenido al menos su primera dosis de la vacuna, sin embargo la noticia de que la vacuna johnson & johnson es efectiva 77 por ciento causa preocupación, el

and never to bring the casino to times square. my staff need something to do on thursday nights other than drink that would be very helpful. >> that casino in times square and if you put the governor's campaign bit of kennedy was running for governor or mayor i could see it. >> my god no. alright good luck to youth everything, thank you for your honest doling out of the truth, i appreciate. coming up tiger woods injured after a car crash just outside of los angeles from live report on his status, that is coming up. plus a president biden has some backup when it comes to his personal gun control. his attorney general nominee, gun sales smashing all-time records. you could get rich, but you will be stripped of your basic rights. katie pavlich's joins me to it new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a short list of quality candidates from our resume database. claim your seventy five dollar credit, when you post your first job at indeed.com

had already reduced traffic and tourists here even in the city's most iconic neighborhoods like times square they've been very manly a lot of times where the people was here we became running around during the old was people are enjoying things kate zernike the thing i've been there done poppy and we're making the best of it but the storm stopped vaccination efforts throughout the northeast in their tracks vaccinations are canceled today they're also going to be canceled tomorrow based on what we are seeing right now we believe that tomorrow again around the city will be difficult be icy it will be treacherous we do not want seniors especially out in those conditions this storm is yet another blow for new york city restaurants are suffering tremendously amidst the pro dividers pandemic only outdoor dining is allowed for another 2 weeks and needless to say not a lot of people will be dining out today the storm is making its way up the coast with high winds threatening power outages from virginia through philadelphia and into new england states but there was still fun to be had from skiing in

we had wonderful times on his theater. down on sheridan square.rse, who would know back in june of 1969 that the gay movement would achieve what it had achieved today? i end up with the scene in 1960, one 1960, we know what she is doing. but i love this woman on the left. this is what we used to call a coed -- you don't hear that name anymore. we used to call that a coed. she's now a. woman a young woman. she's dressed like a sorority girl but with no sunglasses, inside she is a hip check. why is she hip checked sitting there in washington square in early 19 sixties? because if you generations earlier, these people on the upper right gather together on mcdougal street and basically they created the first of america's bohemian greenwich village. thanks very much.

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this snow covered dog needing some warmth but that well-known naked cowboy in times square not missing a beat. definitely not approved weather gear there. it was the snowiest day in five years and another storm crossing the country. we'll have the forecast in five minutes. >>> now to the other big story, this morning the battle over president biden's nearly $2 trillion covid relief bill we're learning more about his meeting last night with republicans in the senate who want a smaller deal. abc's faith abubey is here with the very latest. faith, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, mona. president biden and ten gop senators met yesterday for nearly two hours. when they pa f arica, no dt. this morning possible progress productive, cordial two-hour meeting with the president and the vice president. >> reporter: republican senators emerging from a meeting in the oval office where they and the biden administration agreed to hold more negotiations on covid. >> it was an excellent meeting and we're very appreciative that as his first official meeting in the oval office the president

park a lot of snow the wind did pick up i think temperate we could call it there's a conditions time square you may be used to that picture but not necessarily with the snow you know there weren't that many people out and about certainly traffic wise and the most the snow is going to go spend most of the night and then wednesday up in canada but there's a backwash cold wind and that's going to feel pretty rope on the other side of the u.s. and in western canada you still got that big storm coming of the pacific bringing snow to the mountains very easily and rain sea level but in new york it's going to be a raw day on wednesday significant wind chill temperatures a 2 but it's quite a strong when the wind dies out on thursday they get a southerly so it slowly warms up with a bit of cold rain to come with it this is wednesday's picture then and it's the snow really this to focus in the west running through the cascades more especially in the rockies and eventually will come to the plains and you're developing a winter storm here which makes itself pretty well shown during says take significant

state really although now it's a different city post 911 it's just a different world and times square is all cleaned up now and you can bring family there and that's really awful but i mean it's. i miss it i miss that lifestyle. i love i'm a late night person and now it's so strange in l.a. everything closes early everything goes really everywhere because you know social distancing though i've been practicing social distancing for about 20 years but i like to be able to go out late afterwards but i can't anymore it's a stuck you know it is the it is the golden age of being a pariah. i've always been a little standoffish and the times found me somewhere along the way you know. and say you know those i did i did some work over the years behind the scenes work but such a good guy joel schumer i don't know what your memories were but he would make me laugh so hard. yeah he sort of got joel schumacher his folks i met his office once he's working on batman it doesn't pad not but he's got a back cave poster on his wall and i as a kid from my era that meant everything to me i'm standing looki

couple of years ago there was a mass epidemic of sexual assault equivalent to it happening in times square german media did not cover it until it broke out to social media a week later? >> but then there were follow-up events in various places. it did not stop there. these confrontations between the women of europe who are used to being free and who are used to the freedom of movement going to places as they please and doing whatever they like and they are confronted with young men coming from places where they see women as prey, as commodities and things they can please themselves with. that confrontation is unfolding in europe and in working class neighborhood. think about that. in other words -- [overlapping talking]. >> that's one of the most horrible things. they think the working class girls have to put up with it. a terrific read. it's called prey and look for it. you won't be hearing about it in the "new york times" and elsewhere. a great book. come up next steve hilton on how twitters free speech hypocrisy is out of control. advil targets pain at the source. acetaminophen blocks p

destroying records that evidence the scheme that was a very deadly one everyone is familiar with the times squaref card hustles but here playing three card monte with grandma moving folks from nursing homes to the hospitals in injecting the virus right back into nursing homes new york andn florida detailed into governors into states. in florida we use the national guard to ensure nursing home staff did not bring the virus into an area where could kill the most vulnerable people but we let younger people, college students, students in high school and grade school live their lives and not see the impact of the virus be even more crushing on our society where in new york they destroyed small businesses, they destroyed education and hindered the development of young people and the folks that they were supposed to take care of the most put in the most, as prosecutors look at this case you have to follow the money you have to look at the financial incentives that were embedded in the decisions to move these people around and terrible and not times lethal risk. judge jeanine it seems the competition tha

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we just saw here, snow in times square.let's turn to ginger who is in hoboken, new jersey with more on where the threat is headed next. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: just moments ago we could barely make new york city out. more than 16 inches above average. we have piles like this all over the tri-state and we're about to get slammed with more. let me take you through the forecast. the timing is really important here. we're obviously starting now. it'll get heavier as we go through late morning, early afternoon then there is a break. there looks like it dries out a bit at least tonight. you see the 7:30 p.m. but you'll see spotty precipitation. i say precipitation because some of that is icing from southern new jersey and then that's friday morning. a friday morning commute with more snow so you'll see me here standing with more snow tomorrow morning. 6 to 10 inches will be the heaviest band but, remember, some of that freezing rain where you get the glaze of ice can be even more dangerous especially because we are so

we had to tend to in time to square and to tend to the presidential palace we were prepared to stay a month or 2. they going to have that we were preempted when c.c. issued a 48 hour ultimatum and get the money on band sat millions of people once again taking to the streets huge crowds in town for a square the military has given the president a major ultimatum egypt's army announces it will intervene within 48 hours the clock is ticking and nobody arm as he didn't mean that wasting more time will only lead to more division and conflict meanwhile in case sami you are wrong been very much it is not possible the people empowered me the people chose me through a free and fair election. the people approved a constitution that assigned me a role of a country expects me to act in accordance with this legitimacy and can only. but actually the constitution or the presidency like you just heard bill ayers of the egyptian military general el-sisi make it official of the egyptian president mohamed morsi is out. of the film and i was there the moment morsi was removed from power. back that i had b

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that's how i would describe it in times square. take a look. the snow on the ground doesn't look like it's been touched, right? it's been plowed at least two or three times today right in front of us. the snow just right back on top of it again. sometimes 2 to 3 inches an hour. it's really incredible to see the plows and the shovelling could not keep up. the city is bracing for 18 to 24 inches of snow. this as you said, the city and much of the state now under a state of emergency. we've got in-person classes that were cancelled today. they're cancelled for tomorrow as well. outdoor dining has been cancelled. the covid-19 vaccine appointments at 20 different city-run sites, they've been cancelled for today and tomorrow. the path train is now suspended and those above ground subway lines, they've been shut down. so basically the message tonight is if you're not home yet, you may have to find somewhere to hunker down here in the city. >> the bottom line is, this is a serious situation. it's nothing to be trifled with. yes, we've been through it be

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here in times square, a different story. take a look.ere enjoying the snow the best they can. getting into some snow ball fights. taking selfies. the kids are enjoying it. the city is bracing for 18 to 24 inches of snow. new york city and much of the state are under a state of emergency right now. as you know in-person classes were cancelled today, cancelled tomorrow as well. outdoor dining has been cancelled. the covid vaccination appointments at some 20-city-run sites are cancelled today and tomorrow. the train that connects new jersey to manhattan has been suspended. in new york city, the above ground subway lines have been shut down. so the messaging is, if you're not home yet, you may have to hunker down somewhere else tonight. >> bottom line is, this is a serious situation. it's nothing to be trifled with. yes, wove had snowstorms before. we've been through it before. but this is a dangerous life-threatening situation. again, i expect major closures so you're not surprised. >> air travel is a big mess as well. the flights in la gua

the world was -- i mean, time square, you name it, everybody was there when curiosity landed. everybody is aware of new horizons going past pluto. robots have an important role in capturing the imagination and helping young people understand they don't have to be an astronaut. they can continue and bring the world together by working with robotic operations or airplanes or science. >> you mentioned sur veer. a lot of people don't know what it is. it's probably our favorite program at nasa. nasa partners with the u.s. agency for international development. there is offices around the world where we work with local communities to work on problems like climate resilience to say, how can you in your country help solve your problems whether it's agriculture, drought, too much rain. how can you use this data to help address and make your country more resilient. it is an amazing program i think is a huge demonstration of the importance of space diplomacy. >> mike, i know you were recently at the paris air show. >> i missed the paris air show, yeah. >> you didn't get to europe at all?