this time, really taking aim on boston. we'll see the heaviest of the snow from new york city, all the way up into maine, where some places could see about 12 inches of snow. boston could be getting 12 to 18. and we'll see major travel concerns. in the northwest, there's some snow pushing in. but temperatures are actually warming up through the next couple of days. and that means plenty more rain. with the snow melt and the rain, flooding will be a major concern in the northwest. now, back to you, rob and vinita. >> thanks, a lot, ava. we have reporters from atlanta to boston. complete coverage coming up later today on "good morning america." >>> and now, to the morning's other big story, the aftermath of saturday's massacre in tucson, arizona. >> we're getting the first look inside the hospital room of representative gabrielle giffords. that's her husband there, mark kelly, holding her hand. >> president obama is leading a federal delegation to arizona today. for details on his trip and more, we're joined this morning by e

-- cambridge to besiege the british in boston.and here's a map that was in washington's collection called the seat of war in new england. a beautiful map that uses not only cartography, but some wonderful drawing to dramatize the opening phases of the revolutionary war. here we can see, of course, after lexington and concord in april of 1775, we had the battle of bunker hill. you can see charlestown in flames with orange and yellow and all the formations of men. and washington, of course, that was june 17th, and washington arriving in a column that's drawn very beautifully over here. in fact, you can see that there are columns coming down from from new hampshire, up from connecticut all converging in this great congregation of citizen soldiers to besiege the british. and here just one detail you can see, the march of general washington with his virginia, virginian horse, his riflemen and the new york grenadiers. so there's an encampment, just a really enchanting map. now, once he'd arrived, washington had to size up the situation,

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al roker is standing by in boston. al, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning matt and meredith. we are here at boston common. and i'll tell you, earlier this morning, it was a heavy, wet snow. i mean, really dense. you'd pick it up, it would not go anywhere. but now -- it just drops. but now it's a fluffier, lighter snow. colder air starting to infiltrate into the upper atmosphere. that shows this storm is starting to intensify. snowfall amounts so far, and again, remember, this is a heavy, dense snow. hartford, connecticut, 15 inches. manchester, connecticut, almost 20 inches. 22 in milford. newton, connecticut, 27 inches of snow. these are heavy amounts. new york city go 9.1 inches. some parts of long island, 14 inches of snow. and now the storm is making its way up the coast. and the same storm that caused the big problems in the southeast, now causing problems in new england. everybody across the country saying, here we go again. parts of the south are still reeling from this week's rare blast of ice and sno

here's a picture of boston. on the right-hand side times square all eyes will be on new york and their city management they kind of watched it during the last storm. they didn't get the streets cleared to the liking of the airline's munis they thought he was more focused about times square in manhattan clear. instead of getting their roadway is clear. so, city leaders have allowed that this time it will be different. snowplows been out there on my long working around-the-clock to keep it clear. we will see what happens, keeping an eye on the airports throughout the north east. waiting for this flight delays if they happen really know. video of the beaver creek, a police officer had to be cut from his cruiser was taken hospital, all right, they released him just one of the stories coming a rather snow, ice. the windy city is more of the snowy city chicago a hundred and 74 trucks to clear the city's streets as the snow continued to fall. traffic has been messy in a number of spots, snow causing problems such cargo

and in boston. some spots in new england could total 20 inches with whiteout conditions and a 35-mile-per-hour wind. in rhode island, government officials are urging all state employees to just stay home. >> keeping people off the roads allows the plows to do their job. >> reporter: in new york city, the mayor declaring a weather emergency early, trying to get ahead of the storm that would end by 6:00 a.m. >> we are enhancing our existing snow plan. and supplementing it with lessons learned during and after the christmas blizzard. >> reporter: 1,700 plows and 355 salt trucks out in full force. new york city usually gets 27 inches of snow a year. but with this storm, they surpass that average, getting 34 inches since december. that's almost halfway to the city's all-time record of 75 inches in 1996. and there's still three months left of winter. in philadelphia, the city wasn't hit quite as hard. but five inches of snow and icy roads kept drivers on their toes. boston's in for the worst of it, throug

in this map in boston harbor get some tremendous detail of the situation. and i think perhaps like myself and most americans think of the siege of boston is a fairly static affair, that washington was encamped in cambridge, with americans pinched off the neck of the boston peninsula at roxbury and the charlestown peninsula at the next year and that they said included each other for 11 months, which is what happened. if you have washington's maps in hand some other details emerged of playing out this drama on a much larger canvas. for one thing, he was sending his fledgling navy, the privateers all the way up to canada to the mouth of the st. lawrence and the have-nots is the st. lawrence riverto try to intercept ships coming from washington to resupply the besiege washington under general howe. washington was also using a fleet of oil boats, small craft that were plying the waters in boston harbor and sending them to burn the lighthouse, like in ways to disrupt the berger stealing sheep, birmingham a small islands in order to starve them. and the robust of

and in boston, five to nine inches. even before this dumping, new york city had been hit by 32 inches of snow, more than the yearly average. and there's still two months of winter left. if it continues at this rate, it could break the all-time record. the snow has already plowed over the city's annual snowplow budget. not to mention our patience. >> honestly, enough is enough. >> reporter: and this snow is just the appetizer for cold. epic cold. nine states were under windchill advisories in the midwest and great lakes. and that arresting air is moving east. some places seeing temperatures below zero. some slivering dispatches from our abc affiliates. >> the roads out here. you have to be very, very careful. >> some of the trickiest spots were the exit ramps. this driver said, he just couldn't keep control of his car. >> reporter: the consequences of this cold, in memphis, i-240 is shut down, after 14 cars and a semi truck slammed into each other. in oklahoma and indianapolis, cars are spinning off roads. and in western

the boston archdiocese closed the churches seven years ago for financial reasons.ope benedict himself has denied the parishioners' appeal. in some of the churches, parishioners have kept 'round-the-clock vigils through out the seven years. catholic groups in boston hope to reopen the churches as catholic places of worship, but not as full parishes. >>> also in boston, a same-sex wedding at the episcopal cathedral church of s paul, itintwo high-ranking episcopal clerics. reverend katherine hancock ragsdale, president of boston's episcopal divinity school, was married to reverend mally lloyd, a top assistant to thomas shaw, the episcopal bishop of massachusetts, who officiated at the ceremony. >>> we have a report today on some of the lonely crewmen on the world's merchant ships, and on some of the chaplains who minister to them when they are in u.s. ports. asaul gonzalez reports, e chaplains give the sailors communion, help in a crisis and, much appreciated, provide prepaid telephone calling cards. >> reporter: if you want to get up close and personal with the globa

then i went to the boston globe.at journey of going from one paper to the next is largely over for the younger -- you know, for the students cheered the crimes and who really want to take on this career, it is going to be a different path. what we're trying to do global close to say we want to be about the next generation of foreign correspondents. we want to start a new kind of model that is basically a free- lance model and say, here's a shot to go off to a country where you have some facility for the language, and you need to live there. it is a prerequisite of hours they live in a place about which you write. because that is the only way you can get at those stories. so we are trying to create something new they can replicate the experience that david halberstam had. which is to get that moment that every foreign correspondent is waiting for. which is that intersection when history, as he put it, catapult's you to a moment when journalism matters. and that -- you do not know when that is going to happen, but it i

. >> so, global post starts as this split screen here in boston. i have been working at the boston globe. i've come off 06 of ten years as a foreign correspondent. i feel like i've reached that moment where this work really matters and it's that moment at which the boston globe pulls the plug on its foreign operation and decides they're no longer going to have any international news. i'm feeling very sad about this great institution that i love. i know the people who made those decisions are sad, too. but something is going to have to be born out of this. so i begin to do, what a lot of journalists think, starting a not for profit. i don't have that business skill and i'm thinking i would love to get $30 million. i know i could pull the team together. where can i get the money? i start with a not for profit model. i am doing this while my four sons are pounding above me on the floor boards in my little basement office and i'm thinking, i can't leave the boston globe unless i really have funding. and i learn it's really hard to build a not for profi

boston. and while some places now look like a story book, this storm made it one for the record books. philadelphia normally gets 21 inches of snow. so far this season, 38. so much snow, you needed skis to negotiate the subway stairs today. boston's average snowfall, 41 inches. this season, 60. dwarfing those trying to dig out. new york city slammed, too. 56 inches of snow so far. the city that never sleeps, today, stalled. >> it's taken me about a half an hour just to get six blocks. >> reporter: the storm snarled flights, too. more than 1,500 cancelled. dozens of amtrak trains delayed. and the roads weren't much better. in connecticut, an accident caused i-95 to be shut down both ways for hours. jackie was forced to sleep in her car. >> i've been shutting it off every ten minutes, then turning it back on. >> reporter: do you have a full tank of gas? >> i have about a third left. >> reporter: patience now running low, too. >> people are pretty much over it. pretty grouchy, pretty grumpy. >>

and on i-90, from boston to cleveland. snowy highways from the dakotas to the upper midwest.-5, from seattle to portland. >> and if you're flying today, expect airport delays in seattle, boston, new york, philly, d.c. and miami. >>> the names sound straight out of "the sopranos." more than 100 mobsters have been arrested in a series of crackdowns. >> the charges against them include murder and extortion. t.j. winick has moreon. washington. >> reporter: the arrests were complete by 8:00 a.m. and represent the largest sweep of mobsters in history. >> our goal is to eradicate these folks, as menaces to distinction. >> reporter: the fbi raids against seven italian mob families and their associates came before dawn. as more than 120 alleged criminals were dragged out of bed, in the largest single-day takedown of what attorney general eric holder calls some of the most dangerous criminals in the country. the charges include murder, extortion and narcotics trafficking. >> time and again, they have shown a willingness to kill, to make money, to eliminate rivals and to silence witness

to boston. now, more on the amazing recovery of congresswoman gabby giffords. she's started rehab at a houston facility. and is showing daily movements to moving and commands. >> but as bob woodruff reports, the congresswoman faces still many challenges ahead. >> reporter: it was just a two-minute trip, but a major step forward for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. as her husband made the short ride in the ambulance with her, mark kelly gave the thumbs-up. as she was moved from the trauma ward three blocks to the rehabilitation center at tear memorial hermann, ready to begin her intensive therapy. >> in terms of recovery for brain issues, this is really at lightning speed. >> reporter: earlier concerns about fluid accumulation in the brain have subsided. the drain inserted to balance out the fluid levels was removed two days earlier. what about infections? no infection? >> no infection. which, you know, everybody is ecstatic about. >> reporter: swelling in the brain has gone down. her doctors ar

christina's father told a boston newspaper the organ donation is another amazing thing christina has done. russ? >> mitchell: john blackstone in tucson. thank you. of course, congresswoman giffords was shot last weekend while meeting constituents outside a supermarket. this weekend, several of her colleagues made a point of holding similar public sessions. man well gallegus has that story. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: new york congressman anthony weiner was out in his district meeting with constituents. >> look, i don't have concerns. i did 27 town hall meetings during the health care debate. sometimes voices got raised, sometimes passions got raise bud i have no concern about my safety or the safety of my constituents. >> reporter: there's a feeling of defiance among politicians. they are undeterred by the violence that erupted at gabrielle giffords political event in tucson. >> i think right now she's inspiring all of us. she's inspiring our nation with her courage and strength. >> reporter: now reinforcing that courage is added security. this weekend at a minneapolis marke

boston could be getting about 12 to 18.ht now it's been bringing snow to seattle. but temperatures are actually starting to warm up across the west. so we're going to see this change over to actually some rain across much of the northwest. unfortunately, this is going to bring the flooding concerns across the northwest for the majority of the week. now back to you, rob and vinita. >> it feels like deja vu, doesn't it, ava? >> it absolutely does. >> thanks. >> groundhog day. >> she has a tough job the last couple of weeks. thanks, ava. >>> well, parts of the south of course are expected to remain in the icy aftermath of this storm until at least the weekend. >> mail delivery has been delayed, and thousands of school kids will get another day off. and atlanta passengers have been stuck at the bus station since sunday. steve osunsami reports. >> reporter: people who live in atlanta have never seen it quite like this. across this city, especially on the side roads, there is an inch of ice covering the roads, making travel quite

it's more impressive when you get to cities like boston. they normally get 41 inches of snow on the ground. they, so far, have gotten 62 inches of snow on the ground. i say so far, because we haven't been able to measure all of the snow in these areas. it may be midday before we really know what the totals are of snow. elizabeth? >> that's so incredible, sam. i want to show you something. if you look down times square, there's a huge pile of snow, not one, but two of them. it's unbelievable this is the scene in times square. actually as bad as it is here, the city really getting buried this morning is boston. they had more than a foot of snowfall. overnight in parts of massachusetts. and the snow is still coming down. our own jeremy hubbard is just outside boston with the very latest there. good morning to you, jeremy. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. they are running out of places to put all this snow. they're trucking it in to snow farms like this, where earth movers are piling it high, about five stories tall and growing after the o

it is currently 24 degrees in boston, but it only goes downhill from here. by monday morning, the forecast for this area, two degrees below zero. >> reporter: now is the winter of our discontent. >> it's like the arctic. it's like living in the north pole. >> reporter: arctic air ushered into the northeast. this weekend, the windchill is expected to drop below zero during the night throughout the upper midwest and much of the northeast. paying about $3 a gallon for heating oil isn't exactly a warm thought for customers desperate to stay warm. >> kaye says she pays about $700 every time she fills up her tank. >> you have to do it. you don't have a choice. it is hard to stomach. >> reporter: for those heading outdoors, dressing for the elements is essential. from minneapolis, minnesota, this man learned the hard way. >> the most painful pain that i ever had in my life. >> he hasn't been able to walk for weeks because of frostbite. the damage to the skin in the most severe cases can be similar to a victim of a burn. it can happen quickly if you're not properly

said day map of boston harbor gives tremendous the tel and perhaps look at the siege of boston was astatic affair that washington was in camped in cambridge and america is pinched off the knack at roxbury and eight at the neck here but if you have washington's maps in hand when i read his papers, other details emerged that give a sense of playing out the drama on a larger canvas. for one thing, he was sending his fledgling navy all the way up into canada and of the map of the st. lawrence to blockade lowered to intercept the ships to resupply the besieged general army and washington was using a fleet of whaleboat's from boston harbor and sending them to burn the white house the entrance to the harbor. looking for ways to disrupt the british stealing sheep burning k2 -- to start them and then they could escape on to the shoals to get away from the deep british ships. so with map in hand we can see washington creatively using the typography to his advantage and of course, ultimately dorchester heights is the key to ending the siege placing the guns from ticonderoga here on this command

slippery on i-5, from the nation's capital to philly, new york and boston.lso, slick on i-70, from pittsburgh to cincinnati. and icy on i-4, from fargo to minneapolis. >> expect airport delays in minneapolis, boston, new york, philadelphia, d.c. and charlotte. >>> president obama's state of the union address was one of the most subdued in years. >> the president's message was one of economic urgency. and the shooting of congresswoman gabrielle giffords and the mixed party seating kept party outbursts to a minimum. >> but there were also some lighter moments, of course. like when mr. obama supported high-speed railways. >> this could get you somewhere half the time it takes to travel by c in some trips, it would be faster than flying, without the pat-down. >> and for all the smiles, there were a few tears from the new speaker of the house, when the president praised his rise as proof of the american dream. >> that dream is why someone who began by sweeping the floors of his father's cincinnati bar can preside as speaker of the house, in the greatest nation on

our next clip shows video from boston i believe. yes boston. not only ice and snow but they also have had winds of up to 50 mi. an hour. that is causing problems their closing schools and everything else there's well. in washington d.c. you look at the road and think it's ok. but there's a nice glaze on the road. that is just causing accidents, plus 6 in. of fresh snow there. over top of the ice. right now we have 300,000 people without electricity in the d.c. metro area. schools are closed there is well. and they have airport delays. >> let's talk about airport problems. new work and jfk or close this morning. they're now reopened. will tran has been applied at s f all looking at delays due to closures. >> the hardest working thing this morning is the board. it will sue men, earlier this morning there were saying cancelled, but the flights from sfo to jfk everything is fine except for one flight. that was canceled because they don't want to have too many flights going into jfk at this time even though they are showing wiggle room. this is a fl

that's also a concern in boston.ck in the very heavy snow throughout the next couple of hours. road travel is going to be an absolute mess. i think the airports are going to have a hard time catching up from this, even as we go into thursday. the snow tapers off and heads into canada. but here's looming in the forecast, a new snowstorm on the way. at least a few inch on the setup is for more snowstorms to come. back to you. >> thanks. >>> here's a look at the rest of your thurscast about 2 inches of snow around the twin cities,etro chicago. moving later into clevelan dry, warm and win ine southwest withnta wi gusti to ilesr. >> meanwhile, 61 in sacramento. 44 in salt lake ity. 57 in billings. mostly 30s from fargo to kansas city. a snowy 36 here in the big apple. 50 in atlanta. 73 in miami. >>> the wintry weather shortened president obama's wednesday trip to wisconsin but he managed to visit three factories, pushing his state of the union message that the u.s. needs to step up the pace in order to compete and win in

2006 when the lows were 6 in new york and 1 below in boston. this bitter cold comes from a blocking pattern over greenland that opens the jet stream over the eastern seaboard, funneling the arctic air over top of us. take the dressing tips for people who live in this kind of weather year round and at least they know how to survive it. we've got a winter storm that moves in by wednesday for the northeast. we'll talk about that this morning. let's show you the temperatures. the real temperatures are cold enough. 36 below the real temperature in saranac lake. new york is at 6, boston 2 below. add those windchills and they are incredible. they seem almost insurmountable. boston at 23 below. portland maine at 31 below. saranac lake at a good 35 below. buffalo at 18 below zero. we'll get out of those temperatures and get into a snowmaker. as we said, we'll talk more about that this morning. robin. >> you'll get the rest of the nation's weather in a little bit. but we have breaking news for our viewers out rest. an explosion in moscow's bestiest airpo

we will start in boston. magic and celts down to the wire. tie game.aul pierce, the jumper and foul. under a minute to play. kevin garnett returned after missing nine games, and came up bigç in the final seconds. stripped jam ear nelson, and that's your ballgame. 109-106, celts win. >> kobe bryant faked, faked, and he had 21. this bucket put the lakers up by ten. they went on to win it. >>> blake griffin it did it all against the pacers. the spin and in. he had 28 at the half. we know griffin can duj, but he can also shoot. he finished with an nba season high 47. clips won 114-107. amar stoudemire seouled showed his old team what they've been miss. dropped a seen high 41 on the suns. it wasn't enough. channing frye with a dagger from the outside and phoenix won its third straight 129-121. >>> final seconds. tie game. joe johnson shot well off the mark. evans bailed him out with a foul. johnson hit both foul shots to take the lead. sacramen sacramento, a last chance. cousins with an inbound pass pass. airmailed it into the stands. what in the world was

serious significance with him playing his final game with boston college tonight. >> there is going to be people sitting at home and watching saying this guy beat cancer and he's back. that's the type of thing that i'm not going to be thinking, but i'm glad it will be out there. to millions of people, they say no matter what i have going on, no matter the obstacles and the diseases i have and the family has, you can push through it. >> really nice story tonight for the eagles in san francisco. >> boston college and nevada at the ballpark tonight. >> chilly out there too.hoho c y c:0osg the bayrea at:00. go night.

and in boston, the commute to work will require a ski mask. so brutal, it's downright painful. >> the most pain that i ever had in my life. >> this has been a really bad winter for frostbite. patients go out, they don't realize that they're getting that cold. >> reporter: so frigid, football fans heading to chicago and pittsburgh for today's championship games will need jerseys on top of several layers. >> the team has warming benches down there that you'll see on both sides of the field. >> reporter: so chilly, this bank in ohio could only muster up a single digit. but it isn't all bad. at least not if you always wanted to take a polar plunge. there really is no such thing as it becoming too cold to snow, however, the colder it gets, the harder it is to snow, so the good news is that after tomorrow, we can expect a bit of a warmup. but the bad news is that is going to happen just in time for the potential of another massive snowstorm. dan? >> all right, linsey davis, thank you very much. we do have some news this morning on the condition of t

mostly in boston, new york, philadelphia.s out of the sfo to boston, also problems coming in. the major problem is the flights leaving the northeast back here, obviously even if you're not traveling, you may be affected. delta has talked about 800 flights be canceled. all those people have to reebok, that many more people trying to find seats out there, if you're traveling out there today call ahead. make sure your flight is not one of these flights affected. an amazing is that we heard earlier, 49 of 50 states have snow on the ground. many states are not used to it. we may see it get worse before better. i can tell you right now, at the security checkpoint not that bad of lines. >> thank you jackie for the update. from there let's talk down to san jose that's where will tran tells us of there's any problems. >> if you're taking off from this airport this morning no problems, and no cancellations, no delays. the reason why no direct flights to the east coast. specifically to the northeast which is locked in with snow. what sh

boston's snow removal budget is nearly $16 million bull but it's not even february and two-third of it is already gone. >> one another after, every week we have one or two or three events a week so it's a lot to deal with. >> reporter: and today's storm is adding to the misery. the snow is flying, but airlines aren't, canceling hundreds of flights and it's just as bad on the ground. >> driving wise, it looks like it's going to be hell. >> reporter: new york city has blown through its entire $snow budget. 31 inches have fallen so far and it could get blanketed with another foot overnight. >> i strongly urge you to use extreme caution. >> reporter: connecticut has had 59 inches of snow this month alone and greenwich is $150,000 over budget. >> too much snow. >> reporter: down south many cities don't even prepare for snow removal. the state is $4 million over budget. georgia has burned through almost all of its funds, too, much of it for atlanta. but bergen county, new jersey has figured out a way to save about $15,000 per storm by using pickle juice. a ton of brian costs about $16 compar

it's ridiculous. >> reporter: in boston, the roof of this parking garage collapsed from the wet heavy snow trapping two men inside nair their car. rescuer workers got to them. neither was seriously injured. this major highway in new york turned into a parking lot backing up traffic for miles. >> two hours. two hours waiting on the highway. >> reporter: in washington, there are still cars on the side of the road. many people abandoned their vehicles last night after getting stuck in traffic. >> it's just complete gridlock. you couldn't even move. >> reporter: even the president was delayed. last night his motorcade took an hour to complete a 20-minute trip. at the height of the storm, more than a half million people were without power many in the d.c. area. manhattan got more than a foot and a half of snow. so far this season, more than 50 inches have fallen on the city. that's twice the amount in a typical winter. in december, new york city officials were criticized for not responding quickly after a major storm. the mayor said the city has learned from those mistakes. >> clearing the

al is live in boston tracking it all. >>> we don't understand why the parents of accused arizona gunman jared loughner break their silence as disturbing new details are revealed about the events that led up to the shooting. >>> and this morning for the first time, sarah palin responds to critics who say her rhetoric helped to fuel that tragedy. >> but, especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel

icy on i-90, from boston to cleveland.nd on i-25, from billings to cheyenne and colorado springs. >> if you are flying today, expect airport delays in denver, kansas city, chicago, boston, new york and philadelphia. >>> and now, we turn to the latest in the aftermath of the tucson shootings. >> we got a rare glimpse yesterday of the parents of accused gunman jared loughner. both wearing sunglasses. they were seen outside their tucson home. >> randy loughner was also seen getting into his car and then driving away. the loughners had not made any statements since calling the shootings, quote, heinous. >> and there's new information about the surveillance tapes that are said to clearly show the shootings. >> for details, now, we're joined by emily schmidt in washington. >> reporter: vinita and rob, good morning to you. the shootings happened just outside of the supermarket. right out in the open. that public location put more people at risk. but it's also yielding investigators important, new clues. the 911 calls placed secon

that puts washington, new york, and boston in its path. and even in these places accustomed to snow, it's too much, too soon. >> i need a break. my brother's in atlanta. they shut down the city. we have six inches. six inches, what's that? >> repornes have canceled more than 1,000 flights today because of weather. and digging out won't be easy. atlanta got seven inches of snow. and the city owns just eight snowplows. emily schmidt, abc news. >>> as emily said, as you and i still know, the northeast is recovering from a blizzard, two weeks ago. so, what can that region expect? >> for the answer, we turn to accuweather's jeannette calle. good morning, jeannette. >> it will not be as bad as the post-christmas blizzard, we'll see quite a bit of snowfall, especially in the major cities of the i-95 corridor. we have one storm coming in from the upper midwest. this is going to bring about one to three inches of snowfall across the ohio valley. meanwhile, we have another storm that's ledded up the southeastern seaboard. once the storms merge, we'l

boston another spot that is freezing and snow- covered. there's a cap trying to make its way through the road. all schools are closed for the second day in a row. here's the thing to. in eastern massachusetts east of boston they have wind gust 40-50 mi. an hour. you have to deal with the blowing snow on top of that. washington d.c.. things aren't normally milder in d.c.. they have a problem 6 in. of snow expected to fall on the capital. they are not prepared for the way the other east coast cities are. you are looking at truckers that are stranded. commuters are frustrated. firefighters warning about snow bring down power lines. causing outages in washington dc. >> airport problems no problem in boston's airport. jfk not expected to reopen till 7:00 a.m., new work and not until 9:00 a.m. our time. two of the three airports of new york city area) now. will tran watching the back up for me on the west coast at sfo. >> right now there are no problems flying to the midwest. but once you get there you will experience problems appeared to flight

-- new york to boston. >> reporter: this latest storm has created an unusual situation in the u.s. except for florida, there's now snow on the ground in every single state. cbs news, new york. >>> with all this cold winter weather socking much of the nation, you may embrace this next story. the government says last year was the warmest year on record, tied with 2005. many scientists blame greenhouse gases produced by industry and engines. >>> one australian official says there is so much damage from the widespread flooding it is like the aftermath of a war. floodwaters crept to just below record levels in brisbane wednesday. thousands of homes were swamped, and the city faces years of rebuilding. at least 25 people have been killed by the flooding since november. >>> in brazil, north of rio de janeiro, heavy rains caused huge mudslides that buried small towns. more than 250 people were killed. the search for dozens missing continues today. about a month's worth of rain fell in just 24 hours on tuesday. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," rapper 50 cent gives investigators at twit

showers in raleigh and nashville. 60s in dallas. 48 in atlanta. 26 in new york and just 17 degrees in boston. mostly 30s from the mid west. boise gets up to 52. sacramento, 64, and phoenix, 77 degrees. >>> well, it was a big pat on back from some of the biggest stars of the big and small screens alike. colin fifth and natalie portman took home the top acting award at the golden globes last night, while "glee" was the big winner for tv. >> in the first major appearance since winning his battle with throat cancer, michael douglas handed out the best drama award. for a motion picture. it went to "the social network" which also picked up three other trophies and "the kids are all right" earned the best picture award for a comedy. >>> when we come back this morning, supersize starbucks. the coffee giant is out with a

"the boston globe" is reporting that some of christia child in were donated to a child in boston. her father tells the paper he doesn't know the recipient's name but he'd like to meet her and her family. >>> as we mentioned the congresswoman's husband has talked exclusively to diane sawyer. we'll have more on "gma" plus a prime time abc news special tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern. >>> leyte former dictator jean-claude "baby dock" duvalier has returned after political exile. he has returned to his natuive country after years in exile. it comes after haiti is in political crisis and reconstruction. it's marked by corruption, political intimidation and the disappearance of thousands. he'll answer questions later today at a news conference. >>> the leader of a major political party in israel is quitting that party. his departure from the labor party could weaken benjamin netanyahu's coalition. his defense minister has been criticized for remaining in the government while peace talks are stalling. >>> and in northwest pakistan this morning, an explosion aboard a mini business killed 1

boston has had 55 inches. minneapolis, 55.e heavy snow fall there collapsed the city metrodome roof. snow has led to the cancellation of 24,000 flights in january alone. the two feet of snow in chicago hasn't been a problem. but it has been bitterly cold. only three days above freezing in january. the fewest in 34 years. and it's not just places where you expect snow. atlanta has had six inches. there's even been snow in las vegas. experts all this arctic oscillation, and blame it for the extreme weather that's dipped as far south as florida. >> instead of flowing quickly from west to east, it's tone on this north/south direction and it's bringing frequent cold air, arctic outbreaks into the u.s. >> reporter: and if this week's storm lives up to predictions, experts say frigid temperatures could threaten 100 million americans who cannot escape this winter of discontent. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia took a different this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and

boston we've already gotten 50 inches.oday's weather is brought to you by volkswagen. dan, back to you. >> thanks, jackie. >>> now, we go to the latest ongoing debate over that controversial mtv show called "skins." it shows underage actors having sex, drinking and doing a lot of drugs. some parents are extremely angry. some advertisers are backing away now but one of the stars of the show is now pushing back. and our mike marusarz is on the story this morning. >> reporter: sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. at 15, we told you about the controversial mtv show "skins" yesterday. and it doesn't take long for you to hit our shoutout boards. take this off the air screamed one poster. it's teen porn and mtv knows it is. but another person argued, better your kids are home watching "skins" than out doing drugs. another concern and scandal surrounding the show the age of the actors, several "skins" cast members are under the age of 18. despite huge ratings, the show is doing damage control. one of the 18-year-old actresses told hd net

boston college goes up 7-0.rst, the dynamic and finds rashad matthews and the game tied at 7. matthews now to return a boston college punt. he finds a seem. down the sidelines he goes. 72 yards and puts the wolfpack up 14-7. late in the fourth and the pack up 20-13. boston college on the move. that cease the deal. it completes a 13 and one season with a 20 to 13 victory. >> we will fight to the end. we've had a lot of folks and we came out, and we just have to fight. >> i was excited getting this bowl win and getting this victory, we have been through so much together and so many hard times and so many good times. just walking off the field, it was exciting to see that. >> auburn and oregon is our final game. we have some hoops when we return. and what's up with the sharks? they can't buy a goal. the offense continues to [ ma announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of w

>> i would say we have a nice list of good companies, large and small, from silicon valley to boston and texas. some you would know of from microsoft, google, intel, but also companies in boston, and an ice mix of companies. >> what is a technology policy? >> technology policy is all about technology driven innovation. all the way from education to biomedical to social innovation, things that used technology. those are the things that get our attention. >> so specifically when we talk about issues, let's say net neutrality, what is it that technet does when it comes to net neutrality? >> we take a position and we get in the game of policy. the game of policy can be messy sometimes, so we try to reach a consensus among companies. we try to work with companies that are not even part of technet and try to get a coherent policy in place. we work with the fcc, we work with house committees from congressman waxman to senator rockefeller. >> so what is it technet's position on net neutrality? >> it is interesting, because net neutrality is one of those issues -- it is all how you define net

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boston climbs to 27. new york, 37. and miami sounds nice at 78. >>> when we come back, texting behind the wheel is now a no-no. could texting while walking be next? >> wow. >>> get ready to pay more for the food you eat, even at the golden arches. >>> plus, the mystery at the library of congress. how did that hawk get inside? >>> overseas markets are reacting as the dow closes in on 12,000. tokyo's nikkei average rose 1.2% today. hong kong's hang seng dipped slightly. in london, the ftse opened slightly lower. on wall street, the dow surged 108 points yesterday, closing at its highest level since june of 2008. the nasdaq added 28 points. >>> general motors could soon be number one again. the automaker's worldwide sales came within 30,000 of beating toyota for the top spot. and gm expects its sales to be even better this year. one reason for gm's surge is china. it sold more vehicles there than in the u.s. last year. the first time in its 102-year history that it sold more vehicles in a foreign market than here at home.

and boston college will play nevada at at&t park of course tomorrow. and just great to see that. goes through something horrible and wants to give back and a changed man. >> that is someone you want to root for. >> absolutely. >> it is not something where he will come to the bay area, will he? >> no. >> thank you. >>> and a major compromise, for what mayor newsom calls the biggest re-development project in san francisco history. the deal reached that should help the 100 point naval shipyard project to move forward while keeping environmental threats in check. that story and much more coming up at 6:30. >>> all right, that is it for eyewitness news at 5:30. we will see you back here in a half hour and at 10:00 and 11:00, and until then, our news updates are on cbs5.com. have a great night. ÷? [ male announcer ] rockin out to the big hot pastrami. big. hot. pastrami. don't dare call it a cover band -- unless you're talking about covering freshly baked bread with layer upon layer of flavor-packed pastrami. this sub lays down power cords of tasteocity with pickles, mean licks of must

typically, boston gets about 42 inches worth of snowfall each year. but just in the last month, this area's had about 50 inches of snow. that's an entire season's worth of snowfall in just the first month of winter. >> feel like i'm in a different state right now. i ain't never seen nothing like this. >> honestly, i think enough is enough. >> reporter: school administrators are struggling, too. not only with the snow days wracking up, but when to cancel outdoor recess. in houston, the principal at frazier elementary typically keeps the kids inside if the temperature is below 45 degrees. but in hearty south dakota, the principal of parkstunnelmentry says it has to be below 0 to keep his kids inside. if this winter seems especially brutal, scientists say you're right. abc news contacted ten climate scientists to ask their take. if an extreme winter like the one we're having is the way of the future. the consensus? global warming is playing a role, by shifting weather patterns in unpredictable ways. many say the forecast for the future calls for record-b

it's coming down hard in boston right now. you're looking at downtown boston. we can show you what it looks like in new york city, central park. it's tapered off and we may see a little blue sky right about now. inside studio 1-a, snug and warm, lester holt alongside ann curry. matt and meredith are off. ahead the woman who discovered she was kidnapped as a baby and has been reunited with her family 23 years later. we'll talk to her aunt coming up. >> that's right and does the new mtv drama "skins" amount to child pornography? critics are calling for a federal investigation of the show. >> plus one of the most talked about wedding gowns of all time? princess diana's famous dress is on display in america. we'll get a close-up look coming up. >>> first, more on the emotional reunion on a woman snatched 23 years ago onld her parents. wnbc has the latest now. tom, good morning. >> good morning. we are talking about someone starting a new life, getting familiar with her birth name and biological family. as carlina white and her parents begin to put their life back t

that's going to clip to boston and cape cod area.heading through the rockies, montana, wyoming. that will head through nebraska in the next 24 to 48 hours. a big snowstorm in nebraska. but the big story will be the snow and ice alone the gulf coast. we could see significant snowfall totals in areas that don't typically get it. we're talking louisiana, mississippi, alabama, and possibly even atlanta, georgia. that would be a travel nightmare about monday. >>> another chilly start to the morning around the bay area. 30s and 40s. coldest temperatures in around the east bay valley. pretty thick fog being pumped in due to offshore winds. we have high clouds coming in from the north. interesting weather off to the north out toward seattle. game one of the nfc wild card game. the sea hawks and saints will see showers and maybe some sleet in some spots around seattle. 40s and 50s for the bay area. dry weekend. showers come back by midweek. >>> good morning. i'm kris sanchez. next on 7:00, oakland mayor will wrap on doors today. what she want

our linsey davis is bundled up for us once again in boston tonight. hi, linsey. >> reporter: good evening to you, dan. on the east coast and throughout much of the midwest, this bone-chilling cold is prompting code blew ablue act vases, warning residents to bundle up and stay inside. this picture shows what you can't feel. robin westfall was so amazed when she saw more than 30 degrees below, she tweeted the image from carp lake, michigan. in north carolina, not a white, sandy beach. that's snow. and, in boston, sub-zero temperatures are expected by early morning. shelters are extending hours and the homeless are being urged to go indoors. >> this is the type of weather that people die. literally. >> reporter: timothy ralph has spent each night this winter inside this tent. tonight will be the coldest in six years. you've been living out here the whole winter? >> so far. >> reporter: haven't gone inside one time? >> no, i can't -- no. >> reporter: timothy took some convincing. what are you going to do tonight? >> i'm going inside. somewhere. >> people

the snow is finally starting to taper off here in boston. city that hadn't finished digging out from the last major snowstorm. the east coast has been hit with six of these storms in six weeks, and still plenty of winter ahead. unable to catch its breath, the northeast hopes to survive the latest winter storm and digging out from more than 4 feet of snow in 30 days is breaking the backs of new englanders. >> i think we had enough. should have stayed there. >> reporter: it's breaking the banks, too. two-thirds of boston's snow removal budget has already been spent and it's not even february. the story is even worse further south. budgets have hit red inc. in georgia, north carolina and new york. >> i strongly urge you to use extreme caution and to refrain from driving. >> reporter: at the height of the storm, more than 500,000 people were without power. many of those were in washington where even president obama's air force one landed in a wintry mess. his chopper was grounded due to the weather. his motorcade took an hour to complete what sh