today massachusetts governor charlie baker said transit would stay shut down all day. the governor made clear road conditions were still very dangerous. >> for those i have talked to who have been out driving around many of our public safety folks, there are still a lot of driveways that haven't been shovelled or walkways that have been cleared. there's still a lot of work to do. by the way, because the snow in many parts of eastern mass is falling as hard as when the storm began, they're having trouble keeping up with it on the streets as it is now. a travel ban is still in effect for the majority of the state. the heaviest snowfall is in framingham massachusetts, where 30 inches was reported. the island of nantucket is without power after 78 mile an hour wind gusts battered the island. over 7,000 flights have been cancelled. travel bans have been lifted in new york, new jersey, and connecticut. overall the storm spared new york city. new york city's mass transit system is slowly restoring service and traffic is rolling through the city. long island seems to have been

you mentioned governor charlie baker. he was talking today about why massachusetts is doing so well with this storm despite the fact that it snowed a heck of a lot in many cities and towns. i want to show you this snow. it's nice and light. it's very -- they were very, very small graen engranular flik flakes. very dry. it was so cold aloft when the snow fell it was very very light and dusty and powdery. and so it did not weigh down trees and power lines like they expected it would. and so today we are seeing far fewer power outages than officials had anticipated. of course, there are still homes. last check about 20,000 homes. most of those were on nantucket that saw power outages. it could have been must have much worse. now what officials are dealing with are a little bit of coastal flooding but nothing too major. just simply the clean-up from all of this snow. the plows have to hit all the roads. there's a lot of snow to move. and that's what's going to be happening for us tonight into tomorrow. >> let me interrupt you

governor charlie baker declaring a state of emergency.tdown until tomorrow. a statewide ban in place for the state. imagine a statewide ban of driving. hundreds of school systems have canceled classes. no mail in boston. a lot of the post offices are closed across the state. national reporter nick valencia is live in boston with the latest from there. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, john. you can see the wind is starting to pick up as you toss to me. that has been the problem in the last hour. 4:00 a.m. according to massachusetts state governor this is supposed to be the height of the storm. potentially high tide was supposed to happen at 4:00 a.m. we have seen here where they are trying to clear out the snow. those plows dumping the excess snow they want to move off the streets with the containers. in the last hour we have seen it -- >> nick sorry. the storm causing issues with the communications gear. sometimes it jams things up. that's the situation in boston. nick was saying it is bad and they are working hard to clear

you just met with the governor charlie baker.hat meeting, do you have all the resources you need? >> yeah we do. the meeting was very productive. director schwartz from massachusetts emergency management and the governor came here and offered a lot of reassurances to the emergency and first responders that have been working for the past 72 hours, almost and they pledged to work with us on the recovery efforts for some of the damage that was done to town infrastructure. >> what is your biggest concern right now? is everybody on the island accounted for? >> well, we don't know that. we still have a couple of areas that we have yet to be able to get into because of the drifting snow. now, they are areas where we don't believe there are residents living right now. mostly they're summer homes. but you never know what might be out there. but we did a flyover with the coast guard earlier this afternoon. couple of our staff went up and checked out these areas from the air and they found nothing that would indicate there is any problems i

governor charlie baker spoke a short while ago and he has now declared a state of emergency. he is taking things one step further. he has issued a travel ban beginning at midnight. they want people off the roads so that they can get the equipment on to the road and mobilize 700 pieces of of equipment, 35,000 tons of salt to be deployed as this snow comes n a lot of it expected overnight. and into the day tomorrow. and then not really trailing off until wednesday. this will be interesting here in boston. they've only had ten inches of snow so far this winter. that is well below average. this storm over the next couple of days could put the city well above average. again this is a city that isn't a stranger to snow. they had a really big storm in 2013. this is a place where people do know that they need to heed the warnings when the warnings are coming so clearly from officials as they are in this case wolf. >> they are. thank you very much. >> near hurricane size winds, 60 miles an houshgs 70 miles an hour and that will cause major flooding from the atlantic in that entire nor

massachusetts governor charlie baker says this could be an historic blizzard that hits the boston area dumping anywhere up to 30 inches of snow on eastern massachusetts. but it's not just the snow that . as the blizzard bears down on the northeast, massachusetts governor charlie baker says the threat can't be overstated. >> we are anticipating an historic top-five storm based on projected snowfall. >> reporter: the projected 2 to 3 feet of snow isn't the only concern. 70-mile-per-hour winds, coastal flooding and power outages all possible from the new jersey coast to maine. governors in five states declaring states of emergency. airlines have canceled 6,000 flights across the region leaving people like michelle johnson hoping for good luck as she tried to leave pittsburgh. >> all i can do is be positive right now. i did find a lucky p through security with a heads up so i thought that was a good sign. >> reporter: interstate shutdowns and travel bans are taking effect as conditions deteriorate. >> i can't stress this part enough -- please stay off the roads. >> reporter: in new york ci

charlie baker said that this is really an historic blizzard here in massachusetts and the boston area. and if it were just snow it would be bad enough. but people here are worried about more than just snow. as a blizzard bears down on the northeast, massachusetts governor charlie baker says the threat can't be overstated. >> we're anticipating an historic top five storm based on projected snowfall. >> reporter: the projected two to three feet of snow isn't is only concern. 70-mile-per-hour winds, coastal flooding and power outages all possible from the new jersey coast to maine. governors in five states declaring states of emergency. airlines have canceled more than 6,000 flyings across the region leaving people like michelle johnson hoping for good luck as she tried to leave pittsburgh. >> all i can do is be positive right now. i did find a lucky penny with a heads up. so i thought that was a good sign. >> reporter: interstate shutdowns and travel bans are taking effect as conditions deteriorate. >> i can't stress this part enough. please stay off the roads. >> reporter: in new york

governor charlie baker has declared a state of emergency and issued a ban for nonessential travel and similar bans issued in new york and connecticut as well. in boston some areas could get up to three feet of snow. officials say they are taking every precaution possible. the state department of transportation has some 4,000 pieces of snow removal equipment at the ready. 250,000 tons of salt has been stock-piled and 13 specialized runway clearing plows are ready. again massachusetts governor charlie baker say this is not a storm to take lightly. >> this is a top-five historic storm and we should treat it as such. the safety of the public is our primary concern at this time and will remain as such throughout the course of the storm. >> chris pal own joins me live from boston common chris, what is the situation there? how is it looking? >> reporter: it is kind of a light day here in boston. many people said the commute in this morning was not your typical commute. while people are here and working, it is not the typical volume. a lot of people chose to work from home or seek other offic

governor charlie baker declaring a state of emergency in the state. until late tomorrow. a statewide ban on any motor vehicle travel except for emergency vehicles. you will get a $500 fine if you get on the roads. hundreds of school systems have canceled classes. the post offices are not delivering mail. let's get to nick valencia on the ground in boston with the latest. nick. >> reporter: john we wanted to give you a scale of how much snow has fallen in the over night hours in boston. take a look. i'm standing right in it. this is about a foot and a half of snow. different from the roads and plows and emergency vehicles. they made a concerted effort to clear the roads. every step i take i'm sinking in it. the emergency crews have done a lot to clear the streets. we have seen them out in full force throughout the overnight hours. we have not seen too many residents. there have been some that braved the temperatures. it translates but you can see how hard the snow is coming down right now. wind of course has been a factor for the last several hours. it

governor charlie baker announcing the travel ban has been lifted in some places but not all.et's listen to the rest of his announcement. >> west of worcester, appears to be relatively moderate, manageable and pretty well dealt with. and there's a storm worcester east which in some parts of eastern and central massachusetts is putting down as much snow as it has at any point since it started at midnight last night. and we fully expect that there are parts of eastern and central massachusetts where people may get as much as another 5 to 10 inches of snow on top of what they already have. and there are areas around eastern mass at this point that you would probably describe as being in a white-out type condition. for those parts of massachusetts, we would like people who have been terrific today to continue to cooperate with respect to the travel ban and to let our emergency personnel continue to do the work that they've been doing. we've also been in touch with many of the hospitals in and around massachusetts. we've had conference calls with them and direct conversations. thei

. >> and the blizzard is turning out to be a quick test for massachusetts governor charlie baker, who took office three weeks ago. as for flight cancellations from the storm, it's going to cost the u.s. economy about $230 million. that number is calculated based on what passengers would have put back into the economy from those plane tickets. more than 7,000 flights in all were canceled. today airports are still dealing with a number of cancellations. sfo has 18 cancellations, most of them arriving from the east coast. >>> police are investigating two deadly shootings in san francisco's bayview district. a man and a woman were shot in a black suv on bayshore boulevard yesterday afternoon. the woman was able to stumble into the old clamhouse restaurant to get help. both victims rushed to the hospital. the man died but the woman is expected to recover. and just 10 minutes earlier, a woman was shot on revere street. she later died at a hospital. investigators are treating these as separate incidents. police haven't made arrests. there have been nine homicides in san francisco so far this

. >> reporter: governor charlie baker toured damaged areas. local officials are hoping for help from the state especially to repair seawalls. the local police chief says he expects repairing all the damage structures in town could take nearly two years. >> reporter: anna, thanks very much. flights from boston logan resumed. 8300 flights were canceled which had a ripple effect all across the country. there is still a lot of winter left, of course. eric fisher is our chief meteorologist at wbz our sister station in boston. >> friday morning, swinging into places like boston, new england becoming anotherstrong system heading into friday night, all wrapping up off the coast of new england o. snow tote outnot nearly what what we just dealt with. many saw 2-3 inches in the morning friday and friday night heavy snowfall in downey's main. some of the snow creeping into boston. t another system is sunday night into monday. little more uncertainty here, if it turns the corner and comes up the coast again there's going to be a significant storm, more sno

. >> reporter: governor charlie baker toured damaged areas. local officials are hoping for help from the state, especially to repair seawalls. the local police chief here in marshfield says he expects repairing all the damaged structures in town could take nearly two years. >> pelley: anna, thanks very much. flights from boston logan resumed. 8,300 flights were canceled which had a ripple effect alla ripple effec across the country. there is still a lot of winter left, of course. eric fisher is our chief meteorologist at wbz, our cbs station in boston. eric, what's next? >> reporter: friday morning, swinging into places like boston, new england, becoming another strong system heading into friday night, all wrapping up off the coast of new england snow total also this time around not nearly like what we just dealt with, many seeing 2-4 inches in the morning friday. then as we head toward friday night, heavy snowfall into downeast maine, a spot that saw a lot of snow in the blizzard and some snow creeping into boston. another system, sunday nigh

governor charlie baker is holding a news conference. we'll see how that's going. think he's taking questions. i can tell you while we wait for this they get in place here new jersey has lifted their overnight restriction on travel for southern new jersey. here now are emergency officials giving a news conference in boston. >> main trans immigrationmission lines, basically the supply lines have gone down. first one went down over this evening and was -- they were operating at about 51% and while they were changing to that operational model, the second set of transmission lines went down. and due to safety and security reasons, they are required to operationally shut down. they have two backup generators supplying power to the facility to secure the over all premises to make sure that all safety precautions inside the power plant are continuing on. so in is no public safety hazard at this time. typical -- >> we're watching -- we'll monitor this and see if any news comes out of it. they're talking about lines down at this point in massachusetts. the governor holding

governor charlie baker says what could be a big problem is coastal flooding.chusetts coastline, up in plum island, down to the south shore on the cape in the islands where this could pose a problem. along with flooding and heavy snow, there will be winds up to 70 miles per hour near hurricane force winds. people started taking precautions. many people are boarding up homes along the coastline here. normal day people are doing work in boston today, there's a matter of the patriots send off rally to the super bowl going on in an hour. after that it is all storm, jose. >> chris pallone in boston thank you so much. there's a briefing under way with governor malloy in connecticut. he is taking questions. let's listen in. >> when we lift it we will announce a lifting as we are taking this step of pre-announcing closure in anticipation that blizzard conditions could arise as early as that time. [ [ inaudible ] question ] >> seems they're preparing for some outage. >> sure. both utilities are treating this as a level one occurrence so for cl and p, up to 100 or 110,00

my governor of massachusetts charlie baker. [applause] how about joni ernst? isn't she an amazing person? just something else. there is some people that not only impressed me but also inspire me. martha, arizona, you know her story. a fighter pilot, air force fighter pilot. she comes and runs for congress and believe she wins. they send her to washington to meet the other members in 2012. only to find out by recount she did not win. she has to go home having thought she had been elected. she decides to go at it again. she has been an extraordinary person. a rising star. some people who have served in the military, who have gone out and fought for our nation, despite having extraordinaire academic credentials and career opportunities, they went to the military and have come back to serve in the senate. it is quite a story. i want to congratulate you on the work you have done to improve the primary process, to change the date of the convention, to limit the debates and reign them in. i think you ought to be proud for doing that work. in particular, thank you to

the brand new governor charlie baker says the fine for anyone caught traveling after midnight tonight will be $500. just for driving. if you want to get around by some means other than driving, you're out of luck. transit systems are down tonight. will be shut down tomorrow on the affected areas and it's a very large chunk of the country affected by this storm. it's something like 30 million americans in the path of this giant snowstorm to get a sense of just how big this storm is and how worried authorities are about it consider one, a remarkable decision made today. new york can take it take a lot, and has dealt with a lot over it's long history. in the 100 plus year history of the subway system it has never been shut down for a snowstorm. tonight, it will be shut down for a snowstorm, the first time that has happened in the history. when thousands of flights were canceled today throughout the northeast, that created big disruptive ripples across the could be try. this is the misery map showing flight cancel police stations. flight aware posted this online. green on this map means t

first, newly elected masts governor charlie baker. then goes dan malloy of connecticut, followed by north dakota governor in california governor jerry brown. >>> here's some of the features programs for theirs weekend on the c-span networks: >>> republican charlie baker has been sworn in as massachusetts' '2 inside governor. in his inauguration speech he talks about education and economic development. this is a half hour. [applause] [applause] ... >> [applause] i have known and admired you both for may years i have always appreciated the joy e. and integrity throughout your public service there were lessons there for all of us. thank you for being there for that. [applause] i thanks to all of you to distinguished guests for being here it is with great humility and a high honor to take on an to the job is governor of the commonwealth of massachusetts. [cheers and applause] i am well aware of the authority of privileges that come with this office but there in consequence all compared to the responsibility of serving and protecting the p

massachusetts governor charlie baker visiting towns along the south shore where the storm surge breached the sea walls. let's get to dominica davis. how bad was the flooding. >> it was very bad. we saw that in the south shore and cape cod and in the north shore, winthrop had some problems with the water. with the cold temperatures the water into the homes has frozen over so you have ice forming over. a big problem for them it. will take time for anything to melt because of the cold temperatures. i want to start with the windchills to show you what it feels like in the new england area. not as bad as you did yesterday, but cold. 8 the feel like in the harbor. 9 in boston. providence coming in for 12 degrees for the feel-like temperature. 9 in icanon. and ice is out there on the roadways. here is a look at the radar. we still have residual snow through the northeastern part of maine. that will continue for the next couple of hours before that moves out, but yeah as you mentioned, we have two systems that we are watching that will come down the pike and add insult to injury for the new engl

massachusetts governor charlie baker has been very emphatic. this might be a historical event. you need to be prepared for this. you might have to stay in your home maybe two, maybe three days lose power. make sure you have enough food. fill up your car with gas. be prepared for whatever might come this way. they're predicting 20 to 30 inches of snow here in the boston area. it is not just the snow that they're worried about. this storm is accompanied by high winds that could reach 55 mile an hour winds inland and 70 miles an hour on the coast. so people who live up on the north shore, plum island, all the way down to the cape they're boarding up their homes as if they are facing a hurricane because the tidal surge, the flooding that could accompany this storm, could be catastrophic for a lot of people. the cities and towns in the area are prepared to take on that snow. once it gets into the 2 to 4 inch per hour range, it is going to be very difficult to keep up. today as a commuting day was pretty quiet. it was not a normal monday to say the least coming into boston today. eve

. >> massachusetts governor charlie baker lifted a state-ride road travel ban effective at midnight inassachusetts. wednesday morning, public transport is expected to resume including the subway system in boston. power outages - they have remained at a minimum. 25,000 homes, particularly in coastal communities remain without power, alleges on nantucket island. >> reporter: boston streets, a city escape in swirling white. sustained winds of up to 30 miles per hour qualified winter storm juno as a full-fled blizzard. coastal communities in massachusetts and rhode island were hard hit by wage surges. along a corridor of 50 miles, schools and government offices were shut down. the storm failed to live up to expectations by midday new york and new jersey reopened most public transit systems. >> i didn't think it was that bad. i was expecting 2 feet it was only a couple of numbers of. they were making a big deal out of nothing. >> reporter: official had no apologies for road closures amounting to few casualties. >> we obviously missed the worst of this storm, which is a blessing for new york

. >> and right now, massachusetts governor charlie baker is briefing. let's get an update for him. >> many places and we would urge now that we've been at this for over 12 hours, that people who can and have the opportunity and ability to look in on their neighbors, that they do so, especially those living alone. if you have transportation questions, you can always call 511 and people will be there to answer them. we'll have more to say about transportation issues especially as they relate to the tee at our briefing. folks are determining a scenario and plan for tomorrow with respect to that. if you have shelter or service questions, continue to call 211. those folks have been on the phone since this all began last night. they will continue to be there for people going forward. with that said be happy to take questions from me or anybody else up here. >> do you expect the tee to remain down through today? >> we do expect it to remain down today. there are all kinds of issues associated with this. one is physical access shoveling out the sidewalks in and

in the past few hours, massachusetts governor charlie baker had this strong warning for any essential drivers. >> there are people getting out of their vehicles on interstates to clean off their windshields. not a good idea. i think we prefer people if you need to clean the windshield to get off the road before you do that. the other is passing plows. that's a relatively dangerous activity and i think we would ask people to simply be patient. >> obviously that was a warning for those driving who are not essential to cleaning up some of the snow and conditions on the ground. with me now, nbc's chris pallone in boston common where the streets are just about desolate. we see plenty of snow still coming down. bill karins saying framingham had 30 inches boston 18 inches so far. >> reporter: yeah, tamron just when i think it is starting to taper off, it starts to fire up again. that's consistent with what bill was saying in these bands of snow that are radiating out off the storm out over the ocean here. even though we see some of the snow slow down on boston common it does tend to intensif

newsroom on the interstate 93 over the past hour you have seen less and less traffic and governor charlie baker declared that all cars and trucks should stay off road starting at midnight except for emergency vehicles. people seem to be heeding this and certainly at the grocery stores today there were long lines as people begin to bring in provisions for the storm. >> people are definitely getting prepared. like i said they are no stranger to this. when it comes to problems especially with this storm, what with are you seeing that could likely cause problems or what problems are you expecting? >> the greatest concerns exist along the coastline. in the past we have seen these ferocious waves that will come hurdling over flood walls, and that can sometimes spark fire. for instance what we have seen this evening in scituate which is a town to the south of boston, town administrators there took the preventative measure of already severing power to some coastline streets in the hope that would diminish the prospects for any sort of fire there. >> we saw a report on that earlier. they are not messing

massachusetts governor charlie baker lifted the state's travel ban at midnight. >> for the most part,pite the fact that we had record breaking snowfall in many parts of massachusetts, we've can out of this i think in rely of itly good shape. >> both new york city and philadelphia received significantly less than the predicted amount of snow. now, the national weather service blames the way meteorologists communicated the forecast. city and state leaders defended the government's proactive response. >>> developing news this morning about the ongoing hostage situation with isis. isis has released a new video showing a hostage it had threatened to execute this morning but abc news has learned negotiations may be under way to work out a solution. karen travers with the latest from washington. >> reporter: the deadline that isis set has passed. the fate of two hostages are unknown. terror group says it will kill kenji goto unless jordan releaseds an iraqi woman on death rosen tebsw sentenced for a hotel attack. here is a new video showing goto shackled and forced to read his own death sent

. >> just north of marshfield governor charlie baker assesses damage in the town of scituate where a sea wall there was breached as well flooding local homes and streets. and after spending the past couple of days stranded at the airport, flights are slowly getting back to normal in the northeast. our blizzard team is in place. meteorologist bill karins has the latest forecast. tom costello at laguardia airport, and bill start with you and the aftermath. >> the storm is finally ending. overnight picked up really strong winds blowing and drifting of snow. people out there doing it now. we now officially know this is the blizzard of 2015. national weather service in boston compiled a list of the actual cities and locations that did meet requirements of quarter mile visibility three straight hours and wind gusts over 35 miles per hour and we saw one location. marshfield, mass a lot of damage done. marshfield, mass 14 hours of consecutive blizzard conditions. that was the most. the storm on the satellite on weather 1. the storm itself heading into areas of canada newfoundland, last snow

70 miles an hour, 500 national guard troops have been called in as the governor there, governor charlie baker made that decision yesterday and our audio guy shawn on it playing boston the ban earlier. >> we will check with boston for sure good do you see that lone ranger walking around. >> he looked like he had about three coats on. >> you hud for something like that. >>> if you tried to get on face bike you may have experienced a interruption are. >> lauren johnson has details on this for us, hello there lauren. >> you know how much i love my social media. >> yes, it is non-stop. >> it is what we do. >> imagine being locked out? facebook taking blame for outage that happened. here's exactly what happened. social media site was down for one hour users all across the country dealt with the outage. a lot of people were still sleeping and might not have known what happened. facebook instagram service not accessible. it was felt not just here in the u.s. but in the united kingdom, asia and australia. a a according to the fat is book statement it was cause by a technical glitch changes it a maid t

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the governor in massachusetts, charlie baker, has been urging residents to use today to prepare. the bulk of the storm will start to arrive around the evening commute, after the evening commute. he said that people should be using today to gas up cars and generators, go get extra food prepare for worst case scenario which might be having to stay home in the next several days and possibly without power. they're anticipating possible widespread power outages here because of the nature of high winds and heavy snow totals. now, the city is pausing for a moment in preparations today a short distance from here on the boston common at city hall plaza. there's a super bowl sendoff going on. many are taking that in before they resume preparations. but they're looking at what's called an unprecedented storm. in the last hour or so logan airport announced that flights will cease at around 7:30 tonight and probably won't resume until sometime wednesday. of course with all of the snow coming around the eastern seaboard, it will cause a lot of travel problems not just in new england but around

massachusetts governor charlie baker who just took office has declared a statewide travel ban in the bay state beginning at midnight. now, new jersey transit will be shut down at 8:00 p.m. it will not restart until thursday. governor christie dismissed state workers about an hour ago and urged people to stay indoors. >> from all the reports identify seen, you all seem to have been to the supermarket in the last 24 hours, and don't know why the rush on bread, but what the heck. if you want more bread, i'm sure, you know, you are able to get it. >> a light note in an otherwise pretty dark situation. uber has come under fire for surge pricing during snowstorms. that company has sent out e-mail saying their drivers will not chashlg more than 2.8 times the regular fair if they can get around. you may see shots of new york city with absolutely no cars on the road. >> they're telling people to stay off the road in new jersey, and then new jersey transit shut down for two and a half days. thus, forcing people on to the roads. >> it's going to be a difficult situation. i think basically they'

in fact, the governor of massachusetts charlie baker has just gone a step further. he put out in a tweet that state declared a state of emergency. and that there will be a statewide travel ban beginning at midnight. he wants cars off the road at midnight for everyone's protection. they're trying to get the word out from their and let them know what is to come. this is interesting in boston. so far, they haven't had a lot of snow this winter. just about ten inches of snowfall which is pretty well below average if this storm come through in the way that it's predicted to, they could be well above average in the next day or two. this is something that people in boston deal with. i was here in 2013 when they had the epic snowstorm in this city. at that time, another statewide travel ban went knee infect. a lot of people followed the orders. it was really important. it was key to keeping accidents and injuries down. the other concern in massachusetts, coastal areas, that's where you can see flooding, high winds and rains, we could see in the next 24 to 48 hours. >> all r

five governors declared states of emergency, including massachusetts' chief executive charlie baker.is is a top five historic storm. we should treat it as such. the safety of public is our primary concern at this point in time and will remain as such throughout the course of the storm. >> reporter: and in new jersey governor chris christie urged people to get inside and stay there. >> starting later this afternoon, you should stay home if you can. you should only go out in the case of an absolute emergency or necessity. and the same goes for all day tomorrow. >> reporter: in the meantime cities large and small closed schools early and mobilized snow plow teams. and airlines began shutting down most or all of their operations at major airports around new york, boston and elsewhere. new york city mayor bill de blasio had already warned people not to underestimate what they're in for. >> we are facing most likely one of the largest snow storms in the history of this city. prepare for something worse than we have seen before. prepare to be safe. take every precaution. >> reporter: many a

my governor of massachusetts a republican governor charlie baker. [applause] how about joni ernst? isn't she an amazing person? [applause] just something else. there is some people that not only impressed me but also inspire me. martha mcsally, you know her story. a fighter pilot, air force fighter pilot. she comes back and runs for congress and believe she wins. they send her to washington to meet the other members in 2012. only to find out by recount she did not win. she has to go home having thought she had been elected. she decides to go at it again. she has been an extraordinary person. a rising star. some people who have served in the military, who have gone out and fought for our nation, despite having extraordinaire academic credentials and career opportunities, they went to the military and have come back to serve in the senate. it is quite a story. i want to congratulate you on the work you have done to improve the primary process, to change the date of the convention, to limit the debates and reign them in. i think you ought to be proud for doing that work. [applause] in

but massachusetts governor charlie baker says things could have been much much worse. he said that because the temperature remained low, the snow is lighter and fluffier and dryer than it normally would be. if this were a heavier snow they would have seen a lot more trees and power lines coming down because of the weight of that snow bringing them down. so instead, right near we're dealing with about 30,000 power outages and many of those, about a third of those are on the island of nantucket which saw those 78-mile-per-hour wind gusts. otherwise it would probably be a lot more power out here in massachusetts. so obviously going to be a digouts situation as they try to get streets cleared. but school is canceled here in boston and many other communities around here for tomorrow. so the clean-up will begin once this storm really is over. and they hope to have things back to normal by thursday. guys? >> chris pollone, stay safe. >>> rahema ellis is driving around providence, rhode island. rahema, what's it like right now? >> well, the streets are pretty much deserted. i

governor charlie baker lifting the travel ban. but on the eastern side of the state, a blizzard warning remains in effect. heavy snow continuing to fall. >> this is clearly a very big storm. for most of massachusetts and i'm glad we had a little bit of a warning to plan for it. >> conditions in rhode island not much better. roughly 2 feet of snow reported in some areas there. >> we want everybody off the roads. travel ban is still in effect. >> in new york on the other hand, it is the big blizzard that never was. the winter storm predictions failing to live up to the hype. roads reopened and mass transit systems up and running. >> the storm in general, i think it's fair to say was less destructive than predicted. >> at laguardia airport, crews are out in force trying to clear the runways. inside the terminals, the often bustling transit hub, a virtual ghost town. >> i'm here for three days and the blizzard is awful. i'm heading home for florida. sunny florida. >> sunny florida sounds pretty good just about now. here in the new yor

the big news here that we just got in the state of massachusetts governor charlie baker announcing that travel ban will be lifted at midnight all day long for the eastern part of the state you haven't been able to get out on the roads unless you were an essential person in some marne work wig the government to make sure everything runs smoothly or emergency worker or your job to clear the streets. these are the streets of boston they're pretty clear because only a few cars are allowed to get out on them. a ton of pedestrians actually seems like more people walk through the streets than there are actual vehicles which is a good thing because they're trying to get those roads cleared up. a lot of floodings specially south of the city an inch to several feet in low lying areas that frequently flood during a big winter storm and this is certainly one of those storms where we actually have seen some flooding much lucy? >> all right. thank you so much molly. we have gone over challenges particular storm has been for meteorologists. big challenges. we got whole lot less snow than expected in t

just a little while ago, the governor of massachusetts, charlie baker, said he was lifting the travel ban for some of the counties around the state but added this important word of caution -- >> the lieutenant governor has talked to a lot of the local officials out there and they have all asked us to ask the public to use what i would describe as sort of best judgment with respect to going out. if you don't need to go out, i think those folks who are still in the process of cleaning up would appreciate it if you would give them the room and the opportunity to do that. >> joining us on the phone is peter judge, right now, spokesman for the massachusetts emergency management agency. thanks so much for joining us, peter. we spoke with you yesterday. let me get right to the breaking news we've been following, this flooding along the massachusetts coast. we were showing our viewers live pictures of the water coming in off the atlantic coast and the houses now, at least parts of the houses under water. there are some of the pictures right there. what's going on along the massachusetts coast

as you mentioned the governor charlie baker here in massachusetts, declaring a state of emergency anddnight. that means that all essential workers can get on the roads those are the folks that are clearing the snow, the medical workers, first responders. but everybody else is supposed to stay home stay off thel stay inside and leave those roads open to the folks supposed to be on the roads. the governor also this belies to some extent just how%h they expect this storm to be. they called in the troops. take a listen. >> i called up 500 national guard"yá9s troops last night. they are prestaging across our commonwealth tob< fallen tree limbs, stranded drivers, shelter services and in some cases door knocking. i'm hoping they won't be dealing with a lot of stranded drivers because everybody's goingx e to be off the roads.+). >> so we'reáii expecting two to three feet of snow across much of the state here. also, one of the things that we've broadcast thus far, two to four inches coming dq61ou overnight hours per e9yhour, which really kind of speaks to what you're dealing with in the middle

at midday, massachusetts governor charlie baker warned there was more to come. >> we fully expect that there are parts of eastern and central massachusetts where people may get as much as another five to ten inches of snow on top of what they already have. the drifting continues to be an issue, the blowing. there are drifts now as high as four, five, six feet in many places. >> reporter: elsewhere, blizzard conditions buried the eastern tip of long island and parts of rhode island and connecticut. meanwhile, thousands of flight cancellations promised to snarl air travel for days to come creating a ripple effect around the country. but farther south, snowfall was far less than predicted, as the storm system shifted nearly 100 miles east of its projected track. despite dire forecasts, new york city was largely spared the brunt of this nor'easter getting less than a foot of snow rather than a record tally. officials lifted travel bans around the city early this morning and by mid-day, subway and bus service in the big apple was returning to at least weekend service levels. that left some

charlie baker of massachusetts, he has put a travel ban in effect for midnight tonight for the stateachusetts. if you're a nonessential employee other than police fire rescue those types, you need to stay home and stay off the roads, that way you don't get stuck and they can get the plows out as the snow winds down tomorrow evening. this is a long duration event. blizzard warning for 30 hours for many hours here in massachusetts and down the coast towards new york city. we'll be right here -- >> 30 hours. >> reporter: it gets wild and wooly. >> you've been in the weather game a long time man. 30 hours, give me historical perspective here? when was the last time there had been a blizzard warning in effect for that length of time? >> reporter: i don't ever remember one that long. i've been out in the field here over 20 years on the weather channel. i was in three blizzards last year, i was here in january, we were under a blizzard warning, i don't know effectively if we had a blizzard, you have to have three consecutive hours, visibility a quarter mile less and consistent gusts over 35

massachusetts governor charlie baker is expected to tour the damage today on the south shore after atorm surge flooded some coastal communities, glazing streets and homes over in ice. meanwhile, it's a day of recovery at the nation's airports after more than 7700 flights were canceled in the past three days because of the storm. nbc's rehema ellis joins me from the boston suburb of framingham mass which got hit with 33.5 inches of snow. rehema, i don't know how you're driving in that but people there cope don't they? >> reporter: well, they are. the good thing about this andrea is that most of the main roads are clear. we've driven off to a side road so you can get a better image of what is happening for people now. as you can see from our camera that's mounted on the windshield windshield, it's about digging out the side streets, the driveways, the sidewalks the parking lots. you've got one person here trying to do that job of digging out from the snow that's waist high in some places. then you have mounds of snow that are piled up as a result of the snowplows coming along. this stu

. >> massachusetts governor charlie baker told residents yesterday, "when you wake up in the morning,t will look like a blizzard." look at these pictures. you can see you won't have to wait until morning. it is happening now. incredible snowplows pretty much all over three states in our area, new jersey, connecticut and new york. take a look. abc's josh haskell is in boston with the latest. josh? >> reporter: good morning reena and t.j. from a windy, frigid boston where snow is flying in all directions. i actually had to walk backwards to our position here near the boston harbor because the snow was being blown in my face and it was very painful. at the moment we have about 3 inches on the ground. as the hours continue in to tuesday, we'll see up to three or four inches of snow an hour. and when it is said and done on wednesday, we are looking at possibly 2 feet here in boston. now, the blizzard has brought many parts of new england to a standstill. airports are shut down, including logan airport. a travel ban in effect. schools will be closed on tuesday. public transportation is shut

my former colleague charlie baker is running for governor here is the ultimate hands-on guy. pisa policy wonk. guest of restless intellect kind of like nelson rockefeller. he will be very much one of those solve the problem type of people if he gets into office. that's the dissension i draw more than between house and the senate. >> it's interesting you say that because until very recently the assumption was that governors would always have the inside track on presidential nominations and elections. yet in 2008 no matter who won a senator would be elected president. the first since john kennedy. and before him, warren harding. those are the three who have only, the only three of done it jump from the senate to the white house. we look at a period where senators seem to have built their own basis as presidential figures, whether it's rand paul ted cruz, and does anybody have anything to say about why this has happened? larry, do you have any thoughts? what happened to the great age of the executive governor? >> well, maybe it will come back you know, and it's true, nelson neve

tonight on c-span2, the governor's state of the state addresses, first newly elected governor charlie bakerand then daniel malloy of connecticut followed by what dakota governor jack dalrymple and california governor jerry brown. >> republican charlie baker has been sworn in as the massachusetts 77 governor. he talked about education and economic development. this is a half-hour. [applause] [applause] [applause] [cheers] [applause] [cheers] >> thank you, thank you so