the nevada national guard launched helicopters and chris montez spotted the family's overturned jeep. >> they had a fire going and they were heating up rocks in the fire. >> reporter: air lifted to a local hospital an entire community and family members heard the good news. >> i was relieved. they told me that they found them. that was all i wanted to hear that they are alive. that is all i wanted to hear. >> reporter: a family of six in good condition after a sunday drive to play in the snow, a trip they will never forget. >> smart thinking, very remarkable. >>> the winter storm could have been a whole lot worse but proves a few inches of snow can create miles of problems. this truck fell victim to icy roads falling down an embankment. it was sanding a massachusetts parking lot when it crashed and went through a fence. thankfully the driver was not hurt. between two and five inches fell in cities of boston and washington where it prompted the nation's capitol to close schools on tuesday. most of the federal government was closed except for the house and supreme court. >>> air traffic

the nevada national guard launched helicopters and chris montez spotted the family's overturned jeep. >> they had a fire going and jay was heating up rocks in the fire. and at night he was putting them in the jeep with him. >> reporter: air lifted to a local hospital, an entire community and family members heard the good news. >> i'm relieved that god answered our prayers. they told me that they found them. that was all i wanted to hear they're alive. that's pretty much all i wanted to hear. >> reporter: a family of six in good condition after a sunday drive to play in the snow, a trip they will never forget. miguel almageur, nbc news. >>> a few inches of snow can create miles of problems for folks. this truck, for instance, fell down an embankment. it was sprinkling sand to stop sliding on a massachusetts parking lot when it slipped on ice itself, crashing and going through the ice -- going through a fence. between two and five inches fell in cities from boston to washington where the snow prompted the nation's capital to close schools tuesday. most of the federal government was clos

the nevada national guard launched helicopters, and this morning, what some call a miracle chris montez spotted the family's overturned jeep. >> they had a fire going. and jay was heating up rocks in the fire. and at night he was putting them in the jeep with them. >> reporter: air lifted to a local hospital, an entire community and family members heard the good news. >> i'm relieved. god answered our prayers. they just told me that they found them. that's all i wanted to hear. they're alive, that's all i wanted to hear. >> reporter: a family of six in good condition after a sunday drive to play in the snow, a trip they'll never forget. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> of course, as we have been covering so far this week, the east coast has been dealing with its own blast of wintry weather. today the good news was the storm many were expecting when they woke up this morning wasn't quite as harsh as first forecast. though it still managed to stop a lot of people in their tracks especially in the nation's capital which is where tom co costello is again for us tonight. >> report

today, volunteer chris montez, searching on foot, found the family. >> i was expecting the worst andn iam counted all six of them standing there nice and warm. >> reporter: they had camped near the jeep, surviving two nights in subzero temperatures. they were taken to a local hospital where all six were reported in good condition. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> pelley: there were some familiar faces at the new york stock exchange today. (cheers and applause) our friends from cbs "this morning," including co-host norah o'donnell, charlie rose and gayle king rang the closing bell. but they tell us the dow lost 52 points today, snapping a two-day winning streak. there were presidents and prime ministers at the sceervi, but these were mandela's people. their story is next. >>. >> pelley: well, this might be a first: the picture of the day is a selfieen psident of the united states. here he is posing with prime minister's david cameron of the united kingdom and helle the memorial service for nelson mandela. and the photos seemed to fit right in with the spirit of the day. fr

ultimately it was a family friend, chris montez, who spotted the group. >> it was a huge relief.. when i came around the corner and counted all six of them standing there nice and warm. >> reporter: on sunday james glantan and his girlfriend christina took their two young children and niece and nephew to play in the snow about a hundred miles east of nevada. their jeep flipped over. >> reporter: the family built a camp pyre near their car to avoid frost booil as the temperatures dipped to below 16 degrees. >> jay was heating up rocks and bringing them in the car to keep them weep. >> reporter: it brought the sheriff to tears sniet was the work of a lot of people in the community. >> reporter: family members never lost faith that someone wound find them. all six are expected to make a full recovery. bigad shaban, cbs news. >> when we return, hamid collision. details on an inspection in outer space and in sports, beast of the east. the two best teams in the eastern conference beat an impossible play offpreview. ♪ 9 hailstorms pounding ♪ 5 mysteriously heavy holiday fruitcakes ♪ ♪ 4

chris montez spotted the family's overturned jeep. >> they had a fire going and jay was heating up rocks in a fire and at night putting them in the jeep with him. >> airlifted to a local hospital, an entire community and family members heard the good news. >> i'm relieved. thank god he answered our prayers. they told me they found him and that's all i wanted to hear. >> a family of six in good condition after a sunday drive to play in the snow, a trip they'll never forget. nbc news, los angeles. >> it is remarkable how resourceful they were just to stay alive. that winter storm could have been a whole lot worse. but it proves a few inches of snow can create miles of problems. this truck fell victim to icy roads, falling down an em bankment and into a frozen pond. it was sanding a massachusetts parking lot when crashed and went through a fence. thankfully the driver was not hurt. between two and five inches fell in boston to washington where the snow prompted the capital to close schools tuesday. most of the federal government was closed as well. except the house and supreme court. but th

the family was finally rescued by a group of volunteers including chris montez who has known glanton high school. >> everybody in the town was looking for them. >> reporter: despite the harsh conditions, everyone came home in good health. a family strength and a community support. a miracle just before christmas. for today, miguel almaguer, nbc news, nevada. >>> they're with us exclusively this morning along the children. good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> can you think about where you were one week ago. how is everybody doing? >> we're doing good. >> must feel like a whirlwind. >> it's been a long week. >> yeah. >> back to that moment, sunday afternoon, you decide to get in the car, the jeep, and check out the snow. how did the accident happen in the first place? >> we were coming downhill and hit a patch of ice and it just shot us over into the bank. it was a really slow motion rollover. i mean, it didn't even shatter the window. it broke the top of it but it didn't shatter the window. >> you collect yourself and realize the circumstances you're in. what's going throug