back now to nbc's chris pollone in boston. chris, as we were hearing there from reynolds it really is about the feeder bands coming through and how we have seen certain areas more impacted in different hours than others. so let's talk about the state of emergency certainly for massachusetts, certain governors have reacted a little differently as we heard chris christie with his reaction about the storm than we say a governor cuomo. so what are we seeing from yours? >> reporter: yeah. here there clearly

back now to nbc's chris pollone in boston. chris, as we were hearing there from reynolds it really is about the feeder bands coming through and how we have seen certain areas more impacted in different hours than others. so let's talk about the state of emergency certainly for massachusetts, certain governors have reacted a little differently as we heard chris christie with his reaction about the storm than we say a governor cuomo. so what are we seeing from yours? >> reporter: yeah. here there clearly are no cars on the roads besides plows and emergency personnel. and not even that many of those at this point as people are heeding the warnings to stay off the roads. they could be ticketed or even arrested if they're caught out on the roads. now, the governor here in massachusetts said that's not their goal they don't want police pulling people over and just handing out tickets or hauling people to jail. they want people to take seriously the warning to stay off the road. there is no reason for most people to go out at this poi

nbc's chris pollone is in boston. and chris, we admire you yet again. you're still standing strong. >> reporter: raj, more than 24 hours after the storm started, it's still snowing! i've stopped asking when it's going to stop although it's kind of trickling right now. so, it's not too, too bad. you know people here are anxious to start digging out, get back to their normal lives. but all in all, the governor of massachusetts said that he feels that the damage here could have been a lot worse. the blizzard of 2015 unleashed its wrath on massachusetts, rhode island new hampshire and maine, dumping 30 inches of snow or more in some towns. >> and the snow is about up to just below my chest line. so it's pretty high, slow trudging. >> reporter: across boston desolate streets, closed businesses, public transportation halted. a travel ban remains in effect keeping most drivers off the roads, except for the plows, which are struggling to keep up with the heavy blowing snow. the storm is accompanied by high winds, which have cut power to thousands in cape cod an

nbc's chris pollone reports. >> reporter: from yonkers, new york, to montgomery county, pennsylvania, thousands of drivers across the northeast were caught off guard early sunday by slick, ice-covered roads. rising temperatures and rain, not snow, falling from the sky gave drivers a false sense of safety. the rain quickly froze making interstates and back roads making for better skating than driving. >> i hit the car. the car comes behind me and hits me. i'm spinning around four or five times. other cars are hitting that car and hitting me as well. >> reporter: the ice caused officials in philadelphia to shut down the city's bridges and also caused a 50-car pileup on pennsylvania's interstate 76. police in new jersey responded to more than 400 accidents alone. but officials in pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, massachusetts and new hampshire scrambled to get roads salted and sanded, but for some it was too late. >> the salt truck was behind us. we all, like, passed the salt truck. so we, like, passed the salt truck, we all get in an accident. >> reporter: chris pollone, nbc news, bo

nbc's chris pollone reports from worcester, massachusetts. >> this was the biggest storm and it was the largest storm on record in the month of january. >> reporter: from connecticut to maine, heavy snow and high winds blasted the region closing down businesses and schools and shutting down roads. now the cleanup and catchup is under way. here in new england's second largest city worcester, massachusetts, they're digging out from 34 1/2 inches of snow. it's the biggest snowfall ever. like many new englanders, he's racing to get things cleaned up before the next snow flies possibly later this week. the south shore of massachusetts and nantucket island took a beating from winds near hurricane speed and high waves which rocked the seawalls. state officials are accessing the extent of the damage and stranded air travellors are finally seeing signs of hope as airlines slowly get back in the air. >> once it stopped it's not like a light switch you can't turn it back on. it has to go through a measured practice. >> chris pollone nbc news. >>> loretta lynch looks like she's on her way to winnin

we start with chris pollone in boston with more on th >> reporter: hi there, or the recent. we've had a light snow all afternoon here i but it has just started to intensify in the last hour or so and we really expect the storm to kick off sometime after 7:00 or 8:00 tonight. the most intense snow is expected to fall tomorrow morning. at that coming down at 2 to 4 inches an hour if you can believe it. that's not even the biggest problem here. public officials are not only worried about 2 to 3 feet of snow, a problem in and of it but the fact there will be 50-mile-an-hour winds inland and 70 miles per hour on the coast approaching hurricane strength. that will cause coastal flooding for all the communities up and down the massachusetts and new england coastline. that also coincides with high tide tomorrow morning. so there are many, many problem. they're expecting power outages scattered inland but widespread down on cape cod out on the islands because of this heavy snow that's falling and the high winds. so it should be a real mess in boston over the next several days. >> chr

in boston chris pollone, nbc news. >>> nowhere near that amount of snow here in the virginia area but the snow that did fall in southern virginia was enough to delay or cancel school. most arias around hampton roads saw a dusting to a couple of inches. no major problems were reported though. the snow stopped at around lunchtime and things are expected to get back to normal by tomorrow. >>> i'm patrick regan at the live desk. we've just learned new details about the man accused of crashing that drone into the white house lawn. according to an nbc news source the man told investigators he was drinking before that accident. that man is a government employee. he did turn himself into the secret service yesterday and reportedly he admitted to investigators that he lost control of the drone while he was testing it during bad weather, and he had a feeling it may have crashed near the white house when he went to bed that night. that man is cooperating with authorities. no word yet if any charges are going to be filed. back to you. >> thank you, wendy. >>> new questions about the speed camera

. >> chris pollone has more on this developing story. >> reporter: after being delayed for the trial of former pro bowl tight end aaron hernandez finally got under way thursday in fall river, massachusetts. the prosecutor laid out a time line for jurors using surveillance video, text messages and cell phone tower information to piece together the final hours in the life of hernandez's friend semipro football player odin lloyd. >> they drove to a secluded isolated area in norte attleboro. there will hef shot six times. >> reporter: hernandez is accused of killing lloyd in june 2013. the prosecutor revealed police discovered a bullet shell casing at the crime scene with hernandez's dna on it. in his opening statement, defense attorney phi michael fee says just because hernandez was at the crime scene doesn't mean he ordered the killing or took part in it. fee said hernandez had no reason to kill his friend lloyd and called the investigation sloppy. >> they locked on aaron and targeted him, even when they developed evidence that two other men, who unlike aaron were not friends with odin

live in boston chris pollone. vai, back to you. >> get inside as soon as you can. let's check at the major roads at this hour. christine maddela is monitoring travel conditions. we just saw the shot from katy. looks pretty good out there. >> it does. here at home much different story from that -- those roads they're seeing up there in new england. the plow crews have been doing a great job keeping our majors clear. we are still seeing a little bit of snow and slush, especially in northern new jersey and in central new jersey. you can still see some flakes falling here in central new jersey. but overall, the majors have been plowed have been treated, and so the dot crews have been busy keeping everything clear. this is a live look at the blue route now. so you shouldn't encounter too many problems on your major roadways. it is the secondary side streets, again, that will be icy and could be slushy as you head out. there still are some speed restrictions in place in new jersey, on the garden state warrick way. 45 45 miles an hour same for the new jersey turnpike. kee

chris pollone in massachusetts. stand by. we'll be talking to you again in the next couple hours. >>> still ahead, talking about the concern of floods. straight to rhode island. the mayor there, still bracing for the worst, flooding included. >>> with the blizzard of 2015 we continue to watch the latest information coming into us at ms nbc. we're hearing from a couple of utilities this half hour. a total of 5,627 people without power at the moment in massachusetts. we're hearing from two different utilities, divide up national grid north star saying 4139. 5,600 people. the wind gusts too high for the utility workers to get there and fix the power line. not too far away, rhode island among several states to declare a state of emergency. i want to go straight there. it may be 4:31 local time. just beginning for rhode island. on the phone, the mayor of warrick, rhode island. what are your crewing seeing on the road right now? your concern is that certainly the worst is yet to come in the next eight hours. >> that's correct, rich

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>> 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 want you to take a shot of the view from our camera that's mounted on the windshield. and you can get an opportunity -- you have an opportunity to see what i'm seeing. that is streets that are virtually deserted. and this is by plan. the officials here in providence rhode island tell us the travel ban is still in effect. and for good reason. this city is trying to dig out from several inches of snow and it's taking them a while. you can see some of the black top here. traveling around there's still so many places where you cannot see the black top. and it's slick and in addition to that it's very cold. we've got these blowing, driftingdrift ing bands of snow that whip around and you might be able to see a little bit as we are approaching an intersection here. it's rough going out here. people who may have had ideas about they were going to come outnd hang outside today, if they came out, i think they qu

nbc's chris pollon in washington. students and workers told to stay home. >> reporter: over the past several hours the snow has started to intensify. it's only going to get worse in the overnight hours. 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

live in boston i'm chris pollone, back to you. >> not such good news for the kids who want a snow day. >> one more. we need to get chris a brandy as well. all right. jeff ranieri we have the forecast where chris is standing right now in boston. >> you'll see the storm system is still winding up with some energy. so i think tonight we'll have some snow to deal with. and a few disturbances as we head throughout the next three days. overall, the strongest portion of that storm system begins to pull away for tomorrow's forecast. first, totally sunny and dry day will come their way as they head throughout saturday. quite a storm system there for the east coast. get you back here to our weather. we have had such a hard time getting any rainfall in january. and get this. we had a storm system move into california today. it just fell apart as it hit the state. and a lot of it did move way off to the south and to the east just missing the bay area. so unfortunately, this storm system just as we expected wasn't anything big for us. we need that rainfall though. tonight there is just the slight

nbc's chris pollone reports. >> reporter: from yonkers, new