this is the connecticut we must strive for. over the coming weeks, i will begin a dialogue on how best to face these challenges head on. i will come back to you next month with more details, but in the meantime i want to offer two ideas as a good place to start. first, we should ensure that our efforts are comprehensive in their size, their scope, and their geography. that means widening i-95 statewide and fixing its entrance and exit ramps. [applause] it means building new rail stations and upgrading our branch lines to provide real commuter rail service, including the naugatuck valley. [applause] it means creating a statewide, 21st century bus service with real-time updates commuters can check on their cell phones. [applause] the bottom line is that we need to improve transportation of all kinds, in towns of all sizes across all of our state. second, we must make sure every penny we raise for transportation goes toward our vision to transform connecticut. today, i am proposing that connecticut create a secure transportation l

as always let me think the connecticut connecticut brave men and women who serve carnation and its armed services. thank you also as i said to the best lieutenant governor in the united states, nancy wyman. thank you, nancy. [applause] >> finally, thank you to my wife at the end my three below is, thank you for your love and support. four years ago i joined you in this chamber for the first time as governor. i spoke about how connecticut has always been a leader. how for generations we shake and changed our nation and the world. connecticut and drafted north america's first constitution. we founded the nation's first insurance company. our inventions gave the world many things including the can opener the bicycle and the artificial heart. connecticut has always been a birthplace of innovation and over the past four years we have continued to lead and lead nationally on the biggest issues of our time. we increased the minimum wage, the first in the nation to commit to $10.10 per hour. [applause] >> we passed paid sick leave, first in the nation to do that as well. [applause] >> working wi

connecticut. that's in connecticut. much more after the break. >>> since the ban went into effect we have only had 15 accidents on our state roads. that is remarkable under slight storm conditions we could expect upwards of several hundred accidents. >> that was connecticut governor dannel malloy there just a short time ago announcing the end of the travel ban in connecticut. all roads in connecticut, as of 2:00, open. despite heavy snow totals in places like hampton which got nearly two feet of snow 23 inches fell. connecticut appears to be mostly saved from the worst of this blizzard blizzard. metro north line, from connecticut to new york city is partial service today. amtrak, possibly resuming full service tomorrow we're told. the mayor of hartford connecticut, joins me now by phone. mayor, power outages in hartford. have there been any? >> absolutely none. there were several you know single digits but those have been -- but basically, no. we faired very well. we had lower amount os of snow than anticipated. we basi

>> i can say that in connecticut connecticut and i assume this is true nationally. i think there's a lot of cynicism. and i think it's hard to sell. you know, i tell my constituents that i actually work for them, that i'm not in the pocket of the special interests. and i think still even in connecticut. even though we've had this program for years there's the perception out there that all politics is dirty. that their elected officials are serving folks other than themselves. and it's that face to face interaction. but i think we're running up against a culture where we just either on the federal level or on the state level that there's nothing that can be done. and so i think that makes it a hard sell. i think a lot of people in the public just roll their eyes. >> i guess i would add similar to what some folks have said before. being able to point to some of these concrete victories where it's working is one of the essential things that's really starting to happen and you know, we saw in montgomery county this fall. and i think even in this town, it is starting to

he's a spokesperson for the connecticut state police. lieutenant vance, what are you seeing on the roads? and how dangerous are the driving conditions there? >> it's critical right now. the roads in connecticut, the highways secondary roads are snow-covered. i have to tell you that the public in general is minding the ban, which is extremely important because the conditions out here are extremely dangerous out here. as the snow continues to fall and adds to the danger that we're existing out here. >> lieutenant vance, as i was mentioning, 45 minutes ago, the national weather service issued its warning. they look at the data so well. and again, that blizzard warning in many places of connecticut remaining in effect for the next 24 hours. when do you decide when to lift that ban based on this information that we're getting? looks like you have 24 hours of a blizzard warning at this moment. >> it's important to understand the emergency operation center where the governor and all of the leaders of state government and state officials are, wi

all right. >> it is connecticut.t were closed completely here in the northeast. that's connecticut, rhode island massachusetts and new hampshire came in late into the came, but new hampshire. portions of new jersey new york state, vermont and maine were also impacted. they are not totally closed but they have pockets that have had that. you can kind of follow the map and see where the storm is at its hardest, the most difficult and transportation has been limited, so too, has our service. again, smartly so for the safety of those communities and our employee gls do we expect normal operations to resume tomorrow? >> absolutely. we have been very active. coastal officials across the north east area has been in constant communication. and i mean constant. talking about what strategies lie ahead. >> okay. >> certainly the weather will play a huge factor in our recovery, as it always does. we are looking at resuming plant operations, which is where the pail is mail is processed in some of these spots by mid to late aftern

very different world in connecticut.us what you're dealing with there. >> reporter: hi. good morning. you know the wind has been whistling through the buildings overnight and throughout the morning. the temperature, about 19 degrees with the wind chill about 2 degrees. i talked to the mayor. i want you to take a look around me. he told me that they were expecting about 30 inches of snow with about 2 to 4 inches an hour and just by looking around you can see there's a lot of white here. now i want to kind of show you what we're dealing with here so i've got a little measurement device here chris, that i'm hoping to pluck into the snow and you'll be able to see for yourself exactly what we're dealing with. this is on the side of the road so there is some plowing that has been going on and some snowdrifts but you can see right now right here about 27 inches inches. about 27 inches. now i want to pluck over here in the middle of the road because you'll see that a lot of this has been accumulating throughout the evening. and

this is the connecticut that we must strive for. over the coming weeks i will begin a dialogue on how to best face these challenges head-on and i will come back with more details. but in the meantime i want to offer to ideas is a good place to start. first we should ensure that our efforts are comprehensive in size and scope and geography and that means i-95 should be widened statewide and fix the exit and entrance ramps. [applause] >> a means elting new rail stations and upgrading to provide commuter rail service. [applause] >> it means creating a statewide 21st century bus service with real-time updates and commuters can check on their cell phones. [applause] and so the bottom line is that we need to improve transportation in talents of all sizes across all of our states. and we must make sure that every penny that we raise for transportation goes towards our vision to transform connecticut. i am proposing that connecticut create a transportation lock docs that ensures every single dollar raised for transportation it's been on tra

this is the connecticut we must strive for.alogue on how best to face these challenges head on. i will come back to you next month with more details, but in the meantime i want to offer two ideas as a good place to start. first, we should ensure that our efforts are comprehensive in their size their scope, and their geography. that means widening i-95 state wide and fixing its entrance and exit ramps. it means building new rail stations and upgrading our branch lines to provide real commuter rail service, including the nagatuk valley. [ applause ] it means creating a state wide 21st century bus service with real time updates commuters can check on their cell phones. [ applause ] the bottom line is that we need to improve transportation of all kinds in towns of all sizes across all of our state. second, we must make sure that every penny we raise for transportation goes toward our vision to transform connecticut. today, i am proposing that connecticut create a secure transportation lock box that will ensure every single dollar r

hartford, connecticut two inches. but i'm still pretty impressed with the fact that central park has 5 1/2 inches of snow so far and this blizzard is not over yet. so we will keep you posted on that as well. and there are some power outages to tell you about in connecticut. we've got close to 1,400 power outages reported. and in massachusetts we're looking at about 1,500, close to 1,600. and of course those numbers will continue to change throughout the night. but i want to get the latest on the situation in boston because boston's going to be pretty hard hit by all of this. joining me on the phone is steven smith. he is the city editor for the "boston globe." as we look at these numbers and you're hearing them are you surprised at all? >> well i think that what we're expecting is really for this storm to intensify. over the past couple of hours we have seen that. the snow isn't coming down so much as it is flying laterally, flying upward. the wind is creating almost these mini tornadoes of snowfall out there. so we'v

>> rosa flores in connecticut for us. thanks so much. >> our best of luck to you, to the mayor and all of you in the northeast still dealing with the storm for several more hours. that is all for us. i'm john berman. >> and i'm kate bolduan. "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> the wind is whipping up. it's getting stronger and stronger. >> it is relentless. >> better safe than sorry. >> hello, everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield. and our big breaking story, the blizzard that is walloping the northeast. states of emergency still in effect for seven northeast states, up to 58 million people impacted by this monster storm. here are some of the largest snowfall totals. in framington, massachusetts, you can see the others on your screen in descending order. we're getting reports of at least two deaths in suffolk county, new york. one of the worst-hit parts of the state. a 17-year-old male and 83-year-old man. that elderly man with dementia wandered outside and found frozen in his backyard. a 17-year-old from

this is the connecticut we must strive for. over the coming weeks, i will begin a dialogue on how best to face these challenges head on. i will come back to you next month with more details, but in the meantime i want to offer two ideas as a good place to start. first, we should ensure that our efforts are comprehensive in their size, their scope, and their geography. that means widening i-95 statewide and fixing its entrance and exit ramps. [applause] it means building new rail stations and upgrading our branch lines to provide real commuter rail service, including the naugatuck valley. [applause] it means creating a statewide, 21st century bus service with real-time updates commuters can check on their cell phones. [applause] the bottom line is that we need to improve transportation of all kinds, in towns of all sizes across all of our state. second, we must make sure every penny we raise for transportation goes toward our vision to transform connecticut. today, i am proposing that connecticut create a secure transportation l

so, estelle griswold, who was the president of planned parenthood in connecticut, decided she was going to challenge this, and she began handing out birth control, knowing full well that she would probably be arrested, which she was. >> on the 24th of november, we issued two warrants, one against estelle griswold and the other against dr. c. lee buxton in violation of the contraceptive statute. >> the case changed everything. >> i think it's very evidence that the law is unenforceable. i think if you had a policeman under every bed in the state of connecticut, they still could not prove anything. we are continuing, maybe illegally, but we are continuing our program. >> the case went to the supreme court and made birth control legal, finally, for married couples only, and it was several years later that, in fact, birth control became legal for all women. >> it was very, very important because it both decriminalized contraception and established the right to privacy.

connecticut avenue at r street in northwest, your alternate, connecticut to massachusetts to avoid that water main break. back in ten minutes. >>> new information this morning for your young athlete's health. what experts say could impact their brain function and at what age you should be concerned. >>> and developing news, flames take over an apartment in building in california. what we're learning about in tragedy from the live desk next. >>> after math of a large fire in san francisco. take a look when the fire was burning hot late last night. is this a mixed use building. businesses lower level, apartments on the top. you can see the flames shooting out of the building there. the entire building engulfed. firefighters had to use the fire escape to climb up to the roof of the building. one person was rescued, but sadly this was a fatal fire. at the least one person died. six people went to the hospital and about 60 people that live in the building are displaced. they have to find another place to live now. two nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution you because it was just th

the inner loop right mother connecticut between connecticut and georgia. so far the pace doesn't look too bad there for that. the outer loop building volume delays in silver spring. north of spring field heading past braddock road, 236, lanes open in each direction. you're still going to find some icy spots in and out of the express lane ramps. that may be a problem for you and toward the 14th street bridge. lanes open on 395 coming out of the district southbound toward the pentagon. no early problems to tell you about. that's a look at your timesaver traffic. thanks for joining wusa9 this morning. we'll be right back after this. here you go. wow! thanks! get a free beverage in any size for enrolling in dd perks, and start earning points towards more rewards with every purchase. join today for a free beverage on us. america runs on dunkin'. people of the coffee-drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast c just right, for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter -- put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve

let me bring in the mayor of danbury, connecticut. also good to have you. your governor malloy has issued a travel ban after 9:00 tonight. do you anticipate any problems with people complying with that at this hour? >> after 9:00, we will be ticketing and towing people out on the roads who are not on official business. we take it very seriously. the sooner we can get people off the streets, the sooner we can get the streets cleaned and get the city open again. that's why we take those kind of recommendations and orders seriously. >> are you going to shut everything down or are these plows going to be working through the night in an attempt to keep these roads open? >> you never let your plow crews go home. that's the cardinal rule in snow removal. these men and women will be working the next 24 to 36 hours straight. we have an area set up where they can rest, take naps get something to eat. you can never let your crews go home because you can never get them back later in the night when things get bad. it is really hard to open it back up. many cities and to

but connecticut really really got smacked.te you see different levels. thompson 33.5 inches of snow here. in new london we've seen anywhere the estimates are between 20 and 26 inches of accumulation. it is a very different story. in fact we've seen some blue sky behind me. indull me here forge me here, chris. i'm going out on the street. the road crews have done a yeoman's job in clearing the roads. they put a fair amount of salt and other substances. this is bare. it's not icy at all. they've been telling me that the -- not all of the roads are as clear as that one. they're working on getting roads clear. businesses are back to usual in new london. spoke with the mayor earlier this morning. while the travel ban has been lifted here they say they're trying to ask people to stay off the roads so they can get the rest of that removal going. once they get it removed and cleared from the roads, look at all these snowbanks along here. i mean this is an incredible amount of snow that was drifted and then piled up from the snow plows

melissa, connecticut open now sf. >> we have connecticut at a open. you can see cars going through after the water main break. so no problems there. new issue germantown road at black rock road all lanes blocked because of a large wire that is down. police are on the scene trying to get it moved out of the way. alternate is great seneca highway. a lot of school buses use that route. so a mess until they clear that out. wider look, pretty typical. slow 395 as you're headed inbound. 66 and 95 66 running about 41 miles per hour. 95 slow at dale city 18 miles per hour. and then we still have a crash southbound connecticut avenue near bradly lane. you can see you're getting by only on the left side. >>> if you think you have a good idea on how to fix traffic in our area today is your chance to say it. vdot is holding a heating about big changes on i-66. right now it's adding smart overhead signs. the department is also considering adding bus service and hot lanes to the road. if you want to go to the meeting, head to the vdot district office on alliance dr

we have been down this road before in connecticut. every time we have met the difficult challenges together. we're a resilient state and we'll get through this storm together. be safe and have a plan to look out for yourself and your neighbors. and with that i'll take questions on point. [ inaudible question ] >> i've had conversations and d.o.t. has had conversations with our neighboring states to the north, rhode island to the east and massachusetts. we are coordinating with them. we're waiting on an announcement in new york that probably will come earlier than 9:00 p.m. we have not received their timing yet. [ inaudible question ] >> when we lift it we'll announce a lifting as we are taking the step of preannouncing closure in anticipation of blizzard conditions could arise as early as that time. >> reporter: it seems they are preparing for some percentage of outages here. is there a scenario that goes with the 35-mile sustained winds? >> both utilities are treating this as a level 1 occurrence. so that would mean something up to 1

connecticut being hammered. rhode island being hammered.oston, massachusetts, also still in the brunt of the storm. willie dpoois as we look at new york city it is a calm peaceful, gentle morning there. but completely shut down as you said last hour, like nothing you or new york native steve ratner have ever really seen. >> yeah. i think the only equivalent would be hurricane sandy. obviously those conditions were extremely different than what we saw today because this was all precautionary. i don't think a lot of us has seen an order as of 11:00 last night you could not get in and out of manhattan. all the bridges and tunnels on this island it truly became an you island last night were closed. subways were shut down first time ever. we may still have a picture. i rode the 1 train last night. as they got close closing time it was eerie. there were a couple of people on the platform. when i got on the subway car i was the only person on the car. i can't remember even on a slow summer friday or saturday manhattan ever looking like that. once

i saw many people this morning in connecticut when i was at the store. after the break i'll talk to the mayor of new haven about how her emergency management team is preparing ahead of a statewide travel plan announced by governor malloy a short time ago and more on how the weather continues to effect air travel and not just in the northeast. a live look at my brave colleagues here on the plaza just outside 30 rockefeller. when it comes to good nutrition...i'm no expert. that would be my daughter -- hi dad. she's a dietitian. and back when i wasn't eating right, she got me drinking boost. it's got a great taste and it helps give me the nutrition i was missing. helping me stay more like me. [ female announcer ] boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a delicious taste. grandpa! [ female announcer ] stay strong, stay active with boost. i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn. because it gives

in connecticut alone 100,000 expected. >> incredible. thank you.o three feet potentially in and around boston. got the update from the national weather service for new york system blizzard conditions for 12 hours, snow accumulation, 20 to 30 inches ample people think this low is going to move a little farther off the coast and we're not get: 30-inch us but if the national weather service says it, that's what they say. if we get 30-inches ofxbx new york city that will be three more inches than has ever fallen in the history of the city in recorded time. that's something. [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, we've always been at the forefront of advanced electronics. providing technology to get more detail... ♪ ♪ detect hiddethreats... ♪ ♪ see the whole picture... ♪ ♪ process critical information and put it in the has of our defenders. reaching constantly evolving threatbefore they reach us. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. it's the big shrimp festival at red lobster. so open wide and pair 2 of 6 big shrimp creations for just $15

paul beban is in new haven, connecticut for us. describe what you see. >> as you said earlier the entire north-east is getting blasted. we are on top of the parking garage on top of new haven's union station. over on my left the railroad tracks which would be jammed and busy - trains are already cancelled. late trains to boston are cancelled. late trains south to new york are cancel. late trains coming out of the city are cancelled. things are slowing down. we see a lot of people running for the last train station in the evening, when we arrived here. in the significance you see where it's dark i-95, a busy highway, is virtually empty already, ahead of a travel ban that you and kevin both mentioned in a couple of hours. all cars for nolle prosequi essential travel off the road throughout the state of connecticut. it's hard to imagine why, short of an emergency, you would want to come out in the weather. they are expecting hurricane-force winds along the coast, flood damage. as mentioned, possible power outages to as many as 100,000

. >>> coming up, connecticut supreme court is set to begin hearing the case of a 17-year- old girl who is being given chemotherapy treatments against her will. >> but up next, making sure your tires are up to speed, especially in this bitterly >>> winter weather, freezing temperatures. it's a good time to check your tires to make sure they're up to speed. the call for action director shirley rooker is here with what you need to know to properly maintain your tires. you personally experienced this. what did you learn? why is important to have correct air pressure in your tires. >> my old car did not have all the bells and whistles. my new car has a gauge in each tire to tell me when the pressure is correct. imagine my surprise when i see this light that says you've got to check the pressure in your tires, they're low, five pounds low because of the cold weather. what i learned was that every time the temperature drops, the pressure in your tires goes down. so when you're experiencing 20 and 30-degree weather, the pressure in your tires is going to be considerably lower than it was back

i don't think the support forechose that as a question of connecticut law. they focused on the evidence before them and said based on this evidence we are not going to obvious turn what the trial court did. child protection cases are perennially open because there's this presumption that d.c. f, the department of children and families they are not her parent forever, they are there for a bit, and the idea is to return her home. if we show new circumstances, or something different. we could go back in front of not the supreme court, but the juvenile court, and try to raise the issue again. >> cassandra's mum lost custody, and that's when d.c. f stepped in. did the state operate the way they should. where would you draw the line on parental rights. you have a curable cancer shouldn't the state get involved? >> i can't fault d.c. f. we were operating in a legal gray area. it's easy to imagine if they had done nothing, spoken and she said "we'll let her get no treatment." i could see d.c. f coming under fire for that decision. if i have any criticism of their ap

connecticut avenue looking good. we do have a report of an accident on connecticut at rosemary. >>> a bill being debated in the maryland statehouse would put an armed police officer in every state public school. >> the ought author of the bill -- the author of the bill john cluster. he says the goal is to keep children safe from a mass school shooting. nikki burdine joins us live outside c.h. flowers high school in spring dale with more on the proposal which is pretty costly. >> reporter: it is pretty costly but i think we all can agree we want to keep our children safe but it's how to accomplish that where there is some disagreement. this maryland lawmaker says he wants to do this but it's going to cost you. delegate john cluster wants his bill to solve that problem by putting armed officers in every public school in the state. there are more than 1400 public schools here in maryland. charles h. through we ares where we are -- flowers where we are right now is one of them. it would put 900 officers in schools before

randi kaye is in connecticut. are drivers listening? are they getting off the roads?> reporter: erin it seems they are. the governor wants everybody off the road. new london is usually pretty busy. there's a random car here and there. mostly we've seen plows coming through. this area they are priority streets so they want to keep them clean. maybe people listened and got home early like the governor asked. let me show you this park here though where a lot of people come through. there's usually a lot of foot traffic and people walking their dogs. maybe we've seen a couple of people walking their dogs trying to stay home it seems, certainly trying to listen to the governor. they expect maybe to be home not only for tonight and probably for the next few days. since we've been here the roads have certainly gotten much more slippery. the snow is expected to come down about 4 inches an hour in the area of new london. winds could reach 60 miles per hour. 120,000 people erin could be without power after tonight's storm hits here. the problem is if the winds get anywhere abov

light connecticut has trouble out of kensington getting to the beltway for a crash. southbound before you reach the beltway, looks like only one lane of terrific able to get by that crash. you have to understand maybe a highway we may have more complicated issue. bw parkway, a series of accidents. avoid the parkways. they are not going to be as well treated and certainly more slick. along the parkway, northbound crash north of nsa, southbound near 193 greenbelt before the beltway, a myriad of accidents along the bw parkway. northbound 4 still closed leaving calvert county or anne arundel into calvert, northbound as you make your way past 260 at talbott road is completely closed down. we'll check out the ride on 66, getting into fair oaks in that jamup making your way in toward vienna and toward the beltway. thanks for joining us this morning. wusa9 news will continue coverage of the storm and here you go. wow! thanks! get a free beverage in any size for enrolling in dd perks, and start earning points towards more rewards with every purchase. join today for a free bev

marlie hall, cbs news, hartford, connecticut. >> her treatment is expected to last six months.tors say the treatment would give her an 85% chance of survival. but without it, she would likely die within two years. >>> an investigator says the nfl fumbled its investigation into the ray rice case. the report by the former director of the fbi says the league had all kinds of information that could have pursued the case harder and also clears up what happened with the tape that shows rice punching out his fiancee in the elevator. that tape came out in september. the investigation found no evidence the nfl had it before it was released. there had been reports the league knew about it much earlier. >>> the government is finding honda -- fining honda $70 million the largest civil penalty ever levied against an automaker for not reporting more than 1700 complaints its vehicles caused deaths and injuries. the complaints relate to airbags and other defective parts. honda has recalled more than 5 million vehicles since 2008 to fix airbags. >>> breaking news in the south bay. officials hav

announcing a travel ban in connecticut starting at 9:00 p.m.te. >>> we are going to take a short break and continue with all of the developing news. this is a massive, potentially massive storm that's going to hit much of the northeast of the united states of america. tens of millions of people effected. a live shot from times square in new york city where the snow is just starting. but we are going to continue covering from all angles on the rundown. hey! guess what day it is?? >>hump day! hummmp daaay! it's hump day! >>yeah! >>hey mike! mike mike mike mike mike! >>mike mike mike mike mike. hey! he knows! hey! guess what day it is! hey! camel! guess what day it is! >>it's not even wednesday. let it go, phil. if you're a camel, you put up with this all the time. it's what you do. (sigh) if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. ok... (son) oh no... can you fix it, dad? yeah, i can fix that. (dad) i wanted a car that could handle anything. i fixed it! (dad) that's why i got a subaru lega

connecticut residents are resilient.eather this storm. >> the governor deployed national guard personnel? >> caller: yes, national guard personnel positioned in the state to be able to assist the state police should we need to deploy them to stranded motorists. >> what about roads? what is the time non-emergency vehicles have to be off the road? >> caller: the governor instituted a state wide travel ban which will begin at 9:00 this evening. if you are planning to be anywhere or get anywhere, we're asking asking all connecticut resident dozen that before 9:00. >> how long will this emergency continue? >> caller: we are preparing for this to go through tuesday and possibly into wednesday. as i said earlier, we are anticipating a high impact storm for the state of connecticut. >> when you said 40 inches in some areas, have had you 40 inch flz snow in connecticut? >> caller: close to it as i said before the blizzard of 2013. we were in the 30 35 40-inch range in some places. we will get through this. the public needs to sta

one area that could be hit hard is coastal connecticut. paul beban is in new haven along the coast. >> good evening, you were talking about the normally bustling times square looking like a ghost town. we are right on the edge in the heart of yale university in new haven that would normally be bustling bustling, is indeed a ghost down. rain is coming down harder. the forecasters had this one exactly right, picking up as the night moves on and across a swath of the eastern seaboard from philadelphia to boston emergency officials people get home stay home ride this out and don't come out until it's over. >> reporter: in new haven union station the departure screen tells the story - trains delayed, cancelled. others rushing home. >> i left work early because everything is shutting down. >> reporter: they hope to beat this a colossal vision expected to paralyze the city down the north-east affecting 35 million people. >> it will become heavy by midnight. snow of 4 inches per hour and winds 60 miles per hour along the coast. >> reporter: connec

new london connecticut, under a state of emergency along with the rest of connecticut under more than half a foot of snow. like most of the northeast, schools and businesses remain closed. this is plumb island massachusetts. much of the north shore seems to be taking the brunt of the storm with up to two feet of snow expected. this will likely go down as one of the top five storms in state history. power outages are a big concern now because it could take days to make the repairs. cnn crews are fanned out across the northeast as this storm churns its way up the coast and dumps even more snow along the way. so let's head straight to massachusetts. check out this picture we found on twitter. you can see boston's d.o.t. department of transportation alerting drivers to the wicked big -- i knew i couldn't do this. wicked big starm coming. jennifer gray is in boston this morning. hi jennifer. >> reporter: hi carol. yeah conditions are deteriorating quickly. the wind gusts are what we're noticing. the wind gusts are picking up. you can see behind me the snow is just blowing. when you have on

. >> a connecticut court ruled that a teenager... chemotherapy. >> this is about my daughter treatment. >> college football - a lucrative money grab serving to pull players away from the pretense of going to class. >> to speak about this as laughable. >>> we begin with a day of mourning for the victims of the "charlie hebdo" newspaper massacre in paris. while heavily armed troops guarded the eiffel tower and other public sites and stores in paris, mourners prayed and buried ahmed merabet, the muslim police officer executed on the streets. two other officers were killed in the terrorist attacks that claimed 17 lives in the paris area over three days last week. in jerusalem prime minister binyamin netanyahu joined mourners for four french jews killed in an assault on a kosher supermarket. in bergen angela merkel joined the -- berlin angela merkel joined a march in support of france. reports claim the attacks may have been planned as long as three years ago, and financed with 20,000 from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. the second was

in connecticut the plates are moving up and down.olice chief michael supernant said without answers, the phone calls from worried residents continue. >> we can't put our finger on it, and before you even know what's happening, it's over. >> it's the talk of the town right now? >> it's taking up a lot of our time. i can month evidently say i've gotten no police work done. >> reporter: hydraulic fracking has been the cause for earthquakes in some places like pennsylvania and oklahoma. they have ruled out any manmade disturbances as the cause. jericka duncan, cbs news, plainfield, connecticut. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we go to belgium for an update on the anti-terror operation and hear from senior national security analyst juan zarate j plus dr. holly phillips tells us about the shortfall of the flu vaccine. >> and george lucas stopping by studio with his new animated studio strange magic. >>> a slipup on the price is right. >> it's an offer range motorcycle and a new treadmill. >> reporter: announcer g

we have driving bandss in connecticut. more in massachusetts and rhode island going to take effect tonight. we have had requests from people to stay off of the roads in new hampshire and new jersey. it is a big area of the country being affected by this. tonight and into the dawn hours we're told the weather will get heavier. if you're not out now, don't go out no. in the morning nation a sensible decision about how much you need to be on the road. in very good local good news i can now feel my hands. >>> in nonsnowstorm news today, former governor bob mcdonald is not going to prison at least not yet. after his conviction on a dozen felony charges, he had been told to report to federal prison to start his two-year sentence as of february to start his two-year sentence as of february 9. he was due to start his first day in prison two weeks from today. but today a federal appeals court reversed that decision and told governor mcdonnell that he can remain free while his appeal goes forward. oral arguments on his appeal will s

we're just 20 miles from the coast of connecticut.erspective of where montauk is on the tip of long island. and we're still seeing the very barren roads out here as these winds really just whip across the roads. it gives you a sense of what could be with the blizzard conditions we're expecting to pick up here a little bit later. for that reason we know that long island will go into a travel ban, starting at 11:00 tonight. and so everybody is asked to stay indoors, stay at home and get ready for what could come. and the folks here are all hoping that it's a 24-hour thing. and it's beyond and we're kind of able to pick up and continue on. but that of course is not what is to be expected. it could be days even -- well to the end of the week before this place is back to normal anderson. >> hey, anna it's chad. as that wind picks up to 60 miles per hour your windchills are going to get really really cold. try to protect yourself from that the cameraman, too. we talked about the pets giving them shelter, making sure they have water, somepla

hartford connecticut, relatively modest 13 inches. boston over 24 inches. to the south of the city rough seas have breached a seawall that protects homes. the pictures from the town are amazing. ice encrusted homes frozen solid from sea spray and streets flooded from high water. in scituate north of cape cod, howling wind gusts 62 miles an hour. they've created an endless explosion of sea spray that are encasing ocean front homes in a sheath of ice. this photo posted on twitter is from one of our field pro diesducers there. nick valencia is there on sight. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, carol. here in scituate is one of the hard oes hit areas in the state of massachusetts with more than 2 feet of snow. 60 mile per hour sustained winds at one point but now things are slowly getting back to normal here. we've seen cars emerge. that travel ban was lifted as of midnight. we're seeing people coming out of their homes and taking care of what's left. you see behind me here let's pan over. people shoveling the driveways getting back to normal. i tal

areas in massachusetts, connecticut and long island in new york blanketed by 20 inches or more. the storm also brought out some unusual images. outside of boston, a yetty was on the prowl and our rob marciano met one business traveler that forgot to pack his coat. while here in america's busiest city, everything ground to a stop. streets, bridges even the new york city subway system all closed. i caught one of the last trains last night. >> as you can see usually, it's teeming with people. tonight, it is almost empty. governor cuomo is not backing down from his decision to shut down so much of the state. >> you act on the information that you have at the time. because the roads were empty, we could plow the roads. >> the connecticut governor glad for the protective action. >> we only had 11 accidents on our highway system. and only one minor injury. that's spectacular. >> there is one person whose apology is getting a lot of buzz today. a meteorologist who took to twitter saying you expected us to get it right. we didn't. i'm sorry. in new york lona zack abc 7 news. >> the blizz

it's crazy. >> reporter: back up on connecticut avenue check this out. a montgomery county police officer actually pushing cars to get them out of the way of the traffic. the hill here was simply too slippery for two-wheel drive vehicles to get up. southbound was closed down for a time. it has been a heck of a mess, but hey, the mail has got to get through. connecticut avenue right now down to bare pavement, a little bit wet, but as is usually the case, the side streets a little slick still covered with snow. in the deep freeze tonight this stuff could really present a problem in the morning. lesli, jan, back to you guys. >> thank you, bruce. >>> sky9 was over the scene on 270 northbound this afternoon where four vehicles were involved in an accident. three lanes were closed to traffic. you can see traffic a bit slow getting by there on the far right, just one of dozens of accidents reported around our area. >>> look who is enjoying her first snow day, bao bao, panda at the national zoo. smithsonian released this adorable video of the 16-month- old froli

one of the main highways here in connecticut. t any drivers on the e the governor has a travel ban in effect since 9:00 last night. not many removal crews because there's so much snow to get ahead of. with the wliz around conditions with the wind combining with the snow is hard te blows on the highway again. that's why we're concerned about power outages here in connecticut. you can see our hotel parking lot, aaron, filled with trucks like these. power crews from across the region from far away as canada have been called in here to deal with the blizzard like conditions. we know with td i it's going to cause more outages. it's swy here. i'm going to toss it to harry. has more on the conditions from massachusetts. here on long island the blizzard is picking up force. there's no question about it. very cold conditions. treacherous conditions. you can see over here over my left shoulder the crews are working very diligently. the salt spreaders, the snowplows, trying to keep this road at hempstead turnpike safe. even though there's a

the idea was to reveal both who was the connecticut leader and the number of connecticut members. duke in his press conferences was claiming the drive had been successful and he had 300 plus members. at the secret meeting, there are only a dozen or so bike types -- biker types, so it blew his pr thing out of the water. >> here is the gus chase. who is gus and who is flora? >> a freed slave. >> a white man in blackface? >> absolutely. he ebodies and symbolizes, because he is lusting after flora, a virginal young white girl. >> this is flora cameron? >> yes. >> a part of the cameron family and we saw her brother. >> he fought for the confederacy. gus is the symbol of what any black man, according to griffith, is after and that is a white woman. and so he spins -- gus, it is one the most famous scenes. the gus chase scene. gus confronts flora and basically says i want you. she pushes him away and wants nothing to do with him. he chases her and it goes on for five or six minutes. >> let's watch it. [video clip] >> who is that? >> her brother, ben cameron. she's missing and he is searc

joining me by phone is hartford connecticut mayor. you declared a snow energy in hartford this morning. how are things looking now? >> caller: well we are still under a state of emergency. that's going to continue most likely until wednesday. we expect the brunt of the storm overnight. we've had preparations preparing since sunday morning. crews are going to be out there. this is going to be big, between two to three feet of snow. at some point we might have whiteout conditions which makes it difficult. we're ready to attack with as many resources we have on hand. we're asking the public's cooperation, make sure they stay home and get cars off the roads. we have a parking ban since this afternoon. there's good compliance so far, but we need the rest of the people to have cars off the roads. we don't want them to get towed. we want cars off the streets in order forrous us to plow the roads. >> i want to ask you what is your city doing to keep elderly and homeless safe during the storm? >> caller: we've been working in close cooperation

the power here in connecticut has been on. the governor was saying that they were preparing for about 120,000 people to be without power. and guess what? that didn't happen. there's only about -- right now, i just checked. and connecticut light and power are showing about 29 people without power. and i'll tell you exactly why. if you take a look at the snow, it's very powdery. it's very light. it's not the kind of snow that is going to pull down power lines, that's going to pull down branches and create chaos. it's very powdery. it's still dangerous, wolf. but it's not causing the power outages that were expected. >> looks like in connecticut they dodged a significant bullet over there. rosa thanks very much. meanwhile, the snow and the ice and the wind and now the flooding that's significant at least in parts of massachusetts, take a look at these live pictures we're showing you, one ft hardest-hit areas along the massachusetts coast. we'll update you and all the day's other important news right after this. k at life. especia

we have the outer loop between connecticut and georgia with a crash. more coming up top of the beltway. colesville road is slow as it normally is. 66 40 miles per hour inbound as you hop on at prince william parkway. 40 miles per hour. not a major problem. travel times coming up >> thank you, melissa. you're going to find it tough going outside. the challenges for pedestrians minutes. >> there are a lot of new lawmakers in congress. the state of the union address in less than two weeks. president obama already starting to prepare for that. tracie potts joining us live to tell us what he's doing today >> reporter: he's heading to detroit, aaron to talk about jobs in phoenix housing in tennessee and to talk about college. republicans say he is not in charge anymore. they are. they think they have the votes not only to get it on his desk but also to override a veto. many of the ideas you'll hear on the state of the union address coming up. aaron? >> tracie potts on the hill. tracie? >>> this morning we will hear from house majority whip for the first time

travel ban s in connecticut, massachusetts and rhode island. late tonight, new jersey issued a travel ban. >> absolutely. this is a big storm you are seeing right now with 30 million people in its path. depending where they are as the storm continues to move in millions are in for a night of heavy snow and gusting winds. coastal areas are preparing for storm surges. emergency personnel are watching for possible power outages. i want to start with the latest from our weather team. for that bring in our meteorologist. people want to know what kind of conditions we are seeing out there right now and where's the storm the strongest? >> the storm is strongest over new england, southern new england. that's where we are looking at the worst conditions and where this historic storm is ramping up. providence to boston is where the worst is. blizzard warnings are in effect from coastal new jersey to bangor, maine. with blizzard warnings it is not necessarily the amount of snow you will get but the winds and visibility and all of those things that make it

massachusetts, new york and connecticut.sense of how wide spread this weather event really is. >> it is a big system and it is affecting a lot of states. new jersey. we have checked on new jersey. also getting walloped here. the governor there, governor christie declaring a state of emergency. a travel ban in the state of new jersey. newark airport is open but cancellations are outnumbering departures. many schools are closed around the state. governor christie says they have been here before. >> we had hurricane irene. we had hurricane sandy. for better or worse, we know how to deal with these situations and i feel completely confident that the people behind me and people that work for them are prepared. you never know how bad the conditions are going to be. >> the state of pennsylvania are operating under a state of emergency. hundreds of flights have been canceled. limited public transportation. pennsylvania's governor says stay off the roads if you can. >> there will be snow on the roads. big heavy equipment out there. s

there are statewide travel bans that are also being ordered for massachusetts and connecticut.w you a couple of pictures. one coming to us from yonkers where they have been getting ready with salt there trying to make sure that some of the -- this is 5,000 tons. a little bit more actually of salt there in yonkers. and that is what it takes just to keep conditions there a little better so that a cleanup isn't going to be as difficult as it might be. i also want to show you the scene coming to us from boston. store shelves, what is that on those store shelves? nothing because there has been a run on everything. there's been a run on bread, there's been a run on eggs. people really getting ready for this snowstorm where they could see the effects and kind of be shut in in their houses for days. now, in new jersey governor chris christie says you should only leave your home if it is an absolute emergency. we're getting some of the wind coming in here and otherwise he's telling people that they need to shelter in place. cnn's brian todd is actually out on the road in new jersey. we

one band continues over eastern connecticut. probably heaviest snow you've seen through hartford through central long island. the main band notice the colors, it was a brighter blue that's a sign the storm peeked in intensity and is weakening. that lighter blue band has now disappeared. the storm peaks in intensity, now it starts to fill and that means weaken. pressure begins to rise in the center of the storm. that said still expect another six inches in areas of eastern mass on top of high totals we showed you. our friends around portland and maine are going to deal with this until midnight tonight, jose. we are getting towards i would say about 75% done with the storm. most of the wind damage has been done that's going to happen. now we have to wait and see what the final snow totals are. >> bill we talked yesterday about what to expect after that you were saying that really the concern now is really intense cold coming in. >> thankfully no signs of major snowstorms, but we're still setting the stage for next week having some