our gio benitez is at jfk airport. >> we are feeling some very strong wind gusts here at jfk airport. and you can just see that runway packed with snow. nearly every flight canceled today here in the new york area. more canceled tomorrow. and that also may affect cargo flights carrying vaccines. >> reporter: in pennsylvania, conditions not any better. >> it's been pretty bad. i mean, there's a lot of drifting at this point and the snow is very icy, so, the roads are terrible.s acsshe region. and in washington, d.c., the biggest snowfall in two years delaying the long-awaited opening of in-person classes. outside richmond, virginia, sunday, this fire truck overturning, injuring four firefighters. the storm plowing across the midwest this weekend. in chicago, lake michigan covered in ice. neighbors banding together to help get this amazon delivery truck back o in the buckeye state, people trying everything to get some traction. traffic backed up for hours after a fatal wreck there. if that's not bad enough, power continues to grow. we had a lot of sleet near the philly area, that's weig

abc's gio benitez earlier at jfk airport. >> we are feeling some very strong wind gusts here at jfk airport, and you can see that runway packed with snow. nearly every flight canceled today in the new york area. more canceled tomorrow and that also may affect cargo flights carrying vaccines. >> reporter: in the meantime, others having fun in the winter wonderland. >> those famous "rocky" turned into a sledding hill. this snow covered dog needing some warmth but that well-known naked cowboy in times square not missing a beat. definitely not approved weather gear there. it was the snowiest day in five years and another storm crossing the country. we'll have the forecast in five minutes. >>> now to the other big story, this morning the battle over president biden's nearly $2 trillion covid relief bill we're learning more about his meeting last night with republicans in the senate who want a smaller deal. monaryinatg. orter:orninge with president biden and ten gop senators met yesterday for nearly two hours. when they emerged they say they made progress. when it comes to stimulus payments for a

you raced to jfk airport where massive protest was goingn and filed this report.: we're outside new york city john f. kennedy airport come outside terminal 4 where thousands of people have gathered to protest the trump administration's executive order, which has prevented any people from seven muslim majority countries from entering the united states. more than 10 of them here detained at terminal 4. thousands of people here are chanting "let them in. this is what democracy looks like, and refugees welcome here." let's talk to some of the people here. >> as a muslim woman, i find this an extremely -- this is personal because i have family members who are on visa and now they are at risk of not been able to leave or enter the country. nermeen: what are your concerns for muslims who are here in the u.s. under the trump administration? >> all of my muslims brothers and sisters, there's nothing to fear. your actions are more important. keep doing what you're doing. we are going to be unapologetic muslims. amy: and that was nermeen shaikh at jfk airport right after pre

gregory meeks, the congressman from jfk airport very much a democratic district, but across the citypervades. art chang joins us, a new york city mayoral candidate. i have to get to the immediate news, which is the ballot battle to get the campaign started. give us an update on how challenging it is to be a democratic mayoral candidate and get to that physical ballot. art: thank you so much for that question. it is a very tough situation. there are over 40 people running in this race. that means there are a lot of confusion caused by voters. there is a natural gravitation towards the folks who have better name brand recognition. there are also built-in advantages incumbents have. scott stringer and eric adams are able to roll over their previous campaign funds. andrew yang is able to do that as well. we are seeing folks with real advantages coming in. for some of us who do not have, who are first-time candidates and do not have the brand-name recognition, there are challenging roads ahead. it is also a pregnant moment, because i do not think the city is working for anyone. i have nev

this is nermeen shaikh at jfk airport. >> let them in! outside terminal 4 where thousands of people have gathered to protest the trump administration's executive order which has prevented many people from seven muslim majority countries from entering the united states. more than 10 of them here detained at terminal 4. thousands of people here are chanting "let them in" "this is what democracy looks like" and "refugees welcome here." let's talk to some of the people. >> i am here today because as a muslim woman, i find this an extremely personal because i family members who are on visa and now they are at risk of not being able to leave or enter the country. amy: in 2018, democracy now! traveled to delta conservation camp, an hour north of san francisco, to meet the prisoners who are fighting california's devastating wildfires. we begin today's show with hidden heroes on the front lines of california's raging climate-fueled wildfires. prisonerirefighters. they make one dollar an hour but are rarely eligible to get jobs as firefighters afte

northeastern united states and by volume and percentage here, you notice laguardia, new york, jfk airports70 to 80% of the flights have already been halted across that region. notice this, in the meantime you have wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour in new york city on top of a couple feet of snow potentially, that's a major snow system. this is a classic nor'easter from monday potentially to tuesday before conditions finally gradually improve come wednesday. the elements are in place for ice to accumulate, heavy snowfall. when you see the storm system park off shore later this morning, linger here through tuesday afternoon and evening. the back side of this you get a significant draw of moisture from the atlantic. it could pile on to well over a foot of snowfall. new york city could see 14 to 20 inches. records back since the 1860s. if 18 inches come down it would be a top ten all time snowstorm in over 150 years of recordkeeping. folks in boston saying they will be plowing 2 thousand lane miles within the next 24 to 48 hours. that's the equivalent of boston to denver being plowed as a res

wind gusts as high as 50 miles per hour were reported at jfk airport, although incredible to see, nothinglly like that here. sounds like we're going get a lot of sunny days. >> ama, we are indeed. our weather is the polar opposite, spencer, of what they're seeing back there. >> oh, well said. in fact, it may be the solar opposite over the next few days. so here is a look at what's happening right now on live doppler 7. you can see what was our rainstorm earlier has left the bay area. so here is the view from sutro tower looking over san francisco where it's currently 53 degrees. we've got mid-50s at oakland, mountain view, san jose, a cool 48 at half moon bay. and a nice view of the western sy and the bay from emeryville. 51 in santa rosa and low 50s also at novato, fairfield, con card and livermore. looking across the embarcadero from the rooftop, let's take a look also at our forecast features. it will be dryer and chillier tonight with a few areas of morning fog. another round of light showers tomorrow. it looks like mainly a north bay event. the dry willing begin on thursday, and that

hundreds of flights canceled and our transportation correspondent gio benitez is at jfk airport with latest. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. nearly every flight was canceled here yesterday. about a foot of snow fell here at jfk, but take a look behind me, you see those flashing lights. those are crews clearing the runway. it's looking pretty good, but i got to tell you, we're already seeing problems today. about 300 flights already canceled into and out of the new york area. mass transit also faced some big issue, those shutdowns yesterday, especially when we're talking about those above ground train services. a lot of those are going to be resuming today as well. and we know about those vaccine concerns, the vaccine deliveries. u.p.s. told us overnight that of course the cargo flights were affected in the northeast. but depending on the weather today, those should get going again today as well. robin? >>> all right, gio, we have the latest on the coronavirus emergency. cases, hospitalizations dropping sharply as you can imagine across the country with all t

imagine getting to jfk airport to midtown manhattan in less than ten minutes. >> don't want to selectfriday february 12th the. not much movement for the markets. the dow is down 10, nasdaq up 6, s&p, five points. there is not much going on except individual stocks and we will tell you about disney a little later but first this. here is how you start a revolt. tell americans they can't visit florida. and unnamed white house official said the biden team was considering domestic travel restrictions to stop the virus variant spread. jen psake said there are always considering new safety steps including domestic travel restrictions. we are used to often on immigration, school reopening and pipeline job losses but when you mess with states that have successfully opened up like florida, you opened the hornets nest. ron desantis responded forcefully. >> any attempt to restrict or lockdown florida by the federal government would be an attack on our state done purely for political purposes. stuart: this threat is all about politics, this threat, the federal government cannot handle the successi

him lazy, the drive from the airport to the downtown hotel, he's ludicrously fond of fitting every single global development into the same old analogy. friedman, 2008: "in jfk'sd barely find a place to sit. 18 hours later, we landed at singapore's ultramodern airport with the internet portals and children's play zones. we felt like we had just flown from the flintstones to the jetsons." friedman, 2007: "flying from zurich's ultramodern airport to laguardia is dumped, like buying from the jetsons to the flintstones." friedman, 2002: "for all of the talk about afghan fighters, this was a war between the jetsons and the flintstones, and the jetsons won and the flintstones know it." but they didn't, did they? so, the most technologically advanced military on the planet has spent tour code decades having a time against -- here is friedman on scene and the other night. walks out like his usual rhapsodizes about jets and countries over flintstone america. the high speed bullet he refers to is a train, not what they pour in the uighurs of the concentration camps, but listen to what he says next. >> you know it takes four hours and 18 minutes to take a bullet train fr

, if you can get through that lens there and the snow that's on it, you're looking at jfk, a live look at the airport. 75% of the flights have been cancelled at that airport due to this monster storm. in fact 70 plus percent of all flights have been canceled at all airports in the new york city area. concern there, yes, about travel, but also vaccine deliveries, appointments in at least seven states have now been delayed. >> it's so nasty out there. that monster storm affecting tens of millions. it's strengthening right now along the east coast, at least 19 states on alert. new york, new jersey have already declared states of emergency. let's go back to ginger, you know she's tracking the latest path the for us. good morning again, ginger. >> reporter: this storm is amping up. it was a fine flake. it's getting more dense. that will impact travel here. we're talking about a foot to two feet. one of the biggest snow storms most folks have seen in five years. you can see the heaviest in the parts of the hudson valley and eastern pennsylvania. with the wind and everything else the sierra is no stranger t

over 350 flight cancellations jfk, lga and newark. 30% of all flights coming and going from the airports. in new york, there was over 300 crashes on the roadways in this state. at 1 point, we had 30 to 50 miles an hour gusts. 1-3 inches of snow falling per hour. new jersey saw over 600 crashes on their roads. pennsylvania declaring a state of emergency. some spots seeing 2 1/2 feet of snow there. they're declaring a state of emergency to clear the roads of snow. as a matter of fact, some interstates have banned commercial cars and trucks from traveling on those roads. take a look at this video. this is from connecticut. stanford, connecticut. a truck stuck in icy waters there. a man and a woman saved from that truck thankfully. a dangerous situation. overall in new york city, the vaccination appointments have been cancelled for two days. they will resume tomorrow as well as outdoor dining if you can stomach it in this february weather. restaurants feeling it. hopefully indoor dining starting valentine's day and things will get better. neil? >> neil: thanks. adam klotz on punxsutawney phi

airport. more than 300 flights were canceled at jfk.snow day for new york city public schools, complete with remote learning. guys >> dylan, thank you. we'll get to al's forecast in a moment. >>> right now, we have an nbc news exclusive on what is shaping up to be a historic space mission. >> elon musk planning to send four civilians on a multi-day mission to orbit the earth none of them is an astronaut, but one is a billionaire a billionaire determined to combine the journey with the mission to end childhood cancer. >> big deal. nbc's tom costello joins us now from spacex headquarters tom, elon musk knows how to make a headline this is sure a big one. >> reporter: yeah, it's a big headline it is a cool story so this is the first time ever that four civilians will climb into a spaceship, just like this one here, for a trip around the earth without veteran astronauts on board it is also, as craig mentioned, a chance to raise a lot of money for a very noble and noteworthy cause. then in addition, it's all because of the generosity of a ve

the areas' three major airports in new york city, newark, laguardia and jfk about as you can see about, in virginia, slippery conditions causing this fire truck to flip over, thankfully all four of the firefighters got out and escaped without injury. >> brian: that's great. the storm moving from the must where chicago neighborhoods saw 13 inches causing this roof to collapse. janice crane to is tracking the storm overall and where it's heading, janice? janice: this storm is developing into a full-fledged nor'easter with the winds coming from the north and east and dumping quite a bit of snow maybe over feet of snow, the most snow we have had in new york city for five years. we had 27.5 inches back in 2016 and that was a record breaker for the most snow in new york city. i don't think we will get 27 inches but we certainly could get upwards of more than a foot. maybe up towards 20 inches of snow. the wind gusts along the coast, 30, 40, 50 miles per hour and that could cause blowing snow and whiteout conditions. so, that's why people are urged to stay inside, not only the potential for w

back here in new york, talking about airports finally reopening, laguardia announced that flights started to come out of there again. out of jfk new york, 43% of their flights being canceled thus far because of this event. vaccinations that were canceled over the last two days will begin again tomorrow in new york city. obviously all eyes on that as we try to, well, make some, make some progress on that end which has been a slow trudge. neil? neil: yeah the reverberations from this are stunning. thank you very much, bryan llenas in the middle of all of that. we should add here, brian was good spelling out the new york metropolitan area the effect of canceled flights, 597 flights across the country have been canceled already today on top of the better than 1700 canceled yesterday. that is type of economic impact to talk about. when people look at storms and the like, they say whatever the hit is, it is made up for when people are able to venture out and get to stores and flying again but there is a near hit in the near term. how big of a hit we're looking at, let's go to danielle dimartino booth and professor brian brenberg. br