accuweather's mark mancuso is standing by with the storm's track. >> but we begin with tahman bradley, live, in a very snowy washington, d.c. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: marci and john, good morning. the storm arrived here in the northeast overnight. in washington, d.c., we've been getting about and inch or two every single hour of snow. this is a part of the country used to these conditions. a lot of people today will stay home. this morning, a mammoth winter storm is ravaging the east coast. 100 million americans are waking up to snow, ice, and freezing rain. the storm downed trees and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands. in virginia, the national guard is on standby. salt trucks and plows are out in heavy force. >> we can handle it. i mean, snow is always a problem. but that's what we're here for. >> reporter: the storm socked the south. leaving behind dangerous ice. look at this traffic mess in raleigh, north carolina. car after car abandoned on the highway. >> avoid i-85 at all times because it is not looking good right now. >> reporter: people ran for cover after o

mancuso going for gold. >> we're still watching the radar this morning although we are entering into a drying out period. this system definitely left a marktell you who picked up over a foot of rainfall and how much more is on the way as we head deeper into the week. >> and because of the rains we have wet roadways, we also have misty conditions so we're tracking that morning commute. legs up! legs up? legs up! legs up! legs up! verizon has free tablets and free phones. get here anyway you can. good job! free tablets. free phones. on the best network. only at verizon. get tablets like the verizon ellipsis 7 free. and when you trade in your old smartphone, you can get the samsung galaxy s4 free. or the droid maxx by motorola free. plus get a data plan with unlimited talk and text for as low as $45. this week only. getting free tablets and phones on the best network. that's powerful. verizon. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we've got a live look outside this morning, mill valley, they really took a downturn this weekend. they had so much rain the downtown streets, they turned into ri