and now apparently more melters will be on the way.s governor charlie baker reached out to the state -- surrounding states not only are we getting additional equipment like big front-end loaders from other states but also two melters along the way. apparently to help the city keep up with all the snow. also the national guard has been called out. 500 national guard troops essentially on dig duty. they'll be using heavy equipment. taking the hum humvees out. another big thing the boston transit system, as far as the rail and subway is concerned still shut down today. to put that in perspective, there are over a million people that use the t in boston monday through friday for their workdays. it's a pretty big deal. it impacted the third rail and how the power gets to the trains. they're working on getting that whole mess cleared up so people can get to their jobs. a lot of folks heeded the warnings asking people to stay home today. it was a pretty quiet commute. clear, great. the neighborhoods not so much. a lot of snow piles out there.

this is a snow melter here in boston. what they're essentially doing is taking these piles these mountains of snow really here in one of these so-called snow farms, putting it into these snow melters, and these snow melters can melt snow at a rate of 350 tons per hour. now, this snow farm here take a look over here at the side of some of these mountains here anderson. this has been here for days. when all was said and done over the last couple of days they had 10,000 truck loads of snow in here. they have now gotten that down to about half of that. that's thanks to guys like these working the front-end loaders here. over the next couple of days it will get busier for them as the snow that fell today, and will continue tomorrow morning, and will be brought here tomorrow. >> the melters, oftentimes they put it over drains but i understand they can also put some of the snow in the boston harbor is that right? >> reporter: yeah that's right. that's definitely something they're considering. now, public works officials here in

borrowing snow melters from new york city. this machine, melting 350 tons of snow every hour. but an arctic blast coming later this week threatens to freeze the piles. meaning that snow is not going anywhere anytime soon. >> we can see one of the snow melters you mentioned. how long will it take for the storm to play out? >> the next 24 hours, these guys are going to be working through the night. it means different things for different people. will start as rain and turn to snow in new york. then turn to ice throughout the day. here are the totals we expect. in boston maybe two feet of snow on top of everything else we've seen. >> and walk us through the storm out west. >> that is a very big and dangerous storm. you see on the picture, strong winds, maybe severe weather tonight. pushing to washington and oregon tomorrow. flooding and mudslides a potential through tuesday. >> thank you. >>> let's go west where that new pacific storm is drenching several states. aditi roy is in sacramento. >> reporter: overnight, eight missing hikers rescued, losing their way. heavy rains and sn

the melters are being brought in from out of state.they're also taking this snow to beaches south of here along the coast to dump it there. 73 inches of snow and counting. the governor says you could take all of this snow that fell in boston and fill gillette stadium where the patriots play 90 days. maybe they should have bid for the winter olympics instead of the summer olympics. >> this is a fairly devastating cycle of storms for boston. the fact that the snow farms have limited capacity that the snow is being melted and taken to the beaches, not only is that a difficult thing to do. it is probably pretty expensive. do we have a sense of how the city governance is coping with this budgetarily? >> they have an $18 million budget for snow removal. they have already blown through that. it is affecting the economy. i was in a mall today. half of the stores were closed. no one was there. streets are empty. people are very frustrated. they are getting cabin fever. they don't know what to do except sit at home. the governor asked everybody

obviously we have the snow melter the city actually has two of these snow melters, but the city is also considering dumping some of this snow into the harbor. in fact, all they really need to do to get that process under way is notify the state department of environmental protection and then they can do that. the mayor said they are considering that. that's not something they would be doing today. but we also know we spoke to the department of environmental protection earlier today. we know that handful, about five cities already in the eastern portion of massachusetts, are notifying, have notified i should say, and will be starting to dump snow into rivers and into the ocean and into the harbor. jake? >> chris welch, thanks so much. once the snow stops falling hopefully tonight, even more could be on the way before the end of the week. meteorologist tom sater joins me from the cnn severe weather center. this next one i guess could put those snow totals well above the current records. >> yeah. in fact we cracked the top ten. this is the tenth snowiest season now in boston has tore. the

snow farms are pretty much parking lots with mounds of snow and snow melter to reduce the mounds of snow to water. as for everybody else, schools are closed. non essential personnel are asked to stay home. they are having to shovel snow. a lot of people are shoveling not only for themselves but also for their elderly neighbors which is recommended. here is the other thing, this baby, you have to keep it clear. not just for your property but the property of everybody else around them. here is the thing. you have to shovel the snow but you cannot shovel the snow to the street. john hear this more than 1,500 people have been cited for either not shoveling their sidewalk or shoveling into the streets. a lot of dangers with a lot of snow. people are handling it like they always do. >> the rulers and shovel. you can go to my mother's place and shovel off the stairs. she will be grateful. i appreciate it. rosa flores in boston. thanks. >>> a dangerous mix of snow and ice triggered a deadly 15-vehicle pile up on the new jersey highway last night. one person killed and dozens injured near cranber

that's the key thing needed in the state to keep it all moving including snow melters.his is what governor baker had to say. >> we authorized the purchase of two additional snow melters that will be here in the next 42 or 72 hours. they can process 120 tons of snow an hour and that is 25 truck loads of snow every hour and we are talking about ten wheel trucks here. >> just incredible to listen to the numbers. the other is the rail lines and subway and trolley shut down. usually a million people use that on monday through friday and it speaks to how big the problem is. no word on when they will get it back up and running. the administration doing assessments to gooet get an idea of the damage. begin the nature of the storm it is likely there will be federal funding to come and help with all of the clean up. >> and the melting as well. thank you molly. >> reporter: that is yet to come. >> i am sure you will look forward to that. just not all at once. >> thank you. molly. you may get a signal on how the supreme court will rule. it revolves around a case in alabama and inte

and so, cue the snow melters. boston has fired two of these guys up now. they have two snow dragons on loan, but there is so much snow to melt, that the governor of massachusetts says he may buy another two for the state. so far the melting capacity is not enough. the know that is there now is disappearing cars and dwarfing people and making things impossible. now cities all over the state. cities faced with this problem on what to do with snow, cities are considering dumping the snow into nearby bodies of water. >> it is not something the communities want to do and they're forced to do it and they're allowed to do it in these exceptions. with storm after storm, and more on the way, they literally have no place to put it. they have received the go ahead to go ahead and dump this snow in the atlantic ocean. that is video you see of the snow going in. state law prohibits it because of pollution concerns, but in extreme circumstances where public safety is an issue concern. >> when all else fails, dump it into the sea? boston is not policemaning on dumping th

behind me, one of the many snow melters borrowed or bought from other states in the region. it's been going nonstop for the last five days. 30,000 tons of snow melted. the mountain of snow behind it continues to grow. they've been scrambling. they're trying to get rid of this snow though make room for more coming tonight. the race is on. cities across the northeast desperately working to clear the aftermath of weeks of brutal snowstorms before another round bring potentially another foot of snow. all the digging done in the bitter, freezing cold. >> in the city like this there's no place to put it. that's the part that's tough to contend with. >> reporter: boston suspending public transit again on sunday and governments around the region declaring a state of emergency. while governor charlie baker announces a six-day valentine's day extension. this morning, wind chills 1 below zero in north dakota. and a brutal negative 28 in minnesota. >> i'm tired of it. doesn't look like there's any end in sight. i can't be sick of it just yet. >> reporter: the second wave of frigid air m

and these two melters have melted 60,000 tons of snow since thursday. foot of snow is on the way. boston's mass transit shut down sunday. and as for driving, the massachusetts governor has issued a warning. >> if you don't have to be out, we would urge you to stay in. >> reporter: a good message for safety, bad foor business. at lulu's sweet shop vatten tine's day should have boosted sales, but instead, they're down by a half. >> all of our baked goods are homemade, fresh every day, so we've had a lot of loss. >> reporter: the governor is trying to help by proclaiming it valentine's week. but the damage is done like at this produce shop. >> spend wisely. you don't know what tomorrow brings. >> reporter: in boston's north end where streets are already narrow pulcari's could have eye struggles just to get coffee into the store. >> snowbanks 5 feet tall it's tough. >> reporter: even at the isobar. but some customers couldn't pass up the irony. >> not having to be involved in the ice is better than being outside. >> and it appears things are far from over.

. >> are you using snow melters too? >> we do use them selectively.a lot of those available and we're in the very congested areas we've been using those rather than trying to haul the snow out of the core of the city itself. in a lot of residential neighborhoods and other areas we have to load into trucks and haul it away. >> so if you do melt the snow where do you dump that? >> the snow melters are set up so that you set them near storm drainage systems so that the melted snow goes into the storm drain and catch basin and pipes take that now hot water away into river, stream or whatever the discharge point is. >> so are people starting to get depressed? i think we're getting a little bit of the stir crazy claustrophobia effect. it's difficult to get from the front door of your home. i think people are constrained in their homes because of the inability to move around so they are getting cabin fever. >> i bet. is your budget busted? >> not yet but we're getting very close. this is new england. we anticipate having rough winters. last year for example,

they're bringing melters in from out of state.'re also taking the snow to the south shore, dumping it on beaches over there, 73 inches of snow. the governor said they don't know what to do with it. you could take all this snow and put it in gillette stadium where the patriots play, 90 times. now the governor said in jest, maybe the city should bid for the winter olympics instead of the summer olympics. and more snow coming this week with more frigid temperatures. >> thank you very much for joining us. >>> coming up, the controversy that started when president obama spoke at the national prayer breakfast about the crusades. ♪ (playful growl) vo: because every moment matters, so does your network. verizon. this valentine's day get $100 off a swarovski crystal battery cover or the samsung gear s. perfect with a new samsung galaxy note 4 for $0 down with edge. plus, get a $100 bill credit for each smartphone you switch. get our best deals (dog barks) for the ones you love (dog barks) this valentine's day. (dog barks) verizon. the futu

so two new snow melters were put into action today.w gets dumped into the top, water flows out the bottom. the machines can melt up to 120 tons of snow per hour. the melters cost the state $500,000 paid for by emergency funds. >>> it is so cold in new york, check out how people were bundling up. temperatures will be so cold over the next few days the mayor is warning people to stay indoors if they don't have to be out. but for those who do venture out, they are prepared. >> longjohns, sweater, gloves, hat, extra hat, two pair extra gloves, scarf, you know, i'm ready. >> definitely is wearing the right hat. new england is expecting hurricane-force winds, white- out conditions, two feet of snow, paul. i feel guilty talking about it. >> we are going to shoveling here too all that new mulch in your yard because everybody is blooming today in san francisco. it was warmer than 29 of the 31 days we had last july. 74 in san francisco today. what will mother nature do for an encore? that and find out why our weather is much like the traffic tha

that's a big snow melter behind me. 350 tons of snow an hour. how about that?mountain of snow just keeps getting bigger and bigger. it feels like a losing battle. but i'll tell you. they've done a great job on the city streets getting the city cleaned up and ready for the next storm that's going to be rolling in. and let's talk about that. we're going to get more snow. but the bigger issue will be the winds. dangerous winds, likely knocking out some power. look at the advisories. wind gusts over 60 miles an hour. eastern new england. wind gusts of 60 down the south as well. throw the map into motion. the highest winds tomorrow morning. 67 in provincetown. right on through tomorrow evening. new york, atlantic city, you're in this as well. we'll have power outages across much of the northeast. a foot or more from boston up to maine. lesser amounts in new york. but they've already gotten six feet in three weeks here. and more snow coming for the south, too, later in the week. a quick check on the national >> this weather report brought to you by bare minerals. i c

the city rented snow melters that can turn 400 tons of this into water in just one hour. tim is a contractor for the city. 36 hours ago this area where we were standing was full of snow. >> throughout boston, plows are clearing roads and people are still zigging out from the last two weeks of unrelenting winter weather. boston marry marty walsh. >> these storms are unprecedented. we haven't seen snow any other time unprecedented in our city. >> major roadways downtown, the mayor says they are crack down on people who are not following the rules. >> we wrote 1500 violations last week alone people not shoveling sidewalks and shoveling into the street. please we're going to stay on top of that. >> boston is preparing to shut down. only emergency personnel are showing up to work monday and tuesday and boston public schools will be closed both days. peter is a psychotherapy who has been -- psychotherapies who has only been able to see certain people inside. >> are you ready for this to end? >> very ready for it to end. ready to move to california. >> today mayor walsh admitted

. >> reporter: the have been piling up all the snow and putting them in snow melters.ave not been to school and weeks. the snow has been interfered with trials. >> reporter: communities ravaged are proud father-- fires. the firing--40 homes were destroyed in this fire and communities were savaging what they could. >> reporter: hundreds of people gathered to for visual for whitney houston starter--dr.daugh--daughter bobbi kristina. in wishing her well and to hold that she comes out of this,. >>: bobby brown is doing good considering that his daughter is in the hospital and does not know if she will live or die. >> reporter: her mother whitney houston died the same way it in a bathtub and a hotel in california. >> reporter: 1 copperhead can we set the record?--warm weather up ahead we will be back with details. >> reporter: back to kron 4 morning news and world we were following government forces reporting gains in the ukraine. reporting troubles in russian stock were reporting gains of their own. five are for people have died since the fighting that began. --500 people

the only animals grazing on this farm are snow cat and snow melter. >> where columns of white smoke rise from the machine that can melt 350 tons of snow every hour city streets still wear marks of two giant storms and here, 30 foot high mountains are being cleared to make more room. >> yeah i think what we have to deal with new england they're doing a decent job. >> how about that. that was reed lamberty reporting. >> flooding is a concern tonight as windy storm sweeps across parts of california with heavy done powers. here you see a woman and family in need of rescue when a downed tree landed on mini van. forecasters are expecting ten inches of rain or more before the weekend is over out west. >> developing news near pittsburgh tonight where three people were shot inside macy's two in critical condition. it happened a few hours ago monroeville mall. it was on lockdown while investigators search for the shooter. it appears to have been a targeted shooting and no further details are released just yet. >> form are olympia an and reality star jeeper walked away from a crash today driving on

borrowing snow melters from new york city. >> this machine melting 350 tons of snow every hour. >> anrctic blast ready to raise the pile. this snow not going anywhere any time soon. >> one of those giant snow melters behind me as the snow continues to fall and will continue right on through tuesday morning. boston in the bull's-eye. up to 2 feet in some spots. rob marciano abc news south boston. >>> let's turn to northern california now. no word when more than it 200 evacuees can go home. at least 40 homes and buildings have been destroyed by a wildfire at the eastern base of the sierra nevada. the firefighters have gained control of this fire. there's still some hotspots. some perilously close to propane tanks. homeowners had time to grab personal items before they had to get out of there. in southern california, meanwhile, eight college students are safe and sound this morning. members of the ucla hiking club who became lost in the angeles national forest. this weekend. took about ten hours to get all of them down off that mountain because of high winds, rain and snow. they were col

i'm canadian and i had never heard of snow melters and snow farms.st waited till april until it thawed. we can't. not in cities. >> you know it's shocked after what she grew up with in canada. >> i know. >> it's also just numbing, no pun intended. we just went to four different states the governor the same story. everybody is standing in the same conditions same problems same thing. it's tough. >>> speaking of that same dynamic applies for what i'm about to tease. the white house is holding this summit to combat the wave of islamist terror or extreme jihad, whatever you want to call it. in fact they don't even know what to call it yet. the question is are they just too far behind the ball? is the time to talk over? we'll take you through it. in my world, wall isn't a street. return on investment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to. for some every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members with everything from investing for retirement to saving for college. our commitment to current and f

even the snow melter has had issues. now they will bring it back out and start melting the snow once again. we'll show you how the video of the transportation issues that they've had. they are paying people $30 an hour to get out and try to clear it because they will have interrupted service for the next 30 days. people are frustrated by that. a lot of people in the city get around using transportation. the subway systems here have been affected by all of this heavy snow. the snow that continues to fall. more than 50 inches over the last few weeks. just look at this. we've tried to walk across this a couple times. the snow is everywhere. you keep getting higher and higher. this is amazing sight to see. i wish i could show everybody what it looks like from up here. we're as tall as some of the roofs in the area and guess what? in the next half hour they'll start carting some of this out and putting it into a huge box and melting it down with a jet engine. >> you have your canada coat on. those coats are supposed to be the

industrial melters at the city's snow farm is running around the clock with crews dumping load after load into the machines. they also cleared snow from rail lines to get service back on track today. boston's been hit by 40 inches just this month. >>> well, forget what you know about cholesterol in your diet. after 40 years of warnings the government panel is dropping its caution about eating high cholesterol foods like egg yolks. nutritionists now believe those foods may not significantly affect the level of cholesterol in the blood. still they recommend a diet with more fruit, vegetables and grains along with low fat dairy and lean meat. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," extreme strategies to stop global warming, and one of the biggest powerball jackpots is up for grabs tonight. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, lauren. asian markets had a mixed reaction to a possible greek deal. hong kong's hang sing lost nearly 1%. tokyo's nikkei was closed for the holiday. wall street's stocks ended higher following some positive th

these front loaders then take it over to the melter.they're bringing in melters from out of state because they have so much snow they need to melt down. some of the other snow is being brought to beaches south of here. along the coast. as you mentioned, 73 inches of snow. the governor says that they don't know what they're doing to do if it keeps piling up. he says like you said 90 times they could fill gillette stadium. he says they should have bid for winter olympics instead of the summer olympics as they did. reverend? >> how is transportation in the boston area being impacted adam? >> reporter: the airport, logan airport, was basically operating on a limited basis today. they canceled 500 flights, and in terms of ground transportation it was basically completely blocked out today. the governor at a press conference this afternoon said he was very angry and displeased with the fact the "t" was not operating. he hoped in this weather, it would operate in the morning hours but it did not. >> msnbc's adam reese in boston. thank you for

they're bringing melters in from out of state.o taking the snow to the south shore, dumping it on beaches over there, 73 inches of snow. the governor said they don't know what to do with it. you could take all this snow and put it in gillette stadium where the patriots play 90 times. now the governor said in jest maybe the city should bid for the winter olympics instead of the summer olympics. and more snow coming this week with more frigid temperatures. >> thank you very much for joining us. >>> coming up the controversy that started when president obama spoke at the national prayer breakfast about the crusades. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like shopping hungry equals overshopping. ♪ there's confidence. then there's trusting your vehicle maintenance to ford service confidence. our expertise, technology, and high quality parts mean your peace of mind. now you can get the works, a multi-point inspection with a synthetic blend oil change tire rotation, brake inspection and more. $29.95 or less. y

the national guard hitting the neighborhood and two giant snow melters borrowed from new york. this one melting 50 tons an hour. >> they can't walk around. you can't drive around. somebody's got do something about this. >> reporter: boston is trying to import help from anywhere especially with another storm on the horizon. >> people are jumping out from behind snow banks -- actually they're ice glaciers now. we're looking at how we take down those snow banks. >> snow banks so high removal crews can barely pile it higher. they're working the intersections so cars can see into the street and pedestrians can see them. >> you have to cross further sbeer the street, so that makes it difficult. >> even removing it is challenging. >> the traffic. the foot traffic and people driving. especially around rush hour it was pretty crazy. >> how long does it take? >> depending on the size of the snow bank i would say maybe an hour or two. >> and with snow farms near capacity, boston is looking for more space which will keep the operators working around the clock. there's even greater urgency

borrowing snow melters from new york city. >> this machine melting 350 tons of snow every hour.n arctic blast threatening to freeze the pile and this snow not going anywhere any time soon. >> one of the giant snow melters as the snow continues to fall and will continue through tuesday morning. boston and the bull's-eye up to two feet in spots. abc news south boston. >> let's go to northern california. no word when more than 200 evacuees can go home. they have been destroyed by a wildfire. the firefighters have gained control of the fire. there hot spots close to some propane tanks. homeowners only had time to grab a few personal items. in southern california a college student is safe and sound of the ucla hiking club this weekend. about ten hours to get all of them down off the mountain because of high winds, rain and snow. otherwise they are already. >> a pittsburgh area small is changing their policy. those under 18 will have to be accompanied by an adult under the youth escort policy. the latest on the investigation, here's abc. >> the panicked escape from a pittsburgh mall.

melters, which used flame burners to dissolve the snow can't keep up. the city may be forced to dump snow in the harbor. so much snow has been removed across the state, 10,000 dump trucks in boston alone, it could fill the home of gillette stadium, 90 times, says governor charlie baker. and winter doesn't officially end for six more weeks. >> that's just painful for the people in those areas. >> i can't imagine what it's going to be like going through two weeks of this. the obvious thing is to show you the snow. we're going to show you pictures of jefferson, colorado yesterday. this is really been a localized misery for new england. a lot of the great lakes has been kind of cold. it hasn't been that snowy. but for the middle of the country, from texas to colorado it's been 60s and 70s. i want that. i would love to have some of that. i'm like one day in the 40s. i'm not going to be greedy. >> that would be perfect. >> the storm is over in areas of eastern massachusetts. two days to clean up. the latest storm -- again, we weren't hit in new england, provi

melter on thenow melt o 300 concourse, and one down here on the field.have a 600-ton snowmelter we can use in the parking lot. they have a jet engine inside. the heat that is produced from the jet engines is what melts the snow. >> it is a very big operation. isch says it is a big operation. >> the regency hotel at the corner of park avenue and 61st street has been an institution since the day it opened back in 1963. in january, to celebrate the grand reopening, jonathan tisch, chairman of the loews hotel, was on hand to welcome the guests back. just a few weeks before it opened, we met tisch for a sneak peak at the hotel. workers were buzzing around putting the finishing touches on the lobby. >> the loews regency hotel is our flagship. 50 years ago, my father and uncle opened this hotel. it was an integral part of how they wanted to build loews hotels, which today has morphed into the loews corporation. the hotel business is at the root of where our family started going back 75 years ago with hotels in new jersey. this hotel has become very important to

melters, which use flame burners to dissolve the snow, can't keep up. so the city may be forced to dump snow in the harbor, which is normally off limits. so much snow has been removed across the state 10,000 dump trucks all in boston alone, it would fill the home of the super bowl champions new england patriots stadium 90 times with nonstop plowing, shovinging and blowing, many have had enough. >> i think we're all kind of on our last run. and there's more to come. >> reporter: boston public schools are closed again tomorrow. officials are discussing whether to tramp april vacation to get the required number of school days in before the union mandated last day of june 30th. winter budgets are also stretched thin and in some cases wiped out. >> by the end of this week we will more than have doubled what our snow budget was. it was $18 million in the beginning. >> reporter: winter doesn't officially end for roughly six more weeks. now, at 7:00 tonight mass transit effectively is going to be shut down. it will remain shut down all day tuesday with very lim

this is where mounds are poured into melters. across new england, from front yards to rooftops -- >> exhausted. it's just a pain. >> reporter: -- an incredible eight feet of snow. too much for some buildings to handle. roofs are giving way and going down. a new hampshire school canceled classes when the ceiling began to buckle. tonight bobby mallard is scrambling to keep boston warm, through narrow walkways, a stretch to deliver heating oil. tell me a little bit how difficult this has been for you guys. >> it's hard. the constant snow makes it hard for the trucks to get around. >> reporter: the roads are a mess. public transportation has been crippled. it could take a month to get trains back on track. >> basically awe the stops that i needed to get on were closed. >> reporter: even with all this ice, snow remains the biggest problem. no way to dig out if you can't get out. a wicked winter many are hoping to close the door on. there's been so much snowfall here this season, let me give you some perspective. we're inside gillette

the mayor said the city will use melters to remove existing snow because they have run out of places to put it. the piles are so high with no more space to put it. >> we showed a graphic last week that showed compared to last week, at this time we had about 40 some inches on the ground last winter compared to 5.6 so far this winter. we have empathize with people in boston. >> snow is not the issue but icing is the issue this morning. and i've just seen it outside our studios here at the nbc 10 studios where temperatures have dropped to just below freezing. and rain is falling. and that's createing ice this morning from the pocano mountains to the lehigh valley and to the i-95 corridor. this is an icy view from camelback this morning with low clouds and fog. that's freezing rain coming down in the mountains. this morning, temperatures are holding right near freezing. and freezing rain is going to threaten thing, not only first thing this morning, but during the day today. i'm going to make for hazardous driving conditions on untreated surfaces. they will be very slippery. and then sle

. >> moth are nature has not helped melt snow but these snow melters have. they have been going non-stop for the past five days, still that mountain of snow continues to grow. it feels like a losing battle a as more snow comes in tonight. after a challenging week a state of emergency again cities mass transit systems is shutting down again just hours from now to sus pen service a all day tomorrow because of the impending blizzard. planes grounded too. airlines canceling hundreds of flights sunday at logan airport. >> this is something we have not seen a likes of like in a while. >> reporter: coastal community of hol massachusetts will brace for impact. >> we have water beat up and batter by previous storms. >> that was rob marsano reporting. >>> in other news, police in philadelphia are investigating a gruesome discovery inside a storage fat it is some one found a decomposing body of a 44 year-old man this afternoon. it unfold add long the 4800 block of somerdale avenue. up investigators are questioning the garage owner but no further details have been a ann

melters which use flame blowers to melt the snow can't keep up. the city may be forced to dump snow in the harbor which is normally off limits. so much snow removed, 10,000 dumptrucks it would fill the home of nepgd super bowl champions patriots gillette stadium 90 times. winter doesn't end for six more weeks. >> bill karins that's a lot of snow my friend. >> they didn't have hardly anything in december. they had half an inch in december. this has all been since the new year. 23 inches was the latest storm. that ranks as their seventh to last snowfall in history. this is on the heels of a blizzard that gave them their sixth highest ever. this is incredible numbers, a short period of time. this season already ranks as ninth all time. move up the list. two more chances of storms thursday night and friday another one sunday. they could threaten all-time snow records for the city of boston which go back into the 1800s. we're talking impressive stuff. as far as the rain goes it's still raining a little especially in the higher elevations. so far so goo

heavy equipment dumped snow into melters today to help clear the roads. city leaders are urging people to stay off the roads tomorrow. they say wind gusts could be as high as 70 miles an hour. creating more whiteout conditions. >>> well, a power steering problem is forcing general motors to recall more than 80,000 vehicles. the company says the electric power steering assist could suddenly go out in some models. the models with the 2006-2006 chevy malibu and the 2006-2007 pontiac g6, one crash has been attributed to the problem. but no injuries have been reported. >>> this is the man being sought in a deadly terror attack. at a free speech event in copenhagen. who authorities say was the intended target. and why. >> and a plot for a valentine's day massacre at this mall, thwarted just in time. the sinister plan about to be ha >>> one person is dead, and a gunman is on the loose tonight, after a terror attack in denmark. it happened in copenhagen. and the event being targeted is a free speech event. kris van cleave reports, the suspect likely wanted to kil

. >> reporter: with snow farms at capacity, massive melters like this one are being trucked into the city but tonight back roads are still a mess. on-demand plowing is now an app. >> they just go click on the app, request a service, and look out their window and watch us take care of their work for them. >> reporter: brian, this is one of three snow farms in the city of boston. it's completely packed. the city said they can't bring any more snow here. but as we mentioned, they'll get another few inches here on thursday. brian? >> miguel almaguer on the road in boston tonight. miguel, thanks. >>> and then there's the west coast. they're about to get a deluge of heavy rain beginning tomorrow. the so-called pineapple express, that flow of atmospheric moisture that stretches out clear from hawaii, is expected to deliver an enormous amount of precipitation. california, oregon, washington, part of idaho, montana, could all see several inches of rain from this. with flooding and landslides a possibility. >>> possible proof of life tonight from cuba. after months outside of the public eye, f

snow melters are being used to help get rid of the buildup.se machines can turn 400 pounds of powder into water in an hour. it's unusual to have to break out the snow melters like this. >> yeah pretty unusual. last year was a good winter. >> reporter: the city has already spent its $18 million snow removal budget but mayor marty walsh says he'll do whatever is necessary to keep bostonians safe. >> our main priority is making sure the streetses are clear for the residents of the city. the budget stuff, wheel figure that out. >> reporter: schools are closed today and tomorrow and the front page of the "boston herald" talks about the school's snow crisis. that's because students here have missed eight days of school so far because of all of this snow and there's talk about them making it up for spring break or possibly their summer vacation. >> wow. all right, jericka duncan thank you very much. >>> the snow in the northeast is causing trouble at the airports around the country. already airlines have canceled more than 1,500 flights. meteorologis

four snow melters are working around the clock melting nearly 1,000 tons of snow an hour. the arctic blast is affecting an estimated 127 million people across 27 states and the district of columbia. >> it's chris from the meals program. >> reporter: chris muhammad and his team deliver meals to more than 900 people each week. in 20 years he's never missed a delivery, no matter the weather. >> there are challenges all the way around. i've never seen this much snow on the ground. a route that would ordinarily take five to six hours will probably take eight to nine hours today. >> reporter: boston public school officials won't have to decide whether to close school because of the snow. scott, that's because on top of president's day winter break is next week. >> pelley: jericka, thanks very much. let's go to eric fisher chief meteorologist at our boston station, wbz. eric. >> scott, we have broken almost every single snow record in the book over the last few weeks. it's almost unfathomable to think another major snowstorm is moving in. as we head through saturday, the energy w

two snow melters are working non-stop. since yesterday they've melted more than 19,000 tons. >> we had the blizzard, which arguably was the worst of the three, but the fact that there's so much snow on the ground, we got the second one 18 inch, but today they all seemed worse than the one before it because there's so much snow on the ground. >> boston public schools have had eight snow days this school year. scott, officials are now considering having those students make up those missed days either this spring or perhaps in the summer. >> pelley: jericka, thank you. eric fisher is the chief meteorologist at our cbs boston station wbz. eric what's coming next? >> well, scott no one alive has seen this much snow in such a short amount of time in thes be area. the snow is three to five feet deep across much of the region, and there is not much rest between this storm ending tonight and the next one arriving on thursday. let's take a look at what we're tracking. basically another clipper system will move to the coast and deepe

boston is using four snow melters to deal with the record 6-foot snowfall the city has had in recent weeks. while the northeast is dealing with snow, we're looking at near record heat. but that's a big warning for bay area beach-goers this weekend. officials say there will be dangerous surf conditions, waves as high as 10 feet with strong rip occurrence and sneaker waves. the national weather service has issued a coastal hazard for the northern california beaches. >>> if you didn't go today, taking the day off school or work, probably tomorrow, sunday, it's going to tempt you. >> it will. >> it's going to be so nice. you need to get outside s the house gets stuffy in the wintertime. the coldest spot in the bay area today was fairfax and you hit 65 degrees. five degrees above normal was the coldest. outside coit tower beautiful picture. just enough cirrus cloud cover to make the sky interesting. and something tells me that helicopter flying over met is likely tied to the president's visit to san francisco. he came from the sunshine. oakland 747 degrees right now the livermore, san fra

that is the snow melter. that little baby right there can melt about 350 ton of snow per hour. if you take a look they put it in the top, you see the massive amounts of steam coming off, then out the bottom turns it into water. we have puddles, essentially little mini wading pools. i don't think this is a wading pool anyone wants to get into right now. wading pools, pools on the street pools in the parking lot, but take a look to our far right over here. take a look at just the sheer size of some of these snow mountains, if you can see them. this snow farm was filled with 10,000 truckloads of snow. now, these front end loaders have dwindled that down to about 5,000 truckloads left but you know what's going to happen? today they have been plowing the streets. tomorrow the streets they have been plowing from today's snow that snow will be brought here again so the removal process off the street continues and the melting process will continue as well. wolf? >> they've got a lot of snow to melt if they can. chris, thank you. let's bring in our meteorologist tom sater, who is monito

two snow melters there been brought in from new york and officials are now looking for more. mayor marty walsh. >> shoveling snow piles the make room for new snow. >> reporter: two snow lanes have become narrow one. since saturday the city has towed more than 900 vehicles for breaking the snow emergency parking ban. >> there's eight feet of snow. >> reporter: restaurant owner kevin tyo is battling a leaky roof and workers and customers who can't make it to his location. he's had to shut down six times in the last three weeks. >> people don't want to go out. there's a lot of snow. business is down about 60% over the last few weeks. >> reporter: and potholes are also a big concern. scott, last year the mayor says the city repaired 19,000 of them. it was a record. just one of many records that could be broken before the end of this season. >> pelley: jericka duncan in boston. thank you, jericka. now, have a look at this. it took firefighters in philadelphia two and a half hours to bring an early morning fire in this building under control. they were battling not only the flames,