but perhaps most importantly, mayor menino has been there for boston. now, it's often said that more than 50% of boston residents have met mayor menino personal personally. i do not believe this is true. i believe the number must be much greater. it seems as if the mayor attends every community event, every potluck dinner, every school play and every soccer game. from growth hall to the north end, boden to west roxbury, we know mayor menino will be there for us in our moment of greatest triumphs. ribbon cutting for new parks, world series victories, new citizenship and a child's graduation. and we know he will be there for us in our moments of great tragedy -- the death of a loved one, terror in copley square. of course, he could not have done it alone. by his side for all these years, he has had angela mendoza-martinez. angela is a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. to all of us in boston, she was not just a first lady but a first friend. angela championed causes that ofng went unheralded in the press, supporting women and children, employment, and

. >> reporter: but what mayor tom menino noticed that week, was how sports became a vocabulary used tohe hurt, how "the chicago press" used the simplest of headlines to say we're with you, boston. ♪ sweet caroline >> reporter: how the new york yankee did the same with their rendition of "sweet caroline." the song that belongs to the boston red sox and speaking of those red sox, well, in two great acts, they gave something back to their battered city, act one started with their first home stand at the end of that terrible week a pregame tribute to boston itself, its people, its hero. in boston, everybody also looked at fenway park and turned to fenway park in this terrible moment that had become a triumphant moment to find hope. why do people in the city go to a baseball stadium -- >> we love the red sox. >> reporter: it's true, look at the crowd that day. it's always true. for a lot of people from boston being a red sox fan is their main way of saying they're from boston. >> it was very moving. yes, it was very moving. the first responders there. >> we want to thank you, mayor menino.

. >> reporter: boston's mayor tom menino, cautioning everyone this holiday season before the worst hits his city. >> be very careful coming back from the parties this evening. the roadways will be, snow on them, and just ask you, when you celebrate, celebrate responsibly. s is a snowstorm t not of major proportion. ow city should be able to handle it. >> reporter: it's put states from kansas to maine in the bull's eye with winter storm watches and warnings across the board. airport delays caused by the storm are forcing many flights to be cancelled with a ripple effect felt coast to coast. dangerous conditions on the roads are also a major factor. at least one person was killed when a car slid off a missouri interstate, but in new england, the massachusetts d.o.t. says they're ready. >> we have almost 4,000 pieces of equipment. we have both salt spreaders and plows, and heavy, really heavy pieces of equipment as well as some specialized large snow-blowing equipment. >> reporter: and yet despite the blizzard-like conditions, not everything came to a halt. the annual army game went on at

. >> reporter: boston's mayor tom menino cautioning everyone this holiday season before the worst hits his city. >> be very careful as you come back from those parties. the roadways will be -- snow on them and just ask when you celebrate and celebrate responsibly. this is a snowstorm that is a major proportion and we should be able to handle it. >> reporter: the 1,000-mile path has put kansas to maine in the bull's-eye with storm warnings and watches across the board. airport delays caused by the storm are forcing many flights to be canceled with a ripple effect being felt coast to coast. dangerous conditions are a major factor. in new england, the massachusetts d.o.t. says they're ready. >> we have almost 4,000 pieces of equipment. we have both caught spreaders and plows in heavy, really heavy pieces of equipment as well as some specialized snow blowing equipment. >> reporter: and yet despite the blizzard-like conditions not everyone came to a halt. the annual army game went on as planned. the navy midshipmen beat army for the 12th straight year in a row, 34-7. and aaron flanigan got

. >> boston's mayor tom menino cautioning everybody before the worst hits his city. >> be very careful as you come back from those parties this evening. the roadways will be snow on them and just ask you just when you celebrate and celebrate responsibly. this is a snowstorm that is not of major proportion. any city of our size should be able to handle it. >> the path of the system put kansas to maine in the bull's-eye with storm warnings and watches across the board. airport delays caused by the storm are forcing many flights to be canceled with the ripple effect being felt coast to coast. dangerous conditions on the roads are also a major factor. at least one person was killed when a car slid off a missouri interstate. but in new england, the massachusetts d.o.t. says they're ready. >> we have almost 4,000 pieces of equipment. we have both salt spreaders and plows in heavy, really heavy pieces of equipment as well as some specialized large snow blowing equipment. >> and yet, despite the blizzard-like conditions, not everything came to a halt. the annual army game went on as planned. t