sot: michael kurth, passenger in total it will come out to be the storm.. is coming back... regional and city rail far from full service..... at new york's penn station.. had to stay one more night." but this afternoon.... a few flights starting to take off... from northern airports.. this one at new york's laguardia.... that was abc's david kerley reporting. travel on the roads wasn't any better. tens of thousands of travelers were taken by surprise.. and stranded on the highways.. including a busload of high school students.. trapped for nearly 20 hours the church bus packed with 37 students and ten chaperones - got stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike friday - just as the blizzard started to pick up. sot - fr. kenneth geraci, owensboro catholic high school "it was bitter cold, it was you know in the teens, if not colder." "it was bitter cold, it was you the next morning.. they turned into good samaratins... delivering food and inviting drivers onto their bus to stay warm. behind them.. another bus was stuck. that school group held an impromptu mass service....to lift the sp

michael kurth is stranded in >> in total, it will come out to be about 48 hours or more of travel. >> reporter: amtrak rail, running reduced service during the storm, is coming back. regional and city rail, far from full service at new york's penn station. >> we got stranded and had to stay one more night. >> reporter: but this afternoon, a few flights starting to take off from northern airports. this one at new york's laguardia. e real question is, tomorrow's commute. and with all this snow to move, it's unlikely that any of the tom? >> so many stuck tonight. david, thank you so much. >>> and rob is back. air. are we going to see a warm-up anytime soon? >> we will, but not tonight. temperatures around the freezing mark. anything that melted will a lot of black ice and slick spots from new york to d.c. temps in the 20s and even teens. and go just 35 north of the city, and snow amounts about six inches, but below that, two feet of snow. some will melt, getting to more seasonable temperatures. i bet a lot of the snow will still be here by the end of the week. >>> a new poll tonight with

michael kurth is stranded in brussels. >> in total, it will come out to be about 48 hours or more of travel. >> reporter: amtrak rail, running reduced service during the storm, is coming back. regional and city rail, far from full service at new york's penn station. >> we got stranded and had to stay one more night. >> reporter: but this afternoon, a few flights starting to take off from northern airports. this one at new york's laguardia. the real question is, tomorrow's commute. and with all this snow to move, it's unlikely that any of the commutes will be smooth. tom? >> so many stuck tonight. david, thank you. >>> driving in the storm, particularly treacherous. a bus load of high school students trapped for nearly 20 hour us. eva pilgrim on their long journey home. >> reporter: tonight, drivers stranded in that endless gridlock in some cases for 30 hours, finally free. 7:30 friday night, this church bus, packed with 37 students and 10 chaperones, gets stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike, the blizzard intensifying. >> it was bitter cold. it was in the teens, if not colder. >> repor

michael kurth is stranded in brussels. >> in total, it will come out to be about 48 hours or more of travel. >> reporter: amtrak rail, running reduced service during the storm, is coming back. regional and city rail, far from full service at new york's penn station. >> we got stranded and had to stay one more night. >> reporter: but this afternoon, a few flights starting to take off from northern airports. this one at new york's laguardia. the real question is, tomorrow's commute. on road, rail, and in the air. and with all this snow to move, it's unlikely that any of the commutes will be smooth. tom? >> so many stuck tonight. david, thank you. >>> driving in the storm, particularly treacherous. a bus load of high school students trapped for nearly 20 hour us. eva pilgrim on their long journey home. >> reporter: tonight, drivers stranded in that endless gridlock in some cases for 30 hours, finally free. 7:30 friday night, this church bus, packed with 37 students and 10 chaperones, gets stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike, the blizzard intensifying. >> it was bitter cold. it was in the

michael kurth is stranded in brussels. >> in total, it will come out to be about 48 houru or more of travel. >> reporter: amtrak rail, running reduced service during the storm, is coming back. regional and city rail, far from full service at new york's penn >> we got stranded and had to stay one more night. >> reporter: but a few flights starting to take off from northern airports. this one at new york's laguardia. vid kerley, abc news, washington. >> slowly but sure by getting back to business. let's see what the situation is for stranded travelers as well as those of us staying put. >> we get to accuweather's paul williams who has the forecast. morning. >> thanks. listen, i know everybody's skittish about the mere mention of the word snow. snow. but the snow we have will complicate matters because it's melting right now. there's so much of it, and we're expecting a tremendous amount of icing to occur because those puddles are going to freeze period. tricky driving as a result of that. we're looking for the messiest of weather along the mississippi rafer valley region. cold weather

michael kurth is stranded in brussels. >> in total, it will come out to be about 48 hours or more of> reporter: amtrak rail, running reduced service during the storm, is coming back. regional and city rail, far from full service at new york's penn station. >> we got stranded and had to stay one more night. >> reporter: but a few flights starting to take off from northern airports. this one at new york's laguardia. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> slowly but sure by getting back to business. let's see what the situation is for stranded travelers as well as those of us staying put. >> we get to accuweather's paul williams who has the forecast. morning. >> thanks. listen, i know everybody's skittish about the mere mention of the word snow. we're not expecting anymore snow. but the snow we have will complicate matters because it's melting right now. there's so much of it, and we're expecting a tremendous amount of icing to occur because those puddles are going to freeze overthroughout the overnight period. tricky driving as a result of that. we're looking for the messiest of weathe