also snowed in was new york's long island. and its main artery the long island expressway. from new york city the lie stretches eastward to river head, nearly 71 miles away. carrying an average 210,000 vehicles every day. except for yesterday, when nearly the entire eastern half was buried, strapping hundreds of cars. as of early this evening, the highway was still closed. tony guida has more. >> reporter: on a good day new yorkers call the traffic-choked long island expressway the world's longest parking lot. saturday was definitely not a good day. scores of cars marooned along the 70-mile roadway and adjacent highway by blowing, drifting snow. so many that police had to maneuver on snowmobiles and use forklifts to clear the vehicles. >> if they would have had a plow we would have been home already. >> reporter: priscilla arena stranded in her snowbound car feared she would die. on loose leaf paper she wrote what she thought would be her last words to her family. >> i thought we were going to freeze to death. >> reporter: after 12 hours she was rescued. this morning an arma

opportunities for new longs.think the sequestration will bring some more headline risk and an uptick in correlations and a little bit more fear. >> let me just jump in real quick. looking at a note of yourself, five sane signs the rally is on hold. >> yeah. >> you have have to be surprised by what we're seeing. >> kind of stuck around these levels. could break through to a new high, but i have to tell you something. you don't want to see that happen with utilities and consumer defensives at the vanguard. that's not a great -- >> the vom tilt here -- guys, the volatility here is coming from the fact that for the last two months wall street has been unable to read the minutes of the fed correctly. we looked at a few people with a microphone. >> you're exactly right. >> and there we go again crazy. last time rick and i were on together we're talking about 204, 205 on the ten-year treasury, down 185, up a little bit but it comes back down and everybody goes oh, father came in and told us we're going to get more stimu

philadelphia north up through new york city and the blizzard concerns are from basically providence and new york, longd, new york's long island up through massachusetts. almost impossible travels there tomorrow into saturday. in the meantime in maryland cloudy conditions and what we anticipate as the start of rain source, potentially mixing with snow, light showers, mainly west of the chesapeake but heavier rain eastover night as that storm continues to pass off shore. there will be wrap around snow as we go past the evening. this is where we get into dicey weather for maryland. especially from baltimore north and east. cecil, hartford and kent on the eastern shore. it blows out saturday but there could be accumulation in the wake of this thing, couple of inches worth especially for cecil as we go into the saturday morning time frame. two storms, one big one and that's of the core the coastal runner out of the carolina's, a texas low, northeast, that secondary low coming in. creating a sort of a winter bomb if you will how we call them. this one north of long island. for maryland on that cut off and i

that covers almost all of central new england, all of southern new england and long island for possibly new york city to boston. the potential for 1 to 2 feet of snow which could easily be the biggest snowfall that we've had this year and could be one of the crippling fast storms that moves through. our other american computer model does show the same scenario. we added confidence now that we are going to have a very significant snow, wind event, coastal tides in new england friday night and saturday. travel is not advised in those areas. make sure you have alternate plans and do so now before everyone else does, especially with the airlines there. the rest of the country today is okay. we'll focus on that coastal storm in the days ahead. turning now to sports, another baseball star's reputation in jeopardy because of suspected performance enhanced drug use. but he says it's all a big misunderstanding. ryan brawn's name apeered in

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on new york's long island, drivers had to be res crewed from their vehicles after getting stranded. at least four deaths are being blamed on this storm. >> people from new york, straight up through new england, are digging out. after a nor'easter dumped more than 3 feet of snow in some areas. >> we have a snow blower, so my husband is somewhere in the neighborhood cleaning other people's houses. >> highways turned into parking lots overnight. emergency crews moved in to rescue dozens of people forced to spend the night in their cars on new york's long island. in connecticut, workers tried to keep the sidewalks outside their businesses clear. connecticut's governor is asking people to stay off the roads so plows can clear the streets. many people would have trouble even getting to their cars. many vehicles are buried under the snow. >> it's a similar scene in massachusetts. streets are filled with people digging out their cars. in boston, some residents chose to run or walk. >> and along the massachusetts coast, some people had to leave their homes because of flooding. as the storm mo

new york's long island was one of the hardest hit. firefighters had to rescue dozens of people trapped on local roadways all night. >> putting on three layers of clothes and went to sleep. >> in massachusetts, people worked together to dig out. >> we have a snow blower, so my husband is somewhere in the neighborhood cleaning other people's houses. we are finishing up here. >> people in areas buries under the snow have to deal with frigid temperatures. here, it's expected to drop into the single digits overnight. >> thousands of people will have to brave those temperatures without electricity. at the height of the storm, more than 650,000 people lost power and officials say it will take time to restore it. >> this is going to be a multiday event. this could be monday, it could be tuesday. people need to brace themselves and they need to find shelter. >> while the cleanup continues, some people are trying to enjoy this big blast of winter. molly hall for cbs news, hartford, connecticut. >> sections on new york's long island express way

breaking news and new video in from long island, new york where crews are busy rescuering drivers. randed on snow-covered roads. nearly 150 cars were trapped or abandoned on the long island expressway. officials say the cars are hampering their efforts to clear the roadways as quickly as possible. several hundred snowplows are headed to that area right now. welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." in this week's office politics, congressional medal of honor recipient colonel jack jacobs, also a msnbc military analyst familiar to many of you. on monday president obama is awarding another congressional medal of honor. it is the highest award bestowed on military personnel. and it got me thinking about what someone must do to be given such an honor. so i asked colonel jack. while he was typically modest about his experience, his is a story of bravery and selflessness in the face of mortal danger. >> well, if you ask any recipient about his action he won't talk about it. he'll tell you about everybody else's action. i think most recipients are like that. because most people who get re

in new orleans, i'm laurence scott. >>> i don't know if he's seen his wife or kids in a long time, he'sgreat job. jim kozimor back in the bay area after his, what, weeklong stint in new orleans. welcome back, jim. >> thanks very much, raj. i appreciate it. a lot of eating in the crescent city. so much so that i have my fat pants on today, but they're just a little snug. let's talk some football. so things didn't go as planned for the 49ers at super bowl xlvii after a very bad start to things and the niners seemed to be re-energized when the lights went out at the superdome. in the end it just wasn't the niners' day. earlier today the 49ers landed safely at san jose's airport and an army of 49ers faithful fans were on hand to show their support for the team after sunday's loss to baltimore in that super bowl xlvii. fans still buzzing about the controversial no call on fourth and goal late in the fourth quarter. ca colin kaepernick threw to michael crabtree, appeared to be interfered with. no penalty call. jim harbaugh had this to say about the play. >> i realize i'm on the side of the 49

i would be happy to celebrate new year at home but this is long. new year at work on the train is also good with us a lot i mean someone means it when you're travelling people are travelling there are guests our passengers as it should be someone to serve them and i'm here to do that there should be someone to do that kind of job. if you. give me a little bit only if you eat that way by. this new year's day you can all go and igor a wide awake decided to walk the streets of st petersburg until dawn in spite of the fact that the city's failed to offer a good new year whether it's raining. but a year ago it was completely different and the colors were different the sky was blue that was the single cloud in the sky despite being thoroughly soaked to the love was a determined to retrace last year's route to the on a bridge where they first kissed. will remember how it was last year but i wouldn't say that the emotions are the same they are different this time. but we definitely have positive emotions i love my husband i hope he loves me of course i do.

it stopped traffic in parts of new york, long island. at least 150 people had to spend the night in their cars. >> i ran out of gas around 2:00 in the morning. >> what happened after that? >> just stuck it out. >> several deaths are blamed, including an 11-year-old boy. he was in his dad's car getting warmed up the tailpipe was locked with snow. >> several counties in connecticut sun records no totals with some towns getting more than 3 feet. all the crews can do is keep piling it up and that's creating huge snowbanks. >> on the coast snow is just one problem. hurricane force winds created a powerful storm surge and flooding. >> and it makes it so the water is trapped. >> crews are trying to repair power lines brought down. many more spending another day shoveling. but for the kids it's another day to play. in hartford, connecticut, air, for ari wjz eyewitness news. >> many emergency crews have started responding on foot. a neighbor cut the morning workers say many times responding on foot is the fastest way to reach those in need. >>> a

the two new mile long tunnels have safety features such as remote cameras and carbon monoxide sensors. >> here is good news, those rising gas prices may not be rising anymore. a drop in wholesale prices might stop the spike in gas prices at the pump. nationwide, we are paying an average of $.20 a gat on more than we did two weeks ago. a lot different than in the bay area, on average, people are spending an extra $30 a month due to rising prices. >>> the flights from san jose to tokyo will be grounded through may. japan's air ways is working to 787 dreamliner jets that have been plagued by mechanical issues. ana has now had cancel flights. >> a little less conversation and a lot more action. that is what is needed to stop the automatic cuts called for by the sequester. the deadline is this friday. the house and senate are back session, but there's no negotiates scheduled. the president turned up the heat on republicans but it did not seem to resonate. >> these cuts do not have to happen. congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise. enough is enough. now is

emergency crews rescued dozens of people forced to spend the night in their cars on new york's long island. >> put on the three layers of clothing i brought, threw some blankets over my and went to sleep. >> reporter: in connecticut, workers tried to keep the sidewalks outside their businesses clear. >> plows keep blocking you in. >> reporter: connecticut's give is asking people to stay off the roads so plows can clear the streets. many people would have trouble even getting to their cars. here in hartford, many vehicles are buried under the snow. it's a similar scene in massachusetts. streets in worcester are filled with people digging out their cars. >> this is a lot of snow. i missed my truck and i missed my indoor garage. >> reporter: in boston, some residents chose to run or walk before the governor lifted a ban on driving. and along the massachusetts coast, some people had to leave their homes because of flooding. as the storm moves further out to sea, power crews are working to get electricity back to about 650,000 customers. and i should mention that the governor here in connecticu

studio to talk about reinventing government. >>> and baseball great mike piazza tells us about his new book "longs the "cbs morning news" for this monday. i'm anne-marie green. thanks for watching. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good morning. it's monday, february 11. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is just about 4:30. let's get a first check on weather with lawrence. >> weren't those grammys great? >> i stayed up for the very last performance. >> i didn't watch. >> we were asleep. >> i stayed up until 10:30. [ laughter ] >>> cold out there with clear skies around the bay area. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. got a major warming trend ahead. we'll talk about that coming up. >> out the door now, about to head off to work in hayward, northbound 880 approaching 92, we have several lanes blocked an accident there, two crews on the way. updated information coming up. >> you will have a restful show. >> that's right. >> that's good. >> on a monday morning. need it. thank you. >>> we have big news out o

can we get a new long-term secular bull market if this transition away from finance as you put it occursterm bull market in some things, yes. farming is going to be a fantastic business. farming's been a disaster for 30 years. it's now going to be a fantastic place to be. the people who produce real things. forget finance. it's not going to be a great -- when i went to wall street in 1964, a big day was 3 million shares. that's not even a trait these days. >> are you long stocks yourself? >> i own some stocks in japan and a few other places. not in the u.s. >> don't you love what the japanese are doing? depreciating, saving the world from deflation? >> debasing the currency? >> it's the right thing to do. >> i'm not in favor of debasing the currency. you're a money shufflers. >> i am a money shufflers. or used to be. i think they're saving the world economy by doing this. >> well, i own shares and they're making them go through the roof. i guess in that sense i have to say thank you. but debasing money and printing money is not a good thing. you sound like dr. bernanke. all you guys that

i can tell you historically speaking it doesn't pay to be adding new longs when price continues to move higher in the indexes but beneath the surface leadership is narrowing. we have a much lower percentage of stocks above 50 day moving averages than a week ago and two weeks before that. what you want to say is there's not as much leadership right now, let's let this thing cool off and make sure we don't react to this as though it's some major trend change just yet. >> simon, what do you do in the context of the minutes yesterday if we ask the question can the market stand on its own two feet? your answer to that is what? >> clearly not, right? that's what people are reading into. the question is are they going to be pulling the money soon and the question is, no, they're not. until employment goes under 6.5%, they're going to keep putting money in. the market doesn't continually go up. it was up 9%, it pulled back 1%. the ones that are sensitive to this news, the home builders. the market pulls back another couple of percent, they'll be getting right back in the market. >> you have str

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for power outages, there are about 8,000 households in the state of new york that are without power tonight. most of them are here on long island. lester? >> pretty remarkable pictures there tonight, anne, thanks. >>> beyond the roads, today was a travel nightmare in the new york area for anyone who had planned to fly or take the train. nbc's rehema ellis is at laguardia airport with more on that. rehema, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, lester. new york airports are getting back to the business of flying. but air travel is still far from normal tonight. there were more than 1800 cancellations at new york airports alone over the past few days, because of the storm. at one laguardia airport, about 20 stranded passengers spent the night sleeping on cots provided by the airlines. a few others camped out on the floor. the airport was virtually deserted. today, crews worked to dig out from under nearly a foot of snow at laguardia to get some flights operating again. amtrak passengers traveling between new york and boston, however, had no luck at all. as train service on that route was shut down again today. pas

spinning those bands of heavy snow, boston, concord, new hampshire. eastern long new york city is not as heavy the storm moved a little faster to the east. new york will be linger being moderate snow for awhile -- lingering with moderate snow for awhile and later tonight clear out. as far as our region is concerned we have wind advisories in effect until 6:00 a.m. could gust over 40 miles an hour. you have already seen some of that across the region. across new england the heaviest snow is boston, providence, some portions of connecticut, 18 to 24 inches or more in some locations looks like new york city will end up with less than 5 or 6 inches, the most heavy stuff has shifted. for our region, when we clear out will we see a warm up on the way? more on the forecast coming up chef. >> thank you. homicide detectives joined the investigation into a suspicious fatal fire. the body of a woman was found in the basement of this burning home in the 5700 block of high gate drive, northwest baltimore. her death was initially blamed on smoke inhalation but the arson squad i

>> bob, thank you. >>> is >>> still to come tonight on eyewitness news. longiole brian roberts says he is finally healthy. >>> mark okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. and dough that rises naturally. with no chemical leaveners. a pizza with premium meats. and sauce made from only real tomatoes. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. freschetta. made better to taste better. >>> looking forward to a season with a couple of veteran players being able to play again. mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> always a process, isn't it? >> getting guys hurt. getting them healthy. spring training optimist includes -- optimism includes hope and healing. without the services of two of their top player the. both-- players. both are back and healthy this year. in our masn on wjz spring training report. the status of brian roberts has really been a three-year saga of injury and frustration. now, he's played sparingly the last 33 seasons-- three seasons. especially tough for roberts to deal with,

>> i would say hold off on new longs here. if you have something with an obscene long here to date. >> catch up with "power right now." >> halftime is over and the second half of the trading day starts right now. >> oh, how i wish i had obscene gains. i do not. dow is down but the dow member general electric is up better than 3% at 2333. more than four-year high. selling its universal stake to our know 100% parent, comcast. is it time to go in now on ge? we'll discuss. and america's cyber threat. it is a big one. but the president unveiling his plan to prevent hacking on american businesses. top cyber security firm will tell us what it means. condos and apartment values went way down during the housing recession. but that is changing. we will tell you who is making apartments, rentals, red-hot again. simon hobs in for sue at nyse. hi, simon. >> sitting down below just 14,000 on the dow but s&p is hanging in thereafter earlier we touched an intraday level we've not seen since november 2007. importantly, let's just recap on how

several inches fell on new york's long island. a brutal two weeks in this area of the country. and the blizzard-like conditions are lingering this morning, leaving behind some bitter cold air. >> meteorologist jim dicky is fracking the storm. >> good morning. the snowstorm is pulling away from maine but blizzard warnings will stay in effect until 4:00 p.m. in some cases. as we see blowing and drifting snow and it will still be dangerous out there. certainly cold here. across the northeast this morning, many spots in the single digits. down to 9 in syracuse. 12 in wuf low. and looking for the threat of severe weather in the lower mississippi valley. >>> and here's the rest of your monday forecast. storms will bring rain to memphis, little rock, new orleans and houston. rain changes over to snow in chicago this evening. blizzard conditions from the dakotas to northern michigan. rain and mountain snow in the pacific northwest. >> forts from seattle to portland. 12 in fargo. 30s in the twin cities. >>> all right. because this is one of the unlikeliest reunions we ever thought we wo

"nightline" later at its new time, 12:35 eastern and david muir here all weekend long. thank everyone who tweet the me pictures of what makes you smile in the snow and here are a couple of them as we say goodnight. this is so sick! i can't believe your mom let you take her car out. this is awesome! whoooo! you're crazy. go faster! go faster! go faster! go faster! no! stop...stop... (mom) i raised my son to be careful... hi, sweetie. hi, mom. (mom) but just to be safe... i got a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >>> on "the l"

long. new tonight at eight seeing long lines. as drivers look to save on filling up!in pleasant hill. we sent kron 4's scott rates there. to show us the long you have to have one of these safeway club cards. it is really quite easy the more money that you spend, the more money that you saved at the gas pump. pleasant hill, scott rates, kron 4. san francisco celebrating the phase one of the new $90 million cruise ship terminal at pier 27 these modern facilities welcoming several cruise ships. and phase two will also be open for cruise ships along with creating beautiful park space. >> as you are standing and sitting on these acres of the most beautiful open space you have ever seen. landscaped and complementing this terminal and welcoming not only the people that disembark on this cruise ship but also a play area for the residents. along the waterfront. >> phase 2 will begin on 2013. >> still, no budget deal. we will have that story. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. a

how long will it take to get the power up and running. we saw especially in new york how long it took to get power back up. that's going to be your biggest concern here, also the roads completely closed right now. illegal to drive here according to the governor of rhode island. not supposed to be on the roads. the whole 95 corridor. the entire interstate through massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island, completely shut down until further notice. that's the situation here boston got hit even harder. live to susan candiotti in boston. i know you got over 400,000 homes there without power. what's the latest? >> fortunately we have not lost power in the area of downtown boston, poppy where we are now. good morning to you. so these people are lucky for now. the question is, what will it be like as the day goes on? and there is a concern now with the temperature. yesterday throughout the day on friday, it was about 30 or so degrees, but the temperatures have plunged at least ten degrees now now you have the wind picking up. the snow will begin to drift. much lighter no

two new -- mile- long tunnels -- south of san cisco are undergoi >>> after five years of tunneling the big dig is done. two mile long tunnels south of san francisco are undergoing final safety tests this month. the $439 million tunnel will go through the pacific coast highway. >>> startling jump in gas prices. the latest survey shows they jumped 20 cents a gallon nationwide in the last two weeks. locally the gasbuddy.com shows the price for unleaded in san francisco is $4.24 a gallon. oakland it is $4.15. san jose it is $4.16 a gallon. if the prices are causing you pain you can find the best deal on gas in your area on our web sight, cbssf.com/gas. >>> prices like that people were not out for a sunday drive, paul. >> maybe go for the sunday walk or a bike ride. >> yes. get outside it was georgeous. >> it was spectacular. unprecedented wintertime weather pattern. it is phenomenal out there. once again, another day in the 60s, sunshine. once again, another beautiful presunset if you will. the moon rising from behind the bay bridge over the oakland hills and it will be another clear and c

new york long island expressway was closed for snow removal.t doubled up to 40 inches of snow. >> as you can see, snow, nobody is getting out. it's horrible. when you do shovel your driveway the plows come and they put it back on the driveway. >> they report some weather delays from flights from chicago and minneapolis. >> a tornado has caused significant damage in smps including the campus of southern mississippi. they say the damage is significant. at least three people were injured. assess and rescue teams are going through the debris to make sure people are safe. >> texas governor rick perry was in the bay area hunting for california business. he wants to lure companies to his own state. >> this is a portion of the radio ad that texas governor rick perry bought time for in california. >> building a business is tough but building a business in california is next to impossible. i have a message to california businesses, come check out texas. >> the ad is to attract companies to texas. this is not his first trip to this state. he says labor co

new york to maine. blizzard warnings are still in effect from long island, connecticut and eastern new england.zing footage we're seeing. >> amazing footage. here's an amazing number. 30 million americans waking up to at least a foot of snow this morning. good morning, america. i'm dan harris. alongside bianna golodryga on this saturday, february 9th. the storm taking a toll. one person dead. power out for 600,000 customers in the northeast corridor. traffic at a stand still, with drivers being told to stay off the roads, even in places where the snow has now stopped. and more than 5,000 flights have been canceled. >> that snow is still coming down hard in so many parts of the country, as well. this storm could be historic, dumping more snow at one time than anyone has seen in years. our extreme weather team is all over the blizzard of 2013. sam is in new york. ginger's in boston. and gio benitez is in hartford, connecticut. >> let's start with sam in new york's columbus circle. sam, we're worried about your lower back with all of the shoveling you're doing this morning. >> good morning, dan. g

residents to evaluate and they've received nearly a dozen calls from stranded home owners and on new york's longsland, hundreds of motorists abandoned their vehicles along a major expressway, last night. emergency crews, they used snowmobiles to rescue people and many who suffered out a long, cold night in their cars. from a cold and snowy new york, now back to bulls and bea bears. >> brenda: so, we're less than three weeks away from those automatic spending cuts kicking in and both sides wasting no time playing up the fear. the white house releasing a laundry list of programs it says will take a hit and house speaker john boehner saying this. >> i think it's taking a meat ax to our government, a meat ax to many programs. >> yet, 73% of americans say cutting government spending is more likely to strengthen the u.s. economy so gary b, are these automatic cuts actually good? >> the best thing i think that could happen. you know, obama should go back to his purge on the billionaires saying they should give more. because in this case, brenda, for the past five years, the government has been the bill

>> the town of brookhaven on new york's long island is still digging out.he plows were no match for the snow, but residents are furious with a couple town officials. the supervisor was soaking up the sun in jamaica when the storm hit and the acting highway superintendent called in sick with a toothache and a family emergency. >> this is a nightmare. it's a disaster. there's no way to get to my street. everything has not been plowed and what has been plowed, it's all ice! >> that highway superintendent resigned yesterday. new york's governor has since sent in an army of 70 plows to clear the roads in brookhaven. >> that reminds me of when we had that sort of trifecta snowstorm and people whose communities hadn't been plowed and they were like hey. >> they knew the storm was coming. you could still be in jamaica and say hey, get the plows out. >> or you could just postpone the trip. >> i think he was already there, but you could still say it's going to come. >>> temperature today 50 the high of, a very nice day with light -- high, a very nice day with light w

new york's long island is one of the heartest hit.r snow was too much. >> i looked over and i saw the roof begin to collapse. >> reporter: and firefighters had to rescue dozens of people dropped on roadways. >> i put on the three layers of clothing i brought, and went to sleep we got the snowblower so my husband is somewhere in the neighborhood cleaning other people's houses. we are still up here. >> reporter: the nor'easter also caused flooding in low lying areas along the massachusetts and maine coast line. people in areas buried under the snow have to deal with frigid temperatures here in hartford, connecticut, it's expected to drop into the single digits overnight. thousands of people will have to brave those temperatures outelectricity. at the height of the storm, more than 650,000 people lost power and officials say that it will take time to restore it. >> this is going to be a multi- day event. could be monday, could be tuesday. people need to brace themselves and they need to find shelter if they are cold. >> reporter: while t

new york. that is where nearly 100 cars are stuck out on the long island expressway. no word on when they will be rescued. a car accident killed a 74-year-old pedestrian in new york state. drivers encountering standed cars across the region. >> it's the cars before they plow got stuck and now they can't plow around them and you can't pass them, that's where you getting stuck. >> a dozen or so cars, getting stuck going up the hill. >> storm knocked out power to 645,000 customers. rhode island has the second most outages. frustrated flyers waking up in airports this morning. so far, airports canceled more than 5,300 flights through today. newark liberty airport had been closed. but expecting to open this hour. so are we close to the end? we'll get the latest now on the forecast. snow totals from nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning to you. >>> good morning, alex. an amazing storm conditions. we're not done yet. all our friend up in maine are still dealing with brunt of the storm from portland to southern new hampshire and boston, very cold and very windy. typicall

"nightline" later at its new time, 12:35 eastern and david muir here all weekend long.ryone who tweeted me pictures of what makes you smile in the snow and here are a couple of them as we say goodnight. >> this turned out to be an fbi set up. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> the plot blew up this morning when agents say that man went through motions of setting off what he believed to be a car bomb. this unfolded at bank of america branch near interstate 880 and oakland international airport. mark matthews is here now with the story. >> here is the criminal complaint against the 28-year-old. in it a special agent from the souk south bay terrorism task force explains how the suspect wanted to blow up a bank in hopes of starting a civil war. ard cord together fbi the fir3%o9 target was the federal reserve in san francisco. december 7 telling agents that the bank looked too secure. they should claim to bomb oakland branch of the bank of america on haggenburger road. december 23 they drove to the bank, the agents says he described how he plant -- wanted to place the car bomb

"nightline" later at its new time, 12:35 eastern and david muir here all weekend long. thank everyone who tweet the me pictures of what makes you smile in the snow and here are a couple of them as we say goodnight.

on new york's long island, plows and salt trucks tried to keep up with rapidly changing conditions. connecticut towns waiting for federal relief money from the last storm are seeing snow removal costs add up. >> anywhere from $20,000 to $50,000 a day. >> reporter: the harsh temperatures put florida naerms disaster mode. the northeast is not alone. miserable conditions hit the great lakes, heavy lake-effect snow fell on northeast ohio. >> i was up in the middle of the night, it looked like a blizzard outside. >> reporter: another nasty dose of wirnt hits the nation with spring still more than a month away. come on, spring. hurry up. that northeast storm is moving into canada. drivers can still expect blinding snow today. >> we get more from accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. >> blizzard warnings remain in evident until 4:00 p.m. in some cases, bangor eastward. the snow winding down, but we'll see blowing and drifting snow. cold here. across the northeast this morning, many spots in the single digits. 9 in syracuse. 12 in buffalo. the threat of severe weather in the lower mississip

the real question facing investors is whether we're entering a new long-term bull market. bob pisani takes a look at a move needed for a multi-year move. >> are wenting a bull market like the one from 2009 to 12 when the s&p rose more than 100%? stocks have been doing well because the fed is keeping rates at zero. no where else to put money. companies are doing cost-cutting initiatives and the pe ratio is not exorbitant. that's not enough. we'll take a lot more to get us to new highs to. do that, to make an argument that we should continue to move forward and do other things and rally for several more years, we'd need to see much more robust gdp growth and more revenue growth which has become anemic. what would get us to gdp growth and revenue growth? one, clarification from washington, a grand bergan encompassing deficit reduction with tax reform, entime reform and deschristianry spending reforms in areas like debt. extension of the debt ceiling for two years. clarification on europe. first, the recession needs to stabilize, but beyond that, policy initiatives clearly ind