it created disorder in new york. parliament's harsh imposition of a new imperial order turned the taverns into central sites of cross class political mobile zaths in the city. new yorkers reacted to the stamp act, for instance, with outrage. this was parliament's first attempt to tax the colonies after the sen years war -- the first attempt to tax them under a kind of new regime by placing stamped paper on newspapers dice playing card, legal documents. so, in other words, they're going to threaten the groups who were most likely to complain, the lawyers and people who hang out at the printers and people who hang out at tarchs. this was a bad idea. you will see what happens, right? they threaten -- first new yorkers threaten to twok the appointed stamp officer from mnd because he was at his lodgings at the kings arms taverns in new york city in 1765-his land lady said i can't have someone stying here and she packs him off to not george. delegates from various colonies convened during the stamp act congress in october o

between new york and boston. ory as you head up the coast into new england. forecasters say the snow there will likely come down fast. in some cases two to four inches per hour. the massachusetts governor is warning of widespread poweru6 outages that could in some cases last for days. again, that's from the governor. airlines have already canceled, get this, close to 7,000:oiv flights they also delayed an additional 2,000. officials say cancellations/z1 and delays will continue into wednesday if not longer. so let's get to team fox coverage out on correspondent rick leventhal is braving the wind but the snow is not coming down at this second. leasiç gabriel outside new york bus terminal. and we're live in boston where there will be a pwhopper. but it is not snowing. so what's that about? let's get to meteorologist janice dean in the weather machine live in the extreme this is not to say it is not coming. it's to say it isn't here yet, right? >> right. the forecasters said the worst of the storm the blizzard condit

but he stuck to and it made "the new york times --" he committed "the new york times" to the same idea of all the news that is fit to print that it still practices today, albeit under a different ownership. >> -- how does he fit into this scenario. >> bennett was the first on the scene and was the oldest and born in scotland, before the turn of the 19th century, fell in love with newspapers, had a facility for language so he got jobs as a translator of foreign news, and then ultimately wrote so many good things about the andrew jackson administration that he expected that jackson and jackson's successor, martin van buren, would find a way to get him money to start his own newspaper. the administration didn't like it. vaguely foreign, a little smarmy and from that day on, bennett is more independent than practically any newspaper editor in the country. totally prodemocratic racist antisemitic, a little crazy, but amazing self-promoter. he wrote about himself the way other reporters wrote about politicians and he thought the world wanted to know about his come examination goings his sche

willie in the middle of new york city. llie, i saw some tweets last night that millions and millions of new yorkers were horrified that they were going to be facing the possibility of not having internet service and actually having to talk to their families. even that appears to be a crisis averted. but new york city looks, still, even though the blizzard warning has been lifted new york city still looks like it hasn't looked rarely probably in your lifetime or many other lifetimes, practically deserted. >> yeah joe, it's crazy. i mean i think a lot of us woke up expecting to see these two-foot mountains of snow outside our door when we walked outside. that obviously didn't happen. it's windy and it's cold but, as bill pointed out, only about seven inches of snow and some people thought it was going to be two feet of snow. to your point, as of 11:00 last night, there was no getting in or out of this city. the port authority closed all the bridges and tunnels getting on to the island of manhattan. subways shut down. the buse

don't let me forget what makes new york new york. thank you and god bless you. >>> next, south carolina governor nikki haley's fifth state of the state address, her first since being re-elected to a second term last november. she talked about new worker training programs to help residents get certification in fields where there is a shortage of qualified workers. she also outlined a proposal to raise infrastructure revenue. this comes to us courtesy of the state's public educational broadcasting network, south carolina etv. >> please be seated. please be seated. ladies and gentlemen of the joint assembly and honored guests i'm proud to present to you the honorable nikki haley, governor of south carolina. >> thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. mr. speaker mr. president, ladies and gentlemen of general assembly constitutional officers, and my fellow south carolinians, tonight we have come together to discuss the state of south carolina, the success we have enjoyed and the challenges we face. but we must firs

the parts of new york particularly new york city dodged the worst part of the storm.ig impact. governor cuomo declared a state of emergency for the southern counties. thousands of flights canceled at the airports. non emergency travel banned on new york city streets. we have not seen many cars out here at all. fewer than ten cars in the last several hours. subway and rail and bus service suspended. new york city schools are closed today. having a big impact here. having a big impact christine, all over the region. >> john you are right. it is inconsistent the kinds of snow totals and impacts we are seeing. the philadelphia and suburbs, this point, at least, dodged a bullet like manhattan. still snow accumulation no question but not the worst snow totals many had been fearing, john. new jersey, we are watching new jersey. it is getting walloped by the blizzard. governor christie declaring a state of emergency. mass transit shutdown. newark airport remains open. 3.3 inches of snow there as of 1:00 a.m. in the morning. still some falling. the cancellations today are like

travel bans are in place in rhode island, new york city and parts of new jersey. mass transit is shut down in boston and new york. the blizzard is expected to last up to 36 hours in some places. kris van cleave is in comack, long island, just east of new york city. kris, good morning. >> reporter: marie, as of 3:00 a.m., the national weather service has recorded more than 15 inches of snow out here on long island. the wind is blowing. the snow, visibility is low, and driving is certainly very treacherous. snowplows faced the brunt of the northeast blizzard overnight as snow and strong winds battered long island. >> the wind and visibility and everything, it's not too good. >> reporter: police in humvees patrolled the snow-covered roads as the nor'easter kicked into gear monday evening, parking itself over the east coast, feeding off the ocean. >> here you can see the spin, right? look at the tail. this moisture plume goes all the way down to basically cuba. there is nothing but a lot of available moisture here. >> reporter: that moisture means snow. forecasters pr

new york.esses where the jobs are being created. that is the life blood. anything we can do to generate small business is what we want to do. we want to have a tax cut for small business that is dramatic that would:0> take the small business taxes from 6.5% down to 2.5%, the lowest rate in 100 years and send a real positive signal. and that will show that new york is continuing to be a pro-job, pro-growth state. the next taxes we have to attack are the property taxes. here's a quote. the public is at least coming to realize that the increase in real estate taxes is due wholly to the increase in the cost of local and not state government. these taxes on real estate are too high. local government has in many communities been guilty of great waste and duplication. who said that quote? i'll give you a hint. me. secretary hillary clinton. fdr. ronald reagan. steve acqrario. it is not ronald reagan. it is not hillary clinton. it is not me. it is down to steve and fbr. if it is steve, he is fired. so

new york state is back and new york state is leading the way forward. and none of this would have happened without the work of the people in this room. look at how far we've come in just a short period of time. 2010 we had an 8.9% unemployment, today it's 5.9%. [applause] we had we had chronically low credit ratings, today the highest credit ratings in 40 years by all three credit rating agencies. [applause] upstate was in a state of decay and decline and alienation and upstate is rebuilding everywhere you go today. [applause] taxes and spending were going up up and up, and today we've cut the tax rate to the lowest in 50 years. [applause] property taxes that were going up at about 6% a year are now capped at 2% and then frozen at that rate. when you look at -- [applause] you should applaud that. it was a it was a period, it was a period of historic progress, and it has made our state a better state. and it has made life for people in our state were better. and that's what this is all about at the end of the day, making life better for people and that's

>> reporter: well we know as far as the trains go when it comes to mass transit here in new york city as well as in new jersey things are significantly slowing down. however, there are certain lines like new jersey transit trains and buses, they are completely stopping operations. amtrak, by the way, that's how i got here we didn't have any problems early this morning. however, we are now checking with amtrak and we see later on in the evening, we are starting to see cancellations for people who are heading northbound. that makes a lot of sense because that's where the storm is really hitting. >> certainly better to be safe than sorry, especially with these kinds of conditions. thank you. let's learn more about this very very dangerous storm. joining us here in "the situation room" is the director of the national weather service. thanks very much for coming in. >> thanks for having me back. >> what's your major concern right now? because the way i see it it looks like a quadruple threat. obviously two or three feet of snow within a matter of a few hours, near hurricane force winds, a

the new york mass transit that never closes it keeps the city functioning, the new york city subway system and all transit will close at 11:00 p.m. tonight. it closed during sandy. and that will bring the biggest city in the country to an absolute stand still. amtrak is suspending all service through new england. 7,000 flights have been cabled. a third of domestic travel. we have essentially a lock down at all of the airports. if you're traveling in or out of new york tonight you're screwed. you probably already knew that. public schools will be closed tomorrow. boston schools closed through wednesday. broadway is closed no shows will go on tonight. the storm will peak by 10:00 a.m. in new york. by about 7:00 p.m. in boston. a lot of snow and accumulation. local state officials pleading with the public right now. you have seen them all day sounding very dire warnings up and down the eastern seaboard. take a listen. >> this will most likely be one of the largest blizzards in the history of new york city. i'm asking everyone to understand that and prepare accordingly. this is not like other

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snow has already started to fall in new york city up to two feet of snow is expected in the new york metro area with dangerously high winds. mayor bill de blasio said it could be the largest storm in the city's history and urged residents to prepare and take care. mario cuomo said this storm is a dangerous mix. >> we are expecting a very high rate of snowfall starting later this evening combined with high gusts, gusts as high as 55 miles per hour that is a big combination. you almost can't plow that much snow that quickly, especially with those wind gusts. >> just moments ago, governor cuomo has issued a travel ban for 13 counties in southern new york. if you are caught on the road after 11:00 tonight, it will be a misdemeanor and a $300 fine. the governor emphasized that as a total travel ban in the restricted area. the new york city subway system will limit service starting at 8:00 p.m. the metro north and long island railroad will suspend service at 11:00 tonight. the new jersey transit train service will close at 10:00 p.m. and is expected to remain closed on tuesday. in connecti

new york city.ng where you are? >> hey shep. we're outside con edison's east river plant and we're seeing a lot of activity within this power company, which supplies power to manhattan and all throughout the region. these power companies are gearing up for the long days ahead. we know they're going to be problems here at con edison. there's no exception there. we were able to take our cameras inside what they call the command and control center today. con edison's power lines run underground near manhattan and keeps the power protected but they tell is they see problems red wings 48 hours after the snow dumps as the road salt melts off. all the runoff goes underground where the lines are. conned spokesperson says lessons have been learn from the last two major storms, hurricane irene and sandy. that has prompted con ed to perform what they call storm hardening measures. they have built walls around the substationsstationsstations and installed submersible equipment and resources from other out of st

new york city should have a big mayor. new york state.a bigger person in public office. we'll take what we can get. >> you have your own personal view on that. >> reporter: mr. mayor, thank you for being with us. alisyn we have rosa flores out there. very different world in connecticut. rosa please tell us what you're dealing with there. >> reporter: hi. good morning. you know the wind has been whistling through the buildings overnight and throughout the morning. the temperature, about 19 degrees with the wind chill about 2 degrees. i talked to the mayor. i want you to take a look around me. he told me that they were expecting about 30 inches of snow with about 2 to 4 inches an hour and just by looking around you can see there's a lot of white here. now i want to kind of show you what we're dealing with here so i've got a little measurement device here chris, that i'm hoping to pluck into the snow and you'll be able to see for yourself exactly what we're dealing with. this is on the side of the road so there is some plowing that has been

that is clearly not the case in february in the new york and new jersey area. >> they changed that rulehis game. it went away. >> the stadium has a team of 1000 at the ready to clear snow from the stands with a network of chutes. facility operations vp dave duernberger says they are ready for the snow. >> we put a snowmelt on the 300 concourse, and one down here on the field. they 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 big operation. >> no matter what the weather, it will be a great day. >> some of the greatest games in the history of the nfl have been played in inclement weather. it may snow, it may rain, but it could also be 45 degrees and gorgeous. super bowl xlviii at metlife stadium will be very exciting. we want to make sure that the region knows that the super bowl has been here. >> when we come back, jonathan tisch confesses a secret. >> when people ask me what i'd be doing if i wasn't in the hotel business -- i'm a frustrated architect. ♪ >> the reg

and so classic new york. and so specific new york you have the son of immigrants coming in and really wanting to be a good american as they called him joe, and looking at the line of work that he chose. >> and for many of the immigrant families especially when a son or daughter says that i want to be a police officer, the families coming in from other countries, they say, you can't be a police aufofficer in the united states, and this is the wild west and the rest of america looks at us with our 300 million gun s ins in a population of 320 million looks at us as violence and out of control and the violence on the streets and the wild west atmosphere and so in some ways when they hear that their family members want to be a police officer, they rare terrified, and that is probably why he had to call his dad after every shift to say he is still alive he made him. >> and i would want my son to call me after his shift everyday too, so i understand. and we have a sea of oblue and police men from all over the countr

to new york, where a state of emergency is in effect as well. mayor bill de blasio announcing a short time ago that all public schools will be shut down tomorrow and getting that news conference happening about an hour or so ago. new york governor andrew cuomo announcing state restrictions and state controlled highways will shut down at 10:00 tonight. the new york subway system will be operating on a limited schedule. that will start at 8:00 tonight. the governor and the mayor say these steps are essential. >> this is not a storm to take lightly. and we're taking what we believe are prudent measures. >> it is not business as usual and if my fellow new yorkers join me in doing the smart and safe thing we are all going to get through this okay. >> the mayor bill de blasio. james tim joins me from the new york city department of sanitation. when i came to you before we saw the salt trucks an the plows as well. but now it looks like we see your feet? there you are. >> it is starting to accumulate down here and now you can see quite a bit of snow stic

new york has issued a travel ban in 13 counties as well as new york city.ds, bridges and tunnels are closed. >>> the governor of massachusetts is calling this historic top five storms. wind gusts approaching hurricane force, that is the word we're using over and over again. >>> and in new jersey the transit sis tell is shut down governor chris christie says it will be wednesday at the earliest before state workers return to their jobs. he has issued a state-wide travel ban. >>> connecticut also has a state-wide travel ban in place. the governor says the state is bracing for up to 120,000 homes and businesses to lose power. obviously posing problems for utility companies there. the message to residents? stay home, stay safe. the key message is do not venture outside. if you're in new york city you're going to economically get a $300 fine. >> stay home stay indoors. >> bryan, we hear you're going inside the new york city city subways for us. >> can you hear him? >> we're having a little bit of trouble hearing you right now. let's try and work that out, becaus

new jersey and new york both in the path of the storm. >> absolutely. these blizzard warnings are for coastal new jersey and all the way up to maine. this goes through new england. the reason why this is so major, 29 million people that are going to be affected from this. it's not just conditions but we're talking about a lot of snow and a lot of people that this is going to impact over the next 48 hours. here's a look at storm tracker. it's important to note this isn't the main part of the storm. this is an alberta clipper we're looking at. the storm is still organizing over the carolina coastline. that low pressure moves up this evening and that's when we'll see the storm intensify. for new york it's going to be closer to the evening commute, around 6:00 7:00 we'll see the snow pick up and conditions start to deteriorate. through boston and further north we'll see that closer to about 10:00, overnight everybody is in the thick of it. we'll be looking at the worst 6 this. here's a look at future cast as we roll through the day. the storm starting to mov

he was born and raised in a new york family. in 1959, his family branched out and bought loews theaters. today the loews corporation has , $80 billion in assets that generate $15 billion in annual revenue with interest from everything in hotels, insurance, oil and gas. jonathan tisch runs the company with his cousin and is also the chairman of loews hotels. >> he took this area and made it guest friendly. >> true to his roots he , completed a massive luxury renovation of a flagship hotel that is near and dear to his heart. >> i grew up in this hotel. >> but that work has not stopped him from writing three business strategy books. and bringing the super bowl to the new york region. >> you get about six hours of sleep? >> 5 to 6 hours of sleep. you will get an e-mail from me at 3:00 in the morning. >> despite a demanding schedule, he tries to make it to every giants home game. i caught up with him at his team's home turf -- metlife stadium. ♪ >> it is incredible to be out here. how does it make you feel? >> pretty amazing. i think

advisory to determine the full extent of new york's travel ban and whether or not new york's subways will shut down. >> we are expecting a very high rate of snowfall starting later this evening combined with high gusts, gusts as high as 55 miles per hour, so get to wherever you have to get by 11:00. on a night like tonight, you really are jeopardizing yourself if you are out past that hour anyway. >>> we learned all broadway shows in new york city will be cancelled tonight due to the storm. joining me now from boston is chris pallone. what's the word up north in boston? >> reporter: even though there hasn't been a lot of notice for this storm, friday into saturday the models started showing the blizzard was coming. it appears that people are heeding the warnings. massachusetts governor charlie baker has been very emphatic. this might be a historical event. you need to be prepared for this. you might have to stay in your home maybe two, maybe three days lose power. make sure you have enough food. fill up your car with gas. be prepared for whatever might come this way. they're predicti

parts of new jersey and eastern new york state have a winter advisory. this storm tracked 50 to 75 miles east and that is why manhattan was spared and new england is still getting slammed. wind gusts in parts of massachusetts are 60 miles per hour. that's actually near hurricane force and is creating some dangerous whiteout conditions. some towns the snow is actually falling sideways. and now coastal flooding is a major concern, prompting evacuations. just look at these pictures. that's not even high tide. here's a run-down of who got how much. 30 inches in framingham massachusetts. just shy of

more than four inches in new york city. i want to take you to the maps. there is a blizzard warning from coastal new jersey through long island:00 kk rhode island massachusetts, coastal new hampshire, you are included too. you can't make a blizzard without wind and snow. and we will have plenty of snow. we're putting that 16 to 24-inch swath in that really darker magenta. the hot pink is right on the edge there. new york city to the north and east are the heaviest and some places see two to three feet in pockets. now, you add the wind and the -- you see nantucket there, it went to 71 miles per hour early tomorrow morning. mon talk going to see some of those gusting winds. 50 to 60. and yes, 75 the peak wind gusts. let's time it out. tonight, it reintense phipps out there in the ocean. it sends those bands swinging back. long island to new york city getting it. hartford boston all the way through tuesday 8:00 a.m. and then it slowly starts to progress away from new york city and connecticut and leaves boston with everything until 11:00. really wednesday is

that's tomorrow as well. >> that's new york mayor bill de blasio. i'm joined by the police commissioner bill bratton. what should new yorkers do? talk to the public. what should they be doing right now? >> caller: one, they should be at home watching the mayor on tv with the advice from him and others involved trying to keep the city safe during the next several days. right now weather wise we're in a lull. a storm came through earlier and dropped three to four inches. problem is it's so cold up here this is going to freeze over quickly on sidewalks and et cetera. when we get snow later tonight, the mayor is indicating it will be treacherous walking and on the roads. >> what are the dangers when you have to shut down the city at 11:00. is this danger to orlando people living alone? what are the terms? >> the city has a list of who's who in the various housing developments, senior citizen homes. after the experience with sandy several years ago, that was greatly expanded upon. we'll be assisting city ambulance services operated by the fire department.

so in response to the growing threat that the new york city government, new york city police even under this new mayor have continued to commit resources to that priority. rose: is the level of communication between nypd the justice department the f.b.i. a law enforcement agencies domestically and foreign at the highest 11. >> it's the best it's ever been. rose: that's essential. >> it is essential. i would defy you to try to find somebody on either side of the fence, nypd side or the federal side that would not say that the relationships now are the best they have ever been which is important because we are continually trying to improve those relationships. we need as much trans piece we need to have a seamless web of enter activity between us. i really believe that we do have that personal relationships with the f.b.i. and other agent sees and we socialize with each other, go to professional con fences were each other and we are in really constant communication. >> that's absolutely critical. rose: it has been said to me that the biggest concern by law enforcement is somebody is going

massachusetts, new york and connecticut. ense of how wide spread this weather event really is. >> it is a big system and it is affecting a lot of states. new jersey. we have checked on new jersey. also getting walloped here. the governor there, governor christie declaring a state of emergency. a travel ban in the state of new jersey. newark airport is open but cancellations are outnumbering departures. many schools are closed around the state. governor christie says they have been here before. >> we had hurricane irene. we had hurricane sandy. for better or worse, we know how to deal with these situations and i feel completely confident that the people behind me and people that work for them are prepared. you never know how bad the conditions are going to be. >> the state of pennsylvania are operating under a state of emergency. hundreds of flights have been canceled. limited public transportation. pennsylvania's governor says stay off the roads if you can. >> there will be snow on the roads. big heavy equipment out there. so

you have "new york post," passionate in their dislike of mayor de blasio. "daily news" depending on the day and the issue. the "new york times" who feels the mayor is not far enough to the left for their liking, so as far as they praise him they are just as likely to bang away at him, which is ironic because he is truly a progressive. >> trying to push him to the left. >> and the "wall street journal" -- it is owned by the same person who owns the "new york post." they are than that all the road on a lot of issues. the "wall street journal" reporting on police issues is probably some of the most balanced in the city. and "news day" a long island newspaper, good reporting relative to policing. >> how long have you known him? >> from when he was first campaigning. he was the outsider. not favored to win. i recall meeting him for the first time at the st. patrick's parade. bitterly cold, windy day. he had a truck where he was dispensing coffee and hot chocolate. i have known pat for 20 years. >> does he want to do something to make the relationship between the

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we're keeping a close eye on the storm from new york city and back to the studio. news and headlines coming up. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know you that former pro football player ickey woods will celebrate almost anything? unh-uh. number 44... whoooo! forty-four, that's me! get some cold cuts... get some cold cuts... get some cold cuts! whooo! gimme some! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. whoo! forty-four ladies, that's me! whoo...gonna get some cold cuts today! >>> thanks for staying with us i'm errol barnett. >> i'm church church. forecasters in -- i'm rosemary church. forecasters in the u.s. say the worst is yet to come. the blizzard of 2015 is pounding the northeastern states. millions from maryland to canada are being told to hunker down and stay off the streets. they are facing strong wind gusts and up to three feet or 91 centimeters of snow. >>> after a four-month battle kurdish fighters have pushed isis out of kobani. multiple

while the blizzard decided to mostly skip new york city by and large, this storm was a tale of two new yorks, the storm absolutely slammed new york's long island covering parts of long island in up to a foot of snow. i'm joined now from plain view adam reiss. a lot of commuters on long island. it would seem as if most folks based on what i've seen so far decided to stay home today is that accurate? >> reporter: so far, craig, they are staying home. in the last hour i would tell you that conditions have changed dramatically. they have improved dramatically. no snow. no wind. we're actually seeing some sun here but this is what's next. we're going to have to contend with these snow drifts and plows that have pushed the snow over to the side. behind me the long island expressway they usually call it the biggest parking lot in the country, is still pretty much desolate a bit of a ghost town. people staying home. we want to report last night a 17-year-old boy here in hunting ton died when he was sledding in an intertube. they were taking turns and when he got on it going down the hill he hi

public transportation is shut down in new york. >>> more than,000 flights are canceled out of new york new jersey philadelphia and boston airports. that's sure to have a effect all over the world. let's bring in our meteorologist pedram javaheri. so far do you think the storm is as bad as expected? is it delaying the worst parts or not? >> you know i think the worst of it is still in the next couple of hours. i think new york city potentially may miss out on some of the tremendous snowfall that was forecast in the general region. i still think a foot is possible maybe 15 inches, triple what you've seen so far this season. 20 25-plus for the city looks to be unlikely at this point. take a look. the broad perspective, 3,000 kill orms 2,000-mile -- kilometers 2,000-mile cloud field out of the tennessee area united states well offshore is where the center of the storm system is. we know the city itself of course 1,800 plows working on the streets. 12,000 tons of salt also. and the officials in new york city saying they have some 6,000 miles, about 10,000 kilometers of roadways in the city

why some leaders feel the heat for a blizzard that fizzled in new york city. d a dramatic shift for the more man church -- mormon church. >>> the coast of new england will be pounded for a few more hours by the north-east blizzard. it will have 3 feet of snow in some spots. high tides breached a seawall south of boston damaging homes. power was out in that area. here in new york city residents were spared the predicted high accumulations, many spent the day off in central park. as a result of decisions by mayors and some governors, several cities were at a stand still. some are wondering if that was an overreaction, and politicians are feeling heat in the blizzard. jonathan betz is here with more. >> i have a term for this snow-perbally. storms have cost people their jobs but it can work against them. >> reporter: the storm glanced new york city but it was a new york out. america's largest city shut down for an historic blizzard that wasn't. now politicians are feeling the heat. >> you can't be a monday morning quarterback on monday the 11th. >> bill de blasio

we >>> new york police have arrested three suspected in the shooting of two off duty new york police officers who ended their shift last night when they heard a 9-1-1 call from a grocery store in the bronx that had been robbed. the police searched for and spotted the suspects outside the chinese restaurant. surveillance video shows the gunman in the restaurant opening fire. after being confronted he wounded the officers in that exchange of gunfireful. exchange of gunfire. joining us now the column for the hill great to see you, and happy new year. reverend al he's got quite a sense of timing, doesn't he just as new york has buried two of its finest and then two officers are shot, trying to protect the lives and property of a yemeni restaurant. what in the world is he thinking? do you have any idea? >> you know, lou, this is a puzzle to me. i look at the past as prolog and happy new year to you. and the past is al sharpton is a guy who is always out for a buck. you look back through the facts he owes millions to the tax folks and hasn't paid off as revealed by the new york times. this

. >> new york and new england getting hit hard.abc is covering all of the angles. >> crazy, crazy! >> the city that never sleeps has essentially been shut down tonight. this is flatbush avenue. it is so empty right now. this so that crews can clean these streets as seamlessly and quickly as possible. >> from the upper west side usually a place where you can find food or anything else anytime but tonight a ghost town. >> take a look. it's not completely empty. it is definitely as close to empty as i have ever seen it, of course but it is not empty and all of these folks are supposed to be somewhere by now. it seems like most of the folks we spoke to seem to think you can get a taxi by 11:00 or su 11:00 but they shut down after that. that's not what the mayor said. that's what they heard. so most of those folks are stranded here. we thought we'd go outside and give you an idea of what manhattan looks like when a big snowstorm conspires to shut it down. >> up 7th avenue, look at how desolate this is. they are walking in the middle of

southern new york and into new england. city to boston centered especially between new london and boston is where the hammering is going to be. going to get more snow than new york city. >> i don't want to jump on you but that is our -- we are watching that which is why we will see the various scenarios. live at 8 p.m. >>> i'm kimberly guilfoyle and this is a fox news alert. you are looking live at new york's times square where forecasters are warning a blizzard of historic proportions is about to bear down. a state of emergency has been declared in the big apple and throughout the northeast from pennsylvania to maine. all nonemergency vehicles ordered off the roads of new york city beginning at 11:00 p.m. eastern tonight. thousands of flights have been cancelled along the east coast. this is a very serious and dangerous storm folks. senior meteorologist has been tracking it all day from the fox weather center. >> yes, we are already starting to see some heavy snow across new york,

it didn't get the forecast right for new york city. >> mother nature is hard to predict. i know you showed me that great new model that you had but, still, it could be wrong, too, because you can't predict the weather. i mean you have the toughest job, right? everybody says you can be wrong and you stelill keep your job, but it's not that easy is it. >> computer models will never be perfect. the computer models separate the atmosphere into a number of layers maybe like 10 or 12 or 15. the atmosphere isn't 10 or 12 or 15 layers it's an infinite number of layers. we can't put that into a forecast. it would take you five days to make a 24 hour forecast if you put everything in it. the computers aren't fast enough to get everything in it. when we can get everything in it it will be better. for now you've got what you got. you get what you get. >> that's right. darn it. chad myers, thanks so much. >> you're welcome. >>> our team coverage is just getting started. before we head to break, blizzard tweets are piling up faster than the snow. twitter hashtags. it's not just in the n

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in new york, new jersey, pennsylvania connecticut, elsewhere, drivers are being warned, some orderedzard that could be historic churns its way northward. we're talking about 3 feet of snow that could fall accompanied by hurricane-force winds. joining me to talk about this louis uccellini, director of the national weather service. you spent 14 years leading the national centers for environmental prediction. in your career how would you rate this storm that is expected to hit the northeast? >> well actually, you could say in my lifetime i've been interested in snowstorms i grew up on long island. and paul wrote a snowstorm monograph and we actually have studied many of these storms, and created an index for them and we think this storm is going to rank up in the -- as a historic storm in the 3, 4 range. in our index. and with the snow cover, the snow amount it's going to rank right up there with some of the bigger storms that have hit that area. >> what are the weather conditions that are causing what really could be this historic storm? if you're thinking that it could be a number 3 o

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up agencies representing new york in various capitals, 12 different capitals around the world so new boston marathon bombing, commissioner kelly again raises the issue. the fbi knew about these two brothers. why didn't they pass it on to the police? so here we have this same concern, the same concern that was bothering police chief woods, captain tunney, is now bothering the people in charge of new york city and other cities today. intelligence is only valuable if it's shared. we have all the eyes and ears in the world listening to us. who knows who is listening to me speak tonight. but if this information is not shared with the people who are protecting our various cities it's really not helping the cause too much. what makes this particularly frightening is that while we have not cured this problem, our enemies have gotten much more powerful. you think of german doctor sitting in his little lab in chevy chase six miles from the white house with his test tubes making anthrax. well, now there are more than 75 different killer biotoxins the government has identified that can be made i

la guardia airport in new york and boston's airport are completely shut down today. new england patriots fans are becoming more worried they won't make it to the super bowl in arizona since flights are not expected to get back on track through the weekend. >>> millions of people are expected to stay inside during storm. >> reporter: that is right we have nearly 8,000 flights that have been canceled here in the northeast. when things happen in the northeast, we know it has a ripple effect throughout the rest of the country. welcomely here in new york city, the storm didn't hit as hard as they thought. about ten inches of know. in boston, providence, rhode island, and portland, maine two feet plus. a travel ban remains in effect in new york with the city subway system completely shut down. other cities and states also restricting travel due to the storm. >> it could be a matter of life and death. and that is not being overly dramatic. so caution is required. >> reporter: the weather causing problem for people traveling by air as well. around 8,000 flights have been canc

at this hour we have states of emergency in seven states including new york city. travel ban s in connecticut, massachusetts and rhode island. late tonight, new jersey issued a travel ban. >> absolutely. this is a big storm you are seeing right now with 30 million people in its path. depending where they are as the storm continues to move in millions are in for a night of heavy snow and gusting winds. coastal areas are preparing for storm surges. emergency personnel are watching for possible power outages. i want to start with the latest from our weather team. for that bring in our meteorologist. people want to know what kind of conditions we are seeing out there right now and where's the storm the strongest? >> the storm is strongest over new england, southern new england. that's where we are looking at the worst conditions and where this historic storm is ramping up. providence to boston is where the worst is. blizzard warnings are in effect from coastal new jersey to bangor, maine. with blizzard warnings it is not necessarily the amount of snow you will get but t