it took well over an hour to get from new york city here to morristown, new jersey. u mentioned this briefly but it's very revealing the fact that new york city public schools today decided that they were going to close, that says a great deal. the mayor had been saying repeatedly, the schools were not going to shut. there's not going to be a vacation for kids. you get a vacation later in life after you do well in school and we were listening to the car radio this morning when suddenly an announcement was made at about 5:15 this morning, school is shut. and that announcement comes, guys, after a very tragic announcement, we've got some video recorded just near new york's central park last night. an individual was killed when a tree limb collapsed under the weight of the snow, one man was killed. also another tree limb collapsed. this one falling on top of a commuter bus. so there are some very serious conditions out here today. the snow has been falling at an average rate, we understand, of between one to two inches here in the state of new jersey which is where we ar

in new york city, things turned deadly when a tree struck and killed a man walking through central park in regions used to major snowfall like upstate new york, the storm has people worried. syracuse university can semied classes for just the third time in the last 17 years. it's enough to make you crazy. even in a part of the country that's no stranger to winter snow, but nothing like what's hit this season. in scranton, pennsylvania, residents have had enough. >> down here about 20 years. this is probably the worst one. >> never seen anything like this? >> no, not consistency of storms, one afternoon another. >> reporter: this is the sixth major winter storm to affect the east coast this year. philadelphia, baltimore, washington, d.c., wilmington, delaware, atlantic city, new jersey, have all surpassed their all-time winter snow records. and this very powerful nor'easter is unusual in its path, direction, duration and even the types of weather extremes. it's path and direction? this storm moving inland, then does a loop, then pucks off the shoreline. the duration of this storm, probab

lindsay davis' is live from new york city. you look like you're going through what we are. >> you guys are the lucky ones. things here are just getting under way, it is like i was doing the same live shot a week ago. the difference primarily is the incredibly low moving storm that is largely getting started. we have three or 4 inches on the ground here. one concern here is the potential for strong land and massive power outages. >> we are in for a long winter. >> i am ready for spring. >> deja vu all over again. 17 states from the carolinas to maine and western ohio are under winter watches and warnings or advisories'. >> it can't get much worse, right? >> not necessarily true. snow removal turn dangerous when this plough truck ended up in a ditch. the powerful winter storm is expected to intensify over night and stole over the new york city area bringing heavy snow, flooding rain, and a damaging wind. one or 2 feet is the forecast for a large swath of new york state and pennsylvania. >> please don't put that on tv. >> i just

new york, it has arrived. the big winter storm here in new york, but much more important, a second big hit for cities like washington and baltimore. complete coverage here tonight. >>> also, what was that that woke up so many folks this morning in the midwest? turns out it was just what they thought it was. >>> rising tensions in iran. a widening crackdown and there are fears tonight something big may be coming. >>> and is it downhill for the american ski racer many said wod be the face of the vancouver olympic games? she came public today with a revelation that could end her participation. "nightly news" from snowy new york and elsewhere begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, from new york. we are alongside the famous 30 rockefeller skating rink tonight. this is the pummeling, punishing conditions tonight as a massive snowstorm bears down on the major metropolitan areas here in the east. most important cities like washington, baltimore, that are getting their second big hit in less than a week. and look at the size of this storm. our friends at the weather channel estimate befor

new york's too, right? >> that's true. there was a man named alfred eli beech who wanted subways -- he looked out his window and saw traffic congestion in new york citylly was part of groups that charted how many wagons went by corners at one time, he actually found a corner in new york that had 11,000 vehicles going by every day. and he was a proponent of subways and actually had a model built in 1870s that was very successful and people liked. but the above-ground transportation companies were so powerful that they blocked it. and one of the good consequences of the blizzard of 1888 was that it finally helped push his idea forward, though it took to 1904 before subways actually started to run in new york city. >> so we should in some ways be thankful for those mammoth storms of the past. who knows what major technological changes will come from this one. although again it's not predicted to be anywhere near as big as the one back in 1888. we sure hope that's the case. jim murphy, author of the book "blizzard!" thanks for joining us this morning. the snow is falling in new york's central park. our coverage of the big storm continues this morning. st

meanwhile, new york city schools are open. but that's not the case for countless other school districts. as you can see, it's still coming down in times square. >> and linsey davis is there at the cross roads of the world with more on this storm. lindsey, i'm sure you're bundled up. >> reporter: bundled up and freezing. good morning to you, vinita and todd. when i woke up yesterday, it was snowing. about 24 hours later, it's still snowing. we have about nine inches on the ground in new york and counting. i slipped on my way to times square this morning. that's why thousands of schools in the northeast are closed. but that's not the case, as you said, for new york city public school students. no snow day. airlines are cancelling more flights again today in the northeast. and more than 100,000 homes are still without power across the region. >> some winters are bad. some winters are good. this is a bad one. >> reporter: winter wonderland, depends on who you ask. >> i'm totally done with the snow. i'm ready for spring. so ready f

this storm is 800 miles wide, and you can see the spin right over new york city. snow for parts of philly and ocean city, baltimore. and as we go up towards new york, yeah, the low pressure right over top of us, so we're seeing those big, thick snow flakes. and across upstate new york and pennsylvania where they're going to continue to see this snow. so i don't know when it's going to end. maybe may? june? jane: i'm not complaining. >> oh, thanks, guys. jane: we have some breaking news to get to. jon: we have live pictures now from oklahoma city community college where there is a report -- and i have to stress at this point it is only a report -- of a gunman on campus. you can see the squad cars parked in front of the building, these are live pictures just coming into the fox newsroom. live pictures as the students stream out, the police go in, and everybody tries to figure out contactually what's going on. this on the same day a teacher reportedly was shot, well, was shot outside a elementary school in tacoma. this oklahoma city community college where students a

some areas northwest of new york city could see more than two feet of snow. there were some brave souls out during the day. >> driving is crazy today. crazy. ridiculous. >> reporter: by nightfall orange county, new york, declared a state of emergency, banning all but plows and emergency vehicles from the roads. the storm knocked out power for tens of thousands in the area and outages extended as far north as vermont. in fact, the latest numbers, more than 22,000 people without power in the new york region. also, it's a rarity, but public schools are out here in new york city. and in terms of flights, you better call ahead of time because they canceled more than a thousand yesterday and they're still canceling more this morning. back to you. >> susan candiotti in a snowy central park for us this morning, thank you. >>> so the weather is so bad in parts of northern pennsylvania, the national guard had to rescue some high school students stranded after their busses got stuck in the snow. there's power outages, canceled flights, lots of canceled flights. reynolds

new york and philadelphia. and tens of thousands of people in upstate new york are without power. currently we have about three to five inches on the ground in new york city the worse of the storm isn't expected until later today through friday. this same storm is expected to stick around through throughout the weekend in the northeast. lindsay davis new york. >>> i noticed the wind is starting to pick up. >> it is. it is the beginning of a very powerful night of wind that will last through midday tomorrow. we always thought the wind would be the bigger issue with this storm. we got snow last night. did not stick well. we'll get more snow tonight. it problem hi won't stick all that well but maybe a little better. colder air will come in. let's look at maryland's radar. we detect snow out there across northern marylan . a lot is not touching the ground at the moment. it is radar-indicated above. none the less we are seeing a little bit of activity out there. i'll take you in closer to home and again you can see, for the most part, there is not much above the city. toward northern hartford and baltimore county maybe you catch a few flakes in those direction

he grows up a son of privilege in new york city. he is fascinated by bugs, insects, the outdoors, but he is told as a very young man he probably will not live until the 21st birthday. he is second. he is nearsighted. and he wears spectacles. the kids make fun of him. he is strong. is almost anorexic. he is told that he does want to live to his 21st birthday he probably shouldn't go outdoors. and roosevelt wilson is way to strength. he says in his biography, autobiography, i've will will myself stronger. he builds his body. he overcomes his sister he was afraid of the dark that he was afraid of trees that he was afraid of forces. this most robust mail of our president he was this shallow very scared child. he wills himself to strength. he goes to harvard. he falls in love with this beautiful woman, and he leaves harvard and he starts with a little crabby very young age. he joins republican party and then he said was the least corrupt of the two corrupt parties as he said in new york, the legislature was not 100% crop but perhaps 90%

back here in new york, more than a million new york city school kids got a head start on the weekend. >> it's been snowing for like two weeks long. >> reporter: for the fourth time in six years new york city public schools were closed. while the storm is winding down, people flying in and out of this region tomorrow are advised to check ahead with their airlines. there could still be many delays. brian? >> all right, rehema ellis in central park, thanks. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel is in upstate new york, binghamton, to be exact. mike, what unusual construction of this storm. some heavy intensities, and depending on where folks are watching tonight, they want to know, when is it going to stop? >> reporter: this storm is kind of stuck. it tried to go east, it couldn't. yesterday went west towards new york city. take a look at the giant swirl trying to move north. it's blocked in by high pressure up around greenland. what it's going to do is slowly meander into new england. as it does so, it's going to weaken. it's not as feisty as it was. those 60 mile-an-hour wind gusts

in new york city, almost two feet of heavy, wet snow has fallen. it's packing hurricane force winds. that's bringing down a lot of trees and power lines. officials say, at one point, more than 1 million people lost electricity. at least three deaths are linked to the storm. one man was killed in central park after a tree branch fell on him. hundreds of flight cancellations and delays in the northeast. for the second time in a month, 1 million students in new york city schools were told to stay home and take a snow day. for the latest on the snow totals and when it will end, we turn to ginger zee. >> it's interesting. this storm, right now, ranking fourth as far as biggest snowstorms ever in central park's history. the top came in 2006. they had 23.6 inches then. you have 20.8, so far. look at other numbers. philly got away with it this time. less than a half foot. the snow is winding down. the storm isn't moving. it isn't leaving, yet. it will not leave until late tomorrow. the dwindling storm will be the story much of the day. on top of what you h

terrell brown is in new york city with the latest. it's finally you and not us, terrell >> reporter: sort of. we have paid our dues, you've paid your dues. at this point it looks like the worst of the storm is over but the damage, derek, has already been done. we're talking about travel nearly impossible. it's been miserable all day long and nearly a million customers are without power in new york and across the region. this storm isn't totally over just yet. an army of shovels and a fleet of plows are attacking the snow. it's a losing battle. >> the boss cleaned it twice last night. the guys did it twice today and i'm going to now. >> reporter: the storm is sitting over the northeast and could dumb up up to 30 inches in some places. the new york suburb of mt. pleasant has been anything but. >> the heavy wet snow created havoc in our community. >> reporter: the downed power lines and more than a million are powerless. the storm is crippling every form of transportation. hundreds of flights in the northeast are cancelled causing proble

pretty much every politician thinks this is the wrong side of politics and they are moving on from new york cityything you have, practically, that it's not going to be in new york city. you know, i thought when the president started talking there, that he was sort of pleading with congress to bail him out of this situation. >> bret: that was from the youtube. >> that he got himself into and then he finally sort of went back to eric holder land. this whole thing has been just immensely naive. i mean, president obama thought that he could satisfy the civil libertarian and the nobel peace prize committee and all these people by closing guantanamo bay and trying these -- the killers in civilian courts and that sort of thing. and he has just discovered that he can't do it. some of these people are going to be held indefinitely forever because they can't be released. they are too dangerous to be released and they can't be tried. so -- then you have got some of them are going to be tried in military tribunals. others in civilian courts. the ones that are tried in military tribunals will appeal on the b

the new york city police commissioner, mayor, and other leaders have all expressed concern these trials last for years and end up costing over a billion dollars. the trials should not take place in new york or any other civilian court. to do so ignores the fact we are at war. i believe there is a better way. i have been military lawyer for almost 30 years and have great confidence in our military justice system. with the goal of protecting our nation, military law allows us to collect bible intelligence without reading miranda rights to enemy combatants reject to conduct military intelligence. as one of the chief of course, i am proud of the revised military commission act of 2009, which created military tribunals for unlawful enemy combatants, a system not available in 2002 to deal with the issue bomber, richard b.. this lot was passed after extensive consultation with the obama administration and received overwhelming bipartisan support. above all else, it is built around the idea that we are a nation at war. khalid sheikh mohammed and his co-conspirators should have their charges rei

that's why we are under a winter storm warning stretching from new york city all the way down across the east coast back over to the midwest. lots of delays and problems in the immediate area. eastern shore and winter storm warning in effect currently until about 7:00 p.m. tomorrow as we can see from 14 to 20 inches plus around the baltimore area looking at 16 to 24 north of us on the eastern shore and lower part of the state 7 to 14. we see snow tonight with temperatures down to 30. peck up overnight tonight and then through tomorrow morning get really windy tomorrow afternoon as well. details in the 7 day coming up. >>> we stopped production so we could focus on our customers' cars first. and technicians are making repairs. we're working around the clock to ensure we build vehicles of the highest quality... to restore your faith... in our company. for more information visit toyota.com. with hundreds of channels and 11,000 free on demand titles per month. okay. let's negotiate. how about 100 bucks? uh, well, the offer is $89.99 per month for a year. deal. not much of a negotiator. r

yesterday, late yesterday, he said this planned and plotted attack against new york city's subway systems was the most serious attack aimed at new york since the attack of 9/11. after he said that, he made the comment we -- we just played, arguing about civilian courts in cases of terrorism. we're going to talk about what najibullah zazi has given authorities. martha: here's another big story, former vice president dick cheney checked into george washington hospital yesterday after experiencing chest pains. we're getting updates on his condition and will bring those to you shortly. a spokesman for the cheney family says he is resting comfortably and his doctors are evaluating the situation. the former vice president as you know has had a history of heart problems. he had four heart attacks, the first one when he was only 37 years old. and boy, they didn't hold him back in his life. after that, he has had four of these heart situations and you know, heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women in this country. in a couple of minutes we're going to talk about not only v

the white house considers reversing course and moving the controversial terror trials out of the new york city, there is a renewed debate on how the u.s. should be dealing with suspected terrorists. first up font tonight, a conversation with one of the central figures in this debate, john yoo. the official justice department official and author of the bush era torture memos is out with a new book on the use of president power called "crisis and command." also tonight, actor ed o'neal stops by, the former star with "married... with children" is enjoying success in prime time on tv's number one new comedy, "modern family." we're glad youoined us, author john yao and actor ed o'neal coming up right now. >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better, but mostly we're looking forward to building stronger communities and relationships. because of your help, the best is yet to come.

it's around new york city in philadelphia. e city its of new york, you are looking at rain that turns to snow. winter storm warnings for jersey, maryland, west virginia, north carolina mountains, extended to western new york, parts of ohio, northern new england. look at the radar. heaviest snow is near south jersey and philadelphia. you are reporting white snow around atlantic city. it's mixing around new york city. laguardia, rain and snow. we'll look at this in a little bit. what is my worst pick for the worst weather in the country? the worst city, robin. >> who that has worst? >> scranton, pennsylvania. 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts tonight. >> it's a blizzard rk, yeah? >> just about. scranton, pennsylvania, worst weather in the country. more on that in a bit. >> nauthank you. >>> the house veteran affairs committee. look at the gulf war illness. engineers are going test fire a rocket booster just before 2:00 p.m. eastern. an international water tasting starts in berkeley springs, west virginia. you can taste more than 100 wa

9/11 mast he mind khalid shaikh mohammed and hisald coconspirators at a federal courthouse in new york city. shannon bream is waiting for the news conference, along with us. tell me how bipartisan this group is. >> reporter: jane, of course here in d.c., that is becoming a rare thing these days, so it is unique, a show of sticking together. we've got six senators on the democratic or independent side, senators lieberman, lincoln and also webb. as far as republicans, we've got graham, collins and mccain sticking together, senator graham's spokesperson says this is an amendment they'll try to tack on the first available thing that comes to the door. we know the jobs bill could be coming shortly as they call it, so that's a possibility. one very interesting thing, the fact that we're talking about senator webb being on board with this, a former navy secretary, a very important person to have, also members of the armed services committee, to have to -- to have him on board is a big plus as they move forward. jane: exactly what are they asking for? >> this group a few days ago put a letter toget

new york's central park got almost 21 inches of snow, which makes february the snowiest month in the city's history. some stranded truck drivers were surprised by all of this. >> new york is known for keeping the roads really, real lly impeckably clean. >> if they got stuck, they had to wait for the tow truck to pull that guy out and clear that spot up, then it's like a domino effect. >>> a river dam that was threatening to collapse because of this storm will likely hold. that is good news. it is word from officials in freetown, massachusetts. the water started spilling over the dam this week, and about a dozen people were advised to get out, leave their homes. just last night, officials said the water will probably recede, and the dam should be okay. this, of course, was a huge relief because safety experts were pretty concerned yesterday. >> if there were to be a catastrophic failure, there is a strong likelihood of very significant impacts downstream. the dam is in an unsafe condition, which means we are concerned. >>> how does it look where you are? who will see stormy weather today? we

new york city is up a little bit. we think they'll just be in the northern fringe, possibly three to six inches. north of new york city into new england will not be hit hard by this storm. philadelphia, we're calling eight to 12 for you. we mentioned baltimore and d.c. friends in the ohio valley, it is snowing pretty good from indianapolis to columbus. that's where it's getting colder and the snow is coming down. new computer projections project three to six inches, highest totals around columbus, ohio, where you'll be plowing up to a foot of snow come tomorrow. this is not just a huge storm but affecting a large area, contessa. the important thing, d.c., this could be one of their biggest snow storms all time. >> they've gotten walloped already this year. >> when this storm is over they'll have more snow than boston for the year. which is ridiculous. >> thank you for staying on top top of it, bill. >>> glass half empty or half full for the jobs? put democrats in the half full category. nancy pelosi this morning said d

from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, this is "nightline," february 3rd, 2010. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. and we begin tonight with the arrest of motivational speaker and self-proclaimed spiritual guru james arthur ray. he was charged today with three counts of manslaughter. one for each person who died in a sweat lodge ceremony last fall at his spiritual retreat. dan harris first investigated the fatalities and this suspect for "nightline" in october and he's got tonight's report. >> reporter: it is a stunning fall from grace for a man who was once one of the fastest rising stars in the $11 billion a year self-help industry. one of the featured teachers in the megabest selling book and dvd "the secret." >> most people look at their current state of affairs and say, this is who i am. that's not who you are. >> reporter: which argue you can get whatever you want through the power of your thoughts. a guru who tonight is in jail, facing three charges of manslaughter. the arrest today of james arthur ray is a culminat

this is going to make land fall around new york city and loop back into pennsylvania. snow will work its way in here on thursday night and friday. that's the best chance of accumulating snow. the winds will pick up and be scary on friday morning. scary looking, anyway. 39 right now in brookeville. tomorrow morning, just flurries. and by afternoon, again, just flurries. snow showers tomorrow night. highs 36 to 40. upper level low spinning there, is forcing this system further out to sea and consequently, we are going to miss the big snows as they develop off the carolina coast and then makes land fall. i'm going to call it land fall, because it's almost like a hurricane up around new york city. windy through saturday. maybe we make it to 40 on saturday with some snow flurries. we are dry sunday. march 1 is meteorology spring. mid 40s on tuesday, and mid and low 40s on tuesday and when derek makes it to march, he is thinking it's all over. >> i'm hoping. >> would you walk on a bring made out of spaghetti? that's not stopping the bridge building experts, who won gold meda

in new york city, there was one welfare recipient per every two residents working in the city's private sector. in 1975, new york city went bankrupt as a result. many of you are too young to remember, but there was a famous "new york daily news" headline. president gerald ford was between a rock and hard place because the strategy and the organizational strategy of george wiley brought new york city to its knees, but that was hardly what was the greatest thing for them. along came a guy named george wiley, a disciple of the others. and wade was a disciple. in 1970, after working for his organization, he formed another organization, called arkansas community organizations for reform now. it became known as acorn. the name was changed, but the ackerman remains the same. this was the organization -- the acronym remains the same. acorn was not just by registering democratic voters. it was registering so many that it created a crisis in the system, the same way wiley created a crisis and the welfare rolls. fraudulent voters were just as good as legitimate voters -- a crisis in the welfare ro

and into new york city, where up to 18 inches was expected mayor michael bloomberg told new yorkers totay off the roads. >> if you want to get stuck in >> ifill: but while congress was closed-- delaying hearings on toyota and gays in the military- - new york city's government was up and running. the storm didn't stop wall street either trading went on as scheduled. but for just the third time in six years, new york city's public schools were closed. students were hardly heartbroken. >> i'm going to get a little sleep, a little studying, just kidding. i'm going to go sledding all day! whoo! >> ifill: all that snow has to go somewhere, and the mayor's office said it will cost the city about $1 million per inch to clear the city's five boroughs. and from chicago to new jersey, the challenge of excavating streets entombed in snow will be much the same. for more now on the impact of the storm, we're joined by maryland governor martin o'malley. i spoke with him a short time ago from maryland's emergency operations center in baltimore. governor o'malley, thank you for joining us. >> sure, my

from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, this is "nightline," february 24th, 2010. >> good evening. we begin tonight in a place typically filled with spectator applause, replaced today by gasps of horror when a 22 foot killer whale fatality attacked his seaworld trainer. the park, a few hours ago identified dawn brancheau as the victim, confirming she was pulled into the water by the giant predator. it's just the latest example of a wild animal in captivity lashing out with deadly consequences, and tonight, we know it's not the first time till little hy has killed. the killer whale pool was quiet this afternoon. the attraction closed following the sudden and frightening attack that killed one of the park's most senior trainers. >> it's with great sadness that i report that one of our most experienced animal trainers died this afternoon. >> reporter: investigators say dawn brancheau slipped into the tank before being attacked by the whale. news reports say at least two dozen tourists looked on from above the whale tank, and

. >> reporter: new york city has already plowed through its $41 million snow budget and winter's not over. >> we have put our sanitation workers on split shifts. 2,200 workers per shift. >> reporter: pennsylvania spent 93% of its budget even before this snowfall, forcing some tough decisions. >> we're going to fill the potholes, however. what you'll see is that work will get done in april and may and june. but the bigger repaving work will probably have to be pushed off to next year. >> reporter: virginia is already a whopping $70 million over budget. and georgia, which has spent $5 million, doesn't even set aside money for snow removal. snow is also affecting the jobless rates. snowed-in workers became laidoff workers and that's being blamed for a jump in new unemployment claims. some experts say before winter is over 100,000 jobs may be lost. >> they couldn't get to work, they couldn't get paid and they got laid off. as a result they applied for unemployment insurance. >> reporter: at some small businesses, an already slow season has gotten worse. how does the snow impact your busi

>>ouncer: "nigh >> announcer: "nightline" continues from new york city with martin bashir. >> more thanlion americans will watch the new orleans saints battle the indianapolis colts this super bowl sunday. with the game will come big appetites. and there's no shortage of mouth watering dishes to delight. just ask josh capehorn. he is tonight's "plate list." >> game day is super bowl sunday. you call me on game day, you don't say hello. you say game day. because i will not respond to anything else. i have had an annual super bowl party probably started about 14 years ago. we actually made a pretty big decision and cut the wives out because they really just got in the way. they didn't watch the game. they didn't care about the game and i don't like feeding my boy and worry about them over there getting the diet cokes and, you know, do you have any salad. i'm like -- this is just all wrong. we're in the kitchen now, going to get things going. chopped tomato, red onion, peppers. we're going to hit this with lime and lemon. we're going to hit this with fresh black pepper. little corner salt.

here in new york city, more a foot. w york, 20 to 25 inches of snow. some of that has been very wet. so we have some scattered power outages with downed trees and power line, flooding in new england after tremendous rain then snow. and of course coastal gales. other parts of the country, not quite as dramatic, because front will bring rain on shore in the pacific northwest, an area of low pressure that will bring rain and snow as we head if to oklahoma city. nice in the southwest and of course across portions of the northern plain, even though there it is quite nshz this weather report sponsored by macy's. >> and that is your latest weather. how back over to harry. >>> on today's "moneywatch," thousand trick yourself into saving money. here with some easy tips that might surprise you is janet bodnar, editor of kiplinger's magazine. thanks for making it over in the speak. i love these tips because they're not difficult and if you incorporated them, could you really save some serious dough. >> that's true. that's the idea.

new york suburbs. how was new york city able to cope with all this snow today? well, mayor bloomberg said there were more than 1,600 plows and salt spreaders on the roadways today. by the way, he bragged that this, in comparison to northern virginia, the mayor said he had din were a friend of his from northern virginia who complained his street hadn't been plowed in two days, whereas here the mayor said every single street had been covered by at least one plow by the end of the day. tough talk. the mayor will have to see if he can back it up tomorrow when schools are open. live in union square in manhattan tonight. back to you guys. >> andrew, thank you. >>> still to come tonight, an update on the airports and when planes might be able to start taking off again. >>> in sports, caps going for 16 straight wins. >>> how did it turn out? >> not like we would have liked. you heard them going on in the office. >> they were screaming and hollering. >> we were howling a little bit. it was a fun game. it was so close. it was bound to happen at some point. a winning strea

well, the snow here in monroe, new york, about an hour north of new york city is 32 inches deep, and it is still snowing. but throughout the northeast, this has been a day of record snow, houming winds, power outages, and for some people, a nightmare, stuck snowbound in their vehicles. they were backed up along interstate 84 in upstate new york. those who tried to defy the powerful snowstorm and ended up stranded, more than 12 hours. randy was moving from connecticut to florida. >> it came on sew fast and so quickly and so strony that it was -- there was nothing anydy could do. >> reporter: justin was driving from maine to new york. >> all i got right now is a powerade, and i'm sipping on that. i don't have anything to eat. >>eporter: this churning, punishing megastorm has gripped the entire northeast from maryland all the way to maine. for nearly 36 hours straight it has snowed and snowed. >> sort of turning into the storm that doesn't end and this point. >> reporter: this wintry assault has left more than 1 million people without power, as overnight temperatures plunged into the te

three to five in new york city. and a look at the next storm that brings heavy rain in southern california, as we get closer to the weekend. that storm will move across the country next week. >>> a very good morning, we have a little bit of a light snow along the 270 corridor toward frederick. we could have a few slick spot and there is a winter weather three advisory north and west of the city until 6:00 p.m. with winds gusting to 50 degrees -- 50 miles per hour. the weekend will still be breezy, next definitely more wind. and a little more snow. and we're live in philadelphia. robin? >> all right, sam. thank you. i know you hit the sack early because of the big day ahead of you. >>> i have to tell you, i was up until almost midnight watching the ladies figure skating in the olympics. gold medal performance. people will be talking about this for decades. david muir has all the highlights for us. good morning, david. >> reporter: it was incredible, wasn't it, robin? joannie rochette said she remembered watching the

i loved new york city at the time, i loved robert, the people around us.hink when you have love and magic propelling you, it is helpful, but there was also a lot of hard work. tavis: that is public. love, magic. if i love the vocabulary that you speak. it is beautiful. -- i love the vocabulary that speak. it is beautiful. for those who did not know who robert was, one, tell me, and i want you to tell us why there is something for us to learn from, wrestle with about your relationship. first, tell me about robert. >> robert was one of these people that has a god-given gift. he was born an artist, and even when we met at 20, his abilities were fully formed. he is an artist. that is as simple as the word i could be used to describe robert -- that is the simplest word i could use to describe robert. not a photographer, all of the different adjectives can be distilled down to say that he is a true artist. what i am hoping that the book will do, not one, i promised robert -- one, i promised robert i would write the book. the day before he died, i promised him i

the extent of the storm, now moving into the new york city area, southern new england. there may be minor flight delays from boston, providence, hartford, perhaps into new york city. that's going to be exiting. this afternoon we'll have highs reaching the low 40s and sunshine back from time to time. a few clouds coming through. a lot of melt together day, more melting tomorrow. could have patchy ice around tonight. watch out for that. on friday into saturday, looks like a major storm coming in with accumulating snow beginning friday afternoon and continuing, maybe heavy at times friday night into midday saturday, tapering off and ending saturday afternoon. sun back on sunday and monday. yet another storm maybe on tuesday, it doesn't look like a major one. how is the traffic? >> we'll take a live look along i-270. southbound, the left side of your screen, getting past shady drove road. i have reports of activity on the northbound side. i have yet to see anything blocking. rockville on gude dee drive, that stretch is closed, an overturned truck. authorities are detouring t

it's going to new york and pivot over new york city and drift inland. news about it drifting inland, it will begin to weaken as opposed to sitting out here and remaining a full-on blizzard for 24 hours. that's going to be for sure for at least two days. >> silver cloud -- silver lining in a dark cloud. >>> three minutes after the hour, a killer whale kills again in front of a horrified seaworld audience. the tragedy at seaworld. and why the park kept this whale, despite its involvement in two other deaths. >>> at quarter after the hour, robert gibbs on the president's last chance of getting health care against the goal line. >>> and president obama and scott brown, one-on-one on the court. could it really happen? there's a site for the showdown. right now you can get a great deal on any volkswagen. well, the tiguan's great. mm. and the routan has everything we're looking for. plus, every volkswagen includes no-charge, scheduled, care-free maintenance. so, what's this punchdub days about? you know, where you punch someone in the arm every time you see a v

we would take into account the security and logistical concerns that had been brought forth by new york city. and those will be, as he said, taken into account before a final decision is made. >> sreenivasan: state and local officials in new york have urged the trial be held elsewhere. and attorney general eric holder said it could still be moved out of the federal courts entirely and back to a military commission. wall street had a rough day. stocks fell on new concerns that bank lending curbs in china will hurt recovery in the u.s. the dow jones industrial average lost 45 points to close at 10,099. the nasdaq rose just six points to close at 2,183. for the week, the dow gained about 1%; the nasdaq rose 2%. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's web site. but for now, back to jim. >> lehrer: and to the analysis of shields and brooks-- syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. >> lehrer: david, how do you read the polls on people not going really strong

new york city, the latest report up there is heavy snow coming down.t's not central park, that's columbus circle on the north side of manhattan. it is barely moving there. they have had ten inches of snow or so. a big storm for them. for us, we didn't get the snow but wind out there. the weather terrace past the sunrise hour just happening right now. winds 30 to 40 miles an hour in the metro. our biggest winds were reported in west virginia at 567-mile an hour gusts in petersburg and grant county and purcellville 55 and over to middletown and frederick county 56. martinsburg in the mid-50s. windy, very windy through midday. a little snow this morning north and east of washington. 36. tomorrow 43. could be a flurry tomorrow night and sunday 45. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, very windy. some snow showers are north and east of town. mid-20s to low 30s out there. sun is coming up right now and this afternoon it will be mostly cloudy with that wind warning until 6:00 p.m. a couple of snow showers are possible with gusts 40 to maybe as high as 60 mil

from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, this is "nightline," february 5th, 2010. >> good evening. it's now more than seven months since michael jackson's death, and the man many believe to be responsible has yet to be charged with any offense. but that's likely to change on monday, when dr. conrad murray is expected to saturday render to the authorities. and then, another so-called celebrity trial. of course, hollywood is well practiced in these matters, from o.j. simpson to phil spector. but is justice served when the subject is so tape mouse? chris connelly now reports. >> reporter: as if in hodgeage to the greatest dancer of his generation, the l.a. district attorney's office and lawyers for michael jackson's dr. conrad murray continue their own legal foxtrot today. more than seven months after jackson's death. >> it seems like the d.a.'s office, they are in no hurry to do anything. they are sort of taking their sweet time, but the public is demanding that something be done. >> reporter: plans for murray to surrender to

tuna, crab, salmon and ocean fish flavors. >> announc >> announcer: "nightline" continues from new york citya mcfadden. >> we turn now to health, and what many experts are calling the epidemic of childhood obesity. with an estimated 1 in 3 american kids considered overweight. now tomorrow, the new england journal of medicine will publish a study that finds that obese children are more than twice as likely to die before the age of 55 from disease than others. but first lady michelle obama says there is something to be done, and as she told my colleague robin roberts in "the nightline interview." >> reporter: obesity plagues millions of children in this country. and for the first time in our history, this generation might have a shorter life span than their parents. >> 1 in 3 kids are overweight or obese, and we're spending $150 billion a year treating obesity-related illnesses so, we know this is a problem, and there's a lot at stake. >> and now, first lady michelle obama is calling for action. this morning, president obama signed a memorandum, creating a task force on childhood obesity. >> n

muhammad be tried in new york, and it apprs he is not going to be, what should they do about the trial and should it be a civilian or military? >> it's a terrible idea to try him in new york city. the obama administration is walking back from that. it forces us to stop questioning terrorists. it it forces us to provide a lot of intelligence about terrorists in a courtroom and worst of all, it's going to force our soldiers and agents in the field, on the battlefield to follow law enforcement and police rules when they should be fighting. i would prefer that the trial be moved back to guantanamo bay and in a military trial. tavis: professor john yoo's new book is called "crisis and command." professor yoo, and honor to have you on the program. thanks for your time. >> thanks, it was great fun it. tavis: up next, actor ed o'neal. stay with us. please well ed o'neill to this program, the talented actor who starred on tv's most pop loss shows then and now, "married... with children," a show that helped turn a struggling new network called fox into a broadcasting powerhouse. he now stars on tv's number one new comedy, "modern family." the show airs wednesday nights at 9:00 on abc. h

detroit, chicago, new york city, washington, d.c. and even boston. >> you told me this is a narrow band of fierce snow so you could get hit but your neighbor down the road not? >> reporter: this is a tricky storm, diane. this is a low that will explode offshore tomorrow afternoon. and if it forms out in the ocean, a little bit further out in the ocean than believed, we would miss the snow. if it forms west, we get a mixture of sleet and that takes the toe tams way down. reputations are won and lost on a forecast like this. here is what we're going with now. been looking at the storms for almost 22 years in this area, so, right now, based on what we know about the storm track, washington, d.c., 8 to 12, philadelphia, 15 to 20. new york city area, coming in with 10 to 18 and a little bit more in boston than earlier anticipated. 5 to 10 inches. but this is a storm you have to babysit, because it doesn't even form until tomorrow afternoon. >> okay, thanks, sam. and for your predictions. with inches, no less. >>> we're going to turn now t

was arrogant for him to put the ksm trial in lower manhattan without speaking to anyone in the new york city police department, new york city administration, anybody at all involving security. megyn: what do you say to those who say this looks like a political stunt because lawyers, as you point out, you and i are both lawyers, we've both represented clients whom we don't necessarily believe. that's what you do as a lawyer, you go into court and make an argument. abraham lincoln said how he could argue for one in the morning and the opposite in the afnlt that's what lawyers do, just because they worked for gitmo or gitmo terrorists doesn't mean they're true believers. how do you respond to those who say this is a political stunt? >> i don't object to fact that they represented gitmo detainee, although you wonder why people decide to put their time in for certain causes. now that they're on the other side and we're talking about vital issues of life and death i think the american people are entitled to know who represented guantanamo detainees then and now, and to me, this removes any type of

oh, yeah, of course. [ cheers and applause ] today new york city cancelled public schooled for only the time in six years. crazy, right? only three times in six years or what the knicks would call -- a win. [ audience aws ] [ light laughter ] took you a long time to get that one. i get it. it's cold, it's cold. the u.n. here in new york was closed because of the snowstorm. that could be bad, i mean, who's going to do nothing? [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] oh, thank you. things are worse for travelers, airports, all over the east coast are facing flight cancellations. in fact, under each departure time it says "are you freaking kidding me?" [ light laughter ] go get a cinnabon, it will be a while, buddy. i don't know if you heard this, president obama told white house reporters that his meeting with bipartisan congressional leaders went, quote, "well." when asked why he was being vague he was like, "because." [ light laughter ] michelle obama was on "larry king" last night and michelle said "the american people don't care about the president's anger or frustration and they don't c

overseas who are correctly involved in orchestrating and running this alleged plot to bomb the new york city subways and that at least one if not several of those men will be sent back to new york, quote, promptly. we don't know the identity of the suspects from overseas or exactly when they'll be arrive here in new york for trial. but that's the word from federal prosecutors. you'll recall azazi is the man with two friends he went to high school with who traveled for bomb training and then accused of wanting to come back here and be suicide bombers to set off bombs on the trains. defense lawyers say all of the men deny any wrongdoing. >> all right. jonathan dienst in our newsroom in new york, thank you very much. >>> coming up next, now what? can democrats muscle their members into pushing a health care bill across the finish line? our focus is largely on the house. coming up, the interview with california congressman george miller. he's speaker pelosi's closest adviser. we'll get his take on what comes next. >>> a special friday treat. we're headed live to vancouver with olympian john bent

new york. >> you mean t ultimate act. well, the conspiracy was not. the ultimate act may have been in new york city. >> larry: don't you try where the act occurs? >> not necessarily. the act of the co-conspirators, where they hatch the plan, none of them were on the planes in new york. their act was conspiratorial. >> larry: you and i plan to kill someone and we do the plan in california, we kill them in detroit, we're going to be tried in detroit. >> if the conspiracy was hatched in one jurisdiction and someone else committed an act in another jurisdiction, i believe that both jurisdictions -- >> larry: can claim? we'll be back with judge judy who always forces us to think. don't go away. ♪ what if one little pop... ♪ could open a world of wonder? ♪ ♪ so sensory, ♪ so satisfying, ♪ the discovery never seems to stop. ♪ ♪ it's the magic friskies makes happen. ♪ ♪ every day. ♪ in so many ways. ♪ friskies. feed the senses. ♪ hey, ask our doctor about garlique, okay? garlique's clinically tested ingredient maintains healthy cholesterol naturally. eat right. exercise. garlique. >> larry: back with judge

hunger has been a problem here in new york city and in the united states. more than 6 million americans haven't had a paycheck in months. we have looking at a 10 maunt 4% peek this year. we are looking at a near 10%. >> seeing the harsh reality for laid off workers. >> before you know it, they can't afford the food wish we are seeing the amount of increase >> filling an empty food cart, the daily ritual for americans who have fallen pray to the recession. also deeply concerned by the certain european countries. i'm joined by hue williamson. why are the markets so spooked? >> they ever not convinced that the authority measurements are tough enough. simply aren't convincing the markets. >> are we agreed? >> i'm afraid we've lost the picture there. we'll continue through points with the rest of the program. right now, you are watching gmt with me. coming up, politicians are told they will face criminal charges in the latest scandal. >> the crucial moment in the parliament this week. pushing through an amendment on the rules on the monitoring through sunday's v