to new york paralyzing the city. the blizzaza also kwauzing headaches in south florida, where this weekend we saw hundreds of stranded passengers inside mia. m my trying to fly home, now forced to sleep heir. >> where have you been sleeping? >> on the floor. >>reporter: tonighw on lincoln road in miami beach -- >> it's way too cold. >>reporter: shoppers are braving the chilly temperatures, bundled up from head to toe. >> it's freezing. it's cold. i'm not used to it at all. >>reporter: even the restaurants are packed. this table having a blast, thankful to be in south florida not on the east coast. heater. >>reporter: earlier in the day, more than 24,000 runners competing in the miami marathon. >> beautiful weather. wonderful course. >> the runners hadad blankets and odd to see that in miami. >>reporter: many thankful, telling us it was idea for a lo-distance run. this woman visiting from boston couldn't be happier. >> were you hoping to come down here and get some beach weather? >> (unintelligible)no. this is nice. i

but it was enough to paralyze the city's transportation systems. and what's worse.. a lot more is on the way. craig boswell shows ups how the region is preparing. craig boswell: hundreds of crashes across the dc metropolitan area made last night's commute nearly impossible. backups lasted late into the night. the cause . just an inch of snow that froze over. (alice berney/accident victim) "it is crazy out here. i know it seems like just a little snow but it is really really slick out here." craig boswell: it was a little better this morning but not much. truck drivers who had reached their shift limits had to pull over, blocking lanes of some highways. driver: "i left fort bragg, ago.got into traffic here." craig boswell: president obama also got stuck in the mess.. his motorcade skidded along roads as he returned to the white house wednesday. and last night's dusting is nothing compared to what's ahead- a major winter storm that could drop two feet of snow on the city over the next couple days. ) "the mayor of dc apologized for wednesday night's debacle and says the

the record books. historic snowfall from washington d.c. to new york city. nearl 27 inches paralyzing the city. the blizzard also kwauzing headaches in south florida, where this weekend we saw hundreds of stranded passengers inside mim. many trying to fly home, now forced to sep heir. >> where have you been sleeping? >> on the floor. reporter: tonight on lincoln road in miami beach -- >> it's way too cold. >>reporter: shoppers are braving the chilly temperatures, bundled up from head to toe. i'm not used to it at all. >>reporter: even the restaurants are packed. this table having a blast, thankful to be in south florida not on the east coast. >> i love it. we have a heater. >>reporter: earlier in the day, more than 24,000 runners competing in the miami marathon. >> beautiful weather. wonderful course. >> the runners had blankets and were still shivering. that was odd to see that in miami. >>reporter: many thankful, telling us it was idea for a long-distance run. this woman visiting from boston couldn't be happier. >> were you hoping to come down here and get some beach weather? >> (unintelligib

after an inch of snow paralyzed the city on wednesday. they stretched to hours an people abandoned cars on the road, even the president's motorcade was slipping and sliding. >> if this is what a single does, how cana we handle a blizzard? >> those headed into the path are not intimidated. they are looking forward to the challenge they had ahead. >> this year we went out and bought a mega sn blower and ready to go. >> one truveler giving good advice. if you necessary south florida, stay here a couple of days unless it passed onn through. some airlines are encouraging people to do that and reschedule flights without a fee. they hope that will lessen the nightmare that is looming. live at miami international airport, nbc 6 news. >>a i live look at charlotte, north caroline. hundreds of flight cancellations and even though it looks clear, they are anticipating nasty conditions. live team coverage continues with adam berg. that affects our temperatures as well. >> everything is connected. the area of low pressure, the wound up low with this sys

kimberly: you cannot paralyze the city. devon: exactly, there is a trade-off somewhere. have much better whether the next several days. they live look at national harbor, a big warm-up coming. i will use the word here -- monday, wednesday. the real-time temperatures this evening, we are still in the 40's, so not very cold. near freezing frederick and baltimore, so watch out for her slick spots. manassas and culpeper as well. manassas and culpeper have gone up in temperatures. will limit the widespread slick spots on sidewalks, parking lots, and driveways. any big weather features that we can see, we have shifted the wind ever so slightly to the south. they are not as strong as they were yesterday. cool, but we warm-up tomorrow. sunday into monday, the warmer air coming in, mild afternoon. fronthere is a weak coming in, with a chance of rain, very mild before the chance of rain. i have seen information where the rain develops monday night into tuesday. that's the general idea. let's get in close. resetting now, overnight tomorrow morning, morning low temperatures, freezin

the record books. historic snowfall from washington, d.c. to new york city. nearly 27 inches paralyzing the city. the blizzard also causing headaches right here in south florida where this weekend we saw hundreds of stranded passengers ipside mia. many t ting to fly home, now fced to sleep he. >> where have you been sleeping? >>repoer: on lincoln road in miami beach. >> it's way too cd. >> shoppers are braving the chilly temperatures, bundled up from head to toe it. >>> thank actually, i've been wearing the samee jacket for a couple days. >> i had to fin it in the back of my closet for sure. blast thankful to be in south florida. >> it's miami. beautiful weather, wonderful course. >> bundled up and shiverinin blankets and they were still shivering. that was kind of odd to see that in miami. >>reporter: many thankful for this wonderful their telling us it was ideal for a long distance run. this woman visiting from boston couldn't be happier. were you hoping to come for some beach weather? >> no, this is nice, ilike this weather. the perfect in between. >>reporter: a lot of passengers at fea fearfu

the cities that could be hit the hardest? washington, dc. >> forecast that i don't think we've had in 90 years. >> reporter: an inch of snow paralyzed the city earlier this week. city officials are trying to reassure residents they are better prepared for this, while urging them to stay inside. >> we see this as a major it has life and death implications and all the residents of the district of columbia should treat it that way. >> reporter: in states impacted by the storm, 3000 flights were canceled today. another 3000 were expected to be canceled tomorrow. people living in states up and down the eastern seaboard were urged to prepare for the storm. >> not much to do. we've already went grocery shopping for the rest of the week. >> reporter: and a week of supplies is what emergency managers say those on the east coast will need on hand to weather this storm. maya rodriguez, 9news. >>> at dia, several dozen flights have been canceled because of the storm. if your plans include traveling to the eastern seaboard or parts of the south, first check with your airline. >>> it is colorado's first avalanche death of the season. a slide on cebler pas

a good dress rehearsal it reminds me of the january storm we had had .4 of an inch, and it paralyzed the city at rush hour this radar is showing the snow moving away from the erin suburbs, and again, about an inch. temperatures in the upper 20s, and cars in place, the tail end of the rush hour. good snow though, still in parts of upper arboro and bowie. and germantown, rockhill, just a few flurries. moving across the bay in the next hour. you will be completely done with it. new models are in. based on one model, and i'm digesting the other model. here's what we are thinking. we extended the 2-foot band farther north. we do not say that very often. extended the 2-foot band farther north. northwest dc, down into fairfax county into manassas. you go to i-95 west, still a big storm, into southern maryland, we are looking at 6- 12 or 3-6 because it will mix with sleet or rain from time to time. there's a blizzard watch for southern maryland. i think it will taper off to the north, and it's for a good reason. friday through saturday night, and okay, let's break it down for you a little bit. histor

it paralyzed the city. i was sitting in traffic we were hearing these horrible stories of people leaving work at 7:00 on a wednesday. getting home at 1k-6 in the morning the next day. people running out of gas. local police agencies were responding to hundred, i mean, over 200 calls of stranded vehicles, abandoned vehicles, accidents, people just couldn't get traction. they were slipping and sliding everywhere. it was a complete mess. we don't want a repeat of that. >> john: no. >> luanne: thank you so much. live for us this morning in washington, d.c. jayme, 30 inches of snow, that's going to be a nightmare up there. >> jayme: it is. and she mentioned the power outages are likely to effect everyone. the northern canopy is probably 75 miles out. noon into 1:00 p.m. we anticipate the conditions to deteriorate. the heavy band of snow through it's stacking. and it's just crazy look across the carolinas now. cincinnati, south, southwestern suburbs of the st. louis area picking up snow now. as you go further to t

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they're telling residents that this doesn't look like a front so far that should paralyze the city he like storms past. >> we're preparing a major op weration with the department of sanitation to keep our streets clear. >> reporter: since it was much warmer this time last month, people really haven't had to think about cold weather supplies, things like shovels and salt and what we call those french toast supplies, the bread that's why stores are telling customers to beat the rush and really beat the panic. as we bring you back live now to the home depot in jersey city, you can see the activity not great, but there is activity here. manager. she say people have been coming over the last couple days looking for the cold weather we haven't needed them. >> what is your snow shovel of choice? do you like the double handle or the straight one? >> reporter: i need the one that's good for my back because let me just keep it real, my husband needs the one that is good for his back. i'm just the overseer in all of this. i got to make sure this operation runs smoothly. >> always need an executi

projecting the snow fall totals for some time we have to watch closely and 40 inches completely paralyzed the city. very good bet that washington d.c. is well over 18 inches and to the north you see this, really quick, often here between where we have snow or not snow. depending how far it goes we can't say is that. new york city, 6 to 12, can't rule out that it could be more than that. a couple hop models, not a great model but a couple calling for more than that so we can't rule it out but 6 to 12. look at this, a big area getting a lot of snow and wind, coastal erosion, big problems on the jersey coast, places are recovering. harris: you have likened it to sandy which was the wind driven storm. it only takes a little bit of snow it blizzard conditions to make visibility unworkable. international airport shutting down and we will see that as we get closer. rick will come back with more. andrea: this is "outnumbered," i am andrea tantaros, and co-hosted after the bell on fox business, melissa frances is back, stay see is here, veteran trial attorney and fox news legal analyst peter johnson jr.. y

it got more than two inches of snow this morning, which paralyzed the cities public transportation. it inconvenienced thousands. massive lines formed because toyko's railway operators had to cutback on the number of trains. temperatures in a minnesota city, residents at senior facility are giving a goose some special treatment. as you'll see, caring for the goose is becoming a beloved hobby. "i got it!" "if you walk too close... it's going" (sot: ginger taylor, resident) "it's sad he got left behind to fend for himself but he couldn't because he has these little disabilities so we have to feed him and we didn't want him to starve so... we feed him! and we watch out for him" "how are you doing? you want your food?" (sot: toni mottl, resident) "the last few nights when it's been so very cold i couldn't believe it when i saw him walking by my window it's like gasp he made it! i hope that someone can come and catch him take him to the wildlife rehabilitation nurse him over the winter and then bring him back in the spring and release him to where his habitat is here so that next fall he c

it's reminiscent of the 2010 snow they called snowmageddon or snowpocalypse which paralyzed the city for days. this one is likely to be worse. >> earlier i had 18 to 24. i'm now going 20 to 30 inches of snow, plus it's going to take a long time for us to clean up from that. so our plan today is to make it back to washington, d.c. if the storm is moving at about 40 miles per hour and we can do about 41, maybe we'll get there before the snow does, but it's going to be a slow go on i-81. we're watching the time here to it's already going to take about 40 minutes. it's going to be a rough ride today. hopefully most people just stay home. willie and savannah. >> i see that wetness on your face. i hope it's snow and not tears. going to be a tough one. >> it's a both. >> dylan, thanks a lot. let's focus on the storm's impact on the capital city. officials in washington are taking unprecedented precautions to prepare. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is there for us. miguel, what's it looking like? >> reporter: hey, willie, so far just cold but certainly expect to be in the bullsey

it paralyzed the city. i don't think crews were out there.and thank goodness no serious accidents and people were slipping and sliding everywhere. today we have snow crews mobilizing and they are in parking lots and shopping centers ready to deploy. and we have the national guard in virginia standing by. and 500 crew members helping out with food and supplies. we are more than ready to tackle the storm headed our way. >> i grew up back there. and this is just unthinkable to me. i want to ask a question. what time is the federal government set to shut down? >> reporter: the federal government is closing its offices around noon today. and they are encouraging everyone to tele work. if you have the option, definitely telework. the timeline is the snow is supposed to move in closer to 1:00. they can hit the pavement hard before the storm comes our way. do you remember the big, big epic snowstorm in the '90s? >> yes, i do. and i used to work in crystal city and i know that area well. >> reporter: oh, yeah! >> so they're experienced. >> reporter: i

it is paralyzed. the city is paralyzed. lexington, kentucky, 8 to 14 inches of snow. these are cities that don't have a lot of snow removal equipment. they're not usually expecting it. now, let's get to the nation's capital and the baltimore area. as you've heard, anywhere from 18 to 26 inches of snow, but the western portions of this could see up to 30 inches of snow. snow will begin about 4:00 this afternoon, wind gusts to 50 miles per hour. snowfall rates at the height of this about 2 to 4 inches per hour. now let's head to southern new jersey, central new jersey and the philadelphia area. snow will start about 11:00 tonight. wind gusts about 40 miles per hour. 12 to 18 inches of snow, and it's just going to keep going. let's get into the new york city metropolitan area and long island. 6 to 12 inches of snow. that's actually up a little bit from yesterday evening. snow will start later, about 4:00 a.m. saturday. wind gusts to 55 miles per hour by saturday afternoon. and ice is going to be a huge concern. charlotte being really almost epicenter of that, upwards of a

the nation's largest cities and left thousands of drivers stranded. craig boswell reports from the nation's capitol. >> reporter: a strong winter storm paralyzed cities from the gust coast to new england and caused a 30-mile back up on i-75 in kentucky. hundreds of drivers were stranded in freezing temperatures for hours. further north, more than 500 vehicles were stuck on the pennsylvania turnpike including buses carrying temple university's jim nastic squad and the duquesne men's basketball team. snow mobiles had no problem ploughs through the 24-inches that -- plowing through the 24-inches that plowed baltimore. and drivers who ventured out found themselves in need of help. >> this is my third vehicle today they helped. >> reporter: to get down these congested snow-covered side streets are using national guard need. >> we've embedded our humvees with our medical services. >> they rushed to buy shovels for the dig out ahead. it brought the big apple to a grinding halt. >> this storm will pass 20-inches in new york city. >> the storm could go down as one of the top five snow storms in the city's history. snow and ice made getting around a nightmare i

overnight and what they're trying to avoid is a repeat of the ice storm two years ago that paralyzed the city. thankfully, many are staying home. schools are closed and bus services have been cancelled and american airlines have cancelled all flights into and out of charlotte. also cancelled, a major pep rally for the carolina panthers. they are set to play in the huge national championship game here in charlotte sunday. boone, north carolina is expecting more than a foot of snow. the major concern here in charlotte is ice and we're already starting to see those dangerous slippery conditions develop right behind us. guys, back to you. >> hope people stay safe and a lot of panthers fans are hoping stadium sunday. >> you know -- good morning, what are you seeing there? >> good morning to you, savannah. although, not a great morning if you're one of these people trying to fly somewhere here today. they've already cancelled more than 10% of the flights. that number expected to grow as the weather deteriorates over the next 48 hours. we're also learning philadelphia airport is cancelling all fligh

cities the only thing. the storm is being blamed for at least 18 deaths. washington dv is one of the many cities paralyzed by all the snow. plows trying to clear the 30 plus inches that have fallen. people who decide today go out in the elements got stuck. the city called in extra help to get to stranded drivers. the tarp caused this huge backup in kentucky. blinding snow brought trafficking to a halt on an interstate. the line of cars stretched for 30-miles living hundreds of drivers stranded in the cold for hours. in new jersey, they're getting a double shot from this storm, not only are they dealing with heavy snow, but they have have huge waves crashing ashore causing flooding. some of the areas are still recovering from super storm sandy. ? new york city every mode of transportation is shut down the only thing. cbs reporter has the travel band to force people to stay home. -- a travel ban. >> fire trucks and police cars road down mid manhattan saturday afternoon after a travel ban happened. >> earlier, cars were struggling in the snowy streets and with the threat of more than two feet of snow, all no

the record books. three major cities paralyzed. in new york city, the travel ban. the orders -- stay off the streets. >> you should not be on the road. >> even new york's governor pitching in. >>> look at this. the car crashes. crews working round the clock and the major pile-ups on this highway in pennsylvania. 500 vehicles stranded. >> we have been struck in the truck for 13 1/2 hours. >>> in the nation's capital, one d.c., soaked in. the plowing nonstop. >>> this morning, the jersey shore. icebergs floating in the street. the heavy snow caving in roofs. buildings and barnes collapsed. the misery factor so high this morning, as some struggle to dig out. others, ready to dive in. >>> >> oh, my gosh. >>> i was not tempted to do that yesterday. not even slightly. but she was like. >> she's braver than all of us at this table >>> good morning, everyone. we're coming to you from a crippled new york city, literally shut down after one of the biggest snowfalls ever. >> and new york by no means the only target of this blizzard inspect is a live look at the remember, this

district will be looking to avoid a repeat of wednesday night's debacle when less thanlf of snow paralyzed the city causing hundreds of accidents. now up to two feet of snow to blanket the nation's capital, people are stocking up. storeleft bare on thursday as shoppers were in the grocery store and prepared to be snow-in for days. a natural disaster orddon. >> everybody else is getting food. panic hasn't quite hit yet but it probably will by tonight. >> reporter: in what is really an unprecedented move, d.c.'smetro system is shutting down for the storm. us service will end this evening. police are urging people to stay off the streets once the snow starts falling.anks, kris. >>> the giant winter storm is causing a widespread travel mess. more than 2,300 flights todayd so far. around the same number of flight is scrapped tomorrow. david begnaud is at philadelphia international airport with the travel chaos. >> reporter: charlie, good morning. the cancellations are stacking up.a and two lines moving steadily behind me and everyone trying to get one of the last flights out of town. the departure board

out and what they are trying to do is a repeat that really paralyzed the city. thankfully many are staying home and students have closed and bus service has just been cancelled and american airlines have cancelled all of its flight into and out of charlotte. also cancelled a major pep rally that had been scheduled for later today for the carolina panthers. they are still set to play in the huge fiske championship game here in charlotte on sunday. just to the west in the carolina money chance, boone, north carolina is expecting a foot of snow and the major concern here in charlotte is ice and we're already starting to see the dangerous slippery conditions develop right behind us. guys, back for you. >> hope people stay safe and a lot of panther fans are hoping cam newton can get to the stadium on sunday. >> you know travel will be ugly. thousands of flights already cancelled over the next couple of days. that storm will only grow as the kristen, what are you seeing there? >> good morning, savannah. already a lot of disappointed passengers getting here to find out

the city says they're prepared but earlier this week we got the light dusting of snow, and the city was paralyzed, even the president's motorcade slipping and sliding all the way down to the white house. they say they have the trucks and ground crews ready to deploy in at a moment's notice. the city ef snssentially shutti down and locking down. they're telling people to stay off of the streets if possible. they're expecting a myselfive blizzard here, jose, one that hasn't been seen in generations. many of the grocery stores, even the hardware stores, have been stripped of everything on their store shelves. folks are digging in and just three hours from now we could be seeing our first snowfall here in. >> -- d. krrchts -- d.c. >> this has been a very dangerous morning commute. that car with the flashers, that one spun out earlier this morning. just a few minutes ago, we heard of another small wreck, just heard it not too far from here. i want you to take a look at some drone video from the charlotte area that we just got. you can see snowy rooftops. officials expect a inch of are ice. officials a

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the latest from washington d-c. c. (pkg)a strong winter storm paralyzed cities from the gulf coast to new england.the blinding snow caused a 30 mile back up on i-75 in kentucky. hundreds of drivers were stranded in freezing temperatures for hours.further north, more than 500 cars and buses carrying temple university's gymnastic squad and the duquesne men's basketball team were stuck in a massive gridlock on the snow mobiles had no problem plowing through the 24 inches that slammed baltimore.natsa parade of plows worked hard removing more than 30 inches of snow that crippled washington, d.c.drivers who ventured out found themselves in need of help.(sot shannon scott/dc resident)this is like my third vehicle today i helped. bridge: to get down some of these congested snow covered side streets, city officials say they're using the national guard's humvees to respond to people in need. (sot chris geldart, dc emergency management)we've actually embedded our humvees with the national guard with our emergency services. (nats-is the metal or plastic? its plastic)dc stores to buy shovels for the big dig out that's just ahead. (so

the record books. three major cities paralyzed. in new york city, the travel ban. the orders -- stay off the streets. >> you should not be on the road. >> even new york's governor pitching in. >>> look at this. philly, the car crashes. crews working round the clock and the major pile-ups on this highway in pennsylvania. 500 vehicles stranded. >> we have been stuck in the truck for 13 1/2 hours. >>> in the nation's capital, one of the largest storms in history. d.c., socked in. the plowing nonstop. >>> plus this morning, the jersey shore. icebergs floating in the streets. frigid water rushing straight through town. virginia, the heavy snow caving in roofs. buildings and barns collapsed. the misery factor so high this morning, as some struggle to dig