what about rhode island? rhode island in some ways catching the worst part of the storm. state of emergency declared by the governor. all flights canceled in providence. the governor ordering a strictly enforced travel ban. classes are canceled of public schools in providence and university of rhode island and brown not having school. joining us from providence is cnn's sarah. >> reporter: you see the snow here. when you are standing out here like i am, it is the wind that becomes the story. we see gusts up to 45 miles an hour. the worst is expected to come in two hours. that is when the wind will pick up. so far we have been protected here because the winds are coming from the north over land over providence instead of the south or coastal winds that come up from the water. another important thing that the people in rhode island need to know this morning is high tide this morning for many of the coastal -- really the whole state. this is a coastal state, rhode island. every one of the coastal community is under a flood watch. high tide coincides with the storm. the snow

in rhode island.t safe to be out. they expect five to six more inches of snow and wind gusts 35 miles an hour or greater. she wants people to stay at home. it's interesting. in rhode island massachusetts, you have people who just became governor. just sworn in a few weeks ago. this is trial by fire. you have to really do the job very very quickly. it's interesting to see. >> so far she thanked residents for heeding warnings and staying off the roads for very few accidents but looking to tonight, it's not over for a lot of new england. the storm is slow moving. it's still kind of sitting there and windchill is going to be a huge problem in rhode island tonight. negative 15 she says. they are concerned about that and they'll look into that. let's go to rhode island. we have our correspondents on the ground. more than 10 inches of snow have fallen where you are with several more coming throughout the afternoon and even into tonight. what are you seeing? >> reporter: it's actually pretty remarkable that t

no delivers in massachusetts, connecticut or rhode island. we have reporters in those places though throughout the northeast, massachusetts, let's start in boston with chris pallone who only slept maybe two or three hours last night. snow power outages, still happening there, are people venturing out or are they still hunkering down indoors chris? >> yeah craig, it's pretty funny. boston common where i'm standing right now has been a virtual ghost town as has the rest of boston. you have the one stragleer to decide to cross country ski to work or needed to walk the dog, but we really saw nobody for most of the morning today. in the last half our or so people have gone stir crazy. i want to show you some of the common behind me. look at what we've got. in my eyesight here i don't see too many people but there are a few dog walkers out there. just down a little bit further down beacon street i can see a bunch of kids playing on sleds. i've seen people with snowshoes and person with a snowboard a couple of minutes ago. they are starting to come

that is an important thing for rhode islanders to know. john. >> there is coastal flooding in rhode island and massachusetts and maine as well. sara ganim, stay strong stay warm. this will go on for several hours. christine romans we are just in the middle of it right now. >> we really are. the power companies say they have alignment and tree cutters on the stand by. some brought in hundreds of people from the midwest with gear and trucks in case this gets worse. new jersey walloped by the blizzard. a statewide travel ban. mass transit shutdown as the storm intensified overnight. newark airport remains open but cancellations out numbering departures and arrivals. check your flights. many schools are closed around the state. governor chris christie says they have been here before. >> we have hurricane irene. we had hurricane sandy. for better or worse, we know how to deal with the situations. i feel confident that the folks behind me and all of the people that work for them are prepared. you never know how bad these conditions are going to

straight to rhode island. the mayor there, still bracing for the worst, flooding included. >>> with the blizzard of 2015 we continue to watch the latest information coming into us at ms nbc. we're hearing from a couple of utilities this half hour. a total of 5,627 people without power at the moment in massachusetts. we're hearing from two different utilities, divide up national grid north star saying 4139. 5,600 people. the wind gusts too high for the utility workers to get there and fix the power line. not too far away, rhode island among several states to declare a state of emergency. i want to go straight there. it may be 4:31 local time. just beginning for rhode island. on the phone, the mayor of warrick, rhode island. what are your crewing seeing on the road right now? your concern is that certainly the worst is yet to come in the next eight hours. >> that's correct, richard. our roads are passable at the moment we're concerned about drifting. storm surge. we have a lot of snow that hasn't fallen yet. we

providence rhode island they are struggling to keep up with the snow. the picture we saw in new york look at providence. that's not good. more than a foot of snow is on the ground in several towns with the worst expected this afternoon. again, one image from new york this is what's happening in providence, rhode island. officials say the biggest challenge is blowing and drifting snow. wind gusts as high as 50 miles per hour expected later today. could make the situation even more dire. crews have been working nonstop since 7:30 last night. joining me from providence weather channel meteorologist chris warren. >> reporter: here in providence rhode island the snow is still coming down and the plows still out working. they are doing an enormous task here, more than 100 are out in providence. interstate 95 is down below. even the side streets are a monumental task. this is a lot of drifting snow and once they come through here and plow this it is just a matter of minutes, sometimes ten minutes later before this. all of this is drifting snow coming up trying

and joining me by phone is rhode island lieutenant governor daniel mckee. good evening. >> caller: good evening. >> how are conditions right now? >> caller: i think we're in the eye of the storm as you've reported all evening. and the governor was right on target today to call a state of emergency for all of the reasons that she just stated on your show. >> how do you prepare for a storm like this? and do you know at all, ballpark, what it's going to cost you? >> caller: prior to becoming lieutenant governor i was a mayor for 12 years, and these are budget busters locally. so local budgets for the snowstorms are going to get drained on this one, ari. and on the state side we expect that it's going to you know cost in the millions of dollars a couple million or so or more. and that's why i think it's good that we're taking account of all the money that is being spent. and we expect based on the governor's state of emergency to recover some of that on the federal level, which is going to help the state of rhode island quite a bit. >> and lieutenant governor a

here in rhode island there are other concerns. coastal state, chris, and all, every single one of the coastal communities in this state is under a flood watch right now because of high tide actually coincides with the worst of the storm. and that is happening, i have to say, personally from experience can tell you, right now. these are the peak hours. not just for the snowfall but also for the wind. and the wind is the thing that i've noticed the most when you're standing out here. it's what sets this storm apart from from others. it you know rhode island deals all the time with snow and cold. and speaking of cold it feels like about negative 2. that's the real feel temperature out here right now. this wind is is tropical storm-force winds, you can certainly feel it when you're standing out here. >> that's what they've been describing to us sara. this is a hurricane with snow instead of wind. you're talking about the tide it's not a detail it's a significant factor there. because as the level rises along the coastal areas, it just

>> rhode island is still in the thick of the storm. the total snowfall in some areas could climb above 2 feet before this blizzard moves past rhode island. the governor joins me by phone. governor thank you very much for being with us. what is the state of the conditions in your rhode island? >> thank you, andrea we're still in the thick of the storm as you say. we're expected another 6 to 8 inches of snow between now and 4:00 this afternoon. i was just out on the plow and the visibility is terrible. we still have 40 to 50-mile-per-hour winds. i have a travel ban in effect and we're going to keep that in effect through the afternoon. >> in terms of the travel ban, you're keeping that in effect but what about emergency vehicles? are they able to get through? what about the plows? >> they are, the travel ban does not pertain to emergency vehicles. it's a tough situation. we've been out all night long with the plows. the roads are really not safe but we're doing the best we can, especially the intersections and local roads are especially

i believe in rhode island they have shut down as well. there are five states that have travel bans as we head in to the evening. nonessential vehicles asked to stay off the road. seven states under a state of emergency. 60 million people under a weather watch. we are looking at historic highs, possibly through parts of the northeast. in situate, massachusetts, getting pounded right now. the snow and wind picking up in new york. the subway system shut down in an unprecedented move. second guessing from folks whether it was strictly necessary. we will see tomorrow morning when the city wakes up totally paralyzed. no matter how much snow there is because the subways aren't running. craig is driving in the snow at this hour. what are you seeing? are people off the streets, i hope. where we are, no. this is times square. you shouldn't be surprised. you can see a taxi cab in front of us. we have seen dozens upon dozens of taxi cabs. just saw some folks hop in to this one. not adhering to the traffic ban. i can tell you, it appears as if blizzar

also rhode island and boston. coastal areas are expecting near hurricane force kinds that start in just a little bit as the storm moving off of the warmer ocean back west arching down through new england. we're going to see possible whiteout conditions high winding, fears of mass power outages. there is a travel ban right now. this is relatively unprecedented. nonemergency vehicles starting at 9:00 p.m. in connecticut. the new jersey transit is closed. 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. bos

what are you bracing for in rhode island?the worst storms that we have seen. i am asking all rhode island people to hunker down. it's an extreme winter weather coming together. we're bracing for two to three feet of snow. and winds up top 60 to 70 miles an hour along the coast. >> are people in rhode island ready for this? >> caller: well we are ready. i have been on the television and radio today urging people to get prepared. i'm anticipating that we could have people without electricity for days. it's going to take days to clean this up. i'm asking -- i have asked people get prepared. make sure you have what it takes to survive for a few days. most of all, get off the streets. i issued a very stern warning to all rhode island people which i'm doing again now, get off of the road by 8:00 tonight. i have signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency. as of midnight there is a travel ban. if we can keep folks inside they will be safe. we need rhode islanders to be safe and we need crews to get out there and do thei

i want to thank my colleague from rhode island. let me take two minutes to say a word about my pending amendment which may come up for a vote shortly. it's amendment number 69. what i've said on the floor is there's a dirty little secret about the keystone pipeline. you don't take canadian tar sands and turn them into gasoline and diesel fuel without filtering and refining out some pretty horrible things. what's filtered out is called petcoke. and petcoke is going to be produced in the refining process if this pipeline is ultimately built. over 15,000 tons a day of petcoke this by-product of this refining process. and if you look at it and you think to yourself, what impact will have that? it can have a very negative impact. my city of chicago, i'm proud to represent, as well as other communities, petcoke piles have become a challenge to the public health of the people in the community. i am asking in my amendment that we establish a standard of safety when it comes to petcoke that we establish a standard of transportation and stor

nbc driving along i-95 headed from massachusetts into rhode island. last time we spoke you were some 30 miles outside of prove derns. are you -- looks like you may be in providence now. >> we have made our way into providence. and it looks a little bit like a ghost town here craig. very little activity on the streets. there's been a lot of snow that's swirling around. the temperature is only about 19 degrees or so. it's very cold out here. they've got a lot of snow. and people seem to be heeding the travel ban that remains in effect in this community. and they are staying off the roads. the roads are a bit of a mess. we just saw as i'm trying to turn this corner here. this car, you can see from our windshield camera. i saw him, had a difficult time as he was trying to make that turn. still very slippery out here so you've got to go slow. we're seeing more snowplows than we're seeing anything else. that's exactly the way officials in this state want it to be. they don't want private vehicles out here on the road. that's so that these snowplow drivers c

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they include the five you see here plus rhode island and new hampshire. for almost everyone it's going to be a tuesday without work school or travel but with a heck of a lot of snow. >> that snow could keep falling into wednesday, especially in eastern new england. >> derek van dam has been posting from new york. you've been there for a number of hours as the snow tons accumulate. explain to us how the conditions have been so far and compare it to what's about to happen here in just the next few hours. >> reporter: we're in a bit of a lull outside of central park. we're in columbus circle on the west side of manhattan. and we had snow bands come through that were clocking two to three inches per hour. significant, heavy snowfall. we haven't seen the very persistent snow that places like boston and providence rhode island are experiencing at the moment. they have upwards of two to four inches per hour. those guys are well in sight of that two foot to three-foot range by the time the storm is all said and done. when we compare new york city to the biggest b

the postal service called off delivery in connecticut, rhode island and massachusetts. parts of new england are under 30 inches of snow and it hasn't even stopped falling. new york city meanwhile has lifted its travel ban after getting less snow than anticipate. >> thousands of travelers aren't going anywhere anytime soon. today alone 5,000 flights across the country have been canceled. dozens of those include our region's three airports. >> and people using the rails aren't having much luck either. along the northeast corridor amtrak is still on a reduced schedule between d.c. and new york and completely canceled from new york on up into boston and new england. >> let's get an update from storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson. v.j. >> the big story for us will be the refreeze. a lot of melting taking place today from temperatures getting just above the freezing mark. so i think a couple hours after sunset and we're going to have to really watch for those patchy spots. 30 deegts rightgrees right now in gaithersburg a cooler spot. a lot of the neighborhood still ab

make it to new york city or sit over rhode island? >> we know boston rhode island providence, you're going to get it no matter what. bigger questionmarks are philadelphia and new york city. right now it's close on cape kochltd for much of eastern new england and long island blizzard conditions move in about midnight. i'm still targeting midnight to noon tomorrow. the peak of the storm will be then, best chance of losing power. we'll have power outages, 100,000 to 200,000 by the time we get to noon tomorrow. turn up thermostats, get houses as warm as possible. make sure you have supplies. firewood, bring it inside. you may be in for a long haul. chris, you're asking about the timing. storm ends tuesday night, wednesday morning. wednesday will be a day to clean up for plow crews, front end loaders, everyone in their front yards, sidewalks and driveways. power crews may not get to some areas until thursday. looking at losing power later tonight and tomorrow all day tomorrow no power and some chances thursday. it could even go friday to s

more in massachusetts and rhode island going to take effect tonight. we have had requests from people to stay off of the roads in new hampshire and new jersey. it is a big area of the country being affected by this. tonight and into the dawn hours we're told the weather will get heavier. if you're not out now, don't go out no. in the morning nation a sensible decision about how much you need to be on the road. in very good local good news i can now feel my hands. >>> in nonsnowstorm news today, former governor bob mcdonald is not going to prison at least not yet. after his conviction on a dozen felony charges, he had been told to report to federal prison to start his two-year sentence as of february to start his two-year sentence as of february 9. he was due to start his first day in prison two weeks from today. but today a federal appeals court reversed that decision and told governor mcdonnell that he can remain free while his appeal goes forward. oral arguments on his appeal will start in mid may. he will be free at least until then. >>> busy night

foot and a 1/2 in proveidence rhode island. the height of the storm, more than 28,000 homes were without power. among today's cancelations the u.s. postal service. delivery is suspended in connecticut, rhode island and massachusetts. experts put the price tag of lost business at half a billion dollars. that's low if you can believe it. 2014 polar vortex cost more than $50 billion. we can get into more of that ahead. start once again in the storm cycle weather center with domeica davis. >> all of the way up to maine. new hampshire getting a good clip as well. this storm is going for new england as it pulls away. we will see this finally pulling a way by tonight. we will improving conditions. here's a look at the blizzard warnings with ve in providence up to bangor maine. it will end providence and boston by 7:00, 8:00 tonight, 10:00 tonight possibly. it will go late. and then tomorrow morning, early in the morning about 3:00 is the expiration time for bangor. we still have some time. we will see lighter snow showers push through

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that is certainly good news for massachusetts and rhode island because they need it. they've been getting pummelled, especially along the cape dealing not only the snow but the high tide and flooding. hurricane force winds this morning for much of the morning. so that is the latest alex. >> thank you. >>> after the break, better safe than sorry. we will look at the political risks that come with predicting mother nature. >>> plus the patriots go on offense over deflategate. all of that is ahead on "now." >>> the weather forecasters do the best they can, and we respond to the best information that we have but i do not criticize weather forecasters. i learned. >> while new england has seen the worst effects of this storm, new york and new jersey were largely spared leaving their politicians responding to charges of an overreaction. >> better safe than sorry. we had a consensus from the meteorologists across the board that this thing was going to be easily two feet. this is a better safe than sorry scenario. >> my sons would be we were listening to all of you. the fact i

rhode island still a problem as well for some of the folks who are there.t's still in effect in rhode island. our brooke baldwin -- i don't know when she sleeps. she's been basically -- we've been using you as a yardstick since yesterday. i saw you when you were standing on blank ground and i see it's pretty much up to your knees now. give me the story in boston. how it looks from your perspective. >> reporter: you got it. you're one of my favorite canadians. you're probably used to this kind of thing. but we're in the boston harbor part of the city. the north end is over here. you can see me trudging through it. it's just about almost to my knees and i was out until about 1:00 in the morning. let me try to walk semi gracefully. you see this was once a sidewalk. clearly no longer. it's so incredibly quiet out. people really have been heeding the travel ban that went into effect at midnight last night. we did hear that the travel ban for four counties in western mass is over. but they're not getting what we're seeing here. we're hearing the latest snow total

providence, rhode island. joining me now is the mayor of providence, mayor, it's great to have jew onyou on the phone with us. >> great to be on, janice. >> we have a massive storm and we got hit very hard here in providence, but i'm so proud of all of our residents, the governor and i and all the mayors, we ask all of our residents to stay off of the roads for most of morning, we have virtually no car accidents throughout the entire city and awloua allows us to have free streets and plow the road there's a lot of work left to be done but i'm proud of the work we have done as a city as a state, and we're excited about where we're at and we still have a lot of digging out to do. >> this is admiral john kirby at the pentagon. and he's being asked about sergeant bowe bergdahl and p whether or not any charges are pending against the sergeant. >> sergeant bergdahl has not been charged with any cream. >> first let me offer again our thoughts and condolences to the families of the other hostages that they're holding.

george howell is in rhode island. and chad myers with all of the details of the forecast that we're so curious about. but first, let's go to miguel marquez and, miguel, tell us a little bit about what people in new york are going to be expecting. i know that where i am i see people walking around but certainly the hope is that this is not the case even in the next several hours because even walking around the city is very dangerous. >> reporter: yeah people are bracing for the worst certainly. the stores here are overwhelmed with people getting in to get food. we're seeing a few bikers along the west side here. we should be able to see downtown new york the world trade center. it is nothing. as we're out here longer and longer the weather gets thicker and thicker. that snow heavier and heavier. we can see less and less of downtown. this is the west side highway here and in just the last couple hours that we have been here it's gotten much thicker on the ground. the snow is starting to stick. despite the many many truc

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and in rhode island and massachusetts, it starts at midnight. we start with msnbc meteorologist dominica davis. this is starting to gear up. who should expect what and when? >> listen this storm is starting to gear up. we should expect know from new york all the way up into new england. that is where the jackpot is going to be. and yes, 2-3 feet of snow could be the case. so here is a look at our warnings. blizzard warnings from coastal connecticut up to bangor maine. blizzard warnings starting at 1:00 and conditions deteriorating, at 1:00 for new york. so conditions will deteriorate in the next few hours as we move up i-95. here is a look at the radar. the snow is starting to ramp up. not just in philadelphia but new york as well. you are seeing some bright blue bands and we're getting in on stronger winds and visibility issues. so moderate to heavy rainfall in new york. and even over long island. look at the bright white. that is coming together and unfortunately it will get worse before it gets better. here is a look at the winds. winds are a

george howell is in providence rhode island.th anna cabrera on the new york coastline. >> reporter: rosemary errol we are on the very end of long island. this is montauk which is a small fishing community currently getting pummelled. you see the snow just blowing all across the roadway here. this is main street. this is the downtown area. and you see not a soul in sight as the storm really bears down. this is an area expected to get two to three feet of snow by the time this is all over. and in fact that's supposed to continue well into tuesday afternoon. the biggest concerns here are not just the snow but the high winds. wind gusts that are near hurricane force, that are also pushing a huge storm surge into this island community. they are anticipating possible coastal flooding. they're anticipating possible erosion of the beach as 15-foot waves battle the shore. so there are multiple multiple challenges for this community. and power outages, that's another big concern. we saw power out for weeks after superstorm sandy. in this

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right now one of the places getting hit the hardest rhode island. rick leventhal is live )qi from talking to janice dean, you better get reddy. >> yeah. we are trying to get ready it's hard to stand here and look into this snow. it's coming down hard and winds are starting to pick um. roads are getting nasty. we have now learned that the port authority plans to close all hudson river crossing between new jersey and new york. george washington golden gate bridge lincoln and holland tunnels will close to traffic at 11:00 the list of the streets only open to. that extends to new york as well with. 13 counties. including suffolk. 11 p.m. only emergency vehicle also allow the snow plows to get through. we will show you the conditions right now. getting covered very quickly, very icy, limited traffic on the roads right now which is a good thing. they are slippery and dangerous. as you heard janice say, they are now calling for 24 to 36 inches of snow falling on parts of long island tonight. it is a very very difficult situation, obviously for them to stay

the governor of rhode island asked for every rhode islander to get off the roads by 8:00 p.m. tonight. >> jordan can we see the road? take a look. no one's out here. the roads are empty. we're in the center of providence rhode island. it is a ghost town. i want to bring in the mayor here. sir, what do you think about this? they told people to stay off the streets. is it happening? >> i have to give great credit to all our residents in providence and the state. we asked the people to stay off the roads, and as you can see the roads are very very clear right now. it's a health and safety thing. it allows our plows to come through and keep the streets clean. thank you to all of our residents, and also i have to commend all our public works employees. they're doing an excellent job keeping our streets safe. >> i did hear officials say, look the snow's going to come down faster than they can plow the roads. >> it is. it is. it's all about preparation. and execution. a lot went into planning the operations for today. and so far, everything has gone well. but our plan is to stay ahea

but still fairly serious stuff. >> yes as you said the travel ban continues in effect in masses and rhode island and connecticut, and the snow, as you can see continues to fall. there has been 16 hours of steady snowfall, it has not quite approached the technical definition of blizzard in most places but, indeed it is a blizzard in some place where is you had at least three hours of continuous snowfall and steady driving accumulations. right now i wouldn't exactly call this a winter wonderland. we're here at the boston common in the heart of boston, but you do see your fair share of snowboarders and nordic skiers and dog walkers. you can say that these are conditions that new englanders are accustomed to and its bearable. one thing that we should stress that the casualty cap is remarkably low not because the storm was less ferocious but there were rigid restrictions on travel. we had practically no reports of road accidents and fatalities, and that's remarkable in and of itself. >> you in terms of the next few days, preparations are in place and it seems as though it has been. >> well, th

and while conditions heavies know and big waves to hitting the south of rhode island.rgency management this is the hubble information come from officials including gov. this is no less coming down heavy >> reporter: where several times that there is not standing untimely been instead is about removal tried to get the snow off the streets that is why the statewide trouble man is still an offense where so does until further notice or you're ride this when that is where you'll be for the next few days that is the latest year in rhode island. >>mark: the store was a bit of a bus from new york city was bring in the heavy snow and eastern long island as well as connecticut and rhode island and massachusetts temperatures in the area have been around 30 degrees right now is i want to get much warmer drop the day but is the wind in the snow that will cause a major problem for the next 48 hours. >> james: that 555 into the snow on the ground or in some spots that is a lot of snow to do with the for new york is not. a lot of people are disappointed of how little they got. they go

there is a travel ban in place in connecticut, massachusetts, and rhode island.assachusetts and rhode island begins at midnight. emergency vehicles only after that. further south in washington, there are changes to the congressional schedule. peter cook says the house has put a vote on the border bill on hold. hearings for tomorrow are still on the schedule that could change. the senate vote on the keystone pipeline is supposed to take place wednesday. but that may be in jeopardy. a final note all of this is subject to change because the national weather service will be providing an update at 4:00. if conditions worsen, we might see all of that moved up. >> scarlet fu, thank you. coming up, we will look at why the congressional budget office is forecasting the budget will shrink more than previously forecasted this year. stay with us. "bottom line" continues in a moment. ♪ >> welcome back. the congressional budget office just released its annual deficit outlook. the deficit this year will shrink more than previously forecast and unexpectedly narrow again next yea

. >> let's head to rhode island.as this report. >> reporter: we're watching wind gusts pick up here in providence rhode island. you can see a good example of that when you look back down this street and you see the snow blowing there in the wind. keep in mind there are no cars on the road. that's a good thing. officials have told residents to stay off this road. there's a travel ban in effect through the night. snowplows are doing their best to clear the road. here's the thing. the snow is expected to fall faster than these plows can keep up with. the other big concern is along the coastline here. in the state of rhode island many communities are in the low lying areas. we know that the wind gusts will get up anywhere from 60 to 70 miles per hour. that's something that people will have to keep watch of especially as high tide sets in. the other thing that is definitely important as the snow continues to fall people who could get stranded or trapped in homes and officials ask neighbors to watch out for neighbors. chec

george howell is in providence rhode island.storm is headed your way right now. are folks ready for what's coming? you already have travel bans starting imminently. >> reporter: the people are prepared here. take a look over here. you can see plows are already out. they're doing their besht to keep these streets and roads as clear as possible. here's the thing, we heard this from officials, it will snow faster than they can plow the streets. the most interesting thing, though you don't see any people on the streets. people are heeding that warning to get off the streets after 8:00 p.m. eastern time. midnight there is a curfew in rhode island where you can't be on the road. you could get a ticket. here's another sign. if i can catch this. there's plenty of salt out here. the trucks are doing their best to keep the roads salted. as best they can. but keep in mind this is going to be a very strong storm system. it will be tough to keep up with this one we're hearing from the guys on the ground. >> reporter: a big challenge. they on

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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 canceled and many may not take off until wednesday. >> we got here at 4:30 and learned our flight to baltimore was canceled. >> reporter: snow is expected to fall throughout much of the day on tuesday but boston could bare the brunt of the storm. the governor of massachusetts declaring a state of emergency. >> the plows are in fact out on the roads. we have about 2,000 trucks that are currently out at this point in time. >> reporter: in addition to massive amounts of snow, hurricane forced winds are a major concern as well. especially in coastal communities. >> folks that are located in coastal areas should be very vi

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the governor of rhode island is warning people about the snowy roads.s right now. what are you expecting in rhode island? what's your biggest concern? >> good evening, wolf. my biggest concern is people going out and it's not safe to go out. i have extended air travel ban until 8:00 tonight and i'm urging rhode islanders not to go out after 8:00 unless they absolutely need to. the roads are not safe. we still have 40-mile-an-hour winds and it's going to be minus 10 degrees, which means it's going to be icy. people are getting antsy. >> it's bitter freezing cold and still flooding. do you have a problem of flooding along the coast? >> we have not had flooding, thankful low. we've had power outages and excessive wind outages along the coast. but right now it's snow and unsafe roads and we have to keep folks off the roads. >> how long before rhode island is up and running? >> well we hope tomorrow. i think the main arteries will be up and running tomorrow and certainly by the end of the day i think that we'll be fully functioning by the end of the day tomo

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 the winds and visibility and all of those things that make it

away still creating problems for down east maine but even accredits long island into new hampshire rhode island, all of the new england state are starting to see the end of that major storm system. we can pretty much wipe our hand clean of it at this point. in the wake of the system you've got low pressure retreat ago allowing for high pressure to move in and that set wind up out of the northwest but we have seen a drop on the thermometer because of that win coming from the northwest that is bringing in the colder air and it drops from five to 10 degrees, different since this same time yesterday. it is colder anyway, back in sipping will digits in mount pocono after all, 20 in philadelphia at the the a airport. it is relatively modest breeze it will make it feel colder. that is the story today. bundle up adequately, so you need sunshine and heavier coast and hug it tight too, sunny skies in the the poconos. cold day for you too. your high of 23 degrees. in philadelphia we're looking at 30 degrees out down toward the shore points, windy day but everyone gets on the the sun, high around fr

rhode island, massachusetts, connecticut and other parts of new york have also made it illegal to be out driving. >> it's a possible misdemeanor. it's fines up to $300. >> reporter: new york city, boston and new jersey suspended travel on all subways, buses and trains. airlines canceled nearly 8,000 flights. a big worry still, hurricane force wind gusts that have already knocked out power to over 5,000 homes in rhode island and massachusetts. >> you might be without power for a period of 24 to 48 hours. >> reporter: the blizzard warning will remain in effect until wednesday. kris van cleave, cbs news, comack, new york. >> most schools in the storm's path have been canceled all the way up to maine. so it's nasty out there. >> come on, frank. now you want to say it. it's a snow day! >> well, yeah. >> you got to say that in boston, right? >> i must admit, you get a little homesick for some of that stuff and you did it in colorado and you're live in a blizzard. >> and i did it in chicago. >> we've all been there. if you go to our kpix.com site, it's not nice because we have a picture of

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and really the entire southern coast of connecticut and rhode island as well along with cape cod and the islands. so here's the potential here. a lot of folks have been talking about chicago, but a big the snow here but the big snow is further east when the low will essentially intensify significantly east of philadelphia and then a swath of 12 to 24-inch totals. that would happen monday night. as we head into the end -- and we have the timing for you. the first flakes will be falling tonight through philadelphia and monday it begins 'cross new york city and then it continues further to the north. that's your timeline. >> ivan i'm sorry to interrupt you, but we want to take our viewers back to new york where we understand the office of emergency management, joseph esposito is addressing what could be some potential dangerous conditions. >> you've got to stay indoors at the height of this storm. it's a blizzard warning in effect. we've been coordinating with over 50 of our agency partners in the city the state, the federal government to deal with this. again we've been tracking this f

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