in oklahoma, "the tulsa world newspaper" posted a notice on its website saying, due to extreme weather conditions today's paper was delivered but it's buried by several inches of snow. to dig out our news, here's chris bury in chicago. >> reporter: the great blizzard has begun. its 2,000-mile march of misery. the storm is one for the ages. so big, you can see it from space. a true monster, stretching from the southwest across the middle of the country and up in new england. blizzard warnings are up in nine states. what gives you the best sense of the scope of this? >> i think just the size of it. when you see it from space, satellite images show it's huge. just the tail of the clouds and that beautiful comma shape. when you see it from above, gorgeous. when you're below it, it's like this, a real problem. >> reporter: the storm hit first in texas and oklahoma. smashing the all-time record for snowfall in oklahoma city. it fell so fast, more than two inches an hour, plows couldn't keep up. ferocious winds made it worse. according to abc's ryan owens. >> across so much of the country it'

a live look here from tulsa, look how slowly the train is moving, cars stopped winning you can see the snow falling. this is a new storm system. they're getting snow their in tulsa today. >> james: an attorney for former president jeff scalings says they deride his client request for release to pretend his funeral. request was denied without explanation. the 20 rob was found dead in his home he last week. >> darya: lindsay lohen is due in court today to face a new judge and a new charge that could return her to jail. this is video her arriving in court in july. last time was with the dri and probation. this time she is being arraigned on felony grand theft. accused of stealing and that was. the from an upscale to restore in the beachside community of venice. they claim she took this $2,500 necklace in january wheat after being released from rehab her attorney has denied that the actress told the necklace. >> james: meanwhile the see it i a accountability progress that says is unpredictable and inconsistent. according to a pro officers committed serious mistakes that led people wrongly

white-out shut down oklahoma city, tulsa, parts of kansas. it could be the worst storm in 40 years. thousands of flights have been cancelled including dozens to and from the bay area. manuel gallegus is in chicago where they are expecting two feet of snow. >>> reporter: it's an army of plows and civilians with shovels against a storm stretching more than 2,000 miles. blowing snow and white-out conditions are paralyzing states across the plains. >> playing dodgeball with cars. >> reporter: even professional drivers are finding the roads too treacherous. >> i felt the truck -- it went on me to the side. i had to let go of the accelerator but yeah it's scary. >> reporter: in tulsa, oklahoma, emergency workers who had to be out in the severe weather weren't getting anywhere fast. in dallas, tractor-trailers were no match for the sheet of ice coating the highways. the severe weather is covering about a third of the nation. even from space, it's not a pretty picture. forecasters say chicago is in for one of the biggest storms in the city's history. the wind is already whipping up and some

. >> in tulsa, oklahoma home set one day record with 14 inches of snow there. it forced tulsa world newspaper to cancel the printed issue for the first time in more than a century. more now from ryan owens in tulsa. >> good evening from oklahoma city a ghost town tonight for good reason. we have seen near white out conditions all day long. almost a foot of snow and listen to that wind. sometimes howling at 60 miles an hour. creating a wind chill of 30 degrees below zero. state officials all but beg oklahoma to stay off the road today. and for the most part, they listened. >> item a little chilly out. >>reporter: marcus was one of the few who had to go to work. he didn't get far. further south in text blizzard hit hard this morning. shutting down the airport for few hours here and leaving cal last usually busy interstate deserted. draivrs who did venture out found nothing but ice p.once this blizzard finally blows out of here it will be replaced by some of the coldest temperature the state has seen in 5 15 years. this snow will not be melting any time soon. fore

here's live look at tulsa, oklahoma. they could get another 10" of snow on top of last week' storm. >> you were in the middle of that. frank drove across country in last week's storm. you video blogged. >> and facebooking. we nearly went to oklahoma but the roads were frozen. i called the station from st. louis down in tulsa, i said should we come down that way? absolutely not. go north. we ended up heading north. mother nature not cooperating with my long ride home. here's some of the highlights. take a look. >> good morning, everyone. frank mallicoat reporting from the poconos. we are in the city of danville, pennsylvania, not the suburb in the east bay, we would be home and warmer. we have hit a little snow and a whole lot more coming if you have been watching the weather the last 24 hours. the motherlode of storms hitting about every city. we are supposed to be in the next couple of days. this is my bride monique. say hi, monique. >> hello, everybody. >> what do you think of this road trip? >> well, we have only been

in tulsa road conditions were so rough, even the snowplow couldn't stay upright.now, tulsa just broke record for snowiest winter ever. >> hardware. we're all sold out of sleds. >> in little rock, gene rockwood sold more than 300 sleds today. >> yesterday and today has been just insane. we started answering phones, we're sold out of sleds. >> reporter: in north carolina heavy snow and ice knocked down trees. sending trucks through guardrails. >> i slid maybe a few hundred feet. yeah, sliding like i was ice skating. >> in the northeast this could be one for the record books. snowfall topped 57 inches in new york so far. 70 inches in boston. it could be days before those cities see relief from the bitter cold. >> now here is a look at the rest of your weather. we're scared to look, too. snow in atlanta tapers off later this morning. light snow in charlotte and raleigh. outer banks will get up to half a foot. lake-effect snow from michigan to western new york. snow showers in north dakota. >> frigid 7 degrees in fargo. 9 in minneapolis. 30s from billings to albuquerqu

we have some pictures to show you from tulsa, oklahoma. governors have declared emergencies in several states and called on the national guard. hundreds of roads have closed due to icy conditions would snow falling as fast as 6 inches an hour -- 2 inches an hour. nationwide as many as six flights were scrubbed and some people told us they got the news at the check-in counter. >> i thought i would come to the airport because you can never get them on the own. >> we are waiting to find out what the status is. >> travelers can expect more cancellations tomorrow. >>> investigators are trying to figure out why a bus hit a light pole today when no one was on board. it happened about 8:00 this morning and they say that the driver and mechanic were looking for a problem when the bus rolled down the hill and hit a light pole. >> there are. >> there are things in place that can prevent these types of things from happening. >> the driver and mechanic were put on a mission to believe. >>> in san francisco, chopping off all books without permission cou

. >> reporter: up to 20 inches of blowing and drifting snow paralyzing oklahoma city and tulsa.he storm forecasters call missouri's worst in decades made even walking treacherous. high winds causing near zero visibility and closing interstates including i-70. and plenty of snow and driving headaches in st. louis. >> i like the snowfall a little bit. this is just ridiculous. >> reporter: chicago, bracing for its worst winter storm since the blizzard of 1967. >> we are prepared to use our whole fleet of 274 trucks and 120 garbage trucks with quick hitch plows. >> reporter: more than two feet of snow expected in the windy city. airports closed from oklahoma to chicago. more than 6,000 flights scrapped nationwide. power outages from texas to michigan. more than 30 states affected by this mammoth storm. kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking this huge winter storm for us this morning. what can we expect today? >> slow movement. chicago with 17 inches of snow. they're telling people from oklahoma city to much of missouri to stay off the highways today. t

parts of oklahoma, like tulsa town, have set all-time records for snowfall. temperatures are 25 degrees below normal. schools, airports, government offices, businesses all closed and blowing snow made driving absolutely impossible in some places. and remember these are a lot of places not used to conditions like this. >>> last night we told you about a new revelation from first lady michelle obama. she said and with certainty really for the first time her husband, the president, has quit smoking. well, this morning in an interview with matt lauer here on the "today" show, the first lady revealed there's still no facebook in their household for the obama girls. >> sasha and malia, are they on facebook? >> no. >> is that because of who they are or because you're not in favor of it? >> i think we're lucky that there are a lot of real constraints, things like secret service and stuff like that. but i don't -- i'm not a big fan of young kids having facebook, so i -- you know, it's not something they need. it's not necessary right now. >> when they leave the white

tulsa added five more inches and several traffic accidents to its winter snow total, making the citieshis year the snowiest winter ever. across the lower portion of the u.s., the snow and ice has made road conditions treacherous. at least three traffic deaths are blamed on this system. and nbc meteorologist bill karins will have much more on the storm coming up in just a few minutes. >>> but first, in an ominous sign for embattled president hosni mubarak's regime, egyptian government workers have joined the country's revolt, staging strikes and protests across the country. for the first time yesterday, thousands of employees from key industries including oil and gas, education and transportation all took to the streets to protest unfair wages and mismanagement. it comes as the country's foreign minister warned of a military crackdown if the demonstrations escalate. reports surfaced that the army had detained and tortured pro democracy activists. still, more strikes are planned for today and organizers have called for a new protest of millions tomorrow. >>> now here's a look at other st

of the photo and kooragang how an international house flooded to change every green little hotel in tulsa i demands for political reform are met with violence and uncertainty in the middle east and north africa the domino effect continues. importing extremism as a cause of obama's three years of self proclaimed independence. of the flow of saudi money is turning it into a training ground for radical islam. i will not support initiatives that will leave our military less capable and less ready to fight america's top military officials a stand guard over their budget pushing massive cuts to the rest of society. and progress joining any oil project in the deal was signed during their russian president visit to rome where else is on the business agenda of the trade find out any twenty minutes. he is coming to you live from the heart of moscow welcome to the program well the under pressure governments of the middle east and north african countries engulfed by a wave of protests and now we're sorting to force libya where activists have called for a day of anger is the latest to analyse violence

tulsa, oklahoma city, little rock, st. louis and memphis.ghts maybe cancelled already so check out our flight tracker at abc7news.com. now check out kristen for the latest news. >> more news now, mike, as you say. 4:47. more than two weeks into egypt's volatile transition. the ever-growing crowds are now growing more angry over a new demand by vice president omar tolaman, the government forced to move in to end the protests but the demonstrators say they won't go until president mubarak. emily schmidt has the late east a third week of demonstrating with what's become a familiar call. the message is the same day after day. despite the repetition, the crowds are growing, going for the first time yesterday to the parliament. president mubarak is still appearing in photo opes while he says the country can't bear these protests. he called his egyptian counterpart yesterday urging a transition that's prompt, peaceful, meaningful and legitimate. >> what we need now is continued progress by the egyptian government to make these important real change

tulsa is coping with a record 14 inches. kansas city, so far, has nine inches. >> in this image from nasa, you see the enormous reach of the storm from the southwest, all the way up to new england. karen travers begins our coverage. >> reporter: this winter wallop of ice and snow stretched for over 2,000 miles. and could be one for the history books. >> it's rare you see something this big over so many states with these conditions simultaneously. >> reporter: more than 100 million americans were in the path of this massive storm. national guard units were mobilized in six states. in the midwest, arctic temperatures created heavy snow, up to two feet in some areas. today is a rare snow day for chicago students. the school system is closed for the first time in over a decade. more than 400 snowplows are on chicago's streets, clearing roads for emergency workers. but just in case that's not enough, the city's fire department has 50 snowmobiles ready to go. >> it seems super important when it's like this because sometimes we can

and near tulsa, even the snowplow couldn't stay upright. that city just broke the record for its snowiest winter ever. a cold. >> with that weather, comes in the cold. 40s and 50s in the southeast. and 30s in the northern tier, back into arkansas. temperatures, fortunately, will be warming up friday, even into saturday. >> so, milder temps are on the way. sam champion will have the latest track of today's storm, though, later today on "good morning america." >>> and now, to our other big story, egypt. and what seems to be spreading unrest against the government. >> the latest evidence of that, widespread labor strikes that are posing a new threat to the egyptian economy. our aaron katersky has the very latest and is joining us on the phone, live from cairo. good morning, aaron. >> reporter: rob, good morning. the civil unrest does appear to be gathering steam here. demonstrators own tahrir square. they have camped in front of parliament. and they forced the prime minister's office to relocate. and the revolt started by young professionals i

snow on i-70 from denver to pittsburgh and i-35 from minnesota to texas, treacherous on i-44 from tulsao st. louis, slick on i-95 in the northeast. >> if you're flying today, expect lots of airport delays, denver, kansas city, memphis, houston and new orleans, also chicago, detroit, boston, new york, philadelphia and washington, d.c. >>> we return now to our story in egypt where the biggest anti-government protests yet is under way. >> llaama hasan is in cairo and joins us on the phone. what have you seen today? >> reporter: good morning. well, the people are massing at tahrir square which means liberation square. it is swarming with people for the million-person mar, we're expecting it to be the biggest demonstration we've seen so far. and they will be marchs all waft i to the presidential palace, about ten miles from the square, they want to take their message straight to the president, they want him to step down. we don't expect them to be vie lent because the army made a very important statement, significant statement i should say on television yesterday, a uniformed military spokes

it shows the snowplow trying to clear the roads in tulsa where that blizzard stranded several people inside their cars. the latest storm follows 14 inches of snow dumped on the city last week. the bad weather also caused problems for farmers and ranchers scrambling to keep their herds well fed and hydrated. >>> well, this morning we are learning that a leaking gas line is responsible for a home explosion in allentown, pennsylvania. that explosion rocked the neighborhood last night leveling one home and starting several fires. the hundred foot flames also knocked down power lines and forced the evacuation of two city blocks. police say six people are still missing. several people in one fire are injured. that's in allentown, pennsylvania. >>> more trouble for pg&e. what a new report reveals about its safety practices and the crucial task it failed to do. >>> plus, the racy pictures that may have led to the abrupt resignation of a national lawmaker. >>> good morning. san francisco northbound 101 traffic looks good, but at the corner of a major intersection we would like you to know the

. >> reporter: in tulsa, a daily snowfall record for february, 14 inches. today, for the first time ever, the local newspaper "the tulsa world," will not print. throughout the midwest, snow fell at a rate of one to three inches per hour, in places like kansas city, with wind gusts over 40 miles per hour. drivers struggled through whiteout conditions. when you see snow like this, dprifts like this in downtown chicago, you know the lake-effect made it much worse. and our chris bury is on lake shore drive. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, sam. this is like a winter hurricane. i'm standing in the northbound lane of chicago's lake shore drive and behind me, as far as the eye can see, abandoned car, dozens of abandoned cars caused by blizzard continue conditions and multiple accidents. we've been looking to see if anybody is inside. so far we haven't been able to find anybody. overnight the chicago fire department was out here with fire engines, ambulances and snowball snowmobiles. they've been going from car to car 0 to get is the people to safety

tulsa set a one-day record with 14 inches of snow forcing the tulsa world newspaper to cancel its print edition for the first time in more than a century, forcing problems at mid west and northeast airports. o'hare international airport hit with 1100 flights cancelled. 300 flights in and out of logan airport were cancelled and jet blue cancelled all of its flilgts until thursday. and storm grounded nearly 6,000 flights today. it's just a mess. >> and brutally cold. >> jand patel keeping an eye on that and said it's not over yeet kansas city international airport is shut down due to weather. and take a look at the storm. it's covering a good part of the mid west east coast. you can see there is snow falling across a good part of the mid west and down south it's rain and thunderstorms. in between a mix of the two. so far they've seen reports of two-inch thick ice covering some parts of missouri and oklahoma. and i'm going to show you reports oit that have area. chicago o'hare heavy snow now. temperatures 22 degree was wind gusts 48 miles per hour have you single digit wind chills three de

tulsa and oklahoma city were crippled by who it outs with temperatures in the single digits. >> my feet like number, as well as the hands and the rest of my extremities. >> reporter: low visibility along highway 9 in cherokee, kansas made it difficult to see on coming traffic. new york's metro railroad is deploying them to clear switches and the third rail. an ounce of prevention for a whopper of a storm. manuel gallegus, cbs news chicago. >> that's why many of us who live here are from back there. because we're smart. >> people out here with sun burns today. >> definitely. because we had a high today of 70 in santa rosa. in chicago they are referring to that storm as "snowtore just." take a look at this. the 40s and 50s, because of this i've made an adjustment. i've made some changes. not as cold tonight. the temperatures are still up there because of the northeast wind that's blowing 12 to 15 miles per hour. an offshore wind. 40 to 47, don't get me wrong, still keep the numbers in the 30s, but those are in the valleys. bright sunshine out the door with official sun up at 7:14. storm t

the tulsa newspaper will not publish today. the first time that that has happened in 106 years. in texas the snow collapsed the roof of a structure near cowboys stadium. tens of thousands lost power. >>> now to egypt in the throes of a revolution and a defiant president refusing to step down. elizabeth palmer has the latest from cairo. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: -- more normal. there are people going to work here from, that i can see under the balcony. but we can also still hear the protesters in the square. they're not happy, and that discontent started last night. it was too little, too late, for the protests in tahrir square who watched president hosni mubarak tell the nation he wouldn't run again for president. that speech was an emotional appeal to good-hearted people, she said. poor people who were sleeping, but we're awake now and we won't accept this anymore. a joint meeting of all opposition groups insisted mubarak must step down, and leave the country. they also demanded a broad coalition to lead the transitional government, new elections, and new constituti

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with a half foot of new snow today, tulsa just broke the record for its snowiest winter ever. across oklahoma, residents have come up with a new nickname for their state. snowklahoma. some towns to the north of here have gotten 40 inches of snow in a week. schools here have burned through so many school days, spring break may have to be cut short. from the looks of it, the whole state could use a break. ryan owens, abc news, oklahoma city. >>> and now, word of a national outrage. today, a mortgage scandal forced a major bank to apologize for targeting, even threatening members of the u.s. military while they were on active duty. jpmorgan chase today admitted overcharging 4,500 service members and foreclosing on 18 of them. abc's david muir on the laws that were broken and the lives badly disrupted. >> reporter: it was a rare apology from one of the big banks. to service members targeted. rates hiked and in some cases, foreclosed upon. >> i'd like to express to the men and women serving our country, chase's deepest regret over the mistakes we made. i commit to you that we will

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tulsa, oklahoma cancelled it's print edition for the first time in more than a century. thousands of flights were cancelled across the country. 1100 at o'hare international airport, shut down until tomorrow. here is a live picture now from chicago. you can see the snow is falling across the screen. there is a blizzard warning in affect until tomorrow. and every chicago resident should brace for a storm remembered for a long time. >> and chicago public schools kaild snow down day and thousands of workers left work today. >> and there is the transportation security administration today daib you'd a new screening device officials say preserves your privacy at airports. the device called automatic target recognition does a 360 scan. instead of creating a 3 d rendering it's far less detailed. the tsa says it maintains high level of securities wile addressing travelers concerns about their privacy. >> there is a generic object, if you will. and there is a we address this as a privacy issue raised. >> the new system will be test in las vegas, heartfield jackson and ronald reaga

a live shot out of tulsa, oklahoma.nd the stuff that falls this morning, it's the snowiest winter ever if you manage to do that. your abc station will tally it up for you today. here's who gets snow. topeka oklahoma city tulsa, memphis, jackson, morehead city. atlanta. and there will be another snow line toward carolina. then comes the arctic air behind the system. and this is part of what made sure the snowmaker didn't get farther north from new york city into boston. it was the cold air that held that system in the south. next week, we start to warm up a little bit. i'm looking at l.a. that's 73 degrees this morning. and everybody can know -- we all i can't -- i can't take your -- >> make somebody's day. >> maybe i can take your free coffee. thank you. you did this. all that was brought to you by cottonelle. >>> he plays the wonderfully geeky dad, phil dunphy, on the show "modern family." ty burrell is here with us this morning. and he's going to give us a sneak peek at tonight's valentine's day episode. >> good to se

big snow going on in tulsa, and oklahoma city. let's show you where the ice something falling. this is about 1500 mile path. the ice could be the worst part this snow system. once you're in ice, it's almost impossible to get out of it. and the snow in this system will be measured in feet. chicago, possibly two feet. from blinding snow to bitter cold, this winter storm is already blasting snow and ice all across the midwest and now it's headed east. in its wake, mangled cars from dozens of weather-related accidents. in kansas city a bus full of students flipped over on this icy, narrow lane. in loveland, colorado, emergency crews responded after several cars lost control and tumbled off the highway. winter watches and warnings from new mexico to maine with blizzard warnings in at least nine states. take a look at this time lapse video from the storm spotters from oklahoma city to kansas city to chicago, expecting one to two feet of snow, chicago could receive its biggest snowfall in 40 years. this system could create potentially deadly conditions. fema has already dispatched tea

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in tulsa, oklahoma, the latest blizzard brought two feet of new snow stranding several people in their cars. now that's in addition to 14 inches dumped on the city last week. that bad weather also sent farmers and ranchers scrambling to keep their herds well fed and hydrated. >>> time now 5:45. if you're wondering if you live near a quake zone, you can now go online and find out if your house is in one of those danger zones. california's geological survey has produced some detailed earthquake fault zone maps. they show which homes and which buildings are built on top of california's most active quake faults. you can now go to the cgs website. just type in your address and find out how close you are to these faults. we have set up a link on our channel 2 website at ktvu.com. >>> there will be a meeting tonight in walnut creek. this one will finally give details from the downtown parking task force. now for more than a year that task force has been working to solve parking problems in the downtown walnut creek area. some of the driver complaints a ranging from the lack of parking to empl

if you go a little north toward boston, even back towards chicago and dallas and tulsa and oklahoma citye cities really getting rocked by this winter storm. i mention all of those cities because if you are taking a flight from sfo to those areas, you're in trouble as the storm bears down to the northeast. >>> reporter: chicago's used to brutal winters but not like this. a megablizzard is slamming the windy city this morning with up to two feet of snow and gale- force winds. >> that snow real listings. >> reporter: the nasty system forced the shutdown of chicago's lakeshore drive. emergency crews workedded through the night rescuing hundreds of stranded drives and passengers. all the heavy snow is too much for some buildings to handle. it's windy and biting but i surveillance video captured this roof buckling at a hardware store in minnesota. five workers inside narrowly escaped. >> i run back in, hit the floor, the building is coming down! you can see the roof is collapsing. >> reporter: here in new york and the northeast the problem isn't snow. take a look. it's ice. it's coming down no

right now, air temperatures, 13 below in duluth, 5 below in tulsa. it is brutal. we're talking about windchills that are 10 degrees below in wichita, 20 below in chicago. afternoon highs moderate a bit. the cold air just about done by this weekend. >>> good morning to you in the bay area. we are going to see a clear and chilly start. the afternoon will bring about sunny and dry conditions. abundant sunshine today. it will be one of those days hard to find a cloud in the sky. and we have clouds on the way for tomorrow, so get on out there and enjoy it if you can. our daytime highs will be mild in the mid-60s. it is cold in gilroy, 29 degrees right now. later on today we look forward to 65 in san jose. 65 in san rafael and 64 in san francisco. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. >>> the annual conservative political action conference better known as cpac gets under way in washington today, and it features a who's-who of presidential contenders, including governor tim pawlenty. good morning. >> good morning to you, meredith. >> you have made it clear

funnel cloud descended from thunder clouds near the kansas and oklahoma state line north of tulsa. you can see them right here, 11 counties under a tornado watch. luckily no one was hurt. i'm sure a lot of people were scared. although i'm sure if you live there you're used to it. here is 89 at squaw valley, you can see snow on the ground. i don't think snow will come down there this morning. we're taking a break from the rainfall. i know will come back on wednesday. today it feels nice. over the weekend i was in the senate cruz mountains, coming out of 45 degrees i was almost running. >> james: by comparison is much warmer than saturday. tahoe is expecting more snow come wednesday. this morning the heavy wind advisory desk at 2 35 mi. are. cloudy, mild today, may be the chance of a sprinkler to. more than likely not much will fall. tuesday sunny and warm. when state rain and print. -- wednesday rain and snow. mild start this morning, it will feel cool, just not as cool as saturday. 43 santa rosa, 36 napa, 39 san rafael, 36 fairfield. to answer the early morning frost but it will mo

conditions are so bad that the city's newspaper "the tulsa world" is not publishing today. >> readerse's been lying for 30 years, why should we believe him now? another one said, he'll use these next seven months to round people up who have been protesting against him over these last few days. >> alex, as we look at these images from cairo, we can see so many people, a million are some of the estimates, on the streets, protesting loudly, holding up signs. what can we expect today, though, now that this announcement has been made that he is stepping down? >> reporter: well, if it was an effort to placate the crowds, it has not done that. i'm looking at live pictures, again, of thousands of people on the square. it's a beautiful day in cairo. a beautiful day for protesting. i can tell do you you that given the fury i saw last night and over the last week since i arrived, i don't think these protests are going to end any time soon. >> alex marquardt in cairo this morning on the still-developing story, now in its ninth day. thank you, alex. >>> the obama administration has been struggling

you can add tulsa, oklahoma airport and the wil rogers airport in oklahoma city to the list. we're live in oklahoma city. jim? >> reporter: most people have heeded the warning here. we're in downtown oklahoma city. it's a ghost town. we didn't see much traffic. what's deceptive is there's only about 4 or 5 inches of snow here at most. they say they might get about 8 inches here when it's all done. it's very deceptive, because with the wind and the bitter, bitter cold, it's creating whiteouts that just squall out of nowhere. it will seem like it's coming down and then you can't see but a few feet in front of you. this-- this whole downtown is shut for business. nobody is out at all. we're hearing that the sun has come up. some people have headed out on the highways and the roads and they are already getting trappedded. the national guard here in oklahoma -- stranded. the national guard here in oklahoma is being deployed to help. this is a very serious storm. this is not one of those sit back an have some hot chick -- chocolate storms. wind chills below zero, nothing to mess wi

tulsa, oklahoma. phil on the independent line. you are on with merrill goozner from "the fiscal times." caller: did not see military cuts or nasa cuts. after 30 years of the military establishment having a blank check, -- host: let me stop you for a quick second. what can you say over all about the military? guest: the military budget will actually continue to grow while domestic spending is going to be flat over the next 5-10 years under president obama's budget. there was a much ballyhooed announcement they were cutting $70 billion over the next five years at the pentagon. but in fact, that was a reduction from a previous projections for growth. so, the total amount -- which is a famous budget tricky here in washington -- so the total amount will continue to increase. i think as we discussed earlier, the major programs are continuing on. some of them slightly scaled back but the budget is still projecting a second engine for the f-35 although the president opposes that. congress continues to spend on that. it should be noted the

from denver to albuquerque from tulsa to topeka and kansas city measurable snow is landing. >> it was fun at first but now it's just drudgery. >> reporter: they are bundling up in still snowy chicago where temperatures heading from the 30s to the single digits in the hours before dawn. >> it's important to remind everyone that this weather is still dangerous and we're encouraging residents to seek shelter and stay indoors. >> reporter: the bitter cold is moving east. now the long-range forecast holds out some hope of relief. it's supposed to be in the 40s here in chicago this weekend. and the weather service is predicting temperatures of 70 in washington and in the 80s in dallas before the month is out. so, chris, if you'd like cold weather, you should come here right now. >> dean reynolds in chicago, thank you. he has found the perfect spot for you. look. you could be there in a t-shirt and be comfortable in that cold spot. >> what is funny, the first snowfall in december and early december the first snowfall is nice. the 15th snowfall around the country, it's too much. >> what can y

today in tulsa they will likely break two records -- their snowiest month and snowiest season on record. schools are closed for the seventh consecutive day. down in texas, temperatures in the teens, matt. they are urging customers and people to conserve energy today and tonight with the bitter cold temperatures. matt, back to you. >> mike seidel in oklahoma city for us. thank you very much. we'll get al's forecast. coming up. >> first a check of the other top stories. ann curry is at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning to you this morning. we begin with increasing signs that egypt's government is losing patience with the protesters in tahrir square. egypt's vice president is now warning the government doesn't want to use force against its citizens. ron allen has the latest on the protests from chi rochlt ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. yes. it's a work day here, but the square is filling up yet again following one of the biggest days of protest yet on tuesday. the government is continuing to insist that the president will not resign and it is warning the prot

later on i became the mayor of tulsa. during that time that was when reagan in his first term, was first elected. so i was mayor of tulsa, and he had me do his domestic, all of his domestic work. so i was debating all these democrat mayors from all over the country on the policies that ronald reagan had initiated and tried to perpetuate, and they were all very successful, i might add. now in retrospect, a lot of people who were on the other side of the fence realized they were. saying this, with a personal relationship, i look beyond what kind of everyone knows about ronald reagan, what his persona is, and can say that he was such a warm and personal person, and it never occurred to me -- i thought of him as some of the family until the time that he started running for political office. it's kind of interesting because his first office, of course, was running for office out in california. at that time we still didn't have a lot of money, but my father, i think that was the first race he ever got involved with financially.

motorists from tulsa to topeka navigating roadways that have turned into skating rinks.her of aaa. >> if you feel yourself starting to skid, look and steer into the direction you want to go. both hands need to always bon the steering wheel. >> reporter: even if you have a big four-wheel drive suv or truck, doesn't mean you're immune to the ice. just because you're driving a tank doesn't man you're not going to slip. >> don't rely on your car for an added sense of security. >> reporter: while the whiteout swept over a huge portion of the country, some parts got a double icy whammy. >> you okay? >> got to watch out for falling. it's awful, it's slippery. >> reporter: extra crews were brought in to deal with potential power outages. >> with the ice already on the lines and could cause problems over the next two or three days, because that ice is not going to leave. >> reporter: in indiana, even a huge truck of road salt fell victim to the icy conditions, dumping its 22,000 pound load. and for homeowners, snowmelt and shovels were the top selling items of the day. >> they ma

more heavy snow in places like tulsa and oklahoma city.been digging out from the big storms that came through there last week, and then in other parts of texas and the texas panhandle wind chills of minus 26 degrees as the snow blew through there late last night. here in the dfw area, we're below zero with wind chills now, and they have canceled flights at dfw airport. don teague, cbs news, dallas. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what caused a tractor-trailer to collide with two school buses in mississippi. police say the truck swerved into the wrong lane on a bridge about 40 miles south of oxford yesterday. the truck side-swiped one bus and hit a second bus head on. three people, the truck driver, a bus driver, and a teacher were all killed. 17 students were hurt. >>> it was a big victory for toyota. a report found that electronic flaws are not to blame for all those reports of the sudden unintended acceleration. millions of vehicles were recalled, you remember, and cbs news national correspondent dean reynolds is in chicago wi

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tulsa broke the record for the snowiest winter ever. >> we're not equipped to handle this. work stops. school stops. life kind of stops. >> reporter: in memphis, this sign said it all. they want the snow to go away. and that is exactly how we feel here in georgia, after the very rough january we just got through. the bottom line, if you're driving through winter weather take your time. robin. >> good advice. thank you so much. and sam will have more coming up. >>> we're going to turn to egypt right now, where after two weeks of protests, the uprising continues to grow, with bus drivers and other public employees now on strike. but the government is not backing down. and there are new warnings that a crackdown could be coming. jim sciutto is in cairo with the latest. hey, jim. >> reporter: good morning, george. there's news this morning of a document posted on the protesters' main facebook page, in arabic which purports to be military plan to move into tahrir square tonight and break up the protests with force. it's not certain this document is real, but as we saw this morni

our last call will be glenn in tulsa, okla., on the independent line.ler: the ceo of ge, he has laid off over 20,000 people. i don't see where he is going to help our businesses. president obama is finding more regulations than any other president in his first four years of office. the regulations he signed has put hundreds of oil workers out of work, light bulbs that were made in the united states are now no longer being made. they are being made overseas. a lot of people have been put out of work because of his regulations. she needs to talk -- he needs to talk to common people. the people he has around him, i don't think it, they are getting the message to him of what is actually going on. thank you for taking my call. host: we appreciate your call and everyone who called in. thank you for remarking on the president's comment. if you missed any of the president's remarks, you can see them again at 8:30 tonight eastern here on c-span. former secretary of state madeleine albright and former homeland security secretary tom ridge were honored at an event

quick trip, a major gasoline retailer across the midwest which is headquartered in my hometown of tulsa, oklahoma, offered an unconditional guarantee on every drop of gasoline they sale. because of the lack of liability protections they will be left on the hook if someone puts the wrong blend of gas in the wrong kind of car. that will open up a litigation nightmare. why do we want to further mandate a fuel consumers don't want and retailers are afraid to sell? this is a major consumer safety issue that could adversely impact up to 60% of the cars on the road today. it also is important to point out the environmental impacts of this as well. the higher the fuel blend of e-15, the higher the toxic air pollutants. since ethanol contains 66% of the energy gasoline does, e-15 will lead to an actual drop in gasoline mileage. the e.p.a. even said you get 5% lets fuel economy with e-15 than clear gasoline. the e.p.a. completely ignored calls from lawmakers, industry, environmental and consumer groups to address important safety issues raised by the 50% increase in the ethanol mandate waivers. p