under way now. >> top of the hour, 5:00 eastern, if you're just joining us, i'm poppy harlow in washington, d.c. d.c. getting the brunt of it right now. we are a awaiting a press conference for mayor bowser in washington, d.c., of course as that begins, we will bring it to you, also at this hour, we are expecting a live press conference in new york mayor bill de blasio, a lot of people want to know what's going to happen to the subway hear in new york city, all of the trains above ground have been halted, but underground subways are open. we're on the high end of the estimate that we were kbelting from all the meteorologists leading up to this storm. i do want to go to swjason caro who is joining me here in central park. i am amazed at the people who are still out here enjoying this when all of the officials are telling them to go home. >> reporter: i'm amazed i'm sill out here too, poppy. i mean literally. there's so many folks that are still out here on this hill. these are dedicated individuals. you know, who come out here, wanting to enjoy this type of snow. this is not a hat, that's hair,

behind this it says top five washington, d.c. storms. we're talking a monster storm. >> it really is. we're talking about totals here that are phenomenal. you look at some of the numbers we're talking about. we're talking about the knickerbockers storm. this is where a building collapsed and killed a number of people back in washington, d.c. in 1922. 28 inches. to that. >> the great eastern blizzard. you had the presidents' day storm. now you get to something some of you might remember. number four the 2010 17.8, we called it snowmageddon at the time or the blix. those were the couple, i think we are easily going to get into the top five. we've also been talking about airport delays out there today. 3400 flights according to flight aware have already been canceled. we're probably going to see tomorrow in the neighborhood of much more than that. also the airport delays. you're saying okay. why are there no airport delays at this point? the reason is it canceled the flight, there is only a 30-minute delay in washington, d.c. delays are not

washington, d.c. expected to be buried under as much as 2 feet of snow by the end of the storm. >> stay off the roads if you don't need to be on the roads. >> reporter: the storm's scope reaches from the carolinas to new york, has turned deadly. fatal crashes in virginia and north carolina. >> hit had the brakes and when you hit the brakes, they lock up. >> reporter: thousands of crashes locked up major roads up and down the east coast. accidents still ended up spinning wheels like wsnb reporter in nashville. >> i am stuck. i have the pedal to the metal. i'm not moving. >> reporter: governors in ten states and district of columbia have declared state of emergencies. the national guard has deployed 400 personnel to help the sickened and stranded. shelters are opened to help homeless survive freezing conditions. >> we cannot have people outside. it is unsafe. >> reporter: 21 degrees with the windchill of 8 when rescuers in virginia saved this saint bernard who fell through the ice. the plowing started w

washington, d.c. has more than a foot of snow on the ground. they are expected to get more than 2 feet. philadelphia, 9 inches already. they are expecting up to 2 feet here in new york, we are now expecting more snow than originally predicted. at least 3 inches at this hour, but up to a foot or more we are told when it is all over. >> the storm has life threatening blizzard conditions. a storm this big has not been seen in washington, d.c. in nearly 100 years. no surprise, the roads are dangerous. people are told to stay inside. thousands of accidents. at least ten people killed on the roads. >> the storm is a huge mess as you can imagine. let's get to dylan dreyer who joins us from the nation's capital. >> reporter: good morning, erica. this hit washington, d.c. with a vengeance. we already have more than a foot of snow on the ground. at the coast in virginia and delaware, we had reports of wind hour. miles an hour. thunder snow reported in that goes to show you the intensity of the storm. we will se

washington, d.c., snowing heavily. two feet plus, in washington, d.c., area. also, moring up towards the philadelphia, new york city, could be seeing foot and major east coast blizzard there. here you go. light snow and this could sneak up and canton. it will be inch or less of accumulation. for most of us, flurries and rindz. >> cleveland now. 27 in sandusky because nav winds. east and northeast wind chills and some cases single digits. as also going to windy tomorrow. craig boswell was latest from the nation's capital. monster storm, key crated treacherous driver is can't. people used snow blowers and small plows to clearly sidewalk and north carolina. we have a forecast that i think don't think in 90 years. this satellite image from nasa shows just how huge historic >> it is expects to sit over washington, d.c., for the next 36 hours. duchl am two and half feet of wet heavy snow. foe shals are concerned about the 50 miles per hour winds topping tries on roofs and power lines. >> this is a life threaten type of storm. >> with potential for three inches of sn

it will be all day on nbcnews.com. >>> two days ago washington, d.c. was almost brought to a standstill with just a brushing of snow. is the city equipped to handle this storm? the washington mayor, mayor bowser is here with us. good morning. >> what is the conditions this morning? >> as you have been reporting all morning, we are in the eye of the significant storm. a storm we have not seen like this in washington, d.c. in 94 years. we got out early pre-treating our streets, closing our government and schools on friday. really encouraged everybody to get home. we have seen since yesterday, with snow starting about 1:00, 13 inches fall and we think the forecast is going to hold. we are going to get at least another foot. >> back in the '90s, heavy snowfall shutdown washington, d.c. for an entire week. how is this storm? >> this is a blizzard with sustained winds. we prepared our residents and stay inside for 36 hours. we are seeing the winds pick up today. very hazardous conditions. the roads. we're keeping our roads passable for emergency vehicles. tom

it takes about four hours from washington, d.c. to new york in the blue mobile it took us eight hours. heavy snowfall and snow-covered streets naturally forced us to take it very slowly. you know, we did not make it back to new york city before that travel ban kicked in at 2:30 this afternoon. but the press deemed us essential vehicles. they did allow us through the lincoln tunnel. we actually made it through in record time seeing as there was no other traffic going through the tunnel. we are now on sixth avenue in midtown manhattan right outside our nbc studios and it is a virtual vehicle ghost town with police threatening to arrest people who do not heed that travel ban. i'll tell you it's very surreal being in new york city on a saturday night with no traffic and no horn honking. now despite winds gusting up near 30 to 40 miles per hour, there are so many people walking around, just taking in this storm. we've seen folks on skis. some on snowboards. we've also seen several just standing in the middle of the something you can onl

a blizzard watch up through in the washington, d.c. area and also island. this is snow and wind, and then it will hit areas to the south the hardest. in fact, take a look. it is from south of new york city, through d.c., baltimore, feet, perhaps more. the heaviest snow should target areas to the south. we are going to ride the edge and get snow out of this. the timing looks to be saturday late day to sunday morning. this is going to interrupt travel. the storm is going to organization here. it will run into the moisture in the gulf of mexico. it will evolve in the next 24 hours. the clouds are clearing out. clearing skies this morning. temperature down to 8 in ore, 15 in wooster and in the 13's in boston. 30 degrees this afternoon. lot of sunshine, not as much wind, the wind out of the northwest 10 to 20, but the wind chills in the teen. we will watch in the storm bring in snow to our area saturday afternoon and move in sunday morning. and we will talk about more coming up. out to the roads right now. >> so far we're doing ok. thank you, cindy. the expresswa

philadelphia, washington, d.c., little bit of a break flight. you look at this and think it will end and it is thinning out. wrong! area of low pressure sitting toward orlando. it is going to turn into a low here later tonight so all of this moisture goes straight back in. that is going to be the difference. right now this is coming north. later tonight it is like this. tomorrow during the day it is like that. so they will get pumbled out through virginia, washington, d.c., philadelphia zone. new york city is on the northern edge of it but it will be a mess. we have gusty storms for a while. but the good news is the clouds thicken up and we were able to avoid a big outbreak of weather. we picked up an half an inch to an inch in a few spots. everything weekend by the time it hit brevard county. 50 in melbourne, 49 downtown. 43 in ocala. 40 towards gainesville. the winds will make it feel colder. 43 in apopka. at 8 o'clock in the villages you wind chills tomorrow morning will still be in the 30s. 43 up around the paisley area. temperatures are 62

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i know washington d.c. is not hit as much as we are in boston with snowstorms, but do you feel like city officials are prepared for this? >> well, it's odd. on wednesday we had got just a light dusting of snow. really unprepared for that. the streets weren't treated. it caused massive gridlock. a colleague of mine that lived 17 miles out of town, he had to stay out of town halfway because he wasn't going to make it. that was with an inch. when they heard it would get up to 30 inches they want to take more precautions. they are more prepared out. there's 50 front end loaders to get the street cleared and get 39 tons of salt on the road to hopefully get things back to normal early next week. >> scott down in d.c.and that's the storm system east of there trying to move north. look at this stat light picture here. as a kid studying meteorologist, this is what we drool over. and even know i'm a little a husband and a father, no, i don't need another snow blitz. so it's someone else's turn. blizzard warning in ef

and this could be historical for washington, d.c. you can see that top snowstorm within a one oh three day period for dc, 28 inches and foreclosures we're looking at between 24 inches to even possibly 36 inches maybe not right in metro dc but still a possibility. we'll continue to track this as we head through the next couple of days. >> anchor: eater is pack a punch. state to the south are in the bull's eye of this powerful blizzard. some spots could see up to two feet of snow. could set records. hers are take nothing chance was this storm. the snow is already covering parts of virginia, crews are out clearing the roads but slow going for drivers there. driver in nashville dealing with be one of the worst problems. police there responded to more than 150 crashes. north carolina also getting hit hard with snow and ice more than 70 collisions most happening during the morning commute a record breaking storm dropped 28 inch of snow? washington, d.c. back in 1922. this storm may come close to that record. ryan schulteis, 7 news . >> anc

we begin in hard hit washington, d.c. >> reporter: good evening. we've been in a whiteout much of the day here in washington, d.c. this is our 30th straight hour of snow. on a typical day you would usually be able to see the national capital behind me. certainly today that's not going to happen. here into the nation's capital we have had two feet of snow. this city tonight in the bull's-eye and we're not alone. this is what they historic snow, crippling ice, severe flooding bringing much of the east coast to its knees. tonight the roads are dangerous and deadly. 16 killed across the region. most in car accidents. in kentucky 3,000 cars stranded. some for 13 hours on i-75. >> no food, water, bathroom facilities. >> reporter: with hundreds of thousands in the dark, ice is snapping power lines. many more in this deep freeze will lose heat and electricity. a convoy of help pouring in from outside state. >> to restore power and to restore hope whether that's for here at home or for our neighbors. >> reporter: with more than 8,000 flights cancelled in tw

``it will be all day on ``nbcnews.com. ``>>> two days ago washington, ``d.c. was almost brought to a ``standstill with just a brushing ``of snow. ``is the city equipped to handle ``this storm? ``the washington mayor, mayor ``bowser is here with us. ``good morning. ``>> my pleasure. ``>> what is the conditions this ``morning? ``>> as you have been reporting ``all morning, we are in the eye ``of the significant storm. ``a storm we have not seen like ``this in washington, d.c. in 94 ``years. ``we got out early pre-treating ``our streets, closing our ``government and schools on ``friday. ``really encouraged everybody to ``we have seen since yesterday, ``with snow starting about 1:00, ``13 inches fall and we think the ``forecast is going to hold. ``we are going to get at least ``another foot. ``>> back in the '90s, heavy ``snowfall shutdown washington, ``d.c. for an entire week. ``how is this storm? ``>> this is a blizzard with ``sustained winds. ``we prepared our residents and ``stay inside for 36 hours. ``we are seeing the winds pick up ``today. ``very hazardous c

can i go help washington d.c. dig out from the blizzard that hit over the weekend. mat d.o.t. sending an 780-ton you snow melter and you trucks to the nation's capitol. it will be manned by m dot employees and some volunteers. washington received 30 inches of snow during the blizzard. >>> 5:29. hundreds lined the street of hingham holding flags as they welcome home the family of a fallen hero. the family of christopher orlando arrived at logan airport state police escorted them back to their hometown. orlando was killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of hawaii earlier this month after a five-day search, crews declared all 12 men dead. the community said it was

especially when we talk about washington, d.c., sir, we know they don't always do the best with snow when did you leave d.c.? >> well, the house of representatives has been on recess this week, so i actually left last week. i had to go to washington on thursday to give a speech on campaign finance reform to the brookings institution, and i just rushed to the airport to make sure i got a plane before the snow hit. because had i not made it to that plane, it was very likely that i would be stranded in washington. >> we're looking at a shadow of the capitol, whiteout conditions from the camera shot we have right there. i know monday will be a day off as well. when do you expect to get back to work? what do you hear from colleagues? >> they had canceled votes on monday night. they told us to expect to have votes on tuesday. a decision has not yet been made whether the house will be in session tuesday, but if there is more snow i'm told that members may not be able to get back and we may not have votes on tuesday either. >> we know that connecticut has been a state affected by snow problem

meteorologist maria molina is live in washington, d.c. e is, bun delled up, bracings for some snow. maria? >> hi, good morning, nicole. we're expecting d.c. to be potentially one of the hardest hit areas by this upcoming blizzard set time pack not only mid-atlantic but even farther north into some other states, extending into the tri-state area. it is a big question mark what is going to happen in southern new england. people across connecticut have been asking me hey, are we getting a lot of snow? a lot of uncertainty even though close to this event taking shape across the mid atlantic we don't know exactly where the northern caught why you have will be with heavy snowfall across parts of southern new england. the storm is it developing and quickly intensifying, bringing severe storms across the gulf coast. tornado warning already issued this morning in parts of florida because of a possible storm that could produce a tornado out there. so we're watching that closely as well. on the northern side of the storm system where it is cold enoug

clearly washington, d.c., this entire area taking a bullseye hit from this monster storm. the nation's capital right now is all but shut down. washington's mayor as you heard is calling it a life or death situation. let's go to cnn's chris frates. chris, the area has been crippled by this initial dusting of snow the other day. this is a lot bigger. that was what barely an inch. now they're getting ready for maybe 30 inches or more. here's the question, are they ready for the big one? >> well, certainly they've spent the last couple days making that case, wolf. muriel bowser a few days ago saying that they're going to treat this storm much differently than they did a few days ago. and officials shut down the government, the federal government was also shut down at 12:00. schools didn't open today. kids got their first snow day before a flake even hit the ground. and that was largely to try to keep people off of these roads. and if you look behind me here, this is 14th street. it's a major thoroughfare in washington, d.c. and at 5:00 on any other weekday it would be packed. a

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we've been in a whiteout much of the day here in washington, d.c. this is our 30th straight hour of snow. on a typical day you would usually be able to see the national capital behind me. today, that's certainly not going to happen. here into the nation's capital we have had two feet of snow. it is thick and it is fluffy, but it is also dangerous. this city tonight in the bull's-eye and we're not alone. this is what they feared and so much more. historic snow, crippling ice, severe flooding bringing much of the east coast to its knees. >> the like getting sandblasted out here. >> reporter: tonight, the roads are dangerous and deadly. 16 killed across the region. most in car accidents. in kentucky 3,000 cars stranded. some for 13 hours on i-75. >> no food, water, bathroom facilities. >> reporter: with hundreds of thousands in the dark, ice is snapping power lines. many more in this deep freeze will lose heat and electricity. a convoy of help pouring in from outside state. >> to restore power and to restore hope whether that's for here at home or for

here in washington, d.c. last official count a couple of hours ago, only 3 and a half inches. we have seen more than this where we are here on the national mall. washington could see 2 and a half feet of snow when all of this is said and done. this storm has turned deadly, deaths so far. at least 6 of those are from north carolina and they are all traffic related accidents, so it hammers home the point that officials there in north carolina have been making and that's to stay off the roads. we can tell you the state of virginia reporting before 6:00 p.m. more than 800 traffic related accidents were phoned in just before 6:00 p.m. and just in the state of virginia. things not looking up. right now, things only going to get worst as the night goes on. i'm chris welsh reporting in washington, d.c. back to you. >>> the storm is expected to hit the cape the hardest. john cocoa is a live in sandwich with a look at how they are getting ready. >> we saw people getting firewood, in case the water reaches some of the shore roads it's friday night popbtd/ hockey in sandwich. >> yesterday

. 85 million people in the region still in the storm's path washington d.c.ency and take a look of some of the hardest-hit areas on the left part of the screen. >>marty gonzales: >>marty gonzales: new york city is under a blizzard warning today >>reporter: it creates a very strong northeaster that is what we're looking at for now there your consent is about 15 minutes will to turn to cnn in washington d.c.. >>reporter: asked this is what looks like when a tire which is where the snow comes down all at once visibility here in d.c. is the sit atop a building like down strict today right now we're just a lot of more than a foot of snow on the ground by the time as all of what should have more than double that. >>reporter: the historic and crippling storms pounding much of the u.s. is expected to continue having than the condition of the saturday night >>reporter: there the rest when drivers track convict on icy interstate highway some trapped within 12 hours meant to the evacuation of an order and some coastal areas like this town and a jersey and the country's

there's one particular report from washington, d.c.eing disputed because the crew that was measuring the storm lost their snow-measuring device during the blizzard. that's a big problem. they reportedly had to use a different method to measure the snow. it's a big problem for weather record of such a historic storm. a lot of snowfall fell in places like dc and up to nyc and it's going to take a while to clean up. take a look at some of the images in the region with a lot of snow. we have snow piles everywhere and buried cars in washington, d.c. area. i drove around dc and experienced some of the tough concerns. -- conditions. reports of winds reaching 85 miles per hour, so a very significant impact there. we also had to deal with the storm surge that caused flooding like places like new jersey. temperatures are going to be rising up freezing coming as we head into today and tomorrow. however, the nighttime hours they could be dipping to below freezing, that could be refreezing some of that snow that's going to be melted during the day-

maybe even up to 30 inches of snow around the washington, d.c. area. closer to home we had a lot of sunshine to get the day started. clouds have been moving in and we are expecting those clouds to thicken as we get into the late afternoon and evening hours. here's what we're looking at. the aliante camera. we've got high thin clouds. it's kind of that filtered sunshine affect that we're dealing with. temperature wise, this is what we're seeing right now. paradise, green valley, 58 degrees. summerlin, you are at 60. sorry. 57 for that current temper's a look at what we're expecting for the rest of the day today. 61 degrees. increasing clouds throughout the day. our 7-day forecast. partly sunny skies as we get into friday as well. looking at a high of 62. saturday though we are looking at the chance for some showers especially in the afternoon and evening. breezy conditions as well. a high of 62. sunday looks much better. 59 that's what we're expecting for sunday and monday, that's normal for this time of year. >> michelle: i love it. >> krystal: new tod

the steady snow is here in washington, d.c. in just a few hours some of the city's most recognizable landmarks may be difficult to make out in a few hours. it is getting sloppy. coming down sideways. it could reach gusts up to 50 miles per hour. tonight many are off the streets and at home, bracing for what comes next. >> reporter: tonight this deadly winter wallop is showing little mercy. blinding snow and paralyzing ice and widespread power outages crippling 20 states. nashville, tennessee, going nowhere fast. more than 200 collisions in six hours. only getting worse. with one in every four americans facing this brutal blast. it is a whiteout in kentucky. and for many a blackout at home. tens of thousands in a deep freeze without electricity or heat. with trees crashing into homes, cars are sliding into each other. freeways are at a stand-still, others a ghost town. it is a state of emergency in washington, d.c. inside of the war room, calls for help have doubled. the blizzard could be catastrophic. >> we haven't seen a storm

washington, d.c. at 15.e going to keep tallying these numbers as they come in, but the main thing to note is we're still looking at really heavy snow bans working their way across long island, nassau county, northern new jersey and into connecticut. as we take a look further to the north, boston, you're getting your share of snow. nowhere near looking at heavy amounts we're seeing in d.c., the cape and islands, look at that. it's all snow. we're not even getting rain and the mixing that was potential in the forecast earlier days ago. let's take a look at the time line as we kind of zoom in on the region. by the time we get to later tonight the storm does work its way further to the east. keep in mind we're still in those snow bans from long island and into rhode island as well as eastern mass. so it's really fascinating that we're going into midnight and by the time we get to tomorrow morning that we're not looking at this storm shutting down just yet. eventually it will. now this is 7:00 a.m. on sunday. the

advantage of the empty snow-covered roads, snowboarding down this hill in the georgetown section of washington d.cshould note the d.c. mayor warning folks to stay inside. this guy not heeding those warnings. and janice as you know lots of states ordering drivers to stay off the roads during the snowstorm. but are dogs part of the ban? i don't think so. at least not in virginia. >> aww. >> this one in virginia apparently not listening to weather warnings taking on the streets in this innertube. how cute. another one not getting along as gracefully in the snow. a rot wiletweiler in pennsylvania falling head first into a snow bank. looks like our brian, right? >> i was just going to say. >> his buddy does a little better though. then that first pup heads back inside. i mean what do dogs think? because they have no idea how deep of snow they're getting into. and they're trying to hop over it. very very cute stuff. >> i think dogs -- dana perrino's dog, jasper loves the snow, i know that. >> and so does he. i mean you can't even see him. now, i'm not going to lie. he's not the biggest guy. he's maybe,

let's go to washington, d.c. washington, d.c., holding a news conference. >> -- tell you about where we are. we're located at the district's homeland security and emergency management agency. and this is the location of the district's emergency operations center. we stood up our center at 6:00 a.m. this morning, and we have begun to fully deploy our resources. we've staffed up, so all essential and emergency personnel are in place. for the next several days, the district's snow operation and response will be led out of this office under the direction of our director chris gelhart, who's going to provide an update in a few minutes. we have just been briefed by the national weather service about the blizzard that is coming in. we believe the snow could start coming a little bit earlier than reported yesterday, between 1:00 and 3:00, snow all day, all night and all day saturday into late-night saturday. and the forecast does not show any evidence of lightening up. we are anticipating 2 to 2 1/2 feet of snow over a 3

washington, d.c., right in the bull's-eye. residents there, oh, my gosh, they've been getting prepared. >> don't go to that store! >> look at those shelves. hopefully people got their shopping done because the mayor just announced she wants everyone off the streets by 3:00 p.m. we are covering this storm all over the place. our meteorologist chad myers tracking the system. cnn's chris frates on the streets in washington, d.c. cnn aviation correspondent rene marsh joins us from reagan national airport. let's start with chad. let's talk about the forecast and what's going on now. >> brand-new models printed out about 30 minutes ago and i'll take you to the new thought process. it hasn't changed very much. d.c., baltimore, you're still in the 20 to 30, but i'm going to move up philadelphia probably closer to 14 to 20 now. and keep new york city somewhere still in that 8 to 10 category as we had it this morning. it is still snowing in parts of north carolina. icing into charlotte. it's the ice that's the problem. it's harder to dr

stopped cars in washington d.c.drivers were helping those stuck drivers pushing, digging, and helping tow those vehicles. >> snow plows didn't stop working at reagan national airport. official saz normal flight operations there and at dulles international they are expected to remain closed through tomorrow. because of the blizzard on the east coast, more than 12,000 flights had been canceled, including more than 3,000 for the tomorrow. abc 7 news was at sfo where 41 departures and 31 arrivals to and from the area were scrubbed today. just one flight out of oakland's airport was canceled, and there were no east coast flights scheduled at san jose. airlines were hoping to get flights back up and running tomorrow afternoon. >>> new at 11:00 lawyers for raymond trip boy chow are making another effort to get him out of his legal troubles. they want the trial judge off the case accusing him of a conflicts of interest. those charges include murder, conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering. chow is scheduled to come sen

tonight it is cold but dry outside of washington, d.c. i want to show you a live picture from our helicopter outside along the beltway. there is a lot of traffic. it's a nightmare again. hopefully in 24 hours it will be a different scene and there will be less vehicles, but plenty of snow on the ground. meantime, we are at a salt barn, the largest one east of the mississippi. they have already taken tons of salt outside this facility. over the next 48 hours, they are going >> miguel, thank you. al roker is here tracking the storm. >> reporter: a swath of snow that will stretch 1,200 miles all the way into new england. let's show you where we expect to see the snow. the big bull's-eye around the washington, d.c. area. we are talking about 18-24 inches. western parts of the region could see three feet. blizzard watches, the snow begins around rush hour. we look at philadelphia. we are going to see anywhere from 12-18 inches, 10-16 inches of snow, heavy wet snow and gusty winds. new york city, we lowered the amounts looking for about 5-8 inc