scott pelley reports on hard times in a small midwestern town, and later, bob simon's story on a yonkers, new york, bakery that became a role model for social activism and small business success. we begin with the plight of wilmington, ohio. when president spoke of "the winter of our hardship" in his inaugural address of 2009, no one understood it better than the people in wilmington. they were in the grip of a brutal series of layoffs at dhl, the air shipping company, at a time when claims for unemployment benefits in the u.s. were the highest in nearly 30 years. in december 2008, just before all the speeches and parties of inauguration day, scott pelley headed to ohio to find out what questions the families in wilmington were asking. >> are we going to lose our home? you know, are we going to be able to pay our property taxes? what are we're gonna do for insurance? what are we're gonna do for food? you know, and these are questions that you'd never think that you'd ask yourself, you know. and now they're discussions in the home. >> bear hug, big. >> [grunting] i love you, buddy. >> mik

this is from yonkers, new york. 10 miles north of central park. at this point as we understand it every firefighter in yonkers is on scene at this fire. they are getting these flames under control as we speak. no one was hurt. there's some sort of an air duct, if you will that runs from the basement to the roof of this building and that's what carried the fire through the building. every apartment in that building affected although we're hearing at this point no people have been injured as a result of this fire one yonkers, new york but awful video to see there. if there's any new information we'll bring it to you. i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> we are edging closer to the march 1st deadline. it will bring massive use in defense spending and if it hits virginia will suffer the most. governor bob mcdonnell surging president obama and congress to take immediate action to prevent the so-called sequester. the governor is calling the cuts a blunt and unnecessary instrument that could devastate national security and force states into recession. virginia has h

yonkers fire chief john flynn and firefighter mike juro assess the dire situation. >> one guy is actuallytanding on top of it. and the second victim is below him, beneath the scaffolding, probably another ten feet or so. >> we didn't know the extent of their injuries at that point. so the plan was made to have some of our members proceed to the floor nearby where they were hanging from the scaffolding to remove windows to establish communication with them, to assess their condition. >> the two men indicate they aren't hurt and their safety harnesses keep them from plummeting to the ground. but rescuers are concerned that may quickly change. no one knows how long the scaffold, or the workers, can hold on. >> when they sit in their harnesses for a long time it decreases the blood flow to their lower extremities which creates a lot of physiological problems. >> it's a serious thing. they were starting to get some of that because their legs were starting to get numb. it was a little cold out. >> firefighters first attempt to use their truck ladder to bring the men down, but it quickly becomes

yonkers had 23 inches of snow. because there's so much snow on the ground, it will make the temperatures go down to 10 easy. look at milford, connecticut, 30 inches of snow. when you plow it in big piles -- i lived in buffalo a long time, you can still sled in july because the piles they make at the shopping centers are still there. all the way to the middle of summer. up in new york, 30.9. stoney ook, islip, paramus, yes, it's gone, finally going away. other than that, we are done. brianna. >> and i'm wondering when it gets really cold tonight, are we going -- obviously the snow will remain as snow but it's going to completely melt and we're going to see that snow that it kind of melts like snow but you walk on it and it cracks when you step on it. >> the sun will melt it some during the day. then it's going down to 10 at night, that puddle's going to freeze. so what wasn't a puddle there on monday will now be an ice chunk on tuesday. because it was a freeze/thaw cycle. that's going to go on for weeks. >> all righ

from yonkers, new york down to scarsdale, almost 2 feet.ins at 14 inches and it just keeps going up from there. those were the low numbers. and then you move to the east, you start going up from portland, maine to worcester, at least 30 inches in most areas. and even boston did pick up an official 25 inches of snow. there is the only last -- there is bar harbor. there you go, you've got to go to nova scotia if you want more warnings than that. other than that, over. there is ali on that spot, the only guy getting snow. we put him right in the way of the last bastion of snow. other than just driving him up maine. it's just about over. we are going to see winds, providen providence, 39 for tonight, and then better for tomorrow. the winds completely move away. see how the numbers in albany would probably go all the way to calm, calm for the next couple hours on sunday. beautiful day, but tonight it's cold. wind chills around 6 degrees below zero. air temperature not quite that cold but if you are in a house without heat, you need to be very ca

caldwell in new jersey, 3 inches of snowfall in yonkers just over 2 as well. in that pocket of boston and through areas of connecticut even, a blizzard warning where they could see a foot to upward of 2 feet of snow. here's what they're expecting up through here. again, the higher snowfall amounts, the bull's-eye right there had. we'll be on the tail end of it all. still again, it's wind for us and the storm system, again, ramping up. look at radar right now. there's the area of low pressure moving up the coast and that other little piece sweeping in to meet up with it. an area of low pressure that will really allow this system to intensify. on our radar now, we're getting light showers coming through the area that will be holding on for a couple of hours. probably until 7:00, possibly as late as 8:00 p.m. and of course, we had a little bit of snowfall during the overnight. look at this. this is at rix iville, virginia. they got over 2 inches of snowfall. the same was true in rappahannock county. they picked up 3 to 4 inches of snowfall. windy conditions, you

yonkers 423 and white plains 14.ford, connecticut, 38 inches. new haven at 34. there was just as much snow in massachusetts in most of the areas even where ali velshi was, there was just as much moisture that fell out of the sky but it fell as an ice pellet or a snow gropal, not really a flake where the flakes pile up. those snow grains or that sleet doesn't pile up as much. portland maine, new number for you, 31.9. worcester now 2. right there, logan airport, 24.9. over two feet of snow. it's almost done here. one thing i want to show you, this is some good news. there are planes heading into new york city. there are. this is 100 airplanes heading into newark. and the planes into laguardia, as well, not as.many but planes into jfk. so i guess this means, yes, it's almost over when we start to see airplanes start flying back into where the big weather really was. they're not flying back into this area here, just into new york city because the city didn't pick up nearly as much as connecticut, massachusetts and rhode

yonkers 423 and white plains 14. connecticut, 38 inches. new haven at 34. there was just as much snow in massachusetts in most of the areas even where ali velshi was, there was just as much moisture that fell out of the sky but it fell as an ice pellet or a snow gropal, not really a flake where the flakes pile up. those snow grains or that sleet doesn't pile up as much. portland maine, new number for you, 31.9. worcester now 2. right there, logan airport, 24.9. over two feet of snow. it's almost done here. one thing i want to show you, this is some good news. there are planes heading into new york city. there are. this is 100 airplanes heading into newark. and the planes into laguardia, as well, not as.many but planes into jfk. so i guess this means, yes, it's almost over when we start to see airplanes start flying back into where the big weather really was. they're not flying back into this area here, just into new york city because the city didn't pick up nearly as much as connecticut, massachusetts and rhode islan