but she can't hide from it. for the latest reporting and analysis straight from the nbc news political unit, logon to firstread.msnbc.com. now to the big clean-up. the snow might be over but it is still a mess for many. people in the mid-atlantic are shoveling out from the powerful winter storm today. meanwhile, more travel headaches today as airlines work to resume service in the d.c. and philadelphia areas. we've got more on that coming up. and thousands still without electricity this morning and many fear the power won't be back on in time for today's big super bowl game. let's get the latest on the travel situation in washington. joining me live on the phone, the spokesperson for the metropolitan washington airport authority. good morning, courtney. yesterday you had quite a situation on your hands. how are things today? >> they're a little bit better out at dulles international airport. we were able to open one runway this morning so we do have very limited flight operations at dulles today. at reagan national airport, our airfield is still closed and it