power. as >> reporter: it's the fourth major snowstorm in a month and one more the region didn't need. across the new york area, starting early in the morning, people struggled to keep up with the falling now snou. in the northern regions, heavy snowfall took out powerlines across the northeast, leaving more than a million without electricity. >> no heat, no electricity. we managed to sleep through the night. >> reporter: travel was treacherous. i-94 was at a standstill for hours. >> we haven't moved an inch and it's a little over 15 hours now. >> on a weather day like this, you never know what to expect. you have to be open for anything. >> reporter: the major airlines were in business, but more than a thousand flights were canceled at new york and new jersey's