the airport. they're going to be taking those snowplows and removing equipment all night once the storm really hits. and trying to clean the planes and trying to clean the runways, to see if they can get traffic up and moving again some time on sunday, if not sooner. it all depends on what the storm here in our area actually turns out to be. ed? >> all right, rehema ellis at la guardia airport tonight. thank you so much for joining us. the blizzard conditions are expected to cause flooding all along the coastal areas. many of these cities and towns are still recovering from super storm sandy. this was one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history, and it happened less than four months ago. sandy took more than 250 lives and caused more than $74 billion in damage. many of the people displaced by sandy are still without homes. for more on this, let's go to msnbc meteorologist bill cairns. bill, it's just getting started. how bad is it going to get? >> right now, ed, until the next