penalty of change fees and things like that. and he says it's not about the amount of snow that's worrying to airlines and airports. it's about those big wind gusts that really give them trouble. here at dca, they have brought in extra staff. they'll remain on through the night. 28 people remain on to make sure they're taking care of the runways and the planes as the weather here gets worse. this is going to be a hard 24 hours for travelers and for the airlines. >> we'll be watching all those major airports and airlines and the status. thank you very much for us in washington. weather, the big story of the day. want to take you north to new york city. the city's new mayor, bill de blasio, facing his first big test, salt trucks on standby, waiting for 6, maybe 8 inches of sn snow there. alexandra field is live for us in manhattan. you know, i have been watching you all day. i have yet to see snow flakes falling. has it begun? i hear long island is really supposed to get it. >> right, we had a little bit of