Enjoys its day in the snow. Best day ever this is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Reporting tonight from central park in new york city. Forcing evacuations. Firefighters rescued trapped drivers. Life quickly became miserable for new englanders used to harsh weather. Those who didnt stay indoors lived to regret it. This is a major thoroughfare in downtown boston. The snows been coming down so heavily and the wind blowing so hard, that the snow plows havent been able to keep up with it. Strangers stepped in to help even when fourwheel drive wasnt enough. Ality rockport, texas, high winds sent frigid waters pouring over the sea wall and into the streets. About 25 miles away in hull, massachusetts, cars were washed away by the rising tide. Further up the coast, in situate, wind and weaves turned ice into projectiles. Town manager jim bourdreau. The ice that were afraid is going to come up and actually act like shrapnel coming off the beach so its going to be a pretty wild situation. Ep repeated all along the east coast as drivers discovered the laws of winter physics. In maryland its so slippery and icy out there, were sliding everywhere. Reporter in new jersey everyone stay in. Dont go out unless youre essential personnel. Not good weather to drive in. Reporter the storm was so fierce that despite fielding 1500 snow plows, new york had a hard time keeping the streets and highways clear, and usually thickskinned new yorkers couldnt wait to get out of the cold. Its too cold. Reporter tens of thousands of people have lost power up in down the east coast, and with the temperatures now starting to plummet, there are serious concerns about how theyre going to heat their homes. This storm is roaring northward, and Jericka Duncan is in portland, maine. Reporter yeah, here in portland, maine, conditions are actually whoa starting to improve, despite the fact that the snow continues to pile up snow in january is expected in maine, but its not every day they see and feel this bonechilling wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour, making it almost impossible to get around by foot and car. With snow falling at a rate of two inches an hour, Emergency Management officials are bracing for a very long night. Its been cold so none of that has melted away, and our biggest fear is were going to lose power. Reporter 20 miles south of portland, on ferry beach, we watched the storm swallow up foundations. The winds and the wraefs so strong, that while we were out here filming just moments ago, the ground underneath us collapsed. 32yearold sean walker has lived in this beach town his whole life. Every year, he says, the neighborhood gets smaller. My childhood memories are being washed away. Reporter its something he now expects to happen with each impending storm. Jericka duncan, cbs news, portland, maine. Glor a lot of air travelers were out of luck today with all that snow and wind, some major hubs, more than 4,000 flights were cancel. Heres transportation correspondent kris van cleave. Reporter the storm virtually shut down new yorks airports, creating long lines of frustrated fliers and leaving others to sleep at newark airport. Were delayed, and were not sure if were going to be flying out of here any time soon. Reporter at laguardia, snow and wind made runways impanel. There are no planes leaving or going anywhere. So basically, stuck here in this airport. Reporter boston logan was a near ghost town as nearly 75 of the flights there were canceled. Still, this guy braved subfreezing temperatures early this morning to catch a train to the airport in the hopes of finding a flight. T some kind of delay. Our flight already got canceled and moved so, yeah, we were supposed to leave at 11 00. Pushed back to 8 00. Hopefully we can get out before the storm comes. Reporter good thing he went early. This was the scene at new yorks jamaica station a few hours later, just brutal. But thats what llana raz is trying to get back to. Instead, she got stuck in texas. Its crazy. They canceled our flight. So we really had to scur tow figure out another way we were gog get home. But were in dallas. Were 24 hours on a badweather layover. Not that were missing new york and negative three degrees. Reporter dallas doesnt sound so bad. Now the charleston, south carolina, airport remained closed today, even though that region wasnt getting any snow. They just dont have enough snowremoval equipment to clean up the mess there. Looking ahead to friday nearly 900 flights and count having already been canceled. Jeff. Glor and that you will bonechilling cold on the way as ll some unusual images. Here is the charming city of snowvan ageorgia, which usually gets zero inches in winter. In the outer banks sheets of ice rattled a fishing pier. And in newfoundland, it was a near moose. A group of snowmobilers spotted a moose stuck in snow, they grabbed shovels and started digging. It took 15 minutes but they did get the moose out of the mess. For the latest on the Winter Weather we turn to eric fisher, our chief meteorologist, in boston, wbz, eric. Jeff, this has been quite a memorable storm for many along the eastern seaboard. Racing up toward nova scotia, the snow beginning to wind down across new england but big story along the coast was the flooding. Along massachusetts the worst flooding since the the blizzard we had a supermoon on monday and that created high tides already. Plus you had the height of the storm hitting with high tide and that rapid pressure fall. We talked about that last evening. Its certainly verified today. This storm dropped almost 60 millibars in 24 hours. What does that mean . It was the fastest Pressure Drop of an east coast storm since the same exact date in 1919 of 89, january 4. Snow accumulate up the 95 corridor into the state of maine. Up next, its about the cold, big dip in the jet stream. Its going to move right over the northeast with the harshest air we have seen the entire stretch. We have wind chill values anywhere from 10 to 20 below. The actual air temperature in boston may hit 10 below sunday morning. It would be the coldest temperature there since 1957. Glor eric fisher, thanks very much. About five miles south of here on wall street, the stock market broke a record. The dow close above 25,000 for the first time ever. Just five weeks another the dow hit 24,000, making this the fastest thousandpoint rise in the history of the blue chip index. Since President Trump was elected, the dow supnearly 37 . Jill schlesinger is our Senior Business analyst. Jill what, are we to make of all this . Well, it has been a strong first week of the year, and the dow has sailed past 25,000 mark. Its amazing. All major indexes following along here, the nasdaq as well as the s p 500. This is now the second longest bull market on record. In china, heres what we learned we learned that the Service Sector expanded to its highest level in more than three years. And not just in china, not just in the u. S. , also in europe, where we we know companies there are hiring workers at the fastest pace in the 17 years, and near the u. S. We have Corporate Tax cuts air, loosening of energy sectors. All this put together, its an amazingly optimistic time. I will say, a lot of people wondering when this could end. Well, you know, what . Its been over 3200 days of this bull market. Were due for a correction. But none in the offing just yet. Jeff. Glor jill schlesinger, thanks very much. President trumps personal lawyers are threatening a lawsuit to prevent the publication of Michael Wolffs new book fire and fury inside the pump trusm white house. The president called the book phony. Wolff responded by saying the book gl on sale tomorrow, four days ahead of still scl. Some of his reporting has reigniemented talks that the president could face obstruction of Justice Charges and jeff pegues has more on that. Reporter as he left a summit meeting in germany in july, the president was focused on a political crisis at home. News was about to bake breakabout a meeting during the 2016 campaign been twn his donald trump jr. , other top campaign officials, and representatives of the russian government. According to wolff, the president , hope hicks, jared kushner, and ivanka trump huddled on air force one over how to respond. The decision say the meeting was primarily about russian adoptions by americans. Trump jr. Later acknowledged the meeting was convened because he was told the russians had negative information about hillary clinton. One member of President Trumps Media Affairs team was so troubled by the explanation that emerged from air force one, he quit. Wolff writes mark corallo privately confided he believed it represented a likely obstruction of justice. Wolff says trumps confidawnts said corallo was fired. Based on what you know about that meeting, is it obstruction of justice . I think you cant tell right now. Reporter Scott Fredericksen is a former federal prosecutor. It could be a Misleading Press statement for political purposes only. Reporter and thats not illegal. Thats not illegal. Ep intent. Its about proving a corrupt intent. The specter of obstruction of justice had already emerged in may when trump fired f. B. I. Director james comey then told an interviewer it was because of the russia investigation. When i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a madeup story. Its an excuse by the democrats for having lost an election that they should have won. Reporter fredericksen says special Counsel Robert Mueller who is investigating russian meddling in the 2016 campaign has to be careful about bringing a case against the president. The saying is you dont take on the king unless you know, you know youre right and you can win. And so, when i say special counsel mueller will approach this carefully, he will. Reporter legal scholars disagree on whether a president can even be indicted while in office. Jeff. Glor and, jeff, in other news today, th the federal prosecution of marijuana. Reporter well, thats right. Attorney general Jeff Sessions has issued new guidelines, paving the way for u. S. Attorneys to have more discretion in prosecuting marijuana crimes. This resindz Obama Administration guidelines which allowed prosecutors to be more lenient. Critics, though, charge the move adds confusion as to whether its okay to grow, buy, and sell in those states where the drug is legal. Jeff. Glor all right, jeff, thank you very much. So how does this affect states where marijuana sales are now legal . Mireya villarreal has more on that. Reporter the u. S. Attorney generals memo sparked swift reaction from Washington State where Recreational Marijuana has been legal for five years now. Seattle mayor jenny durkin we will not be bullied by an administration that seems obsesseobsessed with dismantlins that are actually working. Reporter today, colorados u. S. Attorney said his office wont change its apph prosecuting marijuana crimes. The states republican Senator Cory Gardner threatened to block presidenPresident Trumps d. O. J. Nominations if Jeff Sessions refuses to back down. This was not a part of the agenda. This was not a part of the plan. Many of us were misled. Reporter here in california, customers have been streaming into pot shops just like this one in West Hollywood ever since it became legal to purchase Recreational Marijuana on new years day. The manager says that could make her store a target for the feds. Its always a possibility in your mind that theyll go after the most successful one first to make an example. Reporter mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. Glor and now to some other stories were following in the evening news feed. At Dover Air Force baseDover Air Force base today, Vice President mike pence attended the dignified transfer ceremony for a fallen u. S. Soldier. 34yearold sergeant mihail golin was killed in afghanistan on new years day, in a battle likely against isis President Trump and south korean president moon today agreed to postpone joint military exercises until after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next month. 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While in charleston, it was hard to tell who was having more fun this woman snowboarding in the street. Stunned iguanas fell from palm trees. It was, actually, a christmas present. There was a note sathey had were going to go see snow. Reporter and then theres the feintuchs from florida, who did Everything Possible to get caught in 10 inches of snow. The family drove more than nine hours from their home near jacksonville to norfolk, virginia, so their kids travis and lexi, could play in the snow for the first time. Was it worth it seeing their reaction . Absolutely. Yes. I would do it all over again. Reporter omar villafranca, cbs news, norfolk, virginia. Glor well done, omar. Thank you very much. And that is the cbs evening news. Im jeff glor reporting tonight from central park in new york city. Good night. We have had no shortage of wind or waves in ocean city, maryland. You do what you have to do. A major winter storm is pounding the northeast. Kenneth craig is in boston where the snow and high wind are creating white out conditions. Its cold, its sticking bad as you can see. My goodness. An interesting morning it was. Well, to off script. I am bruce johnson. The dc area came