You can see why this snowstorm paralyzed some of the most heavily Populated Areas of this country. The stats are coming in, and they are very impressive. The worst hit town, hamden, connecticut, where they got an astonishing 40 inches. It was a record breaker in portland, maine. A place used to snowstorms. They got nearly 32 inches from this one. And to give you a sense of the power of this storm, the winds were as strong as a category 1 hurricane with gusts up to 83 miles an hour on the cape. Thats cape cod. And speaking of massachusetts, thats where meteorologist ginger zee is this morning. She is in boston. Hey, ginger, good morning. Good morning to you, dan. Boston was one of the areas hardest hit and recordmaking here. It was the fifth largest snowfall on record in weather history in boston. And its not just the snow and wind i was concerned about this morning. Thats gone. Its the cold temperatures. Look how cold it is for a lot of these cities that you were just talking about, mo
Paralyzed some of the most heavily Populated Areas of this country. The stats are coming in and they are impressive. Worst hit. Hamden, where they got an astonishing 40 inches. Portland, they got nearly 32 inches from this one and to give you a sense of the powers the winds were as strong as a category 1 hurricane with gusts up to 83 miles an hour on the cape. Thats cape cod. And speaking of massachusetts, thats where meteorologist ginger zee is this morning. She is in boston. Hey, ginger, good morning. Good morning, to you, dan. Boston was one of the areas hardest hit and recordmaking here. It was the fifth largest snowfall on record in weather history in boston. And its not just the snow and wind i was concerned about this morning. Thats gone. Its the cold temperatures. Look how cold it is for a lot of these cities that you were just talking about more than 350,000 still without power. And the numbers not pretty as we go into day two of digging out. At its peak it was a turbulent tem
They will heed those. In new york and boston they will cover up. Because of the cold . Yes, that would have an impact. And under fire for slamming actress Melissa Mccarthy about her weight. Did he go too far . Some of the new breeds youll see at Westminster Dog Show. Lets begin with new developments in the search for Christopher Dorner. John, good morning. Good morning, lester. While the trail of suspected murderer Christopher Dorner has gone called, the head of the lapd is taking issue on what seems to be at the center of dorners anger. We value fairness. In an interview with a kcbs news anchor charlie beck said he would reopen the case that led to Christopher Dorners dismissal in 2008, a key grievance in his 11,000 word manifesto. I will make a rigorous inspection to either validate or refute his claims. Well make that inspection public. He said he wasnt trying to apiece dorner. Last week he was asked about the demand that the lapd clear his name. It is not going to happen. Nbc news
Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Heres one example of how bad its getting tonight across the east coast tonight. In massachusetts, all vehicles were ordered off the roads at 4 00 p. M. This afternoon. Thats across the entire state of massachusetts. Genuine blizzard warnings are posted across a big area. This is the northern shore of massachusetts, just outside of boston, revere beach, where the winds have already picked up. We could see some historymaking snowfall out of this storm. Weve already seen a colossal stoppage of transportation, affecting 50 million americans before its all over. While all this has been going on, on the other coast, we have a huge story, of course, that weve been following. More on that in a moment. But first, what could be a 30inch snow event here on the east coast. Our team is out in it, and in place tonight, we want to begin with nbcs ron mott. Hes in providence, rhode island. Ron, good evening. Reporter
And hydeas story. The 15yearold girl who has become a powerful force in the battle against gun violence. Good evening. Folks in many parts of the northeast will be talking about this one for years to come. The winter storm of 2013. A deadly blizzard that halted millions in their tracks, and left others along the coast fleeing to higher ground. Tonight at least nine deaths are being attributed to the storm. More than half a million homes and businesses are without power. Crews are removing stranded cars from highways. And airports across the region are struggling to reopen. In all five states saw snow totals over three feet. Hamden, connecticut recorded 40 inches. It happened just as forecasters had predicted. Two weather systems, one coming out of the west, one from the south, colliding over this region and creating a giant snowmaker. We have correspondents positioned up and down the northeast coast, and al roker starts us off in hardhit boston. Al, good evening. Good evening, lester.