Now, wmur news 9 at 6 00. Stephanie right now, a blizzard is slamming the east coast from North Carolina to new york causing whiteout conditions and trouble for travelers. A live look at new york city where Public Transportation is closed, and 12 people are dead in the wake of the storm. Good evening, i m stephanie woods. Adam and i m adam sexton. Wmur s aixa diaz is live in washington, d. C. Where it has been snowing for more than 24 hours now. Reporter the snow and wind have been relentless over the past few hours. We are not the only area getting slammed by the storm. The white house covered in white. Took a few pictures of the snowman in front of the white house. Reporter washington, d. C. , is in the middle of a winter storm for record books. Tourists are taking it in. In georgia, half an inch of snow is great. This is fantastic. Up in the afternoon. This is an emergency event. We are very much still in our Emergency Response phase. We are going to commence a ban on roads in the d