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coming to tlc, perhaps, somewhere down the line. we can look forward to that. has president obama finally kicked the smoking habit for good? robert gibbs weighs in. that s coming up next. also, 2,000 flights canceled at the nation s busiest airports. still states of emergencies declared in several states. the latest live developments as the blizzard blasts the northeast next.
kicked the habit this time. white house press secretary robert gibbs says president obama quit smoking months ago. he didn t even light up on election night. and it may really stick this time. i can report that it s been probably about nine months since he last smoked a cigarette. he has done enormously well in quitting. it was a commitment that i think he made to himself at the end of health care. and with his two daughters in mind. gibbs said this is the longest period in almost eight years that he s known the president that he s gone without a cigarette. so good for him. no longer the first smoker. we want to get the latest on a blizzard that s buried the northeast. when all is said and done, could get up to 2 feet of of snow. unbelievable. it is blinding, crippling, air travel is a mess. 2,000 flights grounded across the country. and rob marciano is live for us this morning in stanford, connecticut. and rob, we ve been calling it a
of your bus service? your train service? your rail? connecticut d.o.t. reported at the 5:30 meeting this morning that bus lines are running, metro north had reported a stoppage on the new haven line due to mechanical problems. and you make a great point about visibility. even though the roads have been plowed and those trucks are still out there, we are still in the middle of that blizzard. blizzard warnings remain up in the state. until noon today. so in addition to the snow, strong winds remain, and so visibility is an issue, as well as you ve pointed out. and that s another reason to keep the speeds slow. i was surprised, as well, that your airport, bradley international airport is open. that s correct. and flights are leaving. how is that able to happen? as we know here in new york, all of our major airports have shut down. well, bradley stayed open through the night, able to receive flights. many flights had already been
morning. 30 inches of snow already on the ground in some areas, 30 inches. thousands of holiday travelers are stuck, airlines canceled flights throughout the northeast. all the way to chicago, the carolinas, even the west coast. and more misery unfortunately is on the way. yes, we feel your pain. many people are camping out at the airports this morning. and there are no guarantees they ll be taking off today or tomorrow. so what can you do if your travel plans get scrapped? we have more on that coming up. also, if you live in the northeast, you re probably feeling the effects of the blizzard today. it was not all bad news for businesses. some retailers actually hit the jackpot when the monster storm headed up the east coast. we have the stores that saw green when everybody else saw white. and the businesses that will be paying for the blizzard for weeks to come. up first, it is an absolute holiday travel mess, it has nothing to do with whether you were naughty or nice. thousands