an avalanche in colorado. two still have not been found. authorities called off the search as darkness fell and will resume this morning. and no winner in last night s power ball drawing. mike, did you buy your tickets? yep. $400 million? this is the next drawing, on wednesday. you have more chance of being struck by lightning than winning. by the way, with the blizzards, we have had lightning. we had lightning here the other day. another blizzard dumping 12 inches of snow in new england overnight. the storm also canceling hundreds of flights along the east coast today. airports in massachusetts, new jersey, north carolina, still seeing dozens of cancellations. so when will we finally get a break?
now 55% wish it never passed. 37% are glad it passed. the 29 changes, isn t that supposed to be worth tweaking it? and they are tweaking it for the betterment of the american people, those who are going to purchase their insurance through obamacare. so why wouldn t they delay it for the individual if they delay it for small businesses or are delaying it for smaller corporations with a certain number of employees over 50, we ll figure this out. it comes back to nancy pelosi saying we have to figure out what s in the bill after we pass it. so now they are discovering what is in the bill months and months after it passed. oy. we ll talk about more things, but we ll get to the headlines this morning. scary times in colorado. two skiers are missing after an avalanche. a group of seven swept up by the snow. three were hurt, two actually walked away unharmed, but two still have not been found. authorities called off the search as darkness fell and say
emergency personnel who raced to help as soon as the tornado passed. and with all of those who, as darkness fell, searched for survivors through the night. as a nation, our full focus right now is on the urgent work of rescue. and the hard work of recovery and rebuilding that lies ahead. yesterday, i spoke with governor fallen to make it clear to oklahomans that they would have all of the resources that they need at their disposal. last night, i issued a disaster declaration to expedite those resources, to support the governor s team in the immediate response, and to offer direct assistance to folks who have suffered loss. i also just spoke with mayor lewis of moore, oklahoma, to insure that he s getting everything that he needs. i have met with secretary napolitano this morning. and my homeland security and counterterrorism adviser lisa
our gratitude is with the teachers who gave their all to shield their children, with the neighbors, first responders and emergency personnel who raced to help as soon as the tornado passed, and with all of those who as darkness fell, searched forser vivers through the night. as the president mentioned, there are signs of hope as rescuers dig through the wreckage. they re hopeful survivors made it to underground shelters but are blocked by debris. more than 100 people pulled out alive. stories of families reuniting, neighbors helping neighbors. strangers helping strangers, and hope triumphing over anythingmotor naanything mother nature can dish out. you have been on the ground talking with survivors. what s the latest? hi, good afternoon. we have been on the ground since early this morning. and we re on the corner of southwest 6th and telephone road. you ll hear that a lots in press
shep. we heard from one family, friends of one of our producers at fox news, they are still stuck in their home monroe street in hoboken without any power, food, or water. 23 month old and 6 month old. it s getting very cold here tonight. 20 s tonight. 30 s tomorrow night. you are on the jersey side of the river. behind you in the city, explain to people what s back there. extraordinary to see tonight as darkness fell, shep. let me let you take a look at this. you are looking down there at the southern tip of manhattan where you can see those few lights around the world trade center and battery park. and then as we pan north, almost total darkness in the neighborhoods as we go north tribeca, the west village, meat packing district, chelsey and eventually you get to mid down, town, manhattan where you finally get like the iconic image of the empire