we are going to begin with winter s last gasp in spring. or should i say allegedly spring. from missouri to pennsylvania, millions of people dealing with rainy, snowy, slushy, awfulness. in indianapolis yesterday, too many fender benders to count. you have to check out this video. the weather rendering parts of st. louis nearly invisible. if you squint you can see it. parts of eastern indiana and western ohio were under a western storm warning through early this afternoon. the system continuing to track eastward. we have this all covered for you. susan candiotti is in dayton, ohio. shannon travis is in potomac, maryland, and jennifer delgado is in the cnn weather center in atlanta. we re going to start with susan in ohio. good morning, susan. good morning, john. it hasn t let up yet here although it s a light snow but it really came down after the sun went down last night. that s a shout-out to the university of dayton.
zoraida sambolin. thanks for joining us this morning. we begin with a brutal beginning to the work week, because the very severe weather. people in six states waking up to a big cleanup from missouri to pennsylvania. millions of people battling rain, snow, and potentially dangerous wind this morning. all that slush making roads disastrous, and treacherous. perfect conditions for fender benders. look at the scene in kansas city, missouri. it is causing significant disruptions at lambert st. louis international airport. the storm not even done yet, parts of eastern indiana, and western ohio are under a winter storm warnin through early this afternoon, and that system continues to track eastward. we ve got it covered for you. our shannon travis is in potomac, maryland. jennifer delgado is in the cnn weather center in atlanta. shannon, you got the short end of the stick in the storm. we re going to start with you. short end of the stick, indeed. when we last spoke i gave you a very unsci
in indianapolis, too many fender benders to even count. the weather rendering the arch in st. louis nearly invisible. parts of eastern indiana and western ohio were under winter storm warnings and the system is continue to go track eastward. susan candiotti is in dayton, ohio. jennifer is at the cnn weather center in atlanta. we ll start in dayton. good morning, susan. reporter: hi, john. good morning. it s a mess here like it is in so many other places. the roads here however are mainly clear. the main highways, i just got off the phone with police and they say they re having no major problems. on the other hand, the winter storm warning here is in effect up mid afternoon. we still have the snow coming in. and across the country it seems as though even though it s spring, winter is holding on tight. icy roads, slippery going near
exclusive. should be fascinating. the fierce weather in the u.s., much of new mexico is buried under snow and ice this morning. after getting battered by an early winter storm. residents in roswell struggled out of their drive ways and slippery roads. temperatures plunged. kids couldn t wait to make the best out of it. no fun for drivers in springfield, missouri. a school bus among dozens of vehicles, crashes on icy highways there. police responded to dozens of fender-benders. several cars slid off the road. no reports of any serious injuries. old man winter is up and running around, isn t he? yes. he is here. here s your wednesday weather. messy along the east coast. drenching downpours, flooding, boston, new york, philly, d.c.
gingrich is now 15 points ahead of romney in a new gallup poll and mr. paul steinhauser joins us right now from washington. hello, paul. how does romney plan to handle what is shaping up to be a two-man race at this point? it really is shaping up. that was the national poll, don. take a look at this, state poll. iowa. two new polls in iowa. one of them, cbs/ new york times. you adjust showed the national poll. newt gingrich ahead by double digits. the frontrunner, we re less than four weeks away from the iowa caucuses. what is mitt romney doing about all this? romney was speaking to reporters yesterday on the campaign trail and said he would be more forceful in going after newt gingrich and pointing out the differences where they stand on certain things and he also said, you ll see more of me. more interviews and more time on the campaign trail. he says after about a week from now when he finishes up some fund-raising, you ll see a lot more of mitt romney. four weeks to go