At minus 13 degrees, boston city workers and the National Guard were digging out neighborhoods before the next major snowstorm. Boston has already received more than 74 inches of snow over the last 30 days. Mayor marty walsh were preparing for this weekends snowstorm, so snow removal is our top priority in the city of boston right now. Reporter crews are hauling away 1500 truckloads of snow per day. Four snow melters are working around the clock melting nearly 1,000 tons of snow an hour. The arctic blast is affecting an estimated 127 Million People across 27 states and the district of columbia. Its chris from the meals program. Reporter Chris Muhammad and his team deliver meals to more than 900 people each week. In 20 years hes never missed a delivery, no matter the weather. There are challenges all the way around. Ive never seen this much snow on the ground. A route that would ordinarily take five to six hours will probably take eight to nine hours today. Reporter Boston Public School
The founder and ceo on the 100 million it has raised for charity, auctioning off celebrity experiences. That and more on this hour of markets now. I miss Connell Mcshane so he could carry some of the weight. Black friday, hope everyone had a great thanksgiving but stocks are trading until 1 00. Lets go to the New York Stock Exchange where Nicole Petallides is standing by on the shortened trading day. Nicole we had our markets closed for the thanksgiving holiday. However in europe and asia they were easily awaiting the market opened, halfday of trading moving at 1 00, u. S. Stocks are having a good day on wall street, record levels once again, the nasdaq 4 thousands 64, Dow Jones Industrial 16,055 and the s p at 1812, all three are higher and a record, look at the retailers, the thanksgiving day, black friday people running in for a limited brands, abercrombie, walmart pulling back but retailers are talking about a lot of traffic and a lot of deals and so far so good for these guys and
For afghanistan go. Ill have all the news from the World Cup Qualifiers including a piece of history. They celebrate reaching the world cup finals for the very first time. A major rescue operation is underway in the philippines. A powerful earthquake struck the central island, and the death toll now stands at 144. We have teams standing by in two locations. Rob mcbride is on a neighboring island, but first we go to the epicenter of the quake if bohol. How are rescue efforts going . Whats the latest . Any hopes of finding more survivors . Reporter that is precisely what the biggest worry is for the local government here inner bohol. They say its becoming increasingly difficult. The chances of finding survivors trapped within the rubble is becoming really slim. She was born in this house. This is where she grew up and built her family with her husband. All of that was destroyed in an instant. I dont know what to begin, how to begin. I am thinking and looking at our hou house. I have no m
Is not an ideal to lose weight. But shooting pounds is always at the top of the list for new years resolutions. If thats your plan, we have a feline who can help. Meet tiny tim. In one year, this cat lost 20 of his body weight. Well tell you his secrets and how they can help trim down your body in 2013. Thats still ahead. Hes an inspiration to all of us. Were going to start this morning with insult to injury. Round two of backtoback winter storms, right now, rolling through a huge swath of this country. The timing could not be worse for people trying to travel for the holidays, either get home or get somewhere else. Abcs meteorologist ginger zee tracking the whole thing this morning. Ginger, good morning. Good morning, you guys. This new storm already dropped a halffoot of snow in mt. Vernon, illinois. Thats southern illinois. Parts of indianapolis, also picking up four inches. Cincinnati, and jonesboro, getting a dusting. Now, it moves to the northeast. It picks up intensity. Its goin
Well have that coming up. And battling a stomach bug is not an ideal to lose weight. But shooting pounds is always at the top of the list for new years resolutions. If thats your plan, we have a feline that can help. Meet tiny tim. In one year, this cat lost 20 of his body weight. Well tell you his secrets and how they can help trim down your body in 2013. Thats still ahead. Hes an inspiration to all of us. Were going to start this morning with insult to injury. Round two of backtoback winter storms, right now, rolling through a huge swath of this country. The timing could not be worse for people trying to travel for the holidays, either get home or get somewhere else. Abcs meteorologist ginger zee tracking the whole thing this morning. Ginger, good morning. Good morning, you guys. This new storm already happened a halffoot of snow in mt. Vernon, illinois. Cincinnati, and jonesboro, getting a dusting. Now, it moves to the northeast. It picks up intensity. Its going to drop nine inches