it s these guys right over here. these are the guys who get it done for us, that make it possible for the rest of us to go about our business. what s your name, sir? ryan miller contracting. reporter: and how long have you been doing this? since friday. had a little break in between, enough for maybe a shower or so, but have been going reporter: are you tiredsome. absolutely. absolutely. reporter: working with just a little bit of sleep, i imagine. absolutely. but it s been a great time. reporter: what s the craziest thing you ve seen? the people. coming in with cars that shouldn t be out. that s the biggest thing, you know? reporter: have you ever seen a snow like this onesome. no. not in this area, no, i haven t. reporter: listen, thank you so much. and my car s back there, make sure i can get out, okay? absolutely. reporter: okay. we re in germantown, maryland. 26 inches before the second storm started, and the problem today has been the blowing wind. a
threatening, that is how the national weather service is describing this blizzard hitting a lot of areas. as we ve been telling you, the worst part may be hitting hours from now. the storm s only getting stronger in some parts as it s sucking this the moisture from the atlantic sparking warnings up and down the east coast. and it s been breaking records, too, in snowfall totals and bringing life to a stand still particularly in and around the washington, washington, d.c./baltimore area, parts of virginia. brian wilson, ooh, you look good, wilson, i like that. i m in my giant blue audiotape pa loom pa outfit today trying to keep warm. no dummies, we. we decided when we wanted to set up our live shot location, we would set up near the germantown walmart because you can get the food and supplies you need. i got this shovel, $9.26, give you an idea of how that snow looks. we re prepared for the worst. but let me tell you about the unsung heros of the snow season.
down there. thousands of folks lined up to cheer the team on, the saints capping an unforgettable season with the team s first championship in their history. that s going to do it for us, thanks for joining us. happening now begins right now. jon: and good morning to you, i m jon scott jane: and i m jane skinner. in your top box, prison ard warnings are up for a good chunk of the east. the monster storm that was roaring through the midwest. schools, courts, airports, the federal government, the united nations, you name it, it s shut down, and in a lot of spots, the worst is still yet to come. jon: that is the case in the middle box. new york city, where snow is falling, about an inch an hour, it could get even heavier, and once the wind kicked up as expected, travel is going to become very treacherous. jane: and on the bottom, the nation s capital getting walloped again. records are breaking today. the national weather service is describing the storm as a life-threateni