Dont scare easily. President mckinley was assassinated there and they have moved on. Theyve loved their Buffalo Bills through the good years and bad and not only given the world tim russert. And while buffalo is a tough town, they may have finally met their match. A relentless snowstorm has dropped nearly sex feet of snow coming in right off the lake with upwards of two more feet on the way. Daily life has simply come to a halt for many across a big area and the storm has already cost several lives. Its officially a state of emergency tonight across a whole region. Its where we begin our coverage tonight with nbcs lester holt. Lester, good evening. Reporter brian, good evening. Its a jaw dropping amount of snow. Here in chiktawaga, i can touch the sign here. As you said its been deadly. At least seven deaths attributed to this storm. 132 miles of new york throughway closed because of all this. The speed at which this has come down simply caught a lot of people off guard. This powerful
Wednesday night. We do begin with the deadly storm being called historic tonight. A state of emergency now, and at least seven dead. And the National Guard moving in. Drivers trapped for hours being rescued. And this pregnant woman carried to safety. And a harrowing drive home. A highway in wisconsin, that car sliding into that other car. And you can see the view through this garage door. And neighbors buried in several feet of snow, and more on the way. We begin with gio benitez, in the storm zone for us again tonight. Reporter after a monster storm that left the great lakes from new york to michigan buried, millions are digging out. How long is this going to take you to shovel out . Well, not long because im not going to do it much longer. Reporter hes smart to take a break. At least three of the reported seven deaths were from heart attacks related to shoveling snow. Travel remains treacherous. The Fire Department forced to get around on snowmobiles. I believe when all is said and d
Good evening on this wednesday night. We do begin with the deadly storm being called historic tonight. A state of emergency now, and at least seven dead. And the National Guard moving in. Drivers trapped for hours being rescued. And this pregnant woman carried to safety. And a harrowing drive home. A highway in wisconsin, that car sliding into that other car. And you can see the view through this garage door. And neighbors buried in several feet of snow, and more on the way. We begin with gio benitez, in the storm zone for us again tonight. Reporter after a monster storm that left the great lakes from new york to michigan buried, millions are digging out. How long is this going to take you to shovel out . Well, not long because im not going to do it much longer. Reporter hes smart to take a break. At least three of the reported seven deaths were from heart attacks related to shoveling snow. Travel remains treacherous. The Fire Department forced to get around on snowmobiles. I believe w
Williams. Good evening. The people of buffalo, new york, dont scare easily. President mckinley was assassinated there and they have moved on. Theyve loved their Buffalo Bills through the good years and bad and not only given the world tim russert. And while buffalo is a tough town, they may have finally met their match. A relentless snowstorm has dropped nearly six feet of snow coming in right off the lake with upwards of two more feet on the way. Daily life has simply come to a halt for many across a big area and the storm has already cost several lives. Its officially a state of emergency tonight across a whole region. Its where we begin our coverage tonight with nbcs lester holt. Lester, good evening. Reporter brian, good evening. Its a jaw dropping amount of snow. People cant get in and out of their neighborhoods. Here in cheektowaga, 65 inches have fallen. I can touch the sign here. As you said its been deadly. At least seven deaths attributed to this storm. 132 miles of new york
Something by the look on his face. Its telling me something is not right. This is captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. The governor of new york said today it is nature showing us who is boss. In buffalo, Weather Service spotters couldnt get out of their houses to take measurements. The snow blew in this door and piled up in a living room. Dreerg driveways and cars took patience. In lancaster, new york, the drifts were taller than the shovelers. The storm that blew in yesterday dropped 65 inches in south cheektowaga, new york, another 15 inches may fall by friday. Our coverage tonight starts with Jericka Duncan. Reporter along interstate 90, 18 wheels are no match for six feet of snow and counting. Hundreds of vehicles have been abandoned along 132 miles of highway that remains shut down. This trucker has been stranded for two days. Hes still trying to dig out. Ive been here my whole life. All the snow in the world has never st