The washington, d. C. Area which could see two feet before it is over. A live look at white house. The snow falling there. Philadelphia, baltimore and new york also in the path with blizzard conditions expected. Officials are warning of coastal flooding and Power Outages. Airlines have canceled some 6,000 flights going into the weekend. That is impacting travelers across the country. Our team is in place with the very latest. Lets begin with Miguel Almaguer in washington, d. C. Good evening. Reporter lester, good evening. The steady snow is here in washington, d. C. Some of the citys most recognizable landmarks may be difficult to make out in a few hours. It is getting sloppy. The snow is starting to blow sideways. It could reach gusts up to 50 miles per hour. Tonight many are off the streets and hunkered down as we face a major threat. Reporter tonight this deadly winter wallop is showing little mercy. Blinding snow and paralyzing ize and widespread Power Outages crippling 20 states.
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the snow is falling and it will only get worse. This is washington, d. C. Tonight in the leading edge of whats about to become the blizzard of 2016. The storm is already blamed for six deaths on the roads. Airports. Store shelves have been wiped out. Six states have declared emergencies and accumulations could reach three feet. We have a team of correspondents. First well go to kris van cleave in washington. Kris. Reporter scott, this is not a region known for hamming a lot of snow well. The has startd and overnight will come the heavy winds. The front end of an epic blizzard swept into the frigid Nations Capital this afternoon as hundreds of washington, d. C. Snow ploaz hit the street, trying to stay aheadave forecast calling for two feet of snow, or up to 55 miles an hour. Daniel curnage is treating the roads in a city snow plow. How important is it for people to get off the roads tonight . Very. I just dont want people to be in
In the street, me, personally, because once we get behind the snow, its going to be a hard time fighting to get back on top. Reporter but theres great concern after about an inch of snow wednesday gridlocked the city for hours, and now the snow is coming fast, falling at up to three inches an hour, until early sunday morning. Chris geldart is running the district storm response. Is this going to be a deadly storm . Yes, sir. Our first concerns really are the residents. One of the major successes for me personally is to make sure we dont lose anybody else. Thats first and foremost. Reporter forecasters have been warning about this monster storm for days, but some waited until just hours before the snow started falling to stock up on food and supplies, finding long lines and empty shelves. Lakisha love will be riding out the storm with her four sons. Just making sure we have everything possibly thats on our emergency checklist, and know that we have a backup plan for lighting, candles an
Top conservatived get together to blast the frontrunner and could anything change his path to the victory. And changing the oscars. Sweeping new rules just announced. But will the moves be enough to tamp down a fur fuhrer over the night. Nightly news begins good evening. Right now we are in the early hours of what may be a historic snowstorm. Winter weather warnings stretch from the south up through new york. Snow has been falling for several hours in the washington, d. C. Area which could see two feet before it is over. A live look at white house. The snow falling there. Philadelphia, baltimore and new york also in the path with blizzard conditions expected. Officials are warning of coastal flooding and Power Outages. Airlines have canceled some 6,000 flights going into the weekend. Travelers across the country. Our team is in place with the very latest. Lets begin with Miguel Almaguer in washington, d. C. Good evening. Reporter lester, good evening. The steady snow is here in washing
But will the moves be enough to tamp down a fur fuhrer over the night. Nightly news begins right now. Good evening. Right now we are in the early hours of what may be a historic snowstorm. Winter weather warnings stretch from the south up through new york. Snow has been falling for several hours in the washington, d. C. Area which could see two feet before it is over. A live look at white house. The snow falling there. Philadelphia, baltimore and new york also in the path with blizzard conditions expected. Officials are warning of coastal flooding and Power Outages. Airlines have canceled some 6,000 flights going into the weekend. That is impacting travelers across the country. Our team is in place with the very latest. Lets begin with Miguel Almaguer in washington, d. C. Reporter lester, good evening. The steady snow is here in washington, d. C. Some of the citys most recognizable landmarks may be difficult to make out in a few hours. It is getting sloppy. The snow is starting to blow