Need to know. Hey, good morning, everybody. And were coming on the air right in the thick of the blizzard of 2016. Look at the map. This thing has been called massive and major. Its been called snowmageddon, even apocalypse plow, whatever you call it, it is a beast. And if youre hunkered down at home, dan and i want to thank you for tuning in. We want you to look at these live pictures out of philadelphia, just one of the cities thats under a blizzard warning this morning, and heres a live look at the jersey shore. Its the area hit hard by Superstorm Sandy just over three years ago. Theyre bracing there yet again this morning. A lot of tension, a lot of nerves down there on the jersey shore. Legitimately so. Weve got hours to go on this thing, but already the impact is real and widespread. More than 170,000 homes and businesses without power right now. 9,000 flights canceled. More than 3,000 accidents out on the roads. And so far at least three people dead. And we do begin our coverage
Years ago. Theyre bracing there yet again this morning. A lot of tension, a lot of nerves down there on the jersey shore. Legitimately so. Weve got hours to go on this thing, but already the impact is real and widespread. More than 170,000 homes and businesses without power right now. 9,000 flights canceled. More than 3,000 accidents out on the roads. And so far at least three people dead. And we do begin our coverage this morning in the city thats getting the worst of it, our Nations Capital, and rob is right there. Rob, good morning to you. Good morning, paula. Hi, dan. Welcome to the blizzard of 2016 after a quiet start to the year. The northeast getting pounded and our Nations Capital is buried in snow right now, and it is blowing sideways. Look at this snowscape behind me. Thats the Andrew Jackson statue and beyond that you can barely see it obviously because its white. Thats the white house and the flag on top of it is blowing straight in that direction. About 25, 30 miles an hou
The advice from officials, stay home. The close call right in front of our eyes and the crashes, the storm is now whipping up the waves and fears of major damage along the shore. D. C. Paralyzed. The Transit System shut down. Airports now ghost towns. And the st. Bernard that needed his own rescue. Complete coverage of this massive storm, our extreme weather team up and down the coast this morning with all you need to know. Hey, good morning, everybody. Were coming on the air right in the thick of the blizzard of 2016. Look at the map. This thing has been called massive and major. Its been called snowmageddon, even apocalypse plow, whatever you call it, it is a beast. If youre hunkered down at home dan and i want to thank you for tuning in. Look at these live pictures out cities under a blizzard warning and heres a live look at the jersey shore. Its the area hit hard by Superstorm Sandy just over three years ago bracing there yet again and a lot of tension and nerves. Legitimately so.
Staying shut in from the storm, yeah, plenty of folks brave the blizzard and had themselves a ball of a time, including a pair of pandas. See them . They were all snowed in, too. Is it better for them . You decide on this monday, january 25th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. So you survived. To quote destinys child, i am a survivor. Yes. And i got to admit that i was a little bit scared at one point when i ran out of food and ran out of alcohol. You know, and then ran down the street and there was nothing open. I told you, you know, i emailed you on friday night saying, you should really take this seriously. You thought delivery would happen 24 hours in new york. I was like, seamless theyre always there for you. They shut down the city including transportation including the pizza guy. I didnt anticipate that. That was tough. This really was the blizzard of 2016. It was an epic blizzard. It was a really, really big deal. Government offices of course, and many Public Sch
Cars hard to see. And backhoes being used in washington, with the capitol in the distance. And a river of ice in the streets. And the storm grounding more than 12,000 flights. Rob marciano, leading us off tonight. Reporter the snows stopped falling, but for millions still reeling from this monstrous blizzard, the battle is not over. Firefighters in virginia struggling to dig out hydrants buryed under three feet of snow to battle a fire. Roofs collapsing under the weight of all that snow. Dozens displaced from this apartment complex in virginia. This church in pennsylvania caving in just hours before sunday services. Even the redskins practice dome deflated. Today, the big digout, that is, if you could even get to your new yorkers climbing four or five, sixfoot drifts to reach them. The view from above capturing the scope. The nations capitol shut down. Winds gusting to 75 Miles Per Hour at Langley Air Force base. New york city suddenly finding itself in the bullseye. People have to tak