traffic disaster playing out over the last 36 hours in virginia thousands of cars brought to a standstill by that massive storm dropping a foot of snow on the d.c. region. overwhelming road crews and trapping thousands of people, the elderly, kids, and pets in cars it started last night. a sea of static red taillights in freezing temps. by morning, through most of the day, they barely budged. overhead, nbc washington s news chopper. some folks stuck in their vehicles overnight with little food or water. reporter: and no restrooms. the affected highway, a 50-mile stretch of i-95 from caroline county, virginia to, dumfrees with few off ramps, drivers had no escape. even side roads are clogged. we have little kids, and we re doing the best we can, but of course there s other people that need assistance more than we do. reporter: among