along the cape because ocean-effect snow, you have warmer waters in comparison to the cool air you ll see snow in the cape behind all of this, it s all going to be about cold, frigid temperatures in through next week, another cold blast of arctic air comes this way, so battle for a while. so this is just a warmup, there s more to come. nothing like it, toasty out here, yeah. okay. indra petersons, thanks so much, in boston. let s bring in laurie segall, she says this is really cold, not used to this stuff, in chatham, massachusetts. that southern warm blood of yours is now frozen. reporter: i know. i know, what a way to break me in. it s a little bit how are you colding up? reporter: i m doing all right. it s better than it was a little bit earlier. you can see behind me rescue
their flights. that s an indication passengers have been checking with their airlines and perhaps changing their flights. there is good news for those of you supposed to be traveling today by air. several airlines, including united and american are waving the cancellation fee. great news. it s easier to change your flight to another day so you don t have to pay that fee. that s the best news of all. it is stressful if you re trying to get somewhere, trying to get home in time to get back to work on monday. it s really great the airlines are stepping up and making that move. we ll check back in with you, make sure you re warm and cozy throughout the morning. get some coffee, pamela. i ll be just fine. don t worry about me. we ve been talking about the size of this storm. it is socking in the northeast this morning, also taking a bone-chilling toll on the midwest. let s talk about chicago. over a foot of snow fell in the area, up to 10 inches blanketed the state of michigan.
i think a lot of people checked with their airlines and found out their flights were cancelled. that is the key here. check with your airline. back to you. absolutely true. check with your airlines. so many of you nous can get text alerts and stuff before we leave for the airport so that is incredibly important. thanks. part of the midwest also triggering those delays after taking a pounding from the first winter storm of 2014. windchills in cleveland listen to this well below zero with a foot of snow on the ground. driving there clearly treacherous. thick ice under all of that snow and triggering spinouts and seen accidents all over town. chicago has been absolutely bat erted since wednesday. 6 more inches of snow falling overnight on top of the 12 inches already on the ground. this is the worst storm to hit the windy city in a couple of years. o hare airport crippled by the winter blast and hundreds of flights cancelled and that creates a ripple effect of delays across the nort
reporter: in new york city, hundreds of salt spreaders and plows were on the streets. the city s new mayor spent his first working day preparing for his first emergency. it would have been nice to have a nice calm first day but we have snow on our mind. and we are focused like a laser. on protecting the people of the city and getting everyone ready. reporter: city schools are closed friday but mass transit continues to operate while it s safe. the new mayor is hoping to avoid the debacle three years ago when it took weeks to clear some of the city s streets. the response to the storm was inadequate and unacceptable and clearly the response to this storm has not met our standards or the standards that new yorkers have come to expect from us. reporter: all right. we re hoping to see things go more smoothly this time around. if you are just waking up, it isn t over yet. we re expecting about a foot of snow in parts of long island. we re about halfway there.
snow plows through the streets but they are having a difficult time. you can see the snow piling up. it is because this note is very light, the snowflakes are light and the draft a lot. a lot of wind and difficult for the plows to keep up. this is the weather you have all around and it will make things very difficult for international travelers and, of course, for the residents of these areas as well. absolutely. take care. we will bring you updates on the storm. for now we ll send you back to march of the penguins.