see how he will get the electoral college vote that he actually needs. but, so what you are seeing right now is he s going to two spots in pennsylvania outside of pittsburgh, there are spots where it is rural and less urban where his voting block is situated. he s not necessarily expanding the map there. he s trying to energyize his base enough to sort to counter act the cities in pennsylvania. and the same thing with with north carolina. that s why you see him when he gets ons sta stage out there. we need to watch these communities. and this sort of various actions and voter fraud in philadelphia. romney got zero votes in a couple of precincts in
but one u.s. represent says he s heard a decision has been made. jim acosta, you just talked to him. i got off the phone with congressman boyle who represents pennsylvania outside of philadelphia. and earlier this morning, you were talking about the flurry of speculation. he started one himself when he tweeted i have a source close to joe that tells me joe biden will run for president. that got everybody spinning like a top all day long. but in just the last several minutes, the congressman did call me and did say he stands by this tweet. he says it s accurate and he would not say who the source is, but he described the source as close to the vice president and his team. he said, i ll read this, if he didn t run it would be pull iin back from a decision that s already been made. he also said he believes that an announcement is coming soon. this congressman also noted the vice president s pennsylvania roots. so this congressman feels like this is something he has some
pileup. get on the highway, next thing i know, i m spinning. reporter: and up to a foot is possible this western parts of new york and northwest pennsylvania. meanwhile winds are expected to intensify over the northeast into thanksgiving morning. those winds leaving the fate of the macy s thanksgiving day parade up in the air. we re now in the toughest time here of the weather system. we knew it would be the early morning hours where we re seeing the strongest rain moving in, heavier snow starting to fall and the winds picking up, so it looks like dicier conditions especially at the airports this morning. all right. thank you for being out there exposed for us. we do know that thousands of families will be forced to rethink their thanksgiving travel plans and that s just the way it is. the warning from new york state police, prepare for the worst. why? first snowstorm of the season is battering the region and may be worse than expected. let s bring in george howell, he s outside
satellite himmages from space captured the storm at one point stretching from florida to nova scotia. a storm that is affecting more than 43 million travelers as they brave the elements to be with loved ones this thanksgiving. on tuesday, the southeast walloped by heavy rain. here in atlanta, steady rain is causing some headaches. the roads are wet. they re slick. and they re cause something problems for the afternoon commute. reporter: snow has already blanketed parts of the midwest. in wisconsin, crews scrambled to keep up with the icing roadways. there is a point where there is nothing you can do. just glare ice and you re a passenger in your own car. reporter: the nor easter already blamed for scores of accidents and at least a dozen deaths. we re here in irwin, pennsylvania, about 20 miles outside of pittsburgh. this region could see between 5 and 9 inches of snow. a state transportation official tells me that about 135 crews will be out in force in over 80
trucks trying to battle. reporter: in arkansas, freezing rainfall led to this 12 car pileup. get on the highway, next thing i know, i m spinning. reporter: up to a foot of snow is possible in western parts of new york and northwest pennsylvania. meanwhile, winds are expected to intensify over the northeast into thanksgiving morning. those winds leaving the favorite the macy s thanksgiving day para parade about a loons up in tbal the air. it s a tough time for the major hubs and roads. we re expecting strong winds, heavier rains and heavier snows. all right. we ll be back with you soon. one of the hardest hit areas is western new york. plenty of snow fell this morning. more is on the way before george howell is live just outside buffalo. when we came to you before, you weren t that impressed by the snow. what have you seen since? reporter: well, you know, the snow is not coming down right now.