reporter: tonight, icy roads making another rough ride home, after that deadly winter storm hammered the northeast. parts of upstate new york getting nearly four feet of snow. at baltimore s airport this morning, this spirit air flight from las vegas skidding off an icy runway. no one was hurt. around boston, a treacherous morning commute and huge waves crashing ashore in coastal towns. hundreds of spinouts and crashes across the storm zone. a multicar pileup with injuries on new york s west side. nearly 50 people hurt in accidents across connecticut. how long you been working today? i ve been working since 7:00 yesterday morning. reporter: holy smokes. over 24 hours? over 24 hours, yeah. reporter: in central pennsylvania, a fatal crash involving some 60 vehicles shutting down a stretch of interstate 80. with vaccine rollout in full swing, tonight, new jersey s governor says the storm did, indeed, delay some vaccine deliveries. it might just be a little bit
it s not even february yet. there is more coming. reporter: millions under blizzard warnings as whiteout conditions from the planes to the midwest cause spinouts and crashes. stranding vehicles in minnesota and in michigan, slick roads sending this suv on to its side. in nebraska gusty winds and snow piling up. metro omaha under a winter weather advisory. you got to push harder through the snow that s for sure. reporter: in iowa two pickups crashed. both drivers sent to the hospital hazardous conditions impacting the 2020 presidential race i m vaughn hilliard in new n newton, iowa the snow has continued to swirl throughout the day but just over two weeks until the iowa caucus, joe biden cancelled his events across the state but here in newton, iowa despite the wintery conditions, folks to see candidate elizabeth warren reporter: this plane sliding
for now, things have calmed, though the embassy does remain on lockdown. but this is part of a bigger picture of increased tensions with iran. the regime has escalated its hostilities since president trump ripped up the nuclear deal and hiked sanctions. it s a high stakes game that will only intensify over this coming year. whit? all right, james, our thanks to you tonight. now, to the wild weather millions are facing this new year s day, with winter weather alerts in effect across the northwest. the storm packing powerful winds. watch as the driver of this tractor trailer loses a battle with strong gusts near the colorado/wyoming border. the higher elevations, blinding snow causing spinouts. several wrecks reported on roads there. in washington state, tumbleweeds burying several cars, forcing authorities to shut down a highway for hours. at the same time, a new storm is set to slam the south tomorrow before marching east. let s get right to abc news chief meteorologist ginger zee.
and we begin with that major winter storm stretching across more than a dozen states, shutting down highways, causing hundreds of accidents. taking at least two lives. the stunning images of blizzard conditions slamming the dakotas. fargo brought to its knees. drivers needing a tow in humboldt, south dakota. black ice causing multiple spinouts on an overpass in western iowa. freezing rain and slick roadways from upstate new york to new england. ice and wind bringing down trees and power lines, leaving tens of thousands in the dark. tonight, winter weather alerts remain in effect as the countdown to new year s eve is set to begin. the forecast in a moment, but first, abc s eva pilgrim leading us off in a cold and rainy new york city. reporter: tonight, the upper midwest reeling amid whiteout blizzard conditions and massive snow drifts there. an icy mess in the northeast. millions now traveling over the holidays. it s water, snow, ice. roads are very slick. very hard to manage.
delay tactic is the latest proof that this is a political charade. she s currently holding a live grenade, they ve pulled that pinouts, and they don t know what to do with it. two-thirds of that size enters willing to convict and remove the president and that s the consequence in the election year for crying out loud. as a consequence, we know how this ends. president trump complained that it s a distraction making dealing with foreign leaders more difficult. if a foreign policy dispute emerged, and president rodrigo wilson formally decline any visitation to visit the united states. the country is banning two u.s. senators, dick durbin and patrick like you ve come up from traveling philippines. they also said it could require americans to obtain a visa to