florida. and we ll have all those stories and more in a moment. first, breaking news from the entertainment world. rnb singer teena marie is dead at 54. marie was a grammy winning nominated artist and protege of legend rick james. she began her career with motown records in the 1970s and had a hit later with the song lover girl in 1984. she was noted for her success as a white performer in r & b music. more on teena marie s passing and her legacy later in this show. meanwhile, this is not how anybody wanted to finish the christmas weekend, a blizzard bearing down on the northeast as we speak. a live look here for you at the snow whipping around providence, rhode island tonight. this is the reason so many people are making it or not making it home tonight, and many more could have to miss work in the morning as well. officials throughout the northeast are begging people to stay off the roads as well. our affiliate wpri tells us there is a very good reason why. reporter: highways a
there is a very good reason why. reporter: highways are plowed but still slick. 295 down to one lane in some spots according to state police with everyone here staying to the right. this accident involving a car at a d.o.t. plow is one of about a dozen blamed on the snowy conditions. the car ended up on its side. the plow came to a stop in a snow-covered median. the plow was actually behind the car. the car spun out on this route 37 off ramp, and the plow just clipped the rear end. fortunately there were no injuries. reporter: are we seeing these scattered across the state today. as i m speaking to you now, just got another report of a rollover, route 102 in the west greenwich area. i m understanding that that one is with some injury. i don t know how substantial that one is, but for the most part we re seeing cars off the road, striking barriers or guardrails. reporter: as we said, ema is up and running. the concern for tonight is the wind, sending snow sideways in this vide