the weather outside is still frightful and in places still potentially deadly. pamela brown here in for anderson. it s hard to imagine that some parts of western new york could see another foot or more of snow on top of the nearly four feet you see in these pictures on your screen. winter storm warnings there and elsewhere still in effect. buffalo s airport still closed. the entire eastern part of the country still in a deep freeze. almost 4,000 flights canceled today and nearly 2600 tomorrow. nationwide, at least 49 people have lost their lives in this massive storm. 27 and the buffalo area alone. we have wide reporting tonight from buffalo and denver international airport. let s start tonight with paula who has been right there in the works of it from day one. what is the latest on the ground? today those rescues also continue. in fact, new york governor saying that state police officers carried out some 550 rescues at least over the weekend. but we also learned about wha
we are in a war. this is a war with mother nature. and she has been hitting us with everything she has. reporter: in a region used to harsh winter weather, this is worse. we deal with snow all the time. but the conditions were different because with the gusts of wind, i could tell you, firsthand, zero visibility. i couldn t see two feet in front of my vehicle. reporter: power play 43 inches of snow and hundreds of vehicles stuck. there are cars everywhere. everywhere. and pointing the wrong direction on roads. reporter: buffalo s roads impassable. it s crazy. a smoe bafrmg taller than me. 500 rescues, some people were trapped in cars for days before being found. going into homes, going into vehicles and too many tragic times finding p em whopeople wh did the no survive the