yesterday it was ice, today it s snow, snow, and more snow. coming down faster and harder than plows could handle all along the east coast. drivers stuck spinning their wheels are relying on the kindness of strangers to get free. and homeowners are making what feels like their weekly trip out into the cold to clean up. the system so large it barely fit in this satellite photo. the nation s capitol buried under nearly a foot of snow, paralyzing roadways, shutting down the federal government, and blanketing the national mall. near record snowfall is crippling baltimore as well where the city has already overspent its snow removal budget. just to the north the storm is making this year philadelphia s fifth snowiest on record. new york city where up to 14 inches are expected, we saw rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour
and homeowners are making what feels like their weekly trip out into the cold to clean up. the system, so large it barely fit in this satellite photo. the nation s capital buried under nearly a foot of snow, care rising roadways, shutting down the federal government, and blanketing the national mall. near-record snowfall is crippling baltimore, as well, where the city has already overspent its snow removal budget. and to the north, the storm is making this year s philadelphia s fifth snowiest on record. new york, where up to 14 inches are expected, we saw rates of 2 to 4 inches fall per hour this morning, making what s already a trying commute even worse. but the city schools staid open. new york s new mayor coming under fire for that decision. what has it been like trying to get to school today? hard, because i almost fell.
into the cold to clean up. the system, so large it barely fit in this satellite photo. the nation s capital buried under nearly a foot of snow, care rising roadways, shutting down the federal government, and blanketing the national mall. near-record snowfall is crippling baltimore, as well, where the city has already overspent its snow removal budget. and to the north, the storm is making this year s philadelphia s fifth snowiest on record. new york, where up to 14 inches are expected, we saw rates of 2 to 4 inches fall per hour this morning, making what s already a trying commute even worse. but the city schools staid open. new york s new mayor coming under fire for that decision. what has it been like trying to get to school today? hard, because i almost fell. cold. a lot of snow. in the southeast, north
we have been talking to people throughout the day, and like so many across the country, they are done, completely fed up with this winter. meanwhile, the city says it s ready to hand this will new round of storms and the mayor announced he s boosted the city s snow removal budget by $35 million. this is why. let s take a look. it started with a whils per of snowflakes in december, and then it was ready, set, snow. snowed that week and the week after that. five inches on december 15th. a white christmas, and a wintery new year. an army of plows cleared the way, but snow from parts out west stopped all the planes. it snoed every other day in the beginning of january. that is when the historic polar vortex dragged temperatures down 50 degrees in a single day. 13 inches of snow on january 7.