will have to add more workers as demand continues to grow, most companies can t get production from current employees without overtime or other added costs. thank you so much, alison kosik in new york. on the second day of 2014, the year s first big winter storms are bearing down on the midwest and taking aim for the northeast now an arctic blast will see highs in the single digits in parts of the heartland, look at these whiteout conditions and another storm, a powerful nor easter is forming off the east coast. 70 million people are in the paths of these storms with winter weather advisories in 18 states that includes blizzard warnings for long island and cape cod, and a snow emergency in boston, there have been more than 1,000 flight cancellations so far this morning, take a look at the map, pretty clustered there, and more are expected. we re covering every angle of the arctic blast with correspondents and meteorologists across the midwest and east coast.
all right, ted rowlands, more of the same in naperville, illinois, thanks so much. another city in the storm s path, boston, where officials have declared a snow emergency citing high winds and possibly a foot of snow there. the state emergency management agency is predicting near blizzard conditions tonight into tomorrow morning. cnn meteorologist jennifer gray is live for us now, joining us from a snowy boston, so much for the sunshine state of florida, where you hail from, and get used to all the snow. how does it feel? reporter: yes, this is definitely a lot colder than i m used to. with the windchill it feels like the single digits out here and folks in boston definitely waking up to a blanket of snow. look at this. it is so fluffy and fine, you can t even make a snowball out of this if you wanted to, but this is nothing compared to what they will see on their cars as we go through the in ex-24 to 36 hours. this is going to be a mess across all of the northeast, and
two days into the new year and already we re dealing with two big winter storms. one is bearing down on the midwest, bringing frigid temperatures with it. get this. temps have dropped so low in some parts of minnesota that it s literally been colder than the surface of mars. meanwhile, another storm, a powerful nor easter, is forming off the east coast. you guessed it, this will all spell trouble for people falling home after the holidays. there have been more than 1,000 flight cancellations already this morning and more are expected. across the region, covering the weather for us. cnn s ted rowland sincere just outside chicago. we ll begin with margaret conley in boston. the snow came in overnight. it will pick up an inch today into tomorrow morning. from our measuring stick, we
we begin with cnn s ted rowlands in naperville, illinois, just outside of chicago. reporter: good morning, fred it. has been snowing since new year s eve day and it just keeps on coming. throughout the night, snow continuing to pile up in chicago, millions from the midwest to new england will be impacted by the new year s first major snowstorm, bringing with it blizzard-like conditions and dangerously cold temperatures, some parts could see more than a foot of snow. seemed like it s been snowing since winter got here. reporter: boston declaring a snow emergency and planning to close public schools on friday. the massive winter storm already wreaking havoc. stay off the roads. reporter: more than 200 spinouts reported in minneapolis alone as ice blankets the roads. frigid temps complicating
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