foot of snow. it seems like it s been snowing since winter got here. reporter: boston already declaring a snow emergency and planning to close public schools on friday. more thonn a thousand flights canceled on new years day. the massive winter storm wreaking havoc. stay off the road. reporter: monday than 200 spinouts reported in minneapolis alone as ice blankets the roads. frigid temps complicating rescue efforts in the twin cities as firefighters had to be rotated in and out of the front lines of this raging apartment fire. our nozzles have a tendency to freeze up. reporter: in upstate new york, lake-effect snow is the story, more than two feet of the white stuff on the ground already. it was hard on the businesses last night because people had reservations to go out to new years eve and they couldn t get out. reporter: the deep freeze will have parts of the country feeling temps well below zero.
balance. they are going to appeal? yes, they will. thank you, sunny. all right. a lot of other news as well. we start with tragedy at turner field in atlanta. ayman falling 65 feet to his death in a rain delay at a braves game last night. the fall appears to be accidental and it s too early in the investigation to determine whether alcohol played a factor. two friends of boston mayor thonn bombing dzhokhar tsarnaev will be arraigned today. they re both natives of kazakhstan. they removed a backpack and computer from his dorm room, tried to destroy em tids out fireworks he allegedly left behind. a rodeo clown who performed wearing a mask of president obama has been banned from performing there ever again. while the cloud was performing, a advice over the loud speaker asked if they wanted to see