don t exactly know what it is. dozens of people saw it. this was in mississippi, arkansas, several other places as well. police have confirmed it was something, but we just don t know what that something was. we ll show you more of this video and some of the maybe assumptions about this mystery that are out there. doo doo doo doo. but up first, america on ice and snowed in. as we ve been saying, forecasters are calling this a weather bomb. the map tells the story really. take a look. the northeast now in the grips of another monster snowstorm and listen to this. 49 of the 50 u.s. states have snow on the ground right now. only florida has been spared and even parts of hawaii have snow. ah, florida. just about everybody looking south their window and they are seeing this this morning except as she mentioned florida. this is what they re saying in places like washington, philly, new york of course as well. some cities could see well over a foot of snow before this weather
performance of the blizzard problems from a few weeks ago over christmastime when cleanup was delayed and much of the city was left buried for days. officials say they ve taken extra precautions this time around but warn most roads won t be cleared for the morning rush hour. the snow also wreaking havoc on air travel across the country. i m usually a glass half full kind of guy but i m kind of worried that it s going to be too snowy tomorrow. and let s take a look at atlanta where hundreds of travelers are still stranded. but flights from other major hubs like chicago and new york also grounded. delta airlines alone has canceled 800 flights for today and like last time, the cancellations are expected to have a ripple effect at airports across the country. let s take a look at other headlines now from pakistan. vice president joe biden is there for a day of talks with top leaders. relations are tense right now and the u.s. wants the pakistan army to move into a safe haven
welcome to morning joe. a live look at times square, about nine inches fell in new york city, and the entire city kind of looks like times square. they had the troops out this morning. let me say this is boston, of course, more snow, but less significance. of course, washington, d.c., chuck todd, also, chuck todd, we got a few inches of snow last night in new york city. so team coverage begins for the next three hours. 27 reporters, 18 meteorologists and four guys walking around lost in snowdrifts over the fekt three hours. reporters with those little measuring sticks. absolutely. we ve got those. that will not happen. al roker, of course, will not be here. i tell you what. we re not going to do this, even though chuck todd, the world does revolve around new york city, specifically manhattan. let s go to mr. karins. broadway bill blizzard karins. blizzard bill. what s up? the storm from new york to philadelphia, a minor snowstorm. epic, epic. typical for
saturday or continue today to fight for their survival. the president in the air to tucson has we speak. he will speak at the tribute this evening. and while clear across the country in washington today, an outpouring of emotion from lawmakers who passed a resolution condemning saturday s violence. they spoke not only for their colleague, gabby giffords, but for the other victims of this tragedy. we join 300 million americans and millions of others around the world in showing our solidarity. american democracy is founded on our commitment to a contest of ideas, not violence. today this temple of representative democracy is a sadder place. our hearts are broken, but our spirit is not. a van in guthrie in tucson. the president will touchdown momentarily. she of course having a personal connection to the tragedy having grown up in the area. savannah, what will the next few hours entail? reporter: well, the president will arrive and there are so many dignitaries, too
it. we re talking about everywhere from arkansas to the atlantic just about shut down right now. now we re talking about another storm. that major storm you can see on this map here is making its way up the east coast. you see it on the right side of your screen on the east coast. there s another storm system to the left going to meet up with this one and cause all kinds of fits. snow is coming down in parts of virginia, the carolinas right now dumped a foot of snow in parts of the south yesterday. new york, boston, going to be next. and of course some of those places still trying to recover from the last blizzard that hit the northeast. the weather of course turned the busiest airport in the world basically into a motel. many passengers spent the night at hartsfield jackson airport in atlanta. this is an airport you know well. the icy storm has grounded thousands of flights. get this, delta alone canceled close to 2,000 flights yesterday and is planning another 1,400 today