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there has already been a casualty here in terms of trees falling. that s a good thing, it seems that it hasn t been all that bad just yet. but we haven t seen the full impact of the storm. but there is a tree off in the distance, you can see it s been completely uprooted in one of our local parks. now as we re still waiting to see what exactly the storm brings. it s been really at this point, i think all of us feel like it s not as bad as we expected. but yet we have yet to see what can really happen here in the next hour, alex. that s going to be the big key. but i think, i think we re not going to get the back half lashing that they saw so predominantly there on the north carolina and virginia coast. so let s hope that s the case and the back half we keep talking about doesn t keep coming. you know and make it any worse than it is. okay, natalie morales standing by in hoboken, new jersey, covering things. one person has died in maryland
supplies. they really couldn t find their way out. it was an issue of where to go. and that is the case for a lot of new yorkers. many people don t have the capacity to leave the city or don t have a place to go inland. so they don t have hurricane plans. they re die-hard new yorkers. they re going to stay where they are and hope for the best. fredricka, it s all yours. you have a long day of coverage here as well. i ll see you tomorrow morning. this is like one long psych zbll it is. we want to welcome our international viewers this hour. 65 million people could be in harm s way this weekend in north america as hurricane irene sweeps up the east coast of the u.s. parts of the region haven t seen a storm like this in two decades. from north carolina into new england, bracing for irene. right now, irene is battering north carolina after making landfall a few hours ago near cape lookout. the winds, rain and surf were brutal as irene slammed ashore. and right now, mo
right now we re looking at the tarmac at jfk airport where the snow has begun. the snowflakes are falling, which is certainly going to create havoc. flights get cancelled up and down the eastern seaboard. we re going to keep a very close eye on all of that for you. we know so far snow emergencies have been declared in north carolina, virginia, and maryland. it s all because of this powerful winter storm that is quickly blanketing the east coast. it could drop over half a foot on washington, d.c., by tonight. i believe that s raleigh, north carolina. we ve been looking at that picture throughout this morning. it has been a mess down there. let s get more on all this from meteorologist michelle grossman, who joins us from philadelphia affiliate wvcu. though you re safely in studio. good morning. cold outside, though. the minute you step out, you re going to see the cold air. snow falling in parts of the area here. we got a report from brooklyn. they ve been seeing snowflakes. the whi
we can t do anything about it. reporter: that was the frustration for a lot of people, the preemptive cancellations before the snow even arrived. the good news is most carriers will be waiving fees for one-time changes in the affected areas specifically. they re asking passengers to hop online and make those changes on their websites. we ve tried calling some of the airlines, and you can sit on hold for a long time this morning. the air transport association is expecting more than 44 million people on u.s. flights between december 16 and january 5. that means we ve got a ways to go here. overall, more than 92 million people plan to travel more than 50 miles from home by january 2nd. more than 90% of them are driving. more than 80 million total americans are driving home from their holiday destination. meanwhile, many southern states already feeling the brunt of this snowstorm. they re reporting dozens of car accidents because of slick road conditions. states like maryland, virginia,