caution. i agree. you ve got to open with a big cocktail. all right. thanks to both. and now to the big dig. right now, major winter storm is bearing down on the east coast, which is wi you ve got to give some of those guys in washington credit. at least they re going to a dinner. the storm is targeting the mid-atlantic an northeast. virginia has been hit the hardest. some areas could get up to 20 inches. snow covered roads and highways are littered with cars and trucks. these are pretty amazing pictures to see places like virginia in march. the heavy snow is also blame d for massive power outages. in the northeast, as you can see, the storm s about to bear down on those reeling from sandy. the high tide could be significant and because of the storm, the federal government announced it isn t going to be open for business today. that s right. that s what i said ch going to dinner with the president, at least you re doing something. as tom foreman reports, that day
of break for washington could add up to millions of dollars in lost productivity for taxpayers. first came snow pock lips, then snowmadeggon and now, just a few years later, perhaps the worst storm d.c. has seen in march. it is a major snowstorm hitting our area. could get up to a foot of snow. only it didn t turn out that way. storm that was supposed to cripple washington stay off the streets. instead, just made it limp a little with a lot of cold, with wet rain. i saw the snow and i was thinking it was a lot worse than it really was. dozens of flights canceled. federal offices threw up the sh shutters. education department to the irs to the fbi. congress met, but postponed a hearing on homeland security. the white house even called off the daily press briefing. hard to tell if reporters
add up to millions of dollars in lost productivity for taxpayers. reporter: first came snow-pocalips and perhaps the worst storm d.c. has ever seen in march. snow-quester. up to a foot of snow. the nation s capital in the crosshairs. reporter: only it didn t turn out that way. storm that was supposed to cripple washington stay off the streets. krp instead just made it limp a little with a lot of cold, with wet rain. i saw the snow and i was thinking it was a lot worse than it really was. reporter: nonetheless, dozens of flights cancel. federal offices threw up the shutters. from the education department to the irs to the fbi. congress met but postponed a hearing on homeland security. the white house even called off the daily press briefing. hard to tell if reporters enjoyed the break or not. it s also hard to say how much all this costs. well over 2 million federal employees nationwide with the biggest concentration in d.c., so millions of dollars were
you ve got to open with a big cocktail. that s right. all right. thanks to both. and now to the big dig. right now, major winter storm is bearing down on the east coast, which is why you ve got to give some of those guys in washington credit. at least they re going to a dinner. a lot of people aren t going anywhere in d.c. the storm is targeting the mid-atlantic and northeast. virginia has been hit the hardest. some areas could get up to 20 inches. snow covered roads and highways are littered with cars and trucks. these are pretty amazing pictures to see places like virginia in march. the wet, heavy snow is also blamed for massive power outages. mostly in central and western virginia. in the northeast, as you can see, the storm s about to bear down on those reeling from sandy. the high tide could be significant and because of the storm, the federal government announced it isn t going to be open for business today. that s right. that s what i said. going to din we are the president,
bearing down on the east coast, which is why you ve got to give some of those guys in washington credit. at least they re going to a dinner. a lot of people aren t going anywhere in d.c. the storm is targeting the mid-atlantic and northeast. virginia has been hit the hardest. some areas could get up to 20 inches. snow covered roads and highways are littered with cars and trucks. these are pretty amazing pictures to see places like virginia in march. the wet, heavy snow is also blamed for massive power outages. mostly in central and western virginia. in the northeast, as you can see, the storm s about to bear down on those reeling from sandy. the high tide could be significant and because of the storm, the federal government announced it isn t going to be open for business today. that s right. that s what i said. going to din we are the president, at least you re doing something. unlike a lot of people in washington. as tom foreman reports, that day of break for washington could