let me begin with you. you are in islandia, new york. how much snow are you seeing? >> what this storm did, brooke, it dumped anywhere from six inches to more than a foot of snow on long island where i am. it looks really pretty. look at the sun through the tree and the white snow. this sun is not giving any warmth to us today. it is bone-chilling cold out here. when the wind whips, it makes it even colder. let the cold temperatures icy. let me show you how much. underneath the snow, it's a full sheet of ice. it's very dangerous. i can sloip this. one they think had to happen today, a lot of students had to be out of school. some people had to go to work and we caught up with them earlier. >> i was surprised. i knew we had more snow here