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Kentucky Fried Chicken is testing a hot dog with cheese wrapped in chicken. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. As you wake up in the west millions in the northeast are hunkering down under a huge winter storm. It is snowing heavily right now across much of new england. A travel ban is in place in massachusetts, connecticut and rhode island. Many cities and towns will not get mail today, but new jersey and most of new york state just reopened streets to traffic. This storm affects tens of millions of people. Boston and providence could have up to 2 feet of snow. A blizzard warning in long island and the new england coast. We have correspondents throughout the northeast. We have new yorks don dahler in times squar. Reporter good morning. Good morning to out viewers in the west. Im doing something you cannot do normally. Im standing in times square and not get hit by a cab. The travel ban in the city and outlying areas. Only emergency vehicles on the roads. No subway, bus or rail travel. That ban lifted at 7 30 eastern time this morning because new york city was hit a glancing blow by the storm. We had over 5 inches. That was a different story on long island. For the commuters trying to make it home ahead of the ban last night, the precautions were worse. Heavy snow blanketing the roads and sidewalks. The storm dumped about a quarter of what meteorologists predicted. That was enough to bring the city that never sleeps to a standstill. For every day new yorkers, it is clear. This is not business as usual. Reporter on monday night, state officials issued a travel ban shutting down commuter and Train Services telling people to stay off the roads to make way for plows and emergency crews. It only takes two cars to get stuck and the traffic backs up and thats it. Thank you, everybody for the effort. Reporter volunteers from the red cross were on stand by through the night. They have enough disaster supplies to help 50,000 people. What we have here is a shelter cart. It has 40 cots and 80 blankets. There are 400 cots within the whole box truck. Reporter on the jersey shore, where coastal flooding is threatening areas devastated by superstorm sandy, governor christie says he is ready. We had hurricane irene and hurricane sandy. We know how to deal with the situations. Reporter the worst of the storm in new york has already passed. I dont do snow. I really dont. Reporter could take days to clean up the mess left behind. The good news is the sun will come out again. We just dont know when. Reporter traffic has been thin so far this morning. No telling where in the world the travel ban was lifted. Schools are closed today. That has happened fewer than ten times in past 50 years. Wall street is open for business. All right. They always muddle through. Don, i love the woman that says i dont do snow. Im with her. Thank you, don. Just up the street you see how people are getting out in columbus circle. Outside the city the eastern half of long island is getting hit hard. We have chris 40 miles east of new york city. Good morning. Reporter good morning and good morning to the viewers in the west. Be happy waking up there and not in a blizzard like so many on long island. Crews have been working through the night to keep the roads clear. Lets show you what that looked like. This is video from the front seat of a snow plow during the height of the storm. When snow was coming down at a rate of 3 to 4 inches per hour. The National Weather service has recorded more than 21 inches of snow so far. The governor declared a state of emergency and for a time issued a travel ban throughout long island to keep cars off the roads and allow crews the opportunity to clear the snow. Long Island RailroadService Services 300,000 kmutcommuters a day was suspended at midnight. Wind gusts up to 50 Miles Per Hour aliken hours are likely across the island. Winds could lead to widespread Power Outages. High tides forecast to be 2 to 3 feet higher than usual. Schools across the island are also closed and we have learned from local police a teenager has died from a sledding accident. Chris, thanks. Powerful winds and high surf are causing problems in scituate south of boston. It could see blizzard conditions most of the day. We have anna near boston. Reporter good morning. It is steadily snowing in boston. You can see the travel ban has kept all of the cars off the roads except for plows. Here is what is going on in boston. The snow itself is fairly light and fluffy. For the most part. It has been getting heavier through the morning. This helps when you talk about Power Outages. There have been somewhere around 7,000 power out amgageoutages. That is not as many. One of the reasons is the fluffy snow doesnt weigh down the power lines and trees as it could. They issued an order for everyone else to stay off the streets. Overnight, an army of 2,000 plows out numbered cars on the streets in parts of boston. Desperately trying to keep pace with the fast falling snow. At times, pounding the city at a rate of 2 to 3 inches an hour. The visibility is getting bad. Roads are arent too bad. Reporter in the coastal town of scituate where high tides are creating flooding officials shutoff power to 200 homes hoping to prevent electrical fires. We have been through this before. A storm of this size poses a threat to Public Safety and safety of residents in many ways. We are taking this storm seriously. Reporter throughout the region windy snowy and icy conditions made driving dangerous. Part of interstate 495 was closed after this tractortrailer spun out. When you wake up in the morning, it is going to look like a blizzard. Driving in the commonwealth unless you have to is not a good idea. Reporter while some ventured outside, wind gusts kept most indoors. With up to 3 feet of heavy wet snow expected more than 1,000 utility crews are standing by for what could be significant Power Outages in the state. We have seen a steady stream of plows up and down the streets. Only a few cars. Actually more pedestrians than cars. New englanders are hardy and they are getting out and doing what they need to do. It is not stopping them. Cautious throughout the day. Beautiful live shot there. Anna, thank you. Here is a unique perspective. Check out the view of the storm from space. It is moving to new england. Jarika is in maine. Reporter good morning to the viewers in the west. Snowing nonstop in portland maine. The snow is soft and fluffy. When the wind hits your face it stings. We are hear at the Ferry Terminal which was open at 5 00 this morning east coast time. They just recently decided to suspend service because of the weather conditions. A few workers out here shoveling this area and making sure it is clear. We got a chance to speak to police this morning. Police told us they reported about 80 tows that needed to happen overnight because of the weather situation. If you pan over here this business here had its lights on. It plans on opening, possibly later today. They are getting ready. There was toughly lyactually someone delivering food. That weather is causing inconvenience for people in maine. Thanks. As predicted, travel delays are the norm. Some people are strappednded and sleeping at jfk. Nearby hotels are booked and cabs are not running. Travel woes continue for millions. Right now, about 5,000 flights are grounded because of the storm. Loni quinn is here in studio 57. He is the chief forecaster for wcbs tv. Lonnie, is it fair to say this storm is not as bad as new york city, but scared the bejesus out of everybody. That is a fair statement, gayle. The storm shifted by 50 miles. That is why the governor had to make the calls he made and mayor had to make the calls he made. You look at conditions they are catching out on long island. It could very well be new york city. While we were sleeping, it pushed more off to the east. We see the big totals. Right now, we are dealing with them on the east end of long island and up to the coast of maine. This is the picture of 3 00 p. M. You are dealing with heavy snow in boston and clearing by the time you get to wednesday at 11 00 a. M. It is off the coast of maine. We are dusting our hands and finished with it. As of now, blizzard warnings. Warnings in effect from the east end of long island and coast of maine and canadian border. National Weather Service only takes care of our country. That is the picture you see as of right there. How much more snow . Everybody wants to snow that. It looks like you are looking at another foot if not more. You go inland another 3 to 6 inches. We are not done until late tonight and tomorrow for the coast of maine. Guys, that is the picture of the National Weather. Fair to say that new york city took a hit, but not the worst hit. Worst is east of the city in long island. Norah. Lonnie thank you. Our storm coverage continues all morning. We will show you a new app that follows the snow plows in your areas. You can find out if the streets have been plowed in your area. The fbi is taking credit this morning for breaking up an alleged russian spy ring. Prosecutors say one suspect posed as a Bank Employee and tried to send information back to russias intelligence agency. Jeff begay is in washington and tells us about what they had planned. Good morning. The russian spy ring was operating since 2012 in new york city. The fbi used informants and wire taps. 39yearold alleged spy appeared in court on monday. The Justice Department stated he was employed by a russian bank undercover for the russian kgb. Two others attempted to recruit new yorker as they tried to gather u. S. Documents to help the russian government collect information about potential u. S. Economic sanctions against russian banks. U. S. Officials say ultimately the plan that used coded words failed. There is question about what damage these spies could have done. He did an internet search on his work computer. Bail was denied for the spy who could face up to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors say the other russian suspects have not been arrested and have left the country. They had diplomatic immunity when they were here. Norah. Jeff thanks. This morning, isis released what a japanese hostage calls hiss last message. In a video, kenji goto says jordan has 24 hours to approve the prisoner exchange. Goto held the picture of the hostage who was beheaded last week. The drone that handlanded on the south lawn could face trouble. The drone is a Remote Control copter. A Government Employee said he was using it for recreational purposes. A locker Room Attendant may be the focus in the deflated footballs investigation by the nfl. The new England Patriots arrived in phoenix on monday for super bowl xlix. Owner robert kraft is lashing out of leaks in the investigation. Jan crawford is in glendale arizona with the latest on the team. Jan, good morning. Reporter good morning. Obviously the nfl would like to put deflategate behind it so you can focus on one of the biggest sporting events in the world. Today, right now we will not have answers before sunday. Robert kraft is furious about the way things have unfolded. I am disappointed in the way this entire matter has been handled and reported upon. Reporter owner robert kraft said the new England Patriots did nothing wrong and ted wells, the lawyer handled by the nfl to investigate, eventually will reach the same conclusion. If the wells investigation is not able to definitively determine that our organization tampered with the air pressure in the footballs, i would expect and hope that the league would apologize to our entire team. Reporter the latest reports raise more questions. One leak says a Surveillance Video shows a patriots locker Room Attendant taking the footballs of the room before the field. The attendant was out of the room, only in the bathroom, for 90 seconds. Kevin clarke the nfl reporter says if there was any wrongdoing, it is hard to believe a low level patriots employee was solely responsible. There is no way that will happen with tom brady, the best quarterback of his generation and Bill Belichick, not ordering it, the public would not buy it. Reporter Bill Belichick addressing the latest reports. My attention is now focused on the seattle seahawks. Right now, the only thing im focused on is the seahawks. Reporter wells says it could be weeks before the investigation is finished. He added, in the interim, it would be best if everyone involved in the matter avoids public comment. Now while the nfl is reportedly looking at the conduct of the unnamed locker Room Attendant, the nfl has found no evidence for wrongdoing. Jan, thanks. Facebook says the out age is not the work of hackers. In a statement, facebook said this not the result of a third party attack, but occurred after we introduced a chain that affected our configuration systems. Facebook says the problem is fixed and service is back up. 7 19. Ahead on cbs this morning, why many cat scans are not w announcer this National Weather report sponsored by prudential. Prudential. Bring your challenges. Ahead, tracking the storm clean up block by block. And we will show you how plows like this is using new technology to let consumers know where the streets have been plowed where and when. The news is back in a moment right here on cbs this morning. 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