left the white house. >> you know, the fact that i didn't experience traffic. i used to cause traffic. this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. time we've plowed this place, and there's just-- we keep plowing. it's nonstop. >> reporter: 60 inches of snow, and counting, shattering the state record. peering over the feet of snow are slides and swings in the playground. now, most of the roads, if not all of them here in erie, pennsylvania, look like will this one-- completely covered in snow. you can barely make out the roads leading in and out. members of the pennsylvania national guard have been deployed to head residents dig out the snow. >> ready? >> go back hard. >> reporter: neighbors helped each other out by getting cars back on the road. ( cheers ) falls park in sioux falls, south dakota, froze over along with parts of the grand haven river in michigan and the minnehaha falls in minnesota. city officials have not said when they plan to lift the state of emergency because of the heavy snowfall but we're already on track to recording nearly 70 inches of snow from this one storm, and we're not done yet. >> quijano: incredible. demarco morgan. demarco, thank you. so how could will it get and where? meteorologist danielle niles is with our cbs boston station, w wbz. >> record cold temperatures, dangerously cold wind chill value as as the jet stream dives to the south, air straight of the arctic in place with wind chill warnings and vierdies up from the northern plains stretching to new england. we're talking about wind chill values 15-35 below zero. tomorrow morning, even in the afternoon, subzero wind chill values will continue through the end of the week on friday with the heart of the cold air digging from central canada into the great lakes and then east frostbite in as little as 15-30 minutes. precautions need to be taken-- bundle up, layer up. snow spreading from the northern plains to the great lakes for thursday and into friday will drop an additional several inches. in fact, the northern tier of the united states upon see these totals -- see the deep pinks here? another storm system coming out of the pacific will drop one to two feet of snow with elevation from idaho to montana,inary-zero visibility, 3-6 inches in central iowa, as well as localized amounts, elaine, where they've already had feet of snow, over a foot additional on the east side of the great lakes. back to you. >> quijano: all right, danielle, thank you. the new tax overhaul president trump signed into law last week set off a blizzard of activity this week at local tax offices. homeowners from coast to coast are scrambling to prepay their property taxes for next year to save money. julianna goldman explains. >> it will be the greatest christmas present. >> reporter: despite that tax bill trump-- >> how will i know what the amount is? >> reporter: ...homeowners with higher property values are lining up in droves to get around paying more next year. >> i'm wanting to prepay my real estate taxes. >> oh, sure. >> reporter: right now, you can deduct certain state and local taxes, like property taxes, on your federal tax return. >> and i will be giving you a receipt. >> reporter: but as of january 1, that deduction gets capped at $10,000. so if you own an expensive home or live near a big city like atlanta or dallas, or in a high-tax state like california, massachusetts, or new york, some taxpayers are scrambling to see if it makes sense to prepay their 2018 property taxes or even if you're allowed to. >> there is no one answer. >> reporter: joe kovar, an accountant outside of san francisco, said some stand to lose thousands. >> if it's confusing to the tax professional community, it's public. >> reporter: in new york, governor andrew cuomo signed an executive order making it easier to prepay property taxes. but in westchester county, a suburb just north of manhattan, some municipalities can't calculate payments in time. the median property tax bill there is $13,000, among the highest in the country. >> with the bill being passed in december, you only gave the average person approximately two, maybe three weeks to make an informed decision. >> reporter: just outside of boston in arlington, massachusetts, town treasurer dean carman said over 1,000 taxpayers have come in within the past few days. >> i don't think anybody has seen anything like this before. >> reporter: today, the i.r.s. said homeowners need to have an official tax assessment to prepay property taxes, which complicates things for people who have already prepaid based on an estimate. elaine, we know that nothing in life is certain but death and taxes, except with the latter, confusion >> quijano: all right, julianna, thank you. right now, the housing market is booming in both high- and low-tax states. omar villafranca found it's all about supply and demand. >> reporter: rachel freeman and austin poynter are on the hunt for the home of their dreams in dallas. >> oh, wow. this is cool. >> reporter: a large kitchen and a yard are must-haves. >> a big old sink. >> good-sized pantry. >> i like the floors. >> reporter: but as the real estate market heat up in dallas and nationwide, speed is now the name of the game. if a house sounds promising, the couple has to act fast. >> if you don't, then it's going to be off the market before you can even-- even take a look at it. >> reporter: open house traffic typically sluggish this time of year, has picked up. according to online realtor, zillow, some of the cities with the fastest growing home value are san so, seattle, nashville, and dal. at this point, people have to come in preapproved don't they? >> 100%. things are moving off the shelf so quickly, that if you're not submitting that, along with your contract for purchase, you're not going to get very far. >> you could do a small dining room table right here. >> reporter: for austin poynter, the question is whether the market will keep going strong? >> it's like is it better to go in now? is it better to wait six more months to see if the prices are going to drop at all? but at this rate, it's been going up and up and up for the last couple of years. we're at the point where we're like we might as well just buy now and hope it continues to go up. >> quijano: omar what, are some of the factors drivinglet boom. >> it's new and existing home sales driving the market, both up 5% just in october. and realtors expect to see an increase in 2018. and continued strong sales growth in the south. >> quijano: president trump talked up the new tax cut today as hei but based on recent tweets, the russia investigation is what's really weighing on his mind. chip reid is traveling with the president. >> i have nothing to do with russia. everybody knows it. that was a democrat hoax. it was an excuse for losing the election. >> reporter: president trump has repeatedly condemned the investigation of his campaign's contacts with russia. in a tweet yesterday he once again attacked the f.b.i. for its role, call the agency "tainted." but even before the investigation began, the u.s. intelligence community concluded that russia did attempt to influence the 2016 presidential election in president trump's favor. the question for special counsel robert mueller is whether the trump campaign, or even the candidate himself, worked with or colluded with russia in that effort. >> there is absolutely no collusion. >> reporter: trump's lawyers predict the investigation will wrap up soon, but many legal observers say mueller appears to be only in rounde. former campaign chairman paul manafort, have been indicted, and their trials are months away. two other former staffers, including former national security adviser michael flynn, have pled guilty. flynn admits he lied to the f.b.i. yesterday, plin's brother tweeted that the president should pardon flynn. earlier this month, the president didn't rule it out. >> we'll see what happens. >> reporter: but immediately afterward, his attorney insisted there is no consideration of pardoning flynn. the white house emphasizes that no one has been charged with or pled guilty to working with russia to influence the election. the question is whether mueller is trying to squeeze them for information indicating that they or others did. recently, the president's supporters have ratcheted up their attacks on mueller. some have even gone after his staff, claiming that they are mostly anti-trump, and some others have urged the president to fire miewrm, but the president'at elaine. >> quijano: chip reid. chip, thank you. in toledo, ohio, four teenaged boys are accused of murdering a man by throwing a sandbag off an interstate overpass. jericka duncan is following this this. >> reporter: the teens charged as juveniles didn't speak much today in court, but they did show emotion. laurie olander is deputy chief prosecutor of the juvenile decision division. >> i saw tears today, you know, from east of juveniles and i don't always see that at a detention hearing. so i do know that one actually, through his attorney, stated right on the record how upset he was and how sorry he was for the victim. >> reporter: last week, 22-year-old marquise bird was riding with his friend on on an interstate in toledo, when a sandbag launched from this overpass crashed through the passenger side windshield, severely wounding byrd. >> re the case is similar to one in october where five teens near flint, michigan, are facing second-degree murder charges after allegedly throwing a six-pound rock off of an overpass that killed 32-year-old kenneth white. those teens have been charged as adults but pleaded not guilty. as for the teens in ohio, the harshest punishment they could face is staying in juvenile detention until age 21. now, none of the teens involved has a criminal record. they were ages 13 to 14 at the time of the incident and, elaine, all four deny any charges. >> quijano: jericka, thank you. now a look at some other stories we're following in the evening newsfeed. a bomb went off today at a supermarket in st. petersburg, russia. at least 10 people were taken to hospitals for injuries. no arrests have been made. russian officials do not believe this is linked to terrorism. the world health organization is looking into officially recognizing video game addiction as a scientists say excessive gaming can cause depression and aggressive behavior, problems which can be diagnosed and treated. the new classification could come in the new year. parts of california's disneyland went dark today. a blown transformer shut down rides at fantasyland, and toon town on one of the busiest days of the year. families were stranded on it's a 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backdrop for first family photos. in 1994, it was damaged when a man crashed a stolen plane into it. he was killed, but the tree survived. for passengers aboard an all nippon airways jet, it was a flight to nowhere. they were headed from los angeles to tokyo yesterday when the crew discovered one of the passengers had boarded the wrong plane. the pilots, following security procedures, turned back to l.a. model chrissy teigen was flying with her musician husband, john legend. she live tweeted throughout the eight-hour ordeal. up next, what's the best thing about being an expresident? number 44 opens up. . >> quijano: two of the world's most famous men find themselves in unfamiliar roles. one is trying his hand at radio interviewing. the other is adjusting to life outside white house. barry petersen on the prince and the president. >> reporter: there was no loafing for harry. he was in the studio at a predawn 6:00 a.m., just like all the other hosts. he was the man being interviewed, saying he sees his job as shining a spotlight on issues like climate change, charities, and helping soldiers. >> whether it's people, whether it's causes, whether it's issues -- whatever it is. so i will continue to do the-- play my part in society. >> reporter: and he was the man doing the interview, scoring the first sit-down with president obama since obama left games in canada last september, part of harry's efforts to raise awareness for wounded soldiers. the interview was taped there. obama warned about social media in this age of a tweeting president trump. >> reporter: then, quick questions, starting with the reference to the tv show "suits," that featured his fiance, meghan markle. >> "suits, obviously. >> reporter: serious stuff, to be sure, but he also talked about royal family stuff, likes his fiance, meghan mrk saying today, she spent her first christmas with the family, where behind the scenes it was every family's christmas chaos. >> together, we had an amazing time. we had great fun staying with my brother and sister-in-law, and running around with the kids. and christmas was-- christmas was fantastic. >> reporter: next may is the royal wedding, and the friendship with barack and michelle puts them in the running for the invite of the year. >> we haven't put the invites-- all the guest lists together yet. so who knows whether you're going to be invited or not. wouldn't want to ruin that surprise. >> reporter: translation: mr. and borough obama, keep a close eye on your mailbox. barry petersen, cbs news. >> quijano: that's the cbs evening news. for jeff glor, i'm elaine quijano. thanks for captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org watching. good night. one governor set to take charge in rich monde while another sets up to take his job. your elected leaders from maryland and virginia will head to their perspective capitols and get to work for you. metro funding, sports gambling, sick leave, changes to medicaid. 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