nothing you can do about it. all you can do is keep working through it and pray that it stops, that s it. reporter: philadelphia closed its doors ahead of this storm, cancelling school and government work and then suspending bus service because of deteriorating conditions. the state reduced speed limits on highways and bridges and banned empty and double tractor trailers. pennsylvania has spread millions of tons on the road, well ahead of the five-year average. in georgia, more than half a million customers lost power. 200,000 in the atlanta area still recovering from a devastating ice storm two weeks ago. but some are making the best of it. i m having a great time. don t ever get to go out and do this in atlanta very often. this is the first time i ve done this in ages here. reporter: part of the nation s capital were blanketed with more than a foot of snow forcing a government freeze and grounding every flight at dulles and reagan national airport. more than 6,000 flights wer
right now. the fighting between forces has stopped at least according to one rebel in the last several minutes. it s a significant spot where both sides have been advancinging forward. pro-gad forces have been advancing toward the rebels there. the anti-gadhafi rebels have been trying to take it over. at least eight people have been killed, 24 people wounded result of the fighting there. according to this rebel speaking to rueters a short time ago 99% of the city is under control. this, of course, significant as the rebels try to make their western march toward tripoli. other news making headlines right now. in politics, the budget battle rages on in washington. just last month, congress struck a short-term deal to try to avert a government shutdown. but the impasse between senate republicans and democrats continues and threats of a government freeze has continued. joinmejan heten on a holmes, host of