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into a horrifying ride. good evening and thanks for joining us this sunday evening. as we come on the air tonight. 70 million americans hit with a shocking blast of winter. behind me this snowy road is in the south, in tennessee. nearly two feet fell in parts of that state. in lexington, south carolina, this neighborhood covered in white. and columbia, getting its earliest snowfall this weekend. and take a look at crews before tonight s patriots game. they had to break out the shovels in gillette stadium in boston. and darker by an hour after turning our clocks back, is winter already in. rob marciano leads off it tonight. reporter: it came early. it came heavy and it came to the south, taking some people in north carolina by surprise. i got a text and they asked me how much snow was in and i said, what? and i opened up the door and i was totally surprised. reporter: record snows in the carolinas. over a foot in spots. feels like mid-january but it s the beginni ....
and even blindfolded. those are some of the stories we re working an this monday, november 3rd. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. we begin with an early taste of winter for some 70 million americans. noreef easter packing powerf wind gusts has dumped up to a foot of heavy, wet snow across parts of maine. the storm wasn t confined to just one region, however. abc s chuck sivertsen has the latest. reporter: november came in like a lion across much of the country, getting the jump on winter. an early nor easter played a post halloween trick an maine. toppling power lines. north of portland this heavy truck became a casualty of the slick roads. in north carolina, the wintry weather struck with whipping winds and up to eight inches of snow in some areas. i got a text, and they asked me how much snow. and i said what? i opened up the door and i was totally surprised. reporter: in the state s horse country, wind gusts sent windchills galloping don ....
scrambling for life jackets. a halloween cruise that turned into a horrifying ride. good evening and thanks for joining us this sunday evening. i m cecilia viga. as we come on the air tonight. 70 million americans hit with a shocking blast of winter. behind me here, it makes you want to get out the jackets. this snowy road is in the south, in tennessee. nearly two feet fell in parts of that state. in lexington, south carolina, this neighborhood covered in white. and columbia, getting its earliest snowfall this weekend. and take a look at crews before tonight s patriots game. they had to break out the shovels in gillette stadium in boston. and darker by an hour after turning our clocks back, is winter settling in already? abc s senior meteorologist rob marciano leads off it tonight. reporter: it came early. it came heavy and it came to the south, taking some people in north carolina by surprise. i got a text and they asked me how much snow was in and i said, what? ....
and good morning to you all. thank you for being here. i m t.j. holmes. and i m tai hernandez. the crucial battle for congress coming down to the wire. millions of americans heading to the polls in just over 4 hours. and president obama made a pair of rare campaign appearances. in philadelphia and new jersey. governor chris christie in pennsylvania. happy election eve. reporter: it is election eve, t.j. and tai. the candidates are still out there, pushing hard to win over undecided voters. control of the senate son the line. it s the final push before tomorrow s mid terms. across the country, long lines for early voting. voting early was a must. reporter: over the weekend, president obama hit the trail. are we going to vote? reporter: and so did 2016 presidential hopefuls rand paul, chris christie, hillary clinton, and others. it comes down to who shows up. find them anywhere you can and tell them how important this election is. reporter: control of ....
refunds. it could be a year before that ntsb investigation is complete. alex perez, abc news, los angeles. tom menino, the longest serving mayor in the history of boston, is being laid to rest today. the former mayor was lying in state yesterday. among them, secretary of state john kerry and hillary clinton. and vice president biden will attend today s private funeral. menino was mayor for more than 20 years. he stepped don in january, shortly before being diagnosed with cancer. he died thursday at theage of 71. we turn to your voice,ior vote. just 24 hours away from election day with control of congress at stake. republicans needing a net gain of six seats to take over the second. voters are choosing from a widely diverse group of candidates. abc s david wright tells us about some of the more interesting ones. reporter: there some are interesting newcomers. among them, elise stephanek, hoping to become the youngest woman ever elected to congress. and there s mia ....