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forecast for new york city. hurricane-force winds of 75 miles per hour created blinding whiteout conditions in virginia. 11 states plus washington, d.c. have now declared snow emergencies. tonight, coastal communities are flooded, hundreds remain stranded on highways, power is out in many areas. planes, trains, and buses are going nowhere. we have a team of reporters covering the storm beginning in new york with marlie hall. reporter: pie 4:00 this afternoon, new york city was on lockdown, no cars allowed or buses and many trains stopped. this is why. there is a travel ban in the city until further notice. this is a very big keel. reporter: with 50-mile-an-hour wind and more than two feet of snow and ice, mayor bill de blasio said new yorkers need to listen. people have to take scrr seriously what s going on here and recognize there s a lot of danger and a lot of disruption that s going to occur because of this storm. the mayor was heavily criticized for overrea ....
whiteout conditions in virginia. 11 states plus washington, d.c. have now declared snow emergencies. tonight, coastal communities are flooded, hundreds remain stranded on highways, powow is out in many areas. planes, trains, and buses are going nowhere. we have a team of reporters coring the storm beginning in new york with marlie hall. reporter: pie 4:00 this afternoon, new york city was on lockdown, no cars allowed or buses and many trains stopped. this is why. ththe is travel ban in the city until further notice. this is a very big keel. reporter: with 50-mile-an-hour wind and more than two feet of snow and ice, mayor bill de blasio said new yorkers need to listen. people have to take scrr seriously what s going on here and recognize there s a lot of danger and a lot of disruption that s going to occur because of this storm. reporter: just a year ago, the mayor was heavilyriticized and shutting down mass transit for the first time in the 110-year history fo ....
afternoon, new york city was on lockdown, no cars allowed or buses, and many trains stopped. this is why. there is a travel ban in the city until further notice. this is a very big deal. reporter: with 50-mile-an-hour winds and more than two feet of snow and ice, mayor bill de blasio said new yorkers need to listen. people have to take very seriously what s going on here and recognize there s a lot of danger and a lot of disruption that s going to occur because of this storm. reporter: just a year ago, the mayor was heavily criticized for overreacting, closing roads and shutting down mass transit for the first time in the 110-year history for a storm that turned out to be a bust. but today was different, significantly worse than predicted. earlier, new york state governor andrew cuomo helped a driver stuck in the snow. once the snowfall is over, about three inches per hour, the plows just can t keep up with it. becomes most dangerous. reporter: already, ther ....
this is the cbs evening news. axelrod: good evening. i m jim axelrod. 85 million americans are now dealing with a blizzard that could well make history by the time it s over tomorrow. so far, at least 17 people have died in this storm. 40 inches of snow have already fallen in glengarry, west virginia. up to 30 inches are in the forecast for new york city. hurricane-force winds of 75 miles per hour created blinding whiteout conditions in virginia. 11 states plus washington, d.c. have now declared snow emergencies. tonight, coastal communities are flooded, hundreds remain stranded on highways, power is out in many areas. planes, trains, and buses are going nowhere. we have a team of reporters covering the storm beginning in new york with marlie hall. reporter: pie 4:00 this afternoon, new york city was on lockdown, no cars allowed or buses and many trains stopped. this is why. there is a travel ban in the city until further notice. this is a very big keel. repor ....
york city mayor michael bloomberg. is he going to make his own run for the white house? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. axelrod: good evening. i m jim axelrod. 85 million americans are now dealing with a blizzard that could well make history by the time it s over tomorrow. so far, at least 17 people have died in this storm. 40 inches of snow have already fallen in glengarry, west virginia. up to 30 inches are in the forecast for new york city. hurricane-force winds of 75 miles per hour created blinding whiteout conditions in virginia. 11 states plus washington, d.c. have now declared snow emergencies. tonight, coastal communities are flooded, hundreds remain stranded on highways, power is out in many areas. planes, trains, and buses are going nowhere. we have a team of reporters new york with marlie hall. reporter: pie 4:00 this afternoon, new york city was on lockdown, no cars allowed or buses and many trains stopped. this is why. there ....