thankful that he had his son with him. we re hearing the stories about children that have been trapped at the schools or still on school buses. so, no, i m not really under the impression that people feel like they were completely prepared for this. i think, you know, before i left for my massive commute home that was thought there was going to be like a dusting of snow. i don t think anybody saw this coming. oh, jason evans, we wish you well. be careful. i m sure there are people sliding around. i m sure people are in a ditch. thousands of accidents overnight. jason evans, let us know when you make it. staggering, ten hours. when you think of the cars jammed on there. everyone left at the same time. everybody said at noon and 4:00, there were two big rushes of people trying to get out. and it just choked all the roads. that s crazy. isn t virginia, a state of
world s largest ice skating rink. i mean, a nightmare doesn t begin to describe it. just to recap, jason, you ve been on the road for ten hours trying to get home on a drive that normally takes you 30 minutes like you said, driving on an ice rink. this storm, it was in the forecast. people knew it was coming. i suppose you ve been talking to people on the roads as you ve been stuck trying to get home. do you get the sense from everyone around you, including yourself, that people have been prepared for what s been going on all night? reporter: no, not really. like i said, i ve had a degree of, quote/unquote, downtime to talk to my fellow travelers on the road. and everyone just seemed shell-shocked. i talked to a gentleman who had just woken up from a nap, and he had his young son in the backseat. he told me, you know, he was from here. and he d never seen anything like this. but to be honest, he was just
here to keep their kids safe. they ve been well fed. we ve had basketball games. they re about to watch a movie in the auditorium until about 11:00. then girls will be sleeping in the band room. boys will be sleeping in the media center. at least parents don t need to risk too much getting here to get them. they re well supervised. it s a good facility. it s warm. there s lots for them to do. it could be far worse. principal of the year there. heavy snow in virginia, parts of that state facing up to a foot of snow. a state of emergency has been declared in norfolk, chess sa speak, newport news and virginia beach. snow the problem as well in north carolina. we ll show you the scene in charlotte. the roads there very slick. dozens of accidents. this san accident with an suv crashing into a light rail train. a school bus, take a look at this, flipping over on snowy roads near asheville, north carolina, the driver apparently losing control after trying get six students home after
others got stuck on the roads and that left the students there stranded. just look at the pictures. the arctic blast left driving treacherous in mississippi, where january temperatures, in mississippi it s not normally in the 50s this time of year. snow-covered highways sent this car like in jackson skidding off the road. we ll be showing you the road, but obviously, air flights canceled in atlanta. which is of course the world s busiest airport. the impact could resonate for days. the domino effect across the country, if you re trying to fly anywhere from anywhere, call your airline and make sure. indra petersons has been tracking the storm. you ve been telling us this was coming. it was the forecast. i think it s just hard for people to fathom. they ve lived in the south. just several issues. look at what these cities saw. atlanta saw about two inches, you get down to charlotte, only about an inch of snow.
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