The white house residence before triggering an alert and lockdown. Could the next one carry explosives . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Lets get right to the breaking news. A monster winter storm bearing down on the northeast right now. The National Weather service calling it historic and lifethreatening. It may be as bad as it gets. Close to 60 Million People could be affected and more than 20 million of them are bracing for a blizzard of epic scale. New york and boston they are shutting down with up to three feet of snow expected. Along with the snow whiteout conditions winds approaching hurricane strength and coastal flooding throughout the region mass transit will soon grind to a halt. Streets and highways are closing and thousands of flights already have been canceled. Our correspondents and analysts and newsmakers are all standing by throughout the emergency zone. Lets begin with brian todd. He has been making his way toward the center of the target area. First, te
Its coming the city certainly knows it in just about three hours, as erin mentioned. The streets are pretty empty. Theres still a little bit of cars some taxis out in the streets. But its pretty deserted already. In three hours, a travel ban takes effect. Bus, Subway Service ends Commuter Rails stop running. Many of the big bridges and the tunnels into the island of manhattan are going to close. And thats just the island of manhattan. In connecticut, a statewide travel ban takes effect in less than an hour. All roads, all private vehicles. All up and down the northeast. The seasons worst winter storm could turn out to be one of the worst of alltime. Conditions have been deteriorating all day. Here in new York New Jersey massachusetts, all along the storm front, people getting ready for snow measured not in inches but in feet. And gale force winds, rising water, each dangerous on their own. Combined together even worse. Its all either forecast or happening already. Weve got corresponden
Of manhattan. If you are caught on the roads, even if you are a delivery person on a bicycle, you could face a fine of up to 300 and youll have to go to court. Its a misdemeanor. But all up and down the east coast, some 60 Million People affected by this. Were talking more than 7,000 flights that have been canceled from laguardia to newark airport, to jfk and on and on and on. Logan in boston as well. As we drive around here this city which is usually bustling the city that really rarely ever sleeps is pretty darn sleepy right now. As we take you, were going right across the park here on central park south, and well go right across the park and show you just how desolate the city is. And usually in manhattan, you can get anything you want delivered. You can get to and fro any time. Amtrak is shut down here on the northeast corridor. New Jersey Transit shut down as well. As well as most of the major transportation in the area. And as were driving here were heading towards tenth avenue a