blamed on the winter storm system that began punishing mississippi on tuesday. a judge has overturned adrian peterson s suspension. he was suspended by the nfl in november after pleading no contest. the league plans to appeal that ruling. now back to hardball. welcome back to hardball. today was the first day of the annual conservative political action conference called cpac. kicking off the event were a few presidential hopefuls who took their turns bashing president obama and his potential successor hillary clinton. hillary clinton embodies the corruption of washington. obama care is a train wreck. that s actually not fair to train wrecks. i started to talk about all the failures selfthe current
state plows have moved enough snow to fill gillette stadium 90 times. reporter: the solution of dumping the snow in boston harbor or the ocean seems obvious. the problem is it s illegal. but these are desperate times and it may call for desperate measures. especially if we get more snow on thursday. rob marciano, abc news, boston. what an impressive shot that is. icy roads may be to blame for two massive pile-ups on the new jersey turnpike. more than 15 cars and suvs collided last night just southwest of new york city, leaving at least one person dead and several others injured. the second crash took place at the same time on the outer roadway. that one involved several tractor-trailers, box trucks, cars, and a bus. temperatures are plunging from the midwest to the northeast this morning making travel hazardous. and as this winter storm system moves out, another one is moving in. stef davis has the latest from accuweather. stef. thanks, kendis and sara.
hampers efforts. at least 40 buildings have burned and rain could be a big help for firefighters struggling in the rough terrain. on the west coast, the wind gusts are topping 70 miles an hour. in the higher elevations. while the east coast gets hit by ice and snow, the third monday in a row, our coverage continues at accuweather with stephanie olmo. good morning. good morning. we are dealing with a winter storm system on this monday. steady snow throughout portions of new york city. also the new england area. further south, an icy mix. zooming in where we have the icy conditions. that will continue across new york city and going as far back into the allentown area. travel delays are to be expected all throughout the day as temperatures continue to drop below freezing. it will continue to snow until tuesday. 12 to 18 inches expected. in the boston area. a general 6-12 across much of new york state. by the time this is said and done. meanwhile off to the west, we
sections of i-80 in eastern nebraska. at chicago s o hare airport, crews working non-stop to keep runways clear. already, more than 2200 flights canceled across the country monday s commute is shaping up to be a mess for much of the country in the storm s path. the storm now setting its sights on the northeast where they are still recovering from last week s blizzard alex perez, abc news, chicago. no school today in boston not because they are celebrating the patriots win but snow and ice is a problem. and the new york area commute could be dangerous. snow changes to a rainy mix. connecticut drivers are told to stay off the roads. our coverage continues with accu-weather forecaster stephanie olmo. good morning, stephanie. good morning reena and t.j. people across the northeast region even in new england waking up to snow on the ground due to this significant winter storm system. gusty winds behind it causing blowing and drifting of snow causing delays. 12 to 18 inches expected
is a huge lake of slush. police are telling us the tide is coming back in now. it s time to leave and the homeowners have no idea when they will be allowed to return. david wright, abc news, scituate, massachusetts. there are sill residual flight delays and cancellations across the northeast. five major airports this morning before the storm hit. on sunday airlines had already cancelled 3200 flights hoping to give passengers enough advanced warning. still plenty of travelers found themselves stranded at the terminals. it s been exhausting. so emotionally exhausting to be in the airport and not have anywhere to go. reporter: an estimated 400,000 passengers in total were affected by cancellations over the past three days at the cost to the airlines $235 million. a lot of money there. the storm so big they put up hurricane hunter planes and flew them in to the blizzard. weather experts flew from mississippi to the winter storm system to gather information for forecasters.