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By tooting his horn on health care. now he cant return to it. even bigger than this election, its a problem for the republican party that you cannot get out of the primary as a moderate. >> its about hes still in may worrying about the republican base because he has a great story to tell. he may have checked out. ultimately, he passed this major, major piece of bipartisan legislation, exactly the sort of thing americans in theory want their leaders to be able to do. >> mark, youre in massachuset...

But there are a lot of things to criticize about his leader shup during that period. >> the big dig as a campaign weapon doesnt seem to be the most potent weapon you might use. i want to, steve, politico, mike allen and jim van dehigh writing today about the presidents problems of late. beau, not romney is the one with the muddled message and often comes across as baldly political and facing blowback from his own party on the central issue of the campaign so far, romneys history with baip and ob...

>> reporter: mother natures latest punch lands in new england. another big dig underway for residents from new york to maine. >> reporter: hows it been shoveling so far? >> back-breaking. >> reporter: heavy snow toppling power lines. more than 100,000 lose power in massachusetts. >> its cold, and i have lots of blankets. >> reporter: whiteout conditions in boston. yet logan national airport stays open. one runway operating in the blizzard. connecticut also buried by the storm. more than two feet...

Veronica de la cruz, those stories more ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. we begin this morning with still digging out. days after the weekends double-barrelled blast of winter weather has passed, parts of the northeast are still struggling to get back to normal. kurt gregory has the latest. >> reporter: the big dig continues in new york city. after a snowstorm for the ages, frustrations now building. >> disgusted. im totally disgusted. >> reporter: while residents dig out, some travelers ...

>> seeing the park covered in snow is awesome. >> reporter: the awesome snowfall captured by a new jersey cameraman in time lapse video but that snow closed all three new york airports. hundreds of weary passengers spent the night on terminal floors. lines were long at ticket counters as airlines scrambled to rebook thousands. >> if i can shave and get a nice park bench, ill be happy. >> reporter: wind gusts up to 80 miles per hour knocked out power to tens of thousands up and down the east coas...

>> seeing the park cord in snow is awesome. >> reporter: the awesome snowfall captured by a new jersey cameraman in time lapse video but that snow closed all three new york airports. hundred of weary passengers spent the night on terminal floors. lines were long at ticket counters as airlines scrambled to rebook thousands. >> if i can shave and get a nice park bench, ill be happy. >> reporter: wind gusts up to 80 miles an hour knocked out power to tens of thousands up and down the east coast. po...

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