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Breaking news, the governor announces crews have pulled the last of abandoned cars and trucks off interstate 95 after a day of frozen gridlock from a fierce winter storm. hundreds of drivers, including virginia senator tim kaine were stuck in their vehicles up to 27 hours along a 50-mile stretch halfway between richmond and washington, d.c. drivers had to keep their engines off for long stretches in the cold to conserve fuel. the governor blames a perfect storm. governors words. first rain that ...

Schools implement stay policies. >> dana: travel nightmare is over. interstate 95 reopened in virginia. icy roads stranded hundreds of drives without food or water up to 24 hours. the travelers are relieved to be out of the freezing cold they wonder how was it allowed to happen in the first place? were live in virginia. looks like traffic is moving well behind you. >> thats right. things are definitely moving on 95. much different picture than yesterday and the day before when some drivers were ...

Becomes governor. right now democrat governor ralph northam tweeted about disaster on tuesday hours after the storm hit and a nightmare already underway. fox weather is in virginia for us along that stretch of road. katie. >> some people who were trapped here yesterday told me they didnt see an official until seven hours into being stuck. we know everyone who was stuck on i-95 yesterday was able to get out and off the highway by 5:00 last night. no one was hurt. it started with the snow on monda...

>> if you cannot maintain your roads, should you be running the world? >> not even close. where is pete buttigieg, by the way? this is interstate 95, probably not the busiest next to i five, the busiest in the country. he will not relieve this pressure or get out there and put his face on this. >> tucker: if glenn youngkin was governor of virginia. pete buttigieg would be attacking him right now and saying the federal government needs to rescue these people. >> >> as we showed you in the clips f...

Refill, i could have been one of those cars with an empty tank out there. >> how many miles per hour are you going right now. >> ive gotten back on i-95, the portion thats reopened, it is not only clear of traffic, its dry, and im going 60. i havent gone 60 since about 2:00 yesterday afternoon. >> oh, my gosh, senator tim kaine, we are with you in spirit. were thinking of you. be careful out there. and thank you very much for talking to us and telling us about this. >> very glad to talk. i once ...

>> right. right. and of course, you know, its -- the irony, of course, is protecting them is now holding the economy and society back with -- with all of these other rules that go with that. thank you very much, doctor, i appreciate your time. >> thank you. and next, joe manchin, the senator opening the door to changing the rules that are holding up parts of bidens agenda. but that does not mean that he is ready to actually act. we will hear what he said. and pictures are shocking. cars and ...

Welcome back to the big saturday show, its a political game game in virginia. drivers were stranded for 30 hours earlier this week, the out governor says dont blame him, blame the drivers. he said earlier this week quote im getting sick and tired of people talking about what went wrong and then went on to post these questions to the drivers. number one, did you know about the storm? number two, why did you feel it was so important to drive through such a snowstorm? three, in hindsight do you thi...

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Hazardous. this truck flipped on the interstate north of des moines. no one was hurt. the driver of this car was hurt after losing control and rolling off the highway. >> in the open spaces out there, everything drift overs so its real hard to be able to get through. >> reporter: meanwhile, in georgia, preparations are already under way for snow and ice expected to arrive by sunday. >> you cant fool mother nature. we all know that, so were doing everything prestorm that we can. >> reporter: virg...

27-hour ordeal. he described how he got through it. >> you know, it was kind of a survival challenge. how do you keep yourself warm? and you have to figure out the stray an-- strategy. turnoff the heater, try and catch some sleep, in about 20 or 30 minutes it gets so cold in the car you have to do it again. >> two hours turned into 27. the next guest is one of those drivers who was stuck on the highway in virginia. we spoke to sean stratford yesterday while he was stuck on i-95 and he joins me...