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Cars hard to see. And backhoes being used in washington, with the capitol in the distance. And a river of ice in the streets. And the storm grounding more than 12,000 flights. Rob marciano, leading us off tonight. Reporter the snows stopped falling, but for millions still reeling from this monstrous blizzard, the battle is not over. Firefighters in virginia struggling to dig out hydrants buryed under three feet of snow to battle a fire. Roofs collapsing under the weight of all that snow. Dozens ...

The big apple virtually shut down and folks hunkering down for the first big blast of the year. Tonight. Millions of americans in the northeast still socked in from a crippling snowstorm. Sot traveler i didnt expect to be caught in the middle of snowzilla its just such a white out right now nats beep beep even the dc police chief stepping in to shovel out stuck patrol cars. Nat pop so much snow the plows cant keep up. Nats at the jersey shore. Roads flooding with chunks of ice floating by and wa...

Dangerous roads. The california highway 40s for sierra valleys. Thanks, dick. As the snow continues to fall. Its making for dangerous roads. The california Highway Patrol is reporting multiple spinouts and accidents that are slowing down. Even stopping traffic. Kolo 8 news nows Catherine Van joins us live from robb drive with a look at some of the current conditions. Cat . Colin. Its been snowing pretty steadily here all day. Nothing heavy. Looks like we have a and if you look down at i80 going ...

Have your crews going been preparing . Black ice is going to be a huge factor. How will they keep the roads drive able tonight as into the morning . Did out more about nevada Road Conditions . And just stay with kolo 8 news now. Weve been leaving updates online and through our push leaving updates online and through our push alerts all day. Tonight at 11, well have a closer look at what you can expect in your morning commute. Live at the robb dr overpass, cvk8nn once again. I80 westbound is clos...

Freeman three hours. Doubled. Jed i dont know how the wheel turns. Thanks to sundays nonstop storm. Jed a lot of cars the ditches, lots of accidents. One rollover with people we got out, just skidding and fishtailing. Parts of i80 were shut down at the state line and at wadsworth after having more than 25 cars. Including 4 big rigs piled up. And the other main roads. Werent that much better. Jed 395 into reno was the worst part i had. Dont go out. The snow was relentless throughout the day. But ...

Conditions. Additional snowfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are snowing but the roads its going to be pretty night and into the morning. Kolo 8 news nows Catherine Van tkaes a will be facing. Jed it is a sheet of ice nats it is nasty, theres not visibility nats snowing became a sheet of ice in the last couple of hours when i was trying to make it home. A trip that would have normally taken jed freeman three hours. Doubled. Jed i dont know how the wheel turns. Thanks to sundays nonstop storm. Lots o...

Warnings. Reno police want to stress that people should stay out of the water. Its flowing fast. And its very cold. Seems like a no brianer. But weve had enough ice rescues this year. And you never know what people will do especially faced with something we havent seen in a while. If you are itching to get outside and experience what this storm left behind. Why not head up to the ski resorts . Check out this video from this weekend. Such perfect snow. I was at rose yesterday. And im telling you....

Hitting the slopes after all this fresh snow, youll want to be aware of the avalanche danger today. The Sierra Avalanche Center is currently reporting moderate avalanche danger. Natural avalanche activity is not expected today but Officials Say its not out of the question. However, human triggered avalanches are expected for the backcountry. Officials at the center say wind slabs have formed in less typical areas which could be easily triggered. And skier were rescued over the weekend after ridi...

No on the ban. Councilman john patrick rice, noted that about 60percent of elko voters cast ballots in favor of nevadas medical marijuana initiative. Rice said the city is depriving itself of revenue, and keeping a service from residents. Councilwoman, mandy simons cited the federal ban on marijuana, explaining her vote in favor of the ban. Four occupiers remain at the malheur wildlife refuge. Protest leader ammon bundy has the remaining protestors to surrender. Now a memorial sits in the spot w...

The senator also had the chance to visit and speak to the Junior Ski Program.