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Kids from boston college. they built a snowman. >> theyre very smart. >> some volunteers fans. >> what volunteers? >> volunteers fans, school is closed today in tennessee. we have also some fans of the olympic team. >> right on, go usa, were glad youre not watching. >> and finally, we have a snow sculpture of the capital. >> look at that. somebody spent some time there. >> pretty impressive in back drop, too. >> oh, thank you sir. very nice. extreme weather alert, the storm that crippled muc...

Kids from boston college. they built a snowman. >> theyre very smart. >> some volunteers fans. >> what volunteers? >> volunteers fans, school is closed today in tennessee. we have also some fans of the olympic team. >> right on, go usa, weure no >> and finally, we have a snow sculpture of the capital. >> look at that. somebody spent some time there. >> pretty impressive in back drop, too. >> oh, thank you sir. very nice. extreme weather alert, the storm that crippled much of the country is l...

The sheriff says there are major issues about how to get emergency services to areas where roads have been washed out. another issue is protecting homes that have been evacuated. each day presents new challenges as well. heres an exclusive report. >> reporter: this is the flood as it roared past johnathans home. captured on his cellphone last week, ignoring warnings to evacuate. it was so forceful, it swallowed the road, pounding everything in its path. today that same road is caved in. this roa...

Danger. how serious do people need to know this storm is, and why do they need to go if theyre in the evacuated areas? >> well, its the storm surge, which, for a lot of people, is hard to explain. but think about this. its not just the initial think about a tide with big blast from hurricane irene that waves coming in that doesnt go out and those waves are pounding forecasters are worried about. the slow moving storm threatens everything in its path. thats the problem in the to soak regions al...