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Sidewalks are frosted thick like a cake today. it may look pretty but it is very nasty for anyone trying to get through it all. were expecting somewhere around 10 inches in parts of the city today. there are some reports of power outages due to ice bringing down some trees and power lines. we were expecting that and it is in fact happening. there is a hazardous travel advisory in effect of the morning commute was tough and the drive home is expected to be miserable as well all around the area. m...

9.8 at the airport overnight. pushing this to the top five snowiest winters on record. right now its not snowing, which is great. other lot of slush because it warmed up a little bit. a lot of plows coming through here on market street, which i relatively clear and relatively empty because the closed government offices, schools, and 0 lot of businesses were shut down. we have video. they were clearing the sidewalks. nearly deserted in downtown philadelphia today. another big concern here, power....

Rick leventhal checking things out. what is it like now? good morning. >> reporter: most people heeded that advice. there is heavy snow coming down. it was mixed with ice pellets earlier. streets are virtually deserted. they had nine inches of snow that fell at philadelphia international airport. that is the fourth time this winter they had six inches or more. that is the first time it ever happened in the history of philadelphia. this is a look at market street. this is normally a very busy tho...

Thank you. i think i heard you say the sun was out. i couldnt imagine it because it is just so miserable here right now. we are at 34 degrees and a driving cold rain thats making the sidewalks and the streets slushy and slippery. and when you see people walking around with umbrellas, they werent able to hold those umbrellas earlier because of the wind that came snarling and howling through the city. when we come back after the break, theres one man who knows how to deal with severe emergencies l...

Dont want to do that. manhattan has many, many thousands of seniors. there has been a lot of calls. 165,000 calls to 311 as of 1:00. 700 without heat and water. i really worry about heat and hot water complaints about 1,000 regarding snow and ice. i think our fear now is the ice. it could really freeze up. >> are the roads icy right now? >> the roads arent icy but the sidewalks are icy and the fact is, if it goes up tonight, sidewalks, black ice, and the crossings will be absolutely frozen and i...

♪ >> why would they do that? >> the projectile vomiting. that is my favorite part. i know its hilarious to watch these videos after the fact, but do they always have to be here in new york city? we got enough to deal with, the rats, the crowds, the tourists stopping in the middle of the sidewalks, various aromas. its enough to make liz lemmon wonder if shell live in new york forever. >> you want to end up like that? >> no. im going to be like her. >> oh, there is nothing like new york in the s...

>> the projectile vomiting. that is my favorite part. i know its hilarious to watch these videos after the fact, but do they always have to be here in new york city? we got enough to deal with, the rats, the crowds, the tourists stopping in the middle of the sidewalks, various araromas. its enough to make liz lemmon wonder if shell live in new york forever. >> you want to end up like that? >> no. im going to be like her. >> oh, there is nothing like new york in the spring. oh. >> come on. this i...

Into darkness as those power lines start coming down and everyone very much taking those warnings very seriously. this is a big banking center for the southeast. normally very busy this time of day. just a few cars on the road right now this morning. schools are closed. most people staying home. hunkering down for whats coming. believe me, carol, take a good look at these year streets and these dry sidewalks because 12 hours from now its going to be a very different story here. >> well check bac...

>> why would they do that? >> the projectile vomiting. that is my favorite part. i know its hilarious to watch these videos after the fact, but do they always have to be here in new york city? we got enough to deal with, the rats, the crowds, the tourists stopping in the middle of the sidewalks, various aromas. its enough to make liz lemmon wonder if shell live in new york forever. >> you want to end up like that? >> no. im going to be like her. >> oh, there is nothing like new york in the sprin...

Skyscrapers. you know, we saw that here yesterday, ice falling everywhere. the sidewalks in chicago very slippery, so residents are being told to be careful if you are heading out. this winter has been so bad, many places now running out of salt to use on the roads, a problem partly solved by this ship thats now arrived in milwaukee carrying 50,000 tons of salt from canada. the salt will be distributed in wisconsin and illinois to help deice the roads. you know, seven major storms since thanks...