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And boston, continuing coverage of "snowpocalypse," the winter storm of 2013 is on the way. this is a live shot of a road that is about empty, and is exactly how the mayor and governor and everybody else wants it to be. no drivingful the for of massachusetts ordering all cars off the road. 12 minutes from now. 4:00 p.m. eastern standard time. all road traffic is to stop except for emergency vehicles. its a son the scale of 10 in the way of snowstorms and could, according to the meteorologistist ...

Maine are ready for a long haul. >> it will probably be a long four days. you know? which is tough on anybody. >> reporter: fears of power outages sent people to the supermarkets to stock up. sales of generators are brisk, and travelers have been changing plans, rebooking flights to avoid agonizing airline delays. >> they relaxed their policies. so i dont have to may anything. >> reporter: thousands of flights will be canceled. a necessary precaution when up to two feet of snow may fall in a sto...

Stay off the streets. take a listen. >> our public works crews are out now. we have a 34,000 tons of salt, over 600 pieces of equipment ready to be deployed throughout the storm. reporter: the first responder and screws know plows that need the space and room and thats why the governor and mayor asking people to day inside and stay off the road. the t, the transit system, shut down at 3:30. thats when the last trains were leaving. and thats one of the things theyre ask people to do, stay put, st...

The sheriff gives us an update on the effort. back to you. rick: dominic, i want to ask you about the weather. you said it has not been a problem now but it is expected to snow throughout the day. what do they say about the impact the snow may have on someones ability to survive out in those elements? >> reporter: well we had two inches of snow last night. it is snowing heavily right now. were expecting a snowstorm around 8:00 a.m. this morning. it will help the sniffer dogs. they work better in...

>> massive snowfall, powerful wind gusts, a major blizzard is about to hit the northeast. >> the historic blizzard could dump up to 30 inches of snow. >> there are going to be thousands of people stuck on the highways. >> travel could become nearly impossible. >> thats right. so please, stay off the roads unless you have snow tires, snow chains or one of these things. bonus -- bonus, if you get stranded, you can cut it open and crawl inside. cant do that with a prius. >> all right. a live look a...

Down in new york city. north and west we are dealing with mainly snow and a lot of it and heavy wet snow. people are urged and really take care if you cant get out there and shovel if you have health problems this isnt light fluffy stuff this is back breaking snowfall. further up in time 6:00 p.m. on friday mainly a snow event. new york start to go see snowflakes fly and it will continue. in some cases we will see snow for 12, 13, 14 hours. we could see hurricane force gusts 30 to 40 mile per ho...

We begin with abcs chuck sivertsen. >> reporter: after back-to-back blizzards two years ago and the unforgettable wrath of superstorm sandy, mother nature is unleashing a winter storm so intense, the snowfall could be the worst in a century. the warnings could not be clearer. >> stay off the streets of our city. basically, stay home. >> reporter: a snowstorm that hit the great lakes with snow and ice is joining another storm in the south to form a monster noreaster. as many as 23 million people ...

Coast. folks bracing up to three feet of snow. the heaviest snowfall expected tonight with wind gusts up to 70 million as an albert could from canada comes in. folks stocking up on food, salt, and gasoline. long lines and shortages reported, and get this. first time i if heard this. bank of america is warning people to stock up on cash. air travelers getting slammed. nearly 4300 flights cancelled throughs -- through saturday. amtrak curtailing some service due to the storm and in the massachuset...

Crisis mode. we begin with abcs chuck sivertsen. >> reporter: after back-to-back blizzards two years ago and the unforgettable wrath of superstorm sandy, mother nature is unleashing a winter storm so intense, the snowfall could be the worst in a century. the warnings could not be clearer. >> stay off the streets of our city. basically, stay home. >> reporter: a snowstorm that hit the great lakes with snow and ice is joining another storm in the south to form a monster noreaster. as many as 23 mi...

Almaguer, thank you. a spokesman confirming that an investigation is under way to determine if hackers accessed e-mails between both former presidents. the hacker claims to have gathered addresses and phone numbers and pictures as well. folks, you can put your power beyonce conspiracy to rest. a cable failure is what caused sundays nearly 30-minute bla blackout. is massive storm is about to hit the northeast. theres a 150-foot asteroid heading towards the earth. im not making this up. no n...