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One driver in Lenexa was helped by several strangers

88% of us would stop to help a driver whose car had broken down during a snowstorm.

88% of us would stop to help a driver whose car had broken down during a snowstorm.

88% of us would stop to help a driver whose car had broken down during a snowstorm.

88% of us would stop to help a driver whose car had broken down during a snowstorm.

Davante Williams and his teenage passenger were stranded for more than five hours after icy conditions left parts of traffic gridlocked on I-95 in Virginia.

Right now. >> reporter: the backup on one of the busiest stretches of highway on the east coast stretched more than 40 miles. for hours. stranded drivers moved only inch by inch after 14 inches of snow fell near fredericksburg, virginia. isaac shot this video of icy i-95 stuck for seven hours. >> since i was at a stopstill and it was cold, i had to conserve my gas to be able to stay warm. so i turned off my car every maybe hour and turned it back on every 15 minutes. i tried to rest my head as m...

Junked. the water got up to five feet. if you look at that yellow backpack, thats how high the water got inside. needless to say everything here is going to have to be junked. emergency workers in westchester going house to house by boat rescuing people from their homes. the devastation left behind after ida dumped several inches of rain in some parts of the northeast including new york and new jersey, some spots getting up to nine inches. we believe the storm took 43 lives in the northeast. som...

Rescuing stranded drivers outside phoenix after they got stuck driving through high water. and there is historic and deadly flooding in india. a desperate search for survivors is under way in the western part of the country following storms that triggered massive mudslides. the floods washed out homes and mill sides, killing at least 130. 90,000 others were evacuated. still ahead for us, swimmings biggest olympic star, katie ledecky, on the eve of her first race. the major milestone she just r...

Expected tomorrow in the mid-atlantic, including the nations capital. rob marciano will join us in a moment. but first, heres abcs stephanie ramos from st. louis. >> reporter: treacherous conditions proving deadly on missouri highways. car after car struggling to get traction. this driver forced to get out and push instead. you see that group of people there. this is the on ramp to the interstate. they have just helped a car around that bend. each car having a really difficult time. at least fou...