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Everybody was working well. we even had our shopping centers to stay open for stranded travelers. so everybody was pulling toeshgs b together, but it was really a mess. >> one of the signs thousand stopped life, had you to postpone the duke/unc basketball game last night. that matters. the first time anything that epic has been done. what did you see? students throwing snowballs together instead? >> we didnt get that far. im sure people were disappointed but in the best interests of all. theyre ...

>> reporter: got to show the flag. >> thats right, buddy. straight over to meteorologist indra petersons tracking the extreme weather in white plains, new york, shes live. what should people be looking out for? it came overnight for some and is still heading this morning to others. what should people be looking out for, indra? >> reporter: what people need to realize, well start to see a transition going in through late morning. you can see out here in white plains now, no shortage of snow plo...

The national guard on standby helping stranded drivers lining the roads. tens of thousands finding themselves in the dark and cold wait are for power to come back on. our live coverage continues. what are we seeing down there? >> reporter: a light snow in the metro, atlanta area. kind of out of the woods as far as that sleet and freezing rain is concerned, but when you go in to the woods, the wooded neighborhoods in this area, you can see the problem. look back there. you see tree that brought d...

Over, and people have been sliding continuously. now, last night, several people had to abandon their cars, because they simply couldnt get through some of the roads. there was just total gridlock, because clouds had not been able to come through, and the other issue, as you mentioned, are power outages. with all that ice, if you look at the power line, the ice is accumulating up there, and can you can see it on the trees. where weve been we have seen power flicker and transformers making noises...

Welcome back to "new day." what a mess. we are tracking the breaking news overnight. youre taking a live look right now at the snow coming down on the roads in both new york and washington, d.c. this beast of a winter storm barreling through the northeast right now. its already done significant damage in the south. its pure chaos throughout the carolinas. look at this video of the roads. thousands of drivers forced to abandon cars on icy highways. some of them having to walk home. >> atlanta onc...

More than 100 million people in the path of a catastrophic winter storm now pounding the eastern seaboard. the crippling blast dumping over a foot of snow some places. in virginia, the governor declares a state of emergency as hundreds of accidents riddle the roadways. one man died from a head-on collision. the national guard, on the move. >> well have a lot of downed tree, and helping people and getting nurses and doctors where they need to go. >> reporter: in pennsylvania, philadelphia closed ...

Heavy snow in new york city now. even boston looking for upwards of four eight inches of snow. higher amounts inland. coastlines shift back. strong winds throughout. talking about 30 even 40 mile-per-hour gusts out there. definitely not the day to be driving. you do note want want to be oue roads. at this point likes like everybody is staying indoors. >> two inches per hour is the number that stuck with plea right now. incredible. a look at other headlines now. despite serious objections fro...

Overnight and im sure well see much more of that, because all of the major universities in the area are closed including, you know, georgetown. my alma mater, american university, cancelled chases for the day, and kate bolduans alma mater also closed. that only happened one time, kate and chris, when i was in school. this is a rarity here in washington. >> i dont remember when it happened at g & w, fwhaut might be for another reason, lack of memory. thanks, erin. >> a developing situation there....

>> no kidding. nome the power line problem behind you, but the problem under your feet. this is going to be days before this gets back to normal. george, thank you very much. be careful. good news. the d.c. area has been also getting hammered all morning. you can see up to ten inches of snow potentially. right now federal offices and d.c. public schools are closed. the latest on its looking at the nabil mall. beautiful behind you. not say its not dangerous, erin. >> reporter: well, kate, thats...

Weather continues. indra peterson is tracking extreme weather from white plains, new york, just outside manhattan. a little north of us there where conditions are considerably different than we saw here this morning. indra, hows it now? >> reporter: yeah, right now you can see in white plains, were starting to see the heavy snow really coming oun and the difference between this system and the last of the season, it is that wet snow. it makes you feel so miserable out here. this storm crippled th...