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Massachusetts, rhode island, and connecticut, and a limited state of emergency was declared in maine. in connecticut, the governor banned all non-emergency vehicles from the highways. in massachusetts, all cars were ordered off the roads this afternoon. the archdiocese of boston urged people attending mass on sunday to use caution and prunes. and meteorologists expect this storm to leave behind 1 to 3 feet of snow. when you think of snow and rain and sleet and gloom of night, you think of the ...

Tomorrow morning, the last piece of this puzzle will be the coastal areas of massachusetts at about 10:00 a.m. thats the high tide cycle when we expect the storm surge to be at its highest. the wave action to be at its highest. well could have waves 10 to 15 feet right near the coast where we have a storm surge of around 3 to 4 feet. its not going to be any sandy or anything like that that happened on the jersey shore and long island, but we could see homes with water getting in them or possibly...

Joining us now is nbc news meteorologist bill cairns. bill, what is the latest at this hour? >> well, melissa we are watching this storm maturing, if we want to call it that. it is growing into intensity. now it is becoming a full-fledged blizzard. in the last hour, about 50,000 people have lost power. and were going to continue to add to that number to the hundreds of thousands throughout the overnight. thats the worst part of this. losing power in the middle of a winter storm when you dont kno...

The blue is where its snowing very hard. were talking 2 to 3 inches an hour. weve had reports of thundersnow. literally its lightning and snowing at the same time. connecticut, rhode island, and some spots of massachusetts. now long island is just a mess. ive heard reports of 6 inches of snow, and an inch of sleet on top of it. and now we have snow and rain and sleet. long island is a miserable place right now, with the high winds and the crazy mixture of winter precipitation. and its not fun ri...

Come down, once those poles come down, youre going to have to remove all this snow before you can get in there and do some of the repairs. so its kind of a twofold problem here. and unfortunately one that theyve warned people once you do lose power, especially if its a severe case, its going to be probably a week before you get that power back on, even though there are many crews on standby to get in there and help with the situation. the problem again, though, is to get the snow out of the way ...

Control. were talking still the potential, someone from boston to providence has a chance of 30 inches of snow. and melissa, the highest theyve ever had is 27.2 inches. this is going to be top 10, top 5, who nose, maybe even number one by the time its all said and done. >> i know obviously a lot of the governors have been making the decision to get cars off the road. what is the primary danger other than the traffic danger that is faced for residents in these areas? >> unfortunately, there is al...

Rnc chairman reince priebus tries to diversify his part in the same his his predecessor did moving to take away a constitutional right. all that is coming up, yes, beyonce. but when begin tonight with the massive storm that is battling the northeastern region of the country. at this hour, a state of emergency has been declared by the governance new york, connecticut, rhode island, massachusetts, maine, and new hampshire. residents in all six of those states are now facing what is shaping up to b...