ford has admitted to smoking crack in a drunken stew more. police claim ford was given the chance to review the video but refused because of the conditions being offered. all right. now for some good news. today is the first day of spring. >> choir of angels. >> feels so good to us, say. for most of us, it arrives, not a moment too soon. >> got that right. we'll look at the forecast in a minute. but first, abc's ginger zee is looking at our discontent. >> reporter: as we officially say hello to spring, millions of us are saying good-bye to the harshest winter in almost 30 years. those momentum mounds of record snow in philadelphia, chicago, indianapolis, and cincinnati buried in their top five snowiest seasons on record. perpetual plows in virginia and the images that scream, will it ever end, from new york city. toledo, ann arbor and peoria all with their snow west seasons ever. profound polar chill from minneapolis to chicago, freezing