>> 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 it's not dangerous, erin. >> reporter: well, kate, that's right, and the mayor of d.c. did declare a state of emergency here, as did the governor of maryland, and the governor of virginia. now, in d.c., 200 snow plow was deployed overnight. however, this is third street behind me, and it's still a mess. also the bus system is totally shut down. the subway system, however, still is operational, but that is subject to change. but i would say this, though -- that snow brings out the best in washington. we saw already a snowball fight at the lincoln memorial