washington made it clear that his slaves, washington's slaves would be free. most of the of the slaves at mount vernon were owned by martha and brought to the marriage from her former union. martha was not at all happy about freeing slaves. she did not think that was a good idea. so there is some evidence that she was a little grumpy about her dead husband doing this which she had not done. i'm sorry, i don't know that she freed her slaves later but i can't comment knowledgeably about that. >> professor, i have read your wonderful book. >> thank you. >> there so many things in it in addition to what you've talked to tonight. one thing i don't remember you covering is that he was gone for a significant period of time on these trips, while the pace of government is different than it is today, did anything go wrong or did anything happen that he had to fix when he got back? >> is a question i thought about because it seemed to me that raises a very difficult issue of constitutional law that to mine knowledge no one has thought about. when washington left on his l

washington began very firmly mrs. washington. as martha stepped out she took her two grandchildren aged tend in you all know better than i the children of her son jackie who had died of a camp with your or typhoid surely after victory at yorktown. and had given a home of the youngest to one of the president's many nephews called his departure from mount vernon. a number of them made their parents to take leave of their mistress but he seemed really agitated to affect equally so. at the plantation where martha does bill their granddaughters lived he wrote the family in tears everything is the most lamentable situation. coming to the jersey shore to meet his wife in manhattan. for hours they spent alone together now one terry st. st. and only one servant in attendance and with those secretaries in conference with cabinet colleagues. and additionally to give up the detailed correspondence. here at mount vernon. georgia justin was in charge of the house. but since she arrived in new york i have not had one half hour to myself my hair

♪ ♪ george washington is going home ♪ ♪ george washington's going home ♪ ♪ going home ♪ george washington's going home history has its eyes on you yeah yeah ♪ ♪ we're going to teach them how to say good-bye teach them how to say good-bye to say good-bye say good-bye one last time ♪ ♪ >> chris jackson. sidney harcourt, ian weinberger. good night. >> thank you. i want to just say a word -- final word of thanks. i want to thank chris jackson and lynn miranda and music director ian weinberger for that performance. at one point in the show, of course, there have been references already to the storytelling aspect. but there's the line history has its eyes on you, i think that's true also of this show, that history already has its eyes on this show, which is changing the history of everything it touches, the theater, music, education, our sense of the past and our connection to it and above all through the millions of young people who will see the show in due course our collective sense of the future, what ideals we should pursue and what legacies we will leave for those who might one day

and the fresco of washington and a note that washington also appears in the surrender of cornwallis in the rotunda's pre-american history. it was not complete at the time of his death. the relationship of these images to each other, and to the built environment that houses them warrants further exploration , which this paper will provide by demonstrating how their form, content, and placement accord with the architectural transition from the lower earthbound section of the rotunda to the more cosmic orientation of its dome. secondarily, it addresses the importance of roman precedents for these works of art in the overall scheme of the rotunda. 1824 marked the completion of the capital's first dome, a double wood and copper structure whose exterior experience departed radically from the original plan. however, vaulting, adhered more closely to his conception, resulting in a rotunda of the height and width that reproduced the proportions but not scale of the pantheon. under the direction of architects, and with considerable input from trumbull, an amateur architect as well as painter, th

that george washington patronized washington college so much that he was trying to erase this stigma that followed him. you would think founding the nation of the united states would erase any stigma that was there, but, ron, i won't question your scholarship. so washington was among the largest donors to our school when it opened to 1782 as the first college chartered in the independent united states. and he also served as one of our original trustees. several of his present-day successors are here with us this evening and i would like to recognize them. would all of the current and former members of the board please rise to be recognized. [ applause ] founding idea was an innovative one. it was that they would take this ancient tradition of the liberal arts and adapt to the values and necessities of the young american republic teaching not just classical literature and philosophy, but american history. you may wonder what american history there was to teach in 1782, but we'll let that go. [ laughter ] and also modern languages, political sciences, things not the taught widely at th

washington? >> and who is taking on not just democrats but leaders of our own party? that is what we have to do, we have to stand with the american people against the bipartisan corruption of washington and the way that we win the general is very simple. we run a populist campaign of hard-working men and women. people who want to believe in the promise of america and we run it against the bipartisan corruption of washington that is embodied by hillary clinton. >> [inaudible] >> good question. how do i plan to demolish america's debt? i like your choice of verb. let me step back for a minute and tell a story. in 2012, i spoke at the republican national convention in tampa. i talked about our national debt and our two little girls caroline and catherine. when i got back to the hotel room at 1:30 a.m. and began looking at twitter, it turned out that paula poundstone the comedian was watching that night , i guess she had nothing better to do. she sent a tweet and said, ted cruz just said that when hi

washington prize, we are going to sing a george washington's for you today. we have never performed outside of the theater, so here is hoping we remember the farewell address without our costumes. i will give you the set up. we are in the middle of act two, and george washington is deciding to step down, thus setting a precedent for the two-term presidency. he is calling hamilton into his office. , on up here, guys. the song is called "one last time." ♪ ♪ hamilton though, in reviewing : the incidents of my administration, i am unconscious of intentional error, i am nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that i may have committed many errors. i should also carry with me the hope that my country will view them with indulgence. and that after forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal the faults of incompetent abilities will be consigned to oblivion, as i myself must soon be to the mansions of rest i anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which i promise myself to realize the sweet enjoym

[applause] senator cruz: and it did not come from washington. washington despised ronald reagan. by the way, if you see a candidate who washington embraces, run and hide. it came from the american people and it turned this country around. we went from misery and stagnation and malaise from booming -- to booming economic growth, millions lifted out of poverty into prosperity and the american dream. we went from our hostages languishing in iran to winning the cold war and tearing the berlin wall to the ground. why am i so optimistic? because the same thing is happening again. all across this country, people are waking up. when we launched this campaign 10 months ago, "the new york opined, crews cannot win because the washington elite -- cruz cannot win because the washington elite despised him. i thought that was the point of the campaign. if you think washington is fundamentally broken, that there is a bipartisan corruption of career politicians in both parties that get in bed with the lobbyists and special interests and grow and grow and grow to takent, and we need power out of w

marty baron: i think of washington as a bubble. i am not from washington. i grew up in florida. i worked in boston, new york, traveled around the country. bubbles.es can be washington can be a bubble. i do nothing that washington or boston necessarily represent the vast majority of americans. it is something we have to be aware of. we have to get out of washington and go to the rest of the country to hear what people have to say and give them a serious hearing. absolutely. host: i wonder if you have got any creditor for this recently. robert came from the national review to the washington post. did you hire him? marty baron: yes. >> ginsburg and baron want in-depth coverage. when you think about my hire and gel, this is an organization that prizes objectivity and wants to get more information. i do not consider us ideological in any way. host: why did you hire him? marty baron: he is an exceptionally good reporter and he has done an exceptionally good job covering the conservative movement in the united states. it is an important movements, we want to understand it well and read

of george washington. he talks about the serendipitous moment when lawrence returns and his bags are packed, he's on his way to go to england to join the military, when lo and behold, there's the love of his life standing over there, and they get married, and live happily ever after for a few years. that is probably not what happened. it is probable that augustine washington was having a bowl of punch with william fairfax one evening, they knew they were kin, they understood the importance of connecting family mergers through marriage, and they arranged the marriage of lawrence with fairfax's oldest daughter, ann. lawrence comes back, his bags are packed, he's ready to go to england and join the military -- this is the woman you are marrying and this is how it's going to work, and they married. they had several children. lawrence knew, he had plenty of opportunity to commune with his father, he knew what the heritage of the lawrence family was. he knew the relationships. he probably knew who henry of south

rightnow the bulls eye is on washington dc. of course, you cankeep track of the storm on our website on abc action news and on www.abcactionnews.com, search for abc action news. >> reporting live, i am ashley yore. >> take a look here, this is a scene in washington dc. alive look of the white house themayor is warning resident to hunker down and put. >> washington dccould break record could break records. >> wendy as you see, it is already snowing and snowing heavily at the washington dc area. >> it will shortly make it all the way down to richmond sdb turning to ice around charlotte. folks who are trying toget to charlotte or some where else. you will have largedelays there and nafk, ice is in fact, ice is really difficult to travel. they are pushing into the area and leaving to a cold and windy forecast for part of this week. we'llpinpoint details coming up >> breaking news right now, a 4 student arrested today in threats of using a knife against other student. of the 14 years old. michael is joining us life. what can you tel

congress written george washington's hand. christie's ind at new york city. >> we have come to a very proud moment. we are selling george washington's personal coffee of the acts of congress. it is showing in the front of the room for those whom have a chance -- home have not had the chance to peek at it. we'll start the bidding at $1,300,000. $1,400,000,4 -- $1,700,000 $1,800,000 -- $2 million. 2,204,000. >> my name is carol or do and i service -- carol purdue. it has been my great delight to work with our library and board team to think about the acquisition of this monumental book for the mount vernon collection. george washington is very exacting and we see that he takes great care of his books and hasn't beautiful glass fronted -- he has them in you to .ull glass fronted shelves great care of his volumes. on important books, he puts a terrific bookplate. it is ordered from england and engraved in london. before 1771. they have the washington coat of arms with his name and his motto embellished on them and he puts them in

washington: one last time. hamilton: george washington's going home! ♪ george washington's going home! ♪ [applause] mr. miranda: good night. [applause] >> thank you. i want to say a final word of thanks. i want to thank chris jackson and lin miranda, and music director ian weinberger. at one point in the show, which there has been references already, there is a line, history has its eyes on you. i think that is true also of this show. history already has its eyes on this show, which is changing the history of everything it touches. the theater, music, education, our sense of the past and our connection to it, and above all, to the million of young people who will see the show in due course. our collective sense of the future, what ideals we should pursue, and what legacies we will leave for those who might one day tell our story. so, we want to thank you, lim-manuel miranda and all of those who are swept up in your genius. it is fantastic here it while of you in this room, thank you for your support of mount vernon, washington college, and of the i

we are talking 24 inches or more in the washington area. the heavy snow continues today with wind gusts 50 miles per hour. we actually have a hurricane-force wind warning from point pleasant, new jersey, all the way to delmarva peninsula. philadelphia, heavy snow this afternoon 18 to 24 inches with wind gusts of 40 miles per hour. new york city, yesterday if you were with us, we were talking 6 to 12, and now we're looking 24 plus possible with wind gusts of 55 miles per hour. that will continue into the evening. we had really not expected part of connecticut or massachusetts to really be involved much but 8 to 12 for new haven. we're looking at providence with 3 to 6 and boston yesterday, bill, we were talking what, zero to 2 maybe? >> maybe. and they're still right on the line. >> they're still right on the line. >> one of the directors working on the show came in from poughkeepsie and he showed one of the pictures not a flake. nothing. he drives into a city that's shut down. how's that for a commute? that's how hard of a forecast it was.

again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. evening. five years ago today, a member in angress was gunned down tucson, arizona, parking lot. she survived. six others did not. week, gabby giffords and gun subsequent victims of violence return to the white house, to give the president emotional support for his latest laws. to tighten gun last night, he made his case to ackers and critics alike at cnn town hall meeting. >> one of the most frustrating is whenhat i hear opposed to who are any further laws, why don't you are enforce the laws that on the books? and those very same members of congress then cut atf budgets to to enforceossible the law. >> assuming that it's unlikely minds ind any of those congress this week, what is the president trying to accomplish here, alexis? >> it's a very good question, and i think one the president wants everyone to believe, and rhetoric,and from his that he wants to save lives. that's what he is arguing is at the heart of what he wants to do, and why he has been moved to through his own independent acti

washington, d.c. and 21 counties in georgia. more than 85 million people across 20 states on the east coast will be impacted. our intrepid team is out there. gabe gutierrez in charlotte, north carolina, already seeing the impact of this storm. dylan drier on interstate 81 near harrisonburg, virginia. slowly make her way to washington. luke russert in freedom plaza here in washington, where snow is expected to fall at any moment. gabe, first to you. >> reporter: hi, andrea. good afternoon. we have seen it all throughout the morning starting with snow. we have had freezing rain. now the wind is starting to pick up. the morning commute was very treacherous here. north carolina officials responded to several wrecks. as we take a look here, some drone video that was shot this morning. you can see just some of the snow that had fallen, the snowy rooftops and officials here in charlotte expect anywhere from about a third of an inch of ice to half an inch of ice. that can be extremely dangerous. two years ago

@look at this, 24 plus inches of @snow for washington. @nor man a foot of snow @anticipated philadelphiaing and @new york city. @blizzard warnings extend up the @east coast. @as far as our snow @accumulations go, not too bad. @just flurries and maybe a @dusting of snow. @high temperatures tomorrow will @be in the upper 20s to near 30. @as far as the next several @dayses go, you sea temperatures @in the -- see temperatures in @the low 20s. @40s on monday and your window @day nation forecast but a @clipper system will bring us @showers on tuesday. @>>> coming up, more on the @shocking move by the cavs today @as coach david blatt gets @fired. @what the owner had to say about @the move. @ @>>> another day. @>> just another day. @>> with all the teams we've got @this down. @we know how to handle coach @firings and hairings, don't we? @and the cavs proved today if @you're a head coach in the nba, @you are never safe. @30 wins and the best record in @the east not enough as they @fire david blatt. @doesn't make it a two full @seasons. @two wins a

you can download the nbc washington app to track the showers moving out of the area. of course tom will be in with updates tomorrow morning. if you're heading to the redskins game, 4:40 kickoff, tailgating not looking too bad, but it be windy. 61 degrees at 2:00 p.m. 4:00, starting to turn cooler with sunshine out there. 57 degrees and by 8:00, as the game is wrapping up, temperature of 43 degrees but feeling more like 35. so definitely bring the warm coat to the game. you will need it for the end of the game. on monday, a high temperature of 4 1. as you're heading back to work and the kids are at the bus stop morning, feel like 17 degrees in washington. make sure they're bundled. on tuesday, clouds increase throughout the day. a high of 44. it's breezy during the afternoon hours. tuesday night, tracking some light rain and snow showers possibly. little or no snow accumulation. the system looks to have a very minor impact on the area. wednesday, thursday, just down right cold. low to mid-30s for highs. friday and saturday we do start to warm back up. highs in the low

first, we have mayors of new york and washington, d.c. trying to demonstrate a command of response ahead of this monster storm. >> the bottom line here is new yorkers should be ready for a big storm this weekend. >> today, i'm declaring a state of emergency for the district of columbia. >> but there have already been questions about whether washington, d.c. can handle a storm of this magnitude because at the same news conference where you just heard the mayor putting in a state of emergency, she was also forced to apologize for not pretreating roads during a minor snowstorm that had already passed through. >> we are very sorry for inadequate response. we believe that we did not provide adequate resources at a time where it could make a difference in last evening's commute. >> okay. it's notus

washington, d.c. expected to be buried under as much as 2 feet of snow by the end of the storm. >> stay off the roads if you don't need to be on the roads. >> reporter: the storm's scope reaches from the carolinas to new york, has turned deadly. fatal crashes in virginia and north carolina. >> hit had the brakes and when you hit the brakes, they lock up. >> reporter: thousands of crashes locked up major roads up and down the east coast. accidents still ended up spinning wheels like wsnb reporter in nashville. >> i am stuck. i have the pedal to the metal. i'm not moving. >> reporter: governors in ten states and district of columbia have declared state of emergencies. the national guard has deployed 400 personnel to help the sickened and stranded. shelters are opened to help homeless survive freezing conditions. >> we cannot have people outside. it is unsafe. >> reporter: 21 degrees with the windchill of 8 when rescuers in virginia saved this saint bernard who fell through the ice. the plowing started w

[applause] >> the march on washington, we label these things civil rights but the march on washington called for in minimum-wage, the equivalent of 15 out dollars an hour today, these are fundamental human rights efforts. the language of the civil rights movement has been coopted. you had the freedom summer, the freedom rides, the freedom vote and now the freedom caucus. like the freedom vote or freedom movement did. it was about so much to so many people. they didn't focus on just one thing, we can't limit ourselves. we start with student loans because we need a whole generation. >> exactly but when i you talk about civil rights for everything -- >> thank you for your question. >> congressman lewis, would you say the civil rights movement has emerged into the progressive political movement and if it has not complete emerged into the progress of political movement, what would you say, what would you enumerate are the remaining goals of the civil rights movement that need to be accomplished? >> part of our politics, trying to catch up with the civil rights movement, we still have a gre

george washington will have his cupcake and eat it too! they don't have mouths but they're smiling any way. iowans are encouraged to get to their caucus locations early.. especially if you've made recent changes to your voter registration. that's because caucus rolls were already sent to the 32-hundred precinct chairs. anyone who has made changes since mid - decmeber will have to fill out new or duplicate registration forms in order to take part on monday make sure to tune in tomorrow morning for a special two hour edition of the insiders with dave price... dave will sit down with our political insiders and several presidential candidates live... you can be a part of the conversation and cast your caucus predictions by calling in or using the hashtag 13 -insiders on twitter. the show starts tomorrow at 8 - politicians and national media might be forced to stay in iowa an extra day after the caucuses... a massive storm system is expected to drop several inches of snow across the state on tuesday... but before the snow we are enjoying mild w

and it didn't come from washington. washington despised ronald reagan. by the way, if you see a candidate who washington embraces, run and hide. it came from the american people and it turned this country around. we went to millions lifted out of poverty in the prosperity in the american dream. we went from hostages in iran to winning the cold war and tearing the berlin wall to the ground. why am i so optimistic? because the same thing is happening again. all across this country, people are waking up. the washington elites despise him. i kind of thought that was the whole point of the campaign. listen, if you think things in washington are doing great, then we need to keep headed in the same, basic direction, just fiddling around the edges, then i ain't your guy. on the other hand, if you think washington is fundamentally broken, that there is a bipartisan corruption of career politicians of both parties that get in bed with the lobbyists and special interests and grow and grow and grow government and we need to take power out of washington and back to w

are washington correspondent philip crowther was listening in and joins us now from washington. a very early good morning to you . we heard barack obama sounding optimistic and at times almost lighthearted as he was getting that address. it is certainly a president who is pretty happy that this was his last state of the union address. he does like these big speeches, and this is a possibility that this was his last nationally televised speech, the one at the democratic national convention notwithstanding. the president was optimistic and believed he had plenty to say about what has happened in the united states, and during the last seven years he is not necessarily as optimistic about the future as he is about his analysis of his legacy. he believes that the united states is doing a lot better than it did seven years ago. them --ples -- some of fact thatacts, the joblessness in the united states is still dropping. he says the economy is a lot better off than when he got into the white house seven years ago. he also mentioned health care reform as well, which is still an example

washington, d.c., snowing heavily. two feet plus, in washington, d.c., area. also, moring up towards the philadelphia, new york city, could be seeing foot and major east coast blizzard there. here you go. light snow and this could sneak up and canton. it will be inch or less of accumulation. for most of us, flurries and rindz. >> cleveland now. 27 in sandusky because nav winds. east and northeast wind chills and some cases single digits. as also going to windy tomorrow. craig boswell was latest from the nation's capital. monster storm, key crated treacherous driver is can't. people used snow blowers and small plows to clearly sidewalk and north carolina. we have a forecast that i think don't think in 90 years. this satellite image from nasa shows just how huge historic >> it is expects to sit over washington, d.c., for the next 36 hours. duchl am two and half feet of wet heavy snow. foe shals are concerned about the 50 miles per hour winds topping tries on roofs and power lines. >> this is a life threaten type of storm. >> with potential for three inches of sn

washington, dc got saw total was 17 point eight inches, but the washington post reports that number falls short compared with other spots in the area. so why the difference in numbers? the post reports weather observers at regan national airport, where the record is recorded, used an improvised technique and lost their snow-measuring device midway through the blizzard. a national senior weather observer stood by the accuracy of the reading, saying his team did the best it cound under tough conditions. the snow was so bad in areas outside of d-c, even emergency vehicles needed help getting around. here in arlington an abulance got stuck in the snow. luckily a national guard tanker was able to pull the vehicle free. and other people ditched the cars all together and traveled by sled. this is also from arlington. you can see a dog pulling two kids in a sled their sled. talking money now, many businesses are feeling the economic effects from the storm. experts say the weekend economic impact of up to 850-million dollars. they say restauarants, theaters, other entertainment venues, and retaile

washington, d.c., is suspending the metro service. last year, i'll never forget traveling when the roads were closed. travel was banned last winter. we were only on the road because we were covering it here at cnn. how far are you prepared to go? are you going to be shutting down the roads? >> well, we're going to look at everything. we're very good at this. we've taken all of the precautions, as i said, yesterday before anything occurred, i sent 500 trucks out to do the pretreatment on the northern virginia roads that we had. 13,000 pieces of equipment now deployed. so our folks are out there laying down the materials that we need to be ready. we feel very comfortable about where we are. as i say, i worry about parts of virginia, southwest virginia, many of our rural communities, very difficult when you get one to two to three feet of snow. elderly individuals.pplies, - that's why we've deployed and activated the national guard. as you know, we're in northern virginia with all of those cars, i'm imploring people, if you don't have to

the steady snow is here in washington, d.c. some of the city's most recognizable landmarks may be difficult to make out in a few hours. it is getting sloppy. the snow is starting to blow sideways. it could reach gusts up to 50 miles per hour. tonight many are off the streets and hunkered down as we face a major threat. >> reporter: tonight this deadly winter wallop is showing little mercy. blinding snow and paralyzing ice and widespread power outages crippling 20 states. nashville, tennessee, going nowhere fast. more than 200 collisions in six hours. only getting worse. >> one in every four americans facing to brutal blast, it's a white out in kentucky and a black out for many at home tens of thousands in a deep freeze without electricity or heat. with trees crashing into homes, cars are sliding into each other. freeways are at a stand-still, others a ghost town. it is a state of emergency in washington, d.c. inside of the war room, calls for help have doubled. the blizzard could be catastrophic. >> we haven't seen a storm like

>>co-moderator megan kelley's >>> also we're with kerrie washington today. and secrets about her daughter. >> one day she's going to hate me for saying that on television. >> and see our exclusive round table on the set of "girls gone wild." >> now in our 35th season, this is "entertainment tonight." >>> winter storm donald hits iowa and we're there with trump's plan to steal the thunder fr the gop debate. that is on the way. >>> but starting with tyra, finally letting t word out on her big secret. >> she finally had a baby. >> i hung out with her not a too long with her, and tyra is very private about her love live. but she was gushing about her man and it was so open and honest, now we know why. >> that's my boyfriend, eric. >> you've been dating for like two years? >> we balance each other, he's a creative, and i'm creative and we just have fun. in december, their newborn boy wh announced was born via a surrogate just weeks shy of his arrival. a source tells "e.t" tyra had been harvesting eggs for the last 18 months, she wanted to get pregnant herself, bu

lana zak, abcs, washington. sean: and at this hour, ted cruz is holding a town hall in the small town of washington. other candidates are meeting donald trump is speaking at afternoon. and john kasich will be in plymouth, hanover, and lebanon. british lawmakers plan to debate u.k. more than 500,000 people signed an online petition calling for trump to be blocked, after he called for a temporary ban on muslims entering the u.s. the debate will not end in a binding vote. coming up, the american held boston today. plus, how the other freed prisoners are doing. hayley: snow showers still moving across new hampshire at this hour. the big thing when you step out, it is the cold and the winds that are now howling. corner," we' ll show you how to make a delicious pork loin. a perfect dish for a cold winter there are two democratic visions millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay then we can expand health care to all, and provide

nation, weeping with the news that washington died. but heaven resounds with the news that jefferson lived. in the musical logic of the day, sounds of joy produced feelings of joy. a version of "god save great washington" made a similar appeal to the power of sound and song. colombians all rejoiced, and with a cheerful voice, welcomedca this day. americans would experience patriotism and harmony as they sang. so would singers of "hail columbia" feel like a band of brothers. equally would columbia's sons rejoice as they rejoiced. or so the organizers of july 4 celebrations could imagine. thanks to their consumption of euro-american print culture, leaders were primed to understand harmony as a token of the goodness of the world. they were ready to imagine music as a uniquely forceful means of communication. they had reason to believe their supporters would feel the political harmony so boldly proclaimed in songs. listening to guns, joining in toasts, and singing a few songs a couple times a year did not cure the wounds of party. the powe

washington's bus system now shutting down. we have all the latest information, information that you need to know. our meteorologist jennifer gray is here in "the situation room." our coronrespondents, analysts d guests are standing by. we're covering this story as only cnn can. let's begin with cnn's brian todd who is out on the roads around washington. brian, where are you now? >> wolf, we're in arlington, virginia, along 395 heading north toward washington, d.c. the conditions are just getting very, very bad right now. often in these situations i can say that conditions deteriorated gradually. you cannot say that tonight. they have gone downhill very, very quickly since the snow started to hit this area in earnest just a few hours ago. visibility is a huge issue right now. we were told that at its best visibility might be about a quarter mile in front of you. i'll switch to the dashcam as we pull off 395 trying to find a place to show you some of these traffic patterns here. the dashcam showing visibility in front of us not

washington received 30 inches of snow during the blizzard. >>> 5:29. hundreds lined the street of hingham holding flags as they welcome home the family of a fallen hero. the family of christopher orlando arrived at logan airport state police escorted them back to their hometown. orlando was killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of hawaii earlier this month after a five-day search, crews declared all 12 men dead. the community said it was

power outages likely from washington to charlotte. there is a severe side, tornado watches and warnings in effect. that will move east into florida by tomorrow. a wide-ranging storm. >> al, thank you. >>> this monster storm comes in the middle of the most powerful el coincidence. the weather phenomenon is fueling this wild and unpredictable season including this system, blizzard conditions, ice and tornado warnings from the same storm deep into the south. nbc's gabe gutierrez has that part of the story. >> reporter: a caravan to north carolina. >> the biggest impact here in charlotte with power outages with 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch of ice. >> reporter: where they are bracing not just for snow and sleet but crippling ice. >> our goal with this potential winter storm coming to north carolina is to be overprepared and hopefully underwhelmed. >> reporter: the savage storm comes from what some are calling a godzilla el nino. the weather phenomenon brought on by warm pacific waters could be fueled by a strong dip in the jet stream funneling low

tonight it is cold but dry outside of washington, d.c. i want to show you a live picture from our helicopter outside along the beltway. there is a lot of traffic. it's a nightmare again. hopefully in 24 hours scene and there will be less vehicles, but plenty of snow on the ground. meantime, we are at a salt barn, the largest one east of the mississippi. they have already taken tons of salt outside this facility. over the next 48 hours, they are going to need every inch of it. >> miguel, thank you. al roker is here tracking the storm. >> reporter: a swath of snow that will stretch 1,200 miles all the way into new england. let's show you where we expect to see the snow. the big bull's-eye around the washington, d.c. area. we are talking about 18-24 inches. western parts of the region could see three feet. blizzard watches, the snow begins around rush hour. we look at philadelphia. we are going to see anywhere from 12-18 inches, 10-16 inches of snow, heavy wet snow and gusty winds. new york city, we lowered the amounts looking for about 5-8

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and all of this is pretty far south of washington. you have to go down towards richmond to see light snow. it's mixing a little where you have warmer air there. back towards the mountains, charlottesville, culpeper light snow and light rain as you head 64 to williamsburg up through eastern shore. this lifts south to north probably 10 a.m. we see snow flurries in d.c. and they'll be around a couple hours. we're moving out quickly. temperatures outside right now most of us above freezing 37 d.c. and 35 baltimore and it's 32 gaithersburg and where temperatures are in 20s you might get a light coating especially cas glasses and car tops with the snow showers moving in. fox future cast 9 a.m. southern counties seeing light snow. fast forward to noon. snow showers continue. just about until early afternoon before low pressure moves out. we'll see quick clearing but notice these snow flurries back to the west. that's the actual cold front coming through. two systems moving by today. first one this morning bringing us snow showers and second

once there's less snow on the campaign trail than there is here in washington. we'll have the latest on the monster storm that pounded the east coast. then just over a week until the iowa caucuses, the candidates are making that final push for support. donald trump is not ending on a modest note. >> i could stand in the middle and shoot somebody i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? >> dickerson: we'll talk to him about that and hear from bernie sanders poised to upset hillary clinton in the hawkeye state. plus, a brand new cbs news battleground tracker tells us how voters are making their final choices. we've got the snow cleared off the satellite, it's all coming up on "face the nation." cbs good morning welcome to "face the nation" i'm john dickerson. at least 19 people have died as a result of the storm that has tripled the east coast. some 80 million people have been affected we begin here in washington. >> good morning, john. the story of the storm varied by geography but here in washington, it brought us more snow than we typically get in an entire year. when

fox's joel waldman has the latest from washington. < says (on-cam intro): "here in washington, the business ... and public schools are also closed today ... the massive amounts of snow still making it too difficult to get around ..." transportation crews working around the clock trying to make d-c roads passable ...a herculean effort required after 17.8-inches of snow officially dumped down on washington ...tying the record for the 4th biggest snowfall in d-c history ... but, in a strange twist, the snow measuring device used at reagan national airport was buried in the blizzard ...leaving weather observers no way to record the true amount of snow for hours on end ... still, getting it off the streets remained priority number one. bowser says: "while we have made some progress, there is still a lot more to do ..." forecasters never expected new york city to miss the all-time snowfall total by just one- tenth of one inch ...26.8-inches of snow filling central park. the governor lifting a travel ban ...and broadway shows and mus