00:00That massive winter storm is still hammering the Northeast this morning,
00:05while millions across the South and Mid-Atlantic wake up to the damage it left behind.
00:10Power is still out for more than 800,000 people.
00:14Flights are still being canceled, and forecasters say the cold will linger for days.
00:19In New York and Washington, D.C., the storm is putting on a postcard snow.
00:24Snow piling up in Central Park, the Capitol wrapped in white,
00:28streets finally quiet, and people actually stopping to enjoy it.
00:34Sledding, throwing snowballs, just taking it all in.
00:37It's beautiful. It's so fun to go down Capitol Hill.
00:40It was great powder this morning.
00:42It's getting a little sleety now, but we're having a great time.
00:45In New York, tourists are loving the snow, but hating what it's doing to their plans.
00:50I love and hate it at the moment.
00:52It's great because we don't have this kind of weather in London,
00:55but it's bad because we can't go around.
00:58This is really crazy.
01:00I can barely even see.
01:02I was thinking I needed to bring some, like, goggles or something.
01:06But the storm isn't just pretty.
01:08It's punishing.
01:09Ice buildup is knocking down power lines across the south.
01:13Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas are getting hit the hardest,
01:17with tens of thousands of outages in each state.
01:20At least 11 people have now died in the brutal cold.
01:24Most were found outdoors.
01:26Officials say hypothermia is the likely cause.
01:29The National Weather Service says nearly 90 million people are under extreme cold alerts right now.
01:35And air travel is basically wrecked.
01:37More than 4,000 flights are already canceled today.
01:41Airports up and down the East Coast are struggling to catch up.
01:45The federal government is stepping in.
01:47Emergency declarations are now in place for more than two dozen states.
01:50FEMA has pre-positioned supplies and rescue teams.
01:54And Homeland Security is urging people to stay home if they can.
01:58Unfortunately, the cold isn't going anywhere fast.
02:02Forecasters say this system is unusual, not just for how wide it is, but for what comes next.
02:08Bitter cold, record low wind chills, and ice that could take days to melt.
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