00:00that massive winter storm is still hammering the north
00:05east this morning while millions across the south and mid-atlantic wake up to the damage it left
00:10behind power is still out for more than 800 000 people flights are still
00:15canceled and forecasters say the cold will linger for days in new york
00:20in washington dc the storm is putting on a postcard snow
00:25piling up in central park the capital wrapped in white streets
00:30finally quiet and people actually stopping to enjoy it sledding throwing
00:35snowballs just taking it all in it's beautiful it's so fun to go down capital
00:40it was great powder this morning it'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 plan
00:50i love and hate at the moment it's great because we don't have this kind of weather in life
00:55but it's bad because we can't go around this is really crazy
01:00i can barely even see i was thinking i needed to bring some like goggles
01:05bubbles or something but the storm isn't just pretty it's punishing ice
01:10build-up is knocking down power lines across the south tennessee mississippi louisiana
01:15and texas are getting hit the hardest with tens of thousands of outages in each
01:20state at least 11 people have now died in the brutal cold most were found
01:25outdoors officials say hypothermia is the likely cause the national
01:30weather service says nearly 90 million people are under extreme cold alerts right now
01:35and air travel is basically wrecked more than 4 000 flights are already canceled
01:40today airports up and down the east coast are struggling to catch up
01:45the federal government is stepping in emergency declarations are now in place for more than two
01:50states fema has pre-positioned supplies and rescue teams and homeless
01:55security is urging people to stay home if they can unfortunately
02:00the cold isn't going anywhere fast forecasters say this system is unusual
02:05not just for how wide it is but for what comes next bitter cold record
02:10low wind chills and ice that could take days to melt
02:15low wind chills and mox
02:16low wind chills and icyQUESTEAM
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