Now to our other major story, parts of the Northeast are just beginning to dig out after a powerful storm.

In some cases, it was the worst blizzard in a decade, compounding more trouble onto what's already been a difficult winter.

It was another winter storm for the ages.

Millions on the East Coast, waking up to the most snowfall they It was another winter storm for the ages.

Millions on the East Coast waking up to the most snowfall they've seen in years, more than two feet in some areas.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime storm. My dog loves it and I'm just going to hunker down inside.

Cities slammed. Sub submerged, and beaches blanketed in snow.

Blizzard warnings and states of emergency stretched along the eastern seaboard from Maryland all the way to Maine.

The wintry mix and near hurricane-level winds began swirling over the area yesterday afternoon.

It intensified overnight, and by morning the storm knocked out power for about 500,000 homes

and businesses, mostly in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Officials in Providence say the snow was so heavy that they had to order plows all businesses, mostly in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Officials in Providence say the snow was so heavy that they had to order plows off the

roads.

I know it looks like many roads haven't been touched, but that's because of these high winds.

We had to give them a break because the visibility was so low, but they will be back on the

roads as soon as the wind dies down a little bit.

Right now it is just about safety.

It's a region that only recently started to thaw from an ice storm earlier this year.

Forecasters say this snow will melt far more quickly.

But for now, daily life is frozen in time. More than 5,000 flights in and out of the U.S.

were grounded today. That's on top of 4,000 cancellations from the day before.

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