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CNN Live At Daybreak
Snow Jammed, Northeast Slammed
Aired February 07, 2003 - 06:03 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: As Chad said, the snow is already falling in many places. Schools are closed, salt trucks are out, and bread and toilet paper have sold out in places like Washington, D.C.
Kathleen Koch is live where they always panic at the sight of even a little bit of snow.
What's the mood there like?
KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, you know, Carol, you used to live and work here, so clearly people don't handle snow in Washington, D.C. well. But hey, it's not like they didn't know that this was coming. Remember that little furry guy, Punxsutawney Phil? He made a forecast just not too long ago, I believe it was Sunday, said six more weeks of winter. Well, here it is. And you know, February is traditionally the worst snow month in Washington, D.C.
We have got about -- we just measured here about four inches, but you know, the snow has been blowing, drifting a little bit. (UNINTELLIGIBLE), it was about 29 miles north of D.C. We had a good six inches on the roads already this morning.
As you know, all of the schools in this area are closed. The federal government, though, is going to be opening today. Workers are being told that they can come in on a two-hour delay, and if they just can't make it in through the snow that they can take a day of unscheduled leave.
Now, here in Washington, D.C., there are going to be declaring a snow emergency they're saying about 9:30 this morning. They've got 170 plows out on the road, and what I saw as I came into town, the roads weren't too bad, though obviously the side streets are always the worst.
Now, at Reagan National Airport, the main airport used by people in Washington, D.C., they don't have any of their runways open. They normally would open them right about this hour at 6:00 a.m. But we checked in earlier, and they're still out there plowing, because the snow has been coming down so fast, they can't quite keep up with it. They're hoping to open the runways there about 6:30, but obviously there are going to be a lot of delays.
Now, Amtrak is moving well to and from D.C., but they've got some delays. North of New York's Penn station, a barge apparently hit a railroad bridge, so some serious delays up there -- Carol.
COSTELLO: All kinds of problems. Thanks, Kathleen. Stay warm out there.
KOCH: You bet.
COSTELLO: OK, thanks.
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Aired February 7, 2003 - 06:03 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: As Chad said, the snow is already falling in many places. Schools are closed, salt trucks are out, and bread and toilet paper have sold out in places like Washington, D.C.
Kathleen Koch is live where they always panic at the sight of even a little bit of snow.
What's the mood there like?
KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, you know, Carol, you used to live and work here, so clearly people don't handle snow in Washington, D.C. well. But hey, it's not like they didn't know that this was coming. Remember that little furry guy, Punxsutawney Phil? He made a forecast just not too long ago, I believe it was Sunday, said six more weeks of winter. Well, here it is. And you know, February is traditionally the worst snow month in Washington, D.C.
We have got about -- we just measured here about four inches, but you know, the snow has been blowing, drifting a little bit. (UNINTELLIGIBLE), it was about 29 miles north of D.C. We had a good six inches on the roads already this morning.
As you know, all of the schools in this area are closed. The federal government, though, is going to be opening today. Workers are being told that they can come in on a two-hour delay, and if they just can't make it in through the snow that they can take a day of unscheduled leave.
Now, here in Washington, D.C., there are going to be declaring a snow emergency they're saying about 9:30 this morning. They've got 170 plows out on the road, and what I saw as I came into town, the roads weren't too bad, though obviously the side streets are always the worst.
Now, at Reagan National Airport, the main airport used by people in Washington, D.C., they don't have any of their runways open. They normally would open them right about this hour at 6:00 a.m. But we checked in earlier, and they're still out there plowing, because the snow has been coming down so fast, they can't quite keep up with it. They're hoping to open the runways there about 6:30, but obviously there are going to be a lot of delays.
Now, Amtrak is moving well to and from D.C., but they've got some delays. North of New York's Penn station, a barge apparently hit a railroad bridge, so some serious delays up there -- Carol.
COSTELLO: All kinds of problems. Thanks, Kathleen. Stay warm out there.
KOCH: You bet.
COSTELLO: OK, thanks.
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