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CNN Live At Daybreak
Major Winter Storm Snarling Northeast
Aired February 17, 2003 - 06:08 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: A state of emergency has been declared in Washington, D.C. We want to go there right now, because the Washington area has been hit with as much as 30 inches of snow.
Here is CNN's Gary Nuremburg (ph).
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good morning.
Many roads are still impassable. Travelers are stuck. Airports are closed. It is the worst storm in Washington, D.C.'s recent history, and it is not over yet.
(voice-over): 4:30 Monday morning two blocks from the White House.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stuck, cold, you can't get out of there.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Snow plow driver John Raynor (ph) has been pushing snow for 40 years.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I was just plowing along, and all of a sudden, this thing started bouncing and just slid over in the snow.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Even snow blowers couldn't keep up with the storm, the sixth heaviest snow fall in D.C. history. Minutes after sidewalks and roads were cleared, heavy snow began piling up again, nearly 15 inches by daybreak.
Reagan National Airport was closed; so was Baltimore-Washington International.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I have all of my vacation brochures.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Philadelphia knew it was coming, but it came early.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is going to be a two-day event. We urge the public to have patience.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Some areas banned all non-emergency traffic, and those who did drive found it difficult.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We came from Baltimore, Maryland, and it's just treacherous the whole way. Like, if you dont have to go out, I wouldn't. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It isn't over. As the storm moves north and east, parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut face blizzard warnings as the day begins.
(on camera): The storm is expected to dump up to 18 inches of snow on the New York area before moving to New England later today.
In Washington, I'm Gary Nuremburg (ph) reporting.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COLLINS: Well, it's already hit New England. Thank you very much, Gary Nuremburg (ph).
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Aired February 17, 2003 - 06:08 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: A state of emergency has been declared in Washington, D.C. We want to go there right now, because the Washington area has been hit with as much as 30 inches of snow.
Here is CNN's Gary Nuremburg (ph).
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good morning.
Many roads are still impassable. Travelers are stuck. Airports are closed. It is the worst storm in Washington, D.C.'s recent history, and it is not over yet.
(voice-over): 4:30 Monday morning two blocks from the White House.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stuck, cold, you can't get out of there.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Snow plow driver John Raynor (ph) has been pushing snow for 40 years.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I was just plowing along, and all of a sudden, this thing started bouncing and just slid over in the snow.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Even snow blowers couldn't keep up with the storm, the sixth heaviest snow fall in D.C. history. Minutes after sidewalks and roads were cleared, heavy snow began piling up again, nearly 15 inches by daybreak.
Reagan National Airport was closed; so was Baltimore-Washington International.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I have all of my vacation brochures.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Philadelphia knew it was coming, but it came early.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is going to be a two-day event. We urge the public to have patience.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Some areas banned all non-emergency traffic, and those who did drive found it difficult.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We came from Baltimore, Maryland, and it's just treacherous the whole way. Like, if you dont have to go out, I wouldn't. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It isn't over. As the storm moves north and east, parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut face blizzard warnings as the day begins.
(on camera): The storm is expected to dump up to 18 inches of snow on the New York area before moving to New England later today.
In Washington, I'm Gary Nuremburg (ph) reporting.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COLLINS: Well, it's already hit New England. Thank you very much, Gary Nuremburg (ph).
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
