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Beantown Blizzard
Aired February 18, 2003 - 10:01 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.
LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Our live coverage this morning spans the entire East Coast. Michael Okwu is in Boston. Bob Franken is standing by in Washington at Reagan National Airport.
And we're going to begin in Boston, where it ain't over yet. About two feet of snow already on the ground, and more expected to come to Michael Okwu's way.
(CROSSTALK)
MICHAEL OKWU, CNN CORRESPONDENT: We understand from authorities that about one to three inches will actually fall today, although we haven't really seen that much. This is basically a place now here on Newberry Street in Boston, Massachusetts, a historic district, where we understand some 19 inches have fallen. About 27-and-a-half inches fell in Logan airport, which is an all-time record.
This is Bill (ph), right? Who do we have here?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Cleopatra (ph). Cleo (ph).
OKWU: Cleo (ph). Have you ever seen anything like this?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, I was part of the blizzard of '78, where I was snowbound for three days in the suburbs of Boston, but in recent years, this is the most I've seen. It's beautiful.
OKWU: I notice that you've got your camera out.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, I figured it's worth documenting. You don't see an event like this very often, so I got out earlier today, saw how pretty it was and went back to my place, grabbed my camera, thought it would be a good opportunity to grab some pictures, you know, for history and when I look back.
OKWU: So, you see the beauty in it, not the treacherous road conditions.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No. Luckily I live in the city, so I don't have to drive through it. So, you know, playing hooky a little bit today, walking the dog, taking advantage of it. She loves it so.
OKWU: Well, thanks for chatting with us.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, have a great day.
OKWU: And Bill (ph) is playing hooky and that's what the governor of the state of Massachusetts actually wants many people to do. He has said that he wants nonessential workers not to come in today. Essentially, this is a city that's having a snow emergency of sorts. He's decided this is not going to be a state of emergency in the state of Massachusetts, but we understand that there have been stranded passengers at Logan Airport where, again, more than 27-and-a- half inches of snow fell.
Back to you.
HARRIS: Boy, oh, boy, what a mess. But at least somebody's having fun with it.
Thanks, Michael -- Michael Okwu standing by live for us in Boston.
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Aired February 18, 2003 - 10:01 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Our live coverage this morning spans the entire East Coast. Michael Okwu is in Boston. Bob Franken is standing by in Washington at Reagan National Airport.
And we're going to begin in Boston, where it ain't over yet. About two feet of snow already on the ground, and more expected to come to Michael Okwu's way.
(CROSSTALK)
MICHAEL OKWU, CNN CORRESPONDENT: We understand from authorities that about one to three inches will actually fall today, although we haven't really seen that much. This is basically a place now here on Newberry Street in Boston, Massachusetts, a historic district, where we understand some 19 inches have fallen. About 27-and-a-half inches fell in Logan airport, which is an all-time record.
This is Bill (ph), right? Who do we have here?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Cleopatra (ph). Cleo (ph).
OKWU: Cleo (ph). Have you ever seen anything like this?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, I was part of the blizzard of '78, where I was snowbound for three days in the suburbs of Boston, but in recent years, this is the most I've seen. It's beautiful.
OKWU: I notice that you've got your camera out.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, I figured it's worth documenting. You don't see an event like this very often, so I got out earlier today, saw how pretty it was and went back to my place, grabbed my camera, thought it would be a good opportunity to grab some pictures, you know, for history and when I look back.
OKWU: So, you see the beauty in it, not the treacherous road conditions.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No. Luckily I live in the city, so I don't have to drive through it. So, you know, playing hooky a little bit today, walking the dog, taking advantage of it. She loves it so.
OKWU: Well, thanks for chatting with us.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, have a great day.
OKWU: And Bill (ph) is playing hooky and that's what the governor of the state of Massachusetts actually wants many people to do. He has said that he wants nonessential workers not to come in today. Essentially, this is a city that's having a snow emergency of sorts. He's decided this is not going to be a state of emergency in the state of Massachusetts, but we understand that there have been stranded passengers at Logan Airport where, again, more than 27-and-a- half inches of snow fell.
Back to you.
HARRIS: Boy, oh, boy, what a mess. But at least somebody's having fun with it.
Thanks, Michael -- Michael Okwu standing by live for us in Boston.
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