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Washington D.C. Declares Snow Emergency
Aired February 07, 2003 - 07:03 ET
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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: We want to get to that weather story right now. More on that snowstorm sweeping up the East Coast right now. Washington, D.C. declaring a snow emergency earlier today. That area could get as much as eight inches of snow.
Kathleen Koch is standing by live this morning out in the early part of the day here.
Kathleen -- good morning. How goes it?
KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Bill, you know, we're already well on our way to eight inches. We've got six inches on the ground right now. It's starting to slow down a little bit, so I bet in a couple of hours, you will have that eight inches all wrapped up.
Now, this snow did not come in, though, from the north, as many of our storms do. This one swept up from the south, and you had areas earlier today, yesterday -- Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas - - areas not accustomed to snow, being hit with the white stuff.
The storm then moving on up the East Coast to Georgia, where our CNN headquarters is in Atlanta. You know, they are already having some school cancellations in that area.
Then Baltimore, north of here, where the brunt of this storm is moving. As I said, slacking off a little bit here. Baltimore already got a good eight inches.
Now in D.C., obviously all of the schools closed. The federal government has got a two-hour delay. They're going to be starting a little bit late. Airports in the area are open. Runways are open, but flights, you know, are going to be late.
Obviously, one man who doesn't have to make his way into work is President George Bush. He's working in the White House today, and ironically he's going to be attending the swearing-in ceremony a little bit later on this morning, Bill, for the new Treasury secretary, Mr. John Snow.
Back to you.
HEMMER: Whoa, I like that. We'll see if the snow sticks then, won't we, Kathleen? Thank you much. Kathleen Koch out this morning in D.C.
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Aired February 7, 2003 - 07:03 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: We want to get to that weather story right now. More on that snowstorm sweeping up the East Coast right now. Washington, D.C. declaring a snow emergency earlier today. That area could get as much as eight inches of snow.
Kathleen Koch is standing by live this morning out in the early part of the day here.
Kathleen -- good morning. How goes it?
KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Bill, you know, we're already well on our way to eight inches. We've got six inches on the ground right now. It's starting to slow down a little bit, so I bet in a couple of hours, you will have that eight inches all wrapped up.
Now, this snow did not come in, though, from the north, as many of our storms do. This one swept up from the south, and you had areas earlier today, yesterday -- Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas - - areas not accustomed to snow, being hit with the white stuff.
The storm then moving on up the East Coast to Georgia, where our CNN headquarters is in Atlanta. You know, they are already having some school cancellations in that area.
Then Baltimore, north of here, where the brunt of this storm is moving. As I said, slacking off a little bit here. Baltimore already got a good eight inches.
Now in D.C., obviously all of the schools closed. The federal government has got a two-hour delay. They're going to be starting a little bit late. Airports in the area are open. Runways are open, but flights, you know, are going to be late.
Obviously, one man who doesn't have to make his way into work is President George Bush. He's working in the White House today, and ironically he's going to be attending the swearing-in ceremony a little bit later on this morning, Bill, for the new Treasury secretary, Mr. John Snow.
Back to you.
HEMMER: Whoa, I like that. We'll see if the snow sticks then, won't we, Kathleen? Thank you much. Kathleen Koch out this morning in D.C.
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