Monster winter storm unleashes widespread chaos across the country

>> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH TOM LLAMAS. "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH TOM LLAMAS. >>> AND GOOD EVENING. WITH TOM LLAMAS. >>> AND GOOD EVENING. THAT UNPRECEDENTED. >>> AND GOOD EVENING. THAT UNPRECEDENTED POTENTIALLY. THAT UNPRECEDENTED POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC STORM HAS. POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC STORM HAS NOW BEGUN THE. CH. NOW BEGUN THE LIFE-THREATETENING MARCH ACROSS MUCH OF THE. ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTRTRY. MORE THAN HALF OF ALL. COUNTRY. MORE THAN N HALF OF ALL AMERICANS ARE IN THE. MORE THAN HALF O OF ALL AMERICANS ARE IN THE STORM'S PATH TONIGHT. STORM'S PATH TONIGHT. IN THE MIDWEST MILLIONS ARE BEING. IN THE MIDWEST MILLIONS ARE BEING POUNDED RIGHT NOW BY. POUNDED RIGHT NOW BY BLINDING SNOW AND POWERFUL WINDS. BLINDING SNOW AND POWERFUL WINDS. IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA, POWERFUL WINDS. IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA, THAT MONSTER STORM IS. IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA, THAT MONSTER STORM IS FIRING UP P WITH SNOW. FIRING UP WITH SNOW AND PLUNGING TEMPERATURES.

AND PLUNGING TEMPERATURES. LOOK AT THE STORM'S. TEMPERATURES. LOOK AT THE STORM'S PATH. LOOK AT THE STORM'M'S PATH. FEW STATES WILL BE. PATH. FEW STATES WILL BE SPARED AS IT PLOWS. FEW STATES WILL BE SPARED AS IT PLOWS EAST. SPARED AS IT PLOLOWS EAST. GOVERNORS IN 16 STATES. EAST. GOVERNORS IN 16 STATES HAVE DECLARED STATES. GOVERNORS IN 16 STATES HAVE DECLARED STATES OF EMERGENENCY ALREADY. OF EMERGENCY ALREADY. ACROSS THE STORM ZONE YOU SEE THIS, , EMPTY. ACROSS THE STORM ZONE YOU SEE THIS, EMPTY SHELVES AS WORRIED. YOU SEE THIS, EMPTY SHELVES ASAS WORRIED RESIDENTS RAID. . SUPERMARKETS. LOOK AT THIS LONG LINE OUTSIDE ONE IN NEW. LOOK AT THIS LONG LINE OUTSIDE ONE IN NEW YORK. OUTSIDE ONE IN N NEW YORK. FORECASTERS WORN THE. YORKRK. FORECASTERS WORN THE ICE DOWN SOUTH COULD. FORECASTERS WORN THE ICE DOWN SOUTH COULD CRIPPLE MAMAJOR CITIES, ICE DOWN SOUTHTH COULD CRIPPLE MAJOR CITIES, HALTING TRAFFIC AND. HALTING TRAFFIC AND POSSIBLY KNOCKING OUT POWER FOR MILLIONS F FOR. POSSIBLY KNOCKING OUT POWER FOR MILLIONS FOR DAYSYS. POWER FOR MILLIONS FOR DAYS. MORE THAN 5,200.

DAYS. MORE THAN 5,200 FLIGHTS HAVE ALREADY. MORE THAN N 5,200 FLIGHTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CANCELED FOR THE. FLIGHTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CANCELED D FOR THE WEEKLY AND THAT'S. WEEKLY AND THAT'S LIKELY THE BEGINNING. PARTS OF THE NEW. LIKELY THE BEGINNING. PARTS OF THE NEW YEAR'S EVE ARE IN A. PARTS OF THE NEW YEAR'S EVEVE ARE IN A FOOT OF SNOW OR MORE. FOOT OF SNOW OR MORE. BILL KARINS TO TIME OUT THE STORM AND OUOUR. BILL KARINS TO TIME OUT THE STORM AND OUR CORRESPONDENTS ARE. OUT THE STORM AND OUR CORRESESPONDENTS ARE SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE. SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE STORM'S PATH. WE BEGIN WITH EMILIE. STORM'S PATH. WE BEGIN WITH EMILIE IKEDA. WE BEGIN WITH EMILILIE IKEDA. >> Reporter: TONIGHT A. IKEDA. >> Reporter: TONIGHT A TRIPLE THREAT OF. >> Reporter: TONIGHT A TRIPLE THREAT OF BLINDING SNOW, TRIPLE THREAT OF BLINDING SNOW, LIFE-THREATENING COLD. LIFE-THREATENING COLD AND ICE. CHAOS S ALREADY. AND ICE. CHAOS ALREADY UNFOLDING ON R ROADS. CHAOS ALREADY UNFOLDING ON ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. UNFOLDING ON ROADS ACROSS THE C COUNTRY. HIGH WINDS IN IOWA. HIGH WINDS IN IOWA NEARLY FLIPPING THISIS SEMI-TRUCK. NEARLY FLIPPING THIS SEMI-TRUCK. AND DRIVERS FACING. SEMI-TRUCK. AND DRIVERS FACING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.

AND DRIVERS FACING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IN. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IN MICHIGAN TURNS. AS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IN MICHIGAN TURNS HIGHWAYS INTO WHITE. MICHIGAN TURNS HIGHWAYS INTO WHITE WALLS. HIGHWAYS INTO WHWHITE WALLS. POLICE IN INDIANA. WALLS. POLICE IN INDIANA WARNING G OF SLIDE-OFFS. WARNING OF SLIDE-OFFS AFTER THIS VEHICLE GOT STUCK IN THE DEEP SNOW. AFTER THIS VEHICLE GOT STUCK IN THE DEEEEP SNOW AND THE BIGGER COLD. STUCK IN THE DEEP SNOW AND THE BIGGER COLD TONIGHT PUNISHING WITH. AND THE BIGGER COLD TONIGHT PUNISHING WITH WIND CHILLS PLUMMETING. TONIGHT PUNISHING WITH WIND CHILLLLS PLUMMETING TO MINUS 31 IN CHICAGO. WIND CHILLS PLUMMETING TO MINUS 31 IN CHIHICAGO AND IN DULUTH A. TO MINUS 31 IN CHICAGO AND IN DULUTH A STAGGERING MINUS 51. AND IN DULUTH A STAGGERING MINUS 51. BUT FOR POWER CREWS. STAGGERING MINUS 51. BUT FOR R POWER CREWS THE WORK NEVER STOPS. BUT FOR R POWER CREWS THE WORK NEVER STOPS. >> I GOT ABOUT FIVE. THE WORK NEVER STOPS. >> I GOT ABOUT FIVE LAYERS OF CLOTHES ON.

>> I GOT ABOUT FIVE LAYERS OF F CLOTHES ON. >> IT IS PRETTY COLD. S. >> IT IS PRETTY COLD. PROBABLY ZERO O DEGREES. >> Reporter: THIS. D. >> Reporter: THIS ISN'T JUST A COLD SNAP. ISN'T JUST A COLD SNAP. BELOW-FREEZING. SNAP. BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR COULD. TEMPERATURES FOR COULD LAST FOR TEN DAYS AND A FOFOOT OF SNOW IN. LAST FOR TEN DAYS AND A FOOT O OF SNOW IN PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST. PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST MUMUCH. >> THE DANGER THAT WE. >> THE DANGER THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOW IS NOT JUST THE. ARE TALKING ABOUT NOW IS NOT JUST THE POTENTIAL OF A. IS NOT JUST THE POTENTIAL OF A ENORMOUS STORM WITH A. POTENTIAL OF A ENORMOUS STORM WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF. ENORMOUS STORM WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL. IT IS THE AFTERMATH. SNOWFALL. IT IS THE AFTERMATH.H. >> Reporter: THAT FEAR. >> Reporter: THAT FEAR TRIGGERING A RUN ON N THE ESSENTIALS. TRIGGEGERING A RUN ON THE ESSENTIALS. >> THIS IS MY SECOND. THE ESSENTIALS. >> THIS IS MY SECOND DAY TRYING TO GET GAS. DAY TRYING TO GET GAS. >> Reporter: FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL TO. >> Reporter: FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL TO THE SOUTH WHERE. NATION'S CAPITAL TO THE SOUTH WHERE SHELVES ARE BEBEING.

THE SOUTH WHERE SHELVES ARE BEING STRIPPED BARE. STRIPPED BARE. >> THEY ARE OUT OF EGGS. >> THEY ARE OUT T OF EGGS. NO BACON. NO BACON. THERE IS NO BUTTER. >> Repororter: RYAN. THERE IS NO BUTTER. >> Reporter: RYAN CHANDLER IS IN TEXAS. >> Reporter: RYAN CHANDLER IS ININ TEXAS WHERE ICE IT IS THE. CHANANDLER IS IN TEXAS WHERE ICE IT IS THE BIGGEST THREAT. WHERE ICE IT IS THE BIGGEST THREAT. >>>> THIS HARDWARE STORE. BIGGESEST THREAT. >> THIS HARDWARE STORE IS OUT OF PROPANE, >> THIS S HARDWARE STORE IS OUT OF PROPANE, SAND, ROCK SALT. SAND, ROCK SALT. CUSTOMERS RUSHING TO PREPARE IN THE LASAST. PREPARE IN THE LAST HOURS BEFORE THE FREEZE HITS. HOURS BEFORE THE FREEZE HITS. >> Reporter: INSIDE. FREEZE HITS. >> Reporter: INSNSIDE THE LARGEST POWER. THE LARGEST POWER PLANT IN TEXAS PREPS FOR A WINTER STORM. PLANT ININ TEXAS PREPS FOR A WINTER STORM HAVE BEEN UNDERWAY FOR. FOR A WINTER STORM HAVEVE BEEN UNDERWAY FOR MONTHS. MONTHS. PRISCILLA THOMPSON IS THERE. PRISCILLA THOMPSONON IS THERE. >> OPERATORS IN THIS. RE. >> OPERATORS IN THIS CONTROL ROOM ARE MONITORING SUPPLY 24/7. CONTROL ROOM ARE MONITORING SUPPLY 24/7/7 USING THESE PANELS TO. USING THESE PANELS TO GET POWER TO THE GRID. AND IF THERE IS A.

GET POWER TO THE GRID. AND IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY PICK UP. AND IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY PICK UP THIS RED PHONE A AND. PROBLEM, THEY PICK UP THIS RED PHONE AND ALERT THE STSTATE. THIS RED PHONE AND ALERT THE STATE.E. >> Reporter: IN. >> Reporter: IN GEORGIA THERE HASN'T BEEN A AN ICE WARNING. GEORGIA THERE HASN'T BEEN A AN ICE WARNING THIS SEVERE IN 12. BEEN AN ICE WARNING THIS SEVERE ININ 12 YEARS. THISIS SEVERE IN 12 YEARS. KATHY PARK IS IN. YEARARS. KATHY PARK IS IN TENNESSEE AT A. KATHY PARK IS IN TENNESSEE AT A TRANSPORTATION NERVE. TRANSPORTATION NERVE CENTERER. >> HERE IN MEMPHIS. >> HERE IN MEMPHIS THIS HUB POWERED BY MORE THAN N 100 TRAFFIC. THIS HUB POWERED BY MORE THAN 100 TRAFFIC COUNTRIES ALLOWS. MORE THAN 100 TRAFFIC COUNTRIES ALLOWS DIDISPATCHERS TO. COUNTRIES ALLOWS DISPATCHCHERS TO IDENTIFY WRECKS AND. DISPSPATCHERS TO IDENTIFY WRECKS AND ROADBLOCKS IN REAL. ROADBLOCKS IN REAL TIME. THEN ABLE TO DEPLOY. TIME. THEN ABLE TO DEPLOY THE ESSENTIAL. THEN ABLE TO DEPLOLOY THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO HELP. D. RESOURCES TO HELP MOTORISTS AND EMERGENCY CREWS RIGHT. EMERGENCY CREWS RIGHT AWAY. >> Reporter: THERE. AWAY. >> Reporter: THERE HAHAVE BEEN AT LEAST 16. >> Reporter: THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 16 STATES OF F EMERGENCY.

STATES OF EMERGENCY DECLARED SO FAR AS GOVERNORS ISSUE AN. GOVERNORS ISSUE AN URGENT PLEA. STAY HOME AND OFF THE. URGENT PLEA. STAY HOME AND OFF F THE ROADS. STAY HOME AND OFF THE ROADS. >> OUR GREATEST. ROADS. >> OUR GREATEST CONCERNS REMAIN. >> OUR GREATEST CONCERNS REMAIN UNSAFER TRAVEL AND. CONCERNS REMAIN UNSAFER TRAVAVEL AND POWER OUTAGES THAT. POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST FOR DAYS. >> Reporter: NOW. COULD LAST FOR DAYS. >> R Reporter: NOW WORKERS SCRAMBLING TO. >> Reporter: NOW WORKERS SCRAMBLING TO O TRIM TREES AND. WORKERS SCRAMBLING TO TRIM TREES AND MOMOBILIZE EQUIPMENT. MOBILIZE EQUIPMENT HOPING THE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDS. HOPING THE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLOLDS AGAINST THE WEIGHT OF. INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDS AGAINST THE WEIGHT OF THIS MASSIVE STORM. AGAINST THE WEIGHT OF THIS MASASSIVE STORM. >> EMILIE IKEDA JOINS. THIS MASSIVE STORM. >>>> EMILIE IKEDA JOINS US NOW LIVE. US NOW LIVE. FROM NEW YORK CITY WHERE YOU ARE, GROCERY. FROM NEW YORK CITY WHERE YOU ARE, GROCERY STORES HERE AS CROSS. WHERE YOU ARE, GROCERY STORES HERE AS CROSS THE COUNTRY Y ALSO HAVE. STORES HERE AS CROSS THE COUNTRY ALSO H HAVE BEEN SWAMPED WITH. THE COUNTRY ALSO HAVE BEEN SWAMPEDED WITH PEOPLE ALL DAY? PEOPLE ALL DAY? >> Reporter: YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, TOM.

>> Reporter: YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, TOM.M. WE ARE JUST NOW SEEING. ABSOLUTETELY, TOM. WE ARE JUST NOW SEEING A BREAK FROM THE LINES. A BREAK FROM THE LINES THAT SPILLED OUTSIDE OF THIS GROCERY STORE. THAT SPILLED OUTSIDE OF THIS GROCERY STORE. BUT I WAWANT TO SHOW YOU. OF THIS GROCERY STORE. BUT I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT'S'S HAPPENING ON. WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE INSIDE. YOU ARE GOING TO S SEE. THE INSIDE. YOU ARE GOING TO SEE SHELF AFTER SHELF. YOU ARE GOING TO SEE SHELELF AFTER SHELF BARE. SHELF AFTER SHELF BARE. WITH WORKERS TRYING TO. BARE. WITH WORKERS TRYING TO RESTOCK THOSE SHELVES, WITH WORKERS TRYING TO RESTOCK THOSE SHELVES, THESE IMAGES HARKEN. RESTOCK THOSE SHELVES, THESE IMAGES HARKEN BACK TO THE PANIC. THESE IMAGES HARKEN BACK TO THE PANIC BUYING DURING THE. BACK TO THE PANIC BUYING D DURING THE PANDEMIC. S, PANDEMIC. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, LILINES WEAVING THROUGH. LINES WEAVING THROUGH GROCERY STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS. GROCERY STORES ACROSS THTHE COUNTRY AS MILLIONS PREPARE, TOM, THE COUNTRY AS MILLIONS PREPARE, TOTOM, A POTENTIALLY HISTORIC. MILLIONS PREPARE, TOM, A POTENTIALLY HISTORIC STORM. A POTENTIALLY HISTORORIC STORM. >> PEOPLE SCRAMBLE TO. STORM. >> PEOPLE SCRAMBLE TO GO GETET WHAT THEY CAN.

GO GET WHAT THEY CAN. THANK YOU. >>> I WANTNT TO GET TO. >>> I WANT TO GET TO BILL KARINS. . BILL KARINS.S. . STORM IS A MONSTER. . STORM IS A MONSTER. TIME IT OUT OVER THE. TIME IT OUT OVER THE NEXT 74 HOURS. >> ALREAEADY TREACHEROUS. NEXT 74 HOURS. >> ALREADY TREACHEHEROUS IN AREAS OF OKLAHOMA, >> ALREADY TREACHEROUS ININ AREAS OF OKLAHOMA, NORTH TEXAS, DALLAS, ININ AREAS OF OKLAHOMA, NORTH TEXAS, DALLAS, AFTER MIDNIGHT YOUR. AFTER MIDNIGHT YOUR TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW FREEZING. FREEZING. MAY NOT GO ABOVE FREEZING TO TUESDAY. MAY NOT GO ABOVE FREEZING TO TUTUESDAY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. THAT'S THE BIG STORY WITH THIS. THAT'S THE BIG STORY WITH THIHIS. HUGE STORM, LONG. WITH THIS. HUGE STORM, LONG DURATION COLD SNSNAP. HUGE STORM, LONG DURATION COLD SNAP AFTER IT. DURATION COLD SNAP AFTER IT. WE ARE GOING ALL THE. TO. WAY FROM NEW MEXICO TO MAINE WITH THE WARNINGS. MAINE WITH THE WARNRNINGS. THE ICE STORM WARNINGS. THE ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE OF PICK IMPORTANCE BECAUSE YOU U COULD LOSE. ARE OF PICK IMPORTANCE BECAUSE YOU COULD LOSE POWER FOR DAYS. BECAUSE YOU COULD LOSE POPOWER FOR DAYS. WE ARE TALKING THESE. E. WE ARE TALKING THESE AREAS S IN BLUE. EAST TEXAS THROUGH.

EAST TEXAS THROUGH NORTHERN HALF OF LOUISIANA, ESPECIALLLLY. NORTHERN HALF OF LOUISISIANA, ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN HALF OF. THE NORTHERN HALF OF MISSISSIPPI. THIS AREA FROMOM ATLANTA. MISSISSIPPI. THIS AREA FRFROM ATLANTA EXTENDING THROUGH THE. EXTENDING THROUGH THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH. UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLILINA THROUGH RICHMOND, POSSIBLY. CAROLINA THROUGH RICHMOND, POSSIBLY EVEN UP CLCLOSE TO. RICHMOND, POSSIBLY EVEN UP CLOSE TO WASHINGTON, D.C. EVEN UP CLOSE TO WASHINGTONON, D.C. THAT ICE FORCE HAS. THAT ICE FORCE HAS GOTTEN WORSE THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. COUPLE DAYS. HISTORIC TOTALS IN OKLAHOMA CITY. HISTORIC TOTALS IN OKLAHOMAMA CITY. LOUISVILLE NOT OFTEN. LOUISVILLE NOT OFTEN YOU GET A FOOT OF SNSNOW OUT OF THIS, SAME FOR. YOU GET A FOOT OF SNOW OUT OF THIS, SAME FOR CLEVELAND, IN THE. OUT OF THIS, SAME FOR CLEVELAND, IN THE NORTHEAST IF YOU ARE. CLEVELAND, IN THE NORTHEAST IFIF YOU ARE ALL SNOW, 12 TO. NORTHEAST IF YOU ARE ALL SNOW, 12 TO 18 INCHES. ALL SNOW, 12 TO 1818 INCHES. A MIX IN D.C. AND NEW. A MIX IN D.C. AND NEW YORK. AND TALKING ABABOUT THE. YORK. AND TALKING G ABOUT THE COLD AFTER THIS, THIS. AND TALKLKING ABOUT THE COLD AFTER THIS, THIS IS MONDAY MORNING, IS MONDAY MORNING, TOM. 2121 DEGREES IN HOUSTON.

TOM. 21 DEGREES IN HOUSTON. 5 IN MEMPHIS. 5 IN MEMPHIS. THERE IS GOING OBJECT SCHOOLS CLOSED ACROSS. THERE IS GOING OBJECT SCHOOLS CLOSED ACROSS THE BOARD. THE BOARD. >> A LOT OF NEGATIVE TEMPS AS WELL. >> A LOT OF NEGATIVE TEMPS AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THAT. TEMPS AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR R THAT. >>> SOME STATES. THANANK YOU FOR THAT. >>> SOME STATES ALREADY SEEING SOME. ALREADY SEEING SOME ACTION. OKLALAHOMA CITY IS SET. ACTION. OKLAHOMA CITY IS SET TO GET THE WORST OF. OKLAHOMA CITY IS SETET TO GET THE WORST OF THE STORM. TO GET THE WORST OF THTHE STORM. CANDACE SWEAT FROM OUR. THE STORM. CANDACE SWEAT FROM OUR NBC DALLAS-FORTH WORTH. CANDACE SWEAT FROM OUR NBC DALLAS-F-FORTH WORTH STATION IS THERE. NBC DALLAS-FORTH WORTH STATION IS THERE. IT'S ALREADY BEGUN? STATION IS THERE. IT'S ALREADY BEGUN? >> Reporter: TOM, WE. IT'S ALREADY BEGUN? >> Reporter: T TOM, WE ARE EXPECTING A MIX OF. >> Reporter: TOM, WE ARE EXPECTING A MIX OF RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW. ARE EXPECTING A MIX OFOF RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW ANY MINUTE NOW WITH. RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW ANY MINUTE NOW WITH THE SITUATION. THE SITUATION WORSENING OVER THE NEXT 72 HOHOURS. WORSENING OVER THE NEXT 72 HOURS. WE'RE TALKING OKLAHOMA. NEXT 72 HOURS. WE'RE TALKING OKLAHOMA COULD GET ABOUT.

WE'RE TALKING OKLAHOMA COULD GET ABOUT 10 INCHES AT LEAST OF. COULD GET ABOUT 10 INCHES AT LEAST OF PRECIPITATION. PRECIPITATION. BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE. BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE NOW. A LOOK AT WHERERE WE ARE NOW. WE ARE AT ONE OF THE. MA. WE ARE AT ONE OF THE HUB FOR THE OKLAHOHOMA DEPARTMENT OF. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THATAT IS A BIG PILE OF. TRANSPORTATION. THAT IS A BIG PILE OF SAND AND SALT. THAT IS A BIG PILE OF SAND AND SALT. THAT'S WHAT'S BEING. THAT'S WHAT'S BEING USED TO TREAT THE ROADS S ACROSS THE. USED TO TREAT THE ROADS ACROSS THE STATE. ROADS ACROSS THE STATE. THATAT'S ABOUT THREE OR. STATE. THAT'S ABOUT THREE OR FOFOUR STORIES OF. FOUR STORIES OF TREATMENT. THAT'S A LOT. TREATMENT. THAT'S A LOTOT. THEN I WANT TO TAKE. THATAT'S A LOT. THEN I WANT TO TAKE YOU TO ONE OF THE. THEN I WANT TO TAKE E YOU TO ONE OF THE LOADING TRUCKS. YOU TO ONE OF THE LOADING TRUCKS. CRANKED UP AND READY. LOADING TRUCKS. CRANKED UP ANDND READY TO GO. KS. TO GO. THESE ARE THE TRUCKSKS THAT ARE KEEPING.

THAT ARE KEEPING HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF TONS OF SAND AND. HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF TONS OF SAND AND SALT, MOVING IN AND. OF TONS OF SAND AND SALT, MOVING IN AND OUT OF THIS HUB. SALT, MOVING IN AND OUT OF T THIS HUB THROUGHOUT THE STATE, OUT OF THIS HUB THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.. ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL. ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. >> THAT FIRST LINE OF. TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. >> THAT FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE SO THE SNOW. >> THAT FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE E SO THE SNOW DOESN'T TURN TO ICE. DEFENSE SO THE SNOW DOESN'T TURN TO ICE. THANK YOU. DOESN'T TURN TO ICE. THANK YOU. >>> THE FLIGHT. THANK YOU. >>> THE FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS ARE. >>> THE FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS ARE STACKING UP. CANCELLATIONS ARE STACKING UP. GEORGE SOLIS IN. STACKING UP. GEORGE SOLIS IN N CHARLOTTE, NORTH. CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. WHAT ARERE YOU SEEING. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING THERE? >> Reporter:r: WE HAVE. THERE? >> Reporter:r: WE HAVE BEEN AT THE AIRPORT. >> Reporter: WE HAVE BEEN AT THE AIRPORT ALL DAY AS PEOPLE. BEEN AT THE AIRPORT ALL DADAY AS PEOPLE SCRAMBLE TO GET ON. ALL DAY AS PEOPLE SCRAMBLE TO GET ON FLOOIDS FLIGHTS BEFORE.

FLOOIDS FLIGHTS BEFORE THEY ARE GROUNDED. THIS BOARD EXPECTING. THEY ARE GROUNDED. THIS BOARD E EXPECTING TO LOOK DIFFERENT IN. E. 24 HOURS AS THERE ARE MORE DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS. MORE DELAYS AND CANCELLALATIONS. AIRLINES HAVE CANCELED. AIRLINES HAVE CANCELED MORE THAN 5,00000 FLIGHTS THROUGH THE. FLIGHTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TRTRAVEL APP HOPPER IS. WEEKEND. TRTRAVEL APP HOPPER IS ESTIMATING SOME 15,000. ESTIMATING SOME 15,000 DELAYS BEFORE THE WEEKEND. DELAYS BEFORE THE WEEKEND. NOW, THERE IS GOING TO. NOW, THERE IS GOING TO BE DISRUPTIONS ACROSS S THE COUNTRY, BUT MAJOR. BE DISRUPTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT MAJOR AIRPORTS AT DALLAS, THE COUNTRY, BUT MAJOR AIRPORTS AT DALLAS, ATLANTA, HERE IN. AIRPORTS AT DALLAS, ATLANTA, HERE IN CHARLOTTE,E, EXPECTING. ATLANTA, HERE ININ CHARLOTTE, EXPECTING TO BE IMPACTED THE. TO BE IMPACTED THE MOST. MAJOR AIRLINES LIKIKE. MOST. MAJOR AIRLINES LIKE AMERICAN, DELTA, AND.