In photos: First major winter storm takes aim at Northeast after blanketing Midwest in snow
01 February 2021
New York City and New Jersey declared states of emergency and Philadelphia issued a "snow emergency" Sunday night, as a monster snowstorm that pummeled parts of California and the Midwest began to hit the Northeast.
The big picture: The storm system is expected to impact about 110 million people with heavy snow, rain and strong winds. With up to 18 inches of snow forecast for parts of New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) directed agencies to mobilize emergency response resources. COVID-19 vaccinations were postponed in New York, N.J. and Washington D.C.
Snowfall reports received as of 9 pm Sunday evening. Highest totals by state thus far:
— NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) February 1, 2021
WV - Aurora 12.5"
MD - McHenry 11"
VA - Wintergreen 9.7"
OH - Van Wert 7.8"
NC - Newland 6.5"
NJ - Stanton 5.5"
PA - Huffs Church 4.5"
DE - Woodside 4"
NY - Waverly 2.8" pic.twitter.com/1rzJjbQq4O
A person passes people iIn Brooklyn's enclosed outdoor dining structure during a Jan. 31 snowstorm in New York City. Photo: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images
Snow falls on the statue of former Philadelphia Flyers owner and COO Ed Snider before the Flyers' game against the New York Islanders at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 31. Photo:Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images
A snow plow clears streets during a Winter Storm Warning in Chicago on Jan. 30. Photo: Max Herman/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Snowkiters sail across Lake Minnetonka on Jan. 30 in Wayzata, Minnesota. Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
People throw snowballs on Manhattan Beach, California, following winter storms that blanketed the region with rain, snow, and hail, on Jan. 29. Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Transcripts show George Floyd told police "I can't breathe" over 20 times
Section2Newly released transcripts of bodycam footage from the Minneapolis Police Department show that George Floyd told officers he could not breathe more than 20 times in the moments leading up to his death.
Why it matters: Floyd's killing sparked a national wave of Black Lives Matter protests and an ongoing reckoning over systemic racism in the United States. The transcripts "offer one the most thorough and dramatic accounts" before Floyd's death, The New York Times writes.
The state of play: The transcripts were released as former officer Thomas Lane seeks to have the charges that he aided in Floyd's death thrown out in court, per the Times. He is one of four officers who have been charged.
- The filings also include a 60-page transcript of an interview with Lane. He said he "felt maybe that something was going on" when asked if he believed that Floyd was having a medical emergency at the time.
What the transcripts say:
- Floyd told the officers he was claustrophobic as they tried to get him into the squad car.
- The transcripts also show Floyd saying, "Momma, I love you. Tell my kids I love them. I'm dead."
- Former officer Derek Chauvin, who had his knee on Floyd's neck for over eight minutes, told Floyd, "Then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk."
Read the transcripts via DocumentCloud.