1. Wide view of US Capitol Dome and pull out to show trees covered in snow 2. Two people walking in snow, pull out to Washington Monument 3. Church steeple in snow with tree 4. Buildings and bushes covered in snow 5. Pan of trees covered in snow 6. Line of people outside White House 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Steven Whyte, British tourist: "And I was due to travel back to the UK, but obviously, I''m not travelling back at the moment. (REPORTER: What did they say?) Well, I''m booked on a flight tomorrow night with BA (British Airways) out of Dulles, so we''ll see if the airports are open tomorrow." 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kathleen Copeland, Atlanta resident: "We''re going do to the White House tour, visit my mother''s grave at Arlington, and whatever else we can manage to get to." 9. Pan down from tree limbs to snapped branches on the ground 10. Woman jogging along roadway waving 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Carolyn Matuska, DC resident: "Oh, it''s spectacular out. It''s so beautiful. The temperatures prefect, its quiet, there''s nobody out, it''s a beautiful day." 12. Snowplough comes down the street 13. Car stuck in snow 14. Close up of wheels 15. Snow blower in operation 16. Statue and buildings in snow fall 17. Army "humvee" stuck in snow 18. Close up of spinning wheel 19. Close up of driver 20. Humvee pulling out into the road from snow bank 21. Driver gives thumbs up and drives away 22. Statue in snow STORYLINE: A blizzard battered the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States on Saturday, with emergency crews struggling to keep pace with the heavy, wet snow that has piled up on roadways, toppled trees and left thousands without electricity. Officials urged people to huddle at home and out of the way of emergency crews. But a few people ventured out, some in cars that found the going treacherous, others on foot where there was less chance of getting stuck. In front of the White House a few hardy souls were lined up for the Saturday morning tour. Forecasters said the storm could be the biggest for the nation''s capital in modern history. A record 2 1/2 feet (75 centimetres) or more was predicted for Washington. As of early Saturday, 10 inches (25 centimetres) of snow was reported at the White House, while parts of Maryland and West Virginia were buried under more than 20 inches (50 centimetres). There was more than ten inches at one city intersection where a US military humvee was momentarily stuck by mounds of snow. After about 20 minutes of working back and forth the four wheel drive vehicle climbed out of the snow. Forecasters say up to two inches (5 centimetres) of snow may fall per hour through Saturday morning with blizzard warnings in place for the District of Columbia, parts of New Jersey and Delaware and some areas west of the Chesapeake Bay. Airlines cancelled flights, churches called off weekend services and people wondered if they would be stuck at home for several days in a region ill-equipped to deal with so much snow. Metro, the Washington-area transit system, closed all but the underground rail service and suspended buses in area that heavily relies on both. Already, authorities have blamed the storm for hundreds of accidents, including a deadly tractor-trailer wreck that killed a father and son who had stopped to help another driver in Virginia. Some area hospitals have asked people with four-wheel-drive vehicles to volunteer to pick up doctors and nurses to take them to work. The snow comes less than two months after a Dec. 19 storm dumped more than 16 inches (40 centimetres) on Washington. Snowfalls of this magnitude - let alone two in one season - are rare in the area. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/a6d235297d3de45bfcf6ca7bc031f07a Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

• published: 24 Jul 2015
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