People in Western New York were trapped in the cars and homes by the dangerous winter storm. Now, people in the New York City area are stepping up to help the region recover. TimMcNicholas reports.
"We learned that the Rochester International Airport was open but we couldn't get out of Buffalo to try to get there," said Peralta.
"The vehicles along the sides of the roads are shocking. It's not just small vehicles. It is literally snow plows, it is major sized recovery vehicles and utility vehicles and tow trucks," said Hochul. The assistance will come as emergency crews continue to discover bodies of people who died in the storm. Victims range in age from 26 to 93. Thirty miles outside Buffalo, about 200 people spent Christmas Eve stranded inside a Denny's.
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