BOSTON – Hundreds of Bernie Sanders supporters plan to descend on Boston Common Saturday at noon to spend three hours marching and canvassing for the Democratic presidential hopeful, snowy weather notwithstanding.
Referred to as "#MarchforBernie," the nationwide event is being organized locally by Boston for Bernie, a grassroots group. Local marches and canvassing drives are being organized across the country for the same day. The aim is to register voters, spread awareness of Sanders and help people "feel the Bern" a week before the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses, in what organizers call the largest event for the Senator from Vermont so far.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A light dusting of snow that caused commuter chaos in the nation's capital served as an ominous prelude to the massive blizzard bearing down on the eastern United States on Thursday.
Less than an inch of snow fell Wednesday night in the District of Columbia, Maryland and northern Virginia, but that was enough for roads to immediately freeze over. Hundreds of accidents left drivers stuck for hours in icy gridlock after efforts to lay salt ahead of the dusting proved ineffective.
