LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: The nation's capital was hit with anywhere from nine to 15 inches of snow, and it could get a light dusting again, today. Let's see how things are shaping up, this morning, in Washington. Kathleen Koch standing by at the Tidal Basin, this morning -- Kathleen.</s>KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Leon, the snow has stopped falling, but I'll tell you, it is much colder today than it was yesterday. And this is the day that so many people dread: It is D-day, dig-out day, for the nation's capital. Now, if that makes it sound like a military operation, in some ways it is. As you have already mentioned, in other areas and also in D.C. and in Maryland they have called out the National Guard in Humvee vehicles, military vehicles, to help get through some of the areas that are still snowed in. As you said, in the district itself they got just nine inches of snow but, the winds were blowing up to 40 miles an hour, last night. So, there are drifts up to two and three feet, and numerous side streets haven't been plowed. The main roads are fine. We have a shot of a road in Virginia, suburban Virginia, a main thoroughfare, there is traffic out, the traffic is moving. People, some people are making it to work, this morning. Now, the federal government is shutdown for the second day in a row, so you won't see any federal workers out there commuting. Also, you won't see school buses; all the schools in the area are entirely closed. Again, not that the main roads are so bad, but you just can't get down those side streets. Airports, luckily, in this area are finally up and running, today. Only one was open throughout the day, yesterday, but luckily again this storm is over for the most part. I think what most people will remember is not the amount of snow it dumped but how it snuck up on us all. Reporting live in Washington, I'm Kathleen Koch.</s>HARRIS: All right, thank you, Kathleen.
D-Day in Washington: Nation's Capital Digs Out From Surprise Snow Storm