>> if you don't have school you don't learn. >> that was reporter melissa russo from wnbc in new york city. we're bringing you the latest developments on the historic storm throughout the hour. let's turn to ron allen on long island. ron, what is the situation there tonight? i understand the winds are expecting -- are going to be very very high. >> reporter: indeed. they're saying now up to 70 miles per hour. that's higher than they were forecasting earlier and they're saying the snow is accumulating faster than they thought as well. we have a couple of inches of snow on the ground. the roads are already very, very dangerous. there's still a lot of traffic moving. up there is the long island expressway. those cars and trucks are heading out east to where the storm is going to be even more severe. there was a ban of truck traffic on the roads as of 4:00, but we can still see some heavy trucks trying to move off the roads. we see a steady stream of cars trying to get off and get home. the winds are starting to gust. that's a big concern out here. this is long island. we are surrounded b