Transcript for Nor'easter causes dangerous commute for millions

Let's take a live look at the roads in Pennsylvania right now. ABC's gio Benitez is there in Allentown. They're preparing to battle with the snow. Good morning. Reporter: That's right, George, good morning. That heavy snow just beginning to E fall here. Take a look at this. Because is this is all about that salt. The trucks will come in here, grab the salt and start putting it on those roads. In Pennsylvania, they have turned garbage trucks into snowplows, they're trying to get ready for that morning commute, get ready and make it a lot easier for people. Interstates and highways have already started limit traffic later today and we'll have a commercial travel ban in place for parts of Pennsylvania, George. Okay, I know my kids were excited when they got the word last night no school here up and down the east coast. That's right, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, we're talking about 550 schools that have already cancelled classes. Philly, that school district alone has 130,000 students that won't be going to school today. Thank you, gio. Let's move up to

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