those storms that, man where did it come from? as we are looking at the weekend computer guidance, it just blew up out of no where. and we continue to see this clipper system that looks relatively modest, at this hour bring really just for half the region little bit of light snow. so as the day progresses here today, we are going to see that snow hang on through midday, in light form, but it will start to pick up with time. and it will start to be a system that gathers not just intensity but moisture. so once the snow starts to pick up heavily it will be thumbing across our area. now, this is an interesting storm simply because when you think about the area and where you tend to get the big snows you think the poconos think the lehigh valley, right? not this time. this time the heaviest snow will go to the east most counties. so especially through an ocean into monmouth county where we actually will see blizzard warnings take effect, otherwise winter storm warnings around the area. prunt of the storm tonight into tomorrow, generally the timing, that's where you could

be dealing with tropical storm force wind gusts out at the shore line, so dealing with light fluffy snow it will blow it will drift it will significantly reduce your visibility, and white-out conditions are absolutely not without question. here's a look at the advisories i mentioned to you a moment ago. do you have blizzard warnings taking effect at noon in ocean, monmouth counties, generally where the worse will be for our area. but, certainly, it is is still a significant storm through philadelphia, all those counties shaded in the pink, and the general expectation for this zone, is that we're looking at swat of six to 12 inches as things progress. soap, that will be storm total at this point though, really just getting through the morning drive and getting you into the midday. probably only going to be dealing with modest totals of a coating to inch or two maybe max up to three but we're just getting started. we continue our team three coverage sending things taught carol erickson. carol, you're been around thus far watcher have you found on the roadways? how bad is it?

>> you know, not that bad actually, at this point. but we new that it wouldn't than bad at this point. but that said, we are out in east pike land, in chester county, and we're about to approach a hill. notice this road, in fact, i'll turnoff this interior light, so that we can see and i can see this road better. it is snow covered. and one of the things that you will find, and maybe you are the driver that does it, and maybe you're not but there was a car with its flashers ongoing very, very, very slowly, and had a stack of cars behind him. what sometimes of course happens, somebody gets tired of that, and they start to pass and that's a problem. look at this hill i'm going down though. you just have to hope in weather like this when a road looks like this one does, with all of this snow on it, that somehow there is a treated surface underneath this snow. it really makes you miss the sites of gray pavement. i know i was at my house today thinking i'm going to miss not seeing the ground for a long time. and that's likely what is going to be happening over the

next well, as colds as it will be getting after the snowfalls, it will be a while before we see the pavement again. now, anything that you see here from the clipper system, clipper system weakening almost like evil twins. one is good, and one's not so good. so this is a better evil twin. they the worse evil twin still to come. the weather graphic the light snow between now and 9:00. so, it is easy enough to get around now. just be careful. 7:00 to noon, snow showers could be finding still some rain to the south and the east, this afternoon we get this scattered precipitation maybe a break or two then tonight, all snow and it becomes heavy as katie has so admirably and very eloquently been talking about all morning long. so jess, right now not that big a deal on the roads compared to what is to come. >> exactly. you know, i completely agree that so far. speeds seem to be okay. roadways seem to be basically dry. not completely covered in a lot of snow. we do have some spots though, however, and few accidents, so we do know it is a little bit

slippery. 5:33, good morning everybody go and check how things are doing on 95 where we can see police activity over in the right-hand lane. not exactly sure what he's doing there so far. but it is at least taking out that the right hand shoulder approaching girard and northbound lanes southbound lanes moving just along a little bit better. now over out in new jersey, everything seems to be moving along just fine here. the northbound lanes headed toward 295 or possibly to philadelphia and the surround area bridges looking just okay. but you can see little bit of volume starting to builds in there. over on 422 eastbound, at keim street, there is an accident there. disable truck, out in new jersey on 295 southbound. right in front of the onramp from route one that's pushed over into the shoulder there right in front of the ramp. and we have some speed restrictions on 495 southbound right around 95, down to 45 miles an hour due to slippery conditions. the rest of the travel times everything still looking just okay. even though there is no problems on the schuylkill, 202 or the pa turnpike, still

give yourselves extra time headed out the door. over to you. >> thank you depending on where you liver snow may complicate your morning commute. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo let's get right out to her in warminster checking out the roads in the northwest suburbs there. how is it looking jan? >> reporter: erika, good morning, still snowing ever so slightly in warminster, bucks county this morning. coming to you live from county line and york roads. you can see, this intersection, not looking too bad. when we first got here, that was pretty much snow covered. but there had been so much traffic now in the area and quite a few salt trucks, and that's clearing up, however the roads are still slick. now, penndot has been preparing for this storm. they were out all day yesterday, with some 400 crews, salting and brining the roads. they'll have that many crews on stand by today as well. they will be working on 12-hour rotating shift. and they've got 90 tons of salt to work w we're told by officials that they do expect to use all of that salt before this snowstorm or once this snowstorm is over. so, they continue to work, saw

lot of the plow trucks on the side of the roads on stand by this morning waiting for a plowable snow, of course, not yet, that out here this morning. we will continue to take a look at these conditions, but so far obviously, snow still on the sidewalks. some snow on area roads. so you'll definitely want to be careful as you head out the door this morning. penndot officials urge if you can stay at home, probably that is the best bet to give these crews some time, some space to work. reporting live in warminster, jan carabeo cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> jan, thank you. and the rush is onto get ready before the worse of this snow hits. now, of course, familiar scene here grocery stores all across the area. people have packed the aisles at the wegmans in cherry hill picking up those last minute supplies. and, salt and shovels, they were also flying off the shelves, at hardware stores. we stopped by fairmount hardware off 20th street last night. lines were long, but the store manager tells us the shelves are fully stocked just in case you aren't fully prepared yet for the storm. now when you aren't near your tv you can always head to

cbsphilly.com for latest updates on the snowstorm also find all of the school closings, and early dismissals there and you can connect with us on social media too use the hashtag cbs-3 snow. >> saw a lot of cars at several area gas stations, as well, folks getting ready i was in that line too. >> last thing you want on empty tank. >> you got that right. bingo. 5:37. in business news this morning the app parent need when their children go to college. >> and which fast-food restaurant is struggling little bit now. money watch's jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange, she has those stories and more, jill, good morning. >> good morning, ukee, erika. mcdonald's still can't seem to turn around slumping sales. earnings fell again in the last quarter mcdonald's recently rolled out new market "action cam" pain, and gives viewers a behind the scenes look how it makes its fries and burgers well, mcdonald's ceo told investors be patient and give them little bit more time to turn things around. president obama want to stop oil and gas drilling in a huge section of alaska. will ask congress to designate

12 million acres wildlife refuge as a protected wilderness area. alaska republican lawmakers though say that would damage their state's economy, because the area could be potentially oil rich. good year is recalling more than 48,000suv tires because they could develop small cracks. the recall is forcing general motors to stop sales of about 6300 vehicles until the tires can be replaced. and, college student might want to think twice about skipping class. new app called class 120t lets parents and professors monitor whether the students actually showed is up. the cost, $18 a month. but the founder says students spend more than $31 billion a year on classes that they don't attend. ukee erika. >> they better get in class. >> oh, you remember that feeling in college? oh, i cannot go. no one will know. >> oh, ya, not any more.

no more. >> all right jill, thank you. >> we are continuing to keep our eye on a storm this morning, a big one too the snow is going to start picking up as the day moves on. katie tracking this and will let you know what you can expect in your neighborhood coming up. >> and they're also bracing for a historic blizzard, further up the east coast. we'll check the latest conditions across the area when we come back. don't forget please do it safely. sends us your snow pictures today using hashtag cbs-3 snow as our day goes on. once again be safe while you are doing it. we'll be right back. good morning.

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taxes and fees. no to title ii. >> we are keeping our eye on the storm, falling for couple every hours now roads are slick in warminster, bucks county just a taste of what's to come. looking live right here, you can see just how slick those roads are. mike dinardo from "kyw news radio" 1060 is driving around the willingboro, new jersey area, we understand. he joins us now on the phone checking in again mike, how is it looking now? >> oh, there are roads that are not slick here in willingboro, erika morning drive south jersey is just fine so far. it is not snowing. i haven't seen a snowflake in the last half hour or so. but new jersey dot crews have been ready. they've been out salting the major arteries, they're clear at this hour. specially the on and off-ramps

, made special attention on the areas of route 295 70, 73, 78, 130. so if you have to get out this morning, it is best to get early jump. right now it is not snowing in south jersey. >> seeing a lot of crews on the road, too mike? >> there have been a few. i've seen few salt trucks, standing by. but at this moment, at this hour, there is not much for them to do. so they're sort of resting up, before they real i go into service. >> busy 36 hours here. mike dinardo for us on the radio and on tv. thanks so much you. >> bet. >> well, the blizzard warning is in effect this morning for 250-mile stretch of the northeast including north jersey, new york, and boston. really these folks are going to get hit. nearly 06 million people are in the path of the storm forecasters predict nor'easter could dump up to 2 feet of snow for folks in those areas. many folks spent the weekends stalking -- stocking up. mayor bill de blasio says the storm could be among the biggest the city has ever seen. >> so my message to all new

yorkers is prepare for something worse than we have seen before. prepare to be safe. >> with all of that snow and the winds in the forecast, the storm is expected to paralize travel despite efforts to pre-treat roads and get those plows ready. more than 3,000 flights have already been canceled, and more could follow when that heavy snow arrives. right now, we want to check in with katie tracking this for days now really compared to the northeast of us it, could be so much worse. >> that's so true. isn't it crazy to think that the kind of snow in a we're talking about is getting sort of bypassed by the brunt of this? i mean, this will be huge storm as we just heard for points to the north and east, which we will discuss. we do also want to check in with eyewitness weather watcher network, generally finding temperatures at errable freezing across the board. even though we found, and i'll show this on radar in a second, even though finding little bit of rainout, there eventually it will all turn over to snow. eileen murray sending in 24 degrees, she does have some light snow falling in the

gilbertsville area, she did pretty calm for right now it, have couple of folks that said they had somoza modest snow falling in during the overnight. matthew just has clouds, as well, his comment a coating of snow fell through the overnight, and we heard from mike denardo from "kyw news radio" yes break in the action right now in some spots. good chunk of our area, in fact but margo simons, 32 degrees, snow just began. and it is coming in with strong winds. she says as well. now, we want to take you to ever storm scan, take a look at what's going on out here, and with the clipper system, at what starts off there is will be a big monster of a nor'easter, later on tonight. so starting to see some of the moisture picking up here through central virginia, it is generally light snow, that's since fallen in the last couple of hours but notice, that there is not the most organized storm just yet. couple of pieces of the puzzle to work with here, energy, this will drop in, recur of, move in, help the storm to

intensify, and then you can barely make it out but left over clouds from the weekends storm, that's setting up roadblock so nothing can go anywhere, tries to move out but this roadblock is going to keep it in place. that is when the wind kicks up the snow can thump and this storm will create its own energy and inch fence if i case. headed out on the roads really want you to be careful. evening return by far worse of the two commute today. this morning not any picnic either. the light snow as we've heard has been out there. and we've got snow showers that will continue into the afternoon. generally midday, talking one to 3 inches, but blowing and drifting snow, i mean, talk about a difference from even just the afternoon into the typical evening rush. you're talking winds increasing significantly snowfall thump in intensity could be picking up anything from half inch to hour per hour talking generally six to 12 inches in philadelphia, maybe as much as 18 as you go out toward east and central

new jersey. soap, it is a whallop for sure. jess, over to you. >> thank you katie. good morning and the best advice is to slow down give yourself extra time. currently no major issue. at least we know what to expect coming up out on the ben franklin bridge, everything looking great so far. all lanes completely open. you can see little bit of shiny roadway there. head in the or out of the city. but currently no problems doing so. over on 95, right around the airport, these are the southbound lanes right here, everything moving along okay there, as well. you can see tiny bit of reduced visibility. you can see few snowflakes, every once in a while even falling past this camera. speaking of the airport, there are some small airport delays and concellations. check with your airline to see if you are affected by. that will currently no problems for mass transit. great alternate so far for the morning. patco, new jersey transit dart, running on time with no delays. small speed restrictions down to 45 miles per hour on 495 southbound right around 95. so just slow down, guys. we also don't want you to forget when on the road get

updated information about traffic backups with the new your drive app. you can download the app for iphone and android devices by going to cbsphilly.com/your drive. it is real a good idea today. erika, back over to you. >> all right jessica, thank you. with today's storm and the bigger whallop headed our way tomorrow penndot has a long couple of days ahead every them. we're joined now on the phone by penndot's charlie metzger to talk more about the work they've already done, and trying to stay ahead of the snow. we've heard great things from our crews on the roads got in early and keeping them clean. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> doing well, thank you. what efforts have been made to keep those roads clean for folks head today work and school this morning? >> well, we've had our crews come in yesterday. we had 393 crews come in, we did salt brining on the major roadways, back on the secondary roads so, for the most part the fact secondary roads little snow covered, but they've been treat. the main highways tend to be clear, wet so motorist cans move around with just take your time, get where you are

going, you should have no problem in the morning commute. we'll have our crews in, stay over during the course of the day, take care every icy spots should they appear, then head into the nighttime storm with 3934 trucks. we had the ability to bring in more than 400 trucks. so we'll have plenty of material plenty of manpower, to make sure that they can stay out in front of the storm. >> seems like this storm will affect not the poconos, as much, but the other areas almost like an opposite whatever we usually expect with snowfall. have you had to make any changes with maybe routes or where folks are going to keep the roads clear? we take into the forecasting when we make our decisions on how to attack a storm. keep an eye on the other radars we dispatch trucks to where we know that there is some issues typical areas now and again so we know how to get to them and handle them.

but straightforward storm it will be all snow, keep putting the rock salt down. >> charlie metzger for us, thank so much for the update. >> thanks, erika. >> ukee, over to you. >> thanks, charlie n other news this morning police shot and kill a man while responding to domestic dispute in winslow township, new jersey, it happened yesterday morning, in the 300 block of new brooklyn rolled. officer found william campbell chasing a woman with a gun. investigators tell us campbell pointed a gun at officer and the officer fired a fatal shot. >> criminals, and there is cops. when you looking down the barrel, really don't matter. >> because they'll shoot you if you point a gun at them. they have to. so i mean, you know, why would he do that? >> campbell died at the scene. police recovered a weapon, now, they're trying to determine if campbell fired a shot at the officer during the incident. no one else was hurt. and a funeral will be held today for a newborn who was burned alive in pemberton burlington county. police say kimberly set the

baby girl on fire shortly after giving birth earlier this month. she is lock up on a half million dollars bonds. >> updating break news in washington, live look here at the white house where a suspicious device was found on the property this morning. report possibly a drone. the white house press secretary does say that it does not pose a threat to anyone in the building. we will keep you up-to-date on the story as we get updates coming into our news room. meanwhile president obama not even at the white house he's out at a three day visit to india. he and the first lady attended the country's annual republic day festivities. the parade included a grand display of indian military hardware and marching bands. later the president and india's prime minister will attend an us india business summit. 5:50 in the morning right now, before you walk out the door we are checking on today's snowstorm with katie. we want to gave you a live look here what it is looking like on certain roads.

we'll check traffic and weather together on the 3's coming up. >> first a look at what's coming up tonight during evening prime time viewing right here on cbs-3. we will be right back.

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wrapping up, and winding down, we will have accumulated in philadelphia a general six to 12 inches. that includes the lehigh vale, poconos, down to south gist. as you head further north and east, the snow totals get higher and higher. and we do have winter storm warnings as well as blizzard warnings, specific to ocean and monmouth counties because of this storm. now again, it is wrapping up by tomorrow through the course of the day wind tapers off the snow tapers off and on wednesday, hey at least the sun's back, but definitely going to have some clean up to do. jess, over to you. >> at least we can prepare for. >> this thanks, katie, good morning, everybody 5:54, going outside and checking out how the schuylkill is doing right around city avenue. you can see doesn't seem to be too wet on these roadways right here. although we do have some snow and rain in different spots. schuylkill seems to be moving just fine. >> new jersey 42 freeway on creek road, everything moving great here as well. see little bit shiny there headed northbound toward 295 and the surround hearing bridges, no problems.

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>> team coverage of the winter storm continues. >> live picture from mobile three, the weather lab weaver crews spread out across the region checking out road conditions for ooh right now take ac look at lou people are getting ready for the snow that's headed our way. katie has your forecast, when we come back. good morning.

good morning, we've got our eye on the storm this morning, the mobile weather last has captured the flurries falling overnight. several school closings or early dismissals including all philadelphia public and archdioces schools. they close today at noon, all in anticipation of what's on the horizon. look at the bottom of your

screen whether you can for complete list, or you can always go to cbsphilly.com. >> storm scan3 showing just how massive this storm is look at that thing, it is a monster and brink ago lot of snow to the northeast especially, to the north of us in new york. as you might imagine the snow sent people to grocery stores to stock up on essentials, got to get the bread milk and negatives. >> everybody making french toast, baby, indeed. >> road crews have been bracing for the worse but hoping for the best. >> fingers crossed but it is not as bad as we thought maybe over the weekends, we check in right now with casey can be katie with how the storm will affect us. >> it will be a whallop regardless, guy, but does appear with the most up-to-date information from our model guidance classic european model picking up decent snowfall totals, for us to end up