there is a winter storm warning in effect, we have crews on the road checking out the conditions, if you can stay home please, do. it will get worse. otherwise, allow a lot of extra time if you have to be outside on the road. >> from the road, to storm can three you can see this storm is just massive. see how far down it stretches across 2,000 miles and that means it will be with us all day long. >> katie says down to texas. new jersey governor chris christie has declared a state of emergency all non-essential employees should report to work two hours late at 11:00 and that should give crews time to clear the road. expected right now this just happened philadelphia is under a snow emergency that kicked in at 6:00 a.m. that means you have to move your car off snow emergency routes right now. grab keys and get out and move it. you do not want your car towed because that has got to happen. they have to get those emergency vehicles through.

all philadelphia public and archdiocesean schools are closed and hundreds of other delays and closings around the tri-state area and you can see them at the bottom of the screen or cbs philly.com. >> is there plenty to talk about. we will get over to katie fehlinger with what we can expect. >> guys, you talked about it, we showed you the scope of the storm, it is huge, it is not just thousands of miles but millions of people being affect. make no mistake we are not alone here and we are going to end up i would say with the quote unquote sweet spot of snow out of this because of the way the storm its moving in and way cold air is joining up with it. the lets get out there and show you first and foremost with the live look as we face east here on spring garden street in center city philadelphia very dreary. lots of pretty colors here but you can tell the road are wet and travel is slow, not too many people on the road just yet but if you have to head out, lets go next to the local radar, this is what you will

face. the whole region is covered right now in something. but what you see happen over last three hours, notice how green gets moved out by purple, cold air is taking over and it is turning any rain over to snow. you might find a little sleet along the way too because we have that rain snow line that has gone through but it looks like a quick turn over basically rain to snow, maybe mixing between but not much. mean whale we have winter storm warnings posted every where, lehigh valley poconos, an advisory for you since you will in the have as much, two to 4 inches, but otherwise we are calling for a general four to 8 inches. that snow will accumulate throughout the course of the morning. we have a big red light for that morning drive. steady snow tapers, but road crews need time to catch up to what is going ton falling until then. then this evening for typical evening rush roads will still be slick. you have to watch out for that.

meanwhile vittoria you have your hand full over there ever changing conditions out there on the roads this morning right. >> it is but i'm curious to see how rush how plays out today. i think a lot of follow accounts will take extra precautions with the school closings that we're already seeing i'm interest todd see how busy rush her will be. we will find out when we get there. lets see how we are doing around king of prussia, a very snowy hot shot of 202 right around king of prussia mall over to the left of you but if you are traveling in and around this asia or pennsylvania turn pike i remember it was jim melwart from cbs radio and he was traveling where it was very snowy there as well. generally speaking throughout montgomery county around valley forge we're definitely seeing snow out there and it will be affecting your commute. we are not seeing rush hour delays but we are seeing some of that snow which could cause low visibility. as we move to the schuylkill also a snowy shot, free and clear in either direction.

no signs of the rush hour just yet but be mine full of speed restrictions on the ben bet thecy, commodore barry and walt, many delays on the airport and septa buses on detours. double-check your web site as well. i have been looking for tlc on facebook, that is time, location, conditions and nicole wrote in the 6:00 o'clock west oak lane, just rain but i'm a slow my roll anyway. >> never hurts. >> now that the snow is hitting the road in many locations so are hundreds of penndot trucks. >> give them plenty of space to do their jobs. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from doylestown where the the road are getting i would imagine pretty slushy out there, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee and erika. central bucks school district is closed and here's a good reason y these road don't look straight. this is main street near state street in doylestown. what a different a couple hours makes. rain turn to snow around 4:00 this morning. you can see road conditions

are steadily deteriorating. all we can see are tire tracks as car move through this area. penndot is out and about on the roads this morning. they have 400 trucks out there, salting and as soon as there is an accumulation over an inch on the road they will put plows down. i want to bring in someone walking around in these conditions, i just pull him over peeking out in front of the star bucks possibly getting fueled up but how dot roads look in this area so far. >> last 15 minutes or half an hour i have seen them deteriorate rather quickly but for me walking around right now it is not so bad but i'm sure it will get worse throughout the day. >> reporter: that is what katie has been saying. moving through slowly. what are you doing are you willing going to be out on the road a lot. >> do i my normal job inside and i work for ups in the evening. that is an outside job. bay this evening i will in the be having a good time. >> reporter: lou bundled up. at least you will stay warm. >> i'm sure i will report

railroad how has winter been. i feel like we get hit within storm after another, are you tired of it, or do you love winter. >> bay march i'm used to warmer weather and, nicer days but we will pull through it. report report we will pull through it. thanks, stay warm and safe. >> have a great day. >> reporter: you as well. these are road conditions we have in doylestown but we expect to it get worse. if you are getting out on the road just be very, very careful. reporting live from doylestown jan carabao for cbs-3 eyewitness news. >> he said it best, we'll pull through. our team coverage takes us to cumberland county, new jersey. >> "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer in bridgeton where rain hasn't switch over to snow yet nicole good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the changeover we are still waiting for tonight bridgeton cumberland county. just a very light rain that is supposed to turn to heavy snow as we move throughout the morning. we are in front of the route 77 where it intersects with 76

and it is all blacktop in the a drop of snow in sight. of course that will change and that is why governor christie has declared a state of emergency and has state office are operating on a state delay. they are reporting at 11:00a mn cape may county we want to let you no he about closings. all senior centers will be closed down and fair free transportation will be canceled. that is with the exception of meals on wheels and dialysis transport. both of which will run on schedule. so yeah we're just dealing with some rain out here. i have been mentioning i noticed that the temperature did drop. i thought the a change over was imminent. so far in the so much. just rain in bridgeton cumberland county. back to you in the studio. >> nicole, thanks. not too far from her an hour in delaware tom wrote and leaving smyrna going south the to dover and just rain right now. but once again lex depending on where you are. >> hopefully he is pulling

over to give us that update. be safe when you are doing that good another heads up, all of the school chase and closings at bottom of the screen but more will be coming in. get that full list at cbs philly to the come. >> updating our breaking news surveillance video may help police solve case of the two car collision that sent an suv crashing right into a bank at corner of broad an jefferson. no one was hurt but police say three people in the cadillac jumped out and then ran away. as you can see there is extensive damage to the united bank branch. once again it is snowing accredits our area in many locations and it will not stop for hours. >> live team coverage continues with the storm we have reporters all across the the area showing what you to expect. live look here you can see a path cleared forecaster but a lot of snow building up and more to come.

howard jones telling it like it is, come on family things can only get better. we will get through this together like we always do. katie has your forecast, variety the tore use is checking the roads you're watching "eyewitness news" at cbs-3. we will be right back.

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we can find you. >> deborah tells us that the coatsville area school district are closed, as are a number of schools, here in the city of fill archdiocesean schools closed n delaware we have word that dover caesar rodney, lake forest closed, check bottom of the screen, check cbs philly.com as well hundreds around the tri-state region as snow moves in. and it will be with us all day long. >> looking live at ben franklin bridge, that snow, that rain turned over to snow a while ago. the katie, we will get latest on the totals and exactly what is happening. >> we have been hearing about comments on twitter saying why are they closing schools it is just raining. not so fast. hang on, it is coming. pull the brakes. hash tag pump the brakes. you see the the purple takes over the map here over the last few hours. the thinks cold air funneling in from north to south. notice there is also these little pulses where dark are shade of purple, in other

word heavier snow fall, intensity rolls in. it is basically turning straight over from rain to snow with maybe a little mix nothing between. we can zero in on that spotty tweeted out to nicole brewer. she's finding rain. basically just a matter on have time here girl friend we will see that change overtake place for you and field reporters any moment now. it is just a matter of time. philly already in it. because it is sticking so easily and readily this is why we have not change our expectations for snow amounts. we still expect four to 8 inches, upward of six in philadelphia with the sweet spot as i call it six to eight is likely to call south east of i-95 and in through cumberland county as well as atlantic county. we have to finish off with nice weather news. thinks front loaded part of the forecast. worse day of the pack. tomorrow is still cold but it is clearing out. we are looking to sunshine, and a nice little warming trend, every day, it will

progressively get milder and milder, and milder which is definitely good news, welcome news considering what we have right now. we will check with meteorologist carol erickson live from the mobil weather lab, hi carol. >> well, how are you. i want to show you southbound northeast extension where we're in green lane pennsylvania following trucks with an obscured visibility because of the snow. this is a scene you don't want to be on. we have temperatures below freezing mark. mobile weather lobbies 31 degrees. you start to see the the roads and the lines becoming obscured by the snow. the the not so much here on this road because obviously this is heavily travel at least at this point but that will be coming. it is a the lieutenant of the other roads where we start to find the lines obscured. we are not sure people are following. some people are passing. you go by any convenient store

and nothing but a whole bunch of the salt workers, the local contractors, all stocking up an coffee and getting ready for a very busy day out there. snow is coming down. we have fog in the area. visibility aren't great. sun will be coming up soon. it will be coming up on a very cloudy day with precipitation coming down. it is cold. the snow will meet up with you whether you're where nicole is in bridgeton and in the seeing any snow. she too will be seeing snow in that area as well. it is a morning to be very careful with your road conditions, your walking conditions and know that they will get as they seem right now they will get worse as the day goes on so we will follow this. this is a look on our road here on the northeast extension southbound, lets head in the studio with vittoria. >> good morning, everyone. carol is right it is a good idea to take it easy. as we keep an eye on the storm she was traveling on the northeast extension.

we are seeing a lot of that precipitation, throughout the area of montgomery county. we are seeing it around schuylkill and center city philadelphia interestingly enough looking at 42 freeway we are just damp ape wet. we are not seeing too much snowfall on 42 northbound approaching 295 but we are definitely seeing rumbling of the rush hour. keep that in mind. if you are heading over our area bridges we have speed restrictions of 35 miles an hour. so abide by. that we are switching gears moving over to the pennsylvania turnpike. thinks 309 not too far away. notice snow on the side of the road there but you will find lose visibility in the area it is foggy, snowy it will definitely just slow folks down on their commute. looking at speed sensors we are in the 40's, in the a full swing rush yet. traveling kelly drive we have a traffic light malfunction at fountain green drive. if i were you i would avoid kelly drive because it scares me when it gets slippery in weather like this.

>> i'm with you on that, vittoria, thanks very much. we follow breaking news. cadillac escalade crashes in the north philadelphia bank and a occupants just take off. police say it happened inner broad and jefferson around 2:00 this morning. after a the escalade ran a red light and hit another car all this went down. collision sentence laid into that bank there were no injuries at the scene. also philadelphia mayor michael nutter delivers his final budget address today and kyw news radio has learn it includes a 9 percent property tax hike. that would mean another 100 million-dollar for the philadelphia school district. former secretary of state hillary clinton's personal e-mails are under subpoena by committee investigating the deadly 2012 been gas a tack. the clinton relied on personal e-mail account instead of the government one. her aids insist that is not improper. we will be right back.

we will continue to keep an eye on the storm as snow moves in our area. >> brian rodolph from penndot joins us on the phone with how storm is impacting road and how the the crews are showing us. >> how many crews are on the road, what are they up to. >> we have nearly a full call out this morning around 433 trucks in the five county region. temperatures drop we will expect accumulations and

some we will do our best to keep traffic moving this morning. >> assess this winter compared to last winter. i like to go back to last winter saying this is so much better but you what about for your crews. >> it has been certainly a busy two months since january 3rd for example we have had 21 storms to handle. every few days it seems like another storm. it is coming around and been very cold too which has been a challenge for our crews. but they have done a good job. >> we appreciate everything they do good thanks, my friend. >> we will get back to you, we will take a short break you're watching "eyewitness news" a cbs-3.

good morning everyone. the snow emergency is in effect in philadelphia as of

24 minutes ago. that means you cannot park your car in the snow emergency route. if it is there move it now place or it will get towed. just a head up. katie, over to you. >> ukee, what you will notice in that the shot that we just showed you is sky line is skewed by low lying cloud cover. snow falling from the sky, all of it limiting visability out there. we also have some snow falling and it is sticking and accumulating quickly. it is a grain i shot but i wanted to show you this shot outside lower merion high school. the this is first round of any kind of vehicles that i have seen vehicles rolling through and they look like tanker trucks. i'm in the the sure what kind of trucks they are but you can tell road crews are coming through here, plowing taking place on montgomery avenue outside the high school. fit hasn't changed to snow yet give it time. just a matter of it. look at how far southwest the snow will extend, we will likely have sweet spot here.

and, we will four to 8-inch toes fall. you can pick up as much as eight. break out shovels, vittoria. >> not me, katie. i don't know about you. >> good morning, everyone. traveling out and about during this morning you will notice rush hour is starting to bubble. we are taking a look at schuylkill expressway we are seeing a few more vehicle also approaching city avenue. these brake lights are just an indication that it will roll on back. it is very snowy around schuylkill and center city. we are seeing same sort of weather making your way in montgomerymont county. very difficult to see any. they are trying to zoom in on something but traveling on 422 we have delays in the the eastbound direction and watch out for this accident in upper dublin. mass transit buses are on due tore so double-check that web site. erika. lets look live from philadelphia city hall that rain is starting to switch

over to snow but looking at the roads, it appears to be just rain coming down the way it is bouncing off those puddles. it is not sticking. will we all get snow? just you wait in center city. >> steady snow in norristown with the light coating. the ites depending on location. >> how about this. >> boston this will make you great full we are not getting more snow. boston is 2-inch's way from history and today's storm could put them in the record books for most snowy winter on rorrer. keep in mind boston has already reported over a 105 inches of snow this season. some resident are saying they are embracing this historic challenge. >> once you are there you might as well go for it. >> it could be worse, right. good news for union fans, the associated press reporting major league soccer and its players union have agreed on a five-year labor contract. the season kicks off friday,

katie is happen bye that, big union fan the union plays colorado rapid in chester on sat the day. how about hoops. sixers working overtime in oklahoma city. jason richardson with the long three ball to tie thunder and send this baby in overtime but russell westbrook is back. wearing a mass took protect that cheekbone and scored a career high 49 points, part of his fourth straight triple double. nobody has done that since jordan i believe back in the late 80's. sixers lose in overtime good game 123-118. i was hoping they would get that one. >> in overtime. >> play a good game. >> 6:27. coming up next we have an update on our breaking news a suv check out that picture that crashed right in the bank. but police tell us the driver is not to blame for this crash, we will explain why. we will continue to have our eye on the storm system we have a team of reporters spread out for what could be

once again biggest snowfall of the season. jan? ukee, not quite enough right now to measure but definitely enough snow to make for a messy morning commute in doylestown bucks county. i'm jan carabao and we will look at the conditions straight ahead nicole. >> reporter: jan, no snow in cumberland county but i'm told it is coming, stay tune we will have a live report from bridgeton new jersey coming up. just you wait nicki b, just you wait. katie has your forecast and vittoria is checking on the road. they look clear here. we thank the salt crews give them some room when you see them on the road. we are back

we have an eye on the storm, this morning, and check out the roads all that rain switching over to snow, it is not expected to stop snowing for several hours, talking about into your din are time see snow keep coming down and katie is calling it pullses pulses of snow out there throughout the day. check out how big this storm is too this is storm scan three it stretches from the bottom left-hand side from the gulf of mexico all the way up to maine. it is a huge system, katie. >> it the is huge millions of people affect thousands of miles of coverage. multi day storm. we have been dealing with it for the last three days. get out of here.

we're done with you. what is your hurry, one of those situations. get on out of here. every day it has something different. ice, rain snow. this is the biggest impacts because you have to break out the shovel again. you will have quite a bit to shovel away it looks like. we will take you out to storm scan but i want to zoom into our local area. erika said it best. we have pulses of moisture. this is radar 101 the whole screen is encompassed with moisture but when we have darker shade of green, purple or even the pink it means that you have heavier intensity of the precipitation falling. as a result it will come through off and on nature in terms of how steady that snow is. if you have not seen it change over in southern new jersey as well as delaware, i'm talking to you give it time. the cold air is bleeding in basically very slowly north to south and as temperatures continue to climb, which they

will all day, everyone will get enough to warrant the winter storm warnings. those stay in effect until 7:00. how much are we talking and what is the time line? snow will a accumulate right in the afternoon at which point it starts to tape are from northwest far corner of our area, to the south east. i would say window for it to taper off from northwest to we're talking shore points probably 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. that is a licensing stretch of time. right in the center is where we see it even for philadelphia, at which point, five or 6:00 p.m. we will have four to 6 inches possibly up to eight south east of i-95. here's where temperatures currently stan. they have been declining. in millville we are at 29 degrees. if you have not seen a change over yet, you will. just a matter of time. it is interesting to just watch this change overtake place on the air because it just means ever changing

conditions outside on the roadways too right. >> it the is interesting to see different areas as well, new jersey being affect over the bridge, being affect different then how schuylkill is being affect 422, it is a milk bag. let's look live at 422, traveling on 422 eastbound is your head lights here it is a very snowy shot. it looks like however some of that snow has subsided ever so lightly. it is difficult because of the screen completely covered with water drops but anyhow traveling on the ease bun side of 422 spectrum blink of the rush hour around trooper. it is still light. i'm curious if we will have a big time rush considering school closings and folks maybe taking a snow day in general. i-95 is wet traveling around philadelphia international airport. quite different because we are in the seeing snow. traffic light malfunction on kelly drive at hundred tane green. light are on flash.

the bus 35, for septa has been completely canceled. that is the manayunk bus. just double-check your schedules today, ukee. our team coverage continues from cumberland county. >> "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us from bridgeton, new jersey where governor christie declared a state of emergency. up until now we have been seeing mostly rain, any change there, nicole. >> reporter: no changes, in the yet, but i'm told it is coming here in cumberland county so the anticipation is just killing us. the not really. we are waiting with a watchful eye. you can see route 77 at interest section of route 66. we have pure blacktop here, a little rain to deal with expect to turn over to heavy snowfall with the state of emergency, allstate offices operating on a two her delay. 11:00 a.m. for non-essential staff members n cape may county all senior centers will be shut down due to impending

weather. cape may county fair, with the exception of the meals on wheels and dialysis transports. both of which will run on schedule. if you are out here in new jersey, just take that warning that the snow is about to come. it is impending. you want to make sure you plan accordingly give yourself extra time and keep in mind if you get hero kay coming home will be a big mess. that is very latest from bridgeton cumberland county nicole brewer, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". ruth asked me i guess they won't pick up the trash again today. yeah, in pick up today. >> do you want to put your garbage can out anyway, just leave it inside. team three coverage continues with "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao. >> she's in bucks county where snowfall is starting to pick up a little bit. how about it. >> reporter: snowing steadily here since 4:00 in the morning. i don't have have a measurable snow but definitely enough to make for a messy morning commute here in downtown

doylestown. that car should brush off the snow more. you should do the same. be very careful. snow is picking up here making conditions deteriorate ever so quickly. the good news we just saw a salt truck coming through and penndot has more than 400 trucks on the roads this morning. it has been a very busy season for them. if you measure it out they say they have had close to two dozen storms since the beginning of the year. they have been out here every couple days. they have used 149,000 tons of salt this winter season and that is only second to last year. they have a lot of work ahead of them that penndot spokesperson says the goal this morning is to keep road passable for morning commute so folks that do get to work can get to work safely. reporting live jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news" good our coverage takes to us chester county. >> "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter joins with us conditions there walt, good morning.

>> reporter: chester county snow is like your morning breakfast menu lots of items and lots of choices. it was raining here looking at westbound route 30 lancaster avenue raining until 5:00 a.m. then we went to snow then back to sleet, new we have steady to heavy snow falling looking at road conditions here on 30th paoli transit center you can see a septa vehicle, commuters about to board paoli thorndale trains here. we have an inch on the ground. watch out for walking and particularly driving is the the heavy rain that came overnight and then snow on top of it. it is like instant oatmeal they have instant slush because there is wet underneath the the white making it nice in the early going. everything moving okay, take it slow. live from paoli i'm walt hunter cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right walt, see you shortly. morning commute promises to worsen. >> what are conditions like on the road? lets check with jim melwart from ky.

news radio 1060. we understand you are out here in plymouth meeting. >> i'm on the westbound turnpike but i will pull over and get breakfast after hearing walt's report. you are starting to see some slush build up. i was on this same road an hour ago and the left lane was coated with snow but as cars get out they are wearing that snow away turning it into a slushy mix. i'm going 50, 55 right now. that seems okay, on the highway but when you get on to the secondary road germantown pike i was just on that has a good coating on it, on those hills, even when the cars kind of warn out a path you can feel it getting ice i coming down some of the hills, stopping at traffic light or starting with the traffic lights you can feel your wheels spinning a bit and your traction isn't so great. as morning goes we will see if this volume build and this

snow continues to out here. >> we will check on you you in a few minutes and check visibility when you go outside, thanks, buddy jim melwart kyw news radio. send us your pictures and videos on facebook, twit error instagram using the hash tag cbs-3 snow or up load them with the cb. philly weather app and you might the see it the later on t very. if you don't have have to go anywhere do not. >> stay home and curl up. mobile weather lab out and about showing you how dangerous road they're morning, lets look at what jim saw. we have watching conditions deteriorate with each passing hour. started off with rain and new a lot of snow. if you can stay off the road do so.

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lets combo to "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch. >> maneuvering the rough terrain of manayunk, never easy with the snowfall good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erika and ukee. if you get to the hills you see streets aren't quite clear but main street is fine, they have been going around with plows earlier. you almost hate to call this snow, it is more of a slushy icy mix. plow went by ten minutes ago and comes back abe builds on the side there. it is measurable. i might get splashed here, as well. as you mentioned on the hills or side streets those are not quite clear. there is a build up there perhaps an inch or so of snow.

inch or so of a slushy mix. take it easy. we are live i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we will get back to you. >> lets check with katie, keeping an eye on the storm started off with rain and now we are seeing so much snow, good morning. >> once that change over took place we seen it thump down and accumulate it quickly. we have lots of picture from our weather watcher network. i want to take you out to them. you can see how snow pack up on the roof of the car in allentown. this came in from julia. she sent us a pretty picture as well coming from allentown as well. right on the bird houses. it is so pretty. with that said trying to travel through this is in the easiest thing. this one from trenton. beautiful view but snow is falling at a pretty good clip from steven and he is in trenton. upper darby thinks front of the plow truck and it is fuzzy here but there is plenty of snow on the ground in upper darby. thinks at montgomery avenue

and upper darby coming from bill. in philadelphia 8:00 a.m. in olney is how it looks with the street lamp, casting a glow here on the snow covered roofs of the cars and just more of the same. what a great way to describe it looking at the car and a how much is covered already. this one came from willow grove. that is specifically from barbara. i want to take you to temperature map here in sanatoga michael checking in at 32. ed at theglenn at 31. we are basically flirting with or at freezing mark foulke. that is why you will maybe have already seen snow turn over. maybe not. when you look at storm scan three there is a southern third of our area either in a mix or rain but snow is taking over the map at the this point and as it continues to do so, everybody gets in on it and everybody gets snow. lighter totals further north but we are expecting four to 8-inch swab with the heaviest total from south east of i-95 of the i-95 corridor and all

the way down to northern kent county a ape across the the bay and clipping the northwest corner of cape may county. very quick check of the seven day. we will sees up on the thermometer but we will even up with a much more quieter pattern looking down the road. we will get through it guys but we have a rough start to the day. for more on what it the looks like we will check with meteorologist carol erickson live from the mobile weather lab, hi carol. >> nobody wanted this speed bum in march we have had enough. we have a had been on ridge pike in conshohocken. we are seeing these road becoming covered with snow. it is coming down have the visability are reduced. i was looking at water vapor imagery an it is lining an atmosphere riverring from the south pacific ocean in the mississippi valley and all the way into pennsylvania and new england. this is a lot of moisture that we have to deal w people may look out and saying hey, not that much but unfortunately there is a lot of moisture

here and temperatures are dropping and that is a recipe for snow that we will get inches of snow as katie says four to 8 inches coming in the area. we are finding it to the north but you this colder air is filtering to the south. we have managed to stay above freezing yesterday but those warmer temperatures will be pushed down and we will be fine the snow pushing in. be careful on the road, walking and keep your pets inside and a very cold night tonight and cold day tomorrow but bright one if that is any consolation to anyone. lets check on these road with vittoria. >> atmosphere he can river yeah she's not only a meteorologist but philosopher that struck me, anyone else. good news, where is everyone. usually at 6:47 traveling on i-95 you look great out of the northeast down through vine street expressway. we are net dealing with the rush hour. i think with the the school closings and folks taking a

snow day themselves. it is fantastic. i was kind of shock to see this because it is not the only major that we are looking this late. generally speaking all over our highways inn by ways speed sensors are still relatively between 40 and 50 miles an hour and that is great at this time. we are almost at 7:00. usually rush her starts at 6:00, 6:15 really fantastic for you. some of the down factors will be low visibility. as we look at ben franklin bridge we are traveling mid span down toward eighth and vine you will find a slow commute but mass transit want to double-check their schedules, many buses are on detour and amtrak and patco running on modified schedules seven, be mine full of the westbound before willow grove. slick conditions are causing vehicles to spin out, ukee. well, the storm hitting us right now is massive stretching across a dozen states bringing sleet, ice and 10 inches of snow in some

places. >> governors in alabama, mississippi, west virginia and new jersey have declared states of emergency. don champion has latest from insuring where many, including us, are hoping this is the last storm of the season. >> reporter: plows hit the road in west virginia overnight as snow quickly accumulated on the ground. just yesterday parts of the state dealt with flooded road and mud slide after heavy downpours. with up to a foot of snow expect today officials issued a state of emergency. >> i have neff seen it like this. >> reporter: similar soggy story playing out in part of the kentucky. >> i hope snow moves in quicker as anticipated. >> reporter: what could be winter's final big punch of the season is expect to bring snow and ice in texas. >> try to plan the flates route with the fewest turns and the fewest areas where you can get into trouble. >> reporter: traveling in arkansas can be so tricky that police plan to use military

hummers to get around. >> it gives us dimension to be able to serve the community and get places where we may not be able to get when conditions like this get bad out there. >> reporter: in the northeast cities like washington d.c. and philadelphia could get more than 6 inches of snow. here in new york city people could see 4 inches. in boston more than 2 inches falls today this will be the most snowy winter ever in the city. >> you don't want to give up in the 23rd hour and last mile before the the marathon so we can take a little more. >> reporter: nationwide more than 2100 flights have been cancel. don champion for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that snow is still coming down, it will be here all day long katie has another check of traffic and weather together coming up. >> i did see 50's on her seven day. >> they look fantastic. >> fifty never looked so good. >> i'm telling you. but first here's is what coming up during evening prime time viewing on cbs-3. we will be right back.

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philly public and archdiocesean schools are off lieutenant of snow to work without there we want to see what you have. these are pictures sent to us with the hash tag cbs-3 snow. >> by the way, queen elsa, love you girl but, love your movie, but come on, enough is enough. >> let's fast forward to the end. >> exactly. >> lets check with katie good morning. >> this is going to be really good snow to make snow men and we will have plenty of to it make a big old snow man by the time thinks all said and done. you will have clean up to do folks. lets get out to the driving shot and we have it here in doylestown snow covering the roadway, it does appear that you have a lane opened here not many people on the road and it looks like you will not have too much company on the roadway because of the school closings and what knott just in bucks county buzz everybody else. snow coming down at a good clip and that relates to storm scan three. we have steady round of snow

coming in. if it hasn't change over from rain to snow yet don't worry it will, give it time but there are definitely two times of the the day that appear to be worse and others, new through the afternoon and then heading in to evening the road may still be slick, they will have their work cut out but worst is not only tapering off but retreating. you will have a chance for skies to clear out. by tomorrow those road crews will have a chance to do their job but you have to do clean up. still expecting four to 8 inches in a general swab from the south east two-thirds's, two to four in the lehigh valley and poconos but we will keep that cold for one more day friday but at least the sun comes back and it is going to stick around for a while too, vittoria. >> definitely and a report on a bright note, we have some low visibility and this weather, even though we are still seeing rain in areas and then flurries, and snow in

others, it is causing some incident as well. we are looking at 309 north bound right around norristown. you will notice we have some activity, it is taking out a few lanes compromising a few lanes. maybe one of the vehicles involved up ahead with the flashers on but northbound 309 right around norristown we are dealing with the incident situation. you can tell it is hazy, snowy and definitely will be dangerous traveling conditions. please give yourself more time. traveling elsewhere like the schuylkill it is still very snowy ape slushy but good news we are not seeing too much rush hour. you do want to double trek your mass transit schedules. >> cbs news this morning is next on cbs-3. you're looking live from paoli chester county. >> our live team coverage of the storm continues on the cw philly that is coming up in a few moments but looking at paoli seeing snow on the road there. >> you can now find cw philly on comcast xfinity channel 13

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