ever so closer to us. but those salt trucks, they're under control. katie with the latest on the track and the expected totals. >> he's okay, everyone, he's actually okay. >> also, president trump accuses his predecessor of wiretap in the campaign, members of congress want proof and they want it now. >> and the top seed novanation rejoices as the wildcats hit the ground running for march madness. >> it is monday and i am @ poaching the storm. >> i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. quick knows, no school for archbishop ryan due to heating issuesment the rest every us, to school and work. >> looking outside right now, things are looking pretty good. everyone was so excited, spring is coming, the weather, in the winter was really nice, then bamm. >> exactly. this is what we get for

putting our feet up, thinking we've got this. right? >> i think they called me a mink, something like that? all right. >> i swear, i don't plan these things but this is what can happen. we've seen this happen before where we get a late season snowfall. and it ends up being the biggest one of the entire season. looks like this will be be the cake. winter storm alert, winter storm warnings going into effect 8:00 p.m. tonight for most of us. and then out toward new york sit, that's going to be the bull's eye for the conditions to note that. ocean monmouth counties are include in the that blizzard warning. now, storm scan3, shows one piece of larger puzzle, snow currently working its way through illinois, midwest, join up with another coastal low, that's riding up the eastern seaboard. so by this same time tomorrow, already, likely to have several inches of snow on the ground, specially in the

shaded area, rain, and southern new jersey, delaware, that means, you'll really limit the snowfall totals in the spots, so stick with me through the rest of the show, have the snowfall maps in a couple every minutes. for now, cold air. setting the stage. thankfully, those 20's, teens on the map, not accompanied by wind. we do have ample time before the storm gets here, to actually prepare for it. so by 8:00 p.m. tonight, hopefully, meisha, have what all of your plans, things are hunkered down, ready to go. that's when the warnings do take effect. >> katie, all winter i've been bragging about my minnesota friends how nice the weather has been, 07 degrees! katie, thank you so much. so i get today we get tone joy our nice dry roadways, tomorrow, we've been talking about it all morning long, to let you in on it, just waking up with, big difference, start early, and it will hit us really hard. so, right now, enjoy this today. ninety-five at the vine is what we're looking at right there, looking great, 59 at broad starting to heat up little bit.

overall basically anywhere that you head out there right now starting to obviously increase some levels right now. we can expect that on a monday morning in the 6:00 hour. overall looking good. 422 at route 23, this is what you are being look at move in both directions on 422, no delays, everyone still traveling at posted speeds. that being said, we have already had couple every accident this morning. this is one of them. in and inning ton, vehicle went into a pole. it is still out there. thompson road at woodland road. you don't have to give yourselves any extra time. still traveling around, everything around the area is looking okay. but just heads up on it. also, another accident, here, luzerne street, in you're in that neck of the woods, head up there. this vehicle fire we will be talking about as we come back in the next ten minutes, jim, over to you. >> thank you shall meisha. people are getting ready for snow day as we anticipate the season's biggest storm yet. >> "eyewitness news" reporter tran dough live from the salt yard in south philadelphia, tran, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rahel, jim. we were in nicetown earlier this morning, we saw plenty of salt there.

here in south philly tons ready for the crews to come out here and school this up later on this morning. now people are preparing across the sit, as well, loading up on supplies. >> let it snow. >> ready for the big one. >> it is time. >> lots of excitement and dread in the air ahead of what's shaping up to be major marked snowstorm for the northeast. >> what's your prediction? >> foot and a half. >> i think a lot, at least a foot so i don't have to go to work tomorrow. >> amateur forecast remembers not too far off. professionals are predicting as much of a foot of snow for the philly region overnight monday into all day tuesday. >> we got almost every register running right now. >> over the weekend shopping frenzy kicked off at the acne bala cynwyd. >> we're selling milk, eggs, juice, soda, that's what they're buying the most right now. >> stores like acme and true value in roxborough, actually had to restock winter items like salt and shovels, things they packed away for the next

winter. this this one essential item on her shopping list. >> a big storm coming up so i asked if we could get a new slay. >> oh, in only we could have snow day as well. meanwhile, penndot began pre treating the roads last night of course, that work will continue throughout the day today. governor wolf already urging people to really avoid unnecessary travel. tonight, especially during the morning commute tomorrow when the snowstorm is supposed to be at its worse. for now live in south philly, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> tran, thank you, wishful thinking for a snow day. >> live look at philadelphia international airport where a long lines are already forming at the check in and security areas. lots of folks trying to get out of town before the big storm. now, here is the good news, airlines already issuing travel waivers and allowing pass inning tears change their itineraries at no cost. airport officials urge you to contact your carriers. >> pennsylvania governor tomorrow wolf said state

agencies are attacking pro-active steps to keep the winter weather manage l recall. eastern part of the keystone state prepares for the worse, governor's offers asking commuters to help. the statement reads in part i ask resident and commercial drivers across the commonwealth to prepare to avoid unnecessary travel on roadways during this time, as to let road crews and emergency responders do their jobs and minimize dangerous travel. and stay with "eyewitness news," as we stay up-to-date on the storm watch. you can follow us morning, noon and night on tv, on line, go to cbsphilly.com or the app. >> police are investigating is a shooting that left a man dead. and they're now trying to identify him. the man found shot in the head at 60 ' and regent street near the cemetery just after 8:00 last night, he died at the scene, but did not have any identification on him. so far no arrest haves been made. >> philadelphia police are also trying to find out who bound and bruce add teenager with autism. police say the 16 year old boy was found outside in the

freezing cold, in the 800 block of north 42nd street. investigators say his feet were bound and has bruises around his wrist and now in stable condition. >> california man who admitting the white house fence due in court today. twenty-six year old jonathan tran took off running, toward the south entrance of the white house friday night. secret service agent stepped in, stopping tran in his tracks. now the man claims he had a a i appointment with the president, he said they were friends. authorities searched him found two cans every mace, tran was charged with entering restricted grounds while caring a dangerous weapon. >> washington is still reeling from president trump's explosive allegation that is president obama authorized wiretapping in trump tower last year. the president made the accusation through series of tweets. read tells us, now facing mounting pressure to provide -- >> either retract or provide the information that the american people deserve. >> republican senator john mccain calling on president trump to substantiate his claim former president obama ordered wiretaps on trump

tower during the presidential campaign. >> president trump has to provide the american people not just the intelligence committee, but the american people with evidence. >> the house intelligence committee set a monday deadline for the justice department to present evidence backing up trump. house speaker polaron also saying he's seen no evidence of trump's claims. >> have you seen anything to suggest there are wiretaps? no? >> the pressure on trump substantiate, comes a mid mounting concerns about ties. including former trump advisor, roger stone, who is downplaying twitter communication the on line persona who claimed responsible for hacking into the dnc. mccain also saying he wants former trump campaign manager paul to be questioned. >> mr. manford relationship with the stooge of vladmeere putin. >> manford facing renewed scrutiny, hacked messages from his daughters suggesting

ousted russia president victor during time of deadly police action against protesters in kiev. asked about the text messages, manford said comment on what? there is nothing. cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> well the brackets have been a news dollars for march madness, and the cats are the top dogs. >> wildcats overall number one seed for the ncaa men's basketball tournament. main line was rock whg the news came down last night. the team will leave for buffalo today ahead of the expected snowstorm that we keep talking about. they'll take on 16th seat mount saint mary or new orleans, and the wildcats say they're just taking it one game at a time. >> great accomplishment. i want the guys to enjoy it tonight and then tomorrow we just want -- actually tougher, tough, to prepare. we've done this once before. we got monmouth. and got beat in that. i think we might have been a one seed. am i right? almost got beat.

>> how about this? it has been ten years since the florida hurricanes won the last back-to-back titles in march madness. wildcats go for their second straight championship beginning this thursday at 7:00. right here on cbs-3. and now that we know we're all teams are in the bracket, it is time to concentrate, focus, concentrate, people, pick the winners, head over to cbsphilly.com brackets, $5,000 cash in amex gift cards. >> great day for the irish, and those had wish they were irish. >> so we are the second longest parade in the united state of america. so go united state. >> philly wears green and braves the coal. one of the country's oldest saint patrick's day parade. >> not impressed by the snowfall in this town? find out why the people who live here are fascinated by what we take for granted during the winter. >> ♪ >> waiting is the hardest

part. ♪ >> indeed the waiting is the hardest part. specially when you don't know how much snow we're going to get. katie is here to help. just minutes away when "eyewitness news" this monday morning. >> monday, monday, monday. >> ♪ >> ♪

>> it is far from beach weather, off the coast of north carolina, the snow came down, wilmington yesterday,

now, this amount of snow, but local meteorologists say it is unusual to get this kind of snow late in the season. >> i mean, i feel like it is unusual, ya, inch, yes, but i feel we were past this, looking forwards to spring, summer. >> you kept on talking about this for days, i kept saying shush. >> right? >> now we can blame it on rahel instead of me. >> wait. >> all right, because you guys know that i always get heckled for any, you know, any time we have any kinds of crazy weather coming in, why did you bring this? i didn't bring it, i'm just the messenger, right? let's back up, get you out the door first and for most. do have plenty every time to still prepare for this. either two separate pieces to this. for one thing, you've got some snow already breaking out across the midwest, once moving east, then a coastal low will join up, ends up with a nor'easter. what that lend up bringing, very heavy snow, starting as

early as 10:00 tonight. really something between about two a.m. and noontime. that's alone window of time, folks. there will in the city i think sleet mixes in with this, will limit the snowfall totals for us here in philadelphia. but you're going to get nice full buy to the north and northern most suburbs, the winds also very, very noticeable, potentially going to help bring down power lines, the snow does begin to taper afternoon time, and specially past ten p.m. but tomorrow mess after day. with the winds picking up take a look at this, it really peaks through the late morning of the early afternoon where you see the red contours, talking gusts, easily in the had's, if not 50 miles per hour, and it may actually end up being blizzard conditions for ocean, monmouth counties up toward new york sit if i that's where your travels take you. meantime winnie everywhere, just at its peak during the mid to late morning. and even into the evening, still talking gusts as high as the 20's, so very, very windy

day. that is noticable, feature of this forecast, how much snow are we talking in the sit because of the sleet mixing in? still going six to 12. what you're looking at least a foot, at least a foot through the lehigh valley, north most chester, western montgomery upper berks. very quickly meet me show you the seven day. out the door with traffic. i expect cold air to stick around all week, but thankfully this storm is long gone, by the time we wrap up our week here. >> yes, good. at least we know so tomorrow morning, going to be a mess, a mess. so this morning, enjoy the open roadways. make out your plans today for how you will get to work, how your commute will work tomorrow morning, because it will start early, will run through around noon-ish whatever. so, woodhaven road eastbound thorton road this morning look outside looking good, although, just starting to build levels based anywhere we look. take a look in new jersey, 42 freeway northbound creek road, what we are looking at there. you can see still traveling at posted speed but probably won't be for much longer.

i would say around 6:30, 6:40, start to drop little bit. starting to see some brake lights go off. heads up on that. you are starting to slow down just little bit. then talking about this vehicle fire in hammonton, in urge new jersey, good news southbound, lanes, have now reopened. so route 73 at fleming pike, all lanes were blocked. southbound, you just reopened. you can still use that alternate, egg harbor road to get around that. makes it a little more comfortable. we do still this accident, vehicle went into pole, in abington, thompson road at woodland road, maybe starting to slow down around the area just little bit. right now, jim, rahel, over to you. >> thank you shall meishament philadelphia goes gina as another saint patrick's day parade is celebrated over the weekend. bagpipes players marched down market street yesterday afternoon, high school bands, and irish step dancers also participated in the fest testify tis. this year people came from all over the count troy celebrate irish pride in our city. >> i'm a snow birds now in new

jersey, easthampton new jersey, i came over the river and celebrating saint patrick's day here in philadelphia. >> invigoratingment feels good. everybody's happy. great day. great music. >> to kick offer yesterday's fun a mass at saint patrick's day is officially this friday. well the spca releases end fooling g alleged abuse at an animal cheryle. we'll check the headlines in a moment. >> also, a dolphin body slams a surfer down under. and it is caught on camera. hear what the surfer has to say about it next on "eyewitness news" this morning.

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showers saturday, sunday, sunshine, brightens up with more some sunshine. >> all right, katie, thank you now for a look at newspaper headlines across our region. >> in the press of atlantic city allegations of abuse of the atlantic county animal shelter are unfounded according to preliminary report, but the local spca. animal right activists freeholder meetings to make wide ranking accusations, from not treating dogs for heart worms, dogs could otherwise get adopted. >> from the burlington county times birth four was on full display, at the girl scouts center at camp kettle run sunday. the history center houses scouting memorabilia from the firm superintendent every central and southern new jersey. >> delaware county student raise for childhood cancer sunday, annual 12 hour two hour dance man tore, with college student, resident, families. >> and that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware

valley. >> man got unexpected surprise while surfing off the coast of australia. >> that's saying the least. video captured the moments a dolphin dropped in on his wave. take a look. you can actually see the dolphin leap through the air, and landing on his surf board knocking him into the water. while in the air the dolphin did try to avoid him by tilting his body to the right but it was too late. >> did you see that? he landed, look being in the back. >> what is this guy doing pretty much the next minute you know the dolphin just pretty much takes him out. >> he was not injured, despite the video, even kept surfing afterward. he thinks the dolphin tried to avoid him. >> how does he know that? >> i don't know. he's the surfer, he's out there, but -- >> man's got a story to tell that's for sure. >> we're taking the next couple of days.

trang? >> reporter: penndot is ready, are you? i'm trang do, live in south philly with how crews and your neighbors are preparing for the snow. >> jan, jim, you're in rare form today, and that's saying is a lot. march madness is back, so is villanova. we'll talk to another coach that's been there. meisha? >> rahel, talking about the calm before the storm in the world of travel today. snow coming in to disrupt our morning commute tomorrow. so today enjoy the dry roadways, still a few accident and disable vehicle, all of the updates coming up. first, taking a break, stay right where you

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>> well, look now, wait until this time tomorrow. most of the area is under a winter storm warning. >> and the mass exodus, live look at philadelphia

international airport, where we've seen long lines throughout the morning. some airlines issuing travel waivers ahead of the big storm, airport officials urge you to contact your air carrier. >> morning, everyone, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel sulliman. just about 6:30, what you can know today in your morning minute. >> no, 7 inches or something? >> foot and a half. >> i expect at least a foot. >> did you guys bring all your snuff. >> still, you'll need salad. who wants to eat sam add during a snowstorm? >> the department of justice has until today to produce evidence that president barack obama tapped trump tower. >> meanwhile, california man who admitted to jumping the white house fence friday night is due in court today. >> it is time to go dancing. villanova wildcats are the number one overall seed in the ncaa tournament. >> some of these games are a cake walk. if you go in, you think it

will be a cake walk, you'll be humbled. >> let fly. >> rookie dario drops career high 29-point for the sixers. >> joe em embiid saying rookie of the year goes to darius. >> good news on the sport front. nova, sixers, beat the lakers 118 to 116. >> again, okay, storm, but we've been lucky all winter long. >> indeed we have. >> this was brought upon you, you kept on complaining. >> listen. >> about the dreary weather, like shush. >> you can be the optimist, my my words, he'll be explaining. >> no, i won't, i'll bring my waffle maker. >> jim has promised to make us waffles in the studio tomorrow. so no one can complain about that. i'm all in. yes, we go get the storm coverage if we have waffles sitting next to us, right?

but we are expecting as you guys said pretty substantial storm system, there are good things that come with storms like. >> this we actually want a snow cover to help with soil moisture down the road, so good thing in the long-term, but short-term, yes, big problems for us there is same time tomorrow. there is one piece of the puzzle over the midwest, coastal low will move up the eastern seaboard to help bring us, starting tonight, then into tomorrow. but you still have window of time to prepare here, guys, heavy snow, that's definite, more of mixing that takes place southeast of the city. wind gusts peak up to 50 miles per hour in spots, we will talk about this coastal flooding, scattered power outages, snow covered roads, all impacting us, starting tonight. specially tomorrow. looking at current temperatures, this cold air setting the stage, thankfully that winds is light for now. it does start to pick up with time later tonight. that's when winter storm warning will take effect, but for now, you have got sunshine. so at least it is that proverbial calm before the storm. you have the time to get ready for it.

but little later in the show, of course going to walk you through more of the impact timing more specifically also snowfall totals because it is going to be something that we definitely need a break from the snow blowers. >> a lot of us at home think about what kind of car you're driving tomorrow, because that much snow, if you have rear wheel drive, sports car, well it will be a disaster, no other way to say t looking at disable vehicle, 309 southbound past the turnpike pulled all the way off to the right shoulder. yes, today we are dealing with nice dry wrote ways, calm before the storm. tomorrow looking okay. i'll say starting to build levels right now basically anywhere that we look. so 309 south past the turnpike, disable vehicle. looking okay there. traveling at supposed speeds. we are starting to see little bit. odd any enough, the 59 south at cottman right now actually looks okay. but northbound side that's really actually starting to heat up a lot. heads up. moving in the southbound direction at 95 anywhere, we know monday morning it will be

very busy. delaware vale, or delaware county rather, 995 north at 452, take this all the way up to the airport, this is what we are looking at there starting to see levels there, as well. but starting to traveling at posted speeds there. accident here the boulevard southbound, this is going to start to slow you down. at harbison avenue, a bus went into a pole here. you can see all of the yellow letting you know you're not traveling at posted speeds around that area. and this accident, abington, also, a vehicle went into a pole. so a lot of travelers driving right into, not sure what's going on, thompson road at woodland road. heads up. that's still out there. we will talking about a vehicle fire in the next ten minutes. >> busy morning, meisha, thank you. looks like some folks celebrating snow day soon enough. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live from penndot salt yard in south philadelphia. trang, some of us thought were you done with winter. we know how you love this. >> reporter: oh, i am a definitely done with winter but guys do you have pay the bills, and speaking of,

penndot, start appreciating these road last night. they're continuing this morning, and take a look, we have plenty of salt to do. that will we had very mild winter with minimal snowfall, so what i'm told is that later this morning, these trucks will begin loading up to again pre treat the roads. meanwhile people across our region are preparing for a snow day. now over the weekends, the shopping frenzy kicked off at the acme in bala cynwyd. lots of people buying up milk, bread and eggs, many stores like acme actually had to restock the winter items like salt and shovels, actually had pack them away for next winter. with forecasters predicting as much of a foot of snow monday into tuesday, all of those products had to be brought out. >> we actually took the rock salt and shovels out of the sales force last thursday, so we are just walk them back up again. we're selling milk, eggs, juice, sodas, what's they're buying the most right now. >> and the last march snowstorms dumped upward of foot of snow on our area

happened in 1993. so guys, i'm really hoping that that is not repeated tomorrow. but for now, liver in south philly, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> us too, trang, us too. >> thank you. and stay with "eyewitness news" as our weather team tracks the upcoming winter storm. you can follow us on air and on line at cbsphilly.com. new documentary perspective of michael brown's family raising questions about what led to the un armed 18 year old's death by police back in 2014. hena daniels shows us newly-released video reignite g tensions in missouri. >> the film stranger fruit is pulled from the perspective from michael brown's family, his mother joined the cast castd crew at the red carpet in austin yesterday. >> i was surprise today hear that two years later there was a video. >> the film maker claims newly uncovered surveillance footage from the early morning before michael brown's dot, proved

that brown did not steel from the convenience store he was accused of robbing before the fatal encounter with officer. >> it was a miss understanding. >> video appears to show brown hands the clerk an items that looks like a small bag. and the clerk hands brown a shopping bag filled with ciagrioos. the he he heads to the towards, hand a bag back to the clerk before leaving. >> director spoke with cbs this morning, said he trade aid bag every marijuana for the item. >> he didn't take anything from the store. for the store to claim that he took something and then went back, why on earth would the clerk give him something, put in a bag and then realize oh, by the way, give me that bag back? >> a lawyer for the convenience store says the documentary doesn't state proof or fact. >> the notion somehow he had paid for them, put them aside and was going to come back in the morning, is just a silly their. >> i claims removed part of the video that shows clerks

demanding he pay for the the product. hena daniels, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> new york governor andrew cuomo ordered an investigation into more bomb threats. police say about 300 people were inside the jewish community center of greater rochester when the e-mail threat came in sunday morning, this is the second threat in less than a week. according to the anti-defemation league, there have been 152 threats this year against jewish institutions, in 37 states, and two kad and jane province cents. >> philadelphia in the wissinoming section gathered in the waning of the desecration at mount car member sel tear. hundreds of headstones toppled last month, but last night dozens par pace path dollars in candlelight walk around in central park. event organizers say their goal to come together for the community to unify. >> i think it is important for people in this local community to show that they won't stands for hate. they won't stand for disruption and desecration. >> $74,000 reward for information leading to arrest

and conviction. fire officials say a fire that claimed the life after toddler and also led to the death of responding fire official appears to have been caused by a recharging hoverboardment call came in 8:00. three year old was returned to the hospital where she died of her injuries. >> my grand daughter, can't replace her, the pain, so deep. >> fire lieutenant also died after he was in a accident on his way to the fire. governor tom wolf is ordering flags to be flown at half staff at the capitol complex and facilities in york to honor him. >> still no word on the cause every joni sledge, member of the philly based group sister sledge was found dead in her home in phoenix on friday. she was 60. music legend, kenny gamble reflect on sledge's life, and the annual wellness breakfast.

>> death is a part of life. and as we mourn her, we just give thanks and pray that she is -- and pray for the family. so we are family, sister sledge. >> we are family. pledge and her sister, debbie, kim, kathy formed the group sister sledge in 1971 right near in their hometown of philadelphia. we are family became the group's pitch in 1979. >> joe biden will be in our area today to celebrate the launch of research institute. former have i president and his wife jill spent the day yesterday at the south by southwest festival in austin texas. the keynote speech festival biden shared his only regret after deciding not to run for the white house. >> i would have loved to have been the president who presided over the end of cancer as we know it. the only bipartisan thing left in america is the fight against cancer. >> biden lost his son beau

biden to brain cancer two years ago. today the former vice president will launch of the biden policy institute at the university of delaware. well you may not believe what you're about to see. the strength of mother nature knocks the winds out after cycling race and its competitor. finds out where this happened coming up next. pat? >> reporter: good morning, jim. we are live here at the palestra on the steps of the university of pennsylvania, getting ready for the coaches tip-off breakfast, talk a little bit of tournament. the st. joe's hawks head coach phil martelli coming up in a couple every minutes. >> ♪ >> ♪ let me be >> ♪ >> keep me hanging on ♪

>> and tracking the snowstorm, just hanging on. katie's updated forecast just minutes away. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪

>> incredible video from capetown, winds knocked bikers offer their bikes. organizers, no surprise, to cancel the bike race, it just

stopped those bikers in their tracks. >> preview of what's coming our way, most highways here in off cher test minnesota 09 miles south of mini haha snow covered and dangerous. >> got between six to 7 inches yesterday, the snow is expected to pass through that region this morning. and it is coming our way. >> here comes. >> don't run. >> remember, you're stuck in a snowmobile, when in doubt, throttle out. >> maybe by tomorrow? mini haha. i thought that was meisha. all right. so like my summer camp when i was growing up. let's take a look at eyewitness weather watchers, in a chill right now from the watches this morning, a lot of observations, thank you all so much for sending them in. i start things offer by going further off to the north, 13 degrees from john jenkins, within the last 15 minute, very light wind, and handling

carly simon, anticipation, yes, keeping me waiting. now we will not bring you through my sinking any longer. nice clear skies in dover. and knowing we already docking that proverbial bullet, thank you very much. mainly rain event, mixing granted down in dover. but looks like there will be a rain snow line that does set upright along i95 give or take hands full of miles. now we switch gears here, go on back to the maps, take a look at the storm in question, at least one of it, you can see, right now, some snow still breaking out across the midwest, yep, that's headed our way. one piece of larger puzzle again we are going to end up with nor'easter, building in, another area of low pressure riding up the coastline. and as those two pieces converge, we end up with a lot of strong wind, and a lot of snow. now, because the rain-snow line is basically over our tri-state area, going to see lighter totals down southern new jersey, southern delaware.

but, the heavy snow mixing with some sleet here in the city between two and 12, because of the mixing in the city still ticking to the guns at six to 12 inches in this darker shade of blue. but it easily at least a foot, bull's eye, right, lehigh valley, northern most, upper bucks count ills. then the totals drastically reduce going south, because there is so much that will likely take place, but this will not get underway until later tonight. you're got until even right through the evening drive to get yourself ready here. 8:00 p.m. when the winter storm warning goes into effect, snow and wind, all day tomorrow, basically, but the heaviest falls in the morning of course. why wouldn't it? we look forward to wednesday, thursday, friday. still cold. but at least -- >> katie just showing some pictures from the midwest, minnesota how snow at this looks right there. i just got a text saying my youngers brother on the way to the hospital right now with his wife who is in labor. having a baby right now. and by the way, it is

conditions back there are not good. so we'll fee they make it to the hospital. hopefully so. i'll tweet out better, i'm be an aunt by the way for the eighth time. 309 south, pulled off to the right. looking good here. congestion levels around this time, everything is looking really good. but i will say now that, 7:00 hour, starting to get busy and take a look at the boulevard, pulling in the southbound direction toward the schuylkill, slow down little bit. so this is the time i start to say i would start to factor in couple of extra minute in your morning commute. tomorrow another whole ballgame. enjoy the dry roadways as we have them today. tomorrow the snow is going start very early throughout our entire morning rush until around the noon-ish hour. so factor that in, do not bring your sport car out. also the roosevelt boulevard accident harbison avenue. still out there, as well, jim, rahel, back to you. >> thanks, meisha. new concussion sensors may be just what athlete and their

coaches need to prevent further injury. >> complications from concussions can last as long as days or lifetime. have invented when they call censors, tie them to headbands players can way during a game, help coaches decide whether a player should stay in the game or take a break. >> need to develop a senser that can help decision that is need to be made on the spot within seconds. >> players take a hit, they take it out of the helmet. they hope the invention can help trainers and coaches to help the health of their athletes. >> a lot coming up on cbs this morning,. >> charlie roads is back, he joins us live from new york with a preview, welcome back, charlie. so good to see you looking good. >> oh, boy, you know how to make a boy feel good. thank you so much. how about villanova and duke in the same bracket? how about that? >> here we go. >> there you go. good morning, jim, rahel.

we are being interesting the massive blizzard taming aim at millions of americans, plus we have our own john dickerson on the new projections about the gop health plan. than question: how many people could lose coverage? and this, more people are treating their pets with pot. dangerous effect vets are worried about. all of that and more. we'll see you at 7:00. >> looking good there, charlie, glad you're back. >> thank you, thank you. >> well we're celebrating the villanova wildcats as charlie just said, top seed in the ncaa men's basketball tournament, but more going on than just the game. >> this morning the tip-off breakfast for the 19th annual coaches versus dancers tournament. pat gallen live at the palestra we special guest. pat, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys, yes, you took the words right out of my mouth. the 19th annual coaches versus cancer tip-off breakfast. before the tournament begins on thursday, they do this every year, right here at the

palestra. we do have special guest we will talk to in just one second. first charlie rose mentioned, villanova and duke in the same bracket. that's a tough piece. villanova at the top of the number one seed overall in the ncaa after they bathe creighton saturday at madison square garden to win the being east tournament championship 74 to 60. huge game, hart with 29-point. looking forward to another long tournament run for the villanova wildcats team. should be interesting run. because if they do get to the end of this regional, duke will be the number two seed and they're a hot team right now. so to find out little bit more about what villanova has to come is the head coach of st. joe's phil martelli. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> doing well. let's talk about nova and that bracket d they have a shot at the repeat. >> absolutely. what they've done this year has been spectacular. and i think that we have to think about villanova wins

this year tournament, not repeat, just adding, adding really outside pressures. they don't feel that inside the program. that championship is theirs. those rings are theirs. those nets are theirs. they're not coming away from the main line. and as they go into this tournament, i think they are approach has been spectacular. carried themselves like a champion, like championship program, headed by championship coach. and i think that people need to look at this and enjoy this for what is going to happen thursday, and then what will happen saturday then everybody regroup and see what they can do in the sweet self. >> so they do have a bit of a difficult season regional bracket. duke is the two seed. but some really talent 1 teams, florida is until the east, smu is in the east. do you think they'll have any trouble specially the second game, runner up in the big ten tournament champion? >> i think the other way around. people have to be worried about villanova. this team is

clicking on all sill end ers. they lost three games all year. only one where they were at home against butler. they play extraordinary basketball. and they play to win every possession. so, i think in this tournament whether you look at it nationally, i think the one's and the two's, teams seeded one and two, clearly different the only thing three that can get into the mix is icla. they score easily. i but i think it is clear these are the best a teams in america. >> we like what we're hearing from you, fill if i, thank you very much. appreciate t have fun today. >> we really appreciate it. >> fill martel fry st. joe's university, guys, he feels pretty confident, i think a lot of people around here do feel confident. interesting tournament, starts thursday night 7:00 here on cbs-3. >> all right, pat, thank you. a lot of pressure but we think they can do it. >> we'll be right back with three things you need to know three things you need to know before we apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky,

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>> before you head out the door here's what you need to know. >> snowstorm goes into effect at 10:00 tonight expected to bring measurable snowfall to our area. >> travelers already seeing the snow before the storm. some airlines, travel waivers at no cost. >> among those headed out early the villanova men's basketball team, head to buffalo where they'll play thursday night at p right here

on cbs-3. >> that's three to go. >> last check on weather and traffic. >> i want to show the snowfall map. you know what the expectations are, at least a foot, dark shade of purple, lehigh valley even as far south as north most chester county, western most montgomery, upper bucks. here in the city likely see sleet mixed in, no picnic here either, six to 12 inches of snowfall expected. >> this will not get underway until at least 10:00 tonight. so the window still pretty broad. >> all right, thank you so much. we have a more serious accident here, bus went into a pole. harbison avenue, heads up on this. it sounds like it is getting very, very slow moving around there. again, it does sounds like this is a little bit more serious than what we were originally anticipated so just heads up. plus take a look how busy it is out there right now. ninety-five south, betsy ross bridge, very busy right there, just stay on top of it. the schuylkill, or 95, give yourself extra 20, 30 minutes right now. >> okay, so guys, it is monda

monday. snowstorm coming. here is something to help you get through it, national -- >> always falls first day after daylight saving time. we need to catch up, and here is a look at our news room. show coming to ends, little catching up cat nap, getting ready for all of the snow coverage coming our way tomorrow. studies show ten to 20 minute naps. most effective, when midday hits. >> what would be our midday be like? 8:00 a.m.? >> by the way our executive producer wants you to know they really aren't sleeping. >> oh, right. >> we go out there and oh, suddenly they go great show. >> that's cbs this morning, extreme measures one is take to go boost company moral. >> remember to join us bright and early tomorrow for the latest on the big snowstorm. >> have my waffle maker ready. >> i'm bringing the powdered sugar, and the orange juice. >> have a great day. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> ♪ good morning. it is monday, march 13th, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." the biggest snowstorm of the season takes aim at more than 50 million americans. the latest forecast for the systems expected to dump more than 2 feet of snow in some places. a crucial scorecard on the republican health care plan is expected today. we'll learn how much the obamacare replacement will cost and how many people could lose coverage. plus more people are treating pets with pot. the potential dangers vets are worried about. but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds.