captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> a tiny bit of relief for those living in the northeast corner of the country. the historical blizzard that pounded the region overnight has moved offshore but that left plenty of damage behind. massachusetts was one of the hardest-hit states. j. gray has a closer look at the aftermath. >> good evening. in some areas, the snow is almost two feet deep. what we are learning is the determination to fight back runs deeper. the wind and snow have finally stopped and across it in when the focus has turned to what would be a typical recovery. >> the police and national guard have been working in tandem. >> but these are the most important teams right now -- crews working through brutal conditions to restore power to hundreds of thousands, many still without heat. >> we are working hard.

we are working 16 hour shifts. in this weather, that's tough. >> it was tough to dig out dozens of cars. across the region, many of the roads have reopened but are very messy and public transportation is offline. which means of those who want to get around have to be a bit creative period >> going down the hill. trying to ski in boston for the first time. >> sleds, even a kayak. but for longer trips, airports have reopened but flight options are limited. for most here, the journey is not as much about distance as it is determination. their destination -- back to the way things were before the storm. a trip that will not take days but weeks. >> here in maryland, the storms there is but a few dozen utility

crews are up north dealing with the large amount of power outages in the region. sarah sampson is at bge headquarters. >> whatever there is a weather event, utility companies up and down the east coast to try to help each other out. there were hundreds of thousands without power in new england and the dna is working to restore the power. -- and bge is working to restore the power. fighting snow, hurricane strength winds and 650,000 people were without power. friday when most people in the region were hunkering down, crews headed towards the storm. >> we sent 40 of our personnel up to new england. so they could help out with the outages. >> massachusetts was the hardest hit. officials say 400,000 were without power. next was rhode island were 180,000 or 1/4 of all households

were in the dark. baltimore crews are working in connecticut were 38,000 customers are impacted. >> they are working around the clock so they can get customers back into service as quickly and safely as possible. >> the spokeswoman says that they are part of several assistants networks up and down the east coast. >> we will request crews from other states that have not been a hit as hard as maryland. when other states are hit hard by harsh weather, we can make sure we can send some of our crew to help them, as long as not to jeopardize in our own system. >> if that is why they decided -- have not decided whether or not more crews will head north. forecasters are saying another storm could be headed in this direction. >> once we see what the weather does, we could send additional occurs if requested. >> in maryland, the only part of the storm system we felt was the wind. about 4000 people lost power because of it.

less than 100 of them were still without power at last check. >> well, we were scared for that, but you say another storm is on the way. >> the wins in that storm got up to hurricane force. we only had winds into the 40's. they got all the snow. we just had rain in a couple places let's look at the radar. and show you how this storm progressed. during the day today, there was some of night before, too, but you can see how the storm was spinning off shore. the snow bands stayed over connecticut and massachusetts and rhode island. a good part of the day today. here are the estimates of how much snow fell. these are not all necessarily the totals, but in the ranges of the 6-1 2 on the cape. west of boston, 24-36 inches of

snow. in connecticut, 36 plus inches of snow. that is an average that the rate are estimated. those are phenomenal numbers. i believe they have updated boston. this is the fifth biggest snowstorm may have had on record. boston will get some rain and some snow but they got all snow on the storm. there is more out there. we are set up to see the potential for another storm. >> baltimore city police make an arrest in the deadly triple shooting in january. we are told at 26-year-old ricky horton shot two men and a woman of around 530 on january 15. we learned that a 25-year-old died from his injuries. the chairman of the maryland republican partay is resigning.

he announced his resignation today declaring a desire to pursue other ventures. his resignation takes effect on march 1. diana waterman will serve as the chair until the spring convention when a new chair will be elected. of former maryland first lady could be jumping into the political scene. kendall ehlich will join the republican delicate and the u.s. senate candidate in teh forum on thursday, february 14. applications must be submitted to the county council by noon the next. john leopold resigned after he was found guilty of misconduct. they have 30 days to fill the seat. no one has submitted an application of small brick for

police in california. the message authorities are turning to to track a wanted fugitive. we >> are humbled that so many people are giving to our cause for our daughter occurred >> if the community rallied to support a girl who suffered nonmedical setback after another. we have reaction from her family as they received an incredible act of gener

>> tonight, close to 1000 people enjoyed a chocolate affair. they retreated to a chocolate inspired dinner. a lot of decadent desserts created by area restaurants. the event raises money for health care for the homeless. chocolate and health care may seem like an odd combination, but organizers say they can go hand in hand, >> chocolate has

always had medicinal purposes and for the thousands and thousands of years, and certainly tonight, it is medicinal. >> healthcare for the homeless aims to get people off the streets and provide them with health care, addiction treatment and social services. today was also at a day of celebration in server in a park where the park for shop hosted eva conklin day. the 10-year-old was diagnosed with the tumor last year. she underwent surgery to remove the tumor but then caught meningitis and had to be placed into a medically induced coma. she has suffered a series of strokes and she was left with only the ability to blink. her father was humbled to receive more than $6,300 in donations. >> what it allows them to do is that she will have many years of their big pictrapy.

speech, music and horseback riding therapy. >> back in october, the breakfast shop teamed up with ton y pann to create the "panwich." donations were collected from patrons. eva marie will be honoring that child at the park for shop. if he would like to nominate a local leader, someone who strives to make their community a better place, go to our website wbaltv.com. click on eva's link. back now with john collins. >> and looks like we might be getting into a groove. >> a good or bad groove? >> that depends if you what snow or not. >> i want to stay where i am. >> maybe there is some snow --

how much? it will not be that bad. 29 at the airport. inner harbor, 36. clea

>> another first for nasa.

the rover has tunneled into a rock on mars. the probe is working to analyze the rock powder. scientists believe it may hold evidence of an extinct water based environment. it could take weeks to get results back. the current chief of the l.a. police department says he will reopen the disciplinary case that led to the firing of christopher dorner. the 33-year-old is wanted in three murders suspected to be revenge killings for a career he says was undone by racist colleagues. authorities are taking an advantage of a break in snowy weather to search for him. >> turn yourself in, because we will find you. you have disgraced the public safety, the police profession. turn yourself in. >> authorities say dorner is a

military sniper and should be considered armed and dangerous. officers are guarding more than 40 people mentioned as targets in his manifesto. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast. >> quick check of the radar. still some flurries on cape cod and also up in the state of maine. we're going to switch our focus to a storm developing out to the west. in the dakotas and nebraska. moving into the mississippi valley at this stage of the game. it will be moving across the country and coming east by monday. we are in a mode know where the storms are going to be out over the atlantic and do something, so that is more conducive to the potential of more nor'easters. that is not a guarantee or a forecast. 40 and 28, those with highs and

lows. close to the normal. minus 7 was the record low in 1934. 34 annapolis. 36 cambridge. parkton in the 20's. never got out of the 20s in western maryland. clear skies overhead right now. the departing storm and the approaching storm out to the west. wedged in between is this area of high pressure. that is sunday's weather. that developing storm out west. once this moves of the picture, then it will allow the storm to come in. it will track over us and bring that cold front into the area. overnight tonight, nice and quiet and cold. 17 to 25 with clear skies. the winds will be calm. sunset at 5:37. are getting sunlight a little bit later, an hour more sunshine and we had back in december.

45 the high tomorrow. a lot of sunshine, although we will pick up a few scattered clouds by the end of the day. 5-10 knots on the bay. water temperatures in the mid to upper 30 's. this is one computer models idea of what will happen. here is the nor'easter and here is the developing storm out to the west. it come in on monday. it looks like a typical cold front. no big deal. then we have another one. most of it goes to that self, but it starts to shoot off to see. at the end of the week, we have another one coming across. and it looks like it wants to develop into something of a nor'easter, although we do not seek it -- probably will not be as strong. that is one computer model with

one idea. all the computers indicate about three systems coming through this week. so we'll put one on monday. tomorrow, 43 the hon. one on monday mostly are rainmaker, although there could be a mix pre dawn. wednesday, a wintry mix with a high of 42. next weekend, a better chance perhaps of some snow which some colder air. >> thank you. not scarend wind did some folks back into their clothes. thousands of people stripped to the dissipate in today's events. the event invites runners to raise money for the children's tumor foundation. good pictures. so we're still talking about

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>> this is not this season morgan state had hoped for. the bears and the eagles are 12- 33. this afternoon, a chance to forget about their records. the rivals squared off against one another. mitchell and the eagles tried to snap a four game losing streak. not today. jackson on the break is rejected. finishing it off and cut in the bears' lead to 2. morgan takes control. the coach -- he throws it down. a tough time inside. he misses the second time in

here, the bears and the passing does not get much better than this. morgan state goes on to win -- 80-51. umbc hosting vermont. joey gets the three, but umb wasc playing catch-up. vermont showing their outside game. the jumper. he finishes 18. vermont wins 67-55. house and on the road knocks off georgia state. -- towson ioon the road not soft georgia state. tim hardaway jr. the three. michigan takes the lead. wisconsin -- the inbounds to bent rent. are you kidding me? in ot, for 3.

he hits it. wisconsin storms the court, of setting michigan it 65-62. the wolverines became the third top three team to lose this week. joe flacco is travel agency has been working overtime since the quarterback won the super bowl mvp. first you went to disney world and then david letterman. today flacco attending fashion week. he was there with his wife. one of the highlights for joe flacco was getting to meet tommy hilfiger. >> met him yesterday. he was such a great guy, such a cool person to meet. seeing his clcothes, it was cool to meet the guy. a lot of opportunities come up u when you win a game like that.

it will be fun for the wife. >> lucky for the capitals they are 1/4 in into the season. plenty of time to turn things around after 2-81-start. they erupted against the florida panthers. caps up 1-0. the goalie gets the long pass. top shelf on theodore. third period. ovechking makes it 4-0. the caps win 5-0. john collins i

>> in it looks like there will be three things coming through the next week. monday, wednesday and sometime next weekend. none of them look strong right now. one might have any kind of potential on saturday. that is seven days away. most of the week we will spend in the 40's to 50. morning lows around freezing. so a wintry mix or rain is what we have in the forecast. >> justin bieber on snl coming up. thanks for joining us tonight. we will see you tomorrow night. have a good one. ♪ we now return to the super bowl on cbs. [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome back. i am james brown with dan