stretch. lots of layers. windy and frigid. real feel temperatures in the single digits. actual air temps in the low teens. the storm system we are watching, the energy moved ashore. that is important. once they are over land there is better sampling of them. you can start to hone in on a solution. high confidence that we will have a major east coast storm system. in particular the mid-atlantic gets the brunt of this one around d.c. to virginia and as far north as new york. for us, saturday afternoon into sunday morning, we will live on the edge of this storm system. we expect a very sharp cut off between who could see significant snow and who will pick up no snow at all. we will take a look at potentials and biggest totals in a bit. clearly a lot is undecided. stay with eric and the weather team the next few days for the latest on the storm.

a shooting on the blue line. two people wounded as the train pulled into the maverick t stop. christina hager is live with the latest. >> reporter: david, right now, police are looking for the gunman that shot two men. first 29-year-old as he was getting off the train and a 43- year-old on the platform. we spoke to a witness who got video on his cell phone. >> there is an individual here lying on the ground. >> reporter: marty says you never know when something like this might happen. he was heading out to get new glasses, just boarded the train in east boston when -- >> just at that moment i heard or shot. and then what i saw was the people in my car started from the doors. was going on. i could see there was a body.

blue line service stopped leaving dozens of passengers in the bitter cold waiting for a ride. transit police if planning it started with an argument on the train. >> one male pulled out a firearm and fired at least two rounds at the victim striking him. the fight then spilled on to the platform. >> i heard two more shots and a couple of ladies came on to our car crying. >> two men shot with what police say were nonlife- threatening injuries and a lot of witnesses shaken up. >> the first thought that came not only to my mind but to everybody, are we in the middle -- is this something -- is this a public shooting. >> reporter: after those scary moments, the blue line trains are back up and running while police continue to look for the gunman last seen running away

christina hager, wbz news. back to you. >> scary moments. thanks so much. more breaking news tonight. a verdict in the trial connected to this horrific crash. liam martin has the details. >> reporter: the driver has been convicted of negligent operation. nikolas papadopoulos was 18 years old when he crashed into a pickup truck on the arbor way. prosecutors say he was speeding up to 80 miles per hour on that narrow road. a passenger in papadopoulos's waist down. the pick up driver suffered a recovered. verdict was red. to read guilty. he changed his mind when he learned the deal included two years in prison. we will see how much he gets 3rd. the maximum is two years.

behind bars. florida supreme court declined to here his appeal. he was convicted of tipping off whitey bulger about appending indictment in 1994. now a developing story. threats against schools all across the state. a recorded message warning schools about a bomb on campus. take a look at this. all of the cities and towns that received the threat, there were 15 of them, for all of them it turned out to be a false alarm. this is more than a nuisance for police, teachers, students and parents. bree sison is live in newton. >> reporter: newton north high school is one of several dozen schools threatened since last friday. in an automated message, a recording was saying that there were bombs placed in backpacks and students would be shot as they tried to flee the school.

agencies are investigating this but evacuating the schools and trying to figure out who made the threats is wasting resources that could be used somewhere else. newton north high school surrounded by police and fire trucks, a scene that played out in 15 towns across the state including arlington where it was clear a hoaxster frustrated officials. >> what do you have to say to the person or persons? >> i like forward to meeting you. >> -- i look forward to meeting you. >> difficult decision because it involves a lot of students, very young students for that matter that have to be moved. >> reporter: moving students creates lingering problems for educators because the buzz among the community doesn't go away instantly, according to the director of the massachusetts association of school superintendents. >> just a ripple effect in terms of the number of people whose anxiety increased and

>> tim scott says our state has the best public schools in the country. doing nothing isn't an option in these cases so resources, most significantly time must unfortunately be spent creating protocols and procedures. >> even when they are low level incidents like this where we get robo calls or continually seeing computerized threats. you can't just dismiss them. you need to do something reasonable. >> reporter: so, all these local towns are working with the state police and the state fire marshall through the fusion cerne connected to the fbi. law enforcement reminds the fbi that it is a severe felony to call in a bomb threat tunisia punishable by up to 20 years in prison and $50,000 fine. bree sison, wbz news. back to you. >> serious, no question. thank you. mayor marty walsh delivers

address but he won't get the warmest reception. >> those are demonstrators outside of symphony hall. they are protesting the budget problems in boston schools. he says education will be part of the focus along with housing and public safety. watch the state of the city address live on wbz tonight at 7:30. now the afc championship and sunday's game will only enhance bill belichick's amazing resume. he has 23 play-off wins and will be coaching in the 10th conference championship game tied for first place. levan reid joins us. the only state he cares about is the super bowl ring. >> that his the thing. this week you will hear comparisons between tom brady and peyton manning. look at the what have you done for me lately. tom brady has 42 touchdowns and

peyton manning nine touchdown and 23 interceptions. right now. patriots fortunes start and end with the man under cerne. brady took a beating at the end of the regular season. a week of rest and protection for the offensive line and he the chiefs. broncos understand brady won't be rattled easy in this one. >> that man is automatic. you won't rattle him because you hit him hard. i tried over the years. he is a great competitor. he knows it's coming. he will cry about getting hit but he will take the hit and get up and keep going. >> he is a great competitor now a cry baby. what? kick it off at noon with a two- hour edition. then the game at 3 followed by the fourth quarter postgame show. really, cry baby. had to go there?

changes to help out the team. i will explain. >> i don't think tom brady will be on the injury report with hurt feelings. >> no. our team is heading out west for the championship. still to come cheering on the pat imrots in style. the -- patriots in style. >> a quick stop for food turns

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coming up this weekend, people with weddings on saturday, lots of sports. people are starting to look at whether they should reschedule things. >> i have my daughter's birthday party saturday afternoon. i am listening carefully to what you say.

he gives me chocolate when i push the storm farther south. keep hoping for more treats in the newsroom meetings. wait one more day. there are things to work out. we are four days away. the timeframe is saturday into sunday. the onset would be toward saturday afternoon. the location the entire megalofolis corridor. is it a solid hit or just on the fringe where some towns get snow and others are completely missed. that is not worked out. coastal concerns either way. on shore winds. full moon saturday with extra high tides. the short term, the cold. cold across the northeast. we have lived up to a reputation for the middle of january. the deputies of winter.

gusting to 35 in portsmouth. extra chill to the air. not quite as cold as last night but not fun. if you are outside, lots of layers and make sure the pets are not out very long. windchills in the single digits all night and tomorrow morning. breezy tomorrow. windchill values in the teens. tomorrow a little less bite to the air compared to today. looking at temperatures in the low teens. feel like temps in the single digits. northwest 10 to 20 with higher gusts overnight. chilly tomorrow morning. as we head into the rest of the day, temperature rebounding close to 30 degrees. a january day and making sure you are prepared for the cold out there. sunset at 4:42. high near 30 in boston. new bedford 34 degrees. five degrees warmer than today. through the rest of the week, quiet, breezy, cold. friday more of the same. dry through friday night then we track this developing store system.

strong storm system developing in the mid-atlantic. blizzard conditions, huge snow, likely over two feet around d.c., virginia. any plans here? i would think about rearranging those. we will be on the northern periphery of this. a nice edge between who gets the big snow and who gets little. the highest confidence zone is in blue. the chance of snow extends across new england. this does not look like a northern new england storm at all. i wanted to break it down where the highest risk is, over two inches and that could be much more than that. the highest risk cape cod island, south shore the higher totals. moderate risk happening in the boston area. northern massachusetts and new hampshire very little and maybe no snow at all. being there are four days left there already things to monitor. i wouldn't rearrange plans at this point.

we will have a better handle by tomorrow. i don't want to rush and throw numbers out because that does no one any good. we are watching saturday through sunday morning and continue to keep you updated here and online. david and paula, back to you. >> all right, goes eric. unfortunately, the patriots won't be playing at gillette in the snow. they have to hit the road. driving to denver. >> jim smith takes us on board a bus that is a tailgaters dream. >> reporter: welcome aboard the ultimate tailgate bus. they bought the converted school bus in 2009 and slowly

>> we got a couple of nice speakers up here that were donated by a friend. these up here were, too. we are hdtv capable. minivan seats off craigslist. >> dirt from the 2004 red sox world series game 4 pitchers mound and a furry mascot. >> for a pats fan, this is heaven, nirvana. >> working on it is fun. something. you start toward a basic strip bus. >> this bus gets attention when before games. in fact, this even has their own theme mu sick. >> what is the reception like on the road. >> they like the music, not so so much the team. we get a few things thrown at us, a couple of hot dogs. >> it has traveled to cleveland, buffalo and charlotte.

>> on to san francisco. >> in foxborough, goes jim smith, wbz news. >> the one thing that would make that bus more fun? levan reid. he would have a blast. >> levan you heading that way. >> if they do i probably will. an ez pass would help them out. time for everybody to do their part and help out the team. do not wear orange. i am not going to we are any orange ties. this unbelievable orange jacket that i have from the boston marathon i won't have it. apparently i web site through a lumber jack phase. i won't wear it. you know i have an orange flower. not this week. every little bit helps.

hurt his shoulder against the chiefs. the pats put jerod on ire r. he played in all 17 games. 47 tackles and one sack. this is the third year in a row that his season ended on the injured reserve. tom brady had the evening over peyton manning but a lot of credit to the defense. even when he was a defensive coordinator for jets, he gave them fits. it can lead to a crazy cat and mouse game. >> don't want to make it easy for them. you can out smart yourself sometimes trying to play too much of a mind game. manage a great quarterback. >> more on the big game, brady lost in '11 but he didn't have all his offensive weapons.

defense got picked apart by ben roth less berger -- ben roethlisberger. >> they will do what they think they have to do to win. they put the game in tom's coming out fast. you never know what you will face. but, you know, we know how great a player he is. he got his weapons back intact. big challenge for the defense. >> he knows it. tomorrow night. every angle from the mile high city and a special amc championship edition saturday at 7:00 on wbz and on sunday we start things off at noon with a two-hour edition of patriots game day. kick off at 3:00 followed by the postgame show. bruins taking on the canadians.

bruins mess. dave crutchy won't make his this has got to go. i don't know hop i have this but it's got to go. >> throw that out permanently. >> you were in a nirvana video. rare move for the historic isabella garner museum. what will happen to some of the

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some of the paintings will be moved. most of the museum is laid out as mrs. gardner left it when she passed away but the oldest part of the museum needs roof work so the curator tells boston magazine she is taking the opportunity to move 25 works to a new climate controlled wing. >> if they want to move it to my living room i have air- conditioning.

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walsh live on wbz. >> thanks for watching. >> see you back here for wbz news at 11:00.