bracing for the worst up and down the east coast blizzard warning in effect as storm. >> snow coming into dc latest the hour by hour on when it arrives here at home and hop to expect -- how much to expect. >> patriots prepare to leave for the mile high city with a farewell at foxboro. >> the mistakes making a big splash. >> live from the channel 4 studios in boston, wbz news at noon starts right now. >> right now at noon we are watching and waiting. washington, d.c. on alert as millions along the east coast

storm you can see a live image of the white house right now. doesn't look like there's snow yet but it's coming soon right now 23 states has some type of winter watch or warning good afternoon i am kathryn hauser. >> i am chris mckinnon this could be one of the biggest storms in history depending where you are. danielle niles is tracking it and joins us with the latest. >> could be a top three storm for dc as the snow hones in on the nation's capital. we have winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings all the way from portions of alabama louisiana, england. red shading from dc to philly to baltimore to long island to new york city and newark included, are the blizzard warnings. for us here in southern new england we have a winter storm watch that will likely be upgraded to a warning by this evening for the south croft bristol plight south county and cape -- plymouth county and cape and islands. the snow is advancing into dc within the next hour or so. thunderstorms off the coastline

a sign of the storm center that's going toe redeveloping off the carolina coastline. ice in between and we have had thundersnow in nashville lots of ingredients into the storm. what does it mean for us the rest of the day today it's quiet and chilly the winds subsides temporarily and through the remainder of the day. tonight the clouds thicken tomorrow and 7 a.m. we are doing just fine. the snow will be in new york city at that point and coming back through southwest connecticut. that snow advances from south to north during the course of earl i yf noon and -- early afternoon. and it's knowing along mass pike. north of the border no snow. this is a sharp cut off what we have been saying with the tighgradient in snowfall. midnight bans and southeastern massachusetts with near zero visibility at times with blowing and drifting snow. and by sunday morning, the sun is out across the interior and last of the snow one more burst wrapping up by late morning.

accumulation it's a sharp cut off northern massachusetts this is essentially nonevent a dusting of snow and one to three from far southern essex county including the city of boston and worcester and get to providence south shore back down to the south coast and we have three to six inches and those amounts held towards the lower end on the outer cape and nantucket with a little more wet sloppy snow and mixing that may occur. gusts coastal concerns and i will have all of it coming up in a couple minutes. >> all right thanks very much. right now washington, d.c. under a state of emergency a snow starts to move into the area. 77 million people are in the path of the storm which could paralyze some areas. don champion reports. >> reporter: the national weather service says the snow and sleet that disrupted the morning commute in arkansas and north carolina could turn into one of the ten worst storms the east coast has ever seen. >> we see this as a major storm.

>> reporter: washington, d.c. mayor's says her town is expected to get the brunt of the weather. conditions not experienced in 90 years. there could be up to 3 feet of snow by sunday. schools and government offices are closed and the region's mass transit system will close later today. after getting caught off guard by an inch of snow on wednesday city official said they are better prepared for this storm with a fleet of more than 500 salt and plow trucks. blizzard watches and warnings extend north to philadelphia tomorrow. the new york city area is he canning up to a foot -- expecting up to a foot and new jersey coastline is preparing for a 8 foot easy storm surge. mike's seafood oner moved equipment higher than the 34 super storm sandy. >> after sandy we watch everything a lot more closer. >> reporter: the storm is expected to linger through several high tides. don champion, cbs news

>> and the storm is forced the cancellation of thousands of flights from today through the weekend. up and down the the east coast there have been long lines at airports. any cojacobs is live for -- nicole jacobs is live at logan where people are trying to beat the weather. hey nicole. >> reporter: hey kathryn. things mellowed down a bit at logan passengers are not terribly affected as they were earlier today. still they he recognize the trickle down effect of those delays could change that. the much talked about nor'easter is making its way up the east coast. already impacting north carolina and poised to dump possibly feet of snow on out mid atlantic. crippling travel and inconveniencing passengers. nervous. >> reporter: at logan the effects are few poured highlighting a handful of cancellations but travelers arekeeping their eyes peeled. >> i've been look at the forecast and we may get hit.

trip to the north central part of the country is a must. >> going to see my grand kids. >> reporter: new england dodges a direct blow it is the trickle down effect many are dreading and anticipating. >> i took the opportunity to reschedule my return flight to ensure i miss the storm. >> reporter: but for some traveling to toronto is par for the course and they developed a mind set that works. >> if i get canceled i get canceled and if not i don't you can't control the weather. >> reporter: and for traveling grandmothers it's a matter of keeping your fingers crossed. >> monitors are reading on time. so, when i get to new york we will take the neck leg -- next >> reporter: and that's the name of the game really taking it one step at a time. there's a big question mark on impacted. many airlines are offering the

impact to travelers. jacobs wbz news. >> thank you. the winter storm forcing changes to amtrak schedules. the acela and northeast fight schedule. passengers should check online for potential changesremember to get the up-to-date weather information with this week answered storm and any other storm with the cbs boston weather app. it's free in the google or apple app stores. this noon the patriots are making the final preparations for the afc championship game and in just a couple hours they will fly to the mile high city. >> we are days away from a showdown that we hope leaves a path to super bowl 50. susie steimle is live at gillett stadium with much more. jesusie. >> reporter: -- susie. >> reporter: hi we are use to the the early morning hours but some of the patriots players were tired when they got called in for a 7:00 press conference this morning. it's been a busy day at gillette and they are

on the game on sunday. the coach says he has kinks he wanted to work out before then. nobody thinks this is going to be an easy game it's the last time we will see the patriots championship game. they snuck in a last practice before flying to denver friday. >> it's like a regular kind of wednesday, thursday practice. >> reporter: coach belichick says the road to the super bowl involves as much scheme as basic skills. >> nothing more important than fundmentals and no play is good without that fundamental. it's impossible. >> reporter: the pats lot of to the broncos in another so being fathered by three doesn't mean much -- favored by three doesn't mean much. >> so they are a good team. >> reporter: fans agree this won't be an easy win. >> i don't think it's going to be busy -- easy but i think they can do it. well coached and they are great tom brady is the best ever. >> reporter: mark has been to 10 playoff games and this year

who is a fan of the team and >> edelman. >> reporter: why? >> i think he's good player. >> right. >> and not bad to look at either. >> reporter: everyone has their predictions for how the game will go. >> nothing. >> reporter: nothing. >> 37-14. >> reporter: you think pats will win this weekend? >> i think so. >> reporter: and their eyes on a repeat championship. >> i am looking forward to going to the super bowl again this year. >> reporter: the patriots have a lot they are battling in denver not just the broncos but they have to deal with the altitude that's tough on the players and this is one of the loudest stadiums in the league and are hoping the energies from the fans and confidence from gillette travels with them for the game on sunday. susie steimle wbz news now back to you. >> thanks very much. wbz is proud to be the official patriots station. the team is in denver ahead of the game with live reports from the mile high city all weekend.

special live championship edition of patriots all action. 7:00. then on sunday, two hour edition of game day at noon and stick around with us for the 3:00 kick off you will only see the game right here on wbz. then right after the game, join us for the patriots 5th quarter post game show from my tv38. part of the cambridge condo build something board up after a big mistake. a jeep came crashing through a wall and went into the pool. police say a valet was driving the suv and when he accelerateor instead of the break and crashed through the 12 museum way building and then end up in the pool. minor injuries. police trying to track down somerville. both dogs are pomeranians the male named caesar weighs 14 is 7 pounds.

from the apartment before 7 on tuesday night. a career criminal is back norton teen. police say that steve mudge broke into a home while two teens were inside. a 14-year-old girl hid in the closet and calmly called 911. officers say when he realized the teens were there he ran but down. several areas police officers are -- area police officers are recovering after minor injuries after a chase a man robbed a store in south when officers tried to stop the car the driver took off and drove into walpole. police cornered him and arrested him. he is injured and facing several charges. and new at noon, a major water main break floods a brockton neighborhood. the 20 inch main at north mainand i ames street broke and one building howing the home cra cay fate building was flooded about another water main break 8 years ago and shut

water in the area was then shut off for period of time but has been restored. a university of virginia undergrad arrested in north korea on suspicion of spying. according to north korean official otto wambier was arrested while on a tour due to a hostile act. cincinnati ohio. john kasich called the arest unexcues -- arrest unexcusable. 12 marines including corporal christopher orlando have been declared deadch the tuesday. the marines went missing after two helicopters crashed off the coast of hawaii last week. massachusetts is one step closer to a hands free law. the state senate passed a bill to make it illegal to use the wheel. you to use a hands free device in the car. 100 to $500. this is not a done deal yet.

and get the governor's signature before it can become law. thanks for being here this noon. coming up, don't mess with this clerk. the dramatic video showing how she fought a would be thief. >> and skyline changes. new questions about one of the city's iconic landmarks and why it could be lights out. >> and a major recall of a popular baby brand that parents

a brockton store clerk fight back maria alves says what man wearing a hoodie threatened her with a knife she grabbed a wooden club she keeps behind the counter and hit him once and he took off. she says she won't-scared away from her business but won't hold a grudge either. >> i hope that he gets the help

sunday and i will pray for him. >> >> police hope the video will track suspect down. this is the second time someone tried to rob her store. it's one of the most iconic symbols but could it be a thing of the past? the building that houses the neon sign is being sold by boston university. since the sign is on a lease space, it would be up to the new owners if the citgo sign would stay or go. by the way efforts to make the sign a city landmark failed back in the 1980s and no one has tried again since that time. this noon the east coast storm creating headaches. look at the problems in north carolina several tractor trailers jackknifed on the busy highway. the road had to be shut down because of it. >> and it's only just the beginning right? >> this is it. storm is ramping up and they had snow and ice in the carolinas and snow back down to alabama so this storm is plenty big. >> i couldn't believe how big it is.

>> yeah it's impressive and it's working in our direction. the rest of today will be quiet for us and the impact in new england compared to the rest of the nation in general is going to be fairly low. now you get back down to the south coast and that's a bit of a different story. so it's a big storm. east coast has been affected by thunderstorms by ice and by snow and the wind as well. but we are steady as she goes. the highest impact is along the south coast of new england and time frame in terms of the tomorrow night. coastal concerns as well with strong winds kicking up the seas. seas will build especially late on saturday and the sunday morning high tides we will talk more about the coastline in a second. outside right now, the temperatures running in to 20. 28 at logan airport. dew point is fairly low. humidity is at 39% and wind is from the northwest and it's a little gusty, so the real feel now. and the wind chills in the teens from worcester to manchester to lawrence.

setting the stage for the snow. we get a winter storm watch in effect and here we go in at areas in blue and south coast of new england to cape cod and it's upgraded to warnings by later this evening. here is the zoomed out view of the storm. the moisture down in cuba. all the way down in cuba. snow advancing into dc probably in the next hour or so. you can see it closing in. snowing in richmond and most of virginia and that will continue to advance northward through the day today. by the time we get to tomorrow mork it's snowing in new york city and bridgeport can't cut and it's not -- connecticut but not for us at home. tomorrow morning is quiet. the clouds will thicken up and will look like snow but the flakes won't start up yet. it takes a little bit of time to come up to the mass pike. by late afternoon and evening. notice a couple flurries in the merrimack valley by 6 p.m. but not much farther. it's sharp cut off mid

those are the deeper blues you see here and the wind is going to be quite strong at that point. so it's good timing for the height of the snow overnight but it will create near zero visibility in southeastern period overnight. sunday morning, the sun is out across the interior. one burst of snow comes through and it will nd by mid to late cape. snowfall amounts, talk about a little if anything a dusting boston. city itself talking one to three that extends into southern worcester and back down near taunton foxboro and that's where the amounts ramp up. we may be on the lower end of the totals to the outer cape and nantucket because of the wetter consistency of the snow and we may get a little mixing that goes on toward the outer cape and nantucket. you have to figure the water temperatures are in the mid-40s this time of year. now let's talk about the wind. high wind watches in effect for the vineyard and nantucket. that's when we may see some of the strongest gusts up to 60 miles per hour.

the hour by hour because the wind ramps up from mid to late afternoon. gusts over 40 at the coast and 50 from plymouth to the cape. for an extend period during the overnight, by sunday morning that wind is shifting around. and to the north and then northeast. coastline we will watch closely two tide cycles. saturday evening at 11:02 astronomically high because of the full moon and sunday morning minor to pockets of moderate coastal flooding possible. by monday much quieter temperatures in the upper 30s and 40s by tuesday and a gradual cool down through in the it'sel part of the week. now back to you -- middle part of the week. >> back to you. a major recall from a popular baby brand. britax is recalling more than 71,000 infant seats because the carrying handles can break. the recall effects b-safe 35, b-

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