good afternoon. i'm don scott. >> i'm jessica kartalija. here's what people are talking at and watching closely today, the north east bracing for a super winter storm with as much as 3 feet of snow expected to fall. blizzard warnings are in effect from manhattan to maine. it's already starting to snow isn't the big apple. it's expected to keep coming down with the heaviest accumulations tonight and tomorrow up there. here we've got rain starting well before dawn. commuters at penn station had their umbrellas up. gloomy skies remain but the rain has stopped for a moment. will we be seeing any snow?

wjz is live with first warning weather coverage for you. marty bass is in the out back and meteorologist tim williams in the weather center. good afternoon, tim. >> good afternoon. we are watch ing ing two portions of a system coming together. the juice of it all is moving up the coastline. you see that. marty and i were just talking about that. with these types of colors if this had been a tropical storm of any type we would be concerned. it's moving up the coastline. the second phase is moving on in. that's bringing with it the cold air. that's moving on into the northeast. in between, we don't have much going on here at all. we do have a winter weather advisory on the tip of the state and they're not even a major concern. they're not even on our list issued by the national weather service. they will just alert you that there could be some winter concerns as these storms continue to move on through higher elevations and the tip of cecil county over in northeast, maryland. this low is moving up. the precipitation type a rain event except for

maybe tonight when the temperatures drop. for more on that and what we can expect, sending it out to marty. >> reporter: thank you very much. good afternoon. let's take a look at a graphic. we've been hear ing ing of a 2 foot plus snowfall. my worry are the areas effected by super storm sandy. this is one big upper level nor'easter. that means maybe steady winds on those coastal areas of 50 miles an hour with an occasional gust of 70 to 75. that would be a hurricane strength gust. there's going to be problems with title surge and high tide. that's another part of this story to keep your eye on. you're going to be seeing a lot of love shots. there are other areas in new england that are going to get it worse. take a look at where that cold air has

settled in, over new england. for us our air is going to start coming out of the west. you can see that there's really not a lot of frigid central canadian air. that means some mild conditions for us for the seasonal. meteorologist tim williams will expand on that during our first warning weather segment now from the dry outside back inside. >> thank you. a powerful winter storm is getting ready to slam the northeast. carly hall has the latest for wjz from harford, connecticut. >> the first flakes started falling in new jersey around 6:00 a.m. new york city jogers and dog walkers took the friday morning flurries in stride. by tomorrow manhattan could be buried under a foot of snow. >> if it gets crazy i'll stay in. if not keep moving.

>> parts of new york and new jersey that are still recovering from super storm sandy are bracing for powerful winds and storm surges. hundreds of plow trucks are ready to spread 250,000 tons of all the salt. >> people are preparing for 2 feet of snow. power outages are a major concern because hurricane force winds are expected to hit this city. >> this home dee d -- depo was busy this morning. people are stocking up. >> i got some extra milk, extra flashlights. it's not that bad as long as you have everything you need. i wouldn't say i welcome it. >> amtrak trains will stop running between new york and boston this afternoon. many airports are shutting down, canceling thousands of flights. >> many schools across new england are closed today or letting their students out

early. remember to stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage. for instant updates go to cbsbaltimore.com. there's some breaking news this noon. robert gladden, the teen charged in the perry hall high school shooting will be tried as an adult. the decision was just made. the 15-year-old is still facing the charge of attempted first degree murder. he's accused of opening fire inside the school cafeteria on the first day of class back in august seriously injuring daniel borowy. a troubling story out of annapolis. police say they found the body of a 2-year-old child allegedly killed by her mother. 25-year-old chelsea booth is charged with first and second degree murder in the death of her daughter, cassidy. authorities found the little girl's body in a pile of trash. at last check booth is being held without bail. after days and days of waiting for an explanation we know the probable cause of the

sub power outage. ron matz is live with this. >> reporter: the cause of the super bowl black out was a faulty relay. the device had been installed to protect the stadium from the cable failure. the power failure cut lights to about half of the stadium for 34 minutes, halting play between the ravens and the san francisco 49ers. the device has been removed and replacement equipment will be installed. don, back to you. >> thank you. power company officials say said that relay performed without problem during the sugar bowl. the black out was something ravens head coach john harbaugh joked about on the late show with david letterman. harbaugh walked onto the set to the song we are the champions. he was asked a number of questions including how it felt to beat his younger

brother in the super bowl. >> i like the way it turned out. that was good. it started well, finish ed well, there was that little thing in the middle that was distracting. >> i think we have video tape here. this is you during the black out. who are you talking to? >> that's mike cantor with the nfl. >> what was the issue? >> there was a concern about the restaurant after the game. >> while harbaugh was on letterman wide receiver jacoby jones was on jimmy kimmel live. the most popular people are who were the jerseys on the field in new orleans. one of them surprised an entire school full of children. mike schuh is live with more on torrey smith's visit to that elementary school. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. you know, when you win the super bowl you become very popular. everybody wants to stop you shake your hand take your picture. the nfl knows that and they're sending out their stars

the try to influence kids to live healthier lives. >> this years under a special program, all the children at chase elementary are fed breakfast. >> apple juice milk and rice crispies. >> just put your book bags in the coat room. >> the same is true at ms. gray's classroom down the hall. >> i'm excited for the kids today. >> are you noticing how she's dressed? she has a secret. some of her kids are going to find out about it right now. >> [screams] >> what's going on? >> yes that's the realtor ri -- the real torrey smith. when asked about the lombardi trophy, torrey pulls out his phone. >> when we flew back we were with it. good stuff. it's all shiny. >> the kids are star stuck. >> this is

the first time they've been silent, which is the funniest thing for me to see. >> what do i say? i was so excited. >> now you don't think they would only share torrey smith with these 30 kids do you? >> torrey smith. >> [screams] >> 300 kids screaming like that. >> reporter: so torrey told me after wards the experience of winning in new orleans and seeing that parade and looking at the people's eyes, that's a feeling that he and the team wants to feel again. i think we all wish them good luck. i'm mike schuh reporting. back to you. >> thank you. smith also tell telling him after wards that he enjoys days like this because he remembers what it was like to look up to adult athletes near his hometown down in virginia. >> i love him. he always does things like that.

he's such a good guy. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, still on the run an expolice officer accused in three murders remains at large. are authorities any closer to tracking him down? >> justin timber lake is taking over. he's already conquered the music and movie scenes, now he's trying on the title of creative director. we'll explain coming up. >> a drain -- a rainy friday. will it turn to snow tonight? tim williams will be back with your first warning weather forecast. complete coverage continues with don scott jessica kartalija and first with marty

. it's cloudy and 41 degrees in central maryland right now. your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. the search continues for a former los angeles police officer wanted for a shooting sfree. christopher dorner is suspected of killing a police officer and her geyon -- feyf --

fioncee. e-mail accounts own ed by the bush family are hacked. someone hacked private telephone numbers and addresses. they were publiced publicish -- published on goes ship website. singer and actor justin timberlake lands a new gig with a beer company. in a statement budweiser said timberlake would provide music for the brand. he's said to appear in a bud light platinum commercial set to air sunday during the grammys. we're seeing a lot of clouds but no winter weather as of right now. your complete first warning weather forecast now just 2 and a-minutes -- and a half minutes away. >> first here's a look at

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he wanted nothing to do with us. yep tlshgs he goes there he goes. we're going to find interstate a home. on sunday by the way the spca has a ravens victory celebration where all adult dogs and cats will only be $52. that's quite a deal. when you adopt these animals they've seen a vet been taken care of and there's a bit of a cost involved. if you think give interstate the home he deserves that would be a good thing. it's just like real estate, location location, location. the location ain't here. take it away, pal. >> it certainly is not. 41 degrees right now . we're on the mild side of the storm rolling up the coastline. our average high is 43. we are pretty much on target. 29.81 the barometer. 36 oakland, 40 elevator kin, 46 down in ocean city. despite a bit of a

slick start in some parts of the area temperatures have rebounded nicely. rock hall checking in at 37. northeast wind across the region, higher winds up towards elkin at 20 miles per hour. everyone else just a light wind. just follow the trail of snow, the blue indicating the snow. we have two portions of this system moving through one up the coastline bringing all the rain and moisture, the other one moving in from the west going to tuesday with that and -- going to fuse with that. all the snow primarily in new england and northeast. the winter weather warnings are up north and northwest of new york. there's a blizzard warning that you can't see. all the heavier snow up to 3 feet in new england. temperatures are going to drop a little bit. we will get into the 30s.

for the most part rebound is nice as we head into the mid 40s and up around 50 degrees by the weekend. sunset today at 5:37. gail warnings in effect after 6:00. high tide is at 5:16. 44 rain and drizzle through the day. maybe a snow shower late in the afternoon into the night. 29 degrees for your over night low. 37 mostly sunny and windy. >> i'm going to give you a great stat. 100 days until the preakness. >> wow. love it. remember, you can see the 55th annual grammy awards on wjz 13. tune in sunday night at 8:00. coming up, why you may want to stay away from southern style foods. details coming up in health watch. >> i've

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that's living big. the normal has now jumped up to 43 from 42. the long march to spring has begun. >> i'm ready. don't miss tonight 's cbs prime line up with blue bloods at 10:00 to be followed by wjz eyewitness news at 11:00. >>