fun. >> wait, wait, wait ♪ significant flooding and debris, possibly freezing for several days. >> i have a generator and a snow blower and gas tanks in my car. >> millions are hunkering down as the bomb of a winterer storm is descending. thousands of flights are cancelled and schools are closed and many are just riding it out. >> this morning a political storm raging in washington. president trump's lawyers threatening steve bannon with legal action over explosive comments to an author. >>furious and disgusted. >> the nation's biggest

millions and powerball are approaching a combined jackpot of one billion dollars. >> and early today starts right now. >> great being with you on a thursday morning. >> the east coast is bracing for what is being called a bomb cyclo cyclone. a powerful winter storm bringing hurricane force winds will dump snow from virginia to new england with areas getting a foot or more. city and state leaders taking no chances. closing school s in places like boston and new york. >> the storm is expected to cause problems with travel on over 2500 flights of. they have been cancelled and including 90% of flights from the new york laguardia airport. the same storm has many in a deep freeze, with some cities seeing their first measurable

decades. we have more. >> reporter: the year's first marriage snow storm, bringing the south to a stand still. >> it looks like we are not moving anywhere any time soon. >> reporter: white-out conditions in south carolina highways and headaches for drivers on i-95. some braving the cold to walk pets on the highway. for southerners a sight seldom seen. >> they closing the roads and everything, so we got to get in. >> reporter: this bridge in shar charleston, shut down. >> this is amazing. >> reporter: and frigid in the sunshine state. tallahassee seeing their first measurable snowfall in 28 years. >> it is snowing. >> reporter: in florida, major airlines waived change fee force flights in the northeast and more than had a dozen airports in the souths i. is this snow the talk of the day? >> it is. >> repr:

in the unlawfnaval system. you have to understand your environment if you have any chance of succeeding in my mission. >> reporter: in new york and new england, rivers are turning to ice. homes battling bursting pipes and crewing spreading salt and sand, combatting crippling condition cans on their way up. >> we are toing to have exceptionally -- we are going to have exceptionally strong wintd -- winds. >> reporter: areas along the coast are seeing single digit temperatures before getting relief from the weather on monday. francis? >> all right, thank you. >> let's go to our meteorologist michelle grossman on this bomb-o-again s bomb-o-genesis. >> it will drop 24 milibars in 24 hours. and this will drop 45, that means it will be an intense storm. we are watching the snowfall engine parts on of

jersey, delaware and southeastern pennsylvania, long island, up in to connecticut, it's a massive storm, it's affecting a lot of people. taking a look at all the warnings along the coast here. blizzard warnings from virginia all the way up to parts of maine and we are going to see strong winds here in hurricane force winds in parts of may. we will see snow totals not too bad and the roads are so cold, anything that sticks is going to cause a problem. 2-5 in philadelphia. 4-7 in new york. as we go to the north and east, it will get higher, 7-12 in portland. and up to 15 in some locally higher spots and also, blowing and drifting snow, some dangerous condition cans. some white-out conditions in those spots and the winds are going to really gust. we are going to see winds near 48 miles an hour, and up to 46 in boston. that could cause dangerous conditions. again, power out enl ages and potential for

house is in full damage control. the president of the united states in a war of words with his former chief political strategist. national newspapers in morning putting their feud on full display, the president going so far as to sues steve bannon, sending him a cease and desist letter. he accused him defaming the president via liable and slander. this is after bomb-shell revelations from a tell-all book from michael wolff. bannon accuses donald trump's son of treasonous acts. and the president has said that his former confident has lost his mind. we have more. >> explosive new claims from steve

trump tower meeting was of treasonous and unpatriotic. saying that all that were there should have called the fbi immediately. >> did the president's son, donald trump, jr., commit tre a -- treason? >> that's a ridiculous accusation. >> they are going to crack don junior like an egg. he warns. the president first learned about the meeting a year later. and trump is fuming. >> i think furious, disgusted would certainly fit when you make outrageous claims and completely false claims against the president, his administration and his family. >> the president unloading in an extraordinarily blistering statement. saying he has nothing to do with me and my presidency. when he was fired he lost his job and his mind. steve does

base. he is only in it for himself. but president president trump showered bannon with praise after his departure. >> i like steve a lot. >> bannon gives credit to the special council's probe, saying it's all about money laundering and that robert mueller is going after the president by zeroing in on those close to him. >> this is strategic by bannon to show that he had no part in conduct that he may perceive as ricky by other members on of the trump team. >> the book is based on two 200 interviews. and it calls to question his view of well. causing one woman a piece of tale and using a expletive to describe sally yatess who he fired. and as for the inauguration day, the president was angry and feeling slighted by the obamas and celebrities that refused to perform for him. bearing the brunt,

trump, who according to the book seemed on the verge of tears. the first lady's office is dismissing it as fiction. wolff claims that the first daughter and her husband have entertained their political future, agreeing she will run for president. and talking about the demands at the white house, reprimanding the housekeeping staff for picking up his shirt. saying if my shirt is on the floor, it's because i want it on the floor. and one more colorful quote from the book, on election night when it was clear that mr. trump would win, his son, told his friend that his dad looked like he had seen a ghost and milania was in tears and they were not tears of joy. >> thank you. >> well, nbc has not confirmed much of what is in the book. but we can report that the president and mr. bannon have not spoken since the first of december. however, banno is speaking out, dae fending the president on -- defendinth

president made a huge mistake bashing you on twitter. i think it was devastating. i hope you can forgive him for that. >> the president of the united states is a great man. i support him day in, and day out. whether we are going through the country giving the trump miracle speech, and i appreciate the kind words. >> now, to one plane passenger that was fed up with delays and took matters in to his own hands. the plane had just landed but learned that the plane would be on the tarmac for 30 more minutes. he decided he enough. he opens the emergency door and steps on the wing. and seems to think of jumping off and then changes his mind. he was talked back in to the cabin and was later arrested by local police. >> we all have to wait, buddy. let's bring back in michelle grossman with more on the storm of. michelle? >> yeah, we are going to watch the nor'easter all day long. tracking t

another piece of the puzzle is this air coming in behind the storm. we are talking about another blast of arctic air, single digits in some spots. currently we are waking up to four degrees in indianapolis and 26 in washington. that's a look at the weather story and here's a closer look at the day ahead. >> watching the northeast for blizzard like conditions along the coast. blowing snow and dangerous winds and tricky travel. to the south and east, it's a cold day in florida. 47 in jacksonville, and 50 in dallas. and 30 in memphis. back to you guys. >> all right, michelle, thank you. the senate's two newest members, a pair of democrats have been sworn b in by vice president mike pence. jones won in a contentionous election. and tina smith, replacing al

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massive nor'easter coming up the east coast, affecting everyone on the northeast as we go throughout thursday in to the early part of friday. this is is prompting warnings up through maine and blizzard warnings, the pink is the winter storm warning and there will be a sharp cut off, and then to the east, a lot of snow and dangerous blowing snow as with well. philadelphia today, 2-5 inches and new york, 4-7 inches with wind gusts up to 45 miles an hour. to the north and east, we are looking at 7-12 in portland and higher amounts as we head through the higher elevations. winds up to 48 miles an hour. we will be watching it through the day and in to friday and bitter cold behind it. >> thank you so much. >> just ahead had, we have a bizarre police chase in california. we will show you more when we come back. shawn evans: it's 6 am. 40 million americans are waking up to a gillette shave. and at our factory in boston, 1,200 workers are starting their day

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next on "news4 today," we're working for you as you wake up because the snow is coming down. the latest on school closures and delays as well as what to expect if you commute into work this morning. the snow is still falling and it's

we've been talking about the cold for days, but now it's the snow that has us in weather alert mode this morning. good morning everybody. it's just about 4:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'

this morning. what's called a bombogenesis. this is what's hitting most of the eastern seaboard this morning. it's a real thing. >> we have several crews working for you at this hour. sheena parveen and the latest on the storm. >> very intense area of low pressure offshore. it's quickly getting stronger. for us, we're seeing snow across the area. you see it on radar. it's coming in waves around the district. as we zoom in here, the areas that will see the least amount are parts of northern virginia, shenandoah valley, maybe parts of maryland to the northern areas near pennsylvania. we have storm ranger in parts of new jersey, closer to new york. seeing a lot of the snow bands moving in. what we can expect today is this system pullin