the housing in new brunswick has been around since 1988. the recovery program itself started around 1983 under lisa laitman. our program and the recovery house we describe as not a treatment program-this isn't like going to rehab. what the recovery house is is a residence hall which supports people in recovery. students have to be sober at least 90 days to get in. you know, i would prefer a longer time than that. but they made a commitment to recovery and they're in 12-step programs. whether they go to aa or na, it doesn't matter, but they need to go to one or the other a few times a week and have a sponsor. i am devin fox. i am a person who is in long-term recovery. what that means for me is that i haven't used a drink or a drug in over 3 years. and recovery has really provided me with a life that's really worth living, something that i never had before. to look at my dreams that i thought were totally dead, totally dead. i didn't think i was going to go back to school. i didn't think i was going to graduate with my bachelor's. i didn't th

provinces. 40 centimeters is expected to fall in no rush gauche of -- and noblesse scotia and new brunswick. -- nova scotia and new brun swick. >> boston remains quiet as emergency crews tried to clear the streets to get the city moving. >> it will take some time to get this moving. it is a necessary prerequisite to getting power restored. >> damaging homes, flooding streets car prompted evaluation. many are still without power in the region. travel by car or by flood is no easy task. suburbs of new york were also buried. >> it's absolutely horrible. hopefully it will be 50 degrees on monday and this will melt. there's no place for this note. >> dozens of vehicles are still stranded on long island expressway. some were abandoned during the height of the storm and in others, drivers had to spend the night. >> the police came by, looked at me, and they just left, you know? >> new york city was hit by about 20 centimeters. >> it looks like we dodged a bullet. winter is not over. if things freeze again, things will be slippery. you should be careful. >> central park, a sight to behold. it's mak

new brunswick, canada, the royale mounted police respond to a silent alarm.ed man inside this qwik stop convenience store. the man says he has two improvised explosive devices, or ieds. to protect the public and contain the scene, police quickly close the street and divert traffic. a first blast inside the store knocks the door open. with all the commotion, a crowd gathers. police people onlookers away from the store but people can see enough to offer a running commentar commentary. >> the next time that door opens -- >> suddenly they're shocked to see the assailant appear, threatening the clerk with a knife. the man baits the police, yelling "shoot me" several times. meanwhile, bystanders growing angry and impatient attempt to negotiate with the hostagetaker in their own way. >> let her go you [ bleep ] coward! >> then without warning, just as police begin moving the canine unit into position, the man lets the hostage go. >> run! run! >> at this point police move in. >> shoot me, mother -- >> he makes a run for it into the woods, the police and their dog giv

hour. 23million people are under a blizzard warning, including five bureaus of new york city and new brunswick in maine. in the area shaded where we see the yellow circle here locally two feet or more. in some cases we could see three feet of snow. this could be an historic storm. taking a look at the break down, new york city 6 to 12 inches. shy of that line of 12 to 18 inches, we could get over that. south of new york city we'll see the mix of rain and sleet and snow so the storm totals go down. north and west of new york is where we're seeing the heavier numbers. again over 2 feet, maybe over 3 feet west of boston, that would be historic, they've never seen something like that. of course that is why all eyes are on the northeast, people are nervous, because of hurricane sandy, just a few months ago, and the ripple affect from the airlines, thousands of flights have been already canceled. jenna: i believe you, i actually don't even need to see you outside for the rest of the day. we believe you. >> reporter: i'm ready. jenna: we'll be back to you short enough jd thank you so much. jon: janic

anyway, liz, dusty mccoy, chairman, ceo of brunswick with a nervous news anchor on his brand new boato you in new york. liz: great, joy stick parking, dogging, see, i know. another jam-packed week on "countdown," and in case you missed anything, this is this week's big movers and shakers. ♪ we are growing with innovative ways, whether it's mobile phone offerings, the announcement referenced today with the online business. >> we have a foot of snow in new jersey and western pennsylvania, but the system held together well. >> we have tv shows, my little pony, transformers, littlest pet shop all around the world to connect with consumers and grew 16% last year, growing at twice the rate of the emerging markets in the industry over the last five years. >> a lot of industries we have not seen a lot of growth after many, many years in the u.s. are now coming back to life, maybe lng facilities and things. that's going to require a lot of infrastructure. >> this is not a private equity deal. it has certain things that make it look like it, but it's not a private equity deal, but an operationa

news. back to you, brian. >>> a big headache for marc train riders traveling on the brunswick line. a large tree fell on the tracks this morning forcing trains to stop at various points in montgomery county. riders were picked up by metrobuses taken to the nearest station. no word on the impact for tomorrow morning's commute. >>> a news alert from prince william county tonight. police are looking for the driver who hit and killed a man in front of his home and then drove away. will thomas has the latest in the newsroom now. >> hi, brian. it happened in an instant. 59-year-old joseph lyons was standing in the road near his house in triangle today when a car hit him and took off leaving him to die. he was found unconscious here on woodland drive and later died in the hospital. neighbors say it's very possible he died doing a good deed. he was retired and spent a lot of time outside and neighbors say he was known to pick up trash along the side of the road. woodland drive is very windy and there's no sidewalks. neighbors tell us drivers are known to speed through here. >> you've got to

new today, a tire blew up in a man's face. the accident happened this morning at brunswick auto repair on satter road. >>> and taking a look outside right now, we're off to a chilly and windy start. will it be that way all day? tom kierein joins us. hey, tom. >> hi, barbara. best advice, stay inside. stay nice and warm for us. we have a wind whipping in out of the north and west. there's the view from our satellite. you can see the clouds all lined up like church pews. we've got rain clouds passing over the region. right now temperatures are in the mid-30s in the metro area. just near 30 in montgomery county, and parts of north and west it's only near the freezing mark. look at the windchills. they are down to just near 20 degrees. winds gusting to around 30 miles an hour. improving news for the weekend. we'll look at that. your seven-day outlook is coming up in just a couple of minutes. back to you, barbara. >> all right. thank you, tom. >>> now to the news desk. >> the husband of a woman is dead. they found the man's body in texas and it appears that he kill canned himself. jennifer pearson was found dead after a massive fire in

news. red line delay is gone and back on schedule. let's head over to the marc train. two delays, brunswick east 872. ten-minute delay. six-minute delay on penn train -- >>> back to you. >>> thanks, danella. >>> the first lady will issue a challenge to help our troops. an update from the live desk after this. >>> were oscar (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends, and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience. (woman) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ undeniable (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because everyone deserves a lifetime. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. ♪ burning like a fire ♪ building up from deep inside it was 3 days of pure joy. susan g. komen's investments in early detection and treatment have helped reduce breast cancer mortality in the u.s. by 33% since 1990. help us continue serving the millions of women and men with breast cancer who still need us every day. register for the 3-day now. (woman) it's just b

brunswick east line. traveling on penn south train 511. you have a seven-minute delay. i'm back in ten. aaron, over to you. >>> breaking news. a little more than an hour from now, we expect to learn whether olympian oscar pistorius will be granted bail. a judge supposed to present his ruling at 7:30 our time. prosecutors say the athlete poses a flight risk because he owns a home in italy. his defense argued this morning that pistorius' prosthetic legs keep him from getting through airport security easily and make him internationally recognizable. pistorius is accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend on valentine's day. he thought she was an intrieder. >>> metro transit police looking for a man who pepper sprayed a bus driver. this happened after midnight on pennsylvania avenue in southeast. the man tried to get a bus to pick him up where there wasn't a bus stop. when the driver refused, the man attacked the driver with mace. the driver is okay. >>> this morning, investigators say a deadly house fire that claimed the lives of a prince george's county fire -- no smoking detectors were found inside this home after it erup

brunswick east train number 892, still dealing with a seven-minute delay. the metro, vre, no delays at this time. >>> thanks, danella. we're following breaking news. announcing that he will step down from the papacy at the end of this month on february 28th citing his failing health. he said he does this and makes this decision full of freedom and fully aware of the gravity of this gesture. he says the decision is of great importance to the life of the catholic church. >> we're getting a trans lafgts statement he made in latin to cardinals gathered at the vatican this morning. i'll pair trace. he said in order to govern both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength has deteriorated in me to the extent i have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. for this reason, with full freedom, as eun said, he declared that he would renounce the ministry as the bishop of rome. shocking the catholic faithful around the globe this morning. >> a surprising decision. this is the first time since 1415 that a pope has resigned. pope benedict xvi taking the papacy in 2005 after john paul ii died at the age of 84. a