kristina coleman is back with the all important information on. this >> hi, tracy. out there. winter weather alerts have been issued for about 35 million people along the eastern seaboard from maine to the carolinas. ahead of a developing storm that could become the first nor'easter of the year. crews are standing by with plows and road salt to prevent residents from crashing into what could be very dangerous driving conditions in this stormy weather. the national weather service predicts the storm could bring heavy snow to the northeast and also flash flooding and severe thunderstorms to the gulf coast and florida over the weekend. their short range forecast from the weather service predicts six to 12 inches of snowfall mainly north and west of i-95 from philadelphia to providence, and possibly even more for portions of south and central new england. they also predict more stormy weather for the central u.s. early next week. trace? >> trace: kristina coleman, thank you for that gypsy rose blanchard, a free woman released from prison after serving nearly nine years