. >> accuweather's ava dinges is joining us now with more on the forecast. good morning, ava. >> good morning, rob and vinita. travel will be an absolute mess across the northeast, as we head to the morning commute. first off, we see the blick to detroit, whe back to detroit, where some areas will see 12 to 24 inches of snow, just throughout the duration of this. and with the winds, that's what's creating low visibility from chicago. the icing from indianapolis to new york, will create pretty treacherous roadways. and the power outages, a concern with the accumulating ice. and behind the storm, it's bitter cold. 24 below zero in bismarck to start off the day. back to you, rob and vinita. >> it's a rough one out there. thanks, ava. we'll get another update from accuweather later in the half hour. >>> also, later on "good morning america," complete storm coverage with live reports across the country. >>> now, to our other manger story, the crisis in egypt. president hosni mubarak's vow to step down in seven months has done nothing to end the street protests. d

are here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. we expect more rain coming in on friday but we do expect a mainly dry weekend although there is a light chance of rain on saturday. mainly dry the weekend. showers come back in on monday, tuesday and possibly wednesday. looks like a week of active weather next week. >> thanks, spencer. >>> in a new version of the old favorite monopoly there is no cash cards or dice. instead a computer in the middle of the board that issues orders and keeps track of the money. >> you want to buy that? >> yes, sure. >> all right. you covered the yes with your hand. >> to move ahead, players put their hands over the game piece and computer tells them how many spaces to advance and then they hold their hands over decals to buy or sell properties and insert bank cards into slots. board games compete with video games and hasbro is trying to generate interest among 8 to 12-year-olds. by the way, the original version of the game will continue to be sold. mr. park place himself. >> they have gone too far. how

my accuweather seven-day forecast, valentine's day monday, rain. rain on tuesday, and then taper off to some cold off and on showers wednesday, thursday, and friday. friday morning, some low snow levels expected around the bay area. maybe some white caps in some of our local hills. >> alan: thank you very much, leigh. on to shu. plenty of sports. >> mike: a full slate of college basketball, and we tip off in the southern cc conference. ring ring. progresso. i look great in my wedding dress with the help of your amazing light soups. now we're addingven bigger pieces of white meat chicken. oh, so when's the big da oh, we got married years ago. but the point is, i fit in it! well good for you! male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. soft! hard! [ male announcer ] how do you decide between crunchy and soft tacos? why don't we have both? [ male announcer ] old el paso. hard and soft tacos. ♪ feed your fiesta. >> mike: we tip off with a wcc show down, first half, williams keeping usf in it. the gaels win wild in the second. mccome from --

here is the lovely spring like accuweather seven-day forecast. weekend weather. high temperatures in the mid 70s. saturday, sunday and monday. by the way, i might add tomorrow is the first day of the lunar new year. the can chinese new year it is also called. the year of the rabbit and the rabbit's foot is bringing us good luck this weekend. >> all four of his feet are work for us right now. happy new year, indeed. the contrast between quh what e have here and are seeing in country is of the kun tru is socking. >>> louis armstrong played there. an elegant icon in the berkeley hills is, indeed, in trouble. >>> rough sailing for an east bay program that teaches people a lot more than just how to row. >>> and michael finney with an >>> a major shakeup at the land mark claremont hotel in the oakland hills. one week after acquiring the claremont in a foreclosure proceeding last week the new owners filed for bankruptcy. it was purchased by morgan stanley at the height of its value and before the recession caused a freefall in the tourism industry. the ownership group s

the accuweather seven-day forecast. again, four more days of sunny and mild day time weather although chilly mornings thursday, friday and saturday. then on monday, valentine's day, the clouds thicken. rain developing monday evening. we'll have more rain on tuesday. and then a little bit of a break and then more showers on wednesday. next week looking like a wet and typically late february, mid february kind of week. >> back to reality. >> yes. >> exactly. >> the kind of weather we normally get this time of year. >> all right. the craigs list congressman. an east coast lawmaker quits his job after striking this pose online. >>> and pack light or pay up. the airline that wants to >>> a congressman from new york resigned after realize revealing picture of him surfaced online. he sent this picture to a woman he met on craigslist. after receiving it she turned it over to talk abouter revealing that he lied to her about his age and marital status. lee is married and has a child. >>> ucsf opened its new stem cell research cen

the accuweather seven-day forecast, a little messy, monday, valentine's day, heavy at time. system on tuesday, and then cold showers. by early monday morning, snow levels in higher peaks will be low, maybe a light dusting. >> alan: on to shu. golf in pebble beach. >> mike: cannot ask for a better weekend on the lamp this year's at&t national pro-am. the weather has been beautiful, and bill murray is in the house to play on >> mike: what a week at pebble beach. combine the natural beauty, great weather, and three of the dpreats golf courses in the world, where else would you rather be. round three with the celebs. >> this goes on the green, that kid's got 20 bucks. >> mike: ray romano, needed to put it on the green, and romano is money, literally. everybody loves raymond when he is shelling out cash. would par the hole. everybody loved phil mickelson, too much his third on the par 3,518th from the bunker. a lefty special. within two feet. he is 7-under. bill murray rocking the elmer fud hat. par three 5th. he can play. sticks it within a foot. his team is second at 28-under.

the accuweather seven-day forecast. rain tomorrow. snow likely to fall as low as 1,000-foot level on friday. that will be cold saturday morning and sunday morning with lows dropping to the mid 20s but temperatures bounce back starting on sunday. >> okay, thanks, spencer, very much. >> the 83rd annual academy awards are sunday over on abc 7 a lot of great actors, directors and films are in the running. don sanchez tonight on the aisle with his picks. >> reporter: we have already seen the critics choice the golden globes and sag awards so we have a pretty good indication of how voting could go. i think this year if anything it is more predictable than usual. in december i gave a full bucket to my pick at the picture the king speech. >> what do i call you? >> your rye yaial highness. >> only the british can do historical dram mas like this. h has been the frontrunner after the social network took an early lead. an interesting look at the founding of facebook. and the director spent his early years and work ld for ilm in the '80s. i like

my accuweather seven-day forecast. keep it dry through at least saturday, but sea breeze really cools us off on tuesday. and then thursday and friday, increasing clouds. saturday night and sunday, forecast models bring a little moisture in here. we'll update that. >> alan: got pay for it at some time. let's move on to shu. super bowl shmooper goal. >> mike: great day for golf. we tee it up at phoenix, final tuneup for at&t at pebble beach. frost has delayed part of round three and round four. mark wilson rocking the cheesehead. third round action, real men wear pink. rickie fowler, his second. can't do it any better than this, one hop into the cup for eagle. 13-under through 13. geoff ogilvie from the bunker. also holes out. 14-under through 14. on the fourth round. phil mickelson from just off the green. nobody does it better than phil. 11-under. tommy "two gloves" gainey, tied for the lead. but 3-putt, dropping to 18 under, and wilson, the packer fan, would drain his birdie putt. a big two-stroke swing, would move to

the accuweather seven-day forecast, we're going to thick 'up the clouds on monday.morning not as cold as the clouds move in. by monday night, north bay communities may be seeing rain. rain could be heavy at times on wednesday. a chance on thursday, and then we start to dry things up next friday and saturday. >> alan: unlikely we'll get any snow. >> leigh: you're right. >> alan: shu is back from giants camp, and march madness sneaking up. >> i came bam where the weather was warm. it was 40 degrees in arizona. stanford set a new record at maples. cardinal not only set one but clinched a >> all new oprah: the day after hollywood's biggest night we're taking over oscar's stage! ((oprah)) hooray for hollywood! it's our ultimate after oscar party from the kodak theatre in los angeles! >> mike: there's no place like foam for the snooped win. with the win over orange oregon the zed set -- set a new record for the win. the stanford band is the lucky charm, or maybe it's the cardinal talent. jocelyn, the strong post move and one. stanford up 31-10. then the gray outlet pass.

here's your accuweather seven-day forecast. another warm, sunny day. record highs again expected. the sea breeze returns on monday so see cooling mid-week but looks dry throughs. >> alan: we deserve this. >> frances: yes. >> alan: on to shu. a pretty big basketball game. >> mike: a lot of big basketball games. the warrior hosting the bulls. chicago, one of the best defenses in the nba. we have it next in sports. i, am the turkey, bacon and cheddar. ruler of the grilled sandwiches. boy king of delicious meats. i am the deli trio. lord of genoa salami, ham and roasted turkey on grilled artisan bread. my grilled artisan bread is adorned with turkey, bacon and sundried tomato spread. tomatoes dried by the sun. do you hear me? the sun! [women's voice] sir? are you making your sandwiches talk? no. so our grilled sandwiches actually speak? yep. >> mike: the warriors hosting the bulls. former warrior great, nate thurmon in the house. warriors led by one at the half. chicago dominated the start of the third quarter. carlos boozer, a man. the warriors would not go away. ellis, to david lee.

according to accuweather's joe bastardi. >> don't be surprised if the middle part of february relevant turns warm. it wouldn't shock me if it hits 70 in d.c. and 80 in dallas before february's over. they should look forward to it but the fact is the next week to ten days it's going to be very cold. >> reporter: at least we have something to look forward to. as hard as that seems tonight. here in the thick of this historic and hellish storm. i'm chris bury for "nightline" in chicago. >> our thanks to chris and an intrepid team of abc news reporters. not everybody is being swept up in the blizzard. forecasts for our friends in miami tomorrow, a beautiful 82 degrees. >>> up next we turn to another historical storm, this one the political storm rolling through egypt. protesters there react to a shocking announcement by their deeply unpopular president. as a kid, i couldn't wait to skate on that ice. what was i thinking? but i was still skating on thin ice with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i s

so earnings here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast.the clouds sunday night and monday, so not as cold start for monday morning, chance of showers developing in the north bay. a chance for us on tuesday, but we'll all see rain on wednesday, and then start to taper those showers off on thursday, and right now friday and saturday look dry. >> alan: on to shu. get you pools ready. guess what? >> mike: march madness. the only time i watch college hoops, building the resume for the big dance. a share of the regular season title on the line. that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. ♪ [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy. i'm in pain... that's ever happened to cinnamon. introducing cinnamon burst cheerios. 20% daily value of fib bursting with the delicious taste of cinnamon. new cinnamon burst cheerios. prepare your taste buds. >> mike: college hoops, st. mary's hosting portland for the number one seed in the tournament. the gales on a losing shriek. fi

accuweather's ava dinges tells us what's in store for today. ava. >> good morning, rob and mike. people in texas waking up to a rare sight. that's accumulating ice and snow, all the way down into brownsville, as well. houston could see upwards of an inch of snow into the morning hours. into the weekend, it should be drying out and warming up in texas, just in time for the big game in arlington. now, the northeast, that's when the weather goes downhill. that same storm will be tracking up the east coast, arriving in new york on saturday, for a snow terrain. back to you, rob and mike. >> ava, thanks a lot. >>> and the freezing temperatures did not faze football fans from all over the country who gathered in ft. worth, for the first annual tailgating championship. >> nice. they faced off in tough competitions like cooking, sports trivia, athletics and team spirit. the group came from houston. and on top of everything, carried away $15,000 and a cold-painted weber grill. >> not a bad prize for a day of parties and eating. >> with a game on sunday. >> got to love super bowl weekend. >

. >> accuweather's ava dinges shows what we're facing. >> potentially the worst storm of the entire season in terms of how many people this will effect. snow from new mexico back into chicago and into boston and then we have the ice storm from oklahoma city into st. louis and building back into indianapolis. blizzard concerns in chicago overnight heading into wednesday where they easily could see one to two feed of snow. they will get the lake enhance mts and could make it the heaviest snow of all-time. back to you. >> thank you. we have sent a team of reporters into the storm for live coverage coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." >> the other major story we're following this morning, the ongoing crisis in egypt. >> the latest developments proshgs tefrts gather in cairo for what is called a million person march. the government has cut communications and train schedules to keep people from coming. >> 1200 americans have been evacuated on charter flights arranged by the u.s. government. at least eight more flights are set for today. >> and president obama has sent a retireded senior

accuweather predicts a break in the weather pattern that could bring warmer temperatures in the next ten days. one forecaster says dallas will hit 80 degrees. washington, d.c. will get up to 70 before the end of the month. >> on behalf of the nation, thank you. >>> the victorious green bay packers will celebrate later today, after, of course, their big super bowl win. the team returned to wisconsin yesterday, to a cheering crowd of thousands who lined the bus route. >> schools let out early. and fans took time off from work to watch the team arrival. missing from the homecoming was quarterback and mvp, aaron rodgers, who is at disney world. one dream came true. so, now, he's making the other one, right? >> very cool. celebrate, aaron. you've earned it. >>> when we come back this morning, why gas prices show no signs of going down. >>> then, an expectant mom's nightmare, after a local pharmacy mistakenly gives her an abortion pill. >>> and the nfl's make-good offer to hundreds of angry super bowl fans. >>> the federal government releases the results of a major investigation into toyot

. >> accuweather's ava dinges is joining us with more on the icy forecast.s not done that. i'm looking at live pictures, again, of thousands of people on the square. it's a beautiful day in cairo. a beautiful day for protesting. i can tell do you you that given the fury i saw last night and over the last week since i arrived, i don't think these protests are going to end any time soon. >> alex marquardt in cairo this morning on the still-developing story, now in its ninth day. thank you, alex. >>> the obama administration has been struggling to respond to egypt's turmoil, hoping to fall out on the right side of history. >> last night president obama sided with the egyptian people who had taken to the streets, saying president mubarak must leave office soon. >> after his speech tonight, i spoke directly to president mubarak. he recognizes that the status quo is not sustainable. and that a change must take place. to the people of egypt, particularly the young people of egypt, i want to be clear. we hear your voices. i have an unyielding belief that you will de

. >> meteorologist ava dinges has the latest from accuweather. two things. first, the moisture and then you need the cold. really in texas, temperatures hardly get this cold. you look at these morning hours. 26 in houston. 20 degrees below normal. brownsville setting a record at 28. to start off the day. sufficient cold air in place. and then a storm off the gulf is providing that moisture. so, as this moisture moves inland, it's actually coming down as an icy mix along the entire texas coast. even in brownsville they've been reporting an icy mix for the past 36 hours. that's going to continue at least into the morning hours. mostly that snow on the backside of this. while it's a rain event for the southeast. you've got that dividing line between cold and warm air. behind the cold air is where the wintery mix will be. slippery roadways from houston into college station. college station itself could see up to 4 inches of snow in the morning hours. back to you, rob and mike. >> thanks, ava. >>> now to a tragic story from oklahoma. three people died

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being blamed for at least two fatal car accidents. >> for more on what we can expect we turn to accuweatherents spread all across the country, waiting to see whether the peace will, in fact, hold. lama hasan has the story. >> reporter: the first evacuees have started arriving in athens, istanbul and cyprus on chartered flights organized by the u.s. state department. >> it's nice to be out of egypt right now. >> reporter: but they are the lucky ones. thousands remain in standstill traffic or stranded at the airport. >> it's complete chaos in the airport. >> reporter: in cairo at 6:00 a.m., hudson smith and his son were packing up, desperately trying to get home to atlanta. >> it's been kind of crazy so it's time for us to get on a plane and go home. >> reporter: the airport ride isn't an easy one. even if you have a flight booked, it's really difficult to get out of the city because there are army checkpoints everywhere. they keep stopping us and checking our cars. we found long lines and frustrated people. >> i just want to confirm that my flight is canceled. >> reporter: it was canceled. l