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fenway park is located in the fenway district of boston, massachusetts and is the home of the boston red sox. but why is the park called fenway park? well a fen is another word for a marsh and before fenway park was built, the area was very marshy. but why they decided to build a baseball stadium over a marsh, i'm not sure. i'm matt with teen kids news. - few things are more frustrating than having your smartphone die just when you need it. so here's one trick to help make your battery last longer, lower the screen's brightness. your phone probably came with a pre-set level that's a lot higher than you need. and the brighter the screen, the quicker you're draining your battery. so go into your phone's menu and manually lower the brightness. you'll find that dimming your screen is a really bright idea! - most of us know that sugary drinks can be unhealthy. but sugar is not the only thing we need to be careful about. daniella explains. - when it's time to focus, do you reach for a caffeinated drink like soda, coffee or tea? if you do, you could be reaching for trouble. medical experts

the call.for host: james, boston, massachusetts, republican. caller: yes. i believe everything that donald is doing is the right thing. he wants to make this country e years ago to b before the democrats ruined it. these people that are marching and causing chaos 90% don't belong here. don't vote. they are just used to getting freebies. ground for mping other countries and criminals and crap going on today is for the impossible taxpayer, one-third of the taxes and is paying they are tired of caring the others getting everything for nothing. housing, free fuel, free everything. terrible. they get food stamps, everything they get for nothing is coming taxpayers and taxpayers with tired of it. james, i appreciate your call and comments but one of the beautiful things about this right to protest and petition the government and even when you may not agree with the issues of the day. i can also tell you for someone a social worker before i became a law enforcement officer and when we social services i know you mentioned food stamps. there are people across the bo

take look at a bridge in boston massachusetts today. the roads have been completely slicked down by snow and ice and tractor trailer driver lost control and jackknifed. no one is hurt but you can bet this made traffic already bad open worse. >>> developing news from the white house for the first time president trump is releasing some of his taxes. for 2005 president trump made more than $150 million and paid $38 million in income taxes. white house released this as msnbc claimed to have obtain his forms from that particular tax year. white house says publishing those returns would be illegal, calls it a desperate attempt for ratings. till now president trump declined to release his returns claiming he's getting audited. >>> the snow that fell today, yeah, it was very heff z meeting the local group helping complete strangers for goodness sake. picture is worth a thousand words. the person in that ambulance had to get to the hospital stat and it was a big drive. then guardian angels stepped in. ♪ ♪ >>> toddler in desperate need heart tran

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and boston, massachusetts. back over to you. >> wow, i would think boston would be further up there. carolin, thank you very much. we see line arizona round the block starting a couple of hours from now, 6:00, 7:00 a.m. >> i love madison, wisconsin, a fun city. i can see why it's number two on that list. >> there you go. >>> just ahead, actor will smith, he just did something he has wanted to do for over 20 years. it was on his bucket list. >>> nascar's kyle busch, he was bloodied and restrained after a post-race brawl with joey logano. we have got the tape. where's the car? it'll be here in three...uh, four minutes. are you kidding me? no, looks like he took a wrong turn. don't worry, this guy's got like a four-star rating, we're good. his name is randy. that's like one of the most trustworthy names! ordering a getaway car with an app? are you randy? that's me! awesome! surprising. what's not surprising? how much money erin saved by switching to geico. everybody comfortable with the air temp? ok. fifteen minute

at the top of the list, buffalo, new york, followed by madison, wisconsin and boston, massachusetts comingn third. back to you. >> st. paddy's day is on a friday this year. all cities will be over the top. >> unless the snowstorm stops you. >> there you go. hopefully they can clear that out. >>> just ahead, will smith just did something he wanted to do over 20 years. nascar's kyle bush bloody and restrained after a brawl. we have the tape for you. you are watching "early today." where's the car? it'll be here in three...uh, four minutes. are you kidding me? no, looks like he took a wrong turn. don't worry, this guy's got like a four-star rating, we're good. his name is randy. that's like one of the most trustworthy names! ordering a getaway car with an app? are you randy? that's me! awesome! surprising. what's not surprising? how much money erin saved by switching to geico. everybody comfortable with the air temp? i could go a little cooler. ok. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. i'm about to pop a cap of "mmm fresh" in that washer with unstopables in-wash scent booste

we had to boston, massachusetts to a company that sees the future of factories growing from a.t story next. this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: ginkgo bioworks is that the forefront of bringing biology technology. based in boston, the start of his building tools for a future where factories are powered by biology. the company is helping clients design flavors and fragrances by modifying the dna of microbes like east. .- yeast we got a behind-the-scenes look at the company. >> a team of phd's from m.i.t. started ginkgo bioworks in boston a few miles away. inside they are building tools for a future where factories stop manufacturing goods and start growing them. of biology ist digital code in the form of dna. we have out the ability to read that code through dna sequencing and the ability to write that code with dna synthesis. if we can read and write code, we can program. can you program biology to make stuff? .es, because dna is code >> before they can grow their own iphones, ginkgo is focusing on reprogramming microbes to produce artificial flavors and scents. our second-generatio

and joining me on the phone from boston, massachusetts, i am joined by the mayor of boston, and there's a snow emergency in effect in that city. thank you so much for joining us. give us a sense of what you are seeing right now besides just white. >> right now it really has not started snowing too bad in boston, and we have been pretreating our roads all morning and preparing for the snow and by 10:00 this will pick up, and we will have plows out all day long, and we have a snow emergency in boston so we are asking people to stay off the main thoroughfares and no parking on the streets and keep an eye out for your neighbors, and we will be removing snow all day. >> mother nature seems to have it out for you, mr. mayor. every since you have been mayor of boston you have been hit with serious snow storms winter after winter, and this is different in that it's right in the middle of the week and why does that make things harder? >> it's more complicated because of work and school. when we had the big snow in 2015, it was happening on the weekends, and this case here, we're getting it on a

we're from the streets of boston, massachusetts. like this, we wouldn't be sitting here today. we feel like it's everybody's purpose in life to be blessed to use your gifts and talents to be a blessing, and we like to do that every chance that we get. >> speaking of using your gifts and talents, you guys just got a new album. it's the first time in 16 years. what took you guys so long to come around to putting an album together? >> we kind of live on the road. we've been caught up just performing shows all over the world. it gets to a point in our show where we change the show around, but we just felt like we needed some new material to add into the show. people were asking us everywhere we went because this is our first album in this whole social media era. we're learning the game. we feel like we're learning it all over again about how to market and promote it with this new era that we're in. >> there's new music, but will your fans still recognize some old stuff? and even if it is a different flavor? >> absolutely. we only make w

it is currently minus 5 fahrenheit out of boston, massachusetts.places like new york it was almost mid to may like temperatures. we're talking 7 degrees on wednesday. temps have dropped down to around 21 degrees. we get really moderate temperatures by monday and tuesday, so you think the days are getting about two to three minutes longer every single day so daylight is extra and plentiful and you notice the daylight does come back in the week but going to be short lived and spring is going to be around the corner and you compare the record temperatures we've dealt with so far since the first of january in the united states, 8,700 record high temps have been set versus 1,200 record low temps and this is in the cold season of january and february so pretty impressive and warm winter. >> and spring has definitely sprung or almost anyway here in london. >>> an energy executive is sparking questions on capitol hill and in the media. who is carter paige? the former adviser was grilled by anderson cooper. we'll bring that to you just ahead. and another bl

look at new england boston massachusetts see some snow right now. at lee this is just rain but it will continue again at lee through about midnight, before we start to see everything taper off. some of the heaviest rain we have right now ace cross lehigh veil, allentown, lehigh , right along northeast extension from the lehigh valley into the poconos, steady downpours there, and near city as well we have steady rain showers, back to the west, right around the main line, portions of delaware county, along i-95, schuylkill expressway, really slowing things down on the road and police can see in reading, it is just these big, huge, rain drops coming through and it has been going on all day long. 43 degrees there right now. on the road for the rest of this evening, low visibility, and watch for road spray, there is a lot of ponding out there, and it can come up on you quickly and that, of course, sprays across the road and can slow you down as well. poor drainage flooding anything adjacent to a creek or stream, we have a flood advisory for most of the r

you know, we grew up in the streets of boston, massachusetts, fan it wasn't for things of this naturenever we get an opportunity to give back, it is what it is all about. >> that's awesome to hear. awesome to hear. so, we just heard poison. tonight will we hear the classic but also some new err songs? what do you think? >> absolutely. we just put out albumn in january called three stripes. we're on the second single right now with it called finally but yes, we will do some of the new songs tonight. as well as all of the classics. >> and remind me, this new track, this is the first time you guys have had a song come out in what 15 years? what's it like to be back in the studio performing doing songs? >> it is doing good. it is on the itunes chart. and they came in really hi, we're just trying to tell all of our fans, you know, we saw, had really good first weekends number one. so it is good songs, up-to-date, oh, there we are, getting busy, dancers are right there. so just another piece to have. >> let me ask you, most people associate you with the early 90s, but earlier this year did

this is wcbb in boston, massachusetts, my home town. i guess we lost that shot. other winter shots. we'll show you interesting snow pictures as we go, but it snows in winter. i don't think we should get too worked up about this, but we'll check in in a moments. we have correspondents throughout the northeast. we'll get back on that, the travel, the wallet, the impact on travel. >> first, the political struggle on whether republicans have the recognize plan to fix your health care. a new congressional budget office plan says it will nearly double over the next decade the number of americans without coverage. here are the numbers. 41 million americans lacked coverage when obamacare was launched. that number now down to 28.5 million. the cbo says the gop plan if passed, that number will jump again, dramatically, to 52 million in 2026. democrats look at those numbers and see a giant political opening. >> the only winners in this cbo report are health insurance executives and the wealthiest americans. people who make over $250,000 a year. they get a huge tax break. everyone else gets a c

effect along the jersey shore throughout delaware up towards the boston area throughout massachusetts. this means we're going to be bracing for winds between 40 to 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts. we're talking about the combination of the snow, the accumulation of two perhaps even three feet of snow areas. and then on top of that as if we weren't already worried enough, now we have to worry about winds causing damage and power outages all along the east coast. kendis, diane? >> paul, quite a bit of concern there. sharp dressed disaster. so many of my dates have described me as that. we appreciate it, paul. >>> we'll get back with you in the next half hour. >> no problem. >> sharp dressed disaster. that's a good one. >> i resemble that remark. >> thanks. as you can expect the monster storm is expected to pretty much all but shut down travel across eight different states yesterday. >> over the course of yesterday and today, more than 6300 flights have been or are already canceled. creating a dom knee effect from coast to coast. united american, southwest airlines have already canceled all

a little bit more in boston, and to the west of boston, worcester, massachusetts, about a foot and halfnches as we go far west in bethlehem, pennsylvania. want to show you the current radar loop. this is come right up the coast. snow totals we are expecting from now until it's all over. less than an inch here, less than an inch in boston but in burlington, another ten to 16 inches. that would put them around 30 inches. don't tell anyone in burlington this wasn't a big storm. forecasters say the storm could drop more than a foot in burlington, vermont. i want to show you here, for travelers, it's been a nightmare. this is in dallas and washingto washington. think starting to get back to normal at dulles international. the delays could ripple for days. there was some fun, case in point. pennsylvania, this woman snowboarding down a hill in her backyard. nice work. she was about 65 miles north and west of philly. dana, america's dog makes a cameo here we happened to spot jasper. she was in central park today. was she there unattended? >> dana: she is a he. i've got to get you a calendar and

massachusetts. and this frightening moment in boston. spitting out on the bridge. nearly a quarter of a million eat toniosing power, in the dark from virginia all the way up through new england, and we begin here are abc's matt gutman in hackettstown, new jersey tonight. >> reporter: tonig major winter storm blasting the northeast with blizzard conditions, ice and high winds. a dangerous mix of sleet and snow making roads especially treacherous. authorities begging the 20 million americans in the tristate area to hunker down. >> very, very important that people stay in to the maximum extent possible while we ride out this storm. >> reporter: a sloppy mix, and even thundersnow, grinding new york to a halt. >> the storm in the new york city area is not as bad as anticipated. problem is it is worse than anticipated in other areas of the state. >> reporter: the snow dumping down at 4 inches an hour in burh new york. those that tri to get out in poughkeepsie needing a push or a tow. our adrienne bankert is in connecticut where plow drivers are struggling to keep up. >>

in boston and massachusetts, we have better than that. >> i don't think that that, that kind of fluf id area of self identification is good basis for public policy. >> reporter: organizers want their bus, a platform, rein vague itting national discussions. >> they're staying we are preaching hate. we are just preaching our opinion. saying our opinion. >> they're the ones that are swearing at us and yelling, screaming. >> people should be respectful that that's their opinion. if it is not your opinion, so be it. it's a police to create a discussion. >> that bus is going to keep making stops. scheduled to stop in new haven, couldn't couldn't, philadelphia, baltimore before arriving in d.c. april 3rd. >> all locations. looking at the cities. the protests will be all over the cities. >> they'll face confrontation everywhere they go. >> exactly. >> coming up the woman breaking one glass ceiling. high in the sky. of what the detective is doing every day to help lift all women to new heights. including our diane macedo, got quite a view actually up there. bring 'em on. dawn ultra has 3 time

the answer, in boston, massachusetts, in 1737. >>> "squawk box" on this st. paddy's day.ecretary of veterans affairs, david shulkin. we'll check the markets. they're in the green on st. paddy's day. in the spirit. >> in the green. >> and wti crude also in the green at 49.02. >>> "squawk box" retail detail. first up, breakfast with tiffany's. the luxury retailer out with quarterly results. reaction from the street next. >>> plus, how president trump's plans for deregulation will impact the sector. we'll ask retail guru right after the break. "squawk box" will be right back. kevin, meet your father. kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin trusted advice for life. kevin, how's your mom? life well planned. see what a raymond james financial advisor can do for you. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 250 mb

boston common. the massachusetts statehouse is closed today. the governor has asked people throughout the state of massachusetts to stay home, don't hit the roads today because in the next couple of hours they think the snow is going to pick up and we could see 2 to 4 inches an hour and that's going to create huge visibility problems. still open today is boston's favorite t. ridership is said to be about 25% of what is normal. a couple of things to watch as we go through this day, one is high tide at 1:30 this afternoon. that's go to coincide with what is expected to be a big pick up in winds, winds that could be 40 to 50 miles an hour. that's going to cause two problems here along the atlantic coast. one is coastal flooding, so you can see it in the south shore in places lying hull and scituate. the other is power outages because this snow is wet and heavy. it will get on those wires. then you pick up, you get those 40, 50 mile-an-hour winds, that means downed wires and that could be a big problem as we go into this afternoon. >> thanks very m

boston. folks in massachusetts dealt with gusts up to 70 miles an hour.of wind in yonkers new york as well. somebody trying to clear out snow in a public school. here's newark airport, or the moon. one or the other. sea of life there. this is times square in new york city. the snow pulled up after the plows come through. more on what we learned about president trump's income tax returns. what we still don't know even. we go to john bussey from the "wall street journal." we didn't learn much at all except that he paid 25% in taxes. >> he made $153 million, paid $38 million in taxes. those are numbers that donald trump is happy are out there. shows him paying a big tax bill. but richard grubin points out that is pretty much the data and doesn't go much further than that, which means the controversy over his relations with russia, bank debt that he might have, the details of his taxes are still under known. so the controversy around donald trump's taxes, even though this is a pretty bit of good news for him, and he kind of front-ran the release of it on air

boston expected to be hit hard. new york to get a foot of snow or more. parts of massachusetts up to 2 feet. high winds creating whiteout conditions. schools are closed in boston and philadelphia and new york city. they made that decision yesterday. >> preemptive cancellations. airlines have done the same. 5,300 flights in the u.s. according to flightaware.com. amtrak is running a modified schedule in the northeast today. as always, ahead of the blizzard, people are clearing off grocery stores like it is the end of the world. cleaning out. >> popsicles, ice cream and cheetos. >> kids love it. healthy snow day in the romans' household. the latest on the storm with the reporters along the east coast. starting with meteorologist chad myers at columbus circle in new york. good morning, chad. how is it? >> reporter: good morning. it seems no matter which which you look, the wind is blowing in your face. i'm sure that is a function of the buildings in new york city. it is cold. let me set the stage. across the northeast, everyone will pick up 2 inches of liquid. if you melt down anything you get or

boston. you know massachusetts is one of the most liberal states in the union.you yourself are opposite, the prevailing wisdom in the baystate. you are county people support you? >> i have been elected to my fourth six-year term, bill, a republican in the biggest democratic enclave in massachusetts. that proves a point, which is the people around this country, whether they are democrats or republicans, they want the laws enforced and they want to know that their elected officials and their law enforcement people are opposing those laws -- >> bill: you are not getting backlash? >> oh, sure i am. i get backlash. i have been getting backlash all through my career. i don't worry about it. i got elected by the people, not by the politicians. >> bill: that is what i mean, not the politicians over the press. the folks -- it speaks to yourself, for terms. have you spoke to dubois? interviewed her? talk to her? >> she has had some things to say, i am a hatemonger and using her as a means -- the typical things you hear, to avoid accountability, responsibility for what she

brian is live outside boston in framingham, massachusetts. how's it looking there? how is it feeling? >> reporter: it feels okay, melissa. about 12:30, tkpwufhe gusts wer picking up. we are 30 minutes west of boston. some people are on the road, but mostly what we are seeing are plows and emergency vehicles. many people are heeding to the governor charlie baker's advice to stay off the roads and let these guys do their job. it is whiteout conditions in some parts of the state. the other major concern here are power outages. that's because this is a recipe for tree limbs to fall on power lines. over the last few hours we have seen numbers spike from 700 customers without power in the state up to 62,000. the other concern also is flooding. all along the coastal line here in massachusetts, high tide was at about 1:30 p.m. today. so there is some concern for light to moderate flooding along the coast line here in massachusetts. they're going to keep an eye on that. as for travel here at boston's airport in logan, 800 flight cancellations have taken place. but all things

joining us now from brockville massachusetts outside boston where that warning went out, hello. >> thatight, a state lawmaker here in massachusetts is facing considerable backlash after posting on her facebook page essentially a warning to undocumented immigrants here in this community against -- about a rumored immigration raid here expected in the city. state representative michelle dubois, a democrat as you mention from boston, published this yesterday claiming she got word from a friend in the latin community that u.s. immigration and customs enforcement would be in the city today. she advised that if you are undocumented, don't go out on the streets. if there's a knock on the door of your house and you do not know who it is, don't open the door. i ask you to be careful. she has pushed back against any notion that she has gone too fa far. >> the issue is spreading a rumor. >> i do not, is information in my community. >> do you see how this could be fearmongering if you did not have it confirmed? >> no. >> why not? >> i just don't. >> local and federal law enforcement were quick to d

massachusetts. just south of boston. no word on any injuries. stay with nbc 10 and mbs 10 app. >>> takeout state by state and county by county with look at stories across our area. >> first to kent county. delaware lawmakers gather in dover to talk about new legislation. families who have lost someone to drug overdoses or family member who has been denied drug addiction treatment will be there to tell story. camden county police hit the streets yesterday to tackle the heroin crisis. officers and volunteers walked along broadway in camden handing out bags of supplies including cards of information on what to do in the event of drug overdose. wilmington refund over 800,000 dollars for driver who paid a ticket making a right turn on red. mayor also cancelled the city's right turn on red safety program. program allowed the city to ticket drivers when aright turn on red posed a safety risk. that's the issue here. he says the bill passed by the general assembly raised questions about whether violations caught on camera could be enforced if there was n

so blizzard watches are already in effect in new york city, boston, coastal sections of connecticut, rhode island, massachusetts. we still have a lot of uncertainty. where it goes, it could shift and change. this is what yeawe're calling for currently, six to eight inches in d.c. we will be monitoring very carefully over night. >> get the boots out again. >>> a top trump administration official said today that nobody will be worse off financially as he put it, under the republican health care plan. kelly o'donnell has more tonight on the battle over the bill. >> i'm really worried about -- >> reporter: today in philadelphia, anxiety over the changes in the health care bill. >> i'm very concerned about the aca problems, the medicaid issues. >> reporter: and others this weekend held by congressional republicans. >> i would like a full, 100% repeal. 100%. >> reporter: on winding obamacare, a top priority for all of washington's republican leaders. president trump's comment last month sounded both ironic and predictive. >> nobody knew that health care could be so complicated. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan sa

a massive seven-alarm fire in rockland, massachusetts, about 20 miles southeast of boston. it's a boston suburb. the fire broke out at an abandoned factory half an hour south of boston. this is what it looked like a few hours ago as they tried to get the factory under control. the entire structure consumed by flames. >> it's not clear whether anybody was inside at the time. firefighters will sweep through what is left after the flames are completely out. firefighters say it's not clear at this point either what started that fire. >>> happening today, some help for victims of the historic san francisco flooding just a few hours that can begin applying for low-interest loans from the government. all you have to do is contact san jose city hall for more information. in the meantime, san jose's mayor sam ricardo is rolling out a new warning system. the mayor says they will be using a lot more than just technology to help people. >> that includes electronic communications and through the media but i think most importantly the low-tech solutions, knocking on doors in communities,

fox 25 in boston, the cofounder of a massachusetts pharmacy was found not guilty of causing the deaths of 25 people in a nationwide meningitis outbreak. he was convicted on conspiracy racketeering and fraud charges. the outbreak in 2012 killed 64 people and sickened 700 others. live look at portland, oregon, from fox 2. planned by state lawmakers to protect recreational marijuana users from having their identifying information exposed. the proposal wouldn't require pot shops to destroy personal information of customers. that's tonight's live look that's tonight's live look outside the beltway fromways wi. especially in my business. with slow internet from the phone company, you can't keep up. you're stuck, watching spinning wheels and progress bars until someone else scoops your story. switch to comcast business. with high-speed internet up to 10 gigabits per second. you wouldn't pick a slow race car. then why settle for slow internet? comcast business. built for speed. built for business. >> james: welcome back to "special report" on an extraordinary news day. judge neil gorsuch, pres

. >> reporter: with up to two feet snow expected in massachusetts, schools are shut down in boston tomorrow. tonight this storm was hit or miss. but for those in the bullseye, this is the misery of a direct hit. tonight, to give you some perspective, we've launched our drone over one neighborhood in worcester with more snow in the forecast when neighbors wake up, they'll have to dig out of several inches of snow just to make it outside of their front doors and once they do, lester, they'll have to dig out their cars. meanwhile in pennsylvania, late tonight there was an 80-mile escort by the national guard to get a 2-year-old child to the hospital for an emergency operation. what a day. lester. >> what day. just a few days until spring. miguel almaguer, thanks. >>> the most dramatic impact from this storm may be on travel both in the air and tracks. amtrak suspended train service as the big airlines canceled more than 6,000 flights today. another 900 already canceled for tomorrow. nbc's tom costello is tracking it all for us. a major effort to get things moving. >> reporter: at new york's bi

boston expected to be hit hard. new york to get a foot of snow or more. chad myers said it will snow. parts of massachusetts could see 2 feet. high winds creating whiteout conditions and schools have been closed in new york and boston and philadelphia. >> 5,300 flights have been canceled according to flightaware.com. ahead of the possible blizzard, folks have been clearing off grocery store shelves like the end of the world is upon us. we have the latest on the storm with reporters along the east coast. starting with meteorologist chad myers here at columbus circle. chad, is it the light fluffy variety or hard, wet northeast snow? >> reporter: we are still light and fluffy. that is because it was so dry and so cold yesterday. it never warmed up much. 33 degrees at sunset. the dew point means the relative humidity was low. when it started to snow, the snow made it colder. we are now down into the 20s. if i walk back here, this is columbus circle. i can do this for a while until traffic. 2 to 3 inches of snow here tops. that is all we have right now. they are not salting it. this is all snow. there is no salt

. >>> new information breaking about a massive seven-alarm fire in rockland, massachusetts, southeast of boston. the fire chief there in rockland calling this the most impressive thing that he had ever seen. that was an abandoned factory that all of a sudden caught fire. they are still not sure at this hour as to why it did. you can see all of the homes in the surrounding area, people who live in those homes had to be evacuated for the seven-alarm fire. thankfully, nobody is hurt. that's the situation a few hours ago. again, surrounding homes were damaged by heat exposure. the residents were evacuated. firefighters say it's not clear what started the fire but they have at this point been able to contain it. it's still burning. crews are going to be on the scene watching out for hot spots. >>> back to our microclimate weather alert. the roads are slick so make sure you give yourself extra time to get to work or school. meteorologist kari hall has the current conditions. >> the rain has been off and on, very spotty. 57 degrees now in the east bay with high temperatures today reaching the lower 60

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boston. coastal sections of con korngs necticut con, massachusetts. it's where this low develops. whether it shifts a few miles one direction on the other changes everything. we have combined several models. this is what we're calling for currently. d.c., calling for 6 to 8 inches. we could see more or less. philadelphia now calling for 8 to 14 inches of snowfall. new york city, definitely upwards of a foot. boston, 10 to 16 inches of snowfall could be possible. we'll monitor this through the overnight hours. >> indra, thanks. >>> now to health care as the debate intensifies in congress and beyond, a top trump administration official said today nobody will be worse off financially, as he put, it under the republican health care plan. nbc's kelly o'donnell has more tonight on the battle over the bill. >> i really worried about -- >> reporter: today in philadelphia, anxiety over looming changes to the health care law. at a town hall meeting held by democratic senator bob casey. >> i'm very concerned about the aca problems, the medicaid issues. >> reporter: and others this weekend he

massachusetts. this tractor trailer lost traction on a boston bridge. drivers struggled to make headway in albany new york once they were able to dig out their cars. in delaware ice took town power lines and sent a tree crashing into this home in wilmington. >> it's like a car accident. you see the car coming at you and you can't do anything about it. >> reporter: people in southern new jersey felt the coastal rain, snow, and sleet. >> feeling like a tiny icicle stabbing you in the face. >> reporter: the brunt of the storm missed new york city. the national weather service said a little more than 11 inches of snow fell here, just enough to delight these tourists. >> for those of us in los angeles, snow seems very romantic, but when you kwlo get out in it, it's a little more daunting than you'd expect. >> reporter: it would give plows a chance to clear runways before reopening on tuesday. but like many the poconos, the snow is welcome. >> reporter: meteorologists say the snow bonita won't gwon't go. it will stay 10 degrees below average for the next seve

boston's center for independent living shared with me a story from a constituent named ty who receives health care from onecare, a program in massachusetts that integrates care for beneficiaries who are dually eligible for both medicare and medicaid. so i want to tell you a little bit about ty's story. ty muto, a 39-year-old transgender man, was recovering from colon surgery in 2014 when he stepped outside of his work and was assaulted by three men yelling homophobic slurs. he survived the attack with a traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury and is only alive thanks to several necessary, timely medical interventions. a former mediator, an american friends service committee volunteer, ty is enrolled in one care with the commonwealth care alliance. they provide medical care, visiting nurse support, physical therapy and medical rides. his care manager helped him apply for social security and find housing, which really improved his life. on several occasions, his visiting nurse has identified urgent medical conditions, and he has been able to take a medical ride to the hospital where he receives care, avoiding lengthy and expensive em