it looks like it's cold enough for heavy, wet snow in the poconos, catskills, southern new york state and then overnight tonight about 2:00 a.m. we could even see snow through areas of massachusetts, rhode island and connecticut, xpaesespecially th higher terrain. the fact that you may wake up saturday morning and see snow out there will be a shock to some who were 80 degrees just last week. not a big accumulating unlese s unless you're in the higher elevations. nonetheless, almost an early april fools' day present. southeast, we have storms for you today, a lot of heavy rain in texas last night. that's a look at your national forecast. now ott your window -- a chance of thunderstorm in pennsylvania, not looking at too many chances of tornadoes, though. we still have a lot of warmth in texas after the heavy rain yesterday, houston today, 82. >>> weekend forecast coming up. not an april fools' day joke. it actually will snow in some of those areas. >> thanks, bill bill. >>> coming up, more good job news. a promise from iphone makers and how you can enjoy dinner on the titanic. sort of.

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these -- the catskills were dying. i said, ok, i am going to live with my parents forever. i am go to work in this delicatessen forever. i took these jobs that these old guys would not apply for me, and i made it into a stand-up routine for myself. there were two big clubs in new york. i will go on stage, deliver the jokes, and maybe a manager or agent, the kind of people who used to hang out there, would like my material and give me a job. this is where richard pryor started and lily tomlin and others. the first date -- the first week of was working there, i met a guy who is also starting up. his name was billy crystal. he lived about 3 tons over from where my parents live. he had a little blue volkswagen, used to pick me up every night. drive into the city. we would get on stage, do our jobs. he would drive me home. we would critique each other's jokes and our acts. i am about four months into this nightmare, this experiment of mine. one night at about 1:00 a.m., having the hardest time in the world making these four drunks from des moines laugh. i get off the state and -

through the catskills, looks like you'll have accumulating snow. other areas, the snow will be melting on the roads, but we could get occupations accumulat higher elevations, the berkshires, even sunday morning through new england, elevations through connecticut and massachusetts could be dealing with minor accumulating snow. for new york city, philadelphia, just looks like a cold, chilly rain you'll wake up to saturday. here's your forecast today. we start with the heavy rain near chicago, then we track it through the ohio valley during the day today, also thunderstorms in the southeast. and as we get towards tomorrow morning, kind of one of those mornings, lynn, you're going to want to sleep in in southern new england and the northern mid-atlantic. not a day to be outdoors. >> i thought you told us to pack our winter clothes, bill. what about that. >> that wasn't me. must have been someone else. >> good answer. >>> coming up, more good job news, a promise from iphone makers, and how you can enjoy dinner on the "titanic," sort of. your "first look

now, only the higher elevations will accumulate snow, talking the poconos, berkshires, through the catskillseas like albany, new york, could get maybe a slushy inch or so, but that's about it. still, for the first day of april, it will feel like an april fool's joke on you. it will be a cold rain around new york city with temperatures only in the 40s and a cold, chilly wind, too. so, here's a look at your forecast. the middle of the country, by the way, enjoy this fabulous weather. you're going to start your april with temperatures near record highs, in the 80s going all the way northwards up towards montana. and even on sunday, look at dallas at 93 degrees. so, the middle of the country, it's going to feel like spring, be beautiful, but it's going to be really ugly southern new york and southern new england tomorrow morning. >> all right. we're going to be in april with snow. march, it felt like summer. it's all very confusing here, bill. >> i'm right with you. >> let's fix that. >>> now to sports. the final four tomorrow can stay inside in the snow and watch some basketball. the games will

catskill interview with british m.p. john baron and hours time here on our city. clowes described israel as its enemy number one saying it will revise all relations and agreements with salivate and a protest against israel's attacks on gaza gyptian m.p.'s have also voted to expel the country's ambassador and start gas exports a former israeli envoy to egypt blames the vote on the arab country being in a state of flux since the revolution their first let us start with president mubarak he kept egypt as a stable country in the last and this is very very important now that when you see that there is no stability almost a disaster for the country if a parliament of a great country like egypt is through such a statement something is wrong in this parliament you see because if we are going. to be easy suffer in the next thousand years i mean something is really wrong and we hope to do once the transitional period be finished will be elected a new president everything would be changed in relations to come to the right road the right way because israel is no conflict with

mostly over the higher elevations, upstate new york, up into the catskills, massachusetts will see aooler across the northeast. still warm across the south. try in the middle of the country and soggy across the northwest and showers moving down into san francisco once again. notice the record high heat as temperatures rise well above average. 80 in atlanta. 84 in kansas city for this last weekend of march. we're going to go out on a warm note across many states here. 76 in billings, montana. 44, however, in new york city. 42 in boston with that storm pushing through. by sunday, we dry up a little active weather here in new england. dry for the south and that system in the northwest tracking further to the east, carrying cooler air into utah. 49 for salt lake city. here's the warmth again on sunday afternoon, through the midsection of the country and all the way into the southeast. on monday, as that system swings in out of the west, it will meet up with warm and moist air here where there could be a threat for severe weather. something we're going to watch very closely on monday. 67

we could potentially see some snow from the catskills and berkshires in the northeast, maybe a littleacross the southeast. once again, record highs through the central and northern plains. that continues even on into sunday. of course still keeping an eye on the pacific northwest, with continue rain and mountain snown >> you can get a look at your local forecast any time at the weather channel and weather.com. let's check in with willard. >> the beautiful sunshine state. that's why they call it that. how nice to have the sun beating down on your head. smucker's is alive and well and we have birthday buddies for you this morning. sam norton, new rochelle, new york. 100 years old today. my kind of guy. two scoops of butter pecan ice cream every night before he goes to bed. and every morning before i get up, i have two scoops. i love that. we have frances cardillo from oakdale, pennsylvania. always very excited to go shopping and hit the slots at the casino. that's good. i like that one. i'm not a big gambler but i like it. proctor green, monroe, louisiana, is 101 years old today. loves

first clients were friends and associates, recruited in places like queens, long island, and the catskills. with promised returns of around 18%, entire families jumped in. as word spread, madoff enlisted two accountants from his father- in-law's firm. first, it was frank avellino, on the left, and then michael bienes. now facing lawsuits, avellino refused to talk. but bienes agreed to tell us how madoff brought him and frank into the investment advisory business. tell me how you get going investing with bernie. how that... >> well, saul, his father-in- law, had been doing it. he gave frank a piece, and he... i got a piece when i became a partner. there was only about two and a half million in the account. that was big money to me. we were only taking a small clip off the top. that's all it was. couldn't take more-- we thought that was the rule. and we never were pigs-- that's the one thing that kept us going. we were never pigs. we were never pigs. >> smith: the arrangement was simple. with madoff's guarantee of 20% or better, avellino and bienes could pocket a few percentage points while

mark will be in the catskills this weekend. >> that's why we have books with pictures in them. >> howed a hard surface. crack the egg. really, almost nothing matters here but you don't want yolk in the white. if that happens, you have to start again. this is so easy. this old maneuver of shifting the yolk from one-half to the other until you have whites in one bowl. >> now you take the egg whites and put them in a blender and whisk them and you are looking for what? >> stiff peaks that look like that. >> it holds form. you put a little sugar in there as well. >> right. >> we are going to use a double boiler and melt chocolate and butter. not cook it, but melt it. >> you are so good at this. this is water that's hot. barely simmering. >> did it escape you for a second? >> i had to look at it to see what it is. put a bowl over it. things are going well, don't you think? >> just warm it until it melts. turn that off. >> i think it is off. now, you are going to take the chocolate and fold it in, is that the process? >> we are going fold in -- we are going to fold -- stir back in, i'm sorr

we could potentially see snow from the catskills to the berkshires in the northeast.ntinue across the southeast. but once again, record highs through the central and northern plains, that continues even on into sunday. and of course we're still keeping an eye on the pacific northwest. rain and mountain snow. that's a look at the weather across the country, here's a look at what you can expect. >> tom kierein in storm center 4. we've had temperatures in the 30s to near 40 over the last few hours. and they'll hold steady for another hour or so in the 40s. then climb to the 50s by noon. clouds closing in from the west producing a few sprinkles out of the mountains. later today, highs reaching low to mid 60s. a lot of clouds around. cloudy this friday night. might get a passing shower after midnight through perhaps mid day on saturday. highs tomorrow near 70. a lot of clouds around. then on sunday, sun returns, as well as on monday, highs near 70 both days, might get show >> you can get a look at your local forecast any time at the weather channel and weather.com. let's c

we've had reports of snow in the catskills and the berks. up in the adirondacks it's snowing, and some of that's going to push its way through massachusetts, new hampshire, and vermont. you get the picture. if you can sleep in with the covers pulled up tight, do that. slight risk of storms. then on the west coast, you're as bad as new england. just a ton of rain. that's a >> good morning. a cloudy start to the day as we look at the inner harbor. a chance for a few scattered showers. on again, off again but clearing toward the end of the day. in the 50's for highs. >> of course, the chilliest weather is right where we are today. everyone in ten very is putting on sunscreen while we're tucked if the covers. >> thanks, bill. >>> still to come, stranded at sea. we'll find out what happens when two friends go on a fishing trip and only one returns home. >>> ways to break up, not so hard to do. but first these messages. , a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna read one of these. i'm gonna read one of these! [ female announc

we've had reports of snow in the catskills and the berks.p in the adirondacks it's snowing, and some of that's going to push its way through massachusetts, new hampshire, and vermont. you get the picture. if you can sleep in with the covers pulled up tight, do that. slight risk of storms. then on the west coast, you're as bad as new englan >>> and it won't just be rain today, it will be wind with gusts getting up to 45 miles per hour near the peninsula and the coast. and big waves up to about 20 feet pushed by the strong winds. now you can see the cold front is starting to approach the bay area right around 7:00 this morning. i do think we'll see rain spreading over the bay area. yes, red on the radar, too, as the cold front sweeps through. then by the afternoon, scattered showers, a slight chance of thunder. much dryer come tomorrow. >> of course, the chilliest weather is right where we are today. everyone in ten very is putting on sunscreen while we're tucked if the covers. >> thanks, bill. >>> still to come, stranded at sea. we'll find ou

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