. >> east boston baby, east boston. waitress. 2128, stay golden. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] how i grew up, just loyalty was a big thing. friendship was a big thing. don't find too many people who understand them words, friendship. friendship to me is, you know, i do for others, those that are my friends i would do before i do for myself. >> selfish. one coffee. there's six of us. you come in with one coffee. all right. i'll remember that. >> i didn't get canteened this week. >> i got your canteen. you hungry? you hungry? what you want? >> that's what happens -- >> all right, listen to me. >> it'll all be gone by tomorrow. >> we're going to take that but don't ask for it back later. when the camera leaves, don't ask for it back. >> we catch a lot of flak. we laugh. we joke, you know what i mean. we hang out with each other all the time. we become close. we have your zip code tattooed on your biceps. >> how am i getting home? i'm from east boston, 0212, send me on my way. >> while one of guiliano's prior stays here resulted in a

merging some of this coming up from southern illinois and that's all heading off towards the middle east, boston new york, this could be a pretty significant system for them. hazy skies, it is about what we have seen for a long, long, time, it is also their dryest time, and 50% of normal, it is top to bottom, a weak system will be here next week and i don't think it will do anything. maybe dive towards the east and other than that, high clouds, 60s to near 70s. there is a little bit of fog favoring the southern marin coast, it may be a little warmer one day but it's still dry. >> they are ready to conduct the dryest on record here in california and they are showing the water content, it is just 20% of normal this time of year and that's raising concerns after facing the third straight year of drought and they are facing water rationing here in the bay area. >>> how another child missed out being number one in 2014 as well. and trying to bring the green bay to the frozen tundra. . >>> there are some sad alumni fans this morning. >> the rose bowl had started well, they jumped to a 17-17 lead and m

east boston. >> do you know -- >> how many movies have they made on east boston? >> listen, you know the movie "the rat." whitey bulger. [ bleep ]. that's the claim to fame. >> no, he ain't! >> yes, sir, that's all he's got. that's all he's got. >> they're from chelsea. >> you live in chelsea? >> see you later. >> i'm out of here. >> the inmates in boston shared more than neighborhood pride. they also knew how to throw a punch. >> every day. we respond to fights every day, sometimes they're one-on-one fights, sometimes multiple detainees are involved. >> got hit with a tread. >> he beat the [ bleep ] out of me. >> we just stomped him. >> on numerous occasions, the "lockup" production team would be in the middle of an interview when a fight call would come over a deputy's radio. >> however, we've had him down. got to go. be right back. right back. got to run. >> you guys must do a lot of running if you're looking at fights. >> we just break the camera off the tripod, grab the boom as much as we can as quickly as possible and we head off to see what's going on. >> l

the chill is affecting a good portion of the east coast. 4 degrees in boston and 9 in

including flights to the east coast. to boston and new york. ng to be that lucky today. four flights from sfo to the east coast canceled. eight arrivals from the east coast to here canceled. all of these flights are coming out of newark, milwaukee, chicago, boston, and jfk. and of course you can remember the wicked weather out east yesterday. that forced sfo to cancel 19 flights here yesterday. but hopefully starting today, we're going to see those flights coming back online. live at sfo, mark kelly, kpix 5. >>> okay. never complain again about living in the bay area. we need rain though. >> unbelievable love to see the rain. at least we got some clouds out there. we haven't seen -- >> that's a start. >> we haven't seen much in the way of clouds either but lot of clouds out there this morning. and eventually may see something breakthrough her. but right now it is dry out the door. we go, the clouds continuing to circulate overhead. and yeah, running right over the top of the ridge of high pressure. not the best scenario for any rain drops. coupl

boston where they are already getting snow and wind. we have blizzard warnings extending from long island all the way up to coastal maine, including massachusetts gist ea just east area before wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour will make driving impossible.east of the wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour will make driving impossible. this is boss to have been right now. we have a winter weather advisory and winter storm warning. temperatures are going to drop overnight into the subzero range in terms of windchills. and wind gusts in excess of 40, 50 miles per hour again will make driving treacherous if not impossible. we'll continue to monitor it from the fox news extreme weather center. driving treacherous if not impossible. we'll continue to watch it from the fox news weather center. ♪ >>> bob and i had a blast tuesday night ringing in the new year with all of you from time square in new york city. i know some of our cohosts got a kick out of this after the clock struck midnight. >> this is unbelievable isn't it? >> it is absolutely unbelievable. so happy to spend it with you, bob. happy new year. happy 2014. now you found a lot of husbands for me

boston where they are already getting snow and wind. blizzard warnings extending from long island up to coastal maine including massachusetts just east ofts in excess of 50 miles per hour. that's going to make driving impossible in some areas up and down the i-95 corridor. this is where we have a winter storm warning. temperatures drop overnight in the sub zero range in terms of wind chills. wind gusts in excess of 40 to 50 miles per hour makes driving treacherous if not impossible. we'll continue to watch it from the fox news weather center. ♪ >>> bob and i had a blast tuesday night ringing in the new year with all of you from time square in new york city. i know some of our cohosts got a kick out of this after the clock struck midnight. >> this is unbelievable isn't it? >> it is absolutely unbelievable. so happy to spend it with you, bob. happy new year. happy 2014. now you found a lot of husbands for me tonight. none of them stand up to the fine man that you are, bob beckel. incredible way to start 2014. that is for sure. i'm so happy i'm doing it with you. >> absolutely kim. >> all right. happy new year. i choose you over all of the

as we head toward tomorrow morning, the snow is done, all that moisture moves east, but boston, new yorker for, won't be a snowmaker, here is look at the totals, you can see pretty substan information some of us here in the midwest, coupled with the cold coming in. it's going to be a rough couple of days. >> alexandra steele, thank you. >> sure. >>> okay, here is a must see and it is time lakers man built his own remote controlled snow blower. >> yeah this is the invention of aaron macon, says he built it so he could clear his driveway without leaving the comfort of his home. here's what i want to know, is he outside? if i can do it, like, watching it through a window, i'm good f i still have to go outside? >> come on, the real, just, feeling of accomplishment by making your own. come on the >> yeah, i get it. i get t >> especially the timing of if is really good, lucky to have it this week, fort wayne, indiana, got more than seven inches of snow. you are right. to be inside would be a -- >> much easier. look at this, huge sinkhole in hawaii. it triggered -- triggered by rain. you see th

. >> it's not just boston, this is two-thirds of the north-east. airports are either closed like they are here, and boston is not technically closed, but the airlines are not flying in and out. it's true around other major airports, they may not be closed, but they are not moving much around until tomorrow, when the storm goes. in new york bill de blasio has taken over from michael bloomberg. bill de blasio was elected in a landslide and inaugurated yesterday. now, one day in his administration faces its first test, a huge snow storm. let's listen to what bill de blasio of new york had to say about the way his administration is planning to tackle this. >> our city sanitation workers are on full mobilisation and have been since this morning. they are working 12 hour shifts in light of the emergency, with more than 2300 workers on each shift. sanitation department already has deployed 450 salt spreaders to prepare the ground for what is coming. as soon as we have at least two inches of snow they'll deploy 1700 trucks equipped with snow ploughing. >> s

east coast. new york and boston. but not all passengers are so lucky here.flights coming into this airport are canceled. eight arrivals canceled. all of these flights are coming out of newark, milwaukee, chicago, boston, and jfk. >> it is what it is. the airlines are pretty good about you know getting people there on time if they can. and keeping people safe wherever they have to. so yeah. >> all right so you're feeling good at least about today's travel. >> i think so unless there's something you know that i don't know you know? i think we'll make it. >> reporter: so drew there is feeling positive but not everyone is going to be so lucky today. still some canceled flights. the recommendation is before you come here to sfo check the flight that substitution and get it figured out but -- status and get it figured out before you hit the airport. mark kelly, kpix 5. >>> one, zero. we have liftoff of the falcon 9. >> new satellite now orbiting earth. the private company space x launched it from cape canaveral, florida yesterday. the telecommunications satellite

east. new york, boston, chicago. yesterday dozens of arrivals, departures scrapped at fso as well. no word on cancellations at the bay area airports; but you should check if you're headed out that way. >>> it was a ride three people will never forget. they were rescued after their car went over a cliff in the berkeley hills. it happened just before 7 last night -- near centennial drive. firefighters used a rope and pullly system to rescue the people inside. there were no serious injuries, and no word yet on what caused the accident. >>> happening today, students charged with hate crimes will be arraigned. the white teenagers are accused of bullying their block roommates starting when the school year began in fall. the boys arrested, suspended after parents found racist items in their dorm room. >>> four men arrested for allegedly swiping mail from mailboxes. police arrested them on suspicion of raiding mailboxes in more than a dozen bay area cities. they said it was an alert citizen who spotted one of the men taking that mail. investigators say they also found mail from concord, da

boston, bitterly cold. sometimes the snow blowing sideways. in new york's central park, the dogs enjoying it. the pretty pictures made a mess of travel up and down the eastst. trips to boston canceled, others delayed. modified service along the northeast corridor. that means those who do make it on board will likely be packed in tight. >> we encourage people to come to the station as early as possible so they can get on the train to get a seat. there is a possibility of crowding. >> reporter: back at the airport, trying to make sense of the departures and arrivals, you may be depending on a plane that came in from a cold weather destination. the travel picture is going to take time to get back to normal. back here live at reagan national airport, we are much more coming at 5:00 and 6:00. join us for the trip of the family trying to get back from grand cayman to boston. did they make it? back to you guys. >> it's a great place to be trapped right now. the storm left one driver without wheels. this tree fell on a vehicle crushing it. the whole neighborhood was affected by it. the tree blocked the road and knocked out power as well. mass avenue reopened as

the chill is affecting a good portion of the east coast. 4 degrees in boston and 9 in new york when you factor in the wind it is 9 below in boston and 2 below in new york and here is the forecast. the niners will have to brave windchills, i mean we are talking lambeau field 0 at kickoff and by 7:00 p.m., 10 below as they take on the packers. they will also have to battle the windchill factor there and windchill warning 25 to 45 degrees below zero. that is frigid. that is extreme weather, but i think they can handle it. i will be back with a look at our weekend forecast and when we could see some rain around here. ama? >> the first snow survey has confirmed without a lot of rain and snow soon california is headed into a drought. state water managers measured the water content at 20% of normal for this time of year. compare that with last year's 134% of normal. at this rate the state estimates it will only be able to deliver 5% of the water requested by 29 agencies supplying more than 25 million californians and a million acres of irrigated farl land. >>> two people were hit by a dump tru

head up the east coast, and boston is digging out from the first nor'easter of the year. >> reporter:in boston, the sun came out after what seems like 24, 25 hours of straight snowfall. 12 inches here in the city, twice as much on the north shore, and coastal flooding on the south shore. a lot to do with the snowstorm. they didn't have much competition to keep the roads clear, so downtown is clear, a lot of folks have a three-day weekend. they have work to do at home to get the snow off the sidewalks. the kids are loving this, most school districts closed. we're expecting temperatures in the single digits in terms of wind chill, we may warm up to the teens and 20s by sunday before another weather system comes in. a lot of fun in boston. back to you. >> from the weather channel, from the big dig in boston. stay with us. plus presents the cold truth. [ coughs, sneezes ] [ sniffles ] i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope. they don't

those of who you use amtrak, they're operating on a modified schedule basically along the east between us and boston so you want to be aware of that if you're one of those that's heading out to a meeting or need to use amtrak this morning. for the most part here closer in, look at this. it's all green. no issues at all until you get to 270 where on the northbound side, there was an accident at route 80 in urbana. it was moved quickly to the shoulder. let's take a live look outside and here at route 109, we're in great shape. see how white this is? it's all discolored from all the salt and sand and treatment that's been done to the roadways. i found that a little odd when i headed out the door. i realize it's not icy. it's the road, the pavement. let's go back to the maps. no problems to report coming in from the west. we'll take a live look one more time outside. northbound 95, inbound i-66 everything is looking fine. we're going to go to andrea who is out at the ice desk. andrea? >> reporter: i know. i'm at the ice desk and also out here with delia goncalves. i wore the hat. delia always looks so g

most of the time talking about at weather back in the north east of boston and new york and philadelphiaa. today talking about it down in the south. fearsome video from earlier this morning. places like atlanta georgia and norway into louisiana. houston tx all been affected by this unseasonably cold winter blast to read that it is blowing through. some places are expecting for and just a foot of snow for places like mississippi. already we've seen thousands of flights cancelled around 3000 flights 3 going into atlanta up 3000 flights have already been cancelled. the little weather on their own which means because of a low ceiling there will be some delays. really that weather. that's causing havoc. there's still some problems for places like chicago and minnesota. but let's face it they're better to handle what better. across the country these things have a way of having a ripple of fact if you're traveling today. >>: call with your carrier. >>:new this morning, the drought is taking center stage today. several counties are examining how best to confront the issue. kron fours terisa esta

the chill is affecting a good portion of the east coast. 4 degrees in boston and 9 in new york when you factor in the wind it is 9 below in boston and 2 below in new york and here is the forecast. the niners will have to brave windchills, i mean we are talking lambeau field 0 at kickoff and by 7:00 p.m., 10 below as they take on the packers. they will also have to battle the windchill factor there and windchill warning 25 to 45 degrees below zero. that is frigid. that is extreme weather, but i think they can handle it. i will be back with a look at our weekend forecast and when we could see some rain around here. ama? >> the first snow survey has confirmed without a lot of rain and snow soon california is headed into a drought. state water managers measured the water content at 20% of normal for this time of year. compare that with last year's 134% of normal. at this rate the state estimates it will only be able to deliver 5% of the water requested by 29 agencies supplying more than 25 million californians and a million acres of irrigated farl land. >>> two people were hit by a dump tru

. >>> this video on the east coast, hello, boston! the northeast bracing for potentially a nasty winter storm. this is a live look in boston. it's just starting to come down. snow will pound the region today and tomorrow in new england. as lawrence said in new york, as well. forecasters say it's likely to get heavier tonight. temperatures are expected to plummet. schools will be closed today and tomorrow in the greater boston area. up to 14" of snow is expected. >>> long lines mark the first day of legal marijuana sales in colorado. thousands stood in snow flurries and freezing temperatures for hours to buy pot on the first day it was legal to do so for recreational purposes. some of the outlets had to close early because of short supply. supporters expect the legalized marijuana trade will create jobs, increase tax revenue and reduce crime. >> sales have taken place in our country for decades and all that money goes into the hands. underground market and cartels. well, that stops today. >> marijuana buyers have to be 21 or older. the

east. airports from washington, d.c. to boston are most affected by the storm. hundreds of passengers at sfo have been left in the lurch. >> we tried to get back home. nothing we can do. we have to wait. >> i wasn't notified ahead of time for this change. so now i have to figure out where to stay for the night. >> some forecasters say this could be the biggest storm yet for the east coast. at last check, flights from san jose and oakland were running on time mainly because they left much earlier this morning. >>> petaluma police are warning people about a burglary scam involving a man pretending to be from the water department. the suspect asked a 78-year-old woman to turn on a faucet because of a problem with a water line in the neighborhood. as she did that an accomplice went into her home and stole thousands of dollars worth of gold jewelry. neighbors say it makes them nervous. >>> it's really scary, we have a little baby at home. we work you worry about what's going on in your neighborhood. i thought this is a really close-knit neighborhood where everyone is

the chill is affecting a good portion of the east coast. 4 degrees in boston and 9 in new york when youd it is 9 below in boston and 2 below in new york and here is the forecast. the niners willve to brave windchills, i mean we are talking lambeau field 0 at kickoff and by 7:00 p.m., 10 below as they take on the packers. they will also have to battle the windchill factor there and windchill warning 25 to 45 degrees below zero. that is frigid. that is extreme weather, but i think they can handle it. i will be back with a look at our weekend forecast and when we could see some rain around here. ama? >> the first snow survey has confirmed without a lot of rain and snow soon california is headed into a drought. state water managers measured the water content at 20% of normal for this time of year. compare that with last year's 134% of normal. at this rate the state estimates it will only be able to deliver 5% of the water d b b agencies supplying more than 25 million californians and a million acres of irrigated farl land. >>> two people were hit by a dump truck and one of them, 67-year-old

east coast. but the worst of it, the areas where they're still telling people do not travel on the roads is south of boston and east of providence, around cape cod, winds gusting to 40 miles per hour, still in bands of heavy snow for three, four hours. when is this leaving us? i mentioned it would be persiste persistent. you don't want to be in the purple or white. going through saturday, sunday, we get a reinforcing shot of cold air. monday right into tuesday. and so, when we look at washington, d.c., it's been a while since we had a week like this in washington, d.c., you get a little break saturday, and back in the freezer come sunday and monday. >> well, all we want to know, though, will peyton manning see his shadow on february 2nd? >> it actually -- it will start getting warmer towards the super bowl. right now, the possibility of rain, snow saturday, clearing out sunday. but we're still ten days away. >> well, that's what happens when super bowl and groundhog day happen at the same time. we have to look for richard sherman's shadow. >> nice. >> mr. kairns, thank you, sir. >>> let's get to my "first

east coast right now. it live look out of boston. where nearly 2 ft. of snow fell in some areas. terry's world and 745. -- gary's world at 7: $5. 45. female announcer: female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets, at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators and closeout inventory. the year end clearance sale is on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you. welcome back to the kron4 morning news our developing story is in the traffic department where a fatal accident has occurred just

united fruit company and the were bringing bananas up from the places like honduras to the east coast ports of boston, new york, baltimore, charleston, havana. saying, ma listen for broadcast at one minute to midnight on christmas eve. christmas eve 1906, it happened to be a dark and stormy night. there was a blizzard of blowing off cape cod. the ships were lumbering through the ocean towards their ports. but all of them, the radio operators went to the radio shacks, switched on their radios. through the static, through the morse said those of other ships talking to one another and so there something quite different that they had never ever heard before. they heard this. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and thus did the national competition begin, because a few days after that the radio station opened in pasadena, california, just about the musical star which still exist. the real radio station opened that vha in madison, wisconsin. and america started talking to itself. and so that image that i cherish so much of the famine in front of the radio set actually truly began on christmas eve 1906. nothing at all to do with amer

east coast. winter watches and warnings from new york up to boston. we are talk about blizzard conditions and up to a foot of snow in some areas. indiana, ohio and illinois are getting dumped on. the rescue of 50 people stranded in the antarctic continues at this hour. so that's the first step. the first step is getting a helicopter to land on the ice and pick everybody up. they say this has been a success so far. but the weather has been too bad for rescuers to rescue them so far. it will be a couple weeks before they get back home. patti ann: i'm patti ann browne in for martha maccallum. they are taking the tourists onboard to an australian icebreaker. they say it has been the adventure of a lifetime. bill: what's the latest from the ship? >> reporter: it does seem extraordinary that a big chunky helicopter could land not just once, but five time in the ocean. that's how many trims it took to get those 50-plus people to their getaway vessel. they wanted to make sure it was done in an orderly way. it looks like a clear day down in antarctica. we hear

and 4 thow 4,000 cancel, amtrak shifting to a modified schedule between washington, and boston, telling all east coast customers to expect quote, a reduced frequency of trains, the cost of this polar vortex could be immense. they measure the cost of first one. at about dollars 5 billion. and cost coming from los employee productivity, rising energy bills and overall decline in consumer spending because of the weather. not good news with the worst of this storm still ahead of us and fox news meteorologist janice is in the extreme weather center for us, i expected to see you out there in the snow. braving the elements, there you are looking all warm and comfortable in extreme weather center. >> i luck out today, look at new york right now, weave snowfall rates of an inch to an inch an hour. times square. an inch to 2 an hour, i got an unofficial report of close to a foot of snow just outside of new york area, right now we're in now casting, we're surpassing our forecast, totals, because we're seeing heavier banding, and see where you see deep the shades of purple here in new york city area that is

but on the east coast, washington, d.c., new york and boston tomorrow almost a foot of snow in the northeast. this is a big storm causing travel delays beginning tomorrow afternoon. you can see all the snow on the eastern sea board beginning tomorrow afternoon before the storm clears out as we get into tuesday and wednesday. around the bay area not a lot of wind. enjoy it. if you don't like wind, the second half of the week, the wind gusts will pick up especially in the hill tops. that's one of the major pattern shifts we'll see as the high pressure is keeping us dry. just high clouds through the day tomorrow. this will filter the sun at times. we could break records again tomorrow as high temperatures have a chance of getting close to 70 degrees. the weather story short term is this area of high pressure getting pinched off and moving to the north. what is going to happen in the next 36 hours is a an area of low pressure will drop down through the sierra giving us dry, gusty north winds in the foothills and hill tops above 1,000 feet. things have been so dry as the winds accelerate it will

that were bringing bananas up from places like honduras to the east coast ports of boston, new york, baltimore, charleston, savannah, saying quite simply listen up for broadcast that one minute to midnight on christmas eve so christmas eve 1906 happened to be a dark and stormy night. there was a blizzard blowing off of cape cod and the ships were lumbering through the ocean towards their ports but all of them the radio operators went to their radio shack, switched on their radios through the static, through the signals of the other ships talking to one another and suddenly heard something quite different they had never heard before. they heard this. ♪ >> thus did the national conversation begin. a few days after is that radio station opened in pasadena, calif. a musical instrument store which still exists, shortly thereafter the first-ever real radio station opened in madison, wisconsin just up the road and america started talking to itself. that image that i cherish so much of the family in front of the radio said actually truly began on christmas eve 1906 when he played handel's mu

east. we just got a message from the news. boston's logan airport has reopened. bring sal back. you've got breaking news. what happened? >> we had a pedestrian hit on the freeway. near southbound 280. i want to show it to you where it is at on the map here. apparently pedestrian was hit. the person responsible may have run off. but the traffic will be slow now. we are also getting reports this could be on 280 on ocean avenue. the area i want to show you is this area here. i'm going to draw a line. this area here. we are trying to figure out exactly where it is. we have a reporter and crew on the way and we'll let you know. there are traffic collisions because of this incident in both directions on 280 north and southbound in the area. between ocean avenue, geneva, and john daly boulevard. we are trying to get to the bottom of it. your alternate is highway 101. avoid 28 right now. let's move along right now and take a look at the commute westbound bay bridge. this traffic looks pretty good. and the morning drive on 280 northbound in san jose, that looks good as yo

we will see rain showers on the east coast. 41 degrees in boston on sunday. alex? >> okay.much, dylan. appreciate that. >>> a new report by the cdc shows a massive spike in flu case, this at the height of the flu season. officials in nearly half the states reporting widespread flu activity, from just 10 last week. the shows particularly high numbers of the h1n1. it is putting an extra strain on parents whose children have become hospitalized. >> it's tough. especially for a first-time parent like me to see a child this way. to know i can go through it and fight. but you can't fight for them. >> it's hard. some of the flu cases are so severe that the illness has led to a number of adults and children to be put on life support. doctors say it's still not too late to get a flu short. they urge the elderly, people with weakened immune system and caregivers to go out and get vaccinated. >>> on monday, the senate will hold a vote for long-term unemployment benefits. monday's vote is expected to pass in the senate. the house, as always, is a different story. member of the house bu

right from boston, into washington, d.c., as you see on the live shot, it is snowing in new york city. all across the eastoast, as i said from boston down to washington, d.c. the storm will be intensifies here tonight. flippishing visibility, and look at the temperature change just from yesterday, a 35-degree temperature difference between yesterday and today are you kidding me? >> no, i'm not. >> it is what it is. a deadly shooting only the university campus in it happened at purdue university in indiana in the school's electrical engineering building. one person was killed. he did not attack anyone else, the campus was locked down for a couple of hours there is no word on what may have led to the shooting. coming up, more than 6,000 pages of documents released shows how the arch diocese tried to hide scandals over sex abuse. and new numbers showing the earth had one of the warmest years on records, details next. blatche stood in the way ofusly fiscal insanity for our state, and excellence for our children. together, we have pushed those interests back, and put our children's future first. worst natural

got winter alerts, winter storm warnings across the northeast and blizzard warnings south and east of boston and across long island. we work our way towards nassau and suffolk counties. with the snow and the wind, we could be talking about whiteout conditions where you can't see out there. it could she very, very tough to navigate. basically, if you don't have to be out traveling here, that is your best bet. seeing snow showers out there in and around boston trailing back across new york state right now. there's more heavy snow out in the west talking about parts of understand incide indiana into illinois. that's piling its way on in to the east. now it's moving its way through ohio. all the areas in the blue, that's where we'll find snow picking up in intensity. we'll see the snow out there for us. friday, it likes like most of the snow will be during the early part of the day and by the time we get into the even hours, it will be ending. how much will we see? there could be measuring some in feet. it will be a zone stretching across new york state. again, stay away from the trfl aing if yo

a lot of that is snow to the east of york and boston. 50 in monterey. said it's the best morning in pacific grove i've had in a long time. a lot of high and mid-level clouds. we'll see partly sunny, hazy skies. a couple of systems moving into the north of us. end result will be a few more clouds. a cooler week and more of a westerly breeze after today instead of the easterly breeze we're getting right now. 60s, low, mid, upper. i think the higher clouds will hold back 3, 5 degrees. if not, we'll be setting records. low 60s, mid-60s for many. this will probably be the warmest day of the week. we'll see a cooler pattern on tuesday. mostly sunny, partly cloudy. thursday looks cloudy. system to the north. a little cooler but still dry as we go into the weekend. >>> forery, we may see his -- toeshry, we may see history made today. >>> the investigation continues into the cause of a deadly high rise fire in new york city. one person was killed. several others injured. midtown manhattan yesterday morning. several firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation

the storm moving into the east coast is bringing heavy snow and extremely low temperatures. we have reports from boston on how people are getting ready for this winter blast. >> on the first working day of 2014, old man winter arrived with the vengeance from the midwest to the east coast, it was of bitterly cold day with temperatures dipping into the single digits. >> edsel hold the salt one take effect so that keeps us out allowing and filing. >> the storm was at first test for the newly elected mayor. >> this is the --minus-sign-minus sanitation department in the country, and the one thing they need us to do is to get out of the way so they can do their work. >> the storm wasn't bad news for everyone, school districts canceled classes extending christmas vacation area. but for new england the worst is when you to come here when sustaining at 30 miles per hour visibility of less than accord mile. in massachusetts governor duval patrick warmed residents of the plummeting temperatures and the national guard was called and, ready to aid in evacuation. >> other nature is unpredictable and the timing and a

east d.c. to new york and eventually to boston by this evening. his whole disturbance shifts east and right on its heels another clipper. spreading through chicago and continue to shift through new york and back to new england as snow showers by tomorrow night. a couple quick-moving disturbances, weekend snowfall totals, 1 to 3 inches in minneapolis. 3 to 6 in chicago with 12-inch amounts enhanced by the great lakes. 3 to 6 inches here. but down to boston and d.c. it's a minor thing. lower 30s for the gulf coast. below zero minneapolis to chicago and single digits from buffalo back over to boston and philadelphia. the cold unrelenting through the end of the month. back over to you. >> danielle niles at cbs thank you. some breaking news in cairo egypt. violent protests have broken out across the city. a car bomb went off outside a police academy. it comes after six people were killed in a wave of bombings as the country marks the historic change in power. we have the latest on the chaos. >> it's now been three years since the start of the uprising.

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east coast tonight. at sfo, 19 flights headed to boston, newark and new york city have to be canceled. four arriving flights were canceled and chicago travelers are delayed up to two hours. at mineta san jose international airport, one flight attendant to boston was cancelled and flights to chicago were delayed up to an hour and a half, one flight to boston was canceled. >>> check the temperatures in minnesota. minus 42 degrees fahrenheit in international falls that borders ontario and those cold temperatures are part of the freezing storm will storm in the northeast. chicago is under more than a foot of snow. in boston, snow is dropping and went let up until the morning, totals in the double digits. and there may be potential flooding at the coast. >>> murder in the rectory. a northern california community shocked by the death of a popular priest on new year's day. why his suspected killer was in jail just hours before. >>> stuck in a blizzard at the bottom of the earth. what it took to finally rescue the dozens of passengers trapped in ice. >> and sounds like our own forecast back he

boston. a coastal low has taken over here and that's making some progress now off to the east. the snow will be slowly coming to an end here, as the storm does depart. but still, a couple hours of significant snowfall. but really by 7:00 a.m., that's when we'll start to see conditions improve in boston and new york city. more towards noon for those conditions to improve in and around cape cod and around the coast of maine. now, to head forward here, we certainly have that cold air in place. we rebound temperature-wise a bit into the weekend. and a historic shot of cold air early next week. we're going to be toppling records all across the country here with that. reena and muhammad, back to you. >>> well, this storm is dominating social media overnight. the pictures are being posted, fast and furious, on twitter. >> here's some of the social media pictures that caught our eye. this one, the ruler says it all. the picture taken from our chicago affiliate. just about a foot of snow there in the windy city. windchills in parts of the chicago area could plunge as low as 25 below zer

boston. >> airlines canceled 2300 flights because of the storm. sfo, 37 departures have been canceled. 15 arrivals mainly from the east coast and chicago are canceled. and there are delays between one to 2 1/2 hours for flights from new york, boston, newark, and chicago. >>> the scientists trapped on the ship in the antarctic have been air lifted to sea. that's how they did it, a helicopter from a chinese ice breaker air lifted the group a dozen at a time. this was the fourth attempt. blizzard conditions kept forcing the rescuers to turn back. no word on the cost of the rescue attempts, but some polar explorers are questioning whether the rescue was even necessary. >> if the ship has enough fuel and there's enough food on board and of course there's plenty of food if you take less. it's not harsh conditions. >> 22 crew members will remain on the ship until the weather changes and the ice around it breaks up. >>> cutting down the leg work for cops. the new high-tech tool to make sure you park in the right place and why it may mean more tickets. >> fallout over the security breech affecting millions of snap chat users. what the tech company is doing

the majority of those cancellations were to airports hit hardest by the east coast storm.including new york, washington d-c and boston. >> pam: airport officials advise travelers to check with their airlines about any changes to their flights. >> pam: surfers making the most of big waves today near half moon bay. the legendary surf spot. where the maverick's surf competition is held this is video from our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7 news. >> pam: competition organizers are keeping an eye on offshore swells. that could bring big waves. >> pam: organizers are expecting to make the announcement in the coming days. as to whether a maverick's invitational surf contest will soon be a reality. >> jacqueline: learned the virtues again this afternoon we did break several records and high in a couple other spirit >> jacqueline: santa rosa broke a record as 70 in concord a new record but we also tied new records tonight it will be another chilly night. for the north bay and inland valleys. tomorrow high cloud the letter in the week gusty winds will bring fire danger. >> pam: in other big news. california's water crisis

more snow up the east coast involving parts of connecticut and boston, and the upper west side there 10 inches of snow. 7.6 inches of snow. we can probably add another couple to that. new jersey saw the most . by the time the morning comes, it will go up 15 inches. >> they'll deal with that storm for a while with the cold weather. thank you. those are the headlines. "america tonight" is next. and you can get the latest news on aljazeera.com. i'll see you back here tomorrow night.

. >> moving into the east coast, fso is already reporting cans lakes including new york, newark philadelphia and boston. 6 to 10 inches of snow is are expected to fall and they have closed schools for the day in washington d.c. >>> and they are weighing in on how the next round of golden gate bridge toll hikes are expected. the toll needs to go up because they have agreeing deficit. they have fast track users and $8 for cars without fast track. there are different options and tonight's meeting is scheduled at the whistle stop in san rafael >> they plan on going through with the next test connector project with the oakland coliseum. the final phase for the $84 million project, 3.2-mile system is expected to open this fall and they will get passengers there faster and about 700,000 passengers rely on bart each year. >>> and the transportation agency will decide whether they will use shuttle bus stop including those taking them to google and yahoo and other silicone valley. supporters say it would add $1.5 million and work called 3 views of san francisco, one focuses on a bus filled with workers including

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boston. a similar problem with guests and their impact is not every major east coast city with an aging infrastructure is facing this problem. what makes it different in washington dc is that we're not equipped to deal with the original and boston senator from massachusetts ed markey almost immediately introduce legislation that would call for revolving fund to fix the gas pipelines tighter standards in the district of columbia. i'm not even a co sponsor this bill on monday with a vote for it. so our lack of federal representation is once again. hampering the way we deal with an important national problem. yes and that infrastructure is here with the strides we can see i was there all underground sounds like brett braid is a drought that we use everyday so because if i can and does that get neglected. whoa low bar for sure could use to collect including the bridges including the routine we just passed me. it was budget bill that has restored a lot on the cob sequestered cuts to the defense industry. so we're investing money actually maybe blow things up in other countries but we're not spending money

east. logan airport in boston is going to be closed tonight at 8:30 p.m.ng. many airlines already, jenna, are canceling flights for tonight and tomorrow proactively. so the bottom line, if you're going anywhere in the next 24 hours, call or contact the airline, because you don't really know where your flight might be coming from or through what cities, so there could be delays well into tomorrow. back to you. jenna: a good reminder. at least if you're stuck in l.a., the weather is nice. if you're stuck. we don't wish that for anybody, but it is beautiful. >> reporter: yes, you're right. jenna: william, thank you. jon: the united states starts off the new year on the right foot when it comes to energy. reportedly, we are flush with oil right now. that's very good news for drivers. you can see the price of gasoline dropping since last january. today the national average for a gallon of regular, $3.32. and as janis misdean just told us, very, very cold weather blanketing much of the country putting home heating costs front and center as a pocketbook issue. so

we received word six flights to the east coast canceled out of sfo, three to boston, one to newark, two to kennedy, so you want to check ahead for the next two days, so far no cancellations out of sjc or oakland. let's check your drive. >> as you mentioned traffic starting to pick up in the air but now on the ground we're starting to see problems, to the traffic maps you'll see. an accident, three-car accident coming through 580 westbound. it's right at spring town boulevard. of course this is a very typical spot but now we're adding to an already slow spot with this three-car accident. spring town boulevard. other than that no accidents to report of, roadways continue wide open at this hour. >> thank you. it's four minutes to six. arson investigation under way in san francisco afternoon someone pours gasoline on the front steps of the chinese consulate. >> breaking news, a deadly start to the new year. what investigators say about san jose's first homicide of the year. >> if you are crossing into the city here is a look at the bay bridge. more traffic and weather in a bit. >>> right no

east coast storm is making its way through. now newark and new york and philadelphia and boston and the hardest hit cities new york and jfk, the is skipping our area and going towards the east coast and we have seen many come through not knowing what to do next including a ban as they are trying to get home to their families. >> we are stuck here waiting for the airlines to go back home and we have to call or jobs and let them know this is something special we are going through. >> now they say the airlines pushed back their flight until late tonight and there is a possibility they might be canceled also and the flight might be canceled as they stay here for another day. they are predicting anywhere between 4 to 8 inches and some forecasters say this could be more snow so far. they are even predicting it could be more in charlotte and we have seen some there as well. if you are headed, you need to check out your flight status and flights seem to be on time there this morning. brian flores ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a san jose man is in chant after injuring three children in vacaville. the children were playing outside and

expecting the worst calling for voluntary evacuations along the east coast, where the high tide could bring significant flooding. boston has been gearing up, preparing homeless shelters, calling of schools two days in advance and the mayor offered sounded by said of the storm. >> take precautions and take public transportation. take care of one another. our team is ready, we have been through this before and we will get through this storm and public works is ready to do their work. >> the public seems to be cooperating. boston is trying to plow the streets but they cannot keep up and many people off the streets. live from boston. >> we want to show you how bad the dress can get. if we come over here this is a place where the snow plow actually went through a couple of minutes ago. it is quite smooth but then when we walk over to this side of the road the winds are blowing heavily. you can tell how it comes up and the snow was higher on this side because it has been blown by the wind. our measuring stick again, here the snow is almost exactly a little bit under a foot. this is a little higher because of the snow drift.

boston and everywhere in between. elsewhere in the country, those trying to fly are finding themselves affected by the storm in the east. we begin all of our coverage tonight with nbc's tom costello in washington. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian, coming down at about an inch an hour here, it's expected to continue at that rate into the evening. the roads right now snow packed and icy. further west in western maryland they have up to 5, 6, 10 inches of snow, same in pennsylvania, west virginia and a lot of snow further northeast. mid january in the mid-atlantic, and predictions for the first real snowstorm in several years brought washington, d.c., to a standstill. >> breezy cold, lows from 4 to 10 degrees with 5 to 10 inches on the ground. >> reporter: time lapse of the capital and the white house caught the storm moving in before noon. expecting five inches or more, the federal government shut down. the u.s. capitol empty. area schools, city and state governments all closed. >> we plow it up and salt it as well. >> reporter: plow driver torrance dockens was hard at work, in early and working late into the ni