and bracing for another wild weekend in the east. boston in for another foot of snow?> terror alert. new arrests right here at home. six people including a mother of four accused of sending weapons to isis. and the parents of that young american woman held hostage by the terror group make a public plea, hoping she's still alive. >>> deadly crash. former olympian and reality star bruce jenner in an accident on a california highway. one dead many injured. images of the mangled cars coming in tonight. >>> and, powerball fever. the biggest jackpot in years. the rush for tickets. what will you buy if you win? an

and bracing for another wild weekend in the east. boston in for another foot of snow?rror alert. new arrests right here at home. six people, including a mother of four, accused of sending weapons to isis. and the parents of that young american woman held hostage by the terror group make a public plea, hoping she's still alive. >>> deadly crash. former olympian and reality star bruce jenner in an accident on a california highway. one dead, many injured. images of the mangled cars coming in tonight. >>> and, powerball fever. the biggest jackpot in years. the rush for tickets. what w

in east boston were some of this research was done there is an old welfare office with the words over the door overseers of the public welfare. with a wire mesh covering the windows. imagine the expense of walking through those doors as compared to the expense of walking through the front doors of a vita site or an h&r block to claim your benefits like every other taxpayer. so when sure what i learned is that while welfare our traditional way of aiding the poor led to separation. but the eitc seems to be doing for people was making them feel a sense of incorporation. people described the incorporating experience a feeling that the government was rewarding them for doing the right thing and going out and working. and perhaps the most profound thing that was different about the interviews we were conducting in the late 2000s as opposed to the early 1990s was the sense of hope. hope for upward mobility. hope for upward mobility. this is almost absent from the narratives of the folks in the early 1990s. is big lump sum at tax time, six, seven sometimes $8000, 40% of your income could insp

and bracing for another wild weekend in the east. boston in for another foot of snow? >>> terror alert. new arrests right here at home. six people including a mother of four accused of sending weapons to isis. and the parents of that young american woman held hostage by the terror group make a public plea, hoping she's still alive. >>> deadly crash. former olympian and reality star bruce jenner in an accident on a california highway. one dead many injured. images of the mangled cars coming in tonight. >>> and, powerball fever. the biggest jackpot in years. the rush for tickets. what will you buy if you win? and, what are your chances? >> these are winners! >>> good evening. and thank you for joining us on this saturday, i'm cecilia vega. and we begin with over 60 million americans preparing for powerful storms weather threatening both the west and the east tonight. right here behind me, the scene in washington at this hour. swollen rivers from heavy rain and another storm is on the way. fierce winds, too, up to 50 miles an hour, destroying these umbrellas in oakland, c

this morning the storm moves east, boston and providence canceling school. >> if you have the opening home or avoid travel we ask you do it. >> in new york a different reaction to this storm compared to last week. still, the mayor want stay off the road. >> the biggest threat is ice. >> in many cities they expect to have a groundhog day celebration today. unfortunately, in toledo he, that has been canceled because of the storm which bodies poorly about the forecast for spring. >> the original official punxsutawney phil from pennsylvania has just seen his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter. some forecasters hoped phil would provide relief on this national groundhog day. it is the 129th prediction. no row live. sorry. >> i have a tongue-in-cheek problem with this whole idea. he cannot come out in toledo because it is snow. >> what kind of weather predicter is that? >> thank you. thank you. thank you. >> you would be out there? >> yes he would. >> we need more rain. i have a change ahead. live doppler hd shows uneventful morning on our day. we have clear conditions other than fog

this morning the storm moves east, boston and providence cancelling school. >> if you can stay home we ask you do it. >> reporter: here in new york a different reaction compared to last week. still the mayor warned stay off the roads. >> the biggest threat in this case would be ice. >> reporter: several cities had planned on having groundhog celebrations today. unfortunately that has been postponed. in ohio. but this is perfect packing snow if you guys want to come out and play. back to you guys. >> i'm going to pass on that one. but this one might join you. >> i'll see you shortly. thank you. as always she will check in again. how does this storm time out and how much more will it deliver? >> we turn to stephanie. good morning stephanie. >> people across the northeast region waking up to snow on the ground due to the significant winter storm system. gusty winds causing for blowing and drifting. snow causing some delays. now 12 to 18 inches expected across south and west of buffalo and expanding to the east coast of maine. please use caution on i-95 and i-80. reena and t.j. back to you

and bracing for another wild weekend in the east. boston in for another foot of snow?ror alert. new arrests right here at home. six people including a mother of four accused of sending weapons to isis. and the parents of that young american woman held hostage by the terror group make a public plea, hoping she's still alive. >>> deadly crash. former olympian and reality star bruce jenner in an accident on a california highway. one dead many injured. images of the mangled cars coming in tonight. >>> and, powerball fever. the biggest jackpot in years. the rush for tickets. what will you buy if you win?

in the east boston is at a breaking point. >> if we continue to get the snow we're going to shatter our budget for snow. >> reporter: crash after crash on the roads. just look at what rob marciano dealt with. >> there are three tractor trailers that have jackknifed up there. >> reporter: in new york snow and salt to plame for 200 reports for manhole issues including this early morning fire. an suv up in flames. and it's not just humans. in michigan the u.s. coast guard swam with a dog through icy waters, getting it to safety. and here in detroit, a snapshot of what we're seeing all across the midwest. it might look like i'm standing in a snow drift. but guess what? this is the middle of the road. the snow has been here for days. city officials promise the streets will be plowed by midnight tonight, david. >> wow, some streets not even plowed yet. gio, thank you. let's get right to rob. it took hours for you to get from boston. in the meantime i can't believe this. another storm coming in? >> reporter: yeah, and it's no picnic out there now. the sidewalks are a rough go. couple of pulses

and moving east. boston bracing yet again. this headline saying it all. "piling it on." david, they have gotten nearly two years of snow here just in the past two weeks. the city hopes to be back on its feet tomorrow. the major announcing tonight that schools will be open. just as another shot of arctic air and more snow heads this way, david. >> rob, we can only see you, the cars covered on that street. thank you tonight and to jack harper and the team at channel 5. let's go to ginger. you've been tracking this storm all day. you said encouraging signs late today when it comes to new england. >> reporter: especially for boston. with the computer models the way they were we thought it looked like six-plus inches. but right now, they are backing off. let me take you through the timing of this. so right to the maps. it's spinning in minnesota and wisconsin. it tracks across the great lakes and then there, thursday 6:00 p.m. at this point, looking like three inches at the top of it. one to three overall. doesn't mean that the cold's not coming. so many people from north dak

in the east, boston is at a breaking point. >> if we continue to get the snow we're going to get, we're going to shatter our budget for snow. >> reporter: there's crash after crash on those roads. just look at what rob marciano encountered while driving back to new york city overnight. >> apparently there are not one, not two, but three tractor trailers that have jackknifed up there. >> reporter: in new york, snow and salt to blame for more than 200 reports of manhole issues including this early morning fire. this suv up in flames. and late tonight, this commuter train hitting two cars on the tracks just north of new york city sparking a fire and multiple injuries. and here in detroit, a snapshot of what we're seeing all across the midwest. it might look like i'm standing in a snow drift. but guess what? this is the middle of the road. the snow has been here for days. more is coming down right now. but city officials promise that these streets will be plowed by midnight tonight, david. >> wow, some streets not even plowed yet. gio, thank you very much. let's get right to rob, who told m

coming up on a saturday morning, the dangerous weather headed east. boston is about to get hit with a blizzard and we are seeing the colt. dylan will update us on what to expect. >> with the cold weather, a lot of folks are turning to fireplaces to keep warm this weekend. if the worst happened and your home caught on fire would you know how to get out safely? a rossen report may surprise you. >> a license to kill but does james bond have a license to clean? they are shooting the new film and they say the city is too dirty. >> "fifty shades of grey" is out in theaters. we will take a look at whether the hype lived up to the reality. >> valentine's day desserts on a saturday morning here on today. back to you. >> sounds delicious, thanks, guys. >> an ebola drug will be tested on patients in liberia. it was given to the first patient, a missionary sent for treatment against the deadly virus. he survived, but doctors are not sure if the drug actually helped. they don't have large amounts of the drug. health and human services is trying to find other companies to

in east boston, there was this old keynesian -- dickensian thing over the office with wire mesh coveringhe windows. imagine the experience of walking through those doors as opposed to the experience of walking through the friendly doors of a vita site or an h&r block to claim your benefits like every other tax player. what the eitc seems to be doing for people is making them feel a sense of incorporation. the very famous slogan of that year was i got people. it was repeated again and again in interviews as people described the incorporating experience of feeling that the government was rewarding them for doing the right thing and going out and working. the most profound thing about the difference of the interviews we were conducting in the late to thousands as opposed to the early 1990's was the sense of hope for upward mobility. hope for upward mobility. this is almost absent from the folks of the 1990's. sometimes $8,000, 40% of your income could inspire that. this attachment to work, the sense that you are getting something you earned, something you deserved shapes of people spend mon

we manned to vita sites in boston, 11 in dorchester and one in east boston if you want to know you knowhow poor people think, what they're lives are like their like, there is no better way than to follow the money. it is a poignant time i think, sitting across the desk from a family or individual filing taxes. it is an intimate moment where you learn private things and it is a chance for you to build on that feeling that people so value that they are citizens and taxpayers. you can give a lot in that interaction but you we will come away with an understanding which we will transform you and help you you no

in lands michigan, a dozen cars ends up in ditches and the storm moved east this east. bostoncanceling school. >> if you have the option to stay home we ask you do it. >> in new york a different reaction to this storm compared to last week: still the mayor warns stay off the roads. >> biggest threat is ice. >> just to give you a sense of how bad this storm is, a groundhog is having a she day on the biggest day of his year. toledo ohio staying indoors and will pest point their groundhog day celebration because of the weather and it is not a sign for spring. >>> thank you lana. there is in end in sight if the wicked winter weather. she mentioned the toledo ohio groundhog is taking day off but punxsutawney phil he did his thing predicting six more weeks of winter. this is the 129th annual groundhog day. there are other weather predictions but phil is the most popular and he is a movie star. >> we have all questions thely jet -- the legitimacy of the ground hog. >> no respect. >> too chicken? >> let's move along. >> didn't eat that yesterday. on live doppler hd it is mostly clear

and in fact the low develops east of boston in a very strong arctic high in the midwest, between the you get the wind tunnel effect and wind coming in and gusts of 35 dropping temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below the average. overnight a few scattered snow showers this evening and otherwise the brutal winds are setting up 13 in the suburbs so temperatures are uniform across the region tonight and then the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast windchills tom tomorrow, near zero and thursday night into friday morning, that one in philadelphia would be the coldest temperature we have seen in the city in 21 years you have to go back to 1994 to have an equally cold number and on top that number it's a record for that particular date set back in 1979 and we could break a record or tie one there atlantic city and allentown could all break records and friday afternoon the high only hits 18 degrees, still with a breeze throughout the day and then saturday it's dry most of the day and a warm front comes in and we see a little snow, sleet and freezing rain saturday evening and quickly changin

. >> reporter: it is bringing more nasty weather to the east coast. boston area residents can see up to 6 to 14 inches. causing day lays for commuters in the area. this was the sixth largest know storm in chicago history. they say it isn't done yet. up next is the northest which is recovering from several feet of snow that fell last week. fox news. >> that is a lot of snow. the weather has caused more than 3000 flight cancellations across the country today mostly effecting chicago and boston and new york. right here in the bay area travelers are also feeling the impact. we are seeing 46 cancellations. so far four flights are canceled in oakland. >>> spring-like weather in the forecast for another day. as we get outdoors mostly sunny skies turning partly sunny for the afternoon. it is right about where they were yesterday. upper 50s to low 60s at this hour. just a little bit of haze in the sky for the day. we are going to continue for that haze. 62 in livermore. a warmer day for you in concord. it is upper 50s sfo. low 60s san jose. as we get into the afterno

we all manned two vita sites in boston, one in the dorchester neighborhood and one in east boston. and if you want to know, you know, how poor people think, r what their lives are like, there are is no better way than to follow the money. it is a poignant time i think sitting across the desk from ily family or individual filing their taxes. you learn -- it is an intimate moment where you learn some verya private things about an individual, it is a chance for you to build on that feeling that people so value, that they're really citizens and taxpayers, so you can give a lot, just even in that ing interaction, but you'll come away with an understanding of h the plight of the working poor that i think will transform you and help you, you know when you act, you will have the voices of real people in the back of your mind, which is always better ba than acting without that.n act >> thank you.at >> i.f i can just throw one more thing, about the actual experience of working with the clients. they have to tell you very personal things because, you they know, you need to know about their ch

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the low cranks up east of boston tomorrow afternoon at 2:00.arge dome of arctic high pressure in the midwest. the two are offensive forces and they siphon out of the north bringing down the record-breaking cold for the end of the week. winds near 35 and air temperatures 20-30 degrees below average. by friday morning when we wake up, these are the records that will be either tying or breaking on friday morning. philadelphia's one back in 1979. allentown 2 below, at least tying that. trenton 6. and atlantic city 0 in 1966. in fact friday morning's wind chill, allentown, reading, northern montgomery chester, buck county. 20-25 below friday morning. the greater part of the delaware valley and southern parts of new jersey 15-20 below. and way to the south, still 10-15 below. that is dangerous levels for friday morning. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast if feels like zero tomorrow even in the afternoon with a high of 19. the 21-year chill to start on friday morning, 18 for the high in the afternoon. most of saturday is dry, but as warmer a

coast and we begin to clear the air and start to crank the winds the low will start to develop east of boston during the day tomorrow and a large high pressure in the midwest. these two are opposite forces in the atmosphere and we get the wind tunnel affect from the north winds near 40 miles per hour and record breaking cold waiting in the wings for friday and temperatures averaging 20 to 30 degrees below normal. the windchill danger is back, we went through it a few days ago you know the drill about the layers and not to expose yourself too long on bare skin cover every extremity. on friday morning record lows tied or broken across the area and on top of that windchills of 25 to 15 degrees below zero, tonight just a few scattered snow showers but again if you see one of them it could reduce visibility and turn the roads slick otherwise brutal winds kick in for all 13 to 14 for the overnight low and the exclusive accuweather forecast, windchills near zero tomorrow with flurries around 19 for a high and thursday night into friday morning we are call that the 21-year chill to start your morning

windchill alerts from chicago east to boston down the mid-atlantic and all the way to the carolinas close to the panhandle of florida. more than a dozen states under windchill advisories or warnings into the day on friday. we'll talk about a warm-up but it comes with snow and rain and we'll have the seven day in just a little bit. >> be sure to bundle up check the 6 abc storm tracker app both the hourly and seven-day forecasts are there for you to help you get ready for the frigid temperatures. >>> some developing news here from lincoln university in chester county. after racial graffiti was pained on the skin to the campus. the historic black university sent a letter to the students saying the graffiti was a sober reminder of the hatred. >>> acting president valerie harrison released this statement saying in part, our office of public safety is diligently investigating the incident to fine the perpetrator and the university in corpse with the district attorney's office will prosecute anybody identified as responsible. >>> valentine's night that a little caesar's pizza clerk was not expec

this air mass is coming to the south and east so boston, 5 degrees.balmy for you right now. by tomorrow morning about 20 to 30 degrees below zero. that is the way it's going to feel and the snow that is on the ground is still blowing around so even though it has stopped from the sky, it's going to feel like it's still snowing because of the wind. guys? >> my goodness. thundersnow. somebody take a picture of that. i'd love to see it tweeted or even on instagram or something. that has got to be something to see. >> when you hear thunder in the middle of a snowstorm, absolutely. >> thank you so much, ivan. >>> can ukraine's fragile cease-fire hold? they agreed to stop firing at each other just 13 hours ago, but we are already hearing reports of violence and shelling. ♪ go! go! go! he's challenging the very fabric of society. in a post cannonball world! was it grilled cheese? guilty! the aquatic delinquency is a larger issue to this ♪ you did it again, didn't you? yup. ♪ hey! so i'm looking at my bill, and my fico® credit score's on here. we give you your

in east boston were where some of this research was done there was an old dickensian visage of a welfareffice with words over the door, overseers of the public welfare with wire mesh covering the windows. imagine the experience of walking through those doors compared to the experience of walking through the friendly doors of an h&r block to claim their benefits like every other taxpayer. so in short what i learned is that while welfare our traditional way of aiding the poor lead to separation what the eitc seem to be doing for people was making them feel a sense of incorporation. the very famous slogan of that year that h&r block was using i thought people was repeated again and again in interviews as people described incorporating experience a feeling that the government was rewarding them for doing the right thing and going out and working and perhaps the most profound thing that was different about the interviews we were conducting in the late 2000's as opposed to the early 1990s was a sense of hope hope for upward mobility hope for upward mobility. this is almost absent from the narr

that low will redevelop east of boston, that will help syphon the strong arctic polar winds in from theratures 10 to 20 degrees below average, up to 35 miles per hour. we go back to the windchill danger. tomorrow morning with the gusts of 35 they will feel 0 to 10 below and friday morning, on top of record lows that are likely broken across the area, the windchills will dip below 25 and 15 degrees below 0 to start the end of the week. for tonight though scattered snow showers around and otherwise everyone will feel the brutal winds kicking through tonight. and the real feel temperatures are below zero and a couple of flurries and the entire day 19 for a high, on friday morning and the 21 year chill to start. in philadelphia since 1979 we hit the forecasted one degree and in allentown 2 degrees below 0 to start and trenton 6 below is the start and we expect lower in wilmington and philadelphia is 6 degrees and we should shatter them if not tie them. and as you head into the weekend, some good news, 33 on saturday and a dry day and in the evening, a quick period of snow sleet and freezing

. >> reporter: bringing more nasty weather to the east coast. boston could see 16 inches. 14-inches in new york state. the storm is causing travel delays for commuters in the area. this was the 6th largest snowstorm in chicago history and it isn't done yet. up next is the northeast that is still recovering from the snow that fell last week. fox news. >>> six more weeks of winter. dieing for a weekend of rain. according it bill martin we might be getting it. >> most likely friday, saturday and sunday. real rain too. most of the heavy rain is to the north but it could shift south and bring us -- wouldn't that be great? 5 inches of rain. that would be a great help. again i will pull it out. nice to see the moisture tap. this is -- let's go -- back it out. here is hawaii. let's see how far that is. 2500 -- 2300 miles of moisture. like i said earlier, you have been to hawaii, you know how it feels, that is where the air is coming from. by the time it gets here it will be a ton of moisture. cooled down into the 60s. day time highs will -- even with the rain, mid-60s. warm storm.

we manned to vita sites in boston, 11 in dorchester and one in east boston if you want to know you know, how poor people think, what they're lives are like their like, there is no better way than to follow the money. it is a poignant time i think, sitting across the desk from a family or individual filing taxes. it is an intimate moment where you learn private things and it is a chance for you to build on that feeling that people so value that they are citizens and taxpayers. you can give a lot in that interaction but you we will come away with an understanding which we will transform you and help you you no. when you act you have the voices of real people in the back of your mind which of course, is always better than acting without that. >> thank you. >> if i can say one more thing about the actual experience of working with a client. they have to tell you very personal things because you need to know about they're children and where they live and what they are doing and if they have lost there job. so you so you have to deal with them on a personal level. i had a client years ago and

the ferry running a bit from here to east boston but obviously not much else is running given the facton today have been cancelled, not surprisingly, especially given the fact we have low visibility like this. snowfall is hard to measure. probably have a foot in drifts it is light and fluffy. in spots officially probably approaching six inches at this point. back to you. >> jim, it looks horrible. what's on your head gear? >> reporter: well you know i thought i would be in the spirit, proud of the paths, being a new england guy myself. i am wearing the patriots colors to celebrate the day. but i think now for all of the folks in boston and new england, they want the patriots home. the duck boat parade is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. it will be bitterly cold. that's the one thing, too, once the snow ends no warmup in sight for days. it stays bitterly cold in the northeast. >> jim, thanks so much. i am glad you're there and i am here. >>> back now to the game the big game ratings came in a short time ago. it is official. super bowl xlix was the highest watched in history. fourth su

. >> reporter: the system bring morgue nasty weather to the east coast. bostona residents could see up to 16-inches and six to 14-inches may fall in new york state. the storm causing travel delays for commuters in the area. >> this is going to be a nightmare going in. >> reporter: that is was the sixth largest snowstorm in chicago history and forecasters say it isn't done yet. up next is the northeast which is still recovering from several feet of snow that fell last week. in chicago i'm garrett tin knee, fox news. >> well meanwhile wisconsin mayor got a whole more than a forecast from his town's groundhog. take look. >> he says that -- whoa! >> during the annual groundhog day ceremony -- he's okay. this is wisconsin. the mayor said jimmy the groundhog was going to whisper the forecast in his ear. as you can see jim knee wasn't really into forecasting today. but both jimmy and the mayor are doing well tonight. and for what it's worth jimmy said there's going to be six more weeks of winter. our scott -- >> oh, man. >> would never do that. >> would you? >> no. tha

in the east, boston is at a breaking point. >> if we continue to get the snow we will get we will shatterter: there's crash after crash on the roads. look at what our rob marciano encountered while driving back to new york city. >> apparently not one, two but three tractor-trailers jackknifed up there. >> reporter: in new york snow and salt to blame for 200 reports of manhole issues. , including this fire. an suv up in flames. and it's not just humans. in michigan, the u.s. coast guard swam with a dog through icy waters, getting it to safety. >> here in detroit, a snapshot of what we are seeing across the midwest. it may look like i'm standing in a snow drift, but guess what, this is actually the middle of the road. snow has been here for days. snow is still coming down right now. city officials promising to plow these streets over the next several hours. gio benitez, abc news, detroit, michigan. >>> the question is where is the storm headed? >> accu-weather stephanie olmo joins us with all the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. much of the northeast and new england area se

burlington but you factor in the wind and you can see that storm right there deepening just to the east of bostonose winds funneling in around that low and that is dropping wind chills to nine in new york city, 23 philadelphia, 18 below in syracuse, 22 below in burlington so this storm means business with its cold air that is flooding in as it is strengthening and departing. so that flash freeze we're expecting a 10-degree drop in temperature in a matter of a couple hours. again it's untreated surfaces with the slush and the standing water that would freeze over, especially the driveways and the sidewalks. if it looks wet to you as you're driving, just assume that it is icy and take extreme caution this evening and overnight. and by tomorrow morning we're going to be looking at wind chills in philadelphia zero to five north and west, between zero and five below zero but this arctic air doesn't last long. we'll talk about a warmup and another chance for snow before another arctic outbreak for the end of the week coming up in that full accuweather 7-day forecast. rick. >> all right adam we'll check

. >> >>> a record-breaking winter storm continues in the east coast, in boston crews had to use heavy equipment to clean up snow that has fallen the city has seen two feet of snow and could see another foot fall. boston has seen more snowfall than any seven day period on record. in new york several inches of snow with freezing rain. in the mid west, people dug out of the snowfall today. chicago had more than a foot and a half of snow. conditions can be dangerous look right there. a guy in massachusetts lost control, hitting a parked vehicle. and temperatures will drop roads will splash free. >> wildlife experts say illegal killing of african elephants are reaching epidemic pro visions. so now officials are looking to ban and make the killing less profitable. >> it's lovely jewelry but there are things that are better, safer for animals. >> this tourist is talking about the ivory found in this chinatown shops. >> often elephants are areare -- tusks are taken while they're still alive. >> california passed a law that made illegal sale. >> it's difficult for people without training, with

. >>> a record-breaking winter storm continues in the east coast, in boston crews had to use heavy equipmenthat has fallen the city has seen two feet of snow and could see another foot fall. boston has seen more snowfall than any seven day period on record. in new york several inches of snow with freezing rain. in the mid west, people dug out of the snowfall today. chicago had more than a foot and a half of snow. conditions can be dangerous look right there. a guy in massachusetts lost control, hitting a parked vehicle. and temperatures will drop roads will splash free. >> wildlife experts say illegal killing of african elephants are reaching epidemic pro visions. so now officials are looking to ban and make the killing less profitable. >> it's lovely jewelry but there are things that are better, safer for animals. >> this tourist is talking about the ivory found in this chinatown shops. >> often elephants are areare -- tusks are taken while they're still alive. >> california passed a law that made illegal sale. >> it's difficult for people without training, without, with a naked eye to be a

that will linger a little longer as you head east to boston throughout the day on sunday.d in intense winds, this is going to be one of those storms that bombs out so the winds are going to be fierce around 50 miles per hour in new york city 60 mile per hour wind gusts. we may see blizzard and white conditions around the boston area, winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour sunday as the storm pulls away. windchills were rough this morning. we're up to 10. that's what it feels like in new york city. below zero windchills across interior new england. that comes back sunday. in tomorrow's forecast a bit of a break in new york city. up to 30 with the snow moving in by the afternoon. saturday night into sunday temperatures plummet once again. by sunday morning, we're waking up to windchills around 20 below. in the suburbs of new york city. and monday morning, even worse. monday morning, we could break 10 and 20-year-old records of how cold it get get in new york city. get ready for a frigid president's day. thankfully the kids don't have to head to the school bus because it's goi

and in the east snow starting up again. boston in the we begin with rob marsciano in boston. >> this is what's it's like living in boston. >> reporter: tonight new england bracing for yet another blast from mother nature. >> and guess what. it hasn't even started snowing yet. >> reporter: slick roads sending cars into snow banks on roads from new hampshire to vermont. here in boston, a city that's already seen nearly five feet of snow so far this season, pummeled again with more than a foot from now until tuesday. >> we've never seen this kind of snow here in the city of boston any time in the history of our city. >> reporter: schools are closed monday and tuesday. the city even banning parking cars on the street. just another sunday here in massachusetts. where the salt spreaders and plow trucks are lining up again to battle another snowstorm. the snow sending boston to its breaking point. >> we're running out of space where to put all the snow. >> reporter: the city's already exceeding its $18 million snow budget for the year. t

winter storms absolutely punishing the east coast and boston seems to be taking the brunt of it.y has seen nearly 60 inches of snow since december. normally that number should be around 25. sara drew the winter straw and in the city. good morning, sara. >> reporter: good morning. look at these snow piles, how large they are coming up to more than half of this streetlight. this is the problem in the beacon hill neighborhood of boston. these snow piles are completely covering cars in some places. they're making some sidewalks impassable creeping into the roadways and causing traffic visibility visibility for your driving to be very low, especially when you're going around corners. it's a huge safety concern also because of fire hydrants. tyke a look at this fire hydrant. bill carroll, who's lived in this residence behind me. lived her since the '70s. the city asked residents to dig out their fire hydrants because they were concerned they were completely buried by snow. i want to ask you, you lived here since the '70s. did you ever see the snow pile up so much like now? >> i was her

though we'll probably get a foot plus, especially boston, north and east. that will put it over the seven-foot mark for the month. oh, my goodness. now here's a storm developing across the south. snows across parts of arkansas in through tennessee and kentucky, through tomorrow night. they could see up to a foot of snow. and winter storm warnings have been posted. also a sliver of ice there. that includes northern mississippi, alabama, parts of tennessee. and georgia also. go out west if you want the warmth. they've got it. that's where the good stuff is. they would love to see a little bit of rainfall. that's a look at what's going on in hull, massachusetts. >> oh, it is just a beautiful day for a stroll on the boardwalk. you mentioned how awesome this place is in the summertimes. daddy's dogs. that looks delicious. they're closed right now. >> frozen. frozen dogs. >> paula, back over to you. >> it made me sad when he said welcome to my life. may your life improve, rob. >> rob, we thank you. >> letting you into my world. >> thank you to the crew, as well.

reporter: this is from the south would friend and it shows you is very close a parts of the north east today bostonealt with much snow anymore just very cold conditions where ice today in the upper teens but the mississippi valley we are really watching the big storm system of his blue indicating snow the purple the freezing rain and then for the south is the rain as it is saying sale was natural and all the way out for the virginia and also potentially the carolinas a very active whether delays and cancellations for flights a live look at the golden gate bridge and it is a beautiful shot. >>reporter: their mechanize and claim a good crisp picture of the blue skies out there says francisco gone from high of 68 degrees and read what city hall and a lower seven is in half moon bay and for sixties to low seventies all across the coastline this morning will talk more about the warm weather and how long it will last before things could potentially change a little bit later. >>george: we are still enjoying extremely great ride along the bay area we are not tracking any hot spots in would incidents we hav

let's now jump over to the east coast where boston, 18 degrees, it's currently snowing. we have flurries there with a high today of 30. frank, you can tell us more about this. >> i sure can >>> let's take a look. workers in boston are trying to clear another two feet of snow. they have just gotten hammered out there. more than 70 inches have fallen in the past three weeks. that's the most ever recorded in a stretch in 30 days in the city of boston. today all subways, all mass transit is closed for clearing of snow. schools are closed, as well. more snow possibly on thursday and friday, too. they have had a heck of a couple of weeks. >>> new study suggests teenaged girls who get the hpv vaccine do not have more unsafe sex than those who do not. critics have expressed concern that after getting the vaccine, girls could become less cautious putting themselves at risk. the study headed up by the harvard medical school researchers says that's not the case at all. the cdc recommends hpv vaccines for children when they're young because they are more effective before the child i

boston reacting havoc on city services. 20 inches has fallen. at least four buildings collapsed under the weight of the snow. 2,000 were cancelled across the north-east. it's a record-setting one for boston with 76 numbers of. that tops the previous record of 73 during 1903 and 1904. >> anger and outrage over a deadly stampede in egypt. the soccer match that led to dozens of funerals why there are accusations riot police were politically motivated. six months after police officers shot and killed unarmed teenager michael brown, a return to ferguson, missouri and a look at the incident that sparked a nation-wide movement. >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... award winning investigative documentary series... the disappearing delta only on al jazeera america >> tomorrow morning, diplomat and author nassir abdulaziz al-nasser. >> when there is consensus you'll see great results. >> battling extremism. >> religious leaders have a big responsibility. >> advancing peace. >> today the world turned into a global village. >> promoting change. >> i think united nations should be reformed. >> every sund

talk about how boston over the index day or.so blizzard. work up on the eastk city dv likely snow with boston the heart of it. high tomorrow of only 28 degrees. 36 in new york. free for the nation capitol. back in the golden state we look good. sunny 73 sacramento and 83 for l.a. 80 for palm springs and closer look at the bay area tomorrow we see wall to wall sunshine tomorrow record high some spots. lots of 70's. 72 san francisco 75 oakland. 76 for sap jose. accu-weather 7 day forecast looking good today. i should say to. spring like warmth monday a little cooler on tuesday but steady pattern wednesday thursday and friday. valentine's day good to good. >> thanks. >> young cancer patient whose courageous battle stole the show during an nfl game last year now back in the spotlight. here's 4-year-old leah still receiving a million dollar check from the sins natural bengals in november. her appearance hassle touched millions of social media. today she once again stole the show. this time a fashion show in new york. even though she started treatment for pediatric

east river in new york. ferries cautiously plow through major chunks of ice. in bostonrs spent much of today digging out of another 16 inches of snow from the weekend. crews were clearing snow and ice from the tracks of rail lines. boston has seen about seven feet of snow in three weeks. despite bone-chilling temperatures, tourists are flocking to niagara falls, braving wind chills up to negative 25 degrees. visitors say it is magical with the mist against the frozen landscape. i almost feel guilty looking at those pictures. >> extremes on both ends of the continent. >>> still ahead an inside look at the world of hacking. a man who went to prison for it shows us what happens to all that stolen information. >> plus they used to fill creeks like this. now california's salmon are in grave my name is bret hembree. i am an electric crew foreman out of the cupertino service center. i was born and raised in the cupertino area. it's a fantastic area to work. the new technology that we are installing out in the field is important for the customers because system reliability i be

as this system goes off to the east, that's when boston could wind up with more snow and much of new england. and then a second cold front coming through here late saturday and sunday. that could mean some late sunday monday snow up north. just a terrible mess. at least we'll stay on the windy and cold side with very little snow. here's the forecast. maybe some snow showers on thursday with the first front and then on saturday, a little better chance 40% chance of snowshowers with the second and more potent arctic front. look at the temperatures do as they go down. by the time we get into sunday calling for a high of 23 at most. wind chills may stay in the single digits throughout the day on sunday and another chance of light snow or snow showers here on tuesday. maybe punxsutawney phil knew something. >> want to give him credit? >> knew what he was doing. >> street cred yeah. >> time for a check on the traffic situation, bob emler is in the wtop traffic center with the details. how is it looking tonight? >> autria, pretty quiet rush hour so far. southbound i-95 lanes are open. brief

east. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz is tracking the potentially record braking freeze>> a cold front is kicking off here, minnesota, portions of-month-old. could feel as cold as 25 below zero, maybe as low as 40 below. ufl this behind a front will bring some scattered snow showers across the northeast as well as we head toward the evening. not anticipating a lot but it does deliver a shot of the chilly air. looking for the highs in the single digits. 40s in a place like atlanta, but we look into the north heading into the weekend. a big cold blast that's challenged records. high temps, below zero on saturday and the 20s starting to move their way south. the real brunt of all this is on sunday. highs in the 40s in florida. 30s around atlanta. they say stuck around the freezing mark. lots of single digits and teens. we'll be challenging and likely breaking a few records with that. as that cold moves in a large storm develops this one has the potential to become a blizzard for eastern new england by saturday night. places that are absolutely buried could see more than a f

all the cold has been out to the east. bostonrecord for snowiest season i think after you have gone through this much snow you know what? i would rather go ahead and get some of this snow so we could break some records. see some more snow going there. maybe 4 to 5 inches by the time we get to monday which means we are going to be getting very very close to that record. will we see it or not from this storm? if not there another storm behind that for wednesday. a lot of activity going on. we still have winter to deal with. yes, meteorological spring begins tomorrow but no big signs of it yet. i got to be honest with you unfortunately. >> when you call us back when you have good news? >> hey i will tell you if you are out across parts of the west. good news if you like weather. not good news for the drought. we are going into dry season and going to have big problems. these two stories winter in the east and summer really in the west. >> thanks rick. >> you bet. >> thanks, buddy. coming up on the show like a scene out of gone in 60