than 85 million people from the midwest to the eastern seaboard to stuck at home eastern seaboard midwest to the 85 million people from the midwest to the eastern seaboard to stuck at home at least part of today.but the savings by spring.mary moloney explains. more snow means more cold hard cash lost.snow removal expenses and canceled flights add up.but the snowy weather can impact your bottom line too.among the things driving up the cost of your snow days -- the ease of ordering things online.: "a lot of us engage in impulse shopping this time of year, as we are sitting around the couch doing nothing. and it's particularly easy to do so when you have all of your credit card information stored on some of your favorite sites. it's become too easy to do so."the same goes for ordering comfort food.multiple meal deliveries can eat away at a budget.being snowbound can also mean a new year's gym membership goes to waste.consider online workouts at home until mobilization and motivation get better with warmer temperatures.and when you've cooled down from that workout -- try throwing on a sweater

we will see that area of low pressure along eastern seaboard. that is one piece of the energy that we're tracking. a as we get into monday night and tuesday there is another area of low pressure coming out of the great lakes that will work its way in the mid a apartment plant i can region monday night into tuesday and with that comes a threat of light snow. in the near term we will enjoy the milder weather on the way, come sunday. fifty's making a come back for february. and then we're tracking more snow early next week and in the wake of that we have got tumbling temperatures. we will talk about details in the full, exclusive accu weather forecast, walter. >>> well, we're following developing news from overseas. the north korea has reportedly defied international warnings and launched a long range rocket. the u.n. and others call it a cover for banned technology for a miss that will could strike u.s. mainland. still american officials say this missle launch does in the pose a threat to the united states. the rocket was fired from the north kore

sun and clouds, pleasant, the next system rides up the eastern seaboard. looks like a rain event. cloudy rain late in the day on tuesday, 48. periods of rain wednesday, 49. thursday, we are back up to a whopping 50 degrees. the only issue i have here i know winter is not done with us yet. you get into the 60s and everything feels great, the flowers start blooming and you get smacked in the face with another cold shot. >>> we'll enjoy while it's here. time 6:17 it was a winning combination at the fieldhouse in center city. beer and puppies, a great cause, hundreds of people turned out to support team foster. team foster pairs service dogs with vets who have combat disabilities. two service puppies showed up for the event. we're back in just a bit. >>> sole glad you stayed -- so glad you stayed with us, 6:20, saturday morning, the federal government says it might be into less intrusive options to assess an iphone that was used by the san bernadino mass shooters. they would allow apple to retain possession and later destroy specialized software. the fbi believes there could key evide

to the great lakes this morning with windchills of about 6 in fargo, 7 in mams, but it's the eastern seaboard that is going to be chilly. york and 9 below in portland, so bitter cold once again. add to that, a storm. we have a number of weather alerts that ar up. a winter storm watch for buffalo the areas in dark blue and a winter weather advisory for purple and pink is a winter storm warning. what will happen is mild air from the south is going to start lifting to the north and east and meet this bitter cold that is that place and that is going to generate ice and snow on the northern end and high temperatures in the eastern seaboard will be in the 30s but warming up late in the week. >> good knees at least here after record breaking cold this weekend in new york city, tomorrow, temperatures are kped to be in the mid-50s. >>> pope francis travels to mexico's southern border today. the midpoint of the pope's visit. yesterday, he took part in an open-air mass before 300,000 people outside of mexico city. adriana diaz has our report. >> reporter: pope francis visited a children's hospital in bo

lets take a peak is what going on here we have a frontal system moving across the eastern seaboard extending from new england all the way down to the the deep south where nasty thunderstorms are rumbling through portions of the carolinas and georgia. for us, we have not seen much in the way of thunderstorm activity but we are seeing heavy rain moving through and more. it is intensifying as that back edge starts to push through. we are seeing the back edge of this. bad news we do still have some rain to get through over the the next several hours, and perhaps even some back edge development, for the shore points later tonight. and into early tomorrow morning. so you you can see steadier rain moving in the city, actually southern chester

it re-intensified as it went through the eastern seaboard. our wedge hung in before it moved up the eastern seaboard. that is tuesday until about 7:00 this morning. we had anywhere between 6-12 inches of snow from this storm system in indiana and michigan. we still have snow showers coming in with the northwesterly flow, all the way back to nashville. some of that is heavy at times. this is the northern part of hayward county. the other part of swing county. these showers continued come in. even now into mcdowell county. this is the area where the winter weather advisory continues. overnight tonight until 7:00 tomorrow morning. additional snow is possible across this area. the further you head towards the tennessee line, the higher elevations. that is when you can see five inches of snow before this is all done. we have had off and on snow showers. off and on 30's and snow showers. it is a very wet snow. we reached only 53 degrees. six degrees below average. for the five degrees was our high this afternoon. eight degrees below average for thi

a low will develop, a store -- a storm system intensifying and moving up the eastern seaboard. it could produce heavy snow around boston and cape cod later tonight. it will be a quick burst. a storm in the upper atmosphere will swing in from the west and could grab some of the moisture and bring it back for us. more about that, maybe a sght chance of a brief rain or snow shower for us late this evening or just after midnight tonight across the area. in andersonville, 41 in franklin. a big difference. a cold wind, a blustery day through the mountains. in the upstate, not bad with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 50's to low 60's. 63 in elberton, not bad. in the upstate, temperatures look like this. 52 in greenville, 54 in spartanburg, 56 in gaffney, 58 in union and laurens, 56 in anderson, 58 in pickens and walhalla, 55 in greenwood. colder in the mountains with the wind. these are sustained 22 mile-per-hour winds in asheville, giving us a wind chill of 27 in hendersonville asheville. little wind chill in the upstate as temperatures are not too bad. 57 in columbia, 48 and

all quiet up and down the eastern seaboard. there's the two systems, there's the first one diving out of the high plains, here's the coastal low, we're dodging a bullet with this, had this come up the east coast this would wallop us with 6 to 12 inches of snow maybe more. this stays out to sea. monday, snow erupting across new england here comes the secondary system out of the ohio and the tennessee valleys. the good news it is in the developing stages over top of us, we're expecting lighter snows. by the time it is better organized it is across new england. new england will see the heavy snow with tuesday's event. things could change, but right now that's the way it looks on the modeling. 46 degrees, nice, for february standards. 42 in allentown, millville, 45. cape may, 44. it's a cold night tonight, 25 degrees in allentown. millville, 23. refreezing a good possibility. trenton, 28. lancaster, 25 and dover bottoming out at 29 degrees tonight. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we'll keep it quiet all weekend long,

that will run up the eastern seaboard overnight tonight. it will touch our snow showers after midnight tonight. 48 degrees by 3:00 p.m. forecasting a high of 49. you can see the gradual increase in cloud cover, combination of sun and clouds. swik back in just -- when i come back in just a few minutes we'll tall about the possibility of snow in the forecast. >>> the super bowl 50 parties have started. america's biggest game of the year is tonight in santa clara, california. fans of the teams used this as a reason to party all day long, abc's brandy hicks is out west for the game. super bowl 50 is finally here. excitement building for the ultimate showdown between the bonk -- broncos and panthers. at 39 peyton manning is the best quarterback of all time. manning and the broncos defense take on the undefeated panthers led by cam newton. >>> i plan being the marquee win we need as a franchise. >> reporter: all eyes on the massive secured presence on the ground and in the air. >>> fbi is not aware of any credible threats targeting super bowl 50.

i want to take you over here to the eastern seaboard and show you what we saw today. notice these lines of thunderstorms that passed through. they came in several waves of lines which caused a lot of problems here. not only tornadoes across this region, but we also saw all these yellow dots, that is the wind damage from these storms. at times, these storms are moving between 65-75 miles per hour themselves. i want to show you what is happening a little closer towards the metro area, philadelphia-new york. we are now watching this line which thunderstorms pushing through. it has just come through philadelphia now making its why towards newark and new york city. we are looking at severe thunderstorm warnings in effect right now for new york city, dangerous hail, lightning, as well as very, very gusty winds. the threat of tornadoes still towards part of new jersey and long island and connecticut it is still a thunderstorm watch there. not only that, we're also dealing with flooding, flash flooding across parts of pennsylvania, as well as into new jersey and back here tow

now, the southern end of the weather system way down here, as that crawls up the eastern seaboard, the rare does begin to cool off late tomorrow night and early friday morning. so there's about a 6 or seven-hour window friday morning where there's likely to be a little bit of snow happening from that southern weather system. again, we have rain now. that moves out of here over tonight. tomorrow is still a mild day. temps tomorrow are in the 50s and then the cool air comes in late tomorrow night and you notice this purple and pink shading in here, friday morning. that's where we anticipate some wet snow happening during the morning commute, and that may come down steadily for a few hours, which has the possibility of following up the morning mute for some of you. i think the city of boston, like the last storm, we are right on the edge. and so friday morning looks like this, there will be patchy light snow and flurries around the corridor and down to route 3, 24, 44, the south coast. we're talking a steadier burst of snow for probably 5, 6, 7 hours beginning around 4:00 10:00, 11:00 fri

satellite and radar, it's clear, up and down the eastern seaboard. i can feel the sun shining on my face right now it feels good. the angle of the sun is higher than a couple of months ago, even when the temperatures are chilly for what we're forecasting it will feel already. 9:00 a.m., 38. 1:00 p.m., 42. we're camping out between 44 and 46 degrees. breezy and somewhat chilly. that will be the call from accuweather for today. looking ahead into next week. the weekend overall is quiet. we have several rain chances in the seven-day forecast. first one monday afternoon a hit or miss shower that's not a big deal. wednesday there's a system that could bring thunderstorms to the area. friday, that could mix with snow as old man winter tries to hold on for dear life as spring moves in. i'll have the details in just a few minutes. gray. >>> 7:02 your time. carbon monoxide leak sent a mother and her young children to the hospital. a faulty heating system is responsible for the fumes. the mother, 2, 4, and 7-year-old live in the apartment in germantown. the ch

this moved up the eastern seaboard late last night. reached boston. some cloudy for -- cloudiness for us in the upstate. once the sun goes down, the gradually. not as windy as the city. here is the key in theupstate. high of 54 degrees. we are going to keep it chilly as we get into the early part of the weekend. a nice warm-up on sunday afternoon. mild temperatures next week. congratulations to carolyn sanders of easily. gabrielle: while debate continues over how to pay for road repairs in south carolina today, the house ways and means committee approved a spending plan that provides 287 million dollars in road funding. the plan also sets aside 130 million dollars for tax relief and 400 million dollars for public education. house, which will begin debate on the proposal next month. michael: ahead tonight, all new at 6:00, an upstate life saver, celebrates a big anniversary. >> i'm just honored to be apart of such a ministry that changes lives every single day for people. nigel: wait till you hear how many years the spartanburg soup kitchen has been se

drivers can expect wet roads in the northwest and along the eastern seaboard, possibly even flooding in the south. a little slippery from know near the northern great lakes. >>> if you're flying, airport delays are likeliest in boston. >>> now to the latest on the zika virus outbreak. the governor of florida has declared a health emergency in four counties because of the virus. >> at least nine cases of the mosquito-borne illness detected in florida. the cases are from people who contracted the disease elsewhere. and the president of brazil says the virus has gone from a distant nightmare to a real threat against the brazilian people. >> some are saying that health threat in brazil should force the cancellation of the olympics. one medical ethicist says it would be irresponsible for brazil to host the summer games in the middle of a public health emergency. the u.s. olympic committee tells abc news it is keeping a close eye on the situation. >>> now to that frightening explosion on board a jetliner over somalia. the pilot says a bomb blew the hole in the aircraft but officials have n

extreme freeze across the northeast this weekend -- another system moves from the midwest to the eastern seaboard. more than 85- million people are expected to endure snow and freezing rain. the icy conditions are also causing power outages. right now around two thousand people are also without power in roanoke city. more than a thousand are in the dark in franklin ... henry and roanoke county.. smaller outages are underway in smaller outages are underway in botetourt... campbell and pulaski county. we have live team coverage with what you need to know. but first lets check in storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori. winter storm warning in effect until noon today today: morning rain showers.after noon clearing with highs in the middle to upper 40s tonight: isolated showers possible mix of ice & rain .lows in the lower 30s possible in the morning.gradu al clearing with highs in the upper 40s thursday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s friday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the lower 60s sunday: isolated showers possible with highs in t

look at all the rain up and down the eastern seaboard. all rain, some of it moderate to heavy at times. as far as severe weather yesterday, that has shifted to the western atlantic. interesting things going on to the west, which i will talk about in a moment. pollen count, this is not early. usually, february, tree pollen starts to pollinate. we are talking about the low category, not too bad. presses and weeds are absent. mold went from mild to moderate over the last 24 hours because of the rain. a live shot from asheville him a couple clouds out there. you can see, the camera is bouncing around because it is windy. it is cold in the mountains. taking a look at temperatures, 41 in asheville, 37 in boone. the wind chills are much colder. 37 in boone and spruce pine, 39 in burnsville, 38 in marshall, mid or he's in waynesville, 46 better outside the mountains. 59 in rutherfordton. 59 in anderson and abbeville, 56 in to color, wins not too bad. temperatures not too bad outside the mountains. the north wind at the airport, 20 miles per hour

this is future tracker 6 at 8:00, this is where the steady band of rain is working over the eastern seaboard see sunshine early in the morning and already 48 degrees in philadelphia, a mild day and perhaps a few lingering showers along the coast and then as we head into thursday night and friday, this is when ront retro grades, it's cold enough to get light snow along the front and the big question is how far west will the front move. we'll keep you posted. the five-day at 5:00 showing you a nice day, morning clouds giving way to afternoon sunshine and high of 52 degrees, friday we watch the possibility of snow and mainly east of the philadelphia, 44 degrees and the weekend is looking beautiful, saturday sun with a few clouds and a high of 50 degrees, on sunday mostly sunny and warmer with a high of 52, and then we have big changes as we head into next week the jet stream takes a huge dip to the sound and that brings in cooler air on monday and lots of clouds with a high of 44 degrees. and looking at the potential for a coastal storm and tuesday questions on how strong it will be and where w

. >>> south florida, pretty cool temperatures a wros much of the eastern seaboard and by cool i mean cold, waking up to temperatures in the low zero across much of new england. for us waking up to 50s early this morning, 60s across miami and 67 degrees in the fort lauderdale area. winds will be switching out of the northeast and that's going to play a major role not only on our temperatures but also on the right now we're seeing breezy conditions along broward costal areas between 10 and 15 miles per hour. turning breezy and the aernoon goes on as well. so for your first alert forecast looking pretty good right now, live first alert radar looking nice, rain free pretty much across the board, a perfect start to our valentines's day sunday. you will see now the wind is picking up a little bit, we are expecting a moderate risk of rip currents along atlantic beaches, if you have planls out at the beaches keep that in mind and don't forget that sunscreen, the uv index will be on the higher end of the scale. for your first alert forecast if you're heading out to the coconut grove arts fest

but it's kwai eight cross the eastern seaboard -- quiet across the eastern seaboard a thefireplace. it's been so warm you haven't had a chance to do it. 10 to 18 in the subs, you. -- subs your -- suburbs. 19 in downtown. wind will subside after midnight tonight. that is big change. we are in the low #0s yesterday. -- 60s yesterday. we do a nice job of rebounding. in the 40s tomorrow afternoon terrain and central massachusetts and getting ready for the hyannis half marathon on sunday. weather looks great as warming continues. high pressure is off to the south. storm track to the north and so overall this weekend the cold is going to stay bottled up to the north. temperatures will start to rise. a weak front approaches on monday with a couple rain showers and more 50s and more 50s right behind that. so for the weekend in focus tomorrow is sunny and police ann after the cold start. breezy in the afternoon especially for coastal areas along the south coast cape island and could see a few gusts 25 to 30 miles per hour. heading towards saturday night partly cloudy and not too cold. down t

this is the system that will be working its way up the eastern seaboard. over past several days this was intended to go out to sea but it has been creeping closer and closer as that front stalled closer to the coast then what was forecast. now a wave of low pressure tracking up that front will bring risk for rain and snow. you can see it pretty well developing up and down easterne board we have rain stretching from portions of coastal new england, cape cod, and massachusetts area right dunn through carolinas and virginia. this precipitation shield will work its way further inland during overnight hours. we have winter weather advisories into effect at 1:00 . it is expect to be out rain until then but you can see from the city on west, a whole lot of nothing going on. head in the shore points and we are seeing rain, light rain and drizzle and this will continue to move inland as we head through overnight hours. temperatures are still on the warm side. that is a limiting factor with this storm. 48 degrees in philadelphia. forty-four in millville. forty-three

it will move up the eastern seaboard. earlier in the newscast, i talked about the upper level low spinning here, 80's of energy in the upper atmosphere. when it hits our area, precipitation will develop. it did not develop, what, 10 minutes ago. snow is developing here, like snow showers. this will rotate around and move into the northern part of the upstate over the next couple hours. we will watch this closely as the snow showers continue to develop. we -- they will make their way into the upstate. it will last a couple hours, then it will be gone. cloudy skies, a live picture from on top of the peace center in downtown greenville. a few rain and snow showers possible overnight. 31 in boone, 35 in asheville, 35 in franklin, through the upstate, pretty cold. 45 in spartanburg, 45 in greenville, 45 in pickens, 47 in walhalla, abbeville, and greenwood, and in newberry. 46 in gaffney. cold and chilly temperatures. it is mainly the wind, the breeze coming in off the north-northwest. 20-27 miles per hour. strong winds in ashe

that storm system now is along the eastern seaboard all the way new england. the heaviest rain will be in the south and some flash flooding is also possible. >>> the sexual assault case against bill cosby is moving forward. a judge refused to throw out the case against the comedian and he allowed the current district attorney to remain involved. a former d.a. who testified for cosby claimed he had granted cosby immunity and the judge ignored that. cosby's attorneys say they will appeal the decision. >>> emotions ran high on capitol hill in the first congressional hearings over the water crisis in flint. the chairman of the house oversight committee called on the u.s. marshals to hunt down the former emergency manager who failed to show for the hearing. and representative elijah cummings accused the governor of poisoning the children of flint. responsible for this fiasco to be held accountable. we are the last line of defense and if we don't do it, nobody is going to do it. >> he got caught red-handed poisoning children in flint and the residents of flint. >> w