blizzard conditions, hartford, boston. by 5:00 p.m., new england still getting hammered with 60 to 70-mile-per-hour wind. coastal flooding, power outages, dangerous conditions. swath of 6 to 12 inches of snow, and 12 to 24 east of hartford through much of rhode island and all of eastern massachusetts. i think we'll see spots outside boston of 30 or more inches. looks like we'll be digging out all day sunday and then some from this event. david? >> be care to problem the team and everyone preparing for this nor'easter. rob, thank you. >>> we're going to turn in the meantime to that major bridge collapse in pittsburgh and the urgent effort to get to the people inside several vehicles and a public bus. that bus and five vehicles crossing the bridge when it came down. they formed a human chain to get the passengers out. tonight what we're hearing about the timing. there were school delays because of the weather. typically a far busier bridge. elwyn lopez on the scene in pittsburgh. >> reporter: tonight, a terrifying morning co

a 7th grader in hartford has died after overdosing. it happened thursday at the sports and medical sciences academy. the boy was 13 he was hospitalized that day and died two days later on saturday. police say two other students also got sick, but were treated at a hospital and released officials searched the school and say they found, get this, nearly 40 bags of fentanyl an investigation now launched into how the lethal drugs got there. cnbc's perry russham is in hartford tonight with a community in shock >> these are young kids. what's going through their head? i don't know >> reporter: police in connecticut say the bags of fentanyl were found in three parts of the school, two classrooms and the gym >> in powder form. packaged in what you would see in street level sales. >> reporter: the 7th grader two overdosed and died is not being named. two more boys were sent to the hospital and released. police say they believe one of the three brought the drugs to school >> we did execute a search warrant at the victim's home i didn't get into

was on the scene in the city of hartford and will decide on prosecution.ive years ago when fentanyl hit issue it issed police departments started to take direction and city of hartford is no different. when you come up on an overdose, you handle that as homicide investigation. forensic processing of the scene, seizure of the phone. federal charges is indictment of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, a lot of successful prosecution across the country for 20 years or so, i think that is what they will look to prosecute. i think there is high potential for arrest in this situation. >> you mentioned tracing fentanyl back to the streets, can they trace it back to where it came into our country from, i.e.did this cross the southern border? >> it is coming from china and mexico, we all know that across our borders. it is chemicals being made relatively easily in labs in the country. how far back they can trace it, i'm not sure, they are watch thanksgiving and do trace this stuff. how far back, not sure. you are looking for actual arrest here when 13 year

it's going to feel like 2 in new york city, minus 7 in hartford. minus 21 in syracuse. that is dangerous cold to start off this weekend. >> take it easy this weekend for sure, and we'll be watching you all weekend long, rob. thank you. >>> now to the pandemic tonight, and with the omicron surge pushing cases and hospitalizations to new record highs, the cdc tonight with new guidance on masks in this country, now warning that loosely woven cloth masks provide the least protection with omicron so contagious, and that n-95 and kn-95 masks provide more protection. and that they're especially important for people at high risk of infection or severe disease. tonight, as this moves across the country, in new york, the encouraging news -- a glimmer of hope on all of this. once the epicenter of this omicron wave at the start, what the governor here now says they're seeing. here's erielle reshef tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the cdc is out with that long-awaited guidance on masks, warning that loosely woven cloth masks provide the least protection, that n-95 and kn-95 masks migh

snow spreads from philly to new york to hartford and winds crank tomorrow afternoon, 50, 60, 70 miles an hour. could see blizzard conditions. certainly going to see power outages and coastal flooding. 4 to 8 inches, philadelphia, new york to hartford. could see 1 to 2 feet in eastern new england. boston could be buried by sunday morning. david? >> we'll be watching you and ginger in the days to come on this. rob, thank you. >>> now to the tensions with russia over ukraine. president biden speaking with ukrainian president zelensky today. the white house, just before we came on the air tonight, saying the president reaffirmed the readiness, in their worlds, of the u.s. and its allies. and after the u.s. delivered a written response to russia's demands, the u.s. refusing to promise that ukraine would never join nato, tonight, russia's new response. here's our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell from ukraine again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, russia making a show of its military might. releasing more videos of drills by its armed forces. these naval light fire exercises being cond

and overnight and tomorrow, this now hits washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york, hartford, into new england. several inches of snow in many places and rob marciano standing by to time this out. >>> tonight, the pandemic and the new cases of covid now setting records in more than 30 states. this evening, news on teens and boosters. and the american medical association now calling out the cdc on that guidance that you should isolation for just five days. what the doctors group is now saying about that tonight. and what the ceo of moderna reportedly said today about the possibility of americans getting a fourth covid shot and when. >>> overseas tonight, that deadly revolt in kazakhstan. dozens of anti-government protesters killed. at least 12 police officers dead. russian troops now deployed to support the regime. >>> the growing controversy. the world's number one men's tennis star held at an immigration detention hotel, not allowed to play in australia. vaccine skeptic novak djokovic and what his family is now saying. and now top rival rafael nadal saying djokovic knew the rules. >>>

it does look like guaranteed heavy snow, hartford, boston, portland.we'll iron that forecast out and still got 2 1/2 days before the first snowflakes fall. >> bill karins, appreciate it. please keep us posted on that snowstorm. >>> ahead, a federal judge is pressing ahead for a criminal trial for certain members of the oath keepers. we'll telling about the investigation of the jn insurrection. >>> in just a few minutes i'll be joined by democratic congresswoman brenda watz of michigan. before we go to wake we want to know, why are you awake? email your answers to "way too early" @jon lemire. we'll be sure to read the answers later on in the show. d answers later on in the show and join the align healthy gut team up and learn what millions of align users already know. how great a healthy gut can feel. sign up at alignprobiotics.com also try align dualbiotics gummies to help support digestive health. i have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. so i'm taking zeposia, a once-daily pill. because i won't let uc stop me from being me. zeposia can help peopl

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of conviviality and of intellectual exchange that was happening among many people at that time in hartford. thank you for that. and for people who might not know nook farm is the neighborhood here in hartford where both harriet beecher stowe and mark twain and his family lived right across the lawn from one another. so the harry petristo center is now museum dedicated to the heritage does legacy and of course the bartraine has read across salon supporting and furthering mark twain's legacy. so thank you for bringing that up. yes. i can't believe i forgot because i remember doing research on nook farm and now it's all coming back to me. oh well has have you been to have you been to book farm? no, i want to and i love the idea of you know writing on a billiard table. so i'm desperate to visit. we'd love to have human peter. you've been here right the mark twain house. i have driven by i haven't been inside. okay, i have to come by peter and i will take a field trip together. there we go. yes, you are invited anytime and we're gonna hold you to that. so thank you and i know jen matos is gonna

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narcan is a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose the districts include both hartford and newin, connecticut. the announcements come after cops say a 13-year-old hartford student died of a fentanyl overdose it happened at the school earlier this month investigators are still trying to figure out how the seventh grader got the drug. cops say they found about 40 small bags of fentanyl in powder form inside that school when they searched. officials for both school districts say they'll train school nurses and staff to use narcan and recognize signs of overdose >>> the future of college admissions in america set to go before the supreme court what the justices will consider that could change affirmative action for public and private universities nationwide. >>> the official start to tax season is today, and it's expected to be the worst one ever the reason has little to do with thn e hebeeangou'll dli wi othotr end. at liberty mutual customizes car insurance so you only pay for what you need, and we gotta do it fast. [limu emu squawks] woo! thirty-four miles per hour! new personal

by the time the weekend is over, folks, one to two feet of snow likely to have fallen from hartford, connecticut, up to bangor, maine. new york city, you're expecting six inches here. more in long island and less to the west. this storm is going to produce a lot of wind, folks, damaging wind, coastal flooding and power outages. i'm accuweather meteorologist kevin coskren. >>> coming up, the covid controversy surrounding sarah palin dining out in new york. >>> also ahead, a school district in tennessee defends banning an award-winning book about the holocaust. >>> and later, a dramatic rescue on the street. >>> back now with sarah palin taking heat for multiple visits to restaurants in new york after testing positive for covid. the unvaccinated former alaska governor was seen dining indoors despite the city's vaccine mandate. she reportedly tested positive monday, but instead of isolating for five days, palin was seen dining out the next two nights. city officials are urging anyone who came into contact with palin to get tested. >>> a school district in tennessee is defending its deci

shades of pink all the way to hartford, 8 to 12 inches.western new jersey and philadelphia, the storm along the coast. the center of circulation off the coast, northeast wind coming through. this snow goes to new york and delmarva, you're filling the chill. it is so cold, finer snow, providence, rhode island, all the interstates are a major concern. hopefully you have the day off, they are working out trying to get the main streets clear but side streets. the wind gusts 70 miles per hour for nantucket. 66 for orland. 52 over portions of new york. this nor'easter continues to move up the coast. areas like cape cod are seeing the fury of old man winter. massachusetts could see 18 to 24 inches through the weekend. they are under a blizzard warning. the winds are whipping. the winter storm conditions deteriorate with the effects from nantucket. if you're joining us by phone, erica woods, deputy director of barnes county department of health and environment in massachusetts. thank you for being with us. i know it is very busy. how much snow hav

see philadelphia, at least two-to-four inches, in new york city, three-to-five inches, even the hartford area, we're going to continue to watch accumulation up to five inches in some spots. boston will be the heaviest of the storm maker as we continue to watch winter storm warnings being put in place and even a blizzard warning now in effect for the main areas so this stretches from the carolinas to maine and this will be in effect throughout your afternoon. the problem, though, on top of the snowfall is you have cold temperatures, wind chill warnings in place. we'll take a look at that coming up. >> all right thank you. >>> as the anniversary of the january 6th capitol riot passes, echos of the violence that day remain a. capitol police officer has filed a lawsuit against former president donald trump one year later for injuries she sustained when a mob of his supporters attacked the building nbc news reached out to mr. trump for comment. the lawsuit says the officer was covered in blood and chemical spray and endured a traumatic brain injury that cost her a year of her personal and pro

cold air here in hartford, connecticut, proceeding that storm that's in the plains. we now have winter storm warnings posted from south dakota all the way to north carolina. this thing dives southeast, where that cold air is already beginning to be in place. we'll see a wintry mix in atlanta by sunday morning. accumulating in tennessee. icing conditions. ice storm warning through south carolina. this does pull in milder air i-95. so snow turns to rain for bigger cities but accumulations will be heavy. 5 to 10 inches in many spots. first things first, this bomb cyclone off the coast of new england, that's what's bringing in the cold air. going to feel like minus 2 here and minus 7 in syracuse. that is dangerous. >> take it easy this weekend for sure, and we'll be watching you all weekend long, rob. thank you. >>> now to the pandemic tonight, and with the omicron surge pushing cases and hospitalizations to new record highs, the cdc tonight with new guidance on masks in this country. now warning that loosely coven cloth masks provide the least protection with omicron so

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cape cod, but we should have winds gusting 20, 30, 40, 50 miles per hour and it stretches almost to hartford. it goes away by midnight tonight. here comes a reinforcement shot of frigid air. it will be minus 10 in boston. minus 1 in pittsburgh. in the deep south it will feel like 34 degrees in miami. here in the northeast it means the snow will not melt over the next couple of days. whit. >> thank you, rob. >>> we are following breaking news late today from the nfl. reports that legendary quarterback, 44-year-old tom brady is planning to retire. the future of the seven-time super champ, considered one of remains uncertain. some of those close to him not confirming the reports and his father saying they're not true. here is abc's phil lipof from new york. >> reporter: tonight it could be the end of an era and a legendary career. sources telling espn that tom brady is leaving professional football after 22 years, though the g.o.a.t. himself has not confirmed the report. rumored for days following brady's most recent game, a much-watched playoff defeat for the tampa bay buccaneers, a team he jo

david farragut who he compares to world war ii admiral chester nimitz most of you know the story the hartford was halfway into the bay. when there was a muffled thump and the ship immediately to his right that tecumseh suddenly reared up out of the water fell back in again at stern rose up the propeller still spinning and shot down like an arrow taking most of its crew with it. sunk by a confederate torpedo perhaps designed by hunter davidson when that happened directly in front of farragut the brooklyn stopped and then it began to back down. well, the ships are in a line ahead formation when the lead ships begin backing down you can imagine the chaos likely to ensue and this of course is when farragut took matters in hand in order to avoid having his whole column collapse like an accordion. he ordered the heart for devere out of line. steam past the brooklyn directly into the marked minefield. and as he passed the brooklyn her captain called across to tell him that there were torpedoes in the water dead ahead to which farragut replied. give me a minute. here's the thing to remember about tha

and philadelphia will pick up three inches of snow, new york city could see six inches of snow, hartfordof snow, and the area just south of boston, you could see the bullseye with two feet of snow, maybe more, in some spots. we have to watch the track. we're still days away. this would be friday night into saturday. we'll give you updates, norah, as we get them. >> o'donnell: thank you, lonnie quinn. well now to the frigid relationship between the u.s. and russia over ukraine. this was a day of diplomatic discussions and military maneuvers. cbs' chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret brennan has more. >> reporter: with more russian fighter jets positioned in neighboring belarus within striking distance of ukraine, six u.s. fighter jets arrived to the region ahead of an attack that the u.s. estimates could come in the next three weeks. >> that's what's really causing all the tensions right now is this very, very big buildup of forces that he has along the border with ukraine and belarus. >> reporter: today, the u.s. and nato offered vladimir putin a way out. the u.s. ambassador to m

new york city to hartford could get up to a foot of snow. those hurricane force winds possible.b marciano will take us through the timing and potential snow totals. >>> also tonight, that major bridge collapse in pittsburgh. a public bus, five vehicles crossing the bridge when it came down.

change from where we were yesterday: philadelphia, 3 inches; new york city, around 6 inches or so, hartfordot or more, and in boston-- south of boston, two feet or more. and if you think the northerners can escape to florida for warmth or get away from the storm? they'll escape the storm, but it's 31 sunday morning in orlando, sub-freezing around disney world. that's the way we see it, norah. it's all yours. >> o'donnell: lonnie quinn, thank you. we have some breaking news out of houston. police captured a suspect tonight following a citywide manhunt after he allegedly shot three houston officers. the officers were taken to an area hospital in stable condition. and in new york, 22-year-old n.y.p.d. officer jason rivera received a hero's farewell today. a procession for the officer, killed while answering a domestic disturbance call, wound through the city, ending at st. patricks cathedral for his wake. here's cbs's elaine quijano. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: he was a rookie in their ranks, just 22 years old. all saluted, as the casket of officer jason rivera was carried inside st. patricks cathedral

by the time the weekend is over, folks, one to two feet of snow likely to have fallen from hartford, connecticut, up to bangor, maine. new york city, you're expecting six inches here. more in long island and less to the west. this storm is going to produce a lot of wind, folks, damaging wind, coastal flooding and power outages. i'm accuweather meteorologist kevin coskren. >>> coming up, the covid controversy surrounding sarah palin dining out in new york. >>> also ahead, a school district in tennessee defends banning an award-winning book about the holocaust. >>> and later, a dramatic rescue on the street. what is... an overpass? come on! question, is that an “s” or a “5”? think it's a 5... i thought so. argh! frustration...loading. [sfx: laser sounds] nobody wants more robot tests. but we could all use more ways to save. chai latte, for “rob ott.” for “rob ott.” error human. [sfx: laser sounds] switch to geico for more ways to save. morningstar farms. [sfx: laser sounds] ♪ [lively music] ♪ made from plants. ♪ [angelic chorus] ♪ ♪ [lively music] ♪ tastes like chicken. bet you didn't

look at hartford there, up into maine. david? >> ginger, thank you, and thank you for sharing part of your birthday with us. we appreciate it. happy birthday. >> reporter: thank you. >>> to the other news tonight, and a stunning rebuke for britain's prince andrew, stripped of his military titles, just hours after a federal judge here in the u.s. decided a sexual assault lawsuit against him here will go forward. well, tonight, what buckingham palace is now saying about the prince defending himself. abc's maggie rulli from london now. >> reporter: tonight, prince andrew now stripped of his military titles and royal patronages just hours after a u.s. judge said a civil sex abuse lawsuit against him can move forward. buckingham palace saying in a statement, "with the queen's approval and agreement, the duke of york's military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the queen," adding he "is defending this case as a private citizen." >> but to talk about a royal member of the royal family as a private citizen defending

change from where we were yesterday: philadelphia, 3 inches; new york city, around 6 inches or so, hartford a foot or more, and in boston-- south of boston, two feet or more. and if you think the northerners can escape to florida for warmth or get away from the storm? they'll escape the storm, but it's 31 sunday morning in orlando, sub-freezing around disney world. that's the way we see it, norah. it's all yours. >> o'donnell: lonnie quinn, thank you. we have some breaking news out of houston. police captured a suspect tonight, following a citywide manhunt, after he allegedly shot three houston officers. the officers were taken to an area hospital, in stable condition. and in new york, 22-year-old n.y.p.d. officer jason rivera received a hero's farewell today. a procession for the officer, killed while answering a domestic disturbance call, wound through the city, ending at st. patricks cathedral for his wake. here's cbs's elaine quijano. >> reporter: he was a rookie in all saluted, as the casket of officer jason rivera was carried inside st. patricks cathedral. >> i felt so bad. it's so sa

[applause] and herb boyd is an author that is very dear to my hartford we worked on black detroit together.nd and to be sitting here with lucienne hurston is just phenomenal. because i feel like i can feel the spirit and energy. and working with the trust is meant amazing. it has really been a key to work with the trust. and as a matter fact we have a new book that's coming in january which is a collection of her essays which is called you do not know what is it negros and other essays. so you might want to check it out. i see some people with a little bit of a smirk there that definitely embodies azores humor with a title like that. and so i started out in publishing the year that on the side was formed which is 1987. he started out at the feminist press. that is when charles harris who was a genius. novella told me too make sure i told stories rather than give one word answers which is my norm. so let me know if i go on too much she will turn it over, let me know. and so charles was an amazing man. he was actually the first black person to be hired in publishing and editorial. this was in t

jesse is a graduate of trinity college in hartford, connecticut, a fact that prevents that college fromhe bottom of the u.s. -- ranking. [laughter] >> do they still claim you? >> no. [laughter] >> so awful. [laughter] i'm glad he's here. here are the rules. hands on the buzzers. i have the question. the first person who buzzes in gets to answer the question. you have to let me finish asking before you answer. you can answer, and i will acknowledge you by saying your name. the correct answer is worth a point. you got it wrong, you lose a point. this to wins. question one, multiple-choice. while announcing that he will not be running for governor of the empire state, bill de blasio of new york city did confess something odd and sad: he admitted that he had once played a tragic role in the accidental death of an animal. what kind of animal was it? was it a, a subway rat? b, a groundhog? or c, is sons hamster? dana buzz early, so goes to jesse. >> jesse: groundhog. >> tucker: doug groundhog. roll tape. >> together to make a big change. i made my fair share of mistakes. i was not good with g

hartford 8-12. east end of long island and parts of contradict, 12-18 inches of know and boston 18-24 inches. and if you are driving, i 95 from philadelphia all the way to bangor going to be a big mess. and from i-90, buffalo to boston, is going to be tricky as well we're going to continue to fine tune these models as more information comes in craig? >> all right al. >>> meanwhile to the battle already getting under way in washington over the next supreme court justice. president biden recommitting to nominating an historic candidate during an event formally announce the upcoming retirement of justice stephen breyer. peter alexander has the latest good morning. >> hey craig president biden says he's already considering possible candidates to replace the i retiring justice and he intends to announce his decision by the end of february, next month. the white house has been preparing for this moment since even before president biden took office and senate democrats are eager for the process to move qui

providence into hartford, you're seeing a heavy band of snowfall push through, and we're seeing another band of heavy snow push through boston. that is going to push to the north, and eventually it will be impacting us in new hampshire and maine as we go through the day. you take the coastal flooding, you take the wind, you take all that snowfall and that is a recipe for disaster when it comes to travel and also power outages. we're seeing right now they're mainly across eastern massachusetts, more than 100,000 people, customers, currently without power. >> it's tremendous. a huge impact already. like you said, it's not over yet. thank you so much, tyler. >>> polo sandoval is live in boston. oh, my goodness. how are you doing? and everybody else? >> reporter: i promise it's me under here. i'm pretty warm. it's like being in a snow globe because one second the snow is gently falling and the next second with the bands it's all of a sudden getting whipped up against your face. so really just speak to those winds that pick up from one second to another, we're feeling it this very second. in

police say they found about 100 bags of the highly addictive drug in the young teen's bedroom in hartfords were also removed from his school. the teen's mother is cooperating with police. they found no evidence she knew anything about her son's possession of the drugs. >>> well, there is yet another version of the coronavirus called ba.2, a new version of omicron first identified in december and is already infecting people in 49 countries including the u.s. the former fda commissioner says it may be more contagious than other variants, but doesn't appear to be as dangerous. >> it appears to be more contagious data out of denmark suggests it's 1.5 times more contagious than the strain of omicron that has made it around the u.s. >> which is already so transmissible. >> does it invade the immunity we have or the vaccines? most of the evidence so far, and it's preliminary, suggests the data out of the uk suggests a fully boosted person may be more protected than they were against the original strain of omicron. and the final question is, is it more virulent, more dangerous? and so far based o

as we go through hartford and boston it is pretty much an all-day saturday event.get the idea, willie too, this is a pretty significant snowstorm by anyone's standards even in the northeast, in new england, and possibly the biggest we have seen in a couple of years. >> wow. >> just for joe out there too, willie, miami's forecast is 37 degrees sunday morning. a lot of people in south florida think that they're going to be in the 30s is a bigger deal than the blizzard up here. >> much bigger. >> yes, we'll be weeping for them as we're under two feet of snow here. thank you, bill karins. we appreciate it. >>> coming up next here, president biden got some good news on the economy. growth we have not seen since the early 1980s despite the pandemic. we will dive into those numbers just ahead. >>> we also will take a look at gene robinson's new op-ed about how democrats can capitalize on the nomination of a new supreme court justice. >>> "morning joe" is coming right back. > "morning joe" is c right back biden: when i think about climate change, the word i think of is job