♪ >>(narrator) it was here in these woods off florida's i-75 that in the space of one year the policeound the bodies of seven men. they were killed with this gun a high standard, double nine point twenty two. richard malloryry, walter antonio, dick humphreys, david spears, charles carskaddon peter siems, and troy burress. >>helicopter whirring >>(reporter )eight men have been shot in cold blood on central florida highways, including the busy tourist route of i-75, but this time there's an even more chilling twist to the slayings. police say for the first time in criminal history, these killers may be murdering with a feminine touch. >>(narrator) on january the 9th, 1991, aileen carol wuornos was arrested in daytona beach, florida. she worked as a hitchhiking hooker. >>how you doin'? >>well, i came here to confess to murder. >>(narrator) this is the original police video of aileen wuornos's confession. i wish i never would got that gun. i wish to god i never was a hooker; and i just wish i never would done what i did. i still have to say to myself, i still say that it was in self defen

i? >> 75. >> 75? well, it's just a number, you know. 75?-huh. >> wow. >> reporter: some how, performing five decades is unaffected. he can remember most of the lyrics to his songs while the chart topping rhinestone cowboy which performed years ago. he will be with blake shelton and the band perry. >> he sings great. i think it's a protected part of the brain. >> reporter: his alzheimer's is treated with medication. >> i'm thankful. >> really? what is that, alzheimer's? slowly going mad or what? >> losing your memory. >> i'm glad i lost some of that. >> reporter: so thankful the music remains, are the fans. ♪ what the world means to me >> the special performance and the rest on the 54th annual grammy awards on wjz 18. >>> an out of this world light show captured by the international space station. the northern lights last month. the dazzling display produced by intense solar activity, rarely seen in the continental united states. >> had to see them from way up there. >> yea . >> extreme northern canada. >>> we had a little rain and snow. ano

pkg-as follows -- la densa nube de humo y neblina que se posÓ el sa bado en la noche sobre la carretera i-75ida, cegÓ la visibilidad de decenas de conductores y causo un accidente en cadena que dejo varios muertos y heridos. en uno de los automoviles siniestrados viajaba una familia brasileÑa que residia en georgia. la unica sobreviviente de ese grupo fue una adolescente de 15 aÑos de edad, quien se encuentra en estado crÍtico. este es el inicio de la pesadilla para lidiane carmo, quien no solo tiene que luchar por su vida, tambien debe hacerlo para no ser deportada en cuanto salga del hospital, debido a que estÁ en estados unidos ilegalmente.el pastor de restauraciÓn en marietta, alonso oliveira, amigo de la familia, confirmÓ a cnn la situaciÓn de la familia. lidiane cuenta con el apoyo de los miembros de la congregacio Ón religiosa a la que pertenecia su familia, de la cual su padre era pastor. ellos se han hecho cargo de los gastos del traslado de florida a atlanta, de los cada Áveres de los familiares de lidiane que perecieron en el accidente. ademas han ofrecido pedirle a las autoridade

this was on i-75 near the ken tuck day border on the tennessee side. 50 people were treated, five were hospitalized. no fatalities, but 18 cars were in involved on that wreck alone. this was the storm. this had to be ten shl to be a big nor'easter. unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on if you like snow or not, it's heading safely off the coast. this was just a southern stream that just kept going to the south. that storm is leaving us. a little windy and could in its wake today. high pressure rkts beautiful day in the ohio valley. so with this storm gone, the light snow has landed everywhere. a little built of light snow. it could be ending shortly. and now, nebraska, you'll be next. not a lot of snow, our computers are prediblgting the white is about 1-3 inches in a few spots. you have a chance at picking up an impbl or two. >> as far as what the forecast is going to call for. all eyes are on some could colder air. and then another shot other the weekend into the heartland. >> i know, isn't it march? >> romney. about nine days till march. >> all right. thapgs. >>> crude bubbles

wet on i. 75 from atlanta to knoxville. >>> if you're flying today, a few airport delays possible in atlanta and detroit. >>> well, the grisly search continues today in northern california for more human remains left behind by pair of serial killers. >> investigators combing through a well have found over 300 bones. a bounty hunter paid death row inmate leslie shermantine where to find the bodies. >> in this particular well, i don't know that there's any more than a couple i do believe in the other well further east there's as many as a dozen. >> shermantine and lauren herzog were convicted. >>> former penn state a sis tant coach jerry sandusky is relieved and pleased he'll be able to spend time with his grandchildren. a pennsylvania judge granted his request for supervised visits. the judge denied the request that jurors be brought in from outside the penn state area. the judge did allow him to step outside. >>> hugh hefner's son was arrested for hitting his girlfriend, a play mait. >>> swaug now the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage. the governor there sighed the bill int

rain drenches i-75 from tampa bay to naples. ice and fog on i-35 from kansas city to minneapolis.w on i-25 from cheyenne to denver and colorado springs. >> if flying airport delays possible in miami, kansas city minneapolis and chicago. >>> reward money has been pouring in for a teenager missing from become become. samantha koenig, her father sent out a message pleading for her safe return and the reward is now over $40,000. >>> jury selection is set to begin forward the university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. george huguely allegedly told investigators that he kicked in yeardley love's door and shook her. causing her head to repeatedly hit the wall. her attorneys blamed the death on a mix of alcohol and drugs. >>> 19 americans are facing trial in egypt in despite of the threat to cut $1.5 billion in aid. the americans are accused of using foreign funds to stir up unrest in egypt. the charges all come as turmoil continues to grow a year after the fall of egyptian president ho hosni mubarak. >>> and a stomach virus has sickened three cruise ship

accident that killed her father, mother and older sister all of this part of sunday's massive crash along i-75 in gainesville florida and all 11 people were killed. libyan -- she is is alive and grieving part of the loss of her family here from brazil illegally returning from a church conference when the accident happened. doctors told the teen tuesday the family had been killed. >> she had a good reaction because she thought she would be removed. it could be worse but she was -- she is trying to process everything. >> there were concerns that she would be deport -- deported because she is here illegally but that won't happen. say federal officials. >>> hour years -- hours overnight. man is buried up to his neck could barely breath. rescuers say that's the only reason he survived. after rescuers dug for three hours the man was pulled to safety. he was airlifted to a nearby hospital. >>> happening right now officials are monitoring a remote alaska volcano that could launch an ash cloud and that would potentially threaten intercontinental flights. charley saturday live desk monitoring -- is at t

along the highway south of gainesville causing authorities to closeist-75 for more than three -- close i-75 for more than three hours. the crash injured nearly 20 people. >>> today governor o'malley will tackle the issues important to marylanders. governor o'malley gives the state of the state address today and sherrie johnson is here to give you a preview. >> reporter: good morning. well folks are very interested to hear what he has to say as he updates us at noon on the condition of maryland. the governor says he will discuss how there's nothing more important for a family security and future than a job. and how together, we created over 30,000 new jobs last year driving our unemployment rate down to 6.7%. our lowest in three years. his agenda includes capital programs to support 52,000 jobs. civil marriage protection act creation of maryland invasion and initiative and legislation to promote affordable health care. governor o'malley wants to hear from you and people can view that address streamed live. head to abc2news.com and click on state and there will be a link. the governor will gi

the state detroit, this is lancing in the middle, but this whole corridor right here is around the i-75 corridor. that's the economic conservatives. that's where romney will probably do well. up here and in the upper peninsula of michigan, again more conservative. this is where santorum is going to do well. you recall that michigan's primary is going to be based upon congressional districts. it's not a winner take all but every congressional district has two delegates. the one who wins the most con congressional districts will be the one who wins the area. david joins us from downtown of detroit woodward and jefferson. thank you for joining us. what are you hearing what is the sense on the ground. >> well, governor granholm, there is a sense from the romney campaign that they're going to have their get out the photo operation will be very solid tomorrow. but the real enthusiasm seems to come from the santorum campaign. they like the way they closed. they feel they had a very strong weekend. that he senator stated very he has got them very energized. and some worry about an enthusiasm ga

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investigators are trying to figure out exactly what killed hundreds of birds along i-75 in laurel. they had to close a section of i-59 yesterday to clean up the area. one theory is the birds flew into power lines. >>> today thousands are expected to pay their respects for a paed medic who died last week. tracee wilkins is live in alexandria right now with more on what's happening. good morning, tracee. >> reporter: good morning. joshua weissman is the first paramedic to die in the line of duty here in alexandria in more than a century. so this department is definitely feeling the loss of their colleague who was more than just a colleague but a man who was considered a leader in this department. 33-year-old joshua weissman was a 7-year veteran with the alexandria fire department. his duties included training and assists those in the field. that's a little of what he did for this department. lat night there was a large crowd outside of the funeral home. hundreds gathered to say good-bye to weissman. he was responding to car accident when he fell 20 feet into a creek bed at 4 mile run

i-75 shut down. 60-plus vehicles in a big accident. there were many accidents throughout the midwest. chicago had snow close to rush hour. shouch more snow will fall? let's look at the snow totals. the pinks are the heavier stur. anything with a higher elevation will get more in the way of snow. but again, the headline this weekend, cold. chicago, this morning, a raw 10. they will rival some of the coldest air we have seen the entire winter. the wind chills are well below that. tomorrow morning, the deep freeze. freeze warnings, advisories, all throughout the gulf states into northern and skral florida. lots to talk about in the way of cold. i have details coming up. back to both of you. >> a good tease in the business. thank you, ginger. i was just getting used to winter not being around. let's check the headlines with ron. >>> good morning to you, dan harris, bianna golodryga, america, good morning to you. iran is claiming major break through in their nuclear program. the president says he'll reveal a nuclear achievement soon. he spo

. >>> for the first time, relatives of a teenager who survived this fiery pile-up on the i-75 in floridaout on camera. 15-year-old bidiama como is hospitalized. sadly her parents, uncle, and sister all died in sunday's crash. members of her church say they're afraid she could be deported back to brazil. >> if i have to move to brazil, i will move. whenever we can have our family together will be the best place. whether it's here or there, i'm sure she'll survive. she's an american girl. >> it's so heartbreaking. u.s. immigration officials say she is not facing deportation. >>> voters in nevada are choosing their gop presidential candidate at caucuses across the state today. the poll numbers showing mitt romney getting 45% of the vote. it's not ore yet. only registered republicans can take part in the caucuses. >>> so what about the weather on caucus day in nevada? reynolds wolf is here with that and the rest of the day's forecast. pretty nice this time of year? >> yes. technically nevada. >> nevada, nevada. >> france, france. it doesn't matter how you say it. the weather there is going t

in all, dozens of cars, trucks and tractor-trailers collided early sunday morning on i-75, near gainesville. a mix of fog and smoke from a nearby brush of brush fire made visibility extremely difficult. 18 other people hospitalized tonight. >> the medical examiner is still trying to identify some of the victims. >>> in the hands of a jury. a man charged with murdering a maryland corrections officer is waiting to learn his fate. weijia jiang was in court for today's closing arguments. >> reporter: the jury started deliberating this afternoon. and if they find the defendant guilty, then they'll decide whether he'll pay for the crime with his own life. >> reporter: an anne arundel county jury is combing through mounds evidence to decide if lee stevens stabbed a correctional officer to death inside prison walls. it was july 2006, when 42-year- old corporal david mcgwynn's blood was splattered all over the hallway at the now closed maryland house in jessop. >> it saddens us to have to stand and say, we told you so. >> reporter: violence has plagued the facility for years. and this drove the stat

the authorities have been so cautious because of last weekend's chain reactions on i-75 that killed 11eople. those crashes were caused by extremely heavy smoke and fog from a nearby brush fire and a strange weather pattern that wouldn't allow that smoke to escape that valley. >> they're watching it closely. >>> democrats and republicans finally agree on something this morning. mitt romney really stepped in it. the gop front-runner stunned a lot of people yesterday. he wins florida. then, kills the victory buzz by saying this to cnn's soledad o'brien. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repaired i'll fix it. i'm not concerned about the very rich. i'm concerned about the heart of america. the 90%, 95% of americans that are struggling. and i'll continue to take that across the nation. >> pundits on the left and the right are taking romney to task. the front-runner can't shake the out of touch rich guy image. so, let's talk to our political panel about this. penny lee joining us. and jonathan coliglio. thank you for joining us this morning. all

several tractor-trailers and a bus slam pd inmed into each oth i-75. >>> you talk about sex acts withler was a guy who clearly had a problem. i mean, this guy actually wanted to involve a dog in the sex act with the young girl. and he was very graphic about how he wanted this whole process to go. you even see him when he comes in sort of reference to himself, where's the dog? >> i got the trail mix. >> where's the dog? >> how you doing? >> how you doing? >> why don't you have a seat right over there? just have a seat. what's happening? >> not much. >> what are you here for? >> just come to talk. >> come to talk to who? >> with her. >> you seem a little nervous. >> i am. >> why are you so nervous? >> i just get nervous. i was just coming to talk. that's all. >> talk to who? >> i was coming to talk to erin. >> erin? >> yes. >> and why were you going to talk to erin? >> just talk, that's all. nothing more. >> how old is erin? >> she didn't tell me. >> try again. >> i saw 14, but i didn't know. >> want to try one more time? just keep your hands out of your pockets, sir. she says, how abou

parents and sister died during this weekend's crash on i-75 in which 11 people died.also told us that florida's governor has offered to take care of her medical expenses. american airlines announcing layoffs and said it lost a billion dollars in december alone. that's more than it lost in the first nine month of last year and that's terrible because december is a huge travel month. american believes it will save $2 million through layoffs, restructures and grounding planes. that's a bad economic headline. more mixed news on the u.s. economy. there is some good news. manufacturing and construction expanded, but the not so good was on hiring. only 170,000 jobs added in january and obviously, you're going to see things like american now hitting the numbers ahead of friday's monthly job report. economists say they're looking for the unemployment rate to inch up to 8.6%. it has been 180 days since america lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? some people believe you've got to spend to get the economy to grow. there's one thing that we're not doing a

parents and sister died during this weekend's crash on i-75 in which 11 people died.er family also told us that florida's governor has offered to take care of her medical expens expenses. american airlines announcing layoffs and said it lost a billion dollars in december alone. that's more than it lost in the first nine month of last year and that's terrible because december is a huge travel month. american believes it will save $2 million through layoffs, restructures and grounding planes. that's a bad economic headline. more mixed news on the u.s. economy. there is some good news. manufacturing and construction expanded, but the not so good was on hiring. only 170,000 jobs added in january and obviously, you're going to see things like american now hitting the numbers ahead of friday's monthly job report. economists say they're looking for the unemployment rate to inch up to 8.6%. it has been 180 days since america lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? some people believe you've got to spend to get the economy to grow. there's one thing that

police there say weather was to blame for a huge pileup on i-75.tor-trailer trucks and a greyhound bus were involved in a big accident near the kentucky border. police say the roads were icy at the time of the crash. paramedic treated more than 50 people on the scene. five had to be taken to the hospital. all the victims are expected to recover. and the red cross opened a shelter there for any stranded travelers. >>> good morning, welcome back to "news4 today," i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. meteorologist tom kierein is here to tell us more it the forecast for today. i kind of miss the beauty of the snow, but i don't miss driving in it for sure. >> a lot of it melted on roadways, fredericksburg, that area in southern maryland, charles county. they had an inch to an inch and a half. most of it melted on roadways. just accumulating on grassy areas. the storm came so close to us. that's the radar from yesterday. you can see it was just so close. it -- it almost came right into the metro area. in fact, it missed us -- if that storm system had been tra

. ♪ >>> a "360" follow-up about the horrible multivehicle crash on i-75 in florida on sunday.ody was found inside a truck pulled from the wreckage. one of the survivors was a 15-year-old girl named lidia lidiane carmo. her family perished in the crash. she was hospitalized, told about her family, and then questions were raised utwhat happened to her when she recovers. her and her family were in the country illegally. they are originally from brazil. there's word on her status. martin joins us with that part of the story, martin? >> here is the way it broke down. they came here illegally on a visa 12 years ago, but it expired. there was concern that she might be deported. the federal government stepped in and said absolutely not. it's not going to happen. i.c.e. released this statement saying our thoughts and prayers are with her as she deals with the tragic loss of her family. reports of her facing deportration are completely false. they go on to say ice stated priorities include criminals, immigration fugitives, and recent border crossers. there you have it. no prosecution, n

the 15-year-old, the georgia teenager who was made an orphan as a result of that terrible crash on i-75, has been, in a word, huge. her condition continues to improve. but she still has a long way to go pt i had the chance to sit down and talk with her aunt who is going to be the young teen's hospital bedside. let me ask you first how is lidia? >> she's doing better. she's all right. >> reporter: and that in the mind of many, is a miracle. lidia and her family were caught up in the horrible series of accidents that stretched a mile along a smoke shrouded florida highway. the aunt got the news by phone early last sunday. >> it was 4:20 in the morning on sunday. whether my brother-in-law called. >> reporter: in an instant, a family had been destroyed. and it would fall to her and her husband to tell lidia she had lost her father, her mother, her older sister and her uncle. >> i know she is a strong girl. but i never thought it was like that. just for talk to her and give the worst news we can give to her and how strong she was at the time. >> reporter: she showed me the photo she took of

i-75, one of the major highways there, shut down. 60-plus vehicles in a big accident. there were many accidents throughout the midwest. chicago had snow close to rush hour. it was just really, really ugly. so how much more snow will fall? let's look at the snow totals. the pinks are the heavier stuff. anything with a higher elevation along the east coast is going to pick up more in the way of snow. but again, the headline this weekend, cold. chicago, this morning, a raw 10. they will rival some of the coldest air we have seen the entire winter. the wind chills are well below that. and the biggest story coming out tomorrow morning, the deep freeze. freeze warnings, advisories, all throughout the gulf states into northern and central florida. lots to talk about in the way of cold. and, of course you want to know when that's all going to end. i have details coming up. back to both of you. >> that's what we call a good tease in the business. >> it is. >> thank you, ginger. i was just getting used to winter not being around. let's check the headlines with ron claiborne. >>

look at this -- police in tennessee say the weather is to blame for a huge pileup on i-95 -- rather, i-75ten cars, eight tractor-trailers and a greyhound bus involved. they were involved in the accident near the kentucky border. police say the roads were icy at the time of the crash. paramedics treated more than 50 people on the scene. five peopler taken to the hospital. yenchs everyone's expected to recover. the red cross opened a shelter for stranded travelers. a mess. >> indeed. luckily no one was more seriously injured. you look at the scene and can't imagine what it was like there. >> thank goodness. >>> let's find out about our forecast. tom? >> that could have been us, that storm. if it had tracked 50 miles farther north, it could have unloaded snow here quite a bit. as it happened, we only got a trace in washington. charles county had about an inch of snow. and then inch or two fredericksburg over toward charlottesville. around charlottesville and farther to the west, toward stanton, virginia, they had four inches to ten inches south of stanton, virginia, in augusta county. temper

several tractor trailers and a greyhound bus slid into each other on i-75 near the kentucky border. welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. >>> one of the incidents of the iraq war came to the public when wikileaks began disseminating foot ooj from years anteriorlyier. among those killed two journalists from rooters. the video you're about to see is graphic and may be hard to watch. july 12th, 2007. the temperature is more than 100 degrees in central baghdad. this is the most violent period u.s. forces in iraq have seen. the surge, 30,000 u.s. troops are deployed to root out the insurgency. more troops on the streets means more danger. and attacks against u.s. forces are increasing daily. >> this is at the apex of iraq going to hell. the surge has just started. and the war went from incredibly violent to over the top violent, especially in baghdad. >> we would get blown up regularly. snipers shooting at us. never really tell who the enemy was. >> soldiers from the u.s. army's bravo company 216, including specialist ethan mccord, are on patrol in a rundown neighborho

parents and sister died in this weekend's pile-up crash on i-75 in which 11 people died.amily also told us that florida's governor has offered to take care of the medical expenses. >> number three, american airlines today announcing it's going to lay off 13,000 employees. the airline also said it lost a billion in december alone. that's more than it lost in the first nine months of last year, and that's terrible because december is a huge travel month. american believes it will save $2 billion through layoffs, restructuring, and grounding planes. >> that's a bad economic headline with layoffs. there is good news, manufacturing and construction expanded, but the not so good was on hiring. private sector hiring, only 170,000 jobs added in january, and now american hitting the numbers all ahead of friday's all important job report. they're looking for the unemployment rate to inch up to 8.6%. >> it's been 180 days since america lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? some people believe you have to spend to get the economy to grow, to get it back. other

a 15-year-old girl in the country illegally lost her entire family in that big pileup on i-75 over the she be deported? plus a big meeting tonight about marijuana brownies making their way into the schools. doug is here with one more check on the weather. >> i am excited about that lunch. >> we can tell. >> dan and vance paying for us. >> maybe they'll bring us some of those chocolate donuts. >> they're not. >> i don't think so. >> not a thing. >>> to show you what's happening out there i'm bringing them colder temperatures. a lotd colder out there in indianapolis the next couple days than it is here. 52 tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. a nice friday. then saturday and sunday watching this storm that's in denver right now is going to bring in some energy for us exactly what we're going to see. still unsure. i think we'll see some shower activity late saturday and probably into early sunday. maybe even a mixture with some snow on early sunday. we'll have to wait and see as we make our way into next week. dry with temperatures about where they should be this time of the year. not too bad. >

. >>> for the first time relatives of a teenager who survived that fiery pileup on i-75 in florida, they speaking out on camera, so devastating. the 15-year-old was hospitalized in fair condition. her parents, uncle and sister all died in the crash on sunday. members of her church say they are afraid she could face deportation back to brazil. martin savidge spoke exclusively with her aunt. >> the best place for her. here or there, i am sure she would prefer to live here. she has been here three years and a half. we came together and she is an american girl. >> u.s. immigration officials say she is not facing deportation. so devastating losing her entire family. >>> well, all political eyes are on nevada caucuses. rick santorum is vowing to challenge the indiana republican party. it says he didn't get enough verified signatures to qualify for a spot on the ballot for the may 8 primary. we shall see. >>> we are a few hours away from the start of the nevada caucuses. voters there will gather behind closed doors to pick a winner in the presidential race. unlike past contests none of the cand

but flint, michigan, over the weekend, pileups along i-75 from just a bit of snow there.llo seeing a fair amount of snow. and now starting to see that move off to the east. to give you an idea of just how little wichita saw, just a couple of inches last night. so that's where some of the traffic accidents came from. and the now is beginning to move its way off, snowing across missouri through kansas city all the way to st. louis and everywhere in between. and as far as how much of this snow is going to propagate off to the east, a fair amount. but again, there's not a lot of concentration with it. so the most we'll see out of this is maybe three, maybe up to five inches. but it will cause enough slick roadways to where we're, you know, we'll have some issues. it is building up a decent snowpack out west, slowly, sleepily, even though we have seen very the in the way of snow in the intermountain west. this storm will bring warmer air to the northeast, which brought some cold air over the weekend. winter is still here. >>> normally, lz granderson would be talking politics w

. >>> florida lawmaker plans to introduce a bill to put up electronic warning signs at this i-75 crash sight. you may remember at least 11 people were killed in a multi-vehicle accident last week. that area is prone to very dangerous fog. >>> and voters go to the polls today in three republican contests. there's caucuses in colorado, minnesota, and a nonbinding primary in missouri. colorado and missouri won't award their delegates into later in the year. >>> marshall artist and actor endorses a gop candidate. tell you which one next in showbiz headlines. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can come from any faucet anywhere. the brita bottle with the filter inside. >>> in syria desperate pleas for international help, and this is why. families being forced to run for their lives as gunfire and explosions just erupt around them. it's almost a year into this up rising and u.n. officials estimate 6,000 people have now died in this ongoing violence. now russia's foreign minister is in syria this morning trying to keep

did you see what happened along i-75? the snow got so bad people actually abandoned their vehicles and started walking. these are hardy folks. we take you to europe. the snow so high in romania it eefrs the tops of their cars, up to the rooftops. no, thank you. a complete opposite to europe and what we've had here in the united states. hey, i tell you what. it's back, winter is very cold for us right now, and we've got snow to deal with as well. winter weather advisories, storm warnings from pittsburgh to erie all the way down toward the mountains of western carolina. here's the snow for you in cleveland, pittsburgh. into the northeast as well. light snow for you. in and around philadelphia and new york, it will mix. it won't really add up to much. but for many of you it's going to be a significant accumulation through the weekend. for some of you, a foot to a foot and a half of snow. you'll see it in maine as well. improving conditions later today. getting chilly across the south and chilly even in the state of florida.