. >> as the northeast gets pounded yet again, meteorologist jim dickey is live at accuweather. actually. we're tracking the back edge of the snow now. about to move through philadelphia, new york city another couple hours of heavier snowfall. overall with this storm we're on the downswing of it. we'll see conditions improve as we head through the day. till going through the worst of it in maine, though. the worst overhead right now. we'll keep that in place through much the morning. really from boston south and westward through the next couple of hours, we'll seal big-time improvements. this system is accelerating off to the north and east and the snow will depart from north to south as we head through the coming hours. especially in maine, vermont, new hampshire, an additional 6 to 12 inches. these storm totals, many spots from bangor south into virginia, picked in excess of a foot. roanoke, over 20 inches of snow. unfortunately, there's another storm system we're tracking on the heelses of this one. not nearly as strong. most spots just a quick 1 to 3 inches. this is the type

. >> a live update from meteorologist jim dickey at accu weather. jim, you predicted this. >> yeah.now is still tall falling here. we have seen it wrap back around. that is more or less the back edge of the snow. so about another hour or so for you in philadelphia. but this all has to move its way up coast before we see this coming to an end. new york city, another four or five hours or so and this goes through much of the morning in the cross much of maine. and this is also a strong area of low pressure. we are seeing strong gusty winds. gust to 31 miles an hour in boston. gusting to 30 in burlington. now even as snow comes to an end in deck, but as we heed through date, well see improvements. the storm moves out into canada taking snow with it. again hold awning across maine through much of the day. additional 6 to 12 inches expected there. here is your storm totals. many spots a foot on the ground. wwel see again, additional accumulations across maine. unfortunately another storm on the heels of this one. sneaky storm. but this is the kind of storm once it moves off-shore, it'll

we'll check in with accuweather's jim dickey on what's coming our way. jim. >> good morning, john and marci. major ice storm crippling ice storm under way. early morning hours across portions of the southeast, through columbia, all the way to raleigh we'll see significant ice, in many so cases over an inch here, that will lead to wi widespread power outages and road closures, as well. this is bringing the ice up the coast bringing significant snowfall on up into new england and that lasts through friday. john and marci, back to you. >> accuweather's jim dickey. thank you. stay with abc news for the latest on this storm. we'll have live team coverage coming up on "good morning america." >>> well, parts of the uk are bracing for a new round of monster storms with thousands of hopes flooded and evacuated after their wettest month in nearly 250 years. forecasters are expecting a month's worth of rain over the next two days much winds could top 100 miles an hour. thousands of people without power after the thames burst its banks. even if the rain stops now it

let's check in with meteorologist jim dickey at accuweather. pected so far? >> yeah, definitely. and turning worse here. we see the snow right now. baltimore, d.c. back across central and western virginia. roanoke picking up a foot of snow. with snow continuing to come down. all the way back to alabama, north into new york city, just a massive storm system that continues to strengthen through the day. now, the good news is in the southeast, conditions improving. the ice departing the atlanta area. still some freezing rain across south carolina. across north carolina. but through the day, we'll improve. not the case in the northeast. conditions going downhill. we're looking for heavy know through much of the northwestern side of this low, but as it strengthens it will bring in some relative warmth from offshore. with that along the coast, we'll make some spots even seeing some plain rain. so that will keep the accumulations down in some locations like new york city. more just a six-inch event here, but a slushy mess all the same. where it stays s

accuweather meteorologist jim dickey has the very latest. od morning, jim. >> good morning, john and marci. after a fairly warm weekend across much of the north and east, probably people feeling or at least thinking about spring. unfortunately, here comes more snowfall. storm system spreading out of the tennessee valley, ohio valley, moving north and eastward here. in some cases this will bring some heavy snow. expecting disruptive snowfall from central new jersey to the mason-dixon line in through west virginia, lasts throughout the day into the evening. especially heavy in on the pa turnpike, pennsylvania area. however snow back into west virginia. 6 to 12 inches likely here from this storm. this is just the start of what looks to be a snowy week. bringing snow up into new england, third one saturday into sunday. john and marci, back to you. >> jim, thank you. >>> super bowl may have been a letdown but not a big sky basketball game saturday night. sacramento state and weaver state tied at the end of overtime with less than a second to go. >

. >> accu weather meteorologist jim dickey is tracking the pacific storm and another one hitting the g, jim. >> good morning, john and marci. we are tracking snow across the east into new england. through the early morning hours. it is weak but it will travel along the i-95 corridor. boston, south and west, new york city into d.c. just picking up a coating to an inch or show but leaving roadways slick. meanwhile, dealing with brutal cold along the upper midwest. northern plains minus 13, early morning low minneapolis. minus 3 in chicago. many spots above 0 during the day. soaking rain in california. we do need this but too much of a good thing will lead it flooding into the weekend. john and marci, back to you. >> jim dickey, thank you. >>> a spectacular scene from the surface of the sun. a giant solar flare erupted there yesterday. winds over 4 million miles per hour. flares often disrupt communications here on earth. this one was not directed at us. it could still cause auroras near the poles tonight. >> as the health care sign-up deadline approaches, president obama wants to see an

. >> with parts of the northeast expecting a food or more of snow, accuweather's jim dickey continuesmorning, jim. >> good morning, john and marci. a crippling ice storm under way in the southeast. freezing rain as we head through the early morning hours will spread eastward into north carolina, especially, columbia. this is going to be an historic inch. in all likelihood would key pick up at least an inch of ice. from here the storm system strengthens, up the coast with a classic nor'easter spreading snow all the way into new england. back to you. >> thank you. >> this is just -- >> it's just amazing. >> frustrating for people living down there who aren't used to dealing with this. they talk about the lessons learned in this last storm, so they're so much more prepared. i also think the residents are also looking at this mp differently now. a lot of people just planning to stay home. not even venture out. >> hopefully they'll keep their power. when you get zonked by snow, can you stay indoors. these ice storms are really, really bad. 2600 flights already canceled just for today. prac

. >> as midwest braces for dangerous cold, accuweather meteorologist jim dickey has the very latest. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and marcy. tracking a couple of systems. snow departing the northeast, area of low pressure moving offshore, taking the snow with it. moving on with snow in cape cod and coastal maine. that system is gone. watching a weak disturbance move into the plains. light snow falling there right now and also tracking a second system that's still keeping rainfall in california. will dry out throughout the day today. the combined efforts of these two storms will keep things wintry in the south. area of ice through dallas into the carolinas. snow for the northward. most will be light but as we saw with the past system to impact the south, only takes a little snow and ice to make roadways slick. be mindful of that as we start the work week. john and marci, back to you. >> that ice moving in definitely not what people in atlanta want to see. it's been nearly two weeks since that storm that basically paralyzed the city. shut down the freeway. had people waiting

. >> our coverage continues at accuweather with the latest from meteorologist jim dickey. , john and marci. dealing with yet another winter storm across the northeast today. this storm brought a foot or more across the midwest yesterday. now moving offshore. we'll see an area of heavy snow set up through the day. southern maine back into northeastern pennsylvania. for many, especially the major cities along the i-95 corridor, this will be a mixed event. it's bringing in relative warmth ahead of it and that will melt the snow as it falls. that will fall in the form of sleet. we're looking for significant freezing rain, especially across southern and central pennsylvania, across the mid-atlantic, make 8, 9 inches of wet snow earlier on this week. with that likely power outage as you put ice on top of that. ar an area of foot or more from new england into southern pa. back to you. >> here's the rest of the forecast. expect plenty of rain along the mid-atlantic coast, stretching into parts of florida. and it will also be a wet day in parts of the northern california, nevada and

we'll get the complete forecast now from accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. jim. >> good morning, john and marci. our storm system departing here, snow will slowly come to an end, still some heavy snow from new york city north and eastward through these early morning hours, but as the morning progresses storm moves into canada, the snow comes to an end not before many spots picked up well over a foot of snow from bangor through new york city down on towards philadelphia, d.c., baltimore. now, unfortunately, another storm on the heels of this that will bring another burst of heavy snowfall to new england headed on through saturday. john and marci, back to you. >> all right, thanks, jim. stay with abc news as the storm finally makes its way out. we'll have live team coverage later on "good morning america." >>> all right. for all the snow and rain in the east, it's a very different story in the west where california's facing a devastating drought. president obama headed there today to discuss what to do. he will take part in a roundtable in fresno then take a lo

. >> and for the very latest on that, what's in store, we turn to accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. jim? >> good morning, john and marci. our stormy week continues here with storm -- winter storm two of three. it's already forming up here across the lower mississippi valley going to streak north and eastward headed through wednesday, but the snow, that's beginning already through these early morning hours across the plains, the front range of the rockies, snow spreading eastward. the heaviest of the snow today will be across eastern kansas into central and northern missouri then on into the ohio valley. kansas city by the time the sun rises wednesday morning, likely 6 to 12 inches of snow then from there the system heads into the northeast, new england, bringing a fresh foot in many locations, northern p.a. on into portions of new england, again, 6 to 12 inches too and another storm that rolls in this weekend hitting many of the same regions and this looks to be the strongest of the bunch, so our stormy week continues. john and marci, back to you. >> all right. thanks, jim. >>> a m

. >> jim dickey with accu weather. good morning, jim. >> good morning.winter storm two of three. it is forming up hoor across the lower mississippi valley going to streak north and east ward heading to wednesday. but the snow is starting already. the heaviest the snow today, they will be across eastern kansas into central northern missouri and to the ohio valley. kansas city, bit time the sun rises, likely 6 to 12 inches of snow. from there, heading into new england. a fresh foot in many locations. again, 6 to 12 inches here too and another storm rolling in. this in fact looks to the strongest of the book. again, our stormy week continues. john and marci, back to you. >> thanks be, jim. in the west, struggling to deal with the drought. it is called the state's most serious drought in modern times. reservoirs dried up and farmers are scrambling to water their crops thp. this could drive up produce prices across the country. it is believed four members were on board the plane when it went down. it missed its first approach while preparing for a second atte

. >> jim dickey brings us all of it. good morning, jim. >> good morning.mains in place. this graphic on the left is a predicted low. to the right, that's the record. pittsburgh, detroit, cleveland, chicago. all challenging if not setting new records. many spots, well down below 0. mean while, another storm system moving into the west. you see the moisture streaming in. rain creeping towards l.a. seeing soaking rain fall here in san diego as well with strong winds much after flooding. back to you. >> jim dickey, thank you so much. private yahoo! webcams may be in the hands of the british spy agency. the guard claims they have hundreds of screen shots including intimate photographs. it is not clear how many people had their images stolen but yahoo! messager has 75 million users around the world. they say they got their information from nsa leaker edward snowden. >>> a protester appears to have smuggled a camera. capturing footage of proceeding answers posted it to youtube. cameras have never been inside the nation's highest court. the it showed two separate

. >> let's get the latest from accuweather where meteorologist jim dickey is tracking the storm. good morning. tracking ice and snow here. through the early morning hours. through the morning, the worse conditions will be the corridor from northern louisiana, southern arkansas into central alabama. but into the night, things really get going here. the threat shifts off to the east from atlanta north and eastward, we could see significant ice accumulations and ice in some situations that could down trees and down power outages. >>> u.s. citizens are being warned to avoid caribbean airline flights from guyana this week because of security threats. some officials say the threat is not that serious and a flight to new york was allowed to land at kennedy airport met by homeland security. but authorities have been long concerned about terror cells in the south american nation of guyana. >>> there's new insight into a painful chapter into hillary clinton's personal life. the moment she discovered her husband cheated with monica lewinski. here is jonathan karl. >> reporter: diane blair wa

. >> we get those details now from accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. od morning, john and marci. the next storm system forming up here today. this time across the nation's midsection. area of low pressure going to strengthen and track north and east ward. heavy wet snow expected. blizzard conditions, minneapolis, down into much of iowa. and as far as accumulations are concerned, the sweet spot for this again, northern wisconsin, upper peninsula of michigan, more than a foot of snow. along with this, threat of thunderstorms from cincinnati, south and westward, gusty winds the primary concern. john and marci, back to you. >> all right, thanks so much, jim. high school freshman ty mcdonald went from goat to hero in a fraction of a second. making this our favorite story of the day. with seconds to go in the first half, he misses a crucial free throw. his teammate can't put it in either. >> everyone scrambling for the ball there but ty retrieves it, and without even looking -- puts it toward the basket. that one goes in from outside the three-point line, no

our cover continuing with accu weather meteorologist, jim dickey. jim. >> good morning, john and marci. across the nation's mid section with snow dumping. widespread heavy snow fall. mixed bag of precipitation, these areas marked in pink. some soaking rain by the coast and as far as accumulation is concerned, we look for an area of more than a foot of snow north of boston into northeastern pa with a wide area of 6 to 12 inches expected. john and marci, back to you. >> this stuff is almost more frightening with the power outage, and in my backyard, new jersey, limbs are down to the ground. >> i know. >> the heaviest stuff. and little bit of icing and those power outages won't happen. >> you look up at the trees and the you can't imagine how many more can go out there. fingers crossed. >> fingers crossed. let's move away from the weather. people across the country will soon feel the financial impact of the deep freeze. that grip the west back in december. now the frigid temperatures and historic drought wiped out nearly a quarter of california's citrus

accuweather's jim dickey has the latest. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and marci.g some snowfall this morning. tough to believe, many spots across the east in the 40s and 50s on sunday. colder air has moved in. and then here comes the snow. a new area of low pressure fo forming up along the front over the weekend. that snow spreading north and eastern. as we head through the morning hours. we're expecting disruptive snow from west virginia across the mason-dixon line. the pa turnpike will be a mess. some spots 6 to 12 inches here through the day. john and marci, back to you. >> thank you, jim. >>> breaking news in indiana. there is a manhunt under way for an escaped killer. michael david elliott was serving five life terms for murder and armed robbery when he escaped last night from a michigan prison. police say he then car-jacked a woman and drove her to elkhart, indiana, where she managed to free herself. they say elliott is considered armed and dangerous. >>> and there are fresh security concerns this morning over the upcoming winter olympics in sochi. less than

. >> accu weather meteorologist jim dickey has the latest on this record-breaking cold. north and east here. through morning hours, on the left, expected lows this morning on the right. the records. so detroit likely shattering the record here this morning. similarly in chicago down to minus 4. the record would be zero. then challenging records, pittsburgh, philadelphia, all in all keeping things cold here. moving in from off-shore, bringing in torrential rain. too much after good thing will lead to flooding here as we see the rain pour down throughout the day. l.a., san diego, up into san francisco. heavy mountain snow. from here the storm streaks to the east on through the weekend. on monday, spreads all the way to the eastern seaboard. john and marci, back to you? thank you. >>> a plane crash in hawaii left three people dead, including the pilot. the aircraft went down not far from lanai's airport. two critically injured and another seriously hurt. the ntsb and faa are investigating. >>> attorney general eric holder is resting at home after a brief stay in the hospital

. >> accuweather's jim dickey joining us now with the very latest. jim. >> good morning, john and marci. a winter storm continues to impact the south here as we head on through midweek. the worst of the ice this morning, that's from northern louisiana eastward into mississippi and alabama. watch out for slick spots on the roadways, but this will be light compared to what's going to go on here tonight into wednesday across south carolina into north carolina, portions of georgia including atlanta. we're talking significant ice accumulations, over an inch in some locations that will likely lead to downed trees, power outages across the region. john and marci, back to you. >> all right, jim, thank you. >>> breaking news out of the dallas area, those icy roads have claimed the lives of at least two people. a firefighter dying last night after he fell from a slippery overpass onto an interstate below. >> fire crews were responding to several crashes when the fatal accident happened. earlier in the day, a 16-year-old boy died when he lost control of his pick

. >> accuweather's jim dickey is tracking those pacific storms and snow hitting the northeast this morning. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and marci. a couple trouble spots we're dealing with across the country here today. first off across the northeast, new england, seeing some snowfall. it'll be light, but coming through the morning commute, cities like boston, d.c., new york city likely dealing with some delays through the morning hours. and with this brutal cold in place across the upper midwest, the northern plains, early morning temperatures, minus 13, minneapolis. minus 3 in chicago. we won't get above zero in many of these spots as we head through the day, and rainfall is moving through the west that will last through the weekend. many cases too much of a good thing going to lead to flooding and some mud slides. john and marci, back to you. >> jim, thank you. >>> to arizona now sparking a national uproar over contentious bill that could change the way gay people are treated. the legislation would allow businesses to refuse service to gays and the final decision is now in

>> accuweather's jim dickey is tracking the system minute by minute and joins us now. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and marci. yet another round of snow expected here for the snow weary northeast and new england. quit-hitting system out of the great lakes moving eastward through the morning hours. watch out especially along i-80 here. roadways will be dangerous in some locations near whiteout conditions and the question, now, as this thing moves to the coast it's going to strengthen as has been the case for many storms. the past couple of storms. three to six inches expected to spread out in the lakes again all the way into new england as we head on through the night. john and marci, back to you. >> jim, thank you. our extreme weather team will continue tracking this storm. live team coverage coming up on "good morning america." >>> and we're learning new details about a scare and some injuries after a united airlines plane hit severe turbulence. the packed 737 dropped without warning and then began to bounce around yesterday. it left denver bound for billing

for more on this deep freeze and the california storm we turn to accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. >> good morning, john and marci. brutal cold holding on. many spots going to challenge records here through the early morning hours. these are your expected lows here. those would be on the left. on the right, the record. detroit, pittsburgh, cleveland, all challenging if not breaking records here, chicago is likely setting a new record for the day. a new storm system moving into california is bringing moisture here and we'll see torrential rainfall likely leading to flooding as we go today toward san diego. john and marci, back to you. >> jim, thank you. >>> canada a blinding snow squall causing a massive pileup. nearly 100 cars and trucks slamming into each other. they couldn't see for more than three feet in front of them. there were so many damaged cars police had to tow them to a racetrack to sort everything out. >>> more chaos in ukraine this morning where armed men have seized two airports in the strategic crimea region. >> alex marquardt has the latest. >> reporter: good morn

for more on the path of that next storm, we turn to accuweather. >> meteorologist jim dickey is tracking at the surface in lower mississippi valley. air being forced together here, arctic air driving southward, warm, humid air moving off the gulf of mexico. that's the significant snow off the plains into midwest today and headed to the streets in northeast new england spreading snow all along. we'll see heavy snow beginning today. kansas city, even to the north of indianapolis, 6 to 12 inches from this with significant ice further southward. john and marci, back to you. >> we're complaining here, but it is accumulating so horribly with the number of storms they're saying there could be a couple of feet piled up in some parts of the central plains, the midwest and -- and i guess parts of the northeast as well. >> unbelievable. and snow in sierra nevada mountains where california is under this incredible drought right now, they're not getting enough snow. if we could take it and give it to them. those folks are suffering with their own situation, especially california. and the prospects of

. >> accu meteorologist jim dickey tells us who is facing the worst of the storm today. >> good morning, john and marci. after dumping nearly a foot of snow in many locations across the nation's midsection, a storm system now moving into the northeast here today bringing widespread heavy snowfall, a mixed bag of precipitation here too, ice and sleet. these areas marked in pink, boston, new york city, back into philadelphia. some soaking rain by the coast and as far as accumulations are concerned, we are looking for an area of more than a foot of snow just to the north of boston into northeastern p.a. with a wide area of 6 to 12 inches expected. john and marci, back to you. >> all right, jim, thank you. >>> new this morning, police have arrested four people as they hunt for the dealer who supplied drugs to philip seymour hoffman. those four are likely to be charged with selling heroin. the bust took place not far from the apartment where hoffman was found dead of an overdose, apparently anyway. police say last night -- the last night of the actor's life, he withdrew $1200 from local atms

we get the forecast from accuweather's jim dickey. >> good morning, john and marci. snow departing the northeast in the early morning hours. the storm system tracking out to sea. really was just a nuisance storm. a couple of inches in most locations. we're also tracking an area of snow moving into the plains. behind that, a storm system bringing rain across portions of california. beneficial rainfall. the combined efforts of all this with a frontal boundary still hanging out, will lead to an icy start to the week. snowfall across portions of the south, from dallas, all the way to atlanta. watch out for slick roadways here headed through the day. john and marci, back to you. >> all right, jim, thank you. >>> now for a look at the rest of the nation's weather. a wide swath of the gulf coast, nearly 1,000 miles long will see rain showers. with snow farther north and in the midwest. mountain snow over the rockies and seattle with rain for the rest of the pacific northwest. >> temperatures typical for february for most of the nation. high 20s in the northeast. bitter cold

so, we are going to brave it and check in with accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. ning, jim. >> good morning, john and marci. it's been a harsh winter across the north and east. everyone wants to know, when will the warmth, when will spring finally arrive? this is the current pattern. unfortunately, this is something to have some staying power, at least through early march. the jet stream diving down through the north and east allowing the arctic air to stay in place, well below averages. we're looking march 13th through the 15th, that's when it looks to change. the jet stream allows warmth to move back in, the spring equinox and temperatures should climb and arctic temperatures should be held at bay. let's get a preview for the summer. our long-range team at accuweather, a few highlights. expecting a hot and dry end to the east, wet in mid section and drought to continue across the west. back to you. >> thank you. now that we've heard the weather, news in order. let's check important headlines. >> first up, the big story from key west where racers are in key largo.

we will get the latest from accuweather and meteorologist jim dickey. t another storm system. our snow train not ending here. another round on tap as the storm spreads to the coast. it will strengthen offshore as has been the case for the past couple of storms. bringing a burst of snow along the i-95 corridor. watch out for some year whiteout conditions. and now as far as accumulations are concerned, 3 to 6 inches spreading out from the great lakes throughout northeast new england as we head through the day. but from here, conditions improving. that bringing a bit of a warm-up across much of the country heading through the end of the week, unfortunately looking short-lived. cold will be returning as we head through the rest of the month. john and marci, back to you. >> thank you. hoe snow and rain in south korea triggering a deadly roof collapse. an auditorium roof fell during orientation for new freshman. over 100 injured, many were trapped inside. >>> a rescued 4-year-old refugee boy has become the face of the crisis in syria. a u.n. official tweeting