we turn to bill karins with the weather channel forecast. do not park on ice this year. especially this year. >> have you ever driven on a lake before in a car? >> i've not. >> it's scary. i wouldn't want to park -- up in maine. >> crazy bill karins. >> ice gets pretty thick up there. but this winter is different. we have the primaries today. a big winter storm headed for michigan. what's interesting is that during the day today, the storm will be right in the middle, so it shouldn't be affecting either area. so let's show where you it hit yesterday first. that was in california. that's where the snow began to paul. pine valley, california. picked up about 3 to 4 inches. some kids got to play with some snow. california has been just like many other areas with a lack of winter weather all season. so today as we go throughout the forecast period, wednesday is a day of concern for new england. that's going to be the problem up this. so today is fine. it's more or less wednesday, thursday that you'll have the issues. today's forecast looks great. temperatures in the 40s. 50

. >>> but first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. bill? >> good morning to you, mika. a little bit of light rain greeting people this morning from d.c. to philly to new york. so far, the airports are doing all right. no delays reported. we could have minor delays, but it's going to be another warm day. not going to rain in this region of the country. just light rain on and off from now until about noon. forecast today, look at these temperatures. this is march weather, folks. 67 in d.c. today, 62 in new york. and just soak it up while it lasts. temperatures around the southeast also warm. as we look toward the west coast, rain this morning in seattle, that should clear out for this afternoon. a peek at tomorrow's forecast, a big highlight come thursday and friday. a little rare winter snowstorm. do you believe that? it can snow this winter. watch out denver to omaha. you're watching "morning joe"

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bill karins is here.hat is quite the elaborate hockey rink. >> for virginia, that's pretty ambitious in the winter. i grew up in upstate new york and we were guaranteed that the ice rink would be okay. virginia, even though it's winter, that's a little shaky. >> major points for the effort. >> dad points. good morning, everyone. big rainstorm expected this weekend as it moves from texas all the way down along the gulf coast. some of us are hoping, like myself, that we'll get a big east coast storm. doesn't look like it's going to happen. what we have going on is we have a northern stream that's very active. notice there's a stream coming in from the northwest, week one northern plains. another one going through canada. the northern stream is active but it won't combine with all the moisture down here to the south. that's why we won't get this energy coming up the coast. for the most part this is just going to be a southern soaker. we already have some rain and thunderstorms popping up in central texas. it

karin caifa has the answer. >> reporter: every four years these guys get an extra day of spring battingractice and these guys get an extra day on the campaign trail. but why do we need it on the calendar this year? the answer is partly in our man made calendar and the way hour sun more ofs. >> it goes around the sun once and almost a quarter day. in order to rectify this. we have to periodically add an extra day to the calendar. >> reporter: he is with the country's ultimate are a bitter of date and time. he said leap year dates back to julius ceaser. without an extra day every four years, the seasons would gradually shift and after enough time throw our calendar out of whack. >> we are the only creatures on the planet that have a need to know exactly what time it is from not only a day to day point of view but in our society today we need to know time down to these incredibly tiny fractions of a second. >> reporter: it will add a leap second on june 30th to sync atomic clocks with the earth's rotation. it's all just a matter of time. in washington, i'm karin caifa, abc2 news. >> tonigh

. >>> now for the national weather, we turn to bill karins has the weather channel forecast. >> whole thing people are trying to make the hottest pepper, they cross breed them. >> i did that once in a restaurant you think a cherry tomato and a hot pepper and ruins the whole meal. >> some people enjoy it. they enjoy sweat and cry while they eat their food. good morning, interesting forecast this weekend i'll get to that in a second. first off rain to deal with this morning. warm temperatures, not a lot of snow, a little bit of snow reported in areas of upstate michigan and even there, temperatures above freezing. roads won't be much of an issue, a rain forecast heading in the east, amazing in the middle of the night, middle of february, dealing with all-rain forecast. just an indication how warm the winter has been. the green on the map is the rain. a lot of the ohio valley is dreary, cloudy, cool, rainy, heavier rain along the gulf. a few thunderstorms, nothing too severe thankfully, no tornadoes reported. mobile on interstate 10 heading to tallahassee, you will see heaviest rains. as

bill karins will have much more coming up in weather. stick around for that. >>> now to tuesday's republican presidential primary. two big wins for mitt romney restoring h momentum heading into super tuesday next week. in arizona, he beat rick santorum by 20 points and wins all 29g delegates. in michigan, they will each get some of the state's 30 delegates. nbc' steve handelsman has details from detroit. >> reporter: hi, richard. thanks. good morning from detroit. here in the state where he's from, mitt romney, last night, tried to hold his head high, but what he had accomplished was to avoid disaster. mitt romney had to win michigan or face the collapse of his campaign and he did win. after losing the lead and then gaining it back. >> we didn't win by a lot, but we won by enough and that's all that counts. i'm going to deliver on more jobs, less debt, and smaller government. we have to hear that day in and day out. >> reporter: he went two for two. romney gets all 29 of arizona's delegates. arizona's primary was win or take all, not mic

now we turn to bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >> i couldn't see you going five feet of that plane. >> without purel, yes. >> you would need a hose of purer. we'll leave it at that. >> stick to flowers and chocolate, please. >> the plane's name was the bahama mama. that says it all. >>> good morning, everyone a very mild spring-like feel across the country, temperatures in the 40s and 50s. the 60s in south texas. we have a march-like feel to it today and that is going to mean severe storms and also rain, there is not much snow in the forecast right now. the only cold air is up in the northern plains back hr in the rockies. the storm system moving across the current will have a spring-like field strong thunderstorms late today, texas, louisiana, i'll show you areas of concern. i'm using my lightning tracker today, we have a couple thunderstorms out there. you can see flashes, these are are live lightning reports kind of shows me where the thunderstorms are located. a bunch here in the border of kansas, extreme northeast oklahoma and western portions of missouri. now thund

. >>> and now for a look at your national weather, we it turn to bill karins. did you say you already started? it is 5:00 a.m. >> just in my mind. i wish. >> right. father of two over here doesn't really -- >> that's -- closing my eyes is as close as i'm going to come. >> a mental picture. go to your happy place. >> it's a nice forecast down will. looks like a beautiful time. well, as far as the forecast goes, the only trouble spot up in the northern plains, had about 1 to 2 inches of snow. looks like the northern plains will be the cold snowy spot through the end of this month into march. the east coast, looks like you will be the warm spot. very warm spot. as far as the middle of the country goes, we still have amazing winds yesterday, behind the storm system now set to be over illinois. so high pressure on the east coast, that means calm winds, a chilly morning. but a nice warm afternoon with the mild air. in the great lakes, we have light rain. indianapolis, cleveland, detroit, all the way down even possibly pittsburgh, fort wayne up to chicago, those are a

i'm mario solis. >>> here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has the weather channel forecast.rning to you, bill. >> we said groundhog will not see his shadow, four weeks until spring. >> way to reveal the secret. aren't we waiting until 7:30. >> if he seeses had shadow and it's cloudy, i completely lose all faith. >>> d.c. through maryland, off the virginia coastline, dry everywhere up in new england. temperatures have dropped off a little bit. we're going back to warm winter weather instead of warm spring weather out there. the green on the map is the rain through the outer banks, up through the delmarva peninsula. back here through west virginia, light rain, too, in the higher elevations. this will be out of here as we go through the morning commute and the rest of the day will be dry. morning showers in d.c. and we should get sunshine later. we're saying 61 for you. definitely cooler from philly to new york. still well above average for this time of year. a lot of that snow pack in central new england, now it's gone. northern new england really still has snow on the ground.

i'm fred roggin. >>> nbc meteorologist bill karins has your weather channel forecast.wing big weather headlines, right? >> i'm here for public safety. two reasons. >> i completely understand. >> you don't feel that telling everyone that dense fog is around -- >> i'm just saying. it must be a slow weather day. >> it's a little slow, but it's a concern. all right. for everyone that lives in virginia, also north carolina, washington, d.c., you do have dense fog to deal with on your morning commute. typically we tell you to drive slowly, leave a little early just in case there's low visibility and traffic problems. lynn would like to admit that from our broadcast. as far as what we're dealing with from the rain, just a light sprinkle and little drizzle in areas of new england. so you may want to bring that small umbrella with you. it will clear out throughout the day. it will be a nice late afternoon once the sun comes out. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. very mild air in place. all the heavy rain is developing in texas. it will move through the southeast. once again, it

we turn to bill karins with the weather forecast. >> we had some active weather overnight. very impressive storm system in the middle of the country. busiest active weather for a morning we've had in maybe a month or two. we have tornadoes, winter storms. these pictures came to us from kansas. this was near hush chin son, kansas, harveyville. half the town sustained damage. it was one little funnel there. the big breaking piece of news overnight, it looks like bran son, missouri, it's near joplin, hit by a tornado last night. does not appear to be a big, devastating tornado like the one that hit joplin. the entertainment district has been hit. the roof of a waurl mart has reported to be collapsed. best western is supposed to have major damage. no reports of any fatalities out of bran son. it does appear that bran son, missouri, was hit by a pretty strong tornado overnight. overall, ten tornado reports. these show where they occurred around the greater springfield area and a couple in areas of kansas. we have a tornado warning still. possibility of one occurring now along th

jeff rossen and bill karins, we appreciate your being here.rom indianapolis for super bowl xlvi. actually the rest of the team will be here. aisle see you back here tonight for the "nightly news." have a great day, everyone. >> bye-bye. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "11 news saturday morning." i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. here's a look at some of our top stories for you. a dramatic scene on northbound i-95. a car caught fire north of the fort mchenry tunnel. thankfully there were no reports of injuries. >> a disturbing discovery outside of an elementary school in anne arundel county where fire officials say they found a burned body in a wooded area behind an elementary school in brooklyn park. police say the victim is an adult male. they tell 11 news that investigation is ongoing. >> the delivery of the new state police medvack -- medivac helicopters is on hold. officials say one of the problems has to do with the position of the helicopter's search light. >> there are certain

jeff rossen and bill karins, we appreciate your being here.dianapolis for super bowl xlvi. actually the rest of the team will be here. aisle see you back here tonight for the "nightly news." have a great day, everyone. >> bye-bye. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. i'm angie goff. >> i'm chris gordon. straight a hehead on new"news4 " a showdown with occupy protesters. police set up a perimeter around mcpherson square as the tent of dreams comes down. >>> protesters killed in clashes with syrian forces. the impact it is having there and in washington. >>> we're in the final stretch. super bowl xlvi is just a day away. we'll go live to indianapolis to see how that city is preparing. i'm storm 4, meteorologist chuck bell, clouds are sneaking in, raindrops and maybe even snowflakes before the weekend is through. your complete forecast. >> all that and more when you join us on news for today in less than two minutes. more colors, same edge. the droid razr is now $199.99. exclusively from verizon. just a second. just, just one s

and now for a look at your national weather we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. >> you're an experienced lobster eater. he wouldn't even taste that good? >> the smaller the lobster the more succulent. 27 points -- >> right. >> not so much. >> send him back. >> i don't know that i would have turned down any kind of lobster. >> i know you're sympathetic to rocky. you think he deserves a second chance. >> yeah. lobster is lobster. >> come on. give me a little steak. >> i lived in maine, i know. got them off the boat. good morning, everyone. we are looking at the snowstorm in the west. temperatures have cooled off, peoples which surprise snow up in new england and areas of new jersey. first thing's first, we had our beautiful warm air and now we're returning more like winter or at least a portion of winter in the northern plains. temperatures have dropped below freezing, many areas of the rockies, northern plains and chicago. temperatures continue to drop as the snow continues to fall. the surprise in the forecast the amount of c

. >>> we turn to meteorologist bill karins with your weather channel forecast. good morning to you, bill. >> so, i did not see even one film that won an award last night. >> oh, you did not? >> no. >> you and i are in the same boat. >> no, you saw -- >> i saw "the help," you're right. >> we talked endlessly about "the artist". >> i feel like i have to see it. >> exactly. >> you do it first. >> we're like this. >> yes. >> both pathetic. >>> good morning, everyone. over the weekend we had decent weather. windy on the east coast. we got an interesting forecast down in daytona. yesterday the daytona 500 was washed out, rained all day. takes 2 1/2 hours to dry the track and they never got a chance to do that. the rain hasn't stopped. they're supposed to get the big race in. this is the super bowl of racing down there. they're going to try to get it in today at noon but a lot of wet weather coming in off the gulf. it's going to be a challenge out there to dodge the showers to try to get the race in today. maybe they can do it later this evening. they have lights. mayb

for a look at your national weather we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins has your weather forecast. >> you keep professional with me here which is the equivalent. >> we use that term loosely, in quotation. >> professional. >> not always but we try to keep it. >> did you enjoy yesterday's april warmth? >> yes. stay tuned. bring it on. >> it's going to continue in some areas but in other spots it will not. a little winter surprise for some people in the northern plains and the great lakes later on tonight. first thing's first. yesterday, what a day. i mean look at the temperatures on this map. we were in the upper 70s to low 80s through texas, florida was great, mardi gras in new orleans, the end of the festivities as we continue this week at 80 degrees yesterday. notice the colder air. there's a little bit of chilly air still in the northern plains and that's the key to the upcoming forecast. we haven't had a lot of snow in many cities. chicago has been one of them. only 16 inches of snow so far this winter. typically chicago gets almost 40 inches. we're well behind schedule. the la

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bill karins is outside with a check on the forecast. >> you guys get a little credit.ldogs. >> basketball team? >> yeah. >> good luck the rest of the season. you're probably toward the playoffs. let's talk about this winter forecast, a tiny winter forecast. we're talking areas of kentucky, virginia, mountains of virginia, north carolina. a possibility of a couple inches of snow, especially the higher you are in elevation. even areas of kentucky could get a little snow. this is the a reason the country has seen no snow. it may be a well come little surprise especially on a holiday weekend. won't affect too many people's school or work plan. down the gulf coast, holiday we affect too many work plans. and we're watching heavy rain and big thunderstorms. that's a look at your national forecast, a look outside your window. >>> good morning. the sun is shining, a beautiful day today. the rain and parts of the gulf coast in texas, that is coming our way tomorrow. especially tomorrow afternoon and evening. to get your weekend under way, temperatures in the upper 20s and low an

bill karins is outside with a check on the forecast. >> you guys get a little credit.new york bulldogs. >> basketball team? >> yeah. >> good luck the rest of the season. you're probably toward the playoffs. let's talk about this winter forecast, a tiny winter forecast. we're talking areas of kentucky, virginia, mountains of virginia, north carolina. a possibility of a couple inches of snow, especially the higher you are in elevation. even areas of kentucky could get a little snow. this is the a reason the country has seen no snow. it may be a well come little surprise especially on a holiday weekend. won't affect too many people's school or work plan. down the gulf coast, that's the worst weather by far. that's where we're watching the heavy >> this is what sunrise looked like over the city this morning. tomorrow cloudy by tomorrow afternoon. tot nice. just - >> we want to welcome everyone from cleveland, the north and south high school. a bunch of good-looking kids. back to you, amy. >> all right, bill. thank you. whitney houston's family is gathering today for her fu

bill karins is outside with a check on the forecast. >> you guys get a little credit.dogs. >> basketball team? >> yeah. >> good luck the rest of the season. you're probably toward the playoffs. let's talk about this winter forecast, a tiny winter forecast. we're talking areas of kentucky, virginia, mountains of virginia, north carolina. a possibility of a couple inches of snow, especially the higher you are in elevation. even areas of kentucky could get a little snow. this is the a reason the country has seen no snow. it may be a well come little surprise especially on a holiday weekend. won't affect too many people's school or work plan. down the gulf coast, that's the worst weather by far. that's where we're >>> around the bay area this morning, we're seeing drizzle but in the sierra we're seeing a little bit of snow coming down. this system will push most of the moisture to the east of the bay area. we have clouds to start off your day. we turn partly cloudy later on this afternoah with gradual clearing. wexpeer eecng an e inch of two or snow in the high country. ma

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. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is meteorologist bill karins with aook at the forecast. that is where i run on the hudson river. i'm relieved i was not there. i think it was friday. it looked so real. >> marketing first and gets a double thumb's up. >> maybe a pack they were wearing may be would have been unbelievable? >> the pack hasn't been developed safely not yet. >>> a warm january day and now we step into february. yesterday's high temperatures everywhere colored in on this map was 50 or warmer which is just, i mean, look how much of the country was 50 degrees on the last day of january. we had record highs and close to all-time record highs. areas like des moines and a lot of warmth down around the gulf and it stuck some of that warmth all the way into new england. today, things are not quite as warm. things have cooled off a little bit. rain showers popping up and gulf moisture is heading northward so a rainy, drizzly day. storms in louisiana pushing into mississippi. had a couple of strong storms overnight south of alexandria with tornado war

look at your national and regional weather, someone i always have to tell to be nice to me, bill karins>> someone you always want to hit with a pillow. >> welcome back, bill. good to have you. >> good morning. we showed you the pictures from atlanta. actually winter. we've got snow out there and snow in areas of the middle of the country. areas in white are under winter weather advisories. areas of texas where we had snow all the way up into areas of nebraska and areas of arkansas. we do have a couple winter storm warnings here, areas just outside of little rock heading up the highway to ft. smith. overall very light. not a huge winter storm. you can see on the radar, all the white is the snow. the bluer shading is the heavier senator, actually north texas to the dallas area where it's too warm, you're just getting rain. but outside dallas, you're getting snow. you can see it's all spreading through the ozarks. kansas city is going to have a light coating of snow, springfield joplin, all the way up to st. louis. it's not a big snow event. our computers are saying one 1 to 3 inches. ever

here is bill karins with your weather channel forecast. >> we were talking yesterday about the snow inhe middle of the country. little bit this morning, lynn. nothing too major. areas in northern kentucky were a little surprised. areas around louisville getting a wintery mix and getting snow north to the louisville area. detroit will have a little bit of snow. same with columbus and cleveland. a lot of spots 1/2 inch to an inch. further to the south, plenty warm. plain old rain in areas of georgia. that will spread to south carolina this morning. here's what we're looking at. we've got just a wintery mess headed through the east, and then we've got mild air that's coming up from the south. the next storm system is coming through areas of arizona and utah with snow in the higher elevations. that storm will run into mild air. typically a storm would be a big snow producer through the middle of the country, but our arctic air forecast is nothing that will plunge down into the u.s. all the dark blues and purples, that's the really cold air, it stays well to the north over the next seven da

. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is meteorologist bill karins with a look at the forecast. good morning to you, bill. >> good morning. happy groundhog day. >> what is he going to say? it shouldn't be 60 degrees in the middle of february? >> yeah. i mean, it's not like the drama like we have been dealing with this brutal went and we can't wait for it to end. yesterday, we had high temperatures in washington, d.c., 72 degrees! it was 62 in new york city. we were still in the 60s in kansas city. dallas was in the 70s. so not like many of us have been suffering from this brutal winter. but, for the most part, it's going to be pretty cloud yy day out there. as far as the winter storm goes this is the talk of went. not much of wipts in colorado, kansas, or nebraska. winter storm watches from sterling to north platte and north of omaha and up into iowa nailed by this storm. our computers are estimating it looks like someone has a chance of getting 1 to 2 feet of snow and these areas from north platte to sterling and interstate 80 a mess friday into saturday m

this is called, lament for a market place in babylon, by abdul karin al karid and it's a reference to a suicide bombing. this one and the next one are both translated by salim yusef. on this grave stone are angels and people weeping. what are people waiting for, their ship? here it comes, borne by the deluge. in a market place now frequented by money changers with beards and baggy trousers, who restores the limbs and who throws open the gates for hollow-eyed gods coming in from babylon with red chests and white furious hair? i wonder who? on the day of march 1st in the 5th year after the second millennium, a massacre took place in babylon. it's my pleasure it introduce the next poet, george evans. . >> first, i would like to read a poem by my dear friend and wife, daisy samora, who was to be here today but is in nicaragua, keeping in mind what michael said about jorge and casablanca, i will read it in her language or my spanish first, then in translation. it's a poem directly addressed to poets but certainly to activists as well. (speaking spanish) no man's land. we are a mine field o

. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is meteorologist bill karins with a look at the forecast. i love how you're pretending you never east one-pound lobster and 27-pound lobster! >> the heavier they are, the longer they have lived. i don't mind taking the young juvenile. >> okay! you'll get some serious phone calls from peta. >> the older one, set it free. put your crackers and bib down. >>> good morning, everyone. talking snow in the great lakes all the way through new england as we go throughout the morning. we have had a period of snow overnight in areas of iowa put down a couple of inches. a little disappointing in the chicago area. yesterday, we were thinking possibly 6 to 8 inches and now the forecast is down probably only looking somewhere 3 to 4 by the time it's all said and done. the moderate snow is in the blue. north of interstate 88 and da n davenport, a band over you. it is going to snow and the roads will get slushy and sloppy throughout the heart of the rush hour so a high impact event. light snow in detroit but not too organized right now.

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now for a look at your national and regional weather we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> you may have missed it. the name of the plain was the bahama mama. >> i did miss that. is that true? >> yes. go for a ride in the bahama mama. >> extremely romantic. >> it is. i'm signing up. good morning, everyone. it looks like march out there. if you took a look at the temperatures across the country and you didn't know we were in the middle of february, the temperatures are in the 60 steakhous. there's warmer air surging here out of the south. that's going to hit some colder air. we'll deal with thunderstorms today. its he a march like forecast. already the lightening strikes showing up here, the white dots on the map here. lightning strikes on the kansas/missouri border. during the day these will be more widespread from dallas to houston, austin. that's where the storms will form. they'll head over the afternoon to the evening hours into louisiana. we actually have a severe weather risk today. slight risk of severe storms includes the houston area, lake charles, shreveport. almost al

which amounts to a high costume include tag 45-pound head, so it is definitely no easy feat but bill karins is throwing his had into the ring. >> you have to do it without running into each other and falling over. >> have you ever done anything like that? >> no. but i always enjoy being at the games and watching that. >>> let's talk about this forecast. yesterday we saw snow move from areas of temp and kentucky and even areas of north carolina and virginia saw snow. of course, these are areaary yas of the country that don't get a lot of snow and when that happen use can get a lot of bad extensions. this is coming from western portions of nashville, tennessee. this was a nasty accident. up to 50 people were treated after a bus and a semi. it was a huge pie-up on 75 in tennessee. only a couple inches is what caused that crash. there were many reports of black ice too over the 24 hours throughout this region. this storm is now exiting. it did not move up the coast. that's why we're not tracking a big nor'easter up in england right now. it went offshore. it's a powerful storm but not close enou

. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is meteorologist bill karins with a look at the forecast. what is the lesson there? don't park on ice, i guess? >> this isn't the winter to be driving on the lake. >> this is not the winter, you're right. some folks do it normally. >> other winters is fine. they do racing. pretty crazy. >>> a big winter storm coming and watch that move across the country. yesterday, the storm was moving through california and got snow in areas of california that don't typically get it. a low elevation saw some of it. pine valley, california, one of those spots that picked up three or four inches of snow. where is that storm this morning? for the most part, it's right over arizona but it will be moving out of there as we go throughout the day today. so the four corner region is getting the worse of it now especially telluride. it eventually heads to the plains. showery and cloudy and freezing drizzle in iowa and light snow in minnesota. one of the biggerer storms we have had this winter. the predictwinter snowfall. a blizzard for the nor

. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is meteorologist bill karins with a look at the forecast. no doubt. >> if i go back to my 20s, i wish i had done mardi gras. >> what i would do with a time machine. let's go back there anyways. >> i think loa lot of of us mig do. mardi gras temperatures pretty mild today and add to the fun and festivities. a storm system through the northern plains and picked up an inch or two in many areas in minnesota and the late portions of yesterday through the overnight. looking into light rain for areas of illinois and indiana and chicago, going to be a little bit of wintry mix. you will see some snowflakes introduce throughout the morning but temperatures warm justify that it will be just fine. eastern seaboard increasing clouds during the day and weak ms system in the middle and clearing it out for a nice stretch of weather in the central plains. the white on the map is the snow. still snow showers, especially heading out of minneapolis here into northern minnesota and notice a little bit of snow outside of chicago and mix in t

. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is meteorologist bill karins with a look at the forecast. good morning to you. >> i will not judge. >> don't judge! >> i will not. >> he has his moments. >> and all on sunday. see how it ends up for him. >>> good morning. the big talk of town? the blizzard. finally, we have a blizzard out there. we haven't had many wig winter storm this winter season. denver could pick up 12 to 18 inches by the time we are done. a few spots could get up to two feet and blizzard warnings in effect for the eastern plains of colorado and section of nebraska out into kansas and north platte, cheyenne and not bad down around pueblo. it's snowing hard on the front range in the urban corridor too. as far as the rain goes, it's warmer on the front side. we have had some thunderstorms overnight. topeka, kansas and manhattan, kansas city. the blue on the map is the heavy snow on i-25 the urban corridor there. a perfect setup you get a rarely significant storm. a slow moving one too and we could see some areas getting up to two feet of ♪ snosnow.

. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is meteorologist bill karins with ak at the forecast. bill, i remember those reporting days. something would happen in the back of your live shot, you have to keep going. you go with the flow. >> if she had done something like this, we would have gotten the big reaction. instead of 2 million hits on youtube, she could have had 10. >>> a snowstorm to talk about. a mini band of snow to talk about. first, yesterday, 81 in san antonio. 79 in dallas. how gorgeous was yesterday throughout all of the southern half of the country all the way up to the mid-atlantic. even areas like new york city, philadelphia, baltimore, d.c., temperatures were gorgeous with late afternoon sunshine. the colder air, though, is still trying to hold on from minneapolis up through the northern plains. that is going to lead us to our little snow event we are going to deal with starting today through tonight, into tomorrow. now, chicago, the last three winters, 52 inches of snow. 56 inches of snow and this one so far, only 16 inches. i think we are go