here is lonnie quinn this morning with a first check of the weather. good morning, lonnie. >> now, betty, if memory serves me correctly, you're a texan girl. >> that's right. >> the reason i'm talking about texas that's write shere i see toughest weather. this low pressure system is perfectly positioned to pull in all kinds of gulf moisture. so we're talking a lot of rain there. and we're talking about maybe two to four inches and flash flood watches in effect. now, elsewhere, we have a low pressure system for the northeast. what does that mean for you? scattered showers kind of off again, on again. not as pretty as last weekend. but also the whole weekend is not a washout and look at this, colorado, snow? springtime skiing, a foot, maybe even a foot of the good stuff. that's a quick look at the national picture. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. mm >>> wherever you are, you make it a great day. and i talked with the chance for a foot, maybe a foot and a half of snow for the skiers. you got to go way up for that like 8,000 feet. but

. >>> now another check of the weather with lonnie quinn. >> you told me as i walked out here it's a chunbunch of chefs. here's how we see it. kind of chilly in the northeast. it will be a chilly day. new york city maxing out around 60 degrees. i really do not see any severe weather anywhere in the country and most everyone experiencing seasonable spring-like temperatures. that's a quick look at the national picture. here's an "early" look at the weather for your weekend. >>> is it not through are there's nothing cuter than a sleeping baby? come on. this is going to be one of those awe segments. and i've got a couple of twin sisters here, kelly and tracy, who have photographed dozens of dozing newborns and featured their portraits in a new coffee table book called sleeping beauties. first of all, just help me out, who is who? >> kelly. >> hi, kelly. >> tracy. >> tracy in pink. you got it. first of all, we'll show these pictures in just a second. everybody will think they look like paintings. how do you go about getting theses ones to do these poses? h. >> we like them very young. we