on into new england. vermont, new york, connecticut all of them dealing with snow, ice. a lot a lot of malarkey,, that heavy equipment out there, that is our road. you can't even see it. it is wreaking havoc for road and air travel. thousands of flights canceled that and some are expected to cancel to date. schools in chicago closed down for the first time in 12 years. >> an enormous and render storm hitting much of the united states, snow, ice over thousands of miles. >> this storm we have been looking at from the midwest as far south as texas all the way to arkansas and the great lakes, chicago, across the main. very large area under threat. >> blizzard conditions whistle strong winds, freezing temperatures, downright unbearable. >> very windy. i can hardly stand up. >> winds blow snow on to their roadways crating treacherous conditions stranding motorists, is for all you can see it is dangerous. >> thousands of sites have been canceled forcing travelers to delay plans. >> on going because i want to see snow but i can go because of snow. >> 100 and many people feel the

much of the nation from chicago to new england. many roads closed are in possible. here is a scene in milwaukee wisconsin. cross- country skis were one of the few ways to get around. the roadways there, interstate milwaukee topos impossible for drivers. >> let's see if it's impossible for air travel today because of the weather. will tran is live at s f o. whether you're trying to get there are some deep where else it could be a problem. >> it could be a problem ticket all day. chicago decided late last night to cancel many of their flights into midway or o'hara. we have been staring at this board all day. they have cancelled the 10:10 a.m. flight, and the 11:00 a.m. flight. lots of developments all morning in dallas it is also changing by the minute. this flight here 1:15 p.m. is cancelled. i expect more cancellations through the morning. a lot of people showing up hoping they will be lucky enough to possibly get on one of the planes. we did talk to a man, he came here thought it was good to go. unfortunately i broke the news to him. >> 22, 2282 $2. >> that has bee

snow as compared to 2 inches of ice. >> reporter: and the nasty mix is headed for, where else, new england. a new one-two punch will dump a combined 20 inches of snow along with freezing rain and sleet. abc's linsey davis is in massachusetts. >> there is so much snow in the boston area that they are literally running out of space for all of it. in waltham they continue to bring more snow to the snow farm where they're stacking it five stories high. at logan airport they've gotten permission to and may resort to blowing some of their snow into the boston harbor. >> reporter: if there is any silver lining to the storm clouds it may be several weeks away. according to accuweather's joe bastardi. >> don't be surprised if the middle part of february relevant turns warm. it wouldn't shock me if it hits 70 in d.c. and 80 in dallas before february's over. they should look forward to it but the fact is the next week to ten days it's going to be very cold. >> reporter: at least we have something to look forward to. as hard as that seems tonight. here in the thick of this historic and hellish storm.

the snowstorm in stretching from the midwest to new england. (music) good morning, a top stories, tens of thousands of people taking to the streets, + 1200 americans have left the country. >> getting ready for the blizzard of a major storm system, covering a third of the u.s. from the rockies to new england. >> although the board says on time to the managers are saying don't trust that roared. coming up i will tell you why. >> current temperatures, fog, latest coming out. >> quiet start to tuesday morning. >> watching the storm as we take them look at storm tracker 4 air you can see this note, all the way down to dallas, beginning in st. louis no. over to chicago, this is going to be the story. massive storm towards new england, it is through the midwest, chicago, st. louis where blizzard conditions are expected. 10 for it drips are possible for 1 in. of ice. this could be one of the worst blizzards aren't record. in fact with this note already falling, here's a look from indiana. two-4 in. expected to fall this morning. snow totals may exceed

image from nasa, you see the enormous reach of the storm from the southwest, all the way up to new england. karen travers begins our coverage. >> reporter: this winter wallop of ice and snow stretched for over 2,000 miles. and could be one for the history books. >> it's rare you see something this big over so many states with these conditions simultaneously. >> reporter: more than 100 million americans were in the path of this massive storm. national guard units were mobilized in six states. in the midwest, arctic temperatures created heavy snow, up to two feet in some areas. today is a rare snow day for chicago students. the school system is closed for the first time in over a decade. more than 400 snowplows are on chicago's streets, clearing roads for emergency workers. but just in case that's not enough, the city's fire department has 50 snowmobiles ready to go. >> it seems super important when it's like this because sometimes we can't get to people at all. if it's a narrow street. the rigs will never be able to get there. >> reporter: whiteout conditions in oklahoma and missouri, force

new england will also get it. ot new york city or d.c., but mostly northern new england this time, lynn, and this is just going to be a historic storm for so many areas, and travel and airlines, good luck in those areas. >> a nightmare. of course, bill, we'll check in in a few minutes. first, the justice department says it will appeal a florida judge's ruling declaring the obama administration's health care overhaul unconstitutional. in a sweeping decision yesterday judge roger vincent shot down the plan saying the government would be violating americans' rights by forcing them to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. the white house called the ruling in a health care challenge by 26 of the 50 states a "plain case of judicial overreaching." the case appears destined to be heard by the supreme court. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in new jersey trafficç screech to a halt where a small plane made an emergency landing on busy interstate 80. a fuel line malfunction for

anywhere from northern pennsylvania up into new england. you're looking at about another 15 centimeters additional snowfall friday into saturday. more snow coming down the rockies. this will be coupled with strong gusts up to about 145 kilometers an hour. that makes for dangerous driving, certainly and whiteout conditions. be aware of that. 20 degrees and sunshine in los angeles, 2 degrees in houston. that's your high and you're going to have some snow. let's go to europe lastly. a big storm raging across the north here. you'll have plenty of precipitation. mostly rain as it is quite warm here. just be careful because the wind is going to be extreme especially in places like southern norway. we're talking about violent storm force winds. south of that keeping high and dry and pretty pleasant in terms of temperatures as well. take a look. 11 berlin, vienna, 12, 16 in rome, 12 in athens, 18 in lisbon, 12 in london and out in moscow 2 degrees for your high. i'll leave you with your extended forecast. >>> recapping our top story. thousands of p

anywhere from northern pennsylvania up into new england. you're looking at about another 15 centimeters additional snowfall friday into saturday. more snow coming down the rockies. this will be coupled with strong gusts up to about 145 kilometers an hour. that makes for dangerous driving, certainly and whiteout conditions. be aware of that. 20 degrees and sunshine in los angeles, 2 degrees in houston. that's your high and you're going to have some snow. let's go to europe lastly. a big storm raging across the north here. you'll have plenty of precipitation. mostly rain as it is quite warm here. just be careful because the wind is going to be extreme especially in places like southern norway. we're talking about violent storm force winds. south of that keeping high and dry and pretty pleasant in terms of temperatures as well. take a look. 11 berlin, vienna, 12, 16 in rome, 12 in athens, 18 in lisbon, 12 in london and out in moscow degrees for your high. ll lve y with your exteed forecas >>> recapping our top story. thousands of protesters ar

one is already moving off new england. and the second is coming behind it. now there's a big lull, 6-8 hours where the street crews and the highway departments can get out between new england and let's say the upcoming snow later tonight and try to clean things up. we had that in chicago. boston already picked up 6-8 inches from the first one. you can see the other one exploding quickly northeast ward. so the two of them together coming within a 24-hour period are being blended together and called one storm but really it's two separate systems. in the end it doesn't make a difference because of the fact that you're going to get a lot of snow with the second one and a lot of ice with the second one. what is a blessing though is that we did have the break here to try to clean some things up before the second shot came in. >> suarez: what's going on in the upper atmosphere to create a weather event that before it ends may stretch 2,000 miles? >> well, we've seen storms that are bigger than this. let's remember the 1993 super storm dumped 20 inches of snow from

that's going to bring more frozen precip and more snow to northern new york and new england as well. snowfall accumulations here in boston -- this could break the record set back in 1967. this may end up with 26 inches of snow. springfield, illinois more of the same. albany 12 to 18 inches. syracuse may see 16 to 18 inches of snow. add to that, we may see an inch of ice in a swath stretching from the midwest all the way into northern new england. brian, this thing is a monster. >> al, we lost your satellite for just a second, i feared we were going to lose you. let's get some goggles instead of eyeglasses. and good luck riding this one out tonight. we'll see you tomorrow in chicago, al, part of our team. >>> back here in this region, we'll take a break tonight as the streets are still alive this evening. we can hear their voices, but today earlier we saw some of their faces. and talked with them about their lives and what brings out this protest. >>> back here in cairo, all the of us today spent a good bit of time at ground level, walking with, meeting, talking to the egyptians who h

took it away. >> reporter: now dozens of new england fishermen charge their livelihood is at risk. sinking under the weight of 700 pages of confusing federal regulations. >> section b. goes on line one with section two, and section b goes with line four of section one. that's just to tell you can land 800 pounds. >> i mean, you almost have to have a college degree to understand what's going on in this industry. >> reporter: richard burgess says n.o.a.a. told him he had to pay $27,000 because of a problem with his paperwork. >> they just said if i try to fight it and it goes in front of one of their judges, then i most likely will... the fine will be between $120 and $140,000. >> reporter: an investigation by the commerce department's inspector general found the regulations were unduly complicated. federal agents overzealous and abusive, excessive fines, including one for $270,000 for administrative errors. >> you know, we're honest, hardworking people and we've been treated as common criminals. >> reporter: the inspector general also found the $30 million in the fishermen paid in f

because of that, expect splipery commute from the rockies to new england.ce and snow on i-70 from denver to pittsburgh and i-35 from minnesota to texas, treacherous on i-44 from tulsa to st. louis, slick on i-95 in the northeast. >> if you're flying today, expect lots of airport delays, denver, kansas city, memphis, houston and new orleans, also chicago, detroit, boston, new york, philadelphia and washington, d.c. >>> we return now to our story in egypt where the biggest anti-government protests yet is under way. >> llaama hasan is in cairo and joins us on the phone. what have you seen today? >> reporter: good morning. well, the people are massing at tahrir square which means liberation square. it is swarming with people for the million-person mar, we're expecting it to be the biggest demonstration we've seen so far. and they will be marchs all waft i to the presidential palace, about ten miles from the square, they want to take their message straight to the president, they want him to step down. we don't expect them to be vie lent because the army made a v

from oklahoma city, all the way to new england, ice and snow toppled power lines, knocking out heat and electricity in freezing temperatures. at the height of the storm, more than 250,000 people lost storm in ohio, filling sheltders. >> the house was about 45 degrees. we expect it to get a whole lot colder. that's why we're here. >> reporter: nearly a foot of blinding snow broke records in oklahoma. and toppled rooftops in connecticut and massachusetts. >> we heard creeking and shaking. looked up and saw ceiling tiles falling. basically, just yelled for everybody to get out of the building. >> reporter: take a look at chicago o'hare, which went from a busy air space, to a virtual standstill. closed all commercial flights, canceled until thursday. before this week, chicago schools hadn't been closed down because of weather since 1999. late today they will be shut down for a second-straight day. rob and vinita? >>> the issue behind the storm is the bitter cold. looking at the nation's weather, highs only in the teens from minneapolis to kansas city. and just 21 in dallas. 27 here in new y

>> it will be intense, especially for the new england area as we head into the next 24 hours. count on flight delays and possible cancellations. take a look at live doppler 7hd. you can see the storm covers a good portion of the central and eastern united states. i will take you in closer here. we do have some very heavy snow falling right now as you take a closer look at peoria. moderate snowfall. the temperature is 20 degrees. you combine it with the wind gusts of 25 miles an hour, and the wind -- windchill, what it feels like is 5 degrees. it is worse in chicago. windchill factor of 0. very gusty winds there, and as we take you into philadelphia it is switching to freezing rain with a temperature of 32 degrees. they are seeing this wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet and snow across this area, and they could be seeing anywhere from 10 to 20 more inches of snow. meanwhile back here, take a look at this view. the high definition sue trow camera, everyone enjoyed the sun this afternoon as it set at 5:33. clear skies and it is crystal clear tonight. you can thank the winds th

. >> reporter: in the wake of this monster storm, 2,000 miles of misery, from oklahoma to new england. a dangerous mix of ice, wind and snow that toppled live power lines, knocking out heat and electricity in freezing temperatures. how have you been heating your house? >> well, light the furnace. >> reporter: by furnace, richard andrews means his kitchen stove. at the height of the storm, more than a quarter of a million people lost power in ohio, filling shelters. >> when we left the house it was about 40 degrees. and we expect it to get a whole lot colder. that's why we're here. >> reporter: this is the problem. every single one of the power lines here is crusted in thick, heavy ice. hundreds of linemen worked in bitter cold. their worries? >> more ice accumulation, weight on the wires with the ice and the heavy winds. >> reporter: at least eight states have called in the national guard after ferocious winds and nearly a foot of blinding snow broke records in oklahoma. and toppled roof tops in connecticut. blizzard conditions shut down hundreds of miles of interstate from missouri t

but what happens that new england loses to the jets, the jets lose to the steelers who beat the baltimore ravens. at the end of the day in the a.f.c., i think the best team did go to the super bowl and represent at the super bowl, the a.f.c. it's going to be a great game. i think two of these teams are very similar on the defensive side. a little different on the offensive side because i think the green bay packers are more explosive and score a lot of points against any dess if -- defense. tavis: you mentioned aaron rodgers. you've been hearing these stories, days before the big game, all sorts of stories swirl, about the word is that he's hurting just a little bit in that game against the bears. he took a couple of good hits. did not throw a touchdown later in the game after being hit. what are we to make of the story that rodgers may be hobbled just a little bit? >> well, the good thing about this is that he has two weeks to recover. and he did take a shot against julius peppers. he took a nice shot, hit him in the chin, made his lip bleed a little bit. he got fined for that hit. but o

snow is expected from the great lakes to new england. and the southeast is warm and humid. >>> in sports, down to the wire in chicago. the bulls got a tie-breaking three-pointer from luol deng with 16 seconds left on the clock. he finished with 20 points as chicago hung on for a 93-89 win over miami. the bulls now trail by only two games in the eastern conference. >>> kenyan martin of denver scored 18 points against the celtics and the nuggets won their first game with new players acquired in the big carmelo anthony deal. denver over boston 89-75. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and geography in surgery. the odds a doctor will recommend an operation may depend on where you live. recommend an operation may depend on where you live. >> ( beeping, beeping stops ) >> announcer: free is better. do your simple return for free with the federal free edition at turbotax.com. turbotax. the most trusted brand of tax software. everyone has someone to go heart healthy for. who's your someone? campbell's healthy request

it's expected to be a 2,100-mile-long path of sleet, snow and ice from the southern plains into new englandffecting nearly 100 million people. some places may also see up to an inch of accumulating ice making driving impossible, potentially downing power lines and toppling trees. >> just a quarter of an inch of ice can cause us quite a bit of damage. we have identified mutual assistance crews to bring in, and we'll be mobilizing those crews yet today. >> reporter: chicago has been spared heavy snow so far this winter, but by wednesday the storm could dump up to 12 to 18 inches rivaling a blizzard of 1967 when 23 inches of snow crippled the city. tonight, good advice if you're in the path of this storm, stay off the roads. >> this time we may be potentially dealing with a storm of historic proportions. >> reporter: and this, the biggest snowstorm of the season, has some impressive snowfall totals. just take a look at the graphic here and we'll show you how far it goes. detroit is expecting about a foot. indy, near indy coming up with a foot and, diane, places like tulsa and oklahoma city rea

the snow stretches from the rockies to new england. hicago can expect up to two feet of snow and ice. cbs news correspondent don teague is in oklahoma city this morning. don, good morning. >> good morning, jeff. this is an epic blizzard for the state of oklahoma. the local forecasters here are saying this is one of the worst storms in the state's history. here in oklahoma city, you can see how bad this is. 30 plus-mile-an-hour winds. the temperatures are down in the teens and single digits, and they've already had several inches of snow. they're expecting as much as 18 inches of snow. hard for the plows and the snow blowers to keep up. if you look at a shot down here the rest of downtown, it's basically a ghost town. most people heeding the warnings staying off of the streets today. they expect travel to be trouble for at least a couple of days here because this snow is going to stick around, and it is going to drift on to the roads. a big mess, and it's coming your way. >> jeff, great. all right. don teague in oklahoma city. don, thank

we have some new englanders and i went to high school in new england.- this year it's not as big a deal and i never really -- >> jimmy: it wasn't that big of a deal last year. >> i don't even remember who played. >> jimmy: but what i'm say something last year you had -- you know you had -- >> well, no because last year it was a big deal because it was at my house. i have to throw a party every year. it's what i do but it's cause i like to cook. >> jimmy: it wasn't a gait party though. >> it was. >> jimmy: well i know i might it was a good party but -- >> jimmy, you come every year and every year you love it. >> jimmy:your friend sent me the video. i knew people wouldn't believe it. >> what? >> jimmy: your friend margaret sent the video. >> she did not. my super bowl matters are all about the food. >> jimmy: yes, i'll give you that. let's see. >> i think we all have teeny inner voice that has all the answers but we just can't cure it because of all the noise in our lives. >> you're so -- >> that must be -- >> it's open. >> are you ready for some football

new england, icy mix there. snow in northern new england. 50 degrees in oakland now. temperatures climbing towards the mid-60s and today connects off a substantial warming trend that's going to continue into this within. holiday within for some, super bowl sunday. 73 gro degrees for you. 68 monday. mild and sunny as we head into next week. no rain in the forecast. unseasonably warm temperatures. have a great wednesday. >> meredith? >> all right. you leave phil's mom alone, okay? up next halle berry's custody fight for her daughter that caused her to drop out of a movie. # the monster was furious! rarrr! it's for laughing... [ laughs ] [ female announcer ] ...pretending... and the mouse went, "wha-wha-wha, why?" [ giggles ] [ female announcer ] ...seeing things differently... and then the boy bit the dragon! [ female announcer ] ...and for being with your favorite storyteller... [ grandpa ] i love you when you are quiet. [ female announcer ] ...even after he goes home to nevada. [ grandpa ] and i love you when you are loud! [ female announcer

it is going to impact multiple states from texas all the way up toward the new england area.as a matter of fact they are already warning up. wind chill warnings for much of the rockies and the plains. wind chill expected to drop 30 to 40 degrees below zero. winter storm warnings up from the southern plains all the way up toward the northeast and blizzard warnings there indicated in red so we are expecting upward of 1 to 2 feet of snow. major delay are expected and obviously some possible shut downs at some airport because of the storm. by contrast here's what it looked like an hour ago from the high definition sutro camera. here locally san francisco just some fog. low clouds along the coast and we have some dense fog in places like santa rose, visibility has already dropped to about a quarter of a mile. down to about a quarter of a mile in fairfield where it is 40 degrees. low 50's san francisco, oakland, half moon bay pretty comfortable weather there. sunny tomorrow. windy evening in the hills. colder night both wed and thursday. we look at milder days the rest of the week.

. >> reporter: a big concern in new england, snow that is piling up after storm after storm has pounded the region over the last month. >> this massive storm is moving across the midwest and into the northeast. it has done so over the past 24 hours and to give you some idea of how big the storm is, take a look at this satellite image from nasa. the storm is covering 30 states from new mexico to maine with eight states under blizzard warnings and the storm is affecting a third of the american population and has left hundreds of thousands of people without power. >>> and that storm is on the move. let's go to our chief meteorologist phil martin that will show us where it is heading. >> the storm is moving out but what is happening is that the cold air left behind that front, that very strong storm is staying in the central rockies and let's go to storm tracker two and i want to zoom in. right now in denver it is two degrees and there are wind chill warnings, two degrees in denver it is going well below freezing tonight probably in the minus five, minus ten range. omaha, nebraska, 3 degree

all the way to new england. >> in massachusetts you could hear the building tracking. (crashing) as a collapses another collapses, in chicago, 20 in. of snow close schools for the first time in 12 years! police on snowmobiles rescued hundreds of drivers who were stranded for hours. near city, pedestrians i skated down city sidewalks. ice,/causing problems. trains are suspended from new york to philadelphia. as all chuck helping to make the roads were tribal and that a victim to the ice. >> falling the latest with the weather, this is of the publicity hitting iowa. check it out, you can see the snow keeps coming, coming, coming. building across the ground. this is an iowa, they're dealing with tons of that stuff. they will continue to see it for the next day. more on that coming up. in the meantime watching the latest to join on with the warnings, blizzards, hard freeze warning for dallas. right where they are posted the super bowl.hosting the supe >> that is certainly the problem spot, texas into new orleans. looking ahead freezing rain, over the next couple of days. d

the massive storm system stretches across 2,000 miles from oklahoma to new england. we have two reports, kate thompson shows you the destruction and dan kerman looks at travel. >> reporter: in massachusetts you can hear the building cracking. as the collapse under the weight of the snow. in rhode island another building collapses. in chicago 20 inches of snow closed the city's schools for the first time in 12 years. and police rescued hundreds of drivers strandled for 12 hours after accidents shut down lake shore drive. ice and slush causing problems on the roads and rails. trains is suspended from new york to philadelphia and in st. louis the roads were terrible. a salt truck helping the roads, itself ended up a victim to the ice. kate thompson, kron 4 news. >> reporter: here at sfo bad weather is having an impact. flight cancellations to chicago and new york and boston. just to name a few. the airport is not filled with stranded people. many cancellations were made early so people just didn't show up. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >>> temperatures cooler right now than

i hope san francisco as jobless in itself with the efficiency first, as models in texas, new england, and the empire state building retrofit. thank you so much, and good luck. >> thank you. >> we are a member of the local clean energy alliance. we really do see this as a tool for not only dealing with client issues and cleaner energy but also to create local jobs, and we are really happy the amendments were brought forward, and we are very encouraged to hear about the support of their is keeping the priorities to getting renewable end of efficiency and jobs with that being done locally, and i wanted to thank you for your time and support and ask you to continue to work on really pushing forward on prioritizing the renewable efficiency and network that can come along with those. thank you. >> thank you. >> if we look at the climate change issues, that is where we need to be going forward. any other comments on the amendments? all those in favor of adopting the amendment? >> aye. >> that carries, and we will need a motion for the main regular -- main resolution. all those in favor? >> a

. >> i hate new england.this youtube user's sentiments sums it up on this snow day. on this snow day, so many of us use social media to vent. or to show off. we grab the cameras, dropped our inhibitions, in some cases our shirts, and finally flipped out over all this bad weather. maybe a semi-naked head dive into a four-foot oklahoma snowdrift is the best way to cope. or if the snow has you burning mad like these guys, why not just burn it? apparently if you throw down some matches, add some friction from the shovel, you've got flames. >> this is hot water. i'm going to throw it. it's going to turn into snow. >> reporter: today's treachery brought out the amateur scientists. >> that's how cold it is. we'll make it snow. >> reporter: amateur weathermen. >> snow rates will increase about -- a lot more than this. >> reporter: the amateur builder. these guys made a two-story igloo with a spiral staircase. >> how does it feel up there, buddy? >> fine, sort of. >> let's go inside. let's record in the house and ever

across new england, the heavy snow caused more roofs to collapse.only the second time in a decade. ryan owens, abc news, oklahoma. >> colder in texas than alaska. that says it all, doesn't it? now we have the cold, hard facts about the forecast. >> our coverage of the deep freeze continues with meteorologist ava dinges at accuweather. good morning, ava. >> good morning, rob and mike. south texas deals with the icy weather, for once the northeast is looking dry. a high pressure system sitting in control, although it is chilly outdoors. we have sunshine in place. that next winter storm is on the way. it's already brewing in the gulf of mexico where it's bringing rain to the southeast, in and around new orleans, back into atlanta, while the cold air has basically surged in across texas and louisiana. as this moisture moves in, it's coming in as an icy mix rather than any rain. even accumulating snow on the backside of this in houston, maybe upwards of an inch into the morning hours. brownsville, very rare for them to even see accumulating ice, that may

snow is in the area of texas to new england. roads including lake shore drive were shut down. hundreds of drivers were stranded for as much as six hours overnight. record amounts of snow also fell in oklahoma where officials are advising people to stay home. >> we got a lot of still out there and you will be sometime before it's all gone. >> the bulk of the storm is heading north towards canada and heavy snow is still expected in massachusetts, new hampshire, and maine. as jim vargas reports a will not dissipate anytime soon. >> reporter: the storm that has covered much of the country with snow. this traveler tried going home last night. >> they said that my flight got turned over to 7:00 this morning so i will go to dallas instead of chicago. >> reporter: some people have come to accept delays and cancellations. >> it's frustrating, but there's nothing that you can do about it. >> reporter: a spokesman says to expect trouble problems for several days deit will be going on for a couple days because of the backlog of flights -- and it will be going on for a couple of days. >> w

the north east into portions of new york, new england.nds creating blizzard conditions freezing rain, sleet, icing. dealing with that of talk about power lines in trees. our area certainly a different picture probably the fifth place most people more to come. clear, free of fog. forties'-'50s. south bay = upper '40's. satellite, radar clear conditions this afternoon sunshine, towards the end of the week, the weekend those temperatures will skyrocket really good- looking forecast by the weekend. this afternoon = mild, below '60s. 58 in downtown san francisco east bay, 60 degrees to oakland, hayward, south bay. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. shows more sunshine to come. there is a, friday '70s. it will keep that sunshine are around this time next week. check and your commute. >> a right to on the creek slowdown hot spot. a few accident rate near north main street, long gone from the traffic lanes. he can still see it backed up traffic. that slow traffic speed stick down to 18 mi. per hour. another spot, your ride of the north

in new england a lot of airport problems from icy conditions in new york to snow in boston.t'sç a mess travel-wise today lynn. as i said, slow improvement. >> all right, bill. thanks so much. we'll check in with you in just a moment. >>> on what's a half concession by egypt's president hasni mubarak. pro and anti-government supporters are clashing in that country's capital this morning. at least one aspect of normal life in egypt has already been restored this morning, the internet. nbc's jennifer johnson has our report. >> reporter: after days of protests involving millions across egypt, president hosni mubarak responded to his opponents. he intends to stay in office, but will not seek re-election in october. september. >> i did not intend to run for another terms. >> reporter: after 30 years in power and support reportedly weakening from the u.s., mubarak made the announcement in an address to his nation late tuesday night. president obama spoke to mubarak after and spoke about the transition being peaceful and begin now. >> there will be difficult days ahead. many questi

from the rockies all the way to new england. >> here we go again.ricans will need scrapers and shovels through tomorrow as blizzard warnings are up in seven states. the head of fema is treating the storm as if it were an approaching hurricane. >> just like with a hurricane, you see the storm coming, now's the time to get ready. >> that's what the city has been doing. oklahoma city's fleet is standing by. they moved mountains of road salt into place. hoboken, new jersey, owners with cars dig them out or they'll be towed. the other worry is ice, a bill belt of it, heavy enough to snap tree branches and power lines. it could reach oklahoma across missouri, illinois, indiana, ohio and pennsylvania. >> it's not out of the question we could see half an inch of ice. if we get that, there's going to be real problems. we're talking about major power outages, talking about driving difficulty, shutting down roads. >> we know it's going to be bad. prepare like it's bad. >> one more round for a winter-weary country and this could be the biggest of them all. abc

northern new england dealing with a snowstorm.e flurries possible, maybe freezing drizzle early in the day. by the time the game > we're seeing a bit of a chilly start around the bay area this morning. 45 san jose, 54 in san francisco. we do have some high clouds passing by. we will see temperatures in the warmest places around the bay area, close to 70 degrees around san jose and santa cruz. you can see the hill tops of the north bay where it will turn gusty later on, seeing highs in the 70s today, another warm day tomorrow and then we're going to cool off. up, amy. back to you. >> thanks, bill. jamie oliver has made a name for himself as a celebrity chef and is starring in a new reality show that continues to stir up controversy with schools who say it puts them in a bad light. kristen welker has more. >> reporter: known for his show on the food network, jamie oliver started "food revolution." >> this is about life and death. >> reporter: in huntington, west virginia, 2009, the concept, oliver visits public school cafeterias and

which is puritanism and federalism and new england's essence in many respects. to make the point in a personal way and i think a somewhat funny way, my youngest son, alexander, and i, followed the red sox throughout this unbelievable season, and, you know, when you have a child that age it's tough to bond with them. they're beginning to separate from you and the red sox were our way of really bonding. we were high fiving throughout the season and suffered the agony of the yankees series and then the joy and then the world series and when the world series was over, the sweep, alex said, dad, you know what this means? and i said, no. he said, it means kerry is going to lose. and i said, why? he said, the curse has to go somewhere. and then he said, and this is the essence of this institution, god never gives you everything you ask for. very smart little 13-year-old kid. i seem to be on a schedule that produces books on an election cycle. and this book came out just before the most recent presidential election. the last one came out just before the 2000 election an

as a result if you went stick, let's say, new england in 1955 or 1960 and you looked at who new england's are sent to congress you would probably get 60 percent republican and 50 percent democrat. today it is all democrat. if you go out to the mountain west it is exactly the opposite, almost all republican. to some extent at think what is happening is the country is being reasonably segregated. the region and party are starting to come into alignment. the last time that happened in a serious way with 1855 when the missouri compromise collapsed. we know what happened in 1860. that in good news. so there are a lot of reasons to be concerned about where the coy

part in this study tracking 4,000 sexually active males ages 16-26 from 18 countries findings in new england journal of medicine. and there is a longer mothers work the more overweight their kids are likely to be. the finding by researchers following a thousand children from infancy to age 15. by third grade kids body mass index rose by a pound for every six months their mothers worked so why? researchers believe working moms could be pressed for time resorting to fast food and other restaurants other than preparing home-cooked meals, government figures show 71% of norths in america these days. >> and designer buds dudz made out of paper? don sanchez takes tout legion of honor in san francisco. >> they look like fine works of textiles. and elephant gowns and dresses made from paper. buttons and all of the shoes. stunning in their detail. for this artist it began with making paper costumes for children 20 years ago and now it's more involved. >> it's when you play with the paper first. you change it. >> she work was a team creating a piece. she shape a design. she paints it. >> i look at fash

. >>> happening now, a monster winter storm stretching from texas to new england has created travel kay yoes all across the country. parts of the midwest could get up to two feet of snow with drifts up to ten feet high. the system could affect up to 100 million americans. here at home, the storm has caused dozens of flight cancellations, too. jeff, it's been a tough way going. >> it has. we're tracking thisne major sto forcing cancellations right here at san francisco international airport. here's a small segment of this system. an ho we'll have more on this blizzard and ice storm coming up. also, our local forecast near record setting highs and temperatures well above average. details on this coming up. >>> also ahead, iphone users, they love their smart phones. are they overpaying to use them? the new lawsuit that's dialling up plenty of questions tonight. >>> also, it's the leading killer of women, but few women even know the symptoms. >>> swine flu can be especially dangerous for children, but the vaccine could be putting them at risk, too. >>> now, a bay area city is pag. 'll be ri

record snow, coatings of ice and high winds steam rolling from texas and the midwest all the way to new englandthe blizzard is now considered the third worse in chicago history. 250 drivers had to be rescued from the city's lake shore drive overnight. some were stranded for five hours it is. >> frozen, nothing's moving. it's just like insane. >> we know that hundreds of people were very inconvenienced and we apologize for that. >> more than a million americans could be without power by this afternoon because of downed lines. and more than 6,000 flights never left the gate yesterday. another 5,000 have already been cancelled today. and all those cancellations are causing horrible backups and delays at airports. terry mcsweeney joins us at san francisco international with more. terry? >> some people out here we met this morning are living those cancellations and delays. more than 40 flights cancelled here, more at san jose and more at oakland international airport. the people we're talking to out here are very concerned how they're going to get anywhere. that blizzard back east is impacting air t

. >>> white out conditions to sheets of ice cover from texas to new england tonight. the monster storm is dumping feet of snow and inches of ice in others. john fowler is finding a lot of stranded travelers tonight. >> reporter: one flight that was supposed to take to chicago still has not. many passengers told us tonight that they were very frustrated. didn't know about cancellations until they walked up to the ticket counter. their flight was cancelled. >> a little bit nerve wracking because at some point you just want to get home. but mother nature i guess. >> reporter: john cruz was on what may be the last flight out of new york tonight. >> when i left it was really bad. a lot of ice and stuff like that. >> reporter: massive snow and ice storms have slashed across america's middle. canceling flights to san diego. >> i am sure there's all kinds of chaos and trying to get flights out from the areas that are canceling flights. >> they are saying it's on time but we'll see. but i know there's an ice storm going on. so we'll see. if not, it's a beautiful day here, i ca

this week, forecasters predicting some heavy snow and ice from the rockies to new england.nd after that, a wave of bone- chilling temperatures. they are saying 100 million people could be affected by this storm. today a blizzard watch is in effect in southern wisconsin and part of illinois and indiana, and elizabeth your friend is hunkering down? >> she was not a happy catcher. i talked to her on the phone yesterday and she was rushing to the gym before the big blizzard hits. [ laughter ] >> it's got to be getting a little old as they have had about 7 of these major storms in the last 7 weeks in the east, in large part due to our pattern in the west, which i'll show new just a minute. our pat pattern locally is densing into. it will be lifting through the day. winds will clear the fog out leaving us mostly sunny and warmer today. a degree or two, nothing dramatic. we'll look for the dramatic warmup by the end of the week. and again, we're seeing the fog at the coast. patchy at best. it's the densest in the north bay at this hour. and the winds will be picking up out of the

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still wide area picking up on some very heavy snows here across the upper midwest and into the new englandtates. heavy snow amounts. whiteouts could be seen up over 30 centimeters. but some of this will include areas that could pick up to 45 to 50 centimeters. a lot of travel disruptions and delays are anticipated. do take precautions if you are going to be traveling here. as for high, minus 4 in chicago, minus 12 in denver, minus 5 in toronto. chilly weather continues again today. that's a look at your weather for now. here is your three-day outlook. >>> once again the headlines this hour. egyptian president hosni mubarak told the nation in a televised speech he will not run for the next presidential election scheduled for september. mubarak spoke on state-run tv on tuesday night. >> hundreds of thousands of egyptians took to the streets earlier in date to call for the president's regulars neighs in defiance of the curfew. more than 100,000 people gathered at a square in central cairo, and over 50,000 held a rally in the second largest city, alexandria. the demonstrators include many wome