pennsylvania, northern new jersey, new york and southern new england, that all but pushed to the north quickly tomorrow morning as the warm front marches up toward new england. the cold front will come through here tomorrow night and we will be right back into the deep freeze. there comes that cold front tomorrow night, through central maryland. the coal comes in with gusty winds on wednesday. thursday, light snow or snow showers and our area thursday evening. it is finally going to feel and look wintry. is tomorrow around 51 southwest wind. almost 50 tomorrow, into the 20's with no shares on wednesday. the same kind of temperature drop expected, at ocean city we will see temperatures in the mid-50's tomorrow before it cools off dramatically on wednesday. already looking down the road towards sunday. the northeast breeze, but for new england standards in january, not that bad. in the 40's during the game in foxboro. later in the day out and said francisco, somewhat whether there was southwest winds at 10 antipater's in the 50's. 53 tomorrow, gusty winds and sharply colder wednesday, a

i think northern new jersey, mountainous areas of the poconos could pick up close to six inches out ofhis. southern new england, the heavy precipitation will be south of you. you still pick up three to six. and again, areas in new jersey, now d.c. doesn't look like a lot for you. possibly maybe an inch or so. most of the snow will be to the north of you. so the forecast for today, eventually the snow will move into areas like pittsburgh late in the day. everyone on the east coast, you're dry today. it will be a chilly day with the wind blowing out there. as far as the snow goes, as we mentioned, mostly iowa into illinois. we're warm today in areas of texas. the west coast got pounded yesterday. freezing rain in seattle. today we're warmer. we're doing the melting to try to recover. over the weekend, of course on saturday seven watching south carolina and voting. rain showers in the forecast. but nothing that should be bad enough to really keep people home. >> all right. thanks so much. >>> coming up, who is america's favorite actor? plus, will sales return to the screen as a gun toting

what little cloud cover you can see a few showers, maybe as close as upstate new york, even in northern new jerseyare just not seeing much. i think as we go in to the day tomorrow we will clear it out more. the clouds on the bottom edge a disturbance off to the north and after this passes toward daybreak we will be set for widespread sun. huge dome of high pressure. we have seen this before. however one difference here, there is a lot of much warmer air just opponent the back side of this high. as this drifts toward the beaches we will get in to the return flow on the back side of this and you can see tonight fair in the mid50s. places like memphis and nashville. the warmer air headed our way and precipitation wise not much headed our way. we are crystal clear through the day and as we go from tomorrow night into wednesday, the chance for a few showers but still a very mild day in the low to mid60s as most of the rain looks to pass just south of us and maybe a few showers lingering late as early thursday morning but the bulk of that looks like it'll pass us. a few clouds overnight, breezy and chil

and northern new jersey, saw a little bit of sleet. temperatures fairly mild.ouldn't have too many problems. i don't think there are too many school delays out there either. it was light when it did go through. still a little bit of moisture back by pittsburgh. it's probably going to be a little bit slippery. overall today, the temperatures warming up. clouds will thicken up. the second half of the day. morning commute, many areas will be dry. but the afternoon ride home from work or school will be wet. also, soaking rain today. tennessee, kentucky, one to two inches of rain. storms headed for new orleans. eventually all that rain from mississippi will head into alabama. for tomorrow, watch the rain early in the morning. tomorrow morning's commute will be rough in areas around the east, especially insure, philly and d.c. >> thanks so much. coming up, the celebrity who hasn't had sex for decades. >> and just what do you bet for next after you bet half a million bucks? >>> plus, if a multitude of reports are going to be believed, demi moore needs help for much mo

. >> this is the bergen county fire academy in northern new jersey. it's a giant, state-of-the-art complex for training firefighters. >> they do 52 three-hour lessons, and they're taught everything from how to carry hose and how to attach the nozzles and how to put out fires, how to search buildings, and things like that. >> while many of the participants are adults, the program is also open to teens 16 or older, and it's not just for guys. >> i joined this program because i wanted to become a volunteer firefighter because my dad was and so was my grandpa, so it's kind of in the family. >> but things have sure changed since her grandfather fought fires. firefighters today use a lot of special equipment. >> this station here, students will demonstrate how to do an in-service check of their air pack to make sure it's functioning properly and they have enough air in it, and then they will demonstrate how to properly put it on their back, as well as their facepiece, and breathe air through it. >> and it's important because if it's damaged, it might fail w

that is far eastern pennsylvania, and far western and northern new jersey. new york city still in the 5-inch range. next threat is severe weather. we have seen tornado watches in birmingham, atlanta, columbia. the next highlight, an unfortunate storm to hit the pacific northwest. more rain, more flooding, a bigger mess. some good news. if you do have the day to just enjoy, kids, i mixed up a little snow, it will be a good snow maiking day and a good snowball fighting day. >> thank you, ginger. >>> we're going to turn now to the voting in south carolina. already under way this morning. this is it. the day newt gingrich may finally break through. there are science he could have a very good day. a win there could tarnish mitt romney inevitability. jon karl is covering the campaigning. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. the stakes are high. in every election since 1980, the candidate that won here went on to win the nomination. ♪ born free >> reporter: mitt romny is running hard. he got rock star treatment last night. >> you know what, you know

if the snowstorm was welcome anywhere it was here in northern new jersey. >> i heard snow coming i was very excited. >> reporter: this is exactly what skiers have been waiting for all winter. >> they've been sitting in the house with 50 degree weather. it hasn't been good for them. now they can play with toys they got for christmas. >> reporter: if you're headed on the roads you want to be careful. temperatures on the rise, forecasters expect wet ground to freeze again overnight. david. >> thanks very much. this storm has been a storm of extremes. in a moment the next system already brewing. first, the pictures from coast to coast because of this system and the science behind it. here's meteorologist ginger zee now. >> whipped by ice, wind and rain. winter devoured the pacific northwest in the worst storm than the quantitier century and it's still unleashing a fury of extreme weather and conditions. that rare snowstorm that pummeled seattle this week is only the beginning. freezing lane on the snow-laden branches and power lines and you get scenes like this. those bright lights illumin

up along i-95, northern new jersey, connecticut, rhode island up into right around foxborough boston 4 to 6 inches of snow in parts of new england, connecticut, and parts of new jersey and new york state. to pull this back, the storm's center is out in kentucky. it still has to move across the area. we are going to be stuck with this thing all day long. we never get into this clear air because this storm will fall to our south and it will come back north of us monday. we will be in and out of the clouds monday. freezing rain changing to rain and drizzle. that's happened to the south of us. 32 to 367 the high. north winds at 12 miles per hour. there are advisories out, winter weather advisories out primarily west and north of the bay. that goes to 1:00 this morning. the purple shaded area. the winter weather warning in effect. futurecast shows this tapering off and overnight we should get rid of it and it kind of comes back at us again. tomorrow mostly sunny. 29 to 33 the temperature range. for us tomorrow showers camp come back into the picture. we may see a sun break or so. we may be

that is far eastern pennsylvania, and far western and northern new jersey. new york city still in the 3 to 5-inch range. it looks like hartford going to get up to even 6 locally. next threat is severe weather. that's already happening this morning. we have seen tornado watches in the early morning hours. birmingham, atlanta, columbia. all in the heart of it here. the next graphic highlights an unfortunate storm to hit the pacific northwest. they get more rain, more flooding, and just a bigger mess. i've got some good news out of all of this. if you do have the day to just enjoy, kids, i mixed up a little snow, it will be a good snowman-making day and a good snowman and snowball fighting day. back to you. >> thank you, ginger. almost forgot what snow looks like. >>> we're going to turn now to the voting in south carolina. already under way this morning. this is it. the day newt gingrich may finally break through. there are signs this morning he could have a very good day. a win there could tarnish mitt romney's inevitability and blast this race right open. jon

also in the poconos and in northern new jersey. accumulations could be significant to the north. central pennsylvania could have a healthy 6 inches of snow and some of that could reach to foxborough by saturday afternoon. it will be a much more significant snowfall to our north. then the system pulls out and changes over to rain. north of baltimore of to the pennsylvania line, a 2-3 inch snowfall. and you get into higher amounts in south central pennsylvania. tomorrow, daytime temperatures will be above freezing, but below freezing tomorrow night. rain and snow and ice accumulations friday night into saturday morning. this in the western mountains. the eastern shore, a snow flurry or snow shower and then a rain mixed with snow on saturday. 40's tomorrow and 50's around ocean city on saturday. it gets a bit messy here tomorrow night into saturday, especially around baltimore. rain into monday and in clearing skies and kathy wins tuesday. >> coming up, the update on the cruise ship. >> we will hear from one of the few who is defending and praising the capt. for saving lives. ♪ ♪ [

new jersey, i got to go. i've been offered the general manager of the mets. it's time for me to move on. >> that is terrible. >> he's talking northern new jersey. that is the fire in the belly he has missing or certainly had missing when he decided not to run for president this time. i think he would have been a heck of a candidate. more from the politics and sports front. former nba star kareem abdul jabar was appointed by hillary clinton today to a cultural ambassador position. in his new role, the basketball legend will travel the world to mentor young people in many different areas of the world, including education, the high-ranking clinton, by the way, found herself in a somewhat lower position this afternoon, i should say, physically as she made the appointment official. let's watch this comparison of heights here. >> we're thrilled that you have agreed to do this. i know you'll be going to brazil later i think in the month and what a great opportunity to meet with and talk to young people. a great story that you not only tell but exemplify from the streets of harlem to the nba and all you're doing with your foundation. we als

i think areas of northeastern pennsylvania and northern new jersey may be a bit icy at times tomorrowbut look at the current reading in raleigh, north carolina. 46. look at cincinnati, ohio. 49. and then look at memphis, tennessee and jackson, mississippi. 67 and 61 degrees. so tomorrow as this rain starts advancing through the area, we are going to be warming up, probably hitting 60 degrees at about 2:00, 3:00 tomorrow. there is your rain early in the day at 8:00 a.m. we get a break. it may be even a chance for some sunshine by the afternoon. it is going to be breezy, too, with the warmup coming into the area. then for wednesday, there it is. mostly sunny. we are brisk, windy, and we are cool. let's take a look at your four-day forecast right now because tomorrow again into the 60s. that rollercoaster ride continues at 42 degrees on wednesday and back to 38 for a high on friday. so we get rain and then a bit of wind for tomorrow. but at least we're warm. >> 60 looks good. >> very good. >> it's going to feel good. >> thanks. >> you bet. >>> still to come on news 4 at 4:00 a young boy

reported about 6 1/2 inches of snow out there and a report coming out of new jersey and it's done out there, across most of the northern parts of new jersey and west milford county, picking up to seven inches of snow. for us in new york city, we're talking about three to four inches as far as what we picked up from the storm system. as we head to the south. we're not looking about rain and not looking at the snow. we're talking about rain falling in western parts of south carolina and georgia and most of it done and over with. and there's a tornado watch across parts of georgia and western, south carolina that is in effect until 8 p.m. tonight. so we will keep an eye on this area, because this is where the conditions are favorable for thunderstorms to develop that could produce isolated tornados as well as damaging wind gusts and large hail and a number ofornado warnings pop up. and nothing now, a large line across the areas to the southeast, atlanta georgia and there have been reports of large hail and some damage across some of the areas due to wind. the storms will head eastward and we're tracking them as they impac

basically what we're looking at here on the wider view, heavy rain, new jersey, there's that snow in central and northernew england, also snow on the back side. it's this stuff that will swing our way, that could reach us with the arctic boundary, a quick burst. that would be between midnight and before sunrise tomorrow. today though the rain ending, we're in the 45 to 50 range. getting into the upper 50s today. winds could gust 30 to 40 miles per hour. we'll talk about that little hint of snow and the weekend winter return in a moment. >>> use caution and reduce speed on the roadways. police cleared the accident on the beltway but city police on the scene of another collision. on moravia road at aberdeen avenue. of course slow traffic behind that. if you're driving southbound on u.s. 29 we're starting to see more delays now. starting at i-70 all the way to u.s. maryland 108. >>> natalee holloway's father asked an alabama judge to declare his daughter legally dead. the judge scheduled a hearing on whether to sign a court order declaring her dead. it's been sixires since the 18-year-old disappeared while

but i come from the great state of new jersey, very proud of that we're we've had a female governor. we have the longest serving i think female in congress in northern jersey so i grew up seeing a woman in congress and i said that's going to be me one day to be a part of those watching the progression not being a college student to work on the hill to work in politics on several levels i find it to be an honor and privilege to be in the position to encourage other women to do is it, let them know they can and be a part of the leadership team with other women regardless of the party politics i consider that to be an honor and privilege. someone once told me that aspired to be equal to black beady commends position i don't show about that but to inspire for equality is great and we hope to do that in public service. >> thank you, tara. you need to give that speech more often. next we are going to speak with debbie walsh, the director of the brokers university's center for women in politics. she's also part of the 2010 project and she is our expert on statistics and backgrounds for the environment that women will be encountering. so i think that debbie

north of williamsport here up toward between williamsport and the state line with new york state into northern jersey and the lower hudson valley. around here, spotty showers. central and northern west virginia coming west to east, right across the metro. and live doppler 9000 hd hd, we've had some showers roll through. they're now into central prince george's county, northern calvert, southern anne arundel. not quite annapolis, shady side down toward north beach seeing some of that. you go from woodbridge south to stafford and west. into much of prince william county. east of fauquier, showers came through warrenton and gainesville and haymarket as well. they're going to clip southern fauquier county. it looks as we go through maybe the southern 2/3 of fauquier county, maybe northern fauquier doesn't get it. bethesda and rockville might get some of that in the next 45 minutes. the spotty, occasional showers. temps, mid to upper 30s up north. gaithersburg, winchester, hagerstown along with easton at 37. fredericksburg is 45 this morning. luray, 39. here in d.c., we've got 42. as we look outside on ou

your rain, it is moving well up, to the north and east across new york city right now getting some heavy rain in northern portions of new jersey, snow across much of new england but we've got rain moving out of maryland as we speak, so, we will see improving conditions through the morning and day. all right temperatures, area airports, milder than it has been, 46 regan national, 42 dulles, 48 bwi marshall, plenty of clouds around there may be some sun here and there looking for highs to range from the mid- 50s to our north, 55 frederick, to upper 50s. 58 degrees, low 60s to our south, 62 in frederiksburg that is a look at what is happening with weather now an update on traffic for that we go to julie right. >> all right tony, serious tie ups on the top stretch of the belt way outer loop approaching 355 where i had the accident activity callers tell me only one lane to the left is getting by. outer loop of the belt way, before you commit to 270, at 355 only one left lane is getting by. it is bumper to bumper slow as you work your way around from college park. wall to wall traffic, as tony was doing weather i saw another fire tr

morning drive around the tri-state area in connecticut, new york and new jersey is going to be very difficult. as far as snow goes, only northerng to get accumulating snows out of this. it will move out during the day. we'll clear it out in new york this afternoon. it should be dry and windy and mild. and even philadelphia and d.c., the daylight hours are going to be just fine. some rain showers will continue in buffalo and pittsburgh. your temperatures will slowly begin to tumble. and also, our friends in st. louis, the kridz loids are goin like what they see, a little snow. definitely school delays will be likely. that will move across the state of illinois eventually as we go through the mid morning and the snow will begin in chicago. we're calling for six inches of snow in chicago. this is the biggest snowstorm of the season. same goes for areas like milwaukee, too. indianapolis will get a little snow out of this along with our friends in kentucky and tennessee. today's forecast, snow developing in chicago. cold and chilly in the middle of the country. soon all that cold air is headed to the east coast this weekend. >> good

new england men and new york and new jersey men, men from the northern colonies. there were about 2,000 colonial soldiers and also british soldiers guarding this fort. let's go on. commanding in 1757 in this theater for the french was a french army officer of the highest caliber, many wars in europe or battles in europe he had fought, the marquis demontcalm, a french nobleman. you have a french general, a high ranking officer from prestigious family assisting montcalm who well after the war would explore the south pacific and tahiti. and then there was the governor general of canada at the time and someone who believed in utilizing native warriors and using them to spread panic and terror among british colonial settlers. he did not get along well with m ho ntcalm each wanted to be the first in command, and the officers who came from france looked down upon the french colonials in a similar way often that the british officers looked down upon their own colonials. okay. in the campaign of 1757, who were the opposing sides? the french and natives under the montcalm,

british soldiers and new englanders, new england men and new york, new jersey men, men from the northern colonies. there were about 2,000 colonial soldiers and also british soldiers guarding this fort. let's go on. the commanding in 1757 in this theater for the french was a french army officer of the highest caliber, many wars in europe or battles in europe he had fought, the marquis de montcalm. you have a high-ranking officer from a prestigious family assisting montcalm. after the war, he would explore the south pacific and tahiti. the marquis was the general of canada at the time and someone who believed in utilizing native warriors and utilizing them to spread terror among british settlers. he was a canadian by birth. he did not get along well with mo montcalm because each wanted the first in command and the officers who came from france looked down bon the french colonials in a similar way often that the british officers looked down upon their own colonials. in the campaign of 1757, who were the opposing sides? the french and natives unto the montcalm. french troops, canadian militi

but north and west of new york city, especially across parts of northern jersey, pennsylvania and upstate, wintry mix beginning tonight, snow mixing with sleet and freezing rain. eventually changing to rain as we go through the day tomorrow. it will be a slick go late tonight and early tomorrow. be prepared, guys. if you're a pedestrian in new york city, you'll be okay. guys? >> thank you, rob. >>> i have a riddle for you. >> what's the riddle. >> who do you think this author is talking about, he cannot fly, he cannot see through walls. >> i don't know. >> that's tim tebow. >> no. >> this author is none too pleased with tim tebow. >> a lot of people are. they're honing in on him. i kind of like the guy. >> i do, too. he's kind of special. he makes a lot of headlines. big for endorsements, too. >> we talk about tim tebow when we come back after the break. you're watching "early start." we're glad you're with us this morning. so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn'

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and it looks like someone, whether it be southern new england, possibly the areas in the poconos or areas in northern jerseyybe even suburbs of philly, come during the day saturday, someone is probably going to end up with 3 to 6 inches of snow, which is not a big deal but it will be one of the first times we have a chance of that much snow ever since that halloween surprise storm way back when, lynn. the kids can get a little excited, they can get out there and do a little shrledding. >>> mark wahlberg says he's sorry. and rob lowe sports reporter? plus, she's jersey shore's queen of big hair, leopard skin, heavy mascara. but wait until you see her without any makeup. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. y. i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] don't just moisturize, improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula goes beyond 24-hour moisture. it's clinically proven to improve your skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. for healthy, beautiful skin that lasts. i f

new jersey. all the way up in northern new england. it had an icy crust early this morning. it's all changing over to rain in a lot of locations. some delays. be careful where you're driving. a big, heavy snow in the northwest. 1 to 3 inches today. in places like seattle and portland. another 6 to 15 inches we'll get out of this storm system. in the next 48 hours winter is really on into the northwest. strong thunderstorms and showers in the deep south today. these are the first tornado watches and warnings out in this area probably since 2012. the first ones. a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a >> with another batch of fresh tasty weather in the next half hour. robin, george, josh. >> never quite put it that way before. >>> and coming up, a new twist in the mysterious disappearance of the montana math teacher. photos released of the two prime suspects in the abduction of sherry arnold. >> that's an incredibly sad story. >>> can you feel the love tonight? not between elton john and madonna. we go inside the war of words. i'm

lot of rain down across eastern north carolina new jersey and quite a bit of severe weather now rolling into parts of south georgia that's headed for northernrida. tonight just cold, watch out for a slippery night into sunday morning. and then breaks of sunshine tomorrow early before the clouds come book. could start out with a little freezing snow late tomorrow night into early monday morning before the warm air comes in and changes everything to rain. tonight some clearing, a hard refreeze. wakeup temperatures 18 out west, 21 around town. and for the extended forecast here, all changing to rain, could be a little slippery around here first thing monday morning, we're going to watch out for that, it all becomes rain and back into the 50s on monday and tuesday. >>> there are now 12 people confirmed dead from that cruise ship disaster off the coast of italy. divers found a woman's body in a hallway today. she still had her life jacket on. 20 people still missing, diesel fuel was found near the ship too. >>> a happy reunion today in prince george's county. he went missing just before christmas when his owner left him in a truck that was stole

northern plains standards, that's cold. >> come visit us in new york. a little warmer. >>> something sweet is happening in florida. your early morning headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, she is jerseyhore's queen of the big hair, heavy mascara leopard look and wait until you see her without any makeup. >>> coming up, the wizards do it again. hollywood sequel for david beckham and a tennis players causes quite a racket at the aussie open. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back. i'm lynn berry. here are your top headlines this morning. yesterday's online protest against antipiracy legislation may be paying off. a number of of lawmakers are pulling their support of the stop online piracy act and critics fear the bills would create unprecedented censorship. >>> a contractor working for the federal reserve is allegedly copying the code to help his private computer programming business. >>> someone was able to smuggle a magazine published by al qaeda to a detainee at guantanamo bay. one issue contained tips on how to kill americans. authorities say now mail between prisoners and their attorneys is being inspected. >>> good and bad news for the washington monument.

completely unglued and new jersey, which is largely suburban state that it gone overwhelmingly for george h. debbie bush in 1988 and quickly switched in 1992 and 1996 as the northern suburbs to democrats, becoming a democratic state. he moved back in ballots and chris christie by four points, by far the most conservative governor and not state that i can because quite frankly. in virginia, we saw bobby donnell win with 59% of the vote. the second highest number since the founding of the modern virginia republican party in the 1950s. i don't really count what we had before the. it wasn't a functioning party in any sense of the term. what happened in virginia was critical portions of the clinton coalition that had been brought on board due to president clinton's progressive centrism if you will love it. the virginia suburbs had to go in heavily democratic went that. but donnell. the suburbs overall and did well in fairfax county, which had been subpoenaed towards democratic over a series of elections. the biggest changes came in western virginia. jacksonians in western virginia is cool mining country. it's mountainous. the counties voted for democrats in every presi

completely unglued and new jersey, which is largely suburban state that it gone overwhelmingly for george h. debbie bush in 1988 and quickly switched in 1992 and 1996 as the northernbs to democrats, becoming a democratic state. he moved back in ballots and chris christie by four points, by far the most conservative governor and not state that i can because quite frankly. in virginia, we saw bobby donnell win with 59% of the vote. the second highest number since the founding of the modern virginia republican party in the 1950s. i don't really count what we had before the. it wasn't a functioning party in any sense of the term. what happened in virginia was critical portions of the clinton coalition that had been brought on board due to president clinton's progressive centrism if you will love it. the virginia suburbs had to go in heavily democratic went that. but donnell. the suburbs overall and did well in fairfax county, which had been subpoenaed towards democratic over a series of elections. the biggest changes came in western virginia. jacksonians in western virginia is cool mining country. it's mountainous. the counties voted for democrats in every presidentia