thunderstorms showing a lot of rotation meaning there could currently be a tornado on the ground in southeast georgialso in effect, and we have a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of south carolina and georgia, but a tornado watch was also just issued for portions of north carolina and south carolina including the city of raleigh in north carolina, and there's a closer rook at that tornado warning out there in southeast georgia. a lot of severe weather reports, again, with this storm system. very powerful, producing severe weather throughout the day today across parts of the southeast. and, martha, a lot of delays as well across portions of the northeast, already more than two-hour delays in laguardia, philly international reporting about 45 minute delays. martha: lots to keep an eye on in those areas. thanks, maria. eric: and a lot of those watching and warnings are in the southeast. the storms in missouri ripped the roof right off of a knight of columbus hall. >> it actually rolled it similar to a sardine can. it just kind of rolled that roof right off and off of the back of the building. >> i do

a woman was killed in a train accident while working on a movie in southeast georgia. it happened while filming a dream sequence for "midnight rider," the sequence involved a mattress on the tracks on a trestle over a river. the train struck the woman and the mattress, sending debris flying in all directions. seven other people, all crew members, were taken to a hospital with injuries. police have arrested a man for allegedly groping modern family star, sarah hyland in australia. groper the actress and the rest of the show's cast are in the ahead country filming an episode of their hit show. hyland was posing with a fan when he allegedly touched her inappropriately. he was arrested at the scene and has been charged with indecent assault. sydney australia actress haley dunphy arrest new south wales assault two men pleaded guilty to felony charges for brutally beating a san francisco giants fan outside dodger stadium in 2011. louie sanchez did face 11 years in prison had he been convicted on all counts.but will get eight years in this plea deal. marvin norwood faced 9 ye

of texas, louisiana, arkansas, mississippi, alabama, but my real concern is across the southeast including georgia and the carolinas. already one batch of rain, freezing rain, and snow but the real big storm is coming tomorrow and it's going to last for hours. 12, 15 hours of freezing rain in atlanta towards charleston, up towards raleigh. it is going to be ongoing. this could be catastrophic. it could be life threatening. those are the kinds of words that the national weather service is using. you don't typically hear those words from the national weather service. so they are saying you could be stranded for days if not weeks in your home with the potential for devastating power outstages for millions of people. i can't stress this enough, greta. this is going to be the biggest story across the southeast. and then we will watch it move up towards the northeast where people are going to be dealing with a nor'easter wednesday, thursday, and friday. d.c., you could get several inches of snow as well as philadelphia and new york up towards boston, but, greta, the big story is going to be the southeas

airmass of ice storm slamming into the southeast. georgia power saying more than one hundred thousand people are without power. also wreaking havoc on travel, 3,000 flights already cancelled today and we are just getting started. more the 2,000 at jackson airport in atlanta which is the busiest airport in the world. let's bring in george hamlin of hamlin transportation consulting. a lot of these cancellations are pre-emptive. people might be out of luck if they are traveling but that is a good thing. >> this keeps from congealing earlier. it allows it to rebuild in an orderly fashion after this epic storm hopefully passes through. dagen: what about -- i you i guess surprised by the weather these airlines have experienced? how would you grade them on how you can will be travel disruptions all winter long? >> this has been a tough winter. without having all the facts, knowing what is going on inside the companies sometimes you give the appearance of being overly cautious. on the other hand remember the tarmac delays we had not many years ago,

it has crush the southeast today. tennessee, georgia, the carolinas brought to a stand still after snow and ice forced states to shut down. at least ten deaths are being blamed on the storm. 500,000 homes without power, 4,000 flights canceled for thursday. we want to show you the conditions in raleigh, north carolina today. hundreds of cars were stranded and skidding off the road, as you can see. the whole problem here, it's not just the snow, which is so unusual in the south, but this time of the year to have this big of a storm, it is the ice. this is the size and the breadth and the speed with which snow is falling that makes it so. officials are telling residets to stay home. hundreds of national guard troops have been mobilized to deal with the storm. we cover this as it moves into the northeast with our reporters up and down the east coast. we begin with david mattingly in charlotte, north carolina. david, just -- those parking lot interstates that we've seen have come from where you are. >> reporter: well, we have seen a lot of s

georgia. but there were problems elsewhere in the southeast.day afternoon as people were trying to get home from work, leaving many vehicles stranded on highways. power remains a major concern throughout the region. here in georgia, nearly 350,000 homes and businesses are without electricity as we speak. but crews have been working around the clock to restore electricity. coming back to our live shot, you see a handful of vehicles. by and large, people staying home and state and local officials are advising people to continue doing just that, just for one more day. but things should start returning to normal on friday. back to you. >> we thank you for that update. maria, you are outside our new york city studios here. the worst storm, the worse part seems to be the rate of the snow? >> that's right. we have to be seeing snowfall coming down right now at a rate of about one to two inches per hour. i kind of want to have the cameraman just pan out to show the snow just coming down. we are seeing that wind also picking up. so the storm system real

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salt trucks converged on to a truck stop in augusta, georgia overnight the area facing a potential catastrophic winter storm slamming the southeast stretching from texas to the eastern seaboard. freezing rain causing what may be the worst ice storm in a decade, forcing georgia and virginia into states of emergency. >> there's no doubt that this is one of mother nature's worst kinds of storms that can be inflicted on the south. >> up to an inch of ice could make travel treacherous. the national guard on the move preparing to rescue anyone sliding off the road. >> i'm going to go out there on the highways and patrol and make sure all of our citizens okay. >> sleet, ice and snow suspending some amtrak trains and cancelling flights. atlanta's airport delta employees had to sleep in planes because there aren't enough hotel rooms. in north carolina a truck crashed into the guardrail as the popular i-95 corridor is becoming a dangerous icy roadway. the potentially catastrophic ice accumulations already pummelled texas on monday, riddling roadways with accidents. a firefighter after stopping to check on one spun car died when another dri

southeast d.c. traveling along georgia avenue -- excuse me, northwest on georgia avenue at kansas avenue.ere a lot of icy conditions there. what time do you think the ice is going to let up? >> not until, i don't think, around 8:30, 9:00 this ing. the roads are ugly, but the sky is beautiful on this valentine's morning. look at that. that's a heart-warming sunrise. pink snow there at reagan national airport reflecting that sunrise. live view from the storm team 4 city camera. 336 at reagan national. we've -- 36 at reagan national. a southerly breeze at eight to ten miles per hour. that's going to warm it up. not yet. big area where we've got the ice problem. what melted has refrozen. most of maryland, most of virginia, nearby suburbs around washington and roads and sidewalks and front steps are going to be slippery here for another couple of hours. temperatures are still hovering right near freezing or a little below freezing around much of the region. and then it will have a rapid warmup. i think much of the region by the time we get to mid-afternoon should be into the low 40s. but this

is getting very messy indeed and the storm is rolling north after pummeling the southeast covering carolinas and georgia in ice. at least ten lives lost. more than 100 million others affected or about to be affected by a winter storm that's not going gently into that good night. >>> the chaos started in georgia and now it is hammering north carolina. millions bracing for a storm that the weather service called potentially catastrophic. the largest concern is ice, up to an inch thick in some places. >> it is pretty bad. i used to live in indiana, and this is worse than that. >> sleet and freezing rain are creating treacherous conditions, coating roads and bringing down tree limbs. already power is out for nearly half a million across the region. and it could remain that way for days or even weeks. anticipating outages, energy companies in south carolina brought in extra crews to help speed up the process. officials throughout the south are pleading with people to stay safe and stay off the roads. >> stay home and stay out of the way of emergency agencies and power companies. >> be smart during these time

is getting very messy indeed and the storm is rolling north after pummeling the southeast covering carolinas and georgiaives lost. more than 100 million others affected or about to be affected by a winter storm that's not going gently into that good night. >>> the chaos started in georgia and now it is hammering north carolina. millions bracing for a storm that the weather service called potentially catastrophic. the largest concern is ice, up to

he and another person scored the highest sat scores in the whole southeast state of georgia. what kind of medical care did he get when he was in the hospital for that first month when you could not hold him? i had a very good paying job that i've had for eight years and i would deliver all of the parts that night just so i could be at the hospital during the day. i watched him do many things. of course, i know nothing about the medical field. 24/seven.ere with him .- 24/7 it was like he was their baby. i couldn't touch him or do nothing, but just look at him. host: curtis, thank you for sharing. any response to that caller question mark guest: it is certainly a -- to that caller? guest: it is a heartwarming story. these are specialized facilities all over the country that did not exist years ago, but today are giving effective care to lots of premature babies, babies born maybe at term, but have particularly severe health problems. there's a whole range of medicine, specialized therapy, medicine, all coming into play to care for these kids. some of them are born and don't do

. >>> a big part of the southeast is bracing for yet another winter storm, but georgia's governor thisking any chances. he has already declared a state of emergency and closed public schools. the state was caught off guard last time, leaving a lot of people stranded on highways and stuck in schools. and people are fearing this storm will be worse or just as bad as the one before. >> would not hesitate to say just as bad and it could be worse. a lot of ice with this storm coming up. it is just getting underway here. the area of moisture will move out, the big storm we're talking about tomorrow developing across the gulf there. the temperatures are still above freezing in atlanta, charlotte is down to 30. this is tomorrow afternoon right at 5:00. the pink area is where you get rain, which is falling into air which is below freezing. a large area, and the lighter color indicates very intense precip coming down. atlanta is right on the border, but certainly close to that 34 degrees mark could see a lot of ice accumulation here. 6 to 8 inches of snow that will be in western north carolina a

the southeast is hunkering down bracing for another winter blast, georgia's governor not taking chances is time around has declared a state of emergency. robert, give us a timeline here. you've gone through one wave of snow and rain, when is the heavy stuff expected to come in? >> heavy stuff overnight. let me just tick down for you. governor nathan deal saying they're not crying wolf this time. the national guard are on stand by. power trucks are in the area or on their way, hospitals have back-up generators, and makeshift hotels for employees, and schools and businesses are closed. grocery stores have been cleaned out virtually. teams of salt spreaders are on the interstates, georgia power and emergency services saying this could be catastrophic. the unite president of the unitd states calling for a state of emergency for georgia, and the hunkering down for the residen residents. this is a good ol' fashioned southern ice and snow storm. >> it will head up through the carolinas where the forecast is really nasty. robert ray, thank you. >>> why do some struggle with winter weather. it'

southeast. in all, about 750,000 homes and businesses lost power. mostly in states like georgiand the carolinas. others continue to deal with these. a many residents continue to wait. utility officials say tens of thousands of people may be without electricity, for several more days. so yes, no heat, and some situations in the dark as well. >> worst in the northeast as well, thank you. >> we move to afghanistan, despite objections the afghan government released dozens of detainees. two u.s. government calms them dangerous, and rosalyn reports. >> the afghan government did what asked it not to do. afghanistan is a sovereign country. it is the afghan judicial authorities decide to release apprizing it is of no concern to the u.s. and should be of no concern to the u.s. and i hope the united states will stop harrising afghanistans procedures and judicial authorities and i hope the united states will begin to respect afghan sovereignty. >> for weeks they have been campaigning to keep the men locked up. they said afghanistan should put the men on tribal on civilian targets. on thursd

georgia and south carolina. that's what the national weather service is saying here. southeastlanta and just into south carolina, we think three-quarters to an inch of ice. that is a lot of ice. when you put it on power lines, when you put it on the roads, this is going to be a paralyzer for sure. we have to go right to atlanta, though, this morning because steve osunsami is just in the rain but the rain/snow line just to the north. this is already a messy morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, ginger. this entire area under a winter storm warning. authorities are reporting sleet and snow on some of the overpasses, especially north of the city. but they say the worst is still yet to come. all of that ice that they fear could blanket this city. this morning, here we go again with the winter storm moving in on the deep south. the sleet and snow starting to hit alabama and northern georgia. families across atlanta worried sick about being stuck home under the ice went racing to their grocery and hardware stores. >> because i have two 8-year-old twins at home and a husband and

across the southeast, over 450,000 are without power. thousands in georgia and there are no promises of a quick fix. >> we're looking at possibility of hundreds of thousands of outages so this could be a long duration. >> reporter: all it takes is a quarter of an inch of ice to bring down power lines and atlanta may see three times that much by tomorrow morning. >> there's no way you can deal with ice. i don't care what yankees say, you can't drive in ice. >> reporter: and the mayor of charlotte issuing an emergency declaration a little bit earlier this evening. that means that they will be accepting funds from the state and federal level to help them pay for all of this mess. aaron? >> david matdingly, thank you so much. so many images, how atlanta just a couple of weeks ago was paralyzed by a mere 2.6 inches of snow, almost no snow. they took no chances there. schools and offices were closed in advance. the highways empty as opposed to last time where people spent 24 hours sitting in freezing cars waiting for aid and assistance. what we'll show you, a comp

southeast right now. that's as of this hour. especially hard hit in georgia and south carolina. going to have much more on this crippling storm. chad myers standing by. don't go too far away, it's heading toward us in the northeast, as well. >>> we're gaining more insight on hillary clinton and her time in the white house. also considering ways to exact refuse revenge. [ no audio ] now our national political reporter, peter hamby, is here. you have been going through' lot of these document right now. the first issue, revenge. what is that about? >> we actually had two producers go to fayetteville, university of arkansas, to go through boxes and boxes and boxes of notes and files that diane blair left. and it's really intriguing. not a lot of hard news in here, but really intimate glimpse into her thinking during the clinton white house years. one thing jumped out. in 1994, june 1994, hillary clinton told diane blair at the height of the health care battles, i want to record what's going on here for posterity. and diane blair said why. and this is what clinton said -- this is fil

but big winter storm, another one is about to pound the southeast and much of the atlantic coast. nice ice and snow pounding parts of georgiaastern tennessee and most of virginia will receive snow the snow going to continue up the atlantic coast after dumps snow and ice on the southeast. here is a look at conditions state wide here tomorrow. and california, rainy up around eureka and points northward. dry, mild down south. neert bay area, a mild day. but there may be late-day showers or light rain. here is the accu-weather forecast. dry conditions friday. drying out next week. >> let's check on sports. >> trouble in warriors land. >> yes. what did mark jackson know? when did he know it? the mystery of a shoulder injury. is this a sign of trouble going ahead? sports is coming up next. the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can for ovnights can feel califolong and lonely.dren, i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want speci

southeast. winter storm watches posted from arkansas, northern louisiana, through northern mississippi, alabama, and northern georgiathat's monday through tuesday. we'll time out the rain for you. starting with this evening, you will see a break by tomorrow morning by the coastline. the rain is good, but it's too much too fast. snow continues inland in the mountains from salt lake to denver. by tomorrow night, places like kansas and oklahoma seeing snow. that merges with the front along the coast and then we turn our attention to the southeast, the storm with snow, rain, and ice for places like mississippi, alabama, georgia, and the tennessee valley. by wednesday, accumulating snow moves to the carolinas and virginia. that's wends morning, and then we're watching the same storm system to see if it moves to sea or takes a left hook and affects the northeast, could be a big storm for the northeast. >> the winter that keeps on giving. those people in atlanta have really been bitten. i'm seeing a whole lot of purple on top of them. >> i know, and they had so many problems a couple weeks ago with the 1 to 2 inches of sno

but big winter storm, another one is about to pound the southeast and much of the atlantic coast. nice ice and snow pounding parts of georgiaern, north carolina, eastern tennessee and most of virginia will receive snow the snow going to continue up the atlantic coast after dumps snow and ice on the southeast. here is a look at conditions state wide here tomorrow. and california, rainy up around eureka and points northward. dry, mild down south. neert bay area, a mild day. but there may be late-day showers or light rain. here is the accu-weather forecast. dry conditions friday. drying out next week. >> let's check on sports. >> trouble in warriors land. >> yes. what did mark jackson know? when did he know it? the mystery of a shoulder injury. is this a sign of trouble going ahead? sports is coming up next. the ba is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> good evening. this may be nothing or first sign of a crack in the warriors organization. coach made a s

he and another person scored the highest sat scores in the whole southeast state of georgia.ind of medical care did he get when he was in the hospital for that first month when you could not hold him? i had a very good paying job that i've had for eight years and i would deliver all of the parts that night just so i could be at the hospital during the day. i watched him do many things. of course, i know nothing about the medical field. 24/seven.ere with him .- 24/7 it was like he was their baby. i couldn't touch him or do nothing, but just look at him. host: curtis, thank you for sharing. any response to that caller question mark guest: it is certainly a -- to that caller? guest: it is a heartwarming story. these are specialized facilities all over the country that did not exist years ago, but today are giving effective care to lots of premature babies, babies born maybe at term, but have particularly severe health problems. there's a whole range of medicine, specialized therapy, medicine, all coming into play to care for these kids. some of them are born and don't do as well

devastating storm for our friends across the southeast with i stilwell's with half an inch so we will need to monitor this very carefully. lou: the georgia governor already declared a state oo emergency seven she will give us the extended outlook and what is in store for the northeast one dash southeast. it is not pleasant. >> on limiting but not for the obama administration. the "a team" on eric holder's call to give felons the right to vote. next. lou: welcome back our senior meteorologist is here to tell us how this storm will affect the i 95 corridor. >> we start with part o of the ice storm across the southeast and a full-fledged nor'easter across the land taken northeast washington d.c. by 3:00 a.m. as well as philadelphia new york this raid, the sleek freezing rain could cut back on snow totals on the coastal aas by interior sections could be walloped depending on the positioning of the pressure but here is the best estimation between three and 6 inches boston 4 inches and 8 inches new york city law i would would be cut back between 6 inches and tonnages in philadelphia and interior sections could get of what the us now with a ver

the governor of georgia already declaring a state of emergency as the southeast gets ready for another of winter weather. remember what two weeks ago looked like? they've been warned. >> yes. >> again. now what's the expectation? >> this one could be crippling. a way bigger event than what we saw two weeks ago. bill, looking at the computer models for the northeast, wednesday into thursday could be quite an event. stay tuned. let's take a look at the windchills right now. it's cold as far south as texas, across the mississippi valley. this is the setup for our potential ice storm over the south. so again, dallas feels like 22. oklahoma city, you get the picture. we got the cold weather in place. we've got the moisture coming up from the gulf of mexico. so we could see the potential for icing in the dallas-ft. worth area all along the mississippi river valley up towards the southeast. i am very concerned about atlanta. you could have accumulating ice of over half an inch on the roads and power lines. they're doing the right thing by telling the city it's going to shut down tuesday india

. >>> the southeast is braving for harsh winter weather. a state of emergency declared in georgiae threat of heavy snow and ice. forecasters warning of a catastrophic ice event that could bring widespread power outages again to that state. georgia hit by a powerful storm just a few weeks ago left hundreds of commuters in georgia as you see stranded on icy slick roads. >>> and check out the mess this huge tree left behind that fell this morning on lombard in the city. our own joe vazquez came across the scene this morning. fortunately no one was hurt. but count them, one, two, three cars damage. the fire department isn't sure if the accident -- could it be weather-related? they think it was an older tree, may have been a little top heavy. maybe windy. maybe not. >>> you can always blame the weatherman. >> we are your favorite punching bag. >> you know? >> so tired of that rain, you know? >> we can give you credit, too, for the rain that we did need. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. and maybe we'll get some more. >> not enough. >> ah, see, liz, half full. more is coming. allen, half

blamed on the storm, that has raged from the southeast and is now sitting over the northeast. in georgia the carolinas. hundreds of thousands are still without power, over 200,000 are waiting for the lights to come back on. more than 6,000 domestic flights have been canceled. comcast has announced it is buying time warner cable for $45 billion, the combined company would have about 30 million subscribers making it the biggest cable system in the wrights, comcast says the two do not serve the same market, but the mergeser likely to face questions from congress. afghanistan has released 65 primners despite strong objections from the quite, the pentagon said many are violent who targeted coalition soldiers and civilians, afghan president said there wasn't enough evidence to justify keeping them behind bars. the united nations mediator reaffirmed the united states and russia's commitment to the syrian peace talks today. this coming after the two powers collided on proposed u.n. resolutions, russian's to the u.n. security council, after the united states hat hit one in, however, one thing all

devastating storm for our friends across the southeast with i stilwell's with half an inch so we will need to monitor this very carefully. lou: the georgiaovernor already declared a state oo emergency seven she will give us the extended outlook and what is in store for the northeast one dash southeast. it is not pleasant. >> on limiting but not for the obama administration. the "a team" on eric holder's call to give felons the right to vote. next. y paint ] ♪ we asked people a question, how much money do you think you'll need when you retire? $500,000. maybe half-million. say a million dollars. [ dan ] then we gave each person a ribbon to show how ma years that amount might last. ♪ i was trying to like pull it a littlfurther. you know, i was trying to stretch it a lite bit more. [ woman ] got me to 70 years old. i'm going to have to rethink this thing. [ man ] i looked around t everybody else and i was like, "are you kidding me?" [ dan ] it's just human nature to focus on the here and now. so it's hard to imagine h much we'll need for a retirement that could last 30 years or more. so maybe we need to approach things differently, if we wa

you mentioned across the southeast. 140,000 people without power here in the state of georgia. that's over 100,000. the majority of that is concentrated in metro atlanta. so it is a bad, bad thing out here, guys. it is very cold. temperatures are freezing, below freezing. that's going to be an issue going forward. >> 143,000 people are without power right now. that number is going to grow. this storm is roux el wieally j getting started. >>. >> reporter: this is the first quarter of the super bowl. we are going to get more of this. 13 more hours of this exact weather all day long. it will not stop until well after midnight tonight. what you are seeing as ice on the ground is covered up with snow. we are going to get black ice. it is going to be another mess. i know we talk about atlanta. this is augusta, columbia, south carolina, parts of north carolina and as it turns up to the northeast, a snow event for charlottesville, richmond, washington, d.c., new york city and philadelphia. they are not going to see the ice. it is going to be a snowstorm for you tonight and tomorrow. >>

river valley and north east, i want to take you first down towards the southeast a storm pushing through bringing rain to georgiania on its way out. but i am now going to take you up here and out towards the west, you can see the rain falling across parts of california, it's not just the rain, we are also dealing with some very cold temperatures, now, as you can see on friday, we have a combination of snow and rain, for many locations including california up towards oregon and we really need this because of not just getting the. ♪ back back, but also the rain here across parts of california, we think it will last saturday as well as in to sunday. there are -- more snow will fadeaway but rain will continue on across california. temperature wise we are well below average on friday, 20 degrees below average for seattle on friday morning getting only to about 32 degrees as your high temperature, as we go through the rest of the weekend still below average but temperatures slowly begin to creep back up. we think seattle your high will be 37 degrees, down towards redding about 51 degrees and quickly up towards seattle

you can see that moisture already moving into parts of the southeast and snow filling in across parts of south carolina and georgia. heather and ainsley back to you. >> lots of people watching the forecast. >> an amber alert in san francisco a 13-year-old girl was taken by a 38-year-old man. they are looking for a red sufficient license plate numbering 6 jf m-648. >>> a drug bust across two continents. fbi announcing the arrested 24 people in a massive heroin and cocaine smuggling ring. t the defendants had ties to powerful italian organized crime families. the group had plans to smuggle drugs in frozen fish and pine apples aworboard container ship. >> the florida murder trial of a man accused of shooting a teenager over an argument of loud music the defense team rested not before he took the stand in his own defense saying he felt threatened and thought he saw the barrel of a gun. >> i hair, i should kill him and i am flabbergasted. i must not be hearing this right. i said you are not going to kill me you son of a (bleep) and i to the shot him. >> he is pleading not guilty saying he acted in self defense. >> anot

southeast. the national weather service predicting more than an inch of ice could accumulate in parts of georgiat schools have been closed and as you can see most drivers are staying home. and as we saw the interstates are almost empty this time. >> yeah, and they are getting that coating of ice now. we are talking about a significant snow storm, but not until tomorrow. we're dealing with the ice now. temperatures forecasted below freezing, getting rain fall going this very cold area. so that is the problem there. willing testimony is at 38. the cold air is trapped in place from the north, and we're getting a lot of the warm air and moisture coming up from the south. this continues through 6:00, by 7:00, 8:00, we're still seeing that mixing coming down, but it will be starting to clear off and move off the coast. half inch or more of ice in this pink area. once you get to that range the ice will bring down trees and power lines. the storm will intensify overnorth carolina, and bring even more moisture up, and the storm pushes north. snow dropping first off tomorrow morning, then tries to bring t

southeast. >> more than 16,000 customers are without power in louisiana, georgia, mississippi, alabama and carolinasearly 2,700 flights have already been canceled across the country according to www. www.flightaware.comand hundreds are delayed. most are waving change fees. if atlanta, 2,200 flights were canceled with delta and southwest forced to suspend the operations today because of the frigid conditions. >> mike, they are dealing with it, again? >> we had a weekend of winter and they have had several months of winter. they handling it different than last snowstorm. ice storms are worse. the ice is heavier and accumulating on everything and the trees come down and the power lines come down so millions could be without power for several days. ice storms are much worse than a snowstorm. >> tracking a lot of mid-level clouds and a few low level clouds and moisture way up to the north and that is mostly where it will stay other than the slight chance of light rain across the north bay in the afternoon. to the south, 50 in san jose, mountain view, 51 in santa theresa and sunny san francisco it is 49 a

. >>> many remain without power in the southeast, about a quarter of a million homes and businesses in georgiae been without power. authorities are warning people in rural areas that it could take two weeks before their power is two weeks. gelila. it's bad. >> i feel bad especially for the elderly people and the small children who are going to be without power yet again tonight. hasn't done so across the northeast, this area of low pressure is tracking its way across the mid atlantic. this is the system that brought eligibility of snow across the northwest, these clipper systems, pushing across the midwest, going to bring blizzard like conditions across portions of even new england, eastern massachusetts, just out of, 18 to 20 inches of fresh snow. she chilly in cleveland, only reaching 17, pittsburgh, little bit warmer. they had to contend with warmer temperatures out there. temperatures will drop below freezing in pittsburgh, watch out for black ice i-80, and sir queues and also albany. see this area of intensification ililluminated by the dark, dark blue, 18 inches of snow i-95 in maine. ve

power outages in other areas as this storm system moves through the southeast and up through the eastern sea board. >> here we go in georgia. there>>> we'll track the path of this storm. where is it headed, rick? >> it is moving south and moving northeast. the ice storm in parts of the south. it is where you so the pink. along from atlanta to macon and augusta and south carolina. that is half an inch of ice on every surface and that will bring power lines and trows down. we'll see power out in this area. at the surface cold temperatures and that is below freezing temperatures and above that moisture and that falls as rain and touches the rain and freezes everything on contact. around through atlanta and maconand augusta and interior of north carolina and west virginia we'll see the ice. we have ice storm warnings in parts of georgia and over to charleston. it will end there as snow as cold air gets in and cools things down. and it will move over the northeast. with the nor' easter, it is about where the storm trash as to who gets rain and snow. it will be a fine line on the i- 95 corridor. interior sections is where we'll

georgia. >> the deep south braces for a winter storm sequel. >> major ice storm is rushing toward the southeast, threatening to paralyze atlanta all over again. >>> in georgia, store shelves have been wiped clean. look at this. >> this one is going to be worse. they need to learn their lesson from the last one. >>> shirley temple one of the biggest movie stars of the 1930s has died at her home in northern california. in addition to her acting career she served as an american diplomat. >>> how u.s. special forces took one minute to capture one of the most wanted terrorists in libya last october. >>> french president, francois hollande, is being welcomed in a ceremony at the white house by the president and first lady. >>> and she gets the bronze. >> devin logan grabs silver in today's slopestyle skiing. >> the biggest story is the heat. >> the quality of the snow athletes have complained about. >> you can see it all the way from sarah palin's house. >>> new jersey governor chris christie, scandal widening today, at least 12 more people will be subpoenaed. >>> searching for a burglary suspect hid

georgia and quarter of an inch of ice. today the storm system will hit parts of the southeast very hard. 10:00 p.m., parts of the mid-atlantic starting to see the snow. the storm heads north impacting northeast throughout the day on thursday and by friday, early morning we expect the snow to be coming down across portions of new england. along coastal areas you could see a little bit of a mix. that could lower down the snowfall accumulations. i want to first show you the ice totals, half an inch and inch of ice. that is why they're calling this catastrophic across georgia and carolinas. six to 12 inches of snow across the higher elevations of appalachians. here is the forecast for northeast. new york city, five to 10 inches of snow. philadelphia, six to 10. sit. back to you. martha: certainly is. thanks, maria. bill: we're just learning that 79,000 customers now without power in georgia. on the phone brian greene from georgia power. brian, good morning to you. >> good morning. bill: 79,000 customers. that means more people living in that house are without power. the update now is what, s

that significant ice storm that could bring half an inch of ice on the roads for the southeast and you in atlanta, georgia through charleston this is all ice. could be potentially crippling, devastating for this region. we need to keep an eye out. people need to make preparations right now for perhaps a historic storm. then, thursday, overnight, we're going to see this snow line creep in towards the northeast and mid-atlantic. d.c. you could get several inches of snow. it will mix in with rain and or sleet. philadelphia, looks like mainly a snow event for you. new york you're right on the cusp between the rain, sleet and snow. a couple of inches here in long island. maybe you get a couple of inches of slush. new england you are mainly a snow event. boston, mainly freezing rain or sleet event for you. ice storm is a big weather story right now. two weeks ago they were dealing with incredible amounts of folks on the roadways and in schools. this will be one perhaps for the history books. they need to prepare now. lori, ashley. back to you. >> what is the temperature in los angeles? >> probably in the 70s. b

president obama and georgia's governor have already declare add state of emergency. 88 counties there could be effected, hundreds of flights across the southeast have already been cancelinged. with go now to find out how bad the storm will be. >> 24 could be bad because we are looking at a lot of ice. there's some moisture moving through now. still p twoing over the southern plains there, is pulling a lot of moisture in, on top of there, which is above freezing now. these numbers will be key, because over the next 24 hours we get cold air coming in, warm air being pulled up from the south, here is rain developing, but where it is cold enough it is either snow if it is all snow, or if that snow goes through warmer air and melts no longer snow, and then it falls into air which is below freezing that a where you get the sleet and freezing rain. very heavy here. as it goes into the colder air in georgia that is significant icing occurring and this is hours of it happening between wednesday, late morning and throughout the afternoon, and evening. eventually lit be clearing out, but we are looking at significant icing a quarter, half an inch, or mor

. >>> georgia is pulling out all stops to prepare for a storm while ice and snow are headed pr the southeast. >>> hilary's world. one of her best friends chronicled the relationship in great detail. plus a new round of subpoenas in the chris christie investigations. also the field of perfectly primped pooches narrows. >>> and the challenge of man versus nature. >>> seven gold medals are up for grabs today. and shaun white, the flying tomato, will be looking pr one in the half pipe. he could make history as he becomes the first american man to win the same event at three consecutive olympic winter games. right now canada and the netherlands lead the way with three gold medals. then norway with two gold, seven total. and the u.s. in fourth with two gold, five total. jay gray is live in sochi. the pressure is on shaun white. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. let's focus on shaun white. he pulled out of the slopestyle event to focus on the halfpipe. he wants his third gold. now he's having problems like the rest of the halfpipers with the course here in sochi. problems and organizers have al

southeast u.s. as well that was interesting parts production in places you would not normally think would get much snow, like north carolina and georgia. companies like ford saying they were having trouble getting parts supplied from the southeast. enough, there was plenty of supply of cars in the u.s. these days. it is almost maybe a welcome sign that slowing down the plants a little bit is happening naturally, thanks to mother nature. >> thanks, greg. joining us from tokyo. we have former barclays employees being charged overrating libor. they are accused by u.k. prosecutors of manipulating rates. this is the first related to u.s. dollar libor. defendants will appear in an london criminal court next week. the las vegas sands website is back online after being hacked. sites in the u.s., singapore, and macau were out for nearly a week. there was criticism for their staunch support of israel. after years of trying to grow downsizingin india, a recruitment firm, saying investment banking jobs and india dropped 30% in four years, more than double the pace of global industry cutbacks in the same time. a fallout of deals and lower fees at

georgia. and many of them in the atlanta area. outages up and in the southeast and northeast because of ice covered branches hitting the power line. here in philadelphia they had 800,000 customers lose power a week ago. but the storm is not over yet. we expect more storm can ice through midnight, bill and alisyn. this is the first time in the history of philadelphia they had four storms of six inches or more and we still have a month of wupter left. >> go get hot chocolate. nfollowing ow track is the chief meteorologist and rick, where is it headed now. >> in philadelphia it is a nowiest winter. and so as of this storm and very likely even get higher than that by the time it is done. in the south. totals in south carolina and an inch of ice accumulating on every service. and we can tell you, we are not done with this down there. gusting at 31 miles per hour in atlanta and 32 in athens. trees and power lines still have ice on them and now the wind goes in well and it is too much for the branches to sustain themselves and we'll have more power outages. and we will

developing news in the southeast, the president has signed an emergency declaration as another strong winter storm bears down on the region. it focuses on 45 counties in georgia where hundreds of commuters were stranded on snowy slick roads two weeks ago. this storm is bringing more snow and the potential for ice an inch thick. >>> check out this mess left when a huge tree fell this morning on lombard street in san francisco. joe vasquez came across the scene. three cars were damaged. the fire department is not sure if the accident was weather related. they think it was an older tree that was too top heavy. >>> it was time. i guess. . >>> we had some left over moisture in our skies this morning all from the storm system that moved through, brought with it some dense valley fog. we're likely to see that return again tonight. out the door we go, looking pretty good over the bay. we have some partly cloudy skies. temperatures still a little cool in spots. 53 degrees in san francisco, 55 in san jose, 59 degrees in concord. i think throughout the afternoon, we'll see a mixed bag, mix of sun and clouds. it should stay dry. tonight clouding up again. i think we'll s

southeast due to the storm. or than one third of them in georgia were highways across the state are closed because of icing and downedower lines. federal offices have been closed in washington, d.c. >> for more we go to jeff masters, director of meteorology at the weather underground. arbor,ining us from ann michigan. give us the lay of the land right now throughout the east coast of the united states. >> this storm is bringing snowfall rates as high as three inches per hour right now to the philadelphia area. an inch an hour in new york city. they have already had a foot of snow in baltimore. georgia and south carolina, of to a half-inch of freezing rain and ice that cause the power outages. huge storm is one across the eastern part of the united states or several weather patterns? >> know, it is just one big nor'easter. you're going to get a lot of power outages in the northeast today. >> explain the significance of this come of this historic nature, particularly in the south. it is paralyzing places like south carolina. >> it is not often you get a half-inch of ice and south carolina and georgia. the last time the

bill: the southeast bracing for a 1-2 punch. in 45 counties in georgia specifically.r nathan deal is back us. you are not going to forget this winter. we just heard from the national weather service talking about a storm of historic proportions. the question based on what happened two weeks ago is this. are you ready? >> we think we are ready. obviously mother nature can do strange things from time to time. we have had more warning this time. more opportunity to prepare. and we are declaring those 45 counties under a state of emergency declaration for weather. we are going to be adding 43 additional counties south of atlanta this morning. >> so it will expand from there. do you feel like this is a second chance? >>it is an opportunity for us to show that we do have the capability of dealing with these emergencies and we think we have done the preparations necessary to do that. we put people on alert. this morning at 7:30 over people's cell phones they had an emergency weather warning. so people have been put on notice and we declared yesterday as that emergency declar

. >>> as the southeast gets ready for potentially catastrophic storm, that is the word they're using, georgiahing they can to avoid another fiasco like last week after thousands of drivers were left stranded. we're live from a snow truck depot in atlanta to see how they're preparing for all of this. (vo) you are a business pro. seeker of the sublime. you can separate runway diculousness... from fashionhat flies off the shelves. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. and only national isanked highest in car rental customer satisfaction by j.d. power. (natalie) ooooh, i like your style. (vo) so do we, business pro. so doe. go national. go like pro. gerri: georgia and the carolines are expecting to get blanketed by snow and freezing rain. the georgia governor is not there yet. but already declaring a state of emergency at more than 40 counties. they didn't do well the last time, as you remember. "fox news" joining us now. in atlantic georgia, are they prepared this time? >> reporter: it appears they are, david and liz. behind me you ca

concern is the southeast the whole system pushing east, tornado watches thunderstorm warnings and the line of severe weather moving through virginia, north carolina, south carolina and georgiaecifically tornado warnings in georgia, these hooks here indicate some very powerful storms as these radar echos tend to bow out. this is where you see the most severe wind damage and possibly some rotation. the area of concern is out east now as this continues to push through. this line on the radar pushing through the coast if you are east of that expect some severe weather. temperatures are really warm and followed by a drop in temperatures for the weekend, but the storms contain gusty wind and hail. so continue to watch for updates about any severe weathers never your area. of course we'll look at the national forecast and see what's left for the rest of the weekend talking about a big temperature drop, that's coming up a little bit later, del. >>> dave warren, thank you very much. coming al jazerra america, democrats in damage control mode after the roll out of the affordable care act. we'll tell you why some democrats are taking different courses. and dealing with the debt in det

southeast. it is throughout this area with intense rain and freezing rain or sleet. right through central georgia and western south carolina. that is throughout the day tomorrow. and then moving up the coast. so here are the temperatures. so significant icing throughout this entire area. throughout the day tomorrow, late morning and early afternoon, will be the peek of this storm across the southeast. you can see it continuing to come down, still, icing coming down here. it is continuing to accumulate. so we can get ice accumulations after half an inch or more. six to eight-inches of snow where it is all cold enough, and this storm will redevelop, and then move up the east coast. thursday and friday, we are tackling about snow storms across the mid atlantic. >> wow, what a mess. and there are trees all other georgia, atlanta, and carolina. you have ice, and falling limbs. >> a lot of power outages. >> let's bring in andre, he is a granite worker in atlanta. we talked to him a couple of weeks ago after he had been stranded in his car for 24 hours. good to talk to you again. and what are you seeing

. >> reporter: utilities including georgia power reported more than 600,000 homes and businesses had lost electricity across the southeast. >> i have been in the company 15 years. i have never seen anything to this scale. and talking to the folks more tenure than me, it's the biggest they have ever seen. >> reporter: as the storms move northeast, officials in washington, d.c. ordered the federal government closed thursday. crews are on standby hoping to avoid the same problems the winter storms created in the south. at last report, sfo was reporting 48 cancelled flights so far. right now at oakland and mineta san jose, no canceled flights. pretty good so far but they say that that might change later on today. kiet do, kpix 5. >>> and our storm clouds are moving to the north right now. there's still a slight chance we could see a couple of sprinkles north of the golden gate bridge. otherwise, a lot of fog outside right now. that should lift in the afternoon. these temperatures something else later in the day. hi-def doppler radar tracking your skies, so far it is dry. we could see sprinkles to the north. outside fog is th

southeast, packing heavy snow and dangerous ice. there are winter storm warnings and watches posted from texas to delaware. states of emergency have been declared in mississippi, louisiana, alabama and georgia. this storm could be worse than the one last month that crippled atlanta. and there are already reports of sleet and snow in georgia. omar villafranca is in atlanta. >> reporter: georgia isn't waiting for the snow and ice. salt trucks are pretreating the state's highways as forecasters warn of another winter storm. >> ice is probably one of the worst events that we face. we're talking about the amount of ice that we're looking at, it's catastrophic. >> we are making every effort to be prepared for the events. >> reporter: state and local-elected officials are promising action, something they failed to deliver three weeks ago when three inches of snow and a coating of ice brought atlanta to a standstill. students slept in schools, drivers abandoned thousands of cars on highways and governments learned a hard lesson. >> we're not looking back. we're looking forward. we want to make sure that we are as prepared as possible and that we can respond as quickly as possible. >> reporter: that