southern minnesota waking up to 3-6 inches of snow that is now over rock ford. chicago, it's heading your way if it hasn't already and even in chicago 2-4 inches of snow. secondary roads could be problematic. that travel from northern indiana today. rain in florida pushing off the southeast coast. a lot of people down there on spring break this week and this is when we're going to see a rainy monday for you. let me take you through the forecast because there are some spots in the country, actually a majority of the country is plenty warm. oklahoma city is 77 degrees. the cold stuff is up in chicago into the northeast and tuesday, we get very warm. 0s up as far north as kansas. then we get thunderstorms. this map is for you. here's the forecast for friday into next weekend and saturday. another huge shot of cold air. we're talking about the potential for a freeze even in the south for the flowers. they're worried about pollen in the south and this is going to be record-breaking cold and the other side of that? record-breaking heat throughout all of the west. this

we have a blizzards warning up for areas of southern minnesota and a winter storm watch for memphis andt's march. it's one thing to be in the north with storms this time of year. you're used to it especially the northern plains and the northeast but another storm possible for areas in the south and that's very rare for this time of year. over the next 48 hours or so this is how much snow could fall and this is today into tonight. this is more or less as we go toward tomorrow and then through tuesday night enough to add a little salt to the wound in the northeast and this slice in here, this is wednesday into possibly thursday. enough to maybe plow through little rock and west virginia and that may extend to the northeast too. thomas, i was looking at the long range stuff because there's got to be a hope somewhere. it's going to be mid march soon and that's when we turn the corner. it looks like march 10th or 12th, the weather pattern changes. >> thank you sir. appreciate it. coming up next damatic video of terror in the sky. don't go anywhere. "way too early" is going to be right back a

an inch or two, and there could be pockets of up to eight inches in southern minnesota. 16 in new yorky, 5 in boston. impressive for late march. and we'll see some threats of severe weather, i think it's about to change after some quiet. >> still so cold in many places. rob, thank you. >>> and a fiery scene after a helicopter crash. leaving at least one dead. the chopper smashing into an upscale home. investigators trying to determine what went wrong. bazi kanani with the story. >> reporter: the smoke rising high above an upscale orlando neighborhood. >> we have lots of bystanders. >> reporter: emergency crews arriving minutes after panicked calls shortly after 2:00 p.m. reporting a helicopter crash. the fragments of the shattered aircraft strewn across the block. >> it appears we do have some type of object inside. >> reporter: the chopper, buried so deep, crews couldn't immediately determine the cause of the fire. it was under control moments later. at least one victim found dead in the wreckage. in fact investigators said it was the pilot or someone else. investigators say there was

southern minnesota, blizzard watch back to the west. not just two to five inches of snow. 45 miles per hour gusting to 50 and blowing that snow around through tuesday. this is the mountain snow of today and tomorrow and tuesday into tuesday night through wisconsin and we're talking wednesday about that storm doing sleet jacqui: temperatureres keeping us on t icy side the middle of the morning, , but i i do eect imimprovements latate in the morning anand all afternoon >> all that weather brought to you by car max. now spring comes in 20 days or so. we'll look for that. >> i heard people talking about march sadness instead of march madness with all the weather. >> one day. >> does that mean warmer actually? >> yes. just 20 more days. >> yes. that's that's what most people think of spring. >> sometimes george and i think we're at a tennis match. >> don't know where it's going to go. >> she's always happy to share. >> nice. >> coming up we have a breakthrough new study that may tell you how much longer you will live. all it takes is a quick jog on the treadmill? >> and the mys

they already picked up as much as six to eight inches of snow in southern wisconsin and minnesota. that's probably the worst weather in the country today. also still light rain moving up from eugene. further to the south we're happy to get a little bit of snow something there. there's yosemite as we head up 80 truckee, light snow at the highest elevations. not a big ordeal. rare to show you radar with anything on it throughout central and northern sierra mountain chain. up towards redding a few showers moving in. the forecast today a.m. snow in chicago, rainy in florida. a lot of people on spring break. dry and gorgeous in areas of california, arizona. enjoy those temperatures. they are going up this week in areas of california. 72 today, 78 in l.a. tomorrow. much of the west unfortunately is looking very warm towards the end of this week. we're going to talk more record highs and just a drought thatton state. temperatures seasonal a little cooler lately then california. the least thing we want to talk about is more record heat. >> thank you bill. >> in the west. >>> a new app to t

systems that will bring some of the rockies much needed winter weather but right there from southern minnesotan iowa and western wisconsin you'll get another couple of inches. this is through thursday. all right, that's the big picture. let's get a check closer to home. >> good morning everyone, dave murphy here. thanks, ginger. we have nothing showing on storm tracker 6. flurries earlier clearing the coast. your exclusive accuweather 7-day down around freezing now going for a high of 45. tomorrow 50 with an afternoon shower, close to 70 with showers thursday about the snow in chicago. ah! seagull. >> or he's screaming. >> good point. >> all right, thank you two. >>> we've always been told breakfast is the most important meal of the day. why eating certain cereal may add years to your life. >>> seaworld fighting back against its critics. how the theme park is defending the way it treats its animals. we'll be right back. yoplait has the only yogurt brands endorsed by weight watchers and your taste buds have always endorsed us. so, you know what this means... this is a real win win! yoplait, it

a series of systems that bring the rockies much-needed winter weather but right there from southern minnesotaestern wisconsin you'll get another couple of inches. this is through thursday. >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with a stray shower possible inland today and freezey along the cost this afternoon and 60s there. the rest of us in the upper 60s to mid-70s the seven-day forecast is dry after today record highs on thursday and >> all this weather brought to you by the u.p.s. store. i found the one person so happy about the snow in chicago. ah! seagull. >> or he's screaming. >> good point. >> all right, thank you two. >>> we've always been told breakfast is the most important meal of the day. why eating certain cereal may add years to your life. >>> seaworld fighting back against its critics. how the theme park is defending the way it treats its animals. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. \ \ \ s s eg yoplait has the only yogurt brands endorsed by weight watchers and your taste buds have always endorsed us. so, you know what this means... this is a real win win! yoplai

schools were closed in parts of minnesota and southern wisconsin where some areas got as much as 15 inches of snow overnight. >>> in raleigh, north carolina, authorities say three people were killed and another injured when scaffolding collapsed at a high-rise construction site crashing down on a parking lot below. an investigation is underway to determine what caused the collapse. >>> here in new york there is an immense feeling of anguish and loss. seven children, all of them brothers and sisters from the same family, killed in a horrific fire over the weekend. today, their father watched over them as they were laid to rest in israel. nbc's rehema ellis has more for us. >> reporter: the faces of the mourners said it all. friends and relatives of the sassoon family gathered in jerusalem today to say good-bye to seven children. gabriel sassoon, their father, cried and prayed for his three girls and four boys who died in weekend in a raging fire at their new york home. from 16-year-old eliane to 5-year-old yaakob, he wanted them all to be happy. he described them all as pure beautiful roses

be 1. 1 to 2 inch, 2 to 5, some areas so far have already picked up 7 to 9 inches of snow in southern minnesota. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. . >>> 7:17. happy monday to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. slick conditions out there this morning. most of the shower activity is starting to subside. we've got an overcast sky that's going to be the weather story of the day, with very light activity whirling through the bay area heavier stuff is moving through san leandro. temperatures are mild for today, mid-60s. 65 degrees on the peninsula. 67 degrees from the tri valley today. as we get into the next couple of days the temperatures are going to crank up. 76 degrees by wednesday into the mid 80s in the south bay thursday into friday. lot of people spent the weekend in front of a tv. ncaas going strong. >> it is going strong. how are your brackets doing? you're doing pretty good. >> really? >> hanging in there. >> first day was brutal. >> 11.57 million brackets submitted to espn's website. how many accurately predicted the sweet 16 right now? >> n

some areas so far already picked up 7 to 9 inches of snow in southern minnesota. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. it feels like winter outside, bundle up heading out the door. don't forget the sunglasses. breezy and chilly too. upper 30s to lower 40s. about 15 degrees colder than normal this time of the year. chillier tomorrow morning, not that much warmer tomorrow afternoon. the warm up comes with wet weather later wednesday and thursday. we'll be closer to 70 degrees then. a slight chance of thunderstorms on thursday and drying out heading to the weekend. have a great day. >>> and that's your latest weather, guys. >> all right. >> thank you so much. a lot of people spent the weekend in front of a tv. ncaas going strong. >> it is going strong. how are your brackets doing? you're doing pretty good. >> really? >> hanging in there. >> first day was brutal. >> 11.57 million brackets submitted to espn's website. how many accurately predicted the sweet 16 right now? >> no idea. >> 11.5 million. >> 1,00

southern ohio valley. snow for parts of minnesota, michigan and wisconsin. >>> another chilly morning in the northeast. could be 50 by afternoon. upper 70s for new orleans and memphis. warming trend in southern california with temperatures climbing out of the 70s in to the 80s. >>> a sweeping new study found that distracted driving is a greater risk to teen drivers than previously known. researchers analyzed 1700 videos recorded in the vehicles. their review of the last six seconds before a crash showed that distractions were factors 60% of the time. four times higher than the previous estimate based on police reports. interacting with passengers was involved in 15% of teen accidents, followed by cell phone use at 12%. >>> all right, reena. if i ask you who's the most interesting man you know you would probably say your husband first and second me, right? >> of course. >> no doubt. >> no hesitation whatsoever. >> for a lot of people when we say the most interesting man in the world they think of this guy. >> i don't always drink beer, but when i do i prefer dos equis. >> of course the most interesting

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southern indian ocean. >> terrifying moments after a food truck explosion rocks a neighborhood in lake ville minnesota.t blast scattering debris all across the neighborhood and damaging some homes. it happened just after 7:00 last night. the explosion so intense it could be felt 6 miles away. >> my kids asleep, like a bomb went off. everything off the walls in our house windows broken? we have some garage doors that have blown in, a front window on a home next-door that has been blown in, and rather significant damage to the home and where the vehicle was in fact parked. >> homeowners suffering minor injuries, but no one had to be hospitalized. the explosion is under investigation. >>> and still ahead on "fox 29 news" tonight at 6:00 drastic measures to break up ice the rush to clear a frozen river before disaster strikes. caitlin? >> dawn, snow, ice and record low temperatures, we saw it all this week, including biggest snowfall of the season. 7.5 inches fell at philadelphia international airport thursday bringing seasonal total to 23, hopefully that's it but we're above the seasonal average of it 21.

southern illinois, whiteout conditions. icy roads and fog blamed for this 23-car pileup on i-84 near greenville, new york today. one driver in roseville, minnesota, lucky to be alive after a chunk of ice crashed through the windshield. today, more than 4,500 flights canceled and another 1,700 already grounded for tomorrow. and here in louisville, kentucky and parts of the midwest they are bracing for what's to come, this storm expected to dump several inches of snow here tonight. david? >> all right, alex thank you. let's get right to ginger now. going to take us through this hour by hour. it's going to be tough tomorrow morning. >> reporter: this is very important to pay attention. so find europe place on the map. we're taking it here from tonight, where it's overnight, changing in parts of texas, up through northwest arkansas and tomorrow morning drive time, i'm concerned about nashville, down through jackson, mississippi, up through baltimore. that's how far north this goes. i think the heaviest snow falls just south of new york city. philadelphia you'll get in there. and indon't think this is all snow. a lot of this already falling as sleet

southern california and beneficial snow across the four corners. over four feet in the rockies, this is going to give is blizzard cards for south dakota minnesota, overxt 12 to 24 hours, blizzard warnings in effect. let's go through time here, through tuesday. the snow, the sleet and freezing rain and the rain south of that. then moving into the northeast, of course, on tuesday evening we could get a wintry mix in new york city and then the warm air will progress north, mixing over terrain, but boston, you could set the record for the snowiest winter on record. if you're at 100-inches of snow, might was well set the record. and then watch the cold front bring the potential for more snow in the ohio river valley, a wintry mix in the tennessee river valley and potential for severe weather in the south. several feet of snow across the rockies, several inches of snow and blizzard card conditions across the midwest snow in ohio and tennessee river valleys and then across the northeast as we get into tuesday. here we are, 104.1 inches of snow. we just need about three inches know to get to the snowiest on record in boston. >> incredible. i don't know -- >>

minnesota over the past couple of days. upwards of a foot came down in the way of snow showers. severe storm possibilities across the same regions. portions of oklahoma southernve it or not, unprecedented because climatologically speaking these are a number of tornadoes you should expect in the month of march. about 80 on average. we've had a goose egg. that's how much we've seen in march of 2015. that has never happened since 1970. but notice warm weather in place across portions of the southern tier of the country. that interaction with the cool air and also some severe thunderstorms could put you at risk around portions of oklahoma city and tulsa as we head into the afternoon hours of wednesday, christine. >> pedram thank you so much. >>> a woman testing positive for ebola in liberia may have been infected by her boyfriend who's an ebola survivor. health officials say survivors of the disease are generally not considered contagious but they're advised not to have sex for three months after recovering because the virus can linger in semen. it's the first confirmed ebola case in liberia in weeks. >>> more than 400 women and children are missing from the nort

minnesota is at about half right now of its normal snow levels this winter. gladly take some of it. >>> not as extreme but certainly unusual, huntington beach in southern california covered up in hail. look at this, the beach turned into a winter wonderland yesterday, even stuck around for a while so people could check it out. are they making little snowmen out of hail? >> hailmen. >> go grab that extra cup of coffee. new research suggesting it could reduce risk of stroke or heart attack. >> the study was published online in the journal "heart." researchers found people who drink three to five cups of coffee per day had the lowest amount of coronary artery calcium a precursor to heart disease. they say don't go overboard. those who drank more than five cups per day had a higher level of coronary artery calcium. right in that window, sam. >> more than five cups is a lot of coffee. >> makes your heartbeat faster. >>> 5:22 a whirlwind day for the newest member of the san jose sharks, details oen that coming up next. ♪ ♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. don't miss yoplait's exciting new flavors -- creamy caramel and cookies 'n cream. >

we see rain showers across minnesota and snow into michigan. and rain on the southern side of that. temperatures a little bit cooler. above arch but cooler than they've been. we continue to remain dry and warm temperatures into the southwest. we'll get close to records again. tomorrow a little bit of rain move into the pacific northwest. all right, clayton, to you for morning booze. >> i'm here in the other weather center. we love movies and we like wine. it's time to step up movie night by fairing your favorite movie snacks with wine. this is what our producers came up with at 6:00 in the morning. joining us 1992 a wine enthusist. people think you need to have a sugar beverage. you can have good wine and pair it up with good snacks. >> that's right. we're pairing inging food and wine. >> can you sneak it into a movie theater. you might be able to develop. i don't condone it. >> at home with a big bowl of popcorn. it's a staple of a movie time snack. you do the nice butter covering. the rich butter covering. i think a champagne is great. it it has acidity and the big flavors. it can

southern end so a little bit of rain there. watch this. you see all the warnings watches advisories, there are pockets that have even blizzard warnings in south dakota and minnesota're going to keep doing our dance moves. let's get a check a little closer to home. >> oh, that's a good dance group. with or own winter weather advisory that goes into effect 3 o'clock this afternoon. here's your forecast. we start off dry right now. lots of clouds but then this afternoon and evening we get snow changing to a slippery ice see mix changes to rain late tonight so in an unbelievable announcement rihanna could be coming to your hometown. can you believe it? >> i can't believe it. but you should because you could walk the red carpet at a special premiere of rihanna's new movie "home." all you need to do is go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and send us a short video to enter that contest. tell us what you've done to help your community and why you deserve to have the premiere in your hometown. i know there are so many amazing people out there helping their communities so tell us why rihanna should come to yours. all right. so can you stay with me to keep me warm? okay

southern texas. we have an icy mix. let's look at st. patrick's day. shamrock nebraska is 46. sunshine in shamrock minnesota. clover georgia is sunny.t we'll see temperatures to warm well into the 50s. 56 to 59 degrees with much less wind than yesterday. tomorrow morning a few ryan showers in the area. 46 to start with 60 in the afternoon. the wind picks up later tuesday and here comes a chilly day for wednesday and again on thursday. spring arrives later on friday but before it gets here we could see some snowflakes friday morning. vaigd. have a great day. >> that is your latest weather. >> al thank you so much. coming up next don't feel like handwriting a sweet note? meet the robot who will do it for you. this is amazing. >> the 10-year-old whose claim of being reincarnated has the biggest skeptics questioning their beliefs. >> the stars of the divergent franchise. why are shailene woo if you have medicare part d, walgreens gets that you might be at the corner of "looking for a good deal" and "sheesh, i wish i'd looked some more." that's why walgreens makes it easy to switch your prescriptions and save money. just stop by. and lea

southern texas. we have an icy mix. throughout the plains. let's look at st. patrick's day. leprechaun lake, washington, 52. shamrock, nebraska is 46. sunshine in shamrock, minnesotan around >>> 8:06. happy monday. brand new week brand new forecast to tell you about. pretty sunrise over the san francisco bay this morning. temperatures are pretty mild out there as well. we are mostly in the 50s. upper 50s at that. heading towards a nice comfortable day. starting out that with blanket of low clouds. temperatures will be really nice later. 75 degrees in the tri-valley. 74 degrees in the south bay for today. and 72 degrees on the peninsula. mild stretch headed your way. maybe a few showers as that jet stream stays just to our north. only in the evening hours for tonight. >> and that is your latest weather. >> all righty. al, thank you so much. >>> coming up next, don't feel like hand-writing a sweet love note to your loved one? meet the robot who will do it for you. this is amazing. >>> and a 10-year-old whose claim of being reincarnated has the biggest skeptics questioning their beliefs. >> the stars of the divergent franchise. why are shailene woodley and james not