>> i play a sergeant jeffrey pugliese in the watertown police department. >> jimmy: absolutely, watertownally nine miles west of boston. it's urban, but it's kind of a a sleepy town in a way. but that's where really this whole thing culminated, you know, the search for the bad guys and for that couple of nights, it was, watertown was the center of all the action. >> jimmy: absolutely. >> and my guy was -- he doesn't like to use the h-word, but he was absolutely a hero. >> jimmy: he really was. what's really cool is that you brought him here tonight with his wife. >> yes. >> jimmy: he's sitting in the audience at the moment. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, buddy. welcome, welcome, welcome. thank you guys for being here, you look great, thank you so much for being here. we're honored to have you here. i want to show everyone a clip, here is j.k. simmons in "patriot's day." take a look at this. >> we have shots fired and the vehicle -- >> shots fired! >> one firearm was displayed. >> sarge, they're shooting at us. >> i'm going to flank them. >> we need an ambulance on laurel avenue. suspe

in watertown, new york, i-81 is like a graveyard of stranded vehicles. in the west, rescue teams fought freezing temperatures to reach two 15-year-old boys who fell into a lake north of seattle. >> he was very hypothermic, he was not able to extract himself from the ice. >> reporter: in boulder, colorado, the temperature plummeted to near zero. we found this delivery truck stuck in place, pinched up alongside that acura. >> yeah slid into his acura. >> reporter: de-icing trucks were going non-stop at denver's airport, but more than 130 flights were canceled anyway. and in the south, it's all hands on deck. georgia transportation crews, preparing to pre-treat roads tonight for the new system moving in. here in boulder, all this snow has closed city offices and left cars buried. they'll still be digging out even as the southeast is getting hit, david. >> from colorado, neal, thank you. let's get to meteorologist rob marciano. he is with us live tonight. he has got the timing tracking both of these storms. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. we're cold enough

impressive totals in places outside of buffalo and watertown where we did see as much as 16 inches of snow falling in these areas, once again lake-effect snow threat and warning here for all the areas you see in green, that includes water so watertown and syracuse, until 7:00 tonight. visibility will be down to a quarter of a mile, you have to use extra caution and folks up there are used to this but nonetheless, a big event for the season. we'll see 27 in chicago, 46 in new york. >>> julia martin for the world weather center. thank you very much for watching. >> another hour of news straight ahead. this is cnn. >>> u.s. east coast welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. following the breaking news here on cnn. i'm george howell. >> the court granted an emergency stay for citizens of seven muslim majority countries who have arrived in the u.s. and have valid visas. >> the state covers those in transit. they means they will not be deported immediately. the ruling came after a day of protests at airports across the country. >> a u.s. homeland security offi

it is in watertown, new york, in 1870. you have no reason to think they ever committed violence, they are probably not even democrats. [laughter] elaine: well, they probably aren't. but they think it is pretty full. this is from the yale university yearbook. represent inhey the yearbook their class of 1871 and initiation committee. ok? they dress up as clam. at least they may not have actually have dressed up as klan there and initiation but they represent their new station in the year is that they had just up as klansman to initiate the incoming class, ok? eating clubo an that is formed that year at yale that is called the two clocks, ok? klux.e ku up theseou look people, they are not democrats, right? they are republicans. they are just circulating the idea because it has become interesting and popular. and in doing it, they are participating in spreading the violence on the ground of the klan. one more thing i want to say about virginia because i was asked to if to the question probably on everybody's mind about why it

but the bull's-eye spot coming off the lake of ontario south of watertown. that's the possibility of 2 feet of snow. so again, that's i-81 going north there of syracuse to watertown. so the other story is the cold. it hasn't been that cold lately. we'll show you the shot of d.c. earlier. it's going to be 54 degrees and wet out there. so still kind of foggy. if you head to washington, d.c., the fog will be a problem today. a little in the midatlantic, but then it will burn off. 54. enjoy it. this is the warmest it will be for the next week. new york at 49. same for you in boston. we are talking about the snow possibility from boston out to cape cod come friday. but the real cold is in the middle of the country. that will track into the great lakes and then the northeast going through your thursday and friday. so alex, the ski season, obviously in the west with the amount of snow is in northern new england where they are doing really well. they got dumped on over the holidays. and they look pretty good with the cold coming in to lock the snow in, too. >> but d

. >> start in the great lakes where we have lake effect snow from cleveland on into watertown new york. we'll see storm totals of 2 to 3 feet. we've also got this double barrel low pressure system coming through the gulf and up along the southeast. snow will mix with rain and sleet and make for dangerous travel and so our latest models show one to two inches in the new england. heaviest snow concentrated. rul -- raul lee, charlotte, atlanta may see two to five inches of snow. out west atmospheric river of moisture coming into the pacific. a storm that happens once every 5-10 years. talking anywhere from 4-10 inches of rain. some areas could pick up in the sierra nevada 20 inches of rain. 2 trillion gallons of water before it's over. >>> a dramatic takedown tonight after a wild nearly week-long manhunt for an inmate on the run who escaped from a federal prison in rhode island, gone for hours before anyone even noticed. ears nbc's kristin dahlgren. >> reporter: after five days and a multistate manhunt escaped inmate is now in custody. his trail cold for days until today. with at least tw

in watertown, new york, i-81 is like a graveyard of stranded vehicles. in boulder, colorado, the temperature is near zero. this delivery truck is stuck. pinched up alongside another car. >> i slipped into his acura. >> deicing at airports, but flights were cancelled. and in the south georgia transportation crews preparing to pretreat roads for the new system moving in. >> here in boulder all this snow has closed city offices and left cars buried. they'll be digging out here as the southeast is getting hit next. abc news, boulder, colorado. >> those 80 million americans are wondering one thing right now. how much rain or snow will we get, and when will we get it? >> for that let's go to justin. good morning. >> good morning to you. it's been a while since we were talking about plowable snows this far off to the south and later on today into to some areas throughout the tar hill state will see six inches of snow, some areas more. east toward raleigh durham and heading to south eastern virginia. meanwhile the west coast, a break right now. look at this. her

. >> reporter: whiteout conditions in watertown, new york. a truck driver digging himself out in michigan. heavy snow blanketing the sierra and rocky mountains out west, up to five feet in some areas. a nightmare for many in colorado, especially this man stuck on a chair lift. and for two skiers in utah, lost in a snowstorm for 14 hours, building a shelter out of a dead tree to stay alive. >> we were completely soaked, head to toe. >> reporter: 82 million americans under winter advisories. the southeast now bracing for impact. atlanta expecting a winter's worth of snow in one day, hoping to avoid a repeat of 2014 when just three inches of snow paralyzed the city. >> that was jacob rascon. now get ready for round two. bill karins is tracking it in the west. where are we with those storms? >> the west is ready for round two. this storm system moving in, for the most part, late tonight through the day saturday. mountains will get the heaviest snow and rain as you would expect. we could deal with flooding. heavy rain and flooding throughout will

the plateau, watertown, utica, copper lake, lake-effect snow warnings into sunday.es may be picking up 3 feet of snow or more. we're going to get to your local forecasting to up in the next 30 seconds. >>> good morning. we have a if you showers, mostly east of the district. they are near mt. vernon, upper marlboro, light showers to the south. you might see them, be careful. 52 in the district. a milder start, quantico 57 degrees, clinton 54. as we go through the day today, 56 for a high. it will get windy, cooler tomorrow and through the week it will stay dry. >> and that's your latest weather. matt. how cool is it to have candice bergen sitting right here? >>> coming up, we're going to talk to candice more about what a pioneer mary tiler more was. and the show that really changed television forever. >>> and the new way drones being used in saving lives. first, on a thursday morning, this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up, can you spot it? why everyone is talking about this ad for pregnancy tests. >> we have a problem here. technology is useful. this ad for pregnancy

but the tug hill plateau, between oswego, watertown, and utica, we're talking about lake-effect snowunday. some places may be picking up three feet of snow or more. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. at the perfect price... ...come to kay today... ...where you'll save 20% off all engagement and wedding rings. the time is now. the place is kay. the number-one jewelry store for... yes! ♪ >>> good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. chilly temperatures the. in some spots patchy frost. 43 in the peninsula. 41 in the south bay. east bay, 44 degrees. and san francisco is at 45. also tracking a few spotty light showers. haven't seep any heavy downpours out of this. a very weak disturbance passing by. dry weather for several days until this system moves in next week. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> how cool is it to have candice bergen sitting right here? >>> coming up, we're going to talk to candice more about what a pioneer mary tiler more was. and the show that really changed television forever. >>> and the new way drones are

but the tug hill plateau, between oswego, watertown, and utica, we're talking about lake-effect snowto sunday. some places may be picking up three feet of snow or more. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. with this ring... you brighten my world. with this ring... i will love you forever. only kay jewelers has both the visibly brighter leo diamond... ...and our very own now and forever collection. kay - the number-one jewelry store for... yes! ♪ every kiss begins with kay. guys, if you're looking for the perfect ring at the perfect price... ...come to kay today... ...where you'll save 20% off all engagement and wedding rings. the time is now. the place is kay. the number-one jewelry store for... yes! ♪ >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. grab your umbrella, we're got rain showers this morning but they're not going to be here all day. a dreary rainy day from the jersey shore. 54 degrees with clouds in the interior new jersey they'll be moving out too. cloudy skies and a few showers for the suburbs of philadelphia. but this afternoon,

only a few spots off the area near watertown could pick up one to two feet.ere from pittsburgh, one to two inches. same for cleveland. just a generalized snowfall. going throughout the upcoming weekend, the heaviest snows will fall going into sunday. that's when a little bit of colder air moves in. so today's forecast, for the southern half of the country, it has cooled off significantly. but january was ridiculously warm. 46 will feel chilly in atlanta. 55 in new orleans. florida standard, that is cool for tampa. but this isn't too bad across the country. everyone traveling to the west, you also get quiet weather, 64 in l.a. today. let me take you through the weekend forecast. going through saturday, a little shot of cold air comes down. and this will trigger additional lake-effect snows in the lakes. not bad for the entire eastern seaboard. it's a good weekend for the went sports. if you like to go skiing, it's a good weekend for it with sunshine, cool temperatures, not too warm. and it won't be windy either. 52 in at llanta. we'll be dealing with lake-effe

then they were finally released thursday evening which prompted this other incident to occur in watertown in fairness to rick, the fbi agent. he was supportive after the first few hours. he came back and said, i think you're right, we're going to go to justice and fight and get the pictures out there. it was a difficult situation, but it was a short-term thing. when you think about the complexity of the investigation, it was the only problem that we had. >> mark, in portraying this police officer, did you go back and spend time with the police officers who were involved? >> i did. obviously being from boston, i had to, and wanted to and welcomed the fact that i could go and speak with everybody. i first and foremost wanted to make sure everybody understood our intentions, the kind of film we wanted to make. >> were you getting pushback on that? did people not want to relive that? >> mostly with the media. i assumed that was also the public's feeling, but once i went to boston and i had an opportunity to speak to people, i realized that that was not the case. when you talk about survivors,

." >> he plays sergeant jeffrey pugliese, of the watertown police department, who had to be calm underk them. >> j.k. is here with the real-life sergeant jeff pugliese. it's such an honor to be in your presence, sergeant. i want to start with you. to watch your life portrayed by this award-winning actor, this great man, how is that for you, knowing what humble being you are? >> you go through life. and you never expect to be portrayed in a movie, you know? and you know, it's kind of surreal to watch him be me on the big screen. >> j.k., i hear jeff had an interesting reaction when he found out you were playing him. >> yeah. what did you say? by the way, j.k. simmons is going to portray you in the movie? >> j.k. who? >> j.k. rowling. harry potter. >> as soon as you see his face, i knew what he was. >> he is definitely like him. >> i heard that before, you really didn't want to play a living person. play somebody that was, you know, real. what changed your mind? >> well, a combination of pete berg and then, meeting jeff. i had shied away from bio pics and that kind of thing. but pete and

i think, you know, as the officer who was the police officer who fought back in watertown, he said, youloving kind people here in boston, and we will help you and protect you and look after you, but if you mess with us, we will destroy you. and, you know, i -- >> that's boston. >> that is boston. boston strong. >> i have no problem with that. >> is general madison boston by the way? >> that's what he says, right, i'm your best friend or worst enemy, and i think that's true whether it's police commissioner ed davis or the head of the fbi, and these are good guys and fun guys and sweet guys, but when these brothers blew up their city, we saw a completely different side of law enforcement, and i also think that we saw the very best side of law enforcement, and we focud souch on the negative today, and it was a privilege to be able to focus on the positive and see how well the men and women in the boston police department responded to that event and it was encouraging and inspiring to me to be able to tell that story. >> you see all of that and boston come through mark wahlberg's character.

that could pick up two feet of snow in western new york and the tug hill plateau to the east of watertownthe country. here's what happening in your neck of the woods. >> here at home in the washington area temperatures are well above average. mid to upper 40s around town right now. even warming up across central virginia. about the only place that was below freezing early this morning. afternoon temperatures will climb into the upper 50s. downtown high around 60. clouds move back in overnight tonight and in for tomorrow. cloudy to maybe a q shower early tomorrow. most of your thursday will be rain free but it will be windy and cooler with highs tomorrow back in the 50s. >>> and that is your latest -- we actually have -- >> you have your karaoke song. >> that's my tune. ♪ walking with me ten feet off the field ♪ ♪ walking in memphis ♪ but do i really feel the way i feel ♪ >> i love that. >> wow. >> wonderful. >> if i could just do that. instead of -- we have to break away. >> do we? >> we do. we have another great singer, grammy winner and actress. that's right, ladies and gentlemen, kelly

talking about anywhere from one to two feet, but upwards of three feet of snow between syracuse and watertownk, friday. out west we've got an atmospheric river coming in from the pacific. already there are flash flood watches out. san francisco, they're reporting -- the 101 underwater. big delays at san francisco airport, we'll be watching that. all this rain coming in central and southern california. feet of snow for the sierra. the good news is, it is helping with their drought. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, everybody. it's a bit of a foggy start out there. in fact, the fog is coming back into downtown washington just a few minutes ago you could see the whole monument. the lower half of the monument is obscured and the jefferson memorial is also wrapped up in the fog. be careful, there are areas of thick fog first thing this morning. temperatures in the 40s now will be in the 50s later today. chance for snow early friday morning and a very cold weekend is on the way. >> get that weather anytime you channel on c

are talking about anywhere from 1 to 2 feet but upwards of three feet of snow between syracuse and watertown york, between now and friday. then out west we've got an atmospheric river coming on in from the pacific. already there are flash flood watches out. san francisco, they're reporting the 101 under water. big delays right now at san francisco airport so we'll be watching that. all this rain coming in, central and southern california. feet of snow for the sierra. the good news is, it is helping with their drough >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. some light showers moving through. we had the heavier rain earlier this morning and still tracking some steady showers for the north bay. as you head out, the roads are wet and also looking at some more of this light activity throughout the day and in san francisco expect a high of 52 degrees, 50 degrees tomorrow. a little bit of a break to prepare for the next system moving in, which is to arrive on saturday and stormy conditions on sunday. >>> don't forget, get that weather any time you need it. check out the weather channel on cab

the big story is going to be here in the great lakes from jamesto jamestown, watertown and areas in western new york and the tughill plateau may get two feet of snow or more through sunday. that is going to be a real mess. we're going to get to your good morning. clouds are hanging in there for now. break this morning and a lot of sunshine this afternoon. nice warmup. 50 degrees at the shore. interior new jersey up to 55 degrees. skies mostly sunny. clouds are starting to break in the lehigh valley. high of 48 this afternoon. bit warmer in delaware. and suburbs 52. mostly sunny skies in philadelphia. up tow 54. the wind will be dying down as the day goes on. have great day. >> that's your latest weather. natalie? >> thank you, al. >>> coming up,up, sports caster erin andrews reveals her private battle with cervical cancer. why she kept it quiet and what all women need to know about fighting the disease. >>> the mother of the virginia lacrosse play yoer convicted of killing his former girlfriend speaks out and shares the photos of life behind bars. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> just ahe

we're not talking epic amounts of snow but the snow belt south of buffalo and syracuse near watertownt in elevations but the big cities less than that. cleveland, erie, 2 to 4 inches through the weekend and syracuse about the same, 2 to 4 inches. this brings us to the other news. this was released yesterday. this is our drought. eight weeks ago beginning of december. a major drought in the southeast and california, just so happens, since the new year, those are the spots that received the most rain, this was the updated map. we're now down to 16% of the u.s. in drought and almost completely eliminated california from the drought. the worst drought area is up here in southern new england where we got beneficial rains recently and also heading in the right direction there. the forecast for the weekend, this is a quiet winter weekend. if you like to do the outdoor events on weekend, this is the weekend from you, comfortably cool in the south. the coldest air will be in the northern great lakes and sneak into the northeast. this is typically the coldest period of the weather and this is a