high tide is expected to arrive around 4:30 tuesday morning. >> julie loncich of boston's wbz on cape cod, massachusetts. >>> the storm is expected to sock the region until early wednesday. wbz chief meteorologist eric fisher has the forecast. >> well, this nor'easter taking shape now, really starting to ramp up. it's been deepening, and it's slowly going to move off to the northeast over the next 24 hours. the snow increasing across the area. it will come down at a really good clip overnight into tuesday morning. blizzard warnings up from coastal parts of new jersey, the shore right up through new york city, boston and all of eastern new england. that's where you get the combination of snow plus a lot of wind blowing and drifting and poor visibility. so the morning is really the epicenter from new york northeastward across hartford, providence and portland. as we head deeper into the day, we're still tracking snow. it's not as intense, but it will continue to come down until wednesday morning. so this long-duration storm will have coastal impacts of wind, flooding and of course the s

eric fisher is our chief meteorologist of our cbs boston station wbz. eric, where's it headed? >> well, scott right up the eastern seaboard as the storm takes a left turn and turns more wintry as it encounters some colder air some winter storm warnings and advisories in d.c., philly, new york, boston corridor up to portland, maine. a lot of rainfall across the southeast today. wintry precipitation has been moving into d.c., and most of it on the 95 corridor and just off to the north and west as it rapidly deepens tomorrow night and becomes a very powerful storm off the coast of new england. in terms of snow totals, a lot of the big cities about 2 to 4 inches, which is actually the biggest snowstorm we've seen so far this season, but just off to the northwest side, new york into hartford into boston could see up to 10 inches of snow out of this one, and a lot of folks have not seen a storm that big so far this season scott. >> pelley: eric, last weekend there was a surprise ice storm that caught people off guard. nine people were killed. is this storm going to be different? >> t

eric fisher is our chief meteorologist at our cbs station wbz in boston. eric what's coming? >> well, scott, that snow in amarillo in one night more than new york, boston and philadelphia combined have seen the entire winter season. and now we're watching a storm that could change that a little bit. a heavy rain maker moving across the southeastern states for friday could see some very heavy rain, even a few severe thunderstorms. then it climbs the east coast heading into the weekend. the line is right along i-95, and it's just a saturday storm from morning to evening. then it races off to the northeast and intensifies over the atlantic. rain side one to as much as four inches of rain. the i-10 corridor along the gulf coast. on the snowy side. in new york, philly, d.c., boston, right on the line. looks like two to four inches in each city, a little more just to the west. scott, not necessarily a block buster storm, but a winter that's been snowless for so many, a reason to cheer for a few of the snow lovers. >> pelley: eric fisher of wbz thank you eric. a terrible fire at an

eric fisher is chief meteorologist at our cbs station in boston, wbz. and, eric, whatever people are dealing with in the northeast today is nothing compared to to what's coming. >> just an appetizer event. it's been a nearly snowless winter for a lot of those northeast cities, things about to change in a big way. we're tracking an alberta clipper. we're tra it will slide on to the east through sunday spreading snow across the mid-atlantic. up to a half foot possible, even snow that will make its way down to kentucky, 10 see, and maybe north carolina as we head into suspected night. as it moves towards the coast it really starts to crank and we're look at potentially a major nor'easter something we have not seen this winter, highlightings major snow downeast maine through boston, new york city need to monitor this storm carefully. really looking at the time frame monday through wednesday here, jim, so it's a storm that won't just move on by. it's going to stick around for a while with strong winds and the potential for coastal flooding. >> axelrod: eric

eric fisher is the chief meteorologist at our cbs station wbz in boston. eric, what's coming up next? >> reporter: well, scott, good evening. we've seen a lot of cold air this year across the plains and the rockies, but the midwest and east coast haven't seen a lot of these big arctic outbreaks. we knew that would change eventually. as we hit toward the mid-week, that cold dipping all the way down to the gulf coast and the coldest air we've seen this winter season since last winter, and we remember that one. by wednesday we're looking at high temperatures mainly in the single digits across the great lakes and the midwest. that colder air dipping down into the south and northeast cities into the 20s. by thursday morning, the coldest morning we're expecting, single digits and teens across the south, many going subzero in the northern states. all this being ushered in by a band of snow moving down across the ohio valley as we head into this evening, across illinois, indiana and ohio. we could see over a half foot of snow here. and scott, cold is sticking arou

meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz has more on the freezing jet stream. >> what is january? as you might think, it's all snow coming down in illinois and indiana overnight. had some in pennsylvania over towards philly and d.c. before wrapping up light snow in boston. the totals, a lot of it on the ground. we'll see significant travel here just west of d.c. for the morning drive. but then it's all about the cold seeping its way southward. heading into today, wednesday by thursday, the coldest of the air moving in. high temperatures filling in lots of single digits each subzero high temps today. 20s and teens for much of the northeast. we head into wednesday, the colder air making its way south. in nashville, widespread single digits. and subzero highs. and the peak of the cold as we head through. as you look at the windchill values, colder than 30 below zero. places like atlanta, windchill down around zero. lots of layers and be safe is out there. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. >>> in western washington state, the issue is torrential rain that triggered widespre

eric fisher wbz in boston, what is ahead? >> this is going to be the biggest storm in at least the a couple of years jeff. we haven't had to deal with this animal so far this winter. all the states of rhode island, connecticut, new jersey and towards the jersey shore. winds consistently gusting or sustained at 35 miles per hour and visibility close to 35 storm we're tracking laying down snow in the midwest today tomorrow evening as you are getting out of work, you can see the snow blossom as the storm intensifies. another part of the storm is it's a very slow-mover. it is not departing until wednesday for parts of new england. winds will be strong widespread 30 miles per hour or stronger gusts and 50 plus in the boston area. towards the cape and the islands we could see hurricane force gusts 70 to 80 miles per hour. snow forecast huge area one to two foot snows 30 inches new york to boston and jeff in some spots we could exceed that. plan ahead tuesday and looks for a snow day and wednesday as well. >> glor: eric fisher thank

meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz has our forecast. >> chances are if you live along the rockies or anywhere eels it is awfully cold in your town right now.& we even got a big area of high pressure that's building its way down. most of the winds have turned out of the eric tick with temperatures way below average. we've got win windchill advisories and warnings from the border of canada right on down to central florida and along the gulf coast. many looking at subzero windchill out the door. at 7:00 a.m. even places like atlanta, portions of atlanta and mississippi, and brutal cold from chicago over into the new england area. we're talking 30 to 40 below. abating a bit as you ride home but still that's sharply cold stuff. lots of layers needed. average air temperature highs, 7 in marquette. right near the freezing mark in atlanta. places like orlando and central floor. it's going to caution issues especially for the evening commute. places like chicago and mauchlkt i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. stay warm. >>> in washington state powerful floodwaters pull

meteorologist eric fisher of our boston affiliate wbz shows us more. >> everyone going to arizona thinking to soak in some sun. some pretty heavy rainfall through friday into saturday as well. as we move east the snow is really picking up in the mountains of new mexico and toward the san juans and parts of colorado. you can see the snow totals over a foot possible across the higher peaks. it's been very dry. just watch out for the travel. this storm heads out toward the plains as we head into saturday. it's going move its way due east. a spring storm across ohio illinois, indiana, p.a. and then sunday night into monday it moves toward the coast. it looks just south of the area that saw the heavy snowfall in new england but something that could be tracked and it could bring more significant snow to places like philly and d.c. this time around. we're looking at snow totals sunday to monday. this is a wide swath. 6 to 12 inch snow possible. again, some of those bigger totals could include d.c. and philly, places that were largely spared from the last blizzard. i'm meteorologist eric fisher fo

meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz is following the dangerous cold spell. >> we're watching the same system that quickly moved through the midwest, created the blizzard conditions yesterday, now bring some snow across the northeast. this may bring an issue for places like boston suburbs and new york city. a band of snow and a lot of it not at the right time. the great lakes, watching the buffalo area and up toward the tug hill plateau. lake-effect snow warnings are here through the morning hours and saturday morning talk 2g to 4 feet really watching that commute in and around buffalo especially as the band shifts toward the evening and winds gusting at 450 miles an hour. more cold here. highs of 43 in new orleans and atlanta, single digits in chicago and surrounding cities. meanwhile, seattle at 50. not too bad for january. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. >>> this morning indonesia's search crews heard pings that could be from flight 8501. divers are trying to locate the so-called black boxes. four more bodies have been recovered from the sea floor bringing the t

meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says all this cold will be followed by more cold. >> it is cold just about everywhere right now. the really cold air, the core of it coming down as we head through wednesday, across the midwest and down to the deep south. there's another one lined up behind it. more arctic air coming on down. windchill advisories up for at least parts of 31 states so many being affected by as cold of temperatures as 50 below zero in places like minnesota and wisconsin. here are the conditions down south. then we head into thursday morning, which is going to be the coldest for many. you've got a windchill of 2 below and 8 in tallahassee, florida, subzero in charlotte and everyone feeling the brunt of the colder air since last winter. the divide is by the rockies. if you want to escape this, they were in the 80s in socal yesterday and forecast as high of 80 in houston and texas. all the way into north cal and 50s. i'm eric fisher for cbs news. >>> no significant damage is reported following an earthquake outbreak in texas. nine hit the suburb of irving

meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz has the weekend forecast. >>> well it has been a rough go, especially across parts of texas into oklahoma. a lot of freezy rain icy travel over the last couple of days. it's going to continue here friday through saturday morning, especially the corridor up through abilene just reaching oklahoma city. snow coming down on top of it as we head toward the start of the weekend. this whole storm moving very slowly after the east. notice the rain is spreading across the southeast. it turns into thunderstorms as we head toward saturday maybe a touch of severe weather along the gulf coast. it's the main system that will impact the weekend across the east into the mist. from northern missouri up into the great lakes. a lot of warm air out to the eastern end of the storm. that will create a lot of rainfall in places like philly and through d.c. snow corridor three iowa and wisconsin. a big temperature change. warm air in the east for at least one day and the cold will return. bitter chill remains in the middle of the nation f i'm meteorologist

eric fisher is our chief meteorologist at wbz our sister station in boston. >> friday morning, swinging into places like boston, new england becoming anotherstrong system heading into friday night, all wrapping up off the coast of new england o. snow tote outnot nearly what what we just dealt with. many saw 2-3 inches in the morning friday and friday night heavy snowfall in downey's main. some of the snow creeping into boston. t another system is sunday night into monday. little more uncertainty here, if it turns the corner and comes up the coast again there's going to be a significant storm, more snow. nowhere to put the. ♪ plus cold behind it. next week, first full one of february, temperatures again running well below average. scott, feeling a little bit like deja vu. we had a lot of these conversations last winter. >> pelley: eric, thank you. we had to show you this picture that caught our eye today from boston. there's no symbol of resilience like the marathon finish line. this man couldn't bear to see it covered. he treated it with reverence. we waited all day for word on a prison

wbz boston meteorologist eric fisher. >> the worst of the cold is on its way, for tonight and heading into tomorrow morning out the door many as cold as we have been since january of last winter. >> reporter: david janowiec is part of the crew building ice rinks for pond hockey and bundled in five layers. >> i love it. this is what i live for. >> reporter: really? yeah, the colder and no exaggeration, there's something about the cold weather i just can't get over. i love it. >> reporter: love it or leave it, the temperature here in minneapolis will get above zero tomorrow, at the same time other parts of the state could see blizzard-like conditions. so winter definitely not over just yet. my colleague, mark strassmann, is in memphis, tennessee, now where it's also below average. >> this street is virtually deserted and with good reason. a frosty forecast, overnight low of 8 and wind chill of zero. andrew pride has been working construction in memphis since 1981 and can remember few days this frigid. >> got to be wrapped up tight. if you ain't wrapped up tight, you will be cold. (knock

eric fisher is our chief meteorologist at wbz, our cbs station in boston. eric, what's next? >> reporter: friday morning, swinging into places like boston, new england, becoming another strong system heading into friday night, all wrapping up off the coast of new england snow total also this time around not nearly like what we just dealt with, many seeing 2-4 inches in the morning friday. then as we head toward friday night, heavy snowfall into downeast maine, a spot that saw a lot of snow in the blizzard and some snow creeping into boston. another system, sunday night into monday, a little more uncertainty here. if it turns the corner and comes up the coast again, it will be a significant storm, more snow nowhere to put that snow. plus we have a lot of cold coming in behind it. we look toward next week. first full week of february and temperatures running well belowa lot o savage and feeling like deja vu. and scott, we had a lot of theses last conversations last winter. >> pelley: thank you. tha >> pelley: eric, thank you. we had to show you this picture that caught our eye

. >>> meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz has the forecast. >> next is a clipper movinghrough the great lakes as we head to today through the northeast, tonight into friday morning. this is not nearly as big as the storm as the last one but it will wrap uf off the coast of maine, and that's going to put down additional snow. phase one moving tlurs into friday morning. then as we head into friday night and saturday morning another 3 to 6. plus a lot of wind, blowing and drifting snow and really cold temperatures to kick off the weekend. then the next storm we're tracking senior for sunday night into monday. it looks like this one may come up off the south of new england and new york city enanning more snow. there's nowhere to put this snow. this is one to watch over the next couple of days. more warm air across the midwest and bitter cold moveing to the east as we kick off february. i'm eric fisher for cbs news.ró >>> a senate confirmation hearing is continuing this morning for president obama's choice for next attorney general. loretta lynch faced tough but plight questi

eric fisher of our boston affiliate wbz is tracking the storm. >> wintry weather in our southern plain this morning. picking up some significant snowfall here. it's been falling during the overnight, continuing as it tracks its way east, even snow potential in and around dallas especially the northwest side of the city and that could slow down the commute. that could slow down the commute. but many of these spots saying 3 to 6 inches of snow. the storm is the one to watch in the next few days. heavy rain around houston moving toward the gulf coast. friday across the southern states including birmingham atlanta, and charleston and then the storm is going to start to climb up the east coast. rain totals could see a couple inches in a few spots especially in around houston, austin, hill country, and san antonio, and then a strip of rain from jackson along the i-20 corridor. then as it starts to work its way up the east coast, a rapid deepening of the storm system. this could bring quite a few things into play late friday night into saturday. a lot of things to watch. i think this one clos

meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says all this cold will be followed by more cold. >> it is cold just about everywhere right now. that was cold blast number one, an appetizer if you will but the really cold air, the core of it coming down as we head through wednesday, across the midwest and down to the deep south and there's another one lined up behind it by the end of the week, friday into saturday more arctic air coming down. the short story is there's a longer drawn still to come. cold in parts of 31 states. many being as affected by the cold temperatures 50 below zero. here are the windchill number on wednesday evening. then we head into thursday morning, which is going to be the coldest for many. you've got a windchill of 2 below in atlanta, 8 in tallahassee, florida, subzero in charlotte charlotte, so everyone feeling the coldest air we've seen since last wind. the divide is by the rockies. if you want to escape this, they were in the 80s in socal yesterday and forecast as high of 80 in houston and texas. well into the 70s again and then all the way into the n

meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz is tracking the storm as it heads north. >> well, some pretty impressive snow last night across texas. amarillo, a foot of snowfall. now it's a rainmaker. both the i-10 and i-20 corridors. could be pockets of bigger snowstorms especially in the florida panhandle. then it's friday night into saturday it becomes more of a snow event. the line lining up along i-95 as it always does. it's going to race out to sea. by the time it clears out saturday night. heavy rain for much of the southeast and maybe even 4-inch rain totals along the median gulf coast. the snowy side the big cities d.c. philly northern boston most seeing about 4 inches. the heavy amounts will be north of the cities. they're running well below average. none of them have seen 6 inches of snow for the entire winter up to this point. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for the cbs news. >>> well the deadline to pay ransom for japanese hostages has come and gone. a countdown appeared online showing a clock and images of other hostages who has been beheaded. a mother pled for his l

eric fisher is chief meteorologist at wbz in boston. a lot of lofty talk around this one. what is ahead? >> this is going to be the biggest storm in at least the a couple of years jeff. we haven't had to deal with this animal so far this winter. all the states of rhode island connecticut, down through new york and towards the jersey shore. 35 miles an hour winds, in short white out conditions reported. storm we are tracking laying down snow in the midwest, byted. st tomorrow, this is where things really start to ramp up. s you can see the storm blossom as it intensifies, it's a really slow mover, chugging north and east and doesn't depart for parts of new england until tomorrow.t f strong widespread winds, 30 mile per hour or 30 plus down towards connecticut, 50 plus to the boston area, towards the cape or the islands we can see hurricane c force winds, up to 70 even 80, and one to two foot snows 30 inches new york to boston and jeff in some spots we could even exceed that. tuesday is a snow day and wednesday as well. >> glor: eric fisher, thank you d very much. because of

. >> wbz meteorologist eric fisher. >> this morning was about as cold as we get, but there is another blast moving in for tonight, so friday into saturday many of us are still looking at temperatures a good 15 to 25 degrees below normal. >> reporter: compared to the rest of the nation, we have very little to complain about here in new york. the record low today 16 degrees with wind-chill that's four degrees, but, scott, i would argue it feels a lot colder out here. >> no doubt. thank you very much. new video raises more questions about the actions of cleveland police after an officer shot a 12-year-old to death. that story is next on the "cbs evening news." you're a mouthbreather. well, put on a breathe right strip and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than cold medicines alone so you can breathe and sleep shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. my feet felt so heavy at the end of the day. they used to get really tired. until i started gellin'. i got dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. when they're in my shoes, my feet and legs feel less tired. it's like walking on a wav

let's check in with eric fisher, the chief meteorologist at our cbs station in boston, wbz.c, what's coming next? >> scott now our attention is turning towards the southwestern united states, over the super bowl where i have a wet forecast the next several days. the storm is slow moving heading eastward into the weekend glowft bringing in the rain around phoenix much of arizona but a lot of snow, mountains of new mexico, into the san wans, southwestern colorado seeing significant snowfall over the next 48 hours. that storm heads out to the plains on saturday and starts to head eastbound. we'll get an area of snow moving across the ohio valley and d.c., philly and boston as we head towards monday. early indications on this one several days out a broad strip of six- to 12-inch snows and we'll have to watch this one very carefully scott. anyone who has two to three feet in their backyard needs to see the progress because if it moves a little farther north on monday there aren't many places to put that additional snow. >> pelley: thanks, eric. in the meeft, another deadline pass

eric fisher is the chief meteorologist at our cbs station in boston, wbz. eric, what's coming next? >> reporter: well, scott, a lot of locations already very cold but the harshest cold of this outbreak starts to pour its way southward tomorrow and takes over most of the eastern united states, temperatures as much as 30 degrees below average in the coldst time of the year. another cold front will move through for the end of the week and the start of the weekend. the cold will be prolonged for the entire eastern united states. parts of 31 states have at least one wind-chill advisory or warning from the northeast back on through the plains. and in terms of forecast tracking the core of all this, by tomorrow evening, wind-chill values at 20 to 30 below, at times as cold as 50 below in minnesota. we head toward thursday morning, out the door, that cold air all the way into the deep south and wind-chill subzero in atlanta, single digits all the way down to the gulf coast. scott, no one in the south has had to deal with cold like that just yet this year. >> pelley: eric, thanks very much.

. >> pelley: eric fisher is chief meteorologist at wbz our cbs station in boston. eric what's coming next? >> reporter: scott a major snowstorm taking shape this evening off the coastline. the storm beginning to deepen, the winds picking up and snow moving into places like new york boston, providence and hartford. we'll see rates increase one to lee, maybe as much as four inches per hour. the heart of the storm overnight and into first part of tuesday but it's in no rush to leave. it continues to sit, spin, produce strong winds and slowly moves off to the north and east, finally leaving by the time we get toward wednesday morning. after that, a lot of snow to clean up. a big corridor of one to two-foot snow totals, but local areas where banding really takes shape, we could see up to three feet, and that puts you toward record territory chasing the records in places like boston and new york. biggest snowstorm ever recorded in boston 27.5 inches 26.9 in new york city. my gut feeling may be just shy but either way a major impact the kind of storm that will shut down t

. >> glor: eric fisher is the chief meteorologist at our cbs station in boston, wbz. what is the forecast. >> it is cold from coast tobz coast and it's the type of cold these with the wind chill vaults at midnight. as we kick off a new year, the great lakes to the northeast all of us feeling the cold. new york feeling like 12 degrees when the ball drops. a lot of chilly air. florida is the only place immune to all this and we're track a storm in the southwest. we saw the snow in california and around vegas, and now it works its way across the four corners and into texas. treacherous travel here, new mexico, the san juan mountains in the northern parts of new mexico as we head through the overnight. the ice affecting west texas freezing rain and sleet and dangerous travel heading into new year's day. the first larger storm system of 2015 works its way northward into the weekend. by saturday night, snow flying across the upper midwest. story snow-starved cities like boston, new york, and philly this one looks like a rain event. but stormy times not waiting tooai long be

former patriots backup quarterback, now wbz boston radio host, scott zolack gave a demonstration. >> put the ball through a process. we would grind that down. also this. quarterbacks don't like it too point i. you see them pushing the head into the the ground. we would deflate it some because you want it more oblicensing so you can get your air into it. >> reporter: belichick's explanations made him sound more like a science teacher than a football coach. >> the the situation is the preparation of the ball caused the ball to i would say be artificially high in psi and then it reached its equal point at some point later on, an hour or two hours into the game. that level was below what was set in this climatic condition. >> reporter: but all of the explanation is still don't answer why the colts game day foot the balls reportedly had no under inflation problems. >>> that was anna warner reporting. we will talk more about deflate gate with face the nation's bob schieffer who will join us live with the preview of today's broadcast when we come back. stay with us. >>> joining with us a pr

kate merrill from our sister station wbz has latest from boston. >> we need to get out right now. >> reporter: chaos and pan nick a place already vulnerable with the sick and their families. >> right now they have announced that there was a deadly security threat on the second floor. >> reporter: shots fired in the had shapiro building at brigham and woman as hospital, cardiac surgeon doctor michael davidson was shot twice in the chest. >> i have never seen that many police officers, responding with their weapons drawn, to be like within feet of it. we were within ten or 20 feet of the incident. >> reporter: police lock down the building searching for shooter, patients and staff raced to safety but just 16 minutes later a discovery in the exam room, suspect shooter found dead. police say he shot himself. police suspect that the doctor, was not an accidental victim. >> he was, targeted and that, reason, right now is in the clear. >> reporter: police are looking at death of this would map as a possible connection margaret, who died in november police say it was her son steven who shot