in the daytime in beautiful weather and we looks down and i love to being from a place in western massachusettsry distinctive geography and you can see kate caught their and al said it looks just like the map. [laughter] today we are closer -- in the winter it is easier to find your way around because here is the connecticut river and here is my landmark, cape cod and boston. i live right here in western mass with my husband and fortunately or unfortunately i work full-time in houston texas and we have quite the commuting life. there is an up close and detailed picture -- i look pictures -- love pictures were i look straight down and see them in a detailed way and realized everybody down there is doing something and i wonder what it is but there are also views in that room with all the windows that is a different structure than we have ever had and this is something to keep in mind for all the different kinds of exploration -- how do you experience that exploration? up until that room we had portholes, that means you're going across the pacific ocean and you know hawaii is there somewhere and i

we'll see some icing tonight across western massachusetts into parts of new hampshire and eventually maine, fair amount of snow on the back end of this in vermont, we could see over foot of snow. that pink area is what we're watching tonight. hopefully, it won't last too long. tomorrow morning's commute, on a monday should be more cal it was today. >> all right, rob, thank you. >>> to a shooting mystery involving the vice president. shots fired near the home of joe biden. witnesses say they saw a car speeding by. abc's jon karl. >> reporter: at 8:25 saturday night, shots rang out in this upscale neighborhood in wilmington, delaware, where joe and jill biden have had a home for years. secret service agents saw a car speeding away down this road -- few hundred yards from the vice president's house, just outside the security perimeter. the bidens were out to dinner when the shooting happened. they spend most weekends in delaware, and the vice president has joked about their quiet neighborhood. >> we live in an area that is wooded and somewhat secluded. i said jill if there's ever a prob

in western massachusetts things are better than expected but the eastern side of the state reeling with at least their inches of snow in some areas and hurricane force winds. conditions in rhode island not much better with roughly 2 feet of snow. >> this is clear al very big storm. for most of massachusetts and i'm glad we had little bit of advance warning to plan for it. >> we want everybody off the roads. travel ban is still in effect. >> for the most part new york city not so bad with 10-inches in place but long oy land just got slammed nasty winds more than 14-inches of snow and nasa county and more than 2 feet in suffolk county. you can always track the weather any time myfoxphilly.com. click the weather tab for the latest forecast information and of course live radar. >>> a pair of accused of burglars give police quite the clue. these shoe prints in the snow leading undercover cops right to the guy and gallon who police say were breaking into homes and cars in upper darby township. fox 29's dawn timmeney in the newsroom tonight with this story. dawn. >> reporter: iain upper darby

the travel ban lifted in connecticut, the travel ban has been lifted in far western massachusetts. apparently the storm out there was a completely different kind of storm. but here in the eastern part of massachusetts, that travel ban remainings in place. it's been fascinating here in the city to see basically pedestrians checking things out. >> cross country seems to be pretty nice because the plows kind of tamped down the snow a little bit. so there's a good base to slide on. >> have you ever cross country skied through a city before? >> no, this is the first. >> a guy in a fur coat rocking that, there are some flooding issues they're still concerned about, there's a high tiedde coming up later this afternoon. a couple of inches to several feet in areas that tend to have fwloog. >> let's head over to janice dean who's been tracking the storm for the last two years. >> 21 inches in boston and counting, but look at where we have some hefty snowfall totals. we have over two feet in a lot of these areas, and it's not done yet as molly mentioned. wind gusts in excess of these areas alo

i live right up here in western massachusetts with my family.her fortunately, or unfortunately, i worked full_time in houston, texas. here is a more up close and detailed picture. i love to have pictures when i look straight down and can see them in a detailed way. i realize that everyone down there is doing something, and i wonder what it is. there also views __ you saw all those windows __ that is a very different structure that we have ever had. i think that is something to think about in explorations, how do you experience that exploration. before this, we had portholes. you know hawaii is somewhere, but he goes by really fast, and it is tiny. you are always trying to glimpse it. when you have windows all the way around, you can see when something is coming. then, you see it receding in the distance. you can also see the curve of the earth. i think it gives you the feeling of being more human the present. things like this remind me of what it is like to see her home receding in the distance, and then you know that in 90 minutes you will be b

heavier bands of snow across western massachusetts right now as that band moves westward over the last couple of hours. over to you, heather. >> thank you very much. we'll check back with you. jon: there are new hearings today into the deadattack over the 2012 attack. democrats a cruise the committee chairman south carolina republican of excluding them from meetings with witnesses. congressman says that sources are not required to meet with both sides at the same time and democrats are free to conduct their own private meetings if they would like. joining us now, senior editor of national youth amy is also with us, associate editor and columnist at the hill. we have long heard, you know republicans have suspected that the obama administration was trying to stonewall this investigation. now there is a report that 15,000 new pages of documents have suddenly turned up. does that justify republican complaints? >> well republicans have waited a long time for this information and the chairman pointed out at the start of the hearing that the recent the select committee exists even though a ho

coming in and they are already getting above that 8-inch mark along the south shore, even into western massachusetts starting to close in on that foot. so we are still on track for upwards of 2 feet in many parts of massachusetts. we could even see an isolated three-foot zone. here's a look though. we were talking about the cold it is very cold. here's a look at the arctic forecast we're going to have. this arctic air continues to fill down throughout the week. temperatures in many places are not going to make it above freezing until we get to -- until we get to -- rather until we get to friday. we'll be above freezing. look what happens here betty. on saturday we fall into the 20s a. by sunday in the teens. so the snow will go but the cold will stay and that is certainly going to create problems on the roads right through the weekend because we will have some melting and refreezing. >> that could be very problematic with black ice and all kinds of issues with that. dough domenica thank you so much. >>> saw you earlier john in portland, maine. the snow took a break but not anymore. >> reporter: it h

western massachusetts lightened up. eastern massachusetts, we're getting the worst of it. >> boston we're saying -- at least parts of boston got 18 inches so far. they could get a whole lot more, is that right? >> right. they're talking about creeping up on that 27.5-inch record. >> so this could be as you told us yesterday, one of the five worst snowstorms in the history of massachusetts, certainly in the history of boston? >> i think i could comfortably say that at this point, yes. >> is everybody dealing with it okay? you're in charge of emergency management. what's the latest? >> people are doing a great job. we've lifted the travel ban for the western part of the state. eastern part of the state as well, folks have stayed off the roads, allowed the folks with the plows to try to stay up with this storm. hopefully it will get people back to work and back on the roads some time tomorrow hopefully. 5:00 this afternoon, governor baker will then have a press conference and maybe there will be some decisions in that regar

this was part of the storm system that brought snow upwards of 4 inches to parts of western massachusettsw has been flying. the storm continues to push on to the north and east. that by tonight, will be in much better shape. the story tonight will be the arctic plunge. high temperatures are pressed to get out of the sing the digits. chicago, minus 2 for the high on wednesday. that's fahrenheit and that is bone chilling. >> i tell you what those chicagoans are a hearty bunch. >> coldest air of the season. get ready for that. >> thanks ivan. >>> north korea says newly imposed sanctions against pyongyang shows washington is enabout the on repug nancy and hostility toward their country. the measures were imposed in the wake of that attack on sony pictures apparently over a satirical movie you all know now called "the interview".many, many have seen it. meantime kim youngjong-un is sending signals his government is open to warmer relations with south korea. in a new year's day address, he said if conditions were right he'd consider high-level talks with the south. thissen is is the the first t

this is our farm in western massachusetts, just an unbelievably gorgeous place.lly this time of year. nice to be able to have home and work so close. all the different dimensions of the place that we live -- i show the pictures at the end and in terms of exploring you don't have to go very far. and exploration is about a spirit and a way of being present in your surroundings. we have some pretty amazing places right here on the planet, in our backyard and a beautiful view. these are all pictures that my husband took. just beautiful places, and things just happen and you want to capture that moment and keep it, and one of the ways to do that is to take pictures. this is aurora borealis. this was over our house in massachusetts. that might be possible this week, given the forecast. we took this picture about two weeks after i came home -- there is something so wonderful about being home. and it is important to remember there are folks who make all that happen, and there are all that happen, and there are -- folks who make all that happen, and there are friends like

windchills from northern new jersey to western massachusetts. towns throughout connecticut are opening warming centers for those who can't get enough heat in their homes. the rain is a problem for super bowl fans. they have braved muddy conditions for several free concerts after thunderstorms on thursday and friday. they didn't see it as a problem. >> i have muddy shoes too. i ain't going to feel that bad for them. i'm in the same condition they in. what i am going to do is make them feel good when they're out there in the mud. >> okay snoop. let's head to the weather channel's reynolds wolf. reynolds? >>> good morning. let's take a look at what we can expect from winter storm linus. we talked about parts of the northeast due for another round. take a look at the cities we have in terms of the timing. some locations seeing the snowfall saturday and sunday. others into saturday sunday and even into monday. radar shows things pretty active in the west, the high mountains of the central and southern rockies. the moisture that system will pull up fr

in western massachusetts, things are better than expected. governor charlie baker lifting the travel ban. but on the eastern side of the state, a blizzard warning remains in effect. heavy snow continuing to fall. >> this is clearly a very big storm. for most of massachusetts and i'm glad we had a little bit of a warning to plan for it. >> conditions in rhode island not much better. roughly 2 feet of snow reported in some areas there. >> we want everybody off the roads. travel ban is still in effect. >> in new york on the other hand, it is the big blizzard that never was. the winter storm predictions failing to live up to the hype. roads reopened and mass transit systems up and running. >> the storm in general, i think it's fair to say was less destructive than predicted. >> at laguardia airport, crews are out in force trying to clear the runways. inside the terminals, the often bustling transit hub, a virtual ghost town. >> i'm here for three days and the blizzard is awful. i'm heading home for florida. sunny florida. >> sunny florida sounds

the heaviest snowfall falling across western massachusetts. storm system to the gulf of maine, nova scotia new found land and the canadian maritimes. it will be develop in the next couple of hours. cold weather. boston minus one fahrenheit what it feels like. minus 19 celsius. brutally cold weather. new york city down into about 8 fahrenheit the windchill. everything on the ground is going to freeze. the perspective on the eastern half of the united states below freezing across the northeastern united states. how about temperatures -- the place to beat, dallas pushing up close to 80. freezing a couple of weeks ago across the region. denver 61 for the high. 70s tuesday in denver. look at these coming out of montauk, eastern long island. video out of the region. it doesn't look like we have it. incredible because surfers were out enjoying the rough tide, as well. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aar

broadband having been extended to the hill towns of western massachusetts so that children who, by the way, live in communities who have first class colleges have to go to the parking lot of the local library during the evening hours to connect to the internet. and i think that those of the sorts of measurements that we want to be assured of as we go forward. if we are only going to apply this to tax cuts, then it seems to me as though it is ill considered. if we are going to talk about long-term investments, what better way to do it than improving rail transportation. just for our colleagues here who are dubious about high-speed rail, that first train -- when we got to western massachusetts on the way to vermont -- that train got up to 79 miles per hour. how do we measure that accurately, consistent with the point that mr. larson has made ec if we resist the idea that that doesn't count in terms of a long-term forecast? >> i think we should be considering these broader economic impacts. i worry about the uncertainty. i think that looms ray large over this congress. that is why i think

that 1st train when we got to western massachusetts on the way to vermont vermont it got up to 79 miles per hour. how do we measure that accurately consistent with the.that mr. larson has made if we resist the idea that that does not count in terms of a long-term forecast economically? >> i i think we should be considering broader economic impact. i worry about the uncertainty and it looms large. that is why you have to be careful with exactly the details of the models being used and the implications but of course you are right, there are positive growth implications for renewing infrastructure. >> thank you. >> thank you you, mr. chairman. here we are in your number six of the recovery. you really laid out the task of this committee very clearly. to accelerate long-term growth in this country beyond the paltry 2.3 percent we are seeing. as i have looked and read many things during the course of these past few years trade and energy have been the two accelerants that have worked against the dragons we have seen in this economy as we have tried to climb out of the recession, and i want t

here around boston area towards western massachusetts, near worcester, seeing accumulations of to 2025 approaching 30 inches of snow exactly what meteorologists were saying we should expect here. i am on boston common. i want to show you what's going on behind me a bit. if you can take a look every time i turn around never know what i am going to find. right now, one pedestrian crossing boston common one of the oldest public parks in america. here comes a snowplow. they're doing a great job of keeping this plowed it is a major thoroughfare for people walking throughout the city of boston. every now and then we see people coming through, people who might have to go to work because they are essential personnel, but other than that, boston is a ghost town. all of the traffic on the roads are emergency vehicles or snow plows, that's because there's still a travel ban in effect. we are still getting high wind gusts here probably in the range of 20 miles per hour. nothing like it was earlier today when up close to 40 miles per hour and in southeastern massachusetts, out in the cape and the i

it's been lifted in western massachusetts. but i will give the residents of the commonwealth kudos.stening to governor baker and staying off the road. that made our jobnd the state police job a lot easier so far. >> brigadier general gary keefe of the national guard, thank you so much. and thank your men and women. >> appreciate the support. >> new england certainly still bearing the brunt of this epic storm. it's not over yet. more snow is falling. millions face the threat of coastal flooding let's get the latest forecast from chad myers. >> the forecast is for this snow to continue where it's snowing for probably the next 6 to 12 hours. it will start to taper off around bangor, but there are still areas bands of snow coming onshore for boston. now we have a new number in auburn, massachusetts, of 32.5 inches of snow and still snowing. so another 6 inches on top of this, arntdnd there are heavy bands still out in the ocean getting that wrap around effect. though it's tapered off in boston, picking up in mrij um sandwich, across parts of the cape. here's what the map looks like at h

in western and central massachusetts they got more. here in boston, 20 inches.out there 40 minutes away from the city 35 inches. i counted more than a dozen communities in the state that got over 30 inches of snow. there are plenty of others that got over 20. you mentioned some of that coastal flooding. that's a big issue happening here. one of the big towns we've been watching is scituate. they've had an inch in some places several in the others. and a sea wall breach in marshfield. >> any idea what's going on on nantucket? any update on that? >> really an incredible story out there. they literally knocked everybody out of power on the island of nantucket. as of this afternoon they were saying they felt pretty good about possibly being able to get people back online in 24 hours. they made some progress. they were out of power on nantucket and cape cod hit pretty bad. it had been up to 36,000. now it's closer to around 20,000 people. they're making some progress. frankly, greta it's still snowing at this point in time. >> molly, back to you. >>> while new york c

the rail been improved, bribe and haven't been extended to the hill towns of western massachusetts so children who by the way lipid communities are first-class colleges have to go to the park in mind at the local library during the evening hours to connect to the internet. i think that those are the sorts of measurements that we want to be assured of as we go forward if we are only going to apply this to tack cuts. seems to me as though it still can be great if we decide we are going to talk about long-term investment, just for our colleagues here that are dubious about high-speed rail when we got to western massachusetts on the way to vermont and a couple small towns, that train got to 79 miles per hour. how do we measure that accurately consistent with the point mr. larson has made if we resist the idea that is going to account in terms of a long-term forecast economic. >> i think we should begin. rotter economic and tax mr. neal. i worry about the uncertain to get the tax proposals and not lose very large. that is why you have to be careful with exactly the details of the models be

mayor, thank you. >> thank you so much. >>> let's go to massachusetts now where the travel ban in the western part of that state has been lifted. still in effect though for the eastern part of massachusetts. snow continues to pile high with more than 2 1/2 feet of snow in some areas right now. doctors and nurses at brig ham and women's hospital in boston taking some extrard marry measures to get to work. actually skiing to work. those are some committed health care workers there. weather channel's keith carson live in boston where more than 18 inches of snow has fallen so far. keith, how are things looking light right now? >> yeah, craig we're still in the middle of the storm here in boston. yes just talked about people skiing and snowshoeing to get to work. that's what's happening here. we're in boston common. it's still ongoing. the latest snow total, boston logan airport -- >> skiers right behind you? there are some skiers right behind you there. >> yes. >> as if on cue. >> well, i paid them. obviously i paid them to do that. it didn't cost very much. that's good. also i am currently weari

the western part of massachusetts, it was not that big of a deal.he middle of this. i mean, you know it looks like we have a few more hours of this. i'm on the south shore of boston. i'd say we're at least around probably more than 20 right now. >> put this in perspective for me, for someone who's from here. i've been out here -- as you can see, crowds behind me dogs people tossing footballs. there's no getting around. i've talked to so many people late last night. they're enjoying it. those who can just hang out are hanging out. they're saying brooke this is boston, this is winter. when you look at the snow totals to me, this could be record setting. >> yeah when it ends the total could be. but this to me -- i mean i've had ten of these in my life i can think of. it doesn't seem that extraordinary to me. it seems like a bad winter storm. it was a blizzard with the wind conditions. you know you said it. we live in new england. i wrote a column today that was very light hearted, making fun of the whole -- we go crazy about this but at the end of the

anna western never foxboro, massachusetts.ie banks is being remembered this morning as a hall of fame baseball legend. bangss with known as mr. cub for his 19 seasons with chicago. he hit more than 500 home runs between 1953 and 1971 and twice was most valuable player. banks was known for his enthusiasm and a catch phrase. quote, it's great day for baseball. let's play two." ernie banks was 83 years old. >> what a great gentleman of the game. >>> president and mrs. obama are flying to india this morning but will shorten their trip to fly to saudi arabia. they'll have talks on how to clean up the pollution in india. as seth doane reports indian society and industry are still identified as one of the earth's most polluting energy sources. >> reporter: this is a city that's a four-hour drive of mumbai unless you're with rajus is shr ooh f. this is how he commutes to his plant. among other things he makes pesticides, some for sale in the u.s., and employs 3,000 people in india. >> we have millions of people still jobless in india,

massachusetts. just listed it for the western counties, four western county. 're told that area of the state got different storm nowhere near as bad as rest of the state. in massachusetts roads are shut down on eastern half. this is boston. pedestrians, wandering down main city streets. businesses closed. coffee shops closed. a lot of snow move apparatus on sidewalks and plows moving through constantly. the snow is coming down constantly. there were 30,000 power outages during the course of the storm. pretty bad as folks living through it. not as bad as it could have beenrd coulding to officials. the snow is if you have any and didn't have heaviness that brought down a lot of trees. pedestrians like crazy getting out here to enjoy the day. a lot of people taking advantage of a snow day. we had a chance to interview many so of them. take a listen. have you seen other skiers out? >> no. not yet. i've seen snowshoers and no snow skiers. cross-country seems to be nice because the plows kind of packed down a little bit. >> have you been able to cross-country through

an in westerner is in foxboro, massachusetts. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. casting appal over the patriots' latest super bowl appearance. >> the notion that we're going go go out there now and suspend bill belichick before the super bowl is comical. >> end zone hdtoucown! >> reporter: the controverg as the nfl investigates reports that 11 of the 12 footballs the patriots used in their blowout win over the colts were deflated. "usa today" sports columnist says the sheer number of irregular balls is no accident. >> bill belichick oversees everything. nobody sneezes in that building without him knowing about it. if something was done, you can be sure he had something to do with it. >> reporter: when asked about the controversy, andrew luck the colts' quarterback on the losing end of sushld's 45-7 loss could only respond with -- >> the energy's sucked out of you. you do feel deflated. >> reporter: former patriots' tight end and sports radio host christian fortier thinks it's being blown out of proportion. >> was it deflated on purpose in was there miscommunicati

we have been through connecticut and seen western connecticut and massachusetts. other parts of new england in upstate new york. the west, the south. this is an amazingly beautiful country. >> do people ever come up to you and say you look like clarence thomas? >> after bush v gore, you guys probably don't recall that case. [laughter] one thing about these old motor coaches is you spend a lot of time repairing them. it was constantly being repaired. this always goes on. you are always taking it to be repaired. it was scheduled the week we had bush fee gore in florida. i rescheduled. the week after, things were dicey driving down to florida. i stopped in brunswick georgia at a truck stop. it's interesting. i am refueling, which is an interesting experience with all the 18 wheelers and one of the truckers blocked by as i was refueling and he says to me, did anybody ever tell you you look like clarence thomas? i said, oh yeah? he said, i'll bet it happens all the time, doesn't it? and then he went on about his business. >> one of you is passionate salsa dancer. i gue

across the north western portions of the university you saw nearly 90 meters of snow in just two days like in massachusetts. and people are still digging out. i want to take you to eastern massachusetts to show how conditions are still severe out there. people trying to pick up the pieces after a powerful snowfall slammed into the area causing significant damage including flattened trees and garbage cans. it froze over vehicles because of the cold temperatures. two homes had to be condemned after a 24 meter seawall collapsed. it's totally frozen up there. good news snow has let up in the northeastern portions of the united states, however we're expecting to see snowfall once again as we go to friday. we have a couple of low pressure systems in and around the great lakes region up to the north probably 20 centimeters and freezing rain. these were moved in the northeast to your friday. it will be another snowy day across the western u.s. including boston and new york city. take a look at this. new york on thursday minus 1 degree and snow will come back on your friday. then, as we go to monday another day of

western long island new york city and into new jersey. however, blizzard warnings continue up through massachusetts and maine, especially close to the coast where we'll continue to get heavy bands of snow. the intensity of these snow bands continues as we get especially towards boston where the winds are so strong and gusty. still expecting wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour for many parts of the east coast. so while temperatures today will stay in the teens and 20s, winds are going to make it feel like it is certainly much much colder. it only feels like 12 degrees in philadelphia even though snow slowly tapers off. dell? >> rebecca thank you very much. you are watching al jazeera america. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to the news hour. i'm in doha with the top stories on al jazeera. a gun and bomb attack in libya's capitol at a hotel popular with foreigners and diplomats. >>> the u.s. president is in saudi arabia to meet the new king and talk about the conflict and challenges on his doorstep. >>> after protests over the mysterious death of a pr

western edition. there is as much as 3 feet of snow in parts of new england tonight. lunenburg, massachusetts, for one. boston is digging out of two feet but there is also ice and flooding. hard hit is marshfield massachusetts where we find anna werner. r >> reporter: homes along thecove massachusetts coast set covered in ice, heavy frozen layers that brought down power lines. crews worked all day to restore service, while plows cleared debris from snowy streets. the storm packing top winds of 60 miles an hour broke throughin the seaside concrete seawalls in the seaside towns of marshfield and scituate. >> this is where this part of the seawall blew out, correct? >> that's right. >> reporter: joe rossi chairs aliti local citizens coalition and says the many of the sea walls are vulnerable, 85% at least 50 years old. >> it's a ticking time bomb. this is only a sample what if what could be widespread coastal infrastructure failure going forward. >> i have broken bones here. >> reporter: marshfield lobsterman tim mannix took a direct hit. the storm blasted through the back sliding doors of his s

they had no federal powers and as in western europe all these independent states started fighting with each other, vermont and new york and massachusetts. and battling each other with guns where the stages meet. connecticut farmers try to settle in northwestern pennsylvania, the wyoming valley, it was called the wyoming river. these were foreigners, and they signed a constitution, or create this union of 13 states of 11 states. the average person when he said my country he meant virginia or delaware or the state he came from. each state, people of each state, our supreme. or they play states rights. or state sovereignty. and this is one of the great elements of the early marshall decisions was to try to crush this concept of state sovereignty. jefferson himself committed treason as vice president, riding up what is called kentucky resolution by which asks kentucky legislature, deemed unconstitutional. that breaks up the union. jefferson he set off a states' rights fight that continued in the days of george wallace. these farmers in western virginia. and the secretary of treasury and the government passed a law. it is the whisky tax. in

massachusetts. in iowa you have strongly conservative people in western iowa represented by steve king, but you alsorest of the element of the republican party, suburban conservative. it's an eclectic party. you have a lot of candidates running so you better be true to yourself. that's what iowaians value more than anything else is authenticity. that's why christy won support by going. he said here is where i stand. he explained who was and where he was coming from. there is one other person who did herself some good and that's a long-shot. carlie fiorina of hewlett-packard. she has got some good coming and buzz coming out of it. we have 54 weeks lot to go through. martha: i look forward as always with you, thanks, karl. bill: there is a storm coming. americans voting with their wallets. "american sniper" tops the box office. do you know how' money this film has made in three weeks? director clients eastwood respond to people who say the moste tbloar if is war. martha: gunfire erupts in a crowded home depot store. >> it sounded like heavy fireworks. >> everybody was screaming and get to the back and

western edge of this particular storm. and then the further east you get, massachusetts, and connecticut -- >> and new england still going to it's better to be prepared. it's better to be overprepared than not at all. >> without a doubt. i think they made the right call to close down the city and the roads here. it's better to be prepared than not to be prepared at all. so we need this stuff. >> i'mappreciate that. >> we have producers, and crews all over the northeast. we're covering this storm for you here on cnn, we'll have the latest right after a quick break. ugh... ...heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm... amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. just tell us your budget and the "name your price" tool helps you find a whole range of coverages. no one else gives you options like that. [voice echoing] no one at all! no one at all! no one. wake up! [gasp] oh! you okay, buddy? i just had a dream that progressive had this thing called... the "name your price"

massachusetts and what you folks are telling drivers. >> well really in the metropolitan eastern side of the state, there's still a lot of snow coming and we expect more. as we look to the western side of the state, the travel ban has been lifted in several counties and things seem to be a little bit better there. the key message is that you should stay off the roads until the all clear is given. >> here's another part of the story i would think. once the snow does finally stop the winds die down. you've got a lot of snow on the roads there and temperatures expected to remain below freezing for a while. all of this -- or much of this turns to ice correct? >> if we get that temperature up to 33 or 34 degrees and little bit of it melts and go back below freezing that's when the roads really get treacherous. as long as we stay below freezing, nothing is going to thaw and we should be all right. watch yourself for any runoff on the back roads but the key thing is the first time we get a little above that temperature and get that fresh water on the roadway, it will freeze up on us. >> john nielsen, thanks for your time. >> we want to get to breaking news senior defense officials tel

massachusetts, i've seen two feet of snow not far from boston. i-25 is a ghost town coming out of providence. new york city was on the western edge, they did not get as much. la guardia almost had a foot. so i mean the warnings were justified. back home, we do have a dry start and it looks like a try ending to 2015 january. the only opportunity for rain would be today and it looks very weak. i don't think we'll get any rain in san francisco. if we do, i doubt it gets more than .01. that would probably be the extreme. so far zero, we've never had in san francisco a dry january in 166 years of recordkeeping. last year was the driest at .06 in 2013, .49. january has not been kind the last three years for us for rain. some of the rainfall returns. it's high-based of it's not reaching the ground. cloudy, mild for some. you can see there's some rain. you get the darker green out to fresno, accumulated to .10. 63 sfo, redwood city, mountain view, hayward, 63. it's just really warm for some. not too bad for others. upper 40s from alamo out to antioch and brentwood. 55 san ramon. that's because they are getting a southeast breeze. ha

western edge in your opinion? >> >>. >> let me change the narrative. all along with the modeles, there was uncertainty in new york and new jersey and philadelphia than this was in massachusettsom this event and it's most important is we have to do a better job with the community, all of us in communicating that uncertainty. we were talking about this as a historic event across the board, but we didn't do a nice job of kuhn indicating that models were more certain in some parts of the northeast and other parts. when people ask me i say nothing hammond. the models were always uncertain in new york and new jersey. we have to communicate that level of risk and uncertainty rather than giving us i to the we all got caught up in historic historic. >> i'll poise this the way you are saying it. there is another way of giving snowfall totals. some people are leaning to doing it like this by giving a probability. i'll ask joe and mica. we all said new york city was getting 18-to-24, in that range. if i told you new york city had 100% chance of 6 inches 50% chance of 2-feet and maybe a 70% chance of 1-foot. does that help you make decisions or do you need those numbers? that's the other