winter storm, weather advisories, storm warnings up for whisp and the counties to the west. 40s after a day in the mid- 40s. the ground is still relatively warm. with this initial line of snow, plenty of snow around the backside. a significant drop in temperatures overnight. with we had highs in the 40s, the snow will stick quickly than the last couple of systems we had which arrived in the middle of the day in to the afternoon. this will arrive overnight. no daytime insulation from the sun to prevent the snow from sticking. things will stick zl)nrapidly pave surfaces. it's tapping a little bit of gulf moisture, a little bit of atlantic moisture. not a power house storm but has cthe way of teeth than the last couple of winter weather makers. timing wise, good for a few hours in the central part of the state, 2:00 a.m., comes down, rain for southern maryland, all snow as we get more cold air. by tomorrow, this will taper off, the main storm will blow up overnew england. we will be left with snow showers and windy cold conditions in to tomorrow night and sunday. tonight, 32,

there is the beautiful sunset there with whisp -- wispy clouds going through. right now from our ski resort, partly cloudy skies. if you're heading up to tahoe tomorrow turning partly cloudy, chance of showers on saturday and sunday night, winter is coming back. here are the highs for today, some records out there there is salinas, 77. 75 santa cruz. take a look at this, 68 in novato. 70 napa. it was beach weather. san jose, 7. oakland with 70 degrees. there is a beautiful day. temperatures into 60s and what is coming. clouds increase tonight. scattered showers for friday and saturday. more showers sunday night into monday. there is a system with a weak cold front that is approaching. this is saturday's system. sunday night into monday this looks like a stronger storm going to bring us rain. three systems heading our way. there is tomorrow morning at 5:00 we'll see light showers into santa rosa. showers spread and very light going into saturday morning as well. by saturday, just ice vaited showers here so we'll get a break before more rain comes in saturday nig

. >> i want you to keep whisp whispering. if you feel too scared to talk to me, put the phone down but do not hang up. moments later police came speeding down the street with sirens blaring. the burglar managed to get away but the boy's maturity and quick thinki thinking kept him out of harm's way. >>> a bay area woman honored for another extraordinary act of courage, she was the guest of honor in san francisco. williams, if you recall, saved a man's life last october, pulling him from the fiery crash on highway 101 in san francisco. williams managed to drag the unconscious man from the burning cement truck and then flagged down firefighters for help. >> i appreciate everyone for, you know, just seeing that what i did was a good deed. but it just came from the heart because i would want someone to do it for me. >> that is amazing. true life hero there. the fire chief says without williams the rescue crews may not have seen that man until it was much too late in that fire. unbelievable. >> calling her a good samaritan an under

but i think in terms of what newt has to do and i wrote a piece recently for b.e.t, my whisp whisper in his ear was get focused on what you need to do to run a campaign. maybe this is the beginning of that. i don't know, it may be too little too late. we will see. all eyes and and energy is on this guy called santorum and i think that will be a difficult hill for mitt to overcome because of the kind of momentum, and look at arizona and michigan. i think there's potential upset there is with respect to santorum's campaign. >> we have said the word conservative eight times in eight minutes. so america, make of that what you will. we will be back with more on the 2012 race next on "now" follow the wings. what do you get when you combine the home depot with this weekend? the cure for cabin fever. because with get-it-done savings on everything we need... we can turn this weekend into a fresh floor... or an updated bathroom... or a brand-new look. so let's hit those orange aisles, and make today the day, we make a big difference, no matter how big our budget. more saving. more doing. that'