so we are going from 70 to windchill of 20. so good news there it is one day.rm back up to 59 around saturday, and next weekend looking pretty good before the next storm comes up, and that could have a chance of rain/snow mess next monday. >>> next, the blade runner breaks down in tears and the testimony raising the questions about the night that he fired the bullet that ended his girlfriend's life. and the father behind the gunman at the mass shooting of sandy hook, and opening up for the first time. and his stunning words about his son, and why he is willing to share his story. >>> and a new donation to prince george's county teachers. >>> and a student from georgetown university dies on spring break, and what we . >> candidate races. >> and the chart to my far right illustrates the extent to mr. thompson's secret payments to various candidates for elected office in the district. thompson's secret payments began in the 2006 d.c. mayoral race. that year jeff thompson in addition to illegally reimbursing family and friends and employees for making political con

windchills will make it feel like it's the teens and 20s. just hang on. we have 50s returning tomorrow. i'lli'll be back with your weekend forecast and looking at a possibility of something sunday night, monday. i'll explain when i see you in a few. >> see you soon, howard. >>> at this hour a massive search is under way in manassas, virginia. police swarmed the george mason university prince william campus a few hours ago after receiving a bomb threat. the college students are on spring break. more than 80 high schos olerare taking part in the governors school program. they were there and evacuated safely. there was another threat at george mason's fairfax campus last week but it's still too early to tell whether the two threats are related. >>> a mid-morning house fire in hyattsville injures three people plus one of the responding firefighters. two men and a 5-year-old got out of that burning home on 38th avenue before prince george's county firefighters arrived. but they did suffer some injuries and were taken to the hospital. a firefighter was also bur

and the windchills, dangerous windchills. we have windchill warnings in effect after the midwest northern plains where it feels like in the minus teens here. they have been just been in the freezer for weeks and weeks and weeks in these areas. and the cold front is very impressive, and with the potential for all of that cold air, we've got the mixing here of freezing rain and sleet. we're going to see accumulating ice on the roads and power lines. if you live in the areas across the southern plain, ohio river valley, you need to make plans in case your power goes out. it's likely in these areas that you see in pinks and purples, quarter inch to half inch ice in some of these big cities, dallas, ft. worth, little rock, memphis, nashville, gregg, says that beg story with all of the ice heading into monday. this storm is going to move into the mid-atlantic where we could see 6 to 27 inches of snow. d.c. could get a wallop. >> look at that little rock, memphis, nashville. >> this is extensive icing. half an inch that is crippling

windchills will hold in the upper 20s to low 30s. gusty, too.ning's gust will be potentially near 40 at times. we'll be gusting near 30 once we get into the afternoon all thanks to the big nor'easter. this has hurricane force winds that are hammering areas from nova scotia toward southeastern massachusetts. for us just a couple of flurries and snow showers are lingering on the back side here coming out of frederick county, virginia southeast into southwestern loudoun county. still a few flurries, sprinkles -- snow showers, not sprinkles for sure. this is all moving southeast. there's been somewhat of a persistent band north of cross junction, north of winchester into berryville. there could be a little coating coming out of that. a few other snow showers out of woodstock, some of the higher elevations but that's t. a lot of us seeing clear skies and windy conditions with winds gusting from 30 to manassas gusting to 30 in eastton. we've had gusts in the mid-30s last hour. now gusting 23 here and also win chester. i do expect gusts between now and

windchill by sri is in effect until 9:00 a.m.. but satellite are composite shows light snow generally off shore. most of this snow is off to the south and east. 18 degrees is the temperature by 5:00. the typically we should be in the '40's. snow showers return tuesday and wednesday. when state 1-3 in. of snow. we make 29. >> so far so good on the roads. no major delays or problems on the expressway's or the tweets. heading in bound on the eisenhower there is some road work going on around morgan where they are doing the bridge demolition. other than that it's nice and clear and other than the construction. but it's back to you guys. >> we're a few hours into the murder trial of oscar pistorius in south africa. the amputee track star is charged with murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp a year ago. pistorius says he thought he was shooting an intruder when he fired his gun at his closed bathroom door. but prosecutors say the couple had an argument before he put on his legs, got his gun, and started shooting. a judge will decide

and the windchills will dip back into the teens tonight, folks. doug is here with more of the chill in the air and the chance for, yes, more snow. doug? >> well, that is is right, guys. in the winds that we saw in the day yesterday and overnight last night, those were the strong winds and strongest non-thunderstorm winds since hurricane sandy. winds were gusting up to 60 miles an hour out at dulles last night. and looking outside now, the winds are at 18 miles per hour, and the windchill is down to 26. a cold afternoon for sure. the winds are gusting over 30 miles per hour, and 35 miles per hour in annapolis, and 31 in camp springs, and back over to winchester, and as the sun goes down, we will see the winds die down, too. and we are going from winter to spring and back to winter. more winter whiplash we will call it tmt temperatures will go up over the weekend and then sunday and monday, they go right back down and then you add in a couple of snowflakes, and it is more, guys. we will talk about how much you are seeing in your earea coming nup a m

. >> producing a windchill of 13. across the metro area here are some weather temperatures.t feels like it is in the teens. and dodgers in the upper 20s except at lake geneva. and those areas the code there is running off of a heavier snow pack. we will have a cold high-temperature today at 28 than any of the normal high temperatures that we see in january which is our coldest month. >> >> the 28 degree high compared to the normal high of 50. it is occurring because the steering winds in from canada. it will not be for long. this is some good news. the flow will turn westerly. that will bring a big storm that one just up. problem is there of the wind off until late on friday. this next wind mass sets up another storm. day as the data could produce the warmest temperature so far this season. here's our high pressure. >> the and see the clouds and showers and thunderstorms expected to come in. this depiction shows cold air and retreat during tomorrow. pretty mild up around 50 on thursday. a shot of cooler air comes in on friday. the real warmth begins to blossom and come here

we don't have to deal with the windchill factor to mark right now but we will tomorrow night -- windchill factor but we will tomorrow night. our average for this time of year is 56 so today definitely a treat. the record was 82 just two years ago. looking at our weatherbug network, temperatures now at 60 degrees in the district. it is 62 in springfield. us to sandyop takes spring, maryland, now at 59 degrees after a high of 61. temperatures are a little bit cooler off to the north and west of us. cumberland at 59. further south you go, still hanging on to 70 in fredericksburg. high pressure to the north -- and that is going to allow the colder air to filter in overnight as her temperatures fall into the 30's. the bigger story will be the area of low pressure that as well to the south and west of us. this will lift up towards the east and arrived just to the south of us tomorrow. it will bring us a good chance for snow tomorrow night and into early monday morning. we already have a winter storm watch in effect for the entire viewing area that includes the district, arlington, montgomery, a

of 62, and no real windchill wednesday, but here is the windchill of thursday morning, and 7 in d.c., and leesburg, and so we go from spring right back to winter. good news? only one day. we go back to near 60 by saturday. >>> and the whiplash weather. thank you, doug. new details coming in from the live desk, and court records today in the jeffrey thompson case. tisha thompson is standing by with the new information. tisha? >> well, jim, we have had reporters in the courthouse all afternoon as the jeff thompson case has been unfolding. scott macfarlane is tweeting from the courtroom, and he learned that the next court date has been set. he is going to have to be back in court on may 15th at 1:00 p.m., and thompson will be released are the giuilty plea, and must surrender his passport and right to vote. and those are reporters waiting for the 6:15 press conference with attorney ron machen who is the lead prosecutor on the case. as we get new details, we will bring them to you. >>> and it is tax time, and for many taxpayers there are many changes when you go the file this year. >> and

what is next for us is near record cold, and some brutal windchil >>> the snow is creating major problems at airports all along the east coast. a according to the website flight aware, there are more than 2700 cancellations today. with all of the runways closed earlier, reagan national has had the most cancellations and more than 350, and dulles and bwi marshall had more than 150 cancellation cancellations. but right now things are starting to move again at dulles. we have details at the live desk and incredible video, barbara harrison? >> yes. we want to show you the video from chopper 4 taken in the last hour. look at the big plane landing on the snowy runway, and the engine is kicking up a whole lot of snow on the sides of the plane as it hits the brakes. you can see it there. and the crews have been working hard to get planes moving in dulles. and we saw the plows working overtime to clear all of the snow, and so that the planes can take off from dulles. the planes are flying again from dulles, but some nervous moments though. from the live desk, barbara harrison. >>> and the drivers

windchills just in the teens and 20s.ming into the 50s tomorrow afternoon. 60s on friday and saturday. showers are likely both days. sun back on sunday and mild, wonderful spring pattern that starts over the weekend continues into next week. danella, we've already had accidents due to the ice. ing what going on? >> that's right. seeing multiple accidents in the area. we've been busy today tracking all of them for you. follow us on twitter at first4traffic. i'm tweeting alerts all morning to help you avoid accidents like this. westbound central avenue, lanes still blocked because of an earlier crash at enterprise road, again, the single vehicle accident because of black ice. police are investigating that one. now, northbound as you make the commute this morning, route 5, at shortcut road, there's still an accident. you're still seeing delays as you travel toward the 3015 submit. over to 66, this time eastbound right at nutley. you can see an accident here off to the shoulder lane. 66, they were dealing with a couple of acc

temperatures are in the teens in the windsor driving the windchill into single numbers. there is mild visibility through dulles and manassas. higher visibility north and west. the snow has pretty much ended in those areas. temperatures will take a fall tonight and the winds are driving the windchill down and -15y are blowing 10 miles per hour. later this evening, the temperatures will plummet. this is the timeline. flurriesave a few later this afternoon and temperatures will fall them and skies clear, temperatures will really drop quickly tonight. most areas by morning will be in single digits. that is just air temperature and tomorrow will, up to 30 degrees. that is the latest. >> we are really getting up there. breaking news from prince george's county. a tractor-trailer has overturned on he's found route 50 near the beltway. only onearely make out lane is getting by as authorities sort out this mess. the truck was hauling tomatoes. it's not there whether the driver was injured and we will continue to keep an eye on this and bring you new information when we get it. wa

that's not factoring the windchill. monday 13 degrees, tuesday 6.ater in the week we go down to two. as a high temperature, overnight lows at minus 7. factoring the windchill it's more like 15 degrees. across the north-west we see rain showers. they are tapering off tonight and this morning. as we go through the rest of the day we'll pick up more showers. we don't expect them to d too heavy. we expect better conditions and warmer weather. temperatures going into the mid 50s there. here i can't say california, it will be a little lower that it has been. temperatures in the high 70s, low 80s. los angeles, only 71 will be a high. >> we'll take a break to talk about what is going op in california. the state is struggling with a record drought. the government is taking action. governor jerry brown signed a $687 million relief package. as melissa chan reports, some that say they need the water the most are worried about how long it about take for them to get home. >> the state plan has ambitious goals combat the worst drought in a century. it would suppor

look at that, windchills are below zero, highways choked with ice and snow. illinois officials telling us there is not a single major roadway in the state that's not iced over. >>> parts of i-275 shut down for two hours in both directions in northern kentucky. just state after state feeling this weather. drivers in kentucky being warned to stay off the roads. that state has been socked with up to 7 inches of snow. >>> two traffic deaths in the south blamed on this system. the mid-atlantic states getting hit right now, as we've been saying. indra petersons is tracking the extreme weather for us. she is live in washington, d.c., this morning. good morning, indra. >> reporter: good morning. it's unbelievable how quickly things are changing out here, john. remember, this is the same system that was in california right before the oscars, a system that was so rare, it actually brought an efo tornado in that region. now, it's impacted so many of us as its made us way across the country, icing concerns in memphis, tennessee, and kentu y kentucky, now into the mid-atl

no real windchill factor that we have to deal with. a pheromone of cloudiness across the region. we are going to erode away the cloud coverage. the weather headlines for today, we have another cool day or two to deal with. warmer temperatures are coming. mainly dry conditions through the week ahead. we will be in and out of the cloud cover. as we head towards the weekend, we will see temperatures that start with a 5. 50's will be on the way. i will have more coming up in another few minutes. it is time for traffic with amanda. much, jacqui.ery we have minor incidents as well is one major closure. southbound, reports of a crash near king road. we had a traffic camera on it, but has turned away at this moment. we are sending our traffic tracker to check things out. we have a live shot to show you on 95 at pohick road. things are starting to get a little heavy as you come around the curve from newington -- excuse me, occoquan in towards newington. route 3 has a closing going on. westbound lanes are affected. that is at route 621. a tractor-trailer accident has some power lines down.

you don't get windchills like this in march. we are cold all the way back to kansas city.s not just isolated. everywhere east of the rockies temperatures well below average. last night, we had sleet and freezing rain from san antonio to houston to brian, texas, to austin. still a coating of ice now right along and north of i-10 down along the gulf. that happens maybe in mid january, not march. it's mardi gras today down there in new orleans. 47 with rain. that's not fun! >> not fun at all. >> give me bead, i'll put shirts on! >> i'm sure they will numb themselves in their senses and be just fine. bill, thanks. we are going over the options that the u.s. and its close allies are considering in response. >>> when we come back here we are going to huddle around the water cooler where jimmy kimmel's guest huddled around the water cooler. our fair haired son of l.a. has come home to roost. we look forward to this. [ male announcer ] staples has everything you need to keep a germ-free office. from latex gloves and antibacterial wipes to steam cleaners, keyboard vacuums and micro

windchills only in the teens. next weather & traffic on the 1s at 4:51. a look at the warmer pattern heading our way. danella, how's traffic? >>> breaking news now. back up to bw parkway we'll go. it's almost like yesterday in the sense that your southbound lanes are blocked again. instead of it being at 175, now they are blocked at 100. again, bw parkway southbound at 100, southbound lanes are blocked. that's arundel mills boulevard. i'm getting more details, but that's just happening now. i'm back with an update in ten minutes. back to you. >> 4:43. a live look at the tidal basin. a breeze out there. we're still waiting for the cherry blossoms to bloom. when they finally do, we'll show you what you need to watch for so you don't need to fork over any of your cash. >>> encouraging news from the family of a young boy fighting a rare disease. ♪ [ wellington ] multimillion-dollar athletes can afford almost anything. ♪ but what they really want... they never stop loving. ♪ [ whistles ] [ wellington ] mcdonald's dollar menu at breakfast. with options like the

take a look at buffalo's windchill this morning, 10 is what it feels like as you're stepping out the this amazing video and it's from niagara falls and you can see it is just covered in sheets of ice. and just to put this into some perspective the entire month of february, buffalo has been at least 6 degrees below the average. so we are talking extreme cold and as we look further across into the midwest and beyond into the plains states you can see that we've got windchills this morning at 50 below in minot so, again, extreme cold and this is all going to be spreading south and also to the east. you can see single digit temperatures now. talking overnight lows not even the windchill lasting at least into tuesday possibly beyond so there's no significant warm-up in sight and not to, you know, insult, give you insult to injury but take a look at beautiful florida. we're looking at temperatures near average and dry so we've got more on the cold and the oscars' forecast coming up, dan. now let's take a look a little closer to home. flight attendant >> and that was your national weather.

the windchill factor, nothing to complain about. it feels like 37 out there. the high was 45 30 considering the fact that yesterday's high was 29, we increased it by if dean degrees. the average should be 50. by this time next week, when you head to bed, we will be springing ahead by one hour, as daylight savings goes into effect. temperatures now slowly falling. orwill lose another degree two. at dulles and reagan national at 36 degrees. 39 and fredericksburg grade southern maryland in the upper 30's. air.r he trying to push up from the southwest. that is why we will see the highs tomorrow afternoon. middle 50's for much of the area. last verygoing to long. the cold front moves our way. the big storm out to the west of us. that leads toward the east. from the gulf of mexico, there is that moister. that is why it is going to be such a cold storm for parts of the area. still hanging onto the winter storm warning out to the west of us. looking at aa winter storm watch right now. more than likely that will upgrade to a warning tomorrow. some areas may see a weath

that puts our windchill in the upper 20s.

windchill temperatures behind the storm very cold. this is what it currently feels like in the city of buffalo, 8 degrees below zero. single digits in new york city single digits further west in the city of chicago. marquette current windchill temperature 24 degrees below zero. we have strong winds over parts of the mid atlantic and western north carolina. winds out hear will be altz strong as 40 to 50 miles an hour. we have a number of wind advisories in effect. highs well below average. low 20's in cleveland. further west not bad. upper 60d in kansas city and dallas. >> spring is on the way we promise at least at some point. >> thank you, maria. >> two local teenagers ordered to stand trial as adults for the brutal murder of christopher lane. they are accused of gunning down the australia baseball player last year allegedly because they were bored. th a third will testify for the prosecution and could have the charges reduced. >>> a former associate of charles manson conflicted of murder in another place is granted parole in califor

take a look at the windchill temperatures.ls like 7 below in marquette, four in minneapolis, 2 in buffalo and current windchill 8 degrees in caribou. >>> newlywed pleaded guilty to pushing their husband off of a cliff wants to take it back. as jordan gram is supposed to be sentenced tomorrow for second degree murder. she wants to withdraw the plea because prosecutors are recommending life in prison even though 2nd degree murder. her lawyers are recommending 10 years behind bars saying she accidentally killed her husband cody johnson 8 days after they were married. >> iowa democratic representative and senate candidate bruce gray lee is taking some heat today after this video surfaced of him bashing senator charles grassley and his qualifications. >> you might have a farmer from iowa who never went to law school, never practiced law serving as the next chair of the senate judiciary committee. >> that happened in texas. he did apologize to grassley in person. br harry reid is being investigated for funneling campaign funds to hi

dramatic change will make windchill the feature overnight tonight and tomorrow might as well. 69 at reagan national. 54 is the average. the record was 89 degrees in washington. we will turn a lot colder and then have a rather quick warm-up at friday. another wind advisory in effect. this is in effect until 11:00 tomorrow morning. wind gusts at times up to 50 miles per hour because of the powerful storm and front rushing through the area of the wind come rushing in and dramatic rises in atmospheric pressure that will drive winds. they will be strong and sustained. gusting to 50 miles per hour. starting the morning with temperatures in the upper teens to mid to upper 20's. look at the early climb into the 30's. this will feel a whole lot colder even though average says 55. 38 tomorrow at best for high. most areas well below that. friday. cold front saturday night. upper 40's sunday. rain and snow showers monday. then another warm up by the middle of next week. sports desktoyota brought to you by your local -- local toyota dealers. >> the wizards felt the heat monday night. >> they did. the s

that will give us a little bit of a windchill. at least the clouds will diminish. lots of sunshine by afternoon. temperatures rebound to around 60 on monday. lower 60's on tuesday. looking into storm that has the potential to bring wet weather on wednesday. it feels like the norm, considering the winter. 60 a weeko around from today. >> going out. >> all right. >> for folks playing college football, it is sort of the end. >> then we can look forward to ask a ball. -- basketball. >> we have all your local college -- the good and the bad and maybe a little lovely -- ugly. is that what i think it is? it's an eggs benedict sandwich but how did you get the eggs benedict into the sandwich? i went to dunkin'. dunkin's new eggs benedict breakfast sandwich with the flavor of creamy, lemony hollandaise. try one today. brought to you by your toyota dealers. a top capitals -- prospect in their system. monster as the manager calls them. tonight.y rocked there is another new man on the roster. picking up in the third. 21 coyotes -- 2-1 coyotes. he cleaned it up. later in the thi

the conditions are impocket -- impacting road conditions and it feels like single digits with the windchills. it is expected but many employees are working from home. we caught up with one woman who was was there. >> i have to take him out, he loves it. >> eric tweeted he arrived here in d.c. as the snow started to pick up. any other lawmakers may not be as lucky. i checked the flights and almost all of them had been caps selled. >>> these pictures are from canada, 55 miles south of diyala,, the backup of interstate lanes stretched for nearly 45 miles. temperatures in north texas are expected to remain below freezing and it is still affecting the traffic remembers more than a few things are getting it so far today. just one flight has been canceled in oakland and all of the if he canned flights were headed to the east coast. >>> overcast skies and spotty showers are beginning to fall across parts of the bay area. we had a few light shadows in the backdrop. we have those light showers increasing for your afternoon and in time for the evening drive and most of us will have slick roads. here is

it is about the windchill. that is the blue number you see below the yellow number. it is 13. 11 in gaithersburg. how perfect. 62 on saturday. >> thanks for joining us.

they are not too bad, but the windchill factor is in the teens and 20's.t is cold to start the day. windy wednesday with lots of sunshine. highs around 40 degrees. a stretch of 50's and 60's is coming. i will have more in a few minutes. let's find out about the road conditions. >> we are going to have iec conditions. conditions. you need to be careful. it will take a little bit extra. on the big beltway map, no early issues to contend with. the biggest problem right away 295oing to be southbound on at a run the most boulevard. accident activity blocks the southbound lanes at a rundle mills right now. mills.dle ande is a crash before 123 has only the right lane getting by. that will cause early delays if you're heading out at this hour. weound on new york avenue, had a work zone before florida avenue, only the right lane gets by. volume is light. back into you. >> there are slick roads out there. our cameras were there as montgomery county police spend the night dealing with accidents. a three-car accident shut down part of rockville pike. no injuries were

with a windchill of 9 this time of year is very cold. city in america, lake effect and snowstorms. they get it all. our own dylan dryer joins us from syracuse, new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bill! but it's so beautiful! it's fantastic standing out here in 10 below windchills but this area is used to the snow. we ended up with about another foot out of this storm system but here is the problem i ran into yesterday. i was trying to get from chicago to here. and i took a route through jfk where i ended up driving here through this storm yesterday. i hit it all. it was 50 degrees in new york city. it was 7 degrees by the time i got here yesterday. and i had heavy rain, sleet and freezing rain and then extremely heavy snow. this snow is really light and fluffy. the problem, bill, i ran into yesterday, 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts right across the road just reduced visibility in an instant so that was my biggest concern yesterday was the wind and now, today, the windchill. bill? >> just a miserable scene up there. you just w

the windchill factors will make it feel more like the 40's. we haven't seen something like this in quite some time. talking upper 60's to around 70 tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. >> we knew we would eventually get here. uva's brush ing the ncaa turn it -- tournament would go on. >> you would hear from the cavaliers after last night's ncaa sweet 16 game. >> and now the toyota sports desk. last line may have been a big disappointment for virginia basketball but they having gone this far in years. the cavaliers have gotten back into the national picture, they just haven't got back to the elite eight. here is the alley-oop to branden dawson. virginia made it interesting. five seconds to go, now come knocks down the three -- malcolm knocks it down the three. gary harris missed the free throw on purpose. advances beating virginia 61-59. >> we were giving hugs to each other. i am never going to be able to play with these guys ever again or these coaches. it is something i am extremely grateful for. >> we just wanted it for each other. we didn't wa

the windchill makes it feel a few degrees colder than 44 degrees. behind the last hour made it up to 45 degrees. i guess that is our daytime high. it is lightly below average. cold air is off to the north of us. 49 in fredericksburg. 40 in monaco -- quantico. we are looking forward to that cold air. look at the upper great lakes. below zero.is at to there are temperatures in the 50's and 60's. this is the big weather maker for the day. clouds are beginning to increase. this moves on off to work the east. we will see our first raindrops here in d.c. by tomorrow afternoon. ahead of the storm, the national weather service has already up rated he walked to a warning -- the watch to a warning. we are under a winter storm watch. they've may up greatest to a warning. or they may downgrade it to an advisory. it will be a messy rush-hour commute as it moves through the early morning hours. this is what our futurecast looks like. it is one model we used to forecast the storm. it is starting off as rain. it is a montgomery county, moving toward frederick count

but again dangerous windchills where it feels minus teens, minus 20s across the northern plains. this winter could be one of the coldest on record for the northern plains and upper midwest. back to you, eric. >>> just promise spring. spring and summer will be here -- >> soon. i think it's like 18 days officially on the calendar. >>> unbelievable. >>> the pentagon is planning to cut the size of the u.s. army to levels that have been unseen in nearly 75 years. is it a smart move given the state of modern warfare? or potential disaster in the making? we're going to have a fair and balanced debate, next. >>> less than a month remains to enroll in obamacare. the white house is still 3 million enrollees short of the sign-up goal. what this could mean for the future of the health care program. >>> plus this -- more than 100 cars were involved in this massive pileup. what triggered this tremendous cash? how did everybody make out? straight ahead. [ woman ] i've always tried to see things from the best angle i could. it's how i look at life. especially now that i live with a higher risk o

, not so bad if you like it cold. .4 at reagan national at least we do not have to deal with the windchill, the wind at three miles per hour. the high earlier this afternoon was 29. the average on this day is 51. the weatherbug network, gaithersburg and person phil, 18 degrees, 17 degrees and upper marlboro. upper teens, lower to middle 20's. 24 quantico, 21 manassas, 19 culpeper. the super cold air well to the northwest. south temperatures to the , and the mild air will to the south. 50 in atlanta at this hour. the big story the next couple days will be this huge storm off the coast of california. it will continue to move inland overnight, dumping a ton of rain. los angeles and san francisco, earlier today los angeles with over two inches of rain. coast,to the east high-pressure overhead is bringing clearing skies overnight. this right here, the week warm front comes our way tomorrow, allowing for the southeasterly flow, southwesterly wind, allowing be temperatures to warm into the 40's. ahead of that big storm, the national weather service has issued a winter storm watch from kansas city

breezy and cold a high of only 3, windchills in the 20s and 30s. >> wow, from the 70s to the 20s in less than 48 hours, that's pretty amazing. >>> coming up next in sports t >>> some people love the underdogs, other people, they love to see the big boys get in there and rumble. this tournament's had a little bit of both. >> i heard you guys saying, this is beautiful. that's all. >> i wouldn't have it any other way. and then there were 32, eight games today as teams try to punch their tickets to the sweet 16. sure it was the most beautiful day of the year outside, but this tournament only comes once a year. missing this one would be the pits, pitt versus the coach, billy donovan and the number one seeded gators pick it up. scottie's got the running three at the buzzer, and nails it. that puts florida up five at the break. they're going to take that big momentum from there. second half, james robinson, get that out of there says patrick young who looks anything but young. i have to tell you. where's his birth certificate. florida makes him pay on the other end. that's young with the alley-

forecast windchill, though, i mean, really dangerous. it's going to feel like minus 41 degrees at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. minus 24 in minneapolis. this could be one of the coldest winters on record for the folks across the northern plains and the upper midwest. so our storm system, part of the energy is going to make its way out into the plains and give us over a foot of snow and, of course, heavy downpours for the southern california area. across the plains, great lakes, across the northeast, that's where the next storm system, next round of snow is going to end up and you're going to see the potential for icing. an ice storm across the ohio river valley, the tennessee river valley over the next 12 to 24 hours. south of st. louis through nashville, mid-atlantic, south of d.c., that's where we're going to see that icing and then north of that significant snow. we'll keep you posted. multifaceted storm that originates across the midwest. >> thank you so much. >> you go it. >>> senate majority leader harry reid is igniting a huge fires

right now it's four, the windchill is 25 below. highs in the midwest as much as 40 degrees below average. all i can say, erica, is make it stop. back to you. >> make it stop and stay inside. those are not the kind of records anyone wants to set. thanks so much. lester, back over to you. >>> dylan, let's turn to you now. walk us through who is going to get hammered. >> it doesn't look like this will be as big as initially thought for parts of the mid atlantic. it's traveled a little further south and petered out a little bit. that being said, this is a huge storm with a lot of different situations involved with it. we are seeing it extend from parts of new mexico all >>> through parts of kentucky, tennessee, even arkansas. from the north of that, kansas, to to new york city, that's where we'll see the snow. heaviest snow should be pushed south to areas like baltimore and washington d.c. on the flip side of that, we have the potential for very strong wind gusts and isolated tornados across eastern texas and parts of louisiana. look a

here in new york we expect to see a low windchill of 10 degrees. on thursday we have more rain coming foo the forecast, coming across the great lakes. it is not snow, so you can put the coats away. bring the umbrellas out. tomorrow's high, 45 degrees from new york. washington dc - how about 52 degrees. >> over the next couple of days, heavier rain, but the temperatures are back to normal for this time of year. no more below average temperatures. by the time we get to monday. how about 58 degrees in son. it's a big day across the south. big weather. all making its way over. what is happening is we expect thunder storms in the later part of the afternoon, especially for parts of louisiana, arkansas and mississippi. >> rain, friday, thunder storms, and textures on the weekend -- temperatures an the weekend beautiful. rain for much of california, a few showers towards l.a. high temperatures - looking like this. temperatures about 67 degrees in san francisco at 61. >> two leaders prepare to meet. goals and the differing tactics on how to reach them. egy

windchills dropping below zero. it's all part of this coast-to-coast storm. what came down as torrential rain in california causing massive floods and damaging mudslides. >> look at that. >> reporter: it's now a fast-moving cross-country destructive force of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. in all more than 139 million people will be impacted by this latest round of winter. in denver, one person was killed and 30 injured in a giant pileup on i-25 involving more than 100 vehicles. >> this is a chain reaction of cars hitting and hitting and hitting and hitting. >> reporter: now it's all heading east bringing snow to the midwest including indianapolis where storms have dumped more than five feet of snow. in chicago an outdoor nhl game at soldier field. crews had to shovel heavy snow off the rink. parts of tennessee and kentucky who've seen several ice storms this year could see up to an inch of ice. and in the mid-atlantic, look for the most snow. up to 10 inches in d.c. and in philly where storms this season have broken a 130-year-old record. it's not so much th

the windchills just in the teens. next weather & traffic on the 1s at 5:11. a look at the windy wednesday hour-by-hour forecast. danella, still have an accident problem on the bw parkway? >> i do. no word if it is related to ice. either way, guys, i want to warn you, tom's warning you, too, give yourself extra time this morning. on the southbound bw parkway accident at arundel mills boulevard, southbound lanes are blocked. just the right shoulder lane is going to get you by. the accident has a vehicle on its side in the shoulder lane. delays about 2.5 miles. also a 2.5-mile backup, i-95 northbound. crash at 123 blocking two left lanes. again, back in ten minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a manassas daycare director heads to court today face child abuse charges. she runs the smile preschool. she's accused of abusing a 5-year-old and 6-year-old in february. the preschool was shutter down earlier this month -- shut down earlier this month after it was learned she didn't have the proper licensing to run the facility. her attorney says she's cooperating full

temperatures in the upper 30s, but windchills only in the 20s. >>> a lot of people took advantage of the weather today. more than 400 came out to run the be true 5k in rockville. sam williams was an honor student that died in a car crash last june and the money raised will go to the leadership foundation for be t.r.u.e. >>> coming up in sports, virginia seniors not ready to leave the dance just yet. and plus, michigan slams their way to the sweet 16. jason is up next. >>> a lot of folks at home may be hoping to root on a local team throughout the tournament, and slim pickins. >> virginia looks like they could make a run. this team is very talented. we will see how their fate turns out. but go into the dance, virginia earned a number one seed. talking to several of the players, recently uva still believes they are the under dogs. they may be the one seed that feels that way. the florida gators can't play that underdog role was they are the best team in the country and have been the best in the country for most of the season. pittsburgh taking on donovan's boys for a trip to the sweet

the windchill warnings are off the side of the river.e have flooding positions where a lot of people will see the special bursts. the storm, as it moves to the east will move monday. the first part of the day will be saturated in the show, across maryland, delaware and manhattan, 1-3 inches before the storm moves off. the focus of heavy snow, 6-12 in the south. >> a rough commute for many. >> north korea freed an australian missionary. john short was arrested last month. according to north korea's official news agency short admitted he committed a crime, signed an apology and requested forgiveness. american kenneth bea remains. he's been sentenced to 15 years in a hard labour camp. >> north korea fired short-range missiles for the second time in a week, and is believed to be in response to exercises taking police in the u.s. and south korea. two missiles were filed 200 miles into the sea of japan. north korea carried out a similar launch of missiles on thursday. >> the death toll in a sword attack stands at 33. a group of unidentified me

the windchill will make it feel like 10 to 15 degrees.oss the north-west things are getting better. we don't expect to see much in terms of rain over the next couple of days. as we go to the weekend it's up to the '60s there. across the south-west there's cloud coming in off the pacific. no rain in the forecast. los angeles, 81 degrees. you have to remember they are in the drought situation. we don't expect to see much in terms of a change your in temperature until we get to the weekend. 89 is the high on sunday. rain passing across. >> things are heating up. >> president obama is turning to a popular web comedy show. it opens up a new avenue to capture the youth. >> when i heard people watch the show i was surprised. >> hi, welcome to an addition it "between two ferns". >> it's a show that makes quests feel awkward or uncomfortable. and with president obama date day. >> he's not our ambassador >> the questions were amusingly undignified. >> where are you planning to build our presidential library, in hawaii or your home country of kenya.

the windchills are ridiculous.nd of course, the snow that they're shoveling in areas as far south as richmond, washington, d.c., 4 to 8 inches are some of the high yes. windchill values are brutal behind this system, from texas northwards. and over the next ten days, there is no break from this pattern, cold air dominating the eastern half of the country. >> thank you very much. >>> now we go to richard lui in philadelphia, where people aren't feeling a lot of brotherly love from mother nature. >> reporter: we're already in the record books, the third snowiest philadelphia ever. and today we got a little bit closer to that, although probably not quite hitting that number two mark as of yet. they're worried, of course, about breaking another record. last month they had over $100 million in damage to the utility here in the philadelphia area, in pennsylvania, according to a local utility. adding insult to injury here, we could break a record tonight. if we hit 5 degrees the next 24 hours, we'll break a record going b

gusts to the temperatures in the 20s all the way to the single digits, and it means some of the windchills are below 0 right now. and that's not comfortable, especially when you compare it to yesterday. the bottom kind of fell out for us, and as we look to the northeast, we had anywhere from the 50s to almost 70° in washington d.c., so the temperatures dropped in some cases 40 to 50°. 20s and 30s, colder air down to atlanta. and only 53 today. but the midwest already had this, and look at how nicely they're warming up. 64 for denver, dry skies, and not really anything significant on the horizon. on the east coast, the temperatures will rise, and in the one section of the country, dry and with the wind, watch for the fire danger. back to you. >> somewhere under all of that snow is spring. thank you for watching aljazeera america. i'm del walters in new york, and "inside story" is next. >> the acting crimean president is in washington to see the president. what can he ask for and what will he get. that's the "inside story." into hello, i'm ray

the windchills there are four below in each location.ast. and for the west the rains will continue in several waves of precipitation. they could, charlie, norah and gayle, have landslide threats there for the next couple of days. >> megan, thank you. >>> and first lady michelle obama visits a washington d.c. charter school today. the public school alternatives run with taxpayer dollars are now legal in 42 states. >>> according to a recent report charter school enrollment has grown 225% over the last ten years. the number of schools more than doubled, but the issue it turning political in new york city where the new mayor is taking a stand to support existing public schools. we look at the controversy getting attention around the country. good morning. >> good morning. thousands of concerned parents are traveling to new york state's capital, albany this morning looking to draw attention to the plight of the charter school movement. it's a movement they believe is now under attack. >> reporter: marie rodriguez has three children attending

the windchill this morning, subfreezing all the way south to san antonio. it's 6 in chicago.burgh, 7. washington, d.c., at 5 and that warmup i promised you. yes, some milder air is coming. a hint of spring by the end of the week, especially on the east coast. look at atlanta right up there at 71. things will be improving, i promise but i told you, josh, when we were talking on the plane yesterday, march doesn't look so good. let's talk about that. >> turns out she's been hiding the 28-day forecast from us. let me tell you. nobody wants it. you don't want it. >> another kind of march madness. >> we'll see it. i'm going to show you. >> thank you, ginger. >>> the other stories right now. josh? >>> we'll begin with a rare occurrence in the u.s. military this morning an army general goes on trial accused of sexual assault. it is a charge that could land him in prison for life. brigadier general jeffrey sinclair who was removed from command in afghanistan, is only the third general to face court-martial in more than half a century. he admits having a three-year affair with a junior

across the east coast, windchills dropping to the single-digits tomorrow. winter's chokehold, lingering until the bitter end. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> next, we take you to a smoldering scene right here in new york today. a city still haunted by the sights and sounds of 9/11. and this city heard a powerful explosion once again. tonight, rescue teams still working to find survivors in the rubble. and abc's ryan smith is there. >> reporter: at least a half a dozen still missing, after an explosion leveled two apartment buildings in manhattan's east harlem neighborhood. family members distraught, as they desperately search for loved ones. at 9:30 a.m., residents say they felt a large blast. then, saw thick smoke and flames. >> i just -- i didn't -- i went in slow-motion. and i just got out of there. that was it. >> reporter: just 15 minutes earlier, a call to a utility company. complaining of gas-like odors. crews were on their way. >> the walls started coming down. i didn't know what else to do. just run for my life. >> reporter: more than 250 firefi

a little bit brisk there. 38 cambridge with lighter winds. 29 in easton on the windchill. outside again on the michael & son weather camera, we've got mostly an overcast sky. 38. feeling like 30 with an east wind at 14. that easterly wind as opposed to northeasterly wind, it's cool but not as cold as the northeasterly wind. speaking of cold, they have a snowstorm. see this little spin here in western nebraska? that's moving in this direction. could be a foot of snow just north and west of minneapolis by tomorrow morning. watching this other system which is coming off shore. but this is still going to be close enough to the coast. that's going to throw moisture our way when the midwest system approaches. kind of have the two working together that will be bringing us the spotty shower from the first stuff here later today, tonight. with the easterly winds hitting the blue ridge, now you have a chance especially overnight to tomorrow morning, a little pink shows up. could be spotty freezing drizzle with the showers that are going to expand and move toward us. mostly after the

the kids putting their green outfits together, it's chilly out there, breezy, windchill factor, and then we warm you up. so temperatures now in the 40s and the 50s, happy monday to you. want to get you going, get your day started trixt weather's on our side. we don't have thick pockets of fog. the wind is keeping the fog from settling in. throughout the day look at your numbers. 70 degrees in the east bay. for some people 70 is perfection. some like it warmer, 69 in the south bay t peninsula 69 today. we have the warmer days ahead. if you are counting on the rain, we are too. next week looking really good, 25th and 26th, the two days we'll watch. for this week mostly dry, bay area shows we're going to see a little cold front for the first part of the day, that's what's kicking up the winds, bring about the cooler temperatures. then all those clouds start pushing right back out to sea as offshore flow resumes flew the next couple days. as a result temperatures on the climb through wednesday. 78 on wednesday. the south bay 70 degrees in san francisco on wednesday. and then the numbers drop