akiko fujita, abc news, tokyo. as the government gets rid of color-coded alerts its planning to help to enlist the help of social media in the war on terror. >> under the new advisory system the public will be notified through facebook and twitter. and there will be just two warning levels and they are -- elevated and imminent. the new system is expected to be in place by the end of the month. here's your friday forecast. afternoon showers on the east coast from boston to new york. d.c., atlanta and over nashville, light rain for much of north dakota. 6 to 12 inches of mountain snow from colorado to montana. showers stretch from coastal california to arizona. >> and looking at 73 in phoenix. a snowy 48 in salt lake city. 51 in boise. 53 in chicago. 65 degrees in the twin cities. dallas, just shy of 90. atlanta at 80. baltimore at 51. they don't have to bring home the bacon they need to know how to make it come running. [ hog calling ] >> oh, my gosh. >> i love it! we see this every year. and i love it.