Good morning. Im mara schiavocampo. Millions along the northeast corridor are humpingering down for an epic winter storm. Folks are stocking up and filling up their tanks in anticipation of the massive noreaster packing blizzard speed winds and cripples feet of snow. Airlines have already canceled thousands of flights as the storm comes across the country. Nbcs meteorologist dylan dreyer is tracking the storm. The best part about it, its happening today and into the weekend. A lot of schools already canceled up across massachusetts which is good because you dont want all those kids coming home as the start gets going. We mentioned its two parts. Heres part one back across the great lakes and you can see all of this moisture moving into virginia and north carolina. We have torrential downfalls right now. You see new york city is at 33 degrees. Thats going to be an area where we will see that snow start off as rain and then it changes in the back side of the storm. So most of today, its okay in new york city but then it turns into tonight. We do are blizzard warnings in the bright pink here. Thats an area where we could end up with two feet of snow. Theres only really been four snowstorms with two feet of snow in boston. This could be the fifth one and a crippling storm. Living up to the label historic. Absolutely. Turning now to california where a massive manhunt has the Los Angeles Area on virtual lockdown. The lapd even putting extra security at their headquarters because the spblgt used to be one of their own. Christopher dorner is wanted in multiple shootings spanning six days. The 33yearold said hes declaring war with the lapd after losing his job. According to his late and rambling manifesto, he wants to revenge until his name is clear. He writes the violence of action will be high. I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare. Dorner is accused of killing a couple and shooting at two Police Officers killing one of them. His vehicle was found in the big bear area, so far no sign of the man Police Describe as armed and dangerous. Nbcs Stephanie Stanton has more from los angeles. Reporter this burned out truck belonging to suspect Christopher Dorner was found in the mountains two miles east of los angeles. But dorner himself was nowhere to be found. Dorner is considered armed and extremely dangerous. Reporter dorner posted aing lengthy manifesto on facebook detailing threats against Police Officers he intended to kill. Dorner claims he was treated unfairly when fired from the l. A. Police department in 2008. He filed a wrongal termination case against the lapd but lost the case. The people with whom he had agreements were fair game and so were their families and so were any other Police Officers on and off duty. Reporter the killing spree began with a double homicide in orange county. The daughter of a former lapd captain was killed along with her fiance. And then he shot and killed an an officer and killed one. Police mistakenly shot and wounded two women delivers newspapers when officers thought they spotted dorners truck. Of course he knows what hes doing. We trained him. Hes also a member of the armed forces its extremely worrisome and scary. Reporter Stephanie Stanton, nbc news, los angeles. It was a day of heated question for the man president obama wants to head the cia. John brennan was pressed hard on the use of drones and enhanced interrogation techniques by members of the Senate Intelligence committee. Government memos leaked earlier this week showed drones had been cleared for use against u. S. Citizens suspected of working as u. S. Terrorists. Nbcs tracie potts is live. Good morning. Reporter good morning, everyone. In his hearing, brennan strongly defended the use of drones but he distanced himself from questionable interrogation tactics used on terror suspects. Truth, the full truth and nothing but the truth. Reporter it looks like john brennan is gaining the support of several lawmakers, on drone attacks and even americans. At least three killed so far. Any american who did that should know well that they in fact are part of an enemy against us and that the United States will do Everything Possible to destroy that enemy to save american lives. Reporter drones are used against imminent threats, he said, not as payback. But some are still concerned if its legal and asked what if the cia takes out the wrong person. Weve got to see, any and all, of those legal opinions, the ones that the Bipartisan Group of senators asked for before the vote. Would that individual please reporter protests prompted lawmakers to clear the room just as brennan was getting started. I also believe its important for you to set the record straight. Reporter brennan also tells lawmakers he objected to questionable interrogation tactics. Waterboarding is something thats irreprehensible and shouldnt be done. He was honest, he was forthright and answered the question. Hes the guy for the job and the only guy for the job. Reporter mex week, the panel meets to discuss classified material. Of course, that classified material now includes the administrations legal justification for using those drones. Thanks so much. Dont panic but our planet is about a week away from a Close Encounter of an extraordinary kind. The asteroid with the not so sexy name of 2012 da14. Nasa says it will whiz by the earth at a safe distance of 17,000 miles but beneath orbiting satellites. British researchers are warning of the effects of a solar superstorm which they expect to happen soon. Unlike minor flareups, experts caution this could cause blackouts, cripple mobile phones. Stay tuned for that. Turning back to the top story, the massive wet winter storm bearing down. You hear words like record, historic being used. Is this going to be as bad as its shaping up to be . Theres no reason for it not to. The models are in agreement, this is going to be a twofoot snowstorm in boston and thats whats going to make it such a recordbreaking storm. You dont get twofoot storms right in boston itself. We have torrential downpours across virginia, across north carolina. All of that is running into very cold air that you sitting across new england. And thats why we are going see those blizzard warnings indicating that we could see a crippling snowstorm. Not just the snow telephone. But boston picks up 24 to 32 inches. And Power Outages as well. Thats a look at your national forecast. Now heres a peek out your window. In philadelphia, again, were looking at a wintry mix. Not a whole lot of accumulation. Not much in philadelphia. Again, just the back side of the storm. Tampa, florida, looks good, sunshine today, topping out with a high of 74. So this storm is certainly something were going to keep an eye on throughout the day. But the height of the storm all across the northeast is tonight into early saturday morning. Its a good thing its on the weekend. Defense secretary leon panettas rough almost last day on benghazi. Plus, David Beckhams last for foray into the real word. Thats on early today returns. Welcome back. Here are some other stories making news this morning. While being grilled by the Senate Armed Services committee outgoing defense secretary leon panetta strongly defended the pentagons response to the attack in benghazi that left Chris Stevenson and three others dead. There just wasnt enough time to get attack aircraft to the scene. Today, president obama will speak at a farewell dinner for panetta. He will be replaced by chuck hagel if replaced by the senate. And Michelle Obama plans to travel to chicago to attend the funeral for 15yearold hadiya pendleton. A band student and honor opportunity who participated in the inauguration festivities. Hadiya was the victim of gun violence last week. Fatally shot about a mile from the obama home. Wall street is bracing for a blizzard. Keep an eye on linkedin today. The professional social Media Network shot up 10 . Thanks to earnings that dealer doubled. Boeing stocks go higher. Federal investigators have given the green light to testing of the dreamliner. Well see how apple fared day after. David iron horn called the company out for the bailout of cash. Apple said its consider the proposal of shares. They could build a stack of dollar bills. 9,000 miles high. They could foot the countrys Education Bill for two years. They could give every Apple Employee a 1. 7 million bonus. Or better yet, give every american a check for 437. Back to the real world where hewlettpackard is following in apples footsteps and posing new limits on the students and temporary workers in their china factory. And bank of america got in on this, winter storm. And the blue brew is bringing it back to the singer aisle with Justin Timber lack. And if David Beckham hasnt claimed he did all the stunts for his new h m underwear commercial, we wouldnt have to show it to you. But he did say he liked getting to do all the stunts. He said bloggers have been poring over the 30second spot. And the verdict is becs did include use a body double. Check this out. A twolane plow. Plus, no snowstorm can stop the madness of the most pampered and primped pooches on the planet. The dog show comes to new york. Youre watching early today. Welcome back. Now to some other stories that caught our eye this morning. We start in florida where a 70yearold woman lost control of her suv and plowed through a restaurant window just as it was getting ready to open. A very agile bartender inside was able to leap out of the way and he sustained only minor injuries. In michigan one snowplow definitely sweeps away the competition. The new toy for engineers looks like a trailer that swings around to clean two traffic lanes at once. Its half the price of normal plows. In new york, almost 3,000 dogs and owners are primping for the prestigious westminister dog show. The dogs need a bit of relief after being in style. We begin with sports. A fantastic finish illinois against indiana. And they pull off a lastsecond miracle here at home. How about that are you kidding me he got it knocked off number one indiana. The fighting illini fought back with were a 132 run in the closing minutes to stun the hoosiers. Next to missouris and texas a m. Aggies down one with seconds on the clock with the crushing threepointer and the win over missouri, 7068. Next to the nba an an east versus west rivalry, the team, the lakers and the celticses. And jeff green laid a nasty block on antoine jamison. And paul pierce put the icing on the Third Quarter with a transition. Celticses, 115, lakers, 95. And finally super bowl Colin Kaepernick decided to add new ink to his chest. You can see the use of serious artwork on his pecs, shoulders and neckline. Just imagine if he won the game. Early today sports is brought to you by just for men autostop. Gray is over. Just ahead, a leaked memo tells rock stars, musicians and singers not to show too much skin. This you deputy heagot to hear. Thats coming up next. Good morning and welcome back. We are focusing on this storm. A storm that is slowly going to spread snow into the northeast gradually through the day. Although in new york city it will mix with and eventually change over to rain before it ends as snow. And very intense snow later on tonight. Minneapolis, about 21 degrees today. And most of the great lakes already is done with the snow that moved through the area. Chicago will clear out today, making up for some of the airport delays we had yesterday. 32. And then in new york city again, we are going to see the rain change back over to snow later on tonight. The height of this storm is really tonight into early tomorrow morning in the northeast. Thanks so much. If youre looking for a comedy this weekend, you really only have one choice. Jason basteman and Melis Ka Mccarthy star in identity thief. If youre dieing to bring back that loving feeling with goose and maverick you can check out top gun 3d. James kronwell was arrested for bursting into a board meeting. The actor along with peta were protesting the use of cats in experiments. And heres bill murray sporting fantastic facial hair at a celebrity golf match. The caddyshack star slices and eventually lays down in a sand trap. While the premiere of the the walking dead and the Grammy Awards air sunday night, access hollywood asks what will you be watching. Its neck and heck. And finally the Grammy Awards are telling the guests to keep their breasts and guests to cover up. Thonglike costumes are also a nono. Telling artists not what to wear is setting yourself up for failure. The uk some radio researchers looking to create a reptilian move. It seems like an odd place for a private concert by a bestselling pianist, but its in the name of love. Researchers are hoping 73yearold dirk will mate with his compa companion. He is 70, and he has three female companions . Yeah, thats a good point. Hes a grumpy old man. Hes a turtle. Im mara schiavocampo, and this is early today, just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. Youre watching wbaltv 11. Live, local, latebreaking. This is 11 news today at 5 00 a. M. Good morning. 4 56 on a friday morning. It has started. It is the storm with the potential to have historic proportions for new england. Mostly rain at the airport, 34 degrees. Northeast winds at 5. These are pretty quiet conditions. This storm system will be mostly a rainmaker for baltimore. North of us, snow starts to filter into the picture. It is a coastal and it will remove it up the coast later today. 4 57. 34 degrees at the airport. Team coverage of the storm system. Salting operations already under way. Monitoring the road temperatures. A live report is next. Heavy snow is on the way. We are keeping a close eye on the area roads