especially in the northeast. refusing to give up. every day we look at different computer models as meteorologists and start to see trends in the weather patterns. what we re noticing with this particular storm is it s trending closer and closer to the coast. what that means is a potential nor easter or a storm that whips into the mid-atlantic and the major cities along the east coast boston, new york, philly, as well as d.c. let talk about where it s originating. it s really the rain that we re experiencing across the deep south, including here in atlanta, georgia, where cnn is located. this is all part of the energy and the precipitation that s going to eventually move across the mid-atlantic and up the east coast. to bring us our next potential snowstorm. we re rounding out the middle of march and seeing wet, heavy snow. snowfall is going to take place later today and into the early morning hours of monday across the appalachian, it could pile up to a half foot. look at the ener
mentioned in chicago. not warming up on wednesday morning. two in indianapolis. 13. we re above the single digit mark in philadelphia on wednesday. thursday, a little bit better as i mentioned on friday looking at another cold weather. look at friday. this will set us up for snow. potential nor easter. talk about that when i come back in just a bit. oh, man. do you know this new year s eve was the second coldest new year s eve on record since the 60s. it was that cold. should we fact check that. can we look at that. i think so. i think i m correct. i do. still ahead. college football national championship is finally set. it only took one of the greatest granddaddies of them all to get there. very exciting game. all the highlights in sports next. he start of a new year for you and your family. and we d like you to be part of ours. happy new year! so our chevy employee discount is still available to everyone. you pay what we pay, not a cent more.
measure moving forward. alaska s pristine bristol bay is off-limits to gas drilling. it covers 52,000 square miles of the united states. the president says bristol bay and the surrounding waters are, quote, too precious to put out to the highest bidder. 14 minutes after the hour. there is trouble ahead for holiday travelers in the forecast. let s go to ped crack javaheri for an early look at your weather. good morning to you. fog starts your morning around new york, washington, visibility down to about two miles but work your way north of new york, ton boston, that s where the wet weather is sticking around for the next day or so. of course, north of boston, decent snow accumulations. big story, in the gulf states but it s pretty active as we head into friday. additionally a potential nor easter in this part of the
be an interesting set up for the next couple of days. we have nearly 2 million people under a winter storm watch at this hour across interior new england. potential nor easter developing here as we head into tuesday morning. the cold air in place and storm system off the eastern seaboard. significant snow accumulation across northern and new england. the major metro cities with 1 to 3 inches across new york city. gusty winds as you work to the north to boston and north with 4 inches possible before we are all done with this over the next couple of days. you look at the high temperatures, generally in the mid-30s across new york and boston and washington. about 5 to 8 degrees below average for this time of year. it gets warmer tuesday and wednesday. into the mid-40s. the rainfall is heavy at times there the next couple of days. back to you. it will be a wet one. thanks. 19 minutes after the hour.
in new jersey. kids get a chance to ask christie questions during some of the town hall meetings. he won t be appreciative of rick s weather report coming up in a few minutes. another potential nor easter. eventual snow. no way. got other stories making your news headlines on your sunday morning. we ll get to that. massive fire rips through a small ohio town taking out an entire block of its historic district. it is. it s going. it s going. the fire causing some of the buildings to collapse. 13 businesses in downtown garrettsville destroyed, including the downtown food bank. two people hurt. the cause is under investigation. call it turning the tables. according to a new report leaked by edward snowden the nsa has actively been hacking into chinese technology giant. the company which produced internet routers and other