major new development into the ethics investigation of senator bob menendez. a woman in the dominican republic who said she had sex with him for money admits she lied. the 23-year-old woman said she never even met the democratic lawmaker but was paid to make these claims. he says he s the victim of a smear campaign. moving on to the weather now. there are winter storm warnings and advisories posted this morning in 19 states from the dakotas to virginia. more than a foot of snow fell in parts of north dakota and driving is already treacherous across fargo where freezing rain came down and glazed over the roads before the snowstorm. the roads were so bad, schools had to be closed. that storm is expected to arrive in the nation s capitol tomorrow morning. people are taking no chances there after a relatively mild winter. shoppers hit the stores earlier to stock up on everything from groceries to road salt. d.c. could get more snow from this one storm than the city has gotten so far th
preparing to get hit with the most snow in two winters. this morning, watches and warnings have been posted in 19 states and our coverage begins with abc s ginger zee. reporter: it s march madness on the roads in minneapolis. persistent plowing in north dakota. a storm targets the twin cities, then joins forces with another storm from the south. chicago gets it tuesday into wednesday and the mid-atlantic wednesday into thursday. it s been a winter full of snowy headlines. blowing snow is really the problem here. epic images. from more than three feet in connecticut, hundreds held hostage by snow on that long island highway. collapsed in oklahoma. buildings crushed under the weight of two snows in kansas city. but it hasn t all been where you would expect it. amarillo has had almost 30 inches. more than double their average versus a typically snowier chicago, who has barely topped to. now it s time to make up for old man winter s shortcomings. a reminder that spring isn t here yet. an
by the end of the week thursday into friday, battering the east coast. ginger zee, abc news, minneapolis, minnesota. with spring just days away, this storm could be among the season s worst. let s get the latest from accuweather and meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. good morning, john and diana. we re tacking a large storm system here that will drift east as we head through the day. two areas of heavy snow expected. one today into tonight in chicago to the ohio valley. overnight through thursday night, heavy snow across northern virginia into the mid-atlantic. so accumulation wise through today, looking for a strip of 6 to 12 inches from the twin cities to chicago. with heavy snow in central and northern virginia through thursday morning. john and diana, back to you. jim, thank you. now let s take a look at the rest of our tuesday forecast. a wet day for much of the gulf coast and southeast from new orleans to raleigh and a new storm forming west. rain from seattle
and i m diana perez. from chicago to washington, d.c., millions of americans are on storm watch this morning. get the very latest from accuweather in a moment. also this morning, tough talk from the u.s. to iran. from the vice president to the secretary of state. the message to iran is the same, stop the nuclear plans or else. now also this morning, crime fighting thanks to a caped crusader, how batman helped cops for real. check him out. we ll go in search of his true identity. i love vigilantes. his physique isn t exactly the movie star physique. that s okay. he got the bad guy. and the movie sequel that s getting a whole bunch of buzz. anchor man 2 reunites rob burgundy and the cast that s keeping san diego classy. now a top hollywood actor has plans to join that wacky crew. details coming up in the skinny. cannon ball. should be a good one. we re going to begin with the latest arctic blast leaving state after state covered in white snow. it s coming down in th
it and why more families could be in danger. and to the vatican. as cardinals arrive to begin selecting the next leader of the roman catholic church, an impostor spotted there, trying to blend in. who was that guy? and how did anyone know he didn t really belong. and you can t just stop the first lady from dancing. michelle obama proving her fancy moves not just for late night talk shows. check her out. she can dance to anything. i m convinced. i m impressed. she s got it. but first, that powerful storm blasting across the country this morning, unleashing tons of snow from the dakotas to the east coast. there are two storms converging into one. for cities like chicago and d.c., it could be the heaviest snowfall in two years. our coverage begins with abc s richard cantu. reporter: north dakota is feeling the brunt of the storm. as much as a foot fell in some parts of the state, keeping plows busy. and in colorado, a multiple car