Declared emergencies urging people to stay indoors that is a good idea. Lets go live to washington d. C. Streets are covered. Theres the capitol in the backdrop. You can see it through all of the snow expect to get slammed today and the storm could be a record for that region. What about us . Thats what we are caring about at this point. We have storm coverage for you this morning. J jr jeremy we have the winter storm in effect. South coast, Winter Weather advisories, bridgewater area, providence. And the city of boston, worcester, no advisories, watches or warnings. And blizzard criteria in marthas blizzard. Visibility for three consecutive hours on Marthas Vineyard. It is a 12hour storm from midday today to midnight tonight. Scenario. We have been talking about this most of the week where it is a drastic cut off from very heavy snow, new york city picking up 23 inches of snow per hour and you move to connecticut and just a few flurry. Here the chal challenge. How much dry air can chew up the heavy plume of snow out of new york city as the snow lifts north . I think the dry air will do a great job north of the mass pike. Midday patches of light snow and flurries in the city of boston. But the steady snow because of the dry air never makes it much farther north than say, possibly pembroke and south of there. And thats where the snow will stay for the entire event. Again the dry air is your friend. Maybe a coating to an inch, metro west, the western suburbs, cape ann 13. Downtown boston 23 inches of snow and then the south shore. 36 inches of snow. 610 inches south coast as well as the cape and the islands. For more heres chris lambert. Chris we have the snow and the wind. Theres a wind advisory across essex county from 10 00 to 10 00 on sunday and a high wind warning the cape in nantucket. This is where we expect not only the heaviest snow but the strongest wind as well, and it will create some issue. Yes, we are not getting the two feet of snow as they are in d. C. , but this is still a storm for us in the cape and islands. Late this afternoon, tonight and fom morning could exceed 50 across the islands at times. Inland not as strong as what we will see along the coastline. It will push the ocean water back to the coastline, from hull down to the cape and nantucket, we will have concern of moderate coastal flooding a possibility especially the more prone areas like sandwich harbor. The combination of the winds and heavy wet snow could lead to Power Outages through the cape and islands and back to the south coast. I will keep an eye on that as well. More onto forecast to come. As they mentioned this Winter Weather could cause coastal flooding with the highest risk on the south coast cape and the islands according to the island morning. When it hits the house if its bad enough and Strong Enough it will go through the knockout panels. A new seawall built in marshfield after last winter will hopefully help once the storm does hit. And from the ground to the air, thousands of Flights Canceled today as that snowstorm hits the east. Has completely shut down airports from washington d. C. , philadelphia and charlotte. Logan airport officials are urging those heading in and out of boston to call their airline for the latest updates on the flight statuses. And the coverage on the storm continues. We will have a live report from washington d. C. As people there try to deal with the crippling snowfall. And you can get live updates with the online interactive radar. Head over to the weather section of whdh. Com or the seven news mobile and tablet apps. Lets talk football this morning. The patriots are waking up in denver today. Here they are touching down in days early, getting ready for the big playoff match up for the broncos set for tomorrow. We have the latest now from denver. Coming to you from denver, colorado, outside mile high stadium. The patriots and broncos one day away while limiting distractions. It will be a huge key in trying to find a slight edge and no team may be better at that than the patriots. I was up at 6 00 well, with the baby, i was up a lot, but up for good probably 6 30. New dad, logan ryan and the rest of the patriots with an early wake up call. To to the mile high city where the patriots look to avenge they are loss. Tower will be key to stopping very frustrating but again, this is a different game. This is a Different Team and different mindset, so we have a good game planned. And this game plan will feature julianet julian. I am going out and catching extra balls. The game comes down to fundamentals, thats my job. They present a huge challenge. They have a lot of quick receivers and then they have you know, a big tight end who can run, who can catch, who can create space and then they have tom brady, and that speaks for itself. It is a very tough task but i think we are ready for it. The bronco defense going to be 12. And a contest that Rob Gronkowski didnt even finish. Denver sports having a little fun at the airport. The patriots were set to land on runway eight but workers changed it to runway 18. So the patriots rolled over arrived. They are ready for a big win. We wanted to know who do you think will be the key to victory in denver . And a game as important as the a fc match up we look to players like gronk but some are looking at others outside the roster. I think duncan will come through, i think robert i think we should look at him and butler need to have big games. At Gillette Stadium we are hearing Malcolm Butler a lot. And theres a good reason after the game winning catch last year more bets are going his way. But if the game comes down to a field goal the kicker, yea. He could make or break the game. Unless you are this guy from london who admits he only knows one player. Tom brady. Thats about it. Its a game that fans admit we need every player to be at their personal best. Go pats. Go pats. Make sure you stay with continuing coverage live from denver. They will be live in colorado throughout the weekend. Now, a story you will see on one station, a 5yearold boy worcester. His mother is the one spotted him walking down the streets moments after she dropped him the mother is upset with how they handled the situation. Theres six or seven faculty members in there. How did they miss him leaving . They havent called me, they havent called the dad. No police are involved. They are just wandering around looking for my kid. They have met with School Officials and assurance it will not happen again. A car crashing through a window ending up in a complexs swimming pool. This was inside. A valet driver behind the wheel said he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brakes causing the big mess. The 22,000 gallons of water in the pool had to be drained because it was contaminated. Now to washington d. C. Where the storm is creating a messy and dangerous scene as much as two feet could fall there today. They are talking record snowfall over in the nations capitol. People have been urged to stay indoors in order to stay safe. Scott is in the capitol and the conditions. The historic and crippling storm is pounding much of the eastern u. S. It is expected to create dangerous conditions through saturday night. It is intensifying over North Carolina and could bring a foot of snow to new york sit city. At least eight people have died in weatherrelated accidents and 85 Million People are in the storms path. Citizens are strongly encouraged to remain indoors and to stay off the streets. And more than 130,000 customers are without power. Mostly in North Carolina. Ten states have declared states of emergency and a snowy merge snow emergency in washington d. C. They have rescued drivers trapped in their vehicles on an ice y highway. We have stuff in there to keep warm with. And you know, its just part of ofry day living. The countrys air traffic is at a virtual stand still with 7600 Flights Canceled this weekend. Chris, nancy, the sights are hard to see. The Capitol Building is down that street, you cant see it. City officials were worried about the type of snow coming down. We have just over a foot but the snow is a little more powdery than they were worried about. It could down trees, power lines, Power Outages in d. C. Have been minimal. Is stay off the roads. The snow is really coming down here. It will go on for a couple hours, but we are only in the halfway point. We could have double the snow we have right now. Even the work the crews have to do, they will have to redo once the snow comes down. Im scott mclean, back to you. Here in boston, we are use today seeing epic snowstorms of our own. Whats the mood like when you are they worried, panicked or going at it with a smile . I think its good it happened on a weekend. Government employees were able to go home. I was in a Grocery Store two days ago where people were they were heeding the warnings of taking this seriously and seemed content of hunkering doup and based on the number down on the number of peep weve seen, they are taking the warnings. The hand warmers, heat warmers what do you do when a blizzard is scheduled on your wedding day . See how this couple is handling it. Storm timeline with that guy back there up next. Weather team working hard, plus look at that. Well have a look at what happens when lightning strikes in the wrong place. And here is another live look at d. C. The white house. Our coverage of that hmm hmm hmmhmmhmmhmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmmhmm [ cheering ] ive got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike to look for america all come to look for america to look for america all come to look for america im bernie sanders, good morning and we have the threat of significant winter storm into southern new england. Essentially its the south coast and the cape that will bear the power house of this storm. The blizzard warning is in effect. Winter weather advisories south of boston. Theres nothing in effect for boston or worcester. This is a lot like big brother. He will protect you on the playground from a lot of heavy snow. New york city picking up 23 inches of snow per hour and this heavy band of snow is trying to move north but the dry air is chewing the air up. It will not allow the storm to move north, it will force it to go east at this point. The challenge for new england meteorologists, including yours truly is just how north does that heavy plume of snow that is now pummeling new york city get im not concerned it will reach boston but it doesnt get to the mass pike. It will be confined to the south coast, the cape and islands. Even in those locations after midnight the storm quickly begins to pull out of here so by tomorrow morning, i think its s sunny in boston with lingering light snow and flurries. The challenge is the Snowfall Forecast. We will hold strong we think around the metro, 13 inches. Perhaps lay down 3 inches in the city of boston and the north shore, and metro west about an inch or so, worcester, pembroke, preliminary lymouth , the south coast about 610 inches of snow. Traveling, i think most of us are fine in the afternoon. 4 00 in afternoon poor conditions. It tries to approach the city of boston. And it includes a dinner and a movie, i think around boston, 128 inside including the city, i would keep the reservations and allow for extra time. I dont think its s overwhelming snow for boston but southeast mass it will be a tough go. And so is chris had this is your map, sorry. 30 Miles Per Hour gusts in boston. These winds increasing as we go throughout the day and especially later this afternoon. Tonight. Frequent gusts to 40. 45 to 50 across the cape and islands and perhaps that speed, 4550 across cape ann. The islands cape cod 5560. And with the wind out of the northeast you are pushing the ocean water. Fortunately this isnt prolonged push of water toward the coastline, so we are not talking major coastal flooding but we we expect around 11 00 in the morning. 32 in boston. 33 in plymouth. This coastal front you can get a little convergence in here that will allow for snow to the north and west of boston. We have the cut off from southwest and southeast and a consistency. In worcester. No that we will see a ton of it, but where we have the higher snow totals it is a wetter snow with ocean air temperatures running in. It will be a wetter snow across the cape and the islands. Snow over tomorrow. Sunshine back out. Gusty wind in the morning. S awesome. But with the Citizens Bank education refinance loan, it gets even better. You know those people who pay a little extra and get all the legroom in coach . That could be you, if you refinance your Student Loans. I can refinance, even with yes, you could replace your Student Loans with one new loan at a lower rate and save money on interest. Sounds easy it is easy just ask us how much you can save at 18669990218 or visit lightenyourloan. Com pour customers have saved an average of 147 a month more than 1,700 a year so treat yourself to something from that inflight magazine but why stop there . You can save up for a new car, a wedding, or a down payment on the home of your dreams. We got windchimes what . 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Security cameras rolling when a tree, watch that, struck by lightning. The storm hit that city on thursday. The moment of impact when the lightning hits the branches sebldz the branches flying all across the parking lot. Fortunately no one was hurt. And lets go to arizona where a woman was saved after having a seizure behind the wheel. You can see in it in Police Dash Cam video. The Police Officer was following the car after he noticed it moving slowly. He saw the driver was having a seizure so he pulled in front of the car to stop it and paramedics came in to help the woman. Luckily he got her safely to we have coverage of the monster storm on the east coast. And they are trying to get a handle on things. Snowfall. But they are far from the minds of patriots players. They are focused on tomorrows big game. Good morning to you. It is saturday, 8 31. Your day. Im chris anderson. And im nancy chin. The major blast of the winter east coast. Heres a look at washington d. C. Getting the brunt of this storm. And we have storm coverage with Jeremy Reiner and chris lambert. Lets check in with jr for a look at the forecast. The storm pushing through metro new york city. They have a blizzard warning in effect as well as the shoreline of connecticut. Even Marthas Vineyard, a storm warning. South coast in the cape, thats where most of the heavier snow will be contained will be along the south coast late this afternoon and evening. Blizzard criteria. Not so much the amount of snow on the way, but the concern of reduced visibility to a quarter mile or lower for three consecutive hours. Thats why the Weather Service its not in effect for nantucket because there will likely be rain and sleet mixed in, but anticipating the snow much like chatham and brewster. What helps us out if you do not like the snow, it is the dry air. It will chew up the Northern Edge of the snow that through new york city, long island, this deep shade of blue, that is very heavy snow. That is a fire hose of snow. 23 inches per hour. The storm system wants to come north but High Pressure says not so fast rgs my friend, and it gets pinched out to the south of new england for the next 1218 hours and its out of here during the day tomorrow. Patchy light snow arriving early this afternoon around the metro. Steadier snow arrives south shore and everything winds down i plan on boston, 23 inches of snow and farther north a coating of an inch, and along the south coast and cape 610 inches of snow. The beauty is this year we have these remotes, you can go back so you dont have to steal my map. Its taken me a year to figure that out. I think we will get plenty of practice throughout the day. Wind speeds 30 Miles Per Hour. Gusting to 28, 3 an in the vineyards. The wind speeds in 35 in the vineyards. Closer to 40 across the coastline and 50 down through the cape and islands. We have a high wind warning in place from 10 00 through 10 00 tomorrow morning. The island seeing some of the strongest wind at times gusting over 50 Miles Per Hour. So no, we are not getting the two, two andahalf fee of snow, they are down in the mid atlantic, but its still a storm and we have a lot of wind and still getting snow out of this storm as we go through the next moderate to pockets of major coastal flooding. For us, the impact is a little on the minimal side. The most prone area that is get the coastal flooding and some of the shoreline road will be inundated to high tide tomorrow. High tide around 11 00 with the pockets of moderate flooding. More on the forecast coming up. All right, chris, as the weather team mentioned it could cause coastal flooding with the highest risk on the south coast, the cape and the islands. If the storm hits like they are saying, it will be the first storm that might purge the seawall to see how this holds up. And if the water comes over, i mean, its going to do a lot of damage. They are pre