jeff morrow from the weather channel has the details. good morning, jeff. >> good morning, alex.is traveling or a lot of folks are traveling home after the holidays, this probably is the biggest travel day. i don't think you'll have any problems here along the northeast corridor, anywhere from boston to new york to philly, to washington. once you head back to my hometown of pittsburgh and far west, you get into heavy rain. that's an issue, cincinnati maybe up to cleveland and detroit. here along the eastern seaboard, the weather shouldn't be an issue. that won't be the case in florida. atlanta is getting rain, new orleans, birmingham, little rock, arkansas as well. as we head into the upper midwest, chicago, which of course is always the big hub, there could be issues there. we'll keep an eye on that through the afternoon. most of the west, alex, looking high and dry. the exception may be seattle. >> okay. we like to see a lot of green instead of red with the airplanes. thanks, jeff morrow. >>> let's go to politics and the race for 2012. a new report today suggests republican and

here now with the details of what you can expect outside today is the weather channel's jeff morrow. good morning, jeff. it's november. we're talking about snow. >> snow in the upper midwest. that's gone now and just like that, we're back to talking about the potential severe weather from little rock, to texarkana, dallas and waco. we'll take the rain in this area. because we're in a drought here. nobody wants the severe weather. speaking of the heavy rain, we may see a lot of heavy rain. this is a big travel time of the year and a lot of folks on the roads. if you're traveling early, watch out for the heavy rain in the ohio valley into northeast texas. as far as turkey day itself, alex, not much of a turkey. snow in northern maine. the east and the midwest fine. the stormy weather on thanksgiving will be on the west coast as you're digesting that thanksgiving dinner. back to you. >>> jeff morrow, many thanks for that. >>> respect the bird. the vow many are taking this thanksgiving to resist the lure of holiday bargains. is tradition more important than saving a buck or two in this ec