would be different than chicago or detroit. just ten miles away. when the railroads change that and operate schedules efficiently. we adopted standard time of course and it helped us move forward. we not only have these inside but out in green field village we have an operating railroad. a two mile track that runs around. and we have a fleet of three steam locomotives. it's a tremendous experience. it's multi-sensory. the sound and the unique smell. and feel. and one of the questions we often ged is how come we never run the . two it would be tremendously expensive to make this operational again. three, this would be a bit over sized for hauling passengers around the village. and it just physically would not fit. it couldn't make the sharp curves and couldn't clear some of the buildings and station platforms we have. so as much as i'd love to sew one running again it's not going to happen here. steam requires almost constant maintenance. major repairs have to be done so often. but daily inspection of the locomotives you have to make sure there are

local time noon at dearborn could be entirely different than chicago or detroit just 10 miles away. when the railroads changed that so they could operate this schedules more efficiently. we all eventually adopted standard time, of course, and helped us mav forward certainov. not only here but greenfield village we have operating two mile track that runs around the village and a fleet of steam locomotives that will take riders around the village. it's multi-sensory. there's not ensembonly the soun unique smell and feel. one of the questions we get asked being we have that railroad out there, how come we never run allegheny out. well, reasons for that, one, historic artifact we wouldn't want to damage it. two, it would be expensive to make it operational again, to make sure we could operate safely. three, a bit oversized for hauling passengers around the village. four, it physically would not fit. could not take the sharp curves and clear buildings and station platforms we have out there either. as much as i would like to see one of these run again, i'm afraid it won't happen here. st

if you travel today remember going out towards chicago or detroit or st. any parents through midwest may be delays as this patch of snow comes across and in some cases this could be some fairly significant snowfall. maybe up to 6 to" in spots as that comes across. fruit fewer cast this morning notice a lot of cloud cover here. i doubt we see much if any sunshine okay and by late this afternoon and evening a few showers start creeping up little bit of snow back out to the north and west and as this continues to travel north it's a little colder late this evening and maybe northern, western suburbs and a few snowflakes and certainly up to pennsylvania and back out to the west and a lot of snow here that could be as much as maybe 6 to 8" of snow at higher elevations back out west of us. and planner for today again if many sunshine not much. that's not right. 60. where did that come from that's yesterday. deposit get start at 42 end 43, 1:00 temperatures 42 or so just so you know. ignore 60. that's not going to be the case. even though i wish yesterday annie w

people who are going to demonstrate against such a decision whether in pakistan or or london whether in chicago detroit or south africa they already hate america and so forth so well let them demonstrate it again and burn american flags number two american allies whether they are in the middle east in the gulf region like saudi arabia the united arab emirates like president sisi of egypt like the king of jordan a lot of allies like president micro in the end of the day once the american president takes that decision. those people are all from reckon that very relationship with the united states is more important than the question of jerusalem or even for that matter the entire future of the palestinian people. so there's a sense that washington needs to do what washington must do and not care for what the allies or the enemies say because indeed the and american presence of the what american presence in iran stand by i want to bring back kimberly hawk it now at the white house in washington d.c. on something you just mention and you know the possible consequences of such a decision kimberly we've heard

could actually shut down some of the airports late next week, if you're traveling through chicago, perhaps, or detroit. then we watch texas. deep in the heart of texas we see a storm system that may form, head our way, could bring us rain, snow, little bit of everything. that could be for christmas eve. so we're going to have to follow this one closely, guys. >> thank you, tammie. >>> this morning people are dealing with the aftermath of the third snowfall in a week here in our region. and with the temperatures so cold you could actually see a lot of slick spots this morning. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is checking on the conditions in pennsport this morning. and, randy, what are you seeing out there this morning? >> reporter: you know, after yesterday's really horrible commute, things are quickly getting better. it's a tale of two streets right now. this morning major roads, this is washington avenue here in south philadelphia, you can see cars getting by just fine, no snow, a little wet but not much ice on there either. the sidewalks also in some places are pretty covered right now, so people are going

whether they are the suburbs of seattle or detroit or the suburbs of chicago,. or the suburbs of new york. so, i think it is a very bad move for them, in terms of the substance of america. we prize our suburbs. and in. terms of the politics of america. we're not going to address any of those things until we see what the house is going to do. >> you talked about bipartisanship. given how this year has gone, what is your assessment of whether you can find an area of bipartisan cooperation? >> we tried over and over again, even with the tax bill. three democrats and three republicans sat down and came up with a better plan.k immediately, the republican leadership took the republicans away. out.'s an article the republican leadership, some people saydid, let's work with the democrats. the leadership said, no. why? the hard right has such a hard rule over the republican party that any work in the middle splits their party. politically, it is a disaster for them and substantively it is the americanr people. one year ago, we put infrastructure on the president's desk.

further east by the time we get on into friday, we're going to be looking at rain and snow from detroit or chicagovington, st. louis, memphis, dallas, those are going to be airport delays. making our way into saturday, airport delays from boston all the way down to atlanta because of the strong winds and heavy rain and the roads are not going to be much better, either. we will be watching this very, very closely this week. you don't even want to hear about christmas day. that's what's going -- >> come con. >> not yet. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. >>> good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. a nice looking morning out there for a monday, mostly clear skies now, 39 at national airport with a light wind. the wind will be turning back to the southwest later today, that will inspire a bit of a warm up. temperatures are in the upper 20s across much of northern virginia, mid 30s through suburban maryland this morning so as you're planning out your day, a little bit of a chilly start, plenty of sunshine. highs up near 55 degrees today, near 60 tomorr

chicago 28. detroit 32. minneapolis 18. rapid city 13. 19 in denver. they were in the 70s a week or two ago.changes with arctic blast coming our way. so it will get colder before it gets warmer that's for sure. we have a stalled front the front that came through last night. that's going to stay offshore. area of low pressure will ride along that over the next couple of days and that will bring our neck chance of seeing some snow. so the cold air will be in place no doubt about it. it will be reinforced with another front saturday and this is going to be staying for awhile with high temperatures only in the 30s lows in the 20s as we round out the weekend. so look at the chance of snow. we'll see that front stalled offshore. and then still sticking around close enough to bring us a chance of snow especially south and east of philadelphia and this would be saturday night in sunday morning. a lot can change. this is just one track of this particular storm but nevertheless it would be our fir chance of seeing anything even if it just sticks to the grass in south jersey it would be the first snow.

or larger hot chocolate. america runs on dunkin'. >> detroit lion fans are asking santa for a playoff fight to stay alive in the fight against chicago. matthew staffford throws two touchdowns. after three overtimes, joel embiid and the sixers getting a needed day off today. back to practice tomorrow getting ready for monday in chicago against the bulls. clinch hoops, temple trying to rebound today against drexel. drexel ties it at 53. drexel takes the lead. temple down one. the cherry and white fight back. temple hanging on to win, 63-60. philadelphia manager gabe cap letter on hand for the lighting of the menorah tonight. eight crazy nights for the phil i didn't say. carlos santana for $60 million. >> i think what it says about the upcoming season, our front office will search under every stone to succeed. i never felt comfortable while thinking on your hands puts you in a tough position. tommy hunter, a guy that keeps the clubhouse fun and loose, excited to have him. >> suddenly, the rebuild is picking up. >> talking baseball in december. very cool. >> much more to come in the next half hour of news. we continue to follow the cali

you could be in detroit where it's five this morning oorp chicago minus. orernational false worth minus 24. that's the real deal and you can see all that cold that is the air mass responsible for that. we had a way of it come through early yesterday. we'll get another front tonight. and then we'll get another front this weekend keeping us cold. we'll reinforce the cold. >> all right >> we'll have it east of us and partly sunny this afternoon. what i want you to take away from forecast cold temperatures here to stay. today's forecasted high 38. that's warmest temperature in next 7 days or ten days to be honest with you. over he night teens and low 20s and north and west and by thursday morning wind chills make sure you're ready for it, it will be cold. >> bundle up. >> we've been warned. >> how are the roads looking this day after christmas. >> 7:16. light volume. few problem spots. new crash suitland parkway westbound side irving street. give yourself extra time as you head towards 295. you can see how things are wide open under normal cop juston nayler road.

deep freeze, reinforcing surge of cold air and chicago, minus 7, 30 below for a windchill, 10 below in detroit. 5 below in new york city, 13 orbelow in boston and if we hit 11, that will make it the co coldest new year's eve here since 1962. this crystal ball will be dropping regardless of the weather so just got to prepare for it. >> that deep freeze affecting millions across america. multiple cities registering temperatures at record lows not to mention record snowfall. alex perez is in buffalo, new 1. alex, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning, dan. here along lake erie it feels colder. take a look. the ice, the snow building up everywhere. it has been a long, relentless week for millions. overnight, dangerous, slippery roads sending drivers spinning. their cars careening into ditches. >> she's going again. she's done. >> reporter: heavy snowfall causing whiteout conditions, 200 million americans now trapped in a deep freeze. the brutal cold already deadly. two people in chicago killed by hypothermia. >> extreme weather is more than an inconvenience, it remains a serious and potentially life-threatening even

bitter stuff in chicago and minneapolis and green bay, detroit and pittsburgh and columbus and then tomorrow it all slides off toward the east with minus 1 ormorrow. is that okay? oh, my gosh. i feel so for any after christm shopping and returning you may be doing today. high temperatures will peak in the mid to upper 30s. at least the winds will much lighter than yesterday. roads will be dry for travel through this evening. a few flurries are possible overnight; otherwise, it will be cloudy and cold. tomorrow will be colder >>> big southern contingent including sofia. what do you want to say. >> paula, back to you. >> there you go. >> sofia has a future at "good morning america." coming up, the true story behind the ultimate party crasher. what happened when he flew a little too close to the stars. we're righ >> announcer: the next boy band has everyone talking. and wednesday in real life takes over the morning live only on "gma." presented by carmax. >>> back now with the "uninvited." you guys are invited about a man who's known for crashing some of the world's biggest events including the grammys in it sounds like what some would call ai

freeze, a reinforcing surge of cold air and chicago on new year's eve, minus 7, 30 below for a windchill, 10 below in detroit. 5 below in new york city, maybe 13 orlow in boston and if we hit 11 as the ball drops, that would make it the coldest new year's eve in the apple since 1962. this 12-foot, 12,000-pound crystal ball will be dropping regardless of the weather so you just got to prepare for it. dan and paula, back to you. >> rob, as you know better than anyone, you're not the only one suffering in the cold there. that deep freeze affecting millions across america. multiple cities registering temperatures at record lows not to mention record snowfall. alex perez is in buffalo, new york, where it feels like minus 1. alex, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning, dan. and it feels even colder than that here along lake erie with the wind now. take a look. there is snow and ice building everywhere. it has been a long, relentless week for millions. overnight, dangerous, slippery roads in over a dozen states sending drivers spinning, their cars careening into ditches. >> she's going again. she's done. >> reporter: heavy snowfall causing

chicago will feel these effects. lake effect warning or winter weather advisory, gusty winds, slow travel, reduced visibility. today this clipper comes through, it will bring snow to indianapolis, detroitgh. then it means a quick exit as we get into the day on thursday. the snowfall amounts, not quite as bad as we've seen in this last system, generally four-to-six inches, pennsylvania and new york, on towards cleveland, the bicker apples will be up as you get into parts >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist, kari hall. as we take a live look outside in san rafael, watching the north bay where the air quality this afternoon will be most unhealthy. a little smoke from the could your honor california wildfires moving in. also, a lot of smoke trapped near the surface. as we go through the day, temperatures warm up quickly after this cold start. up to 66 degrees in santa rosa. 65 in san francisco. san jose, 68 degrees. livermore, expect a high of 66 degrees. >>> get that weather any time you need it from our friends at the weather channel on cable. guys? >> thanks, al roker. >> thank you, al. >>> still to come this morning, it's rossen to the rescue. wait until you meet the deserving families