what holiday shoppers and travelers can expect for the weekend, we're joined by meteorologist chris warrenweather channel headquarters in atlanta. chris, good evening. >> the main problem, carl, tonight and tomorrow will be the very heavy rain. in fact, the latest satellite radar combination showing us where the rain and the clouds are right now, from the south all the way up to the ohio valley we are seeing some very heavy rain and some strong storms. all of that mess you see right there will be moving to the east tomorrow. here's a look at your forecast for friday. getting around during the day on the eastern seaboard, whether it's by car on interstate 95 or through air through the major airports will be tough. behind that cold front, that blue line with the blue triangle that separates the warm air from the cold air, that moves through the cooler air which means snow, lake-effect snow around the great lakes. the middle part of the country not looking too bad, but we do have another storm moving into the west, which is going to mean more mountain snow, so travel will be tough throughout

so chris warren is joining us from the weather chabl nnnel. chris? >> we do have some tricky spots.a map with threat for wintery weather. this is a blizzard warning for utah, parts of colorado and montana. we'll adds winds as the arctic front plunges to the south and to the east. we'll see nasty conditions coming up in a few hours in salt lake city. here's what's going on. we have one line of showers working from the lower mississippi valley all the way to the northeast. it will be moving the through by tomorrow. the snow we're seeing now will likely cause problems on the roads throughout much of the day tomorrow as the system moves off. so here we go. thanksgiving eve. the forecast for tomorrow. the area of low pressure right here could make messy conditions throughout parts of iowa into parts of minnesota. we're talking about the potential for freezing rains. that would mean prescription freezing on contact with the ground, which makes things very slippery. so your wednesday forecast, high temperature barely above freezing in minneapolis. this pink color we could see a wintery mix

. >> chris warren coaches the howard county hawks.king about coming here for over a month. >> these guys were so excited to be here. they are new orleans players. they are excited about being here. you can see the light in their eyes. they are like a light bulb of 200 watts. >> there was lots of action, lots of good plays, and a special treat for the players. ravens quarterback joe flacco was here to say "hi." >> it was a lot of depun to see how much fun they have with it. it reminds me, we have that much fun when we're doing our job, too. >> for these athletes, there was quite a day. >> i like the ravens. >> it's a really cool moment for these kids and their families. we're proud to be associated with the baltimore ravens at this moment. >> rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> pretty cool. >> good for them. >> it is now 6:25 and 43 degrees on tv hill. airports could see even more than the usual disruptions this thanksgiving holiday. >> and it all has to do with the full body scans. why there are delays at dozens of major airports. >> thin